Chief following the union lateral declaration of independence. Hello again. Also coming up a u. S. Grand jury reportedly approved the first charges into alleged russian meddling in the twenty sixteen president ial election. The u. S. Defense secretary wolfowitz career that any use of Nuclear Weapons will bring an overwhelming response. First delayed now suspended kenyas Election Commission calls off in four Opposition Strongholds with fears of more violence. There in the past are also spain has officially taken control of the catalan region by firing the regions leaders and the police chief Prime MinisterMariano Rajoy has called for a Regional Elections after catalonia declared independence from the rest of the country mr rajoy said their decision was based on lies and fraud the south election will take place on december the twenty first Andrew Simmons has more from barcelona. The moment catalonia declared secession from spain a wave. Of euphoria across barcelona a mix of intense emotion elation and danger because of the uncertainty of what comes next they cheered they hugged one another they cried and they toasted what they see as a new nation it all started unfolding hours earlier at the Catalan Parliament passionate sometimes angry debates a sense of anticipation on one side dread on the other dozens of mares had been invited ceremonial sticks by their sides to. The story since. It wasnt long before his wish came true a secret ballot slowly but surely moving as parliament into the history books most opposition members walked out in disgust leaving the Spanish National flag and the catalan flag draped over their benches then came the count again slow with reaction to every yes. Seventy votes for ten against into abstention before long another vote in madrid this time the Senate Making a decision on article one five five direct rule moving to the Spanish Government a large majority. Two hundred fourteen for forty seven against approval for Prime MinisterMariano Rajoy to sack the Regional Government and impose sweeping powers back in barcelona these politicians and supporters hardly look like people about to go into the background president colors push them all called for calm. Citizens of catalonia in the coming hours we will have to maintain our countrys polls a most of all to montane the peats public spirit and our dignity i think we have always done with no doubt it will continue to be that way this is an extraordinary moment but its historic to find the right the way across this eighteenth Century Building of the mix moods that i said was the liberation the sticks you see here from them was across the here to express the. You. Dont see the look of what oclock it was lot of them was. Independent. Independence is heartbreaking sad and distressing that is how all the catalans who are not Pro Independence feel including very democratic pro independent supporters that cannot shed this destructive operation based on lies fraud and impositions it is causing on the social fiber of catalonia looking to madrid for the next move catalans who are angered or saddened or also fearful of what will happen in Mariano Rajoy is already using his new powers dissolving parliament calling elections in december and listing those hes sacking. Friday night in the center of barcelona a city known more for its football its beaches and sunshine than any resistance to state power and its a policy time for a large number of people packed. Into a square in front of the seat of government how long will the smiles last night so many questions along with another sobering historic moment. Comes between those who want to be in spain. Here. Never been picked. Andrew simmons i would use it. Right not to talk about his paddy would with hes a journalist hes an expert on spain he joins us now from dublin on skype thank you for talking to us how likely that is madrid to stop by saying how can madrid impose its will on barcelona its now triggered a one five five the governments been sacked the parliament has been. Dismissed and furthermore the head of the police has been sacked as well what next happens as far as madrid is concerned well i think the thing is very important to say that we dont you know because were in a doubly unprecedented situation here madrid is using powers that no Spanish Government has ever used before and the Catalan Government which is just being just mr boring to madrid. Has also done something that no i tell Us Government in spain has done before its declared an independent republic so you have you know you have an irresistible force. Ok ok. As far as we understand in terms of the invoking of article one five five mr has stipulated that that will give the madrid control of the police and. In catalonia catalunya its finances and publicly owned media. Yes but the difficulty there is that you know how will his officials enter buildings which perhaps will be surrounded by Pro Independence demonstrators as human shields and even if that doesnt happen what happens if for example the Television Executives and producers refused to carry out orders in some of the base to carry out orders these are all very possible scenarios i mean i think the best that one can hope for is that it kind of limps through so these. I think weve lost. I dont you sorry paddy dropped out but you came back lets try again what about College Police to monton and his fellow leaders we havent seen or heard anything from them since last night i think im right in saying what future what does the future hold for them well i do it in spanish terms the future holds