everybody in algeria. but the problem is to what extent is he going to deliver on this and where the algerians would believe him now i guess that the 1st 3 or 4 months of his tenure in office will determine to what extent he's going to go. with his policies and this is something that was just that was brought up from i guess in algeria to what extent is the military going to be sort of pulling the strings behind the scenes. the algerian military has always been put into strings behind the scene since before 1962 every single algerian president since 962 until today has always been a military man all enjoy the support of the military so the military was not going to go away it will always be. it may act as a watch dog as long as its interests are not. affected by whatever the president is going to do i think that he will get the support he needs from them i meant to what extent can he actually so that he's not part of the ruling powers. can he so that he's going to pursue differently i think if i mean this

also in algeria voting is underway in algeria as presidential election despite being widely rejected by millions taking part and months of mass protests now on wednesday demonstrators clashed with police calling for a complete boycott of the election they say the poll is a farce that will enable the old government to remain in power protestors want sweeping police. cicle reforms before any votes has held bennett smith reports. was in february algerians had had enough of what they call the i sabah the gangster system. was the decision by 82 year old abdelaziz bouteflika to seek a 5th term as president for tens of thousands of algerians out in nationwide protests was. in april the army forced beautifully could to resign and the election was eventually shed you will for december the protests continue i think i'll join or qualities bank so much on these elections they want to president in office. as possible in berber play in the constitutional game but there is a very believe bob a big problem of trust between the between. government will go toward these. the people over the last few ye

the third spin rigs thus the slogan chanted by huge crowds in algeria as demonstrates is rejects the results of the state's presidential election not a whole hundred a beautifully care a prime minister 58%8% of the ballots.s. he's already offered an olive branch to protest the does. and still mates in the spanish capital is the latest round of the u. n. climate talks looks set to run into overtime. with little headway made to the cop twenty five some if the outcome is forecast to full well short. of what scientists say is needed to help protect all planets . first in this hour i have a home off of the iconic green leather seats in the british house of commonons havee now turnedd blue. boris johnson will be staying on at ten downing street as prime minister with his conservative party securing a strong majority following thursday's parlrliamentary election. with all the ballot papers now tallied the tories have secured the sixix hundred and fifty seas in the westminster parliament. this makes johnson the most successful conservative leader ouout the polls since margaret thatcher. the

he had become algeria's strong man in recent months. my dad sallar was last seen in public a few days ago at the inauguration of the country's new president. have been measured to boon for a little bit he had been out. two thousand four in the deputy defense minister since twenty thirteen. an ambitious young man who was promoted to the rank of general i president beautifully kiss clan. meg gates said i was considered the right hand man of the regime untitil he turned on briefly que in april and compelled him to resign. according to investigative journalist mai mici for a week his thirst for power it was no secret. bonn to je pet when i was writing my book some people told me that he wanted to take over anyway often comparing cell to general lcc in egypt as proof that a military man could be. our general ahmed gate sela was no ordinary leader. he joined the national liberation front during the independence war when he was just seventeen. he eventually received advanced military training in the former ussr following all jury is independen

to vote but less than half of them did this is a simple tone that it's very important to be here algeria is free and independent the blood of the martyrs will not be in vain it's a new day. results was slow to be announced but 4 ounce of the 5 candidates running for president either claimed victory or said they were going through to a runoff in a couple of weeks. the campaign leader for one of the top 2 contenders obgyn measure tabone was quick to claim the former prime minister hood won a majority in the. last year and i would like to thank the public for voting for to boom and we'd like to announce that he won 64 percent of the vote. thank the military backed interim government sees the vote as one of the only ways to end 10 months of protests that forced prison are there are these will to free could to resign after 2 decades of room i was told you're eons running across the country every friday offered up with a stagnant old dependent economy use unemployment and rampant corruption was and they insist will continue protesting for government free of the ruling elite for the height of a

