how long talk somewhat conservation from adam joy in the traffic, and feeding the game, africa direct on just via the wind blows the fishing boats home as it has for the countless centuries people have lived here. these are malagasy migrants they move from the drought written self in such been means to survive. and their story is the interface between climate change and biodiversity laws. the arrival of the migrants is adding to the precious on fish, dogs and marine by diversity already stretched by over fishing. and this is going to happen all over the world. is impacts like sea level rise, cause people to move further and further in land, putting more pressure on environmental resources for people fleeing the impacts of global warming. it's survival at all costs. ah . russian troops joined forces with the wagner mercenary group,

intensifying their assault on the east of ukrainian town of solider. ah, again, i'm adrian finnegan. this is al jazeera, alive from doha. also coming up, brazil's president has criticized his security forces for not doing enough to stop sundays attack on congress, china responders to south korea. japan's cove at 19 curbs on its travellers by suspending short term visas for their nationals and some of the worst violence in peru since antique of protests began 17 people dead. this demonstrates as demand the release of the former president. ah, fighting is intensified in ukraine's east and don bass re,

with moscow's forces being helped by mercenaries from russia's wagner group. it's founder you have gayety preggers in says that fighting heavy bloody battles for control of the area. the british defense ministry says that it appears that russia has taken control of much of the salt mining town of solider, and that's their back boot, where troops on both sides of suffered heavy losses. meanwhile, fighting in back mode continues, ukraine says that its forces have been holding on despite widespread destruction. after months of attacks, russia state news agency task is reporting that the change of command in the army, moscow said to promoted colonel general, alexander lapin, 2 head of staff of it's ground forces. he was previously commander of the central military district. and russia's defense ministry says that it's been conducting naval drills in little. we can see, it says it's frigate is armed with a hypersonic missile that's capable of evading western air defenses. out as the us shall strengthen as the latest now in ukraine from keith present. zalinski last

night, acknowledging that the battle for solid was indeed intensifying. he saying that the ukrainians had in his words one time in order to get more men and supplies inside that town now solid is around 20 kilometers ne of the town of buck. mood, of course, buck mood is seen some of the most intensive fighting over recent weeks and months . a town that is often nicknamed a meat grinder because of the sheer amount of men that have been killed in it on both sides. solely dog is a salt mining town. it is the largest salt mine in ukraine and it has a vast network of underground tunnels, around 200 kilometers, in fact have underground tunnels, some as high as 30 meters. i mean, a football match for example, is being held under ground in solely in the past. so one can you imagine this is

a huge strategic importance. we can only speculate that certainly according to the russians, they are saying that the ukrainians are using those tunnels as defensive positions to store ammunition and so on. so we can only speculate the fighting. there is particularly intense because it is of such a strategic and military importance, whether we're going to start seeing such a thing as a seizure, such as what we saw around the agile style plant in mariel pool was months ago, remains to be seen rushes. dr. group is a private paramilitary force that was founded in 2014 after moscow annexed crimea. the group is founded by russian business, monday of gainey triggers, in whose close to president vladimir putin. he also has a catering business and was once called putin chef the vulgar group recruited russian prisoners to fight in the ukraine, promising that they'd be free men when they return,

if they survive. the war. alexander tees off is a russia analyst and lecturer at queen's university belfast. he explains how the voc, the group as managed to strengthen its presence in ukraine. there is a lot of tensions and competition when russian army and security forces between each other and in pre gordon has established himself as a person who is distinct by the fact that he is group. when you say group, we're talking about tens of thousands of man equipped with most modern weapons, including $900.00 tanks, aircraft dealer and so forth. i actually don't want way bill to continue to advance against the green army and bach with them sort of the area where everywhere else carousel new college of russia was it's wayne retreat. and now here haven't been at the, it's for many weeks and month i'll find it on the costs seemingly or overrunning

very important strategic, strategic down. so it's a big winnable pre gotten himself as a source for russia more generally. they always been very closely linked with russian armed forces and with russian security forces. usually that we used will things which of the official russian porters didn't want to be going to seem to be doing. for example, in syria, i mean other parts of africa where the way of the racing, but essentially they are going to joins the heap with the, with the russian security forces in russian army in general. and if you look at the level of the equipment and military things to have with them as i sat, including planes and so forth. and it's not just here, it was also in that, in libya and so forth. you know, you see that basic is an official army, but basically they still law, very much mot bought of the, ah, which is also know more generally. but as that progression is always gay in georgia,

