after more than 2 weeks of intense competition, we're now down to the final 8 we've witnessed, and seismic upset that many of the world's top teams still remain pattern 20. 22 on al jazeera ah. peruse president pedro castillo is out impeached and arrested after trying to dissolve the nation's congress. ah, i'm him wrong con, this are 0. live from doha. also coming up, police carry out an operation across germany to fall a plot to overthrow the government. and russia's, vladimir putin has been talking tough warning that threat of using nuclear weapons

in ukraine is still an option. and the u. k. border force announces a work is strike with the potential to cause trouble chaos ahead of the busy december holiday period. ah, now prove, has sworn in a new president after formulated pedro castilla was impeached by congress and detained. he was arrested just aus off to saying he would dissolve. combe grocer by a presidential decree a move. the country's constitutional court says was a cood, it's her congress moved ahead with a vote on whether he should be impeached. castillo's, deputy deena boy, dante has at now become the country's 1st female lead up, who has faced a string of political crises since castillo took office 18 months ago. it on the not most, we condemn any action against constitutional and legal order. we call upon our

institutions to hold them and respecting the rule of law, and we are citizens and organized civil society to remain vigilant of the democratic rule of law. maria sanchez has more from lima. he's making a submission charges. some of the most serious charges one can face and he has also been he will also face almost the additional half been ongoing in the past few months. natal by the same prosecutor. but if you come in today, press charges against the former president. he has 30 witnesses, he has a series of investigations against a field that goes from it, from criminal investigation, receiving bribes, and also helping people like to former and minister of transportation. his neck, new escape from justice in the people are nowhere to be found. and there have

been many rules that have been, we've been listening to audio coming out in the last few hours where it is that directly link the president to act. so the former president, so castillo, is now facing these charges. now she's former vice president, you know, a lot of this is now the new president. she has been sorta and actually, and she, she is going to continue the government, the coffee from the same party. she's not that she's not in the terms with the owner of the leader of the political party, but she has the same idea. she said, i'm the lawyer. now germany says it's stopped to plot a by a far i groups or overthrow the government. 130 sites were rated across the country

on wednesday, and the prosecutor general says 25 people have been detained. a soldier, a judge, and a russian national are among those who have been re arrested dominic cane now report from berlin. this is how the raids began before dawn anti terror police moving into search more than a 100 properties and apprehend dozens of suspects among them. this woman b or get mal zach thinker, man. she is currently a judge in berlin, but until 2 years ago she was a far right member of parliament, who would regularly criticize that then government of angle america. now she is suspected of plotting to overthrow its successor. he, yes, group is set up into a kind of council which is supposed to be a kind of government organization which was split up into different departments just like the cabinet of a country. several individuals were already earmarked to take over different ministries. some of those arrested have access to firearms and the authorities

believe they were prepared to kill, to achieve their aims. the awfulness of government this plot would have created would have had in its ranks and apparently eminent doctor serving judge a current member of one of germany's elite military units. a former police officer and others. federal investigators believe the group tried to make contact with russian officials to see if they would help in the event of a successful cou. a kremlin spokesman denied any russian involvement in berlin. questions have been asked about how people in high positions in public life could become involved in such an alleged plot. i recently, i was calling to an asthma after our goal was to deal differently with enemies of the constitution who work in the public sector. eddie, in that while present my draft law, unchanging disciplinary action in the coming days for and so that we can remove enemies of the constitution more quickly, allows them to continue. the high speed of movement is not new in germany at its heart, it believes in the rejection of the modern state or the standard they wish to return

to germany's old borders. they do not recognize the germans state german democracy and think that germany is not her sovereign state. it goes so far that there are parts of this movement. they want to violently overthrow the government and the focus for that wishes here. the federal parliament opened as talk it was once called the high stock back in the time of the kaisers in 2020 hundreds of far right . activists tried to storm the building during an anti lockdown demonstration, but failed, stopping that action involved a few 100 police forming a cordon around it, stopping this alleged creditor as involved thousands more officers operating right across the country, dominate cane al jazeera berlin. now, russia's president vladimir putin has warned that the risk of nuclear war is rising . he still putin se, or russia would defend itself by any means. and he did insert,

