live on like you see channels plus thousands of all programs. award winning documentaries, an in depth news reports. subscribe to youtube dot com, forward slash al jazeera english. ah . the u. i says it has information, rushes, pre positioned operatives for a false flag operation in easton, ukraine. to create a pretext for an invasion was comes out after a massive cyber attack brought down dozens of ukrainian government websites. ah, hello, i, mary. i'm the mozy in london. you're watching al jazeera, also coming up on the program. novak joker, which faces deportation again after the australian government cancels his visa 1st

. second time. he's due to be detailed in melbourne at any point. we are following developments live from australia and the u. k. formulas is office apologizes to queen elizabeth for a party the night before. her husband's funeral, where coven rule saw her morning alone. ah! welcome to the program. the u. s. has warned the russia is preparing a pretext for the invasion of ukraine. white house press secretary gen saki said the u. s. government has information that russia has positioned a group of operatives to carry out a false flag mission in the east of the country. saki said the operatives were trained in urban warfare and could use explosives in fake attacks on russia's own forces to justify an invasion. she said miss information and false provocations of

being placed on ukrainian social media to so division within society. kremlin dismissed sam to sabotage operation claims as unfounded as part of its plans. russia's laying the groundwork to have the option of fabricating a pretext for invasion. and we've seen this before. we saw this before leading up to 2014, just to know, including through sabotage activities and information operations by accusing ukraine of preparing an imminent attack against russian forces and eastern ukraine . and the russian military plans to begin these activities several weeks before military invasion, which could begin between mid january and mid february. again, we saw this playbook before including the wide spread effort to, to push out misinformation, not just in eastern europe, but around the global community. well, the warning came as after a major cyber attack targeted around 70, acquainting government websites. it states security service says it see signs. the attack is linked to hacker groups associated with russian intelligence services.

before the sites went down, a statement was flashed across them warning ukrainians the all that personal data would be made public. a government says it's fixed the websites. a no personal data was stolen. they tapped follows several days of talk, same and easing tensions of a rush as build up of troops along the border with ukraine. from sir hebrew moreno . it is a hybrid war which moscow's carrying out against us. it is, 1st of all, for their benefit to disseminate chaos and you had it in our country. yes. so this was public supposedly, which was my attitude as positive. it reminds us that we live in water, that russia is an enemy who will kill us physically. that is why you must always remember it must be ready to drown russian as you occupy ireland in blood so that they win though the place on birds are retreat north. how's? meanwhile, the russian foreign minister surg oliver off says his country is prepared to respond. if western nations reject moscow's security proposals, he wants

a detailed answer in writing to the demands rusher is made. the main one is a nato commitment that ukraine will never be allowed to join the defense alliance. but nato argues that countries should be free to choose their own alliances. russia wants a band or nato deploying weapons and forces in central and eastern european countries that join the alliance after 1997. these include estonia, poland, and the czech republic. nato says the demand place is russia security concerns above those of the former soviet republics. russia also wanted intermediate range missiles, banned in europe, saying that nato miss l stored in ukraine would be within striking distance of moscow. nato concedes this could be a point of compromise. and fourthly, russia proposes autonomy for eastern ukraine and ukraine to help and the fighting with pro russian separatists. the u. s. does broadly support this, but then there's also concern that russia is being rewarded for stirring up the conflict look, abuse, things of piled up reviews soon,

piled up over the period of remind, sees when the promises made about motors non expansion about its military infrastructure, not being moved eastwards and about the non deployment of substantial military forces to territories of new members were simply thrown into the vampire western friends in the most flagrant way. lucian. only ari spoke to alexander tito of a lecture in modern history at queen's university belfast. he says, no matter the outcome of the crisis, russia and nato will remain at odds. will i think there's going to be resolved, or what happens whether there is a war there isn't in the war, it's not going to the sure rush relations with the crating issue resolution with metal will continue to poison the european security for leasing next decade. because i correctly important dot ross is not capable of even if it's able to defeat ukraine, was still able to control it for very long time. at the same time we're seeing in

