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nato calls vladimir proteins, rhetoric dangerous and irresponsible laughter. the russian president announces a deployment of tactical nuclear weapons in bella. ah. so i'm 20 back to bo, this is al jazeera live from doha. also coming up with you as vice president, canada harris begins a tour of african countries in ghana as washington attempts to count a china in russia's growing influence on the continent. switching sides on juris officially establishes diplomatic relations with china after ending its ties with taiwan. no opposition candidates and no campaigning, but cubans are electing a new national assembly. this election is happening in the middle of an enormous economic hardship. wherever you go. people tell you about the difficulties they have to find medicine for.

ah, dangerous and irresponsible. that's how nato has described russia's plans to position tactical nuclear weapons in bella. rules present. tooting announced the move on saturday. ukraine says russia is holding bella luce, nuclear hostage, and is calling for an urgent meeting of the un security council, which press one to alex and lucas shinkel is right. he said, listen where you are close this allied. why do the american deployed nuclear weapons at their allies on their territory, train the crews pilot? how to use this type of weapon if needed? we agreed there will do the same without violating our obligations. i emphasize without violating our international obligations on the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons or last week put in warned russia would be forced to react if the u. k. surprise, ukraine with arm

a piercing ammunition containing depleted uranium. he says russia has talk piles of similar weaponry, but i stopped short of using it. now this is happening as these operation nuclear power plant in ukraine remains at risk. it's come under repeated shelling during the war. the you and nuclear watchdog chief is expected to assess the damage later this week. so the snyder is the program coordinator at the international campaign to abolish nuclear weapons. she says the agreement between russia and better rules could have catastrophic consequences. it increases the risk of the use of nuclear weapons by adding more actors who might potentially have the ability to drop nuclear bomb, be create a potential for forecasts and miscommunication. and that's a risky scenario at the best of times. and a time of conflict, i think it was really stabilizing and very poor. these weapons are, if used would be, would have result,

similar or greater than what we saw in russia and nagasaki in 1945 there. hugely, they can cause huge catastrophic harm, and there is no recovery from any health care system they could deal with that type of catastrophe. it doesn't matter the size of the weapon, the long term consequences are also something that we just don't have the capacity to cope with. it's highly problematic. the nonproliferation treaty is not explicitly say you cannot store weapons in another country, but the pilots in those countries are trained to use those weapons and that would require a transfer of control. and that is prohibited under the nonproliferation treaty. and president putin has said of russia and china, i'm not creating a military alliance. the chinese v or shooting being recently met the russian president in moscow, who says the military corporation between the 2 countries is transparent. and his

accused western nations of building a new power axis that resembles the world war 2 alliance between germany and japan . honduras has formerly broken off decades of diplomatic relations with taiwan and switch to china. it comes after the honduran foreign minister travel to be jane to discuss establishing ties is least taiwan with only 13 diplomatic allies. china considers fell full time on as part of its territory to be taken by force if necessary. usa harris, his action is a sovereign decision, but as warned, a china often makes empty promises from an oil. i will not engage in meaningless dollar diplomacy with china. in the past few years, china has constantly youth various methods to suppress taiwanese international participation has increased. his military incursions against us undertake regional peace and stability these precious and threat or not all to the reality that taiwan and the people's republic of china and not affiliated with each other. neither will they decrease the will of the taiwanese people to insist on freedom and democracy

while walking with big strides towards the world. so early i spoke to vincent chow, a taiwanese politician and former diplomat. he says high wind is now focusing on strengthening partnerships with its non diplomatic allies. child has been very intent on taken away to one's international state through political means to economic means into foreign affairs means in diplomatic means. and certainly i think hundreds is reflective of, i mean it's it, it was a bigger blow, i guess. a few years ago when i went, the medic always started to switch. given that this is the latest in the long line of been happening domestically. there isn't a big of a political reaction. is there one was i think people have recognized that china is intent on engaging in the dollar diplomacy to try to switch tele diplomatic allies and the best being we can do about it. and response is to strengthen our partnerships with not diplomatic allies, including united states, japan, and other like minded democracies around the world. people are more intent and

