hello i'm maryam namazie in london with a quick look at the headlines this hour now lebanon's president michel aoun has vowed to fight state corruption and says he's ready to meet with protesters to find a solution to the economic crisis and the largest demonstrations the country has seen in years in a televised address he urged the public to accept proposed economic reforms most of . the regime cannot be toppled from the streets the regime must be changed through conditional tools now we have economic models to bring jobs we also have concerns about the economy are you willing to listen to your demands i am waiting for you turkey's president has warned his country will crush kurdish fighters if they don't withdraw from the 30 kilometer so-called safe zone in northern syria kurdish forces have started retreating from some positions along the turkish border as part of a 6 day ceasefire agreement between turkey and russia but there are still reports of fighting from both sides the u.k. prime minister boris johnson is asking parliament to vote on a snap general election to be held on decem

hello i'm maryam namazie you're with the news hour live from london coming up. as anti-government protests spread across lebanon the government reportedly agrees a package of reforms including holding the salaries of politicians. his withdrawal from the syrian border town of ras al-ain one of the main targets of turkey's offensive. it's been another day of chaos in hong kong with demonstrators torching shops and police hitting back with water cannon and tear gas . and south america's longest serving leaders seeks an unprecedented 4th term but it looks like it's going to be a tight race that bolivia's eva morales. and in school the fairy tale and for japan at the rugby world cup the hosts are knocked out of the tournament to buy a 2 time champions at south africa. welcome to the program our top story officials in lebanon is saying the main parties have agreed to a package of reforms for posed by the prime minister saad hariri to ease the economic crisis that sparked nationwide protests demonstrations have spread across the country with people of all ages and all

i'm maryam namazie in london with a quick look at the top stories now u.k. prime minister boris johnson has put his brakes at plans on hold after the british parliament rejected a bill to fast track legislation in order to leave the european union by october 31st. the rise to the right 300 feet. to the mast $322.00 so the notice of it the notice having. johnson had been hoping to see to see his withdrawal agreement ratified by parliament by thursday but many politicians said that didn't give them enough time to scrutinise the legislation and early a vote saw a majority of parliament vote in support of johnson but withdrawal agreement in principle marking the 1st time the u.k. parliament voted in support of a brics it deal well lawrence lee joins us live now from west minister in lawrence boris johnson was saying earlier today that he would if he didn't get his timetable approved by parliament he would withdraw his bill and seek an election but that didn't happen. no that ended up being lies and spin from downing street to try to threaten employees into suppo

hello i'm maryam namazie this is al jazeera live from london also coming up. to florida business manual president trumps lawyer investigate joe biden are arrested for campaign financing violations and subpoenaed by democrats. as protesters take a police officers captive amid anti austerity protests where at least 5 people have now died. and celebrations in teheran as iranian women are allowed to watch a football match in a stadium for the 1st time in decades. welcome to the program our top story turkey has pounded northeastern syria with as strikes for a 2nd day now sending residents fleeing turkish troops and their allies have encircled the border towns of. which are held by kurdish forces after seizing villages around them and kurdish shelling has killed at least 6 civilians including a child in turkish towns will present on his defended the turkish assault saying it will about refugees to return home he dismissed the growing criticism and threaten to send millions of refugees into europe if need is that label the offensive an occupation well opponents and a

hello i'm maryam namazie in london with the top story from. seeing on the 1st of 2 crucial bills that will determine whether the u.k. leaves the e.u. at the end of the month prime minister pars johnson is threatening to call an election if his plan does not get approval. it could be the most crucial testimony yet in the impeachment inquiry into donald trump the u.s. top diplomat in ukraine testifies behind closed doors in sport it's a huge guards around madrid in the champions league the 14 tare winners on the verge of being knocked out of the group stages for the 1st time in their history. president says the deal's been reached with russia for kurdish fighters to move out of syrian border areas within 150 hours or chip thai berta one made the announcement at a joint news conference with the russian president vladimir putin in the port city of. moscow says it will help secure safe zones while ankara says it will help syrian refugees return home. we will repatriate 1000000 syrians and after that another 1000000 will move back hopefully with the

