>> this is al jazeera. ♪ anchor: hello. i'm julie macdonald. this is the newshour coming up in the next 60 minutes, u.n. warns of disaster as a quarter of a million syrians escape fighting in the last rebel held spot. protests in libya against a war load, forces a strike to target the two easy and border -- tuni sian border. a family grieves for those killed during the protests in

india over the controversial citizenship law. launching one of the most powerful rockets. ♪ good to have your company. the united nations is warning of devastating consequences for civilians in idlib, serious last rebel controlled province. have fled,000 people the area after two weeks of heavy bombardment by russian and syrian government forces. fuel shortages are stopping families from getting away. as syrian troops have been moving, the president has vowed to recapture look rebel held areas and intensified the military offensive despite a cease-fire in august. idlib is home to 3 million syrians, many of whom are already internally displaced.

eight agencies have been forced to suspend operations in the area and there are few errors -- fears humanitarian supplies will stop entering the region unless the fighting ends. >> today, the areas have become disaster areas. they should be dealt with accordingly. they should not exempt the international community, regional countries, and the guarantor countries of continuing to carry out the responsibilities in order to reach not a short-term truce because they do not last, but reach a comprehensive cease-fire. anchor: many of the displaced families are trying to seek shelter in turkey, but they are not being allowed to enter at the border. we report. >> most of these people have fled their homes, heading to cities such as idlib, the capital of the province. others have gone to other areas.

but the vast majority of them, and from the areas where the city and armed forces have been putting most of their attacks, that is the area, the strategic , where assad's forces are keen to retake from the rebels. most of them come to the turkish border and the turkish authorities are not allowing any of the city and refugees to cross over. and the camps are also for. they are -- full. they are setting up makeshift camps. depending on turkey's charities giving them one food -- warm food, but they do not have proper facilitation or warm water wherever they set up camp. anchor: the assistant secretary for political military affairs

under president george w. bush joins us from washington, d.c. a warm welcome to the program. good to have you with us. what are the most pressing issues in terms of bringing this conflict to some sort of a close, even if it doesn't happen soon? first,well, i think russia and the syrian regime needs to honor the resolutions allowing humanitarian aid inside the city. the second issue is there's got to be a clear warning to russia that there bombardment of idlib is in violation of every tenant of rules of land warfare. third, there needs to be a decision between all parties that the removal of the g hardee's that are inside --

jihadis inside idlib must be incurred. anchor: what is the u.s. position right now? u.s. position is to stand back, condemn, but not get actively involved. we've never been actively involved in that sector of syria, preferring to work in the northeast area, which i think everyone is quite aware of. but trying to get the note states interposed that area is not the right answer. we can continue to add the cape diplomacy, but anything more than that would only make a complicated situation worse. anchor: looking at the role of russia and turkey in terms of preventing this crisis from deepening. what steps should they take? long-termre's been a agreements between both sides

and short-term agreements between both sides. jihadiss be clear, the inside this area have no motivations to negotiate or do anything but continue the fighting they are doing, rubbing themselves around civilians and the russians, for their part, are ignoring any kind of rules of land warfare and bombing those areas. turkey, on the other hand, has some concerns about were idlib to fall with those 3 million people inside of idlib, they would be more refugees coming into turkey. in my mind, it's neither the russians nor the turks that are they key or the solution. the key is the international community getting involved in this and putting pressure, both on the syrian regime in russia, and turkey for a resolution that doesn't cause massive loss-of-life or a humanitarian

catastrophe. would you say or would you agree that serious dealing with the situation has fallen off the agenda of late? does the international community have the will to deal with the situation? guest: no, absolutely not. there has been some noise from the international community about providing communitarian assistance. bashar al-assad has been fighting this civil war for almost 10 years, in fact more than 10 years at this point. idlib remains the last holdout for the opposition and for the jihadis. he sees the taking of idlib as the final step in restoring sovereignty to the rest of this country. he sees, along with the russians, this is an internal affair the world community shouldn't worry about. unfortunately, he has international law on his side, interpreting this as an internal

