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ukraine accuses ra, sure of carrying out a massive missile attack targeting the capital one of the parts of the country. ah, i'm sammy's a dan. this is al jazeera live from dell hall. so coming up, a hotel casino in cambodia catches via killing several people and injuring thousands. global concern is china. ease is cove. it measures us the latest to impose restrictions on travelers from that country. israel said to swearing the most right wing government in its history, that by prime minister benjamin netanyahu authorities in ukraine say russia is targeting several regions, including the capital key. if in the missile attack, go straight to charles stratford for more on that,

he joins us live from key. if so, how intense is the strike? it seems to have been one of if not the largest barrel of cruise missiles since this what seems to be a campaign by moscow targeting so far at least energy infrastructure the presidential advise. and we can pull, de leon, say at least a $120.00 cruise missiles were launched various locations across the country, including here and give but also towns like zappa risha, denise pro levine, have called a cave, a country wide barrow. suppose the attacks started, so suddenly we started to hear what sounded like missile defense systems going into action and loud explosions. around about 6 o'clock this morning that was off an alert in the city. i'm signing close to the entrance to the southern bridge,

which takes you across the denise river and we'd intend to going across that bridge because that's where we understand some of the big attacks happened. we on shore and we can confirm how many of these missiles struck targets or were intercepted. but as you can see, this road normally would be absolutely packed with traffic. this time of the day, the police now are stopping people from moving any further in the last 10 minutes or so. we've heard what sound like active at defense systems, still at work. so that would suggest that this attack is still on going. there are no reports of any casualties yet. there are reports though, of residential buildings having been hit. and the source is levine, a saying that 90 percent of the city is without electricity. the mayor of cave met, clinch, co,

has advised cube residents to charge their phones and devices as much as they can in order to oversee, be prepared for expected accounts. and just to put this in context, as i say, this campaign and what seems to be a campaign started on october, the chains and more than until today, more than a 1000 missiles and chemicals, he drones have targeted ukraine's energy infrastructure. there are already millions of ukrainians across the city without reliable pow, enduring blackouts without reliable heat as well. during these winter months. the president has already said that it's going to cost potentially billions of dollars to repair damage. it's already been been made as a result of these attacks and that was before today. but at this stage we call it even confirm what was being targeted. but yeah, it would not be surprising a tool if indeed this was a continuation of these attacks targeting ukraine's energy infrastructure. alright,

child stuff for that. thanks so much. charles. now several people have been killed in a fire at the cambodian hotel casino on the border with thailand. dozens were injured . the blaze broke out at the grand diamond hotel and casino in point pay late on wednesday. 5 is believed to have starts on the ground floor before spreading quickly from the injured have been taken to hospital, a neighboring tyler who is a journalist and cambodia capital non pen. he says, authorities fit more. people are trapped inside the hotel. the witnesses told me that there were last night about 1130 p. m. local time. there was the cable electronic explosion. and actually at least a lot of people on the 18th floor, they were trapped there. and 2 or 3 people that jump from that like the 3

floor or 3rd floor, 4th floor. one of them or 2 of them are di and the other one has broken the leg. and apparently the 2 more still trapped in that floor. and now the army and a few workers working around the clock to rescue those people who apparently trapped on the 18th floor. they believed at least another 50. 3 of them were lost and die. i mean, die and still a lie among the 53. and also the cambodian senior officer deeply primed in their provincial government over their local police were dead. i'm trying to sort of waiting to see if there any people on the 18th row was still alive and also still, i don't know how many more were trapped there. serves have been protesting in northern cause have agreed to remove road barricades standing on thursday, been protesting against the detention of

a former police officer. roads have been blocked and trucks and tractors and some of the demonstrations turn violent. these are life pictures from rudolf, a in northern kosovo, one of the areas where barricades the set to be cleared. soviet president, alexander, who judgement members of cos, served community on wednesday hoping to ease tensions because not sure, sure. also from the morning hours, a removal of a barricades will begin, but this is not a simple process and can be done in 2 hours as some have imagined. within 24 to 48 hours, the barricades will be removed, but distrust is not removed. those who are playing with the very existence of serbs and kosovo must know that we will not allow and not now nor in the future. mister b, u. s. has joined the growing list of countries imposing restrictions on travelers from bay jing as china eases corona virus policies. as of january, the 5th, all passengers coming from china even via a 3rd country, will have to produce

a negative covey test. similar measures have been announced in italy, taiwan, india, malaysia, and japan. american health officials are concerned aging isn't sharing dark or impossible evolving strains all white house correspondent, kimberly how kit has more. although by new ministration is concerned that the chinese government is not being fully transparent with regard to the number of infections that are occurring in china with the lifting of those restrictions. and so as a result is putting in place strict measures for those who are traveling from china as well as macau and hong kong and what those measures are going to look like is effective midnight on january 5th. all travelers are going to need to show a negative code 19 tests. this is either a p c r or an average, a test within 48 hours of departure. and this is regardless of vaccination status.

