oh, algae 0 selects expressed in south investigating the use and abuse of power across the globe on al jazeera. ah, this is al jazeera ah hello, i'm adrian finnegan. this is that he is, are live from doha, coming up in the next 60 minutes. russia's military says that some of its forces near ukraine's border are returning to base after completing their drills. the more mental forces, the movement of, oh, russian capabilities doesn't represent really the escalation. but it still raised faint hopes for diplomacy,

including the german chancellor as high stakes mission to moscow. also ahead canada brings in emergency pounds never used before. in an effort to end protests against coven, 19 vaccine moves and garbage piled up on beaches. livelihoods still in ruins. 2 months of the typhoon rise swept across the philippines and in sport and limbic official, a has reveal details of camilla ballet was a doping defense is claimed. contamination with her grandfather's heart medication could have resulted in the russian's cape is positive tests. ah. so russia says that some of its military units are returning to their bases after exercises in ukraine. the true build up has been at the center of western warnings that russia may invade ukraine,

but it's not clear how many units are being withdrawn and how far back the development came as germany is chance for. olaf schultz met with russia's president vladimir putin who continues to insist. he has no plans to invade his ne, about russia's foreign minister. so gay love roth cautioned against any overreaction to the troop movement. the should to will change. got to that. i see you, but i wouldn't you, as far as the exercises which have been carried out in our own territory, they were mounted as planned and are being disbanded at the end of the exercises. there's absolutely nothing strange about that, and that applies also to the joint exercises with bella bruce. all of it was done according to a pre plan time table and has nothing to do with the way the media outlets are portraying the situation. nato's secretary general says there are grounds for cautious optimism, but born as they have been no signs of reduced russian military presence on the ukrainian border. so far we are not as seen, and the de escalation on the ground are not seen any a science of,

or reduce the russian mil purpose and so on the borders of ukraine. ah, but we will continue to monitor and to follow closely. walter, russia is so doing. we have extensive coverage this our, here's our teen. natasha butler is in care of darn it. kane has the view from berlin while step wanston is near the baler roost ukraine border where russian drills have been taking place. and shall stratford is in eastern ukraine, has washers parliament considers recognizing 2 regions there as independent. but 1st, let's begin with also jabari who's in moscow. so jody chancellor door, sir, is there meeting with president putin as we speak realistically? what can he add diplomatically? i think he's here to try and understand the current crisis that we're in. as the german chancellor met with lot of mere putting just about 2 hours ago before they

went into a have lunch and have their meeting behind closed doors were expecting the 2 men to hold a press conference shortly and but there were 3 things on the agenda for the german chancellor to discuss with vladimir putin, the 1st is the current, an escalating tensions with ukraine, as well as the security guarantees that russia's looking for it when it comes to nato's further expansion. and then the 3rd item on the agenda of between the 2 men is of course the north stream to gas pipeline project, which has yet to become operational that was completed in september of last year. it's an $11000000000.00 project that will see the flow of gas double to germany from russia. this pipeline has been really used as a geopolitical weapon, according to some people in this country. because the united states, of course, has said that should russia invade ukraine, they will have sanctions so severe that this pipeline will never actually become operational at all. the german chancellor has managed so far, not to comment,

specifically about nordstrom too. and where he stands on the issue and what the united states have threatened russia with. but this meeting, we'll certainly be a place where the russian president will ask to clarify his position. and i think it's comes at a very important time as we heard from the russian defense ministry earlier on tuesday, that a certain number of the units of russian military will be heading back to their home base after completing a number of military drills in the western part of russia with the border, with ukraine as well as in crimea. so i think there is a lot for the 2 men to discuss. even vladimir putin said that they will have a lengthy meeting today. and i think the german chancellor is looking for some reassurance as, as well as going to be giving some to vladimir putin in terms of where he stands and his position about pipeline. that is very important for the 2 countries. dawson jibari reporting live from moscow. but he thinks that it also let's get a key of then officers. natasha buckley is there. what's the reaction been and key

of to this new is that some russian forces are beginning to return to base ukraine's foreign minister intro khalifa. i spoke a bit earlier and he said that this was a sign the ukraine and its allies, and help to bring about this what he called it, the escalation that diplomacy. oh, was working now. he said he putting a positive spin on it, but that's not necessarily what you hear when you speak to people in the street. you know, i just spoke to a man a short while ago who said to me, but he doesn't believe any of it. he says, i want to see a proof of this because we just don't believe here anything to vladimir putin does . you know, we're talking about a population who have lived for the past 8 years, where the war in the east, where ukraine is fighting a russian back to separatists. and they feel that they live with almost

