also saudi arabia says a boat laden with explosives targeted an oil tanker in the port city of jeddah. and thousands of people gather in chile and argentina to witness a rare solar eclipse. welcome to the program we begin with breaking news coming out of the us where the attorney general william barr is resigning amid donald trump psyche's ations that he hasn't done enough to investigate the president's false claims of election fraud well donald trump made the announcement on twitter saying that he had just met with barr and that his relationship with the attorney general had always been a good one trump said was planning to step down just before christmas let's get more on this now for she has returned to our correspondent he's standing by wilmington delaware this news just coming out in the last half hour shihab has been a good relationship between the 2 but the last few weeks have been quite fraught. right aren't we we should always remember when we talk about william barr this wasn't the 1st time he's been attorney general he was attorney general under george h.w. bush the 1st bus

rhein was parked up in jeddah as poss its owner have near says all 22 sailors on board escaped unhurt. saudi owned media reported that 2 small boats were same before the explosion. it's the latest in a string of attacks on saudi arabia's energy sector mainly claimed by who the rebels from across the border in yemen just 3 weeks ago the who fired a missile which struck a petroleum plant in jeddah damaging a fuel storage tank the who things have been escalating the cross border strikes to pile the pressure on the kingdom this one is just seems to be just another one of these attacks against you know a targets which are very vital for saudi arabia you know as the greatest exporter of oil in the world you know the bubble among them straight in the waters of the red sea are absolutely crucially important for the oil price and the livery of millions of barrels of oil every every day so if you make this unsafe that will have an impact on saudi arabia security and that is a very very high target and that increases the urgency for saudi arabia to do something about this yemen conflict. the dis

from doha also coming up an explosion hits a singapore flagged oil tanker of the saudi port city of jeddah. indian farmers block a key highway and you need just go on hunger strike prompted talks with the government failed. and bosnia 25 years on the anniversary of a peace deal that ended europe's bloodiest complex as the 2nd world war. the 1st u.s. shipments of the finds a covert 900 vaccine are being delivered across the country in the nation's largest ever immunization project well then 16000000 people in the u.s. have tested positive for corona virus and the death toll is headed towards 300000 california ohio texas and pennsylvania been reporting the most daily infections california has confirmed almost 200000 cases in the past week alone one of the riskiest places to be right now is the tiny state on the right rhode island that's where cases are by almost 50 percent compared to a fortnight ago new york still has the highest death toll overall with more than 35000 it was the 1st epicenter of the virus in the united states and cases are again on the rise john hendren has the latest from

rhein was parked up in jeddah support its owner have near says all 22 sailors on board escaped unhurt. saudi owned media reported that 2 small boats were same before the explosion. it's the latest in a string of attacks on saudi arabia's energy sector mainly claimed by who's the rebels from across the border in yemen just 3 weeks ago the who fired a missile which struck a petroleum plant in jeddah damaging a fuel storage tank the who things have been escalating the cross border strikes to pile the pressure on the kingdom this one is just seems to be just another one of these attacks against you know a targets which are very vital for saudi arabia you know as the greatest exporter of oil in the world you know that the bubble among them straight in the waters of the red sea are absolutely crucially important for the oil prize and the livery of the big millions of barrels of oil every every day so if you make this unsafe that will have an impact on saudi arabia security and that is a very very high target and that increases the urgency for saudi arabia to do something about this yemen co

hospitals are overwhelmed there's been an explosion on an oil tanker delivering cargo at saudi arabia's jeddah port a shipping companies to be the prime had been hit by an unidentified exxon all source that caused the blast and a fire. farmers union leaders in india on a one day hunger strike in a bid to ramp up protests over new agricultural farmers have been camped on major roads for weeks and say the legislation more damage their livelihoods. parents in northern nigeria desperately waiting for information about their sons after an attack on a boarding school gunman raid at the school on friday and hundreds of children are reported to be still missing it's not clear if they've all been abducted. e.u. leaders have agreed to keep trade talks going as negotiators missed a self-imposed deadline ahead of the new commission says there are still unresolved issues and all parties to go the extra mile european union's chief negotiator 'd michel barnier will brief ambassadors from. those i had lines of more news here on al-jazeera that's after inside story. realistically how can you do with corruption

