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Officials warn residents to be ready to evacuate. And in sport the Olympic Committee is banning protests at the 2020 tokyo games the i. O. C. Warned that political statements like this one not be tolerated and happily break the rules will be punished. There are growing claims that a missile strike possibly accidental was the cause of the ukrainian jet crash in iran on wednesday all 176. 00 passengers and crew were killed moments after taking off from tehran u. S. Intelligence officials have already indicated they believe the plane was most likely brought down accidentally by iranian ed defenses and the canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed he has seen intelligence which backs up the claim we have intelligence from multiple sources including our allies and our own intelligence. The evidence indicates that the plane was shot down by an iranian surface to air missile this may well have been unintentional. This new information reinforces the need for a thorough investigation into this matter canada is working with its allies to ensure that a thorough incredible investigation is conducted to determine the causes of this fatal crash earlier u. S. President donald trump said he suspected the plane may have been downed by mistake and fisher joins us live now from washington d. C. So weve heard from Justin Trudeau there quite a a strong statement on the likelihood of this being shot down. Yeah he says the the evidence and the intelligence that they have gathered since the accident points to the fact that this was a rocket a missile that took down the plane certainly people were suggesting that the plane was on fire as it headed towards the groan and certainly from the video that weve seen that would seem to be corroborated but the iranians is said the plane had a problem it was turning back to the airport there were other aircraft in the area even at that altitude as well and they will continue their investigation the difficulty is were hearing reports from iran saying that the debris has no been bulldozed into a pile and the iranians are suggesting that there may be some difficulty with the 2 flight recorders a flight data recorder and also a cockpit voice recorder which would be very important when it came to establishing exactly what happened that is why the canadian president is saying there needs to be a fool International Inquiry and we are told that there are canadian investigators who are on their way to turkey who will wait theyre hoping that they get permission to enter into iran so that they can carry out investigations on the ground as well interestingly enough the canadian Prime Minister was asked do you blame the u. S. For escalating tensions remember this plane came down just 4 hours after the iranians launched rockets towards the u. S. Bases in iraq the country was on high alert for u. S. Retaliate he played a very straight bat as they would see in the u. K. He said look we have to carry out a full investigation and then we can start deciding what the issues are he said it is certainly a question that people will be asking but again insisted that had to be a fool comprehensive transparent investigation not just for canada and ukraine but for the other countries who lost nash people in the crash and also for the families who are grieving and fisher thank you very much. Passengers on the plane that were from around the world including iran canada and afghanistan a national day of mourning is being observed in ukraine for about mentally has. Friends family colleagues coming together in grief. These were the 9 crew members of Ukraine International airlines who was supposed to land at the tumbling care of a wednesday is the site i had just assumed was its a tragedy for the whole world for ukraine and every one of us this is a grief which is difficult to express in words ukraines president gautam is a lenski join the join your probably do i will speak with irans president to step up cooperation with ukraine to establish its true im appealing to the International Community especially to canada to take part in the investigation. Most of the passages were iranian. As well as more than 60 canadians. In toronto and elsewhere in canada there were more candles more flowers and pictures of those whod been killed it means shocked me as well as the Iranian Community and the world that this happened i mean just think about the lives that were lost and this was so i necessary video and social media appears to show the boeing 7372801 fire before it crashed in a city suburb. Emergency crews on the ground work to recover evidence from deborah that was scattered for several columbuss ukraine is canceled flights who iran and says it expects to see a transcription of the black box cockpit recording the airline says the plane was one of its bests and the pilots among its most experienced. There were many nationalities onboard as people gathering grief around the world investigators who want to find out why the flight with 176 passengers and crew never reached its destination lure about a manly al jazeera more as we can speak now to aviation analyst Alex Mackerras he joins us live from and i was here via skype thanks for being with us so weve heard from trudeau that they have been supports towards an iranian surface to air missile how likely is it that the investigation will be as thorough and transparent as hes hoping for. Well thats what we are all hoping for and this has been a really unusual immediate aftermath of this accident not least because this accident occurred in the hours following a night of conflict in the middle east involving iran and iraq and of course the u. S. But also because of the conflicting statements and thats because before the aircraft crash site had even been fuck you determined iran were releasing statements claiming that the iraq had a technical failure and that actually they had knowledge of problems with the aircraft that was prior to any investor going to even reaching the site let alone an investigation beginning so it has been conflicting statement after conducting statement but what i think we can taint as credible is the joint statement now from the u. S. And canada who have said that they do believe an iranian missiles are shot down potentially unintentionally is so long to international an arms and if so this will be the 1st time that a 77. 