dr david nabarro in geneva, i thank you very much indeed forjoining me on hardtalk.very mild air that's been with us for the past few days is going to get swept away, and we're set to see a real change in weather type through the course of wednesday. it's going to be windy with some rain moving eastwards, and behind that, some colder air moving in, too. it's all down to this area of low pressure with its trailing cold front here, which is moving its way eastwards. lots of isobars on the map, indicating strength of the wind as well. still very mild out there. in fact, first thing wednesday, the temperatures well in double figures, teens for most of us. more typical, really, these temperatures of daytime highs. now through the day, we've got some initial heavy rain across western parts of britain and northern ireland, western scotland, too. the rain will edge its way slowly eastwards. something really persistent for the northern isles and also for western parts of scotland as well. but it becomes a little bit more patchy as it heads across eastern england during the co

but the situation has calmed after a ceasefire was agreed last month in geneva. today, the participants of the libyan political dialogue form reached a pole limon area agreement on every map for ending the transitional period and organizing free, fair, inclusive, and credible parliamentary and presidential elections. they outlined clear steps for reaching these elections. while most of the ahead is in tripoli and says the next step in the process is naming an interim government. there have been a lot of names nominated for these positions, but they are controversial names. the current presidential council includes 9 members according to this roadmap, and i wanted by williams yesterday. the new position council will include all the 3 members and also the government should run the country for 18 months before reaching presidential and parliamentary elections to be based on frame that 75 members of the libyan political dialogue forum held currently and are due to choose among themselves the members of the newly to be former government and presidential council, but a

. >> the united states is in open violation of my rights under the geneva convention.reign army, and, as such, am entitled to -- red cross geneva. >> the geneva convention is an international treaty establishing rules about how prisoners of war are to be treated. muth was demanding its protections. >> first time i ever heard geneva convention invoked in any of the murder cases i covered. it was several days later when he was arrested and he had time to prepare for what he was about to go into. and i think he got into his character, and -- and really honed into what he was going to do. he had the attention and was going to make sure we remembered him and he stayed in character. >> but muth's military posturing was just the opening act. his next announcement stastonisd everyone and set the stage for months of legal conflict. >> the medical team at d.c. jail requested me to advise the court that effective sunset on sunday, i shall be on an unlimited fast. >> i'm sorry, can you repeat that, please? >> his courtroom antics had their intended effect. on february 14th, 2012,

and joins us from geneva. welcome to d.w. . let's start with the situation on the ground. what do you know of that? thank you very much. very, very few details coming out as far as the tikrit region itself is concerned. there is a communication blackout. what we are hearing in terms of the stories that refugees are bringing on the other side in eastern sudan. they're telling us that the 30 or more the 30000 refugees who have fled so far with a daily average of 4000 of i think in eastern sudan, they're telling us that they are fleeing from heavy clashes. and they have said in a rush, many of those who are saying they don't have much on them in many mothers and their babies on their backs. you have stories of families, separation and the number of desperate jeffie just continue to increase day by day . so if this fighting does not stop, many more could be on the run for their lives. now, given that backdrop, or you've just outlined for us, i wonder what you make of very if european defense minister who told me yesterday that this conflict is not a big deal. and that aid agen

last month in geneva, mahmoud abdel. hide is in tripoli and says the next step in the process is naming an interim government. there have been a lot of names nominated for these positions, but they are controversial names. the current presidential council includes 9 members according to this roadmap, and i was hit by williams yesterday. the new position council will include only 3 members and also the government should run the country for 18 months before reaching presidential and parliamentary elections to be based on frame that 75 members of the libyan political dialogue forum held currently and are due to choose among themselves the members of the newly to be former government and presidential council, but also it has to take into consideration the conclusions of the military talks held in sirte it currently by the 5 plus 5 military commission, which is tasked with implementing the geneva agreement, which is entailing remove all of all troops in the disputed areas, especially incident and job for, and also that there

conference of the post-war era turned the eyes of the world this summer to the tranquil swiss capital of genevae gleaming palace of nations, the big four, america, england, france and russia met to seek an end to a decade of cold war. heading the

and the terms of geneva, are you prepared to to concede on the role of presence of sadness? you might step down. nobody disputes over the order of this group if you mention that so let's play the old fellow if you broaden your point. but ever since the uprising began, he blamed the u.s. and europe for sponsoring violence in syria was born on january the 13th, 1941 in damascus, less than 6 months before world war 2 allied forces invaded his city. he spent the last 2 years of his life fighting for what he considered the west's latest attempt at destabilizing his country. for the 1st time, u.s. president donald trump appears to have publicly acknowledged that joe biden won the election. but he also said he won't concede and will soon file more cases showing the vote was unconstitutional. has more on the story. on sunday president trump golf, but before hitting the links for the 2nd day in a row, trump ignited a short lived media frenzy when he seemed to finally admit defeat. tweeting about president elect joe biden, he won because the election was rigged. but soon that tweet ca

