some of the. form or protesters are reported dead in clashes in iraq amid warnings that only swift electoral reforms will envy and rest. will embark with harry watching al-jazeera live from london also coming up rare positive news from yemen the u.n. envoy says the number of coalition airstrikes has dropped almost 80 percent in the past 2 weeks. president trump says he wants a prialt in the republican controlled senate if he is impeached by the house and

israel's prime minister is the find in the face of calls for him to quit after he's charged with corruption. thank you for joining us we begin the program in iraq's capital baghdad where the government is the 9 reports that at least 4 people have been killed after security forces opened fire on protesters the killings that take the total number of deaths inside them astray sions began back in october to at least $330.00 protesters are angry at what they say is widespread corruption and mass unemployment so on a fault in reports now from baghdad. the victims from the night before had not yet been laid to rest when new clashes claimed more lives on friday protesters threw stones and petrol bombs toward security forces on bug that historic russian street and breached a concrete barrier protecting iraq's central bank. security forces responded with

tear gas and life ammunition many of the wounded were brought to makeshift hospitals like this one run by volunteer medics like many of her colleagues this doctor says she has been threatened for helping injured protesters and spoke on condition of anonymity yamani i legit today treated more than 15 people with my own hands their injuries are from my bullets and some have had wounds from being beaten with iron sticks we see between $150.20 injuries each day. one of those killed last night was 27 year old ahmed haitham a volunteer medic he was shot in the neck when he tried to treat injured protesters dozens gathered for his funeral in tahrir square to bit a final goodbye heartbroken over another young life lost seething with anger at those responsible. he didn't carry anything not

a fire just bandages and he was treating the injuries he wasn't a threat to anyone he's not throwing stones he's not using a sling shot shame on you are going to resign now and yet the prime minister appears intent to remain in office as the casualties rise so does the determination of the protesters to keep going friday's killings are further fueling anger at the iraq government parliament is due to discuss important reforms including a new election law on saturday but demonstrators are not convinced they remain adamant in their demands for the government to step down simona 14 al-jazeera. the u.s. has imposed sanctions on iran's information minister mohammed. romy and accused them of wide scale internet censorship washington announced a move in an effort to pressure tehran to restore the internet iran imposed a 5 day long blackout to quell nationwide protests against fuel hikes well iran's

judiciary chief abraham has warned protesters about the consequences of their actions. for those those release and days misused and the people's demands and concerns instigated brights in the society created insecurity the hearts of women and children tremble attacked public property and looted people's belongings they and their masses must know that a harsh punishment is awaiting them the united nations envoy for yemen has told the u.n. security council that the number of air strikes by the saudi led coalition has dropped dramatically in the past 2 weeks martin griffiths says the reduction in violence could possibly pave the way for an end to the conflict or diplomatic editor james bays reports now from u.n. headquarters in new york. the u.n. has long described yemen as the country with the worst humanitarian situation all

earth but the regular security council meeting the 1st positive news for months. in the last 2 weeks the range of that war has dramatically reduced. there were reportedly almost 80 percent fewer strikes nationwide than in the 2 weeks prior and i realize that these are short periods but nonetheless it is striking and in recent weeks there have been entire 48 hour periods without strikes at all the 1st time since the conflict began we call this the escalation reduction in the tempo of the war and perhaps we hope a move towards an overall cease fire in yemen the current president of the u.n. security council had this reaction there was lots of interest in deescalation in yemen and then the council once again we offend it's very strong support from

marching 50 says efforts to pave the way for the yemeni parties as i said to come together in this inclusive process it's believed the developments followed backed channel talks involving the u.k. and oman the plan now is to get the 2 sides the who thiis and the yemeni government together for fresh talks the last time that happened was almost a year ago in stockholm when they came up with an agreement on the port of the data it's an agreement that still hasn't been fully implemented jamesburg zira at the united nations a spanish judge has recommended that former syrian vice president the fattal assad go on trial on charges of criminal organization and money laundering they fobbed to is the exiled uncle of syrian president bashar assad the judge also recommend that that certain other people including 8 of his sons face trial charged with the same offenses it's alleged they have laundered money taken out of syria in several

european countries since the 1980 s. . but that's government has won its attempt to overturn a court ruling demanding that the children of eisel fighters are repatriated to the netherlands a course in the hague has ruled that more than 50 children in the al whole camp in kurdish controlled northern syria be brought back some potentially with their mothers for humanitarian reasons but a higher court has now decided that any the station should rest with the government which has resisted attempts to repatriate anyone who left the netherlands for eisel territories on security grounds. u.s. president donald trump says he wants a trial in the republican controlled senate if he is impeached by the house in an interview with fox news after days of public impeachment hearings he insists that

