and what are some of the _ some change in fiji.some change in fiji. and what l are some of the main issue that is voters are deciding on in this election? 50 is voters are deciding on in this election?— this election? so there's a ranue this election? so there's a range much _ this election? so there's a range much issues - this election? so there's a range much issues that i this election? so there's a - range much issues that voters will be deciding on. there's... for the part of the bainimarama government, it's about whether they think that the bainimarama government has done a good job, particularly on their covid—19 policies and on the infrastructure projects and development that they're continuing to develop. for rambuka, it's about what he thinks that they need to bring to society, including more social policies, protections for different social groups. there's a little bit of indo—fijian questions in there as well. rambuka has not historically supported the inowe—fijian community and he's very much trying to show that he wi

so 1st of what is it, stay here for fiji and as they go to the polls. so it is now the 3rd election cycle since 2013 constitution. and what is at stake is whether they still want ah, 4 more years of the previous 8 under our frank ben mariama. so the, well, what does take you here is whether they they, they want him to continue again, or they want something they want to change or what are the main issues facing air, the country on, on election day then up, there are several issues, but i'll point out for one is definitely the storing cost of living. um there, the issue that was the war in the ukraine has had an impact. but before the, the, the, the, the war in the ukraine. fiji was already going through our economic difficulties and it hasn't hoped i haven't gone through the pandemic. another issue is dietary deteriorating infrastructure. i'm looking around are there's the aging infrastructure and, and the lack of service delivery or the government. i struggle with that. i also got a question, is the bungled a coven? 19 response. and also the issue with

why in hay reports as they went to the polling stations, voters in fiji echoed the concerns of so many others around the world. the cost of living crisis and rebuilding the economy after the coven $19.00 shut down. these government is doing so much for the people they are giving was fears, food vouchers, even the lot of things the government has done, people are just really nervous about how things are going to turn out and am excited also on for the possibility of change that nervousness was because the election was largely a choice between 2 men with a history of interfering in the democratic process. prime minister frank bind him at armour, lead a military coup in 2006, and has been in power ever since. as with the previous vote in 2018, his main challenge, it was another former military man. cit, vinny rumble cab, who led to cooper in 1987 before being democratically elected as prime minister. given the collective history of the 2, there's been plenty of apprehension in fiji about what could happen after this votes. i accepted a mighty peep might be maybe my congratulated mr. cherr

or whether they want some change in fiji.deciding on in this election? there's a range of issues that the voters will be deciding on. 0n the part of the government, it's about whether they think the government has done a good job particularly on their covid—19 policies, and infrastructure projects. for the other side, it's about what they can bring to society, including more social policies, protections for different social groups. indo—fijian questions as well. the prime minister has not historically supported the community. a lot of social issues and gender issues that voters will be voting about. is there a concern about possible violence, given the nature of the main candidates? that's always a possibility and a concern. i know there is concern within fiji about that. the commander of the military forces did come out and say his forces will not be involved in any kind of political activity this time around, which is quite a positive statement for him to have made. any violence will probably be pretty low level and will re

to form a coolly does go hid to hid in fiji selection and what seen as a test of its democracy and is not a huge semi final coming up at the fif of world cup with morocco taking on france. ah, 43 migrants attempting to cross the channel are reported to have been rescued from freezing waters off the coast of england. their boats capsized than the channel at least 3 others are confirmed. dead. 30 of those rescued were plucked from the water . the international organization for migration estimates that 205 migrants have been recorded as missing in the channel since 2014. well, al jazeera is andrew simmons is on his way to the coastal town of dover. he joins us now on the line. andrew, what more have you been able to find out so far? well, reported at least 40 has been rescued, which is remarkable when you consider how freezing come with the u. k right now, but it would have been very hard to send to spend any length of time in the, or least 3 people killed. this is become a refill issue. the crossing of the english channel by hundreds of migrants every week. the figures now something lik

i know there is concern within fiji about that. of political activity this time around, which is quite a positive statement for him to have made. any violence will probably be pretty low level and will really depend on what happens after december 1ath, and who comes out victorious and how they behave after that.— comes out victorious and how they behave after that. thank you so much for “oininu behave after that. thank you so much forjoining us- — we now know the winner of this year'sjunior eurovision song contest, which was held in yerevan, armenia — it's france, and 13—year—old lissandro is taking the trophy home, beating hosts armenia in second place, georgia third, ireland fourth and the uk fifth. our correspondent nina blissett has more. that's it, we have a winner ofjunior eurovision. it is france's lissandro with his song, oh maman. sings in french he said thank you so much to everyone and thank you to his friends as well. it's been the 20thjunior eurovision song contest here in yerevan in armenia. children take part from th