the l lowest in algeria's histo. mimillions of people have boycotted the vote, dismissinin the candidates as little more than children of the old regime. we have more on what it is the protesters want now. >> a win for abdelmadjid tebboune with 58% of the vote in prelimininary results easily beating his four contenders. this election saw historically high abstention rate. only 40% of people turned out to vote in an election boycotted by the protesters who rattled algeria for 10 months. rather than filling o their ballot papers they filled the streets in defiance of what they called -- >> we are not against the election. we are against this gang. >> in the region, things turned more violent. a police station was ransacked. ballot boxes were destroyed. protesters also blocked access to some voting places. not everyone was in favor of the protest. >> why would i block my country? i am against people who oppose the election. >> there are fears of more violence this friday following the announcement of these preliminary r

live from our global headquarters in doha coming up in the next 60 minutes 2 days before voters in algeria go to the polls a court sentences 3 former political leaders to long prison terms. myanmar's leader on santucci is at the international court of justice to defend her country's treatment of muslim rohingya also this hour of democrats in the u.s. are expected to announce 4 more articles of impeachment against president donald trump later on tuesday i'm going to get your scope at the sports the world anti-doping agency finds itself facing criticism from all sides after handing russia a 4 year ban from sports. thank you very much for joining us we begin this news hour in algeria where a court has sentenced to former prime ministers to long prison terms for corruption i made or height we yeah he was sentenced to 15 years and his predecessor abdel to 12 the charges came from sweeping investigations into fraud allegations after the former president up there as he's beautifully stepped down in april let's bring in who is covered algeria extensively for us here on al-jazeera a significant rul

algeria's president whom has named an educator and diplomat as prime minister. said his top challenge would be to regain the confidence of algerian society protest against algeria as political establishment have persisted since to boone was elected earlier this month algeria's pro-democracy movement boycotted the election. india's main opposition party has been holding rallies against a disputed new citizenship law congress party leader gandhi says said the government was ignoring the will of the people by pushing the law through its fast track citizenship for non muslim migrants from afghanistan bangladesh and pakistan . 3 skiers were killed when they were buried by an avalanche on the ski on a ski slope in south to roll italy the woman in 2 girls all german nationals died when a sheet of snow broke loose above the totals eg slope at an elevation of 2400 meters 2 other people were injured in the incident. the un says more than 230000 people have been displaced in a province in northwestern syria as russian backed syrian government forces intensify their militar

but all of them seem to represent algeria's old guard is what leading calls for a boycott of the polls. thousands of protestors were out again towns and cities across the country earlier for the 42nd successive friday protests many of them say the election is pointless and they won't vote analysts predict a voter turnout of just 12 to 15 percent i don't think there will be an open in of political system what is happening in a moment is some sort of inertia it gives the impression that something is happening that so many multi-party system exists or look presidential elections will take place next to the and so on and so forth but in reality not being changes i the army says thursday's election is the only way to end the standoff with the opposition was amnesty international says algeria security forces have escalated a crackdown on the protests ahead of the december 12 election the human rights group says there's been a wave of arbitrary arrests and imprisonment of dozens of peaceful liked. burnitz made. now the leaders of the u.k.'s 2 main parties faced off in the final t.v. debate be

algeria's military chief he played a major role in president but a fleet is ousting has died we take a look at what this means for the country's political future. and we'll have the 2nd part of our exclusive report about how illegal guns from the u.s. a fueling gang violence in mexico. saudi arabia's public prosecutor says 5 people have been sentenced to death for the murder of saudi journalist about his saudi 3 others were sentenced to 24 years in prison now their identities were concealed during the closed door trial in the capital riyadh but the court ruled there was no proven involvement of the most senior saudi suspected of being a ringleader saad he was sacked as roll the visor soon after the killing crown prince mohammed bin salmond denied having prior knowledge of the operation to murder his critique in the saudi consulate in istanbul 14 months ago a spokesman for saudi arabia's public prosecutor said the murder was not premeditated you have an amah and the whole like you would get the investigations care. by the public prosecution revealed that there was no predator taisha n

