that have suffered violence and want independence after more than 2 years of conflict with the cameroon armyenglish speaking groups a call for a boycott of the polls and the next hour voting vote counting that as a set to begin in ireland's general election exit polls from saturday's vote predict a surge of support for the republicans in fame party with matching the vote sharing of the 2 biggest parties all right in reports from dublin on the results we can show you pre-election opinion polls suggested that the political order here was about to be turned on its head this exit poll suggests it has been turned on its head and shaken up and down the to center right parties for uniform and phina gale which are jointly dominated irish politics for nearly a century have been matched by shin fein each polling 22 percent of 1st preference votes on what that means essentially is that the party has been making games on this night consolidated those gains over the last number of years so they're in a strong position going forward not necessarily to form a government this time right there anyone running

that have suffered violence and want and depended after more than 2 years of conflict with the cameroon army english speaking groups have called for a boycott of those polls. pakistan's prime minister has declared a national emergency after billions of locust devastated farming communities in the east insects have ravaged cotton wheat and maize crops and that is raising fears of food shortages the government says this is the worst locust infestation in more than 2 decades other storms are also destroying crops and east africa. as are the headlines keep it here on al-jazeera more news to come talk to al-jazeera that's next. the race for the white house has begun this month to 04 states have their say on tuesday wants to place down troops actually. joining us to add to the continuing coverage of the state of the 2025 u.s. election. only to see. although it is what you're seeing. every civilization sees itself as the center of the world and writes its history as the central drama of human history the words of samuel huntington in the clash of civilizations. and it's precisely our poor understan

english speaking fighters called for a boycott of the polls after the years of conflict with the cameroon army. joins us live now from the wall or so how are these elections proceeding so far. well some of the polls have just opened moments ago there was no long queues outside the polling station in fact the election commission that's supposed to hold this election are just trickling in so the vote has an actually started at this polling station and we're in one of the main polling station in the economic hub the biggest city in cameroon and. now there has been a call for a boycott from the main opposition figure more. he says that the security situation in the english speaking region the northwest and southwest regions of cameroon makes it unable to have a credible election remember 73rd of the population lives there 6000000 voters are expected to vote today there's about a 1000000 people that are displaced in that region and the separatists from the english speaking region have not only called for a boycott but they've also attacked there was to have been campaigning as well as election comm

legions of suffer violence and wants independence after more than 2 years of conflict with the cameroon army english speaking groups have called for a boycott of the foods they say they're treated as 2nd class citizens in the largely french speaking country. polls have also closed in azerbaijan but the opposition say the parliamentary election is a sham president ilham aliyev earlier voted in the capital baku he called the snap election and the summer after replacing the prime minister several position parties of course and the votes. john is the most prosperous country in the all rich caucuses region but international monitors say it's also the most corrupt they say none of the country's elections have been free nor fair since ali if it came president's and he succeeded his father 17 years ago then azerbaijan was part of the communist soviet union hitter rule the or which country for 10 years with what was described by many as an iron fist the sun comes accused of continuing the family tradition of repressing opponents silencing critics well nicker our producer is an independent candidate r

who have suffered violence and want independence after more than 2 years of conflict with the cameroon armyenglish speaking groups have called for a boycott of the polls annual african union summit is underway in ethiopia leaders from 55 african countries are set for 2 days of talks you can see there gathered in the room there pretty high on the agenda is how to stop the fighting in libya and also violence in this to hell region as well as the continent's economies our correspondent in the ethiopian capital. is in the room ready to go welcome so give us a preview. the heads of state have just walked into the auditorium that's the big round room there and the anthem is being sung right now as i speak that's the beginning of the opening ceremony of the summit and the theme is silencing the guns now that was a statement of intent written by the african union 7 years ago and the idea at the time that was by this 2020 guns would be silenced africa's conflicts would be resolved that hasn't happened and one of them as you mentioned is libya where peace has been good to be in but little progress wi

