a case against china, the world trade organization accusing it of targeting lithuania over its ties with taiwan on. do us get ready to swear in its 1st female president, but the inauguration has been overshadowed by a leadership battle in congress. and i'm he descended with your sport world cup, qualifying for concert. 2022 are taking place throughout the world on thursday and in tennis, ashley brought it closes in on becoming the 1st local player to win the australian open in 14 full years. ah, we are going to begin this news are in moscow where the kremlin says the u. s. a. nato a failed to properly address its security concerns. washington has rejected russia's demand to have ukraine bod, from joining nato. the lack of progress is left several factors hanging in the balance. nato has about 4000 troops, backed by tanks and air defense is near russia. in estonia, lithuania, latvia, and poland, and more on high alert, prepared to deploy russia in turn, as about a 100000 troops near its border with ukraine, but it denies its planning to invade. russia's foreign ministry says the idea of a war with ukraine is unacceptable, but at the same time, another official from the ministry warned a nuclear missile crisis with the u. s. is inevitable. if checks aren't in place to turn down tensions. there are also concerns the germany's reliance on gas from russia leaves europe's largest economy, vulnerable. the u. s. as warned that the nord stream to pipeline project is not going to go ahead. if russia invades ukraine, the u. s. is in talks with energy producers to temporarily divert the supplies. we're going to be joined by 3 correspondence covering the elements to this developing story. dominic cane is in berlin for us. our white house correspondent, kimberly hawker, is standing by in washington dc. first, let's bring in dosage a body, who's in moscow door, sir. the rushes are not happy with the u. s. response. perhaps that's not much of a surprise, but they are willing to keep on talking. hey, yes, that is the general consensus from here to day. the russian foreign minister said that the americans have not a given a positive response to their main requests. and that is that nato not expand further, but that they have received positive responses waste under secondary requests and demands. and that is providing some optimism in room for talks in the future. we've also been hearing from the kremlin spokesperson said, there's really no reason to be optimistic at this stage. the as spokesperson also said that the proposals not being studied by the russian president vladimir putin, will decide on the next steps and what they will be at. we also understand that the russians plan on releasing the u. s. response in the coming days as well as providing their own response shortly that they said that's not going to happen at today or tomorrow. but in the near future they will release a official response. the general sense here is that, although there wasn't much in the written response, they received from the u. s. ambassador to russia, who hand delivered their documents to the foreign ministry on wednesday evening. there is still some room for negotiations and we've heard that there could be possibly another meeting between the russian foreign minister and his american counterpart, anthony blank and in the near future. for now, we're waiting for the russian president to see what his official response will be. to the answers they've received from the u. s. government. i think it's important to point out that diplomacy is going to continue for how long it's not clear, but we do know that the normandy format, that is the 4 countries, including russia, ukraine, germany, france, will meet in berlin in 2 weeks time. they had a long session on wednesday in paris for that last that 8 hours about a this cease fire in ukraine and how they're all committed to that. so there is a sense that there are still a small window of opportunity for diplomacy continue. how long that window will last remains to be seen. those are those very much indeed dosage of a low for us in moscow want to bring in our white house correspondent, kimberly hawkins, who's in washington, d. c, for us. and so their message has been delivered. we've had rushes response, what is the by the ministration do next? according to white house press, secretary gen saki, the white house will continue to make the case to russia, as well as to its partners, that it is going to continue to communicate the consequences of russian aggression and the consequences of russia actions. if it decides to invade ukraine, this is something that the united states has been communicating as recently as through a telephone call with the secretary of state entity blinking to chinese officials. this is something that the united states has continued to reiterate. if li vladimir putin does decide to invade ukraine, there will be consequences that will be military. the u. s. president, set to make a decision at the end by the end of the week were told whether or not to further add to nato's defenses in the form of additional weaponry from the united states. but also punishing financial sanctions that we now know would take the form of crippling rushes, not only aerospace de sector, but also its capabilities when it comes to artificial intelligence. so the united states is continuing to consult with the national security council as it plots next steps. but there's one thing that is clear from a youth standpoint. and that is, is it continues to reject unity with its partners as it continues to remind rush of the consequences if it chooses to invade ukraine. kimberly, thanks very much indeed. that's kimberly hawk at our white house correspondent. okay, we're going to turn to dominate trainers law for us in berlin, germany in a somewhat unique position here because it does rely heavily on that go those ga supplies of, from russia. how is germany finding its way through all of us? the problem for the german government, as it has been full successive german governments stretching back decades now, is that in so far as rusher is concerned, the german government feels a historic sense of guilt for the actions of nazi germany during world war 2, where tens of millions of soviet citizens, which obviously includes russians, ukrainians, bella russians, and many other nations to who were part of the u. s. s. r. and as a consequence of that, when the german government wants to put pressure on the russian government, it will not be in the form of providing armaments to ukraine, that some of the ukrainian government has complained about and said