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2. ready ukraine accuse is russia of launching nearly a $120.00 missiles in several areas, including the capital key iv ah, i'm sammy's a, then this is al jazeera alive from dough hall. so coming up a hotel casino in cambodia catches fire, killing several people, and injuring dozens. global concern as china ease is cove. it measures the u. s. is the latest to impose restrictions on travelers from that country. israel is set to swear in the most right wing government in its history that by prime minister benyamin that india authorities in ukraine say russia is targeting several regions including the

capital key. if in a missile attack, reports indicate a 120 missiles have been fired. in waves as go straight to charles stratford for more, he's live for us from cave. so charles, is it clear what kind of damage situation we're looking at from these waves as they're being described? at the moment, everything remains pretty unclear in as far as how many missiles were intercepted, how many targets, and indeed what those targets were, as you say, reportedly certainly, according to president, a presidential advisor at least a 120 missiles launched across the country. not only here in queue, but in cities like denise pro, levine, zach parisha right, the way across ukraine. we understand, according to the authorities in the city of live,

even the west of the country. around 90 percent of the electricity of that city is down. the capital's ma'am, ma'am, but ali, which co is saying that people should basically store up as much electricity, sorry, charged devices as much they can install water for expected shortages. we beginning to get details of casualties as well. at least 3 people reported injured, including a 14 year old girl. now we heard the sirens, the air raid sirens this morning early around 6 am local, and it wasn't soon off to that we began to hear explosions. one particularly large explosion, but small ones that we understood could well be could well have been missile defense systems. we know how ukraine has suffered dramatically in the last 2 and a half months by what seems to be

a campaign by russia targeting energy infrastructure until his last attack, at least a 1000 missiles and so called drones. kamikaze drones have been launched, devastating effects on that energy infrastructure. millions of people still without electricity having to enjoy these rolling blackouts and, and freezing conditions as the winter months go forward. so it is predict this is part of that campaign, but as i say so far, it's impossible to confirm exactly what was targeted. but if indeed it was 120 missiles, this is one of if not the largest barrel of attacks that we've seen. so far an indication very much that president putin and most go doing all they can to cripple this countries. crippled is countries energy infrastructure? yeah, very worrying time. it certainly seems though, that these defense systems seem to be working just being told by the local producer

that there are reports. now that all 16 we saw that targeted the capital city may well have been intercepted. but as i say, that is impossible to confirm at this stage. i will leave it there. thanks so much . charles stratford. at least 10 people have been killed after a fire broke out at a hotel casino in cambodia is bored with tylen. it happened in the town of phil pay . please say 30 others were injured. barbara and go for reports trapped and desperate. one of dozens of people trying to escape the fire in a casino. he is his bed sheets to try and drop to safety. emergency teams attempt to reach more people inside the ties. i me and a tie here with you workers. they are working around the clock to rescue those

people who apparently trapped on the 18th floor. they believed they had a lease. ah, another $53.00 of them were los and die. i mean, die and still alive among the $53.00 and also the cambodian senior official deputy prime minister over there. provincial governor, were there local police were there to trying to sort of are waiting to see if there any people on the 18th floor was still alive and also still, i don't know how many more were trap there have had the fire started late on wednesday night and continued to burn into the morning. i'm out. it took hours to get under control and electrical fault has been blamed for sparking the flames. the grand diamond city casino employs about 400 people, many from thailand, firefighters, an ambulance crease from that country took part in the rescue efforts. although gambling is illegal in cambodia,

and most forms are banned in thailand. many had ta casinos operate along the border between the 2 countries. concerns have long been raised over the regions lacks health and safety regulations. barbara anger per hour to sarah serbs who have been protesting in northern cost over have agreed to remove road barricades starting on 1st day. they have been protesting against the detention of a former police officer. roads have been blocked with trucks and tractors, and some of the demonstrations turn violent soviet, president, alexander church, met members of the sub community on wednesday. hope increased tension was not to the 2 or sutra. 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. when the u. s. has joined the growing list of countries imposing restrictions on travelers from china as beijing ease is krona virus policies. as of january, the 5th, all passengers coming from china, even via 3rd country, will have to produce a negative cobit 900 test. similar measures have been announced in italy, taiwan, india, malaysia, and japan. american health officials are concerned, waging is not sharing dancer and possible evolving strains. how white house correspondent, kimberly, how can, has more of the bag. no 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 of tests 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, i'm a crime very attend it's 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. now officially, china recorded only one covey 19 related death on wednesday. this fine reports of hospitals and funeral homes being overwhelmed. should be a good job. 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 or how it is 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. he searches underway in the us for people trapped by the arctic storm. us police and the national guard have been going door to door on the east coast. the weather is still causing travel disruptions. gabriel is