saudi arabia says an explosives laden boat targeted an oil tanker in the port city of jeddah. the 1st covert 1000 vaccinations have begun in the u.s. as the death toll nears 300000 shipments are being delivered throughout the country an intensive care unit nurse in new york was the 1st to publicly receive the job before the vaccination governor andrew cuomo said he believes this is the weapon that will end the war let's go now to hide your castro she's joining us live from washington d.c. so the injections are taking place but this is a mammoth task to get these injections and the vaccinations to the various states just talk us through what's been happening. that's right rob and the 1st person to have received that shot was indeed an intensive care unit nurse her name sarah lindsay telling the media after she received the shot that she felt healing is coming and that is a scene we are seeing repeated across the country this morning and for many many days to come 3000000 some doses were loaded onto airplanes and trucks from the pfizer factories yesterday and they are in route o

saudi arabia says an explosives laden boat targeted an oil tanker in the port city of jeddah. no longer a pariah state the u.s. removes sedan from its list of state sponsors of terrorism. the 1st over 1000 vaccinations have begun in the u.s. says shipments are being delivered throughout the country within the last hour an intensive care unit nurse was the 1st to publicly receive the job in new york before the public vaccination governor andrew cuomo said he believes this is the weapon the will and the war that's going to hide it will cost or he's joining us live from washington d.c. there's no underestimating the scale of the operation that's going on in the u.s. at the moment and of course now we're at the stage where nations are already being given. that's right and just after 9 o'clock local time is only for saw what we believe was the very 1st shot outside of a clinical trial of the covert vaccine in the united states now it's unclear because unlike great britain of course with its centralized health care system here in the u.s. it's up to each state to determine to whom a

of saudi arabia was due to an attack singapore based shipping company said the vessel at anchor in jeddah was hit from an external source. while not oil but l.n.g. or liquefied natural gas imports from the u.s. have increased substantially in the e.u. in recent years right now europe has $34.00 l. and g. terminals but not one of them is in germany that's about to change now. construction on germany's 1st ellen g. port in bloom's but will is starting soon transporting in handling l.n.g. is a complicated matter for example before transport the l. and g. has to be liquefied by being cool down to minus 162 degrees. here's an animated version of how it will look it would be germany's 1st direct access point for ellen g. suppliers from carter jury and the u.s. . the location was selected strategically pipeline starting here lead to all points in germany. we would like to use the energy as fuel and also distribute it from here we are ideally located on the close to the port of hamburg but we also have access to the kiel canal which gives us access to the baltic states and the scandinavian countr

saudi arabia says an explosives laden boat targeted an oil tanker in the port city of jeddah. and no longer a pariah state the u.s. removed from its list of state sponsors of terrorism. and. more than a century baseball team. in spain that's upset the u.s. president. the electoral college has begun voting to choose the next president of the united states has just gone 10 past past 10 o'clock in vermont for voting is getting under way these a live pictures from p.a. in vermont this is one of the last steps to finalize the outcome of november's election in each state has already certified its results no electors in each state accosting their ballot joe biden won $306.00 electoral votes surpassing that acquired 270 while president donald trump got 200. 32 the state by state votes have drawn more attention this year because trump has refused to concede well let's go live to alan fischer who's at the white house for us ok alan the question that of course everybody is continually asking is is this the point at which joe biden is now officially or semi officially on the way to being

