cleric is urging the military and police to avoid using excessive force against protesters grand ayatollah ali al sistani says the government must respond as quickly as possible to demonstrators demands overnight security forces shot dead at least 5 protesters in the southern city after reports crowds were trying to break into government buildings troops also broke up a section of the entrance of the port that is iraq's main port for oil and food and at least 6 protesters dead in the capital baghdad today. using live ammunition demonstrators are angry at the lack of public services and want a political natasha good name has. her square. this very day. is really.

submit his resignation to parliament his decision comes after iraq's top shiite cleric grand ayatollah ali al sistani called for a change of leadership. and british police have shot and to taint a man after stabbing in central london near london bridge parts of the city remain on mosques and the siren fires as the people have been evacuated are reports of several injuries police have to clear a major incident they're warning everyone to stay away from the area. the informal talks have resumed between the afghan taliban and u.s. officials the taliban has told our jazeera some preliminary meetings taking place here in doha president trump council we go see a sions in september on the short trip to afghanistan he told american troops he believed the taliban were willing to strike a deal stephanie decker has or. it was a surprise visit and is often the case with president donald trump a surprising announcement taliban wants to make a deal and we're meeting with them and we're saying it has to be a cease fire they want to do is use fire but now they do want to do is use fire i believe would probably work

iraq's grand ayatollah ali al sistani has condemned attacks on peaceful protesters in the country he says none of the demonstrators demands have been met more than 300 people have been killed since protests began on october 1st the men protest in lebanon after reports 3 major political parties have agreed on a nomination for the country's next prime minister mohammad safadi has been accused and past of involvement in high profile corruption cases. there have been israeli or strikes in gaza and rocket fire towards israel just less than 24 hours after a cease fire was a courage to israeli forces and islamic jihad fighters exchanged cross border fire the violence began on tuesday after the israeli army assassinated a senior leader of these in gaza 34 palestinians have been killed has more from gaza. well the quiet appears to be holding in gaza for now on friday hamas has said that there will be weekly friday border protests today that has happened before during rounds of escalation as follows a latest round of israeli air strikes overnight israeli military saying it was striking gaza is

and even live rounds during anti-government demonstrations iraq's top shia leader the grand ayatollah ali al sistani called for calm in his weekly cernan but these $320.00 demonstrators have been killed since the demonstrations began on october 1st the protesters are angry about widespread corruption unemployment and poor basic services and the flood hit italian city of venice is facing another exceptionally high tide more than 85 percent of the city's historic sites are already under water the government's declared a state of emergency and it is promising compensation the venice lagoon tide peaked on tuesday at the highest recorded level in 53 he is. and the u.s. court has blocks the execution of a black man just days before it was to be carried out 51 year old rodney reed had been convicted of the 1996 murder of a white woman but the texas appeals court says new evidence of his innocence must now be conceited you're up to date with the headlines here on al-jazeera inside story is next. levanon could soon have a new prime minister and box office are the main political players reportedly reached an

submit his resignation to parliament his decision comes after iraq's top shia cleric the grand ayatollah ali al sistani called for a change of leadership protesters who've been calling for political change in iraq have begun celebrating well in 400 people have died in 2 months of antigovernment protests in a statement he said i'll submit my resignation to the house of representatives in order for the council to. it's options may gold protect iraq and its people live to baghdad and correspondent mohamed jump to mohammed are we any clearer on when he might actually do this then. peter no clarity yet on that point and it's something that a lot of the demonstrators that we've been speaking with here since the announcement made are really starting to wonder i mean they say it's not enough for them that the prime minister says he's going to step down they want to know exactly when that's going to happen and beyond that they want to know if anybody else is going to step down because that has been one of their key demands to an overhaul a complete overhaul rather of the political system here in the eye doc now

