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a 9 year military mission. and more than $100.00 people killed and thousands displaced after heavy rains, trig, landslides, and southeast and resume. ah, we begin the program with the growing crisis between russia and ukraine. nato says it's concerned to rush is trying to stage an excuse to invade its neighbor. both rush and back to rebels in easton, ukraine, and key of government forces have accused the other of shelling their positions. fighting broke out in the area back in 2014 and as concern. any escalation intention could spark a full blown wall. those fears have been raised at a meeting of nato defense ministers in brussels, u. s. defense secretary lloyd austin, warned of russian provocation. we and our allies will stay vigilant.

we will watch for the so called false flag operations, where russia, manufacturers at a dramatic event to justify and attack a play that we've seen them running the passion. and we will continue to explore ways to enhance our amos as united states and others have done with additional troop deployments to nato's eastern flight. but russia continues to deny it plans to invade you crime. it says it's withdrawn. 10 convoys of troops from crimea. there, nato says it hasn't seen any evidence of that pullback me back. i has been following developments out of brussels where the nato meeting has been held. although to succeed general, obviously as head of the alliance was keen to reiterate the importance of standing firm and standing together in the face of russian aggression. the alliance is facing a huge existential threat, given the biggest build up of russian forces around ukraine. since the cold war,

and it has meant that the alliance has to reconsider, but where it puts its troops and where it boast as its security in europe. and also we heard from murray, floyd austin, the usaa defense secretary, a man who is speaking not only in the capacity as a politician, but also as a man with a long history of being a soldier and fighting alongside forces from the nato alliance. and he shared very openly the latest us intelligence suggesting that to russia was doing anything but the escalating truit numbers that the opposite was indeed true. the blood banks were arriving at the border of ukraine. this he suggested was not the kind that were not the kind of signs that you would expect. former an army, a force that was her deciding to withdraw troop numbers and deescalate tensions were just getting some breaking news in now, and we're hearing that moscow has expelled the us deputy chief of mission gorman

from russia. now we've got some more information on that. here us will respond to the expulsion of the deputy chief of mission from russia, from the russian embassy in moscow. the u. s. believe the expulsion of the deputy from russia is unreasonable and he has a valid veda and is 1st name is mark o bash. i am apologies there. the chief of mission is bart goldman from russia. i just repeating, he's been expelled, and the deputy chief of mission from russia has been expelled from the embassy in moscow. so we're bringing more information on that as it comes to hand. but in the meantime, let's cross live now to andrew simon, his enoch. yes, sir, us at andrew, what would you have in the latest on reports, intensive fighting in the don bath area. well, just had an update, sir, from the ukraine military. and the figure now of incidence,

it's looking into is $34.00 attacks or 2 towns and 3 villages of being a heads that have been a number of injuries, not serious it would seem. and what we're also hearing from the russian separatists, who are a in law hands, which is one of the self declared republics people's republics. they're saying that the ukrainians of open fire on them that specifically referring to one incident in which they say grenade launchers were used. now ukraine says that isn't the case quite the reverse. they, they that the, the ukraine has not attacked the russian separatists. so we're getting a situation, but is becoming slightly clearer now. there's definitely a shells being used by the russian. separate aside, it would seem, we can't independently verify all of this information because we don't have any one

on the ground in this area. and nor does anyone it would seem in this particular instance, but so the situation is being described by the foreign minister of ukraine. demy, a demit, true, a qu, labor, as serious in his calling on partners to swiftly condemn the sincere, severe violation of minsk agreements. a by russia, it's already a tense security situation, and this is only going to make it worse. he's saying that minsk agreement, it may been a failed piece agreement, but it did instigates a limited ceasefire, which has been breached by both parties in this was. busy this been going on for 8 years, but obviously right now as lloyd austin were referred to in brussels of the defense secretary of the u. s. he said that they're watching the situation closely. because it's this sort of action provocation by russia that could lead to something far

