that agreement said to leave the domestic challenges in chad whoa continue to wes. mounting a timetable that has been established for an election is not feasible precisely because at that form suffer less chance at a lower level of continuously being suspended excuse is getting so that that narrative from each i mean and now about 10 election and it looks for our timetable i don't think is going to cut as with ordinary people nevertheless. what we are going to see is that chad's domestic insecurities might possibly contribute to dubbo draw out of china jam troops trum you know a misguided in central africa rip of lake at reduction of the activities in nigeria and in mali. president debbie and i need just to look kids chat precisely because of the toughness of his troops doing that it's a mess that community and i critic i swear i'm not prepared that's just who and to their petition for chad and himself as i said stubborn lies and force in the region if pulling back troops. out of better i'm sorry interrupt you but let me let me get back to you about that point in ju

of political and military history of chad from the seventy's and the eighty's and the mantis to. debbie to cuba the role of the supporters and the ethnic groups office and have a great and cuckoo knew a day old rope played by libya and now with the down movement of the front for change. was from libya as a spin off to the un that agreement said to leave the domestic challenges in chad whoa continue to wes. mounting timetable that has been established for an election is not feasible precisely because at that form suffer less chance at a lower level of continuously being suspended excuse is getting so that that narrative from me to mean i now about 10 election and less proud timetable i don't think is going to cut ice with ordinary people nevertheless he won't be able to see is that child's domestic insecurities might possibly contribute to that would draw out of child young troops trum you know a misguided central after kyra lake at reduction of the activities in nigeria and in mali. president debbie needs to look good chat says lee because the toughness of his troops do we know t

but 2 of the battle those who work with chad. is not very at all they are not very much toward the they have a good contact already we've been there regularly and and let me ask you about some news that we're just getting out of chad at the moment where i understand that you may or may heard me mention before that chad t.v. had been quoting the army as saying that a mother to counsel was going to be put in place to handle the transition we're now hearing that general mohamed cotta the excuse me the son of the deceased child in leader he was dead he is named as interim head of state digits was telling us before our correspondent was saying that this was that the imposition of a military council was going to be very concerning for the people of chad do you think that given the fact that this man is the. son is going to go some way to alleviate those concerns. well. there are many condo's so here is some what you see there before that the democratic process would be great this is always a danger and we see what is happening in mali

unity in chad welcome to news africa we've we've just seen a snapshot of the myth rates in the chad basin at bay as the threat from terror groups one of the main problems of fixing daily life they say the main the main problem is probably the absence of state presence in many parts of the country and you mentioned lake chad you know that that's an area where there's virtually no state presence as if there's a serious problem with governance there's a lack of infrastructure there's obviously the instability that is it has been in the news for many years whether it be boko haram around the lake or rebel groups who are coming from the north. near the near the libyan border a few years ago the biggest instability spread with rebels coming from from the east from the sudanese region of darfur. there was a list of log in development levels the chat is near the bottom of almost every development list david the military council named it to stay beside him as president and they say that he'll restore democracy but rebels say chad is not a monarchy how do you see that rivalry paid out well this riv

his promise to restore peace and security in chad. the country wrecked by years of violence armed rebel groups at attacking from across the libyan border more than once they reach the capital and demand that you know this latest attack began on the 11th of april election day when provisional results made him the victor debbie had gone to the front line but this time he misjudged his might. there be came to power in a coup in 1990 and was one of africa's longest serving leaders. the son of a herdsman he had risen through the ranks of the military as president he shepherded his flock with an iron fist. and weak and divided opposition had called for a boycott of the election there be one easily with 80 percent of the vote. the opposition has long criticized he's off on a tear in room all we are dealing with a regime that has shown terrible governance and corruption. this means that young people are completely abandoned here. chad is africa's 10th biggest oil producer but many here are jobless live in poverty. instead if you spent the mon

all right fred thank you fred movement and chad. for well let's turn now to some other stories making headlines around the world security forces in man man have killed at least 80 people in the latest crackdown on pro-democracy protesters rights groups expect the death toll from the clashes in the city of bongo to rise and pain and turmoil since the army scenes from the civilian government in february. 8 people have been killed in an earthquake on indonesia's main island of java the quake damaged buildings and injured victims it's the 2nd natural disaster to hit in the nature in a week hundreds died in flooding and mudslides on another island east florence. a volcanic eruption has darkened the skies and blanketed the caribbean island of st vincent with ash thousands of residents have been evacuated after the most dramatic outbreak break at last of a mountain in decades soldiers have been delivering food and water supplies to shelters where thousands of evacuees are now stank. ecuador is holding presidential elections then a pitting

