changing the world we live in less than one percent, as poor vaccines have gone to poor countries. why is counting the cost on al jazeera ah, in the future, russian aggression would come at the high price. nater warrens, economic sanctions, and political restrictions are on the table if russia uses force against ukraine. ah baptism, this is obviously rely from doe hob, also coming up, the e you chief says it's time to consider mandatory vaccinations against proven 19 as cases surge across the block. the biggest legal challenge to abortion rights in the us opposing sides gather outside the supreme court as it weighs up,

whether to uphold a restrictive mississippi law. and we report from frontier in afghanistan where thousands of people continue to flee off to the taliban takeover and ah, nato's warning moscow of serious consequences and getting sanctions of russia uses force against ukraine. native secretary general john stoughton bugs been speaking after foreign ministers held talks in latvia as capital riga, concerns about a russian military build up on the ukrainian border have dominated discussions. i showed back separatists in eastern ukraine. in the future, russian aggression would come at the high price and have serious political and economic consequences for russia. georgia and ukraine

are longstanding and close natal partners, contributing and to our missions operations on aspiring for a membership. ministers made it clear that we stand by our assistance, our support for that sovereignty until a total integrity remains un wavering and we remain committed to enhance our support to both countries. in recent weeks, we've also observed a massive spike more than tenfold in social media activity, pushing anti ukranian propaganda approaching levels last seen in the lead up to russians invasion of ukraine in 2014. now we don't know whether president putin has made the decision to invade, we do know that he is putting in place the capacity to do so. on short order. should he so decide? so despite uncertainty about intentions and timing, we must prepare for all contingencies. while working to see to it that russia

reverse is course, no rushes for him, and i says, accused you train of stoking aggression towards moscow to get the west involved. you flu, still know social, blue, blue kiff is becoming increasingly insolent and it's aggressiveness towards the midst agreement, the russian federation, and its attempts to provoke the west to support its military ambitions. how can we go on working like this? you make no mistake about what's really going on with our quote unquote partners are promising us and what that actually turns into. but we will never lose composure way might be. barnett smith has this update on the reaction from moscow. russia's activity and build up along the border with ukraine continues the 2nd time they've done that this year. and russia now says some $10000.00 troops going to be involved in winter maneuvers coming soon. those maneuvers at 30 different locations in russia building that includes a long eastern part of ukraine. russia's border with ukraine and bella rushes

southern border with ukraine as well. so russia is keeping up the pressure on ukraine and on nate. so as it goes, as particularly as a lot of goes for a meeting with antony blink and install come on thursday. my son is joining us now live from washington, d. c. like we heard to antony blink and the secretary of state saying that they were preparing for all contingencies while working to see to it's that russia reverse is course. again, the rhetoric seems to be ramping up here. very much. so the rhetoric between us and russia has been ramping up for a period of time. now, antony, blinkin speaking on the sidelines of that o. s. c conference in reger making very clear that russia will be held to into account of it continues, what he describes as threatening moves on that border with ukraine. rush for its part is contending that there's been

a massive build up of you came through crenan troops, particularly in the don best region. and that it is acting in self defense back blinkin is having none of those saying that this constitutes russian aggression and co relating it to the situation in 2014, when a russian build up lead to the invasion of premier. so certainly this are a major issue at the moment, relations between the us and russia already at the rock bottom. this is only going to intensify the depth of the nature of this relationship. a corresponded bernard smith mentioning earlier on there is going to be a meeting between rushes, foreign ministers, surgery, lagrow love, and antony blink. and a one imagines that's not gonna be an easy meeting that's going to be a very tough meeting. indeed. let's just take a quick look at the background here. yesterday though in the course of the day, russia has said that it is going to expel all us diplomats have been in russia for more than 3 years at the end of january. now this is in retaliation for the us move

