hello i'm maryanne demasi in london with a quick look at the headlines now turkey's parliament has authorized the government to deploy troops to libya to support the un recognized government move paves the way for further military cooperation between ankara and tripoli but opposition parties in turkey say that it could exacerbate the conflicts president trump has also issued a warning against president warning against any foreign interference in libya mohammed ago has more now from ankara. after a long and spirited debate the turkish government finally cut that day the bill gives an initial toll from on monday for the deployment of troops to libya which it gives the president the freedom to decide the scope size and timing of the deployment debate on the motion was highly divisive. all repair cashier for you your biggest successes using the refugees is a threat to europe now you negotiating with that because you've nothing else now it's time for libya turkey is stuck in the eastern mediterranean you've made serious mistakes in your foreign policy and now you want to send soldiers to libya and

hello i'm maryanne demasi in on the quick look at the headlines this hour libyan warlord khalifa haftarhas secretly flown to greece for talks with the prime minister and foreign minister greece's criticised its exclusion from a un backed peace conference in berlin on sunday russia and turkey who support opposite sides in the conflict will both be at the conference when it's a good the most important thing though is that after the berlin conference if everything goes as planned and the security council supports the conclusions from the conference if the libyan sides do not repeat their own past mistakes and start adding any additional can.

hello i'm maryanne demasi in london with the top story from here at the u.k. gets ready to big farewell to the european union tonight the country will formally end nearly half a century as a member of the e.u. . now the u.s. senate is set to vote in a few hours on whether to call witnesses in the impeachment trial of president donald trump a u.s. republican senator who democrats hoped would support that move says you'll now vote against it democratic senators want to hear from trump's former national security adviser john bolton as well as all of us however they'll need the support of 4 republicans to do so. let's go now live to heidi jo castros standing by on council hill in washington d.c. and hi b. unless you believe in last minute miracles i guess hope is running out for the democrats who will get those 4 publicans. right it's looking very unlikely that they will get 4 republicans votes but they may get 3 votes from republicans we know there's 2 senators or republicans that have committed to voting for witnesses there is a 3rd lisa murkowski who we are wai

how low i maryanne demasi in on the quick look at the headlines this hour libyan warlord khalifa haftar has secretly fled to greece the talks with the prime minister and foreign minister greece's criticised its exclusion from a un backed peace conference in berlin on sunday russia and turkey who support opposite sides in the conflict will both be at the conference 11 it's a good for the most important thing now is that after the berlin conference if everything goes as planned and the security council supports the conclusions from the conference if the libyan sides do not repeat their own past mistakes and start adding any additional conditions and blaming each other as of now the relationships between them are very strange they don't even want to be in the same rooms let alone speak or meet each other meanwhile the internationally recognized government in tripoli wants cats are in tunisia to attend that but in peace conference on sunday man with head has more on that now from tripoli. the foreign ministry in tripoli has sent an official letter to the german embassy in tripoli requesting

maryanne demasi in london with the top stories from europe including. incoming prime minister by his party to move beyond the scandal that his predecessor. died after a crash during some stage of the race in saudi arabia. we begin in iran where the government is dealing with the growing fallout over its initial failure to admit responsibility for the downing of for ukrainian airliner on wednesday hundreds of protesters have gathered outside the u.k. embassy in tehran calling for the embassy to be closed while iran's foreign ministry has summoned the british ambassador accusing him of attending protest against the government's initial response she's denied that protests have been held across the country after the revolutionary guard said it mistaken. they shot down the jet killing 176 people and the iranian parliament has denied a cover up but told the military to take precautions to avoid further disasters or the recent crisis with the u.s. was prompted by the assassination of the iranian commander qassam soleimani in iraq and qatar is a mere isn't iran

