ethiopia's u.n. ambassador, taye selassie, pushed back in an extraordinary exchange. >> all efforts should be focused on saving lives and avoiding massive human tragedy. this makes the announcement by the government to expelled senior u.n. officials, mostly humanitarian staff deeply disturbing. we explained our concern to the human officials. in july 8, 2021, the foreign minister -- explaining in great detail the misconduct that required corrective measures. >> there is a written document provided by the ethiopian government to any human institution about any of the eight members of the u.n. that were expelled. i would like to receive a copy of those documents because i not -- i have not had any knowledge. amy: that is the u.n. secretary general, having a back and forth with ethiopia's ambassador to the united nations. this comes as ethiopian minister -- prime minister and 2019 nobel prize laureate abiy ahmed was sworn in on monday for a second term. he has come under fire for his response to the con

so kenya, a close neighbor of ethiopia, a neighboring country that has good relations with ethiopia, was presiding over the security council meeting. the canyon ambassador has just concluded in the last few moments, a news conference about his plans for the next month. i asked him about the meeting on ethiopia, and whether he thought ethiopia, his actions in kicking out or trying to carry out these 7 un staff risk making, ethiopia, a prostate. the kenyan government and our delegation certainly is, is not considering a question about paris state or, or what the response of ethiopian government is. we are considering all the statements, including some of the communications or from the foreign ministry by twitter. and we're con tenant to actively be informed and trained to be responsive to the situation as it evolves. but we have every hope that it will are good in a positive direction. so what happens next? well, at the end of that security council meeting, they were briefed by the u. s. humanitarian chief martin griffith. i did try to speak to him. he had nothing to say you and offici

of ethiopia feels that any member of the u.n. is not behaving in total impartiality, independence, as humanitarian law prescribes. >> the secretary-general added that if the ambassador had proof, if he had documentary proof he could share, then the secretary-general would investigate, but the secretary-general made it clear he had two recent conversations with the ethiopian prime minister, and he made none of the allegations that were made in the security council in the last hour to the secretary-general in those phone calls. ♪ lauren: in europe, winter is coming, and as temperatures fall, the demand for heat is increasing, and that has forced gas prices up. the price of natural gas has shot up 125%, reaching the highest level since 2008. in the u.k., wholesale prices have soared 250%. the amount in europe's storage tanks lags behind the same period in previous years. that plus an increase in demand as economies power up after the pandemic is adding pressure. e.u. and u.k. pricing policies have had an impact, and some are blami

in ethiopia. the u.n. has not confirmed the identy of these people, but it is following its internal mechanisms to address this issue. there's been a lot of tension between the government of ethiopia, and not just the u.n., but other international aid organizations working in ethiopia. there are seven officials that the ethiopian government said they are throwing out. antonio guterres did reject that expulsion. that was the most recent in a number of statements from the ethiopian government. barbara: five people have been killed and several injured after a man used a bow and arrow to attack them in norway.it happened in a town southwest of the capital oslo. authorities believe the suspect opened fire at a supermarket before moving through the town. a man has been arrested, and police are investigating whether the attack was an act of terrorism. >> the arrested person is a man, and that is all i can say about the person suspected. lihe's been taken to prison. there has been and will continue to be a large p

n. staff who are in ethiopia doing this work. the u. n. is committed to helping ethiopian people who rely on humanitarian assistance . we are now engaging with the government of ethiopia in the expectation that the concerned un staff will be allowed to continue their important work. of the un security council ambassadors viewed the planned expulsions as a most unwelcome development. do you believe this expulsion of the top you and staff is part of an attempt by these european government to use starvation as a weapon. look like the sector general. i'm deeply shocked by what we've just heard about the expulsion of senior humanitarian air workers. you've heard me time and again here raise are concerned about t gray. now i would say about northern ethiopia with 400000 people now facing family. that's more than the rest of people facing family in the world to we've got a real humanitarian emergency. we've been working now for almost a year since the conflict started to get humanitarian access in to try and bring the parties to peace. so i think

they were given 72 hours to leave a keys of meddling in ethiopia affairs. earlier in the week, the young man, terry, in chief, blamed what he called a de facto government blockade for worsening salvation in ethiopia as war torn tink ry region entrepreneur to get a to james base reports now from the u. n. these are some of the most recent pictures from t gray, but they are weeks old. the region is quite deliberately, it seems being cut off from the rest of the world view and believes famine has already taken hold. that humanitarian access remains severely limited. and now the ethiopian government, in a tweet, has announced its expelling 7 top un officials. they have 72 hours to leave the country in response the spokesperson for the un secretary general, read out this statement, he's issued. i was shocked by the information that the government of ethiopia has declared 7 un officials, including senior un humanitarian officials. as persona non grata, i have full confidence and a u. n. staff who are in ethiopia doing this work that you went as committed to helpi

