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ukraine in its fight against russia. president joe biden insists it's not meant to escalate the war. now to, to super helpful ukraine defend, to protect you. pretty live is non offensive threats to russia. ah, but i'm carry johnston. this is out to sarah. well, i from do are also coming up. facebook's parent company matter says it will restore former us president donald trump's accounts after a ban of 2 years. lebanon's top prosecutor orders the release of all suspects detained for the bay route. port blast dealing another blow to families seeking justice rights groups say china is quietly cracking down and protested from last year's unprecedented show of anger against the government's credit 19 measures. plus, i'm sarah clark, reporting from australia where thousands of people who rally across the country on

this astrology day calling could change them. a cranes military campaign against russian forces has received a major boost from its western allies. the u. s. has confirmed at sending $31.00 abrams tanks earlier, germany announced it would provide 14 of its most advanced leopard to tax berlin will also allow other european countries to deliver the german made combat vehicles from their own. r sloss, spain for land and the netherlands have suggested they're open to doing set. the u . k is also sending 14 of its chandra t tax for the kremlin, has dismissed the deliveries as disastrous and costly and will go up in flames. will ukraine's command as an analysts have said they will need $300.00 western tanks to make a difference on the battlefield or white house correspondent, kimberly how could begins our coverage, new after days of deliberation us president joe biden made the announcement.

ukraine has long hoped for today i am announcing that the united states will be sending 31 abrams tanks to ukraine, the equivalent of one ukrainian battalion. according to the pentagon, it'll take months, not weeks to get the tanks to the battlefield, widen says he made the decision after securing similar commitments from the leaders of france, the u. k. ad following germany's decision wednesday to send leopard 2 tanks to ukraine. russian officials have already denounced this latest move as an escalation . something biden was quick to counter today's announcement. bills on the hard work and commitment from countries round the world, but by the united states of america to help ukraine defended chavez is territorial integrity. that's what this is about. helping ukraine to fan to protect ukrainian land. it is not an offensive threat to russia. the move marks

a major policy reversal for bided overriding the advice of u. s. generals who resisted sending the maintenance heavy machines. the abrams have been in use for a half century at russia's aware of the tanks vulnerabilities. since february, the u. s. has provided ukraine with more than 27000000000 and security assistance. the white house insists issues of training and logistics, including getting the jet fuel needed to operate the abrams tanks to the battlefield could be overcome through training. it remains to be seen how well the ukrainians will be able to absorb this hardware and use it. it may take at least a quite a while before they, they can do it in before it has an impact on the battlefield. still, president biden insist the addition of the abrams tanks will make

a strategic difference as ukrainian forces rapid to defend territory in expected spring counter offensives. kimberly help hit al jazeera, the white house will terminate decision to send tanks to ukraine, follows weeks of intense pressure from its allies. dominic cane explains more from buddy the leopard too is one of the most widely used tanks in europe, manufactured in germany, but exported around the continent. it is the weapon system. the ukrainian government believes it need to fight russia and for weeks ministers in kiev called on ministers in berlin to allow them to use the leopards in the country. now that call has been answered. 14 german tanks will be sent to the crane and other european countries will also be allowed to send. our goal is to quickly make 2 tank battalions available together with our allies. there are a lot of countries which would also like to contribute in the deliveries and we will coordinate and ensure that it becomes possible step by step in the chancellor

says he understands many germans are deeply concerned by his decision, but at least for other european countries already said they are prepared to use their latitudes to help you crane you ready to participate in one or another way. those, there are many ways to do it because we know that the slope, but the issue also need training for the drivers for the maintenance and so forth. it in the spare parts. it needs the whole ecosystem of the year. but tanks and b, b, b. consider what is the best part for us? here at the russian embassy in berlin. the reaction has been quick and condemning the ambassadors says that germany has abandoned its historical responsibility to russia, fortified by nazi crimes during world war 2, cooling the decision, extremely dangerous. he says he takes the conflict to a new level of confrontation. and yet, some analysts believe that with russia reportedly building up its forces for

