editorial of the leading newspaper the malta times today that said this country has turned into the mafia state and things really have to be brought out into the into the light now and things really have to change fundamentally. reporting earlier in the maltese capital. business africa is up next with your heart going at the top of the hour thank you for your company for. the creative today's. 7. a historical use in politics business lists run by people of the islamic revolution. in terms of making its initial flirtation with those strengths and states of emergency put things into chaos to join the circle to display.

ok journalist keith mccullough from the times of malta joining us tonight from valetta want to keep we appreciate your time and updating us on the story we appreciate it thank you we're now i'd like to bring in on the telephone kareena bella she is the sister of the murdered maltese journalist daphne gilead sia she joins me also from the lead. miss villa can you hear me. i think here you can yes i can hear you we appreciate you taking the time to talk with us i thought i'd like to get your take on this decision that we have received from the prime minister that he's promised a pardon to this middle man if the middle man cooperates and leads the investigation to the the murderer what's your reaction to that. how long i mean he's focusing on the cotton is something it is not really the issue this is a review about moving investigation for didn't it and from what i've seen and heard there seems to be enough profit potential evidence to move the investigation further than the person being arrested and. is now offering a plea bargain is a necessary step forward then it's a welcome step forw

justice system in malta i mean for from the outside looking at this story it's been 2 years since your sister was murdered and we are still going. behind this horrible crime. we have an old time to check everything the end justifies to be delivered in malta i'm encouraged by the fact that the has being a father a son that looks like the investigation can move further up from that yes the having issues yes it's been a long time and no the case will not be closed once a murderer is in j. destiny reported on crying like a report on corruption at the heart of government some of that touches on crime than just the trust of it delivered on every single level to every person she ever wrote about she wrote about people in government and they often. so full justice means justice for her mother and justice for her of course this is a step forward and we need to take things further. and we can understand that you would like to see some resolution and some closure in this case the fact that it has taken so long do you think that speaks to the reality of the political injustice system in malta that your sister reported on that it is somewhat corrupt and needs to be reformed do you think w

situation had indeed become untenable this is a day where the leading newspaper off the island the malta times had written a furious editorial these sort of most angry in its history with wrote this like malta isn't the real live maffia film of the government immediately needed to step down because it was so implicated in corruption and the the scandal surrounding the murder of. so we'll wait a bit and see what reasons the prime minister's prime minister gives himself however it seems that people around him have managed to change his mind do you think this will the peace protesters. we're calling precisely for this that. it will of course appease them because it was incredible fury i mean there was not many protesters out last night this was really already in the morning that was like 23 in the morning and people were very tired but there was palpable anger there and we saw the son of. a mass you really sort of screaming at the microphone is anger about the treatment of the death of his mother and that he thought this government was just really ready to go and step down but it will appease the

editorial off the leading newspaper the malta times today that said this country has turned into the mafia state and things really have to be brought out into the into the light now and things really have to change fundamentally borrow days of reporting from malta thank you. climate activists around the world are taking to the streets in the force at fridays for a future global climate strike well they're demanding that governments step up their efforts to cut carbon emissions and they're sending a message as well to the un climate change conference which kicks off in madrid next week organizers say more than 3000 strikes are planned around the world and here you can now get a sense of the scale of the rallies calling on politicians to do more to slash c o 2 emissions australians were among the 1st to take to the streets in sydney hundreds of young people skipped school to hold a rally outside the city hall. our house is on fire parked metaphor part call to arms of climate change activist as they seek to hama home a sense of urgency yet for some here in sydney it's been a painful rea

editorial of the leading newspaper the malta times today that said this country has turned into the mafia state and things really have to be brought out into the into the light now and things really have to change fundamentally barbosa reporting from malta thank you. and i some potentially positive news for you now a malaria free future one that be great while it could just happen on the tasmanian island of zanzibar scientists are using drones in what could be a breakthrough and i foresee i we have to go now to london because the police are holding a press conference on that breaking news story about the attack on london bridge sick list it's 29th of november police were called to a stop at a premises near to london bridge the city. emergency services attended including offices from the city of london police on the matter of. a male suspect who was shot by specialist officers from the city of london place and i can confirm that this suspect died of say. a number of other people received injuries during this incident as soon as we can provide further updates on their condition we will and

