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a new police investigation and to lockdown parties held at his downing street residents. say it will help draw a line under the issue. also coming up on high alert to russia launch is combat readiness. drills near the border with ukraine. the kremlin accusing the united states of escalating tensions after it quarters 8 and a half 1000 troops to be prepared for potential deployment in eastern europe, plus a small victory for human rights activists at the australian open tennis tournament . but who is and where is punch, why and heavy snowfall causes havoc in the turkish city of stumble, leaving passengers stranded at the airport. ah ha ha, thank you so much for joining us. will he or won't teach,

stand down all eyes this hour in the u. k are on prime minister boris johnson in a dramatic development british police are now investigating allegations that parties were held at downing street that breached cove at 19 lockdown restrictions . it's the latest in a string of allegations that british media are calling the party gates scandal in reference to multiple parties held at downing street while the rest of the country was in lockdown. mister johnson now faces perhaps the biggest political crisis of his prime minister ship as calls for his resignation, grow louder while speaking in parliament just moments ago. right before we came on air. prime minister johnson address the police investigation. let's take a listen to what he said. joy roku, the mit decision to conducted investigation. but to go, i believe this will help to give the public with clarity it needs and helped to

draw a line on the masses. the prime minister speaking literally moments ago debbie is one of course on a big it must is the on the story for you. a bare get to obviously moments ago we heard from the prime minister. i don't know, he, if he still is addressing the parliament, but he is in deep trouble, but just how deep it was peculiar layla that he was speaking very, very briefly only about these police investigation. and i am the he has of obviously in the past he's insisted that he hasn't broken any rules, but exactly that will be the subject of this police investigation. and that's definitely a very serious development because the metropolitan police commissioner has said that only serious and flagrant breaches of the o covey drools would be investigated. and in this is, is definitely something that puts

a lot of pressure on prime minister boris johnson. and it also comes on top of other problems that he has had in the past. one m p has come forward and he has said that he had been blackmailed by party officials if he wouldn't vote with the government and he would lose funding for a school in his constituency. and only yesterday, a government minister had resigned over covert loans. he had said that the treasury did wasn't in control about coven loans, that millions were lost, and there was not the real oversight. so there are a multitude of problems that boys johnson is facing at the moment. burgess, just put this in perspective, us for us for a moment, contextualize it. how significant is it that a police is investigating a sitting british prime minister? it's something that is very bit, i think for, for a lot of british people many have come forward and they have told us stories of

what they did when these alleged parties and gatherings and leaving dues with alcohol and birthday cakes and wine and cheese, what they did on the days where these alleged parties were held in government and government buildings and they were not able to attend family relatives, funeral, they were not able to hold the loved ones hand who was dying and see for the all these are allegations now to come out know, just one gathering or to you, but really a multitude of potential parties. it's something that a lot of people really take a lot of issue with. and the question for the conservative m. p. 's who have now got to decide about the, the fate of the prime minister is really about the moral authority. they know that a lot of their constituencies are very angry that they think that there is one rule, very strict rule for them during locked down. but that the people who made the

rules did not stick to them. so there are a lot of emotions concerning this subject at the moment. layla bigger in a few words, can he still come back from this disease? still enjoy enough support within his political party. that's what we don't know. we know the process a 50 for conservative m p 's have to put in a a letter to, to the party and express the wish for a vote of no confidence. and if that threshold is reached, then there will be avail to have no confidence in parliament. we don't know if this is reached just yet. some might want to wait until this police investigation is concluded, but others might judge that this is enough, is enough. and now is the moment actually to strike and to look for another party leader and another prime minister. big a mass reporting from a london. thank you very much. now to our other top story,

russia says it has launched combat readiness drills involving some 6000 troops and dozens of fighter jets that says the kremlin says it is watching us actions with quote great concern. on monday, the u. s. puts $8500.00 troops on heightened alert to be ready to deploy to eastern europe if moscow attacks ukraine. our should denies is finding an invasion and accuses the west as being hysterical. ukraine for its parts is calling for com. a military standoff and a diplomatic deadlock. almost 2 months since russia began mustering troops on the ukrainian border. the situation remains as tents as ever. with negotiation, stalling between russia and the west, the pentagon has placed 8500 troops on high alert. in case nato decides to deploy.