the country had not gone mad, saying moscow considers nuclear weapons a defensive deterrent. who do? regarding the threat of nuclear war, you're right. such a threat is growing. now, as for russia not using its nuclear weapons under any circumstances, we will not use nuclear weapons 1st. but if we do not use it 1st under any circumstances, then it means that the 2nd one will also not be used because the possibilities of using a nuclear strike on our territory are very limited. nevertheless, our strategy as a means of defense, we consider weapons of mass destruction, nuclear weapons. it is all tuned around a retaliatory strike. that is, when we are struck, we strike back out of them. britain's prime minister is threatening to introduce a new laws are to limit the destruction caused by strikes. now the body force work as it several u. k. airports are the latest to take action, walking out between christmas and new year. work as an a wide range of sectors are

demanding more money because of the cost of the living cost of living, crisis, holborn, in their records. next week, britton's nurses will become the latest group of workers to go on strike, fighting for better pay. it's a landmark moment. the 1st time ever that you k nurses have walked out, but they're not the only group of workers complaining that their wages are unsustainably low. order for staff have now announced that they to will strike later this month. joining rail workers, postal staff, teachers, and university lecturers, ambulance staff and transport workers and parliament. the opposition party challenged the prime minister this morning. his transport secretary said that his flagship legislation on stripes. this is what he said this morning. his transport, like a model to listen to this is clearly is clearly not going to help with the industrial action we're facing. he should stop grandstanding, stop sitting on his hands, get round the table to resolve these issues. the government has been reasonable. it

accepted the recommendations of an independent paver body, giving pay rises, in many cases higher than the private sector. but if the union leaders to continue to be unreasonable, then it is my duty to take action to protect the lives and live. yes, the lives and livelihoods of the british public are being hit by rampant inflation groceries. a 14 percent more expensive than a year ago. headline inflation is 11 percent, but most people's wages are not increasing by the same amount. if at all an increasing quality the queen between the top wages and the lowest wages. so the highest person passing the list for that, but also the median wages. so actually any progress shipment of meagre class, the trade union unite his currently involved in $22.00 separate pay disputes. it refutes the idea that companies can't afford to increase salaries unite research

has shown that over the last year the top companies in the u. k. their profit margins have increased by 2 thirds. so what we actually have now is a crisis of profiteering. a recent u. k. opinion poll found 60 percent of people are generally supportive of work is taking industrial action, especially in the current cost of living crisis. but that figure did very sector by sector. for example, 54 percent supported nest is going on strike while figured up to 41 percent in favor of strikes barrell workers strike fatigue is a possibility. this little sign of it yet, pull brennan al jazeera london still ahead on al jazeera chinese authorities roll back on parts of their strike to 0 code regulations. and they were banned from high school for more than a year. now i've gone, girls are being told that they should take exams.

ah hello. we have warnings in force for some very heavy rain just pushing in across the plains of the us, easing up towards the tennessee valley. yes. slow moving area of low pressure, this cold front here that will become somewhat stack over the next couple of days, bringing some very heavy right in across a similar area. north of that. it is a very, very cold to the south of that willis recently martin where those to me, that's where we are going to see that clash of ferry, a wet weather, making its way into many parts. and so sub 0, they're north of the border into canada. minus lever celsius in winnipeg, it warms up to minus 4 as we go through into friday, but it means crisp sunshine, sparkling sunshine. but it is like in cold there's that walked down to was a south west there in between. well, there we go, where the cold air on the cuts,

