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Newsday: 22/04/2022 04:06 GMT : Mariupol: Around 120,000 civilians blocked from leaving the city

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22/04/2022 04:06 GMT : Mariupol: Around 120,000 civilians blocked from leaving the city

Mariupol: Around 120,000 civilians blocked from leaving the city

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The latest on Mariupol, the violence in Jerusalem and the French presidential campaigns

The latest on Mariupol, the violence in Jerusalem and the French presidential campaigns.

Around 120,000 civilians are blocked from leaving Mariupol, according to the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskiy. But on Wednesday a small convoy of buses evacuated some civilians to the north arriving to the relative safety of the city of Zaporizhzhia. Toby Fricker, a spokesperson for Unicef - The United Nations children’s agency, tells us about the efforts to support evacuees.

Following days of violence in Jerusalem the Arab League has called for an end to Jewish prayers at the al Aqsa Mosque compound. At an emergency meeting the organisation accused Israel of restricting Muslim access to the historic site while permitting ultra-nationalist Jews to enter. The violence has spread beyond Jerusalem with a rocket attack launched on Israel from Gaza and Israel responding with air strikes. Omar Shakir, Israel and Palestine Director at Human Rights Watch, says there is risk of further escalation.

It is the last day of campaigning in the second round of the French presidential elections and the last chance for the current President Emmanuel Macron and the far-right leader Marine Le Pen to convince voters before the vote on Sunday. Our Europe editor Katya Adler has been out on the campaign trail with the candidates.

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