a big cryptocurrency and. i do not count. on. the british prime minister writes a letter to the nation asking for support as a you leader's me to. you want to al-jazeera live from a headquarters in doha i'm dating obligates also a heads. up stores in the french capital take out their anger over raising fuel taxes calling for a president to resign an election a resignation and praise from china as taiwan's ruling party suffers

a huge defeat in local elections game off the second leg of the copa dorris final is delayed after violence breaks out. hello european union leaders are meeting to approve a historic deal in an attempt to rally support for the agreement back home prime minister at your resume has written an open letter to reassure the public saying this it will be a deal that is in our national interest one that works for our whole country and all of our people whether you voted leave or remain we will take back control of our borders by putting an end to the free movement of people once and for all well the e.u. summit was almost derailed by a disagreement between britain and spain over iraq if in insula but now it appears they have settled their differences that means the u.k.'s divorce deal is likely to be a. by member states jonah ho reports from brussels. the british prime minister was

all smiles in brussels on saturday night e.u. leaders are set to approve her briggs's deal at a special summit on sunday morning that after agreement was reached with spain effectively giving it a veto right over future negotiations involving the british territory of gibraltar a couple of the analysts here. i have informed the king about and agreement on gibraltar firstly i want to tell you that the european council will take place tomorrow and secondly that europe and the u.k. have accepted the conditions imposed by spain therefore spain will lift its veto and vote in favor of brigs it tomorrow spain's delight means a possible end in sight to a three hundred year old dispute with britain over gibraltar for tourism a it could mean a further hardening of opposition to her deal at home the northern ireland unionists to prop up her minority government have threatened to vote against the

briggs's deal in parliament because they say it compromises the integrity of the united kingdom more than eighty of the prime minister's own m.p.'s and most of the opposition have said they'll do likewise i believe she is genuine when she says she wants to see and i come that does no harm to the union and the internal market of the united kingdom however this draft agreement feels her own commitments some like briggs it supporting former foreign secretary boris johnson have insisted to reason may go back to the negotiating table calling the deal a historic mistake. but that's not going to happen the e.u. is adamant there's nothing more to talk about no more negotiating to be done when the leaders gather on sunday morning here in brussels it will be to waive this deal through setting the scene for the ultimate showdown to reason may suffice to get it through the united kingdom parliament go to hell al-jazeera brussels the french

president's money when my call has condemned violent protesters who've been demonstrating against rising fuel prices police fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse crowds who are building barricades and setting cars alights these so-called yellow vests protests began last weekend and have since spread across the country catherine stansell reports. a wave of yellow in the french capital the anger fueled by a proposed tax rise. for the second successive weekend the so-called yellow vests created roadblocks and organized protests demanding president emmanuel micron's scrapped the fuel tax. riot police stopped thousands of demonstrators on the main avenue the shontelle you say from breaking through a cordon protecting the elysee palace the president's official residence. and

the protests continued into the night with demonstrators setting barricades and cars on fire the price of diesel has risen by twenty three percent over the past year to about a dollar seventy one per liter. micron's decision to impose a further increase of six point five cents starting on the first of january is the final straw for many here. the government takes everything from us they steal from us we have to pay for everything we are overtaxed and we hope that the protests will change things. the rising cost of fuel is going to trigger a civil war and i like most of the citizens we are already we are fed up with paying so much all the time it's become the new normal but paying so much it's just not possible anymore. that the president blames rising oil prices worldwide and says the tax is necessary for more investment in green and renewable

energy social media has primarily been used to mobilize the yellow vests they say they have no leader or political affiliation police are concerned that far right extremists make infiltrate the demonstrations and provoke violence three thousand officers have been mobilized in paris. nearly three hundred thousand people took part in similar nationwide protests last saturday she people were killed and hundreds of others injured. france already has some of the highest road fuel taxes in europe across vowing to face down any protests and press ahead with his policy no matter how unpopular catherine stansell al-jazeera. a search and rescue operation is underway in lake victoria after a party boat capsized in uganda twenty two bodies have been recovered so far but it's thought more than one hundred people were on board at the time twenty six

people survived. well china has welcomed the overall defeat of taiwan's ruling pro independence democratic progressive party in saturday's local elections that led to the resignation of president zine when as chairwoman of the d.p.p. beijing says the results show that people want peaceful relations with china a germ brown cover story joining us from taipei this is a big blow for the ruling party adrian. yes daryn and that certainly reflected in the newspapers here in taiwan on sunday this is the front page of the liberty times to figure stand out fifteen and six fifteen being should number of cities that the opposition now hold six being the number of cities that the ruling party have been a picture of a very glum looking zion when that picture taken during the news conference she gave on saturday night when she confirmed she was resigning as leader of the d.p.p.

