right, it's a really simple question. let's give samuel tom swans, the inside story on al jazeera holding the powerful to account. as we examined the u. s. his role in the world on al jazeera, ah, saudi airstrikes in yemen kill more than 80 people, mostly migrant. detained in a prison, the u. n. is calling for an investigation. ah, hello, this is al jazeera live from doha. fully back table, also coming up. no break through our talks to diffuse tensions over ukraine as the top us in russian diplomats meet in geneva. ah,

a powerful bloss reduces a mining town in ghana to rubble triggered by a collision between a motorcycle and a vehicle carrying explosives and tens of thousands rami in washington, the head of a legal showdown over the right to abortion in the u. s. ah, the united nations secretary general antonio terrace is calling for an investigation after air strikes by the saudi led coalition killed more than 80 people in west, in yemen. at least 3 children are among the dead. the strikes hates a detention center in santa and the port city of who data drawing condemnation from the united nations added america to jane spades reports from un headquarters in new york. good. as strikes have been carried out on who the hell territory in yemen all week, but this one was by far the most dead. i'm the main target seems to have been

a detention center in the healthy stronghold of saddam in northern yemen. the death toll continues to rise as they find bodies many believe to be migrants, while searching for any survivors. bombardment this week by the saudi led coalition follows a brazen attack by the hu thies, using drones on the capital of the united arab emirates, abu dhabi on monday, which killed 3 people in new york. the un security council met behind closed doors to discuss that attack, but not the attacks on who think controlled areas. the current president of the council in norway, i asked some basset mon, a jewel, for her countries reaction to the scale of the death toll and saddam, it's not acceptable. i'm be absolutely call for for restraints. on my own old 5 day after the meeting, the ambassador of the united arab emirates flanked by representatives of 6 other council members,

including the permanent members the u. k. fronts and the u. s. gave a statement that disagreed with aggression by the who sees as well as the proliferation of miss fall and other technology that enabled the terrorist attack. she made no mention of the attack by the coalition of which the you a is one of the 2 main members. so i press the ambassador. your defense under law has to be proportionate. does it not? and the president of the council, no way speaking in a national kac capacity said the attack that took place in saddam was on the accept what you have heard today. and you will know following the work of the council that this is rare. what you have heard today is the unanimous condemnation by the security council against the terrorist attack against the united arab emirates on monday, the 17th of john, i'm not asking you about that. i'm asking about your response and whether it was proportionate given that at least 60 people have died, maybe as many as i'd like to refer to the coalition statement on that matter. but i also like to affirm here that the coalition undertakes to abide by international

law and proportionate response in all its military operations. human rights groups have criticized the security council's approach as one sided. the council did issue a statement, but again, only on the drone attack on abu dhabi, the secretary general of the united nations, antonio terrace, has addressed the cottage and saddam and other attacks and who controlled areas. he's called for prompt, effective and transparent investigations. james bowes al jazeera at the united nations. while yemen civil war has turned into the world's worst humanitarian crisis, infrastructure has been ruined. the medical system has all but collapsed and millions are going hungry. in the balls forest, country airy, forced by the un development program, estimates that the war kills 377000 people by the end of last year, both through violence and indirectly through hunger and disease. more than $5000000.00 people are on the brink of famine and $50000.00 are living in time. in

like conditions around half the country doesn't have access to enough food. the conflict has also forced more than 4 and a half 1000000 year, many to flee their homes in the 3500 where disgrace in the 1st 2 weeks of this year alone by the sound he let coalition has cause most of the devastation. oh, fees have used child soldiers and indiscriminately laid land mines across the country. while humans who see health minister has appeals to the international community for medical aid, he says the health system is struggling to cope with the violence and the code in 1900 pandemic. and he accused the saudi led coalition of deliberately targeting civilians, national and i'm judy and i could be arrested then we are looking at a very big crime. and there's a green light from the americans to kill civilians. that's what we see. what the targeting of the attention center inside the province and the continuous killing of civilians, war criminals, escape prosecution. and consider this a war crime against humanity within the world should take responsibility at this

critical moment in human history. we are witnessing many victims. really, i spoke to jamal benomar, who is a former us special envoy for yemen. he says, the strikes are the latest in a series of war. crimes committed by the saudi led coalition. it is a sign of desperation, you know, from the, the saudi coalition side. and, you know, when they entered this one, they decided to launch this war and yemen. you know, they promise to know that they will bring back their proxies or their clients to power. you know, within 3 weeks or 7 years have passed and they have not been able to achieve any of the objectives, they failed consistently to bring an end to this war. in fact, their intervention has only complicated an already complicate to situation political situation in, in yemen, there has been no, no accountability whatsoever since the start of this war. it's

