facing the politicians on that side of the river is whether the jobs alone will be enough to slow the progress of the crime variance. so we have to look at what we can do to slow only cons, attract when it comes to deciding which options to reduce the infection rate. the advice from the w h o, do it all the news and there isn't an actual crisis to suit their needs. they'll make one up dependence as russia as creates an excuse to invade ukraine. moscow dismisses the accusation, ah, alarmed are jordon. this is out as they are alive from de. also coming up. i think he's been exposed as, as a fraud, as, as

a liar. and i think the british public kind of had enough really cold grow for the resignation of the u. k. prime minister, after more revelations of drinks, events by staff during the cove at 19 lockdown faison, australia that novak jock of its presence, my boost anti vaccine sentiment as a tennis style fights deportation of a cupboard. 19 concerns plus choice, defined the odds, the inspiring story of columbia teenaged paula with no legs as a star in i'm no gloomy. ah. the u. s. accused russia planning a so called false flag operation and eastern ukraine in an attempt to create a pretext for invasion. according to washington bears evidence that russian agents might already be in the country to carry out acts of sabotage and blame ukraine for them. a criminal spokesman has dismissed the reports as unfounded mike on

a report. after a week of negotiation in 3 european cities, there are no signs of any diplomatic breakthrough. and a warning from the white house at the ukraine crisis could escalate even further. with the claim that russia is planning to create a pretext for an invasion, we have information that indicates rash has already pre positioned a group of operatives to conduct a false flag operation in eastern ukraine. the operatives are trained in urban warfare and in using explosives to carry out acts of sabotage against russia's own proxy forces from everybody. the allegation was echoed. ready by the u. s. defense department, we already have in addition, indications that russian influence actors are already starting to already starting to fabricate ukrainian provocations that in both state and social media to again try to justify in advance some sort of

pretext for incursion. claims to that, russia was behind a cyber attack on ukrainian government websites that shut them down for a period of time. the words be afraid and fear the worst. we're also projected on several official sites. but any scheduled annual news conference, the russian foreign minister dismissed the allegations and maintain that it was the us and its allies that were stalling the diplomatic process by not responding to russia demand that nato membership for ukraine be taken off the table. as you say, we are waiting for the written reaction. we have reasons to believe that our partners have understood the necessity to react quickly precisely and on paper. and they have understood that we are not going to wait forever. but of course, there are plans to drag it on and on. the us senate is continuing to debate imposing sanctions on russia. and while there's bipartisan agreement on the need

for strong action, there's disagreement about the details. the bill is not passed. democrats rejected the proposal by republican senator ted cruz to sanction a gas pipeline from russia to germany. probably every single one of us in this chamber agrees that the united states must be strong and confronting potent and his the stabilizing tactics in eastern europe and in ukraine. but my colleagues as my colleagues made clear this morning, senator cruz his bill in our opinion, is the wrong answer at this time to deter president hooton's aggression. the white house insists that sanctions against russia should not impact on allies like germany. walking a tightrope, besset attempts to define what fob sanctions should take. my cana al jazeera washington, all countries that were once part of the soviet union. now looking at the ukraine, russia stand off with growing unease. here's what a stone is ambassador to the un told our diplomatic editor james base,

whether there will be war. nobody knows. i would personally say i doubt it because everybody knows how much there is to lose, you know, including putting or we are not living in the thirty's, any more, you know, or the forty's off of last century. and what, you know, moving in and trying to invade some parts of ukraine proper. first of all, the ukrainian military is much stronger than it was in 2014. so it's not an easy task to do. but secondly, also, you also have to govern, you know, you can't occupy your country and, and, and continue, you know, for a long time. while a crisis in ukraine was high on the agenda of a meeting of e u foreign ministers in france, they won't russia of a robust response. fearing a cyber attack against kim could prepare the ground for military action by moscow. at the same time that we call for the escalation,

early goal for the negotiations and baylock, we reaffirm our commitment to respond to attacks, to upgrade and if further military operation against you. grain with half may see if consequences and severe cost in response and busying loose restrictive measures that will be as up did it go to the nation with our partner, us. what stephen nexus from the international republican institute, he says, the recent meetings between us and russian diplomats did nothing to deescalate the crisis. the intelligence is very clear that sand the tours have been sent to eastern ukraine to offer a pretext for an invasion. this is a textbook, a russian boy, it's been practised over the years. and if the assessment is true and i have no doubt to believe that it's not, then this means that russia is making concrete preparations for an invasion of