joining us for this news hour on al-jazeera the headlines are about to see reduction home in maryanne demasiin the team hour long from london and looks. at. the last time you were out on the streets protesting whether on line you feel the weight of the system when you walk through each and every level board layer further and further into the jail or if you join us on say entry has to start from day one whether again you and attention or your own participants this is a dialogue everyone has a voice for there are studies that support our coverage will be varying accounts but i want to give people the reason for joining the global conversation on how to 0. driven by outrage and spanning generations the real hinge of demonstrators gathered on the very day a widely criticised repatriation agreement between the governments of bangladesh and me and more was to begin the anger was all too apparent and the fear was palpable if you don't like we're so afraid that if they send one of us back to myanmar today tomorrow they'll send back 10 and the day after tomorrow they'll send back 20 if we were given

allow i maryanne demasi you're watching the news hour live from london coming up in the next 60 minutes the u.s. military says it's preparing to move troops out of iraq following a vote in the iraqi parliament calling for the withdrawal of foreign troops. tears from iran's most powerful leaders as crowds packed the streets of tehran for the funeral of assassinated commander qassam selim money. also coming up on the program forces loyal to libyan warlord 25 to say they've seized parts of the strategically important city of sirte. and the wall of red facing firefighters as they try to tackle the blazes in australia from the air. holes who. made racist chaunce towards mario balotelli but on the field kristie all the rebuilding storks the new year in store with a hat trick for your insights in city of. hello a very warm welcome to the program out top story this hour the u.s. army has told iraq that it is preparing to move out of the country they say in a letter to iraq's ministry of defense from the u.s. brigadier general william seeley stating that the u.s. will be repositioning forces ove

hello i'm maryanne demasi in london with a quick look at the headlines now democratic party managers are again appealing to republicans in the u.s. senate to allow witnesses and additional evidence in the impeachment trial of president donald trump they have 4 hours to debate before the vote that will decide the trials future democrats need at least for republicans to vote for additional witnesses that looks highly unlikely after 2 key republican senators confirmed they would not meaning the senate will not hear from former national security adviser john bolton trump could now be acquitted in the coming hours house impeachment manager and democratic congressman adam schiff made an 11th hour plea for the senate to hear bolton's testimony. so here you have the president saying john bolton is not telling the.

hello i'm maryanne demasi in london with the top stories from europe including britain's prime minister visits northern ireland for talks with the region's leaders as a power sharing devolved government returns for the 1st time in 3 you.

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a low i maryanne demasi in london you know with al jazeera also coming up on the program a man barry sultan qaboos the peacemaking leader who transformed his nation into a modern bastion of stability. a landslide victory for taiwan's probably dependents a president who's won a 2nd term in office and already delivered a sharp warning to china also. nicholas hawken going to be so in the words law enforcement agency described as africa's 1st norco states join us next as we follow an anti north cortico prediction inside the capital of the international airports. in a stunning admission of guilt iran says its military mistakenly shot down a ukrainian passenger jet last week killing all a 176 people on board it was the same night iran launched missiles at a rocky bases housing u.s. troops as tensions flared of the assassination of iranian general hossam salim money ukraine has demanded a full apology and compensation along with canada many of the passengers were canadian and the prime minister justin trudeau has called for a thorough investigation it's also by reports now from the iranian

maryanne demasi nandan the watching al-jazeera also coming home forces loyal to the libyan warlord belief i have to say they've seized part of their strategically important city of sirte and the war of red facing firefighters as they try to tackle the blazes in australia from the. u.s. defense secretary says there has been no decision whatsoever to pull american troops out of iraq it comes after a letter appeared in iraq he needed stating that forces would be repositioning in deference to iraqi sovereignty pentagon officials say it was badly worded and came to light as an era that follows the assassination of the iranian military commander money and a u.s. airstrike in iraq's call for foreign troops to leave that country well john hendren joins us live from washington's appears to be a lot of confusion there pop song clarity from the pentagon it does raises some serious questions about how something like this can happen. it does absolutely we seem to have one message on the ground and another message here in the u.s. at the pentagon and there's a good reason for that if you talk to people

hello i'm maryanne demasi in london with the top story from europe to the u.k. gets ready to big farewell to the european union tonight the country will formally end nearly half a century as a member.