a failure from the not only do in the state side, but the permanent members of the school to counsel the realities that all the 5 members instead of cooperating to try and find a way on how to compel the saudis to end the war in yemen. and compelled the m and the sides in order to enter in good faith in a political process. you know, to end this strife um, they in fact have been competing for lucrative contracts with sarabia and the e. um, so the highest body in the world and united nations, this us go to cancel it or the members have not been have not played. i'm afraid. a positive role in the last few years the u. s. in russia have held what they say are frank talk says they try to resolve their stand off for ukraine. austell in face nato should not net ukraine. join the military lines, but that's been rejected by washington. it's european allies and natal. i ration

shall build up on the border and with ukraine has healed weeks have tension and race. he is a conflict. natasha battle has more from geneva at a hotel in geneva. the u. s. secretary of state and russian foreign minister arrived for crucial talks. ain't it diffusing tensions over ukraine? antony blinkin and sir gala for offset the tone early. both said, breakthrough was unlikely. we don't expect to resolve your late, but i do as far as whether it was over middleton is doing very well, because we are not expecting a breakthrough at this meeting either. we are expecting answers to our proposals after the meeting left for offset. moscow wanted a written response from the us to its demands, including a guarantee that nato will not grant membership to ukraine. something blinkin has

repeatedly called a nonstarter, but he said the u. s. would respond to russia if moscow addressed it's concerns and respected ukrainian sovereignty. we've been clear if any russian military forces move across ukraine's order that's renewed invasion. it will be met with swift, severe, and a united response from the united states and are partisan allies. u. s. intelligence says russia has already amassed at least a 100000 troops on its western border and is moving weapons into allied belarus, north of ukraine. the u. s. and russian positions are clearly far apart, blinkin and lap off making very little real progress. but the 2 men did agree to continue to pursue diplomacy as a way of the escalating, a crisis which could lead to war. it was on the shores of lake geneva, the talks between the u. s. and russia led to the end of the cold war,

decades on how old rivalries have resurfaced, both sides accused each other regression and relations of dangerously deteriorated . the outlook for the coming weeks is turbulent. natasha butler, al jazeera geneva despite their differences, us in russia say they're open to further dialogue. dorsey jabari has more from moscow. the russian foreign minister said that there is currently a lot of hysteria that russia is not interested in invading ukraine. and all this talk is a false narrative that's been created by the western powers to give them an excuse to put more nato troops alongside the border, a with russia. and that is something this country cannot accept. he said they will wait to find out a written proposal in a written answer by the u. s. government next week, where the u. s. stands on what the russians are asking for, and they will decide how to proceed from that point forward. he said that it is not

an out of the question to continue the dialogue and it was not worthy to hear the u . s. secretary of state saying these are not negotiations. they're just discussions . and i think it's important to highlight that because each side, they are very much entrenched in their demands and that is not likely to change. but what is now clear is that dialogue and diplomacy is not dead. both sides are eager to continue dialogue about the difference is they have when it comes to the looming crisis and not just ukraine, but also nato and its role in this part of the world. and the russian foreign minister said that they will study carefully their written answer from the u. s. and then decide how to proceed for their part. this is what they wanted to hear, that they will get a written response and they know it got a timeframe for that from the u. s. government of next week. and they will decide how to proceed from that point on in avenues rescue teams in western gannon,

searching a site of a huge explosion that scaled at least 13 people. dozens were injured in the black in the western town of ap hatley 19 baraha city. tough. oh, this crater hints at the size of the explosion in western gonna blast happened on thursday when a truck collided with a motorbike, gather the truck was carrying explosives to a gold mine. the result was shocking. as filmed by eye witnesses ah, blue dozens of homes were destroyed in this village near the town of bogo, so 300 kilometers west of the capital. a crow. on friday morning, gunners, vice president mohammed to buy women visited a shelter as food age started to arrive, he assured the community his government would help them recover and rebuild a government his leave to be responsible fully, fully,

all the medical everything the gone a in government says it's investigating the explosion. i witnesses say after the collision, the truck driver jumped out of the vehicle which was on fire and shouted at people to stay away. a police spokesperson has said the truck did have a police escort who also helped alert people. but with so many dead ghanaians, doubtless wondering how this could have happened. nadine baba al jazeera, still ahead on al jazeera nepal, struggles to contain its biggest wave of cone of irish infection so far. and as the pandemic continues to dry him audience his online, the sundance film festival is going virtual. ah, ah, look forward to brighter sky's the with sponsored point on it. ways

