the crushing of the will. people in power exposes the use of the beauty of power around the world. on a. a knife attack in the heart of london local media reports that 2 members of the public a killed the suspect is shot dead by police. i know i'm maryam namazie in london you are with al jazeera also coming up on the program protests to celebrate in iraq as the prime minister balanced pressure and offers his resignation. tensions in the d.l.c. where the military and the u.n. are accused of not doing enough to repel armed groups and of the murder

investigation that sent shock waves through multi government the prime minister could be next to resign. we begin here in london where 2 people have reportedly died after a knife attack in the london bridge area a suspect was shot dead during the incident which police are treating as terror related the city's mayor says passers by showed breathtaking heroism in bringing the incident to a close while chorus want to pull brennan is live now in near where the attack took place and so paul what's happening there now and any more details on the attack itself. i'm standing at the cotton at the south end of london bridge just off for a high street in front just about 700 meters from where the attack took place back in 200-2017 the noise you can hear is actually a burglar alarm just on

a building that's adjacent to where we're standing but the details that have been emerging in the past hour are the through all the people who were injured during that fire knife attack on the bridge at around 2 o'clock this afternoon reports are that they have sadly died for all the rest of the details about the incident and how it unfolded exodus reports from our colleague catherine stansell. london bridge the scene of yet another attack police were called to an assistant at around 2 pm local time to reports of a man with a knife wearing what appeared to be an explosive device several people were stopped some pedestrians wrestled the man to the ground one person managing to take the knife off of the attacker. dozens of officers were on the scene within minutes the attacker detained shot and killed by police.

oh my god. i see police officers with guns running running towards where i was heading. and so i just i see bang on the bus and try to get off the bus because i could and i started running and then i heard gunshots about 5 or 6 pop up pops and i see more police officers running towards the bridge and i'm running back and it felt all use in a bit of it was a. lot of bodies who place available. and we knew he had his cock in noises you hear these you say that you hear the helicopters and seen plays running around with guns police determined that the explosive device was fake. but they evacuated some nearby buildings as a precaution and such a massive security cordon around the area it has been declared a terrorist incident we are working jointly with the city of london place as we continue to respond. officers from the mets counter-terrorism commander now leading this investigation but i must stress we retain an open mind as to any motive it

would be inappropriate to speculate further at this time the british prime minister said that britain remains united against such attacks this country will never be caught or divided or intimidated by this sort of attack and all values of british values will prevail. the scenes were reminiscent of an attack in 2017 a white van deliberately drove into pedestrians on london bridge when it crashed 3 man jumped out and began stopping people 8 were killed 48 others injured before police shot and killed the attackers the attack has led to increased security presence in the area which accounts for the quick response by police to this latest incident catherine stansell al-jazeera. and so poll the way this is being treated as a terrorist incident and of course attention now turns to the investigation into what has taken place here it's still too early to figure out any sort of motive or to

draw conclusions about that just yet. well i'm pretty sure that the police will already know the identity of this man although they haven't released it to the media or to the public as yet and of course you have to inform the relative says there's 2 people at least 230 killed 30 injured in this attack as well so you see a period of grace i suppose it's unity in those circumstances but the cordon behind me is a long way away from the incidents it gives you an indication of just how serious the police arrest relation is they have to search a wider area they don't look the c.c.t.v. that are exactly work out how this incident unfolded and the other thing is that my understanding is that there was no prior warning of this it was low intelligence the police were that quickly yes that simply because the center of london in the city of london police had a massive presence in this area they were there because they are always there not

because they thought that something imminent was about to happen and that is a question of course that will be addressed towards the intelligence services whether they could have done more it's always a question that is levelled at the intelligence services in these circumstances so there's a lot of steps a lot of different questions that will be asked before this investigation is wrapped up or in the very very early stages of this thank you very much paul brennan reporting to us there from central london near the site of the attack just a few hours ago. so we're going to iraq now of weeks of deadly anti-government protests might be about a force major political change in the country the prime minister abdullah gul makki has announced he intends to resign i don't matter who took charge last year says he will submit his resignation to parliament protesters have been calling for political change in iraq while out on the streets of the capital as the news

