i think mohammed bin salman, he isa today. ery charismatic young leader, he is something who actually has widespread support within the kingdom, because he, he has crushed dissent, but what he is also doing is opening up the kingdom. for example, tourists are being called to go to saudi arabia. we have seen p0p to go to saudi arabia. we have seen pop concerts, boxing matches have taken place in the last few weeks, women are allowed to drive. so it is, ithink women are allowed to drive. so it is, i think he is... he cracks down on dissent, but he also has a liberalising effect on the kingdom and there are two sides so this story. from his point of view, he will be emphasising what he is doing for the younger population, what he is doing for women and he will want to put what is a deeply damaging episode behind him. thank you. i know this story is just breaking 110w. know this story is just breaking now. thank you for your analysis. the former love island presenter has been charged following a fight with her boyfriend. she has st

according to reports in american newspapers, dci concluded that mohammed bin salman, who is in effectbia, must have at least known about this operation. america does not want to throw saudi arabia under a bus for a couple of reasons. one because it sits on huge oil wealth which is needed for the global economy but secondly, america sees saudi arabia as a critical ally in the fight against iran. what was seen as washington trying to manage this relationship, but i think all eyes will be on watch perhaps president trump or the senior aides, whether they are satisfied. i think many other western countries will ta ke many other western countries will take a cue from washington. i remember speaking to one turkish ambassador, jamal khashoggi died in istanbul, and i said to him, will we ever know the truth of this case? he said, no, unless the powers that be, turkey, saudi arabia and america, u nless turkey, saudi arabia and america, unless they want the truth to come out, otherwise it will be shrouded in secrecy. i think there will be a lot of unanswered questions and we may never get the a

a top aide to crown prince mohammed bin salman was investigated, but not charged.witnesses to testify at president trump's impeachment trial. he was formally impeached last week for abuse of power and obstruction of congress. proceedings are expected to start next month. now on bbc news, the bbc‘s amol rajan takes a look back

five people were sentenced to death, but a top aide to crown prince mohammed bin salman wasn't charged says he hasn't ruled out allowing witnesses to testify at president trump's impeachment trial. proceedings are expected to start next month. australia remains in the grip of hundreds of bushfires burning across several states. more than 9 million acres have been lost to the flames. despite this, the australian prime minister has doubled down on his defence of the coal industry. in less than 20 years, the number of smaller pubs has halved.

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the prosecutor said saoud al qahtani, an important aide of crown prince mohammed bin salman, had been investigated but not charged and was released. the country faced international condemnation for mr khashoggi's murder in the saudi embassy in turkey last year. saudi arabia blamed it on what they called a "rogue operation". we hope to have more on that in the next few minutes. we hope to have more on that in the next few minutes. there are calls for a government inquiry into racism within football after the chelsea player antonio rudiger complained of hearing monkey noises from the crowd during yesterday's premier league match at tottenham. the professional footballers‘ association said it was "disgusted" by the reports, and insisted urgent action was needed. the referee, anthony taylor, stopped play during the second half after rudiger complained of hearing monkey noises. shortly after a stoppage in play, an announcement was made over the public address system warning that "racist behaviour is interfering with the game". after the match the chelsea captain, cesar azpilicueta explaine

but a tiny a former high profile saudi royal advisor and top aide to crown prince mohammed bin salman who was implicated in the murder has been released without charge announcing the sentences earlier public prosecutor said the murder of jamal khashoggi was only decided once he was inside the consulate never am and the whole loaded the investigation is carried out by the public prosecution revealed that there was no proliferation of murder at the beginning of this assignment it was a spur of the moment action when the leading negotiator inspected the consulate premises and it was established to him that it was impossible to have the victim may he rest in peace transported to a safe place to continue with negotiations consultations were made with a leading negotiator and it was agreed with the perpetrators to kill the victim inside the consulate. 3 days of national mourning have been declared in algeria following the death of the army's chief of staff lieutenant general. suffered a heart attack the 80 year old was regarded as the most powerful man in algeria following the mass protests

