kyi will defend her country against charges of genocide brought by the african state of the gambia myanmar's military had run a deadly campaign in 2017 that led to the exodus of more than 700000 range refugees now the nobel peace prize recipient and long time human rights advocate will defend what many say is indefensible she will speak tomorrow this is day one of what's expected to be 3 days of testimony to all of the gumby us. is that you tell me an ma to stop these senseless killing to stop these acts of barbarity and brutality that have shocked and continue to shock our collective conscience to stop this genocide of its own people cynics say one motivation front on suchi is appearance she was not obligated to personally appear at the hague is next year's elections back home in the past few days her supporters have held large rallies medicine citizen see her as a defender of the embattled country on the global stage but ask any of the ranger refugees who survived the ordeal and they will paint a very different picture. in the refugee camps of cox's bizarre a woman who once represented hop

myanmar. the case has been brought by the gambia. nic minority muslim rohingya population was systematically targeted. 0n the charge sheet rape, murder, the destruction of rohingya communities. human rights reports estimate that since 2016 around three quesrters of a million muslims have been forcibly displaced to neighbouring bangladesh as a result of ethnic cleansing. ms suu kyi was questioned by reporters as she went into court this morning. good morning, are you defending the indefensible? any comments? for more we can speak to philippe sands qc legal council for the gambia. hejoins us now from the hague. firstly, why is it the gambia bringing this case against myanmar? actually, it is a coordinated effort, the organisation of the islamic conference, a large number of islamic states, are concerned about what is happening to the rohingya group, a muslim community in myanmar. and gambia volunteered, effectively, to its attorney general, he used to be a prosecutor at the rwanda tribunal at the hague and ran with the case. it is suppo

nick: nobel peace prize laureate and myanmar civilian leader aung sang suu kyi rejected charges brought by the gambianmar military committed genocide against rohingya muslims in northern myanmar. in august 2017, the myanr military unleashed a reign of terror. s,e u.n. says soldiers torched rohingya villagend in the aftermath, tortured men, killed indiscriminately, and carried out systematic sexual violence, creating an untold number of victims of gang rape. of persecution at the hands ofs the myanmar military, but never on this scale. hundreds of thousands refugees have fled to neighboring bangladesh. refugee camps house alst one million people in flimsy tents. yesterday, the gambia's lawyer, philippe sands, called the case stark. >> the evidence before you, frankly speaking, is overwhelming. the risk of destruction of the rohingya group, in part or in whole, is very real. in light of that evidence, it cannot reasonably be argued that there is no further risk of genocidal acts. nick: the myanmar military's operation began response to an armed rohingya group's attack. today, suu kyi blamed militas for

this tiny west african muslim country, the gambia, brought a case against myanmar at the united nationswant the court to issue an emergency ruling to protect the rohingya from further harm. but myanmar rejects all allegations of genocide. the army, which still holds enormous power, insists it was only clearing out those it calls terrorists, and that, really, the rohingya are illegal immigrants. justice for the rohingya is still a long way off, even with this court case. and that's because the icj has no way of enforcing a ruling against myanmar, and there is no international police force to protect the rohingya from further abuse. neither aung san suu kyi nor the generals would automatically be arrested and put on trial. but it could lead to sanctions against myanmar, damaging an economy only just finding its feet after military rule. nick beake, bbc news, yangon. with me now is tin htar swe, myanmar analyst and former editor of the bbc burmese service. let's discuss the implications of what is being heard at the hague. thank you so much for coming in. let's start with uncensored and ke

cases being brought by the gambia on behalf of the organization of islamic cooperation member nations when hey reports once a human rights and democracy campaigner myanmar's leader arrived at the international court of justice accused of being complicit in genocide the case against aung san suu cheese government was brought by the gambia on behalf of the organization of islamic cooperation on the opening day it was alleged widespread abuses were carried out by me and my security forces against communities which they say amount to genocide every day of interruption means that more people have been killed more woman i've been alive and my children have been burnt alive for what crime i lived because do we are born different born of a different ways and to a different religion from doors will kill and weep them and for this honor will judge as they have been made to the ultimate place genocide. as lawyer after lawyer laid out the game because case suchi watched and listened in the court room one could only imagine what was going through her mind as repeated allegations were made of rape torture and murder by soldiers it was very important to thir have to inc

