u. s. than the u. k. who provide military support to the somali government? the process has redeemed the theories of ongoing meetings happening in various provinces across the country. a lot of horse trading going on behind the scenes as planned. delegates try to reach a consensus on who they will appoint as m p to represent them. and people who are close to the process say that almost certainly very large amounts of cash will be changing hands as part of this process. so the children's as somalia is experiencing, it's worse to drive in a decade in november, the char, to find it's 60 percent of households had at least one person who lost their source of income, mostly due to the death of livestock. not more than a 3rd of families included at least one person going without food for more than a 24 hour period. it says 4600000. some money will face crisis to emergency level food shortages until may. and the u. n. has only been able to raise 2 percent of its a target for hum mohammad her son is the somalia country director at save the children . he says, a lack of

the u. s. and also far away from the u. k. so, continental europe potentially stands a lot more to lose than the u. s. or even the u. k. and many people here in berlin are worried that if diplomatic efforts to avoid war fail, then ukraine could only be the start. and then vladimir putin could potentially target other former soviet republics. next, like the baltic states they, their leaders have expressed that fear also to all our sides when they were here in berlin last week. so also in the public language, the german government are trying to focus on trying to avoid war and not talk in detail about what would potentially happen once they're potentially is war. because they say that that could only help speed up the spiral of escalation. our political correspondent nina has or their own german chancellor, all our shortest visit to ukraine. thank you. nina. meanwhile, stalks in europe and asia are tumbling on the back of the increasing tensions between russia and ukraine. the trading day began with losses in tokyo, hong kong and well by investors. they're reacting to the u. s. government wanting that a russian attack on

and europe, of course, potentially stands a lot more to lose than the u. s. o the u. k. so you do have to take that into account as well when you look at the political communication and then 3 germans are somewhat careful when it comes to western intelligence. intelligence that is supposed to give you a reason for preparing for war and germans have learned that from the situation before the iraq war in the early 2, thousands. when a western alliance went to war, japanese stayed out and history proof them, right? roman johnson, shortest visit is being seen as one of the last opportunities for diplomatic solution, but protein has made it quite clear that the person the most wants to hear from is yours president joe biden. what does that mean for these talks? well, so i don't think it's the last time for a diplomatic solution. i think we will see more diplomatic rounds and talks on the top level as to your question as well that russia sees the european union and ukraine even more so as puppets for, for america. for puppets of the united states. so they say we want to talk t

than the u. s. or even the u. k. if diplomatic efforts fail, putin might not stop with ukraine. he could target other former soviet republics next. and then 3, last not least, germans are somewhat careful when it comes to western intelligence that is given as a reason for preparing for war. now they've learned that lesson from the iraq war in the early 2, thousands. when the western alliance went to war, germany stayed out and history proved them. right. right. well, one of one of the biggest pressures, one of the biggest economic or leave is the church. the german chancellor could use in this crisis is nordstrom to gas pipeline, but he could also be a major potential headache for him. so nina will hear from the w's chief international editor, richard walker, to explain why. and then we'll come back to you. this must be the most controversial piece of infrastructure in the world right now. nord stream to a gas pipeline that connects russia to germany. it's recently been finished, but it's not yet up and running. and it has a lot of enemies. environmentalist hate it because it pu

but the build up has been about so much more than sport politics. for instance, some nations including the u. s. and the u. k. you have declared a diplomatic boy called over, schumann writes issues and wilson competitors, but no ministers or officials. meanwhile, organizers have threatened athletes with punishment for any behavior or expression that they deem in breach of chinese law, and would expect the see to rigorously enforce its own rules. limiting protests, they saw the same now indian pic charter, there are very strict rules. so for the meadow ceremonies and during the competitions, political protests are not permitted on other occasions, like at press conferences or during interviews or on personal platforms, the athletes are free to express their opinions. but the athletes must be responsible for what they say about. that's what you sound far do to covey athletes and journalists will be kept insecure bubbles, while no spectator tickets will be sold to the public. organizers say, health and safety are paramount, valor of cool covey counter measures are still on top of our agenda. we have been making

