a cold war mentality that we look at the ukranian regiments, nato won't walkways because of accusations. it's linked to a far right group. ah, bill mccauley. colbert 19 variant is casting a shadow over the coming holiday period with countries across the globe stepping up measures to contain it spread south africa as approve the use of the pfizer vaccine boosters shot the w h o says the country seen a 255 percent increase in cases in the past week. in the u. k, the hell secretary is warning it could see a 1000000 on the con infections by the end of this month. cases of the new variant have been doubling every 2 to 3 days. and austria has outlined its plan to make corona's violence vaccines. compulsory officials previously hinted at a maximum fine of about $4000.00 for those who refused the jab. dominic canes, good moral. not from the german capital berlin. there are some in vienna, and in austria who say these measures are draconian particularly severe. what we know is that these measures will come before parliament, where there is, as it were, a built in majority in favor of these measures passing because opposition parties principally will vote for it as will the government. and that at some point in february will then become mandatory for everyone over the age of 14, in austria to be vaccinated. or they will face a fine of potentially more than $4000.00. this because australia has for some considerable time in really suffering in this latest wave of corona, the delta varian ravaging through many of the provinces of austria. forcing the hand as it were of the austrian government, a government as face it. remember that has been losing leaders over the course of the past few weeks. first, mister caught the chancellor. that mister shalon back the chancellor. so this new government is trying to act decisively. it's beliefs by forcing this mandatory requirement through which would take effect in february of parliament agrees. fontinella has more from johannesburg and the situation in south africa. the latest figures show about 900000 new infections and 56 that in the last 24 hours. what is of concern to experts is that there's a positivity rate of 26 percent and that means all the people who are going out to get tested for over 19 almost of course or more rather more likely, more than a quarter have a positive result. what's in the conference, i think at this stage, for experts and, and, and a health authorities in south africa is that the hospitalization rate remains low. just bally 6 percent of intensive care unit beds are often used and preliminary data we're hearing shows that disease may be mild compared to previous way globally, there about 1000 micron very and cases specifically depicted and according to the world health organization, 46 percent of those on the current cases come from africa, southern africa, in particular, contributing 5 countries in southern africa, a contributing to that. so gene numbers in africa about 107000 new cases by the end of the week, but largely driven by the new case load in south africa, specifically. and this is why we were hearing from south africa presently from a puerto a more about vaccine drives going up, as well as wanting a peyton wave on vaccine so that african countries and others can manufacture their own vaccines. talk to him to reviving the 2015 iran nuclear agreement have resumed in vienna. after last week's negotiations made little headway there on top. negotiate and says her on is serious about finding an agreement with you says there's a renewed sense of urgency. the talks for dosage of bodies in vienna, she's joining us not a life. so there may be a new sense of urgency tech on may be serious, but there's so questions about how far these talks can go at the moment. certainly that is the case says it appears that all parties are really adamant that they want to move past all the issues they're having. but of course the gaps are very, very wide between the radians and the americans who left the deal in 2018. the head of fed, the e u foreign policy chief, joseph morales, spoke to the media a short while ago after the joint commission mex here. and he said that there is a sense of urgency and that the time is very, very important. and they just have a 5 day break here of where the europeans and the americans, that they want to go back to their capitals to consult about the offers that they rainy's put forth last week at the wing and said that they had 2 proposals for the americans, one was about how the sanctions relief will take place and what sanctions will be lifted. and the 2nd was about their nuclear program and what they were willing to go back into full compliance in the americans have yet to show up here in vienna. we've heard that said thee and they will come to with this weekend, but the e u i head has said that all parties are much more serious dishonor on than the understand how urgent this matter is at the reigning a deputy foreign minister who is leading the delegation here in vienna arrived earlier on thursday morning. he met with the chinese and the russian delegations here. of course, they play a very crucial part in all of this, iran has leaned much more on them over the past few months. he, since abraham bracy took office in august, the president has said that they are much