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demanding answers over the fatal shooting of the numbers of that community on friday. ah, hello, i'm mary. i'm to mozy in london. you're watching algae 0 also coming up on the program with cities across the united states on cause for the coldest christmas eve on record is an arctic blast? cause is power outages and travel chaos. ah, you have gone taliban uses water cannon on female protest. as in herat and ban women from working for ford and local non governmental organizations, theft and streets of busy again as the town welcomes back christmas tourist and pilgrims after 2 years of covered restrictions. ah.

we begin this our in france that police verify tear gas, a demonstration organized by kurdish activists and anti racism groups. thousands of people up in raleigh against the fatal shooting of 3 people at a kurdish cultural center in paris on friday. they won't the authorities to declare the shooting a terror attack. not a racially motivated incident. st. kurds would deliberately targeted police have arrested a man in his sixties. it's all been java reports now from paris yet, but he groan. parish. robbery police in brutus is charged against each other in the french capital did, which demonstrate as they're angry at authorities response to be attacked from friday, which killed 3 refugees. we want answers from the police. why did it take so long for them to respond to the attack? why have they not designated this it terrorist attack?

and why wouldn't security provided to the coaching center or for it had earlier been asked for your number represent on son jordan. we've been working on the 10th anniversary of the killing of our 3 comrades. 10 years later we, the kurdish women, are still asking for justice. and now again, our blood is spilled in france. we are angry and the french state is responsible double. oh, refuse to remain confined to one square where the police allowed them to protest. goodish demonstrate to see the bullets fired and the attack were felt by every member of the community as the protest. her calm down here in paris, the police and security services are out enforced clearing the protesters are from the street, the going from republic square to bethune square. but the anger in the streets of paris continues. as more videos emerged from witnesses from shore, onlookers overpowering the attacker. security sources say he still had multiple magazines and dozens of rounds of ammunition units witnessed the attacker targeting

the postal center, a restaurant. and then above his shop, he says the 69 year old man knew where he wanted to open fire. it will estate want us to believe it's a racist attack. but the guy was released from detention 10 days ago. in 10 days you found guns and came here. they don't, we want to know. we want the state to answer, don't be sure. the killings have pushed the nerve among frances, my good community protests in other cities as well. they want to know why an attack on a minority community isn't being designated a terrorist attack these goods planted and called for revenge. and unless the government can satisfy their demands, the anger is unlikely to go away. from a gary that the 0 winding blizzards, freezing rain, and life threatening called of grips, large part of the united states. the storm is almost unprecedented in its scope,

stretching from the great lakes near canada to the rio grande day along the border with mexico. 2 thirds of the countries on the weather warnings high winds will the mercury plunged to minus 18 degrees celsius on friday in el paso, texas. i sub 0 temperatures. a rare coldest place in the us was the remote one town town of highway which had a low of minus 39 degrees before rising to minus 28. just before noon chopper thompson, airports from washington. the. the bronze of the storm on saturday was hitting upstate new york and the great lakes with snow full and high winds, many enough strand in their homes for christmas. i lived in what you might call the stereotypical american suburbs if you can picture that and i cannot walk to the sidewalk in front of my house about 20 meters from my front door. thousands and thousands and thousands of people here and just in western new york state have lost

power for a period of hours. and they are just coping with extra blankets and lots of christmas sweaters. despite an official ban on driving in some areas, there were is that many adventured up anyway, but the worst was over only to get stranded. this may turn out to be the worst storm in our community history. there are still likely hundreds of people still stuck in vehicles including individuals who tried to drive out in the late night hours last night. this is the festive season in the us, one of the busiest travel periods of the year. and even though thousands of flight delays and cancellations were reported, some passengers were determined to complete the holiday travel. our whole airport shut down. so we drove to omaha, nebraska, got on a flight there. then then d. c. delayed in d, c. an hour here. even though winter storm earlier has moved way to the