and this is for all travelers above the age of 2 years. now the reason for this is not only because of the concern that the chinese government is not being fully transparent in terms of the data is providing to the united states. but also because the united states feels in the absence of the day that it is not fully able to monitor sort of the crime, very intended sub variance that are already present in the united states. and the fear is that this is something that could be on the rise as a result. and so this is something that the united states is doing as a precaution. and we should point out that this is also going to affect travelers coming from canada as well. because a lot of these travelers are transiting through canada. officially, china recorded only one cobit 19 related death on wednesday, despite reports of hospitals and funeral homes being overwhelmed. should get good

children, but you can, fisher, all countries go through other stations when they adjust their coffee. the policy, china is no exception. currently china, the p. w ration is all predictable and under control. beijing is the 1st city to pause the peak of infections. work and life are going back to normal. now. chinese authorities have also conducted scientific assessments and made necessary preparations for a possible search in other provinces. we have full confidence in ensuring a smooth and orderly transition. searches underway in the u. s. for people trapped by the are sick storm u. s. police and the national guard have been going door to door on the east coast . the weather is still causing travel disruptions. gabrielle is on the reports from new york. airline travel chaos. united states continues prompted primarily by ongoing delays and cancellations at southwest airlines. one of america's largest carriers that operates mostly in the united states, but also in the caribbean and central america. dear line cancelled over 2000

flights on wednesday. hundreds of thousands of passengers left stranded and it's not over yet. the airline has preemptively cancelled more than 1000 flights on thursday as it scrambles to reposition planes and crews during a system wide operational breakdown. during a massive snow storm during peak travel season. the storm that triggered some of the travel disruptions has mostly passed, but has left behind destruction and death in buffalo, new york's 2nd largest city. the city was subjected to more than 40 straight hours of blizzard like conditions. it wasn't just buffalo further north in canada homes along lake erie, where fully crystallized in ice after the storm. but it was buffalo that was hit the hardest. and on wednesday, residents were trying to dig out and help rescue crews look for anybody still

trapped in their homes or car behind walls of snow. i was out here trying to get my driveway clear and they roll past me out here. so they stopped and asked me that i need help and i tell them yes, and they stop and they did me and then they saw him across the street and they helping her. and then i asked them nicely that they do this lady over here because she's of her ninety's. and that's what they're doing right now. the death toll was expected decline the grim work of recovering bodies left to the police. the good news is a reprieve is in sight, as the temperatures are supposed to be above freezing for the next few days, giving residence a chance to regroup. but it also means another worry. of course when temperatures rise, all that snow and ice melts. turning into water. so now there's a real risk of severe flooding. the governor of new york is so concerned about the

flood risk. late wednesday, she announced she's deploying resources there to try to deal with it. more than 300 generators. and 775000 sandbags are on their way to buffalo. gabriel santo al jazeera new york. now to more extreme whether a tornado is torn through western bolivia, authority say at least 5 homes were damaged and alto, but no casualties were reported. the twisted form during thunderstorms and lasted for about 20 minutes. that i had an al jazeera, the me reunited of the month apart because of conflict. ethiopians reconnect with family in the c drive region. and we speak to ringo refugees about why they risked the dangerous journey from bangladesh to indonesia. ah

ah, here's her headlines for europe in africa nights to have you long let starting iberia where this band of rain is feeding in some warmer air, but steady and heavier abouts of rain, north of lisbon, also across areas of france, including paris. ok, temperatures have come down a bit across ireland and britain. so that means as those temperatures dipped down through the overnight, certainly could see some ice accumulate here after central europe, exceptional warm sears and showers along the eastern shores of the adria exceed. let's take a look at the 3 day forecast for crecia as capital's address. we should up to 16 degrees suddenly, by the ways of her stay of 2023. a good 10 plus degrees above where you should be for this year. it is calm across turkey, plenty of sun that includes 4, is stumble with the high of 11 degrees, and off to africa, we go in some showers,

stretching from the gambia rate into the western sahara. no action could catch a shower is falling for southern africa. your story looks like this on thursday for the northwest. how tang providence and quite soon it tell some big downpours here that includes durbin at 26 degrees. but i think cape town is the place to be here or 3 day forecast, maybe 30 degrees for the 1st day of 2023. not that see later. ah . join africa, premier trade, i mean basement the vein team cut deep were intra african trade fair gives you access to more than 1000. 600 exhibitors and over 35000 attendees from more than 75 exhibiting countries. participating trade and investment deals with over $43000000000.00 us dollars as business and government come together to explore business opportunities. register now brought to you by the african export import bank african union commission, a f c, f t secretariat,