don't send us field hospitals and helmets for our soldiers send us how it says, in other words, weapons with which we can defend ourselves against potential ukrainian aggression. that's not going to happen from the german perspective. what they will do, they say, and increasingly so is they will act to impose sanctions. so what kimberly was talking about that idea of crippling sanctions. the german government has said it is prepared to take the consequences of refusing to switch on the north stream to gas pipeline. it's going to cost the german government a considerable amount of money. it could cost the european economy a considerable amount of money. but the view here is that if russian gas supply was switched off completely, that would also cost the russian economy. $200000000.00 a day is piped in terms of revenue through natural gas pipe in to so russia for what it pipes to europe will that would dry up very quickly. and so the view here is no amendments to ukraine, but crippling sanctions on moscow. whatever the price may be, whether the german economy suffers or not, that's what they're prepared to do, but they won't arm the ukrainians. dominic came talking to us from berlin. dominic, thank you very much. the police in ukraine have detained a national guard serviceman who shot and killed 5 people. 5 others were injured at a missile factory in nipple city. a soldier opened fire after receiving an assault rifle. poland has started building a 180 kilometer wall on its border with bella. luce is expected to be completed by next summer. the construction of the 5 and a half meter high wall is in response to a stand off with bella luce, the you accuses mens of encouraging thousands of refugees to cross into pulled illegally as a way to get into the e. u. john hall has more from complete in poland. what of all is going up? will it stop these illegal crossings of the border by migrants? refugees would be asylum seekers on the better side into poland at probably not particularly if they continue to have the help as has been alleged since the beginning of this crisis of belarus and border guards physically taking them to weak points along the border and physically cutting the fence or helping them through. i spoke in the last day or 2 with a could you see immigration lawyer who provides assistance to people who do get across with their asylum planes? he said nothing is going to stop this happening. people will simply find another way and remember that as much as this is a physical barrier. it is also a political construct being built by a polish government, right when government fiercely anti migrant. that knows only too well that this is a popular measure amongst its own supporters. tony bar ahead of the news are inducing, getting less for their leader. i many people in turkey, cheese door foot rising inflation and higher food prices and destroying data. europe's police agencies told to get rid of information at holes and fastens of people. i was to really get their world cup, qualifying campaign back on track that's coming up in the sport. ah coolie there's a burkina faso have warned ex ministers not to leave the capital or obstruct its military officers in a meeting with members of the o stood government. the manager crew is to be discussed at an emergency meeting of west african leaders and friday. the regional organization echo was, has condemned to take over the u. n. and the u. s. a demanding the immediate release of deposed president rush, her boarding while nicholas hack is joining us, live from booking of fossils capital. why google? nicholas can only imagine that this is affected, the la daily lives of many people in burkina, faso ok, we seem to have lost our link to nicholas in omega dougald. we'll try and get back to him later in the program. then mark as withdrawing soldiers from mali after military leaders demanded they leave the danes. we're part of a french lead counter terrorism task force to combat arms groups linked to al qaeda . and i saw that marks foreign minister said around a 100 soldiers were invited. marley's military government says that's not true. my she, nobody will come here by proxy any more thought used to happen, but now it's finished. it won't happen any more under the authority of our semi goiter. if someone has to come to molly and then we will come to an agreement, we will agree on what you will come here to do. and other energy firm is withdrawing from me and why? because of human rights concerns. the sterling company woodside follows energy giant chevron until tall and pulling out from the armies biggest source of foreign income. amnesty international says businesses have no excuse to continue working with the regime. this is what businesses need to be doing that need to be weighing this up. this is the right thing to be doing. i mean, if we next tuesday is the one year anniversary of the arctic who, i mean in that time way of saying over 1400 people killed with st. thousands of people detained and we have seen accident journalists that have been piled up like a bloody backlash where they've been detained in and often killed. so this is, i mean, the military is, they are launching indiscriminate attacks that are killing civilians. there's life saving a that's been blocked to the country. this isn't a bit of a country. this isn't a rage saying that he poor i should be wandering into and doing business with those . a gardener is director of human rights. it has australasian center for corporate responsibility. she says it's pressure from activists that are forced these firms into taking action. i think that this is dean because of a variety of factors, but mostly it has been the shia persistence of civil society organizations here in australia. but will say, very brave activists and unionists in mamma running the blood money campaign, who have really spoken to woodside a recent woodside and make them aware of the serious human rights violations here. and to the extent that woodside hasn't been out in a way, i think here in australia, we're seeing more and more energy companies be a bit more aware that social losses operate and more aware of the reputation operational impacts that can happen to the company as well. as financial impact, if they don't listen to civil society and these risks that applies by these types of operations saying is, you know, activists and civil society organizations really, you know, rushing to the ministers here in australia. the government's trying those channels as well as you know, directly to the company and raising this with k investors as a serious human rights violation. and, you