the wall, maria, we have got some very heavy rain just running up towards said the tennessee valley, north of that some bits of snow. they just up towards the northern plains and we got some wet weather and some when she weather up toward the northwest as we go through the next couple of days. western parts of canada, this next system runs in. there will be some very heavy rain coming on, a very brisk wind snow there just around the mountain stays. meanwhile, across the caribbean, it is fine and dry lots of lobby sunshine over the next couple of days. ah. the stories of determination, enjoying from mind lose or not is interested in for cheating. his own handles, a dish of waft multiple new to pullman if she and wanda mini, i wasn't with that as a living. they've got, you opened up, you'll wish a richer it could be 2 in m latiere, a new series of short documentary by african filmmakers,

africa direct on al jazeera. ah ah, they're watching out. there are a line of all top stories. bureau has now sworn in dina bowl. alta has the president off till the full melita. hydro castillo was impeached by congress and detained. he was arrested just hours after saying he would dissolve. congress bypassed presidential decree. i move, the country's constitutional court said it was a coup. d'etat and jeremy says his folder plots by a fall, right group a tie, the government writing

a $130.00 sites across the country. the prosecutor general says that 25 people from a group that wanted to build a new gym and all me have been defeated. and russian president vladimir putin has warned that the risk of nuclear war is rising. preaching says that russia would defend itself by any means, but insist that nuclear weapons would be used as a defense mechanism against nuclear strike and aids to choose. now china says it's rollinback key parts of it. strict 0 clothing policy for following widespread protests is a major reverse what a countries in a country that is impose some of the toughest pandemic measures in the world. car like ripples. throughout the pandemic, china's population has faced some of the toughest restrictions in the world. but now just weeks after president g, re committed to the 0 covey policy, there's been a dramatic shift. china is announced, it's listening. the rules, p. c, r testing is to be reduced. those infected will isolated home rather than at state

facilities. and they'll be more freedom to travel, the bin to hurt gbc shiver to the further deepening of the understanding of the virus and the disease, the reduction of the risk of the disease. you efficient supply of vaccines and medicine and the improvement of emergency response and treatment capabilities are some of the required conditions or key elements for us to resume the living conditions before the outbreak happened. oh, the announcement comes a week after unprecedented protests across china against the strict pandemic measures. demonstrators were angered by the deaths of several people in an apartment fire, which they blamed on lockdown measures. the announcement reportedly triggered some panic, buying of medicines, although many in beijing welcomed the news. or for how would i to be honest, i'm quite satisfied because it's impossible to killed as far as completely maybe

just live with it and hope it will evolve into the common flu. we are not our border bond on. if you are in the quarantine facilities, you may be more seriously inflicted on because there are serious cases the, all of it would be better if you a quarantined at home. got you jobs. despite china 0 cove, its strategy infections have climbed in recent weeks. the loosening of rules could have a dramatic impact on the health of the people and the economy in the coming weeks. car, a leg out, jazeera tony's president. she jing paying has arrived in saudi arabia for a 3 day visit. she's playing at landed a flanked by fighter just before he was welcomed by an air show with red and green, jet trails representing the chinese and saudi flags. king solomon wants a deeper relations where the beijing, china is the gold, nation's largest trading partner, with goods worth $87300000000.00 exchange last year. now robot morgan, nick, he is from the arab gulf states institute. he says,

saudi arabia's relationship with china won't affect his ties with washington. both the crown prince mohammed, ben, salman of saudi arabia and president, she of china want to make a splash on the global stage. both leaders have been consolidating power at home mohammed ban. so man has been doing this for a number of years, a president, she most recently completed this consolidation of power at the national congress of the tcp. but both leaders also faced a number of challenges in saudi arabia, had been some on and other government officials need foreign partners and investors to help support a very ambitious, inexpensive social and economic transformation plan known as vision 2030. and i believe they view chinese partners as important part of that equation. at the same time president, she is facing some domestic descent and protest at home. and doing this trip to the middle east really allows him to act as a statement to be part of