and the premium partners connecting african markets. oh oh. or come back, you're watching al jazeera. let's take a look at those headlines now. as far as his and ukraine say, russia is targeting several regions of the country in a missile attack. loss have been heard in the capital q, while marable, above says, 90 percent of the city is without power. several people have been killed in a fire at a hotel casino on the border between tylen and cambodia. dozens been injured and taken to the hospital for treatments. the us says, beginning january, the 5th, all passengers coming from china will have to provide

a negative cobit test. that rule will also applies to travelers going through a 3rd country. similar measures have been announced in italy, taiwan, india, malaysia, and japan. israel from new write twin government is due to be sworn in after weeks of tough negotiations. the block is led by prime minister designate any mean netanyahu. it won the november election and has formed a coalition government. bizarre land. small rich will be finance minister. he supports israeli settlements in occupied palestinian territory, which are illegal under international law. it's a mob been given. was convicted of incitement to racism in 2007 on now he'll be security minister. a law passed this week will give him unprecedented power over the police force. ivy might say religious nationalists known for anti l g b t q views will hold a deputy post in the education ministry. and that now himself is still on trial for

legit bribery, fraud and breach of trust. he's always maintained his innocence. that income and government is promising to prioritize the expansion of illegal settlements in the occupied westbank. and you mean nathan, yahoo could policy released the list of its policy priorities, which says the jewish people have quote and unquestionable exclusive right to all of israel land senior fellow at the middle east institute. how did, again, the says the new plans could make life even harder for palestinians. well, i think palestinians are quite nervous on so many levels you have someone like to mar, been beer who is himself convicted of incitement, racist incitement, and support for terrorism. and this is someone who is going to be in charge of the national police, including security forces in jerusalem,

who are already known for their abusive tactics and their excessive force. it's, it's really quite a dangerous situation. it's, it's a bit like pudding, you know, matches in the hands of pyromaniac. a medical soul says at least 5 people have died during fighting in savannah central daf or region a marketplace in the capital zoning. gay was set light. it comes off the days of conflict between bible ethnic groups in the area. at least 11 people were killed on sunday. streets over land, both rank systems, renewed fighting and recent years. bolivian police have detained the main opposition leader louis fernando camacho. the governor of santa cruz is accused of leading a coup in 2019 opposition. supposed to deny this, arguing the events are only protests but led to the resignation of been president, even morales off the command chose the rest demonstrations,

were held on the streets and at the airport in santa cruz. that way, it is a position lee. the one guy, though, is delaying a decision about whether his interim government should be dissolved. almost 50 countries have recognised him as the legitimate leader. why though, form the temporary body as a way to call for new elections after president nicholas, my daughter is widely disputed victory and the 2018 poles. 3 of the 4 parties that make up the opposition coalition voted in favor of removing the interim government for the defense ministers from to kia syria and russia have met in moscow to discuss ways to end the war in syria. they talked about the possibility of returning refugees, how to work together to combat groups. the discussions follow repeated warnings from anchor of a potential ground operation in northern syria. anchor a blaine's kurdish fighters across the border for a bombing in the stumble. last month. russia opposes

a turkish offensive in northern syria. alex say, lab, nicole is a middle east. experts at the russian international affairs council explains what led to this meeting. several weeks ago, president oregon had a conversation over phone with his russian going to pot and they discussed the possibility. so there was a proposal coming from the turkish leader to conduct a preparatory meetings between 1st defense ministers and intelligence shifts than foreign ministers. and then probably the summit. so the idea was to kind of um, set up in you regional. busy formats a platform of interaction which could effectively address ah, not only the syrian question, but also other original issues which are the old wood parties ah, in one way or not they are part of. so this is why it shouldn't be

a surprise that this meeting. i've taken place today only a couple of weeks after this decision or a proposal beach to buy or to go to put in. and it's a good and probably a positive signal that it's, it's the 1st, like a testing step for this. and probably in the new coming year, we will see in meetings of 3 foreign ministers and later probably no one knows either before off to elections and turkey. summit of 3 leaders. the iran human rights organization, which is based in norway has at least $476.00 people, including children have been killed during months of prose, demonstrations response by the death in police custody of master emmy in september . she was detained into the wrong for allegedly violating the strict dress codes rights group, say at least $100.00 protest is facing the death penalty,

all lengthy prison sentences to female devaney and chess players. meanwhile, have been competing as an international turn without headscarf, that playing in the world's rapid and blitz chest championships in the marty catholics than they have followed. other radians sports women in abandoning the headscarf, which is mandatory on the countries strict dress code. a group of wrangler refugees of arrived in northern indonesia described why they fled to refugee camp in bangladesh. about 200 of them spent weeks before arriving in our province early this week, malnourished and dehydrated, savage shandra reports from cox's bizarre where he met the refugees. slowly my costume is inconsolable after the death of a 19 year old son. he was on the boat, one of the several boats that made it to archer indonesia a few days ago, but could not survive the ordeal mom. at moments sister, i shall captain under 2 daughters among the missing. they were trying to reach

