amongst prestige environments of the arctic didn't such peril. ah, at least 13 people are killed and dozens injured as a volcano erupt, and indonesia is east java province. ah, i'm sammy's a dan. this is al jazeera alive from dell hall. so coming up, the gambia awaits for the results of an election seen as an important task for its transition to democracy. nearly 2000 uganda and soldiers cross into the democratic republic of congo in a joint operation with local forces against, than armed group plus i'm aerobic bride in western afghanistan where they just finished harvesting the world's most expensive spies in

a country. that right now is among the world's most economically unparalleled. ah, 13 people have been killed and dozens injured after indonesia is mount, samara volcano erupted. it happened in luma. jang, in the nation's most densely populated island of java. thousands of people fled their villages as larva mixed with rain submerged houses. they've been moved to evacuation centers, semerano as indonesia as highest volcano. it last to rob said in january, joining us from jakarta is bang, bang, harry morte a public policy. analysts good to have you with us. so what's happening? first of all, let's start with the people that they've been moved to evacuation shelters. are they getting supplies? what sort of future are they looking at?

i think at least most of them because most of them has been f up weight and i think about the last on the one. 0 one did you have been in the hospital, but we also had a storage shed. some people might be trapped in danger. aria and need to be up with it because the law mutually has destroyed one of the brakes that connected to this city and some people remain under danger. gone and still being as we are talking right now. right now, it's not unusual of course to have volcanic corruptions at this time of the year in the region. but why is this on this time proved so deadly. so destruct who was looking at the pictures while you're talking?

yes, nick, it actually also, but of my big question that i need to find the answer because so marrow mountain is located in one of the most eventually populated area. it's been it's always a closely monitored by our work on all of this. and they know that every time we have a big rainy season, some sort of what they sometimes go check under. ready the interruption happen, so they should have been able to get warning for people. ringback but from the interview dealing to many of as to why what they seem to be caught by surprise. so this is still a question that will be answered. why they are quite by to bryce. what went wrong if somebody sleeping on the job or our way of communicating, they get it is not sufficient. or maybe when,

because young people who are yesterday, they shouldn't be. because if you know student why is one of the most potentially rated island in the world? land is gotta, should be and people are always trying to get a new rang that they can, you can. so just to clarify what you're saying is it sounds like the narrative coming from many survivors is that they did not get the volcanic corruption warning this time. it's not right. yeah, that's right. because the only one i think will get ambo wanting people who, you know, like, look, minding the sand near, but the people whose houses were destroyed. most of them. so 3 quarters that quite by sure. right now. all right, well thank you so much for sharing girl. what you know about it so far by buying, have you moved to their thank you will having now,

indian officials say 13 civilians have mistakenly been killed during a military operation that happened in the northeastern state of nag, a land. the armies reported to have shot at a trot, carrying dozens of people troops then late of 5 as a crowd that had gathered to protest against the truck attack. one soldier was also killed. in this home minister made shar, has twisted about the shooting, sang his anguish, expressing his deepest condolences to the families of those have lost their loved ones lives and he says they'll be thorough investigation. i, the state government election results in the gambia are expected to start coming in later on sunday votes is used a unique system for casting that ballots. an election seen as a test to their nations, transition to democracy, turn out was high as voters decided where the president of them a barrow deserves. another term now does air as admin address reports from the

capitol been jewel president adam of battle arrived to cast his vote. aware that in this title he contested election, there could be surprises. but the president and his supporters are counting only divided opposition to achieve victory. or i hope i am john present to support this one. everybody knows not even go to general. as you remember, we're going to be doing a barrel is challenged by the median athletics of the coalition. that entity the victory over his predecessor jada, jamie 5 years ago. they also voted and i confident of women. when i went to say that i have got my work and hm didn't let it down to god, but it did to him. this election is significant in many aspects, from the record number of candidates to the nearly a 1000000 people who registered to vote. solomon boss as the difference between the 2016 election and this one is clear,

the feeling of fear was there. but this one has no feeling of fear from my own, from my own business. and does it mean anything for us? a voter. yeah, it means something, yes, because then somebody can do that editing, which is not in line with his own desire for 1st time to how a demi, it's a dream come true. you'd feel nice wouldn't, since since i was a dad i wanted to get a feel like i said, 141 as an old previous elections since 947 unique system is used traditional models along with a drum and bell inside. this could be the last time the mobiles system of voting. if you understand the gambia with a list of candidates going, it's becoming increasingly expensive to produce ballot boxes for each candidate.

