his former warlord, liberia has become the frontline of a drug war. it to not afford to lose. he says it's a battle he will fight out of responsibility and killed for his past crimes. and for his country. ah, australia becomes the latest country to detect cases of the new of a cron variant of covet 90. israel's cabinet says that to ban the entry of all foreigners off to the discovery of the you varied. ah, i'm can banal, this is al jazeera alive from dell ha. also coming up, sit on, says 6 of its soldiers have been killed in a board of skirmish with ethiopia. and moral doctors and democratic republic of congo who are concerned about the health of mothers to be who live close to cobalt

mind. begin with crone of ours. pandemic has more countries imposed travel restrictions after the detection of the only covariance. israel's cabinet is meeting to approve a band on all foreign is coming into the country for 2 weeks. south africa, the center of the latest outbreak is also expected to announce more meshes. and just radio which is only just opened its borders. international travel has reported to on the con, infections and passages from southern africa. these very fast moving issue that we will continue as we always have sensible, balanced, guided by the best possible medical evidence and medical expert advice that he's what is enabled to strive to be so successful through the course of covert to open, safely, and to remain safely open, i will have an update from harry forfeit and western them shortly. but 1st let's go

live there clark cruise in brisbin. sarah, what is the government's saying about these cases, these new variance cases and what am i mean for the countries covered results? when you saw the wild hel confirmed these cases light on sunday afternoon that they've been confirmed as to positive taxes of both the passengers were fully vaccinated. i robbed in sydney on saturday from southern africa. another flight. the wrong with guitar was from doha, was landing, and sidney with q on 90. i. and now that by now the people are an oscillation, and on the watch, other 14 people from southern africa on that block the other 12. and of course, also in compulsory 14 di quarantine, it was a full flush. there were $260.00 passengers on board. the other passengers have also been told to sell ice place. now new south wells was the 1st state to reopen it, quarters internationally. and that was less than a month ago where they started to draw a hotel, mentor hotel fontaine,

and allow those people who've been double knighted to walk as a rod. they'd have to do this mantra, 14 de current team. but that's now once again changed. who all those returning travelers, the struggling citizens a back into a strategy. now, anyone returning from these arriving in australia from those 9 african countries must now do 14 days of quarantine and all the international rivals still are flat mother countries. dime a flight for 72 hours. so the quarantine restrictions back up again. the court, the study by the house of the thomas restrictions on people returning. i should say that non stress who visited non countries in southern africa, they are also banned from entering estrella. fair o'clock there for us in brief, been thanks for that. is 10 to harry forth that who's on for us and western when harry has this band on, on all foreign, is coming into israel. been confirmed in not yet

the full government meeting, which is in all likelihood expected to confirm this decision, which was taken late on saturday night. that is just getting underway now. and if as expected it does confirm that decision. it will come into force from midnight sunday into monday and the details of what has been decided extremely strict. no foreigners save those with special dispensation from a government committee will be allowed into the country. so that reverses the pretty broad opening up we saw earlier in the month the restart of foreign tourism . and even israeli is coming in. it's vaccinated will have to current $100.00 to $3.00 days if not vaccinated 7 days. and if coming from one of the read list african countries, they will have to go straight into government hotel quarantine. and on top of that, anyone found to have the only cron variant to be positive. with that new type of infection. they will be surveilled by the internal security service. the sion bet

they will have the mobile phone location monitored. that was a pretty controversial part of the initial response to the pandemic in 2020. and that has now partially been restored. ok if that was controversial, then how is all of this likely to go down with the israeli public? the, the closing of the border to anyone who's not this is not israeli, given that the high vaccination rates in the countries well, yes, the vaccination rates have always been high and there was a decision early on once. it was 1st seen that the efficacy of the 2nd vaccine was waiting to roll out the booster operation very quickly. and now the government is trying to get 5 to 11 year olds, vaccinated as quickly as possible. and largely as a result of that, israel has been functioning pretty normally for some months now. the, the real impact of this i think, will be on people with family overseas. those visits will now be put on hold once