in other news iraq's grand ayatollah ali al sistani has condemned attacks on peaceful protesters in the country and says that none of the demonstrators demands have been met meanwhile they have been some confrontations between police and protesters in baghdad on friday the iraqi human rights commission says at least 325 people have been killed since protests began on top of 1st the government has taken some measures to address protesters grievances but many want a complete overhaul of the political system natasha good name has the latest. i've been here about every day for the last month since october 25th and protesters have been as passionate as determined and as clear in their demands as day one they want the current government to resign and elections to be held the government is making promises all reforms to appease protesters there is a draft of a new election reform a law that needs to be reviewed by the parliament 2 former governors in babylon and basra have been charged with corruption related offenses corruption is a big issue in this country protesters allege that there is a

to iraq now where grand ayatollah ali al sistani has condemned attacks on peaceful protests in the country and says none of the demonstrations demands have been met at least 4 people were killed in protest in the capital baghdad on thursday police have been using tear gas and a lot of the and mission against demonstrators iraq's government has taken some measures to address the grievances but many protesters want a complete overhaul of the political system let's go to our correspondent natasha good name she's joining us live from baghdad and we are expecting another friday of big protests today natasha. yes the lizabeth this is my 4th consecutive friday in tough rear square the protesters are 1 as passionate as resolved and clear with their demands as they have been odd day one their demands of the current government resign elections be held the government has initiated some reforms and promises an attempt to appease the protesters this week a draft of a new election law was added to the cabinet it's supposed to be reviewed by the parliament sometime next week and the former governors in b

the resignation came after iraq's top shiite cleric grand ayatollah ali al sistani showed a lack of faith in the government. in a sermon deliverered by his spokesperson he urged the countries parliaments to pull their support of the embattled prime minister. set in not magically sun the parliament's from which this current government is joan. is asked to reconsider its choice in this regard anacs accordrding to iraq's interests to prevent the country from slipping into violence chaos and destruction. iraq has been gripped by deadly protests since october many of those taking part believe that the shiite dominated political clubs all points of neighboring iran. iranian coincidence have been targeted numerous times by protesters wednesday's toolchain at the consulate in the jump from to the violent crackdown by security forces killed dozens of people nationwide. so far over four hundred protesters have been killed during the demonstrations parliament is convening an emergency meeting on sunday t to discuss the crisis. prime minister. matti housining yes and no when he wil officialally resig

a to keep going he said look for now we are waiting for the friday sermon of grand ayatollah ali al sistani the most revered shiite cleric in country to see. whether he will propose a double solution but if. the demonstrators are very much determined to keep blocking streets to keep blocking bridges are to keep blockining major infrastructure in an attempt. to basically bring the country to o a standstill a government spokesperson said the blocking. the biggest port iraq south order because the country six billion us dollars in income and of course that is exactly what the protesters want they want. the government to feel the pinch they want to force the government to step down. the internet also remains shut down and- quite a warningng leaders has b been accompanied by- the growing u use of live ammunition here in n the packk cacapital baghdad. and we've alo heard reports of- an increaease in arrrrests d detentions of protestt is taking place and of course all of this is concererning as we a approach friday-- typicallyhe biggest protest. in the country and there is growing for today once a

pressured by the political establishment to stay on and it seems that following the call of grand ayatollah ali al sistani on friday to resign he was basically no longer able able to to sustain his government and to keep going and he also said that his government would be staying on as a caretaker government for 30 days or until another government was chosen but he also warned that he hoped that a new government would be chosen quickly because the current situation in the country could not really bear care to get the caretaker government for a very long time that basically the parliament and the president would need to act fast to reach a solution now what might happen tomorrow on sunday there is a parliament session and it's still unclear whether the parliament will actually vote on the part of the prime minister's resignation it appears that what might happen is a vote of no confidence of course that is very strange because the prime minister's already submitted his resignation so there is actually no need for parliament to be launching a vote of no confidence but that is the only constitutional mechani