know, i really think that would sides understand that we're coming into a future where it's not possible just to ignore shareholders in all civil society organizations. when they saying that it's untenable. so they are working and operating in a country that has today made it up to 1501500 of its own civilians, men, women, and children. okay, let's go back to that earlier story about the military coup in between or fossil. it's going to be discussed at an emergency meeting or show african leaders on friday, but cool leaders of warrant x ministers not to leave the capital or obstruct the military. let's go now to nicholas hawk. he's joining us from the capital or google nig. this one can only imagine the kind of impact that this is happening on the daily lives of people in the country. well, that's right. i mean, just a few numbers to give you rob. to 1000000 people displaced 3500000 people in urgent humanity in need of urgency manager and assistant in more than 2000 killed. those are staggering, staggering numbers for country who a few years ago was a role model in the region now facing unprecedented attacks from arm groups linked to al qaeda. and i saw, and that's making it very difficult for us humanitarian workers to get on the ground, especially in the north of the country earlier rob we met with some recently displaced on the outskirts of regard to go from the region of lauren in the, in the year of tito, where they said that people, men, especially a young boys as a aged 12 and above, were killed, targeted by these arm groups, and we're seeing mercy, young women and children fleeing towards the capital. now, joining me now from the international rescue committee is anna kevin. out. now you've been operating in the north, in the areas where these arm groups are active. what are you seeing over there? what are the needs of the people on the ground? indeed, i'm in for the displaced people. i mean the, the, the situation he has started about 2 years ago when one is off, when his on conflict really escalated and we, so when we 1st came into this country in 2019, we heard about 87 cells, an id piece internally dismissed people and today we are what 1600000 as you, as you mentioned. so this is a staggering number. most of the, most of the needs of basic needs. and most of these des, space people need dignified shelter. the need access to basically basic services such as health a water and obviously a basic basic equipment to cook. so these are, these are the basic needs of the, of the population that is displaced and why has it been so difficult for the government to give those basic needs that the state should be providing? well, i mean this, these does a number at the moment, all are so staggering that does a needful, international community as well, to show some very t and step in and, and help us obviously the are the instances here and was canal faso to cope with such a such a large displacement of people and, and such a situation. i think no country can be expected to actually cope with touch launch numbers, especially for countries that can't, can't do it on its own. currently there's a meeting of sa health, regional leaders with the donors to try to find a solution to their ongoing crisis. but given the current security situation, where does that, what, what can burkina do? what can be key has leadership due to tackle the current situation? well, i mean, read the dis summit so also to place 2 years ago and the sing. this is a mall as a follow up fall from the summit. a loss of pages were committed by the donors and international community. what we saw last year is us only a slight increase in the funding compared to to 2020. so we were kind of hopeful that this year this summit will bring a address exchange because you might need to so very huge in this country. it seems just to put it bluntly that no one really cares to what is happening to these people in this a hell region. why is it so difficult for donors to, to fulfill their pledges and how she help those people mostly need. as you said, it mostly children and young women. i mean this, this crisis year in the sale region and, and, and as you say, rightly i mean as 2200000 people displaced in the south region, 68 percent on book enough also. but this chris is in sale, i think is overshadowed by many crisis in the world. we can see what happened to you, and i've got this done last year in yemen, it's still continues. so what we're seeing is really a lot of crisis world wide. and the funding is really insufficient for all to to fund old is crisis. definitely. and all we can we can try and advocate for here is, is more support than more solidarity towards the people here. but jennifer, so and given out from the international rescue committee. thank you very much. now currently, the new leadership debility agenda that took over power earlier this week are meeting with trade unionists. they met with civil society actors where the former government and their aim is to try to find some sort of government of national unity or some sort of legitimacy to ensure that they are prepared for perhaps looming sanctions. the west african body echo us is going to meet on friday and i re coast to discuss this situation in burkina faso. but this is just adding to the crisis that we're seeing here in this a health after molly, where there has been an uptick, a violence in there too. there was a military coup and guinea there to military coup. now we're kina fossa. we're to step back for democracy and people here are wondering what will happen next. you remember in 2015 people took to the streets to bring back democracy. now, people here do not want to see those democratic advances that they've made been quashed by this new a leadership. now they're promising that they will bring back security to this country and the sovereignty of, of that breaking up us those military. the challenge, of course, is there ill equipped to deal with the current threat and, and when a conference, just a few weeks ago the president of new jerry admitted that some of the armies in their rich region are less better equipped than the arm groups that they are confronting the security situation, is the number one party, they say at least this, this, this dealership in burkina in order for people to return back to their homes that their priority rob, they're going to sac talking to us from walker do bertina, fossils capital next. thanks very much indeed. china says the u. s. must immediately improve its trade practices with beijing or face retaliatory tariffs that fall as a ruling by the world trade organization