Indias Main Opposition Party steps up the pressure on the Prime MinisterNarendra Modi over the new citizenship law thats divided the country. Security entry top of the agenda of 3 of asias most powerful leaders meet in china for a rare moment of unity. Is being called a mockery and anything but justice the end results of a saudi trial and the killing of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi has brought criticism from the un special investigator and condemnation from human Rights Groups 5 people have been sentenced to death but their identities have not been revealed after a closed door trial in riyadh its clear the former royal aides tawny widely suspected of being a ringleader. It was the saudi consul general in istanbul. What the Washington Post columnist was a former deputy intelligence chief. Was released full quotes insufficient evidence 3 other people receive jail terms totaling 24 yes the kingdom has denied any links to the hit squad killing but some of the team work for the Saudi Crown Prince and. 14 months after Jamal Khashoggi was last seen walking into the saudi consulate in istanbul where his fiance ha t. J. Genghis waited for hours before calling for help a saudi court has issued a verdict us document images a video of the criminal court in riyadh has issued a preliminary sentence against 11 of the accused individuals and it is as follows the Death Penalty for 5 and they are those who directly but dissipated in his killing may he rest in peace. But senior saudis with close connections to the royal court have been cleared the court ruled there was no proven involvement of saudi tani in the murder he was advisor to crown Prince Mohammed bin summoned before his sacking soon after killing the turkish chief Prosecutors Office in istanbul filed a warrant for khatamis arrest a year ago in june the un special investigator agnes callum ard said intelligence agents had identified qahtani as a hit squad ringleader i have and she stood that the killing of mr ease a state killing it is not a killing by robbers show or so as the country of the government continued to do to pretend at least under International Human rights you know and she urged the world to sanction the crown prince and his assets until he could prove his innocence that hasnt happened. Exoneration to her former consul general mohammed although tavi who showed journalists around the consulate in istanbul also cleared middle of siri the kingdoms former deputy intelligence chief started throwing a plan to vote under the journalism watchdog Reporters Without Borders says justice has been trampled why demolish bin solomonic he was in contact with out on call pani just before and after the murder of her my live show she this is what the cia based in part its this edition that that mob and film on was very high probability responsible for doing the killing so yeah lots and lots of questions this verdict will do nothing to quell those questions and it raises many many more questions there is no such thing as fair and open justice in saudi arabia despite intelligence agencies including the cia saying crown Prince Mohammed bin so man was probably involved the white house shielded the future king from absolute responsibility maybe maybe he did and following intense criticism and skepticism that little happens in the kingdom without his knowledge the crown prince eventually had his say was. Absolutely not this was a heinous crime like this but i take full responsibility as a leader in saudi arabia the identities of those convicted were concealed during the closed door trial in the capital riyadh and it remains unclear what roles they played in crucial g. s death raising suspicions that they are the fall guys for much more powerful saudis and or chapell al jazeera. Well staying with her story the un special rapporteur for extrajudicial executions who you saw in that report seconds come on says the trial failed to look at the responsibilities of the state and the whole thing was a travesty of justice what we have here. Whitewash is a preplanned of just use. And the fact that the general homer and just to have not been it didnt mean stab them that maybe also people of judgment get cute has not been searched. The u. N. Secretary general has called for an immediate end to the violence in Northern SyriaSyrian Government forces and their russian allies are pushing deeper into the last rebel stronghold of italy to try to retake the area dozens of civilians are being killed and tens of thousands more fled towards the turkish border. Is monitoring the crisis from untucked in turkey close to the border with syria the signs of war are everywhere in the problems where russian brokered cease fire is in touches the blitz in northwest syria is driving tens of thousands from their homes scrambling to escape the aerial onslaught from city and under russian warplanes they are cornett well donna this situation is very bad we fled from the bombardment and barrel bombs we came here just to save our children and women there is nothing else we can do is give a shelter to close to 4000000 city and with us and with the warning another 120000 heading for the border the techies he does say is his country cant cope with any more Syrian Opposition fighters and russian Government Forces agreed to us is fine focused but asked strikes and artillery bombardments almost daily or cardins. There is no hope returning to our homes because of into his daily bombardment every day. Taking all wood village after village syrias president has stepped up his promise to tick up to every inch of syrian territory controlled but opposition fighters it live is the only province remaining