The syrian still struggling after escaping from the last rebel held province. Now the corruption trial of saddams deposed president has ended in a guilty verdict im al bashir was sentenced to 2 years for illegally possessing and smuggling foreign currency the judge said the 75 year old will set out his sentence in a Reform Center because of his age but as you can see there the courtroom in the capital khartoum descended into chaos when the verdict was read out loud as have a morgan is in khartoum and she says the judge on the case went out of his way to make a particular point. Well the judge 1st of all outlined the charges against him and the actions that will be taken once those verdicts are issued if hes found guilty he did indeed issue a guilty verdict against president obama to be sure but before issuing that verdict he mentioned. That that is the name of a young man who was charged for illegal possession of foreign currency in 1989 by bush or his government when he came to power
In london with the top stories from europe including a gathering storm of u. N. Talks in madrid as the u. S. Brazil india and china are accused of storing progress on tackling the climate crisis. And in sport asian champions al hell out of 3 to the semifinals of the Club World Cup here in doha they meet african counterparts at spare and one nil and will face south american sides the mango. In very warm welcome to this hour of news we begin in sudan where the countrys former ruler Omar Al Bashir has been found guilty in a corruption trial the 75 year olds been sentenced to 2 years which hell spend in a reform sense or rather than jail because of his age now the case centers around suitcases found in his home filled with notes of different currencies worth more than 130000000. Dollars well the courtroom or opted in chaos as the verdict was read out the sheer supporters started chanting that the trial was political and were ordered to leave but despite that they continued their protests o
A solution by not standing again and at a Film Festival thats found itself caught up in the increasingly tense relationship between china and taiwan. Thank you very much for joining us crowds of been targeting u. N. Peacekeepers in the east of the democratic republic of congo say they wont stop until all of them leave they have been defying a curfew imposed after a 2nd night of violence accusing the peacekeepers of failing to protect them from rebels and obrien reports. Around 18000 un peacekeepers are in the democratic republic of congo to protect civilians from attacks by rebel fighters. But some civilians went on the attack themselves at a un compound in north kivu province on monday accusing peacekeepers of failing to fulfill their mandate un support it did. But we never see the Police Strong we want we dont we dont want them just theyre young. Peacekeepers guarded whats left of their base in the eastern city of benny while a 2nd compound nearby became tuesdays target weve come her
Now. I urge everyone to find closure and to let the healing begin after the divisions overbright said Boris Johnson promises a one nation government following his historic election victory. And thousands of algerians take to the streets to protest against the victory of former Prime Minister abdul majeed taboo and their president ial election. Be disturbing though with all your support tiger woods and his u. S. Team for it back to golds president s cup but begin to nurture and still hold a healthy lead. Very welcome to the program our top story u. S. President donald trump has moved one step closer to being impeached the house of Representatives Judiciary Committee has voted to approve 2 charges of abuse of power and obstruction of congress against the president he is accused of putting pressure on ukraines leader to investigate trumps political rival Democrat Joe Biden these charges will be voted on and likely approved by the democrat controlled house next week ahead of a full trial t
A farce. Hello u. S. Democrats have taken another major step in the impeachment process but divided congress and the nation so a panel has now approved 2 charges against President Donald Trump and the house of representatives the set to vote in favor of impeachment next week our White House Correspondent kelly how reports from washington. Another ford visit to the white house overshadowed by domestic politics as the president of parent why sat comfortably in the oval office u. S. President donald trump railed against the democrats push to impeach him in congress for his dealings with ukraines president its a witch hunt its a sham its a hoax nothing was done wrong 0 was done wrong its a scam its something that shouldnt be allowed and its a very bad thing for a country and youre trivializing impeachment and i tell you what someday there will be a democrat president and there will be a Republican House and i suspect theyre going to remember that objection the committee has adjourned. But