Thank you for joining us indias Main Opposition Congress party will soon hold a rally against a controversial new citizenship law Prime MinisterNarendra Modi has defended the legislation which opponents say discriminates against muslims in india large demonstrations were held again in new delhi on several of the states on sunday at least 25 people have died since the law was passed in Parliament Earlier this year lets speak to Elizabeth Warren im in new delhi for this it is the protests against this new citizenship law dont seem to be dying down tell us about way you offer us and whats happening there. The money on a dummy a millionaire is let me in university it is one of the main protest sites over the last week and im not sure if you can see it here but its a little bit management had no laws or wasnt this way on. When Police Used Tear Gas beach protesters have been accused of using disproportionate for the different picture. Happen in small protest is being detained by police a little bit in our side. And thats an area the British State that were keeping a very good love the light on today is the largest number of deaths from the protests 18 out of 25 have been interesting so whatever they are and what hearing on the. Internet is suspended most parts of the state there was a ban on people gathering no more than for an hour to get together the chief minister york you know has said that the government would make for a read on protesters and why he was also hurt that police have closed 70 shots some places both have opened up there well theres the last of the shots belonged to muslims. The one who had 7 accumulated. Allowing people to really dont move from the whole scene of the shots and again were watching whats happened there very closely because most suffering where there were. 20 or 30. Times with great joy. And situation. One tree elizabeth the Prime MinisterNarendra Modi has accused the opposition of stoking of inciting the violence and we have an opposition rally the Congress Party is holding a rally mates in this one day what can we expect to see from there. Who proved. So far the Opposition Congress party is holding its. Own does the rallies the protests on file of the last 8 days then being driven by students have been driven by civil society. But now the opposition homeless posse feels that they have to hollow i said and that during ed. To one of the countries found a hot mug on the end they doing it had to send a message that and it was found i want to let you know and did that this low is not secular that it goes against the wall to show they also want to highlight in front of their having what theyre calling a sign that says i want to cause as against what they are many others no police because you know that to you again to protest and rent payment was or was illegal is using Excessive Force and. The force money really bottles of oil and thank you for that Elizabeth Run im reporting live from new delhi. In other world news turkeys president says his country cant handle another wave of Syrian Refugees as 80000 people head towards the border the exodus follows heavy bombardment by russian and Syrian Forces in the last rebel held province of idlib shot bellis has the details. And so the nude lip is pounded from above its people rushed towards the Turkish Border scrambling to escape the area long story from russian and syrian friends its. Not a. Look from the bombardment russian workers are striking helicopters missiles and rockets we cannot remain there. Syrian president Bashar Al Assad boasted his mission to retake the province from former al qaeda affiliates hiatt to here a week ago sunni provinces out of his control the russian backed syrian army celebrated retaking more than 20 villages on it lives fringe in syria cut the price dozens of civilians killed tens of thousands displaced of them actually out on the job you have fled from and to moderate a little man more than 20. 00 times for what reason tell us where is our next destination we dont know. But this is what theyre running from. Filmed on sunday on the damascus slipper highway and its lewd volunteers from a syrian in geo rushed to the aftermath of the suspected russian. Its tragic there is heavy bombardment the war planes are always flying there come along as i counted on him yesterday more than 400 rockets hit us that are read a new man our children couldnt sleep through the night they were crying every hour and now we are heading towards the i dont know. Turkish president read your time over one is bracing for the exodus from it live turkey currently holds 3700000 Syrian Refugees. He says they cannot support but most of them look at john 6 more than 80000. 00 of our brothers from running from the bombs there have started migrating towards our borders if the violence towards the people of a lift is not stopped this number will increase even more turkey will not carry such a migrant burden on its own the negative impact of that pressure will be something that all european nations especially greece will also feel. Syrian rebels in the russian backed Syrian Forces had agreed to a ceasefire an organist in the south of the sun. We are putting up every effort with russia for the attacks to stop and we will continue to do so in fact we are sending a delegation to moscow on monday until the bombardment stops the exodus will continue resistance homes abandoned empty targets in the way of president assads mission to retake the last rebel besting in shallow ballasts aljazeera homeowners in areas of australia scorched by bushfires are returning to see whats left of their houses around 200 fires are burning many of them in the states of New South Wales and South Australia weeks of bushfires have killed 9 people and destroyed at least a 1000 properties some are in balmoral south of sydney from where jessica washington reports for dozens of families here in balmoral this is all they have left most of the town was engulfed in a blaze sophias it created a firestorm this family stayed to try and protect their home while the inferno swept through their property we had no chance we got smashed. The heat was seriously intense for want of a better word. Estimating that its probably hit 1002004 degrees back here. Without a house just days before christmas members of this family are being helped by the neighbors but their own sure of what lies ahead the generosity of the community as these small communities and everywhere