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And tearing this global pandemic. We look at another threat. Putting the lives of millions of women at the risk we begin in northern ethiopia, where after nearly 3 weeks of fighting a deadline imposed by the government for the grand forces to surrender, is set to expire in just a matter of hours. The federal army has surrounded to graze capital mckelway that is threatening the use of artillery on the city of 500000. People to grand leaders deny claims of their fight is a begun to surrender. Reports now from tikrit province. You know, on the riot front line in Southern Federal reinforcements arrive and helicopters, hover above fools. As the Ethiopian Government has maintained that this is a Law Enforcement operation against what it calls a treasonous group. You know, then youre going to get, i dont know much about the not show up, our morale is high. Were ready to enforce the rule of law for the sake of the fallen. We will prevail over those who had betrayed them. We have another mission, namely to safeguard the renaissance dam until its fully completed and operational. And this building has been set up to receive fighters from the tea, grab Peoples Liberation front, whove surrendered ahead of Prime Minister abi admits wednesday deadline for the t. P. O. Left to put down its weapons. Government forces here say this man was among those who surrendered. We are being treated well. We are not enemies, we are all fellow ethiopians. We are all brothers. I hope this will come to an end and peace prevails across the country. As fighting continues in northern ethiopia for the 3rd consecutive week, p. L. F. Leader has reiterated his rejection of the ultimatum. He says, his fighters will continue their struggle against the federal government until the end, with on the other side of the battlefield. In mecca, the t. V. Says its standing its ground and that its fighters are ready to die, defending and its right to govern itself. There are conflicting claims of victory on both sides and a communication blackout in the region makes it difficult to verify information. The Prime Minister has met has said this operation will end when the t. P. O. Left, who he accuses of destabilizing the country and undermining his leadership, are brought to justice. The province in northern, you, barbara, matt has been telling the International Community not to interfere. He said, while we appreciate and understand the interest to assist the ongoing Law Enforcement operations, we would also like to underscore that this must be done in accordance with international law. This 1st and foremost means that the International Community should stand by until the government of ethiopia submit its requests for assistance. Are they also said the reported massacre in the town of my contra is evidence of the t. P. M. Have screwed up. Neary released video appears to show graves and bodies if he of his state appointed Human Rights Commission is accusing members of its a grand youth group of killing around 600 civilians. Earlier this month, the un is calling for an impartial investigation, or many of us escaping the fighting from my car drop of arrived in sudan, but have had to leave family members behind al jazeera, have a morgan has been speaking to some of them. When fighting came to her hometown of make had to and if the degree region one, how to testify fled with most of her children. But she had to leave her 2 oldest daughters behind in tikrit capital. And that the high then they went to study mccully with this school is when the fighting started and there was no way for me to contact them. No, i dont know where they are and how they are doing. They said they didnt have enough money before the fighting started. 1. 00 is 14. 00 and 1. 00 is 15. Are they being feed, being taken care of their only children . Since the fighting started integrate in early november, more than 40000, people have fled to sudan states of either going to say more than 5000000 are trapped in the region with no access to humanitarian aid. Sudanese Authorities Say nearly 3000 people arrive every day. It is the head of well, i arrived here 2 weeks ago since his arrival has been searching for the parents of these 3 children. When the fighting came to the town of mark kendra, everyone started running. These 3 siblings were in the town and seemed lost. So i took them with me, i tried to look for the appearance, but i couldnt find them, or even used loudspeakers among those displaced. When all failed, i came with him to this camp. If you piers government has imposed a Telecommunications Blackout in the region since the start of the fighting with malfunctioning 4 lines of internet access, families who have left loved ones behind say theyre not sure if theyre still alive. Most have started the process of tracking their parents or children, hoping theyve arrived in sudan, but are in a different camp. And as more of these arrive, the number of families separated by the conflict is rising. Sudanese Authorities Say theyre not sure how many children have been separated from their parents or how many mothers and fathers left their children behind. Efforts are being made to reunite families. Children. We have social workers who are working with the police. And were going to be starting with but for those who have left their children behind, the process is yet to start. She says she can only pray her daughters are still alive and someday make it to the camp. If not, she has to wait until the fighting to go back and look for them. And shes not sure how long that will take. Joins us now live from a camp for displaced near the border situation. People still arriving. Yes indeed. Adrian, now sudanese Authorities Say that the number of refugees who arrive to this camp alone are much more than they were expecting. And the numbers are in the hundreds and not the dozens as initially when the camp started, or when the camp opened nearly 3 weeks ago. The numbers of those who arriving were about 50. 