it was made shortly after the top shiite cleric grand ayatollah ali al sistani condemned the use of lethal force against protest is and calls for a change in leadership. say in judaism norway are the parliament from which this current government is drawn is asked to reconsider its choice in this regard and to act according to iraq's interest and preserve the blood evidence children to prevent the country from slipping into violence chaos and destruction we confirm again that attacks against peaceful protesters are forbidden as well as them being prevented from having the right to demand reforms we also confirm that attacking private and public property is forbidden and that property should not be left to be attacked by infiltrators and there are lawyers. all the unrest in iraq is the biggest crisis the country's faced for years now the protests initially began in baghdad of a high unemployment and claims of corruption they then spread across the country 2 activists were killed the next day and despite people and despite support from many people political and religious figures by the 4th ab

a spokesman for grand ayatollah ali al sistani is urging the military and police to avoid using excessiverce against the protests in the last half hour a lot. to judge out the peacefulness of the protests in the various forms should be paid great attention the biggest responsibility is on the security forces they must avoid using excessive force on peaceful protesters. still ahead on al-jazeera the indian town of the whites according verdict on a controversial piece of land that sacred to hindus and muslims adding fuel to the fire how protests in lebanon are affecting a fragile economy. how i think weather is just about changed over mainland china knows that much time in the sky what's developing is still coming out of the high ground to the west but the action is down the south china sea it is another tropical cyclone developing here it will drift towards vietnam along the quiet weather behind it it's slowly cooling down it's 19 in shanghai is 27 in hong kong humidities quite down a long way down there except for the west with a ground rises this cloud does develop rain every now and aga

rounds of anti-government protests clashes broke out despite influential shiite leader grand ayatollah ali al sistani calling for calm at least $320.00 demonstrators have been killed and thousands wounded since the unrest began last month those that lines the sound coming up next on al-jazeera is counting the calls but there will be more news after that in about half an hour's time. al jazeera. interviewer. hello i'm adrian figure this is counting the cost and i'll just hear your weekly look at the world of business and economics this week we're witnessing the end of globalization as we know it breaks it make america great again make it india is this a backlash against trade or just another economic. this man is worth more than $100000000000.00 he's overtaken bill gates to become the 2nd richest man we find out how a wife.

fired live rounds during anti-government demonstrations on friday iraq's top shia leader grand ayatollah ali al sistani called for calm and he's with the sermon protesters are angry about widespread corruption unemployment and poor basic services. protests in the west african nation of guinea have led to at least 20 deaths since they began last month thousands are demonstrating against proposed constitutional amendments which they say would allow president alpha condé to run for a 3rd term in office vole reports. the family of abdullah is devastated they say he was shot dead during an autograph in the protest in the name capital conakry on fares that his wife was left to bring up the 3 month old baby on her own she says she tried to prevent him from going out to join the protest. i am of the military one my husband did not come home and after his friend called my sister and said they had killed him i said it's a joke we had just parted before he left i told him don't go out and i tried to call him and ask him to return but he was not picking up my calls and he never came back. police killed 2 other peo

live rounds and during anti-government demonstrations on friday iraq's top share leader grand ayatollah ali al sistani called for calm in his weekly 7 protesters are angry about widespread corruption unemployment and poor basic services while security forces in bolivia have shot and killed 5 protesters there and the town of secada. it's the single most violent incident since president evo morales resigned earlier this week and interim government has taken charge but rallies calling for a democratic transition of power have continued friday's killings bring the death toll from bolivia's protests to 15 trees a boat has more from the palace. once again clashes in the center of all of us. are supporters of libya's former president who will more or less try to make it to the presidential palace nobody could have to see some member of the a mighty indigenous community he says he wants democracy back in the more somebody that both we only have these chin straps and sticks we don't have weapons but we will defend ourselves but we have our hearts in the right place and we want to defend democracy. even though

