script date on al-jazeera. we must be clear no one not even the president is above the law. donald trump is charged with abuse of power and obstruction of congress as house democrats announce articles of impeachment. this is our jazeera live from london also coming up in maher's leader aung san suu she goes to the international court of justice to defend her country's treatment of bringing good muslims. feel to make war but takes a village and a nation to build peace. ethiopia's prime minister abu ahmed receives the nobel

peace prize but ending 2 decades of hostility with neighboring eritrea. fears of another eruption keep search teams off new zealand's white highland as police begin an investigation into at least 6 deaths. hello we begin in the us where house democrats have announced the 1st charges against president donald trump in the impeachment inquiry the 1st article accuses trump of abusing his power by pressuring the leader of ukraine to investigate his political rival by withholding aid a 2nd accuses him of obstructing congress as he has refused to assist the process donald trump has dismissed the impeachment process as a witch hunt. in service to our duty to the constitution and to our country. the house committee on the judiciary is introducing 2 articles of impeachment charging the president of the united states donald j.

trump with committing high crimes and misdemeanors the 1st article is for abuse of power it is an impeachable offense for the president to exercise the powers of his public office to obtain an improper personal benefit while ignoring or in injuring the national interest this gives rise to the 2nd article of impeachment for obstruction of congress here too we see a familiar pattern in president trumps misconduct a president who declares himself above accountability above the american people and the bulk of congress's power of impeachment which is meant to protect against threats to our democratic institutions is a president who sees himself as above the law. it's going to endure castro on capitol hill in washington and you've seen the text of the these articles what more

detail is in the. bill or they begin with startling accusations lobbied at the occupants of the white house accusing president trump of quote be training the nation they go on to say that trump remains a threat to national security if allowed to remain in office now we've heard similar language from democrats in interviews before but the thout that they're now codify in these officially drafted articles of impeachment that will determine whether or not he remains in office that is significant breaking down those charges the abuse of power this is related to trump trying to pressure ukraine for political dirt that would help him in his reelection while withholding official acts from his office in doing so the 2nd charge of struction of congress accusing trump of directing an unprecedented effort to defy congressional subpoenas

by not allowing members of the executive branch to testify before impeachment investigators democrats in announcing this earlier today framed it not only as determining the future of trump's presidency but also setting the tone the message for presidents to come and i do want to the next. so this is going by very quickly and as early as this thursday we expect these articles to be voted out of the committee which basically gives the judiciary committee's vote of approval and that sets up the scene for next week when the full house of representatives is likely to vote to officially impeach trub course we know democrats control the house so they have the numbers to easily pass that measure then come the new year will expect a senate trial very different atmosphere there with republicans holding the majority of that chamber of congress who are still very unlikely to vote to convict

and remove trump from office i took us to thank you very much indeed. yes or say my pump has warned russia's foreign minister of reprisals if moscow interferes in next year's u.s. presidential election so get every office in washington for talks in his 1st visit to the u.s. since 2017 ever off says claims of russian meddling in the 2016 election are baseless and moscow wants to normalize relations says he's made washington's expectations clear. on the question of interference in our domestic affairs i was clear it's unacceptable and i made our expectations of russia clear trumpet ministration will always work to protect the integrity of our elections period. rusher already for an actor take steps to undermine our democratic processes we will take action in response. i say in washington where a new north american trade deal has been announced after us democrats demanded

changes to an agreement struck by president trump last year house speaker nancy pelosi called it a victory for american workers after a year of negotiations she says the new agreement includes tougher labor and environmental rules it still needs to be approved by mexico and canada the president trump praised the revisions on twitter saying that it will be the best and most important trade deal ever made by the united states. the saudi diplomat who headed the kingdom's is temple consulate where. he was murdered has been barred from entering the u.s. mohammed and o.t.b. who is the saudi consul general in istanbul has been accused of human rights violations i should use murder sparked global criticism against saudi arabia the cia and some western governments have said they believe crown prince mohammed bin sound man ordered the killing of saudi officials say he had no role.

