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a confession from an unemployed foreigner, paid to hijacked peaceful protests. the man they show is actually a celebrated kick, is jazz musician 19 dead after a fire breaks house in new york apartment block 9 of them children. ah, welcome to the program. we begin in nigeria where the government is saying at least 200 people have been killed and thousands more displaced after multiple raids by gunman, the northwest of the country. this week, people returning to their damaged villages, say the violence was retaliation for as strikes on the attack. as high doubts or mass barrels have been held in sam forest state. after hundreds of gunmen on motor bikes reportedly attacked 10 villages earlier this week. that followed as strikes on monday, which the military side killed a 100 bandits, including 2 of their leaders, dozens of hostages rescued on tuesday after being abducted by armed groups 2 months

ago. present mom, dewberry says the army has been given extra equipment to track down a criminal gangs. i'm a dangerous reports on this now from a boucher this happened because of days of intense bombardment of binded high doubts in the zone for a stage and other neighboring states. remember this conflicts plotted more than about a decade ago, and we haven't seen increased military activity until the last 3 years when the president ordered that the military be deployed to tackle what was then a growing threat. since then, it has metal forced into a monster that to d. today we've been massacres. wash than this before in some, for a state we've seen recently. about 40 travelers were burned to live in a bus, an attack blamed on this bandage. so right now, what's happening in the 10 village were typed by the banded school. the president

said, what are treating from these strikes? what carried out in 10 villages? so the village is actually not going back to the villages. some of these villages have been completely destroyed them med of mine in school hearts and things like that. they're only going back now to recover buddy's asset 24 hours ago, 100 more than 150 such bodies had been recovered. some of them have been burned or mutilated on recognition. so at the moment, what is happening is that we are expected to see more burials. and as the recovery effort continues in the 1st state. meanwhile, 30 nigerian students in a teacher had been freed by government after 7 months of captivity in the north western states of cabby. more than a 100 pupils were taken last year when attack a storm, the college and the town of yavari. several rescued at the time while others were released in october. after that parents negotiated with the captors. he myers herring groups of suspended activities in ethiopia, northern tech. why region?

because of a threat of drone strikes, at least 56 people were killed in an air strike in the town of dead. a bit late on friday. united nations has a lack of essential supplies, has led to the near total collapse of the health system. the agency is again urged all parties to immediately facilitate the free movement of aid workers. fighting between the government and local force has been going on for more than a year. the west african monetary union is now suspending molly from its institutions over its delay to hold in holding elections. often. military coups in 2020 is, comes off the economic community of west african say to echo us. impose new sanctions on molly and extraordinary liter summit in garner. the measures include border closures, suspension of financial transactions and withdrawing their ambassador's sanctions. are in response to molly's military to say in a plan, to stay in power for 5 years. instead of holding an election next month, it co, us is called it an unacceptable delay. when it was in august 2021, colonel,

i see mccoy to lead a military coup and briefly detained. the president brembo paccar cater after street protests against his rule kato, was forced to resign. after 7 years in office under the threat of sanctions, the army eventually agreed to restore civilian rule. elections was that to be held after an 18 month transitional period, but go to stage to the fact those 2nd qu, in may 2021. forcing out the interim civilian government, it was met with widespread condemnation, disrupted the election time table. but eco, us is still insisting that molly hold a vote in february or early emmanuel, quasi awnings spoke to us. he is director of research at the coffee, an international peacekeeping center and said that the time table for elections in molly was never realistic. i think you've been maria regina really what little would it free for? casey, relation, duke or daunt. but they would not 10 table by co asked about relating to an election in february 2022 was just more realistic. precisely because when people

have just that power, the i just on willing to relinquish about that 12 to each month. and the janitor informa who have been smart enough by giving this 5 year time table as she and the veneer of state kodak. why does they put their asked? i accept ability. my assessment is that both of course and a meeting and i tried to day and mildly eric g. i'm playing for a middle level. you which both parties don't drew speech back once 5. yes. the regime or the was leadership is seeing goal. we can't allow that. i think the are by doing it was issues or you want to find at meadow ground. a protest her has been killed and sit down after being hit in the neck with a take ass canister. in the latest demonstrations against the military security

