al jazeera, oh, when is a sample? ah, india's top military chief is among 13 people killed in a helicopter crash, and tom will not. it will be live with the latest. ah, 11 o'clock, this is out 0 live from the also coming up. there will be consequences. i'll put those in bold if those rules are broken. the u. k. prime minister apologize is often late. the video shows his officials joking about hold the christmas party during last years clovis 19 long. germany gets

a new chancellor. social democrat left sholtes, he's been sworn in with the countries leader taking over from lamarcus accord emily's europe holes. yet corruption conviction of all the prime minister nigi runs act but says he can stay out of jail. ah, so we begin with breaking news from india where defense chief general beep and roberts and his wife and 11 others have been killed in a helicopter crash came done in the mail. gary's district of southern that time will not do state one person survived is not known why the crash happened. but an investigation is now underway. elizabeth per annum joins us live from new delia miss what more of you lead? hello next. so it was the indian air force which confirmed news of the crash

shortly after it happened. that was also the indian force which confirmed the news of the death saying with deep regret, we have ascertained that general but the invalid mrs. medulla cut out and 11 others have died. they said in the unfortunate accident now there were 14 people on board . the military helicopter 13, including beth and robert's wife have died, and one person is still being treated for the injuries in hospital. the administration of the district of nil good is where the crash took place said that the bodies will need to be identified using dna testing because they suffered from severe burns. now this helicopter was traveling from an air force base and to load to the defense service college in washington, so that both in raleigh and other senior army officials could attend and event. it's not at all a long ride and the weather conditions will fine. but this is

a very mountainous region with a lot of forests and the indian air force has said that they have ordered an inquiry to find out exactly how this happened. now 63 year old, but then robert is actually the 1st person to hold the position of the chief of defense staff in india. he was a former army chief, but this position was created in early, early last year to really integrate the army, the air force and the navy. and he was the highest ranking person in the indian defense forces. we have had a prime minister in their morty, charing amazing now of all of his cabinet ministers and the defense minister raj mouth thing is going to address parliament on thursday morning about the exec. what happened? he was supposed to do it late wednesday afternoon, but he and that went to the residence, and there are

a lot of questions that he will have to address tomorrow. that inquiry has been ordered, but already a lot of questions about how a helicopter carrying india's top defense person could crash. right. let's, thanks very much indeed. let's front him with the latest helicopter crush and tell another day picks with now the u. k. prime minister is apologize to parliament after leak video showed his senior staff jokey about a party reported held during last year is locked down at that time. london was under top tier restriction with no social events allow even within businesses. please re examining the video as part of a review of the reported violations. so let's take a look at the footage that spot. the controversy i had just seen, what was impressive and there was a downs because the person tried to recognize i went home old and all the and with the condone

cheese more to see from line. all right, this is the, this is recorded. inspection policy was a business means it's not. so she just borrows johnson says he's furious but has repeatedly denied any rules were broken insists he was told event never happened. opposition? labor party leda, kiss dom, or accused the prime minister of taking the public for fools in question. johnson's leadership or let's get more now from andrea simmons is life for us in london. and andrew, tell us more about what was said. it premises questions in parliament earlier well as a raucous atmosphere, or as johnson faced a bruising round of questions of from the opposition leader kiss tama, he was trying to defend himself. he was saying again and again,

he was sorry. he was also a trying to distance himself at the same time failing on both counts. this wasn't just a christmas party. it was breaching all covey regulations, according to the opposition on all who are attacking the prime minister right now. and not only wraps, it's the way you see in that video, senior staff is that downing street smiling, joking about the whole thing. now up and down the country. the public is angry and perhaps justifiably so because they have seen the government on a number of occasions be talk, double talk about the whole situation. and so far is johnson announced an inquiry by his cabinet secretary that was probably hastily arranged that was ready past aside by kiss darma. he said, what's the point of having an inquiry you bought as one might as well now admit

that you knew about this? and so the suggestion is the prime minister cover this up, was he aware of the tone of that video? possibly yes, there is certainly a mood right now wanting the blood of the prime minister by all in the opposition parties. this is what he had to say. i can understand how infuriating it must be to think that the people who've been setting the rules have not been following the rules. missus beka because i was also curious to see that and this is because i apologize. i apologize unreservedly to the offense that he just caused up and down the country and i apologize for the impression that it gives but i repeat mister speaker that i have been repeatedly assured since these allegations emerged that there was no party.