a constant threat of russian aggression. i'm looking what's happening now. i now worried you know, a few days ago, people for a lot more optimistic, but i think that mood has changed. some people have told us that they're starting to prepare for possibly the worse, you know, making food stokes, and supplies at home, buying an extra fuel or just think you've an exit plan. perhaps how they would get out to the city. natasha bundle alive in care of the trash for the moment. but he thinks indeed germany as chancellor is walking a diplomatic type broke in moscow. so far he's been pretty vague on the future of the north stream. true gas pipeline, if russia should invade ukraine, at pipeline ones from russia to germany at his vital to german energy needs. the economic stakes, also high germany is one of russia's biggest european trading partners. and there's also the shadow of history. many germans in the east have an attachment to russia for its support of reunification with the west. let's gotta live now to berlin out

as here as dominic cane is there. to what extent is he in a pretty awkward situation as he sits down for these talks with president putin today, you might think that mr. shots is boxed in by the all those things you are are lying there lining for us there. adrian, this sense of history, the collective sense of guilt from nazi germany and what happened in the soviet union. and the fact that there is this dependence, or least partial dependence on russian gas for much of the energy that's, that is consumed here in germany. so you might think that there is that element of, of being boxed in this pressure more perhaps on the shoulders of mr. shots than perhaps on the shoulders of president putin. as they sat around that rather large table which has seemed to which has seen many other leaders around that raw, the large table that president putin has greeted those other leaders. that the

reality here, though, is the manager that's come from mr. shots has been de escalation, we heard our colleagues earlier talking about natasha and here talking about the sense of de escalation. that's what mr. shots is calling for. but the point here is he might well be stressing to president putin that de escalation is a process not an event, that in order for everyone to feel more reassurance that there will be no active aggression against ukraine than the withdrawal of troops. partial, as it has been so far announced by the russians needs, it needs to be more widespread and more permanent. that's the pressure here. and then remember that from mister schultz, his point of view, he's not prepared to help militarily in terms of weapons for ukraine. and so he's tried to be all things to all people. the question for him is, how much can he really get from president putin given that box as it were that he has found himself in because of germans? germany's foreign policy al jazeera started can live in berlin many thanks to their dominic now to step vassal. his life for us in lynette in southwestern bell,

a roof where military exercises have been ongoing, step of, you know, to study reduction in activity there. well, i have to say there's quite so much skepticism here. also in the south of beller, was about this statement that the russian troops are leaving or about to leave. it's also very hard to verify the statement here on the ground because there has been some footage, a release by the russian ministry of defense is showing a tangs and troops are leaving, but there wasn't any mention of a day or time or location. we're here at luna and yet air base, which is one of the location where reportedly high and equipment from russia was brought in as far as 10000 kilometers away from the far east. the eastern command, apparently as $400.00 missile defense systems are here and also so guy is a guy,

a fighter jets. well, we know now that this exercise or whatever is happening here hasn't ended because just a 20 minutes ago we heard a fighter jets taking to the air, presumably on a training mission. so definitely activity here still in the learning yet. and it's also interesting to note that the, the russian ministry said that the western and southern command was going to be withdrawn back to their basis in russia. but they didn't mention anything about the eastern and central command. and what we've known so far is that there are many trucks brought in from the far east from the eastern command. so many here are wondering, what are they going to do? are they gonna stay on that? a lot of anxiety here and bellows, that russian forces will definitely stay on and might even occupied as part of the country. al serra steadfast reporting live from the boris ukraine border. anything sunday doorstep were wash of parliament is cooling on president putin to recognize true moscow back to break away regions in easton,

ukraine as independent states shall strive for georgia not live from concave. charles was the mood well, the mood hearing cock give is calm as it has been despite this, this escalation and rhetoric in recent days would certainly this statement tell this move by russian lawmakers to try and potentially get russia to automate boots into sign off on recognizing those breakaway states would have potential huge implications. in this crisis, there has been a statement made by dmitri pascall, the criminal spokesperson saying that there is, as so far, no, no agreement on any such recognition. and let's not forget that it may, putin, himself has said that the minsk 2 agreement is a piece of paper, an agreement that should be respected and that is recognized by international law.