theyere the first country to sign the geneva conventions of 1929 and so they had prohibited torture at of the 19th century and they'll most prohibited the death penalty as part of this massive liberal revolution in their own thinking. so when the doolittle raid happens they kind of just revert to the same forms of brutality for almost exactly the same reasons and the same excuses that we did throwing at values they claim to just as dear as we did hear and that to me wishes incredibly compelling parallel between the two. i think it's just as important to understand the doolittle raiders in japan to 9/11 and understanding how and why with the did. >> they are high-value detainees because they are the first. >> they are not the first rishioners by the japanese by any stretch of the japanese. japan has been waging this war at this point by mth but there the first marquis parishioners, the first people the japanese themselves, japanese population itself cares about who these people are. they are not just some combatants in the philippines or singapore. these are the people who perpetrated t

both sides signed a cease fire agreement last month in geneva. but our correspondent, mark whitaker wahid is in tripoli and says the next step in this process is naming an interim government. there have been a lot of names nominated for these positions, but they are controversial names. the current presidential council includes 9 members according to this roadmap, and i was hit by williams yesterday. the new position council will include only 3 members and also the government should run the country for 18 months before reaching presidential and parliamentary elections to be based on frame that $75.00, members of the libyan political dialogue forum held currently are due to choose among themselves. the members of the newly to be form of government and presidential council, but also it has to take into consideration the conclusions of the military talks held in circuit court of the by the 5 plus 5 military commission, which is tasked with implementing the geneva agreement, which is entailing, get the removal of all troops in the disputed areas, esp

jean—cedric michel is a partner at the swiss law firm kellerhals carrard, and hejoins us now from geneva draconian? good morning. it is draconian, but the standard is very simple, those international companies having a seat in switzerland must abide by human rights for whatever activity they have in the world and anywhere in the world, so basically we can say it is draconian, but abiding by human rights is not draconian, it is basically what everybody should be doing. but in effect -- it affects anywhere in their supply chains, doesn't it, so individuals will be able to sue companies? yes, individuals or groups, ngos, would be able to sue the company, but when you talk about the supply chain international companies would not be responsible for all of its supply chain and this is one of the debates during the campaign, it would be responsible for the activities of all the subsidiaries and controls, so all the subsidiaries and controls, so there is a logic behind there, if you control something you must ensure that subsidiary abide by human rights, whether you are in the world. this will h

push to include the syrian kurds in geneva. -- nunn-brokered talks in geneva. -- in u.n.brokered talks in geneva. that has always been a major problem in turkey-u.s. relations and will continue to poison the tie. that does not mean that turkey and the u.s. cannot cooperate in syria. turkey's presence in england, for example, and support for the anti-regime forces there have prevented a regime takeover and other major refugee flow. that is an outcome that the u.s. can be pleased to see. the biden administration will want to help and support turkey's operations in -- there. turkey also has a military presence in libya, to support the tripoli government, against eastern forces. the u.s. has largely remained on the sidelines there. i doubt biden will want to pursue a more muscular approach. but also there's a diplomatic rocess on the way. i think libya could be another sphere where turkey and u.s. interests clash. i know i am running out of time. the the days where they see each other as strategic allies are long gone. a partnership based on shared values is not possible. tha

meanwhile it was a similar story in the city of geneva where shoppers queued to get into nonessential9. the measures in geneva were the strictest of the second wave in switzerland — which also saw the closure of bars and restaurants in the region. the american singer, cher, is in pakistan to mark the end of a long campaign to free an elephant living alone at islamabad zoo. the elephant, named kaavan, became the focus of a campaign by animal rights activisits amid concerns about the conditions in which he was being kept. the singer has paid for the 36—year—old asian bull elephant to be flown to a new sanctuary in cambodia. a rare plant has reappeared in the uk, more than a century since its last confirmed sighting. known as grass—poly, the pink flower came out of hiding after seeds were disturbed during restoration work at a pond in norfolk. scientists say conservation efforts could lead to the return of other forgotten species. and finally — a lot of christmas lights are going up this weekend — and if you're planning to impress anyone with a grand "switching on" ceremony — here's a va

conference of the post-war era turned the eyes of the world this summer to the tranquil swiss capital of geneva. the gleaming palace of nations, the big four, america, england, france and russia met to seek an end to a decade of cold war. heading the soviet delegates, communist party chief khruschev displaying policy of friendship he called him back, phenomenally outranked by the premier, khruschev appeared very much the boss. president eisenhower accompanied by secretary of state dulles offered to exchange complete military information with the russians in a dramatic personal appeal. the plan was rejected and the president's wartime friend had left. they supported the daring american proposal. the president surprised and delighted by going window shopping near the party's end. he proved a popular ambassador of goodwill. on the return to washington, a heady rain drenched mrs. eisenhower, the president, and welcoming party including vice president nixon, mrs. nixon, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. also cabinet members, congressmen and diplomats. reporting on the historic meeting at the su