conflict and a resistance organization. he is elected president of the sovereign nation of syria. so the united states and the united nations find themselves in a very difficult position. anchor: retired general mark kimmitt joining me from washington, d.c. thank you, as always, for your thoughts. guest: sure. anchor: government forces say a warlord's fighters carried out an airstrike near the trinity and -- tunisian border. the national oil company says no one was killed. libyans came out in large numbers against have to are and his forces, his anger after two airstrikes that struck a busy shopping center. our correspondent is in tripoli and says the airstrikes could be in response to the turkish

president announcements. he's planning to send troops to help the tripoli government. hashe airstrikes recently been targeting civilian areas. anddential areas, killing wanting innocent civilians. this can be read in terms of the the anger reaction to the news about the turkish government's planning to send troops to libya. upon official request from their governor to recognize the united nations. recently, the forces have an area by airstrikes, near the oil refinery. about 40stands kilometers to the west from hasoli as anti-are and it

in its custody, the pilot that was detained for was captured by pro-government forces three months ago while he was targeting the location. are accused of committing war crimes by the government ministry of defense, airstrike'dsd the targetin civilian areas could amount to war crimes. anchor: a u.s. civilian contractor has been killed in an attack on an iraqi village terry base. several -- village military base. several rockets have been fired. multiple service members are injured. but they have returned to duty. staying in iraq, there have been antigovernment protests since october, calling desperately for political reform. the country's highest she a religious leader has been critical of not heeding to the

protesters demands. but he will no longer get involved in politics. we report from a sheer stronghold in southern iraq -- shia stronghold in a southern iraq. reporter: the one man iraq is look to for guidance is silenced. 's sermon ayatollah usually includes comments on political matters, closely watched. this week, the cleric announced he will no longer speak on political issues and he passed a cryptic message to iraq's politicians explaining why. you'llou read history, find the problem is not with the people, but with those who don't listen to those who have wisdom and intellect. clerics say his silence is a show of dismay that iraq's politicians are not

heeding his advice. the recluse and comes at a critical time. on thursday, the president said he would rather resign then appoint the nominee for prime minister, seen as representing the status quo. what is the point of talking on political issue? we are repeating the same points over and over. if they want advice, they will find it in previous speeches. reporter: it's not the first time he's done this. he stopped making political speeches temporarily in 2013 and 2016 to put pressure on political leaders. record he responds to progress based on the law, he will resume giving political advice. reporter: he may have grown tired of his words used to meet political ends. >> political forces dissect the steps and interpret them

according to their interests. reporter: they have seen some of the worst violence since demonstrations began. protesters have set up camp in the central square, determined to stay until their demands are met. they feel encouraged by support, but unless there's a complete overhaul of the particle system, they doubt early elections, a priority for sister annie, will bring meaningful change. >> the choice is made or the politicians. we want up prime minister and the president to be elected by our people. reporter: the grand ayatollah's implicit endorsement seems necessary, and his decision to no longer comment on political developments is regarded as pressuring political parties to choose somebody, except his silence creates a leadership vacuum some fear could worsen the crisis. al jazeera. anchor: there's plenty more

ahead, including chile's president on the referendum of the new constitution. will that be enough to appease protesters? a plane crashes, killing 12 people. they set a date for their highly anticipated match. we have those details. ♪ anchor: in india, there have been protests over allegations of police brutality. 18 have been killed during two weeks of demonstrations against the controversial new citizenship law. elizabeth spoke to the families of some of the victims. a mother overcome with grief, and her family and mouing as neighbors -- in rning as neighbors come over to

pay their condolences. his son was shot dead by police following prayers last week. back, the was coming police started beating people. everyone ran, but he couldn't because he had a high fever. the police caught him and shot him. studying his son was to join india's civil service. .e is one of 18 indians killed in two weeks of protests against the law, which critics say discriminates against muslims. police commanders maintain offices -- officers acted in self-defense and prevent communal violence. there came a point where there was fear of clashes between hindus and muslims. only we know how we are to stop that from happening. if we had not been there, things would have deteriorated. reporter: but those who aren't