al jazeera, these are the top stories, more than half of the un security council has condemned north korea for its recent missile launches 8 nations including the u. s. and the u. k. described as a significant escalation, china is urging dialogue. they should come up with more attractive and more practical, more flexible approaches, policies and actions. we have all seen, we have all seen what happened in figure pool. we have all seen what happened the hanoi. is it time for president biden to get directly involved in the diplomacy? the united states has made clear that we are willing to meet with the north koreans without pre conditions. but before we can, can met our president to meeting, we need to have a, a better sense of what there is to achieve for us is waving some sanctions on iran civilian nuclear program. it allows foreign firms to work on energy projects, talks to revive the 2015 nuclear dealer entering a critical stage. the former president donald trump ended the waiver in 2020 the 1st day of competitions on the way of the beijing winter olympics. strict corona virus measures are in place, athletes and staff are being kept away from the public. and th

so this is why perhaps also the german government has been more k g than some of the allies over in the u. s. so even in the u. k. and you know, what is the best big task ahead for the chancellor? now many people, prior to his departure to k of said that all our choices job was to use those last opportunity that many perceived as the last opportunity to try and keep the dialogue going. and in order to do that, he had to try and find a way of getting some sort of a concession from ukraine that he could then take into is to case that he packs on his trip to moscow tomorrow. so that he can offer vladimir putin some sort of scenarios, something where they can see the, the value of actually getting back to the negotiating table. now, germany's position is still very clear. they are still convinced that war can still be avoided and that not all diplomatic efforts have been exhausted, which is why they continue to talk. but of course, today will have shows when it came to ukraine and had to send a clear message as well. and i'm sure that we're going to get the details of that right now in that press conference that

tourists to coming a blue what we're witnessing is nothing less than dangerous war, hysteria. western countries, particularly the u. s. u. k. make predictions about alleged to russian invasion of the brain. meanwhile, the security situation within ukraine is deteriorating. will bind johnson get there? war more than 20 years have passed since one of the world's deadliest terrorist attacks that took thousands of lives. people started to scream, they always wave that chemo for us. that was like opening up an oven door, but not all wounds of heal. the survivors and responders have increased rates of cancer and other health issues. due to the dust and chemicals they inhaled a company to get my blood cleaned out. the metals, a lot of blood in my blood, in terms of 1st responder was well over a 100001st responders. and there were some estimates that tend to 20 percent still have some we have a cheap full recovery. it's my what i'd sure, sure. the minute i have with family friends, i thought i was humble before this really home was you depreciate. life with president putin makes the choice to immediately recognize this sovereignty

u. s. military assessments came out, you started seeing one by one european governments, nato allies. norway was the 1st one i noticed, and then the netherlands, and then the u. k. and then lat, via, than denmark, they started really increasing. and then after this meeting of, of nato allies last night, where the u. s. a shared it's its latest military assessment. you saw even more announcements come out last night. and today, now that the u. s. has ordered the departure of its diplomatic personnel. that's a step above what we've seen before. were they authorized the departure and where they wanted family members to leave. now, diplomatic staff who are currently working in the embassy and keith will be moved out of possibly all the way out of ukraine. some may be relocated elsewhere in ukraine to less dangerous areas and, and the language in this trouble warning is quite stark. it says there is the potential for significant military action against ukraine. they're saying that all americans should leave immediately, not just, you know, we, we recommend that you leave, you should leave. so the language is quite stark from the united states. above all, i think is probably worth mentioning, that moscow has also said it wants to tear down is embassy staffing levels. can you parse this sort of shadow

the top stories on al jazeera, more than half of the un security council, has condemned north korea, france recent missile launches, 8 nations issued a statement including the u. s. france, japan, and the u. k. but china has called on the us to engage in dialogue with north korea . i diplomatic editor james bay's reports, eden, and new york. she almost kissed at all this propaganda video has been ad in recent days on north korean t. b kim john own is showing off his questions, skills riding at speed on a white horse. but it is the speed of progress his country's making with its nuclear weapons and miss all programs. it's worrying diplomats. there were 9 miss. our launch is in january a record in a month, and the most recent launch was an advanced intermediate range ballistic missile. ambassadors came to a closed door meeting the 3rd this year. before it even started though, the chinese ambassador made it clear he felt there was a vicious circle and the u. s. needed to do more invoking the summits that president trump had held with the korean leader in 20182019. they should come up with more attractive and more practical, more flexible approaches, policies and accents. we have all seen, we h