while fiji cheered the pacific islands forum, beijing launched a diplomatic offensive, attempting to sign a regional security and economic packed with pacific countries, which was unsuccessful. any military intervention after this election would again test regional relations and potentially add to the economic concerns of fijians. wayne, hey, al jazeera police and protest is in greece. have fought after a rome, attain shot by police last week died and hospital ah, hundreds of people marched in the boy's home city of to salon. mickey, a small group through molotov cocktails, a police who responded with tear guess new zealand is imposing a life time tobacco ban on future generations. and you set of laws will make it illegal to sell tobacco products and cigarettes to anybody born after 2008. this means the number of people able to buy tobacco will shrink each year. you sealant smoking right, is already at a historic low. the legislation is designed to cut the number of retailers able to sell tobacco by 90 percent in 3 years. there is no good reason to allow our product to be so that kil

of course fiji is a country with a history of armed coups.e headlines: travel chaos in some parts of north america as frigid temperatures ground planes and turn roads into death traps. violent clashes grip paris after three people are shot dead at a kurdish community centre. a rebel group in the east of the democratic republic of congo known as the m23, has withdrawn from a strategic position near the city of goma, following peace talks. the town of kibumba was handed over to an east african military force in line with the agreements of a regional leaders summit in angola last month. the gesture could mark a return to peace in the region after years of conflict. daniel dadzie reports. a glimmer of hope after years of war. m23 spokesman william gomer and a general of the congolese army, seen here on the right, are on opposing sides of the conflict which broke out in 2012. on friday, they met to implement a truce agreement. several diplomatic initiatives have been launched in a bid to ease tensions. the breakthrough was reached in the angolan c

breakthrough in the us that could transform our fight against climate change to x, who lead his face off in fiji, in an election, seen as a test of democracy in the pacific on the nation. and into the final, you know, messy and spies. argentina, pos, croatia took their place. 2022 cup farm. ah, bruce defense minister has declared a state of emergency on highways and cold in the military to protect key infrastructure. is the stock blockades set up by protests as angry about the ousting of the former president? they wanted pedro castillo freed from jail. he's accused of an attempted coo and was arrested last week. at least 7 people have been killed in the unrest. arianna sanchez reports from lima ah, violent protests, continuous quito, even more discipline to me in, in the wildness and explosive, when told ending at least 1500 officers in lima. 5000 police have been deployed to contain the protests. when they say they've been authorized to use rubber pellets. it is defense minister says the armed forces will take control of key infrastructure like airports, highways at electric plants in light of

now fiji is prime minister. has promised to respect to the result of the general election them as the vote counting gets under way. the contest between 2 foreman tree leaders is being seen as a test of the country of democracy. prime minister, frank binding, marana seized power and 2006 that has since gone on to and to elections is rival city of any. rebecca is himself a former prime minister who led to cruise in 1987 william young of a. her tongue is a ph. d scholar and politics and international relations at the university of adelaide. he says the biggest issue for vs is the storing cost of living. it is now the 3rd election cycle since 2013 constitution. and what is at stake is whether they still want are 4 more years of the previous 8 under our frank ben mariama. so the, well, what is take you here is whether they, they, they want him to continue again, or they want something they want to change. there are several issues, but i'll, i'll, a point out for one is definitely the storing cost of living. the issue

to form a truly does go head to head in fiji is election. and what seen as a test of its democracy and party on the streets of argentina has put more legend that lena matthew rolls back the is to take his team into the world. ah, now the mayor of cave says the cities air defenses of shut down multiple russian drones officials, they're say, to administrative buildings have been damaged. russia has destroyed much of ukraine's energy facility is causing rolling blackouts as winter sets in. well, for more on that, let speak to where we challenge you joins me now live from key. if roy people must be anxious, they're hearing all these blogs over the city. absolutely. it's been an unpleasant wake up call for care of this morning. about 3 and a half hours ago, the, the air raid sirens camera came on now after vessel didn't hear those. what i did here was half an hour later, an enormous explosion that sir reverberated around the city center at it got me out of bed, looking out the window, couldn't see anything. but what we know is that it was just on

breakthrough in the us that could transform our fight against climate change to x, who lead his face off in fiji, in an election scene as a test of democracy in the pacific island nation. and into the final, the nor messy inspires. argentina pos croatia took their place 2020 to welcome fun . ah, paris, a defense minister has declared a state of emergency on highways and called in the military to protect key infrastructure, is to stop blockades, set up by protest as angry about the ousting of the former president. they wanted padre castillo freed from jail. he's accused of an attempted coup and was arrested last week. on tuesday, a court rejected castillo's appeal to enter his detention. at least 7 people, including teenagers, had been killed in protest or new president denette bolo. artie has announced plans for elections 2 years early. at the court hearing on tuesday, petra castillo thanked his supporters and bowed to return to power wheel base. i want to say that i am unjustly and arbitrarily detained. i am not a thief, a ripest corrupt or a slug. but i would also like to address the country t