a red carpet roll out in saudi arabia and actually return i believe the plan is to return to beijing with a certain degree of political and diplomatic cache so i see this trip as is quite important for both saudi arabia and china. i think that saudi officials are engaged in a very delicate balancing act between global partnerships. you have us on one side and european partners. and on the other hand, you have other partners like china and ultimately saudi arabia is going to have to be very careful about how they approach this balancing act. so they don't create the perception that they are leaving their partnerships with us. behind high school girls across most of holostar have been allowed to fit for graduation exams, even though they've been banned from attending classes from on the year. his returns out that's whole, a bomb shut down gills. secondary schools, despite promising opportunities for girls education and employment. andrea for voc

has more at 1st glance late ingles enough. danny stands sit there. exams seems a step in the right direction. secondary school goals have effectively been banned from classrooms since the taliban returned to power in august. last year, on tuesday, education officials announced that girls across much of the country would be allowed to sit there high school graduation exams. but many students, aunt happy at being given so little time to prepay. they've been away from school for more than a year, and we're only given a few days notice of the tastes. some people's describe the exams as meaningless. as one last side of that, i'm in a very bad state right now, because we have an exam for great trove, and we haven't studied a single book for it. we are here to answer 140 questions without knowing anything, we know nothing. what answers should we give and for what it oh, but i hadn't gone in. no, i don't make an employee. we don't want much. we only want to study in our country

because it is our right. half of the population is women. we have a rush and they should give us, all right to prosper. officials have given a series of excuses for school closures, ranging from a lack of money to a shortage of teachers. they've also said they'll reopen once in islamic curriculum has been finalized or a national policy on modest school. a tire has been created that still hasn't happened. and some have been going to school in secret. there are fears though, that without being able to pass the school leaving exam, very few will be able to apply to university and andrea from vacant al jazeera us present. joe biden has spoken of the national vigil for all the victims of gun violence. the vigil was started off a month ago, the sandy hook elementary school story in 2012 were $26.00. people were killed by gunman, organized to say in the past decade on the 1000000 americans have been injured or

killed by gonzalez. she returns he has more from washington d. c. this is the 10th annual national vigils are victims of gun violence, but the 1st attended by us president and it does reflect something we can hearing from the president himself that is the following on from signing the 1st gun legislation. federal gun legislation of 30 years in the summer, he's now determined to move on to a band of assault weapons that is semi automatic rifles, which can hold high capacity magazines. and once again, at this vigil, he repeated that court were continues to limit the number of bullets can be in a cartridge type of weapons can be purchased and sold. so the attempt to ban assault weapons, whole range of things that are just common sense and the political reality varies. it's very unlikely that they'll be any more federal gun control legislation coming

from congress until 2025. as the earliest and only then if the democrats you particularly well in the 2024 presidential congressional elections that simply armed enough republican votes for more gun control legislation, especially after admittedly the remotest gun control legislation that was passed in the summer has yet to be implemented signs, his rights advocates and officials for nearly $200.00 countries are meeting in canada to discuss biodiversity. the you and lead conference at noon is called 15 hopes to create a road back to permit, to protect rather ecosystems and show climate change. a drought framework aims to raise $200000000000.00 for the conservation by 2030. that's one percent of global g d p. and a quarter mozambique has gel, the former presidents and several high ranking officials for their part in a corruption scandal, the crash, the country's economy. the scam involved state and companies boring at nearly

$2000000000.00 in elicit loans from foreign banks. and independent audit found that roughly a quarter of the money still remains on, accounted for kevin. calvin has the details sitting in court as he's handled a 12 year dow sentence. the scene is a far cry from his former life of luxury, the son of most m. biggs, former president, was among 11 people found guilty in the corruption case known as the tune a bond scandal. and involved state owned companies, illicitly borrowing hundreds of millions of dollars from international banks to fund a tune of fishing operation and surveillance vessels. but the cash disappeared and most em big's government, had the borrowing from both parliament and the public. when the full scale of the hidden debt came to light in 2016, it trigon an economic crisis. in mozambique. the country's currency lost a loot of its value. inflation surged and foreign donors pulled out. former