and in all of the countries, 1540 the election commission once the paper ballots in the next vote. because the system that a software country for more than half a century is no longer sustainable. turn out across the country was impressive. and the process like and the peaceful people are enjoying greater freedom the, you know, the seeing the value of elections as a means to piece because gummy, that was very, got up. these love in but also love the result of the election is expected within 24 hours of poles closing on saturday night degrees. algebra by june, the gambia sedans military chief says the army will leave politics after elections that are scheduled for 2023. general labs for both hon offered the insurance during one of several interviews he gave with international news agencies on saturday. for

han flood led the military takeover and october before a deal was struck last month to reinstate the prime minister at your house. when a government is elected, the armed forces and all organized security groups, i believe, will have no participation in political matters. this is what we agreed upon and this is the armies natural situation for the armed forces to carry out its duties. because there will be a government elected by the sudanese people that expresses their will and hope. hope his prime minister is cold on young people. fighting for the rebels from to grind to surrender, and not take part in what he called a war without to go. fighting is said to be limited to areas between the towns of bassi and dessie in the northeast. the government says it's making progress, and this captured more towns from the rebels. state media reporting rebels of lost all of their positions inside the region. their leader describes the claims as propaganda of the i v. in war there is progress and

regression. this is the nature of war. the sites that we have seized, and others that we've evacuated. and within the framework of the strategy that we set, we withdrew from some positions and we deployed. this is not because military pressures changing the positions with our decision. nearly 2000 uganda and soldiers have crossed into the democratic republic of the congo to fight alongside troops there. it's part of a joint operation against an armed group. the allied democratic forces has been blamed for attacks in d. r. c, and uganda. catalog has or the, an, as the latest on the military action. soldiers from 2 countries on the hunt for one common enemy. ships from uganda have joined their counterpart and democratic republic of congo, hoping that together they'll defeat rebels from the allied democratic forces or 80

s their targets include the d or cs. renzo re mountains where the armed group establish itself more than 25 years ago. okay, so what are you, grand and allies carried out an air strike across our border earlier this week. now together with our dear c, troops were on the move on a mission to push out the rebels in the region. it's an unusual collaboration between uganda and the d r c, but both governments say the adf poses a threat. they can't afford to ignore. the armed group is accused of having links to isolate and killing hundreds of people, village rates, and northeastern democratic republic of congo. never heard of and uganda blended for suicide bombings last month. and it's capital kampala. oh, we're very happy. both governments are working together. we've suffered and cried because of all the security and killings we supported and encouraged both armies. villages like these often bear the brunt of the violence. entire communities have

been displaced and regional leaders here, the fighting can spill over to other neighboring countries. we are either the dollars under we already did this, but he's been years ugandan troob say they're ready to stay in the d r. c until the rebels are pushed out. but critics gear the press as a foreign troops could lead to more unrest and perhaps to the rights of other armed katia, little crystal williams. i was a 0. the number of new daily covey 19 cases in south africa has nearly quadrupled in full days. more than 16000 infections were recorded on saturday. it's underscore and concerns about the rapids spread the new amik chrome variant from johannesburg for me, the miller explains how the government is responding by encouraging more people to get vaccinated. this is one of a few 100 vaccination centers in the halting province in south africa. how ting has

been hard to hit by the rise in covert 19 infections between 70 and 80 percent of new infections across all the africa in this province alone. and that is why authorities are saying that people need to get out and get vaccinated. that has been some level of vaccine hesitancy, about 42 percent of people who are eligible for a vaccine have actually taken that up. but that number dropped to about 56 percent for people who have taken up 2 doses, who are fully vaccinated. the government has sets up a number of drives, door to door awareness campaigns, trying to create awareness around why the vaccine is important, especially because so little is known around the army of variance. and the greatest concern is just how easily it spreads, and that is being reflected in the spike in numbers that south africa is experiencing one area of concern, while hospitalizations, if people has remained relatively low,

a number of young children under the age of 5, having to be admitted to hospital now becoming ill off the contracting coven. 19 this week we've seen a number of students 12 to 17. since it was open to that age group a month or so ago. that has come in now for, for the vaccinations coming in with the parents coming in their families. so there has been that we have to end up taking a number off infected the kids at the surrounding schools over. yes. well, i think parents are exercising portia a week ago, this vaccination center had about 50 or 60 people coming through every day. and now that number has doubled. so that is encouraging for people trying to make sure that south africans are getting vaccinated. but we've also been to several vaccination centers in this province, some entirely empty, some with people trickling through and others more busy. so there's still an issue around vaccine hesitancy, but certainly a significant proportion of the south african population has been spooked by this new army. kron variant and more people are coming out to get

a job. stella had an al jazeera, russia is accused of weapon ising its energy resources to put more pressure on ukraine. and will tell you why cubans are seeking refuge in greece despite significant challenges. ah, the who's hello there, let's look to europe and there's more wet, windy and wintery weather on the way this week. and those cold conditions are going to bring temperatures down across central and northern regions. but the south isn't going to escape. we're seeing that wet and windy weather continuing to plague in the mediterranean, but for some day it's going to be the north west seas really chilly conditions come into play. we've got a weather system moving into iceland. we're going to see heavy rain and snow and by

