village and its das permission going behind the lens as got him saying, brings his personal story to life. al jazeera correspondent, my own private bollywood. o israel wants to band the entry of all foreigners is the 1st country to do so. after the emergence of a new cove, it 19 very it ah, but on down jordan, this is al jazeera la you from doha. also coming up as more countries imposed travel bounds of a micron. south africa says it's being punished for identifying the very it also had fury in between a fast so protest has called for the president to go off for a tax. they say he failed to stop and we speak to coke, his dance president,

as he prepares to take his country to elections, he says, will finally be free and fed. ah, these, when a government says it wants to badly entry of all foreigners the 2 weeks once approved, it will be the toughest travel ban amounts to anywhere in the world. since a new highly mutated cobit 19 variant was identified in south africa this week. israel has so far, confirmed only one case of it on the con variant reports. it has mona from western usa will. it's the result of a late night emergency meeting of the corona virus cabinet, which took place late on saturday evening after a brief announcement from the prime minister natalie bennett at israel needed to act very quickly in the midst of all this uncertainty and not risk the progress already gained against the current of iris pandemic. and so the measures numb's

extremely stringent. all foreign travellers into israel will no longer be allowed in that is quite soon after a foreign tourism was allowed to get into towards the beginning of november. so this is a major reversal of that policy. israelis coming back into the country if vaccinated will have to currency for a minimum of 3 days unvaccinated 7 days. and it's coming back from one of the newly red listed african countries. they will have to go into a government quarantine hotel until a test negative. on top of that, there will also be a return, at least partially to the use of the internal security agency. the sion bet monitoring phones. that was something that was pretty controversial when used in the early stages of the pandemic to say the least. this time around. they're saying that they are the reports, that they will just be monitoring those with confirmed cases of the new ami kron variant. all of this is pending full cabinet approval during the course of sunday

that's expected to go through. and if it does, then these new rules will come into force from midnight local time, sunday and monday. and the icon variant has been detected in more parts of europe. the dutch government believe several cases are among travelers who've been isolated . after arriving from south africa who run and report it's fast becoming the nightmare before christmas. with much of the planet still battling a resurgence as a delta very into covet 19 the new omicron variant is spreading countries a scrambling to close their borders to travelers from the south of africa were on a chrome was 1st identify family gatherings in winter. holidays are in jeopardy, not to mention the potential global economic impact. my main concern, i'm not going to get back to england for full full am tomorrow morning, which is looking more and more likely. and i feel very sad for the people here as well. going back on the list again and you know, so how long not being able to see family in europe after one confirmed case in

belgium cases have been found in germany and the czech republic. the netherlands is still conducting tests for alma cron. among the 61 covey positive passengers who arrived at amsterdam ship all airport on friday. and there an hour confirmed cases in the u. k. all of them connected to recent travel in southern africa. previously accused of acting too slowly on co it. this time the u. k government is moving fast . we're not going to stop people traveling. i want to stress that we're not going to stop people traveling. but we will require anyone who enters the u. k. to take a p c r test. by the end of the 2nd day after their arrival, and to self isolate until they have a negative result. closing borders won't keep out the variant, but scientists hope it will by time. when you have a virus like this, it almost invariably is ultimately going to go essentially all over the issue of

blocking tray of a travel from a given country is to just give us time to assess it better on despite the on the con variant, having significantly more mutations than previous variants, there is cautious optimism that existing vaccines can be adapted to tackle it. you're not going to see a new vaccine in the next few weeks, or even, you know, the next month or so. but he's going to take longer than that. but it will not take the amount of time that it would normally take to manufacture and deliver it back, seeing it can be done at speed. now, because of the understanding and knowledge that we have, who the biggest i lemme for politicians and scientists is the question of public compliance. though a violent anti lockdown protests in the netherlands and belgium last weekend and switzerland votes this weekend. and whether to scrap the countries vaccine certificate scheme, despite rising infections that with uncertainties around the on the con,

