this is al jazeera ah. hello sir. hello robin. you're watching the al jazeera news. our lie from our headquarters here in doha, coming up in the next 60 minutes, ukraine's president presses for more re to fight russia in an address to the us congress. just your money is not. charity is an investment in the global security and democracy. street to street fighting intensifies as russian troops continue their assault to control the ukrainian city of backlog. also phase of a new wave of coven, 19 in china, of the world health organization address beijing. for more information on the u. s . braces for what's been called a once in a generation. winter storm and in sport. marcus rochefort fires manchester, sidney manchester, united to victory and the english li kathy england, while cap star helping his team secure a spot in the quarter finals. ah, welcome to the news or the ukrainian president as address the u. s. congress saying his country will never surrender to russia. slaughter mill, zalinski said supplying ukraine with military aid was an investment in the global security and democracy. they overseas trip is the fir, since russia invaded nearly a year ago. mike hannah reports now from washington, dc. the ukranian president receives a hero's welcome as he enters the house rule that men must wear a jacket and tie, waived or simply not enforced. the invitation to address both houses of congress is a rare honor, but the ukrainian president is also well aware that the legislators here control american per strings. and it is they, he has to persuade to continue aid to his country. thank you for both financial packages. you have already provided us with and there was you may be willing to decide on your money is not charity is an investment in the global security and democracy that we handle in the most responsible way. this is one of the last occasions how speaker nancy pelosi will preside over the chamber from january. the 3rd. it will be a republican in the chair with some on the right wing of the party intent on stopping the regular funding to ukraine. the extreme right wing faction is very much in the minority, but with the slim republican majority in the house, its power is disproportionate to its size. and the issue of ukrainian funding could prove to be a factor, even in the election of a house speaker. earlier the ukranian president arrived at the white house i should in by president biden, who put an arm around his shoulders and who made clear that unequivocal us support will continue the american people with you every step of the way. and we will stay with you. we will stay with you for as long as it takes on the stay to the senate overwhelmingly, confirmed a new ambassador to russia. it has also sent a massive omnibus bill to the house, which includes an additional funding of more than $40000000000.00 for ukraine. at the conclusion of his speech, the ukrainian president presented a battle flag signed by soldiers to be outgoing. how speaker a flag that he said is a symbol of victory. and the applause is a clear signal that ukraine and its president are assured of ongoing bipartisan support. my cana audio 0 washington willis costner to moscow to speak to algiers. correspondence allow hotter, who joins us now. so a warm welcome and huge funding and arms offered to ukraine. but what's reaction from moscow considering wiser, just dropping about moscow? saying that was the de facto war with the us. yes, we have a fresh comenity from the kremlin just now with the spokesperson of the kremlin mitre pest called her, said that the kremlin does not expect any a positive outcomes of students because visit to washington also. prescott has added saying that the united states supplying the ukranian army with patriots will make these weapons. and a gentleman to todd, get for the ukrainian, whether be mislead themselves or also the personnel who might be training the ukrainian army or actually the operating these massages. also, the scope has other saying that this will, on the prolong, the agony of the ukrainian people and it will not hinder what most school has said as an objective for what it's called a special military operation. and you clean or rather the ward and you create this reaction from the crumb that has been also ongoing. from yesterday, we have heard the action from the deputy had off the federal council. the russians had to count said, he says that this is also, is it less because visit is also another example that neither most and neither key is no washington are actively seeking peace talks to end the conflict in ukraine. and of course, i'm sure that will comment from the kremlin in the hours to come in related matter . the head of the i a e, a is also in rush, regret, and trying to avoid any potential nuclear incident. i mean, what more do we know about his visitor and what's on the agenda? grossey has arrived early this morning to moscow. what we know to know is that he is meeting with the head of the russian atomic agency, alexi. the hutch of also representing the sensitive from demons, study off defense that i should miss city of defense the meeting. and also to present that this of the russian guards or the russian presidential gods who are actually in charge of the best approach here, a nuclear power plant. what we now, what we know to now is that the negotiations will focus on establishing or a possibility to stop this safety zone along the port osha nuclear plant. most school has said repeatedly that it does not see any problem in establishing, such as zone. but with conditions, conditions of most cool is that the russian army remains in the power plant. as we all know, last october, there was a ford under here and russia and next for main parts of ukraine, the photos. yes, he found no guns. and also don yet, and by that, the approach here has become part of russia. this is what most school says and it's important for most school. it's true to remain in the power plant, even if that is a safe zone established along the power plant. because we coming back to you through the day of more updates