all right, a sarah clark line for the at brisbin airport. sarah, thank you. now, queen elizabeth, the 2nd is said to be experiencing mild symptoms after testing. positive for coven 19. buckingham palace says she'll continue her duties. the 95 year old british monarch recently met her son, prince child just days before he tested positive for coven 19, for a challenge as more from outside. buckingham palace on her condition, wrote a brief statement from buckingham palace, suddenly gives the impression that the queen is not especially ill, that she's only got miles cold like symptoms and that she will carry on performing like duties at windsor castle over the coming week. as you would expect for a woman of her wealth and stature, she has a very good medical team randa, and will be getting expert medical care. professor the hugh thomas is the head of the medical household and physician to the queen. he has a team of people as well, so it is day he will be most likely looking after the queen. but you have to realize that this is a 95 year old woman. and as we all

sarah clark out 0 brisbin australia when our drug smuggling is on the rise across southeast asia, ty authorities a confiscating millions of pills every week allows is reported in a 100 percent rise in seizures. in iso nations has occurred in may and mom is driving there such out there as tony chang explains in the hills on the border with me and mom, an army patrol and thailand emerges from the mist. in this visibility, they can barely see 10 meters ahead. but this is one of the busiest smuggling roots on the border. in recent months, they've seen several 1000000 methamphetamine pills and shot dead sick smugglers from myanmar. and their commander knows why they're so busy. yet how i think is to politics and a conflict between the people in chart and ethnic groups in the provincial capital, cheng ry. the authorities are showing off their latest bust seized the night before . more than 6 and a half 1000000 methamphetamine pills. in the last 6 months, the amount of crystal meth a meth pill seized, has exploded. the produces, often linked to ethnic tom groups inside myanmar appear to be

sarah clark out 0 crispin, australia a u. s. jerry has determined 3 white men killed black jogger about aubrey because of his race. it adds a federal hate crime conviction for the men who were already found guilty of murder . 3 weeks ago. father and son, greg and travis mic michael out a neighbor will be and brian are serving life sentences for killing 25 year old aubrey in georgia to u. s. military helicopters have crashed during a training exercise near a ski resort. no injuries were reported in utah. crash investigators a checking if heavy so fall was a factor. ah, this is out there and these are the top stories. the u. s. is imposing new sanctions on russia. cutting off 2 major institutions from west and financing. the move comes after president vladimir putin recognize the independence of 2 separate hist held areas of eastern ukraine.

sarah clark has been covering developments and joins me live now from brisbane. hello there, sarah. the foreign ministers have just released a joint statement. what have they agreed on? is that a meeting of the court group has just come to close? the press conferences currently underway. we had maurice pine, who's australia, pharmacist. she opened that press conference, and in that joint statement, the group reaffirmed the support for the observation of democracy in that the central part of this court packed. she said that the region is in a period of uncertainty, and our prosperity is under pressure. a particularly from authoritarian regimes and of course this is in reference to china. this packed up part of it's a gender is to push back on the expanding not just military, but the economic push from china across the india pacific. so it's a direct reference to china, as well as russia's growing alliance. you might recall she, jim ping and vladimir putin announced a alliance in the last week or so before the winter olympics. and i know that it was a joint declaration of no limits to

sarah clark reports from prison rather saying is the head of the australian seek association. he represents of faith that is considered a minority religion in australia, but is the fastest growing. he says, despite his rising popularity, it's still widely misunderstood in the country, and is often vilified by some members of the public. teaks look different to a normal person veering turban, then sporting beads. so in a way it, sir, it's so maria, difficult situation for, for a growing kid serves greatly in the, in the schools legislation proposed by australian parliament would have offered protection to people who felt exposed because of their own religious beliefs and such discrimination in their workplace. school or university would have been banned, but critics argued the bill would enable prejudice against other groups, including gay teachers and students, and should cover all forms of discrimination. it was amended to include laws preventing religious schools, discriminating against students on grounds of their gender and sexuality. that cause division in federal parliam