variant me precautionary restrictions will likely meet pushback. hol brennan al jazeera and south africa's government is complaining about the way it's been treated since identifying on the chron. part of a foreign ministry statement reads, this latest round of travel bands is akin to punishing south africa for its advance genomic sequencing. and the ability to detect new variance quicker, excellent site should be applauded, not punished for me. the miller reports now from johannesburg, while the south african governments urged people not to panic, many or worried, especially as some continue to rush to leave south africa. my family generally as a whole, is ready to deflated by the entire situation. disappointed, not feeling as though wishing catch a great. we haven't seen each other for 3 years. many have struggled through a slump in the economy because of previous travel bands and locked downs. and now

uncertain about how the new army cron variant will affect them. some been civil leveling and, and then let's go and get vaccinated, especially people my age, so we can protect ourselves. that's all i can say. i know we all have our opinions about the vaccines, but on my side i want to get vaccinated. but there's been a slower than expected vaccination rate in south africa. slightly more than 40 percent of adults have had at least one job. in terms of um, vaccinations. oh to oh it's, it's some of choice with little bricks, needle nod would lead to, to, to merge or to people to get him did. he did mention a suit at this point because he living in lake avila, excuse gifford, road look right now. his administrative, big snares and as soon as possible as the holiday season approaches, the tourism industry had expected an increase in visitors, many of them from the u. k and europe to bring in millions of dollars worth of

revenue. the south african currency, the rounds already lost its value. after the announcement of the new variant, the government says south africa has been at the forefront of testing and tracking changes in coven. 19 and sciences have stressed. it's important to see what the data on the new variant will show before making any decisions. and that sentiment trickle down to the general public way. many believe south africa's being treated unfairly. the government is worried, the global reaction has caused unnecessary panic. it says it's begun talks with the european union and the united kingdom on the latest round of travel bands saying other countries didn't receive the same treatment. when you variance were detected elsewhere. for me to mila al jazeera johannesburg. well, dr. martin slash why a day. this is the director of health for the city of st. louis in missouri. she says, travel restrictions like the ones we've seen in recent days,

do not work. travel bands, especially when they are performative in this way target a few countries and not others where we already know the variant has already been isolated, like in the u. k are ineffective, but not only that, when done in this way, all they do is perpetuate stigma. and xena phobia against a country in south africa. they did the right thing that after this this, this variance was isolated by dr. sequel it, i'm loyal, as in bob, when scientist, based in botswana on deck says nothing about wind is originated. it just means that's where this superior science was done. the ability to use genomic sequencing was done. i mean, this is as a country that has done exactly what they're supposed to do, be transparent, use the superior science to be able to let the world know what's going on. and then for south africa and 7 other african countries to be targeted to travel bands with

other countries that we know of right now, have the same variance is completely unacceptable to me, right? when we talk about global of vaccine in equity, we always think about this as a supply issue. but mistrust and access are equal parts of this. and do we not understand why mistrust is not perpetuate? when we continue to do things like this, this is absolutely unacceptable. france says it's open to discussions about guadalupe running more of its own affairs. there's been a week of protests in the french caribbean island against compulsory cove at 19 vaccinations and asthma. tasha butler reports from the territory, the unrest us captain to other frustration. while the french government's decision to impose a mandatory code with vaccines on health workers are in mainland france and across overseas territories. is the issue that really sparked these protests and blockades that have lasted nearly 2 weeks now. now the french government has said that it's

not going to scrap those cov, it rules they alberta, people safety, but it has said that it will push back the day to those mandatory vaccines for health work as to december 31st to allow for more time to talk for, for people here. well they say that's just not enough. i think we're fighting for just one thing, which is the vaccination? well, actually gone through reporting full operation with good for you and here we are all feet on. oh, you're oh, well, i guess i need what me? well, how come to meet the sense of frustration and anger, saying he runs deep in the sense that paris and the government bear or ignoring people, care and it goes way beyond covered restrictions on where duplicate. in guadalupe it's different because we feel we have no rights or access to things that would help us to improve our lives. so it's complicated for us. young people. well here

in another part of the city, these people have gathered to say they want an end to the blockades. fail fed up, they say all the disruption that is bringing the economy to a near standstill, missouri to the level progress. your majority of the population is terrorized by what's happening in the st. access to hospitals is blocked on roads blocked, that people are forced to stay at home. oh, the french government says that it will continue to talk to or thought using what to do about issues, including unemployment, even possible future or to me for the order. it is clear, the piracy wants to calm the situation down whether or not that is going to convince any of the people here is another matter. lot more still to come here now does air including we speak to villages coming under fire as fighting and shelling intensify in easton, you crate on burying the butcher are going to the window of a late south korea dictate to apologizes for his brutal rule more than that

