Opposition. Politician bobby wine is arrested while campaigning for the upcoming president ial election. And breaking with tradition, mike is set to become the 1st top u. S. Diplomats to visit and illegal israeli settlements in the occupied west bank. A long awaited inquiry into the conduct of Australian Special forces in afghanistan has found credible evidence of multiple war crimes. The report contains details of 39. 00 unlawful killings of civilians, all prisoners, and the cruel treatment of a further to include a weapons being planted on bodies to conceal wrongdoing and special investigator will be appointed to prepare evidence for possible prosecutions. Justice persian considered in detail. 57 allegations of incidents and issues. He found there to be credible information to substantiate 23 incidents, of alleged unlawful killing of 39 people by 25 strategy and special forces personnel predominantly from the special air service regiment. Nick cage is in law, is in camera live for us, nicola, you just heard the australian chief of the Australian Defense force is there speaking . He said there were 23 incidents of alleged unlawful killing of 39. 00 people plus a litany of war crimes. I mean, are we looking at in institutionalized behavior . Are we looking a repeated plants and based soley in the Specialist Services . Well, this is very uncomfortable and shocking reading and it will come as a very difficult rating for many papal this investigation has been ongoing for for years. And while this part of the investigation is complete, it could be until we see any kind of criminal investigations. Thats because this was more of an administrative process rather than a criminal investigation. So from here we will see a special investigator look at 19 soldiers and whether they should be prosecuted for war crimes in terms of a culture. That is the very question here. This inquiry and report says that in terms of responsibility, many of the offices and Senior Leadership did not realize that wrongdoing that was happening on the battlefield. But in terms of the information that has come out today, it is quite shocking. Theres allegations of unlawful killing of civilians that didnt take place in the hate of battle, allegation of the execution of prisoners, the planting of weapons on board these and also whats known as blooding with more sane u. S. Soldiers forced junior soldiers to kill people in afghanistan for their 1st kill and that does say that there was a bit of a culture if we have just saw in many cases. But at the same time we need to remember that there were more than 26000 strata in operations in afghanistan. Most of these operations incidence took place within the special forces unit and only 19 special air service. Special force troops going to be involved in this investigation moving forward. So the government and the Australian Defense force will be hoping that its nipping this in the bud in telling the International Community and people of afghanistan that theyre taking this seriously, that people will be held to account and the chief of Defense ForceAngus Campbell has apologized sincerely on behalf of those who did wrong here nonlocal, its going to be a long time before any of these. If indeed they do get to court. And in fact, a prosecution. Afghan family is going to be waiting for a while before they get any closure from this. Right. Thats exactly right. Afghan families have welcomed this inquiry and theyve just been wanting to know what happened to their loved ones. And interesting part here is that the Australian Defense force has said that it needs to take responsibility and accountability even before this reaches the court system. So the inquiry has recommended that a Compensation Scheme be set up for families of victims in afghanistan because its the right thing to do. And if we look at other cases, the u. K. Has held similar inquiries and to use in millions of dollars spent there has been no prosecutions. The International Criminal court has also been looking at allegations of war crimes in afghanistan by the taliban. The Afghan Military and u. S. Forces and President Donald Trump has said that he isnt for this, and hes even sanctioned some i say say stuff. So i think credit needs to be given here to the Australian Defense force for saying that is not the behavior that we accept in a conflict. So i know we are going to be Holding People to account in the future to make sure that if wrongdoing has a could, people will be prosecuted so that families can find out what happened to their loved ones in the end there in camera. Thank you very much. You are struck by how far as a says, it will request emergency approval for its covert 19 vaccine in the coming days. Its shown consistent results across a broad demographic with no major side effects. Of his own though, has more from new york its safe, 95 percent effective and ready for final approval. Thats what pfizer and its german partner by in tech are saying about their corona virus vaccine, which they expect to submit to the f. D. A. For authorization within days. In trials the company said side effects from the vaccine were mild, boston based moderna has said its vaccine still in the final stage of trials is also showing over 90 percent effectiveness. U. S. Health officials said both could be rolled out as soon as next month. By the end of december, we expect to have about 40000000 doses of these 2 Vaccines Available for distribution, pending f. D. A. Authorization. Enough to vaccinate about 20000000 of our most vulnerable americans. And production of course, would continue to ramp up after that. But president elect joe biden said on wednesday that while the vaccine news is positive, hes being hampered by Donald Trumps refusal to acknowledge his election victory, or allow the Biden Harris Team access to Important Information about developments. Theres a whole lot of things that are just, we just dont have available to us whats unless is made available. So were going to be horrified by weeks or months being able to put together the whole. And this should do both vaccines using new technology called messenger r. N. A. That is being praised for how well it seems to work. Dozens of drugmakers and Research