oh i maryam namazie in london you know with al jazeera coming out. now the day of chaos in hong kong with demonstrators torching shops and police hitting back with water cannon and tear gas. to lay and protesters back on the streets despite the president canceling a controversial subway fare hike. south america's longest serving leaders seeks an unprecedented 4th term but it looks like a tight race but the livia's a home run it's. lebanon's prime minister saad hariri has reportedly proposed a series of reforms to ease an economic crisis that sparked nationwide protests according to the reuters news agency demonstrations have spread across the country as people express their anger for a 4th day protest to say the political system is riddled with corruption and cronyism many see the government is responsible for driving their children out of the country due to a lack of jobs a cabinet meeting is expected to take place on monday to approve the reforms. or is what prime minister saad hariri has reportedly agreed with his partners in government now the pl

hello i'm maryam namazie in london you're with al-jazeera also coming up.let's get it done and that scum of the. u.k. prime minister's new plan to push writes it through the asks parliament to approve a national election on december 12th. evo morales defies calls for an election rerun and declares himself the winner of bolivia's disputed votes. and china's plans for a manufacturing transformation pot the us vice president joins criticism of its trade and human rights record. it began as a protest against economic conditions and corruption but it has become a movement uniting people from different sectarian groups in the country all calling for an end to the entire political establishment now lebanon's president michel aoun has vowed to fight state corruption and says he's ready to meet with protesters to find a solution to the economic crisis in a televised address he threw his support behind a package of reforms 1st proposed by the prime minister saad hariri but that's on likely to satisfy the demonstrators who are calling for a more fundamental change of

and so i maryam namazie in london with al-jazeera also coming out. a grim discovery in southeast england 39 people found dead in a contained a truck vehicles driver has been arrested chilean police are accused of a heavy handed responses and he austerity protests continue. and former military chief benny gantz is given 28 days to form israel's next government. us president donald trump says washington will lift sanctions imposed on turkey over its offensive in northeast syria but try. to stop combat in the region this comes after russia and turkey announced a deal to impose a new ceasefire along the syrian border russian military police now patrolling parts of northeast syria as part of that deal turkey's offensive began off to washington's decision to withdraw u.s. troops from syria earlier this month and corps says it wants to create a safe zone to return syrian refugees our white house correspondent kimberly hellcat has more from washington. u.s. president donald trump announcing that sanctions against turkey lifted as a result of this hold in cea

hello i'm maryam namazie and london you're with al-jazeera also coming up on the program. 2 people are shot dead in germany in what is now being treated as an anti semitic attack. and clashes on the streets of ecuador's capitalists thousands of protesters lead a national strike against the government's economic reforms. welcome to the program our top story world leaders are calling on turkey to exercise restraint after it launched a military operation. in syria to clear the area of kurdish fighters. who want to now it's the move on twitter saying it's a was to eliminate a quote terra corridor that run along turkey and. the kurdish led syrian democratic forces say turkish warplanes have bombed several of its positions causing widespread panic and evacuations the kurds have been key players in the fight against i still but on sunday the united states announced it was pulling all of its troops out of northern syria turkish vice president has been speaking out saying that the operation would help to stabilize parts of syria. b. . we need peace and stability to be in syria we need to sort o

hello i'm maryam namazie in london you're with al-jazeera also coming up on the program evo morales declares himself the winner of bolivia's disputed presidential vote as opposition protests continue in the country chile's president fails to quell growing anger there over inequality is the death toll in a week of protests rises to 18. divided over a dictator spain attempts to bury its fascist past by reburying longtime leader francisco franco. it began as a protest against economic conditions and corruption but it's become a movement uniting people from different political and sectarian groups across the country all calling for serious political change now lebanon's president michel aoun has vowed to fight state corruption and says he's ready to meet with protesters to find a solution to the economic crisis in a televised address he threw his support behind a package of reforms for post by the prime minister hariri but this has been rejected by the demonstrators and harder aport snout from the capital beirut. dayton the almost paralysis of daily life continues protesters are still on the str