an explosion hits a single poor flagged oil tanker off the saudi port city of jeddah. the u.n. says fighters into ice over forced 400000 people to flee their homes and northern mozambique. and bosnia 25 years on the anniversary of a peace deal that ended europe's bloodiest conflict since the 2nd one. i'm going to go with the sports after more than a century cleveland's baseball team will drop their indian's name and i'll tell you why that subset the u.s. president. and the fast u.s. shipments of the pfizer kovac 1000 vaccine are being delivered in the nation's largest ever immunization project more than 16000000 people in the u.s. have now tested positive for the corona virus and the death toll there is heading towards 300000 california ohio texas and pennsylvania have been reporting the highest numbers of daily infections california has confirmed almost 200000 cases in just the past week alone but one of the riskiest places to be right now. the tiny state on the right rhode island cases are up by almost 50 percent compared to just 2 weeks ago new york though still has the high

in saudi arabia, an oil tanker anchored in the port of jeddah was hit by a boat filled with explosiveson monday. cbs reports it was the fourth assault targeting saudi energy infrastructure in a month. no one has taken responsibility for the attack. last month, houthi rebels in yemen took credit for firing a missile at a saudi aramco oil company distribution station in jeddah. this comes as the trump administration is considering designating the houthis as a terrorist organization despite concerns the move could worsen the humanitarian crisis in yemen by hindering the work of aid groups. the united state has removed sudan from its list of state sponsors of terrorism. the move is seen as part of a deal thasaw sudan and israel agree to establish formal bilateral ties in october. in 1993, the clinton administration placed sudan on the list for hosting osama bin laden in khartoum. the move had essentially cut off sudan from the international finance system for nearly three decades. the trump administration has issued sanctions on a turkish defense agency and four officials for turkey's purc

worst affected countries it's been an explosion on an oil tanker delivering cargo at saudi arabia's jeddah ports shipping company has said on monday that one of its oil tankers b.w. wright had been hit by an unidentified external source it caused an explosion and fire parents in northern nigeria are desperately waiting for information about their son's astronaut takhan a boarding school gunman raided the school on friday and hundreds of children are reported to be still missing but it's not clear if they've all been up ducted the authorities closed all schools while the manhunt is underway scuse me. farmers unions in india are preparing for a one day hunger strike in a bid to ramp up protests over new agricultural farmers have been camped out on major highways for weeks blocking some entry points into the capital new delhi there's anger over legislation that would change the rules about the sale prices for. british and european union leaders have agreed to keep trade talks going is to go straight as mr self-imposed deadline the head of the european union commission says there are still uns

saudi arabia says in an spose of its laden boat targeted an oil tanker in the port city of jeddah. i'm generous with sports as the football world pays tribute to saudi the former liverpool and france manager has died at the age of 73. the u.s. has begun covert 19 vaccinations as shipments are being delivered throughout the country and intensive care unit nurse in new york was the 1st to publicly receive the job before the public vaccination governor andrew cuomo said he believes that this is the weapon that will end the war let's go now to hydrogen castro she's joining us live from washington d.c. there's no underestimating the scale of the operation that is going on in the u.s. at the moment and of course as we were just saying the vaccines are already beginning to be administered. that's right and we're seeing scenes like the applause we just saw in new york repeated across the country with front line health care workers being among the 1st to receive the 1st doses of the pfizer vaccine we saw yesterday trucks and cargo planes taking some $3000000.00 vaccine doses out of the pfiz

officers responded with tear gas more than 60 protesters were arrested nationwide and several police in jeddah saw the reports. well you can probably see behind me it's already getting pretty good here in paris was burning 6 and you can hear the tear gas that's being left all 4 were in the middle of it at the moment and. streaming the we've already seen clashes between the police and the protesters at the very start of this protest police being pelted with the room next with glass portals with pink paint and then they members funding with the tear gas. but if i just trying to extinguish a number of fires that is being set these the fires of cause all along this street there are at least 3 or 4 vehicles that have been completely tool watched so you just have to move because the feelings from the vehicle are getting a little bit too close for comfort but this protest still going on this is one of rhinitis protests in france and against the global security law a law that's been much criticized not just by journalists and citizens and n.g.o.s but also by the european union and by the un many inclu