speaking groups have called for a boycott of the polls after more than 2 years of conflict with the cameroon army. turkey has sent reinforcements to look province after syrian government troops advanced into the last rebel held area talks with russian officials have been taking place in ankara to try to deescalate the situation in libya last week turkey said it had killed dozens of syrian government soldiers and response to an attack on its forces the regime has ignored warnings to retreat and has now taken the town a sarky. the syrian government's offensive to take it live provinces included airstrikes on civilian neighborhoods as well as fighting on the ground it's forced many people to flee north towards the turkish border simcoe c.l.o. visited a camp that's how some of the displaced people. she's one of the very new camps established for the displaced after do some skirmishes and a south of a blip. in the time of the situation everybody has to share. there are 17 people crammed into this tent. mario was displaced from surat camp a month ago despite her own suffering she opened her doors to he

cameroons army is being blamed for killing at least 22 people in the village raid in the countries in their speaking region an opposition group says security forces were behind the attack on friday which killed 14 children the government's denying involvement saying its soldiers were attacked and that the resulting fighting caused several fuel tanks in the village to explode. as we understand it from witnesses between 40 and 50 armed men wearing military fatigues attacked the village in the morning and we have verified is that we have 22 civilian casualties there could be more confirmed 22 this is in the context of. crisis which has been going on for almost 4 years between independent seeking. the homes of visors and the current government. links records reveal that china is detaining some we get muslims due to their religious activities not for political extremism as beijing has claimed the dates includes detail profiles on hundreds of we girls in the shin chung region it shows officials taking a keen interest in their daily activity tracking their prey habits and even if they've gro

the massacre comes amid a conflict between the cameroon army and english-speaking separatist fighters, which has killed thousands of people and has forced more than half a million civilians to flee their homes. somali broadcast journalist abdiwali ali hassan was shot and killed by gunmen near his home outside somalia's capital, mogadishu, earlier this week. he was a freelance correspondent for the london-based universal tv and local radio kulmiye. no group has claimed responsibility f for his assassination. and in north carolina, an appeals court has temporarily blocked the state from using its voter identification law in elections after ruling the policy was enacted by the republican-contrtrolled state legislature in 2018 specifically to discriminate against african american voters. the ruling is the latest battle against discriminatory voter id laws in north carolina. an earlier version of the state's voter id laws was thrown out after a federal judge said the law targeted african americans with "almost surgical precision." and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!

22 people have been killed during an attack on a farming village cameroon's northwest english speaking region separatists blame the army for the violence but it denies. there have been heavy clashes between saudi troops and tribal forces in yemen province it happened near the omani border saudi troops attempt at the store in the town of shonn but they were repelled apache helicopters and armored vehicles were than the ploy from al gaidar airport as part of the assault. the european union will launch new sea and air patrols in the eastern mediterranean to try to stop more weapons reaching libya's warring factions it marks a major breakthrough after weeks of negotiations but as our diplomatic editor james bays reports from geneva talks there on a full ceasefire may be more important. foreign ministers of the european union meeting in brussels have decided in principle to start monitoring illegal arms flows to libya however they've also actually cancelled an already mandated e.u. mission operation saffir that used to have ships in the mediterranean from 2015 to deter migrants until the naval vessels were withdrawn as a re

on al-jazeera this news hour a massacre in an already tense english speaking part of cameroon separatists blame the army but it denies responsibility the price of peace in rio de janeiro fewer murders but police killings are at a record high and in sports in this sport ostreicher lashes out at rival fans after being targeted with racist abuse. the united nations says 875000 civilians have fled from fighting in northwestern syria since december the syrian government launched an air and ground offensive to recapture the last rebel held areas last year the advances created the biggest single civilian displacement during the 9 year war almost $40000.00 people have fled towards the turkish border in the past 4 days alone meanwhile syria's president bashar al assad says he is committed to continuing his government's offensive until the very end his forces have made massive gains in recent days capturing dozens of villages in aleppo province and said made his comments in a rare address on state t.v. . we fully understand that this liberation does not mean the end of the war all the end of plots or terrorism. t

pressure builds on cameroon's leaders after a rights group accuses the army of being involved in a civilian massacre. and egypt which forced hosni mubarak from power and a popular uprising goes into 3 days of the.

