A gene congratulates president elect joe biden. And plans are permanent ceasefire and foreign fighters to leave. Libya will have the latest on the talks in sirte. Thank you for joining us. Ethiopias government has appointed a new leader to take control of northern t. Gray as fighting continues in the region. Its part of a military offensive aimed at removing local leaders. Amnesty International Says hundreds of civilians have been massacred during the fighting witnesses. Blame forces loyal to the great Peoples Liberation front for the killings. But aid groups have accused the Central Government of attempting to hunt down ethnic degree. Because if not, hundreds of civilians were stabbed or hacked to death. In a small town called me cutter, which is in the southwest of ethiopia, of the degree region. Likely, most likely, on the night of november 9th, these victims appear to be in civilians appear to be laborers no way involved in the ongoing military offensive in the region. Ethiopias Prime Minister has defended the operation saying the actions are to great and forces cant be ignored. That the reason is massacre of perpetrator last week against all the men and women in uniform over the Northern Command was carried out while they were at their most vulnerable in their pajamas. And among those it towards where did this search at the business acts, live us not of shit, but to mobilize our Law Enforcement and defense machinery in an operation intended to end. The prevailing lawlessness in the region al jazeera is about morgan has more now from god. I raced in sudan near the ethiopian border. Refugees continued to arrive at the sudanese European Border here in the state of qatar. If yesterday authorities went to check out the situation of the refugees and what is happening at the border, they say that more than 11000 have arrived over the past 3 days in to get out of state as well as neighboring states. And they say that more than 20000 are at the border waiting to cross into those 2 states seeking refuge from the conflict that is currently unfolding. And its a great region. And if you appear now, what happens upon their arrival is that they are screened for health reasons, but also for security reasons. Because some of those who have arrived so far are former combat sense. Who put down their arms, fleeing the conflict and coming to seek refuge here and about if they sudanese Authorities Say theyre quite concerned about what is unfolding. Once its started. In these gover, the Sudanese Government announced that it is shutting down exporters. Hearing about it as well as neighboring states and deployed more than 6000. 00 troops. And it comes at a time when the sudanese Prime Minister on the lam dog is the head of that, a god, thats the east african bloc. That brings together a group of nations including sudan and ethiopia. He has called the Prime Minister and expressed his readiness to mediate in the conflict. And its a great region expressing concern that is something that the head of the, Sovereignty Council also expressed in this b. S. , the security and Defense Committee meeting on monday. But the 2 sides, the Prime Minister of sudan, abdullah and the head of the Sovereignty Council both met with the security advisor of these european Prime Minister abu ahmed, who said that this conflict will get, will be sorted in the shortest time possible. And that mediation by sudan, or by a god, is not needed at the moment. Sudan has said that it is worried about the humanitarian situation, and its urging all sides for restraint and says that the situation is quite dire and very volatile and that all sides should try to resolve the conflict as soon as possible. How will alow is a senior lecturer in law . Id key a university. He says the crackdown on the to gray and people is worsening. The government started by taking measures against its nuclear and who work for the National Intelligence security agency. They were initially told not to report to work and those. Ready who are out of it as part of their job, what disarmed this happened . Not just within security and intelligence stomach, but also within the police and the armed forces. And the latest that we heard in your government asked the African Union mission in somalia to basically require its head off its head, which is only took and if it can go and to leave the position because he was not considered loyal anymore. Why is a troop in government is trying to frame this out a Law Enforcement operation again, i think a liberation front to glance, also voted in a landslide for the 2 great people stipulation formed and the kind of distinction that are being used, trying to maintain. Ready between things lions and the p. L. F. Is really nor the helpful distinction thinking that most people on the ground would see because it is already an untyped example in the country because those are people who will disappear with an iron fist for a considerably longer period of time. So theres definitely a crackdown thats happening against it and it could end and that has created a lot of concern among the grants who live in other parts of ethiopia. A senior official from south africas ruling party is in court on corruption charges. Is the, secretary general of the a. N. C. , is accused of taking millions