u. s. secretary of defense, lloyd austin, a to discuss if there will be any further weapons export, there will be further weapons expo that some something that we know for sure. but the big question now will be will there be tanks? will germany wait for the you asked to take the 1st step because that's something that the german government, that bill in his repeated saying that they will not take any steps alone, that they will wait it to discuss with alice what the new weapons experts will look like, and that's something that germany and berlin has been severely criticized over the past months. is since a rush, an invasion of ukraine saying that they have been dragging the feats when it comes to this in a, taking a role. not taking the lead in this question. many thanks to d, w political corresponded benjamin alvarez gruber, 9 european countries have promised her new package of military support for ukraine, including battle tax. the group which includes britain, poland, the netherlands, and the baltic states will also send heavy artillery air defense, ammunition, and infantry fighting veh

u. s. secretary of defense, lloyd austin. but that's something that the german chancellor also stressed when he announced who would be his new cabinet member saying that his interior minister of lower saxon, he also del, for many years with it topics of security. and this is way, way also appointed him to this critical, critical position of, or in times of war. okay, so germany taking a lot of heat from its allies at the moment for blocking the supply of these german made a leopard tanks to ukraine. what we're hearing is germany will drop it's objections only if the u. s. sends those tanks in 1st, a sense it's tanks in 1st to we presume that this was on the table today. we presume that it was on the table to day and that it also will be on the table to morrow on friday with this important meeting of emerson aveson sullivan, germany. and that's something that was already mentioned in a press release by the u. s. department of defense saying 10 countries in counting, we'll have a meeting on the side line of the contact group me

u. s. secretary of defense announced another round of military aid for ukraine . this lou security of social packages work up to $2500000000.00. and it's one of the largest year. it brings total u. s. security of sisters to ukraine to more than $26700000000.00 since russia's unprovoked invasion was february. our new package provides even more air defense capabilities to help ukraine defend that cities. and it's guys that includes may sams, munitions, and 8 era different avenger, air defense systems. this newer systems package also help helps meet ukraine's urgent need for arma and combat vehicles. with a german made lippard, 2 tank sour at the core of the discussions at ramstein air base, launched in 1979, not been upgraded, several times. currently 13 european armies a using the battle tanks. the lippard to is valued for its maneuverability, that's lighter than other comparable models, such as britons challenger to the tanks, have recent battlefield experience. nato forces use them in afghanistan, other nations that have received a german liquid tanks require appr

u. s. secretary of defense. well, it's a type of label that, that the united states places on anybody who disagrees with. and if you're not with us or you're against us and, and therefore you go on, our terrorists lists are, are criminalists sanctions are becoming almost meaningless. so i don't think the wagner group has investments in the united states. it has some limited ability when it comes to other companies or countries other than in europe. well, anywhere that might want to supply or, or pro, or provide or, or even allow members of wagner to bank with them. but it's very limited impact in effect. and it's not going to cripple wagner. my any meets the move by the treasury, come shortly after the grip took control of the key ton of solid door. in dawn, both the white house has acknowledged russian advances in the region, but appears to be done playing them even if they are successful in move solar. it's not going to strategically change the dynamics on the battlefield. it's not going to set the craniums bac

u. s. secretary of defense, lloyd austin, is holding a press conference right now. let's listen in rate. those questions and calling journalists and would actually limit follow what do i take schedule. thank you for your assistance with that and over the secretary austin. well, good afternoon everyone, and thank you all for joining us today at ramstein, we've just concluded the 8th ukraine defense contact group meeting. and it was great to start the new year by deepening our coordination as we worked together for ukraine's self defense. as president biden is said, this is a decisive decade for the world. and this is a decisive moment for ukraine struggle to defend itself. so this contact group will not slow down. we're going to continue to dig deep. and based upon my progress that we've made today, i'm confident that ukraine's partners from around the globe are determined to meet this moment. united states remains committed to leading in this coordinated effort. and this morning i was pleased to announce another mate around of us security assistance designed to meet

