Main Opposition Party steps up the pressure on the Prime MinisterNarendra Modi over that huge citizenship law thats divided the country. Top story is being called a mockery and anything but justice the end results of a saudi trial into the killing of the germans jamal. Has brought criticism from the u. N. Special investigator and condemnation from human Rights Groups 5 people have been sentenced to death but the right densities have not been revealed after the closed door trial in riyadh its clear the former royal aides qahtani widely suspected of being a ringleader and mohamed el who was the saudi consul general in istanbul where the Washington Post columnist was murdered the former deputy intelligence chief. Was released for insufficient evidence 3 other people received jail terms totaling 24 years the kingdom has denied any links to the hit squad killing but some of the team work for the saudi crown prince. Help us more. 14 months after Jamal Khashoggi was last seen walking into the saudi consulate in istanbul where his fiance ha t. J. Genghis waited for hours before calling for help a saudi court has issued a verdict us dr Lynne Malcolm outages a video of the criminal court in riyadh has issued a preliminary sentence against 11 of the accused individuals and it is as follows the Death Penalty for 5 and they are those who directed but dissipated in his killing may he rest in peace. But senior saudis with close connections to the royal court have been cleared the court ruled there was no proven involvement of saudi tani in the murder he was advisor to crown Prince Mohammed bin some on before his sacking soon after killing the turkish chief Prosecutors Office in istanbul filed a warrant for khatamis arrest a year ago in june the un special investigator agnes callum ard said intelligence agents had identified qahtani as a hit squad ringleader i have and sees to it that the killing of mr question ease a state killing it is not a killing by rober official or so as the country of the government continue to do to pretend at least under International Human rights slow and she urged the world to sanction the crown prince and his assets until he could prove his innocence that hasnt happened. Exoneration to her former consul general mohammed all otay be who showed journalists around the consulate in istanbul also cleared middle of siri the kingdoms former deputy intelligence chief started throwing a plan to vote others the journalism watchdog Reporters Without Borders says justice has been trampled why their mom had been solomonic he was in contact with out on call pani just before and after the murder of her my live show she this is what the cia based in part its this edition that that molly been film on was very high probability responsible for ordering the killing so yeah lots and lots of questions this verdict will do nothing to quell those questions and it raises many many more questions there is no such thing as fair and open justice in saudi arabia despite intelligence agencies including the cia saying crown Prince Mohammed bin so man was probably involved the white house shielded the future king from absolute responsibility maybe maybe. And following intense criticism and skepticism that little happens in the kingdom without his knowledge the crown prince eventually had his say was. Absolutely not that this was a heinous crime like this but i take full responsibility as a leader in saudi arabia the identities of those convicted were concealed during the closed door trial in the capital riyadh and it remains unclear what roles they played in crucial g. s death raising suspicions that they are the fall guys for much more powerful saudis and chapelle al jazeera. Well the un special rapporteur for extrajudicial executions who we heard from in that report Agnes Calabasas the trial failed to look at the responsibilities of the state and the whole thing was a travesty of justice what we. Now whitewash than. Just you. And. Jane. And. Ive not been it means. That maybe also people. Here in. The u. N. Secretary general has called for an immediate end to the violence in Northern SyriaSyrian Government forces and the russian is a pushing deeper into the last rebel stronghold of italy to try to retake the area dozens of civilians have been killed and tens of thousands displaced by the bombardment of the dough is monitoring the crisis from untucked it turkey close to the Syrian Border the signs of war are everywhere in the properties where russian brokered cease fire is in touches the blitz in northwest syria is driving tens of thousands from their homes coming to escape the aerial onslaught from city in and russian warplanes they are calling it well donna this situation is very bad we fled from the bombardment and barrel bombs we came here just to save our children and women there is nothing else we can do is give a shelter to close to 4000000 city into a few days and with a warning another 120000 heading for the border the tech usually does ses his country cant cope with any Syrian Opposition fighters and russian Government Forces agreed to assist fane focused but asked strikes and artillery bombardments almost daily or cardins. There is no hope returning to our homes because of into his daily bombardment every day there are jimmies taking all were village after village syrias president has stepped up his promise to tick up to every inch of syrian territory controlled but opposition fighters it live is the only province remaining out of Bashar Al Assads control here his forces