of dollars that were meant to fund the removal of us best source for more than 400000 homes. He denies the charges, supporters of my gosh, only have been protesting outside the court. A 7 other people have been charged in the case is joining us now from outside the courthouse in bloemfontein, trauma to a high profile suspect in court today. A lot of his supporters have come out in force remind us 1st what the case is about, and how a smug i should raise. Busy said to be involved, the whole, this case goes very well, at least the awarding of a contract olvera millions of rands. Hundreds of millions of brands goes back about 5 years, 3 a change Venture Homes that had as Business Briefing were meant to be identified. That reefing removed because its been causing people to become ill, but it appears nothing was done, and instead money was lead to ring a number of other companies and some contractors over a period of time. Its alleged that some of these instructions came from a smuggler. She lived who was pretty mia at the time of this contract. Now, since then, the testimony has been given at a inquiry into whats been called state capture again, south africa, in case it deals with allegations of corruption and fraud. And this is way, a smug, a shilling was potentially having been involved in this particular issue of corruption. Now we understand that one of the charges against the film premier was not only. 2 cooperation made it clear that he has a high ranking official with a way of what was happening in this province and did nothing to stop it and that he may be how responsible the n c is once again in the spotlight for corruption. What does this mean for the governing party . Was a failure, a few 1000 people have come out to show their support, a smoker. She left the reason agency, members of the m. P. Leadership on that stage, is expected to address this crowd any time from now with us. Once again is an indication of the splits within this party. President fooldom, of course, a promise to fight corruption but that it is likely to take place with in his own party to begin with. And. Ready members of officials have been implicated in correct activities. In this particular case, the secretary general, a very high rental member of big agencies, some would argue only 2nd to the president of be a n c course that is now facing. And an almost a bad thing is actually people here fighting for their political survival, people who want to clean up the party. And that really is difficult for clarity that is already in place. In bloemfontein, south africa, thank you. Moroccos government has launched a military offensive in Western Sahara against Pro Independence troops. The American Army has been sent into the buffer zone on the border with mauritania to combat the area front. The group is accused of attacking trucks and extorting people, travelling through the area for independence. Activists deny the claim, saying they were peacefully protesting. The operation threatens and a 3 decade ceasefire between the group and the government. Still ahead on aljazeera, the pandemic is at crisis levels. In the u. S. As it records more than 115000 new coronavirus cases in one day last the 3rd day of demonstrations in lima in support of a perilous former president. Despite him being accused of corruption in the hello, the mostly fine weather continues an issue in cycling. This island here, so well see winter, proper snow coming through, but probably not so hot. Honshu there with the chilled bracingly in sapporo. Thats 9 degrees. Much seems hobby, without the wind in ha, been fine with it for most of china. This rain in the south ground, all right to grungy as well, particularly as the aamco comes on land. This is the thai food is going to hit central north in vietnam. It will spread rain or do you showers are well inland in the southwest of china . There was northeast monsoon are established, weve got significant rain in the last day or so over under the dash and science would stand towards st lanka. And this rain coming through out of afghanistans northern pakistan, which is good because for northern pakistan and of course the north indian plane air quality of to clean delhi. And lahore is very poor is hazardous at the moment. And this plot disrupted, that should improve the quality in the hall. And then by that is sunday in delhi as well. If you bring some razor showery rain with it because thats the season. Everything comes across from mediterranean, goes across iran and towards pakistan. And of course, those showers tend to go south. Theyre doing that this weekend shows probably going to hit bahrain and qatar later on friday or saturday. In the 2nd part of identity and exile, matthew counts travels to the middle east to retrace his own steps. House to mean refugee rise baha of the worlds palestinian population and seeing the conflicts through the eyes of those who live it. It breaks my heart to see this man whos going to father to yearn for a place that he may never see. I dont need israel to make go out about my down to 0 correspondent who are but come back, a recap of our top stories on aljazeera. Civilians are reported to have been massacred in north, in ethiopia as fighting continues between the military. Busy and local forces in the region, amnesty