last week to expel a number of russian diplomats from the u. s. in all the diplomatic contingent, both in the u. s. and in russia has diminished drastically since 2016 when the relations began to alter the u. s, for example, at that stage had some 1200 diplomats in moscow. now it has a number roughly 120. so this tit for tat situation going on. the country is expelling diplomats from each of the embassies. the other country then doing that in retaliation. so this is an ongoing situation, and this is the context with which entity bring can, will be meeting survey leverage a situation in which both countries i'd loggerheads with each other. they had that just diplomatic dispute. but layering on top of this, the crisis in the eastern ukraine, you have got a diplomatic problem that is immense. so certainly that meeting is going to be very interesting and probably fairly provocative. indeed, mike,

on our washington dc. mike, thanks a lot. the ear tubes says it's time for the blog to consider making covered 19 vaccinations. mandatory cases are on the rise across the continent for a 3rd of the population is unvaccinated, a sink. and it is understandable and appropriate to leave this discussion now on how we can encourage and potentially think about mandatory vaccination within the european union. this needs discussion. this needs a common approach, but it is a discussion that i think has to be let roaring chances falling this for us or from london, rory, i still haven't learned they're making it pretty clear that as far as she's concerned and mandatory vaccinations are pretty much the only way forward to to fight covered 19 we are gonna have to wait to see whether or not other countries

are willing to fall behind them. while she said that it was certainly something that should be discussed and she was wedding to leave the discussions or push them, at least up to the table. i think she was saying this clearly because of the current concerns about the micron variance and how dangerous and how prevalence this is going to be. she said that the experience that come to have had with the delta variance shows that when it comes to alma chrome, it's basically a race against time. and i think that's why she was saying that in her be good. i did talk about mandatory vaccinations. how many other countries are going to be seeing it that way as well? well, there are indications that a few of them are already doing. so austria said that it's going to be making vaccinations mandatory from february the 1st and it germany, the incoming chance shows to says that he thinks there's

a moral case for mandatory vaccinations as well. of course, you are going to have pushback in many countries, particularly where there's a strong anti vaccination section of the population or section of the political life of wonderland says that there are 30 people in the european union who are yet to receive vaccinations. she believes that number is too large, and these come down her mantra, vaccinations are one way of doing that. yeah, just as we're talking about rory, we will still, of course having to wait to see what the impact of the con very is going to be. but in the meantime, it is getting a grip in europe and elsewhere isn't yes, now i've just been listening to a press conference given by the w h. i the world health organization. and they were talking about 3 questions, declaring big questions. there are about homer cron. one is how transmissible is it

another one is how dangerous is it? and the 3rd question is, do the vaccinations that we already have provide decent coverage against this new variance? and on all of these questions, i think the answer, at least from the w h always, it's to seem to say box, the research is being done at the moment. so on trans miss ability, the w h. he says, we should have an idea about how transmissible is in the coming days on those are the 2 questions. it's going to take a bit longer. the indication so far about the variance, the danger, the, the severity of the cronies that well it probably goes to spectrum. so you have mild cases and you have severe cases as well in south africa. right. so looks like perhaps that were more. ready hospitalisation, but that could just have been about more cases. and just because about the

vaccinations there are no suggestions that we're being told at the moment by the w h o that the vaccines that we have at the moment. all going to be much less effective against homer con, they should still work, at least in some degree. well, we, thanks very much indeed that re challenge to just london uganda deploying soldiers across the border into democratic republic of congo as a battles. and on group it follows air strikes against the allied democratic forces in tuesday as part of a joint operation. but the congress is ami allen, group is based in eastern congo, and it said to have links to isolate uganda blaine's it for 3 bomb attacks in his capital. come paula alley of this month. mark web has moved and i will be we do know about the abs and his pause tactics that each time he's been attacked by a military. often the congolese military, i typically ambush them, have been some quite bloody losses on the part of the colonies army and also tons in, in people's fighting with blue helmets in the past. and they try to take on this group

