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State cracks down on protesters who are opposed to a new citizenship war. Supporters and members of an iran backed group of withdrawn from the u. S. Embassy compound in iraqs capital baghdad after a 2 day siege leaders of the Popular Mobilization forces ordered them to leave but theres a condition they want to Iraqs Parliament to vote on a timeline for the withdrawal of foreign troops aljazeera some of the full team reports from baghdad. They left just as they had arrived a day earlier determined and angry but also pleased that they had managed to deliver a message to the us supporters of the iranian backed Popular Mobilisation forces who had defied the Prime Ministers orders to withdraw just a day before now heeded the call of their leaders while some dismantled tents and ferried away supplies used to camp the night out the more defiant ones staged a final showdown in front of the embassy gates burning tires and flags to the sounds of antiamerican slogans u. S. Was let out of from our country we dont america we cant. To ourselves more done to really young fighters who hurt out. Killed i says road turned them gone through. The attack on the u. S. Embassy was sparked by the latest u. S. Strikes against hezbollah brigades which is part of the Popular Mobilization forces the majority of the crowd consisted of its members and supporters but some here say they were also driven by what they perceive as an unjust american policy in the region this is my land and if you want to stay here you must understand its. When the governments believe and understand. Its we can leave. As crowds withdrew u. S. Helicopter circled overhead after reinforcements arrived from kuwait the night before the white house had pressured the Iraqi Government to end the standoff but it was clear that of floridas here didnt want to risk confrontation Iraqi Security forces surrounded the embassy but use no force to remove the crowds or the Iraqi Governmental forces have been put on a very confusing and sensitive position as i mentioned they have a very Sharp Partnership and an alliance with both countries the u. S. And iran so the Iraqi Government has to prove to the u. S. That its taking either a neutral stance or its protecting the u. S. Embassy because thats what a government has to do. And yet to the outer gates of the Embassy Burned and vandalized bear witness to the Iraqi Governments inability to protect the u. S. Presence here the speech here at the u. S. Embassy appears to be coming to an end with u. S. Trade Iraqi Counterterrorism forces now taking over the security and basically securing the area of the browser but the hezbollah brigade has said that this is just the 1st lesson for the United States they have vowed that they will not stand down until they see a full departure of u. S. Forces from iraq before the monopole to al jazeera but without fear a secretary of state might compare us spoken to a number of washingtons regional allies about the situation in iraq is subzero as cable is on the reports from washington. Just because the immediate threat so to speak is dissipated outside the u. S. Embassy in baghdad does not necessarily mean everyone in washington is calling with how everything is going and is moving on to the next thing no theyre not this is still very much a big crisis here in washington are seen as that of what happened my pump ala the secretary of state speaking to regional allies in israel iraq and qatar he spoke to the israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about iran who the u. S. And israel both think were behind this clearly spoke also to iraqi Prime Minister Abdul Abdul Mahdi on wednesday as well where he the secretary of state stressed to the Prime Minister of iraq that the u. S. Still strongly believes that its the Iraqi Governments responsibility to make sure that no such attack happens again on an American Diplomatic Mission inside iraq and then he also spoke to the Qatari Foreign minister mohammad to bin Abdul Rahman Al bani qatar is important because its a key strategic ally in the region for the United States according the state department to the 2 Foreign Ministers spoke about their joint commitment to see peace and security in the region and how to Work Together to make that happen again qatar very critical the u. S. Has about 10000. 00 troops stationed in a big airbase just about a half an hour outside the capital of the hot and qatar while a key ally of the United States also speaks with its neighbor iran. People are being rescued and relief supplies of arrive to thousands of australians stranded in towns by bushfires thousands more being told to evacuate areas as dangerous conditions of full cost this week a scene the deadliest spate of blazes since october 8 people have died across the states of New South Wales and victoria. A further 17 a missing naval ships have begun to deliver supplies or evacuating people from cut off towns more than 200 files are currently burning in victoria and New South Wales where more than 1300 homes have been destroyed conditions are expected to worsen in the south east of the country over the weekend australias Prime Minister Scott Morrison has counted claims that Climate Change is the cause of the record breaking wildfires us well theres no doubt Natural Disasters turned that way because thats what die up by Natural Disasters and they wreak the sort of havoc when i effect our country is that i have for a very long time what were saying is we have we cannot control the next will disaster but what we can do is control our response what we can do is support those who are out there putting themselves at risk by showing the patients in the calm disney street that enables them to do their job and we need to do that for as long as it takes and it will cost whatever it costs which is the director of the climate and Energy Program at the Australia Institute he says that the government can no longer ignore the Climate Crisis. Climate change is definitely linked to the current spate of bushfires the there was a serious drought in astray as along with extreme heat conditions and a lot of those things can be linked back to the Climate Crisis and when it comes to a strangers role astroid is one of the 15 largest images and history is also the largest exporter of coal mill and potentially the largest exporter of gas so stray has a large role both as a direct emitter but also in supplying the fuels for the Climate Crisis as well but unforeseen the Prime Minister seems to shy away from or completely sideline Climate Change when it comes to this particular Natural Disaster as we just saw in terms of a straight playing its role in combating Climate Change astray has a weak emissions reduction target under the Paris Agreement its own independent Climate Change authority suggested a target twice as strong but even with this week target history is not on track to hit