ethiopia wants the friendship from the international community. however, any friendship must never undermine ethiopia's honor and sovereignty. >> but some activists say the prime minister's moment has been tainted by his inability to deal with the conflict in tigre that has now spread to neighboring regions. rising ethnic tensions and fighting in other parts of the country -- >> what people were asking when they were protesting is not a radical change or the return to the past, but democratizing the system that existed. what abiy ahmed tried to do is centralize power and signal as much his intention to return the country back to the previous period. >> the prime minister said his government is open to dialogue with ethiopians who want peace. he did not mention the tplf and its fighters, who are battling security forces in tigre and whom the government has organized -- has labeled a terrorist organization. >> in the north of the country, betrayal and arrogance has made us pay a heavy cost as a nation. the conflict in tigre is inflicted on us by a f

we haven't had any comment yet from ethiopia inside on this offensive. they haven't confirmed that it's taking place, and it's very difficult to verify any claim coming out of that because restricted access to press the difficulty with the communications that this, this follows just on tuesday, the u. s. saying once again, it was considering targeted economic sanctions against individuals involved in this conflict, which according to some sources, seems to be escalating. thank you for that updates malcolm web live fair in nairobi . kenny as president who will kenyatta, says he will not recognize the ruling by the international court of justice. a judgement luxury favors somalia in a long running maritime border dispute as stake is control of 100000 square kilometers section of indian ocean. it's rich in oil and gas, kenya says it's maritime borders should be drawn in a straight line eastwards parallel to the line of latitude. but somalia says the border should expand southwards, extending its land border. kenya shouldn't see the decision of the court as

and ethiopia. this relationship clearly matters. but for almost a year now, conflict has raged in ethiopia's tigray region. numerous cnn investigations have uncovered evidence of ethiopian government atrocities. cnn has now found evidence that ethiopian airlines cargo carriers have been shuttling weapons between ethiopia and eritrea in what experts believe would constitute a violation of international law, and that trade agreement with the united states. here's cnn senior international correspondent nima elbagir. >> with direct flights from over 95 international destinations, fly ethiopian airlines. the new spirit of africa. a star alliance member. >> reporter: state-owned ethiopian airlines is africa's premiere carrier of passenger and freight traffic. but among the regular cargo, evidence of sinister shipments. cnn can reveal, based on documentary evidence and witnesses' accounts, ethiopian airlines has been transporting weapons between ethiopia and eritrea since the beginning of the war in ethiopia that has seen thousands killed.

n. staff who are in ethiopia doing this work. the u. n. is committed to helping ethiopian people who rely on humanitarian assistance. we are now engaging with the government of ethiopia in the expectation that the concerned un staff will be allowed to continue their important work. of the un security council ambassadors viewed the planned expulsions as a most unwelcome development. do you believe this expulsion of the top you and staff is part of an attempt by these european government to use starvation as a weapon. look like the sector general. i'm deeply shocked by what we've just heard about the expulsion of senior humanitarian air workers. you've heard me time and again here, raised our concerns about t gray. now i would say about northern ethiopia with 400000 people now facing famine. that's more than the rest of people facing fam, in the world to we've got a real humanitarian emergency. we've been working now for almost a year since the conflict started to get humanitarian access in to try and bring the parties to piece. so i think t

i'm the united nations, as told ethiopia as prime minister. it doesn't accept the country's decision to expel settling that senior personnel. ethiopia says the officials being told to leave because they're meddled internal affairs of the country. now polls will soon open and cut off 1st legislative elections. voters will choose 30 of the 45 member . sure, a council. the body dates back to 1972, but i'm till now was fully appointed by cat house emir. the council can propose laws, approved budgets and re called ministers, though the mere will retain vito power. jamal shall reports from tow drive around the country, capital doha, and you can't miss all the new buildings, roads, and infrastructure projects. but the gulf states fast paced development isn't limited to urban modernization. trotter is marking a major political milestone. its 1st ever legislative elections. candidates vying for a place in the legislative body called the shorter council have been campaigning for 2 weeks. election posters and banners are on display on almost every major

a neighbor of ethiopia that has close relations with the country. i asked kenya's ambassador whether by its actions, ethiopia, now risk becoming a pariah state. the kenyan government in our delegation, certainly is, is not considering a question about paris state or what the response of the philippine government is. we are considering all the statements, including some of the communications or from the foreign ministry by twitter. and we are con tenant to actively be informed and trying to be responsive to the situation as evolves. but we have every hope that it will are good in a positive direction. so what is the next step i'm told ireland is currently circulating the draft of a statement to all the security council members. all of them though, must agree before it is issued. in other news, the white house as the u. s. president and members of his democratic party have made progress as they tried to rescue job biden's economic agenda. removed for an american president biden met his party members on capitol hill itself. excuse me, divisions among d