00 has been shot down or a commercial airliner has been shot down since the Malaysian Airlines m. H. 17 fire back in 2014 which of course the shot down over ukraine by her russian separatists its interesting actually eluded to that and said hed been asking for information about how that investigation was carried out what what what the lessons from that that he might find you know pertinent in this case. Well the lessons that followed him age 17 were known only to do with essays and whether or not airlines should have been flying over that crimea area in the 1st place back in 2014 where tensions were incredibly high now its likely given in this circumstance because iraq and iran are both open to the world but over by a naturally airlines were free not only to fly over a country but also to land and many islands operate Services Just share on this wasnt supposed to be an ordinary like a ukrainian International Airlines flight to that capsule and it was moments after takeoff that we know resulted in a crash now the fuselage and the photos of the wreckage are consistent with or similar to the mh 17 immediate aftermath the malays it plane that was shot down and thats purely because of how pregnant it. Was in those kind of coming hours to tell me that them. Justin trudeau also said that iran had indicated that it would keep the black boxes in iran but had also told ukraines president that the ukrainian investigators would be granted access how significant is that bit of information. Well iran has no obligations handover the black box to any body and thats because the black box was found within its territory so i asked her i k only United Nations but aviation law they have the right to keep that box thats like danger cool and the cockpit voice recorder and instruction and lives but its not knowingly iran even have the Technology Available for us barbara to investigations that struck with data sold in early human biped load Party Pantries to come on board and assist with the investigation but the us even of the aircraft was manufactured in america they will not be involved because there was no relationship between the u. S. And iran so we really do need other countries to be elise we have heard today the boat owners are median mean about in this investigation treacherous thank you very much indeed for taking the time to talk to us and i was here thank you and. Coming up on out of there this news out russia and turkey and now its a ceasefire in syrias last rebel held stronghold. Lebanon imposes a travel ban on former miss and boss carlos ghosn as japanese prosecutors continue to pursue their case against him and. There was. This deep. Tempers flare at the a. T. P. Cup in australia more details in sport. And Iranian Revolutionary guard commander has warned wednesdays missile attack on a base hosting u. S. Troops in iraq is only the start of their retaliation and he had a day says iran strikes werent meant to kill soldiers but to damage the American Military machine also jabari reports from tehran. A country in mourning thursdays Memorial Ceremony began in the supreme leaders residence in tehran. The commander in chief of irans armed forces accompanied by the man who has replaced is sas a native general hossam saw the money as head of the revolutionary guards whats force lots. Similar Memorial Services were held across the country to mark the u. S. Killing of general salim on the impact that on friday. And on wednesday this was irans promise response this video was broadcast on state t. V. It appears to show members of the revolutionary guard loading ballistic missiles. Before launching them into the night sky their target a military base across the border in iraq housing u. S. Soldiers the man in charge of that operation is the head of irans revolutionary Guard Aerospace unit Brigadier General allie hodges. In. The fall with the ball the missile attack conducted against the u. S. Military base was a move that god willing or be continued in iran was not after killing u. S. Personnel our goal was to hit u. S. Military equipment. And immediate diplomatic solution to the crisis seems unlikely iran wants u. S. Forces to permanently leave the gulf region i think there were eventual downfall in many areas is something rary a strategy and for lying to her and as theyre really there himself also mentioned it is to make the americans leave their region and i think that many nations in the region also are supporting this will be cohesive the u. S. Says its targeting a possum sell the money in an air strike was in response to an attack in iraq in which an American Contractor was killed and for which it blames iran. But a recent unclassified memo appears to contradict trumps claims that general solar money pose an immediate danger to the United States iranian officials have united in their response to soleimani death for now a number of countries are trying to use all political channels to deescalate tensions between the United States and iran but solmonese death is not likely to open a path of dialogue between the 2 longtime adversaries. Or such a Bari Al Jazeera terror on the u. S. House of representatives will vote soon on a measure limiting the president Donald Trumps ability to take military action against iran as the fallout from the assassination of iranian general custom silly money continues on your questions following events for us on capitol hill so how will this limit trumps powers. Well oren if you read the language of this resolution written by House Democrats it is quite strong it says that this resolution would direct the president to terminate the use of United States armed forces to engage in hostilities in or against iran so certainly they also have the numbers to pass this measure and its expected to be voted upon in just minutes time however what happens from there that is a big question there