that the statements made by the u. s. president, yesterday. no u. s. boots on the ground, no plan for that, but the u. s. has also said and this will be some comfort, at least to the ukranian president, that there will be a continuation of the surprise of what is described as defensive capabilities. we understand that so far this year, the usda support around $450000000.00 worth of defensive capabilities in the next few days. we understand that the final tranche of a $60000000.00 amount of small arms and ammunition will be arriving. so we're, we are, we, we understand that that sort of discussion will be, will be, had we also think that so there may well be more details given by the u. s. president to president zalinski about this sanction package that is being put together by the us and nato allies, ukrainian nato partners. but i think also certainly according to analysts, there is disks of great concern that possibly bite and may have to basically try and get some sort of concession from the ukranian leader because the situation has gotten so bad

the u. s. has not been able to tackle those challenges itself. so when the u. s. president says it that he wants to lead by example, i think that many of the audience may be listening to that and wondering whether the u. s. president should cast his eyes on his own country 1st before offering advice to others. quickly, some of those examples, the u. s. president saying this is a, a defining challenge of our time in terms of all of the world, but that democracy is capable of self correction. and that, that can be done when parties sit down and work together. but we've seen division in this country that has only been exacerbated with each election. notably, of course, january 6th, when many conservatives in the united states attempted to overturn the results of the last u. s. presidential election when it comes to justice and rule of law that the u. s . president says needs to be upheld around the world. we see gross racial and equality, socio economic inequality and a widening wealth cap in this country. and when it comes to freedom of speech, the u. s. presiden

on tuesday, the u. s. president held virtual summits with russia's vladimir putin. he said that he has no plans to invade ukraine, but the u. s. as moscow has the mass, tens of thousands of troops in the area. pardon has threatened written with severe economic sanctions. if an attack happens now, whitehouse corresponding anyhow kit is standing by for washington dc. the 1st, let's talk to charles strap it, who's in cash on in southern ukraine. and of course, we are expecting that conversation to be happening right now. what would ukraine's president like to hear? do you think, charles i think it's fair to say that the lord mayor's uminski is going to want a hair more pledges of support. he's going to want to see the one of a better expression, more meat on the bone. we can imagine he's going to want a hair bite and telling him about a continuation of what the us called a supply of defensive capabilities. we understand at the us this year is as given around $450000000.00 worth of security assistance to ukraine. and the finals tranche of a package of around $60000000.0

he says moscow ones to undermine the u. s. president's credibility. and this is going to be biden's 1st real test and, and the democratic wes, real tests, you have to remember just in a, in a day or 2, we're going to have jo biden's, you know, meeting with one $109.00 leaders from around the world. not russia at the summit for democracy, and this is why i'm repeating, saying, you know, that is a, that is a paper construct and it does not really reflect the american power in the world. and, and that america security guarantee, whether in a formal nato type alliance, or just a guarantee to a country like ukraine is something that other countries can't count on it. many people in the world are looking at financial sanctions. and you know, cutting off your banking as perhaps, and inadequate response to what we see building up on the border of ukraine right now. i was recently in the balkans and watching the activities of russia in war games on the edge of estonia and latvia. and you know, that report was basically mocking the, the americas pivot to asia,

the u. s. president tolls a summit to tackle what he calls alarming challenges to democracy. but some countries accuse it of hypocrisy and cold war mentality. a call for war urgency as well. power resume talks with iran to salvage. the nuclear deal will be live in vienna and a powerless winter. the u. k is warned, it could see a 1000000 cases of the alma kong cobra, buried in weeks. plus we have more on how katara is partnering with countries across africa to provide education to thousands of children left out of school. and i'm devin ash, with board and thomas back to fence the handling of the functional situation ad in football boss, right is right to recovery, hits another huddle, leaving new case chevy with plenty of anger. ah, welcome to the news out of the us president, his warning that democracy is on the decline and confronting the crisis is the challenge of all time. joe biden is hosting a virtual summit to address the issue more than 100 countries are taking part, but russia and china have not been invited. both countries have denounced the meeting and accuse washin

