crime it's a stretch and i would say politics more than anything else as for this attack in eastern guta there's just no information available and the information we have is from less than reliable sources. i'm happy to say that former u.k. i'm buster to syria peter ford joins us live on the program now you're very welcome your thoughts first of all until or since remarks the accusation he made. yes there are very unconvincing no independent corroboration of these reports and reason to disbelieve the now discredited white helmet who appeared to be. originating most of the report. your reporter just said had chlorine gas been used it would have been a cloud which would have been. photographable so the report. very hard to credit now we have to ask why why now why they being made now well look no further than the event that is scheduled to take place in russia in sochi at the beginning of next week to be very important to congress of syrian communities on the russian russian offices which to the peace conference which holds great promise for the final realisation of teeth framework agreeme

in the last twenty four hours at least thirty five people have been killed in eastern guta on the edge of the syrian capital comes as the un accuses government forces and its allies of killing at least eighty five civilians in the region in the last ten days alone damascus suburb which was designated a deescalation zone has come under heavy bombardment as government forces seek to take it back from rebel fighters at least two people have been killed in pakistan during protests over the rape and murder of a seven year old go dozens of people attacked a police station and a government building in eastern punjab province the violence erupted hours before the funeral of zainab and sari her body was found in a bin on tuesday police say she was kidnapped sexually assaulted and murdered. rescue workers in the u.s. is searching for twenty four people who are missing after much slides swept through the heart of southern california and he's fifteen people have been killed and dozens of homes buried in a thick layer of mud and debris around three hundred people are still waiting to be rescued. jo

twenty three people were killed in ears strikes in eastern guta on monday night. no you made there to be the warplanes didn't stop day and night they show only civilians and tall good residential neighborhoods and markets eastern ghouta is a short drive to the capital damascus which is remained relatively calm throughout the war but the lives of the four hundred thousand people here are very different the never ending stream of bombs has created shortages of everything from food to fuel. the last two weeks have been especially intense one hundred twenty six people are estimated to have been killed since december twenty ninth. the new i five a man on the video of him on the international community stops the shelling of innocent civilians we don't have any food or mates in here and use kuta we under siege for a long time and we hope god will help us. syrians contemplating leaving their homes are faced with a dilemma for example the displaced who sought refuge in opposition held it lib are in danger again it is the largest rebel stronghold and government forces are i

it's it's a stretch and i would say politics more than anything else as for this attack in eastern guta there's just no information available and the information we have is from less than reliable sources ok and i suppose we're awaiting reaction to rex tillerson comments as well nothing's come out enough so far i believe thanks very much as they have for now. all right moving on to another headline stories this hour the luxury swiss resort of davos is opening its doors to the annual world economic forum and with this year's focus on creating a shared future in a fractured world it's pulled in a record number of world leaders and heads of government that includes donald trump who is just the second u.s. president to attend the summit. report today is the first official day of the world economic forum here in the swiss alps and it has attracted a number of political heavyweights that are going to be in attendance everyone from theresa may to mccraw on merkel justin trudeau and surprisingly enough donald trump he has a speech scheduled for later this week that is much anticipated and it wi

character currently played by israeli actress gal gadot only thirty people have been killed in eastern guta on the edge of the syrian capital over the last three days as government forces backed by russia intensify of tanks president charlotte assad's troops also battling opposition fighters in the northern province of idlib as they attempt to take over a major air base one hundred twenty thousand people have fled from rebel held in the past three weeks alone. who has more from rom a refugee camp in the northern village of kfar listen. this is rama refugee camp in northwestern it left by the turkish syrian border there are five thousand refugees here who came after december fifteenth when the syrian regime started its airstrike on civilians and is there in hama also those people are from mr muhammad and they are mainly very poor families you see the kids they are walking even on barefoot they don't have shoes threw away and people need immediate humanitarian assistance we have been talking to the people who have been residing here and the people in charge of the camp they're telling that th

