i'm current things that matter to you. al jazeera. turkey hits back after dozens of its soldiers were killed in aired live nato calls on syria and russia to halt their offensive. hello i'm maryam namazie and london you're watching al-jazeera also coming up. this is a reality check for every government on the planet. get ready. the world health organization wants the global risk of coronavirus is very high with around 50 countries now affected. the worst shelling in weeks threatens to

derail a libya peace talks taking place in geneva. and a major railway station is evacuated in paris after protesters begin lighting fires . are come to the program our top story nato has called on russia and syria to halt the offensive in as violence continues to escalate in the region the military alliance held an emergency meeting and has condemned the continued indiscriminate as strikes as follows the death of $33.00 turkish soldiers on thursday member states express solidarity with ally turkey but offered no additional nato support meanwhile on the ground turkey has started retaliatory strikes saying it has hit more than $200.00 syrian government positions after denying involvement in the initial attack on turkish soldiers moscow made amends with turkey as president vladimir putin spoke to worship type 2 on the 2 countries have decided to stick to

that 2018 deescalation zone plan but that so-called safety zone is where most of the violence is now taking place so let's cross to hash bar in hatay on the turkey syria border what is the latest on the as strikes in the region hashim. money in the last few hours basically an attempt to give diplomacy a chance turkish president as if they had phone conversations with his russian counterpart and about a potential meeting in the coming days to try to defuse tension this is something very the turkish government has been aiming to achieve over the last few days but because of the ongoing differences between the 2 countries about how to implement that cease fire in the demilitarized zone they were not able to achieve and reach an agreement there was also called between president doesn't the. u.s. president donald trump turkey's trying to rally international support is trying now

to explain exactly what happened yesterday in live and how some of these soldiers came and attacked by sea and government air strike a very delicate moment for turkey which sent troops into it live with the aim of trying to prevent mass exodus of civilians into its own country and put out there an end to what other says was a breach of the terms of the 2018 cease fire agreement that was established between turkey and russia and iran at quite a delicate moment but as we're going to see in this report the next days ahead might be extremely crucial for turkey. turkish soldiers being evacuated from syria after being attacked by syrian government forces images like these have created shock and anger in turkey and growing calls for revenge.

turkish military hit syrian army positions in retaliation for the death of dozens of its soldiers in southern israel. turkey blames the syrian government for the airstrike that targeted a military outpost officials here also accuse rochelle failing to deter syrian government forces who have recently stepped up their attacks against the soldiers. these attack happened despite the location of our troops being coordinated you know at once with russian officials on the ground unfortunately the attack continued after we weren't following the 1st strike. feeling abandoned by its e.u. our allies turkey warned it won't prevent refugees from crossing into europe european countries are long and this might turn into a mass exodus of refugees fleeing the conflict in syria turkey has been calling

on the e.u. to share the burden of the refugee crisis and on nato to deploy pair to it besides on the border with syria but nato doesn't seem to be willing to provide military support offering for the time being the sympathy by call on them to stop their offensive to respect international law and to back to you and i 1st for a peaceful solution to this dangerous situation must be deescalated urge an immediate return to the 28 cease fire as tension mounts turkish and russian officials held talks in uncle to defuse tension turkey wants the syrian army to pull out behind the demilitarized zone stop its offensive and allow civilians to return home. and there must be fears about all the signaling

a very dangerous turning point in escalation between turkey on one side and then syria and russia on the other. well mary i'm what is happening now on the ground is a reminder of the day delicate challenge facing turkey a while ago there's been some clashes in inside syria with syrian government troops pounding rebel positions in it live problems in some of those positions there are military art both established by the turkish military and the potential for one of those areas to be targeted once again is is increasing of that could just lead to a full blown mystery confrontation between turkey and. syria to model is that 20 the 9th of february we have to remind our viewers that's the end of the ultimatum there was get issued by the turkish government to syria they're expecting the syrian meter to pull out behind the demilitarized zone and the fighting and allow