the hague to defend her country against genocide charges the west african state of gambia launched debate to brain myanmar to the international court of justice over a military crackdown on muslim or its suit is backed by the 57 nation organization for islamic cooperation or than 700000 rango were forced to flee to neighboring bangladesh in 2017 and the un has accused me and maher of carrying out mass rape killings and the burning of homes during its military campaign says it was conducting a legitimate counter-terrorism response and denies the charges of genocide meanwhile gambia is legal team is asking the court imposed protections for the room before the case can be heard in 4 recent attempts to repatriate tens of thousands of refugees have failed with many still fearing for their safety cambias justice minister gave the opening remarks and he called on the court to act urgently it is indeed sad for our generation that 75 years after humankind committed itself to be was never again another genocide is unfolding right before our eyes even as i make the statement to you today yet we do nothing to stop it

mentioned, the gambia is acting with the backing of many other states, muslim states but, really, acting on behalf of all other parties to the genocide convention, because the obligations that myanmar all other parties to the treaty. what the gambia wants to do this week is obtain provisional measures, that is the term of the icj, the international court ofjustice, referring to a kind of emergency relief, interim relief that is meant to extend during the life of a case until the claims on the merits can be heard and decided. 0h provisional measures, that would mean a level of protection for the rohingya minority in myanmarand protection for the rohingya minority in myanmar and would also order that the country should not potentially, for example, destroy any evidence? —— so for example, destroy any evidence? —— so provisional measures. for example, destroy any evidence? -- so provisional measures. they will be asking for an order from the court instructing myanmar to refrain from undertaking any acts that could constitute genocidal acts, including burning term villages and, as you mentioned, refraining from doing anything that might destroy evidence thatis anything that might destr

this tiny west african muslim country, the gambia, brought a case against myanmar at the united nationsehalf of dozens of other muslim countries. they want the court to issue an emergency ruling to protect the rohingya from further harm. but myanmar rejects all allegations of genocide. the army, which still holds enormous power, insists it was only clearing out those it calls terrorists, and that, really, the rohingya are illegal immigrants. justice for the rohingya is still a long way off, even with this court case. and that's because the icj has no way of enforcing a ruling against myanmar, and there is no international police force to protect the rohingya from further abuse. neither aung san suu kyi nor the generals would automatically be arrested and put on trial. but it could lead to sanctions against myanmar, damaging an economy only just finding its feet after military rule. nick beake, bbc news, yangon. nick has travelled from myanmar to the hague for the start of the hearings. hejoins us now. he joins us now. i hejoins us now. i think it is he joins us now. i think it is worth

netherlands to defend their country against genocide charges the west african state of gambia launched the bid to bring myanmar to international justice of a military crackdown on muslim hunger it so it is backed by the 57 nation organization for islamic cooperation well those are the headlines on al-jazeera do stay with us planet s.o.s. is coming up next thank you very much for watching. hello i'm a club with crucial un climate talks underway in madrid this is planet as us from kenya where climate change is being keenly felt by populations facing extreme weather and where river systems are threatened by flooding and drought. as our planet warms and waterways of contaminated once mighty rivers have been reduced to thin stretches of water we speak to those who say the costs down river the boom in hydro power are too high here in kenya will learn how local communities are taking the fight to save them our river basin into their own hands and half way through cup $25.00 that makes its from those climate talks in madrid.

fact—finding missions, given that there was evidence an evidential basis in myanmar at this point, so the point yesterday the gambiaery specific measures and a specific order, as well as for the court to comply, to ensure that a few months later, myanmar comes back to the court and reports on the implementation of provisional measures, which is unusual and has not happened before, so a very strong argument to be put forward by gambia. 0k, thank you very much for your time this morning. despite hopes of an ambitious declaration at the climate conference in madrid negotiators face the realities of politics and entrenched positions later as ministers take centre stage. this year, in addition to the regular chapters of melting ice caps, coastal flooding, and major changes to ecosystems, the spotlight has been turned on the how climate change is affecting the world's indigenous communties. climate activist greta thunberg addressed leaders at the summit this morning and said in order to recognise the climate emergency, leaders need to change their behaviour. i have been fortunate enough to be able to travel around the wo

