awarded to journalists, maria resi, and dmitri morocco for to receive a 2021 prize for their courageous contributions to freedom of expression in the philippines and russia. in an exclusive interview, live from or slow. we'll talk to this year's laureates about the challenges and dangers of doing their job and its significance and protecting democracy. the nobel interview, only on a jazeera ah . india's defense chief and 12 others have been killed and a military helicopter crash. ah, ha, ha ha. romney what job is there like my headquarters here in doha coming up in the next 30 minutes? i will be consequences. i'll put those in bold if both rows were broken. the u. k.

prime minister apologizes after linked video shows his senior staff joking about holding a party during last year's lockdown. also social democrat, i left shows his sworn in his japanese new chancellor, taking over from angler marker which as president vladimir putin says the talks with the us county park. joe biden . what positive and the more dialogue is possible? ah, welcome to the program. we started india, where the highest ranking military official has been killed in a helicopter crash. now the russian made helicopter came down short of its destination, which was a military training college in the state of tamil nadu. defends chief general, a bip in rather his wife and 11 others were killed. one person survived and has been treated in a military hospital is not know why the helicopter crushed and investigation is

underway. elizabeth problem has more from the capital, new delhi. the indian air force confirmed the news of the death tweeting with deep regret. it has been ascertained that general ben rollin, mrs. medulla, and 11 persons on board died and what they call the unfortunate accident. they were 14 people on board, the military helicopter 13, including beth and robert's wife died, and one person is being treated and hospital now. the administrator of the district of middle good us and louder, where the crash took place has said that the identity of the body will have to be confirmed to dna testing because of the severe burns that they suffered. now this was a helicopter that was carrying robert and other senior officials from an air force base in su loued and nodded to a distance not so far away to the defense of college in wellington, for them to attend an event they. this is a very mountainous region with

a loss of forest. now we can see from the pictures of the aftermath of the crash, the wreckage of the helicopter is completely inflamed. 63 year old and that is the 1st person in india to hold the position of the chief of defense staff. he was the chief of the army staff. this was a newly created position. he assumed it in january 2020. and it was created to integrate the 3 armed forces in india, that is the army, the navy, and the air force. and he was the highest ranking defense official in india. prime minister. and the name of the movie has cheered a meeting off his cabinet and defense minister raj. nothing is expected to address parliament about the crash on thursday morning. was expected to do it later on wednesday afternoon, but he instead went to the residence. and although an inquiry has been ordered by

the indian air force, there are already a lot of questions about how a helicopter carrying india's top defense official could have crashed. now the u. k . prime minister has apologized to parliament after a leak to video, showed his senior staff joking about a party, reportedly held during last year's lockdown. now at that time, london was under a top tier restriction with no social events allowed within businesses that police are examining the video as part of a review of the reported violations. so let's take a quick look at the footage that sparks the controversy i had is in prison. there was a downstream awesome friday night. you recognize it? i went home. oh that all it own. heard. ah, with condone a how you was the answer and it wasn't a hearty which is more like a again, this is my all right?

with this recorded is fictional party with a business me and it was not so she did well. all of the of either seen in the video the reported to have resign now bars. johnson says he's furious but has repeatedly denied any rules were broken and insist that he was told the event never happened. now opposition, labor party leader care star man, accused the prime minister of taking the public for falls and questioned johnson's leadership. and who summons is following parliament session in london. so very raucous session, the prime minister's questions, it was always going to be that way. the prime minister was bruised in the exchanges with cast alma, the leader of the main opposition party. the labor party was uproar, as he tried to apologize several times and then said that there would be an inquiry by his cabinet secretary. this would look at the conduct of these senior downing

