as its leader the police in caracas set up roadblocks in an effort to disrupt the vote. thanks for joining us the iraqi parliament has voted to end the u.s. military presence in the country lawmakers accuse the u.s. of violating iraq by carrying out a drone strike on its soil a strike that killed iran's top general and iraqi militia leader on sunday large crowds in iran mourned the death of kassam soleimani at a funeral procession. grief and outrage as tens of thousands in the iranian city of mashad accompanied the body of general kasem solar money to a shrine a popular hero and close ally of the country's supreme leader. or the his assassination is considered a declaration of war by many iranians. in the parliament cries of death to america in support of the russian the 7 action of the us president is considered a military act of terrorism. the only thing you want to know the disadvantage will have painful consequences for you bush and the ripple effects are being felt already the parliament in neighboring iraq has voted to end the u.s. military presence in the country

venezuela was once considered a beacon of prosperity caracas its glittering modern capital. corruption didn't begin with president chavez who died in 20 for a teen but in the 20 years since chavez 1st took office corruption and mismanagement of spiraled out of control. one of the lynchpins of the system was rafael ramírez he served as minister of energy under chavez and at the same time as president of the pdvsa oil company for years his loyalty to charge as allowed the president to dip into the country's petro dollars at will without parliamentary oversight or accountability. java's had nearly unchecked access to oil revenues. some went to fund far reaching social programs but billions also vanished into private coffers. today eading as both his friends and foes called him has gone into hiding in exile . me he must soon as you said the simple i just met the petroleum exports brought in about 700. 1000000000 dollars over the 10 years i was in office ok let the wind picking up thing by my calculation 480000000000 of that even from taxes we got the rest from the pier davis's

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pledged to lead the next parliamentary session a latin america editor on the scene human reports from caracas. the headline reads congress wakes to 2 speakers of the house in a country which already has 2 men claiming the presidency venezuelans are understandably confused and frustrated when you think you know muslim but i have a thing as the saying gars we lift as if we were lost in space. on sending national guardsmen prevented opposition majority leader one by law another deputies from entering parliament to initiate the use session as the constitution stipulates. in his place the pro-government minority sworn in as speaker and deputy

applied to others washington had imposed restrictions to put pressure on the current government in caracas but it seems it's business as usual for us while majors. watching our 2 international bring you your live news update from our studio here in moscow welcome to the program. the u.n. security council has debated a probe by the global chemical weapons watchdog into an incident in the syrian city of duma back in 2018 russia questions the published findings getting a backlash from western countries during the session a former o.p.c. specialist said the fact finding team had serious misgivings that a chemical attack even occurred there or. watch new. findings information. so testimony talks in order to study is. this has. this fixed. resulted in a complex turnaround situation from one of those i'm disturbed by the majority of the team. to you let us be in no down there was this chemical weapons attack in june we in 2 huge 15 witnesses in the duma hospital that i'm only witnesses is an undisputable proof that the chemical attack in dumas was falsified and it states caterpillar categorically

well let's go live now to our editor the scene human in caracas to tell us about where you are and how this this rally there in support of majeure 0 is shaping up. hello there well 1st let me clarify that the march or the activities that are taking part in a place rather in back you seen it all is actually an annual religious procession that going to get there venezuelans from all over are not necessarily supporters of one why law however the bishop who gave the homily had very very harsh words for the government of president nicholas and have a little and he said that venezuelan should pray and practice peaceful resistance against the quote merchants of politics who are oppressing the people so here where i am right now which is right in front of the legislative palace and where president nicolas maduro is getting his state of the nation address as i speak there have been mixed feelings large large growl crowds of people marchers have gathered around this area which has been cordoned off for security reasons which is why you see just very few people behind me but outside of this perim

applied to others washington had imposed the restrictions to put pressure on the current government in caracas but it seems it's business as usual for u.s. oil majors. are watching our 2 international coming to you live in the russian capital where it's just turned 10 am the program. the un security council has witnessed heated exchanges over a probe by the global chemical weapons watchdog into an incident in the syrian city of duma back in 2018 the us on the u.k. defended the report despite leaks casting serious doubt on whether a chemical attack took place at all. let this be no down there was this chemical weapons attack. we must defend the credibility and the findings of the o.p.c. w. the story of the extremely young p.c. to be report has become like an infected wound what counts is the final considered assessment which is russia and the assad regime that lack credibility on this issue some of invented a new paradigm. the world of highly like the russians putting their own spin and their own version of russian efforts to exploit the platform of the security council to further its own polit