in the middle of the year, sarah clark out 0 prison australia. people have been protesting in libby as capital . tripoli, calling the parliament to be dissolved and parliamentary elections to be held on thursday, the government in the east to the country, which is not internationally recognized votes in the former minister of the interior, fatty pasha guy as a new prime minister. it means the nation again has to rise leaders, united nations has back that call for national elections to happen as soon as possible to journalists working for the united nations. you might italian agency and in afghan stone have been released along with 2 afghan national is after being briefly detained by the taliban for prisoners warehouse for several hours after being seized in the capital campbell. at will now street protests been taking place in garner against a color proposal to tax payments made electronically demonstrate the complaining that so called e levy is going to hurt low income earners already facing high food and fuel prices . victoria gates and b repor

sarah clark has moved from brisbin in that joint statement. the group reaffirmed the support for the observation of democracy and that's a central part of this court are packed. she said that the region is in a period of uncertainty, and our prosperity is under pressure. a particularly from authoritarian regimes and of course this is in reference to china. this pat, part of it's a gender is to push back on the expanding not just military, but the economic push from china across the entire pacific. so it's a direct reference to china, as well as russia's growing alliance. you might recall she, jim ping and vladimir putin announced a alliance in the last week or so before the winter olympics. and i noticed it was a joint declaration of no limits to protect the court interests. and in that particular references might to you crime russia as was taiwan and china setups references be my in the joint stipend, australia. also, i noted that this quote group is not just providing cobit vaccines across the entire pacific region. i'm not sure 500000000 do

now sarah clark joins me from a brisbin. sarah, what's on the agenda at the moment? well, the meeting has just got on the way off for a number of bilateral talks throughout the, the day at china, of course is top of the agenda. it's growing power in the rage, in its territorial expansion. these are the key points of discussion, but also another issue that's creating grad anxiety is not just china's assertiveness in the end pacific. but also it's growing partnership with russia. you might recall gigi ping anatomy putin. and the last week also announcing a new declaration, whether be a no limits, a strategic partnership, peddling pledging mutual potential and protection of the cool interests. of course, this is in reference to russian ukraine and of course at china and taiwan. and that's an issue of significant saw in the in the pacific region and will be at central to the agenda and other quote group. as you mentioned, it's india, u. s. japan. and it's been hosted by strategy that se, defense minister at maurice or foreign minister, i should say, embrace pine the they

sarah clark out 0 brisbin, australia of the national guard in mexico is confronted hundreds of undocumented migrants desperate to reach the united states. they burn road blocks and disrupt the traffic in the city of top, actually demanding that document to process. so they can get into the u. s. exhausting crews are still trying to get on top of wild fires in northern lot larger tina which are burned more than 800000 hectares of farm and wetland. teresa bo reports from korean t. s. the while fires are rapidly moving from one place to another and consuming almost everything in this area in the argentine province of korean. this and fire fighters are also moving fast, trying to burn a control line that will slow down the advance of the flames. the logo and i said if what thought about, well, what they are doing is burning a line that will force the bar to slow down but, and then they will attack it with water. there's already group working inside which we have to stop it before it reaches the road because if it passes there. yeah, there are thousands of heck to the pine trees and it will get

following this story is sarah clark, who joins the live now from brisbin. hello there sarah. it's been a day full of meetings. what was central to the agenda was had bilateral, but actual meetings between is full countries all day. the court making it to has been on the way now for 2 hours. we do expect to joint press conference in the next half an hour. and a china obviously talked this agenda of the foreign ministers mating. it's growing power in the region, of course, efforts to try to counter it's military expansion and it's economic spanish, in its growth in allies across the entire pacific. and of course, the issue of growing anxiety full, this court block is of course the russia and china growing alliance. we had the likes of changing ping and letting me a person before the winter olympics. and that's the strategic alliance where there was no limits, a strategic partnership pledging mutual protection of co interests. and of course, that's in reference to ukraine and russia. and of course china and taiwan. now this, so that's a big concern, obviously for the new pacific