the prosecutor said saoud al qahtani — an important aide of crown prince mohammed bin salman — had beent not charged and was released. the country faced international condemnation for mr khashoggi's murder in the saudi consulate in turkey last year; saudi arabia blamed it on what they called a ‘rogue operation'. earlier i spoke to our middle east correspondent martin patience and i asked him whether saudi arabia will now be hoping to draw a line under the whole affair. i think with time, with these prosecutions, you are right. this has been saudi arabia's worst diplomatic crisis in many years. the central contention, critics accused the saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman of being behind this killing or having known something about it. that is an accusation he has always denied but with these prosecutions, i think the saudi authorities will be hoping to draw a line under it. they were saying it was not premeditated but that has been called into question by a un expert who says two hours before the killing took place, some of the men who were found guilty of murdering jamal khashoggi

to mention the uncertainty around or oil prices and a move towards renewables crown prince mohammed bin salman wants to reduce his country's reliance on oil revenues from around close i.p.o. will be used to accelerate the pivot towards the tourist industry and to ramp up development of renewable energy. show food prices are rising fast in the world's biggest emerging markets the spike is hitting important food staples in asia and economists are worried about the possible inflation wrists . onions are everywhere in indian cooking that's so important that if they get too expensive it can lead to social unrest as has happened in recent years they're also an important indian export unless they get too scarce in which case the government bans their sale abroad like now in recent months the price of onions has doubled weather disasters and small harvests are just some of the reasons for the price hike. higher prices affect the poorest in india the most un figures show that the price of the vegetable went up 26 percent in october compared to the previous year that has driven inflation above the 4 per

family sparked international outrage the pressure has been growing especially on crown prince mohammed bin salman but he denies any involvement a year after killing his family does not believe that there was no political motive behind the crime. i feel he did it i don't know what's happened to anybody i want to he's going to be relieved the deal i was. in. actually. it's a wish that will hardly be fulfilled by this verdict from riyadh the court did not even consider the crime to have been intentional another reason why 3 of the 11 defendants were acquitted among them the former saudi intelligence chief and a close confidence of the crown prince. now let's take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world and battle u.s. plane maker boeing has forced its chief executive to resign dennis mullen bergs departure follows the worldwide grounding of its 737 max jetliner after 2 deadly crashes a later inquiry found serious lapses in the company's regulatory oversight. thousands of people have taken to the streets again in india to protest a controversial citizenship law more than 20 h

prices but those risks were also the rationale behind the decision to go public crown prince mohammed bin salman wants to reduce his country's reliance on oil revenues from around goes i.p.o. will be used to accelerate the saudi pivot towards the tourist industry and to ramp up development of renewable energy. now let's bring in the middle east expert from big institute and joins us from hamburg now. why is it going public and why now. well basically 2 reasons one is that they hope that the i.p.o. can help around cohen his international isolation strategy and crew closer into a linkage between oil production and refining in petrochemical production and expansion of export business most notably to asia and of course an i.p.o. can help he'll also with the debt issuance that was for example used to finance to put chase of the 30 percent big stake by a ram cool recently that is one reason the other reason is that the i.p.o. can help so do rape yes diversification dr you always need to mention also the public investment fund when we talk about the around call i p o that is basically the wakil of choi

prices but those risks were also the rationale behind the decision to go public crown prince mohammed bin salman wants to reduce his country's reliance on oil revenues from around here will be used to accelerate the saudi pivot towards the tourist industry and to ramp up development of renewable energy. is the head of strategy and markets that for a moment joins us now from london jamil why is iran going public and why now. and one would diversification in a single phase there 2030 vision that's being unveiled from the saudi prince there's a lot of reasons why it's to go public now for 2030 the vision is that saudi arabia the perception will be so different to what you have it now you think of saudi arabia today and mum would you say oil 2030 vision a wide open economy lots of foreign direct investments to emerge as a major kingdom as a city in the way that the buy has but there's a lot from the around co i.p.o. then dresses were like despite only one percent of the show has been available its net income was over one $110000000000.00 slush that's double the most profitable listed company in the

family sparked international outrage the pressure has been growing especially on crown prince mohammed bin salman but he denies any involvement a year after killing his family does not believe that there was no political motive behind the crime. i feel if i want to know what happened to anybody i want to he's going to be relieved from jail i wanted. him to pull it through. actually. it's a wish that will hardly be fulfilled by this verdict from riyadh the court did not even consider the crime to have been intentional another reason why 3 of the 11 defendants were acquitted among them the former saudi intelligence chief and a close confidence of the crown prince. well earlier we spoke with an yes qamar the un special rapporteur on extrajudicial executions you delivered a report on the criminal case back in june we asked her to comment on the outcome of the trial. there are there are many shortcomings we see the trials some of which i can highlight now 1st of all and most importantly see the chain of command was not chain vege to get to them and nobody above the heat as being charged and as been pu

