tony chang al jazeera, on the time, ma'am ma border. a mare and colorado says he saw houses exploding before his eyes as the us state battle. some of the most destructive wildfires on record, hundreds of homes have been destroyed, present, joe biden has cleared the way for a major disaster to be declared. 2 towns near denver, a hut, a tit where the situation has been described as by threatening lord burton. many reports, this is the moment a huge fire came rolling down the foothills of boulder, county and colorado. the false moving blaze engulfed hundreds of homes. local say they haven't experienced anything like it's you know, this is the 1st time i've really been involved in anything like this and i'll tell you it is really scary. ditches and things in the trees. oh, they're all up and flames. like there's embers everywhere. so it makes me very frightened, of course, with the wind that it's gonna continue to spread to other homes. strong winds, and dry conditions of fueling the flames. official say some of the fire to spot by falling

tony chang al, jazeera of the bodies of 16 people have been laid to rest in iraq. they were among 27 migrants who drowned in the english channel last month trying to reach the u. k . it was the was such disaster on record. and then our crossing between southern england and france of mileage, the wide reports these people are mourning the loss of their loved ones who drowned in the english channel last month. the bodies of the kurdish migrants arrived here at it a bill, a poor wow. ambulance is sirens rang, i crossed the city in the early hours of sunday. as they were carried to be buried in their home towns. i crossed the kurdish region of northern iraq. women and children were among those who died. most were young people. oh, so it's a bit of a life abroad. oh, and live eloquently thunderbird her. unfortunately, during the past 8 years, young people in kurdistan lost hope because of the financial crisis against they wanted to live in a country that respects human rights. because here, there is no respect for human wrangler. humbly, a dingy carrying the migrants ca

tony chang al jazeera on the time. yeah, my boredom are still ahead on out. his era o c c o, memorial services are held across the country of south africa, remembers anti apartheid icon. archbishop desmond to you ah ah, look forward to brighter skies the weather sponsored my cattle airways. hello, i'm afraid we have more heavy snow in the forecast, the parts of japan over the next couple of days. we have seen that record snowfall to know them. areas of japan, this area of low pressure will sink a little further south. was the cold front, dragging more cold air over the sea of japan, and it pushes its way into western pass of con shoe and on into hawkeye, and becomes even more expansive as we go on into friday. so some parts could see maybe 50 or 60 centimeters or snow further 50 or 60 sent me so it will cause further disruption. we will have power out just worry about as well. for the south . it is generally dry. further west is dry, but it is cold, crisp, sparkling sunshine, there for sol, with a top temperature minus 4 celsius. much of china will be dry and

tony chang al jazeera. on the time, ma'am ma'am. border. on a $105.00 wrangler refugees from me and my had been a draft on a sinking boat and now safe and indonesia, after almost a month at sea. the bow, which had 47 children aboard, was spotted by fishermen on sunday night nations humanitarian agency. the you and hcr is praised indonesia for taking the men. jessica washington reports now from jakarta, indonesia anti province. a dangerous and exhausting journey has finally come to an end. these were hunger, refugees are finally safe. intending to reach malaysia, they perilous journey, saw them stranded in indonesian waters for days. for now they're staying in an empty government building in northern uh, j with oh, they are off fellow muslims. so we aren't going to complain about having them here overnight. a navy vessel pulled their boat to shore an effort that was complicated by strong waves and heavy winds. representatives from the you and hcr and local and g o is waited anxiously for their arrival. ready to assist them. yamaha marcella.

tony chang al jazeera, on the time near my border. plenty more still to come for you. here on this half hour of al jazeera will use, including the policy in president, goes to israel. we'll hear who thinks that was a bad idea. plus a memorial services are held across the country of south africa, remembers the antea party icon. archbishop desmond tutu. ah, hell i once again beg contrast the temperatures across north america at the moment, got some more, very warm air down towards the southeast corner record heat. it up towards the northwest states, record low temperatures coming back in temperatures well below freezing minus $27.00 celsius. therefore winnipeg plus $27.00 celsius there for new orleans. as we go one for the next couple of days, the malware will try to not a little further northwards, doesn't really make too much progress and we are going to see it sitting in a similar areas. we go on through the next couple days with more winfrey, weather coming in across the pacific northwest. western pass of canada, doubts water. se some severe storms for a time on thur

tony chang al jazeera, thank up to the world news now, and the un security council has agreed to a resolution to provide humanitarian aid in afghanistan. it said the support would not be in violation of sanctions against the taliban, which now rules the nation. afghanistan is facing food shortages that may trigger another refugee exit is christian salumi has moved from the un. the situation was getting extremely dire in afghanistan with so many people in need of help due to a lack of cash flow in the country. china has said that this meeting, leading up to the vote on this resolution, which kind of clears the way for, for the money to get in that you know, those, the sanctions are against individuals or against entities. humanitarian aid should automatically be exempt from that. this is for the people not for those who are on the sanctions list, but the united states said that agencies had a right to be concerned and that by passing this resolution, it would clarify that there are in fact exemptions for humanitarian aid. through this resolution we have proposed to do the security council can

