let's get the perspective from addis ababa. as william noted, the rebels feel like things are on their side. what is the perspective from inside addis ababa? do people have any hope that a cease-fire can be achieved or are they resigned to a military standoff in addis ababa? >> overall, ethiopians are endorsing the idea of peace. they are a peaceloving people. it is a founding nation that founded the african union. i believe ethiopians overall do support the idea of peace. but they also want ethiopia to be recognized as an independent nation that can decide on its own, without advice from friendly nations. overall, addis ababa has been, since the beginning of last week, concerned and worried about what is about to happen. local governments told residents to register their arms and also defend their neighborhoods. that is very vague and that scares a lot of us. overall, i think we have seen, again, this conflict is an issue among ethiopians. you either like it or hate it and you can only see the kind of conversation that has bee

from addis ababa, we are joined by an independent journalist.nairobi, senior ethiopia analyst at international crisis group. from amsterdam, we are joined by the manager of a website who documents -- the documents the tigrayan story. how dangerous is the situation? does it pose a threat to its existence, sovereignty, unity for ethiopia as the justice minister has said? >> certainly we are seeing a serious threat to the federal government and its authority here. that is primarily because of the continued advances by the tigray forces since july, primarily through east amhara region. they have taken control of cities. this reflects the latest in a series of battlefield victories which have weakened the federal military considerably after the federal military was pushed out of tigray in june. this puts the tigray forces in a position to head east to control the djibouti corridor, ethiopia's main trade route. they could then exert significant economic pressure on the leadership as well as potentially rerouting aid supplies directly to tigray. they c

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s. special envoy is in addis ababa. they're trying to put pressure on the united states to say, look, there is a level of opposition against the current government. and therefore there has to be some sort of political solution, some sort of negotiating. but the noise is coming out of addis ababa seem to be against that. there are groups, some of them involved in what has happened here in washington, in the last hour, who say that they could be in the ethiopian capital within the next few weeks, or perhaps even months. there are one or 2 groups who say they're on the edge of the capital that has been dismissed by the police in addis ababa as nothing more as propaganda and lies. but this seems to be a significant moment when groups who are even in opposition with one another can get together pull together and present this united front against the ethiopian government. in the hope that the world will start putting pressure on addis ababa to come to some sort of political solution. and then thank you for the update from was

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but 1st, how about our reports from addis ababa? they are from sick, diplomatic are going to try and bring the 2 sites. and if you're feeling complex negotiated settlement, there's a sense of identity within the international community about the pricing needs to stop and identity. so because it has every possibility of turning into a civil war, if the fighting continues as it has been, it's been intensifying and recent weeks. lucia abbas on your former president of nigeria. always also the african unions, special envoy to the horn of africa is leading forth by the african union to bring that to side to negotiate. the settlement of your husband is picking on say that is a window of opportunity which is closing very fast. and you will have a plum for dialogue between the governments on a flight test. before the end of the week, he has been to mikaela the capital of the mid, the leadership of the t p. and he has also visit up the armada on the upper region where the conflict us build over to this. and we've not complex intensified, of

s envoys in addis ababa to push for the escalation rebels from the northern region. say they've taken pounds on the highway to the capital and the government has declared a state of emergency priyanka got their reports. it's not the 1st call to all spine . if he'll be a leader, but this time it's against an enemy within our promise to abi amad, use the 1st anniversary of the conflict and take to call on a citizen to fight and defeat the tiguan rebels. until ethiopia is free and peaceful. this is the time every citizen has to say, i'm in the, the open soldier to condemn this miss g. this plan, while standing next to the e. c. o, p, and national defense forces to humiliate the enemy. late last year. if you appear national army with a strength in numbers and significant air, paul pushed the t grind rebels into retreat. since july, the rebels had been making new gains and expanding the bottle from insight into neighboring, unheard of our region. the central day have not entered an unlikely alliance with the oral more liberation army, a band flint to group from around the