líder opositor juan guaidó se mantiene movilizado con sus seguidores, carolina nos tiene más desde caracas . >> (sonido ambiente) . >> decidido a todo juan guaidó llegó al parlamento, enfrentarse a la fuerza de la policía, subió por encima de ellos, fue asique en medio de ola de agresiones logró tomar su puesto en el capitolio . >> y hubo sesión parlamentaria sin electricidad . >> somos cómplices de una dictadura, vieron como un cobarde salió corrioendo sin dar la cara . >> minutos antes copó los lugares de forma rápida, después se retiraron . >> logramos los objetivos de llevar adelante esta cesión, afuera el caos se agudizaba, grupos civiles atacaron a periodistas y diputados . >> después la junta directiva de juan guaidó llamó a reactivar las protestas de calle . >> el sector oficial dice que el máximo tribunal pudiera emitir sentencia que anule a las dos bancadas, en caracas noticias telemundo . >> al regreso en noticias telemundo . >> indemnización para familia de bebé que muere al caerle encima una cómoda . una cómoda . >> y el empezar un negocio requiere dormir b

some are on this but joined by correspondent in venezuela's capital caracas. one has said for a long time now that he is venezuela's interim president because he leads the national assembly this is a claim recognized by dozens of countries but now he doesn't lead the congress anymore so where does this leave him and his movement. well actually i reassembled and an abandoned newspaper here knows where to conduct the election of the parliament and he was ricky has been reelected as president of the national assembly so we are all trying now into a new conflict between the institutions of man as well now we have also 2 presidents of national assembly which the top these more is going to claim. the spot as the president of the national assembly and the opposition which is the majority of the parliamentarians are going to claim one way don't have the reelected president because that's the way it was voted in this ad hoc assembly that has just been conducted here in venezuela so now we have 2 presidents of the national assembly and that will result in conflict betwe

for more on this been joined by correspondent in venezuela's capital caracas. one has said for a long time now that he is venezuela's interim president because he leads the national assembly this is a claim recognized by dozens of countries but now he doesn't lead the congress anymore so where does this leave him and his movement. well actually i have reassembled and an abandoned newspaper here knows where not to conduct the election of the parliament and he was ricky has been reelected as president of the national assembly so we are trying now into a new conflict between the institutions of men as well now we have also 2 presidents of national assembly which the top these more is going to claim. we spot as the president of the national assembly and the opposition which is the majority of the parliamentarians are going to claim one way to go as the reelected president because that's the way it was voted in this ad hoc assembly that has just been conducted here in venezuela so now we have 2 of presidents of the national assembly and that will result in conflict

applied to others washington had imposed restrictions to put pressure on the current government in caracas but it seems it's business as usual for us all majors . a very warm welcome to the program from all of us here at our church here in moscow thanks for joining us this hour. here and security council has debated a probe by the global chemical weapons watchdog into an incident in the syrian city of duma back in 2018 russia questions they publish findings getting a backlash from the u.s. during the session a former o.p.c. specialist out of the fact finding team had serious misgivings about a chemical attack had even occurred. there are of course not make clear what new. findings perp's information doctor or nurse s. . testimony toxicology is. as. of this fix is. resulted in a complex turnaround situation from one of those i'm disturbed by the majority of the team. to you. we have in 2 huge 15 witnesses in the duma hospital free hundreds of residents so how's it how's this situated within one kilometer from the building where the bodies were found the. witnesses and undisputable proof tha

and for more on this developing story we're joined by correspondent oscar schleicher in caracas oscar the national assembly it now has a new president it would seem what can you tell us about louis parra well what is happening inside carlo now it's all very confusing because the only information available is that state news but we know we now know it was your forces were blocking the at least parliament and there was an excuse a lot in order to work and we started out as the new president of the national symbol although we started out in longs to an opposition party he was accused a few weeks ago of being involved in a corruption scheme late to child and small government from this is since since then he has fallen from grace from the opposition and is being investigated by the national assembly he then became a critic of one way though and as one of the fish or of nicholas of the us government one way the ones i was are calling a director and i set out a new session outside the legislative analyst in order to realize that the new director for the national something. why go just to rem

applied to others washington have imposed these restrictions to put pressure on the current government in caracas but it seems it's business as usual for us meters. you're watching our 2 international bring your live news update from our studio here in moscow welcome to the program. the un security council as a witness heated debates over a probe by the global chemical weapons watchdog into an incident in the syrian city of dumont back in 2018 the u.s. and the u.k. defended the report despite o.p.c. w. leaks casting serious doubt on whether a chemical attack took place at all. let us be down there was this chemical weapons attack. we must defend the credibility and the findings of the o.p.c. w. the story of the extremely young p.c. to be reports has become likening fact what counts is the final considerate assessment of his russia and the assad regime that lacked credibility on this issue some of invented a new paradigm. the world of highly like the russians putting their own spin and. russian efforts to exploit the platform of the security council to further its own political and military agenda

