trying to move on from a violent past in search of reconciliation and a brighter future nicholas hawke al-jazeera. hundreds of on journeys making their way to the united states on foot have crossed into guatemala dozens of asylum seekers plan to eventually join the caravan that's headed for the mexican border news of this group recently prompted u.s. present donald trump to rally more support to build a wall on the border as part of this immigration drive. french president about new macron has launched a national debate he's hoping to appease the so-called yellow vest movement after two months of often violent protests against the high cost of living that's about the reports. it was an image that emanuel mccall would have hoped for zeroing out in a small town in normandy to launch his national citizens' debate at least by tear gas on people who'd been protesting peacefully many shaken and angry. i want to go out to french president meant hundreds of men tossed with all the noise in public debates across france or topics like taxes and democracy.

nicholas hawk al-jazeera a prominent iranian journalist jailed in the united states has been released american born marzia shammy was detained for ten days as a witness in an undisclosed investigation the fifty nine year old news for center appeared in court twice but was not charged with a crime she's been freed from u.s. custody after testifying before a grand jury in washington. u.s. president john thomas former lawyer is delaying his testimony to congress michael cohen was scheduled to speak in february about trump's ties to russia and payments to science and adult film actress he blamed the delay on threats from trump and he is attorney rudy giuliani denies this and says cohen is a lie has more from washington. it was going to be must see t.v. michael cohen u.s. president donald trump's former fixer and personal lawyer will he was supposed to testify before a house panel on february seventh he has now come out and said he can't testify just yet so id threats that he perceives from the president and the president's own lawyer basically the president's been naming his father in law

for his supporters the party has just begun nicholas hawke al-jazeera. the presidents of brazil in argentina have increased pressure on venezuela's lead in a little calling him a dictator. and a mockery made the comments during the meeting in the brazilian capital mockery accused along in his presidency three fictitious elections comes a week after second began a second term in office with many countries in the region have called in the just minutes. federal workers who haven't been paid for weeks in the u.s. getting increasingly desperate president trump signed legislation to ensure that they receive back pay but only once a partial government shutdown ends. reports from washington d.c. . in downtown washington d.c. the sounds of a rhythm and blues classic but in a sign of the times in america the lyrics take on a new twist. and for some people who work for the u.s. government this is what it's come down to standing in line waiting for a free meal four hundred twenty thousand federal employees deemed essential are working but without pay another three h

chance to get training full scholarship and an education an opportunity to another life nicholas hawke al-jazeera chess senegal. bilby plains you have sliding slipping and slapshot this venue on new year's day this time lapse video is of notre dame stadium in india which has been transformed into an ice rink for the annual n.h.l. winter classic tuesday's game is between twenty the stanley cup finalists the chicago blackhawks and the boston bruins and as this it comes to a close we look ahead to what's to come in sports in two of the nineteen is not a limb big games but it sits to be a busy year maybe indeed for a small textbook. january kicks off with asian cup football tournaments in the australia the defending champions for the tournament that's held every four years on the continent the n.f.l. super bowl returns to atlanta for the first time since two thousand in february but will the philadelphia eagles make it to the playoffs and get to defend their title the next major event of the year is the cricket world cup in maine england will host the best ten cricket nations over six weeks in the fi

trying to move on from a violent past in search of reconciliation and a brighter future nicholas hawke al jazeera. of course in moscow has extended the detention of at least four of the twenty four sailors detained by russia and now be held until april russian navy of the men off the coast of crimea and accuses them of entering russia's war says. and thousands of a man time between naval forces in the area says russia's annexation of the crimean peninsula and twenty fourteen. as opposition one congress is refusing to recognize the mentor as president as than a week into his second term in office as to cause him to use up all of the doors actions will be considered null and void and approved a measure asking dozens of foreign powers to freeze bank accounts controlled by majority government he was re-elected during an election in twenty eighteen waycross of by the opposition and described as a sham by the u.s. and others. coming because a us president donald trump's trade war with china is driving up. prices and is a hot topic at the north american auto show in detroit from what john hundred now re