tear gas and live rounds journal to government demonstrations iraq's top sheer leader grand ayatollah ali al sistani called for calm in his weekly sermon at least $320.00 protestors have been killed and thousands wounded since demonstrations began october 1st protest as are angry about widespread corruption unemployment and per basic services. well rainey and sam protested in multiple cities after the government hiked the cost of fuel by 50 percent the move prompted fears of rising inflation despite saharan promising the revenue will go towards families in need charlotte bellus reports on the mobile phone video out of western iran shows people chanting fuel prices go higher the poor get poorer. the image repeats in the northern city of mashad except the words our dictator let go of our country. and near the border with iraq they repeat turn your car off while blocking traffic. a sunset fell across iran protests grew against a rising petrol prices and fuel rationing was the government introduced the hikes on friday saying it was to help pay for subsidies for 18000000 families in the had that said is

well grand ayatollah ali al sistani only speaks on politics in times of crisis and wields enormous influence over public opinion in iraq a representative for the cleric has urged the government to respond as quickly as possible to the demands of demonstrators no more hard for a lot i love to let you judge out the peacefulness of the protests in their various forms should be paid great attention the biggest responsibility is on the security forces they must avoid using excessive force on peaceful protesters. now to sarah's mom been speaking to some protesters in the capital baghdad he sent us this report . for 18 year old i'm mot on this day at this hour the music must be mournful sitting among fellow protesters he plays his clarinet in tribute to the hundreds of alkies killed since anti-government demonstrations began in early october and says this is the best way to convey his feelings just. as i was allowed in and of mecca who i don't know what my heart is on fire when i pay this sudden music because i remember that the old have a mother waiting for them a home they gave this souls for us

is basically trying to placate not just the demonstrators but also grand ayatollah ali al sistani who on friday called on the parliament to reconsider its option basically suggesting that perhaps parliament should oust the government and put in place a new one the question is whether he's actually serious about his resignation and whether he will follow through. thank you there's been more violence in eastern democratic republic of congo rebels have killed 13 people including tama that's near the village avoid show where 28 people died during an attack by groups on tuesday as it was catherine sawyer is in the regional capital goma. presidents are 8 now feeling that it's safe to go and assess the situation and we're also hearing that some of the bodies are mutilated others have their heads cut off and this is a situation that people have been talking about for the past week or so people very upset with what is going on but. able to calm and carry out attacks yet we have thousands of soldiers in that area carrying out an offensive against a.d.f. we have u.n. peacekeepers in that area as

cleric is urging the military and police to avoid using excessive force against protesters grand ayatollah ali al sistani says the government must respond as quickly as possible to demonstrators demands overnight security forces shot dead at least 5 protesters in the southern city after reports crowds were trying to break into government buildings troops also broke up a section of the entrance of the port that is iraq's main port for oil and food and at least 6 protesters dead in the capital baghdad today. using live ammunition demonstrators are angry at the lack of public services and want a political natasha good name has. her square. this very day. is really. one man told me the government is trying to isolate. the us the u.n. released a report saying that there are human rights violations being committed against protesters tear gas canisters the. protesters. the suppression of the media. and before that we saw. the government. or showing 2 killing. the minds of young people the government did acknowledge the. international court. to appoint say. security forces fired military grade. intended. the gov

fired live rounds during anti-government demonstrations on friday iraq's top cheer leader grand ayatollah ali al sistani called for calm in his weekly stand and protesters are angry about widespread corruption unemployment and poor basic services. gunman in sri lanka have attacked buses carrying with women voters but no casualties have been reported it's being seen as an attempt to intimidate voters as polling for the presidential election gets underway former defense minister goes by rajapaksa and current minister subject to permit us of the 2 main candidates ethnic tensions have been high since the easter bombings earlier this year that killed hundreds in elfin and as has moved from colombo. there are almost 13000 polling stations like the one you see behind me where sri lankans are casting their vote to choose their next president here a blown up version of the ballot paper as you can see a record 35 names that basically they've got to sort through and choose their particular candidate now we're hearing that there was a brisk amount of activity as polls opened at 7 o'clock this morning but the lectio

