packed an already struggling middle class. a number of proposals supported by the president such as the new and take corruption measures among others have all failed showing just how difficult it has been for this administration to pass any meaningful legislation so duca has not been able to really coalesce around himself his own party much less convince the other parties to join. and more challenges that come from the streets students have been protesting for over a month on public universities funding and workers again these ations are threatening a national strike it's a difficult awakening for a president who promised to govern for all in a nation that remains deeply divided about its future at least in the. attend thousands of checks have taken to the streets of prague demanding the prime minister resign on day bias faces charges he used the european union funds

a decade ago he's come under increased current prison this week after his son revealed he had been in crimea to avoid being questioned about the case in france a protest has been killed and more than two hundred injured in demonstrations against the rising cost of fuel since the start of twenty eighteen prices have gone up by as much as twenty percent the government's added green taxes to try to lower air pollution as part of its environmental policy protesters say they unfairly punish people who need cars is need pocket. they are the sights and sounds of protest in the heart of the french capital there have been many demonstrations during president micron's leadership as he tries to introduce a raft of economic reforms but this new round of protests is different. around two hundred fifty thousand demonstrators took to the streets in more than two thousand protests nationwide this was bordeaux his main square.

it began as a grassroots movement called the yellow vests a backlash against tax increases on petrol and diesel the movements now gathering momentum. in northern france near kalai they blocked roads as well as access to fuel depot paralyzing transport routes as a blockade in southeast from a driver accidentally hit and killed a woman demonstrator by simply i'm wearing this you know vest for a simple reason there are too many taxis in this to tax we simply cannot turn around we just keep getting taxed by michael and me getting nothing back here in central paris there have been several pockets of protests emerging in different parts of the city similar tenuously such as here at the on the trio have also been several somewhat valiant attempts to blockade the roads although here where people are doing is stopping cars to see exactly what the people support what they're

trying to do here is a difficult challenge for president to mine your macro on the one handing house to show that he's allowing people the democratic right demonstrations like this at the same time standing firm on his policies. on the point that don't the government is listening to all the demonstrations and of course we must continue to answer the expectations of the french including those about their purchasing power but one thing is certain interior ministry is very concerned and will always be very concerned for the safety and well being of the people that put it. earlier in the week mccrum said he wanted to reconcile the french people with its leaders the government insists the price hikes and necessary to help reduce carbon emissions has offered some financial incentives to encourage people to buy electric cars but demonstrators say taxes should be imposed on big polluters like heavy industries not ordinary drivers but crumbs popularity has been for lng in recent months he can't afford to see it slide any further leave barker al-jazeera paris iran's

president says trade with iraq could be raised to twenty billion dollars despite u.s. sanctions as an rouhani made the comments after a meeting with the visiting iraq e president barham salih talks come just weeks after the u.s. imposed sanctions on iran's oil industry as well as its banking and shipping sectors the u.s. says iran is breaking the twenty fifteen international nuclear deal and interfering in regional conflicts zain he has more from tehran. during their talks iranian president hassan rouhani and his iraqi counterpart barham sali discussed the importance of security cooperation between their two oil rich nations rouhani made the point that it is up to the countries in the region to handle their own security a familiar tactic iranian leaders use to publicly bolster the importance of their own rule simultaneously characterizing the role of the united states as foreign interference. as that i had

a dream which were both of the opinion that all people will benefit from stability in this region we don't need foreign intervention regional countries should have closer relationships and mutual cooperation especially iran and iraq at one and has time to form a new regional establishment that would cater to the interests of all nations and so we attach a high importance to the role that iran in iraq must be an area for common interest for regional nations not a field for conflict in design the economies of iraq and iran rely on their bilateral trade and iraq is one of the few countries to get a temporary u.s. waiver to keep buying iranian oil and gas and despite threats by u.s. president donald trump to punish anyone doing business with iran rouhani unsullied discussed the potential for expanding annual trade from twelve to twenty billion dollars they also talked about setting up a free trade zone as well as a railway line to more closely connected to neighbors but iraq is caught in