terms of iran and korea that sanctions have a limited to factor in the trash can. even if you both the most stick section the resumes use your life. i'm that removes any kind of inhibition for increasing military force which raja has an abundance of war. so it's all very a difficult situation. i would imagine that some of these tools made to membership of ukraine is a matter of principle is not a matter of immediate concern. i think there's no disability of grain actually being and be didn't to nato anytime soon. bots for russia, even disabilities used to be removed for words. it's a matter of principle, not allowing it. so i'm not sure they are getting is about something to reconcile with such a very i think there is a issue full of compromise, but whether they, anybody is willing to do it without a major conflict is another thing because we don't measure conflict major says

there's no need to hit him to rush the mouse. ah, so it just 3 days ago before the australian open the well sample on men's tennis plane of act, joke of it is again out said the tournament. a government in australia cancel his visa for a 2nd time, 4 days after a federal court of attend the initial ruling issue to be detained any time now and could potentially be deported. sara clark is live 1st in brisbane say a 2nd time. these are, is cancel joker that you set to return to integration hotel. the tension on saturday. tell us what happens next. yes, he said to return to a hotel, immigration detention as we speak within the hour. and this is for further questioning by the immigration officials. and this of course is after an overnight emergency hearing after the government here in australia and decided to cancel his visit for

a 2nd time. and his legal team is trying to block his deportation before the australian open tournament begins on monday, the immigration mr. alex hall here in australia used his ministerial discretionary powers to revoke this visa and therefore jock, which does face deportation. potentially before monday he also could face a 3 year ban or re entering australia. and all of this is on the eve of the australian open a he has been named the top seed in the australian tournament. and the 1st round, of course, is on monday, and he set to play on monday evening, and he is still hoping to play as a joke of it, just trying to make history of his 21st major title. so this attempt at the moment certainly hangs in the balance with the federal court hearing scheduled today. and another hearing scheduled in melbourne on sunday. so the strain governor simply said that he doesn't meet the entry criteria to stay in australia. they've denied his trav exemption, which was granted to him by tennis estrella and by melbourne officials. and this is

based on his unvaccinated status. so the case is it's ongoing it's. he had another twist on friday when his visa was cancelled. and of course, we had the, the last minutes attempts by his legal team to try and stop his deportation, so he can play in the strain tournament on monday. what about public reaction to these latest elements? well this is of a political vote winner for the prime minister. we had poles ahead of the decision released on friday by the australian government, which suggested more than 80 percent of australians wanted him out of the country. and you've got to remember that the australian open is being held in melbourne, and this is a city which hosted or held some of the, the longest key was, was locked down due to the coven pandemic. so people here we've got 90 percent of australians now vaccinated and they've been faced with some very tough border restrictions as well. and they've been critical of, of the fact that so jock of it was able to enter a strategy when it's been difficult for some australian citizens to even returned

to australia, the home country, or the last 2 years, the serbian president overnight, he has criticized the australian government's decision to revoke his visa for a 2nd time. they're describing this trying government and implying bullying or harassing techniques on dr. rich that the serbian public to have health officials. however, they're backed up, jock, if it's his status to decide whether or not he wants to be vaccinated, but his team is arguing, the legal team is arguing the joke of his deportation could be as much of a threat to public health by fanning the anti vaccine sentiment, so should he lose his appeal. as i mentioned, he could be deported before the australian torment on monday, but of course the legal team will be doing everything they can to have him play. thanks very much. sarah clark and brisbin china is ramping up checks full inbound travelers out of the winter olympics, which stand 3 weeks time. officials are concerned an outbreak of cov, it in the near by positive to young jin could spread to the capital. brit credit

reports on this. now from hong kong, rigorous checks underway in bay, jing officials taking no chances with just 3 weeks to go before china hosts the winter olympics locally transmitted cases of the army. chrome very into coded 19, have been detected in several provinces. but the focus of containment is the northern port city of kent gin, just 30 minutes by train from beijing, them of homes. you know, we have to fight the district into the individual areas for management and control and set up sexy sex life selling time for ra itself, dating necessities like pfizer divorce, and prepare food. so rest of him place order as they need earlier this week, games organizes said there were no plans to locked down by aging. but if now announced more rigorous measures will be in place to contain the spread. in hong kong, more mandatory testing has been introduced after nurses tested positive in the district of chin. men and new measures include a band on international transit flights and to return to home learning for primary