on hotel correspondent force in moscow. thank you. well, let's come over to maximilian, hast he's a fellow at the foreign policy research institute. joe's now from london can help you with this on the program. mr. has so the ukrainian presidency kills more funding $1850000000.00 and a patriot defense system. not bad. ready for a day's work, but it doesn't stop that. does it really? because the hard work has then you just started to begin. he's got skeptical us law makers to get on the side, but on the whole you be the contact all the symbolism of the visit. can you? no, i think the symbolism of the visit is the most important part of it. and the reason why zalinski has traveled all this way from being at the front lines of the conflict in buffalo just 36 hours before then coming to washington meeting with president biden. addressing congress really looking to show this united front in the symbolism together. and it stabs him quite star contrast to sort of the images that the russians have tried to put forward president vladimir putin. the russian president was of course, the other day in the yellow room where he was attempting to cajole the leader. there more full broadly endorsed his invasion of ukraine and perhaps to potentially open up a 2nd front as well. but so far that hasn't come to pass rushers, left sorting without international allies. whereas you can go and speak to the very alls of power and get the support that it needs, despite some quibbling from some rather childish republican congressman. yeah, let's talk about the holes of pan. because lensky has made it very clear that a to ukraine is not a charity event. it's a fight for democracy. he's kelly said that he's also very aware of the bipartisan support that you just alluded to. and the fact that the republicans will be in control of the house come january. it's all about a unity of position both for him and for them. yes, certainly i think that, you know, it should be stated that the vast majority of congressional republicans, particularly in the senate, are in favor of continuing the support for ukraine and standing for the very it. so some spoke about the importance of defending freedom in the international order. ukraine is very much the frontline of that conflict and it is certainly very much in the united states of interest to continue supporting them. this divide that we've seen a merge of the republican party really has primarily to do with the parties. former leader, former president, donald trump, who has taken a rather anti ukrainian stance throughout his former presidency, but now in particular sense losing the real action. and he is sort of stuck those flames amongst his die hard supporters. those on the most far right. even on the conspiracy anxious fear, c theory, fringed within congress about climbing you. crime is unworthy and divisive aid. but that is something that is going to play within the republican party as he, jackie, is to try to reassert himself as the lead figure of the 2024 presidential elections and other republicans tape at that. and looking for an alternative and potentially around the same as the governor in florida. just focusing on the republicans are in the house at the moment just to be clear in terms of the focus that they have. and the difficulty of choice that they have in the coming weeks about supporting ukraine. how concerned will they be that supporting ukraine gets them you might say the brownie points and doesn't give by the policy when i think there certainly will. the statements from some of the more prominent congressman on foreign policy matters in particular in the senate lindsey graham warping to try to have that be a sort of basis of republican success as well. not just the by the administration success, but i don't think we'll see that in the house really because the congressman, they're far more. ready loyal to president former president donald trump and won't be wanting to invoke his or publicly supported you. graham. even if they vote for an engaging with maneuvers to ensure that support continues to pass, which is see what happens in the coming out as silence. he continues his visit to the man maximilian hes joining us from london. thank you. thank you for having no fighting by moot denise from ukraine is continuing molden. 5 months after russian troops declared the battle for the city had begun. ah, these are some of the latest pictures coming out of the city that is now in ruins. ukrainian forces have held and ground and a territory that russia could use to advance all of the cities. if it takes control . charles stratford has more from keith. butler is undeniably one of the hottest places along that 1300 kilometer front line. it's a city that has been fought for with increasing intensity, i suppose over the last 5 months of this 10 months war. and it's bad to say that suddenly in the last month or so, the russians have made very little advance. we know that the fighting is especially a tense in the east of the city. this is a place that is now being called a meat grinder. and that's with reference to that world war will. one, bustle is a very done where tens of thousands of soldiers were killed. we understand the thousands of ukrainians and russian soldiers have been killed in the battle for back moot, many civilians as well. we also know that there are still surprisingly quite a few civilians in that town refusing to leave law g, as is usually the case because they have nowhere else to go and they're worried about their properties. but mood is strategically important because it is potentially a gateway to other large cities in the don't it's region the city of criminals and slob yonce. but it's fair to say that the situation has come to a very brutal war of attrition and a stalemate. well, still had here on the news, our monsoon flood sweep malaysia, forcing tens of thousands from their homes. also, benjamin netanyahu is said to return to power with the most right wing coalition government in israeli history and install we'll hear what poland captain has had to say. about the