else that just been amazingly generous people. Have offered us homes in Everything Else on the. This time. Really we dont have any plans at this stage this community is a small one home to just 400 but its been devastated by this bushfire crisis dozens of homes were lost this weekend alone and more than a 1000 houses have been destroyed since the start of the bushfire season. This couples property is scorched but they still have their house we were lucky to keep the half very lucky and it was thanks to this man that we create. We know if he wasnt here we would have lost our house emergency warnings are still in place and a heat wave is expected to return in just a few days but fire crews are making the most of the cooler weather and thats allowed some of those who evacuated to return and assess the damage they said were very lucky and extremely grateful. But we all can help together thats what were here for of a close knit community. And well get through this. Her house has escaped the fires along with her christmas lights. Just a washington aljazeera astronomy. On a visit to neas air frances president has questioned whether west African Leaders want french troops to stay in the region to confront armed groups speaking in the capital niamey emanuel markhor said he was reluctant to send soldiers to countries where their presence isnt clearly wanted here and he says president obama to isa for discuss recent attacks by fighters linked to i saw it and al qaeda in the region paid tribute to 13 french soldiers killed in mali last month when 2 helicopters collided. With french an International Presence is not accepted by sight clearly we will draw the necessary conclusions because we are talking about sovereign states a sovereign state in the region says i dont need for any International Military presence we should not be via. Has more from. Well basically this is of the 1st time president mccone is making this statement we go he was saying he was category and saying that African Leaders need to tell him exactly whether or not they need french troops on their soil but the recent situation now is such that president mccrone needs to hear from these leaders because of the growing. Voice says in the region about french road actual french role in calming tensions and ending the violence in the sahara and other parts of west africa because of al qaeda because of Islamic State in that event because of. All these attacks that weve been seeing Violent Attacks in the recent weeks have been rising and people are wondering that with the presence of 4000 flight more than 1500 french troops in the region they cant understand why these things are not being brought under control in fact when i was in mali just last week the the question people are asking was that why are these attacks increasing by the day and you when you listen to African Leaders the president of the president of mali president of book an apostle talking about these attacks growing in sophistication and. Then in terms of the number of these attacks being carried out without hindrance despite the presence of Multinational Forces remember missler the United Nations mission in mali still there out there the thousands of troops there and the pressure president presence there is also something that many west africas feel that they should be able to control the situation from escalating to this level. So ahead on al jazeera 2 powerful song smash their way through the rest of us as hong kong slides. Rather interest session we see whos cashing in by supporting the protests more. Hello its good to have you back well in the philippines we are watching the approach of Tropical Storm fan phone right now on the satellite image you can see that massive clouds making its way towards the west not really impacting at the moment but by the time we go towards the next 12 hours and then onward we will see the increasing winds as well as bands of rain pushing into the area so theres a storm and as we go here towards the next few days it is going to stay Tropical Storm intensity but it is going to be increasing and strength here on tuesday we do expect to see a landfall late tuesday night and into wednesday morning as well bring some very heavy rain across much of central philippines that storm will make its way then into the South China Sea by the time we get towards thursday fortune and city do expect to see some clouds in the forecast with attempted there of 33 degrees in terms of rain though in the philippines we could see well over anywhere between 125 and possibly 150 millimeters of rain over the next 3 days very quickly over here towards australia were still dealing with of course a lot of rain here across parts of sydney making its way up towards brisbane now the showers will be active over the next few days your forecast map here on tuesday looks like rainy conditions for sydney and for brisbane it is going to be a cloudy day with a temperature of 31 degrees for you. Experience. Doing places to get. You watching on just 0 live from doha a reminder of our top stories indias Main Opposition Congress party will soon hold a rally against a new citizenship law Prime MinisterNarendra Modi has defended the legislation which opponents say discriminates against muslims. At least 9 people have been killed and a 1000 homes destroyed by fire is raging across much of australia while weather conditions have called over the past few days are expected to heat up again over christmas and tens of thousands of syrians are fleeing towards the border with turkey after a new round of airstrikes by russian and Syrian Forces on the rebel held in a province techies president says his country cant cope with more refugees. Now to is back on where the votes have been counted in the parliamentary election in which observers say there were no genuine opposition choices. Running a seen as an Oil PresidentShafqat Museo here. Reports some tashkent. It was the 1st parliamentary election since president. Took power in 2161. 