ah, one of the top story era celebrations around the world, hardly being scaled back for the 2nd year running. as coven infection saw this posting news out of south africa, which is now loosening restrictions for the government saying it's past. it's only kron peak. sudanese security forces are filled at least 4 people and injured dollars. launching a protest initiative undermine integrations, have been taking place across the country and military takeover in october and years. president joe barton and russian president vladimir putin currently holding this 2nd phone call this month. the leaders will agree on a diplomatic costs to de escalate pensions over ukraine. samuel greene is director of the russia institute at kings college london. he joins his live from font and by scott, thanks so much for being with us. why do you think they decided to go ahead with the school getting they had only had one on december the 7th. it's hard to know what exactly the reason for it was it was for question by the,

by the side of the white house. it's very clear that they didn't know exactly what the agenda was meant to be, to sort of things for them to, to talk about. right. but both administration need to be seen to be putting the effort in right for, for different reasons, right? for, for russia, this is an opportunity for putting to differential victory to show that that, that the maybe the west is buckling a little bit if he can, if he can benefit that way, for the bargain ministration, of course, for the european allies is extremely important to to really do everything they can short of, you know, making concessions that they can make to ensure peace and security in and around ukraine and all that good question of making concessions. they, they can't make communion with jenny mechanism whereby russia could climb down from its demand. but nature never be offered. membership never offer membership to ukraine. it's really very difficult to see a scenario in which states and the rest of the nato allies could make a commitment that they could live with. the usaa, for example, could,

could pass an informal treaty and that our russia would see as, as binding. and i think the motto is certainly smart enough to, to, to know that. so i think what they're really after here is a, a reasonably long and complicated and drawn out negotiating process through which market might be able to extract various sanctions. i started very concessions that they can then turn around and present domestically as a, as a, when an aside from the ministry options. i mean, we've had a bit of a rush saying, well, we actually, we've moved a few people back from the border and so on. in recent days, aside from the ministry officers, do you think that putin, if there are still sanctions, might end up using fiber attacks instead of a and all that military offensive? we need to remember the russia is currently at war with ukraine and has been now for, for something like 7 years. right. so it is involved in the conflict and it is a complicated is killing people on

a regular basis. and it is designed to destabilize ukrainian state and make it very difficult for you create the governance self. unfortunately for the ukrainians. obviously it is. it's been very, it's a pretty successful lot of doing that. i think what, what moscow is after is to push the ukrainians essentially to stop fighting and to accept the status quo of defacto working in control of parts of a research ukraine, which is something that the government is, is not minded to do. and, and i think markers hope is that maybe if, if the westward to, to ramp down there are support that might change it's, it's calculation we have. so while we've been talking, we've had the us not the film was saying that the cool with the button school and russia preaching last 15 minutes. so that was kind of the length of it this time rather than a couple of hours. i think that was for the video conference in early december on, on the the other, the other subject on the, on the,

on the table there. do you think that any progress in a call it's 50 minutes where they make any progress significantly on. and they like iran, for example, i think it's an opportunity probably for them to communicate the seriousness with which you know, both sides take these, take these issues and, and that does, i think, help give a mandate to the people who will take the negotiations forward. but no, i don't think we should expect anything earth shattering out of a phone call like this. thank you very much indeed. i know going for talking to us . i can give iran says it's used a rocket launch to send 3 research devices into space, state tv and video. the launch didn't say whether the rocket actually reach trowbridge. thursday's launch comes to the u. s. and her on hold indirect talks in vienna to try to salvage the 2015 nuclear cord. washington impose sanctions or neurons civilian space agency 2 years ago saying it was being used to advance the country's ballistic missile program. in afghanistan,

millions of people are at risk of famine as harsh winter conditions set in united nations estimates more than half the population already face is extreme levels of hunger and countries. economic crisis has been made worse by western nations, removing their financial support out of taliban seized power in august. on top of this, the worst drought in more than 25 years has ruined much of the week drop and sent prices, sorry. many are worried about how thou survive the freezing temperatures with scarce food. hot one shall at my alley near the go of hill and there is no work for my husband every day he goes to the market to find work. he carries rice and flour sacks for people, sundays. he managers to make a little bit of money and sundays. he doesn't number to your stuff or does your mother? there have been big changes since the taliban took over. there's no work from what prices have gone up and people have left the country. the other as problem kind of