emerged that the all of the latins announcement was made shortly after iraq's top shia cleric ayatollah ali al sistani condemned the use of lethal force against the protesters and called for a change in leadership. fell in love genius in no way out the parliament from which this current government is drawn is asked to reconsider its choice in this regard and to act according to iraq's interest and preserve the blood of its children to prevent the country from slipping into violence chaos and destruction we confirm again that attacks against peaceful protesters are forbidden as well as them being prevented from having the right to demand reforms we also confirm that attacking private and public property is forbidden and that property should not be left to be attacked by infiltrators and there are lawyers. well there is mohammad john jim is following this story for us in baghdad where often days of mourning the death of protest as many people see this as a victory. there are fireworks going on all around us there is music that is

playing there is dancing going on this is an extremely vibrant scene in a really goes to show the right now in this particular moment you have these demonstrators that are here in baghdad who feel that this is a win for them i will say though there are still many here that are jaded i did hear some people just a short while ago say ok the prime minister is going to resign and the next person who takes the office is going to be worse than the current one so some people wonder what exactly is going to happen next a lot of questions but at this particular moment people extremely happy by this development what we keep hearing from people here is that parliament hasn't gone far enough there's been a lot of talk the last several weeks about electoral reform about cutting down corruption but the demonstrators we speak with say there needs to be a complete overhaul of the political system here and often that something is going to be difficult and going to take time now to that end i want to bring in a guest that we have here today this is you're not about how much he's with the

organization for women's freedom in iraq you know if you can join me now thank you for being with us you know you've seen this announcement by the prime minister does this give you hope that now things might start to change even if it changes to this case we feel that it's a step to victory to a victory over to a sectarian and a criminal government beginnings of hundreds of demonstrators past 2 weeks cannot go on this feels like the victory of the uprising people that finally the power and the willpower of the people of the uprising has all that have come this has caused euphoria in the 'd urban misstating people even in the here square and. the young men lot of fighting on the front lines on the bridges have heard about the fact that dan's out there it's still not the final basic. we're still waiting

to see what will happen but we feel that this is a huge first 6 to prove that the people of the uprising have proven there was power and that the victory will be theirs you know let's let's assume that this statement means that the prime minister would submit his resignation effective immediately if that were to happen if let's say tomorrow he submits the paperwork to parliament what exactly is the next step what happens from here on out the will of the people the uprising people don't feel that is enough the condition that all the ruling political parties have to step out of the political formula they are not acceptable anymore they will they all took part in the criminal killings of the demonstrators the people of the year square will have their say to the future government of iraq. looking at it in the realistic way we feel that his

stepping down is the 1st step but we will have to continue the uprising until all our conditions are met all 28 people killed in protests in the eastern democratic republic of congo this week have finally been buried the funerals were initially postponed with crowds in order to village demanding the military leave the area they say the army and the united nations peacekeepers have not done enough to protect them from the groups responsible for the latest round of violence catherine sawyer is in the regional capital goma where protests are intensifying. what this is one of the areas where police have been bottling protest is all morning and this is a main road ronald goldman has made inroads the police have been trying to clear it all morning but it seems to be a fairly well because one thing leave people just bring back the stones protesters a very angry the people we've talked to say that once it gets to. that the u.n.

peacekeeping mission base to express that and that and the frustration about what's going on even the police have over the days rupali them so that the present government been able to advance to this basis but they say they're very out agree about what's happening we also i've spoken to the governor of north who was calling for calm and telling people that yes we understand you as the we in the sound your frustration but you need to give security forces a chance to do their job well police are firing yes the protesters who have been drawing stones at them so the situation here in goma very very tense indeed. much more still ahead for you on the program a new food crisis gripping india where every 2nd household has a malnourished child story and more coming up shortly.

