Venezuelas opposition denounces what its calling a cost of entry coup of the Opposition Leader on why dole is blocked from attending. Huge crowds of packed the streets of irans capital tehran for the funeral of the military commander salah money the general was assassinated on friday by a u. S. Airstrike in iraq prayers were led by the Supreme Leader ayatollah ali harmony his promised revenge aljazeera is a setback reports from tehran. A nation in mourning and tears from the Supreme Leader for irans top military general assassinated in the u. S. Drone strike in iraq many a friend of customs in the money lead the Funeral Service at the university outside the streets of the capital were packed with the iranians who considered for the money a hero a man who defended his country crowds like this have not been seen since the death of the founder of the republic Ayatollah Khomeini 30 years ago so the on his daughter addressed the crowds you know its hard the hard would see anwar photo ha ha today the philosophy and struggle of my father has made the resistance front into a principled and victorious philosophy. So the money and iran have long supported palestinian groups a senior hamas leader Ismail Haniya paid his respects. We here to express our heartfelt condolences to the leader of the Islamic RevolutionAyatollah Khamenei general salim on his family and the flag years of the resistance against the zionist regime in the us the crowds chanted sang and cried the feeling here that this is a moment of change not just for a run but for the entire region when they hear President Donald Trump book and the fascination of boston for the money would result in people coming in celebration coming out against the political establishment in iran well the number of mourners here i think is the one so that he was great to be mistaken there were a chance of death to america and an expectation that iran must respond so we should take revenge the feeling that i had to wasnt a middle its unique i dont have this feeling towards anyone else in government you can thats not my heart theres no one is valuable as the general a little on some blood with blood running down i want to tell the world and that stupid president s that they killed the general but we will continue his pov and they can all do a damn thing as residuum that whatever since i heard the news ive been crying 100 so we had feelings but at the bottom of our hearts we want revenge revenge revenge but not everyone agrees on what action to take and their intended political struggles in parliament if you watch a arabic or your eyes the best response is to expel us forces from the middle east and make efforts to liberate palestine but the specific response of iran should be hasty and should be well considered an important body called the assembly of experts condemned the killing of said the money and said silence in the face of assassination would make iran weaker they called upon young people to mobilize and prepared to American Forces from iraq as the world awaits irans response the government here will find it hard to ignore the calls for revenge and when its revenge for a man of course and so the money standing it would appear this Popular Support for whatever action may follow assad based aljazeera that are on. So the money is the body is on its way to his final resting place i want to show you pictures here of the extraordinary scenes in the city of coleman right now at the shrine of fatima. Where a huge funeral procession is underway as we speak so we want his body is to be taken to his hometown. On tuesday where he will be buried so lets go live now to Washington White House correspondent kelly helka joins us live from there the president back from florida is up and has been tweeting about this whats he been saying. Yeah its really remarkable some of the statements that the president has been making in the last 2448 hours the latest again really no exception the u. S. President has tweeted iran will never have a Nuclear Weapon and he does this in all capitals and whats astonishing about this he certainly tweeted that before but the fact of the white house in the midst of all of this back and forth with iran the escalating tensions seems to believe that there is still room to negotiate a new Nuclear Agreement to limit Irans Nuclear program astonishing because of course we know that iran said less than 24 hours ago or maybe just a little bit more that in fact it is not going to abide by that 2015 agreement it will not you know participate its retreating from the pack essentially so this is sort of yet another incredible statement coming on the heels of the claim by the president that if in fact iran retaliates for the u. S. Killing of general solomonic that in fact the United States will target Cultural Heritage sites 52. 