fled in the face of eiffel advance. it is one of the most serious about the violence in recent years. in some instances, we are the target because we give voice to those demanding freedom, the rule of law. and we always include the views from all sites. ah, our analyst indicate that they remain very much in a threatening position. more us skepticism about rushes through, draw down from ukraine, voters. president biden says he determined to push on with diplomacy. ah, hi there, jim finale. this is al jazeera law from coming up for the soldier who deserted a regiment need more ami describes the brutal tactics he's seen. the former

president of under us and hancock wanted by the us on the drug trafficking challenges and school children ins and bob where left on the supervised with nothing to do up regardless, suspend striking teachers and a paid to speech. ah, you, as president joe bought and says he and washington's western allies believe a russian invasion of ukraine is still a distinct possibility. but he insist diplomacy must be given a chance. on monday, russia and some of its troops had pulled back from the military exercises near ukraine's border. my ken reports from washington dc. i look reports of a partial withdrawal of russian troops. the us president made a previously unscheduled address at the white house. good afternoon or repeating warning with massive sanctions. should the invasion go ahead. he also noted the

stated, rushing, willingness to continue talks. i agree, we should get the diplomacy every chance to succeed. and i believe there a real way to address our respective security concerns. during shortly after the white house press secretary was asked how the us would define diplomatic success, which would be an, a de escalation, a proven de escalation at the border of ukraine. where the russians are pulling back their troops, where they are making clear to all to the global community, to the media, to the public, that they are not invading crane and backing that up with actions. us ambassador at the united nations appeared skeptical about reports of a partial reaction group withdraw. we've heard these reports just as you had, but what we know is that russia still has more than 100000 troops on the ukrainian borders. so the threat is still there. point russia is,

deputy ambassador told al jazeera that there was a withdrawal underway in accordance with a long standing plan. as it was bland after the puzzled him of being pulled back and the other button will be pulled back after the completion of the exercises, said that from the very beginning so nothing extraordinary. for the moment, the diplomatic process continues, but the key to success in the eyes of the u. s. and it's nato allies, a visible and permanent withdrawal of russian troops on the ground. my kind of just era washington. so as ukrainian and western they does question russia true, paul. but let's have a look at how things are on the map estimate suggest a deployment as high as 130000 russian soldiers, including in the antics region of crimea, hours before moscow withdrawal announcement, a u. s. defense official fed ground units will move in closer to the ukrainian

border. and the u. k. says russia is building field hospitals and bell ruse. ukraine border. russia's parliament is calling on president twos in to recognize, to break away regents in east and ukraine as independent states. person says what's happening in those regions is genocide. it hasn't provided evidence of that child strength. it has more from concave now on, etc. and hans dawson, lawmakers to day a voting on a resolution to potentially recognize those break away states. now we've subsequently heard other self declared breakaway states. we should say interestingly, during about m. putin's speech, he said that sir, he hoped that the french and the german leaders could put pressure on the ukrainian government to work to resolve the crisis in the dorm bass peacefully. we've also heard from the foreign minister to be choker labor here, who said that to any recognition of those self declared breakaway republics would

be a violation of international law and would destroy the minced agreement. but there are concerns that if this kind of language that is coming out of russia to recognize these self declare states that so that could well instigate or push some sort of according to analysts military action from the ukrainians, which these analysts say would. i would push a counter reaction by, for example, the russian back separatists with the help of russia because of what is believed to be hundreds of thousands of ukrainians. that of now got russian passports inside those areas. elsewhere in ukraine there's a sense of fatigue among people tired of living under the threat of invasion and wary about the lack of a diplomatic breakthrough. and this natasha by the reports from keith. the government remains unsure if the russian troop pullback is a true sign. if tensions easing silva says his son,