that muscat is protecting those who were behind her murder was micallef is a journalist with the times of malta and joins us from the capital letter welcome to you why do you think these 3 men have decided to step down. at this stage it would be even 1st of all at this stage their position has become completely untenable you can't have any government no government can has it's one their highest ranking ministers in that under investigation over a political murder of a journalist i mean there was no way out of them except except to resign and people here say they should have resigned months ago this shouldn't have taken this long because there had been indications that there had been politicians involved and. however to situation as a skelly to do really following the air rest of mr fenech the businessman allegedly behind this contract killing of misgoverned ability and so do these resignations pose any threats to joseph mascot's government. from a strictly numerical number not because the government has a very big majority but the political ramifications are not to be or not to be. or are big b

chief mcallister journalist with the times of malta speaking to us from atlanta thank you very much u.s. president donald trump is in florida rallying his supporters he can't ignore the continuing impeachment inquiry which is gathering pace and wait but he says it's an attempt by the what he calls the by what he calls the establishment to stop him from working for the people he. was at the rally. one thing it's bill does the president from home coming here to the state of florida to move his official residence here recently from new york to the public and of course you're focused on 2020 this is an important swing state which from one bike in 2016 but the ongoing in feature wins inquiry has caused a long shadow over president although trump he remains defiant it's a terrible hoax last week someone testified that i told him quote what he wants the ukraine i said i want nothing this is a quote i want no quid pro quo i want nothing tell president zelinsky to do the right way the failed washington establishment is trying to stop me because i'm fighting for you because we're winning very sim

journalists keith mccullough with the times of malta. joining us from valetta with the latest on murder investigation there surrounding that killing of the half me going to say i can't thank you. well some of today's fastest growing sports have nothing to do with ballgames or athletics computer based e-sports are attracting huge crowds international competitions and star players they can earn big rewards so it's no wonder that many youngsters dream of making a career in east sports some schools in sweden have latched on to the trend they are even offering lessons. 17 year old sean is on his way to school half an hour north of stockholm but his school is unique here kids can play games at 8 o'clock in the morning and it's part of the timetable so the shows will of course totally motivates me you wake up before academic classes start your brain switches into gear and you get to do what you like. shown as learning to play league of legends currently one of the most popular computer games more than 100000000 people play it worldwide and this

but case micallef is a journalist for the times of malta he joins us now from the capital letter welcome to the program keith last night we saw the prime minister pelted with extraneous allies have already gone is the next. that is the question everybody is asking the president or himself had said 2 years ago when he heard one another mandate to govern for 5 years that this would be his last turn the problem for the prime minister is that he's probably made his biggest miscalculation his biggest bit of judgment in his political career because ford is minister had this chief of staff has been there too late to to to leave under his own because of their panama company's initiative which was 3 years ago for 3 years and the prime minister and involved in pledge that he would beat back is really responsible and shoulders possibility for his decision now that these people are under investigation over a contract killing there's no other way no other way practically for him then resign because he committed them big miscalculation on judgement even though many people can't believe he was he knew

received good soldiers are very open story thank you so much for joining us micallef from the times of malta. residents of the town of kabbani in northeastern syria say they are scared about the imminent arrival of turkish troops though it is military and to be an area where u.s. troops withdrew in october the body is inside the northern syria buffer zone established so his president's ranch of type heard once as the would be used to resettle syrian refugees currently living in his country but syrians in the area say it's a turkish invasion and point to the growing number of civilians killed or injured by turkish troops as proof. you can see turkey from here in the syrian town of could bonnie the turkish troops haven't made it to kabbani yet and that's the way it should stay says ramsey the owner of a shoe shop 5 years ago he says when islamic state was murdering people and plundering this town turkey watched from the other side of the border but took no action now i-s. is gone and turkish troops have moved into syria patrolling what they're calling a safe zone. and. they talking about it's