it's about 200 kilometers from the capital, addis ababa. let's get the latest now from journalists. sammy, i'll get a chew who joins us live from at is so sammy, on tuesday, prime minister abbey admin had announced that he would go to the front line. what's the latest you're hearing about his movements? was the head of government communications. legacy to new has confirmed that the prime minister is indeed and the battle ground. micky, sure that from their perspective that they would be in a position to defeat that t p a left that has been advancing to the capital. and the last few weeks of the pilot, it was also announced that the power of his office would be transferred to his deputy da mac m a corner. and a long time deputy over the prime minister who really supported him when he became a prime minister taking i'm bishan aside and endorsing his candidacy and having him become prime minister. but this comes us, this conflict is really and pocketing up so many people. the french, the turkish, and many, many countries, including the u. n. p

f says it seized more territory on a major road to the capital, addis ababa, the u. s. warrens in citizens that unrest an ethnic violence could happen without warning. when it comes to ethiopia, let me make the point that we are gravely concerned by the escalating violence, by the expansion of the fighting that we've seen in northern ethiopia and in regions throughout the country. we are concerned with the growing risk to the unity and the integrity of the state. after months on the whole talks to revive the 2015 iran nuclear deal have been shuffled for the end of november negotiations between the cygnet trees in vienna stalled in june. when considered president abraham racy was elected, the u. s. has welcomed the return to talks and says it expects them to pick up where they left off around once us sanctions lifted in return for compliance with the 2015 view. okay, let's begin the apus as loni. he's a political analyst and a senior research fellow at the center for middle east strategic studies. he joins us from k. ron, thank you for joining us of us. first of all,

the capital of addis ababa. told to register any press no weapons they possess and organize themselves in their neighborhoods to defend their city. and be vigilant of what the government calls infiltrators. and nationwide measures of state of emergency have been declared as prices continue to make advances and considers marching on the capital. however there appears to be a feeling of normality here with everyday activities continuing as they were but the tension is palpable and growing. we go to the climate conference in glasgow now, where the topic today was the future without coal. the fossil fuel is said to be the single biggest contributor to climate change. now, a0 countries have agreed to stop using coal. but not the us, china, india or australia, as rebecca morelle reports. a warning from the united nations. listen up people. i know a thing or two about extinction. going extinct is a bad thing. they say we need to stop climate change before it's too late, but to do that, fossil fuels will have to become

the un works for the release of 16 ethiopian staff who have been detained by the government in addis ababa ah, well combined peter w a. watching out his ear alive from the ha. also coming up, having accused bella roofs of creating a refugee and migrant crisis on its border, poland also points the finger at russia. the draft deal from the cop $26.00 climate summit urges countries to step up their goals. analysts believe we are on track to miss the $1.00 degree target plus are going to clar reporting from your me islands in northern scotland, where the power of the sea is driving the green revolution. ah, the united nations is pushing for the release of ethiopian staff have been detained by the government in ada sapa, un, and humanitarian. saucy say they were arrested during government rates targeting to g. ryan's advances made by tick ryan rebels have been fighting against the government for more than a year. prompt the declaration of a nation wide state of emergency last week. as far as i know, no explanation given to us by why these are the staff members are or detained. ah vi, there are

and now they say, they have their eyes on the capitol, addis ababa? ah. we will talk to our guess in a moment, but 1st let's go to czar. dig albert aha. his if he appears minister for democratization and he joins us from addis ababa. bethesda eric, thank you for joining us. prime minister abbey armored is in the fall line, leaving the fight against a growing forces. could you give us a sense of what's happening on the ground? and the federal government is when new streaming collision and an office line in order forms are they are losing commanders are in disarray, following our claims to serve decision to resolve me from the for class that it was a memorial harkwriter saw things are to lead by the day or is it think something, reverse it. the time is on our side and deep it is moving big down. when you say that the tide is on your side. the, the rebels said that the captured a crucial area on the main quarry door, which is leading to the capita about 200 kilometers from addis ababa. and that is just about a matter of time before the take control of the ca

s. embassy and addis ababa is allowing some of its staff and their families to leave. the ethiopian government has declared a state of emergency as to grind rebels claim to have made advances towards the capital. the european union is among those now calling for an immediate cease fire . his plan could group top. it's not the 1st call to arms spine puking leader. but this time, it's against an enemy within a person prime. mister abbey amad, use the 1st anniversary of the conflict antique white, to call on his citizens to fight and defeat the tiguan rebels. the premises captain, until ethiopia is free and peaceful. this is the time every citizen has to say. i am an ethiopian soldier, to condemn this mischievous plan while standing next to the ethiopian national defense forces to humiliate the enemy. late last year, if he appeared national army with a strength in numbers and significant epa pushed the t grind rebels into retreat. but since july, the rebels had been making you gains, expanding the bottle from inside t gray into neighboring amera. i'm off i regions. they h