00 that is supposed to mark the beginning of the end of the 3 tyrian rule imposed by his predecessor for almost 3 decades and its in that spirit that many headed to the polls among them. My candidate seemed confident he appeared like someone who will hold his promises he promised to help ordinary people. A said ustream of people kept on casting their ballots by midafternoon turnout was a 50 percent. Hasnt missed an election since the age of 18 but this time she had to adapt to new rooms now we each have to vote before we didnt even come one person would fill in the ballots for all of us. Who was next in line agreed he said the vote was more transparent the government is betting on these elections to showcase that its serious about letting loose of old habits to bring the country forward this is the 1st time does a digitised database of eligible voters and the unprecedented number of International Observers were granted access nationwide still this remains an election that doesnt pose any threat to the rule of the president or 5 parties are seen as progovernment. Parliament is quite likely because 2 thirds of the people running today are. So. That is the intention of all the actors and expectations in that sense are high it remains of course symbolically in terms of political substance because of the absence of any party that considers itself in opposition to voters taking place in an environment where freedom of speech has blossomed in ways that were unthinkable just 3 years ago if its not. Real you couldnt see me here. Is a blogger whos often critical of the government she chose not to vote this is unconstitutional its my right i can walk out or i dont if i dont want i cannot 1st of all 2nd 2nd before i didnt see. Any at the quote. Cook at the candidates final results are still not known but no one expects them to take the country on a different course if anything they could give president busy year a legitimate mandate to press ahead with reforms but at the. President ial election as a country prepares to get its 1st turn to lead the European Union former left wing Prime Ministers around milan of h. Got just under 30 percent of sundays vote ahead of president kalinda grab a kid whos been in the job nearly 5 years now a 2nd round will be held in 2 weeks. Now at least 9 people have been killed in spain and portugal after 2 storm struck rivers have flooded and travel disrupted more than 100000 homes still without electricity or a challenge. To rescue the crew the helicopter had to come down low so it was being sprayed by huge waves crashing on the vessel but italian coast guards managed to lift 12 people to safety after their cargo ship was blown on to sardinia as rocky coastline across spain portugal and france more than 118000 households are without electricity in portugal storm surge flooding has forced the evacuation of 250 people many houses have been left on the water here except for those homes build hire up. Islanders on corsica are being warned to stay away from the seaside. Forest rainfall is concerned were seeing the end of the crisis with regards to the wind were still in a crisis that could last a dozen or so hours 15 or so more and. It is very important to advise the population not to go to the beaches in the coastline because it can be potentially dangerous. On western spains atlantic tip is no stranger to storms but sites like this the still remarkable coastal prominent a warship with sea foam topped by the pounding of countless waves and blown assured by storm fabians full force. And natures power always fascinates people and some get as close as they do. Its unpredictable and its dangerous but its impressively beautiful to. Aljazeera. China has denied allegations prisoners have been useful forced labor after the u. K. Spigots Supermarket Chain tesco suspended production at a shanghai factory a 6 Year Old Girl found and and a profound on appeal for help in a Christmas Card supposedly written by foreign prisoners in china it said they were being forced to work and asked whoever from the cot to contact Peter Humphrey and british journalists imprisoned in the same jail 4 years ago that go says its shocked by the me what. I want to see cooking in forces actually at this table here just going through because mortenson friends and sharpen one up and started laughing and said oh moment somebody is already written in this card isnt that funny and when its called its of course said what it did which is that that saw the call to come from somebody imprisoned in shanghai and was raising human whats concerns and asked who are from the not possible into pizza humphries well earlier we spoke to peter one tree the journalist mention in the Christmas Card he says tesco cannot be held responsible for forced labor within its supply chains 1st of all i i wouldnt blame tesco in a certain sense you know i spent 15 years as a Due Diligence investigator in china before my arrest and im actually familiar with these challenges and the kind of work that these to be done it is not possible for a company like tesco to drill down to the bottom of the supply chain to see if something in their order is being made in a prison is simply not possible there are severe limitations to how far they can take that you diligence through the chain. Hong kongs government has announced 500000000. 00 worth of measures to try to stop its economy sliding further into recession 6 months of prodemocracy protests are being blamed for to tearing tourists and a drop in high street sales but some online retailers have been capitalizing on Global Support for the movement reports among the streets once teeming with shoppers are deserted restaurants have closed tourist numbers have hard after 6 months of antigovernment demonstrations some Luxury Brands have reported a 45 percent drop in recent sales but not everyone is struggling this store is expanding its stock in miniature figurines its introduced a new line of protest related toys complete with gas masks and helmets dont you wonder since this protest Movement Began to be house been increasingly more interested in the action figure how people love to assemble the toys but they also buy them to remember the difficulties and struggles in this movement was the protests have attracted local and Global Support sparking interest in a new Retail Sector protective gear like masks and hard hats are in high demand after Mainland China blocked all sales to hong kong this store also stocks clothing slogans like stand with hong kong but theres no shop front all merchandise is sold online since the launch in july its been getting more and more popular for example on one day we can have 102300 orders for printing whats happening on the streets on the market for protest related merchandise is predominately online the retailers weve spoken to say is to avoid being targeted by those opposed to the prodemocracy movement some of