about the oceans are facing today. i've been working in earnest, trying to find ways to get this language out to them. kids went away do as to why. and what are you going to do to keep out of the sort of language that keeps the red blood women right? if they have one, several back over their fight for a while. if you got them, eric, i was told the things that were texting women, we made a challenge in the region. i will not start being thrown like i want freedom. we don't have lead them in. didn't study these about 2 weeks now. i say 3 days journey to a shelter. we wish them to grade. someone destroys our country, someone needs to rebuild. blue ah,

the street to street fighting intensifies as russian troops continued their assault to control ukrainian city of buck moot. ah! though i am carry johnson, mrs. al jazeera, well life and also coming up ukraine's president presses for more aid to fight russia in an address to the u. s. congress. your money is not cheery. t is an investment in the global security. and democracy monsoon flood suite malaysia, killing at least 5 people are forcing tens of thousands from their homes. on a 100 days in office, we take a look at the challenges facing kenya's president and tackling its economic crisis . ah, the battle for the city of bach,

lieutenant east and ukraine is continuing nearly 5 months soft to russian troops invaded the country. ah, these are some of the latest pictures coming out to the city that's in ruins. ukrainian forces have held at ground in the territory of russia could use to advance on other citizens. if it takes control. child stratford has more, not from keith. mood is undeniably one of the hottest places along that 1300 kilometer front line. it's a city that has been fought for with increasing intensity, i suppose, over the last 5 months of this 10 months war. and it's bad to say that suddenly in the last month or so, the russians have made very little advance. we know that the fighting is especially a tense in the east of the city. this is a place that is now being called a meat grinder. and that's with reference to that world war. one battle is very

done, where tens of thousands of soldiers were killed. we understand that thousands of ukrainians and russian soldiers have been killed in the battle for back moot, many civilians as well. we also know that there are still surprisingly quite a few civilians in that town. refusing to leave la z, as is usually the case because they have nowhere else to go and they're worried about their properties. but mood is strategically important because it is potentially a gateway to other large cities in the don't it's region, the city of criminals and slob yonce. but it's fair to say that the situation has come to a very brutal war of attrition and a stalemate. ukrainian pressed and has addressed the u. s. congress saying his country will never surrender to russia with him as lensky argued that giving military 8th ukraine is an investment in global security. and democracy is the 1st

overseas trip since the russian invasion began almost a year ago. what kind of reports from washington d. c. the ukranian president receives a hero's welcome as he enters the house rule that men must wear a jacket and tie, waived or simply not enforced. the invitation to address both houses of congress is a rare honor, but the ukrainian president is also well aware that the legislators here control american per strings. and it is they, he has to persuade to continue aid to his country. thank you for both financial packages. you have already provided us with and there was you may be willing to decide on your money is not sherry team is an investment in the global security and democracy that we handle in the most responsible way.

this is one of the last occasions how speaker nancy pelosi will preside over the chamber from january. the 3rd. it will be a republican in the chair with some on the right wing of the party intent on stopping the regular funding to ukraine. the extreme right wing faction is very much in the minority, but with the slim republican majority in the house, its power is disproportionate to its size. and the issue of ukrainian funding could prove to be a factor, even in the election of a house speaker. earlier the ukranian president arrived at the white house i should in by president biden, who put an arm around his shoulders and who made clear that unequivocal us support will continue. the american people them with you every step of the way. and we will stay with you. we will stay with you for as long as it takes on the stay to the senate overwhelmingly, confirmed a new ambassador to russia. it is also sent a massive omnibus bill to the house,

which includes an additional funding of more than $40000000000.00 for ukraine. at the conclusion of his speech, the ukrainian president presented a battle flag signed by soldiers to the outgoing house speaker. a flag that he said is a symbol of victory, and the applause is a clear signal that ukraine and its president are assured of ongoing bipartisan support. my kona audius' era, washington melissa, around 65000 people have been forced from their homes after monsoon floods swept the north, emergency services are evacuating people from 2 of the worst hit states and for other areas like people have been killed, more rain is predicted on thursday, last year, the worst floods malaysia's history left more than 50 people didn't thousands displaced. florence louis has more from tom pratt in one of the worst hit states glanton. while many places are still inundated and flood waters now behind me,

