majority in scotland's parliamentary election 1st minister and leader of the scottish national party nicholas sturgeon says there is no democratic justify justification whatsoever for london to block a new referendum on scotland's independence from the u.k. . one of the biggest oil pipeline operators in the united states has suspended operations after a cyberattack colonial pipeline which transports oil from the gulf of mexico to the east coast says its network was hit by a run somewhere as one of the biggest digital ransom attacks ever reported. at least 40 people have been killed and many more injured in multiple explosions near a school in kabul it happened in a largely shia muslim neighborhood that has faced attacks by so-called islamic state in recent years no group has so far claimed responsibility afghanistan's president is blaming the taliban it's denied the attack instead pointing the finger at eyes militants. just hours before they were school children preparing for the future now they're covered bodies lying on a hospital floor it is a sight that has become all too common in afghanistan. mu

majority and scotland's parliamentary election so just minister and leader of the scottish national party nicholas sturgeon says there is no democratic justification whatsoever for london to block a new referendum of scotland's independence from the u.k. . and anthropologists have discovered the fossil remains of 9 neanderthal men in the caves near rome italy is culture minister who says the oldest could date back to 100000 years dulls all the closest ancient relatives all humans. now a large chinese rocket is set to plunge back through the earth's atmosphere in the mission that's being closely watched by international experts the $21.00 ton rockets carried the full cost of china's future space station the chinese it government says most of the day pre will burn up on reaction and is very likely to smash into the ground but u.s. experts warn that potentially dangerous daybreak could escape incineration and it's impossible to pinpoint where it will land it. well let's talk to jonathan mcdowell an astronomer at the hobbit the sony unsensible astrophysics based in cambridge massachusetts thank you very much i

majority in scotland's parliamentary election 1st minister and leader of the scottish national party nicholas sturgeon says there is no democratic justification whatsoever for london to block a new referendum on scotland's independence from the u.k. . russia is marking the 76th anniversary of its victory in the 2nd world war with a massive display of military strength phone moscow's red square the the kremlin you're watching live pictures here from the parade which has just under way more than $10000.00 soldiers are taking off plus there was a fighter jets and tanks this is comes amid increased tension with the west in neighboring ukraine which accuses russia of amassing troops that it's what a. moscow bureau chief has more for a serious price happening right now which is saying those live pictures but it's happening in the middle of a pandemic and with russian infection rates still so high all the precautions being taken. well such parades of course clearly mask gatherings and officially there are still some restrictions in russia due to the corona pandemic rebecca but 1st of all all participants who

majority and scotland's parliamentary election 1st minister and leader of the scottish national party nicholas sturgeon says there is no democratic justification whatsoever for london to block a new referendum on scott scotland's independence from the u.k. . let's go now to spain where which is be had been one of the europe's worst hit countries from the coronavirus it's now the latest nation to ease restrictions and end its national state of emergency in place since last october and nighttime curfew has been lifted and domestic travel is permitted again but each region is still free to impose its own containment measures critics say the new policy will lead to confusion and a possible new surge in cases. the moment madrid has been yearning for. at the stroke of midnight freedom at last. euphoric revelers packed into puerta del sol square to sing dance drums and drink with their friends. who were it's been really tough so we were expecting this turnout we're super happy now that all of this is coming to an end. there were similar scenes across the country like here in. solona were pandemic weary crowds

majority in scotland's parliamentary election sussed minister and leader of sleaze scottish national party nicholas sturgeon says there is no democratic justification whatsoever for london to a new referendum on scotland's of dependence from the u.k. . and poland is commemorating the 76 anniversary all of nazi germany surrender in the 2nd world war president and other government officials took potshots in the main ceremony at the tomb of the unknown soldier in the central role in 6000000 poles died in the conflict. at least 40 people have been killed and many more injured in multiple explosions near a school in kabul it happened in a largely shia muslim neighborhood that has faced attacks by the so-called islamic state in. the group has so far came to sponsibility for the attack of cover songs president is blaming the taliban it denies the attack instead pointing the finger at that it's. just hours before they were school children preparing for the future now they're covered bodies lying on a hospital floor it is a sight that has become all too common in afghanistan. multiple blasts went off outside the sia