ended the waiver back in 2020 and condemnation of north korea's recent missile launches is growing more than half the un security council spoken out against the tests 8 nations including the u. s. and u. k. described it as a significant escalation china purging dialogue. china is also backing moscow in it's stand off of the west of ukraine. at a meeting in beijing, the russian and chinese leaders announced a strategic partnership and called our nature to end its expansion to the east. katrina, you reports from beijing, vladimir putin and she didn't ping standing shoulder to shoulder, showing what bay describe as an unshakable bond. the leaders of russia and china met ahead of the opening of the winter olympics in beijing. it's the 1st time president she has met a foreign counterpart in person since the beginning of the pandemic, sugar certainly zulu, thoroughly hooked our spirit or friendship and the strategic partnership. her router, the unprecedented levels of jolie is out there. so she went to olympics 80 years ago, we promised to meet again. we have kept that promise. the leaders signed a joint statement, presenting a united front on a range of foreign policy issues. they called for

table is different than ours, and he may well move before we can get this done. meanwhile, news of the cremins hollywood debut has provided next an opportunity for the u. k. and the u. s. is special relationship to resolve. turns out they've got a lot more in common than they thought, because biden would much rather talk about ukraine in the context of russian aggression. that in the context of laptops, cocaine, nepotism, and abuse of power. and boris, while boasting comes a lot easier to bow than apologizing for a legal booze ups at number 10. i think if you look at what we've been doing for the last 2 or 3 months, the u. k has been way out in front, in making sure that people respond. yes, the ukraine crisis has been kind to them both keeping us spiraling ratings in the shadows. what did they say? never let a good crisis go to waste false flag or knobs. 16 minutes into the program, still a head job or no job. canadian truckers continue to make a stump against covert vaccine mandates but have partially lifted up blockade of some us border crossings. the latest on the me ah ah, is your media a reflection of reality? in the world transformed will make you feel safe. ah

timetable is different than ours, and he may well move before we can get this done. meanwhile, news of the cremins hollywood debut has provided next an opportunity for the u. k. and the u. s. is special relationship to evolve. turns out they've got a lot more in common than they thought, because biden would much rather talk about ukraine in the context of russian aggression than in the context of laptops, cocaine, nepotism, and abuse of power. and burress. while boasting comes a lot easier to bow than apologizing for a legal booth ups at number 10, i think if you look at what we've been doing for the last 2 or 3 months, the u. k has be way out in front, in making sure that people respond. yes, the ukraine crisis has been kind to them both keeping us spiraling ratings in the shadows. what did they say? never let a good crisis go to waste false flag or knobs u. k. homes are being asked yet again to dig deeper into their pockets. energy bills for british high schools are said to increase by an average of $700.00 pounds a year after the national regulator lifted a price cup. it's raised the spectre of mass fuel poverty. now the time when energy firms are cashing in on near re

table is different than ours, and he may well move before we can get this done. meanwhile, on use of the cremins, hollywood debut has provided next an opportunity for the u. k. and the u. s. is special relationship to evolve. turns out they've got a lot more in common than they thought, because biden would much rather talk about ukraine in the context of russian aggression than in the context of laptops, cocaine, nepotism, and abuse of power. and boris, while boasting comes a lot easier to bow than apologizing for a legal booze ups at number 10. i think if you look at what we've been doing for the last 2 or 3 months, the u. k has be way out in front, in making sure that people are respond. yes, the ukraine crisis has been kind to them both heaping as spiraling ratings in the shadows. what did they say? never let a good crisis go to waste false flag or knobs the u. s national security agency has been breaking its own rules to spy on americans. according to the organizations own internal watchdog. in a report released on monday, the inspector general found that the essay had abused they controversal law. the foreign intelligence surveillance act allows the government to in

the forthcoming election? ah, more than half the un security council has condemned north korea for its recent missile launches 8 nations as he to statements including the u. s. france, japan and the u. k, but china has called on the us to engage in dialogue with north korea. yes, i diplomatic editor james bass. she didn't, judy of, she almost killed all this propaganda video has been ad in recent days on north korean t b kim john on is showing off his equestrian skills riding at speed on a white horse. but it is the speed of progress, his country's making, its nuclear weapons, and miss all programs. it's warring diplomats. there were 9 miss are launches in january a record in a month. and the most recent launch was an advanced intermediate range ballistic missile. ambassadors came to a closed door meeting the 3rd this year. before it even started though, the chinese ambassador made it clear he felt there was a vicious circle and the u. s. needed to do more invoking the summits that president trump had held with the korean leader in 20182019. they should come up with more attractive and more practical, more flexible approaches, policies and actions. we have all seen, we have all seen w

