golf next november, i as this tournament unfolds over the coming days, it will play a key role. organize is getting ready to host the middle east's. biggest ever sporting event next year for the castle. national team is like it used to playing in fronts of expected home crowds be hoping to convince both the funds on themselves, so they really all ready to take on the world. ah . the u. s. evacuated since the embassy staff from kiev, as diplomatic efforts to ease tension continue. emanuel macklin is due to speak to vladimir potent later this out. and i'm stuff fossil reporting from the sun roof got air fields in the south of batter, was close to the ukrainian border, rejoins military military drills between battle roost. i'm russia are ongoing.

ah, hello, almond is the brought them. and this is al jazeera and live from dough also coming up french police begin intercepting vehicles, trying to enter powers to protest against corona virus restrictions. so long as president ban strikes by health care workers ignoring their demands for better pay and conditions. and another gentleness to kill, to mexico, the 5th in 2 months. the president promises 0. impunity for anyone who targets the media. ah, we begin in ukraine where the united states is evacuating non emergency staff from its embassy in kiev. the u. s. is warning of a potential eminent russian invasion of ukraine. the u. s. u. k. and japan are

among several countries that have told their nationals to leave immediately. moscow's denying the charge at the cues in the west of spreading false information . the french president emanuel mack caused you to speak with russia's letting me putin in around 30 minutes. we'll step lawson is standing by at these jablonka airfield near hama. it's close to the bedroom, ukraine border. but 1st let's go to natasha butler. she's live for us and kevin, are any more countries following the u. s. and saying they'll pull staff out of ukraine? natasha. yes, yes sir. diplomat sir, leaving ukraine. washington has ordered them to go reverse. i heard off to say conflicting reports about whether or not russian diplomats are being evacuated. there's been some report saying they all they've been others saying that's not true . i mean, while though other countries are advising their citizens to leave ukraine,

if they can, among them, australia, canada, some european nations, israel, a japan. now russia says that he has no intention of invading ukraine as says will. that is just propaganda coming up from washington. but western powers, though the white house, i suddenly note how they are seeing the situation. they are calling it a critical situation. a pivotal situation they are, are saying that perhaps russia could attack ukraine in the coming days. meanwhile, the diplomacy does continue, even though i have to say that hopes of some food, a diplomatic solution do seem to be a fading of a, we're a far cry them from the optimism much earlier in the week. the french president emanuel macros, do you very shortly to have a telephone call with the russian, the, the vladimir putin. now, according to the elisa, that is something that the 2 liters agreed to do earlier in the week. emanuel mackerel was in moscow or monday meeting the russian leader,

the 2 said that they would continue to talk over the phone. and this is what this telephone call is all about. later the u. s. president joe biden will also talk to person. all right, natasha. thank you for that. natasha battle with the latest from kiev. and russia is holding the military drills with bell ruse. not far from the ukrainian border step, often is joining us live from near the believers. ukraine border step. you're close to an air field. i believe we're russia and better versa, conducting joint military exercises. what are you seeing? yeah, we're actually a witnessing of some of the some military exercises there were some at least 3 or what seems to become of helicopter gun ships flying right in this area above ausa like 10 minutes ago. we've seen around 40 a russian troops or trucks coming out of this air field. we've heard some

what seemed to be like exercises, so with shooting exercises. so there's definitely some activity going on here. this is basically an abandoned air field or we spoken to some villagers. they said that the a while ago russian forces indeed have arrived here. it was unclear how many, but recent satellite images released by the us showed that there was some increased activity in the last couple of days while these villagers couldn't confirmed it. but definitely there is military activity from russia to gather with valor was here happening. and this is only 20 kilometers from the ukrainian border and around 200 kilometers to where natasha was speaking from the ukrainian capital k f. and everything that's happening near where you are and around ukraine's borders with russia being examined extremely closely by the us by nato. absolutely, there's a lot of anxiety about these exercises that officially started the main space