hello i'm maryam namazie and on the new with al-jazeera coming up on the program 2 businessmen who helped president trump's lawyer investigate joe biden arrested for campaign finance violations and subpoenaed by democrats. indigenous protesters in ecuador parade 8 police officers they've captured as 5 people are confirmed dead in demonstrations. and celebrations intact ron is iranian women are allowed to watch a football match in a stadium for the 1st time in decades. turkey has pounded northeastern syria with as strikes for a 2nd day killing dozens of people and sending tens of thousands fleeing turkish troops and their allies in socal the border towns of. which are held by kurdish forces off to seizing villages around them and kurdish shelling has killed at least 6 civilians including a child in turkish towns present russia has defended the turkish assault saying it will allow syrian refugees to return home he dismissed the growing criticism and threaten to send millions of refugees into europe if leaders there label the offensive an occupation when opponents and allies of turkey say th

low i'm maryam namazie in london you're with al-jazeera also coming up on the program kurdish fighters withdrawal from the syrian border town of russell and one of the main targets of turkey's offensive in the region south america's longest serving leader seeks an unprecedented 4th term but it looks like a tight race at the livia's aver moralities and split between the u.k. and the new we look at the province at the heart of the u.k.'s brics it divides. up to program our top story in its main parties have reportedly agreed to a package of reforms proposed by the prime minister saad hariri to ease the country's economic crisis that sparked protests demonstrations have spread across the country for a 4th day now with hundreds of thousands of people. expressing that anger with the place co elites some are saying that harry reid's measures are not enough and they'll keep protesting until the government resigns stephanie decker reports now from beirut. the. day for and more came out. the street so packed in places it was hard to move estimates put the numbers of over a 1000000 people across

hello i'm maryam namazie in london you're with al-jazeera also coming up on the program. thousands keep up the pressure on lebanon's government with a day of protest against the political elite despite chile's president deploying troops after a night of on rest in santiago more clashes breakouts. and police in barcelona brace for more trouble off to several nights of violence over the jailing of catalan separatists leaders. the u.k.'s prime minister boris johnson says he won't negotiate another brick sit delay with the e.u. despite m.p.'s thwarting his efforts to pass his new deal the government now hopes to put the withdrawal deal to parliament on monday after m.p.'s backed an amendment that delayed the vote on the agreement what triggered a law which forces johnson to ask the e.u. for an extension of the october 31st breaks it deadline by the end of saturday over in brussels the european commission says the u.k. must now informative its next steps as soon as possible meanwhile thousands of people have been protesting here in london demanding a 2nd breaks it referendum p

hello i'm maryam namazie in london you're with al-jazeera was a coming up on the program support a scuffle with protesters in the lebanese capital as the armed group warns ongoing demonstrations could lead to civil war. poorly trained pilots and flaws damning report by indonesian investigators into last year's lion a crash and a final rush to scale a sacred rock australia's iconic is closed off to climb. another day of anti-government protests in iraq has turned violent at least 21 people have been killed in cities across the country the un secretary general says there is clear evidence of human rights abuses since the protests began at the start of the month prime minister day began as has promised to introduce sweeping economic reforms but demonstrators say they are fed up with empty promises and they want the entire government gone it's going to reports now from baghdad. the sound of stun grenades reverberated around to rear square in baghdad on friday dozens of protesters were overcome by clouds of tear gas they chanted free baghdad corrupt officials out from iraq's capital to the sout