a delicate balancing act the united states has had a major influence over iraq's security and politics since they invaded the country in two thousand and three neighbor iran once an enemy is now a key ally that helped iraq defeat i so while the iraqi president's visit could be a show of support for iran in the face of american sanctions iraqi leaders no doubt find themselves in an uncomfortable position of trying to please two friends who don't get along. two former presidents of madagascar will face each other in the in next month's runoff election. and marc ravalomanana came out on top in last week's first round but neither got fifty percent of the vote needed for an outright win the european union observer mission said some candidates did commit breaches but overall the election was well organized madagascar is one of the world's poorest countries with forty five people living in poverty war crimes suspect alfredo tom has been extradited to the hague for his alleged role in

atrocities against muslims in central african republic that's just days after a warrant was issued against tom who is a sitting member of parliament who's a senior leader within the mostly christian movement whose fight has systematically systematically attacked the muslim population of the muslim seleka rebels seized power al-qaeda attacks in northern mali are on the rise particularly against the u.n. peacekeeping mission despite the challenges u.n. troops are trying to fill the gap left by other aid agencies how many reports. the conflict in northern mali has caused hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes and lose their livelihood those who can't leave often live in poverty facing hunger and violence the region is remote there are no public facilities or services and aid agencies are unable to gain access to most areas in the small. room and the

u.n. mission in mali is starts with stabilizing the country and supporting the population the mission of other foreign armies is to provide protection for people and their property but they have their limitations their mission is also to protect the flow of humanitarian aid but it's becoming extremely difficult now to that the fact the relief workers themselves do not want to be a squatted by men in arms. this may look like a un peacekeeping force but in fact these are al-qaeda fighters on their way to launch an attack the tactic shows how dangerous the situation has become for civilians and foreign armies in mali and qaeda attacks on the united nations mission here and other foreign armies have become a daily occurrence and this despite the fact that the role of the un mission is not to participate in war but rather to keep the peace now added to its insecurity challenge the u.n. is trying to fill the void left by aid organizations says our intervention in the area of our culture. but the thirty eastern today i believe one of our

largest projects which is to come to some here is a larger force chart green goblin well over three hundred people work and that's an important to you from not only for the return of people who were displaced by events in two thousand but housing for the and also for the food security in the city. your own troops are also digging wells providing solar power for education and helping schools in remote areas it's an attempt to win hearts and minds and prevent armed groups from gaining the loyalty of the population but insults are visible but limited save the villages here. i am and if it had been a small has provided some water for us but it's not enough look at the plants they need water more water and we need it as well in order to drink a farm better. and others in his village may not be quite happy but they will surely envied by hundreds of other villages in more remote and vulnerable areas of

northern mali combination of war lack of not to resources on neglect have made me a survivor of the number one concern here mama divide. still ahead on al-jazeera in sport the reigning champion of michela shifrin gets a four legged prize for winning the ski season opener in finland. on the course the breaks it in the game there's a complicated draw deal on the table we'll break it down that's really what it means for people living in the u.k. you plus why saudi arabia wants to slam the brakes on oil production.

when they're on line when you're looking at. the benefit of all parties involved that's where we're going to. join us on sat if you could take me around the continent where. you don't have to set up your experiment and your experiment in the universe is a dialogue everyone has a voice you actually raise several interesting points there that our community members are going to join the global conversation. i remember the first time i walked into the newsroom and it felt like being in the general assembly of the united nations because it was so many nationalities. just different places but it's one that gives us gives us the ability to identify people when the other side of the world but we can understand what it's like to have a different perspective and i think that is a strength. we

understand the differences. and the similarities of cultures across the world so no matter how you take it al-jazeera will bring you the news and current affairs that matter to you al-jazeera. skittles for now has for thank you very much well roger federer's hopes of facing novak djokovic in the season ending a.t.p. tour final have come to an end he's been beaten by alexander the vera and the semifinals in london but is somehow moloch reports the twenty one year old german's victory didn't come without controversy a shot to

a one hundred think those titles on the line for roger federer in his top final semi against a very game alexander's very the german himself was looking to win his biggest title and he started well winning a close first set seven five. and while the second was even closer it will likely be remembered for a moment of controversy. out four three down in a tie break very structurally because the ball boy dropped a ball and despite the london crowd not being impressed by the umpire ordered the point to be replayed. that the federal ultimately paid the price for an unforced error made by somebody else. the german would win three pay point and go on to seal the match and a spot in the final with thank you but the founds would not let him enjoy his moment while played zac said that was such an exciting match an exciting time break