this virus isn't defeated, we're going to face other tests where the british people may be asked by their leaders to make further sacrifices for the greater good. how much the the queen sat alone when she marked the passing of the man. she'd been marty for 73 years. leadership sacrifice. that's what keeps leaders of moral authority to lee and andrew, what brings us all the more shopping into focus is there the possibility of more restrictions being out later? yes and what a day to do it if it actually happens. but yes, we are expecting the so called plan b to be announced. not so much amounts but actually imposed. it could be in a step by step way, but that could be the limited use of vaccine passports, the extension of, of face covering, wearing to

a broader scale in the country at the moment. it's just on public transport. and also in, in, in, in private areas but for public areas. but that could be extended. and furthermore, that could be working from home. but all of this depends on one thing. and that's the moral authority of prime minister boris johnson in announcing all of this will . the average person in britain really abide, but will they take it seriously any more? this there's already a laissez faire attitude, developing amongst the public in some quarters. and then in other courts is a very, very angry widget attitude towards the whole cove. it regulation process. but boris johnson does faith, undoubtedly the biggest damage political damage has done most in the time in downing street. so really it's got to be interesting how this plays out,

really make a quick announcement of firing the senior stuff in dining street who will in that video, that's a possibility. but even that won't be enough to actually calm the amounts of anger . there is right now, it will remain to be seen how he can successfully or, or undoubted, or possibly fail in trying to really see this through. or under thanks about andrew simmons, apollo and london on to germany or the full shops has been sworn in as countries. new johnson, these replace angler merkel who's left off is often 16 years shots as incoming coalition government has promised to step up efforts against climate change and the panoramic like. so i think i, let's go to stevenson, who joins us now from berlin and quite a moment. step linchpin of german and european politics has gone after 16 years. and we now have a new chancellor. yes,

absolutely. and the closing act for 16 years of anglo mircle is happening right here at the chance. read the office off. now new chancellor, olive shoals, myrtle is handing over the key to him and that's the, that's the end of her 16 years then she's going home. we don't really know what she's going to do, but she's actually going to have some serious sleep because of course she need some rest. and then the news chancellor all of shows has announced a very ambitious new government plan together with his to coalition partners. it's the 1st time 3 parties form a correlation, together with the liberals to social democrats, all of shows and the greens they will form this government and they have some serious plans also to improve social justice. the climate is very high on the agenda. for example, 400000 houses will be built, but also the coal power plants will close down by 2030, and internationally, all of sure so. so if you want to strengthen the you and that's

a very important issue, of course for germany, it's the largest economy here in europe. so bishop plans and we travel to his hometown and hamburg to find out who is actually all of shows. and we met an old friend, a special discount for all of shells here caught a little joke from barbara batch. it got to celebrate. the new chancello happened to be an old friend. they met when both are working for the s b day. the social democratic party, in hamburg and toys, there was long for me. does all of us. it's a special day because my good comrade, my very sensitive comrade, been a powerful position as chancellor and i will keep my fingers crossed on the wounded . this you can really dissolve when i can't even explain how special to stays for me. but i didn't it clear and 63 year old charles, who was raised by social democratic parents, joined the s b day at the age of 17. after working as a labor law attorney,

