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lumnick loud misses al 0 life and also coming up. not just for south africa, it's for africa. and for the whole world, the world health organization picks 6 african nations to establish their own, m r n. a vaccine production. and millions of people told to stay indoors as a powerful storm basses england. and ireland ah say russia says a president vladimir putin will oversee nuclear drills on saturday, including the launch of ballistic and cruise missiles. this comes, of course, have a time of soaring tensions between moscow. ukraine in the west shelling in east ukraine is re ignited fears of an imminent invasion by russia. russian back separatists and government forces in the don bass region have accused each other of launching new attacks. ukraine says it has no attention of intention of attacking

the separatist ruled eastern region or crimea. or the crisis is set to top the agenda at the annual munich security conference, us vice president cobbler harris is there. and she will meet data sets. she general gen stolen burg later will moscow and says it has no plans to invade ukraine and has announced a withdrawal of some bits troops this week. but western me to say about a 150000 soldiers remain near the ukrainian border. well, i never met together to james bay's is in germany for the annual security conference there. but let's start with those jabbar who's standing by for us in moscow said daughter. and these drills that the russian president is overseeing how much of an escalation is this? well according to the russian nun, because these are annual dirt drills that they hold to every so often and they are scheduled to take place usually in october. but this year they've been moved up as they have been in the past. it's not completely unusual,

but of course this is going to be seen as them, and yet another step that rushes taken to further flex. it's military and now nuclear capabilities a but for the russians, they say that this is what they do on a regular basis. the defense ministry said that these drills will be taking place in the black sea in the north sea, and they will be overseen by the supreme commander in chief of the entire military and army. that is president vladimir putin who will be overseeing this entire exercise from a situation center. it is not clear where that is, of course, but i think it comes at a very important time after it really the attentions that have escalated to an all time high with us and senior diplomats being expelled from russia as well as these ongoing military joint military drills taking place between russia bell roost and of course, a number of a military units, according to the defense mystery, falling back from carrying out

a number of exercises throughout the past few weeks. but all this comes at a time when the west says that russia has not shown any steps in the escalating, and this will be seen as yet another step taken by the russians to escalate. but for their part, they say this is well within their rights. the russian foreign minister, sergei love. rob says it is absolutely preposterous for the west to dictate to us where we can and cannot move our troops and our military equipment and what we can and cannot do within our own territory. i think this is really a pinnacle of flattery. putin's as show of strength at this time, as those military drills with bella. ruth, are coming to an end. i think this will be seen as yet another step taken by the russian president to show his power are. those are thanks for that to tulsa jibari there from moscow. let spin, i would some new negative matthew at the jays base is standing by for that security conference. we were talking about a james. this is an annual conference, of course, yet to get underway. looks like it's m o meter a waiting for arrivals,

right now. this year it comes at a critical time clarity, doesn't it? and what is the sense there? i wonder of the actual likelihood that this could escalate beyond the bring it into well, i think there are real worries that this is a very, very dangerous moment for the world. but you have to listen to very different narratives coming out from the 2 sides. the west and certainly the u. s. and the u . k. most a warning, all of imminent conflicts, they believe the president reaching his property, decided he's going to invite you crime. the russians of course, saying something completely different. the russians not attending this year's munich security conference. yes, we'll have the vice president of the us, the secretary of state, the nato secretary general, the president, the ukraine of most, the nato allies here. but the russians are not attending, they'll be watching. i think these words very, very closely to see what signs of unity they're off among those they type of nato

allies. i'm with you crying and whether there are any cracks well or any disunity among the different nations. clearly all of the diplomats here, i think being briefed by the west and particularly the you asked about the intelligence. and i can tell you from conversations with diplomats, the what those briefings are really, really great. they're saying that they think they'll not just be an invasion of ukraine. they believe the innovation of all of ukraine. they will. i think it's going to jump in there a 2nd because 2nd level of the russian foreign minister is speaking. he's been meeting with the greek for a minister and say, listen, listen to what is going to say that where reached during the meeting of president to and the greek prime minister last december last year. also we discussed the implementing the decisions of the summit and including

the bilateral action plan for 2020 to 2024. we stated that bilateral trade, the turnover, despite the condemn make, grew more than 67 percent in 20. 20 was reaching $4500000000.00 and that's the record since 2013. and we hope this trend will continue mainly within the context of the plans that the russian investors have was their greek partners. and in the context of the russian greek commission for scientific and economic cooperation that miss in moscow in november, which i believe and will meet for the 14th time in greece. soon,

