International sanctions plus a fighting racism in football with more allegations of racist abuse in english football the Players Association now demands a government inquiry after a chelsea defender was allegedly subjected to monkey champs on the pitch. And we are thank you so much for your Company Everyone a court in saudi arabia has sentenced 5 people to death for the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi a saudi writer and Washington Post columnist was assassinated and reportedly dismembered inside the saudi consulate in istanbul over a year ago but his remains were never found well despite todays ruling questions still linger a Court Proceedings were shrouded in secrecy and the identities of those who were sentenced. They are not. In a country that in force is far more than 100. 00 death penalties each year the sentence against the suspected murderers of Jamal Khashoggi its no surprise that. 5 of the defendants will be sentenced to death and they are the direct and joint participants in the killing of the victim may god have mercy on him. 3 other men have received prison sentences totaling 24 years for covering up the crime but many questions remain following the announcement about the sentencing on sober 2nd 2018 Jamal Khashoggi enter the saudi consulate in istanbul for an official appointments inside according to both saudi and International Investigators he was overpowered and strangled his body has never been found. The killing of a critic of the saudi royal family sparked International Outrage the pressure has been growing especially on crown Prince Mohammed bin sama but he denies any involvement a year after killing his family does not believe that there was no political motive behind the crime. I feel. I dont know whats happening to anybody i want to hes going to be relieved if. I will. Actually. Its a wish that will hardly be fulfilled by this verdict from riyadh the court did not even consider the crime to have been intentional another reason why 3 of the 11 defendants were acquitted among them the former saudi intelligence chief and a close confidence of the crown prince. Well earlier we spoke with anya to come out the un special rapporteur on extrajudicial executions who delivered a report on the construction back in june and we asked her to comment on the outcome of the trial. There are there are many shortcomings we see the trial some of which i can highlight now 1st of all and most importantly see the chain of command was not chain vege to get to it and nobody above the heat man has been charged and as been pushed secured to the all secure during self identified one person out and captain your personal advisor to the crown prince as as being incited the team before i left for turkey and yet the same how that can tell me as not being brought to court as not being interviewed and has not been charged so thats 11 problem 2nd the trial was held behind closed doors even though there is no freedom under International Law for holding such and while the concours dont even d was to try attracted International Attention and for which there was a need for just peace that was beyond the boundaries of. Saudi arabia the g. Friend and at the trial according to the information i have received then she did they were obeying orders and yet. Those who gave them the orders never been called to court. You know and so on and so forth to each goes on those the they have been sentenced to death 5 of them are intentioned to death. But the whole cicutto of the church was said that there was no intention to kill under International Law the death sentence can only be imposed on very stringent conditions and one of which is that the trigger murder. Being pension no one killer your death hunt an easy call to own based piece of america that could earn you pension and therefore not easy ok check out the dead phantom. You know will either become a good reason for which you cannot believe after you. And your column or the un special rapporteur on excerpt judicial executions given her comment there are rights and next to boeing now whose chief executive Dennis Mullen burke has resigned the beleaguered plane maker faced multiple setbacks this year including industrial scandals after 2 fatal crashes of boeing 737 max jetliner an inquiry revealed major problems with Regulatory Oversight of the companys operations well known bugs departure is affected immediately will be replaced by boeing chair david kelly. And well have a lot more on this developing story in our business segment with Kate Ferguson but now i want to bring you up to speed with some of the other stories making news around the world. Thousands of prodemocracy activists have rallied in hong kong to demand an inquiry into alleged Police Brutality demonstrations now in their 7th month are expected to continue through the Holiday Season on. Thousands of people have taken to the streets again in india to protest a controversial citizenship lock it fast track indian citizenship for a number of persecuted minority groups but excludes muslims some critics call the law discriminatory and unconstitutional others fear it will lead to mass migration into india more than 20 have died in unrest linked to protests against the law. Football now and in england the a professional Players Association is calling on the British Government to launch an inquiry into racism all that comes after chelsea and germany defender antonio digger allegedly faced monkey chants during his teams 2 meal win over tottenham on sunday. The latest racist incident in the premier League Chelsea defender antonio grew to go faced monkey chants by some spurs fans after cashing with son one min who received direct caught for the fallen and eluded a complaint about the verbal abuse the referee briefly stop play during the 2nd half and a public announcement was made in the stadium warning that racist behavior was interfering with the game chelsea eventually went on to win the match but the incident overshadowed the victory i hate racism in. Racing and in football and theres a point in the. Series i like that too can happen i dont know whos Getting Better or worse but if it is fight it is true nothing that needs to be dealt with and punishment needs to be strong. Is hopeful that the fans will be identified i really hope that the offenders will be found and in a modern Football Ground like tottenham stadium with