an election campaign said to be his coming of age as a politician raul gandhi has become the public face of the congress party in the battle for control of good government. if his party can wrestle power from the ruling by theo john to party in the home states of prime minister narendra modi few would doubt gandhi is worthy of wearing the crown of the congress party many say it's fitting that are all gandhi's first big test as congress leader isn't good its grandfather was from here and the truck was a congress governed state with his father rajiv gandhi and his grandmother and there are gandhi or prime ministers of india. al-jazeera. on top u.n. envoy investigating extreme poverty and the u.s. is warning the problem is set to escalate under president trump and threatening nations to mock or say help allston found one in eight americans are living in poverty nearly half of those are in what's considered deep poverty and a calendar reports you actually see them a war fly in rural alabama the un's expert on extreme poverty witnessed firsthand what residents have been dealing with the years

an election campaign said to be his coming of age as a politician raul gandhi has become the public face of the congress party in the battle for control of good government. if his party can wrestle power from the ruling by the party in the home states of prime minister narendra modi few would doubt gandhi is worthy of wearing the crown of the congress party many say it's fitting that are all gandhi's first big test as congress leader isn't good its crap father was from here and good trot was a congress governed state when his father rajiv gandhi and his grandmother in their gandhi were prime ministers of india living gopal an al-jazeera. a six point five magnitude earthquake in indonesia most populous island of java has killed at least two people and damaged several towns and cities the quake struck on friday night local time staff at one hospital were forced to evacuate patients after part of the ceiling collapsed java's home to almost one hundred fifty million people and sits on the pacific ring of fire were a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur still ahead on al-j

an election campaign said to be his coming of age as a politician raul gandhi has become the public face of the congress party in the battle for control of government if his party can wrestle power from the ruling by thier jumped up party in the home states of prime minister narendra modi few would doubt gandhi is worthy of wearing the crown of the congress party many say it's fitting that are all gandhi's first big test as congress leader isn't good its grandfather was from here and the crowd was a congress governed state when his father rajiv gandhi and his grandmother in their gandhi were prime ministers have been the. al-jazeera. the un commission on human rights says some civilians in south sudan are being targeted for murder and rape based on their ethnicity thousands of people have been killed the millions forced from their homes since fighting began shortly after the country gained independence in two thousand and thirteen here morgan visited one un camp this report from juba. a few clocks and cooking pots are all violet only has other displaced people at the u.n. camp in juba do

in india raul gandhi has taken over as the leader of the main opposition congress party the forty seven year old becomes the sixth member of the narrow gandy dynasty to head the party candy faces the tough task of leading congress back from its worst ever election showing in twenty fourteen. the wildfire in southern california has been declared the third biggest in the state since nine hundred thirty two winds and dry conditions are helping the blaze spread there been new evacuation orders in santa barbara county a more than eight thousand firefighters are battling the inferno. it's much day seventeen and with the festive season practically upon us it's the final weekend of this league action in twenty seven teams all eyes are on dortmund after ending their win the street during the week because they keep the momentum going against heavyweights hoffenheim. two men with one leg on one side and dortmund new boss. on don't deal there the man rumored to take over his role in the summer current hoffenheim coach in the end i don't smile which of the two men's teams who would come up trumps. a

an election campaign said to be his coming of age as a politician raul gandhi has become the public faceof the congress party in the battle for control of good government. if his party can wrestle power from the ruling by the party in the home states of prime minister narendra modi few would doubt gandhi is worthy of wearing the crown of the congress party many say it's fitting that are all gandhi's first big test as congress leader isn't good its grandfather was from here and good roth was a congress governed state when his father rajiv gandhi and his grandmother in their gandhi were prime ministers of india give a go pollen are just there a good drug. scene ahead on al-jazeera moving forwards breck said negotiations enter a new stage will tell you what's next the national criminal court orders a warlord from the democratic republic of congo to pay reparations to former child soldiers and gold phase set to is set for an important vote change that effectively excludes t.v. viewers at home peta will tell you what it's all about in sports to stay focused. by the springtime flowers of a mou