to all of that and when they came out, they made a statement saying that they believe it is time for malta'soseph muscat, to step aside. daphne ca ruana galizia was a journalist he was working to expose corruption on malta when she was assassinated in that car bombing two years ago. in the process of the court hearings in the last few days, yorgen fenech the businessman‘s lawyer have alleged that the chief of staff to the prime minister here in malta should also be under investigation, because they say he was leaking details of the police investigation as it was going on. police questioned the chief of staff and released him but there are many in malta who now believe that the prime minister himself, mi, should step aside, in order that a full and free police investigation can go ahead. a new law comes into force in china this weekend that will force mobile phone users to submit to facial recognition software in order to access the internet. the government in beijing says it will help protect the legitimate rights of citizens in cyberspace , but cyber security experts have expressed concerns

address pressing regional issues like human trafficking is the 1st person to visit time since jump over 2nd in 1980. police in malta have arrested a man in connection with the murder of journalist that daphne karunya. died in a car bombing last year all of the country's most prominent to businessmen york in fact was detained when police intercepted he's got off the maltese coast. today is unicef's world children's day 30 years since world leaders made a commitment to protect the young from violence and neglect only one country has yet to ratify the un convention on the rights of the child in the us the united states since the conventions adoption deaths of children under the age of 5 a fall of by 60 percent on the number of undernourished children has dropped by about half despite the progress or daily life is still a struggle for many children around the world the w reports from the capital of togo know me. these. kids should be in school however instead they spend every morning collecting least they live on the streets of togo's capital need collecting trash is one of the main ways for them of making a living. oh

malta. there have been issues, yes, it has been a l long time in the ce be closed once the murderer is in jailjujustice has to be served on every single level that t she wre about. she wrote about people and government and they are still there. this is a step forward. we need to take things further. brent: we can understand that you would like to see some resolution and closure in this case. the fact that it has taken so long, do you think that speaks to the reality of the political injustice system that your sister reported on? that it is somewhat cororrupt ad needs to be reformed? do you think we are seeing get right before our eyes? corrine: there have been reports that she was killed by an international organization. there was an update published today that there has not been any progress in the report was subject of a resolution. it has not been any progress other than the announcement of the public inquiry. brent: corrine vella 20 us tonight. we a appreciate -- joining us tonight. we appreciate your time. corrine: thank you for calling. have a good evening. brent: freedom of speech is th

malta. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: for the first time in more than a century, a manuscript featuringi is discovered in lambeth palace. it's quite clear that the worst victims of this disaster are the poor people living in the slums which have sprung up around the factory. i am feeling so helpless, that the childrens are dying in front of me and i can't do anything. charles manson is the mystical leader of the hippy cult suspected of killing sharon tate and at least six other people in los angeles. at 11am this morning, just half a metre of rock separated britain from continental europe. it took the drills just a few moments to cut through the final obstacle. then philippe cozette, a minerfrom calais, was shaking hands with and exchanging flags with robert fagg, his opposite number from dover. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the terror suspect shot dead on london bridge has been named as 28—year—old usman khan. he was convicted in 2012 for terrorism offences and released from prison in december 2018. the victims who were killed were a man and a woman. three others injured in t

malta. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: for the first timeanuscript featuring the writing of queen elizabeth i is discovered in lambeth palace. president kennedy was shot down and died almost immediately. the murder ofjohn kennedy is a disaster for the whole free world. he caught the imagination of the world, the first of a new generation of leaders. margaret thatcher is resigning as leader of the conservative party and prime minister. before leaving number 10 to see the queen, she told her cabinet, "it's a funny old world." angela merkel is germany's first woman chancellor, easily securing the majority she needed. attempts to fly a hot—air balloon had to be abandoned after a few minutes, but nobody seemed to mind very much. as one local comic put it, "it's not hot air we need, it's hard cash." cuba has declared nine days of mourning following the death of fidel castro at the age of 90. castro developed close ties with the soviet union in the 19605. it was an alliance that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war with the cuban missile c