00 of them in fact this is something that the u. N. Security council said would violate International Law but just the last couple of hours the counselor to the president Kellyanne Conway saying that in fact this is something that the white house says it could direct the u. S. Military to do given the fact 52 is very significant to the white house to the United States it is symbolizes the 52 diplomats that back in 1979 were detained by iran so the president continuing to double down on some of these very strong statements of threats towards iran even something that the the general population tends to support there is if this american hubris that tends to exist and the president certainly continues to sort of exemplify that politicians in washington getting back to work today that the the Christmas New Year break House Speaker nancy pelosi has said that the house is going to introduce a vote on a war powers resolution this week what is she hoping thats going to achieve. Well essentially what congress is trying to do is something that weve seen them doing a lot less of in previous administrations now trying to reassert its authority its congressional oversight when it comes to Foreign Policy so now people of see telling her members sunday night that she through a letter intends to this week in congress essentially put forward the war powers resolution to limit the president s ability to take any military action against iran there is deep concern in the u. S. Congress the president has not briefed members of congress adequately in fact the president essentially saying follow my tweets if you want to know whats going on well that is wholly insufficient in the eyes of so many members both democrat and republican we do know that defense secretary mark asper will be in fact Briefing Members of congress at some point the date and time still unclear but there is concern the president has overstepped his president ial powers this is something again that the white house is pushing back on the counter and Kellyanne Conway saying in fact that members of congress are always open to speak with the president her exact words his door is open his phone works but instead many members just want to head to the Television Cameras accusing many members of congress of politicizing this event even as tensions continue to escalate somewhat dangerously and White House Correspondent kelly how could reporting live from washington kimberly many thanks indeed with the geo political turmoil is having an Economic Impact oil prices have risen significantly with the benchmark brant crude climbing more than 4 percent since the assassination of a cutscene so the money it is the highest the prices have been since september when drones were used to attack Oil Processing facilities in saudi arabia the u. S. State department has warned that Saudi Oil Facilities could be targeted by iran thats found concerns of a possible disruption to global supplies earlier my colleague Elizabeth Rodham spoke with the economic status of it ali is his assessment of whats next for the energy markets. What were seeing is a geopolitical premium which is which oil traders are paying currently now if there is an attack we could see or prices rights rise to 80. 00 a barrel but that would have an impact on the Global Economy but not a huge impact if you really want to see a catastrophic effect on the Global Economy then we need to see oil prices double to ormus 150. 00 a barrel and were nowhere near that and theres plenty of oil supply well we dont need to be concerned about whats happening in the oil markets too much but bit on the geopolitical side yes you know we dont know what the. Response will be and so people dont need to be too worried right now but what or what about saudi arabia i mean its a big player in this geo Political Tension absolutely and could iran could be affected yes so because share price is now down. To almost its i. P. O. Price of 32. 00 worth 34. 00 something so you know were not too far off the us now the reeds one of the reasons why all the ore prices while prices coming down is because of the tensions now if you want to start an economic war with saudi arabia where would you hit you would hit aramco the Oil Facilities were hit back in september and the oil price at that time rose to 62. 90 a barrel you know were way above that right right this very moment in oil price terms. They have been chaotic and confusing scenes in venezuela as the government of president Nicolas Maduro forcibly installed a new head of parliament on troops physically blocked Opposition Leader one of his allies from getting into the building ahead of the vote a latin america at its newman reports from caracas. Inside been israel as legislative palace punches were thrown insult her world in a chaotic prelude to an even more chaotic vote for the presidency of the National Assembly. For Hours National guards have been prevented dozens of opposition deputies from entering the premises. Inside the Chamber Minority progovernment lawmakers organized a vote with a show of hands that no one counted. Luis baba an opposition deputy choose to corruption and recently expelled from his party was instantly sworn in and it will be a 100. 00 model like all brothers and sisters we have differences but we must end all this confrontation. But outside the confrontation was intensifying the opposition deputies are trying to bring their way to the National Assembly but the National Guard is outnumbering up at this point and i see no way from the building. In a desperate last bid to get in Opposition Leader one by door tried to climb over the spiked middle fence surrounding the building. Security forces fought him off as well. Clearly shaken but determined why the announced he would convene the assembly elsewhere that you learned and that were going to assume our responsibility and rise to this new challenge that venezuela is facing. Hours later 100 opposition deputies more than the simple majority needed to win reelected why the laws National Assembly process. Didnt vote recognized by washington and many others but not by president Nicolas Maduro. Imperialist came out to say they would not recognize the result of the vote day in