a diverse range of stories from across the globe from the perspective of our networks journalists on al-jazeera. canada's prime minister says intelligence shows the ukrainian jet that crashed in tehran was shot down by an iranian surface to air missile the news will undoubtedly come as a further shock to the families who are already grieving in the face of this unspeakable tragedy. and our intake of this is al-jazeera live from london also coming up. a senior iranian commander warns attacks on u.s. military positions in iraq were just the beginning. russia and turkey declare

a cease fire in syria's last rebel held stronghold. and australia is bushfire emergency high temperatures are forecast to return with people warned to be ready to evacuate. hello there are growing claims that a missile strike possibly accidental was the cause of the ukrainian jet crash in iran on wednesday all 176 passengers and crew were killed moments after taking off from tehran donald trump said he thought the plane might have been brought down by mistake while canadian prime minister justin trudeau confirmed he's seen intelligence that backs the claim it was hit by iranian air defenses but we have intelligence from multiple sources including our allies and our own intelligence.

the evidence indicates that the plane was shot down by on a rainy and surface to air missile. this may well have been unintentional. this new information reinforces the need for a thorough investigation into this matter. canada is working with its allies to ensure that a thorough incredible investigation is conducted to determine the causes of this fatal crash well in the last half an hour or so iran's government spokesman has said that the reports of their missile hit the ukrainian plane was a psychological warfare against terror on well there's also been video that new york times has shown which suggests at the moment the missile hits the plane near tehran's airport and the video appears to show a small explosion when the airliner is hit but the plane continues to fly for several minutes then turned back towards the airport on it was on fire

and fisher joins us live now from washington d.c. so allan we heard from justin trudeau that he's pretty convinced by the evidence he's seen that this was a missile strike that hit the plane and the iranian missile. well what he says is that what he's been told and the evidence that they have gathered so far and what his intelligence agencies and the intelligence agencies of allies are telling him is that on the face of it it appears that this was caused by an iranian missile you have to remember the timing of this it came just 4 hours after iran had fired a volley of rockets towards u.s. bases in iraq the country was on extremely high alert a number of airlines had already said they were not flying in the rain in airspace at the ukrainian international plane to cough and the iranians say that there were also a number of other planes in the area and even at that altitude they insist that the

plane suffered a problem and was heading back to the airport when it crashed now if the iranians are to be believed justin trudeau says we need a fool and frank investigation they want to have canadian investigators on the ground the difficulty there of course is that canada has no representation and iran we are told a number of investigators are making their way to turkey where they will await news from the iranians on whether or not they can enter the country italy is acting as their agents in country at the moment certainly justin trudeau was also asked do you blame the united states for cranking up tension here by carrying the killing of the really in general which led to the iranian response he said look we can't make that sort of definitive judgment until we get this fool investigation we need to get people on the ground and we need to be able to look at the evidence part of the difficulty they face now is that we are told from the scene that some of the debris

has been bulldozed into a pile which will make friends forensic examination a bit more difficult we do know that the 2 recorders on the plane which is the voice the. cockpit voice recorder and also the flight data recorder have been recovered. although the iranians are suggesting there might be some sort of damage to do is but they will analyze those but we've just been speaking to an expert within the last hour or so who says look the best evidence might actually come from silent witnesses from the bodies themselves we if we can examine the bodies we might be able to find out if there was some sort of problem in the plane or it was brought down by an explosion which is exactly what justin trudeau is suggesting. thank you very much. an iranian revolutionary guard commander has warned that wednesday's missile attack on a base hosting u.s. troops in iraq is only the start of

a retaliation. day says iran strikes weren't meant to kill soldiers but to damage the american military machine also depart reports from tehran. a country in mourning thursday's memorial ceremony began in the supreme leader's residence in tehran. the commander in chief of iran's armed forces accompanied by the man who has replaced is sas a native general hossam saw the money as head of the revolutionary guards what's force. similar memorial services were held across the country to mark the u.s. killing of general salim on the impact that on friday. and on wednesday this was iran's promised response this video was broadcast on state t.v. it appears to show members of the revolutionary guard loading ballistic missiles. before launching them into the night sky their target a military base across the border in iraq housing u.s.