for them trial for sedition and sentences of up to thirty years in prison which of course would make them our shirts i think its significant that we havent seen much of them since last night i think we should monsour leadership in the last couple of days has been shambolic and i think its likely that the real leadership now will pass to the street to the radicals of the c. U. P. And the republican left who i think will have in a sense always driven this movement i think seen a game. And that. Oh im afraid youve got to ask again paddy thats a shame i was enjoying hearing your thoughts but paddy woodworth thank you very much indeed. No u. S. Media is reporting that a federal grand jury in washington d. C. Has approved the first charges in the probe over alleged russian meddling in the twenty sixteen u. S. President ial election now the charge is led by special Counsel Robert Mueller said to be still sealed under orders from a federal judge so it isnt yet known exactly what the accusations are but its being reported that any one charge could be taken into custody as soon as monday alan fisher has more from washington d. C. We know that Robert Mueller has been conducting his investigation over the past five months or so or if its true and this grand jury has decided that indictments can be issued then thats a fairly speedy process if you look at two significant cases in the past from american political history bill clinton and Richard Nixon it took a grand jury almost a couple of years to come up with indictments they are now hold a grand jurys work well essentially people are impaneled they come along they are given evidence from the prosecutors the elo to issue subpoenas and at one stage when the prosecutor believes hes a Strong Enough case he sits down with the grand jury there are new judges and new Defense Attorneys there they just lying to the grand jury this is the case i believe we have and i would like to be able to present this to a jury were i believe we would be able to secure a conviction on these charges the grand jury believes the prosecutor at that point they will approve the indictment the indictment then is prepared and issued to the person at the center of the investigation normally within twenty four to forty eight hours though the indictment here has been sealed so we dont know who has been charged and what they have been charged with if indeed that is the case but this would be very significant youve got to remember that Robert Miller over the last few months or spoken to a number of people very close to donald trump including Michael Flynn his short lived National Security adviser jared who is a son in law but also a special adviser in the White House Holds a very powerful position in the oval office and of course paul minor for two at one point was a Campaign Chairman for the Trump Election Campaign and of course some point his home was even searched by f. B. I. Agents so what were waiting for now is to find out who is being charged and what theyve been charged with and that will be important because then we will see just how close they are to donald trump and to the Trump Campaign and just hope course this investigation takes us into twelve to the white house. The u. S. Defense secretary has warned north korea against escalating its Nuclear Missile tests james mattis is in the south korean capital for two days of talks he says the threat of a Nuclear Attack from the north also known as d. P. R. K. Is accelerating if it remains on its current path of Ballistic Missiles and atomic bombs he will be counterproductive be in effect the d. P. R. K. Will be reducing its own security well tony but lee is our correspondent in seoul. There were strong words from the United States defense secretary he was here in seoul on part of a two day visit partly to discuss the defense of the peninsula which is an annual thing between the u. S. And south korea and partly to pave the way for president transfers it on the seventh and eighth of november now that visit in itself is creating increased tensions here and general mattis was at pains to warn north korea that any Nuclear Attack with weapons would be met with a very very massive military response and he did intimate that north korea could not win in that situation having said that his tone in the last two days has been more conciliatory than that of President Trump you may remember his fire and fury speech at the United Nations in august and also his threat to totally destroy north korea and he has resorted to a word a war of words of mass destruction and people are worried that the world may turn to weapons there was a lot of concern here the United States is upped its defenses its bought three naval carrier groups into the region its flown its moved its five stealth fighters to japan just in case the President Trumps visit produces some kind of reaction from north korea theyve conducted six nuclear test most of those have been underground but the north Korean Foreign minister has warned that they will conduct an Atmospheric Nuclear test and who knows what that will provoke but there is a lot of concern on the Korean Peninsula that will happen what will happen general mattis just said basically the actions of north korea are provoking and accelerating the situation and causing a greater. Greater have possibility of conflict on the Korean Peninsula but he also stressed that the need was for diplomacy for talking he said the United States would not want war it wanted a denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula now also said that he couldnt