forward in the fight against systemic racism we're going to update from minneapolis also coming up chad's army says present. fighting rebels in the country's north he was an ally of western states in the fight against extremism. what's his death means for the country and places far beyond. and we'll speak to one of australia's most famous rock stars environmentalist peter garrett will weigh in on global earth day and the challenges of climate change. plus is it game over for a proposed european super league 6 top football clubs walk away from the controversial project less than 72 hours after agreeing to join. fellow i'm terry martin good to have you with us minneapolis jury has found former police. derek show been guilty of murder and manslaughter in the death of george floyd last year he was filmed killing floyd a black man by pressing his knee on floyd's neck for more than 9 minutes the murder sparked global outrage in protests against racism and police brutality people in minneapolis celebrated the verdict we the jury in the above entitled matter as to count one an intentional 2nd deg

chad's army says president has died fighting rebels in the country's north he was an ally of western states in the fight against extremism we'll find out what his death means for the country and places far beyond. plus it's game over for the proposed european super early 6 top football clubs walk away from the controversial project less than 20 less than 72 hours after agreeing to join. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us minneapolis jury has found former police officer derek show been guilty of murder and manslaughter in the death of george floyd last year he was filmed killing floyd a black man by pressing his knee on floyd's neck for more than 9 minutes the murder sparked global outrage and protests against racism and police brutality p.p. and people. celebrated the burg. we the jury in the above entitled matter as to count one unintentional 2nd degree murder while committing a felony by the defendant guilty guilty guilty verdict to the words so many had been hoping and waiting for guilty on all counts derek show of and now a convicted murderer at the end of a tense 3

conservative lawmakers our political editor tells us who's got the best chance also coming up in the show chad holds presidential elections authoritarian leader idriss deby is expected to extend his 30 year rule just like growing public anger over his handling of the country's oil wealth. and what's behind the flare up of violence in northern ireland we meet one youngster in belfast who was arrested after this week's riots. hello i'm claire richardson welcome to the show here in germany the race to succeed angela merkel as chancellor is heating up the 2 most likely candidates both say they are willing to leave the conservatives in this autumn's general election they've been making their cases to their party colleagues arming lash it had long been viewed as a favorite he's the leader of merkel's c.d.u. party and the governor of germany's most populous state north rhine-westphalia but some are now urging him to step aside in favor of marcus's ota he's chief of the c.d.s. conservative sister party in the state of the very. yeah and his national profile has grown it during the pandemic. let's get

all right fred thank you have a news fred and chad. let's turn now to some other stories making headlines around the world voting is underway in ben's presidential election on sunday the poll follows a week of violent protests against incumbent a trait to trace tallow in office since 26 saying he's heavily favored to win a 2nd term in the west african country. 8 people have been killed and more injured after an earthquake struck in the nation's main island of java the quake damaged at least a 1000 buildings and the 2nd natural disaster to hit in the nature in a week after hundreds died in flooding and mudslides on another island. a volcanic eruption has darkened the skies and blanketed the caribbean island of st vincent with ash thousands of residents have been evacuated after the mud. dramatic outbreak at last a fair mountain in decades soldiers have been delivering food and water supplies to shelters where thousands of evacuees are now staying. here in germany the racist succeed under merkel as chancellor is heating up conservatives

this is data over the news live from chad hold presidential elections with only one likely winner authoritarian leader interested in music spectator to extend his 30 year rule critics call him a desk top spot supporters say he gals against extremists we hear from our reporter in chatham also coming up goals galore as chad hensley contenders frankfurt and voles folks wear off in the in this latest big clash. i'm rebecca ritter's welcome to the program voting is underway in chad in a presidential election with several candidates the expected when a is already clear members of the armed forces have been casting their ballots it's widely anticipated the incumbent will win the 1st round authoritarian president idriss deby has ruled chat since it seems some 30 years ago his main rivals have been barred from running or has pulled out claiming intimidation to double his freedom of a new reports from chad which is home to nearly half a 1000000 refugees and plays a key role in battling islamist extremism in the saddle region. idriss deby is an experienced military man with the rank of marshal. he says ha

thousands of people have attended the funeral of chads in.

