ah, just a insight into the diverse culture of so i think there's 2 different couples in bucking on led lights together. wedding some money. oh now. ah . in limbo rang migrants stranded in indonesia and still awaiting a decision on their future. ah, elephant doha, every one 0700 hours g m t. here on al jazeera, i'm come all santa maria with your top stories, journalists, and pro democracy activists have been arrested in hong kong after raids on

a website which is critical love, the chinese government. the u. s. and france report the highest daily current of our cases since the pine them pandemic began. as the army con baron continues to spread. and germany says good bye to nuclear power, but it's giving rise to concerns. it may lead to a use of more fossil fuels. ah, so more than a 100 ranger refugees, mostly women and children, are still stranded in indonesia, in waters. their boat ran into trouble off the coast of indian ages. ha, province. it was attempting to reach militia, government is helping them with food, water, and fuel. the un says the boat is unstable and as cold on the indonesian government to allow the refugees to disembark, hundreds of her hunger have reached indonesia over the past few years after months

at sea. so jessica washington, following this one from jakarta today, what more of you got on this? so jessica, cuz it's in store. seems to be changing certainly from 24 hours ago. well that's right. come all the uncertainty really isn't over for this group of for anger. refugees, stranded near the coast of algae province. what we heard a short while ago, what the foreign ministry confirmed directly with al jazeera is that no decision has yet been made. and there is not yet a plan, a to allow these refugees to disembark at any denisia. and there was also no plan to send them on their way and allow them to continue their journey to their intended destination. which local authorities yesterday said was malaysia. now, as you know, studies different to what we heard yesterday when local authorities in. archie said that their intention was to assist the refugees by repairing that boat, by aiding them with essential supplies and then allowing them to continue on to the

destination. but as we have heard from the central government, which really is the authority when it comes to situations like this, there are no plans to do that. we were talking yesterday or just her about the sort of precedent for this type of thing. i think it's worth revisiting that as well. what has happened in the past when such boats of people have arrived? hello, specifically, when we talk about the arrival of ranger refugees. in the past indonesian authorities have allowed them to disembark. what usually then happens is they are taken to a sort of transitional facility where they are allowed to begin the procedures of applying for asylum. and i'm going through their identity documents with you and hcr officially, the you and hcr office in jakarta has also made the comments that in the past, indonesia has welcome to these arrivals and that they do hope that innovation authorities will allow that to continue. okay, jessica washington,

thank you for those updates and we'll talk to them later on. let's move on to hong kong where police have rated the office of stand news and independent online media outlet. 6 current and former staff members have been arrested on suspicion of publishing a seditious publication among them. a well known singer denise, whoa, who was also a former politician, an activist, had been mass arrests and curbs on press freedom. ever since china imposed its sweeping national security law on hong kong, ah, well, more than a year ago now, among the current and former staff reportedly arrested ed, it is including the editor in chief, patrick lam, and deputy assignment editor ronson chan, who is also the head of hong kong journalists association, a barrister and former pro democracy politician margaret, in as well. and as we said, the local woman pop singer,

denise ho reserved on the board of stand news until she resigned. in june. samuel joe is with us now from this angela to talk about the founder and president of the campaign for hong kong, a nonpartisan group advocating for american support for human rights and democracy in hong kong. thank you for your time here. they have been arrested on suspicion of publishing a seditious publication. and that's how china sees it, i guess. and that's the problem here with the interpretation of the law. what others may look at says, just good journalism. china went see it that way. well, this is a good exam or clear example of the miss hughes and a dangerous implementation of using sedition laws as a way of strangling a free press and the freedom of expression. and so this is actually a really, sadly, not a surprise. any more odds just 6 months ago,