we know the president biden did 3 things. he said that the u. s. would impose strong economic measures in tandem with its allies. if russia were to invade ukraine, the u. s. would send more defensive material and the u. s. would fortify nato allies on the eastern flank. it also looks like the u. s. will joined the minsk agreements. these are the stalled peace accords. the u. s. has not been party to these agreements, and i think russia hadn't really wants the u. s. to join in. it would be an opportunity to revitalize these discussions. but when you read the statements, but moscow and the united states want very different things that the point that jumps out me to me the most is that moscow is, is saying they're, they're engaging in what about is them? they're blaming nato, and they're blaming key of for the aggression. they're not taking responsibility. this crisis is far from being result. victor, a leverage in belgrade. i'm sure you want to respond to some of that, but i want to ask you as well. russia has said that these fears about a russian in

so these are the challenges for the u. s. president. he believes that the united states, while flawed, is still the best model of democracy and hopes to lead by example. but given the fact that there are so many inconsistencies between what the president is saying and what is actually happening in the united states, whether it's freedom of the press or whether it's the rule of law, given the fact that there is such an equality particularly and do as justice system when it comes to racial minorities. this is the challenge for the u. s. president, so he's moving forward. he's making the case that this can be worked on collectively, even as he acknowledges rather humbly that the united states has its own flaws. will china accused us of political manipulation for getting ahead with the something it's even going so far as to call it a joke. katrina, you house more or what things in got so according to beijing, this summit is about promoting us self interest and making sure that the u. s. stays on top of the world stage. now china has many re

ah, the u. s. and russian presidents hold virtual talks to diffuse tensions amid fears at moscow plans to attack ukraine. ah, lauren taylor says al jazeera live from london, also coming up at least 38 dead after a fire breaks out the main prison in burgundy capital, while many were asleep. indonesia, as president visits villages blanketed by ash from the mount, samira volcano was the death toll rises to 34 and ancient artifacts smuggled out of iraq in the last 30 years. go display in baghdad, including one of the world's oldest surviving works of literature. ah, hello, the leaders of the u. s. and russia have held a high stakes virtual meeting as tensions rise over russia's activities on the ukrainian border. the city again president joe biden invited me fujen spoke 5 video link for more than 2 hours. attention to hi with the u. s. and its allies concerned. russia may be planning to invade its neighbor after massing tens of thousands of troops near the border. russia denies any such plans and descr

s. borders, namely, the u. s. president. set to update his winter strategy due to the up to can cases in the i'm a crime variance of the us. what we know there will be a number of key changes. one of them will be that the u. s. president's going to be using the defense production act in order to ramp up the production of tests for hospitals and clinics, so that they have what they need in order to fight the virus that we're seeing spreading around the united states. we also know that he's preparing to deploy a 1000 troops, so these are medically trained soldiers that will be assisting in the hospitals. given the fact their states, like indiana, wisconsin, michigan, and others where we do see high rates of unvaccinated individuals flooding those hospitals. and finally, we know that the u. s. president is tapping into the national stockpile when it comes to ventilators. because what we expect to hear from the president, 930 g m t, is that this could be a long, dark winter. and he wants to see that the medical professionals ope

but the u. s. president made clear today that if russia did tough economic sanctions would follow. i will look in the eye and tell you as president biden looked, president putin in the eye and told him today that things we did not do in 2014. we are prepared to do now. that reference is to the russian annexation of crimea from ukraine, that prompted us sanctions. biden also told potent, the u. s. was prepared to assessors militarily. we would provide additional defensive material to the ukrainians above and beyond that, which we are already provided. and we would fortify our nato allies on the eastern flank for its part. russia is seeking assurances from the west that ukraine will not become a member of the north atlantic treaty organization, something the ukrainians have pursued for years. the u. s. national security advisor reiterated ukraine can associate with whoever it wants. when analyst believes joining nato is unrealistic, it ought to be clear to them that we're not coming to the rescue. so you get to have to live in nest, russia, or you are security guarantee. there were a

the u. s. national security advisor reiterated ukraine can associate with whoever it wants. when analyst believes joining nato is unrealistic, it ought to be clear to them that we're not coming to the rescue. so you'd have to live in nest russia without a u. s. security guarantee. there were also questions about the controversial nord stream to pipeline which runs from germany to russia and whether it could be used as leverage and discussions over ukraine. the white house says it will pressure the german government to stop it. if russia invades the biden administration, will continue to work with it's european partners, promising a coordinated response. should russia ignore their warnings? precedent by then, we'll also speak with ukraine's president lensky on thursday. kimberly, how can al jazeera the white house? let's get some more analysis. now from steve clemens, he's the host of al jazeera is the bottom line and editor at large for the hill. he joins us live from washington via skype. hell