algeria's military chief who played a major role in president bush or fleet is ousting his dive we take a look at what this means for the country's political future. open for business russia's president in all the rights a controversy or bridge connecting his country with the next crimean peninsula. and on time how much now have all the day's sporting kidding. break the end of a decade long exile from cricket trade a victory in karate. justice was trampled that's how reporters without borders is describing the trial of the murder of saudi journalist about a saudi saudi arabia's public prosecutor sentenced 5 people to death but their identities what revealed at the closed door trial in the criminal court in riyadh the court could form a royal. tani who's widely suspected of being a ringleader and muhammad tybee who was the saudi consul general that istanbul where a saudi was murdered former deputy intelligence chief the sciri was also released for insufficient evidence. 3 other people received jail terms totaling 24 years now the kingdom has denied links to the hit squad killing but some

algeria president abdul majeed to boot has named an educator and diplomatic as the new prime minister abdul aziz gera just said his top challenge would be to regain the confidence of algerian society protest against algeria is the political establishment have persisted since to boone was elected earlier this month algeria spoke pro-democracy movement boycotted the election. india's main opposition party has been holding rallies against a disputed new citizenship law congress party leader raul gandy said the government was ignoring the will of the people by pushing the laws through it fast track citizenship for non muslim migrants from afghanistan bangladesh and pakistan. over $6000.00 families in western kenya are affected by flooding from heavy rains that began on christmas eve the residents of kisumu fear the flooding could become worse while they wait for aid to arrive east africa is experiencing abnormally heavy rains due to the indian ocean being warmer than usual. in the kenyan county of kisumu water has crept everywhere residents struggle to find safe and dry places away from t

algeria's president. has named an educator and diplomat as prime minister. said that his top challenge would be to regain the confidence of algerian society protests against algeria's political establishment have persisted since to moon was elected earlier this month algeria's pro-democracy movement boycotted the election. 3 skiers were killed when they were buried by an avalanche on a ski slope in south italy the woman and 2 girls all german nationals died when a sheet of snow broke loose above the toilets those eggs slope at an elevation of 2400 meters 2 other people were injured in the incident. people in the kazakhstan mati have been mourning the 12 people killed in a plane crash near there on friday the back air jet with 98 people on board came down shortly after takeoff from the international airport the flight recorders have so far been recovered. the u.n. says more than 230000 people have been displaced in the province in northwestern syria as russian backed syrian government forces intensify their military campaign there the province is the last maj

still ahead on al-jazeera election anger in algeria has denounced the results of a vote they say was a farce. i meet the son of climate change pioneer charles killing and how he is continuing his father's legacy. how i welcome to another look at the international focus with us not looking out across china at the moment some fake a cloud ensues center where was he must have spouses who are frankly plenty of sunshine across southern parts temperatures getting up to around 24 degrees there in hong kong the on show when the northeast e-mail saying that will spring want to work i still showers into vietnam but nothing much to speak of so a lot of dry weather here much of indochina will stay fine and dry united sis come down into southeast asia and it's very much a case of sunshine and showers as per usual some of the show is starting to look a little more lively just around indonesia java seen some heavy downpours from time to time in the heat of the day still some very wet weather there in place just around singapore and also towards column poor there was a weather just not just way up i

and in algeria the former prime minister abdul majeed been has been declared the winner of thursday's presidential election the new spot protest by tens of thousands of people across the country say the result just means the old regime stays in charge. and then one other story to bring you from nigeria where the international aid agency action against hunger says that an armed group has kidnapped humanitarian workers in nigeria's northeast and it claims that they've killed 4 hostages the group was abducted back in july near the town of dhamma sat on groups including back around operate action against hunger is called for the release of the remaining hostages well counting the cost is coming up next on al-jazeera looking at how economic decisions led to violent protests in ecuador more news after that from. a dramatic year for donald trump ends with impeachment threatening his presidency no one not even the president is involved what next for the man hoping to win a 2nd term in power and 2020 the impeachment inquiry is a scam join us for the latest developments on al jazeera. hello i'm

exactly a fresh new face of diligent tavern was sworn in as the new president of algeria. surrounded by the country's. in his maiden speech to been promised a new jones and cooled for the people to unite. are you hi show will be. algerian citizens is sons and daughters of martyred soldiers. we'll have that t today we must turn o the h. and our dispute i yahoo id that you we are all algerians see them and we are all equal. and we will all work for our dear country. that it. is it is that i was using. this message may not resononate w wi- algerianss the- as a former prime minister and hello to the ousted president abdelaziz bouteflika. tabun i is seen ass partrt of a corrupt polilitical establishment. ththe candidates standing in los week's presidential election have close ties to the former president. who's the boycott the vitamins that's in totall support t of 20% of reregistered voters. the faces have changed but the ideas remain the same. the new president has already said that his government will include some ministers in their twenties- a move that could appease many o