i'm very happy to be here with you and talk about the afghan conference in geneva. i think some of our, you know, expectation should be that international donors will recommit to afghanistan and shows that the country and the afghan people are not being abandoned. it is a worry that with new austerity measures and with international donors adjusting their own budgets to confront the coded pandemic that we will, you know, decline in condensed. however, we would urge the international community to rethink this. have you seen a decline? i mean, how much of the money actually came through from that 2016 pledge? well, at the earlier side event, that happened 4 am this morning. my time. it seems like that it would be about 39 percent of the needs met so far, so we're still keeping an eye on it and hoping that the aid continues to come in. if a, some fear that the, perhaps big spending on afghanistan could decline as much as 20 percent. what will that mean for the country? i think it will have, you know, very significant effect on several areas. in particular. you know, we

he, joins me via skype from geneva. welcome to g.w., sir. quantas. as international travelers need to be vaccinated against covert 19 to be able to fly with the australian carrier. that's not going to make business easier any time soon as it is, you know what, we have a commanding lead because of that scene is that there yet and will be probably the low mass in more of the 2nd office and one because we kind of wait for such a long time, to really start, we've proposed to stage a systematic testing for estimate for this departure, the, all right, all but the system of it everybody. so you are someone who is safe, who is not infected all weatherly's. it's actually sort of the pandemic is under control, which with the ship and the thing that bellagio loved and who is supposed to pay for this testing. that's a very good question. has a 2nd major improvement? yes. made is to refute that whole thing with the p.c.r., test. you are in the area, it was dollars, but tests with the n.t., gente us, you are the area between $6.00 to $7.00. so it is affordable on

no, no, we agreed to comply with the geneva convention. cannot be seen as behaving, essentially, as bar barely as the japanese. -- bar barely. and as a way of placating or drawing a line that ends up being historically quite important, roosevelt says, you know, reprizals aren't needed. we're going to to find those japanese who participated in this and hold them personally responsible. and so it's the first real time that you have, you know, a head of state seriously promising the public that war criminality will be punished. and it becomes this wave and, socially, satiating the public's desire for defense. we're only going to hold those people who are actually responsible responsible. and that ends up becoming, you know, over the resistance really of the soviets and the british. that becomes allied policy over the course of the war so so that by the end of the war, you can, you know, war crimes trials whether or not it's at nuremberg in the large scale or the individual trials like the ones i write about here, are now just a firm part of a

bit of pocket change and extremely rare, purple pink diamond is going up on the auction block in geneva today. and it's expected to fetch between $23.00 and $38000000.00. the oval shaped gem was cut from the largest pink crystal ever found in russia. it weighs in at 14.83 carats. and the rare gem has been named spirit of the rose. it was 1st line in 2017. its rough weight was 28 carats. for that one, that's it for me and the business team here. as always, you can find out more about these and other stories online at the dot com slash business. facebook and twitter too. i'm seen as always, thanks for watching. desperate destitute. nice for single mothers in albania is this specially difficult the organization but different we can provide support to families in donations and volunteers. efforts trees are next on d w. i'm sure that of us as we are in support of what's a big, what's able to be about. welcome to global 3000, full speed ahead. why a huge rail project has people in mexico's yucatan peninsula, worried fresh eggs online. how china's farmers are going digital to survive the coron

massacre in the town of my code on my card from the international done of countries at a conference in geneva have pledged more than 10000000000 euros in aid for afghanistan. money will be to live with the next 4 years, but will be partly conditional on progress made on human rights and peace talks with the taliban. well thought is in thailand have revived the hosh law, criticizing the monarchy ahead of the planned rally today by students leading pro-democracy protests for months. demonstrators have been pushing demands for the resignation of the prime minister and his government and for changes to the monarchy. police have now summoned several activists to face charges under the same is just it's a bit insole insults rather against the royal family and carries a sentence of up to 15 years in prison. all to go a bit deeper on the protest and thailand's future under the monarchy, i'm joined by from bangkok by political analyst 29 palms. so he had ak good to have you with us, or thirty's, have stepped up their threats against protesters, but it doesn't seem that that intimidation is having much

and the one side foreign minister who is a traditional japanese liberal signing the geneva convention comply with what we have to treat them as a prisoner of war that is as important for the japanese as it is for the americans because there's japanese all around the world where tens of thousands of japanese to the united states you don't want to create reprisal we have to have standards we are willing to live by but then you have hardliners who consolidate why focus on in the book is the chief of staff of the army calls out publicly and spectacularly as possible with a show of strength to the japanese population and also to the americans. don't try to bomb japan again. was is one of the most violent debates since the start of the war and then the prime minister and war minister almost like a john boehner figure a politician whose main job is to keep all of these actions from killing each other. he goes to the war ministry and says we have to kill these guys is a way we can do that legally? the lawyers come back and say no. you cannot. so he goes back to the war ministry and say no no