when we watch apple daily, the other pro democracy newspaper rated, we thought it was unprecedented. that was shocking. but now this was almost expected in a way. but to do it at this time to do it another pre dawn raid and the rest is just outrageous you group. and there are many other groups around the world, i suspect, who are pushing for human rights and pushing for the voices in hong kong to be able to heard it to be heard. i hate things, but what hope do they have? this law has been passed, hong kong is increasingly under the control of china, and it's hard to see how china backs down from this. well, i think that this is obviously a dark time. and for those of us who are born or would been there who lived there was family, there's, this is not a hawk on that. we recognize. but i think that this part of what makes this such a unique a confrontation or are or campaign is that how can represent so much more of

the intersection between the democratic free world an communist china. and so there are gonna be opportunities just to outraged that has been you know, poured out over today's arrests and all the attention that have been focused on china, an upcoming beijing olympics. these are all opportunity that pressure can be apply and that's what we're trying to do here. and i think the fact that we're talking about it and that media outlets and governments and politicians around the world are responding to it today. it's a sign that they're still hall and they're still basis for advocacy, governments that use the realistic media, governments, politicians, all important things. but i feel the governments in the most important ones here, some one, some come to cherry has to actually put real pressure on china. because all the words don't mean anything unless they're backed up with actions, right. then that's correct. and i think that, you know, most recently a dis,

a just a few weeks ago, the state department upgrade and the usaa updated a, the hawk autonomy report, which add an additional sanctions to officials in hong kong. i think that's one piece of the puzzle, but ultimately i think that beyond even just government or even angels and the non profit like ours is that we need a cross sector, the business community, the corporation that are continuing to oper half do, should be held accountable as well warden there in action in protecting and defending freedom in hong kong. summer church is from the campaign for hong kong in los angeles and we thank you very much for your time. thank you so much. the w h o is warning the ohm icon, variance code 19 still poses a very high risk. in fact, run

a case of searched 11 percent worldwide. in the past week. the united states reported a record high of more than 440000 new infections on monday. the centers for disease controls his both delta and omicron are behind that search. france also reporting a record high up to nearly 880000 cases in 24 hours by far the highest number since this out of the pandemic there actually grace in portugal of also reported a new spike in infections. and in england, i have another record. this is to do with children. no 512 children admitted to hospital with cove. it in the last week, which is double the number admitted in the final week of november. half of those patients were under the age of 5. it doesn't seem to be a more severe illness, particularly for kids. however, we're seeing many, many, many more children infected at this point and being admitted to hospitals. we're seeing record numbers of missions. i've all children of all ages newborns all the way through 21 years of age in hospitals and

a nice use with homer. con vaccination rates in bosnia herzegovina are, are low with many reluctant to take the job. there is one group there, bucking that trend. prison is 80 percent of inmate to have received at least one dose in stock, contrast to the overall vaccination, right, which is below a 3rd. the outbreak has caused more than 13000 deaths in a country of just over 3000000 people. on to the news, the palestinian president abbas has had his 1st formal meeting with an israeli official in israel in more than a decade. he was hosted by these ready defense minister of any dance. he says they discuss security coordination and economic issues are force it with more often with service them. i think there are a couple of things prompting this american pressure almost certainly to see progress or at least some indication of willingness to talk by the israelis with the palestinians. at the same time as the prime minister natalie bennett is still

rejecting the idea of the u. s. reopening, it's palestinian focused consulate in jerusalem. also the security situation in the occupied west bank and inside east jerusalem as well in recent weeks has deteriorated. and so there is some imperative there for the 2 sides to talk each side, giving a slightly different appraisal of exactly what was spoken about the israeli side. saying that it was both the civil and economic message that it, that had been providing in the previous such meeting in august between the 2 men in ramallah, but also focus on what it called terrorism and security issues in the occupied west bank. as far as the palestinian side is concerned, they say there was discussion of a political horizon settlement to be conflicts along un resolution lines. also saying that my one of us had raised the settler violence issue and also had

called for the ending we'll be reversing of the banning of 6 human rights organizations. defined as terrorist organizations by been against recently some opposition to orders from hamas. a cartoon treated out showing what about washing the feet of any guns and also from views really right from the could. which is saying that the government is dangerously putting the palestinian issue back on the agenda in the news ahead. conflicting messages coming out of the iran nuclear deal talks as to whether any progress has actually been made. and we're looking back on a year that is in a massive rise and people seeking protection opportunities. ah