street staff as in the way they conducted that sort of fake type of press conference. and the last thing in the joking, which is really cause more anger amongst the british public. and the way that it just was arrogant and dismissed a very serious situation. then at that time allegedly this policy because the government is still saying it's cold and never actually happened. which frankly just doesn't wash with people and doesn't wash with parliament. time and time again, care story challenged the prime minister, but he tried to hold his ground but was unconvincing. it seemed out of course, not only is it not going to be an inquiry by the cabinet secretary, but also by metropolitan police, looking at the whole situation in terms of coven rules,

evidently being breached. if it did take place in a closed courses and i room within downing street anyway, this is what the prime minister had to say. i can understand how infuriating it must be to think that the people who have been setting the rules have not been following the mississippi. because i was also curious to see that. and if you pick up, i apologize. i apologize unreservedly to the effect that it is caused up on the country and i apologize for the impression that it gives but i repeat mister speaker that i have been repeatedly assured since these obligations emerged that there was no party. this virus isn't defeated. we're going to face other tests where the british people might be off by their leaders to make further sacrifices

for the greater good. her majesty the queen alone when she mock the passing of the man should be marked for 73 years. leadership sacrifice. that's what gives leaders of moral authority to lee. well, the moral authority. that's the question now on storm i was saying the how can both johnson stand in front of the british public and off them to make sacrifices when there appears to be one rule for them? one rule for the leaders of this country. the question is, this will paris johnson managed to somehow get out of this. so convincing the public that he is serious about what's going on when he's been seen. not wearing a face mask in a hospital when there's been a pile of other breaches made and embarrassments for the government. this is, it seems a moment when the prime minister has facing political damage. unlike any other

situation he's been in since taking office bill of shows has been flawed in germany's new chancellor. now the social democratic replaces angle. america is left off. it's after 16 years, ministers of the new 3 way coalition government have also been appointed. coalition has to step up efforts against climate change and the pandemic vast. and has this update from belin, the end of merkel era has really now come to an end. we saw her leaving her office the chance li, emotional moment, i would think so after 16 years, she hasn't really set what she's going to do, but she will take some rest. and now all eyes of course are on all of shows and his seem they have. and those are very ambitious governments coalition plan built of 3 parties, an unlikely coalition at star, because it's the liberals for social democrats and the greens, but in managed to sorted out and present the 177 page blad, modernizing germany trans, listening to a renewable energy, a social justice, sir,

aspect as well. a minimum wage will be up to 12 year old, an hour and, and international. all of your society wants is franklin europe. so there's no time for a honeymoon. the government will have to go to work immediately. malaysia's former prime minister, energy reside remains defiant after an appeals court upheld his guilty verdict and a corruption case. now he wanted the judge to throw out his 12 year prison sentence and $50000000.00 fine. but she pleaded not guilty to dozens of charges tied to his involvement in a multi $1000000000.00 state fund scheme. flawlessly reports now from prove dryer. you dismissed the guilty verdict against nat geo, because that stands before my malaysian prime minister was sentenced to 12 years in prison and find at 50000000 dollars last year for illegally receiving $10000000.00

from a former unit of state investment fund, one n d b i like to see that i am very disappointed in the judgment, deliberately i a court of appeal this morning. i. i have lost my voice and file immediate appeal to the court has temporarily suspended the sentence, pending the appeal and logic remains free on bail. his supporters, dozens of whom had gathered outside court on wednesday, say he's being persecuted to live, the better he will. we feel extremely said that the appeals court has upheld the sentence. now jeep is a leader who sacrificed so much for the people and the country. the court reject it, nudges defense. he had acted in the national interest and said evidence showed the former lead in you or ought to have known the money in his accounts were from illegal proceeds. the court of appeal in a unanimous decision to uphold nudged conviction,

said the case in which more than $10000000.00 was transferred to no jobs. personal bank accounts was a national embarrassment. this is the 1st of 5 trials involving one mtv, that not chip faces. u. s. a malaysian authority say at least 4 and a half $1000000000.00 was stolen from the state investment fund. it was anger about the one m d b corruption allegations that led to no chips coalition being voted out in 2018. that was the 1st time it lost power since malaysia gained independence in 1957. not ship has been trying to mount a political comeback since then. and his party returned to par last year. analysts say, while the conviction is a setback for nudging, it's too early to write him off. unity, as long as the legal view of the legal process on going, you will try very, very hard to stand in the mass, general election impossible get back to the office of the prime minister. polls are