under reports from new york airline travel. chaos. invited 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 canceled 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 his 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 as they see me out here. so they stopped and asked me, did i need help? and i tell them yes, and they stop and they did me. and then a star 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 to climb 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 sand bags are on their way to buffalo gabriel santo, out into new york. now to more extreme whether the tornado has torn through western bolivia, dorothy say at least 5 homes with damaged in our alto, but no casualties were reported. the twisted form during thunderstorms and last at about 20 minutes. still ahead on al jazeera, iranian chess players defy the countries headscarf rolls at an international

tournament that says, human rights group say, nearly $500.00 people died in protest over the last few months. ah, off we go with your weather story for australia and asia. good to have you along. so ex tropical cyclone, eli has injected a lot of moisture into the atmosphere for northern parts of w. a. run the kimberly region certainly could see some flooding here. temperatures coming up toward the southeast, a few showers in the mix there. and we've had some summer heat from new zealand, south island to the south, west of christ church temperatures in the thirty's. but those winds have shifted to cool southerly is, and some showers in the mix there have dramatically dropped temperatures. and for the southern philippines for those extreme flood advisories have been lifted as those reins begin to back off on friday. heavier pulses will be along the eastern

shores of the country. meantime for indonesia as main island of java, rain continues to be steered in here. same goes for bali and lombok. in fact, for bali, the past 6 days. we've had some torrential downpours there. china looks like this on your friday bit more in the way of sunshine across the yangtze river valley, but every now and then clouds will drift in, including in shanghai with the height of 9 degrees, snow storm warnings back in play for western areas of japan that includes honcho, honshu, and hook, how do islands could see about $25.00 centimeters of snow in 24 hours? be careful out there him for scientists, the evidence is irrefutable. but america's climate change denial stubbornly mistrust the plat. despite soaring temperatures, raging wild fires and shrinking water reserves,

the world's largest economy. it's still split along ideological lines. so can it ever reach consensus to avoid catastrophe climate wars on a jessia? lou? the me back you're watching out. is there a time to recap on headlines now? policies in ukraine say russia is targeting several regions of the country as it fires nearly a 120 minutes. all 3 people are reported wounded in the capital. give the mayor of laval says most of the cities without power several people have been killed in

a fire in cambodia is our casino on the border with tylen doesn't have been injured and taking the hospital for treatments. the us says, beginning january, the 5th, all passengers coming from china will have to provide a negative covey that we will also apply to travel is going through a 3rd country. similar measures have been announced in italy, taiwan, india, malaysia, and japan. as well as new right wing government is due to be sworn in after weeks of comp negotiations. the blog led by prime minister designate benjamin netanyahu one the november election and is formed a coalition government basil as small ridge will be finance minister. he supports israeli settlements in the occupied palestinian territory, which are illegal under international law. it's a mob been given who was convicted of incitement to racism in 2007 will be security minister. a law passed this week. we'll give him unprecedented power over the

police force ivy my as a religious nationalist known for event the l g b t q views will hold the depth, the post in the education minister. and the noun self is still on trial for a legit bribery fraud and breach of trust. he's always maintained his innocence. well, that incoming government is promising to prioritize the expansion of illegal settlements in the occupied westbank. ben, you mean that's and yeah, how could policy release the list of it's prior to the saying the jewish people have, quote, an unquestionable exclusive right to all of israel's land. how did they get the is a senior fellow at the middle east institute. he 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 it's a mar, been good beer, who is himself convicted of incitement, racist incitement,

and support for terrorism. and this is someone who's 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. now medical sol says at least 5 people have died during fighting and sudan central data for region. a marketplace in the capital is that in gay was sent to lights and it comes after days of conflict between rival ethnic groups in the area. at least 11 people were killed on sunday. disputes over land and water axis of sparked renewed fighting and racing is bolivian police have detained the main opposition leader, louise fernando camacho, governor of santa cruz, is accused of leading

a coup in 2019 opposition. is supposed to deny this arguing, protest led to the resignation of been president of morales that were demonstrations on the streets and that the 4th and santa cruz following camacho, the rest venezuela's opposition leader. one guy though, is delaying a decision about whether he's interim government should be dissolved. almost 50 countries have recognized him as the gentleman leader. why though, formed the temporary body as a way to call for new elections after president nicholas madura is widely disputed victory in the 2018 poles. 3 of the full parties that make up the opposition coalition voted in favor of removing the interim government defense ministers from kia, syria and russia. of all that in moscow to discuss ways to end the war inferior talks about the possibility of returning refugees and how to work together to combat on groups. the discussions follow repeated warnings from took care of