news live from berlin tonight chaos in the republic of chad following the sudden death of the president the army says president interesting he has died in combat fighting rebel forces just hours earlier he's been reelected to a 6th term in office also coming up tonight european regulators give the go ahead for the johnson and johnson corona virus vaccine despite links to rear cases of blood clots they see the benefits outweigh the risks and germany's conservatives that name are mean like shit as their candidate for chancellor in september's election putting him in prime position to secede. plus the impact of climate change and urbanization right before our google earth uses 4 decades of satellite imagery and its new time lapse feature and the picture is not always pretty. i'm burnt off it's good to have you with us we begin tonight in the republic of chad where president injuries stevie has died just a day after he won elections securing him a 6th term in office he was reportedly killed while visiting troops on the frontline of a battle against a rebel group in the north the army has na

live from berlin chad holds presidential elections with only one the likely winner authoritarian leader idris dead he is expected to extend his 30 year rule despite growing signs of public anger over his handling of the country's oil wealth look at the latest from our correspondent in china also coming up on the show the battle to replace i know america all but 2 rivals expected to run for chancellor are making their cases in front of germany's conservative lawmakers our political editor tells us who's got the best chance. hello i'm claire richards and welcome to the show voting is underway in chad any presidential election in which the expected winner is already clear authoritarian president idriss deby who seen here casting his ballot today is expected to win a 6th term in office and debbie has ruled chad since he seized power some 30 years ago other candidates are standing but the main rivals have been barred from running or have polls out claiming intimidation. or chad is home to nearly half a 1000000 refugees and it plays a key role in battling islamist extremism in the sahara regi

critics call him a desk bob's supporters say dogs against extremists we hear from our reporter in chad also coming up one of the ironies falls quiet under a new nighttime curfew argentina is battling a 2nd coronavirus waves pushing the country deep into prostitutes. and goals galore as champions league contenders frankfurt involves books where else in the world this week is the clash. i'm rebecca written welcome to the program voting is underway in chad in a presidential election with several candidates spot the expected win a is already clear members of the armed forces have been casting their ballots it's widely anticipated the incumbent will win the 1st round authoritarian president idriss deby has ruled chad since he seized power some 30 years ago his main rivals have been barred from running or have pulled out claiming and intimidation. treadmill vanya reports from chad which is home to nearly half a 1000000 refugees and plays a key role in battling islamic extremism in the sun while region. interest they be is an experienced military man with the rank of martial officers have ach

boko haram and other insurgents in the in the lake chad area for the past 5 years debbie and chad rather is also the. revolving president of the g. 5 say you know the grouping that includes chad needs air protein a fossil mally and mauritania. what remains to be seen is what role mohammed the son and the new military leader will will will take in both the g 5 say hell and as a as a member of the multinational joint task force i don't think it's going to change very much the yemen g t f is headed by a nigerian general and there's been no change in the politics of nigeria recently. nor have there been in the know has there been in the other countries involved in the m a g d f what what what remains to be seen is how the military will operate in domestic terms rather than regionals or we have to leave it there david smith executive director of okapi consulting and radio and our son and thomas and i thank you very much my pleasure. now russian president vladimir putin has been delivering his annual state of the nation address he warned that moscow would respond in a swift and harsh way to an

to the news are one of africa's longest serving leaders chad's president idriss deby has been killed the army says he died after sustaining injuries while leading soldiers on the front lines where his forces have been fighting rebels a state funeral will be held on friday. the army is swiftly in a general mamma will take on the role of interim head of state though his death comes just a day after he won a 6th term as president chants forces have been battling the front for change in concord a rebel group since 2016 which wants to overthrow the government and give what it says power back to the people the military has known posed a nationwide curfew and closed its borders gave me begins our coverage. this was chad's president idriss deby campaigning last week provisional election results indicated he'd won a 6th term in office the devil had reportedly joined his son and other soldiers on saturday to repel an attack by a rebel group in the northern province of can him near the border with libya according to the military he was severely injured it says it will now create a transitional

