mission for this former warlord, liberia has become the frontline of a drug war. it cannot afford to lose. he says it's a battle he will fight out of responsibility and killed for his past crimes and for his country. ah, this is al jazeera ah hello, i am alamo. he is in this is the news are live from doha, coming up in the next 60 minutes. the high, the contagious on the con, variance of cove with 19 fuels record numbers of infections worldwide. pushing hospitals to breaking points. no breakthrough with russia yet. suppose they so in moscow say differences remain after a high stakes missing over ukraine. mister speaker,

i want to apologize. se now going to do, but decent thing. i'm resign. britton's prime minister boris johnson's face is calls to resign after he admits attending a party, while millions in the u. k. were locked down and brittany prince andrew fails in his fits to dismiss a sexual abuse case against him in the united states. and in sort a massive upside at oppose africa, cap of nations. molly, being one of the tournament top teams. tennis. yeah. why now? everybody? ah, we begin this. these are with another records, the world's health organization says over 15000000 people contract coverage during the past week. which is higher than any time during the entire pandemic. it's more

than 50 percent higher than the previous 7 days, and the w 8 joe says that number of deaths is rising. let's be clear. while ami kong calls less severe diseases than delta, it remains a dangerous virus, particularly for those who are unvaccinated, almost $50000.00 birds, so weak is $50000.00 too many. in europe or micron feeling, corona virus searches, australia, france, germany, italy and norway are among the countries which have posted their highest ever daily numbers of new infections in the past 24 hours in the u. s. hospitalizations have increased by up to 33 percent deaths by around 40 percent. in the past week. health officials expect the cases driven by the on the con, variance to peak in the coming weeks. on monday, the u. s. reported more than 1300000 new infections,

the highest ever daily tally for any country in the world's while nearly 2 years on once again, hospitals are stretched and every day we see signs that life is far from returning to normal. and yet there are some arguing that normal is achievable if we change our thinking come all santa maria has more on that. and the data which takes in the whole picture. the spanish prime minister pedro sanchez wants to move away from detail tracking of cove at 19 case numbers, and instead snap treating it as endemic rather than a pandemic. now, to be fair, he's got a point case numbers on their own can re skew the reality. you need to consider cases and testing and hospitalizations and debts to get a full, a picture. a thanks to our welding data at oxford university, we are able to start doing back on just the one graph by looking at proportions. here is spain, and for all these graphs, our baseline is this time last year,

the 100 percent mock on the graph. back then you can see all 4 metrics that is cases hospitalizations. i see you admissions and debts were all at their pate. now yes, from that point, cases have clearly gone up. in fact, they're now at about 250 percent of what they were back then bus from the similar point. hospital admissions. i see you admissions and confirm debts have all come down by a far lower. it is also a similar situation in the u. k. in fact, they had that very successful vaccination roll at which is meant. there has always been some good separation if you like, between cases the green line and the other metrics. and then a israel as well at one of the 1st countries to offer a booster shot, of course. and i managed to bring everything down at this point of the graph, just before on a cron hit. alice speaking i with delta calvin, son, he's an emergency room doctor and

a clinical assistance professor of emergency mass medicine. he joins his night form new york talk to soon it's good to have he with us. and we can have graph stated, oh, the statistics and whatever. but you're at the front line. tell us what it's light . what's it like in your e r room right now? so it depends on what you're looking at in terms of the neighborhoods in the vaccination based on what they're coming to the are for. but overall we have a new baseline this year when compared to last year. when much, many, many, many more of us are vaccinated, new york city, it was at least 85 percent at this point and you have to new with that new baseline you have now separate who is getting hospitalized with that. who basically we didn't have that privilege a year or 2 years ago before the vaccine was hospitalization, case rates, and they were correlated. now the majority of people who are hospitalized, which yes, are increasing with increasing cases in cold weather has more people getting exposed. majority people hospitalized or on vaccinated. it literally like the odds

are much and fire, much greater. who are the who are and actually compared to those who are completely vaccinated. they are getting health lesser completely different reasons. and this happened to test positive as we cohort them to different parts of the hospital, as we admit them for things like appendicitis, a car, accidents or whatnot. so the people who are hospital hospitalized because they're back to that are primarily for cobra. 1900 symptoms and related morbidities. so just give us a sense from your perspective when you go into work and you call coding for the day . what was it like, i mean, do you have time to take a tea break or are you guys run off your feet out by sign up for this job because i'm on my feet all day long and 12 hours, 16 hours go by like that. and i go home and there's no homework beat up on. i go straight to bed and i don't have to think about it for the rest of the day. so that was our baseline before it cove it. this time it's walking through