and ginger, ah, and why the policies in hong kong relations between the u. s. and china have dramatically shifted and chilled said staging. hosted the summer olympics in 2008. which former u. s. president george w bush attended for china is just trying to figure out exactly what all of this star means. a busy just political posturing ahead of the midterms next year via president who was unpopular. or does this reflect though a long term rash, systematic and structural differences between the countries ah, the u. s. has also applauded to women's tennis association for suspending all tournaments in china for concerns about the well being of chinese tennis star punctual. i, who has not spoken publicly, after accusing a senior official of sexual assault, the chinese government says it will respond with firm counter measures, but it hasn't released details as to what those might be. in recent weeks, the 2 countries announced these the concessions to help the exchange of business people and journalists. industry leaders are now worried that those could be katrina, yo

this is the challenge for the u. s. president, so he's moving forward. he's making the case that this can be worked on collectively, even as he acknowledges rather humbly that the united states has its own flaws. now china was accused us of political manipulation of going ahead with the summer even going as far as calling it a joke. katrina, you has more or what being had to say according to beijing, this summit is about promoting us self interest and making sure that the u. s. stays on top of the world stage. now china has many reasons to be angry. one of the foremost is that it was not one of the more than 100 countries or regions invited to attend this summit. and they took issue with that. and they were further infuriated by the invitation, extended to taiwan, which china considers a rogue chinese break away province. another participant, they are not happy with is the speaker nathan law. now he was a former hong kong legislator, a well known activist, and he fled hong kong before the position of the national security law. last year, now he's been in

ah, the u. s. has also applauded to women's tennis association for suspending all tournaments in china for concerns about the well being of chinese tennis star punctual i. who has not spoken publicly. after accusing a senior official of sexual assault, the chinese government says it will respond with firm counter measures, but it hasn't released details as to what those might be. in recent weeks, the 2 countries announced these concessions help the exchange of business people and industry leaders are now worried that those would be at risk. katrina, you al jazeera aging. jewel vocal is a professor at pacific university in oregon and the author on the lympics. he says the us diplomatic boycott is not a surprise. the olympics have been political since they were founded in the 890 s by a plucky french aristocrat named baron peer to cooper time. and they have remained political ever since, after all, in 1936, hitler hosted the olympics in berlin to great political fact for him and his regime every sing

now we have sort of the next wave manifestation of that effort. lease from a u. s. standpoint. of putting forward $580000000.00 to groups like unicef, as well as the world health organization. to try and get the shots in arms. if you will. you'll remember that the united states has provided some 330000000 doses to a 110 countries around the world as part of the kovacs vaccination program. and really tried to combat vaccine inequality. and this is part of the effort by the white house to try make sure those doses actually get administered. that's what this money will be used for. so the u. s. president, seeing that combating co 19 domestically means making sure that it is also attacked globally in order to see this one would hope eventually eradicated. and this new initiative was job. i'm will officially announce shortly. it shows that the focus going forward is on vaccinating and testing rather than locked downs and restrictions, at least for now. right? absolutely. we're waiting for the president. he is due to speak about 90 minutes from now give or take and what the president

and the u. s. has warned russia of severe sanctions if it invades ukraine. president joe biden and baton rouge and held a to our virtual call that ended with no breakthrough. putin ones guarantees that ukraine wont join later. now the funeral of a sri lankan man biesen to death and pakistan on friday is about to begin in his home country. a crowd attacked brianne to deal with donna before dragging him into the streets and setting him on fire staff at the factory wade. he'd worked at accused him of destroying a religious poster. pakistan's prime minister says more than a 100 people have now been arrested. well, let's speak to michelle fernandez. she is outside victims, home in tampa, in sri lanka, manella. i understand that mr. dia donna had a wife and 2 children. how is everyone doing that? her? that's right. no sir. the entire family is very much in a state of shock. i spoke to his wife, ah, who is? i still trying to take it all in the fact that her husband is no more and then he came to such a br

