hello is curve this strategy what and despite diplomatic play, quotes will china's winter game friday will be the latest date in 2022 winter olympics on houses era. ah. 2 defying threats from the military protest tourism in march 1 years since the coon ah, you're watching al jazeera light from our headquarters. and so i'm getting our data also coming up. top. diplomats from the u. s. on russia are set for talks on the true build up on ukraine's border. as the winds most powerful body puts the pressure on a step up and us cats are relations. washington announces it will designate the

gulf states and major non nato ally and little sign of celebration. china plays down its lunar new year festivities because of a rise in corona virus outbreaks. ah, it's exactly a year since me and mars military seized control and a crew security forces have arrested dozens of people in an attempt to suppress plans for a nation wide strake. and despite threats from the authorities, protest her as a man delay marched early in the morning carrying banners and chanting slogans. calling for democracy. military leaders promised they swift return to civilian rule when they took over last february. but that hasn't happened. let's get an update from tony chang has followed developments from my sultan's highlands border with me and more so tony, where you are, has taken on equating significance in the last year, explain to us why. absolutely. this is that one of

the sort of choke points. i think where people have been coming out, it's been one of the few places we can come in and speak to exiles from myanmar, both those who come across legally, ah, but also illegals to, it's often been an area in the past where fighting has happened. historically, but this year it has been much worse. we've seen here little further up the border to over the last 6 months or, and particularly in the last month itself, really very violent clashes, little have involved jet fighters attack helicopters and tens of thousands of people flying across the border. that's been a bit of a problem for thailand. they don't want tens of thousands of people flooding into their country. they've been very quick to urge people to go back, but it's also a place where we can hear what's going on inside and all the stories we're hearing, even from people who are not associated with the military,

who are living very ordinary lives. and that this military cou, a, has changed life profound to drive around myanmar sit his everyday life. might look like it's normal, but look a little closer. roads, a close with barriers, barricaded, military positions, and uniforms. soldiers on the streets, you montoya. i saw the army. this tried to protest. after that, i was very afraid. that's why i'm scared to go out again. but there were more protests beside my house. so i joy. if a feel safe i, i will join to protest. myanmar has been ravaged by coven 19 in the past. 12 months, the situation intensified after the military targeted medical workers for their involvement and protests and a civil disobedience movement. many were arrested, others fled into hiding. today, even basic health care services are scarce as alan,

and i think i won't forget that day dead hair walkers were arrested and she dare very badly by the army. they even kate, a medicare student, thus why i will return to the hospital in the sit, his food remains plentiful. the prices have risen sharply elsewhere, supplies and production have run dangerously low. the world food program estimates it needs to provide food for 4000000 people across myanmar in 2022 full times. the number, the for the qu, the economy has gone into free full banks, limit withdrawals, and foreign investment is pulling out fast money. bo ah, losing jobs, and it is imbedding duty of the labor market. and also many people are jobless. but i've been many job seekers. ah. could be the job,

but be a bit less than normal. even basic services like trains and buses or failing the nation wide rail network has ground to hold. after work has joined the civil disobedience movement and bust prices have tripled as operators, abandoned standardized rules. one indeed, lawyer, or in my opinion, if we get rid of army rule transport services will go back to normal with properly working buses. a normal ticket price is only historically the people of miramar are used to military rule. but after a decade of progress and development, the last 12 months is leaving many feeling that they are returning to the past. not only are many, many people being affected by the results of the school, but they're pushing back to right at the moment inside mamma. there's a silent protest going on a way people can safely protest against the military coup. we understand that in most of their most major urban centers,

the streets have fallen silent as people closed businesses and stay in doors to demonstrate to the military. they do not agree, the military has been arresting people. it is very if trying very hard to squash the opposition. i think in a queue that it's being felt so keenly by so many people at this stage, many people, mamma, just want them to get out. thank you so much. tony chang reporting from the tie me and mar border. theorists and russia are set for high level talks on the ukraine crisis. the secretary of state, anthony lincoln, is expected to speak to moscow's foreign minister survey lab robin the coming hours . both sides have already exchanged letter as outlining their possessions. the u. s . says it's now up to russia to discuss its response. on monday, the un security council met for the 1st time to discuss the russian troop build up . today in the united nations, we've laid out the full nature of russia's threat to ukraine sovereignty and the

territorial integrity of ukraine, as well as the core tennis of a rural based international order. and we, we continued urge diplomacy as the best way forward. but with russia is continuing to build up of its forces around ukraine. we are ready, no matter what happens. there were the divisions at the un security council meeting with russia on the us accusing each other, spreading misinformation or diplomatic editor james base has more from new york. the security council heard 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 continue to hope russia chooses the path of

diplomacy over the path of conflict in ukraine, but we cannot just wait and see and i'm present. but russia's ambassador vaseline the benz year says, all his countries troops around russian soil. they're not close to the ukrainian border. and there's absolutely no proof of a threat from them. and he says the us and nato were whipping up tensions as though they want 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 be clever as i i'm not the person to decide whatever happens, but we never, i said it in my statement that no russian politician or even a public figure ever said that we are planning to attack your grade, was a clear answer. it seemed. but then he added this with not exclude provocations from, 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, the united nations on ukraine's eastern regent anat scan struggling with soaring price as 7 years after it was seized by russia backed separatists. and as charles stratford reports, there is little relief for residence retentions at an all time high.