who do not respect these laws have been targeted also they carry an army cease this english part of county is still part of cameroon so the 2 want to enforce the laws and whoever they see. ties up our separate ways also are targeted by the comedy and that's why lots of villages have been destroyed have been burned down because human rights groups basically know that a lot of people have created this region because of this violence that you are describing but tell us what life is like for people with still nothing. life is very difficult for under 4. because they are caught up between 2 very powerful people that has to carry an army had also been in force these are the separatists fight and life has become very difficult the government has almost put in place the end to separate is also have the own laws for example when there are not to elections that took place yesterday separatists declared no one should go out on the street districts should be should be empty and whoever disobeyed these laws or these. instructions point by the separatists is targeted same as were against the last goodbye by the state so people h

the army also sees the spot is still part of cameroon on who ever the suspect of being a sympathizer a separate is the support has been dispersed and also has been will be targeted skulls of villages have been bent down people have been killed and so have been beheaded this is not a huge trend the stories we've seen in up report is not just something that's happening does just that a company not something as completely last 3 years is going to start and businesses here on ginny's the economy has crippled totally and this conflict has brought a rise of armed groups that are not and this is really a suspicion east but these are criminal and groups who are involved in extortion in kidnapping and also in killing so people here and no free to go about their business is people who cannot go out and you won't because the police is not secured and security is not guaranteed. there was a place in the coming in city of way some breaking news now we're getting reports that saddam's transitional government and rebel groups have agreed to hand over f

pressure builds on cameroon's leaders after a rights group accuses the army of being involved in a civilian massacre. and egypt which forced hosni mubarak from power and a popular uprising goes into 3 days of mourning after his death in cairo. the indian prime minister narendra modi has called for calm after 3 days of violence in delhi killed at least 20 people nearly 200 others have been injured as hindu crowds targeted muslims burning buildings and ransacking mosques and muslims were rallying against a new citizenship law that they say discriminates against them other demonstrations in opposition to the law been going on for months 2030 years outside a hospital in northern delhi where some of the injured are being treated so tony is there a sense that this might get worse before it gets better. well at the moment peter there is a sense of calm after 3 days of violence which have been a very bloody time in delhi it's been the most violent time in decades they are now counting the cost of those 3 days i'm outside the mortuary of the g.t. be a government run hospital where families hindu fam

those who do not respect these laws have been targeted also they carry an army 6 this the english part of can only still part of cameroon so they actually want to enforce the laws and whoever they seize ask a simple ties up sympathies also are targeted by the country and on the us why lots of villages have been destroyed have been burned down a college humor writers basement know that a lot of people have created this region because of this violence that you are describing but tell us what life is like for people who still live there. life is very difficult for us on the phone. because they are caught up between 2 very powerful people that has to carry an army had also members union forces all the separatists fight and life has become very difficult the government has almost put in place here and the separate you also have the own laws for example when there are not up to elections that took place yesterday separatists declared no one should go out on the street this street should be should be empty and whoever disobeyed these laws or these. instructions point by the separatists i get it same as go against the laws pull

you on this news out that massacre in an already tense english speaking part of cameroon separatists are blaming the army which denies responsibility also syria's president bashar al assad congratulates his forces for their games in the north is the u.n. warns of it i'm president of humanitarian crisis and in sport the top team in asia are in prisons in the defense of champions league title football action and the rest of the sport with the plate. and now there's been heavy fighting between saudi troops and tribal forces in yemen province in the east coast of the omani border actually saudi troops attempted to storm the tom the but they have been repelled attack helicopters and armored vehicles were deployed as part of the assault this region of yemen has largely escaped the worst of the fighting that and the rest of the country since 2054 it's not something handy who is the editor in chief of the international interest magazine and says the saudis are in a difficult position with the yemeni tribes now going against them. i think we have to understand the context in which these clashes are taking place i

