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with. the center of gravity of the u.n. envoy to. talk about the u.n. . report says whether events will cost the economy billions of dollars. of global warming. hello pressure is growing on the u.s. president to act on intelligence reports suggesting the saudi crown prince ordered the murder of journalists. to lead the house intelligence committee when the newly elected members take office says donald trump's response will become part of an investigation. from washington. it should come as no surprise that democrats say that they're going to investigate the way that the trumpet

ministration has been conducting its business once they come to power in the house in early january but when it comes to the murder of jamal khashoggi the incoming chair of the house intelligence committee adam schiff of california says that it's very important to understand just what the u.s. intelligence community knows about his murder what it still can't verify or answer and what the trump white house has been doing in response to credible evidence schiff says that it is too early to say exactly what legal steps or what policy steps members of the u.s. house can take about the murder in terms of holding people accountable because they don't have all the facts he is hoping that he can not only just call in leaders of the u.s. intelligence community but also members of president trump's team as well to talk about what they know to talk about what they don't know and to try to find out

whether the president's own interest in preserving a relationship with saudi arabia perhaps may have influenced his judgment when he recently said that even though this the cia has said that there is probably a high likelihood that the saudi crown prince mohammed bin solomon was behind the murder. that who really knows to quote the president adam schiff is also telling a sympathetic columnist at the washington post that it's also important to find out whether the u.s. has made any promises to saudi arabia as it's trying to deal with other foreign policy issues the question of the yemeni civil war for example as well as the question of iran's ambitions to have a nuclear weapons program but first and foremost given that there is spend so much public attention placed on the murder of jamal khashoggi adam schiff the. california congressman says that the american public and indeed the international

community need defendant of answers as quickly as he can muster the hearings to hold them tiny berkely explains how accounts of what happened to emerged and changed since he was last seen on october second. it was meant to be a new beginning for jamal khashoggi a new wife a new home and a new country but turkey was where he died and exiled journalists who dared to question and authoritarian leader his death in the saudi consulate in istanbul could so easily have been missed or even forgotten had it not been for the secret audio recordings from the scene no one really knows exactly how these recordings came about either the turkish security services bugged the consulate or a consular official with a conscience recorded them in the end it doesn't really matter what matters is that they expose the lies and deception surrounding this murder at first the denials are strong on october third the saudi crown prince mohammed bin salmond denied all knowledge of the killings saying mr casady disappeared after he left the consulate

building an october the eighth his brother been salomon the saudi ambassador to the u.s. repeated the claim but on october the twelfth according to cia sources reported saudi crown prince asked jerrod krishna president tom son in law why the outrage is because saudi was a dangerous islamist this anger the turkish authorities and that is when the audio recordings started to be leaked. on october thirteenth eleven days after mr casady was killed the turkish newspaper subba published details of the killing it said they came from a recording from his i watch that was sync to his i phone held by his turkish fiance outside the consulate the i watched part is perhaps not correct but the newspaper said the recording was of the journalist being tortured and then murdered this is when the picture and the response started to change with such a grim and irrefutable evidence it was difficult for this out and out culture of denial to continue and if you're over suspicious or cynical nature this is when you

could believe that and agree narrative was beginning to take shape and an element of collusion was starting not just in saudi arabia on october the fifteenth president donald trump introduces the element of rogue killers maybe being responsible he repeated maybe two days later my comp a of the u.s. secretary of state was dispatched to riyadh where he stressed the strong alliance between the two countries and said we face our challenges together the past the day and tomorrow those challenges then got harder on october the seventeenth the turkish daily yeni shafiq printed more details about the killing revealing the concerns of the saudi consulate general in istanbul he asked the hit team to do it somewhere else the paper reports that he was told to shut up if he wanted to live back in saudi saudi arabia as noted began to change at this point on october the nineteenth the saudi attorney general said the journalist was killed during a fight on october the twenty first the saudi foreign minister adel algae of their

followers president trumps line and says mr khashoggi was killed by a rogue elements and insisted the crown prince had nothing to do with it it's interesting to see who these rogue elements are according to the information available they include some of the most trusted members of mohamed bin salman's personal security team and a forensic expert and they acted under the orders of the deputy head of saudi intelligence in a country where the crown prince exercises such an bride. per hour it's unbelievable to some that such a mission could have been undertaken without his knowledge on october the twenty second the saudis introduced a new version saying that it was an accident that mr kosofsky raised his voice the team panicked moved to restrain him and then had him in a choke hold in which he died on the same day this was dispelled by more audio revelations in the newspaper which revealed new recordings that mr cumshaw ji was either strangled with a belt or is fixated with a plastic bag after cia director gina hospital listen to the recordings in

