almost any national park, and you all ceremony has been launched the hall parisha than individuals pay $5000.00 to name an elephant. the aim this year is to raise $1000000.00, much of it for conservation initiatives. ah, moscow's military build up near ukraine, the subject of a highly anticipated telephone call between the u. s. and russian leaders. wiling here. thousands march against russia's border threat, ukraine's president cautions against panic. ah, no, i'm sorry, i'm noisy in london, you're watching al jazeera, also coming up on the program. sounding off against

pandemic restrictions, a convoy of protested designs on paris inspired by similar rallies in canada. mexico's present promises justice after the killing of a journalist, the 5th to be murdered in the country this year. now, years of drought have brought to one submerged spanish sissy back to the surface. ah. you as president joe biden, in russia's vladimir putin have spoken on the phone about moscow's military build up on ukraine's border. it was a conversation the white house as resulted in no fundamental change. washington and its ally say russian forces could invade ukraine at any moment. this is a claim that moscow continues to reject germany, the u. k. japan, the netherlands, into the whiny of all told their citizens to leave ukraine. and the us have

evacuated non emergency staff from the embassy and the capital key of so have reaction in a moment, dosage a barrier standing by for us in the russian capital moscow 1st. so to mike hanner in washington and mike, it appears that the 2 leaders spoke for about an hour or so. and there's been no breakthrough. indeed, yes. well, 62 minutes is the exact timing given by the white house. president biden reportedly told vladimir putin that the u. s. still preferred at diplomacy as an option. however, he warned the russian president, that there would be an i quote, a swift and severe response. i should russia invade ukraine? no sign of any real breakthrough already. although significant that the 2 leaders are still talking at believe that the french president spoke to me putin earlier in the day. and it's understood that president biden will be speaking to the french

president later on in the course of the day. so, diplomatic efforts carrying on. meanwhile, the u. s. has announced that it's withdrawn, it's military advises to ukrainian defense force that some $150.00 per se now who've been pulled out of ukraine and deployed elsewhere. and meanwhile, the troop deployment troop deployment of the u. s. to join nato forces is continuing some $6000.00 us troops are expected to be in station all on nato's east flank. so diplomatic continuing, however, the u. s. insistent that as possible invasion is imminent. that was something said by the national security advisor reiterated by the secretary of state claims that were dismissed by the russian foreign minister in a talk with antony lincoln also by telephone as us propaganda. so the situation continuing, no real sign of any breakthrough. the only bright side perhaps is that the leaders

continue talking. all right, thank you very much, mike. how the latest from washington goes to jabari, joins us now. she's in the russian capital moscow. now, as the criminal had very much to say about this conversation, what we've just heard from a kremlin aid, who has been at briefing the reporters about how the call went. according to the russian side. apparently vladimir putin told us president joe biden, that the information that united states has is false. and that's the hysteria that is created is at an old time high, the russian president reiterated that he does not have any interest in invading ukraine, but at once, some guarantees from the americans about native expansion. now, the russian president also said that nato is expansion could lead to direct russia native confrontation. this is that the core of the disputes that we're seeing on faults and increase tensions that is that russia does not want to see nato increase

its memberships, and further expand eastward something that the russian say is very much a security concern for them. now, the russian president, vladimir putin also spoke with him. i knew micron earlier, and they had an hour and 40 minute conversation. and according to the lease a palace read out of that call, the french president did not get any indications from the russian president that russia is looking to invade ukraine. the french president also has been speaking to the ukranian president as well as will be speaking to the us president later on. so very much reassurance is from letting me put into the world leaders that russia has no interest in invading ukraine. but it's very much concern about his own security at the moment. and in the middle of what i, such as a fragile and sensitive situation, you now have rusher accusing us of breaking international law and creating this

sort of security incident. when us submarine went into the rushing waters of the pacific. what information do we have about this? well, according to the russian defense minister, this incident took place earlier today near the corral islands in the pacific ocean, just north of japan. apparently, according to the russians, u. s. submarine and church, the russian territorial waters and ignored the 1st sign that was sent to them to leave the area. but the submarine eventually did. now. following dies, we heard of a very rare phone conversation that took place between the russian defense minister sergey chicago, and his american counterpart part lloyd austin. were all we heard from that conversation was that they discuss mutual security measures. soon after that, the russian defense ministries summoned the u. s. military. a tasha here in moscow