allowing china to take action on what it regards as unfair u. s. duties and in caps. a decade low dispute to new has more from beijing, china's commerce ministry has come out today on thursday and said that this is a significant ruling that safeguards the interests of chinese firms. now this dates back to a case lodged by beijing against washington back in 2012 under the previous obama administration at the time, washington had imposed parents on a number of chinese goods, including wind towers, solar panels, things like citric acid. and washington's argument was that the firms creating these goods were partially owned by state or entity government entities. and therefore, china was not abiding by market principles. and so they slept on these tasks on these chinese goods. now the w t o is saying that china has the right to impose $645000000.00 worth of retaliatory tariffs on the us. now there's 2 things to remember about this really number one that this amount of money, although it sounds like a lot is actually much less than what china originally asked for. china originally asked for the right to impose $2400000000.00 worth of chars against washington. secondly, this amount is really peeling in comparison to the amount of tower of since imposed on chinese goods by the previous trump administration. and those tariffs have amounted to $110000000000.00 under this ongoing trade war. when, meanwhile, the european union is launching legal action against china at the world trade organization. incentives around tensions between china and the member lithuania. it agreed, the taiwanese diplomatic office in the capital villiers would bear the name of ty, one and not chinese type pain. beijing considers taiwan to be part of its territory . now the e. u, as a keys in china holding up exports from lithuania at his border. these measures are threats to the integrity of your single market sale, fix that into your trade on you supply chains, and they have a negative effect on your industry. this is why they are stepping forwards to defend use rights. and today we are bringing the case to the w to to legion the when he should be under warranty. the issue between china and lithuania is a political one not and cannot make one. when the situation is the result of lithuania acting in bad faith, that hurts chinese interests. it's not a matter of china exerting pressure unless wayne ya. it's a bilateral issue between the 2 countries and not something between china and the new. the one on his book is the gentleman a professor in european studies at stanford university in berlin and johnny, it's not from the german capital, it's good to have you with us and i'll just either so thank you. why is it taking so long for the you to get involved in this because this dispute has been going on for some time to be honest, i am surprised that it was quite some time, but we should not see it as a single case or a dispute between the members of the european union leaf when the size of the west . but that doesn't matter, the size is not important. it is a sovereign state in the european union, is the cause to step up whenever an attack on one member is considered to be an attack, all of them, and as who sex. this is not a new situation. it has a longer history. i personally don't know enough about the domestic situation, but it is crystal clear that this is not just the bilateral action we've been trying to do the way it is something that directly affects the european union as a whole. that holds the competence for trade. policy is this just between the you and china, or all the even more wider issues at play here? well, i guess that is the explanation why it took longer. because what we can see is since the beginning of the pandemic is a change of perception, what is your pin member states on the european union as a whole? think about china's role in your politics. for many years, china was considered to be a very, a reliable trade partner. and of course you members, there politicians highlights concerns about the right situation there and the treatment of minority, but most really were about trade and all sourcing products from the european union. and china also helped a great deal to buffer the unintended consequences from crisis. so china is an important economic partner, but now more, more it appears to be also that your political rival and the united states is pushing more and more law. of course, in the conflict between the united states and china. why the european union was trying to be a bystander and to watch the conflict of the giants. this seems not possible anymore. and that's why the european union has to deliver it's owens ends. and this is just another expression of it. and the trade problems between the united states and china have been well documented over the last couple of years, particularly since they throughout the, the trump administration. china, if i understand it was trying to use, they are hoping to use it. it's deals with the e u to kind of offset the problems that was having with the u. s. how much of an impact is, is likely to have on china a longer term. well, as i said, the european union is trying to differentiate between we have a reliable economic partner. and sheila politics is a different story. this is no longer working at times in which the united states is back militarily, iraq, when the european continent is facing a threat from russia. and in times in which everything becomes much more transactional. you cannot expect the united states to protect, to the security perspective and allow you to do whatever you like in trade relations or in whatever economy ties with other parts of the world orders book that we appreciate you being with us and all does it is good to get your thoughts. thank you very much. indeed. thanks for having me. still ahead on al jazeera, a former child soldier in sierra leone 20 years on the civil war. we hear his story . and fans gathered him are 2 years since the death of n b. a stop holy bryan. his daughter is 7 others and a helicopter crash. ah, it snowed this morning and go and hide it snowed in jerusalem and still fairly cold breezy and sherry from north in egypt right up towards western syria coastal, syria. and that cold as could produce once again on friday, a brief shamal that will find itself out into snow storm. my love in the empty quarter, my just cat parts are the you a as well a we could go this. this wind was a very cold one. it was reco, breaking the cold in at night it got codes were, were on friday night. now the folk us down to 6 in kuwait, down to re adds for the i was sub 0 this time or we could