we also discussed the favorable trends in the gas supplies to greece. russia supplies more than 40 percent of green grease needs and we believe that strengthening grease is sick and, and just security will be boosted by the recent agreement for a contract or, or until 2026. and we stated the reliability of gas supplies to grief from russia. we also outlined further steps in developing our legal framework, including agreements, concerning exchanges in every area of 1st of all, between the and jose and professional associations. and we have good corporation in the emergency. his response and russian

equipment was proved to be very reliable in putting out it fires increase last year and we stated our willingness to provide continued assistance in disaster response. in this area, we have a traditionally popular and rich exchange cultural exchange. and this year, under the peyton patron ship of our leaders. so we have a year of joint history and we preparing for the final ceremonials. this is series of events. the, the event was inaugurated increase and it will be closed in russia. first and foremost, interest is to continue similar events,

and we discussed the topic for future joint years. we're also interested in developing cooperation with greece or in combat, seeing a corona virus listed, and it sir, consequences. and of course this, that if brooklyn would promote further tourism exchanges and their restoration of the and air travel industry. but despite the pandemic, more than 80000 russians visited greece last year, and we also agree with continued contact. it was like a level verb addressing a press conference there the he's be meeting with the greek for a minister nicholas dundee. i said, clearly they're talking about ab sustan's relations between russia and gree. so he will, we suspect talk about the situation ukraine at some point, will keep monitoring that and come back to that

a little bit later. in the meantime, this returned to our diplomatic editor jones bays whose life for us in munich at the security conference. it's due to get underway shortly. james, as we wait for the survey lever of to address the ongoing situation in ukraine, from a russian perspective, one does wonder what were to happen and what the implications would be of a russian invasion, not just in ukraine, but globally. yeah, i mean it's, it's, i think, exercising a lot of minds here. of course, it depends what russia did. deed, if it did cross the borders of ukraine. but i think the worst case scenario is really what is worrying people, which is the idea, which is certainly what western intelligence is, briefing diplomats all which is a full scale invasion. a pincer attack, approaching kia from 2 sides, taking the capitol 1st, and then taking the rest of the country. and that is the sort of thing that grave.

a grim scenario. this being brief, by what intelligence to many of these other allies, nato allies, are and other participants that are here in munich, because that would, i think, lee, 2000 dest opperation like that. and it also would lead to many people, i think, in ukraine trying to leave and crossing the borders. i've had one estimate potentially of 3 to 5000000 refugees out of ukraine, which is a huge figure. and remember part of that is the fact that craniums have these a free travel to the european union. so no one's gonna stop them at the border. they can go across the border. so potentially we're talking about a humanitarian crisis in ukraine. if the worst case scenario happened, and of course this would have, you know, make shocks around the world. and i think could seriously jeopardize the global economy. and that i think is why minds are being focused on this here. certainly

the risk is real. if you listen to the us and some, it's close to stylize many others, of course, remember w m d in iraq. they remember the things that us intelligence has said in the past that proved to be totally wrong. and they're also hearing the russians who are not talking about an imminent war. they say it's all a hoax. they have no plans to invade ukraine. so i think people here very concerned about the situation, but it's somewhat unnerved about it to not really know what the data are. i genuinely have plenty more for me, of course, in the coming out from munich. but for the meantime, thanks a lot. james bayes reporting them from munich, or let's move on the 6 african nations to establish their own m r n. a vaccine production have been revealed at the you and african union summed in brussels, are the world health organization's chief says that egypt, kenya, nigeria, senegal, is south africa and june as it will be the 1st on the continent to receive the

technology. we expect the benefits of this initiative will extend far beyond quoted named tim, by creating a platform for vaccines against as it is including malaria, tuberculosis, and even cancer said this is a strategic investment, not just for covered, but for all the major health problems that we face and the have will be, not just for south africa, it's for africa and for the whole world, because this box will be distributed all over the world when they've barker is in brussels and says, much of that meeting is also focused on trade between the e u and africa. well, this was billed as one of the biggest opportunities in a generation to overcome some of the long standing in a qualities and imbalances between the european union and africa. but of course, with the simmering tensions in eastern europe, there is a big fear that that will overshadow any progress that's made here. also

a growing anger from some african leaders about europe's failure to waiver intellectual property rights to allow africa to build a coven. 19 vaccines from scratch in africa for africans. an agreement to this morning to allow at least manufacturing in these 6 spokes or a manufacturing hobbs in different countries or across the continent. the question is, does that go far enough in satisfying those african leaders gathered here? but perhaps the, the biggest set piece of the summit is the global gateway initiative. this is something announced by the european union last year is a $340000000000.00 scheme. half of that money to be invested in africa. it has been described as the e use onset of china's belton road ski, meaning the, the e u while i'm after, really stage an almighty game of catch up, considering that china has invested heavily across africa for many, many decades. now,