celebrate the seizure of more than 20 villages in. The villages have either been killed or displaced at the border. Run by techie charities of forcing many of the newly displaced into makeshift camps where a deliveries are rare as the winter bites the turkish government wants Syrian Refugees to return to a socalled safe zone in the north east of syria seized from kurdish led forces in october president i dont is support for the plan saying he would otherwise be forced to open the gates for syrians to head west into europe whole villages have been emptied in the latest all slaughter with civilians corralled in a corner of d the lip with nowhere else to go until the bombardments top the exit us will continue. The wall does it or untuck here on the turkey syria border. At least 8 civilians have been killed in a car bomb attack in Northern Syria it happened just 10 kilometers south of the Turkish Border in the turkish old town of sudoku a woman and a child are among the dead and several others have been wounded theres been no claim of responsibility for the attack iran says it started a series of new operations at a heavy Water Nuclear reactor plant the move could take the country closer to was weapons grade levels of plutonium but it does not bring the 2050 nuclear deal with world powers washington withdrew from the landmark accord last year re imposing sanctions on tehran that prompted iran to scale back its commitments to the deal. Indias Main Opposition Congress party is accusing the Prime MinisterNarendra Modi of silencing the voice of the people the anger is growing against a controversial new citizenship law it grant citizenship to religious minorities from 3 neighboring countries but it excludes muslims at least 25 people have been killed in protests elizabeth reports from new delhi was that another crackdown in the heart of the capital. Was police detaining protesters outside the federal headquarters of clutter pradesh states. That the people condemned the killing of 1000 demonstrators there in the past few days the delhi protesters said they wanted to give a voice to people in the hall to put their fish where the internet remains cut off in many parts and large gatherings a bad i else where in the capital a similar outcry i followed and a defiant mood on display at Jamia Millia Islamia university the university is a Muslim Institution the demonstrations are attracting people from all walks of life including 1st time protesters that actually was people have come out on the streets to express their anger and theyre saying that the why this government has brought this bill is undemocratic ripple bachar joint thousands who chanted against the government and the citizenship law passed by m. P. s on december the 11th the citizenship Amendment Act makes it easier for migrants from of ghana stand bangladesh and pakistan to gain citizenship but muslims are excluded students and Civil Society groups have been a driving force for the protests so far the Main Opposition Congress party joined in with a certain that raj got a memorial to my heart my donkey the aim to invoke the spirit of god is Inspirational Campaign the civil rights. Yes i understood your. This constitution was drafted by people of all faiths the voices of hindus muslims sikhs and christians is indeed a little part of the constitution and you cannot attack it and if you do the nation will stop you. I elsewhere in india more large protests thousands marched in the southern cities of chennai bend and hyderabad. Despite the largest protests against his government since he was 1st elected 5 years ago Prime MinisterNarendra Modi isnt backing down from the new law and system it isnt divisive. But he is backtracking on plans to hold a National Register of citizens which would require all indians to prove their citizenship but. Thats not enough for his critics. At all the trouble was i know. I still. Was. My questions. And on the run and i dont generally. Still ahead here on aljazeera 3 of the most powerful leaders in asia are missing in china for a rare moment of unity. And in the spirit of christmas volunteers in lebanon feed those struggling in an economic crisis sparked by political chaos. How i when im place aside because some quiet weather coming into the southeastern corner of the u. S. Over the next couple of days this is our latest batch of very heavy rain which has caused some flooding situation in Savannah Georgia 68 millimeters of rain here in 24 hours west says still for key west in florida and in 33 millimeters for thankfully that west weather now in the process of pulling away as we go through a cheese day it will be largely dry look at the temperatures certainly on the mild side just 6 for new york as a 10 in they say for the west thats where we do have some basin places the snow around the rockies the fossil could even see some wet weather just pushing down towards behind california and i already said the same is because i wanted to Christmas Day there will be some wintry florists over the southern rockies and whether theyre into southern parts of california further east and we go with mild weather continuing 5 celsius in new york i celsius in they say no sign of a White Christmas here them may well. Into the caribbean basin places a cloud in the rain that wet weather that we saw across southern parts of the u. S. Southeastern corner but you some rather wet weather there into the south of cuba that will sweep through jamaica seeing some of that weather into his aniela and that is some rather wet