and it looks just like a lake, but in reality, these are paddy fields. and that's quite a common seen in this area. we also visited a village that's been under water since monday, and people say they're say, the flood waters are receding, but extremely slowly. they're still not been able to return to their homes. those have left. there are however, people who refuse to leave. they're still living in their homes, some, even though there's water that's entered their homes of waters about maybe 10 centimeters high, but they're still staying put they say, because they want to look after their belongings. but people there are so used to these floods happening. the annual monsoon season stretches from december to february, and there are times when they experience floods, maybe 2 or 3 times during the monsoon season, so they've had to adapt to living with these floods. now one person we spoke to said he's changed the level of the floor in 2 rooms of his home so that at least when the flood waters enter his home, he's able to place his belongings on higher ground to ensure that they're not

damage. but the damage is, is vast. i mean, these rise feels at least the harvest and the, the previous harvest. and they've already harvested the rice from the previous crop . they haven't their plant at the next top to the rice is safe, but there are many vegetable gardens and their fruit trees that maybe have been damaged. and people here say, even though they're, they're kind of resigned to living with floods. they do want more assistance from the government, not in terms of just financial aid, but a long term plan to deal with these floods. the world health organization is urging beijing to provide more detail information on the spread of covered 19 in china. reco numbers of infections have been reported since the government began eating restrictions, but deaths from curbing have been no. of the china changed its criteria for recording them is only counting those due to pneumonia or a spiritual failure. the u. s. is warning the virus could meet tate while neighboring india is stepping up surveillance w choice, very concerned over the evolving situation in china,

was increasingly ports of severe diseases. in order to make a comprehensive risk assessment of the situation on the ground. doubly joe needs more detailed information on visit severity, hospital admissions, and requirements for ice. you support w. j. supporting china to focus its efforts on vaccinating people and the highest risk across the country. and we continue to offer our support for clinical care and protecting its health system. managers of a hospital in shanghai of told staff to prepare for a surgeon cupboard 19 cases as far as streets across china. they said in a social media post that half of the cities 25000000 people are expected to become infected by the end of the year. now israel's longest serving prime minister benjamin netanyahu says he has secured a last minute deal to form a new government. at yahoo was facing a midnight deadline to arrange a coalition. it follows weeks of tough negotiations with religious and far right.

coalition partners. rob mcbride reports from west harrison. ha, ha, ha ha ha. since his election victory, 7 weeks ago, benjamin netanyahu has been bogged down in tough negotiations to form an u. israeli government. the right wing the could leader was granted a 10 day extension of his mandate to form a government which he has needed. yeah, it's quite remarkable. and a little bit hard to fathom. he won a decisive election victory way back on november. the 1st we knew exactly who the allies would be in his coalition. they ran as a block, i guess he would say it's been really hard. they been driving a really tough bargain, but from the outside it looks like he projected and bizarre weakness, and this is made for a very complicated process. netanyahu has formed an alliance with leaders who until now have been considered on the fringes of the political spectrum limit like it to my bank revere convicted of supporting a terrorist organization and racist incitement. he will become police minister with

expanded powers to control the force that's allowed. smart rich will be given ministerial responsibility for the illegal settlements in the occupied west bank. he has long lobbied for their expansion as well as control over palestinian construction there and area dairy, who is still serving a suspended sentence for tax fraud and who needed a change in the law to allow him to become minister. the question for many is whether netanyahu can keep these partners in check. i mean, the, what he said is, trust me. i am running the show here. but if you look at the way he's negotiated his coalition, they've certainly had, they've made their influence felt, and you have to assume that will continue to be the case. i made fears that all ready combustible tensions could flare out of control. palestinians seemed to be expecting the worst with no one expecting this government to follow any paths