live rounds and during anti-government demonstrations on friday iraq's top shia leader grand ayatollah ali al sistani called for calm in his weekly sermon protesters are angry about widespread corruption unemployment and poor basic services or thousands of algerians have been back on the streets there to protest against the parallage for the 39th friday in a row demonstrators are rejecting show jules elections in december they say the vote could not to be free nor fair ally is a formal leader abdelaziz bouteflika are still in power protesters are calling for all political leaders to step down and security forces in bolivia have shot and killed 5 protesters there in the town of. it's the single most violent incident from the protests that have followed president evo morales as resignation and interim government has taken charge but rallies calling for a democratic transition of power have continued friday's killings bring the death toll from bolivia's protests now to 15 to reason has more from the past. once again clashes in the center of mass. are supporters of libya's former president who will more

another 2 people were killed in a separate incident in the capital iraq's top shiite leader grand ayatollah ali al sistani called for calm in his weekly sermon at least $320.00 people have been killed and thousands wounded since october the 1st protests have broken out in iran after the government hiked the cost of fuel by 50 percent the move prompted fears of rising inflation despite teheran promising the revenue would go towards families in need iran has some of the world's cheapest fuel prices due to heavy subsidies and the u.s. court has blocked the execution of a black man just days before it was to be carried out 51 year old rodney reed had been convicted of the 996 murder of a white woman but the texas appeals court says new evidence of his innocence must now be considered. the count of continues next on al-jazeera the news hour in 25 minutes time. the alhambra. a muslim citadel callus. one of spain's most famous spawning winds. for more than 2 and a half centuries this palace in granada was the scene of the most of. the last muslim dentist in the iberian peninsula. now i'm back to sass a jack one

pressured by the political establishment to stay on and it seems that following the call of grand ayatollah ali al sistani on friday to resign he was basically no longer able able to to sustain his government and to keep going and he also said that his government will be staying on as a caretaker government for 30 days or until another government was chosen but he also warned that he hoped that a new government would be told and quickly because the current situation in the country could not really bear care to get a caretaker government for a very long time that basically the parliament and the president would need to act fast to reach a solution now what might happen tomorrow on sunday there is a parliament session and it's still unclear whether the parliament will actually vote on the part of the prime minister's resignation it appears that what might happen is a vote of no confidence of course that is very strange because the prime minister's already submitted his resignation so there is actually no need for parliament to be launching a vote of no confidence but that is the only constitutional mechanis

in iraq, the leading shiite cleric, grand ayatollah ali al-sistani, appealed for the governmentvio stop olence against protesters. but the day brought more chaos to the southern city of basra, where securi forces fired tear gas to disperse crowds. new clashes also broke out in baghdad. >> we call for reforms, security for all citizens in iraq. securityre forcesiring live ammunition. stephanie: tensions spiked in northeastern syria today, when a turkismilitary vehicle ran over and killed a protester. he was among a group who chased and lted a joint turkish russian patrol with stones. the patrols are aimed at keeping kurdish fighters away from the turkish-syrian border. brazil's foer president luiz inacio lula da silva walked free out ofrison today. the leftist leader's supporters greeted him outside. his release follows a ilian supreme court ruling allowing inmates to remain free while they appeal their convictions. da silva, commonly known as lula , is appealing a corruption and money laundering case that put him behind bars in 2018. secretary of state mike pompeo challenged nato nation

in iraq, the leading shiite cleric, grand ayatollah ali al-sistani, appealed for the government to stopng violence against protesters. but the day brought more chaos to the southern city of basra and baghdad, where security forces opened fire to disperse crowds. >> we call for reforms, cicurity, good living conditions for alzens in iraq. corruption is rampant everywhere. live ammunition.ces are firing >> woodruff: elsewhere, iraqi security officials said 17 rockets hit an air base that houses american troops, near nsul. there o reports of casualties. tonsions spiked in northeastern syriy when a turkish military vehicle ran over and killed a protester. he was among a group whod chased and peljoint turkish/russian patrol with stones. the patrol was aimed at keeping kurdish fighters away from the prrkish-syrian border. brazil's formeident luiz inacio lula da silva walked free out of prison today. the leftist leader's supporters greeted hioutside. his release follows a brazilian supreme court ruling allowing inmates to remain free while they appeal their convictions. da silva, commonly know