keep people safe they'll be pulled out next year but is the mahdi army brady to fight al-shabaab on its own. and putting out fires and cameroon which. has recently stepped up attacks on civilians. in how the corona virus outbreak has made life uncomfortable for some south africa. hello i'm christine want to welcome to news africa it's good to have your company al-shabaab islamists attacks 2 somali military bases on wednesday morning the official number of casualties has not been released but say african union troops helped repel the 2nd largest attack those troops were part of the african union peacekeeping mission in somalia cord and was some 4 short they've paid a huge role in security in the country but they are set to leave and that's prompting fears that they have departure could boost. its my time in mogadishu and army some troops are patrolling the capital. for over a decade the multinational peacekeeping force has been central to somalia security and the battle to contain a mighty enemy. al-shabaab. the al qaeda affiliated islamist extremist group continues to wage a campaign of terror on the population and people are

pressure builds on cameroon as leaders after a rights group accuses the army of being involved in a civilian massacre. also ahead egypt which forced hosni mubarak from power and a popular uprising goes into 3 days of mourning after his death in cairo. 3 days of violence in the indian capital has left at least 20 people dead nearly 200 others have been injured as mobs wielding iron bars targeted muslims on the streets of new delhi the muslims were rallying against a new citizenship law but they say discriminates against them other demonstrations against the law have been going on for months tony berkeley starts our coverage from new delhi. the suburbs of geoffrey bad in belgium bora in northeast delhi have become battlegrounds in the fight against india's citizens amendment law for the 1st successive day security forces fought with protest as both for and against the law. this man says he was shot in the foot by police shotgun pellets by. nobody but i was standing with my mother and sisters protesting peacefully and police and people of the mob by foreigners beating me up they're firing tear

dispersing will be targeted out without any explanation simply the army the army also sees the spot is still part of cameroon who ever the suspect of being a sympathizer of cypriot is the support has been dispersed and also has been will be tied to scores of villages have been burned down people have been killed and so have been beheaded this is not a huge trend the stories we've seen in our report is not just something that's happened in does just that it happened in not something else completely last 3 years is going to start plays a lot of people have been fleeing understandably of this the struggle for power about what's it like for those who remain behind what are they up against. life's extremely didn't call for those stayed behind because some of them have lost everything to lost you know all those family members and businesses here on ginny's the economy has crippled totality and this closely has brought a rise of on groups that are not and this is really a suspicion east but these are criminal on groups who are involved in extortion in kidnapping and also in cheating so people he. i know free to go

pressure builds on cameroon as leaders after a rights group accuses the army of being involved in a civilian massacre. also ahead egypt which forced.

northwest cameroon among the dead more than a dozen children a massacre fall in clashes between government troops and separatists fighting for an independent angle phone state opposition party blames the army for the attack the government denies any involvement. and also in court has ruled that a search warrant authorizing police to raid the offices of the australian broadcasting corporation last year was indeed legal police were searching for material related to reporting on australian military operations in afghanistan a.b.c. is called the court ruling a blow to democracy. u.n. secretary general antonio terraces praised pakistan for hosting millions of afghan refugees on a 4 day visit to have islamic bod to address a conference on refugees this week marks 40 years since afghan refugees 1st settled in pakistan. syrian state media says the government troops have made advances against rebel hold on claims in the province of aleppo the region has been held by opposition forces since 2012 the latest successes are threatening the fragile cooperation in the country between turkey and russia which back opposing sides in the conflict. well you foreign ministers are meeting today to discuss the co

cameroons northwest english speaking region the u.n. says armed men shot at women and children in that regard bull and burned others in their homes separatists blame the army for the violence but it denies any wrongdoing the european union will launch new c. and their patrols in the eastern mediterranean to try to stop more weapons reaching libya's warring factions that the session marks a major breakthrough after weeks of negotiations that used cult current operation will be scrapped after it was criticized for bringing more migrants to europe those are the top stories my colleagues in the hall will have more news in half an hour women make science is coming up next thanks for watching like. we understand the differences and similarities of cultures across the world. so no matter. how does iraq bring you the needs and current affairs that matter to you. out a zinger. these forests is one of the most amazing places in the world. it is very very very.