focused on right now, which is the security here on regional security, on cross street issues, uninsured, and a great relationship us and other security partners. so that's sort of where to foreign and diplomatic affairs focus is right now rather than maintain a larger amount of diplomatic allies. well, the issue with china that is very difficult to compete dollar to a dollar against them. number one, i mean they made a lot of lavish promises that may or may not have countries in the past, but more problematic we use some of these dollar diplomacy have gone to private pocket. and so we thought it's recent. expose a, for example by micronesia president that the chinese ambassador, they're open, the bride, for example, sitting government officials. so that sort of what we're dealing against. and i'm not sure we're going to play that game. in other news, us vice president common harris has arrived in ghana on the 1st leg of a week long trip to africa. she is the highest ranking official from the bye didn't

administration to visit the region in recent months. the u. s. is seeking to counter russia and chinese influence in africa. harris will also travel to time to the and zambia. we are looking forward to this as a, for the statement of the long and enjoying a very important relationship and friendship between the people of the united states and those who live on the continent of africa. i'm very excited about the future about i'm very excited about the impact of the future of africa on the rest of the world, including the united states of america that speak to she amber tansy in washington dc. so she had 1st, it was the secretary of state antony blinking, who traveled to africa just a few months ago now the vice president and perhaps later this year, even president biden going to africa. what's motivating this flurry of diplomatic activity? why i think i can see why you,

you position this story where you did china, china and stuff with this program isn't. so it's been about russia and china, and the geopolitical struggles that are going on and the fear in washington that it's losing ground specifically in africa, where there is a scramble for resources, for rarer minerals to power the green revolution. and so on. what we're told was this will be building on what's the administration calls the success of the us africa summit in washington in, in december, where biting a probably $55000000000.00 over the next 3 years. africa. it's interesting. i was just freaking up. i just meant some africa unless you were wondering where is this 55000000000 dollars anyway, great of skepticism. we saw that actually on display at the, at the us africa summit in december. because the message from the us is constantly look, we're not asking you to choose what we are, your friends, and i think john kirby just the other day actually was on tv. but china is really

selfish, but you know where you will friend and we want partnerships and we're not, you know, we're and said that there's general skepticism that we saw in december. busy where african nations eve, us a long history of meddling african affairs, if supporting dictators versus liberation. movements of pushing hard for us, multi nationals access to african markets and african resources while leaving, leaving countries with, with, with nothing but so that the us that's, that's all the pass now where we're partners and we could all be all be successful . and whereas what we're hearing from african, the least we had in december, was let we, we don't want to choose between china and russia in the us. but we will, we will do what we feel is in our best interest. and it's quite obvious, it's very difficult for the u. s. i know that i was in africa when asked me to choose when everything we have from the bite administration is china is the biggest danger to world security. and so was supposed to forget what else the by did

ministration is saying in addition, the u. s. also looking for that diplomatic legitimacy which doesn't have the certainly the un for example. i mean the. busy discontent about the u. s. his position on ukraine, the refusal for any diplomatic negotiations refusal even think about the chinese plan for peace and ukraine. meanwhile, africa suffering because of shortages of fertilizer and, and grey because of us sanctions and western sanctions. this is a european why does everyone else have to suffer? it's something that we've heard quite quite a bit as well. why not look for peace? so diplomatic legitimacy, there's scramble for natural resources. there. all sorts of issues say where the u . s. is rather on the back foot and not just one last thing, even that the success of the some in december, people were terribly happy about it. we had a lot of people say what, why didn't i buy that true meetings being biden. and the african leaders came all this way. it's like anyone who got the red carpet treatment was, was cc from,