out of Bashar Al Assads control here his forces celebrate the seizure of more than 20 villages in. The villages have either been killed or displaced at the border comes run by techie charities of forcing many of the newly displaced into makeshift camps where a delivery is out of the area as the winter bites the turkish government one city editor for. To return to a socalled safe zone in the north east of syria seized from lead forces in october president i dont want his support for the plan saying he would otherwise be forced to open the gates for syrians to head west into your whole villages have been emptied in the latest all slaughter with civilians corralled in a corner of. With nowhere else to go until the bombardments top the exit us will continue. The world as it are. On the turkey syria border at least 8 civilians are being killed in a car bombing in Northern Syria it happened just 10 kilometers south of the border in the turkish old town of sudoku a woman and a child were among the dead several others have been wounded theres been no claim of responsibility for the attack. A bus has plunged off the road and into a ravine in indonesia killing at least 24 people it happened in South Sumatra province the bus was carrying 37 passengers the police are on the scene investigating as to why the vehicle lost control chinas premier says the leaders of japan and south korea have agreed to cooperate on the issue of north korea it is one of the key issues at a summit taking place in the chinese city of chengdu relations between south korea and japan have soured in recent months but the 2 nations do say they are committed to promoting dialogue between north korea and the u. S. Soldier in tokyo allies of the United States whose naval presence in the region has been repeatedly condemned by beijing and historical animosities remain including south korean demands that japan apologize for abuses committed during the 2nd world war katrina you joins us live from beijing katrina theyve heard this News Conference what else are we learning. Well as you mentioned these countries have very complicated histories but theyre doing their very best or theyve done their very best today to move past their disagreements and really try to work on some shared said the benefits between them and also really focus on what they have in common as the 3 biggest economies in asia a trade was clearly one of those things and they were talking about ways they could boost the complimentarity that they have between in the kitchen talked about how china has a lot of needs in terms of its supply chain and in i think it wasnt mentioned at the trade war i think i think chinas really looking to sort of lean into its relationships with south korea and japan really working to improve for example its innovation industry with those 2 countries i mentioned that both countries also mentioned that there they would like to work towards pushing for a signing of the r. E. C. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership and also continue to explore a trilateral Free Trade Agreement other things that they mention really talking about other shared challenges that they have between those 3 countries for example the environment and Climate Change and also the vapidly aging population so all 3 leaders talked about how they could possibly Work Together and tackle those issues together and as you mentioned you know they signed they worked towards an agreement for the next 10 years that there are some more urgent issues at hand and the main one being north korea and denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula all 3 leaders mentioned that they want to continue to push for dialogue and also that they want to continue to support the process between pyongyang and washington they want to do whatever they can to facilitate those talks and ensure those talks are a success but china at the same time i think it was focusing on really having these 3 countries Work Together present united front when it comes to that issue and reminding i think the people in this press conference that these are the 3 of the 3 countries who are best who are most affected and also best positioned to see that pieces. Is sustained in the Korean Peninsula does this mean that all 3 countries benefit just looking at the trade as you because we must be talking about sums of money in the multi 1000000000. 00 range. Thats right so in 2019 trade between these 3 countries was in excess of 700000000000. 00 and actually these 3 countries think that. Despite their differences and the tensions between them that they can actually do even better so theyre exploring ways to improve that trade china and japan have for the last few years had a very and almost untenable relationship and its been on the up and up and many analysts say that this is really an thanks actually to the trade war between the u. S. And china that china is actually leaning into its relationship with japan for that reason so i think all of these countries see that they at a time when the Global Economy is slowing and indeed these 3 countries are facing a slowing economy themselves i think they really in a way being forced by the circumstances to work even more closely together when it comes to to the issue of trade. Thanks very much. Lots more still to come for you here and ill just hear including 2 stories the boss of boeing is forced out after a disastrous year of fatal crashes and doubts about it 737 max aircraft derailing relations russian president Vladimir Putin takes a controversial journey across the curch strait those stories when we come back. How low weve got some rather unsettled weather pushing towards the