Groups using a variety of approaches, are racing to develop a covert vaccine with astra zeneca and johnson and johnson also likely to release results of trials this year. It cant come soon enough with copd surging around the world with the United States, still the global hot spot. Now averaging around 150000 cases and over 1000 deaths a day. Rural states are being hit particularly hard with south dakota and recording over 50 percent positivity rates higher than new york during the peak of the pandemic in the spring. And while the vaccine appears to be closer, most experts still say it wont be widely available until early to the middle of next year. Aljazeera new york. Well, the development has been welcomed by the world health organization. It has warned that vaccines are only one part of a successful response to the corona virus. And in vaccines is going to give us a huge chance. But if we add vaccines and forget the other, things does not go to 0. We need to add vaccination to the existing physical measures being careful and hygiene. And if we add that physical distancing in hygiene and care to vaccine, i think we will go a long way to getting rid of this. Once all this is the United States continues to see an acceleration of coated 19 cases. The number of coronavirus related deaths that has crossed a 250000. Its reported more than a 1000000 new infections in the past week alone. According to the Americas Branch of the world health organization, and there are well over 11300000 cases confirmed across the u. S. , making it statistically the worlds worst hit nation. At least 3 people have been killed in protests in uganda following they arrest a president ial candidate bobby wine. His supporters, blocked roads and burned tires in the capital, kampala, prompting police to fire tear gas and bullets were of unmanly ripples. Anger in uganda is kept to compound as word spread of the arrest of these protesters who want as part of that message was clear. I think to face images of norm time leaders around the 70 Security Forces responded by firing tear gas and arresting dozens of demonstrators, the owner of this movement to prove them on to the story about 100 kilometers away. The post in the town politician bobby bryant was campaigning in lucca when he was arrested and bundled into police by Security Forces, cited repeated violations of cover 1000 restrictions, the following his arrest. Bobby one tweeted, the resistance is a t. T. Analysts say hes gaining popularity among young people who hoping to bring change to a country, ruled by president with 73 and a half decades. The 70s party insists the president is still popular. I think we have to look at that at the end of the day that democratic sheets im not into president 70. 5 years must not have never president. So its very important to know that people are looking for a change. One has been in politics since 2017 when he won a seat in the national assembly. The president ial hopeful has been arrested many times. This is what Security Forces did to his car, all of the submitted nomination papers to run for president one since hes been repeatedly beaten and tortured. While Police Continue to crack down and supposin, people have a right to demonstrate demonstrate peacefully any excessive use of force by Security Forces anywhere is of concern to us. And it is important that there is a space provided for people to express themselves whether in demonstration or through a democratic process. Uganda has never witnessed the peace through times, no power since independence in 1962 to the present election set to take place in january. Tensions are high with one with 1. 70, strongest challenge to his decades in power and money out in 0 still ahead on out 0 armenian soldiers join mass protests against Prime Minister nicola pakistan after he signed a deal conceding territory tough as a bizarre bus. Well said, imma take center stage at the jail Film Festival in cats are aiming for inspiration and hope during the pandemic. But hello there. Weve got some rather wet weather coming into japan over the next couple of days. Huge, massive cloud rolling across the say, perry of light pressure, this one, and it will bring some terrific downpours and across north korea, south korea going on through thursday, pushing out into the sea of japan. So whats the weather coming into kishin that will sweep its way for the race was making its way across honshu and as we go through friday, some snow on the northern flank of that and the cool northerly wind coming in behind. So really freshening up, so no higher than about 8 celsius in a similar temperature that say for beijing, but at least it will be dry and fine. Try and find sue across northern parts of the philippines over the next couple days down places say much drier weather now coming into vietnam. So quite a rash of showers across central parts, southern parts of the philippines, pushing into where malaysia will be downpours around the middle a peninsula. Some wetter weather to just extending across a good part of and also into borneo in asia are also seeing some live shot as lively showers, longer spells of frank continuing across southern parts of india, sri lanka saying some rather wet weather. But to the north of that is fine, dry and sunny in the 2nd part of identity and exile. Now if you cancel, travels to the middle east to retrace his steps. House to mean refugee buys about half of the worlds palestinian population and see the conflicts through the eyes of those who live it. It breaks my heart to see this man who is going to father to yearn for a place that he may never see. I dont mean that israel can make, go out about my down to 0 correspondent, route you want to go to there are a mind of our top stories this hour. A long awaited inquiry into the conduct of Australian Special forces and afghanistan has found credible evidence of multiple war crimes. The report contains details of 39. 