a fantastic atmosphere out here how did you get the win i thought the with the polish i said roger it and that already you told me that i mean and that's ok you know it's obvious in the rules like that i want to apologise to the crowd as well i mean obviously there's a lot of roger friends here and you know if he deserves it i should. know what he's achieved and what kind of guy is whether the fans like it or not bad results and if there are through so he'll malik al-jazeera. well federer atop the defeats in good grace and said there had been no need to build his opponent i was trying to think what would i have done in his position you know. bowled to stop the rally because i don't know if it's an umpire's decision or not and while you're hinting that might go through your head you know so i would have probably said i'll probably keep on playing generally these things happen i never like it we see it in other sports all the time in tennis it's rare so when it happens it's we feel it

really is very personal and we take it very direct you know and i think it's unfortunate that this happened such a doesn't deserve it. well jock rich will be a big task force vera in the final the serb took very little time getting there beating kevin anderson six two six two later on saturday the world them on has now won thirty five matches and lost just two since the wimbledon finals in the summer or european champions portugal have become the first team into the final stages of the nation's league fernando santos's men who were without cristiana rinaldo played out a goal a stroll with italy they take an unassailable lead at the top of league a group three the result also means it's only cannot be relegated from the group islands of beats and new zealand for just the second time in rugby union history the all blacks went down sixty nine in dublin on saturday their first ever defeat

to the irish came only two years ago in more than one hundred years of matches between what are currently the world's top two running nations it's also just new zealand second to test the feet of twenty eight team cricket and england have given themselves a good chance of winning a test series in sri lanka for the first time since two thousand and one going into day five of the second test in kandy the tourists need to take three more wickets for victory on the final day trying to also have a chance chasing a target of three hundred one they need seventy five runs of any one recognize batsman left the nearest. england lead the three much series won and help. you zero in the four back in the first test against pakistan in abu dhabi of the bowing out the black caps four hundred fifty three pakistan collapse to two hundred twenty seven alliance having been one hundred seventy four for pakistan half however already struck in the second innings leaving new zealand on fifty six for one and trailing by eighteen at stumps india have scored

a major victory at the women's world t twenty in the caribbean they beat three time champions australia scoring one hundred sixty seven for the loss of eight wickets in their twenty overs the indians then dismissed australia for just one hundred nineteen the forty eight run win means the top group. maverick when yalit has waited all season for his first moto g.p. pole position and the spaniard finally grabbed the chance in the last race of the year he was helped by world champion mark marquez here who came off the track in valencia and would finish fifth in this qualifying session. when your eyes took full advantage for his first top spot on the grid since the arrogant groom prix in september twenty seventh. alex remains on the underage of it zero so behind him at the start for sunday's race defending ski world cup champion mckayla shifrin has

won the first slalom event of the season this taking place in lavey in finland the americans combined total from her two runs point fifty eight seconds faster than petra ville over the nine the slovakian back to back wins in the arctic circle the two time olympic gold medalist shifrin starting her season in the best possible way and even more importantly she got the traditional prize of a reindeer for her troubles or at that story a sport for now will have more later on. tragic love story told throughout the middle east and central asia has been reinterpreted in a twenty first century contemporary dance jessica baldwin went to see the u.k. premiere of late and. musicians from answer by play traditional persian instruments. setting the stage for a western audience to learn the heartbreaking tale of layla imagine. the

. dancers from the mark morris dance with interpret the ancient paul that tells the story of two young people who fall in love but aren't allowed to marry. musicians dancers with worlds in contemporary angles singers from different traditions working together something that attracted choreographer morris to the project. there's a kind of a bad vibe going on internationally you know this it's not just islamophobia it's like everything a phobia and that that's not good for anybody you know it's not those people and those people and those people it's like. no it's we people that's that's what i like about. the move them style of singing is performed by