asÍ lo explica desde caracas francisco. francisca: familiar en el diputadoopositor buscan informaciÓn sobre su paradero. a las puertas del servicio de inteligencia bolivariano en caracas. el arresto el parlamentario es parte de la arremetida que venÍa desarrollando el rÉgimen ni contra diputados opositores de la asamblea nacional. ya tiene 15 dÍas en desapariciÓn forzosa. >> tenemos muchos que tienen un solo diputado porque ya hacia el principal o el suplente ha sido perseguido y estÁ en el exilio. >> maduro trata de impedir la reelecciÓn este domingo 5 de enero de su archirrival. como presiente el parlamento. y utiliza todas sus estrategias para conseguirlo. persiguiendo diputados, allanando inmunidades para metales, y comprando votos, segÚn denuncian en la oposiciÓn. >> llenemos ni diputados. taxisco. 32 diputados opositores estarÁn ausentes de esa votaciÓn clave del domingo . la mayorÍa en la clandestinidad. en el exilio en la cÁrcel.aseguran que esa estrategia del oficialismo. >> un aÑo tiene la dictadura.

and for more on this developing story we're joined by correspondent oscar schlender in caracas oscar the national assembly it now has a new president it would seem what can you tell us about. well what is happening inside our own now it's all very confusing because the only information available is that state new names but we know we now know it was 3 forces were blocking the abscessed parliament and it was to have the excuse of lack of warmth in order to work and release data as the new president of the national assembly although we started up in mons to an opposition party he was accused a few weeks ago of being involved in a corruption scheme late to chop the small government from this isn't so since then he has fallen from grace from the opposition and is being investigated by the national assembly he then became a critic of one way though as one the fish are of legal rights under us government one might go and its allies are calling this a fake director and i set up a new session outside the legislative palace in order to realize that a new director for the national assembly. wh

marÍa fernanda lÓpez no tiene el reporte de lo que sucediÓ en caracas. maria: la policÍa y guardia nacional venezolana impidieron que el presidente de la asamblea nacional entrarÁ al parlamento para dar inicio a la instalaciÓn de la nueva junta directiva este domingo. pero juan guaidÓ no se dio por vencido tan fÁcilmente, y a pesar de que logrÓ pasar las rejas su determinaciÓn o fue suficiente, militares nuevamente lo detuvieron. asÍ diputados chavistas eligieron la nueva junta directiva de la asamblea nacional sin la presencia de los diputados de la oposiciÓn alegando que no se presentaron a tiempo. sin votaciÓn alguna el diputado luis parra se auto juramentÓ como nuevo presidente de la asamblea. >> al mundo entero le pedimos que deje de estar tratando de amenazar a diputados que son electos por votos del pueblo. maria: pero es evidente que la oposiciÓn cada vez se fragmenta mÁs agudizando aÚn mÁs la crisis. >> juan guaidÓ durante buena parte del aÑos 1019 que acaba de concluir. la esperanza del paÍs, hoy eres la mayor decepciÓn. mari

and for more on this developing story we're joined by correspondent oscar schlanger in caracas oscar the national assembly it now has a new president it would seem what can you tell us about this part of well what is happening inside our own now it's all very confusing because the only information available is that state news but we know we now know it was your forces were blocking the accessed programming and it was an excuse a lot warmer in order to aim at least out of that is the new president of the national symbol although we started out in longs to an opposition party he was accused a few weeks ago of being involved in a corruption scheme late to chop the small government from this is since since then he has fallen from grace from the opposition and is being investigated by the national assembly he then became a critic of one way though as one the fish are of legal rights under the government one way to go and its allies are calling this a state director and i started out a new session outside the legislative analyst in order to relax the new director for the national some. why

for on her our correspondent that in caracas. next five years on from the attack on shelly abdel france's been payingng tribute o the victims. it was a moment silence and reasonable late at the scene whether slaughter took place twelve people were killed and two brothers pledging allegiance to a terror organization stormed the offices of satirical magazine and opened fire with automatic weapons state had also shot that the policemen in the street. is it up again three days of highland across france a day later a female police officer was shot dead in the street in south paris. and there were more deaths the same government took and kill hostages in a kosher supermarket in the east of the city by the end of the alert three terrorists with that. and seventeen and some people have been killed. it was targeted for publishing satirical cartoons of prophet muhammad's. the killing spree at charlie hebdo one seven for january twenty fifteen shocked the world's prompting world leaders on millions of french people to march through the stre