u. a secretary of defense announced a further round of military aid for ukraine. this new security of socials packages work up to $2500000000.00 and it's one of the largest yet. it brings total u. s. security assistance to ukraine to more than $26700000000.00 since rushes unprovoked invasion by february. our new package provides even more air defense capabilities to help ukraine defended cities and it's guys. and that includes may, sam's, munitions, and 8th era to, for our vendor air defense systems. this new assistance package also help helps meet ukraine's urgent need for arma and combat vehicles. the german made leopard 2 tanks are at the core of the discussions ampersand air base. last in 1979. they've been upgraded several times. currently 13 european armies a using them, a leper to is valued for its maneuverability. it's lighter than other comparable models, such as brickman challenge to the tanks of recent battlefield experience. nato forces use them in afghanistan. other nations that have received leopard tanks from germany require approval from berlin before they can be sent to a 3rd country. that means the tanks can't be sent to ukraine without germany's permission, al

u. s. secretary of defense, lloyd austin, a while he was in a dat, that conference and he bit, he did say that he didn't think the 2 decisions were linked, but behind the scenes they likely were. now the us just to be clear, has not announced that there's a deal yet, but i can tell you a source of mine from within. the government has told me that we can expect on wednesday at the white house in announcement that a new deal has in fact been reached and that the us will be supplying ukraine a one m. abrams taxed very powerful tank. now this comes after weeks of the top brass at the pentagon, the secretary of defense, the chairman joint use, the staff really casting doubt on whether or not that this could really help ukraine. they said that focuses on the upcoming spring offensive. there wouldn't be enough time to get that done. and then they had all, all other reasons why they didn't think it would work. they said, okay, it's a 4 man crew. the drives, the 8 m one abrams tank. it's a really modern machine. that training takes a lot of time. the bigger piece is the tank needs a whole lot of m

of modifications that ain't to boost the power supply on board. the i s s . ah. hello again. the headlines on al jazeera, the u. s. secretary of defense, lloyd austin, says, washington is committed to supporting ukraine. defense ministers from 50 countries, met in germany to coordinate military support for keys, but germany has not made the decision to provide tanks. today's meeting focused on ukraine's needs for air defense and armor. we also pushed hard on how to synchronize those donations and turn them into a fully operational capabilities. and that means every step from donation to training to maintenance and then to sustainment asylum seekers trying to reach europe have describe being captain unofficial prisons when they're forcibly returned from italy. the testimonies are part of an al jazeera investigation and partnership with lighthouse reports and other media. there has been a new attack on account for displace people in the eastern democratic republic of congo. each will re province. the un says at least 7 people were killed. it comes off to peacekeepers, discover the bodies of more than 40 people in mass graves in nearby v

u. s. air travel industry impacting millions has drawn renewed scrutiny to the systems vulnerabilities. a full investigation has been promised. heidi jo, castro, al jazeera washington u. s. secretary of state and city blinkin, and that u. s. defense secretary lloyd austin are hosting their japanese counterparts in washington. d. c of sine new agreements, expanding their military ties and discussing the growing threat from china's ambitions in the region. lincoln has commended japan's decision to double its defense spending by 2027. japan has been a key american allies since the end of world war 2, productive in japan. strategies align closely with our own national security strategy. both of the key challenges that we identify as well isn't how to effectively address them. we're committed to upholding shared values of democracy in human rights, defending the international rule of law. continuing to lead the world and tackling global challenges that no one country can solve alone, like the climate crisis and the reverse. article haine has more from washington, dc on the new agreements that have been signed. one of the things that the japanese officials say they're going to be doing is they're going to go to an, an inhabited island

u. s. defense secretary arrived here in berlin. germany plays a key role, and they also added that to one of the goals of u. s. defense secretary austin's visit in berlin was to unlock that decision from berlin. so i believe that to day or 2 stories, the new defense minister was tasked with buying germany a bit more time and trying to set the wheels in motion so that the proper discussions can continue on this very topic. and that a decision can be made very swiftly. ok, so perhaps light asked in signal that they're allowing germany a bit more in time. but at that he did as well stress the importance of this moment and the need to act. now, we also heard a similar message from the cranium president as a lensky saying time is of the essence. how is the german chancellor a chance, or schultz likely to respond to this kind of pressure from all directions? well again, i just after a call into mind what the defense minister, who's only been in his job for more than 24 hours as told reporters today, told us here at ramstein. and he said, this is something where we have to make careful consideratio