a central ground operation and northern syria. anchor blames kurdish fighters across the border for a bombing in the stumble last month. russia as opposed to possible sufficient pensive in know, syria. i cleared her love nicole with a little respect 1st. the russian international affairs council explains what led to the meeting. several weeks ago, president oregon had a conversation of f o and with the russians going to part and they discussed the possibility. so there was a proposal coming from the turkish leader to conduct preparatory meetings between the 1st defense ministries and intelligence chiefs, then foreign ministers and then probably the summit. so the idea was to kind of set up in you regional. busy for much a platform of interaction which could effectively address ah,

not only the syringe brushes but also other original issues which are all 3 parties are in one way or another, a part of. so this is why it shouldn't be a surprise that this meeting a taken place to day, only a couple of weeks after this decision or a proposal beach to buy or to gone to put in. and it's a good it and, 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 the meetings of 3 foreign ministers and later probably no one knows either before or after elections in turkey. summit of 3 leaders. the iran human rights organization, which is based in norway says at least $476.00 people have been killed during months of protests. the demonstrations were sparked by the death in police custody of master armine. in september. she was detained in teheran,

for allegedly violating the strict dress codes rights group, say at least $100.00 protest is facing the death penalty or lengthy prison sentences. to female iranian chess. players have been competing as an international tournament without head scarves, the playing in the world rapid and blitz chest championships and then mattie catholics than they followed other iranian sports. women abandoning the headscarf, which is mandatory under the countries strict dress code. group of rainbow refugees arrived in northern indonesia described why they fly the refugee camp in bangladesh . about 200 of them spent weeks that saved before arriving in our province earlier this week, malnourished and the hydrated than via chandry reports from cox's bizarre where he met refugees. o lemme cotton is inconsolable after the death of a 19 year old son. he was on the road,

one of the several boats that made it to archie indonesia a few days ago, but could not survive the ordeal. mom at no man, sister, i shall captain under 2 daughters are among the missing. they were trying to reach militia in a boat with a dream to reunite with her husband, my sister with her 2 daughters, left camp on the 2nd of december by tech nath last tom i talked with my sister was on the 3rd of december. since same we had lost touch you that we are now worried that the boat carrying my sister and nieces may have something. not nearly 1000000 rowing a muslims have been living in bangladesh, refugee camp since 2017 after fleeing persecution in may on march, 5 years on with no hope for reparation inside most are desperate to leave us consciously. there's no livelihood for us here with your and die poverty and has no education for children. one, which is why many offline, the candidate is blue and abeline facing increasing restriction and poor living

condition in the camps. many drawing a ref, it is our 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 that see in almost a decade for the rowing goes as growing number, flee desperate condition in refugee camps like that were held up are full of my way of my parents are old and in bad health, which is why my brother decided to leave the camp medical center longest asia. lucky hoping to school family. it was told that my brother jumping on to say at 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 host to the displaced throw hanger, but the international community has so far failed to put pressure on me and more. and the crisis appears to be far from over. sandwich audrey al jazeera cox's bazaar

. now if you open airlines has resumed flights to northern to gray after 18 months of conflict. the route from addis ababa to mckelly was suspended during the fighting between government troops and to grind forces who signed the cease fire? in november, alexander 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. come with them. what does it in? hm. what nevada 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 ama. 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. nocka had the gotten 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 mecca lay 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 dry 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 rebel held areas on monday when they were there to work on implementing the african union broker piece deal under the deal, the t p l f. fighters must disarm and allow security forces to take control this,

which is eritrea and forces will leave the region. what we have so far. busy is especially an improvement in relations between the government, into gripe and the 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 through the federal government, but it might be necessary that the integral governments directly engaged to try this one up. but on the runway in mckelly, the politics and broader conflicts are at least temporarily forgotten. the families are reunited. no one expected 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,

the social media platform, twitter has suffered a major outage, thousands of uses around the world, reported being unable to access their accounts. many said they received an error message and notifications were not working. the platform was phase control, the c since billionaire long last took over the company earlier this year. one of africa's biggest st parties is continuing in southern nigeria a day after 10 people were killed in a car, had crowds, as i had a dream reports, business own as a welcoming the return of the caliber carnival after it was suspended. during the pandemic organizers called it africa's biggest street party with culture, music and dance on display. and like most people here, the abraham family is delighted upon types of bank. if i knew i was so interesting and i sued lobby to be with my family. yeah. some $10000.00 artists that include musicians, dances,

and our quotes are participating in this year's event that i also tend 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 covered 19 for nearly 2 decades. it's been the destination for thousands of nigerians on 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 boats shop has seen 6 months worth of sales in just 3 weeks with only back to we are making you sell them as a result of that yeah,