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by the soon army. we report from nepal, struggling with shortages cupboard 19 infection serge plus ah, but i'm ho us rock'n'roll legend meatloaf has died at the age of $74.00. ah, to begin in geneva, where talks between russia and the u. s. of attentions and ukraine have ended without a resolution. the russian foreign minister survey labrat has been meeting the u. s . secretary of state antony blinkin. the us will give a written response to russia's security concerns next week. lopper off once limits to nato expansion. still, mom would love to publish at the end of our meeting, we agreed that next week the us is going to present us with written answers to all

of our puzzles. and you also said in particular, that be great as no. we present misreads to rush her, and i would like you once again remind every friend who analyzes our public state men's and our analysis. and i would like to say that never before has russia threatened to his official represent is the ukrainian people. well, the u. s. secretary of state antony blinkin said there would be a reaction if russian forces crossed the border into ukraine. based on our discussion, i believe we can carry forward this work of developing understanding agreements together that ensure our not our mutual security. but that's contingent on russia stopping it's aggression towards ukraine. so that's the choice, the grocer faces. now, it can choose the path to diplomacy that can lead to peace and security, or the path that will lead only to conflict. so if you're consequences,

an international condemnation. let's bring in our white house correspondent, kimberly how could so kimberly, of the optic surrounding this relationship. basically, maybe it's quite low level, but basically positive. well, there is certainly is an opportunity for both sides to do essentially the same thing. and that is to provide the security assurances in writing that each is looking for you heard, they're the, they're basically looking for of promises from the part of russia it is look at, we're asking you to provide, in writing the assurance that there will not be an expansion of nato, basically that there will not be an allowance for membership of moldova or ukraine into nato. something the united states says it will not provide. and for the united states, for its part, it isn't looking for the scale down of that posturing of the 10s of thousands of

troops, russian troops, and near ukraine's border. and so each side has provided these written proposals. now they are going back to review and they are looking for responses. now. each side is accusing the other of not kind of standing down. and so the problem is is that who is going to stand down 1st? and that's really where we are and it comes down to who's who side you want to believe. and as we listened to the secretary of state entity, blink, and speaking in the last hour or so, what has become clear is that the devil is in the details in terms of history. with regard to this conflict and the issue surrounding ukraine, which is the crux of the security dispute, and really the russian invasion of crimea back in 2014 of what the argument is from the us standpoint,

is that that was the reason they needed to bolster nato that's why they needed to bolster security defenses. and this is what russia perceives as being an aggression . but the united states says it is an aggression that was the reason that they had to bolster these defences. and so this is where this confusion lies. this is where the differences lie and this is where the diplomacy is necessary and so they are going to go back to the respective sides. there is this belief that there is the opportunity for discussion, but there are going to have to be some recognitions of these agreements to disagree and whether or not the 2 sides can do that is still unclear. now, we should say very quickly that both sides did say they found these conversations to be positive. both sides did say they do see the opportunity to speak to their higher levels. in other words, us president joe biden, you, russian president vladimir putin. they do see the opportunity that they could

eventually sit down and work this out. so this is a narrow window of opportunity after seeing weeks, even months escalation. timberly. thank you very much. kimberly help get there in washington for us. scott lucas is a professor at the university of birmingham. he says the u. s. secretary of state mr. berlington made an extremely important statements in geneva. this is the firm, his statement by a high level u. s. official. not only around the specific issue of ukraine, but around russia's position in other areas of europe, such as the baltics. for example, at what blacken was saying. let's just break this down is one. of course the, the u. s. in europe and nato will stand against any cross poor russian military invasion. we knew that already discussion today, but for the 1st time, here's a 2nd point blank and extended that commitment to say we will take action against the ongoing russian operations inside ukraine to destabilize and even to try to

break up the country. this notion of hybrid warfare that rushes pursue since 2014. that is an extension of the american position and 3 blank and pushed back very clearly against this russian idea that the central issue was a u. s. written response to moscow's demand for a guarantee and said, no, that's not the issue here. if we're going to have discussions, we get back to the table in ukraine, and then we also have wider discussions on a security framework over nuclear and conventional forces. i think it was very significant that he spoke after a while for off because in effect, as lincoln said, this puts the ball back into moscow's court now, which is, are you just going to continue to hold to your line and hold on to that threat versus ukraine or you going to reconsider your position on to other stories making headlines around the will this a talons in new zealand have come out in big numbers to send aid supplies home following saturdays will kind of corruption. and so now me more government aid is