2016, he took part in a five—match showdown against alphago, losing four times but beating the computer once. the government in maltanse pressure as protests continue over the murder of a prominentjournalist. daphne caruana galizia was killed two years ago by a car bomb. she was investigating corruption on the island. her death shocked maltese society, and her family have led the calls for justice, including demands for a public inquiry. damian grammaticas reports from malta. chanting "mafia", they shout. "corruption". the targets of their anger — the politicians inside malta's parliament. why are you here tonight? because not only they have killed a journalist, just for money and power, but they have also brought the country to its knees. that journalist and mother of three sons was daphne caruana galizia. two years ago, three men were arrested for planting the bomb that blew up her car. but who ordered the killing? and have investigations been slow because they've been protected from high up? in the crowds was her niece. it's disgusting that nothing has been done in these past two years. we need justice. we need a

teams appreciate you trying to investigate times political rival joe biden and he says everyone knew the president knew about it also coming up police in malta arrest a prominent businessman in connection with the murder of investigative journalist stephanie carroll one. tycoon was detained aboard his got walloped trying to leave . plus what do you think is the right age for a girl to get married didn't go 60 years now doesn't and what age 60 is 60 years so. you doubly reports from nigeria which brides are commonplace. a math and how it welcome to the program a star witness has given the most explosive testimony so far at the impeachment inquiry into u.s. president donald trump gordon's on the u.s. ambassador to europe had already given evidence behind closed doors about alleged attempts to pressure ukraine's president selenski into starting an investigation into trump's democratic rival joe biden and at today's public hearing mr lynn gave further details. u.s. ambassador good and sound and now writing for the impeachment hearings the question everyone wants him to answer did president trump hold back financial 80 ukraine in exchange for a c

take many times i'm good with our city of london is again very targeted by terrorism. and political turmoil in malta as the crisis sparked by a murdered journalist for.

malta arrest a prominent businessman in connection with the murder of investigative journalist daphne zia the tycoon and his yacht were detained by the military today while apparently trying to flee the. time burnt off it's good to have you with a star witness has given the most explosive testimony so far in the impeachment hearings against u.s. president donald trump gordon song the u.s. ambassador to the european union had already given evidence behind closed doors about the alleged attempt to pressure ukraine's president selenski into starting an investigation into trump's democratic rival joe biden but at today's public hearing his online gave even more explosive details. u.s. ambassador to golden sunderland now writing for the impeachment hearings the question everyone wants him to answer did president trump hold back financial 80 ukraine in exchange for a corruption probe into his democratic rival joe biden and his links to energy fund the reason the own said he was following instructions from trump's attorney rudy giuliani thank you please as i testified previously mr giuliani's requests were a quid pro quo for arranging a white house visit for president selenski mr giuliani demande

malta over corruption. president trump is in florida for the thanksgiving holiday, but that has not stopped the news on the impeachment inquiry. "the new york times" is reporting that the pre was briefed on the whistleblower complaint regarding his ukraine dealings before he unfrozen military aid for the country in september. this comes as democrats are gearing up for more hearings next week. our washington correspondent chris buckler joined me earlier. what questions does the new timeline raise? chris: during the impeachment inquiry there have been a series of injections officials that military aid to ukraine was suspended while president trump pushed for investigations by the country into his politicalin rivalsuding potential presidential challenger joe biden. republicans and mr. trump himself have always said that the military aid ultimately was paid to ukraine, and beyond that, no investigations were launched. however, there are no questions -- there areti now real qus aboutg, timnd that is becausof a "new york times" report that said while esident trump said that things were not connected, those things were not connected after white house la

malta's prime minister as police step up their investigation into the murder of an investigative journalist. security on the us—mexico border: president trump says mexico's drug cartels will be treated as terrorist organisations. now, it's timethis morning. we begin with the british general election, which yesterday degenerated into a contest about which party was more racist. while muslim groups accused the conservatives of islamophobia, and most of the british press, including the guardian, is leading with the labour party's problems with dealing with accusations of anti—semitism. but there's a reminder, though, from bloomberg that the problems of brexit will still be there to greet whoever wins the election. it's a stark warning from the uk motor industry that unless there's a frictionless trade deal, car production in britain could fall by half over the next five years. the financial times looks the latest stage in the technology war between the us and china. the trump administration is proposing wide powers to be able to block any imports of technology that it thinks could undermine national security. the implications for companies like huawei are clear. next, a story that our colleagues on the bbc news website are cove

it also coming up place in malta arrest a prominent businessman in connection with the murder of investigative journalist stephanie carroll wanna go to talk and was at the time the bodies got walloped outlay trying to link the odd.