hello i'm maryam namazie in london you're with al-jazeera also coming up. thousands protest into the night in lebanon keeping up the pressure on the government for a 3rd day. and more clashes break out in chile despite the president deploying troops after a night of unrest in santiago. all the future of brics it looks even more uncertain after british and peaceful to the prime minister's efforts to secure parliamentary support for his new deal with the european union $322.00 m.p.'s backed in a man. that delayed the vote on boris johnson's breaks it deal that triggered a law which forced johnson to ask the e.u. for an extension to the old sparks deadline he has now sent that letter but he refused to sign it and johnson also sent them another letter arguing that the e.u. should not grant a delay meanwhile tens of thousands of people have protested here in london demanding a 2nd that referendum cool breading reports now on another defeat in parliament for barsa johnson. the 1st saturday sitting in 37 years and with just 13 days until the bronx it deadline ther

and i'm maryam namazie and london with al-jazeera also coming up on the program a grim discovery in southeast england 39 people found dead in a container truck vehicles driver has been arrested. chilean police are accused of heavy handed response as until start the protests continue in the country. and the former military chief benny gantz has given 28 days to form israel's next government. now the us president told trump says that washington will lift sanctions imposed on turkey over its offensive and northeast syria but trump says i must honor its obligations to stop combat in the region this comes off to russia and turkey announced a deal to impose a new ceasefire along the syrian border russian military police are now patrolling parts of northeast syria as part of that deal turkey's offensive began off the washington's decision withdraw u.s. troops from syria earlier this month and corps says it wants to create a safe zone to return syrian refugees well our white house correspondent kelly help it brings us more now from washington. u.s. president donald trump announcing that sanctions aga

i'm maryam namazie in london with a quick look at the top stories now u.k. prime minister boris johnson has put his brakes at plans on hold after the british parliament rejected a bill to fast track legislation in order to leave the european union by october 31st. the guys to the right 386. to the left $322.00 so the numbers have it the neighbors have it. johnson had been hoping to see to see his withdrawal agreement ratified by parliament by thursday but many politicians said that didn't give them enough time to scrutinise the legislation an early of a saw a majority.

hello i'm maryam namazie in london with the top story from europe. are voting on the 1st of 2 crucial bills that will determine whether the u.k. leaves the e.u. at the end of the month prime minister boris johnson is threatening to call an election.

hello i'm maryam namazie this is the news hour live from london coming up. iraqi security forces fired on hundreds of demonstrators as a wave of civil on the rest sweeps the nation. to find protesters cry on the streets of hong kong after the territories leader of bans the use of face masks standoff in washington a defiant tone from refuses to say if the white house will cooperate with an impeachment inquiry against him. and on forest smile at the world athletics championships where it's gold for the ho. bar she wins the high jump crown there is also a new world record in the women's 400 meters her. welcome to the news our top story the iraqi prime minister is saying a curfew on the capital will be lifted at 5 am on saturday after hundreds of demonstrators defied the lockdown for a 4th day of violent protests at least 10 people killed off to security forces opened fire on the crowds more than 50 have died since the protests began 4 days ago as anger erupted over corruption poverty and a lack of basic services all this has resulted in rallies and protests on

low i'm maryam namazie in london you're with al-jazeera also coming up on the program the ceasefire in syria is extended as turkey and russia agree a deal to move kurdish fighters out of northern syria. protest his return to the streets of lebanon for a 6 the night despite emergency reforms and else by the government. and of japan's emperor now to hito formally ascends the chrysanthemum throne during an ancient ceremony in tokyo. now britain's parliament has rejected the government's plan to fast track bracks it legislation in order to leave the e.u. by october 31st. the guys to the right 300 s. . to the mast $322.00 so the nodes have it the neighbors have it. or prime minister boris johnson had been hoping to see his withdrawal agreement ratified by parliament on thursday but many politicians said that didn't give them enough time to scrutinise the details of this legislation now an early a vote so a majority of parliament vote in support of johnson's with droll agreement and that's in principle making it the 1st time the u.k. parliament has voted in support of a brics a deal and we n

