ah, ah ah, ah, the vice president me, it's cut us emir at the white house, confirming the gulf nation will be given special status and designated a major non nato ally. ah, lauren taylor, this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up at the un security council, the us and russia trade verbal blows as the military build up at ukraine's border. take center stage claims of parties at the u. k. prime minister's residence during lockdown,

an official investigation finds failures of leadership and judgment and north career when he says photographs taken off and by its latest missile after a record setting month of tests. ah, her years president joe biden has told kat amir shaped, i mean in her model, fanny, that he will soon designate cutter as a major non nato ally. and he does have been meeting at the white house to discuss a range of issues including a possible role for the golf state in cushioning. the economic impact of a potential russia, ukraine conflict cutter could step in to supply gas to western europe. if russian supplies are disrupted alan fisher reports from the white house a war welcome on a bitterly called washing to day for the 1st gulf leader to visit the white house since joe biden, to cover cutter has become a key partner on several shoes impacting the us this past year,

a partnership of color was, has been central to many of our most vital interest. i thought it was a key player during the u. s. withdrawal from afghanistan still has communications with the taliban and host thousands of refugees who still have to be processed before they move to america. with additional assistance on iran, yemen, the palestinians. the president has decided to give cotton special status, and i am notifying congress that i will designate cutter as a major non nato ally to reflect the importance importance of our relationship. tasso becomes the 18th country to be given the ally status. it provides imported benefits in areas of treat defense and security cooperation. the emmy insist katara was and is happy to help a country that has been an ally with for 50 years. we're very proud that we manage to evacuate tens of thousands of people of an, of an understand of course we have other issues as well that we're going to talk

about the equal rights of the palestinian people and other issues in the region. so you know, we're very happy and proud of this great relationship. rushes build up on the ukrainian border continues to be the most urgent issue for the white house. if moscow decides to invade sanctions will follow. there's a what a russia will respond by shutting off gas supplies to key european allies cut out could help develop supplies of its orn, liquid natural gas, to ease the pressure a near by the guitar. the purchase of $34.00 new boeing freight jets was signed with an option for 50 more passenger liners from the american company. cut out. it was for a note in the early days of the trump presidency. but katara officials insist it has been a steady and reliable partner for the united states in an unsteady part of the world. and with its links and connections. it could help solve some problem issues for the united states and its president allen fisher. i'll do 0 at the white house

. then there's a united nations security council had been sitting for the 1st time to discuss the issue of the russian trip build up on ukraine's border. it would deep divisions over who's to blame and whether the meeting should even take place under pre matter government. james base reports on the un headquarters in new york. the security council had 2 very different arguments about the situation in eastern europe. the u . s, which called this meeting, says the russian military build up around ukraine is the largest mobilization of troops in europe. in decades, rushes aggression to day, not only threaten ukraine. it also threatens europe. it threatens the international order this body is charged with upholding. we continued to hope russia chooses the path of diplomacy over the path of conflict in ukraine, but we cannot just wait and see and present,

but russia's ambassador vaseline benzene says, all his country's troops are on russian soil. they're not close to the ukrainian border. and there's absolutely no proof of a threat from them. he says the us in nato, we're whipping up tensions as though they want there to be a war. outside the council chamber, i pushed him further on this. are there any circumstances in which russian troops would cross the border into ukraine? can just be clear for it, i'm i'm, we're not the person to decide whatever happens. but we never, i said it in my statement that no russian politician or, or even their public figure ever said that rep led into attack. yeah, great. what a clear answer. it seemed. but then he added this with not exclude provocations from a, from ukraine inside than the separatist republics. they say they have information that such provocations may happen. russia had tried to prevent this meeting by calling a procedural vote at the start. 9 countries supported the u. s. but russia was

joined by china and objecting to the session and 3 other security council members, gabon, kenya, and india, abstained. the meeting went ahead, bought the procedural vote. and the comments of many of the non western members of the council should be noted. the u. s. is aim here was to galvanize international opinion against what it says is the russian threat. but to achieve a broad international consensus, it still has more work to do. james pays out jazeera at the united nations. ah. in the u. k, a preliminary report has been released into claims that government parties and gatherings were held during str karone of ours locked downs. the findings condemn the events and call for change of behavior. the heart of british government the refer to incidence which remains subject to police investigation in the report.

