a resort town in northern pakistan. after being stranded in their cars during the snowstorms, ah, celebrations in south africa is the governing agency party celebrates it's $100.00 and 10th anniversary, mid internal division cent allegations of corruption. ah . gothic stones president has promised to keep up the fight against what he calls terrorism. are 2 days a violent protests authority say that arrested. the former national security, treat chief on suspicion of treason. the arrest began after a sharp rise and fuel prices on january. first. the demonstration spread to the biggest city, all marty and president cousin jamal the clay if authorized. his forces to fire on protest is without warning. for guy, if there's the anger against his government is being orchestrated by what he calls armed bandits. he's told russia's president vladimir putin, that while the situation is stabilizing, what he described as attacks were continued. more russian lead forces have arrived and allotted about 200000 soldiers and now there is some guarding government buildings in the capital. nursing home robin foster walker has more from tbilisi and georgia of significance of the former security chiefs detention what appears to be emerging is that kerry must seem of the head of the security services of cause it's gone. he was fired from his post early this week, so was all of the government under the president. but now news emerging that he's been arrested and charged with treason, indicates that there appears to be a political power struggle that has been going on in kazakhstan between president and the former president north, who can never by of who, despite having handed over the presidency back in 2019 continues to wield significant power in the country and must seem of was one of his guys. now it seems that tough talk i have may have the upper hand having dismissed my scheme of arrested my females and dismissed other figures from their rows including the former president as a buyer, who had the roll. it's head of the chairman of the security council. now it seems that the car has the upper hand and he's doing that. it appears due to his agreements, clearly thrust out with vladimir putin who heads the security block that has been able so quickly to deploy to kazakhstan. so having russian backing behind him appears to be a signal to all those in the political elite and cause extent that sucks. okay, and he's now the man inch really in charge in control of all the leaves of power and in the country and security being stabbed off at the border between context on a neighboring christ on. i'll just there was ronnie. all righty. is there men and a saw thought was sunny to over will thirties and catholics don have repeatedly confirmed that order has been restored. we've been receiving reports at situation is still unstable and volatile from spread clashes to protest at various locations up to recurrent gum fi in and around l. matty. we spoke to a number of august on citizens who passed through the border crossing point behind me. they described the intensive security press across the cities and streets of kazakstan, extensive search and erased operations have not been interrupted with a total of 4 and a half 1000 people detained. so far. the cook hassan is we spoke to confirm that they themselves had been searched and their passports verified. otherwise they would have been detained. it should be noted that the former president nurse will town as a by, of who has been absent from the political scene is confirmed to be in the capital, according to his press office. he's called on the people to stand by the side of the incumbent president to kind of to brave through the current crisis and maintain the countries unity. in addition, it's been announced that next monday will be a national day of mourning. at least 56 people have reportedly been killed in an air strike and ethiopia, northern to gray region. according to aid workers, the strike header camp for the internally displaced people in the town of the debit . now the error tray and border when the attack comes, as the ethiopian government announced it was releasing a number of high profile political prisoners, including members of the to grind, rebel forces. federal officials say its time to promote national dialogue after more than a year of war with the rebels. the harding has more on the ponds. a lull in fighting has made way for potential dialogue. the ethiopian government is pardoning a number of high profile political prisoners, including members of the rebel to gray people's liberation front. the government has been fighting the t p l. f for more than a year amid ethnic and tribal tension. prime minister abbey meds, government says the pardons purpose is to paved the way for a lasting solution to ethiopia as problems in a peaceful, non violent way. especially with the aim of making the all inclusive national dialogue a success. it was not immediately clear how many of those granted amnesty have been freed. the war in the north has claim lives of thousands of people and left hundreds of thousands, more facing famine conditions and to gray, which is under what the united nation says is a de facto blockade. un secretary general, antonio gutierrez, welcomes the news of the pardon on twitter. sane. i will remain actively engaged in assisting ethiopia to bring an end to the fighting and to restore peace and stability. the pardons coincide with orthodox christmas. a day widely celebrated by christians in ethiopia. it also overlaps with a visit by us envoy jeffrey feltman, who was pushing for talks. the conflict has threatened to tear apart africa's 2nd most populous state and to stabilize the horn of africa region. what can the nobel peace prize winning prime minister negotiate the solution in his country divided by war? leah harding al jazeera take like every michael is a writer for t got style comb, which documents war crimes and to cry. he says, the prisoner's release is nothing more than a p. austin, to buy, ave, off it. some numbers in the international community went into party mode, saying that this is typically the right direction. and that the price that they have been, they have the mounting can be hardball. now truth about this was positive news and