a visit to turkey saudi arabia changed its story once again on october twenty fifth after more than three weeks of denials and implausible explanations the saudi attorney general finally admitted the murder it was premeditated he later and now to the death penalty for five of the team but with no further details and stressed that the crown prince was not implicated. on november the sixteenth the cia leak their findings with one official saying it was blindingly obvious who was responsible three days later more audio details released by her newspaper revealing just before the murder exactly how the hit team was going to commit the killing and who would do what the paper said the recordings also detailed nineteen phone calls that were made to riyadh after the killing including one in which the caller said tell the boss the deed is done on the same day habit turk online newspaper reveals more from the consulate audio recordings with mr being grabbed to soon as he walked

in and being called a traitor and the man who posed as his double to give the impression the journalist left the consulate saying it is spooky wearing the clothes of a man we killed twenty minutes ago when president trump declared his support for the saudi crown prince he said there was no direct proof against mohammed bin salmen on november the twenty second harriet made the strongest allegation against the crown prince stating that the cia has an order recording between mohamed bin selman and his brother in washington ordering mystica shaadi to be silenced it hasn't changed the mind of president donald trump it's business as usual with saudi arabia this terrible murder will be remembered for the lies and deception but also the day a u.s. president gave a pardon to a thanksgiving turkey and a virtual pardon to saudi crown prince tony berkeley al-jazeera istanbul. voters in taiwan are casting their ballots in local elections and also deciding on ten referendum questions one is whether to become the first place in asia to allow

gay marriage another one which china is watching closely is about changing the island's name from chinese taipei to taiwan and international sporting events adrian brown reports from taipei. in taiwan they don't take their democracy for granted voter turnout in the last election was more than seventy percent this election and the referendums happening alongside it are about local issues but there's another unavoidable one china whose leaders regard taiwan as part of their territory you know how with the without the laughter and the money dependence we taiwanese decide our own future we are always taiwanese and unlike us they are chinese. i'm fine with that referendum to decide whether we go for independence or unification but i personally support maintaining the status quo and the governments of both sides should cooperate. this election serves as

a report card on president saying when he was elected three years ago china's leaders promptly cut off communications with her last month she accused china of meddling in the election campaign by spreading disinformation they are trying to undermine the reputation of the. ministration they are trying to balconies if you will or split the relationship between central government and local governments and very much excess or bache and widen the contradictions and divides that exists within taiwan the society so as to undermine its cohesion and ability to present its own a united front against against china these voters are also casting ballots in ten referendums five of them related to same sex marriage but the most controversial. random is to do with a name change where athletes competing in future sporting events should do so under the name taiwan. it's dividing the sporting world here with protests by supporters

and opponents of the name change the international olympic committee has warned that if it happens taiwan could be excluded from the olympics. this showcase of democracy is happening on china's doorstep and at a time of heightened tensions between leaders in beijing and washington with taiwan now part of the feud which is why leaders in both capitals will be watching the outcome of this election very closely adrian brown al jazeera taipei. the u.n. special envoy to yemen says he's convinced the rebels to attend peace talks in sweden next month martin griffiths has been visiting the port city of hadera it's a crucial gateway for food and aid for millions of yemenis on the brink of famine saudi erotic coalition forces have been battling the forty's for control of her data for months griffith says the whole these have agreed to hold talks about the

u.n. taking a supervisory role in the port but it's important to be here because their day there is the center of gravity of this war and it's here that we can begin that road people often ask me why we need to race to peace you know better than me that every day that lost in the search for peace means a day that children that yemeni children lose their lives mohammad the dough has more from neighboring djibouti. u.n. special envoy martin griffiths has managed to get some form commitment from both parties in the conflict in yemen to peace talks to be held. in sweden he visited. the management. of today the more than seventy percent of the country's imports including gold the un wants some sort of. rule in the management of the. intense pressure to hung over the management of the ports.

to get. the agreement of the management of the poll to talk about how the u.n. can get. in the management of the port that seems to be. building within the international community for peace talks to be held it's the only way it's believed that country a ton to peace and also the humanitarian crisis in the country can be resolved these a lot of pressure on not only the fighters on the pro-government alliance but also the sodium that are supporting the government in yemen still ahead. joining forces in the congo opposition alliance is the term and to shake up the presidential election. it's a black friday at amazon why workers at the online retailers say they've had enough .