hello i'm maryanne demasi or watching al-jazeera live from london also coming up on the program day 2 of impeachment arguments from u.s. democrats as they present their case for abuse of power by president trump. the muslims react after the un's highest court orders me and ma to stop it soldiers committing acts of genocide. i was taught to botley in paris where the sole function design is sustainability is more than a fashion statement. to the program our top story millions of people in china are under lockdown as authorities take unprecedented measures to stop the spread of the deadly coronavirus city of what the capital of a province is at the forefront of these efforts with public transport banned and flights suspended hundreds of people have been infected with the virus and 18 people have died but with hundreds of millions of chinese expected to travel for new year's celebrations at the weekend there are fears the contagion could get worse and now the world health organization is split over whether they should respond by declaring a global health emergency we'll have more on that

problem rather than part of the solution but there's been a number of the works by people like maryanne demasi who pointed out for example that the i phone is a good example which was derived and stood on the shoulders of a considerable amount of government already and the idea that these things just magically appear through the magic of the free market is just a fantasy and given how financial lives are economies you can't rely on the free market alone to get us anywhere near to the right kind of policy to catch this is one of the things in the political season i don't understand because a lot of flag waving and a lot of usa usa from the. poloi in the audience but then when asked about economic policy they hate the us it's like the usa can't do anything the government stinks it's all about private corporations that's why we should throw out everything and the government can never accomplish anything they're very negative toward their own country duplicity there and they don't understand that as you point out without the us government there would be no i phone there would be no. that there bei

hello i'm maryanne demasi in london you're watching al-jazeera also coming up on the program evacuations from china stepped up and more travel restrictions come into force as almost 10000 coronavirus cases a confirmed countdown to breaks it sadness and celebrations as person prepares to become the 1st country to meet the e.u. and a state of emergency is declared as bushfires threatened the southern suburbs of australia's capital canberra. democrat impeachment managers are again appealing to republicans in the u.s. senate to allow witnesses and additional evidence in the impeachment trial of president donald trump in total they have 4 hours to debate before the crucial vote to decide the future of the trial democrats need at least 4 republicans to vote for additional witnesses but that looks highly unlikely after 2 key republican senators confirmed they would not meaning the senate will not hear from former national security adviser john bolton he reportedly claims trump asked him to help pressure ukraine into investigating his political opponents will trump could now be acquitted in the

hello i'm maryanne demasi in london you're watching al-jazeera also coming up day 2 of impeachment arguments from u.s. democrats as they present a case for a busa of power by president donald trump. ring of muslims react after the un's highest court rules in favor of the gambia ordering myanmar to stop its soldiers committing acts of genocide. and its sustainability has a catwalk moment is it just a passing craze or will consumer demand be able to drive some real change. hello welcome to the program our top story the chinese city of one han is in lockdown the government is attempting to stop the spread of the deadly coronavirus that public transport in the city of 11000000 people is close and outgoing flights suspended so far 17 people have been killed by the virus with hundreds of millions of chinese expected to travel for new year's celebrations at the weekend that alfie is of rapid contagion world health organization meanwhile is split over whether or not they should declare a global health emergency will have more on that in a moment but 1st adrian brown is in hong kong. at 1st china's g

hello i'm maryanne demasi in london you're watching al-jazeera also coming up on the program crisis in the sawhill new jackals a meeting of its top security officials after at least 89 soldiers were killed in a raid. and one of the world's smallest smoke a nose erupts in the philippines forcing thousands to flee and shutting down the country's biggest ords. hello welcome to the program our top story today protesters in iran's capital are continuing their demonstrations in anger at the government's admission that the military shot down a ukrainian passenger jet hundreds have also gathered outside the u.k.'s embassy in tehran after the british ambassador was briefly detained for attending an anti-government protest on saturday they've been chanting death to england and calling for the embassy to be shut down but protests have also been taking place across the country against the government's initial denial of the downing of that passenger jet calling the claim psychological warfare the plane which was bound for the ukrainian capital kiev was shot down by a missile on wednesday killing al