little detail was given but to grace as there were failures of leadership and judgment by different parts of number 10 and the cabinet office at different times . the senior civil servant also says that given that the government was asking citizens to accept far reaching restrictions on their lives, some of the behavior was difficult to justify. and that some staff wanted to raise concerns about behavior they witnessed at work. but at times, felt unable to do so. as she says, there's significant learning to be drawn from these events, which does not need to wait for the police investigations to be concluded. restaurants and has responded with an apology and a promise to re shuffle. staffing new parkers been following events in london, a failure of leadership behind the famous black door. sue grey's crunch findings more biting than expected. the report talks of high standards not being met by those setting, the rules of excessive alcohol consumption in the workplace and gatherings without

clear, authorization or oversight. some behavior, she said, was difficult to justify, against the backdrop of the pandemic. ah, were nothing of early critical of johnson himself. it's perhaps not the big take down. his rivals hopeful, a contrite prime minister, appearing in front of parliament, promising to overhaul downing street and clean up our government. but no talk of stepping down. i'm sorry for the things we simply didn't get right. and also sorry for the way that this matter has been handled. i get it and i will fix it to the people of this country. i know what the issue is. yes. it's whether this government can be trusted to deliver. and i said to speak, i guess we can be thought to gray, have been planning to release a full report until london's metropolitan police stepped in, calling for her to pare down her findings while they carry out their own criminal

investigation into 12 gatherings, including an alleged party in johnson's flat for johnson's opponents. it isn't just about what's in the suit guy report, but what's not in it. for his fears, his critics, they will have to wait for the results of the police investigation to find out more about the most serious offences that could cause the most harm to johnson's political career. the results of that investigation could be many, many months away. even now he is hiding behind a police investigation into criminality to his home and his office, the british public on fools. they never believe a word of it. they think the promise to should do the decent thing on resign yet. the pro is not just the opposition that's been ramping up, pressure on johnson, some of his own. m. p. 's have been quietly plotting against him. thank you. other familiar faces determined to hold his actions to account what the gray report does

show is that number 10 downing street was not observing the regulations they had imposed on members of the public. so either my rash on boyfriend did not read the rules or didn't understand what they meant and others around him, or they didn't think the rules apply to number 10, which was it monday. so a flurry of announcements by number 10 on the economy breaks it and ukraine. this is a government, eager to steer attention away from recent scandals. but when it comes to party gate, there were still more truths to uncover heads, including the prime ministers may yet roll. if enough members of his own party decide it's time for him to go. the bach her out to sierra westminster are joined now by skype, by leon maralie, a full may you k cabinet. 8, thanks for being with us. so then the report identifies these phase of judgment. doesn't name johnson or others. how damaging is it in its current form? you thank oh, good evening. i think boston sooner we breathing

a sigh of relief this evening. it isn't as damaging as it could have been. as you say, there wasn't anything new that came out of this report that may have tipped, some conservative empties over the edge to not support the prime minister. but he isn't out of the woods yet. we've still got a report by the investigation by the metropolitan police into potential criminal wrongdoing. and that's going to be worrying the prime minister and his team. but for the time being, it seems as though he's dogs a bullet. what about the broader credibility issue for johnson and my extension is the international standing of the government. i mean, for instance, this suggestion that he canceled the call to putin. and because he had to appear in, in the commons to, to, to deal with whole party gate business. i think it is damaging burton standing abroad. there are much greater issues going on around the world that i'm sure the

british public and the wider international community will want the government to be focusing on. but they just seem to be embroiled in new allegations. new stories of parties and koans on in downing street. so i do think there may be some frustration overseas. we'll look looking to the u. k for leadership looking to the u. k for ally shape in particular when there is a threat on the eastern border of europe. but obviously you k, a media has got hold of the story. i'm going to run and run with it because they can see the public are interested in it. and they can potentially smell blood. this could be an issue the brings down or storms and eventually, and they are wanting to let go of it. yeah, i mean, i suppose that that's the issue, isn't it? is you say it's a stay of execution or kind of touching the bullet, but if, if the police investigation brings out suggestions that are, that are more damaging time, then presumably his party will need to act against him. was there anything that you saw today that made you think actually, and he hasn't got the party sign up as much as he thinks he has. well, it was