he was elected mayor and hamburg in 2011, leading germany 2nd largest city shows, shows himself as a pragmatic and a time stuff mere. he came on the fire when rioting broke out during the 2017 g 20 summit in the city. it's him hamburg all of shows was vested. that's the politician and a leader. now we have to show, not only can you see germany, but also guide you through difficult times, tackling the cobra. 1900 damage and security threats at its border. shoals will lead to 3 parties, government with the greens and the liberal, f. d, a. and novelty in germany, the coalition as now to the bishop, 177 page deal that should modernize germany by speeding up the energy transition and improve welfare provision. but it's the data, the 4th wave of the covert pandemic that will need all his attention 1st, we need to be able to make the decisions past. and that also means he has to lead

the coalition and not go into endless debates and compromises with half of his cabinet posts given to women. shoals wants to show you serious about change his foreign minister on elaine. a bad bulk of the greens has announced the top of stands on russia and china. but some wonder if shoals has what it takes to lead internationally. i think his lack of car smoke is a weakness. now his, his advisors keep telling us that this is going to be a strong chancellor, that can bring people together and that behind the scenes he is the person that can do that. but certainly he hasn't shown that he can convey and can bring people behind him. germany will find out soon enough because the country takes over the g 7 presidency in january. an important moment for shoals to convince those who still have doubts, batch at organ has none. i suppose that he listens, takes it in and does not forget. he will think about it before he makes

a decision that is all of and he should just stay all and then he can do anything above own. i'll go and hopes a new chancellor. won't forget his old friends and will still visit him for some good advice. well, there will be no honeymoon for all of shows and his team, the infection rates here are still very high in germany, so that may need some urgent handling. and also his 4th, 1st full of trip is already scheduled for friday. he will meet president michael and he will travel immediately to brussels as well. so it's immediately to work. and they that thanks that in berlin to lead here and i was, is there a paying respect for lincoln men beaten to death in pakistan? after being accused of blasphemy, we talked to some of the work is helping bring cutters world cup stadiums to ah,

almost the entire east coast of india brace and for some rain. hello everyone. good to see. let me show you exactly what's going on. that ne monsoon become an active again, so that's stirring up brain and they have been gall and it's moving further toward the west. so the top end and the bottom end of the east coast of india, get that rain some heavier pulses in there for entrepreneur dash o, dish and westbank. all that's on thursday. let me show you. friday mostly breaks apart fragments. but another round of rain for sri lanka and bursts of rain for them all these malia high of 30 degrees. and speaking about that ne bond soon be more active. are seen the rain steer right into central southern parts of vietnam. this is plaguing, hooked him in city with the high of 30 degrees. also for the philippines dowse with rain toward the eastern central areas. once again, all because of that ne monsoon areas of china seen the cloud break up for central

eastern portions. nice staying wayland with the high 21 degrees, but know where we got that cloud deck thickening up it's toward the northeast of china. same goes across the korean peninsula. so where we see this car, we could see some showers and the potential for snow over higher ground than all that wet and windy weather over a haunch. it's now pushed out toward the pacific. tokyo beauty of a day on thursday with a height of 12. that's it, sir. ah. ah. mother nature's gift of cultural landscapes. a strong infrastructure governance arising where investments are waiting to flourish, with even supplied by tradition. and where beautiful possibilities are offered.

with ah, your challenge is there a reminder about top stories in india's defense chief general? a group in raleigh and 12 other officials been killed in a helicopter crash became done in the various districts of southern time with the u. k. prime minister as apologize. dr. lee video showed senior officials joking about a christmas party during a copay 19 lockdown. course. johnson has repeatedly denied any rules and broken insists he was told the event never happened. last shop since been sworn in as

a new german chancellor, he's replacing angler. merkel is maybe office after 16 years. malaysia's former prime minister nigi browser cremains defy to after an appeals court help held his guilty verdict and corruption case. he wanted the judge to throw out his 12 year prison sentence and $50000000.00 fine job pleaded not guilty to dozens of charges tied to his involvement in a multi $1000000000.00 state fund scheme. also a report now from partridges. he'll dismissed the guilty verdict against nat geo browser stands. the former malaysian prime minister was sentenced to 12 years in prison and find it 50000000 dollars last year for illegally receiving $10000000.00 from a former unit of state investment fund. one empty big. i'd like to see that i'm very disappointed in the judgement deliberately. i appeal this morning.

