zero zero i'm maryam namazie in london just a quick look at the top stories now mozambique's government has people to move to higher ground as to rancho rain lashes the north in the wake of another powerful cyclon so far at least five people are known to have died in aid workers report that entire villages have been wiped out there are warnings of widespread flooding to come with more than half a million people at risk sudan's opposition is saying it's hopeful of reaching a deal with the military on transferring power a delegation representing protest is met with army leaders to demand a civilian government and in the last hour they've been holding a second meeting the military formed a transitional body after forcing the president to model the ship to step down and how to doe has more from khartoum. the opposition want a four year period because the thirty baht would be enough to interned the rule of more in sudan and also to minimize any interruption or interference into the electoral process from the military the military says they needed to be two years and bodies were discussing ri

maryam namazie in london just a quick look at the headlines now shrunken security forces have engaged in a gun battle with suspects linked to the easter sunday attacks a curfew has been imposed after the raid on a property in the eastern city of cullman i more than seventy people have been arrested in connection with the attacks which killed more than two hundred fifty people. saddam's military council has denied reports that foreign ministers and members of the ruling party have been freed from jail it comes as thousands of people held friday prayers at site the army headquarters in hard two and the latest show of defiance to military rule they say they won't leave until the army transfers power to a civilian authority united nations has warned of massive flooding over the next ten days in mozambique as a second powerful storm lashes the country cyclon kenneth has destroyed homes and killed at least one person just a month after the deadly cyclone either i tens of thousands of people have already been evacuated the world meteorological organization says it's the strongest cyclon to h

oh i maryam namazie in london just a brief look at the top stories french president emmanuel macron has pledged to rebuild not true down cathedral in five years after it was severely damaged in a fire on monday evening more than eight hundred forty seven million dollars has been pledged to help build the cathedral almost nothing remains of its roof after flames licked through its medieval timbers and sent the wooden spire crashing into the choir area matt brown said the rebuilt cathedral would be even more beautiful. and. i think for us we are a people of builders and we have so much to rebuild we will reconstruct this cathedral of not within five years or even more beautiful we can do it we will do it with al-jazeera and it smith has our report now from paris. more than eight hundred years of history and it took just under twelve hours for much of it to go up in flames on tuesday morning firefighters put out the last embers of one of the most distressing and shocking fires paris has seen. cathedral had been undergoing renovation when it became engulfed in flames more than two hundred t

oh i maryam namazie and on the just a quick look at the top stories calls for an urgent ceasefire in libya have been largely ignored by forces loyal to the east and. the u.n. requested a two hour pause to the fighting to evacuate the injured but have those self-styled libyan national army has continued its advance towards the capital tripoli. and as strike by saudi u.a.e. coalition forces on a warehouse near the yemeni capital was damaged a nearby school killing eleven many of them students dozens more were wounded in the attack on a residential area east of sana the coalition denied carrying out strikes in the area in syria government forces have killed at least fourteen people in the northwest of the country shelling happened in the countryside with the town of sark it hardest hit it live is supposed to be free of fighting under a deescalation deal negotiated by russia and turkey sudan suffered a total power blackout on sunday this is the embattled president tomorrow bashir met on the leaders to discuss the latest anti-government protests huge numbers defied a curfew to camp outsid

zero zero i'm maryam namazie this is the news hour live from london coming up the u.n. chief says he's leaving libya with a heavy heart and deep concern as fears grow over the battle for tripoli. a march continues in algeria thousands of protesters celebrate the resignation of that president and now want all the ruling elite gone. we look at the race to contain an outbreak of cholera in mozambique after side clone a die. on the u.k.'s prime minister to resign may ask for a knowledge delay to breaks it but will the e.u. grant it. and in sport in england footballer's says he can't wait to quit the game tottenham's danny rose made the comments after several high profile incidents involving family racism. welcome to the program our top story fierce battles have taken place near libya's capital tripoli as forces loyal to the wall of the five to continue that lightning advance towards the city the u.n. has already tried to intervene with the secretary general antonio terrorise making a diplomatic dash to rival centers of power first went to tripoli which is home to libya's u.