ah, the un works the release of 16 ethiopian staff who have been detained by the government in addis ababa. ah, hello, and welcome on peace adobe. you're watching l 0. live from our headquarters here in dough. also coming up. having accused bella, ruth's, of creating a refugee and migrant crisis on its border, poland now points the finger at russia. donald trump has lost a legal battle to keep some of his records away from the investigation to january his capitol hill, riots. plus, i'm the plot reporting from me. i live in northern scotland, where the power of the sea is driving the green revolution. the united nations is pushing for the release of ethiopian staff who've been detained by the government in addis ababa un, and humanitarian. saucy say they were arrested during government raids, targeting to g. ryan's advances by tick ryan rebels had been fighting against the government for more than a year. prompted the declaration of a nation wide state of emergency last week. as far as i know, no explanation given to us by why these, these staff members are, are detained. ah, the, there are

that's about 300 kilometers from addis ababa. the african unions also mediating between the government and rebel forces to withdraw troops. and i use also discussing humanitarian access into tig rye where there's a severe shortage of food and fuel. un says 9400000 people are living in famine like conditions. the federal government has been repeatedly accused of blocking aid into the area. mom of the day has mona from addis ababa all these piece efforts, the fust priority they want to achieve is to get aid to those who need it most. more than 400000 people in the ticket i region who are living in famine like situations according to the you and no aid has entered that to grab it and says, mid last month. and many people are trying very much to get this aide as quickly as possible. a 2nd, a bus on july, the african unions m boy to the horn of africa, said that he will have a plan by the end of the week for negotiations. and the 1st thing he wants to see is a humanitarian corridor opened towards a to grey and also for and millis. she

the 2 are on a me to highway leading to the capital, addis ababa. the federal government has disputed the claims. we have with this siege on to gra, is broken well to make sure that our children are not going from anger. and that way it will help to make sure that it acts as committed to the actors to buy out even though will do what it takes to make sure that the site is broken. if looking flat linsmith implanted, it takes to break the thing we will prime minister are the amad, has asked all this europeans to organize and fight back enough. a 1000 all. there are many challenges, but i can tell you with certainty, without a doubt we will score a comprehensive victory. in the last 15 days, when tpr laugh was crying about being attacked, i was overwhelmed with pressure from the world phone calls. now that they're advancing, it is seen as normal and no one is callings to go. foot in. the u. s. has been calling for a ceasefire. secretary of state antony blinking. tweeted saying the u. s. is alarmed over the t p. a less takeover of the towns to say and c

it will be a battle until they reach the gates of addis ababa. so to say, but yes, i think it is an inevitable now that the t d f and that we're lay will managed to take the city if they so wish. how could i want to ask you actually about the conflict in the south in around the air? and because the are now rebel group, there, they are only a liberation army or the olay is in conflict and has been for a while with prime minister abbey. and that they are now in a military alliance with the t p l f. so how, how could, how could that bit of the story, the around me, a conflict make violence worse? well, it makes it worse because the geographical space of the war to you do has radically increased over the last few months. and, and, well, a has been recruited thousands of new troops over the last few weeks and has made advances on, on the battlefield against the federal troops. and it is significant and political alliance. when will a and the t d f t p f managed to come to an agreement to join forces, so to take, so to say with a strategic will be acti

would bring all of this together now with mohammed a door in addis ababa all these piece efforts, the fust priority they want to achieve is to get aid to those who need it most more than 400000 people in the to guy region who are living in famine like situations, according to the you and no aid has entered the ticket average and since mid last month. and many people are trying very much to get this aide as quickly as possible. oh, 2nd of us on july, the african unions, envoy to the horn of africa said that he will have a plan by the end of the week for negotiations. and the 1st thing he wants to see is a humanitarian corridor opened to woods, a to grey and also full and millis. she is under defense forces thick and as far away as possible from the main roads leading to to gray. so it is still a walk in progress to grow and rebel fight has have committed rape and other abuses during their recent advances in the ethiopian and conflict that's come from a year. and you amnesty international report. the right script says it's documented 16 women who work great old gang, read at gunpoint by

