Police teams to senegal to tackle criminal gangs behind an upsurge in illegal migration, prodemocracy activists, joshua warn, could be facing more jail time after pleading guilty at a trial in hong kong. Hes accused along with fellow activists agnus child, ivan lamb, of his involvement in a protest there Police Headquarters last year. It was part of demonstrations against a controversial extradition bill on this following events at the court in hong kong. At the moment the prosecutor is laying out the evidence against joshua long and the other 2. Theyre playing footage of that night on june 21st of the protesters around the Police Headquarters blockading those building. They say joshua war and the other 2 were incited the protests. They charged them with Illegal Assembly the, the video that theyre showing is of them chanting slogans and calling on the Police Commander to come out and face the public. Now, as you said, that joshua long has pleaded guilty to 2 of those charges which includes organizing and inciting on lawful assembly. Before going into court, he spoke to the media saying he would not be surprised if he is sent to jail right after the session. He says the charges he faces are relatively mild compared to the thousands of protesters and activists who have been arrested in recent months. Its worth noting that this will be joshua longs 4th time in prison. The 1st time was in 2017 when he was just a teenager. When he was the once again, those are related to previous protests at the time his arrest and a jail term elicited shock waves across hong kong. He was seen as one of hong kongs 1st political prisoners, but now seeing activists and protesters going through the courts has become a very frequent occurrence. Yemens, the rebels say theyve launched a missile on a run co fuel distribution station in saudi arabias. Western port city of jeddah, saudi arabia hasnt confirmed or denied the claims. The Spokesman Says that Foreign Companies operating in the kingdom should exercise caution warning that military operations will continue. Ethiopias Prime Minister has given rebels in the northern tier, a region 72 hours to surrender. Government forces plan to encircle the regional capital mckelway. Cities under the control of the t grey Peoples Liberation front. The Reuters News Agency reports that its forces have destroyed roads and bridges to slow the governments advance. It is in at is above describes the governments plans to advance on the city. The Government Forces ive yet to reach the outskirts of the city of mccullough couple of the to grow region. But they are already talking about how they are planning on how they want to see start city, which is not only the biggest city in the to great region, but also the stronghold of the t. P. A. Leaders. Prime minister government does spirit to see that cup should. Now theyre saying to finish the wall that is going to happen in the mountainous areas surrounding the killing. There will be needing tunks and also to living fired into this city, targeting military installations there on the defenses of the t. P. S. Theyre saying that we also use our strikes and drone attacks against defenses on its our cuts before. If you appear National Defense forces can advance towards the field fields on the outskirts of the city. They have been dropping overnight and lift lots of warning civilians not to go anywhere near military installations and to stay at home. But its not known what the civilians who are already facing, shortage of food and every other basic essential they can do other than flee at least 30000 refugees have fled, fighting in ethiopia to neighboring sudan. And the u. N. Has warned that that is likely to increase. Its also warned the 2000000 people in urgent need of food, medical supplies, and fuel. The European Union has pledged daily 5000000000 dollars in aid. The monday had my young man had a system ahead of it in the past, the war was for the sake of power. But this war is civil and tribal, the arm, how to tribe does not want us to live. They do not accept us, young or old is to grans. They dont even want the children to live as i dont now what we came on foot. We were walking through days, we did not eat and we had little water no way arrived at the cap. Now, 8 days after we arrived, we have food to eat and water to drink. Spain is to send extra police to target human traffickers in senegal. This year, more than 18000, people have left some to go by boat to seek asylum in Spains Canary islands. Thats a 10 fold increase on last year. More than 500 people have died, making the journey around half of those arrivals and most of the deaths have been in the past 30 days. Well, spains foreign minister met with senegals president in dhaka to discuss the migration from the beginning of code. We know that one of the risks during covidien postcode is immigration, because covert is destroying african economies, as it is also had a huge impact on european economies. We knew that one of the consequences of this pandemic was going to be an increase in migration. There is also a great concern in this country from the president of cynical for all these Human Trafficking networks that thurston rich, very few and sick and put at risk a large part of the young population who leave this country. A large part of them die on the journey she. Europe imagining arrival at a place where they will be welcomed with open arms. Or details have been released about the discovery of a mass grave in mexico. The state prosecutor angela scores state has confirmed that 113. 