a shift. so my life should be about a week ago and i worked all throughout the holidays and this time to ship with where's so? and so where, so and so where so and so they got code and they got covered. who are you under replacement for cobra? because cobra and i just, i just got tested positive for 5 days ago and apparently i have to go back to work and i still have sent them. i guess they're getting better, but i have no choice but to go back to i have to pay the bill. that's due loans and all that. and i'm mandated to come in. i'm per d m. so i get to choose one to go in. it's just fascinating, the scene is across the system at every hospital system. right old people are begging, asking for us to come and fill in holes that are left behind by elk. your workers have test the pos, recovered, and are many to go back even with symptoms because it's best for time. call for desperate measures. is, are you able to provide the standard of care that your patients needs? i guess somebody over total question. if you don't have the, the staff own hands, but do you feel that you're able to,

to provide the best care you can i only ask because we were speaking with a corresponds in a day or so ago. and she was talking about how i'm balance is getting turned away. for people who have a heart attack and have to be treated. i mean, are they able to get the care they need to stay alive and to have a better chance of surviving whatever's bringing them to be on the 1st place? ideally, in the developed world, we want to do everything for everyone. we have all the resources in the world, i'm having daysia who now where we're having this conversation now where we got to do the most, the greatest good for the greatest number of people. that's not everything for everyone. so yes, we do now have to have to cut corners in order to maintain that health care system because it's either we try to do everything where everyone or shut down hospital because we're really understaffed. if you really want to keep everyone away from patients. if it test positive recovered when everyone's really getting overcome, we have the vaccines now, but our mental health,

there's no vaccine for that. and we're getting exhausted after 2 years, 2 years ago we started this, we're like, this is what we sign up for. but without a vaccine, now we have a vaccine and kind of like old age where yes, we were wiser, but we're also more tired. and how much longer do you think you can sustain this? it depends on who you're talking to. i as a per diem, can take off vacation whenever i want. so my lashes with a week ago, i gave myself the break. i also have a habit of constantly reminding myself that you can't for, from the net because i cannot give the best. as you said, standard of care to my patients. if i don't take care of myself 1st, if i treat myself 60 percent, i'm only getting give at best 60 percent to my patient. so i can take a step back. you'd like to create a habit out of it. however, my colleagues, i can't do the same. full timers were mandated to go to work who have an employer who schedules that. we say that, oh, you got to move it while you either stay to work at 10 days and we then have to shut down an awful system or you come back in 5 days. we might have to cut corners

so that we can still treat patients because they're not stopping. colby doesn't, doesn't get tired. so it depends on who you're talking to by can stay on the broad sense across the country. we are collectively tired and morally injured. and in terms of you mentioned that you have tested positive, you have symptoms or whatever, and you're still being asked to to come in and work. i mean, is that also a risk for the hospital itself because doesn't that open the hospitals at low since it's just me, entire thing seems completely unsustainable, but more importantly, rather dangerous the health care system was unsustainable and dangerous way before i had them. we knew that we were just a matter time an appendix just simply accelerated and made a clarified may more clearly how and sustainable dangers it was at baseline before pandemic. it just, it just makes more sense. now when people get totally understand,

when you practice going to study for a test, you know the information, but once you practice it, you're like, oh, now i get it. when you get cove, it, you're supposed to ideally quarantine for 10 to actually 18 to 20 days. the media, if you're contagious with short to 10 things economy, want people to go back to work that were making it to 5 so that the hospital systems in class, but we still many of us are colleagues getting sick because all kinds is getting everywhere and we're doing in place, i think it a parts of the world and developed part. you have to come back even if you do test positive as long as you can function the know even court in days. and yes, that does expose you to patient and that does violate in some way. it's an o that we say sparse, do no harm. and you know, it's those cutting the quarters that we said, well, it's ideal. but we could do all this, but it may not be practical for the situation hand right out. and that's why we are morally injured. ok, social calvin sin, they're getting his view from a new york emergency room. thank you so much for joining us on the news. we do appreciate it. talk to soon plenty more. so has only news are including

now almost spur created equal when it comes to protection from our micron. we'll take a look at the safest one this and sort of at joke of it as admitted to not isolating after a positive test for cove at 19 last month. ah, british prime minister has apologized to the nation after saying he attended a garden party in dining streets during the 2020 lockton. this of course was when his governments and the police were enforcing strict measures, which confined to millions of people at home. johnson insists that this was a work events, but the opposition labor party, some of his own pace, are accusing him of deception and of cold for his resignation and re simmons has this reports. oh,