funeral of algeria's exce me ththe situauation in burkina cls it was w where we start this nes comingng in of a dozen soldiers killed. in a new attack that that's taken place this is the country's already in mourning. over the death of some thirty five civilians mostly women killed in a double attack which is takining place in the north this recent attack. today in the same area. algeria's top military man his funeral has taken place in algae is hundreds of thousands of mourners luftë on some sort. i think i'd sell as part of the problem in rgb at the deep state that runs the c country bt others recognize his role in trying to bring about change. and that this the situation in christmas with sentence will be reindeer for water skis. the service center in the on the potomac river in washington will be e caught sightings of father christmas for around the world. coming christy will think of unisys christmasay on main s story consensus situation in burkina fassel wet uses coming in off anothther. attackck in the n north off the country and in this attack some twelve soldiers have been kill

algeria is paying tribute to its on monday. who died funeral proceedings are underway this wednesday in the capital, algiers, amid three days of morning declared by the newly sworn in president. he was seen n by m many as the defective strongman following the april resignation of longtime leader buddha flicka -- in the middle of mass protests. some antigovernment protesters have agreed to pause their release for the funeral, but the widespread movement calling for political overhaul is still going strong. there are people on the streets every week since february. peter o'brien takes a look back. peter: 10 months on, and still defiant. demonstrators hit the streets of algeria on tuesday, despite calls for a day of mourning after the death of the army chief. his passing does not change their core demand. >> the movement is not limited to salah, may god have mercy on him, nor to any other specific government official. we are looking for a shift in the ruling class. peter: in february, algerians fed up with unemployment were kicked

>> fresh uncertainty in algeria as a powerful general dies. he has been a major player in the country's delicate transition to democracy. saudi arabia sentencnc five people t death for the m murder of journalist jamal khashoggi. top government figures are exonerated. modiow to india's narendra as his nationalist party loses elections in the north of the country. delhi and live to new our correspondent. those are the headlines this hour. you are watching france 24. we begin this hour with fresh uncertainty in algeria, where gaid powerful general ahmeded salah died. he pushed for the country to hold elections this month despite opposition from the protest movement. last week more than 40% of the country turned out to vote. i am joined by our international affairs editor. what kind of role did general syria befefore and after the last uprising? the expressionr a lot that he was a pillar of the regime. in algeria, there has been a system dominated by they military -- the military since independence. the gegeneral consensus is that behind the scene

and 2 days in algeria going to the polls of course sentences 3 form a political. present tense. hello it's been raining and surprisingly now the concentration has not been really in iran so much as further west in lebanon we've seen flooding in the capital once more this is fairly usual thing this time of year but this is particularly notable i suppose those pictures show forecast wise to the east the sun is out the remaining circulation around the caspian means if you show a bit of rain in iran the picture in lebanon is an increasing cloudy weather because the next belt of belt of rain is is coming in no big surprise but it's a wet day on thursday and this is generally speaking weather going from here across to here but there is always a tail end of it and that's going down to the gulf again at the moment there you can see the cloud on the satellite picture as it comes across saudi and shows its of blooming in the u.a.e. where there was more right just 2 days ago this is the picture up in northwestern parts of oman huge amount $120.00 millimeters of sea produce flooding and it'

vote thousands of people are already protesting across algeria rejecting those results eclipse gauge reports. it was an election the majority of algerians didn't want and an outcome likely to be rejected by many. tens of thousands rallied across algeria as the results of the presidential election were announced i believe measured to both of them much good to receive just over $4900000.00 votes achieving a total of 58.15 percent of the people. at dell magid tbone is a former prime minister of algeria both men who held that position before and after him were found guilty of corruption he served during the 20 year rule of president of delicious is beautifully who resigned in the face of mass demonstrations in i pro but with less than 40 percent of the $24000000.00 eligible voters turning out and millions describing the election as a sham the new leader will likely have a difficult job ahead of him one thing we mange sure. that is not going to have any true any religious legitimacy and this will put him and there are a lot of fresh air mr robert the people who have been. in their demands

