can cite in a description for a novel, the publisher would send it back and say it's too unbelievable. trump versus biden, the race to the white house on a just, you know, if he is military says it's liberated part of the to crave region in the north aid agencies warn the fire is keeping out much needed supplies. given al, this is al jazeera live from doha. also coming up a warning to europe against lifting covert 900 restrictions too quickly. the world health organization says that could lead to another resurgence and infections. the u.s. threatens china with further sanctions after 4. hong kong politicians are disqualified,

but there's just a possible breakthrough in talks to end. fighting in libya, rival sides agreed to hold elections within 18 months. ukraine's president has been hospitalized after contracting coronavirus voting as in skin, else he had coronavirus 3 days ago. a presidential spokesman told the reuters news agency the decision to go to hospital was so is it in could isolate quote, accurately, it comes as ukraine reported more than 11000 new infections in the past day, a record pushing the total number of past huff, a 1000000 as countries and governments across europe struggle to contain a rapidly spreading 2nd wave, the world health organization is warning them not to the 1st reactions to fast. the agency says that could result in a major spike in cases, anderson as reports for the u.k.

. it's another landmark in the spread of covert and it's causing a lot more than $50000.00. people who tested positive have died. britain's total of dead is now the highest in europe. nearly $600.00 deaths on wednesday overtakes figures since may in the 1st wave. every death is a is a, is a tragedy. i mean, we mourn everybody who's gone and, and often either with their families as and friends as well. we're not out of the woods yet. it does still require everybody to follow the guidance elsewhere in europe. the spread is on the increase too, in italy, where hotels are now being used to cope with an over spill of patients. the number of cases has now passed 1000000, as despite increased lockdown restrictions such as here in florence, spain's number of dead within 24 hours has increased to more than 400. it's the highest since the 2nd wave began. france is now using mobile units to treat non

covert patients because of demands on its hospitals. germany as well continues to struggle to have and yet still. now we have 2 wards that are pretty much at full capacity. and while we are barely able to do our jobs, hungary is the latest country to increase its lockdown measures. its parliament has called a 3 month state of emergency that imposes an overnight national curfew on the ground counter measures in the fight against covert increase. and the race to introduce vaccination programs is also an accent aerating. the european union has signed a contract with pfizer, which has developed the front runner vaccine with bio on tech. the e.u. says it's buying $300000000.00 doses. and al-jazeera the united states has threatened more sanctions against chinese and hong kong officials over a new law that disqualified for pro-democracy politicians. the group was dismissed

from hong kong. so just that a council of the beijing gave new powers to local authorities and allows the removal of politicians that are deemed a threat to national security. on wednesday, 15 other opposition leader legislators said they would resign in protest. adrian brown is outside the legislative council and explains how the new rules could target next. those 15 legislators who announced their resignations on wednesday are now handing in their resignations to the president of the legislative assembly. this is the latest act in the unfolding. political drama here in hong kong, and of course what it means is that for the 1st time, since the handover in 1997 will be no effective opposition. all eyes now are on the next here of government as it were. that's to say the district council is now the pro-democratic camp did very well in the district council elections.

exactly. a year ago, they secured 17 out of hong kong's 18 district councils. and many of these counsellors a very young, much more radical than the, the democrats who have now been removed or have resigned from let's go. and, you know, as far as china is concerned, lot of them are not showing sufficient patriotism to the mainland. and kerry gave a hint yesterday at a media conference that, you know, other people, other groups could also be targeted. and the feeling is among many analysts, is that this, these young radical district councils could well be next. of course, along with other elected officials, the president of ivory coast has met a main opposition leader and protests and violence sparked by the recent election. i listen without a hand and a pledge to meet again that a bid to diffuse the tensions without his decision to run for a 3rd term sparked protests and decades. ations that he was violating term limits