presidentes luis parra apoyado por el chavismo y juan guaidÓ escogido por la cÁmara >>> saludos desde caracas nuevamente confuso el panorama polÍtico en venezuela cuando hoy lunes amanece un parlamento y dos presidentes de maduro y guaidÓ >>> derrotamos a la dictadura >>tÁn firmes de continuar y el gobierno deÓ ante el parlamento nacional. pero hoy son las ciudadanos lo mÁs afectadocion de la crisis es lo que se nota acÁ en venezuela >>> no me siento muy desilusionada todo lo que hemos luchado, todo lo que hemos hecho para que tengan esa actitud comenzando el aÑo el 2020. >>> defraudado >>> por quÉ >>> no se mejora nada >>> y bien nicole lo Último que ha ocurrido acÁ en venezuela, e el acontecer polÍtico donde reiteramos entonces hay un parlamento pero dos presidentes y tambiÉn la figura de la asamblea nacional constituyente al mando de diosdado cabello y veremos si anulan la parra asam constituyente y a juan guaidÓ luis parra por el oficialismo no abandonarÁ su cargo y es el aporte desde caracas y retornamos contigo. >>> estaremos siguiendo cada paso de esta noticia al regresar

why though says he want to meet with the norwegian delegation that supported lee in caracas to attempt to restart negotiations it broke down last year between the government and opponents says there are no conditions for dialogue but while than israel is political and economic crisis worsens it's clear. that the opposition has lost momentum in january of last year tens of thousands of people mobilized and some part of why go 12 months later either out of fear frustration or the belief that the opposition simply doesn't have what it takes to unseat the military backed government like gore has only been able to bring out a few 100 people here. nevertheless he pleaded for the news wayland's not to abandon him. today more than ever we need to all fight together to open the door to freedom because i confess to you we cannot do it alone. whether venezuelans will heed his call and accompany him next week in a new attempt to enter parliament remains to be seen to see in human gut acts. roberts abella will be multi next prime minister after being elected as the new leader of the governing labor

president's annual state of the union speech nicolas maduro supporters are rallying in the capital caracas account about she's being held in the eastern city of bucky to back opposition leader one quiet he was prevented from entering the national assembly last week and a loyalist was installed assembly president instead those are the headlines the news continues here on out is era right after a while. and well come again to rewind today we rewind to 2013 when after the earthquake of 2010 a cholera epidemic hit haiti and killed thousands the outbreak was the worst in recent history and as a. team found out the source of the outbreak was surprising to many including it seems to those initially responsible later we'll find out if there is hope.

en caracas, venezuela, univisiÓn. ♪ ♪ jorge: un terremoto estremeciÓ puerto rico. el sismo de 5.8 ocurriÓ en la madrugada y dos casas se derrumbaron. sociÓlogos advierten que puede ocurrir mÁs rÉplicas. los devastadores incendios forestales en australia han arrasado con parte de la faunade la llamada isla canguro que por dÉcadas ha sido refugio de alguna de las criaturas mÁs amenazadas del paÍs. se tiene que las llamas aniquilado a especies Únicas en el mundo. y 16 personas murieron y mÁs de 40 resultaron heridas luego de que un autobÚs se estrellÓen contra de varios vehÍculos. las autoridades buscan a familiares de un niÑo de 11 aÑos que sobreviviÓ pero que perdió a su abuela y a su tÍa. adjudican el accidente acceso diversidad. y una fuerte nevadaen la capital de turquÍa provocÓ el caos cuando los vehÍculos resbalaban y chocaban en las calles. muchos conductores fueron incapaces de mantener el control de sus vehÍculos. vamos con enrique a ver que estÁn reparando para esta noche. enrique: hoy las principales y en el paÍs aumentan su vigilanc

i met guaidÓ at his office in caracas yesterday to discuss alf his. i want to start with the question that's on everyone' mind. what is going on with the national aembly in venezuela? >> ( tranated ): as you may know, venezuela today suffers from a dictatorship, a dictatorship that incarcerates people has generated the most severe humanitarian crisis in the region. seven million venezuelans in a complex humanitarian emergency, as determined by the u.n. 5.5 million migrants on the continent, mainly in south america, only surpassed by syria, in terms of the refugee cres around the world. that is what we venezuelans are facing today. the national parliamenhas become a beacon of resistance, of democratic struggle, of defense ofhe rights of venezuelans, and it has not been exempted from persecution by the regime. and that is why the dictatorship is attacking us the way they do. i was ratified on january 5 as so, that is our great struggle, which i lead from the national parliament. i must say that i enjoy remarkable international recognition and support. a

