said american truth can only fall within the taliban. leave it there will be a house for me to tell about the inside story pack. i frank assessment the div headline subscribe now. however you listen to podcast. ah, the us and its allies seek to show up europe's energy supplies, the space grow that russia could invade ukraine. ah, the harmony, what's your desert? life white horses here, and there are also coming up tropical storm and that sweeps through southern africa, causing deaths and wide spread flooding. dozens of homes have been swept away in madagascar. protests in australia, as it celebrates national day, has been calls for a holiday to get

a name change or just be scrapped. and we're in pakistan. my favorite 19 cases on the rise. but one city is using smart locked downs to try and contain the virus. ah, welcome to the program, the u. s. is working to limit europe's dependence on russian gases tension spilled over ukraine. the kremlin is holding a week of military drills near the border with ukraine, an annexed crimea, while a 3rd shipment of american weapons and ammunition has arrived in jeff. it's aimed at showing up defenses against a possible russian invasion. alan fisher begins on coverage. despite a large build up of forces on the ukrainian border, russia says it has no plans to invade us. president joe biden isn't convinced. there will be enormous consequences if he were to go in and invade, as he could, the entire country or

a lot less than that as well. for russia not only in terms of economic consequences and political consequences be enormous consequences worldwide. this would be the largest if you were to move in with all those forced to be the largest invasion since world war 2 would change the world weapons that are already being shipped to keep part of a 2 $100000000.00 us aid package and more marines are being sent to protect the embassy in the city. if ross decides to come into play, it will be a disaster for russia. it $1500.00 us troops that are on hiking stand by ready to move at short. notice if you need to, allies need back up, they won't be going to ukraine. joe biden held the video conference with european allies to europe support for diplomatic and economic responses. his actions, getting a surprise would have confidence from republicans on capitol hill. they are prepared to take steps for an encouragement afterwards,

i've not been near the news this morning, so i'm not sure of what additionally may have occurred, but it appears to me administration moving in the right direction. but the not calls for stronger action against russia. now, seeing this acts as a warning to others, so sanction him now build up nato and not do not give into this bully. if we get ukraine right. you can reset the world. if we get it wrong, god help tawan. white house says it will continue to give classified briefings on the hill as the situation develops. biden determined to put on a united front in the 1st real big foreign policy test of his presidency. our fisher al jazeera washington, the many in eastern ukraine had been living with conflict for years. an estimated 14000 people have died in fighting between russian back separatist and ukrainian forces. and as the international standoff continues,

prospects for peace in the region are looking even more fragile. or abdul hamid reports now from of difficult in the winter, see the landscape of the frontline of this conflict seems frozen in time. the ukrainian army is entrenched just a few kilometers north have done yet the stronghold of rushing back separatist. the enemy is not far away. and so indeed, all one phone with me. so they can there hear us too. ok. the army has moved into what is left of the industrial area on the outskirts of at the fca. the conflict also seems to be frozen in time. neither side making gains since the war broke out in 2014. few soldiers believed that the large scale russian invasion is imminent, even if they remain on the alert. i shop

a aqua sir store to use and i think this is all a move to the stabilize the situation inside the country was been going on for 8 years now, but we trained, we have modern weapons and the hell from nato was arriving. but we feel the support and we are ready to fight. and just don't you gunshots from the other side. in clear violation of deceased by agreement, which international monitors say is regularly breached by both sides. but even of the conflict has been at that stage made for several years now. life has never really fully recovered in the towns and villages along the contact line. people here feeling that their lives have also been put on hold somehow. the population of ad viva is a 3rd smaller than before. the war started alena yohina, and yet in their style of sky,

among the very few who never left their hometown. beneath the giggles in the tool of the conflict is apparent and their story was the reflection of the frontline in some way i am all in as ukrainian for them as i'm a close relative support to separate just log in with a sticker thought another that on yeah, and they turned their back on us you, they have their own vision about what's happening and they say, we are not cease some even call to me an enemy and the full meaning of the word annually. and i moved here from siberia, when the soviet union still existed, said no, my pleasure, my relatives are all over russia. and when the war started, they told me i had to return soon, but i had my house and family here. many of them mine the military, so for them, i betrayed my leech and is to russia. people here have learned to live to the rhythm of the front line, but the devastating effect of this long sluggish war will impact their lives. many say for several generations to come. with abdul hamid al jazeera at v fca in

