planet promised to ensure the safety of women. what's happened this justice to simba fullback that people actually have more feel? why is the u. k. feel hostile to fancy the mysteries, all of us join me if i take on the live, dismantled misconceptions and debate the contradiction. carmen get up front on al jazeera. ah, this is al jazeera ah, hello, i'm hasn't think of this is the news. our life from dark coming up in the next 60 minutes. all these facing the moment of video. i truly hope it will not cover. the un secretary general says rushes action in east in ukraine as the most serious threat to global peace. despite sanctions and condemnation, vladimir putin says, russia's interests are non negotiable,

but diplomacy still stands a chance ukraine set to announce a state of emergency and calls up reserve forces to defend against a russian invasion. in the distance i can hear what sounds like heavy artillery and machine gun fire and villages near the front line in easton ukraine. better scars of what was once europe's forgotten conflict. also had 200000 children in sudan don't have enough to eat, looting of food warehouses, wasn't their flight, and it's full tennis world. number 3 alexander's vera has been thrown out of a tournament in mexico. the german is facing the prospect of a lengthy band. i share the end of him. ah,

we begin in the united nations where the stand off between russia and ukraine has taken center stage of the general assembly. russia's recognition of rebel controlled areas in easton, ukraine has drawn widespread condemnation. but moscow says kiev is responsible for aggression. the sector general has urged peace. the decision of the russian federation to recognise the so called independence of we don't have can lu, i'm christians, and the follow up our violations of the territory integrity and so, but entity of ukraine and inconsistent with the principles of the charter of united nation. there is no place for actions and statements that will take this dangerous situation over the abyss. it's time to establish his fire and they turn to the passive dialogue and negotiations to save the people in ukraine and beyond from the scores of what. i warn every nation in this distinguished chamber, no one will be able to seek out this crisis. if president decides that he can move

forward with his aggression against ukraine. your governments and your people will faith, painful consequences together with our government and our people. this is why we need to use this last chance for action and stop russia, where it is. for those right now we give it direct continues to go and to provoke and to our key. if we warn you that since upon the request of the next and hangs the thief, i will be monitored by the russian forces. no one intends to go soft ethos to any violator. therefore, we ask you today to focus effort from branding in kiev and deterring it from conducting a new military adventure that might cost a whole it ukraine. very daily. you know, the tidal wave of suffering this war will cause our unthinkable. and then there is the broader threat that rushes actions up in our international system make

a mockery of the un charter, and call into question our most fundamental principles of sovereignty, diplomacy, and territorial integrity. unfortunately, despite these terrible word, world altering outcomes, russia appears determined to proceed how you crane is preparing for a possible russian attack. president zaleski has called up reservists, age 18 to 20, and on wednesday, ukrainian government websites and banking services went down and suspected cyber attacks. what i made is live 1st in eastern ukraine, but 1st let's go live to rosalind jordan, who is the un headquarters for. so rosalind, we got a flavor there of some of the sentiments from the major speakers at the, at the general assembly. and aside of course, from the, the russian representative, it was pretty clear which side it was going towards. that's

right and are probably of what you might expect from the people's republic of china is something perhaps more nuanced. we have not yet heard from the chinese ambassador to the un, but most of those who have spoken so far have essentially condemned moscow's decision to move into the don voss to recognize don yeske and lou houses as independent republics. and to essentially, they are all arguing ignore the un charter, and the you'd call for respecting each countries sovereign national borders. they say that to russia simply cannot pick and choose which of the parts of the un charter it wants to follow. if it wants to be considered a good member of the united nations, it's a very, a difficult situation because you have to ask beyond the offering by the un secretary general, antonio good debtors of his good offices to help negotiate an end to this crisis.

what can the you, when do as it happens, russia is the presiding member of the un security council this month. so it would be very difficult to push through any resolutions condemning rushes behavior in eastern ukraine. because russia, as a permanent member of the council has a veto, there's also the matter of what more can the general assembly where it's wednesdays debate is taking place? what more can it do to try to push along some sort of resolution? this really is a task everyone pretty much agrees except for the russians, that this is a, an existential challenge for the united nations writ large. rosalyn jordan at the un headquarters. thank you. or abdul hamid is live for cindy east in ukraine and hot. i am regardless of what's actually happening on the ground where you are at the moment the country really seems to be very much on a war footing right now. yes,