to form a coolie does go head to head in fiji election and what seen as a test of its democracy and into the final leno. messy inspires argentina, pos, croatia to book their place in the cost of 2022. well cut fine. ah, now the merit here, it says the cities air defenses of shut down multiple russian drones, officials say to administrative buildings have been damaged. russia has destroyed much of ukraine's energy facilities, causing rolling blackouts as winter sets in there. well that's now bringing or a challenge you joins me live from the ukrainian capital, rory, it sounds like it's been quite the morning over that. yeah, began at about $530.00 local time. when the a rated laws went off. now i have to say i was asleep for that didn't wake up, but i did wake up absolutely half an hour later when a huge explosion rocked at the center of give what that seems to have been was one of these iranian may, drones dash showerheads are being shot out of the sky by air defense and coming down in a central area. not very far from where i'm standing at the moment, damaging a building as it came down

breakthrough in the us that could transform our fight against climate change to execute leaders face off in fiji, in an election seen as a test of democracy in the pacific are the nation. and in to the final leno, messy and spies, argentina, pos croatia took their place to talk 2022 cup for ah, peruse, government has expanded a state of emergency as protests continue to spread across the country for testers are demanding a former president. pedro castillo, be freed from jail, where he is accused of an attempted coup and was arrested last week. at least 6 people, including teenagers, had been killed in the unrest. arianna sanchez reports from lima. ah violin protests continue mosquito, even more does it again to me. i am the whiteness in explosive went off wounding, at least 15 police officers in lee. my 5000 police have been deployed to contain the protests. when they say they've been authorized to use rubber pellets. it is defense minister says the armed forces will take control of key infrastructure like airports, highways at willis plants in light of protests 8. so the regions are now in a st

lisa mazano is the fiji correspondence for a b. c news, a straight liam. she explains what people's expectations are from the new government. the hope now for most people is that this will be a stable government given that the last 2 years has been one of the one that most people here in p g as having been dictate here with human rights records that were not exactly admirable. and with a history of not really comes out to the public or the other side of parliament. so there is a lot of hope amongst the gm's here in the country as well as outside that this will be a government of national unity. one that has more than one party which already makes it very different from the really did you 1st party that had fiji under it some for 16 years. he has said to australia and media as well in international and new zealand media that he is likely to go with its traditional partner with b, just traditional partners are of course as true and zealand. and by extension, the united kingdom and united states of america, he did however, say at the end of a very long explan

still ahead on al jazeera to form a correlate is go ahead to head in fiji election. what same as a test for its democracy? ah ah ah ah ah ah, early early results rather in fe geez, general election showed the governing party trialing the opposition bert counting is continuing to former koolaid as a vine to become prime minister in an election that's seen as a test of fiji democracy. but turn out was the lowest in a decade as well. hey, reports. as they went to the polling stations, voters in fiji echoed the concerns of so many others around the world. the cost of living crisis and rebuilding the economy after the cove at $19.00 shut down. this government is doing so much for the people they are giving was 5th food vouchers. even the lot of things the government has done, people are just really nervous about how things are gonna turn out and am excited also on for the possibility of change. that nervousness was because the election was largely a choice between 2 men with a history of interfering in the democratic process. prime minister frank viney mariama led a milit

former president. pitcher castillo was ousted and de times to form a coolie does go hit to hit in fiji selection and what seen as a test of its democracy. and there is another huge, semi final coming up at the faith, the world cup with morocco taking on france. ah, 43 migrants attempting to cross the channel have been rescued from cold waters off the coast of england. their boat capsized in the channel. at least 4 others are confirmed. did. 30 of those rescued were plucked from the water, the international organization for migration estimates that 205 migrants have been recorded as missing in the channel since 2014 or we have to correspondence following the story. nadine baba is across the political fallout he will be outside the u. k. parliament. but 1st, andrew simmons is in dover. the port city in southeast england from where rescue boats were deployed and given just how cold that water must have been. it seems remarkable, andrew, that any one could have survived. yes, it remarkable indeed. and also it would seem that the rescue services were very fast and efficient in removing peop