with claimed victory in october the election. but the opposition has rejected the result of that interest has more from its more like an on the french and of course on a time to buy the water government to ensure some form of normality across the country and recon embody a former president was part of the movement toward the 2 with a 21 presidential election today he's met with president alassane. ouattara will go. that meeting lasted less than an hour. it was commended by both sides and a progress to some form of progress. and of course, the groundwork for future negotiations according to the 2 leaders has been made initially before coming here. remember, since the election, the how's of our economy and other opposition leaders have been surrounded by security forces today as we were driving to this venue. in fact,

where i lost and what i was for that infant attend during his fight for the supreme a sea of the seat of president with a lot of bubble. yeah, go for tell. we saw that the security forces have been moved away from a mr. biggest house and also away from the party's headquarters. so that's a significant development in terms of the only branch thing we're talking about. and also both leaders agreed that what is more important now for ivory coast is peace. if europe is prime minister says military gains have been made in the north and to grave region where the federal government is battling local forces. the offensive began last week. medicare is the regional government attacking a military base, aid agencies, a warning that they're able to bring in much needed supplies into the region because of the fighting over the thousands of people of faith. the armrest many to neighboring saddam triggering fears of a refugee emergency. well, how to doe is on the phone now. and mohammed just tell us about these gains,

the liberated areas is talking about well jim, we've been hearing similar messages coming from syria's defense forces saying that they had taken some key areas in the worst part of the chantry, including the town of our gloom and the shoot out over and also homemade, which they had claimed a day or 2 earlier that they had taken control of the airport. it's quite difficult to come from how much truth is in these claims because of the torque, the former to accompany filipino talk turned down into kerry. but what we know is that in the 9 or so days got the fighting has been going on. the most of the fighting has been concentrated on the western part of the country, close to the border to clear

a house with eritrea and sudan. and we've been in or we're getting are these claims of victory by government funded by the prime minister. that's what the u.n. is saying. some 10000 refugees have fled into see don, but millions i believe live in the relative vicinity of the fighting, right? so are they concerned that there could be many more people having to flee the violence? indeed, yes. and that these 3 of the u.n. organizations, the mother charges who've been helping people who already needed to be fed a new of food insecure in the region. we're hearing from officials of the border that at least 2000 people are crossing the border into sudan every day. and as the fighting continues to get deeper into the ticket, i read in their fears that more and more people could be uprooted. and it's not

just the people who live in particular a region. there are also thousands of the chandler fiji's who have been income, some of them for more than 20 years. and right now have been caught in the crossfire because some of the places where the most intense of the fighting was going on is where their average incomes are. and another concern for the united states and charted 2 years working in that to go to jail is how to replenish the talk of food aid to because of the rocket routes due to the fighting. ok, thank you for that mohammed there cost about minton to grave region from adi sava, libya's rival factions of the grade to hold elections within the next 18 months. join talks in turn asean, the 2 sides, also grade on a plan to unite libyan institutions. many are split among the un recognized government based in the west and warhol of

a half dozen libyan national army in the east. a ceasefire was agreed between the warring sides last month. today, the participants of the libyan political dialogue form reached a pole limon area agreement on every map for ending the transitional period and organizing free, fair, inclusive, and credible parliamentary and presidential elections. they outlined clear steps for reaching these elections. head has more now from tripoli. the u.n. acting envoy to libya, stephanie williams seems to be optimistic, especially today. the most important or the most outstanding point she mentioned is that the elections parliamentary and presidential elections to be hilled after

