the storytelling, the biggest issues usually do with the coffin carrying diego matter though, and that leaves the presidential palace and begins its journey through the streets of the lone barber. sarah, you're watching al-jazeera live from london, also coming up half a 1000000 people in the firing line. ethiopia's government says the final offensive in t. great has begun. a turkish court hands down hundreds of life sentences to people accused of involvement in 2006. the failed coup. and broke up or is the clear the

winner of the elections in booking a fossil. but the opposition continues to question the legitimacy of the vote. the body of football legend that diego maradona is being driven through the streets of buenos itis. argentina has begun 3 days of national mourning for the man who led their team to world cup glory and who many look up to as a national hero. died of a heart attack on wednesday at the age of 60 and his body has been lying in state of the presidential palace. tens of thousands of mourners lined the streets to bid a final farewell to the legendary number 10 cadets of all reports. now from for one day, argentina's presidential palace was field with football fans. thousands came here

to pay their respects to the eagle man. i don't ask the man the myth. the coffin lane state at dorn with a number 10 jersey that made him famous. the 05 yen says he was filled with emotion when he saw the coffin, they were, we don't judge him for what he did with his life. but what he did for us, he gave the people happiness something that no politician's has ever done. but i don't, i came from the poor slums of one of the scientists and reached the top of the game . for many he was a mirror of latin america, an example of the extremes that exist in this part of the world. but for his legions of argentine, fans might have owner was like them. similarly, god is dead. the god of the people of the poor, the one who represented all of us. that's why i'm so sad. argentina is in mourning, many of those who are holding back the others are crying and others say that they

came here to celebrate life. and that's why they're singing songs about what a lot of on i have a special place in people's hearts in this country. and that's why i wasn't on to say goodbye and it's not just in argentina, in italy, in the city of naples, where might, i don't have played for several years. people also got together to bid him farewell . he fully married the city. he really understood the essence and the soul of neapolitans, therefore, he's seen as one of us might have known as passing comes as a shock to most arjen times. because it puts an end to a part of this country's history. for many the will become the day that some claimed he was while he was alive. because i was one of us will scuffles broke out between mourners and police when authorities tried to shut

off public access to the presidential palace. the public wake was due to close at 4 pm local time, but that was the laid by about an hour images on local t.v. show dried police firing tear gas at crowds, who had been queuing since the early morning. of daniel schlemmer joins us live now from argentina's capital. so presumably, and now it's closer we were, can't actually see the coffin, but what is the the atmosphere there now? well, as you saw interest report there a great deal of emotion. another motion did spill over with people frustrated that they were standing in the queue for several hours to try to see that coffin. they realize that they were going to make it that the gates were going to close. there was some chaos, some would say the chaos represented in diego, maradona's life even spilled over into the day after his death, which was made perhaps inevitable. but there were those clashes. what has happened

with a great deal of difficulty. they managed to get the funeral cortege out of the presidential palace. it took the route outside the outside, the city on the motorway with crowds lining the route, standing on bridges waving flags, as it went past little bit of chaos when the whole court turning had to turn back and come back. and we heard that in the last few seconds, it has finally arrived at the cemetery where diego, my daughter's parents, mother and father are buried the ceremony taking place in the next few minutes. so really to put an end to a very traumatic, emotional day. i'm live with the latest from when a zionist daniels. thank you. tanks are rolling across northern ethiopia, while rebel forces are reportedly digging trenches in what could be a devastating battle in

a conflict that's threatening to engulf east africa. if europe is prime minister, i.b.m. it has ordered a final assault on mecca, laid the capital of great province after a 72 hour ultimatum for local forces to surrender, expired. i meant says he'll open a humanitarian corridor for those who want to flee, but he hasn't actually offered any details yet. hundreds of people have been killed since a power struggle between to great leaders and ominous government exploded into full blown conflict. 3 weeks ago, communications have been cut off while fuel and cash are running out. more than 1000000, people have been displaced and he gray, which is also home to more than 100000 every tray and refugees there almost entirely dependent on aid. but that could run out in a week. meanwhile, another crisis is unfolding across the border. more than 40000, people have fled t., great for eastern sadat were aid agencies are struggling to feed, treat,