worse. and that is an invasion, or indeed, as some strategies are suggesting, could take place is that russia would move from the east and to reclaim of the areas. it says it would reclaim a russian areas and are basically move what across the, the land and to and to actually instigates russian control. busy of the eastern side of the ukraine. so a lot of concern, it would be wrong to be to alarmist over this because the have been breeches of, of the ceasefire on numerous occasions in the past. but it's the timing of this one . and there is a, a feeling and also that misinformation is being used by the russians deliberately. this report that on one upon one attack in which j a kindergarten was hit, the russian separatists claiming quite the reverse that they didn't do it. it was

the ukrainians who did it and they copied, it would appear a photograph of the school which was published up by the ukrainians. now this is what a strategist, a communications strategies in the ukranian government had to say about that. it's fake news. and the problem that russian audience are very susceptible to this type of, of this information. and also the, this terrorist, republics, they are try to, to escalate to the level of the level. because in this situation, they feel that they, they could, they are one more time rapier in russian newsletters. and in russia, media field there is no, there is an information war or data information war on going in this crisis. and there is

a real war is here in care of about the situation will concern if not a law about specifically what's going on in the don bus region right now. appreciate you breaking that down for us. andrew simmons live in. yes. let's head to moscow now. where does that jabari has fall to this report saying, russia is maintaining that its troops are indeed, withdrawing the important point from the kremlin spokesperson was about the fact that it took months, really weeks and months for these troops and the equipment, the military hardware to actually get into position to carry out these military drills and of course there are drawback is not going to happen overnight. there is a logistical issue that needs to be taken into account. and of course, that means it's gonna take time for these troops to re base, to where they're actually permanently stationed. now, what the russians believe their reaction has been from the west is of course,

nothing surprising for them. this has been the rhetoric coming from the americans and nato, that they don't really trust russia and the information that comes from the officials here for their part. they say that we will carry on doing what we do and it, it really is not our concern. whether not, they believe us. now, this is of course, all in the context of the security guarantees that rush of looking for from the united states and nato, about at preventing nato from further expansion eastwards. in this process, the russians had asked for certain security guarantees in december from the 30 member alliance, and the u. s. government and the u. s. responded gave a written response to the russian foreign ministry. the end of january on january 26. and we've just heard today that the russian foreign minister said that the russians will respond to the americans in the form of a 10 page. let heard this or something. the survey love, rob told vladimir putin on monday that was ready after number of consultations with various ministries. and we have heard over the past hour that the us ambassador to

russia has been summoned to the foreign ministry where we believed he was given that response. we're waiting for official confirmation of that delays on al jazeera like sand castles, innocent ami, that's how one dr. described. hong kong is devastating fee curve at $19.00 white america, or one game. oh, this is goliath. why call mine is on strike in the u. s. ed taking on wolf strings . ah, ah, look forward to brighter skies with sponsored cut on it weighs hello great to see, you know for the past few days there had been no weather alerts across india. we'll

keep it that way as we look toward friday. at may see a few showers sneak in toward the south west end, the se, but really this is nothing major. still unhealthy air quality toward the northwest, but may see a spirits of rain there, which would help improve the air quality. really, the bulk of the activity is over again, gone in myanmar through the and a min and nick, a bar islands and may just squeeze out a shower across yolanda as well. but nothing major off to se, stager there has been flooding, poor central malaysia. things are starting to wind down in terms of that intense rain but getting down with rain for southern sumatra and west java jakarta, coming in at 32 degrees on friday. now for central parts of china, there's some rain, there's some snow falling along the yangtze river valley. when a tap into a northerly flow here, it's gonna make its way as far south as hong kong that's going to drop your temperature big time. so here's the story on friday, driving brain. there's that when and just a high of 11 degrees. that is while below average, the snow is starting to wind down for the southwest of honshu,

where we did have heavy snowfall warnings in play. but throughout pride, i think all of those will be dropped night, stay in tokyo with the height of 11 degrees. let's wrap the seal later. oh, with sponsored by cassandra, always joined the debate. they eraser of black people from the american and global story was very powerful on an online at your voice. the comment section is right here. join our conversation. we had all protected when everyone is protected. it is marked by being nationalistic about those. you just look at it in a very different way, say that perspective men and men meeting each other and they don't have any solution. let me put it clear for you this dream. on al jazeera lou.