become a failed state senator there. osha zita, beirut, 50 veney. ram booker has been confirmed as fiji is new prime minister, ending days of political deadlock parliament nowadays voted in favor of the former crew leader after an inconclusive election earlier this month. and who has served this prime minister twice. his last government was toppled by outgoing the the frank miranda, who had been in power for 16 years. and lucas now heads a 3 party coalition. well, they say move, know is the fiji correspondent for a b c. news, australia, she explains what people's expectations are from the new government. the hope now. so most people is that this will be a stable government given that the last 2 years has been one of the one that most people here in fiji. see, as having been, dictate your, with human rights records that were not exactly admirable and with a history of not really comes out to the public or the other side of parliament. so there is a lot of hope amongst the genes here in the country as well. as outside that this will be a government of national unity, one that has more tha

use faith with you in a sentence, i just see that you might be to the main opposition candidates in fiji. that journal election says he will contest the outcome. after a report, a technical glitch caused the results up to go offline or former prime minister city. many, rou, kurt says provisional results showed his party in the lead before the app went down for several hours. when results came back on line, a current from this to frank benjamin, ours party was in elite and projected to win a bouquet says he will fall a complaint to the elections office will me high. so rise at former australian diplomat and the research front of the law. we institute, he says the stakes are high in the selection selection, authentication for any country, but in fiji election is particularly sensitive for the community. the international community also is watching very closely the income and government has been in power since 2006. they came into power in a coo and since then have won the elections in 20142018. so for political opponents of the current government, there is a high degree of distrust of gove

dad didn't even run boca letter qu in fiji, 16 years ago. now he's back in our after a close election, right? ah, hello, the weather remains quiet across much of china. not too bad across the korean peninsula as well, but it's a very different story. therein to japan, you can see how the winds coming in from a north north west direction, across the warm waters off the saved pan. so effects no, still coming down then across a good part of western honju and on into a kind of more the same as you go on through monday. shelter by the mountains tokyo around 10 celsius. shouldn't be too bad. here if a little on the gray side, bright sparkling sunshine there across the crim potential, sol, just a degree or so above freezing, cool enough in beijing as well, but much china, which you can see will be dry. over the next couple of days we got some lie, b showers, meanwhile little clutches storms. just around central parts of the philippines. pushing into northern sections of borneo and it's gonna continue to run some big downpours possibility of some lo

but in fiji, this election is particularly sensitive for the community. the international community also is watching very closely the income and government has been in power in 2006. they came into power in a coo and since then have won the elections in 20142018. so for political opponents of the current government, there is a high degree of distrust of government authorities and skepticism in the electoral process. so technical glitches and other minor irregularities will be attracting a lot of scrutiny and people are very, you know, they have, they have high stakes for this election naturally. and those that have not been in power both such a long time. and they want to want to get their chance to form a government. so you know, there are international election observers in the country watching every step of the electoral process very, very closely. and all parties will be concerned with processes being conducted in a transparent and open mouth, so that all political science will come to accept the results into the course. the us president has announced

so thing is underway in fiji in an election contest between 2 former qu, leaders, prime minister, frank bennet, my rama seized power in a 2006 q, but has gone on to when to elections his rival at city veney. rebecca is a former prime minister who led to cruise in 1987 is a strict media blackout in accordance with it for g in election laws. u. s. president joe biden has signed into law protections for same sex marriage. it's been a right since a landmark supreme court decision in 2015, but the new law provides safeguards if the now conservatively in court versus the ruling and includes legalizing same sex unions and protecting interracial marriages . an argentine have book, they are placed in a well cut fine with a crushing victory over crecia. the creations were no match. sergeant in the semi final, at the sales stadium and cut on tuesday, how to tailor will play the winner wednesdays france. morocco match. he's continues here on al jazeera, after witness to stay with us. ah ah i let you watch. the old school goes both. the one that came out when i was jo, aids. oh boy, i was jordan. gi

a former president, pedro castillo is ousted and attained to form a coolie does go head to head in fiji is election and what's seen as a test of its democracy. handcuffed and taken away, the f t x. crypto boss is denied. bail on the bahamas after he's charged with one of the biggest frauds in us history and to party on the streets of argentina, as we will messy roles back the years to lead his team into the welcome final ah, where we begin this news out with breaking news, a rescue operation is currently under way to save dozens of people off the british coast. their boats thank in the english channel and up to 50 migrants with ought to be on board. french rescue services are also said to be taking part in the operation. well, let's get more now from andrew simmons. he joins us from london. andrew, i know this is all happening as we speak, but at this stage, what do we know? well, we do know sources on the french side are suggesting that something like 30 to 50 migrants were on board. the small boat, which i got into trouble out off the coast of kent and it's thought it capsized. the wa