hello there we have got more snow in the forecast to western parts of the u. s. at the moment the rather more active weather sliding its way in across the plains. and that will continue to drive its way further east, which is my heavy down pulse, just around tennessee, alabama, easing over towards the eastern seaboard, central iris for wednesday la she driving see more bits and pieces of snow dust coming back in across the rockies. cold enough in san francisco 10 celsius should be largely dry on wednesday. some heavy rain coming into our lay once again as we've gone through where to stay and thursday and for thursday you can see that snow coming back in across the pacific northwest. so washington, oregon, seeing more of that snow north of the board and not too bad across western parts of canada, central and eastern, post canada. we'll see one or 2 snow flowers, but nothing too much to worry about. much dryer by thursday over towards that southeast corner, a few showers in the forecast here. if you shout in the forecast across the

caribbean, but largely looking good over the next couple of days, lots of warm sunshine, macy wanted to showers just there for the lee was perhaps into were hispaniola as you go 13, thursday, or your son shy, warm sunshine at that, stretching all the way to central america. ah, with frank assessments, this crisis is continued to weaken luca shenker, even though their caps. he believed in the beginning that he was thankful for informed opinions. i think politicians will now be under incredible pressure from the young people. that is one of the most hopeful things to come out of this critical debate. do you think it should be facilitated? not sure. okay, it's a great. it's a really simple question. let's give samuel a child swans the inside story on al jazeera lou.

ah, this is al jazeera. these are the top stories. the united nations is urging the indonesian government to accept more than 900 ranger refugees. stranded at sea in an unstable boats. the mostly women and children became stranded in indonesian bullshit his father attempting to reach militia. the world health organization is at warning that the all micron varying still poses a very high risk to running virus cases, searched 11 percent worldwide in the past week. the u. s. britain fonts initially old reporting record highs and police in hong kong. right at the office of stand news and independent online media outlet, 6 current and former staff members of an arrested on suspicion of publishing a seditious publication. more on this one was pretty planet joining us from hong

kong today. and brett, this is unfortunately becoming how it's a normal thing, but it's a repetitive thing. we see this sort of raids on the media and all in the name of the cycle security law, which paging imposed. that's right. come out and police actually use the national security law warrant to seize journalistic materials and to rate the newsroom which is in the office. opposite may, behind me here. but they use the colonial era law to make those arrests, covering a conspiracy to print or distribute seditious material. now among those arrested was a celebrity and singer, denise ho and form a law maker, margaret. and they were both on the board of stan news, ronson, chad. he was also held. he was the deputy assignment editor and he's also the chairman of the hong kong journalists association. now the h k. j. a released

a statement saying that it was deeply disappointed about the events of wednesday morning because it seems to be a repeated events in hong kong. it's is something that happens far too often. it also to hong kong government to respect the press freedoms that a meant to be guaranteed under the basic law. the city many constitution here in hong kong, come out. what's left of the local media. bert, i'm starting to wonder i'm, there's plenty of international media are obviously still around are included, but what's left of the local st. well, it's a good question come out. this actually takes, by 6 months after the closure of hong kong laws pro democracy pay. but the apple daily that was forced to close down offer aids newsroom was right it after it's a founder jimmy lie was arrested and after it has its assets are frozen. so after the closure of apple daily stand, news was one of the law from maining, openly vocal open lay pro democratic voices in this he left. and so it's sad.

news is very well respected. it's known for its hard hitting investigations, especially into local issues. and there are big questions hanging over whether the small outlets, whether these or small are online outlets in particular will survive, is intensified crackdown on press freedoms here in hong kong, for credit reporting from hong kong. today. thank you. prior to more in our preview review series, as we had into 2022. and while this year 2021, people continue to cross international borders and in minion seeking protections or opportunities away from their homelands and hardships that you and figures showed the number of internally displaced peoples dramatically. on the rise, as is the number of people fleeing the country for asylum, more than a 3rd of hammer under the age of 18 as reporters and john hohmann. one of the most searing images from 2020 bla u. s. border patrol agents chasing down haitians thrown across into texas. why?