ah ah, look forward to roy to scully's with sponsored play cuts on it weighs. however, the recent days have seen some rather cloudy weather across northern parts of the middle east. this cloud is in the process of fitting and breaking. we still got a few showers there into turkey on sunday. we are going to see it certainly dry and brighter as we go on into monday. so lossy settle and sunny one or 2 were when she flurries into northern parts of afghanistan, i think too much to speak of one or 2 showers. just notice there ethan areas of the you a ye maybe into the far east of oman as well. but elsewhere across see reagan peninsula, dry finance, sunny, pretty much sums it up, wins easing down, that shamar wind easing here in doha will have a little chilly. just 26 degrees celsius on monday afternoon. meanwhile,

we got sir showers coming in to southern parts of somalia. some wet weather, just rolling in from the arabian sea, where to weather there too, just coming into work, the part of kenya easing across. so you gander, some rather wet weather there all the way across into the gulf of guinea, but the sinking further southwards as they should do, seeing some lively downpours, just coming in across an gohler at present. we'll see some wet weather. also making its way into was ambia still a little lively on those showers across eastern parts of south africa. but tony dryer by monday. oh, the weather sponsored by cataract ways. ah, the stage is said and it's time for a different approach. one that is going to challenge the way you think we're ditching the sound bites and we're digging into the issues from international politics to the global pandemic. and everything in between. join me as i take on the lies, dismantle the misconceptions and debate the contradictions. upfront with

me mark lamont hill on out 0. ah ah, welcome back of it might about top stories here at this hour. israel says it will bound the entry of all foreigners for 2 weeks off again, merchants of a new code 19 variant, once approved, it will be the toughest trouble about announced anywhere in the world since amik wrong is identified. meanwhile, mc one has been detected in more parts of europe. the dutch government believes several cases are among dozens of travelers who've been isolated after arriving from south africa. until africa's government is complaining about the way it's been treated since alerting the world about the variant. it says country should be

applauding instead of punishing it police and became a fast as capital of fire tear gas during a demonstration against the president. for justice st. raska bori has failed to stop violence by all groups. nicholas hawk has more. there is anger in bertina foster. this was supposed to be a peaceful protest in support of security forces and against a president who's been unable to stop a wave of attacks by armed groups affiliated with iso in al qaeda. they shout, we want president temporary to resign. the government has lost control of border areas. the north and east, forcing millions of people, mostly children and teenagers, to flee the violence free. burkina faso, the chat, police fire tear gas in response. he got used to step down. this is the end of the resume or rock board. he has lost our trust and attack my arm groups on

a police outpost anita earlier this month killed dozens of people sparking nationwide outraged. after it was revealed, the officers had gone 2 weeks on the front line without food rations, forcing them to hunt to survive. not a single government official was present at their funeral. after being largely silent for weeks, the president finally made a statement on thursday. faced with sony defeats on the battlefield, the president is calling for reforms in the military, or as much as we must stand shoulder to shoulder with our defense and security forces to support and encourage them in their heroic struggle. and we must be uncompromising with all those whose behavior is not acceptable of our soldiers must not be left to fend for themselves because of bureaucracy or gross negligence. there's growing resentment in the ranks of the army. mobile internet has been shut down for nearly a week after a french military convoy crossing through burkina faso on its way to molly was

stopped by protesters chanting anti french slogans. the convoy now in the chair is facing protest there to both the president of britain, if i so an easier have praised the presence of french forces in the region. but the security situation has deteriorated and there's growing resentments that governments in the region are using security forces to clamp down on protests. instead of protecting their countries against armed attacks. the demonstrators are ignoring their governance called for calm and dialogue for them. this is not the end, but just the beginning. nicholas hawk al jazeera, the reuters news agency is reporting that 6 of these soldiers have been killed during an attack by ethiopian forces. it says it happened that a sudanese army post near the border in a statement. sedans, military said groups of the ethiopian army and malicious attacks are forces in alpha algebra, which resulted in the deaths more than $400.00 refugees and migrants who waited for