opposition activists is video is said to show the attacks on harassed or a neighboring suburbs in eastern guta fighting has intensified in the area around the syrian army forces has been trapped inside the military installations since sunday. north korea's leader has warned that the entire united states is within range of his nuclear weapons saying this is reality not a threat in his new year's address can john earn also said he had a nuclear button on his desk but he struck a much more conciliatory tone with south korea saying he was open to dialogue and wishing them success for the winter olympics florence leary reports in seoul. this is how north korea welcomed the new year with a fireworks display much like the rest of the world but it is leader kim jong un's new year's day address that is drawing all the attention if two thousand and seventeen was marked by fiery rhetoric and rising tensions because of north korea's nuclear ambitions two thousand and eighteen may bring more of the same. corners who did the u.s. mainland is within the range of our nuclear strike and the nuclear button is p

crime it's a stretch and i would say politics more than anything else as for this attack in eastern guta there's just no information available and the information we have is from less than reliable sources right does the evill we discuss rex tillerson statement with former u.k. ambassador to syria peter ford there's no independent corroboration of this report and reason to believe the discredited white helmet had chlorine gas being used it would have been a cloud which would have been visible and photographable so the report. very hard to credit. simply is not logical it's almost comical in a absurdity regardless of who used them grotesque it's not serious the american the not serious at all they just want to score points in the wrestling the big power game with russia. this with martin resort of davos has opened its doors for the annual world economic forum with this year's focus on creating a shared future in a fractured world it's pulled in a record number of world leaders being to donald trump it was only the second ever u.s. president to attend the summit but many are determined to

now the world news syrian government and russian air strikes have targeted several towns in eastern guta near the capital damascus twenty three people have been killed the rebel stronghold has been under heavy bombardment on monday government forces reach a military base in the city of harassed a free two hundred troops now the spokesman for the u.n. secretary general says civilians are being forced to flee into areas already overcrowded with displaced families. the un is deeply concerned for the safety and protection of tens of cells and of people in southern italy in rural hama in northern syria northeastern syria where ongoing hostilities have reportedly calls hundreds of deaths and injuries of civilians tens of thousands of civilians already in dire circumstances have been recorded as displaced since the first of december due to the fighting with the onset of winter save shelters among the biggest concerns as many families are fleeing into areas that are already at full capacity into communities with depleted resources pro-democracy activists in hong kong are in court again over thei

areas that are already at full capacity into communities with depleted resources people in eastern guta fear if they leave their homes they'll never be allowed to return the un is accusing the syrian government of implementing a policy of force displacement to radically alter the demographic makeup of areas previously controlled by the opposition natasha going to aim al-jazeera. up to one hundred migrants suffield drowned off the coast of libya after their rubber boat was punctured only sixteen survivors were found by the coast guard in the city of zawiya migrants and two other boats trying to make the perilous journey to europe but also rescued in total the coast guard picked up about three hundred migrants time for a short break here not just when we come back cracking down on crime online nor combating hate speech in germany is facing much criticism. for the first. welcome back as we look at weather conditions across the americas it's certainly less cold across north america thinks the winds though generally coming in from a southerly direction so quiet across much of the eastern sid

syrian activists are accusing the government of violating a cease fire in eastern guta the civil defense group known as the white helmet say that eight people have been killed since the deal came into effect on saturday and friday syria's opposition confirmed that is it to received an offer from russia for a cease fire deal the area is the last remaining rebel stronghold near the capital damascus. turkey's military says that it's killed nearly five hundred kurdish y p g fighters in the past week in northern syria it says the fighters who it calls terrorists have been neutralized a campaign to take after the figures have been independently verified and don't include civilian deaths the syrian observatory for human rights says that thirty eight civilians have been killed turkey's military is trying to drive out kurdish fighters from the border area refugees trying to enter greece through northern land through its northern land border with turkey have told al-jazeera that they've been threatened and forced to go back in breach of international humanitarian law they say that it happened near

areas that are already at full capacity into communities with depleted resources people in eastern guta fear if they leave their homes they'll never be allowed to return the un is accusing the syrian government of implementing a policy of force displacement to radically alter the demographic makeup of areas previously controlled by the opposition natasha going to name al-jazeera. a seven point six magnitude earthquake has struck off central america sparking a tsunami warning for the caribbean the earthquake hit near remote caribbean islands belonging to honduras a tsunami alert has been issued for puerto rico and the u.s. virgin islands a u.s. judge just blocked the trumpet ministration from ending a program shielding children brought to the country illegally by their parents from deportation so far the republican controlled congress has failed to reach a deal on the status of some seven hundred thousand so-called dream immigrants donald trump says he would sign any agreement giving them protection from deportation provided it includes funding for the border wall with mexico. not to bui