and he is in the past blamed the ukrainians, but not doing that part in implementing that agreement. 7 years after it was signed, 13 articles in that agreement, not a single one of them fully implemented. the ukranian say that sir, the agreement is very much weighted in roches favor, and they say that so they will not speak to what they describe as terrorists the set which is leaders in that area. so that has been great pushback on the minsk agreement were from the ukrainians. but there is a fear that if indeed that's recognition was given by president putin, to those breakaway self declared republics, then that would initiate instigate some sort of military response from the ukranian side. and that brings into the notion, ideas of false flags, for example, that we have been talking about in recent days. if there was to be

a response from an attorney from ukraine, and there has been no indication that that would happen. but that's what analysts say. may happen then of course, there is an ext, jason, that russia would react. and russia's main reason for reacting sign lease would say, would be to protect those ukrainians inside those occupy charities as they're called here by the ukrainians. these are russian powersport holders for what they would describe as being ukrainian aggression. so any kind of move by russia to recognize those are those regions as huge implications as we, you know, try and diplomats try to, to find some sort of peaceful solution to this crisis out there. as charles stratford reporting live from cock haven east and ukraine near the border with russia. charles, many thanks indeed. will you as president joe biden, as again spoken by phone with the u. k. prime minister morris johnson agreeing that the window for diplomacy is still open, but washington is taking no chances with its diplomatic staff based in ukraine as

highly jo, castro reports. the u. s. says decided to close its embassy in here, due to russia's military escalation, army cranium, borders, and invasion. as we have said, could begin at any time. said couldn't decide to order it. there would be widespread human suffering. americans and ukraine had been told to leave the country, but a core group of us diplomats will remain. they'll work from the city of levine, further west from the border with russia. despite the embassies closure, the white house says it remains actively engaged in finding a diplomatic solution to the crisis. the path for diplomacy remains available. if russia chooses to engage constructively. however, we are clear eyed about the prospects of that given the steps russia is taking on the ground in plain sight, president biden says he will not to send us troops to defend ukraine in the event

of an invasion. but american soldiers are standing by across the board or in poland, a member of the nato alliance. real lives will be at risk of ukrainian lives to be sure, but also russian lives this. this will not be bloodless. this will not be easy. a pentagon spokesman says the u. s. has not concluded that russia's president has decided to invade ukraine, but that an invasion could come with little or no warning. president biden spoke with you, kay's prime minister and discussed reinforcing nato's eastern defences. and the u. s. defense secretary is now headed to belgium, where he will meet with military allies, heidi joe castro al jazeera washington. the rest of the raised years is ahead of the usa, including come trading beginning in what's expected to be so of careers, tightest presidential election in years. and then in sport,

one of america's most influential figures is remembered a tribute to the multi talented drama ah, it prisons washing dissident alexi novel. they is on trial once again. this time charged with fraud. at its insulting a world war, 2 veteran is accused of embezzling funds from his now banned anti corruption foundation. the only narrowly survived a murder attempt with the chemical agent lovett chalk in 2020. he's already serving a 2 year sentence for allegedly violating conditions, imposed in another criminal case. alexi more a v f is a russia specialist and associate professor of national security and strategic studies of australia's kirkland university. he says, the timing of this trial is clearly deliberate. the eyes of the world and certainly the west is on your grain then on the window a big so not only as much of

a public, he's a, he's in the eyes of the western media will not receive any prominence. and in fact, i believe that the gram and believe that given the current state don't political negotiations concern your questions off with stability in they rushing reagan not that made in your brain. i think the bill is not only will be on, on the bottom of the list of priorities for the west to discuss this matter with russia right now hands. it's probably an ideal time to, to run the trial. so it doesn't look like it's happened last moment. and at the same time, the attention of the west is elsewhere. there are a couple of charges that he has been accused of. one is the fraud, and that may, i may give him an 8 year old or a couple of years in addition to the current sentence. and then i think all it

requires is for him to be out of the game. for the time of the election, the 2nd charge is the personal insult on the wall to get around. but more importantly, it's about condemning him as someone who breaks the law and create an impression in the eyes of the russian electra that he has not been brought to fraud. and someone who actually offense, elderly and respected members of the russian community. and by this credit discredit his is that you has met the peak of russia so called on systemic composition. afghanistan's acting foreign minister is leading a taliban delegation that has met with ear representatives in doha. the ear says that it's still not recognizing the taliban government, but wants to keep communication channels open. let's go live now to al jazeera sullivan. java who georgia style live from la doha. what was the mood like around it? these talks us hello. well this is not the 1st time

they've met representatives from the european union, and this was a special representative from the european union. and e agencies meeting the de facto government in afghanistan, which calls itself the islamic emmett of, of gunnison. it is an urgent mission on the agenda of the foreign minister who says that he is in dough her to speak to all sides and talk to them. not just about the pressing issues inside of gun is done. but about the very important issue of i've gone funds which the united states has decided that it will be using for other purposes than returning to of their nathan. and that is something that the afghan government in charge says is illegal to discuss that. and all the other meetings they've been having here in that had 3 capital. doha withers is the chief of the political office in the her, and their nominee for the united nations misses will try and thank you very much for joining us up. you've been meeting g, c, c representative in the last 24 hours. you've also met you representative. what are

