causing deaths and flooding. dozens of homes have been swept away in madagascar and protests in australia, as it celebrates national day. there screen calls for the public holiday to get a name change or be scrapped altogether. ah, welcome to the program. the u. s. is working to limit europe's dependence on russian gas as tension bills over ukraine. the kremlin is holding a week of military drills near the border with ukraine, an in annex crimea, a 3rd shipment of america, weapons and ammunition has arrived in g f. and it's aimed at shoring up defenses against a possible russian invasion. allen fisher begins, are coverage despite a large build up of forces on the ukrainian border. russia says it has no plans to invade us. president joe biden isn't convinced there will be enormous consequences if he were to go in invade as he could, the entire country or a lot less than that as well. for russia not only in terms of economic consequences and politically, consequences, enormous consequences worldwide. this would be the largest if you were to move in with all those forced to be the largest invasion since world war 2 would change the world weapons that are already being shipped to keep part of a 2 $100000000.00 us aid package and more marines are being sent to protect the embassy in the city. if ross decides to come into play, it will be a disaster for russia. it $1500.00 us troops that are on hiking stand by ready to move at short. notice if you need to, allies need back up, they won't be going to ukraine. joe biden held the video conference with european allies to europe support for diplomatic and economic responses. his actions, getting a surprise would have confidence from republicans on capitol hill. they are prepared to take steps for an encouragement afterwards, i've not been near the news this morning, so i'm not sure of what additionally may have occurred, but it appears to me, administration moving the right direction. but the not calls for stronger action against russia. now, seeing this acts as a warning to others, so sanction him now build up nato and not do not give into this bully. if we get ukraine right. it can reset the world. if we get it wrong, god help taiwan white. i says it will continue to give classified briefings on the hill as the situation develops. biden determined to put on a united front in the 1st real big foreign policy test of his presidency. our fisher, i'll do 0, washington. simon henderson is director of the gulf and energy policy program at the washington institute. he says, european powers may struggle to keep up a united front europe. nato, us allies of cetera define it as you would like. want to give the appearance of unity. and that is always difficult when it's tied up with their own views of their own electorates about what they could do or should do. and frankly, it's not as if there's plenty of gas in the rest of the world which could quick quickly be shipped to europe to make up the distance, the difference or the potential difference. such cargoes are not just sitting there waiting to be given a destination. they're usually committed to go to other places, know notably in asia and to get from say for example, cutter through to europe, takes many weeks. and so everybody's court at this point that the causes between russia and ukraine has prompted one of the biggest mobilizations of western forces in europe and generations. but as a delicate balancing act, the fog reports not london practice drills over the baltic sea by british, french and danish pilots, western powers holding their response to russia's military, build up new crane. with a display of combat readiness, the danes have also sent fighter jets and a frigate to join nato efforts and the baltic. do too much, and the alliance risks being drawn into a conflict and a country, they have no treaty obligation to protect due to little and a potential russian invasion risk destabilizing, not just ukraine, but the entire region. if the worst happens in the destructive far carver of the russian army were to engulf ukraine's towns and cities, i shudder to contemplate, the tragedy that would ensue and the bloodshed comparable to the 1st war. in chechnya or bosnia, 4000 nato troops are on standby in the baltic states as sonya levia and lithuania. once part of the soviet union, the now ardent nato members and thousands more reinforcements are ready to deploy their in ukraine itself. small contingents of american and british troops have been training local forces. a flow of military aides been arriving to this shipment of british anti tank weapons these uh boxes of american ammunition to help ukraine defend itself. since 2014 the u. s. alone of spend 2 and a half $1000000000.00 arming the ukrainian military with defense systems and electric warfare units, all at no cost. and the e u says it's mobilizing or resources to fend off cyber attacks or the commission proposes and you emergency macro financial assistance package, agreeing also this week on a 1700000000 dollar financial, it packaged to help you crane and importantly, ukrainians, whether any drawn out conflict. all this of course is what we know about covert and overt operations are happening simultaneously with the u. k. last week, claiming the russians were