00 bodies have been found so far. He held a News Conference teetering whats believed to be the largest mass grave in the region. 30 bodies of so far been identified. 28 men and 2 women, 2 other mass graves are being active, excavated, the state and its capital. Guadalajara are known for Drug Cartel Violence authorities in colombia, say that an attack that killed at least 8 people on saturday is linked to drug trafficking. Police say that a group of heavily armed men opened fire in a dormitory at a Coffee Plantation in the northwest antioquia region. A separate attack on sunday in the southwestern region of kancha has left at least 5 people dead. Colombia has seen a rise in attacks as rival gangs battle over control of the countrys lucrative cocaine trade. The u. S. Says that its hoping to begin a program of vaccinations against coded 19 as early as december 11th. The announcement comes cheering a surge of new infections across the u. S. Officer as mike hanna reports from washington. Hundreds of thousands of americans are heading home for the thanksgiving holiday. And Health Officials view these long lines in the airports as ominous predicting that the already calamitous coated figures could rise even further. As the consequences of this mass travel are measured. Despite an urgent call from the centers for disease control, for all americans to stay at home, more than a 1000000 passengers traveled on friday alone. And i am nervous. But i want to be with my babies. I feel safe to fly. I think. I think we should all 5 of the nations top Infectious Disease expert did the round of sunday talk shows right now. The curve is like that. Its going up at a very rapid rate and you looked at almost every single day. In fact, gives you another record, the long lines that persist, that testing stations around the country are tangible evidence of the absence of any federally controlled testing program. Just one of the reasons, say, health experts, why the virus has not been brought under control . The only ray of hope in a bleak winter, the possibility of new vaccines show is on the way. Traditionally, historically, the wreck scenes have crushed epidemics, like smallpox and polio, and measles. We can do that with the scenes that are going to be coming online. Experts from the food and Drug Administration are reviewing the data from what the makers claim are highly successful vaccine trials. The f. D. A. Will meet with independent experts next month. And if its decided to grant an emergency use authorization, its possible doses of the vaccine could begin to be distributed within days. Our plan is to be able to ship vaccines to the immunization sites within 24 hours from the approval. So i would expect maybe on day 2, after approval on the 11th or on the 12th of december, hopefully the 1st people who would be immunized across the United States across all states. President trump has claimed the unprecedented speed of Vaccine Development as a personal triumph. But while continuing to play golf for the 2nd week in a row, he still refuses to accept the outcome of the election and with no formal transition and place. There is the real danger of the pandemic continuing to bloom in a vacuum of national leadership. Mike hanna aljazeera, washington u. S. President. Donald trumps legal team is appealing a Pennsylvania Court ruling which to smithville attempt to invalidate millions of 1000000 votes. The federal judge said the Trump Campaign lawsuit was without merit. It was yet another legal setback in trumps bid to overturn the results of the u. S. President ial election. Well, another senior republican senator is now urging the president to begin a transfer of power in a tweet, alaska senator least. Lisa murkowski said that its incumbent upon all of us to ensure that we respect the integrity of the election process at up hold americans faith in our electoral processes. She went on to say president trunk has had the opportunity as a litigator. His claims of the courts of thus far found the without merit, and she added its time to begin the fall and formal transition process. A weather update next here on aljazeera. Then, as economies struggle to cross latin america, governments hold out hope for a coronavirus vaccine. In the form of french president Nicolas Sarkozy is due to stand trial on corruption charges will look ahead to the 1st of 3 cases against hello, the last storm system has just gone through, even iran is leaving, but its known an afghanistan that setting up a sham all a strong northwest blow down after it. It might be a bit dusty. The biggest single day, those drop attempts across the considering places like the hot into the twentys, not the thirtys for cross that there are wind, but the wind does ease, the temps dont recover very much, but it will feel, i think, rather warm and 26. 