world cup final far will be here. with that story. ah. that the world health organization is urging beijing to provide more detailed information on the spread of coven 19 in china. record numbers of infections have been reported since the government began easing restrictions, but deaths from cov 19 have been low after china changed its criteria for recording them. it's only counting those due to pneumonia. all respiratory failure. the u. s . is wanting, the virus could mutate while neighboring india is stepping up surveillance, w choice, very concerned over the evolving situation in china, was increasingly ports of severe diseases. in order to make a comprehensive risk assessment of their situation on the ground. doubly john needs more detailed information on business severity, hospital admissions, and requirements for i to you support w j, supporting china to focus its efforts on vaccinating people and the highest risk across the country. and we continued to offer our support for clinical care and protecting its health system. o'malladge as of a hospital in shanghai, i'm tall, stuck to prepare for a surgeon cove at 19 cases, as the virus sweeps across the country. they said in a social media post that half of the cities 25000000 people are expected to become infected by the end of the year. but despite the surgeon infections, the number of people with cave in 1900 in china is unclear new deaths. and virus have been reported for 2nd day. in 3 years of the pandemic, the country has recorded less than 5 and a half 1000 say tallies. but bodies reported to be piling up, increment orleans, and china's position to stop requiring daily p. c. r test means less data is available. more people are also falling ill in the capital. beijing and shanghai hospitals are short of beds and many pharmacies like drugs. china has vaccinated more than 9 out of 10 people, but less than 50 percent of elderly people have received booster shots. full hunter is epidemiologist and professor in medicine at the university of east anglia enjoys now the county of cheshire in northwest england. it's could help you with the program professor. it's been 2 week china, kentucky where this has been 2 weeks since trying to end it almost. what most of the covert measures, infection rate is rapidly rising once again. how do you assess the situation as you understand it right now? but quite right, i mean, i think china is in a very dark place at the moment. it is undoubtedly seeing very large numbers of cases. i think the reported number of cases just data and they're probably extremely under reporting cases at the moment. so one reason or another and that applies also to to tell it is that when you look at the fatality draft of as reported, the hardly any case, any debts on that doesn't match with the people are reporting on the ground. so it is a very confusing situation, and i think they're very difficult for china. indeed, i'm sure we'll have to get the w ha to push them on that and i'm sure they would in the coming days. let's talk about the variance. because as soon as you talk about variance globally, we all start to worry. what do you know about this particular variant and should we be worried? well, it is said to be the point 7 variant that circulating at the moment in china. although again, there's not a lot of data on the international surveillance, but gina type surveillance status. but you know, from the news items, it seems to be a b at point 7. now, point 7 is actually reasonably common, very globally. and i, and in the rest of the world is actually being on the decline. and this does seem to be less infectious at the moment than most of the other parents circulating globally. so i'm, i'm not alarmed about that particular very posing a threat to the rest of the world. but clearly, there's always the potential to start the new variance to develop. we saw in western nations and certainly in the united kingdom where you are, how officials and health agencies vaccinated and then continued that with a whole selection of boosters. as we've seen over the last couple of years, we've seen that lacking apparently in china. what does the, what do chinese officials really and administration have to reconsider now in the way that they are vaccinating and boosting their populations even even those that are very skeptical about that. what to into consider. yeah. yeah. well, the 1st thing is the fascination doesn't necessarily provide very long term protection against infection. so well and china has really stopped its main vaccination come a lot. last january, february time has, has given very few additional boosters to that. so essentially most of the protection against infection the china would have had 10 months ago as being as, as evaporated. so i think there's very little remaining protection against infection, although they are starting to that's more than this, the issue of protection against severe disease and, and to a certain extent of the value of vaccines, of protecting against their disease, hospitalization. and that even that way in the west we have most of us have both already had an infection being fascinated and that's what's called hybrid immunity. and that gives much longer, much better protection against severe disease and death and time. and there are very few people with hybrid immunity in china. so a lot of the protection again and lots of protection, not all, but a lot of the protection against severe disease. and that's the chinese population ad back in the a year ago as also probably evaporated added to that. the fact that this being particularly poor uptake in older people who are the most vulnerable to severe disease hospitalization. and then china is actually really in a difficult position and what we can very close eye on, but it's good to speak to mr hunter, professor hunter from chester. it's my neck of the woods in the u. k as well. so i could see a little bit of home behind you. i'm sure we'll have you on the program again, larry soon again. thanks for your time. the malaysia, around 65000 people have been false