their anger on malta's prime minister as police step up their investigation into the murder of an investigative journalist. in iran, people were on the street in the capital tehran, and this time—government protests in which dozens of people have been killed. the protests were triggered by the tripling of petrol prices. the government completely shut down the internet, but as that returns, videos suggest that the unrest is on a bigger, more violent scale than was previously thought. kasra naji reports. more pictures of unrest are only now gradually emerging from iran, like these, posted on the internet. a small group of protesters wielding sticks, and even an axe, facing armed security forces in gorgan in north—east iran. gunfire shots ring out, and then two injured people are seen being dragged away. when the protesters faced the security forces throughout the country last week, the iranian authorities shut down the internet and cut off communication lines to stop these pictures reaching the outside world. amnesty international says at least 143 people have been killed, the most violent protests in iran for many years, triggered when the government, without notice at midnight

time. the last thing in the sequence of that year that i will talk about is the summit meeting in malta. it was going to be the first meeting between the president and gorbachev. the president decided to lay it all out. when we arrived there, it was clear that gorbachev was nervous. he thought it was going to be tough negotiations and what george bush did in his opening presentation is, he laid out all the opportunities and all the assistance that the u.s. was willing to provide, all the commitment to change and support that the u.s. would give, and it was clear to me in that first meeting george bush established a trust relationship with gorbachev, which was the key to allowing the collapse of the soviet union to take place without a shot being fired. >> both of you touched on the trying times. can you touch on the similarities between the president when it came to decision-making and behind-the-scenes? >> they have to put things in the context of where you are in your relationship with them. ronald reagan was kind of like my grandfather. him, but disagree with i always felt guilty, so

times but warmer airfitting in. chilly for all of us starting next week. hello, everyone, and welcome. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: malta'snalist leads to protests and a string of resignations. heavy snow and hurricane—force winds cause havoc on both coasts of the us, as the country gears up for the thanksgiving holiday. i'm lewis vaughanjones in london. also in the programme: search and recovery in east africa. the un says landslides and floodwaters have claimed more than 120 lives in kenya. clive james — one of australia's most celebrated broadcasters and writers, admired around the world for his wit and humour —

the president was asked at that time we could give the first leadoff presentation in malta because hewasn't sure how gorbachev was reacting to the ball how the events of the day and he wanted to be sure the before they started these meetings the gorbachev heard with the united states position was going to be and what he did was present a 17-point program of economic health of the united states was going to give the soviet union to help them bring them into the world economy. >> marlin i've got to stop you now only because the clock and the time is expiring. [inaudible conversation] used to make your way. >> this is what we had to do every day can you believe it. [laughter] anyway, i just want to see that gorbachev his response at the end of bush's presentation was but was look at the floor and hushed audience, lift at the table and at the president in the eye and see that is exactly what i wanted to hear. and from there on, there is a dramatic change in east-west relations. we can talk about that later. >> thank you marlin. [applause] thank you and peter and gene, thank you thank you

time of her murder, ms caruana galizia was investigating a mysterious investment fund, which was identified in the leak of financial documents known as the panama papers. damian grammaticas has more from valletta. malta'sh, emerging from court to shouts of "mafia". he's the focus of the murder investigation that has rocked malta. you've named many people close to the prime minister, are you going to name them? yes, of course. and these people are responsible? the truth will come out, i'm confident, i'm confident, and i'm determined. they are responsible for the death of daphne caruana galizia? i'm confident and determined that the truth will come out. and you are responsible for the death of daphne caruana galizia? i'm confident that the truth will come out, sir, i'm confident. so you ordered her assassination? no, i didn't say that, i said i am confident that the truth will come out. yorgen fenech‘s claim is that the chief police investigator is biased against him and too close to senior political figures. why do you think he's biased? i have my reasons which are public, made public in our complaint and the courts are evaluating. we have trust in the courts. pursuing him down the street, protesters wh