sarah clark out 0 crispin australia . ah. so for a quick check of the top stories here now to 0, the u. s. is imposed new sanctions on russia. cutting 2 key financial institutions off from western financing. it follows russia's recognition of 2 separate hist held areas of eastern new credit. he setting up a rationale to take more territory by force in my view. and if we listen to a speech last night, and many of you did, i know he's a, he's setting up a rationale to go much further. this is the beginning of a russian invasion of ukraine, as he indicated and asked permission to be able to do from his duma. so let began to a so our i'm going to began to impose sanctions in response. far beyond the steps we and our allies and partners implemented in 2014. and if russia goes further with this invasion, we stand prepared to go further. as with sanctions, an u. s. secretary of state anthony blinkin says he's canceled a meeting with his russian counterpart, sergey lab rob shuttle to take place late to this week. president putin's de

sarah clark out 0 brisbin, australia a students in the occupied westbank worry their schools about become the latest to be bulldozed by the israeli army, which kinds classrooms in the bedroom community were built about a permit, was needed abraham report that they 60 other sco there have received similar demolition orders in just the past few years. it takes for him cabinet at on 30 minutes to get to school every day. abraham is 9 years old and lives with his family in the ross. a teen bedouin community in the occupied west bank crime has been at the school since it was built 2 years ago. earlier this month, he is really military ordered it to be demolished. for now, 50 students go to school here to get to the other near school. they have to walk over hills. no, he geesh, we used to leave home at 6 a. m and arrived to school exhausted at 8 transportation was difficult. at times. we were late and missed classes. palestinians need israeli permits for buildings, roads, and infrastructure. but they are almost impossible to get is will only gave $33.00 building permits to palestinians in the w

sarah clark has more now for nations for democracy, all with united message on the indo pacific region. what brings us together, what is an affirmative vision for what the future can bring about, but also a commitment to defend the, the role based systems that we have spent tremendous time and effort building. that's the overriding focus of the quote, groups of foreign ministers from the united states, india, japan, and australia. the security alliance says it supports an open and inclusive vision and offers an alternative to a china lead order in the region. and it came to push back on china's expansion origin easing a period of rising strategic uncertainty. the rules and norms that have provided a foundation for us debility. and hence our prosperity are under pressure. in particular, from authoritarian regimes, full of increasing concern to the quad is beijing and moscow's announcement last week of a strengthening relationship with presidents shading ping vladimir putin declaring uno limits partnership with mutual protection of each country's core interests. as tensions between russi

sarah clark out 0 brisbin australia ah, you what you observe. so now to recap the top stories, rushes, president says he is ready to look for a diplomatic solution in ukraine that a mention was given parliamentary.

shifting away from its fortress like approach the prevented even citizens from entering and leaving sarah clark with more from brisbin, ah, jubilance and excitement as tourists and international passages. touchdown in australia . after almost 2 years of board closures being out my best friend. i haven't seen him since 2018 and he made it back just in time for my wedding in ponies. i'm really excited, she asked i'm, i'm going to see my friends for the 1st time in the since 5 here that a loss was here. yeah, serial. it doesn't feel quite real like it. it feel that it wasn't just tourists arriving, but families reuniting over the last 2 years. a strategy has pursued a tough 0 covered 19 strategy. quarantine restrictions have also been in place. posing a major hurdle for australian citizens wanting to return. i didn't know flotsap potentially be delayed because of what's going on overseas but, and have very few repatriation plots. really. if even for london is like 55000 strange one to come home and it's very flat to not say and i was pretty green. i thought it was good to see my sister again and i