ah, hello, are you watching out 0? i'm emily angland. reminder of our top stories, the sour nato has reiterated, concerns rushes, trying to stage an excuse to invade ukraine, that's after russian backed rebels in easton, ukraine, and kia government forces accused each other of shelling their position. russia meanwhile says he has no plans to invade ukraine. and has published new video of what it says, sod tanks were turning to their bases. but the u. s. and nato say russia is actually adding more troops. and there's no evidence of a pullback. french soldiers are ending then 9 year mission in molly against fighters linked to al qaeda. and i saw president manuel macross is accusing. molly's military late is a forcing the withdrawal and denies the french operation in this region has failed

. i said, beg reports from neighboring synagogue, france says it's military with troll is not a failure to be on a chat, but after 9 years of being in molly, their fight against groups linked to al qaeda, an i so it's now set to change as conditions for the french are no longer cordial. france as nigeria will become the hot for the fight against terrorism about his youngest humidity, alma look, we cannot stay engaged militarily next to authorities who do not share our strategy nor our objectives. that's the situation we are confronted by. and molly, today's audrey ah, when the french ambassador was expelled from mali, demonstrates his celebrated in the capital by marco. the mildly or experience is an experience that his open remark, opening up the new era in west africa. because now it's possible

to a pulls to what the former colonial masters are doing. and it's also possible to adopt a new strategy that is not a strategy prepared or adopted by frogs. the operation which initially began in molly has expanded throughout the sa, had region with french troops based in different countries. european nations have joined operations, and there's also a $15000.00 strong un peacekeeping force in the country. but the sears of cruise in molly burkina, faso guinea and an attempted crew in guinea paso as changed the dynamics in the region. frances, uneasy with molly's military joint, his relationship with russia. molly says they are russian soldiers in the country as part of a bilateral agreement, this growing anti french sentiment among protesters in west africa. i loved it was what would it be to help us when we came out today to say, we fed up with the french army. they should stop playing with africa. we cannot

suffer under the sun while their children are comfortable over there. they have everything they want, however, they still come here and exploit our resources. so alice lubbock, william, deb, i'm not going to be, i'm running about more. we know they are our enemies. we asked them to open their vehicles so that we have an idea of the content they refused. we know what is inside suspect items. they should apologize. change countries and go far from us. would. yeah. that could be political implications to frances true, pre deployment. west african leaders are aware of growing anti french feelings. and they also concerned about the cruise in the region, not wanting themselves to lose favor amongst their populations less. their faith also ends up in a qu, withdraw from mali, a master major strategic shift by france. and the 9 year mission that successive french presidents had argued was crucial for regional and european security. it now has to redo plates troops to other west african countries to protect its interest while keeping those nations on site. i said big,

i'll just there are the car. the latest landslide disaster and brazil has swept dozens of people to their deaths. a month's worth of rain fell on metropolis so patropolis, rather known as brazil's imperial. sitting the light, as casualty county is 104 dead, with hundreds moved to emergency shelters. from high risk areas, monica yanna care has more. after the 7, an unexpected storm, the search for missing bodies. wow. a missile door, he said he was able to pull out his mother and one girl before the mud avalanche hid his bar. once sugar, you're pushing melbury. everything fell at once. i never thought i would see something like this. well, you know, do not. so i saw you the last a niece and her nieces, daughter, she still looking for both and has lost hope. wanted to throw a fever yesterday, a man was found alive in the debris. the firefighters pulled him out today in the