International Says hundreds may have been killed on monday. And a senior official from south africas ruling party is in court to face corruption charges over the misuse of government funds. Supporters of aides, my gosh, who is secretary general of the a. N. C. , have been protesting outside the courts. The president of ivory coast and the main Opposition Leader have pledged to Work Together to defuse violent protests sponsored by october as disputed election. Allison, what ties decision to run for a 3rd term, which he won with 94 percent of the vote lead to accusations he violated term limits. Reports from the 1st day of negotiations lasted less than an hour. As a 2 leaders emerged, their statements were brief. But many believe they could be a chance for a return to normality after months of ethnic and Political Violence ahead of last months elections, the president ready a the leader of the opposition and myself just had a meeting to restore confidence. So that ivory coast is at peace and we agreed that peace is the dearest thing to both of us. And to all ivorians. Former president agreed an important step had been taken, but a lot still needs to be done. This is a new day plus. Weve broken the silence and well continue to call each other in the days and weeks to come to meet each other so that the country can heal and achieve peace. But the negotiations of left out key opposition figures president Alassane Ouattara and already cannot be, may have started the healing process, but the country is still far from securing a lasting peace. Many are concerned about the fate of Opposition Leaders in detention or in exile. The legality of president ouattara as election and justice for victims of Political Violence. These are issues opposition negotiators insist must be addressed a constitutional amendment following a friend. Im intention, 16 enabled. What turned out to seek a 3rd term in office that sparked violence between opposition and ruling Party Supporters and security forces. The government says more than 80 people were killed. The opposition insist the number is much higher and many are calling for justice. To reach a consensus, we need an inclusive dialogue, not a 2 way dialogue, not a 3 way dialogue, but rather a dialogue that includes opposition and government figures as well as civil society. Many worried about an escalation of violence, similar to that which happened in the months after the disputed 2010 election when up to 3000 people were killed. For there wont be a repeat this year long haul. In any case, all activities are blocked, nothing is working at the moment. We want peace. But achieving that peace will depend on how well the negotiations and, and whether other Opposition Leaders and the government will reach a deal. How many trees aljazeera in libya has increased hope for a permanent cease fire plan after talks were held to between rival factions in the city of sirte. The un led military discussions follow an agreement between the 2 sides in geneva last month. The arrangements include preparing foreign fighters to leave the country and a reopening of a highway to guarantee a safe passage for civilians. You and you and security and Election Officials from the u. S. Government have released a statement declaring this yes for as eventually election was the most secure in american history. They say theres no evidence Voting Systems were compromised despite this president continues to make unsubstantiated claims of widespread voter fraud. Alan fischer reports its unusual for donald trump to keep such a low profile. Hes made one appearance, but hasnt spoken in public for a week. His twitter feed continues to push claims of a stolen election on thursday. He tweeted a report alleging 2700000 votes were deleted from Voting Systems across the country. The company who made the machines says that didnt happen, and a Government Election watchdog insists the election was the most secured in american history. The elections, infrastructure, government, coordinating council, and the election infrastructure sector, coordinating committees, part of the department of Homeland Security issued a joint statement and emphasized in bold type. There is no evidence that any Voting System deleted or lost votes changed votes, or was in any we compromised. One of the major contributors for making this the most secure election in u. S. History is the fact. There were large numbers with vote by mail and actual having physical paper ballots. One of Donald Trumps closest aides has reportedly been seeking out officials in various government departments, he considers insufficiently loyal to donald trump, with the intention of firing them. One of the people behind this report has told friends he expects to be called in the coming days. On capitol hill, democrats continue to urge their republican colleagues to accept the election result and get back to business when it comes to the election. Republicans, Congressional Republicans dont have the evidence. They dont have the proof, they dont have anything. Neither does the president , congress, Congressional Republicans are deliberately casting doubt on our elections for no other reason. But fear of donald trump. Ok, the biden team is pushing for access to the daily intelligence briefing. They