to his supporters the party has just begun nicholas hawke al-jazeera abidjan to grace our prime minister and the press has survived a confidence motion by just one vote suppressed call the vote after his government lost its pot of entering majority on sunday when his main coalition partner walked out as the result of a controversial deal to rename going since may but macedonia northern macedonia and an attempt to resolve the twenty seven year dispute between the two nations and now a victory should pave the way for going to ratify the name changed johnson awful us has moved from athens. the government has survived to this those who have confidence by rebuilding its majority in parliament by attracting six employees that it needed to get fifty percent plus one vote so it's a razor thin majority but it is a constitutional majority of the opposition accuses it of creating a majority of convenience in order to remain in power rather than one based on conviction the government says that it wants to remain in power for the last few months in office until october in order to pass a series of le

trying to move on from a violent past in search of reconciliation and a brighter future nicholas hawke al-jazeera beach on a second straight to the british parliament m.p.'s debating the start of the vote of no confidence in teresa mayes government jeremy colgan the leader of the opposition is taken to the lectern he's been speaking answering questions the system into what he has to say the party and our party will decide what policy we've thought the election was but and i mean china we are very. last to pay a customs union the has to be access to european trade in markets that has to me or protection of rights that has to be rejection of a no deal cracks it. and as i was saying mr speak your last way this government became the first for more than forty years to learn on a finance bill and a shocking first for this government a shocking first its fullest and heavily pregnant member of this hammers i my friend a member perhaps in kilburn to deny the shared jules's area to come to vote all because of their cynical breaking of trusted caring or rankin's i think we need to examine that and examine o

trying to move on from a violent past in search of reconciliation and a brighter future nicholas hawke al-jazeera. the secure straight back to the british parliament m.p.'s debating from the start of the votes of no confidence in teresa mayes government jeremy cole been the leader of the opposition is taken to the lectern he's been speaking about three questions the system into what he has to say you're watching and our policy will decide what policy we find you know was. in the meantime.

for his supporters the party has just begun nicholas hawke al-jazeera beach on. there's just a month to go until nigerians go to the polls at least ninety one political parties have registered and more than seventy have put forward presidential candidates elections that have always been big business this whole party spend hundreds of millions of dollars and publicity that just sticks and even vote by bus as ahmed idris reports from sokoto state reduced spending has affected campaigning. nigeria's campaign season is underway and candidates are seizing the ball but the crowd here may be huge but they're not close to numbers seen during the last general elections in twenty fifteen then the country's banks are open to politicians every day of the week most nigerians including politicians of noted how that has changed. democracy is growing and we're doing over some of this culture that is necessary that that should not be the case in a democracy of comparative process with all of the needed to allow the people to elect their leaders without necessarily being influence

trying to move on from a violent past in search of reconciliation and a brighter future nicholas hawke al-jazeera. has firsthand onto a story about the special envoy for reconciliation a delayed talks that what to be held in pakistan we have reconnected with come on hyder joining us from. tell us about what is going on with these talks. well as you mentioned. president trump special envoy finding a peaceful solution to of honest on has already rejected china he's been to india and although he was due to be in pakistan or whether we can that was born tuesday and then he was due today but that also postponed primarily because what the of one dollar bond have said that did discussions and awe they were told that the next round of talks were going clude the draw or talks about the possible red drawl of foreign forces some of one it's done but since then according to the embedded of run in stan the united states has started putting additional unilaterally they say conditionality that you're done except that the other one saying that day will choose. days on day terms now it should be a member of one t

trying to move on from its recent violent past a desire for reconsideration before justice nicholas hawke al-jazeera. president allie bongo is returning home after three months in morocco recent receiving treatment for a stroke it comes a week after an attempted coup by a small group of soldiers bongo points at a new government on saturday to strengthen his political base is expected to attend the swearing in ceremony of the new ministers on tuesday armenia's president has officially appointed former protest leader nicole pass in the un as prime minister landslide win in december elections cemented his leadership after he swept to power during peaceful antigovernment protests last year his civil contract party won more than seventy percent of the votes the forty three year old former journalist has pledged to bring an end to corruption and tackle widespread poverty. for the first time in thirty years teachers in los angeles have walked off the job they're on strike to demand a pay rise and better conditions the city has the second largest school districts in the u.s. with more than six hundred thous