the National Assembly i say to mike pompei o the u. S. Envoy to venezuela Elliott Abrams and the assistant secretary of state that they should explain it all trump why they lost the leadership of the National Assembly. I clearly the battle for that National Assembly until now that israel is only independent institution is far from over and it will intensify even further. Attempts to reclaim what he says is his rightful place inside the legislative palace on tuesday. To see in human aljazeera got access were going to weather update next here and i was there that australias raging red blow the scenes confronting Emergency Service workers as they continue to battle bushfires. Protests across india from last group attack students and teachers at a Prominent University of the capital. Hello there some rather unsettled weather on its way towards the Korean Peninsula and also on towards japan plenty of activity showing up here on the satellite there is rain and there is of course and snow in there as well in the cold air but have a look at this rain working its way through eastern china look at the temperature ahead of that in shanghai 21 celsius on tuesday the rain spreading quite rapidly across into the Korean Peninsula some heavy amounts of rain into south korea we could have some localized flooding and then as we had on tuesday into wednesday a very unsettled picture generally cross much of japan and look at that temperature in shanghai dropped all the way down to 8 celsius was she is actually the average for this time of it will feel very chilly of that 21 this is to me as weve been quite safely through much of japan so no great rain accumulations although the winds will be pretty strong at times and then into indonesia we have got some fairly active weather further to the south. The rains back into the forecast across into more central areas of borneo very light there across much of the marcha and also the met a peninsula its really on wednesday the rains become requite heavy again into will central areas of java and then into india more showers continuing in the south and a lot of rain showers working their way on eventually tools new delhi cooling things off and hopefully carrying out that small. On counting the cost 2020 we pick through what could be the whole geo political and geo economic topics of the year for the most important election in the free world and we ask if the world can come together to tackle Global Warming inequality a globalized. Counting the cost on aljazeera we need to stand the differences on the semantics of cultures across the world so no matter what you see we are getting the news in kind of forms that matter to you. Again this is our service for much of the made news this out irans leaders joined huge crowds into iran to hold prayers of the funeral of the assassinated general casey and sum of money his body was later taken to the city of qom so the money will be buried in his hometown come on tuesday. Iraqi politicians have vowed to remove all Foreign Forces in response to the assassination of the arabian come on the bill is known finding it needs government proof. The u. S. President is threatening sanctions against iraq if it goes ahead with those moves to expel foreign troops donald trump says American Forces wont leave unless iraq pays for the u. S. Base thats. Out of australia with thick smoke and raging flames are forcing pilots to turn back for missions to rescue people trapped by the bush fast. This after force plane was trying to land in monaco pretoria on saturday up to 4000 people had to flee the town of shelter on beaches over the weekend when the fires came to close rain and cooler temperatures are bringing some relief but the blaze is a likely to burn on for months just as jessica washington has more from batemans bay on the New South Wales south coast this is a brief period of for a spot its expected to be around 72 hours of these cooler conditions with light winds and even a bit of rain unfortunately that rain is not enough to bring this crisis which has been going for months now it is not enough to bring this crisis to an end its expected that australia wont get significant rain at least for another 4 to 6 weeks that thats the only thing that can really bring this this bushfire emergency to an end for now crews working to ensure that fires burning along the east coast there also fires burning in New South Wales and there are fears that those could burn with fires further south in victoria crews working to make sure that those fires dont join up and create a mega blaze that would go between 2 cities well known 30 people who were inside joel hall now university came under attack on sunday evening last people with broads sledgehammers and stones targeted teachers and Students Delhi University despite multiple calls victims say Police Arrived late the delhi police was controlled by the Central Government is also accused of doing little to contain the violence im totally shocked. Did Institute Late january i can end up with a program how did these ab v. P. Goons end up you know politics aside elections aside this is india were not there but not in public im shocked. I may not do politics again thats a different thing but what has happened today is a travesty. Of reports now from the University Campus the policemen are present here in numbers today but all sunday evening when some of the students and teachers hero were under attack they took their time to enter the University One must also get clearance from the