north, its aftermath of freezing temperatures mean cities from pennsylvania to florida being told to expect the coldest christmas on record. although climate scientists say it's difficult to ascribe a single weather events. the climate change, what we are seeing is in keeping with the models they've been moving about for years. a warming object disrupting the jet stream and plunging polar southwards, more and more frequently. and just in general, an increase in a variety of extreme weather events. she ever times the al jazeera washington rules have, he's now in japan. it's now killed 13 people since the middle of a month. 80 others have been injured areas across the country's north, east and west of and blanketed paralyzing traffic and causing large scale power. black out all the $10000.00 homes have been without power. ah,

now the afghan taliban is ordered all local and foreign non governmental organizations to stop their female employees from coming to work in the latest crackdown on women's rights it. so some and yo workers had not adhered to the taliban interpretation of islamic dress codes for women. or now the secretary of se antsy blinking is tweeted that he is deeply concerned that the ban on women delivering humanitarian aid and afghanistan will disrupt vital and life saving assistance to millions. lincoln also said women essential to humanitarian operations around the world. and the decision could be devastating for the afghan people, or the european union has also condemned the ban and the u. n. is saying that many of its programs will be affected. meanwhile taliban security forces of use water cannon sticks and battens to disperse. women protesting in the western city of herat. earlier this week, the government announced an immediate ban on women attending university girls in afghanistan had already been excluded from mo, secondary schools. i,

we have come today to demand our right to education. we are not carrying any weapons, but the taliban forced us to come to this narrow street. and then they used a water cannon on us. we all got wet and many girls fell down. they are scared of our voices. we want our right afghan security forces have also been seen dispersing protests in the southern city of kandahar forces say they fight live bullets and assaulted a number of protest as before breaking up. the crowds. also, earlier i spoke to school as a donor, a former afghan youth representative to the united nations. show me the taliban was trying to erase women from society in afghanistan, a gender up or how it is happening, and then it's done. it begun when the tyler bond doesn't allow women to show up in their work. this is lost here and it continued when the olive branch had to shut

down the female going to school and then following those degrees started on didn't allow they didn't allow the women to show up and public places parks or other places. and unfortunately, yesterday and today to more it is coming, which is very, very disheartening. it means the thought a bond are totally erasing a woman from society, from public. i am for from human life and hardening because it doesn't affect us in long term and short term struction williams is happening in dennison and strips avoidance, usually you decide to, to are a direct one. we are witnessing out. the protests are being seated in a very while and we're on the scene for just as are being arrested in her

mil projects are being arrested and assaulted by the seller, but in terms of so all these incidents are an indication that we are going to have a very dark future regional governor says that 10 people have been killed in a rush and asked right on harrison 50 and sullen ukraine. 58 hours were injured in the attack, which ukraine's president has condemned to killing for the sake of intimidation and pleasure. city was retaken by ukrainian troops last month, and i may just step back from those one claim. video released by harris on official shows bodies, yet to be recovered and emergency workers tending to the injured in the streets. charles stratford brings us more on this from keys. what we're being told is that this attack happened around about 11 a. m local time this morning, hitting a central area of the city, a shopping and residential area. the local authorities. they're telling us that is

around about $70000.00 people in the city. as we speak, many people had returned to the city. many more people have returned to the city. in the immediate few days, all for it was liberated around november, the 10th, or the 11th. but then when shelling started, they moved out again the civil administration also telling us that some of the worst hit areas in these daily shelling daily attacks in a neighborhood on the immediately on the northern banks of the denise river population in those neighborhoods of around 8000 people, the authorities saying that there are constant sniper and shelling attacks in there . but the kind of severity of this attack in the most central area of the city is very worrying date. of course, what is the russians and the ukrainians always deny that they are targeting civilian infrastructure?