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across much of that area with melbourne at twenty cents a big drop few the winds are going to be dying down across much of that area for alice springs so it is going to be a hard day we do expect those temperatures to actually come up across much of the central part of australia over the next few days showers to the north but alice springs is going to be seeing about thirty seven degrees over here across much of a queensland townsville is going to be seeing a mostly cloudy day with a temperature of thirty six. on counting the cost the rules italy wants to spend its way out of an economic slump but it's up to its eyes in the big cryptocurrency. by. counting the cost on a. really slow liberates it is a journalist who loves. getting to the truth as it. does with his job.

hello again the top stories on al-jazeera democratic to lead the u.s. house intelligence committee when newly elected members take office donald trump's response to the murder. will be investigated says it'll be covered as part of a probe into the president's financial ties to saudi arabia local elections in taiwan are being seen as a test for president. and risk inflaming tensions with china a referendum is being held on whether to change. the olympics and other sporting events from chinese taipei to taiwan the un special envoy to yemen says he's

convinced the rebels to with talks in sweden next month martin griffiths has been visiting the port city of. coalition forces have been battling for control there for months. a parliamentary election is being held in behind rain which the international says is neither free nor fair the two main opposition groups are in taking part after m.p.'s voted earlier this year it's to effectively banned. more. parliamentary. elections are held him back rain every four years but in two thousand and fourteen international observers were banned and they won't be allowed in this year either the former british colony is ruled by a sunni monarchy over a majority shia population this imbalance has caused tensions in the past in two thousand and eleven she has protested demanding greater rights but any opposition

was quickly crushed by the government which was backed by tanks from the bring saudi arabia bahrain's assembly consists of an upper house appointed directly by king hamad bin. called the shura council and an elected council of representatives the main lawmaking body each with forty seats but critics say this lower house has no real authority this simply sherman actions they mean nothing but they mean an empowerment for the dictatorship. to give their own of this parliament following their performance within the last year and this is the body which has authorized military course to thrust civilians almost three hundred sixty six thousand citizens have been declared eligible to vote but not everyone is eligible to run for the election. man is one of the most well known opposition figures but he's been sentenced to life in prison and his political party the largest shia

party has been banned human rights watch says this is not unusual we have seen in the years preceding two thousand and eleven the government has taken steps to completely stamp out the opposition to detain and torture dissidents they have banned all opposition political parties and even all independent media. behind it is a long standing ally of the united states and hosts the u.s. fifth fleet that lawmakers in the u.s. united kingdom and europe have declared that these elections lacked legitimacy while local spare to go to the polls the elections already created divisions between the ruling royal family and the shia population and the lack of transparency and inclusiveness is likely to widen that gap further. al jazeera around three hundred supporters of four hardline religious party leader in pakistan have been detained hours after them hossein rizvi was arrested to protest across

the country rizvi organized violent rallies after a christian woman on death row on boss for me charges was acquitted rizvi has called for even more protests in islam about on sunday the government says his arrest isn't directly linked to the case instead it's to protect public order a new alliance has been formed in the race to replace president joseph kabila in the democratic republic of congo's election next month felix has joined forces with another opposition leader. harry the outgoing president is constitutionally barred from running for a third term he's backed his former interior minister in money welsh adare one of fifteen calling these figures sanctioned by the e.u. for allegedly human rights crimes several opposition figures have been blocked from running they include the former vice president. who's just been acquitted by the international criminal court for work crimes opposition parties had tried to unite

behind a single candidate businessman martin for you lou but. after his new running mates pulled out. right holland now has a look at whether the new contenders can unite a fractured opposition. jubilation and kinshasa with a presidential vote just a month away many had old given up hope that an opposition candidate might win the only man they felt had any chance was felix to see katie now would that not only is he going to run but another top of position leader who stand beside him. that if this is so positive only these two leaders can win the elections committee has forty five percent of voters in the east and they both have almost fifty five percent of voters in the middle of the country so we are sure a victory now good news for some but the announcement draws attention to

a fractured opposition sivan opposition leaders had hoped to result that in geneva earlier this month agreeing to back maton fire. but just a kitty and the telkom a hay pulled out saying there wasn't grassroots support for him now the pm to run on a joint ticket and say the door is open for others in the opposition to unite behind to them. my brother to tell camaron i going to work hard to bring sustainable peace to congo we will recruit some of the differences among the congolese people it will not be a witch hunt we will install a state official quickly to protect our citizens we will fight the corruption that is destroying our society. fighting words intended to inspire but the country he hopes to lead has been ravaged by decades of interests that conflict and detects by armed groups that long term rule a president joseph kabila has himself failed to address and i'm like to see katie's

father katie who was a titan of the opposition his son is a relative newcomer to politics he's standing against emanuel. a former interior minister and could be liz hand-picked successor he's already been on the campaign trial commentators say a split opposition can only be welcome news to those hoping to hold on to power with a brick. election will be. more than four and a half million people in the mineral rich nation have been displaced by conflict the united nations describes it as a forgotten crisis ever to security and come a have vowed to run congo differently and to finally bring peace but to do that they must heal divisions within the opposition and when the vote need go to month