tony chang al jazeera on the me on my board or still i had on al jazeera in china, people publicly shane for violating corona virus restrictions and british. so shall i get a maxwell is found guilty in her high profile sex trafficking trial. we'll have the details. ah hello certainly no let up in the winter weather for japan at the moment. lots of cloud just rolling through here, winds coming in from a cold, nor the direction tucked in behind this cold front. there will be further spells of extensive and disruptive snow, maybe 50 or 60 millimeters, so centimeters of snow coming down for some as we go on through the next couple of days more widespread as we go through friday and on into sad stay. so we end the old year moving to the new year with more of the same, we have got to some slightly dry weather there across the crib peninsula. less cold temperatures is solar around 2 degrees celsius issues. they largely dry across a good part of china. meanwhile, we got that dry weather coming down across much of indo china or heavy showers coming in across sir. the philippines on chain of cloud

tony chang al jazeera. on the time, ma'am ma border. still head on al jazeera us troops have and did a combat mission in iraq. but it's still opposition to if you remaining on the ground, we'll tell you why. and as the clock lines down on 2021, we look back at some of the biggest stories covered by al jazeera. ah, ah, look forward to burritos guys. with sponsored by cut on airways. hello, parts of the u. k. are enjoying their warmest new year's eve on reco temperature in liverpool in the north west of england. was it sir? 15 degrees celsius at 5 am this morning, so he's going to warm up a little more as we're going through the next few hours. of course, the record was 14 point a, so that's been smashed. here we go though, when i say enjoying, we're looking at cloud and rain and quite a stiff wind blowing in across that northwest corner of view of the mild air is across many western and central parts. if the truth be known, even towards the east temperatures are running above average as that won't fall away down towards the iberian penin

tony chang al jazeera on the time you're bored and germany is closing 3 more nuclear power plants as an aims to phase out the energy source entirely. by late next year, the decision was made also the focus human nuclear accident in japan, decade ago, stepped vast reports from bavaria. it's been a controversial policy given nuclear energy is a big help in reducing carbon emissions for businesses. a farewell gift made by a local priest, a calendar of the nuclear plant that became part of the community in the last 5 decades into it as our heart. pleased to see such an advanced, well functioning and safe installation. close stone. but we have no choice but to accept the good timing. a nuclear plant in buffet area has not always been safe. in 1975, germany's 1st nuclear accident happened here to work as died. but rather than say, they never felt unsafe. the installation functions without problems, they could easily continue. they've invested so much money into other countries that produce and continue to build nuclear power plant. and we shut them down such a waste. for decades, germany h

tony chang al jazeera on the time here my border made you freedom in hong kong has been dealt another blow as police wait at one of the last remaining pro democracy websites. standnew says it's shutting down after its assets were frozen on senior staff, arrested brit planets reports. hundreds of hong kong place rated the stan hughes office in the early hours of wednesday morning using a warrant under the much criticized national security law to collect boxes of what were described as journalistic materials. on how 6 people linked to the independent media outlet were arrested under separate laure on sedition from the british colonial era. by wednesday afternoon stand, news announced it was closing. after 7 years. we will be talking to report of you on the talking the good of the media. we just targeted national security law. the officers among those arrested was well known singer and activist denise, whoa, and former politician margaret on both former stand use board members. so i know why the police turned up at the home of stan, use deputy a simon editor, ronson chan. office is telli

tony chang al jazeera on the ma ma border. still ahead on al jazeera. ah. 0 says it stands with people of saddam. after a little cracked, arnold protest has killed 4 people. and as the clock winds down on 2021 will look back at some of the biggest stories covered by al jazeera. ah oh, hello there. thank you for joining an we've got some more rain risks across the goal . so right off the bat, let's go in for a closer look. we could see some downpours for eastern saudi into bahrain and cats are some showers for the u. e, and also northeastern portions of a bond impacting musket with a hive 24 degrees on saturday. off to pakistan right now. unsettled in the west, also through afghanistan as well, but prepare for it is a lot more bog. your temperatures are about to fall as we head in to 2020, to just a high of 13 degrees on tuesday. but because we got that rain hanging around your overnight low will be about 10 weather maker is swirling around in the eastern med, that's throwing some rain towards cypress southern turkey, northeastern libya and northern egyp