civilian areas, we do know though that both sides use occasionally, abandoned civilian buildings to, to base troops from. so this is obviously as you can imagine, a worrying development, a terrifying, terrifying experience for, for the thousands of people inside care of san well, in other developments, russian authorities at demolishing the remains of mary paul's historic theatre. hundreds of civilians are believed till been killed by russian as strike in march. when they were using the theatre as a bomb shelter. the word children had been painted in russian letters in front of it. building was reduced to a roofless rubble filled shell. clients, as the clearing of the site is part of an attempt by russia to remove evidence that had targeted civilians. russia captured the southern ported, merrier paul in may. a president laudermill zalinski is called on ukrainians to come together during his holiday address to the nation, said residents will create their own christmas miracle by showing they remain

strong in the face of russian attacks. assuredly, drawn gimme godson, there's that new was no kamikaze, drones can extinguish the christmas dawn, but we will see its glow even under ground in a bomb shelter, which we will fill our hearts with warmth and light to sleep. no muscles can hurt them. they will break against al, steal spirit, and our fight will continue unabated dully. it's not threatened by planned or emergency blackouts, and we will never feel a lack of courage and invincibility. more than one is that shall the sweet we will celebrate, shall holidays. as always, we will smile and rejoice as always. the difference is one. we will not wait for a miracle because we will create at ourselves and without his era lie from london still had for you on the program with the gas tank or explodes in south africa, killing 10 people off to getting stuck on the bridge. and i'm bobby met the new

delaware. the people are joining roughly gone the, the phase of the opposition on the night in damage ah. remnants of a tropical cyclone will come pouring in to alice. however, one hears the details on sunday. so over the next few days, alice will pick up about a month's worth of rain within that period of time in time towards the south. those temperatures are on the way up. so we'll skip this a few days ahead on to say got the colors on dark of the read the hard, the temperature adelaide of 40 degrees and melbourne are coming in at 36. of course, it's been a sluggish start to summer, but looks like the heat wave is finally here for new zealand rain comes pouring into the southern alps just a few showers for the north island on sunday, and

a pretty steady stream of rain through indonesia as main island of java through bali and lomberg, but a huge swath actually of sumatra and borneo will be dry on sunday. on soon rains have prompted extreme flood advisories around sebo city. but i think the worst of the rambles, some to the south, around to vow on sunday. fairly dry though, for indo china and cool, cloudy, and pre c for shanghai at 7 degrees. in a we've had some snow for the pacific side of chicago island. so not just western honcho and her kado that are seen that see effects snow, but certainly that is still in the forecast on sunday. that's a snapshot of your weather catch you later. ah, it's one of the biggest clubs in south america. but its greatest rival is just a few blocks away for mutual dislike between funds formed from a close divide,

sustained over generations. most booker junior supporters of born into these club colors in an epic feud, of rich versus poor friends, will make foothold when alger see europe. ah ah, welcome back. look at the main stories of following the sound. now in french police, a flight take assa demonstration, organized by kurdish activists and anti racism goods. thousands of people have rallied against the shooting of 3 people in kurdish cultural center in paris on friday. blinding blizzards, freezing right,

a life threatening cold of gripped large parts of the us. at least a dozen people have been killed nationwide. the weather predicted to become even more severe. on saturday. taliban security forces use war to canon sticks and buttons to disperse. women protesting and harassed and come to hong afghanistan's taliban government is ordered. all local and for non governmental organizations to stop their female employees coming to work in its latest cracked l women's rights. i know the stories are following 10 people have been killed after a gas tank are exploded near the south african city of box book. the cause is not yet clear, but the blast has cause widespread damage. so on again, go reports the moment a gas tanka stuck under a bridge exploded into flames. it was outside the tambo memorial hospital. inside the impact collapse, the roof and left day re strewn around the emergency room. nearby homes were also