18 months, drugs and transitional period. but at the same time, she says we still have a lot of work to do it. this is the point because this t. called a meeting in tunisia. they have to choose a presidential council to be composed of 3 members. remember the current presidential council as can includes mine members and also a separate new government. this is the tough task that is facing $75.00, representatives of the libyan society meeting in tunisia and sponsored by the united nations. so to come here on al-jazeera, parts of central america pick up the pieces after hurricane ada, as florida prepares to be hit by the storm. and bringing drastic park to life indonesia's controversial plan to turn a world heritage site into

a tourism much of central and eastern europe is sitting into these an area of high pressure. it's dull, it's greys often fog is about to change. you see these clouds coming in from the west as it's a frontal system. but if you follow the winds, they're coming out from rather warm waters, which means all those western wind in the british isles, my business got the navia. it's also warming up. and this would tend to eventually in vehicle itself into germany, particularly potent and stood up there on a static atmosphere. but little attempt to difference is for 8 or 9 degrees warsaw down to vienna, or up to middle teens to the west of that. and this change taking place in oslo is going to produce a rather warming scenario,

but this time here in november short days, you tend to end up pretty gray once again. so has your water on saturday, the wants of maybe your office in paris, where the average is time years just to have 11 degrees away, 15 or 60 breezy often bright, and occasionally sherry, but certainly fairly warm. the wind has been a story of the black sea down through the sea of marmara in the gym and created cause flooding yesterday. but it's usually quite pretty. that's is stamboul after a shower. the winds dying of the next couple days. the showers are still there near libya. but a multi-million dollar online sex scam in the philippines is blackmailing men from around the world. one of one east uncovered. i was small times and became a criminal and on al-jazeera

be the hero world needs washing you're watching are just there are minor about top stories this hour. ethiopia's prime minister says military gains have been made in the northern tip of a region where the federal government is battling local forces. thousands of people have already fled, the region and aid agencies are warning there are unable to bring in much needed supplies. the world health organization is warning in europe not to lift covert 19 restrictions too fast. governments are struggling to contain

a rapidly spreading 2nd wave ukraine's president has been hospitalized after becoming the latest leader to contract the virus. the u.s. is threatened more sanctions against chinese and hong kong officials over a new law that disqualified for pro-democracy politicians. the group was dismissed from hong kong. legislative council to china gave new powers to local authorities. amir's parliament has agreed to discuss. protesters demolishes that the prime minister stepped down as widespread anger towards nicole. after a deal was made over the disputed region of the goal of our people are demanding. he cancels the agreement, which allows azerbaijan to keep land that captured during the 6 weeks of fighting hoda, abdel-hamid was at the main protest in the armenian capital yerevan. they stood in freedom square in europe. it was from here to defer so brilliant lives over that would occur over to define the years of soviet this time they were

shouting, the news, probe minister, is a traitor. the rally was organized by his political opponents, including the 2nd largest party in parliament. the message, some of the opposition leaders gave to their supporters, is that there has been national betrayal by the protesters defied the country's martial law under which demonstrations are back. and the time scuffled with goodness calls for the prime minister to reside became louder throughout the day. this is fire cream inside with russian azerbaijan. kotler begin to pull out of boers every territory it had occupied since they tended to for a while as are but there and keeps the lead. it has regained, drink a bit iffy operations. he has to repair in front of the military tribunals with all his team because he secretly in the middle of the night, sold the whole of nagorno-karabakh. he discredited the honor of our soldiers. a

prime minister who has not seen in public yet appeared yet again on facebook. you know, the regional capital stop on a curt was on the direct threat. the army chief of staff said the city was well defended if it was captured. thousands of our soldiers would be in a blockade. we would have lost even more territory. to protesters went to the saeter, the government to say they didn't believe. this is not a nationwide protest, but the feeling that the prime minister gave away too much is shared, even among those armenians who have been going down to the streets, marching further towards parliament. protestors try to convince others to join this woman says it is for the sake of saving their own or karabakh. and the self-proclaimed republic of the prime minister hasn't responded to the demonstrators who are also demanding for the agreement to be cancelled. we are saying he has to go home because he is not our prime minister anymore because he