in fact, hundred 49 states are party to the genocide convention, which the gambia has used to bring myanmar the right to have dignity. this being the international day of human rights, it will stand in front of the same judges and deny any genocide took place, or see the action taken by the military were part of a campaign to preserve peace. she may deny any genocide and human rights groups say that will be the final nail in her coffin. the ultimate fall from grace for someone who is recognised worldwide as someone who spent her life fighting for justice worldwide as someone who spent her life fighting forjustice and human rights. thank you very much. those who survive one justice but are losing hope they will ever be able to return home safely. the bbc has been hearing their stories in the refugee camps. driven out of their homeland, wanted by no one. hundreds of thousands stuck in the world‘s largest refugee camp. fear has given way to hopelessness. grief is often just a heartbeat away. this lady tells me, the military snatched her baby and through him in a fire. she says her pa rents thr

netherlands to defend their country against genocide charges the west african state of gambia launched the bid to bring myanmar to international justice of a military crackdown on muslim or hunger it so it is backed by the 57 nation organization for islamic cooperation well those are the headlines on al-jazeera do stay with us planet s.o.s. is coming up next thank you very much for watching. i'm a club with crucial un climate talks underway in madrid this is planet as us from kenya where climate change is being keenly felt by populations facing extreme weather and river systems are threatened by flooding and drought. as our planet warms and waterways it contaminated once mighty rivers have been reduced to thin stretches of water we speak to those who say the costs down river the boom in hydro power are too high here in kenya will learn how local communities are taking the fight to save them our river basin into their own hands and half way through cup $25.00 that makes us from those climate talks in madrid. welcome to planet as the rest from kenya the mass i'm our game reserve is right there serengeti national

characterise the situation in myanmar is something else, an internal armed conflict which began when rohingya militants killed nine police officers. regrettably, the gambial picture of the situation in rakhine state in myanmar. yet it is of the utmost importance that the court assesses the situation pertaining on the ground in rakhine dispassionately and accurately. she claims the clearance operation carried out by myanmar‘s army, which left an estimated 10,000 rohingya dead, was a legitimate response to a terrorist threat, though she did concede individual soldiers may have made mistakes. mr president, it cannot be ruled out that disproportionate force was used by members of the defence services in some cases, in disregard of international humanitarian law, or that they did not distinguish clearly enough between fighters and civilians. aung san suu kyi made no reference to the harrowing witness testimony from rohingya survivors, some read out in court yesterday, who spoke of military firing squads, gang rapes and babies blown into burning buildings. these rohingya fear their families are being erased from rakhine state. they are urging the judges to agr

spectacular moment for international justice, with the eyes of the world live-streamed to myanmar, around the world. you had gambiaaying out the case that the government of myanmar was committing genocide. and aung san suu kyi, the de facto leader, was there listening and participating. obviously, she went there for domestic political reasons, to solidarityhe was in with the military who continue to rule, in many ways, the country. in solidarity with those hateity in the country who and despise the rohingyas and have mistreated them, not just for the last couple of years, but for many years. it is a spectacular fall from -- ace for a woman who was nobel peace prize winner, an icon of the human rights movement, now to be sitting therere, standing there forcefuy defending her government, a government which, as you said, has displaced over one million rohingyas, that has committed systematic rape and the destruction n of villages. and to have this transmitted all over the world -- i don't think from an international point of view this was a disaster for her. if somebody is accusing you of a crime of genocide, no less

the nation of the gambia lodged a genocide lawsuit against myanmar over the brutal army crackdown on the right of the minority un investigators concluded that the operations were carried out with genocidal intent foams were tortured thousands were killed and more than 700000 fled to neighboring bangladesh since 2017 myanmar says their actions were to counter attacks from militants. when on song suchi was silent on the running a crisis many thought it was because she was trying to strike a balance with the military leaders who still hold most of the control. slowly and inmates has begun. really quite stubborn and in spite of. the range of facts presented to the through a multiple of international agencies much of it you know everyone has tried to verify independently we see a brick wall you know we have heard words that she calls the military generals a brother this brothers who were once her jailers within the block of southeast asian nations known as ossie on the red ink issue has always been a difficult topic member states held their summit here in bangkok just last month attended

netherlands to defend her country against genocide charges west african state of gambia launched the bid to bring myanmar international justice over a military crackdown on muslim rule hunger that suit is backed by the 57 nation organization for islamic cooperation more than 700000 rohingya were forced to flee to neighboring bangladesh in 2017 well those are the headlines on al-jazeera do stay with us and side stories next. after 3 years of political deadlock and stalemate the u.k. is just about to vote in the most important general election for a political generation vote conservative and to quote boris johnson he'll get bricks done for jeremy colvin and the u.k. will have a 2nd referendum vote for the liberal democrats and bricks it dies a death instantaneously but can't whoever becomes the next british prime minister actually deliver on what people voted for and against this is inside story. hello and welcome to the special inside story today coming to you from london the central problem the conundrum with brics it has always been the same how do the m.p.'s who live and work in that building square th