victor is a retired cold liner. he is pro brochure in his politics, but he says people who faced increased economic hardship since most go back separatists took control of the regent 7 years ago. in apostle use them. leslie prices have increased for everything. oils, fruit, meat, utility bills at the local authorities increased. our pensions by 20 percent recently for some prices have risen by 70 percent. there are no jobs in young, could only find work through nepotism. even the price of some fish is increased because since ukraine found a trade with what it describes is the occupied territories in 2017, much of it has to be imported via russia. market traders have to pay higher transport costs and import duty. it's the same story with most of these products made in russia and bell ruse. little more. so just to give you a holla,

many people have love to russia, ukraine, and abroad looking for work. i used to have regular customers, but not now. the trains from ukraine government controlled areas have run on these tracks. for years. the currency was changed from the ukraine in griffon to the russian rouble. in 2015 is estimated. moscow spends more than a $1000000.00 a year supporting the separatist control region of dynette, sk ganske, which was disconnected from the international banking system. when the separatists took control, people can only send and receive roubles to and from banks in russia. the coal industry was the decades the regions life blood, most of the mines are in seperate, is control territory. kiev says what it describes as ukraine's stolen natural resource is finding its way to international markets via russia. something russia denied. hundreds of businesses that been destroyed, abandon,

or have gone bankrupt since the complex started in 2015, the pro russia separatists, and then ukranian government side, what became known as the minsk to agreement. it was a deal that aimed at achieving peace and lasting political settlement to the conflict. the 7 years later, not a single one of the 13 articles in that agreement has been fully implemented. there are many ukrainian politicians that say that mints too, is to waited in the favor of the separatists. and they were afraid that if it was fully implemented, that could potentially give russia a greater hand in ukrainian affairs. last year, ukrainian president vital b as in sky said he wanted to change the minsk agreement international back as insist, the deal must be honored by both sides. no political agreement means the economy cannot recover. the separate government say the economy is gradually improving and

russian investment is helping. in november, president putin signed a decree allowing russians to legally by goods produced here for continually when the president near the end of the war. and the recognition of the dpr would of course contribute to the development of the economy. military action has affected the region, not to mention the business infrastructure of the outflow of expertise and economic blockade by ukraine that destroyed our financial system. but we're now managing to reestablish that system. but for the book, with little sign of an end to the conflict, financial security for victor, his friends, and millions of people like them, remains in doubt. charles rapid i was just 0. don't ask. still ahead on al jazeera . i'm sorry for the things we simply didn't get right and also sorry for the way that this matter has been handled. the british prime minister apologizes after a report inter parties during locked down is released. these search for survivors

in brazil, sao paolo state floods and landslides have killed dozens of people. ah, ah, look forward to brighter skies. the weather sponsored my cattle at ways. let's go with your weather report for europe and africa. hello everyone. we had some coastal flooding across the netherlands. part of the issue here were howling winds at more than 100 kilometers per hours. so this was seen in the hag, water literally being picked up and shopped into the shoreline, inundating the area there. and the good news is those winds back off on tuesday for the low countries looking at gusts of about 60 kilometers per hour. this is pressing snow to the east and the south, so most of this will fall across the alpine region, and that snow will pile up quickly. now for the south of france,

also fierce winds here, marcell looking at got about 80 to 85 kilometers per hour. developing disturbing cindy adrian c, that's going to sling what whether into gree, southern western turkey and also disturbed weather for is stumble with a hive. 10 degrees temperatures across southern spain have come down as we enter the month of february, seville, high, $900.00 degrees, south end of africa, unsettled conditions or the north east of algeria, northern portions of tunisia, and further toward the south. some severe thunderstorms across the northern cape. what weather for the western cape and also the eastern cape provinces, south africa, and likely to see some flooding right across namibia that her weather update. thicker will see again soon. oh, the weather. sponsored by katara ways, the world of frequency share trading, exposed. i had this engine that was basically trading. i couldn't last. $30000000.00 was a terrifying experience. artificial intelligence as rates for stakes and risks on