i'd still ahead here announce 0. leave all face arrest. that's the warning to truck a lead protest as in canada, as new police pounds come into effect. and make shift medical care in hong kong cove. patients forced outdoors with hospitals near capacity. ah, ah, look forward to brighter skies the winter sponsored my cattle airways. fucking like a whites, wendy, and cool weekend for hong kong. hello, everyone. good to see you. so we've got this plume of moisture moving west to east . it's going to play con, calling for the next few days, whence it now shifted around to the north. so that's driven down the temperature 9 degrees. you should be 19 for this year. that was weather will move across. so you're trying to, santa southern japan will pick up that story one sec. but 1st i just want to let

you know that there's snowfall record for haunch western areas. $39.00 centimeters over 6 hours. and there's the chance we're going to see more is that what, whether from southern china moves across these trying to see into southern japan meeting up with cooler air. so that means snow over the hills of honshu. and we've also got snow in the forecast for who can go with this weather maker moving further toward the east. now, for se, stage at our usual storms come in and go in in this area, but i want to get you now to sri lanka when you see that rain fill in over the course of the weekend. steered in by the ne monsoon, it's still a lot of activity over the nigger bar and, and admin islands. now for northwestern portions of india still misty and foggy conditions here in new delhi at 26 degrees. and we're going to get a southerly push of air across the audi. so we got a high 28 degrees on saturday. see later. ah, the weather sponsored by katara ways. right. as a weapon of war leaves the very deepest scholars ah scars so rule that the victims,

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a ballistic and cruise missiles the kremlin denies it will further inflame tensions with the west. shelling in easton, ukraine has re ignited fizz of an eminent invasion by russia, russian back separatists and government forces in the don bus region of accused each other of launching you attacks the 6 african nations to establish their own m r n. a vaccine production had been revealed to the youth african union summit and brussels. europe also aims to promote its global investment plans, enough chinese trade that roads of protest as a gathering and shake gerra in occupied east jerusalem to support a palestinian family being forcefully evicted from their home. tensions in the flash point neighborhood continued to rise with increased police in his railing. satellite presence, alice joined harry for said susan, shake gerra in occupied east jerusalem and her. i can see crowds that behind you to degree. tell us more about what plan today. yes,

that crowd is. we'll send out now what's taken place has been a pretty large show of solidarity here in the form of outdoor friday. pres, which have broken up now. but at the height, around 200 people were here praying on praying. that's the background tool. it is of course, the general situation in occupied east jerusalem with hundreds of families, potentially facing force displacement from their homes. and over the last year or so, this neighborhood of shakespeare has very much become the touchstone of the protests against that. and we saw in last april in may just how tense situation could become . it was one of the triggers. so the war that we saw between israel and fighting factions in gaza at the moment, those tensions which are always there been sharpened by 2 things at attack. and let's attack last friday. we could go un austin attack against the jewish settler

home. is where the police say they've now arrested for people in connection with that. and the response to that from a far right is ready. politicians, it's been a member of these ready parliament, the connecticut who has set up an open office on the grounds of the palestinian home. not very far from here, just a few dozen meters away from where the palestinians here have been gathering. he's been here all week in a deliberately provocative position, which he says is also to try to ensure the safety of settlers in this extremely volatile and device is part of a bulky body through them. so the question now is really will that continue? he has parliamentary immunity, so it's difficult for israeli police to move him out of the way. the current prime minister natalie bennett, who had a security meeting about the situation here on thursday night. he doesn't have much leverage over him. so his presence continues to be an issue here and we have in the

days and week to come, the potential for the eviction of one particular family, the solemn family, that force displacement at some point during march and the concurrence of both the jewish pos over religious holiday and ramadan as well. so things on where they were last year in may, but certainly they are ramping up still or i really have to force it there in order to buy these recent thanks. a lot time being the weather office in the united kingdom is a sheet of rare red warning for southern and central england. storm unice has just made landfill and it's extreme winds were expected cause danger to life. it comes just days after another storm cause power outages and transport disruption. in some areas, schools have been closed in the army is on standby. let's join that roach islands who's in london now london, the doc for crossing rory. they said this could be one of the west storms in 3 decades. the last one, i remember, laid waste, a huge area of woodland and cause no end of damage. is that what's anticipated here?