a bit of a well when day to day, lauren, when the report came out in the morning, you look at it anything. ok, as we say, he's dodged a bullet. then he gave a statement in the house of commons and i think he misjudged the tone of what it was that he should have been saying. and i think a lot of tory mp his may be full. actually, i'm not entirely happy with the way this has been dell and i have got some concerns . and then later on this evening, he had a meeting with mp, historian piece behind closed doors. and he seems to have brought some people back on port. so it is been a bit of a whirlwind day, but it's without doubt damaged bars. johnson's brand as a politician with the u. k. public at large as well as his own parties, m p. so i do think that this has got some time to run him off to see where that leads us. what do you think the next biggest hurdle is for him in terms of showing up his own position? well, he's going to be keeping an eye out on what happens with obviously the metropolitan

police report, but he said that he may well be looking to change his team within downing street, both from a civil service and political point appointees perspective, but also government ministers there may will be a re shuffle on the horizon which could either go to his favor or indeed to his detriment if he ends up annoying particular m. p. 's, who get demoted or, or miss promotion. so he really is walking a tightrope right now, but he's made those promises that he's going to change. he said he listens, he says he gets it, he says a fix it. i think that the next couple of weeks and months are going to be crucial if he's to deliver almost promises any on early. thank you very much for talking to . thank you. thank you. 0. still a head, a civilian defined, seen me in my a year on, from its military coup and how it's adapted to a brutal crack down on more athletes and staff test positive for code 19,

on arrival in china, where the winter and picks are just 3 days away ah, it's february 1st, let's get you your weather update. hello, everyone will begin in japan where once again there is more snow moving in. so western honshu, so over the hills, but for tokyo wall to wall sunshine for you with a high of 10 degrees. dowse with frame for the southeast of china, this putting a cap on temperatures in hong kong to just 15 degrees. and that ne monsoon really do in a number across the philippines. that at times you'll see pulses of heavy rain from low rate through to devour on tuesday. next stop will go to southeast asia, some solid bands of rain rate over sumatra and java, cascading rain. and we've seen flooding in australia as kimberly region after broom

picked up more than a months worth of rain within 24 hours. it's still coming out on tuesday rate through the interior. and for that, se of australia, we've had some high humidity and that's sparking some pretty big storms here. and then look at this a southerly push of air that's knocked down those temperatures. and they will continue to fall on wednesday for new zealand white, whether it's creeping closer. so that's going to push him more cloud cover across the south island on tuesday. but for the north island around the capitol region, wellington mix of sun in cloud for you with the high of 24 degrees on tuesday. okay . got to run. i'll see you soon. take care. ah the on the comfort zone for assumptions or challenge. travel to the ends of the earth and further experience the unimaginable of the people who live with how quickly things can chime

award winning documentary, but also a perception witness. on a just, you know, lou ah, or one of the top stories here are 0 u. s. president joe biden has told cut us immune shake to mean been hammered. al funny that he will soon designate cat r as a major non nato ally. leaders have been meeting at the white house to discuss a range of issues including a possible role for the golf state in cushioning, the economic impact of a potential russia, ukraine. conflict members of the security council would be sitting for the 1st time

to discuss the issue of a russian troop build up on ukraine's border. united states continues to accuse russia pushing ever closer to war. claims that russia is repeatedly denying. the u . k. prime minister has been grilled by parliament after the release of a preliminary report into claims of parties held at the heart of the u. k. government, during strict current of ours locked downs. first, johnson apologized and promised to reshuffle staff. british police are investigating 12 gatherings. yemen 7 year war has seen further escalation with, with the rebels announcement they've attacked. united arab emirates with drones and missiles the u. e. z. as it intercepted one ballistic missile early on monday. and 30 minutes later destroyed a missile launcher in whose he controlled draft province. i haven't done a tab report. the target was clear, united arab emirates, striking back against host the missile bases. and the man is the latest retaliation