to control the spread of coven 19 since then, australia had been barred from leaving sarah clark as the latest from brisbin. ethel. we've seen some emotional jubilant, same's we've seen reunions within a tourist, returning to a strategy for the 1st time and around $704.00 days. you might recall those borders but close back in march at 2020. now it's still on a small scale, a number of people coming in. there are only 50 overseas or international flights arriving in australia on monday. so that's tiny or microscopic in comparison to the numbers we were saying pre pandemic. but we do know that around 1000000 tourists bases have been issued this month and i should not also, this is the last phase of those borders. reopening we had the skilled and migrant workers. they are allowed to return to a study as well as the international students, mid december. and of course, as you mentioned astronomy and even had to seek exemptions to travel and that was lifted in the last couple of months. so we've had some of the toughest border restrictions in place in australia for almost 2 years. and on mond

sarah clark has more the announcement to open. an embassy in the solomon islands comes as a u. s. secretary of state antony blink and touched down in fiji to hold talks with 18 pacific leaders on key issues like climate and security. it's a move that's been seen as an attempt by the united states to re establish diplomatic ties almost 3 decades after it downgraded its presence in the island nation. the u. s. close its embassy and honey, our in 1993. below the last 2 decades, china has been building up its influence in the south pacific emerging as a diplomatic and economic partner to an increasing number of countries. china is also committed to send police advisors to the solomon islands after the riots which devastated the capital last november. the u. a state department says the embassy would start as a small set up in honey hour with 2 employees and about 5 local staff. but it's not just the embassy. there are also plans to reopen an office for the u. s. peace court in the capitol. saturday's announcement is part of president biden's strategy in the entire pacific, which aim

sarah clark out 0 crispin australia . aah! for a quick check of the top stories here and out 0, the u. s. is imposed new sanctions on russia. cutting 2 key financial institutions off from western financing. it follows russia's recognition of 2 separate hist held areas of eastern new credit.

sarah clark reports from brisbin, ah, jubilance and excitement as tourists and international passages touchdown in australia. after almost 2 years of border closures, picking up my best friends, i haven't seen him since 2018 and he made it back just in time for my wedding in ponies. i'm really excited actually. yes. i'm. i'm going to see my friends for the 1st time in the since 5 years at a loss was here. yeah, serial. it doesn't feel quite real like it. it feels a bit val. it wasn't just tourists surviving, but families reuniting over the last 2 years. and strategy has pursued a tough 0 covered 19 strategy. quarantine restrictions have also been in place posing a major hurdle for australian citizens wanting to return. i didn't know flotsap potentially be delayed because of what's going on overseas, but there's very few repatriation plots really to even for london is it was like $55000.00 strange one to come home and it's very flotsam off i you know, with pretty green. i was good to see my sister again and i come i to go see mom and dad now because of him worrying about them for 2 yea

sarah clark, josephina from brisbin, so a very long, a gender. i'm sure it's a very busy agenda. they've, they've been some various bilateral independent, a picture of attendees in the last hour. so that coordinating is set to get underway. and the next couple of hours a central to the agenda will be china, russia, and of course, a regional security. and so of the inevitable that the lights of russia and ukraine will be discussed at this court meeting agenda. the central goal of these quad talks is to counter china's push into the region at with this group, we're looking to collaborate and push back on a set of mrs. was china's military expansion of the likes of the spirited area of the south china sea. and the goal of the quote group is to present alternative to what china is offering in this region. the americans, they blinking author refers to this quote initiative as being affirmative. so they're trying to offer a clean, a free democratic and open alliance for the region. now it's also expected to address the threat posed by the likes of russia and china. you might recall, we