secretary, gentlemen, we thank you both gentlemen. this concludes our press briefing, and if you're just joining us, we've been listening to a press conference by us defense secretary lloyd austin, and the u. s. chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, mark, milly, they were speaking at a meeting of nato and defense leaders at the us air base in ramstein. let's go back to d. w. the chief political correspondent, nina houser, who is an ramstein and has been following the remarks made by the 2 of them. neither the us defense secretary, he began by outlining all the new military aid that's being pledged by ukraine's allies. and again, he stressed that it's not just about ensuring ukraine security, but it's also about the security of europe and even the world about the future of the world. what else stood out for you in the remarks by the defense secretary? what i thought was interesting was how the u. s. defense secretary austin said that today was actually a very clear message that the west is united that are, they are resolved, remain committed to supporting ukraine for as long as it takes. they warned that list war, my dragon, and that day to day was a symbol also of unity or towards russia. and. and they

u. s. secretary of stay sorry, a us defense secretary i should say lloyd austin has said that washington will boost security cooperation with south korea. meeting his counterpart in sol, austin also promised the us would deploy more advanced weaponry to the korean peninsula. there is rising concern over north korea's weapons testing program. nato chief, you installed in bergen, japanese prime minister for mio casita. have promised to booth ties, meeting in tokyo, the pair said they were concerned, find the growing threat to global security posed by russia and china. japan is not a nato member, but cooperates closely with the alliance. at least 100 people are now known to have died in pakistan following a suicide bomber tag and a mosque inside a security compound funerals have been taking place for some of the victims of mondays. the last many of them police officers, the pakistani taliban initially claim responsibility for the explosion in the northwestern city of pasha, while but later denied any involvement authorities are now investigating how the bonds managed to get inside the compo

of the ukraine defense contact group. now underway at the u. s. air base of dine in southwest germany. us defense secretary lloyd austin is hosting counterparts and senior military officers from countries supporting ukraine's fight against russia. ah, i manuscripts mckinnon. welcome to the show. germany is coming under increasing pressure to do donate it's leopard 2 tanks to ukraine or at least to authorize allied countries to provide keep with the german made leopards from their own stalks. now the issue is set to dominate the latest meeting of the ukraine. defense contact group, which is underway right now at the us add base in that. um dian southwestern germany, us defense secretary lloyd austin is hosting counterparts and senior military officers from country supporting ukraine's fight against russia. in his opening remarks, the u. s. defense secretary said that western allies need to dig deeper to support ukraine with military 8. ladies and gentlemen, this is a crucial model. russia is regrouping recruiting and trying to read well. this is not a moment to slow down. it's time to dig deeper. but ukrain

u. s. secretary of state antony blinkin has met with israel's defense minister. we are jo of galant into ruth's love. he told him that washington's commitment to israel's security remains, quote, iron clad. lincoln's visit comes amid an upsurge and violence between israelis and palestinians. he also sat down with the opposition leader jojo le. pete lincoln is also set to hold talks with palestinian leader mackwood abbas in the west bank. he is expected to urge abbas to de escalate tension and resume security coordination with his real correspondent rebecca ritters joins us now from jerusalem. so what's expected from today's meetings with the palestinian president? well, as you just mentioned, sarah march, like what was discussed here when blinking met benjamin netanyahu here in jerusalem yesterday. of course de escalation is going to be high on the agenda. this visit does come a time of rising tensions here and escalation of violence. and a call for com will be the main message when he meets with the president mahmoud abbas in the west bank later today. another th

u. s. secretary of state condo, lisa rice, and former secretary of defense, robert gates. never the smartest people in the room worn, but time is not in ukraine side. they're actually right. but for the wrong reasons, they are perfectly happy to see the conflict in ukraine continues. we all came out together. we were all supposed to go home together and didn't happen. and it just shot after shot after shot, after shot. dear, it was asking, where's corey? where's course you could hear them say d, o a at the scene for so we knew he was go to manage kamani carter, and i'm currently starting the license for a gang related job ought to have been 9 years ago. my victim was innocent. he was also a student who was attending college, his name is corey pittman. very young kids seems were getting involved and horrendous violence 20 to 30 years ago. i think there's no question.