cabinet office and we saw iraq's top shia cleric grand ayatollah ali al sistani condemn the use of force against the protesters and he also cold for a new government so let me ask you how much political influence does he have in terms of shaping any new political landscape well it has to be recalled that the current political system is wrong but you march the shape but which falls say we're chills result in the sectarian islam that the protesters are protesting against so there's no small amount of irony that the protesters are looking to him to be the vehicle to form a succulent civil state but he clearly has a tremendous amount of influence with the protesters and we're with we're with a shallow iraq. and he is wielding that protest now. 2 people have been killed in a knife attack in the heart of central london according to police the suspect 28 year old khan was also shot dead during the incident khan was known to authorities now been convicted of terrorism related offenses in 2012 the city's mayor says passers by a breathtaking heroism and bringing the incident to a close police inve

live rounds during outage government demonstrations on friday iraq's top shia leader grand ayatollah ali al sistani called for car movies with the sermon protesters angry about widespread corruption unemployment and poor basic services. vote counting has begun in sri lanka's presidential election that is rising religious tension and the slowing economy takes center stage former defense secretary rajapaksa and also the 2 main candidates national security has been a talking point on the campaign trial after the easter bombings that killed hundreds of people but no fernando's has more from. the crucial 3 years of the 2001000 presidential election is underway the count as you can see the ballot boxes coming in buses like this to the main counting center here in colombo one of the main centers royal college the election commission chairman. has spoken about the conduct of the election today. the 1st. we. see years. and counting all of the votes is going on right throughout the night this process being duplicated in counting centers in every single district obviously security as you can see around me is

these announcement was made shortly after iraq's top shia cleric grand ayatollah ali al sistani condemned the use of lethal force against protesters and called for a change in leadership. so in my genius in no way are the parliament from which this current government is drawn is asked to reconsider its choice in this regard and to act according to iraq's interest and preserve the blood of its children to prevent the country from slipping into violence chaos and destruction we confirm again that attacks against peaceful protesters are forbidden as well as them being prevented from having the right to demand reforms we also confirm that attacking private and public property is forbidden and that property should not be left to be attacked by infiltrators and their allies well gee there is mohammad jim is following the story for us from the iraqi capital baghdad where the days of mourning the death of protest as many as seeing this latest development as a political victory. there are fireworks going on all around us there is music that is playing there is dancing going on this is an extremely

and we saw iraq's top shia cleric grand ayatollah ali al sistani condemn the use of force against the protesters and he also called for a new government so let me ask you how much political influence does this stanley have in terms of shaping any new political landscape well it has to be recalled that the current political system is one but you mark the shape for what it was they were children sult in the sectarianism that the protesters are protesting against so there's no small amount of irony the protestors are looking to him to be the vehicle to form a secular civil state but he clearly has a tremendous amount of influence with the protesters and we're with we're with the shallow iraq. and the u.s. wielding that protest now ok whether it is to protect the system that he helped design in the 1st place or whether it's to bring about a stop killer state remains to be seen feisal a final thought from you and with the now announcing he's going will this be enough then to placate the protesters let's remind our viewers of a $400.00 of them have been killed in the violence and they want