dozens of t. V. And security cameras it must be possible to find and punish them. But this is not an isolated incident in the premier league earlier this month at Manchester United matilda fred was targeted by a Manchester City fan but the ruediger incident seems to have set a bar in motion on the professional Footballers Association is urging the British Government to get involved and set up an inquiry into the game and tottenham have also promised to take the strongest possible action but for many that is exactly what smacking action. Well lets talk about what some of the options are max and merrill is here from sports max sadly this hasnt been the only incident that has taken place this year its one of several. Whats being done to address these issues as you rightly point out racist incidents across european football high profile games especially bringing it into the public eye and jerking the games you away for introduced earlier this year a 3 stoppage rule where the referee at the referees discretion can stop the match as we saw actually Anthony Michael anthony do it here in the premier league as well slightly different protocol there but the idea is to be able to stop the match amounts of the town or you know this is happening we need it to stop if if we cant basically fit as we stop multiple times that it can and players have also threatened to leave the pitch in the past now what happens after the match is usually lifetime bans for fans and talk them is obviously the only club like i mentioned across europe incidents have been happening in chelsea themselves of actually issued 3 lifetime bans in october for abusing a fellow found those fans did in july they banned 6 of their own fans as well so theres this great area where clubs usually act and the law the prosecution doesnt actually get involved and now weve seen several high profile matches including in the premier league also earlier this month in the manchester dobby take place and i think that has really sparked a call for clear action in england ok lets talk about clear action because the professional Footballers Association now wants the British Government to get involved and investigate what can we expect what can they do realistically yeah well hopefully theyll do more than issue a statement which is what they did initially now downing street has said football authorities need to do more so 1st of all kind of putting the onus more on the Football Community itself Boris Johnsons official spokesman the prime ministers spokesman saying the government is monitoring it and ready to take increased steps if required so again lou. A bit unclear what that means the home secretary pretty patel was a little bit more clear she said those fine found guilty of racially aggravated offense face 6 months in prison and a 10 year ban from stadium so we expect a little harsher punishments to come through and very very briefly how prevalent is racism and british football well this problem i think across europe have been high profile issues in england and were going to unfortunately see more and hopefully it will be tackled in the right way thank you so very much max greatly appreciate it. Going to turn our attention now to russia that country has officially launched direct Passenger Train Service to the annex territory of crimea using a route that bypasses mainland ukraine while people can now travel from St Petersburg southward toward the crimean city of sevastopol the trip takes 44 hours and crosses a new crimean bridge which moscow is accused of building illegally on moscow seized crimea from ukraine back in 2014 a move thats drawn international condemnation. Its the leading story on russian state t. V. Putins opening of a controversial railway bridge that links an ex crimea to southern russia its a major triumph for the russian president the bridge was built despite international protests following russias annexation of ukraines Crimean Peninsula in 2014. I know as no you do agree with this event is important for crimea for sevastopol for all of southern russia indeed for the whole country and for structure projects like this magnificent bridge weve built will have an effect on the entire economy and. The mega structure is 900 kilometers long and took nearly 4 years to build costing more than 3000000000 euros the 1st scheduled train departed from St Petersburg today starting wednesday up to 45 passenger trains will head for crimea each day that route bypasses mainland ukraine. The bridge spans the current strange although russia hopes to increase tourism in the area the bridge is mainly a display of power until now crimea could only be reached from russia by ferry or plane now theres a direct land route to the peninsula which russia annexed in violation of International Law in 2014. In france a nationwide real strike is well into his 3rd week and its wreaking havoc on transport across the country all the strikers are protesting presence in many records plans to reform the Pension System and its destructing travel right in the middle of the Holiday Season. The hustle and bustle of the holidays is nowhere in sight at this parisian train station nearly every other Long Distance train has been cancelled across france still many are determined to travel or go home for the holidays some passengers try to rebook others give up. My ticket has been cancelled as has my entire trip i wont be able to visit my children. Its just not normal that 10 percent of rail workers are around 200. 00 people are blocking the whole country. Is that i believe in christmas miracles that hoping for a train tomorrow. The french president whos in visiting the ivory coast isnt hoping for a miracle but at least for a gesture of goodwill from the unions their movement if the right to strike is enshrined in the constitution but i think there are situations where a temporary truce would be good. Just out of respect to families that need it if any but his appeal has fallen on deaf ears the unions plan to keep on striking over the holidays that means long queues and crowded trains as the countdown to christmas nears. War in the boeing a story coming our right up and at the top the alex. Song lyrics can inspire change the people. Want to go africa fantastic right. Join them as they set out to save the environment to learn from one another and then to Work Together for a better future. Moves on steel putting in