desde caracas nuestro reportero nos habla de lo que esperan los venezolanos este prÓximo aÑo. francisco: j frustrado y molesto este minusvÁlido al que le faltan las dos brazos pasa las Últimas horas de 2019 intentando comprar la cena de fin de aÑo con el bono que les dio el gobernante nicolÁs maduro aficionados y empleados pÚblicos ha sido una misiÓn imposible >> para mi es una mentira. yo siempre fui chavista, pero ahora no quero saber nada de esta gente. >> tambiÉn hay venezolanos tratando de adquirir gas domÉstico para cocinar y lidiando con los apagones en muchas partes o haciendo enormes filas para llenar de gasolina sus autos en todo el paÍs. >> ya deberÍamos tener un cambio de gobierno porque esto no lo aguanta nadie. >> es la imagen de un paÍs colapsado con el que cierra 2019. su economÍa no le va mejor. el bolÍvar desaparecido y un creciente comercio en dÓlares y productos estadounidense. >> entre los aumentos que han hecho es una barbaridad, el dÓlar ha subido un montón. >> pero el gobernante nicolÁs maduro solo ve un paÍs de las maravillas que la m

coming up, crisisn i caracas. venezuela's president's attempt to capture control of the legislature. plus, paris' storied past and presen has aen for immigrant artists. they are some of the gravest questions candidates have to confront. questions about the use of military force and how and when they would deploy if they become president. this weekend, the democrats hoping to unseat the current commander-in-chief have been weighing in on his decision to strike a top inian commander. >> in a democratic priry race domited by domestic issues, it was issues of war and peace overseas this weekend thated deepltlines in the field. >> war is the last response to international cflict, >> not the first. senator bern sanders has been the sharpe critic so far of the airstrike that killed top irann military leader qasem soleimani. an iraq war veteran asked sanders how he would prevent another war in the region as president. sanders highlighted his own record on these issues. >> i not only voted against the war in iraq, i led th

our latin american editor has more from caracas. reporter: it was a very dramatic month, the third one this around the national assembly. it was not the opposition leader juan guaidÓ who was attacked. but rather, other members of the opposition who had gone ahead of him. there were armed gangs as well as soldiers around the national hesembly building, called t legislative palace. at the same time the pro-government constituent assembly was meeting inside there, knowing that juan guaidÓ had called for a meeting. they were attacked, they were had at, and one of the cars their windows broken with a crowbar or stone. in any case, no one was injured miraculously. and they have army convene in another part of the city. and it looks like it will have to keep doing that from now on because the government is clearly making, is making it obvious that they will not allow juan guaidÓ and his deputies to meet anymore in what has been the national assembly, the only independent institution, democratic institution of venezuela up until now. >>

waivers to its firms the white house is sanctioning and issuing threats to others for trading with caracas. we sanction a moscow based bank jointly owned by russian in venezuelan state owned companies that is helping perpetuate the misery in venezuela by doing business with a base uk executive order gives authority to the treasury department to impose sanctions on any person or business or entity. period like assess the hero seemed to keep it in palace ridder allows cuba to plunder venezuelan oil rate its wealth and roberts people and we want to make sure that the resources resources that the venezuelan people are going to need after material leaves we want to make sure those resources are available for the venezuelan people are not shipped off to cuba or to russia or to iran professor of latin american studies daniel schorr thinks that the u.s. is being hypocritical in not allowing other countries to walk with venezuela's and . this shows the extremely hypocritical nature of sanctions is a selective sections. share exon any massive u.s. corporation. then if it were merely exploitation of

waivers to its firms the white house is sanctioning and issuing threats to others for trading with caracas. we sanction a moscow based bank jointly owned by russian in venezuelan state owned companies that is helping perpetuate the misery in venezuela by doing business with a base uk executive order gives authority to the treasury department to impose sanctions on any person or business or entity. curiously assess the hero seemed to keep it in power maduro allows cuba to plunder venezuelan oil rate its wealth and roberts people we want to make sure that the resources resources that the venezuelan people are going to need after material leaves we want to make sure those resources are available for the venezuelan people are not shipped off to cuba or to russia or to iran a professor of latin american studies daniel schorr thinks that the u.s. is saying about hypocritical and not allowing other countries to walk with them as late as energy sector. this shows the extremely hypocritical nature of sanctions is a selective sections. share exon in the mess of u.s. corporations in. this it certainl

to sanctions extended waiver exempt 5 major firms the trump administration has imposed sanctions on caracas several times to cut its oil revenues which account for most of the country's income sanctions ban american companies from participating in venezuela as economy but while the u.s. handed waivers to its firms the white house is sanctioning and issuing threats to others for trading with caracas. we sanction a moscow based bank jointly owned by russian in venezuelan state owned companies that is helping perpetuate the misery in venezuela by doing business with a base of executive order gives authority to the treasury department to impose sanctions on any person or business or entity. curial says the hero seemed to keep it down. as cuba to plunder venezuelan oil rate its wealth and roberts people who want to make sure that the resources resources that the venezuelan people are going to need after material leaves we want to make sure those resources are available for the venezuelan people not shipped off to cuba or to russia or to iran professor one american studies daniel shah things that