imagine any situation whereby the United States would accept a Nuclear North Korea now north korea is well on its way to being a Nuclear Power so something has to give the big question here is what will give and who will give it. Unofficial results from kenyas president ial rerun election have put president kenyatta in the lead with ninety seven percent of the vote compared with less than one percent for ryan or a drink of the Opposition Leader who boycotted the rerun now voting in four Opposition Strongholds has been suspended because of fears of violence for me that miller is following developments from the capital Nairobi KenyaElectoral Commission is faced by quite a dilemma at least three thousand six hundred polling stations didnt open on election day and that represents at least one point seven million voters who havent cost their vote they say that they would extend the deadline by which the these polling stations should open but that given ok indication of when that will happen its almost impossible for the commission to hold elections in the opposition stronghold in the western part of kenya and other parts of the of the country where the opposition has boycotted the election so far incumbent president who are kenyatta has garnered about seven point three million votes in theory allowing him to begin his second term in office but the commission faced by this dilemma around whether or not to announce results without certain polling stations opening and as well as the withdrawal of Opposition Leader raila odinga from the election does create a number of questions around legitimacy and activist rather activist has already taken the Electoral Commission to the Supreme Court demanding that it nullify the rerun saying that it wasnt legitimate and it didnt fulfill constitutional requirements based on Opposition Leader raila odinga withdrawing from the race. So here at aljazeera Israeli Settlers are accused of violence by palestinian all of those in the occupied west bank. Thats where we live in myanmar find out whats happening to farm land owned by red hinges led violence in the country. With. With. With. Hello there we have plenty of sunshine and plenty of showers for the southeast and parts of asia at the moment on the satellite picture there you can see this area of cloud here thats working its way into the food and parts of it now thats giving us a period of more prolonged rain there and its likely that this weather feature is going to stick around as we head through sunday as well so for some of us here we can expect some more rather heavy outbreaks of rain that might stick around a little bit longer than you might like them further towards the south also some showers here but in between the showers there should be some sunshine coming through and that extends all the way down towards java as well so jakarta is likely to catch a few showers during the day of australia theres quite an active weather system with us at the moment its gradually edging its way eastwards and thats bringing us some far fresher air it is also bringing us a fair amount of heavy rain so that systems edging its way east with easing as we head through the day on sunday and there is the active system making its way steadily towards the east so force in adelaide will get to around twenty five twenty seven there in melbourne but then the system pushes its way across us and the temperatures drop like a stone Fifteen Degrees will be the maximum for both these cities as we head through monday ahead of it though is still going to be hoped for sydney thirty two degrees will be our maximum but that temperature wont stick around for too long it will get cooler quickly. With. On counting the cost to italys wealthy lower than region safe seats on more autonomy but who are the forces reshaping european politics how might chinas new leadership lineup affect the economy plus why trade is that Hong Kong Stock Exchange is saying bye bye to the back country the cost at this time on ill just say oh. I really feel liberated as a journalist was. Getting to the truth as i was thats what this job. Without is there time to take a look at the top stories castle and Regional Police of cold on offices to stay neutral in the countrys crisis of the regions declaration of independence train has officially taken over the castle and government and fog the regions leaders as well as the head of police Prime MinisterMariano Rajoy says Regional Elections will take place in december. A federal grand jury in washington d. C. Has reportedly approved the first charges in the investigation of the russian meddling in the twenty sixteen president ial election u. S. Media is reporting that is not yet know what the accusations are that any one charge could be taken into custody as soon as monday the charges will be led by special counsel robert millner. The u. S. Defense secretary has well north korea against escalating its nuclear and missile tests james mattis is in the south korean capital seoul for two days of talks and says any attack by the north will be met with what he described as a massive and overwhelming response. Minimal save media says the government will haul best rice from farmland theres been abandoned by range of families who fled violence in the american state the paddy fields cover more than seventy thousand acres in mound dawe thats a pulse of rock and state that was worst affected by the crackdown by the me and my military against the red minority lets go live now to mia miles largest city young go and speak to our correspondent there florence early