soldiers the man in charge of that operation is the head of iran's revolutionary guard aerospace unit brigadier general allie hodges. in. for red ball the missile attack conducted against the u.s. military base was a move that god willing or be continued in iran was not after killing u.s. personnel our goal was to hit u.s. military equipment. and immediate diplomatic solution to the crisis seems unlikely iran wants u.s. forces to permanently leave the gulf region i think there are events for damsel in many foreign news is something really a strategy and for lying to her and as there were leader himself also mentioned it is to make them americans leave their region and i think that many nations in the region also are supporting this will be coffee is this. the u.s. says it's targeting of course and sell the money in an air strike was in response to an attack in iraq in which an american contractor was killed and for which it

blames iran. but a recent unclassified memo appears to contradict trump's claims that general saw the money pose an immediate danger to the united states iranian officials have united in their response the soleimani for now a number of countries are trying to use all political channels to deescalate tensions between the united states and iran but solomon is death is not likely to open a path of dialogue between the 2 longtime adversaries. north of the bari al jazeera terror on. the u.s. house of representatives is expected to vote soon no measure attempting to stop president donald trump taking any further military action against iran house has been debating the resolution which would direct to terminate the use of u.s. military armed forces in hostilities in or against iran the opposition democrats are hoping to have the numbers to have it passed but trouble republicans say they would consider it nor binding

se australia is preparing for the return of dangerous weather conditions that would again worsen bushfires new warnings and evacuation notices have been issued urging people living in high risk areas to leave jessica washington has more from sydney. from the coast to the mountains fires have burned through an area larger than south korea thousands of houses have been destroyed businesses disrupted and dozens of lives lost the blue mountains in the west of sydney a unesco world heritage site has been hit particularly hard in the neighboring region of penrith it's almost impossible for people to avoid breathing in bushfires smoke and more than once this summer and earth has become the hottest place on earth so we can't ignore the fact that you know temperatures are going to take ridiculous levels and. they are at

a point where we've never seen them before we've never had time to divide 50 degrees in my lifetime. and as a kid we never experienced. a strain has severe drought has worsened the bushfire season which arrived weeks earlier than normal and those fires have become political just months ago scott morrison won the election in a landslide appealing to voters who were concerned about their personal finances but the scale and scope of this bushfire season has made many ordinary straley and realize the personal cost often environmental catastrophe experts say politicians are now facing increasing pressure with many people blaming climate change and demanding action the situation is trying to quite considerably certainly coalition governments card climate policy issues have been brought into question big fast themselves. but how the conditions have arisen has become the key

question that people are really interested in the government has been reluctant to make the connection between climate change and the fires now the prime minister says there is a link but the government isn't prepared to reconsider the country's reliance on fossil fuels this push by season is far from over and so too is the political impact jessica washington al-jazeera sydney australia. malaysia's anti corruption commission has released a series of audio recordings featuring the 4 prime minister najib razak in them is heard seeking help from abu dhabi's crown prince to conceal a deal linked to the one n.d.b. corruption scandal and one recording that asks for help and care of his son of money don't bring accusations the government. is. in agreement. or to.

act. in the national. guard only we can result. in the world. lead to something very very ready. ugly here in. the for government and also for your or 'd your your. so let. there be so close we need to resolve. still to come on out as they are protesting against pension reforms furious french workers enter their 36th day of strikes.