of western defense chiefs out of a u. s. or a base in germany on friday voiced by washington's defense secretary. many of us for that today's, we will have a break school in the discussion about heavy metal pence. you did mention that at all. don't have any announcements to make on your launch. and you heard the, the german minister of defense say that, but not made a decision, a leopard. so no shiny new toys, just a lot of the hand me downs that had already previously been announced. now all eyes were also on nato defense ministers as they met at this ramstein airbase, near frankfort tom on friday. secretary lloyd austin, basically just use the opportunity to ask america's allies to toss more cash into the pot for the u. s. military industrial complex. oh, i mean ukraine military support spoken like a true board member temporarily. recused for 4 years by the way. and stockholder that he is now canada actually did that. by the way, canada bought a u. s. made miss how the veg system as a gift to ukraine. so they're basically throwing money at the u. s. military industrial complex for ukraine. and n

from berlin. reminder now of our top story. despite please, from here, there has been no decision made on supplying german leopard at 2 tanks to ukraine. u. s. defense secretary boyd austin, outlined the latest package of military aid after a meeting of western allies at ramstein airbase. it includes more air defense and artillery for key of bud. no leopards, collins defense minister said he was optimistic that germany would eventually allow the delivery of the text. that's the latest on the w news up next in d, w, and use asia. long work hours leave little time for kids that a problem for many south korean workers will new lever rules help people choose babies over time in the office and leader new year in exile on conquerors in taiwan . fear going home for this annual family holiday. so they're making the best of it far from home. a colleague melissa chan had those stories and more after a short break. i'm marion evans team. i'll be back with more headlines at the top of the hour from me and the entire news team. thanks for watching issues with lots of great.

of mankind . former u. s. the secretary of honda, lisa rice, and former secretary of defense, robert gates never the smartest people in the room warned the time is not an ukraine side. they're actually right. but for the wrong reasons, they are perfectly happy to see the conflict in ukraine continue for. we came here to news you know, to, to speak to hockey legend to go to a lot of, you know, what if i told you talk to was more than just a sport. maybe even an art for philosophical, you got a lot of them, is the professor and we came to ask them why they want everything the high get messed up with a game is incredible. it's all about creativity. so again, should be for everybody a little later. so as to patient, want to be a normal going to back with the greatest illusion. any u. s. history. the latest twitter files reveal democrats peddled fake tales of russian bod. despite twitter, knowing there was no evidence of russia meddling in the 2016 presidential election . just take a look at some of the discovery center here. this is a world war 2 helmet with clear nazi insignia. our correspondent discovers nazi symbols

u. s. defense secretary unsexy of states said that washington's ready to commit to the full defense of japan by any means including nuclear weapons. and i want to reaffirm the united states iron quiet commitment to defend japan with the full range of capabilities, including nuclear and underscore that article 5 of the mutual security treaty applies to the sim cock, who islands. it is hard to overstate the importance of the u. s, japan alliance for more than 7 decades. it's been the cornerstone of peace and stability and you know, pacific ensuring the security, the liberty to prosperity of our people and people across the region. here, 60 of states claimed his country is a being a forceful piece in the region, seemingly forgetting washington's use of atomic bombs on the japanese cities of hiroshima and nagasaki. at the end of the 2nd world war was killed hundreds of thousands unmaking. many more. washington failed to apologize for the atrocities committed nearly 80 years ago. you're a earlier we spoke to the vice president of the center for china and globalization . v. it's a gal who says tha

u. s. defense secretary and secretary of state, so that washington is ready to commit to the full defense of japan by any means including nuclear weapons. and i want to reaffirm the united states are inquired, commitment to defend japan with the full range of capabilities including nuclear and underscore that article 5 of the mutual security treaty applies to the st cock who i work. it is hard to overstate the importance of the u. s. japan elias for more than 7 decades, is from the cornerstone pieces stability and you know, pacific ensuring security, the liberty, the prosperity of our people and people across the region. the u. s. secretary of sage claims his country has been a forceful piece in the region, not mentioning washington's use of atomic bombs on the japanese cities of hiroshima and nagasaki at the end of the 2nd load war, leaving hundreds of thousands dead, washington is fell to apologize as it claims the nukes helped ends, the war quicker, rushes deputy national security chief, dimitri medford. you have called out japan over its history with the us, hulu, cuz she doesn't care