absolutely. as you mentioned earlier, the president had met with his national security team and, and recommended parliament to ratify a state, a state of emergency build that would last for 30 days and could be renewable up to 60 days. also at the same time calling reserve, as anyone between the age of 8018 rather to 60, to present themselves to their basis. even though it have to be underlined that there is no still general mobilization of the army. now the president did today speak publicly that was after his meeting with his polish and the 2 indian card counterpart. and at the time he said that only him and the top tier of the mitted, she knew exactly what the plans were and that those plans and that he was trying to

reassure the country that the plans were there and the ukrainian army was ready to defend themselves so maybe the school for general mobilization, which is quite delayed and surprised many people around the country is part of that plan. now the president also saying that, you know, he, at the end of the day he understands that ukraine is on its own, regardless of all the support it gets. route ukraine is on its own and it's ukraine is gonna be at the forefront of this war. if and when it happens, but when you listen to him carefully, he seems merely to be saying that there's just, he is bracing himself for this escalation in the conflict, which will be a very scary moment for a lot of people here in ukraine and at the same time, while all this is happening, the country is going under cyber attack, not the 1st time. it had been happening quite

a regular term intervals over the past few weeks. well, the lead to cyber attack targeted the parliament targeted to foreign ministry and several banks. so certainly i really as sense of apprehension of this as a country heading towards a renewed oh, out conflict. hm. and what's the sense order you're getting on the ground from people that you're talking to there in, in each student, your crime? what, what, what is the mood there right now? well, the mood is quite a worrisome. apprehensive ah, you know, people are listening also to what the separate his leaders have to say. and today, one of them then is per chillen, who is the head of the self proclaimed republic of done yes, said that he wanted the,

the terry to the entire regions of lugens and on yet which he regards us, the historical land and the historical boundaries of his republic to be returned in a peaceful way by ukraine, or then if need be, there would be war. now if i'm standing here in grammar doors, this is a place that had been, had fallen into the hands of the separate is back in 2014 near by. there is love yes. which used to be the epi center of their military operations in this part of the country where people are very worried because they know what it means. they know that they will have fighting, basically, at their doorsteps. opinions are divided. they are suited who actually say, well, this is actually did is separate. this leader is right. this is actually part of the land. this pop part of the country is part of russian others. and we had that a bit earlier in the main square he and come after us, i standing there saying no,

this is part of you. great, this is a sovereign land of ukraine and we will stand here to defend it. so while the politicians are fighting people are still not fighting, but the more this tension goes on, the more these underlying differences and the visions will come up to the surfaces just as they did 8 years ago. and that means a lot of trouble. how to thank you, how to do, how me live for a c in east in ukraine. i must go on the de russia, on as its armed forces president vladimir putin, his criticise the west for refusing to respond to his security demands. the day was overshadowed by the crisis between russia and ukraine. dasa jabari spoke to some of those attending the ceremony. ah, a solemn reminder of the dark days of rushes past. the commander in chief of the armed forces commemorating defender of the fatherland day, which honors war,

veterans, and all russians who lost their lives defending their country. prior to the reef playing ceremony by the tomb of the unknown soldiers near the kremlin president vladimir putin released the video message to the nation. but with a clear warning for the world. no prefer you to repeat russia's interests and the security of our people and indisputable priority. so we will continue to threaten and modernize our, i'm in the navy thriving to increase their effectiveness for their faded out with the most cut in h equipment. ah, an independent polling group says the majority of russians believe their presidents over 50 percent of people surveyed at the start of the ukraine crisis back in december. believe the united states and nato countries are responsible for increasing tensions. events like this to honor fallen soldiers are taking place across the country. but this years events are particularly poignant as the threat of war and ukraine overshadows

a day that's dedicated to remembering the human cost of war. most your said, the thought of war is simply unimaginable. i wouldn't like the war to start. i'd like all political powers to make campus to avoid war. and we really hope there will be no war. and it looks like at the end of the day, there will be no law. why not? when you go, i think there will be no war. nobody needs war. neither ukraine nor russia, as a rule is, are politicians who start wars. they are the only ones who need wars. i think that we are all slavic people, ukrainians and russians. do you need war? i don't need it. why would young guys die? people, children, parents, mothers, fathers, i think the common sense will prevail. says russia is always open for direct and honest dialogue that has full confidence in the military military that will likely include a new generation of russians who have never ventured far from home,

