calling it a humanitarian catastrophe mike hanna reports from the u.n. we have missed repeated weiland confrontations between turkish and syrian government forces were it support the russian federation is actively engaged in support of the syrian government's military operation. u.n. special envoy offers a bleak view of the political crisis in syria which in turn has resulted in a devastating humanitarian situation that continues to deteriorate on a daily basis close to a 1000000 displaced people being squeezed into an ever decreasing space by advancing front lines on all sides i am getting daily reports of babies and other young children dying in the cold imagine the grief of a parent who escaped a war zone with their child only to watch that child freeze to death many members contend the crisis is a direct consequence of russian support can only and with the plea to our russian colleagues to stop the support of syria if you tell the syrians that there is no longer military support to the syrian regime they will have to stop the onslaught on their own p

act political interests continuing to take priority over the suffering of millions of civilians mike hanna al-jazeera united nations. says come hear it out is there michael bloomberg under attack as the former new york mayor makes his 1st appearance in the democratic presidential debate. education's abandon the impact of the libyan conflict on children. hello and welcome back it's thunderstorms aplenty across southern parts of asia at the moment with the big storms likely to continue all across this region for indonesia will see some heavy storms affecting. carter looks like being wet at times but plenty of showers expected here extending into indonesian side of the island also. weather conditions that make series certainly we'll see some showers at times for kuala lumpur and also for singapore i think we'll see some brightness in between those showers so a situation really is ahead on through into saturday again for the island of borneo looks as though it's going to be a case of more south western areas seeing the bulk of the shower activity heading down into australasian the main feature

after month year after year while hundreds of thousands of syrian civilians continue to suffer ok mike hanna that live for us at the united nations for now i thank you so just as that session continues here at the united nations we are seeing the turkish ambassador responding to the points there but it has been quite quite quite a startling session we've heard that from the we've heard from various parties at let's just check back in with the discussion and see what else is being said. oh it doesn't appear there is much more to listen to but just to give you the top once again as mike was saying. the security council the various parties do seem quite far apart but guerre petersen had been given his updates and saying that some 900000 civilians have been displaced since the 1st of december and the humanitarian tragedy in syria continues another thing mike had mentioned the u.n. envoy is warning of imminent danger of escalation specifically in the province of turkish president richard sayah parents of one says that he is ready to launch a military offensive against syrian government forces has

with the us warning that it could suspend all assistance to northern yemen as soon as next month mike hanna al-jazeera united nations now in scuse me yes in afghanistan ashraf ghani has won another term as president after being declared the winner of last september's disputed election results have been delayed for months straight of attacks a polling stations as well as allegations of rigging and technical problems this report from rich vallance. since september afghanistan's election commission has been sifting complaints and contested votes trying to work out whether ashraf ghani has the 50 percent plus one vote needed to avoid a runoff he does it's finally announced but only just but that she has said all had to open according to the constitution we declared mr ashraf ghani who recovered 923592 votes which is equal to 50.64 percent of the country's total vote in the election as the president elect of the government of the islamic republic of afghanistan. the incumbent is naturally celebrating. the matter. but i'm dedicating this victory of the people to the people and as the 1st servants

act political interests continuing to take priority over the suffering of millions of civilians mike hanna al-jazeera united nations. counter-terrorism prosecutors in germany are investigating the shooting dead of 9 people to shisha bars the attacks happened a short time apart in the western city of hama hour that's close to frankfurt the suspect was later found dead in his home and police say they found another body the suspects house let's go live now to john mccain our correspondent who's in berlin shisha bars in a town very close to frankfurt what else do we know about this attack. the point to make here federal prosecutors taking on this case that usually is an indication of a an extremist violent intent behind the perpetrators actions this pacific prosecuting force is looking into right wing extremism the person concerned it is alleged that the person concerned her may have posted information on social media indicating a right wing extremist intent the facts are that 10 people are dead plus the perpetrator 11 round about 10 o'clock german time last night the person concerned made his