eastern ukraine. the rallies been held and the keenest answers capital to show support for the soldiers behind a military coup under the people celebrated in the street. so we're going to go on tuesday. the military says it took part because of the government's failure to contain attacks from armed groups, the united nations, and the usaa calling for the immediate release of the deposed president rafael covering the crew. in begin of assholes, the 4th military take over in the region. in the last year, nicholas hacked looks at the underlying causes of the instability. he sense of unease and uncertainty. in burkina faso capital rugged dougal at the market tailors to the man compel re is worried for us, so has a checkered past with a series of military coups since independence in 1960. he fears the latest military

take over me so disunity level, but the problem is we don't have peace in brooklyn of fast. so i hope the military didn't just come to take power. they need to bring back civilians, so they can go back to their work and defend the country. the army has suffered several defeats against arm groups linked to al qaeda. nigel, they appear to be gaining ground, forcing millions to flee towards the capital. soldiers seized power on monday by attacking the president's motorcade. the troops blamed president hot mac eh, boy, and his civilian government for military defeats and increasing insecurity. the president announced his resignation in a hand written note. it's not known where he is, the french president imagined my con, told reporters tuesday that he's been informed. cavalry is in good health. the un and west african regional organisation echo us are urging the president's immediate release, their calling on the soldiers who moved near to return to their barracks. my appeal is for the armies of these countries to assume their professional role of armies to

protect their countries. and re establish democratic institutions just in the past year. they have been coups in chad, sudan, molly, and guinea. let's agree. this is the latest co in a region marked by military takeover as well. this is a said back to democracy. some see the military as able to succeed, where civilians have failed in bringing back security in a region marked by violence. despite the 14000 un peacekeepers and neighboring molly as well as 5000 you and french soldiers in the region that the hell is facing unprecedented attacks and losses. became of us who were spared until 2015. when a popular uprising ended the 27 year rule, a former soldier, blessed valley that was seen as the beginning of the rest, while some now celebrate the qu, others fear a return to the past. this is an abrupt end to thee democracy. so many here had fought for nicholas hawk al jazeera the car. these are the coalition is launched

a series vance drawings on the yemen capital scenario. now the target included to the military science and several areas, as well as a national tv and radio tower that's come up to who the rebels who control the capital war missiles towards abu dhabi in the united arab emirates. on monday, the lee says it inspected and destroyed them. at least 39 people having killed out a tropical storm, swept through madagascar. it brought heavy rain that caused flooding. homes have been swept away, forcing thousands to seek shelter elsewhere. laura, but maggie has more. this is madagascar capital, and none are evil. much of it submerged under water after days of unrelenting rainfall to storm sent water rushing through these streets. resident pierre michel shows the damage left in the wake law. back on to you, the power is cut in this area. we have to deal with that and the floods we're never

at peace. every one is affected, not only my home, but all the houses in this neighborhood. neighbor vivian does her best to clear the water. her family, a thing for nell be and our fans underneath the water came in and we didn't know how to get it out of the house. so we put the kids on the bunk bed. my husband and i then sorted through our south to see the damage. local officials are asking people to leave their homes and join thousands of others at establish shelters, position of a law in any which a woman lived said of the 1st shelters to receive the victims and the municipality will take care of them. recall on all disaster victims for lead their horns and go to the shelters. this school gymnasium is providing short to refuge. most of those who escaped, say their homes were swept away or destroyed in a amendment. and now that part of our house has collapsed. we ask for help,

we can't live at home because it's flooded. if we leave here, we have no way to go and dump it thought i lay out. house was flooded twice the 1st time we stayed there. but this time we had to live because of the mattresses either way and our baby glitzy. it's not unusual to see heavy rain during the wet season, but this was exceptional. with more than a 100 millimeters of rainfall in just one day. 20 districts are now on high alert, and people living in impoverished areas with poor drainage a more vulnerable to flooding. many rescue teams have now taken baked to navigate the high waters. others were organizing fresh water supplies, hygiene packs, and food. as many a now barbara, bottled water born diseases from the sky, it's clear how much what needs to be done. as thousands of homes remain submerged