is some debate on whether or not this resolution has any legal teeth the way that democrats wrote it in structured it its called a concurrent resolution which is usually used for formality measures in congress the House Speaker nancy pelosi the top democrat in the chamber said that it was specifically written this way because there is a federal law that allows congress to use this mechanism to hold the president accountable on this key circumstance when were talking about the power of war republicans have said that is nonsense they believe this measure will be nonbinding what we do know is that if it is approved once it is approved it would not be going to the president s desk for his signature thats what we normally see when legislation is passed democrats claim that it will be legally binding even without the president s signature really were not sure whats to happen and it may be a question that will not be resolved unless the courts get involved and clearly the white house is controlled by the democrats but what about to whats happening in the republican controlled senate. Well there is a similar measure right now pending in the senate its drafted by democrats but there have been at least 2 republican senators who said that they would vote to approve that sr measure but even if they do so were still left with that question of whether or not the resolution is in forcible it is strongly worded it would require the president to cease hostilities toward iran within 30 days unless he comes back and gets congressional approval so the president and certainly his republican defenders have said that simply wont be the case because they consider these resolutions to be nonbinding it is your question thank you very much indeed. The libyan warlord honey for have to has rejected calls by turkey and russia for a cease fire to be implemented by sunday the 2 countries support opposing sides in the conflict moscow backs after these forces have been trying to seize to police and april turkey has begun deploying troops to support the un recognized government based in the capital e. U. Leaders abounding together on a political front warning that libya could become a 2nd syria if a cease fire is not reached soon we know our forces loyal to holly for have to said they would continue their military campaign in the capital tripoli would have their head has more from tripoli this is one of the civilian houses that were by rockets launched by forces loyal to the warlord so you have to on wednesday nights as you can see here this big hole in the concrete ceiling was caused by the rockets. Inside downstairs there is major damage destruction everywhere but the owners of this house tell us that theyre grateful that they were not inside when the rocket hit but nevertheless they say that there are many elderly people in this building they are with chronic diseases they was transferred to medical centers to receive medical treatment immediately after the attack this area was hit dozens of times by half those forces on wednesday night this area in the vicinity of airport the only operational airport has been heard many times by forces loyal to the warlords leave or have to either by rockets or airstrikes so many times since he launched the military campaign to seize tripoli back in april multiple attacks on this area led many civilians to leave their homes at least 20 soldiers have been killed in an attack in northeast Nigeria Military sources say an armed group stormed the town of mangano in borno state on tuesday evening hundreds of homes were reportedly destroyed in the attack forcing people to flee into the bush for safety. The u. S. Special envoy to west africa. Has warned of Security Council that the sahara region has to experienced a devastating surge in violence in 26770 people were killed during attacks in the can a fast so marley and me share that number jumped to 4000 last year in book a fast so 80 people were killed in 2016 but a shift in the focus of attacks eastwards from mali has seen the number killed there rise to more than 800 in 2019 humanitarian cost is also growing the u. N. Estimates half a 1000000 people have been displaced by the violence a 10 fold increase in 3 years. Joined by judy one o Security Consultant to have a consulting that specializes in solutions to security and defense problems in africa so thank you very much for coming to talk to him why do you think there has been such an upsurge in violence in that region well the part of the issues in the sahara relates to whats going on all over the world a Climate Change and also the rise of islamic states which is given a lot of local small local groups that really wouldnt have had a cache or that kind of resource or power the kind of forage and the spread around the area at the same time youve got all the local farmers which are now being how would i put it put on top of these bigger problems so youve got tribal issues between a felony and the do one or the full ernie and you know herdsmans and farmers you know in nigeria and in the hell and all of these problems for in terms of Human Trafficking gold mining and things that are exacerbated exacerbating this for a crisis and causing people to you know the results of violence rather than dialogue and what about the efforts to contain it why have they not been successful so far partly because the efforts arent necessarily local youve got fronts you know which operates as the kind of the larger you know power there you know under other members of the g 5 to help groups or chart new book in a fossil or all of these countries have extremely weak governments quite weak economies and really cant provide the governance and the development that their populations need france can provide that kinetic efforts but not the deep you know Level Solutions and. Providing just you know law and order criminal courts and things of that so what you think might be some of the solutions that could tip that could make things better in the 1st think that well the most important thing is governance Good Governance Good Governance at every level from the federal level if its a federal