low turnout and mass protests dominate algeria's disputed presidential election. and a risky operation in new zealand 6 more bodies are recovered from monday's volcanic eruption. now prime minister barak johnson has claimed an emphatic victory in the u.k. general election seen as a critical juncture in the brics it crisis and gulf in britain the versions left the opposition labor party in tatters with its west result in decades its lead to jeremy corbyn has vowed to step down boris johnson says he now has a powerful mandate to get it done and a warning there is some flash photography in paul brennan's report. not even a persistent pre-dawn drizzle could dampen the spirits of a clearly triumphant boris johnson emerging from conservative party headquarters in london this is a stunning victory for the prime minister and removes any obstacle to him taking britain out of the european union at the end of january it also marks a seismic shift in the u.k. electorates political affiliation us in his victory speech in central london johnson made specific mention of those tr

still ahead on al-jazeera people in algeria are out in force to denounce the result of an election they say was a farce. the u.n. accuses chile heard using excessive force with some 90 government protesters killed and others left with severe eye injury. how it we've got some unsettled weather coming in across the middle east once again i think it should be quite as wet as it has been recently as the good news the fed but a cloud just spinning out of the mediterranean as it's just pushing over towards iraq all of iran as well some of the wet weather in place as we go through saturday that could lead to some flooding some snow there on the northern flank assembly for western parts of syria maybe pushing down into lebanon could see some very heavy downpours at least for a time cloud thick enough to produce a few spots of rain to into work you wait that will sink further south which as we go through sunday for the race i think it should be generally dry 24 celsius a high of just 6 degrees there in couple but plenty of sunshine plenty of sunshine it's a southern parts of the regulation but i

for testers have rejected the result of algeria's presidential election which is being won by a former prime minister many see. as part of a long ruling corrupt establishment but he's offering talks with demonstrators as nicholas gate reports. it was an election the majority of algerians didn't want him to now come it seems rejected by many. tens of thousands rallied across the country as the results of the presidential election were announced. measured to bring abdul majid to born received just over $4900000.00 votes achieving a total of 58.15 percent of the vote this. abdel majid tbone is a former prime minister of algeria both men who held that position before and after him were found guilty of corruption he served during the 20 year rule of president abdelaziz bouteflika who resigned in the face of mass demonstrations in i am of course you know you are born with the notion he does not represent us neither do the other 4 candidates we said no to elections with all those who are part of the former regime we do not agree with what is happening there was younger version attending i str

algeria voting for p president. election bitterly opposed by protesters, as a way of keeping the old regime in power. they ate of travel chaos in france as the strike against pension reform continues. the hardest line union set to dig in its heels through the holidays. time foror your business news. this is our very own stephen carroll, talking a lot about the u.k. elections today. the market will be watching closely those results. stephen: some trtraders will bet their desks a all night in londn to reactct as sosoon the resulus comeme in. ininvestors s following develops in the campaign closely. - -- a drop over fears of a british exit, but since then, the british currency has been climbining. for $1.31.rading gooxplain all this,s, we can toondon and d speak to the head of research at london capital group. i don't know if you are staying up all night to work through tonight. can you give us an idea of why we have seen sterling rise during t the campaigign? >> thank you foror bringing that up, stephen. sterling, rea

thousands of people are protesting across algeria after abdul majeed to boone was declared the winner of thursday's presidential election to bill is a former minister of government of abbeville a cease to flee just as a demanding a complete overhaul of the political system. you case prime minister secured a historic election victory crushing the left wing opposition promising to and 3 years of political paralysis farce johnson says is following the one nation government which will focus on bricks at the national health service members of a new one nation government a people's government will set out from constituencies that have never returned a conservative m.p. for 100 years and yes they will have been able i mean mandate from this election to get it done and we will honor that mandate by john reid the 31st. the headlines the news continues here after inside so i will say a bit later. paris johnson has won the u.k.'s bricks and general election having roundly defeated the opposition labor party you have to go back to the 1980 s. to get a conservative majority this big the labor part