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a declaration for something as monumentally horrific as slavery studio to be on screen dates on al-jazeera. welcome back with al jazeera live from london a look at the headlines this hour 2 people have reportedly died after a knife attack in central london a suspect was shot dead but during the incident which police are treating as terror related. weeks of deadly anti-government protests might be about to force major political change in iraq where the prime minister has announced he intends to resign. and in the old 28 people killed in protests in the eastern part of the

country this week have finally been barrie the funerals were initially postponed with crowds in a village demanding the military leave the area. now saddam's former governing national congress party is to be dissolved under a new law pos by the transitional government spend one of the main demands cheering months of street protests with a posse of deposed president bashir has condemned the plans by an administration it calls illegal it will morgan reports on this now from the capitol heart. it was once the dominant party in sudan ruling the country for more than 25 years now more than 6 months after its head leader was ousted sudan's transitional government has announced that the former ruling party will be dismantled. yet the the more dismantles the national congress party and seizes its assets money and properties and gives it to the government's minister of finance

a committee will be formed to ensure that any organization association institution union company partnership that has links to the former ruling party will be dismantled. the national congress party came to power in 1992 a few years after it had already bashir overthrew a democratically elected government in 1909 the coolest carried out under the name of the national islamic front bashir went on to create the national congress party that ruled until he was ousted from power in april this year following months of anti-government protests the december protests gained momentum after the burning of the national congress party headquarters and. despite it being the only party many sudanese knew the demand for it to be dismantled had become one of the protest movements main ins. rattling a party doesn't mean it's and it has to be remembered that establishing a new country would have to include establishing quick systems with those from the disbanded party and in

a way where politics is practiced wisely i mean also man regards herself as the victim of one of the party signature laws that came to define the controversial public order act it severely curtailed women's rights and which was condemned by human rights in sudan new leaders say it will display. an attack on that when i was arrested for refusing the offices called me names saying i'm not a real sudanese because i didn't follow the rules of the government they said they expected me to be from the south a christian. during its time in power the national. part 2 left scars back to many continue to feel from burn in sudan 20 years of u.s. trade in economic sanctions following accusations of supporting terrorism abroad to dividing the nation that was once africa's largest country it now remains to be seen how straightforward eradicating it from sudanese political life will be people morgan al-jazeera puts on. negotiations between the u.s.

and the afghan taliban have resumed taliban confirm the informal talks as the u.s. president made an unannounced surprise visit to afghanistan but he met president ashraf ghani talks were cancelled by trump in september following an attack by the taliban wells for algerians are out in large numbers protesting for the 41st friday in a row presidential campaigns began on sunday but demonstrators in the so-called iraq movement are rejecting the election it's 2 in just under 2 weeks time all 5 candidates have links to the former president abdul aziz beautifully it was forced out by mass protests in april protesters are demanding a complete change in the political classes while in malta the prime minister there is reported to have told friends that he's about to resign joseph muskrat's under pressure now over the government's alleged cover up of the murder of a journalist 2 years ago daphne khurana died in a car bomb explosion while investigating corruption involving politicians and

business executives or a bird in manly has more. to government ministers resigned so soon as the prime minister's chief of staff and now juice of must get himself also he's telling friends. his government's been accused for months of mishandling the murder investigation which goes right to the heart of his political and business community journalist dominic heroine was killed in a car bomb explosion 2 years ago one investigating corruption involving politicians and business executives. as protests this rallied early friday outside parliament in the capital of a letter demanding his resignation the prime minister met his government ministers without ministers conrad mizzi and chris cardona they resigned on tuesday along with the prime minister's top aide keith schembri who was taken away for