even those words of video provoked an outcry the usaa beyond. but in some ways, they were typical of another year in which people were on the move dues was shut to them. lock them in my pocket, like kills me about this is that everyone knows what we haitians are going through, even though there's no president crime as high students can't go to school, there's no work the economy is down, people can put up with, that's the partition is not good for olive, even other people with other problems from the middle east trying to get into poland, neighboring belarus, that load them in and encouraged them to try and cross said the european union. it's not just a matter of political will putting up barriers to migrant. the protocol for dealing with them in many countries is also hopelessly out. they says the chief of staff for the iowa, the international organization for migration. the, the tools, especially from

a legal point of view that governments have at their disposal. i are tailored for 60 years ago when that movement and the reason for moving we're different. so right now, in most part of the world, ah, the only way you have to get legally into a country is requesting as ilo. but not all of those that are moving right now in the bed. his region actually qualified for his island based on international or national law. ambrosia says that means both an overcharging of asylum systems and ultimately sending people back home. you might need help, but don't fit the limited set of rooms. but in 2021, they would just problems at the end of the journey this year. so migrant stopped on route by natural. a man made hazards in the duddy gap. an area of jungle between columbia and panama record numbers of migrants across of trying to get from south

america to the united states. but they confronted not only by deadly snakes and spiders, the gangs were systematically robbing and raping them. many finished the route traumatized or not at all. i mean, i have a good weekend and hopefully it was horrible because i felt i couldn't do it any more. my feet were injured and i was thinking of my children. i thought that my baby wasn't going to make it me mixed her further up the route. authorities pulls those who did get through their southern buddha to head north and foot. people start walking before dawn because the he, the day here in chapa's, his intent gets about 30 degrees and it's hard to cover these distances with that. some baking down those heading from the horn of africa, trying to get work in saudi arabia have to travel through wooten yemen. many don't arrive here and there are still many libyans drowning in the mediterranean of to fleeing their country in overcrowded boats. these people were rescued in november,

but more than 70 died in a wreck. the same mug, hey, it's not just those heading overseas. the iowa reports a dramatic increase in internal migration. those fleeing within their own country, 5 and a half 1000000 in afghanistan alone, and 4000000 in, we'll wrecked him and we asked the head of the norwegian refugee count. so if things look better next year, i'm not optimistic really. number one. there is much more a lie image. if you'd displacement natural disasters every year, 4 times more people are displaced by natural disastrous than by conflict. at the time when there is record displacement also by conflict. and you also have at the same time, a waning international solidarity with those who are fleeing. so those who now

try to cross the border to escape violence, a meeting, barbed wire, oblique rama. for those foods to flee the home as we head into 2022 john home. and how does it a mix? cosen denied and states has promised its european allies that transparency would have had promised im sorry, transparency and solidarity. when it holds, talk with russia, your state department sykes, and that price said they will discuss mutual goals. on january 10, leanne russians, deputy ambassador to the you and again, demanded series guarantees that night wouldn't expand further into east in europe. the us in russia, if i saw going tension over a military build up on the border with ukraine. now the part is the raw nuclear talks of putting out conflicting messages. eights round at the moment of negotiations, so which began on monday. but statements made a day later agreed on only one thing. that movement is needed soon till such

a barrier reports now from vienna with a talk's continue this is the revolutionary guards message to israel. war games in iran, including foreign bliss soup and cruise missiles. one of the targets resembles israel's demona nuclear reactor. the head of iran's armed forces staff major general mohammed bovary says 16 ballistic missiles of varying classes were fired simultaneously to iran has one of the biggest missile programs in the middle east regarding such weapons as an important deterrent and retaliatory force against the united states. and other adversaries in the event of war. just days after those drills, world powers are back in vienna trying to salvage what is left of the 2015 nuclear