to answer some questions. and then the russian defense ministry issued a few statements saying that the united states has to be more careful to avoid these kinds of aggressive actions and that they should understand russia will do whatever is it is in its best interest to ensure its own security. so this just shows you how tense the situation is at the moment and these kinds of incidents while the russian navies carrying out military drills is very much a heightening the current situation. all right, thank you very much with the latest from moscow to such a battery or you kind of president is saying warnings over a possible invasion are provoking panic. and in the capital give on saturday war veterans were among thousands who marched in a civilian shelf strength. sasha bought reports. ha ha. so out of her sort of a clear message from key f to moscow at a rally where thousands of people are choo, crane's government,

to stand up to russia. some here, ford for ukraine. veterans of the country's war with russian back separatists in the east. and they say they'll fight again. we are ready, we are ready to fight. if it happens, we don't want to, but it will happen. we are here to say, this kind of meeting is about to bring in. people do go together. oh, and who does it to so that we're not separated real over content, and we also can protect it if it needed in any time. so that's why we're here. some demonstrators gathered beneath the statue of tad, us shift jenko, and 19th century poet, an artist, a symbol of ukrainian national pride. as moscow continues to build up its military hardware and forces on ukraine's border, some western intelligence, official se kiev could be a target. washington says that russia could attack ukraine at any moment. the

kremlin says it has no plans to invade, but some countries are taking no chances and advising their citizens to leave. the u. s. is evacuating its diplomats. a difficult situation for ukraine's president who called for com the truth that we have different information. and now the best friend for an image that hispanic in our country. and all this information details only for benny doesn't help us with so much conflicting information. most people here don't know what to believe. some say they've heard it all before. others anxious, but no one wants another generation growing up with another war. latasha bottler, alto sera key if. well, there's a stat voss in this, near the bellow roost ukraine border. russia has been holding military trails with banner russian forces. she says these exercises are raising concerns about moscow's

intentions. there's a lot of anxiety about these exercises that officially started the main face a couple of days ago. officially, belarus and russia are training for an attack by an aide today. these are war games, but there's a lot of speculation. if this through build up was basically meant for something else, maybe a 2nd front for a russia, basically in belarus, they can easily go to the ukranian capital kia, which is the closest the nearest from here. they're not only exercises happening at this air field, but there are training grounds around this whole area. this whole stretch in the southern part of belarus. and of course for bella, router, it's a for rush. i have to say it's quite easy to use this country right now because alex, i'll know, lucas shanker has looked to vote vladimir put in for help since he became a very isolated and embattled 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 for anxiety, especially here as well. ah, now canadian police begun to move in on protest, is that blocking a vital bridge connecting candidates, the united states. on friday, a judge gave the police power to end the demonstrations against pandemic restrictions. 5 days of disruption on the ambassador bridges for some auto factories across the board to shut down because of the lack of parts from canada. the bridge carries a quarter of all trade between the countries. french police have broken up a convoy vehicles in paris that tried to block traffic in protest against pandemic restrictions that now thousands of demonstrators across the country had made their way to the city and spied by truck drivers that shot down the canadian capital.

leave bach, her boats, company of car horns as demonstrates his opposing cobit 19 restrictions. birds are the most famous streets in paris. this inspired by whole blaring freedom convoy demonstrations elsewhere. small, the canadian flag does on north when it's been 2 years and we know with fed up now the people a suffering. we don't understand anything, there are laws, but we don't understand them. all i've understood is that when now in a nazi dictatorship, honestly, pain as equal. oh, paris is no stranger to scenes like this. demonstrations of frequent and passionate, ah no stranger also to the liberal use of t,

a gas by french police. on the edge of taurus, hundreds of vehicles was stopped before they could enter the city. with all the spot finds handed out in abundance. the pandemic scene, european governments exert power over people's private lives like never before. most you come trees, including from the beginning to gradually these restrictions mosque wearing and most indoor settings will be lifted later this month. but the vaccine passed to and to public places will remain in force until hospitals are able to function. normally. a campaign by president manuel my chrome against anti vaccines has the backing of most french people. the government's demands of too much of an intrusion into the liberties. these demonstrates is a how to defend the bulkhead which is 0. now these purchase have also spread to the netherlands truck as of arrived in the hey, why they've been blocking the city center lisa calling on and to move. but the

convoy organizes the saying that it'll stay put until all kinds of restrictions are lifted. watching al jazeera life from london, much more flat on the program, drank is government declares health care in essential service, trying to stop the strike over low wages. and chinese athletes who are born in the united states come under intense scrutiny, aging winter games. oh hello there. we've had some settled weather across central and southern parts of europe over the past few days with some sunshine, but that's about to change things to a weather system that's pulling in from the west. you can see that bringing heavy rain and stronger winds to places like france and northern spain in the days to come. but as we go into sunday, it's going to be britain,