we must need to understand sushi has appeared at the international court of justice to defend a country against allegations of genocide the accusation stems from a 2017 military crackdown against rohingya muslims which forced nearly 3 quarters of a 1000000 people to flee to neighboring bangladesh when has more from the hay. once a human rights and democracy campaigner myanmar's leader arrived at the international court of justice accused of being complicit in genocide the case against aung san suu cheese government was brought by the gambia on behalf of the organization of islamic cooperation on the opening day it was alleged widespread abuses were carried out by me and my security forces against communities which they say amount to genocide every day of. means that more people have been killed more woman i've been alive the and my children i've been burnt alive

for what crime on the because you were born different born of a different ways and to a different religion from doors who kill and weep them and for this honorable judge you have been made to pay the ultimate price genocide. as lawyer after lawyer laid out the game b. is case suchi watched and listened in the court room one could only imagine what was going through her mind as repeated allegations were made of rape torture and murder by soldiers it was very important for thir have to 30 inches away from people who are describing and really excruciating and painful detail of the horrible crimes of the burmese military that happened on her watch me and maher says the raids on villages in rakhine state were legitimate counterterrorism

operations the gambian say me and maher was and still is trying to wipe out an entire ethnic group in the short term the court is being asked to order me and mar to take steps to protect the rich from 3rd the genocidal acts the opening of this trial was ironically held on international human rights day day 2 will see me and begin its defense led by aung san suu kyi herself it will be a remarkable sides a nobel peace prize winner detained for years by the military now defending them and herself against charges of genocide the case before the i.c.j. is not a criminal trial meaning charges would be brought against individuals that given what she wants stood for aung san suu kyi is effectively on trial along with the military and government as she left she was giot by protesters who came to see the rigging finally have their day in the world's highest course when hey al-jazeera the hague. stephanie decker is in cox's bazaar and bangladesh where ring of

refugees have been following the court case. the evidence of what happened to these people lie here among the many camps of cox's bizarre in southeastern bangladesh hundreds of thousands of tens hundreds and thousands of people each with horrifying stories stories of mass rapes of mass killings of people being locked inside their homes and burnt alive people here are aware of what is going on at the international court of justice they want justice but they're under no illusion that anything is going to happen fast it's been 2 and a half years since hundreds of thousands fled across the border across those mountains of me and more creating what is now the biggest refugee camp in the world the issue is now bangladesh no longer wants to host them in myanmar is given no guarantees that they will be safe when they return these are people with no state with no identity with no papers and they are unwanted you could say by everyone this is a long term problem that needs to be addressed. gunman have stormed

a hotel in somalia's capital near the presidential residence the armed group confirmed it was behind the attack in mogadishu saying its fighters were inside the complex there's been reports of a firefight with security forces but it's not yet known if there are any casualties . if you promise to read has received the nobel peace prize for his efforts to end hostility with neighboring eritrea he was recognized for his role in ending a decades long military standoff and reestablishing relations between the 2 countries automatic gets to james frey's reports. this was recognition of a man who's only been in office for 20 months prime minister ahmed ali praised for changing in that time releasing fantasies of political prisoners and putting the country on a more open policy but the committee that gives the award was determined to make one thing clear to the new leader of the country within the past has been led by

kings strong men and dictators by awarding you the nobel peace prize we were not expressing an opinion on how or if you should lead the ethiopian people in the future the leadership of ethiopia and its political platform must be decided by ethiopian people and the ethiopian people alone she said prime minister was the main architects of the peace with their a trailer and this was not a joint award it was still more work to be done between the 2 countries at present this work seems to be at a standstill. it is the hope of the we've been nobel committee that your previous achievements coupled with the added encouragement of the peace prize