but must now prepared themselves for the possibility that they could one day be back here, just not as visitors, paying their respects to unknown soldiers. at dark and sobering thought on a day meant to remind the country of the senselessness of war. doors to jabari al jazeera moscow. well, let's look at how the military strengths of russia and ukraine compare ukraine has about 209000 active military personnel, but russia has about 4 times that number with more than 900000 active service members. and when it comes to their reserves, ukraine has another $900000.00 and trained to military standard. but again, they're outnumbered by russia, which has about 2000000 on to military equipment. russia is clearly a superior force with more tanks, armored vehicles, and artillery than the ukrainian side when it comes to air power. the stories the same. russia also has about 15 times the number of fighter jets and all of

ukraine's current fleet was built during the cold war, rushes anti aircraft system. the s 400 is set to be one of the strongest defense systems in the world, while ukraine's own anti aircraft system is largely outdated. the countries received a significant amount of anti aircraft missiles, from latvia and lithuania, were joining us now from washington. d. c is charles cook and he is a senior fellow at the council on foreign relations and a professor of international affairs at georgetown university. thanks so much for being with us. so on paper it would seem that ukraine is very much out numbered and are matched here from a military standpoint. so what, what are its options at this point? if, if a larger conflict were to break out? well, i think your description is pretty accurate. and in some ways, the numbers high, the degree of mismatch,

and that's simply because the russian military is not just bigger, but it's better. it has much better equipment. it's trained a higher standards, even though the ukranian army is much better than it was in 2014. it would not be able to stop russia if russia decides to win bay. i think what we're seeing here by calling off reserve is by getting more support from outside is an effort to deter russia by telling bruton that if you in bay it will be a bloody affair. the cost will be high. but in my mind, the biggest return to booting right now is not necessarily the war itself. but what comes after? does he really want to invade and occupy a country of $44000000.00 people and deal with a grassroots insurgency that's likely to follow? that's a much bigger bite than the actual invasion itself. there's also the issue isn't

there of how this would play in russia. i mean, i'm not, i'm not sure if you heard all correspondence report there, but there was a sense there among many ordinary russians that they don't want this to go into a full blown a conflict and to see a more more russians and ukrainians dying. this is something that would not, the would not play well, but back home in russia is that's a deterrent is a, would that be acting? is it's a deterrents as well as in, in puts his thinking. yes, and that's why the ukranian effort nato's effort to raise the costs matters because improvement is doing a cost benefit analysis. now, most of his actions today in his neighbors, in georgia, in moldova, in the gourne or car box even in syria, have been relatively limited, not that many russian casualties, if there are lots of body bags coming home that could make the story quite

different. and you have to keep in mind that the west is going to impose berry significant, severe sanctions against russia that will affect the quality of life and russia. so both. busy when it comes to body bags, and when it comes to sanctions, couldn't really will be taking a huge step into the door. he mentioned the sanctions there. how damaging could those sanctions to be good could be to russia given that it seems to have prepared well for this with dislodge a foreign foreign exchange reserves. and this is, this is figured into hooton's thinking hasn't had that, that the west would respond with sanctions and, and he's made preparations for that. so how damaging would they be in the long run? well, you're right to know that proven has a big rainy day fund. it's about 630000000000. he's also taken steps in 2014, to try to immunize the russian economy in part,

by building domestic sources of production, in part by deepening his ties. to china, but depending on the sanctions that the west imposes, i think you are looking at a very big here to the russian economy. we're talking about taking russian banks out of commercial markets, preventing russia from floating its own debt on international markets, banning the sale of technology that keeps russian consumers able to buy things like cell phones, maybe turning off the spirit when it comes to energy. although that could be more painful to europe and been to russia. so it depends upon what menu of sanctions is, is, is chosen for. but we are looking at a potential major hit to the russian economy. good to get your perspective on. this is charles cook, and joining us there from washington,

i put on the front lines. these are volatile times for the people living. their child. stratford are forced now from the village of on each a in eastern ukraine's don't yet reach across the river is an area of the ukrainian army corps. the grays are neither ukrainian soldiers nor the russian back separatist controlled area. the army say separatists show the bridge a few days ago. crenan soldiers on guard the river bank. we'll fill all below. they can complete jolla. they shelled it using roughly $122.00 caliber weapons. we were luckily sheltering under cover at the time. in the distance i can hear what sounds like heavy artillery and machine gun fire. ukrainian government has in the last hour or so declared a state of emergency. now i remember being here in april, there was a man fishing exactly the spot. the bridge was

a vital connection point for people living in the grey zone, who used to come to this village to shop, to buy medicine. and some of the children used to go to school here. but that's simply not possible anymore. you can you. ready move close by 46 year old katya, unload the delivery of wood. her brother and sister live across the front line in separatist control on ask certain numbers the girl boiler does with them a family should and shouldn't them of a should need them. and i being cross crypted there and thou being conscripted here what nonsense fishes. the 21st century and look at us running around with county, florida. we are torturing each other. despite the risk 27 year old michael still goes to the river to fish. he was injured in a car accident in 2013. the war started a year later and he hasn't been able to get the physiotherapy he needs since then.

