ethiopian troops are threatening the major city of tigray province.n ultimatum has been issued to the rebels, surrender or troops will attack. he won the nobel peace prize last year. his operation has claimed an known number of lives and triggered an exodus of refugees from the fighting. reporter: a short crossing, taking just a bag of possessions,hese ethpians are seeking refuge in a suit on. they are fleeing the region where fighting between local forces and the ethiopian military has been raging for three weeks. >> they took our clothing, home, money, they took it all. we don't have anything. we came here practically naked, like this. >> it took 12 days to get here. we lived in a forest for a while, but we have reached sudan. reporter: some 40,000 people have crossed over into sudan, and aid agencies believe some 2 million people are now in danger with no humanitarian corridor in place. civilians are in the firing lines, since the government gave a three day warningor a litary assault on e region in which they said "anything could happen, prompting

ethiopian prime minister has claimed his forces have taken control of mekelle, the capital of tigray provinceple's liberation front are besieged. abiy ahmed said the military operations were completed but ethiopian police would apprehend members of the tplf. with communications to tigray province cut, it's hard to confirm mr abiy‘s assertions, but ethiopian forces had been advancing from the north and begun shelling the city. the ethiopian army has been locked in conflict with the tplf for weeks. let us find out the latest. this is the press secretary. first of all, could you give us more detail as to what has been said today. the details are still coming m, today. the details are still coming in, so what we have right now is that over the past day or so, the national defence forces have made a lot of advances towards the last hideout of the cleat. —— de clique. there were specific targets that we re there were specific targets that were identified. the primer to has announced that the military operation has ceased and finalised with control of the city. key if a structure and key sites have

ethiopian prime minister has claimed his forces have taken control of mekelle, the capital of tigray provinceople's liberation front are besieged. in a statement abiy ahmed said ethiopian police would continue its operation to apprehend members of the tplf. with communications to tigray province cut, it's hard to confirm mr abiy‘s assertions, but ethiopian forces had been advancing from the north and begun shelling the city. the ethiopian army has been locked in conflict with the tplf for weeks. the headlines on bbc news: a warning that hospitals in england could become overwhelmed with coronavirus cases if mps do not back new restrictions. the prime minister appoints nadhim zahawi as the minister for the deployment of coronavirus vaccines. iran's president blames israel for the assassination of a top nuclear scientist, saying his country will not be deterred from its nuclear ambitions. a mother whose son was killed by an elderly driver in 0rpington has started an online petition calling for those over the age of 70 to retake their driving test every few years. 11—year—old josh 0sborne was cr

ethiopian prime minister has claimed his forces have taken control of mekelle — the capital of tigray provinceion front are besieged. abiy ahmed said the military operations were completed — but ethiopian police would apprehend members of the tplf. the reuters agency is reporting the leader of tplf says the group will continue fighting. with communications to tigray province cut, its hard to confirm mr abiy‘s assertions, but ethiopian forces had been advancing from the north — with reports of shells targetting mekelle. the ethiopian army has been locked in conflict with the tplf for weeks. i've been speaking to billene seyoum — press secretary to the ethiopian prime minister, abiy ahmed. she gave me more details about the military operation in mekelle. so, what we have right now is that over the past day or so, the national defence forces have made a lot of advances towards mekelle, the last hideout of the tplf clique. today a series of operations were undertaken and unlike the statement that was made in your news statement, there was no shelling of the city. there were specific targets that w

al jazeera reports exclusively from inside tigray province. ent: on the front line in southern tigray, reinforcements arrive and helicopters hover above. the if you open government and danes -- the ethiopian government maintains this is a law enforcement operation against a treasonous group. >> we have a mission to safeguard the renaissance dam. correspondent: this building has been set up to receive fires from the tigray people's liberation front who surrendered ahead of the deadline to put down weapons. government forces say this man surrendered. >> we are being treated well. we are not enemies. we are all fellow ethiopians, all brothers. i hope the war will come to an end in peace will prevail across the country. correspondent: as fighting continues in northern ethiopia for third week, the tglf leader said he rejected the deadline and would continue the struggle until the end. on the other side of the battlefield, the tblf says it is standing its ground and that its fighters are ready to -- ready to die defending tigray. a communication blac