forces in a capital hard to my pin fire. to disperse people, gathering near the presidential palace or the 60 people have died in protest since the army sees power in october. the main pro democracy group is rejected. un effort sell talks with the military and effort to get students transition to civilian governance back on track. mom and val is in hot him with more on the cities protest movement. they have new tactics, they say, which is like surprising, surprising the security forces with new approaches, new avenues are for these demonstrations today for us as well in a particular street which she, they used to march through every time. but today they did not show up there. they showed up somewhere else, and they managed by that tactic to get ready close to the presidential polish through the city of bahati. instead of crossing straight into captain from dormer, they tried to cross from by and you created

a challenge for the security forces. so demonstrations today, well, all over captain and the biggest happened in battery and in cartoon itself. and they got close to the presidential polish, but as you mentioned, they were pushed back and heavy use of tear gas was involved in that and of so even bullets, one person at least was killed. this comes at a time when the u. n. is stepping in and trying to bring all the parties to the negotiation table. but the reception they received so far, the reception to harvey's lukewarm to the deck, to 2 a one of rejection versus the year committees behind these are protests, their resistance committees. as they called themselves, they said they have not yet been approached directly. they have not yet been handed any details with regards to this you and proposal. but even if they receive the details, they're not going to sit around the same table with their military whom they call

killers, of innocent, unarmed civilians. ah and cossacks down the health ministry saying at least a 164 people were killed, journey unrest which rock the country recently. it's a significant rise from previous figures and includes at least 2 children, 16 police officers, all members of the national guard are also known to have died. the u. s. is urged, present cousin jo might to kai of to resend his shoot to kill order. another 2200 people have been injured since protest triggered by jump in the price of fuel tank violent on tuesday. more than a $1300.00 police and security officers will also hurt. and at 5800 people have been arrested in connection with the demonstrations. decay has described all of those involved as criminals and murderers or been forced air. walker reports on the story. now frantically,

see. this is the narrative on cossacks the television around the clock operation to catch or kill up to $20000.00. so keep terrorists responsible for the recent from rest with seizures of weapons and hard liquor. regretfully, peaceful demonstrations in almighty, in some other regions were hi jag, by perpetrators and boss, local and external terrorist groups. speaking foreign languages, village, slow new, so missiles. needless to back. those claims, english and state media, broadcast of foreign nationals, public confession thing you. he says he's unemployed and from kyrgyzstan who accepted from unknown persons the equivalent of $200.00 and a plane ticket to fly to l. marty and take parsons violence. but it's fiction. the man is victrum rosa horn of

a celebrated jazz pianist with $27000.00 plans on instagram. finally, governor. we are expressing outrage that the cataract special services in government are manipulating the catalog people. and showing key gets people as enemies with, you know, if this really bad them to say we're shocked about didn't that week ramen's? well known war. what, what about the people who are not so well known? some mark won't be officially more than 5000 people have been detained. worry there could be torture use, but also they should be need to be given access to lawyers. relatives should be able to visit them. there should be people should know where they are, who is in detention where this is vital because it's fun to have some sort of shred here, but with its human rights commitment isn't much because the kid is so sorry. he

said there was a crime released, they say he traveled to l. matthew with his mother for music performance. ah, that may well be evidence. criminal groups were involved in the violence. catholic or thirties appeared to have chosen the romance to build that case. really 1st year was out there. 19 people including 9 children have died after a huge fire broke out in a high rise apartment building in new york. around 60 people were injured in the blaze which started shortly before mid day in the bronx. $205.00 fight is helped put out the flames. it's not known what caused it. official say it's one of the cities was fires in recent history. units arrived here this morning, within 3 minutes of the pool, require a duplex subordinate span wars to include in the hallway and use for very small,