a couple of days ago. officially, battles and russia are training for an attack by and they told a these are war games. but there's a lot of speculation. if this truck build up was basically meant for something else, maybe a 2nd front for a russia, basically in bellows. they can easily go to the ukranian capital key, f, which is the closest the nearest from here. they're not only exercises happening at this feel, but there are training grounds around this whole area. this whole stretch in the southern part of that room. and of course for bella rosa, it's a for russia, i have to say, it's quite easy to use this country right now. because alex on the look, a shot guys looked to the flooding put in for help since he became a very isolated and battled leader. so russia is using these grounds here now to at least show this amount of forest that they are having. but we are speaking to villages also. they can't really feel that there's an imminent threat of war. but

of course, there's a lot of anxiety, especially here as well. step. thank you for that step boss. and with the latest joining us live from the better ruth ukraine border. thank you. don't move on to other news now. and truck drivers in canada are ignoring the judge's order to stop locking. the largest trade route with the united states. 5 days of disruption to traffic on the ambassador bridge. as for some auto factories across the board to shut down because of the lack of parts from canada, rob reynolds report and ontario, superior court judge, ordered right wing protestors to stop blocking a vital bridge between canada and the united states. on friday truck drivers and others clogging the ambassador bridge over the past 5 days have disrupted industrial supply chains on both sides of the border, forcing some auto factories to close. the bridge carries one quarter of all trade between the countries earlier prime minister just and trudeau gave

a warning to the occupiers who have been severely disrupting everyday life in the canadian capital ottawa for 2 weeks. it is time for these protesters to go home. it is time to recognize that this protest is blockade his illegal. everything is on the table because this unlawful activity has to end. judo spoke with you as president joe biden, about the demonstrations and their conservative american supporters. we discussed the american and indeed global influences on the protest. we talked about the u. s . based flooding of the 9 on one phone lines. in ottawa, the presence of u. s. citizens in the blockades and the impact of foreign money to fund this illegal activity. the occupiers who call themselves the freedom convoy, have been lavishly praised and encouraged by personalities. on the right, leaning fox news channel,

police officers moved among the trucks and other vehicles snarling city streets, collecting license, plate information, demonstrators heckled and jeered at them. oh, the protests started among truck drivers, angered by a requirement they be vaccinated against cove at 19 when crossing back and forth over the u. s. border. but it has metastasized into a general anti government movement. how to and the convoy. yeah, you got and the mandate got and the mandates and personally i want to ruin whoever's point groceries, pull dawn out of town. i don't care what happens to them, but they got to be banished. us authorities are on guard against similar protests in los angeles aimed at disrupting this weekend super bowl. the department of homeland security is searching additional staff to its incident command, post their strong cooperation with the california highway patrol, the los angeles police department, the anti vaccine protesters are certainly

a minority in canada. 88 percent of its citizens have received at least one dose of the vaccine. rob reynolds al jazeera and french police have been intercepting vehicles trying to enter paris for so called freedom conway protests. they are inspired by the similar rallies and canada. thousands of police have been mobilized . checkpoints have been set off and riot control barriers broken, several valleys are expected over the weekend. around 10000 australian protest as have condemned clever 19 vaccine mandates. the demonstration, outside parliament and camera force, the cancellation of a charity fundraising event nearby. it's the latest show of anti government ango in the rom up the re election. been i prime minister scott marston in a few months now. history longer, where the president has declared that health and power workers provide essential services, which means it's illegal for them to take strike action. public health care workers

walked off their jobs earlier this week to demand better pay and conditions. when al fernandez is outside the national hospital and colombo, obviously, these services are continuing without disruption or as cancer treatment, or women's and children services. for example, there was a man who i caught a few minutes ago walking out of the accident service. he'd fallen off a roof now. yes, he was treated, but he had to go off site to our place close by to actually get an x ray. because lab technicians, i included in the nursery, the other technicians and services that are affected by the stroke. the health worker said that they are still in consultations with their lawyers. they haven't called off the work stoppage. it's in the 6th day. and they said that this is a very, very serious fact that the government should not be bringing in this essential services act to force them to come back to work. on the other hand,

