announced and a day before the country's election fighting has been reported in the eastern town of baquba which is home to one of the country's largest gold mines a rebel force called the coalition of patriots for change says the government rejected the peace deal and is now ranged against the army and u.n. peacekeepers opponents of president today have asked the constitutional court to delay sunday's poll alger's catherine sawyer was at the president's final campaign rally in bungie. the lot of. people aboard who are in that are ready to go and vote a lot of them in their lives that they can not change rubble or that the economy was. not that he'd buy it because the president and the prime minister has not lived in the other thing that governments have been at mocking the people he put this on and already here in the white being in a town about 500 kilometer. area where the fighting is going on there called one of the largest coal mining areas in the. very. many parts of the country. here in borneo one of the weird without action on monday . now japan's former prime minister shinzo are t

groups collapsed fighters have been exchanging fire with the army and un peacekeepers in the town of baquba north east of the capital. mali is main opposition leaders say has died after contracting covert 19 the 71 year old was being treated in france a former finance minister and 3 time presidential candidates say was a prominent figure in politics for 3 decades. more news on al-jazeera coming up at the top of the hour for now it's witness thanks for watching. frank assessment colleagues on the ground in the canaries what is the situation there saw the doctor and what nurse or what did you have that informed opinion how big. the early stages of i mean he comes into office with a huge amount of foreign policy experience in-depth analysis of the day's global headlines places like you live. there's no money at all the rest of rich countries are fighting for inside story on al-jazeera. morning or morrow morning for you doing today are you felt good. when you hear. of the 3rd chance. and nervous all buds. all playing little finger sensor tell your fingers but i haven't been to syria for probabl

of a cease fire between a coalition of rebels and government forces it's happening in the town of baquba northeast of the capital fighters from the coalition of patriots for change or exchanging fire with the army as well as u.n. peacekeepers. the fighting broke out before presidential candidates were scheduled to hold their final election rallies the vote is due to be held on sunday 6 opposition candidates are demanding it be postponed now the u.n. says it's gravely concerned and has approved the deployment of more peace. rally in the capital bangui where the president is due to arrive. take you back to lead story of been following that explosion in nashville tennessee in the united states well gentlemen scott witnessed the explosion he joins us now on skype from nashville good to have you with us so tell us what you saw sure well we heard it before we saw anything like an ira sound asleep at about 630 this morning and we just heard this blast and we felt the windows in our building shake and we live in a high rise development on the 26th floor and we just saw this unbelievable blast an

the guard he also arrives and when he came over during the parade the entire city of baquba was dressed in syria key and by john flags now speaking about the other side of this cease fire. at the moment many ethnic armenian refugees are returning to the bored me. which is not controlled or trying to rebuild their lives meanwhile people in neighboring armenia are very i'm happy many feel very betrayed they're stepping onto the streets and the whole country is now in the gulf in protest and their demand is for the prime minister nicole pushing down to resign as soon as possible and many are blaming him for what had happened now we'll see what happens next you know a cease fire in that region is very shaky at this one's been for over a month already hopefully it will stick and you didn't want to hear it today but let's hope that it does that indeed it remind cost for of bringing us right up to date on the thank you. moving on stateside where the u.s. food and drug agency has approved the pfizer biotech code vaccine for emergency use it comes amid reports that the white house chief of staff

of a cease fire between a coalition of rebels and government forces it's happening in the town of baquba northeast of the capital the fighting broke out hours before presidential candidates were shuttled to hold the final election rallies the vote is due to be held on sunday. you embassadors a meeting to discuss the new trade deal with the u.k. they're expected to endorse it ahead of ratification next month the 2 sides of finally agreed a 0 tariff deal after months of tense negotiations. pope francis has delivered his annual christmas mass at the vatican the head of the roman catholic church governments to work together to ensure the coronavirus vaccine is available to all countries empowers the city's famous not for dam cathedral has mount christmas eve by hosting its 1st choral concert since it was nearly destroyed by fire last year. the parish landmark is gradually being rebuilt as france battles coronavirus those involved in the service said it was an important moment full of emotion those are your headlines sam he said with the news from 15 g r c it's more from tenshi about one of a

collapsed just a day after it was announced as fighting in the town of baquba which is home to one of the country's largest gold mines a rebel force called the coalition of patriots for change says the government rejected the peace deal its fight is a battling the army and u.n. peacekeepers and opposition politicians are trying to get sunday's national election dispose president fast in our change today is running for a 2nd term his opponents of the constitutional court to delay the poll saying the violence has cattell campaigning and scared many votes says. there is katherine sawyer spoke to us earlier about the president's final campaign rally in the capital bangui. there's a lot of. people. who are saying that they are ready to point a lot of the out that they cannot change rubble i think that the reason why they don't have the fire because the president and the prime minister has not been listening are that that that government should have been at mocking b.p. he put this on and already here in the white house about 500. every hour where the fighting is going on at all one of the.

