identify with america, so when you challenge racism, it looks as if you're challenging of merit and demand the truth. there is no serious discussion about this because it goes to the very root of who we are up front with me, mark lamond hill. what out there on counting the cost, the global economy is fracturing, is this the ends of globalization, the well super rich, big fall wealthier than everyone else. over the last 2 years, plus china dominates the red market. the europe if just found its largest deposit, but the metals counting the call on al jazeera ah. ready ready the us designates the wagner group as an international criminal organization for supplying mercenaries to russia

. ah, frontal mccrae, this is al jazeera alive from doha. also coming up. germany refuses to commit to sending tanks to ukraine, despite pressure from its nato allies. ah, dozens injured in peru as police confront, protest is demanding the resignation of the president. plus how low can it go? we take a closer look at lebanon's lira as the country into a 4th year of economic crisis. the u. s. is designating brushes, wagner group as an international criminal organization. the white house is about 50000 of its mercenaries of fighting in ukraine. the classification will allow us

to apply wide a sanctions to the group. my can a report from washington d. c. i a 3rd force on the ukraine conflict. soldiers from russia's wagner group, essentially hired mercenaries, many of them hired from russian prisons. the group is controlled by yevgeny, but it goes in a close ally of vladimir putin and this week featured in a video made by his own media service, visiting injured fighters in a st. petersburg clinic solver. you must not petty a soldier at war. you must take care of him. therefore, each soldier should be unique. with more than $50000.00, deployed in ukraine, the wagner group has been on the us rate off for a number of months. and now it's been declared a significant transnational criminal organize station in coordination with this designation. we will also impose additional sanctions next week against wagner and its support network across multiple continents. these actions recognize the trans

continental threat that wagner poses including through its ongoing pattern of serious criminal activity. at the same time though, the u. s. maintains that a mounting rivalry between the bars and group and the formal russian military could impact on russian performance and the ongoing war. we are seeing indications, including an intelligence, the tensions between wagner and the russian ministry of defense are increasing. wagner is becoming a rival power centered to the russian military and other russian ministries, the russian army has a very little moral. so the only way to spike moral and to bring vickers is to bring this people who get a lot of money. well, basically professional mercenaries, and also professional criminals released from jail. that's what styling actually did as well. the us has also accused north korea of arming the wagner group,

displaying images of what it says are russian rail cars being loaded with north korean weapons systems. potentially putting the group in a position where it could change battlefield dynamics and ukraine. something the u . s. clearly hopes it sanctions will help prevent mckenna, arduous era washington. the wagner group has denied recruiting serbs to fight in ukraine. it issued the statement after pro you kind activists filed criminal complaints against the organization. sybian law prohibits citizens from participating in conflicts abroad. earlier president alexander should condemned wagner after court to volunteer 5 is in serbian language ed. but germany has not yet decided whether to send a leopard 2 tanks to ukraine, despite pressure from nitro partners, defense ministers for more than 50 countries, met in germany on friday to discuss the next stage of military support for cave.

still, boston reports from ramstein air base us defense equity light, austin was hoping to deliver platter news to his ukrainian counterpart at the ramstein air base. but it was to be no commitment from germany that it would send its leper tanks to ukraine. we don't feel anything, we are just do a responsibility for our population in germany and in europe. and we have to balance all the pros and cons of pre 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 ukraine, itself, pressuring hartford a thanks to be sent. i encourage you to make such decisions that can deprive rational evil of any power. you can start 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 send lap of tanks to ukraine 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 those contact group will match 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. global foot asked us also try to put pressure on the government to take a decision on sending lepper. thank. sooner rather than later step, fasten al jazeera at ramstein eop 8th ali hush im hes. the reaction from the kremlin that's a matter of concern for moscow, and we can see that in the lines coming from the russian foreign ministry that sees supplying a cave with more weapons, will escalate the situation as for the foreign ministry and will cause more

casualties for missed you also accuse the west of hypocrisy for ignoring the casualties on the other side of the borders as for the russians. now, also the, the criminal and warned that this the supply of weapons will take the conflict into another level and will put the nature of face to face with the russian that urged the criminal. the weston alliance to take into consideration the concerns of mosca. because this could help de escalate . however, the prescribed immature prescott, this book starts and for, for kremlin, said that nothing is going to change in the field. and this is, this is just creating more targets for the, for the russians. and you know, this is kind of escalating the, they taught here in more school, more school with the more with more consent. and i was also taking into