judges order the government of myanmar to adhere to that situation and for the government of myanmar and to gambia to report back to the court within the next 4 months to detail exactly what steps have been taken so this is just the start as you say of what could be a very very long genocide trial thank you for that wayne hang for us at the hague less cross over to bangladesh now and cox's bazar west definitely dekker. and that's also where hundreds of thousands of refugees fled to in 2017 you've been watching these proceedings stephanie in the hague with a group of rohingya refugees i understand what's been their reaction to on science which he's opening statements and how much hope do they have that what's happening at the hague will have a positive impact on their lifes. people are very skeptical here about the intention of course they don't like her they say that she is part of what happened but say that this is all part of domestic politics because she wants to be reelected in 2020 people here just want to go home early they want justice i think it's very important to remember i mean we shall

world news now and myanmar's leader on sun sochi has arrived at the un's top court in the netherlands to defend her country against genocide charges the west african state of gambia launched a bid to bring myanmar to international justice over a military crackdown on muslim rohingya it's suit is backed by the 57 nation organization for islamic cooperation more than 700000 were forced to flee to neighboring bangladesh in 2017 after crackdown by myanmar's military meanwhile hundreds of myanmar largest city in myanmar's largest city of young go on have been rallying in support of on time switchy faces international court of justice crowds of people carried posters and flags to show their solidarity and sansa cheese office says her team will be defend. in myanmar squat national interests at the court while the u.n. has accused man maher of carrying out mass rape killings and the burning of homes during its military campaign myanmar says it was conducting a legitimate counter-terrorism response and denies the charges of genocide meanwhile gambia has legal team is asking the court to impose protections for the rohingya before the case can be heard in full recent attemp

myanmar. she is arguing against a case brought by the gambia. preventing them recovering the remaining eight victims from monday's fatal eruption on white island and the tremors are increasing. dozens of people were rescued but many are badly burned. president trump has urged the us senate to try him quickly, now that democratic party leaders have unveiled the two articles of impeachment against him. they charge mr trump with abuse of power and obstruction of congress. now it's time to look at the stories that are making the headlines in the media across the world. we begin with the times and the final poll before tomorrow's general election in the uk. it suggests the lead is narrowing for borisjohnson‘s conservatives. the ft now, and saudi state oil company aramco goes public today, the world's biggest flotation, the crown prince has encouraged local investors to buy—in as he tries to a $2 trillion target. the daily telegraph business pages cover trouble at ted baker, the retailer. its chief executive and chairman have left after it warned of a

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lawyers for the gambia have given their closing arguments of the international court of justice as they push for myanmar to be tried for genocide against the hanger they provided testimony on allegations of mass murder and rape me on mars leader aung san suu kyi told the court on wednesday that soldiers conducted a legitimate operation against armed groups in chile as congress has begun a debate which could lead to the impeachment of the country's president opposition m.p.'s say sebastian pinera failed to prevent human rights violations are the army and police army in these areas searching for what it calls several 100 heavily armed terrorists who killed at least 70 soldiers with a camp near the western border with mani sustained hours of heavy gunfire late on tuesday but there's been no claim of responsibility well those are the headlines on al-jazeera do stay with us techno is coming up next thank you very much for watching. i mean green bacteria in a. gas escaping. in. 2 experiments. because how. the climate change. explores the science of capturing. this is. the. intersection of humanity and we're d

now lawyers for the gambia have given their closing arguments in the international court of justice as they push for myanmar to be tried for genocide against the rangar they're providing testimony on allegations of mass murder and rape. meanwhile on sun suchi told the court on wednesday that the accusations are an incomplete and misleading picture of the situation she added in the past hour the country's military justice system needed to be given the chance to work on your my requests the court to remove the case from its this in the alternative to reject the google requests for the indication of provisional measures submitted but again. this is a president and members of the court that concludes remarks observations. let's bring in our correspondent wayne hay he is joining us live from the hague is a strong case and representative from the gambia weigh in what's happened in court today. yes well we have now seen the end of the phase phase one really of what is potentially going to be a very long genocide case against me and we heard the closing arguments on thursday 1st from the gambia and now from me and