trying to move on from a violent past in search of reconciliation and a brighter future nicholas hawke al-jazeera. now the taliban has threatened to walk away from peace talks with the united states accusing it of deflecting from the issue of withdrawing forces from the country last week the armed group council plan negotiations with. the u.s. special envoy for peace in afghanistan he's been touring the region in pursuit of a negotiated end to the years of conflict energy but none yardley's a writer and political analyst he joins me now from kabul good to have you with us on i mean what's the point of the statement that the taliban have put out who are they trying to rattle. the live on in the year we sent and he said elisa have the water in the united states that they have a draft from the east crisis if there are further increases their military operation hours of the diplomatic pressure that are already in our wires and on the taliban groups they have water and that they will mark to further go in that piece for us is given up on it in terms of the statement itself. i mean are they just target

nicholas hawk al jazeera. and now a man with his own unique moves i leave that sort of stuff to neck and. australia are under maybe a pressure in their defense of the asian cup so it's a life been bateson by jordan in their opening group gang australia are much changed team from the one that lifted the trophy on home soil four years ago but they were expected to beat the lowest ranked team in their group instead it was just an especially you see score and the only goal of the game here in australia dominated possession in the second half but didn't grab an equaliser. holding on for one moment. you look you've got to give full credit to jordan i made it difficult for us i guess there's no surprise they had a lot of energy a lot of thought. you know one of those days a frustrating day when the ball just didn't seem to be on to but you know as i said you got to give full credit to jordan and they showed that they had a lot of thought. i must think you do to my players they make everything whether they do everythi

for his supporters the party has just begun nicholas hawke al-jazeera. the greek prime minister. has survived a confidence motion by just one vote called the voters off to his government lost its parliamentary majority on sunday when his main coalition partner walked out it's all the result of a controversial deal to rename greece's neighbor macedonia northern macedonia and an attempt to resolve a twenty seven year dispute between the two nations a narrow victory is sure to pave the way for greece to ratify the name change. u.s. president donald trump has signed legislation and shoring federal workers taking unpaid leave will get back pay once the partial government shutdown is over but as it stretches into its fourth week many civil servants are struggling to get by on day reports from washington d.c. . in downtown washington d.c. the sounds of a rhythm and blues classic but in a sign of the times in america the lyrics take on a new twist. in. the senate and for some people who work for the u.s. government this is what it's come down to standing in line waiting for a free meal f

trying to move on from its recent violent past a desire for reconsideration before justice nicholas hawke al-jazeera. thousands of garment workers in bangladesh have been protesting after rejecting a proposed pay rise and players had agreed to increase workers' pay after a week of protests that turned violent has more from dhaka. after several days of discussion between the government the union and the garments manufacturer association and their government on monday decided to revise the white structure all of the garment workers at least in six categories out of seven the garment workers have rejected that wage and the demonstration begins again today in industrial area a major highway between doc and r.h. i was blocked this is at least they are protests by the garment workers in the industrial areas many of the factories remain shut garment manufacturer associations say the workers go back to their ward they will lose their salary some of them decided to shut down the factories out of danger this is one of the most viable sector for bangladesh economy eighty percent of the income onto export comes

nicholas hawke al-jazeera. the feat is just to just to cater is due to be sworn in as the democratic republic of congo's new leader it marks the first peaceful transfer of power since the country gained independence in his final televised address as president outgoing leaders of could be urged the public to support his successor he said he will pass on power without regret after years of turmoil over the election delayed so let's take a closer look at what led to the democratic republic of congo's recent vote in two thousand and six the country held its first multi-party elections and joseph kabila who had taken power after his father's death was voted in as president five years later another election was held and could be the one but many accuse him of rigging the vote could be as final term expired twenty sixteen but he showed no intention of stepping down which had to violence on the streets the catholic church stepped in and brokered a deal to hold polls by december twenty seventh teen those two years dozen

nicholas hawke al-jazeera a former governor of the indonesian capital jakarta has been released after serving two years in prison for blasphemy assume. more commonly known by his nickname ark was the first ethnic chinese and christian governor of the capital but in two thousand and sixteen he made comments about a verse in the koran which led to massive protests and his eventual conviction from jakarta that fast and reports. the handful of supporters celebrating the former governor's release in the latter hire poor mamma had asked people not to come to the prison to greet him and static quietly left together with his son who posted this on his instagram account. that means that. i have no words to describe how happy i am two years he was here in prison two years for something we strongly believe he was falsely accused. better known as a hawk was a popular governor because of his efforts to clean up truck after screw up bureaucracy and improve infrastructure but after a video went viral in which he questioned the use of a qur'anic verse all went rapidly downhill for him the. mass ralli