hello i'm maryanne demasi in london with a quick look at the headlines now in a dramatic u.turn iran has admitted that its military mistakenly shot down a ukrainian passenger jet last week the president has said rouhani described the firing of an aed defense missile as a disastrous mistake which brought down the plane outside to iran killing all $176.00 people on board many of the victims are from canada and prime minister justin trudeau has said that he has requested president rouhani provide clear. canada and the world still have many questions questions that must be answered. earlier this morning i spoke with president rouhani of iran. i told him that iran's admission that its own armed forces unintentionally shot down flight 752 is an important step towards providing answers for families but i noted that many more steps must be taken a full and complete investigation must be conducted we need full clarity on how such a horrific tragedy could have occurred and are all the headlines today oman sultan who is seen as a neutral voice in the middle east has died at the age of

hello i'm maryanne demasi in london with a quick look at the headlines now at least 2 people have been killed in baghdad off the iraqi security forces used tear gas and live ammunition to break up anti-government protests meanwhile in the south of the country hundreds of demonstrators that blocks main roads in several cities iraqis are continuing to say the prime minister has not fulfilled his promises and they are calling for an overhaul of the political system and iran contra ports now from the capital. in one of the main squares in central baghdad police and protesters confront each other it began in the early hours of monday as protesters tried to block the road leading to the square they want a change of government and accuse the current board of corruption a call you have got out to protesters to block main roads in baghdad a major highways in the south access. police used live ammunition and fight a gas in the attempt to disperse the crowds in the capital but a standoff a suit lost in several i was angry iraq is determined to get the message across the west side of the fence if

hello i'm maryanne demasi in on the new year with al jazeera also coming up on the program widespread devastation has engulfed australia southeast coast at least 15 people are believed to have died and school was a missing.

hello i'm maryanne demasi or watching al-jazeera live from london also coming up on the program day 2 of impeachment arguments from u.s. democrats as they present their case for abuse of power by president trump. rager muslims react after the un's highest court orders me and martyrs stop it soldiers committing acts of genocide. i will start a bottle in paris where the song fashion designer sustainability is more than a.

maryanne demasi in london with the top stories from europe including malta as ruling party votes for a new leader after the fallout over the murder of a journalist brought down the prime minister. would have all the sports know that you're which sets up a clash with the bell serbia and spain reach the final. 2 international you know the prime minister justin trudeau speaking about the plane that was shot down in iran let's listen. canada and the world still have many questions questions that must be answered earlier this morning i spoke with president rouhani of iran i told him that iran's admission that its own armed forces unintentionally shot down flight 752 is an important step towards providing answers for families but i noted that many more steps must be taken a full and complete investigation must be conducted we need full clarity on how such a horrific tragedy could have occurred families are seeking justice and accountability and they deserve closure i reiterated to president rouhani that it is absolutely necessary that canada participate in this investigation we expect the

hello i'm maryanne demasi welcome to the news hour live from london coming up in the next 60 minutes libyan warlord honey 5 to hold talks with turkey's regional rival greece ahead of sunday's peace summit in berlin. that. calls for national unity in iran the country supremely the ayatollah ali hum and naive delivers his 1st friday press and then in 8 years. ken starr the lawyer who led the impeachment investigation into bill clinton joins the legal team representing donald trump that his trial. and a smoke emergency with 4 european cities ranking amongst the most polluted in the world protesters demand their governments take action. and i'm far in a smile have all the day's sport including carlos sands has won the dakar rally the spaniard winning the world's highest profile off road rally for a 3rd time. follow our top story today libyan warlord khalifa haftar is in greece for talks with the prime minister and the foreign minister of greece has criticised its exclusion from a un backed peace conference set to take place on sunday the internationally recognized tripoli government whic