and the full car shows more rain full. now, on the horizon lore about a manly al jazeera all still had here all al serra, hong kong extends restrictions on people in 3 apartment blocks, as it struggles to maintain a 0 coven policy. and we revisit the poland, bella responded to hear the story of one man who was 7000 refugees hoped to start a new life in europe. the stories after the break. ah, that good thought of northern europe being quite out of the news, coveting cloud and cold. the stormy weather had been wrought on the edges, greece and turkey, as you well known in the news for the amount of status for matters is still

existing storm system. both athens and he stam bowl were effectively closed down for a while the stows really moving away. now the cold air still a ride up in the balkans. much of east in it, with some places well below whether it should be temperature wise. the next storm is brewing in the north, so it means windy and wet weather for scotland, snow coming in, probably to norway, and then that cold wind. now the fat as a wind blowing has actually conversely, maybe worn things up in london to 11 degrees just because all that fog and low cat has been mixed out strength the window is felt in the cold through northern germany is pushing snow ahead of it. then she reached the austrian tear, also fridays, an overcast, a with continuous stone, fairly light winds, temperatures dip to show that the cold air that was over turkey is still over turkey has spread down into libya and egypt and the wind is fed into the seasonal hom athens picking up the dust in this a hell. as you can see, temperatures in carter and bang ghazi a 5 to 8 degrees below the average,

and as wind chill. ah, even dea, a conspiracy theory claims mostly men. i frequently do women into marriage, and converting one on 18th investigates would be the mouth one out of you. ah, al jazeera, with no lou. the,

the book you're watching with needs the whole rama. reminder of all top stories, the u. s. is confirmed and talks with gas exposure for alternative supplies to europe. it's concerned of russia could cut supplies in the event of conflict with ukraine. military is making inspections to george troops of combat ready. been holding jones along the board with ukraine unemployment and the roof. tropical storm and not killed these 39 people, medical center, thousands of being displaced by floods, pots and bass. i'm beacon, malory also affected, says the top story, not the crisis tree. russia and ukraine has prompted one of the biggest mobilizations of western forces in europe in generations, but it's a delicate balancing act. the west fans moscow's preparing a full scale invasion. the kremlin says it's countering decades of nature expansion . eastwards miss parker has moved to london. practice drills over the baltic sea by

british french and danish pilots. western powers, a holy lair. response to russia's military. build up new crane. with a display of combat readiness, the danes of also sent fighter jets and a frigate to join nato efforts and the baltic. do too much, and the alliance risks being drawn into a conflict and a country, they have no treaty obligation to protect due to little and a potential russian invasion risk destabilizing, not just ukraine, but the entire region. if the worst happens in the destructive far carver of the russian army were to engulf ukraine's towns and cities, i shudder to contemplate, the tragedy that would ensue and the bloodshed comparable to the 1st war in chechnya, or bosnia for thousands nato troops are on standby and the baltic states as sonya levia and lithuania, once part of the soviet union, there now ardent nato members and thousands more reinforcements are ready to deploy

there. in ukraine itself, small contingents of american and british troops have been training local forces. a flow of military aids been arriving to this shipment of british anti tank weapons. these uh boxes of american ammunition to help you crane defend itself. since 2014, the u. s. alone is spent 2 and a half $1000000000.00 arming the ukrainian military with defense systems and electric warfare units, all at no cost. and the e u says it's mobilizing or resources to fend off cyber attacks or the commission proposes and your emergency macro financial assistance package. agreeing also this week on a $1700000000.00 financial aid package to help ukraine and importantly, ukrainians, whether any drawn out conflict. all this of course, is what we know about covert and overt operations are happening simultaneously with