again. and of course the tourism set to which was suffering so badly through nearly 2 years now and very heavy restrictions. just seen a glint of light. and now that has been shut down. of course, this is just for 2 weeks in the 1st instance. it is, while as prime minister says, things are very uncertain, they want to get out ahead of it. israel and the prime minister himself have sort of a reputation for acting quickly. and that's what they're saying they're doing right now for so they're in western. so i'm thank you for that. of course, a sanchez to israel in australia. more european nations are reporting cases of on the con, covered 19 variant. the dance government spelling several cases are among travellers has been isolated. aft, arriving from south africa pope animals. it's fast becoming the nightmare before christmas with much of the planet still battling a resurgence as the delta very into covet 19. the new omicron variant is spreading

. countries of 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 who knows to 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 army kron. 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 would

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 block in tray of a travel from a given country is to just give us time to assess it better. and despite the ohm icon very and having significantly more mutations than previous variance, 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 that seeing it can be done at speed. now, because of the understanding and knowledge that we are the biggest di lemme for politicians and scientists of the question of public compliance with violent anti lockdown protests in the netherlands and belgium last weekend and switzerland votes this weekend weather to scrap the countries vaccines certificate scheme, despite the rising infections that the uncertainties around the, on the chrome variant, the precautionary restrictions will likely meet push back the whole brennan al jazeera sedans says, 6 of its soldiers have been killed. you're going to tack why. if your be in forces, it happened to an army post, now contested border area in gallery state. the military says it's forces repelled the offensive and afflicted heavy losses on the armed group. or so sir, the has more home call to me. the sudanese side here says that they the,

the top and forces and some of the militia groups that are loyal to the central government in utopia have attacked. did the sudanese forces that they have killed 6 through the knees, soldiers, and the in the statement of this with his army. they said that the attackers the this route that they took in force and militias, aimed at intimidating dur farmers sub with age into harvest season, and also incursions into this with anita lamb. this region of a sugar region is a very further region. it been in the, in between the through than and it's your peer and that region, this border has been all this dispute is since the colonial areas between the 2 countries and have witnessed several conflicts. the last conflict was last year in 2020, started in november and lots of months and months. but at the end of the process, a to p. s. with an have agreed to keep the state of clandestine to could have been

interrupted by the clashes that happened yesterday. however, the put that the export says that both companies will res states will, will, will refrain from escalating the tension as both or having the internal crisis. and for view from the other side of the board. i'm, we have independent journalists, daniel, get a truck from either of us. this is a disputed area that the europeans claim, as part of the racially, the regional bar that you've done is claim with us there on. but there was an agreement during that left which granted the village to this danny side, but allowed the most bee. it's your brand, i'm horace who died without any kind of restriction. but since this prime minister came to power and the t p i left last thomas are there has been accommodations that really played down the interest of ethiopia giving way to a land that really belongs to yoga,

according to the european. so this kind of conflict has been going on and on and off for a while. european ministers are due to meeting callaghan, the coming owls to discuss the cross channel migration crisis. 27 people around trying to get across the english channel between the u. k. and france and dinging on wednesday for him has been excluded from the talks. so head on al jazeera ah, more protests in the french caribbean, territories of guadalupe and martinique against mandatory vaccination. we speak to people in east, in ukraine, coming on the fire while the fighting and shelling intensifies. ah, how i welcome to have a look at the international forecast. st. 2 distinct areas of seasonal rains across

a southeast asia at present, down towards the south for those seasonal rains, bringing some very heavy downpours into the southwest of borneo, indonesia, sing some lively, damp horse. and further north, with the ne monsoon pushing some very heavy right in across northern parts of the philippines. at where to whether that moth a monsoon still bring some big down post tibits is central and southern parts of vietnam ballet peninsula seeing more big downpours as we go one through the next couple days. and we are likely to see some localized flooding as a result of that. and notice where to weather coming back in to watch java say indonesia tourney, increasingly wet over the next day or 2, friday, a wet weather continuing across eastern parts of australia does stay disturbed. here we do still have warnings in force. we got to some nasty shower, still rumbling away, particularly into queensland, is going to see some very heavy downpours as we go through the next day or so. we can see they make their way a fair way in land. the southwell still sing

