al jazeera ah as tension grows, the u. k says russia is plotting to install a friendly government and ukraine. moscow calls it nonsense. ah. good morning from to harbor on on. come out. santa maria. this is the world news from al jazeera. there is grief and anger in yemen, a day off to more than 70 people were killed in a saudi coalition, as strike also in the news ethiopians, military chief reveals his troops of planning and operation to enter to graze regional capital mckellen. my reading will not be going, he and his demons, prime minister cancels a wedding as she announces tougher coated restrictions after surgeon case.

ah, well, russia's rejected accusations that it is plotting to install a pro moscow leader in ukraine. it is the u. k. climbing rushes in contact with former ukrainian politicians as part of its plans for an invasion, though it hasn't provided any evidence. britain's foreign ministry says it has information that russia's planning to replace the ukranian president folemi zalinski, the former ukrainian m p u evan moody, f. u k. foreign secretary liz truss, says britain will not tolerate what she called a kremlin plot to change the gun. the country's government russia though dismissing the comments was dis, information and accusing berto and neither of deliberately escalating tensions over ukraine dosage. barry, following this one for moscow, tell us more about that kremlin reaction. mendoza? yes i, we just have

a statement that's been issued by the russian government and says that the, this information spread by the foreign office is yet another example of proof that these nato countries headed by the anglo saxons are escalating the situation around ukraine. the british government, of course, having some very strong accusations against this government in moscow saying that they are plotting and planning. and that is something that this government says is absolute nonsense. and what it's doing is just increasing the tensions and the hostilities that are ongoing at the moment. this comes, as we heard it from the british government, that's the secretary of defense. the u. k. secretary of defense will be visiting moscow this week. and it appears that a diplomacy is not completely dead yet. there still an efforts underway to continue the dialogue, despite the accusations and counter accusations that have been going back and forth between moscow and the western countries. and we also know that the foreign

secretary, this trusts will also be visiting moscow in early february at her request. and it has been approved by the cleveland for that visit to take place. so there seems to be continued efforts to try and, and keep and dialog channels open despite the accusations that are going back and forth between all sides though. so what about the, the figures have been named by the u. k. the ukranian. can you tell us any more on those well, we've been looking at one of the names and, and to that is, and you have any more i of who is a known figure in ukraine, but not a very well known figure here in russia. we've been asking a many people here, and him and his father are not that well known, but it is now becoming clear, the connections that they have are very strong. and the a man named in that statement by their british government is somebody who has many

business interests in ukraine. he owns to tv channels that are considered to be pro russian. one of them was shut down by the ukrainian president zalinski. and this 2nd one is now continuing still to broadcast. he also has many business interests in russia. and his father has been his assets have been frozen here as well. and according to more i of himself, he's under sanctions by the russian government says 2018 that we're still looking into exactly what those sanctions entail. it appears that he's a very well connected man and, and in terms of connections to the kremlin, it's still difficult to say, because as you can imagine, the business ties of ukrainian, or businessman are very much considered to be also connected to business interests . here it's very common for what very wealthy and ukrainian businessman to also have offices in russia as the economy interest between the 2 countries are very

much intertwine, okay, dosage bars and moscow this sunday. i think it also us president joe biden, meanwhile, has met his national security team to discuss the ukraine crisis. americans sent about 900 tons of military supplies. the ukraine saying it wants to ensure its armed forces will stopped. russia still insisting that it has no plans to attack. the support rory challenz. western powers are stepping up military assistance. the ukraine, the 1st plane load of $200000000.00 worth of us defense, a derived in kiev on saturday. 90 tons of material, including ammunition. the u. k. latvia, lithuania and estonia are all providing ukraine with defensive weaponry. canada has reportedly sent special forces, denmark, turkey, and the czech republic are also providing assistance. but despite the height intentions, the mood in ukraine is mostly com. a demonstration in kiev on the countries