yvonne brings him joy in what he says is a world of hysteria. he doesn't want to leave his home in keys beside it. consider doing so to protect his family. if russia were to invade ukraine, every day i'm thinking about what to do with my family. you are to go to leave. for example, to was the part of your green or go to village where my parents of my wife leave. they have small house, but at reserves, for example, they have 4 electric generator. they have 4 solar panels. so at least we will have a tricity, for example, which will be working most people in the city attire, to thinking about what russia might do next. for 8 years they've lived with conflict to me, east of the country between ukrainian forces and russian back separatists. but the recent crisis is fueling a renewed sense of anxiety. things seem very normal in the city. people are still going to work or to school, the shops and restaurants are busy. but as the situation continues,

some people that we made tell us that they are worried and making contingency plans . if there is an invasion, we go to western ukraine, but if there is any to fight my entire family will continue on with the russians are just showing off, making noise, play acting russians on totally influencing ukrainian opinion, but every one else, but russia will destroy itself if it invades diplomatic efforts to avert a new war, have seemed at times to go round in circles with little sign of a breakthrough. moscow now says it's pulling some troops from the border, but ukraine's government is skeptical. and all the rest is go from there. i say post, you know, we continuously hear different statements from the russian federation. so we have a rule, we believe not what we hear, but we believe what we see. if we see the blout, we will believe in the desk. elation 40 years ago, this huge arch was built on the hill in the city to celebrate russia and ukraine

friendship since then someone has painted a large crack in the monument. no one here wants a new conflict, but history has taught them to be prepared. natasha butler, al jazeera kiva rebels from a view of years to grow region of being accused of killing civilians and raping dozens of women in the power region. last year and the scenes. national report says the rebel group committed atrocities in the towns of china and cobo. now they half the victims of sexual while in fear say they were gang raped people, in calvo, say, tpr live rebels, killed unarmed civilians, and an apparent revenge killing spree. a former soldier who deserted me in mars ami has told al jazeera of the brutal tactics. he says that being committed by a feared regiment since last year's crew, the army is faced allocations of abuse including torture and massacres. all of which it denies tony chang spoke to the soldier who is in hiding near the tie me

and my border rebel fighters approached a convoy of burning vehicles on christmas eve. it was the scene of a massacre. they say, well than 30 men, women and children executed their bodies burned at you. they say it was mere mars army. specifically, the much feared 66 light infantry. mia mars military leadership have denied involvement that they met, but those tactics a well known to captain minto, whose name we've changed for security reasons. he served in the 66 light infantry until november when he deserted. now he is in hiding. he says he and his soldiers were taught to believe that any one who stood up to them was the enemy. and with angrily, diana, the army seized the ethnic groups like terrorists. now they tell the soldiers that all the ethnic groups are terrace. that's why they fight against them. they want to control everything. despite decades of oppressive rule,

members of mere mass army or tap my doors, they are often called inside the country were held in high regard. their role as guardians of a divided nation often superseded reports of atrocities against ethnic minorities, including the ringer. last year's military coup changed all that the stature and the reputation of the tat, but i have taken a massive hit ah, the people of myanmar white, right, frankly, heath and our view them as terrorist at one stage it was thought that the trickle of defect is coming from over there in myanmar might turn into a flood that didn't happen, the army closed ranks. and since then it's been very hard to know what's going on in military mines. hi, on a misty hill side along the time you're my border. we got a rare insight into the concerns had been listed soldiers. as we filmed

a border outpost, several soldiers in plain clothes approached us friendly. they chatted openly in english and ty, with a worried about the fierce fighting going on between mamma's army and its people is talking like a dog and they say she is we worried about that. but in this region, like in this site, we don't have any globe and about another adding the girls here. but are you worried about the fighting inside myanmar as well? yeah, i leader b o captain me at tow. can be more open about his concerns. since february there's no happiness, he sings, my homeland is destroyed. now he's committed to fighting against the army. no fight song. lyric says we will win tony ching al jazeera on the time you my board of a palestinian man has been shot by israeli forces in the occupied west. back 20