hejoins me from kassala on the eastern sudanese border with tigray province.joining us. you're on the border, what are people telling you about why they are fleeing? the refugees are arriving here in sedona are definitely afraid. they talk to us about scenes of war in ethiopia. they say that they fear for their lives, they are worried about their safety, and they are traumatised in some cases, as well. some people have said to us that they continue to be worried, they look over their shoulders the whole time. there are reports that people are still hiding in the bush. just today we had another 3000 arrivals from ethiopia, so another 3000 arrivals from ethiopia, so the influx continues from that country. it is very worrying here, the mobilising, the humanitarian response at large scale. it's very difficult to reach some of these isolated border areas, but we are working with unicef and others to get help to these people. so our people fleeing violence happening in tigray, are they dutch or are they fleeing with a fear might be to come? it is very difficult to s

gathered on the border with sudan, as ethiopia launches its final offensive on dissident leaders in tigray province. it's not a war crime, it's a law enforcement operation taking care of the civilians‘ lives and civilian institutions. the uk government gives details of its revised three—tier system of coronavirus restrictions. the prime minister says it will mean a tough winter for many. if we ease off now, we risk losing control of this virus all over again, casting aside the hard—won gains, and forcing us back into a new year national lockdown. in argentina, thousands of people lined the streets of the capital to pay their last respects to diego maradona, as the footballer‘s coffin was taken away for burial. this is the scene now outside the cemetery, where maradona will be laid to rest after a private family ceremony. and millions of americans are travelling and gathering for thanksgiving, despite the shadow of the pandemic. hello, welcome. ethiopian government troops are carrying out what's being described as the final operation against the rebel leadership in the country's northern tigray prov

head of ethiopia's military says the army has entered the regional capital of the northern province of tigray. and in sport, manchester city rediscover top form, thrashing burnley 5—0 in the english premier league. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world — and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. demonstrators in paris have launched fireworks, thrown stones and put up barricades in clashes with police. they're angry at a draft law that's seen as curbing the right of journalists to report on police brutality. tens of thousands of people have marched in lille, rennes, strasbourg and other cities. the protests have been further inflamed by a video of police beating a black music producer last week. president macron has called that incident shaming. sangita myska reports. tens of thousands gathered in paris and across france to peacefully protest against proposed laws that they say will limit press freedom and encourage police brutality. if passed, it will be a crime for the media to publish video or photographs showing the faces

gathered on the border with sudan, as ethiopia launches its final offensive on dissident leaders in tigray provincement operation taking care of the civilians' lives and civilian institutions. the uk government gives details of its revised three—tier system of coronavirus restrictions. the prime minister says it will mean a tough winter for many. if we ease off now, we risk losing control of this virus all over again, casting aside the hard—won gains, and forcing us back into a new year national lockdown.

ahmed, has declared that the federal government army is now fully in control of the capital of tigray provincebeen no independent verification of the claim and tigray‘s leader has indicated his forces will continue to fight. the development follows a period of heavy bombardment of the tigray capital. here's the ethiopian army's chief of staff telling a press conference they had taken mekelle. translation: we planned how to take control of mekelle without any damage. and this afternoon, we control mekelle fully. the united nations is warning of a humanitarian crisis as people flee across the border into neighbouring sudan. our correspondent kalkidan yibeltal is in addis ababa. though he might have had a crisis in the past, almost four weeks has been very tragic. we have heard stories of killings of civilians, more than 40,000 refugees crossing borders into sudan and high numbers of displaced people. earlier in the week, the ethiopian government announced that they are opening a humanitarian corridor in which national emergency aid is going to be provided, and also say they are providing that ai