he's done nothing wrong and he defended using his private lawyer rudy giuliani to work on ukraine policy because of his reputation as quote a great crime fighter the house intelligence committee has been holding hearings looking into accusations that trump pressured ukraine to investigate his political rivals there was no due process you can't have lawyers we couldn't have any witnesses we want to call the whistleblower but you know i want is the 1st witness because frankly i want to trial you know i could get could have it you want to try whatever you want oh i would look number one they should never ever impeach just is not in the i watched i watched 5 people in your network yesterday say this is nothing new here our white house correspondent kimberly how kate has more on that story. all explain 1st of all why he was at trial is because it's controlled in the senate by republicans members of his own party but the other reason all this you heard the president say off the top there no due process he

feels that this has been a politically partisan process up to this point controlled by the democrats the opposition and as a result he feels that he would get a fair shake if this were to go to the senate essentially heard his own words there that he believes is essential that he wouldn't be so that's the goal here the president is trying and already campaigning for reelection but it is going to be a challenge because we have heard very clear cut arguments that the president abused allegedly his political powers in order to seek an investigation on a political rival but what didn't seem to happen is minds being changed so well the republicans don't have the votes in the house of representatives to avoid that impeachment vote what they do have are the numbers in the senate to see that the president is not removed from office that's what donald trump is counting on israel's prime minister says you will not step down after being charged with corruption offenses benjamin as you know has criticized investigators calling his

indictment an attempted coup the attorney general charged in the 2 now with bribery fraud and breach of trust and 3 cases harry for such reports from west jerusalem. israel's president says his country is going through harsh and dark days hard to detect perhaps in the autumn sunshine in west jerusalem but talk to a few of those making the most of it in the shadow of this political crisis is never far away the country has to be skewered it carefully and responsibly and we knew no one questions how responsible that stewardship is going to be in the coming months here for the 1st time a sitting israeli prime minister has been indicted for crimes he's alleged to have carried out while in office but there are still plenty of israelis who agree with him that the case is politically motivated they don't like trump. that they're going to get him just as the same thing with with bibi not people had enough of him

he's been there long enough that's it i'm not saying he is innocent not saying is guilty in a sense israelis have got used over many months to the details of these indictments the case has been set out at some length so to they've got used to netanyahu repeated attacks against the media and the legal establishment nonetheless what happened on thursday night was particularly stark and it sent a political shockwave through this country and through a system already stressed to breaking point no functioning government the prospect of a 3rd election and a prime minister attacking the legal establishment as he fights to stay in office could go as one limiting the polluted investigation against me erodes the public faith in the system they should worry every citizen we have to put an end to this israeli newspapers have featured editorials urging netanyahu to resign for the good of the country some calling on senior members of his own likud party to engineer it it's not a big chance or a big possibility but there might be some cracks within likud or cracks in the

$55.00 bloc of the right maybe because the indictment now is final maybe there will be some cracks there this this could be the political influence of this indictment what's clear is that netanyahu intends to fight off all challenges to his position be they legal or political and if there's one thing he's learned in his decades in israeli politics it's how to survive are a force that al-jazeera west jerusalem. thank you more still to come on the program including we're going to be live been bolivia's capital as supporters of ex-president evermore alice continue to blockade the city. and we'll tell you why the launch of tesla's futuristic cyber truck didn't exactly go to plan.

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weather coming into play by the time we end the weekend but here on saturday it is going to be a rainy day for tokyo at about 14 degrees and as we go towards sunday we're going to be seeing more rain as well as snow up towards flood of all stuck with a temperature of 7. on counting the cost as russia uses mercenaries in complex from syria to libya for the future of all of them go even for a $2.00 trillion dollars for business out a state owned oil company out of the costs google takes on the big guns in the gaming industry counting the cost on i'll just see if. i really felt liberated as a journalist was. getting to the truth as i would that's for this job.

time now for a reminder of the top stories on al-jazeera the iraqi government is denying reports that at least 3 people were killed when security forces opened fire on protesters earlier and back that. the u.n. envoy for yemen says a sharp reduction in violence in the country could signal the possible end to nearly 4 and a half years of war and the u.s. president donald trump says he wants a trial in the republican controlled senate if he is impeached by the house he insists it's done nothing wrong. bolivia's interim government has filed a criminal complaint against ex president havel morale is accusing him of sedition and terrorism well alice has been calling on his supporters to maintain a blockade which has caused food and fuel shortages in the city of la paz resigned

and fled to mexico on november 10th following protests over last month's disputed presidential election a lawmaker with more knowledge his party says legislation for new elections will be passed on saturday as sanchez joins us live now from la paz 1st of all man that tell us a little bit more about this criminal complaint against it what about this. well barbara what we know is that the interior minister abdul mahdi you he presented this a video of a phone call 2 days ago to the press were allegedly former president will what alice was speaking to a leader of the coca farmers and he was telling him to maintain that look aid to not allow the food to come into the capital a pass and of course what to do the movie you are saying is that to use.

