>> a cease-fire appears to be holding in yemen. it is ending one of the worst humanitarian crises. court. flynn due in investigations into alleged russian influence in the election of donald trump continues.

paying tribute to economic strides. you are watching live from paris. a cease-fire appears to be holding. reachedeached in sweden on thursday is holding. >> pro-government forces and their agreed to silence

fighting. >> the special envoy expects the the spirit ofpect the stockholm agreement and engage in the implementation of its provisions. >> thursday's agreement involves the withdrawal of all troops from the city. the prospects of an end to the fighting was welcomed by locals. >> we are optimistic about the agreement.

>> since the war began in 2015, tens of thousands of people have died. they hope it will pave the way for a wider truth in the country. has -- for helping to save the country from collapse. >> we have promoted the building of a community with a shared .uture we contributed chinese wisdom.

by our joined correspondent. what stood out for you in the speech. >> xi jinping had a lot of praise for china a the progress it has made since 1978, lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty and made china what it is today, the second-biggest economic power after the united states. he described it as the most remarkable undertaking of contemporary china. he promised to push through with reform.

he even went further to say course andstay the no one can dictate reforms. >> they are talking about china notpeaking to germany, but the trade rivalry with the united states is the elephant in the room. observers were looking forward to this speech to see if there were any clues or details about reforms in the future.

there were not many specifics. it will not be very encouraging futures.gn has made promises about speeches about its willingness to reform. what negotiators are going to look for is a willingnesto act . it does not seem like it bodes well for the trade talks between the u.s. and china because of this defiant tone that was struck, saying he does not want reforms imposed from the exterior. it is not promising. especially on a short deadline. they need to find an agreement.

>> thank you for joining us. michael flynn is due for a sentencing hearing this tuesday. he was free after collaborating with prosecutors. has railedent against what he calls a witch hunt. james comey testified at a closed door hearing, criticizing them on his way out. >> another closed door hearing for james comey. republicans in the u.s. house of representatives try to prove bias over the probe into russian meddling during the 2016 presidential election. this, while the president of

the united states is lying about the fbi, attacking the fbi, and attacking the rule of law. how does that make any sense? republicans will use to understand rule of law matters and the truth matters. where are those republicans today? >>'s testimony comes on the heels of two over boards. one, showing internet trolls targeted african-americans in a bid to suppress votes for hillary clinton and the other showing pressure used social media to influence the election in favor of donald trump. trump has called it a hoax and a witch hunt. four members of trump's campaign team have pled guilty to various charges.

saw them lose their viewers. they are armed with the power of subpoena and the president's legal troubles could be just getting started. >> i am joined by the professor of american studies. thank you for talking to us. latestn to these reports, how much trouble is donald trump in? >> he is in a lot of trouble. the mueller investigation is these things. there is no doubt trump is a liar, is corrupt. about russia is a joke. why? because as recent harvard

meddling,ow, the which exists, the meddling in the u.s. on facebook, by russia, on facebook, the social networks, had minimal impact. proficiently with the detailed analysis of the media. another university study by thomas fire to -- by tom s , it is something which is minimal. compared to israel or saudi , it is not much. what theul compared to u.s. does and we know this

because of revelations in 2013 by snowden. is info war, spying wars, but israel and britain are more expert in this than french and russia is. >> you are saying what happened with the election was probably going to happen anyway. spying and info wars. what is left out is the fraud of fraud, the purging of voter rolls. when african-americans were excluded from voting, and that victory whymp's

aren't the democrats running with it. >> thank you for talking to us. the congo is facing political crisis. frustration is boiling over onto the streets. it is a country where bishops hold great sway. a look at the role the church has been playing. ontens of thousands gathered a rainy november morning.

several presidential candidates were present, but the crowd had eyes for their new spiritual leader. >> i trust him. he is a man of god. he is here to straighten us out. thanst him more politicians. >> i trust religion more. politicians, we don't know if they work for us or themselves. crisis, theof church has spoken out, criticizing authorities. catholic bishops claim they have obligation to do so. >> the church needs to be present when people suffer.

this is why the bishops condemn what there is to condemn and encourage what should be encouraged so we can have a new leadership that will allow people to live proudly. in 2018, several groups organized peaceful protests. dayselections only a few away, those same groups are calling on people to take an active part in the electoral process. to gople have to be able beyond simple observation. it could lead to the results being announced. >> in the lead up to the vote, leaders have avoided speaking out. in every church, every sunday, believers praying the vote will take place without major

violence. you are watching live from paris. the cease-fire appears to be , ending one ofn the worst humanitarian crisis. tribute.eader pays court. flynn due in investigations into alleged are gatheringnce pace. time for the latest business news. a slump in the price of oil. for for oil companies. fears of oversupply have sent prices into a tailspin.