majority in scotland's parliamentary election 1st minister and leader of the scottish national party nicholas sturgeon says there is no democratic justification whatsoever for london to block a new referendum on scotland's independence from the u.k. . families 40 people have been killed and many more injured in multiple explosions near a school in kabul it happened in a largely shia muslim neighborhood that has faced attacks by so-called islamic states in recent years no group has so far claimed responsibility afghanistan's president is blaming the taliban it's deny the attack instead pointing the finger at militants. just hours before they were schoolchildren preparing for the future now they're covered bodies lie on a hospital floor it is a site that has become all too common in afghanistan. multiple blasts went off outside the. school in western kabul as lessons ended for the day. many of the children killed would have been on their way home to break the ramadan fast with their families. i was with my classmates we were leaving school when suddenly an explosion happened my classmate was killed 10 m

number of constituency seats due to declare on friday include some that the scottish national party nicholas sturgeon'sparty must win if they are to improve their position in the holyrood parliament behind me shy of an outright majority going in to this election and remember it is that focused on a majority a majority for independence that is really the point of this election the big thing to watch in this election whether the s. and p. wins a democratic mandate for independence that nicolas sturgeon will then use to take to westminster to demand a 2nd independence referendum referendum for boris johnson some of the prime minister has said he will stand in the way of there was a referendum remember 2014 lost by the pro independence side by a 10 point margin since then we've had bricks it something that a majority of scots voted against they see that their country is being taken out of the e.u. essentially against its will and the only way back into the e.u. being as an independent scotland and that has reinvigorated this whole independence debate florida has become the latest republican run us state to

majority in scotland's parliamentary election 1st minister and leader of the scottish national party nicholas sturgeon says there is no democratic justification whatsoever to london to block a new referendum on scotland's independence from the u.k. . afghan officials say the number of people killed in multiple blast near a school in kabul has risen to 50 explosions went off in a largely shia muslim neighborhood that has faced attacks by so-called islamic state in recent years no group has so far claimed responsibility afghanistan's president is blaming the taliban it's denied the attack instead pointing the finger at militants. just hours before they were school children preparing for the future now they're covered bodies lying on a hospital floor it is a sight that has become all too common in afghanistan. multiple blasts went off outside the siad school in western kabul as lessons ended for the day many of the children killed would have been on their way home to break the ramadan fast with their families. i was with my classmate we were leaving school when suddenly an explosion happened my classmate

independence parties and won a majority in the country's parliamentary elections scottish national party leader nicholas sturgeon now wants to seek a 2nd referendum on independence from the united kingdom john holl reports on the story now from adam raw it's not the outright majority the scottish national party had hoped for but the election has produced a majority for independence with the s.n.p. bolstered by the greens 1st minister and s.n.p. leader nicolas sturgeon made clear want she intends to do with it both the s.n.p. and the scottish greens stood in a clear commitment to an independence referendum within the next parliament she tear and both of us be clear that the timing of a referendum should be decided by a simple majority of peas in the scottish parliament. pandemic recovery is the immediate priority after that the plan is for the scottish parliament to legislate for a referendum to take place within the next 5 years it will be for the government in london in charge of u.k. constitutional affairs to agree negotiate or challenge it in the supreme court a spectacle that would risk inflaming separatist

election has delivered a parliamentary majority which backs independence scottish national party leader nicholas sturgeon says she'll never fight for a 2nd referendum on leaving the united kingdom despite resistance from the british prime minister abbas johnson on a whole reports from edinburgh. it's not the outright majority the scottish national party had hoped for but the election has produced a majority for independence with the s.n.p. bolstered by the greens 1st minister and s.n.p. leader nicolas sturgeon made clear what she intends to do with it with the s.n.p. and the scottish greens stood in a clear commitment to an independence referendum within the next parliament shit here and both of eyes be clear that the timing over it for in them should be to say by a simple majority. in the scottish parliament pandemic recovery is the immediate priority after that the plan is for the scottish parliament to legislate for a referendum to take place within the next 5 years it will be for the government in london in charge of u.k. constitutional affairs to agree negotiate or challenge it in the supreme court

first minister nicholas sturgeon her scottish national party is sure to win has called it the most important election in the country's history if the s.n.p. wins a majority in scotland's devolved parliament sturgeon will claim a democratic mandate to hold another independence referendum just a few years after the 1st in 2014 opposition parties like the unionist conservatives and labor can only hope to deny her that as they battle it out for 2nd place but there is a big difference between whether they have a majority or whether we have a party where they can need to work with other unionist parties and that's what we're keen to see if we can deal them that blow hopefully will take independents off the table for the next 5 years because yeah obviously something we want to put a stop to but it means they can't force through any referendums of their own the scottish nationalists have been the dominant party here for 14 years during which critics say the party's achievements in domestic areas like health and education haven't been great but nicholas sturgeons carm assured handling of the covert 1