and artillery attacks and rebel held suburbs of damascus there's been a spike in violence in eastern guta in recent weeks activists say it's coming under the near daily bombardment about four hundred thousand people remain trapped under a government siege running out of food and medicine ivan princes have been detained in saudi arabia after protesting austerity measures at the royal palace they're being held in a toy a high security prison in contrast to dozens of other high profile figures who were detained at a luxury hotel last year during what the crown prince called an anti corruption drive those are the headlines on al-jazeera do stay with us thirty is coming up next. we understand the differences. and the similarities of cultures across the world so no matter how you take it al-jazeera will bring in the news and current affairs that much of. al-jazeera. the homes in northern india beautiful impoverished overwhelmingly rural. life expectancy is the lowest in india only half the population can read and write. people flee the hardship of the countryside for opportunity in the capital.

artillery attacks in rebel held suburbs near damascus there's been a spike in violence in eastern guta in recent weeks about four hundred thousand people remain trapped under a government siege and they're running out of food and medicine. thousands of pro-government demonstrators have been rallying in iran they waved iranian flags in gendered slogans against the u.s. israel and britain iran's government accuses western nations of mentoring the unrest which has seen twenty two people killed those were the headlines of the vote with more news in thirty minutes next on al-jazeera it's the war in june do stay with us. fifteenth of may one thousand nine hundred sixty seven. a parade and military might to celebrate nineteen years since the founding of the state of israel. that this public display of power took place under a dog shadow. the previous day egyptian president. had ordered his forces to take up positions along the buddhist but israel. local mosque in monroe a mobile or. and that. by you for the goggle by youth so i get down on one of the levee. three weeks later on the fifth of j

more than thirty people have been killed in eastern guta on the edge of the syrian capital over the last three days as government forces backed by russia intensify their attacks president bashar al assad's troops have also battling opposition fighters in the northern province of italy as they tend to take over a major base under twenty thousand people have fled from rebel held it live in the past three weeks alone. those were the top stories but stay with us next up is al jazeera while the holy one five. zero zero zero zero . indeed there were over forty charges as i recall but primarily it was material support to terrorism and would you say they use a social welfare activity to win the hearts and minds of the palestinian people exactly what they do well i think this material support statute is a guilt by association statute i couldn't google you and find out anything about your work background is that correct i've googled this morning i thought i'm in finance and. i will lead with the had a limb your corn and that with a watery them i'm ready to do most of the land foundation justice de

extremists more than that the reports that we have gotten so far say that the area targeted in eastern guta was was targeted by about a dozen a dozen shells canisters and the experts themselves are at a loss to explain what exactly these canisters are and what was in them because they're unusual in design nobody was killed they say but around two dozen people were injured which is strange their religion it doesn't count if there isn't only two dozen people injured and there is new further information and you know the white helmets are always quick to film a new casualties there's new footage of people in a catatonic state being brought to hospitals and i've seen this in aleppo back during the battle of aleppo when the rebels used chlorine gas suspected or obvious to see it's much more obvious you see people being brought into hospital drooling absolutely catatonic you see the greenish clouds the clothes. gas leaves behind this there's no evidence of this in what the rebel sources of rebel sources and supporters have posted so far that is to say this is not definitive proof that could have c

to unite to rebuild and during you his movement or than thirty people have been killed in eastern guta on the edge of the syrian capital over the last three days as government forces and their russian allies intensify attacks president bashar assad's troops are also battling opposition fighters in the northern province of idlib and they attempt to take over a major advice one hundred twenty thousand people have fled from rebel held a live in the past three weeks. up to date with all of our top stories do stay with us for people in power which starts now i'll see you after that in about twenty five minutes time to join me again. i'm a prude g. people of southern argentina and chile have long protested but also from sister lands at the hands of colonial era settlers territory that's maraton and cheap by huge timber a stakes which have left the region environmentally depleted and the indigenous inhabitants mired in poverty but recently the simmering resentment have been coming to the court weeping to find that walk. past a guinea and a vast wilderness of lakes forests and mountains that s