unification day. a couple of 100 people formed a human chain as a shower solidarity. despite all the propaganda, despite the russian misleading information, despite old food and pressure, ukraine is united. but give them a holler. in the past, they already tried to divide ukraine. we made our conclusion, we weren't a splitter, scott, the shop of russia, ones written guarantees that ukraine wont join nato, and for the alliance to withdraw from eastern europe. the kremlin denies is planning and incursion into ukraine, but in 2014, it did just that. an x in crimea in the process where we talents out to 0. let's bring all this together with andre cotton of in moscow, director general of the russia international affairs council. thank you for your time. we can of course, not definitively know what president person or any word leader is thinking, but in your view, is it possible that the idea of trying to change the government and ukraine could

be coupled with the idea of the military force that we've already thing? well, i think that it's not very plausible by if far you want to have a successful who you need to have a lot of fun support from the inside. are we'd sure who gina apparently doesn't care for? i think that there is only a small minority of ukrainian, sir that would support to us such a change of power. on top of that i, if you change the government grain or you literally own ukraine, you have but to take care of this country. and that would be a very, very expensive enterprise of war, or the rush of leadership. i don't think that the russian authorities are ready to go for such an arch. kevin, so what is russia trying to do? because it keeps claiming that there are no plans for any invasion, no military plans. but when you have a $100000.00 plus troops in and around the ukrainian border,

something's happening. what, what, what is russia trying to do here? well my take is that her, she's concerned, feel better under certain set of circumstances or the leadership in cuba might decide to try to regain don't boss using military force. and the ukranian army has got much stronger than it was so back in a 2014. and definitely there are some folks in keith who believe that ukraine. kennedy. peter, what a 0 by john accomplished her in not gotten a car box ah, ah, a year and a half ago. and apparently, the government would like her to deny ukraine such an option, especially because her, there are almost a 1000000 of russian citizens now reside near dawn bus. interested to know about how all of this is playing out in russia. we and i say we as international media are certainly talking about it

a lot. i'm wondering if i was to watch the news in russia. what would i be saying there? is this seen as a, a big important story at the moment? well, it is clearly not the only game in town, right? no russia to buy another wave of the car on a wire was sent. i think that these on demick developments are much more important for russian citizens than anything that can happen at the canyon war to decide. so i think that russians are very tied up again, and i think that they would prefer to just leave you alone. and they would like the leadership to focus primarily on the burning domestic social and economic issues. ok, so when you were saying, have any russian plan in ukraine would need internal support there? is there not enough internal support in russia as well for i mean, the people are always going to back their own country, but it's not enough support for any intervention. well, you know,

if you look at the opinion polls in russia, they suggest that russian would like to have better relations with the west and better relations. so with u. k. and i don't think that there is a high degree of anti ukranian seaver in this country. of course, the state media can try to mobilize the public opinion to rally behind a flag. but so far i don't see any and huge as when the russian population to support any kind of large scale to operation. ok. i caught in a pleasure talking to you. thank you for your time today. your. let's move on to other news rescue workers in yemen. still searching for survivors trapped under the debris of a destroyed detention facility. heard the official say, a saudi coalition. air strike hit the temporary holding center inside the province on friday. saudi arabia says the building was not on

a list of protected sites. the latest in this report from cathy lopez or the young man. the agony isn't over for these families. their loved ones for kills in an air strike on a detention facility in yemen. sato province. now they must sort through bodies to try and identify their debt relatives. nearby rescue teams are hoping to find survivors under the rubble karima. the lobby like this is a crime to be added to their crimes. and this makes us more determined to face the aggression we're calling for all the relevant authorities to investigate this. more than 80 people were killed, the attack dozens are injured or missing tylenol. and i guess in your homework either i'm but i was sitting with my friends and then the wall playing came and dropped the 1st strike on our water a while later, 2 more years strikes her migraines, women and children are among the dead agencies say the whose these use the facility

