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ah, i'm the baka, this is al jazeera life window are also coming up to him and he still won't commit to sending leopard tanks to ukraine. despite pressure from its nato allies were alive, improves capital, where protested, keeping up the pressure on the president to resign and an al jazeera joint investigation finds asylum seekers were forced to return from italy to greece and inhumane conditions. ah, the us says it will designate russia's wagner group as an international criminal organization. the white house says there are now some 50000 wagner mercenaries operating in ukraine. the designation will allow the us to apply wide a sanctions against the power military group which recruits many of its soldiers

from russian prisons. kimberly how could begins our coverage the united states has made the decision to essential. lee designate the wagner group. this is a military group that provide support to the russian military inside ukraine as a significant transnational criminal organization. now the reason that it has designated this is in order to try and paralyze its ability to operate inside ukraine. in other words, what this does with this designation is it freezes his assets and also prohibits americans for providing funds as well as services to this organization. the u. s. accusing it of committing widespread atrocities and human rights abuses. we continue to assess that wagner currently has approximately 50000 personnel, deployed ukraine, including 10000 contractors and 40000 convicts or information indicates the russian defense ministry has reservations about wagner recruitment method. despite this,

we assessed that it is likely that wagner will continue to recruit, write out a russian present due to recent events, we assess that it is likely there are mounting tensions between russian officials and mr. producer. to back up its accusations, the united states providing evidence of imagery of north korea shipping arms, the images showing rail cars as recently as november, transporting arms from north korea to the region directly to the wagner group. the u. s. saying that this is a violation of un security council resolutions. resolutions that the united states says it will raise at the un security council in the future. given the fact that the united states expects these deliveries of arms will continue in the future.

germany has still not yet decided whether to send leopard tongues to ukraine, thus, despite pressure to act from its nato partners. defense ministers for more than 50 countries have been meeting to coordinate military aid step vasa reports some ramstein air base us defense secretary lloyd austin, was hoping to deliver flat and used to his ukrainian counterpart at the ramstein air base. but it was to be no commitment from germany that it would send its lepper tanks to ukraine. we don't feel anything. we are just the responsibility boot for our population in germany and in europe. and we have to balance all the pros and cons to be 40 res erie decide things like that. just like there is nothing else. and i'm very sure that there will be a decision in a short term, but i don't know why. and i don't know. wow, how the decision will look? this lack of a concrete timeline is despite germany's nato allies and ukraine itself, pressuring heart for the thanks to be sent. i encourage you to make such decisions

that cam deprive russia evil of any power you can started this policy today. it is in your power to mega ramstein of tags not to bargain about different numbers of tasks, but to open at principal supply that will stop russian evil. some fear attending napa tank could mean an escalation of the war, contract nato, into a direct confrontation with russia. the tanks have been sold to dozens of countries around the world. those who want to export him to ukraine need permission from germany 1st, after weeks of international pressure, germany has made it clear that it will take a decision on whether or not to some leper, thanks to you. crane. in its own time, president landscape, please, the time is not a luxury. his country has had little effect because germany says it's a decision that needs to be carefully wait. despite the saturday,

happy promises of a new military heart way for ukraine. you as the plan secretary austin urgent countries not to waste too much time. this is a decisive decade for the world. and this is a decisive moment for ukraine struggle to defend itself. so that contact group, walmart slow down. we're going to continue to dig deep. and based upon the progress we've made today, i'm confident that ukraine's partners from around the globe are determined to meet this moment in berlin. a grove of protest. us also tried to put pressure on the government to take a decision on sending leper thank. sooner rather than later step, fasten al jazeera at ramstein air base. well, the frontline city of back moves and east and ukraine has been the focus of intense fighting for months. ukrainian forces appeared to be holding out against the rush of military that. oh, hans reports from bach mote. b j of de la shut off. he met this is the city of buck