from egypt. meanwhile, the us, the 2nd and i, this is a war between democracy and we'll talk or see the leader who got the red carpet treatment. december was the adoption president, champ, thank you for that. she have a tansy, live there in washington, and voters in cuba electing a new national assembly. but there's been no campaigning or opposition. challenges in fed cubans will endorse nominated candidates, the countries facing rolling power black counts and the cost of living is a major concern for voters traceable reports from havana. we're here in a holding station in havana where people have been coming since very early in the morning to cast their valor that they're picking. the members of the national assembly hall will eventually elect this country's next president among the candidates i former president by we've got through the current president mcgill, the canal, and people we have to pick among the candidates in their district. you can see right here, some of them in this case is mighty like after she is the daughter of a will gap. and once they go inside this building, they'll have to select in ballard like this one,

whether they will vote for everyone for some of them just for one. and they can also cast a blank, a blank of rolled up, but candidates had chosen by a commission that loyal to the communist party. there's $470.00 candidates for $470.00 seats. and that's why critics say that humans do not have the possibility of choosing members of the opposition are not present among bills. candidates and abstention has been on the rise into recent years, especially if compared to the times of fidel castro, where a q one, every q and a voting age will cast a ballot. the selection is happening in the middle of an enormous economic hardship . wherever you go, people tell you about the difficulties they have to find medicines and food, long lines of people trying to get gasoline and constant blackouts. as the news really politician is joining a growing number of others denouncing plans by prime minister benjamin netanyahu government to overhaul the justice system. eulley ed olsteen has the class. it's

foreign affairs defense. as an defense committee, sorry, and is calling for more time for the proposed bill to be discussed and revise. l scenes concerns were echoed on saturday by the defense minister, who said the changes could threaten national security. hundreds of thousands of these railways have been demonstrating weekly against the proposed changes. a keeper, al, dar is a political unless he doesn't think there is enough political resistance to stop the legislation from being passed. now actually doesn't need 61 majority. the simple majority is good enough to have to pass this serious of just ratios and to lead us to a judiciary crisis. and this is how it looks like now. they know that there is one boss do is one show in this town. and the actor is benjamin danielle. maybe also his son has been in your role,

especially on tick tock. but you know, it is controlled by our own and the members of difficult are concerned about the their own future. and i think that in a very good day, we may get 3 or 4 members of the good abstaining not voting against legislation. just because you know, they, they care about their own seats. as state of emergency has been declared in mississippi in the u. s. after tornado tor, through communities for more than an hour on friday night. and he's 25 people confirmed dead and dancing are injured or he goes to me. sharif has more a trail of destruction that stretches more than 270 kilometers. a tornado swept

through several towns on it's our long journey in mississippi, ripping about everything and it's paul rolling fork in the rural mississippi. delta is the hardest hit. nearly half the debts have been reported here. i have seen better days, but this is the worse i have ever this devastating friend loss damage. it is hot break. the tornado was so powerful. debris was reportedly thrown thousands of meters into the air, tens of thousands of people in alabama, mississippi, and tennessee, all without power. we could hear real lulu ruffians by field for half german periphery, who drink more, but through your toner rooms will hold, wouldn't go through. we don't require one or more to nato's are difficult to predict,

but are relatively common in the central and southern parts of the u. s. but friday's twister was set to be rare. it was on the ground for more than an aw, causing extraordinary amount of damage. we caused some sheriff under sierra former u. s. present. donald trump has used a campaign rally in waco, texas to criticize the manhattan district attorneys investigation. trump is facing possible criminal charges and mixed falling ahead of next year's republican primaries. many of his supporters say the legal rights are nothing more than a witch hunts. still ahead on al jazeera, a dispute 11 on over a decision to extend winter time, create chaos and confusion. i'm catherine floyd in king is not reached and i'll be telling you why security forces, obviously, on capital raiders who have killed hundreds of people. i

choose i, they are great to see you. thank you for joining in here is how the start of the week is looking like. and we'll start in india, i think anywhere from our natural, per dash rate through to time on. now do, could see some thunder downpours here, maybe even some hill storms mixed in as well, but it's now contained to this eastern side. whereas the last few days we saw in the northwest state punjab. few tornadoes there over the span of a week. it is quite a pakistan and afghanistan, but here comes our next westerly disturbance. it's over iran, so it's spreading some showers in tater, on monday with the height of 15 degrees. ok, there had been some spotting in west java province. still downpours right across the main island. there on monday, straight to dry off in parts of montrose southern sumatra anyway, and we've had a lot of heat for indo china. also parts of china as well. high non island,