and for him, it is extremely important to show that he is the want capable of winning when everybody else is using. and the russian side, police and germany are removing climate activists who gathered near an open mind in the western village of loots, up thousands of time that activists formed human chains and set up a citizen to stop the expansion plans. earlier this week, police made repeated warnings for the protest as to leave the village looked up is to be demolished. in order to expand a coal mine, it's part of germany's plan to maintain coal supplies. while it reduces its dependence on russian gas and oil. step fossil is that please is clearly moving closer and closer to the village to a lid, sat and i'll step out of the shop. so you can see what we are talking about. this is the village that is now at the center of international climate protest. it's basically on the edge of one of the largest lick night brown coal mines here in

germany, and the village has to be demolished. all legal battles have been lost by the climate groups. and you can see also on the village there is this banner. it says $1.00 degrees, that's the temperature. that, of course has been decided by the paras climate, an agreement that would be the maximum temperature if that is really the aim of germany than this village should stay. so it's basically very symbolic for this climate movement. and they have been changing themselves here on this road to make sure that the police couldn't get to the village. but as you can see, a heavy equipment has been brought in by police. all kinds of bulldozers, cranes are there were active, it's very high up in polls and they also have been removed. police has basically brought in all kinds of experts like climbing experts, all kinds of technical advisors to make sure that this whole operation, which they have described as very complex and dangerous, are to be done as peaceful and safe as possible. brazil's president has criticized

the army for not doing enough to stop supporters of his predecessor storming the nation sheets of power. louis ignacio lula. the silver accused. the generals of not standing up to the protest, us who are allowed to come outside military headquarters in virginia. the president made the comments during a meeting with governors where he promised to punish those responsible for sundays attack. or at least one and a half 1000 people have been arrested so far. every one here is aware of the amount of people that were tortured for not agreeing with the military regime. and now the people are freely calling for a crew in front of the military headquarters. and none of them have done anything, no general stood up to say, this can't happen. it's forbidden to ask for that. it gives the impression that there were people who liked it when the people were calling for a qu, bivens administration in washington is facing pressure from within its own party to expel for the president,

jaya ball scenario from the u. s. the former brazilian president has been in florida for 2 weeks. he was taken to hospital with abdominal pain there on monday. that's reportedly related to any of fatal stabbing that he suffered during the 2018 election campaign. although boston r o has denied inciting sunday's attack on brazil's congress, some u. s. democrats once his diplomatic visa revoked. let's go live now to priscilla out here as monica jak give is there will president lula monica be able to unite the country? well, he has united the country thanks to what happened on sunday, this attack to 3 buildings, the supreme court congress and the presidential palace or he has united people against this violence and in favor of democracy. we're standing here in the presidential palace where he is now holding his 1st normal day of work, but right behind me, there are no windows,

they have all been shattered. so it's very easy to get in and out. now the most important thing that happened yesterday was that lula had a meeting with the governors of the 27 states of brazil. that means a whole political spectrum. we must from remembered that 3 governors, the ones of the mains, a states some pow lot. he, you and i mean those yet eyes, these 3 governors are not bullet supporters. but given the circumstances, everybody rallied behind the president. and he kind of like divided that the attributions saying of every thing else happens. you know, every state is responsible for keeping these things for happening. the bull sonata supporters have been a saying that they want to paralyze the country as they have, as they had before. when lula was elected on october 30th truck drivers had roadblocks. and now every state will have to, ah, matters in its own hands basically. so yes,

the markets reacted to this show of strength of this unity of the 3 powers of the people that demonstrate it for democracy. not only in so paula, but in several states. so this was seen as, it's a problem that was solved, dealt with rapidly. now the country is still very divided. that does not mean that all brazilians think alike. half of the country still does not. many people still believe the election has been stolen, although there are no proofs that such a thing has happened. so that will be his biggest challenge to take this momentum right now. and just to try and unite this very, very divided country. and monica, what is all of this done for president lulu's standing internationally? well, he has received the support of international leaders across the world. ah, lula has always in his former to governments,