very heavy units pushed in small houston interior high with unusual members or do sir was taking them out for new york and respiratory or thousands of people have been left homeless after a fire swept through a camp, housing wrangler, if you cheese in bangladesh over a 1000 hearts were destroyed, emergency cruise fords, get blaze under control. and cox is bizarre. that raced through shelters made of bamboo and top whole and there are no reports of casualties. visuals have been preventing refugees from re entering the camps. so i had for you on the program city bordering beijing. stars. mass testing is 14000000 residents after detecting 2 cases of the omi called variance, also. ah, bosnian serbs defy

a court ban to mark the republicans trips cuz national day with nationalists songs and a provocative parade. ah . the cyclone season is upon us. he is one named on his way to the composite queens and queens. another mass of tried over here hides and as yet unnamed tropical cyclone rest, frustrated fairly quite now it stopped raining where the floods were just north of brisbin hasn't stopped everywhere. there are a few showers around, it's the, some of you will get those after all pers, relatively dry. a zoom in on what's going to happen during to say this is light to go right across the bridge and not many people live here, but those who do will notice it. widespread funding, i think it will be fairly wet in cans as well. around fiji, the effects is tropical saturn. have been felt, is going to wander between fiji and value our to for the next day or 2. so anywhere

in the vicinity repeat rough weather in the ocean breeze taking effect. i think in victoria, new south wales, the increase in shout seems likely again the flash for potential is there not as bad as we've seen recently? i don't think equally, it's a little bit quieter than you might expect with a ne monsoon. not blowing quite strongly into the cost of vietnam, but it rain here rather more right in the middle of china, where temperature drops considerably. and again, ne, one too soon story is not as strong as it was, but it means it's sri lanka. robin india, the gets the wettest with awe. from the al jazeera london pool care center to special guests in conversation. this is the chance to start the revolution, unprompted, uninterrupted. we need to do away with the way it stops conversation. where should

i learn to put on me? i can be this is the beginning of friendship. i think the beginning of love getting somewhere we can really break through the barriers studio. be unscrew date on al jazeera lou. ah, welcome back. the main stories now, at least 200 people have been killed and thousands more, displaced after multiple rights by gunman and northwest nigeria. this week, people returning to their damage villages is saying the violence was retaliation for the military's asterix on the attack as high doubts. man has been killed in sudan off to being hitting the neck with a tear gas canister. demonstrations against the military security forces and hard

to open fire to disperse people who gathered near the presidential palace. and kazakhstan health ministry saying at least a $164.00 people are confined to have died after several days of unrest. the u. s. is urged present. cassandra mart took, i have to rescind the shoot to kill order. he gave security officials now in china, the coastal city of tianjin, which borders by journey started testing its 14000000 residents after 2 local cases of the highly transmissible, omi called variant of cove. it was detected, people that have been advised to stay at home until they get tested, only then will they get the green code needed to travel after they receive a negative result. china is stepped up at 0 tolerance cove, its strategy with less than 4 weeks to go until the winter olympic games in beijing . katrina you is following developments from the capital. the main problem for chinese authorities is it's passivity to beijing. it's only about 3 hours drive

away o one hour by high speed rail. there is a loss of frequent commuting between the 2 cities and aging authorities are on high alert that anxious to make sure that there is no outbreak in the capital before the beginning of the beijing winter olympics on february the 4th. so as i mentioned, change residents have been ordered not to leave their homes until they are tested and then they cannot leave their city unless absolutely necessary. those who work and aging the work from home and all others in aging, who have traveled to the affected areas in change and in recent weeks must begin home quarantine. now this outbreak that we know so far with these 2 confirmed on the con cases, the 1st locally transmitted cases of the on the con, variance have been centered around the school community. and this is really going to test china 0 tolerance approach to curve at 19. there are already about 14000000 people in china under severe lockdown in the provinces of sun sheet in her non province. and these infections are continuing to spread to other areas as well. now