that this was a conversation between 2 presidents, the u. s. and the russian leader, and that was a dialogue back and forth if you will. in fact, to jake sullivan making a point of saying that there were no speeches, there was no finger wagging or lecturing by one side or the other. but instead of vladimir putin was very engaged. now the conversation was direct in terms of the message that the u. s president had to deliver and coordination with france and germany as well as the u. k. and italy. there have been discussions and it has been decided that should there be an invasion by russia into ukraine that there would be strong and punitive financial sanctions. that would be levied on russia now in terms of stresses specificity, there wasn't a lot of detail about what that might look like. but there was also another path that was strongly encouraged by the u. s. president. that is the one of diplomacy and essentially saying that there is the ability to have a conversation and to talk about larger strategic issues. and that this could be done thr

a u. s. federal judge is brought to the last president, jo biden's coded 19 vaccine mandates. the businesses, the routing says the move to force millions of federal contracts to get vaccinated, exceed governmental authority. this follows the blocking of compulsory vaccines for health care workers last week. so i had here an out 0, fulfilling a boyhood dream, a japanese billionaire, the latest tourist heading out of his well i didn't default algeria versus egypt and around that again. oh, tiana. with hello. thank you for joining in storm berra has done quite a number on the republic of ireland and the united kingdom. this was a weather bomb. so that's an area of low pressure that deepens within a certain period of time to the deeper the low, the more intense it is and blast it with powerful winds, especially along the welsh coast. we saw it's hop wind gusts, 138 kilometers per hour. let's not just talk about the wind will show you nearby manchester at the crosswinds, what pilots were up against. and the winds will still be a factor on wednesday toward a bit south west of irelan

so this is something that is being conveyed by the u. s. president. there is also going to be a request for a di escalation attentions and an attempt to return to diplomacy. the u. k. has implemented new travel restrictions as a result of the new cove. at 19 variants. people traveling there will now need to show a negative test result within 48 hours of their flight. at least 4 people have been killed by an explosion in iraq, southern city of basra. the blast happened near a hospital. several other people were injured. the saudi coalition in yemen says its launch several last rites against military targets, and the capital sinner becomes after forcibly intercepted and destroyed missiles fired up the kingdom by hootie rebels. earlier that these claim saudi oil facilities in the capital, jetta will hit the hit. these control much of northern yemen including center, which they seized in 2014 at least 38 people are being killed in a fire at burned his main prison. dozens more were injured in the early morning, blaise they were reports that emergency servi

so these are the challenges for the u. s. president. he believes that the united states, while flawed, is still the best model of democracy and hopes to lead by example. but given the fact that there are so many inconsistencies between what the president is saying and what is actually happening in the united states, whether it's freedom of the press or whether it's the rule of law, given the fact that there is such an equality particularly induce justice system when it comes to racial minorities. this is the challenge for the u. s. president, so he's moving forward. he's making the case that this can be worked on collectively, even as he acknowledges rather humbly that the united states has its own flaws. as our white house correspondent, kimberly hawker, kimberly thank you. so ahead and ours is 0. we're going to speak with the families and children killed by the pakistani taliban, who don't want the government to bring the group to the negotiating table. and how life's of driving for smokers in new zealand is the government 6 to stump

the u. s. president has declared an emergency in kentucky after tornadoes devastated the state. this will allow for more funding and aid to reach a region. we're more than 60 people are believed have been killed.

s. president has been coordinating with european allies, namely germany, italy, the u. k, as well as france. and what we understand is that there has been a coordinated message in terms of what joe biden is discussing on the issue of ukraine, namely that it is the west desire that russia respect the territorial and integrity of ukraine and also its sovereignty. and as a result, the message that is being sent is one of de escalation, but also of returning to the path of diplomacy in order to resolve the differences between the 2 countries. diplomacy and talk is all very well, but again, practicalities matter, a great deal. so what's the u. u. s, saying practically, it will do to punish russia if it goes ahead with what america sees to be an imminent attack. well, what day has been decided as a result of these consultations with the european allies are economic sanctions, very punishing ones that would essentially isolate russia from the global financial system would make it difficult for it to convert rubles into other currencies, including us dollars. so this is what th