n. staff who are in ethiopia doing this work. the u. n. is committed to helping ethiopian people who rely on humanitarian assistance. we are now engaging with the government of ethiopia in the expectation that the concerned un staff will be allowed to continue their important work. of the un security council ambassadors viewed the planned expulsions as a most unwelcome development. do you believe this expulsion of the top you and staff is part of an attempt by these european government to use starvation as a weapon. look like the sector general. i'm deep g shocked by what we've just heard about the expulsion of senior humanitarian air workers. you've heard me time and again year rates are concerned about t gray. now i would say about northern ethiopia with 400000 people now facing famine. that's more than the rest of people facing fam in the world. so we've got a real humanitarian emergency. we've been working now for almost a year since the conflict started to get humanitarian access in to try and bring the parties to peace. so i think th

n. staff who are in ethiopia doing this work. the u. n. is committed to helping ethiopian people who rely on humanitarian assistance . we are now engaging with the government of ethiopia in the expectation that the concerned un staff will be allowed to continue their important work. of the un security council ambassadors viewed the planned expulsions as a most unwelcome development. do you believe this expulsion of the top you and staff is part of an attempt by the philippine government to use starvation as a weapon. looks like the sector general. i'm deeply shocked by what we've just heard about the expulsion of senior humanitarian air workers. you've heard me time and again, year rates are concerned about t gray. now i would say about northern ethiopia with 400000 people now facing famine. that's more than the rest of people facing fam in the world. so we've got a real humanitarian emergency. we've been working now for almost a year since the conflict started to get humanitarian access in to try and bring the parties to piece. so i think

a neighbor of ethiopia that has close relations with the country. i asked kenya's ambassador whether by its actions, ethiopia, now risk becoming a pariah state. the canyon government and our delegation certainly is, is not considering a questions about perio state or, or what the response of the european government is. we are considering all the statements, including some of the communications or from the foreign ministry by twitter. and we're con to noon, to actively be informed and trained to be responsive to the situation as it evolves. but we have every hope that it will r got in a positive direction. so what is the next step? i am told ireland is currently circulating the draft of a statement to all the security council members. all of them though, must agree before it is issued residents and as small colombian towns say, an influx of mostly haitian migrants is pushing them out of housing. migrants are trying to catch boats on their way north of the u. s, but far fewer people a day can leave than arrive. alexander and pet reports from the town

now i would say about northern ethiopia with 400000 people now facing famine. that's more than the rest of people facing fam. in the world to we've got a real humanitarian emergency. we've been working now for almost a year since the conflict started to get humanitarian access and to try and bring the parties to peace. so i think the latest developments will only in intensify determination to try and get a breakthrough. several security council members have told me they'd like to discuss these latest developments as soon as possible. i'm told a meeting could happen as early as friday. james bayes al jazeera of the united nations will get more now on that developing story out of australia. prime minister scott marson has just amounts a significant easing of the near total closure of the countries borders that have been in place since the beginning of the corona virus pandemic. it is, will be time very soon that will be able to open those international borders again . and that will enable australians who are fully vaccinated and astride ins and residents of austr

n. staff who are in ethiopia doing this work. the u. n. is committed to helping ethiopian people who rely on humanitarian assistance. we are now engaging with the government of ethiopia in the expectation that the concerned un staff will be allowed to continue their important work. of the un security council ambassadors viewed the planned expulsions as a most unwelcome development. do you believe this expulsion of the top un staff is part of an attempt by the see open government to use starvation as a weapon? look like the sector general. i'm deeply shocked by what we've just heard about the expulsion of senior humanitarian air workers. you've heard me time and again here raise are concerned about t gray. now i would say about northern ethiopia with 400000 people now facing famine. that's more than the rest of people facing fam in the world. so we've got a real humanitarian emergency. we've been working now for almost a year since the conflict started to get humanitarian access in to try and bring the parties to peace. so i think the lates

a neighbor of ethiopia that has close relations with the country. i asked kenya's ambassador whether by its actions, ethiopia, now risk becoming a pariah state. the kenyan government in our delegation, certainly is, is not considering a questions about paris state or, or what the response of the philippine government is. we are considering all the statements, including some of the communications or from the foreign ministry by twitter. and we are continuing to actively be informed and trying to be responsive to the situation as evolves. but we have every hope that it will r got in a positive direction. so what is the next step? i am told ireland is currently circulating the draft of a statement to all the security council members. all of them though, must agree before it is issued. more on this from david dell contact, who is the campaign lead all stop to great famine. this with their refugee international, he says the situation and the region really is not desperate. since the blockade came into effect on 26, june, less than 10 percent of the neces

a neighbor of ethiopia that has close relations with the country. i asked kenya's ambassador whether by its actions, ethiopia, now risk becoming a pariah state. the kenyan government in our delegation, certainly is, is not considering a question about paris state or, or what the response of the philippine government is. we are considering all the statements, including some of the communications or from the foreign ministry by twitter. and we are continuing to actively be informed and trying to be responsive to the situation as evolves. but we have every hope that it will r got in a positive direction. so what is the next step? i am told ireland is currently circulating the draft of a statement to all the security council members. all of them though, must agree before it is issued. what david del counties from refugee international, he says the situation and the region is now desperate. since the blockade came into effect on 26, june, less than 10 percent of the necessary supplies had reached the region. agencies have since exhausted nearly all the s