saudi arabia's powerful crown prince, mohammed bin salman, had become increasingly irritated by khashoggi'slic criticism of his policies. he denies any responsibility in the murder. agnes callamard, who's investigated the murder on behalf of the un, believes those who masterminded it have walked free. the only people that have been ultimately sentenced in that trial are those that i call the hitmen. they are at the lowest level of the chain of command. anyone above has not been... either not been charged at all or they were charged and then let free. jamal khashoggi was described by one royal aide as a threat to national security. critics are now calling the investigation into his murder a whitewash. for saudi arabia, this whole story has cast a dark shadow over its international reputation. in riyadh, the authorities will be hoping this verdict draws a line under it but others will keep on pressing for answers. and frankjoins me now. it doesn't really draw a line under it though, does it? no, i don't think it does. you heard agnes callamard, she is adamant that the book stops along way hig

of and accountability for human rights violations. >> president trump has declined to blaine mohammed bin salman for his role, despite the administration has sanctioned 17 saudi officials, the administration is continuing to keep close relations with the royal family, including multibillion-dollar weapons deals in the middle east. fox news. >>> new video tonight from sydney, australia, balloon still with prizes, cause chaos when people were injured, the mega balloon drop, every balloon contains small gifts, but when they dropped, people rushed in and trampled each other. 12 people were treated for injuries on-site, five others had to be taken to the hospital after being crushed. >>> it has happened again, the latest investigation involving a food delivery person. >>> a smash and grab at a mall in southern california. the widespread panic it caused. >>> the 49ers will be traveling to seattle for what will be the biggest game they played in nearly 6 years, later in sports, the seahawks of signed a former player with bay area roots to help them in their primetime matchup. >>> a happy homecoming in

ruled there was no proven involvement of one person in the murder, the advisor to crown prince mohammed bin salman before his sacking soon after the killing. the turkish chief prosecutor's office in istanbul filed a warrant for his arrest a year ago. the u.n. special investigator said intelligence agents had identified him as a hit squad ringleader. killing issisted the a state killing. roguenot killing by forces as the government continued. correspondent: she urged to the crown presence -- the crown prince and his assets until he could prove his innocence. that has not happened. four the manwo, who showed journalists around the consulate. also clear, the kingdom's former deputy intelligence chief. the journalism watchdog reporters without borders says justice has been trampled. solman,id mohammed and who was in contact just before and after the murder of jamal khashoggi -- this is what the in part itsia based decision, that mohammad bin salman was a very high probability responsible for the killing. lots of questions. this verdict will do nothing to quell those questions. there is no such thing a

the prosecutor said saoud al qahtani — an important aide of crown prince mohammed bin salman — had beencharged and was released. the country faced international condemnation for mr khashoggi's murder in the saudi embassy in turkey last year; saudi arabia blamed it on what they called a ‘rogue operation‘. our middle east correspondent martin patience has been following this story closely and has more details about the trial. well what we have had is from the public prosecutors in saudi arabia, 11 people were put on trial, five have been sentenced to death, three others lengthy jail sentences have been sentenced to death, three others lengthyjail sentences and three released. now importantly what the public prosecutors in the kingdom says is that this wasn‘t a premeditated killing. according to their investigations, this interrogation team went to the consulate in turkey to interrogate jamal khashoggi. when they couldn‘t move him to another area, apparently for reasons that still are not clear, apparently they decided to kill him. now, i think many will see this as a white wash of events,

by officials, the cia says acted on orders from saudi crown prince, the saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman planned, organized, and carried out his murder. then dismembered his body. what do these death sentences in saudi arabia mean now? cnn's international diplomatic editor nic robertson has been following this and joins me now. you have five men who were sentenced, three other officials close to the prince were cleared. what is this all about? >> reporter: well, the saudis are linked to a trial they say have been conduct tlud the proper auspices of the judiciary over the past year to the international community. it appears remarkably to be a process that's lacked any transparency whatsoever, no cameras allowed in the courtrooms. no independent international monitors allowed in either. however, the saudis are saying they've got a result, that five people are charged with the death penalty. they are responsible for the actual killing of jamal khashoggi, another three have got jail terms for covering up, that's the way the saudis are putting it, and three others are being led off completely