from the homes after monsoon flood swept the north. emergency services are evacuating people from 2 of the worst. hit states from 4 other 5 people have been killed so far. more rain is predicted on thursday and last year, worst. floods in religious history left more than 50 people dead, and thousands displaced. the spring in data danielle is kunda. deputy secretary general of the malaysian red crescent society joins me now from call and pull. good times with us on the program. dreadful news coming out of malaysia. just bring us up to speed on how you're assessing the situation right now in terms of rescue and aid. right, thank you very much. on behalf of the malaysian rit christian society, i would like to st garcia for this opportunity to report on the our flat situations in malaysia. as you know, at this current moment, the states of turn gun when also clinton, patricia in the east coast, part of malaysia is that leaned on data for the flats. at this moment, what the malaysian rick christian has embarked on is a 2 face strategy in income in helping the community. a 1st one would encompass the assessment where we have send our team for the past 2 days in assessing the damage and the needs are quite by the community. and at the same time, we have actually worked with our local chapters in the various districts in those 2 states in providing a beat medical id and in supporting the local agencies as well. yes. such as transferring of patients and providing a basic medical necessities to the communities who are badly affected by the flat. whereas our fist toward involved are a greater, more specific targeted areas as you know, ah, during this flood, these 2 states in particular are, are but lee and then, undated, and now we have to be specific in providing it to the, especially to the hot re ish and remote areas. so let's just let me, let me just let me, let me just go and then let me just get in there because obviously you have to coordinate your efforts with the malaysian authorities. you don't have aeroplanes, you don't have boats, it is a highly specifically coordinated operation. how do you work with the authorities and who takes charge of actually getting you might say that the physical infrastructure out there with the aid that you've provided. great. as you know, the malaysian rick, russian society is a body he being incorporated under the age of parliament. so we worked very closely with the local or state agencies such as the fire department, the minister of health, and are the relevant agencies in providing support to the communities affected. so you've told us about the 2 main states that obviously had been inundated, there are geographical and problems in getting to these locations. what sort of concerns do you have in terms of what is your priority in helping people? is it those that need medical care? straightaway or is it getting food and clean water into those disease doesn't spread right. as far as the rescue efforts are concerned, we work very closely with the fire and fire services department and also the civil defense department. and on the emergent writ, crescent societies part would be to uh, assist in providing as, as you mentioned, just now the basic medical it such as a creams for waterborne, a diseases where the villages are catching, and getting in infections due to know the flood waters and also, we have a mobilized the water tank is that we have to the remote areas in providing clean water to the affected communities. is going to be with some sure that will continue to update her with you the scenary on the ground across those affected areas of malaysia. dr. daniel is kind of like joining us from column pool. thank you. the powerful winter storm is making its way through the us and canada, bringing with it crippling snow and extremely cold temperatures. it's being called a once in a generation type of event that's disrupting air and land travel during one of the busiest times of the year. i'm talking up a little bit off the shop between now and after christmas. now travel plans we scrapped and we were going to go to chicago, but no, that's out now. so i'm glad we scrap that trip. check on each other. make sure everyone gets home. say, watch out for each other. well, small this sir. let's bring it now where the present a coral. okay. it's, it's really worrying developing system that everybody's concerned about across north america. this is a major winter storm. a followed by an arctic blast was gonna drop temperatures dramatically. now, if we have a look, the u. s. weather service is called a once the generation, if that we want warnings and alerts out for at least $37.00 states of the us. and of course, that's going to cause severe disruption at the busiest time of the year. and if we haven't looked at the satellite image, you can see behind me the dense cloud showing that system moving in from the north west pacific. it struck heavy snow across the rockies, hunting temperatures down in western areas of canada and in the states such as montana and the dakota is going to continue to do that. if we have a look at the temperature chart, you can see that arctic air plunging its way down. now as we go into thursday, denver colorado could see it's coldest day in about 30 years, that trend continuing, stretching all the way further south was sub 0 temperatures for about 80 percent of the u. s. certainly by friday we could also see some snow touching down as far as alabama and mississippi. thursday is the worst for the travels of disruption. that's thanks to with the me a wind chill you can see sweeping in. now by friday it get very interesting because we're expecting a bonsai clone. us meteorologist. cool a storm this when it drops 24 middleburg. in 24 hours, reaching a pressure of a category 3 hurricane. we are expecting that is severely cold weather to continue as it sweeps to the north east. it's expected to be the coldest christmas in the midwest in about 40 years. well, you're very close alma story that's from which car car like the force or whether present or stella had here on al