signal what is to come. but i go to ruin the party a couple of hours later, which was that he sent his newly acquired drones into weston, to great and rain bombs, stealing 56 people. and wondering what done. i think a few people in the strike. i think it's important to see that we list of the political prisoners in its proper context or the past month, tens of thousands of to grounds and aroma around was have been j if in about a loan by releasing about i think 6 people, 7 people yesterday he tried to create a positive environment around him to kind of chris roost that international community that he was interested in. the go see ation on resolution does a complete in fact it continue doing what had been doing, which is bombing on trying to advance about me totally interested, right. as we speak, eric, troops are trying to enter into to write just to grant money is due to want to resist focus on military has been called on to help with rescue efforts off the 22 people died in the snow storm. many had ignored warnings, advising them not to go outside. thousands have also been left stranded in the mountainous town of murray about 30 kilometers ne of his arm above electricity supplies have been disrupted. come all ha, has more from some about dens of thousands of papers decided to go to the station, mary. and i did also of a popular tourist destinations, especially during the winter when people come to watch the snow. but there's also a, an example of that make failure because according to the reports about a 100000, in re code written to that station, i have a station that has narrowed roads. they were wanting heavy, you know, and that led to our georgia catastrophe. because people was stuck in their re code, the entire family we're getting reports of care because of the reading read the record robot heaps of no particular read the system had nerve damage in the cloud all along the courtyard area, but particularly up in the mountains because we have reported to fall off, you know, had been reported in certain areas, the average lawn chair and the land slides have blocked the road and it help god had led to the chief minister now declaring an emergency. they've got it in the interior minister gordon. the pattern military voted in the military to come and help rescued people. and of course, to top more people from going to that his station court documents have revealed tennis, don novak chunk of it's tested positive because 19 last month and his lawyer say that's why he had a vaccine exemption to enter australia. they say he tested positive on december 16th. despite that he attended a number of events at the time without wearing a mask or social distancing. pictures posted on social media talk, which was denied entry to australia this week to play in the australian opened. his lawyers are trying to overturn the cancellation of his visa. he's now being detained in melbourne hotel. meanwhile, supporters of joker, which had gathered outside the hotel, the australian, serbian chamber of commerce in his detention is due to failings by both the victorian state government and the federal government. and also says officials are trying to rid themselves of responsibility for his visa, resulting a cancellation. he had all the assurances that his visa paperwork was in order and competently announced his departure for melvin. during his 20 off lights, things took a dramatic 10, and it appears that he's the rival became a political hot potato between the victorian state governments and the federal government to both wanted to read themselves off responsibility for his visa and these resulted in an i'm pretty pretty good entity cancellation off a visa at the doorstep of the australian open answer. mccormack is a 7 new sports journalist melvin and has more on the license development about 35 pages of court documents were released are pertaining to know that job beaches die in court. which is set monday here at 10, i am in those documents. it is revealed for the 1st time that he tested positive and took her on of ours on december, the 6th thank he thought, along with god and from tennis trolley, who has been revealed. i told was that one of they went back and i had one of the why they could get around entry into astrology, or was it to target in the past 6 months. and they were exempt out for getting backs and i did in the could enter the country without current training. now that is the case sticking points here and it says that april i tennis is probably gone and he did everything that he was told to do. and when he got the drawing board or official said no, just because he did test positive, probably in the past 6 months, that is not a good enough excuse. and that is not a valid reason for entering the country without foreign painting so that you're sticking points here. and it's being revealed obviously, other than that you're testing positive on the 6. thank these movements around that time and need to come on the scrutiny on easy graham you can say for photos we, serbian officials accepted stamp. he's on up just the guy asked that he supposedly tested the bar, replace ya test in serbia. the grading, we've done various officials with social distancing or that any more involved. sorry, that i attended an event for stan dyson at a preschool as well mixing with children teachers, doors without sorry to distance or any math. still ahead on al jazeera, we can't. kathy was imposed in you daddy, india reports his highest number of corona virus infections in 7 months. and in the group 7 mega drowsy that could latin america's 13 year dry spell become the new normal. ah, ah, look forward to 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reminder of our top stories, this all authorities and calls us on say that detained the former national security chief on suspicion of treason of the days. yvonne protests, the conduct president has promised to keep out the fight against what he calls terrorism. at least 56 people have reportedly been killed in an asteroid. can ethiopia northern to bry region aid workers say the strike had a camp for internally displaced? the town of de debits. near the era tray and border court documents have revealed tennis. donna, that dock of it's tested. positive coven. 