middle east over the next couple of days maybe half of the way here see that cloud spilling out to turkey the side of the mediterranean so we are going to see some rather heavy rain coming into parts of western syria pushing down into lebanon and eventually that will make its way into israel too so for jerusalem looking at temperatures around 11 celsius in town and right around of course a bethlehem on Christmas Day it was like a rather wet and windy has some snow over the high ground there over the turkish mountains elsewhere across the region it is actually lousy fine and dry with some decent spells warm sunshine pleasant one sunshine here in doha in light winds it will feel very good as we go on through the next couple of days little china distance as we go on into wednesday just not just a little further south increasing plants pulling across the arabian sea well eventually push some right towards the horn of africa meanwhile for Southern Africa drawing up air across the eastern cape had some of the wet weather in place that we want to have a safe to choose day i shares becoming fewer and further between as we go on 3 wideness day thats not the case to its eastern parts of madagascar be showers rolling through here and a lot of very heavy showers right up the rift valley. Sponsored by town and. University. Great to be a doctor or a teacher but without any study. One i want to investigate the Pakistani Company at legibly selling fake degrees to the thousands of police around the world on aljazeera. Aljazeera. Where ever you are. Welcome back welcome if youre just joining us youre watching out of syria life and your headlines are 5 people have been sentenced to death for the murder of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi but the u. N. Special investigator has described the trial as a mockery of justice 3 of the most senior suspects. The u. N. Secretary general is calling for an immediate through some more than syria Syrian Government forces are pushing deeper into the last rebel stronghold of dozens of civilians have been killed and tens of thousands displaced in recent weeks chinas premier says the leaders of japan and south korea have agreed to cooperate with north korea theyve gathered summit in chengdu its a rare agreement between seoul and tokyo after months of worsening relations. Indias Main Opposition Congress party is accusing the Prime MinisterNarendra Modi of silencing the voice of the people their anger is growing against a controversial new citizenship law now it grant citizenship to religious minorities from 3 neighboring countries but excludes muslims at least 25 people have been killed in protests elizabeth iran is in new delhi. Thank you and now the crackdown in the heart of the capitol hill. Police detaining protesters outside the federal headquarters of alter pradesh state. That the people condemned the killing of 1000 demonstrators there in the past few days the delhi protesters said they wanted to give a voice to people. Where the internet remains cut off in many parts and large gatherings a bag i else where in the capital a similar outcry was. The and a defiant mood on display at Jamia Millia Islamia university the university is a Muslim Institution the demonstrations are attracting people from all walks of life including 1st time protesters that actually that was people have come out on the streets to express their anger and theyre saying that the why this government has brought this bill is undemocratic. Joined thousands who chanted against the government and the citizenship law passed by m. P. s on december the 11th the citizenship Amendment Act makes it easier for migrants from of ghana stand bangladesh and pakistan to gain citizenship but muslims are excluded students and Civil Society groups have been a driving force for the protests so far the Main Opposition Congress party joined in with a certain that raj got a memorial to Mahatma Gandhi the aim to invoke the spirit of god is Inspirational Campaign for the civil rights. To do this constitution was drafted by people of all faiths the voices of muslims sikhs and christians is in dealer part of the constitution and you cannot attack it and if you do the nation. Elsewhere in india more large protests thousands marched in the southern cities of chennai bengal and hyderabad. Despite the largest protests against his government since he was 1st elected 5 years ago Prime Minister linda morty isnt backing down from the new law and system it isnt divisive. But he is backtracking on plans to hold a National Register of citizens which would require all indians to prove their citizenship. Thats not enough for his critics. Say that one of the trust was just a silly force perhaps they knew the raid was was 65. 00 sessions challenge only for the 2 of them and the father and i would just be around. The chief executive of boeing has been sacked that comes less than a week after the company suspended production of his ones best selling aircraft the 737 max boeing says the leadership change is necessary to restore confidence after a turbulent year set off by 2 crashes involving the 737 banks aircraft is in washington. Its the biggest crisis and boeings 103 year history on monday after 2 fatal crashes involving its 737. 00 max jetliner boeing fired its c. E. O. Dennis mullen burge for breaching the publics trust. The board of directors decided that a change in leadership was necessary to restore confidence in the Company Moving forward as it works to repair relationships with regulators customers and all other stakeholders. 189 people died when a lion air 737 max crashed in indonesia in october 2018 less than 6 months later another