morris johnson has never been under such pressure from his own party. the opposition and the people of britain who elected him. the question, did he attend a summer party in the garden of number 10 downing street in may 2020. the whole country was in lockdown. around 40 people appear to have been in breach of coven restrictions. first he tried to address the british people. i want to apologize. i know the rage. they feel with me. i with the government i lead. when they think that in done in street itself, the rules are not being properly followed by the people who make the rules. and when i went into that garden, just after 6 on the 20th of may, 2020, to thank groups of stoffel going back into my office 25 minutes later to continue working. i believed implicitly that this was a work event. but mister speaker, with hindsight,

i should have sent every one back inside. after months of deceit and deception. the pathetic spectacle of a man who has run out of road his defense, his defense, that he didn't realize he was at a party. ha, it's so ridiculous that he is actually offensive to the pretty ha, he's finally been forced to be what every one you that with the whole country was locked down. he was hosting boozy part is in town express se, now going to take a decent thing and resign. johnson didn't say yes or no, i minister, i want to repeat that. i thought it was a, a work event and apologizing again until opposition lead a kiss. darma, he should wait for the results of an inquiry into revelations of several parties in

downing street in whitehall. i regret very much that we did not do things differently or that evening. i was to speak of the labor leader persisted, talking of the deep offence calls to relatives of people dying from covey that the time and of the millions who obtain the wolves to stammer, repeatedly rounded on johnson. the parties over prime minister. the only question is, when the british public kick him out, will is party, kick him out, or will it the decent thing and resign this crisis is being called part again by the media. johnson is trying to write it out. much rest though with the outcome of the inquiry into downing street and whitehall parties and what the police do about the latest revelation. more rest though, on whether the conservative party decides johnson is now a liability and has to go. he could come through simmons al jazeera sir brussels know where high stakes meeting between russia and nato over ukraine ended without

a breakthrough. both sides fe significant differences remains during what they described as frank and open discussions. dosage of barry reports from moscow. a meeting nearly 3 years in the making. as high ranking members of the russian foreign and defense ministry join nato officials and brussels. the meeting lasted longer than expected. but nato secretary general remain steadfast, that he would not accept rushes, the man that ukraine will never become a member of the alliance. this crosses is a, is, is the making of russia on. therefore, this important day, deescalate ukraine has the right to self defense. oxen showing an u. m. a family shocker angle for suddenly dollars when they, than they dollars, unless it'll help them to uphold of actor right to, to self defense. despite the united states assurances that it wouldn't talk about

ukraine security without ukraine being present. it says this meeting was a chance for the 2 sides to begin repairing their relationship. a relationship that's been going backwards since russia annex crimea in 2014 and nato's expulsion of 8 russians after accusing them of spying law coding, squid zulu, which would, would nato opt for the policy of the term? russia. we will respond with measures of counter deterrence. if it uses the policy of intimidation, we will respond with counter intimidation. if it looks for vulnerabilities in the russian defense system, we will look for nato's vulnerabilities. it's not our choice, but we don't have other options. if we don't overturn this current very dangerous course of events, oh, so you wouldn't use alumni thus. so despite the lack of an official agreement, the talks are being seen as a success, if only because they didn't ends in acrimony, despite rushes continued to insist that he has no intention of invading ukraine.

there seems little sign of an immediate end to the crisis. the smooth book, a security problems for its neighbors. its neighbors are also free in the choice of the action. and this is not a win win situation, but lose lose situation. ukraine is moving closer to nater. russia is likely to mobilize resources at its western border, and in the end of the day, both sides elected loose after 4 hours of talks between nato members and russia. stilton berg said his organization would not let moscow dictate security arrangements to other countries. the secretary general warned that there is a real risk of armed conflict in europe and by continue to press what is clearly red line by western countries. russia may be showing its hand,

the president put and may not intend this week of talks to succeed, but rather to be used as a pretext for war door such a bari, al jazeera moscow. natasha butler is lifers in paris. natasha. we're hearing in that package. no real resolution form that meeting what's what needs to saying about the whole scenario? what's their perspective on this shooting? well there was lots of talk about a frank discussions, but very little in the way of a breakthrough the most or we heard from you in salzburg, the nato secretary general in terms of real results, was that he said that both sides, russia and nato had decided and agreed to continue with talks. we don't have any time table for those discussions, but certainly he saw that as a, something of a positive sign. now the problem is really that you have to side say on one,

you have russia on the other nato and both sides really are deeply entrenched in their positions. they have been both sides accuse each other or fueling tensions in the ukraine crisis. you have russia the, brought its demands to the tables in nato headquarters in brussels today saying once again repeating what moscow has said in the past, that it is very unhappy about nato's eastwood expansion. it wants it to stop. it doesn't want nato to consider membership for countries like a ukraine, but not just ukraine. georgia, for example. also, it wants basically for that is for expansion to stop. however, of course, nato says that that is simply unacceptable from the alliances point of view. because only the alliance can really choose who will be a member, so deeply entrenched positions opposing sides. no real breakthroughs, of course, talks to come, we're told both sides also warning of what might happen if things are to