tony chang al jazeera. on the time, ma'am ma border. a group of ranger refugees who spent almost a month at say, in a damaged boat and now in quarantine in indonesia, $105.00 people, mainly women and children were allowed to do some back in a chain. they will be moved into temporary housing. once health checks has been completed, indonesia initially had to turn the boat away, but then allowed it to land following international pressure. the us and us have condemned the killing of at least 4 protest is by security forces in sudan that was shot during a crackdown on nationwide protests. in some cities, security forces used to get to disperse crowds for more than 2 months. pro democracy activists in sudan has the matching against the military, which sees power in october more as in south africa paying their final respects to anti pott. i'd hero desmond tutu cape towns at 1st. black arch bishop has been lying in state in saint george's cathedral in the laid up to his funeral on saturday. gillian wolf reports from k. o honoring desmond tutu

tony chang al jazeera. on the time, ma'am ma border. the fallen president of south korea has been released from jail part. good, good. hey, has served almost 5 years, but more than 20 year prison sentence for corruption. president means i gave jay and gave the 29 year old a special pardon last week. south africans are paying their respects to our bishop justin to to is. but he lives in state for 2nd dead cape town. people are passing through saint george's cathedral where to do preached and served as archbishop for a decade. south africans lined the streets to say their final goodbyes to the anti apartheid leader who are railed against white rule in the country. as we teach who died on sunday, 890 pseudo will be held on saturday. italian government is committing billions of dollars to transform one of your largest steelworks into a hub for green steel is part of its plans to tackle climate change and reduce carbon emissions. but actually say the plants which has been linked to high country rates and toxic pollution, should be closed at

tony chang al jazeera bank of india's tourism industry has been hit hard by the army con variant, even though cases a lower than in other parts of the world. the government has imposed new restrictions on inbound travelers. just days after flee reopening its borders happening, mitchell reports from new delhi. the famous hub on the head was all set for a busy season. it's a favorite among foreign tourists who are expected to throng the storied monuments of largest ton in western india. but now these rooms and hotel lobbies are emptied during peak season. plunging the struggling industry into further uncertainty and heavy losses for interest. and the business of dependent on it will not pick up the central forum to come an invalid to start properly. even today, the situation is such that the tourist rush is only felt on weekends and the hotels live. we can all be in the reopen, the board is last week for the 1st time since the panoramic began in march 2020. but new restrictions and testing requirement for inbound travelers. fuel by fears over the omicron variance means many have seated a

tony chang al jazeera on the time. yeah, ma border. there's a check on the wall where the next and then from the api center to world's best selling you, which continent is leading in the global vaccination rates? pakistan struggles to preserve rural areas at risk of being swallowed up by rapidly growing cities. ah, look forward to brighter skies the weather sponsored my cattle airways. hello there we have more ridiculously mild weather, pushing in too much of europe or this time of year course the sun is very weak. sweaty warmth will come in from the atlantic, from the tropics of the sub tropics. that's exactly what's happening at the moment . the winds coming in from the atlantic fair amounts of cloud and some ray, as we are with the winds, pick up as well. but those winters are said coming in from a warm direction. so we into the meetings there for london and paris over the next couple double figures there for glasgow. well above the seasonal average, even moscow's in the process of warming up. and by the time we come to the new year

tony chang al jazeera on the time your mom bought a helicopter being used to find a forest fire in southern argentina as crushed into a lake killing 2 crew, 3 weeks of fires and papago near, burned more than 4000 hector's bad weather and strong winds of cause the flames to spread quickly. government declared a national emergency for 12 months due to the fire risk. a pockets or wants to put wants to protect farm land and slow the rapid growth of its cities. it has the highest rate of administration in south asia, but a housing shortage growing population is driving thousands of farmers away from their ancestral lands on the binge of a t. as this report, as these decades old mangled trees will soon become fuel for fire, cutting down tens of thousands of fruit trees has made room for more housing society in focus on southern milton city. but from of here who were already struggling, they pandemic related locked downs and high diesel costs have made their lives more difficult, less liquid vitals out of the me data. i'm chopping them down because we don't get enough from these trees. we don't ha

tony chang al jazeera on the me on my board. the damaged boat carrying we're hanging migrants near indonesia is being towed to shore. the boat of mostly women and children was left the drift of the coast of anti province for days while attempting to reach malaysia. indonesia government decided to give them shelter on wednesday, saying they were facing emergency conditions. hundreds of the most minority fed me and mall have reached indonesia over the years after a perilous journey, often lasting months of us and russian presidents are due to a phone call later on thursday, they're expecting to discuss ukraine. the white house says that i'm approved and requested to call with joe botton, the 4 talks in geneva next month. the grand denies war grain wargames rather than their ukraine border are a printing pre route to invasion. algebra has been told that an agreement to revive wrongs. nuclear deal with wild powers is still far off. the ground of talks between diplomats commenced in vienna on monday. forces close to the negotiation s