also arriving in toner from new zealand and australia, as wayne hate now reports. oakland is the world's largest polynesian city, and tomkins came out in big numbers to support their relatives and friends. back home and aid center has been set up for people to send food, water, and other items to toner, and to show unity and resilience. muffin summer and bring all local country down. you know, pretty on, i guess we have a lot of, i was a middle what we face or smells proficient together or come in for the opening day of this relief drive was so popular that many had to be turned away. what tomlins a beast there as when disaster, hence we come together unite, and we give what little we have. we give it out of love, we give it to our own families back home. it's hope the 1st of the containers will be sent to tanya early. next week, governments are also sending aid new zealand and australia an air force planes landed at the international airport near the capital local ofa. despite some ash

from the volcano still being on the runway. and to new zealand navy ships arrived, carrying supplies, divers and underwater survey equipment to check for any damage to shipping lanes and the port. while the world focuses on the flow of aid and helping the people of tongue or recover, scientists are also hard at work. and with each day, they're learning more about how significant the eruption was. scientists believe around one cubic kilometer of material was spewed from the volcano and sent at least 30 kilometers into the atmosphere. so to put that into some kind of perspective, when we fly and gets across pacific, we're probably flying at about 10 kilometers, with some communication being restored slowly. many tongue ins and new zealand have been able to speak to relatives at home. now the focus of those here is to come together to do what they can to support their homeland from afar. wayne, hey,

al jazeera auckland, more than a 100 people have been killed or injured in an air strike the hit a detention center in yemen, according to the international red cross who the rebels. so the saudi led coalition struck a prison and saddam province. the area is a who he stronghold. rescue operations are on the way to find survivors buried underneath the rubble. separately, there's been strikes on yelman's port city data. at least 4 people had been killed . 17 wounded there, who's the rebels? say the saudi led forces struck a communications building. i still had the tank to a detention center in syria, briefly freeing some of the fighters. kurdish forces who control the area, say, a car bomb struck the prison gates as detainees began rioting. at least 20 security forces and 5 gunman were killed the nearly 90 isis fighters who escaped in homes around the facility before being recaptured by the kurdish forces. 11 iraqi soldiers have been killed in an attack by iso gunman. it happened at nights as an

army barracks and the allies in district north of the capitol bag that is one of the worst assaults on the iraqi military in recent months. let's get more now from our correspondent much mobile app dell warhead. in back that the attack, according to iraqi security sources, was carried out by isolated militants in the area in indiana province north of the capital by the debt. the attack targeted the headquarters of an iraqi army battalion in the area. a number of iraqis soldiers were killed. the security of sources added that isis militants used light weapons along with hand grenades. now security measures security measures have been tightened in the area. security reinforcement has been sent to lately area for longer that tech and prime minister must call me, has ordered an investigation into the attack at local sources. an eye witnesses in

the area say that the battalion has been suffering from lack of equipment. in fact, it is very poorly equipped, especially it lacks night vision which helped isolate militants infiltrate the area . now, elaine area is not far from this disputed areas at between iraqi government control and the control of the kurdistan region. a government, those areas are suffering from security vacuum in, in many extended areas which help ice militants move around and infiltrate the area isis militants. all sleeper cells have been recently the surgeon due to lack of security, and those areas still to come here on out to 0, devastated by a typhoon. the un appeals for financial support for the philippines and the

pandemic continues to drive film audiences online. sundance film festival is now going virtual. ah, ah, look forward to burritos guys. with sponsored by capital airways. this is your weather report for asia. hello, everyone gets a few. some fresh air is on the way for the northwest of india. this includes for new delhi, we've got some showers dancing in, and that is going to flush out the smog. now your temperature is by day are below average, but by night above average because we've got the rain and cloud hanging around. as we look around the baby gall, it's almost like we flicked the switch off for the ne monsoon, plenty of sun for sure long, and also for that southeast corner of india. while indonesia,

as java island just being hammered, buyer seasonal rains here is still more to come on saturday and i think an increased risk of flooding across west papua to be expected. as we look around indo china, some showers that will dance into southern parts of china. so we'll pick up the story there. really soggy. forecasts for central and eastern portions and look at taiwan, getting striked with some pretty solid bands of rain off to western japan. right now, this snow and wind has winded down and for the korean peninsula, those winds have shifted around. so sol, your temperature is 5 degrees and get ready for some sub 0 temperatures in the golf . re add, waking up to minus one degree on saturday from the look. that's it. we'll see you soon. oh, the weather. sponsored by catera always killing 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, it's now, not a lot countries is completed. we cannot lose hope. we know what to do, and we have the tools to do to get the last bill was paid for this to you are now to sierra with oh, exactly, court pastel is update. your top stories for you here on our to see of the us will provide a written response to russia. security proposals. next week, i level talks have been held in geneva, today's reviews tensions in ukraine. russia once limits to nato's expansion. the by