the electricity engineer say that this is a very cosmetic solution. they agreed that obviously electricity is part of the essential services, but they seem the same when the government should give it do recognition. the problem is the effect it has on ordinary people. people who do not have the resources to seek private healthcare. and this is the worst part of this work stoppage where the health strike is concerned. and that's what the government says is the key factor that has prompted them to take this measure to bring in this essential services act, revision, or rendering all such a work stoppage as by these sectors as illegal to the head on the bulletin will take you to the deserted spanish village that has re emerged after a major trout. and to show our forces myanmar, military leaders, mach 75 years since the unification agreement with ethnic minority. ah,

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in the raises become more persistent. it's going slowly south again during sunday. northern plane that continues settled. it may be that breezy on saturday by sunday, that's gone again. so cold, he will drop in new delhi bernacki as 2 examples. and some mister fogg will persist back in the middle east. it looks nice, sunny, but there is a sham outline that dusty fairly chill wind this time the and the orange is a potential to sanstrom's. oh, the weather sponsored by casara always informed opinions that initial book on national resource by is not large enough to get adequate me to our people in depth analysis of the days global lives inside story on al jazeera americans are increasingly saying authoritarianism might not be so bad, there were several steps along the way where the chain of command, it seemed like tried to cover it up. what's your take on why they've gotten this so

wrong? that to me is political malpractice, the bottom line on us politics and policies and the impact on the world on al jazeera. ah, the me watching i was there with me and a lot. i'm a reminder of our top stories, the sour, but us is evacuating the non emergency american star from us embassy and comes from that increasingly urgent warnings from the international community about a potential russian invasion of ukraine, which moscow denies french police have been intercepting back or trying to enter paris, the so called freedom convoy protests. they're inspired by some of the rallies of canada. thousands of offices have been mobilized. and 3 long as president declared

that health and power work is provide essential services. makes it legal for them to take strike action. public health care workers walked off their jobs earlier this week to demand better pay and condition back to our top story in russian troops or carrying out large scale military drills and better rooms as one of naval drills and the black sea near the water with ukraine camp has the war games make navigation critical, waterways virtually impossible. child's traffic reports from cognitive and eastern ukraine. joint russian embellish and military exercises near the ukrainian border, up to 30000 russian soldiers. and most of the better rouge an army taking part in the 10 days of drills including missile defense systems, tanks and fighter jets. moscow has around a $100000.00 troops station close to the grains borders. ukraine invoked

a cause from the so called 2011 vienna document, which is an international agreements on military transparency on which russia is a signal trail demanding moscow provide detailed information timeframes. the military maneuvers. several western countries include france, launched a fresh diplomatic efforts this week to persuade russia to back down so far, those efforts have failed to bear significant fruit. moscow says it's demand that there never be further. nato expansion east, including ukraine, is being ignored. ukraine's foreign minister told al jazeera roches concerns are illegitimate, and ukraine would not concede to moscow's demands. russia violated virtually every rule of international law related to securing into what year. so now it wants to impose on others, the discussion that you guys are expanding nato. are doing something else and that

inflict damage my security. the last thing, the west doing, the response to that question using is actually to agreed to take this concert. ready serious instead, it's us, ukraine and other countries who are suffering from russia as actions should ask them a question. well, how will you rush, ensure your security without inflicting damage on the security, on our security, new satellite images published by a private us company show what it says is new russian military deployment, new ukraine's border. more nato troops and weapons are being sent to bolster the alliances eastern flank. in a rare press conference in the russian bank, separatist held territory,

the leader of the self declared the nets people's republic accused ukraine of planning a military solution to the crisis. something ukraine denies me. i do not rule out that ukraine can attack at any time. they have everything ready, the concentration of forces and capabilities allows them to do it at any moment. as soon as there is a political decision, russia says it has no intention of inviting ukraine, but it says it will be forced to take unspecified military technical action if it's demands and med most goes main demo and is the ukraine never becomes a new member. and that's something that the us and it's nate, so allies say is a non starter diplomatic efforts to defuse the crisis. continue to fail. charles stopped, but al jazeera, called cave eastern ukraine to me on more now where hundreds of prisoners have been granted. amnesty as part of the 75th union day anniversary. the day celebrating the