moot in eastern ukraine. warplanes are part of ukraine's air defenses against russia's relentless attacks. armored vehicles line the streets, waiting to be deployed. makeshift markets are set up in the safest areas. those who have money venture out to get what they need. those who don't wait for aid to arrive. ukrainian soldiers realize that they're at a turning point in the war. fierce fighting is happening across the city, suggesting no end is in sight. the most important items we receive are the torches . we also get bottled water. the city has no water or electricity. we are grateful to everyone who is helping this is the 1st time at the station, but food and blankets are handed out. every day. you get a good your soldiers in the engineering units have started to dig trenches and set up fortifications in the heart of buck. moshe last,

others are planting land mines insisting they will make rushes advance as difficult as possible. served up with global repairs. for guerrilla phil over, won't get to that, but hope is not enough. we must be prepared. i think the wagner forces over it. is there a group of thugs and criminals? karen whitman's place. it is. but you know, the city is not besieged, say the ukrainians. however, if not in good shape and more reinforcements are needed for the inevitable battle. this, i don't know what to look on here to the ice white ukrainian forces are preparing for the worst case scenario in black mountain about death yard. then filmy done. fighters are on high alert, watching the enemies every movement. mister hutton, in the recon command center, drones of various shapes and sizes are deployed and followed vigilantly from these screens. with time, the operators have become more experienced. their job is no less important than those fighting in the trenches. people and poor c o. r works is the life of our

fellow soldiers. we detect any enemy movement using those drones. we enable our forces to move and penetrate their lines safely. we succeeded in destroying heavy vehicles in artillery on the buck more phone line. the russians operate similar units. the soldiers say, both sides are equipped with artillery and tank. second number you, however, quick decision making is what tips the scales in ukraine's favor, they say, cemented by the determination to defend their homeland. over to peru now were mass anti government processor. continuing for a 3rd day in the capital, lima demonstrates as a demanding the resignation of president dina ballasa. on thursday, she accused protests as of wanting to overturn the government often demonstrations turned violent marianna sanchez joined the sly foremost, protested lee ma marianna. you've been covering these protests for several days now . what's the situation there now?

well, ne, if we are seen a smaller groups of people moving in different directions inside in the center of the capitol, more than anything we are seeing. people who have come from the provinces in the last couple of days, we've seen people from costco for amanda y. c who are our people who have come all the way from the provinces, because they want the resignation of residency and our new out of been there have been violent protests in other places in the country. and also in, in their cool school. i'm who know via protests and also now they keep out, which is the 2nd largest city in the country where protesters have tried to take over the airport again. and so there has been flashes with police there. now we've been are here behind me? many people who. 8 are back behind me trying to cross the police line. this is one

of the arteries that gets to the congress, and that's where people usually want to get to where they usually clash with police . now they have many of them brought only bottles of water with vinegar for the tear gas, but they were telling me we don't have any rocks. we don't have any sticks or this sort of thing. they're very angry at the government because many of the people that we've spoken to are from poo not from the highlands. just stop less than 2 weeks ago. one of the worst killings happened. there were 17 people were killed in one day of classes with the police. and they were here saying, how many more people do, does the government, how many more people did, does the government want? and there i might, as is an ethnic group that shares the same, i think with bolivia, it with parts of olivia. and the government has said at some point that it will

morales a former body to impress, to them tele, leading the i mud as towards these protests and leading them in flaming them to come to and protest against the government. but these people that were here and that have been moving back and forth. now our were telling me, this is a total lie. we have nothing to do with eval morales. we are, i might as a, we are here to protest against the government of the know a lot of the any marianna many thanks. marianna sanchez live in lima police in brazil have carried out raids on people suspected of being involved in the storming of government buildings. earlier this month, support as a former president john bull scenario attack, the presidential palace, the national congress, and the supreme federal court. they claim president lewis and osceola to silver last october's elections. monarchy on a cave house more for rio de janeiro. they are accused of instigating ah, what the brazilian government is calling an attempted co. they're being charged