the u. k last week, claiming the russians were planning to install this man as a puppet president, following a successful takeover of the country. russia dismissed the claims, true or false, nato wants russia to know its joint intelligence efforts that trained on moscow weston agencies that are analyzing this. now, for instance, right now, the russian forces are really ready. t conduct any kind of attack against you, grand, but they know that in 2 weeks they will weigh so it's about it as informed deterrence or comparisons. it's but signaling intent, but it may be the threat of never seen before. sanctions against russia by the e. u. u. s. and others, the prove the most effective deterrent in the west arsenal. rushes 2014 annexation of ukraine's crimean peninsula court allied western forces off guard. with european security. once again at stake, the nato alliance. once its presence firmly felt. neeve barker al jazeera london

australia is celebrating national de, but protests have also been held against what is being called invasion day. january the 26th marks the landing of the 1st fleet from britain in watts. now sidney. in 1788, a penal colony was established and grown number, australian se colonization led to oppression abuse and genocide of the indigenous people and shouldn't be celebrated. some want the date change. sarah clark has more brisbin, these rallies, they take place every year around the country. that's happening once again in 2022 d. c. we have some of those relative had to be cancelled simply due to the, the social distances regulation and the, the co outbreaks. but the ones that had gone online, but we were at large numbers together. we think i'm already in sydney, summit brisbin and other capital cities and the rally that is not just addressing the concerns about the date of the study and public holiday. but they're also addressing the concerns about the indigenous australians and that the indigenous

australians were. the 1st arrivals, not the brit, not the 11 ship a fleet of 11 convict ships derived in 1788. and this year the rallies got other issues which they, including in these protests around the country and the pushing for issues like indigenous rights at the end of a black, this in custody and child removal. i should also note that a month and a victory is the original set up of the aboriginal and embassy and camera. people who visited cameras will know that that tenant has been a lot old thomas and now for 50 years. but only 17. when the 11 compet arrive and the critic side, also mark that the 1st day of the genocide against aboriginal people and toss right on as i should say, the mid the rallies, we've got to see the mental is building with the more more people support this and this year expecting more people together, those protests around the country. now 7000 residents are a center of a cove in 1900 cluster and hong kong have in order to stay at home after the virus

spread to a fed building, at least 200 people in the area of a quiet chunk of tested positive. more than 2 and a half 1000 people were supposed to be released from a 5 day lockdown on wednesday. but that's now been extended until friday, but clement has more from a corona virus testing site in hong kong. many of these people would be missing work shifts as you can see, they're lining up for mandatory testing behind me. they are allowed outside of their homes once a day for testing, but they've complained of long waits. they've complained that in some cases the testing areas have been quite crowded. they've also said that communication channels can be quite confusing that sometimes it takes too long to reach the hotline number. they get free meals delivered each day. they complain that the quality of the food is sub par and there are also hygiene issues. we've seen piles of rubbish built up around the buildings here. so indeed, it is quite challenging for these people and also their skepticism about whether

that friday deadline will be extended. even more cases are hovering around a $120.00 a day. and that might seem quite low compared to other major cities in the world. but for hong kong, that's the largest daily outbreak for since june 2020. so officials are indeed quite alarmed there. currently 2 classes. ok, so we've got this one here at quite young estate. that's an ami kron cluster. we've also got a 2nd delta cluster which authorities believe began through imported hamsters, which impact prompted a hamster carl, and a couple of other other pets as well. so suddenly, officials alarmed carry lam saying that she says a tsunami like outbreak could be looming, and that she probably will extend the lunar new year restrictions. south cruise health ministry is urging people not to be alarmed about another record rise and infections. it's record of 13000 new cases up from 8000 on tuesday. officials expect to case numbers to keep rising because of more transmissible of

a con variance, but they say high vaccination rates and more rapid testing means the health system is prepared to respond. ok, so the also going up in pakistan and that's prompted officials in the northwestern city of the shower to impose a circle, smart lockdown. people in neighborhoods are selectively restricted, depending on the test results. last week, the country reported its highest number of daily infections since the pandemic began. come, all hider has more from bush allah than board the martyr logged down ridge for a large part about 7 days. fish all went home to about 22000000 people. and right now, it's getting hard to read up order to read or voice more, 28 percent. and right now, most of the people in the day are not hearing through the echo of gods that safety to be incorporated like, wedding mach standardizing,