a spring offensive, germany felt there was no alternative to allowing leopard twos to be sent to ukraine. every one, all the military experts are expecting that russia is preparing for spring. um and the europeans now want to beg ukraine in the u. training government and ukranian army to be ready to defend the country in sending his country's tanks to ukraine. olaf shots is done something. no other democratic chancellor here has done allow another country to use german tanks to fight russians in a war in europe. and so while schoultz is stated, goal is to prevent an escalation between russia and nato. it may not be too long before the heavy weapons of both sides are in use against each other. in ukraine. dominic cane al jazeera berlin, ukraine's president vladimir lansky has hail the decision bother u. s, and germany to send tanks as an historic achievement. jacqueline gap upon counsel

machine, you much can i thank mister chancellor, old german politicians and public figures for their willingness to strengthen the defense of europe side. this is also a very powerful step by the united states. ukraine will receive abrams. thank you for this decision. yeah, i thank mister president biden personally, i thank congress. i thank every american family for the tangible strength of american global leadership glue to lead beschler the key now as speed and volume. the speed of training our military, the speed of supplying tanks to ukraine or the amount of tank support. we have to form a fist of tanks, a fist of freedom, which will not allow tyranny to rise again. in moscow, the kremlin has dismissed the plan as absurd spokesman. the major per scoff says that keeps aliza over estimate in the benefits of sending tanks to ukraine's armed forces. you should know the blue again. touch my blue book. it you damn

good, good, good. good, good granny, richard. dorothy should toyota to with your a please give care. would you please keep pledging american scripture at minimum, where you can if you brochure on the front line that ukrainian forces have withdrawn from the ton of solid on the east and on the exc region. the salt mine in town has seen fierce fighting for months. the ukrainian military spokesman says they withdrew to save lives. it comes almost 2 weeks after russian forces led by that wagner mercenary group that said they had seized the town. european court of human rights has announced that we'll hear a case against russia over the downing of flight and age 17 all 298 people on board . the militia airlines aircraft were killed when it was shot down by russian made miss sol in 2014. it was launched by a quinn, a separatist back by moscow. russia has always denied involvement. former us

president donald trump will soon have his facebook and instagram accounts reactivated social media. john matter says the accounts will be reinstated in the coming weeks from for suspended on facebook and other social media platforms. after the johnny, the 6 attack on the u. s. capital in 2021. while he posted this message on his truth social platform in response, he says, such a thing should never again happen to a sitting president or anybody else who is not deserving of retribution. let's stay with this now. we're jessica gonzalez is co c o free press and organization at monitors, decisions, shaping the media. she joins us live from the sunset is good to have you with us. so what, what do you make of this decision to reinstate the accounts? i think we're going in the wrong direction here. are meta, listen, i agree that no company should ever have to make such a dramatic decision,

because i hope in the united states, we never have a president who is egging on violence and insurrection. but that's what we had there. a remarkable set of circumstances that he continued to maintain on his truth social a camel, that the election was a fraud. and it stirred a people to violence that he act on using his accounts on meta platforms. this is a dangerous decision because what it says is that donald trump and rich and powerful people like him don't have to play by the same rules as the rest of us. this is, by the way, on the heels of an a report that came out out of the u. s. congress is january 6 select committee, and that report found that donald trump's post on facebook and other platforms instigated the insurrection. mark zuckerberg, ceo of facebook himself, said that donald trump had used facebook to incite an insurrection into incite

political violence and undermine our democracy. and here we are just 2 years later . and despite that untruth social, his actions have not shifted and have gotten even more dramatic. having a decision to bring trump back to the main stream on facebook address. okay, let me just interrupt me that from raymond though, because meto would say, look, that was then, this is now and that people should be able to hear what the politicians are saying . even if you disagree with them. we can hear him loud and clear without him being on mana, being on. meta is a privilege, a privilege that he violated by violating their rules time and again, which resulted in concrete harm to people in our country to people outside of our country and to democracy. so i agree, he deserves to be heard. he can start his own website. he did start his own website and he's being heard through there being on met as