hello i'm maryanne demasi you're watching the news hour live from london coming up in the next 60 minutes turkey's parliament approved sending troops to libya to shore up the un backed government in the capital tripoli. bushfires continue to rage across southeast australia as a mass evacuation order is a set of towns and a state of emergency is declared. flood sweep through indonesia's capital forcing thousands of people from their homes leaving behind a trail of destruction. on pole recent doha with the sports liberal dreams of the stars of the basketball world pay tribute to david stern the man who built the modern game. flow and welcomes the news out top story tuckey's parliament has authorized the government to deploy troops to libya to support the un recognized government the move paves the way for further military cooperation between ankara and tripoli but opposition party say it could exacerbate the conflict president trump also warned president against any foreign interference in libya we're going to doa reports now from ankara. alone i'm spitted to debate the turkish government f

hello i'm maryanne demasi in london you're watching al-jazeera also coming up france agrees to send more troops to fight on groups threatening the sile region after a summit with west african leaders. this is a very difficult journey for those who are trying to flee. will be in the philippines where tens of thousands of people are on the run from about.

hello i'm maryanne demasi in london you're watching al-jazeera also coming up day 2 of impeachment argumentsfrom the u.s. democrats as they present a case for a busa of power by president donald trump. ring of muslims react after the u.s. highest court rules in favor of the gambia ordering myanmar to stop its soldiers committing acts of genocide.

hello i'm maryanne demasi in london with the top stories from europe including a small emergency with 4 southern european cities ranking amongst the most pollution in the world protesters demonic government take action. and on fire a small have all the day's sports including carlos sanchez one the dakar rally the spaniard winning the world's highest profile off road rally for a 3rd time. we begin with the diplomatic moves ahead of the summit in berlin on sunday to try to end libya's civil war was told met with the prime minister of greece turkey. regional rival of a country that's been excluded from the summit russia and turkey who support opposite sides in the conflict will be at the conference which will try to end the fighting between have task forces and the un recognized government of affairs. both have expected to be in berlin but russia is downplaying chances of a peace deal globality the most important thing now is that after the berlin conference if everything goes as planned and the security council supports the conclusions from the conference if the libyan sides do not repe

below i maryanne demasi in london you're watching al-jazeera also coming up on the program china wantto a deadly new virus is getting even more contagious as authorities around the world race to prevent a pandemic. and in defiance in iraq hundreds of are.

hello i'm maryanne demasi we'll have all the top stories from europe for you i'll tell you about the german town where a visible reminder of the country's anti semitic past is at the center of a court battle. security forces in beirut also a crackdown on protesters demanding political change the death of a young man in libya highlights the hard conditions of migrants held in detention camps and in school one of tennis's fiercest rivalries is set to resume at the australian open on player nick bates in karen catching off to set up a full fair match with rafael nadal. china's president says his country is facing a grave situation over the outbreak of the corona virus 41 people are now confirmed dead and more than 1300 people infected in a meeting with the communist party leadership see jumping warn the spread of the virus is accelerating 450 military medics have been deployed to the epicenter to help travel restrictions are in place across the country the most severe in city where the outbreak began which has been in near lockdown for 3 days it's now banning all non-essential vehicles

hello i'm maryanne demasi in london with the top stories from europe including britain's prime minister visits northern ireland for talks with the region's leaders as that power sharing devolved government returns for the 1st time in 3 years. this is a very difficult journey for those who are trying to leave or in the philippines where tens of thousands are on the run from a volcanic eruption. and. the corruption trial of former will definitely chief the mean diac in paris has been delayed with the 86 year old facing up to 10 years in jail. hello talks for a permanent cease fire in libya ended in moscow and they failed to achieve a breakthrough or russia's foreign minister says quote good progress is being made on an unconditional and open ended cease fire but the words but if i have to choose day to decide whether to sign a formal deal a truce to stop fighting came into force on sunday morning libya's prime minister phase a sudden i have to. her attending the negotiations in moscow and the turkish foreign minister explained the results off the day's think associations. today we worked