and shelter everyone. malcolm webb is following developments from nairobi in neighboring, kenya. he issued the ultimatum on sunday and said that to graham fighters had 3 days to surrender, lay down their arms and head of what he said would be a final salt on the final assault on the regional capital of mackay, which is a city of about half a 1000000 people now since then we've heard conflicting claims from both sides about how close the federal forces are to the city 70 kilometers 50 kilometers, even as close as 30 kilometers. but we haven't yet heard any reports of shelling on the city itself, but this is something that rights organizations have expressed. grave concern about because it's such a dense population of civilians. they're saying be very dangerous if there's heavy fighting there at all. and in case of amnesty international said that shelling of the city could even potentially constitute a war crime. the statement from the prime minister of the prime minister's office has said that the federal government started giving out humanitarian assistance,

food, water, and medicines in the areas that it controls. it said it's setting up for camps for the displaced people. now the u.n. said that about more than 800000, people in the region were dependent on humanitarian assistance. even before this conflict began and estimates an additional 1000000 are going to need assistance because many of the people have been displaced by the fighting in some of the smaller towns over the last few weeks. because it's not. the u.n. says it's not possible for their partner organizations to access these people. all these places that it's not known exactly at this moment. how many people need help, or where they are saying they're the u.n. is warning of critical aid shortages in one of sudan's poorest regions where many ethiopian refugees have arrived with nothing. where we are is that combat's not far from the sudan is here border. and it's where more than 15000 refugees have arrived over the past 2 weeks. all of them saying that they're escaping shelling that

they've seen people being slaughtered, that they've left family members behind and came here for their safety. they say that because of the lack of telecommunication and because of lack of access to many parts of to grieve, they can't confirm whether their relatives who they've left behind are still alive or not. but most of them say that when they came here, they had to wait for more than a week to be able to access aid and aid aid groups and international organizations . say that that's largely because this influx of refugees happened. all of a sudden they were not expecting it for there. for example, the world food program said that it had to get food from other programs. it has in the country to be able to supply aid for those people who are here more than 40000 . refugees have already crossed into the sudan into this down side of the border here and got out of state as well as neighboring desolate states. now the biggest challenge when it comes to providing aid for, for those refugees is the fact that most of the roads are very difficult to access

. logistically, let's not forget that saddam had a very exceptional flood season just a couple of months ago where most of the roads were damaged. so aid groups say that logistically speaking, moving many of their songs to this area in response with the rise of the refugees would be very challenging. and there are concerns that they would be more than $200000.00 refugees in sudan in the next 6 months or 8 are going to show that they are trying to step up so that no refugee is left in need. that something will get to chew is a journalist based in ethiopia is capitalizing shop about he says, reporters are still not being allowed into the t great region. many of us are interested in traveling to the, to great state, to see exactly what happened. but we're not being allowed. so instead, provoke a scene on the report that's coming from human rights watch, undersea international, respected ethiopian human rights commission. and daniel, but can it was the former political prisoner and the victims that are going to

sudan. there is telling us the horror they've gone through and all kinds of experiences they have lived through to go to the sudan. but every ethiopian, refute, he reminds us of those that failed to make the journey all the way to the sudan in their young words who are so it's just a tragedy. the majority of people are resigned and to right to agree are so innocent, risen to the state about 4 times in the last 4 years. why and he p.l.f. as a legacy of human rights abuses, lot of democracy. the people of to grow the most peaceful people on bet. and so when, when we see real, when we count numbers, when we say 15040000, when we begin to understand, there are pieces behind these numbers. we're going to understand a conflict really affects the most innocent people among us. hundreds of people