let's go to the venezuelan capital caracas where we find d.w. . welcome. hyperinflation let's start very quickly in the economy what's being done to tackle it. looks like we've got the technical problems. in fact while we try and sort that out well i will have. a report. it's supposed to give venezuelans more purchasing power the latest hike in the minimum wage means workers will receive $150000.00 in cash they also get another $150000.00 in food stamps each month sounds like a lot to me but what can you actually buy with it i gave these 3 bottles of water and 2 bread rolls cost more than a quarter of the monthly wage of the study. 300000 is not enough to buy anything with but when you factor in transportation food bills and recreational activities you just don't have enough. i thought i could ask. and that's about a. good look at that particular beef cost $60000.00 bodies and a bus ticket now costs 2000 everything is way too expensive and the minimum wage is not enough. when i don't have answers on how. i went shopping in caracas to put the new minimum wa

reports from caracas. another chaotic chapter in the fight for control of the news wales parliament. while a government backed deputy tried to show that he was in charge. outside opposition leader one by door against foreign soldiers attempting to prevent him from entering the national assembly. this time he and some 90 opposition deputies succeeded in pushing their way into the chamber but as the previous group fled the building. for the leader of the majority opposition faction of parliament reclaiming his seat as speaker of the house for however long was an important symbolic victory. this is proof of what is possible when we are united organized and determined determination venezuela determination. but the opposition may be overstating its the country what's obvious is the president nicolas maduro could have employed far more force as he did on sunday to prevent one vidal and his deputies from entering this legislative palace the government of course will argue that the opposition has every right to ta

you see in human al-jazeera caracas the response of the opposition politician elected under those highly unusual circumstances a speaker that as well as national assembly spoke to the media a few moments ago he insisted that everything was done according to the rules. we want to tell you the truth about the change that our national assembly is undergoing used today the national assembly elected its leadership in accordance with the constitution of venezuela in accordance with the constitutional mandate and the assemblies quorum regulations. process are being held across india condemning it attack the targeted students and faculty at a prominent university in new delhi demonstrations taking place in bengaluru channel i chanda and mon by besides new delhi the protestors say that students affiliated with the ruling p j p carried out the attack counter-demonstrations have also been held in solidarity with the accused the b j p s student body tonight is that it carried out the assault or more than 30 people who were inside. there a university came under attack on sunday evening last people wi

of the house on why those says he want to meet with the norwegian delegation that supported lee in caracas to attempt to restart negotiations a broke down last year between the government and opponents says there are no conditions for dialogue but while than israel is political and economic crisis worsens it's clear that the opposition has lost momentum in january of last year tens of thousands of people mobilized in support of why go 12 months later either out of fear frustration or the belief that the opposition simply doesn't have what it takes to unseat the military backed government like gore has only been able to bring out a few 100 people here. nevertheless he pleaded for the news wayland's not to abandon him. today more than ever we need to all fight together to open the door to freedom because i confess to you we cannot do it alone you mean whether that is where lynch will heed his call and accompany him next week in a new attempt to enter parliament remains to be seen to see him human al just sida that acts. as facing further political instability out. it's parliament rejected a

a middle class caracas neighborhood was the scene of opposition leader why does 1st rally this year. us i guess if there are gate spence's or wall to jump we will jump them and if we cannot jump over them we will knock them down. on tuesday the majority opposition faction that he leads forced to sway into parliament just days after why they always prevented by soldiers from entering the legislature the government is now recognizing another deputy speaker of the house on why those says he want to meet with the norwegian delegation that supported lee in caracas to attempt to restart negotiations said broke down last year between the government and opponents says there are no conditions for dialogue but while than israel is political and economic crisis worsens it's clear that the opposition has lost momentum in january of last year. and thousands of people mobilized in support of why god 12 months later either i was here frustration or the belief that the opposition simply doesn't have what it takes to unseat the military backed government like gore has only been able to bring out a fe