a father daughter duo. putting his hand to his ear allows an impossible to hear is own voice more clearly in azerbaijan kassim office considered a national treasure. not only an expert on azerbaijani music says everyone can relate to the tragic love story and the mournful music the music is such a powerful way of. delivering messages to people regardless of the language and of the cultural identity. at a time of increased support for walls and tighter borders to protect individual nations this production is all about sharing ideas and collaboration between cultures from across the world some of the sounds and styles may be foreign to western audiences

but the emotions are known to all still relevant and entertaining across countries cultures and centuries jessica baldwin al-jazeera london. that's it for this news hour but do stay with us saw have more of the day's news and two minutes and as always as last more our web site and use it to talk. as migrants seek sanctuary on its shores the union must choose rescue or deterrence. and immigration government has allied with the libyan coast guard in an

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al jazeera. where every. the pressure is on us president donald trump faces more heat from congress over the mud of. the law and has i'm thinking this is edges in a line from dog also coming up sifting through the damage we'll get a live update from the epicenter of california's worst wildfire and gauge the mood of trump's visit. fighting resumes in yemen's key port city of today down after

a brief. a. one person killed as protests across france against fuel prices continue into the night. but oh the u.s. central intelligence agency says the saudi crown prince ordered the killing of john mouth but on saturday the u.s. state department said they haven't made a final conclusion and amid the mixed messages over who is behind the murder of the saudi journalist congress is turning up the heat on president trump she had written see as the latest from washington d.c. . on his way to two of the devastation cools barbara california wildfire has claimed not to have been briefed on the cia's reported conclusion that the crown

prince of saudi arabia ordered the killing of jamal khashoggi you know we also have a great ally in saudi arabia to give us a lot of jobs to give us a lot of business a lot of economic development they are a. truly spectacular ally. mccullum and i also take that you know the president has to take a lot of things in the consideration. the president spoke with his secretary of state the director of the cia then the state department released this statement recent reports indicating. the u.s. government has made a final conclusion are inaccurate there remain numerous unanswered questions with respect to the murder of mr shaw gary the state department will continue to seek all relevant facts and we will do that while maintaining the important strategic relationship between the united states and saudi arabia according to several reports the cia has high confidence in its assessment that khashoggi was killed by order of the saudi crown prince but reached that conclusion having examined communication intercepts and analyzing the power structure of saudi arabia there's

still no direct evidence confirming mohamed bin salman ordered the hit that's all the leeway the president needs to avoid reaching the same definitive conclusion congressional leaders have been briefed by the cia some members of congress are demanding action me senator richard blumenthal tweeted this trump must except for once his intelligence experts incontrovertibly conclusion crown prince m.b.'s is culpable for khashoggi is monstrous murder this brazen killing must have consequences sanctions prosecution removal of m.p.'s and others not continued coverup enabled by trump and the president is not willing to take those decisions the congress of the united states when it comes back. and reconvenes in washington will take decisions itself and the president might not like those decisions so he better get out in front of this oncoming train according to reports even the cia

accepts that mohamed bin sounds position is secure but there are suggestions that the u.s. may attempt to use evidence of the crown prince's culpability and to show g.'s murder as leverage on yemen the blockade of qatar or the incarceration of dissidents even as some in congress see the murder of jamal khashoggi as a moment to reevaluate the entire relationship between saudi arabia and the us others see it more as an opportunity to clip the wings of a volatile crown prince while still relying on him to advance the trumpet ministrations agenda in the middle east she had her town see al-jazeera washington . john jones is a us foreign policy analyst and a former congressional advisor on national security he expects the u.s. to change its relationship with saudi arabia the cia report essentially has listed out many discoveries that weren't available to the u.s. public or the international community and i can definitely imagine that congress will call for a significant adjustment of the u.s.

saudi relationship already out of the gate you have bipartisan cause for congress to pressure policymakers to use this as an opportunity to basically hold the saudi government account to account and when you look across the board what's happening in terms of these reports just over the last twenty four hours you can say with a great deal of certainty that prince mohammed in the eyes of the global community is definitely damaged goods so will he survive and will he most likely still continue to be within the reins of power in saudi arabia that seems to be the expectation based on reports by u.s. policymakers but it's expected that this relationship will definitely change going forward a u.s.