table is different than ours, and he may well move before we can get this done. meanwhile, in use of the cremins, hollywood debut has provided maximum opportunity for the u. k. and the u. s. is special relationship to evolve. turns out they've got a lot more in common than they thought, because biden would much rather talk about ukraine in the context of russian aggression. that in the context of laptops, cocaine, nepotism, and abuse of power. and boris, while boasting comes a lot easier to bow than apologizing for a legal booz ups at number 10. i think if you look at what we've been doing for the last 2 or 3 months, the u. k has been way out in front in making sure that people are respond. yes, the ukraine crisis has been kind to them both heaping us spiraling ratings in the shadows. what do they say? never let a good crisis go to waste false flag or knobs. or to some other news here on our tea. facebook's user base is shrinking for the 1st time ever. it's certainly put a damper on the company's ambitious plans for a so called met averse. let's bring an artes danny, on from now with the latest details on this, a danny, 17 years of never ending growth hitting a bit of a

the u. k. and ireland in less than a day. now the rest of northern europe is taking its turn. rory talons al jazeera london, r u. s. federal judge has rejected donald trump's attempt to have the courts dismiss civil lawsuits filed against him. the judge ruled, the former president does not have absolute immunity and is accountable for his role in inciting the capitol hill right. on january 6th, 2021 trumps lawyers are likely to appeal to ruling ah, this is al jazeera, let's get around. now the top stores, u. s. president says he is convinced russia has made the decision to invade ukraine . joe biden said intelligence suggested it could happen in the coming days. make no mistake. if russia pursues his plans, it will be responsible for catastrophic and needless or a choice. united states and our allies are prepared.

the u. s. and then subsequently the u . k. and france on board to support in school for an emergency meeting than ukraine will speak. it's interesting because the russians wanted this to be a private meeting, a meeting behind closed doors, which if the past is any indication, would pap smear substantiated airing a views and discussion? but it's the us who insisted on a public un security council meeting, which means we're more likely than to guess what we have come to expect at such events the, the speeches, the appeals, perhaps your own constituencies and perhaps less of a substantial, substantive discussion. but it's clear from what the you and you asked about that to you and said that she wants that to be no fence sitters on this issue. she wants to put everyone on the record. so that's and then in the end the russians acquiesced to that to that request. and this is in public and, but it will take some time, i would imagine arts and, and how an extraordinary is this is an emergency meeting, but it's happening reasonably late at night. for the sick, the security council, this doesn't happen very often, doesn't a do

al jazeera, these are the top stories, more than half the un security council has condemned north korea for its recent missile launches, 8 nations including the u. s. and the u. k. described it as a significant escalation. china is calling for dialogue. they should come up with more attractive and more practical, more flexible approaches, policies and actions. we have all seen, we have all seen what happened in figure pool. we have all seen what happened the hanoi b u. s. is waving some sanctions on iran, civilian nuclear program talks to revive the 2015 nuclear dealer entering a critical stage. the measures allow international firms to work on iranian energy projects. the former president donald trump ended the waiver in 2020. the 1st day of competition is underway at the beijing winter olympics. strict corona virus measures are in place. athletes and staff are being kept away from the public. and there are no foreign fans. 10 nations have staged a diplomatic boycott because of human rights abuses. ahead of the opening ceremony, the russian presidents met china's leader. they signed a statement describing an unprecedented strategic partnership. this includes c

sinks, we dare to ask for what we are witnessing is nothing less than dangerous war, hysteria. western countries, particularly the u. s. in u. k. make predictions about alleged to russian invasion of the grain. meanwhile, the security situation within ukraine is deteriorating. will biden, and johnson get their wor? welcome back. i'm still here with ruth that we locally formed, commander british forces in libya, an author liberating the british diplomacy in war in the desert. what did you feel then? i don't know whether you learned about the history of libby or after you commanded the british forces. all you knew about them before. what did you feel about the deal in the desert? lord brown of b. p. has been on this program actually. when you saw the pictures of, as you call him this torturer in human rights abuser with the british prime minister making deals with of royal i think 11 house go back slight to the 1980 and the period you said there was some progress and i think one of the big successful programs that are to go to it was the great mandate river which will also from the aquifers and that has it up to the coast. so th

what we're witnessing is nothing less than dangerous war, hysteria. western countries, particularly the u. s. and u. k. make predictions of an alleged russian invasion of ukraine. meanwhile, the security situation within ukraine is deteriorating. will biden in johnson get their war ah to discuss these issues and more, i'm joined by my guest.