so. The state has said that its going to harvest the rice. From the paddy fields that have been abandoned by people who fled for fear of their lies. Absolutely now weve spoken to the spokesman for the Agricultural Ministry and he said that the State Government thats the rakhine local government they will be in charge of the overall effort to harvest the rice crops and then to sell them and the proceeds from the sale will go to the local government now from the governments point of view this is all practical these crops are due for harvesting what theyre doing now in is they are making sure that these crops dont go to weight and rice is a very important crop in myanmar but from the human rights perspective there are ethical questions that are raised now that Human Rights Watch asia director had said you cant call farmland and their abandoned just because youve driven out the owners and farmers through a campaign of violence and arson and of course these also raises other concerns for just the eventual resettlement and repatriation of the hin year refugees some six hundred thousand of whom have fled into bangladesh now and the plans as far as we know for a pantry asian are still have not been worked out yet theres still no concrete plans but if the cropland if the government is going to appropriate the land then of course the question that we need to ask will be what will the real hinge refugees if they do return to myanmar what will they return to their homes and their villages have been burned down and if their farmland is now going to be appropriated by the myanmar government then really what sort of prospects will they get it im florence im just wondering whether what Human Rights Watch in the other critics of the government suggesting be done about this rice crop that is ready for harvesting what are they suggesting is the alternative. But Human Rights Watch has said that if the government is going to harvest these crops and sell them the proceeds should at least be put out for humanitarian aid now we dont yet know how the local government plans to use the proceeds of the tale the but what we do know is that they world be taking charge of the proceeds of the sale we havent yet been told how they plan to use the money now and of course theres. The ranger refugees whove gone and have bangladesh they theres no hope that they will be able to see any of these any of the proceeds of the thale already there arent any real as i said there are no real concrete plans on when they go on how they will be resettled theres no real theres no real timetable or shed you of when they will even be allowed to return if they do want to return to their lives all right florence let me live in yangon thank you the three palestinian farmers have been injured by Israeli Settlers as they try to harvest their all is now this is the latest incident in a growing season beset by harrison and near illegal settlements resources spent the day with one group near the village of south it in the occupied west bank in the predawn light a handful of farmers gather for the chance to get to their land for a few minutes Israeli Soldiers open the gates id papers are taken and they go from being locked out to locked in they work fast fitting the branch isnt good for the trees but its quick which helps when you have a six week old baby to tend to as well. Each family has just a few days not only to harvest the olives but to carry out Maintenance Work that would normally be done throughout the year but. The trees dont get the trimming or fertilizing they need the land doesnt get maintained so the production goes yeah. The restrictions of the result of the separation barrier and military road that cordon off the nearby illegal settlement of. The Palestinian Agriculture Ministry says of eleven million olive trees five hundred thousand cut off in this way requiring coordination with the Israeli Military to fund a recent un report said those trees were sixty five percent less productive than those that are regularly tended to less than twenty kilometers away near nablus another group of palestinian farmers was confronted by Israeli Settlers three were injured earlier this month by an illegal israeli outpost in the same area settlers simply help themselves back in south we find and rummys harvesting some of the nearly two hundred family trees they say they get two days access to do two weeks worth of work in february and seventeen days now at harvest time. At their mercy it all happens quickly as if we are stealing time we come a dont sometimes we wait until eight or eight thirty we wait in the cold sometimes they come late sometimes they come early its the same when we leave ten hours after they first opened the gates unlocked once again the farmers expect another week or so of this restricted harvest season from then until late winter the locks will stay in place are a force that aljazeera south feet in the occupied west bank. People in the libyan capital tripoli have been reduced to drilling through pavements in search of water because of a breakdown in main supplies a lack of investment and security has the taps to run dry. Reports. This is how people in tripoli are getting their Drinking Water drilling three pavements to access underground wells in a desperate search for supplies and in the. Situation were in now is affecting the entire city no water no electricity tenants cant pray without water they cant go to the bathroom they cant do anything not even drink the problem is that the government does nothing so now we are digging for water as a temporary