morning and he was dead. i can't cope with this any more. fallacy moiz says she's come to pick up clothes and food to take to the shelter where she is sleeping, but like many, she has not yet come to terms with her loss. because into far more i cannot go back to my house because it's unsafe. i lost a needs in the mudslide, but many have lost so much more and the number of deaths has been growing by the hour after tuesday's unexpected brain fall. $230.00 millimeters of rain and 3 hours the same amount expected for the whole month. it submerged streets and destroyed houses, and vehicles in bo dot though the me, if i media 26 members of my family are alive by. i have lost all my friends that were buried by them on this basis. patropolis is also known as the summer. get away from brazil's royalty when the largest south american country was an empire. the

reach suffered devastating floods and mud slides in 2011 that killed more than 900 people. 75 year old jed alj almeida says he survived the 1st tragedy. but his homeless again approved nothing was done to prevent this from repeating itself. climate change and char graphy may explain part of the tragedy in federal police. but there is much more as says res cloud, riviera. poverty is also an issue, missouri squished, i would consider that it's very difficult to check of houses being built regularly . if all roles are being complied with when there's no alternative to house the poor and needy, brazil's presence able so narrow tweeted from russia. he said he'll visit, but drop volleys on friday. elections and brazil are due later this year. and recent polls show ball, so narrow, trailing behind format present was in masula,

thus silver. the devastation in patropolis is only expected to add to his wolves. monica, and our give i'll jazeera to hong kong now where hospitals and testing facilities are buckling under the pressure of the worst coven 19 outbreaks. since the pandemic began, beds are filled to capacity in some patients being treated in makeshift spaces in the open air for it. clement reports from hong kong, dozens of patients, many of them elderly waiting outside in the cold and wet weather just to get a hospital bed inside, under its dynamic 0 infection strategy. hong kong requires any resident who tests positive to go to a hospital or a quarantine facility, even if they have mild or no symptoms. as a result, thousands of waiting to be admitted. hong kong government is looking at ways to cope the huge numbers, including the possibility of turning hotels,

housing estates, and student dorms, into isolation, wards. adding to the concern is the sluggish vaccination rates among hong kong elderly, currently less than 30 percent, or if everyone in hong kong is willing to get fascinated, the situation will be better for you. it will cost a lot if hong kong wants to stamp out corona virus infections like in mainland china, i think the mainland code with control measures may not suit all cold, but the message from beijing is clear. get your house in order on probation, media quoted chinese president sheeting pain as telling hong kong to take all necessary steps to contain the virus. only a gum chief executive carry lamb. thanks g for his support and vowed to unite hong kong to fight the virus. the hong kong government is facing criticism for st. like this old people waiting out in the cold for a hospital bed. 2 years into the pandemic. many asking why more wasn't done to prepare for this day. brick cleansed al jazeera hong kong,

south korea. corona virus cases of surge past 90000 for the 2nd day, the rec racing outbreak has also seen a sharp rise in critically ill patients. at least 389 people are in intensive care and increase of 76 in the past day. people are being urged to get a 4th vaccination shot still in south career and a new initiatives been launched to better integrate defectors from north korea by helping them start their own businesses. more than 33000 defectors live in south korea. but as rob mcbride reports from so many find it hard to adapt to lie fe. yes . but this launch of enter meeting between 2 cultures with a common purpose. south korea, ministers and officials on one side, on the other young defectors from north korea wanting to make their mark in

business planning. and jesse kim came to south korea 8 years ago, bringing with her a lifelong love of food, which she is turning into a successful online business promoting north korean cuisine quiet. although till my own as a child, i was fascinated by the ingredients, the smile and characteristics of food, and always prepared meals for the whole family. my hometown, the her home is near to man, back to considered by north korea leadership to possess special significance and struggling the chinese border through which most effective escape to the south is north korea is heavily fortified. border with south korea much harder to cross and the scene of dramatic attempts such as this defection by a soldier in 2017. amid a hail of bullets once they get out of north korea many the effect is fine. that is only the start of the troubles, the bigger challenges adapting to south korea as much free a lifestyle and fast paced economy completely unlike anything they've been used to