situation is worse than before. there's no work at all. no sales people, a jobless. every one has lost the job and the price of every item has risen. at least 8 soldiers have been killed in marley and what the army describes as a targeted attack. 7 others were injured in violence on wednesday. in the western narrow region, it comes as 4 days of talks aimed at ending the country's political crisis. come to a close. the attacker seen as another set back in the hopes for a return to civilian rule. but edison by report delegates arrived in the capital by michael for the talks organized by marley's government, dominated by military leaders before the forum. he's aiming to p of the way for the return of civilian rule. falling last year's call. my list, transitional government experts, delegates to make a concrete proposals for ending the political crisis and to prevent for the functions from the regional organization. a course this is 2nd

now committed, intended to include international community needs to listen to the molly ins voided . this is our country, they can't wish for the good of our country more than we do. so in b, molly has a long history of national consultations to discuss problems. i recommend solutions . but this time the position aren't attending, insisting it was a waste of time. yet demanding a swift return to democratic rule. but some delegates disagree. dickerson, if possible, it is not possible to hold elections. the people of molly have suffered political instability since gaining independence from france. 61 years ago. in august last year, the military toppled president. he brought him back a cater after weeks of street protests against corruption and insecurity. another call in may disrupted the military's pledge for elections in february. no group has

claimed responsibility for wednesday's attack in mera town on the border with mauritania. there what i said with him in for is the dish we need to dialogue with the new exchange with them to disarm their hearts and minds. as long as we don't do that, as soon as they have the occasion, they will attack one of your brother attacks by and groups in the rest. if so, how does that region have killed thousands and displaced millions? despite years of efforts by international forces to defeat them, it's feared for the attacks we course, yet more instability. fidelis member al jazeera a bo joe mourners in south africa had been paying their final respects to anti apartheid hero desmond tish, cape towns 1st. black archbishop is lying in state in saint george's cathedral in the lead up to his funeral on saturday,

general report from captain. oh, honoring desmond tutu with song and praise. oh, hundreds flocked to saint george's cathedral where the archbishop once preached his message of peace and reconciliation. inside the revered anti apartheid hero lies in states. people of all ages, class and creed sharing the hope of passing on the icons, torch to future generations to come. it was a big person, it changed a lot of lives and even affected a lot of laws and our fields important if you have your paternity to come through, pay your respects and you carry that message forward and to future generations will always remember, you know, how to treat each other better. earlier in the day, his coffin was welcomed by the congregation. the archbishop family 1st shared

a prayer. other mourners soon followed the cathedral as engraved in south africa's history books as the people's church for keeping its doors open to all races during the apartheid era. the pulpit became a platform of power from where the freedom fighters spoke out against all injustices and oppression. eventually helping topple the brutal regime and bringing democracy to a nation. desperate for the end of white rule. the nobel peace prize winner will lie in state allowing mourners to pay tribute and reflect upon his legacy until his funeral on new year's day. or he was everything to us, people reign, exile people in rain, robin island. if the conqueror was painting, he was of a hope at that time. and he asked him to hope to t, the simplicity of the services mirroring his selfless nature. crowds are expected to flow into cape town,

saint george's cathedral until the archbishop is finally laid to rest. and with just the simple glance, you can see that they represent the very ramble nation that desmond tutu fought so hard to sir. i'm also not that young no more, but i just hope that the younger folk are children will take heed from what is done and i am. try and stand fool, fool, fool, fool. for the truth. stand for what is right and and medical. turnip whitley proven o a faith and the nation's youth, the desmond to to so deeply shared join wolf, al jazeera cape town. environmental defenders are calling on the colombian government to do more to protect them. human rights watch says $160.00 social and climate activists were killed last year alone. as criminal groups tried to get the

hands on lucrative natural resources. president even decay says he's doing all he can to ensure their safety. a critic strongly disagree, as alessandra amputee reports from barrenca baraha to dies in community leaders of the magdalena made the region in central columbia have secretly gathered in this hotel conference room, their meeting with the government officials to ask for protection. some leaders have been killed for speaking out against criminal elements in their communities. others have received death threats. most people do and we've seen a fair increase in violence for at 2021 from residual rebel group to near paramilitary groups that we politicians, business men, public officials, 3 face clashes and targeting oblique with killing of especially in my area is where fracking project underway. the oscar told us that he's been threatened by criminals . he claims are responsible for dumping toxic waste in every cultural or protected