and that's that the member of fiji as a member of people. the flexibility that we're seeking would be to. i guess recognize, 1st of all that we, we are a state regardless of the fact of climate change and football we're obviously be played in a different in a foreign country. but we would still hope that we still represent volume. ah, you're watching out here and these are the top stories now per is supreme court has ordered 18 months of pre trial detention for former president petro castillo. he's been charged with rebellion and conspiracy after illegally trying to dissolve congress. the supporters have been blocking rose in defiance of a state of emergency. arianna sanchez is in lima with more detail on the judge's ruling. he said, among other things at castillo, it was none whoever he was the highest ranking official in the country and that he should have protected law and order. he also said that the protest against president dino lamp is a continuation of the cool did tar air that day. garcia tried to perpetrate the one week ago. and he

there, osha, zita, beirut, a city bennett i'm book has been confirmed as fiji is new. prime minister ending days of political deadlock, palma narrowly voted in favor of the former cooley. thereafter the inconclusive election. earlier this month. and on book has served as prime minister twice. last government was toppled by outgoing leader frank viney mama, who had been in the house 16 years when i'm book and now has a 3 poppy coalition. the future of fi g relations with china will be in the spotlights as run book takes charge. during his predecessors reign, beijing signed trade and security deals hoping to extend its influence in the pacific. but because previously signal that he could give it away from china. earlier this year, china signed the security packed with the solomon islands. a move that alarmed australia. and this month camber assigned a similar agreement with venue ought to least say more of ona is the fiji correspondence for a b, c, news, australia. she explains what people's expectations are from the new government. well, the hope now, so most people is that this will

care of sun. plenty more still ahead on the news hour, including sid if any rum. booker let a qu in fiji, 16 years ago. now he's back in power after a close election, race class. a gas tanker explosion in south africa leaves 8 people dead. aah! an arctic blast is affecting millions of people in north america. winter storm elliot is enveloping much of the us and canada meteorologists calling it a once in a generation event. or it stretches from the east to the west coast and from north to south covers more than 3000 kilometers from the us mexico border right up to quebec. more than 200000000 americans are under severe weather advisories, while at least one warning has been issued in every canadian province and territory . the called snap is even affecting southern states, such as texas, where sub 0 temperatures are rare. for the north, it's expected dropped below minus 17 degrees celsius. and temperatures in some areas are full cost to drop as low as minus $45.00 celsius experts. a warning this could lead to frostbite. in 5 to 10 minutes. rosalyn jordan reports dreaming of a white christm

the goal at that point was to as quickly as possible move that boat from fiji into us waters.ken it from an oligarch, it has some serious security risks. we needed a new crew — a crew that we could rely on. radio: security, security, security, all stations, - all stations, all stations. this is the united states coast guard sector, san diego. after nearly three weeks of sailing, the amadea finally arrived in the port of san diego, california. radio: inbound yacht, the amadea. - we're approaching ballast point at 10 knots... three days later, the us treasury also blocked over $1 billion worth of assets in a trust which they say is linked to kerimov. i felt vindicated that our facts and our legal arguments were correct, but that's really the beginning of a process here in the united states, it's not the end. the us�*s ultimate goal is to sell the vessel and send the proceeds to ukraine. at the end of the day, we may have the ability to forfeit even the things that are on the yacht. what you find when you go onto these yachts often are showpieces that are designed to display thei

he came to power in a coup in 2006 and has since been reelected twice. fiji is located in the pacific with china and the u. s. competing for influence, police and belgium have published pictures of cash found in the home of eva, kylie. she has been sacked as a vice president of the european parliament. authorities say they seized 150000 euros, kylie and 3 others have been arrested and charged with corruption linked to katara . casa, those prime minister albin kersey has signed an application to join the european union. the process is likely to take years and will depend on normalizing relations with neighboring serbia. recent protests by the serbian minority in kosovo have led to trashes with police and u. s. president joe biden has signed into law a bill fronting federal protection for same sex marriages. now they've been legal since the supreme court decision in 2015. the new bill cement a protection of rights at a federal level. well, we're all good. now china says it will stop reporting asymptomatic cases of coven 19 as they become impossible to track. now this is yet another step

in fiji votes be encountered after a general election, prime minister frank by name mariama is seeking a further term in office. he came to power in a coup in 2006, and has since been re elected twice. fiji is strategically situated in the pacific with both china and the united states, competing for influence. and you, as president joe biden has signed into law, a bill, granting federal protection for same sex marriages, same sex unions have been legal nationwide in the us since the supreme court decision in 2015. this new bill cements the protection of these rights on the federal level. bill and a snow storm has pounded the central united states with heavy snow and freezing rain and northern states and tornadoes in the south. dozens of flights were cancelled and hundreds delayed while many roads were closed. forecasts predicts the temperatures could drop to minus 29 degrees celsius. ah, at the football world cup in katara, argentina, convincingly b, croatia, 3 nell and the 1st of the semi final clashes kerisha had upset brazil in the last round and they were hoping to continue their i