they're trying to cash in on the celebrity status and public shock and anger over britain's hot time royals. my. hello there we have of course seen some very welcome rain of pushing into the southeast australia for the last few days and there is more on the way you can see quite a massive cloud a lot of this out across the west that of course is the remnants of the recent tropical cycle and blake being some very heavy amounts of rain into western australia working its way across the great bite at the same time merging with the front which is coming through so what it means is more rain it will bring the temperatures down but we have also got those gusty winds to deal with in fact they will be changing direction once the fronts lies through but it has a good impact on those temperatures particularly in melbourne 18 celsius bysouth a record 23 in sydney and we all in the meantime also just watching this could

develop into the next tropical cycle and that sitting across really the northern territories over the next few days as a say melbourne the temperatures are coming down quite nicely look at this from 33 on friday 18 on saturday and then a cloud that ails sunday with a high of 21 gusty winds really on a friday then the winds should begin to come down so from the heat we go to the cold and the ice and the snow certainly into northern sections of china this is a shenyang city and look at this amazing over 160 ice and snow sculptures all the travel history the nighttime as it will stay fine and dry the rain actually is further to the south through china and other in shanghai and south of the dry with a high of 9. taiwan's president seeks a 2nd term placing you advocates restoring closer ties with china will the selection be a little closer to the mainland who continue to resist beijing's push the occasion

taiwan's trying to trying to lock on to syria. he's notorious the creation fake passports the food and flowers the spirits one of many states the master forger as he reveals the secrets of the strike on al-jazeera. are none of the top stories. are growing claims that an iranian missile strike possibly accidental was the cause of the ukrainian jet crash on wednesday canadian prime minister justin trudeau confirmed he's seen intelligence which backs up the claim iran denies the claims saying it is quote psychological warfare against iran

. and iranian revolutionary guard commanders warned wednesday's missile attack on a base hosting u.s. troops in iraq is only the start of a retaliation. day says iran strikes weren't meant to kill soldiers but to damage the american military machine. russia and turkey have announced a cease fire in the country's last rebel held stronghold the pause in fighting began about 10 hours ago and follows a request by turkey after it sent a delegation to moscow to mother sharon has more from ankara. this latest agreement between russia and turkey 2 of the most significant international players when it comes to syria is going to be much welcome news not least for the civilians of it libby who have been suffering ongoing bombardment by the syrian regime of bashar assad's forces as well as actually certain instances of russian attacks on it for

several months now since april 2900 some 700000 civilians have fled it's estimated 300000 of those have fled just in the past month alone and the vast majority of not all of them have been directed towards turkey adding more strain and burden on a country that's already hosts millions of refugees that's one of the main reasons why turkey has been pushing going calling for me suspicion of hostilities for a reduction in those attacks and for not for complete and through them for some time now what has changed things what has convinced the russians to do that i'm not quite sure but the russians didn't answer to a deal was made and was being implemented as of 2 pm local time on thursday this comes on the eve of the u.s. a special representative to syria james jeffries his planned visit to turkey whether that's connected to prepare for something bigger and bigger announcements are not quite sure but in and of itself this latest agreement is extremely significant because not only will it maybe stem the flow of refugees fleeing from

italy but it will also allow for much needed aid by humanitarian organizations to reach the desperate people inside that syrian city that's going i'm not to moscow her reaction from russia step vastness stand in my face what i've been saying that yes there. well it's interesting we were actually expecting an announcement on the cease fire and it live on wednesday in istanbul where flooding were put in and. had a meeting for the lounge of a gas pipe by pliner connecting russia and turkey but nothing was announced in their statement about it but there was a call for a ceasefire in libya where both countries are also fighting on opposing sides but today in the evening the ministry of defense a released a statement basically in the beginning talking about the humanitarian situation in syria but in the last paragraph there was this announcement of

a ceasefire starting at 2 pm on thursday syrian time but in the same statement it was also mention of the deescalation zone which is in place since 2018 after an agreement between turkey and russia and basically the ministry said that there have been violations 16 violations in the last 24 hours so basically what we can conclude is that russia is still very careful about this cease fire it's not a big announcement and they are still quite worried about any violations from the other side and the other side being. rebel groups who are accused of being backed by turkey also we have to know that on august 31 there was a not a cease fire which was announced and it had been holding not very long either so there's a lot of skepticism but yes there is this announcement now of a new cease fire in it lip service and thank you very much.