squeezed into the west in italy and some other parts like these pockets around cap of damascus in eastern guta and the palestinian refugee camp yarmouk which is split between various sides but what's of real concern is eastern guta with the syrian government along with this russian our eyes have intensified the airstrikes since november the regime has also titan is nearly five year long siege with devastating consequences for some four hundred thousand people living there. well the kurds they are in control of these big chunks of territory in the north kurdish group the y p g is facing turkish air and ground offensive in northwest in a free ankara considers kurdish groups in syria terrorists turkey is also training its eyes now on one big in the east to push kurdish dominated syrian democratic forces east of the a free distributor in an attempt to further secure its borders and that might make the complex war of syria even more complicated because the s.d.f. is backed by turkey's nato ally the u.s. in its fight against myself. of kabul as director of policy and. is judy joins us now here in th

in the last twenty four hours at least thirty five people have been killed in estrada's in eastern guta on the edge of the syrian capital comes as the un accuses government forces and its allies of killing at least eighty five civilians in the region in the last ten days alone people in power is up next that's it for the team here in london thanks for watching by foot. head of the september twenty fourth national election survey showed job as a satisfied with the state of their economy this is easily a study his biggest tech success story the company was bought by microsoft in two thousand and eleven we bring you the stories that are shaping the economic world we live in counting the cost at this time on al-jazeera. i'm a pretty people of southern argentina and chile have long protested but also from sestriere lands at the hands of colonial era settlers territory that's maraton and cheap by huge timber states which have left the region environmentally depleted and the indigenous inhabitants mired in poverty but recently the simmering resentment have been coming to the court weeping to f

that he could have you with us i have a what's that the humanitarian situation right now in eastern guta. thank you very much well the border this area have been under season's over for years now and the siege was tightened. six or seven months so no access for any human in a very few convoys could enter the area with very limited amounts and quantities of aid and many of the medical teams were executed the items which could and as this is enough for less known ten percent of the need that was accompanied with an offensive a start to man's were over four hundred people were killed there have been living and in the smaller zone since years but this is collision and violence started in november the fifteenth resulted in use number of injuries almost two thousand people were injured with the limited capacity to be spawned from the hospital. people are living in underground shows in very bad health situation but it very bad health condition and this is all saudis altering in many other diseases like now we started to face a potato and isn't water because of the. lack of fuel water. and those

a contract with a different contrie is the unknown that you know all that the situation is really guta. we stopped down nuclear waste in the nature of the reserve walls and the teacher river and we improved the and improve the situation but like a person who a lawyer or people who still sofie i can constipate that it's not rove for example if you go to their fishel site of my yuck you can see the official report that my dad stopped to dump nuclear waste in the end of sixteen years but why they did not publish the judgment of chalabi court that the former director of my yuck. accused the in continue nation of teacher eva into falzon sicced its a prosecutor who made the expertize and who can state that in two thousand five hundred sixty tons of nuclear waste inside the teacher river and the water in teacher river was a real uclear waste and the population continued to leave there they don't want to publish that information and i think when they receive the documents to. have a capacity to make this international contract they wire and there is no outside international jurisdiction is the

areas that are already at full capacity into communities with depleted resources people in eastern guta fear if they leave their homes they'll never be allowed to return the un is accusing the syrian government of implementing a policy of force displacement to radically alter the demographic makeup of areas previously controlled by the opposition natasha going to aim al-jazeera. well for more on this so we're joined from washington by which you by it's a way to the center for political military analysis at the hudson institute richard a very warm welcome to the program good to have your company is always how significant is turkey calling on the russian and they're waiting and i'm bassett. for now it's not very significant we've had turkey at various points criticize russia iran and especially the syrian government already we've also had them criticize u.s. policy and others so for now it's just a warning of what might happen it could become more significant if turkey were actually to break the size of lead with russia and iran which has been if they've been working together in various p