00 to 60. 00 per day. But that is, that has gone up to 2. 00 to 300. 00 per day, and thats in the camp. By the time they were up a pretty straight in. And they say more arrive overnight and in the late hours and then they were just in the next day. So the figures have been rising when we came to this camp alone. When we came to this camp, when it 1st opened about 3 weeks ago, there are about 23000 refugees. Now this camp houses more than 15000. Most of them have arrived in the past few days and are in desperate need of aid. They say that theyve been walking for more than 10 days, trying to cross the border 1st of all staying in areas which they say are far from where the fighting is for their own safety. Before crossing the border and to suit them to the Border Crossing points where they get registered and brought to this camp. Most of them say that they havent eaten for a few days and theyre in desperate need of health care. Something that the camp of horses here say are beyond their capacity. They say that the Health Care Access to food distribution, sanitation wants a distribution compared to the number of those arriving. Its not simply not enough and the figures are rising. The United Nations says that 200000 refugees will arrive in the next 6 months. But sudanese Authorities Say at the rate the number of people arriving, they expect to reach that figure within the next 3 months, or a shrewd everyone who needed right now. Well, where we are right now, this is not a conventional camp. It is actually a housing community, housing facility that was set up who were affected by the dams that were built and not far from here. The sudanese never resided in it, so it was largely uninhabited until about 3 weeks ago when the refugees came in. So right now those who arrived here seem to have been lacking food, lacking enough aid. And thats because the aid that was here was based on a certain figure and even that was projected on. So its a growth and that is not happening. The numbers are simply too much for the, for the camp authorities here asked for the people to and its simply too much for the entire state. Some of them have been moved to a camp called it, which is about 120 kilometers away from here. But thats also does a lot of supervision and a lot of assistance because it also lacks Proper Health care, access to clean water and food as the refugees for their own desires. Have been morgan reporting live from a camp for displaced ethiopian families, and near the border with sudan. And other developments, ethiopia has withdrawn 3 of its to grow and soldiers from the Un Peacekeeping mission in south sudan. Its done the same in somalia, where several, 100 to grand soldiers serving in a peacekeeping force were disarmed. President elect joe biden says that the United States will be ready to lead again. Once he takes office in january. I made the pledge, as he formally introduced, some members of his proposed capital is including staff who served under the Obama Administration. President trump is still refusing to concede. It is fine to press ahead with legal challenges against the election results. Lets go live to washington. Our White House Correspondent kelly. How good is the president has nothing much official in his diary for today, but he may we hear be leaving the white house shortly. Where is he going to go . Now were hearing that. Hes headed north from washington d. C. To the battleground state of pennsylvania. We understand its been widely reported, although its not of the president s official schedule. That he will be meeting around 1730. 00 g. M. T. At a hotel in gettysburg, pennsylvania. And then hell be meeting with state lawmakers, presumably to discuss of cease imperial longside as attorney rudolph giuliani, the ongoing effort to prove that theres been widespread voter fraud, even as many of the cases launched by trumps president ial campaign have failed to prove this and have not come up with evidence of widespread voter irregularities. Now what were hearing is that this is a meeting that will be taking place. It is being called a hearing, but it really is more of a meeting. And it comes on the heels of the president , also meeting with lawmakers from another battleground state in the last week of michigan. Now its important to note that in both of these states, that in fact theyve already been certified for joe biden. So you have to ask yourself, why is the president doing this . Well, it appears that even as he is now saying that he will work to support the transition that he wont be having a 2nd term. He is determined to show that he won the election something that he has said repeatedly, even though there has been no evidence to support that. It appears the president is determined to show this. Even if you want have a 2nd term in the white house committee. Many thanks to those series committee. How could reporting live from the wiser . A weather