you trying to get out of this as the you says that this is not going to be a recognition of the government in charge of us or of when the sun is under our control, there is no place we are to read, do not have come to a rehab will control all over the country that people are blind, his son support us. it was the support of the people about my son that we fought for 20 years in order to go to liberty to our country. that is the word mint of the people up up. i understand. the sanction imposed on the people above line is done by usa in the international community or punishing the people up up when the sun, the humanitarian crisis created now. and the people up by the sun are passing through is because of those sanction. but there are a lot of demands from various sir. international partners are seeing that the gun authorities are not delivering on promises on human rights and women's rights on

girl education and various aspects of civil liberties of afghan society. how have you assured them that it is on your agenda? and they should believe your words are. these are only claims. see the other day, the minister of for higher education, who is also here in dow ha and he participated in the meeting today. he announced that back to public universities and private universities. they are all open for me in female students. he told me the other day that he had about, or 100 or do a 100 in plenty. thousands immune is tito, female war hers. lecturers are proper sellers and female students or what i promised them. these are been the allergies, but the work doesn't know about this. but what about the journalists who are being picked up? we saw as a humanity in worker with the you and hcr being picked up,

some rights activists were abducted to have been released. so is this situation really under. busy that good control of the government, and are you delivering on these promises of equal rights for every afghan? if had a do not have passport in ways us. here we are. i am standing in doha. the police has tried to ask good. so this the case did have some, no legal kids this year, and i went and saw the other detain far that and the it is some suspicion and be able to release them when they approve the proof. let's talk about these meetings that you're having as far as we know that the most important point on your agenda is the release of funds that are being held in various european capital than the united states. have you been given any assurances? is there going to be a reversal of the decision? are you pressing on g, c. c, countries including at their to dr. the united states, or are you going to be talking to the us directly? we are talking to all cultures. we want that it worth so of this decision,

these many are the property of the people of, of, by the star. it is the reserve of dove. i understand bank that by the stand bank uses this, the 0 flora trade for it. so monetary policy and also for keeping the cat into the avalon carrion c stable. otherwise, it could not do that. so that would lead to hitting the people the punishing the people above minus that if that happens. and finally, the humanitarian in situation in afghanistan, as we've seen, has been deteriorating for the last few months. it is pretty bad. people have not been paid. there is day or poverty on the streets in various areas of, of land. is that what is the current government doing to alleviate the suffering of the afghan people? and what to sharon says, have you been given by the international committed? we have are given salaries to employees of napoleon to in were ministries for the past months. and that has been done from our internal the renews

door. it has made it to her as difficult, the sanction which has been imposed of by the international community in a community under people above by nissan on afghanistan. but we are to being what we can for our people. and we are talking to all sides. soil twenties, that it is, and justice the sanctions. i heading the people about my new son and are, you know, the out of business. a men are not able to send deer many enough for many commercial purposes. the it is normal in fruit in outgrow are many which is needed for keeping the while you uh, the caring seat of on carrion. see stable. so this is the demand of the people of, of renaissance that's these sanctioned should be removed. thank you mr. shane that

was so in shaheen, the man in charge of the political office here in the country, capital da, her and the nominee for the united nations from the defect, a government in afghanistan, they are going to be continuing these meetings. it is an area of meetings, a high level delegation, which is going to be meeting people from the country side about the airport in cobbled to resume chartered flights from there. it, there's also going to be discussions about humanitarian aid and the some sort of resolution to the political, a status of the current government in afghanistan, which the taliban wanted to be removed, the sanctions to be lifted. and them to be recognized by the international community, including those european leaders who met the taliban today, saying that this is not a recognition of the government, but merely it opening of a door where the people who are in charge of a gun, his son should be dealt with should be negotiated with and some sort of solution needs to be found for the millions of people in afghanistan suffering from the current political and economic situation. i'm 0 is a summer,

been java reporting live there from dough. how many, thanks to summer, canada's prime minister has invoked emergency powers never used before to end protest against coven 19 restrictions. the so called freedom convoy began as a demonstration against vaccine mandates. more than 2 weeks ago. it since spread to other cities, unblocked border crossings with the us. alan fisher report. the mean bridge lincoln, canada to the u. s. is open again, police enforcing a court order ended the 60 blockade by protesters demanding an end to corporate restrictions. they made several arrests and set up barricades to stop it happening again. the protest hit supply chains on both sides of the border. but i say candidates parliament in ottawa, protesters are refusing to leave, even as the local government eases covered restrictions. prime minister just intruder has had enough invoking special emergency measures to confront the

protectors. this is not a peaceful protest at the borders. busy in different parts of the country, the blockades are harming our economy and endangering public safety. $988.00 emergencies act allows the federal government to insure security during national emergencies. this has never been used. a similar move was last employed in 1970. the prime minister then to those father pierre, the scope of these measures will be time limited, geographically targeted, as well as reasonable and proportioned. the so called freedom convoy protests began because canadian truckers opposed a vaccine or quarantine mandate for cross border drivers. but it soon became a rallying point for people opposing the trudeau government. and now it spawned copycat protest globally. in belgium, demonstrators,