civilians back into homes now the syrian turkish government has been saying if that does not happen then they will use all necessary means including the potential for a military intervention it's a fast moving situation and there is a new element over the last few weeks the turkish government was talking about building bridges with russia and defusing the tension with the death yesterday the largest of the sort of turkish soldiers in there is a growing sentiment among people in turkey and the establishment that russia has betrayed the turkish government. all right thank you very much joshua bar and have tail on the turkey syria border thank you hashem of course following those attacks an adlib province turkey is warning that it will now allow syrian refugees to and to europe their reports i'm already used to down police coast guard and border security officials on land and sea crossings well that's prompted greece and boag

area to step up security on their side of the border to try to stop anyone coming through if turkey goes through with its threat it would be backing out of an agreement it made with the e.u. in 2016 at the height of the refugee crisis under the deal turkey was to resettle syrian refugees and stop them crossing the eastern mediterranean routes from turkey to greece and around 4000000 refugees and says it cannot cope with any more people fleeing the latest violence and live war correspondent laura sleeze been following the situation for the past few years this story and sent us this report. many times the turkish government has threatened to open its borders and release the refugees into europe in large numbers once again this perhaps is a taste of what might still come this was the scene on the shores of the greek island of lesbos already a nightmarish place for the 10s of thousands of men women and children who'd come over from turkey and who are now trapped there in itself a dingo arriving isn't any different from any other day but the implication was

that the tigers authorities didn't try to stop it. in the same way the routes was being cleared for refugees much further north on the land border with greece there were reports of people being bussed from istanbul to the border town of ed into a haven for people traffickers and unlike in recent months the turkish military did absolutely nothing to stop people then making their own way on foot towards the wide river the border with greece. we're coming from istanbul our aim is to get to germany there are syrians with us algerians palestinians there are people from every country this want to. live here it's a greece border police are on near the side and they're not letting migrants in we've got lots of problems here we want to work in europe to open the borders because of these problems the immediate response from the greek sides was to tear gas the several 100 people who were gathered right on the border with politicians

warning loudly that greece was closed to this new wave athens also sent more special forces to the border to try to prevent people coming across the general supposition is that turkey is threatening to manipulate the refugee flows as a direct threat to the european union to reengage with the situation in syria and the humanitarian crisis that has engulfed people in libya if the e.u. continues to turn a blind eye this could get a lot more serious lawrence lee al jazeera. well the world health organization is raise the risk assessment of the corona virus to its highest level across the world but officials stopped short of calling the outbreak a pandemic saying they believe containment efforts could still work there are around there are more than 4000 confirmed cases in around 50 countries and around

67 associated deaths around 3 quarters of new infections are outside of china where the outbreak began in december well health organization also warn the outbreak is getting bigger after nigeria confirmed sub-saharan africa's 1st case you zealand and mexico also reported that 1st cases will a day after its biggest of a daily point struck the dow jones industrial average in new york fell another 3.7 percent in fight a morning trading all the markets in asia and europe of reported losses of over 3 percent alexia prime now reports. in the biggest city of africa's most populous country the 1st case of coronaviruses warrior news and italian man flew into lagos nigeria from the mom earlier this week we have started working to identify all the contacts of the future. since the nigeria and even those who were with the craft. nigeria's large population and high rates of poverty

make it vulnerable to outbreaks like this when the world health organization declared the virus a global health emergency last month it was because of concern it could hit countries with weak health systems on friday the upgraded the risk of the virus is global for it to very high and i think this is a reality check for every government on the planet wake up get ready this fire is maybe on its way and you need to be ready you know judy to your citizens you have a duty to the world to be ready. he pointed to the increase in cases and affected countries some struggling to contain the virus the 1st cases have been announced in dane markets stony a little way any of the netherlands and mexico all linked to the outbreak in italy it's reported hundreds of cases and is the a.p. center of the virus outside asia its famous square is