elections going on for the scottish parliament nicholas sturgeon the scottish national party they're being scrutinised at the moment various scandals that they've had going on and as i said just previously it's a chance to have a look and see whether the movement for scottish independence post bracks it is gathering steam or losing momentum. thank you very much indeed. the u.k. is one of 5 european nations that urged israel to stop its plan for further settlements in the west bank comes as the country's supreme court considers whether to hear an appeal by 4 palestinian families threatened with eviction from their homes a 70 year dispute over the site has led to not a protest in occupied east jerusalem as harry for said explains. well it's relatively quiet now but we saw earlier on just how quickly tensions can flare there was an incident where a couple of palestinian youths who are on this side of the road were having a an argument with the jewish roots on the other pepper spray was used on the palestinians it devolved into a pretty major clash with a lot of objects being thrown over

first minister nicholas sturgeon her scottish national party is sure to win has called it the most important election in the country's history if the s.n.p. wins a majority in scotland's devolved parliament sturgeon will claim a democratic mandate to hold another independence referendum just a few years after the 1st in 2014 opposition parties like the unionist conservatives and labor can only hope to deny her that as they battle it out for 2nd place but there is a big difference between whether they have a majority or whether we have a party where they can need to work with other unionist parties and that's what we can't see if we can deal them that blow hopefully will take independents off the table for the next 5 years because it's yeah obviously something we want to put a stop to but it means they can't force through any referendums of their own the scottish nationalists have been the dominant party here for 14 years during which critics say the party's achievements in domestic areas like health and education haven't been great but nicholas sturgeons carm assured handling of the covert 1

would not be a magic bullet the scottish national party's hope of securing a majority in the country's parliament hangs in the balance party leader nicholas sturgeon wants to seek a 2nd referendum on independence if it gets the seats the u.k. prime minister boris johnson says a 2nd vote would be irresponsible and reckless the head of his orthodox church is accused government forces of curing out genocide in secret province since november fighting between the central government and te great people's liberation front is believed to have killed thousands there is uncertainty as to where a large out of control section of a chinese rocket will end up most of the $23.00 ton booster section of the rocket is expected to burn up when it reenters the atmosphere but any remaining pieces could fall anywhere on earth. those are the headlines on al-jazeera more news at the top of the hour that's after people and power thanks are watching. south africa's apartheid regime thought to cling on to power in the lots a home of the 20th century it routinely imprisoned tortured and murdered its opponents controversially many of those crimes went unpunished in the years

people, even half a world away, are paying close attention to see if nicholas sturgeon's party wins and that's because the scottish nationalty is pushing for a second independence referendum. cnn's bianca nobilo joins us live now. possibly huge implications here. what's the latest? >> reporter: you're right, kim. sturgeon has said that she will press ahead for legislation for a second referendum on scott scottish independence if the smp or other parties manage to create a majority for independence and that is a really important thing to watch out for today, kim. the smp, sturgeon's party is, trying to cross that threshold to get to 65 seats out of the 129 available. but even if they don't, there's still a possibility that there could be a majority for independence in scotland. and that would be if the scottish national party won around 63 seats, or perhaps 64 and then they made up the rest with the green party, another party in scotland, that is pushing for independence. then, sturgeon argues, they would have a mandate to press again to have the question returned to the scottish people. as to whether or not they want to re

while in scotland the pro independence national party won its 4th straight parliamentary election and its leader nicholas sturgeon says the victory shows the people are ready for another vote on scotland becoming independent from the u.k. john holl has our report from edinburgh. it's not the outright majority the scottish national party had hoped for but the election has produced a majority for independence with the s.n.p. bolstered by the greens 1st minister and s.n.p. leader nicolas sturgeon made clear what she intends to do with it the s.n.p. and the scottish greens stood in a clear commitment to an independence referendum within the next parliament should tear and boards of eyes be clear that the timing over it for in them should be to say by a simple majority. in the scottish parliament pandemic recovery is the immediate priority after that the plan is for the scottish parliament to legislate for a referendum to take place within the next 5 years it will be for the government in london in charge of u.k. constitutional affairs to agree negotiate or challenge it in the supreme court a spectacle that would risk