and needs to bring the country in intact, but it's been a challenging year for ethiopia, the last year. all right, we'll leave that for the moment. samuel, thanks very much and we'll get your 20th from the i'm har, region of if you can. thank you. or to don's government has warned the country is about to run out of medicine fuel and winked because of the closure of its main port. protest as have blocked roads around ports who done against what they say is a lack of political power and poor economic conditions in the region. last week, they shot a pipeline, the current oil to the capital car to south. greer says it has a restarted and stalled communication channel with north korea. jo yang cut the hotline in august in protest against military drills that so conducted with the united states. but since then, north korea has indicated it might hold, talks with its southern neighbor, robert bride has more from hong kong. what this means for both sides. these hot lines are very important. they are the lines of communication across the dmc between the north and the south. it prevents any acci

the united nations has recalled at so senior officials working in ethiopia because of concerns about their safety. it comes after an unverified recording surfaced in which to you and workers say officials sympathize with rebels into crime investigation into that recording times. days after ethiopia expelled at 7, you and employees accusing them of meddling. the un secretary general is calling on ethiopia to allow unrestricted access to deliver humanitarian aid to, to gray, where the government is fighting rebels. malcolm web is following the story from nairobi. the audio recording, which was published online to women, can be heard saying that they work for the u. n. in ethiopia, speaking to a freelance journalist and saying that they believe senior global level, un official, some senior global level, un officials of bias and sympathetic to the to grey and forces to great reason in the north of the country, the fighting, the government troops and a conflict that the gun just under a year ago, un officials obliged the neutral an independent now voices news agency says through other un

and ethiopia, this relationship matters. for almost a year in the tigray region, they have uncovered government atrocities. cnn has now found evidence that ethiopia an airlines cargo carriers had been shuttling weapons between ethiopia and eritrea in what may constitute violation of trade law. >> fly ethiopian airlines, the new spirit of africa. a star alliance member. >> reporter: ethiopian airlines is africa's premiere carrier of freight traffic. but among the regular cargo, evidence of sinister shipments. cnn can't reveal based on documentary evidence and witness accounts ethiopian airlines has been transporting weapons between ethiopia and >> that has seen thousands killed. according to aviation experts, this would constitution aviation law. aboard airline flight et-3313 and verified by cnn. it's the middle of the night. this cargo plane is being loaded by hand, a slow and unorthodox method. but look closer. this isn't usual cargo. inside these boxes are nooses. they are being loaded onto this civilian aircraft and trans

the stream is next asking how a new region could change southern ethiopia. when you for your to that i've enough . ah ah, hi, i semi ok to day on the stream we up. we can use 3 stories in one show. a key vote in southern ethiopia. venezuela's new currency and long running tensions into nicea . there is so much to cover, but i will always make time to include your comments and questions. you can join the conversation live right now. on youtube. we start with ethiopia, where election officials are verifying the outcome of a referendum that could lead to the country's 11th state. people were in 6 parts of the southern nations. nationalities and peoples region were asked if they want a new south west state. have a listen to what some voters were thinking, just ahead of the referendum. here, bear with ya. going okay. every morning from children or adults with once car for to become a region get a little this police, as you can see, is a very dense forest law. and we have a lot of coffee. bigelow, a carby in the rest of the country. everything is growing and chang

the un secretary general has demanded evidence from ethiopia. after 7 you and staff were expelled for allegations of misconduct until he retired. as intervened in a rare public exchange with ethiopia, ambassador is calling on his government to allow unrestricted access to deliver humanitarian aid to millions of people. our diplomatic editor james base reports from the un with the conflict in ethiopia, widening and the humanitarian crisis growing the un secretary general address the security council. the country is facing any mouse humanitarian crises that the man's immediate attention. all efforts should be squarely focused on saving lives and avoiding a massive human tragedy. this makes law serves this announcement by the government of its your peer to expel 7 senior un officials. most of them humanitarian stuff, but equally disturbing. but the ethiopian ambassador then justified those expulsions with new allegations. he claimed that the 7 senior staff had falsified data, inflated humanitarian figures, and even had invented cases of death by st

by its actions, ethiopia, now risk becoming a pariah state. the kenyan government in our delegation, certainly is, is not considering a questions about perio state or what the response of the philippine government is . we are considering all the statements, including some of the communications or from the foreign ministry by twitter. and we are con tenant to actively be informed and trained to be responsive to the situation as it was. but we have every hope that it will are good in a positive direction. so what is the next step? i am told ireland is currently circulating the draft of a statement to all the security council members. all of them though, must agree before it is issued. our president joe biden has traveled to capitol hill to meet with members of his democratic party in an attempt to save his economic agenda divisions among the democrats threatened biden's plans with progressive members line to block a trillion dollar infrastructure bill. if a larger social spending and climate change bill is not agreed, you as president rally, vis