there were joined by others from france, holland, and germany, to demand a hold to cover restrictions by europe's governments. the messenger leave us alone . we are peaceful, we will leave you alone. we are not accepting any japs, any man. and an israel, a convoy of trucks drove the main highway from tel aviv to jerusalem, heading for the parliament building. we all support canada and support the truckers con v that went up to 2 and we do hear the same critics of accused the so called freedom convoys of having little popular support. but authorities are aware of the disruption. even small protests can cause and like canada, i know examining what actions that are available to keep roads, bridges, and supply lines open. alan fisher, i'll just either washington, still to come here on that is our white conspiracy. a suspected after the u. s.

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we cover all sides. no matter where it takes us. absolutely, a fan, sir guy from my. i am power in pasha. we tell your story. we are your voice, your news, your net al jazeera lou . ah, hello again, adrian for the get here. and so how about the views off from offices? here are the headlines. russia says that some of its troops involved in military drills de ukraine. now, returning to base after completing the exercises, the military buildup has been at the center of western warnings that russia may invade ukraine. letters. secretary general says he hasn't seen evidence of any

russian troop for down from ukraine's borders. he's a moscow to step back from the brink and engage in dialogue. germany's chancellor is holding talks with washers president vladimir putin, who continues to insist he has no plans to invade his neva. it's the latest meeting in weeks of efforts to ease tension on the ukrainian border. david, still the case for you diplomatic key as he joins us now. live from prague, good chevy with a so what kind of festival? let's start with your reaction to what news the russia has withdrawn. some of its troops back to base i think is a part of their russian games, psychological games. yesterday there was last talk with the president putting administer of defense show you go, well i show you announced that as of today, part of the army units would go back home because the majority exercises are over. and i would say that this is a sort of

a signal showings that russia is now trying to decrease the level of tension and to be presented by russians as a sort of last attempt on their side to de escalate the situation. and for sure, they will out for some rest of brooklyn concessions from the side of the west side of the nature. and as i sat, i still think it was sort of a psychological game that the russians are playing with the rest of the world. okay, and what about chancellor shult being in moscow today? diplomatically can he achieve the president's micron and biden before him? couldn't i think that all the rest of the leaders are talking to each other before that she was in the night stand. so definitely counselor shoulds. well, keep the same line as president mclaren, and this one's also coordinated was the u. s. administration. so i think that the can't chancellor's shoulder would just mentioned those repeat those thread lines

that the need to i'm the west head and this is that there is not a known that there were, there are comp no negotiations about the right of the concrete to access the nito, there will be repeated calls to show the good world to de escalate the situation. but as far as i expect, that meeting turned up there won't be any tangible results right now. there won't be any short term achievement of these terms, but the both sides would agree to continue these negotiations. and we'll hear assurance that russia is not going to attack ukraine. and at the same time, the rest is going to kind of repeat that. we are serious about our talks with sessions, but as i said, we won't compromise no lines. do you? do you share president biden's view the, the window of opportunity is still open, diplomatically here. for the, for a solution to be found is, is russia looking for an off ramp? exactly, i mean, that was mentioned during our meeting of president televised last night. there was

a meeting with his foreign minister who assured president pushing that it talks with the rest. we'll have a fence and that still there is a pace for some sort of a compromise. so basically, the repeated president biden said earlier that there's still enough space to find some sort of a compromise and solution that will be satisfactory for both sides. meanwhile, russia parliament has calling on president putin to recognize 2 must go back to break away regions in eastern ukraine as independent states. to, to what extent does that muddy the waters or will the russian duma fall into lie behind whatever president putin decides to do? this is exactly the example of that psychological game and psychological pressure. on one hand, russia makes some sort of a confessions,

but in another area it is increasing the pension. and here the recognition of these 2 so called republics would be a violation of the international law. it would be the answer, the minister agreement, and it will escalate. the other issues like the diplomatic negotiations in the brain and russia, russians have plenty of opportunity. sometimes your functions and they can use at the same time, on one problems they can try to show their compromising attitude or constructive attitude on the, on the other issues. they will just play a hardball and all of these types that are happening now in russian column and can't be happening without the consent of president pushing. so again, this is a part of a rob grab, greater a grand strategic game that he's playing with the west. good talk to somebody. thanks david, to perform a diplomat in kenneth the u. s. is offering ukraine a sovereign loan guarantee of up to