it is hitting its lowest level in more than a year. companies seeing falls in their share prices. a santa rally on the markets. none of that is happening today. in frankfurt, investors looking ahead to the u.s. federal reserve and whether or not america will choose to raise interest rates. rate of progress, it will take 108 years to achieve a policy between -- to achieve equality between men and women. the move towards closing the gap is slowing. rankings of the most gender equal country. >> the gender gap is closing, but not fast enough. that is the conclusion of the

annual report on the subject, which found 68% on its way to parity or 108 years away at this rate. it looks at four key pillars. the income gap between men and women narrowed slightly. now it is 51%. the number ofomen in the workforce remains stagnant. >> most countriedo not provide --d and for care strip provide good care and infrastructure. they don't have an infrastructure they can turn to. gap widens with fewer women serving as heads of state. europe, anda, australia have seen the most progress on that front. progress varies by country.

gender is the most equal, followed by normandy and switzerland. the head of the u.s. fell to the 51st. to keep an eye on, artificial intelligence. >> cbs head will not receive a severance package. he stepped down after claims he harassed or assaulted several women. the former ceo failed to cooperate with the investigation and that he was not entitled to a payout. bexit, bankers are said to telling their clients to move their money out of the u.k. that is according to a report in the financial time wealth managers told clients the

terminal has -- the turmoil has caused a rush to move debts out of the country. a look at some more headlines, the chinese technology giant hua than $2 spend more billion on cybersecurity. says it secures 25 commercial contracts to build 5g mobile networks despite efforts to stop aties building those networks in their countries. the european union has agreed to cut carbon emissions by more than the other 52030.

they say the target is unrealistic. minimum wage will be raised to just over four euro 50 a day. for the firsted time since 1995, bringing the minimum wage in line with the poverty level. lg is reported to be ready to start selling tv screens that can be rolled and stod like a poster. retract after the touch of a button. according to bloomberg, you will 2019.e to buy them from >> that was the business news.

time for our press review. starting off in the united kingdom, more brexit confusion. ispolitico is saying brexit becoming a murder mystery. they argue it is time to look the on the impossible and focus on the improbable. it is becoming unlikely because the clock is ticking down. that is before the march deadline. they can deduce clocks are going to be stopped before the deadline and somebody will hit the pause button on article 50. there is an ever pressing sense that time is of the essence.

they accused theresa may of running down the clock. jeremy gordon,t is he just as confused as the prime minister? corbyn's confidence is not what you think. what multiple factions want, in an opinion piece, is jeremy or is heing cunning just as lost as the others? which he is with, and has helped the prime minister. argue mpsxit pains need to be more forthright with

.hat they want intore investigations donald trump. receive reports before they were made public. journalists had been going through the information. the new york times found russian backed influence campaign was on every social media form. african-americans were targeted by the social media plates. through fake websites and accounts that russian groups tried to sway the view over american citizens. citizens.t american >> russian operatives have kept up their tactics and one target has been robert mueller.

the post says this shift is a sign of how nimble russian teams are. this ever shifting background is the subject of an opinion piece in the new york times that argues the 2016 election was a pearl harbor moment, where the world woke up to what could be a long information war. today is international migrant day. the french catholic newspaper taking us somewhere out of the headlines now. >> they take us to the camp, where syrian refugees have been living. migrants around 7500 in the camp. what they saw was a concentration of human misery,

one where overcrowding, the rough conditions, and dwindling hope has been having an effect .n many a doctor says even the most stable of minds are descending into psychosis and depression. >> the defiance and a far out discovery. >> the farthest object from the earth. it is 120 times farther than the sun is to the earth. scientists do not know if it is a dwarf planet or if it is too small to be a planet. it goes by the nickname far out. getting large amounts of coverage, unusual punishment in missouri.

this is popping up a lot about a more creative, different type of justice. a judge in missouri has decided to force a man illegally killing deer-- illegally killing to regularly watch the disney servingmbi" all he is his one-year sentence. >> that is it for our press review.

[sirens] [people screaming] news anchor: midnight in the british city of manchester, where police are responding to what they say is a serious incident at a concert venue. >> what's going on? oh, my god! news anchor: officers report to an incident amid reports on social media of an explosion. hamish macdonald: the attack on manchester left 22 people dead, 116 people injured. they'd been attending a concert by the american pop star ariana grande at the manchester arena.