mass protests in algeria against an election where all 5 candidates have linked to the ousted president. the libyan warlord to leave or have to order to advance into central tripoli saying this is the final battle. hello there we have more rain pushing into more of the mediterranean and this will also spread the rain and some snow across more central and southern areas of turkey and also of course pushing more rains across into syria friday not the way this is what we've got the shot is really through the eastern end of the med so very unsettled into beirut and cooler with a high of just 17 celsius the snow further to the east and quite a cloudy day generate through much of iraq and also on down into q 8 that cloud just about pushing into western areas of iran so mostly dry south today across iran you can see where the cloud is but that rain system actually in the med is the one pushing its way further eastward so the rain becoming much more widespread and at times fairly heavy just 13 celsius in aleppo now to the south of there across you have been put in a good time which is some nice

protests in algeria as polls open lead to elect a replacement for former leader of the us is mr. anger in india's northeast over a bill that grant citizenship to minorities from 3 neighboring countries but excludes muslims. on the filipino president's deadly war on drugs is back in the spotlight rights groups say police statistics don't add up. now it's being called the u.k.'s most important election in a generation by both the conservative party and the main opposition labor party and the past out of voting has begun to decide who will form the next government and decide the future of brecht's it you're watching live pictures now of polling stations in london prime minister barak's johnson is expected to cost his vote very shortly he's seeking another 10 for his conservative party now in opposition is the labor party led by jeremy corbin it's the u.k. is a 3rd general election and less than 5 years let's go live now to rory chalons who's in london for us where we say polls open just over an hour ago voting has begun the weather is looking pretty grim has the day likely to pad ou

in the news ahead straight final friday protests in algeria just before the presidential election. had some pretty good conditions across central and eastern sections of china the cloud is on its way out of the picture leaving things a little bit cooler into shanghai as we start out the weekend just 10 degrees celsius but not bad in hong kong at 21 and it is a good case guys all this cloud you can see is further to the east this will be pull southwards the remnants really of the recent typhoon so sunday a similarly pleasant day still want to scottish across the northern and central areas of the philippines but certainly a lot better than we have seen of late now heading into southern india still more rain in the 4 calls today so that will just add to the flooding problems across into tamada across into sri lanka elsewhere it is relative to k. and tried 23 in new delhi on saturday the air should be feeling a little bit clearer in the wake of the recent a front that went through 23 again on sunday but still there's rain showers quite persistent 3 more eastern sections of. that how do

hello again i'm in this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up purging is also under way in algeria to elect a replacement for formally is out there. but protesters say it's a sham election. another day of legal arguments and the international court of justice faces genocide allegations for its treatment of muslims. and trying to clear china's and why it's middle classes are being blamed for a rise in pollution. well it's being called the u.k.'s most important election in a generation by both the conservative party and the main opposition labor party has begun to decide who will form the next government and decide the future of breck's it you're watching live pictures now of that for saying well prime minister johnson has already cost his votes in his west london constituency he's seeking another term for his conservative party the main opposition is the labor party led by jeremy coleman and this is the u.k.'s 3rd general election in less than 5 years well let's go live now to worry chalons who's in london for us where a virgin has been going for a couple of hours now so talk us thr

algeria a has a n new prime minr today, sworn inn admitted -- amd unrest.wonon more than 80% of the v vote, but millilions boycd the election,n, saying the vote did not repreresent real change for the country.y. here is a a closer look at the background and politics of algeria's new president. far from the fresh protesters demanded, 74-year-old tebboune is a political veteran and has held political posts in the buda flickr regime -- bud aflika regime. he promised to work with, not against, the hirak protest movement. >> i'm ready for direct dialogue with the hirak, with the person they choose for the dialogue, to find solutions and prove our goodwill, with god as our witness, to build a new algeria. ne was brieflyou prime minister in 2017, but was fired when he tried to crack down on corruption. many o of those he accused are w behind bars, something he put center stage his camign. protesters worry he is just another member of the corrupt political class. his son is in prison at accused of laundering drug money, pumping demonstrators to carry white powder i