consideration the situation with respect to its public opinion. so it's reaching to the foreign foreign countries trying to give a position a stance, but also trying to suit the concerns inside the country and try to convey a message that there are still options trying to raise the stake and say everything is going to according to the plan, dozens of people have been injured in peru as police confronted crowns demanding the resignation of president tina. below our tech. they want to congress shut down elections held and a new constitution ross and a lot has accused them of trying to seize power and warmed anyone breaking the law will be prosecuted at least 50 people have been killed in confrontations with security forces since early december. and impeachment and u president and a state of emergency, a lot has happened and proof since formerly to pedro castillo tried to dissolve congress on december, the 7th,

he was removed from office and replaced by the vice president in ballasa castillo was charged with rebellion and conspiracy. protest broke out in his strongholds rural areas mostly in the south of peru, and nationwide, state of emergency was declared on december the 14th as protests, as blocked roads and stormed imports. then this week, at to day, national strike was held in the capital. but it's spread into a 3rd day and people say they won't leave until their demands amiss. marianna sanchez has more now from lima. oh, these protesters have been clashing with police for the 3rd night in a row. they are here and about a block away is police that has been throwing tear gas up in the police have blocked the access towards the entry of presidential palace and congress. but protesters are in different parts of

the surrounding areas clashing with police throwing rocks at them. ah, yes, great i am from puna. i want to inform people of the reality of this forgotten rural peru, a region that not only has poverty, but also malnutrition. the peruvian state has forgotten our region. our children who do not have good quality health care education. it's a region that produces copper, gold richness that contribute to the state, yet they don't care about us. oh, process has gone on in other parts of the country as well. include going to know as well as in that it keep up with protesters tried to take over the air pow wow. these protestors say they want human rights organizations in the country to verify the prosecution of those who have killed under the victims of nearly 50 people that have died in the last few weeks in the protest. or now these protestors

say that no matter what they will stay in the streets of the capital and all over the country. until d, no one wants to resign. a place in brazil have carried out rides on people suspected of being involved in the storming of government buildings. earlier this month. supporters of former president shy boston our detect the presidential palace, the national congress and the supreme federal court. they climb presidents, louisiana oscio led to silver last october as elections. monica yanna keith has more from 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 i destroy 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 the woman they have been, 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 and they've been posting that all so they were calling for blockades of oil refineries. lebanon's currency, the lira has lost around 95 percent of its value since the start of the countries economic meltdown in 2019. it's now trading at close to $50000.00, to $1.00 against the us dollar. downside of implementing much needed reforms. the

political elite is accused of creating a confusing exchange trade system that's hurting people who rely on at the most zona holder reports from beirut. goods, services, hospital fees, insurance, they're all priced in. foreign currency, lebanon's economy has become dollar ice because the local currency is nearly worthless. good. shun assumable, we buy everything in dollars. our goods, our rent, electricity. yes, we should price in the local currency, but it's not possible because it's value keeps fluctuating. trading is dominated by the black market exchange rate. it's hovering around $50000.00 lire to the dollar, causing even more economic difficulties for people already struggling to get by. but it's not the only rate. politicians and bankers are accused of creating a multiple exchange rate system to cover up losses in the billions of dollars to

the pixels mincie problem. because their money, public sector at the central bank government, the public is unable to pay them back. they have this major gap and they are trying to shift it. it goes through with a hair cut and how do they do the hair cut through this multiple exchange rate system? it's known as the lawler, lebanese dollar or bank rate, and it is used to withdraw trapped foreign currency deposits. and while the official rate has been pegged at $1500.00 leader to the dollar since 1997, the government says the fiscal situation means it has to collect taxes and fees at another rate. and then there is the side effect 8. cyrus hall is one of the policies introduced by the central bank to protect the div valuating li, europe. it involves pumping dollars into the market from its dwindling foreign currency reserves through this exchange platform. but it's proven to be

unsustainable. authorities are planning to increase the official rate 10 fold next month, which they say will help alleviate the crisis. economists disagree when you are trying to artificially fix a, a lebanese pound at 15000 and everybody knows that your century bank doesn't have any more. any liquidity, because it's actually running losses of more than $60000000000.00. so there is no credibility to this new exchange rate. the political and business elite are blame for failing to implement reforms in the financial sector. instead, they have been offering temporary solutions that lily, lebanese se, benefit them, and worse, and a crisis that's now in its 4th here, said whether elders either be root or still ahead on al jazeera, tesla tweets milan mosque tries to down play the power of his social media presence

