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a prison in the kurdish controlled northeast of syria. the jail was thought to be holding suspected members of the hottest group, kurdish authority say they recaptured all or most of the free fighters. there's little progress in efforts to ease tensions over ukraine, but tough diplomats from russia and the united states pledge to keep talking russian foreign minister survey, lovegrove told the u. s. there are no plans to invade ukraine despite the $100000.00 plus russian troops at the border. also coming up, it lead prepares to introduce one of europe's 1st national coven vaccine mandates for the over fifty's. at least we look at why italy is taking that step. ah, i'm pablo folio welcome to the program. the so called islamic state has launched

its biggest attack in syria since it was defeated there in 2019. their target was the way run prison in the northeast of the country. the kurdish lead sirian democratic forces say they repel the attackers and recaptured all or most of the inmates who escaped from the prison made the chaos. the pentagon conferred confirmed it provided air support to help drive back i ass 24 hours after the initial on slot. the neighborhoods around whereon prison were still a battle ground. conflicting reports of numbers of dead fighters and civilians hung over the city like the plumes of smoke from explosions. almost a 100 suspected eye as fighters managed to escape from the prisoner. these kurdish security forces prepared for combat. one, ha, we're now going into the basel round about where there's about $300.00 is lamar state fighters coming out, father will be facing them and turning them back to where they came from. got us

will make them regret what they did. she, they're killing and trying to win, but we're here to stop at that with a lot of them. not hundreds of residents, with homes near the prison fled the fighting. some of them i witnesses to the bloodshed and, and, but there has been bomb bank and war plane since yesterday. and young people were slow, tense. what is happening? the situation is catastrophic. we got scared for our children and fled, nevada. there has been shelling and killing since yesterday hot that i asked killed 4 or 5 people in our neighbourhood. this footage allegedly shows fugitives who are recaptured by kurdish forces. human rights organizations have criticized the kurdish authorities for the inhumane conditions in its prisons. with over crowding rampant and due process often denied to suspected, i asked militants figured out how to cover the growing resentment toward the kurdish lead administration. i could help i escrow its ranks the group once

controlled swabs of syria and a rock but was driven out by a coalition of us, kurdish and iraqi forces in 2019 just hours after the attack and syria began. i s gunman assaulted this army base and centrally rock military officials said the insurgents killed 11 soldiers as they slept. the 2 attacks show that i s as once again ready to pull off large scale attacks on both sides of the border u. s. secretary of state antony, blinking, and russian foreign minister said, guy love rav met in geneva for 90 minutes on friday to discuss the threat of a russian invasion of ukraine. and when the talks were over, both the us and russia said there was no change in positions, but a willingness to keep talking. love rav insists. russia has no plans for an invasion. despite the presence of tens of thousands of russian troops near the ukrainian border. at least they're talking,

but with relations between the u. s. and russia, at an extreme low point, the 2 countries top diplomats had radically different goals. the u. s. to avoid russian military action in ukraine. we've been clear if any russian military forces move across ukraine's border, that's a renewed invasion. it will be met with swift, severe, and a united response from the united states and our partners and allies. russia has said it wants security guarantees from the west, including denying nato membership to ukraine. russian foreign minister sergey laval, said he hoped for a di escalation. we shouldn't have given the suit i spoke frankly about this with tony blankets uses and he agreed that we need to have a more reasonable dialog boudreau. so i hope that emotions will decrease. although there are no guarantees will suit boyd with such a guarantee because you. meanwhile,

ukrainians are preparing for an invasion that could come any day. the satellite photos are said to show russian military equipment near the border. tens of thousands of russian troops have also been station nearby in the east, where any invasion is expected to begin. ukrainian soldiers took heart from blinking the european trip with starting up proving. erica, i think now when we faced this really 10 situation is, is very important for our countries. a sure it shows that we are not alone that we have support you on with a russian threat. we can count on our forces and our allies power re selena sewage . however, the u. s. has ruled out a military response to any russian invasion. instead, it is outlined a range of possible sanctions. russia says it doesn't want to get bogged down and endless talks with the us. but both sides say they will indeed keep talking.

all right, well, database brussels bureau chief alexander phenomena followed the meeting in geneva and sent us her assessment. the good news here in geneva is that both sides have agreed to father talked to leaving the door open for a diplomatic solution of the current crisis. does that make a russian aggression against ukraine? less likely that's not a given. russia continues to accused nato and ukraine. of posing a threat to its security, a claim that the west has repeatedly rejected. and while the sides exchanged their views and concerns he and geneva, russia once again raised the stakes by deploying more troops close to the ukrainian border and announcing new military drills. so what's next, next week, the u, as will provide russia with written security, propose those that are unlikely to satisfy the kremlin. but ultimately, it is the russian president vladimir putin who is going to decide if there will be

