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mandate. cibola protested the french capitol, police fire tear gas to disperse crowds of people calling for an end to corrode. a virus restrictions, answer, lank as president ban strikes by health care workers ignoring demands for better pay and conditions. ah, what into the program you as president joe biden has spoken to russia's, vladimir putin over the phone about moscow's military build upon ukraine's border. but the white house says it didn't result in any fundamental change the kremlin, called the discussion, businesslike and balanced, but criticized war hysteria in the west. our white house correspondent kimberly hawk. it begins our coverage. according to a senior administration official, the telephone call between the us and russian president last a just over an hour. the call was apparently professional and substantive in nature,

but there was apparently no change in the dynamic. in other words, the united states reportedly put forward a number of ideas that it believed were in the best interests of the west of the alliance and addressed the key security concerns of russia. however, it is still unclear in the eyes of the united states, whether or not russia has made a decision to take the diplomatic path to resolve the security differences. or go with the use of force and war in for the united states is what they're seeing on the ground, the continued build up of military troops. and the united states saying, according to this administration official, that is the belief of the united states. if russia is to pursue that military option, that the result would be nothing short of catastrophic. now, earlier in the day on saturday, we do know that the secretary of state antony blinking,

did also communicate to his counterpart that the diplomatic path remains open. that b, there is this chance to engage in good faith discussions, but that russia needs to de escalate immediately. this is something that was underscored by the u. s. president. otherwise there would be a reaction by the west. in other words, there would be a resolute, massive united transit land tick response, and the u. s. president underscoring as well to vladimir putin that this transatlantic relationship is more aligned than ever before. well, dosage of all re falling developments from the russian comfortable sca. apparently vladimir putin told us president joe biden does the information the united states has is false and that's the hysteria that is created is at an all time high, the russian president reiterated that he does not have any interest in invading

ukraine. but once some guarantees from the americans about nato's expansion, now, the russian president also said that ad nato's expansion could lead to direct russia nato confrontation. this is that the core of the disputes that we're seeing unfolds and increase tensions. that is, that russia does not want to see nato increase its memberships and, and further expand eastwards, something that the russians say is very much a security concern for them. now, the russian president, vladimir putin also spoke with emanuel micron earlier that they had an hour and 40 minute conversation. and according to the elisa 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 ukrainian president, as well as i will be speaking to the u. s. president, later on. so i have very much a reassurances from vladimir putin to the world leaders that russia has no interest

in invading ukraine, but it's very much concerned about his own security at the moment. 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. a following dies. we heard of a very rare phone conversation that took place between the russian defense minister sergei chicago and his american counterpart part lloyd austin, where all we heard from that conversation was that they discussed mutual security measures. soon after that, the death russian defense ministry summoned the u. s. military, a shaheer musto 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 at whatever is it is in its best interest to ensure its own security. this i'm

green, is the director of the russia institute, a king's college in london. he says, this build up a russian troops is the largest since the end of the 2nd world war. i think there are some, some valid questions over you see, i haven't seen the intelligence that the u. s. says that they have, it's very hard to evaluate where that might be coming from or whether it, whether it's reliable. i mean the perspectives are different, right? the reality for ukrainians is that they have been at war one way or another with russia since 2014. and so what's on the table for them is not something new with the continuation of something they've been dealing with for, for quite some time. it looks and feels new to those of us in, in the west, in a very different way than it does in, in ukraine. but i think there's also a certain amount of pressure that by the other western leader is going to keep on putting in order to de escalate. right? there is a willingness to continue these strategic dialogues in the conversations and to explore areas where there might be compromise that would increase russia sense of