but 1st myanmar's leader on sun sochi has arrived at the un's top court in the netherlands to defend her country against genocide charges the west african state of gambia he launched a bid to bring myanmar to the international court of justice over a military crackdown on muslim rohingya it suit is backed by the 57 nation organization for islamic corporation more than 700000 or hangout were forced to flee to neighboring bangladesh in 2017 and the un has accused me and maher of carrying out mass rape killings and the burning of homes during its military campaign myanma says it was conducting illegitimate counter terrorism response and denies the charges of genocide meanwhile the gambia his legal team is asking the court in polls protections for the right before the case can be heard in 4 recent attempts to repatriate tens of thousands of refugees have failed with many still fearing for their safety gambians justice minister gave the opening remarks at the hague he called on the court to act urgently it is indeed for our generation that 75 years after humankind committed itself to be watched never again another genocide is unfolding right before our eyes

now lawyers for the gambia have given their closing arguments at the international court of justice in the hague as they push for myanmar to be tried for genocide against iraq they are providing testimony on allegations of mass murder and rape now on mas leader on tons hoochie told the court on wednesday that the accusations are a cold incomplete and misleading factual picture of the situation she says soldiers conducted a legitimate operation against armed groups wayne hayes at the hague and he explains how the ganga's lawyers took down a defense opening speech by own son suchi which was of course the opening of me and mas defense has been widely criticized some of said she was lying in that speech that she was using it as a way to avoid any future legal proceedings against herself personally which isn't going to happen this time here at the international court of justice this is a state versus state dispute but the gambian lawyers in their closing arguments on thursday really did systematically dismantle the. put up by the state counselor and after her. lawyers particularly the assertion that the raids on wrecking you

the nation of the gambia lodged a genocide lawsuit against myanmar over the brutal army crackdown on the muslim minority u.n. investigators concluded that the operations were carried out with genocidal intent foams were tortured thousands were killed and more than 700000 fled to neighboring bangladesh since 2017 myanmar says their actions were to counter attacks from militants. when on song suchi was silent on the rangar crisis many thought it was because she was trying to strike a balance with the military leaders who still hold most of the control. the maids' has begun. is really quite stunning and in spite of. the range of facts presented to a multiple of international agencies much of it you know everyone has tried to verify independently we see a brick wall you know we have heard words that she calls the military generals. brothers who were once her jailers within the block of southeast asian nations known as ossie on the red ink issue has always been a difficult topic member states held their summit here in bangkok just last month attended by on song suchi sticking to their tra

the myanmar military suchi again refused to use the word when describing the mainly muslim minority ethnic group a denial of identity is proof say experts of genocidal intent on tuesday the gambia open the case with harrowing allegations of rape torture and murder by security forces in attacks on reading to communities in 2017 sujit didn't respond to those specific allegations but said any wrongdoing did not amount to genocide and would be dealt with in me and maher outside her supporters also weren't interested in discussing the alleged crimes. to see whether i believe or not we are here just to keep support and we have complete faith and trust it with decision but it was she said that if she is going to be the good lord it was. the gambia says the ring there are facing an ongoing threat of genocide and disaster the court to order beyond march to take steps to guarantee their safety in response me and miles

characterise the situation in myanmar as something else — an internal armed conflict which began when rohingya militants killed nine police officers. regrettably, the gambiahine state in myanmar. yet it is of the utmost importance that the court assesses the situation pertaining on the ground in rakhine dispassionately and accurately. she claims the clearance operation carried out by myanmar‘s army, which left an estimated 10,000 rohingya dead, was a legitimate response to a terrorist threat, though she did concede individual soldiers may have made mistakes. mr president, it cannot be ruled out that disproportionate force was used by members of the defence services, in some cases, in disregard of international humanitarian law, or that they did not distinguish clearly enough between fighters and civilians. aung san suu kyi made no reference to the harrowing witness testimony from rohingya survivors, some read out in court yesterday, who spoke of military firing squads, gang rapes and babies thrown into burning buildings. these rohingya fear their families are being erased from rakhine state. they are urging the judges to agree to the gambia's request for