00 unlawful killing killings of civilians or prisoners and the cruel treatment of a further 2. U. S. Drug firms will apply for emergency or prize ation for his crying of a vaccine. Within days pfizer says late stage trials which counted, it shows it was 95 percent effective. An improvement on a rig initial results published last week 3. People have been killed in protests in uganda after an opposition president ial candidate was arrested. The pop star turned politician, known as bobby wine, says he was violently dragged out of his car by these if europeans Prime Minister says his troops are nearing victory over forces in the Northern Tier gray region, it has refused International Calls and that its mediation and says military officials are marching on to graze capital, mckayla, federal troops launch an offensive against the tea. Great Peoples Liberation front. Earlier this month, hundreds of people have been killed in the conflict, has forced thousands to flee. Many have a morgan is in sudan across the border with more on the humanitarian crisis unfolding. The number of refugees that continue to arrive to sudan have been rising over the past few days. The United NationsHigh Commission for refugees. Thats the Refugees Agency said that on sunday, more than 5000 arrived on a single day. More than 2300 arrived in the next day. And they say that those numbers are much higher than what they were expecting. They said they were expecting. And the numbers of hundreds of thousands to be arriving. Now, as you can see behind me, these are refugees receiving aid. This is the 1st time that refugees are receiving aid since they arrived to this refugee camp here. And a lot of not far from the border, most of them say that theyve been going hungry for at least 3 days. Others saying that theyve been going hungry for more and that they have children, that they need to tend to. Authorities obviously that the numbers have been rising. Weve got nearly through 50000 refugees numbers that are expected to go up to 250000 over the coming weeks and sudanese authorities have been pleading for aid organizations to step up. So weve seen delegations from the United Nations agencies such as the World Food Program and the United Nations childrens Agency Unicef visiting those refugee centers. The Borders Center is this refugee camp and other refugee camps to look into the needs and assessments of what those refugees need. They say that they have produced talks food for about a month for about 60000. 00 refugees. But then again, those numbers are not what are expected. Theyre expecting more than 100000. So more demands by refugees and by authorities for aid organizations to step up. How many is Prime Minister remains under pressure after his country was forced to hand territory as a base on rallies organized by pro and antigovernment . Protesters have taken place in the capital year over there is a sign binge of it has been given exclusive access to a territory recently taken by as a bodyguard, he spoke to a senior as area youre entering in his really after 27 years, there is widespread destruction what is the plan . Actually, we see the destruction. Its in a bundle, is a but are being committed by the army against the city. And physically was one of the prosperous city of azerbaijan before completion. And as a region has already started, well done, planning and city planning process. So what that it can structure, enter a city or facility and bring in internally displaced Population Office really back to really an idea quite aerators of azerbaijan. And once again, International Community will see the difference between destruction of armenia and construction of azerbaijan. But of course, armenia as a state would be as a responsibility for such an action, sort of war crimes, crimes against humanity in cordons, in a policy of 1. 00 ism and based on that assessments. Of course, we will continue to build International Institutions including the international courts. So we are to hew armenia. There is a demand by azerbaijan to include turkish peacekeepers there at the centers where they are going to be based. Thats not decided. How many are there going to be . Thats not decided. So how are you going to talk about coming back to where your theory is, when there is so much still pending . Indeed, the return of i. D. P. s is going to be immediate process. A lot needs to be done, but no infrastructure has been left here, nor solid building has been left here, and all areas have been contaminated is a mines, and unexploded ordinance is. Everything has been destroyed, therefore, it requires from azerbaijan to start new trucks from recent destruction policy in these areas. That russian peacekeepers are deep region of azerbaijan, cigars in a turkish peacekeepers. Its, i was in a Monitoring System and currently with parameters are in the process of discussion. Thank you very much. Especially invited to the president talking to us in the rear. There is widespread destruction all around. Most of the infrastructure in the city has been taken out. Locals here tell us that it was the city and surrounding areas which used to have about 140000, people who were displaced from this area. And since they were taken out in the 1990, s. There is to be nothing but destruction that happened here. So, a lot needs to be done before people can actually come back in the u. S. , secretary of state like pompei was in israel on what set to be his last call on behalf of the Trump Administration. He held a joint press conference with israeli Prime Minister, benjamin, and bahrains foreign minister. They praised the normalization of ties between israel and bahrain. The u. A. E. And sudan all deals brokered by the u. S. Pompei is expected to be the 1st top u. S. Diplomat to visit an illegal settlement in the occupied west bank. That sparked anger among palestinian protesters, who see the settlements as a major obstacle to peace. The Trump Administration has broken with decades of us Foreign Policy in its support of israel, including saying that it doesnt see israeli settlements to be illegal under international law. Ari forces in west jerusalem. It is a significant visit in the last weeks of the trumpet. Ministration might pump a 0 here and saying fairly normal things in his press conference, but obviously later doing something pretty extraordinary. With this visit 1st, the press conference we heard from Benjamin Netanyahu welcoming the bahraini foreign minister here the 1st time. An official ministerial visit had taken