not due until 2023, but could be called as early as the middle of next year. florence louis al jazeera patricia malaysia, russia's presidents, as talks with his us cantavon have attentions in ukraine. we're open and constructive. lot of putin and job buttons like virtually on tuesday, about thrushes trip build up on the board with ukraine. the us war that moscow would face severe sanctions if it invade russia denies it has any such plans. bennett smith has moved from moscow that i may have put in described long and detailed talks. he said were constructive and subjective. and he said the most important thing is that we can continue us dialogue. so it generally positive tone coming from the russian present, who's been pushing his office in the coming, pushing for these talks of many weeks now. but he did still say what he believes nato is pursuing a clearly confrontational policy towards russia. he said,

and book asked about if russia was planning to invade you crazy, cold, such a, just such a suggestion. provocative receipt, but it will literally be with your new political. russia pursues peaceful foreign policy, but it has the right to insure it security in the mid to long term, as they have said already. and we are discussing this with all her partners, including my dial up partner yesterday, president biden. we can only be concerned about the prospective of ukraine's possible admission to nato, because this will undoubtedly be followed by the deployment there of appropriate military contingent basis and weapons that threaten. there is the normandy grouping . this is made up of france, germany, russia, and ukraine. and it was sets up to try and bring an end to the fighting. it has fail so far to do that. but russia is now saying there's no reason why the us shouldn't join this group. and that seems to come off the back of a suggestion by the u. s. secretary state on sidney lincoln last week. but

washington try is offering it services to try and facilitate toward facilitate talks to end the fighting. we should also say that ukraine's foreign minister at the end of these talks between brought biden and putin. he described them a serving the per purpose of the terrans and de escalation. while still here on out there, we talk to some of the workers helping bring kind of world cup stadiums to life. ah, ah, look forward to brutus guys with sponsored by capital airways. almost the entire east coast of india brace and for some rain. hello everyone. good to see, let me show you exactly what's going on. that ne monsoon become an active again, so that stirring up brain in the bay had been gall and it's moving further toward

the west. so the top end and the bottom end of the east coast of india get that rain some heavier pulses in there for entrepreneurs dash o dish and westbank. all that's on thursday. let me show you. friday mostly breaks apart fragments, but another round of rain force for longer in bursts of rain. for them all these malia high of 30 degrees. speaking about that ne, on soon be more active, are seen the rain steer rate into central southern parts of vietnam. this is plaguing coachman city with the high of 30 degrees. also for the philippines. dows with rain toward the east and central areas. once again, all because of that. ne monsoon areas of china seen the cloud break up for central eastern portions. nice dang, wayland with the high 21 degrees, but you know where we got that cloud deck thickening up it's toward the northeast of china. same goes across the korean peninsula. so where we see this car, we could see some showers and the potential for snow over higher ground than all that wet and windy weather over a haunch. it's now pushed out toward the pacific. tokyo beauty of

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look about you're watching out there with me. so robin a reminder of all top stories. india's defense chief general bip and rather than 12 other officials have been killed and a helicopter crash that came down in the mill. got a stick to the district of southern double lardy. one person who survived the u. k . prime minister has apologized after leaked video, showed senior officials joking about a christmas party during a cove at 19 lockdown. forest. johnson has repeatedly denied any rules, were broken. a senior adviser has now resigned. ela shoals has been sworn in as the new chancellor of germany. he's replacing angular merkle, he's leaving office up to 16 years. at least 23 people have been killed after gunman set fire to a bus in central. and jerry, now the bus was traveling to a village called a sub on bethany in could do an estate on monday. at least 7 people managed to escape and seek medical attention. fidelis and bar has more from the attack from