that includes katani, an aid to mohammed bin salman and the most senior official implicated. >>> breakingrnight, another american soldier killed in afghanistan. the taliban claiming responsibility, saying u.s. and afghan forces were targeted with improvised explosive devices while conducting a raid. u.s. officials are withholding the name of the next of kin until all are notified. the u.s. and taliban had just restarted peace talks. more than 2,400 american troops have died in america's longest war. between 12,000 and 13,000 troops are serving in afghanistan. a drawdown of about 4,000 troops is expected. >>> former national security >>> heavy fog and icy roads leading to a 69-vehicle pileup on interstate 64 in eastern virginia. there was a 60-car pileout in georgia that closed both sighs of the highway. 51 people needed medical treatment. now, a low pressure in the southeast is putting 7 million people in a flood watch. meteorologist pedram javaheri has the latest. >> good morning, guys. an absolute soaker in place across the gulf coast. the storm system has been slow to move in the past

while clearing a former top adviser to crown prince mohammed bin salman.ior trump administration official responding saying this is an important step in holding those responsible for this terrible crime accountable and we encourage saudi arabia to continue with a fair and transparent judicial process. but as nic robertson reports, many are unconvinced justice was done. >> reporter: the verdict including five death penalties, eye-catching but not yet convincing. >> first the death sentence for five of the defendants who committed and participated in the murder of the victim, may he rest in peace. second, imprisoning three of the defendants for covering up this murder and violating regulations for a range of sentences that total 24 years. >> reporter: but no names released of the guilty. the only ones named, those found not guilty. significantly two of them close to saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman, mbs, former senior adviser cat annie and ex-deputy intelligence chief siri blameless. apparently distancing the crown prince from cia claims he had a role

last year, drawing international condemnation and cast a cloud of suspicion over crown prince mohammed bin salman>>> for the first time in more than 200 years, there will be no christmas mass at notre dame cathedral, it is still be restored after a devastating fire in april. french revolutionaries hold services in 1789, but not even the world wars stopped at since. french government is confident that christmas mass will resume by 2025. >>> coming up, a rescue in a raging storm, amazing pictures plucking crewmembers off the ship run aground. >>> a gift for louis the dog, born without front legs, college kids coming to the rescue. >>> a country devastated by wildfires. if you see wires down, treat them all as if they are hot and energized. stay away from any downed wire, call 911 and call pg&e right after so we can both respond out and keep the public safe. ♪ >>> don't forget, streaming now on cbsn bay area, fundus on kpix.com, the cbs news up or your favorite platform. >>> a dramatic rescue to evacuate the crew of a italian cargo ship. >> the boat being buffeted by high winds and waves, it ran agr

five people were sentenced to death, but a top aide to crown prince mohammed bin salman wasn't chargedthe leader of the republicans in the us senate, mitch mcconnell, says he hasn't ruled out allowing witnesses to testify at president trump's impeachment trial. proceedings are expected to start next month. australia remains in the grip of hundreds of bushfires burning across several states. more than 9 million acres have been lost to the flames. despite this, the australian prime minister has doubled down on his defence of the coal industry. in less than 20 years, the number of smaller pubs has halved. this week, the government pledged more than a million pounds to community action groups, working to rescue or reopen their local pub. claire marshall reports. there's no cosy christmas cheer at the rising sun, just a ghost of a pub. it closed nine years ago, the last wisp of the community soul of the village of woodcroft, which had already lost its post office and shop. jerry, in his 80s, has lived here for over a0 years. most evenings he used to be found in the sun, but now... most of m

trump has repeatedly praised crown prince mohammed bin salman.an who the cia says ordered khashoggi's murder. robert jordan, the ambassador to saudi arabia from 2001 to 2013. great to have you with us. first of all, sir, let me get your initial reaction to this verdict. you obviously know the criminal system in saudi arabia. you know the kingdom better than us. what do you make of the trial and how that was carried out? >> i'm sad to say it's not a surprise. this is a band-aid, i think, on a much greater problem. they have convicted those who perhaps carried out the murder and dismemberment of jamaal. but they have certainly not held accountable those who orchestrated it and put it together. i think it is a mockery of justice. >> one of the aspects in all of this and you again know very well that crown prince mohammed bin salman is a powerful man and the argument that saudi officials have been putting forward is that these were rogue elements, rogue agents who carried out either a misinterpretation of a broader policy to silence dissidents or the