thousands attend the funeral of chad's president idriss deby with emmanuel macron leading tributes and pledging french support for the country. never occurred through and space x. sends for us to the international space station using a recycled rocket and capsule. the hummus now have all the sports are often adult takes a step closer to the wreck or the extending 12th barcelona open title the spanish tennis star is into the semifinals of this year's tournament. our top story this news hour anger and desperation growing in india where the health care system is collapsing as covert 19 cases continue to soar india's 2nd wave continued its shocking trajectory on friday setting a new global record with another 332000 infections this is how the caseload was looking in india just a couple of months ago 2 months ago on february 2nd about 8600 new cases confirmed in the 80 days since this is what's happened that's more than 1200000 new. cases in the space of just the past 4 days the daily death count follows a similar trend on february 9th there were 78 you deaths and then this is the story now

and the transitional council takes power in chad after the death of the president. at least 22 patients have died at a public hospital and india's western maharashtra state after their oxygen supply ran out the hospital had been treating coronavirus patients when a leak in the tank occurred while it was being refilled hospitals in india are facing acute oxygen shortages many in the capital new delhi have enough to last 24 hours. on wednesday india recorded 300000 new cases and more than 2000 deaths both record numbers elizabeth for and is live in new delhi is this number of 22 people dying because they are. very. critical developments and there must be similar you know many people in similar situations across new delhi. hello sami so what we have here in the capital and elsewhere in the country patients dying because they don't have enough oxygen supply what's happened in the state of maharashtra unfortunately is the oxygen tank that was supplying a large hospital in the city of nashik while that was being refilled that led to in the which then forced the hospital t

chad is an oil producing country.one of the money coming from oil has been used for the benefit of the chadian people. these rebels coming from libya are fighting for the people of chad they want a better deal from the oil. i am pleased to see that president macron of france is encouraging dialogue. this is the only way to go. the army of chad can no longer resist these rebels who are stronger. >> what do you anticipate will happen? we had some bold remarks from emmanuel macron. how engaged might french forces become? >> he has a choice. he can use his forces based in chad, there is a large french base there to fight the rebels into defeat them. they have done that before in previous years. or, he can put pressure on the new military junta to sit around a table with the rebels and start democratic process. my instinct is that looking at his own domestic situation, he will call for a dialogue. >> is that because it will be difficult for his son to know what -- mobilize and galvanize troops because this particular group

thousands of turned out for the funeral of chad's late president address de b. french president emmanuel markhor led tributes to de b. who died from injuries he sustained last weekend off to rebels launched an offensive in the north of the country from and janina morgan now reports. with these charts chats army and people said farewell to their former leader. 4 days after the announcement of his death a funeral service for the president of 3 decades was held in the capital's largest public square. it was attended by heads of neighboring countries senior regional officials and family. the whole country and its people can feel my pain as a wife who has lost her husband in difficult times we've lost a country man and the head of our family interestedly to me was exemplary husband guiding father and counselor all these characters in one man whom we have lost their baby died from injuries he sustained fighting the rebel front for change and concord group in the northern region of am coming to power in mind 190 after overthrowing his predecessor he's saying how brave

plus, chaos in the republic of chad. the army announces the president has died in combat fighting rebel forces. hours earlier, he had been reelected to a sixth term in office. european regulators giving the go-ahead for the johnson & johnson coronavirus vaccine despite links to rare places of led clots. they say the benefits outweigh the risks. i'm brent goff. to our viewers on pbs in the united states and around the world, welcome. it is a verdict the nation is waiting with baited breath. the jury in minnesota has reached a decision in one of the most closely watched trials ever. the question for the jury, will they are want they convict from a police officer derek chauvin of second-degree murder for the death of george floyd? the national guard has been deployed in the city of minneapolis where the 46-year-old black man died after being restrained during his arrest by the white police officer last may. it is a case that has sent shockwaves around the world. people across the u.s. are bracing in anticipation of what mig

business beat of the news of live from berlin voters go to the polls in the central african nation of chad soldiers cast the 1st votes in a runoff likely to see the authoritarian leader interest davy extend his 13 year rule report from a country which plays a key role in battling islamist extremism also coming up. military salutes and a moment of silence as britain and the world pay tribute to prince philip a day after queen elizabeth's husband died. and the goals of the law as champions league contenders front for them both work square off in the windows leaguers big clash. i'm told me all lobby welcome to the program voting is underway in chad in central africa members of the armed forces have begun the voting process in which the incumbent is set to win the 1st round of oratory and president idriss deby is likely to extend his 3 decade rule 2 of his main challengers of pulled out complaining of intimidation and that the election is rigged. d.w. said fred when you reports from chad which is home to nearly hof a 1000000 refugees and plays a key role in battling islamist extremism in this