twenty three people were killed in iraq strikes in eastern guta on monday night. you know if you made the derby the warplanes didn't stop day and night they shell only civilians and target residential neighborhoods and markets eastern is a short drive to the capital damascus which is remained relatively calm throughout the war but the lives of the four hundred thousand people here are very different the never ending stream of bombs has created shortages of everything from food to fuel. the last two weeks have been especially intense one hundred twenty six people are estimated to have been killed since december twenty ninth. the new i five a man on that video who demand the international community stops the shelling of innocent civilians we don't have any food or mates in here and use kuta we under siege for a long time and we hope god will help us. syrians contemplating leaving their homes are faced with a dilemma for example the displaced who sought refuge in opposition held in lib are in danger again it is the largest rebel stronghold and government forces are i

syrian activists are accusing the government of violating a cease fire in eastern guta the civil defense group that has the white helmets says eight people have been killed since the deal came into effect on saturday there's the headlines that he's continues here on al-jazeera after innovate africa next. i am doing this for the benefit of sudan people so bad to see the importance of the outcry witness documentaries that open your eyes at this time on al-jazeera. this is innovate africa a new series highlighting innovation and creativity across a continent that is on the rise. today and innovate africa. solar powered taking high tech teaching to south african townships. all. my using low cost tablets to bring local content to primary schools in kenya a disruptive intervention is what we're doing and we can manage getting kids into coding using robots built from scratch. i has a hidden camera that is not. one of the un is a to millennium development goals is to achieve universal primary education however with massive inequalities between rich and poor it's a tough challenge in africa but i

and more than thirty people have been killed in eastern guta on the edge if the syrian capital over the last three days as government forces backed by russia intensify attacks president bashar assad's troops are also battling opposition fighters in the northern provinces and province of any lead as they attempt to take over a may add base that on hundred twenty thousand people who fled from rebel held at left in the past the elite alone. and up to date with all of our top stories to join me for the news hour which is coming up in about twenty five minutes time off the inside story which starts now stay with outta there. donald trump extends the iran nuclear agreement but warns the u.s. will withdraw if changes are not made but can this deal be renegotiated and why is trump adamantly against it this is inside story. i know that i welcome to the program i'm laura kyle this is a last chance that is the message u.s. president donald trump has sent out of the extending sanctions relief to iran as aggressively warned european allies he would withdraw from the two thousand and fifteen nuclear

artillery attacks in rebel held suburbs there damascus there's been a spike in violence in eastern guta in recent weeks about four hundred thousand people remain trapped under a government siege who and they are running out of food medicine. thousands of pro-government demonstrators have been rallying in iraq since the fourth straight day of such rallies in response to antigovernment protests they waved the radio the flags and chanted slogans against the u.s. israel and britain iran's government accuses western nations of fomenting the rest you follow all of those stories on the web site at al-jazeera dot com back with more use of thirty minutes next to its inside story to stay with us. this fury in the white house as a new book lays bad done all transfer ca in office the u.s. president has slammed it calling the author a loser but what are the ramifications of this book for the middle east and trumps presidency this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program. there's so much demand for a new book on donald trump stores can't keep up with demand it's publishers to release it earl

retraction and apology syrian government forces and their russian allies are continuing attacks in eastern guta so far the violence has killed more than thirty people in three days the regime is also battling opposition forces in the northern province of it live as it attempts to take over a major airbase it labe is one of the last major rebel strongholds one hundred twenty thousand people have fled in the past three weeks russia and iran back syrian president bashar assad while turkey supports opposition fighters. also for indian supreme court judges have held an unprecedented news conference to criticize the chief justice of india they accuse him of bias in allocating judges to cases they also raise concerns about procedures to hire and promote judges the chief justice has yet to respond to those who are the news headlines and back with more in thirty minutes next on al-jazeera it's the listening post to stay with us. in a very short time to be a trusted news source wherever you are in the world if you really want to know what's going on. find out very quickly we know looking at some nations