to hold migrants who tried reaching gulf nations to find jobs in a statement read on air by saudi state tv. the coalition says the rebels fail to market the detention center on a no strike list. but what the hell of the damage that i get to believe that the alleged target was not included in the non targeting list, according to the mechanism approved with the office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs in yes, and was not reported by the international committee of the red cross the un is pulling for a transparent investigation, but on the ground in him and who the leaders say they're not to blame for the escalating violence. now i'm, i'm getting my community then we are looking at a very big crime. and there is a green light from the americans to kill civilians. that's what we see that by the targeting of detention center inside the province in the continuous killing of civilians. while war criminals escape prosecution. 6 sliding has intensified recently,

not on the saudi led coalition has launched airstrikes on what it says or what the military targets this, after the group carried out an unprecedented attack on the united arab emirates. last week. more violence is becoming a growing threat across the region. has the potential to spill over whatever happens in yemen will not remain a contained within yeoman's borders. it will spill over to the neighboring countries. i think that is specifically why your man is so important that i have on my face after him in a country already devastated by years of war. the fighting appears to be far from over. kathy, hello, this is leanne hodges ear. funerals have been held for a senior military official and several others who died last week in another. saudi coalition, air strike on santa who, the official zahn, their support has joined relatives in the morning. general abdullah casem alden aid who led the air academy was killed when his home was struck. a number of his family

members and neighbors also dive. senior members of the taliban are in norway for their 1st official talks on european soil since seizing power in afghanistan. the talks will focus on human rights and afghans need for humanitarian aid. and $23000000.00 afghans, which is more than half the population, are facing acute honda. the taliban. those denied beating and arresting women's rights activists after protests and cobble women have been barred from many jobs, and most girls can't go to school. be on 6th grade. i believe in june, june of the new initial illness, we heard the news of the arrest of a few girls. we contacted all the security institutions. no women have been arrested or detained. some rumors are being circulated as some women want to make their cases so that their escape to western countries can be facilitated. so they can have an excuse for asylum their. we reject the news that women have been arrested. and one other note from afghanistan, at least 7 people killed in a bomb blast on a mini buff. 9 others wounded in that explosion in the western city of head ops. a

taliban commander that explosives were attached to the fuel tank. no groups claimed responsibility, but i full says it has carried out. several similar attacks in recent weeks will get to check on the world whether next and then the ukrainians. they say they're doing their duty to protect the country by joining them, industry reserves, and 2 years now. since we 1st went into lockdown, we're looking at china struggling to keep the cobra case number at the right. ah hey, they're right off the bat, not good news. thousands of people stranded in southern turkey as heavy snowfall has blocked roadways and you know, another spot. i think in southern turkey we could see some snow where it doesn't happen often is on tale. let's look at the 3 day forecast. i think on tuesday,

temperatures to start the day will be low enough. they will climb throughout the day. so snow will turn to sleep and eventually rain. but temperature is well below average here. going to get a quick shot of some snow round the balkans. nothing major, mostly a dusting or a centimeter or 2, except for go into northwestern portions of europe, high pressure and play for both of the islands of ireland and britain. this looks a bit threatening, right. let's put it forward into monday. most of it's going to fizzle. out some showers across northern ireland and scotland to be expected off to i barrier right now. bit of activity for that se, coast of spain same goes for southern areas, and now we're off to the top end of africa. they get clips with some showers. tripoli rate through to cairo lease. there's the risk of it any way and still doubts with heavy rain. for madagascar, we know round the capital. hundreds of people had been forced from their homes, and the situation is going to get worse. meantime, keep town 32 on sunday, but you're a temperatures are going to drop in the days to come. see you soon. ah,

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our russia rejecting british accusations that it's plotting to install a pro moscow leader in ukraine. the u. k says rushes in contact with formal ukrainian politicians as part of plans for an invasion. years president joe biden met his national security team to discuss the ukraine crisis. washington has now sent about 90 tons of military supplies, saying at once you crane forces to be well stocked. you claiming while i was calling up civilians to join it's military reserves and a 3rd of people say they're willing to do it. hot our bill hamid inc. here has met some of those. we've enlisted in a parking central care of military drills, teaching the basics of combat to civilians from all walks of life. this is how young people like allison here as him ankle a student in the science of plants, spend their weekend, enjoy. come more game naturally from your i just have so for like my family. of