this is what the congress party is counting on a campaign led by raul gandhi is said to have resonated with voters who feel left on the sidelines of detroit's economic reform and development this has become somewhat of a battleground for the prime minister a loss for the b j p would be seen as a loss of face for an hour and ramadi and a lack of confidence in his economic policies but for all gandhi who was crowned president of the congress party does days ago a win would be viewed as validating his position as party leader and make him a worthy opponent of the prime minister. voting here is also seen as setting the stage for the national general election in twenty nineteen or raul gandhi in their answer modi are expected to go head to head. the vehicle pollen al-jazeera digital . thousands of people are on the streets of the greek capital aspens as part of a nationwide strike against the government's latest austerity measures. ten thousand protesters gathered outside parliament as lawmakers prepared to debate the twenty eight hundred budget that will go to a vote next tuesday the gover

conducting quite a successful campaign here that's resonating with the public and also the fact that raul gandhi was recently crowned president of congress has also made it even more important for congress to be doing well in these elections a win here for them would mean that raul gondry get some validation his leadership would get some credibility and also be seen that congress would have a chance at the twenty nine thousand elections now you mentioned that this is a prestigious battle for modi indeed this is his state. his home state this is more a lot more of that stake for him this is a popularity battle for him and also a litmus test for his policies in recent months he's introduced several economic policies that have been widely criticized and the last year which would just underline the fact that his economic policies his direction of development that he's you know touted as the good model and for the whole of india it's not working and just finally able to really gauge the sense on the ground very because two big issues have taken hold since modi took office one is the g.s.t. the extra

it is a personal challenge for both narendra modi and for raul gandhi from there under modi he was the chief minister of the state for thirteen years before he became prime minister and he tatted the governance of the state and what he's done economically in this state as a model for the rest of the country and this is the heart of his campaign to win over india and become prime minister so loss here would be a loss of face for him and also many say would show a lack of confidence in his current policies as for raul gandhi he was just recently in the past few days crowned the leader of the congress party a win here would validate his position here and make him a credit credible opponent for the twenty one thousand elections national elections which many say will pick gandhi against modi on the world stage or in a larger stage no one is more surprised than the b j p themselves that they have such a strong challenge against congress and this came and became particularly apparent last week in the first phase of these elections on december ninth when the turnout among the b.j. peace commit

has been in power for twenty two years but the opposition congress and its leader raul gandhi have mounted a surprisingly strong challenge now the u.n. is warning more than four hundred thousand children under five in the democratic republic of congo could die within months without an emergency intervention eighteen months of violence under displacement of one point four million people of the cosign region is that this is the shortages. members of yemen's former president ali abdullah saleh is party of held talks with a senior who the leader in the capital sanaa it's sort of who these are trying to make a new alliance with sellers generals people's congress after their fighters killed him last week. they could all vice president george glass has been sentenced to six years in prison after being found guilty in the. corruption scandal prosecutors say glass accepted roughly thirteen point five million dollars in bribes from the brazilian construction giant to win business contracts five others including glass uncles were handed the same jail term those were the headlines here at al-jazeera i

this is what the congress party is counting on a campaign led by raul gandhi is said to have resonated with voters who feel left on the sidelines of the drought's economic reform and development this has become somewhat of a battleground for the prime minister a loss for the b j p would be seen as a loss of face for an hour and ramadi and a lack of confidence in his economic policies but for all gandhi who was crowned president of the congress party does days ago a win would be viewed as validating his position as party leader and make him a worthy opponent of the prime minister. voting here is also seen as setting the stage for the national general election in twenty nineteen or raul gandhi and there ends are modi are expected to go head to head the vehicle pollen al-jazeera digital . watching the news hour here on al-jazeera much more still to come a mass calls for an op rising against israel as it marks its thirtieth anniversary in gaza. we'll tell you about the fifty two billion dollars deal between fox and disney which could change the film and television landscape and the race fo