for us to better understand this tension between tom email fanny on the one side and mohamed bin salman and mohammed bin zayed on the other we have to go back several years. and the real split in the region stems from the arab spring but. i know you know. it's not for some people to worry princes came to power after the start of the arab spring. funny in 2030. 2040 mm and mohammed bin simon in 2015. all of these rulers and. who did the arab spring in that political strategies relinquish the many other determinants. when the arab spring began the 1st reaction of the 3 countries saudi arabia qatar and the u.a.e. was to increase the salaries of all civil servants. i think for the gulf monarchies . certainly for m.b.a.'s and frenzy they are horrified by by the arab spring it's like man they're coming for us and we've got it we've got a real. honest successful qatar didn't feel threatened by the arab spring mainly because it's the smallest of the 3 countries in terms of population there are simply not enough people to form an organized opposition. which is true organising. seem to be it's th

the president has spoke glowingly of mohammed bin salman, a man who's been accused of killing an american resident, jamal khashoggi. is it time to look at our relationship with saudi arabia again? is it too premature to be asking that question? >> i think it's premature, but you raise very important points and i don't think this president acted appropriately in actually excoriating mbs, mohammed bin salman, for the act against the journalist, mr. khashoggi. i think there is a very delicate dance that's being played by the president and i don't think that we are going to play a delicate dance when you have members of our military who have been slain and others who have been injured. i'm hoping that the president will come out with a very strong statement and have high expectations from the saudis in terms of what they're going to say and do. >> you talk about vetting. according to the experts that we've had on speaking about this, there's a very heavy vetting process in place in order to bring a foreign national to train with our military in the united states on a naval base. they've got t

president trump seems to have decided from the first to give crown prince mohammed bin salman a pass,o present on this. other parts of the us government, there are state departments have been tougher. they have demanded saudi arabia show in some way that there is accountability. 0ur intelligence service has a lot riding on the integrity and stability of the kingdom, they want more answers than they have gotten. so in a sense, what the saudi prosecutor has done isa what the saudi prosecutor has done is a poke in the eye of these us agencies which the saudis know very well. we heard agnes callamard say that congress could split, the senate committee could get involved in this? i hope lindsey graham will continue to take this case seriously. saudi arabia needs to understand that the us congress has a broad concern about saudi stability, actions of the crown prince, if you, as the government does want to continue, it needs to have a firmer basis and i hope congress takes that as a starting point. we need to move on and have a relationship with the kingdom going forward. briefly, iwanted t

: aramco is well on its way to hitting the $2 trillion target set out by saudi crown prince mohammed bin salmancola gage, al jazeera. anchor: miramar's leader has rejected accusations of genocide of her government against minorities as misleading. she told the international court of justice that the military has been conducting a legitimate operation against armed groups. as mia mars state counselor and head of government arrived at the international court of justice, she was welcomed by supporters chanting "we stand with you." but anyone hoping that the nobel peace prize winner would take this opportunity to stand with the rohingya would be disappointed. in opening the mrs defense against genocide charges, she says the pictures that gambia presented to the court were misleading and incomplete. >> the situation is not easy to fathom, but one thing touches all of us equally, the suspects of the many innocent people whose lives were torn apart as a consequence of the armed conflicts of 20 and 2017 -- 2016 and 2017, in particular those who have had to free their homes and are now living in camps.

this is part of crown prince mohammed bin salman's ambitious plan to modernize the saudi economy and make it less reliant on oil sales. the government says the money raised will be used to find domestic projects. stephen: interesting t to see hw some rivals are doing. wrench company total down in paris. ep in n london down as well. a more mixed picture on the european share markets. germany's dax seeing some gains. we are keeping an ion the british pound today ahead of tomorrow's general election in the u.k. we have seen the currency stabilize now. after that poll showing the ruling conservatives had lost much of their lead over the , theition labor party pound still holding onto its gains in the past week. the market seem to be pricing in a conservative victory. another story being watched carefully as the trade war betweween the u.s. . and ch. stephen: every move is closely watched by investors. beijing and washington are preparing to delay an increase in tariffs that were scheduled for this sunday. as a deadlineen to get a phase i agreement concluded. that date could slip. genie:

especially against crown prince mohammed bin salman. but he denies any involvement. a year afterward, khashoggi''s fami d does not belelieve theree wawas no blood, they for the crime. -- that there was no politicalal motivation for the crime. >> what has happened to his body? i wantnt his friend d to be read from jaiail. i want those in power to be held accountable for their action. >> visit wish that will hard to be fulfilled i this verdict from riau to -- react, saudi arabia. -- riyadh. the court did not consider the crime to be intentional. others were acquitted. including the intelligence chief. laila: we asked for the reaction to the outcome of the trial. >> there are many shortcomings with the trial, some of which i can highlight. first and most importantly, the chain of command was not investigated. nobody about the hitmen have been charged or prosecuted. the prprosecutor himself has identified one person, the personal advisor to the crown prince, as having incited the team before it left for turkey. and yet, the same cut tiny has not -- katani, has not been b

the deputy head of intelligence also acquitted, that despite the cia believing crown prince mohammed bin salman ordered the killing. the crown prince denying it in a september cbs interview. >> translator: absolutely not this was a heinous crime. >> reporter: and many questions remain unanswered mr. khashoggi's body is still missing after he entered the saudi consulate in istanbul in october last year and was dismembered. the sentences welcome tonight by one of jamal khashoggi's sons but criticized by many around the world the "washington post" and a senior u.n. investigator calling it a travesty of justice. lester >> all right, keir simmons, thanks. >>> in afghanistan, a u.s. service member was killed during combat operations today. the taliban has taken responsibility 20 american troops have been killed in combat there this year >>> a deepening divide tonight on next steps for president trump's senate impeachment trial, as republican and democratic leaders argue over witnesses and documents. hallie jackson has more >> reporter: a holiday hold on impeachment proceedings as key leaders dig in t

a top aide to crown prince mohammed bin salman was investigated, but not charged. the leader of the republicans in the us senate, mitch mcconnell, says he hasn't ruled out allowing witnesses to testify at president trump's impeachment trial. he was formally impeached last week for abuse of power and obstruction of congress. proceedings are expected to start next month. in less than 20 years, the number of smaller pubs in the uk has halved. this week, the government pledged more than a million pounds to community action groups working to rescue or reopen their local pub. claire marshall reports. there's no cosy christmas cheer at the rising sun, just a ghost of a pub. it closed nine years ago, the last wisp of the community soul of the village of woodcroft, which had already lost its post office and shop. jerry, in his 80s, has lived here for over a0 years. most evenings he used to be found in the sun, but now... most of my evenings are spent alone, up here. people call in, which is very nice, but they're not here in the evenings late, so you spend quite a lot of ti

five people were sentenced to death, but a top aide to crown prince mohammed bin salman wasn't chargedthe leader of the republicans in the us senate, mitch mcconnell, says he hasn't ruled out allowing witnesses to testify at president trump's impeachment trial. proceedings are expected to start next month. australia remains in the grip of hundreds of bushfires burning across several states. more than 9 million acres have been lost to the flames. those are the headlines. now on bbc news, pallab ghosh looks back on how the frontiers of science and space were pushed in 2019 — a year shaped by the impact of deforestation and climate change — in review 2019: the year in science. this is the year we saw the first ever picture of a black hole and we celebrated one of humanity's greatest achievements. that's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. there was a new treatment for parkinson's disease. it enabled this woman to walk again. there were also fires raging in australia. we saw the hottest summers on record across the globe. and climate change activist greta thunberg had this

the deputy head of intelligence also acquitted that despite the cia believing crown prince mohammed bin salman ordered the killing. the crown prince denying it in a september cbs interview. >> translator: absolutely not. this was a heinous crime >> reporter: and many questions remain unanswered. mr. khashoggi's body is still missing. after he entered the saudi consulate in istanbul in october last year, and was dismembered -- >> the sentences welcomed by one of jamal khashoggi's sons, but criticized by many around the world. "the washington post" and a senior u.n. investigator calling it a travesty of justice >> nbc's keir simmons in london. thank you. >>> in austin, texas, friends and family came together to remember heidi brassard. dozens attended a candlelight vigil in memory of the texas mom who was recently killed. it brought together those who knew her as well as strangers who were touched by her story. brassard was found dead last week she was allegedly killed by a friend who wanted her baby last night brassard's family also announced that her daughter was reunited with her father after