a privilege. to what extent would you say this is about money and advertising as some people are suggesting i think it's little all about money and advertising. donald trump spend millions of dollars in his political campaigns on meta and so they have a, an interest. this is peek greed from facebook. the january 6 select committee report found that the risk of violence has not abated yet. nick klegg and mark zuckerberg at facebook. busy say the risk of violence has receded. that is not the most recent finding that came out of the u. s. congress. just this past week. this is all about greed. this is all about patting their pockets and trying to build back up the, the war chest that facebook has that's built on the, on the backs and the harm that is facing democracies around the world. and is facing people who face hayton harassment campaigns. spurred by donald trump and

others like him over there, jessica gonzalez, we appreciate your time. thank you for that thing. now, at least one person that has been killed and several of us injured off her attack on that 2 churches and southern spain. a man armed with a machete stabbed priests in what city of our has sent us. a suspect has been arrested and an investigation is on the way scottish authorities say the attack has been treated as a possible act of terrorism. a rights group say chinese police have been quietly arresting young people who protested against could with 19 restrictions in november . but if the demonstrators were given warnings, others who were detained haven't been heard from since. katrina, you reports from beijing. this video is being circulated by the friends and supporters of physician ha, was a 26 year old book editor who has not been seen or heard from since december canada

shipping. sure. if you're watching this little, or she says to some i've been taken away by the police. oh rights group say she's among dozens of people who have been detained since taking part in demonstrations against china. 0 credit policy in november. that was no surprise to buy the crocodile or by the punishment by the government by was very surprised by the actions and courage our young people. the protest in several cities were the largest seen in china for decades. they were sparked by the death of 10 people in an apartment block fire. in the western city of maci critic say that deaths were preventable and blamed strict corbett 19 controls. some called for the stepping down of chinese lead a seat in pink, but most stood in solidarity with those who died, demanding an end to restrictions. be your heated seats is on your belt. we have the right to express our emotions as empathy. as for those who lost their lives,

that's why we went to the say. this video was attended by thousands of people. we followed the rows without conflict with police on soc. president c downplayed the movement as frustrated students, but shortly afterwards, police began contacting, questioning and warning boys who attended st gatherings were illegal. protest to say they did not give their details to authorities. this area by the young, moreover here invading is where protest is gathered in november. like most public places in the city. it's blanketed with high tech surveillance cameras like this one. china has one of the most sophisticated surveillance systems in the world. facial recognition cameras and mobile for and tracking devices will use to identify demonstrators, say, rights groups. china's foreign ministry has denied any mistreatment reward her father. warrior china is governed by the rule of law. and the various legal rights

and freedoms enjoy by chinese students are fully guaranteed. so justin was initially detained for 24 hours and released. but as some of her friends began to disappear and the weeks to follow, she suspected she would be next to william if they want to convict does show the public. the evidence do not lead us disappear from this world unjustly. ah, friends of thought have told out of the road they are very concerned to her well being . she was last heard from on christmas eve, katrina, you al jazeera beating. so to come on al jazeera, hundreds of workers at the you and agency for palestinian refugees. don't strike demanding better wages. also. i'm robert bride in tokyo as japan and much of east asia. and you are an icy blast from the north. ah!

now that the showers in storms have cleared away from the northwest of india, had to return to cold and foggy conditions. hey there i think actually though a few showers for maharaj dro states on thursday, not too far away from him by with a hive. 29 degrees and somewhat weather for that southwest corner of sri lanka. after i hung a stone and pakistan things are quiet, temperature is low in karachi for this of the year, but no real major precipitation to speak of here. so when you say we go to the philippines where it has been pouring rain for days around sabu city. so there are some flood alerts in play here. now for china, i would say south of the yangtze river valley temperature is pretty well where they should be for this time the year. okay. things a little below average in hong kong. fairly cloudy day there with the high of 16 degrees. quite the vigorous storm system that swept through japan. so put the iso