a day after it was announced and 2 days before the country's election as fighting in the town of baquba which is home to one of the country's largest gold mines a rebel force called the coalition of patriots for change says the government rejected the peace deal its fighters a battling the army and u.n. peacekeepers and opposition politicians are trying to get sunday's national election postponed president foulston are changed today is running for a 2nd term but his opponents of us the constitutional court to delay the poll because of the violence cattail in campaigning and also they say many voters have been scared off by. catherine soy spoke to us earlier from president today as a final campaign rally in the capital bangui. the lot of. the board who are in that thing are ready to go and a lot of them have their lives that they cannot change rubble or that the result was. not that he'd buy it because the president in a minute has not been listening and that. that government should have been at not hearing. what based on and already hearing on fighting in a town about 500 kilometer. are

collapse of a cease fire between a coalition of rebels and government forces is happening in the town of baquba northeast of the capital fighters from the coalition of patriots for change or exchanging fire with the army as well as the united nations peacekeeping mission the fighting broke out as before presidential candidates were scheduled to hold their final election rallies the vote is due to be held on sunday 6 opposition candidates are demanding it be postponed now the u.n. says it's gravely concerned then has approved the deployment of more peacekeepers. let's take a look at the fragile political landscape in the central african republic and president foster in our challenge to our there came to power in 2016 if to pursue peace and unity but his struggle to contain unrest in his rival francois was easier was forced from power more than 6 years ago by most famous the rebels known as the seleka prompting reprisals from christian armed groups u.n. investigators say a large scale killings of civilians were carried out by both sides subsequent violence worsened the ongoing civil war leaving t

announced and 2 days before the country's election fighting has been reported in the eastern town of baquba which is home to one of the country's largest gold mines a rebel force called the coalition of patriots for change says the government rejected the peace deal is now ranged against the army and un peacekeepers. that lines this hour we'll have more news in about 30 minutes time i'll see you then coming up next up front. are the rich doing enough to combat climate change i'll ask award winning environmental activist neemo bassy but 1st we debate whether their surveillance and history is out of control and how it can be kept in check. authoritarian regimes and even democracies that want to spy on citizens and clamp down on activist movements can now tap into a murky largely unregulated global surveillance market even criminal organizations are suspected of having gotten their hands on cyber weapons the surveillance industry has grown basically unchecked the u.n. has even called for a moratorium on the global sale and transfer of private surveillance technology until new regulations are p

the guard he also arrives and when he came over during the parade the entire city of baquba was dressed and. and there by john flags now speaking about the other side of this cease fire. at the moment many ethnic armenian refugees are returning to the board. which is on their control they're trying to rebuild their lives and meanwhile people in the neighboring armenia are very unhappy many feel very betrayed they're stepping onto the streets and the whole country is now engulfed in protests and their demand is for the prime minister nicole to resign as soon as possible and many are blaming him for what had happened now we'll see what happens next you know a cease fire in that region is very shaky at this one has been sacked for over a month already hopefully it will stick lower and middle east specialist who believe small scale will have to work hard to save the cease fire. as abrasion has an edge. as it were a journey back needed by turkey and israel and i think as it wage and wants to do it of its dominant position now and wants to reclaim. that care about and. as it were a journey fo

it was announced and 2 days before the election fighting has been reported in the eastern town of baquba which is home to one of the country's largest gold mines a rebel force called the coalition of patriots for change says the government rejected the peace deal and is now ranged against the army and un peacekeepers that's it for myself and the team here in london counting the cost is coming up next but there will be more news from the hard about often else time. is only a change because some people believe in a pose that is bigger than their. fundamental political muscle you know your arms they were in the senate they put themselves in knots to make the changes that. we should have taken this new name is going to. have a disco to slosh or to create new areas we have to change this culture and one of the fortunate ones we can leave and establish my love but all the people and on the majority of the illegal of us are talking about just good hardworking people that want to live the american dream like our ancestors these are hindu refugees or terrified that they may be forced to return to