to make that happen may down the hall and al-jazeera. police in haiti have fired tear gas at demonstrators as anti-government protests entered its sixth day. the crowds want president morey's to resign and are demanding an investigation into a two billion dollar corruption scandal at least eleven people were reported to have been killed in the past week a general strike called by the opposition has shut down most schools and government offices and more rain is forecast in northern iraq that's where flash floods have killed at least seven people thousands are homeless some had to use boats to escape their submerged houses on farms i'm usually have an early rains are being blamed for the disaster and someone had problems us government reports as extreme weather disasters are getting worse in america and climate change is to blame it says

weather events will cost the u.s. economy hundreds of billions of dollars by the end of the century the report frequently contradicts president donald trump who is called global warming a hoax kerio is a professor of economics and environmental studies that was me on university he says drastic action is needed immediately. we have been saying this for fifteen or forty years it's just been getting worse and worse and worse of that's why when it's gotten worse at a rapidly increasing rate or last two or three years and you haven't done anything you waste the system years of find to spawn the one that if you wait another five years it will be even worse and the longer you wait the more expensive response will be response will have to thomas not a matter of that it's a matter of when and starting now it is certainly the best idea on the table the us report is a mirror of what he said right and fact what the i.p.c.c. released in the special report on one hundred five degrees

a couple of weeks ago things are getting worse. and the interesting thing about the i.p.c.c. report which is difficult to see in the national climate assessment is a near term imperative. most reports talk about twenty nine years for me one hundred and everybody for the ones that says he cares. i.p.c.c. two for talk to twenty thirty which is only for the us twelve years and. shoppers have been grabbing bargains in the black friday one of the biggest shopping days of the year but workers at the online company amazon have protested against what they call inhumane conditions and the hayward reports from one of amazon's major warehouses in england. it is a twenty four hour operation which only pauses when the ship changes packing and preparing parcels the ordered with

a simple click and on black friday with discounted prices at the online retailer staff at amazon busier than ever with a good save well take rates up. not right us outside this distribution center not far from london a defiant cry from members of the g.m.b. union they claim conditions inside are inhuman and their stock are treated like robots and don't even have time to go to the toilet when you go and work in a warehouse you do expect the monotony you expect to be a bit like a coal miner to be in the dark for twelve hours you don't expect to be treated like you don't expect to be just driven and driven and driven and expected to perform unfeasibly heights august all the time. the general manager at this amazon site told us his staff were treated fairly well how's your freshers' for twenty years

and i believe that what we ask people to do is absolutely. the union also alleges that amazon is what places are unsafe claiming ambulances have been called out six hundred times to fourteen warehouses during the last three financial years amazon told us their sites were safe and had fewer injuries on average compared to other similar companies there were protests about conditions in other parts of europe too with most stop at one site in spain walking out. the company certainly has changed the way many people around the world shop here in the u.k. well amazon's star has risen during the past two decades traditional shopping areas have been struggling to compete on black friday the retailer was even opening a pop up shop in the trendy area of. amazon has long been seen as a symbol of corporate greed paying as little tax in the u.k. as legally possible while the can buy about so moving its profits continue to rise

there's no getting away from the fact that amazon is a huge machine at this site and they employ thousand people with hundreds more during the busiest times of the year. amazon calls its distribution sites fulfillment centers exactly how fulfilling they are to work in is a matter of opinion and heywood al-jazeera to milton keynes. hello again the headlines on al-jazeera the democrats are to lead the u.s. house intelligence committee when newly elected members take office says donald trump's response to the murder of john will be investigated adam schiff says it'll be covered as part of a probe into the president's financial ties to saudi arabia the u.n. special envoy to yemen says he's convinced the rebels to attend peace talks in sweden next month martin griffiths has been visiting the port city of her it's

a crucial gateway for food and aid for millions of yemenis on the brink of famine saudi erotic coalition forces have been battling the whole of these for control of her day there for months that says the whole peas have agreed to hold talks about the u.n. taking a supervisory role in the courts but it's important to be here because your data is the center of gravity of this and it's here that we can begin that read me why we need to race to peace. you know better than me that every day lost in the search for peace means that day the children of yemeni children lose the local elections in taiwan are being seen as a test for president designing when voters are also being asked ten referendum questions including whether to become the first asian country to allow same sex marriage the taiwanese risk infuriating china if they say yes to changing the island's name at sporting events like the olympics from chinese taipei to taiwan

a parliamentary election is being held in behind which amnesty international says is neither free nor fair the two main opposition groups aren't taking part after m.p.'s voted earlier this year to effectively ban them. around three hundred supporters of a hardline religious party leader in pakistan have been detained hours after hodson hossain rizvi was arrested led to protests across the country organized violent rallies after a christian woman on death row on blasphemy charges was acquitted reveals called for even more protests in islam about on sunday a u.s. government report says extreme weather disasters are getting worse in america and climate change is to blame it says weather events will cost the u.s. economy hundreds of billions of dollars by the end of the century the report frequently contradicts president donald trump who's calling global warming hoax those are the headlines on al-jazeera counting the cost is coming up next they with

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