bars on this map. the closer they are together, the more powerful there was winds. and certainly we set some records here only for wind, snow and low temperatures. but this system now sweeping out toward the pacific. so some commer conditions here, but still seeing some snow for that western side of honju and ho cato and those scriptures coming up a bit through the korean peninsula. so were plus one in pyongyang on thursday. okay . got a dash soon a bit. ah ah ah ah,

ah, ah, ah, ah, watching out here, reminder of our main store is this. our ukraine has received a major boost mix western allies. the u. s. has announced it will be sending a $31.00 abrams battle tanks for defense against russia. early at germany said it would provide 40 the bits leopard to tax the kremlin has dismissed obtained as absurd, spoke to him to meet her scarf, said that keys allies were overestimating the benefits of sending tanks. he says the vehicles will burn like others have before. social media giant meta says it

will reinstate a former u. s. president donald trump's accounts and the coming weeks trump was suspended on facebook and instagram off to capitol hill. right? says the band should never again happen to an american president or rallies or underway in several cities across australia, calling for change in the way the national days observed. australia day commemorates the arrival of the 1st british settlers in the 18th century, ought indigenous group see it as a day of morning, saying it glorifies an invasion, or demands for change have been gaining momentum in recent years. let's get more for sarah clark, who joins us live now from bridge. mr. sarah australia day, how is it usually recognized them will look, as you mentioned, we've got rallies happening in every city around australia, on january 26. while some people are there, a large number of people are there to celebrate the beginning a bonus rally. as you mentioned, when the british 1st platen sailed into city,

tow people or celebrating the colonization or the formal colonization of estrella, others are pushing for change and we are saying he's momentum growth over the years . and this is where i'm at at, and i brisbin, it's a, it's a day. what people say is a day of morning they, he rally in protests against the celebrations of bonus structure on a day that they believe that was a huge displacement or the 1st nations people. so this group is, i certainly growing in numbers. up holes have shown that the younger generations are also supporting this and this diag warning or invasion diag. it's their process like it's happening around the country. now the federal government, all the pop, the prime minister, anthony albanese, is also saying, oh, addressing a turning point in the mood for change. a, he's reading that momentum and mirroring are his policies by allowing some major employers like big supermarket psych worse big companies like telstra to allow for their workers to come to work. and that's for those employees who don't want to celebrate astride. i hate the saying you should allow them to go to work as

a result. so at this momentum is certainly growing in numbers. so it's what they're calling in beijing day a day of morning. as instead of a dive celebration on a strategy day, sarah clark, thank you. u. s. has reported the dramatic for the number of illegal border crossings by migrants from cuba, haiti, venezuela, and the curriculum. from december to january, the department of homeland security recorded a 97 percent drop in numbers entering from the southern border. they can now be deported to mexico on the new rules imposed by the by the administration. the judge investigating the beirut port explosion in 2020 has been charged with miss handling inquiry, but his refusing to step down lebanon's top prosecutor also ordered the release of all those detained in the case moved d rails. an attempt by judged her little to resume the investigation. it was suspended a year ago following high level political interference,

or the 200 people died in the blast when improperly stalled chemicals ignited. clare sorry, is art luna with this release? they killed us again. they had killed our brothers and now they killed those of us who are still alive. this is a decision to run away from law because they are the ones accused about the lebanese state is the one accused of the bay route port last year that boley high the are the person i the are, this is a failed passage cuter. he's politicized. he has no conscience, he supposed to bring the accused that are free, i mean, not released those imprison another shame on him. this is not what we expected from him. a murder had the head of the army. this is an unprecedented lake, or he is say we as families of the victims don't know what to say. how could any one with the conscience ex, the sway towards the people who dies? what right does he have to release all the detain? 8th, he does not have the right to do that. clinics,

schools and service centers in refugee camps in the occupied west bank of close their doors for 3rd straight day. a soft up more than 3700 workers at the u. n. z relief and works agency started an open ended strike can protest against low salaries it. abraham reports here in the occupied west bank. this un clinic at al m id refugee camp. neither am, allah is closed. it's the 3rd day workers have gone on strike, to demand better salaries at the u. n. c. relief and works agency owner was, was mandated by the un general assembly to provide humanitarian assistance and protection to palestinian refugees expelled from their homes during what they called an acrobat or catastrophe. in 1948, to my motto is one refugee who usually receives treatment at this center, but not to day the band gala de luca, of course, the agency was much better before their withdrawing the services have diminished over time. the agency provides services for nearly 6000000 palestinian refugees.