course, are you hobbs in this situation, auto deescalate and i can continue my, your scientific work and not be affected. we're it's all part of our program to become member of the territorial defense unit. is there run by regular military officers or combat veterans like ego region of who 1st served in the den soviet army boom, ninja, dublin luma would go on. i don't feel comfortable fighting the russians world slavic, but we're on our own land and we have to defend it. we understand the situation. it's not nice to kill someone, but sometimes we have to, i feel responsible for these young people. there are arch similar drills are happening all over you crate. the government is hoping to form up to $25.00 b gates to be deployed in cities around the country. last year, parliament passed a law that allows ordinary citizens to join these territorial defense units. now

they are part of the country's strategic defense when their role is to provide popular resist, veronica martin, case the ukranian army is overwhelmed. these units are now part of the military, alongside the navy, air force and army. 32 percent of ukrainians. say they are willing to enlist, they won't carry heavy weaponry. that is left to the regular army. it's now better equipped, as military support pause in from several western country. but for marcia, whose keep the role of this popular resistance unit is crucial, even though she can find herself in harm's way. our main task is to support army in, not in the front line, but on the go back and also to protect a infrastructure to the supports evidence. i'm friends that nobody knows what's

gonna happen, but it's better to be prepared actually because it could change any time and to nowadays, changing very quickly. oh, us and russian diplomats haven't made any progress yet. the uncertainty has gone up a notch and with it the urgency among ukrainians to mobilize sooner rather than later. with abdul hamid al jazeera give, a senior ethiopian military official says government troops are making plans to enter tigress regional capital mckelly. the deputy army chief said the country will not be at peace until the rebels and to cry. our court eliminated to us. diplomats flew to add us up about this week to push for a cease fire. ethiopia, of course, gripped by conflict and the north for more than a year. now. make any a good in that to greg mccully and to grey, or if you're conservatory, no one will stop us, will go in and eliminates the enemy. there should not be any confusion about this.

if your comp people should not perceive as if the war is over, it is not over. just to take you through some of the main events in this conflict, going back to november of 2020. when prime minister had ordered the military offensive against the t p l f the to grow people's liberation front. he said it was in response to attacks on army bases. the t p l f is it was unfairly targeted. i did that month. i'll be tell parliament the military operation integrate was over. but then in june last year to grow and fight, capture the regional capital mckellar and by july, the t p. f in to the neighboring m hara, and our far regions to the south. and toby, the government launched a ground offensive to push out the rebels, and in late december recaptured major towns and cities. in those 2 regions. i'm horror and are far forcing the to grow and rebels to retreat to their home region. here is our bus hygiene namo a professor of political science. if, even if toronto, who doesn't believe the government will advance on mckelly. there are some elements

in ethiopia. the i'm had a malicious and it's no nationalist want to push the war 2 mckelly. it's a likely that to happen for 2 reasons. as a 1st one is of course i b doesn't want to risk a victory, a parent victory, an upper hand by going into another round of matters guy, which cannot be an easy victory. the 2nd is, it is or it may be possible. the international community doesn't want to want to give taking place. it's right, that the american government doesn't want this war, of course, to travel. and the united states pretty much including justice, our secretary for africa and the america to present at the, for the whole are heading to are this. and this over there are in terms of diplomatic activities, also by african union. the can young government to find a solution every is now listening, get beat because obese a many, he has a shortage of money, and the country has drought and galloping inflation. there is no,

technically speaking to lunch and other major war in chic right. so i think he talked to be out of the american president, but crazy biden, which many people simply consider to be a good side. that means he is listening. i'm not really saying that negotiation will happen soon, or the complete will end. but i think it is more just not for negotiation. there has been more violence between protestors and police in gama, in democratic republic of congo, who demonstrated throughout demanding better security in the region, which has seen a recent surge in attacks and kidnappings. at least 4 people killed by armed routes . this week. a prominent mexican journalist has been laid to rest after being shot dead outside his home into horner. friends and family hold a candle at vigil to honor 49 year old margarita martinez. moshing as