has always been an international figure. he participated of all the multilateral organizations, was very vocal and uniting latin america now he will go on on the 23rd. he will go to argentina, where they'll be a summit of the community of latin american countries in the caribbean. then he will go to europe, why, which is the neighboring country he has always defended the unity of the region. ah, and job given the circumstances he did was he received a lot of support and so that also inhibits ah chain. any one that here will be trying to stage a coup or anything similar to that molecule. our give reporting live there from present. when he 1st street martin china has taken his 1st retaliatory steps against countries imposing covert 19 curbs on its travelers. it suspended short term visas. the south koreans and japanese citizens aging says that entry

restrictions for chinese travelers are discriminatory. katrina, you reports from paging. china seems to be using south korea and japan to send a message to other countries which have impose restrictions on chinese travelers. and hopes that the role these research and back, and it's also warning nations that are considering imposing restrictions, asking them to think twice about it. now this move is going to impact all parties involved to south korea and japan. china is their biggest trading pon and there are plenty of south korean and japanese businesses with operations here. and they will no longer be able to send the business people here to attend to those in person. and this will also no doubt impact china's own economic boss. and why, but according to china's foreign ministry, dating says that it has the right to impose countermeasures on these countries. treyvon ginger, thank deep, regrettably, a few countries still disregard science and perfect and their own covered situation . they are imposing discriminatory entry restrictions on china. china family reject

these and we'll take reciprocal measures what we call and relevant countries. we can best be a measures effect and science and to take proportionate measures. on sunday, china began opening up its international borders, while clover 19 tests are still replied to those entering the country. mandatory quarantine at a government facility is not, and as a result, we seen a surgeon booking some chinese travelers going all over the world. and there's been a split response to that. some countries like thailand are happy to receive as many chinese taurus as possible. but other countries, including the u. s. u. k. canada and australia are wary because at the moment china is experiencing the surgeon cove at 19 infections. the w h. her has said that beijing has been under representing the scale of the outbreak here. and it wants the aging to provide more accurate hospitalization, and death toll data. the china denies that it's withholding any information despite continuing to release suspiciously low figures still to come here on al jazeera,

the voodoo festival, in beneath the place widely considered to be the birthplace of the age ritual. ah called snap warnings and fog warnings are beginning to be lifted across northern india. heather hears those details right now on wednesday, right across india. it is a fairly, quite picture so, and take you to pakistan. got some what, whether leaking into baluchistan province? no. for k p, k, the mountains, this will be rain in islam about as well, but for the caps, old territory round the mountains. this of course, will fall as snow as one side of the story i want to talk about. but look at this waking up on friday morning. bitter cold, locked into the bitter cold tear. cobble minus 19 degrees. so this is some dangerous cold. as we head toward asia pacific,

it's looking like this. it has just been relentless, rain in sabu, city, extreme flood advisories in play here. and for southern vietnam and cambodia. rain still falling, but it's cutting across areas of thailand on wednesday. it's been some deadly landslides, across indian easiest java province. just a few showers in the mix on wednesday. i think the bigger down port, though, will be across sumatra. island, china temperatures are running well above average. for example in whoo, hon. at 18 degrees. it's 10 above where you should be. winds have shifted warmer air here as well. so that means we just don't have the ingredients for that. see effect snow in northern and why stretch pap? that's it. susan. ah, the think of some of the biggest companies in the world today. all of them big tick with algorithms that they call the move that we use them, the more data we produce. we're in the me, a great race to the data and big companies around the checks employers are rising

on a wealth of information and we need all the commodity in the 2nd to provide quality re snotty, re examines where the corporations are colonizing, be internet lying. me the popularity and power of big techs on a, j 0 lou . ah, hello again. this is al jazeera. let's remind you of the main news this out fighting in ukraine is don't brass region is intensifying with rushes. forces strengthened by fights us from the voc but group. the british defense ministry says that it appears russia has taken control of much of the soap binding town of sullivan. it cranes military has been fending off attacks near the town for full days. brazil was president luis,

