A protest against the russian president in the capital minsk. A gold mine collapse in the democratic republic of congo kills at least 50 men. And iran executes a champion wrestler despite local and International Appeals to overturn. And in sport the u. S. Open is set to have a 1st time grand slam champion alexander came from to step down to. The german team in a final. Its been hailed historic moment the taliban and the Afghan Government in the same room facing each other for peace talks there in the cattery capital doha to find a political solution to end nearly 20 years of war. Who is representing the government has called. A humanitarian cease fire as soon as possible for those of we want all the people of afghanistan to be reunited under one roof again after more than 42 years of upheavals aggressions jihad and resistance all the negatives we all know what happened to us throughout these years and maybe stand today we now need to address this unique opportunity to move towards a ne
Its twenty one thirty g. M. T. Im debbie navigator in thirty minutes christians in the holy land will be holding a Midnight Mass on this Christmas Eve we take you on a journey of where it all began in one of the oldest cities in the world a cradle of three major religions one thats been fought over for centuries jerusalem it now stands at the heart of the most intractable conflicts of modern time a city thats a powerful symbol of the arab israeli conflict and a place considered sacred to christians muslims and jews in all corners of the world and this aljazeera news special will examine why this moment when donald trump unilaterally recognized jerusalem as israels capital pitted america against some of its own allies and why the palestinians now say the u. S. Can no longer have a role in the Peace Process its a move thats made millions of people demand the u. S. Reverse its decision from asia to Europe Africa to the middle east a feeling of unity and resistance and on the ground in the
Youre watching aljazeera live from doha also coming up christmas in parts of the philippines as the country struggles with the aftermath of Tropical Storm tax. In peru a president ial pardon sparks charges of a corrupt political deal. Also this half hour as our special coverage of the holy land continues this hour its jordan and its own going connection to jerusalem. The head of the Roman Catholic church has used his Christmas Eve message to highlight the plight of refugees and migrants around the world speaking during Midnight Mass at st peters basilica in Rome Pope Francis compared refugees to mary and joseph recounting the bible story of how they had to travel from nazareth to bethlehem but found no place to stay the pope stress that faith demanded that foreigners be welcomed everywhere. To safety. So many other footsteps are hidden in the footsteps of joseph and mary we see the tracks of entire families forced to set out in our own day we see the tracks of millions of people who di
Hello im adrian forgetting this is the news hour live from doha coming up in the next sixty minutes at the vatican on Christmas Day a warning about the wins of war a call for a new commitment to the pole. A bleak christmas in parts of the philippines as the country struggles with the aftermath of two Tropical Storms in quick succession. In peru a president ial pardon sparks charges of a corrupt political deal. As part of our special day of coverage of the holy land we look at jerusalem and why the city lies at the heart of three faiths. That of the Roman Catholic church has used his Christmas Day message to highlight the plight of refugees and of children caught up in war pope francis said that their suffering is reflected in their faces talking about winds of war he mentioned conflicts in the middle east africa and tension on the Korean Peninsula to highlight dangers facing the world. So. Today as the winds of war blowing in our world and an outdated model of Development Continues to
Zero live from london coming up. Non braces for Tropical Storm tembin after it cuts a destructive path across the southern philippines two hundred people are known to have died. Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny calls for voters to boycott next years president ial election after hes banned from taking part. And suspends all Emirates Airlines flights after several tunisian women a barred from entry to the u. A. E. But a Roman Catholic church has used his traditional Christmas Day message to call for peace for jerusalem and dialogue between israelis and palestinians its the second time pope francis has spoken out since u. S. President donald trump formally announced his government would recognize jerusalem as israels capital speaking to square the pontiff acknowledged the growing tensions in the region and called for a negotiated solution to end the Israeli Palestinian conflict. If. We see jesus in the children of the middle east who continue to suffer because of growing tensions