a fine empty of the new show and trains are being disinfected in a bid to slow the viruses spread. the city still seems to be a little asleep in a negative way i don't see many people around and i'm sorry to see that people have been so large. in switzerland geneva international moshe shows being cancelled after the government banned all events involving more than a 1000 people and in iran and state of crowds of worshippers they will workers in hazmat suits in this holy shrine in mashad friday prayers but canceled across much of iran where the virus has killed dozens of people and infected hundreds more china though with the virus began recorded the lowest number of new cases in more than a month more than 36000 people have already been discharged from hospital after recovering from the disease. like the recent success in controlling the epidemic is hard

earned the situation is still grim and complex and with an increase of people going back to work in school we are facing the risk of the epidemic rebounding we cannot afford to take chances that warning is now being echoed worldwide alexia brian al-jazeera a christian salumi is in new york and joins us now so it looks as though this has been the worse week for well stock markets since the financial crisis how's it looking there on wall street. well here in the u.s. the markets are seeing their 7th straight day of declines with the dow jones now down more than 3 percent s. and p. also around 3 percent lower today from the lows that we saw yesterday it just keeps dropping here we're on pace for the worst week since 2008 which was the midst of the financial crisis the fastest correction in history analysts are saying that means a drop of 10 percent in just over a week here in the united states and that has investors worried continuing to be

worried as they look at this virus spreading now beyond china to other countries and worry about the impact that's going to have on corporate profits we're seeing sectors across the board lower today from technology to come oddities like oil oil prices are now down 9 percent amazon today announced that it was putting restrictions calling on employees to cancel non-essential travel so things like that could affect a lot of companies bottom line and that's what investors are worried about they're also putting money into gold as they have been all week and government treasury bonds also are seeing a big influx of cash right now so the worry certainly is continuing in markets around the world and particularly here in new york thank you very much with the latest there from new york kristin salumi still ahead for you on the program.

up administration will neither appease nor tolerate the enormous national security threat that iran poses to the united states our friends and our allies the u.s. secretary of state seeks to justify killing iranian general money saying it's a deterrent against iran's aggression. and. company early. in my current stories of survival move to the big screen at this year's but in film festival. we got yet another named storm making its way into the western part of here then this say this storm jorge the 3rd in the month of february and i mean that's going to bring some more very windy weather across the british isles as we go on through the next 24 to 48 hours initially it's the right and then it's the way in the waves

really picking up as we go on through saturday and on into sas date damaging winds worst of the rain will have made its way through but still quite a bit of a stray showers rattling in the cross oland northern ireland starting wintry there across scotland and all the possibly into this we go on through the course of a saturday to the southeast is not so bad because some west of whether they're 60 moving across the low countries into germany into that eastern side of france will snow over the alps by the end of the weekend but missing a mate a maybe 2 meters of snow fall across the highest pass of the house quite a bit of snow to into a turkey over the next couple days gradually moving away by the end of the way kind of by the end of the weekend still seeing some very strong winds wet windy and its highs wintry weather piling in across scotland over some wet weather also pushing across a good part of france for northern parts of africa where it's pretty much bone dry and also sunshine coming very temperatures on the rise a high in tripoli with 26. started

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welcome back a look at the headlines now nato has called on russia and syria to hold the offensive in at levels violence continues to escalate in the region member states is pressed solidarity with ally turkey after 33 turkish soldiers were killed on thursday but they offered no additional nato support the world health organization is one the global risk of the corona virus is very high with around 50 countries affected but officials stopped short of calling the outbreak a pandemic saying they believe containment efforts could still work and us have sunk even further on coronavirus fears the stock market suffer their worst week since the global financial crisis of 2008 markets in new york asia and europe of reported losses of over 3 percent. or take you to libya now where our residents of the capital tripoli are reporting the shelling of the city has been intensifying in the past 24 hours the united nations has now said the attacks on tripoli by forces loyal to her after might amount to war crimes mischance traffic reports from

tripoli is the civilians who are suffering some a little safer as park was peppered with shrapnel when a rocket fired by forces loyal to warlord holly for half the exploded bore his home . for shot off and i was standing on the street thank god my neighbor called me over to and i moved forward 5 steps in the rocket landed just a few meters away. some pregnant wife suffered minor injuries and has some serious in the attack. we go to his neighborhood and find evidence of what people who live his say happens day and night i was earlier another barrage of rockets that hit residents say that at least 7 rockets hit this neighborhood smalling they saying that nobody was injured in those attacks but behind this house is mighty good airport which has been consistently targeted by half this forces over recent months