too afraid to speak out say police attacked people in their own homes. home ofroke into the his brother, who is paralyzed, and beat the entire family with batons. >> they broke the door and dragged him out of the house. they beat him up. now he's detained. reporter: police have detained 6000 people in connection with the citizenship law protests. they've only charged 1000 of them. the people here are so scared that many have locked themselves up inside their houses. many of those have left the place because of police atrocities. reporter: they are sending messages of reassurance to distressed people, the rights groups say they are too late. members of the fact-finding team who traveled there say the

police are carrying out a reign of terror on muslim communities. up allle are staying night in the muslim communities in order to try and guard because they are so afraid, terrified, of either a police rate or a communal attack. reporter: activists point out that while protests have happened nationwide, protesters have been killed only in states which are governed by the ruling bjp. police are detaining any protesters who come to this house in the capital new delhi to stop people from speaking out against police action in the northern state in india. civil rights groups are demanding the immediate release of what they call innocent protesters arrested by police, and they want supreme court judges to oversee an investigation into allegations of police neutrality. -- police brutality. anchor: the chilean president

signed a decree on a referendum for a new constitution in april of next year. there have been weeks of protests and the vote was one of the main demands of demonstrators. the current constitution dates back to 1980, when the country was on the dutch under dictatorship. -- under dictatorship. >> once again, with a pencil and paper, we citizens would be able to express our opinion and define the path our country will take. anchor: the editor in chief of skypetoday joins us via from the chilean capital. a warm welcome to the program. what will this referendum over a new constitution actually achieve? well, the idea of course is to get an entirely new constitution that will safeguard the social security that so many chileans are looking for at the moment in july. the government -- in chile the

government. doesn't need to provide health care. not under current constitution. a lot of chileans hope that if a new constitution will be written for chile, all these new social importance is for people -- importances will be for people under the new constitution. it's for a lot of chileans. anchor: what about the protesters? is that a step in the right direction? this was one of their demands that there should be a new constitution. will this go some way to satisfying them? guest: well, i mean it's one of the demands, but of course signing the decree today was just formalizing the entire profits -- process. this was happening for weeks. they won't be satisfied because there's been a lot of things that happened the last couple of

weeks that's still not soft. for example, the human rights violations in chile. so many people died who got severely injured. the people getting shot by riot police at this moment, in the plaza, so the protesters, they will continue. they see now that the protests, really, they do change some things. they are looking for other ways, for example the human rights violations, published. anchor: the approval ratings, correct me if i'm wrong, or about 11%. do you think his presidency can recover from these very serious human rights violations accusations? guest: so, that's going to be the big question. on one side, he can be the president. and a new constitution could be written. it's a chancece for him to write

history. but on the other side, there is a lot of blood on his hands for everythihing that happened durig the protests. at the end, he is responsible for the protests committed by the army, by the police. in some form, he is responsible. in the coming months, all months until the referendum, all the things that happen after that, will be very key for his presidency. will he be the president for human rights violations or president of the new future in chile? anchor: founder and editor in chile today, sir, thank you. colombian right police are coming under increasing pressure over the way they've dealt with protesters taking part in the national strike. one student has died and many more blinded. reporter: a university student dragged into an unmarked car. another protester brutally kicked in the face, a third killed by a police projectile.

since the national strike started over a month ago, colombia's riot police has been under pressure for its violent response to the mostly peaceful demonstrations. martial arts trainer alejandra reyes marched in the first protest, but had been playing pool for two hours when he was attacked by police, as he fled the bar flooded with teargas. he lost his right eye after being hit by a rubble bullet -- rubber bullet. >> they didn't care if we were confronting them or not. they simply attacked us. if it wasn't me, it would have been any of my friends. i felt a rubber ball hitting my right eyelid. i saw it on the floor. when i tried to pick it up, i passed out. reporter: they are investigating cases of it excessive force. people have lost and i during protests in boko to --

an eye during protests in bogota. never followolice protocol. that's why dylan died. that's why i lost my site and so on. they always use brutal force. reporter: a month after the killing of dylan cruz, hundreds gathered in bogota at the spots where they were injured. they are demanding the dismantling of the is not. human rights organizations say right police is responsible for the deaths of at least 34 people in the last 20 years, even if it's supposed to be nonlethal force. a billessman supporting in congress to replace the force says the issue goes beyond protocols. columbia isem in during 50 years of internal conflict, the police has always supposed the existence of an

internal enemy. we are living in an historic moment of change in colombian society and our institutions need to understand security forces need to change, as well. insist theet they riot police rarely violate protocols and actually needs to be reinforced. many victims of their actions here beg to differ. guard: the u.s. coast says the wreckage of a helicopter carrying seven people has been found in hawaii. the search began after the aircraft didn't arrive after its destination on thursday after touring the coast of the island, when it hit a weather system, bringing scattered showers and gust of wind. emergency services are currently searching for survivors. 100khstan has granted flights after a crash on friday left at least 12 people dead.