ukraine. i think it can be resolved, but it can only be resolved if the u. s. and its european allies have unity of strategy and unity of purpose and remain steadfast in their positions. hopefully, if there is unity, ha, unity of strength. there's an old russian and ukranian saying, which says this could say states nice local my jail, which means not words but deeds. i think what the kremlin needs to hear and see now our deeds actions from the west and not just words. meanwhile, russia security service says it shut down the ransomware crime group known as our evil falling request of the us. it arrested several members of the group. our eva was behind the hacking of the largest oil pipeline in the u. s. last year. john henry has asked, or the scene was not uncommon. russian police and intelligence agents harshly taking down more than

a dozen men all played out on television. but the reason was extraordinary. the russian government tells the biden administration, the operation dismantled. a group of hackers inside russia on behalf of the united states. security agents took down, alleged hackers from the ransomware group, are evil at over 2 dozen addresses. seizing millions of roubles, vehicles and technology among those arrested alleged ring leader roman muranski appearing in court in a cage and andre. but son of both wanted by the u. s. the f. b, i in november offered a $10000000.00 ransom for information leading to the group. the u. s. blames for the ransomware attacks that shut down a number of us targets, including the colonial pipeline in may. the corneo pipeline ransomware attack also demonstrate a growing trend of companies and even government agencies being held hostage by malicious cyber actors. these cases demonstrate the broadening scope scale and

sophistication employed by some adversaries that had caused gas shortages along the us atlantic coast. again. sorry, i've been waiting here for 45 minutes just to get the group is also accused of hacking g. b. s. the world's largest meat packing company. u. s. authorities have long believed that there was a tacit agreement between the government of latter mere potent and hackers that they could target westerners with impunity as long as they didn't act against target within russia. now it's clear if there ever was such an agreement, there are exceptions. whether the anti hacking operation improves us russian relations in the long term likely depends on what happens on the russian border with ukraine. john henderson, l g 0, chicago staff are the official residents of britain's prime minister held regular friday. drinks parties during lockdown. that's according to report by the daily

mirror newspaper far as johnson had already apologize to the queen for one such party at downing street on the eve of her husband, prince philip's funeral. when on wednesday bars, jones not there, but it's public for forgiveness for attending another drinks event. on the 20th of may, 2020. the opposition. on some, in johnson's own party, a cooling on the prime minister to resign. johnson says he thought he was attending a work event. ah, public opinion appears to be turning against jones, but some people at least appear to be having fun with it. a flash mob, partying johnson lookalikes, turned up at the gates of downing street on friday. 100 percent here the apology was half hearted. it did even seem to intimate. in his mind. he seemed to believe that perhaps the rules were not pregnant. the guidance was fired, which is just inconceivable. discordia and demick of what this government are about,

what they believe in how they treat the general public. god knows what else goes in that place. so i'm not surprised at all. what i am surprised is that these guys is still hanging on to power despite old is known to the is that it's been getting up to. i think it's, it's absolutely disgusting that somebody here is supposed to be a liter leads by breaking their own rules. i think it has to be honest, it's contemptible that he would, he would tell you that the idea was if you told bryce in parliament, which he's been found out to do, you should resign. every one they said you put your mom, have a distance and all sure hand if he's doing all that and he's in his garden, i feel it's ok the oh make mistakes. but they have to really make sure that they say, sorry, the right way to people and i both apologize is wrong, but not a disaster. the baka has more and what this could mean for bars. johnson's future,

i don't think we can underestimates the kind of political damage this might do to boys johnson in the long run a, he's a man who's been able to dodge scandal in the past. but this just doesn't simply look as if it, 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 has tested positive cove. it, which means that he has a pretty good reason to not be in front of cameras defending in his position. but the number of voice is clamoring for him to resign is growing. notice 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 and peace table letters of no confidence, embarrassed johnson that he'll be out. it will kick start a leadership a contest, but the majority of conservative em piece all waiting for the results of a very, very important inquiry into misconduct by boss 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 am piece choose to do. next. last morsel to come here now does air, including it was supposed to be a rally to mock the 11th anniversary, the revolution. but will tell you why. tennesseans are still demanding political change. plus they fled warriors, poverty, and oppression abroad only to end up here in the path of a deadly tornado. i'm christian salumi in bowling green, kentucky where a refugee community is rebuilding after the storm. ah, ah, look forward to brighter skies the winter sponsored my cattle. it weighs hello. i have got a real wintry makes in the weather across the middle east,

over the next couple of days. rain, sleet and snow for many of us said we got lots of clouds showing up on the satellite. pitcher spilling out to turkey, rolling across the levant, and easing towards s, syria and iraq. so significant snowfall coming in here, i was the high ground, was that you see some heavy rain to, to western parts of iran. follow that line of rain across us here kata. we will see some rainfall as we go through saturday and on into sunday. so that's something to market car at where to weather, just straddling a saudi arabia, running all the way across into the red sea. still there, as we go on through sunday, some heavy rain also pushing into the u. e. could course of localized flooding course. and that system makes his way all the way up to was afghanistan, still cold enough, farther north, across iran, iraq pushing up towards turkey. the levant sends an ace there for damascus, and for jerusalem is certainly feeling a bit like winter cold enough to across northern parts of africa. we want a 2 showers in play here, showers to just around the gulf of guinea,