planning to install this man as a puppet president, following a successful takeover of the country. russia dismissed the claims. true or false, nato wants russia to know its joint intelligence efforts are trained on moscow weston agencies that are analyzing this. now, for instance, right now, the russian forces are really ready. t conduct any kind of attack against you, grand, but they know that in 2 weeks they will weigh so it's about it as informed deterrence or comparisons. it's but signaling intent, but it may be the threat of never seen before. sanctions against russia by the e. u. u. s. and others to prove the most effective deterrent in the west arsenal. russia's 2014 annexation of ukraine's crimean peninsula court allied western forces off guard, with european security. once again at stake. the nato alliance wants its presence firmly felt. need barker al jazeera london, know the saudi coalition fighting in yemen has lost as drawings in the capitol center. the targets included who the military science as well as a national tv and radiator. but that's after who the rebels who control the capitol fight more missiles towards abu dhabi in the united arab emirates on monday, the u. e says it intercepted on destroyed them. my middle atop has more from the capital santa the as how did the quality and it strikes have, namely targeted a number of areas in santa, especially the, the radio and tv tower, which is weighted in the north of the downtown of santa this, this tele was heard, according to the host, sosa's, we have also went there by the this is, you saw a military site. we couldn't go inside this area. it's used to be for the tv and radio broadcast tower. that is, that was covering the local areas. but so far to these of lights have been launch has been launched. the they have, they have to transfer this kind of broadcast to the satellite channels. but now we will also be the saudi lit quality. 0 strikes have continued over the night of tuesday and continued until the early hours of wednesday. 339 people are being killed out. a tropical storm anna swept through madagascar. it bold, heavy, rain and cold flooding homes have been swept away for some thousands of people to seek shelter. lower bed. manley has more. this is monica capitol, antoinette river, much of it submerged under water of the days of unrelenting rainfall to storm, sent water rushing through these streets. rather than pierre michelle shows the damage left in the wake. law. that buck aren't you. the power is cut in this area. we have to deal with that and the floods we're never at peace. every one is affected, not only my home, but all the houses in this neighborhood. neighbor vivian does her best to clear the water. her family, a thing for now being our fans and needs the water came in and we didn't know how to get it out of the house. so we put the kids on the bunk bed. my husband and i then sorted through our south to see the damage. local officials are asking people to leave their homes and join thousands of others at establish shelters, position of hulu and any which i mean set up the for shelters to receive the victims. and the municipality will take care of them. recall on all disaster victims for lead their homes and go to the shelters. the school gymnasium is providing short to refuge. most of those who escaped, say their homes were swept away or destroyed. and i am going in at that part of our house has collapsed. we ask for help. we can't live at home because it's flooded. if we leave here, we have no way to go out. intend on bit thought. i lay how had house was flooded twice the 1st time we stayed there, but this time we had to live because the mattresses i'd went and our baby glitzy. it's not unusual to see heavy rain during the wet season, but this was exceptional. with more than a 100 millimeters of rainfall in just one day, 20 districts are now on high alert. and people living in impoverished areas with poor drainage a more vulnerable to flooding. medi rescue teams have now taken boats to navigate the high waters, others organizing fresh water supplies, hygiene packs, and food. as many a now barbara bottle, water borne diseases from the sky. it's clear how much work needs to be done. as thousands of homes remain submerged and the full car shows more rainfall now on the horizon. lore about a manly al jazeera, well still had hail. now does that britain's prime minister boys johnson faces the biggest crisis of his political career. please open investigation and gatherings during corona virus lockdown. also practice on trying to control, searching for the virus infections with smart lockdown. little 40 face problems enforcing the measures. ah hi there. you're locked into your world's weather update for australia and asia. we're going to begin in australia really wet picture toward the north, along the east. we've got some pretty big downpours around now. been also into tasmania then off to the west pers at $33.00 degrees. but your temperatures are gonna hot up in the days to come, looking pretty close to about 40 over the weekend. so that is while above average, a south facing when means temperatures are below average across the south island of new zealand. danita in 15 degrees. christ church also 15, but bucklin makes the