you know i'm maryam namazie in london just a quick look at the top stories now the head of libya's u.n. backed government has accused the wall of holy five to of betraying him they says have to us troops advanced into the outskirts of the capital tripoli in a speech to the nation the prime minister of seraj also said the international community is differentiate between aggressors and those who want to maintain civilian rule. over the our liquidity read the recent. libyans throughout the country east to west north to south africa the necessity of giving priority to the interests of the country unifying the ranks and working together to lift libya out of this crisis i say to the international community that it should not equate between the aggressor and those who defend themselves or between those who seek the militarization of the state and those committed to a democratic civilian country tens of thousands of protesters in sudan of march to the army's headquarters in the capital hard to. this is the first time they've reached the building since anti-government demonstrations started in

hello i'm maryam namazie this is the news hour live from london coming up. the socialist when the most seats in spain's general election but as no clear majority for the left or the right. a second meeting between protest leaders in sudan and the military is this post until monday. and the synagogue shooting described by donald trump as a hate crime california police question a suspected far right sympathizer. in schools around me as a point formula one grand prix them a safe driver now leads the world championship and if there is how many. believe. the ruling the socialists have won the most seats in the spanish election but it's neither left nor the right holds a clear majority led by the prime minister has the socialist set to win one hundred twenty three seats the conservative people's party which was ousted after a corruption scandal last year has sixty five the worst of a result see adonis the populist centrist party which has shifted to the right is projected to get fifty seven seats and the left wing populist party but demos has thirty five the far r

i'm maryam namazie and london with the top story from a year at a major operation is currently underway in the french capital paris where the city's historic not true don cathedral is on fire. fear and despair grips thousands of libyans displaced by the fierce fighting for control of the capital tripoli. mistaking mortars for tory's seven afghan children killed in the latest reminder of the threat from unexploded munitions. and i'm leon harding here with all of your sport australian rugby officials have sacked one of their biggest stars just a few months before the world cup. hello protest leaders in sudan are demanding the new ruling military council be dissolved they want a civilian government to be formed immediately which includes representatives of the army that's been backed up by the african union which urged the military to hand over power within fifteen days the protesters are calling for the former ruling party of the pows leader ahmed bashir to be disbanded and its assets seized there also demanding the removal of the head of the judiciary his deputies and the attorney genera

hello i'm maryam namazie this is al jazeera live from london also coming up. just as return to the streets of algeria calling for the removal of leaders who are part of the former president's government. at least twenty people are killed in a bomb blast at a fruit market in the pakistani city of quests. and the u.s. president says he's considering sending illegal immigrants to cities controlled by his political opponents. hello welcome to the program at sudan's military says it has no intention of staying in power a day off date removed and arrested long time president tomorrow bashir the head of the military council left hand in general a bit dean says the military is to step aside as soon as a civilian government is formed the military has also defended the coup saying it will ensure stability while leaving sudan's future in the hands of the people but those behind the protest movement to say they will continue their demonstrations despite a military order curfew. mohamed jim has more. one day after sudan's military deposed president. the head of the militar

you know i maryam namazie in london you are with al jazeera also coming up on the program while sudan's protesters keep up their calls for civilian rule the military denies reports that former ministers have been released from prison warnings of massive flooding over the next ten days as a second powerful cyclon hits mozambique and all eyes on spain's far right ahead of the election on sunday where the surge in support for the box party could see it emerge as it can make. fear of more attacks continues to stalk frank are off the easter sunday attacks which killed more than two hundred fifty people muslims were to stay at home for friday prayers and sunday masses have been cancelled indefinitely so far more than seventy people have been arrested over these bombings and earlier a gun battle broke out as the security forces raided a property in the eastern city of. a curfew has now been imposed across the area in elfin and as has more from colombo. security authorities basically having a raid conducted in sign the mother who in calmly in the eastern flank about three hundred fifty kilomete