this is really going to be a test of china as current locked down policy. that's not testing reactions here. and we're going to have to see whether this on the kron variance is going to spread here. what is concerning? 2 authorities so far is that they have not nailed down the origin of the virus when it comes to these cases intention. meanwhile, thousands of people have been protesting against covered restrictions in the belgian capital. brussels country has been reporting its highest case load. since the pandemic began, people have been ordered to work from home for at least 4 days a week. and night clubs and indoor sport sent as a closed hospitality values require visitors to show a digital cove at safe pass. and the belgian prime minister said he is now considering mandatory vaccinations. and then dozens of people joined protest against cove at measures in amsterdam as well. demonstrations. it demonstrated expressed anger over strict measures. they're that started the week before christmas. closing restaurants,

jims non essential shops and cinemas their restrictions are due to continue until at least the 14th of january, mexico's given emergency approvals, the covered anti virus pill made by the pharmaceutical company merck clinical trials that now trickle trials show that morning, prevent reduces hospitalizations and debt by about 30 percent, mexico reported more than 30000 new infections on saturday. president under as many lopez over door says fighters, pax, livid pell, will also be approved soon. both those stream has got the green light in the u. s. last month. in afghanistan, a baby has been reunited with his family after being lost during their chaotic evacuations in kabul following the taliban takeover. so how amity was 2 months old when he was handed to a soldier over a barbed wire fence at cobble airport in august to stop him being crushed. by the time his family made it the other side to board a fight for the us,

he'd gone missing now been returned to relatives in kabul after weeks of negotiations with the taxi driver who found him and took him in. they hoped to reunite him with his parents and siblings who were evacuated to the u. s. o emeralds, the home. it is a historic day for us as i received my grandson in front of the media. i'm so grateful to the media who helped us to locate and received this child. all the family that cared for the boy has explained how they found him. what the hell am i going to think of like a fool? i entered the airport and saw a baby lying on the ground in a very bad condition. i showed this child to many people, but i couldn't find any one who was related. i called my wife at home. i brought the child home. i brought him milk and we have been taking care of him ever since. i'm sure you are the sister. i love this child a lot, but we can't be his mother and father. he has to live with his parents. we go to

venezuela. now, people that have been voting for the 2nd time in 2 months to choose the govern of very nice state. it's part of a wider battle for power between the opposition and the government of president nicholas madura. their willing socialist party has controlled the home state of missouri's predecessor hugo chavez for more than 20 years, sundays rerun is the result of november's disputed election. supreme court ordered that it be held again after disqualifying the opposition candidate fridays to pallana. when it looked like he was going to win it or you, it will, the i fear. i thought already naser it brought up today is a day of celebration for all the people at bahrain us and for all the venezuela. i am accompanied by freddy superman, who as you know, as the governor elect, after the folks in november with him together with all these beloved people, we are going from victory to victory to day. we are going to ratify what happened on election day or, or to serious trains of bo joins us live now from one as iris holes of now cause theresa, how did the voting go while

the poles are now killed, the counting process has started and the government has just announced that the results will be announced in the capital and not in the state of buddy. now what we know is that the government has deployed an enormous force in the state of body and over 25000 security forces have been deployed in the state. that's a state of around 600000 people. also the presence of the, of, as well as the socialist party, we heard reports of buses carrying people towards polling sensors. and also, for example, the candidate that the ruling socialist party a pic, that's what he had or yes a he's a former vice president, the former foreign minister, the father overcharge is grunts on. so before the government, this election is kusha. they want to win. and the state of but enough in the states where although chavez was born, it's been a very challenging race,

mostly because of what happened in the past back in november when the opposition can big was leading in the polls and the highest court in the country disqualify them and then ask for a read one. so for many this is a major test for venezuela. democratic system for various will as electro system. the opposition is saying that they're waiting to hear how the pro county process will happen. they have said, for example, that they saw some control points outside the polling centers where that's where the ruling socialist party control for their people are going to vote. but for now, it seems that the voting process was normal aside of what they are position says it was an abuse of power because of the presence of the security forces that can be intimidated because of the presence of the ruling socialist party power because of the government handling of 2 days prior to the elections when they started giving away some homes, starting to fix a gas problems with gas and electricity that have been a problem for people in but enough,

