ah, or, ah, the american people have spoken, but what exactly did they say? is the world looking for a whole new order with less america in it? is the woke agenda on the decline in america. how much the social media companies know about you, and how easy is it to manipulate the quizzical look us politics? the bottom line ah, germany face is pressure to send its leper tanks to ukraine at a meeting of 50 countries at ramstein airbase.

ah, you're watching al jazeera life from a headquarters in delphi, him, daddy and abigail, also coming up an al jazeera joint investigation, finds asylum seekers were forced to return from italy to greece in humane conditions. sierra leone reserves, 30 percent of all jobs for women, including the parliament and management roles, and police and brazil conduct raised to find those responsible for the riots on the capital. earlier this month. ah, hello. germany is facing mounting pressure to allow the export. if it's lepper to battle tanks to ukraine, president vulnerable lensky says they could turn the tide of the war against russia . that pressure came as defense ministers from 50 countries met at ramstein era

ways to coordinate military support for keys and ahead of the meeting, finland announced a new donation of more than $430000000.00 worth of equipment. the u. s. also promising armored vehicles an air defense worth up to 2 and a half $1000000000.00. today's meeting focused on ukraine's needs for air defense and armor. we also pushed hard on how to synchronize those donations and turn them into fully operational capabilities. and that means every step from donation to training to maintenance and then to sustainment a step. arson has been following the meeting and ramstein airbase in germany. it seemed that the secretary austin was really trying to hide his disappointment, but there must have been some feelings of disappointment, not only at his side, but also at other nato partners about the fact that germany has the late this

decision. the secretary often actually specifically flew to berlin last yesterday to speak with the new a defense minister of germany. and he was definitely hopefully hoping of some more progress today. but as the german minister announced earlier today, there will not be a decision today. and maybe he said it could be tomorrow, it could be in a week or 2 weeks, but it's such a delicate matter with so many pros and cons. he said that this needs to be carefully wait. and it's not clear where the decision is now hanging on, but it was also said earlier this week that in a conversation on the phone or between chancellor olive shoals and joe biden, there was some mention about sort of going to gather. so it shows apparently, asked biden, also to send thanks american thanks abraham tags, but the, the u. s. has already announced that that's not going to happen. these tanks,

they say is, are much more complicated. the slap or 2 tanks are much more suitable for ukraine and short has always been concerned that this would escalate the conflict that nato could be a directly be in confrontation with russia. he has also internal pressure from germans, from people in his own party. not to go that far. a let sabrina natasha butler. she's joining us from keith to let us know whether there's been any reaction from ukrainian officials. natasha no reaction yet from ukrainian officials. but look, there is no doubt that there is certainly some good news that has come out of this meeting in germany today. for kiva will you have more than 50 countries in organizations that have pledged that continuing support and commitment to ukraine to santa a side by side with ukraine for however long it takes them. also

a commitment to pledge to send many more weapons, including that enormous us weapons of military age package, 2500000000 european countries also think that they would send a number of weapons including you pay time. so that's all good news. the key, however, disappointing to keep is the fact that germany didn't make that decision today. own is that the tanks. i didn't decide to st. his own, let the tanks and it didn't give permission for other countries that have those leopard tanks that a german built to send them to ukraine. so that will be disappointing for there are signs that i could perhaps change in the coming day for there's no doubt that all those in ukraine will be watching very carefully. because there is this sense here in ukraine that the soldiers that are fighting russian forces. they really are doing, it's not just for ukrainians bought for the whole of europe for the whole of the world. all right, thank you so much. natasha reporting from keith. let's bring an audi. has him was running us from moscow with more on what the kremlin has to say about all of this