ignacio lou silva has criticized the army for not doing enough to stop supporters of jaya bull. some i'll wrote storming the nation seats of power deal, so promise to punish those responsible to sundays attack. and china has suspended short term business for south korea, the japanese nationals that's in response to cook at 19 cups imposed on chinese travelers. they jane calls the mission discriminatory of not based on science, but louis southern region of pluto as observing. 3 days of morning after 17 people were killed in antique optima, demonstrations there on monday. it's the most violent day since protests began in december. following the rest of the former president pedro castillo, observed mariana sanchez, reports from lima ah, security forces confront protesters in the southern region of who knew it over men says nearly 9000 demonstrators using the home, made weapons and explosives. try to overrun the airport in the city of hulu. aka

security forces responded with live ammunition. it's the deadliest day in more than one month of violence across bay. do what? i mean camera. i was holding my camera when a police officer asked me to kneel while pointing a gun at me. then i heard a shot and felt my foot blocked. then i felt a cramp. i took 4 steps. i fell on the floor because i couldn't walk, official se ambulances were prevented from moving freely. a doctor was killed well, assisting, the wounded, and a 17 year old girl was shot and killed in the crossfire. hospitals are overflowing with some of the wounded in critical condition. if we go, i want to call them the central government. how can we have so many? did people? tens of thousands of people have marched to demand the resignation of precedent. dean of a lot of the markets have been looted. rhodes blocked in 25 provinces, are on strike. some of the victims were bystanders hit by stray bullets coming in

a bind, but he was out walking with friend lives nearby and they went for a walk. and then as far as we know, a bullet hit him, the government blames former precedent is august the year for the month long unrest . you know, to walter as well they, they sent me people who announced a crude, a ta from the same gun polish whose unduly, coordinating these mobilizations to seek impunity and to achieve what they didn't know how to achieve. or we're not allowed to achieve in defense of democracy. also, the answer is in jail. a ha, steel was ousted in december after he tried to shut down congress an arrest. the prosecutor investigating him for a legit, corruption. with a violin spiraling, some members of parliament say they are unlikely to give the cab in, in a vote of confidence on tuesday. further deepening the crisis. the government has promised to restore peace that many peruvians are unsatisfied and they say they will take their demonstrations to the capital to demand that precedent lead. i will

learn the step down and new elections be held immediately. the inoffensive. i just eda lena the u. s. justice department is reviewing a bunch of potentially classified documents found in president jo biden's, former office. the documents were found in november 2022 in a locked closet by his personal attorneys at the pipe and center. it comes as republicans take control of the house of representatives, promising to launch widespread investigations into biden's administration. the u. s . house of representatives has passed a set of rules to governance debates for the next 2 years. the vote was seen as an early test of kevin mccarthy's power, a speaker all, but one republican supported the rules package that despite criticism the coffee made to any concessions about his right wing fraction to win the speakers job. the new rules include allowing any politician to call for mccarthy's removal at any time. mccarthy is also given the same faction control of a committee that decides what bills the house will consider. he was president joe

biden as to close an emergency in the state of california, which is being battered by storms. tens of thousands of been ordered to leave the homes due to severe weather conditions. rentals reports from santa cruz hillside gives way in northern california. as the state reels from the impact of powerful back to back storms, rain, wind, and high water have cloth, wide spread damage, evacuations, and several deaths. 35000000 californians are under a flood alert. tens of thousands are without power, and others face flooding, mud slides, and the danger of falling trees. several major highways are blocked. a lot of run off a lot of dangerous flash flooding potential of the system. and there's also high winds . president joe biden has declared a state of emergency in parts of california, which will allow federal aid and resources to flow in more quickly. one of the

worst hit areas was here in santa cruz, where as you could see behind me the historic capital a war was cutting to my heavy sir. rivers also overflowed their banks and high winds caused severe damage in shops and home. the cost of the damage is still being counted, but it will certainly run into the 10s of millions of dollars. further south, near santa barbara, the upscale community of montes seeto was evacuated. the celebrity studded towns $10000.00 residents, include the duke and duchess of sussex. and oprah winfrey the flash flood death situation is now the potential is therefore county wide flash flooding. and so please stay vigilant. in santa cruz county, 32000 people were evacuated when the swollen san lorenzo river spilled over its banks. at least a dozen people have died in the storms. maria could shiara barely escaped