as fiji is new prime minister, ending days of political deadlock parliament, narrowly verses in favor of the former military strong man. after this month inconclusive election, thousands of supporters of india's main opposition party are marching through the capital. new delhi indian congress policy has been leading supporters across the country since september, and i hope to regain popularity. millions of north americans are under severe weather warnings as an arctic blast envelopes largest waves of the us and canada. flights have been cancelled. roads blocked by snow and power outages have been reported on the cold stretches farther south to migrants hoping to cross into the u . s, from mexico adapting temperatures. they're well below freezing. they're waiting for the u. s. supreme court to lift trump arrow restrictions that prevented many from seeking asylum. the limits on border crossings were set to expire on wednesday, but an extension was granted. no morning at brittany this year from the coastal rules in his will. little son and the with the year for little is really cool. jus

the prime minister, frank bainimarama, and his fiji first party are facing the people's alliance, ledt the country could move away from beijing's influence, should he win. for all its recent success, south korea has a dire record on women's rights. it has the worst gender pay gap of any wealthy nation country, and men dominate its boardrooms and politics. but rather than promising to tackle the issue, south korea's new president wants to close its ministry for gender equality, and women fear they could be about to lose their hard—fought gains. our seoul correspondent jean mackenzie's report contains details relating to sexual assault and suicide, which some viewers may find distressing. many women in south korea are angry. the new president here has claimed structural sexism is a thing of the past. but you need only scratch the surface to reveal shocking discrimination. when eunice started herjob as a clerk at a major bank, she was told to make the lunch and wash the hand towels in the men's bathroom. they said, "this fell to me as the newest female member of staff." i said, "wouldn't

in fiji votes being counted off to a general election prime minister frank by name mariama is seeking a further turban office. he came to power in a coup in 2006 and has since been re elected twice. fiji is strategically situated in the pacific with both china and the u. s. competing for influence. police in belgium have published pictures of the stacks of cash found in the home of eva, kylie who has been sacked as a vice president of the european parliament. authorities say 150000 euros in cash was seized, highly and 3 others have been arrested and charged with corruption linked to the gulf state of guitar. it's now even or make as a holding a ceremony toward the people of ukraine. the annual sacker of prize for freedom of thought, and we're just about to see live pictures of the ceremony in the european parliament . the prize which is named after the late soviet dissident andre sucker of honors individuals and organizations defending human rights and fundamental freedom. and this course is the ukrainian president, the landscape d, w asked people in the straits of keep ukraine what t

the appointment ends ten days of uncertainty in fiji, when the election delivered a hung parliament.is return to power. king charles will deliver his first christmas address as monarch tomorrow, in a speech which is expected to pay tribute to the legacy of his mother, queen elizabeth. a picture has been released showing the king as he recorded this year's message in the chapel where a committal service was held during the queen's funeral in september. let me show you the pictures live in paris. we are still seeing a lot of disruption on the central streets of paris with the kurdish community who have been protesting peacefully untiljust have been protesting peacefully until just a have been protesting peacefully untiljust a short time ago. a lot of tear gas has been fired by the police. this comes after a gunman, who described himself as racist, attacked central paris yesterday. seem to be targeting the kurdish cultural centre, three people were killed and three injured. the kurdish community feeling very unsafe now. president macron and the police trying to issue reassurance, but al

operating legally criminal investigation is underway. seat of any room booker has been confirmed. fiji is new prime minister ending days of political deadlock. their parliament narrowly voted in favor of the former crew leader. often inconclusive election. earlier this month, from boca has already served as prime minister twice his last government was toppled by the outgoing leader, frank by marana, who'd been in power for 16 years from now heads a 3 party coalition. while the same of owner is the feeder correspondent for a b, c, news, australia, she explains what people's expectations are for this new government. the hope now for most people is that this will be a stable government given that the last 2 years has been one of the one that most people here in fiji. see as having been, dictate your, with human rights records that were not exactly admirable. and with a history of not really comes out to the public or the other side of parliament. so there is a lot of hope amongst the genes here in the country as well as outside that this will be a government of national unity. one that ha