president amanda oak. buddha whose an office when the loans were greet, testified at the trial. his some was found guilty of influencing his father to get the government to approve the deals. and of using a $33000000.00 bribe to buy luxury cars and a mention in south africa. last 8 of the 19 defendants were acquitted. while the rest were given prison terms, ranging between 10 and 12 years, handing down the sentences, the judge said the scam had plunged thousands of people into poverty across the country. many outside the court said the judgment sent a clear message to those all were still willing to commit such crime that there is no, there is no longer and the country where you can come with that graham and, and walk free for i fear that those who orchestrated this,

and crime will now go free as we used to seeing this cancelled back in the day the did scandal exposed corruption on the global scale and spect legal cases across 3 continents. given calvert al jazeera ukrainian president bloodworth lensky and the spirit of ukraine have been named at time magazines, person of the year. zalinski is an global prize for his wartime leadership during russia's invasion of ukraine. time says zalinski success was relied, has relied on the fact that courage is contagious and that the choice was the most clear cut in memory. ah, allow time for an update from cats are 2022 for a smile is our wall cup studio. it may be a rest day at the world cup here in katara,

but the fans had been out and about preparing for the quarter finals, thousands of moroccan fans or flying into dough. after they reached the last aids. far hara caught up with some of their supporters already here at the clock if for reaction to their victory penalties over spain. c may 24 hours. god knows a lot of pressure coming together and the players said that how can game again to be was the final that they will make their rights and i think bono, yesterday it was totally focused on the penalties. all the guys that again tries,

there were book as matter fact when, if i were play a missile, i knew it was, i mean it's just, if you focus you deliver, i need just how it's it's appellate is at the end. i just want to, as is also state of mind, we trust in our gym and they raise the play and eventually the spectators. they were there where they did good job. yesterday they trusting the team and just the you have to know something is the more can team is call of the family. it's not a team, it's family. maybe we don't have my team. we don't have ronaldo, but we have trusting each other. do you think you'll win again and we'll get you through to the semi final? definitely we 100 percent. i tell you one thing, when i book my flight, i book it for december, 2nd, after the friendly game against chile, i'm going, i went back and i changed my flight to december 20th. i'm here to the 20th because

i'm going to be on the final part of the final is america. and you can come to me on that part of the final morocco today, and the bus resume for all the phone and call them and then the funds are resting in the mall. moroccans, american national carrier has a great life. when this, when the defending champions france of these did i had of their block buster match with england star strike. you're killing him. bobby was back in training on wednesday. they're sitting out the session the day before the man likely to have the job of stopping him on saturday at obeyed stadium. is england defender kyle walker. as i just said, there we take respect. there is a good play in good form at the minute, but i'm not going have all our red carpet freeman time to go to school in. i'm represent macklin cheer, qualifying the wilcox so it's do or die really. you know, if we, with we lose, we go home and, you know, he's not in

a sunny my way and hopefully winning, you know, work for my, for my country. brazil are gearing up to face croatia for advent. if he is a junior says nobody in their squad will be taking croatia lightly, especially after they finished runners up. at the last world cup. i took the bus gressick off on a different route that we have seen before. in this world cup. there are no favorites croatia reached the final of the 2018 woke up in russia. so there is no easy game. therefore, facing croatia who have luca muddrick, a recent bandu, your winner makes things especially difficult. but we are aware that we must try to change what has happened in the past few tournaments. which means progressing through the quarter finals to reach the semi finals and taking that one step at a time. there was one distracting moment during the news conference. a cat jumped up on the desk while vinicius junior was answering questions. he and

everyone in the room found it funny, but is a cat on the desk, a bad or good omen. we shall see. now there's another well happy rest day on thursday, but plenty to look forward to here in katara and her team will have it all covered right here on al jazeera. ah, this is out there, and these are the top stories. bruised, pepsi president, dina, but all time has been sworn in as the country's new president. after the former leader pedro castillo was impeached by congress and detained. he was arrested just hours of to saying would dissolve congress or by presidential decree and moved. the country's constitutional court said it was a qu, dates her marianna sanchez has more from lima. he spacing as the additional charges of the most serious charge of one can face and.