auster debris from. i hold the missile attack earlier on monday, landed in a remote part of bobby marble. i doesn't know how not critical installations and abu dhabi were targeted by a number of ballistic missiles. also the inward of do by was targeted by number of drones. the operation by the grace of god its targets with high precision in math or visual se, airports operating as normal. and the healthy attack did not have an impacts. ah, but the strike coincide with these really presidents at 1st visit to above. and at a time of increase the fighting between the hoses and the saudi quality in yemen, we reiterate that the enemy state, the united arab emirates will remain an unsafe country so long as they continue with the belligerents against our beloved human people. and this month, how they don't strike on a capital, kill 3 people on sunday,

the us state department as the americans to create consider any travel to the united emeralds, siding threats of missile attacks. the situation is becoming more dangerous because the nature of weaponry that's being used in these attacks is becoming more deadly. and that's all the more reason why one hopes that the parties will be able to find some way to resolve this contract. this conflict. by the promise he has yet to solve this original conflict that has been going on for years and created the world's words to human italian crisis. mom a lot, bob al jazeera, some odd, a senior us state department official says all sides of the 2015 around nuclear. do you have tough decisions to make? with indirect talks and during the final stretch. the official also warned iran is shortening. it's nuclear breakout timeline, or the time it expects to have weapons grade uranium in ways, but a quote,

extremely dangerous. talks of being held in vienna to bring tear on. and the us back to the g p a with both sides outlining their requirements to return to the deal, which would restrict iran uranium enrichment program. us official says that given the rate iran program is advancing, they only have a handful of weeks left to reach a deal. but kinda fessor minute region 2 has announced lieutenant colonel polo to me. but as transitional president says, it will restore parts of the country's constitution announcement comes just over a week after removal of president walk away from power earlier monday, the african union suspended book. and if i say participation, all block activities are, you know, what community west african states is also suspended the country and warned as possible. sanctions, the head of an eco us delegation says campbell, he is in good spirits while under house arrest. after meeting between the president and representatives from the west african block and the you end those careers

released photos as proof that it conducted its most powerful missile test in 4 years. is the latest and a flurry of miss all testing activity as anger or power bolt. the latest image is released by north korea are striking on sunday, a test fired and intermediate range, ballistic missile. the hall on 12. that is nuclear capable. it reached a height of 2000 kilometers, taking pictures of the korean peninsula along the way. but it has arranged 4500 kilometers far enough to reach the u. s. territory of guam. but it's not the most powerful ballistic missile and kim jong owns arsenal. in 2017 north korea tested the last song, 14 and 15, the latter of which could in theory, reach the continental united states. and in 2020 it showed often even larger icbm, which hasn't been tested yet. long career spend a lot of time and investment in the past 2 or 3 years. certainly during cove, it in developing some of its missile capabilities. and that, that is

a line very closely with a 5 year weapons planned. north career announced at the beginning of 2021, with the aim to develop capabilities that will enable the north korea to fight a modern, a modern conflict. the u. s. once direct talks with north korea. we've offered this over and over to, to the do p r k and they've not accepted it. so the question is, what's can germans game plan aren't actually really putting for much right now, right. i mean, they have to actually show up in order to strive to deal with the buying on. so i'm actually getting a credit surprise with the pace of the task. because my sense of the buying people are willing to talk. if the north koreans shop it was north korea 7th missile test in january, a new record itself imposed moratorium on missile tests appears well and truly at an end. and her chappelle al jazeera, has been a year since me and mas military seized control of the country in

a cru. since then, an estimated 1500 people have been killed by security forces and 9000 arrested in protest against military rule, resistance is still strong. but to mean taking different forms, the ministry continues its violent crackdown. large louis reports. wow, major demonstrations in the military to power have now been replaced by smaller, sporadic proteins. protest as much quickly through yan gone before dispersing to avoid away. others have taken up arms training alongside ethnic armed groups in jungle camps. they are part of the people's defense force, an armed resistance group set up by the national unity government. a parallel government formed by exiled lawmakers and others opposed to the crew. the military has declared these groups, terrorist organizations, it's the very order. ready um, it's not local mindy or our neighbor understand. these are self defense forces.