it came to power in a coup in 2006, and this thing's been be elected twice. fiji is an island nation in the south pacific with china and the u. s. competing for influence because of his prime minister alvin cour. t has signed an application to join the european union. the process is likely to take years and depends on normalizing relations with neighboring serbia, which apply for membership more than 20 years ago. recent protested by the serbian minority and cause of us led to classes with police just in on helping us president joe biden assigned to the bill, granting federal protection to same sex marriages. they've been legal center supreme court decision in 2015 the new bill. immensely protection rights at the federal level. in the latest films upon the central united states with heavy snow and freezing rain in the northern states and tornadoes in the south, dozens of flights were cancelled and hundreds delayed while many roads were closed . whether experts, temperatures could drop to minus 29 degrees celsius and more than 120 people are now known to have been killed by floods, la

this year fiji found itself at the center of a geopolitical tussle between china and the united states and its allies, australia, and new zealand. while fiji cheered the pacific islands forum begging launched a diplomatic offensive, attempting to sign a regional security and economic packed with pacific countries, which was unsuccessful. any military intervention after this election would again test regional relations and potentially add to the economic concerns of fijians. wayne, hey, al jazeera ah . just a quick look at 9 stories are following the sound. a teams the well cut final are decided. argentina versus france, the blues beat, rural, co, 2 nell at the out bait stadium. the 2nd, any final match it and the historic run for morocco who became the 1st arab and 1st african team to get to the last 4. now at least 4 people have died after a small boat capsized in the channel between britain and france. 43 others rescued and brought to safety. in the u. k. a fishing crew spotted the dingey sinking in ice cold waters early on wednesday morning. the route from calais to dover is often u

the appointment ends ten days of uncertainty in fiji, when the election delivered a hung parliament.and chaos' to derail his return to power. ethiopian investigators have completed their final report which led to the worldwide grounding of boeing 737 max aircraft. all 157 people on board were killed. the nairobi—bound plane came down minutes after take—off from addis ababa. the investigation concluded that a software failure was to blame. twitter has, in the past few days, removed a feature that promoted suicide prevention hotlines to users that look up certain content. the removal of the safety feature, #thereishelp, has not been officially announced, but various organisations noticed its disappearance and expressed concern. twitter and its new owner elon musk have not commented. just over a week ago, twitter disbanded its trust and safety council. the canadian government says that one of the best—known polar bear populations in the world is in serious decline almost certainly as a result of climate change. the town of churchill, in manitoba province, is known as the polar bear capi

as fiji 1st party lost his majority. but he hasn't conceded defeat a coalition of 3 parties. site has a combined majority and has chosen a prime minister. but as well as opposition has voted to remove its leader juan guido. the move was backed by 3 of the 4 major opposition groups, as they seek a united front ahead of presidential elections in 2024. it will not pass through another consultation scheduled for next week before it's finalized. guido declared himself and as well as interim president in 2019, following a wave of anti government protests. a wildfire in chile has killed at least 2 people destroyed hundreds of homes. the governments declared a state of emergency for the seaside resort of vineyard. del mar, a fast moving fire has scorched around a 110 hector's. and the camera has recorded meet your zooming across the night sky and you are state of alaska footage from a doorbell. camera shows the moment and large 5 all brightened the sky early on wednesday morning. american meter society says sightings are common.

no city of any around booker has been confirmed as fiji is new, prime minister, ending days of political deadlock, their parliament narrowly voted, in favor of the former military. strong men, often inconclusive election. this month, and monks to come back for america. he was already set twice as prime minister. his last government was toppled in a crew by the outgoing leader, frank by new marana. he has now been in power for 16 years from bouquets, heads a 3 party coalition. our beginner foster has ordered that the united nations coordinator in the country must leave. barbara monsey was declared persona non grata after she decided to withdraw non essential you and start from where i could do the west african nation as under military rule. after 2 cruise this year, the government said that mandy is moved, discredited there, security efforts, if you knew we had heard, and mrs. barbara predicted, carol's hymn book, in a 1000 the coming months. we do not know what basis she can do this, especially since on the security side. there are still major efforts underway. and in this matter, the un

after 3 month long march city, many rebuke a lead, a poo in fiji, 16 years ago now he's back in power after close election race. russ, i was amended the in paris where people from the kurdish community are calling for justice after a deadly attack. killed 3 people. ah, palestinians in bethlehem prepared to celebrate christmas in a year, the un classified as a deadliest in israel occupied territory since 2006. ah, an arctic blast is affecting millions of people in north america. winter storm elliots is enveloping a much of the us and canada. meteorologists are calling it a once in the generation event, where it stretches from the east to the west coast and north to south, covering more than 3000 kilometers from the us. mexico border up to quebec. more than 200000000 americans are under severe weather advisories, while at least one warning has been issued in every canadian province and territory . morgan 8000 flights had been cancelled due to strong winds and heavy snow destructing holiday travel plans. the cold snap is even affecting southern states, such as texas, where 0 temperatures