hooper barbara near her brother. we're in for london. we have shelling every day. you can hear it now. i've just come down to check that it hasn't scared the fish away. this is one of a number of destroyed homes in the village. i think 70 year olds that lana, whose home was damaged by shelling in december describes what some nights are like . oh you miss cheryl. decoy not you saw me look the fireballs this big fly over our house is not it a pass our windows lighting the room with the explosions are so loud on the drive home. sudden and terrifying lasts hidden ukrainian artillery fires shells towards separatist held territory. what do you crane an army say is defensive action against the russian back threat.

just over the hills. char stratford, al jazeera greenwich, their eastern ukraine. i was the sanctions on russia. all the most severe since the annexation of crimea years ago. since then, let me put in an assault to sanction proof. the economy has how russia, central bank has built up $630000000000.00 in foreign currency in gold reserves, which you can use to keep the rule stable for some time. the budget been cut and debt reduced with the aim of making the economy more self reliant. focus has been on stability. over gross and foreign investment. rushes reduced trade with western countries and pivot towards china. it's, it's now russia's largest single export market. the west has not yet directly sanctioned russia's my to oil and gas export, but other markets have been developed including signing a 30 pipeline deal with china. let's bring in more one shot. now he is a senior political analyst. he joins us live now from london. so just coming off

of that, when i ask you my want about this perception that the russia has, has insulated itself quite well this time from any sanction that would be coming from the west. so how, how long would it be until any kind of sanction start to bite and, and how does that play into all of this? because your previous guess said, clearly the russians have been preparing since 2014 to immunize the economy, you know, as much as they could in case of sanctions. but clearly, if massive sanctions are imposed basically denying russia any access to international banking with the international economy, that's certainly hurt. but it will hurt in such a way as to push or know which then you put expect anything from a major power. busy with nuclear weapons,

so it's not just about hurting. it's about what then what after because they could hurt in such a way. why a global power with nuclear weapons like russia. unlike iran, or cuba or venezuela could react in ways that could be quite threatening. not only to europe and the west, but the global security on the other hand has them. and i think this is something that we have not been talking about in our channel. but something has been discussed heavily in western circles. the whole point about dot. so hold with bonsai zation of the dollar, meaning the continuous, persistent use of the dollar as a what as a weapon by washington against adverse cities or nemesis around the world. the idea that the dollar is the is the, is the world major currency. and that it continuously used in a destabilizing ways against america's enemies, was slowly but surely marginalized

a dollar vis a v either cars is like the euro, or perhaps like the wine in china and so on, in a way that will be disadvantage. this adverb day, just not only to the nemesis, but also from the united states economies. we mentioned there the russians paper to china and is that it is that a pattern will likely see more of in the foreseeable future, not just over the issue of, of ukraine, but you know, more, more wider geopolitically speaking in terms of the fact that they're the interests of both, those countries will converge more and more. what clearly the, the big elephant in the room is china. right? or the when the united states and russia calculate the various ramifications of their actions. china is the biggest actor that they are thinking all the united states. think it's showdown with russia is just basically

a preview to a future showdown with china. china is a far bigger economy, is just of much of a great military power, with a far greater population and so on, so forth. so this is going to be only a preview. what is, what's next with china? if china, for example, decides to do in taiwan what russia is doing in ukraine? it's the same thing for russia, russia probably it would have been, i would imagine they would have calculated and would have coordinated much of what they're doing today. you were in with the chinese because without the chinese, certainly the sanctions and, but i'm, if occasions of any sanctions will probably hurt a lot. so i think russia nice china, but if china is going to come out to russia's hell, i think eventually russia is going to become a junior partner to china in asia and globally, which is that's what is china's looking for. so just briefly, i would say the following, china has been waiting in the shadows. it did not want and does not want a major short done with the united states. but certainly under trump and by then we

see that accelerating and with the confrontation with russia. clearly china is preparing itself for the time being. it's passing the buck circle, meaning passing, that responsibility of confronting to west to russia. but if that passes, it's going to be china, and hence what we're seeing today could be a 3. you do a bigger things to come. that's why handling it carefully, delicately, diplomatically, is key. because this is not the end of the wrote matawan rachada. thanks me perspective. now still ahead on idea inspired by canada, struck as drivers in the united states staging down protests against corona virus restrictions. and later in sport, one of golf's biggest stars says it's time for him to take a break from the game and easy with that school. ah