towards peace. critics of this coalition speculate that some of its more hard line members might welcome a violent palestinian response to justify further crackdowns on the occupied west bank and gaza. what's clear is with the unprecedented makeup of this government, israeli politics are entering you and uncharted territory. rob mcbride, al jazeera west, jerusalem, israeli forces have killed the 23 year old palestinian man in a raid in the occupied west bank. a palestinian red crescent said 5 others were ins . with it happened while israeli troops raided the city of nablus to escort israeli settlers on the incursion of a religious site. the rug made was from the nearby town of 2 best. local media reported that he played for local football club. number of palestinians killed by israel has risen to 224 so far in 2022, making it the deadliest year since 2006 was still ahead. here in al jazeera,

the founder of the collapse to f d x. crypto currency exchange is extradited to the us to face fraud. charges plus can up on things are cheaper, so you take is expensive, will fill up on the cases are slightly cheaper saving christmas dinner. we look at what some in the u. k. are cooking as inflation bytes. ah, hello there. tropical cycling alert has been issued from northern parts of australia, but before we get there, let's have a look at south east asia. now to renshaw, rain has cause widespread flooding across the malay peninsula, particularly in the north east. but as you can see, it does start to shift its way further south this unusual band of rain. we have got the ne monsoon, but this is certainly unseasonal effecting northern areas of borneo and brunei on

friday and stretching through to central areas of the philippines. we have got to read a lots out there for flooding, and we're also seeing the rain pick up across more southern areas, parts of indonesia like the less asunder islands. and that ties into tropical moisture that's feeding into the north of australia that franklin is set to strengthen as it pulls its way further south. we are likely to gale force winds rough seas. and of course large amounts of rain. not contrasting story to the west of australia for places like per, we've got a heat wave here. if we have a look at the temperature, however it is going to cool. by the time we get over that festive we can into monday. but in contrast to that have a look melvin. it's going to be hot thing up here. 30 degrees celsius as we get to monday with lots of sunshine. that sure weather. ah,

we tow the untold stories ah, we speak when also stuff ah, couple sites. no matter where it takes us, a guy and power and passion. we tell you we all your voice, your news, your net. out here. lou . ah, he watching out his hair. reminder of our top stories this out ukrainian forces are holding their ground against russian soldiers in the battle for back loot. russian

troops could advance on other cities if they seize a territory in eastern ukraine. you can impress that romance. lensky has visited washington d. c. to request more weapons from the u. s. it all congress military support. ukraine's war with russia was an investment in global security and democracy. floods treated by monsoon rains of killed at least 5 people in 4 studies. 65000 from their homes in northern malaysia. docu ations or underway and more rain is predicted. now it's been 100 days since when router was sworn in this kenya's president. he won a title contested election in august. he promised to provide financial help to small businesses, revival economy and tackled corruption from nairobi. malcolm web takes a look at rooters, boston the george gifts in years, one of hundreds of thousands of motor bike taxi drivers in kenya, struggling with rising costs. 4 months ago campaigning for elections,

william brutal said he'd help them. and other small traders with government loans i asked you was announced the election winner and sworn in a 100 days. again. the money became available last month and george took out the maximum loan. he's allowed, which is about $4.00 borrowed and repaid using him over money service. he says he spent it on fuel, was not enough. what did, but it was enough for you. i was talking to brother. doesn't retire with the deputy president for 9 years before he ran to the top job promising change. we are all the previous administration of former president who kenyatta was accused of unsustainable borrowing from china for infrastructure project and mod, by numerous corruption scandals. news for collaboration in since taking office root, he says he's reviving the economy. we have agreement on mobilizing investments on

financing, white, but i do have stepped up and we will continue to engage an international community . we implement our plan router had a flurry of meetings with us officials, signing trade deals, and securing loans from western financial institutions. his government said little about trade with china activists to concerned that prosecutors have dropped corruption charges against retail allies for various scandals, totaling more than $250000000.00. a lot of people worried that is there any way to be held accountable because some of the cases that we're currently pending and now they've vanished subsidies fuel and some staple foods of ended since router took office. that was a condition for borrowing more money from the west. joseph monkey, another motorbike taxi driver says he voted to retire,