tony chang al jazeera, on the time their mom border. israeli forces have shot dead, a palestinian man in the occupied westbank. the incident took place near the isle settlement south of nablus. israel says this aspect was attempting to stab civilians and soldiers that abbas station. the palestinian palestinian ministry of health has confirmed the death the u. s, state of colorado is battling some of the most destructive wildfires on record has been widespread destruction of property and tens of thousands of people have been forced from their homes to towns near denver. our hardest hit, but the situation is described as life threatening, nor burn mandibles. this is the moment a huge fire came rolling down the foothills of boulder, county, and colorado. the 4th moving blaze engulfed hundreds of homes. local say they haven't experienced anything like it. you know, this is the 1st time i've really been involved in anything like this and i'll tell you it is really scary. did you some things in the trees. oh, they're all up and flames like there's embers everywhere. so it makes me very frig

tony chang al jazeera on the time here my border still ahead on al jazeera. this is one of 3 nuclear plants that germany will close by the end of the year. germany will face out nuclear power by the end of 2022 completely disputed decisions within the e. u. i'm steadfast, reporting from good timing. ah, ah, look forward to brighter skies the winter sponsored my cattle airways. hello, we got some very unsettled weather across a good part of the middle east cloud and rain streaming into many areas. you see the wet weather just around the levant, pushing into that eastern side of the mediterranean, sliding down across sir northern parts of saudi, just pushing over towards the gulf there. and it will sink further south with some lively showers coming through q wait scenes and big down pause. i suspect there will be some flooding, perhaps some flooding to the eastern parts of iraq western past around some heavy down polls here and some snow over the high ground evening to praying us here in class. we will see the chance of a shower or 2 as we go through the next c

tony chang, al jazeera banker in scotland, edinburgh new year's eve street party has been cancelled for a 2nd year running the restrictions will come into effect the day after christmas limits will be placed on indoor and outdoor gatherings. scotlands also struggling with corona virus infections driven by the omicron variant. portugal meanwhile has imposed a number of new corona virus instructions. as omicron cases, why is there like clubs and bars have been ordered to close? and people must now work from home outdoor gatherings, a limited to 10 people in each group on new year's eve. a negative corona virus test is also required to enter public places. portugal has one of the world highest vaccination rates. food, water and medical supplies are now being delivered to survivors on typhoon ravished, islands in the philippines. at least 375 people died when super typhoon ride, devastated southern and central regions out as the rest. joel alan, dog and reports now from dinner. got province in the southern philippines. sunni go city. what was once a thriving community in the southern philip

tony chang al jazeera on the time your mom bought me to freedom in hong kong has been dealt and other blindness please rated one of the last remaining pro democracy websites stand. news says it's shutting down after the assets are frozen, and senior staff arrested their accused of publishing articles, inciting hatred against all. forty's, brit clements husbands. hundreds of hong kong place rated the stand news office in the early hours of wednesday morning, using a warrant under the much criticized national security law to collect boxes of what was described as journalistic materials. on how 6 people linked to the independent media outlets were arrested under separate law sedition from the british colonial era. by wednesday afternoon stand, news announced it was closing after 7 years. we're not talking to reporter, we're not talking the ghetto, the media. we just targeted national security law. the old fences among those arrested was well known singer and activist, denise ho and former politician margaret on both former stand use board members. so i know i'm at least turned up at the

tony chang al jazeera, their ven emotional scenes in northern iraq. after the bodies of 16 migrants were returned from france. family members gathered its appeal airport to receive their remains. the victims drowned in the english channel last month as they were trying to reach britain much more than we had isn't baghdad. and he's been speaking to relatives of the victims. each one of them has their own histories. they have the women and children among them. they have a 24 year old woman, was she planned to travel to the u. k. to meet her fiance. they also include children, a family husband, wife and 2 children who wanted to seek asylum in any are the victims of families that say that the migrants left iraq or noted in iraq because of the lack of jobs because of it can almost get decline. and because of any stability in some areas in northern iraq, they're also victims. companies have been speaking, blaming the french authorities for not doing enough to rescue the victims or to respond to their distress goals. libya's high council of state has critici

tony chang al jazeera. on the time ma'am ma border. the former president of south gray has been released from jail. good, hey, has served almost 5 years for more than 20 year prison sentence for corruption. president moon giant gave the 69 year old a special pop last week. south africans paying their respects to archbishop desmond tutu as his body lies in state for a 2nd day in cape town. people pass through saint george's cathedral where to to preached as archbishop for directly south africans lined the streets to say their final goodbyes to the anti apartheid leader who railed against white rule in the country 2 who died on sunday 890. the funeral will be held on saturday. scientists have found an underwater mountain in the southern ocean between australia and the article that is 2 and a half 1000 meters high. the mountain has been given the temporary name of origin d g and was found using an echo sound from a research ship. see, valentines are usually formed from extinct volcanoes and i truck fish, whales, and coral. all right, let'