update next here on to syria, then seeking asylum in israel. Find out why thousands of sudanese refugees refugees may now though be at risk of deportation. And the perils of protesting in cuba activists go on, Hunger Strike against an increase in government detention. We got some wet weather pushing into central parts of china at the moment. So wet weather, just sliding away from will. Hutton, thatll stretches way over towards shanghai. Push out into the china sea. Heavy rain for a time temperatures in shanghai, around 15 celsius to the north. That is cool, but large sheetrock wanted to showers there into that eastern side of the korean peninsula, one or 2 showers into honshu as well, but nothing much to speak of and it should be fine and dry as we go through friday over caught without the possibility of a shower or 2 just pushing across into tokyo, temperatures 14 celsius more than just the odd shower into southern parts of india. Of course, we have got severe cyclon and they have are making its way towards chennai 140 Kilometers Per Hour on those winds. And it will continue to intensify further to go through the next 24 hours storm surge coastal flooding. Very heavy rain coming in over the next 24 to 36 hours or so. So as we go through thursday, theres that wessel weather, much of the day, very wet there into time will not be pushing up into entrepreneurs, read warnings in force. Here. Im out west. The weather will continue to drive its way further west, which is we go through friday, gradually, heading towards the west coast with flooding for many jump into the stream. And Global Community diversity is biosecurity. Is that essential for our species to survive . Be part of the debate. I know he can be part of this conversation when no topic is off the table, the police are not neutral and all of the case here is to terrorize it gives the other part of this. Theres no consequence, this stream on out is the ill get, this is out 0. The way news, theres a deadline imposed by the Ethiopian Government for to Ground Forces to surrender is set to expire in the coming hours. The federal army is threatening the use of artillery on the main city of the kelly. If Regional Forces fail to lay down their arms and u. S. President elect, joe biden has formally introduced some members of his proposed capitals. Bidens margin of victory against trump is growing with pennsylvania of the certifying him as the with lets go live to wilmington, delaware Al Jazeera Shahab returns he is there she have. Yesterday we had president elect biden introducing us to some of the city members of his proposed capital. Whats he doing today . Well, son, president , xi of china has spoken with joe biden. China keeps coming up as a major Foreign Policy imperative for the by administration. There are indications, though, that the tariffs may remain that these will be used as bargaining chips, but that will be more of a sense of using multilateral says to compete with china as opposed to just brute. Hostility is that of the sort that we saw, at least in the latter part of the trump, the trump presidency, will also be giving a thanksgiving message where he will be talking about shared sacrifices to get through the quotes of the current crisis. The main issue today, i think really is the enormous on the ease that were saying amongst progress as we saw that rollout of cabinet positions, some cabinet nominees for the National Security team yesterday who are mainly just normal Foreign Policy. Washington insiders with close links to the defense industry. So progress is on terribly happy necessarily about those. I dont as bad as they could have been is what, what, what, what, what, what, what is usually the theme were getting from the biden minister said, look, its not susan rice, its not, its not someone else. So thats, that seems to be the argument of the biden camp is making. Now i think what was notable about the absence in the rollout of the National Security team yesterday was defense secretary and the head of the cia. And theres an enormous amount of rumbling about michelle flournoy, who was a former Obama Administration official, was the favorite to become defense secretary. But now were hearing from various sources that biden is having perhaps 2nd thoughts, not just because she is. I think credible hole because she was someone who biden fought with what we disagreed with when it came to the obamas afghan surge, for example, which he even more interventionist. And some of the names we saw being rolled out, being rolled out yesterday. And she has even closer ties to the defense industry. Shes noted in recent weeks for speaking out against an arms embargo against saudi arabia, for example, because of the yemen war. Something that progressives and many members of congress are pushing heavily for, for right now, though it seems that biden is getting cold feet about her personally at the moment and he will. So theres not that sort of personal relationship that he has with other members of his cabinet, his hope for full confidence. Another name thats being thrown rose michael morel, the cia thats also causing alarm bells to ring. He defended torture post 911. 