and kindergarten. kids. hong kong already has a complete flight than from 8 countries dining restrictions and limits on numbers for gatherings. on friday, chief executive, kerry lamb announced a relief package for effective businesses. and that restrictions will be extended for another 2 weeks. that extension means that will be restrictions on dining and gathering during the chinese the holiday, which will put a damper on traditional celebration, said to ring in the year of the tiger brick clinic. i'll just, sarah, the phone call, or pressures going on that you case prime minister asked the latest revelation on a series at parties held at his london residence in reach of locked down rules. the mirror newspapers as it drinks known as wine time fridays, while weekly, despite pandemic, restrictions with full knowledge of bars. johnson, early his office apologized to queen elizabeth after a night to party was held the day before the funeral of her husband, prince philip, the nation, and official morning,

as well as locked down. a queen attended the funeral on her own, and socially distanced from her family, need bank as more on what it could mean for a future. vice johnson as u. k prime minister. i don't think we can underestimates the kind of political damage this might do to boyish johnson in the long run. he's a man who's been able to dodge scandal in the past. but this just doesn't simply look as if it's got a go away, a short notice. he's hunkering down one of his family members. we don't know which one is tested, positive gove it. which means that he has a pretty good reason to not be in front of cameras defending his position. but the number of voice is clamoring for him to resign is growing not just from opposition . m p. 's not just from his critics, but also from members of his own political party at a 15 percent of those conservative m. p. 's table letters of no confidence, embarrassed johnson that he'll be out. it will kick start a leadership contest,

but the majority of conservative and peace, all waiting for the results of a very, very important inquiry into misconduct by boris johnson and his staff over the course of the pandemic. we're expecting the results of that soon and that may influence exactly what conservative m p. 's choose to do next. oh, so that for you on the program. i'm at address reports for us on the survivors of 10 years of violence now facing the threat of disease and salvation. then we've been extremely harsh conditions on for 10 years, their plight was largely ovando. they was the victims of nigeria must forgotten the monetary and crisis and police into an easier use at war to cannon, to break up a protest against the president on the 11th anniversary of the country's revolution

. ah hello, there will what remains of tropical cyclone tiffany. bringing sudden concerns to northern parts of western australia, just around the kimberly. this is the position of the storm. we've seen some very heavy rain for here recently around 50 to a 100 millimeters to friend in the next few days. we'll see further heavy downpours coming in. so, flooding worries certainly in place here. this sir, where the system will sink its way a little further south, which is to go one through sunday easing down at eastern side of w way. garage pushing towards central parts of australia as we go on into monday. you can see that wet weather just coming in here. eventually that will make its way down towards a se, the se for the time being generally dry. still a few showers just around that eastern side of us and noticed some very wet and

windy weather from what remains of tropical cyclone cody. moving towards the north island of new zealand, western new zealand generally settle generally settle on saturday, at least for japan. it does look largely quiet the few wintry flowers to northern parts off on chew, up towards hawkeye. they make the most of it because this next weather system at a slide across the sea of japan. and that will bring some very heavy snow fall into a good parts of japan as we go through sunday. could see as much as a mattress snow by the end of the week. ah, on counseling recalls the so called great resignation goes global. why all people increasingly quitting their job? egypt through canals achieve the highest revenues and it's been high, his twin, why candidates, he was worrying between nepalese and indian creative counseling recalls on al jazeera,

we understand the differences and similarities of culture across the world. so no matter what and when use and current, because that matter to you, ah ah, ah, welcome back the main stories now. the white house says russia is preparing a pretext, the invasion of ukraine, pre positioning operatives to carry out a so called false flag mission. russia says the claims are unfounded, though, that joke of it, she has had his australian visa cancelled for a 2nd time because he's not vaccinated against covered. he's due to be detained at any time now and could be deported if an appeal fails in court.