hello, the weather set fair across the middle east over the next couple days at least across sarabia financial. it is a different story further north because some cloud just spinning out of that eastern side of the mediterranean towards the levant, sir, make the most of her thursday, then la, she try here at this stage. but you see those showers becoming rothermel wide spread across a good part of turkey, the showers to slide the way into northern parts of syria and garage make their way further east, which as we go through friday, all the merits of iraq seeing some live down pause pushing across into a rod, maybe even a shower or 2 towards queue weight, northern parts of saudi arabia. but things certainly tony, decidedly unsettled here south of that 5 and dry, some lovely sunshine here in doha with grassy easing off, 46 celsius for us. then on friday afternoon,

at where to whether we have across the east side of the med, we'll bring some heavy down paws into northeastern areas of olivia northern parts of egypt, also sing some rather wet weather, a few showers to just around the coastal fringes of west africa plenty a showers me while across central parts of africa. we have got this weakening trouble, cycling, making its way across southern parts of madagascar. it moves through very quickly. i'm pleased to say, but plenty of showers tucking in behind. ah, the day you decide to do something for the 1st time and make day anything bigger with

it. and then she joined the debate, a ratio of like people from the american and global story was very powerful on an online at your voice. the comment section was whitehead joining our conversation. we had unprotected when everyone is protected. it is not the play being nationalistic about those. you just look at it in a very different way. said that perspective men and men meeting you try that and they don't have any solution. let me put it clear for you this dream on al jazeera lou. the me

again, you're watching. i just reminder about top stories. you, in general assembly has had warnings that the conflict in ukraine is the most serious threat to well security. in recent years, you claim called for diplomacy and sanctions against moscow. ukraine president has called for a state of emergency parliament debating measures including limits on movement and media. freedom. reservists have been ordered to join the military and citizens in russia. have been advised to leave russian president vladimir putin as criticize a west for refusing to respond to his security demands, but says he's still open to dial spoken ceremony honoring the armed force. let him pre psycho is the ukraine ambassador to the u. k. he says, ukraine is preparing to fight back against russian forces if needed. senses are slow moving, but at the same time, what the leaders in the world, especially this single single life to work world is trying to, they're trying to achieve is how to bring the russia back to and then monitor and

international law without actually fight. this is a civilized way. this is not yet the again, us are still silent. i believe that sanctions is like in a duct tape. if you're not working, we have to like more of them and russians who feel it and understand. we're trying now to reach out to the inner circle, all those people around which you know, the guards. and the companies which might have you know, to penetrate his ignorance, is not just normal russian ever dispersion. but those ones who see them the same room and, and black blots, it's against ukraine, maybe they will be able, maybe they will feel the heat on their feet. they will tell cogent that that to stand to stop. we are prepared in our cells. nobody can be ready for the full engagement right now. and this attack against us could come so see, wish you'd been seen as in black. see they're messing now. their ships bringing them all the way from the baltic sea, where we can be attacked from air. and the russians have massive air forces,

which we won't be able to to, to build all of them. and they can come from many borders that have to have on north, in the bellows. they have even on the west with people by getting in. moldova is normally getting that if optical at that new state to have them in south, in the crimea, and in east, which they just ignore us as independent states. so ukraine surrounded, we will fight, that's the message we were trying to get over to put in. it's wrong the walk in the park. what other news now talks in vienna on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal between iran and wolf powers have reached what's being called a sensitive and important point. iran farming is the saying. western leaders need to take a realistic approach to settle the remaining issues. mom and we have not received any assurances from the us officials. we have been receiving only empty words. they have not taken any tangible measures in order to prove the goodwill. the total sum of our talks in vienna, we are still very positive and constructive as well. many points are still pending

to 100000 children in the dark for region of sudan don't have enough to eat. malnutrition is on the rise in camps for hundreds of thousands of people displaced by years of fighting. and it's have a morgan reports now from a fashion in north star for the looting of world food program warehouses is disruptive. the delivery of much needed aid shop. the la has never had to come to a nutrition center before she's been living in the show camp for displaced the denise in north dar for, for nearly 16 years now. she comes regularly as she struggles to nurse her 8th month old son. like i've been with me and i have little milk, it's almost not there. i don't have a complete diet, only one male a day and it doesn't have all the nutrients. i need my child nurses 10 times a day or more. so i can't provide enough milk for him unless you don't mind. malnutrition has recently increased both in the camp and elsewhere in the dark for