jazeera, the founder of the collapse f t x crypto currency exchange that expedited to the us to face fraud charges. and 100 days in office, we take a look at the challenges facing 10 years president and tackling it's economic crisis. also in schools, a korea from this player in the india he told me to, wrapped is put an end to end losing street to stay with all the new. so ah hello there. the weather's turned much milder across parts of europe, particularly in the west. and we are going to see those warmer conditions spread their way further east. that's thanks to warmer weather, wafting up from the southwest, knocking temperatures up in places like london and paris, and that trend will continue all way through to western russia. moscow seen 2 degrees celsius on thursday, so up from the sub 0 levels, we will see something of a big mouth. however, after recent record snowfall. now on friday, it turns chilly across scandinavia, thanks to know that he winds blowing down. but of course, central air is we'll see, temperature continued to pick up, have a look at vienna in austria, 12 degrees on saturday. well above the average with sunshine on sunday. and we still got some heavy rain rolling in from the west, a boomerang affecting britain, an island france, all the way down to northern areas of spain. got some warnings out for heavy rain here. and for southwestern areas of germany, a regular top for that heavy rain snow on the alps, but looking much nicer across much of the mediterranean. and you can see it does the chill down across scandinavia on friday we have a look at the temperature in all flo minus 2 on friday minus 11 on saturday, but still some sunshine. ah, it's one of the biggest clubs in south america. but its greatest rival is just a few blocks away. a mutual dislike between fans formed from a close divide, sustained over generations. most bulky, junior supporters are born into these club colors. in an epic feud of rich versus poor, the fans will make football on al jazeera to inculcate a culture of knowledge, openness and pluralism, world wide, and to reward merit and excellence and encourage creativity. the shake um out award for translation and international understanding was founded to promote translation and honor translators, and acknowledged they roll and strengthening the bonds of friendship and co operation between arab islamic and wild coaches. lou ah, what about you? watching realtors, aaron usa with me, the whole rob, no reminder of all the top stories. ukrainian president vladimir zalinski has visited washington dc to request more weapons from the us. he told congress military support for ukraine's war with russia was an investment in global security and democracy. the world health organization is urging beijing to provide more detailed information on the spread of coven. 19 in china. new deaths have been officially recorded for 2nd day. the bodies a reported to be piling up in crumb atoria homes. also floods triggered by monsoon rains of killed at least 5 people in force, maybe 65000 from the homes and nor the malaysia. evacuations are underway and more rain is predicted. israel's longer serving prime minister benjamin netanyahu says that he secured a last minute deal to form a new government as an yahoo was facing a midnight deadline to arrange a coalition. it follows weeks of tough negotiations with religious and far right. coalition partners from mcbride report center for west jerusalem. ha ha ha ha ha ha. since his election victory several weeks ago, benjamin netanyahu has been bogged down in tough negotiations to form a new israeli government. the right wing. the could leader was granted a 10 day extension of his mandate to form a government which he has needed yet. it's quite remarkable and a little bit hard to fathom. he won a decisive election victory way back on november. the 1st we knew exactly who the allies would be in his coalition. they ran as a block, i guess he would say it's been really hard. they been driving a really tough bargain. but from the outside it looks like he projected. and bizarre weakness and this is made for a very complicated process. netanyahu has formed an alliance with leaders who until now have been considered on the fringes of the political spectrum limit like it to my bank revere convicted of supporting a terrorist organization and racist incitement. he will become police minister with expanded powers to control the force betsel else motrin will be given ministerial responsibility for the illegal settlements in the occupied west bank. he has long lobbied for their expansion as well as control over palestinian construction there and area dairy, who is still serving a suspended sentence for tax fraud and who needed a change in the law to allow him to become minister. the question for many is whether netanyahu can keep these partners in check. i mean, the, what he said is, trust me. i am running the show here. but if you look at the way he's negotiated his coalition, they've certainly had, they've made their influence felt, and you have to assume that will continue to be the case. i made fears that already combustible tensions could flare out of control. palestinians seem to be expecting the worst with no one expecting this government to follow any path towards peace. critics, the coalition speculate that some of its more hard line members might welcome a violent palestinian response to justify further crackdowns on the occupied west bank and gaza. what's clear is with the unprecedented makeup of this government, israeli politics entering you and uncharted territory. robert bride al jazeera west teresa. is there any forces of killed a 22 year old palestinian men in arrayed in the occupied west bank? the palestinian red crescent said 5 others were injured. it happened while israeli troops rated the city of nobliss to escort israeli settlers on the incursion of the religious site. and that it was from the nearby town that the most local media reported that he played for a local football club. a number of palestinians killed by israel has risen now