a $1000000000.00 meeting. it will step in if kiev can't make its debt obligations. secretary of state down to the brink and says it will help stabilize ukraine's economy, which he says is straining. here's the tension with russia. germany is also offering a loan of $170000000000.00, jeremiah nestali, which is a professor of geo politics of ethic business school and singapore. he says this loan gives ukraine some breathing space. it is very significant because the country is in the dire straits from the economic point of view. they have to spend very much money on defense and to prepare for maybe that the invasion coming from russia . so any money coming from the welcome to them, they can difficult be difficult time stop something such as a mass for the war, the bank. so it is by laterally. different countries such as the united states or germany are giving them some money. ukraine is not going to work in the sense that

the going to attack the russia, if there is a warrant, it will be only a defensive war. but even for the defense war, you need the troops, you need money, you need food, you need an initial need, equipment, et cetera. according to all the estimates we have more than $100000.00 troops, which are mass. on the other side, on the russian side, i was on the delivery side. so it means that you have to prepare for it a large scale invasion if this happens. so they need money in order to this unvaccinated workers over the age of 50 in italy won't have access to their workplace from tuesday. that's an extension of the government's green pass health certificate, which is required to access most public veneers. employees and the private and public sectors will have to show proof of vaccination against cove at 19. anyone caught working without it could face fines and suspension without pay. thousands of

nurses and australia's most popular state, new south wales have walked off the job for the 1st time in nearly a decade. the staging a 24 hour strike, the more the better pay a more staffing during the pandemic. the nurses defied a loss, but it order by the states industrial relations commission to call off the strike, which it said could put public health in danger. stuff for more than $150.00 hospitals are taking part. ethiopia, as parliament has voted for an early end to a 6 months state of emergency, it was declared in november when rebels from little them to grind region were threatening to march on the capital, addis ababa. they've since retreated and security has improved. a soldier has been killed in syria after an explosive device detonated under a military bus in damascus. state television says 11 others were injured. another army thus was blown up in the capitol last october. 14 soldiers were killed in that

instant. it's been 2 months now since typhoon ride devastated large areas of the central philippines. nearly 10000000 people were affected by the storm with at least 2 and a half 1000000 still in need of help. jermel allen doggone reports now from bo whole province. one of the worst hit areas. jessie garcia thought it was just an ordinary typhoon. they said they were by the sea side with their children until the water rose. like a wall. you'll thin me feel up when i all of a sudden our roofs were blown only, and we had to swim away from the current with our children. those terrible, terrible baba, but all of us are bright. thankfully, jesse said their house and his boat, which he once use for fishing, is now this choice. this caused the vineyards in all by is one of the worst. his areas here in the province of ball survivors here tell us some of them were able to

salvage a few pieces of whatever is left of their homes. but for what they say when they're not even allowed to rebuild here anymore typhoon why locally known as that that caused extensive damage in the science and the men in our region. it killed at least $400.00 people and displeased millions more. government officials say the damage is comparable to super tight when a young in 2013 the strongest storm on global record. according to the united nations, more than 2000000 people are in dire need of assistance and access to food, shelter and medicine remains limited. hundreds of towns are still without power and boiling water will announce our a hard the folk. there are hardly reese and there are you still confronting these hardships, but of course we need all the help we can get considering that thought 200000

people about 80000 of thought. the lead destroyed homes right now are lean. the gym hours is now homeless. her 15 square meter home was swept away by the storm surge. nothing is left, she said, and they feel grateful. if they are able to eat twice, city. the situation here is repeated many times were at least 4 other provinces. we mean, in desperate need of these, there are communities which were already really in the economic impact of the pandemic. so typhoon race devastation has actually scaled back recovery efforts. even further jamal ali doug and al jazeera ball province, central philippines. let's get a weather update. his evan. hello, the weather set fare across the middle east, now largely dry and fine winds easing down. for the most part, we have had some brisk winds recently, just around the red sea and even the ship grassy ease off. as we go through the next few days, temperatures generally for the radium peninsula into the mid twenties is the mid

teens. just the round, the live answer 15 celsius therefore damascus. similar temperature too for bay root and while the same as we go on into work thursday, make away a little further west. worse, northern africa generally settled and sunny. we got a few showers, just scraping the coastal fringes of virtue nicea, maybe into the far north of algeria as well for a time it even these should ease off wanted to shout to just around the gulf of guinea, easing over towards the ivory coast towards a liberia, but lossy, try and settle until we run into the the tropical bell, where we have got some rather lively showers, particularly to spilling outs of angola, southern parts of the democratic republic of congo, northern areas of mozambique also sing some very wet weather, good awakening. tropical sideshow. now that brought some very heavy rain into northern parts of madagascar. it will drift into the mozambique channel. we'll see that wet weather increasing fall mozambie with a fish. i was to the south africa ever turn. he won't forgive me an