no i'm maryam namazie in london you're with al-jazeera also coming up on the program celebrations as turkey's main opposition party claims its won control of three major cities in local elections no laughing matter as exit polls show a comedienne with no political experience has won the first round of ukraine's presidential election. and the documentary the u.s. military didn't want the public to see filmed by a serving arena in afghanistan. we begin in algeria where state television is reporting president abdul aziz beautifully as named a new caretaker government after six weeks of anti-government protests the country has seen widespread demonstrations calling for beautifully to step down local media say the new government will be headed by the prime minister nuri dawi several government ministers have now been relieved of duty emraan kong is in neighboring tunisia with the latest force. this is being seen as a cabinet reshuffle plus now who remains in the cabinet well the very powerful army chief because now he's the woman is backing article what is article one and say well it's wh

below i maryam namazie this is al jazeera live from london also coming up as sudan's protesters keep up their calls for civilian rule the military denies reports that foreign ministers have been released from prison. warnings of massive flooding over the next ten days as a second powerful cyclon hits mozambique and a global forest watch sounds the alarm over the rain forest saying areas the size of thirty football pitches are lost every minute. hello welcome to the program and security forces have been engaged in a gun battle with suspects linked to the easter sunday attacks the shootout happened during a raid on a property in the eastern city of kalman i a curfew has now been imposed across the area police are searching for one hundred forty suspects accused of involvement in the attacks which killed more than two hundred fifty people in elfin and as has more from colombo. sri lanka on high alert with fears of more attacks against worship. arm soldiers godson anthony shrine in colombo securing one of the sites attacked on easter sunday outside mosques muslims undergo security checks

hello i'm maryam namazie and london you're with al-jazeera also coming up. and asked right near the yemeni capital damages a school killing at least eleven many of them children also. reveres. from the school is a message of hope as rwanda remembers the genocide which killed more than ten percent of its people twenty five years ago and. still we live among their obvious but we are not robbing our one school is helping child waste because get an education indonesia's biggest landfill. we begin in libya where calls for a temporary truce have been largely ignored by forces loyal to east and warlord holy for half the the un requested a two hour pause to the fighting in southern tripoli to evacuate injured but have to self-styled libyan national army kept up its offensive even deploying more troops from its base in benghazi both sides launched as strikes on each other as the un backed government in the capital tried to stop half dozen violence towards the city center tripoli's government says twenty one people have been killed in the offensive so far my head has

hello i'm maryam namazie this is al jazeera live from london also coming up. thousands of protesters celebrate the resignation of algeria's president now they want all of the ruling elite gone the u.s. president holds pos of the newly constructed border fence with mexico on everyone is happy to see him. and the u.k.'s prime minister asks for a number delay to bracks is but will the e.u. grant it. our top story this hour the un security council has called on forces loyal to the wall twenty five to to halt their advance on the libyan capital tripoli the president of the council made the comments following an emergency session on the crisis called for by person fierce battles have taken place around tripoli which is currently held by the un backed government mahmud had reports from the libyan capital. the prime minister of libya has you and back the government meeting the troops thirty kilometers west of tripoli i was in earlier fighters loyal to the world khalifa haftar attempted to enter tripoli but eventually surrounded dozens of their vehicles you'll see used

and though i maryam namazie this is al jazeera live from london also coming up u.s. democrat subpoena the full on sides of russia investigation reports as the focus now turns to whether president trump obstructed justice. protest organizers say they'll soon on bail a new interim council which they want to take over from the military and ukraine's president petro poroshenko and his rival the comedian blossom is a lengthy face for the last time ahead of sunday's run off but. we begin with the latest diplomatic maneuvering over the crisis in libya it's been revealed that u.s. . didn't donald trump has spoken to her before have to who is battling for control of the libyan capital tripoli the white house says the two spoke over the phone on monday and discussed counterterrorism efforts in libya it's unclear why the trump administration waited until friday to reveal the talks after troops launched the offensive two weeks ago to take tripoli which is held by the u.s. backed government when mike hanna joins us live now from washington mike what more do we know about the conv