tony chang al jazeera on the time your mom bought a memorial services are being held across south africa for archbishop desmond to to the saw. the city of cape town is hosting a special tribute for the nobel laureate. so me, the miller is for the summit for me to of course it continues to be a busy time for those wishing to remember the late archbishop what's happening and what's on the agenda for this evening's event. ah, well this evening we are in the city hall of cape town and this is also a very iconic place in the city. given this is where the archbishop welcomed nelson mandela once he was released from prison in 1990. the memorial service, taking place behind us, is quite an intimate and simple affair, really, and very much according to what the archbishop wanted. he said to his family, who is also present at this memorial this evening that he didn't want too much pomp and ceremony. and that is likely what we'll see on the day of his funeral on new year's day this evening. there is an interfaith service, which really is testament to the kind of message the archbishop are repeatedl

tony chang al jazeera thank up. in scotland, adam brand new jersey street party has been cancelled for the 2nd year in a row. new restrictions will come into effect the day after christmas. limits will be placed on indoor and outdoor gatherings. scotlands is also struggling with current virus infections driven by the army kron variance portugal. meanwhile, as opposed a number of new crew of ours restrictions is on, the kron cases rise. night clubs and bars have been ordered to close and people must now work from home. outdoor gatherings are limited to 10 people in each group on new years eve, a negative current of iris test is also required to enter public places. portugal has one of the world's highest vaccination race. libby as elections commission was proposing elections take place on january 24th. the vote had been scheduled to take place on december 24th. the ballot has been marred by dispute over rules and regulations. let's bring an malik train. he's a lie for us from tripoli. so it's just 2 days before the o

tony chang al jazeera banker. the european union is taking legal action against poland over a court decision that violated one of the blocks key principles. earlier this year, poland constitutional court ruled that polish law tags, presidents, ivory, you know, the court is dominated by judges loyal to the ruling euro skeptic. lauren justice party warsaw has called the e u action an attack on its sovereignty. we also considered that the constitutional tribunal no longer meets the requirements of an independent and impartial deborah established by law as required by the treaty. the european union is a community of values and of law, and the rights of europeans under the treaties must be protected no matter where they live in the union. boyd shak shibel ski is the editor in chief of visa grad insight, a political current affairs magazine. he says there seems to be no way out of the style made for the moment in order to reverse the order to get out of the deadlock, which results for now in suspension of your funds for

tony chang al jazeera, on the time there mar border. tennessee is an ard, a party says its deputy head has been detained. is hes former justice minister over the in behead. he was taken as he was leaving his home on friday. the party has called the arrest a dangerous precedent that undermines the democratic experience. and order has the largest number of seats intronas. he has parliament, which was suspended by president chi sides in july. south africans are paying their respects to archbishop desmond, tutu is his body lies in state for a 2nd day. in cape town, people are passing through saint george's cathedral where 22 preached and served as archbishop for a decade. south africans lined the streets to say their final goodbyes to the anti apartheid leader who railed against whitefield country 2 who died on sunday aged 90 is funeral will be held on saturday. scientists have found an underwater mountain in the southern ocean between australia and antarctica. it is 2 and a half 1000 meters high. the mountain has been given the temporary name, which he did g. i did not make that up and wa

tony chang al jazeera on the time your mom bought. hundreds of people were killed when super tie. fin rice land into the philippines. earlier this month, dozens more remained missing. the devastation is widespread. and weather i expect say the storms intensity was unexpected. it highlights the impact of climate change on extreme weather events and rises. fears about what's to come on below reports, women, enough typhoon, ry, packed winds of more than 200 kilometers in our mead landfall. 9 times last week. from the east to the far west of the philippines, central and southern islands, millions of people are having to pick up whatever's left of their lives. the devastation is unprecedented. state weather forecasters had predicted a powerful typhoon, but when it hit the country, it exceeded their expectations. it actually entered the period. i'm so sorry the arrested development where there's really much, much, not much going on in the storm based on a satellite observations. and then it is after that, which is the interesting part after the arrested development period. it's sudden be ra

tony chang al jazeera on the time here, my boredom says al jazeera from london still to come more refugees than ever before . why 2021 saw tens of millions force from their homes and the di prediction for next year. and it's for whatever fresh doubts as to whether the world's number 110th player will defend his title at the australian open. ah, how are we got some really mild air pushing into western parts of year? we've been talking about this for the past few days and it's on its way. you can see that cloud rolling in from the atlantic or the source of the air is from the tropical sub tropic. so temperatures really on the high side, the record breaking heat coming through as we end the year here. then a little further east. we have still got cooler air coming in from a normally direction. so minus 10 celsius there, the top temperature in moscow. but just a couple of days ago that temperature was nearest minus 20 and is the warmth that is going to win out as we go through the next couple of days, temperatures and burling go from round for celsius to route 10 celsius for thursday afternoon