. and then the idea who typically responds by massacring unprotected civilians in the villages that's been going on for about 7 years around the town of benny. more recently towards the north as well in to re providence and they've been 100 death, possibly thousands in the last few years because of these brutal attacks targeting civilians. would you speak people who are observing this conflict? we're very much to campus. there's one that emphasizes these international connection to i s say to sure, bob, in somalia, there have been some reports. rumors have connections to the group by the same name, but not, not necessarily connected in northern mozambique, also called house about so on the one hand, some people are saying that these links are very significant other analysts to saying that actually it's more important or better still understand this conflict to the focus on the local,

commercial and political interest in the abs. and he does have substantial interest in that part of the congo in timber cocoa. and of course controlling poor areas. go ahead and i'll just say that we're going to take you inside the state of the art world cup stadiums and none of the ambition and the inspiration for their designs. ah, ah, look forward to burritos guys. with sponsored by capital airways. hello, thank you for joining in your world weather report begins on the sub continental. started off in india. both coasts will be dealing with a lot of rain in the days to come. so 1st stop this disturbance in the arabian sea, throwing rain toward maharaj. deborah and good. her ads were under amber weather alerts. could see about a $100.00 to $200.00 millimeters of rain in the days to come. then we've got this

cookin up in the bay, a bank all likely to become a se clinic storm as it slammed into entre pradesh dish and west bank gall flooding will be a concern here. speaking about flooding, we have seen it on so the ways the about $900.00 homes destroyed landside reported a deadly landside in west java. and the rain is still coming for jakarta with a high 31 degrees. seen a lot of rain for central areas of vietnam, almost some meter of rain that's destroy $2500.00 homes. things are starting to dry off, denying a hive 24 degrees on thursday. high pressure is carving out. sunny skies across says central and also eastern areas of china. so not much to report here. and the rain has made a clean sweep across areas of japan, but look at this some see and do snow for the western side of honshu and hawk hydro as well. and for we've got some chile temperature support. oh, just a high of to that's it. susan lou with sponsored by katara ways from the al jazeera london rural car. fantastic to people in thoughtful

conversation with no hope. and no limitation believed as a person of color. it was a struggle. yeah, it would be much easier for me. thank those, that white people part to go in the header and sing a song right there in carry other people wait a minute, you get why don't you stop what you're doing and leave one studio b on out there. ah ah, what about the 0 reminder top? so is this, our nato is wanting moscow of serious consequences including sanctions. if russia

uses force against ukraine, concerns about russian military build up in the ukrainian border of dominated and meeting with nato foreign ministers in reger. the chief says it's time for the block to consider making coven 19 vaccinations. mandatory cases are on the rise across the continent, which is deemed to be the epicenter of the pandemic. uganda deploying soldiers across the border into democratic republic of congo was a battles. and on group policy airstrikes against the allied democratic forces on tuesday as part of a joint operation with the congolese army. the u. s. supreme court listing 2 arguments in what's been termed the most important abortion case in a generation, they're going to decide whether to uphold a 2018 mississippi law. that bans most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy and women's right to terminate the pregnancy was established in 1973. that was a case known as role versus weight pro and anti abortion protesters. i've taken to

the students in washington, dc and in mississippi. well, the law at the center of the case before the supreme court hasn't yet come into effect in mississippi. lower courts have consistently ruled that had violates previous supreme court rulings that say, states may not ban abortion before viability. usually between 22 and 24 weeks, the supreme court is also yet to rule on a texas abortion law that came into effect in september. it bands most terminations after 6 weeks, pro abortion groups to say the laws in both republican states go against woman's rights to terminate a pregnancy, guaranteed in roe vs wade, and allowing the loss to stand could lead to abortion protection being overturned. well, hi, fidel castro is joining us now live from washington dc. if i understand correctly how to the wasn't a decision expected on this until i think the middle of next year. why is today's hearing so important?

that's right. today's are the oral arguments. rob and the justices are now hearing the arguments from both sides, and it is an important to day in britain nearly 50 years. it's a moment that anti abortion movement. members have been waiting for since ro versus way was established in 1973. and we've seen an incremental shipping away at abortion rights acts as in the u. s. in the ever since then, this year alone with states and acting more than $100.00 new restrictions on abortions. but this case, the for justice is now from the state of mississippi is the most direct challenge to that legal president. and the attorneys for mississippi are arguing at this very moment, not only for their ban on abortions after 15 weeks to stand within the state of mississippi, but they're asking these justices to overturn roe vs wade altogether. and they may find a receptive audience in this new 63 conservative majority makeup of the court. of