the jet came down near the airport shortly after takeoff, smashed into a wall before hitting a house. the cause is still unclear. >> emergency crews come to the wreckage of the airliner torn in half, the main body of the jet barely recognizable, it's rear resting in a field. it had just taken off from theha multi-airport -- airport. passengers screamed as the plane started shaking, and then tilted before smashing into a concrete fence and slamming into a two-story house. rescuers worked in subzero temperatures to save dozens injured, including eight children. >> the plane began shaking severely. it was a nightmare inside. i put my phone in my park it -- pocket and tightened my safety belt. it was clear we would crash into the ground. >> we found two skidmarks from

the back of the plane and the runway, meaning it touched it twice. passengers at the front of the aircraft were the ones who died. the pilots have been brought in for inspection. nobody will be left without state support. we will provide the needed help through the families of the victims and the injured. reporter: the president formed a commission and said anyone responsible for the crash will be severely punished. is also declared a to gary -- he's also declared a day of national mourning. >> it's so rugged and well-built, they are in very high demand, and it's difficult to get a good one today. and their life seems to go on because if they're well-maintained, they've got a long, structural life. reporter: the governments ordered the airline to ground its fleet, more than 20 years old. all back air flights have been

suspended until investigators can work out how this happened. ahead, relying on the kindness of strangers. we look how people in lebanon are coping with the economic crisis and a political stalemate. also, the extreme weather that brought a year of billion-dollar disasters. veterans turn around before 18 milan? we will have that in sports. ♪ meteorologist: we've got disturbed whether pushing into the united states the next couple of days. to the southwestern corner, a system swirling away, bringing in some clouds, some rain, sleet

and snow. southern parts of california seeing disturbed whether. that will make its way further eastward into the central plains towards colorado up towards the northern plains to saturday, pushing in the winds from the south. very warm air in place. looking at some big downpours. wintry advisory but further east, not very warm, 13 celsius in d.c., nine celsius in new york, and enjoy goggle, -- and in chicago. record-breaking heat for some, 15 degrees above the average. the wetter weather will make its way through the appellations, heading towards the eastern seaboard. notice that crow of wintry weather, central parts of canada, as we go on into the second half of the weekend. to the caribbean, not too bad, sunshine and showers, some lively downpours across the

western side of the region. ♪ anchor: you are watching al jazeera. the united nations is warning of devastating consequences to civilians in the idlib province. nearly 250,000 people have fled the area after two weeks of heavy bombardment by russian and syrian government forces. libyans have come out in large numbers against a warlord and his forces. they've killed two people and airstrikes. the fighters have carried out another attack at an oil refinery near the tunisian border. chile's president has signed off on holding a referendum on the new constitution in april next

year. there have been weeks of protest there have been weeks of protest against the government. but with one of the main demands -- [no audio] large number of infants and young people are particularly vulnerable to government attacks. idlib half population of is made of children. this is a strong part of the population. when they have to flee in the current circumstances for days

on end, they are at risk of not tos, of frostbite, mention obviously airstrikes and being wounded or killed, according to the u.n., 65 children have been killed so far in december. and this is a high number, compared to the rest of the year. so, children are always the first victim of this conflict. on a daily basis, we hear stories of other children being displaced and how difficult it is to be far from home, or in the worst case in area, children and sometimes the same family being killed. what we hear from civilians and idlib is they feel completely currently,nd now, it's the end of the year. people have worries elsewhere and on holiday on leave and people feel offended by the

international community. anchor: the biggest rival has started -- iran is hosting drills. the the entry point to streets of remove. iran denies involvement in recent attacks on oil tankers. >> the fact we are hosting russia and china means our relations have reached a significant point. it will have global outcomes. its message is peace and friendship in light of unity and responsible cooperation. anchor: big political change coming in germany. angela merkel, the leader, is on her way out. as parties get ready for the battle to replace her, social democrats are still struggling to return to their dominant place. dominic kane explains from berlin. >> there was a time when the social democrats dominated german politics.