unity agreement with ethnic minorities is overshadowed by the repressive life. for many on the military rule, tony chang reports a squad of soldiers marches through the dawn light and man mos capital. nip it, all part of the celebrations, the union day. the parade marked 75 years since the signing of an agreement that united me amongst ethnic groups, senior general min on lie who lead last year's military coup. the guest of honor, you go on a mom and his address to the nation. he prays the unity of all the people and mamma saying that come through the consent together. as part of the celebrations, state media or announced an amnesty for 800 prisoners across the country. since the coo, more than 12000 people have been arrested as military try to silence, protest is and stopped descent flow, whose identity were concealing, was

a student. when the protests against the qu started, he was arrested and jailed in march. the conditions he says were brutal. i think god and all they were intimidating us in prison, not to fight against the genta. you authorities in prison use the criminals to oppress us. if something happened in the prison, not only the prison stuff but also the criminals came to beat us. eventually he was released in october and despite the theme he felt in detention, he says he still prepared to show his opposition to the qu, the not bowling video, although i was arrested. my revolutionary spirit isn't gone. i still resent them and want to fight against them. protest is now a paris flash mobs quickly, unfurling their banners and running down the streets before the security services arrive. despite the arrest disappearances and shows a force from the military. that seems to be one thing that unites to people of me on these days. their refusal to accept life and the military rule. tony cheng

elders are a ban on religious head, scarves and classrooms in the southern state. and india is back before the court. on monday schools had to reopen the same day income nautica the been closed because a violent protest against the bad knee. mister reports from monday. the con, con has become a local hero. people from across india have come to take photos of themselves with her, and some give her gifts and money was con, shot to fame. after this, we deal with virus. she seen resisting a group of men demanding she removable car. i am not scared of anyone except the almighty. i thought of him, he was the one who gave me the strength and now all this respect. i am very grateful. i experience has highlighted a control over a ban on religious clothing in the southern state of canada that has led to a national debate about to do should feed him. women started protesting after they

were banned from entering cloth, one very headscarf bis parked counter protest by him, the whoops, the marsh wedding, saffron colored scarves to assert the identity. the color is considered sacred by many hindu. but after vital clashes schools and colleges were close for 3 days. the state government has back the ban in india, dumb way, know the bus is going on. yes, the best supposed to be made. it is. so this is what delegates is, is completed on and was yet acting to go to. so i did a gentleman, protest had spread to other regions. authorities in new delhi have detain students demonstrating in solidarity with the women a court and could not go has allowed schools to reopen, but our students not to wear any religious clothing until a final decision is made. many people are getting anxious in the muslim dominated neighborhood in mound out. they say they only send their daughters to schools that

allow head scarves and activists say that the band could lead to more than gaz. 2 becoming further marginalized and segregated from others in schools. some teachers are worried about the long term impact on students. the once you have stood poison into this a otherwise a loving gum earlier. well, it might job many people may use it for different reasons at the, in different stages. so that could be one of the i'm in all most unfortunate thing that might happen had after must gone, says she's grateful for the support she's received and is confident. the court will rule in favor of those objecting the ban. she plans to go to university next year to fulfill her father's dream of becoming a lawyer path. nathan ultra sierra could not gov southern india. he was president joe biden has signed an executive order to allocate $7000000000.00 in afghan funds . the money was deposited in new york by the afghan central bank before the tyler

bond to powell and august. half of the funds will go to woods, humanitarian efforts in afghanistan, the other half to relatives of victims of 911 and other attacks by armed groups. now a snap presidential election in turkmenistan is likely to be held on march. the 12 president, good bungalow birdie mackenzie, the reportedly told parliament had reached a tough decision about his role and wanted young leaders to steer the old witch nation. the president's son said that is expected to replace him. the united states are set to open an embassy in the solomon islands. that being seen as diplomatic pushback against china's expanding influence in the region, secretary of state anthony blinkin is in fiji for virtual summit was pacific island leaders. sarah clark has more the announcement to open. an embassy in the solomon islands comes as a u. s. secretary of state antony blink and touched down in fiji to hold talks with 18 pacific leaders on key issues like climate and security. it's