president was asked at that time if he could give the first leadoff presentation in malta because he was not sure how gorbachev was reacting to the wall and the events of the day, and he wanted to be sure before they start of these meetings, gorbachev heard what the united tion was going to be. he wanted to present a 17 point program of economic health that the united states would give the soviet union to bring them into the world economy. sam: i have to stop you because the clock tells me time is expiring. --lin: just one sam: i would never stand in your way. this is what we had to do every day, can you believe it? marlin: i just wanted to say gorbachev's response at the end of bush's presentation was to look at the floor, hush the audience, the president in the eye and say, that is exactly what i wanted to hear. from there on, there was a east-westhange in the relations that we can talk about later. sam: thank you marlin, peter and gene. i wish we had all day. i would like to have heard about the malta meeting and the hurricane in the mediterranean. when i have the pleasure to spea

time for a short break here al-jazeera when we come back the murder investigation that sent shock waves through malta government the prime minister could be next to resign plus people are very angry about it and people are it do not support what he is proposing why divided communities in northern ireland good lighting against boris johnson's break that plan and support iraq secure their spot in the last 4 of the arabian gulf cup rattles he with that story more in that state of. hello again a welcome back we're here cross united states this weekend the travel is going to be quite high across many of those major cities as people come back home after the big holiday we're going to be seeing a big weather story here across much of the central and also east united states 1st of all is starting out here towards the southwest we do have an area of low pressure that's really begin to develop as we go through the next couple of days as we go towards saturday though look at all the snow we do expect to see across the northern plains as well as the midwest down here towards the southeast it is going to be the t

time of her murder, miss ca ruana galizia was investigating a mysterious investment fund, which was identified in the leak of financial documents known as the panama papers. damian grammaticas has more from valletta. malta'shouts of mafia. he is the focus of the murder investigation that has rocked malta. you have named many people close to the prime minister, are you going to name them? yes, of course. and these people are responsible ?|j name them? yes, of course. and these people are responsible? i am confident. they are responsible for the death of daniela caruana galizia? are you responsible?” the death of daniela caruana galizia? are you responsible? i am confident. no comment. so you ordered the assassination? no, i didn't say that, i said i am confident the truth will come through. he thinks he is biased against him. why do you think he is biased? we have trust in the courts. pursuing him down the street, protesters who want to see all those behind the killing of daphne caruana galizia prosecuted. this isjust about justice for a murdered journalist who was doing herjob!m the prime minister resigns, does that help advanced things, do you think? of course, i am not saying change the administration,

time all 5 candidates have links to the former president abdul aziz beautifully it was forced out by mass protests in april protesters are demanding a complete change in the political classes while in malta the prime minister there is reported to have told friends that he's about to resign joseph muskrat's under pressure now over the government's alleged cover up of the murder of a journalist 2 years ago daphne khurana died in a car bomb explosion while investigating corruption involving politicians and business executives or a bird in manly has more. to government ministers resigned so soon as the prime minister's chief of staff and now juice of must get himself also he's telling friends. his government's been accused for months of mishandling the murder investigation which goes right to the heart of his political and business community journalist dominic heroine was killed in a car bomb explosion 2 years ago one investigating corruption involving politicians and business executives. as protests this rallied early friday outside parliament in the capital of a letter demanding his resignation the prime minister met his government ministers without ministers conrad mizzi and chris cardona

time of her mururder, galilizia was investigating fenech's business dealings. on wednesday, , hundreds of demonstrators gagathered outside parliament demanding the resignation of the prime minister over galizia's murder. they surrounded the car of malta's justice minister, banging on the hood and pressing photos of daphne galizia against the windshield. galizia's sister, mandy mallia, was s part of the protest. >> people have to do protest like these more often. the corrupt must not stay where they are now. they must stay in jaiail. i hope to have a normal country for my children and justice for my sister and all her stories. amy: and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. nermeen: and i'm nermeen shaikh. welcome to all of our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. "we followed the presidedent's orders." those were the words of u.s. ambassador gordon sondland wednesday as he told lawmakers that he helped pressure the ukrainian government to investigate joe biden and his son hunter. sondland acknowledged there was a quid pro quo tying u.s. military aid to ukraine with ukraine's announcement of a probe into the bidens. sondland als