weather also to come for a good kind of. Capturing a moment in time. Snapshots of all the lives. Of the stories. Providing tips into someone elses well to. The. Do the. Inspiring documentaries from impassioned filmmakers. Witness on aljazeera. Welcome back youre watching aljazeera line from your top story so far today 5 people have been sentenced to death for the murder of the journalist. But the u. N. Special investigator has described the trial as a mockery of justice 3 of the most senior suspects were cleared. The u. N. Secretary general is calling for an immediate truce in Northern SyriaSyrian Government forces are pushing deeper into the last rebel stronghold of italy dozens of civilians are being killed and tens of thousands displaced in recent weeks. One of a story indias Main Opposition Congress party has led a massive rallies for the capital new delhi against the controversial citizenship it says the legislation is anti muslim and undermines indias secular constitution. The chief executive of boeing has been sacked thats less than a week after the company suspended production of its ones best selling aircraft the 737 max boeing says the leadership change is necessary to restore confidence after a turbulent year set off by twin crashes with the 737 rolls jordan has more from washington. Its the biggest crisis and boeings 103 year history on monday after 2 fatal crashes involving its 737. 00 max jetliner boeing fired its c. E. O. Dennis mullen burge for breaching the publics trust. The board of directors decided that a change in leadership was necessary to restore confidence in the Company Moving forward as it works to repair relationships with regulators customers and all other stakeholders. 189 people died when a lion air 737 max crashed in indonesia in october 2018 less than 6 months later another 157 people were killed when an Ethiopian Airlines jet also a 737. 00 max crashed in the north of that country the u. S. Government forced boeing to ground the jet until problems with both the operating software and with Pilot Training could be fixed weve made mistakes weve learned and we are still learning but despite repeated promises from mulund berg to get the planes back in the air by the end of this year the problems continue regulators in the u. S. And europe have refused to clear the 737 max is returned to the skies and lawsuits are pending a lawsuit alleges that the why america crash was in part a result of a recently dangerous conditions of boeing 737 max aero aircraft boeing has lost more than 8000000000. 00 and another 8000. 00 companies are also suffering from lost Business Airlines are scrambling to revise their Business Plans and juggle flight schedules since they dont want to use or buy jets with a dodgy Safety Record and on friday boeing had a setback in its Space Business its starglider transport shuttle suffered technical problems forcing nasa to ditch a planned docking with the International Space station the new c. E. O. David calhoun takes charge in january its now up to him to reassure everyone that boeing is taking their faith in flying seriously rosalind jordan aljazeera washington. Kyle bailey is a former member of the federal Aviation Administration thats the u. S. Governments regulates and he says dennis 1000000 bucks resignation was months of it you. Dennis small in the main issue i think why he was let go is from his handling of the 2 unfortunate disasters from that point after. The Public Relations the image of the company there there was just. No guidance and it was quite frankly it was a mass and i think thats where all probably led to the where the pirate chemist from oliver theyre going in the right direction im a little bit surprised that an outsider wasnt bought in but honestly you know this is mr malone reporter is probably about 3 or 4 months overdue and i think this is a good the next step forward getting somebody who knows the business and is pretty much you know a new face who will guide the company the way it should be a warning is a very critical operation. Even even more so than American Airlines because theres some sophisticated engineering. That thats actually taking place and i think mr calhoun with news background. In General Electric in the end this department i think hes the right person out from internally from bottom up the leaders of china japan and south korea a meeting in the chinese city of chengdu in an effort to boost trade and to prove tinys increasing militarization and territorial disputes a sound relations in recent he has soul and tokyo allies of the u. S. Whose naval presence in the region has been repeatedly condemned by beijing north korea and the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula remains a major concern and historical animosities do remain including south korean demands that japan apologize and compensate sex workers from the 2nd war katrina you joins us live from beijing katrina whats significant about this gathering. Well as youve just mentioned these 3 countries have not always seen eye to eye they 1st established this form 20 years ago and during that time the relationship between the 3 is really its been fluid its gone from good to bad and it sunk to what can only be described as plain hatred between them so they have so many issues and it is very complicated so the fact that theyre all sitting down today is significant in itself i mean this is supposed to be an annual summit but in the last 11 years its only taken place 7 years because of 4 of those years 4 times it w