she joins us from geneva. welcome back to day w. . dr. harris contact tracing does seem to be the very heart of the fight against this pandemic. but as we've just seen, contact traces, not only in turkey but elsewhere where they seem to be overwhelmed. so is the answer simply to just lock down and throw more bodies of the job. knowing it's not a lot. i do useful to bring, you know, as you say, context tracing is absolutely fundamental and strengthening your contact tracing where every you are. is this something that we must do and continue to do? i think you're reporting made a very good point. i think it was actually the contect answer. so this is the joe that we need to have, even in times when things seem fine, we forgot about this. it's critical not just to find everybody who's infected, but to find those contacts and also so clearly those contacts just going to acquired teen and state inquiring teen for the full time and more and more we are seeing that the fight against this pandemic is not just a medical or scientific, but it's soc

in afghanistan, he spoke to a donors conference in geneva, where nations pledged $12000000000.00 in aid over the next 4 years. that's 3000000000, less than expected. the lower house of the french parliament has given initial approval to a bill limiting the right to film or photograph police officers was passed as hundreds protested in central paris against the eviction of migrants by police from a makeshift camp in the capital monday. the airline industry's global body says the sector is on course to lose $157000000000.00 by the end of next year. the international air transport association had predicted a one $100000000000.00 loss passage in numbers have plummeted by more than hoff due to the pandemic. well those, the headlines, the news continues here on al-jazeera, after blood and tears, french decolonization. it took over 400 years for the french to build and maintain their vast impious. but the home structure came tumbling down in the space of a quarter of a century. françois me against the tide of history and tried to keep hold of its colonies by whatever means possible. but by the

geneva, not that i want geneva to have covid, but geneva is in the middle of a covid lockdown.at decision. then perhaps by then, you will be able to get a clear sense from the incoming biden team which candidate they prefer and you can move forward. if you do not have the ability to get a candidate through that biden prefers, my suspicion is they will hold the whole thing andl january 20 something then have that conversation and have a candidate in place. i think the biden administration will say the wto is critical to our success and the success of the world. the united states has to reengage in addressing some challenges the wto faces in the way in which it functions. if you cannot get an answer that is satisfactory to the biden team, the whole thing could get pushed off until later in january. i do think that part will be resolved quickly because they need the wto. they are familiar with the organization, the institutions. these are not folks who had no experience with this before. that part of the relationship will improve dramatically and quickly. shery: we are finally see

the united nations and finland co-hosted a virtual conference from geneva on tuesday with leaders andresentatives from more than 60 countries taking part. >> we must bring an end to the violence that is haunting our lives and robbing our children of the joys of childhood. >> peace talks between the government and the taliban militant groups started in september, but afghanistan still faces fighting and terrorist attacks. japan's foreign minister says japan will keep its assistance on change over the next four years as $180 million annually. >> translator: we strongly hope that the negotiations will lead to sustainable peace and ensure the achievements of the nation building that's occurred in the past 19 years. >> he added japan is ready to consider additional support if progress is made in the peace process. >>> japanese ast foughts have given report aers glimpse into life at the international space station. >> i call home every day from the international space station just like father who is have to live apart from their families because their employers transfer them to other locati

in afghanistan, he spoke to a donors conference in geneva, where nations pledged $12000000000.00 in aid of the next 4 years. that's $3000000000.00 less than was expected. italy has reported its highest daily death toll from grown virus. since march $853.00 fatalities were confirmed on tuesday, natalie as seen the highest number of covert $900.00 deaths in europe in recent days. the aviation industry is reporting larger than expected losses due to the coronavirus pandemic. the international air transport association had predicted $100000000000.00 loss by the end of next year. it's now $150000000000.00 from when i went east is next. i care about how the u.s. engages with the rest of the world. i cover foreign policy, national security. this is a political impasse. here's the flick. are we telling a good story? we're really interested in taking you into a place that you might not visit otherwise. and to actually feels that you were there. some have been found dead. others have simply vanished. the activists who speak out against the powerful fleeing thailand has long been a way to avoid ja

it was hosted in geneva. the eu and the u.s. are the major contributors to salvage the situation.here is not an easy relationship between the afghan government and the taliban. and they are still present. 12 billion over four years to help relaunch afghanistan. ethiopian troops are threatening the major city of tigray province. an ultimatum has been issued to the rebels, surrender or troops will attack. he won the nobel peace prize last year. his operation has claimed an known number of lives and triggered an exodus of refugees from the fighting. reporter: a short crossing, taking just a bag of possessions,hese ethpians are seeking refuge in a suit on. they are fleeing the region where fighting between local forces and the ethiopian military has been raging for three weeks. >> they took our clothing, home, money, they took it all. we don't have anything. we came here practically naked, like this. >> it took 12 days to get here. we lived in a forest for a while, but we have reached sudan. reporter: some 40,000 people have crossed over into sudan, and aid agencies believe some 2 mil

