Also coming up irans president speaks for the first time about demonstrations against his government saying protests are allowed but violence is no. Protests intensifying democratic republic of congo demonstrators want the president to resign immediately also. Looking at live pictures from new york where they are saying goodbye to twenty seventeen to twenty eighteen celebrations as the world rings in the new year. North koreas leader kim jong un has threatened the United States but also reached out to his neighbors in the south he made the comments in his annual new years address kim says has weapons capable of reaching the top you. Mainland and the launch button is on his desk he also warned washington that in twenty seventeen north korea had completed its push to become a Nuclear Force that its time to start mass producing Nuclear Warheads but the defiantly that made someone usually friendly remarks about south korea saying the path of dialogue with seoul is open and that he hopes ti
Barbs after thirteen russians are charged with meddling in the election brawl donald trump to power. I really kind of question whether they should or should not have it also mixed feelings as the gun show goes ahead in florida an hours drive away from where seventeen people were shot and killed at a high school on wednesday. The decision thats taking the bang out of a cherished chinese tradition. Welcome to the program four Israeli Soldiers have been wounded two of them seriously during an explosion along the gaza border israels military blames hamas the army has responded by launching air strikes against a number of sites in the Southern Gaza strip injuring two now the border area has seen an increase in violence since president trumps decision to recognize jerusalem as israels capital todays incident on the gaza strip border was severe we were responding appropriately i send my wishes for a quick recovery to the wounded a force that has more from west jerusalem. Israel has carried ou
Jordan this is al jazeera live from doha coming up. Relief as a son and his family are freed in pakistan after being kidnapped by a group linked to afghanistans taliban. More than one hundred police a fired off of the killing of farm workers in colombia where the drug trade still prevents the. Mothers harrowing story of how she watched me and so have baby into a fire. A convoy of turkish troops has entered Northern Syria and a new military operation turkey had said it would send in troops to enforce a deescalation zone its part of an agreement between turkey which backs rebel forces and iran and russia who supports syrias government. Well turkish leaders reporting the Armored Vehicles carrying troops crossed into syrias province late on thursday. Has more now from antakya thats along syrias border with turkey this is what we know so far dozens of military vehicles have crossed into syria we know from different sources that the Turkish Military tao is stationed in an area called man of
Im down jordan this is al jazeera lawyer from doha also coming up. A range of mothers hiring the story of how she watched me and my soul just throw had baby into a fire plus. Who said maisie gets first my talk to me in five years relief as a son and his family afraid in pakistan nothing kidnapped by a group linked to afghanistans town about. Another one hundred police a fiat after the killing of farm workers in colombia where the drug trade still prevent. A convoy of turkish troops has entered Northern Syria in a new military operation more vehicles are waiting inside turkey on saturday turkey said it would. Sent troops to syria as italy province to enforce a deescalation zone its part of an agreement between turkey which backs rebel forces and iran and russia who support the government but turkish media is reporting the Armored Vehicles carrying troops crossed into syrias province late on thursday how bar has more now from antakya along turkeys border with syria. This is what we know
Electronic intifada and Phyllis Bennis of the institute for policy studies. Then to the lords of secrecy. Over the last 12 years, weve seen a shift away from democratic dissipation dissipation. The people know less about what is happening. Congress is much less involved. All of these Vital Decisions are taken secretly by National Security elites. In the tools that has been used to accomplish that is secrecy. What people dont know, they cannot have any meaningful say in. As the first u. S. Drone strike of 2015 kills nine in pakistan, we speak to human rights attorney scott horton about the National Security elite and americas stealth warfare. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now w\elcome to democracy now, democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Thousands gathered in new york city on sunday for the funeral of wenjian liu, one of the two Police Officers killed in a targeted ambush last month. Lius widow, pei xia chen, paid tribute to her husband. A c