Security Guard so the students who were beaten up are asking why the Security Guards just careless or was the administration of the university complicit in the attack that took place on sunday evening about 50 people including women wearing mosques holding on roles in their hands when from one also to another they beat up students as well as some teachers and threatened the students as well at the moment about 20 people students and some teachers are receiving treatment at a hospital in new delhi now the students who were beaten up allege that the group that beat them up wont gangster but part of the a which is a Students Union affiliated with the Hindu Nationalist Party the whole ministry of the country who comes from that party has ordered an inquiry and several ministers in the current government who have started in this university have condemned the violence but the students here dont feel safe anymore many of them have left their hostels and gone back home or to their friends as houses to stay there the big question that people are now asking is because theres a sense of disbelief and panic that how could such an attack take place are students now not safe inside their hostels the students of the scene of our city have been protesting against the controversial citizenship law and more recently also against the proposed fee hike. Well for their part the police say theyre still investigating how mosque people could have entered the University Campus to attack students. I didnt even get and as far as the identification of people who were participating in the clashes all possible methods of identification are being invoked were also keeping an eye on the messages videos and pictures circulating on social media that the investigation is going on in right earnest and they will be identified soon earlier i spoke to were to some assistant professor at the university he was among those who were attacked he says this was a planned the salt mine so says. There could be a mix. You know students. I think most of them are outsiders and i dont think. I find it very difficult to believe that such a large number of people can come from the outside who are armed on leased out you know foreigner and get organized without the internal security not knowing about it so its absolutely amazing how so many people who are outsiders who enter the campus without neustar question so this is some kind of illusion right now dennis believe me just manning the gate and trying to keep people out of the ghetto is from getting me there are. Even me behind so the activists at the gate shouting slogans except there is a sense of kind of fear that if the police does not do its job which clearly it hasnt done in this instance instance these 2 these these elements can get back into the gambles and they can be more well. Forces loyal to the libyan war. Taken control of one of the Largest Military bases in the country the cut a bigger base is on the outskirts of the coastal city of sirte after us troops are trying to wrestle control of the strategic city from libyas internationally recognized government oppression of course its part of an offensive which general borscht in april to take control of the capital tripoli lets go live now to tripoli. Of the what is the tell us more about this and. Adrian we are getting news from military sources in this cause to the city of sirte saying that have told us forces that have taken control of several parts of the city including the poorest and the city center thats also along with the military camps in Southern City fighting is still going on until now according to military sources in the area and they say that they take all what happened after a certain detachment in the city that was belonging to the Government Forces that change it position just because the our affiliate to the tribe thats the tribe of the warlord have now the city of sirte it is very strategic as it is very close to the oil fields and oil ports in central libya and specially close to the coast were getting also news from military sources in misrata that theyre sending the troops to observe it to repeal the health of forces that tag. Said it is very strategic it was taken control of by the Government Forces indeed some 2016 after they defeated. In their biggest a stronghold on demitted seen in north africa in 2016 this city is very special because in 2011 its the birth place of them and when you get duffy and he died in that city in 2011 and since then there are many people inside sit at city have a still been affiliated to the get you know a dream that many former military individuals from the gadhafi regime have recently allied with the world really for have it in or is it all his battles to full control in libya including the recent offensive here largely to take control of the capital tripoli back in april it seems that. Its getting get. The fighting it is. So that city especially with the most is sending troops to does city. Have to his forces attack ok mahmud many thanks indeed observed mccord of the wire that lives in Tripoli Police of uganda have again detained the musician and political activist bobby why and he was prevented from holding a Campaign Rally for next years president ial Election Police fired tear gas to disperse his supporters outside the capital kampala the meeting of been authorized by electoral authorities will be widespread calling for the retirement of longtime resident of 70. The president himself has been marching through the jungle in the 70s says