ah, world men's tennis number one novak joke of a chance. arrived back in belgrade after being deported from australia following a long visa boy, his return to serbia came on the day. the australian open got underway without it's 9 time champ, back home as to a tumultuous few days. no, that jokers which arrived in serbia having been deported from australia and not having been vaccinated against covey. 19. 2 but he was greeted at belgrade airport as a hero, his fans and serbia believe he has been mistreated by the australian government. after organizes of the australian open said he was allowed to come because of a covey infection in december. this is a shame what it is to lower killer failure. this is to say what the world has come to banter that you needed to be forced to do something to take the vaccine. i myself election. i did a double check, but i think that no one should be forced to the something he was a judge. the sentence was his freedom of choice of speech on the other side of the world, the australian open gotten away without it's 9 times champion. winds for the likes of ref

in order to avoid finding antique vaccine sentiments, which initially flew to buy it from there to belgrade, where he landed this afternoon. on his return to the serbian capital, he was greeted with heroes. a welcome crowd of supporters had gathered at nicholas tesla airport to protest his removal from australia. this is to say what it is to lower killer failure. this is to say what the world has come to that you need to be forced to do something to take the back seat. i myself am actually the double check, but i think that no one should be forced to do something. he was the judge. that sentence was the freedom of choice of each we talked with a big shame except for the people who are they will do so. i think there should be able to be ashamed of themselves on sundays in football, sundays bonuses, legal action. i saw the 2 worst performing teams the season go head to head, but be the felton thought put on a lively show. and the 2 old draw propelled bill failed out of the automatic litigation places. heard were 11 points, the drift of below felt and desperately needed to win before this bott

we're cross over now to belgrade, where we have victor rich, how is the russian president vladimir putin likely to be viewing these developments? well, this has the steering events in kazakhstan, it has been a surprise unexpected. it's an unexpected turn of events for moscow. and it comes at a sensitive time when moscow is preparing for negotiations with the united states and with nita on the security guarantees in europe and on ukraine. this is hardly going, it's hardly going to make rushes negotiating position stronger. in fact, if russia is involvement in, in kazakhstan through the collective for security 3 children is ation. if it goes sour, ah, this will negatively impact this will weaken russians position in the upcoming negotiation. so this is definitely not something moscow was looking for, especially at this time or at any time because it's done is an important ally. for moscow. it is the largest state and central asia. it is the both territory and the economic way. it is the 2nd largest country in the region economic union where russia dominates. and so for russia, it is very i

the latest in live reports out of both belgrade and melbourne. >>> and the u.s. warning of a so-called false flag operation in justifying invasion of ukraine. we're live in kiev with

but he was greeted at belgrade airport as a hero. his fans and serbia believe he has been mistreated by the australian government after organizes of the australian open said he was allowed to come because of a covey infection in december. this is a shame what it is to lower killer failure. this is to say what the rope has come to handle, that you need to be forced to do something to think of accede i myself election. i did a double check, but i think that no one should be forced to do something with you as a judge. the sentence was his freedom of choice and speech. on the other side of the world, the australian open dot and away without it's 9 times champion, winds for the likes of ref, an adult. and the only osaka meant it was almost business as usual for spectators. you our and i think a very highly dissipated decision making. i think it was kind of greg holiday long . that's great. that would kind of put it behind us. the best project, which is great as player. i'm just glad the focus is now on what we're all he full . yet the est

so being canadian journalist moments ago, the press conference room, celebrated novak restaurant new belgrade, took place and no joke of which his family said that there is reason to be optimistic after several days of what they described as going through hell. no joke which his mom has said that this victory in the court case in melbourne is greater victory than any grand slam that no joke which has one in the past years while his father has said that this isn't just a victory for nobody. a joke of issue he says doesn't belong just to the serbian people, the 2 called humanity. this is a victory for free speech and freedom of choice. so essentially the family has said that no joke of age has followed all the rules that were set out by australia. his brother, noble job, which is brother, georgia, jo push has emphasized the fact that they respect the courts. they respect the rules, australia that nobody joke reach when they're not, has any kind of political message. but just to play some tennis admire. shelly from the way he led the whole process because i think he was very detailed. he was ver