this weekend taiwan votes for a new president in an election is seen as a referendum on beijing's influence in the region hundreds of hong kong's pro-democracy protesters have fled to the island in recent months to escape a possible crackdown by china on the territory now many in taiwan fear the unrest could spread there scott 100 reports from taipei. tony chung shuttles between hong kong and taiwan to capital taipei every month he's part of a growing support system for protestors looking to flee hong kong because they're worried about their safety or fear going to jail the 18 year old is also a pro-democracy protesters the chain on presbyterian church in taipei has opened its doors to fleeing protesters always and we. see what china has done to suppress us in hong kong could possibly happen to taiwan we hope that for the sake of protecting its own democracy taiwan can extend a helping hand to hong kong there's a need for more than 200 protesters have come to taiwan but they live in

a legal limbo holding only temporary visas for the pro independence ruling party here in taiwan the d.p.p. has seen a surge in support since the protests began in hong kong many view this weekend's election as a referendum on taiwan's relationship with mainland china one of the protesters who left hong kong for taiwan sees his future hinge on the election results he's already been arrested by hong kong police and was one of the protesters who stormed into the legislative council back in july and. whether i will stay in taiwan may depend on what the outcome of the presidential election is judging from his statements the opposition party came t. appears to have labor does a nice from hong kong as violent riots is that is a very unfriendly gesture to us. the chain on presbyterian church has helped the dissidents from mainland china for years but nothing like the numbers of young

protesters coming over from hong kong and went into it with him says i some it's very clear that the one country 2 systems formula in hong kong is a complete failure which i think serves as a wake up call to people in taiwan this provides an opportunity for us to have a basic grasp all re-evaluate what china has pledged stephen vows to keep up his pro-democracy fight if the movement succeeds he'll return but for now he's going to attend university here to better equip himself to speak out for hong kong even if he's not there it's got harder al-jazeera taipei a taliban commander has been killed in an afghan government operation with u.s.s. support according to the afghan defense ministry it happened in the district of herat province later wednesday the government says it's investigating reports of civilian casualties in the attack. after months of turmoil the british house of commons has finally passed the brics it withdrawal agreement bill it passed 33223199 vote majority and when i move to the house of lords for approval

it paves the way for the u.k. to leave the european union on january 31st after that will be a one year transition period the 2 sides have to come up with a deal on their future relationship in that time the e.u.'s chief negotiator michel barnier says it will be possible to reach a comprehensive agreement with the u.k. in a year earlier with barca about what lies ahead for those negotiations. use for people that it won't go easy on the united kingdom having some very warm words though from the new e.u. commission chief delay and she has promised unprecedented cooperation she said a partnership that goes beyond trade is closer when it comes to things like climate action data protection fisheries energy so on and so forth but just to remind you this bill that's currently going through parliament includes a clause which means that there cannot be

a further extension so if there isn't any economic partnership by the end of the year then well britain leaving the european union on something of a cliff edge johnson is hoping to have an economic partnership in place by july that's very very soon many people think about but maybe a little bit too ambitious but johnson says he can achieve it thousands of protesters have returned to the streets across france in the latest mass demonstrations against pension reforms transport services were disrupted and power cut in some areas to try to force the government to scrap the planned overhaul critics say the changes would require millions of french citizens to push back retirement talked about there has more from paris. protests against the french government's planned pension reforms for more than a month now 5 weeks in fact transport. strike and that is meant a major travel disruptions up and down the country as trains buses metro transit

says all severely reduced now what. is a full nationwide day of action that is more like here in the center of areas there are people from all sections of society you have a doctors health workers accountants. my left there are lots of teachers many schools and universities are shut today and what they all were saying is they don't worry the french government. that they will have to work. on that they will have that pensions reduced. the pension reforms will be a huge catastrophe in our protests may take time but we must win not just for us but for our children and grandchildren what he wants to impose on. the system is sound selfish. people are joining this march and really it's a pretty big crowd now no opinion polls suggest that despite all the disruption