got them during the campaign, but have been blocked since the election by a white house contesting the result. Will republican senators have expressed concern that could impact u. S. Security well stopping short of contradicting the president . Look, one of these 2 men will be the president United States after the Election Results have come in. And i think at this point, just as a matter of protecting our nations interests, i do think that both the president and his and his competition here, the Vice President biden should have access to those classified reports. President trumps legal team insists theres a process to follow that could take some time and it continues to fundraise to help the president s efforts in court. Alan fischer, aljazeera washington and former u. S. President barack obama has weighed dan, saying democracy is being undermined because some republicans continue to go along with trumps claims of election fraud. They appear to be motivated in part because the president doesnt like to lose and never admits loss. A more troubled by the fact that other republican officials who clearly know better are going along with this are humoring him in this fashion. It is one more step in the legitimizing, not just the incoming by administration, but democracy, joe. And thats a dangerous path. And china has congratulated president elect joe biden on his fake tree. While the us President Donald Trump has banned americans from doing business with companies owned or controlled by the Chinese Military, trying to create a National Emergency to facilitate the executive order. It says beijing forces chinese firms to help finance and modernize its military. The ban takes effect on january 11th days before trump is due to step down. Joseph farah qusay is a professor of political history and International Diplomacy at Curtin University in melbourne. He says a ban may be difficult for biden to undo when he takes office. The president is a claim in these companies, 31 chinese companies, including some publicly traded companies on the new york stock exchange, are working very closely with Chinese Military and intelligence agencies. So by might have a little trouble backing away from that. Its an, its an important decision the president made because hes putting enormous pressure on china right now. And china has been a dance a matter of cultural purchases its most make in january. And keep in, keep in mind that is we are speaking. The chinese have responded to trump acknowledging the, the, the biden government. They think joe biden action and at the same time, are my pompei of the secretary of state, is lecturing the chinese that taiwan is not part of china. These are very Dangerous Things and to deal in this period of a lame duck presidency. And its just an assumption that these companies have got something to do with the military. The intelligence, this is just a shot of the dark. Probably most of them dont, but the president has painted them with one broad brush, making them are making their lives miserable and their investors lives miserable. So its just one more impediment in the sino american trade relationship, which has gone downhill over the last 2 years. The u. S. Says top Infectious Disease expert says a country can avoid another coronavirus long. If people get serious about social distancing and wearing masks, dr. Anthony found she called for vigilance during the wait for a vaccine. On thursday, the us reported more than 150000 new cases in just 24 hours. As the 9th consecutive day infections have been above, 100000 and several European Countries have warned. Its too early for people to start planning Christmas Travel as record numbers of cases are being reported across the continent. Britains transport minister says a no deal breaks. It will not stop the country from importing make over 1000 vaccine. On thursday, the u. K. We ordered its highest number of corner virus infections since the beginning of the pandemic, 19 babba has more from london. Well, people across europe are being warned that its too early to make plans, because governments simply dont know what restrictions will be in place here in the u. K. Northern ireland is now moving. Its now extending its toughest restrictions for one more week. Theres been a fierce debate over there between government or between business. They are going to allow some places like hair salons to gradually open from next friday. Other parts of the u. K. Are under their own mini lockdowns and this weekend the authorities are now worried about the possible impact of a festival of lights devalue, which is going to be celebrated by millions of hindus as well as sikhs, and joins. There are being urged to observe lockdown rules wherever they are, and to only meet people online rather than in person. Very difficult circumstances. And thats a reminder that theres another 1st of all another holiday in 6 weeks time of christmas and governments all across the continent are telling people, its not going to be a normal christmas. Swedens top state. P. D. Epidemiology has warned people that they should expect travel restrictions between different areas to protect Regional Health services. Similarly, the Prime Minister of france, john kass stix, says that he does not advise people to make bookings to fly back to france over christmas. And hes saying that there will be no lifting of the Strict National lockdown for at least another 2 weeks. France really is in trouble. Theyve now got more people in hospitals with covered 1000. 