but he was greeted at belgrade airport as a hero, his fans and serbia believe he has been mistreated by the stadium. government. after organizes of the australian open said he was allowed to come because of a covey infection in december. this is a shame what it is to lock your failure. this is to say what the world has come to handle, that you need to be forced to do something to take the vaccine. i myself election. i did a double check, but i think that no one should be forced to put something up with you as the judge . the sentence was his freedom of choice of speech. on the other side of the world, the australian open gotten to wait without it's 9 times champion, winds for the likes of ref, an adult, and they only osaka meant it was almost business as usual for spectators. you our, i think a very highly dissipated decision making. i think it was kind of greg holiday long . it's great that we kind of put it behind us. the best project, which is great as player. i'm just glad the focus is now on what literal he full. yet estallion, i think, joke of it's meanwhile has much to ponder.

scott mclean in belgrade, thanks very much. >>> the u.s. surgeon general is warning the omicron surge has not peaked nationally in this country, though the spread does appear to be slowing in some of the early hot spots. >> there are parts of the country, new york in particular, and other parts of the northeast where we are starting to see a plateau and in some cases an early decline in cases. the challenge is the entire country is not moving at the same pace. the omicron wave started later in other parts of the country, so we shouldn't expect a national peak in the next coming days. next few weeks will be tough. >> elizabeth cohen joins me now. are we at least at the beginning of the end of this surge here, given the drop-offs in places like new york and washington, d.c.? >> in some places like the cities you just named that may be the case. the united states is huge and there are parts of the united states that are just beginning to feel the omicron pain. let's illustrate what dr. murthy just said. look at the united states. we were looki

our correspondent guy de launey is in belgrade and he told us how people were reacting there. we have seen once again a rally outside the national assembly here in belgrade this afternoon, and that was people turning up in their hundreds to hear from was people turning up in their hundreds to hearfrom novak djokovic's family. his mum, dad, and brother, and they were talking about their latest contacts with the world tennis number one. his brother was saying he was grateful for all of the support serbia was sending to him and was hoping for the right verdict from an independentjudge. verdict from an independent judge. his verdict from an independentjudge. his mother said that he hasn't been getting breakfast. he said in prison he would at least be getting three meals a day. his father has taken a more paranoid point of view saying this is only happening because we are serbia, a small country, and they are trying to put us down. they've been quiet on the political front. i think everybody is now waiting for this court verdict to come out. a bbc investigation into accommodation f

aleksandar miladinovic is from bbc serbian and joins us from belgrade. what is the reaction been from novak djokovic�*s family? the what is the reaction been from novak djokovic's family?— djokovic's family? the family stated its disappointment _ djokovic's family? the family stated its disappointment with _ djokovic's family? the family stated its disappointment with the - djokovic's family? the family stated its disappointment with the fact - its disappointment with the fact that djokovic has to return from melbourne and was extradited, basically, without his visa. the family also said it is all about politics and other interests, as they said in their written statement. "it is a different approach than what we have seen the past days." when the family was out and about speaking at the press conference, they spoke to the public through a written statement. find conference, they spoke to the public through a written statement. and we have heard a — through a written statement. and we have heard a little _ through a written statement. and we have

his family held a news conference in belgrade. they say they're grateful for his release we just have to think all. busy the people who, who have gathered in front of hotels were huge, stayed out for so many days and today for the officers of his lawyers for all. busy the supports for love and peace, they've been saying to him because that's one of the key points. and one of the main reasons why we actually are sitting here today and why he actually won the case yesterday. milan boss, get a chance more from belgrade. it's been a roller coaster for norma jock of a chan, his family, and they're graceful. i have to know like a winning a court battle in melbourne against the government of australia. now there's not a battle. they say that no one has to win on the court. and as the one where he feels the best against the best dentist players in a family a day seemed to be very optimistic. there won't be any more turnarounds about the whole saga has been happening for the last 5 days. a novice has been granted o'shelley and visa then it