year old ne harbor guilty was killed during the confrontation between protested and his rady soldiers. in the town of narbey sala. mourners had been gathering at a hospital in ramallah where his body is being held. the death comes days after another teenager was killed by israeli gunfire near the town of gin. emergency crews in brazil say at least 23 people have been killed and land slides and flash floods near rio de janeiro. this was the moment a hillside collapsed in the city of patropolis. after a month rainfall fell in just hours. many vehicles and houses were swept away. nearly 200 firefighters and rescue workers are searching for survivors. police and honduras have arrested for my president twan, orlando hernandez. the united states wants some extra dice it off the accusing him of involvement and drug trafficking minor on public reports. the less than 3 weeks

ago. wonderland. a man this was president of honduras. now he's been arrested by hunter and police following an extradition order by the united states. security forces were called in on monday night to surround the wealthy neighborhood where the former president of honduras lives. i, prosecutors in new york have repeatedly accused the former president of involvement in drug trafficking, and alleging his political rise was fueled by drug profit. i'm not going to think of any what we've been calling for the rest since 2015. when we denounced that from a president was a drug trafficker corrupt and associated with criminal thing and that was the mandate was president of honduras. for 8 years. us, prosecutors had accused him of receiving millions of dollars in exchange for protecting drug shipments through the country. the money was reportedly also used to bribe politicians and help his political career. the former president has

repeatedly denied the allegations in an audio recording on tuesday. he said he was willing to voluntarily turn himself in the news. i'm ready to collaborate and voluntarily go to the authorities at the moment the supreme court judge is assigned to this case so that i can face the situation and defend myself accordingly. hours later, a judge appointed by the supreme court of honduras issued in order for the president's arrest view, it's up to the executive power of the nation. we must wait for an independent body of the states to make the corresponding decision blip it. amanda is left to office on january 27th. when the new president c o magic acid was sworn in us, prosecutors claimed that during his time in office, the former hunter and leader helped to facilitate the trafficking of some 500000 kilos of cocaine into the united states. calling this a case of state sponsored drug trafficking. monumental apollo al jazeera,

still head on al jazeera. no job, no job we meet work is defying italy's latest measures against those who are not vaccinated. and a decade after they were killed. c. u. s. gun make is ordered to pay millions to families of the victims. the sandy hook school massacre. ah, ah, look forward to brighter skies. the weather sponsored my cattle airways. hello, we got some very wet and windy and at times when she weather piling in the cross northern parts of europe over the next couple of days to name storms pushing in from the atlantic winds at least will be mile there, coming in from a westerly direction this is our 1st storm, mrs. dudley, and that's going to see those winds picking up as we go on through the course of

wednesday, wednesday night into thursday. it streams across the far north of northern ireland . it's gotten no other parts of england. sir. there's that mild air 15 celsius for london, o, strong winds. they wore grassy parlor way across the low countries, germany, denmark easing across into poland, pushing to very wet and wintery weather over towards at east inside of europe, thursday, something of a low in our weather. but our next storm makes its way in. this is eunice and that will bring more wet weather in across much of the bridge. charles had this stacey allan of ireland much of the u. k. seeing some very, very strong winds, winds as high as a $140.00 companies per hour in exposed parts. and there will be some snow cost northern england pushing up into scotland as well. that where to weather that winter weather, grassy, making his way over to ward, said denmark, pushing across germany further east things starting to quieten down as rain and snow moves east. ah, the weather sponsored by katara always. oh,

stories of life and inspiration. oh, oh. s series of short document trees from around the world that celebrate the human spirit against the oaks. oh, how does your select express himself? ah ah, what geology era? a reminder about top stories, this l. u. s. president joe bought and says he at west and allies believe

a russian invasion of ukraine is still a distinct possibility. but he insists diplomacy must be given a chance. ukraine is holding a day of national unity in the face of the russian military presence, merits border president, vote uminski called on citizens to show resilience to waive the national flag. a former soldier has deserted me and mas ami has told al jazeera the brutal tactics. he said to being committed by a feared regiment you the un special envoy for yemen says there's still a way out of the country's war. he made the comments during a un security council meeting, a democratic esha james base reports. in nearly 7 years of war in yemen rarely have sings been this bad. the violence is raging. the humanitarian situation is dar and the diplomacy is deadlock. the un special envoy, hans greenberg was briefing the security council. the hu fees aren't letting him