government down to the local level and also more responsive Security Forces Security Forces are not just there to enforce the will of the states but also the. To provide security for the communities at the local level things are that and having a an african champion so clearly the biggest champion of security as a whole is fronts need to have an african champion be it one of the major countries or the nigeria or chardonnay taking that lead wall and then pushing the others and motivating the others and how much of any mention the role of france or how much of it of an appetite is there for other countries to get involved in the region i think france will struggle to get other countries involved mainly because this like many other problems has no easy solution there is no exit strategy for france you know in terms of this problem until there is an african solution so getting other countries for example United Kingdom will be sending troops to somalia but it will be for a very limited role and are going to take the big expensive for that france is taken and until other countries are willing to step up to the level france is youre not going to see the you know the big solution that were looking for so what i mean for eventually the u. K. Troops what kind of role of a playing in is is that a kind of a. Conference kind of terrorism to question what would they be doing they want to sort of be a concern counterterrorism operation itll be in support of the french and the u. N. Efforts there mainly the u. N. Efforts and its going to be more providing support to the u. N. So its more of. As a troop contributing countries rather than having a distinct fall like the french are playing so it does really fresh air on france and other troop contributing countries but its not as i said providing a kind of stink for france is doing you know with drones in aircraft and all of thats you know big military muscle and have you found your interpretation that some of the violence in the when when theres a kind of effort to kind of crack down on violence in one place it then moves sideways into other countries surrounding is that the thing thats what will happen its a loss of must of issue with contagion so you feel looking at look at right back at the beginning you know with the issues in libya weve done its a mali and that spread out incentives year and now its going to book in a fossil and if you look at northwest nigeria youre having deceived dynamics of being going on throughout the region. Youre having you know insurgents in the bush coming out you know taking taxes kidnapping young men training young men and all of these kind of problems so it has to be a holistic solution you cant have want a solution in this year and nothing happening or begin to fossil everybody has to be working together and thats why you know im emphasizing that has to be the african champion who brings all the african countries together and they have one solution and are working towards a unified effort to do you want to thank you very much need for going to just thank you and a Mass Evacuation is being urged in heavily populated parts of southeast australia as the return of high temperatures threaten to fan bushfires there are several warnings in the states of South Australia New South Wales and victoria fires are also threatening homes south of perth in Western Australia 27 people have been killed and more than 2000 homes destroyed since september jesca washington has more from sydney. From the coast to the mountains fires have burned through an area larger than south korea thousands of houses have been destroyed businesses disrupted and dozens of lives lost the Blue Mountains in the west of sydney a unesco World Heritage site has been hit particularly hard in the neighboring region of penrith its almost impossible for people to avoid breathing in bushfires smoke and more than once this summer head north has become the hottest place on earth so we cant ignore the fact that you know temperatures are going to take ridiculous levels and. They are at a point where weve never seen them before weve never had time to divide 50 degrees in my lifetime. As a kid weve never experienced. A strategy a severe drought has worsened the bushfire season which arrived weeks earlier than normal and those fires have become political just months ago Scott Morrison won the election in a landslide appealing to voters who were concerned about their personal finances but the scale and scope of this bushfire season has made many ordinary straley and realise the personal cost of an environmental catastrophe experts say politicians are now facing increasing pressure with many people blaming Climate Change and demanding action the situation is trying to quite considerably certainly the Coalition Governments caught Climate Policies have been brought into question big fast themselves. But how the conditions have arisen has become the key question that people are really interested in the government has been reluctant to make the connection between Climate Change and the fires now the Prime Minister says there is a link but the government isnt prepared to reconsider the countrys reliance on fossil fuels this push by season is far from over and so too is the political impact jessica washington aljazeera sydney australia. Still to come on the news hour britains house of commons finally passes a bill that will leave the European Union but the e. U. Has a warning over boris breaks it deadline. Returning to the streets french workers continue their protest against Pension Reforms but the transport strike entering its 36th day. And the sport irans footballers suffer a setback in their bid to qualify to lympics. My. Hello there it is a mostly fine picture across much of mainland europe plenty of god has been streaming in but not much weather with it the has been plenty of rain and also some snow the eastern end of the med we saw says im really just lingering for a few days and in the cold air and to mainland greece this is what we source of fairly heavy amounts of snow some strong winds over the rules and Power Outages but that has cleared out of the