have been given life sentences for attempting to topple turkey's government 4 years ago. at the finding moment in the rule of president threats of type that it's one of the biggest cases related to the failed coup during which more than 250 people were killed. sit in class a who reports from istanbul. it's a case that's taken 4 years to conclude this court and uncorrupt acquitted 70 people before that sentence, 310, military officers and civilians to life in prison. they were all facing charges stemming from a failed military coup. in 2016, a total of $475.00 defendants were tried for running the failed coup from arkansas, your base northwest sobel. turkish capital. prosecutors say that's where f. 16 fighter jets to go off and flew low over on korea, sending out sonic booms before attacking parliament and other government buildings

. didn't much remember watching this trial of 4 years was pointless. this court passed its verdicts as if only approving the prosecutor's notion without keeping any statements or evidence in consideration. we are not happy with this verdict. we will carry it to the appropriate places i want to turkish people to be sensitive about this. defendants were charged with a long list of crimes from murder and attempts to violate the constitutional order to an assassination attempt targeting president dredge up say, brad john. but the number one defendant was u.s. space turkish religious figure put to luck with the turkish authorities lame for the failed coup. and others will have a separate trial because they live approach of. the trial also brings charges against so-called civilian in mom's secretive non military figures, accused of being the coordinators between good men and those in turkey who took part in death attack. according to the indictment,

those civilian moms had direct talks with cuba and while it's a race on the night of the failed coup, to receive orders and pass them along to the military members. true to the mark you made it in china. as the crimes were detected by the courts, we would expect the defendants to apologize to the turkish nation and the families of the veterans and ask for their blessings rather than denying. but we didn't see any sign of regret. the real cool killed 250 people and injured nearly 2200 others top military brass, including then chief of general staff car, were held hostage at the air base throughout the night. the turkish government has since arrested nearly 8000 people accusing them of having links with goodman and more than a 130000, people, including military personnel, have either been sacked or suspended from their jobs in the public sector.

relatives of the defendants are not happy with the court's ruling. but the families of the victims had wanted death sentences, but many people here in turkey believe the court decision could serve as a lesson to those who intend to harm the constitutional order in a country that has bitter experiences with military coups and its modern history. see now, console al-jazeera stumble. still to come in this half hour outrage against police brutality in france, where officers are accused of attacking and racially abusing a black music producer. and the black face tradition, that's splitting the netherlands books and protests, the country debates the christmas controversy.

how low that is a ramping up across a good part of our straight at the moment, spilling out of the interior high pressure down towards the right to stray. and bottle further north, you see this area of low pressure. so we're drawing the winds in from a northerly direction. adelaide will touch 40 celsius on friday, similar temperatures. we go on into saturday. come sunday, the temps will be near the mid twenty's. something of a break coming through his this area, platen frank just makes its way through the bite. further north it is generate dry . it's hot, allison 42 as well. that warmth, also extending into queensland western parts of new south welsh. i was across the far north, top tends towards cape york peninsula, wanted to shout, that was a fast pace, but not too much to speak of sydney $33.00 celsius, noticed some west of weather coming into the south island of new zealand. and we got some what's a weather also pushing towards japan over the next couple of days, turning a little drier in china. there are some showers and eastern parts of china through

the sea of japan, some wet weather, some wintry weather that will push its way towards honshu turns, increasingly cloudy. we'll see some snow significant snow fall over the mountains there, but not too bad. sheltered by the mountains in tokyo with the top temperature 60 degrees. in afghanistan, the taliban is renowned for its violent repression of women. now a new deal with the u.s. could see the group return to power. one o one, a steam vest, a gates of afghan women who paid the price the pace on al-jazeera al-jazeera every

the white house reminder now of the top stories on al-jazeera. diego maradona's body has been given a police escort. it is, as it was driven through the argentinian capital berlin, as itis, the country has begun. 3 days of national mourning for the legendary footballer who died on wednesday. ethiopia's prime minister ahmed has ordered a final assault on mecca, lay the capital of tikrit province. after the expiring you of a 72 hour ultimatum for local forces to surrender and says, he'll open a humanitarian corridor for those who want to flee. and hundreds of people have been given life sentences for attempting to topple turkey's government 4 years ago