cleric is urging the military and police to avoid using excessive force against protesters grand ayatollah ali al sistani says the government must respond as quickly as possible to demonstrators demands overnight security forces shot dead at least 5 protesters in the southern city of basra after reports crowds were trying to break into government buildings troops also broke up a certain at the entrance of the port that is iraq's main port for oil and food and at least 6 more protesters were also shot down in the capital baghdad skirmishes broke out on shahar the bridge where security forces used live ammunition demonstrations there. are. demonstrations. everywhere are angry at the lack of public services and want a political i have a hornet's car knive talk cost fund and mohamed jump june he is joining us from baghdad know the crowds and really swelling up to find a pres moment what's happening there. well elizabeth where we are which is very very close to here square of the main area where the demonstrators come and gather here and but yet mr throughout today has been relatively festive it has been. we

rounds during anti-government demonstrations on friday meanwhile iraq's top share later grand ayatollah ali al sistani called for calm in his we can serve in protest as the angry about why it spread corruption unemployment and poor basic services. u.s. president donald trump has been accused of intimidation after he attacked a witness on twitter while she testified at his impeachment hearing. the former u.s. ambassador to ukraine was removed from her post earlier this year cost her his move from capitol hill. president trump has said he too busy to watch the impeachment inquiry hearings threatening to end his presidency but he found time friday to catch some of the hearing unfolding on live t.v. and he tweeted about the witness on the stand his former ambassador to ukraine a woman he ousted from the post as we sit here testifying the president is attacking you or twitter. and i'd like to give you a chance to respond read part of one of those tweets everywhere marie of on average when turned bad. but would you like to respond to the president's attack that everywhere you went turned bad i mean i can't

live rounds as well during our government demonstrations iraq's top shia leader of the grand ayatollah ali al sistani called for calm in his weekly sermon with his 320 demonstrators have been killed and thousands wounded since the demonstrations began on october 1st protesters are angry about the widespread corruption unemployment and poor basic services has more from baghdad with mohammed jump. so the smoke that you're seeing there that's coming from the square that the square is just about 300 meters to the north of where we are we are into your square which is the epicenter of anti-government demonstrations here in baghdad and then you square that is the square in which there have been repeated clashes this cycle of violence that keeps happening the last several days when anti-government demonstrators that are there trying to get around these concrete barriers that the security forces have set up so that people in that square cannot then approach the bridges that lead to parts of the city where there are government installations as i said to him here's where this is the epicenter this is really th

pressured by the political establishment to stay on and it seems that following the call of grand ayatollah ali al sistani on friday to resign he was basically no longer able able to to sustain his government and to keep going and he also said that his government will be staying on as a caretaker government for 30 days or until another government was chosen but he also warned that he hoped that the new government would be chosen quickly because the current situation in the country could not really bear care to get a caretaker government for a very long time that is basically the parliament and the president would need to act fast to reach a solution now or what might happen tomorrow on sunday there is a parliament session and it's still unclear whether the parliament will actually vote on the fire the prime minister's resignation it appears that what might happen is a vote of no confidence of course that is very strange because the prime minister has already submitted his resignation so there is actually no need for parliament to be launching a vote of no confidence but that is the only constitutional mec

leaving the scene but this is not the end of the road and we saw iraq's top shia cleric grand ayatollah ali al sistani call for a new government how much influence does he have in shaping the new political landscape do you think. that i happen to me at all. yes yes i hear you. yes go ahead bill i'll go ahead. grand ayatollah sistani has played a significant role in channeling the protest movement into a single ask of the political leadership and of the government obviously in the absence of strong iraqi state institutions on the one hand and also in the in the absence of organized civil society the inability of the populist and public what this movement into being translated into employee specific apps that allow us that he has played that again referring back to the mentees resignation letter he doesn't say in response to the protesters but specifically says in response to the call by grant that the losses that he saw in that in playing that communication that the channeling the ask of the story he has played a significant role and obviously he has his own politics and power to be mindful of he's bee