tony chang al jazeera and the mayor. my boredom a damaged boat carrying ring and migrants, feeing persecution from me and mar is arrived at the port in indonesia are to being towed by its navy. the boat with mostly women and children on board had been drifting for days off the coast of ha province. while trying to reach malaysia. indonesia government decided to give them shelter on wednesday because conditions on the boat were so bad. hundreds of ringer muslims have been making the perilous journey to indonesia and neighboring countries. in recent years. on kong, chief executive carry lamb has defended a raid owner pro democracy media outlet saying the police acted within the law. 7 current and former journalist from stan, news were arrested on wednesday to been charged with sedition and denied bail by hong kong court. the others were released, pending, and investigation. media advocacy groups have criticized the raid as a further erosion of press freedoms says china imposed a national security law in june 2020 gamble ti

tony chang al jazeera, bangkok, food water and medical supplies are now being delivered to survivors on typhoon ravished, islands in the philippines. at least 375 people died when super typhoon ride. devastated southern and central regions. ounces here as general alan dog and reports from dinner, get province in the southern philippines. sunni go city. what was once a thriving community in the southern philippines? now reduced to this? everywhere we go. there is destruction. this police station was no match for typhoon rice, piri. even the local hospital has not been spared. and then again, maybe providing basil united or walked up for miles desperate for drinking water. i asked about her family. she says her home was damaged and she had to leave her children behind. romeo bernard list to fields frustrating a. we are like children, abandoned by their parents. what papa to the government, please don't forget us. please help us. many survivors say they are now forced to scab inch for food. are we also not human? they asked me and wonder why help has not arrived. a few hundreds of meter

tony chang al jazeera on the time, me on my border. hollins president has vetoed a controversial media ownership bill seen as a threat to freedom of speech. it had recently passed in parliament. government has been accused trying to use the media last a silence or us. oh, news channel, critical of its policies, the legislation would have prevented any non european entity from owning a stake in a broadcaster of more than 40 percent. well, germany marked the end of an era this year with anglo merkel stepping down as chancellor, after 16 years. her successor, sholtes, and his party have signaled the return of more or less leading politics across europe. but the regions other power center france is hoping to keep the balance as it is. john hel, reports from berlin and paris. ah, it was the end of an era in germany. and gala merkel 16 years is conservative champs. the defined by economic strength, stability, and european leadership. in her place came a shift in tone and direction. if not pace, a quiet man from the center left in the cottage should see the tape guns from the ola sholtes and

tony chang al jazeera germany marks the end of the year this year with spangler merkel stepping down as chancellor. after 16 years, her success, our love, schultz and his party have signaled the return of more left leaning politics across europe at the regions other powers. house france is hoping to keep the balance as it is. john hall looked at that story from paris. ah, it was the end of an era in germany and gala merkle, 16 years is conservative, chancellor, defined by economic strength, stability, and european leadership. in her place came a shift in tone and direction. if not pace, a quiet man from the centre left can accomplish it civilly take this guns from allah shulty and promises more merkel style stability. but with an accent on social justice. his offer of respect for the working class, one voters back from the puppy list, extremes, his vision to turn germany into a manufacturing power for the carbon neutral age. there is not just a change in style and communication, but this is going to be a domestic transformation. monumental task that they have set out for themselves.

inside thailand, tony chang al jazeera to ukraine. now hers a top, which is her. sorry, it's top court rather has summoned president, let me lensky in a law suit lodged by his predecessor, petro. par shankar now comes a day after partially anchor himself failed to appear before prosecutor's investigating him for treason. ukraine accuses pershing co of financing pro russians separatists in dom best by helping them fell $54000000.00 worth of coal to kiev. partially unco denies the charge has demanded. the court forces the landscape to provide proof in 2019 zelinski school landslide victory and the countries presidential election against par shanker. he seems pledged to route out corruption and investigate the previous administration. alexi huron is a professor of comparative politics at the key of mer, healer academy, he says, president lensky would benefit more from promoting national unity against russian aggression limit this size he states, when he was right now, why don't you be in a position but nevertheless, i've been b, y for the last life forces needed to u

tony chang al jazeera on the me on my border patrol. when is the executive director of the burma human rights network, joins us by skype from london. good. have you with us? so does it look like the military are using massacres now as a kind of weapon of war? this is not the new thing that if you following up the all the situation in burma scott's policy, the strategy, the military has been using to eliminate the population that if opposing them, this has been consist with so many crime against humanity and walk around as you look at the 2 only in december this month. therefore, event where monica has heaven and nearly 60, more than 60 people has been killed in very brutal way. so this is only the situation in december. there has been have these kind of similar to kind of atrocities and killing happening in burma. it's long time. it is several decades. i mentioned ball, the big one is the military now and broadening the strategy before for example, it was targeting the wrangell muslims. there were a lot of allegations, at least from hum