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host: protesters in algeria rejected thursday's presidential election.een by many as part of a long ruling corrupt establishment. he is offering talks with demonstrators, hoping he will move the country forward. >> it was an election the majority of algerians did not want, an outcome it seems rejected by many. tens of thousands rallied as the results of the presidential election were announced. he received over 4.9 million votes. >> a former prime minister of algeria. both men who held the position before and after him were found guilty of corruption. >> he does not represent us. neither do the other four candidates. we do not agree with what is happening. >> i stretch my hand to the seriousrs to begin a dialogue for algeria. they have brought democracy back to the country. of the 10ss than 24% million eligible voters and then describing the election as a sham, the new leader will likely have a difficult job ahead. they have no legitimacy. this will put him under a lot of pressure, pressure from the people, who have been escalating under theemands, and p

of some of the other stories making news around the world pro and anti-government demonstrators in algeria have staged rival protests ahead of a controversial presidential election on thursday anti-government protesters say the election will not be fair algeria has experienced months of unrest as the last president was ousted from power in february. in northern peru severe rainfall has triggered a day lucia of water destroying bridges and homes no deaths have been reported but some people were lightly injured landslides and swollen rivers and left hundreds of people isolated. thousands have been left homeless in madagascar after a cycle on bell now unleashed heavy flooding would have made landfall on the island a national disaster agency says the full extent of the damage is not get clear but so far no loss of life has been. to sydney where australia's iconic opera house and harbor bridge are shrouded in smoke from wildfires you see it there weather conditions have worsened across the state of new south wales and fanned the flames weather forecasters say temperatures are set for brides abo

lower turnout had mass protests dominate algeria's disputed presidential election we are expecting results shortly and a risky operation in new zealand a 6 moved bodies of recovered from monday's the eruption and i'm we are hearty with all your sports tiger woods as u.s. team fights back in golf's president's cup but the international still hold a healthy lead. it is the biggest victory for the conservative party in decades and the election that's been called the u.k.'s most important vote in a generation in the coming hour last johnson is expected to head to buckingham palace where queen elizabeth will invite him to form the next government his conservative party is confirmed with 364 of the 6 huh. or than 50 seats in the parliament where johnson says this shows a clear mandate to get bricks it done labor leader jeremy coleman plans to step down after his party's worst defeat in more than 80 years and the calls for a 2nd referendum on scottish independence are getting louder after the scottish national party took most of the seats in scotland or paul brennan begins our coverage with this

algeria's president. has named an educator and diplomat as prime minister in our village these jerad said his challenge would be to regain the confidence of algerian society protests against algeria as political establishment have persisted since to boone was elected earlier this month syria's pro-democracy movement boycotted the election. 3 skiers were killed when they were buried by an avalanche on a ski slope in south tyrol in italy a woman in 2 girls all german nationals died when a sheet of snow broke lose above the total zakes slope at 2400 metres elevation 2 other people were injured in the incident. over 6000 families in western kenya are affected by flooding from heavy rains that began on christmas eve the residents of kids soon move fear the flooding could become worse while they wait for aid to iraq east africa is experiencing abnormally heavy rains juge of the indian ocean being warmer than usual. in the kenyan county of kisumu water has crept everywhere residents struggle to find safe and dry

algeria has a new prime minister after months of policial upheaval.he left here, was named by algeria's recently—elected president, abdelmadjid tebboune. jerad previously served in an administration in the 1990s, before apparently falling out of favour. riot police have clashed with protesters inside a major shopping centre near hong kong's border with mainland china. the retail outlet near the chinese city of shenzhen is popular with shoppers from the mainland. 0ur asia pacific regional editor michael bristow reports. in a few days, it will be a new year. but in hong kong, it's now an old story — violent clashes between police and protesters. plain—clothes officers arrested just over a dozen activists at a shopping centre near hong kong's border with china. the protesters have been trying to disrupt trade that takes place with the mainland. chinese shoppers travel to hong kong, buy cheaper products in bulk, and then go back across the border to sell. shops had to close their doors, trapping some customers inside. the police said they had been forced