twenty two years is facing a surprisingly strong challenge from the opposition congress party led by raul gandhi difficult parliament has more from adamant about. the b j p has been in charge of this state for over two decades uninterrupted so many thought a win for them would be a foregone conclusion but analysts say they got a wake up call in the first face of these elections on december ninth when turnout among the b j p's committed voters was less than expected over the past year there have been rumblings of discontent particularly amongst the rural areas which make up half of the voting bloc many here say that the congress party has managed to launch a campaign that's resonated among those who feel like they've been marginalized by the government and its economic policies this phase of voting today will be for hoth of the hundred eighty two seats in the legislative assembly we spoke to some of the voters to find out what issues will be influencing the way they vote. as a businessman economic conditions are very important. and looking to the market condition right now it's very slow for us l

not let a challenge here in two decades suddenly has risen up and lead a credible campaign led by raul gandhi the newly crowned president he has now been seen as a leading a successful movement here by bringing together disparate disenfranchised political groups so even if they don't win he's still seen as making some sort of a mark here what they have done is actually bring up more voters in numbers here for congress but the rest of the country is watching particularly closely because of who's leading the b j p and not the country's prime minister narendra modi he was chief minister here for thirteen years he personally inserted himself into the campaign year coming in campaigning coming and quoting here himself and so this has been seen as basically a marker barometer of his popularity to give it a hall and live for us and to view thank you. so head on al-jazeera wife and lumber we meet the migrants trying to scrape a living and libya and donald trump prepares to lay out his vision for america's national security. hello there for many of us in the philippines it has been incredibly wet over

is not continuing its path to popularity rise for congress who recently haven't had a new leader raul gandhi this would basically define him as the leader of that party the main opposition party this is all to give the party confidence in the next eight states elections which are coming up and perhaps give them a chance to win in those elections that done really badly in recent elections and therefore set the tone for the direction of the leadership of this country. thank you. notes also to coming out al-jazeera including donald trump or past and lay out his vision for america's national security. trying to make a good clean living we need migrants seeking a better life in libya or in the stay with us. with. hello again as we look at the weather in the levant and western parts of asia pretty quiet at the moment temperatures much of this should be eight there in kabul twelve in toronto eighteen for baghdad and on the eastern side of the mediterranean to germany where the conditions are looking fine let's move the forecast through into choose so we have got some showers across parts of turkey

the establishment what the congress party has done right for one thing is that its new president raul gandhi seen as setting up a campaign that's resonated with much of the disenfranchised public and in addition to that he's managed to cobble together an alliance of representatives from the tribal groups from the lower caste population from low level traders rural representatives and i other groups that were seen as being unhappy with the current economics and developments of this state a loss for and around the would be a personal insult to him he was chief minister for thirteen years in the state and touted the good drought state the economic model as a key are at the heart of his campaign to become prime minister here. well french president promising joint military action against armed groups in this region of africa early next year he's been hosting a summit with five african nations that include mali chad a bikini faster and more taney and saudi arabia is pledging one hundred eighteen million dollars and the u.a.e. has promised thirty five million to boost a regional security force know

the establishment what the congress party has done right for one thing is that its new president raul gandhi seen as setting up a campaign that's resonated with much of the disenfranchised public and in addition to that he's managed to cobble together an alliance of representatives from the tribal groups from the lower caste population from low level traders rural representatives and either groups that were seen as being unhappy with the current economics and developments of this state a loss for neurons or muddy would be a personal insult to him he was chief minister for thirteen years in the state and touted the good drought state the economic model as a key are at the heart of his campaign to become prime minister here. well in the us the form from tuesday's special election is just beginning to change became the first democrat in twenty five years to win a senate seat in deeply conservative alabama this particle he reports his victory is already changing washington's political climate. it wasn't easy but it ninety years old keith williams made sure he got out to vote he said because pres

of face for him and also many say would show a lack of confidence in his current policies as for raul gandhi he was just recently in the past few days crowned the leader of the congress party a win here would validate his position here and make him a credit credible opponent for the twenty one thousand elections national elections which many say will pit gun the against modi on the world stage on a larger stage no one is more surprised than the b j p themselves that they have such a strong challenge against congress and this came and became particularly apparent last week in the first phase of these elections on december ninth when the turnout amongst the b.j. peace committed goes voters was less than expected they're hoping that today which is the final phase of voting in many inhofe the states and for hof the seats in the legislative assembly they hope that they would be able to make up those numbers today but many people say that there has been discontent over the past years that been protests there been agitations particularly amongst the rural sector which makes up half the voting block