log jammed on fighters. integrated, say they are facing more attacks by ethiopia as military typhoon called by su, heads towards vietnam. after leaving a trail of destruction in chinese province of high, nun ah, president vladimir putin is denying russia is behind an energy shortage in europe saying moscow is standing by to help. prices for natural gas have skyrocketed. but you, you says people are going to need support as winter approaches natasha. butler has more from brussels, reducing taxes on energy bills and financial help for poor households. were among the recommendations laid out by europe's energy commissioner to help member states shield consumers across the block from spiraling costs. our immediate priority is to protect europe's consumers, especially the most vulnerable. second, we have to make our anchor system better prepared and more resilient. so that we don't have to face a similar situation in the future. natural gas prices have stored in europe in recent weeks, partly driven by a sergent demand as countries emerge from locked downs, natural gas accounts for a quar

when it's not speak to samuel toucher, he's in ethiopia based john listing. he joins us now from jesse. that's an ethiopian m, hora region samuel. so i be now has another 5 year term, but that's really not the uncontroversial. well, you know, in 2018, the prime minister was appointed by parliament. this is his 1st time in that he was, he received an overwhelming support. a was a very controversial election, a number of states including to grey that did not participate as you know, the election that they held a year ago as what are to what provoked the conflict that's, that's been running for almost a year now. and samuel, meanwhile, we've been seeing this real deterioration and security and a number of regions across the country for a variety of reasons, depending on the area. but how is the government addressing that does be actually have the resources and the political backing to deal with. i mean, the prime minister seems to have a wide spread support a uniform like support than many parts of the country still. but, you know, yoga again is an important cou

the success they've been having since mid june, but in terms of ethiopia, ethiopia, again, as a very, you know, a powerful country in court in, you know, this economy compared to other african countries perhaps. but it's still, i need depend on nation, and this will impact it in the long term because there are many, many pop priorities. and this conflict begun in november is again an off for region upon our region, affecting millions of people in need of government support. the prime minister has been saying that this is about respecting the constitution of the country. it's defending its independence. that's why they've been having disagreements with perhaps the u. s. government, the bite and administration in washington dc. and other countries that have been pushing for ethiopia to have some kind of negotiated c swire. but they've been saying from the get go that this is a local issue. the be sold, that should be sold by the theory and government ok, but again, it's are facing so many people that are now in need of immediate support. gunman is killed at least 10 people in marley. th

we are below that target. >> ethiopia's u.n. mission in new york calls claims of a blockade baseless. the u.n. says 5.2 million people still require food aid. with00,000 people living in famine like conditions. the only thing that is clear is how fa apart both sides remain. >> there is no hunger there is a problem. the government is capable of fixing it. >> if not, the u.s. is threatening to act. >> president biden sent an executive order early this month enabling the u.s. government to impose financial sanctions o those prolonging the conflict in a northern ethiopia. we will not hesitate to use this. >> as the humanitarian disaster deepens, the u.n. says it is engaging with ethiopia's government to allow its staff to work there and what is now a diplomatic disaster. >> the bbc will continue. the coliseum, pantheon, p.r. son of anna is the pture postcard city loved by those who visit it. peel back the facade and you find its plagued bproblems. this weekend, romans will decide who should govern as mayoral elections take pla acros

a neighbor of ethiopia that has close relations with the country. i asked kenya's ambassador whether by its actions, ethiopia, now risk becoming a pariah state. the kenyan government, in our delegation, certainly is, is not considering a questions about paris state or, or what the response of ethiopian government is. we are considering all the statements, including some of the communications or from the foreign ministry by twitter. and we are continuing to actively be informed and trying to be responsive to the situation as evolves. but we have every hope that it will r got in a positive direction. so what is the next step? i am told ireland is currently circulating the draft of a statement to all the security council members. all of them though, must agree before it is issued. well, david del conti, his account, and lead of stock to grey famine for refugee international. he has also works in the united nations and for and jose and multiple roles, including is deputy country director of in ethiopia. they are an office for the coordination of humanit

the united nations warns ethiopia it has no legal right to expel seven u.n. officials. on capitol hill a presidential intervention, joe biden arrives to heal already divisions over his infrastructure bill. the former georgian president is detained just hours after arriving back in the country. and a possle covid game changer, the new drug treatment that plans to -- hospitalizations and death. death is about to be fired as barcelona's coach is probably true. he claims the club has shown them a lack of respect by making stories about his future -- leaking stories about his future. ♪ host: hello and a very warm welcome to the newshour. the u.n. secretary general as told ethiopia's prime minister it does not accept his decision to expel seven senior personnel. the foreign ministry claims officials are being expelled for meddling in the internal affairs of the country. the u.n. says it could affect to military operations that help more than 5 million people in that tea great. the explosions came after the a chief said a defective blockade in the region meant there was like