those days are long gone. now they are just junior partners and governments dominated by the christian democrats. fewer than one in six germans votes for this people's party, which is why they recently elected new leaders, driven by a morant left wing view of politics and a deep dislike of the coalition left by angela merkel. >> i was and i am skeptical about the future of this grand coalition. i haven't changed my mind. with this resolution, we give them a chance of continuing. not more, not less. partyer: in 2019, the lost votes in every election and fell behind the greens and the far right alternative for dermody in the polls -- for germany in the polls, which explains why many in the grassroots are in despair. >> we need to continue to develop a vision because ours is the only party that works

through visions and emotions. those who have visions should go to the doctor. don't contradict schmidt. go to the doctor and convince the doctor and nurses and everyone this party shines as it deserves to, carrying the future in its heart. reporter: some say this is not just a german phenomenon, but across europe, social democracy is in retreat. >> that's why there's this feeling in germany that have other things changing around people, but people don't see the stewardship, the political leadership that would would be take the bull by the horns. what we need to do in the next is toyear and a half, come up with an idea where germany will be in 15 years time. reporter: it's almost 15 years since one of their leaders was in charge here. with the pulse suggesting the party is struggling to reach just 15%, it seems that few

voters want to give the social democrats the keys to this building anytime soon. dominic kane, al jazeera. anchor: france's transport strike entering the fourth week, the longest in decades. most trains are running, but traffic is limited. in paris, only a few metro lines are opened a few hours a day. no shine of ending. union leaders rejected calls for a holiday truce. calls are set to resume in less than two weeks. in afeel the government is more difficult situation than it was during the 1995 strikes. as we are heading toward a deadlock, the government will win the conflict, but a lot of collateral damage will occur. anchor: algerians back on the streets for the 45th friday in a row. rejecting have been

the newly elected president. they want a complete change in government and are calling for anyone linked to the previous administration to step down. lebanon has been without a government for two months. political deadlock is in rare, but it -- isn't rare, but it comes as a political time. we report from beirut. reporter: at least seven people a day are depending on the generosity of one woman to eat. that number is expected to rise as the economy continues to collapse. her bakery is offering free bread to the poor. don't leave your family hungry is what the sign reads. this is one of many who are trying to help each other. >> a young girl asked me if she could buy a half a sandwich. that struck me. people are desperate and hungry. my doctors told me, why don't you help people?

that's what i'm doing now. reporter: poverty is on the rise and so is unemployment. politicians are bargaining overpower instead of implementing reforms to unlock aliens in foreign aid billions in foreign aid. >> it's the result of bad economic policies. there policies failed. there's been no loss of corruption from stolen money. the economic crisis isn't new. it's been building up. reporter: there are more cases of lebanese becoming homeless. they no longer can afford rent. she brought her family to this square in beirut, where opponents have been converging for more than two months in their attempt to get rid of the political elite. >> i used to have a house. now my whole family, eight girls and four boys, including my son-in-law, live here. regardless, i feel good because of the care and love i got from

people. before the uprising, i never had this much support. reporter: the movement was triggered by government attempts to impose more taxes. they call it a revolution. lebanese came together to call for change, but this newfound unity is not complete. these concrete slabs are a symbol of the deep divide, not just among the politicians, but society as well. security forces set up barricades after supporters attacked antiestablishment protesters. the barriers make it harder to access the square, but do little to bridge differences. this is only the start of what is likely to be a prolonged crisis. anchor: protesters gathered along the border. protests have wound down as egypt, qatar, and the u.n. try to broker a cease-fire agreement