sarah clark has more from the city of prison. the reaffirm their support for an affirmative open and democratic order for the endo pacific. they also noted this is maurice pine, who the strata is foreign minister who hosted this gathering in melbourne. she knows that we are in a period of uncertainty and the prosperity in the region is under pressure to the light for the authoritarian regimes. and of course, this was a by old reference to beijing. the reference also is to growing alliance between russia and china. and you might recall, let me put and she didn't ping announce a joint declaration with no limits at a recent gathering before the winter olympics. and this making this, this particular declaration by these 2 countries was also noted at the gathering and it was a concern raised by the quad group. now this meeting is also an effort to reassure the region of the pacific and the quad group is committed to not just security arrangements for infrastructure, investment, humanitarian and aid. and as mentioned also that brief pi

for more, let's bring in as sarah clark, who's in brisbin, australia for sarah. so the foreign ministers have released a joint statement. what they agreed on was a wide range of issues of discuss, as discussed at this meeting, letty joint statement that reaffirmed this support for an affirmative open and democratic order for the entire pacific are they also noted this is maurice pine whose australia is foreign minister, a who hosted this gathering in melbourne. she noted that we are in a period of uncertainty and the prosperity in the region is under pressure to the lights of the authoritarian regimes. that, of course, this was a vial reference to beijing. the reference also as to the growing alliance between russia and china. and you might recall vladimir putin sheet in peng, announced a joint declaration with no limits at a recent gathering before the winter olympics. and this making this, this particular declaration by these 2 countries was also noted at the gathering and it was a concern raised by the court group. now this meeting is also an effort to reassur

sarah clark reports now from brisbin, awe jubilance and excitement as tourists and international passages. touchdown in australia. after almost 2 years of border closures, picking up my best friend, i haven't seen him since 2018 and he made it back just in time for my wedding in 4 days. i'm really excited actually. yes. i'm. i'm going to see my friends for the 1st time in the since 5 here. that a loss was here. yeah. surreal. it doesn't feel quite real like it. it feels a bit val. it wasn't just tourists arriving, but families reuniting over the last 2 years. a strategy has pursued a tough 0, covered 19 strategy. quarantine restrictions have also been in place. posing a major hurdle for australian citizens wanting to return. i didn't know if flotsap potentially be delay because of what's going on overseas, but it was very few repatriation plots really to even for london is it was like $55000.00 strange one to come home and it's very flat to not say, you know, it was pretty green, but it was good to see my sister again and i come, i to go see mom and dad now because of the morning about th

also clark, the correspondent, following those vent force brisbin. so what's on the agenda, sarah? with china, russia and regional security will dominate the gender. and as you mentioned, that the key issue of the goal of this meeting is to show up the end of the civic partnerships and push back on the growing power of china. in this region, and of course, it's inevitable that russia and ukraine will also be discussed, but the pushback will be on china. it's assertiveness in the region as well as military expansion. the likes of the disputed at south china se. so the goal of this particular meeting is to present alternative to the china lead order in asia and the americas. often a lincoln's often referred to as an affirmative vision. and this is the lights of presenting a free open and inclusive pact as opposed to a china lead order. but of course, china and its partnership now with russia, which will also be discussed. there was a meeting between shooting pagans. that'd be a potent ahead of the winter olympics, where they discussed a new strategic partnership and that declared a n

sarah rainsford, bbc news, kyiv. football. and england's women have drawn 0—0 with spain in the arnold clark cup at norwich city's carrow road.r olympics in china, team gb have won a gold medal. the women's curling team beat japan a day after the men won a silver. the games have now closed with thousands of athletes parading through the bird's nest olympic stadium in beijing, with the british flag carried by the curling silver medallist, bruce mouat. andy swiss reports. it is curling gold! saving the best till last — a glittering finale to britain's games, as eve muirhead's team delivered the perfect ending. this could be the most important stone of the match. curling is so often a sport of cliffhangers. not this time. britain led japan from the off, and a moment of muirhead magic took them out of sight. it is four for great britain. triumph was now only a matter of time, and when britain extended their lead to a massive 10—3, enough was enough. that's it! and so a team which onlyjust squeaked into the semifinals were now olympic champions. for muirhead, at herfourth games, it was particularly sweet. it is a dream come true f