00 suggest because the southeast liza humid direction at the moment, liking making landfall is a tropical cyclone, which by the end of cheese day, probably wont be recognizable. Somewhere in the gulf of aden, him up, use a few showers in djibouti. It will produce flooding in the horn of africa. But apart from that, its a dry picture tell you get down to places like uganda, rwanda and beyond is not sure. Risa, tanzania, which means rain here. And kerry is going to be running further west. But does it go further . Sas would like some in, for example, mozambique in malawi, theres precious little of the satellite evidence. But the line of weakness is fairly obvious. So from the congo and ngo assayas east was towards johannesburg. It seems quite light to be showery for the next couple of days. If youre further west, but enjoy the sunshine. From some of the dingy, some have simply disappeared. Others have been found dead. One i want to investigate the plight of thailands distant on how do they are an invitation to bear witness to that life office. The highs the lows, the unseen moments, and every day miracles witnessed on aljazeera. Hello again. This is the service for much of the main news this hour. Prodemocracy activist joshua wong has pleaded guilty at his trial in hong kong. Is accused with 2 other dissidents of involvement in a protest. Their Police Headquarters last year, a could face up to 5 years in prison. Ethiopias Prime Minister has given rebels in the Northern Region until wednesday to surrender. Government forces are threatening an all out assault on the regional capital of the head of the u. S. Vaccine program says the 1st shots could be rolled out as soon as december 11th. Thats the day after regulators meet to decide on the emergency use of a vaccine produced by pfizer and its german part of the bio and tech. The plan is to vaccinate 20000000. 00 people. Before the end of the year, governments across latin america and the caribbean are among those putting their faith in corona virus vaccines as deaths and infections continue to rise across the region. Danielle schreiber reports from white house alice the number of People Killed and infected by the corona virus across latin america in the caribbean, continues to rise along the way governments have been handling the pandemic protests in mexico with more than 1000000. People infected to brazil with more than 6 and a half 1000000 hopes rest on a vaccine. We know that theyre leaving the vaccine. In fact, late this, the project from lucky if you make it that you vaccinate off the bottle is not worth more than 2000000000. 00. But already weak economies have been devastated by the pandemic with businesses closed thousands losing their homes and Health Service is stretched to breaking point, are impatient to see an effective vaccine introduced that then show me the medical care. But scenes of medicines must be free and universally available. A few others are expecting the vaccine to be free, but affordable and easily available. Argentina has already bought 9000000 doses to cover 10 percent of its population corp in solidarity of the key elements in the fight against the pandemic. This fight is not just a task for governments. Its a collective responsibility for the International Community thats acquired a great Global Solidarity pact, International Health bodies, pharmaceutical companies, banks, donors, and governments are working together to ensure that when the vaccines already theyll be available and affordable to war in america. In latin america, the exact same pattern has been followed as in the United States. There are some countries that have a regulatory authorization for use in emergency situations and it others were working to make this happen. 23000000, people across latin america have been infected by the coverage 1000 virus. Nearly 700000 have died. Several countries including argentina, mexico, peru and chile are in the gauche ations to ensure they dont miss out on a vaccine is ready, finds a fall in the hopes and expectations of an imminent enter the nightmare against growing impatience at the measures imposed to try to control the pandemic daniel from the al jazeera, one of cyrus Health Authorities in the gaza strip, say the recent rise in corona virus infections could overwhelm the medical system within a week. They warn the critical critically ill patients will soon be turned away as intensive care units and their capacity as a population of 2000000 people of its medical system has suffered from an israeli and egyptian post blockade. Its recorded more than 14000 and factions and 65 deaths, opposition parties in pakistan have held a huge rally calling on Prime Minister imran khan to resign. They accuse the military of rigging the election that brought khan to power 2 years ago. The run is happened in the science of government bans on public gatherings and to reports down from the progress nondemocratic movement