more interested in establishing ties with the east rather than the west. but still the negotiations years very much on the agenda for the reigning president. there is a sense that they're coming days will determine whether or not these negotiations will continue. they, when you have said they're not really looking to discuss the proposals that they put forth, they stand as is. and they are waiting for the other parties to respond to force. this will be a very significant, and we know that the iranians have also said they are sending a delegation from their comic energy organisation to meet with the i. e. a. that is a nuclear watchdog, that is in charge of policing aaron's nuclear program for united nations. and the director general of that agency ruffled grossly has said that he has not yet been getting the and the compliance that he wants from the rain use over the past. few months is that there was a grave concern with the rainiest for their part say they are complying with the agreements that they've signed with a nuclear agency. and americans are using this as an opportunity to say that they could ask the board of governors for an emergency session of the i. e. a before the years and to discuss iran's non compliance and had that could hinder of these talks . there is a sense that the next few days were very important and a raining officials that have spoken to there are in vienna say they are going to wait about 48 hours before they decided they will proceed if they don't feel like they're getting their serious response about their proposal if they could very well leave vienna. that is something of course none of the parties want to see happen. but we'll have to wait and see whether or not the talks will continue to next week door. so thank you very much. dorsal jibari talking to us from vienna or hong kong pro democracy move was been dealt another blow, 3 well known activists are waiting to hear their sentences. after being convicted of organizing a bond vigil to commemorate the chinaman square massacre, florence louis reports jimmy ly was at last year's tenement square rally in hong kong for just 15 minutes and did not address the crowd. the judge said, prosecutors had been able to prove his incited others to attend the vigil. lie used to own apple daily, a vocal pro democracy paper. the tablet was shut down after police rated its officers and arrested staff under a national security law. some journalists in hong kong say they are not surprised by wednesday's verdict. this has been the trend over the last year. the judge, amanda woodcock. rules are todd jimmy lie. didn't have to say anything to even in fighter, there's a very talk that he turned up just outside the park was closed, a deliberate act to rally support for and publicly spotlight the unauthorized assembly. the judge also found barrister chow hung tom and former reported gwyneth how guilty of either taking part or inciting others to join the event. all 3 pleaded not guilty. 16 other activists are already serving jail sentences for also taking part in the commemoration. hong kong has traditionally held large events on the anniversary of the tenement crackdown in beijing for the 1st time in 30 years. police in hong kong band last year's rally, citing corona virus restrictions. commemorations will also band this year. this case itself is part i would say, perhaps a wider crackdown on the memory of the 1989 massacre. textbooks has been censored, museum exhibits confiscated. the visuals organizers have been put behind bars. and as you can see, this collaboration has been banned. last year's band was imposed just as china passed as sweeping national security in hong kong at to say, the latest convictions. i know the example of from completed vowing to pressure from beijing to censure pro democracy expression florence louis algebra. the us president warning the democracy is on the decline and confronting the crisis is the challenge of our time job. i'm is hosting a virtual summit to address the issue more than a 100 countries who are taking part. but russia and china haven't been invited. both countries have denounced the meeting and accuse washington of cold war mentality and stalking divisions. beijing has gone as far as calling with some of the job. in my view, this is the defining challenge of our time democracy. government of the people by the people for the people can at times be fragile, but also is inherently resilient, is capable of self correction and is capable of self improvement. and yes, democracy hard. we all know that it works best with consensus and cooperation. busy well, our white house correspondent, committee hope is joining us live now from washington d. c. it's one thing to admit, no, there's a problem is another thing to identify the cause and find a solution. and of course, that's what everybody is going to be looking for, isn't there is no question that there is an enormous challenge sheer and given the fact that many of the countries participating have a agreed to sort of authoritarian tendencies. in some cases, the challenge to come up with consensus and some sort of joint statement out of this that can actually be actionable is what everyone is watching and wondering and, and the question really becomes to what can be accomplished by a virtual meeting. still, this is something that joe biden pledged to do on the campaign trail. he's making good on a campaign promise. he's long work to uphold american democracy in the u. s. senate as a vice president. now as a u. s. president. and this is something that he is committed to, and you heard him talking there about some of the challenges that are faced and particularly in the united states, where he says that democracy works best. when parties that oppose one another can sit down and work together. and there really are very few examples in the united states where that is actually achieved, if anything, the divisions only seem to be more pronounced with each u. s. election. keeping in mind, the images of many republicans tried to overturn the outcome of the 2020 us election on january 6th. 