because it does feel like they are very confident and eager to have a go at addis ababa? well, as i suggested earlier, i think given the military situation, as we understand it does seem like something needs to be put on the you know, something concrete needs to put on the table to, to stop the continued pressure. i think that pressure initially would come and i mean this current efforts by the to great commanders to try and take control of the . ready booty, trade route, therefore, but comic pressure on, on others. i think, you know, unless there are those sorts of measures rudy's trying to sit at a to pick right where there's hundreds of thousands of people in the family condition, whether you know, kind of a threshold what all those measures that the international community could take, right? now to convince the opposition who are not far from either side of the who feel they have meant him on the side to pull back. that's. that's what i'm talking about . there isn't, there isn't any leverage that they know if it exists the leverage, if it exists, need to be applied on

i think they will control addis ababa, as well. merchuma, bbc news.states in connexion with the terrorist attack which killed 270 people. libya s foreign minister has told the bbc "positive outcomes are coming." from tripoli, 0rla guerin reports. on this dark night in 1988, the town of lockerbie was engulfed in flames and horror. the wreckage of pan am 103 crashed to earth. almost 33 years on, the us is pursuing a new libyan suspect. now, from the government in tripoli, indications of progress. there is positive outcomes coming. and might there be an extradition? well, i don't know, but i think we as a government, we are very open in terms of collaboration in this matter. we understand the pain and the sadness of the victims and the families. we need to also respect the laws. but it's progressing, you think? yes, it is. the new suspect is abu agila mohammad masud, who's already behind bars in libya on separate bomb—making charges. the us alleges he conspired with a fellow intelligence official, abdelbaset al—megrahi, the only man ever convicted of the

in the event addis ababa - and tension points. tension points. in the - event addis ababa falls, what role can this base take? what can the us military take to deal with the impact of that for? ,, ., ., deal with the impact of that for? ., , ., ., for? so, our primary role, for our command _ for? so, our primary role, for our command here, - for? so, our primary role, for our command here, is - for? so, our primary role, for our command here, is to - for? so, our primary role, for our command here, is to be l for? so, our primary role, for. our command here, is to be able to respond to crisis. and in particular, to respond to crises associated with us diplomatic missions. across africa, but in particular in east africa, we have done an incredible amount of planning and preparation to be able to respond and assist an evacuation, to reinforce an embassy, to do a larger scale evacuation if necessary, both for us personnel, us citizens and those from other countries. the east african response force, the only us crisis response force t

they could also try and push self was towards addis ababa itself. and then they have already established some sorts of operational connection with the remote liberation on the other movement, which is determined ready to force prime minister, be ahmed, and his government from power and response. we've seen a doubling down of physicians and from prime minister abbey from the horrid governments as well, all out mobilization, all citizens being called tom's to try and prevent this advantage. it's a great forces, but that is not a new tactic. we have seen this type of mobilize ation over the last few months and it is not been successful. there is no reason that that, or this very sweeping state of emergency that's being put in place, which may well result in the master rest. off to grand citizens who are increasingly seen as collaborators with it's a great forces. but there was no reason to think that that would actually turn the tide on the battlefield. and so really it is an incredibly perilous situation for the federal government. and i think, unless

s. embassy officials leave addis ababa because of it concerns the violence couldn't reach the capital. ah, hello, i'm emily angry. this is al jazeera live from dough house are coming up. after a 5 month gap, iran agrees to resume talks on reviving the tattered nuclear agreements. a government message about stock piling, food sparks panic in china after fuel and power shortages. and a european delegation causes a stir in china after telling tie one's president. you are not alone. ah, uganda is president, is calling for east african ladies to meet and discuss the worsening conflict in ethiopia. in another sign of international alarm, the u. s. embassy in addis ababa is allowing some staff and their families to leave if you of his government has declared a state of emergency as to grind rebels claim to have made advances towards the capital brianca gupta reports. it's not the 1st call to arms spine if he'll be a leader, but this time it's against an enemy within our prime minister abbey amory. used the 1st anniversary of the conflict antique roy to call on his citizens to fight and defea