war or pete. let's take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world. the saudi led coalition fighting who's the rebels in yemen, has denied reports that had carried out airstrikes that killed at least 70 detainees in a prison. humanitarian group say several children and civilians were also killed. the strikes targeted a jail and a telecommunications hope and destroyed buildings into cities. life saving fresh water brought by the new zealand navy has reached a tank as main island 6 days after the volcanic eruption. and soon ami that devastated the archipelago. more supplies are on their way, the defense aircraft and naval vessels from australia, new zealand, new zealand, and the united kingdom. in honduras, a fight broke out among lawmakers over the election of the new congress leader,

members of president elect seo motto, castro's party fought among themselves. after one block refused to back the candidate she had put forward for the ro, electing one of their own. instead, efforts to continue in peru to clean up shores and rescue wildlife affected by a major oil spill earlier this week. so my 6000 barrels of oil spilled into the ocean during all floating operations at a refinery. the oil company has blamed the incident on unusual waves, triggered by a volcanic eruption in tonga. well for many, especially here in europe, it was the chilling images from northern italy in march 2020. that made us realize how serious the corona virus pandemic was going to be. we saw hospitals overwhelmed with the sick and convoys of military vehicles, taking the dead away. now whitley is one of the 1st countries in europe to introduce

a vaccine mandate for over fifties. at least happy to roll at these sleeves for a jab. most people at this, maxine st in rome are getting their booster shot nearly 80 percent of italians awfully vaccinated. the majority of, of the diane publishers understood the need though for her and the good of ne vaccination, obviously her we can all reach 100 percent. her no doubt. i mean this is impossible . everywhere. a little work. her name is only worries that he's getting that to me with the army gone. variant people they may think. lydia, all me gone the sir. like a simple flu. it is not true for a to war. head will vaccinations and explain the numbers much better. more italians are getting covered at the moment, despite the good vaccination rates, but they're not often getting seriously ill. that's thanks to the vaccines. a top

health expert tells us our data francesca via has been exchanging data with researches in south africa. what he says, the only con infection pattern is clear, a brace local, major difference with africa, door in the countries world again, i can south africa. the beacon cases was very sudden. lakresha to decline was also just a sudden in venus. and now i imagined that initially, and i hope also in europe that at the end of january on the 1st on days of february, this can happen. tina janai, your prima there got they did, said, but i always thought ball sucker did it for now. a green pass shoes you've been vaccinated and allows into public spaces without one, life is pretty limited and those limits are set to tighten. people over 50 have to get vaccinated. those who refuse will soon be suspended from work without pay. this teacher is so angry, he's gone on hunger strike in protest. all the peter that i refuse

the of the nation and so about the police plan and so on. her has been pushed off the walk, but without any retribution. that means without the rise of approving the harmony of premium, thus her with her but the right to live. italy's death toll from cove, it is the highest in the european union. this was the epicenter in europe when the outbreak began in 2020 and to date, more than 140000 people have died of covet people here are still coming to terms of that, but there is the feeling that the worst is over. and that life will soon be back to normal for a country with so many elderly and venerable people, and one whose economy depends on terrorism that couldn't come soon enough. all right, well for more on this, i'm joined by d. w reporter said that he got out your hair in studio. i said, you're good to see you. now we heard the piece that roughly 80 percent of italians

are fully vaccinated. so why is the government decided to introduce this vaccine monday to and you know, italy very well, of course, cuz your toner, that's true. yeah, i mean, public has been discussed for a while, but especially towards the end of last year with army crone cases have been going up 800200000 per day even so naturally the pressure in hospitals was growing. so that's one thing. and then there's the fact that we know that the majority of people that end up in intensive care units that get seriously ill from the buyers, are people who are unvaccinated or have underlying health conditions. so in spite of their relatively high vaccine intake, the talent government has decided to go ahead with this. how was the monday team received because we saw on the report, we've mentioned that before, the italy was hit pretty hard at the beginning of the, of the pandemic. so what are people on the street saying about this there? well, i mean, the monday was announced in the beginning of january. and since then data show that

the vaccine intake in the targeted age group. so over 50 has increased significantly, a lot of people they're saying who, who they were scared of doing it in 1st place. and then with this monday they decided to finally do it. so that's one side of things, but of course it has also been extremely controversial because they did radical. essentially, it's saying that people over 50 from february 1st will and get a fine and they will not be able to take part in public life and work even saw, or dis people going to, you know, provide for themselves for their families. it is really dedicate. so there have been protests and there is an anti vaccine movement to hardcore unto vaccine movement, like in other places. but i would still say that it's not been as strong as elsewhere. it's here in germany for instance. and generally, italians have been quite compliant with the rules because of what you mentioned because of how hard it really was hit by and demick in the 1st wave in 2020. all

right, well, federico by cio, thanks for bringing us all that information. thank. here's a reminder of the top stories we're following for you. the so called islamic state has launched its biggest attack in syria since it was defeated there in 2019 targeting a prison in the northeast of the country. the kurdish lad, syrian democratic forces say they repelled the attackers and re captured all or most of the inmates who escaped. watching the w news world stories is coming up next and hit him a report from yemen station for that. and don't forget, you can stay up to date on all the latest news on our website, d, w dot com, or you can follow up on our social media accounts for me, the team here berlin, take care to see the top often exam with .