00. Hes told hes another huge, interventionist knew it was near called hawkishness hawk. So if these names, if these names start appearing in your headlines soon, you can expect full out revolt. Rahm emanuel is also being mentioned before my chief of staff for obama. I mean progress is already saying, look, were getting out on the street soon. If any of these names are nominated by joe biden, and i will have to wait and see happening. Thanks. Indeed you have a chance. In wilmington, delaware, a large rally is being held in thailands capital, bangkok, in the latest show of defiance against the government, a monarchy. Among the still in straits has been calling for reforms, including a new constitution and the kings power. Wealth is out those protests in bangkok. So protesters resting on what has become an icon of this movement, the yellow duck. Now theyre protesting out from the sea and commercial Bank Headquarters here in bangkok. This was the 2nd choice of locations for this protest that is pinpointing the finances, the wealth of the king. This is something that theyve really focused on in their overall movement. In fact, its one of the 3 main demands that theres reform within the monarchy. They originally wanted to go to a very sensitive area, but the security footprint was such that they decided they needed to move it here to make their point. And theyre making, making the point here because the king owns 23 percent, the largest shareholder in simpler shabak. Again, the headquarters right here, and its also very different because if they were to have gone to that original location, the security around there was very, very, very tight. It could have been a much different scene. The overseeing of this is much more like a night market than a protest, but there have been speeches going after the king and his, well, the 30000000000. 00. Its estimated that hes worth what he did 2 years ago implemented in the guy that gave him all the control of the crowns money. So that is something the protesters want over to. They want to go back to how it was before or a panel decided what happens with the wealth of the crowd to put in the context that he has 30000000000. 00, the queen of england has 500000000. 00. So thats something that the protesters here want to change. They say probably the next 4 days are going to hold more protests, more general ideas of what theyre looking to change. But again, tonight, here on wednesday, theyre pinpointing it on the well pick a sudanese Asylum Seekers in israel say that theyre worried about the impact of last months deal. Wall izing ties between israel and sudan, both governments. Some said that theyll concentrate fast on agriculture and trade, but migration is on the agenda. And there are fears that thousands of sudanese in israel could be deported are a force of reports from tel aviv tel aviv is it was mined barrackers home. He works as an advocate for african students, but his life here is precarious. His asylum application lodged in 2013 has never been ruled on. He needs to renew his temporary residency. Each year. He fled darfur as a child after his father and brother were killed in militia attacks. He fears what would happen if he were forced now to return to sudan. If its really decided to report thats back, we dont know where to go. Because again, is that happening and we, even of the taking different report from our at the pan is who is living in i. D. P. Camps in therefore, and are saying different areas in sudan. So its still going to happen as they were happening. Barak is concerned stems from the normalization deal announced at the white house last month between israel and sudan. Do you think sleepy joke, or maybe theres fear, maybe you know why your one minute Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he wants to address migration issues. As part of the process, ministers have long sought the removal of tens of thousands of africans. They call infiltrators. Interior Ministry Says of the 6285 sudanese, a 1000 have been granted temporary residency, more than 5000, others are waiting and says to their asylum claims. Sudans, former president Omar Al Bashir was opposed last year and awaits possible trial on war crimes charges. But activists say the Israeli Government itself has reported continued insecurity in the country is, well, were not there to the port, the genocide survivors. It would open asylum claims without checking the deal signed with us. This is like a kind of lead to the line that i dont believe the country will cause, despite so many violations of the international law, israel has failed before to make good on domestic promises to expel africans. 3 years ago to shoot an ultimatum, said, accept deportation to a 3rd country or face indefinite detention. Could move both thousands of protesters to this streets and was eventually defeated in the supreme court. The Detention Center in the southern desert has since been closed. Israels Prime Ministers office declined our request for comment ahead of israels 1st direct talks with sudan. Since the normalisation deal was announced in the meantime for the thousands of sudanese here in israel, it means a continuation of an uncertain and contingent life aware that their futures are reliant on the citizens made by governments and courts. Its a way of life. Theyve got used to now over many years, are a force at aljazeera television. The un is Marking International day for the elimination of violence against women. Its part of an ongoing campaign, highlighting Domestic Violence during the coronavirus pandemic. Right now, many people are trapped trapped in their homes within and he says, this is the shadow andranik in one weekend calls to Domestic Abuse help lines in the u. K. When thomas 65 percent