o for cooling. irvin many thanks. now returning to the russia ukraine crisis. my colleagues, i me say dan has just spoken to the mayor of care of the tale clinch group. he explained how the city plans to defend itself in the event of conflict. we have done half exactly information. we have so much so much information right now is the form different a sources. we have different informations and you know, from our east, the partners, we see the no russians move robes back to our board, russian stolt, so they move away. ok. now u. s. intelligence reports have been quoted by the media sang. the u. s. believes u. s. officials believe that if russia does invade kiev, your city, that you're the mayor of and responsible for will fall within 48 hours. are they

right? ah, feels before we prepare them for do defend our c t and to defend our country. and the 1st of all is our new great, and mildred forces so ready to fight. and also i'm responsible for trivial defense and to we have to defend our cities. we have to defend our families. we have to defend our future because our future is european, a part of european family as democratic, modern ukraine country. and it's sir, just russians not happy with that because it's no secret mister put in one, where am i to rebuild? saw them prior to washington fire and you grant have to be the very important part of this empire. i'm not, i appreciate, i don't want you to speculate, but i want to get a feel for what you are planning for in the case of an invasion. do you think you

can continue to hold on to the city or are you planning to operate? i know you've signed up yourself personally for ukrainian minute for units. are you planning to operate simply as some kind of grill of force and, you know, give up the, the hope of holding on to, to the control of the city. we had no where they're planning here for any scenario that we do a mo, how will be developed whole situation, but we also prepare for war skis. it but the 1st of all is the ukrainian, the army is pretty strong. eva eve, something good going wrong in the russians coming here. how to defense, ready to fight it, air it. civilian have to defend our city. clear answer. campaigning as on the way the south careers presidential election under the constitution. the winner will

serve a single 5 year term, rob mcbride reports from sal this like most elections before, it is likely to be a straight to horse race between a conservative units of y'all and his liberal opponents, the j mm. young. with both of them fighting against their own unpopularity, a fact they seem to accept. oh oh, they're young via the gun. don't you have to party politics with a vested interest, offer limited choices. as a result, people live to bite the bullet and choose the less only to evil. neither has international standing, but they are vying for a job that now has global reach. there's south korea's importance in the world economy, especially and high tech manufacturing. it's cultural clout is growing through movies, drama, and k pop, and it's key geopolitical role in sign o u. s. relations as well as it's fraught dealings with north korea,

the outgoing liberal president, moon j. n, has made it his mission to improve into korean ties. but his term is ending with the north increasing it's miss al, testing with the threat of launching longer range, ballistic missiles that have brought the peninsula to the brink of conflict in the past. um, when there's a high possibility there, various missile tests are, will be conducted intensively after the presidential election on march 9th. and if he wins units, zekiel has promised a tougher line with the north, including the possibility of preemptive strikes against its newly developed hypersonic missiles. oh yeah, my god, her captor power, if it's carrying a nuclear weapon to time it will take to reach to capital area and come in a massacre is under a minute. it's practically impossible to intercept whether or not this election will result in worsening into korean relations. what's almost guaranteed is its

fair share of controversy. both candidates come into this race marred by domestic scandal, and that's before the campaign. mudslinging really gets underway. this is a country where the job of president has often ended in the disgrace of coups resignations or imprisonment. as this campaign starts, park yon hay returns to life as an ordinary citizen, following her, pardon, and release from a 22 year sentence. one of 4 former presidents to have spent time behind bars. rob mcbride al jazeera, so just a heads in the sport and olympic official reveals details of carmella believe us doping defense will find out what it has to do with her grandfather's hop medication. ah.

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ah. his son with the latest. thank you very much, adrian. one, the olympic official has revealed details of camilla, but it was a doping defense. it's claimed contamination with her grandfather's heart medication could have resulted in the russian skate as positive tests. but eva is about to take part in the women's individual competition. on monday, a sports court said the 15 year old that should be allowed to compete at these games, despite failing a doping test and a pre olympic event investigation into that possible offense that could take months to reach a conclusion. agreement was the sir confirm the nation. richard hufton

with poto for her grandfather was faking even if you're on the book, you had to pour you butin services in your body of the time of competition or you knew really be disqualified. the world anti doping agency is also investigate in the adults and a charge of the teenager. colorado donovan is a former world karate champion. she says, the valet of our case raises why the concerns about how young athletes are treated . we have thing to wear their entire history of and it opened that the focus goes down to the archies. when many cases, the support personnel is the entourage in the system and the culture. so like, we're never going to see meaningful change unless you go after the people, young athletes in particular female athletes. they're just disposable too for their being broken. they're being abused under now, potentially been doped or and certainly has done in the past and all in order to