are still missing the syrian government in russian airstrikes have targeted several towns in eastern guta near the capital damascus twenty three people have been killed the rebel stronghold has been under heavy people bartman. protesters have marched on to the white house because a two hundred thousand immigrants from el salvador face expulsion from the united states the government says it will draw the temporary residency status granted to el salvadorans who fled the earthquake disaster seventeen years ago families who made a new life in the u.s. here being torn apart and some in the latino community are accusing donald trump of persecution you upset with headlines on al-jazeera the stream is coming up next here do stay with us. head of the september twenty fourth national election survey showed germans satisfied with the state of their economy this is easily the slow news biggest tech success story the company was bought by microsoft in two thousand and eleven we bring you the stories to the shaping the economic world we live in counting the cost at this time on al-jazeera. hi i'm femi

strikes and it lib new footage shows the aftermath of the strikes over the muddier area in eastern guta according to the syrian observatory for human rights three people including one child were killed on monday. the us government has decided to end the temporary protected status of more than two hundred sixty thousand immigrants and salvador just as rally begins to move outside the white house people from el salvador were allowed to live and work in the u.s. after two large earthquakes hit the country in two thousand and one but those were the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after the stream stage of that sochi by fire. facing realities your president said that there would be a complete audit a hundred percent ordered that audit hasn't happened getting to the heart of the matter so are you saying that the future of the g.c.c. will be in doubt. here there's a story. on talk to our agency at this time. hi i'm femi oke a walk calls anti-government sentiment to flare up in iran one week after protesters called for an angel to high prices and in some cases the removal of ira

to unite to rebuild and to renew his movement more than thirty people have been killed in eastern guta on the edge of the syrian capital over the last three days as government forces and their russian allies intensify their attacks president bashar al assad's troops are also battling opposition fighters in the northern provinces as they attempt to take over a major base under the twenty thousand people have fled from rebel held in the posturing weeks there's a our top stories up next hour the listing past. that bombshell book rocking the white house michael was firing more troubling allegations that process is telling. us things that led to. the chilling actions are now being raised about the reliability of the area they pretty much right up its place. hello i'm richard quest but if you're at the listening post here are some of the stories we've been tracking this week michael wolff throws the book at donald trump exposing a dysfunctional white house and a thing or two about the us mainstream news media egypt and the talk show hosts on the front lines of the c.c. government's propagand

activists say one hundred seventy nine people have been killed in the beseeched damascus suburb of eastern guta in the past two weeks and further north we need labor pushed by asaad forces and their allies is causing a new wave of displacement about one hundred twenty thousand people have fled their homes in recent weeks but rather than finding places of sanctuary many continue to face danger. low low low low low don't know what to do your. own nose if you don't feel afraid if you really think. you know law. oh but look at. these dramatic pictures were captured by an al-jazeera team who were filming in a makeshift camp when an attack happened the pictures show a myside falling near civilians who had fled the bombing of the neighborhood seen chorus in the nearby hama countryside al-jazeera correspondent for dell along with men women and children around him desperately trying to find the nearest cover let's speak to see them go see who our correspondent in on talking in southern turkey. the residents in this area where this happened blaming russian airstrikes there has been an intense bombing cam

several people are in hospital after a suspected chemical attack in the rebel held area of eastern guta the damascus suburb which was designated a deescalation zone has come into heavy bombardment as government forces seek to take it back from rebel fighters aid workers at the scene say the victims are being treated for suffocation from what they suspect is chlorine gas. hundreds of people have protested in the capital to mark seventy years since the revolution that sparked the arab spring many of the issues which brought people to the streets back then are still causing problems today anger has risen over new austerity measures after a year of rising prices the government has promised more assistance for poor families but many say it's not enough cash sent this update from the chinese capital to. four minutes in asean this is a moment of national pride parents along with their children converge here on the how do you give a square which was the focal point of the two thousand and eleven revolution to commemorate the band and to honor those who were killed in two thousand and eleven to

artillery attacks and rebel held city suburbs of damascus there's been a spike in violence in eastern guta in recent weeks activists say it's coming under the near daily bombardment about four hundred thousand people remain trapped under a government siege running out of food and medicine ivan princes have been detained in saudi arabia after protesting austerity measures at the royal palace the being held in a toy a high security prison in contrast to dozens of other high profile figures who were detained at a luxury hotel last year during what the crown prince called an anti corruption trial those are the headlines on al-jazeera do stay with us so thirty is coming up next. we understand the differences. and the singularities of cultures across the world so no matter how you take it al-jazeera will bring you the news and current affairs that matter to you as iraq.