fuels the unrest in the country and so he asked the prosecutors to to bring up charges and begin an investigation on the charges of sedition and terrorism not only for him but also for he's for former minister the presidency minister when i'm on that i can down now who who apparently went with declarations to the press were he said that believe it was turning into a modern vietnam and did what he you know the interior minister said that he should also be charged with those crimes and that the prosecutors should also investigate him now former but it will be what i list from he's exiled in mexico has said that this is a set up and that instead the prosecution should be looking into the deaths and investigating the deaths of $32.00 believers who have died in the last few weeks in the protests of a complications there because of course believe you're right now is in

a state of limbo anyway does an interim government what's going to happen now that the call for elections. that's the biggest question and the most important perhaps right now there is a discussion of this time at this moment if you speak in congress where members of the supporters of the of the government and members of the mass party have been discussing yelling at each other but it is some some members of the must party or were telling us that despite this members as a must party which is a well what alice party will go with the bill they are discussing to call for elections a bill that has to be approved then in the senate to before it goes back to the executive now they are saying that they will go with with this bill that they will present a candidate for presidency and vice presidency in the next elections and of course

there are discussions right now but the majority of the mass party will go with its the president interim president on yes has said that is that she hopes that there will be a consensus today perhaps on saturday because the most important thing she has said and many others who believe that this is the most important thing to call for elections to bring back the stability in the country and that this is the only thing that will testify so many people that are protesting still in the streets of levy a nearly every day and half ounces with the latest from love of money and i think you. let's go to colombia now labor unions and student leaders have called people back out into the streets to protest this after at least 3 people were killed in thursday's demonstrations more than $250000.00 people marched in the capital bogota and other cities to show growing discontent with president even his government the

defense minister says the circumstances surrounding the deaths are under investigation while the conduct of the security forces is also being examined alison the m.p. has more now from bogota. this is the situation as you can see behind me in central plaza olivares thousands of people are gathering again for all to see that the government and the president. they're calling for his resignation is also tackling the police after the violence that happened on thursday the people here say that this is an awakening for colombia a way to ride the wave of discontent what they've seen happening in a number of countries across the region and there have been a number of spent time news demonstrations throughout the day since the early morning hours especially in the most important thing about bus stations at the

entrance i have found and there has been now unfortunately more clashes with the police the police used tear gas in at least 2 locations earlier on friday to move away protesters from the bus station we are seeing a lot of people also on the streets that were unable to go back home and people are just telling that everybody should just start face a trade in these protests this is something very new for colombia and also what we're seeing that is happening now is that these are mostly spontaneous happening through social media. like the national strike that happened on thursday that was organized by the unions the unions itself said that they were hoping to speak to the president 1st before again i think their demonstrations. chill is the fence minister is disputing a report saying excessive force is being used against anti-government protesters

these are the scenes now in the capital santiago where protesters are back on the streets rights group amnesty international says lethal weapons have been used in discriminately on at least 4 ok. gens in the past few days but i bet there has been as a soldier is called on to the streets for 9 days during a state of emergency where professional and disciplined a u.n. fact finding mission is due to report on the arrest after returning from santiago let's go to hong kong now where at least 8 pro-democracy protesters who had been holding out of a standoff with riot police at the polytechnic university have now surrendered the campus has been the scene of some of the worst violence and 6 months of protests many students have been injured in confrontations with police commissioner pink yang says he wants a peaceful resolution to the occupation and the peel to to others surrender. opposition protesters in several cities in georgia have attempted to shut down

state buildings with padlocks and chains it follows more than a week of demonstrations of a parliament's failure to approve planned electoral reforms the opposition is now coming together with new tactics to keep up the pressure on the government as robin forrester walk walker reports from tbilisi. another day of protests in tbilisi this one outside the interior ministry to force your thirty's into confrontation with the opposition. this week activists looking to parliament failing to reform the electoral system was sentenced that tbilisi city court to short prison terms. spoke to us before being jailed for 13 days. oh i haven't any evidence and i can't threaten us with violence will continue to protest from prison or on the streets until we kick this pro russian regime out of the country. but not everyone sympathizes

a possible heckles directly his opposition party was once in power it still has enemies. polls suggest georgians have lost faith in politicians from across the spectrum but the public does approve of democratic reforms a recent national democratic institute poll found that most georgians support the plan to introduce police proportional representation in elections that's why opposition parties united after the government renee gets on its promise to change the electoral code. the governing party is unapologetic the final say for the constitutional amendments and legislative amendments is up to the parliament of georgia and eve citizens disliked this decision of the parliament i am sure they will they will put their positions next elections in