despite a un expert calling for the saudi crown prince to be investigated for the killing, mohammed bin salman involvement and murder. with these prosecutions, saudi arabia will be hoping to put an end to its worst diplomatic crisis in years. five men have been sentenced to death. 0thers given lengthy prison sentences. but critics will see it as a whitewash which absolves the crown prince of any blame. if the murder wasn‘t premeditated, why did the team have the tools to cut upjamal khashoggi‘s body? that is just one of the many unanswered questions of this dark affair. the presenter of the itv show love island, caroline flack, has pleaded not guilty to assaulting her boyfriend at herflat in north london. helena wilkinson was in court and she updated us a little earlier. caroline flack, the television presenter, went into court in front of the magistrate today, she was accompanied by a police officer as she went into the dock, past a very packed public gallery and in that public gallery, her boyfriend, the man she is accused of assaulting, on december the 12th. now, she spoke very briefly, con

saudi arabia's powerful crown prince, mohammed bin salman, had become increasingly irritated by khashoggi'sc criticism of his policies. he denies any responsibility in the murder. agnes callamard, who's investigated the murder on behalf of the un, believes those who masterminded it have walked free. the only people that have been ultimately sentenced in that trial are those that i call the hitmen. they are at the lowest level of the chain of command. anyone above has not been... either not been charged at all or they were charged and then let free. jamal khashoggi was described by one royal aide as a threat to national security. critics are now calling the investigation into his murder a whitewash. for saudi arabia, this whole story has cast a dark shadow over its international reputation. in riyadh, the authorities will be hoping this verdict draws a line under it but others will keep on pressing for answers. picking up on that final point, one suspects because of what the un is saying that this isn't the end of the matter. it certainly isn't. i think most human rights organisations are pr

saudi arabia's powerful crown prince, mohammed bin salman, had become increasingly irritated by khashoggi'sies. he denies any responsibility in the murder. agnes kalamar, who has investigated the murder on behalf of the un, believes those who masterminded it have walked free. the only people that have ultimately been sentenced in the trials are those that i call the hit men. they are at the lowest level of the chain of command. anyone above have either not been charged at all, or if they were charged, they were let free. jamal khashoggi was described by one royal aide as a threat to national security. critics are now calling the investigation into his murder a whitewash. for saudi arabia, this whole story has cast a dark shadow over its international reputation. in riyadh, the authorities will be hoping this verdict draws a line under it. but others will keep on pressing for answers. frank gardner, bbc news. now, the former love island presenter, caroline flack, has appeared in court and pleaded not guilty to assaulting her boyfriend. ms flack appeared at highbury magistrates court after be

a top aide to crown prince mohammed bin salman was investigated, but not charged.eader of the republicans in the us senate, mitch mcconnell, says he hasn't ruled out allowing witnesses to testify at president trump's impeachment trial. he was formally impeached last week for abuse of power and obstruction of congress. proceedings are expected to start next month. now on bbc news — we're chasing the land speed record with the british bloodhound team hoping to smash the current record of 763 miles per hour. andrew harding was given exclusive access to the team on the salt flats of the northern cape of south africa. well, the thing about the land speed record is it is the last of the amateur corinthian sports. it is done purely for the love, the fascination of it. some people argue, well, the old cars are no more, but forget it is a car, we are pushing the boundaries of engineering to its absolute limit. every day i go, why are we doing this? it may be the last land speed record as we know it. this is a story about stubbornness and ingenuity, and yes, about speed, too

a top aide to crown prince mohammed bin salman was investigated, but not charged.eader of the republicans in the us senate, mitch mcconnell, says he hasn't ruled out allowing witnesses to testify at president trump's impeachment trial. he was formally impeached last week for abuse of power and obstruction of congress. proceedings are expected to start next month. now on bbc news, the bbc‘s amol rajan takes a look back at a year dominated by the power of social media — in review 2019: the media year. and a warning, you may find some of the material in this film upsetting. hello and welcome to this review of the media year in 2019, and what a year it has been. one dominated, of course, by the californian tech giants that both manipulate us and find themselves being manipulated by friends and foes of decency and democracy. injanuary, ian russell tried to understand why his teenage daughter molly took her own life after seeing pictures of self—harm on instagram. my colleagues angus crawford and tony smith broke the story. this is the story of molly russell. molly was t