to 224 so far in 2020 to make it the deadliest year since 2006 the founder of the clubs crypto currency exchange f t x. as in f, b, i custody another arrives in the us. some bank when fried was flown out of the palm the overnight after game to be extradited. he's facing several charges relating to one of the biggest financial frauds in us history. to his associates, a pleaded guilty to fraud, proves new president, dean has carried out a major cabinet, re shuffle as the country reels from violent protests. there was sparked by the impeachment and imprisonment of the former president petro castilla. this month. elections had been brought forward in response to demonstrated demands. marianna sanchez has more from lima, senora re salvador or that are laughing at and the new minister sworn in only 14 days after dinner while you are at the took over the presidency, former defense minister and bento. or federal, i will now lead the cabinet in a country immersed in political and social turmoil. if momento, that equipment and love, it is time to recover peace and gipstick, bbt and cover nobility to the country are no longer here. on wednesday, tension seemed to cool off around the country a day after a majority of legislators voted for bulwark. this bid to bring elections forward 2 years by april 20, 2483 per cent of peruvians demanded new general elections. as little as cabinet will now wait for a vote of confidence and congress from political opponents say they must keep the government a chance. instead, tensions rose on the diplomatic front, former president pedro cassius wife and children were granted asylum, and flown off to mexico. on wednesday, they do responded by expelling mexico from batter, wi mexico's precedent. a friend of castillo defended his country's right to grant asylum, and denounced by those governments handling of the situation. maria law, which the peruvian government is highly questioned as a whole for its action, especially for opting for repression. director doretha, the new prime minister said look, the sword, other statements are unfortunate and unacceptable interference. you know, what will happen to me better. we will not allow any person outside the government of peru to interfere incessantly with the government of broo. oh, now that is government is focused on trying to quell tensions and seek to restore order at the countries deeply divided and remains under a state of emergency. the innocent just i'll just eda lima, be to feature, has liberalize its military to help maintain security after disputes about last week selection. there are going concerns of ethnic tensions after the polls delivered a hung parliament coalition of 3 parties say that they have come a combined majority. but prime minister frank combine them. a rama has not conceded defeat. it's been a 100 days since william rita was sworn in as kenya's president. now he won a hotly contested election in august. he promised to provide financial assistance to small businesses, revive the economy, and tackle corruption from ruby. malcolm web takes a look at retail milestone george cassandra is one of hundreds of thousands of motor bike taxi drivers in kenya, struggling with rising costs. 4 months ago campaigning for elections. william bruce said he'd help them and other small traders with government loans. i asked you was announced the election winner and sworn in a 100 days ago. the money became available last month and george took out the maximum loan he's allowed, which is about $4.00 borrowed and repaid using him over money service. he says he spent it on fuel was not enough. what did, but it was enough for you. i was talking to brother doesn't retire with the deputy president for 9 years before he ran to the top job promising change. we are all the previous administration of former president who kenyatta was accused of unsustainable borrowing from china for infrastructure project and mod, by numerous corruption scandals, news for collaboration in since taking office routes. he says he's reviving the economy. we have point agreement on mobilizing investment on financing, white, but idea of sector, and we will continue to engage in the national community. we implement our plan. router had a flurry of meetings with us officials, signing trade deals, and securing loans from west and financial institutions. his government said little about trade with china activists to concerned that prosecutors have dropped corruption charges against retails allies for very scandals, totaling more than $250000000.00. a lot of people are worried that is there any way to be held accountable because some of the largest cases that we're currently pending. and now they've vanished subsidies on fuel and some staple foods of ended since we say took office. that was a condition for borrowing more money from the west. joseph maggie, another motorbike taxi driver, says he voted to retail, but nothing has improved. his government is out of films like to have up 3 lithium . this doesn't are different because the people of the people are doing the same thing. some economists say things will get even worse before they can get better kenyans waiting to see malcolm web out, his era, nairobi. now the security council has adopted its 1st resolution. meanwhile, in decades is demanding an end to violence and urges the military genta to release all political prisoners, including the asked lead unsung suit, she diplomatic added to james bay's hands more from the un. it's almost 2 years since the military took control in man. mom, during that time the security council has been divided, unable to come up with a resolution. now a security council resolution has finally passed, even though 2 permanent members, china and russia both abstain. this resolution was drawn up by the british ambassador barbara woodward. the resolution calls for the cessation of violence, immediate and concrete implementation of assay anne's 5 point consensus. respect for the democratic will of the people of me in more respect for human rights and accountability. for those who violate them, soul