s. president says the federal government will cover the 1st month of clean up costs caused by severe tornadoes. joe biden visited kentucky where he witnessed to devastation and met residence. 88 people were killed in storms across 6 states and over a 100 are still missing heidi, shall castro reports from mayfield in kentucky. this street in bowling green, kentucky once rang with the sounds of children playing young families lived here. but then on friday, the tornado came and some neighbors shelter together. they decided to get in the 1st house together. and unfortunately the house was just demolished for the ground . 11 people died here. 8 of them were children. been ceremony. jake is a family friend. i don't know if it is retired when somebody's done in your shop, you know what i have been to visual as recovery worker. sift through the debris left in 6 days all last week. superstore leaving the landscape of devastation. authorities fear the final death toll will be staggering. 9 year old aniston rack lea climbed into a bath tub with her younger sisters and her doll. this photo take

the u . s. d and the government has attempted several times to stop this fluctuation and all the attempts so far, how failed, so the desperate times are call for desperate measures. president jeff, taper added on came up with a needy economy more though, and he got a very radical move. and he said that the losses are going to be compensated by the government. so it is given the a guarantee to the deposit, which means if someone has $100.00 lire in his bank account and at the end of the month, if they're turkish, they're a loses a value by 15 percent. then the government is going to add 15 lira to that account to compensate the, the loss. so this move is aiming to give it an end to the at bullet the de la position in the country and also encourage people to save in turkish lira rather than the that the that the u. s. d. so, but however many of the economists are seeing that these need economy model is not sustainable because eventually it will cause more losses, as it will require a more tremendo

the u. s. says it will provide the world health organization, the united nations children's funded 5 other global age groups, an additional $580000000.00 and funding by on tuesday, president joe biden is expected to announce plans to provide 500000000 free, rapid test home kits for americans, it's part of an effort to increase support for hospitals, which have been overwhelmed. omicron cases now account for nearly 3 quarters of all us coven infections. that spring in white house correspondent, kimberly hal kat. she joins us live now. kimberly, how much of a turn around is going on in us policy towards the w h o. if you think back to those trump ears. yeah, this is a major turnaround in terms of the actions by u. s. president joe biden. you'll remember on day one, he took actions to undo the efforts of his predecessor who left the world health organization. fed took the united states out of it because donald trump accused the world health organization of covering up the origins of the covet 19 v

the u. s. stefan steps up its commitments in the fight against all mc cron pledging over half a $1000000000.00 to the world health organization and other 8 groups. the desperate plea for aid, tens of thousands still without food and water. in the aftermath of the typhoon that hit the philippines took his troubled leer up. rebounds after the latest government moves to trying to strengthen the currency. plus, i'm seen by thrive in eastern per gets done were earlier this year the government seized control of one of the biggest and highest gold mining operations in the world and installed the faith of president makes his case. we need to bring those were loaded up as well in the proposals that are now in the table, i think are going into the direct johnny inferencing. i tells alkies here that holding a world cup every 2 years will benefit all countries. and we begin this news our with the latest on the corona viruses, cases of the arbitron variant such rapidly across the world. the u. s. says that

s. president, we understand or speak later today, it's going to focus focus more on testing and vax, i think, rather than locked downs and restrictions, is that right? that's what he's hoping will prevent new, renewed lockdown restrictions increase testing. and so by doing so, he is announcing a number of measures in his updated winter strategy is, is called here in the u. s. there will now be an availability starting in january of 500000000 free at home rapid task kits that will be given to americans. this is a big deal because not only will this help prevent the spread of the, our pride variant and others. but also what it does is it to essentially gives americans the tools that they haven't had access to previously tests and like in europe and new care, pretty expensive in the u. s. and they're also hard to find. we also expected 1930 j t that the president will be announcing a number of other measures, including a ramping up the defense production act, ensuring that the tasks that are needed in hospitals and clinics will be available as the i'm a current various searches in the u