arabia's energy ministry says an oil tanker delivering cargo was hit by a boat full of explosives at jeddah port it also described the incident as a terrorist attack the shipping company have said that it's boat the b. w. right was hit by what it called an unidentified external source that caused an explosion and fire another tanker was that image by a mine off the coast last month that attack was blamed on you yemen's who the rebels and various craig is an assistant professor at the fence studies department of king's college london he says that this raises serious questions about security at saudi ports the saudis have admitted that it was an explosive lowden bodog vessel that was basically charged against this all tanker which suggests it was a very much a low tech low skill kind of joke which is something that the who these can do without external support but the question that rises then is if you know obviously this is a high target and you know the general port is obviously a very very high security risk high security target then you would make sure that all receive this port is adequa

afraid i lived in saudi arabia after i wrote my 1st royal bestseller called majesty i went to live in jeddah in happier days i became a friend of jamal khashoggi as you say we wrote articles together it seemed in those days saudi arabia was moving in a more liberal direction they continually say that they are but as we know there was a hit squad sent with a bone saw to dismember his body it was preplanned whether or not the king and the crime prince well he denies it mamma didn't ahmed denies being directly involved in that assassination he denies it and i know i've no reason i've no evidence to disbelieve him however it does say something about the saudi system it does say something about the inherent cruelty of that particular dictatorship and you're quite right the war in yemen is one of the great tragedies of the 21st century and in the crown we know that the queen has previously had private chats with prime ministers and tried to express feelings about. perhaps the preservation of the monarchy perhaps its preservation of britain's name in the world do you think the queen is talking abou

there's been an explosion on an oil tanker delivering cargo at saudi arabia's jeddah port the shipping company said the b.w. brian had been hit by an unidentified external source that caused the blast and the fire the ages of 5 african nations are meeting to discuss rising violence in displacement in northern mozambique the u.n. says attacks by isolating to fighters of forced $400000.00 people to flee the region is also home to a multi-billion dollar natural gas project well those are the headlines next it's talk to al-jazeera. what is that they've been doing with the money that it's borrowed we bring in the stories and developments that are rapidly changing the world living large unseen as congress is debating a bill seeking to raise billions of dollars from the super rich poor families hate god by that counting the cost on al-jazeera war on the move. would be. december the 12th 2015 representatives of $196.00 countries gather in the suburbs of paris at the 21st united nations climate change conference this historic summit brought them together to draft an agreement on sustainability

the saudi arabian port of jeddah has been closed after an explosion on an oil tanker that was delivering cargo shipping company hafner said the b.w. ryan had been hit by an unidentified external source that caused the blast under fire leaders of 5 african nations are meeting to discuss rising violence in displacement of northern mozambique united nations says attacks by isolate fighters of force 400000 people to. the u.s. as officially removed sudan from its list of state sponsors of terrorism the trump administration approved the movers side deal to sudan's normalization agreement with israel in october washington and khartoum signed an agreement to restore the country's sovereign immunity meaning that it cannot be sued in american courts. those are your headlines for news continuing here on al-jazeera that's after inside story. and italian student is tortured and murdered in egypt now italy is pressing charges as more evidence suggests involvement by egypt's security services so will that finally be justice for julia regime this is an inside story. hello welcome to the program i'm wron

look at some other news now has been an explosion on an oil tanker delivering call go saudi arabia's jeddah port a shipping company have said one of its oil tankers the rhyme had been hit by an unidentified external source that caused an explosion and fire that comes off to another time car was damaged by a mine off the coast last month that attack was blamed on yemen's hoofy rebels. farmers union leaders in india have begun a one day hunger strike in a bid to ramp up protests over new agricultural laws on the us have been camped out on major highways for weeks blocking some entry points into the capital new delhi angry over legislation that would change the rules about the sale and pricing of. a full rounds of talks with the government have so far failed to reach a compromise is a problem as line for us. on the delhi pradesh border fall is certainly keeping up the pressure as was the plan today. hello laura promises anything increasing pressure on the government around $45.00 union leaders are on hunger strike at the 3 highways at least 3 highways into the capital region of delhi which the