days to be allowed into a port of disembark. to may italian town of augusta. they were rescued by the german humanitarian group. see, watch, nearly half of those picked up a children who mostly crossed the mediterranean without parents. their arrival on shore was delayed. as cobit 19 and other tests were undertaken, he, you ministers will meet him calla in the coming hours. the crisis talks about cross channel migration between the u. k. and france, 27 people ground trying to get across the channel. on the wednesday, britain has been disinvited from the talks. the hundreds of demonstrators have blocked major roads in serbia capital to protest against mining projects. they say plans to adopt new laws will hurt local families and favorite foreign investors, catching up as how they are as more ah, traffic brought to a stand still on several roads. and serbia's capital demonstrators are protesting new laws. they say favor the interests of foreign mining companies and damage the

environment. the outrage comes as mining company realty. so plans to extract lithium in serbia, which is widely used in electric car batteries. critics say the project will lead to pollution and drain the countries natural resources. on tape one does say model, i hope people will wake up enjoying the movement. that's the only way that we'll have a chance of getting some reaction from the government more. oh, anger is also fueled by a recent referendum. it allows by the property to be purchased by the sake in about a week if the land is considered to be in the public interest. it's a move opponent say is designed to take over land that benefits mining companies. just some of the, both of the goofy moses to do this referendum implies that your father's land, your grandfather's landlord, can be taken from you within 8 days. but any president alexander voted, says

a $2400000000.00 mining project is crucial for the economy service among europe's most polluted countries. and it will need billions of dollars to meet the e used environmental standards. if it wants to join the block, land has already been purchased by the rio teen til mining company. but final approval is still needed for the project to begin. critics warned to protest will continue at their cost is ignored by their government. katya love this of the young al jazeera, russia says it's recent build up of troops. navy ukrainian border poses no threat, but fighting between ukraine's military and russian back separatists has been getting worse out zeros. charles stratford reports not from the village of nebraska near dawn. yes, this is what heavy weapons do to people's lives in eastern ukraine. it was 1 am. when the shilling started nearly and her husband were fast asleep. they woke

buried under the rubble of their home. and they were rescued by the neighbors superfluous. that torture preferred to be woke and our home had been completed, destroyed around. i prayed that if we were to die, then please god make it quick that a couple i hear you can hear her do the to the 0 is all right. i have so much emotional pain. i wanted to die. we had ever seen. we need it in life. now it's gone. people try to comfort us, but it's so very hard to cope. around 400 people used to live in this village before the conflict between ukraine and russian back separatists started more than 7 and a half years ago. now fewer than 40 remain, and most a leaving because they're afraid of more shelling. tice's home was also hit. she's lived here for nearly 50 years. she's diabetic and spend most of her $100.00

a month pension on food and medicine. she can't afford to rent another home. so she's moving to her daughter's a few kilometers away. the ukrainian soldiers are constantly here. they seem to do rotations every 6 months or so. they were living in different houses in the village when the recent shelling started. friends help her collect wood from the destroyed shed to uses fuel at her daughter's house. yesterday i was frightened in 2014 when the house was shelled, but i was with my husband about this time. i was alone and overwhelmed via this village hadn't suffered any shilling for the last couple of years. but that all changed on november. the 14th residents tell us that they don't know which side opened fire 1st, but they're all exchanges of fire across the more than 400 kilometers front line almost every day. and it's important to recognize that there are terrified civilians living in the villages like this one that have been destroyed by

ukrainian army shells. just a few kilometers from here. there are what seemed to be disused ukrainian military posts in the village. the military says its base is away from where the few remaining civilians live. occasionally the ukrainian soldier appears. every one seems to be leaving. this man asks us if we want to buy his horse. i can leave her here because i don't know when the shelling will start again . he says, russia says it's recent true build up on the border poses no threat to ukraine. the fighting has got worse, with no sign of any lasting agreement between ukraine, the separatists and their back, as in moscow, nelly and her fellow villages adjoining them more than