these often find doors off to empty military coup. the people who are defending be of villagers. ready a deal pounds and de la was in the family. the un reports, the military has continued to launch attacks on civilians, including air strikes and estimated 400000 people have been internally displaced since the qu, diplomacy has not yielded any results. the military has failed to implement a peace plan negotiated by the association of southeast asian nations. last april. there's no progress in, in mediation all or any kind of negotiations precisely because the military is not interested if they were interested in genuine negotiations and then it might be space for that to actually take place. but such is the level of mistrust and anger and frustration that so many people feel on that many. now say that it's, it's, it's past time for any negotiation,

the man mom and that he has not responded to algae risk request for an interview. some western countries have been post targeted sanctions on june to leaders and military linked corporations. several foreign companies are withdrawing their business interests from young, but none of that seems to have deterred the military. some analysts say the conflict is likely to dragon need aside, seems willing to back down. so it's very difficult to see how the conflict will diminish. will reduce in the near term, even in, you know, over a period of several years. opponents of the can say people, paula: whoa, prevail in the end. but how many more lives will be lost before they might get there? no one knows florence louis algebra. austria will become the 1st country in europe to impose a mandate for coven 19 vaccinations. when it comes into force on friday, it has one of the lowest vaccination rates in europe. i mean mass demonstration is

against the legislation. those you don't have an exemption and refused to get vaccinated. case a $670.00 fine set. fasten has more from vienna. as the 1st country in europe are 3 as making a far reaching measure to boost it's vaccination, campaign, mandatory vaccination for adults who are fed enough to take the job. if a come from virtual decision, which will be widely, why? here in europe where a magical ethical debate on the topic is ongoing, but 75 percent off as one of the lowest vaccination rates here in europe and the government hope and says that vaccination will be the key to open up society and put an end to continuous locked down so people can go back to normal life as soon as possible. but cryptic, say, member, 3 fascination only 2 more divisions in society and won't work for the 1st time. and 2 and a half months and fax, unaided people can go back to the street. they were not allowed to leave their

houses before unless they had essential business. but even today, to con, go into shops or restaurants, the government in australia has partially lifted the lock down. because despite a spike and infections hospitalizations remain low the last week. and there was also again demonstration here and not against covert restrictions. and similar protests we've seen across the western part of europe. and now with this mandatory vaccination, they are concerned that these protests will only grow bigger. there's just 3 days to go now before the start of the winter olympics and the chinese capital beijing. athletes arriving at the olympic village under strict code 19 protocols. team members, coaches support, staff and media are in an limpid bubble to keep them separate from the public and will be tested daily. katrina, you has more from beijing. chinese authorities have pledged to deliver a safe and secure wind games,

but they're struggling to contain the mounting case numbers of covered 1900 within the bubble. so according to official information about 7000 people have arrived in china, head of the games been already 176 people at least have tested positive. now, officials here trying to calm many concerns, saying that there is no outbreak within the bubble, per se, and they're catching most of these infections at the airport. now there is a very rigorous system in place to try to keep tabs of people who do have covered 19, not only 2 people have to register the temperature every day for 14 days leading up to their flight to china. they have to test at the airport, and then every day they are in beijing, they have to start the day with another curve at 19 cas. what that's done. it's created a very tense environment within the bubble athletes and the support teams of terrified of catching coven 19. because if you do test positive, you will immediately be separated in quarantined. and you will only be allowed to

return to normal routine once your test negative twice. so there is a very big chance of completely missing out on your competition. and that means 4 years of preparations would go to waste. but unfortunately, already a civilian snowboarder, swedish skia, and a russian by athlete have been among those who have tested positive ah tough stories on our 0. have katara has met with us president joe biden. the white house president biden announced he plans to designate casa, as a major non nato ally fronting a special status to a key partner in the middle east shaped. i mean, been her mother fanny says he would continue to discuss regional stability with vidal, as well as energy supplies. carter could step in to supply gas to western europe. if supplies disrupted by a potential rushing.