the world health organization says 65 members of staff working at its geneva headquarters have tested positive since the start of the pandemic. the health organization says it is looking into how and where those infections sprung from. in a separate but related development, the organization's head is returning to work after being exposed to covid-19. there is no agreement on anything until there is an agreement on everything. that is what the hungarian prime minister said as his government along with their counterparts in poland upset the eu financial apple card by vetoing the seven your budget and its covid-19 recovery plan this monday. >> a last-minute veto that could plunge the eu into a fresh political crisis. hung gary and poland both refused to sign off on the proposed seven your budget, citing disagreements over a funding mechanism. >> this has little to do with the rule of law. this is about the radical limitation of national sovereignty. >> the mechanism would allow the eu to imposeinancial sanctions on governments that fail to maintain democratic standards. it sparked resist

both sides signed a cease fire agreement last month in geneva. more news in half with me here on al-jazeera next to al-jazeera is al-jazeera correspondent to stay with us. my name is matthew castle. i'm a photographer and a journalist. i grew up jewish in america and i support the palestinian struggle against occupation. support resigns, and israel is strong in the jewish american community. and my support for palestinians has caused a rift in my family. after travelling in america to better understand u.s. support for israel, i'm now headed to the middle east to trace my own story and see the conflict through the eyes of those who live in many ways the story of modern zionism starts in europe with great britain playing a prominent role after world war one and the breakup of the ottoman empire, britain took control of the land of palestine. during 28 years of the british mandate, thousands of jews fled anti-semitic attacks in europe and emigrated to palestine with the hopes of the stablish in the homeland. in 1948, british rule came to an end in

meteorological organization joins us now from geneva. good to have you with us. so i mean 1st of all how big is that is the biggest drop in carbon emissions. juta lockdowns not making a big a significant impact on carbon dioxide levels. it seems counter-intuitive seem our leader, which we're coming from the global carbon project in the perspective of reduction in the global emissions for 2020 or for 7 percent. and so the sickly that's me is that despite the fact that it looks like everything stopped moving around us, the emotions were kept at a very high level. does this mean the lockdowns have had no significant positive impact on the environment at all? the lockdown measures will have a far, very slight our impact on the group rate of crime dioxide in the atmosphere. and that is related to the fact that c o 2 accumulates in the atmosphere for many, many years. it's not only what you did today or what you did yesterday. it's a false history of human. 'd civilization seen, so $1750.00, when we started the meeting, sue to brought us the accumulation all the levels

but the situation has calmed down after a cease fire was agreed last month in geneva. today, the participants of the libyan political dialogue form reached a pull limon area and agreement on every map for ending the transitional period and organizing free, fair, inclusive, and credible parliamentary and presidential elections. they outlined clear steps for reaching these elections. there speak to hide in tripoli now, so much more, there's a lot of optimism that libya is moving in the right direction, where some reaction in libya to this breakthrough in, in tunis. well yes, fully there's a lot of optimism, especially, and the tune that the acting special envoy to libya, stephanie williams used yesterday when she said that the stakeholders of the libyan political dialogue forum held in tunisia currently have outlined a clear roadmap to reach a problem in 3 and presidential elections within 18 months. but she also said that in her words, we have a lot of work to do all in me is that we know that it is a tough task, especially in the current stage in tunisia. this is the s

led military discussions follow an agreement between the 2 sides in geneva last month. the arrangements include preparing foreign fighters for leaving the country and a reopening of a highway to guarantee the safety of civilians. america's government has launched a military offensive in western sahara against pro independence groups. the policy area front is accused of attacking trucks and extorting people travelling through the area. but pro independence activists deny the claims saying they were peacefully protesting. france says its troops have killed the military commander of an al qaeda linked group in mali. mali has been fighting against a rebel insurgency since 2012. thousands of french soldiers are deployed that to support that operation. and now china has finally congratulated joe biden on securing the win for the white house. it comes after president donald trump banned americans from doing business with companies owned or controlled by the chinese military. that will take effect on january 11th. that would be days before trump is due to step down. well, those