damaged as flame spread from the sight of the exclusion. residents from a nearby elderly care home were evacuated. we'd was more like a bomb. will you say the i was been eat happy in that gain? that bomb venue went out like what's going on there? when we saw the was plants, we saw fire and at the bridge like how it was going on, what's going on, then we saw it sinker, which was painting. tonka had been reportedly delivering gas to the hospital when it got stuck under a low bridge. the box spring for her food was formed at speedy and on i brought a farm to clark, but those were the lights. they tried to excuse me, friday, but unfortunately the 10th grades, bluetooth and speak, so firefighters were injured. no number of bystanders were or

see the flames continued to burn for hours. railway lines have also been damaged. investigators are examining exactly how and why a routine delivery could have ended so tragically. sony gaggle al jazeera, a democratic republic of congo, army has labeled the pledge by the m 23 armed group to retreat from mister t. jaclyn frontline position. a sham rabble group is that it will give up the town of cuba near the eastern city of goma, as a gesture of good will. but the congolese army says the move is designed to distract the country citizens and the international community. and instead, what the rebel forces are actually doing a reinforcing that positions elsewhere. and $23.00 has made significant gains in the east of the country since taking up arms again. last year. iran supreme court to say will accept the appeal of wrapper some on say, dia seen, has been sentenced to death after participating an anti government demonstrations. the country's judiciary has confirmed the death sentence of another protector. yes,

seen who wraps about inequality oppression. an unemployment is accused of try to kill security forces in setting a rubbish, been on fire. he denies all charges to people linked to ongoing protests in iran, of so far been executed. demonstrations were triggered by the death of mass armenian police custody in september. now, hong kong is aimed to reopen its borders with china for the 1st time in 3 years, despite a surge of coven cases on the mainland, and use outlet in the eastern city of condos reporting the municipal health chief is saying between 49530000 infections. having found that every day whose comments were quickly censored, privately province official reported just stir. 31 new infections instead. chinese national health commission is saying though, around $4100.00 cases reported nationwide on friday. but across the country, they've been shortages and pharmacies packed hospital wards and backlogs, and crematorium, and funeral homes suggesting

a massive surge in infections. china has been dismantling at 0 covered strategy after a wave of rare anti government protests. now thousands of supporters of indian main opposition party of march through the capital new delhi had been crossing the country for more than 3 months in what seen as a show of strength by the indian national congress. thousands of supporters joined raoul gandhi. the most prominent face of the congress party as he arrived in the indian capital. haven't you met our reports from the deli houses of people in new delhi joined supporters of the indian national congress party. most are here for this man. ronald gandy is been needing a marty across india for 3 months. walking housings of kilometers, often joined by celebrities. he says his aim is to united country polarized by the governing b. j. p. o m, a normal be of this march is for common people like us because the gum, this message is reaching us,

but our message and our issues are not reaching the government. that's why i'm joining. behold, gandhi's march. gandhi is the most powerful naming ended politics. 3 members of the family have served as prime minister, and it just made national opposition party congress governed india for more than 50 years. but now it's down to one of its lowest tallies in parliament and is struggling to survive. meanwhile, the governing bgp enjoys unprecedented support and prime minister in the reins or movie has redefined engine politics. although there are growing concerns about its handling of the economy. shrinking space for descent and rights of minority groups for the congress to pause a viable challenge. it would have to address allegations of corruption and nepotism within its ranks. congress recently elected a new president the 1st from outside the gandhi family in 24 years. the party says the march has helped to reconnect with people. and i think my yacht or like this also tells people who really my leader i hold on the is because so much of money,

so much of corporate power. and so much of mind to set whether it's on the to a lot of means on the beach every was spent to destroy. gandhi and a lot of people bought it. but some political adding to see a weak congress could make way for other players ahead of general elections in 2024 . at the moment. what it seems like the, the, the b g p has a much stronger base and governing with her, at least nationally governing with a bigger mandate money, but to speak to specie of competition. so in few years, you might see a party that get replaced, but that one because the merger of position gandhi will march for another 700 kilometers over the next few weeks. he says he's not doing it to get both, but the body hopes it will give much needed momentum, as it fights for relevance. pardon him at the algae 0 you delhi. our worship has