win metals like a pop point to be going to say this is a no fun part of the reason i think we've got things got so bad and lead support comes down to the fact that actually in particularly female athletes, they have 0 say in was happens and what decisions are made in their sports. there's nobody acting in their best interests. like i've come through, you know, i'm, i'm on the other side of sport now. i just recently retired, but all of my sports, greer has been, you know, if you speak up, they will be negative consequences. it's not that there might be, there absolutely will be. it just depends on how severe that might be. and so you learned the very young age. so skier coin a suitor, took gold and the women's down hell the world champion as thou, defending tidal holders for fear, for just a by 16. hundreds of a 2nd. is the 27 year old, a 1st olympic medal. this was written in for gold of these games in open skin. and china's in

a good just miss out on another gold. the u. s. born freestyle took silva in the women's ski slow file. i t the acclaim all of switzerland finished 1st grew one a gold medal and the big air competition last week. and the 18 year old that still has the half life event to come. 17 year old, assuming that one gold for the host nation. and the man's big air event is china's 6 gold medal at these games, surpassing the country's best hole of 5 gold at vancouver, 2010. and in speed skating, japan had looked set for 2nd straight gold medal and the women's temper suit until one of their status fell would just half a lap to go. a handed canada, the gold medal, the 3 women team set a new olympic record in the process. thousands of people have been honoring that one of american note. full bulls are most influential figures. they gathered the at

the oakland coliseum in california to pay tribute to john madden, who died the aged $85.00 in december. this was where madden at 1st rose of to fame as the super bowl winning coach of the rate as i'll deserve. gabriel, alexander reports on his unique legacy that stretched across decades the what starts now. one man, an icon to 3 generations of american football fans in 3 different areas, coaching, broadcasting and gaming. that man, john madden, who embodied everything football. he started as a player before his career was cut short due to injury. but older american football fans likely remember john madden when he coached the oakland raiders in the 19 seventy's, his no nonsense attitude gaining him the loyalty of his players. a super bowl when and when he retired, the winning, his coaching nfl history,

a coaching career that was capped by an induction into the pro football hall of fame would have satisfied most people. but not john man. most middle aged football fans likely only no. john madden from his 2nd act and what an act it was after coaching, madden spent the next 3 decades in the broadcast booth as a flamboyant analyst. but you can't make yourself one dimensional with over 15 sports emmy awards. he's widely considered the greatest football analyst ever for his ability to explain the game in simple, yet entertaining terms. john madden was one of the most famous and recognizable people in all of american football. during the season would seem like he would appear everywhere. but one place you would never find john man was at an airport. john madden did not like to fly at all. he was claustrophobic. so he took a bus everywhere around the country and had said,

madden cruiser hole on the side of the bus. so everybody knew who was inside and he stopped all the time at small little cafes in order to eat and talk to people and learn what their life was like. he loved it, he loved getting to know people. he was the ultimate man of the people. ah, younger football fans, those under 30 years old, probably only know maddened by the video game that bears his name madden nfl. one of the most popular sports video games of all time had sold over a $130000000.00 copies and generated nearly $4000000000.00. john, earl madden, a man whose stature is unmatched in a uniquely american sport. gabriel is hondo al jazeera new york and that's a spot for me far as man will have more for you later on. but for now is about 18. somebody thinks it a little to it for, but he was out,

but of course that he's never stops. i'll be back with a full bullet reviews in just a few moments to update you and see them. ah, an arab assist in washington dc with a join making a painting for unity for people who are struggling out as a world meets a palestinian seeking inspiration for striking. knew in the heart of the american capital, the benefit of feed art as a kind of confronts you, but will his plan for universal artwork succeed, oregon. they're the colors of home on al jazeera, discarded clothes from rich nations, are funneled to charities and sold to impoverished nations on an unprecedented scale. a massive industry sift through the unwanted garments to re so to some of the world's poorest inhabitants. but much of what arrives is unfit for purpose and

is fueling environmental catastrophe. people in power travels to gonna to uncover the dirty secrets behind the world's fashion addiction. that white man's clothes on edge is eda. ah, many aspects of afghan culture had been systematically destroyed or forgotten. the afghan films archive has been largely preserved through all of these years. when so much else was burned, looted, or blown up, a small group of people risked their lives to save the national archive. they managed to preserve the films and these records of all of the other afghanistan's that existed saving decades of history. they believe these films had something to give to the present moment.

in the 19th sixty's afghan cinema was born filmmakers went on away of the dangers to come. ah rushes military says that some of it's forced air ukraine's border a returning to base after completing the drills. but it still raised faint hopes for diplomacy, including the german chancellor as high stakes mission to moscow. ah, hello again, i'm adrian again. this is al jazeera, alive from doha. also coming up canada brings in emergency powers never used before in an effort to and protest against coven 19 vaccine rules.