and how will be looking and how will the kremlin be looking into the fact that more weapons and more military aid is being supplied to ukraine. that in that, in the latest alliance came from the russian foreign ministry who issued a statement, they said that the decision to increase western arms supplies through a cave will inevitably lead to india and increase in casualties and a dangerous escalation. also, that the west hypocritically expressing concern about the victims of the conflict in ukraine does not respond to the killing of civilians in the other regions. now, this is what came on the russian for foreign ministry statement. however, the criminal and spokesperson dmitri best cove spoke earlier about this meeting in ram, seen and said that this is a kind of complicating things and taking the conflict towards a new level. this is putting according to him, nato,

in the forefront of this battle. and that, however, whatever is going to happen is, is not going to change anything in the battlefield though you urge the western powers to listen to russia is concerned because this could deescalate the situation. also, it's worth to mention that president ad vladimir putin a met today with the national security council here in, in moscow. and according to the statement from the kremlin, they discussed the special operation in ukraine as it's called here in, in moscow. so this is the picture mainly from moscow that is a kind of an escalator re rhetoric. and this is not only due to the confrontation with the, with the west. it's boss to partially in the directed to the foreign policy. but also it's also directed to the public opinion here in russia that is and kind of

concerned of the situation and how things are kind of developing. all right, thank you so much, honey hash and reporting from moscow. meanwhile, russel has called an informal meeting of the un security council to discuss ukraine's attacks in the don boss. kristen salumi has more from the united nations . the subject of this meeting is what they are describing as these systematic war of ukraine on the don bass. it's a history lesson really going back to 2014 and setting up the meeting. the russian ambassador said that he wanted to lay out the background for the ongoing conflict in ukraine and the root cause is not that they haven't done this before. here at the united nations, but i think what significant is that there are 5 new members of the security council who have just started their terms. countries like japan in switzerland. and so russia is making its case for why this conflict is ongoing. i at a time,

of course, when the global economy is suffering other conflicts are getting less attention here at the united nations. and we are hearing this rhetoric about scaling up the war and more weapons flowing to the region. so it would be interesting as well to hear if russia has any response to that as well. coming out of this, this, this informal meeting, pro you korean activists from serbia, have filed criminal complaints against russia's wagner mercenary group, accusing it of recruiting serbs to fight in ukraine service. has it been condemned? the wagner group after it advertised for fighters? serbian law prohibits citizens from participating and conflicts abroad sheet in year mirage near spreading hatred among serbs towards ukrainians towards the people who have never in history. done anything bad to serbia is a crime and that crime must be prosecuted. the spread of hate propaganda leads to violence and war, and that is not necessary here,

nor anywhere in europe to europe. yelena glue shots has more from bell grades. sir . been president alexander rooted, has condemned a russian mercenary force. wagner from trying to recruit soldiers from serbia after the group ran a local media advertisement for serv still fight in ukraine, would slander roches websites and social media groups for publishing advertisements . in the serbian language in which the wagner group calls on volunteers to join it's ranks. what is it asked publicly, wagner, why they call anyone from serbia? when they know that something like that would be against regulations? the serbia laws has the then the participation of the citizens in conflicts abroad and several people have been a sentence for doing so. are the exact number of serbs who fought in ukraine or has never been disclosed by officials. are serbian defense minister milledgeville to it also a warranty service against joining russians ranks in the war. he said this will result

in illegal consequences. want once they're able to be held responsible before the state of bodies. serbia is a candidate to joined the european union. but it also has close ties with russia. an entirely depends on guess, imports from russia. i'll remind you also that serbia remains the only european country apart from belarus. they didn't join our western sanctions against moscow. i. on the other hand to which it says he will have very difficult conversations with you. and us represented this and says he will address therapy us over the weekend to tell them what is the required and expected from serbia regarding cost of or, and sanctions against russia. stella had on al jazeera, another attack on a displeased people in the eastern democratic republic of congo, days after dozens were killed by armed groups. plus, i'm had a joke, castro,