during his fraud trial and how the woman climate is forcing a change of lifestyle for non medical. it is in the himalayas. ah. that all the dynamic weather in europe is right in the south over the open waters. the mediterranean winter storm after winter storm. that costs quite a lot of trouble, particularly around italy, the balkans, less so i have to say for the dawson, for example, potent, so albania is the latest place to give us pictures of flooding. that's fairly widespread. it is overflowing rivers, generally speaking, persistent rain or being drained away, but it should be frozen. is tom, this is remarkably warm and therefore, flooding has been a problem. i will carry on being a problem. some degree may be initially most likely, still places like albania,

and possibly even bow garrett with temperatures. he remained quite high. there is snow falling now over the heights in the balkans. that's been a change over the type, the snow falling, right. they went through eastern europe to the southern baltic. this cody shares tend to trend further west was the temperatures are quite low, and it also emanates in that cold me strong wind blowing down the road valley in france. all this will continue during sunday to some degree and enhancements in the right movie into western greece as well. watch out there. for most of north africa at this time, the should be quite quite, and it is. there's no, i'm sure breeze and radiant algeria in trudy's ear. and if you shout in west africa, ah, a recognition technology. how did the american public opinion

a video where like, while they do, you know, in your brain the listening post dissect the media. we don't cover the news, we cover the way the news is cover. lou. ah, you watching l. just a reminder of our top stories, the salad. the us is designating rushes. wagner group as an international criminal organization. it says about $50000.00, mercenaries of fighting and ukraine. the classification will allow that you with to apply why to sanctions to the group. chimney has not yet decided whether to send

lippard, 2 tanks to ukraine, despite pressure from nitro partners, defense ministers, from more than 50 countries. mason, germany on friday, to discuss the next stage of military support. for keith protested had been rallying for a 3rd day in peruse capital calling for the resignation of president didn't follow wanting. she's accused them of wanting to overturn the government. off the demonstrations turned violent on thursday. hundreds of people have demonstrated against france and became fosters capital. laga dooku, many protested say the former colonial powers military prisons has failed to improve security in the country. the un says thousands of people have been killed since 2015 and nearly 3000000 displaced and violence linked to armed groups will staying and became foster. the army has freed more than 60 women and children who

were abducted by gunman earlier this month. the unprecedented mass kidnapping happened in the northern district of uh, brenda. it's an area under blockade by armed groups linked to al qaeda and i, so the captives were found by the military and the neighboring province after being held for 8 days. the ceo of tesla has tried to down play the power all his tweets during testimony in his fraud trial in california. illinois, musk is accused of misleading and vistas in 2018. that's when he tweeted he'd secured funding to take his electric car company private. but it emerged, the funding wasn't available, and shareholders said that tweet cost the millions and trading losses. reynolds has more from santa monica and california. it's business as usual here at this teslas show room in santa monica, california, but several 100 kilometers to the north teslas boss. ilan mosque was in a san francisco courtroom, testifying in

a trial brought by investors who say his tweets cost them money. now on the stand for about half an hour, musk admitted that his tweets were a form of corporate communication that carried just as much weight as filings with government agencies for the corporation. tesla. he also admitted that some people at tesla executives and big investors had asked him to cool it with the tweets stop tweeting because it was costing the company's reputation. but the lawyers did not get to the main point of this trial. that is whether in 2018 when musk tweeted that he had secured billions of dollars in financing to take tesla private whether musk knew that that was false and that it was an attempt to manipulate the stock price. the investor say it was the securities and exchange

commission, which is a government agency here in the united states and regulate public companies. also said that that statement was false and they find mosque a 20000000 dollars several years ago. but that did not come up at the trial to day . the court has been adjourned, and musk will take the witness stand again next week where people have been demonstrating against what they described as the growing militarization of mexico. john holman, has more from the mexican capital richard this for about a couple of weeks ago when there was a crash in mexico cities metro system between 2 trains left, one person dead and dozens of them injured wasn't the 1st time that it had happened in recent years, 20211026. people were left. that when an overpass in the metro system plus now this much is happening because after the president, under his manual of his original said that he was going assembled them $5000.00