but nothing has improved. his government is not is out of films like to have up 3 lithium. this is not because the people of the people are doing the same thing. some economists say things will get even worse before they can get better. kenyans waiting to see malcolm web out. his era nairobi the founder of the collapse to crypto currency exchange f t. x is arrived in the u . s. and the custody of the f. b, i from bank when fried was flown out to the bahamas after griggs, we extradited the faces several charges relating to what's described as one of the biggest financial frauds in us history. 2 of his associates have pleaded guilty. christian salumi has more from new york, the former billionaire and f t x founder faces 8 federal charges here in new york as well as a possible life sentence. the charges include securities, fraud,

wire fraud, money laundering, even a campaign finance violation and under u. s. law he must appear before a judge within 24 hours of arriving in the country. that judge is the one who decides whether or not he can be granted bail and free before his trial is concluded. the 30 year old m i t graduate a said in court papers in the bahamas that he was anxious to return to the united states and make his customers hole. he may also have been eager to avoid the notorious fox hill prison in the bahamas and get back to the united states, but he is up against some serious charges here. the securities and exchange commission describe what he did with his crypto exchange as a quote, greys and fraud. the current c o, testifying before congress said that there were no proper financial records kept.

he's described as a, a failure of corporate control. all of these questions which bagman freed will have to answer to in the coming months, peruse new president, dena loyalty has carried out a major cabinet reshuffle as a country reels from violent protests when they were sparks body each month and imprisonment of former president petro castillo, this month, elections have been brought forward in response to demonstrates as demands. arianna sanchez reports from the senior resale thought or thought or laughing at and new minister sworn in only 14 days after dinner while you are at the took over the presidency. former defense minister and mental or dotala will now lead the cabinet in a country immersed in political and social turmoil if moment, but that equal bad luck, it is time to recover peace and gipstick bbt and cover nobility to the country. yes, i am no longer here on wednesday, tension seemed to cool off around the country

a day after a majority of legislators voted for bulwark. this bid to bring elections forward 2 years by april 20 2483 percent of peruvians demanded new general elections. a little less cabinet will now wait for a vote of confidence in congress and political opponents say they must keep the government a chance. instead, tensions rose on the diplomatic front, former president pedro garcia's wife and children were granted asylum, and flown off to mexico. on wednesday, they do responded by expelling mexico some batter, wi mexico's precedent. a friend of castillo defended his country's right to grant asylum, and denounced by those governments handling of the situation. maria law, which the peruvian government is highly questioned as a whole for its action, especially for opting for repression. you repre doretha, the new prime minister said look,

his old other statements are unfortunate and unacceptable interference. you know, what will happen to me peer. we will not allow any person outside the government of peru to interfere incessantly with the government of broo. oh, now that his government is focused on trying to quell tensions and seek to restore order at the countries deeply divided and remains under a state of emergency. the innocent just, i'll just see that lee might be to the are insecurity, council has adopted its 1st resolution on men mar, in decades, is demanding an end to violence and urges agenda to release all political prisoners including ousted lee, the unsung suit tree. a french serial killer sentenced to life in prison is to be freed from annapolis, prison officer, fume court ruling. charles to raj is been released because of poor health and good behavior. and because he'd already serve most of his sentence, he's been held in a high security prison in the home since 2003 for life sentence is 20 years in jail