tony chang al jazeera banker in scotland, adam brown, new year's eve street party, has been cancelled for the 2nd year in a row. new restrictions will come into effect the day after christmas. the number of people indoors and outdoors will be limited. scotland is also struggling with current virus infections driven by the on a crone, variance on to other news. and severe weather is having a devastating and in some cases, unprecedented impact on large parts of southeast asia. in malaysia flooding has killed at least 27 people. and its display 70000 dozens are missing after days of torrential rain trigger and some of the worst flooding in years, the military is rescuing people who are still trapped in their homes. forest, louise joining us from kuala lumpur. so how is the rescue effort going florence and how extensive is the damage? the damage is quite extensive. we're talking about at least 6 states that are still under water and this is according to the latest information from the disaster management agency. there about 70000 people who've been displays and the worst effected area is

tony chang al jazeera on the time, me on the border. the chain of events which led to this latest escalation began in february just a few months after on sunset cheese, national league of for democracy, sweat to power. the military took control and detained sushi, as well as members of our government within days, protest her as it were on the streets, demanding her release, and of return to civilian rule. a campaign of civil disobedience began, which triggered a deadly crack down by security forces. in march, the un security council called for a reversal of the military coup condemning the military's violence against peaceful protests. 5 months later, a military leader general mean hung lying declared himself prime minister, promising elections by 2023. and this month on san sushi was found guilty of inciting descent and breaking coven rules. she was sentenced to 4 years in jail, which was then cut to 2. she is the waiting on a verdict on the other charges. what a man, whose is the un special repertoire on human rights in me and my he t

tony chang al jazeera on the time, ma'am ma border. us president joe biden held the virtual meeting with state governors to discuss the rapid increase in virus cases and hospitalizations. across the country. by dint again urged people to get vaccinated, but stopped short of announcing any new measures. he says, leaders and health officials are well prepared to deal with rising cases. meanwhile, u. s. airlines of cancelled hundreds of flights for a 3rd day in a row, leaving thousands of passengers stranded the on the contrary, his being blamed on staff shortages, whitehouse corresponding, kimberly how kit the joins us alive now as we could believe strategy, as the u. s. president, have to trying to sort of, i guess, try to regain control of the coven situation. well, see you as president spoke to state governors. he said that much of the solution will come from the state level. as it said that there is no federal solution. may not have been what the state governors wanted to hear, but all ready, given the fact that the president's proposal to put forward 500000000 rapid at home tasks won'

tony chang al jazeera on the me on my board. the u. s. has condemned the killing of these 4 protesters by security forces in sudan. there was shot in alderman where thousands of people have rallied against the recent military takeover demonstrators in the capital call tomb. i've been approaching the presidential palace and want the military to stay out of government affairs, doing a transition to free elections. hm. at, val has more from all to him earlier in the day. the impression was that to this day, sir, protest was a, a less violent and the numbers are full testers. less than during the, the, the previous occasions. but, you know, as the day progressed, it became clear that because security forces prevented the protest as an on demand to reach cartoon to cross the ridges into thing. central cartoon ab that made the major consultation took place in on doorman itself, particularly in their street called sharon albin at. that's where of those are processed as were killed. 4 of them, according to medical sources. and also sources from t

tony chang al jazeera. on the time ma'am ma border. after days adrift in open seas, more than 100 percent refugees, amount safe and indonesia, that damage vessel was towed to shore in archie and the name 0 initially planned to turn them away. but later back down off the international pressure view and has praised indonesia, his response says jessica washington post now from jakarta, indonesia anti province. a dangerous and exhausting journey has finally come to an end. these were hanger. refugees are finally safe intending to reach malaysia. they perilous journey, saw them stranded in indonesian waters for days. for now they're staying in an empty government building in northern uh, j. o. they are off fellow muslims, so we aren't going to complain about having them here. overnight a navy vessel pulled their boat to shore and effort that was complicated by strong waves and heavy winds. representatives from the you and hcr and local and g o. s waited anxiously for their arrival. ready to assist? young pamela, pamela, the 1st thing we nee

tony chang al jazeera on the ma ma border. still ahead on al jazeera israel scrambles to contain its worst outbreak of birds. scientists warn it could spread to people soon. at to the death of the soil and south africans paid tribute to archbishop desmond to him as his body lies and stays. dick central in cape town then in towards one another. jacklewitz's rivals has his se about, well, no one's prospects of hearing of the strain of ah hallo, vast looking like a west end to the year forget part of the middle east and that includes us here in cross or you can see this area. cloud is already brought some bits and pieces apache rain over the past 24 hours that rain if anything were to stir proper touches. we go on through the next 24 to 48 hours. that line of cloud there stretches across the gulf, some heavy downpours into a good part of a round. the you are you seeing some showers longest bells of bright along with eastern areas of a man, and then we move on into sad state and see have a lot of rain. it's still very much in evid