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 out a new generation and smokers. ah hello, thank you for tuning in your weather reports. going to begin in the sub continent and we're in india where most of our rain is petering. now it's on friday, but let me show you the scene on saturday. at the wave hits tamil nadu and also 1st for longer bursts of rain toward the southwest and the se, but back to time on the due. next, 3 days for tonight, the rain and storms will never be too far away. as we head towards south east asia right now, it's been nonstop rain on the island of lombok. that's just east of bali producing these scenes of flash flooding, a torrent of water. tens of thousands of people impacted here and still plentiful storms in the forecast on friday. take you to the philippines right now and rain coming out of both sides in the east and the west dispatch moves in from borneo. the risk of flash flooding and rain induced land flights ex for china, some rain density across western areas of the yangtze river valley and the yellow river valley sham jo has a hive. 7 degrees thick cloud toward the northeast of china, over the korean peninsula that could generate some showers and could even see some snow at higher elevation. meantime, for japan, top to bottom and wall to wall sunshine, a suck has got a high of 17 degrees on friday. that's wall above average. that sure weather up the season. ah, the end of the country with an abundance of results. reg, byron, walk indonesia, whose ferns forming we moved full to growth and frock. we balance for green economy, blue economy, and the digital economy with the new job creation law, indonesia is progressively ensuring the policy reform to create quality jobs invest . let me park when denise is growth and progress. invest in indonesia. now, lou, the me. you want to remind me of i tell stories this south africa approve the use of the fires of vaccine booster shots in bottles of 4th wave of the panoramic w h o says south african cases have increased by 255 percent in the past. week england is returning to title corona violence restrictions as the on the con variant cast a shadow over the coming holiday period. how secretary is warning? the u. k. could see a 1000000 con infections by the end of this month. the vice president warning the democracy is on the decline and confronting the crisis is the challenge of our time . joe barton is hosting a virtual summit to address the issue. was $100.00 countries that taking part, russia and china were not invited. among seas 5 between the pakistani taliban and the government is ending the government's release more than $100.00 taliban prisoners as part of a goodwill gesture. but families with children killed by the taliban. say they're angry about the government so called mainstreaming of arms groups. some of these have any reports from chuck that are in northern pakistan. you but you want to give me my name. he asked. did the taliban can your children? how can you talk to them? this is your 100 at a protest against has government decisions to talk to the blanket funding dollar bonds. her son was among the 132 students killed at an army public school by the on group in 2014 by 7. say it's the markets funding. bonds said it was in revenge for the military operations in tribal areas. good may, will. sometimes it gets a beloved though. shawna is now angry at the bucket. finally, government and military for stunting negotiations without punishing the culprits of that attack. so get there, but if she is a, how do i forget everything? they say 80000 people have been killed. you're not the only one. i sympathize with everyone. but how do i forgot my dad? sorry about miss up kelly. do you this is wrong. they are criminals. how can you forgive murders? the goblin says the state has the right to talk, but the group will have to, in its words, bow its head before the constitution. in addition to releasing a large number of its prisoners, the biggest one, he thought the bonds demands reported the include opening a political office in the country. you were seeing the merger of tribal areas with the northern k p province. and the enforcement of its version of islamic law and bucket fund wanted to move. and my litigations are under way. law enforcement team said they are carrying out operations against what they call criminals and terrorists. this is not the 1st time the government is talking to the pakistan, the taliban, or t t p. but simultaneously a database is being established or make