now people here in tripoli are increasingly angry they're blaming the u.n. for not doing enough to halt huffed as offensive on the capital almost a week of u.n. sponsored talks in geneva during which neither of libya's warring sides met face to face failed to reach agreement on a ceasefire. the u.n. backed government which is receiving military support from turkey says general haftar must withdraw his forces from areas they control on the outskirts of tripoli after who is being supported by countries including the u.a.e. egypt and russia says turkish military personnel and pro turkey syrian fighters supporting the un backed government must leave libya 1st. meanwhile anger and distrust towards the u.n. is growing protesters at this demonstration hold pictures of u.n. special representative to libya the son salami how much did they pay you to be silent and supporter of terrorism they read both sides accused of being biased

against them play out of the play and. they hit us with egyptian and m.r. r.t.s. strikes salamis sees what's happening and the violations i live near the airport there are rockets landing on civilian areas all the time the situation is terrible . with so many countries involved in this conflict the un seems powerless to stop the fighting that has escalated since the geneva ceasefire talks failed both sides have boycotted u.n. sponsored talks aimed at finding a political solution back at the hospital has pictures of his injured 4 year old son on his mobile phone he says doctors are afraid to remove the shrapnel lodged inside outdoor rahman's scar because if they do he may never walk again struck that al-jazeera tripoli a major paris train station has been evacuated after protesters started lighting

fires demonstrators in paris have set fire to scooters and cars they have got to leone in protest at a concert of congo. if you've had previously had to cancel concerts because of demonstrations opposed the democratic republic of congo's government said it is near the fire in paris and joins us now it looks as though they have succeeded in the extinguishing the blaze what's happening there now natasha. yes as the case i'm actually standing in street level just next to the gallery or train station one of the main train stations in paris you can probably see dozens of firefighters behind me they've managed to put out these blazes and i say places that was several fires mainly their calls and motorcycles that have been set alight by these protesters protesting against the presence of this congolese singer who is having a concert to use while the concert actually taking place right at the moment in

battersea a big concert holds about 20000 people and thirds of protesters are angry with the singer because they say that is a supporter of the congolese government they are opponents of the congolese government you can really still smell the smoke in the air though it is very thick indeed and i have to say when the fine is actually broke out around 6 o'clock in the evening local time it was it was quite impressive you saw huge plumes of black smoke over central paris we're a few kilometers away and even we could see them right there people looking at opportunities really reminded me of the evening when the not to dine cathedrals on fire was that sort of moment with everyone wondering exactly what was going on tell us more about finally and why his presence and his concert has aroused such strong feelings in people. 5 bloopers one of africa's most famous musicians is from a d r c

a career of some 15 years oh rhumba he is a major star he has tried to have concerts in recent times in paris back in $27.00 you had to cancel about once again to be on the par stage for about 10 years but opponents of the government in can charge so 4 majors there could be more now. they say there. is a supporter of the government they are posing as the government and that is why they were trying to stop him performing here at this concert hall and he in the past said that is supported by the government in its fight against armed groups in north of the kievan all right thanks very much for the latest on that fire that's now been out at the train station. but also following another story in the french capital there are protests being held outside the french film awards over director roman polanski's nomination for several awards he's wanted in the united states for

the statutory rape of a 13 year old in 1977 but said he would not attend these are film awards because of the protests 87 year olds latest film an officer and a spies out for 12 awards the awards entire board stepped down this month partly because of the backlash over polanski's nominations but news out of washington this hour the united states secretary of state might pompei as defended the killing of top iranian general some sort of money to house foreign affairs committee he said the operation was necessary to deter iranian aggression i also told the panel that u.s. sanctions are essential in changing the behavior of iran's leaders remains and those impacted by the regime are thankful that the united states is finally holding their oppressors accountable. the trouble ministration will neither appease nor tolerate the enormous national security threat that iran poses to the united states our friends and our allies. pressure campaign is aimed at reducing these threats and