between hamas and israel. they don't intend to hold another protest until march. since 2018, palestinians have been gathering at the border every friday, demanding the right to return to their ancestors homes. a spokesman for the great march of return movement says regardless of the next prime minister, they will keep up their demands. >> we are not caring what government note yahoo! is saying -- netanyahu is saying. it's not our problem. our problem that we have, we need to bring the attention all over the world, seniors are suffering hardships, living a miserable life because of their conditions. it means now we could say that all these actions, the palestinian groups, the civilian communities are united together under one table and all agree

that the right to return is our great issue and now we believe of the beef will return. it's going to be part of our continuity and part of our life, and we managed to grow the attention of all the arabs and years ofstill after 70 their original country that still believe they have a right to return. anchor: sudan's traditional government outline plans to lift feel subsidies and increase wages for government employees. we explain how some of the economic reforms could prove controversial. reporter: a recently appointed council of ministers reviewed the budget for the year 2020,

which it passed late on friday. according to the government, there will be free education in public schools, as well as free health care and public hospitals. there will be an increase in the pay of civil workers as well as cash transfers to those of low income. the main focus for the government's budget is on fuel subsidies. there will be a gradual listing of fuel subsidies, according to the government in april, following last december. the government pays 90% of the fuel costs, which costs the government more than $31 million per week. willinister of the finance reveal the change will be gradual so people get used to it. put down this budget with a responsible program that looks into subsidies that allows

us to make achievements without letting those achievements go in vain through inflation. we recognize the importance of having the fuel subsidy lifted, gradually and not immediately. reporter: despite attempts from the government to assure the public, subsidies will not go down well. previous attempts by the government in 2012, 2013, and 2016 all led to antigovernment protests. it came from the forces of freedom and change coalition, the coalition that has been leading antigovernment protest since december last year, which led to bashir and his government in april. the coalition says the budget doesn't look into the suffering, of the sudanese people, which led them to take to the streets. they are facing inflation more than 60%, and more than half of the population live below the poverty line. there are concerns lifting feel subsidies will raise prices in the market, despite an increase

in the pays of civil workers and minimum wages. the government needs to make short-term reforms to improve the economy in the long run. anchor: judges in south korea dismissed legal action seeking to repeal a japanese compensation deal for so-called comfort women. financial composition was agreed four years ago for korean women forced into japanese military brothels during the second world war. but some women complain that they didn't consent to the deal. and they said it undermined their right to seek further reparations from japan. firefighters and australia are trying to limit the spread of bushfires before another heat wave expected this equally -- this weekend. they are trying to reduce the amount of fuel in bush land. 70 fires are burning across the state, with about half still out of control. weeks of fires have killed nine

people and destroyed at least a thousand properties. >> we are seeing the temperatures starting to rise in the coming days, this heat wave moving. that's not just going to bring the heat out of australia, temperatures in the low to mid 40's. but it's going to bring a dry air, as well. that's going to violate fire dangers. and the winds are going to start turning around, which is why so much work is going on. while conditions are more mild, is extraordinary work with construction, fire upgrades, locking in control lines with back burning, men and women on the ground doing difficult work, but also being supported by aircraft in the air. anchor: indonesia denied its ignoring china's mass detention of muslims. the foreign ministry says she met her chinese counterpart to emphasize the importance of religious freedom.

it comes as hundreds protested the embassy in jakarta over beijing's treatment of the minority. human rights groups say millions are being held in reeducation centers. china has successfully launched one of the most artful rockets, saying it's a -- powerful rockets, saying it's a big step for the men and women to mars. there was carrying a communication satellite. it launched without a hitch, unlike the mission two years ago. china hopes to have a crude space station by 2022. elizabeth is a physicist specializing in space. she says although there are four nations trying to get to mars, this area of space exploration is different than the 1960's. >> in the last couple decades, china has come in leaps and bounds. they have been concentrating on their human spaceflight. they are trying to build a space

station to rival the international space station within the next decade or so. they've also sent multiple very successful missions to the moon. that's the trend they are planning on continuing. they've definitely come a long way. one of the things people have learned from the apollo era is that if you try to compete directly, both sides lose out. it's all about working together or doing collaborative complementary missions. so, rather than stepping on each other's toes. everyone realizes if they want to go to mars with a big mission, specifically a human mission, you really need to work with other nations. obviously, going to mars, and a kind of space mission is expensive, talking billions of dollars to mount these missions. that is another reason international collaboration is so important. rather than becoming one nation