i. i lost my voice to file a big deal. oh, to the federal court. the court has temporarily suspended the sentence, pending the appeal and logic remains free on band. his supporters, dozens of whom had gathered outside court on wednesday, say he's being persecuted, philanthropy, that he will. we feel extremely said that the appeals court has upheld the sentence . now jeep is a leader who sacrificed so much for the people and the country. the court rejected nudges defense. he had acted in the national interest and said evidence showed the former lead in you or ought to have known the money in his accounts were from illegal proceeds. the court of appeal in a unanimous decision to uphold egypt. conviction said the case in which more than $10000000.00 was transferred to no jobs, personal bank accounts was a national embarrassment. this is the 1st of 5 trials involving one m. d be fed

not ship faces. u. s. a malaysian authority say at least 4 and a half $1000000000.00 was stolen from the state investment fund. it was anger about the one m d b corruption allegations that lead to nudges coalition being voted out in 2018. that was the 1st time it lost power since malaysia gained independence in 1957. now chip has been trying to mount a political come back since then, and his party returned to par last year. analysts say, while the conviction is a setback for magic, it's too early to write him off, you and a busy, as long as the legal appeal or the legal process on going, you will try very, very hard to stand in the less general election and the possible get back to the office of the prime minister. pulls are not due until 2023. that could be called as early as the middle of next year. finally, al jazeera, patricia, malaysia. pfizer has announced his cobit 19 vaccine is able to in its words,

neutralize the armor, chronic variant. after 3 doses company says 2 doses still offer protection against severe disease, but as strongly improved with the booster shot, pfizer has started to develop an amr cons to specific vaccine which should be available next year. if you know of a sri lankan man, beaten to death in pakistan on friday has been held in his home country. crowd attacked pre entered there, whatnot for dragging him into the streets and set him on fire staff at the factory where he worked, had accused him of destroying a religious poster. hawkstern's prime minister says more than 100 people have been arrested. renelle fernandez has more from the victims, home and camper her instructor. there's been a sort of almost disbelief, particularly standing here in his home, having spoken to a members of his closest family. it's very, very clear that the reality is yet to set in his wife is a, you know,

trying to come to terms with what exactly transpired on friday. she did sort of urge the justice be done that the full arm of the law be used to ensure that perpetrators of this, essentially this dastardly act are brought to book to ensure that in future this doesn't happen again. but she is, she is very much a sort of, you know, taken aback by the proceedings as are these young sons. now it's a very close knit family. there was 6 siblings in the family. and incidentally, the 3 boys of which brianna was the youngest. all walked in park, his son. oh, did or been working for more than a decade there and they have never come across any violence of this scale or nature . his, his mom is heart breaking for her to see her youngest son come home in a sealed coffin, his injuries. we're too brutal for even an open casket. so that's the mood here.

sort of almost disbelief and deep, deep grief china has hit out at australia for joining the u. s. diplomatic boy. quarter of next year's winter olympics, impeaching the ministry of foreign affairs, as the move goes against the games policy of political neutrality. prime minister scott morrison says, athletes will still be able to attend the games, but there will be no government representation. morrison says china has failed to respond to several issues, including accusations of human rights abuses, all over stand up for strategies, interests in what australians believe is right. and we are living at it in an uncertain time. and the world in our part of the, in the, in that the civic is, is uncertain. and that requires latest to be strong and stand up for a strategy and stand up for the things that we believe in and not take a step back. and so i won't be taking a step back here, which i know says the strategies decision is against the limpid motto of togetherness. to help me or your team, your info,