go. but that shemelle tends to weaken during saturday. sunshine been the predominant weather throughout the middle east, levant, the few showers running across the rocky plain. but nothing much in the sky. there is one developing though another late winter storm swelling round, nothing like as bad as the last one. it will bring rain to sudden turkey and cypress, and probably libya northern egypt during sunday. on monday it'll generate some snow through eastern turkey. otherwise, the pictures are fairly sunny and settled one for the most part to run in the middle east. briefly you remember that tropical cyclone that went across madagascar that is it now doing some good, dropping some rate in the arc of anger doubt. ah, the step beyond the comfort zone were assumptions or challenge. travel to the ends of the earth and further experience the unimaginable of the people who live it. this is probably the most extreme situation i've been involved in. how quickly things contract award winning documentaries that alter perception witness on. i'll just the euro with lou ah, working on, is it a reminder what top stories this are russia says the u. s. and nato have failed to properly address its security concerns. though it is possible to continue with talks. western pas have refused moscow's demand to bar ukraine from the security alliance. and other energy firm is pulling out of me and mob because of human rights concerns is trillion. company woodside follows energy giant chevron and to top it cutting off the armies largest source for foreign income. for european unions long legal action against china at the world trade organization. the use as beijing is punishing in lithuania by blocking trade in ports because of its dance. on taiwan. the 1st female president of honduras is due to be sworn in c amount. a castro takes over from to turn president hon orlando hernandez. but a split in cost was potty is overshadowing the inauguration ceremony or monopolies life for us and the co capital. my know, just to bring us up today with what's happening in this political crisis. well, a dialogue, a national dialog continues underway. there still hasn't been any sort of announcement as to any agreement or solution out of this legislative crisis. but the crisis itself stems from a group of about 20 members of congress from president elect sumani castro's own party, who broke rank to support a candidate for president of congress. that's different than the candidate that castro had endorse. and since then, there have been 2 separate presidents of congress that have been sworn in this, of course has sparked confusion across the country as to who exactly is in charge of the honduran national crisis of the hunter, national congress. but for the moment, because this is such a historic day, such an important day, only hours away from integration, it appears at least for now, the political bickering has ended and been put aside so that people can celebrate. if you look at the streets in the city of those he, alba, it's, it's almost like a carnival across the street. people are celebrating, looking forward to the next few hours when the country's 1st female president will be sworn in. there are a lot of high profile foreign guests due to arrive at this ceremony. what's the international reaction to all of this? well again, this is an historic moment for honduras, and the list of high profile guess certainly reflects the importance of this day among those invited. and we were talking about somewhere around 80 different international delegations. they're here including us, vice president, pamela harris, the king of spain, philip the 6, the vice president of argentina, the vice president of taiwan, among others. and yes, there are several different interests at play here when it comes to the united states. for example, vice president harris is in honduras, hoping to strengthen the u. s. honduras relationship. trying to find a reliable partner in hunt in a central america's northern triangle, which is a part of the world that accounts for a majority of the migrants that end up on the u. s. southern border seeking asylum in the united states. the vice president of taiwan is here also hoping to secure that special relationship that, that taiwan enjoys. with honduras, the u. s. vice president, pamela harris, and the vice president of taiwan, have had already an opportunity to meet to, to sort of reiterate that commitment that the united states has toward recognizing tie one united states and honduras to of only about 15 countries of the world that recognized high ones autonomy from mainland china. the presence of let left his latin american leaders like vice president of gauge net of, of argentina, the invitation of gravity, and bought each of the newly elected president of sheila, sort of here symbolically welcoming humana castillo into this club of left. his latin american leaders manual, you said that the political differences have been put aside in order to be able to rely this suddenly to go ahead. but how tough to we think it is, foresee amount acosta on the government to get things done. once the settlement is over and done with and the that they move on to businesses, usually essentially it's certainly a difficult situation as we mentioned before, things are quite calm today, only a few hours away from an observation. but when we're talking about this political crisis, it's, it's borders on the absurd, really here in honduras, a country that has seen for the last 12 years, scandal, after political turmoil after scandal linked to the, to the presidency of wonderland. where amanda is, whose own brother is serving a life sentence in the united states for drug trafficking. but when we look at this current political crisis, what we're hearing from political experts across the country is that this is a crisis that has been manufactured by president elects. you might have castro's political opponents to undermine her presidency before it even begins. but again, things have been put aside, but to resolve this conflict, there needs to be some sort of political sacrifice, if you will, from one of the presidents of congress that have gotten the, have been sworn in over the course of the, of the last few days. this is going to be difficult, but many are hoping that the visit from us vice president comma le harris will help to smooth things over that showed solidarity could help the country sort of rise above the political differences that are being seen in the legislative chamber and find a peaceful solution to this political prices robin talking to us from to go to golf manual. thank