picture as we go through friday across and basin pieces of rain work their way through denmark on towards the baltics but really its the northwest of the u. K. Across a much of this is where were going to see very heavy amounts of rain and also some very strong gusty winds and really no reprieve as we head off into south of them by then weve got that rain and the snow pushing trolls in particular to norway some heavy snow some strong winds 6 celsius the high that is still up out of london 10 degrees and really as i say the bulk of europe is fine just in snow pushing into that fall western side of russia so that system clearing out of the eastern med that does mean the showers that work in time within it they will also drift away but we will see some showers theyre going to be further to the west of the system in the western med so that means showers along these coast in aerials of algeria and theyll tend to push across the east was as we go through saturday and maybe some showers just a bit further towards the south. For the congolese the journey to work all aboard means unimaginable hardship i prefer to lie down because they might get cut into chancing life and live on a dangerous journey through the jungle i fell onto the rails for nearly died. There are children to go to school and live because of the prank risking it or the democratic republic of congo on aljazeera 3 years after cholera was discovered in haiti this is just one example of how the death toll from this epidemic could be much higher than anyone knows and aljazeera and best to geisha into who should be held responsible travel to the United Nations headquarters in new york. We spoke to the secretary general again in this room were going to try to catch me from time but has justice now been served for the victims freewinds haiti in a time of cholera on aljazeera. Armaan of the top stories here now jazeera are growing claims that a missile strike possibly accidental was the cause of the ukrainian jet crash in iran on wednesday canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed hes seen intelligence which backs up the claim an iranian government spokesman has described the allegations as psychological warfare according to the news agency. The u. S. House of representatives will soon vote on a measure limiting president Donald Trumps ability to take military action against iran and the fallout from the assassination of the rain in general kasim sort of money continues. Russia and turkey have announced a cease fire in the countrys last rebel held stronghold the poerson fighting began about 10 hours ago and follows a request by turkey after it sent a delegation to moscow our correspondent has more from ankara. This latest agreement between russia and turkey 2 of the most Significant International players when it comes to syria is going to be much welcome news not least for the civilians of it libby who have been suffering ongoing bombardment by the Syrian Regime of Bashar Assads forces as well as actually certain instances of russian attacks on it for several months now since april 2900 some 700000 civilians have fled its estimated 300000 of those have fled just in the past month alone in the vast majority if not all of them have been directed towards turkey adding more strain and burden on a country thats already hosts millions of refugees thats one of the main reasons why turkey has been pushing going calling for a cessation of hostilities for a reduction in those attacks and not for complete and through them for some time now what has changed things what has convinced the russians to do that im not quite sure but the russians didnt answer to a deal was made and was being implemented as of 2 pm local time on thursday this comes on the eve of the u. S. A special representative to syria James Jeffries his planned visit to turkey whether thats connected to prepare for something bigger and bigger announcements were not quite sure but in and of itself this latest agreement is extremely significant because not only will it maybe stem the flow of refugees fleeing from italy but it will also allow for much needed aid by humanitarian organizations to reach the desperate people inside that syrian city cannot go to moscow for reaction from russia step bastien is standing by what ive been saying that at their. Well its interesting we were actually expecting announcement on the cease fire in it lip on wednesday in istanbul when theyre both president Vladimir Putin and. The one who were meeting at the lounge of a very prestigious gas project between turkey and russia but nothing was mentioned in the statement that was released after their meeting about a ceasefire and it live there was actually a call for a cease fire in libya instead where both countries are also fighting on opposing sides but does evening the ministry of defense here in moscow released a statement and it was quite a long statement which basically only 1st mentioned a lot about the humanitarian situation in syria and in the last paragraph there was this call this announcement of a ceasefire starting at 2 pm today thursday syrian time but also in the same statement the Russian Ministry mentioned that this deescalation zone that has been in place since 2018 between turkey and russia that that there has been violations of that the escalation zone 16 times in the last 24 hours so all of this you can actually conclude that russia itself doesnt seem to have that much faith in again this new a cease fire there are announcing it very reluctantly you can nearly say and its all also of course that on the 31st of august there was another cease fire that didnt hold ferry long and russia has been complaining towards turkey that they havent been able to rein in their rebel groups that they have been backing in the war in syria so its not clear how much effort the russians are going to put through to actually keep this ceasefire but its they are now officially announced steverson thank you very much. Malaysias Anti Corruption commission has released a series of audio recordings featuring former Prime Minister najib razak in them head seeking help from i