visit center and for the coalition, one of its members, the u. e is currently serving on the security council. its ambassador was scathing . what we have heard to day confirms the continued failure of the political process under the leadership of the united nations to deal realistically and firmly with the continuously intransigent position of the hoot, the militias and their dangerous escalation. after the u, a civilian infrastructure was subjected to terrorist attacks that claimed the lives of innocent civilians. we can only ask mister greenberg when will the appeasement of this terrorist group, and i put that point to the special envoy. it's not my position to hear from this podium restored to discussing what members of the council mean and causing me on armies knowing that and that i hope will be able to, to re engage in close discussions. isaac hands with her and with all other members

over counseling to make sure that we, we understand the security council also heard that the lack of funding for the humanitarian situation in yemen is unprecedented. it means that next month the you and may have to cancel flights, delivering aid. and that means that some people in yemen might get no food at all. to somali an hour, at least 9 people are reported to have been killed in the capital. mogadishu, including 2 suicide bombers and a police officer, internal security minister, it says al shabba fight is attacked police stations in the early hours of wednesday morning. at least 5 people have reportedly been injured. teachers on strike in zimbabwe of a pay and conditions have been suspended by the government. i say rising inflation is eating away their salaries and won't be paid in u. s. dollars. government is offering them a raise, but union say it's not enough. hermit also reports from her, our it's another week of children going to school in zimbabwe and doing nothing

constructive because there are no stop the government to spend a thousands of teachers with 3 months without pay for going on strike, demanding more money, korea north, lynn? yeah, nobody. oh yeah, nor did you know women around the government has offered teachers a 20 percent pay increase payment of part of their salaries in us dollars and other incentives, including free education for the children and loans for housing. but unions rejected the offer, saying it's still not enough. the government here employ about 140000. his nationwide is not known exactly how many of them are in strike. the education department they say can be replaced with thousands of i'm employed. teachers currently looking for union leaders, believe politicians out of touch with reality. those who as opposed to manager education, if found in escape route with their own children,

are living in private schools in a little private schools. and some of them are living in exotic leanings and as built in australia you is. i'm on whether listened us. but so the public school is now so much neglected because they are not afflicted. this is into does on the so they don't do. i mean, yeah, that's you must, you are cells gas from his house to supplement his income. he and others have been the teachers want at least $540.00 us dollars a month. right now, the earning less than $100.00. it teacher gets. i bought a 2 years right now and you need to break that amount into transport. i lauins daisy housing, i lauins and it basic salary is also included in that. a to years. economists warn paying salaries and american dollars will fuel inflation with no side so far, willing to budge these little to no learning taking place in many. i was in barclays, public schools, had a mythologies era holiday in the

world health organization is urging more people in eastern europe to get vaccinated after arise. uncovered 19 cases. the number of people testing positive has more than doubled in 6 countries. in the last 2 weeks, no provision your boss lead nuclear vaccination remains are best defense against severe disease. and therefore all current cove at 19 vars very circulating. however, too many people are great to risk, remain unprotected as is others up to not you. it bridge new as they also i colon governments, health authorities and relevant partners to closely examine the local reasons influencing low vaccine demand and acceptance and advise tailored interventions to increase vaccination rates urgently based on the context specific evidence, unvaccinated italians above the age of 50 and our band from going to work. but as

adam rainy reports, rom, hundreds of thousands of people are choosing to stay at home, rather than get the covert 19 shot. any other weekday? paola mendoza would be on shift, making sure patrons don't damage priceless works of art. at a museum in rome, instead she said a protest against italy's latest cove at 19 restriction, to go to work. it's now required for all italians over the age of 50, to get their coven 19 vaccine, something 61 year old. and that also refuses to do it. may my live, i don't about they believe they're stealing my job. part of my life that way it's disoriented. me. the bills haven't started arriving yet, but when they do what then? what italy's latest cove at 19 restriction took effect on tuesday, meaning around a half 1000000 unvaccinated workers over 50, are barred from going to work, or receiving sick pe for months, italy has increased restrictions on vaccinated 1st,