in charlottesville for jenny. and we're looking at the state of abortion asset in the united states. 2 years after, well versus with with, and this is your weather report for the middle east and africa. thank you so much for tuning in. not a lot going on, but we are seeing a bit more cloud pop up. even see some showers brush into that north coast of oman . so we go in for a closer look bit more in the way of cloud cover. also for us here in doha, there was some of those showers coming in to the pitcher on saturday. not a bad day in jetta you're up to. 30 degrees was full on sunshine in the forecast. also quite across central asia as we looked through pakistan as well as some showers though around islam bought. and of course, outside of this city,

as we head toward the mountains, some snow will be falling there. act of weather, hopping over the aegean into that western side of turkey are just starting to clip areas there. this is the 2nd round of rain to come. and for the top end of africa, rain and wind combo because we got this disturbance in the central mediterranean. so rain for the northeast of algeria. northern areas of tunisia, central africa, truth be told, is actually pretty quiet. most of the action is south of the equator, as we would expect for this sub the year. of course, keeping tabs on our tropical storm as it fizzles out, the worst of the rain north and now west of antenna to revoke. and we could see some flooding in namibia as capital vin took over the course of the week at susan. ah, ah

ah, ah ah ah, hello again, the top stories on al jazeera this hour, the u. s. secretary defense lloyd austin says washington is committed to supporting ukraine. defense ministers from 50 countries met in germany to coordinate military support for keith. but germany has not made a decision to provide tanks. pro ukraine activists from serbia have filed criminal

complaints against russia, wagner, merced, the regroup, accusing gate of recruiting serbs to fight in ukraine. serbian law prohibits citizens from participating and conflicts abroad. asylum seekers trying to reach europe have described being forcibly moved from italy to greece on makeshift presence in fairies, al jazeera, as part of an investigation with lighthouse reports on other media partners has her testimony about refugees being locked in small rooms without food or water. some of the victims are miners. john hall reports from barry, italy across the adriatic sea from greece, the port of barry in southern italy. it's one of a number of ferry roots used by migrants and refugees from countries like iraq, syria and afghanistan, who risked their lives stowed away in hidden compartments on trucks. the crossing

between different greek and italian ports can take between 9 and 30 hours. some di trying others are discovered on board and handed to the italian police liber sana, john, laura kaun, data need your lens. people have told us about violence and acts of force about being locked up about being dragged from the ferry. one person had an epileptic attack and was, let's say, dragged and kicked by the crew. one woman told us of invasive searches over intimate pass. it's alleged, they're often not provided with translators as required by law, and that some prevented from claiming asylum before being returned to greece locked in the vessel. they arrived in occasionally leaving, assigning, they were there, edged on the wall. this man pictured himself in may last year, handcuff to the railings on a fairy bound for greece, using his description of the vessel and its route. this storage space was located

in the vehicle bay below deck and in the greek port of patrol, we meet belushi from a gun a stand. his story is all the more significant because his documents show that he's a minor aged 17 the home on monday given him, i'd been here for 6 months and they said many games once i have under a refrigerated truck and it went inside the big ship. and when it arrived and the truck left the ship, i was found and arrested. they did not question me about a seeking asylum. they did not take my fingerprints. they just put me inside a small room and sent me back to greece. it's not unusual for commercial fairies to have a small lock up room on board, sometimes used to secure unruly passengers. for instance, on this one, we found a holding cell. the crew were heard to refer to as the prison line approach you now the up of the upper deck, the base very but shop is between. the tell me both of barry and the brick code. so

puts us and he will need suck. and here in the bow of the vessel is a metal box, angular, unprepossessing, a tool that is inside. there's nothing more than a sheet and cardboard on the floor. words identified as kurdish scrolled on the wall, but there illegible. responding to our investigation, the fairy company concerns said it fully complies with national and international law. actions, behaviors and practices such as these it wrote have never taken place on any of its vessels. and confronted with the evidence, the bowery police commissioner denied italian complicity as well. you go now is elaborate soon shown at the da chart. i wouldn't dare to say that doesn't happen . i've seen the pictures of that person handcuffed, but i don't know the context or where it took place e contest though, a log of the rituals in swollen harbor belt. yeah. and now my colleagues telling