areas near the city. but lack of better me. the government has provided him with a daytime body guard, a flat jacket in a panic button, but he says the security measures there are no match for the armed groups who operate with impunity. which as a folder, we escape the government institution. they should be recourse like the regional attorney, general inspector general bertram and you have a way because they have been co opted by the criminal brilliancy human rights organizations say a 160 so called social environmental leaders have been killed in columbia in 2021 of the government and do k says it's doing all it can to protect and valid if we're supposed to go. but despite what the government claims, critics say, it's simply hasn't done enough that corruption in violence in the countryside is directly related to the 5 decades old civil war. that officially ended in 2016,

but still reverberates throughout the country. has to do more in terms of protecting communities and it has more of the month. the rules that are responsible for these 2 point b, i know under the court with the court has been ignored. it has been forgotten ministration, columbia, the national ombudsman recognizes there are difficulties in the implementation of a toro protection system. i think that we can't hide. there have been issues with the implementation of the 2016 pace deal with fox that offered more protection. and the pandemic is my things worse for the protection of leaders, especially in remote areas. but this is the 1st government to introduce a public policy design exclusively for social leaders. so we hope things will get better. but experts believe only a profound transformation of the institutions task with protecting these

communities could really make a change in the life of these leaders who are the last line of defense for their people and the environment. allison that i'm 50 and just the uta baron kabir me is 10 years since king john became the leader of north korea. he took control in 2011 after the death of his father, kim jong il. while his leadership style is widely criticized. few dare to question his grip on power. at jennifer thought a on reports. ah, he became north korea's leader before turning 30 at the time many hope king jam own would lead the country into a new era. one though it opened the reclusive nation and its economy to the world, the sun k. i'm wondering if one of the got instead kim's decade empower, has been defined by brutal violence, nuclear weapons and meetings with donald trump. it's my honor. we will have the relationship, i have no doubt it wasn't easy to get here and all prejudices and practices worked

as obstacles in a white forward, but we are became all of them. and we're here today. i'm president of meetings to gradually the nuclear rise, the north in exchange for sanctions relief, ultimately failed, and threats against the regional neighbors and their allies continued. you will want to generate the entire united states is within range of all nuclear weapons. and the nuclear pasa is always on my desk. but kim's fixation on nuclear weapons has come at a heavy price. the united nations and others have kept tough economic sanctions to god you could young. but put north korea has been working towards to huge goals, strengthening national defense, and improving living standards. living situation got worse because of sanctions at the pandemic. if all hugging money, kim's appetite for international respect has led him to the global stage. but his leadership has been described as ruthless with reports of executions including

against his own brother, rivals and dissidence, say, poverty, and starvation are rampant ah, to mark 10 years since the of his father, king john ill, north koreans were reportedly band from laughing, drinking or shopping for 11 days, him now leads a political dynasty spending 3 generations. that few dare question me on this. one is what i'm kim is emulating his grandfather because many people missed the past. so he tried to look at similar to his grandfather and shed tears while giving speeches. that's cost them. you don't get much of still unknown about the young leader, including his long term plans for north korea. katya lopez, so the young al jazeera still had this news out in sports, the head of european football. hit sound to plan to host the world cup every 2 years. and he's here with that story and muck droppings, or just plain pu,

whatever you call it, a british to do is using it to create environmentally friendly fuel. ah, with

with a whole ah ah! now is andy with the sport? thank you so much, lauren. while the head of european football has doubled down on his rejection of a proposal, the host will cup every 2 years on the chair for says it will damage the women's game. many other spools, jefferson is adults with a man in charge of world football, 50 or president johnny in fancy,

and i strongly in favor of the idea european and south american confederations though have formerly opposed the plan tournaments is currently held every 4 years. and chevron says, you, i for research shows, the majority of fans want to keep it that way. the problem is that the worker has to be every 40 years to be interesting. second, if it would be every 2 years, it was cannibalize women's football. because it would be the same as women's football either sports or limpy games. many mistakes, it's simply a bad idea and it will not happen because it's a bad idea, not because we are opposing it. laurel fragment looks set to continue his unbeaten thought at manchester, united city, united right now, playing at home against the relegation. threatened burnley game coming up to full time later school. united 3 burnley won a win forgiveness team. we need them up to 6 in the table on wednesday, man city titan bag, grip on the title, erase that 8 points clear at the top. now after this one,

know when against brentford in an international fight and they getting the only goal of back. chelsea and in liverpool are more than exceptional. one is a champion from europe. and the liverpool had been our big rival in dallas to 4 years and the distance because not because the point is because we wanted to neural whatever pep says it was a bad night for city council arrivals. chelsea who took on brightness from bridge. they did take the lead that through romilly group the please concealed the 3 points for awesome for danny. well, but getting the visits as an injury, time equalize with the game ending 11 spot uninsured. chelsea did move up the 2nd in the brooklyn's plank. harry irving has been back in training with his team for the 1st time this season, the net said sidelined irving after he declined to get a coven 19 vaccination. the team have now decided to give the 700 star