southern cloud for you with a high of 24. also got some sunshine in the forecasts for a band car coaching van city called them poor and singapore, but some thunder storms for jakarta. with the high 32 degrees. so that was whether that was over the philippines now starting to move off toward the west. but we've still got heavy falls for lose on island caused by the ne bond soon. i'm going to put this a few days ahead and we'll see where this disturbance goes. looks like it curls up and around with a steady stream of rain into taiwan. that's by saturday. this is one forecast model . ok back to the here. and now we've got rain and snow moving across the yanks. the river valley northeast wind is striking down those temperatures in shanghai to 7 on thursday season. ah, the journey a journey, a base, and one of necessity, ah, 3 different missions, but all facing the challenge of driving on nicaragua was an unpaid rent at the mercy of unpredictable tropical weather. risking it all liquor rack you are on al jazeera. ah, ah ah, what you all deserve weeks ago, robin a reminder of all top stories the us as confirmed it's in talks with gas exporters for alternative supplies to europe. it's concerned russia could cut supplies the event of a conflict with ukraine. these are the coalition funding in yemen resort re series vast strikes in the capitol center. the targets include hootie, military sites in several areas, as well as a national tv and radio tower and storm anna has killed at least $39.00 people. madagascar, tens of thousands have been displaced by floods in the pots of mesa become malawi, are also affected rallies being held and became the fences capital to show support for the soldiers behind a military coup. the hundreds of people celebration in the street. so we're going to go on tuesday, the minute to says it took power because of the government failure to contain the tank. some armed groups, united nations, of the us calling for the immediate relief of the deposed hasn't brought about a sum med nick, has more from the capital to look at the streets of order to you. it's hard to believe there was a military coup yesterday after days of unrest and gun battles and military bases near the president as well as the presidential palace. on monday evening, the military took the state television and said that they had to pay the presidents and that he was in a safe place, although they wouldn't say where he was. they said that they were angry at his inability to unite the country and pushed back armed groups that were taking over today. people took to the streets rally in support of the military saying that this is long overdue that they think that there needs to be military in charge of the country in order to succeed in order to move forward. however, it's unclear what will change what the military will be able to do that the previous years he wasn't, and a lot of people are asking those questions as well. people within the crew told me that they're speaking to the previous regime that they're speaking to religious in community leaders or next step. so a lot of people are waiting to see what's gonna happen in the coming days. most cases are also going up in bunker. so that's prompted officials in the northwestern city of the shower, to pass the so called smart lockdown. people in neighborhoods are selectively restricted depending on test results. last week, the country reported its highest number of daily infections. as the panoramic began, while her husband from pish, our a shower, it's home, good rent it, do 1000000 people. and there's also the 2nd hot spot after the city of garages, which i seen over 40 percent under deputy gets in right now to positivity gauges in the video. for shaw is hovering around brent beard. but then that did a thought an alarming trend. and although to your daughter dierdre daniel, that davenport marg lockdown and not be bernardo congregate, it appeared that the alternatives are not able to enforce that. and that i've gotten leading to a major crisis with an exponential ride and a number of wondered it gets, did. jared, that budget on his system, maybe. oh, well, when will not, maybe people are afraid of the government, but this time they're not too serious about imposing restrictions. secondly, the hyperinflation has also made our life miserable. and we either have to earn a living or die of hunger for where you martha hush, hair, wearing a mask is good for one's own safety and it's not so expensive that no one can afford it. but here, most of the people are ignorant of the seriousness of corona virus. indeed, are dangerous friend also given the fact that the world health organization has worn that they may be new reading under the paper. richard take this seriously. however, what we have seen in the video for shaw is our doctor, lack of cooperation from the people at large. and your daughter did are nowhere to be seen when it comes through age heading. and then 4th thing, go to strict regulations. south gross health ministry is urging people look to be alarmed about that. the record rise infections is recalled of 13000 new cases up from 8000 on tuesday. officials inspect case numbers to keep rising because of the ball, transmissible we covariance, but they say high vaccination rate