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ah, welcome back. our top stories on al jazeera, more than 80 people, including children, have been killed into airstrikes in yemen. the u. n. has condemned the latest acts by the saudi led coalition, and has called on all sides in the conflicts to begin dialogue and explosion in western garner, her skilled at least 13 people in reduced or mining town to rebel. it happened when a truck carrying explosives glided with a motorbike in the town of patty and the u. s. and russia say they've held what they call frank, talk sans. they try to resolve their sand off over ukraine. russian to build up on the ukrainian border has healed weeks of tension and raised fears of conflicts. now for many ukrainians, the build up of russian troops at the border is reminiscent of 2014 when the east

of the country descended into conflicts. hold abdul. hamid is in care where some a bracing for more violence. i know many she's come to pay her respects not to forget friends lost as the war broke out in the east of the country in 2014. you know, several got sca was a volunteer back then providing support to the soldiers on the front line. the idea of possible renewed fighting worries her knee. of course i think her the words going on and on from 2014. ah, i don't know where we have a big world, but we held guns and we already talk of war and a possible russian invasion concerns many ukrainians. but people here feel things could be different this time around many a grateful of the support. some western countries have provided ukraine some

publicly thanking b, u. k, for its recent live re of mid ridge weapons. but elsewhere around give, people are going about their daily lives wondering if war is as imminent as their leaders have been warning. there's also a sense among people here that the situation is made more complicated because of the competition between russia and the west over influence in this part of the world. ukraine being at the center of it. did she sokolov and his wife, when i left crimea soon after russia next to peninsula in 2014? like many, he thinks that ukraine has come a long way since we are different in mentality the road difference. we are very much different now from, from russia, and we are very much different from ukrainians. that war, you know, 2014, more than 50 percent v v v. believe that this is just a part of game. like,

let's say a kind of trade in, you know, over which are what states we'll provide to rashanda pressure, et cetera. so we hope it, sol blew up and i think, but for catch you, i'll push ne, an sky. the problems also come from within. she hasn't returned to her home tom of logan's, since pro russian separatist took over me, i thought she summed up to do the problem is not only russia, sometimes i don't feel part of this country. sometimes my friends and colleagues make the point that we are guilty of provoking this conflict. i really don't understand where i belong. 8 years on ukrainians have learned to live with a threat from their big neighbor. many say is become part of their lives. but what they fear now is that any move by russia order us could bring more divisions among ukrainians. put up the meat elders. you are kiff, with nipples

capital has imposed tough corona virus measures as a country battles its biggest outbreak, yet. the government is debbie case. numbers could double to 20000 by the end of the month as health workers continue to contract over 19 ram, yet limbaugh reports from catman to so she la committee owns a store in the heart of tommy gut mondo's tourist and business hub. she and her family have remained safe from cove it, but the virus has hit business hard. when the corporate linen body has had a body hagan covered as hurt us. people are afraid to come out to know the bars and clubs are closed. and even if there were open, people wouldn't come on a veneer, a dance further during the 2nd wave. last year, the delta variant was killing hundreds of people. hospitals were running out of oxygen cylinders and intensive care. by this time, the only cron stream, which is more transmissible, is spreading to the community health experts say it is infecting nearly every

household in the valley. but hospital admissions and fatalities are significantly lower. nipple experienced. the sergeant corbet cases this week with more than 10000 people being infected every day. it's a record daily high for the country. since the start of the pandemic. the government projects, the daily infections made double by the end of this month and has implemented a series of measures to put the 3rd, the cut monday district administration office suspended major services after a number of its stuff contracted cove it including the chief district officer. because we're gonna be rather nuclear alone, and we are focused on discouraging mass gatherings and large crowds. and instead encouraging people to follow government health protocols. manosalvas algebra schools are shut till the end of the month. and fronting workers are receiving booster doses. gatherings of more than 20 people are banned and masks are mandatory outdoors. people will need vaccine cards to enter public spaces and to access

public services. the 3rd wave has infected health workers in hospitals and healthcare facilities in large numbers. while we have mobility rather than the previous wave left her health care system in shambles, we were unable to cope with the overwhelming number of patients. this time we have to look out for our health professionals who are the backbone of the a sub of government for only 40 percent of nipples. 30000000 people are fully vaccinated. 50 percent have received a partial dose with a relatively low vaccination rate. experts say that hold should expand its vaccination, dr. mosque up, and maintain social distance. roughly at the limbo algae 0 cut $12.00. from sunday people entering australia will no longer have to show proof of a negative p c. r test. passengers will be able to take a rapid engine test within 24 hours of departure. and those of contract it go with 19 will have to wait just 7 days before being cleared for travel. rather than 14.