deal. the joint comprehensive plan of action has been unraveling since the us withdrew from it in 2018 and impose the series of new sanctions on her on her. and that prompted a reigning officials to reduce their compliance with the deal, which means their nuclear program has progressed. robert kelly is a former director of the international atomic energy agency. and a nuclear engineer. he says aaron's been backed into a corner. so there's a sabotage event that was of similar facilities for the u. s. as more sanctions they've tended to push back and do something provocative. and i think they've gone past the point of reasonable provocations. there, now, they've gone too far. i think world powers have been insisting veteran's ballistic missile program needs to be part of that deal. a notion that's continuously dismiss by or on as the 8th round of talks continue here in the austrian capital. israel

opposes these efforts and has long threatened military action if diplomacy fails. and that is just one of the many reasons. time is of the essence. there is a sense of urgency in old litigations that this negotiation has to be her finish in law relative, richer label period of time. again, i would put limits, but we're talking about which not about the head of a rounds, atomic energy organisation mohammed slummy recently told a russian media outlet that iran does not intend to go beyond its current enrichment levels of 60 percent. a move all western powers have warned would cross and red line. iran says this nuclear program is always when for civilian use, a statement, some don't believe. while it continues to stop by a highly enriched uranium. officials your safe retention as to ease and for iran to limit its nuclear program. the talk fear must succeed,

and failure will have far reaching consequences. doors such a very al jazeera vienna. but germany is closing, 3 more nuclear power plant says it aims to phase out the energy source and tiny by late next year. this decision, of course, might after the fukushima nuclear accident in japan a decade ago. it is controversial, dur, given nuclear energy, is a big help in reducing carbon emissions. steadfast reports from bavaria visitors a farewell gift made by a local priest, a calendar of the nuclear plant that became part of the community in the last 5 decades is own into with us. our heart bleeds to see such an advanced, well functioning and safe installation closed on. but we have no choice but to accept. the good timing a nuclear plant in bavaria has not always been safe. in 1975, germany's 1st nuclear accident happened here to work as died. but rather than say, they never felt unsafe. the installation functions without problems,

they could easily continue. they've invested so much money into it. other countries that produce and continue to build nuclear power plant, and we shut them down such a waste for decades, germany, as you know, wave of anti nuclear protest, especially after the general explosion in 986 into dan, sophia unions. radioactive particles were found as far away as bavaria, and after the accident info shima in japan in 2011. the merkel government close to 8 of its 17 nuclear plants immediately promising to shut down the rest by next year . closing down a nuclear plan does not just a matter of shutting down reactors and locking the gates, dismantling will take years. and then there's a problem of radioactive waste which could contaminate the area for thousands of years. and that's not a burden potency to put on future generations. but not everyone within the u agrees. france and the netherlands, even planning to build new nuclear plants,

asking that european union to include atomic power in the list of sustainable investments to make the transition to clean energy. asking for what we need to do is to find that the sodomy that allows us to pursue our industrial choices to be consistent with the objective of the carbonized our economy. as a group of german scientists is calling on the government to reverse its incision, they say shopping, the nuclear plants will force the country to use more fossil fuels. me, germany, definitely not cause your plans because energy is such an environmentally benign energy source that can help you can help germany so much with the colonization in the future with providing stable source of energy. and therefore it's the big mistake. but germany is now accepting energy. while nuclear power is the largest source of energy in france in germany, it cancelled just 12 percent. to replace this, the new government has promised to speed up its production of wind and solar energy

. the only way forward, according to me and the shares with part of a government team finding the solution for nuclear waste. in the german law, we are required to identify a location for a nuclear depository. that is expected to be safe for 1000000 years. that's a long time. it's a big challenge, and that is of course, one of the big concerns. if countries, as is now being discussed in europe, choose to continue with nuclear energy or go into nuclear energy. what are we leaving behind for next generations to deal with? because we really haven't figured out what to do with this high level radioactive waste. germany has made up its mind, so it is forever to nuclear power steadfast and al jazeera. good timing. ah.