the money market. there's markets go faster, faster. we're opening up the possibility for an instability, for no money bought on our jesse ah, ah ah, hello again. this help stories on how to 0 this hour. me and mars military has arrested dozens of people to prevent protests on the one year anniversary of last year's crude. but demonstrators, amanda lay marched, carrying banners and chanting slogans. calling for democracy. the u. s. sector state and russian foreign minister a set to discuss the ukraine crisis. it follows monday security council meeting,

where moscow, i'm washington accused each other of spreading misinformation. well, the u. k. governments as prime minister boars, johnson champ, to answer questions about the so called party gate scandal. because if a police investigation on monday, johnson was forced to apologize after an independent report found serious failings of leadership. it said parties held that the prime minister's official residence during lock downs should not have been allowed to happen. let's bring an andrew simmons who's a downing street in london. so andrew house looking for boys johnson this morning after the revelations of the suit, gray report. well, i have to sound a bit like a politician here for the public watching all of this. it was supposed to be judgement day, but it wasn't a boris johnson though, appeared strain. he was bombastic at one stage. it was a bad day for him. he didn't perform very well, his party didn't think so. no,

that any one else he, it was a really extraordinary atmosphere in the commons at now. what the situation is now is that the su gray report obviously had, had no access to strong fact was because he couldn't because of the police report which will succeed it. it's the sequel to this through gray report which is key along with the police report. johnson didn't indicate that there would be a report from sir grey a 2nd record, which she wants to give. now, it was subsequent to that. the downing street explained that at yes, the 2nd report will come from her. and the police report now we've heard, has reference to 12 parties, most of them here in downing street for others, which are not in the area of please concentrating on on possible action. so what we have now is a situation where if you look at the, the, the gathering on monday night of conservative m p 's,

you might think that he's got a chance because he rallied round. he was much more impressive apparently in this meeting that he was in the commons. but, and it's a big but you can judge conservative a m p 's on that that what they say and what they do with meetings like this. that could be a plot against him, that the jury is still out on this when johnson had hoped to push it to one side by the stage and, and andrew, i mean, boys, johnson is heading to ukraine later today. so it is this trip going to deflect attention from par negates. if you can, you can certainly count that as boys johnson had hoped to actually move into the do to talk about a war and breathe a sigh of relief with that. the party gate being over no way know how he is going to see the ukrainian president of a lot of media as the lensky it is going to talk about british support. it will

sound quite strong, even though what, what zalinski needs is is billions of dollars of, of assistance, and he'll be offered millions. there is also a move while his trust there was any way on monday night. she was outlining a new sanctions the toughest yet on ukraine, or targeting or oligarchy. here in london, the city of london was so much dirty russian money around a big package of, of sanctions, and also whole array of plans for support for ukrainian forces. however, she's gone down with coven, and so she's not traveling with the prime minister that's gone wrong. another problem. vladimir putin, the russian president, was supposed to be speaking on monday night to johnson that didn't happen because the kremlin had to be told, well, he's still in the commons talking about party game. not impressed. i wouldn't have thought in the kremlin, in terms of diplomacy. he'd hoped that this would be a big distraction. it won't be, and remember,

this is now this whole scandal is now in its 3rd month. so in terms of paralysis of domestic politics, of the cost of living crisis, all range of other issues. there is really a situation of hold it right there. the british public could be forgiven for being pretty, not just anxious, but pretty angry, not just about party gate, but about the way this country is being run. thank you so much. and are simmons reporting from downing street? the u. s. has designated cats are a major non nato ally. it was announced that a meeting between president and joe biden and catherine amir shift. i mean, been hammered and fanny at the white house on monday. alan fisher reports washington, a warm welcome and bitterly cold washington day for the 1st gulf leader to visit the white house since joe biden to cover cutter has become a key partner on several issues impacting the u. s. this past year. a partnership with cutter was a, has been central to many or most vital interest. i thought it was

a key player during the u. s. withdrawal from afghanistan still has communications with the taliban and whose thousands of refugees who still have to be processed before they moved to america. with additional assistance on iran, yemen, the palestinians. the president has decided to give cutoff 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 the areas of treat defense and security cooperation. the ambulance is 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 understand of course we have other issues as well that we're going to talk about the equal rights of honesty, people and other issues are in the region. so, you know,

we're very happy and proud of this great relationship. rushes build up on the euclidean 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 own liquid natural gas to ease the pressure a near by the guitar. the purchase of $34.00 new boeing free jets was signed with an option for 50 more passenger liners. from the american company. cut i was for was note in the early days of the trump presidency. but category 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 al jazeera at the white house, the french ambassador to molly is being expelled from the country. this comes after