that he wants to highlight the liberation struggle 3 decades ago that led to him taking power in 1906 critics have dismissed it as a bid to rally support for a 6th term in office with 70 began his 6 day march from the north of come on saturday croatia has a new president elects the leftist former Prime Minister is on the lot of it has defeated the conservative incumbent in iran of the conservatives hold a majority in parliament but a lot of each promised that his presidency would be one of reconciliation and unity the vote is seen as an important test before alleged elections later this year. Youre blowing through 4000000 croatians old looking for a place under the sun we are all looking for our place on the road that were on a place in europe which is still in spite of all its problems the best place and the best consonant to live on and i will cooperate with whoever happens to hold executive power with anyone who truly leads the country because i know what that means. A high profile trial of american Film ProducerHarvey Weinstein has begun in new york hes pleaded not guilty to charges of assaulting 2 women including raping one of them in a hotel room in 2013 if found guilty he faces life in prison. Ellen fallout from the u. S. Assassination of same solomonic continues to spread even Foreign Ministers are meeting on friday to discuss the geo political repercussions but right now in brussels nato ambassadors been discussing the crisis at an emergency meeting later suspended training exercises in iraq a short time ago the secretary general of nato in sultan book gave a press conference lets go live to brussels i was there at the time. Can tell us what he said the tasha. Yes it was a very brief press conference by end stoltenberg the nato secretary general he had convened this emergency meeting of nato 29 passes to discuss the rising tensions between the United States and iran to discuss the situation of course the United States is a nato member and saltimbocca said that there was a briefing by the u. S. Ambassador to the other ambassadors to really talk about washingtons perspective why it had carried out this action against general sort of mani stoltenberg so he can share the information that the u. S. Ambassador had given with of course the press but he said that nato members felt that they had been nato ambassadors i should say felt that they had been adequately briefed he said also that in the past nato allies have been very concerned by irans or actions in the region which he called destabilizing that in the past nato has condemned some of those actions but he did say that all nato members were really quite united in calling for a deescalation of tensions trying to urge all sides to show some restraint now in terms of the nato military the nato troops that are actually in iraq this is one of the Big Questions going into this meeting what will happen to the nato mission in iraq will stoltenberg said that although operations have been suspended those troops are in iraq are training iraqi soldiers and counter eisel operations and combat he said the nato to spend that mission but that it wants to continue that the mission it was very important work and he said that so those nato forces are of course in iraq at the request of the Iraqi Government and we know that the Iraqi Parliament recently requested all foreign troops leave the country started by except for the time being those nato troops will remain there so its not really clear what will happen but he said that allied nato allies are very. Intends on trying to keep that mission in place so the secretary general said that the u. S. Provided the rationale for the the attack and it seemed that the nato members were happy with what they heard but he couldnt tell us that the public what that rationale was but went on to say that iran must refrain from further violence a desk elation. Thats right stoltenberg made it very clear that in the past nato has repeatedly called upon iran to show restraint tyras condemned iran for stoltenberg said it was a destabilizing actions in the region destabilizing influence now of course saltimbocca said that he couldnt share with us with the public with the press exactly what was going on in that room between those ambassadors you can only imagine it would have been a very interesting conversation indeed as the u. S. Ambassador explained exactly what was the game plan perhaps the strategy behind the u. S. Decision to kill general salim army but saltimbocca said the allies were very. Allies said that they were united in understanding why this is taken place now what the opinions were beyond that we dont know only that nato ambassadors have said that they are united in calling for restraint for a deescalation of tensions because nobody wants to see said stoltenberg an all out conflict the trasher many thanks dana reporting live there from nato headquarters in brussels lets show you whats happening at the moment in the city of homs where the funeral procession that began earlier today in teheran has continued into the evening irans leaders joined huge crowds in the capital to hold press to the funeral for the assassinated general a classroom sort of mahdi his body was later taken to calm. And this is the scene in that city right now. On tuesday sort of money will be buried in his hometown his final resting place come on well bring you up coverage of that tomorrow. But hes continues. After counting the cost which is next. 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