these troops already to support nato state surrounding ukraine rather than ukraine itself. again, i want to reinforce that as of now, the decision has been made to put these units on higher alert and higher alert. only no decisions have been made to deploy any forces from the united states at this time in an abundance of caution. the u. s. has also withdrawn personnel from its embassy and keith, mainly family members and children. but while the us ready is itself for the west, ukraine's president has called for come and unity among western nations, touch growth. everything's under control, but there is no reason to panic them. why ukraine, secretary of the national security and defense council downplayed the likelihood of russian invasion the impetus one as soon as we're an authority there amusements of russian federation armed forces in its territory. you, it takes place. oh said we detected with said, but there's nothing that can surprise us, sasha, mozilla. perhaps it surprised our foreign colleagues for much they finally saw the

russian armed forces moving wise. but in his voice, russia continues to demand a promise that nato will never allow ukraine to join the alliance. a negotiation nonstarter for nato. yes, as long as the diplomatic deadlock remains. so to do fears of an invasion. standing by in the russian capital. is it of your correspondent, emily, sherwin an emily? oh, talk to us about the combat readiness inspections. russia has and now as started. what does that mean exactly? while i think those combat readiness inspections are essentially a tit for tat response from the russian side to the announcement, the amount announcements from the u. s. and also from the nato about troops kind of being moved about truth being ready for action if necessary. on the one hand that underlined the point that russia has been making for several months now that nato

and the west really are a security guarantee, rather a security threat for it. and that in a sense, nato has been coming too close for comfort to russia. eastern borders, that's what we've been hearing from the russian side again and again. and that's why they say they need written guarantees from the west that there will be no more nato expansion. and on the other hand, you know, as i say, this is a response to the west. i also think it's important to point out here though, that despite all these movements, these troop movements also from the russian side, russia keeps repeating again and again that they are not looking to attack ukraine . and they are just carrying out drills and checks within their own borders, and that that's well within their rights. emily up to now, the kremlin, did not want to whole talks with the ukrainian leadership, insisting that they deal directly with the likes of the us. but that's changing.

well, there are talk scheduled tomorrow in the so called normandy format. on a diplomatic level, the normandy format is a series of talks between russia, ukraine, as you said, and also france and germany about essentially the peace process in ukraine. there has, after all, been a war going on there for several years. from the russian point of view, i think in a way this is a side issue. these normandy talks have been going on for a long time from the russian point of view. they are kind of stalled, we heard last week the russian foreign minister saying that the, that the ukrainian side is at fault for the fact that they've all that it's the ukrainian side. that is big breaking piece agreements. that's the general position there on the norman detox, and from the russian point of view, yet we're happy to talk about ukraine. but the main thing that they want to talk

about is these written guarantees that there will be no more nato expansion. they want to keep talking with the west, and i think these talk tomorrow are assigned for that, but really they want to be talking to the u. s. a. nato about guarantees. all right, emily? sure. when the reporting from moscow. thank you. let's take a look now at the other stories and a headlines. at least 8 people have been killed and dozens injured in a crush at the africa cup of nations in cameron. reports indicate that crowds try to force their way into the stadium to watch camera lose national team, play cameras. communion presidents ordered an investigation into the tragedy. the european court of human rights has ruled that turkey's detainment of a german turkish journalist was an infringement of his personal right. turkey arrested dennis mitchell in february 2017, accusing him of writing terrorist propaganda. he was not released for 290 days. the

court ordered anchor to pay $13000.00 euros in reformation power is gradually being restored in 3 central asian nations after one of the biggest blackouts in the regions, history, efficiency and accident caused cuts in the grid sharing nations. millions of people were left without power in kyrgyzstan and was biggest don's capitals as well as cause expands economic hub amato. pfizer and biotech are launching a clinical trial to test a new vaccine that targets the on the kron cove at 19 variant. the study will evaluate the new shot, safety and effectiveness. the vaccine could be ready as soon as march, it's development comes amid growing evidence that the protection provided by current jobs, wayne's more rapidly against alma rod at zimmer women who moved to syria as a 15 year old to join,

so called islamic state has gone on trial in the eastern city of holla, the defendant called only leonora em to protect her identity, is accused of aiding and abetting crimes against humanity. while now age 22, she is alleged to belong. she is alleged along with her. i s husband to have enslaved a seedy woman in syria in 2015. the story of leonora m has attracted great interest in germany. in march of 2015 that then 15 year old secretly left her home village and the eastern state of saxony on halt to joined the so called islamic state and syria, where civil war was raging. in rocca, she became the 3rd wife of an ice intelligence agent, who was also from germany. investigative reporter for my comp ish carefully traced leonora story for years. his book and film on the subject became part of the case