the u. s. is accused china of committing genocide in his treatment of muslim week. is there chinese embassy in washington called the action totally groundless. alan fisher has more on the developments from washington. so the u. s. senate has no confirmed jo biden's nominee to be the new ambassador to china. he is nicholas boncey as a veteran diplomat. but the whole process was essentially on hold, because a number of republican senators wanted to push through that what they call the weaker force labor prevention act. now it passed through the house and it has passed through the senate by unanimous consent. and this essentially says that any individual or company important goods from the ging jang area of china must be able to prove that there was no forced labor involved in the goods that were produced. a number of human rights organizations have said that the meanly muslim wiggers are being used in force labor camps. now, the chinese embassy here in washington says there was allegations are without foundation. and they insist that the measures taken by the senate w

our an rti, high stakes talks are taking place right now between the russian and u. s. presidents. the video conference comes in mid media speculation of a possible russian invasion of ukraine. the spike mosque was repeated assurances that it has no such plans and also increase nato activity in the black sea. at the start of the online summit, the 2 leaders exchanged one welcomed radius greetings, mister president. hello for sure. i saw myself. we didn't get to see one another to g, 20 o. next time we meet, we do it in person. was that me with those very was much anticipate to pretty high stakes video conference call between the russian on u. s. president. kick to our off. now, how long these talks are going to law samples, the big question, what if anything will come out of them? that will probably only become clear in a couple of hours times in the meantime, we'll after speculating that said, there is quite a lot to speculate on because there are a lot of topics on the table according to the white house from cyber security, to strategic stability to the general state of usaa russ

more proof that in the u. s . the pandemic is still a political issue. one that is having deadly consequences that go hain al jazeera washington ukraine president is urging the european union to impose new sanctions on russia to help ease wising tensions between the 2 countries. flow to me as lensky was speaking in brussels at the eastern partnership summit, france and germany are the main brokers for peace between ukraine and russia. there currently a 100000 russian troops on the border with ukraine stoking fears of a possible invasion. attach a button or has more from perry. well, according to the ally, say the french present, a manual. mcgraw met with ukrainian president voted me as lensky on the sidelines of summit in brussels. the 2 leaders discussed the situation in ukraine and their concern over russia's military build up on the border. we know that us intelligence officials have warned that the criminal could be looking to tact ukraine. micro also brief lensky about a phone call that he had had on tuesday with the russian lead vladimir putin, whi

but the u. s. president says the health system is prepared can be health reports. in the u. s. cases of coven caused by the arm across very, and our soaring had expected to get worse in the coming weeks. the stream is being felton hospitals. new records are being fat, with daily infections rising past. last winter's pandemic peak. in ne states like delaware new jersey, new york, and massachusetts, but also hawaii and puerto rico, there is no federal solution. this gets solved, state level on speaking to the nation's governors in a virtual meeting on monday. you as president joe biden admitted white house efforts to combat the highly contagious. i'm a crime very, it have been insufficient, but it's not enough. it's clearly not enough provide. we'd known we would have gone harder quicker if we could have. but new reporting indicates the biden administration was pushed to ramp up, testing as far back as october in anticipation of a holiday covered search, but declined. bided denies the report, reject reject, it still will biden announced a half 1000000000 at home. rapid task wo

s. president, that russia will defend its own interest just like the u. s. woods if it faced similar threats. now, when the new threats of sanctions, where the new warning came from, joe biden watermark potent responded by saying that this could lead to ties being cut completely between the 2 countries. now moving on to how the details of the phone conversation were presented by the white house, according to washington, joe biden called to deescalate the whole ukraine crisis. and also promised that the u. s. and allies will be monitoring all the actions by russia and also that they're ready for any decisions that lot of are makes on ukraine. plus, as the white house puts that joe biden spoke of, reinforced nato strength and also of further military assistance for ukraine by nato. if the situation escalate, you have to remember that this phone call follows proposals being made by moscow for new principles of european security. in particular, what russia ones is, legal guarantees for nato not to be expanded further east and also for new weapons being deploy

i love rav since joe biden became u. s. president. the u. s. secretary of state, use the encounter to warn russia of the serious consequences, including sanctions, if it invades ukraine. c. it's now on russia to deescalate the current tensions by reversing the recent to build up. returning forces to normal, his time positions, and refraining from further intimidation and attempts to destabilize ukraine were watching the situation very closely, were in close contact and coordination with our allies. russian back separatists in east new crane had been patrolling these trenches for more than 7 years. after russia annexed crimea, now a build up of russian troops along the border. more than $90000.00 says the government in kiev is fueling face of a russian invasion. across the field, ukrainian force is a holding exercises. russia says ukraine is being provocative, deploying more than half its army, a 125000 people to the east. russia dismisses as inflammatory. any suggestions? it's preparing to attack. the kremlin is also floating the idea of a n