southern part of the guinea coast. some that wet weather may will even affect the football. in cameroon, we'll see some heavy rain coming through here. march of southern africa, seeing some lively showers over the next couple of days. lou weather sponsored by katara always talk to out just a while to warm it. we listen, design is are making serious efforts a time to solve the tendency we meet with global use. millions of stormy stat. imagine analysis holding the powerful to account as we examined the u. s. his role in the world on al jazeera. ah

oh, welcome back and read your mind about top stories here at this hour. the u. s. accused russia planning a so called false flag operation. in east and ukraine in an attempt to create a pretext for invasion, russia, those as the claims are unfounded. and russia security service says it shut down the ransomware crime group known as our evil it arrested. several members of the group are evil, was behind the hacking of the largest oil pipeline in the u. s. last year. there were more reports of parties at the official residents of britain's prime minister during corona virus locked down by was john smith apologized to the queen. for a party held at downing street on the eve of her husband's funeral attempts will number one, no bakovich is fighting attempts to deport him from australia. he has a court hearing on sunday. he was seen in the last hour, leaving his lawyers office in melbourne to go back into detention. that's off to

australia's immigration minister, cancelled his visa on the health grounds as the 2nd time his visa has been revoked . sir o'clock at the latest from brisbin. the visa soccer is back in court and on saturday here in australia, there was a preliminary hearing in the federal court in melbourne. this is obviously jock of his team trying to stop his deportation. i had the astray an open on monday where jock of it is in the 1st round. and now the government canceled his visa for a 2nd time. on friday they noted that was made on this decision was made on the grounds of public interest because they considered novak joke of it out to be a health risk to australians. now they re issued a re argue that case. again, i am now at the federal court in melvin. they presented a 268 page document stating that he may fan or few anti backs nation sentiment here in australia. had the lawyers also not had that due to his high profile presently. and i also encourage people not to comply with the measures that are in place to try and deal with the pandemic. and the number of dialing number of cases here in

australia. and he's potentially undermining at the pandemic strategies have been put in place by the federal and state governments. now joint ventures, lawyers are obviously rejecting this claim. they want to stop this deportation, and this is their last bid or last minute bid to try and stop him being removed from australia on the eve of the australian open. and i should note, as i mentioned earlier, joke of it is still listed in the jaw to play on monday, the paypal of australia were very angry initially when they found out the joke of it was coming to play and he be granted exemption to travel to australia, for medical circumstances, and as a result, we had some news polls this week, also ahead of the federal government's decision on friday to cancel his visa and 80 percent of australians a wanted him to to be deported. benevolence has reported his highest number of daily coven 19 infections for the government announced at ease locked on measures or to pressure from businesses. the dutch locked down in place since december was the strictest in europe from falkenberg steadfast report. the tourist town falcon

that has come back to life. local businesses protesting against the government. loved down by opening that door to sales rep on this. if al here long it has been really difficult to be in a situation for a long time. not only oh, but all business owners, museums, and cinemas have to pay the price. and for us it's become really hard. falkenberg has 5 kilometers away from belgium and germany will. all restaurants 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 our mirror of their city. i allow this as a demonstration is. so it is a very quiet and friendly 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 this attract watermark? 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 wanting that the army kron peak is yet to come and will likely paralyze parts of society. and add to the growing number of death that madeline 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 are during a pandemic, of course, but some probably could have been prevented either by introducing measures earlier

. so infections would have been prevented or, or we could have started to boost her 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 to ms. him police of his tear gas and water cannon to disperse. thousands of people marching against president chi saeed. he's been under pressure since july, when he stuck the prime minister on suspended parliament. these are folk when reports from the capital tunis. january 14th is usually a joyful celebration of 2011 revolution that brought an end to the authoritarian rule of president xen, aberdeen ban ali, beginning away for popular pricings across the region called the arab spring, only to nature emerged as a functioning democracy with free elections in any constitution i'm gotten fed, but on july 25th last year, president chi side phrased the democratically elected parliament and suspend to the

constitution in what today's demonstrate is called a crew to tar. ah, but this he, a political party is an opposition group such as citizens against who hold on to nations to march against what they say is present. so it's increasingly authoritarian leadership. wow. protest is angry at what they call toys sides own during kuda, taught in his failures to sol tindy's in serious economic and social problems. president, ty side bond old demonstrations, citing rapidly rising david cases. but his political appointments say he wanted to stop their voices being heard. wow. a round, a 1000 protesters gathered in downtown tunis to risk clashes with police to voice their opposition to sides regime. police blockaded streets. an attempt to stop the protests happening. they pushed back protest as trying to get on to avenue bookkeeper. the traditional locus of demonstrations ah,

