The whole rahman this is the aljazeera news our lives more headquarters here in doha coming up in the next sixty minutes count up to catalonia is a big announcement the regional leader arrives at parliament to make an important speech on the future of the region. And i see relationship grows even colder turkeys president calls for a ban all beatings with the u. S. Ambassador as tension grows between the two countries also liberians head to the polls to choose who will take over from africas first elected female president Ellen Johnson sirleaf plus. With the wind driven event this fire changed behavior very rapidly it is moving throughout the area. One hundred people missing and twenty thousand evacuated as wildfires spread in the u. S. State of california. Im joining us roscoe with the latest sports news including syrias world cup dreams come to an end to extra time by australia one step closer to russia but. Good to have you with us on the news hour we start in europe where were just
Very in a low profile situation about catalonia thinking that it would just go down and on the opposite it just kept increasing support for independence now for the past month or just from september the twenty if weve seen that suddenly all the resources from the state resources were put into action at the same time which was almost overwhelming for citizens here because it was Judiciary Police and political resources all of the same time now as you were just saying what is going to happen today no one knows but yesterday the speech from person from the Spanish Government was pretty harsh even suggesting someone could face a serious crime sentences so what is going to happen today we will see bob its pretty scary indeed a very tense situation certainly one that has no precedent here and all will be revealed in the hours to come. Thank you very much sonia a great deal of anticipation ahead of that speech in Parliament Later by the sun youre going to go in barcelona for us returning now
Welcome to the news grid breaking news out of kenya the Opposition Leader while loading has Just Announced that hes withdrawing from the president ial Election Rerun he says officials have failed to make reforms through a broken system which he blames for augusts Election Results being an old that leaves his bitter rival president a hurrican as the sole candidate a make or break moment spain and they are European Union are waiting with bated breath to see if catalonia as a leader will declare independence mystery surrounds whether carlos put him on will honor the process and vote for a referendum that the National Government says was illegal flawed for life to barcelona and madrid as the clock ticks down and australia and syrias world cup dream in an extra truck time ruler in sydney the visitors though certainly far away until the end they want to hazard. Special sports segment with all the celebration heartbreak and reaction and its kind of lonely away to find out its fate will also l
Live from london also coming up kenyas Opposition Leader rhino dingo announces hes withdrawing from the president ial election rerun. Were in liberia where voting has been taking place all day to choose their countrys next president. And ten dead more than a hundred people injured and twenty thousand evacuated as wildfires spread in the u. S. State of california. Begin in spain where nonce mint is expected imminently on the future of catalonia as leader carlos bridge them on has held a Cabinet Meeting and the Regional Parliament in barcelona is due to give a speech on whether hell follow through on the referendum vote to split from spain and make a unilateral declaration of independence but the Spanish Government has warned it will act on any attempt to divide the country. Were covering the story from both sides lawrence lee is in madrid but first lets go to jonah hole whos outside the Catalan Parliament in barcelona as everyone desperate to know whether hell declare independence or so
Eleanor and taylor this is the news hour live from london coming up. The catalan president says catalonia has the right to become its own state but stopped short of declaring independence. Kenyas Opposition Leader now says hes withdrawing from the president ial election rerun. In liberia where polls are just closing as a country votes to elect their next president. Ten dead more than one hundred people injured and twenty thousand evacuated as wildfires spread in the u. S. State of california. With the latest sports news including syrians world cup dreams come to an end theyre beaten in extra time by australia who are one step closer to russia twenty eight to. Begin in spain where in the past the catalan president praised him on that catalonia has earned the right to become its own state but stopped short of declaring independence outright in a speech for the Catalan Parliament to call for a deescalation of tension and said he was ready for dialogue with the Spanish Government he said m