on the u. k prime minister's office is apologize to queen elizabeth after a ports of another party which broke corona virus restrictions this time on the night before house bends funeral. well, it does appear to be some positive news about the only con variant cases might be surging across the world. but data from south africa, the u. k. and the u. s. suggest the number of new infections dropped significantly . just 3 to 4 weeks after this such begins. south africa is why is pete in the middle of december? it's 7 day rolling average hitting $23000.00 new cases per day. that number is now fall into about 6 and a half 1000. the u. k. looks like it hit its peak in early january with more than a 182000 daily cases on a 7 day average. that average fell 247000 this week. it's too soon to tell, but the u. s. might have reached its peak as of wednesday, an average of nearly 800000 cases recorded every day. but that very figure is

expected to drop with new york and other major cities now showing a decline in new cases. alley marked out as the chief strategy officer for population health at the university of washington. and says, as expected to be a rapid downward trend in on the chrome cases. we have big the new method states and them of cases. and we are coming down at the national level, that is a variation between one state to another. and the reason for this is that the rise and that have been declined as on the ground is so infatuated infecting everybody that is out and about. and it's coming down as fast as it goes up. but the good news and most of the infections are symptomatic and it's much less severe than what we have seen before about 95 percent less severe. done all the violence that we have seen before. the netherlands is reported its highest number of daily cove at 19 infections in the pandemic. despite, as the government is announced, that lockdown measures will be relax after pressure from shops and restaurants dash

locked down in place. since december was the strictest in europe, from vulcan burg, steadfast and reports the 2 astound falcon that has come back to life. local businesses protesting against a government lockdown by opening their doors at the sales rep on this. if al here long it has been really difficult. 3 and the situation for a long time, not only owes but all business owners, museums and cinemas have to pay the fight. and for us it's become really hard. falcon burgers, 5 kilometers away from belgium and germany will all reference and shops are open. disgruntled and up a nurse had to watch their customers flock across the border to shop, eat and be entertained for the past 4 weeks for this is basically called civil disobedience right now. this is a demonstration and is, it's an so fundamental, right? to express how you think about things and as a mirror of their city. i allow this as a demonstration is so it's, it's

a very quiet and friend the demonstration, but very crazy i it's is crowding but i see happy faces. it is clear at manny and in atlanta, fed up with the government cove at 19 policies. they're seen as inconsistent and lacking a long term vision under pressure from protest like these, the government seems to have no choice but to relax. what have been the strictest london measures in europe, travel channel, what when we do, what we are doing now is taking a very big step, taking a risk. i think it's a responsible risk. in the next 10 days, we will look exactly at what we can learn from abroad and what we can also learn from here in the netherlands. but the government is warning that the army comm peak is yet to come and will likely paralyze parts of society and add to the growing number of death. the netherlands, so high a numbers of excess mortality in the past few months. compared to auto european

nations. and some of those definitely could have been prevented. not all of them during a pandemic, of course, but some probably could have been prevented either by introducing measures earlier . so infections would have been prevented war and we could have started the booster campaign earlier as other countries did. while the government has caved into public pressure by partially lifting lockdown measures. it's now hoping the decision won't cause hospitals to be flooded. once again, step, fasten else's era falcon b. agencies, a warning of a forgotten humanitarian crisis in northwest nigeria, 10 years of violence left hundreds of thousands of people without food, shelter, or medicine. many displaced people have been killed by armed gangs in his arm and address reports from some far estate as concern that starvation and disease could cost more lives. wow. so idea, luna has been in this queue for 2 hours,

waiting to receive few kilograms of grains. and some 2nd hand baby clothes. the mother of 3 has been displaced twice in 3 years. and during that time, this is the only 3rd occasion she is managed to get any food aid. what this runs out have family who are rely on what they usually eat when i sent them south. and now communist robin, if we can't find food, we will live on wild plants and corn husks. although it should be harder now because the rains have stopped. but private individuals, local groups are trying to ease the suffering, volunteers at csm for a cycle work, the phones and computers sourcing full funds online. we have started this program, the, the flow of money actually reduced. in fact, it, it stopped. so this is the only money we have to make a difference and going forward. the challenge is still there, the people are still there and their needs are still valid. so we feel the need for