with trying to are destroyed democracy and brazil which was just back of brazil ended its military regime in 1985. so these 3 people, one of them is a truck driver. another person is a former, our public servant who was working for the government of former president abel sonata, who is now in florida and has been there ah, since before lula in argue ration because he did not want to pass on the presidential sash. and then there's a woman they have been now the proves that they have against them is videos that they have posted on social media, one of them halling, 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. chris hipkins is said to replace just into our dentist, new zealand prime minister. he's the current police minister, but has also held high profile roles, medication and health, and served as minister for coven 19 response. he will take over on february the 2nd, and will lead the labor party into the next election scheduled for october. still had allowed, is there another attack on displaced people in eastern democratic republic of congo? days after dozens were killed by om groups. and we look at the new law that aims to tackle gender imbalances and sierra leone. ah, that has just been record breaking the deep snow from nebraska then at the upper

midwest across the great lakes, as that storm system runs through. but it's almost done. it's damaged. nan is going out to sea coming into the pacific. lot, much in the way of casual notes is precious. hi, rather than low. so the story is one of improving weather for the northeast corner . nor is it very cold. developing showers in the southern states, more snow in the central plains, but not particularly heavy. i don't think they're just coming in because the on shore breeze probably to washington and certainly across the board and b. c. cloud with rain and snow readily in land. so it's wet in the southern states went probably in florida, that's coming to the northern parts of the bahamas. it will feel cold. i think that the nozzles back up to 27, the cold. it has been around nicaragua was warming out slowly in south america. the story really help big thunderstorms and rain for the most part, topping up all the tributaries for the amazon, and these are potentially flooding. thunderstorms roller down towards the rear on this some developing argentina. but the story in argentina has one been one of hot

weather, particularly from the north, but it's still very hot in the north of options either. even though you've got slow encroachment of daily thunderstorms. ah ah ah. ah, lou

ah, you're watching, i'll just say, or i reminder for top stories this out, the u. s. says it will designate rushes, wagner grape as a transnational criminal organization. white house, national security spokesman john kirby says the private military group has about 50000 fighters in ukraine. most of them drawn from prisons. anti government protest continue for a 3rd day and peruse capital calling for the resignation to president, dean and politic. she's accused protested of wanting to overturn the government off the demonstrations 10 violent on thursday. police in brazil if carried outraged, searching for those responsible for the january 8th riots in the capitol. supporters of former president jabal so narrow storm government buildings, calling for the overturning of the result of october. elections that pro ukraine activists from serbia have fall,

criminal complaints against russia's vog to mercenary group, accusing it of recruiting subs to fighting ukraine. cbs president condemned the wagner grape after an advertise for fight, as so be in law prohibits citizens from participating in conflicts abroad a sheet in year mirage near spreading hatred among serbs toward 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. asylum seekers trying to re jira perv describe being forcibly moved from italy to greece on makeshift prisons in fairies, al jazeera, as part of an investigation with lighthouse reports and other media part at partners as her testimony about refugees being locked in small rooms without food or water, some of the victims are mine, as john hall reports from bari in southern italy. across the adria attic see 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 solely on laura con data. leave 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 pat. it's alleged there are for not provided with translators as required by law, and that some are 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 great port of patrol we meet belushi from us. gunners stamped his story is all the more significant because his documents show that he's a minor aged 17. the home on monday to give and i'm, i've been here for 6 months and it said many games. once i have under a refrigerated truck and it went inside the big ship, and when it arrived on the truck left the ship, i was found and arrested. they did not question me about a seeking asylums. they did not take my fingerprints because 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 on approaching the up of the deck, the bis very, but shoppers between me and tell me both of berry and the bree quotes are pa trusts, and he believes such and yet, and the bow of the vessel is a metal box and good, unprepossessing, until that is look inside. there's nothing more than a sheet and cardboard on the floor. words identified as kurdish are scrawled on the wall, but they're 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, boston. and confronted with the evidence, the barry police commissioner denied italian complicity as well. you go on our