a move that's been seen as an attempt by the united states to re establish diplomatic ties almost 3 decades after it downgraded its presence in the island nation. the u. s. close its embassy and honey, our in 1993. below the last 2 decades, china has been building up its influence in the south pacific emerging as a diplomatic and economic partner to an increasing number of countries. china is also committed to send police advisors to the solomon islands after the riots which devastated the capital last november. the u. a state department says the embassy would start as a small set up in honey hour with 2 employees and about 5 local staff. but it's not just the embassy. there are also plans to reopen an office for the u. s. peace court in the capitol. saturday's announcement is part of president biden's strategy in the entire pacific, which aims to build partnerships in the region with its allies to counter china's growing ambitions and influence. mexico's president has promised there will be no

impunity for any one who kills journalists. the body of the 5th mexican reporter to be killed. this here was found in the southern state of war, harker, the toy again, be reports. these family and friends of murder, journalist, harbor lopez, a gathering for his wake. he was a manager of a news website and mexico southern state of war hucker and was shot dead on thursday. swallow, broil a little. he said this was a cruel leg. done without doubt of you, by unscrupulous people. i think our colleague didn't deserve that kind of warnings, the se, if that's what they wished to convey by shooting him 5 times. prosecutors say 2 suspects were arrested as they tried to leave the murder scene. lopez had received threats before, but he'd not joined a government program that provides protection for around 500 journalists. his brother said trust in institutions is falling and moved them over to put their mac roll. lately we've fallen victim to commonality to have use of power situations

that are beyond our control. as a media worker, i'm very worried. i trusted the authorities and asked them to do their job as they should. so lopez is the 5th journalist we murdered in mexico. this year, president andres manuel lopez overdraw says those responsible will be brought to justice. by the time it may be that these regrettable crimes are committed, but there is no impunity 0 impunity. it is not the same as before. in all cases, reporters without borders says 90 percent of the murders of journalists go unpunished in mexico. many report is killed for working on stories about drug related violence or government corruption. may he got he a cno lalellah spaces. mexico is one of the most dangerous countries for journalists, and we are seen like that by the rest of the world were seen as a country where the authorities are not able to contain these crimes and, and impunity. we've been asked time and again, what's happening in mexico,

journalists across mexico know the dangers they face are rising, and they're urging the government to do much more to protect them. victoria gate and be al jazeera, now an ancient spanish village, submerged on the reservoir and decades as resurfaced after years of drought. as michael soon reports that every ruins are drawing and toys and abandoned village reappears, it was emerge in 1992 when asi riddle and spain's northwestern galicia region was flooded to create a reservoir. but a major drought has revealed the costs village beneath. elephant him in thursday in australian oil feeling as the soldier cuz i see the home of a family member, their own or of someone they know via emerge in younger people or those who are not from here. it triggers curiosity and their mother. the ruins make for great viewing visitors, walk down muddy parts to see partially clapped roofs,

bricks and wooden debris that once formed homes. it's like a shock, a boy with his grandma shop. it's impressive to see it like this. it is rare to be able to enjoy this scene, and this is why we came to take pictures into at least have the picture of what this was like. fairly no letters of your gift. that'll go over that. my feeling is that what will happen over the years to drought and all that with climate change. what? for months now, spain has suffered from low rainfall and data from the environment. ministry shows reservoirs of val below capacity for taught us a nostalgic trip round a coast village is also a reminder. the region is facing a tough reality. who may consume al jazeera? ah, i'm elizabeth bronman door. how would the top stories on al jazeera, the u. s. is evacuating non emergency american staff on an embassy and care. it

comes the med increasingly urgent warnings from the international community about a potential russian invasion of ukraine, which must.