trying to move on from a violent past in search of reconciliation and a brighter future nicholas hawke al jazeera. or extreme weather is expected in lebanon where fifteen children have died in syrian refugee camps heavy snow and. devastated a number of camps united nations warns the forecast as i'm good and is calling on the international community to help protect the most vulnerable more than a million people displaced by the conflict in syria are living in tents and makeshift shelters in lebanon but just plastic sheeting for warmth. donald trump's nominee for attorney general has told a senate confirmation hearing he doesn't believe the special counsel's investigation into russian influence is a witch hunt some democrats are concerned william barr is taking charge of the inquiry led by special counsel robert muller is looking into allegations russia interfered in the two thousand and sixteen presidential election. a long serving us republican and strong supporter of president onil trump has been dumped from important congressional committees for the next two years staking faces a strong backlas

nicholas hawk al jazeera. on the program we go inside an underground wine storage facility in hong kong but once had a very different use. and in sports on his story only for this japanese. and he's here with that story and more. whether on line i want to start here on my laptop with a tweet or if you join us on sat there was a rush of adrenaline will be felt this was the moment that we have been waiting for this is a dialogue the government has codebase i may go protest and instructed police students force to disperse the crowds everyone has a voice for votes and lots of different reasons what's different types of bricks join the global conversation on al-jazeera. the latest news as it breaks in a poll just sixty five percent of people said that they think it will do a great or a good jolt with detailed coverage is the second time this year doctors walked out on strike the government is funded by issuing suspension. from the around the world increased warning level columns as a blow to the thousands of people

for his supporters the party has just begun nicholas hawke al-jazeera. great promised alexis tsipras has survived a confidence motion by just one vote suppressed called a vote. last parliamentary majority on sunday when has main coalition partner walked out that was the result of a controversial. macedonia that's a tough. well construction will soon begin on china's biggest investment project and sri lanka the government says the one point four billion dollar port city project be a technological marvel critics say it's part of a crippling debt trap when alpha and its reports. this bad expensive landreth claim from the season around columbus is where she lanka is building a port city that each hopes to become the financial hub of south asia china is helping pay full and build this new project its ambassador was on hand to check on progress was the colombo port city project is an important project of the one belt one road initiative in sri lanka which is one of the key countries along the maritime silk route it is also an important project to implement the

trying to move on from a violent past in search of reconciliation and a brighter future nicholas hawke al-jazeera. so i had for you on the program a long serving us republican trying to point to dump from congressional committees after making racially charged remarks an angry welcome for the french president in normandy as he kicks off a nationwide debate that he hopes will stop protests against his government and in sport the defending champions leave it relating asian companies that makes them move for a place in the knockout rounds. that are the worst of the rapidly falling stars probably gone from the european main now there is still more potential as you can see the white cloud gets trucked on the northern opes but it's more a case of clearing the avalanche danger than waiting for more snow to fall into the concentration more recently has been in turkey and daytime on wednesday will still be in eastern turkey is for to get through northern syria and to georgia as well there's still some snow behind as you can see but at the temperatures here we have got snow potential below four degrees when

trying to move on from a violent past in search of reconciliation and a brighter future nicholas hawke al jazeera. taking a short break here al-jazeera but still to come is the west so rather than the taliban threatens to walk away from peace talks with the united states. in lebanon to report on the freezing weather bringing more misery to syrian refugees took away . hello again or welcome back we're here across china we are going to be seeing a lot of sun on your forecast map over the next few days and not a lot of rain at all to speak of take a look what we see here on thursday of torching high it is going to be a nice day if you add nine degrees down towards hong kong maybe a few clouds but nothing to really talk about there at about twenty but over towards taipei and that is where we do see some rain and some clouds in the forecast at seventeen degrees here on thursday maybe reaching to about twenty one but still a mostly cloudy day for you there down along the coast of vietnam we do expect to see some rain showers in your forecast as we go towards the end of the week well here across india m