from doha also coming up an explosion hits a singapore flight oil tanker off the saudi port city of jeddah. the u.n. says fighters links to i still have forced $400000.00 people to flee their homes in northern mozambique plus. i'm afraid that it will not take long for them to come to be. choosing a life in exile a 15 year old joining a growing number of activists leaving hong kong and so far she's crackdown on dissent. the 1st u.s. shipments of the pfizer covert 900 vaccine are being delivered across the country in the nation's largest ever immunization project well in 16000000 people in the u.s. have tested positive for corona virus and the death toll is headed towards 300000 california ohio texas and pennsylvania have been reporting the most daily infections for news confirmed almost 200000 cases in the past week alone but one of the riskiest places to be right now is the tiny state on the right rhode island where cases are up by almost. 50 percent compared to a fortnight in. new york still has the highest death toll overall with more than 35000 and was the 1st epicenter of the virus in

arabia's energy ministry says an oil tanker delivering cargo was hit by a boat full of explosives at jeddah ports it's described the incident as a terrorist attack the shipping company says its b.w. orion vessel was hit by an unidentified external source that caused an explosion at a fire that comes after another tank or was damaged by a mine off the coast last month. leaders of 5 african nations are meeting to discuss the escalating violence in northern mozambique which is displaced thousands of people united nations says attacks by fighters linked to i so have forced 400000 people to flee on groups in capital gado province of seize key towns for brief periods wanting to set up a caliphate the us is officially remove saddam from its state sponsors of terrorism list the tumble ministration approved the move as a side deal to sudan's normalization agreements with israel and those are the headlines these continues here on al-jazeera after counting the cost to buy. is counting the cost on al-jazeera your look at the world of business and economics this week accusations of being an $80000000000

live from doha also coming up an explosion hits a singapore flag oil tanker of the saudi for city of jeddah. indian farmers book a key highway and you need just go on hunger strike after talks with the government fail. and vote.

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washington there's been an explosion on an oil tanker in saudi arabia it was delivering called good jeddah ports the shipping company so the vessel had been hit by an unidentified external source which calls the blast and then a fire they have been no injuries reported farmers unions in india are on the one day hunger strike in a bid to ramp up protests over new agriculture rules with it like which is now several rounds of talks with the governments have so far failed to find a compromise. parents in old nigeria desperately waiting for information about their sons often attack on a boarding school gunman raided the school friday and hundreds of children are reported to be still missing it's not clear if they were doctored. hikers have infiltrated computers that the u.s. treasury department's authorities believe other government agencies could also be affected becomes less than a week after a major u.s. cyber security firm files i so foreign government hackers had stolen tools it uses to probe the defenses of its customers. british an e.u. leaders have agreed to keep trade talks going as ne

well the saudi arabian port of jeddah has now been closed after an explosion on an oil tanker the shipping company has said one of its oil tankers the b.w. rhine had been hit by an unidentified external source that caused an explosion and a fire and comes off another tank that was damaged by a mine off the coast last month that attack was being blamed on yemen's riki rebels much as wary is the director of the gulf study center at castle university he says this is a serious incident in a very critical pos of the n.c. it's very interesting to see this happened just after one month of our. other incident that we have to look at also what was happening to our i previously i think of this we have to look at the context the context that is it is very tense there is a tension in. sodas and how these there's a tension between so there and there are there's a tension between iran and the united states and alliances and that he did so it's a very it's a very tense moment. and the minute we have to look at also the consequences of the asus a nation of nuclear scientists there on what is either so i t

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