deteriorate. further, a, one of russian officials saying that it could have dire consequences for europe insecurity without going to any other detail. yann's salt and berg saying that if russia was to invade ukraine, than there would certainly be consequences for moscow. okay, natasha. but there bring us up to date life from the french campers. oh, natasha. thank you. i will as cyclic i, we got to this point. it started on the crimean peninsula where russia has one of its most importance, naval bases. 2014 ukraine's pul, russian governments was toppled. following months of pro democracy protests, russia responded spy season control over crimea, pro russian separatists then declared independence in the done yet. and you hands regions that triggered a conflict between ukraine and separatists snowed spite a ceasefire, which was agreed in minsk. sporadic fighting in this area has never really stopped

. and in 2016 nathan's deployed battle groups to baltic states and poland. in response to the annexation of crimea, the latest tension started last year and russia mobilized $100000.00 troops near the ukrainian border. oh speak. nice. pga crowley. he is a former us assistant secretary of state and author of red line american foreign policy and a time of fractured politics and feeling states. he joins his note from alexandria in virginia by skype. and it's good to have you with us, mister crowley. there is quite a history to this, this conflicts in these tensions machine. russia and the nato states were hearing from our correspondence that things are pretty much entrenched . no site is willing to give grounds. oh, what do you think happens next?

well, whatever happens next to will be ultimately up to vladimir, put e cray, this crisis are and, and he will be the one who decides whether to escalate or unwind, or i'm not even sure that he knows you. and you say that this is all vitamin prisons doing when the russian dempsey foreign minister was speaking. following that meeting, he was saying that there's a real real fear of what nato is doing. i nathan's threatening russia and threatening its allies. do you not accept that? well, lot of report and does not necessarily see ukraine as, as a real country, certainly not as a sovereign country. he's trying to re establish a sphere of influence there. he wants to determine what happens with in terms of

ukraine's relationship with europe and ukraine's relationship with nato on. but he also knows that, you know, today natal has know is, is not likely to invite ukraine to join the alliance anytime soon. you know, one of the primary criteria for membership is the lack of any kind of disputed border. and whether we're talking about ukraine or we're talking about ga, putin in the past has created conflicts. that would make it very, very difficult for nato to invite either country to joint under present circumstances. so he, he, he knows he's got this situation that he wants. the real question is, and he knows he's not going to get what he's asking for, which is an iron clad assurance that ukraine will never join the alliance. now the question is, is it will accept something less than that and take an off ramp and diffuse this crisis? well, that's what your analysis of person might think. why does the us care?

well, the united states has a great interest in the credibility and stability of the alliance and stability of the europe and region. that's why the united states cares, and that's why you're europe cares. busy and, and i radically, you know, the crisis going back, you know, 6 or 7 years. it has, as in many respects, work to the disadvantage of russia. you know, the u. s. has a, does not have a security guarantee to ukraine, but has increased its military support of it strengthened its presence in eastern europe along the you know, the, the, the border of nato territory in ways that now does in fact make glad of reproach. and you know, nervous but, but i think it's important to understand why did put and create this crisis. it's

all we come back to his domestic strength and his domestic popularity. you know, whenever an autocrat creates a foreign policy crisis, it's to try to strength disposition at home. so, ultimately, this is about kootenai and his relationship, you know, and his own security and power. it's really, you know, using ukraine as an excuse to create a crisis. you know, to increase his leverage and in, you know, with respect to russia and the west. ok, peach. currently they're joining us from alexandria in virginia. thank you very much for joining us on the user. you're welcome. hello. there's been an explosion in somalia, capital mogadishu, according to local ambulance services, at least 10 people have been killed, including 5 security officers authority, say a car bomb targeted a security convoy yarns group. i'll sure bob says it carried out the attack on a rules leading to the airports as shown chest and i to best buy britons,

prince andrew to dismiss the sexual abuse case against him. virginia jeffrey says she was forced to have sex with the royal when she was 17 years old after being trafficked by convicted sex offender at jeffrey epstein. the prince's lawyer said she signed to deal with epstein that prevented her from suing him. now the case will be able to proceed in new york, prince andrew strenuously denies the allegations against him. let's get more from gabriel alesongo. he's live for us in new york. eric gave, are we going to see prince andrew in a new york courtroom then? the short answer to question is probably not. but this is certainly uncharted territory. it's not often of course, you would see a british royal facing some serious legal legal issues in the united states, such as what he faces. let me just go through it. this is a little complicated. the 1st answer question. there probably will be a trial now,