our balkans correspondent guy delauney gave us the view from the serbian captial belgrade. there is increasing optimism in serbia that novak djokovic might after all be able to play in the australian open tennis championship. the media here full of pictures showing the time they say when they think novak djokovic caught coronavirus in december, which would then prove that he was positive at that time and should have a medical exemption for entering australia. they show him at a basketball match in belgrade hugging a player from barcelona who later tested positive for coronavirus. and they say that shows he should qualify to enter australia under the rules that if you are recovered from coronavirus you should be allowed to enter and that was the condition that was promised to professional tennis players. there has also been positive noises from the government of serbia. the prime minister revealing that she has been speaking to australia's ministry of foreign affairs and that they have been able to improve conditions for novak djokovic. the delivery of all important gluten�

and i was not been reconciled in belgrade. and i briefly well, i can't think of the grade. i'm in london at the moment, but what i can tell you that's perfectly o v as if you get, if you have a test on the 16 p c r test, you have to wait at least a day or 2. if you took that test, if you haven't stayed on the 16th, so it's quite likely you'll get your result by the 17th or even the 18th. so what you do on the 17th is probably normally my, your own business and stuff. so you get your result. well, even though public event have yes, because why would you think otherwise you take a test, you might take just spend that back whatever the reason you took the test, you haven't got the results. so you so you all right, so, so just to make me clear and don't go off too much time to do this. but just to be clear that the timing of it at the time he would say very publicly, he didn't know the, it was positive for covert. sure understanding. yeah. i would, i would say about that and try to fix the facts. but what i would also say is i sent tiny irrelevant because what he was doing on t

our balkans correspondent guy de launey is in belgrade for us. what reception did he get? it would have been a small reception, not a big civic do like we have often seen with novak djokovic in the past, with thousands of people turning up here to the centre of the city. instead, we had a few dozen supporters who turned up at the airport, hoping just to wave at the airport, hoping just to wave a banner of support to novak djokovic and chant in support of him to show that they still love him. but unfortunately for them, he shot through like a bondi tram, as they say in osterley. he didn't turn up in the regular arrivals section. he didn't go through the vip terminal, where the media and a lot of supporters were waiting. instead, he went out through the diplomatic channel, the diplomatic exit to belgrade nicolette has the airport, which i have never been to myself, but novak djokovic has a diplomatic passport for serbia, so he was entitled to use that way out and it does reinforce his status in serbia. this isn't someone who is any old sporting champion, this is someone who,

scott mcclain for us in belgrade. thank you. >>> just a couple of weeks now until the winter olympics in beijing and officials just announced they will not sell tickets to the general public. because of surge in covid cases. cnn international correspondent selina wang joins us live from tokyo. who will be there to watch the games? >> reporter: well victor, international fans have already been banned from the games and now residents in china cannot purchase tickets to the winter olympics either. instead, chinese authorities will be choosing who could go to the games. now at this point, we don't know who will be chosen, how they're choosing them or how many could come. but what we do know is that anyone attending games as a spectator have to follow strict covid rules before, during and after the games. that is part of the extraordinary restrictions covid-19 counter measures. i'll be traveling to beijing in a couple of weeks but i have to track my daily health stats in an olympic health app, once i enter this bubble in b

thanks for now, guy de launey following that for us in belgrade. i'm joined now by alexander downer, a former australian minister for foreign affairs. good to talk to you. when this was described as being a decision made on the grounds of health and good order, i am on the grounds of health and good order, iam really on the grounds of health and good order, i am really interested what you think the good order bit of that is all about. you think the good order bit of that is all about-— you think the good order bit of that is all about. . ., ., ., ., is all about. health and good order, i mean, is all about. health and good order, i mean. the — is all about. health and good order, i mean. the law— is all about. health and good order, i mean, the law in _ is all about. health and good order, i mean, the law in australia - is all about. health and good order, i mean, the law in australia, - i mean, the law in australia, whether people like it or not, is that you can come into australia if you are vaccinated. if you are unvaccinated, you have to