in the u. s. anti abortion activists are in washington d. c. for the annual march to lie. friday, the gathering marks the anniversary of a landmark supreme court ruling in 1973 that legalized abortion thousands are marching to the court as it considers to state benz limiting access to abortions. if the justices upholders gauze their story cooling from 5 decades ago will be overturned. how does your castro was at the ronnie? it is the 49th anniversary of the roe vs wade court decision which gave access to abortions to american women. and these marchers are adamant and that access end immediately, these are anti abortion activists and they represent a minority of americans, only one in 5 say that all abortions should end in this country, but they are a vocal minority and they believe right now they have the wind behind their sails. that's because last year in conservative states,

more than $100.00 new restrictions on abortions took a fact. and just yesterday, the u. s. supreme court again declined to immediately end. a ban on abortions after 6 weeks in the state of texas. but the big cor case still pending before the u. s. supreme court is a case on whether roe vs wade should be overturn altogether. in other words, whether or not to remove that right to abortion in america. and these activists believe that with the, the conservative leaning on the user cream, or thanks to those 3 new justices appointed by former president donald trump. they think that this is the moment when they will prevail in order to and abortions in the u. s. tongue ends in new zealand have turned out in force to support their families back home following the devastating volcanic eruption and snobby nearly a week on from the disaster. more 8 is arriving in the pacific island nation from new zealand and australia when he reports. oakland is the world's largest

polynesian city, and tomlins 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 muscle and bring oh little country though, you know, putting on august we have a lot of hope for the middle. what we're face of small is proficient together will or the come in. the, in, in day of this relief drive was so popular that many had to be turned away. what collins a beast there as when disaster, hence, we come together unite. and we give one 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 australian air force planes landed at the international airport near the capital nuclear loafer. 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 with spewed from the volcano and sent at least 30 kilometers into the atmosphere. so the put that into some kind of perspective. when we fly, i get a cross specific. we're probably flying at about 10 kilometers with some communication being restored slowly. many tomkins, in 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, oakland harold meanwhile is tapping a large oil spill on its shores. that's been linked to the volcanic eruption in

tawna freak waves caused by lea undersea eruptions struck an oil tanker as it was unloading its cargo, spilling $6000.00 barrels of oil into the sea energy giants, chevron and total have withdrawn from a major gas project in yen mar, citing the worst thing humanitarian situation. following last year's cool rights, whoops, have welcomed the decision. the energy sector has been the armies biggest source of foreign income human rights. warranty says the military is cracked down on dissent . amounts to crimes against humanity. and the sundance film festival has begun showcasing the best of independent cinema. but because of why spray corona virus infections it's being held in, it's not being held in person this year for our brain also looks at how the pandemic is challenging in the filmmakers independent filmmaker, april max's short subject work. premieres of this year's all virtual sundance film . but i like back back us the film storing marcella on

bato, explores themes of loneliness, break up and isolation. maxie says, pandemic experiences influenced the work i went through a break of i had to move um and there were a lot of times i felt very isolating. and so i just changed my script. i was like, i can't make this lake sneak love story i. i poured what i was like feeling 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 during the panoramic. oh, it started off as everyone thought the sky was falling. oh, the sky didn't fall streaming services like netflix, h, b o and amazon demanded more pandemic era content. giving independent filmmakers

a lot of work. i think it's a golden age. and 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 house cinemas, where independent film found their audiences were forced to close, even with all the disruptions caused by the cobra 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 in the 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 got to be quick, you've gotta be passionate. and quite frankly, you've gotta work harder and longer and not quit, 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 slack screenings with 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, rob reynolds al jazeera, long beach, california, ah, logan, i'm fully vacaville with the headlines on archers year. more than 80 people, including children have been killed in 2 airstrikes in yemen. the u. n. has condemned the latest sacked by the sandy led coalition and has called on all sides in the conflict to begin dialogue now or any bombardment or their target civilians on the or that is not careful enough to protect civilians is of course, also an acceptable. but what we need is to stop these vs circle in which

things get escalating one after the other.