well, russia's president vladimir putin said earlier that he hopes the u. s. on the kremlin can continue to talk, but of smith hospital from moscow not in a put in described long and detailed talks, he said were constructive and subjective. and he said the most important thing is that we can continue us dialogue, so it generally positive tone coming from the russian present, who has been pushing his office in the coming, pushing for these talks of many weeks now. but he did still say what he believes nato is pursuing a clearly confrontational policy towards russia. he said, and book asked about if russia was planning to invade you crazy, cold. such a, just such a suggestion. provocative receipt. but it will literally be when your new political, russia pursues peaceful foreign policy, but it has the right to insure it security in the mid to long term, as they have said already. and we are discussing this with all our partners, including my dial up partner yesterday, president biden. we can only be concerned about the perspective of ukraine's possible admission

that's as i'm a cron quickly becomes the dominant cobra. 1000 variance in the u. s. also coming up in germany also titans restrictions as it gets ready for i'm across chancellor olaf shoulds announces new measures for after christmas, including a limit on social gatherings. large scale, new year's eve celebrations are ruled out. ah, i'm mommy and isa. welcome to the program. u. s. president joe biden has announced new measures to battle a surge and corona virus cases, including providing 500000000 free rapid tests. he also called on unvaccinated americans to get their shots calling it their patriotic duty. this comes in response to the armor chron variant, which has quickly become the dominant strain of cobra. 19 in the u. s. health authority say it's causing 73 percent of new infections up from just 12 percent last week. that has many americans worried as the holiday season begins. there is not much christmas cheer in washington. just a short distance from the white house. these people are coming up to be tested for cope at 19 as case numbers reached record highs. i

s. operating their u. s. president's loud jerome strikes. it makes them appear in the words of the u. s. media as quote presidential. so in other words, when u. s. presidents are acting in a heavy handed manner against p, mainly people of color in foreign countries, they look good in the media. us attacks, countries that can't fight back small in the countries still ahead in the program. nothing to see here. the u. k. government saves transparency laws need not apply to a new, ultra high spending scientific research agency. leading people to question wants a trying to hide more induct shortly. ah, ah, ah, with ah, join me every thursday on the alex salmon sure. but i'll be speaking to guess in the world of politics, sport, business, i'm show business. i'll see you then. mm. ah. ah, just approaching 20 minutes past the hour. welcome back. a young mother with a spinal defect has successfully sued her own mother's doctor for giving that parent bought advice. 20 years ago before her pregnancy. in a landmark ruling, the u. k. is high court agreed

s. operating their u. s. president's loud your own strikes. it makes them appear in the words of the u . s. media as quote presidential. so in other words, when u. s. presidents are acting in a heavy handed manner against p, mainly people of color in foreign countries, they look good in the media. us attacks, countries that can't fight back small in the countries taking a swing around the globe. now to look at some other stories around the world, at least one person has been killed and dozens injured after mountain said, marrow volcano, on the indonesian island of java erupted on saturday. media reports say villages in the vicinity of the blast became covered in debris. and thick smoke obscured the sun, leaving them in darkness. several 100 people have reportedly been moved to shelters . thousands of protesters in paris demonstrated against covered restrictions on saturday. ride gear clad police tailed the march and math with anti government sentiment rising amid the introduction of health passes and mandatory masks and all indoor settings goi

s. president has visited communities hit by last week, severe tornadoes, promising to help them rebuild. joe biden says his government will cover the 1st month of clean up costs, describing the scale of the destruction as beyond belief. 88 people were killed across 6 states, and more than a 100 are still missing. heidi shall cast a report from mayfield in kentucky. this street in bowling green, kentucky once rang with the sounds of children playing young families lived here. but then on friday the tornado came and some neighbors shelter together. they decided to get in the 1st house together. and unfortunately, the house was just demolished for the ground. 11 people died here. 8 of them were children or i don't know what to say, man is retired when somebody's gone and you're shot. you know what happened to visual as recovery worked ourselves through the debris left in 16 all last week, superstore leaving the landscape of devastation. authorities fear the final depth hold will be staggering. 9 year old aniston rack, lee climbed into a bath tub with her younger sisters and her doll. this