of course big questions being asked here today as to whether the zion when will now run in the twenty twenty presidential election that will be held in just fourteen months time in january two thousand and twenty there's no obvious successor at the moment but it's quite clear that while she remains in the presidential palace influence and her power has been greatly reduced china as you pointed out in your introduction has also been commenting a spokesman for the taiwan affairs office in beijing has lauded taiwan's voters saying that it shows that people in taiwan want to have closer relations with china well an analyst i spoke to on sunday morning here in taipei said exactly the opposite he said that he felt that china would now double down in its efforts to try to force taiwan into a unified reunification sooner rather than later but as we saw on saturday daryn

this democracy in taiwan is one that is. gradually maturing. some voters waited patiently in line for up to two hours to counts their ballots the election and the referendums happening alongside it were about local issues they also indicated the popularity of the government led by president zine when the verdict a severe setback to her leadership the democratic progressive party lost control of taiwan second and third largest cities she offered to resign as party chairwoman which analysts say will weaken her power within the d.p.p. so here i think in iraq i think first of all i need to take full responsibility for the resolute in today's elections effective now i resign as the chairwoman of the democratic progressive party our efforts were not enough disappointing all supporters who gave their all i also want to once again express our deepest regrets as with all elections in taiwan there was one overriding issue china.

without without the afrin demonic dependence we taiwanese decide our own future we are always taiwanese and unlike us they are chinese. or unfollowing with a 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 in january two thousand and sixteen zion and the d.p.p. won a landslide victory and taiwan had its first female head of state. but almost immediately china's leaders and their supporters here began a campaign to undermine her administration the relationship worsened doctors dying when became president almost three years ago the leadership in beijing often demonizes her over her refusal to accept there is but one china and taiwan is a part of it as

a result the diplomatic and economic squeeze of taiwan goes on. there were setbacks as well into contentious referendums with taiwanese voting against same sex marriage and changing the name taiwan uses what it competes in international sporting events it's been a bad weekend for taiwan's leader but it's provided a further of mind that the democracy here remains one of the freest and most vibrant in asia adrian brown al jazeera taipei the un special envoy for yemen is heading to riyadh on monday he's expected to hold talks with the country's exiled government the meeting will be martin griffiths the latest stop in the region after meeting with senior who think rebels in the yemeni port city of hadera the un envoy is trying to broker a peace deal between the warring parties and pave the way for talks in sweden plan for early december. important steps towards peace were taken during this trip

gryphus took all his questions and all questions were put to the leader of the revolution they were clear on this is to promote peace he was very pleased with his visit and he told me he returned with a good impression and he is well aware of the suffering of the yemeni people and the urgent need to make effort for peace. we look forward to rap and peace we hope that his toe in riyadh with positive results and we are in constant contact still ahead on al-jazeera nigeria pushes to cash in on its waterways but some say it's not happening fast enough. enterprise between iran and the u.s. some iranians say the familiar death to america chant shouldn't be taken so seriously.

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well again the top story. in brussels to approve the final agreement. has written an open letter to reassure the british public about. the french president and. the rising price of fuel for their. so-called protests began last weekend. a search and rescue operation is underway in lake victoria after a party boat capsized twenty two bodies have been recovered so far more than one hundred people were on board at the time twenty six people survived.

seems to have accomplished something rare in washington political unity key figures in the republican and democratic parties are demanding answers from donald trump's administration questioning the president's reluctance to act on the journalist's killing democrat adam schiff is set to become the house intelligence committee chairman early next year and he's promising what he calls a quote deep dive into washington's ties with riyadh's examining. the war in yemen and the stability of the saudi royal family and some of donald trump's republican colleagues have warned that his failure to punish the kingdom will have dangerous consequences. well the saudi crown prince mohammed bin sandman is expected in rain on the second leg of a regional war it's his first overseas trip since the death of john. protesters in

tennessee zero are pressuring the government there to counsel a planned visit by the crown prince the government is warning that demonstrations could threaten much needed financial aid from the kingdom has some how about a reports. today is in activists calling for mass protests against the proposed visit by this sunday crown prince mohammed bin said man is on his first to work aboard since the killing of journalist. some tin is in a worry to his arrival could undermine their newfound freedom and liberty but he and i had. the crown prince is tainted by the killing of our late colleague jamal khashoggi and the arrest of dozens of saudi activists for these reasons we consider his visit a provocation and an insult to the values of the tunisian revolution and our democracy tennessee i was the focal point of the pro-democracy protests in two