19 last month. his lawyer say that's why he had a vaccine exemption to enter australia and play the grand slam license mom. with the number of covered 19 infections in india has hit a new 7, mom high reported more than 140000 davy cases. it's capital new, daddy is among the worst hit regents and is on the curfew. travelers arriving and the country will need to quarantine at home for a week. probably the town has the latest from new done when one of dell is business market that today back a deserted look as does the rest of the city with the laws shop. public parks are all closed because starting this weekend which is saturday and sunday in india, there is a weekend golf you in the national capital. what use is that unless people have an absolutely important reason to step out like going to the hospital or traveling, they have to stay at home for essential services like hospitals and food deliveries will continue, is now delhi already has the maximum number of restrictions in the country a few weeks ago the government imposed in nice car fuel and also closed on school cinema halls. and jims, the city also slash restaurant capacities because of the rising rate of over $900.00 infections. other states have also sets up tubs. so in sudden, in the seat of thumb allowed will have locked down on sundays and the fate of good not to go, which is also inside will have a weekend. so if you like to deli, for the next 2 weekends, the state of marashi has the highest number of over 900 cases. many of these are coming from in just financial hub, which is mon, but what's really wanting authorities is that many of these cases are coming from the cities poorest. the city is home to a, chas largest slum which is seeing its highest single face beginning off the panoramic. for now, the government that has rules out, it will be locked down processor being held in the french capital against moves to tie some restrictions against unvaccinated people. the government plans to change the health pass into a vaccine pass. it means only those have had the jab will be allowed to enter public places. a negative test would no longer be enough to change it actually to become law from mid january. more than 300000 people have now died with covered 19 and mexico has also been arise and infections, which some health experts believe is being fueled by the contagious army chron variant and largely spurred by tourism on the zeros menorah apollo reports from mexico city. it's fine in the sun in the resort city of kain coud but mexican health officials say a boom in international tourism has also led to a significant rise in coven 19 infections. a warning that doesn't seem to be much of a bother to foreign tourists. i say far we haven't felt exposed. there were protocols in place and we've been wearing our masks and everything following the rules and washing our hands, vacation hot spots, or the only places where contagion is on the rise in mexico city. a sharp increase in cases has also led to higher turn out at vaccination sites. concern is also spreading among parents as millions of children returned to school from the holiday break is a lot in which up with other one here. we have to be very careful because this is affecting the children more than before. so we need to have more safety measures. but with the support of us all, and the teachers, we should be all right. back with more than 4000000 cases of coven 19 have been recorded in mexico. since the start of the pandemic, according to data from johns hopkins university and deaths from the virus have surpassed 300000. with such a staggering death toll, the government has been accused of negligence in its handling of the pandemic response. pepco, and despite a steep rise in new cases, mexico's president has denied the country, has entered a 4th wave of contagion. is danella guardian thing is this new variance is very contagious, but luckily it is not requiring hospitalizations, nor have we registered an increase in the number of deaths. and that is the most important thing. mexico's government has not yet released official numbers of infections linked to the amik on various policy. analysts say this isn't the only area we're transparency is lacking. the one that calls that get that in the name of one thing that we still don't have in mexico, and it would be very important for the hard ministry to publish as a database on the progress of the vaccination campaign. we have any reports. yes. and what we don't have the database that can be analyzed, mexico's government continues to face criticisms over what many c as he relaxed attitude toward contagion. and for not requiring a negative cov 19 test for foreign visitors. this recent surgeon to wrote a virus cases is not limited to mexico, but rather a trend being experienced by countries all across latin america. when we lit up a low al jazeera mexico city, south african president, several rama poster says his governing african national congress party needs to be renewed and rebuilt. he's been addressing a celebration of the agencies, 100 and 10th anniversary. several issues continue to tarnish the parties image including allegations of corruption. early this week in inquiry found state decisions made under former president jacob zoom were influenced by private interests or the v. madiba is a co founder and host of the inside factor. the digital media platform, he says the political dynamics of south africa changing the a and c is being held accountable. the amc has found it very difficult to disassociate insult from the corruption that happens in the country, which because that puts itself is an integral part of the collection that happens together with the private sector. but most of that will be surprised to the president of africa was the deputy president of all these years to come out today and speak about the capture as the kid in the very same capture commission. so it just shows you that this is finding it very difficult to move away from the narrative. it being at the forefront of a level with regards to most of it's perceived that a change, i think we've seen the 80 talk below 50 percent in a lot of key municipalities in the last local government. elation. and i'll give you example the african economic freedom. i think the biggest part of that