act political interests continuing to take priority over the suffering of millions of civilians mike hanna al-jazeera united nations. the former new york mer and billionaire michael bloomberg has come under attack from rival democrats in their debate just days ahead of the caucus in the state of nevada as a late entry into the race to take on donald trump the n.b.c. debate was the media mogul's very 1st reynolds has the details. mike bloomberg came under fire from the start elizabeth warren blasted the former new york mayor over his past the such a mystic comments a billionaire who calls women fat broads and of course taste lesbians and no i'm not talking about donald trump i'm talking about mayor bloomberg warren also compared bloomberg to president donald trump democrats take a huge risk if we just substitute one arrogant billionaire for another bloomberg defended himself as the candidate best able to defeat trump i'm a new yorker i know how to take on an arab can con man like donald trump has said neither front runner bernie sanders nor bloomberg could be most americans don't see where

mike hanna al-jazeera united nations. and turkey's president has warned he's ready to launch a military offensive against syrian government forces of damascus doesn't stop it's fact as some had better reports about say new york turkey's border with syria. turkish troops in have been asked to expand their military outposts their presence here is the result of an agreement between turkey russia and iran 2 years ago to establish safe zones but these turkish soldiers might soon get involved in the biggest military campaign or their deployment president was up by your husband the military operation is imminent to get. on the subject of id lip turkey has made all preparations to carry out its own operational plans as with every military operation on the subject i'll say we could enter it lip suddenly one night. undeterred by the turkish warning the syrian army stepping up its offensive government warplanes struck the town of to many in the attacks have intensified over the last few days earlier this week president bashar al ass

the president who would no doubt claim executive privilege on this as on so many other things ok mike hanna live from washington d.c. thank you very much indeed. now democratic party candidates in the united states are hoping to secure the presidential nomination have held their latest t.v. faceoff in new hampshire before next week's primary there from spain to british judge and bernie sanders faced criticism from rivals in the a.b.c. news debates or a burden munley as more 4 days from now the voters here in new hampshire will weigh in 7 democratic hopefuls head to head in the hope to convince new hampshire to vote for them and she's this primary the debate started with messages of unity and the matter who wins this day i'm playing we're all going to stand together. but it didn't take long for the presidential hopefuls to start trading barbs 38 year old pete judge was singled out for his perceived lack of experience he was ready for the criticism if you're looking for the person with the most years of washington establishment experience under their belt you've got your candidate and of of c

trump called a hoax and now gone the question is who's next and a gallacher al jazeera washington mike hanna joins us now live from washington d.c. mike this been some pretty furious reaction to the dismissal of bill sundin and finland but president trump has also been reaction has any. he has indeed he's been reacting to what he sees as the biased media coverage of it but importantly to acknowledge is very clearly that the firing off of ben and of son learned was directly linked to their role in the impeachment process president trump tweeted out to the course of the morning saying actually i don't know him never spoke to him or met him this in reference to alexander but mn but he was very insubordinate reported contents of my perfect calls incorrectly and was given a horrendous report by his superiors the man he reported to who publicly stated that the men had problems with judgment during to the chain of command and leaking information in other words out in capital letters well button's lawyer has responded to this tweet pointing out that there's never been any complaints about alexander

special envoy is calling on them to find a way to deescalate the situation mike hanna reports now from the united nations. we have missed repeated violent confrontations between turkish and syrian government forces for its part the russian federation is actively engaged in support of the syrian government's military operation u.n. special envoy offers a bleak view of the political crisis in syria which in turn has resulted in a devastating humanitarian situation that continues to deteriorate on a daily basis close to a 1000000 displaced people being squeezed into an ever decreasing space by advancing front lines on all sides i am getting daily reports of babies and other young children dying in the cold imagine the grief of a parent who escaped a war zone with their child only to watch that child freeze to death many members contend the crisis is a direct consequence of russian support can only and with the plea to our russian colleagues to stop the support of syria if you tell the syrians that there is no longer military support to the syrian regime they will have to stop the onslaugh