nigeria capitol. abuto is actually really traumatic, especially for those who witness the the incident, the vehicle was traveling from a small village on the boundary. that's in so called to state of western major with barbara with here with public and you know, this way intern, my migrants who were traveling to neighbors state and in the process why they were traveling the way ambushed by disbanding when the vehicle some assaulted did open fire on them and then all of them about the 23 who were confirmed that was with bonds during that incident. and just a few survived, even though some witnesses did say that the number could be higher than the 23 that was given by the so called to state government. this is actually not very common incident, a not a common occurrence in the, especially in the so called to area. not west because i packed what did not be

bindix will normally do is attack these vehicles, kid, not people for around thumb and we're wrapped on the page. they will release them, but in this case the opened fire and the vehicle some assaulted and these people died even like some of the witnesses claimed that the wish depending mature that they were dead before they left the seed. so this is actually a very worrying trend, even though we've had like a little cases similar to this in the past. but is there a warning trend officially for the security agencies? a report by boston university has made a direct link between a coal fired power plant and the high level of cancer locals in the northwest town . a pin. you say the town has emptied in the past decade. they're not concerned about plans going ahead to expand the plant. laura burden. manley explains the town of became years sits in the shadow of both near hurts cadina's largest power plant,

considered europe's most producing. it seemed blamed for many debts and mass migration. and this is a culprit to large stretches of ash and coal deposits or the deer though i portray us. here it is. as soon as a child is born, he gets bronchitis. asthma instead of the lungs naturally developing. every day we bury someone. never before have more people died than now. this is hell because the kenya has been empty of its residence a decade ago. 5500 people lived here. now that down to a 1000, a recent health studies link tells us smoke and ash to high levels of lung cancer, asthma, and chronic disease walking. so if i tell you there is no clear border between virginia and the power plants, the impact of the plans, lag, and hash deposits account for 70 percent of that. and chronic diseases. compared with 3 percent of the saline district, which we compared to to the tesla count is one of 5. the provide the nation with 70

percent of its electricity. it's directed denies links to high levels of cancer and then terribly milk. the other category name up, there is not a single coal fired plant that has no impact on the environment. we, as owners, are obliged to take a number of measures prescribed by law to reduce that impact. according to these environmental and energy characteristics, these are production units that are equal to those built in the year. and now the ground is being prepared for plans to be expanded in a chinese back deal. this is despite china's pledge to start building new co plants abroad and the ease energy watchdog saying it's reaching e u law and the rule. activate air pollution, me most system coin laundry. we have a system that serves to protect operators who do not meet their obligations regarding environmental protection. but here when i talk about environmental protection, i'm talking about human lives. the few remaining residents fear the new plant will

add to them misery, and the driver power will drain the town of the last few people still left lore about a man the al jazeera in douglas, pfizer says it's covered 19 vaccine is able to, in its own words neutralize the alma called variance after 3 doses. now the pharmaceutical giants as 2 days is still of protection against of a illness. but the booster remains the best course of action. pfizer has started to develop an alma called specific vaccine which should be available next year. could be 100 cases in south korea upon 7000. and one day for the 1st time, prime minister came to kill, says that he's concerned about the increasing number number upon me of critically ill patients. he says the article barian is contributing to the rise and infections have treatment for patients is being considered to reduce pressure on hospitals.