you very much. date shoppers in turkey can't look forward to lower prices anytime soon. the central bank is full costing a 23 percent inflation rate this year. cielo reports from his stumble, high inflation as a major talking point for all turn. the lira has lost nearly half of its value within the past year. as the central bank may steep cuts to interest rate, that also the policy cost prices to soar, including for energy and such as a ingredients for a turkish breakfast. to make one kilo of this culture cheese, you need 11 liters of raw milk. the price of milk doubled with the increase on electricity. natural gas prices are rising. our regular customers cut their consumption nearly 40 percent. kirk is inflation rates rocketed to 36 percent in december after a series of interest rate cuts demanded by president project a drum. it's the highest inflation rate since the election 20 years ago. the tricky marsha was we used to buy in kilos last year now and grams for more than half of our retirement salaries are being spent on gas electricity phone bills. on the 1st day, high prices are like with the domain of focus of stock market attention. the central bank is best for the seeking to rebuild foreign reserves, which fell more than 60 percent from mid december. so just $7500000000.00. here's a further, inflation rises in the coming months terrify turkey manage the latest increase to the minimum wage, and the pensions are not enough to make. and the central bank forecasts and inflation rate of 23 percent this here. some analyst things that's optimistic and expect tours to come and we manage somehow we buy the cheapest things, but it's very difficult for larger families to manage. i don't know how things will work. responding to the economic challenges, government leaders and cur, have implemented a series of measures during the past month to persuade savers, banks, and companies to hold more lira, rather than foreign currency. those measures studies the lira for now, but many fear the hopes of lower inflation have already left the station and they will soon be paying an even bigger price for turkey is financial turmoil. the non castillo al jazeera stumble. hundreds of children were constructed to fight in seattle. he owns 11 years civil war that killed more than 50 funds and people, 2 decades on most of them find it difficult to integrate into society. i just spoke to a former child soldier about his struggles. my name is was mancow tree . i mean child jer during the civil war in cedar. and they usually call me during the war, cornell khaleta. i met his commander by the name of mitchell law. me jello and the money. the clip my head where they cried my head. so finally i became another. i've been begun to trim me, begun to tread me, begun to train me, begun to travel with me. different different areas, even give me a call and i will see if what the 7 is my go and i was using the jungle really doing the wall. what i see with my eyes then that expedius. i don't want much. you going to seat, then i experience things that we change your perspective of life for the shots while appear in the loop all around the country for them. they do not see none of these people. so i decide i will if i will live lutely, it will fit on sooner as i do for free town, i rent to my sister, my alaska. what do we have to get for? i being with the brick spoof and gets water for people. clean people's house do this thing because one, i don't want to be like my friends, what i want to because somebody international then i have kids in all their now days movie for me to finish already educational new job with me. not in. i just eat a lot even though you can. you mean it was at home this and that's mostly keep it that even most of my colleagues, some of them, i'm not calling again from england such as societies. because while they didn't even lit it, they did accept new reading society articulate well like me, i guess i said diesel sites in europe, police agencies in order to destroy information. it holds on 5 thousands of people . regulators accuse us, paul, of exceeding your limits for data storage, sas and votes, or monster down phone from the linda file, the court case and answer them against police to find out why europe will, is buying on him. the dutch activists, as the worst he did, was break a window during the protest for homeless people, while police in the netherlands admitted founder linda is no danger to society. he has yet to find out what europe will know about him. they don't have chris on the data. and if they don't have grip on the data and they spread it all around the world, this is super dangerous. what is the danger of the danger is getting arrested and ending up in an, in, in the police cars to the or worse in a certain country because they don't like political activist or left wing political activist. in my case, you report obtain personal data, thousands of citizens after french police hacked into an encrypted phone messaging service. as a result, dutch french, german, and british police arrested hundreds of suspected criminals in 2020, in the so called and called chap case. the most remarkable find was a container equipped to torture people. lawyers are questioning the legality of the operation and you see fish new. ok. so if you see a wave of court cases now in the netherlands, you ok from being finland and germany. everyone is fighting this, but so far clarity has not been given bass. this is quite unique because anchored chat is one of the biggest hex ever done by the police. and they should clarify, if it was done legally, the european data protection supervisor has company at your pulse practices with those at the american spy agency, as we field by whistleblower edward snowden in 2013. so you can not collect the data just in case it will be necessary. it will be useful in the future. you should know from the very beginning to what the doctor is thought for. this is the difference between the european approach and the in some other parts of the world where it is acceptable that the data is stored in case it will be useful in the future. you know, a fall declined to comment on camera, but in, in response the agencies fast that's a 6 months time limit for data storage just not enough. and that it is assessing how the supervisors decision to destroy the data will affect the security of you citizens. while most europeans won't complain about data storage for criminal networks, if concern about the millions of innocent people who are being monitored, the european commission is disgusting if legislation to allow europe pulled mass data storage