they were barred from restaurants and other venues. now they're very livelihoods in income, are at risk for refusing the jab showing on the box. you also know i'm not anti vax, but i support the freedom to choose children. everyone should be able to decide for themselves whether to take the fact. so you don't know if someone decides not to, they shouldn't go hungry and taking their job away. although italy has a nearly 90 percent vaccination rate, the government says it's necessary to encourage as many people in higher risk age groups to get the job. those opposed to the measures say the latest restriction is the use of power. that it takes away a fundamental right from individual, the choice of what the body of good simply should mean. to recap it simply attractive to the same thing. the market as much as you don't to be, i'm going to be collecting possible. the government says if you don't get me access to your body, reading the possible medical experts like dr. pet retailer, n t disagree. last star that he said dawned on us to main to the sequel

a saw the government has given as a tool for protection. and a panoramic. this is necessary and this is not a normal time out. these haven't been normal times for the past 2 years. when your tough choice is necessary, shit, before a tough choice to get their shots, that hundreds of thousands of workers are still unwilling to make no matter the high cost. adarine, didier, rome austin, if in south central chile has burns 19 trucks belonging to a forest street company, this the gate is believe the suspects from them approaching indigenous group propose logging on their ancestral land. they've had comes for night off the men who said that part of the indigenous resistance shot and wounded several forestry walking. the u. s. gun maker behind the rifle used in the 2012 sandy hook. school shooting has settled a law suit who some of the victims families,

a payout of $73000000.00 buy remington is fault to be the 1st of its size against an american gun make it links to a mass shooting. rosalyn jordan with this report. police say adam lanza used a bushmaster, a are 15 style rifle to kill 20 small children and 6 adults at sandy hook elementary school in 2012, 2 years later, some of the victims families decided to su remington, the maker of the bushmaster, they were told they had no chance of winning. i could never tell you, i thought i'd see this day. and it's not going to bring mary back. it's not going to bring any of these kids back. ah. but the cost of business is going to go up substantially. the $73000000.00 settlement between remington, one of the oldest gun manufacturers in the united states, and some of the families is the 1st of its kind in this country. the deal means

remington won't go on trial in september on charges. it's business practices contributed to the massacre today marks an inflection point when our duty of care to our children as a society finally supersedes the bottom line of an industry that made such an atrocity as sandy hook possible to begin with, that accountability means the families will get to make public internal company documents showing just how remington market at bush masters to the public, especially to socially insecure young men. and the linchpin of this settlement is that it allows these families the rights to share the information as to what they learned. remington had fought the lawsuit, claiming a 2005 federal law did not hold it. and other gun manufacturers liable for how their products were you. no matter how tragic,

no matter how much we wish those children in their teachers were not lost and their families had not suffered, the lot needs to be applied dispassionately. the sandy hook family say the time for being dispassionate is over. i made a very early promise to do everything in my power to honor his short life. this lawsuit has been part of that promise. the closest i get to him now is by kissing his earn every night, telling him i love him and i miss him. but i made him a promise and i'll keep working to deliver that promise for the rest of my life. more than 9 years and 2 months after sandy hook, a hard fought accountability that still cannot erase the worst of losses. rosalyn jordan, l. j, sierra washington veteran indian singer and music composer. ball pate honey, has died. the age of 69. ah,

it was one of the country's most influential music directors and brought disco to bollywood. his songs were hugely popular in the eighty's and ninety's. his career spent nearly half a century of the indian film industry. 2014, he joined the rolling b j. p as a candidate in the general election. but last, ah, this is algebra and these are the top stories, u. s. president joe biden says he and western allies believe a russian invasion of ukraine is still a distinct possibility. that he insists diplomacy must be given a chance of russia attach a grain, it would be a war choice or a war without cause or reason. i say these things not to provoke but to speak. the truth is the truth matters. accountability.