guy de launey is in the serbian capital belgrade — what's been the reaction there? as you can imagine, there is a lot of support for novak djokovic here. his family have been holding support rallies outside the national assembly every day. they say they've had a lot of support from the government. they are planning to keep holding their support rallies. they will be there this afternoon and will keep on going until novak djokovic is out of that quarantine hotel in melbourne. i think there has been a lot of sympathy because it is orthodox christmas week here in serbia, so the idea of the world number one tennis star from serbia spending time away from his family has elicited a lot of sympathy. that's even come down to the head of the orthodox church here who says millions will be remembering novak djokovic in their prayers and will be hoping for a legal deliverance so their man can get back onto the kind of court where he usually does such devastating things.— devastating things. thanks very much. (pres). police in pakistan say they've taken more than 500 families

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leave the abs that out in belgrade. 100 lot of lab belong a shot arby has found a good tree to fall. he heads back with a decent load of boy. those who don't own a car to get to the valleys have to make do with the wood market in santa many women come here in particular none of them wants to speak on camera, but on, but she had, it shows us her kitchen the bakery is too expensive for her, so she makes bread for her family at home with a meager means available to her. back in albuquerque bakery like now got enough firewood to get through the week. there are no sort of that what it tells me and my staff a lot of time and energy driving to the valley and getting the wood and it all has to be paying for the whole body of hulu. but he'll carry on working as long as he can baking bread and a country where more people are going hungry than ever before, with little hope of change and sight. ah, the island of cyprus has been divided for almost 50 years with the north occupied by turkey as a partially restricted military area. this is slowly changing now. and greeks are hopeful about returning

pandemic prime minister scott morrison said unsurprisingly, the decision didn't go down so well in belgrade were joking, which is venerated. it was very easy for australian authorities to say from the very beginning of the okay, only vaccinated on inoculated people could enter or austrian territory, but it is official. and after that, they forgot about a turn they wanted to create. political prince alleged political principles, which were not principles are told in purely sporting terms, the decision leaves a super our sheet hole in the australian oakland. the syrup has bugged 9 of the last 14 titles. he has no denied the chance to add to that hole, not only this year, but potentially at the following 3 tournaments should normal deportation. rules apply for no joke of it is also denied a shot at a record 21st major title. the 34 year old said he was extremely disappointed, but that he would respect the ruling. one whose implications both sporting and political, are seismic. on a short while ago, i spoke to max walden, a journalist with a b c news in melbourne, and i asked him if the decisio

the judge and respective lawyers interpret the use of legal language in melbourne on the streets of belgrade. the people's judgment is clear. of all did on, i'm disgusted and angry because i did not expect that they would treat the best tennis player like this. i think he did not deserve this the near the forger talk on it. oh, he serves australia no longer exists. if you have a cousin or a brother that you should just forget about them. and so a drama for the ages continues in melbourne. the final chapter of a legal fight that may shape sporting history. before i let you go, we have these pictures for you some rare snow. leopards, conservationists say they were recorded as part of a year long observation project and tibet. in addition to the snow leopard cameras also confirmed the presence of another endangered species alive and well in their natural mountain habitat. you want to get every news. reminder of the top story that we are covering right now russian foreign minister sergey elaborate is demanding a written response from the us and nato, to its security demands over the alliances ea

the judge and respective lawyers interpret the use of legal language in melbourne on the streets of belgrade. the people's judgment is clear. that of all did on. i'm disgusted. so i'm angry because i did not expect that they would treat the best tennis player like this. i think he did not deserve this the near the forger talk on it. oh the serbs, australia. no longer exists if you have a cousin or a brother that you should just forget about them. and so a drama for the ages continues in melbourne. the final chapter of a legal fight that may shape sporting history. let's bring in steve peers. he's been covering the australian open for more than a decade, and he joins us now from melbourne. steve, a lot of back and forth in this tennis drama a where do things stand now? claire it's, it's fascinating. it's one i just moved to a whole different realm. and here we are again with joking, which i'm being interviewed this morning as we just heard that. and then he'll face a brief directional procedural hearing. we're expecting a full hearing of the federal court for tomorrow sunday, australia time,