what led to this protest is a in opposition to military takeover. >> we are tired of monarchy in chad just want to be free from this problem. >> the response from security forces was swift and harsh. hours later the military ruler appeared on national television to deliver a speech to call home local and international concerns about military intervention in chad. >> these values so dear to our late president will be damaged graded -- demonstrated and enshrined. i will be the guarantor of this dialogue which will not shy away from any subject of national interest according to a precise timetable the government will be called upon to reveal. >> he also said chad it needs international support from groups to destabilize -- invasive groups trying to destabilize. >> it has put france in an opposition -- awkward position after the crackdown on demonstrating. >> french president emmanuel macron attended the funeral and was criticized as an endorsement of the military takeover. he condemns the use of force on demonstrators. >> i give my support to the integrity and stabity of chad. i support

chad's military says president idriss deby has died of injuries suffered while leading soldiers on the front line his son is to become the interim leader. close the whole robin you're watching al-jazeera life my headquarters here in doha coming up in the next 30 minutes russia accuses the u.s. and nato of provocative activities in the black sea as a build up troops along its border with ukraine. also jury deliberations are underway in the trial of former police officer derek jovan charged with the murder of george floyd in minneapolis and the european medical association says the benefits from the johnson and johnson covert 90 vaccine outweigh the risks of blood clots. welcome to the program one of africa's longest serving leaders chad's president idriss deby has been killed the army says he died after sustaining injuries while leaving soldiers on the front lines where his forces have been fighting rebels a state funeral will be held on friday night the army swiftly in aus that general mama will take on the role of interim head of state death comes just a day after he won a 6th term as

his promise to restore peace and security in chad. the country wrecked by years of violence armed rebel groups at attacking from across the libyan border more than once they reach the capital and you know this latest attack began on the 11th of april election day when provisional results made him the victor did he had gone to the front line but this time he misjudged his might. there be came to power in a coup in 1990 and was one of africa's longest serving leaders. the son of a herdsman he had risen through the ranks of the military as president he shepherded his flock with an iron fist. a weak and divided opposition had called for a boycott of the election there be one easily with 80 percent of the vote. the opposition has long criticized he's off on a tear in room. we are dealing with a regime that has shown terrible governance and corruption. this means that young people are completely abandoned here. chad is africa's 10th biggest oil producer but many here are jobless or live in poverty. instead if you step in and spend the money

the al-jazeera news our line from our headquarters here in doha coming up in the next 60 minutes chad's military says president idriss deby has died of injuries suffered while visiting soldiers on the frontline his son is to become the next interim leader. also rusher accuses the u.s. and nato of provocative activities in the black sea as it builds up troops along its border with ukraine. and jury deliberations are underway in the trial of former police officer during chauvin charged with the murder of george floyd in minneapolis. and the european medical association says the benefits from the johnson and johnson covert $900.00 vaccine outweigh the risks of blood clot. and i'm he said with the sport ahead of european football clubs breaking away to form a super league to come to the senses but the president of the new competition real madrid's florentine appear is insists that it will be the savior of the sport. welcome to the news hour one of africa's longest serving leaders chad's president idriss deby has been killed the army says he died after sustaining injuries while visiting the

chad is contributing forces to stabilize yours countries will continue to do to. because china itself would be busy putting out its own fires rather than contribute to the stability of other countries and then the question of refugees or see so many people displaced in that region elected region particularly there are more than 3000000 people who've been affected immensely or greatly affected by what is happening in the region in terms of book or i'm attacked in terms of i saw the attacks go to mali you see the same thing see how the stability will continue so these are real concerns that we will a lot of people are projecting if the situation in china continues to. suppose that those regional countries that you're talking about as well as the international community will be looking to see what president debbie's son does next we now understand that he's going to be the interim leader of this military council so they'll be looking to see if he is going to continue involving chardy and forces in the fight against groups in the region. it exactly a lot of them will

chad's veteran ruler is laid to rest after battling against rebels. french president emmanuel macron says france will not let anyone challenge chad's stability. phil: i'm phil gayle. welcome to the ogram. prosecutors in france have opened a terrorism investigation after a police employee was stabbed to death at a police station near paris. the people thought to be connected to the attacker have been detained. french president emmanuel macron said the country would never give into what he called islamist terrorists. reporter: a normally quiet residential area just outside paris, now the center of attention in france. security agents flooded the area, investigating the killing of a police employee that occurred in an unlikely location. "the police station is very well protected. there is a protective lock, and so people cannot just walk in. the attacker waited for her to go and change her parking ticket. the murderer caught her by surprise as she left the police station for just a moment. it was a cowardly, barbaric attack to kill someone and to kill a