hello i'm maryam namazie this is al jazeera live from london also coming up. demonstrators returned to the streets of algeria calling for the removal of leaders who were part of the former president's government. the u.s. president says he's considering sending illegal immigrants to cities controlled by his political opponents. do you. think i'll watch this space another significant step towards terrorists heading out of this while. we begin in sudan where there have been scenes of jubilation off to the head of the country's military transitional council announced he's stepping down ahmed had been sworn in as the country's interim leader on thursday after the military removed president tomorrow bashir bin alf was too had the transitional council for up to two years until a civilian government could be put in place but his appointment sparked further process. demonstrators have been unhappy with the military takeover. of the amalia would really welcome welcome and this is for the benefit of the nation without having to look at special interests spiegel small th

hello i'm maryam namazie in london you know with al jazeera also coming up on the program and asked right near the yemeni capital damages nearby schools killing eleven most of them female students. numbers while in sudan as protesters rally outside all the headquarters for a second day in the military to back them. good. like the red ears. for on these clips a message of hope as rwanda remembers the genocide which killed more than ten percent of its people twenty five years ago. we begin in libya this hour where calls for an urgent ceasefire have been largely ignored by forces loyal to eastern warlord holly five to the u.n. requested a two hour pause to the fighting in southern tripoli to evacuate the injured but half the so-called libyan national army launched as strikes and continued its advance towards the center of the capital and the un backed government forces have called on civilians to leave the area. or. show fools fighters loyal to the u.n. backed tripoli government to move trucks mounted with machine guns towards the libyan capital under orders to stop warlord holy for have to

a low i maryam namazie this is al jazeera live from london also coming up libya's u.n. backed government says its forces of shot down a fighter jet belonging to the warlord twenty five to. five years after they were abducted the parents of one hundred chip bot girls make a plea to the nigerian government to do more to bring back their door says and he's young christian a military veteran and gay the indiana mayor who is poised to officially enter the race for the white house. becomes the program our top story protesters in sudan are not backing down on their call for an immediate transition to a civilian government activists are still out on the streets as they have been holding a vigil in front of the main army compound in hard to this is opposition groups hold talks with the military which deposed a long time leader a model to share the military council wants to hold all men to the interior and defense ministries in any transitional. arment and says that political parties can decide on a civilian prime minister morgan joins us live now from part of two so we had anoth

hello i'm maryam namazie and london you're with al-jazeera also coming up on the program u.s. democrat subpoena the full uncensored russia investigation report is the focus now turns to whether president trump obstructed justice. sudan's protest organizers say they'll soon unveil a new interim council which they want to take over from the military. and the looming ecological disaster in pakistan the phrase thing. we begin with the latest diplomatic maneuvering over the crisis in libya it's been revealed that u.s. president donald trump has spoken to the who is battling for control of the libyan capital tripoli the white house says the two spoke over the phone on monday and discussed counterterrorism efforts in libya it's on k a why the trouble ministration waited until friday to reveal the talks as troops launched an offensive two weeks ago to take tripoli which is held by the un backed government mike hanna has the latest from washington one must remember that two weeks ago the secretary of state or sharply criticizing huffed and his forces for their latest offensive and cert

sounds familiar but a television star is set to become a president this time it is in ukraine maryam namazie is in our european news center keeping an eye on the story. yeah that's right come on it certainly is turning into a very familiar story isn't it and you couldn't make it up selenski has done it he was the wild card starting out in this election he had no political experience but quickly emerged as the front runner maintaining a clear lead over his rivals now he has claimed victory in the ukrainian runoff election exit polls show he's won seventy three percent of the vote while the incumbent president petro poroshenko has conceded defeat with just twenty five percent more shango congratulated selenski and then went on to say that he had no plans to quit politics altogether. there are hours of. we did it together thanks to everyone there will be no perfect speeches i just want to say thank you. the very. last never given this is what i was told until i saw the exit polls there are obvious and they give me the grounds to know who my opponent and congratulate to violence. and joining us