00 than they did during the spring at the height of the pandemic. The 1st wave anger has turned into violence in peru after the former president was ousted in terminator, has called for calm as police and protesters fought in the streets of Mariana Sanchez has more violence in the streets of central lima, riot police, protecting parliament, and the president ial palace fired tear gas. Protesters attacked them with rocks. Protesters say police fired rubber bullets some of them were wounded. Oh, protesters filled streets and classes around the country. Many of them university students. They say theyre fed up with corrupt lawmakers. More than half of the 130 congressmen face criminal investigations from homicide to fraud, to Money Laundering among other alleged crimes. But lawmakers accuse former president of corruption and say hes socalled moral incapacity means he had to leave office more. We cannot allow them to trample us. Theyve taken the government unconstitutional and we can only make them react with our protest. Was the protesters insist lawmakers perpetrated a coup detat b. Or who in fact, weve witnessed the kidnapping of our democracy. The congressmen have committed treason during one of the worst moments of our history. Thanks. As the crisis deepened, Human Rights Watch says, the rule of law is under threat. The organization of american states said the constitutional tribe, you know, must confirm the impeachment was legal. Former president , hes gotta cast doubt over the decision, echoing protesters right here in my music and feel far as have a problem of legality and legitimacy. Those backing the interim government continue to defend its legitimacy. Its not a coincidence, not unconstitutional impeachment, in the strictly constitutional point of view is not meant to incapacity. As many argue its moral incapacity. It is an absolutely legitimate decision. Next week that Constitutional Court will clarify what moral incapacity means. But even if it favors be scarier, he will not be affected by the recent lieschen, because the courts decisions are not ritual active. And well, that decision may explain if lawmakers did wrong or not, it may not be enough to quell the anger in the streets of the country. But in a such as, ill just be too ruling party has won enough seats in parliament to form myanmars next government and National League for Democracy Party has secured at least 346 out of 412 seats after sundays election. But more than a 1000000 people, many from ethnic minorities were unable to vote after the government cancelled the polls because of fighting in 2015. So shes already won the 1st parliamentary election and more than 50 years of the militarys grip on power. At least 42. 00 people are now confirmed to have died after typhoon van kol, swept across the northern philippines. Another 20 are still missing. Landslides and flooding have destroyed homes and left dozens of towns without power from resolve them. Reports. This is siegler in village in the road 3. Guess the result province. What youre seeing here is just a fraction of a destruction of more than 2000 homes. It took hours before they were able to be rescued by state forces. Many of them had to climb on roofs hanging on to dear life. Everything that they worked hard for is gone. They said they had to leave very quickly because the water rose and they only have now are the clothes on their back. Now there are still many areas that remain impassable, some as high as waist deep. And it is quite clear just by looking at the daybreak here, that a majority of the destruction of typhoon vanco was caused by logs that were swept down from the mountains. And by looking at the Current Situation here it is quite obvious that rescue and recovery operations are going to be far more complicated. Life will go on the battered the region of luzon, leaving thousands of people homeless. The country is still reeling from the economic brunt. Brought by the coronavirus spend demick and resources are clearly stretched, but survivors here tell us they asked for the very basic at this point, food, shelter, and medicine. They hope that the streets will be cleared of debris as soon as possible, so they can go home to their communities and salvage whatever they can. Commemorations are underway in france to mark 5 years since the countrys worst terror attacks. Prime minister john kass, takes his, among those paying tribute to the victims. 130. 00 people were killed in 2015 in coordinated attacks across paris. The commemoration this year comes as france is dealing with a new wave of attacks. One of the u. K. s most notorious serial killers has died after refusing treatment for a call that 19 peteris scott myth known as the yorkshire ripper had been in prison since 1981. He was 74. 00, scotland carried out a 5 year killing spree and was found guilty of murdering 13 women and trying to kill another 7. And the, and the, and it was clear again, im fully back to bo, with the headlines on if the o. P. s government has appointed a new leader to take control of the