secretary of state, despite the talks with russians, russia's foreign minister sokulaf off as frank and productive, he did threaten though a swift response which russian forces crossed the border into crane. and the red cross says more than 100 people have been killed or injured by a saudi led coalition. ask, why can yemen? it happened at a detention center in the rebel stronghold of saddam nepal is reporting more than 9000 new cobit 19 infections every day. it's highest numbers since the start of the pandemic. the vaccination rate, there is low and the government is worried. the cases could double by the end of the month. renata limbo has more now from cap mandate. where on the premises of the cut monday district administration office on a normal day, you'd see crowds of people lining up here for government documents like citizenship cards. birth certificates and national id is unusually quiet to date,

with the surgeon covey cases this week, the administration office has suspended most of its major services. as many of it staff have cove it including the chief district officer, the government projects, the daily infections could double by the end of the month. it is announced several measures to curb the surge and urge the public to cooperate. schools have been shut down till the end of january and wooster. dozes are being provided to frontline workers as of midnight today. gatherings of more than 20 people are banned moss, a mandatory outdoors, and people will need vaccination cards to enter public spaces and to access public services. japan's extending its corona virus restriction sir, in an effort to reach a certain cases caused by the army cron variance restaurants. bars were close early in tokyo and about some other areas. starting on friday. the restrictions are set to be held in place until february, the 13th latin america is struggling to contain the latest wave of cubic 19

infections. since all micron was 1st detected in the region and natty december cases in many countries of it's an old time. hi, manuel, repulsion has more national elections, or just around the corner in costa rica with fast rising cobit 19 infections. have put a damper on campaign season. we have to take very good care of ourselves and each other. keep our distance, you sanitizer, wear a mask, but everyone should be out to vote on february 6th. that's what's most important. everyone to vote. alarmingly high case numbers are not only being reported in costa rica, health officials war. they're also seeing a rise in new infections elsewhere in latin america. as the on the kron variance spreads, panama, costa rica, i'm honduras. are you watching the highest number of new cold cases in central america, with cases more than doubling over the last week?

the infections in mexico have also, spite hospitals. asians have doubled in the past 2 weeks. origin. tina is seeing new cases at a record high as well, placing the country just behind brazil for the highest infection rate in all of latin america. as governments scramble to meet the challenges of this latest wave of corona, virus infections, health officials say testing is still a major problem. demand for testing is higher than ever, especially as many countries in our region also experiencing an active flu season. so it's critical that countries use smart ok, though several latin american countries have managed to vaccinate a large percentage of their populations. many poor nations like hon. doris and guatemala, have fallen behind. international health experts say equal access to vaccines

remains a major obstacle in the regions fight against the pandemic. manuel rap a little al jazeera. the funeral of molly's former president abraham book a cater has taken place in the capital. bama co, he died on sunday at the age of 79. he led molly for 7 years, but was forced from power in 2020 by the military, following huge anti government protests that he, 17 people had died in an explosion in western gonna. the police at a truck carrying explosives between 2 gold mines, collided with a motorcycle on thursday. people have been advised to leave the area and nearby turns open rescue centers in churches and schools. the un, appealing for support to speed up recovery efforts in the philippines after the devastation caused by typhoon roy. last month, the storm killed more than $400.00 people, another a warnings about disease and starvation. jamila adding doggone has more typhoon right caused extensive damage in the vis sayas and the mindanao region in december

known locally. as odette, it killed at least 400 people and displaced millions survivors. see, the damage is comparable to that of super typhoon ion. in 2013, the world's strongest storm on record. according to the united nations, more than 2000000 people are still in dire need of assistance and access to food, shelter and medicine remains limited. hundreds of towns are still without power and burning water in the province of southern liter. around 90 percent of tourism facilities have been damaged. the situation and the island of sher gao, another to his destination, is no different the devastation, the real, the recovery of communities that were slowly bouncing back from the economic recession brought about by the pandemic, the craziest with in crisis,

and it's on pop one on top of the other is like compounded the more we, we do the analyses, the more we find out that there are more needs than there are more people who are affected and then making matters worse. a new search in cove it cases throughout the country has made relief operations even more difficult and a senate bill seeking to set aside reconstruction funds could take months to clear congress. many communities are dependent on local groups, scenting 8 like this when the feeling, oh, hopelessness. knowing when, when you look at the massive destruction that part of the response should be psycho social support. no. because that's i, that's the inbound you will part. error again is essence also warned that populations hit by the typhoon are likely to experience outbreaks of diseases and