u. s. secretary of state condo, lisa rice, and former secretary of defense, robert gates. never the smartest people in the room warned, but time is not on ukraine's side. they're actually right. but for the wrong reasons, they are perfectly happy to see the conflict and ukraine. continue with cross stocking ukraine. i'm joined by my guess, lionel and new york. he is illegal in media analyst in del mar. we have scott ritter. he is a former intelligence officer in the united nations weapons inspector and in buffalo we cross the john public. he is an analyst for issue insight. all right, german cross talk roles. in fact, that means you can jump anytime you want. and i always appreciate, scott, let me go to you 1st year. i'm quoting condie, and bob time is not on ukraine side. i think you and i would agree with that, but for very different reasons. go ahead. i look time isn't the craig said, you know they, they had a good run the summer the, you know it's, it's like a heroin addict getting some fresh hair when they got injected $100000000000.00 worth of western military and fi

u. s. defense secretary and secretary of state. so their washington is ready to commit to the full defense of japan by any means including nuclear weapons . and i want to reaffirm the united states are inquired, commitment to defend japan with the full range of capabilities including nuclear and underscore that article 5 of the mutual security treaty applies to the st cock who i wish it is hard to overstate the importance of the u. s. japan alliance for more than 7 decades is from the cornerstone peace and stability. and you know, pacific ensuring security the liberty to prosperity of our people and people across the region. the u. s. secretary of state claims his country has been a force for peace in the region. now, mentioning washington's use of atomic bombs on the japanese cities of her russia and like a psyche at the end of the 2nd load war. if hundreds of thousands said motion to this fell to apologize, that i think the, a bombs brought the war to an end sooner and the former russian president dmitri, met jeff, noted the contr

of the u. s. defense secretary austin here in berlin today is to unlock that decision to get germany to agree that there can be a coalition of willing countries who are incidentally expected to meet on the side lines of that hum, stone meeting, trying to coordinate the delivery of level 2 tanks or to ukraine, poland has already said it wants to do that finland has as well. and so there might be movement in that respect, but not when it comes to direct delivery from germany. i don't think nina has and he double his chief political correspondent, thanks so much and we will of course, have coverage of that meeting in sometime tomorrow. right now we're going to take a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world to palestinians have been killed in an overnight raid by israeli forces in janine and the occupied west bank. palestinian sources say one of those killed was a millicent. while the other was a teacher, at least 17 palestinians have been killed by israeli forces in the west bank this year. rescue as a scrambling to get to 6 people trapped under a collapsed building in the

of trauma. and while the cooperation between china and african nations is certainly on the rise, the u. s. says that cooperation is d, stabilizing the continent, the u. s. defense secretary made that claim last month at a summit of african leaders in washington were witnessing the purity, expand its footprint, ah, a on, on a continent on a daily basis. and that creates problems that will be eventually destabilizing if they're not already. or we see russia continuing to peddle cheap weapons, employing mercenaries across the continent. and so the combination of those activities by those 2 countries are, i think, are that bears watching. and certainly i think their influence, again, can be the stabilizer. what, according to chinese export, andrew lun, he says that, excuse me, that his country's approach to africa. at the end of the day, he describes it as being more holistic than that of various western professional partners. tanya's engagement with africa. it's very different from the west and looks at the relationship in a holistic way. the emphasis always been on building infrastructure notice capacity building for development. it will help the, these countries to develo

u. s. secretary of state con to lisa rice and former secretary of defense, robert gates. never the smartest people in the room warned, but time is not on ukraine side. they're actually right. but for the wrong reasons, they are perfectly happy to see the conflict and ukraine continue with ah, cross stock in ukraine. i'm joined by my guess, lionel in new york. he is illegal in media analyst in del mar. we have scott ritter . he is a former intelligence officer in the united nations weapons inspector and in buffalo we cross a john co bullock. he is an analyst for issue insight. all right, german cross talk roles. in fact, that means you can jump anytime you want. and i always appreciate scott, let me go to you 1st year. i'm quoting condie, and bob time is not on ukraine side. i think you and i would agree with that, but for very different reasons. go ahead though i look time isn't on the crate. so, you know, they, they had a good run the summer, the, you know, it's, it's like a heroin addict getting some fresh hair when they got injected $100000000000.00 worth of western mi