would have his crown prince to conceal a deal linked to the one m d b Corruption Scandal and one recording the g basques for help in clearing his son on Money Laundering accusations. In the middle. East. And the arab an agreement. Or 2. Women saying. That all the national event. Everybody got on we can result. d in the world. Back very. Quickly to something very very d. Ugly here. For governor and also for you all for you and your. So let. There be so close we need to resolve. Have been has imposed a travel ban on former miss and boss carlos ghosn after he was summoned over an interpol red notice wanted by japan after he skipped bail last month and fled to lebanon hes accused of financial misconduct in his time at nissan but he denies any wrongdoing saying honda has more from bay ridge. Former new stern and reno chief carlos gone jumped bail and fled from japan overall we could go on thursday lebannon state prosecutor summoned him for questioning for the 1st time it follows an interpol notice issued by japan seeking his arrest on charges of financial misconduct prosecutors have gone from traveling and are waiting for japanese authorities to hand over his file before deciding whether he violated lebanese laws and should face trial here lebanon and japan dont have an extradition treaty carlos gone maybe an International Fugitive but lebanese authorities dont seem to be treating him as a criminal suspect his lawyer says go on is very comfortable with lebanons judicial system the businessman has said he is ready to face trial but in what he called a fair system and in any of his home countries lebanon france or brazil gone arrived in lebanon over a week ago and had not been seen in public until he held a press conference on wednesday it is important for me to emphasize that im not the above the law and i welcome the opportunity for the truth to come out and to have my name been indicated and my reputation restored. I did not escape justice. In justice. There secure political persecution gone had been detained a number of times in japan and was under strict house arrest when he fled he says he did so because he didnt believe he would get a fair trial he also says he was detained in harsh conditions and denied access to lawyers japans judicial system has been criticized by human Rights Groups japanese officials were quick to react to gones claims that he was a victim of a conspiracy and a coup well you know when you have none of defendant gardens claims can justify the fact that he fled japan illegally if he has his own views on each individual case then he should present concrete evidence to back them up and to make his own claims in court in japan i strongly urge defendant going to ask for the judgment edge appends fee a court within japans fair trial system gone is believed to have arrived in beirut on a private jet by in istanbul airport video has been aired by media in turkey purporting to be Security Camera footage showing him being transferred by vehicle to a 2nd jet turkish authorities have made arrests japanese Officials Say they will try to bring gone back but they may have few options gone is a man who has friends in high places and is believed to enjoy political cover and that. I am proud to be. And lebanon is the only country in the world thats not by my side the businessman turned fugitive appears confident and in his words hes preparing for a long stay in lebanon. Beirut. A taliban commander has been killed in an Afghan Government operation with us as support according to the Afghan Defense ministry it happened in the district of herit province late on wednesday the government says its investigating reports of civilian casualties in the attack this weekend taiwan votes for a new president in an election seen as a referendum on beijings influence in the region hundreds of hong kongs prodemocracy protests as a fled to the island in recent months to escape a possible crackdown by china on the terror shape now many in taiwan fear the unrest could spread that scott hyla from taipei tony chung shuttles between hong kong and taiwans capital taipei every month hes part of a growing support system for protesters looking to flee hong kong because theyre worried about their safety or fear of going to jail the 18 year old is also a prodemocracy protesters the chain on Presbyterian Church in taipei has opened its doors to fleeing protesters always and we. See what china has done to suppress us in hong kong could possibly happen to taiwan we hope that for the sake of protecting its own democracy taiwan can extend a helping hand to hong kong theres a need for more than 200 protesters have come to taiwan but they live in a legal limbo holding only temporary visas for the Pro Independence ruling party here in taiwan the d. P. P. Has seen a surge in support since the protests began in hong kong many view this weekends election as a referendum on taiwans relationship with Mainland China one of the protesters who left hong kong for taiwan sees his future hinge on the Election Results hes already been arrested by Hong Kong Police and was one of the protesters who stormed into the Legislative Council back in july and. Whether i will stay in taiwan may depend on what the outcome of the president ial election is. Judging from his statements the Opposition Party came to he appears to have labor does and those from hong kong as violent riots is that is a very unfriendly gesture too was the chief Presbyterian Church has helped the dissidents from Mainland China for years but nothing like the numbers of young protesters coming over from hong kong or months into it and says i see its very clear that the one country 2 systems formula in hong kong is a complete failure which i think serves as a wake up call to people in taiwan this provides an opportunity for us to have a basic grasp all reevaluate what china has pledged stephen vows to keep up his prodemocracy fight if the movement succeeds hell return but for now hes going to attend university here to better equip himself to speak out for hong kong even if hes not there its got harder aljazeera taipei the final round of negotiations