some spots about 40 degrees, but now rain is falling there. so that's putting a cap on temperatures. that rain had pretty much been parked over the pearl river valley. it's now slipping into the south china sea and hung on the island on monday . had quite the vigorous system over japan. look at that, most of the action out over the pacific. so what a way to start the week. plenty of sun in the forecasts in tokyo mix the sun in cloud anyway with the high of 18 degrees on monday. enjoy the start of the week. ah, breaking down the headlines to exposing the powers attempting to silence reporting what to do, what to investigate? why didn't you ask the question? there are many joins that said, fencer, they don't have a chilling effect on public when story. the listening post doesn't cover the news. it covers the way the news is covered to suppress moderate. and in some cases amplify the content. you feed on your tornado. the listening post only now to

sierra lou. ah, you're watching al jazeera alive from doha top stories. this hour ukraine has gone for a un security council meeting after rushes announcement. it would deploy nuclear weapons to barrows. eto has called the move dangerous and irresponsible crane. as accused moscow of holding bella, luce has a nuclear hostage on jurors has formerly ended decades long diplomatic relations with taiwan and switch to china, the movies, to southfield island, with only 13 diplomatic allies. taipei has accused beijing of intimidation and coercion,

and us vice president. pamela harris has arrived in ghana on the 1st leg of a week long trip to africa. she's a high ranking official from the biden administration to visit the region in recent months. not to lebanon, which is facing a political and religious dispute over its official daytime hours. it's going to take a prime minister says daylight savings will now begin at the end of ramadan in april that allows muslims to break their daily fast earlier at sunset. but christian authority say they'll stick to tradition and have put their talks, ford and our eyes. it's the last sunday of march. xena harder has more from balte. there is more chaos in lebanon, a country already close to collapse because of an economic and political crisis. this morning, the lebanese woke up to 2 times on, usually at the end of march of this country ship into the summer time. but this did not happen because of a decision, an unexpected and surprised decision taken by the caretaker prime minister,

along with the speaker of parliament nobility. this really this decision a caught people by surprise. some institutions like middle east airlines has adapted to the decision. yes. their electronic devices, their clocks remain the same, but they've had to change their flight schedule to comply with the international flight schedule. but, but there's uproar and there's opposition, and there are institutions which are rejecting to comply with the decision. the argument is it was in discriminant and it shows the way this country has been governed for decades. and it shows how officials and not state institutions are taking decisions without resorting through to parliament to cabinets. and most of the opposition is coming from the christian community, the head of the maronite church, christian parties, because they are concerned that the post in lebanon, sectarian power,

sharing system of the president is now vacant. and it is the muslim leaders who are taking the decisions on their behalf. and it's not just that, while those empowered did not give a decision on official reason why this is happening, it coincided with the start of ramadan. and in the league video, you hear the how speaker say, you know, people will, will fast, less, less an hour during this month. so a decision on whether or not lebanon will change to summer timings, which it really has done for, for years now, is causing a lot of confusion in the country. the world health organization says more than 20000000 people, yemen are in need of urgent assistance. 8 years into a civil war, 2, 1st of the population rely on military and 8, w h o says the health care system is struggling with only 54 percent of facilities, fully functional. as urging international partners to do more to provide humanitarian needs. 3 palestinians have been arrested by israeli forces in the

occupied westbank, israeli forces radiator housing, nor shops camp in the east to come. palestinian media reported fighting between the israel zombie and members of the islamic jihad movement. israeli forces said there were pursuing suspects who would earlier targeted any legal settlements leaders from the spanish, portuguese speaking nations, attending the bare american summit. one rising, inflation and migration are risks to regional stability. the house, dominican republic in costa rica, called for urgent action on haiti, which is facing a political, angie, monetary and crisis to see in human reports some santo. domingo. leaders are the more than 850000000 people in latin america and europe who speak spanish and portuguese, had gathered in the dominican republic under the banner of creating a more just and sustainable i bureau america. yet it was the passionate plea for