of hundreds of civilian casualties a special envoy says peace efforts are at risk of collapsing mike hanna reports from the u.n. in new york these regular briefings on yemen have for months been marked by an air of optimism but this was not the case on the stay the special envoy to yemen has told the u.n. security council that the upsurge in violence could reverse the gains made in peace efforts over the past year and warns there are signs the conflict is spreading during the past month which we last met the military situation has grown increasingly dire both sides have announced expensive military goals and exchanged fierce rhetoric most of the heavy fighting is taking place in the home district of the governor of sana'a and also of marble and saddam government front lines which had. we inquired after several months of being drawn into the escalation of the truths that had been observed in al jawf for months was shattered this past weekend by saudi led air strikes at least 30 civilians were killed and dozens injured including women and children more than $35000.00 people have been displac

low numbers of people show up which could be a bad sign for the party going forward as speak to mike hanna in washington d.c. so mike another debate for the democrats and a few hours in the tensions have been high especially between people t.j. and bernie sanders what does that mean for the debate tonight and looking ahead to the new hampshire primary on tuesday. well indeed yes but to again bernie sanders basically are neck and neck off to the iowa primary there's has no fool result has been announced as yet but both candidates have claimed victory in that particular primary and certainly it has acted as a form of slingshot to as it normally does increasing their chances in the new hampshire primary certainly. ratings have improved markedly since he did so strongly in the iowa caucus bernie sanders has been consistently topping the polls the greatest loose of course in that iowa vote was joe biden who's dropped away back in the polling because of his very poor showing there and 4 days after the iowa caucuses mike this still of disarray and uncertainty about the final result however it's r

grief of a parent who escaped a war zone with their child only to watch that child freeze to death mike hanna is live at the united nations what more is the u.n. saying about developments on the ground well it's a crisis of the absolute magnitude u.n. officials saying that this is the most severe humanitarian crisis of the 21st century hundreds of thousands of people internally displaced and what is happening is because of the ongoing conflict between different parties in particular turkey and the syrian forces the front lines continue to shift driving people who have already been displaced into increasing diminishing areas who are now caught between the opposing forces where they may be a battle looming between both turkish and syrian forces backed by russia so the situation intense but no signs whatsoever of any political solution all the members of the council have been saying in the course of the morning they can be no military solution there has to be a political one but absolutely no signs given the entrenched positions of how this can be achieved so what kind of response can there be f

with the us warning that it could suspend all assistance to northern yemen as soon as next month mike hanna al-jazeera united nations. the biggest study of corona virus cases in china since the outbreak began suggests the spread of the disease is slowing but the authors warned the authorities to remain vigilant to prevent a possible rebound dacer from the chinese center for disease control and prevention finds that more than 80 percent of cases have been classified as mild the 2nd elderly are most at risk with the fatality rates increasing gradually with age the research also points to the high risks to medical staff with just over 3000 diagnosed with the disease the virus has now killed nearly 1900 people and infected more than 72000 in china and the sarah clarke reports from hong kong china now plans to test all citizens living in. officials go door to door in a city wide sweeping to identify anyone infected with the virus 10 more quarantine centers are being set up in districts in the city they offer 11 and a half 1000 beds for those showing mild symptoms the number of people infected ou

with the us warning that it could suspend all assistance to northern yemen as soon as next month mike hanna al-jazeera united nations and the u.n. says nearly $370.00 and have been killed in northwest syria since the beginning of the year as the government tries to capture the last rebel held stronghold. that the u.n. says schools hospitals and camps for the internally displaced and been hit it says the russian backed government offensive is cruel beyond belief and us call for the media creation of humanitarian corridors to allow civilians to escape. the sheer quantity of attacks on these hospitals medical facilities schools. would suggest to you they can't all be accidental. and at a minimum even if they were accidental it shows lack of proportionality necessity precaution and so on. all of which can contribute to something being an attribute if there's a war crime it's cruel beyond belief that civilians mostly women and children living under scraps of plastic sheeting in freezing conditions are being bombed ukraine's president says heavy fighting in the eastern donbass region won't hamper