a key ally of ethiopia that provide a crucial on foreign aid to that country. i with heard from, you know, in the us basically saying that the prime minister needs to do better to handle the crisis into grow. we've heard from the european union with heart of, from the united nations as well. we know that in the last few days, and the if you can, our foreign ministry has expelled key officials of the un. i'm for reasons that i yet unknown. oh, the government has been blamed, of, you know, blockading a t gray region where millions of people are face are, you know, facing farm in government officials saying that that's not true, that they've allowed unhindered, accession of humanitarian aid to that region. but we have also spoken to our aid agencies was saying that this process is very slow. there's a lot of red tape, so much more needs to be done ardently. so that 8 can reached out the most important people. and people who are suffering the most come in back to is c o p r, a lot of ethiopians. also concerned about the security, say to situation they say that the

ethiopia is expelling seven senior u.n. officials, saying they are meddling in its internal affairs. it comes a day after the humanitarian chief accused the government of stopping aid to the tigre region. the u.s. congress passed legislation to avert a government shutdown. the stopgap funding bill easily passed the house and the senate. but another test for president joe agenda lies ahead as the house of representatives prepares to vote for a $1 trillion in for structure plan. and former french president nicolas sarkozy has given a one-year jail sentence after think found guilty of illegal campaign financing. he's set to serve the sentence confined to his home. more than 22,000 refugees and migrants are stuck in the north colombian beach town waiting for smugglers to help them cross into panama. the migrants, who are mostly from haiti, are attempting to travel through one of the most dangerous and impassable regions in the world. the darien gap is the only overland route between south and north america. 500 people are allow

now i would say about northern ethiopia with 400000 people now facing famine. that's more than the rest of people facing fam. in the world to we've got a real humanitarian emergency. we've been working now for almost a year since the conflict started to get humanitarian access in to try and bring the parties to peace. so i think the latest developments will only in intensify determination to try and get a breakthrough. several security council members have told me they'd like to discuss these latest developments as soon as possible. i'm told a meeting could happen as early as friday. james bayes al jazeera of the united nations philippine boxing star money patio has officially registered his candidacy to run for president in next year's election. the 42 year old was nominated by a faction of the governing pdp lavon party. on wednesday, he announced his retirement from boxing to focus on his political career. he's a $22.00 m congressman and current senator. under the constitution president, rodrigo detective cannot seek a contest the vice presidency racist inste

we are below that target. >> ethiopia's u.n. mission in new york calls claims of a blockade baseless. the u.n. says 5.2 million people still require food aid. with 400,000 people living in famine like conditions. the only thing that is clear is how far apart both sides remain. >> there is no hunger there is a problem. the government is capable of fixing it. >> if not, the u.s. is threatening to act. >> president biden sent an executive order early this month enabling the u.s. government to impose financial sanctions on those prolonging the conflict in a northern ethiopia. we will not hesitate to use this. >> as the humanitarian disaster deepens, the u.n. says it is engaging with ethiopia's government to allow its staff to work there and what is now a diplomatic disaster. >> the bbc will continue. the coliseum, pantheon, p.r. son of anna is the picture postcard city loved by those who visit it. peel back the facade and you find its plagued by problems. this weekend, romans will decide who should govern as mayoral elections take p

i'm going to start with a map at the s and p p ah region in ethiopia. there every area there. if you're going to give us a little introduction to the, sorry, what would you tell us about the geography that people, the ethnic groups all mixed up in this area? tell us introduce us. thank you very much for having me. are in fog with the s, but then it is one of the huge a region in there in the country. it has more than $56.00 nations nationalities within it is a huge enough for a sources and also human capacity. but for us is from the inception of different system in the country, or turmoil, or the political turmoil, or for the question having on india. and thence it by a different legion. and basically the main factors that leads for ask for our being an independent region was a why is factors. but one of the major reason was it just to relate to it is a failure to find item straight structure of that orchestra for the multiple multiple groups within this region. and as a result of this has made for bias groups in this region to quest for having an independent really region and

here in the world. news from al jazeera washington as warning of sanctions against ethiopia for expelling senior officials from the united nation. also in the news, more than 22000 migrants stuck in columbia waiting for their turn to cross a dangerous stretch of jungle into panama and canada mountains. first national holiday to honor indigenous survivors and children who disappeared in the residential school. ah, well, the united states has just averted, i government shut down a stop gap funding bill easily passed through the house and senate, and it has not been signed into law by president joe biden, just hours before government funding was due to run outs high jo, cancer, reports now from capitol hill on this 30 days or 250 for the day, or 175. the motion is adopted. the u. s. government will remain open at least until early december, democrats and some republicans came together on thursday hours ahead of a midnight deadline. and with this continual resolution, we not only keep government open, keep checks flowing to, to our veterans and social security recipients, and the rest. it's j