this comes despite the agency's public assertions that there have been no transmission rates at the genevaite. the e-mail also said about half of the infections were in people who have been working from home. >>well people connecting on apps like zoom of course that's been a huge social outlet. this past year now zuma's making some changes with the holidays coming up for thanksgiving, it is lifting its usual 40 minute limit on free video checks so beginning at midnight november, 26 through 03:00am the next day. you will be able to chat on zoom for as long as you want. soon popularity has skyrocketed because of the pandemic of course its user base increased from 10 million last december to 300 million in april. >>pretty spectacular a space x rocket is on way to rendezvous with the international space station the space craft took off from nasa's kennedy space center in florida yesterday, reaching this new goal was not easy. the company had to get certified by nasa to be able to carry astronauts into outer space. the 3 americans and one japanese astronaut on board will remain at the lab orbit

and barack is an expert in food safety and there were no seats at the world health organization in geneva. could you explain to us 1st of all, what's actually going on in the mix? how is the virus mutating? what happens is that we put into any population, human violence and that's our coffee. it 19 bugs. and of course, just virus. this human virus has not lived up to the knee and environment and therefore traumatization. when jumping from one being to the next in these beak main forms, it mutates and try to adapt to the new and violence. and that's what we are seeing each time we have the virus in a meek farm and allow it to spread from one into the mic over a period of time. ok. but the question is, could these mutations which occur in the spike proteins which are used to enter a host cell and are also targeted by most of the promising vaccines that are in development, undermine the progress that we've made on a vaccine. that's very difficult to say because these mutations are difficult to predict and we have seen so far not. and the traumatic. we've seen one famous cluster of 5 variants

that doctor from geneva. i do more ahead on the news hour, including as the number of calls at $900.00 cases grows across the united states. thousands lined up for free foods just to survive. if israel gives another green light to build more illegal, said the homes of an occupied west bank and in sport. rafael nadal is aiming to one of the few titles missing from his collection, piracy, with that story to the crisis in northern ethiopia. now the government is sending reinforcements to the rest of to great region despite international calls to mediation. al-jazeera has filmed a convoy of troops heading to the front line, where fighting is now in its 13th day. that's all we have an exclusive report from the government base that was attacked by 2 grand forces and which sparked the crisis to graze leaders have called on the u.n. and the african union to condemn ethiopia's offensive. uganda's president, mitt ethiopian ministers and negotiations. the ethiopian government says uganda, want to play any mediation role

other news to move on to but thank you so much for your time we really appreciate it and inspire in geneva. so we're going to look at the united states on the international stage shortly and how that might change under a new president also why world leaders some of them at least are choosing not to congratulate the u.s. president elect. and other news of the day is what will it be as the socialist party sweeps back into power as the new president is sworn in. will even have some sport as well christiane a rinaldo on target for you venter says they aim to close the gap on the italian league it's. so joe biden's win could also alter relations with nato secretary general yen stoltenberg is how biden is a strong supporter of the transatlantic relationship which became strained under the trumpet ministration back in $27.00 change from called nato obsolete he went on to accuse members of not paying their fair share for u.s. protection then he caused further friction with berlin announcing it was reducing u.s. troop numbers in germany because of its quote delinquent contribution to nato but it is

margaret harris, who speaks for the world health organization, she joins us from geneva. welcome back to day w. . dr. harris contact tracing does seem to be the very heart of the fight against this pandemic. but as we've just seen, contact traces, not only in turkey but elsewhere where they seem to be overwhelmed. so is the answer simply so used lock down and throw more bodies at the job. knowing it's not a lot. i do useful to bring your numbers. but as you say, context tracing is absolutely fundamental and strengthening your contact tracing wherever you are. is that something that we all must do and continue to do, i think, you know, your reporting made a very quick point. i think it was actually the contect answer. so this isn't joe that we need to hire, even in times when things seem fine, we forgot about this is critical, not just to find everybody who is infected, but to find those contacts and also support those contacts. to go into quarantine and stay in the inquiring team for the full time and more and more we're seeing that the fight against this pandemic is not

i think today by the geneva 2. so all about the military is in an assault, always informative, talking to you. thank you so much for your time. thank you. to iraq with several camps, housing, people who fled eisel have been closed down aid groups say the closure is a rush, they're leaving a 100000 people with nowhere to go. so one of 14 has a report now from northern bank, iraq this is placed by the conflict against eisel. these families are headed towards an uncertain future. they are the last ones to leave camp. one of several such facilities ordered shot by iraq's government in recent weeks of already say they are leaving voluntarily. but many here see it differently. of course they forced us to swear by god. they forced me to leave this camp. we feel comfortable here. all the residents feel comfortable. families in the camps receive shelter, food, aid, and access to education and health services. 3 years after the government declared victory over eisel, it says it's time for those displaced to go home. but n.g.