came out and challenge the see today because they have posted. ready their generally statement, the aides that you know, it's been in the event that the 80, in cases in which they go by percent. so a couple of years ago, no political party would change the african national congress on july. i mean on january. ready 8th, so we've seen a brave move, but advocate with it to come out boldly and challenging the african national. a i changing, i think changing for the bit. i must say yes, because i think we've, we've seen a situation where the agency has been a dominant part. it's been a one part you want to talk to state for quite some time now to see young places like that and challenge the african national congress. it's a good a that's going to look up to the political dynamics in the future. in tips in palestinian rights activists. rami sharp has arrived in france after he was released from prison in egypt. shelf had been in detention for more than 2 years. he was the co founder of a pro palestinian group of egypt chances for to renounce his egyptian citizenship as a precondition for his relief. ahead of sunday, 33rd africa cup of nations. host country cameroon has launched a large vaccination campaign against coven 19 saw her husband's football teams. arising income rooms for the start of the african cup of nations. on sunday. she wants to attend. the game must be vaccinated. and dissipated 19 tests. authorities have set up hundreds of explanations and through the close several host cities on the fed good as well as apart from the fact the vaccinated people will see the matches. they will be protected against the complications of the disease to protect their relatives and their environment over 1900 could end if the majority of people are vaccinated. the tournament has been used as an incentive in the football my nation to encourage vaccine skeptics and youngsters to get vaccinated bonus. he said it is necessary to be able to have access to the stadium during the african couple of nations. so this is what pushed us camera unions to come here and you forgot to like, i don't know if all of the camera unions are vaccinated. we encourage all of the rest of the countries that are coming for the africa. caught up with the camera with strips of hosting the african camp in 2019 the stadium construction delays and security threats in some parts of the country. many countries in africa are experiencing their 4th wave of corona virus with on the chrome variant, causing an enormous challenge to come a really less than 6 percent of its $27000000.00 population is filling vaccinated, while many simply don't want to get the job. infections continued to disrupt preparations for the african cup of nations. egypt has cancel training and delayed its players arrival to the tournament. and guinea has had to leave 3 plays behind after they tested positive thoughts. camera in hopes that this vaccination campaign could be most successful yet while promising a safe to ha certified it onto them to the government says a critical water shortage brought on by the longest route in history is much worse than thought their affairs could even be permanent. and latin america editor and say a newman reports from co criminal. the snow that once kept the andes mountains above chiles, capital and central valley is conspicuously absent. for centuries, melting ice nourished rivers below 400 kilometers to the north. la paloma south, america's largest irrigation reservoir has only 20 percent left of the water that once made this valley flourish. further, north, the deficit is 100 percent. 13 years of relentless drought, the longest on record is transforming chile and not for the better than him while real it hillary. okay, we're standing on the river which will depend on to watch ra crops, but look at the state. it's it used to carry loads of water, but it so dried up this year practically didn't rain at all. women. mr. richie, leah and his sole employee are trying to revive the vimes that survived last year's dismal harvest. gay mucho hung a bit awkward, disagree. those years of work sacrificed investment here and it's sad to see our livelihood and that had so many families lost. i used to have 50 workers here at this time of year, and that sort of employment is now gone to the small farmers and multi $1000000000.00 agricultural exporters alike are suffering the consequences of the drought that the government believes is here to stay. lesson yeah, yeah, the whole i said when i'm against. yep. the drought is no longer an emergency. it's turned into a structural change. we need to establish a different relationship with water because it's become a scarce resource on gar, authorities and scientists blame global warming for the rapid depletion of chillies . patagonia and glaciers. the drastic reduction of rainfall and the sustained increase in temperatures. but once mediterranean climate of central and south central chile is rapidly mimicking a desert, there's far less water and at the same time, a much greater demand for agriculture. the big dilemma, of course, is what to do about it. for this week, the government launched a nation wide water saving campaign that warns there are only 2 options, conservative or there will be none left with emsella, but experts and resource sustainability say the key is better water governance. a loss of 15th, i will, i will get the name or the efficient use of the water. we have modernization of production processes of technology, reusing water not producing more with less water. and unless land are all crucial, i feel a lot of that anya, many rural communities that have lost everything are selling their land and migrating to cities. but experts insist that if taken seriously, science, technology, and social discipline can establish a new and more realistic relationship with an element that only 20 years ago seemed infinite. to see in human al jazeera central chile, ah, this is al jazeera and these are the top stories authorities and kazakstan save of detained the former national security chief on suspicion of treason, of the days of violent protests. a carlock president has told russia's leader that the situation is stabilizing, but that what he described as attacks were ongoing. robin forced air walk.