cannot sign such an agreement on behalf of all of us. we're losing everything we're living in the south has the south of the country, which is the border with iran. armenians were unified, were the war was going on and did the fighting national service there it seems to be fading away without the year of a strain. his government is launching an investigation into alleged war crimes by its forces in afghanistan. a prime minister has appointed a special prosecutor to look into claims that civilians and prisoners were killed. australian special forces were deployed alongside the us and allied troops after the september 11th attacks. the government had initially tried to suppress whistleblower accounts of the alleged wrongdoing. rescue efforts are underway in the philippines after parts of the north were hit by typhoon vanco. at least one person has been killed and several others are reported missing. the storm triggered landslides and flooding, including in the capital manila, thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes. the country is still

recovering from a powerful storm that hit just over a week ago. the u.s. state of florida has declared a state of emergency as tropical storm ida heads. its way warnings have been issued of life threatening storm surges brings flooding and strong winds. the storm has a trail of destruction, of heading, central america and mexico. at least 120 people have been killed and dozens are still missing. as many reports as the floodwaters begin to recede, field warming scale of the devastation left by hurricane ada in central america is becoming apparent. more than a week after 8 us slammed into the region as a powerful category. 4 hurricane rescue workers in central guatemala. continue to search for people trapped under mudslides and debris. there are thousands of people in shelters. there are already more than $20037.00 damaged riches. 15 completely demolished. in honduras, one of the country's worst affected by the storm,

thousands have been displaced. many of lost everything and are now forced to sleep on the side of the road. some parts of the country are still under water, complicating the ongoing relief efforts. there's over a 100 roads that have been damaged so there's no, there's no job passage there's. i think over 70 communities that are completely blocked, which means no food, no food out, no people and not people. over a period of 4 days, he drenched a huge area of central america from panama to southern mexico. on the mexican gulf coast floods left at least 9 dead and forced thousands of evacuations. but the thing went up in c.r. a minute going to the river came with a tremendous pressure. it was overflowing and quickly planted the house. some of our neighbors came together and grabbed gas tanks, a business stove, and some pick dishes pots and some mattresses. that's sort of what we're using now . as aid a tractor northward terentia,

the rains caused flooding in cuba as well. forcing the evacuations of some 9000 people and it's not over yet in florida's tampa bay area, a hurricane watch has been issued. residents bracing themselves for aid as heavy winds. storm surge and flooding rains, bundle up a little al-jazeera. millions of men, women, and children in the yemen are on the brink of starvation. again, that's the stock warning from the united nations. u.n. humanitarian chief, local says an extra one and a half $1000000000.00 is needed to avert the crisis. and diplomatic editor james bass reports from the un's headquarters in new york. the u.n. security council. we're told the warning lights were blinking red with the world food program, the winner of this year's nobel peace prize. talking of the risk of famine in months. i would literally like to be pretty clear and pretty blunt about the situation because i don't what will parse in the leaves here without any doubt

about the scale of the humanitarian disaster that we're now confronting in yemen. so we're on a countdown right now to a catastrophe in yemen. his comments were echoed by the un's humanitarian coordinator, who made it clear. this was a manmade crisis. yemenis, i'm not going hungry. they are being starved. all of us aussies to the conflict council members. humanitarian organizations and we should do everything we can to stop this time is running out. that begs the question. who is starving yemenis? well, the u.n. is not saying, but in recent years, the bulk of the humanitarian funding has come from 2 countries. saudi arabia and the united arab emirates 2 countries that are also bombing yemen. some of called it blood money. but this year they both reduce their funding significantly. something

2 months ago, mr. low called the humanitarian coordinator, described as reprehensible jamesburg, al-jazeera of the united nations. full reign is named crown prince salmond, and how much the holy father has the new prime minister and follows the death of prime minister, holy father, been samana holy father, into power in 1970. was the world's longest serving prime minister, had been receiving medical treatment in the us us president elect joe biden has named his white house chief of staff despite donald trump's refusal to concede to and allow a smooth transition of power on clay and served as chief of staff to both biden and vice president al gore, ensuring the obama and clinton administrations. however, biden's been unable to move into federal office space or use government funds to hire staff because of trump's refusal to concede. meanwhile, the u.s.