live rounds during anti-government demonstrations on friday iraq's top religious leader grand ayatollah ali al sistani has called for calm and his weekly sermon protesters are angry about widespread corruption unemployment and poor basic services. polls have closed in sri lanka's presidential election former defense minister go to buy rajapaksa and sergeant freeman vasser of the 2 main candidates or gunmen in sri lanka have attacked in buses carrying muslim voters but no casualties have been reported ethnic tensions have been high since the easter bombings earlier this year which killed hundreds. sudan's former president omar al bashir has been in court facing charges of possessing illicit foreign currency and corruption the shield has admitted receiving many ns of dollars from saudi arabia but says he didn't use it for private purposes police in france have fired tear gas to break up protests in paris as the yellow vest movement marks its one year anniversary that have instructions began on the member 17th last year of a rise in fuel prices and cost of living they later turned into anti-government ri

anti-government protests clashes broke out this fight influential shiite leader calling for calm grand ayatollah ali al sistani used his weekly fight a 7 to call for a new election rules to restore confidence in the country's political system. well you are up to date with all of our top stories this hour going to bring you much more on the pietschmann hearings and the rest of the day's news in the news hour $2100.00 g.m.t. studio b. unscripted now continues. saudi arabia because as we. know we're not there. radicalism doesn't come from religion or is a question of powerlessness fear i don't want to preach your view. i want to go to. you've written a lot about prisons in nobody you've spoken a lot about it and when i was reading your book i was so moved by those sections and i was thinking very much also about my country about pakistan. and pakistan has sentenced someone to death at the rate of one person a day who who for the last 15 years the government after a really brutal attack on a school the army public school and where over 130 children were killed just brought back the death penalty that had been a ki

fired live rounds during anti-government demonstrations on friday iraq's top sheer leader grand ayatollah ali al sistani called for carmen his weekly sermon protesters are angry about widespread corruption unemployment and poor basic services. we have plenty more ahead on the news hour including there's already. been absolutely are i was just only tear gas by the police on purpose. tension on the streets and bolivia after a change of leadership plus. i have the right to speak i have freedom of speech just as other people do. donald trump projects accusations that he tried to intimidate a witness while she testified it has impeachment inquiry and support will explain why rock and a dollar celebrating despite being knocked down by the a.t.p. finals in london. now to sri lanka where gunmen have attacked buses carrying muslim voices but no casualties have been reported it's being seen as an attempt to intimidate voters as polling for the presidential election gets underway former defense minister. and minister sargent fame of the other 2 main candidates were ethnic tensions have been high since the east of

to discredit her by president trump and has her so the lawyer of rudy giuliani iraq's grand ayatollah ali al sistani has condemned attacks on peaceful protesters and says none of their demands have been met the country's human rights commission meanwhile says at least $325.00 people have been killed since protests began last month and hong kong has confirmed its economy dipped into its 1st recession and the decade it's been blamed on the increasingly violent anti-government protests and also the escalating us china trade war. let's return now to the public impeachment hearings into u.s. president donald trump as the public gaze up to hear from the u.s. as former ambassador to ukraine victoria gate and be looks at how the actual process of the peach mint works. democrats allege don't trump abused his presidential power when he spoke in july with ukraine's lead to me is a lenski the call prompted a whistleblower complaint the foundation of the democrats' impeachment inquiry so how does the impeachment process work well it begins in the house of representatives which has evidence from witnesses and the

submit says resignations of parliament his decision comes after iraq's top shia cleric grand ayatollah ali al sistani cold for a change in leadership. u.k. police in london says several people have been stabbed and injured call soon london bridge the metropolitan police says a man has been shot and taints and some buildings are have been on lockdown. prime minister has told friends sees about it's to resign joseph muscat sums of pressure over the murder all of a journalist 2 years ago daphne gully siyad died in a car bomb explosion ball investigating corruption involving politicians and business executives protesters gathered outside parliament in valetta after the prime minister's former aides was released by police he's schembri was arrested on cheers day after resigning along with 2 government ministers or the journalist son is accusing the government of covering up his mother's murder. we know nothing my family knows nothing the journalists know nothing people know nothing that's why we're here it's called really absurd the police research state route all feasible one sentence we have instigated