thousand and eleven that galvanized the weald and start of the revolution known as the arab spring lawyers and human rights activists in tunisia a mounting a legal challenge to stop the visit but that's unlikely to happen cinesias cash strapped government is desperate for financial aid to tackle poverty instability and unemployment. government leaders are concerned protests might alienate some of the leaders a tech critical moment for the government is getting a great deal of pushback there has been a number of statements for example from the syndicate journalists a very strong syndicate there since their own right uprising in two thousand and eleven saying that. using this trip to whitewash his violations against human rights and to make the yemen more palatable and

they're using tunisia after the crown prince is due to visit. before attending the g. twenty summit next week in argentina. or widely seen as an attempt by this. and to repair his image during the international outcry over his suspected role in the killing. another ten bodies have been found after a flash flooding in iraq that brings the total number of those killed to at least seventeen heavy rain forced thousands of people to flee the northern town of chad part they've since returned to homes and businesses swamped by muds and it's increased pressure on iraq's new government to fix infrastructure and provinces are already struggling in the aftermath of the war against eyesore. u.s. president obama trump has said one of the reasons for his aggressive policies

towards iranians is their commonly used slogan death to america after u.s. oil sanctions went back into effect earlier this month iran's president hassan rouhani said words are not enough he calls for action to make america fear iran as temperatures rise some iranians say americans should not take that chance literally the same bus ravi reports from to her on i. it's a phrase that has come to define decades of hostility between two countries. death to america is a rallying call for iranian leaders to bring demonstrators to the streets it's a polarizing statement but many defend it as a minimum response for decades of harmful american policies in the middle east with their hands tied politically and economically for years some say the least they can do is raise their voice i think this one policy would be the same there's that segment of it and then publics chance that america or not i think if tomorrow there

was a dixie by the iranian government that no one is allowed to say that america i don't think you see any change in u.s. foreign policy but the slogans critics say in an era of trouble it's a problem of messaging giving his administration political ammunition to use against iran. in some corners of american political society iran supporters say trump is the problem during a visit to tehran nation of islam leader louis farrakhan said trump's policies in the middle east could trigger a global conflict. to bring yet. but he's sure. you won't be. so young when the world you rick. not hearing any of you. did great nation. has been on this earth in the.

years when pressed by a local reporter to say the phrase seemingly a political stunt this season civil rights activist responded i know she. will iran and. they have a right to change it but i'm not sure i will let. farrakhan has been an unrelenting critic of successive american governments but even for a controversial figure like him uttering a phrase so incendiary in the united states was going too far. for decades the language of protest in iran has been dominated by the three words death to america but opinions have been split and in the wake of more sanctions iranians are again asking if that slogan accurately defines public opinion here for many iranians it's time to abandon the politics of the past. the slogan death to

america is wrong we shouldn't want any country when we want someone. for us. our officials say death to america but some of their children now live and study there. for the slogan is not a good thing because it explicitly calls the other side hostility thank you it's not novel i never said it i never will not all people in iran say it's not anti-american demonstrations are often fueled by anger even hate speech and despite bearing viewpoints it's difficult to the us actions have done more damage than any iranian namecalling ever could. mexico talks are all going over a deal. to manage thousands of asylum seekers gathering at the southern u.s. border resident donald trump wants the central americans to stay in mexico while asylum claims are heard in u.s. courts despite a tweet from trump that

a deal had been reached mexico says no formal agreement has been signed to shelter the migrants in mexico every woman and every girl has the right to a life free of violence those are the words of the un chief as the world marks international day for the elimination of violence against women tens of thousands of people joined rallies across france on saturday calling for an improvement to women's rights the march also marked the one year anniversary of the global me too movement against sexual assaults and harassment nigeria is changing the way its ports are run in the hope it can attract more cargo ship starting in west africa its ports are considered some of the worst in the world because of delays corruption and a lack of infrastructure. reports from. to save his boats making their way with into and out of a nigerian port. a few years ago this process in red tape and corruption.

that may be changing but two challenges remain there active sought to have a single interface for the clarins and inspection of so that has topped it so yes this has been not to the. want we want to have kind of whereby you can just kind of how when the just me was and you would now have a significant. improvement i'm glad of the. improvements in ports infrastructure and new technology has eased operations bases are looted faster. but not all port users are satisfied your services are more efficient. you get efficient service now but besides that the do things without you cause there is something for the other stakeholders in the industry. just.