act political interests continuing to take priority over the suffering of millions of civilians mike hanna al-jazeera united nation as. well turkey's president says he is ready to launch a military offensive against syrian government forces an adlib edge of paper the hand says is the term meant to turn the border area into a safe place at any cost reports now from the turkish border. turkish troops in have been asked to expand their military outposts their presence here is the result of an agreement between turkey russia and iran 2 years ago to establish safe zones but these turkish soldiers might soon get involved in the biggest military campaign of their deployment president i was up by your husband the military operation is imminent to get. on the subject of id lip turkey has made all preparations to carry out its own operational plans as with every military operation on the subject i'll say we could enter it lip suddenly one night. undeterred by the turkish warning the syrian army stepping up its offensive government warplanes struck the town of to many in the attacks have intensified

act political interests continuing to take priority over the suffering of millions of civilians mike hanna al-jazeera united nations. tatas who by a province the epicenter of the corona virus outbreak as reported significantly fewer new infections with 349 cases on wednesday compared to 1600 the day before 108 infected people have lost their lives there in the last 24 hours of a 2100 people have died world wide. the 1st 2 people in iran to contract corona virus have both died authorities have applied to extra screening measures at airports to help prevent passengers carrying it in elsewhere in the middle east 9 cases have been confirmed in the united arab emirates all chinese nationals. at least 8 people have been killed in 2 separate shootings in germany they happened in smoking bars in the western city of or near frankfurt police are looking for suspects who fled the scene in the car the u.n. says it's hard for the talks aimed at reaching a ceasefire in libya will be able to resume negotiations were suspended on tuesday by the internationally recognized government after warlord only for

stating that children are dying from the cold as a result let's get some more from our al-jazeera mike hanna he's live for us at the united nations and he's been listening in to that statements as well mike we've been hearing a lot of by the humanitarian situation in a globe pederson stressing that there is no military solution to this conflict what else was he was he updating the security council on. well he's basically giving a political briefing this is a monthly event however the sense of urgency is palpable around the security council given this incredibly increasing situation particularly in northwestern syria in the area now one of the facts that peterson mentioned which is truly disturbing is the fact that we heard about the numbers of displaced we heard about the fact that some 80 percent of them are women and children but what peterson also mentioned is that those displaced are being hemmed into increasingly diminishing space in other words what you have. as the ongoing violence compressing all of those who are have already been driven from their homes into a tiny tiny space this i

are calling for an end to the military offensive by all parties especially syria and its allies mike hanna is that. there's a sense of mounting frustration and even anger among some members of the security council at the body's apparent inability to deal with the mounting humanitarian crisis in syria there are more than 800000 people displaced in lib and the outskirts of aleppo over 60 percent of them believed to be children this is the last enclave held by opposition forces in the face of a mounting campaign by government troops backed by russia the 4 european union members of the council called a closed door meeting in the course of the morning and afterwards the is stone an ambassador read a statement on their behalf we are deeply alarmed by the ongoing military escalation in not with syria that has displaced more than 800000 people since december 1st this is one of the worst manmade displacements that we have seen anywhere in the world in the years. and it has been and continues to be entirely avoidable the security council has been unable to get an agreement on how to deal with the cr

with the us warning that it could suspend all assistance to northern yemen as soon as next month mike hanna al-jazeera united nations ukraine's president says heavy fighting in the eastern dumbass region will not hamper efforts to end the conflict with russian backed separatists ukraine's military and the separatists have blamed each other for the flare up but left one ukrainian soldier dead and several others wounded in some of the worst fighting seen in the region since peace talks were held in december but a mere selenski says the violence was an attempt to disrupt the peace process a 2nd round of talks is expected in berlin in the coming months. we have a powerful army provocations happen but the army responded firmly the situation is completely under control because of the shah we are confident that this provocation will not change the course towards ending the conflict as one can only sit at the negotiation table with a strong army. the course forward is to go ahead and stop the war and reach peace is coming up on this news hour the wife of the so 1st prime minister appears in court c