Needed for victory alan fischer has more from washington d. C. On taking the lead in georgia that could be what joe biden needs to push him over the edge if he wins a georgia its all over there is no other path to 270 for donald trump that doesnt include georgia so you see why its important big given that the lead is less than a 1000 its almost certainly going to mean a recount its almost certainly going to mean legal action as well so he could well end up in the next couple of hours being declared the winner in georgia but that doesnt mean to see that that will make him the president elect. If europe is Prime Minister says a military operation in the Northern Tier a region has clear and limited goals thats after calls for immediate deescalation from the international community. Said send in soldiers on wednesday after accusing the regions ruling t. P. I. Left party of attacking federal troops and accusation it denies the government has declared a state of emergency and a no fly zone.
Their 2nd and final president ial debate is more civil than the fast. French scientists warn that curve at 19 is now spreading faster than it did during the peak of the 1st wave. Guineas president is on course for victory in elections that report violence and i gave a force to nigerias leader addresses a nation on edge making no mention of the shooting of protesters at africas largest city. So we begin this hour with breaking news out of libya where the nations 2 warring factions of agreed to what the u. N. Is calling a permanent ceasefire the deal was agreed in geneva just a short while ago libyas been in turmoil ever since the fall of longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi in 2011 have been to rival administrations one based in the capital tripoli of another based in the east in tobruk the uns libya envoy says this is a moment of hope for the people of libya. In and. We have to give the people this hope of a Better Future im fully confident that i can place my confidence in you and the liby
Over. Syrian forces say they have taken control of the city from i. S. I. L. And in sport hosts india beat australia for the t20 world cup and afghanistan is playing the first win in the nation beating 2012 champions, the west indies. Hello we begin in pakistan where at least 60 people have been killed and 250 wounded in a suspected suicide bombing in the city of lahore. The blast went off in the parking area of a public park that was packed with christian families celebrating easter. Al jazeera has the latest. Reporter the explosion happened at a public park for children, in the heart of the punjab province, the ruling governments stronghold and easter weekend meant the park was full of families and most of the dead and injured are women and children. Witnesses reported bodies strewn everywhere and the number of casualties so high people were taken to hospitals and taxis in rickshaws and its familiar in pakistan and fighting armed groups for over a decade but in the past punjab has be
Army. And controversy in south korea, schools change the way they teach history. Hello, Israeli Forces have shot dead at least two palestinians in another day of violence in occupied East Jerusalem and the west bank, a Palestinian Woman was shot after she reportedly attacked Israeli Forces with a knife and has been taken to hospital and is in Critical Condition. This comes a few hours after a palestinian teenager was shot and killed near lions gate in the old city and forces say he tried to stab an officer and two palestini palestinians were shot in a settlement outside jerusalem and two israllies in Critical Condition after being stapled in that same incident. Over in gaza a rally there has been held as you can see in solidarity with palestinians across the west bank and occupied East Jerusalem and they opened a recession a short time ago and israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been briefing them about the latest security measures. Translator we are fighting on all the front
Than a week plus disappointment for frances far right as the National Front slumps in regional elections. But first we have some news coming from Northern Iraq and within last hour or so we have heard that some turkish troops stationed near mosul have now been withdrawn. Their deployment of course caused diplomatic roe between baghdad and ankara and the latest from irbil in Northern Iraq and what more do you know . Marteen we know the turkish troops who have been here for weeks and causing the rift between ankara and baghdad are out and we have spoken to sources in the peshmerga and forces loyal to the kurds here in Northern Iraq and say they saw multiple trucks, militarygrade trucks arriving into iraqi territory from turkey last night and the trucks are on their way out with troops and heavy military equipment and the amount of troops are not clear and we heard numbers and turks saying 150 troops were sent and iraqis say more than a thousand troops have been stationed there but we kno