sure they have the details of the sympathizer, the supporters and the fighters, which belong to the group. now by august on special security department says it's implementing a research based strategy to understand trends of terrorism. this new process it helping the police to carry out hundreds of targeted operations across the northern k p province. which is a border with a lot on crime and terrorism has a lot of nexus also, they do not have already let him into our a structured organization. they keep moving from one, dennis group to the other. we've been able to tabulate. and then give a guideline to our feel units, and they are now going for target operations. but markets on highest court is not convinced the strategy to hold talks is well thought out. it's already some prime minister, him wrong hon. and the judge has asked him, quote, are we going to surrender once again? he was told you brought those guilty to the negotiating table, all the group individuals. and you know, the groups that have to surrender before any box can see. the government maintains the buckets time you thought about have safe havens across the border in august on the latest, the slide was broken by the off gone tyler bond, which used its influence with the pockets timing thought bon mobile push a school. look with the sun. seek of the other, we are acting as an intermediary and we can only try. we will continue to do it so that the talk should reach to a fruitful end in between the 2 brothers or eg foods autonomy, as the murky talks are in the way, shall hon, shows us the stain. who are sons blood on his shoe? victims of the buckets. timing taliban are demanding justice before making deals with who they see as murderers. some and without their chuck up northern buck, a son, crash investigators in india have recovered the flight data recorders from the charge, wreckage of a helicopter kind. the country's highest ranking general she for defense, soft before that of us. his wife and 11 others died in the crash in the southern states of town on the do. on wednesday, rescuers managed to pull some of the crew from the russian aircraft, which came down in a forest and caught fire. the critically injured taken to hospital. only one presently he was president, has ruled out sending troops to defend ukraine from a potential russian invasion, unless there's agreement from nato. joe biden is expected to speak later on thursday with ukraine's president. let me say lensky about the threat at the border earlier this week. by held talks with the russian leader, let me put in, who said he has no plans to invade ukraine. biden has threatened moscow with severe economic sanctions. if an attack happens, well, nato troops are training ukraine's armed forces to better defend themselves against what its allies described as russian aggression. but charles stratford reports from eastern ukraine that is helping hand doesn't extend to a highly effective fighting unit described by critics as a neo nazi movement. that the soldiers are members of what used to be a pro ukrainian government paramilitary group called the as of the battalion. critics said, as of was a neo nazi group unit, started in 2014 as a volunteer organization and quickly developed a fierce reputation for fighting pro russia separatists. defending the port city of mary awful. in december that year, as all was incorporated into, the ukrainian national guard now has over a 1000 soldiers. new recruits must pass a 5 week basic training course that he's struck to say. so grueling. only around hall get through. the book was offered fairly the guy, and i am proud to be a member. we are an elite regiment. we have proven ourselves as number one and all the armed services. we are very motivated. who's in the enemy knows who we are and is afraid of us. government supplies, weapons, munitions, franks and all personnel carriers like this one, put around 80 percent of the men's kit and material for this training camp is bought with donated money. it's been 7 years since the, as of the brigade were incorporated into ukraine's national guard under the ministry of interior. but come on his head say that the unit is still struggling to shape a reputation of having far right or even fascist leanings. these allegations, the commanders staunchly deny, but they acknowledge that it's the main reason why nato forces refused to train them alongside the ukrainian army critic say the underlying philosophy of the regiment has not changed. they say it's part of a far right movement led by this man, andre b litski, who was its 1st commander and who now leads the national cor fall right political party accused of having links to white supremacist groups. i think it's completely absurd to claim that there is no relationship between the regiment and the broader as our movements. ukraine's primary western allies are all the western allies are very especially now attuned to the issue of member, far right extremists in, in the military. and any military, and they're very much not keen to be to associated with the eyes of the badge resembles the wolf's angle on it, which is warned by nazi infantry divisions in world war 2. there's been pressure in the us congress to declare as of a terrorist organization. but the regiments leader says it has distance itself from