in the us, asia, and pretty much everywhere reported numbers are rising. These arent just numbers that you might know if you think someone is in trouble, check in a monument there again, and if everything around isnt getting educating yourself about Domestic Violence. Know the details of Level Services lying out why numbers are shown to you. She tells you what you suspect that ally in 1000 and children are in the media. They call the protection police. The shadow andranik is spreading right now. Lets help each other safely. Right now, the uns campaign video, women in mexico are among those facing higher levels of violence during the pandemic, with nowhere to go. Victims of a government building in the capital has mass one of the women whos found refuge there. We want to show all the women that we are not scared anymore. When my name is eddie, come out of the unit in my daughters of victims of violence. On november 2nd 2017, my 7 year old daughter was 6, fully abused by my brother in law. She was 7 and my brother in law was 43. I reported it to the police, but i had to spend 2 years fighting for justice just for the investigation against him to begin with. But we lost our home, our job, and everything we had when i started making deals for women. And sadly, most of them told me stories of this exiled violence that they too had suffered. And when they lent what happened to my daughter, they said that they were proud of my struggle is that the situation is worsening. Right now. Jule independent, gender violence has increased. We believe the root of all of these is the natural of the authorities, did apathy. Theres no wanting to work for women, but we decided together with other women to occupy the building. On september 4th, the building has been converted into a shelter for women who are victims of violence with their children. They can come here without being judged. On the contrary, they are left because we as speak to understand them all of these changes and you have 2 options. You either stay at home crying or you go out and fight. I realized that if you want to change things, you have to go out, go out and burn things, break things, go out and scream. Because if not, no one sees you know when he is you. And that apathy is the worst thing in the world. A group of activists in cuba has gone on Hunger Strike against the detention of a wrap up. Local Authorities Say that any solis has links with empty government groups activists and set the insist that the state is trying to muzzle dissent of 0 stories above reports. Coming images such as this are unusual in cuba, a group of dissidents trying to protest in the center of have an hour before long progovernment civilians harass the protesters. The demonstrators have come here to denounce the detention of singer beneath the lease, who has openly criticized the cuban government. Only november, the police enter his house in havana. So lisa asked the officer to leave and then insulted him, calling him a coward in a uniform. Theyre not really came at night so they wouldnt see my face plotting to kidnap if they think they are going to scare me. They are wrong. I am ready to die. 3 days later, he was detained and sentenced to 8 months in prison, accused of contempt. He later appeared in a video aired in a government website where he seen during an interrogation by state security very, very difficult conditions and prisons and access to the basic things and people he had. And its a place im in prisons where i am with people and i charge you know, serious offenses. And i do. And so we know that hes in a maximum security prison. So least hes part of a Larger Movement known as sunny. See that i have been on Hunger Strike for 6 days, demanding his release. I am an artist. I am sacrificing my aunts, my carrier mart. You go in my dreams here. Everythings in my friend is released. Im tired of seeing my friends detained and im sacrificing everything for the freedom of cuba. In the past year, economic strife has increased in cuba. Over 1000. 00 has thrown the country into a phone flex recession only compared to the special period. The crisis in the 1990 s. Caused by the collapse of the soviet union that left this island without a crucial economic and political support. And thats why complaints against the government have been on the rice rice in already believe i have to remember the only ones social extraction. Massive social expression against the government happens in 1904 it worst years in the Economic Situation to be sure what they named special period, you know, during what the game station is, right . Because if you did half, so if you dont have, i dont know, must basic elements that you need for leave. And also, if you didnt have some rights that makes that you can find it generate a lot of change in the government says these people i, backed by cuban americans in the United States who are trying to destroy cubas revolution. But these people say they no longer tolerate the governments harassment and are willing to sacrifice everything for change. That he said will i decided it is good to have you with us. However, a very unforgiving era. Doha, the headlines from aljazeera, a deadline imposed by the Ethiopian Government for it to Ground Forces to surrender his successor set to expire in the coming hours. The federal lobbyist threatening the use of artillery on the main city of the kelly. If original forces fail to lay down, have a morgan is in sudan. Now the ethiope