the rebel group has declared it will continue fighting and take over the capital in germany now chad is also part of the g 5 sad countries involved in counterterrorism operations in lake chad and along the border with mali and nigeria before the funeral chad strongest ally france's president emmanuel micro met the military council and the g. 5 country leaders to discuss security. france will not let anybody question or threaten today or tomorrow child instability and territorial integrity. to ensure that the promise was made will be realized for all parties stability inclusive. and democratic transition this is what we want. that. many of debbie supporters who came for his funeral could not hide their grief and. we should be strong and not lead this country go to waste we are all mourning but we should not forget that he died for this country so we should unite and try to make this country forward. to the people we need to be united for the country's stability for the country's security and for its territorial integrity and not everyone is happy the military is in charge but they're

killed by rebels last weekend the funeral for chad's former longtime leader gets underway in the capital and to me no. i'm a very unforgiving this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up a deadly fire at a hospital in western india adds to an already dire situation with record rises in covert 19 infections yet again. a stand down for now russia pulls its troops from ukraine's border leaving it on easy truce some place across the region. dotted france. united in grief a few rules held in the u.s. for yet another young black man gunned down by a white police officer. a funeral ceremony for chad's late president idriss deby is getting underway in the capital in jamaica several foreign leaders are attending despite warnings from rebels to stay away dave he was killed last weekend battling fighters who launched an offensive from libya his son mohammed that it has to be is now in power and will lead a transitional military council for the next 18 months i was there is have a morgan is live for us in chad's capital jamaica tell us more about what's jews to happen today. well adrian we are a

funerals held for chad's former longtime leader but this sasser is already facing challenges. and socialite you lane maxwell faces a judge for the 1st time since her arrest on sex trafficking charges. for the perfect gentlemen. sponsored point qatar airways. and there we often think of the middle east as hot and dry and it is that but you can't miss a tell from the basic temperatures were there anything different where they should be they are in tehran where up to 30 even 32 degrees at 10 above the average and it was this hot couple of days ago as well so that's above and there's certainly a bloom with a showing by this red throughout iraq atlanta was q 8 and then the into quarter of society doha misses out young sure which is a humid one here but those temperatures up to 4142 they last for a couple of days yet the breeze is enough i think to come together and produce showers in southern side of the yemenis map yemeni mountains the temperatures in the coast for example in lebanon they're down to where it should be even a bit below but interesting with an unusual weather is a b

a funeral ceremony for chad's late president idriss deby is getting under way in the capital and jamaica several foreign leaders are attending despite warnings from rebels to stay away they be was killed last weekend battling fighters who'd launched an offensive from libya his son about idriss deby is now in power and will lead a transitional military council for the next 18 months let's go live now to chad's capitol hill borgen is there it what's happening there right now. well adrian we've seen several heads of states already arriving to the venue and will be so shortly seeing the body of the former president of the now deceased president idriss deby arriving right in front of the presidential palace here many dignitaries have joined this occasion we have the president of sudan as well as the president of togo nature and mally as well as other senior government officials from regional countries we also have chad and i france the president emmanuel micron has also arrived to attend the funeral of course it raised a b. and chad is a strong ally for fighting counterterrorism or in counter

the latest from chad pergram who is trying to put this together. chad?out the suspect. his name is noah green. he's 25 years old. he's from end and appears to have ties to virginia. what we also learned in the past couple moments and the u.s. capitol police put out a statement is about the officer. two officers that were hit by green's car. two were injured, one is billy evans. he died from his injured according to the u.s. capitol hill police. i'd real this from the acting police chief that just came in. she says that he had been a capitol hill policer for 18 years. he began his service in 2003 and was a member of the capitol division. nancy pelosi has lowered flags at the u.s. capitol to half staff in honor of billy evans. pelosi said that he was a martyr for democracy. not it's piecing together what this was about. the one thing that we know from robert conti the acting washington d.c. police chief, there was no terrorism. they're usually able to piece together a lot about the suspects quickly, get a license plate, information about the suspect. i've