well they say my phone is the fiji correspondence for a b, c. news, australia. she explains what people's expectations are from the new government the hope now. so most people is that this will be a stable government given that the last 2 years has been one of the one that most people here in fiji. see as having been, dictate your, with human rights records that were not exactly admirable. and with a history of not really comes out to the public or the other side of parliament. so there is a lot of hope amongst vgm here in the country as well as outside that this will be a government of national unity. one that has more than one party, which already makes it very different from the really did you 1st party that had the g? i'm under it's some for 16 years. he has said to australia and media as well as an international and you dealing media that he is likely to go with its traditional partners, be just traditional partners are across the street and zealand and by extension, the united kingdom and united states of america, he did however, say at the end of a very l

the appointment ends ten days of uncertainty in fiji after the election delivered a hung parliament. derail his return to power. twitter has in the past few days removed a feature that promoted suicide prevention hotlines to users that look up certain content. the removal of the safety feature, #thereishelp, has not been officially announced, but various organisations noticed its disappearance and expressed concern. twitter and its new owner elon musk have not commented. just over a week ago twitter disbanded its trust and safety council. ethiopian investigators have completed their final report into an ethiopian airlines crash nearly four years ago which led to the worldwide grounding of boeing 737—max aircraft. all 157 people on board were killed. the nairobi—bound plane came down minutes after take—off from addis ababa. the investigation concluded that a software failure was to blame. a wave of industrial action has been affecting different sectors of the uk economy from postal workers, ambulance staff, to uk borderforce officials. thousands of nurses will go on strike onjanuary 1

the appointment ends ten days of uncertainty in fiji, when the election delivered a hung parliament.ng �*fear and chaos' to derail his return to power. ethiopian investigators have completed their final report into an ethiopian airlines crash nearly four years ago which led to the worldwide grounding of boeing 737—max aircraft. all 157 people on board were killed. the nairobi—bound plane came down minutes after take—off from addis ababa. the investigation concluded that a software failure was to blame. the french president, emmanuel macron, has condemned a shooting at a cultural centre in paris as an �*odious attack�* on the country's kurdish population. three people were killed and three injured by the gunman, who had just been released from detention for targeting a migrant camp a yearago. following the attack, us secretary of state antony blinken sent his �*deepest sympathies to the victims of the attack at the kurdish cultural center in paris�*. also saying via twitter: �*my thoughts are with the members of the kurdish community and people of france on this sad day.�* clashes lat

fiji heads to the polls this week following an election campaign marred by allegations of corruption. from tranquility base to taurus—littrow to the tranquil waters of the pacific, the latest chapter of nasa's journey to the moon comes to a close. and orion splashes down, bringing a return to the moon one small step closer.

as fiji is new prime minister, ending days of political deadlock, parliament not only voted in favor of a former military strong man. after this month inconclusive election. it must come back for ron bouquet, who served twice as prime minister. his last government was toppled in a qu by anita frank by name a rama is been in power for 60 years. i'm china is battling a wave of a corona virus infection that has hit the elderly population hard. this video shows dozens of body bags piled up at a funeral parlor in the southwestern city of cha ching. but beijing has reported just a handful of death during the current surge. it recently changed criteria, the registration of cobra fatalities. those are the headlines. these continues here now just 0 after witness statement, and so watching bye for now. ah ha. what i said, a graham brazilian popular assault took a comb, phoenix in kinshasa, but also my lawyer said that whatever said to douglas that bark thick were william simple, bad thought well, it was an increase in envy of madame congo. the po jim was sympathetic, saw no care go simpler wal

main opposition candidate in fiji is general elections says he will contest the outcome. after reported technical glitch cause the results up to go off life for prime minister if he bernie rebuke her says provisional results showed his party in the lead for the app went down for several hours from results came back online, current prime minister frank manny my ramos party was projected to win, namely, tens of thousands of nurses in the u. k. are going on strike on thursday in their 1st ever national walk out his latest chap turner bitter pay dispute with the government. they want a 19 percent pay increase, but the government says it can only afford a 4 to 5 percent pay hike. a turkish quarter sentence is stan bulls mer to more than 2 and a half years in prison. for insulting public officials a cram. i'm a mode, it was seen as a potential challenge. it hasn't reject her at one elections next year. his legal team, it says he will appeal the routing or those are the headlines. news continues here in al jazeera, after a very british way of torture. fear of the fanatical death

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