No more. No more than 18 months. U. N. Led to a preliminary role for libya aimed at ending a decade of violence. Also this hour as Coronavirus Infection soar last year of the World Organization warns against lifting receptions quickly and a controversial plan to turn a World Heritage site in indonesia into a Jurassic Park style tourist attraction. Forces golds mosque is finally gets underway for a 7 month delay. All eyes are on big number who is aiming to win back to back mages out driving his opposition. Thank you very much for joining us. We begin this news hour in ethiopia, where the Prime Minister says military gains have been made in the northern teague, a region where the federal government is battling local forces. But the conflict is raising fears of a humanitarian crisis. Phone lines are cut off and transport has been halted in and out of the region. If the opium Prime Minister abu ahmed says the military offensive had, quote, liberated the western part of to gray. And the reg
Threatens china with more sanctions. After 4 politicians are disqualified from hong kongs legislature. A warning to europe against lifting covert 19 restrictions to quickly the World Health Organization says that could lead to another resurgence in infections. Ethiopias Prime Minister says military gains have been made in the northern tick rate region where the federal government is battling local forces. The offensive began last week, after the ahmed accuse the Regional Government of attacking a military picks, aid agencies are warning there, unable to bring much needed supplies into the region because of the fighting. Thousands of people have fled the on rest, many to neighboring sudan triggering fears of a refugee emergency. Joins us now live from the capital, addis ababa . Just tell us about these gains, liberated areas that it is talking about. Well yes kim is talking about their entire western parts of a region that is years and near the border. Its you have to be a house with er
Say will slash their incomes. Police violence under the spotlight in france, an attack on a black music producer goes viral for offices are detained. Visa service in doha, diego maradona, has been buried in where outsiders as tributes continue to roll in from around the world, including a barcelona, pays a former club and team of current argentina captain and i welcome to the news hour, our top story, a scientist at the center of Irans Nuclear program has been assassinated near the capital tehran gunmen ambushed a vehicle, carrying mosques and factories are there, and his bodyguards in the city of, of late have died in hospital. Iranian officials, including the foreign minister mohammad javad, zarif suspect israel was behind the attack. Theyve not provided any evidence, a military commander promise to retaliate. Iran previously expressed concern that u. S. President donald trump, would try to punish the country before he leaves office in january. If to go or at 1st the car carrying him
Issues that are before him to to the base and really i think most importantly is expanding the map and when we look at this map the fact that we are having a conversation about georgia a state that has not gone through since 99 and 2 means that the lesson here is that all of the states matter and that we had to have a ground that is looking at states that have otherwise been just written off and that entire map is our map in this country and i think that that is going to be one of the most important lessons is that when you organize and that we focus on a strategy that lead to 5 that that we actually. To take found and see if the full cycle strategies many thanks for speaking to us not just their. Youre watching out as a reminder of where we stand with the u. S. Election and the race for the white house remains too close to call with the outcome resting on just a few battleground states the democratic candidate joe biden has taken the lead in pennsylvania georgia and nevada donald trum
Can put all this is there a line from dawn also coming up. In news of bidens win brought supporters out to celebration cities across the u. S. And outside what else. But donald trump and his supporters a defiant president is showing no sign of conceding as he prepares to challenge ballots celts several states. But that hasnt stopped leaders from around the world applauding joe biden including many who had booky relations from. Joe biden has declared victory in the u. S. Elections earlier he and his running mate called the harris addressed the nation from his home state of delaware he spoke of uniting a country that has seen deep divisions with a pandemic and racial unrest often dominating the headlines the people of this nation have spoken. They delivered us a clear victory a convincing victory a victory. For we the people. Weve won with the most votes ever crash from president ial ticket in the history of the nation 74 married in the. Well i must admit a surprise mary tonight were see