president donald trump has visited the town in california where at least seventy people died in wildfires that swept through the state's north the town of paradise was almost completely destroyed more than a thousand people are reported missing in the region after the worst place to hit the state in a century trump has blamed poor forest management for the finest trump also dismissed suggestions climate change caused these latest wildfires. there's a service station to change your opinion that on climate change the president you know. stole the baby from what we're going to have and we're going to have forest whitaker and say. this week a new city year which is. safe for ours and to but sadly most recently. of course the salumi is live for us now in the city of chico in california so christine you you were at the town of paradise a couple hours ago news you saw the devastation there for yourself and so did

president trump. absolutely just whole neighborhoods burned to the ground we saw recovery crews going through cellars looking for remains of people to try to identify bodies that benefit people that may be on that missing persons list just even the downtown area of paradise industrial buildings in some cases were burned to the ground so really a scene of utter devastation and all the people that live there had to flee and go somewhere many are in shelters some are staying with family some are in hotels but others have camped out in various locations including where you can see behind me here a makeshift camp ground on the sidelines of a wal-mart parking lot they've made a little community here and they're just trying to get by and figure out their next steps and we've talked a lot of those evacuees earlier in the day now i want to talk to some volunteers

because we've seen a lot of volunteers coming out as well the community really pulling together to try to help people survive the situation and figure out their next steps i'm joined by the yemen american association of the bay area you guys drove a long way this is iraq men you guys drove several hours to be here right what is it that made you want to come out and help today yes we did we got up at like six in the morning and got the yemeni american so she asian together and we wanted to do our part for the this beautiful country you know we've been hearing about it on the news and we went on ahead this whole week and got the yemeni community together gathered up about five hundred brand new blankets thermo clothes and that's why we're out here we registered this morning it took about four hours to get registered after we got registered they said we cannot help the fire site until they finish their investigations or whatnot so they sent us to the salvation army

salvation i think it's our media and what we did over there is we helped bring in the clothes in the donations that people were bringing in and dividing up throughout the way. house and that was a great experience for all of us so now we want to distribute what we have in our truck to people that are in need of it so that's the whole thing we want to help the community absolutely and however you have been talking to people and what have you been seeing what's your reaction to even seeing and people been going through what we have talked to quite a few people and it's everybody has a sad story and i mean we wish we can help everybody we're going to try and do what we can we're planning on coming back in the next couple days when they do call us back we have fifty people registered already twenty five stayed and hopefully tomorrow or the next day and we get a call we'll be ready to whatever it is they need from us we're willing to do that's great and interesting you're telling me that in the san francisco area even though this fire obviously the people here are just you know i've lost so much but even in san francisco you're feeling the smoke and what's the what's the environment like right you know we thought there'd be more smoke out here when we

got out here but we have more smoke in the bear area than out here i guess it's blowing towards the bay and it's bad out here but not as bad as the bay area at this time so yes you know you can smell it in the air for our viewers you can taste it feel it in your throat it's actually another concern for everyone who lives in this area because of the bad air quality it says concern for people with respiratory problems and so on a lot for people to worry about to consider fema the federal emergency management association has come to the scene as well people are starting to register with them to think about where they can get permanent housing moving forward and that is really the pressing question that is facing this community now even as they try to contain this fire further it's mostly contained fifty five percent contained away from population areas but still burning those recovery efforts as i mentioned still going on but the next step that they are going to have to deal with is just where

all these people are going to go for permanent housing. krista salumi live for us there in chico california. the saudi led military coalition has resumed the airstrikes against yemen's hooty rebels in the port city of had a dam who these now control most of yemen while the exxon government rules a section of the south the united nations says the situation has forced some eight point four million people to the brink of starvation one of our reports from nearby djibouti after a brief pause in fighting a few days ago the besieged city of her days again in flames. fighters us a top target that industrial complex on the outskirts with rockets and artillery because it was a base for the pro-government alliance backed by so did the u.s. its forces took control of this part of the eastern suburbs a few days ago philthy commanders say the recent police forces fired is simply a ploy to allow their allies to the group in the military escalation must be met

with a similar escalation once the balance of power is gained although they are in possession of advanced technologies sophisticated weapons in addition to the logistic support from the usa then a political solution can be acceptable to them if we remain weak they will dictate their own terms. the two days.