course, as a reminder, 3 of these justices hor, appointed by former president donald trump and he promised his appointees to be against abortion. heidi what happens if from further down the line this case is upheld and subsequently the court eventually overturn this rule versus wait. right, and that's an outcome that will have to wait a few months for rob when they decide when they announce the decision from this case. but if roe vs wade is over turn that could mean states immediately moving to ban abortions outright. there are at least 12 conservative states that have laws on the books are called trigger law, so they would immediately take effect. if rose versus weight is overturn to ban abortions in those states, there are 26 states and all i and growing who are moving in that same direction. but again, this is still something that will not be decided to day. the justice is here. could i could affirm rovers has weighed keeping abortions legal in the us,

they could overturn it or they could find some sort of middle path where they avoid rolling on the bigger legal issues of the case and focus narrowly on the mississippi issue alone. i do, thanks very much. that's how to jo, castro, from washington dc. well, the polish parliament's debating a new bill that would been all abortions. it's prompted protests by women's rights activists earlier in this week. poland and actually district abortion law last year, terminations are only allowed in cases of rape or incest. or if a woman's life or health is in danger, tens of thousands of people protested at the beginning of november. after a 30 year old woman died after being refused an abortion. the hospital has defended its decision. he used condemned the law and it's called on warsaw to ensure no more women die because of the restrictions. the us and the taliban have ended 2 days of meetings in cut. our way to discuss the monitoring crisis. enough galveston. the

taliban asked the us to release financial assets and removed sanctions. washington is calling on the taliban to ensure the rights of afghans and form and inclusive government. the un says more than half of the people in afghanistan, a suffering from acute food shortages this winter. and agencies a warning of a potential crisis in neighboring countries. that's a thousands of people continue to flee afghans on global brian travel to the country. border turnover from holler. as soon as a recent surgeon, people crossing in both directions with its cross border traffic and people in goods, islam hello provides a good indicator of the problems facing both afghanistan and iran. the surge of people trying to leave afghanistan as the taliban took over, has eased in recent weeks, assign according to those guarding this crossing. the conditions have improved. oh, come governor, come find whatever problems the migrants had thought they've been solved for vehicles including trucks are moving freely again with that sort of considering

this is such a sensitive crossing things on the border itself are pretty relaxed before now. we as visitors, would have been held way back several 100 meters and several fences inside afghanistan. now we are allowed to approach up to the borderline itself. the last, how about checkpoint is right here. this is where i'm going to stand and beyond. here is iran. and taliban officials were eager to show us how they are also tackling smuggling and illegal migration across this 1000 kilometer border. but in the nearby major city of had at, there's a constant line of people that side the iranian consulate, hoping to get visas to leave. and here and through out the country makes shift camps of internally displaced. people have sprung up as the new government struggles to cope. bussey kids of

a sudden moped winter is now sitting in. if there's any kind of humanitarian assistance from whatever countries we would appreciate and accepting. back at the border, coming in the opposite direction as a steady stream of afghan deportees from iran. many of the victims of iran's long standing program, a forced repack creation because of its own worsening economic crisis article. but again, it's my 1st time back and again, it's 10 after 20 years with me and all these people around me, you have experience lots of problems in iran. but then now joined by more recent arrivals who fled after the taliban takeover? actually, i was obligated to leave my country, my house, leave people like nasa, ahmed harvey who refuses iranian soldiers of mistreating him. and actually i was trying to get to europe. but at the time when i was getting to iran, i got so difficult. the soldiers off for the border of huron,

have trying to kill you or just arrest you when they are rescued, they will punishment. they will give you as punishment as a animal. 2 months after leaving. he's back where he started, but says he won't be long before he's on the move. once more. robert bride al jazeera islam harlow afghanistan. israel is advancing in system of surveillance in the occupied west by buying living face scanning cameras and smartphone apps. palestinians say it's yet another invasion of their privacy enabled him has more for him on even before. yes, edible man he presents his identification card at this is really checkpoint. the soldiers already knew who he is. he has to cross the checkpoint to get to his house in hebron, in the south of the occupied west bank. many cameras monitor his journey home. they're a part of an advanced israeli surveillance system that includes face scanning