a similar fate. a huge branch, harpooned my roof, and i live in a small studio. so i have 2 kiddies, and we could have been killed. residents are frustrated by widespread road closures . can't make it to work. it's like a, like a rat trying to get out of amaze, tried to find that different little route to get them. 5 massive weather systems called atmospheric rivers have rolled in off the pacific in recent days. more rain is forecast for the rest of the week. the only benefit for californians is heavy snow fall in the mountains, which will help relieve the states severe drought. rob reynolds al jazeera, santa cruz, california. saudi arabia is removing old cove at 19 restrictions for the hodge pilgrimage this year. it's welcoming back pre pandemic numbers of visitors to the

holy sites. pilgrimage usually draws more than $2000000.00 people each year to the city of mecca. in 2020 numbers were limited to just 1000 people from inside the kingdom. and last year, just 1000000 foreign pilgrims were allowed in families of those killed in bay roots 2020 port explosion that amounting justice. they've gathered outside the justice palace in the lebanese capital. last killed, more than 200 people left hundreds of thousands homeless investigations into the explosion of been on hold. now for more than a year, i'm here for justice, which is very normal. you've been here for the past 2 and a half years almost. and the, you know, there are always dragging us from one excuse to another because it's the same criminals and different pieces. some of them are out of judges, some of them are politicians. some of them are the so called leaders in this country, but they are all war criminals. i'm here because i want justice as to have justice . i need the truce to have the truth. i need to wait

a minute corruption as interventions of the political power specially and namely, has been law within the issue. because sir, they are impeding the judges from doing what they have to do. and they think that to in forget we shall never forget people in trying car. i've been struggling with daily power cuts on shortages of fuel food and beds. now for mumps, president radio with chrome, a singer has plenty to restore economic stability, but as warm but reforms will be painful. now fernandez reports, this is a rare sight in chill anchors present economic crisis. new hires for the railways department. the government had frozen recruitment and lowered the retirement age to 60, across the public sector in order to save money, but some lakes to me, the so my retina says, this is not the way, right? yes. even gabby salary, if state sector workers retire their pension, have to be paid

a salary when they're working on contract and over time must also be paid. but whereas if they're given an extension, a government will have to pay just $1.00 celebrity makeup the retirement rules forced over $20000.00 workers out of their jobs. on december 31st sending ripples across the country, dozens of trains were cancelled, and the health sector was thrown into chaos with some hospitals reportedly losing their entire staff of specialists. meanwhile, government plans to increase electricity prices for a 2nd time in 5 months have been met with stiff resistance from regulators. me within our vacuum here. now if the proposal increase, electricity comes from the cabinet. we are ready to nullify and reject it at a time. we are seeing malnutrition, and unemployment, and similar problems. we don't believe that is a time for an increase. the government is determined to go ahead with the hike, consulting the attorney general about how it can proceed without the commissions approval rate hikes and painful cuts to government spending are required to secure

2900000000 dollar bailout from the international monetary fund. experts say it is a vital lifeline for shanker, as it struggles to confront the worst economic crisis in its history. dian with guidance is very important to us. yes, it's going to mirror very painful for a short period. but a friend all water, all this up in 4th period, if you don't want roderick this deficient and make adjustments and reforms to off his col policy. i believe the situation in sri lanka would get worse um than what we experienced in march. april may, june, period prison dr. vick overseeing who previously served as prime minister during the height of the economic crisis is keen to show he's in control. residing over the 1st working day of the new year. for decades,

successive governments have implemented populate measures such as subsidizing fuel and electricity keeping interests low and filling the public sector with political appointees. all of this has created a massive financial burden and reducing that expenditure as part of a series of conditions to secure an i. m. f. bailout is not proving easy. minette fernandez o da, 0 colombo, a national voodoo day festival, is being held in, but name ah, the country is widely thought to be the birthplace of food. 2 of the celebrations start with the ritual. sacrifice of a goat. it also involves music dancing at drinking alcohol, a profession to the atlantic ocean pace respects to the enslaved ancestors who were taken away from beneath. ah.