gathered from midnight mass in the palestinian town of beth to him. this is the seen live now the church of nativity, and the biblical birthplace of jesus christ. thousands of pilgrims and tourists have descended on bethlehem as it rebounds from the pandemic. or for the past 2 years, the towns, economies, and badly as coven 19 kept visitors away. this year, a large number of tourists and locals have been to major square to celebrate christmas. the ever brings us more in this now from beth lam. this was the year the palestinians were looking forward to because this is the 1st year that the christmas season would happen without any cove in 1900 restriction. but it's been a year that has been marred with losses. this has been a lot of attention here in the occupied west bank more than 230 palestinians were killed by israeli forces across all the occupied territory, including the besieged, gaza strip. so of course, that political situation,

that tension the fact that palestinians feel that they don't have all of that their life of ending the israeli occupation that has been lingering and has been in place for decades. i fucked. the celebration we've been talking to people and asking them where do they find hope amid these difficulties? and they tell us that part of their struggle is actually celebrating, they live in one of the holiest places in the world. bethlehem is known internationally because it is the traditional, a birthplace of jesus christ. they call themselves a residence of the capital of christmas, and they tell us that they can always and only pray for peace or christmas festivities are likely to be subdued in peru after 2 weeks of political and social turmoil, violence as effect, as sales damaging small businesses at a time when not millions of people who lost their jobs during the pandemic. a still

trying to make ends meet by i sanchez reports now from the capital lima. now i think one donor is trained to attract customers and given to the festive spirit, he hoped to sell his robot with some divine intervention. ah, sales are very low. they've gone down, but with god's blessing, everything is possible. oh li must chamber of commerce as christmas. sales are down 33 percent. it's a blow to the economy in the biggest shopping season of the year. how many people blamed the wave of protest that spread across bay due to the impeachment and arrest of former precedent? is augustine a day before christmas day. and when this says she hasn't sold any of her, nit we're designs in the semi bombing if sales have been very low in the past few weeks, because of the qu, prices have gone up, the economy is very bad. and so our sales,

political and social turmoil had dampened festivities. highway blockades caused transport costs to increase in many stores closed during the unrest. offer of members of the warbler. there has been a lot of uncertainty and fear. people don't go out to shop. we had to close the doors because of people who wanted to lose legal rapidly or shut his door. as a result, he says, sales are 40 percent lower than they were last year. another say the feeling of instability, refrains consumers from buying too many products. people prefer to buy food and keep their savings untouched. the over 900 and then make left nearly 4000000 people without a job. the association of small businesses says former precedent bizell castillo didn't implement any support measures. and now the last more than half

a $1000000000.00 in christmas sales business owners are calling for urgent assistance. they once proceed in dinner, we wanted to focus on a contingency plan to counter their losses. for now, most of the protests have quite in down for the deeply religious country. it is a break and an opportunity to celebrate madana, frances, as se, the lead me now important news to bring you from the us and canadian military's because there reassuring anxious children across north america. but the arctic blast will not prevent santa claus from completing his christmas e flight. the north american aerospace defense command track santa yuletide flight every year. a say the legendary figure is well equipped for dealing with the elements and the blizzards and chill, a normal for st. nick, especially off the living in the arctic for so long as we know center has been

doing that mission for decades. and that, and these is equipped with probably one of the best element though, which is resilience, motivation, sex. she gets the, gets the a guest through the kids around the world. so for him, whether it's whether amateur cloud i that doesn't really matter surprise on leveraging spring is just that. and that is probably the weather radar that he's got on board of his sleigh. but also is specially gary ingredient, which is rudolph friend. those that guides santa and this team to the right destination. that's right. rudolf spread nose saves the day a beacon of light up. there's much more everything we're covering are right here on a website. nothing about them. santa claus flights there, but to plenty of other things to catch up on al jazeera dot com.