u. s. secretary of state, calling to lisa rice and former secretary of defense, robert gates. never the smartest people in the room worn, but time is not in ukraine side. they're actually right. but for the wrong reasons, they are perfectly happy to see the conflict and ukraine. contin ah, in recent days, bitcoin has received a lot of criticism for as energy consumption. but is this really the whole story and is there really that bad? so let's put some things into perspective actually with some real numbers. a recent peer reviewed white paper found that big coin consumes a $113.00 tara watt hours per year, while the traditional banking industry consume $263.00 tara watt hours per year. so that's actually less than half of that of banking. now as compared to that of the gold industry, gold consumes around $240.00 tara watt hours per year. now, how's as possible? there is no denying that big one consumes absurd stansell amount of energy, but it is actually more efficient than banking as it's not just a score of value. it is also a medium of exchange and the settlement layer. mor

u. s. defense secretary lloyd austin. likely top of the agenda. german battle tags for ukraine also coming up. i'm leaving because with such a privilege.

u. s. as such, actions are actually destabilizing the continent. the u. s. defense secretary made those claims last month at a summit of african leaders in washington were witnessing the purity, expand its footprint. i'm in the, on the continent on a daily basis, and that creates problems that will be eventually destabilizing if they're not already. or we see russia continuing to peddle cheap weapons, employing mercenaries across the continent. and so the combination of those activities by those 2 countries, i think that there's watching and certainly i think they're influenced again, can be the stabilizer, chinese affairs expert andro long says the country, the approach to africa is more holistic than that of western powers. thomas engagement with africa, it's very different from the west. tony looks at the relationship in a holistic way. the emphasis is always been on building infrastructure notice capacity building for development. it will help the these countries to develop and also cost with force crucial toys between china and africa. their so called democracy as defined by the united states is only a facade chan

of the u. s. defense secretary austin here in berlin today is to unlock that decision to get germany to agree that there can be a coalition of willing countries who are incidentally expected to meet on the side lines of that comes down, meeting, trying to coordinate the delivery of left 2 tanks a to ukraine. poland has already said it wants to do that finland has as well. and so there might be movement in that respect, but not when it comes to direct delivery from germany. i don't think nina hasn't even been his chief political correspondent. thanks. so much let's take a look now. some of the other stories making headlines around the world to palestinians have been killed in an overnight raid by israeli forces in jeanine in the occupied west bank. palestinian sources say one of those killed was a militant while the other was a teacher. at least 17 palestinians have been killed by israeli forces in the west bank this year. hundreds of thousands of people have gone on strike in france to protest pension reforms proposed by emmanuel maxims. government in a rash show of unity by all french trade union

is no plan to change the secretary's meetings, especially his meeting with the palestinian president, muffin wood, abbas. now u. s. defense secretary is confirmed the killing of a senior i salita by special forces, banana. so danny was killed along with 10 fights, is ethan undisclosed location in northern somalia. president joe biden approved the mission last week off the months of planning, senior us official, sas sudan, a play the key role in funding. i saw operations in africa and afghanistan demonstrates as in haiti, of block straits in the capital, in protest against the space of killings of police officers by armed gangs, some storm, the airport as prime minister ariel andre was arriving from a foreign trip. he was briefly forced the barricade himself inside the building. john allan reports protests in haiti this time around lit by men in police uniforms . they were angry about the killings of officers over the last few days. they killed 15 policemen in one month after guard, then comes the police. we stand with our policemen. oh, some went to the captain's airport, stopping prime minister ayello murray from leaving it off to ride from a summit in argen

corruption and public prostitution, as well as gathering with the intention of disrupting national security. u. s. defense secretary lloyd austin, said washington would boost security cooperation with south korea as he met with his counterpart and soul. austin also promised that the u. s. would deploy more advanced weaponry to the korean peninsula. i'm a rising concern over north korea's weapons testing program. nato chief against oldenburg and japanese prime minister for mucous shita have promised to boost their ties. the pair said they were concerned by the growing threat to global security, imposed by russia and china as they met in tokyo. japan is not a nato member. bud cooperates closely with the alliance. at least a 100 people are now known to have died and focused on following a suicide bomb attack and a mosque inside a security compound funerals are taking place for some of the victims of monday's glasses and many of them police officers. the pakistani talbot initially claimed responsibility for the explosion and the north western city of per shower, but later denied any involvement authorities are investig