an island to bear the brunt of those systems. we're going to see heavy rain as well as blustery showers across areas like whales. we've got some yellow warnings out for heavy rain here and that system pulls across the north sea, bringing some snows, the lights of scandinavia, norway, and sweden as well as finland and a stone. you're likely to see that heavy snow come monday, but there is some sunshine breaking through for places like poland at times west. however, across france we could see some flooding from that heavy rain and we are seeing wet and windy weather pull into parts of portugal and northern areas of spain where we have got drowned or drunk like condition. so some welcome, wet weather here. it's going to creep across further east. by the time we go in some monday was brisk, a wind blowing across the mediterranean and rain for italy. some of that creeping into northern areas of africa. ah,

born into different worlds, but creatively and philosophically aligned, al jazeera world explores the surprisingly between the egyptian islamic scholar mohammed abdul and russian novelist, leo tolstoy, and the french a dejection surrealists all the way. bread and jewels, and 9 leech really thinkers and surrealists on al jazeera. oh, a welcome back, a look at main stories. now. the white house is saying

a telephone call between us president joe biden. and russia's president latino fusion has produced no fundamental change. the crisis playing else on ukraine's order. meanwhile, ukraine's president is saying that warnings of an eminent russian invasion, ready provoking panic, thousands of march through the capital. the civilians show strange. meanwhile, the russian military thing it's used appropriate means as they put it, to make a us submarine leave its territorial waters. submarine was detected in the far east in the pacific cornell islands, as russia was conducting naval exercises. and then police in france and broken up a vehicle protest blocking traffic in central parish. the so called freedom convoy is a rally against vaccine policies and restrictions 5 by similar rallies in canada. now i've got his don central bank has criticized us plans to redistribute $7000000000.00 of afghan funds as unjust money has been frozen since the taliban

took power in august on friday, you as president joe biden signed an executive order, allocating half of the money for humanitarian efforts in afghanistan, the other half will be set aside for the relatives of victims of $911.00. but the central bank is saying the assets were invested in the us in line with international practices, and they should be returned to afghanistan. we go to libya now because the interim prime minister of air is refusing to stand down even though parliament has chosen a success. on thursday, m p selected former in terminus to fatty sugar as the new leader. but abdul hamid debate says he won't hand over power until long today like elections of health and move, which has been condemned by the council speaker malik trainer has more on this now from tripoli. this is a situation that libyans know all too well for the last decade. since the revolution of 2011 livid libya has been engulfed in political divisions and

violence. and we're seeing that reoccur 2 prime ministers, vine for power. on thursday the parliament voted in a new prime minister, fet, he boss other the former minister of interior. he seemed by many as western libya's strong men. and when he was, when he was a minister of interior, he took a strong stance against a malicious and armed groups. he was seen a somebody that could help stabilize the police force in the security apparatus. on the other hand of the hamid's baber came out through a un lead, a process that brought him to power back in march. he was supposed to lead a libya to elections in december, and that never happened. so lives are extremely divided. the inter prime minister abdul hamid de vega, attended a reconciliation forum here in western libya. and this is what he had to say. so violent hands are, these people have suffered enough because of a few people in the parliament. on february 17th, we will announce

a plan. we will urge and call upon all libyans from the west, south east, from everywhere in libya. we will urge the youth of this country, every one in this country to take to the streets, to cove, the right to elections. this is our right, no more delays. so abdul hamid, of as refusing to hand over power to fatigue. besides, he says that the only way forward is for elections to happen and let the people decide who they want to see in power. so the next step for fed tabitha is to form a government, or he'll put that list to the parliament. and if they give him a vote of confidence, it's going to be really hard for the baby to stay in power or what that means to election. well, that means that we're not going to see elections in libya are for at least 14 months. and that's something that libyans, many libyans are not happy about us. we're gonna have to wait and see how the situation develops in the coming days and weeks ahead. health care and power work

is in shlang curve been deemed essential in an effort to bring their 6 day stride to an end declaration by flank as president means it's now illegal for those workers to stay just strike public health care workers walked off their jobs earlier this week to demand better pay and conditions, many a still refusing to go back to work. michelle fernandez is outside the national hospital in colombo. obviously, these services are continuing without disruption or as cancer treatments 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, had fallen off a roof. now, yes, he was treated, but he had to go off site to our place close by to actually give 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 is 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, and they agree 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 rendering all such a work stoppage as by these sectors as illegal chinese athletes were born in the

united states under intense scrutiny. the paging winter olympics geopolitical tensions between washington and basinger adding to pressure to take home. and mattel, katrina, you explained the story. her picture is on the cover of chinese magazines and billboards show up on out a woman. and she's to come to unofficial face of the beijing winter olympics. chinese kia eileen goose, popularity has sought since she won gold in the women's big air freestyle skiing event on tuesday. excited fans overwhelmed chinese social media. crashing the network label following the competition wagon going early go is around my age and she has always been my idol. she wasn't expected to win gold in the big competition . that's why i'm so excited and very moved. you go. the 18 year old was born and raised in the united states that has a chinese mother and has chosen to represent china. good background is similar to