should be adopted. i'm actually quite surprised that what happened at that time was and as a, everybody was speaking out very clearly in the e u. and now d, u was doing in themselves. and there was not so much outcry yet from the linda is calling on other europeans to go to court, to demand access to the files stored about them. but he wants, it could take many years before they'll receive answers. steadfast and al jazeera, amsterdam, chloe. but telling me is a policy advisor to european digital rights in brussels. she says you to paul's work needs to be constantly evaluated. make sure it's not reinforcing discrimination. the reform is going completely in the wrong direction. it is going toward more powers, more operational powers for europe will. it is actually in something durable, funny sure, and data protection rules. it is creating exception loopholes in its turn, bases allowing it to process data of, you know, some people, a person having to lead to crime. and this is complete me the wrong direction to other people that are protection action. what we were command instead is actually to look and evaluate how europe of work is reinforcing. certain discriminatory practices at national level. and also check whether the teacher and checks and balances system in place are actually effective soldiers. and jordan say they've killed 27 drug smugglers trying to sneak across the border from syria. and army spokesman says the traffic is use heavy snow cover to carry large amounts of illegal drugs. the military is rules of engagement have recently been tightened to combat an increase in drug smuggling. and that was quite has jolted the toner islands 12 days after the underwater volcanic eruption and to nami, which wiped out villages the center of the magnitude. 6.2 tremor was off the coast . in the pacific ocean quakes are relatively common. there are no su nami warning was issued. peruse, government is threatening to shut down an oil company at the center of a 2nd oil spill this month, reps or denies. there's been a new leak at the la p. a refinery near the capital, lima. the government says crude oil spilled into the sea during working a pipeline. it's an army in toner caused a major spill into the sea from the same refinery. 2 weeks ago. the navy and thailand has been mobilized to help contain an oil leak and an under see pipeline. it's feared beaches in my own province. in the gulf of thailand, could be coated in oil in a few hours. around a 160000 liters is estimated to spilled singapore, some singer and specialists from singapore adjoining the repair mission. 6 people are suing the operator of the focus human nuclear plant in japan. they say the developed cancer in the years following the 2011 nuclear disaster recovery again reports louis representing the 6 cancer patients walked to fall there lucy, to tokyo district court. they say tokyo electric power company holding ship pay more than $5000000.00 in compensation. after their clients were exposed to radiation, following the 2011 nuclear disaster in fukushima, one of the 6 plaintiffs who doesn't want to be identified says, cancer has ruined her life. poor going, you got it. you've been any base, we're burning. i always wanted to be a career woman working hard in take here, but as diagnosed with cancer and i still feel ill after i had surgery since then i'm in a situation where i have to prioritize my health over everything. in march 2011, a magnitude 9 earthquake struck japan's eastern coast. it triggered us unami that sent huge waves surging as far as tank kilometers in land. the fukushima nuclear power plant was also overwhelmed and see water flooded its react, his radiation leaked out, forcing more than a 150000 people to flee. the 6 people seeing the operator lived in fukushima in 2011 and later developed thyroid cancer. lawyers say cases of the disease in fuque ashima are significantly higher than the national average go dothan gone through, you know, i, thyroid guns is allowed to see that only one and a 1000000 people get on average as a number of children fukushima around 30000 only one person would get it every few years, but after the nuclear disaster are 266, people have developed cancer fukushima b a u m report last year found the nuclear disaster had not increase the risk of cancer. and the authorities in fukushima say the high detection rate is due to over diagnosis. below is se fukushima zone is should be held accountable for radiation exposures unless they can prove otherwise. victoria gate and be al jazeera indians national carrier air india is back under the control of one of the country's largest companies. but tata group founded the airline 90 years ago, and it was nationalized in 1953, taught a bit 2 and a half $1000000000.00 for the debt laden carrier. and it's promising to turn it into a world class airline with improved customer service. a deals being seen as a victory from prime minister and the lender mode is privatization push. so, had an al jazeera daniel collins shakes off health problems to reach her 1st grand slam final deals with peter going up his board. ah, for quite a few decades casa, has been dealing with political and economic turmoil. and its people struggle to access essential needs, like adequate quantities of potable water, a sufficient number of beds for pregnant mothers, and limited access to up to date information for students. and in the hasa, the ground water is not sufficient to meet the daily needs of all of its residents . this led to the development of the new water treatment facility and hun eunice slowing down further pollution. the extension of, as if, as medical facilities was accomplished to provide expectant mothers with a safe and reliable opportunity to get the care they needed. the kuwait library at the university college of science and technology is not only a repository of knowledge but an access point to the world beyond o. a dozen sport his peter. thank you, rob. well, we'll begin with the race to qualify for the world cup and cutter. it has fired up again in asia. the strange having got the campaign back on track. they threshed vietnam for know in a group be match in melbourne to in the 3 game. windless runs in the qualifies of the suckers remain outside the top 2 places in the group and the automatic qualifying good. that comes with it. we may be a little bit spoke in the 2nd half, but overall i think it's a day's work and i was just happy with best playing strategy. probably been a couple years before since family and friends and stuff and those here on the crowd. so i was just happy to be back and just enjoy the not so