than the netherlands and the u. k. and now, of course, we see many more including germany. and that says to me that this intelligence is very credible that the u. s. was able to share with allies exactly what it was that was leading them to believe that indeed an invasion could be imminent. and we just saw, of course, her, the nato secretary general, and that report welcoming american troops to romania, tomatoes, rushing up its military posture in the allied countries that the border ukraine. how much of a concern is that any russian military action could spread beyond ukraine's borders? one key factor is.

considered on people about what we're witnessing is nothing less than dangerous war, hysteria. western countries, particularly the u. s. and u. k. make predictions of an alleged russian invasion of ukraine. meanwhile, the security situation within ukraine is deteriorating, will biden, in johnson get their war? ah, to discuss these issues and more, i'm joined by my guess than deep is an in our slow he is a professor at the university of se or norway as well as the author of the book, great power politics in the 4th industrial revolution. and in budapest we have george, i mean, well, he is a podcast where the goggle, which can be bought on youtube and locals are generally crossed up rules. and the fact that means you can jump in anytime you want. and i would appreciate it. okay, let's start out with glen glen. let's get the lay of the land. we've been talking about this now for months on end, on this program, and we're very privileged to have un george talk about it so many times. so the way i look at the lay of the land is that we, it's basically 2 prongs. right now we have a rush is issues with security. it is address the u. s.

the u. k. and the u. s. of also decided to freeze their assets. however, the u. s. is going one step further than it has actually imposed a travel ban on president putin and said caleb roof following a television, a telephone conversation, a president biden held with a european commission president or shall of underline and an alignment with the decision by our european allies united states will join them in sanctioning president putin and foreign minister love rob and members of the russian national security team. now some e u countries are actually creating their own specific sanctions. poland bulgaria and the czech republic have said that they will ban russian air crawford flying through their air space and from landing in their ports. and the czech republic has also said it will now not issue residency permits to russia, nationals, and this may not be the end of the sanctions. the e says it's already possibly mulling a 3rd round, which could include banding, russia from accessing swift, which is an international payment system. that's something that the u. k. is already on board with doing an

the continents. more than half the you and security councils condemned north korea for its recent missile launches 8 nations including the u. s. and u. k. described it as a significant escalation. china's urgent dialogue. they should come up with more attractive and more practical, more flexible approaches, policies and actions. we have all seen, we have all seen what happened is a couple we have all seen what happened the hanoi. the 1st official day of competition is underway at the beijing winter olympics with strict corona virus measures in place of to yesterday's opening ceremony. 10 nations are staging a diplomatic boy out of the games because of human rights abuses. the u. s. is waving some sanctions on iran. civilian nuclear program allows foreign firms to work on energy projects. talks to revive the 2015 nuclear dealer entering a critical stage for my prison. donald trump ended the waiver in 2020 thousands of people have rallied in molly against the former colonial power france. it was celebrating the expulsion of the french ambassador. the demonstration happened on the same day that the european union unveiled a series of sanc

the expected to be a little bit stronger than the sanctions that we expect, or the sanctions that have been a meet out by the u. k. and the u. s. should take you through some people who are on that list the sig, a showing you the defense minister of foreign ministry spokesman maria the heart of maria is harvey has already said that these sanctions are illegitimate. and her response to this list by the european union, v b bank head, the eager schuval of v b, or an important bank, or course in russia. they also sponsor one of the football team, says come moscow, who have had sanctions that meets it against them via by the u. s. will come to that a little bit later. now, of course, joe biden was one to assign a decree, calling for sanctions against russia. after, after this recognition of the 2 republics as independent after that, of course the, the rest of the west followed suit. now back in the u. k bar, as johnson has had a little bit of a tough time. he's mentioned roman brockovich, of course, famous billionaire who owns chelsea football club. now he said that roman brockovitch was under sanctions. then he said that he wasn't

if you can, mass had specification and your cost is lower than you in the job with or fibro, the ukraine continues unabated with the u. s. and u. k. taking the lead. however, not only for members are and or even ukraine is attempting to dampen expectations of an armed conflict with russia. will washington in london get their way? ah, so you cut your cost, you make more profit. you get the soldier that you want. but you also majorly dilute the professionalism and the effectiveness of those. so ah, a company is self interest is different than national self interest. companies are problem maximizes what they do . that's natural, except here, we're not creating toys. we're producing things that can result in wor, no, no, no, no. what do you do if you have somebody from the philippines working for an american private, all trade company in afghanistan, who kill somebody? what jurisdiction does that person fall under? we don't know. the international law such that it doesn't really have a category for arms civilians, so subway governments, including the british and the glass government decided to start creating international norms and s