To outrage. Across iran as the government takes full price response 50 percent its not. Sure lichens are voting to elect a new leader with ethnic divisions on the rise after the deadly Easter Sunday bombings. But we begin in the u. S. For President Donald Trump is facing accusations of intimidation after attacking the latest impeachment witness on twitter as she testified before congress on friday many of out of it was the u. S. Ambassador to ukraine until she was really cold earlier this year well the inquiry is looking into whether trump withheld military aid to ukraine in exchange for the promise of an inquiry against his political rivals back home aljazeera is heidi joe castro has more from capitol hill. And trump has said he too busy to watch the impeachment inquiry hearings threatening to end his presidency but he found time friday to catch some of the hearing unfolding on live t. V. And he tweeted about the witness on the stand his former ambassador to ukraine a woman he ousted
A province china where thousands of the just like this one here have benefited from a boom in Online Shopping. Now faced one person has been killed during protests in iran against a 50 percent increase in fuel prices several people were also injured as they tried to enter an oil refinery in the Southern City of sir john iran has some of the worlds cheapest prices because of its heavy subsidies but the government has now introduced rationing as it struggles to combat fuel being smuggled abroad there are reports of internet outages as well in some areas as the protests continue dosage of ari has the latest from tehran. A price increase unlike any other ever seen before in the Islamic Republic or a new world cup to the news and they were shocked that the price of petrol is now up 200 percent the government announced that at midnight friday morning and the iranians have been reacting across the country so far in the capital many motorists have been turning off their vehicles on all the maj
Of bothered protests. Police in france have fired tear gas to break up protests in paris the Yellow Vest Movement is marking its one Year Anniversary the demonstrations began on the member 17th last year of a rising fuel prices and cost of living they made it turned into antigovernment riots that spread across the country during its peak 300 years of protests but that number has gone down in recent months well lets go live to on the botha whos joining us from paris a lot of activity even seen a lot of protesters out and tear gassed me whats happening there. Thats right wont close states really which has become pretty much the epicenter of the days protests that is of course as you mentioned an anniversary. What were looking at a pitched battle is here on this square where on the lines of police you may have just missed out but starting with a coming in from demonstrators in the square. Until story but here you can see a water cannon that is being used quite liberally to disperse the cr
Also in the news calls to ban the use of rubber bullets and pellets on the chilly protesters as dozens of blinded have been shot in the facts and tensions escalate after an israeli airstrike kills an Islamic Jihad commander and his wife in gaza. So the Opposition Leader in Bolivia Senate has declared herself to be interim president after weeks of political turmoil jeannine on years was sworn in despite lacking a majority in the countrys congress she takes over from the ousted former leader even. Who is now in mexico after being granted asylum morales resigned after weeks of protests over his disputed reelection well just after taking over believe u. S. New interim leader to new 9 years explained how she was the rightful successor to noor. Alice i do think that we are facing a president ial succession brought on by the vacancy of the presidency and the absence of the president according to the constitution as president of the senate i immediately assume the presidency of the state and i
A government after the socialists fall short of a majority in the election. Believe years now former president abel moralez heads to mexico to seek asylum he leaves behind a country in political turmoil and in school one of englands highest profile footballers has been dropped from the National Side after physically confronting it say mates sterling said emotions got the better of him during a clash with joe gomez. 5 palestinians including a senior Islamic Jihad commander had been killed by israeli airstrikes on gaza triggering the worst cross border violence in months funerals have been held for about how. And his wife who died in a targeted strike on their home overnight israeli airstrikes have also hit apartment buildings. And how massive facility in the enclave of fighters in gaza retaliated firing the more than 50 rockets into israel one exploded on a busy highway narrowly missing cars and buses a factory incidentally was also hit setting it on fire israeli Prime Minister Benjamin