trying to foot $10 billion, it's 10 nations trying to find $1 billion, which is more manageable. anchor: extreme weather hit every continent this year, bringing death, displacement at enormous financial cost. worth $1 billion. the highest death toll was in india, where the flooding killed 1,100 people. 1,300 people. the highest bill for damage was $25 billion from wildfires that ravaged the u.s. state of california throughout october and november. least $20japan at billion. poor countries still bear the biggest cost of climate change. >> certainly, there is a real

need for all countries to come forward with enhanced ambition. this reporter is showing the impacts of what climate change is seeing and under the paris agreement amount to three degrees of warming and the impacts we would see at that wowould just be beyond human imagining. one of the things this report shows very clearly is the economic costs you talked about in your introduction, the economic costs have insuranc against these losses, and the human costs that are below development level but don't have the resilience within their countries, that don't have the resources build their resilience to this climate impacts as they increase. anchor: a runaway ship and turkey has closed one of the world's biggest waterways. nervous drivers washed as the

freighter ran in istanbul, mechanical failures being blamed. the famous narrow street reopened after the ship was towed for repair. amazing pictures there. peter has exports and he will tell us what paris is the toast of the italian ski slopes. ♪

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medically leading building data and will appeal it spanned from major sports events. amidst sanctions overturned, russian athletes will be able to compete in next year's olympics or the 2022 football cup. athletes who can prove they are clean cancel compete, but only under a neutral flag. the case is heading to the court of arbitration for sports. returning strikers is to one of his former clubs, ac malan. the one-time giants of european football have confirmed the signing of the 38-year-old on a six month contract. they are currently 11th and haven't won a trophy since 2011. they left l.a. galaxy last month. and after being stripped of the club captaincy arsenal, they look to offload -- in the january transfer window, according to his agent. this was international was

published -- punished for angrily gesturing to fans after being substituted against crystal palace in october. wolves staged a stunning fight back to beat manchester in an entertaining and controversial anguish premier league match thursday. edison was sent over for a foul, but they took the lead. a penalty was twice saved by sterling, but the striker scored the rebound the second time around. one added a second before was scored for the wolves. matt grabbed the winner. 3-2 the final score. two time moroccan challenges -- champions are leading the way in putting limits football on the map, despite cultural resistance and a lack of financial support. a national women's league was founded just over a year ago, with the dedicated core of

women's coaches and players helping it thrive on a shoestring budget. the on the growth is former player and current coach. she says it was hard to be a female player in morocco, but believes football can help empower them. >> the current group of female players is the sitting time the future generation -- is at the same time the future generation. we are responsible for this training. we need to realize this. we should not give up. we suffer from many problems and crises. peter: boxing fans won't have to wait long for what is expected to be one of the biggest fights of 2020. on friday, tyson fury andy on to wilder confirm the date of the highly anticipated rematch. they will meet at the mgm grand on the 22nd of february. the first meeting a year ago saw wilder retain his title after

the bout ended in a controversial draw. it is reported the purse for the rematch will be a 50/50 split. wickets have been tumbling on day two of south africa and england, 15 in total. vernon took four for 16 as they 103.r 181, after second time around, south africa closed, giving them an overall lead of one under 75. to the nba, where they stole the show in the dallas mavericks in a texas showdown. he returned to the lineup after missing four games because of an ankle injury. he did it in style, scoring 24 points for the mavs. he finished with 10 rebounds and eight assists, and only just missed adding to his nba leading total of eight triple-doubles. the san antonio spurs rally to score 13 points.

it wasn't enough. dallas took this one, 102-98. donovanhe utah jazz, mitchell scored 35 points and joe ingalls added 26 against the portland trail blazers. damon lillard scored 35 points, but fell short, the jazz winning this one. a world cup history secured on friday, winning the downhill title for a third successful year at the course in borneo. in front of his home fans, paris took their first title of the season. and that is where we will leave it for now. i'll be back a little later with another sports news update. anchor: you are up-to-date on the sports news. you can find out much more about the stories we're following on our website. lots of reaction and video on demand at al jazeera.com. ♪