melissa shane a boat with a dream to real night with her husband, my sister, with a 2 daughters left on the 2nd of december by tech. now the last time i talked with my sister was on the 3rd of december. since then we have lost touch. we are now worried that the boat coming much is in need of some not nearly 1000000 ro hang and muslims have been living in bangladesh, refugee camp since 2017, after fleeing persecution in me, and mark 5 years on, with no hope for repatriation inside mustard, desperate to leave us consciously. there is no livelihood for us. here were you're and die poverty and has no education for children on the left, which is why many offline the candidate with an online facing increasing restriction and poor living condition in the camps. many rowing refugees are turning to smugglers, willing to risk the dangerous journey by sea to seek

a better life. the un says 2022 could be one of the deadliest ears at sea in almost a decade for the rowing gas. as growing number, fleet desperate condition and refugee camp site, the whole day full of a family of my parents are old and in bad health, which is why my brother decided to leave the camp medical center longest asia like he had been to school family. it was told that my brother jumped garcia desperation because he was starving. i. my mother says it's trying to stop rowing or refugees from risking their lives in boats. but with little result of jesse, as request for an interview was declined by the cox's bizarre police. bangladesh has been generous holds to the displaced rowena, but the international community has so far failed to put pressure on me and mar. and the crisis appears to be far from over 10, which audrey al jazeera, cox's bazaar. if he open airlines, his resume flies to northern to gray after 18 months of conflict. the route from addis ababa to michaela was suspended during the fighting between government forces

and to grind troops, who signed a ceasefire in november of government says basic services have been restored, including telecommunications and banking. alexandra buyers reports outside the airport and addis ababa, the significance of this moment is impossible to ignore kasey. hi lou and most of these families have lived in limbo for months um with um, what does it do? hm. what about if i lived here, apart from my husband and child who i love, i came here for my daughter's examination and suddenly got stuck. when i heard about the news of the flight, i fell to the ground and cried to america. not of course, with some left to see family, others for the birth of a grandchild. they planned to return to try in a week or 2, but in november 2020 war broke out communications and flights were suddenly

impossible. another the gun, a couple of he got i'm extremely excited that i'm going to see my sister and my dad . i don't even know what to say. fighting began after the federal government accused the t drive people's liberation front of attacking an army base outside macaulay. the 2 year conflict has killed thousands of people and displaced millions . a peace agreement was signed in november. it includes the restoration of services to t gray and the resumption of flights is the latest in that process. travel agents say the 1st flight was fully booked within hours of the announcement government. it comes after a high level government delegation, visited rental held areas on monday when they were there to work on implementing the african union broker piece deal under the deal, the p. p. a left fighters must disarm and allow security forces to take control, which is eritrea and forces will leave the region all over again. what we have so

far. busy is essentially an improvement in relation between the governments into gripe and the fuel and federal government, but broader issues, particularly the relationship. it's been harder integral and remain and addressed. and so far the negotiation has been going to the federal government, but it might be necessary that the integral governments directly engage to try this for up. but on the runway in mckelly, the politics and broader conflicts, or at least temporarily forgotten. the families are reunited. no one expects you to be gone this long, and the shock won't be easily forgotten. months of work remains to ensure the region doesn't slide back into conflict, but at least now they're finally home. alexandra buyers al jazeera, one of africa's biggest st parties is continuing in southern nigeria a day after 10 people were killed when

a car had crowds on tuesday. vanity race reports business owners welcoming the return of caliber car. the val are through suspended during the pandemic. organize is called it africa's biggest st party with culture, music and dos on display. and like most people here, li, abraham family is delighted the font types of bank if i knew i was so interesting and i so loved it to be with my family. yeah. some 10000 artists that include musicians, dances, and our quotes are participating in this is event that i also 10 cultural groups from outside nigeria who are making a return to the festival. the caliber carnival is back up to our toyota disruption caused by corporate 19 for nearly 2 decades. it's been the destination for thousands of nigerians and taurus every year. local people look forward to the month long celebrations as at charles to end the year,

financially better off. or we should say the 2 year break has cost the local economy a lot with as the festival returns at him. small bolts shop has seen 6 months worth of sales in just 3 weeks. with william bock we are making you sell amazon about yet able to meet with you on the phone, on the number of participants this year may not be as big as the last carnival. imprinted 19 but officious confident troops from us hardaway of south america. waterton next year, but most importantly, that is hope the local economy will see a significant boost in sales and job opportunities. how many degrees al jazeera.