the time we get into monday that will slam into britain and island. some of the heavy snow falling in scotland. now there was wintry conditions push across into scandinavia. the snow from norway as well as the denmark, we are going to see the attempt just come down for sweden and the baltic states in the days to comedy is going to feel very chilly. indeed. now the sound doesn't escape. as i said, we've got those wet and windy conditions pulling into france and northern parts of spain, some heavy snow here. it clears by the time we get some monday, but it's going to pick up. it's me once again the south thing a lot of that wet weather as well as coastal areas of the age at 60 in the balkans is going to see a winter remixed blow east. by the time we get into monday, now it's wet weather for grief. from choose day. we are going to see that rain effect, northern areas of africa. ah, the end of the country with an abundance of results for the trade already won

indonesia, his friends for me, we moved full to grow and frock. 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. invest. let's be part linda. this is growth and progress. invent indonesia. now, lou ah, welcome back time to recap headlines now. a volcanic eruption in indonesia is most populated. island is killed at least 13 people. thousands of people fled their

villages and are and evacuation centers after lava mixed with rain submerged houses . vote counting zondaway in the gambia of the sac, today's high turn out in the presidential election. it's the 1st vote since president yahoo jama was asked it from power. indian official say 13 civilians have mistakenly been killed during a military operation in the northeastern states of nag or land. the army is reported to have shot the truck carrying dozens of people and later find the crowd . a day's has been set for us. president joe biden and russian president vladimir putin to hold talks after the recent tensions in east in ukraine. the leaders are due to speak on a video call on tuesday, as thousands of russian troops gather near ukraine's border. u. s. and ukrainian officials say intelligence suggests an invasion or attack is possible in the coming weeks. kremlin is repeatedly dismissed. those concerns their russia has stopped

exporting coal to ukraine, saying it needs to cover high demand at home. ukraine depends on russian coal to keep its lights on and as long accuse moscow of using energy as a weapon. charles stratford reports from taura, skin east in ukraine. a coal mine close to the front line in eastern ukraine. mines such as this one, have helped fuel industry in the don bus region and across what was the soviet union for over a century. but ukraine remains dependent on russia to meet its energy needs, especially coal, which is vital for fueling ukrainian pow stations. in 2014 pro russia, separatists seized control of the majority of the mines. further depleting, ukraine's access to call decades of neglect means much of the mines infrastructure is close to collapse. about all the new enough is your thought. the equipment we

have is from 958, lack of investment and government negligence is one of the reasons why we face a shortage. things could be difficult this winter. another problem is that russia caught ukraine's coal supply. last month. russia has recently stopped exporting coal to ukraine, saying that there's just too much domestic internal demand for the natural resource . some analysts are describing this is nothing short of blackmail. an effort by russia to weapon analyze its vast natural resources as a means of putting pressure on ukraine. and it's not just cold. russia is using to try and control your grain. these a gas pipelines similar to those that transport russian gas across ukraine to europe. europe relies on russia for around 35 percent of its energy needs. and

ukraine gets paid transit fees, which were around 2000000000 dollars last year. but those days on nearly over the non stream to pipeline, which is expected to be opperation next year, bypasses ukraine. instead transporting gas from russia to germany under the baltic sea. russia trying to lead to divide europe for russia. multiple energy relations was different states separately. rather than with then go from graham perspective, this means that russia will. ready have has free to, to believe station in between more actively germany has warned russia not to use its gas exports as a weapon, but has been criticized by other european states and ukraine for exposing here to more economic pressure from moscow. so analysts say, russia's aim of trying to keep ukraine inexpensive influence is impossible. it is

simply not possible to have that sort of control away our neighbors. we've all with investing huge resources military as well as economy because in b and as i see on racy she, i think it moscow and age to modify its aids because very simply, natalie winter is just beginning. yes is so worried about the potential electricity blackouts that it's been forced to start importing coal from as far away as the us and colombia. so analysts say economic, an energy pressure from russia will continue because the more ukraine talks about future nato and e u membership. the board moscow sees red cha, strap it al jazeera tor esque eastern ukraine. asylum seekers from cuba joining others from africa and asia trying to enter the east through greece, but they shut out of established procedures and processes,

leaving them desperate for food and shelter. john trocklin reports from athens. one spends his days on his fern contacting other asylum seekers from his native. cuba is sally tomarco and i thought of making a list to see how many cubans there are and give this to which our organization we could there are lawyers, doctors, civil engineers close on. we're not brigands. we want to the country though. all embrace us to see that we can offer things to society. we're not here to extract wealth and go home. let's be part of society and contribute. kwan says he became aware of the plight of other cubans when he was arrested while trying to catch a plane to italy. the walls of his cell were covered in graffiti opposing the communist regime and havana. cubans have been arriving in greece since food shortages led to unrest and a violent crack down in havana last july. the u. s. border is close to them, so they fly to russia visa, free than to serbia and walk to greece. many pay about $9.00 a night for a bed and