northern military base, tigray province. >> israel's minister of housing has approved permits to buildttler homes in the occupied west bank. >> an unusual move by eu diplomats, designed to send a message to israel's government. driving a convoy to palestinian territory. a second group made it to the summit of what israel calls -- to a similar reception. israel has long planned to build a settlement here in contravention of international law. it would connect other settlements between bethlehem and jerusalem and sever a vital future link for the palestinian state. the eu is demanding a reversal of israel's decision. prime minister netanyahu hosts the u.s. secretary of state and bahrain's foreign minister in just days. >> uae and bahrain have signed an agreement in order to stop annexation. it was explicitly stated by the representatives of both countries. we're proceeding -- what we are seeing right now is a de facto annexation attempt, and that cannot go on. >> we've come back to this patch of land. it is quieter. why is it at the heart of this issue? if israel did build an illegal set

a day of reckoning for ethiopia's tigray province. e tigray people's liberation front has admitted that towns have been captured. federal forces say their artillery and tanks are closing in on the regional capital, mekelle, and are just 60 km away. on sunday, the ethiopian army said there will be no mercy for its residents when their soldiers encircle the city of half a million people. tigray‘s leaders reject claims their forces are close to defeat, and say they will not surrender. the united nations is increasingly alarmed. the highly aggressive rhetoric on both sides regarding the fight for mekelle is dangerously provocative, and it risks placing already vulnerable and frightened civilians in grave danger. evidence of the price civilians are paying. these are the graves of some 600 people that ethiopia's state—appointed human rights commission said were massacred earlier this month. it accuses a tigrayan youth group of stabbing, bludgeoning, and burning to death non—tigrayan residents in the town of mai kadr, with the collusion of lo

between the federal government in ethiopia and forces loyal to the regional power in the northern tigray provinceals have claimed responsibility for missile attacks on two airports to the south, saying they were in retaliation to government air strikes in the region. addis ababa says the rockets targeted the cities of gondar and bahir dar. at least 17,000 ethiopian refugees have crossed the border into sudan to escape the fighting. translation: in hamra, we were bombarded from two directions, from the amhara region and from eritrea. we ran forfour hours, then fled on foot. translation: i went out with my father, my mother and my child with only what we wore, and now we have no money or anything. we fled from death. translation: forces entered and burned our homes and killed people. they left nothing. we fled to sudan. amnesty international says there've been mass civilian killings. both sides accuse each other of targeting civilians. the un human rights organisation has also expressed concern. our correspondent, kalkidan yibeltal has this update from the ethiopian capital. the fighting broke out

between the federal government in ethiopia and forces loyal to the regional power in the northern tigray provincecident, the government has accused the tigray side of firing rockets at two airports to the south. tigray officials say the missile attacks were in retaliation for government air strikes in the region. addis ababa says the rockets targeted the cities of gondar and bahir dar. tens of thousands of ethiopian refugees have crossed the border into sudan to escape the fighting. amnesty international says there have been mass civilian killings. both sides accuse each other of targeting civilians. the un human rights office has also expressed concern. while the details of the alleged mass killings reported by amnesty international in may cadera in south—west tigray have not yet been fully verified, the high commissioner is calling for a full inquiry. if confirmed as having been deliberately carried out by a party to the current fighting, these killings of civilians would, of course, amount to war crimes. kalkidan yibeltal, our correspondent in ethiopia, has this update from the capital. the ro

reports from northern ethiopia say the capital of tigray province, mekelle is under heavy bombardmentictures of ethiopian military heading in for tigray as prime minister abiy ahamed launched a final offensive. aid workers have confirmed a declaration from the beseiged dissident leader that the city was being shelled. the ethiopian government has rejected ceasefire demands from the african union, saying it is engaged in a police action. staying in the uk — and around 13,000 people employed by one of the high street‘s biggest retailers — arcadia — are waiting to hear if theirjobs are safe — with the company said to be on the brink of collapse. administrators could be appointed to the group — which owns brands such as topshop, dorothy perkins and burton — as early as monday. here's our business correspondent, katy austin. the festive season is approaching, but there's tough news this weekend for the 13,000 people working for arcadia, with their employer on the verge of collapse. the group had its troubles before the pandemic, already shedding jobs and closing stores. experts say it had