another chinese athlete. u. s. bond figure skater, jew e. but her reception by the public in china has been very different. do came under vicious attack on social media after stumbling twice during separate team events. chinese internet users labeled her a disgrace and criticized her american upbringing and poor grasp of mandarin. some claimed she was chosen over a chinese born athlete because her father is an elite scientist. expert say chinese olympians are under enormous pressure to wind. read. there's one narrative that says it doesn't matter how many metals we win. but then of course, behind the scenes, it's all still about the gold so, so there is still that balance that i think china is trying to to find. oh, switching nationalities for sport is not uncommon. in these went to games. there is an unprecedented number of foreign born athletes competing for china. the geopolitical tensions between washington and beijing mean both grew. andrew faced

difficult questions around perceptions of allegiance. critics in the us have accused, grew of prioritizing profit. are the concerns about china's human rights record? the athlete has refused to clarify whether she holds an american passport. dual citizenship is not allowed in china. that isn't ship level american when i'm in the u. s. and i am chinese, and i'm in china. and i have been very outspoken about my gratitude to both the u. s. in china for making me the person who i am. internet senses have deleted tens of thousands, of course, related to the winter olympics, and over hundreds of others for causing trouble. tony's media had since been flooded with comment, supporting, doing, saying more tolerance, a failure and her background on that as china continues to push its team to succeed, it's unlikely that any of its olympians will be free from politics or the pressure to perform anytime soon. katrina, you al jazeera meeting,

mexico, mexico's president has promised there'll be no impunity for any one who kills journalists. a body of the 5th mexican reported to be killed this year was found in the southern state of war, haka, victoria, gate, and b reports. these family and friends of murdered journalist, herbert lopez, a gathering for his wake. he was a manager of a news website in mexico's southern state of war, haka and was short dead on thursday followed glory. i'll walk you through it all. this was a cruel leg. done without doubt, but unscrupulous people. i think our colleague didn't deserve that kind of warnings . the asking 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 had not joined a government program that provides protection for around 500 journalists. his brother said, trust in institutions is falling on woocommerce. i took them a little bit late. hey, we've fallen victim to criminality to abuse of power situations that are beyond our

control. as a media worker, i'm very worried i trust in 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 a killed for working on stories about drug related violence or government corruption. may he got he, us yellow spices. 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 arising,

and they're urging the government to do much more to protect them. victoria gate and be algae. they are not lovable. now in ancient spanish village, submerged under a reservoir for decades has resurfaced. after years of drought. as only costume reports every ruins of ac serrado, a drawing in terrace an abandoned village reappears. it was submerged in 1992 when, as he weighed on spain, not best and galicia region was flooded to create a reservoir. but a major drought has revealed the coast village beneath. if in the mean thursday, nostalgia oil a feeling as the soldier, as i see the home of a family member of their own or of some one they know re emerge in younger people or those who are not from here. it triggers curiosity. i had them on the ruins, make for great viewing visitors walked down muddy parts to see partially clapped roofs, bricks and wooden debris that once formed homes capital just like a shock,

because with this machine, it's impressive to see it like this. it is rare to be able to enjoy the scene, and this is why we came to take pictures into at least have the picture of what this was like. really no lessons of your gifts total go over that. my feeling is that what will happen over the years to drought and all that with climate change. for months now, spain has suffered from low rainfall and data from the environment. ministry shows reservoirs of well below capacity for charges, a nostalgic trip round a coast village is also a reminder, the region is facing a tough reality. michael, so i'll just see her bonus as well. famous carnival as returned, though on a smaller scale compared to before the pandemic festival is now a huge terrace straw. but last year it had to be held on line this year revellers. a welcome with that local media reporting around 50000 visitors making it there. and he had done the traditional masks,

but the main grades won't be taking place to deter people from gathering in large crowds. mm hm. or is also carnival underway in the french city of nice festivities were cancelled in 2021. but this year, the king of the animals themed celebrations of been able to go ahead with some minor crone of virus restrictions in place. around 200000 spectators are expected for its parades and traditional battle of the flowers. ah, quite look at it made stories. now under the years president joe biden, and russia's president vladimir putin of spoken on the phone about moscow's military build up on ukraine's border. the white house as the conversation produced, no fundamental change in the security crisis. washington in its allies say the russian forces could invade ukraine at any moment. a claim moscow contin.