for the pbs newshour, i'm marcia biggs, in caracas dr >> wf: refugees from the middle east and africa have long soughthelter in europe, igniting debates around immigration, asylum and anging cultur but one program in paris is now using the lens of art to help some of these refugees find a new community in france. jeffrey brown reports from paris-- part of "canvas," our ongoing arts and culture coverage. >> reporter: portraits migration: the troubles faced along the way, the trauma of making a new home. >> i'm from afghanistan but sometimes i say i'm from nowhere. >> reporter: abdul saboor, experienced it himlf. n afghanistan," he says, "he worked in transportation for the u.s. army, but fled en the taliban began threatening himmi and his fa." during a harrowing two year y, part of it spent in a abandoned train station in serbia, he began taking pictures with a donated camera. >> when i show to the people, i say that's nonormal, how we ve. >> reporter: his photographs beca a bridge to overcome langge and other barriers, and raise awareness about e plight of refugees, which he continues

the cueto across refinery is 300 kilometers east of caracas the country's abundant oil reserves are belied by the desolation here venezuela is not alone in this paradox other nations rich in oil such as nigeria angola and sudan are ruled by a corrupt elite while ordinary people live in better poverty corruption and mismanagement helped fuel the instability that drives people to flee countries in the top 10 of transparency international's corruption perceptions index a major contributors to the international migrant crisis places like afghanistan syria south sudan and somalia. in venezuela where the crisis has reached. mentions poverty has always been a fact of life here but when oil prices were high then president chavez launched ambitious social programs awash in petro dollars the country also continue to take on debt corruption further drain public coffers and the oil crash of 2014 was the final blow. thanks it's the most vulnerable who have suffered the most. her. lives with her 7 children in a slum on venezuela's caribbean coast our. holy . even closer it's a. battle my husband went to

pledged to lead the next parliamentary session a latin america editor on the scene human reports from caracas. the headline reads congress wakes to 2 speakers of the house in a country which already has 2 men claiming the presidency venezuelans are understandably confused and frustrated when you think you know muslim but i have a thing as the saying gars we lift as if we were lost in space. on sending national guardsmen prevented opposition majority leader one by law another deputies from entering parliament to initiate the use session as the constitution stipulates. in his place the pro-government minority sworn in as speaker and deputy recently expelled from his opposition party that was the end of it this is the headquarters of the opposition newspaper. whose auditorium was used on sunday night by the opposition to elect and swearin door but in a few hours why the law will attempt to return to the real congress building accompanied by some 100 opposition deputies to challenge the man who he says is usurping his rightful place ironically we spiral continues to insist that he's a legitimate

reported to have gathered for the celebration on latin america jealousy and human is live for us in caracas what message is madeira trying to send. i think it's very clear that president nixon last night who is raising the stakes here he wants international recognition and also domestic recognition of the forthcoming elections to the national assembly the only institution that until now he has not been able to control to democratically recognize internationally recognized elections so what he's saying now is you want to have better conditions for elections find he's asking the opposition to sit down at another negotiating table he calls it a dialogue table something that the mainstream opposition leader why though is saying he will not do again he says he's tried many times that the conditions aren't right so in response to that he's now offering to allow foreign observers to come in he also says that he will do everything necessary to have better conditions which would seem to imply that there there certainly is a lot of room for improvement one of the main stumbling blocks of course has b

following the attack well at an america tennessean human is live in caracas so it sounds very dramatic what more can you tell us about the attack itself. it was a very dramatic moment yet the 3rd one in a row in this month around the national assembly but let me just correct you it was not the opposition leader why the who was attacked he wasn't in the caravan but rather other members of the opposition who had gone ahead of him and there were armed gangs as well as soldiers around the national assembly building called the legislative palace at the same time the pro-government constituent assembly was meeting inside there knowing full well that why they have called for a meeting of the national assembly they share the same building but in different chambers they were intact they were shot at and what at least one of the cars had their windows broken with a crowbar or a stone it looked more like a stone to me but in every case no one was injured quite miraculously and they have already convened another part of the city and it looks like they're going to have to keep doing that from now o

you see in human al-jazeera caracas firefighters are getting some relief as they tackle bushfires across australia after weeks of high temperatures they're being helped by cooler weather and rain all the fires are likely to keep burning though for months jessica washington is in batemans bay on the new south wales south coast with more this is a brief period of for a spot it's expected to be around 72 hours of these cooler conditions with light winds and even a bit of rain unfortunately that rain is not enough to bring this crisis which has been going for months now it is not enough to bring this crisis to an end it's expected that is truly a won't get significant rain at least for another 4 to 6 weeks that that's the only thing that can really bring this this bushfire emergency to an end for now crews working to ensure that fires burning along the east coast there also fires burning in new south wales and their fear is that those could burn with fires further south in victoria crews working to make sure that those fires don't join up and create a mega blaze that would go between 2 citie