a flat. but with their money running out, they sometimes find themselves on the street horns. friend carlos managed to find a week of work in construction at the weather hun. i have 11 euros on me. that's all that's left from the week i worked. there are 9 children, one and i pulled our money and bought milk and other groceries for them. we are part of a group where everyone helps each other one of them to night. i don't know where i will stay, it will make some calls. if i can't find a place, i'll make a plan. but there are others who are worse off on me. are carlo, spend all the money. he brought from cuba, buying several tickets to fly from greece to germany or spain. police foiled all his attempts to get their cubans could apply for asylum that would entitle them to rent subsidy and monthly cash allowance. but they would have to have registered at a reception center like those found on the eastern g, an island, the usual entry route for refugees. there was no such center on the north macedonian border where they entered greece. so the only option now is to apply

online even that is difficult, says facilities proper, hopeless who runs a legal aid charity for refugees. not even simply the, not even the spanish interpreters because this is a new new future wave. right now, what is going on is that the, the authorities do not register them as al switches and force them to leave either back to the country to coma or to find their own way elsewhere. these refugees have another option. they can formally apply for asylum before being deported, but then they risk being imprisoned back home. we asked carlos how he felt about that. i said, i thought i'd rather spend my life in jail here than return to cuba. jobs that opal us al jazeera, athens, israeli forty's, shelton killed the palestinian man who police say stab than israeli civilian. it

happened just outside damascus gate in occupied east jerusalem on saturday. for the appears to show his ready police pointing their guns of paramedics, preventing them from treating the palestinian israeli stabbing victim was treated and is now in hospital fonts in saudi arabia. held a joint phone call with lebanon's prime minister, and was seen as a gesture in resolving a diplomatic crisis. the call was made as french president, emanuel micron visited saudi arabia, off the trips to the u. e and culture. the kingdom and other gulf states withdrew their ambassador from beirut last month, angered by government minister who criticized the saudi led war in yemen. the minister resigned on friday. farmers in west enough canister have just finished harvesting flowers that produce saffron is the world's most expensive spice. and the crop offers hope in the country. petering on the brink of economic disaster. from mcbride reports from the western province of haddocks. in the fields of hair

at the end of the saffron harvesting, is often marked by children from nearby villages coming to pick what's left for pocket money. for there is real value in the small purple flowers of the crocus family that yield the world's most expensive spice. since its introduction from neighboring iran, saffron cultivation has boomed in this province in recent years, and its value to afghanistan given its current economic plight, has never been more important. for saffron produces the turmoil of the taliban takeover has caused disruption for the shipping and banking services they need for exports. but they say at least there isn't the same corruption they faced under the old government method can make on the problems of the banking system. are a big issue for businesses. but i think we face list bureaucratic interference and

the long term i'm optimistic about the future. extracting the precious filaments from the flowers, processing the individual threads to remove impurities, then sorting them into different grades requires painstaking attention. it's a role traditionally carried out by women. while men do the work in the fields, despite concerns they taliban might try to stop women from working produce as we spoke, to say there's been no problems so far and that's good for the wider social significance of this spice or in the last couple of decades it's been promoted as an alternative to growing poppies for the opium trade. a trend helped by saffron's rising international price. and of course, there would be some interest from the other problem anyway. they see that the price is really high. of course, there is

a debt bring also the land under the contribution of the flooring, the thought from as a lucrative alternative to puppy production. saffron cultivation was encouraged to cross afghan is done by the previous administration. it stands as one of its more successful legacies. but the vast majority of the country, saffron and the best quality spice still originates from the fields of had us. it's been recognized by international awards as among the best in the world. and most of the stuff that i export to more than 27 countries, and i know that suffering can change the economic face of i've gone this time and i know the soil and other provinces will also produce a front placing such trust in the powers of one tiny flower may be hoping for too much, but this is a country in need of any little help right now. rob mcbride, al jazeera herat after this done. a giant christmas tree has been lit up in the

occupied west bank city of bethlehem, where christians believe jesus was born the faithful, gathered outside the church of nativity, hoping cove 19 doesn't ruin another holiday season. bethlehem was all what closed last christmas. ah, and let's take you through some of the headlines here now. jesse are now a volcanic eruption and in it, each of most populated island is killed. at least 13 people. thousands of people fly their villages and are in evacuation centers after lava mixed with rain submerged houses. experts say it's unclear how warnings of interruption could have been this.