tony chang al jazeera banker in scotland at ambrose new year's eve street party has been cancelled for the 2nd year in a row. no restrictions will come into effect the day after christmas. the number of people indoors and outdoors will be limited. scotland is also struggling with current virus infections driven by the army chron variance on to other news. and severe weather is having a devastating and in some cases, unprecedented impact on large parts of southeast asia. in malaysia, at least 27 people have died and 70000 displaced. dozens are missing. after days of torrential rain triggered some of the worst floods in years. the military is rescuing people, still trapped in their homes. for us though, he's joining us from kuala lumpur. so how is the rescue effort going and how extensive as the damage lawrence the damage is quite extensive. the latest information we have is that there's flooding in 6 states, still not the worst effect. it is per hung, the central state in peninsula malaysia, in that state alone there around $40000.00 people who have been displaced. authority is also say

tony chang al jazeera. now the taliban has announced that afghan woman shouldn't be allowed to travel long distances without a male escort. the ministry for the promotion of virtue and prevention of vice, called on dr. as to refuse rides to women, not willing head scarves. it also asked people to stop playing music in their vehicles since they takeover in august, the thought of on his bod, many women on public sector roles and limited girls access to secondary schooling. now libby, as red crescent says the bodies of $27.00 migrants including a baby and 2 women washed ashore on the west coast. in the town of homes, 3 people have been rescued in the search continues for all the survivors. at least 1500 wild ones have drawn and bolt accidents along the central mediterranean crossing route. this year, levy is high council of state has criticized the electoral commission for canceling presidential and parliamentary elections. the commission cooled off the 24th december void fighting and lack of preparedness disa

tony chang al jazeera on the time you mom bought houses, denounced a visit to israel by policy and president mahard. our bus is meeting with israeli defense. mr. bennett again was the 1st in the country in more than a decade, spokesmen. so that deepens the palestinian political division and complicates the situation of us made the trip to discuss economic and security issues. the russian a u. s. envoys to the iran nuclear talks of metal. the sidelines of the negotiations in vienna. russia's representatives had coordination between them with key to restoring the deal comes after conflicting messages about progress. on the 8th round of discussions, iran and russia say a deal is with inside. the u. s. is expressing caution. iran wants guarantees that sanctions on its oil sales will be lifted abroad, broke out in kenya's parliament during a debate about a controversial bill governing political parties. and the formation of coalitions makers had gathered to vote on changes to the law when the fighting began. showed punches and bottles being thrown, at least one parliamentarian was injured and ano

tony chang al jazeera on the time your mom bought. it's been 10 years since kim john own became the leader of north korea. he took control in 2011 after the death of his father, kim jong il. while his leadership style is widely criticized. few dare to question his grip on power. catcher lopez, or to yahoo has more. he became north korea's leader before turning 30 at the time many hope king jam own would lead the country into a new era. one though it opened the reclusive nation and its economy to the world, the sun. okay. and i'm wondering if one of the got and stand can step he'd empower, has been defined by brutal violence nuclear weapons and meetings with donald trump . it's my honor. he will have the relationship, i have no doubt it wasn't easy to get here. and all prejudices and practices worked as obstacles in a way forward. but we are became all of them and were here today. and president of meetings to gradually the nuclear arise, the north in exchange for sanctions relief, ultimately failed, and threats against the regional nei

tony chang al jazeera. on the time ma'am ma border. more than $100.00 ring refugees who spend almost a month drifted see in a damaged boat, an allen quarantine in indonesia. the group made up of mostly women and children was allowed to do some back and they will be moved into temporary housing. once health checks have been completed, indonesia initially planned to turn the boat away but allowed it to land after international pressure. the former president of south korea has been released from jail pass. good, hey, has served almost 5 years of more than 20 year prison sentence for corruption. president moon jane gave the 69 year old a special patterns last week. the russian and us presidents have spoken for the 2nd time this month in a bid to de escalate tensions are the ukraine. the white house is the coal between joe biden and let me put in lasted 15 minutes by and repeated the thread of sanctions. if moscow invites ukraine person, however, said such a move could lead to a complete breakdown of ties between the 2 countries. john, hind

tony chang al jazeera. on the time, ma'am ma border. israeli forces have shot dead, a palestinian man in the occupied west bank. the incident took place near the i'll settlement south of nablus. israel says the suspect was attempting to stab civilians and soldiers at abbas station. the palestinian ministry of health has confirmed the death and there in colorado says he saw houses exploding before his eyes as the us state battled. some of the most destructive wildfires on record, hundreds of homes have been destroyed and present. joe biden has cleared the way from major disaster to be declared. colors. governor says he's amazed that no casualties have been reported, considering the scale of the damage rom. this was a disaster in fast motion all over the course of half a day. nearly all the damage, many families having minutes, minutes to get whatever they could, their, their pets, their kids into the car, and leave or the last 24 hours have been devastating. you know, it feels like we've experienced enough l