but also for people in venezuela. so those are the things that we're hearing for now. we will have to see for the results to see actually what the results are. thank you very much teresa, but when his iris. thank you. teresa. only a subs in republic, a strip sca have defied a court ordered band to celebrate what they call state her day. january 9th marks the day to 990 2 am bosnian serbs declined independence. triggering a war which killed a 100000 people this year, celebrations, camera, time of height, intentions with in bosnia herzegovina, of a possible secession. plans. asean, sadly them in or i don't. dick is facing us sanctions for calling for the regions. independence will after 3 and a half years of war, of 1995 date and peace accords formerly created 2 separate governing entities within bosnia, split along ethnic and territorial lines. one is republic, a strip sca vacated in the north and east with a majority sub population. the other, the federation of bosnia had

a governor in the center of the country, dominated by muslim pontiacs and catholic crow at their length by shared statewide institutions and a 3 person presidency with representatives from each ethnic group. when or i don't, dick was among the senior officials who attended that military parade. and bonnie luca. oh sure. oh there was all it to me. you'll gathering here is the best answer to those who challenge us who say we cannot celebrate january 9th. when we say we cam low to constantly send us some sanctions to me, this is proof. i've listened to you that i was elected on your behalf, and i'm not here to do what the americans wants. but what are people once a larger, good job for my mom? it means a lot. it means a survival of this nation here. the right to was celebration, we have a right to it, and no one can deny us. we are all proud of this parade, and this joy ileana is fair enough, which has more from the city of vanier luca. well this a day, our ver republic,

a strip scar is a dispute for many years hearing bars in her sabina, but decisions of the constitutional court of bosnia herzegovina are clear ripple because of sky is entitled to celebrate the day of april because of sky. just not on the january, the 9th. so there is a dispute about the date because for serbs here in this part, the wagner is galena 9th, january of 1992 is a date when at april because it's got a started to exist and that is something sacred and important for them or something that as they say, ah, guarantees a liberty for them and the best conditions to live in bosnia herzegovina. on the other hand, for bottlenecks living in this part of bosnia herzegovina, the same date means something completely different. the start of the war, horrors that they endured in the public of from sky during the ninety's and layer on war crimes and genocide and stubborn usa. so there's

a lot of dispute about that. but this year it's even worse because we've been in a serious political crisis for over many months. and we keep listening to me. laura dowdy, who is saying that if bosner has given that is not functioning in accordance with the constitution of the country, he will begin the process of declaring a republic, a sub scott as an independent state. and he also announces that he would a bring back some levels of authority from buzzing her sabrina, to ripple because of that, which means that he would again form a, the army of republic subscribe. and that he would completely control the tax system and the traditional re in the next hour course and australia we're hila weather. novak joker ventures appeal against importation after a bid by the government delay the hearing was rejected. well, tennis number one was denied entry when he landed in melbourne last week,

because he is not vaccinated against coven 19. he's hoping to defend his australian open title later this month was granted a medical exemption by tennis australia court documents show joker, which has recently recovered from cove it. but official say that wasn't enough to get through the border. the 34 year old is being held in on immigration detention hotel. meanwhile, the place family and supporters held another rally in the serbian capital l grade. crowds gathered to protest against his treatment by the australian authorities, joke overtures, detention as triggered, widespread anger in serbia. family members calling for demonstrations until he is released. his father is accused australia's government of wanting to humiliate him . africa's top football tournament has kicked off in cameroon. there's been some criticism over the host nation straight covert measures. fans of the africa cup of nations was be fully vaccinated and provide a negative test to attend games. begin a facet captain as described the testing procedures as

a scandal. after 5 of his teammates tasted tested positive 24 hours before the opening match. again, if i so is filed a formal complaint, alleging mishandling of pre match tests are more and everything we're covering right here, al jazeera dot com for the latest developments in iraq. but to also gonna bring you around up of our top stories in just a moment. ah, we want to bring up speed with what's happening in nigeria, where at least 200 people have been killed and thousands more displaced after multiple raids by government in the north west of the country this week. people returning to their damaged villages, say the violence was.