and also driveway on the good places. but what we have seen in the budget for the bazaars, and hardly anybody is reading the marsh, and that is all happening at the time when the w at your had warned that day maybe new radians on their way. as far as i don't know why it is great. concern to cope with drawer right now is the 2nd hard part. after karachi richardson right of mobile 40 percent budget is a big audit lama bod, karachi, and i just bought your dvd cases amongst the frontline work. and i've got a concern is that if this goes beyond a certain point, that it will overwhelm the hedge system, which is already not really equipped to deal with the major try like in the netherlands, restaurants, theaters, museums on sentiments all reopening. despite a wave of infections blamed on the on the com variance prime minister mark roots

inside the moods in response to what he called great tensions over lockdown, imposed on december the 18th. restrictions font weeks of protests. cases have continued to rise with about 60000 being recorded each day. to covered 990 body drugs are no longer available to doctors in the united states after specialist concluded that ineffective against the alma chrome variant, the us food and drug administration revoked emergency authorization for the medication made by re general and eli lilly, millions of americans have used the drugs of treatment, but both drug makers had already walled. they are unlikely to work against on the chrome in november last year out, they reported on the case of one young kurdish man who survived freezing temperatures in the forest between poland and bella, race. he was one of the thousands who arrived on the ease board of believing they could find a better life. but they were met with

a tough response from polish authorities. correspondent general returned to the board to find him and hear his story. lose you away in these woods and you could be wandering for days, yet even deep winter doesn't discourage them. border guard video is said to show some of the dozens of attempts still being made each day across from bel ross into poland and the european union. for the few that make it an unpleasant welcome awaits indefinite detention in crowded, militarized barracks with bod, windows and limited access to the outside world. less asylum seekers than prisoners and a breach of international law can pick a camp is like a prison and does not represent europe. most of the people he came from that countries because of the pain. they shouldn't be abused a 2nd time. it's like torture. that was the voice of alarmed ahmed, hama, a kurdish refugee who had hoped to reach his mother living in the u. k. we 1st met

holland in a polish hospital in december, in obvious distress, having been rescued in the forest, a book. mm hm. he was taken away shortly afterwards by the border gods, despite pleased by human rights activist, monica, to fall, cosca that he be given mental health support, alarmed was detained. it's melinda, actually, professionally, is taking me sunday, the noodles and me and he's very upset to be in a place like that. and he doesn't fully understand it. he knows that he crossed the border legally, but he doesn't understand why he finds himself and conditions like that. book on up to 1800 detained asylum seekers. in 8 camps of launched hunger strikes and sometimes violent protests over conditions. the polish government says this is why they are locked up in the 1st place. aid agencies call it a deliberate policy of deterrence. my name is run out and i thought

maybe he to ended up in detention. this isn't worse than what is on the call, you know, even. and then, you know, when you get out, you can make sure you're in the, you can, you know, if you have access to the media to edition that can come in here. and there's nobody can come here and you don't know when you can well, and that's the borderline over there. through that gap in the forest on the other side, bell roosts, where several 100 people remain of the few 1000. that last year, belarus actively encouraged to break, came to poland and the european union. it touched off a geo, political, and humanitarian crisis. that's no longer making headlines around the world, but is no less of an ordeal for those still involved. they will surely now know that the promise both of easy entry into the e u,

and that it would accept them. where lies jonah hall al jazeera, near the poland, belarus border. after months of drought, heavy rainfall has devastated livestock in northern canyon. while submit county has been hit by once in a generation floods, cold temperatures and strong winds. the heard already weakened by the dry conditions, the last significant, painful was 24 years ago. on the whole realm. the reminder of all top stories, the u. s. is concerned, it's in talks with guns, exporters to supply europe is concerned. russia could cut supplies in the event of conflict with ukraine. the mirror council is expected to discuss energy talks and energy during talks of the white on monday. rushes military is making inspections to ensure troops are combat ready. it's been holding drills across the region, been taking place along the border with ukraine in crimea, and.