a photo journalist for more than a decade, covering gang related violence. we had been the target a regular threats. finally took her own of iris news new zealand moving into a red setting on its corona virus restrictions. meaning gatherings will now be limited. prime minister to a cinder under and made that announcement, which she said would affect her personally. my reading will not be going here, but i just joined many other new zealanders who have had an experience like that as a result of the pain to make an to any one who's caught up in that scenario. i'm so sorry, but you are, we are all so resilient and i know we understand that we doing this for one another and i know that will help us say continue on. more on this with wayne hay in oakland. the final clean up is underway here following the completion of the oakland marathon. and the organizers all of this event will be breathing a big sigh of relief. because under the new alert level change announced by the

government, the staging of this event would not be allowed. the prime minister just send rod doing, had signaled that if only cross was found in the community and use deal and then the country would very quickly move to the highest red lights, alert level. and that's exactly what has happened now that cases have been found in both the north and south islands of new zealand. but under the latest framework, nationwide locked downs will not happen any more. most things will remain open, but they will be limits on the number of people who are allowed to go to venues or attend gatherings of 100 people. and that's why this has been wouldn't be possible . and it's why the prime minister has postponed her upcoming wedding. like other phases of this pandemic. new zealand has had the benefit of time and distance to be able to watch what has been happening in other countries like australia, where the number of army cron cases has surged. and the prime minister has warned that very soon you zealand will also see thousands of new cases

a day. and less than 2 weeks before the start of the aging winter olympic games. china is 0 covert strategies coming under even more pressure cost as a popping up driven by on the kron and delta 2 years after the original at the center. will hon 1st went into lockdown support from katrina. you still wants sport center has reopened for winter activities. but 2 years ago, the city stadium was used for a very different purpose. it became a makeshift hospital for thousands who had fallen ill with the corona virus. laurie laguna this boar sanders set up $1100.00 bit in 72 hours for an immediate $1056.00 mild convict 19 cases in total that we managed to achieve 0 staffed and fraction of 10, secondary infection on the 0 death would hold you for on january 23, 2020 city authorities took the then unprecedented step of locking down. it's

11000000 residents. human to human transmission of the virus had just been confirmed, and more than a dozen people had died. from here, the virus would go on to infect hundreds of millions around the world. to day one has resumed normal life, and officials say corona virus infections in the city have been eliminated. the sea food and animal market where the outbreak was 1st identified as close. though the pandemic origin remains a mystery, an inquiry by the world health organization concluded that the possible leaking of the virus from a wound lab was extremely unlikely. though many scientists are calling for further investigation, the starting point of an international process can't be compromising with the chinese government or appeasing sensitivities. it has to be establishing a gold standard for what a full and unrestricted international investigation would entail. the chinese

government has dismissed the theory and turned its attention to keeping current of iris case numbers to 0. but this has been a struggle. the provinces of kern and says she gong dung and tinge in city are battling outbreaks of birth. the omicron and delta variance, millions of people have for weeks confined to that harm's bating has reported more than 10 coven 19 cases. this past week, authorities has again pointed to imported goods, international deliveries, and frozen food as a likely source of infection. those living in the capital had been warned to limit deliveries from overseas. though many experts are skeptical that packages can transmit the virus. people have also been would against traveling during the upcoming learning new year festival. the most important public holiday of the year . officials here are under intense pressure to control the outbreak before the winter olympics opens on february. the 4th doors taking part in the games will be

confined to strict. then you bubble designed to be sealed off to protect the rest of china's population. khatri, you al jazeera baiting ah half past the hour on al jazeera, these are the top stories. russia has rejected. british accusations that have spoken to install a pro moscow leader in ukraine. the u. k is saying rushes in contact with former ukranian politicians as part of plans for an invasion. mo, from dawson jabari in moscow. we just have a statement that's been issued by the russian government. it says that the disinformation spread by the foreign office is yet another example of proof that these nato countries had.