convincing iran to change its behavior it some political developments now in cameroon the ruling party there is held on to a majority of the country's parliamentary elections president paul b. as people's democratic movement is nominate is dominated politics in the country since the 1960 s. turnout was low often many english speaking voters boycotted that vote over the past 2 years 3000 people have been killed in fighting between government forces an anglophone separatists in 2 regions of the majority french speaking country. movies that this is bill in film festival have highlighted the harsh reality migrants around the world are facing they hope they want to share the hopes dreams and disappointments migrants face on their journeys and what life is like at that destination still make a reports both. until 2 sons are mexican migrants newly arrived in the u.s. with dreams of better things dreams that are very quickly dashed in squalid

conditions she must prevent max and his younger brother layo from despair and cover the only way they might be a. support they don't know so while she works in part time jobs to earn some money they live out imaginary adventures within the apparent safety of their 4 warns the actress who plays lucy says she hopes that the message of this film can reach the widest possible audience for the more important thing too is in mexico maybe this it's not going to be there i took it maybe it's for a teenager or adult and have these more generation 4 kids i have this reaction of the kids they understand that these more the the cinema last lobos allows us to explore the dislocating the human effect of migration it's

a theme that's also explored in the film i dream of singapore which shows the viewer a very different aspect of what it means to be a migrant because this is a migrants journey in reverse when 1st we meet federals he's in singapore struggling to earn enough to survive and far from his family back home in bangladesh through his eyes we see what modern materialism eats out to many migrants poverty desperation and in federal assistance the loss of his working visa when his health deteriorates which means he must return home. the film's director says he hopes the audience will realize what migration can mean for so many people who are human eyes demanding to see them it's human and someone with a family and loved ones. like us. not to see them as a statistic many migrants hope their journeys will take them to a better life in these 2 therms we are offered

a contrary view one where the destination is not the promised land dominic kane al-jazeera the burning film festival so there's more in everything right here al jazeera dot com is the address. that recount the battle lines now nato has called on russia and syria to halt the offensive an adlib as violence continues to escalate in the region member states expressed solidarity with their ally turkey after $33.00 turkish soldiers were killed on thursday but they've offered no additional nato support following the attacks in turkey warned it will allow syrian refugees to enter europe while health organization has warned the global risk of the corona virus is very high with around 50 countries now affected but officials stopped short of calling the outbreak a pandemic saying they believe containment efforts could still work the 1st sub-saharan

african case has been confirmed in nigeria is eland and mexico also reported that 1st cases what we see are the moment are linked epidemics of corby and 19 in several countries but most cases can still be traced to a known contacts or glasses or cases we do not see evidence as yet that the virus is spreading freely in communities. ducts. we still are a bit germs of containing this bogus m krone virus fears a continuing to have an impact on global stock markets u.s. shares have sunk even further a stock markets off their worst week since the global financial crisis of 2008 markets in new york asia and europe of reported losses of over 3 percent analysts say the coronavirus could potentially cause

a global recession residents of the libyan capital tripoli are reporting the shelling of the city has intensified in the past 24 hours united nations has now said the attacks on tripoli by forces loyal to would have to might amount to war crimes after us forces have been attempting to take the capital from the un recognized government for almost a year and a major paris train station has been evacuated off the protesters began lighting fires demonstrators in paris set fire to scooters and cars near the god deal station in protest at a concert by conley singer. previously cancel concerts because of demonstrations opposed to the d r c s government as the headlines coming up next up front with the hasn't.

over the past 3 months nearly a 1000000 people have had to flee for their lives in syria children are freezing to death but does the world care senior u.n. humanitarian official. thank you for joining me up front your the u.n. deputy regional humanitarian coordinator for syria over the past 3 months there hundreds of thousands of people have been fleeing from their homes inside of libya many of them including freezing to death as the syrian army advances towards them is anyone going to save them can anyone save them.