he spoke to a conference in geneva where nations spell -- pledged $12 billion in aid.taly has reported its highest daily death toll from coronavirus since march. 853 fatalities were confirmed on tuesday. the health ministry registered more than 23,000 new infections. the aviation industry is reporting larger than expected losses due to the coronavirus pandemic. the international air transport association predicted $100 billion loss by the end of. 2020 it has raised that to $150 billion. the news continues on al jazeera after "inside story." ♪ >> shaping our digital future. china's president says he wants to work with other countries to build a shared a cyberspace community, while europe and the u.s. argue over privacy rights and taxation of virtual companies. who will win the battle over the future of the internet? this is "inside story." ♪ anchor: hello. welcome to the program. i am bernard smith. china has long been pushing for greater role in global internet governance. now it says it wants to build a common cyberspace community with other countries. president xi ji

and joins us from geneva. welcome to d.w. . let's start with the situation on the ground. what do you know of that? thank you very much. very, very few details coming out as far as the think religion itself is concerned. there is a communication blackout. what we are hearing in terms of the stories that refugees are bringing on the other side in eastern sudan. they're telling us that the 30 or more or 30000 refugees who have fled so far with a daily average of 4000 of i think in eastern sudan, they're telling us that they are fleeing from heavy clashes. and they have said in a rush, many of those who are, they don't have much on them. they have seen many mothers and their babies on their backs. you have stories of families separation and the number of desperate if you just continue to increase day by day. so if this fighting does not stop, many more could be on the run for their lives. now, given that backdrop you've just outlined for us, i wonder what you make of very a, if european defense minister who told p.w. yesterday that this conflict is not a big deal. and that ai

and barack is an expert in food safety and there were no seats at the world health organization in geneva. could you explain to us 1st of all, what's actually going on in the mix? how is the virus mutating? well, what happens is that we put into any population, human violence and that's our cove eat 19 birds. and of course just virus. this human virus has not lived up to the, the environment and therefore traumatization when jumping from one being to the next indeed speak many forms. it mutates and try to adapt to the new environments. and that's what we are seeing. we have the virus, you know me and out of space from well into the make over a period. ok. but the question is, could these mutations which occur in the spike proteins which are used to enter a host cell and are also targeted by most of the promising vaccines that are in development, undermine the progress that we've made on a vaccine. that's very difficult to say because these mutations are difficult to predict, and we have seen so far and the traumatic. we've seen one famous cluster finding variants in mark. and he says that

c r's spokesperson and joins us now from geneva. a good day, sir. the ethiopian government warning civilians in the region that there will be, quote, no mercy if they don't save themselves before a final offensive. how concerned is the u.n. h.c.r. by these ominous warning? u.n. refugee agency on the sudan, east side, receiving thousands of refugees who are leaving and the latest count now is some 40000. so we're talking about desperate men, women and children who have been fleeing ongoing fighting. and the fear is, with the rate of more than $3000.00 alive in every day, the number can go up and the worry is for civilian safety inside the region. because the fear is for many to be caught up in this fighting. now, meanwhile, a regional humanitarian crisis is unfolding aerial attacks have sent to thousands of refugees, as you alluded to into neighboring sudan. what can you tell us about the humanitarian situation? and is a country like sudan equipped to deal with an influx of refugees? sudan has been only refugee forced, nearly a 1000000 refugees are t

both sides signed a cease fire agreement last month in geneva, while our correspondent, whatever why it is in the capital tripoli, and says the next step in the process is naming an interim government. there have been a lot of names nominated for these positions, but they are controversial names. the current presidential council includes 9 members according to this roadmap, and i wanted by williams yesterday. the new position council will include only 3 members and also the government should run the country for 18 months before reaching presidential and parliamentary elections to be based on frame that $75.00, members of the libyan political dialogue forum held currently are due to choose among themselves. the members of the newly to be form of government and presidential council, but also it has to take into consideration the conclusions of the military talks held in sirte it currently by the 5 plus 5 military commission, which is tasked with implementing the geneva agreement, which is entailing get the remove all of all troops in the disputed areas, especially and sit and joyful. a

international donor countries at a conference in geneva have pledged more than 10000000000 euros in aid for afghanistan. the money will be delivered over the next 4 years, or it will be partly conditional upon progress made on human rights and peace talks with the taliban. protesters have gathered in central paris to oppose a security bill. france's lower high was of parliament approves the changes that will make it a criminal offense to post photos of police officers online in some cases. but i just say she has been criticised by activists and journalists all the leaders of germany's 16 federal states reportedly agreed to extend coronavirus lockdown measures into december and possibly into the new year. the shutdown targets, hotels, restaurants, and gyms and tight restrictions on socializing will also remain in place. but exceptions are being made for holiday celebrations. and just last week, chancellor angela merkel had called for tougher measures in so must backs of the country's lockdown. but it was met with resistance. the pressure is on put a german government to ease restrictions