symbol rapid testing means the health system is prepared to respond. it's hostile military fund has slash world wide gray full cason says the cost of living for many people is going to rise further. rosalyn jordan reports on washington d. c. on those who are already struggling to make ends meet just a few months ago. the international monetary fund predicted the global economy would flourish in 2022. but now the, i'm up has a different outlook, thanks to inflation not seen and decades. i am an economist said inflation as the result of pretty much everything going wrong. at the end of 2021. the arm across search, sickening hundreds of millions of workers worldwide. the resulting production cut in everything from oil and gas to consumer goods to fresh and packaged foods. visitors to this food bank in washington, d. c. se rising prices are harming their families. is really impacting my family tremendously. because if not, we'll be here. you know, and in order for the organization to help us as s like as of left, it's value, nothing in this, those, these shop with. and then there's the ongoing global supply chain disruptions likely to be around well in to 2022. the only way to reverse inflation says the i m f that raise interest rate for us. monetary policy is at a critical juncture. in most countries, when inflation is broad based, alongside a strong recovery, like in the united states, or high inflation runs the risk of becoming entrenched as in some emerging market in developing economies and advanced economies. extraordinary monetary policy suppose should be withdrawn in china, it's 0. cobit policy is having an impact on the world's 2nd largest economy. the report found that less demand for housing and consumer goods likely will depress it's growth. back in the us, thanks to a jobs glut created by the pandemic. u. s. workers are demanding and getting bigger paychecks. but the u. s. government says consumer prices also rose 7 percent in december, wiping out whatever financial cushion these workers thought they had between that and the end of a federal child tax credit program. low and middle income families are back to counting every penny, sometimes coming up short. so we're having to make some choices about what people receive in their bag and we're having to cut down on some of the more expensive grains, the more expensive canned items. and substitute those with some that are a little bit cheaper enabled. the other thing that we're having to do is figure out what we can find and we're not able to find as much variety as we were able to find . even last summer, the i m f says inflation should go down if the federal reserve does raise interest rates this year. that's because people don't spend as much when credit gets more expensive. it also says economic growth should improve as more people get vaccinated and return to work. but if the parent dynamic worsens again, the i m f says inflation will affect all people's lives for some time to come. rosalind jordan, l 0, washington, in the u. k. and until report into alleged gatherings held by the government in violation of coven 19 rules is due to be released very soon. now it could be crucial for prime minister boris johnson, who'll face and peas in just a few hours time. the london metropolitan police is also investigating whether any criminal offenses were committed or than a dozen gatherings was said to have taken place, including a birthday party for johnson port brennan has mall from london. the official line at the moment is that number 10 has not yet received. su grey's internal investigation into the events here at downing street some at least 17 parties that we know of that took place here at the height of lockdown in 2020. and but there are briefing, encounter briefing as to exactly what the timing of the release of that report could be. now yesterday we were being told that it could be released last night that tuesday night. and in fact, it wasn't on because there was a, a, an argument, essentially, between labor, the speaker of the parliament and danny streets over exactly how it should be released and where the labor should get advanced sight of it so that they could digest it. and then be able to question the prime minister when he gives a statement in front of parliament. so it now appears that since down the street hasn't got it yet, it's highly unlikely that we're going to have a statement from boris johnson after prime minister's questions at around 1 o'clock this afternoon. that said, it's still entirely possible that the report could land on the danny street desk some time today on the statement might be possible later on today. now, it's all in the, at the, at the exact notion of it just isn't clear at all. i am, but it, it is a really crucial 48 hours today and tomorrow, for the prime minister, who has been battling on several fronts in order to try and bolster up his job and maintain his credibility. not just with his back benchers and his parliamentary party, but also with the why the country who are exasperated by these drip drip drip of revelations about what been going on here in apparent contradiction to the restrictions that everybody else was operating under during those early months. of 2020 an explosion in athens in greece