the un high commission for refugees — speaking from kassala on the eastern sudanese border with tigray province what refugees have been saying at the border. the people, the refugees arriving here in sudan are definitely afraid. they talk to us about scenes of war in ethiopia. they say they fear for their lives. they are worried about their safety and they are traumatised in some cases as well. some people have said to us they continue to be worried. they look over their shoulders the whole time. we hear reports that there are still people hiding in the bush. just today we had another 3000 arrivals from ethiopia, so the influx continues from that country. it's very worrying here, they are mobilising the humanitarian response at a large scale. it's very difficult to reach some of these isolated border areas, but we are working together with unhcr, wfp, unicef and others to get help for these people. we have people who say to us they have fled actual violence, they have talked to us that they have, some of them have lost family members. and they're worried about the situation very much. others sa

being described as the final operation against the rebel leadership in the country's northern tigray provincedline set by ethiopia for its regional opponents to surrender has passed. the ethiopian government says it is also distributing aid to people displaced by the fighting. but reports say its troops have been seen stopping people attempting to find refuge in sudan. from the ethiopian border, anne soy reports. a new day away from home, but for these refugees, it's a big relief to have made it to sudan. thousands crossed this river on the border, but things have now changed. ethiopian troops are discouraging people from fleeing the country, we were told. 0ur requests for comment from the authorities went unanswered. but at this camp, a farmer and his 11—year—old daughter are luckily reunited. translation: i was with my grandmother when i started hearing gunshots. when they intensified, i asked her to flee with me, but she said no, she was too old to run — so i fled alone. i had to spend a night in the bush. i was frightened. i had no extra clothes and no money, but i was able to cross the b

statements claiming that federal government troops are now in total control of mekelle, the capital of tigray provincetion of the claim with regional communications cut off. tigrayan leader has indicated his forces would fight on. mark lobel reports. a big military win trumpeted on ethiopian state tv. there's praise for the heroic national defence force on capturing tigray‘s capital in what is described as its peoples' liberation. but is it that simple? translation: our forces have freed more than 7000 members of our northern command and taken back control of our base. we have recovered tanks, armoured vehicles and heavy weapons that were looted. we are hunting anti—peace elements hidden in holes. but we only have one side's word for what is going on in the region, as tigray‘s phone lines and internet links are down. even if the capital mekelle has been taken, it is unclear how its adversaries the tplf — veterans of guerrilla warfare, will respond. it's possible that the tigrayan people's liberation movement has simply moved its forces into the mountains, into the rural area, and this could go on for

being described as the final operation against the rebel leadership in the country's northern tigray provincee set by ethiopia for its regional opponents to surrender has passed. the ethiopian government says it is also distributing aid to people displaced by the fighting. but reports say its troops have been seen stopping people attempting to find refuge in sudan. from the ethiopian border, anne soy reports. a new day away from home, but for these refugees, it's a big relief to have made it to sudan. thousands crossed this river on the border, but things have now changed. ethiopian troops are discouraging people from fleeing the country, we were told. 0ur requests for comment from the authorities went unanswered. but at this camp, a farmer and his 11—year—old daughter are luckily reunited. translation: i was with my grandmother when i started hearing gunshots. when they intensified, i asked her to flee with me, but she said no, she was too old to run — so i fled alone. i had to spend a night in the bush. i was frightened. i had no extra clothes and no money, but i was able to cross the borde

between the federal government in ethiopia and forces loyal to the regional power in the northern tigray provinceo the south. tigray officials say the missile attacks were in retalation for government air strikes in the region. human rights groups have sounded the alarm over reports of mass civilian killings. kalkidan yibeltal, our correspondent in ethiopia, has this update from the capital. the rocket attacks, they were fired from the northern state of tigray, which is in fighting with the federal army, and they happened in its neighboring state of amhara. they shot these rockets at two airports in that state, in two different cities. the federal government said that one of the airports sustained some damage. the tplf, that's the political force in the northern state of tigray. they took responsibility for the attacks. and they say that they are in retaliation for previous air strikes by the federal army in the state of tigray. so this seems to be pretty much an escalating situation. it's a story that's developing every day. but unfortunately, we are seeing tensions escalating and the situation