backed political talks in geneva, it comes after rival factions agreed to a road map to unite libyan institutions. many of the institutions are split among the un recognized government based in the west. and warlord khalifa haftar libyan national army in the east. this is fire was agreed between the warring sides last month. stephanie williams, the un's acting envoy to libya, says representatives from both sides agreed to a road map for the elections. today the participants of the libyan political dialogue form reached a pulmonary agreement on ever map for ending the transitional period and organize free, fair, inclusive and credible parliamentary and presidential elections. they outlined clear steps for reaching the election. mahmoud. arbil i heard has more from tripoli. the u. n. acting envoy to libya, stephanie williams seems to be optimistic especially. and today, the most important or the most outstanding point she mentioned is that the elections parliamentary and presidential elections to be hilled. after 18 months, transitional period. but at the same time, she says we still h

international donor countries at a conference in geneva have pledged more than 10000000000 euros in i for afghanistan. the money will be delivered over the next 4 years, but will be partly conditional on progress made on human rights. and peace talks with the taliban. us media reports say president, don't trump plans to pardon his former national security advisor, michael flynn. flynn twice pleaded guilty to lying to the f.b.i. during the investigation into russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. in may, the justice department moved to withdraw its charges, but that if it has since been stalled in a federal court, trump reportedly wants to issue numerous pods before he leaves office. and the transition process is picking up speed u.s. president elect joe biden has introduced 6 key members of his cabinet, each of them with decades of experience in their particular field. he said the policy and consensus back and that the new white house team taking shape will lead by example 3 weeks after the election, the trumpet, ministration has finally given president elect joe biden. t

international donor countries are at a conference in geneva, have pledged more than $10000000000.00 euros in aid for afghanistan. the money will be delivered over the next 4 years, but some of it is conditional on progress made on human rights. and peace talks with the taliban. this is d.w. news from berlin. follow us on twitter and instagram, or you can visit our website, w dot com for 3 weeks after the us election, the transition of power from president trump to president elect biden has officially begun the dal for the 1st time ever hit 30000 points, a jubilant wall street, while main street hardly noticed, trump continues claiming that the vote was rigged. 70 percent of republicans believe him. 70000000 people voted for him. can joe biden change their hearts and minds? is he bipartisan enough to bridge these divided united states of america? i'm burnt off in berlin. this is the day the country is genuinely divided. how much damage has the president on? how much damage can't do that preceded donald trump? but it certainly was accelerated by his presidency. well, i think he has definite

onofrio zicari originally from geneva, new york, was so moved. >> thank you for everything you guys did for us, for your service. >> thank you. this whole beach, whole sections, as far as the eye could see, was just men coming ashore, coming ashore. unbelievable. >> nono told us he had one more wish. >> a lot of graves. look at all the crosses. oh boy. >> to find the grave of the friend he lost. holding the photograph of himself, standing before his friend's grave back during the war. 75 years later, he found the cross. donald e. simmons, who died on june 6th, 1944. what nono did not know was that donald simmons' family was watching our news. so moved by that moment, they wanted to meet nono. >> ah, there he is. i'm marie, don's sister. and i'm pleased to meet you, mr. nono. >> i'm doris. i'm don's oldest sister. >> i'm elinor simmons and i was his sister-in-law. >> i'm bernie simmons, i'm don's brother. only one left. see the picture? >> definitely, yes. >> yeah, that's him. >> yep, that's him. >> months later, nono would travel to syracuse to meet donald simmons' family. >> what do we

both sides signed a cease fire agreement last month in geneva. a 30 year ceasefire in the fall is our western sahara region could be in jeopardy. morocco says a pro independence group has blocks the main roads and the army has moved in to stop them. the country's authorities deny any fighting or a bird. manley reports a conflict frozen for 3 decades, but never resolved. now a fragile truce in the western sahara between morocco and a pro independence group is under threat. the policies are a front has been fighting for an independent state in western sahara. an area where between mauritania to the south america to the north, with a population of around half a 1000000 people. but morocco also claims this vast stretch of desert robot accuses policies are a front of blocking a main highway that is preventing the flow of goods between mauritania and morocco . but the policy sorry, of front accuses morocco of carrying out attacks against its people and of igniting war. more all has publicly officially acknowledged the fact of launching an armed attack

both sides signed a cease fire agreement last month in geneva. at least 8 peacekeepers are reported to have died after a helicopter crash in egypt. the black hawk aircraft went down over the sinai peninsula. it belonged to the multinational force of observers that monitor the 40 year old peace agreement between israel and egypt. 6 americans were among the dead, and french and czech nationals were also said to have been on board. those are the headlines and i'll have more news for you here on out of there after the bottom line. stay with us. i am steve clemons and i have a question with the election behind us. will the republican party dump truck, let's get to the bottom line. even though he was voted out of the white house, most agree that donald trump and trump is and are not going away. the vote was close, the senate is still republican controlled, and republican members of congress defeated democrats all over the country. so even though he lost the election, trump is still the major force driving his base and his party. what does it mean for t