region. many have relied on seasonal farming to feed and support themselves. but reduced drain for last year meant for harvests, which caused food prices to become unaffordable. for many families, especially mothers and young children are especially hard head. 8 are going ization . see around 40 percent of all children in north star 4 are facing malnutrition. this year. that's more than 200000 kids. it's out that i've come here to get this kid for my child. he's been sick and has lost a bit of weight. he was weed and found malnourished and given biscuits. i've come to get him checked and pick food for him every 2 weeks with the dar for conflict sludge. the ended in 2020. when a peace agreement was signed between the government and rebel groups, the fighting killed at least 300000 displaced 2000000. while some move to neighboring chad, many sought refuge in displacement camps in dar for hundreds of thousands of displaced people remain in camps in the state and the door for region. many have

relied on 84 years, but that has been cut back due to lack of money. now aid workers are focusing on the most vulnerable, but many more need help. but attacks are hampering a delivery on groups recently to 5000 tons of aid from warehouses for thing the world food program to temporarily halt operations. we deplore the sad looting incidence of p and the humanitarian community have requested a swift action by the authorities and to take more appropriate measures to protect humanitarian operations and their personnel. as well as guaranteeing the saved deliveries of life savings assistance to the people in the here in the state and everywhere in this, in india for assistance that is helping mothers such as i should keep the children healthy and alive as the endure. the hush conditions of displacement camps. he bill morgan,

alt 0 and fashion north star for me. some countries in asia, they are reporting a record rise in code 19 cases. infections of nearly doubled in south korea to 170000. but the health ministry says the number of seriously, oh, patients and deaths are low around 6000 koreans have died of co would related illnesses. since the start of the pandemic, singapore set a new daily record high of 26000 infections, but most have mild or no symptoms just by 90 percent of the population being vaccinated. almost $300000.00 single points of tested positive in the past month. a u. s. truck drivers are planning to drive cross country from california to washington d. c. to protest existing corona virus restrictions. the movement is inspired by a similar demonstration note to the border in canada, where truck is paralyzed to capital,

ought to work for 3 weeks. it's got alive now to rub reynolds who is in adelanto, california. so rob, just tell us what's happening there now. ah, well cousin, there are several 100 people here gathered that they have just had a rally, had some speakers and at some prayers, all of them are not participating in the rally the but there are trucks here. i have to say, hey, let's take a look around here. i have to say that the actual number of big rocks, the, the big 18 wheelers that you see here is, is far less than the number of black bedecked pickup trucks and recreational vehicles in this crowd. the mood here is, is pretty festive, and you can see some people have brought their children in their dogs along for either for the ride or for the occasion. and the message that they're sending is

one of the anti masking and anti vaccination mandates they want. oh, coven, 19 pandemic mandates and restrictions lifted immediately. and many of the people who we talked to here had said that they believe the united states is slipping towards the top sort of totalitarian form of government. now the organizers of this convoy plan to make their way slowly by stages across the country to the outskirts of washington dc. they plan to arrive there by the 5th of march. they emphasized that their protest is going to be peaceful. they want their voices to be heard, they want their opinions to broadcast and, and seen across the country. but there are other convoys that are forming in other parts of the country, where the organizers say they will try to disrupt in some way. the state of the

union message that president joe biden is scheduled to give to congress in washington on the 1st of march. so least in washington and elsewhere are watching that very closely there of in fact, the pentagon has authorized 7 or 800, a national guard troops to be on hand for the state of the union to, to help keep the order. but right here right now, cause everything is, is pretty, pretty, people are pretty happy and they're just getting ready to hit the road. all right, thanks for that, rob rob reynolds live 1st there in adelanto, california. how when his rice campaign is in columbia are celebrating the legalization of abortion? it is the latest victory for pro abortion activists in traditionally roman catholic latin america, monica yankee reports, women's rights activists shed tears of joy for years. they've been fighting for the right to legal abortion. now,

columbus constitutional court has made it possible. this is a big achievement. for all women. we will a greater recognition of our full citizenship, more security over our bodies, and over our sexual and reproductive rights. oh, i visited her every year. columbian prosecutors open 400 cases against women, accused of having illegal abortions, or those would lie gently helped them. more than 340 women have been convicted since 2006. until now, colombian women were only allowed to terminate pregnancies, in cases of rape fetal deformity, or if the mother's life was in danger. but even those exceptions weren't always respected. in atlanta, both middle bank just and 202-4000 girls between 10 and 14 years gave birth pregnancies and children that young can only be the result of rape. the only explanation for such high numbers is that women needed more protection. that's what