politics and serves the crane in government and people. more to see couple of the honda you, me, russia propaganda try to discredit us because it knows we combat capable and willing to fight to the end. russia tries to portray us to our western partners is incompetent. right wing radicals. we've had visits several times from representatives of nato countries. we want to share our battle experience with them . we could learn from each other. well, ok. but nato says it will not strain these men until the regiment proves it has no links to neo nazis. and that is proving hard to do all stuff. but al jazeera, also for young, easton ukraine. when you feel in governments, and as one of the world, toughest anti smoking laws and plans to effectively ban smoking by progressively raising the legal age for buying tobacco products, the level of nicotine and cigarettes on sale will also be reduced low set to come into effect in 2027 creek said the law could boost the black market for tobacco user. but all in new zealand associate health minister. and she says, vacating isn't included in the new law because it's considered a safe alternative to cigarettes. there is very strong evidence that tobacco is an extremely harmful and addictive substance, and yet the evidence will have some types as fall. it's definitely a safer alternative. so we're taking a reduction approach by banding to best price will future generations, but making sure for current market quit, there isn't alternative $4000.00 new zealand just died each year from tobacco and we might take action on it. what made a lot of progress, the cause of that regulation repeating what allows right to the quick tool we made the biggest decrease we had in history in watching rates in the last year alone. so we think that what freak out is within reach a european population as is seek to make it as i reach that goal. as we need to take bold action to make sure all parts of the community get there. and because we're not prepared to pass the community behind, the us house of representatives has voted to ban imports from china's western city jang region because of concerns about force, labor and genocide. china denies any forest labor of the muslim we community in so called counter extremism centers. the us and legislation studies to pass the senate on when the approval of president joe binding children in east africa. i said to be bearing the brunt of the climate crisis. a group save the children has been tracking manu, tuition across the region, and it says this year more than a quarter of a 1000000 children in 8 countries may have died from hunger. there's been a dramatic rise in severe signs of money. attrition, much of the region has been effected by climate change, eastern kenya, southern somalia, and parts of the field here have drought while south sudan has had 3 years of severe flooding. the disasters of coast mass displacement and severe hunger. the group says that s can be prevented. it's calling on governments to give response plans all the funds they need. greg graham is the head of humanitarian response and save the children. and he says, governments need to provide more funding to support families at wisc. it is a horrible number to have over 250000 children, die of severe acute mount attrition. addition to the climate crisis, which causes drought and flooding. we had the challenges of coven 19 and that an impact it had on economies and on health systems, as well as conflict and parts of the region. all of these make children that much more vulnerable, that much harder to have the food they need. and when they are sick from severe a few bound nutrition, fewer than half of them are getting the treatment they need across the stuff. in the very 1st instance, a child who does have severe acute nutrition needs media treatment. and so what we need across the monitoring system is adequate funding for organizations like say the children, local organizations, local governments, you insist. and so that children who are sick, who are at risk of dying from simply not having enough to eat and the disease is it can come with that. that system needs to be funded. and we need to make sure that children who need treatment get treatment. secondly, we need to make sure that there's enough support to families so that they can afford no, there's enough money in the system, cash transfer programs so that families have enough to eat. in the long run, we have to not just worry about the impact of climate crisis in the long run. we need to worry about it today, such as temperatures rising over time. we need to understand today the impact that it is having on families on children who are at risk. ah, this is our diseases as the top stories south africa is approved, the use of the pfizer vaccine booster shot as it baffles a 4th wave of the pandemic. the w a chose her south african cases have increased by 255 per cent in the past week. harmony miller has more from johannesburg. what has made south africa sort of stand out in the last couple of days is that the number of infections throughout november and at the end of the 3rd wave had really dropped significantly, perhaps 3 or 400 cases in an entire week. and now we've seen that an increase exponentially by 300 percent.

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