place, saying that these normalization deals were proceeding with real pace and unleashing economic force, thanking donald trump once again saying that it would not have been possible without the u. S. President s leadership. There was similar language from pompei who also mentioned iran, which is a very much alive issue. After those reports, the donald trump was looking at military options in regards to Irans Nuclear program in recent days. And those reports also suggesting that from players who was one of those who argued against taking such an option, but the israelis are very concerned about what might happen under the Biden Administration with regard to potentially taking the u. S. Back into the iran nuclear deal. As for ability, if any of the bahraini foreign minister, he also welcomed the warming ties talking about the very soon to be formalized establishment of embassies in each country reciprocally. He also was the only of the 3 men to talk about the palestinians at all, saying that he had emphasized the need for israel and the palestinians to get back to the negotiating table and for a viable 2 state solution to be reached. Before he arrived in israel, pompei, or was in georgia, where opposition parties tried to draw his attention to the political crisis unfolding in the country. They say parliamentary elections in october were rigged from tbilisi robin forestay walkout reports for a high level guest, a fist bump. Hello, mike pompei, i was in tbilisi to emphasize continued american support for georgia, at a time of regional instability and a raging pandemic. We want to do everything we can to support your democratic process, the building of the institutions for the future to be kept safe, develop these institutions in place that are free, Fair Elections and all the things that come with robust debate. Kristie. But georges opposition says free and Fair Elections failed to happen. This downtown protest was organized to attract the u. S. Top diplomats attention to a domestic political crisis. They accuse the government of manipulating the results of a parliamentary vote and backsliding on democracy election definitely was rightly georgia. And this is ridiculous and that your das us ally and we dont want to back to the u. S. S. R. The opposition also want the government to take a stronger stand against the anime putin. Russia has military bases in georgias 2, breakaway territories south, the setia, and the and last week, russia deployed 2000 peacekeepers to the nagornokarabakh conflict zone in neighboring azerbaijan. While the u. S. And georgia already cooperate militarily head of pompei owes visit former georgian ministers and ambassadors called on the u. S. To provide a Permanent Military presence in their country. We dont know what will be the final outcome of this socalled cease fire or hopefully, but it really sharpened the call of the contours of this idea as a necessary immediate the means to maintain our region or a right track of peace and security rather than being a pool of russia and europe or that alone a political. It was a short stop on a busy itinerary might pompei o. But his visit has huge significance for the only democracy in a region where the balance of power of late has shifted away from the United States. Britain 1st year walker 0 tbilisi. The red carpets been rolled out for the 8th Film Festival in cattles couple days ago. 80 films from 46 countries will be screened over a week, mostly online, due to the crying of virus pandemic. 00, Stephanie Deca was at the festival of the human spirit womens rights, the environment. Just some of the important issues explored in the films on show at the 8 Film Festival in qatar. Its Award Winning world cinema meets home grown talent to spend out an amazing way to entertain. But its an amazing, easy way to get the hearts and minds of people. And this is what we try. And now for the last 10 years, to show that there is so much you can do with film, it has so much power to change everything for the better. And we need to use it. But given the events of the past few months, this years festival is a little different. Fewer people are attending the festival this year due to the coronavirus and social distancing regulations. Now, the foreign directors, actors and actresses, they would have walked to this red carpet, will be now attending online. A lot of the films are also going to be streamed online. But despite these challenges, as the festival slogan goes, the show goes on camera that young people im going to say. And its young people who will be judging these films. The jury is made up of 8 to 25 year olds. They will be watching online in groups and then discussing what theyve seen doing. There is fun and fantasy, but most of it is tackling serious and difficult subjects from moore to child labor. And the actual festival showcases homegrown talent, 16 films, shorts and animations like atari filmmakers, all with a message. This one is called hope its about a sea turtle with a slight disability, but he persevered his journey to get out to the sea, having to avoid predators and pollution along the way. Perhaps in message on how to face challenges in life and how to take care of life around us. And were going to show how the activity is gonna affect them and affect their journey from the day they are born to the final destination. Its all based on their list of reality. All the obstacles are actually because they face, we want to turn to sanctuaries. We saw how they live, what they are facing, the issues they are having. And we all conveyed through the, from an ordinance is, can watch most of these movies online. Some are screened in cinemas. And for those who live in doha, they can buy a ticket for an outdoor drive. And at a time when many people around the world face social restrictions, a mix of foreign films would provoking issues, reality fantasy. And maybe just a little bit of hope is a welcome escape. Even if its just for an hour or 2, stephanie decker, aljazeera. Doha is there, and these are the top stories. A long awaited inquiry into the conduct of Australian Special forces in afghanistan has found credible evidence of multiple war crimes. 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