voting wraps up in algeria after a day of mass protests against an election where all 5 candidates have links to the ousted president. and britain's brave cold wet weather to vote in a deeply divisive election billed as a way out of the brics an impasse. and i'm p. to say that with all your support says tiger woods captains the usa today worst start at a presidents cup in 14 years it's. ok let's get going the u.s. house of representatives is moving closer to impeaching the u.s. president donald trump as the judiciary committee holds its final debate house democrats are leading efforts to formally charge the president with abuse of power and obstruction of congress mr trump's accused of withholding aid to ukraine to pressurize it into investigating his potential white house rival joe biden and his son hunter by republicans on the u.s. house judiciary committee repeatedly complained about the procedures followed by the democrats. what will be known by this committee from here on out is that this committee has now sounded the death of minority rights in this committee this committee has be

still ahead on al-jazeera people in algeria are out in force to denounce the result of an election they say was a farce. calls for justice in chile after the u.n. accuses security forces of abusing protesters rights. however we got some rather lively weather pushing up the eastern seaboard of the u.s. at the moment has seen some very heavy rain into parts of florida into georgia this area clapp looks like it's developing to something of a nor'easter as we go on through the next couple of days what weather pushing right out through the mid atlantic states down poles with some snow in the northern flank there's a nor'easter as we go on through sas day centuries should be generally dry still cold enough not as cold as it has been recently but not a sightseeing in winnipeg that should be cold enough that we're looking at the temperatures around plus itay for l.a. but in between notice some wintry sounds more snow than over the rockies at least for a time that will make its way further race with just pushing over towards the central plains eastern seaboard generally dry by sunday but we will

doubting that this day want realize what people hopefully know how do you know protests began in algeria 10 months ago when abdelaziz bouteflika said he'd stand for a 5th term as president he eventually back down and resigned the. but tens sometimes hundreds of thousands of people continued weekly protest against what are gerry and call look prove what the group of businessmen politicians and military leaders who wield the real power behind the scene see. this guy is a from the similar scene there with or with. what but sure i won't vote if i vote or betray my country no lections with the gangs that's it my brother. oh if there is a widespread boycott of the election whoever wins will face questions of legitimacy before he even begins to tackle the challenges of a stagnant oil dependent economy high youth unemployment and rampant corruption. bernard smith al-jazeera out. the year case 3rd general election and 5 years is underway promised abbas johnson is hoping to secure a another term against labeling to jamey corp and it's being called britain's most important election in a generation

algeria's military chief who played a major role in president but the focus ousting his dive to take a look at what this means for the country's political future. open for business russia's president and all the rights a controversy will bridge connecting his country with the addicks crimean peninsula . saudi arabia's public prosecutor has sentenced 5 people to death and 3 others to prison for the murder of washington post journalist jamal has now the verdict signify the end of a year long trial in which more than 11 saudis were tried however those closest to the royal court appear to have been exonerated andrew schapelle has been 14 months after jamal khashoggi was last seen walking into the saudi consulate in istanbul where his fiance. waited for hours before calling for help a saudi court has issued a verdict. us dr lynne malcolm outages a video of the criminal court in riyadh has issued a preliminary sentence against 11 of the accused individuals and it is as follows the death penalty for 5 and they are those who directed but dissipated in his killing may he rest in peace. but se

just 2 days before voters in algeria go to the polls a court has sentenced 3 former political leaders to lengthy prison terms it comes as anti-government protests continue across the country calling for the election to be boycotted mykola gauge reports. was anti government protesters out again on the streets this time less than 48 hours before the polling stations in algeria altering their value into a boy course the voyage claiming it won't be fair if the ruling elite still in power at the same time to former prime ministers were being sentenced in court for corruption and fraud ahmed was sentenced for 15 he is and his predecessor abdel nur likes allow for 12 an international arrest warrant was issued for former industry minister disallows bush will read who's not in the country in his absence he was sentenced to 20 years they all served under a long time president abdelaziz bouteflika was he was forced to step down earlier this year after widespread protests rejecting his attempt to run for 50. some of. those demonstrations have continued for months with cause for complaint or the w