Today the first consequence would be the dismissal of catalonia separatist president well take you to madrid and barcelona also on the program. Ballots are being counted in kenyas rerun president ial election but voting day saw a deadly clashes with police a vote to boycott voter intimidation and low turnout well bring you the latest from nairobi. And australias top Court Disqualifies the deputy Prime Minister beholden to all citizenship decision that has cost the government its the fifth majority in parliament. Im phil gale welcome to the program. Experience Prime Minister addressed the countrys upper house of Parliament Today ahead of a debate and vote on the government plans to be imposed direct rule on the region of catalonia the senate is expected to approve Mariano Rajoy request to trigger article one five five the spanish constitution which allows Central Government to remove catalans regional leaders from Office Starting with president Carlos Bustamante article one five five ha
This is deja vu news live from berlin high stakes for catalonia on decision day with spain theres a crucial vote ahead today in the Spanish Senate its expected to authorize government plans to impose direct rule on catalonia well hear from our correspondents in barcelona and madrid also coming up. The ballots are being counted in kenyas repeat president ial election but take two of this contested poll has been marred. By deadly clashes an Opposition Boycott and a low turnout will go to nairobi. Families communities and citizens across our country are currently dealing with the worst drug crisis in American History the u. S. Declares a National Emergency to fight the rivage is of opioid addiction. And it looks like the former german chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has played a key role in getting a german human rights worker released from the turkish prison well be hearing from a veteran politician and longtime friend of the former chancellor about how and why he intervened on behalf of pa
Other kurdish areas iraqs kurds have been under sanctions from baghdad and are internationally isolated funny fosh are has the very latest from the region also coming up. Support for spanish unity spills onto the streets of catalonia now madrid must decide whether to arrest the cattle on leaders who proclaimed independence last week. And the United Nations warns of a new humanitarian crisis in syria that has images of starving children emerged from a rebel held area east of the capital this mass chaos. Plus a powerful storm leaves a trail of destruction across europe fierce winds heavy rains lashing Central Europe leaving six people dead poland and the Czech Republic are hard hit germany battered overnight as well. Our brian thomas welcome to the show iraqs autonomous kurdish region defied the Central Government and held a referendum on independence a month ago kurds overwhelmingly backed a separate state but the move triggered a quick retaliation with troops from baghdad seizing key k
Alone sam is a done this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up. Our sovereignty is a red line we dont accept anybody interfering our sovereignty counters the mayor reaffirms the in poll things of safeguarding his countrys integrity but also willingness to resolve the gulf crisis me in my Government Office to take back some writing to refugees but the numbers dont add up the. Country in political limbo is kenyas main Opposition Leader calls for a new election within ninety days. Spains top prosecutor is jus in cold shortly and is expected to seek charges against those responsible for catalonia as independence decoration ok question is whether the ousted regional president. Will face legal action and if so what hell be charged with. Joins us now from barcelona andrea lets pick up on that issue now a lot of the attention on what may transpire in court today take us through the possibility of of charges. Well the two charges expected to be considered is this power theres no decision
Charges of Money Laundering both are now under house arrest after pleading guilty another suspect though is helping the f. B. I. With its investigation also on the show badly needed aid reaches rebel held suburbs of damascus a place where tens of thousands are living on the edge of starvation. And the dramatic flight of catalonia is ousted leader madrid has accused them of rebellion and sedition so what kind of help is Carlos Boozer ma hoping to get in brussels. Plus byron munich are back in action in the Champions League they travel to glaus go to face celtic without star man robert levin dasi who can step into the gap. Alone. Welcome im brian Thomas Donald trumps a former Campaign Manager paul man of ford and his associate rick gates are now under house arrest following their indictment in the special counsels russian investigators and both men pled not guilty to charges including conspiracy and Money Laundering another former trump advisor George Papadopoulos has pled guilty to lyin