. a defining moment in the rule of president richard, it's one of the biggest cases related to the failed coup with $475.00 suspects. the drug company, astra zeneca, is planning to test its potential coronavirus vaccine. again, days after grabbing headlines over its reported 90 percent success rate, which is now being questioned by scientists. astra zeneca insists the vaccine that has produced with oxford university waltz tested properly. a concerns will raise that after it was revealed that some of the trial injections didn't have the right amount. the university says the mistake was discussed with regulators who agreed to continue testing. it still needs to receive final approval by regulators. well, the u.k.'s chief medical advisor says he remains confident in the trial results so far. very difficult to look at the whole thing though. see the results say to see

sick people and we've got a great regulator in the u.k. . no look at it. no, don't make decisions around it. so i think you have one result this vaccine works and that's very exciting and it's going to be put forward for approval rating. we just need to not be truthful. moxon's, mexico city is on the alert after a resurgence of covert $1000.00 cases, even during a relatively soft lockdown. the virus never fully subsided in the capital and now with concerns that hospitals could be saturated. authorities are taking further action, john home and has more. yes. mystery cities, latest effort to stop a still rampaging, coded 90 rapid testing to set up in points around the capital like this one outside the famous has to take a football stadium to free. although the results take about 5 days to ride chef manuel lopez wishes they'd been available much earlier. it would be at the amount

of media it's being done, but perhaps we should have come sooner. it would have helped to prevent this pandemic because we needed this many months before that way we would live voided a lot more infections. and the city governments also introduce these q.r. codes, which registers the phone numbers of customers at shops and restaurants. so they can be told if they come into contact with anyone infected, this is the way to stop the virus. the capsules authorities have finally concluded, testing and tracing, just like the world health organization said months ago. but outside of mexico city, the federal government still isn't convinced the country's got one of the lowest testing rates in the world. and the coronavirus says that after a certain point tracing doesn't really work. meanwhile, the mets can death rate is one of the highest in the world, $800.00 more fatal if he's were announced just on wednesday. a more than $100000.00, people have died in total, and things are getting worse, not better,

but it pertains here, but president and his men will lopez obrador. you still not convinced that a police lockdown is the answer noise than the english channel that doll. so i think its effectiveness has some being full of the most trite, it many times look downs are carried out. the exalt tyrion attitude of an official . you have to trust the people many in the informal sector, which makes up more than half of mexico's workforce, would agree with him. they have no safety net if they're forced to stay home. and the government hasn't brought out a wide ranging aid package to the they have to go out and work with the government has put money into his hospital beds so far hasn't run out of those. there are however, a lot of questions over the quality of equipment and the service overstretch medical staff are able to provide and the infections go on. john homan al-jazeera

mexico city. booking a fast as president truck cab or it has promised to move the country forward after he was re-elected for another 5 year term. but less than half of registered voters cast their ballots, while thousands of polling stations were closed because of threats of violence. when they dressed reports to supporters, the president brought us m.p.p. party, celebrated at their headquarters. shortly after the 1st limited results of last sunday's presidential election, where analyst the election commission says president boris secured more than 3 times what his close a supporter and received. there were 13 other candidates, bret, separate. after this proclamation, mr. rock christian martyrs declared provisionally elected in the 1st round as president of turkey in a fast way with 57.8 percent of the vote. in the election of november 22nd,

the result means spared the uncertainty of producing a united opposition in a runoff. addressing his supporters, he promised an all inclusive dialogue to move the country forward. border called the vote. he story. yeah. so the context so 1st is the context. it was held, the insecurity everyone is aware of. secondly, it's the 1st time people of work in a fast and diaspora participated in elections. 3rd, a confirmation of democracy, is taking firm roots here. the opposition party raised concerns about the validity of the vote, count and reserved their right to challenge the results in court. we think the opposition heard what the election commission said and was ready to use all illegal means to get justice about all the irregularities in the election of