security, but they don't want washer to continue to hold ukraine hosses. there are also isn't a great explanation for why there are something like 130000 troops along ukraine border. yes. has the right to move troops within its own territory, although it does have certain obligations under the u. s. e to, to, to notify it. western corporate partners about that, i suppose, you know, maybe what has no other space within which it could move these troops around. but this is, this is the largest military build up in europe since the end of world war 2 by, by most count for. and so it, it rightly is going to have people very, very nervous and frankly is only because those troops are along the border that fujen is having, you know, with daily conversations with western readers. canadian police have begun dispensing truckers blocking traffic at a vital bridge to the us. now the angry about coded 19 restrictions when the police

say the standard has been peaceful. the blockade of the ambassador bridge has full some auto factories across the border to shut down because of the lack of part from canada. independent journalist damn the competitive joke, says that as police moved in to disperse the blockade, many demonstrators began leaving without resistance. a lot of the protesters did leave, they got in there in their vehicles and left. now as fully slowly advanced they, there was a hard core of protesters that were still left about $100.00 and police have have the sort of moved slowly in on them, placing them into a corner of, of the year of the area. and that is now was at a standstill. however, there is another problem and that is a growing number of protests of protesters have gathered nearby. and there is a fear that they may try to get on the bridge as well. these protest began about 3 weeks ago and they came in response to the federal requirement that all long haul truckers who bring goods back and forth across the canadian us border must be fully

vaccinated. canadian truckers who weren't or who, who refused would have to go into quarantine. foreign truckers like us truckers were barred entry. that was the catalyst that started this. so what you had them was it was an organization of, of groups that then brought convoys of truckers from the east and west coast over a period of a week. 2 o 2 ottawa, they were joined by others along the way and that's where the, the, the 1st protest started was in ottawa, economically there are, there are now shortages, the supply chain is being choked off. and a lot of pressure is, is coming on. prime minister crudo to, to do something about this. he said that everything is on the, on the table as far as dealing with the protesters. what he meant by that is not clear. he did, he did refer to not wanting to say more because of fears of violence. he's been in contact with us. i mean, washington is taken notice. so he's been in contact with president biden off the u

. s. has offered help, but what kind of help we don't know? well, french police have also broken up a convoy vehicles in central paris that tried to block traffic in protest against the pandemic restrictions. thousands of demonstrators from across the country had made their way to the city, inspired by truck drivers who shut down the canadian capital. the bark reports i could company of car horns as demonstrators opposing covey 19 restrictions. converge on the most famous street in paris. this inspired by horn blaring freedom convoy demonstrations elsewhere. small the canadian flag if he does on north because it's been 2 years and we know with fed up now the people are suffering and we don't understand anything

their law is, but we don't understand them all. i've understood, is that when now in a nazi dictatorship, honestly, pain as ego. 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 paris, hundreds of vehicles was stopped before they could enter the city with on the spot, finds handed out in abundance. the pandemic seen, european governments exert power over people's private lives. like never before. most you come trees, including from the beginning to gradually eas, restrictions, mosque wearing and most indoor settings will be lifted later this month. but a vaccine passed to and to public places will remain in force until hospitals are able to function normally. a campaign by president manuel my crohn against anti vax

is, has the backing of most french people. but the government's demands are too much of an intrusion into the liberties these demonstrators are how to defend the bucket. out. you, sarah. well, i was protest. civils had spread to the netherlands when a truck has arrived in the hague, where they be blocking the city center at lisa calling on them to move. but convoy . organizers say the blockade will stay put until old case restrictions are lifted . and hundreds of people are also protested in the austrian capital against mandatory cove at 19 vaccinations since november unvaccinated people have only been allowed to leave their homes for central purposes only the restrictions are being slightly relaxed. but next month, police will begin tearing at random checks and people who break the rules risk prosecution, permanency the measures go too far. from the point of we don't need this, we don't want this. and certainly not for something that has an emergency approval