despite repeated intimidation from authorities, thousands of protesters marched to the capital city of belgrade and other cities for weeks denouncing the project on environmental grounds. leaders of the balkan country had promised mining giant rio tinto, $2400000000.00 to build a lithium mine in the western part of the country. lithium, the lightest metal is used in rechargeable batteries found in many consumer electronics and an electric cars. serbia's populous government expected to capitalize on the country's natural deposits when they made the deal with the anglo australian corporation. but after grassroots pressure, they conceded and canceled all plans for the mine. east for nearly half fulfilled all the requests of the environmental protests and put an end to rio tinto in the republic of serbia when he thought everything is finished till it's over. some critics of the government believe the administration is just trying to appease voters and that it may have other plans after april general election serbia as a candidate to join the european union. but as recently, been forging close ties

between the vehicle owners and the wood cutters, while a load is worth around $100.00, lay the ab had in belgrade, 100 lot of lava belong a shot. abi has found a good tree to fell. he heads back with a decent load. a boy, those who don't own a car to get to the valleys have to make do with the wood market in santa many women come here in particular none of them wants to speak on camera, but home, but she, it shows us her kitchen the bakery is too expensive for her, so she bank spread for her family at home with a meager means available to her back in albuquerque bakery. like now got enough. i went to get through the week the artist looked at it tells me in my staff, a lot of time and energy driving to the bentley and getting the wood. and it all has to be paying for the whole above me, hulu. but he'll carry on working as long as he can baking bread in a country where more people are going hungry than ever before, with little hope of change in sight. this is dw leih from berlin, his reminder of our top story of this, our german foreign minister on either bad bulk says there's no alternative to goo

the best sportsman in the world in jail. franco harper had a family owned restaurant in the capital, belgrade joker senior, drove home, his message. only little here. there holding our novak our price, noah in captivity or north novak is serbia. norfolk. his answer via is no longer by humiliating. nobody knows that they are humiliating serbia and sir that people who subscribe back in australia, the government is keen to dispel any notions of victim hurt. mr. chuck the is not bank hill held captain in australia. he is free to late at any time that he chooses to day. so in order for will actually facilitate that the tennis das followed regional guidelines for an exemption to australia. strict cove in 19 entry rules. so he could take part in their straining open atonement. he won last year, but that exemption was denied as being valid at the airport. an exemption either torn in guilt meant to play tennis in victoria, is entirely different to any exemption, what income requirement or a strategies purposes stuck on his hotel joker, which is set to appeal as deportation and court. next week. the st

pandemic. prime minister scott morrison said on surprisingly, the decision didn't go down so well in belgrade were joking, which is venerated. it was very easy for them, for it is to say from the very beginning, okay, only vaccinated only inoculated people could enter. oh, really and territory. but it didn't say so, and also the forgot about a turn they wanted to create political prince alleged political principles, which were not principles of told, in purely sporting terms, the decision leaves a superstar shaped hole in the australian open. the surplus bagged 9 of the last 14 titles. he is no denied the chance to add to that hole not only this year, but potentially at the following 3 tournaments. should normal deportation. rules apply for no joke of it is also denied a shot at a record 21st major title. the 34 year old said he was extremely disappointed, but that he would respect the ruling. one whose implications both sporting and political are seismic off more on this i'm joined by max walden. he is a journalist for a b c news in melvin. it's great to have you with us to bring us up to sp

pandemic. prime minister scott morrison said one, surprisingly the decision didn't go down so well in belgrade were joking, which is venerated. it was very easy for australian authorities to say, from the very beginning of the okay, only vaccinated on inoculated people could enter or australian territory. but it is a social and also the forgot. well, it is. and they wanted to create political prince alleged political principles, which were not principles of told in purely sporting terms, the decision leaves a superstar shaped hole in the australian open. the syrup has bugged 9 of the last 14 titles. he has no denied the chance to add to that hole, not only this year, but potentially at the following 3 tournaments should normal deportation. rules apply for no joke of which is also denied a shorter to reco 21st major title. the 34 year old said he was extremely disappointed, but that he would respect the ruling. one whose implications both sporting and political are seismic of one lesson joined by max walden, a b c. news janice, currently in melbourne. so mac struck which has now left australia.