between egypt and ethiopia over the grand renaissance dam has ended with no resolution the dam is being built on the nile and is said to become africas biggest 100 trick powerplant but egypt and see don fehr the impact their water supply if he appears government denies this and says the project is crucial to its economic development. Thousands of protesters a return to the streets across france in the latest mass demonstrations against Pension Reforms transport services were disrupted and power cut in some areas to try to force the government to scrap the planned overhaul critics say the changes would require millions of french citizens to push back retirement has more from paris. Have been protests against the french governments planned Pension Reforms for more than a month now 5 weeks in fact transport workers have been on strike and that is meant a major travel disruptions up and down the country as trains buses metro and tram service is all severely reduced now what the trade Union Leaders of all support is a 4th nationwide day of action that is more like here in the center of areas there are people from all sections of french working society you have a Doctors Health workers accountants over here on my left there are lots of teachers many schools and universities are shut today and what they are always saying is they dont want to read the french governments reforms will mean that they will have to work more years and that they will have their pensions reduced. The Pension Reforms will be a huge catastrophe in our protests may take time but we must win not just for us but for our children and grandchildren what he wants to impose on us its a road system where everybody is going to sound so. Dire its one more people are joining this march and really its a pretty big crowd now now opinion polls suggest that despite all the disruption that a majority of french people still support the strike that is fueling theres no doubt that there is pressure on both the trade unions and the french government to do something to try and break the stalemate that the french government says that this reform is necessary to try to streamline the Pension System save money and make it fairer and this week the french Prime Minister said what the lead said. Both sides trade unions and the government have to work hard to find a way had to be in parts of. The bill which will be presented to the companies on generous 24. 00 is necessary to guarantee parity parts of the trade unions have a better proposal a more intelligent one of which they agree and i assure you it will take into account what sort of trade unions some protesters here want is for the government to scrap their Pension Reforms was all together with the french government wants to try and appeal to some of the more moderate trade unions with some modifications to the real world 2 between the trade unions are looking to government we see you on friday. Spain as top court says catalonia separatist leader owner of us will not be released from prison to claim his seat as a member of the European Parliament has despite an earlier you court ruling that he was entitle to immunity homecare arse was sentenced to 13 years jail in october over his role in catalonia as failed bid for independence in 2017 he was elected an m. E. P. While awaiting the verdict Spains Supreme Court says it will not set aside his sentence after months of turmoil the british house of commons has finally passed the brics it withdraw agreement bill it passed 33223199 vote majority will not move to the house of lords for approval paves the way for the u. K. To leave the European Union on january the 31st after that there will be a one year transition period the 2 sides have to come up with a deal on their future relationship in that time the chief negotiator me chauvin us as it would be possible to reach a comprehensive agreement within with the u. K. In a year. Barkha about what lies ahead as an initiation in the e. U. Has repeatedly said that it wont go easy on the United Kingdom having some very warm words though from the new e. U. Commission chief delay and she has promised unprecedented cooperation she said a partnership that goes beyond trade and is close when it comes to things like Climate Action Data Protection fisheries energy so on and so forth but just to remind you this bill thats currently going through parliament includes a clause which means that there cannot be a further extension so if there isnt any Economic Partnership by the end of the year then well britain ends up leaving the European Union on something of a cliff edge johnson is open to have an Economic Partnership in place by july thats very very soon many people think about but maybe a little bit too ambitious but johnson says he can achieve it still ahead on the program. Theyre trying to cash in all this celebrity status shock and anger in britain as they do conduct just of sussex say theyll step back a senior members of the wall from me. In sport the man made in the car run a looks unstoppable action from the iconic race in just a few minutes. Britains royal family reportedly hurt and disappointed after prince harry and his wife meggan so theyre stepping back from senior roles within the monarchy the couple made the announcement without consulting the royal family same aim to become financially independent reports. It wasnt long ago that the american actress make a mark as injecting new life into britains state royal family marrying prince harry 6 in line to the throne in 2018. But the mix of transatlantic drama and walty quickly turned toxic in the press with the duke and duchess of sussex criticised for a jet set lifestyle at taxpayers expense and accusations in return against some newspapers of racism. It in the interview late last year meghan hinted that it might all be too much british man said to me. Im sure hes going. To die because the british tabloids will destroy your life. There will be critics of the sussex his decision to go their own way becoming financially independent they say splitting their time between the u. K. And north america while retaining their royal status