but, for us, our objective is not addis ababa. we are not particularly interested in addis at all.es not present a threat to our people any more. a year of war has displaced more than two million people in ethiopia. despite growing international pressure, there is no sign that efforts to mediate an end to the fighting are making any progress. will ross, bbc news. an italian court has sentenced 70 criminals linked to the powerful �*ndrangheta gang in the first phase of the country's largest mafia trial in more than 30 years. the bbc�*s tim allman reports. their shadow has hung over italy for decades. a web of criminal activity, history of kidnapping, drug smuggling and murder. now, in this especially adapted courtroom in southern italy, some of the interactive type face justice. —— �*ndrangheta. type facejustice. -- 'ndranuheta. �* ,, �* type facejustice. -- 'ndranuheta. �* ., 'ndrangheta. translation: today we have an important _ 'ndrangheta. translation: today we have an important sentence, i we have an important sentence, 91 defendants, 7o we have an important sentence, 91 defend

s. envoy is in addis ababa to push 50 escalation. now the world health organization says in europe has once again become the epicenter of the cove at 19 pandemic. and currently has more infections than asia and africa combined. infections, especially bad in central and eastern europe, where vaccination rates remain low. joe hall has more. while many people are out and about as if the coven 19 threat has passed, the world health organization says the wider european region is once more at the pandemic epi center, across $53.00 countries, including parts of central asia. there are 78000000 current infections. that's more than the cumulative total of south east asia, the eastern mediterranean, and all of africa. and it's a figure rising by a quarter of a 1000000 new infections daily with 3600 deaths every day. according to one labor projection, if we stay on this trajectory, we could see another half a 1000000. gov at 19 debts in europe and central asia by the 1st of february next year. why is it happening in a region with generally good

they claim to have captured towns on the highway leading to the capital, addis ababa. that's been disputed by the government. the rebels are demanding the central government and what they call a siege. that's blocking aid into the northern region. brianca gupta now reports a new frontier. and if you're pure swore rebels antigua, i say, the advancing further south towards the capital, addis ababa. the federal government has declared alecia wide state of emergency. we are prime minister abbey amad, has asked all if your parents to mobilize and fight back against the rebels to see him enough, a 1000 all. there are many challenges, but i can tell you with certainty, and without a doubt we will score a comprehensive victory in just a few days. the rebels from the northern te gray state say they have seized the town. so does say on comm, bolger which are in the neighboring, i'm her estate. the 2 are on a major highway leading to the capitol. the federal government has disputed those claims. we have to make sure that our children are not dying from anger and is that we should

is calling for the release of 16 of its local staffers, detained in ethiopia, capital addis ababa. it comes at a time of escalating conflict between ethiopia, central government, and rebel forces in the countries north. as far as i know, no explanation given to us by why these are the staff members are.

s. envoy for the region jeffrey feltman is in addis ababa. c push for ds lation. so it's unclear if he has met the prime minister yet. you know, security council is you to discuss the conflict later on friday. well the t p life rebels are pushing size form t gray into the neighboring regions of i'm hara and a far and told a major roads running size to the capital. i decided to go and rebel said they took control of these times this week. come, boat says you see sits on a supply line. when king, the lands locked nation to the port, city of chip booty that speak see during the samuel gets to he joins us from about some of just talk us through these. at least his developments, the prime ministers now urging retired generals to re join the fights. well, he did. the government has, as calling for a retired army members from, from the general to all the way to private, to join the ethiopian army and fight the t p. a less the prime minister has said this is for the soul of the nation, and he is going to insure through his government, ensure that he quote, unquote, berry

okay, let's go to ethiopian. generalist samuel, get a child who is in addis ababa? thanks for joining us as samuel 1st of all, will the prime minister actually join troops or is this just rhetoric? well, that's why he said, he said that campaign doing the c t o is something that undermines the history culture, identity and dignity of black people. that's what he said from his statement last night. well, there has been another president who did go to the battle ground. president charge the next the lead. it reach said debbie also went and died in the battle ground. he also gave the same kind of assessment of ownership and country and so on. but this prime minister has a background in terms of being an army officer in the past. he did fight during the job on a tree on conflict. so for 1998 and he also spent some time and one piece paper. so he has the background. he's also given a speech at the nobel peace vice in 2019 reflecting on his experience as an army person and saying that he understood the price $1.00 needs to pay for conflict and what conflicts really means

s. embassy officials leave addis ababa because if concerns the violence could wage the capital. ah, hello, i'm emily. ang, when this is out, is your life. so how's that coming up? talks to revive the 2015 iran nuclear deal to resume at the end of november. after months of uncertainty, floods in the whole have killed hundreds and destroyed homes and businesses were looking to what caused the.