rice and shelling in the rebel how suburbs of damascus to when a spike in violence in eastern guta in recent weeks activists say is coming under bombardment almost every day about four hundred thousand people are believed to be chapstick amish the breton gordon is an advisor to a coalition of medical charities in syria he says there can't be more than one hundred twenty children in need of urgent medical care in eastern built. the last ten days it's been horrific the about tax particular. christmas and new year period we've seen over ten hospitals attacked and put out of commission in both. the damascus suburb the rules say in live we currently have on twenty point children and four hundred i don't see any urgent support all we absolutely need syria is a seesaw so the most seriously injured children are treated. to a head on al-jazeera aid agencies say at the end to bring the refugees back home is a farce that. palestinians protest against the arrival of the greek patriarch and all the dots christmas celebrations accusing him off the trail . hello and welcome back we're going to see s

territories under its control four hundred thousand people have been living under siege in eastern guta for the past four years. and the u.s. is to withhold two hundred fifty five million dollars of aid funding from pakistan un ambassador nikki haley's announced earlier president trump accused pakistan of offering a safe haven to terrorists under pressure from the u.s. and its neighbors pakistan now plans to take control of charities and financial assets linked to hafiz saeed who many believe was behind the two thousand and eight mumbai attacks you're up to speed with all of our top stories the stream is coming up next but much more news in twenty five minutes time i'll see you then. hi i'm molly could be and here in the stream are you living in a political filter bubble well there are quite a few apps for that but how much can technology do to get us out of our echo chambers. i'm getting. a slew of new apps aim that exposing users to opposing political views were developed after the divisive two thousand and sixteen us presidential election here's a look at just a few you can download

artillery attacks in rebel hell suburbs near damascus there's been a spike in violence in eastern guta and recent weeks activists say it's coming under a near daily bombardment and elsewhere in syria people who fled the fighting are facing a battle of a different kind surviving the cold winter has more. in syria's southern province of daraa those displaced by war face a new threat the weather. this is. one of the largest in the region. and her grandchildren arrived here after escaping fierce fighting between syria's opposition groups and i saw a water logged field is now home if the rain continues they'll be forced to leave where can they go in them and then a moment when they left on homes without any possessions you can see the rain water around us you can see for yourself how bad conditions are and we do helpless. the camp likes basic infrastructure there are no paved roads no drainage people feel forgotten there are you rubble this used to be farmland it was unfit for people to settle in the first place become hasn't been supplied with any of the basic services no one has lent has

into the west in a blip and some other parts like these pockets around cap of damascus in eastern guta and the palestinian refugee camp yarmouk which is split between various sides but what's of real concern is. with the syrian government along with this russian our eyes have intensified the airstrikes since november the regime has also titan is nearly five year long siege with devastating consequences for some four hundred thousand people living there now the kurds they're in control of these big chunks of territory in the north kodesh group the y.p. g. is facing turkish air and ground offensive in northwest in offering ankara considers kurdish groups in syria terrorists turkey is also training its eyes now on monday in the east to push kurdish dominated syrian democratic forces east of the a free distributor in an attempt to further secure its borders and that might make the complex war of syria even more complicated because the s.d.f. is backed by turkey's nato ally the u.s. in its fight against isis. myanmar is accused of former u.s. diplomat who quit an international advisory pane

was reported there on january the thirteenth causing seven cases of suffocation duma is in eastern guta which has been besieged by government forces since twenty seen four hundred thousand people. only yesterday more than twenty civilians most of them children were victims of the purge chlorine gas attack. the recent attacks and the really serious concerns that bashar the syrian regime may be continuing its use of chemical weapons against its own people . whoever conducted the. rusher ultimately burrs responsibility for the victims of this and countless other serious targeted with chemical weapons since russia became involved in syria. the u.s. justice department has confirmed that attorney general jeff sessions was questioned last week over alleged collusion between donald trump's presidential campaign and russia sessions was interviewed for an inquiry led by former f.b.i. director robert mueller is believed to be the first time a prayer member of president chavez cabinet has been questioned in the choir it chum past described the accusations of collusion as fake news and a witch hunt