hello i'm maryam namazie in london you're with al-jazeera also coming up on the program. not backing down algerian protesters keep up their demands for democracy as another powerful member of the old guard resigned. evil and sit down the military council sacks three top prosecutors as demonstrators rally for an eleventh straight day. and the first shipment of humanitarian aid arrives in venezuela as the u.n. estimates that more than a quarter of the population is in desperate need. the great symbol of paris the not cathedral has a narrow escape total destruction after a major fire engulfed it on monday almost nothing remains of the roof after flames spread through its medieval timbers and sent a wooden spire crashing into the quiet area attention is now shifting to efforts to rebuild the twelfth century cathedral with the nation's flooding in from across the world nearly eight hundred fifty million dollars worth of money has already been pledged that includes the city of paris which has promised fifty six million dollars and france's two leading actually goods billionaire

oh i maryam namazie in london just a brief look at the top stories french president emanuel has pledged to rebuild cathedral in five years after it was severely damaged in a fire on monday evening more than eight hundred forty seven million dollars has been pledged to help build the cathedral almost nothing remains of its roof off the flames licked through its mediæval timbers and sent the wooden spire crashing into the quiet area said the rebuilt cathedral would be even more beautiful. of excel.

face a renewed investigation into an allegation of rape in sweden let's cross to london where maryam namazie is standing by with more. swedish prosecutors are saying that they are now examining the case this at the request of the alleged victim's lawyer after the u.n. human rights office. to ensure that a songe gets a fair trial the forty seven year old was arrested in london on thursday when ecuador revoked his diplomatic asylum after seven years in its embassy he could now be extradited to the u.s. over his alleged role in one of the largest ever leaks of government secrets in two thousand and ten meanwhile we kill its editor in chief has told al-jazeera that the organization has revolutionized investigative journalism. it's been to members important influence we look at twenty third when we created a model of pulling together resources in journalism that never happened before including a. huge media logos that was copied in financial records to reverse a good you lose when we were working on the part of the paper. the revolution to put it. through to promote who could put two and three we

hello i'm maryam namazie this is al jazeera live from london also coming up. not backing down algerian protesters keep up their demands for democracy as another powerful member of the old guard resigned. or up evil in sudan the military council sacks three top prosecutors as demonstrators rally for an eleventh straight day and unveiling the electric ambitions of the world's top car makers we report from the shanghai auto show. a great gothic symbol of power is the not true don cathedral has now really escaped total destruction after a major fire engulfed it on monday almost nothing remains of the roof after flames lick through its medieval timbers and sent the wooden spire crashing into the quiet area where the tension is now shifting to efforts to rebuild the twelfth century cathedral with donations flooding in from all over the world more than eight hundred forty seven million dollars worth of money has already been pledged that includes the city of paris promising some fifty six million dollars and france's two leading luxury goods billionaires about to com

hello i'm maryam namazie and london just a quick look at the headlines now it's been revealed that u.s. president donald trump has spoken to is battling for control of the libyan capital tripoli the white house says the two spoke over the phone on monday and discussed counterterrorism efforts in libya it's unclear why the trumpet ministration waited until friday to reveal the talks after us troops launched the offensive two weeks ago to take tripoli which is held by the u.s. backed government mahmud up to why it has the reaction from tripoli people here are very angry they say that there is a contradiction in the america and the situation towards libya over a week ago the state secretary. in a television interview said that have to should step down and he should stop the military escalation which people achieved here and they were there to see if that happened but now they're very angry at this call from president tom to have that they say that this is some kind of saying take care or you're doing well and people here say that here in the square today say that it seems that oil is more