members of the national guard, that's militarized police force to protect the metro installations. what if this was sabotaged was basically what he said. the people here are gathered to say that it wasn't sabotage. one that they feel that it was negligence, the, who's these accidents on to that they're against. what they see is the growing militarization in this country. a lot of these, i managed by what my national, what, and a 1000000 that's in there now. i think that that area, for example, what airports in atlanta, customs milestones, a migration thought we think we are in these are our, to my right. eagle funding. you can see the place now chasing after a small portion of the protest as may be 2 dozen or so that we're breaking shop windows along the central avenue here of this is a small march result in hundreds of people here rather than thousands. but it is

a war in this country to some of the army getting involved, not just with national defense, but in infrastructure projects in mexico. and what they see is a growing influence on the president under his madeau lopez of little a palestinian man has been shot dead by an israeli settlers in the occupied west bank. 42 year old to rec, odaimi ali was killed near the village of ross kaka whist of ramallah. he appears to chase a settler who then stops and shoots him. israeli forces claim he was shot to prevent a stabbing 18 palestinians had been killed in the occupied west bank by israeli forces. while settlers this month, a species of bird designated as vulnerable is facing a new threat and south korean. the hooded cranes as spending winter in the unesco natural heritage site before they migrate to remote parts of siberia and china. but

people in the city of soon sean are having to protect them from a severe outbreak of bird flew units. kim reports dawn in this nature reserve. oh, wakened by a collective cry. the hooded crane sleep in these coastal mud flats rich with nutrients and far from the reach of predators. in the past 10 winter as more have come to this unesco biosphere reserve to rest and recharge. before meeting in the spring and russia, siberia, and remote parts of china. by late november, nearly 10000 of the estimated 15000 in the wild, we're spending the winter in sunshine, double that of the previous season. thanks to years of conservation efforts and farmers lending their plots. these red patched birds marked as vulnerable are on the mend making for a crowd when it comes time to eat. even we don't care until monday and the one who get on with me, the reason why so many hooded cranes have come to soon john bay can be found in the

people's interest. and the more i study the issue, it becomes clear that preservation requires the attention of the world wonderful. the community is rolling up at sleeves to make this habitat for the hood, a crane more favourable for a healthy stay. rice grains is distributed and there is no ground water illuminating a key factor in the spread of the avian influenza virus in what has been a fear season of the bird flew in japan, a record caseload. some and pools of water has led to a calling of more than 10000000 birds at poultry farms. in is you me a top wintering site? more than $1200.00 hood cranes were found dead clearing out obstructions, community leaders say artificial habitats such as these while not ideal, must be replicated as habitat loss. threatens hard fought progress. the mayor of soon shawn a town that removed hundreds of electric pulls and wires. when the flying birds got

caught in them, says prosperity and ecology most work together. wilson joe, more report on norman's or when you serve soon on bass preservation story. you realize how useful it was for the city's development. it helped us move into the future. ecology leads, economic growth, dramas, or tortuga. as this town cause for a change from business as usual. migrating birds just want to fly as they have for millennia. unit kim, al jazeera st. john, south korea. climate change is forcing no medic, herders in the himalayas to leave the mountains and moved to towns and cities. what was once a perfect place to attend goats and jacks is now changing for the worst. as glasses melt, floods increase and diseases spread with. this is the story of one herder in india administered kashmir. lynn miller thing little done that you, my name is searing chal, dental. i'm 64 usual notes on barbara la la la la is on

another line. i live in horner lubbock not was that you. oh oh yeah, no union own money. i'm in america and have been tending freshmen or goats and yaks since i was a child. no. oh lou yes, i will be with you. i played damien hot to pass the time while delight stuck are grazing. i believe the melody passed to healed animals when they're sick with law unite and putting soil on the frozen river makes it easier for the growth to cross. otherwise, he could slip and fall off our deeds had you, madame la de la g. as the weather gets warmer, we see less rain and snow,

and grazing lands are shrinking. it's causing diseases to spread among the livestock. there isn't enough grazing that show the goats aren't healthy and strong . we depend on supplementary food, which is an additional cost that we weren't able to make up. but you and a junior, okay, here been you know, you know, when my linen beckoned the day because of the cold weather, the passion a goes used to have fine will low again. but now with the warm temperatures, the quality is not as good. yeah. linelle has colored but similarly i would the block george g d, about 7 to families used to live here, but most of them have migrated on. the 11 families are left. he says that nathan were to die and planning to give up my nomadic life. i sold half my life stock and will sell the rest and the coming days.