those are chosen to hide their identities after being threatened its an indication of how fragile the political situation is in home the artists are also painting a picture of protests using asked to mortal as the summer of unrest and spread the word to an internet. Well marcus this exhibition showcases some of the key messages of the protesters who fear about whats happening in hong kong and also worry about the citys future everyone where everyone is worried about it because we love this place we love our homeland and we wont give it up we wont give up our 5 demands. Cartoon characters like pippi the fraud have been embraced in the demonstrations once representative of the old frosh and the symbol of hate in the United States has become the protest mascot and sold widely across hong kong. The big retailers may be struggling but with Anti Government protests expected to continue and 2020 these stores hope to capitalize growing Global Support for their Movement Circa aljazeera hold home. A sunday deadline for iraqs president to name a new interim Prime Minister has now passed with no clarity on who may be chosen earlier fountains of protesters rocks roads in the capital baghdad in the Southern City of basra demanding the appointment of any independent Prime Minister protestors are fed up they say with corruption or services and a lack of jobs hundreds of been killed since the demonstrations began in october. But libyas government has announced its entering the lima group the group of nations seeking a resolution to the crisis in venezuela 12 countries have thrown their support behind Opposition Leader one. Believe his entry is a policy change for the time from the time of former president ever morales he resigned in the ember amid protests and pressure from the military. One of ecuadors most active volcanoes has erupted in every more region of the amazon lighting up the night sky the revan tandoor volcano is spewing incandescents walks and lava down its slow say its last major eruption was in 2002 when a cloud of ash reached the capital affecting 2000000 people. Construction on u. S. President donald trump what a wall with mexico is moving ahead and arizona parts of the barry i will cut through a size considered sacred to some natives and native american tribes but as rob reynolds reports from the Us Mexico Border tribal elders say they wont let that happen without a fight. Walking on holy ground a group of young native american activists visit quito springs in a way says in the vast desert of the Organ Pipe Cactus National monument its a place where according to archaeologists people have gathered for more than 16000 years they came from this land we wouldnt be here if it werent for the spring giving us life the Organ Pipe Cactus National monument spans 1340 square kilometers of pristine desert beamed for a species of desert plants that grow here and no place else on earth its the traditional territory of the ts odom and to hold the autumn sacred for the people that live here in the thermal anything that we conducted here ancestors did and pretty much all of our cultural practices. But just 50 kilometers away president Donald Trumps massive border wall is going up. The 9 meter tall metal structure will cut through traditional rain. And will require new roads bulldozed through the monuments and the adjacent to hold odem reservation date of american say the wall will damage ceremonial sites pilgrimage routes and ancient graveyards here in the Organ Pipe Cactus National monument a Government Survey has identified at least 22. 00 significant archaeological sites that would be partially or completely destroyed by border wall construction. Tribal elder ofili a reverse is organizing a grassroots effort to direct public. Tention to what she says is an act of cultural desecration when these borders to go up this metal borders or this fence this go up it is very its very destructive to our spiritual being and our way of life and any part of it that is destroyed it is taking us apart piece by piece. Activists say they will do everything in their power to stop the wall i think theres many of us that are willing and ready to put our bodies on the line despite the vast resources of the federal government marshall behind trump signature political project the native people here say they will not give up weve been existing here since the beginning of time and there will continue to to exist even after this wall is build a place of their true beauty ecological diversity and cultural significance that may soon be changed forever robert oulds aljazeera kito bucky to springs arizona. Unfairly battle with the headlines on aljazeera indias Main Opposition Congress party will soon hold a rally against a controversial new citizenship law Prime MinisterNarendra Modi has defended the legislation which opponents say discriminates against muslims in india at least 25 people have died in violence since the law was passed in Parliament Earlier this month and as a random it is in new delhi where protests are building. People hear everybodys name was the last week and what were hearing in no way delhi and around the country. In the arab league. And that is also in their constitution now elsewhere and earlier weve seen the protests that are being detained an outsider who are there for the. Trying to hold. Their whatever they see the state in the largest. State on the 25 people who have died in the protest. Tens of thousands of syrians are fleeing towards the border with turkey after a new round of airstrikes by russian and Syrian Forces on the rebel held it live province turkeys president says his country cant cope with more refugees. At least 9 people have been killed and almost a 1000 homes destroyed by fire aging large areas of australia while weather conditions have cold they are expected to heat up again over the Christmas Holiday period. And on a visit to nis air frances president has questioned whether west African Leaders want french troops to stay in the region to confront armed groups speaking in the capital. Cost said he was reluctant to send soldiers to countries where their presence isnt clearly wanted those are the headlines while the aljazeera news hour for you 930 minutes time with Julie Macdonald coming up next here its witness to stay with this. Article 2 is it out donald trump is not a fan of president history of the United States to be. 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