less than 900000 of them live in the west bank for them education and health or the most important services order was commissioner general says the agency is under funded. on tuesday he appealed for $1600000000.00 for 2023 to cover needs in countries hosting palestinian refugees. donors, financial support for the agency has been declining over recent years. but on what employees say it can afford salary increases for its local workers. the head of the workers union says the agency is using the financial crisis as an excuse to avoid discussing pay raises can grow up in our present atwoodsman. it's our family is in 1989 overall budget was 6500000. now 30 years later, the budget is still 6500000. no adjustment has been made the value over the past years. or says salaries have increased regularly and urged the union to and the

strike may a home on the ra may home will on the i had the law now the own rose priority for this years to keep providing services to employees and keep paying salaries this way we can survive in the besieged garza trip. employees are holding a partial strike to support their colleagues in the west bank. officially, honor was mandate this valid until a just and lasting solution to the plight of refugees is reached. but with their numbers in re thing, donors spending their money elsewhere, i'm the lack of a political solution. that goal is looking increasingly distant. neither abraham l just either the occupied westbank and extreme cold snap is sweeping parts of asia . japan has been badly hit recording some of its coldest temperatures. in a decade. heavy snow fallen strong winds have disrupted traffic and grounded hundreds of flights. let's get more from rob mcbride,

who joins us live from tokyo. so rob was the latest situation across japan. yeah, that's right. temperatures here been falling markedly in tokyo, but we're not expecting the bad weather here until tomorrow friday. it's still a central and ne, in parts of japan that had been worst effected. there have been some of the lowest temperatures for 10 years, but also a extraordinary amounts of snow that have been combined with strong wind. so we've got a lot of cases of air drifting of snow which because of all sorts of problems at one city of many why in the west of japan recording 93 centimeters, our nearly and meter of snow in just 124 hour period. so there's been awful lot of problems to transport the shinkansen, the bullet train services, there were suspended for a while. a couple of 100 domestic flights were grounded also other transport problems, especially on the roads, where we've seen a number of long lines of cars simply stranded on highways with drivers stuck in their vehicles for a number of hours with the authorities in the worst effected prefect. is really

warning against any, any non essential travel and rob further field with that, where the system, what, what kind of conditions are china and the careers facing that's right. there is, is, it's broad sway. the v stays are, that's been effected there by this cold, massive air and moving from the north down in south korea. they have issued the cold wave warning. that's when you get 2 consecutive days of temperatures below minus 15 in sol capital, they've recorded around minus 20 degrees. they've also now issued the heavy snow advisory there in north korea. that said, there's possibly more concern for their vulnerability, with temperatures down to around minus 30 degrees because of course, infrastructure there is less developed, there is less reliable energy supplies outside of the major cities. there's also been some concern from local governments in china about the supply to keep people warm in some of the areas affected. the northern and central parts of china just to

work out one example of how low temperatures have got there is a town of more heard. this is about the most northerly town in china. it's in this salient of land right inside the siberian land mass where they have recorded a bo numbing minus 53 degrees centigrade. oh, but right in tokyo for us. thank you. the u. n. set cultural agency has designated the historic center of ukraine's port seat of odessa as an endangered world heritage site. with esther is often described as of her of the black sea and was one of ukraine's main tourists hubs before russia's invasion. has been attacked several times during the war. unesco has also added archaeological spots in yemen to their list of endangered heritage sites. relics of ancient kingdom, saba, in married date back as far as on 100 years. b. c un agency says they're in danger of.