me that the police don't even get on the ship. this is an important point. we had the migrant to the ferry crew and he's then handed over to the ferry captain. a tacit admission that forced returns do take place, but a defense that activists find unconvincing. solitaire stuck, i told the wife i am certain that the italian police are aware the border police. a lot of this is done by or in front of the italian police. we denounce, not only that, this forced returns, i illegitimate, but also that they take place without formal procedures with no record of what actually happens. in fact, the numbers are impossible to find out. but anyway, in 2014, the european court of human rights found that italy had illegally detained and returned 35 asylum seekers by ferry to greece. the italian government has since

insisted the practice no longer occurs. yet our investigation has her testimony from 8 people who've been forcibly returned from italy to greece in just the past 12 months. jona, how else is 0 in bari, italy. in the u. s. protesters are gathering for the annual march for life rally in washington. this is the 1st time that march right there has been held since the u. s. supreme court overturned the case known as roe v. wade and june ending women's constitutional right to abortion. heidi so cast her reports on how access to abortion in the country has changed. of anti logan has had 5 abortions and says she's not ashamed. i'm proud of being able to access abortion. i am proud of the abortions i've had cuz i wouldn't be here today. nobody has an 11 year old daughter and no plans for more children. she juggles motherhood with

a job. she says she loves any history of thinking. so for guiding other women through the abortion process at home, women's health, an abortion clinic in charlottesville, virginia. it's not just a person having an abortion, it's a person speaking up and taking control for the rest of their life, how they thought and how they planned it. getting an abortion has been increasingly difficult in the united states since june, when the supreme court overturn roe v wade. now 6 months later, $24.00 states have banned abortions or are likely to do so. i truly didn't think that that right would be taken away from us. more than 34000000 women of reproductive age live in states where abortions are currently banned. that's forced many to travel more than 2000 miles. to reach this clinic. to pack up and drive

across the country because you know, no one will see you, especially in a place like texas, where it's like 18 hours to get out of the state or more. stacy ballantine moved away from indiana after the state legislature passed and abortion band. she used to work for an abortion clinic there and would have wrist jail time if she'd stayed. now she works at whole women's health in virginia. i mean, it's crazy. there is no reason now we can't help people regardless of where we live in the midwest. illinois is among the few states where abortions remain protected. these women with the chicago abortion fund work to help women from abortion ban states travel to illinois for the procedure. we provide logistical financial and emotional support. so helping a firm to folks that the on the difficulty for which right now it is to access of worship is not a reflection of the morality of their decision. i can also follow up with you via text message. despite these efforts,

researchers estimate there were 10000 fewer legal abortions in the u. s. in the 1st 2 months after roe v wade fell anti abortion act of his say, that's a significant victory and have vowed to pass more abortion richard. since the battle over abortions is playing out now in state legislatures and courtrooms affecting one of the most intimate decisions of a person's life. heidi jo, castro, al jazeera, charlottesville, virginia, public and private companies in sierra leone now have to reserve 30 percent of their jobs for women in a bit to tackle gender imbalances. so the law also guarantees women at least 14 weeks of maternity leave equal pay on training opportunities. companies will be fine if they fail to reach the quotas. sierra leone is currently wrecked. 180 seconds out of $189.00 countries in the us. 2020 gender development index making. spencer coker is head of advocacy and movement building at purposeful that's

a global organization. promoting women's activism. she says the new law is a big step forward. we have a population that's 52 percent plus female, but a significantly less than that in terms of development will be an education or presence in the workforce. and it's, it's to this governance credits that the political will, is there to do something about it. we, we know certain factors are represented and you know, better for women than others. right now we have a growing young population and culture of young people who are going heavily into entrepreneurship and looking at for themselves, finding jobs for themselves. but in terms of the form or where women are in terms of representation, the representation is grossly below 10 percent in terms of positions of leadership