. it's a branch was convicted for the murders of american and canadian backpackers. a powerful winter storm is making its way through the u. s. and canada, bringing heavy snow in extreme cold is being called at once in a generation event that's disrupting air and land travel. during on the busiest times of the year began in the pacific northwest on tuesday and is heading east. it's ologist say it's expected to quickly strengthen by friday and become what they call a bomb. cyclic and people across britain are looking forward to the traditional christmas dinner this weekend. but this year they'll either have to pay a lot more or make do with less. research shows even a bargain. christmas mill will cost nearly 10 percent extra this year is inflation, which is at prices. hurry. faucet reports from london. again, you yourself collected school may be out for the christmas holidays, but lessons are very much still underway at this london cookery school. it's chicken rather than turkey in the oven. otherwise these are the skills needed to

put together a traditional christmas dinner. but with food prices soaring, part of the cost of living crisis, people across the u. k. will be looking for ways to save col up on things that are our cheap i so yeah, type is expensive, will fill up on the cases for fighting for do roasted onions. make a large amount of stuffing on the plate. there are ways of compensation for the face of food. these days you can feel like all food is expensive food inflation running at nearly 11 percent with fresh food prices, more than 14 percent more expensive than a year ago. and with energy bills soaring in a cold winter, many people are finding it hard to put on a normal christmas this year. let hello to lavish one. prices for the traditional christmas. turkey had been further inflated by outbreaks of avian flu. shoppers in this south london market, having to make unfamiliar choices. we're having like most to kid, but we're doing different things. and we've asked the family to just bring a dish,

and that makes it easier the chair for cheaper for the family. so we're going to enjoy ourselves far. you know, we're gonna have to balance out when it comes to the finance, to day right, between the butchers and the green gross, i've spent almost a 100 pounds and i've just spent why 8 pounds on fish just now. there are those know who are just worried about economizing during christmas, but struggling to put food on the table at all. britain's food standards agency says 4000000 people and are experiencing severe food insecurity. high grocery prices have meant that the average household is subject to more than $500.00 pounds extra on the annual grocery bill if they didn't, don't take efforts to cut back on that. of course me tonight, people have been cutting back through chipping through, visiting cheap stores and also buying cheaper goods. the christmas break traditionally provides a welcome respite in the middle of winter from everyday realities,

the cooking school kids getting in some early practice for the weekend. but the families across the country, this year's feast is likely to be just a little less festive than usual. hurry faucet, al jazeera lumber. katara didn't only build roads stadiums and metro stations for the world cup. it's also invested millions of dollars, and it's museums and galleries, alexia bryan, looks at how and why the tournament has helped the countries of c aah! cutter transformed into a vast outdoor up museum. the small gulf nation pulled out all the stops to host the football world cap, but the tournament was far from being all about the beautiful game with. i think the world cup has definitely pushed the art scene to a new level because a lot of people that are coming from

a broad or visiting club there for the world cup. want her engage in the culture and we want to have something offered. and i think that's really pushed more an investment in the art scene. how did alma's work is on show images and exhibition of contemporary art? she says having the global spotlight on cutter motivated local assets to explore their identity. i think storytelling evolved the, the way that we want to come to school is because started looking was like what and why and how and all of this. and we became more experimental because each one of us wants to bring something new and exciting. more than a 1000000 people visited cattle during the tournament, the crowds taking and not just the matches, but also the museums are to experts say that's been a game changer for the cultural st. helping it reach a broader,

more diverse audience. this culture is one of a series by japanese artist jojo kazama, called my soul blooms forever. among dozens of public artworks installed and time for the world cup, some permanent, some temporary, but all part of cat as efforts to use art as soft power. ah, the woman behind it all is shakeyla, may i say, fanny, the sister of cut amir and the chair woman, as cousin museums. she's considered one of the world's most important art buyers, helping carter to diversify its economy away from the oil industry and increase its international influence. its museums are really dynamic spaces and their generates the generations of discussion of debate right from the stock. kathy has understood how important culture is and to communicating with the world and communicating its identity. it's positioning the world and baptist has grown angry and guarded. ah,

more museums and galleries are plant designed as works of art in their own right. and holding influence that stretches far beyond their walls. alexey o'brien al jazeera doha, ah, this is altus, aaron. these are the main stores. ah, ukrainian forces are holding their grounds against russian soldiers in the battle for buck moot. russian troops could advance on other cities if they seize a territory east in ukraine. the cranium present when, as lensky has visited washington dc to request more weapons from the u. s. tour, he told congress military support ukraine's work was an investment and global security. i'm democracy and would like to.