is a grouping of very liberal Political Parties. There are very large joy in the provincial capital of the problems. And despite warnings from the government, that large crowd roared ag their support spread there. But the, our pollution say the government is using that the play in order to deter them from holding these large rallies. The Prime Minister creating that did large rallies really not force him to resign. And that the opposition that if you are the kind of unsure that we all are afraid of from this coming in, they havent lived up to their promises. They made an impact. But we havent seen any change so far. Today is the day of your friend. And the manhunt coming to suggest that we need free and Fair Elections to jealously guard. Todays rally is one of the biggest rally of the opposition parties. With the aim to get rid of the selected Prime Minister, who wasnt forced on us. But now the count dont have started. The pricing of essential commodities are skyrocketing and theyre hoping to get the public the power day in order to put enough pressure on iran cause government. The opposition, on the other hand, will be trying to galvanize the people step back, given the fact that their government has not been able to live up to its promise, a number one. But for the last 2 years with saluting this incompetent government of iran can. But no enough is enough. We cant afford a living as the prince of essential communities appealing to reach a new have gathered to send the school on a standard demanding resignation from imran khan who failed to deliver. And today everyone is suffering from his wrong policies. Look at the economy, look at the positive. If he stays most peoples thoughts is the day. It will be important to see whether these Political Parties will play along from the far right or go far left. I never could reconcile their ideological and political differences and your night against the government. That is something that everybody here in pakistan will be waiting to see, but failed the moment. Theres by the pressure of running the opposition. The government is not backing down. Counting is underway in president ial and parliamentary elections many and despite fears of attacks, the country had seen a spike in violence ahead of the polling president is seeking another term, but hes being challenged by a 12 other candidates. I would address is monitoring the election from a butcher watched by observers and journalists, president mark kristin, goes to cast his ballot, hoping it will help keep him in power for another 5 years. His 1st term has been overshadowed by attacks by armed groups that have killed more than 2000 people and taken over large areas of land. This is about picking a fast those democracy. It is also about the development. But it is also about peace in our country. So it is important for everybody to go and vote and choose the one who will lead this country tomorrow. That is all that we ask. The attacks are forced more than a 1000000 people from their homes. The opposition hope the insecurity will work against us efforts to be reelected. One of his main challenges and the man he defeated in 2015 is different jobbery. He also voted in the capital. He repeated his accusation. The vote has been bricked. All these facts of alleged fraud are before us. This is why we decided yesterday to file a complaint with the prosecutor of the kenya fast. So we are well aware of the slowness of our own judicial institutions. What we want is not to wait 2 or 3 weeks after the elections for a decision. We wanted to be decided now. In up the Election Commission called a press conference halfway through the voting process. Everything went well, even in areas we suspected there would be trouble. There was no voter fraud or irregularities, but election didnt hold in other areas. Despite the allegations. Is that site some of it would . I am so happy to vote for the 1st time. I feel like my ballot will help to change something in this country. Initially, i didnt want to vote, but the election in the us motivated me. This is a 2nd election since former president place comported was toppled from power in 24. After weeks of street protests. His party said its ready to return to government, but the opposition is seen as divided and that could end victory to cobourg. I nearly say the oppositions best hope is a 2nd round. That will give time to present a united front supporters of the government and the opposition agree this poor, landlocked country needs peace and security. The question of who is best qualified to achieve that could be determined in the next few days. And although many here, believe the election has been for your violence, there are no guarantees that tights would come in the days and weeks ahead. Al jazeera, going to return to our top story. Now, prodemocracy activist whos appeared in court to pleading guilty at a trial in hong kong. Lets go live now to hong kong. Aljazeera pollen is the court believe theres been a development thats why were now waiting for that police found to come out from the magistrates court. So out of those gates