questioning and released on friday 1st of all this is a national security issue as as is the case with all prime ministers i believe that i have to be briefed on national security issues for us this was not just america does was a major case that shook our democracy. the murder investigation is focused on one of motors richest men jorgen fenech fun ike was arrested for the 4th time last week as he attempted to leave the mediterranean island on his yacht before she was killed he had revealed a secret offshore company called 17 block a reuters investigation last year named fanuc as the company owner which was allegedly used to fund shell companies linked to government ministers her son is accusing the government of covering up his brother's murder we know nothing my family knows nothing the journalist no nothing people no nothing that's why we're

here it's called really absurd the police release or say 3 coffees were one sentence we investigated can be found no evidence and released him and they want us to believe that. 3 men and now waiting trial for the reporters murder but with the investigation dragging out the 2 years the patience the protesters demanding answers has run out and it seems so has the prime minister's time in office who are about to manly al-jazeera. now young activists around the world are skipping school on friday to protest against climate change and marches began in australia and japan sheens in sydney protested outside the headquarters of the ruling party under a smoke filled sky australia's east coast has been devastated by bushfires in recent weeks which some blame on climate change. in germany protesters

stormed the main shopping precinct trying to block access to the black friday sales they demonstrated outside on the country's biggest chain stores saying there was a need to overhaul consumerism if climate change was to be properly tackled a un conference on climate change will be held in madrid next week. and also in india's capital students there demonstrating outside a waste energy power plant new delhi is one of the world's most polluted cities and has really suffered recently with poor quality killing about 2 and a half 1000000 people in india each year. now the issue of the irish border has been one of the main problems with sorting out a deal for the u.k. to leave the european union but it does mean that northern ireland's traditionally divide communities have at least found something they can agree on hostility to boris johnson's breck's a plan all right sleep reports now from belfast. belfast's the city never at

peace with itself for decades divided the walls and fences separating the 2 communities remain it's like a patient never quite sure if they're recovering from a terminal illness but now they have something in common the irish republican side of belfast always hated rex's the pro british side though supported it until boris johnson came along with a plan to partly divide the northern irish economy from the rest of the u.k. with a trade board in the sea his former allies here see that as a betrayal of the foundation of the united kingdom people are very angry about it and people are you do not support what he is proposing certainly i think he has underestimated the strength of feeling across unionism in northern ireland where you know we fairly clearly and people on the bryan ferry really cherish being part of the kingdom been a full part of that united kingdom and if that's what your friends think then what about your enemies this neighborhood of belfast has no murals no symbols of the sectarian divide it is middle class and successful and doesn't like bricks it's in

any form it is in places like this that the unionists hold over northern ireland is most at risk i think race that has clearly transcended the constitutional question that's not to say that conversation isn't still alive in people don't still have their strong views but yes i think you are seeing people who are prioritizing bragg's into rather than their views on the union or are should really because it is a clear and present danger to yours. politics and or knowledge has never been like the rest of the u.k. people don't argue about whether they're socialist or conservative left wing or right wing but much more as to whether they see themselves as irish or see themselves as british but what's remarkable is our political shades of all opinion from the most staunchly loyalists to the most republican are united against boris johnson's version the brick says and so opinions a shifting of the university we spoke to students from the unionist community

bricks it has changed the way that they and many others think and how they will vote in this election there's a lot of unionists that i know within my own community they have voice they seem as if there was another referendum tomorrow and it was either to remain and part of the e.u. or to leave as far as johnson's day we would be in for northern ireland to the press and stay with the u.k. as well and with the new year has done so much for the peace process and a lot of our funding for child support has all come from the european union to the untrained eye belfast looks like anywhere else but it isn't and both the police and politicians awarding of the potential for civil unrest for northern ireland boris johnson's mantra of getting bricks it done has trouble written all over it largely al-jazeera belfast i know a development 3 men who have been at the heart of the brics historian europe a bang out on sunday in the commission president will be replaced by germany's sort