a 1000000 people who have already been forced to flee their homes. cha strafford al jazeera neville ski eastern ukraine poles that open focused on parliamentary elections 14 months after a tainted vote. cause riots that brought down the previous government. speaking to 0, president, saudi a jaffar of a said he's ensure the selection will be free. fair. and for your violence, he sat down with our correspondent saying, buzz robin cook towns capital biscuit. on the eve of parliamentary elections, curtis dance president saw their departure of said, his government has done everything possible to crack down on the long standing problem of vote. rigging on his watch, he says, results will be legitimate and post election streets. my will remain protest free. i'll am christian winner ball or that dog winful. if every citizen wants to ensure his future to ensure a good future for their children, regardless of the cold, regardless of rain, regardless of snow, regardless of rocks falling from the sky,

felt that they should come vote again fit. the week leading up to election day saw police raids on a legit qu plotters, holmes and the rest of a parliamentary candidates supporter accused of trying to buy votes, small and in the president's words stupid actions that his people will no longer abide. we'll talk about on one breath johnson, even if you dig for information about them. there is no one significant. we know who they are, drug take his convicts and while people with links to organized crimes and we will take very strict action against them within the boundaries of the law. i mean, i'll dot mitchell later in january, japan was elected president with 80 percent of the vote. recent poll numbers suggest he is still the most trusted political figure in the country. but in care, august on political popularity is easily lost and on the streets, people are critical of him for not delivering on his promises. asked if he sees a problem with cracking down on the sort of activism that brought him to power. he said, circumstances were different, did m,

as in control or milan. i have been jailed twice and both times i was jailed unjustly. off to my 2nd imprisonment and people freed me during last october events . and there is a huge difference between me and the cooper notice a difference as wide as the space between the ground and the sky. i had no intention to carry out and on revolt. i don't called people to protest to people freed me and they placed me in this position get. he has no party affiliation and says he is not backing any candidates, but experts say parties that support president power of government are the ones that are expected to take. the majority of seats and parliament a self proclaimed champion of democracy, is about to consolidate even more power. the president's message to his people is that he is putting his best foot forward and his faith in god. and they should be confident putting their faith in him. then bas robbie olga 0 at the presidential residence in biscuit. opponents of peruse president federal castillo have been back

out on the streets calling for his resignation. opposition parties are trying to remove him from power. questioning his motor and ability to govern, given his collection allegations only this week, castillo support is running against an impeachment motion presented in combat. the widow of a south korean dictator known as the butcher of guns. you has apologized that his funeral for the pain inflicted during his rule. john, do one, died in soul. on tuesday, age 19. you see control and 979, coo and stadium pass for nearly a decade during which dissidents of torture and political opponents repressed one. john never express remorse. he was condemned to death in 1996, but was eventually part. and when we spent 2 kimberly mckee, who was among more than 60000 children, sent abroad during chung who do any pregnancy? i think for me like many adoptees and other folks who are affected by what the political situation and south korea, we are thinking about this the lives and the futures that were lost in terms of

those who are adopted out from korea to not only north america but also europe and australia, sometimes it's too easy to consider sort of adoptees, myriad of emotions and feelings around being sent for adoption as angry. rather, i think it's a little bit more complex because so often we don't talk about the need for family preservation and the reason fueling the relinquishment for adoptees, which included economic prosperity and lack of social welfare support. and so what you're seeing now with the adult adopted community, both in korea as well as abroad, is a greater effort to both support unwed mothers as well as change sort of broader narratives around why children were placed for adoption. so when thinking about international adoption at that time period, korean children were the largest export and that was really reliant on sort of the both the reproductive labor of korean women as well as just the economic labor of

many of these economically precarious families who really was children during that era. now video shot by drones is giving a birds eye view of the devastation caused by the volcano and the canary islands. this week. another vent cracked open, sending out more ashen lava. 2700 buildings, including homes, have been destroyed since cumber via her road back to life in september. these ally pictures now, the airport remained shut due to the build up of ash and day brand. people have been warned that rain could soon caused mud slides. ah, i tried to check the headlines here on al jazeera. israel says it will bound the entry of all foreigners for 2 weeks after the emergence of a new cobit 19 variant. once approved, it will be the toughest travel bad announced anywhere in the world since ami chromosome identified is.