s. president, that russia will defend its own interests just like the u. s. would if it faced similar threats. now, when a, the new threats of sanctions with a new warning came up from joe biden, vladimir putin responded by saying that this could lead to ties being cut completely between the 2 countries. now moving on to how the details of the phone conversation were presented by the white house, according to washington, joe biden called to deescalate the whole ukraine crisis. and also promised that the u. s. and allies will be monitoring all the actions by russia and also that they're ready for any decisions that have latimer putin makes on ukraine. plus, as the white house puts it, joe biden spoke of reinforced nato strength, and also of further military assistance for ukraine vine nato. if the, the situation escalates, you have to remember that this phone call follows proposals being made by moscow for a new principles of european security. in particular, what russia once is, legal guarantees for nato not to be expanded further east and also for new weapon

s. president joe biden is set to visit kentucky, west search and rescue efforts. go on days off. the tornadoes killed more than 80 people i'm john handwritten live in front of a warehouse in evansville. india, illinois, where safety rules have come under fire. after 6 people have been killed. a breakthrough, the iran talks in vienna after weeks of negotiations to revive the 2015 nuclear agreement, ukraine's president vladimir that ensco meets e u. leaders as concerns grow about russian troops, a mass that the border and saving the bees in africa. sciences say it's not too late. and i have he dissimilar the sport coming up. we'll focus on today's era cup semi finals, and as a major story brewing between european clubs and african football ahead of january's cup of nations tournament all the details later in the news our ah, we saw this news out in the u. s. way of president joe biden is on his way to kentucky the worst affected states by fridays, devastating tornadoes, at least 88 people is being killed. more than a 100, a still missing across 6 states. biden is expected to meet s

the u. s. has warn russia of consequences if it invades ukraine. the, to our virtual call between joe biden and vladimir putin ended with no break through the talks follow a massive russian troop build up at the border. that has western nations worried that moscow will invade its neighbor. i white house correspondent, kimberly hawk. it has the story with a massive build up of russian troops, new ukraine, shared border, and u. s. intelligence indicating an invasion of ukraine could happen early next year. u. s. president biden met virtually with russian president vladimir poo. good to see you again. the pair spoke for 2 hours potent denies russia intends to invade ukraine, calling it fear monitoring. but the u. s. president made clear today that if russia did tough economic sanctions would follow. i will look in the eye and tell you as president biden looked, president putin in the eye and told him today that things we did not do in 2014. we are prepared to do now. that reference is to the russi

since then, many americans have come to believe democracy is under attack him the u. s. and elsewhere, it's no secret that there is democratic backsliding happening around the world. that's why u. s. president biden is holding a virtual summit this week to bring together more than a 100 countries to promote democratic ideals like voting and human rights. divide in administration points to threats to taiwan from china and ukraine from russia. as just some of the examples of how democratic governments are being tested, it hopes to rally global leadership to stand up even confront those authoritarian forces. but critics say the u. s. lacks the moral authority to hold such as summit . we directly arm and finance some of the most authoritarian and inch democratic governments around the world. the case that comes to mind over and over again is saudi arabia. we continue to sell arms in the millions, billions of dollars to a government that who stated goal. he's not to support that democratic re foundation. the guest list for the summit. housing also raised eyebrows. countries l

u. s. president joe biden says he's going to have talks about the rush. you crime crisis with russian president vladimir putin, washington's warning, it's prepared to take action against moscow if it invades you crime. now turkey is president, his outlines government plans to salvage the economy after the value of the turkish lira sank to a new record. lo, project high above the one says low interest rate loans and employer incentives will boost production. but high inflation is pushing up the cost of goods, making manufacturing more expensive. so them costs out of reports from assemble. this is a new routine for ali who owns the score market and assemble. he has the frequency update the prices on many goods as the turkish lira continues its free for its laws that these 40 percent of its value against the dollar since the number on it says a suppliers increase the prices. he has to do the same according to the chamber of agriculture, the difference between producers selling prices and what people pay for goods and supermarkets. rows 9 fold in november. th