solution. Earlier this month to supplies were cut to households for urgent Maintenance Work to make matters worse an armed group then sabotage tripolis Drinking Water infrastructure engine is a working hard to repair it but a lack of investment and a shortage of spare parts means progress is. Libyan remains divided and devastated. The country is plagued by internal fighting and financial collapse. Is another challenge for the un backed government of National Accord based in tripoli its already dealing with a Failing Health service spiraling inflation and Public Sector strikes a the pay people are demanding solutions to their worsening Living Conditions the head of the Water Resources authority says he needs more money from the government if things are to improve. In the absence of adequate spare parts a lack of money security chaos people have been taking matters into their own hands and this in turn has affected the performance of the system. He would. Says divisions a deepening in libya and that finding a political agreement is the only way forward for people struggling to access basic supplies like water it cant come soon enough victoria gating be al jazeera in hong kong fashion designers are trying to cut a more sustainable dash by reducing waste millions of tons of materials are thrown away worldwide by the industry quickly some report from hong kong. Big to kong is searching for inspiration hes designing a collection of a new fashion label b. Y. T. But he cant use just any material the Hong Kong Based company is sustainably conscious which means he has to design clothes out of waste textiles. The fabrics are coming from different suppliers some of the stock from manufacturing and some of them are eco friendly material we have to think harder and consider more not just focused on how to make the clothes fashionable or trendy. One hundred billion garments im a globally every year most of them manufactured in china where waste is a major issue some companies have begun to tackle a problem finding cost savings in solutions such as recycling water the technology is now getting more mature you know to be able to to. To treat waste and i think you know were in the forefront. In the Technology One of the reason to be in the forefront is want to find new ways of treating waste and being able to share the same knowledge and to add to the whole industry globally the industry creates ninety two Million Tonnes of waste any really which environmentalist say is unsustainable what we need to do is unlock the Design Solutions and the Technological Solutions and of course scale this within the industry and create a market for it so that we can recycle all of this waste to highlight the problem sustainable fashion advocate redress created the eco chic design. Awards the worlds first catwalk a bent to encourage designers to think about the environment ten finalists put their reputations on the runway at hong kong freshen week with collections created by up cycling textile waste as a recess and have to be important because we dont have enough resources to carry on the way we are the Industry Leaders saying change has to also come from beyond the runway from governments from brains and consumers brands are really beginning to understand the importance of a transparent supply chain of publishing the first and second to supply chain and consumers are we beginning to understand that they need to know more about the fashion supply chain and for us consumers that means taking more notice of where the clothes we purchase come from and more importantly what they made off and also buying fewer clothes by taking better care of the ones that we already own craig leeson aljazeera hong kong. The and. Time has it take a look at the top stories here of aljazeera catalan Regional Police have called on offices to stay neutral in the countrys crisis of the regions declaration of independence thats according to a government internal note spain has officially taken over the castle and government and far the regions leaders and the police chief the Prime MinisterMariano Rajoy has called for Regional Elections to be held in december. A federal grand jury in washington d. C. Has approved the first charges in the probe over alleged russian meddling in the twenty sixteen president ial election thats according to u. S. Media ripples it isnt yet known what the specific accusations are but the reports say that any one charge could be taken into custody as soon as monday the charges will be led by special Counsel Robert Mueller the u. S. Defense secretary has warned north korea against escalating its nuclear and missile tests james mattis is in the south korean capital seoul for two days of talks and says any attack by the north would be met with what he called a massive and overwhelming response if it remains on its current path the blish to missiles an atomic bomb it will be counterproductive be in effect the d. P. R. K. Will be reduced in its own Security State media miramar says the government will harvest rice from fall and abandoned by a range of families in northern Rakhine State the government will begin harvesting more than seventy thousand acres of rice paddy amount of the majority area that was hardest hit by state targeted attacks on the group. Unofficial results from kenyas president ial election have put president kenyatta in the lead with ninety seven percent of the vote a position leader. Boycotted the poll is put it just one percent those are the headlines counting the cost is next. 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