bashir claims no wrongdoing and says much of the money was a gift from the saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman north korea has conducted what it says is another crucial test of its long range rocket facility it is the 2nd test at the site in just under a week talks between north korea and the u.s. have been stalled over pyongyang's nuclear program india's main opposition congress party is organizing a rally against the government over a controversial new citizenship law that excludes muslims the adoption of the bill has led to protests across the country a u.s. house panel has recommended president donald trump be impeached the full house of representatives is now expected to vote in favor of impeachment at some point in the coming week but in the meantime the u.s. and china have announced an interim trade agreement halting new tariffs the u.s. was due to impose on chinese exports and return china has promised to buy more american farm products a french aid group says 4 workers have been killed in nigeria action against hunger says they were among 6 staff kidnapped in july near the town of dha

a top aide to crown prince mohammed bin salman was investigated, but not charged.eader of the republicans in the us senate, mitch mcconnell, says he hasn't ruled out allowing witnesses to testify at president trump's impeachment trial. he was formally impeached last week for abuse of power and obstruction of congress. proceedings are expected to start next month. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk with zeinab badawi. welcome to hardtalk, with me zeinab badawi in new york. my guest is the british actress, activist and model, jameela jamil. after breaking into the us and the critically acclaimed comedy series, the good place, she has been getting attention for her criticisms of celebrities like the kardashians, for their promotion of diet products to millions of young women on social media. is her campaign to make us feel better about our bodies working? jameela jamil, welcome to hardtalk. hello. thanks for having me. so, you were in your early 20s, you decided you wanted to go into music presenting and you get this big break, you become the solo female host of a very pr

. >> juliette, president trump spoke to mohammed bin salman this morning. >> the king said that the saudiople are angered by the actions of the shooter. and that this person in no way shape or form represents the feelings of the saudi people. who love the american people so much. >> if this was from any other islamic country would he have the same tone? >> no. nor mexico for that matter. think of immigrants who kills someone here. so it was a very sort of complimentary phone call or description of a phone call. why does that matter? the guy who killed at the base today doesn't represent the saudis. anymore than a mexican represents who might have done something similar represents mexico. a couple issues. why is the president so motivated to compliment the saudi arabia before there's an investigation. we don't know yet. he was a government official. he is paid for by the government. secondly we have a number of cases here in saudi arabia. people are forgetting this. in which the saudis have essentially taken man accused of rape. we have a criminal investigation that we have to protect at t

i think mohammed bin salman bamboozled through his own charisma.popular among saudi middle class and saudi youth. so i'm sure no country wants to see its ruler attacked by foreign media, particularly, or by the chattering classes in washington. so there's a rally around the crown prince. and i think by and large he's got a lock on saudi public opinion. so i think they bought pretty comprehensively the story on this. >> and let's talk about his family. because they were at the trials. there have been reports that some of them have been receiving hefty pavements from the royals. then a short time ago, his sons tweeted out that the sentence was, quote, fair to us. what did you make of that? >> look, i can't judge these kids. i lost my own father this year to natural causes. i mean, they're grieving. at the same time the saudi government, "new york times" has reported has paid thousands in monthly subsidies as well as very expensive homes in saudi arabia. they've been not critical of the saudi government. there may be discord among them, what i'm told.

bethose team m worked for crown prince mohammed bin salman.di leader denied direct involvement, though in september he signaled f some accountability. >> when a crime is committed by a saudi citizens against people government, as a leader i must take responsibility. this was a mistake. reporter: the kingdom maintains the murder was part of a rogue operation to bring khashoggi back to saudi arabia. the court said his killing was not premeditated, but rather a snap decision. that conclusion contradicts the united nations report released in june, whichound khashoggi had been a victim of aem deliberate, itated execution. the saudi court also cleared two of the crown prince's senior aides of organizing th murder. cwashington post cled it a sham trial. he criticized theom ki's lack of transparency in its months of s.closed doors court meeti khashoggi's fiance rejected th verdict. but his son, who lives in saudi arabia, said justice had been served. further pbs newshour, william : joining me from fnce, amna nawaz -- joining me from france, the author