will spur the parties to further implementation of the peace treaties i wrote after accepting the prize the new nobel laureate made it clear he felt he was also accepting it on behalf of his era trent counterpart. after work he served this award on behalf of video pins and it's rience likewise i accept this award on behalf of my partner and common imp is president. it was. just i suppose goodwill trusting commitment were vital in ending the 2 decade deadlock between our countries the speech continued in a tone of humility from a leader who started from the most humble beginnings and worked his way up through

the military ranks after fighting in the war with our a trailer as a young soldiers who say say that reserve was the reason to put it planning all media interviews in all slow a decision that caused some controversy but he may need more than humility for his next time ask and 28 team he was installed as prime minister when his predecessor resigned next year in may will face an election campaign for the 1st time james by al-jazeera. still to helen program bosnia starts moving migrants out of the controversial would check camp the hundreds have been living in freezing conditions on the makeshift tents. and taking responsibility for the morrow river how local communities in kenya want to improve their lives and restore the forest.

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i am going to remind of the top stories. the 1st official impeachment charges against president donald trump have been announced democrats say he has abused the power of his office and obstructed congress in his in its investigation. civilian leader. has appeared at the international court of justice to defend her country from claims that it has committed genocide against rohingya muslims. ethiopian prime minister read has officially received the nobel peace prize he was given the award for his work in bringing an end to decades of hostility with neighboring eritrea. but just as in iraq

a standing firm in that yvonne's for political change gatherings have continued in central baghdad despite a particularly bloody weekend of demonstrations 25 people died when unidentified gunman opened fire on crowds in the capital around 450 people have been killed in 2 months of rallies here in a fulton has more from baghdad. well people here are very much focused on current issues rather than past victories turned out in great numbers here in tahrir square continuing their demands for comprehensive change continue their demands for parliament to be dissolved and for the government to me we spoke to one protester who said that it's all good and well that we defeated i saw 2 years ago but in fact the current political establishment opposes just as great of a threat you referred to last friday's attacks. square during which over 20 people were killed and dozens injured people here are very much

a determined to keep going to keep posting rather than celebrating past victories the president of iraq barham salih also issued a statement today commemorating the victory over i still commemorating those people who gave their lives during the war and. also mention. just where basically writing history right now and. to continue this thing in a peaceful way until their legitimate demands are met. prime minister has attended a meeting of the gulf cooperation council but there was no official mention of the ongoing blockade the leaders meeting in the saudi capital riyadh agreed the need for greater military and financial corporation and increased efforts to confront iran and secure regional energy supplies saudi arabia the u.a.e. bahrain and egypt cut diplomatic and economic ties with in 2017 the council's sector general said there on going diplomatic efforts to end the crisis. as

you may have noticed see the crisis began we've been moving into axis the 1st is the crisis itself and the core of the problem his royal highness the emir of kuwait has been mediating between all concerned parties and this was at the highest level as you have seen all of the state leaders have been hailing the air force exerted by his royal highness. the emir of qatar and this mediation is still ongoing the other axes involved the concerns raised by the blockading countries to separate the g.c.c. day to day cooperation between the respective member states this should be set aside and i mean defense cultural and economic cooperation which should be separated from the crisis itself. argentina's new president has been sworn in marking a shift to the left in the country iran ist better fernandez took the oath in the congress building in buenos aires he spoke for an hour criticizing rising hunger and poverty levels across the country which is fighting rampant inflation and

unders and his vice president cristina kishner a south the country's former leader defeated marriage and battery in october election. can pay for votes in the u.k. general election has entered the final stages the main parties are focusing on the core themes of brics it and the national health service it is have been speaking at a string of events and key constituencies ahead of thursday's poll for britain has more. boris johnson's people know the power of a good photo of the styrofoam balls bore the brunt of the prime minister's breakfast metaphor on tuesday. using infrastructure education and technology to bring the country together we have a vision of the united kingdom gerry corbin would divide and i can tell you this we can do all of this as one nation can service whilst not putting up your taxes but