hello i maryam namazie this is the news hour live from london coming up in the next sixty minutes sudan's new military leader lifts a nighttime curfew and pledges to help install a new civilian government within two years. libya's u.n. back government accuses wall of twenty five to of war crimes as his forces launch an us strike southeast of tripoli. the u.s. president is accused of inciting violence after tweeting a video with footage of nine eleven to attack list and congresswoman oh mom. and a rock star reception for indonesia's president as he campaigns for the final time ahead of wednesday's elections. and sporting event tests miss a chance to clinch an. consecutive italian league title as al stunned them two one in what was just their second lien defeat of this season. alone welcome to the program our top story sudanese protest leaders have held talks with the army for the first time says the former president tomorrow bashir was toppled a shia was ousted on thursday off to months of anti-government demonstrations but those protests continued when the army assumed power and the oppos

zero i maryam namazie this is the news hour live from london coming up in the next sixty minutes algerianstate media reports president beautifully because named a caretaker cabinet it follows weeks of protests demanding an end to his twenty year rule. celebrations as turkey's main opposition party claims its one control of three major cities in local elections no laughing matter his exit polls show a comedian with no political experience as one the first round of ukraine's presidential election. and the documentary the u.s. military didn't want the public to see filmed by the region in afghanistan. and poor east with the sport lewis hamilton takes advantage of the faltering ferrari's face first born pretty women of the seas. we begin in algeria where state t.v. is reporting president i'm. named a new cat a government after six weeks of anti-government protests the country has seen widespread demonstrations calling for beautifully to step down local media say the new government will be headed by prime minister nuri dean but dawi several government ministers have been relieved of duty as we

hello i'm maryam namazie this is the news hour live from london coming up. this is for the benefit of the nation. saddam's defense minister says he's stepping down as transitional leader a day after former president a model bashir was overthrown in a coup. protesters celebrate his announcement saying his departure is a victory of the people's well also coming up in the program. protest his return to the streets of algeria calling for the removal of leaders who are part of the former president's government and the u.s. president says he's considering sending illegal immigrants to cities controlled by his political opponents. or come to the program we begin in sudan where there have been scenes of jubilation after the head of the country's military transitional council announced he's stepping down. ben was sworn in as the country's interim leader on thursday after the military removed president a model bashir was to head the transitional council for up to two years until a civilian government could be put in place but his appointment spot further protests demo

hello i'm maryam namazie and on than just a quick look at the top stories now calls for an urgent ceasefirein libya have been largely ignored by forces loyal to east and war for me for after the u.n. requested a two hour pause in the fighting in southern tripoli to evacuate the injured but half the self-styled libyan national army launched as strikes and continued its and runs toward the center of the capital and the un back government forces have called on civilians to leave the area. now reports. show fools fighters loyal to the u.n. backed tripoli government to move trucks mounted with machine guns towards the libyan capital under orders to stop warlord holy for have to advance on tripoli a lot of them doubt we call on those brainwashed and radicalized to lay down their arms we will not allow the you wanted to return to rule libya will be a civil state and our pledge will be to the homeland and god we announced the launch of the volcano of wrath in order to restore the seized areas. have toes assault began last week and so far his forces say they've see some areas around the south of the

i maryam namazie and london with the top stories from year at the including i television comedian claims victory in ukraine's election as exit polls show london is a landscape landslide win over the incumbent president petro poroshenko. sunday evening now in sri lanka where more than two hundred people have been killed in multiple attacks on several churches and luxury hotels it happened on the morning of a system that one of the most important days of the year for christians sri lanka's defense minister says police have now arrested several suspects and a nationwide curfew is in place these were coordinated attacks they targeted worshipers cheering church services marking easter as well as those prominent hotels in the capital and at least four hundred fifty people were injured in the attacks thirty two foreigners are believed to be among those killed should. because prime minister is running promising and he has called those behind the attacks terrorists at that but i am requesting all the people of sri lanka to be calm and help the investigation process without falling prey to the tou