november 22nd. we, however, reaffirm all commitment to preserve peace and stability in bikini by placing the interest of the country above all consideration. the opposition had hoped for arnold, so i united opposition could field a single candidate than i have a week to challenge the results in court. more than 1300 polling stations were closed in the north and east of the country due to fears of violence by groups linked to al qaida and islamic state. the constitutional court has to rectify the results of the 15 days from the date of the announcement of the results. france's interior minister has ordered the suspension of police officers who allegedly attacked and racially abuse the black music producer. inside his own studio, the incident was recorded by security cameras and widely shared online. the producer

told reporters that police followed him inside after seeing him on the street without a face mask, which is against french health protocols. video shows the officers punching and kicking him and hitting him over the head with a truncheon. the producer, him self, was initially arrested and held for 48 hours accused of violence. there are 3 people who came and attacked me and these people are supposed to protect us. i didn't do anything to deserve that. and i just want people to be punished by the law because we have a good justice system in france. it exists and i was lucky and like many others to have videos that protect me. a highly contagious strain of bird flu is spreading rapidly in europe, putting the poultry industry on high alert. previous outbreaks of tens of millions of birds killed and significant economic losses. the disease has been found in more than 10 countries so far, including france, the netherlands, germany,

sweden and croatia. the controversial dutch christmas tradition of black pete has increasingly led to violent confrontations across the netherlands. it involves a white person dressing up as a black helper for santa claus, and is widely considered to be racist. protests against the tradition have been canceled out of fear for people, safety vests, and reports from amsterdam. most people in the netherlands have grown up with these images. a black faced white person who scares and entertains small children this time of the year. but black beat is slowly making an exit after that have decided to remove books with this image. of course, these books have to be removed because of the current discussion in our society and the new insights we have for us. they will now be part of our archive and being replaced with book portraying peace in a more neutral way. with the removal of these books has led to such controversy and

threat that library employees don't want to be interviewed on camera. this shows how deeply divided the netherlands is about this disputed tradition. recently protests against black beats have turned file in with supporters attacking opponents and police will back down if one e was threatened after supporters of black people burst into his shop and shouted racist remarks. that night his windows were smashed. it is clear that i have become a victim and like you can see and i have been a victim of the tradition of black paint. i have no words. i think enough has been said, it's now time for chinese people. a recent survey shows that a majority in the netherlands want to stick with the traditional character of black pete. many also reject the compromise already used in several cities called chimney pete, whose face is covered with some black stains. for while the home bird beat has to

be black and this cannot go, i don't want to discriminate against anyone. to me, black peets is a mysterious figure, not a person. it's a masquerade not a skin color, so you can be unrecognizable on the street and children. see you as a fairytale figure. for nearly 30 years, he has transformed into black pete in the weeks before the dutch santa claus celebration, reaching its peak on december 5th. like most supporters, he says black beat is not a racist tradition. it's lack of awareness. it's lack of awareness because yeah, white people don't get to decide what is racism, racism is racism. and it doesn't matter what intentional we are looking at. you know, even though you don't, you don't mean it is a body impact and with the best intentions toward you to still who don't know. 'd due to protests, he organize over recent years. songs like these about black people have been changed and

a figure that was long accepted in dutch society has now become controversial. but as long as libraries can't openly speak about removing books with black beats, images, opponents of flex beat, still have a long way to go. step, fasten al-jazeera, amsterdam. and our reminder of the top stories on al-jazeera. tagamet are done as body has been given a police escort head as it was driven through one as crowds have lined the streets for the procession through the argentinean capital. the country has begun 3 days of national mourning for the legendary footballer who died of a heart attack on wednesday. earlier though there were a.