jurisdiction to rule that myanmar has committed genocide here, or that can be a plasma case should not be brought here, because there is effectively no dispute between the two countries. —— gambia'sace, measurements that gambia says are necessary to stop further violence against the rohingya. the authorities in new zealand say there is an increased risk of another eruption on the volcanic island where six people were killed on monday. nine others are missing, presumed dead. police say it's too dangerous for rescue teams to return to white island to try to recover the victims' bodies. the bbc‘s sydney correspondent, shaimaa khalil sent this update from new zealand. new zealand's director for civil defence has said that while recovering the bodies from the island is top priority, the science tells us it is still too risky to go. there has been increased volcanic activity on the island and you can see thicker plumes of smoke over the volcano in the distance. we also heard from volcanologists who said there is a higher risk of an eruption within the next 24 hours. police have also acknowledged the need for families for those bodies to be recovered but said it is still too dangerous f

myanmar. >> i am not here to say whether i believe are not. .e are here to get support whatever she says or does is going to be good for our country. reporter: the gambias the rohingya are facing an ongoing threat of genocide, and is asking the court of miramar to take -- myanmar to take steps to ensure their safety. the leader of myanmar gave a history of the state and gave a lecture on the complexity of the problem, but she failed to address the root cause. the rohingya have continued to be discriminated against as illegal immigrants with little or no status or rights, and until those things are addressed, their security will continue to be at risk. on an historic day at the world's top court, this one-time campaigner for human rights provided little hope for the rohingya, and she provided little evidence that she is interested in salvaging what is left of her reputation. anchor: it is said refugees have been closely following the court's proceedings. >> the consequences of me and mars military offensive -- myanmar's offensive. whether genocide, intuitive genocide, is proven or not, what is clear is that severe human rights violations and atrocities

international court of justice on tuesday it was the turn of the gambia to open this case to lay down the harrowing allegations of genocide against myanmar and as you say on wednesday in just an hour or so we expect that it will be the turn of myanmar to begin its defense and that defense will be led by aung sun suu kyi the state councilor of myanmar the minister of foreign of is effectively the country's leader what would she say well we don't know exactly but i suspect that we will not hear much different from her than we've heard in the past few years on the issue all of the attacks against the ring get in rakhine state and that hasn't been much at all she hasn't said much about this issue i suspect she will skirt around the specific allegations that were laid down by the gambian legal team on tuesday i think she will talk about things like this is a very complex situation rakhine state that she has said before a situation that the rest of the world doesn't really fully understand i think she will talk about the challenges that she and party have had since winning the election in 2015 forming a government very much still under the thu

the gambia his legal team gives graphic testimony to back it sound a geisha genocide against myanmar military brass the philippines sprays it in its war on drugs is back in the spotlight the white school say police statistics don't add up. and score tiger woods captains a usa today worst taught of a president scott been 14 yes. lawyers for the gambia have just begun giving their closing arguments in the international court of justice as they push for myanmar's ami to be tried for genocide against their providing testimony on allegations of mass murder and rape the un was leader on sun sochi told the court on wednesday that the accusations on an incomplete and misleading factual picture of the situation those are words she said soldiers conducted illegitimate operation against armed groups stephanie deca is in cox's bizarre bangladesh where hundreds of thousands of muslim refugees are taking shelter 1st we speak to wayne hey who is covering the proceedings in the hague for is so wayne western the gambia responds to on some sochi is opening speech against genocide charges. yes well tha

but the particulars for these 3 days is what the gambia is asking is for the court to step in and try to protect the regime to that are currently in myanmar saying that they're at risk for further genocide and they're asking them to stop that we spend on some suchi unless she does a complete turnabout we would expect her to say that the random e.m.r. are not in danger. dave thank you so much that was journalist dave in new york. let's catch up on some of the other stories making headlines around the world today environmental activist groups of 2 and back has told the u.n. climate summit in madrid that richer countries must do their fair share to tackle climate change she also accused states of misleading people with what appeared to be quote impressive climate pledges that didn't add up to much this saudi arabian oil giant has become the world's largest listed company after making its debut on the country's stock exchange the state owned energy companies $25000000000.00 initial public offering is the biggest ever in history. saudi arabia is privatizing at a step as a step towards reducing its reliance on oil. at least 6 people including o

what the gambia is asking the court to do is to put provisional measures in place, basically stop measures to say that myanmar they need to be far—reaching in measure in terms of the fact that myanmar will have to report to the court in the coming months to show that no violence has taken place. they also want myanmar to commit to not destroying any evidence that may be used in a further genocide case that could take place in the international criminal court where you would see members of the military put on trial. this is something the united nations‘ independent fact finding team did call for, they said the crime that had been committed there were significant enough that there should be a criminal charge. but this court is quite limited in what it can decide. but it may lead to further economic sanctions if it is found guilty in the same light of what we have seen from the united states this week. us safety regulators predicted a high chance of future accidents involving the boeing 737—max aircraft — but failed to ground the planes until after a second fatal crash. the federal aviation authority has been gi