it is this photo that's proved most politically powerful this week 4 year old jacquelyn bar laid out on the floor of a hospital emergency ward for the lack of a proper bed the prime minister's visible awkwardness when confronted with the picture has been seized upon by the labor party the story that was in yesterday's papers about. trains and on the floor. is not that an exceptional around the country the shortage of pads the shortage of nurses the shortage of doctors the shortage of radiologists and the shortage of funding in our n.h.s. is an absolute scam. campaigning in the city of bath the liberal democrat leader reiterated her party's internationalist policies describing thursday's election as a fight for the soul of our country and what we all do for these last few hours will make that difference in terms of the type of country we will see on friday

and beyond because liberal democrats are in the position in so many parts of the country where we can stop forest and we can win seats from the conserved. with less than 48 hours until polling stations open the competing parties are frantically scrapping for every available vote the opinion polls still suggest a conservative victory but nothing is being taken for granted paul brennan al-jazeera. around $600.00 migrants in bosnia being moved from a makeshift camp to another shelter in the capital sorry ever for his growing pressure from aid agencies for thirty's to close the facility which lacks basic services like running water and electricity trying to how reports. the conditions are appalling in the biting cold this was no way for already desperate people to be living on the doorstep of europe the buses brought no comfort the only way they'd hoped to leave camp was news northwest border into croatia the so-called balkan

route to the european union instead roughly 600 migrants from places like syria afghanistan and pakistan are being rehabbed in a former military barracks near the capital sarajevo better conditions perhaps but in the wrong direction. police want to trust their says it ever happened to other states because the evil forces us to. transfer there but their people don't want to criticize her because she wants a good deal to other countries they want to cause their god but after russia. it took months of criticism by international organizations on the ground to convince the bosnian north orators to do something about the camp in freezing temperatures human rights officials warned people would start dying here without running water or proper heating. but returning to the countries they fled is no option and no reason remaining in paul's near so many will be undeterred

by this move trickling back in time and despite allegations of violence by croatian border police wait for the chance to try again to enter the e.u. china al-jazeera. unions in france are continuing to increase pressure against the government's pension reform plans airport workers and teachers have joined nationwide strikes which are now into their 6th day president emanuel calls says he's planning to modernize the national retirement system but unions say it will force people to work longer. and he's in new zealand say the 8 people still missing after monday's volcanic eruption likely to be dead at least 6 people were killed on white island off the country's eastern coast and dozens more are in hospital with severe injuries jessica washington reports and. the excitement of the beginning of the summer holidays approach to an abrupt end take plumes of smoke and ash rising thousands of made his into the air as the white

island folk hainault 50 kilometers off the coast of new zealand erupts it's a popular tourist destination and the national geological authority has cameras on the island these pictures show what would be for some visit is their final moments so we'll look into. if there's anyone criminally responsible for the deaths and injuries. it's early days yet the tragedy has raised questions about where the tour was should have been operating in the 1st place but the island draws 10000 visitors every year and december is 1 of its busiest mass a prime minister just done has promised she will make sure those questions are answered when the time is right we notoriously will be bigger questions and relation to this of and these questions must be asked and they must be answered white island also known by its indigenous maori name for country is located in the

bay of plenty and has been active for at least 150000 years the alert level was raised 3 weeks ago warning the volcano may experience a period of activity higher than normal it's not a particularly big eruption is is save it was kind of. almost like a throat clearing kind of eruption and that's why material probably won't of made it to. what mike it might only in new zealand on the scheme of things for volcanic eruptions it's not live but if you're close to it is of this not good for those rescued from the island were taken to 7 hospitals around new zealand some transported by ambulance and others by helicopter most are in intensive care units or burns units suffering breathing issues from inhaling the volcanic ash and severe