a few showers for monday. still a few showers in victoria for a time. these will ease look at the wet weather peps up across the good part of queen anne. the rest of australia is not you fine and dry. ah, the end of the country with an abundance of results rate. lauren won indonesia, he's firms for me. we move to grow and fraud. we balance for green economy, blue economy, and the digital economy. with the new job creation law, indonesia is progressively ensuring the policy reform to create quality jobs investment. let me park when denise is broke and programs in indonesia now ah

ah, they're watching out era, reminder of our top stories. they sell australia as a licensed country to confirm cove at 19 variant infections to passengers coming from southern africa and to sydney tested positive for the kron of the country of only just reopened for international travel. israel's cabinet is expected to approve a decision to bar all foreigners for 2 weeks will be the toughest travel band. so far. since the only con berry was detected in south africa, this week, to don says, 6 of its soldiers have been killed during an attack by ethiopian forces. it happened that the sudanese army post their contested border area. the military says it forces repelled, be offensive. hundreds of health workers and firefighters, protesting the caribbean island of guadalupe against compulsory inoculations.

ah, the island is it overseas territory of france where the measures have already been implemented? the rest comes just ahead of a 3rd and final referendum on independence. and as natasha bottler reports from the tail tree, the unrest has tapped into other frustrations. well, the french government's decision to impose of mandatory cuz it 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 coven rules. they are bare people safety, but it has said that it will push back the date of those mandatory vaccine for health work as to december 31st to allow for more time to talk. but for people here . well, they say that's just not enough. i think we're fighting for just from launching, which is the vaccination we're actually gone through. we're quite simple operation

. we're good for you. and here we are all feet on wall 100. you're all set. we have why? i gang up, right. i know, well, i don't need what we want. well, how can the sense of frustration and anger suddenly runs deep in the sense that paris and the government there are ignoring people care and it goes way beyond coven restrictions on. where do people begin 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. they are fed up, they say all the disruption that is bringing the economy to a near standstill, missouri developer. that's your majority of the population. mr. rice, but what's happening in the st. access to hospitals is blocked on roads blocked. people are forced to stay at home. oh,

the french government says that it will continue to talk to or authorities in guadalupe about issues, including unemployment, even possible future autonomy for the day. it is clear for paris wants to calm the situation down whether or not that is going to convince any of the people here is another matter. the anger against vaccinations is also led to violence in the nearby island of martinique. at least 9 people were arrested after a petrol station was set on fire and all the property vandalized protest is blocking roads and setting calls. a life protest isn't service. say noodles will make it easier for foreign mining companies to buy private property. hundreds of demonstrators blocked major roads in the capital to protest. they said the move will home, the environment and drain much needed resources. patio lopez audience has more traffic brought to a stand still on several roads. and serbia's capital demonstrators are protesting

new laws if they say favor the interests of foreign mining companies and damage the environment. the outrage comes as mining company realty, and 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. i'll take them thus sir. model, i hope people will wake up and join the movement. that's the only way that we'll have a chance of getting some reaction from the government was o. honor is also fueled by a recent referendum. it allows the property to be purchased by the state in about a week if the land is considered to be in the public interest. if the move opponent say is designed to take over land that benefits mining company, doesn't all of the both of those the emotions to do this referendum implies that your father's land, your grandfather's landmark can be taken from you within 8 days. but any president,

alexandra virtud 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 use environmental standards. if it wants to join the block, land has already been purchased by the rio tinto mining company. that 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 low facility and i'll just hear russia says it's recent build up of troops near the ukrainian border poses no threat, but fighting between ukraine's military and russian back separatists has been getting worse. charles transferred reports from the village of nevada ski. now, don't ask in eastern ukraine. 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 social bookmarking. we woke and our home had been completely destroyed around . i prayed that if we were to die, then please god make it quick. the couple i hear you can hear her do the roll. if you go, i have so much emotional pain. i wanted to die. we had ever seen, we need it in life. now it's gone. people tried 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 remained and most of 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 spends 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 cranial soldiers constantly here. they seemed to do rotations every 6 months so, so they were living in different houses in the village when the recent shelling started, friends, helper, collect would from the destroyed, shed to use his fuel at her daughter's house. yesterday i was frightened in 2014 when the house was shelved, but i was with my sick husband. 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 ukrainian soldier repairs. 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 on their back as in moscow,