has injured at least one person. shops and office buildings were severely damaged. a fire broke out after the blast happened in the early hours. the morning, no one in the city in one of the pod me of the cities busiest roads. investigators are trying to determine what cause explosion. australia is observing its national day with celebrations and protests that marks the date when the 1st british ships arrived in present day sydney in 1788. but critics say that was the start of colonization rallies, have been taking place against the oppression of the indigenous people. sarah clark as morton brisbin ah, celebrations began at 1st light with his trailing flag raised alongside indigenous dances at a traditional smoking ceremony. january 26 is the country's official national day marking the arrival of the 1st fleet of ships from britain in sidney cove, in 1788. effectively founding australia, despite all we have endured and the challenges that are still a head. i'm just thankful to be in a stride him and to live in australia with my family. this land we call home. but while some celebrated others chose to protest, demonstrations were held in most major city. the protest is called january 26, invasion de dice, 8 marks the start of colonization and the genocide of aboriginal australians and people from the top right audience. and they want events to focus on what they say are injustices faced by the nations. first people, charlie does not represent the data morning operational label, and i think we celebrate january accorded more and more responsible for why we didn't think that's our long street. i wasn't fully celebrated on january 26 until it became official in 1994. but many want this day changed or scrapped entirely to make way for come immigration, that recognizes indigenous australians and a history of dispossession. indigenous laid it. so it's important to address the inequality faced by the aboriginal communities for centuries. we do have to change attitudes about how 1st notion stable i traded instruction. we have to reduce the i and ration right. sessions, people, there are way too many less guessing. testing in our country. inequality in the city and disadvantage is still quite large between aboriginal and non aboriginal styles. and so mccarthy says astrology and i should be an event that allows the country to reunite a view that supported by an increasing number of people in a struggle sir. class al jazeera prison, australia. well, india has also been celebrated against republic day with a large scale military press, 8 in the capital. thousands of people turned out for the ceremony in new delhi, despite it being paid back because of the pandemic. the event marx, anniversary of the creation of the countries constitution in 1950. now the 1st female president of honduras she'll mater castro, is resorting on thursday, but a split and her party has bought chaos in the national congress and will repel it. reports now from the grounds of congress in the capital hunters continues to experience the start of a political crisis. now we are actually inside the honduran congress. this is the floor of the main legislative chamber. now just days ago, chaos broke out when a group of congressmen and women within the president elect humana castro's own party broke rank to support a different candidate for president of congress than the one that castro had endorsed. now since then, 2 separate presidents of congress have been sworn in, leaving just about everyone in the country, confused as to who legally is actually in control of the national congress. now as you can see, it's absolutely full of people. there is no security folks are free to come and go as they please. it's really a surreal side because this would normally be an area completely closed off to the public. but since the weekend, when hunter and president elect humana, castle ordered police to remove restrictions into the building, this whole area has just been over run. take a look. i had them was our latest. what get the natal you have thought the 30th and he said to they, we feel happy because we have the freedom to be in this space. i thought never in my life have i been inside here until now that because it used to be fence tough. so people would not come in that and so we feel proud to have a government that cares about the people, and we will support the president elect until the end it up. we are a mazda, now, both sides of this disagreement continue to firmly hold their ground, meaning that there is no clear solution in sight. in the meantime, at least here inside of the honduran congress. chaos and confusion seem to be the order of the day. ah, eugene or dessert with me. so robin, reminder of our top story 0 is confirmed. it's and talks of gas exporters for alternative supplies to europe. it's concerned, russia could cut supplies in the event of a conflict with ukraine's, while russia's military is making inspections, turn short troops or combat ready has been holding drills her across the region. they've been taking place along the border with ukraine in crimea, and over in belarus years preston joe biden is calling on russia to pull back its forces. there will be an enormous consequences.

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