burns to most of their skin. some of those who survived have burns to more than 70 percent of their bodies and face a long period of recovery just to washington al-jazeera oakland new zealand. and parts of kenya deforestation overgrazing and pollution a worsening the effects of changing weather patterns but local communities in the mara river basin a fighting back as the clock reports. it's a process of nature that's as old as the hills of the mao forest where it all begins and the trees and plants that grow within it the rain falls and down it percolates into the waterways and aquifers which form the mara river basin the a red life here is spectacular and in the wilderness the iconic species of africa all that to be seen. at the heart of all this is the mara river itself in full flow during the short rainy season but always dependent on the health of the mouse

forest in the hills far away. he's one of the towers that in the country. quincy dived a very important point not only for the basin budget for the entire country in general. this story has taken a new turn as i find out travelling by 4 wheel drive is the only way to get any distance but in the wet season that still presents a challenge the route across the mara has been destroyed by floods. and foiled by the very river that we've come to film now that sort of thing happens in times of heavy rain but it's being exacerbated by 3 things 1st of all the forestation upstream then i have a great thing downstream and finally climate change we've got to find another way round. we eventually make it up to the mouth forests where evidence of deforestation is plain to see as trees give way to farmland the forest is reduced 60 percent in recent years. but now villages actually encouraged to take

responsibility for their environment village ranges help patrol for illegal logging and charcoal but even dead wood that's collected from the forest floor is paid for . down on the plains frightening up livestock has long been the most on the way now they're being encouraged to reduce the hood numbers and bring the animals to market earlier to eliminate grazie. and result they say better posture and high yields. and he had an alternative means of income beehives looked after by the women of the village. don't you think. this is a good thing a way we can get some money by selling the honey back it empowers us as women and helps raise school fees for the children to school fees. the mass i do the be encouraged to take down fences and open up their lands to more wildlife which in itself provides tourist dollars not everyone here is convinced by these new ways

but the message is protecting and engaging in the environment reaps rewards for mind and beasts and the world we live in macleod al-jazeera. entertaining and in the top stories on al-jazeera the 1st official impeachment charges against president all trump have been announced democrats in the house of representatives have formally accused him of abusing his power by pressuring the leader of ukraine to investigate his political rival by withholding aid he's also charged with obstructing congress as he's refused to assist the process the articles of impeachment to come ahead of a vote on whether to put the president on trial he's maintained the process is a witch hunt a president who declares himself above accountability. above the american people

and the brother congress's power of impeachment which is meant to protect against threats to our democratic institutions is a president who sees himself as above the law we must be clear no one not even the president is above the law man mars' civilian leader and son suchi has appeared at the international court of justice she's defending her country ever claims it committed genocide against rohingya muslims nearly 3 quarters of a 1000000 ringgit have fled me in ma in the past few years following a brutal military crackdown sushi is expected to say that the operation was a legitimate counter-terrorism response hearings are due to last for 3 days and if you can promise to obey ahmed has officially received a nobel peace prize ceremony in oslo he was given the award for his work in korean and to decades of hostility with neighboring eritrea the president of that country was not included in the commendation of fritz of his country is now on

a genuine path to democracy but warned about the influence of global superpowers in the horn of africa. the 6 victims of the volcanic eruption of new zealand has died in hospital 8 people remain missing fears of another explosion on white island have prevented search teams from landing to look for survivors but the country's prime minister says there has been no sign of life 30 people have been injured but most suffering burns to more than 70 percent of their bodies as the top stories do stay with us the stream is next asking if the trauma of colonialism can be inherited disturbance we can buy from them.

i for me ok. here in the stream today we continue our weeklong look at the global impact of colonialism can the pain of our ancestors lived through be inherited so some researchers say yes and common symptoms include poor health fear and anxiety substance abuse violence and suicides there are critics though who say the science isn't solid and that the evidence is anecdotal at best a growing study of epigenetics has found that the experiences of those who went before such as trauma can leave a mark on your genes but it is is that enough to be passed on take a look at this.