in this part of caracas alone according to the locals some of them may have been involved in criminal activities others are not but that harming them nominator according to people who say they are too afraid to speak to us on camera is that they were murdered in cold blood. according to the venezuela observe the tree of violence and n.g.o.s specializing in murders the homicide rate in 2019 was $60.00 for every 100000 inhabitants the highest in the world but what most stands out is that one 3rd of the killings are reportedly carried out by police we asked venezuela's chief prosecutor about the allegations which he says are exaggerated c. or. 800 offices have been accused of homicide torture cruel and inhumane treatment illegal arrest or entry among other crimes. yes it's a lot but it reflects authority and judicial action on my can. in the united states but the vast majority of cases go unpunished alexis leda is still fighting to bring 3 fi its officers under arrest for the murder of his brother to trial despite constant death threats he says. you can have $800.00 under investigation o

in this part of caracas alone according to the locals some of them may have been involved in criminal activities others are not but that harming them nominator according to people who say they are too afraid to speak to us on camera is that they were murdered in cold blood. according to the venezuelan observatory of violence and n.g.o.s specializing in murders the homicide rate in 2019 was $60.00 for every 100000 inhabitants the highest in the world but what most stands out is that one 3rd of the killings are reportedly carried out by police. asked venezuela's chief prosecutor about the allegations which he says are exaggerated see or what 800 offices of been accused of homicide torture cruel and inhumane treatment illegal arrest or entry among other crimes. yes it's a lot but it reflects authority and judicial action on my can. in the united states but the vast majority of cases go unpunished alexis leda is still fighting to bring 3 fires officers under arrest for the murder of his brother to trial despite constant death threats he says. you can have $800.00 under investigation or ev

election as new leader of the national assembly was legitimate on sunday there were a chaotic scenes in caracas as troops physic the opposition leader one quater and his allies from taking part in the vote lighter had expected to be reelected a protests have been held across india condemning an attack that targeted students and teachers at a problem university in new delhi protesters say students affiliated with the ruling b j p carried out the attack. the up to date with the headlines here an undeserving makes up its own story. growing fallout over the killing of iran stop military. votes to expel foreign troops now president sanctions against baghdad so what will this mean for the u.s. presence in iraq and what consequences for the why don't we this is inside so. cohen welcome to the program back to the middle east is grappling with the united states assassination of costs and sum of money in an extraordinary session on sunday iraq's parliament voted to remove foreign troops from the country take a prime minister. says the government is preparing legal and procedural steps to him.

prominent university in the capital and one parliament but 2 men claiming to be in charge of it were in caracas for venezuela's latest political crisis. whether squatting down my stealing our across the arabian peninsula still quite a brisk wind you see this area fading away out of iran into pakistan southern parts of afghanistan as well making way for the next system actually that's going to slide in from the mediterranean more heavy downpours there just around the levant around the coastal fringes of alliance in particular where of course we have seen some very heavy downpours recently so the choppy seas the very strong wind the gal force winds and the heavy rain could well lead to further flooding western parts of syria into lebanon jordan pushing down into israel yet again further south as a largely dry across the raven peninsula a few showers just about the just mountains over towards the southern end of the red sea come across the water here and we want to show is just making their way across eritrea through a theo p.-a down across the rift valley more big downpours coming in here so we c

lead the session i live in america and certainly seen human bring some issues with the reports from caracas. the headline reads congress wakes to 2 speakers of the house in a country which already has 2 men claiming the presidency that is whalen's are understandably confused and frustrated when you think you know muslim but i'm going as the saying gars we lift as if we were lost in space. on sending national guardsmen prevented opposition majority leader one by law and other deputies from entering parliament to initiate the year's session as the constitution stipulates. in his place the pro-government minority sworn in as speaker and deputy recently expelled from his opposition party but that wasn't the end of it this is the headquarters of the opposition newspaper. whose auditorium was used on sunday night by the opposition to elect and swear in one wide door but in a few hours why though will attempt to return to the real congress building accompanied by some 100 opposition deputies to challenge the man who he says is usurping his rightful place ironically we spiral continues to insist th

to stumble or from caracas to mexico city that should be a stop and then the international legal framework. is some actions when there is the need to protect the life of millions of in this case of venezuelans. right now. venezuelans who die because of starvation because of lack of many seen because of violence and if they don't die they are displaced like the 5000000 people are right now so in that case the international community legal framework such as the rio treaty or they're all the responsibility to protect to protect the life of the of the ones who are in risk because of this regime that by the way. very close links with extra regional actors like russian federation or like a hizbollah the government of iran some analysts have just suggested that it was the very fact that the u.s. backed so strongly at the outset that perhaps meant some venezuelans perhaps racist and lee supported him to do it what are your thoughts on. the the vast majority of the international community vast majority of the democracies of the world support. one of them is the united states which is a strong ally

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