and is unsuitable for human use. given the dangers, it's a no way justifiable and completely outrageous that we're here to support the people of vienna so that we don't have to put up with this whole madness anymore. we're all suffering under these measures, children grown ups. this has to stop as soon as possible. we'll still had here on al jazeera, another journalist is killed in mexico. the fis did the 1st 2 months of this year. the president promises at 0 punitive anyone who targets the media. these palestinians are being forced out of their homes because these really military wants to train on their lands. i'm new to abilene from the occupies was back and i'll bring you the story now. ah. hello there, it's all about contrasting coastlines, as we look at the weather in north america. we've seen some exceptional warmth

along that west coast, with temperature records in february, broken parts of california. there's still a lot of warmth coming through on sunday for places like san francisco and los angeles. that'll change by the time we get to choose day, but we're not seeing a plunges that we're seeing on that east coast. and that's thanks to that arctic air mass that's moving down, se keeping things bitterly cold across central parts of canada. and bringing a wintery mix to the edge of the we have a look at the 3 day for washington dc. we're going to see snow here at the end of the we can temperature dipping down to freezing on monday, but it will recover on tuesday with some warms coming back in not remains while the mild across many central areas. the weather systems are bringing wintery weather to both western parts of canada as well as the east coast. the maritimes, there seems some heavy snow, but for southern areas, a lot of warmth coming through. it winds up as well for places like florida. the briscoe winds blowing no showers in storms down to southern parts of mexico as well

as guatemala and, and doris, heavier showers with central parts of cuba. but lots of sunshine for jamaica. ah, a unique id, endangered bio diversity lies in the heart of one of those tropical jungles. there was a lot of misinformation about the animals that we have here. i know that probably village is become a boss, others of conservation in their communities out there, a journey deeper into the rain forest to follow a scientist and her team's effort to save the flora and fauna. so precious the region. women make science, ecuador hidden treasure on al jazeera. oh,

a book about 2 out there, reminder of our top stories here. the white house says, a thing called between the us and russian leaders did not result in any fundamental change regarding moscow military build up on the plains border. the permanent sensical was business life, but criticized the war. hysteria in the west also created please have begun dispensing trucks blocking traffic over a vital fridge to the us. they've been demonstrating a cove at 900 vaccine mandate. several trucks remain more people are rising in cars and on foot to continue protesting. and french please have use take us to break up a bank or protest and central paris cycle freedom convoys. valley vaccine passes to

a client and to restaurants and many other public venues. the libby as in trim prime ministers refusing to stand down the mid a, pushed by the eastern base parliament asked him of del hamid the baby said the o, he won't handle the power until long delayed elections are held. now the appointment to the new prime minister read 90 divisions in the north african nation with protest of taking to the streets. malik trainer has bought from tripoli. now we're here in mortar square in the capital tripoli where a large uh, large group of people, especially armed men in view, in uniform, have gathered, i to protest the move by of fits, he besought to take over as prime minister. yes, i understand people are sick and tired of these legislative branches, ghostly parliament and the height counselors say, now the parliament,

oh ho did. in fact he bizarre out to become the new crime minister on thursday. the current intern, primus, raga has said that he will not hand over power until elections or until elections happen. elections were scheduled to take place in december. uh, but they were delayed. they were put phones who called on people at to take to the streets. and to the man that elections happen, he said he's putting port a plan for election to happen in june. speaker of the high council state, another legislative body. out here in tripoli. i said that he was or received enough recommendations for him to take on the position, but he, posada still has to form a government a he'll put that list forward, swat to the parliament. if they give him a vote of confidence, it's going to be really difficult for obs hamid to be about to continue to stay in power up to meet the baby might be losing on the political level. but here in the

capital of tripoli, in water square, or we can see that on the ground, there is a large, oh, there is a large support, especially armed men that support i just how me to baby. we're gonna have to wait and see how the situation developed in the coming days and weeks at night, the un says reopening. it's embassy in the solomon islands at seen as diplomatic. pushed back against china's expanding regional influence. 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 being 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. over 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 our 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 strategy in the inner pacific, which aims to build partnerships in the region with its allies to counter china's growing ambitions and influence. natural anchors president has declared that health and electricity workers provide a central services, which means it's a legal for them to strike public health. co workers walked out early this week to demand higher power and better working conditions. under the essential services act, people could face up to 5 years in jail or have the assets confiscated for refusing