china is not invited. any australian governmental officials to the beijing one to roll impacts whether they come or not you, nobody cares. australian politicians, political posturing and selfish games, not impact beijing success and hosting the winter olympics. underwood wood is a sports marketing consultant was also the public relations manager for sydney's 1992 olympic bid. he says, other countries will probably follow washington's lead that actually just sent a signal threat. diplomatic circles to the chinese government that you know, hey, we're not happy in australian sport and politics folklore as a phrase that sport and politics don't mix astray, leans hated when sport and politics come together and sport is used for politics. but this will largely be seen is just something that politicians and bureaucrats do . and as long as they're athletes, good to go there. the public of australia will be comfortable with that is so look at it, use a lungs, are going in the same direction as i understand it. and look,

this is something that will spread around the rest of the world. there are multinational alliances and they will come into the 4. but what i don't think anyone wants to see happen is a, a boycotted b olympics from an athletic point of view. i'm think of how the world came together for the tokyo olympics earlier this year. and the joy that bought many, many people, certainly there are major human rights issues in china to address. but on the whole, you know, let's keep the sport politics separate here. and let's not forget that sport has acted before to bring about change in various countries. we did have the protests, the apartheid protest with the commonwealth nations banning south africa from sport back in the sixties and seventies, most particularly cricket and rugby. and that had some effect in bringing about change in south africa. had tried to beat for that, but certainly it is sending a very strong signal to the aging evidence cut one the right to host the 2022 world

cup gulf nation to face scrutiny about its treatment of work is involved in building stadiums for the tournament. organizes say that commitment to work as welfare has led to big improvements in living and safety standards. it's an richardson next year. cassandra lee sale stadium will host the world cup final. but now it's home to some of the thousands of construction workers. you've helped realize this countries footballing ambitions. they include v j in nor do i met their accommodation block near the stadium, the jays working capital, the the last 15 years. order of about the i've seen big changes during my time here in my previous job, i had to spend a lot of time cooking my food and washing my clothes. now i don't have those worries. food is cooked for us, my clothes go to the laundry, and the salary is paid on time. when we know that during the hot months, we get a 10 minute break every hour and don't work during the middle of the day. there's

a rest area and we can have water and glucose drink organizes say there have been 3 work related deaths and 35 non work related fatalities on wilco projects in the last 10 years. in that time, there also have been significant reforms introduced, including a minimum wage and the ending of a system whereby in the past work is had to get their employees permission to change jobs or leave the country human rights group. amnesty international says progress on work is right to stagnated in capital over the past year. but it did make an exception for those directly involved with the world cup. we do recognize that those workers working on work or project has better standards of protection. the supreme committee introduced the workers with offering better standards, and i think that even a fruit to sometimes 1st class workers because of the bridge by virtue of working on his very important project. but again,

i think we need to see beyond these 2 percent. and then make sure that the remaining 98 percent also enjoy the same protection surrounding some of the world cup stadiums. a so called walls of gratitude, pictures of all the workers we've helped build them. it's their efforts, their skill deficits since their patient while they were away from home to really help us bring the you know, dream to reality. when is your v j is work is funded. his own construction project, a new house back home in india, where he plans to rejoin his family after the world cup and the richardson al jazeera lucille approved president who survived a motion to impeach him. congress rejected a request to remove him for what's been described as moral incapacity. left his president who assumed office in july and accused corruption by his political rival, pro and to government protest gathered outside congress during impeachment, vote japanese bidding and his assistant to the latest tourist. heading to the

international space station. you saw whom i saw and user herano will spend 12 days in orbit, where they plan to hold a balance in torment with external japanese pear blossom often as soon as of russia as rushing rocket from catholics on realizing a childhood dream and travel lift off a this is 0, these are the top stories and india's defense chief general. everything raw and 12 of the officials are be killed in a helicopter crash became done in the the get his district to another u. k. prime minister has apologized after leaked video, showed senior officials joking about a christmas party during a cave in 1900 lockdown for us. johnson has repeatedly denied any rules of broken and insists he was told. the event never happened. andrew simmons is.