its so the looks of the outside world as though theyre trying to have their cake and eat it theyre trying to cash in on celebrity status while maintaining that high a level which is royalty i dont think those 2 things can go hand in hand easily and the idea of using your royal title to make money is something which. The British Royal family has never ever entered into before. Outside Buckingham Palace expressions of support and regret i think its a shame that the bio family name is now displaced its mean. Its face down and now they kind of fragmented think that the country shes come from a different background and hes come from a different background and theyre trying to make it work for both families just to families isnt trying to make the situation worth while the u. K. Press carries the story on every front page the queen deeply upset were told apparently she wasnt even consulted in advance of Prince Charles and harrys brother william in candace and with rage and this talk of civil war inside the royal family its the sort of gossipy reporting that is so common and which harry and megan seem to think will cease all reduce once they put a bit of distance between themselves and this institution. But members of the royal family sometimes forget but the taxpaying public has a legitimate interest in their extravagant lifestyles harrys uncle andrew was reminded of that in his disastrous televised attempt to excuse his friendship with a convicted paedophile harry and meghan meanwhile have already been removed from the rule waxwork display at Madame Tussauds but theyre unlikely to escape the media spotlight join a whole month. Not too far and for sport. Lauren thank you so much the international Olympic Committee has warned that political protests will not be tolerated at this years summer games in tokyo on thursday the i. O. C. Top officials met in laos and then announced new guidelines stating that taking a political stand on the field of play will be prohibited athletes will be allowed however to express political opinions during official media settings and on social media actual punishment for protests will be decided on a case by case basis we want people to understand and athletes to understand that there are athletes that come from different backgrounds and different understandings and there are so many more athletes and Olympic Games that benefit from the solidarity principle. And if we can look at and try and get us to understand that when youre going to the Olympic Games youre going as a team and not as an individual. They lympics of course has a history of political protests most iconic of which is arguably the black power salute at the 1968 olympics in mexico city it was sprinters tommie smith and john carlos raised their fists to protest against racism in the United States both athletes were suspended by their country not by the i. O. C. In 1906 to protest against having to represent a Great Britain irish high jumper Peter Oconnor wave the golden harp ireland forever a flag after receiving his silver medal at rio 2016 marathon silver medalist afraid least lisa crossed his wrists at the finish line to support protesters in his home region of ethiopia earlier we spoke to sports journalist stuart ware whos covered numerous Olympic Games he says the new measures by the i. O. C. Are a positive step but i think the i. O. C. Is trying to say that actually their statement use the word sport is neutral and must be separate from political and religious or any other kind of interference i think that theyre trying to make the focus of the olympics be on the sport on the competition not to allow any athlete to hijack it for their own political reasons i think you have to stress that oscillates are not being guy because when theyre talking to the media they can say whatever they like its simply that theyre not allowed to needle done or put a fist up like the. 68th. I mean of course there will always be issues around the olympics but i think its quite a good thing for the i. O. C. To be saying this is the 1st civil sport and we want to keep it that way you know if you want to protest about racism in america do it in america or do it at the American Embassy dont do it in the midst of. The Olympic Games which really has no jurisdiction there. Syrias footballers have taken a small step towards qualification for this years Tokyo Olympics they had been to nail down 2 cats are in their asian under 23. 00 Championship Group match a competition doubling as the olympic qualifiers but they grabbed a last gasp equaliser and their group the match in bangkok. Around replaying defending champions is back to stand the iranians are helping their cause with this really miss ali so jari with a moment to forget the match finished and a 11 draw. England captain harry k. Need surgery and faces a race against time to be fit for euro 2020 the tottenham striker will go under the knife to fix a hamstring injury sustained during his clubs loss to southampton on january 1st that spurs have a perm that he wont resume training until at least april with the euros beginning on june 12th. A political majority of stunned barcelona in the semifinals of the spanish super cup they came from behind with the 2 late goals to win 3 chew of logical will now face city rivals round which are in the final this is the 1st time a 14 many tournaments is being used to decide the cup russia have reached the semifinals of tenniss a. T. P. Cup in australia but their top player Daniel Medvedev could face punishment after twice striking the umpires chair in anger. Over here you get used to the story but with skating with 8 point penalty after this meltdown last years us open runner up did go on to win this match against argentina as diego schwartzman. Carlos sanchez extended his overall lead at the darker rally since become the 1st repeat stage winner at this years event which is being held in saudi arabia as the time dakar and world rally champion is now were 6 minutes clear at the top of the standings. And thats all you sport for now its now back to laurin in london. 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