good night around thick and place. a man group is currently occupied by japan who also when they qualify on the china to you know, ending their opponents hopes of making it to the finals in concert japan. a one point ahead of the australians in the standings group be leaders. saudi arabia face oman later. right now iran can secure the place that ca for 2022. if they beat iraq, they haven't lost any of the matches. so for and for top of group a, but both teams are missing plays because of coven 19. i can tell you that the iranians are one know, up in that match. south korea took a step closer to qualifying themselves off the baby lebanon. one know earlier they are 3 qualifies in the south american zone later, brazil and argentina have already qualified, but they all still 2 places available and also a playoff spot. a win for equitable, ever brazil would all but send them to cover while chile would move into the automatic places, if they'd beat argentina and uruguay face paraguay with both teams. still in with a chance of making the world cap you may need as well as the seals here, but the copier cheap. we are in a difficult moment, but the time has come to compete and do something that has never been done in qualifying grant, which is to win 3 games in a row to reach the world cup. katasha it is our responsibility at the time house come to start making excuses. and i will tennis number one. ashley barty is through to the final about home grand slam the australian open boss. he took just over an hour to beat american madison cheese 6163. if she continued her impressive run in melbourne. the reigning wimbledon champion is yet a drop. is it a winning sunday? final would make 40 the 1st local to the new australian open since 1978. i honestly, it's just incredible of, i mean, i love this one mile up coming out here and playing in australia and i as in ozi, we're exceptionally small. the where grants are nice and we get to play at home. we had plane a backyard and i'm just, i'm just happy that i had to try my best tennessee. i enjoyed, i've done well before. and now we have a chance to apply for a title. it's, it's unreal. body will played danielle collins for that title. the american crushed 7 seed e grocery on take less than a year off to coming back from surgery. who endo me, tree osis collins, winning 6461 to reach her 1st grand slam final. and we've had some incredible that us over the years and i to play against the number one player in the world and in her home country. i think it's going to be really spectacular. i've um, you know, the energy, the fans bring whether they're, you know, for me or for my opponent. i think we're just so grateful. after everything with colvin to be able to pete have incredible energy and people here supporting. ah, i'm just excited that everybody's looking. florida. probably having a great mass in and battling away with ash arguably the most entertaining events has been. the mains doubles. thanks to nick cheerios. and fantasy khaki. marcus yesterday. aliens who are now known as the special case really got the capacity crown fired up in melbourne as they won again to make the final. and now, how to get really excited as though faced fellow, as he's next purcell, and met eben for the title. the mains will double another jock a bit. you return to action for the 1st time since been deported from australia. you'll play at a tournament in dubai. next month, the serb was stopped from playing at the australian open and had his visa cancelled over his coven 19 vaccination states us. and after 18 seasons in the nfl, the pittsburgh steelers quarterback ben ruffles burger has announced his retirement . the 2 times super bowl champion posted a message on his twitter page saying the time has come in his career at the steelers log. more than 64000 passing yards and 418 passing touchdowns. it's been 2 years since basketball style coby bryan's and his 13 year old daughter gigi was killed in a helicopter crash. near los angeles fans had been paying tribute to the 5 time n b, a champion, his daughter and 7 others who died in the crash on the hillside where the helicopter came down. one of them, dan medina, has made a bronze statue of the pair and hiked up the hill with the 73 kilogram sculpture. this is all on my own. no one asked me to do it, but then i found myself with 2 beautiful designs. i decided to bring it up for the day, from sunrise to sunset, and kind of cree bit of herb. i'm a healing process for france. will leave it there for now. most fulton is again, in a few hours time. rob peter, thank you very much indeed. and that's it for me. what madison to this he's are, i'll be back in a moment with more of the days use join me that if you can get by ah ah february on i just need a china host the winter olympics, but will diplomatically costs and the corona virus overshadowed the events, rigorous debates and unflinching questions. up front cuts through the headlights to challenge conventional wisdom. al jazeera keeps you up to date of mation tackle the overcome barrier amid continued vaccine inequality. 11 east investigates how breaks the pandemic and changing pace are causing the great british curry crisis. the african union hope it's 35th ordinary session. the 1st with israel as an observer state, with several nations campaigning against israel status and pressing issues across the continent. there is much disgust february on a jessina, india, a conspiracy theory claims muslim men are treating hindu women into marriage and converting one at one aisd investigates with mouth. one out of you americans are increasingly saying authoritarianism might not be so bad. there were several steps along the way where the chain of command, if you like, tried to cover what's your take on why they've gotten this so wrong? that to me is political malpractice, the bottom line on us politics and policies and the impact on the wealth on al jazeera, a lot of the stories that we cover heidi complex, so it's very important that we make them as understandable as we can do as many people as possible, know about how much they know about a given crisis or issue with the smell of death is overpowering as al jazeera correspondence. that's what we strive to do. ah, russia says it's not satisfied with the u. s. response to its mainly security demands, but it doesn't rule out talks to diffuse tensions with ukraine. ah, i'm about this and this is on 0, live from doha. also coming up, we're in honduras as the country gets ready to swear in its 1st female president, sumani castro. the inauguration has been overshadowed by a leadership battle in congress.