i maryam namazie in london with the top stories from europe including cats and independents leaders and how it's on sunday's election shaping up to be one of spain's most divisive in decades. in sport ferrari show suffers a big crash in qualifying for the parade. a classic mistake to oust miss avies to climb pole position for sunday's race. welcome to the program saddam's oppositions hope for the reaching a deal with the military on transferring power a delegation representing protestors has been meeting army leaders to demand a civilian led government the military formed a transitional body early this month after forcing the former president bashir to step down. joins us live now from khartoum ahmed so what more details are emerging about this meeting of the military civilian committee and what are they agreed. well as negotiators for the protests to organizers of the protests are hopeful that a deal could be in the mayhew and they're saying they could be signing a deal quite soon although still many issues that they are discussing. earlier today they held a meeting in which they had a

hello i'm maryam namazie in london with the top stories from here at the including wiki leaks founder julian assange is could face a renewed investigation into a rape allegation in sweden after being arrested at the ecuadorian embassy in london. sudan to the u.n. has told the u.n. security council that all sudanese will be invited to shape the country's future it comes a day. after the army deposed long time president bashir the head of the military council's political committee has promised to step aside as soon as a civilian government has been formed military leaders defended the coup saying it will ensure stability while leaving sudan's future up to the people but those behind the protest movement say they will continue their demonstrations despite a military order curfew with the latest here's mohammed. one day after sudan's military deposed president are murdered bashir the head of the military council's political committee defended the coup at a news conference in the tune of he said the military has no plans to stay in power and promised the new transitional government would b

i know i'm maryam namazie and london the top stories this hour in breaking news from algeria state t.v. is reporting that president abdelaziz bouteflika named a new cat take a government off to six weeks of anti-government protests the country has seen it widespread demonstrations calling for beautifully to step down local media say the new government will be headed by prime minister nuri dean but dawi several government ministers have been relieved of that cuties khan is in neighboring tunisia and joins us now in iran interesting me the army chief bill gates remains in his role but do we know much about the response in algeria to these latest moves . well there are several types of responses actually there's one on social media right now which is suggesting from the protest movement at least that this cabinet reshuffle is simply not enough and then there are all small numbers of protests taking place within the capital right now just to bring you up to date with exactly what's happened the presidency that's beautifully his office is announced well it's effectively a cabinet reshuffle

and maryam namazie in london with their top story for the year a polls close in spain's election in four years but forming a government could be difficult with five parties expected to be in the running. christians in sri lanka celebrate mass through a televised broadcast those churches remain closed after the easter weekend attacks a week ago. in sports when is the azerbaijan formula one drawn freedom a safety strive and now leads to world championship. lewis hamilton. welcome to the program protest leaders and the military. duty meets again shortly it will be the second meeting in as many days on saturday the military council on the opposition agreed to form a joint council to run the country until elections can take place demonstrators have been demanding a civilian government since omar al bashir was ousted earlier this month a lot of the reports from the capital khartoum. a kind of a mood of the sea an old port side the sudanese military headquarters in cut. they are reacting to news of progress in negotiations between the transitional military council and protest leaders every hope

hello i'm maryam namazie this is al-jazeera life from london also coming up.not backing down algeria protesters keep up their demands for democracy as another powerful member of the old guard resigns.

hello i'm maryam namazie in london just a brief update of your top stories now sudan's military council has announced new measures following talks with opposition groups on a transitional government it says it my all out political policies to decide on a civilian prime minister but it will the interior and defense defense ministries to be led by military personnel the council also says the country's intelligence and security service will be restructured. by the studio. there will be a restructuring of the national intelligence and security services the council has an urgent plan and has issued a number of decisions in the name of the transitional military council we've also taken a lot of the recommendations from the meeting with the media. meanwhile outside the army's headquarters in the capital hard to protest as a not backing down on the calls for an immediate transition to a civilian government the demonstrations have continued ever since by shares stood down on thursday and the military took temporary power. all in all the headlines libya's u.n. backed government say that military