the un secretary general has demanded evidence from ethiopia. either it's expulsion is 7 un staff on misconduct allegations. antonio good terry's intervened in a rare public exchange in ethiopia, as ambassador is calling on its government to allow unrestricted access to deliver humanitarian aid to millions of people and diplomatic editor james spies, reports from the un. with the conflict in ethiopia, widening and the humanitarian crisis growing the un secretary general address the security council. the country is facing any mouse humanitarian crises that the man's immediate attention. all efforts should be squarely focused on saving lives and dividing and massive human tragedy. these makes law search this announcement by the government of its your peer to expel 7th, senior un officials. most of them you many darian stuff but equally disturbing. but the ethiopian ambassador then justified those expulsions with new allegations. he claimed that the 7 senior staff had falsified data, inflated humanitarian figures, and even had invented cases of dea

with the conflict in ethiopia, widening and the humanitarian crisis growing the un secretary general address the security council. the country is facing any mouse humanitarian crises that the man's immediate attention. all efforts should be squarely focused on saving lives and avoiding a massive human tragedy. this makes law serves this announcement by the government of its your peer to expel 7th, senior un officials. most of them humanitarian stuff, but equally disturbing. but the ethiopian ambassador then justified those expulsions with new allegations. he claimed that the 7 senior staff had falsified data, inflated humanitarian figures, and even had invented cases of death by starvation. they were looking to create a data for like situation. the suddenly, an overnight created 1000000 victims of held the disaster. the secretary general had taken the unusual step of asking for a right to reply and invite the sacred general of the you know, to patience. he demanded that the ethiopians provide documents to prove the new claims we believe at york is violating international law in doing

but in terms of ethiopia, ethiopia, again, as a very, you know, a powerful country in court in, you know, this economy compared to other african countries perhaps. but it's still, i need depend on nation, and this will impact it in the long term. because there are many, many pop priorities and this conflict begun in november is again, in our far region upon our region, affecting millions of people in need of our government support. the prime minister has been saying that this is about respecting the constitution of the country. it's defending its independence. that's why they've been having disagreements with perhaps the u. s. government, the bite and administration in washington dc. and other countries that have been pushing for if you're going to have some kind of negotiated c swire. but they've been saying from the get go that this is a local issue, the be sold, that should be sold by the theory and government ok. but again, it's are facing so many people that are now in need of immediate support columbia's government. since the leader of the country's biggest drug cartel will be extr

a neighbor of ethiopia that has close relations with the country. i asked kenya's ambassador whether by its actions, ethiopia, now risk becoming a parent state, the canyon government. and our delegation certainly is, is not considering a questions about perio state or what the response of the european government is. we are considering all the statements, including some of the communications or from the foreign ministry by twitter. and we're con to noon, to actively be informed and trying to be responsive to the situation as evolves. but we have every hope that it will got in a positive direction. so what is the next step? i am told ireland is currently circulating the draft of a statement to all the security council members. all of them though, must agree before it is issued. a check on the world whether is next and then another volcanic fisher opens in the canary islands, sending lava flowing into new areas on la palmer and the u. k. government insists of fuel crisis is easing, but one in for petrol stations still try. ah, it's another beautiful su

n, but other international leg, 8 organizations who are working in ethiopia. those 7 officials that the government said it was throwing out there on tenure. tara is the secretary general, did reject that explosion. that was just the most recent in a, in a number of statements from the government when it's been very critical of various staff members of international humanitarian organization. can use president says the country has lost one. if it's sporting heroes after long distance runner, agnes to rome was found. stab to death. police say her husband is a suspect. her up was a 2 time world championship bronze med list. she broke the women's only 10 kilometer road weld record in germany. just last month. typhoon composite has left a trail of destruction in china's island province of hey, nun heavy rains and strong winds brought down trees and power lines throughout south china. the storm is now heading towards vietnam. 9000 people died in flash floods and landslides. when the typhoon hit the philippines area this week, robert bride has a notice. this long tra

the un secretary general is calling on ethiopia to allow unrestricted access to deliver humanitarian aid to, to gray, where the government is fighting rebels. malcolm web is following the story from nairobi. the audio recording, which was published online to women, can be heard saying that they work for the u. n. in ethiopia, speaking to a freelance journalist and saying that they believe senior global level, you an official, some senior global level, un officials of bias and sympathetic to the to grey and forces. great reason in the north of the country, the fighting. the government treats that a conflict that the gun just under a year ago, un officials obliged to be neutral, an independent now the voices news agency says through other un work, i tend to fight these to you and officials, one who work for the un population funded another one who worked for the international organization from migration in ethiopia, that view and having confirmed the identity of the people. but it house that it is following its own internal mechanisms to address this issue. it's been quite a lot of ten