well we have those recordings is you just mentioned across large cogs of the united kingdom. that is the highest level of warning the get. it means that there is danger of death. predictions of wins about 244 kilometers now, but i've just seen report saying that there has been a wind about 277 kilometers per hour. measures is interrupting it, rory right in full flow, because that putin has been speaking in moscow. he's the, with the better is elidah and the southern listening stand against then you cannot make pressure both against you and us. it is more difficult for us with functions. so i wanted to brief you on this. how the latest

events are unfolding, and what else needs to be done not to, to keep up pace, not to slow down. and as you said, the development of the economy already shows that they will not be successful. they will not be able to suffocate us. and we was thinking of doing dynamism, so that also the military political spectrum spectrum. thanks to the efforts of our western partners we have to respond was our military exercise and our diplomacy and i think even here they won't be successful. they have lost the 1st round of badly. now i can see them proceeding to the 2nd round of scaring the world. with our

eminence invasion of ukraine destruction of ukraine even though was whenever we met. we never discussed such plans, but we will train people to fight. i attended the russian, bella, russian, the exercise yesterday i watched both russian and bella russian units. it's very impressive. and as you said, to morrow, if all goes well, we will attend an interesting event. we will take pods. yes and also take paltz, these in these events and that is part of our life of the life, the bell russians and russians. and so i appreciate our meeting today and having the opportunity to discuss the problems and our relationship. thank you.

yes, we just heard that the alexander lucas shanker, the better recently that he was a me, he has be meeting with vitamin preaching the russian president and saying that to the west, to scaring the well with all this, talk of the invasion of ukraine is not their intention at all, he said that he'd watch the batteries in a rush and drills the, the army military drills and said that they're very impressive. and he look forward to watching the drills on saturday. which of course refers to those that vladimir putin is announced involving strategic nuclear forces. and the launch a ballistic and cruise missiles at vladimir putin was also speaking. we'll get that on tape in that play that to you shortly. now 2 people are trapped on a ferry which caught fire in grease rescue effort is underway to freedom. hundreds of other people were brought to safety by the coast. god. 288 returned to rome, bought the vessel, which was on its way to italy. the cause of the fi is not yet no truck drivers protesting against favorite 19 restrictions in canada's capital of ottawa, a bracing for a police crackdown offices trying to end nearly 3 weeks of demonstrations. they've

arrested several protests including an organizer of the so called freedom convoy, nor about miley as this. her 2nd concern, confrontations encountered his capital as police to give a new powers to charge truckers who have helped thumb for nearly 3 weeks or trucks. and protesters have shut down the streets outside parliament in downtown ottawa as well as disrupting businesses. and chris brought a trade with the us. we boarded fly, inalienable rights, a citizen. so we have, you know, the right ranking recently resembling, readable rid of it. canadian truckers calling themselves the freedom convoy had gathered to make a stand against the rule. the requite truck has to be vaccinated to cross the u. f . canadian border. they were later joined by other protesters. many from far right

groups. on thursday, police moved in to arrest the leaders, chris bob. phil here at to mar lynch prime minister justin to jo has in vote. the emergencies act which gifts powers to declare the blockade, illegal arrest drivers, freeze bank accounts on suspend licenses. on monday, as we entered the 3rd week of illegal blockades and occupations, the federal government invoke to the emergencies act. we did it to protect families and small businesses to protect jobs and the economy. we did it because the situation could not be dealt with under any other law in canada. police of secure to parameter around the protests in the downtown cool. they've had these orders truckers, oh leave all stace charges. it's just the fake paper. though it says here,

you might leave the area now in the warning that anyone block in streets or assisting god there's in the block in the street, are committing a criminal offense and you might be arrested. i'm not afraid to be arrested as much as it is time it's going to take to get everything straightened out back to work normal. mean if they arrest me, then i go back to work eventually. once it's all sorted out, they don't want to come to the table and talk. i stay here and i'm not working anyways. so see where it goes. the movement has captured the world's attention to the canadian truck. as association says it doesn't represent the majority of drivers who have vaccinated and working hard to ensure trade continues. please now want to end this peacefully, but either with threats many truckers remain defiant. lord that and manly al jazeera hong kong is postponing picking a new leader as a city battles to control

a surgeon cobit 19 infections. chief executive carry lam confirmed the election schedule for march will now take place in may. she also said authorities are making plans for monday, 3 city wide testing for corporate hospitals in hong kong have reached nearly 90 percent capacity. and patients have being treated in makeshift open air spaces. the church we reported more than 3500 new cases on friday. ah. so this is out there. these are the top stories and russian state media is reporting the president vladimir putin will oversee new drills on saturday involving strategic forces of the launch, a ballistic and cruise missiles comes at a time of soaring tensions between russia and the west, rushing back separatism east and ukraine have accused government forces of launching new attacks on friday. at least 500 explosions have been recorded along

the front lines less than 24 years. president joe biden is expected to hold talks with nato allies in the coming hours.