. jesse kim has made that transition successfully. they went on board and tony and again, board and i think for all young people business is difficult. i don't think i find it any harder or easier as a north korean defector. but many defect to struggle with some, even returning to the north this scheme is a to help them with business startups with the white a gold of closer integration between north. ready and south there was, i am convinced decision opportunity for people like you and future generations to dream big and initiate change across the korean peninsula that me when and community startup business to produce goods and services for both the north and south can help reduce the psychological distance between the 2, korea se his with, with into korean relations currently in a deep freeze, even small initiatives,

it seems keep alive the hope of closer ties. one day. rob mcbride, elgin's era, sol, pharmacies from the association of south east asian nations have discussed how to restore pace in me. emma, at a meeting in the cambodian capital p on pen florence louis has been following events from colonial. the crisis in myanmar has exposed divisions within our psion . now once again, myanmar military government was not invited to a ministerial level meeting within ours, yet it's participation downgraded to a non political representation. some ozzie and members have taken the view that me on mars military government should not be invited until they've demonstrated a commitment to implementing a peace deal negotiated by ours in, in april last year. that deal includes initiating dialogue and granting a special envoy full access to the country. and last year, special envoy, a diplomat from brunei, cancelled

a shed your trip because he was told he would not be able to meet with ousted leader on santucci and others. he had proposed this year special envoy, cambodian foreign minister has said he plans to visit myanmar next month is not yet known who he will meet or either who he will be allowed to meet. but he has said that arson has not made contact with the national unity government. that's the shadow government opposed to the qu because this group has been designated a terrorist organization by the gender. now, 4 months activists have been calling for has yet to do more to resolve the crisis in myanmar, including recognizing the shadow government as well as supporting in arms embargo against the gender. and it appears that as it is not ready to do either, the ozzy and foreign ministers meeting in panama, penn, this week is bound to disappoint those, hoping that ours in would take a much firmer stand on resolving the issue in myanmar. senate is in the united states and you know, he had testimony from coal miners who've been on strike for most of the past year.

they say they pay and benefits were cut while invest is profit. gabriel alexander has moved from neal. i'm that america or what game? oh, it's the ultimate david versus goliath moment. david, being the coal miners from rural alabama who have been on strike for nearly 12 months. calling on warrior met cold, their employer for a new union contract with better wages and working conditions like a worker. 7 days wake up 16 hours a day. goliath being the asset management company, black rock. with a nearly 10 trillion dollar portfolio, it owns the largest stake in the alabama coal mine you will be placed under arrest on a charge of disorderly conduct. that is why the miners were in new york, outside black rock headquarters, demanding their voices, be heard, they care, nothing about the communities. people live in like kill it. so many jobs you know,

run and skeleton crew. so there was a lot of jobs that were just lost or terminated, and a is happening, you know, more and more host, the black rock and warrior met cole declined to comment, but the bigger picture is unionization. in the early 19 eighties for private sector jobs, about 20 percent of the entire american workforce belonged to labor union. today that number is below 6 percent, but that could be changing. the push by american workers to join labor unions seems to be gaining speed though. oh yeah, we're also in alabama, 6000 workers at an amazon warehouse are trying to unionize. they would be the companies 1st organized workforce at starbucks, after workers at 2 stores in new york voted to unionized last december staff at

around 30 other stores are following suit. and it's even happening at capitol hill, where congressional aides to house members are organizing to form a union. we're seeing workers everywhere take back power or, you know, doing the pandemic. a many people risk their lives for corporations to work for very little money. and now they simply want more. unions, bill, the middle class president joe biden recently outlined a proposal to make union membership easier. thank is widely considered the most pro union president in decades for the miners. they hope their struggle has galvanized others is tom though the working class of america stands up, thoughts by their fight, continues gabriel, as onto how does it in new york? ah.