given the latest ruling here by this judge a trial, they would probably happen here in new york and federal court. later this year, the judges already set a date of mid july for lawyers on both stars to start revealing documents to each other of what they plan to present in court. so trial won't be until much later this year, but it does appear that this could now very well be going to to a trial because of the latest judge's ruling here. and that's something that prince andrew and his lawyers certainly wanted to avoid. but does he have diplomatic community? that might be a question that you're asking yourself. he does not actually the only people that would have diplomatic community would be the queen and her immediate household and he doesn't fall under the immediate household umbrella. so no diplomatic community, but would he be forced to be at the trial here in the united states in new york? the answer to that is no. and that's because this is a civil case and not a criminal case. and a civil case. you cannot,

the u. s. britain or the u. k. could not extra date him to the united states for a civil case. it would only be for a criminal case, which this is not. so he would only have to be physically at the trial if he was in the united states at the time, which we don't expect to be back here given that for any reason. but this is still for the, for the prince, andrew and his legal team. a huge setback. they haven't commented on it so far, but we did hear from virginia. rephrase lawyers who see this is a big victory. they put out a statement saying, this is an importance step in virginia, good phrase, heroic and determined pursuit of justice as a survivor of sex trafficking. this all goes back to her claim which the prince. andrew denies that she was sexually assaulted by the prince. andrew on 3 different times in 2001 something that he denies the prince wanted certainly wanted

this to all go away. certainly just the opposite. now we'll be here in a lot more about this case in the coming months. okay. gabrielle sons are then live for me and new york. thank you. gave, still had sun. i'll just save a violence at the border between columbia and venezuela with seen over a mexican some far states in nigeria, where the government is promising action after the killing of more than 60 people as voice we hear from the 20 time grand slam when a peaceful drama free build up to the australian open. ah turkey is about to get a blast of proper winter. that cold wind after is temple means

a high temperature too is cold there for some snow, not much of that thing because most of it is going to be further east in tokyo, we're talking about thursday here. the circulating storm that brought it all has come from southern greece to be more or less over cyprus, that cold wind blowing through the g and the rain, reaching in the form of showers. pretty heavy ones. north in egypt, alexandria probably hitting garza and certainly in lebanon and parts or western syria system systems, moving eastwards and it will show itself through iraq. iran in particular was snow on the hills. it's colder and rain where it's not quite as high that rain tails off through saudi arabia against proper system on its way, slowly, slowly. so it's also work its way through iran, towards afghanistan and maybe pakistan. but if that's the case, it's going to be after the weekend forecast. doha shows the possibility of showers, if they're not in the capital, will be a bit further north, i suspect in the country. and that is the tail on sunday, which does show significant potential for flooding once again in the southeast of

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a lot about this is transfer you to hearing from you today. what yoga was originally yoga should belong to everyone, but i'm afraid that simple truth is getting lost in a world that so commercialized and politicized. who owns yoga. on al jazeera lou ah, ah, this is our 0 quick reminder of the top stories this arm. i 6 missing between russia and nato over ukraine has ended without a break through. both nato and the u. s. have rejected the kremlin security demands . rushed as deputy foreign minister said may 2 positions are unacceptable for moscow. the british prime minister has apologized to the nation after admitting

attending a garden party in downing street during the 2020 lot saying he's facing multiple calls to resign, including from his own party. and the, on the con, variances fueling corona, virus searches across the world's, the w h o says last week saw the most cases of covert 19 reporters in a single week with more than 15000000 new infections globally, was since the pandemic began countries of issued to different rules or own masks, but that's changing because of the highly contagious omicron variance. the study by an association of american hygienists shows that could particles can transmits between masters people within 15 minutes. if 2 people are wearing cough masks that can transmits within 27 minutes surgical masks provide around an hour of protection between 2 people and, and $95.00 masks can provide 25 hours of protection or 2500 hours. if the

masks are tightly sealed, while dr. barrett's franconia is an expert in infectious disease control and see your lecture at the university of extra medical school, he says it's time to throw away the coff masks you may have used. at the start of the pandemic. we are learning new things every day, and he always amazes me how much more we have to learn. so with respect to the mosques, and remember, the way the mosques were created and tested, they were not tested on vortices. so it's a proxy measure. the proxy measure clearly tells us 2 things. one, it tightly fitting mosque is better than the loosely fitting mosque. the 2nd bit is a mosque with a much more tight, her water repellent fabric. in other words, smaller pause. prevent those wires particles from getting through and therefore

afford more protection against this more infectious variant, those cloth mosque that flimsy piece of fabric that you put in front of your nose and mouth, definitely ditch that. secondly, where a good quality, a mosque properly. so even if you were to wear a surgical mask, but you wore it properly, it will afford you about 80 percent protection basics are very important and this is a human to human transmission of infection. so stay away from crowds and stay in places which are better ventilated, that already put you into a good position. the 3rd position is if you really need to make up your own mosque, then make sure it is multi layered, made with a fabric which is water balance on the outside, observant on the inside, and triple layers, and make sure it fits really tight against your nose and mouth and where it properly. so there are many things and many infection control measures that are very cheap to implement. and we need w h o and others, other countries, other,