cameroons northwest the english speaking region the u.n. says armed men shot at women and children in that regard bull and burned others in their homes separatists blame the army for the violence but it to denies any wrongdoing the european union will launch new c. in their patrols in the eastern mediterranean to try to stop more weapons reaching libya's warring factions that this issue marks a major breakthrough after weeks of negotiations that used cult current operation will be scrapped after it was criticized for bringing more migrants into europe those are the top stories my colleagues in the hall will have more news in half an hour women make science is coming up next thanks for watching like. we understand the differences and similarities of cultures across the world. so no matter. how does iraq breathe and leaves and current affairs that matter to you. al jazeera. these forests is one of the most amazing places in the world. it is very very diverse. you can have a 1000000 questions every time that you go to the forest. even if you have all the ph d.'s that you want and you're still level 0 when it comes to the forest. for me that's really cool in scien

cameroon among the dead more than a dozen children the massacre followed clashes between government troops and separatists fighting for an independent anglo phone state opposition party blamed the army for the attack the government's denying any involvement. an australian court has ruled that a search warrant authorizing police to raid the offices of the australian broadcasting corporation last year was legal police were searching for material related to reporting on australian military operations in afghanistan a.b.c. has called the court ruling a blow to the country's democracy. syrian state media say government troops have made advances against rebel held on claves in the province of aleppo the region has been held by opposition forces since 2012 the latest successes are threatening the fragile cooperation between turkey and russia in the country which back opposing sides in the conflict well one of the most powerful non-tropical storms on record has slammed into britain storm dennis's battering the u.k. with torrential rains and hurricane force winds landslides have been reported in some areas in the government's deployed troops to help a number of local communities the storm ha

cameroon more than a dozen children were among the dead the massacre followed clashes between government troops and separatists fighting for an independent anglo phone state an opposition party blamed the army for the attack the government has denied any involved a suicide attack has killed at least 10 people in the western pakistani city of. around 35 people were injured in the explosion local police said the blast went off near quite as press club as dozens of supporters of a sunni militant group had gathered outside. china is reporting an increase in the number of new cases of the coronavirus reversing the trend of the last 2 days the government also says the death toll now stands at 1800 and that more than 70000 people are infected with the virus across the country. in china's hu base province the epicenter of the outbreak noura posted cases are again on the rise after 2 days of declining figures in mainland china alone officials say the total number of confirmed cases is over 70000 with nearly 1800 deaths. chinese president xi jinping is now facing criticism over why the public was not alerted sooner to the outbreaks potential severity official media recently released an internal speec

cameroon more than a dozen children were among the dead the massacre followed clashes between government troops and separatists fighting for an independent angle of phone state an opposition party blamed the army for the attack the government has denied any involvement a suicide attack has killed at least 8 people in the western pakistani city of quechua more than 30 people were injured in the explosion local police say the blast went off near quite as press club as dozens of supporters of a sunni militant group had gathered outside. the european union has agreed to on a new naval mission to monitor the u. n. embargo on arms shipments to libya now the country is riven by the standoff between fighters loyal to the un backed government in tripoli and rebel groups that control much of the rest of the country the civil war has been raging now for about 6 years and libya is awash with weapons despite the u.n. embargo the new military patrol will replace the current naval mission which is known as sophia. following discord over measures to help stabilize libya e.u. foreign ministers have reached an agreement critics were outspoken austria wanted to block a new naval mission for fear it would encoura

cameroon among the dead were more than a dozen children the massacre follows clashes between government troops and separatists fighting for an independent angle phone state an opposition party blamed the army for the attack the government denies involvement. well a court in cape town has given hundreds of refugees and asylum seekers 4 more weeks to stay in a church where they've been camped out since last october the migrants sought refuge in a methodist church in the city center after being forcibly dispersed from their sit in protest outside the offices of the un refugee agency the refugees say they are threatened by anti foreigner violence in south africa and are demanding to be resettled out side the country. let's get more now from our correspondent adrian krishi has been following these court proceedings in cape town adrian 1st of all just walk us through this court decision today and how are refugees reacting to it . well so basically the main point of the court says is that the people here the refugees that you can see behind me in front of the church you have to abide by the municipal loss basically there were a lot of complaints by people in the neighborhood it's right in the cit