nelly and her fellow villages joining them more than a 1000000 people who have already been forced to flee their homes. cha stafford al jazeera neville ski eastern ukraine. even carriers found a braving the snow and faint to vote in a parliamentary election. president saw the panel has promised to make sure the selection is free. fair as people last as election was defeated triggered riots that offered the previous government. across one in st. louis spoke to president southern to power off in kirsten's capital. bish kick on the eve of parliamentary elections. curtis jones, president southern power 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 street and will remain protest pre island custom. gonna have all of that, not going to if every citizen wants to ensure his future ensure

a good future for their children, regardless of the cold, regardless of rain, regardless of snow, regardless of rocks falling from the sky, they should come the the week leading up to election day saw police raids on alleged qu plotters, homes 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, tourist about on gun beretta, johnson. even if you dig for information about them, there is no one significant. we know who they are, drug take as convicts and what people would 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 little 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 gost 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 i am almon. i have been jail twice and both times i was jailed unjustly. off to my 2nd imprisonment, yet people freed me during last october's events. and there is a huge difference between me and the cooper bottles 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 cold 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 in 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 it's faith in god, and they should be confident putting their faith in him. then basra,

the old jazeera at the presidential residence in biscuits critics, authors president pedro castillo, have been back out on the streets, calling for his resignation, opposition parties trying to remove him from power. the questioning his moral ability to govern as he faces corruption obligations doctors in the democratic republic of congo have noticed a high rate of birth defects and babies born a cobalt mines. demand for the metal authority. as wealthy countries promised to switch from fossil fuels to electric vehicles, there is malcolm which has more from coal. where is it in the south of the countries when glue awesome bye was born with a cleft lip. her mother, henrietta was worried there, hoping they can get help at this hospital in the democratic republic of congo flaws, grandmother miss single. willa has seen cleft lip before i, michelle, she, i don't know what causes this, but one of our neighbors also has it and he struggles to speak other people in the community habit, but none of them have had surgery. they just lived with henry s. s l,

food and drinks in one of the many informal coble mines here in lieu elaborate province. doctor william kong says he's seen far too many left lips and other malformations in newborn babies over the 5 years he worked here. and says they can be connected to mine pollution, wendy. we can be mining at the mouth of the pregnancy. these explore resend to the mining dust off the mining didn't matter in the mining game as the baby and the baby can born. with this month formation, the billies given corrective surgeries to thousands of children funded by charities . he's also worked on research projects, but he says much more needs to be done. as a lack of data. scientists have found that children whose father's work in the mines a much more likely to have birth defects. most of the cobalt is mind,

industrially by foreign companies. most of the world's supply comes from here, is used in batteries in mobile phones and electric vehicles. demand for it is soaring in china, europe, in the us. communities here live right next to the mountains of mine. tailings. most mine is working in formal, illegal mine sticking out cobalt by hand. scientists say mine is exposed to radiation for metals at work may then be exposing pregnant mothers at home. we went with dr. billy to meet another of his patients, helen panza, son in de la as a birth defect in his legs. doctor billy says it can be corrected with surgery, but it needs to be done soon. he's looking for funding. there's no way helen can afford the $1500.00 is needed. we stop going to hospital because we don't have money. we would go for the surgery if only god will help us dollar and helen live less than a 100 meters from

a large industrial mine. it's just over there. helen's husband works in a mine the research his say, if it is indeed mining pollution that's causing the mouth, former teeth, they expect more mal foreman sees in future generations. and the worst of this is yet to come. dollar and children like him need public health services that don't exist here. we did much of the money made from cobalt mining goes abroad as hardly any help for the people who suffer its effect. malcolm web al jazeera, co wavy democratic republic of congo, a finally, a surfing festival for dogs has been held and presume the pet surf next to their owners on paddle boat send warlike jackets just in case they fell in. there were some dogs paddling when the dogs on a got wiped out 1st place when it's we're kind of fina obo still sees. ah.