to work. with alpha numbers has more from outside the national hospital in the capital, colombo. obviously these services are continuing without disruption or as cancer treatment or women 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 nurse as the other technicians and services that are affected by the stroke, the health worker said that they are still in consolidations 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 workshop edge 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. a rendering all such work stoppage has by these sectors. as illegal, mexico's president has promised albino impunity for any one who kills journalists, the body of the 5th mexican reported to be killed assure was found in the southern state of war, hacker, victoria, cape b reports. these family and friends of murder, journalist, harbor lopez, a gathering for his wake. he was a manager of a news website in mexico, southern state of war,

hucker and was shot dead on thursday. slow broil a little que seattle. 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 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 boot is 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 see a normal illness places, 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 algae 0. that people are manchester and the u. k. are protesting against the rising cost of living in the u. k. hundreds of march through the city center. they say they're frustrated over rising inflation tax sites and soaring energy bills. the british government announced a one time rebates track in response to the energy price site. but protest to say

it's not enough. israeli military drills in the occupied west bank of forcing some palestinian families from their homes many times a year. as knitter bream reports, the temporary re, housing, and constant disruptions to their lives is causing many families to move out permanently. in yearly hours of the morning, these palestinian families are being forced to leave their homes and belongings. these were the military sometimes uses this area in the north of the occupied west bank as a training ground. this means that people who have lived here for a decade have to stay away for as long as the army decides is necessary. israeli military jeeps, move between homes to ensure every one has left palestinians here. say it's not their 1st order to leave their home this year and fear it won't be the last otherwise offended. they'll stay here until each one of us leave their home. they'll say, why aren't you?

oh, yes, it's a day and you have to leave explosions like these often break the piece here. you know, you must, i fear for the children they get scared of the bombing. i tried to calm them down, but we're scared to. i remind them not to touch anything the i mean these behind because it might explode with the bad people here. say they have nowhere else to go . so they have to stay out until they're allowed to return to their home. after midnight, the military drill will continue for 3 days, which means they'll have to go through this again twice this week. these really are me told al jazeera that it takes measures to protect civilians during the exercises . but is really officers previously said that trainings are used to push palestinians out. 7 families left their homes on tuesday, but many more people used to live here. 48 families once lived in this village called bleak. now there are only 22 kids command says he had to relocate his

home 5 years ago because he was tired of these displacements. still, he says his land is under threat oxide when the storm, i've lost half of my garage because the thanks went over them. i've had a piece of land landed with bodily and they're completely ruined it. these videos are from his really through his in january. people here say 8 structures were demolished, then farmers we spoke to said they're not leaving their land. some even snuck back in before the end of the drill. they wanted to take care of the cattle and you lamb was born. while some took the risk to return home, others remain without a roof over their heads until they are allowed to go back home. neither abraham elijah's eda, the occupied west. thank chinese athletes who were born in the united states under intense scrutiny at the beijing winter olympics. the geopolitical tensions between washington and beijing,

adding to their pressure to when the metal katrina. u has more from china's capital . her picture is on the cover of chinese magazines and billboards couple. now the woman and she's become the unofficial face of the beijing winter olympics. chinese skia 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 go 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. 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 went. 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. but geo political tensions between washington and beijing mean both grew. andrew faced difficult questions around perceptions of allegiance. critics of the us had 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 doesn't ship. i'm american when i'm in the u. s. and i am chinese lamb in china. and i have been very outspoken about my gratitude to both the u. s. and 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 comments supporting dewey saying more tolerance, a failure and her background on it. thus, as china continues to push its team to succeed, it's unlikely that any of its olympians will be free from politics. all the pressure to perform anytime soon. katrina, you al jazeera meeting. ah

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