cameroon among the dead were more than a dozen children the massacre followed clashes between government troops and separatists fighting for an independent anglo phone state an opposition party blamed the army for the attack the government denies any involvement. the sudanese government and a coalition of rebel groups have extended peace talks for another 3 weeks after missing a deadline to reach a deal while a spokesman for the rebels said important steps have been taken towards peace of the same time shortages of bread and fuel are hampering the country's economic development sudanese prime minister of the law is optimistic about the cooperation between civilians and the military in a government he hopes will lead the nation from decades of dictatorship to democracy he spoke to our reporter and abraham prime minister one book thank you so much for being here with us on the news you've taken over sudan at a historical moment the country is facing many challenges did you have any doubts about wanting to take this role. no doubts about this is not a place not a small clearly a place when i wish this is a wish that is a desponding to a call to duty sudan is being run now under unique up coope

northwest cameroon among the dead were more than a dozen children the massacre followed clashes between government troops and separatists finding for an independent state an opposition party blamed the army for the attack the government denies involvement. well cleanup operations are now underway in britain after one of the most powerful non-tropical storms on record storm dennis lashed the u.k. with rental rain and hurricane force winds over the weekend the government deployed troops to help a number of local communities the storm also disrupted travel across the country. a close call for passengers touching down in haiti through our night if you go to it is going to go is going to go around. hundreds of flights have been cancelled due to the strong winds with widespread travel disruptions felt across the u.k. . the persistent rain has left this town in wales unrecognizable after its river burst its banks. strong current slapped it harms and swallowed the countryside communities had little time to prepare. or try to keep a level had stayed says you know you can only do what you can do at the end of the day nature will just do what it's going to do so there's not more she can to just. th

cameroon among the dead where more than a dozen children the massacre followed clashes between government troops and separatists fighting for an independent angle of phone state an opposition party blamed the army for the attack the government denies involvement. an australian court has ruled that a search warrant authorizing police to raid the australian broadcasting corporation last year was legal police were searching for material related to reporting on australian military operations in afghanistan a.b.c. has called the court ruling a blow to democracy. u.n. secretary general antonio terrorises plate praise pakistan for hosting millions of afghan refugees is on a 4 day visit to islam a bod to address the conference on refugees and peacekeeping this week marks 40 years since afghan refugees 1st settled in pakistan. well the european union's foreign policy chief says the block is divided on whether to resume a naval mission to stop arms smuggling to libya italy and austria have raised concerns of the ships could encourage migrants to attempt the voyage across the mediterranean e.u. foreign ministers are meeting in brussels today to discuss the issue and other talks come a day after u.n. offic

cameroon which to produce here called imbecility and facilities will ever does not follow the instructions that they have put in place in this region displacing will be targeted out without any explanation simply the army the army also sees this part is still part of korean whoever the suspect of being a sympathizer of security is the support has been dispersed and also has been will be targeted skulls of villages have been burned down people have been killed and so have been beheaded this is not a huge trend the stories we've seen in our report is not just something that's happening as a start a company not something else completely last 3 years is going to start and businesses here on ginny's the economy has crippled totality and this conflict has brought a rise of armed groups that are not and this is really suspicion east but these are criminal and groups who are involved in extortion in kidnapping and also in killing so people here are now free to go about their business is people who cannot go out to eat anymore because the police is the security and security is not guaranteed. that was. young in cameroon let me now bring you up to date it's among other stories making news around the world the gr

army on me that is fighting in this area is mostly middle. this is a very elite force that is directly controlled from the presidency of cameroon and it's been accused of a lot of human rights violations human rights watch i mean this is going to report all point to the fact that these. has been responsible for a lot of opinions human rights violations in come on and no one no one has been heard responsible for for for these updates now we're hearing reports that a lot of people are fleeing the region $8000.00 during the local elections have fled the northwest and southwest region and there's an intensifying of of attacks or operations in the area there's also the boys the separatist groups that are also . allegedly creating human rights violation. so you have a civilian population here that is caught between. the military and the british forces they have nowhere to go a lot of them have fled to my dear a lot of them have fled to other parts of the country and they're living in very precarious condition. i think it is time that these conflicts were brought to the un and it needs to be brought to a final conclusion on it would take a lot of w