the rise of coven 19 cases. such as in are, you may be unprecedented. and many fear. with me, julie says the so called resilience of people, even in a country, often battered by natural disasters. jamal alan dorgan al jazeera manila, and one of brazil's most celebrated samber singers, elsa swatter. this is died with thorn in the slums of rio de janeiro. her raspy voice led her to the top of the brazilian music industry. she recorded more than 30 eldon's, often singing about social hardship, including poverty and racism. she passed away at the age of 90. 1 was the sundance film festival and eagerly awaited event. showcasing the best and independent films has now begun, but because of widespread cope with 19 infections,

the festival will not be held in person. this sheer altos heroes correspondent, rob reynolds, looks at how the pandemic is challenging. in d filmmakers independent filmmaker, april maxi short subject work premieres at this years, all virtual sundance film festival. i back back with us, the film starring murray salads and bato explores themes of loneliness, break up and isolation. maxie says, pandemic experiences influenced the work i winter break. i have i had to move um and there were a lot of times i felt very isolating. and so i just changed my script as like, i can't make this like, sneak love story i. i poured what i was like feeling i'm into the script and updated it. independent filmmakers are used to working on very tight budgets and are highly resilience. i've seen the business pivot multiple times. ah.

during the pandemic. oh, it started off as everyone thought the sky was falling. oh, the sky didn't fall streaming services like netflix, hbo and amazon demanded more pandemic era content, giving independent filmmakers a lot of work. i think it's a golden age in the respect that tv has become such a massive cultural force. during the pandemic box office revenues have dwindled drastically. and some of the art, how cinemas were independent films found their audiences were forced to close. even with all the disruptions caused by the coven pandemic, declining ticket sales, and the rise of streaming services industry observers say, independent filmmakers will continue to do what they've always done, adapt and roll with the punches. every indie film has some kind of jaw dropping

story attached to it in terms of what it took to make it. you've got to be nimble, you've gotta be quick. you've gotta be passionate. and quite frankly, you've gotta work harder and longer and not quit and not give up. that's why maxi is looking on the bright side. the virtual festival thing is interesting because it opens up the access more. whereas if it was in person, it would have been a few select screenings. it's so i'm hoping that you know more people will see it. the sundance festival will announce its prize winning films virtually. on january 28th, robert pals al jazeera, long beach, california. the singer and act meatloaf has died at the age of $74.00. the grammy winner was born marvin lee ad i. he played eddy in the rocky horror picture show, and he sold more than 100000000 albums worldwide. a cause of death has not been made public yet. alger cedar was andrew chappelle 6 look back at his life from

korea. ah, but i'm oh, would you prefer me on say join one of camera. remote, what type of entertainer who always left an impression he roared on screen as a rocking horse pitcher. so the 1st and many core classes to be associated with always in character and overly dramatic stage performance is evolved into a single career. oh, with collaborated with songwriter jim steinman and battle. hell is released. 19. 77 of the critics didn't know what to do with it. rolling stone magazine gave it 0 start. audiences, however,

love. it's mindy anthem's. it's one of the top selling albums of all time. was in 43000000 copies, overweight singer became one of the biggest rock stars in the world. the fact that they have bought tickets come to shows. and the majority of my loved one, i'm done. that's been the best present then you can ever get. and that that they've, that they've loved, they've loved watching, done, and they've been vans, and they stay fence. oh, success continued in to the 96 younger audiences were introduced to him through his film and television appearances, history. oh that out of hell. with

later adapted into an over the top award when musical, which is currently touring united kingdom, the reserve study and himself, he was a character meatloaf, obviously was a non stage stage name, but there was a character the inhabitants absolutely larger than life. ah, and her and, and, and big an old diamond in all department. and i think he was forever proving himself to the world that he was bigger than all of them. and he could survive and he could, he could swing against any tide. and that was his 3rd part of his appeal. i think that's what resonated with people. you know they, they would go to the shows and he would put on this rampaging performance in defiance as it were of everybody else. and that was part of his appeal. he went on to sell more than a 100000000 albums. marverly a day, better known as meatloaf was 74 years old.

last more news comment and analysis whenever you want. it's on our website. the address al jazeera dot com. ah, this is al jazeera, these are your top stories at exactly 1430 hours g m t. the us will provide a written response to russia. security proposals next week, high level talks have been held in geneva to diffuse the tension surrounding crane . russia at once limits on nato expansion. still mom would've lost rubbish at the end of our meeting. we agreed that next week the u. s. has gained to present us with written answers to all of our puzzles. and you also said in particular that became as no, we presented fred to russia and i would like to once again re my.