dead elaborate and sean 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 econ, as though a log the which was in the swollen habit of. yeah. and now my colleagues telling me that the place don't even get on the ship. this is an important point. we hand 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 at auto glass. i am certain that they talon police are aware the border police. a lot of this is done by or in front of the italian police. we denounced, not only that, this forced returns are illegitimate, but also that they take place without formal procedures yet with no record of what

actually happens. in fact, the numbers are impossible to find out what a knew them. 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 have been forcibly returned from italy to greece in just the past 12 months. joan, a whole elder, 0 in bari, italy as being a new attack on a camp for displaced people in eastern democratic republic of congo that happened in northeast. and it turi province the you and says at least 7 people were killed. a warning that mark web support contains images. some viewers may find upsetting from the very beginning. dozens of people have been killed in a tory 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 a militia withdrew from the area, i came back to check around and i found the dead body of my husband, among others on the road sight. many of the relatives of the victims only found the bodies of their loved ones. days after kit echoes fighters left the area i went on my share day, the militias were carrying many machetes and summer guns. i saw them from well hiding myself in the machine. these were covered with blood and after they finish killing, all the people has and i wanna buy my kid eco originated in a conflict over grazing and farm land that began decades ago falls 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 it's rivals i year should be investigated is december 2022 law. the mission reports that at least 195 civilians

have been killed and 68 injured as well as 84 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 in tori, 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. now the news public and private companies in sierra leone now have to reserve 30 percent of their jobs for women. in a bid to tackle gender imbalances, the law also guarantees women at least 14 weeks of maternity leave equal pay and training opportunities. companies will be fined if they fail to reach the quotas. sierra leone is currently ranked 182nd out of a 189 countries in the u. s. 2020 gender development index. mickey spencer co come

is head of advocacy and movement building up purpose for a global organization promoting women's activism. she says the new law has been decades in the making. 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 credit 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, it's 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 anti abortion rights protest as the gathering of the u. s. for the annual. so called march for life rally in washington is the 1st time the march has been held since

the supreme court overturned the case known as roe vs wade in june ending women's constitutional right to abortion. that's resulted in restrictive anti abortion laws being passed in several states. twitter and test loaner. ellen mosque has told a jury, investors don't always believe what he tweets. as he appeared in a counterfeit corp california court to the onto the entrepreneur is facing accusations about a misleading tweet from 2018 when he claimed to have secured funding, to take his electric car company, tesla, private shareholders alleging cost the millions and trading losses. what it emerged, the funding wasn't actually available. a jury will decide if the tweet artificially inflated tesla share price. what reynolds has more from santa monica, california, ela mosque was on the witness stand in a san francisco federal court house for about 30 minutes. and during the back and forth with the plaintiffs attorney, they did not get to the knob of this case,

which is whether in 2018 mos knowingly and falsely tweeted that he had secured millions of dollars in funding to take his electric car company, tesla, private. what the plaintiff's attorney was able to get from mosque was a moral lesson admission that his tweets were a form of corporate communications just at the carriage just as much weight as say, a filing with official government agencies. then the plaintiff's attorney went into asking musk whether several top executives at tesla, as well as major shareholders. and investors had told him at that point that he should stop tweeting that he should maintain twitter silence, especially over the internal affairs or the public affairs of tesla and musk at 1st

said, oh, i don't remember any of that. i get a lot of our sweets and i get a lot of emails. some documentary evidence was introduced with refreshed mosques, memory, and he did in fact admit that he had been told by these figures to stop tweeting. google was parent company, alphabet is cutting 12000 jobs worldwide. is the latest tech company to laugh workers after it saw a shop slow down falling rapid expansion during the cove. at 19 pandemic. the cops, a man to 6 percent of its global workforce. the company c, e o says artificial intelligence will be a key focus going forward. ah, this is al jazeera, these, the tops toys, the u. s. says it will designate rushes of all.