every vessel entering or leaving nigerian waters is closely monitored here at the command and control center and are in for prompt response in times of distress or security breach. what is the busiest of nigeria sixty points fifty berthier every day on average trend is in the bottom of the last few years something creates revenue or the potential for father increases because of automation and other upgrades. despite presidential directives to use the conduct of business in the ports some agency is accused of circumventing reforms. and that is diverting traffic to other countries but officials say with or without reforms such cargoes will still not come to the nigerian ports that meet at the center that's. actually come with or have. to the market and i've talked up to the neighboring countries.

nigeria seaports account for eighty percent of the country's international cargo traffic over the last ten months the government generated nearly three billion dollars in duty but it also lost as much revenue in the same period to regional competition and smugglers nigerian ports are operated under concession agreement with the private sector where the ports authority supervising operations while ports around the world use advanced technology sudden cargo inspections are still carried out manually in some nigerian ports hardly encouraging enough to businesses looking for a quick turnaround i met you greece al-jazeera lagos. well the finals of south american football's biggest club competition the copa dorris will be played on sunday after the visiting. its fans of the home team river play through projectiles boca juniors bus headed to the stadium on saturday several

players were insurance the reports. there were sporadic clashes like this one between river plate fans around the ground before the scheduled kickoff then this attack on the block a genius team bus that left two players injured by broken glass others coughing on piece tear gas. the star player carlos davis said they were in no fit state but being obliged to play firstly the kickoff was delayed by two and a half hours the sixty six thousand river plate fans inside the stadium waited and waited for the new authorities in the game to twenty four hours in the way of the. football is not a war it's football we have to consider the technical the medical and the professionals and we've decided that neither of the teams meet the conditions and we're in agreement we're here to support them not make demands. they came streaming

out the second leg of the. final a victim of the violence that has blighted arjen time for them for years leading to a ban on away fans. who didn't know what was going on we were just waiting to bare acing embarrassing that we can't organize events like this in this country. they didn't even tell us what was going on they never said the game had been suspended there was just confusion with people saying they're saying they're saying that. really plates monumental stadium has now been closed for the. casting doubt on where perhaps if sunday's game will be played these fans are angry and they're frustrated but the words we're hearing most frequently here are embarrassment and. a shame that they couldn't organize the biggest game in the club's history this had to be postponed because of violence because they were unable to organize the security for the game to go ahead. the first leg two weeks ago at the book a junior stadium was spotted for

a day this time due to heavy rain that game eventually ended in a two two draw and led to days of rising tension ahead of the biggest final in latin american club football between two of the game's greatest rivals but it was attention to them to violence and dodge in time for the. show and then i just want to cyrus. hello again the headlines on al-jazeera a search and rescue operation is underway in legs victoria in uganda after a party boat capsized twenty two bodies have been recovered so far but it's thought more than one hundred people were on board at the time twenty six people survived illegals are meeting in brussels to approve a final agreement prime minister to resign may has written an open letter to reassure the british public about the deal. france's president is condemning

violent protests against his tax rises on fuel so called yellow vests protesters in paris blocked roads for the second successive saturday demanding the tax be scrapped. the u.n. special envoy for yemen is heading to riyadh on monday he's expected to hold talks with the country's exiled government the meeting will be martin griffiths the latest stop in the region after a meeting with senior proof the rebels in the yemeni port city of hadera the u.n. envoy is trying to broker a peace deal between the warring parties and pave the way for talks in sweden planned for early december. important steps towards peace were taken during this trip. took all his questions all questions were put to the leader of the revolution they were clear on says to promote peace you was very pleased with his visit he told me you returned with a good impression and he is well aware of the suffering of the yemeni people and the urgent need to make efforts for peace. we look forward to rap and peace you

hope that his talk. with positive results and we are in constant contact in mexico talks are ongoing over a deal to manage thousands of asylum seekers gathering at the southern u.s. border president donald trump wants the central americans to stay in mexico while asylum claims are being heard in u.s. courts the final of south american football's biggest club competition the copa libertadores has been pushed back by a day after one of the team buses was attacked river plate team fans threw rocks at the rival boca juniors bus as it headed towards the stadium one of. several players were hurt there were then street battles between fans and police those are the headlines inside story is coming up next on al-jazeera stay with us. i mean his story is a for the people every weekly news cycle brings a series of breaking stories told through the eyes of the world's journalists these

two reuters journalists were one of the few journalists that were actually doing investigative work join the listening post as we turn the cameras on the media and focus on how they report on the stories what matters the most see the rights to those stories but then he never publishes those stories they're listening post on al-jazeera. it's a local election being closely watched in china taiwan's midterm votes it seems the test of popularity for the pro independence ruling party trying to government leaders are accused of meddling so how will the results affect on going tensions with beijing this is inside story.