behind me take joshua wall agnus child when ive been allowed into custody, where they will stay in jail on till or in detention until sentencing. Next week, all 3 of them have pleaded guilty to charges relating to the protest of june 21 2019. Much of todays Court Session was dominated by the prosecution showing evidence off that day showing thousands of people who blockaded that Police Headquarters. But mainly focusing on the 3 of them shouting slogans and calling on the Police Commissioner to come out. Now before going into court, joshua warm hot broke into the process and said that he had expected this outcome. He was not surprised that he would be going to jail. This would be the 4th time hes going to jail. The 1st time was in 2017 when he was just a teenager. And at that time it said stop waves throughout hong kong. But now the arrest, the charging of political activists, democracy activists has become a common occurrence in a very different hong kong. Weve seen in the past few months, serious to be a part of the courting life that from hong kong. When he thinks to a Memorial Ceremony has been held in armenia to commemorate those killed during the conflict. In the goto carlebach Prime Minister nicole, pushin in attended the service alongside religious leaders fighting between armenia and azerbaijan over the disputed region. That the deaths of hundreds of civilians and soldiers, the 2 sides signed a russian brokered agreement last week to end 6 weeks of fighting. Well, i think armenians in the going to cut a block or so held religious services to commemorate the victims. Memorials took place across the disputed region to mark the fighting that began in september. Russian peacekeeping forces of delivered warsaw to several villages in the go. No cover box. Ask on province. Russias Emergency Ministry says that its preparing to send them urgency specialists and vehicles to the area as part of humanitarian aid. The country help decide a truce to end the conflict in the region. That is tasked with monitoring the cease fire. Former french president Nicolas Sarkozy is due to stand trial in paris in the coming hours on corruption charges. Sarkozy has hinted at a political comeback for the 2022 president ial election, but any conviction would end those hopes. As reports from paris during his 5 years in the least say, palace, Nicolas Sarkozy gained a reputation as a tough talking conservative french president with a taste for luxury. But since leaving office and 2012 sarkozys been dogged by legal woes in 2014, police questioned him for alleged corruption. He was accused of trying to influence a magistrate to obtain information about a legal case against him. He denied the accusations i set in the chair that was in front of these 2 ladies who judges without even asking me a single question. They gave me 3 reasons, food item, and before i had responded 23 years on examiner sarkozys alleged attempts to influence the magistrate were uncovered by police who tapped his phones. Theyve been investigating accusations that sarkozy had received illegal funds for his 2007 campaign from former libyan leader. Mohammed gadhafi socceroo the trial in paris for corruption in the phone, tapping case is the 1st to release 3 other corruption trials that he faces. But this point is a legal problems and a failed. A 2017 president ial bid saw courtesy seems determined for a political comeback. And ambition, boyd earlier this month, when in a surprise you turned a key witness in the Campaign Funding case. The attack again withdrew his accusations against sarkozy reacting in a tweet. Sarkozy said the main accuser admits his lies. He never gave me money. There was no illegal funding of my 2007 campaign. Political commentator pierre haski says that although frances political right is seeking leadership, its likely that sarkozy would be the answer. You have probably the same for the minute that you had with donald trump, where there is failures or east is a fragile peace. He had supporters who were with him until the end, so that will remain in his cap. Then he convinced the rest of the country that hes really harnessed. Im not sure. Frost is ready for a 2nd, because the period, sarkozy will hope that he can clear his name during this trial and future ones that he faces and relaunch his political career. For now though, hes a media battle will be to avoid jail. He faces up to 10 years if found guilty of influence peddling. Its all just 0. Paris and activist, known for raising awareness of a debilitating to the general diseases diet at the age of 37. 00, Patrick Quinn was the cofounder of the internet phenomenon. The ice bucket challenge, the hugely successful fundraising campaign, raised more than 220000000. 00 for medical research and less or commonly known as lou gehrigs disease was diagnosed with the illness in 2013. That helped to drive the viral social Media Campaign that took hold a year later. Its good to have you with us. Hello adrian. From going to here in doha, the headlines from aljazeera, prodemocracy activists, joshua wall has pleaded guilty at his trial in hong kong