we fought for. so 4 out of 5 judges voted in favor of extending abortion rights. despite opposition from the catholic church and pro life activists who prayed in front of the court. melanie, the feminists believe this is a step forward for women when we're yeah, ality, it's a step backwards because the fight for women's rights doesn't include murdering others. is the amazon duality xian gap? president yvonne dulcie was opposed as well saying the decision is too big to be made by 5 judges as young. then i'm also not quite allowing abortions until 24 weeks. columbia's court has raised the bar even compared to trees, which have taken giant steps to defend women's reproductive rights. from what i most countries the time limit for having an abortion is for shorter. in the meantime, women activists say it's not enough to have their rights on paper. they say they'll keep fighting to make sure the law is implemented. monica, when i give al jazeera,

my exhausted crews are still trying to get on top of wildfires in northern argentina, which burned more than 800000 heck, days of farm. and wetland. teresa bo reports from korea. notice the while fires are rapidly moving from one place to another and consuming almost everything in this area in the argentine province of korean. this and fire fighters are also moving fast, trying to burn a control line that will slow down the advance of the flames. and i said it got loaded on, well, what they are doing is burning a line that will force the bar to slow down, but, and then they will attack it with water. there's already group working inside them which we have to stop it where it reaches the road because if it passes there. yeah, there are thousands of heck to the pine trees and it will get even worse lower. so what we're 800000 hector is, have already been destroyed and with it life stock grains and was life. this is an

area that generally sees abundant rainfall, but strong winds. lack of humanity and drought are making it easy for fire like this one to spread all across the province on an average of around 30000 hector's of land are burning every day. also at risk. i $12000.00 hector's of marshlands in even down the area is that where we serve and where it came months. i'm phoebe and another 300 species of birds are being affected by your fighters from brazil and other parts of the country. leguinn aside, who have come here in an effort to prevent the fires from causing even more damage loom it only got on, but it is in charge of the fire fighters that have come from when a site is, you know, i'm, i know it was a lot but then the rest and the only thing we can control is nature. so you need to control everything else. korean test is lacking resources. they don't have the equipment, they need. they have great people, but they're not prepared. they need pickup trucks, fire fighting kids uniforms,

among other things. so through and you have, you had a store of these desperate, he says he has lost almost everything he owns. most of his land was burned by the fire and like many others is currently in debt. joe, sometimes i don't want to continue, but i have to because what am i going to tell my family? i have a family of 60 people 19 work with me. with my family going to work, there's no work here. aside from this, no rain is crucial at this point to prevent the fires from spreading to other provinces. but heavy rainfall is not expected until march along wait for those involved in the daily fight against the flames. cedar korean, this argentina, india, and pakistan are putting aside the differences to transport food to afghanistan. as reporter elizabeth brawn and report, it is

a rare sign of cooperation. since trade was stopped 3 years ago. indian trucks carrying we'd arrive at the border with pakistan. the cargo has been transferred to afghan trucks. the compromise reached between india and pakistan because both wanted to use their vehicles. weight will now be transported 650 kilometers to the afghan city of gelata bought him what i thought it took us a long time to reach india. and now we are going back to have gone to sun via focused on a border. we are very grateful to india for the support to the downtrodden of guns . and do you propose sending the weight to have gone astound last october? but it took 4 months of negotiations to make it happen. job manager and assistance . several, you and resolutions which emphasize that any minute adrian system being sent to a gun is done by the international community should be facilitated or trade between india and pakistan has been suspended since august 2019. the food date is one or

just a handful of areas of cooperation between the 2 countries and 2 and a half years boxed on suspended bilateral trade off to india, revoke the autonomy of indeed, administered cush made in 2019. both countries have no direct travel relations either and their missions and deli, and as lama bob has been significantly downsized. the world food program will distribute the aid to some of the 9000000 afghans. it says, i just one step away from famine. you can imagine when you have people with nothing and cold winter families having to send their little kids to su pawleys or to decide who to feed or not children. mama risk pregnant and like taking mothers, nothing to eat and the government expects the $50000.00 tons of wheat to be delivered. within 3 months,