and, and governance. and that's the reason why this act, which has been decades in the making, by the way, is so historic form. not just women, women, and girls, and 30, but i t as a whole of this, this government has taken a position led by our president, that silly and cannot develop and be a middle income economy. it does not take the issue of the development of the women, if it's women and girls as a top priority. and that's come to with, you know, legislation and policies to do with education. and now specifically in terms of ensuring that women's participation in both public and private life is addressed with positive measures to, to change the current narrative that we do have. there has been a new attack on a camp for displaced people in the eastern democratic republic of congo that happens in it to re province. the un says at least 7 people were killed. welcome,

what has more in just a warning to or if you are is that his report contains images that some may find upsetting. dozens of people have been killed in a touring province in recent weeks. a rebel group called for deco, which operates in eastern democratic republic of congo, is widely thought to be responsible. i managed to hide myself when the militia started the mass killing in the village with machetes and bullets. after a few hours, as the militia withdrew from the area, i came back to check around and i found the dead body of my husband, among others of the right site. many of the relatives of the victims only found the bodies of their loved ones. days after co deco fighters left the area light went on my share day, the militias were carrying many machetes, and summit guns. i saw them from world hiding myself in the machine. these were covered with blood after they finish killing all the people i have. and i want to buy my kid eco originated in a conflict over grazing and farm land that began decades ago. fought on ethnic

lines. now the group controls lucrative trade routes and gold mines is quin stronger in recent months. the u. n says attacks by ca deco and its rivals i year should be investigated is december 2020 to the mission reports that at least 195 civilians have been killed. and $68.00 injured as well as $84.00 people abducted during several incidents attributed to good deco and the year armed groups. the recent attacks have increased, the number of displaced people to more than 1500000 into re and reduced access for humanitarians to those in need of assistance. un peacekeepers have been blamed for failing to protect people. recent talks between the government and rebel groups in kenya's, capital nairobi haven't stopped the violence malcolm web al jazeera, a prominent rwandan journalist, known for criticizing the government, has died. john williams, in quale was the editor of the chronicles. the newspaper says the journalist died

in a traffic accident wednesday while writing a motorbike in the capital. golly, some human rights activists have raised questions about the circumstances of his death. police and brazil have carried out reeds on people suspected of being involved in the storming of government buildings earlier this month. police say they're looking to identify people who participated in or funded the riot on january the 8th supporters of the former right wing president jerbill scenario. we're calling for october. his election results to be overturned. the vote saw bull scenario defeated by left us president louise in us eula to silva. monica in a cab has more from rio de janeiro. they are accused of instigating what the brazilian government is calling an attempted co. they're being charged with trying to destroy democracy in brazil, which was just back of brazil ended it's military regime in 1985. so

these 3 people, one of them is a truck driver. another person is a former, a public servant who was working for the government of former president j able sonata, who is now in florida, and has been there ah, since before lula inoculation because he did not want to pass on the presidential sash. and then there's the woman they have been the proves that they have against them is videos that they have posted on social media. one of them calling for the uprising and for the riots that happened on january the 8th. when the storm, the presidential palace, the congress and the supreme court, destroyed objects of very valuable and historical objects destroyed all the windows and doors. they've been posting that all so they were calling for blockades of oil refineries. google's parents, company, alphabet, is cutting 12000 jobs worldwide. it's a latest large company to lay off workers after rapid expansion during the cobra,

1900 pandemic. whereas off the loss equates to 6 percent of its global workforce. the silicon valley giant ceos and our pitch, i says artificial intelligence will be a key focus going forward. and the british trade union unite, says ambulance workers will take part in a new series of strike days in february. and march workers will walk out on a plan 6 days during the coming months. the u. k has been hit by a wave of strikes over the last 6 months involving rail workers, teachers on postal, stop demanding higher wages in the face of increased inflation. we're taking your life to the international space station and the nasa astronaut, nicole man and the japan, japanese japanese and aerospace exploration agency. astronaut quote. you a casa, are conducting the 1st space. walk of 2023. they're installing parts of a solar array on the starboard side of.