final and court. had anybody still ordained if she did not commit any executions or anything like that, but she was part of that. so can i sation on the co has very much to work through the health. and then that's the question of how it could happen that she left everything behind the age of 15 to go to a foreign country. that was, it was in the german federal prosecutor charges leonora, m with membership and the foreign terror organization ins breaching laws on the export of military weapons and accessory to crimes against humanity. according to the german federal prosecutor, leonora m was tasked with investigating the wives of this law. mc state fighters were i us intelligence and she is accused of together with her husband holding a yes edi woman. as a slave. however, leonora am is believed to have made several attempts to flee soon after her arrival in iowa controlled territory. in 2019 i asked was defeated and syria. leonora finally surrendered to kurdish forces and was sent to

a refugee camp in northeastern syria. i was my own life beg, long time ago. no, no, no, no, no, i know that was with in december 2020, the foreign office brought leonora, m and the 2 children she bore well in syria, back to germany. since then, she has been detained in a facility where she was trying to process her role in the terror militia. you know, guys, nation, us, you, leonor didn't go to syria for a vacation and was that radicalized her instead. this took place here in germany among us in our society, and that's why it's also very important that the trial take place here. yes, i'm not somewhere in syria, but here. and then after all, she was radicalized here. your id card is yet the trial taking place in the high security wing of the city of hollis. justice center is expected to last 22 days.

due to leonor m's age when the crimes took place, she has being tried under juvenile crime law, which could reduce her overall penalty. a large snow storm and cold front is causing chaos and turkey's largest city. istanbul. traffic has ground to a halt, leaving thousands of people stranded overnight and freezing conditions. authorities are urging people to stay home while they work to clear the roads. hundreds of passengers were also left stranded. at a stumble, airports after flights were canceled. travellers stranded in its stumbles main airport where hundreds remain in limbo after a heavy blizzard. plains are grounded on snow covered runways, but the scene is far from serene. all flights in and out of the airport are suspended. passengers feel their left on their own. when another we've been here on the 24 hours, we have to go to parents,

but we have no information. the apple didn't give us any advice enough. almost 4 passengers documented chaotic scenes after many were evacuated from stranded flights monday evening. airport cruise worked to free a passenger bus stuck in snow. one of the cargo terminals collapsed under the heavy snow. though no injuries were reported outside the airport, the city of around $16000000.00 was also brought to standstill. 1000 spent the night in their cars, waiting for rescue operations. it stumbles, disaster coordination center said over 1500 vehicles and 7000 people were working to manage the situation. on the, on the, on the auction. we 5 scandals, powerful snowfall. but today, especially after 3 pm, there was serious amounts of non stop snow. a take on the european side, isn't that this caused a lot of problems out in the field and what continues on the show i chose from one

out of the law, me to you back at the airport. passengers face more hours of waiting as the city digs itself out. data correspond julie hahn is in. it's tom boy you. we are extreme weather conditions there where you are. what's the situation right now? well, flight operations there at a symbol airport still remain largely suspended because of the bad weather. a turkish airline, for example, that's the national flat carrier announced it would hold all flights until at least at midnight local time. today. now we're talking about one of the wells busiest and biggest airports, a fancy glass and steel structure, a prestige project focus present of type ad on that only opens about 3 years ago. and many people here all seem the question, how come that bad weather heavy snowfall can cause so much chaos and destruction?

the airport management is trying to give the impression that the situation is laundry under control. that there are successfully clearing the runways and taking care of the many, many people who was trying to, they are at the airport. but we are also seeing a lot of angry posts and videos coming in on social media of people protesting and demanding to know what's going to happen to them. and when to know when they can leave the airport fly out. now add to that all the chaos here on the streets of is to move, particularly last night when thousands of people was trying to on their way in or out of the city. and now of course is this day, it's coming to an end. many here brace for another very tough night. well, how i have residents of example reacted to this extreme weather. now this snow here has basically for this gigantic city to shut down to take a break. there is a lot less traffic on the road today because the city governor has all the people