will vote on each one of them individually lawyers for the gambia have been given their closing arguments at the court of justice a push for myanmar to be tried for genocide against their will their providing testimony on allegations of mass murder and rape yamas leader on santucci told the court on wednesday that soldiers conducted a quote legitimate operation against armed groups the army in asia says is searching for several 100 heavily armed fighters who kill at least 70 soldiers their military camp near the western border with mali sustained hours of heavy gunfire late teens say there's been no claim of responsibility you're upset with headlines here on al-jazeera the news will continue after the street to stay with us. we were told to get to that between russia has been addressed by turkey we listen what is the proposal. for a couple and here we meet with newsmakers and talk about the stories that matter. china has invested hundreds of billions of dollars in infrastructure projects across the world but is its global riots good or bad for poor countries i'm femi oke. it is day 3 of our special series looking at colonialism ou

myanmar's leader aung san suu kyi has arrived at the un's top court in the netherlands to defend her country against genocide charges the west african state of gambia launched the bid to bring me a lot of international justice over a military crackdown on rigging the muslims and sousa's backed by the 57 nation organization for islamic cooperation more than 700000 were forced to flee to neighboring bangladesh back in 2017 when he has more. gambians are saying similar things to what is being said by many other organizations over the past couple of years that have conducted extensive investigations written very detailed reports about what has happened in rakhine state alleging crimes against humanity alleging genocide including the united nations own investigation team expected finding mission and that they said that there was genocidal intent in some of the actions undertaken by the security forces in rakhine state and also me in my government u.s. house democrats are prepared to reveal 2 articles of impeachment against president onil trump a possible vote by the full house could take place as early as this week lawyers for both the democrats and rep

and final day of evidence in the case brought against myanmar for the alleged genocide of its rohingya muslim minority. the case was filed by gambiaon of islamic cooperation. myanmar‘s civilian leader aung san suu kyi will be back in court as her legal team tries to convince the judges not to order an emergency order against the country. joining me now is dr anita schug, the head of women and children affairs at the european rohingya council. thank you so much for being on debriefing. firstly, you yourself area debriefing. firstly, you yourself are a rohingya and you have family and people you know who are in refugee camps and in villages in myanmar. tell me about their situation. the situation in myanmar is getting more and more dire every day. despite the hearing at the international criminal court of justice, the military and the government has not taken any sincere step to prevent these atrocities and to stop these atrocities. my family members are still being denied access to food, freedom, the restriction of freedom of movement. even the day before yesterday, they have to carry their national verification card. and the gover

corben lawyers for the gambia have given their closing arguments in the international court of justice as they push for myanmar to be tried for genocide against the hunger they're providing testimony on allegations of mass murder and rape now. he told the court on wednesday that someone has conducted a legitimate operation against armed groups congress has begun a debate which could lead to be impeachment of the country's president opposition m.p.'s say sebastian pinera failed to prevent human rights violations by the army and police at least 26 people have been killed and thousands injured in a crackdown on protestors demonstrations began in october on the social inequality that spiraled into weeks of rioting. well those are the headlines on their own have a news hour for you in just under 30 minutes but coming up next as in style inside story thank you for watching. as the world filed the road people 700000 where the military crackdown in 27 that made by a leader aung san suu kyi is playing of genocide why is this one time champion of human rights defending the obvious which keeps the locked up he gives this

characterise the situation in myanmar as something else — an internal armed conflict which began when rohingya militants killed nine police officers. regrettably, the gambiathreat, though she did concede individual soldiers may have made mistakes. by members of the defence services, in some cases, in disregard of international humanitarian law, or that they did not distinguish clearly enough between fighters and civilians. aung san suu kyi made no reference to the harrowing witness testimony from rohingya survivors, some read out in court yesterday, who spoke of military firing squads, gang rapes and babies thrown into burning buildings. these rohingya fear their families are being erased from rakhine state. they are urging the judges to agree to the gambia‘s request for emergency measures to protect the 600,000 rohingya who remain in myanmar. the woman who many once regarded as their brightest hope stood in court and urged thejudges not to intervene and risk aggravating what aung san suu kyi described as a complex conflict. you‘re watching afternoon live, these are our headlines party leaders target marginal seats across the country with their core campa