a chance. you'll have to be tested on a daily basis and will be unavailable for home games due to new york's corona, virus rules. irving could well make his return to action on january the 5th against the indiana basis. i knew the consequences. i wasn't prepared for them, but who stretch of imagination, you know, come into the season. i had my thought process on, on being able to be a full teammate. you know, i really had to sit back in and think and try not to become too emotionally attached. to, to what, to what they were decided to do. it just, i had to sit down and really evaluate things and, and see it from their perspective. meaning the organization and my teammates just really empathize and, and understood their, their choice to, to say if you're not going to vaccinate fully vaccinated, then you can't be a full participant. i know this is hard not to pay attention. was being said, you know, about the, you know,

the circumstances that were under and then everybody's opinion on it. and, you know, just kinda just trying to stay grounded. they connected with the team engaged in his way for the time or to chance when things kind of settled down. now another joke of it is serbian teammates, either wilma bourne is still waiting to hear if he'll be allowed to compete next month. so strongly an open joke of ich house pulled out of the a t p cup and sidney and is yet to confirm if he's been vaccinated against harvard 19 only place he was vaccinated or have a medical exemption will be allowed to play at the years. first grand slam tournaments, he said that he was trying to get to the drawing. i mean, the decision said, i'm not coming guys to be a to be cub. we'll see about the trillion open. i mean, he, he didn't specify is coming or not, but that he's waiting for the off the harness. it's a pass reached the semi fonts and the last australian open, which was eventually won by joke of which this class is part of the grief team for

the a t take out which starts on saturday. it will them before says joker, which is absence would be a big blow for any tournaments. the rules are rules and the rules are established for a certain purpose and the reason. so there are certain parameters that have to be followed in order to make certain things happen. so if, if some players decide not to pull them, it's their choice. i want to say there is right or wrong here. and tributes have continued to pour in for national football league icon. john madden madden left his mark as a super bowl winning coach award winning broadcaster. and he was also the face of a famed video game franchise. madden died on tuesday at the age of 85. i get you realize how much he touch the football world. and all of us made our job . you know what it is today. as a coach, made an honorable position to be and,

and peg. it's hard to be all a favor, very little on be all a famer and 2 different areas that's. that's phenomenal. ok, that is a sport is looking for. now let's get back to lauren in london. and you thank you very much. now, a british new has become the 1st of its kind to generate renewable energy using animal waste droppings from zebras or x and other animals are converted into fuel using biomass technology. nice bunker reports from hampshire. morning at ma. well, zeus and dung patrols out eagerly collecting an abundance of bowel movements because where there's pu, let's power to generate heat and keep other parts of the z warm. until recently, $600.00 tons a year. if the stuff was taken off site and composted with a significant carbon transport cost, but not any more, it's stephanie with us in the u. k. and as far as we know,

it might well be the 1st in the world. i don't not azusa colleagues around the country all watch what we're doing very closely. they're very keen to see whether this does work and it does work. they've also got the same problem. they've got lots of oil, 5 buildings. they've got lots of big buildings that need lots of hate and they've got lots of waste for, you know, how the 1st day works. food goes in waste. goes out as them brought by this boom, avail to their special energy center, and to get them picked up all the all bathing and manure casino floors, steam coming off already. i didn't dump it into this giant threader. after that, the manual goes through a series of pipes where it's dried and compressed into these highly combustible briquettes, but then fed into a furnace and use the heat, thousands of liters of water. sh elisa, some of the beneficiaries of all that mysterious power santos,

the slot native to the jungles of south america, could continue doing very little in the zoos. hot house, untroubled by the cold weather. outside. and donnelly, the crocodile monitor, can stretch his scaly limbs and sub tropical climes. apparently, desert dwelling animals such as the oryx produced the best manure for making briquettes because their dogs generally dry. given the urgent need to reduce our dependency on fossil fuel. a similar systems in the pipeline to use human waste to power towns and cities around the world. for now, this zoo is leading the way in creating a self sustaining power station. by simply harnessing some of the best fuel nature house to offer. ne barker, al jazeera hampshire. adequate, and i didn't catch up any time with all the news on our website address that is out is era dot com. and i see these are back in the met with another for went

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u. s. and russian presidents hold our 2nd call this month with rising tensions over ukraine.