s embassy officials leave addis ababa because of concerns the violence could reach the capital. ah, hello, i'm emily. ang, when this is out is your life. and so house are coming up, talks to revive the twenty's, dana iran, nuclear dealer, to resume at the end of november. after months of uncertainty. floods in nepal have killed hundreds and destroyed homes and businesses were looking to what caused the devastation and the leader. all the coalition of gangs in haiti asked see us for help to overthrow the government. ah, the u. s. embassy in ethiopia is allowing non emergency staff members to leave the country. the ye long conflict between the central government and northern to grier rebels has escalated in recent wakes. the governments declared a state of emergency as the tpl f says it seized more territory on a major road to the capital, addis ababa? the u. s. warns at citizens that unrest and ethic violence would happen without warning. when it comes to ethiopia, let me make the point that we are gravely concerned by the escalating violence by the expansion of the fighting that

ma'am, at the doe has more from addis ababa. the government accused them of what is called territory them and they seem to be all from one community that ticket. i am some government official with what the say they have been found to be.

ok, samuel gets to chew their life from addis ababa. thank you very much, samuel. it's help you and official in bosnia herzegovina says the piece still that ends at the war 26 years ago is under threat both in serve leader miller. i thought it has a nice plans to stablish a separate army within the country and that violates the 1995 days in peace agreements which ended the 3 and a half year. conflicts. speaking to jamal l sheil, he's outside the parliament building in, sorry, a for jamal. clearly a concerning situation unfolds in there and the highlight is very tense, at least politically speaking in the country. the rhetoric that has been coming, doubts in recent weeks and months has only increased and that is, as you mentioned now, due to the threats by one of the members of the city person. presidential council, which governs wasn't to be not the server leader choose essentially threats and not just to put away from the military and set up his own militia, so to speak. but also to pull away that section of the country republican service. scott, from some states

i think they will control addis ababa as well. so that's what i'm young. i will participate in the war and whatever way young people can, i'm planning to head to the front line. prime minister, i'll be m o has urged if you'll pin few night and fight against the rebels. you can call this pitch, which is dug very deep, will be where the enemy is buried. not wary p. o p, a disintegrate. we will bury this enemy without blood and bones and make the glory of ethiopia high up again. do you investigation only looked into the ports of abuse until late june, when the rebels regained much of t gray. it does not include any attacks or civil and abuse since then, and now their fears the conflict could worsen putting millions of fuel pins at risk, bianca, i'll 0. it's been a major upset for us president joe biden, the democratic party and local elections after a surprised victory by republicans in the state of virginia. signals, trouble for the democrats, as they head into next year's congressional elections. republican blend youngin has been elected. virginia is next g

government forces. battling a rebel advance, the largest demonstration was held in the capital, addis ababa concern is growing up the year long conflict against to grind rebels, intensified a t p l if has captured strategic towns along the road to the capital and threatened to move on, addis ababa ethiopia, as prime minister, has recently had his social media post blocked by facebook and twitter for violating its policies against inciting, and supporting violence. but on sunday abbey to ahmed took a different tone and called for national unity. he tweeted, ethiopia, albuterol is in our unity. when we stand together, we can overcome any thing. we stand on the shoulders of our ancestors. today we stand committed to laying a solid foundation for generations to come. mamma mohammed a dow has morn, his story from addis ababa. they very much to present the sentiment on the streets . i'm going to sub a most people here. i support the trip in defense forces and prime minister abbey. i meant at all again. they are. those will feel not the whole is pointless and at, but those supporting them. tens of