an unhindered humanitarian access to those in need. and the immediate release of all those arbitrarily detained, including unsung sir g. i'm president, when ment me on mars ambassador to the united nations was appointed by the civilian government, but has remained in place. he says, this resolution doesn't go far enough. we would have liked to see it stronger t x. we are clear, this is only a 1st step as such that initially unity government calls on the u. s. s. c. building on this resolution to take father and stronger esther action to ensure the safe end of the military quanto. and it's crimes. diplomats i've spoken to said they're not expecting the military government to comply with all the terms of this resolution, but they are hoping it'll restart diplomacy, which is being led by the regional group. i see an o just a few days until christmas. the last minute shopping rush as well on the way, but consumers in the us are feeling the squeeze of rising prices and interest rates, and they aren't spending as freely as in previous years. kristen salumi has this report. tis the season to buy gifts and rising prices are on many shoppers mines. inflation may be slowing in the united states, but prices are still way up over last year. and holiday sales are lagging. right, so i definitely am noticing my price hikes this year. things are a lot more expensive than they typically are bills like it's a holiday, so i don't want to assure change anyone, but you know, things are more expensive noticeably in an effort to reduce inflation to 2 percent . the fed has been raising interest rates from near 0 in march to just under 4 and a half percent by year's end and your own power made clear recently, he wasn't ready to stop the increases just yet. and i don't think any one knows whether we're going to have a recession or not. and if we do, whether it's going to be a deep one or not, it's just, it's not knowable. still, it's not all bad news. wages for the lowest earners have gone up considerably, and the labor market remain strong. you're somebody who's stalking that milk in the grocery store. you're noticing your wages have risen more in the past 3 years. then in the past 20 years. and your chance of getting a job or quitting your job if you don't like it and getting a better one are better than they've been in 20 or 25 years. of course it's not just holiday presents that have gotten more expensive. it's things like rent and mortgage rates and services like hair cuts. so some economists are worried that raising interest rates may do more harm than good. last week, the bank of england and the european central bank followed the fed raising rates by half a percentage point to 3 and a half percent, and 2 and a half percent. but higher interest rates could discourage businesses from making new investments. it's already making it harder for poor countries, also dealing with inflation to payback loans. luanne says 50 poor countries are at risk of defaulting. most of the old sports companies find themselves on what one could call them to throw, steadying down the abyss of insolvency and the fault. these yet alone depths of his payments skyrocketed 75, but since the largest increase in decades and with credit card debt rising this holiday season, many families say santa, we'll have to tighten his belt. we went in and were like expectations. i able to get this. i get is and there will be went in, the prices have gone up, were like, well, now, right now we're just hold all they to will feel the pinch of higher interest rates in the new year. kristin salumi al jazeera new york still had here all al jazeera in sport. manchester locked his welcome stars about connection and back winning games far has that story. and we'll look at how the woke up here in kata has also showcased appreciation of the r. ah person the new so believe that's why i am with oh, a boat from her own little world cup. joan tis fine studio again. nice. nice to be back. so hell. thank you so much, marcus. a rush for it held to man, just united to it's, you know, went over burnley and the english li cup being laid international was back in action for united 11 days after featuring and england's world cup defeat against france. and he richardson reports to 45. well, cal players made an appearance to manchester united in this english lea cups. i against burnley portugal bruin. i fernandez starting to move the put united ahead in the 1st half christian ericsson of denmark with the goal still aided, finishing a course that he needed to be in that position, but the subway with his technical ability. that simple marcus rochefort, played only a fleeting roman, england's quote upon a lawsuit against france, that he was france incense of united efforts in this game. he, when he to nil to progress into the quarter finals. ms. sherry good level. his performances are improving a lot for me, i would say from game to game asia continue threat to david, also many order game sion decision. his course already a lot of gosh, no sign of argentine as well. cut when alexis mcallister, for brighton in his absence, ecuador moses casado. mister. this penalty in a shootout loss against charleston. on the 4th, the 13, beating their premier league opponents to the game. it finished in a nail nail, draw to the called a whiles. and while strike brennan johnson helped nottingham forest beat, 2nd tier blackburn roovis. he school twice in a for one when forest move into the last 8 and the richardson al jazeera later this thursday, man city play liverpool in their 4th round tie. city manager, pap coronel as expecting his walk up players to be ready for action. so when you woke up was perfect in terms of difference in the pressure of i'm not much like, you know, if you play, you know, in england, in italy and you know, i was more calm. they told me, i wasn't there. so they were more alive in that way. i think that would be okay. we went to do by me would refresh our ideas, refresh our principal. you could really train. we see a, just as a, as a new start, we should see at the boys a hungry. they