our other governments to give this simple, easy to follow advice. most careers claiming the successful launch of another hypersonic missile state media released images of leader kim jong and observing the 2nd launch in less than a week. i personally myself can more easily avoid detection and interception van ballistic ones consent his me or aim was to prove north korea's defenses. the us says north korea's weapons program is a threat to the international community, and that dialogue is the only way forwards. the launch clearly does highlight the dc life destabilizing impact of the dpr kase illicit weapons programs. it violates multiple un security council resolutions. it poses a threat to the d. p. r. case neighbors into the broader international community. we continue to call him the pure k, at, to refrain from further further provocations and importantly,

to engage in sustained and sustained in substantive dialogue. what we have been open to you and in fact, calling for, for some time now. so what exactly makes hypersonic weapons? so difference must be a big factor. hypersonic missiles fly towards targets, lower altitudes, and can travel more than 5 times the speed of signs or over 6000 kilometers an hour . the main difference though, is that they can be rapidly maneuvered after they've been launched. on like ballistic missiles, hypersonic weapons, don't follow a pre determined path. their trajectory can be altered, which means they're difficult to stop. all these things speeds, agility, and low altitude, make it difficult for ground based radar systems to detect them. china, russia, and the u. s. so leaders and hypersonic weapons and several other countries including japan, germany, france, and india,

are reportedly investing in them. or bon young chick is a research fellow at the institute for north korean studies at yon sy university. he says it's time to take north korea's improvement and hypersonic technology seriously. the world has consistently underestimate the ingenuity of north korean scientist and weapon development. and that lady is the true test fighting mister prove that the north koreans are really determined to strengthen the national defense capability. as he was announced in the 8th party congress last january, january, 2021. so all of these are part of the grant plan to strengthen its capability with long term plan. so the bad news is that this is not going to be the last time that we're going to witness the north

koreans testing their weapons. the north koreans are moving ahead on its own schedule until it reaches the goal set by the midterm. you know, mean take capable of the development of this poses a threat to the national security of staff. because the type of hypersonic mythical by north korea can reach from capital city of north hung out to a saw the capital city of south korea within 1000000. so it'll be increasingly difficult, or they can just think of them deployed in south korea to have a complete and reliable b cell defense, hong kong showing up more last to combat what it calls, crimes against national security chief executive carry. lamb made the announcements in the 1st session has been you legislature, which has been scrubs off to school or position paging, impose the national security law on hong kong in 2020 in response to mass pro

democracy protests. the controversial law makes it easier to punish activists, ju, i, and i. so i lot you sums up whole on the national security law passed and june is an immensely well written law. it's been implemented for about a year and a half. it's original function is to stop violence and chaos and returning to normalcy. now it's to act as an anchor to guarantee stability, to let people know there are consequences. the national security law requires us to prevent curb and punish crimes. if prevention is done well, we can punish less like the legislation of article $23.00 would be similarly well written table by rice groups and western governments say the national security law has empowered authorities to conduct a sweeping crackdown on descent. hundreds of journalists, businessmen, and activists. have been arrested while others have fled last month. the third's pro democracy news outlets is also forced to shut down. the un

security council is holding an open meeting on the conflicts in yemen, as the international community grapples with how to ends. it's 7 years civil war. yemen is in the growth of one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. the un estimates at 80 percent of the population is in needs of humanitarian assistance. and 30000000 people are in danger of starvation. 2022, restoring on a talon to load the military escalator. no describes in this county last month. as accelerated as the parties are dropping down on military doctrines. 7 years down the road of war, the prevailing belief, von war insides seems to be broken things sufficient. harm on the other will force from him to submission. however, there is no sustainable long term solution to be found on the battlefield. therefore, i will continue to stress that warring porters town should and indeed must talk

even if they are not ready to put down their arms. a search is underway for more bodies in the nigerian state of some fara, after gum and rated villages, shitting people, and burning homes. the number of vixen's remains uncertain. some far as governor says around 60 people have been confirmed dad's been witnesses, have reported. seeing up to 200 bodies and 10000 others have been driven from their homes by the violence rates last week, he said to be reprisal attacks after government air strikes targets at the height of criminal gangs. i am as addressed as more from the town of cuz south in nigeria is some forest states. to update us about the situation here in some for a state is the commissioner for information a brian mcgee door. sarah, can you talk to was, can you update us about the situation in hearing some for a state, the victims? what is their condition now? what is being done to help them?