military intervention in french speaking, haiti, which has been over run by criminal gangs that took the summit by surprise, is the most boy in the report here we are on the same island of a failed state with unbridled violence and the world is, again, looking the other way and as a costa rican, i think it's unfair to us the dominican republic to send its troops to its neighboring country. this is a global responsibility and we are ignoring our responsibility for my that might be a fun to pick up the only way to deal with have to pay for it. the only way to help me is to press why it the call came on the heels of the meeting between who has in canada, who reportedly also debated option of sending a stabilizer for a study. on that summit, bidders tried primarily to focus on concrete measures to offset the ravages of climate change of the increase in hunger in the region, and also the digital divide. but it wasn't long before shark divisions amongst them

came to the surface. this hello chillies president lashed out at the grog was president who did not attend for the banishment of hundreds of opponents, letting the odor de la dictatorship in chile taught us in the most brutal way. the risk of seeing human rights is something relative. never under any pretext, can we allow exceptions. thus, why esteemed colleagues, we believe it is unacceptable to remain silent about the family dictatorship. ortega and maria in nicaragua, columbia's gustavo petro said that the imprisonment of peruse former president pedro castillo, was equivalent to a qu, because he was supposed without a proper trial length or next year. in the end, there was at least consensus on the need to continue working together on what they can agree on with spain and portugal. promising to bring the voice of latin america closer to europe. to see in human al jazeera santo domingo air

rail and by services i expected to grind to a halt in germany on monday as part of a mass public transport strike is the biggest war count in 30 years and comes after a series of fail talks with employers in recent weeks over wages. the 24 hour strike is also likely to disrupt transport services on tuesday. to canyon are way more than a 100 people have been killed in the past 6 months by armed cattle, waiters, bandits have been stealing livestock in displacing individuals seeking better security, internal politics and the lucrative trade have made it difficult for the government to deal with the problem, catherine sawyer reports from bengal county. this is a road in north rift valley that cause through 3 counties. it was supposed to make movement in harding communities easier, but it's a road that is hardly used because of crime, kenya security forces or targeting

a 62 kilometers stretch of rolling heels, gorges as comments and caves that are hard to excess wear cattle feeds, hide out we passed through an area called tatty people who live here say young man used this roads to carry out cross border talks. the community leaders in the village of charl told al jazeera that they've been stigmatized and labeled bandits . i pour milk or bother with them. we are afraid even to travel to other areas. what people see young men from po caught my community that are aggressors the see. we have guns and we're using and that we have criminals in our me the summer, but we have been tainted. we're also dealing with this him, but it's coming to steal from us. hello, bob, you are. but now go about you. the military and police have been deployed to some pots. cattle rating is a historic problem in kenya. the government has struggled to deal with it for me.

yes. remember the alternatives in these areas are very limited to various cash. the infrastructure is extremely wanting. the probably some of the most desperate or parts of the country if not for the region. and so, unless we transform this communities and give them a different system of economic survival is going to be challenging to route out. are the roots of mandatory the into ethnic conflict has been made worse by a mix of climate change and politics. people here will do anything to protect the livestock animal theft is nothing new to heard in communities, but some say the practice has been commercialized. the government has told hundreds of people to leave their homes in areas where the security operation is being carried out. most of those who have been displaced have moved to safer houses, but they are now living rough in crowded houses and open space is angeline looming

guy. and he says, she's decided to move here because it's near a police camp place there. but listen, life is tough. we have nothing we left most of our belonging back home when we have been robbed, we have no blankets. we have no cutlery. we cover ourselves with sacks at night. windows, an elderly people who live here see they hope the security operation will help. but they also, talis things may not change much. katherine saw al jazeera not whipped volley in the as launch one of its heaviest rockets into space. so we have a lift don't already done so probable launch vehicle. my 3 kids off with like 36 satellites on board from a space center on the island of quota. the mission is to an agreement between a public private indian company and a little bit satellite fund that you have now.