of a cease fire between a coalition of rebels and government forces it's happening in the town of baquba northeast of the capital fighters from the coalition of patriots for change or exchanging fire with the army as well as a united nations peacekeeping mission the fighting broke out before presidential candidates were shantel to hold the final election rallies the vote is due to be held on sunday 6 opposition candidates are demanding it be for spode and the u.n. says it is gravely concerned us and has approved the deployment of more peacekeepers. for me used 27 member states a meeting in brussels to discuss the new u.k. trade agreement chief negotiator michel barnier and the blocks leaders are asking member states to abide by the deals terms provisionally as britain leaves the trading rules on december 31st the temporary measures aimed to avoid border disruption until the e.u. parliament can formally ratify the deal britain's parliament the house of commons will vote on the agreement one day before the deadline while the trading deal has ended years of uncertainty and will define the u

ceasefire between the coalition of rebels and government forces the fighting is happening in the town of baquba north east of the capital fighters from the coalition of patriots for change are exchanging fire with the army as well as the united nations peacekeeping mission the fighting broke our as before presidential candidates were scheduled to hold their final election rallies the vote is due to be held on sunday 6 opposition candidates are demanding it be perspire and now the u.n. says it's gravely concerned and has approved the deployment of more peacekeepers catherine sawyer joins us now live from bungay the capital of the central african republic so how is the president reacting to these escalations then catherine. well be the president is the benefit here just a little while but the having might not i'm afraid but i have to shout that a lot of. people. are saying that they are ready to go and don't. want any reaction from me. or change. its mind. in the pot treaty by. accusing for my friend. that behind every bet you wrote that. back when the president come yet you're going to talk abou

ceasefire between a coalition of rebels and government forces the fighting is happening in the town of baquba northeast of the capital fighters from the coalition of patriots for change are exchanging fire with the army as well as the united nations peacekeeping mission for the fighting broke before presidential candidates were scheduled to hold their final election rallies the vote is due to be held on sunday 6 opposition candidates are demanding it meters phoned the un says it's gravely concerned and has approved the deployment of more peacekeepers paul malley is a consulting fellow in the africa program at chatham house he explains the divide between candidates running in the election. there is also a practical split you have conventional civilian politicians who are campaigning and have been campaigning over recent weeks for the election and then you have these armed groups which is not all of the armed groups in the c.a.r. it's just some of them and particularly in the west and in the center that have suddenly decided to revive the armed struggle if you like. one of one of the on groups

a day after it was announced and 2 days before the country's election as fighting in the town of baquba which is holmes one of the country's largest gold mines a rebel force called the coalition of patriots for change says the government rejected the peace deal its fighters of battling the army and un peacekeepers in opposition politicians are trying to get sunday's national election postponed president in our change to dera is running for a 2nd term in this election because opponents are asking for the constitutional court to delay the poll they say the violence has cattail campaigning and scared off many voters. catherine sawyer spoke to us earlier from president to address final campaign rally in the capital bangui. we. were. told that the result was. fired because the president in a minute is not listening to that government. and the people. already hearing the fighting in a town. where the. area. many parts of the country. meanwhile the people of central african republic 0 crossing their fingers a piece al-jazeera met one man who says his country is set up with instability and dese

and they're attending this military parade which is going on in the capital baquba turkey backed by john during 6 weeks of fighting in the mountainous region of no go in a car back and that ended last month ranger refugees in bangladesh who fled suspected genocide in manama are in the grip of a severe mental health crisis a report by the for to fight rights group called torture in my mind found nearly 90 percent of the hindu muslims have symptoms of depression it also says 84 percent have experienced emotional distress about a 1000000 ranger fled to bangladesh in 2017 during a fierce military crackdown by me and was a military. more news here on al-jazeera right after people and by foot. as joe biden prepares for the united states to reenter the paris climate treaty boris johnson and u.n. secretary general antonio terrace co-host a virtual meeting of world leaders we'll bring you live updates and in-depth reports as country struggles to meet their climate targets special coverage on al-jazeera. as covert 19 spread around the world in 2020 attention inevitably focused on those nations wit