because it's been 5 day says will latest her cycle of policy happen. and thousands of people have been display from more than 10 villages here in san for us. it's what's being done to help them. well, i am. the situation here is be managed by the government of the state. when the incident happened, the governor went himself with a team of heads of security and also members of his executive council to visit the scene of the incidents and also con dorn with the people he ordered for the assessment of the damage is done to them. and also ordered for the repair of houses that were upon to go in the attacks. now, how bad is the situation hands for in terms of security? how bad, how exposed these villages are? honestly, it is a terrible thing. ah, our people in the rural areas are on that threats and they are also living in

fears and apprehension because of the activities of the pundits. and there. one particular problem we are facing is the shortage of manpower in terms of security, as well as the in coaching or rather, the infiltration of the community into the activities of the bundis in terms of um, informants, people who supply them with their, their needs. and people who supply them would say, food stuff, and the other necessities like their weapons. now that it braimer get you to, sorry, the commissioner for information in some, for a state. now we expect the military chiefs to be here any time from now, but what people are expecting is action more action on the ground to stop discounted from continuing the kennesaw. so 8 soldiers, including a high ranking commander,

had been arrested on suspicion of conspiring against the government. and that re prosecutors say they were tipped off by an insider about plots to destabilize institutions. the struggle to contain a 6 year conflict has deepened, political instability in the country. at least 30 people had been killed since the starts of this year and fighting on the border between columbia and venezuela. the current. columbian government says rebel, yell and fighters are battling a distant group of former fought crumbles. and sandra, p. a. t reports from bogota where he met a farmer displaced by the violence for the 2nd time in less than a year. columbian store owner hired olga miss. and his family had to flee, escalating violence between on groups last march. they left venezuela for columbus or alco region. they're now here in the capitol bull gotta searching for help and shelter your them. yeah, g m been as well read

a small saw in venezuela and at times we sold things to fog dissidence. that was enough to be targeted as supporters. when a killing started last week, the brother of a commander arrived and told us you have 2 options. you can come to this meaning become part of the gorilla forces, or you gonna have to leave because the e l and will kill you. the year land is columbus largest remaining rebel group after to fark made peace with the government in 2016. but dissident factions of the fark of since appeared, and in recent weeks violence in the lawless region along the border with venezuela's been growing. some 30 people have been killed since the beginning of the year, while others have been kidnapped, or forcibly recruited or displaced. the fighting has created nazzo beer in the population. many people that the region is going back to the the call that they live the big and then between the land and the

far back then i'm the human impact has been really, really to be the violence has reached a new level since a long standing truth between the arm groups broke down the last word between the den 5 gravel and the last less of a 1000 people that and displaced almost 60000. the colombian government now blames have been a swell for the current violence, accusing the venezuelan government of sheltering the on groups in their territory. something the government and cut out has denied people from towns along the border of peak into the streets, demanding peace. colombian president, divan duke as deploying 2 battalions to regain control of the region. but some experts believe more troops won't solve the problem. and then i'll call you and automate coffee. a rica still has a huge unresolved conflict, and people have no confidence in the state. it already has the highest amount of

soldiers per square meter in columbia. sending $600.00 more trips will not make a difference. what's needed is to restart patient negotiations with the l in that ok. and until the troubling that alca can be contained, the humanitarian crisis will only continue to grow spreading here to the capitol and beyond. allison, the and p a t t i just gotta at least 10 people have been killed in landslides and flash floods in the brazilian state of minas grace, the region has been hit by several natural disasters called what caused by heavy rainfall since the weekend when the 17000 people had to flee their homes. that prompted miners to suspend some operations in the state. more rain is expected to continue this week. still has the own algae, 0 a tail or 2 panel sees we need reaction from africa couples nations. after the break.

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inside for the sports. here's fara hollow. thank you so much. well, there's been a huge upside to add footballs, africa, cap of nations. molly beats one of the tournament top team sinners. yet inquiry as it was a tailor to penalties molly converted there is just after halftime snazzier, however, lay failed from the spot with the game finishing one know egypt. mohammed sal is one of the star names competing at the africa of nations. there's been some speculation about his future with liverpool, with his contract expiring next year. reads boss your club however, is not worried about the situation. i know what to say. we want more to say, that's why we are so. and if these things take time, i cannot change, sorry. but it's i think it's all in a good place. nothing else to say. arsenal are liverpool next. opponents with the

teams facing off in the lea kept semi finals on thursday. like liverpool. the gunners also have a number of players taking part in the africa cup of nations. lee cut presents arsenal with their only realistic chance of silver world silverware this season. i always have hope when i play am when i'm competing for any chance it and they have a couple of players out there. we certainly have fair. i loads out as well is what it is. and we're gonna have to go there to try to win them as much because we're going to put us in a better position for the 2nd one. now that jack vege has admitted to you, not isolating after testing positive for coven 19 last month. in a social media post a tennis world, number one accepted, he had made an error of judgement, john, which said he met up with a journalist 2 days after the positive task. he went on to blame his agent for making a mistake on his being at visa application ahead of his arrival in australia or the