the success they've been having since mid june, but in terms of ethiopia, ethiopia, again, as a very, you know, a powerful country in court in, you know, the economy compared to other african countries perhaps, but it's still on a depend on nation, and this will impact it in the long term because there are money, money, part priorities, and this conflict of begun to november is again, in our far region upon our region, affecting millions of people in need of government support. the prime minister has been saying that this is about respecting the constitution of the country. it's defending its independence. that's why they've been having disagreements with perhaps the u. s. government, the bite and administration in washington, dc. and other countries that have been pushing for, if you're going to have some kind of negotiated c swire. but they've been saying from the get go that this is a local issue. the be sold that should be sold by the theo and government. but again, it's are facing so many people that are now in need of immediate support to sort of bring you some developments from

the term is ethiopia as prime minister. he's that he vowed to protect the country from foreign interference and made global criticism over the conflict in the t gray region where the u. n says people are starving due to a government, a. the blockade or sedans. government has warned, the country is about to run out of medicine, fuel and wheat because of the closure of its main port. for weeks protest her is of blocked roads around port sudan in the east. they're angry. what they say is a lack of political power and poor economic conditions in the region. last saturday, they shut a pipeline that carries oil to the capitol. cartoon, bahama da da has more now from fort sudan. there is very little activity going all not pulled. so done that be jer tribesmen will, protesting what they call marginalization by the government of body kaden the gates to the port with huge rocks, and also have lined at the gate to the port a with protest. us was holding hands to ensure that nothing exists or nothing and passed the port. and there was

however, any friendship must never undermine ethiopia is owner and sovereignty. but some ethiopian octave, they say the prime minister's moment has been tainted by his inability to deal with a conflict in t gray. that has now spreads to neighboring regions and rising ethnic tensions and fighting in other parts of the country for what people were asking whether they were protesting from 2015 to 2018 is not a radical change or the return trip passed. but democratizing the system that existed in what abby, i'm it trying to do is basically centralized power and, and signaled as much as his intention to return to the country. back to the kind of imperial k, la garza, the prime minister said he's government is open to dialogue with a few pins who want peace. he did not mention the t glad people's liberation front or the p l. f and it's fighters. were battling security to decline and whom the government has labels a terrorist organization. somehow to put them in the north of the country, betrayal and arrogance has made us pay a heavy cost as a nation. the conflict in to

i say they're facing increased attacks from ethiopia. is military fighting's taking place in a number of fronts, including enabling regions in libya, the number of migrants and refugees camping outside a un agency and cat. the capitol tripoli is continuing to rise. many of them have escaped from a detention facility, what at least 6 were killed on friday. the un says authorities of suspended humanitarian flights out of the country, and that's slowing down their efforts to evacuate those and need monica china reports from the camp. we're here in front of the community data center. it's a facility run by the un refugee agency. we're normal circumstances. they provide cash assistance and emergency relief to those in need. they've had to suspend services for several days now, due to the overwhelming crowds of people that are here. hundreds, if not thousands of african migrants and refugees have been camped out. as you can see, many are sleeping here they. they tell us some, tell us they've been here for days some for nearly 2 weeks, includin

an air offensive by ethiopia is military and so i'll try back to william shatner heads towards the final frontier and becomes the oldest person to fly into space. ah, president vladimir putin is denying russia is behind an energy shortage in europe saying moscow standing by to help prizes for natural gas have skyrocketed be use as people are going to need help. as winter approaches natasha battle has more from brussels, reducing taxes on energy bills and financial help for poor households were among the recommendations laid out by europe's energy commissioner to help member states shield consumers across the block from spiraling costs. our immediate priority is to protect europe's consumers, especially the most vulnerable. second, we have to make our inches is them better prepared and more resilient? so that we don't have to face a similar situation in the future. natural gas prices have soared in europe in recent weeks, partly driven by a certain demand, as countries emerge from locked downs, natural gas accounts for a quarter of the european union's energy needs. the majority of that i

in doing so in iraq moved the un secretary general demands evidence from ethiopia after expelled 7 officials. accusing them of misconduct. we joined the police on petroleum, one of our gen tina's busiest ports, as they crack down the drug and gun trade. ah, 2nd earthquake is killed, at least 20 people in southwest pakistan. the worst hit area is reported to be the city of hon. i am baluchistan province. rescue efforts are underway. samples ravi has more. sure, most people were asleep in the early morning hours when a shallow earthquake cause of death and destruction in southwestern pakistan. there's the girl put your bike out, you know, but that is say, it was a $5.00 magnitude quake, but i would say it was more than that. lots of lives lost and damaged property. the main mosque of the town was also damaged badly. him offer, believe was v budget, every one, including women and children were run here and there we will skin didn't know what to do. later. ambulances arrived and took the injured to hospital with other people in rural baluchistan, live mostly in mud brick homes. and as has always