that a majority of french people still support the strike that is fueling there's no doubt that there is pressure on both the trade unions and the french government to do something to try and break the stalemate that the french government says that this reform is necessary to try to streamline the pension system save money and make it fairer and this week the french prime minister said wofully said that both sides trade unions and the government have to work to find a way. to put it look especially the bill which will be presented to the company general is $24.00 is necessary to guarantee. the trade unions have a better proposal a more intelligent. then. taken into account while some. do you need some protesters here want is for the government to scrap their pension reform plans altogether but the french government wants to try and appeal to some of the more moderate trade unions with some modifications to the bill well 2 told between the

trade unions are looking to government on friday. britain's royal family are reportedly hurt and disappointed after prince harry and his wife meggan said they're stepping back from senior roles within the morning kate the couple made the announcement without consulting the royal family saying they want to become financially independent reports from london critics say that isn't possible if they want to maintain a role in public life. it wasn't long ago that the american actress make a mark was injecting new life into britain's state rule family marrying prince harry 6 in line to the throne in 2018. but the mix of transatlantic glamour and walty quickly turned toxic in the press with the duke and duchess of sussex criticised for a jet set lifestyle at taxpayer's expense and accusations in return against some newspapers of racism. in an interview late last year meghan hinted that it might

all be too much british man said to me. i'm sure he's great. but. because the british tabloids will destroy your life. there will be critics of the sussex his decision to go their own way becoming financially independent they say splitting their time between the u.k. and north america while retaining their royal status it's so the looks of the outside world as though they're trying to have their cake and eat it they're trying to cash in on their celebrity status while maintaining that high a level which is royalty i don't think those 2 things can go hand in hand easily and the idea of using your royal title to make money is something which side of british royal family has never ever entered into before. outside buckingham palace expressions of support and regret everything in the same family name is now i'm simply it's me and my face and now i kind of fragmented think that the country

she's come from a different background and he's come from a different background and they're trying to make it work for both families just to families is it trying to make the situation worth while the u.k. press carries the story on every front page the queen deeply upset we're told apparently she wasn't even consulted in advance of prince charles. calls on brother william been kandice and with rage and this talk of civil war inside the royal family it's the sort of gossipy reporting that is so common and which harry and meghan seem to think will cease all reduce once they put a bit of distance between themselves and this institution but members of the royal family sometimes forget but the taxpaying public has a legitimate interest in their extravagant lifestyles harry's uncle andrew was reminded of that in his disastrous televised attempt to excuse his friendship with a convicted paedophile harry and meghan meanwhile have already been removed from

the royal wirksworth display at madame tussauds but there are likely to escape the media spotlight jonah how al-jazeera london. could man you can catch up any time with our website the address that is al-jazeera dot com and you can watch us by clicking on the live icon out of there dot com. the top stories here now jazeera canada's prime minister just intruder has confirmed there's intelligence that the ukrainian jet that crashed on wednesday was shot down by iranian air defenses or 176 passengers and crew were killed at least 60 of those were canadian citizens iran denies the claims saying it is psychological warfare against iran today reiterated his call for a full investigation into the crash but we have intelligence from multiple sources

including our allies and our own intelligence the evidence indicates that the plane was shot down by in a rainy and surface to air missile. this may well have been unintentional. this new information reinforces the need for a thorough investigation into this matter canada is working with its allies to ensure that a thorough incredible investigation is conducted to determine the causes of this fatal crash and iranian revolutionary guard commander has warned wednesday's missile attack on a base hosting u.s. troops in iraq is only the start of their retaliation and he had used our day says iran strikes weren't meant to kill soldiers but to damage the american military machine u.s. house of representatives will vote soon on a resolution limiting president donald trump's ability to take military action

against iran should the bill pass the house the republicans say they will consider it non-binding russia and turkey have announced a ceasefire in the country's last rebel held stronghold at least 1300 people have been killed in a lip synced september 28th in the u.n. reports almost 300000 syrians have been displaced middleaged since mid december after months of turmoil the british house of commons has finally passed the brics it withdraw agreement bill that passed 33223199 vote majority and i move to the house of lords for approval it paves the way the u.k. to leave the european union on january 31st. there's the top stories do stay with us one on one east is next with exclusive access to a thai prison life now. trade tensions could cut global economic growth by north point 8 percent we bring you the stories and developments that are rapidly

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