and in other news a transitional military council takes power and chad off to the death of the president it just. has been any 11 months since george floyd's death and death as a minneapolis jury has now officially declared the jury took around 10 hours to convict former police officer. and now faces up to 40 years in prison once he's sentenced john hendren has more from minneapolis. the verdict was swift and decisive the case that became a national referendum on racial justice still held the power to surprise guilty guilty guilty verdict the jury found former minneapolis police officer derek children guilty in the racially charged killing of george floyd on all counts 2nd degree murder 3rd degree murder and 2nd degree manslaughter today you have. all wrong to see if so what happened. you know the most imputes in the world scene has live been extinguished and i could do method but what's especially in a court room over and over and over again as my brother was murdered there's no comparison i can embed that anywhere the world actually compare that. to this because we got justice we got j

see what comes next now that this chapter closes and there's a new one opening in chad history. french presidency madam across says his country will not let anybody threaten chad he's called for a peaceful transition of power this so therefore see the people of the region enjoy a peace partner with france we have too much shoulder the pact lives on them but of liberty and independence france will not let anybody question operating today or tomorrow child is w.t.f. until a total integrity for us will be here to ensure that the promise which was made will be realized we're all part of your stability literally see from a local and democratic chance and this is what i'm watched by your site. for a 2nd straight day india has reported the world's highest daily tally of covert 1000 cases but more than 332000 meanwhile of these 13 coronavirus patients have died in hospital far in western india the far destroyed an intensive care units around 70 kilometers north of mumbai one major hospital in new delhi says it could run out of oxygen in the next few hours as infections rise in kenya hea

it embodies an early show in speaking to us that a lot chad has held a state funeral for a long time ruler idriss deby he died on tuesday after battling rebel forces president every rule the central african nation for 30 years is his son mohamad interest debbie has taken over as president french president emmanuel mccall was among the thousands who attended the funeral in the capital. 30 years of leadership have come to an end thousands of mourners packed the main square and the chatty in capital to pay their respects to president it just day by the 68 year old military leader who died on the battlefield shortly after winning re-election for many here he's the only leader they've ever know. they're doing what they're going to help us to keep the joy life has decided you must go and i must say goodbye the chatty and people have loved you and give you over to remember our. western powers and african nations leaned on the long ruling strongman as the linchpin in the international fight against islamist militants there but thank you for that even the battles that you led always had the g

the president was in the north of chad visiting is groups fighting i of chad visiting is groups fightingse and they are in control and have killed 300 rebels. as you might understand, it is difficult to know exactly what is happening there but this is what the military are saying. translation: �* ., ., , translation: after the operations, we have five — translation: after the operations, we have five matters _ translation: after the operations, we have five matters and _ translation: after the operations, we have five matters and 36 - translation: after the operations, l we have five matters and 36 wounded. on the enemy side, more than 300 terrorists were neutralised. 150 were taken prisoner including three senior officials. this were taken prisoner including three senior officials.— senior officials. this all hinges on this election. _ senior officials. this all hinges on this election. the _ senior officials. this all hinges on this election. the rebel _ senior officials. this all hinges on this election. the rebel group - this election. the rebel group accuses president idriss deby, a

and money inside with world news on al-jazeera live from also coming up chad mourns us long time president idriss deby killed on the battlefield several african leaders on the french president attend his state funeral. a medical breakthrough a trial of malaria vaccine shows grace the efficacy to prevent one of the world's deadliest diseases. and rescue workers in indonesia have just hours left to find 53 people on board a missing navy submarine. we begin in india where the pandemic has taken an unprecedented toll on the country's poorly funded health care system for yet another day it's recorded the world's highest number of infections 330000 new cases in just 24 hours auspices are reporting shortages of beds oxygen and medicine to add to all of this a hospital far in the state of maharashtra killed 14 kovac 19 patients from new delhi as both problem reports in the multiple crises confronting india. overcome with grief and anger this man and other family members of 14 people were killed in a fire at this hospital in maharashtra state broke down as they confronted staff the blaze swept thro