france, foreign minister, described the african countries, transitional government is illegitimate and out of control. on monday, molly's government announced the ambassador has 72 hours to leave. relations with france have steadily deteriorated since a military coup in 2020 emergency teams in brazil or removing flood debris after heavy rains caused landslides. the disaster in sao paulo state killed dozens of people and forced around half a 1000000 from their homes. julian wolf reports the rescue effort underway. emergency crews rushing injured victims to hospital by helicopter residents work hand in hand with 1st responders lifting debris desperate to find signs of life beneath the rub. food but a daily work. i'm looking for my nephew, his wife, and

a 2 year old child. i said the bodies are still there under the mud, but until now they couldn't recover them or do i get up? local barber shops turned into make shift offices for firefighters to keep track of those that are missing and ensure loved ones stay informed. us, when the rains were very heavy, the concentration of rain was much heavier than way. you're still feeling more than 15. 100 families are now homeless. with homes and streets completely submerged, survivors forced to confront their ordeal and prey. their loved ones are found alive. he said, i'll not go for a hood noise when i went to the bathroom and then ran away in the debrief, fell all over me. i got hurt, but found a hole and thanks to god, i managed to escape, but my father is still there. brazil has seen various incidents of severe flooding since the rainy season began. in october, sal paolo's governor announced almost $3000000.00 in

a to help those affected. but money doesn't mean much to the family. members of those that are missing julian wolf, al jazeera, processors in peru or demanding the expulsion of a spanish owned oral company, blamed for pollution. reptiles accused of downplaying to spill after initially reporting only $6000.00 barrels of leaf when the true total was $12000.00 reps all blames. that's unami, triggered by the undersea volcano, eruption and tongue off for executives have already been banned from leaving peru and the company. now faces legal action. a media worker has been murdered in mexico after 3 journalists were killed in less than a month for bertha for later was shot dead by 3 gunman in the city of choro. to later worked for an online news outlets which had been reporting on government corruption more than 50 journalists, haven't killed in mexico. in the past 3 years,

india is finance minister, and marla sits, roman has presented the country's budget for 2022 and it promises major spending on infrastructure around the focus on transitioning to sustainable energy. india has a growth projection, if more than 8 percent for the next year, one of the fastest in the world. but it's economy faces an immediate challenge from arise and cover. 1900 cases and inflation. the pandemic is once again dampening lunar new york celebrations in china. the government has warning the highly contagious army, chrome variances increase the risk of infection as, as hundreds of millions of people travel for the holiday. katrina, you reports from beijing. 0 televised musical performances, bright red decorations, and big meals to put relatives. these are common lou to new year. traditions in china. but this year teaching is missing out on her annual family gathering in the northeast. yes. is it? the hotel restaurant manager has been forced to stay put in beijing,

where she works because of corona virus restrictions shows azure fish. i assume if i go daddy and i feel sad that i can't go home this year and meet my family, but i need to follow the government's instructions because we're in a pandemic. okay, but i don't want to cause trouble for my country, my employer. all my family. chinese authorities are battling to contain an outbreak of the on the con and dealt a variance of the virus which is spread to 20 provinces and 50 cities, including the capital to control infections, many of the millions of migrant workers who usually return home for the holiday has been warned against travel restrictions very per region. testing is compulsory. in some areas, a period of quarantine or isolation is required. this video of a communist party official warning, any one who didn't comply with rules would be detained, went viral last week. the controls have sparked complaints on social media with many uses saying migrant workers deserve to be for united with family at least once

a year. analysts say they're especially impacted by quivered regulations. a lot of workers. oh, actually they have missed the chance to earn over your life with their families. oh, already 2 years now. and a lot of them can only connect with the test using the phones and they have not meet up with their parents. and they can rely on that for quite a long time. authorities are under pressure to keep infections to 0. ahead of the winter olympics, which opens on friday and beating decorations are up. but celebrations are muted and large gatherings bent before the pandemic. hundreds of thousands of people would flock here. did these hancock to celebrate the lunar new year? there would be dragon dogs as market stools and to live music with for the 3rd year in a row. the iconic festival has been teaching will work over the holidays and plans

to celebrate quietly with colleagues. but despite her disappointment at not going home, she says it's better than spending the festival under quarantine. katrina you out a 0 meeting. for the 1st time in 50 years, the aloof so far eastern leopard has been located in russia. they're rare feline was spotted by remote cameras in the wilderness in the far east. there are more than a 100 of the wild cats in the region, but this is the 1st to be seen outside of for nearby conservation area. and experts are hopeful, the lepers are growing in population ah, color again, the headlines on al, jazeera, me and mars military. his arrested dozens of people to prevent protests on the one year anniversary of last year as crew. despite threats from the authority is demonstrators, mandalay marched, carrying banners and chanting slogans. calling for democracy,

tony chang is following developments from my sauce on thailand's border with me and mark. we're here on the border, obviously we would like to be inside, but.