oh i maryam namazie in london you with al-jazeera the headlines now u.s. president donald trump says washington will lift sanctions imposed on turkey over its offensive in northeast syria this comes after russia now patrols parts of the region in a deal which was struck with turkey to impose a new ceasefire agreement along the border the government of turkey informed my administration that they would be stopping combat their offensive in syria and making the ceasefire permanent at it will indeed be permanent however you would also. define the word permanent in that part of the world is somewhat questionable we all understand it but i do believe it will be permanent i've therefore instructed the secretary of the treasury to lift all sanctions imposed for october 14th here in the u.k. a murder investigation is underway after the bodies of 39 people were found in a container truck which had just arrived in the country but he says saying the container came from the port of suburbia in belgium britain's prime minister boris johnson has pointed the finger at peo

hello i maryam namazie this is the news hour live from london coming up in the next 60 minutes at least 13 people are killed in iraq as a fresh wave of anti-government protests descends into violence. hezbollah supporters scuffle with protestors in the lebanese capital as the armed group wants ongoing demonstrations could lead to civil war. hundreds of thousands of demonstrators converge in the chilean capital demanding economic reforms that on the resignation of the president after a week of deadly protests. and a final rush to scale a sacred role australia's iconic. is closed to klein's. and i'm only a hearty and doha with all the day's sport 3 time rugby world champions new zealand will take on the 2003 champions england and the world cup semifinals. we'll hear from both camps that later this news hour. hello welcome to the news hour al top story another day of anti-government protests in iraq has turned violent with at least 30 people having been killed in cities across the country the united nations secretary general has been speaking out and says there is clear evidence of human r

hello i'm maryam namazie this is the news hour live from london coming up in the next 60 minutes turkeypounds kurdish forces in northeast syria for a 2nd day killing dozens of people and forcing tens of thousands to flee. indigenous protesters in ecuador parade 8 police officers they captured as the 5 people are confirmed dead in antioch steroids he demonstrations. and 2 businessmen who helped president trump's lawyer investigate joe biden are arrested for campaign finance violations and subpoenaed by democrats. and all of you just in doha with school sports women any way to make it illegal to be actually supposed to live inside a stadium better and more coming up later this hour. turkey has pounded northeast in syria with as strikes for a 2nd day killing dozens of people and sending tens of thousands fleeing turkish troops and their allies encircled the border towns of. which are held by kurdish forces after seizing villages around them and kurdish shelling has killed at least 6 civilians including a child in turkish towns the president has defended the turkish assault saying it will a

hello i'm maryam namazie and london with a quick look at the top stories now iraqi security forces have opened fire on hundreds of demonstrators as the government struggles to contain a wave of civil unrest at least 10 people have been killed in friday's violence in the capital baghdad more than 50 have died since the protests initially began 4 days ago as anger at a corruption policy and a lack of basic services boiled over into rallies on the streets iraq's top shiite cleric has also sounded a warning a both sides to end the violence before it's too late and one con now reports. protesters take cover under a bridge in central baghdad as gunshots ring out iraq's security forces continue to 5 bullets unarmed protesters dozens have been killed during the past 4 days and nights of anti-government protests but the more than 2000 people have been injured overnight the iraqi prime minister other love the mahdi appealed for calm his words seemingly having little effect would i deny the promises by the prime minister are to fool the people and they are firing live gunshots out us this was a pe

hello i'm maryam namazie this is the news hour live from london coming up in the next 60 minutes turkish ground forces cross the border into northern syria as part of a major offensive against kurdish fighters. and car is saying it wants to establish a safe zone in syria and help the refugees return home but when it triggered a new humanitarian crisis. 2 people are shot dead in germany in what is now being treated as an anti semitic attack. and clashes on the streets of ecuador's capital as thousands of protesters lead a national strike against the government's economic reforms. in doha with. thousands of women of a men's football match in iran for the 1st time in decades we'll have that story and more later this news hour. welcome to the program out top story this hour turkey has launched a ground offensive and ne in syria as part of a major operation designed to clear the area of kurdish fighters the kurdish led syrian democratic forces are saying that turkish warplanes of bombed several of its positions causing widespread panic and evacuations victoria gate and now reports. turkish fo