elizabeth brought him al jazeera at the toddy walk at border crossing in punjab. a 3 lincolns are feeling a squeeze when economy under severe strain. basic goods like milk and lentils are being rationed and unemployment is on the rise. that's running reports ah, for sri loggins, panicking to purchase petrol. it may seem like they're watching their economy crash in slow motion. the government is in debt to a number of countries, including china, japan and india. inflation is soaring and sri lanka, as foreign reserves have dropped. now it's struggling to pay for fuel. and this week announced countrywide blackouts to ease pressure on the electric grid up in the bed, the gain better conduct, but we are getting hit from 2 sides. there's a lack of hydropower, and oil prices are going up. that's why the petroleum sector and the electricity sector under tremendous pressure will up for several months now,

some shelves and shops have been empty. and basic goods like milk are being rationed. the pandemic hit the livelihoods of thousands of sri lankan working in the tourism industry. the country is so strapped for cash. the government plans to repay for years of oil debt to iran with t b. i. what only few people don't have enough to eat whatever fuel we can get. how long would it loss? people must understand who is responsible for these issues. they must understand that and at least at the next opportunity at elections, they must use their brains to pick the voc politician for the job. in january the government announced a $1200000000.00 economic relief package that will offer help to government employees, farmers, and retirees. there's also talk of an international monetary fund bailout. what's happening now is reminiscent of the economic crisis in the 19 seventy's. and those who experienced that wonder if it could get even worse. natasha getting out to 0.

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wasn't allowed to plant the 1st for in front of you against koby 19. but he has been given the all clear to compete, design to decide it. now. so this will number 3, elegant is very of has been kicked out of the mexican opened the nearly hitting an empire with his racket. it happened after the last, the bubbles much take a look. the governing body have now thrown him out of the event unsportsmanlike. conduct service believe to bowl had incorrectly been called out during high right. just couldn't, if i lent the fan and a big fine, if it's issued bis apology, it is difficult to put into words how much i regret my behavior during and after the doubles. much as you know, i leave everything on the call yesterday. i left too much. i'm going to take the coming days to reflect on my actions and how i can insure it won't happen again.

ruffin. it might have slightly more low key appearance to the events he was playing and his 1st match is winning the australian open to spanish. to 15 american dennis could look straight in round one is taking his winning streak to 11 straight match this season. well, them of $580.00 for his full title in a couple now, 2 games coming up in the last 16 of the european champions league i x i spend feet in manchester united taking on at let's go madrid, united in spain to the 1st a 5th tie and it failed to bring a fernandez hitting packet reports of divisions within the english team squatter i think honestly just make people making, trying to complain and making the stories about this club. because we know that when someone talk about this club or about some player of this club, they go around the world with their voice. and is that something that they want? so for us means nothing limit for the chance to move in 3 points of manchester city at the top of the english premier league. liverpool are at times and leads hoping

to take full advantage of cities, loss against them on saturday. we are pushing each other. i think we can, that's all it is a little bit so it's, it keeps you just going. there is no chance there is no chance to, to, to, to, to get a bid soft or whatever. because the other one will be down immediately to to catch you. golf superstar phil mickelson has said to take some time away from the game. he follows critical comments he made about saudi arabia, the american, referred to the country's government, a scary undescribed. the human rights record is horrible. well, despite these reservations, he's also been supposing a saudi bank plans to launch a gold super league. we've been talking to go for a roof, a bell. he says the 6 time major champion faces an uncertain future. it's not complete end, but clearly right now it has caused him a lot of problems by his involvement with this break away goes operation. and

clearly some of his statements, he clearly thinks that the p j in america is not running the game property because even any statement that he produced, it clearly has suggested or is not right with the pga tour and the leading tours in the golf game. and believes that the saudi backed operation is going to be hugely successful. well, though he apologizes for various remarks and now the sponsors are already beginning to sever ties with them. it's going to be a long road back and it's such a shade because if you think less than a year ago, it was winning the u. s. p j is the oldest, major winner in glorious sort of freedom and fashion that was 4 weeks. i think the c yet now a year on his reputation is in tatters and he, a, he has left himself as a golfing prior at times in the eyes of many, particularly if you look at some of the statements that re max came out with just

the weekend the fatty venture i think, is not dead in the water per site because i believe that's still going to be very much trying to help the asian to expand with big price funds. so they can see a way in to try and have an impact on the global go from game. so that i think is significant. but clearly in terms of what they initially hoped to achieve, the am with greg norman that currently as very much on the back burner. and for no one will champion max to stop and has been getting to grips with his new car. the sport is introduced. major changes to improve racing and make the series more competitive. pre season testing now underway in barcelona, with new aerodynamic and how requirements in place for all things. first raised the season that is coming up in bahrain next month. okay, but it's a sport is looking for them. i sadie, and that is it's out for this news hour and for me. has him secret thanks for your

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