2nd straight day jock, which has been out practicing at melbourne park. the unvaccinated player is still hoping to compete at next week's australian open. our report or sarah clark is covering the case in australian says the story is far from over. no joke which released the stipend in a bid to explain a timeline of covered 19 tests in december and put to risk what he describes as misinformation. on his instagram account, he said he did attend a children's awards event in serbia on december 17th after testing positive. but he says he only received the p. c. r test results after the event at the time job which says he was i symptomatic and felt good. but he did acknowledge an error of judgement when he did a place to place. interviewed the following day when he knew he was positive on reflection, he says this should have been rescheduled joker, which also admitted that a member of his team took the wrong box on his astrology and travel dick duration document. when he arrived in australia last week,

the declaration stated he had not troubled 14 days prior to his arrival when he had infect flown from serbia despite the world's number one to his plan conceded. this was a human error and not deliberate joker, which could still be deported from australia and have his 2nd visa cancelled. that decision lies in the hands of the immigration minister alex hook, who says he still considering the australian government position. the australia opens starts next monday in melbourne with a draw set to take place on thursday. i'll ticket holders age 12 and over must be fully vaccinated against covey, 19 or have a valid medical exam. sion, as is apparently the case for jock of edge. the city has gone through 6 locked downs during the pandemic, and many locals are frustrated by jock vicious behavior. it's so sad because we're trying to do the job convictions, hold on, just manipulate everything and he's saying that he's to let the full wrong

kind of be one rule for one. and one of the other, when we've all been my tablet explanation to k, that jobs, he shouldn't have been given a visa until we knew exactly what his status was and what he's been doing. but equally, you know, once he's, he wasn't really very polite to just walk him up. i don't like his arrogance. i don't fear i feel he's come across. hm. he's above it. all right. but it does feel like we've um, stuffed up on our side. and so it's a, it's a bit of a mass. another 20 time grand slam champion is taking a more conventional approach to preparing for the australian open. former world number one, wrapped in a tao, was also training in melbourne. the spanish 2 now says he backs jock of edge to play in the upcoming grand slam was passing some of his own expertise to young tanis hopefuls. world number 6 is one, the australian open once back in 2009 i think i did one

very important and positive you think when i was a kid and still today is listen, you know, lisa, be ready to follow the instructions of the people next a man or day they won the best for me, no. and women's world number 10 owns jabber. it looks to be in good format of the 2020 two's 1st grand slam the tennessee and beat to time wimbledon champion. patrick to lit up in the 2nd round of the sydney tannis classic. 2021 was a breakout year for deborah. she want her 1st for title. reach the last 8 at wimbledon. i've learned a lot for my wins for my losses. and i'm really want to, it's like it's like, i'm curious to see what my level could be like right now. i know that i have it in my racket. i know that in the anyone i'm just trying to be more patient and,

and continue. we're winning. okay. and that is all you sport for now. i'd like to thank you very much. indeed. farro. that's if not siemens, ohio country went to london that ah and healing the debates. 90 percent of the world's refugees have come from of common impacted country. the climate emergency is putting more pressure on cities across the world and amplify your voice. it's not really the future rates now. this is not our responsibility. if people log companies is completed. we cannot lose hope. we know what to do, and we have the tools to do to get act. we must always pay for the stream on al

jazeera. this one's feared war lord, during lay barriers, decade long, civil war says he is now fighting a drug epidemic. the work that the former warlord joshua boy, he has done with treat children, attract sandra public center with as protective an aesthetic from public prosecution. despite the recommendations made by the truth and reconciliation commission for this former warlord, liberia has become the frontline of a drug war. it cannot afford to lose. he says it's a battle he will fight out of responsibility and killed for his past crimes and for his country. the virus is indiscriminate, yet those living in poverty are far more vulnerable to the dangers of covert. my g . ali re examines the reasons for this disparity, the social and economic inequality that surround us. how much deeper and much more

problematic than we thought i'd asked where the lessons learned from the global pandemic could lead to positive change. the blue of the hill all hail the lockdown. expose of privilege and poverty during a crisis on a j 0. ah. ready a legal blow for britons, prince andrew, will now face a civil case in the u. s. over claims of sexual abuse. ah, lauren taylor, this is al jazeera alive from london, also coming up with wells forgotten war. as fighting continues, the un warns most of yemen population requires humanitarian assistance. frank could open discussion this, but still no break through russia and nato.