of on the land whilst e.u. council president donald tusk is handing over to form a belgian prime minister's shells michelle they've already marquee event with the symbolic passing on of a ceremonial bell and the research shows remains a chronic problem in india and the slowing economy could make the problem even worse and her reports now from pradesh. says she never had enough to eat when she was pregnant nor after she had the baby now her daughter 13 month old anita is suffering from malnutrition. she's below the normal weight and height for her age a recent global hunger index ranked india at 10217 countries a hunger level in the country as serious some days i get to eat some days i don't

my husband does farm but there is no guarantee we will have a crop to harvest activists say dealing with a health crisis must contain mitigating the ag really in crisis and increasing employment. of the but. in every other house there is a child suffering from malnutrition the food that is given through government schemes for the child is consumed by the whole family because they do not have enough and governments rural employment scheme is failing to provide them jobs in non farm sectors. according to a yet under leigh's government survey rural spending in india has plummeted for the 1st time in 4 decades experts see the expenditure on food items as an indicator of increasing long tradition they call on the government to focus on policies that increase consumption. i think this is going to prolong in the absence of any government intervention because a large section of our population lives in rural area so the high growth in india

let's say of the 2000 did also simultaneously see higher income growth in the really area. that the love and middle income pharma says was farming is always risky the last few years have been particularly trying to be repaired because of the monetize ition we didn't get our money on time we could not buy the seeds in time and sold them in time and then it rained so we lost a lot frequent droughts and floods have wrecked havoc in the farms producing earnings they need and government says all is well with the economy and if there is any slowdown it is because of global dynamics but in these villages the pharmacy the reasons are domestic whether it is too large or too little rainfall damaging crops all the lingering impact of the government's changes to the national currency some economists linked to the government have questioned the methodology by which the data on hunger was collected nevertheless many farmers and get as village have migrated to the cities for work she wonders if her family should do if it was their

stomachs. al-jazeera the tip of the india. just one bring you one other story now 49 people and known to have died in albania is west of a quake as rescue workers continue to sift through rubble in search of possible survivors their town of doris was the worst hit by a magnitude 6.4 quake. a look at our headlines this hour our top story 2 people have reportedly died after a knife attack in central london a suspect was shot dead during the incident which police are treating as terror related witnesses have been speaking about what they saw and heard. i see police officers with guns running running towards where i was heading. and so i just i just banged on the buses and tried to get off the bus because i could and i started

running and then i heard gunshots but 5 or 6 pop up pops and i see more police officers running towards the bridge and i'm running the about it so go use it and it was a. lot of bodies to place a real. and we knew who it is called the noises you hear these you see that you hear the helicopters see. now in the nominees weeks of deadly anti-government protests in iraq might be about to force through major political change prime minister abdullah abdullah mattie's announced he intends to resign all than 400 people have died in the past 2 months of anti-government protests that. in the aussie old 28 people killed in protests in the eastern part of the country this week have finally been buried funerals were initially postponed with crowds and the village demanding the military leave the area. negotiations between the u.s. and the afghan taliban have resumed taliban confirm the informal talks as the u.s.

president made an unannounced surprise visit to afghanistan where he met president musharraf's gone e talks were canceled by trump in september following an attack by the taliban algerians a protested for the 41st friday in a row presidential campaigns began on sunday but demonstrators in the so-called hair rock movement are rejecting the election that's 2 in just under 2 weeks all 5 candidates have links to the former president abdulaziz beautifully who was forced out by mass protest in april. they have been coordinated global protests calling for urgent action on climate change in germany protests to storm the main shopping precinct trying to block access to the black friday sales a un conference on climate change is going to be held next week in madrid up front with met he has and is coming up next on al-jazeera stay with us.

race has always cost a shadow over us politics even before donald trump emerged on the scene but it an era in which white nationalists both marching in the streets and working in the white house is this a unique moment in u.s. history in this up from special one of america's leading public intellectuals the renowned academic and activist dr cornell west. cornell west thank you for joining me on up front since donald trump became president in 2016 racism racist attacks racist rhetoric has gotten worse in the

united states but i'm just wondering from your perspective how unique a moment is this this trumpy alone.