hello i'm maryam namazie in london the headlines this hour as protests in lebanon spread the prime minister has reportedly proposed a series of reforms to ease the economic crisis this includes cutting the salaries of current and former presidents ministers and m.p.'s by 50 percent protest to say the political system is riddled with corruption and cronyism many see the government as being responsible for driving their children out of the country because of a lack of jobs a cabinet meeting is expected to take place on monday to approve the reforms as stephanie deka now explains. live what are you going to tell you that what they want is to be in. the pool they see the numbers here to get some estimates but if that's true and it may hit the target that's not the take here in america the protests began in other areas that were not in the more than in the south and everyone turning up they're not going to go nuts i think up with a lot. more to the politicians not the actual economy like that but let's talk to that store to one of the protesters to get a sense of what the people want this name i

hello i'm maryam namazie in london with a quick look at the headlines now u.s. president donald trump says washington will lift sanctions imposed on turkey over its offensive a northeast syria but trump says they must all know that obligations to stop combat in the region is comes after russia and turkey announced a deal to impose a new ceasefire along the syrian border russian military police are now patrolling parts of northeast syria as part of the deal techie's offensive began after the date the u.s. decision to withdraw its troops from syria yet this month. the government of turkey informed my administration that they would be stopping combat and their offensive in syria and making the cease fire per minute and it will indeed be permanent however you would also define the word permanent in that part of the world as somewhat questionable we all understand it but i do believe it will be permanent i've therefore instructed the secretary of the treasury to lift all sanctions imposed on october 14th. as our binge of aid has more on the story now from the techie

now i maryam namazie and london with a quick look at headlines now the e.u. is saying u.k. prime minister boris johnson has confirmed that he will request a breakfast extension after the british m.p.'s backed and amendment johnson's withdrawal deal with bloc the government now hopes to put the deal once again to parliament on monday paul brennan reports. the 1st saturday sitting in 37 years and with just 13 days until the bronx it deadline there was the expectation of a day of high drama in britain's parliament it certainly proved that prime minister bonus johnson knew he needed the support of 320 m.p.'s to win parliamentary approval for the brics a deal agreed on thursday with the e.u. and he knew it would be tight there was a feverish atmosphere in the chamber. this agreement provides for a real breakthrough taking back control of all holders laws money farming fisheries and trade this government cannot be trusted and these benches will not be due. without parliament's approval for his deal johnson would be forced by a law known as the ben act to ask the e.u. for a furthe

hello i'm maryam namazie in london with a quick look at the stories making headlines now and as lebanon's on rest enters its 2nd week has been war paralysis and destruction the capital beirut and in other cities in the country as calls continue for fundamental political change now lebanon's president michel aoun is found to fight state corruption and says he's ready to meet with the protesters to find a solution to the crisis the largest demonstrations the country has seen in years and a whole the reports now from the capital beirut. dayton the almost paralysis of daily life continues protesters are still on the streets of the lebanese capital beirut and other cities across the country the country is at this standstill as the protest movement enters its 2nd week schools universities and banks remain closed they are keeping up the pressure on the government to resign the president michel aoun who the protesters also want removed from office addressed the nation for the 1st time since the crisis began he presented his solution by promising to fight corruption and invited the protesters to e

hello i'm maryam namazie in london with a quick look at the headlines for you now another day of anti-government protests in iraq as time violent at least 21 people have been killed in cities across the country the u.n. secretary general says as clear evidence of human rights abuses since the protests began at the start of the month prime minister abdullah abdullah has promised to introduce sweeping economic reforms but demonstrators say they're fed up with empty promises and won't need time government gone it's going to reports now from the capital baghdad. the sound of stun grenades reverberated around to rear square in baghdad on friday dozens of protesters were overcome by clouds of tear gas they chanted free baghdad corrupt officials out from iraq's capital to the southern city of karbala iraqis demanded the resignation of prime minister i do not have to maddy and his government they are not many other states that's all they can not do anything that can look minutes at the event at the school not this the country the nationwide protests were on the 1st anniversary of mehdi taking office the