a day of reckoning for ethiopia's tigray province. tion front has admitted that towns have been captured. federal forces say their artillery and tanks are closing in on the regional capital, mekelle, and are just 60 km away. on sunday, the ethiopian army said there will be no mercy for its residents when their soldiers encircle the city of half a million people. tigray‘s leaders reject claims their forces are close to defeat, and say they will not surrender. the united nations is increasingly alarmed. the highly aggressive rhetoric on both sides regarding the fight for mekelle is dangerously provocative, and it risks placing already vulnerable and frightened civilians in grave danger. evidence of the price civilians are paying. these are the graves of some 600 people that ethiopia's state—appointed human rights commission said were massacred earlier this month. it accuses a tigrayan youth group of stabbing, bludgeoning, and burning to death non—tigrayan residents in the town of mai kadr, with the collusion of local forces. more than 40

head of ethiopia's military says the army has entered the regional capital of the northern province of tigrayd jane fonda going from actress to activist and why it is just easier being older. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the political editor of the sunday mirror and people, nigel nelson, and the political commentatorjo phillips. tomorrow's front pages, starting with. .. the sunday times‘ front page looks at borisjohnson‘s letter to tory mps as he promises to reform his new stricter tier system before christmas to win his party's support. "the pm's promise" — the express also leads on the pm's concessions to his party to see off a lockdown vote rebellion and get his tougher new tier system through the commons on tuesday. the sunday telegraph's front page focuses on the mutiny, as the prime minister tries to reassures mps the new tiers system could end in nine weeks. the observer, too, writes of the growing tory rebellion, as conservative mps accuse the government of exaggerating problems in the nhs in an attempt to win suppor

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head of ethiopia's military says the army has entered the regional capital of the northern province of tigrayand the archbishop of washington dc, wilton gregory becomes the catholic church's first african american cardinal. hello and welcome. french riot police have clashed with protesters in paris after a day of demonstrations across the country. tens of thousands of people had joined marches to protest against a new law, restricting the right to publish images of police. it comes after a video emerged of three officers apparently beating a black music producer in his studio. our correspondent, lucy williamson, is in the french capital. police are always a target at protests like this. our correspondent, lucy williamson, is in the french capital. police are always a target at protests like this. today, they were the reason for them. the edges of a peaceful march through paris, frayed by clashes between hardline groups and the police. water cannon and tear gas following the path of the unrest. among the buildings set on fire, one belonging to the bank of france, an anarchist sign scrawled on

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province. ethiopia's prime minister has order the army into tigray state. ahmed says the deployment folls a rebel attack on a military bas the tigray people's liberation fronlong dominated ethpian politics and the move has fueled fears of civil war. this is "d.w. news" live in berlin. here's a reminder of our top story tonight. there is still no winner in the u.s. presidential election. supporters of democrat challenger joe biden claim that their candidate is on track to win as the final votes are being counted. in an extraordinary intervention, president trump has claimed victory and he's alleged voter fraud even before the counting has finished. results from a handful of remaining battleground states will decide this contest. you're watching "d.w. news." after a short break, i'll be back to take you through the day. tonight we'll have extensive coverage of the u.s. election 24 hours later and still no resolution. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org.] news u

province, mel'eke. it has forced thousands people from their homes. some of the weapons ethiopia's military is using in its fight against regional troops in tigray.e region switched off, we just don't know the true picture on the ground. the military says it's seized several towns in northern tigray, and is now turning its attention to the regional capital, mek‘ele. it talks of surrounding the city with tanks and using artillery. there was a chilling message for the more than half a million people living there. translation: we want to send a message to the public in mek‘ele to save themselves from any artillery attacks and free themselves from the junta. after that, there will be no mercy. the tigrayan leadership has downplayed reports of gains by the ethiopian army. it says its troops will fight hard to stop these government soldiers advancing. more than 30,000 people have already fled the fighting and have crossed here into sudan. a country which has been going through its own political and economic troubles. in an effort to stop the crisis deepening, the african union has agreed to send three former presidents to mediate in ethiopia. but the g