are passionate. they want to show this on the pitch. you see that in each session, a robert lemon. dorski says the timing of the cuts are well kept. final help to make it one of the best ever. a bowling captain is the latest winner of the golden foot award, with more than 50 gold score this year. the striker was issuing for the award i think that we see on the final because normally with the fine, i would be in june on july after 7075 minutes the temper or the quality to perform or going down. but this time i'll play, i'll play this almost ok. it was on the high intensity and also high quality to feel even though there. well they do. they were already a little bit tied because of the game, but not of the season. and that's the huge difference. the origin tinney and pe term who became famous for his huge moral neural diego merit donna has wasted no time in a more devising his country's latest victory maximilian a bag. now sco is produced, the 1st mural of lino massy, lifting the world cup of this image can be found in the one as iris neighborhood palmeiro l. a family has fed the footballing legend will be spending christmas and hospital as he receives treatment for worsening cancer. a 3 time world cup winner also has kidney and heart problems is medical team in brazil says police cancer now requires greater attention. earlier this month to 82 year olds, a family denied reports that he's been placed an end of life care. the president of african football, his praise, the continents performance at the katara 2022 while cap particularly morocco's round to the semi finals, but to re smith that a believe the continental top footballing nations can take it one step further at the next well cap. these are indeed proud moments and a proud period for football on the african continent. oh, taking into account that the performance of, of all of our 5, her, her national teams that we're representing africa at the fi, fall world cup cutter. and, and in particular, the historic achievements of, of morocco that is made all of us, exceptionally proud. they've made all of us in africa, uniquely proud. and the key issue for us now, you know, sometimes we say all the right things. and we intend to do all the right things, but we don't follow through with focus determined, hardwood and in, in a focus on results. so i am confident that in the next world cup her, our aim is to, you know, with morocco has made all of us proud in all of the other 4 made us proud is to go further and endo the, the main objective is indeed an african nation. will indeed win the world cup. you have to believe in the, in the a, the turn rafters, pascal's yakima, scored a career high, 52 points in their game against new york. next, the camera and boring player lead the visiting raptors to 10100. 3 shopping is 16, lou street for toronto, while the new york sides, the a game winning street so long as active run in the center. i think about motel, you know, late and i'm noting about all these things but, but i, and i know, especially bidding as you know. and i think that for me, which is like the more important thing is that you know, like my team needed every heavy bucket for, for us to win, which is like the most important thing for me. and i wanted to get away and, and making sure that we get back on the right track on the other side of new york, the brooklyn, that's for the franchise record. 91 1st point. the golden state warriors were saving and a loss again by 30 points, reading champions, goal to face covering a 2nd street below. at last in new york, you feel that it's all used for that back to you. so hell buy sewage cut out did movie build road stadiums and metro stations. the world covered also pulled billions of dollars into its museums and galleries. alex here, bryan looks at how and why the tournament has helped the countries seem. aah! cutter transformed into a vast outdoor up museum. the small gulf nation pulled out all the stops to host the football world cap. but the tournament was far from being all about the beautiful game with. i think the world cup has definitely pushed the art scene to a new level because a lot of people that are coming from a broad or visiting club that for the world cup, want her engage in the culture and we want to have something offered. and i think that's really pushed more an investment in the art scene. how did alma's work is on show images and exhibition of contemporary art? she says having the global spotlight on counter motivated local assets to explore their identity. i think storytelling evolved with the way that we want to color stories. people started looking more like what on why and how and all of this. and we became more experimental because each one of us wants to bring something new and exciting. more than a 1000000 people visited cattle during the tournament, the crowds taking and not just the matches, but also the museums asked. experts say that's been a game changer for the cultural said helping it reach a broader, more diverse audience. this culture is one of a series by japanese artist jojo, cassandra called my sole blooms forever. it's among thousands of public artworks installed and time for the world cup, some permanent, some temporary, but all part of cat has efforts to use art and soft power. ah, the woman behind it all is shakera, may i say, fanny, the sister of cut amir and the chair woman, as cousin museums. she's considered one of the world's most important art buyers, helping carter to diversify its economy away from the oil industry and increase its international influence. its museums are really dynamic spaces and their generates their generations of discussion of debates, right from the stock kathy has understood how important culture is and to communicating with the world and communicating its identity. it's positioning the world and baptist has grown angry when i go to more museums and galleries are plant designed as works of art in their own right and holding influence that stretches far beyond their walls. alixia brian al 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