myanmar. maybe this is the wake—up call that she needed to jolt her into action. gambia's who spoke to anna holligan about that case. of course, we will keep you across how that day progresses in the hague here on the bbc. despite hopes of an ambitious declaration at the climate conference in madrid, negotiators face the realities of politics and entrenched positions later as ministers take centre stage. this year, in addition to the regular chapters of melting ice caps, coastal flooding, and major changes to ecosystems, the spotlight has been turned on the how climate change is affecting the world's indigenous communties. many of them represented in madrid ‘s. many of them represented in madrid 's. -- in many of them represented in madrid 's. —— in madrid. maddie stone is a science journalist and has recently spent time in alaska with the native communities there to get a sense of how climate change is affecting them. lovely to meet you, abubacarr. tell us more lovely to meet you, abubacarr. tell us more about what you saw when you went to alaska —— maddie. us more about

says the case brought by the gambia is misleading and that international action could harm peace and reconciliation in her country she says myanmar does not tolerate rights violations and or else where. u.s. president donald trump has his house with impeachment charges against him calling them weak democratic party leaders announced 2 articles of impeachment on tuesday abuse of power and obstruction of congress. and says in saudi arabia's state run oil company have officially begun trading on riyadh stock exchange the company made history with the largest ever initial public offering last week raising $25600000000.00. now with just one day. before voting begins in the british election polls are cautiously suggesting victory for prime minister johnson but there's still the chance of a hung parliament and there's another factor that could throw the result tactical voting lawrence leigh reports from walking up one of the battlegrounds. if you want to find somewhere to symbolize conservative england then this would do fine working i'm in the countryside west of london is well off and takes care of itself. but perhaps because of that

regrettably, the gambia has placed before the court an incomplete and misleading factual picture of the situation in rakhine state in myanmaruu kyi claimed the rohingya exodus in 2017 was sparked by attacks by rohingya militants. she did admit the myanmar army, which she doesn't control, had killed civilians in the security operation that followed, but that perpetrators would be brought tojustice. can there be genocidal intent on the part of a state that actively investigates, prosecutes and punishes soldiers and officers who are accused of wrongdoing? this has been another remarkable day in the extraordinary life of aung san suu kyi, the nobel peace prize winner now defending a charge of genocide. for years, the western world championed her cause. today, she accused it of failing to understand what had been happening in her country. there was no regret, there was no apology. she said simply there was no case to answer. she left thejudges to consider her words. the international court of public opinion may have already made up its mind. nick beake, bbc news, the hague. let's go now live to myanmar and speak to poppy mcphers

regrettably, the gambia has placed before the court an incomplete and misleading factual picture of the situation in rakhine state in myanmar kyi claimed the rohingya exodus in 2017 was sparked by attacks by rohingya militants. she did admit the myanmar army, which she doesn't control, had killed civilians in the security operation that followed, but that perpetrators would be brought tojustice. can there be genocidal intent on the part of a state that actively investigates, prosecutes and punishes soldiers and officers who are accused of wrongdoing? this has been another remarkable day in the extraordinary life of aung san suu kyi. the nobel peace prize winner now defending a charge of genocide. for years, the western world championed her cause. today, she accused it of failing to understand what had been happening in her country. there was no regret, there was no apology. she said simply there was no case to answer. she left thejudges to consider her words. the international court of public opinion may have already made up its mind. nick beake, bbc news, the hague. india's parliament has passed a controversial bill that w

case has been brought by the gambia on behalf of the organization of islamic cooperation member nations when he reports once a human rights and democracy campaigner myanmar's leader arrived at the international court of justice accused of being complicit in genocide the case against aung san suu cheese government was brought by the gambia on behalf of the organization of islamic cooperation on the opening day it was alleged widespread abuses were carried out by me and my security forces against communities which they say amount to genocide every day of interruption means that more people have been killed more woman. and more children have been burnt alive for what crime on the because they were born different born of a different ways and to a different religion from doors who kill and weep them and for this honorable judges they have been made to pay the ultimate price genocide. as lawyer after lawyer laid out the game because case suchi watched and listened in the court room one could only imagine what was going through her mind as repeated allegations were made of rape torture and murder by soldiers it was very important for thir have to 30 inches away f