continuity. i like i only see the government can do it alone. it has been doing its best, but the void, the group wants to fil, is too big. about 700000 people have been forced from their home since the conflict between farmers and hood is escalated. now semi urban areas are bursting at the seams. attacks on gra, so are rare, but there is a steady rise in the number of people arriving in the city looking for help, threatening to overstretched, available resources and facilities. they live in extremely harsh conditions and for 10 years their plight was largely overlooked. they was the victims of nigel, most forgotten, humanitarian crisis. men here feel abundant and can't understand why they've been neglected for so long. there are few camps for the displeased with many living on the street. the state government says the camps can only provide temporary relief

anyway, and the people will be better going home. will most do ever it impossible to make sure that we protect people to deploy much obscurities to go along with them. don't go on men with those communities. in case of any attack is better for us to spend. what about amount for that process? dental chroma, have some id, please. indeed, said capital or look and can they had a good but with images of the latest massacre by an armed gang, still fresh fuel choose to go back to their villages. despite bliss attempts to reassure them. the incident of book whom an uncle will not happen again is acquainted in this. val aren't auto listed and will continue to do our best. would massive deployment in areas where we ship. there are some traits with all the touch coaches. men here say they would rather live on the streets and

relative safety than be killed by bandits will show no mercy. degrees. al jazeera nigeria, thousands of people have heated colds by molly's government for nationwide protest against sanctions by the west african bulk eco ass. they were imposed on to the countries cruelly, the delayed elections due next month for up to 5 years. nicholas hoc reports from bama code to boonie. and even tim booked to a show of support for the country's military back to government of transition, which is facing international sanctions and increasingly isolated the west african body echo was imposed sanctions on molly last sunday after crew leader and head of molly's transition. a semi goiter announced a delay in february is scheduled the elections and responds echo us shot land and air borders to the landlord. country halted. financial transactions froze. molly's

government access to the regional central bank. since the prices of basic necessities are on the rise and the state is running low in cash, the sanctions against us millions. we do not need those international organizations like the west african buddy equis to tell us what to do. why i day into fury in our face. the demonstration started with a prayer for peace in a country torn by war. millions are displaced, thousands have been killed. despite the presence of e, u, u. n. french and west african troops. groups linked to al qaeda in iso, or gaining ground for greta, who took power in a crew and 2020 finding peace starts with extending his time in power and hiring russian fighters to help the maryan army go from defeat to victory him at not likely america they miss an elderly for mercenaries of the wagner force are present in

a significant way. these mercenaries are former russian fighters who are transported by russian plains, who are equipped with russian weapons. but this time of the russians say that they do not exist them, always seeing a step back in democracy. the tenure pin nations deployed in molly to combat arm groups may remove their troops. we'll all history young as you said, we want to remain engaged. and molly, but it must not be at any cost, despite the pressure many money and see in this crisis a moment of national unity. waiving the nations and russian flags side by side, an act of defiance. the face of uncertainty, nicholas hong to al jazeera, was amused from tunisia where police have been using water cannons dispersed. thousands of protest isn't gathered in the capital to accused the president of staging a coo and was a heavy police presence as demonstrate as defied a crown of ours. and on old gatherings, kai said has been under pressure since july when he sat,

the prime minister suspended parliament and seized far reaching pallas, lindsay, a vulcan, has more from the capital tunis. should i say that traditional celebration is the the revolution and county side had changed the date of the public holiday to december 17th. so just by coming out to die, it's a demonstration that people are disobeying his decrees. but over the past moments here, things have been getting a lot worse into nisha. we've seen those that are increasing amount to arrest, particularly the disappearance over the m p, and form a justice minister noticing by heidi. but today what we've been saying was it was a slight stop, but police were pushing back, protest is unblocked from them from getting to the central avenue. and then it things, yard became sort of more intensive. protesters pushed through and went run back streets. we've seen quite significant characters, so you know,

the political scene being arrested searches before when the 2 is the solution bar association who is beaten and tracked away. apparently, young people have been arrested to its police checkpoints around the avenue that has been use of water cannon and spacing and tear gas. i saw one journalist who was sort of coughing on the ground. she's really, yeah, it was really suffering with the take us. so the, the violence against protest, this is really stepped up on, the anger has stepped up. ah, a quick look at main stories. now. the u. s. is saying that russia is wearing a pretext for the invasion of ukraine. whitehouse press actory gen saki said u. s. government has information that russian operatives are in you.