tensions very rapidly and police and protest as clashed. but police were not able to hold the people back. no more about them, humpty wasn't gonna. we have the right to demonstrate today on january 14th the anniversary of the revolution for which honored martyrs died. today, my tears fell when i saw 2 news, you're likely so it is the height of humiliation. protest as were arrested, including the former head of the tunisian laws society protest as say that the beatings and police violence or as bad as they endured under the rule of been ali, the very man that they deposed 11 years ago. well that was an example on reporting that from to news. yes, capital. now, agencies are warning of a growing humanitarian crisis in northwest nigeria. 10 years of fighting of a resources has left hundreds of thousands without food, shelter, or medicines. often interest reports now in some far a state ah said, yeah,

donna has been in the school for 2 hours waiting to receive few kilograms of grades and some 2nd hand baby clothes. the mother of 3 has been displeased twice in 3 years. and during that time, this is the only 3rd occasion she is managed to get any food aid. when this runs out, have family who are rely on what they usually eat. when i turn 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, a local groups are trying to ease the suffering, volunteers at some for a circle work, the phones and computers sourcing for funds online. we have started this program, the, the flow of money actually reduce. in fact, it, it stopped so, so this is the only money we have to make a difference and am going forward. the challenge is still there,

the people are still there and their needs are still valid. so we feel the if need for continuity, i like i only see the government can do it alone. it has been doing, it's both. 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 i rare but there is a steady rise in the number of people arriving in the city looking for help threatening to overstretch available resources and facilities. they live in extremely high 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 every impossible to make sure that we protect most people to deploy much of qualities 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 coma, half from id peace and day. said capitol. oh, look at me headquarters. 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, a book whom an income will not happen again, is included in this. val are an auto listed, and we will continue to do our best would must've deployment in areas where we ship . there are some truths with all the touch coaches. men here say they would rather

live on the streets and relative safety and be killed by bandits who showed no mercy. how many degrees al jazeera nigeria now a series of tornadoes that tool through parts of the u. s. last month left at least 90 people dead in many homes and businesses destroyed the damage stretched across 6 states and neighborhood of immigrants and for my refugees, the city of bowling green. kentucky was particularly hot. it kristen semi as their story. a month after a tornado destroyed their home, the ramadan mi family is still sifting through the wreckage, finding scraps of their former lives. pictures, choose as that their awards. have you seen the we've all received since we were we were in elementary, has a lot of my references shows the achievement of adjacent we been here in the united states. my, my superior academic sci, i'm superior,

the family came to bowling green kentucky a little more than a decade ago. after fleeing conflict and the democratic republic of congo, and spending 20 years and a tanzanian refugee camp. we tried to run here the doors all or locked. so this is in my room. 9 members were sleeping when the tornado ripped through their bowling green neighbourhood. i heard something like, come to my, my bed, all. i wake up my website we had but we are dying. miraculously, they all survived. other families in the neighbourhood weren't so lucky. at least 12 people died here. many of them refugees to. they came to this country to build a better life. only to see it all blown away in a night. in this city of 72000 residence, one and 7 were born outside of the united states, from places like bosnia, me, and mar. and most recently afghanistan. what unique is that we've integrated very

well. you know, we go the same schools ago, same churches. we go sang grocery stores, many move to bowling green for the jobs in the affordable homes. and the community flourished. immigrants and refugees. you have. i found the american dream have that found opportunity to buy or purchase, or their 1st home here, the rama damina. now local business owners once again find themselves in need of help. come with a blow through our head there. laura, problems like my country with wall and if found something like this, this is my dream house. and they will decide to we worked so hard to get the house and it's like everything go ahead. everything was destroyed in one second. the house may be gone, but the community is coming together and the ramadan, me say kentucky will always be home. christine salumi, al jazeera, bowling green, kentucky, mary colombian,

teenagers proving how the termination can conquer disability. 13 year old, one jose escalade become one of the leading strikers and a local football league, despite having no legs. they were amputated when he was just a year old. he uses his arms and hands to move and control the board. and my journal come in make, i've never wanted to give up. i always keep on fighting. i know that when i get older, i probably won't be able to play soccer true to my capacities. but right now, i need to make the best of it and would have been given. look, i'm allowed to play torments that. so i'm taking advantage of that. ah, type a quick check on the top stories here on al jazeera, the u. s. accused rush of planning as so called false flag operation and eastern ukraine in an attempt to create a pretext for invasion. russia, those as the claims are unfounded. as part of its plans, russia's laying the groundwork to had 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 i including to sabotage activities. and in.