by maryam namazie and london with the top stories from europe including the struggle to get russian g. children living in squalor a camp for education in greece and bobby to stand with all your supporters nearly one thousand foreign ones flocked to north korea to compete in the pyongyang man. it's a double the number of lawsuits. hello fighting continues to escalate in libya despite calls for a truce from the united nations which were largely ignored forces allied to the un back ever meant to have come under heavy fire from troops loyal to warlords. have to us forces are reportedly preparing to open new fronts and their posts towards tripoli victoria b reports. show of force fighters loyal to the un backed tripoli government to move trucks mounted with machine guns towards the libyan capital under orders to stop warlord holy for have to advance on tripoli a lot of them doubt we call on those brainwashed and radicalized to lay down their arms we will not allow that you wanted to return to the role of libya will be a civil state and our pledge will be to the homeland and god we announce

by maryam namazie in london with the top stories from europe including a twenty nine year old has beenshot dead during rioting in northern ireland. on paul race with the sport i axes champions league campaign is given a huge helping hand by their rival clubs in the netherlands more on that later this news hour. so we've learned that the u.s. president don't trump made a telephone call to the libyan warlord khalifa haftar offering his support in a statement the white house said trump recognizes have to a significant role in fighting terrorism and in securing libya's oil resources after his troops have led an offensive on the libyan capital which is controlled by a u.n. recognized government at least two hundred people have been killed in the two week baffle for control of tripoli we'll find out more about. what's going on in tripoli in a moment mamata bill wahid is there for us but we're starting with rosen and jordan in washington d.c. rosen and it's a fascinating story because you've got the united states effectively going up against the united nations here and then this is also a big

i know i maryam namazie in london just a quick. look at the headlines now sri lankan security forces have been engaged in a gun battle with suspects linked to the easter sunday attacks the shoot out happened during a raid on a property in the eastern city of cullen i a curfew has been imposed across the area police are searching for a hundred forty suspects accused of involvement in the attacks which killed more than two hundred fifty people men elfin and as has more now from colombo. bombed but not broken the two hundred year old son anthony shrine called the church of miracles in ruins cameras allowed in for the first time since the easter sunday attacks to see the extent of the damage the head of the catholic church in sri lanka is struggling to comprehend the loss of life many people whose lives have been shattered and b. i have personally feel relieved loss for me personally because i have to buy community he says survivors of the blasts and relatives of victims are heavily traumatized and in need of psychological and spiritua

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hello i'm maryam namazie in london just a quick look at the headlines now fierce battles have taken placenear libya's capital tripoli as forces loyal to the wall of her have to continue their advance towards the city the u.n. has tried to intervene with secretary-general and trying to get terrorists making a diplomatic dash to rival centers of power first went to tripoli which is home to libya's u.n. backed government and then to benghazi which is half dozen eastern stronghold he says he remains deeply concerned about the military escalation mohammed reports. the prime minister of libya's a un backed government fires out saraj meeting troops thirty kilometers west of tripoli i was earlier fighters loyal to warlord khalifa haftar attempted to take the city but eventually surrendered dozens of their vehicles was seized a setback for halftime who has ordered his troops to in his words liberate tripoli it's raising fears of a major confrontation with the un recognized government i know you are. our courageous heroes the time has come to advance towards tripoli go forward confidently those who

hello i'm maryam namazie this is al jazeera live from london will also be bringing you some other storiesthis hour groups speaking for protesters in sudan push back against what they call the backstage manipulations of former regime. and former leaders and diplomats urged the e.u. to reject the u.s. president's middle east peace plan before it's even been released. we continue our coverage of developments in paris tonight where authorities say work to contain a major fire at the historic not true don cathedral could run into a number of days the building has been devastated by the blaze which started several hours ago about seven pm local time well this is the moment the cathedral spire collapsed firefighters say they have managed to save its two towers and have stopped the blaze from spreading to its northern belfry the twelfth century site is currently undergoing renovation it's believed the fire was started accidentally but investigations are ongoing. on the french president emanuel page to rebuild the not true dam and says he will seek international help to do so. we shall rebuild it