cameras and like tracking. the cameras are so close to asters house. he says his family has lost any sense of privacy and did, but all the stuff that we had, she threw kirkland before all the choir changed him after i heard an israel soldier say i can zoom in train house. i want a little and see what happens inside. in addition to these cameras that have been put up by the israeli army, just the meter down residence, dallas. that is really settlers have put up another surveillance system here in hebron, in 2019 the israeli military acknowledged this non official system exists. no children here, don't feel safe in their own homes. a few months ago israeli soldiers re that this house walk the children up here to take the pictures, a palestinian social justice. the surveillance system shows how much these radio occupation controls palestinians ought fi. lini melanie, we are looking at a generation of palestinians who is anxious, angry, and filled with fear. they feel their lives are useless. and on top of their asked

to smile to their occupiers. he is really army has installed visible and hidden cameras across the west bank and told edges. eda, it's for security reasons. the army doesn't comment on its capabilities. but palestinians believe there are thousands of cameras monitoring them. recently. some israeli soldiers revealed be photographed palestinians. these photos are then used for a smartphone app called blue woof. the app matches the photos to the person's details in the system and alert folders if the person is wanted for arrests is really organization breaking. the silence collected the soldiers, testimonies the most. a shocking thing for me for us was to hear that we are sending now are soldiers to competes military unit to compete against each other, or who takes more, a 4th of all while it's danny and in the streets, even in their homes. palestinians like yasser see, the feel violated when he fears israel might use the private data to evict his

family out of their house. he that rahim elijah's eda had brought her in the occupied west bank ah and the sun next year, cato is due to host default world cup the walk up stadiums. a pot of hot as most ambitious projects, yet with almost all them built a year ahead of schedule and they're being tested now during the fee for arab cup. sort of highlight takes a look at the inspiration behind the designs. ah, 8 modern states of the art stadiums reflecting cats was rapid development as a country in just a few years with a common theme, tying them together. heritage architects, abraham j. the didn't need to go far to find inspiration for his design of all for mamma stadium. the goth via says pile of of local hertz. the

local guthrie is that we used to where we are kids. i would never forget going to the old school shopping for all sorts of styles of god for years. and i realized that was there was tons of the flint patterns and designs. but the challenge, he says was turning his idea into a functional unsustainable stadium in a country where temperatures reach almost 50 degrees celsius stadiums are air condition too. while it's open to the sky. and interestingly, even ventilation, these, the skin has some openings where the wind has been calculated to penetrate through to clear the proper breeze. on all the technical matters. categories home to less than 3000000 people. and with vast, undeveloped land, it's been in a unique position to build stadiums without controversial relocating homes are seen in some of the previous house countries. the locations of the stadiums where a wisely chosen to be built in and areas that the national strategy in the country

is moving toward and trying to move population toward. since cats are one, the world, cockpit, it's accelerated building its infrastructure like roads and public transport across the country. for the 1st time in world cup history, all the stadiums are within a short distance of each other. and i didn't dream. one thing would be more than one game in a day, and we'll get the way to do that and build an entirely new metric system to achieve a dismantle stadium, recyclable seats, and venues to be used as sports in club. so educational facilities, it's all parts of castles. walcott legacy plan of creating a community within and around the arena's. we made sure that the legacy aspect of those stadiums fits their local needs just abate stadium, which is the opening a stadium for, for the old cup. a still, the stadium provides lots of greenery for, for the north and pot to our pots of apart. and this scenario is as a,

replicated throughout our stadium. so we are pretty sure that there will be a, you know, some sort of a daily usage for these facilities beyond 2020, to the middle east. first, ever, wealth camp has taken more than a decade in the making. a game changer for cats are, as it aims to establish itself as a cultural hub in the region, sort of credit al jazeera, doha. ah, this is al jazeera, these are the top stories, nato's warning moscow of serious consequences, including sanctions of russia, uses force against ukraine. concerns about a russian military buildup in the ukrainian border have dominated a meeting of nato foreign ministers and rigor in the future. russian aggression would come at the high price and have serious political and economic consequences for.