s. embassy officials leave addis ababa because of concerns. the violence could reach the capital. after a gap of 5 months, iran agrees to resume talks on reviving the tattered nuclear agreement. a government message about stock piling, food sparks pilot, can china after fuel and power shortages also multiple floods this year have dumped an immeasurable amount of earth and mud, sand and sylvan rocks, in large boulders, in valleys all across this area during the power where the changing climate is being blamed for a series of devastating natural disasters. i'm joanna roscoe, it's full, it's never pulls unbeaten. starts of the season, continues as they put their place in the champions league knockout round with the to know when over at let to go madrid. ah, the u. s. embassy, any nuclear is allowing non emergency staff members to leave the country as the conflict there worsens. the governments declare the state of emergency as the t p ela rebels claims were seized more territory on a major road to the capitol. priyanka group took with the latest it's not the 1st call to arms spine if

as in boy is in addis ababa to push for de escalation. in china has reported 68 new cove at 19 cases as it scrambles to contain a new outbreak. more than $900.00 infections have been reported since the search began and mid october, spreading to half of china's provinces. while agencies and yemen have raised serious concerns about the humanitarian situation in the central province of marin, dozens of people there have been killed and recent fighting and nearly 37000 people have been displaced just this year. her mar, chandry reports. mohammed hardy, i'll har, molly is in his eighty's. he's been uprooted for times by the shifting front lines of humans, civil war. out of money am bedridden. he's now confined to a tent and a makeshift camp outside marin city. east of the capital center. i'm not gonna want to mr. winter has come and we have children. large families are poor families. many blankets, mattresses, shelters, ways to keep warm, blankets and bedding beneath tents. i may need places to live. of the estimated 1000000 displaced people i

is calling for the release of 16 of its local staff, detained in ethiopia, capital addis ababa. it comes at a time of escalating conflict between ethiopia, central government, rebel forces in the countries north apartments. prime minister has accused russia being behind the wave of migrants trying to enter the country through bene loose. he says moscow's actions threatened the you stability unless say the pledges, the countries have made of cop $26.00 to tackle climate change would still lead to a $2.00 degrees celsius, temperature rise, they're century, that's far more than the $1.00 to be limit committed to now the top caught in the us state of oklahoma as overturned a $465000000.00 opioid ruling against the drug make a johnson and johnson. the pharmaceutical giant was accused of feeling the opioid epidemic, which has killed more than half a 1000000 americans through deceptive marketing. while maria glover is a professor of law at the georgetown university law center, she says, while the decision is significant, it won't necessarily impact cases in other states. it's certainly

do you plan on reaching addis ababa? do you set your sights on the capital?if it continues to affect our people, we have to make sure [indiscernible] if marching to addis ababa is what it takes, we will. [indiscernible] it has nothing to do with our ambitions for power. we are focused on neutralizing the threat [indiscernible] for well over a year now. we have to make sure that that doesn't exist anymore. maryam: more than 5 million people around the world have died from coronavirus according to the johns hopkins university tracker. many say the actual number is much higher. the u.n. secretary general says this devastating milestone reminds us that we are failing much of the world. while wealthy countries are rolling out third doses of the vaccine, only 5% of people in africa are vaccinated. this is a mobile shame. we have this report. reporter: people gasping for air, families torn apart. and governments forced to close borders and order millions of people to be confined to their homes. the covid-19 pandemic has killed more people than any other viral epidem

mom and the doe has more from addis ababa. the government accused them of what is called terrorism, and they seem to be all from one community that ticket. i am some government official to with what to say. they have been found to be working with the ticket, a fighters who are currently fighting with european defense for this and say they have every intention for much on their capital at the sub about because this has been condemned by human rights organizations and also the state department of the united states, which said that targeting people because of their ethnicity is wrong. the u. k. has released a draft cop 2016 that urges countries to step up their climate goals by the end of next year. leaders are asked to revisit and strengthen the 2030 targets on tuesday . analysts want emissions pledges made so far will fall short ensued on some schools and universities of suspended studies in solidarity with strike action against the military takeover last month. the protest movement is calling on support is to keep up demonstra

there is a visit to addis ababa to try and start cease fire talks.u have the european union also calling for a cease-fire, while kenya has increased security along its border with ethiopia. this is the president of the international committee for the red cross. >> at the present moment, we don't see the light at the end of the tunnel. the message to all parties to a conflict is always the same. the earlier we find a political solution bringing us out of the conflict, the better it is. because let's not fool ourselves. even if the conflict stops tomorrow, we will still have hundreds of thousands of people displaced and enormous needs. ros: so, finally, this side looks ready to come to the negotiating table. the prime minister vowed to "bury this enemy with our blood and bones." earlier, we got reaction to the prime minister's threat. >> we have seen this a hundred times over. the spoken threat vowing to bury his enemies, that will include people and children. he is making the same vow. this time around, he is not going to fool anyone. ros: there is co