to stay home not to use their private cars. civil servants were allowed to work from home, the buffers, ferris hero operating on a limited as schedule. many shops remain closed, but also sol shop keepers trying to clear the streets in front of their stores using bucket using shovels or even their hands. i've seen others trying to push cars up the tiny roads cars. * which were stuck there. this is to say that people here in symbol aren't used to such extreme snowfall and it caught many people here, right hand it. but it's not over yet. heavy snowfall is expected in the days to come. not only here in a simple but also in the rest of turkey, johan reporting from istanbul, turkey, thank you to the australian open. now where a player not even in the tournament has suddenly come under the spotlight. chinese star punctual. i used social media to accuse

a communist party official of sexually assaulting her late last year. she's not been seen outside of the country ever since, but her cause has been picked up by fans at the open in melbourne, who were 1st told they could not wear t shirts asking, where is punch white on now that's changed. they've reversed the call on a key point of contention. tennis australia, the organizers of the australian open. now say that this t shirt can be worn in the grandstands are turnaround after claiming the where is pink white shirt was to political activists earlier in the event had walked the tournament grounds wearing a similar shirt. but this woman was told to take it off. so what the, such as she where point made then came the backlash on her personal twitter account ex championed martina never to lava called tennis australia. pathetic adding that

the women's tennis association is apparently standing alone after it's bold move to pull out of all tournaments and china french doubles champion, nico mo, tweeted, what lack of courage then, asking what if the tournament did not have chinese sponsors pinks? why accused a top chinese leader of sexual assault, then disappeared from public view for several weeks amid a global outcry of concern for her safety. she emerged and still photos with the head of the international olympic committee who said she was fine. this just ahead of the beijing winter olympics. then she showed up at a couple of celebrity events in china outside of the country. many believe she is not fine. and after the backlash at the australian open, the t shirts have now been ruled, okay, by organizers that was wearing the shirts have big plans this week. hopefully people in china, mainland china,

will see thousands of people wearing those pinks white t shirts to be straight up in grand final. and they will know that she is still not safe. they will know that people all across the world. still speaking of pinks, roy, whether she knows it or not, tang schwein has plenty of fans who want to see her back on a tennis tour. like santa has pursued a 0 coven policy since the start of the pandemic, and claims to have recorded fewer than 5000 deaths as a result. in the u. s. by comparison, coven 19 has killed nearly 900000 people. but it's unclear of china will be able to hold back the more infectious alma chron variant as a country prepares to host the olympic games. here in beijing, life appears to be back to normal, with people enjoying traditional winter activities, like ice cheer, writing cove. it almost seems to be a thing of the past or other general i think being outside here is all right. besides the gin has done an exemplary job of finding the pandemic. so far as yeah,

glenn is long as people keeping careful everything should be okay. i have great confidence in china, but just 135 kilometers away from the olympic venue. life looks very different. the city of tianjin, with a population of 14000000, has been in locked down since mid january, according to authorities. it's the 1st city in china with known cases of ama kron and more cities are recording the new variant, almost daily, 500 kilometers away in the city of on young to i'm a chron cases lead to a complete lockdown. online media shows videos of students on their way to isolation facilities. china is strict about at 0 cove at policy, but scientists have doubts about it. success would have an old screen. so i'd assume that only crone is actually spreading everywhere, and china will be no exception. it might take longer for it to catch on there. that

could be, but ultimately it will arrive there just as it has in other parts of the world. back in beijing, the winter olympics are set to open here in early february. and i'm, a kron could spread rapidly as a result to make sure it doesn't. all olympic venues have been cordoned off and are closely monitored. the villages surrounding the olympic slopes are unlocked down as a precaution, gates are closed. even an interview from a safe distance is not welcome. here was the guard says that residents also have to ask for permission in advance if they want to enter. after all, were in the midst of a pandemic, a veritable no man's land separates the olympic village from the rest of china. in the media canteen, everything is automated. access to the olympic area is heavily restricted for the chinese. the government warns people to keep away from busses,

carrying olympics participants, even in the case of an accident. no one should come to help. rooms with protection against the pandemic seems to be more important than protecting ordinary people's lives. in china, the fear of alma crohn is growing or might have before i let you go of the top story that we are covering right now. you k prime minister wars johnson is fighting for his political life after police say they're opening an investigation into allegations that he held parties at his residence during locked out sick. here were dw news up next is to give me news asia with the rush banner j. m. island rock and going, thank you for watching. ah ah ah

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