allies paid tribute today his death could have wider implications for security in the chad contributes one of the highest number of troops to the fight against armed groups in the region. reports from nigeria's capital of abuja. idriss deby presented himself as a strong leader and that's what he wants for his life in the west and in africa. this was him on the battlefront chat last year when his troops food and eventually expanded bokhara and i said. he's death on another battlefront is a huge blow to our allies and the fight against armed groups in this al and else why enough. that are concerned with security challenges increasing and whom the country may limit or even reduce its participation in external conflict it was reported 3 years ago that debbie before he died was moving units that he had deployed somali in news year back to chad to help defend the capital these are some of his best units so if the current interim government has to keep those units in chad for security purposes. then that would disrupt at least in the short term france's and the broader g. 5. counterterrorism

regional leaders and france's president pay their respects to chad's former president addressed a bit days after he was killed on the battlefield. and figure this is our 0 ally from doha also coming up russia begins pulling troops out of a region near the ukrainian border after holding military exercises in a show of force. a new vaccine against malaria could be a game changer after clinical trials show that it's 77 percent effective against the disease. very. quiet here. and their office will tell you why this latest successful space x. lord has made history again. beginning chad's capital and tomato where a funeral ceremony is being held for the late president idriss deby he died from injuries sustained on the battlefield last weekend after rebels launched an offensive from libya several foreign leaders are attending despite warnings from rebels to stay away before the president's son. is now in power and will lead a transitional military council for the next 18 months running marshall is a researcher of the sciences post center for its national studies he explained why france is su

i'm told me a lot of what welcome to the program voting is underway in chad in central africa members of the armed forces have begun the voting process in which the incumbent is set to win the 1st round of oratory and president idriss deby is likely to extend his 3 decade rule. 2 of his main challengers have pulled out complaining of intimidation and that the election is rigged. fred when you report from chad which is home to nearly half a 1000000 refugees and plays a key role in battling is a mystic stream isn't in the cell region interest b. is an experienced military man with the rank of martial officers have achieved this military i call it. he came to power in 1900. and he has stayed in power since. there are was at this campaign rally in the capital. he jokes that he's been in power before he's supported as we are born for some 8 might. look. then the others come a long way. behind felipe built this country. president debi has 30 years of experience and he had given 30 years of sacrifice for this country. but his critics say the bees a ruthless dictator. 6 it musta had hoped to

chad pergram has the latest on that. he sent out a bulletin. what do you know, chad?watch the activity that appears to be somebody tended to on the ground. >> i'm told that the car came in and after the car, the blue sedan rammed the capitol police officers there. the suspect got out of a vehicle with a knife and shot by the capitol police officers. they have the national guard troops there. there are small contingent of the national guard troops around the capitol. this is the quick reaction forces to make something permanent at the capitol. something i want to emphasize this roadway was not open from january 7 until two weeks ago. constitution avenue because they reduced the footprint of the perimeter. there was a cry saying we don't need a larger footprint. you keeping people away from the capitol. so they took out the outer perimeter that went out several blocks from the house and the senate office buildings and they moved it back in. they took out the razor wire. so that is a barricade around the capitol. the whole idea is maybe when the national guard leaves in

it will morgan has more from chad's capital legend nina. the united kingdom has at its name to the list of countries that are advised that is advising its nationals inside chad to leave the country as soon as possible because of the advance that the rebel group known as the far known as the front for change and concord say they are making towards the capital injun manner now france which is chad's closest ally has not advised its nationals to leave the country but it did issue a statement saying that the embassy here issued a statement saying that its nationals should remain inside the capital because of the security situation now defunct for a change and concorde is an armed rebel group that was formed in time to 16 to counter and oust president idriss deby who's been in power for 30 years now and who looks like or is said to it was poised to be an hour for at least another 5 years after in providing provisional results show that he is leading in the presidential polls in the elections that were held exactly a week ago and the government i

anger over his handling of the country's oil wealth we'll get the latest from our correspondent in chad also coming up on the show the battle to replace on the americal the 2 rivals expected to run for chancellor are making their cases in front of germany's conservative lawmakers our political editor tells us who's got the best champ's. hello i'm claire richardson welcome to the show voting is underway in chad in a presidential election in which the expected winner is already clear authoritarian president idriss deby seen here casting his ballot today is expected to win a 6th term he said he has ruled chad since he seized power some 30 years ago and other candidates are standing but the main rivals have been barred from running or have polls out claiming intimidation. or chad is home to nearly half a 1000000 refugees and it plays a key role in battling islamist extremism in the sahara region our correspondent fred move when he is in chad with the latest on the man critics say is a ruthless dictator. interest they be is an experienced military man with the rank of martial officers have a