he said whatever absence is created by his departure, he was sure officials in addis ababa would continue to do their jobs. in response the spokesmen for the tea gray people's liberation front tweeted abby's mimicry of ethiopia as war time emperors had taken on and all to palpable skits of frantic over time. and that his vow to join his forces in the battlefield was another sick joke with him, lawrence is a former us diplomat and professor of political science and international affairs at american university explains what's behind the prime minister statement. i think his primary audience is those who'd be willing to fight to defend the capital, and that he says to stay to be p o p. in short order, i think a secondary audience is those who may be on the fence waiting to see these are the opiates waiting to see one side or the other prevails. i think there's multiple aspects of his message that are important. one is that i think he's portraying that that, that the conflict is similar up in t grey rather than on the gave the capital. whereas the situation really of the capital much more dir

forces. fighters from the northern te gray region of pushing further south towards the capital, addis ababa? william laurence is a former us diplomat. he says, this is the stock. his language abbey estimate is used yet. he does have a military background. if you look at his nobel prize speech from some years ago. he used a lot of war imagery to talk about the lessons learned about the hell of war. but here we are, you know, almost full circle with the nobel peace prize winner using the most bellicose language to try to ramp up the stakes ahead of the defense. not only of e t o p life and death, you know, he's basically, he's willing to die for the cause, which is the type of stark language we haven't even seen from him until now. officers become the 1st country in western europe to reimpose, a national corona virus lockdown infections of surging there and neighboring countries. germany's health minister predicts people will either be vaccinated, recover or die by the end of winter. frances president, matthew mac, crossed his rights in the french overseas region of guadalupe, have created an

as pushing for the release of 16 ethiopian staff have been detained by the government in addis ababa, u. n. and humanitarian sources say they were arrested during government rates, targeting to grahams. 72 drivers for the world food program have also been arrested . madeau has more from addis ababa. the government accuses them of what it calls total them and they seem to be all from one community that to good. i have some government officials with what to say they have been found to be working with the to great fighters who are currently fighting with european different forces on the say they have every intention from march on back up with all the sub above. because this has been condemned by human rights organizations and also the state department of the united states were cited targeting people because of the fmla city is wrong . the russian and bell russian foreign ministers have both criticized the use handling of the refugee crisis on the poland. belarus border, at least 2000 people are stuck at the border and freezing conditions. some tried to force their way through fences to e

will generally samuel get a chew has more now from addis ababa. so far, the u. s. embassy in december has been telling its citizens who have were living in ethiopia, said they're willing to even financially support them, so they can leave it because the u. s. according to the u. s. side, this conflict is getting close to a d'silva and it's certain to affect us money of citizens. but the invoice of the president biden has just left us and we know sure if he had a chance to meet with the prime minister who has insisted that the u. s. government is in support of the t p left. they support them, they give them weapons, it's been leased by the european side, but this comes as the african need in as well as the kenyan and you gun done, president push, you'll be on the t p left to sit down and find some common ground. but the development we're watching from a distance in washington d. c. the ethiopian side has just reacted. the justice minister has called the 9 coalition with a mission of defeating the government. what it, what they're doing. he's described it as publi

the 2 are on a major highway leading to the capital, addis ababa. the federal government has disputed the claims we have with this siege on figure is broken well to make sure that our children are not dying from hunger and starvation. we'll have to make sure that that will access the manufacturers to buy out. so we'll do what it takes to make sure that this is broken. if flood is monitoring plotted, it takes to get it, and we will. prime minister arby amad has asked all this europeans to organize and fight back. and for the original, there are many challenges, but i can tell you with certainty, without a doubt we will score a comprehensive victory in the last 15 days when t p o left was crying about being attacked, i was overwhelmed with pressure from the world phone calls now that they are advancing, it is seen as normal and no one is calling to go for. the u. s. has been calling for a ceasefire. secretary of state antony blinking. tweeted saying the u. s. is alarmed over the t p. a less takeover of the towns to say and culture and is urged both si