doctor alice tans specializes in disease prevention, ms. medi women's hospital and is for associate professor the samsung medical center . she says, cases start of climbing up to south korea, east meshes in november, listed many restrictions, including allowing visitations to long term care facilities such as convalescent hospitals and nursing homes. unfortunately, we did not take into account the amount of waning of munity that had occurred, especially in people older than 60 years old. and so with measures lifted, there was an increase in community transmission which we expected. but unfortunately, there was also a huge spike in break infections, especially in people age 60 and above. and that's what caused a huge increase in the number of hospital admissions. and unfortunately,

in november, i saw the largest number of public belated dust in south korea since the onset of the pandemic. i think it's too early to say what the true virulence of the on variance is throughout the whole spectrum of disease. although we do suspect that it is much more transmissible than the tell to variant. and even in korea, we are seeing cases of breakthrough infection. our 1st 2 cases had been fully vaccinated with them during the vaccine. and then they had got the chronic infection. i was traveling in africa and so the army, cranberry and is, is in the community already in korea. and my biggest concern is that if we see huge increases in cases that inevitably always leads to increase in hospitalizations. even if the disease is last severe.

the serial always for line can man who was beaten to death in pakistan has been held in his home country. a crowd attacked priyanka the madonna before dragging him into the streets and setting him on fire. staff of the factory where he worked at accused him of destroying a religious poster. marcusson's prime minister says more than 100 people have been arrested. no fernandez has more from the victims home in gum, baja sri lanka. there's been her sort of almost disbelief, particularly standing here in his home. having spoken to a members of his closest family. it's very, very clear that the reality is yet to set in his wife is what you're trying to come to terms with what exactly transpired on friday, she did sort of urge the justice be done that the full arm of the law be used to ensure that perpetrators of this, essentially,

this dastardly act are brought to book to ensure that in future this doesn't happen again. but she is, she is very much a sort of, you know, taken aback by the proceedings as are these young sons. now it's a very close knit family. there were 6 siblings in the family. and incidentally, the 3 boys of which piano was the youngest, all walked in park, his son. oh, did or had been working for more than a decade there. and they have never come across any violence of this scale or nature. his, his mom is heart breaking for her to see her youngest son come home in a seal coffin, his injuries weird to a brutal for even an open casket. so that's the mood here, sort of almost disbelief and deep, deep grief. well, ever since cut are when the right to host the 2022 world cup. the gulf nation has faced scrutiny about its treatment of workers involved ill,

bender in building stadiums for the tournament will organize a se, their commitment to work as well. fair has led to big improvements in living and safety standards. as andy richardson reports next year, cassandra lee sale stadium will host the world cup final. but now it's home to some of the thousands of construction workers. you've helped realize this countries footballing ambitions. they include v j in nor do i met their accommodation block near the stadium, the jays working capital for the last 15 years. order of about a i've seen big changes during my time here in my previous job, i had to spend a lot of time cooking my food and washing my clothes. now i don't have those worries. our food is cooked for us, my clothes go to the laundry, and the salary is paid on time. when we go about now, during the hot months, we get a 10 minute break every hour and don't work during the middle of the day. there's a rest area and we can have water and glucose drink. organizes say there have been

3 work related deaths and 35 known work related fatalities on will cut projects in the last 10 years. in that time, there also have been significant reforms introduced, including a minimum wage and the ending of a system whereby in the past work is had to get their employers permission to either change jobs or leave the country human rights group. amnesty international says progress on work is right to stagnated in capital over the past year. but it did make an exception for those directly involved with the world cup. we do recognize that those workers working on work or project has better standards of protection. the supreme committee introduced the workers with offering better standards, and i think that even a fruit to sometimes 1st class workers because of the bridge by virtue of working on his very important project. but again, i think we need to see beyond these 2 percent. and then make sure that the

remaining 98 percent also enjoy the same protection surrounding some of the world cup stadiums. a so called walls of gratitude, pictures of all the workers we've helped build them. it's their efforts, their skills, their persistence, their patience, while they were away from home to her, really help us bring these are dreams to reality. one of your parents, the chaise work is funded his own construction project. a new house back home in india where he plans to rejoin his family after the world cup and the richardson al jazeera lucille. ah, he what you have deservedly so, rosalind doha, reminder of our top news stories. india's defense chief general bip in rather than 12 of the officials had been killed in a helicopter crash. it came down in the nucleus district of southern tumbled, marty.