2020. 2 which is opposition wants to say now. this is a new tactic by opposition activist making lots of noise creating excitement raising its tension popping up in different places around the city to show the government that they're not going to go anywhere they get it continue to put pressure on them change that decision not to allow electoral reform to go ahead but i think it does i think the government insists nothing will change and that the opposition will have to take care to avoid breaking the criminal code and finding themselves behind bars and bursty walka al-jazeera tbilisi. military parades gave way to protest marches earlier as lebanon marks its 76 the independence day demonstrations continue their call for political and economic change and the government was forced to downsize official celebrations. this report

from beirut. i. operate some market open arms independence as the country gives person to times. this was a display of civil society united against the political system many now want to change. the protests which began on october the 7th to force prime minister saad to how do you to resign but that's hasn't been enough for the main streets or as. they want to see the back of this entire political beliefs and revolution is seeking to upload the entire political system the banking system the social system it's everyone here is demonstrating against that and for the 1st time in the history of living it is decentralized as a revolution and it is not 6 teria based on lebanon sectarian constitution consensus must be reached between all sides to form

a government that needs to be approved by parliament on the one side how do you want his sunni bloc in their eyes refused to accept a government that isn't formed totally off technocrats experts and professionals rather than politicians president michel on his husband and i say that's a coup against democracy since they have a majority in parliament that's a military parade earlier on friday and admission by both sides that's a solution had to be found i think it's pretty deep i think it's very deep. and we have to eventually sit on some sort of a table so that we can try to reach a conversions and and. the different views i mean offered by the 2 sides so if we don't do that pretty soon i think we will in my opinion we have to find a combination of political support for any government that we formed because of the vote of confidence that is needed at the parliament at the same time those blogs

that are willing to name a government the name ministers they should understand that we cannot do things business as usual and things are different now we heard the voice of the people we respect that we should respected. at the core of the armrest is the dire economic situation here or the lack of public services the constant electricity and demick and institutionalized corruption that sucks away of lebanon's resources for the alps protesters blame leaders on all sides of the political divide. has not been on celebrate his independence day the reason acute awareness of just how dependent this country's future is outside forces other protest movements has been an attempt at achieving and realizing some sort of self-determination but there is a fear amongst many regional powers to be in saudi arabia or around won't allow them to succeed. the united kingdom is being

accused of illegal colonial occupation by marisha after missing the united nations that line to hand back the choco silence in may the un gave the british government 6 months to return the archipelago in the indian ocean back to marie verse and took control of this island from rishis 3 years before its independence back in 1968 in the 1970 s. it forcibly expelled the population so the united states could build an air base on its largest island diego garcia the launch of tesla's futuristic new electric pickup truck didn't go entirely to plan it during an ambitious demonstration of its army glass in front of c o u n musk. the cyber truck's dramatic angular design drew gasps of astonishment as a rolled on to stage in los angeles stainless steel body is supposed to be scratch and dent resistent but audience expectations were literally shattered when its

class was put to the test. sure. the. maybe i was a little too hard. and now quick reminder of the top stories on al-jazeera the iraqi government is denying reports that at least 4 people have been killed after security forces opened fire on protesters the killings take the total number of deaths since the demonstration began in october to at least $330.00 protesters are angry at what they say is widespread corruption and mass unemployment the u.n. envoy for yemen says a sharp reduction in violence in the country could signal the possible end to the nearly 4 and a half years of war starting griffith's told the u.n.

security council airstrikes by the saudi led coalition have dropped dramatically in the past 2 weeks. u.s. president all of trump says he wants a trial in the republican controlled senate if he is impeached by the house he insists he's done nothing wrong in the fended getting his private lawyer rudy giuliani to work on ukraine policy. no due process you can have lawyers we couldn't have any witnesses we want to call the whistleblower but you know i want is the 1st witness because frankly i want to trial you know i could get could have it you want to try whatever you want oh i would look number one they should never ever impeach just not in the i watch i watch 5 people in your network yesterday say this is nothing new year. and 2 minutes now is refusing to step down as israeli prime minister after being indicted on corruption charges he's described it as an attempted coup and launched an attack on law enforcement the judicial system and

what he sees as hostile left wing media bolivia's interim government has filed a criminal complaint against the ex-president they were morale is accusing him of sedition and terrorism but alice has been calling on his supporters to maintain a blockade which is calls food and fuel shortages in the city of love pass. in colombia colombia labor unions and student leaders have called people back out onto the streets to protest after at least 3 people were killed in thursday's demonstrations more than $250000.00 people marched in the capital but with that and other cities to show growing discontent with president event of his government its accounting the cost is next looking at the potential future of warfare. the prime minister's. mission is to deliver a critique on the 31st of october and making this country the greatest place on

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