state of georgia has announced it will recount all votes by hand following a request by the trunk campaign. joe biden secured the election without georgia, but is also leading by more than 14000 votes. officials say the recount will begin at the end of the week. the current margin stands at 14111 between the president and senator, by vice president, by my office, will continue to investigate each and every instance of illegal voting. double voting. felon voting, people voting out of state. if you report it, we will investigate it. every legal vote will count. richard goodstein is a democratic strategist. he says, the u.s. government will continue to function as necessary, despite trying to if it's to help the transfer of power. it is said over and over we have one president that will prompt for better or worse as our president will

january 20th at noon. thankfully, world leaders have called joe by they at least acknowledge that no, virtually no elected republicans will that he is going to be the new president that they want to engage with him in a way that they've had a hard time engaging with donald trump. so is there a power vacuum? i mean, again, i think the open issue is don't trump has been known to break norms and to do things that seem not well thought through. what might he do as president, he has the power to do that, frankly, will come. burke, joe biden, you probably issue pardons to everybody. he knows he's never got into trouble. that's ok. that's not great, but that won't keep joe biden doing its job, but there are things that he could do, certainly in terms of international relations that could set things back. and is that a power vacuum? i mean, i don't trust like to get muscles because it makes them feel important. it just makes the job that much harder for joe biden. the man accused of being

a key financier of the $994.00 rwandan genocide has pled not guilty at an international court in the hague. for the cia is accused of funding, militia groups and propaganda before and during the genocide which he denies. a former businessman was arrested in paris and may after 26 years on the run. i think hutus killed at least $800000.00 mostly to season just a few months during the genocide environmental groups say indonesia's komodo dragon could be threatened by a major tirzah projects, the unesco world heritage site, as one of the few places where the world's largest lizard species can be found in the wild. jessica washington reports from jakarta. in the center of the virus indonesian archipelago. hundreds of giant lizards roam islands. fossils indicate that they've lived here and on some neighboring islands for millions of years. the komodo dragon is the world's largest, a lizard known for its venomous bite and aggressive behavior,

as well as its size. the majority live here in the komodo national park. the vulnerable species is protected under indonesian law. the park is spread across mostly undeveloped islands, but the government wants to change that efforts to turn this unesco world heritage site into a tourism hub around the way that they did it at the komodo dragons are not used to seeing heavy equipment. so when they get too close, we try to keep them away so that character won't change. this video reveals what the final result is supposed to look like. said to the music from the hollywood science fiction film park. showcasing what one senior minister has called dinosaur tourism. the government says the project is environmentally friendly. we're not damaging anything. we're improving the facilities and visitor management. officials on the ground say the construction is

taking place without disturbing the komodo dragons or the local environment. not in the construction has been done very carefully. we haven't cut down the single tree, but some are not convinced, surviving. and the last minute of it, you know, this is a conservation area. that's the basis of our objection. you see the heavy equipment vehicles tearing the place down, others are hopeful that if the project is successful, it will create opportunities for the local community. and then he said, perhaps with this development, all children can get jobs, which island is part of the government's plan to create 10 new tourist hubs around the country. the aim is for these destinations to become the next bali upon environmental groups have criticised. the development in the national park will be discussed at the next unesco world heritage meeting. next year, the unesco world heritage center told al-jazeera it has requested more information

from the indonesian government about the development, but also said it has reminded the government of the need to carefully assess any potential impacts. construction is said to finish by mid next year. an act which some fear will change these park permanently and could put its dragons at risk to school washington al-jazeera jakarta this is al jazeera. these are the top stories. if your views prime minister says military gains have been made in the north and to crave regions where the federal government is battling local forces, thousands of people have already fled. the region and aid agencies are warning that there are able to bring in much needed supplies. amato has more from the capital we've been hearing similar messages coming from europe of different forces or.