the establishment what the congress party has done right for one thing is that its new president raul gandhi seen as setting up a campaign that's resonated with much of the disenfranchised public and in addition to that he's managed to cobble together an alliance of representatives from the tribal groups from the lower caste population from low level traders rural representatives and i other groups that were seen as being unhappy with the current economics and developments of this state a loss for and around ramadi would be a personal insult to him he was chief minister for thirteen years in the state and touted the good drought state the economic model as a key are at the heart of his campaign to become prime minister here. the u.k. prime minister treason may have suffered a major blow to her plans after m.p.'s now only voted in favor of an amendment that she strongly opposed it in parliament gets a vote on the final breaks it deals. and un special envoy for syria's staff and in the store or has urged russia to convince the syrian government that there is no time to lose on reaching a peace

over a year ago and what congress has done right are two main things one it's newly crowned leader raul gandhi has. led a campaign that resonated with much of the public and to he's managed to cobble together some of the key political groups that had been showing discontent and that are now a large part of the vote bank tell us more about what cent stake give us for both sides here why is the whole of india watching this election so close. this is seen as two very key battles one at c.n.n. setting the stage for the twenty nine hundred president sorry prime ministerial elections which we'll see in a spitting role will gun the against narendra modi for modi it's his popularity at stake this is home state he was chief minister here for thirteen years it's also seen as giving support to his recent policies which many people have said may have fallen by the wayside a win here would just validate him and his economic policies for roll gandhi he was just this week around the president a president of the congress party this will give them credit him credibility this will validate his position and if h

p which has ruled the western indian state for two decades but this was the first real test for raul gandhi the new president of the opposition congress party and heir to one of india's most well known political families. let's bring in a holter he's on stand by for us in delhi high office good to see you how surprising are these results. both to me they are surprising in the sense that the vase ended up a lot tighter than people expected the b j p party as you mention has been a long standing ruling party in the state of good drought this is now it's six consecutive election when in that state it is a bastion of the party there in the movie the prime minister is from from that state he ruled it as chief minister for thirteen years before he became prime minister so a big surprise in the sense that the b.g.p. is share of seats in the good drop assembly is now going to come down from about one hundred fifteen to about one hundred so they've lost about fifteen seats and the congress as great has gained about that amount but at the same time you know it's still a win for the b j p and they now

india's main opposition congress party has elected raul gandhi as its leader gandhi takes over from his mother sanya and is the sixth member of his family to head the party he used his acceptance speech to launch an attack on prime minister narendra modi's ruling party which he accused of taking india back to the dark ages those in power in india today are shaped by the very structures that keep india. the congress took india into the twenty first century well the prime minister is kicking ass backwards to medieval past with people. because of who they are. for what people believe and for what the the australian right wing government has won an important byelection to restore its slim majority in parliament though the vote was forced by liberal m.p. john alexander's resignation because his jewel citizenship made him ineligible for public office alexander renounce the citizenship he inherited from his british born father and we contested the seat beating the labor party candidate kristina keneally the citizenship crisis has also forced nine other australian m p's to resign. the deadline

india's main opposition congress party has selected raul gandhi as party president he succeeds his mother sonia gandhi he faces the tough task of rebuilding the party that governed india for decades before prime minister narendra modi's hindu nationalist government. in two thousand and fourteen. israel's prime minister has urged european governments to follow in the united states is footsteps and recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel benjamin netanyahu says the move is simply a recognition of reality and as a step towards peace with the palestinians but his words got a firm rebuff in brussels where he's been meeting with foreign ministers. a rare ok asian but you mean it was a rival in brussels marked the first visit in twenty two years by an israeli head of government let me say of this quite historic opportunity it's far too long for friends and partners as we are a big moment made even bigger by donald trump's recognition of jerusalem as israel's capital just days ago what president trump has done is put facts squarely on the table peace is based on reality i believe that all or

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