first visit to syria the un's humanitarian chief says he's deeply worried about civilians in eastern guta more than eighty five civilians have been killed in the past twelve days alone huxter reports. this has become the norm in eastern good. day to civilian casualties as the syrian government steps up its attacks and flushing out rebels in the damascus. was this is the last rebel held and claves and regime forces backed by russian strikes have been intensifying attacks in recent months russia has rejected accusations it's been targeting civilians. with turkish president spoke to his russian counterpart putin on thursday stressing the strikes needed to stop for peace talks to succeed an unnamed turkish source said ankara had summoned iranian and russian ambassadors syrian president assad's backers to express its discomfort those airstrikes are in what was meant to be a deescalation. from the un's envoy voiced his concern over the level of violence and go to. the country where many believe. the finding continues in other areas. right now she said about facing the siege. this was his first

his movement more than thirty people have been killed in eastern guta on the edge of the syrian capital over the last three days as government forces and their russian allies intensify their attacks president bashar al assad's troops are also battling opposition fighters in the northern provinces as they attempt to take over a major base under the twenty thousand people have fled from rebel held it left the past three weeks there's a our top stories up next out the listing past. that bombshell book rocking the white house michael was firing kerry for troubling allegations at the cost of a sprinkling of office space and letter to auction adding stocks of the democrats are now being raised about the reliability of the text extraordinary they pretty much have free reign of the space. alarm richard gere's but if you're at the listening post here are some of the stories we've been tracking this week michael.

draw this all together with al-jazeera stephanie decker starting step with that cease fire in eastern guta is it holding. well as of now it's exactly twelve hours it came into effect at midnight local time it seems to be but again it's early days in age and there are some groups inside that rebel held area that are not signed up to this cease fire so i think you know regardless of what is agreed on politically thousands of kilometers away we need to see how things unfold on the ground the humanitarian situation inside this area is dire the u.n. says four hundred thousand people they say it's the case of worst malnutrition that is being suffered there in this war because the siege has been so intense so let's see how it unfolds these cease fires have happened before it goes to a relative period of calm and then the fighting starts again particular we've seen over the last two months or so bombardment from damascus and russia moving on quickly to the front that is closer to where we are turkey and it's eight days the first time major in that the weather is cleared somewhat not sure if that's

a coalition of medical charities in syria he says at least one hundred twenty children in eastern guta urgently needs medical treatments. the last. record. tax particular. christmas and new year period we've seen over ten hospitals and. commission in. the last say in live we currently have twenty five children and. teens we absolutely need syria is a sees. a seriously injured troops. meanwhile in southern syria people who fled the fighting a facing a battle of a different kind surviving the barely cold winter has a story. in syria's southern province of daraa those displaced by war face a new threat whether. this is a company one of the largest in the region. and her grandchildren arrived here after escaping fierce fighting between serious opposition groups and i saw a water logged field is now home if the rain continues and we forced to leave where can they go. when they left on homes without any possessions you can see the rain water around us you can see for yourself how bad conditions are and we do helpless the complex basic infrastructure there are no paper roads no drainage peopl

activists say one hundred seventy nine people have been killed in the besieged damascus suburb of recent guta in the past two weeks and further north in pushed by assad's forces and their allies is causing a new wave of displacement about one hundred twenty thousand people have fled their homes in recent weeks but rather than finding places of sanctuary many continue to face danger. lo lo lo lo lo jo we don't know what to do you know the goodness knows if you go through despite it clear that if this you know law. these dramatic pictures were captured by an al-jazeera team who were filming in a makeshift camp when an attack happened the pictures show a myside falling near civilians who had fled the bombing of their neighborhoods in chorus in the nearby hama countryside al jazeera correspondent don along with men women and children around him desperately try to find the nearest cover let's meet too simple so glue joins us from in southern turkey now sinne him even people who are seeking shelter are not spared the bombing campaign has been relentless these past few weeks why are we seeing sunshi