it emissions have been rising for the last 5 years theyll continue to rise because theres no credible Climate Policies to bring in strays emissions down the only policy astray has is to use outdated carbon credits in a lot of climate agreement and its hoping to use it for the current climate agreement something was so controversial at the last Climate Conference in madrid that a strange position along with others helped to deal keep hot that that conference for costs led New South Wales fire and rescue to publish this map that warning tourists and residents to leave the shaded by saturday from batemans bay south to the border with victoria a 250 kilometer stretch along the coast severe 5 falzon power and Communications Outages are expected to the a. B. C. s melissa clock is in maria in New South Wales she says that most people there have left for their own safety but some of chosen to stay. People in maria can either go north or south along the princes highway most people are choosing to go south that will get them down to bago they can then take the Snowy Mountains highway into cooma and then for a lot of people go back to either camber or sydney or head further inland i spoke to people trying to get. Camera people from all around just trying to get away interestingly a couple of locals i spoke to dont want to leave even though the artificer advising people to leave this coast even they can. Hear very clear that they want anyone who has the capacity to go to leave as soon as they can one of a k. Thing thats worth mentioning is that power has been restored here in maria i have not but there are still plenty of places that joint have power and getting the information that they want people to leave as soon as possible is proving tricky and we are hearing some circumstances where theres been misinformation getting around as well particularly where there isnt mobile reception and power israels Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has last parliament to grant him immunity from prosecution in 3 Corruption Cases to succeed hell have to win the support of a majority of members in the knesset request a community is likely to delay any potential trial by several months and calm reports now from west. Just 4 hours before the deadline to request parliamentary immunity from prosecution expired the israeli Prime Minister appeared on television and said he would ask the knesset the Israeli Parliament to grant him immunity but have an opinion. About its mind tension this time before the call to shatter all the public accusations against me a citizens of israel the mean achievement what is meant to protect. Us from tided law im serving political crises into harming the will of the people. He has filed a request with the speaker of the knesset but its likely to be months before m. P. s vote on it israel will hold its 3rd election in a year in march and they said you know his requests can only be debated by a Parliamentary Committee wants a government has been formed it then has to come out of committee and be presented to knesset members to be voted on forming a government could take months. However some politicians are pushing to speed up the process holding the Committee Stage before the election already the request fame unity has divided israeli politicians Avigdor Lieberman from the Israeli Home Party and an influential figure has said he wont vote for immunity netanyahu is only could party has said it will vote for immunity. In november israelis attorney general decided to indict Prime Minister netanyahu in 3 separate criminal cases the alleged fraud bribery and breach of trust the judgment on august 9th of asia i made the decision to issue an indictment against him and with a heavy heart a heavy heart perhaps but wholeheartedly with a deep sense of commitment to the rule of law to the Public Interest and to the citizens of the state of israel and. They said you know he and his supporters have claimed that the charges of politically motivated and the Law Enforcement and the judicial system in effect mounting a coup against him. Netanyahu now faces a tough political fight yes to win an Election Form a government and then persuade m. P. s to boat for immunity i mean if he only last as long as he is in office as Prime Minister or if he remains a member of the knesset the move will delay the prosecution of these 3 court cases by months or even stole the process completely until netanyahu is out of politics its already been a very uncertain year in israeli politics and the future it would seem is equally uncertain and wrong how does their west rosalie. Were going to weather update next here on aljazeera then as violence arrests hundreds of thousands justice in hong kong begin the uni year with another march to mounting greater Political Freedom but after years of uncertainty the new year will see britain leave the e. U. Well take you through some of the briggss challenges that lie ahead. Hello again welcome back to you in a National Weather forecast all of the next few days were going to be watching the Eastern Mediterranean very closely of course this area has seen quite a bit of rain over the last week or so and unfortunately as we go over the next few days it is going to be more rain forming across that area notice the rain anywhere from turkey down towards syria even over here across the northern part of egypt that is where we expect to see the heaviest rain here on thursday on friday really not too much of a change were going to be seeing some windy conditions develop as we go into the weekend so for beirut expect rain at 14 down towards damascus it is going to be rainy with the times are there of about 11 degrees here in the gulf it is going to be quite nice we expect to see the temps are staying about average for this time of year with doha at about 26. 00 degrees but a warm day in riyadh at about 30 degrees for you there well for parts of somalia we do expect to see the rain across much of the coast so from a tissue it is going to be a mostly cloudy day with some rain showers in your forecast there on thursday the rain is going to extend down a little bit more towards the south and for kenya do expect to see some rain in the forecast even nairobi we will be seeing some partly cloudy showers where the terms are there of about 26. 00 degrees and then very quickly across parts of madagascar it is going to be some very heavy rain particularly cross much of that northern coast and flooding could be a problem over the next few days. Capturing a moment in time. The snapshots of other lives. Of the stories. Provided tips into someone elses well out dated or on their you day or. Inspiring documentaries from impassioned filmmakers. Like the witness on aljazeera. Hello again this is al jazeera lets remind you of the main news this hour supporters and members of a pro Iranian Group have now withdrawn from the u. S. Embassy compound in iraq after a 2 day siege but theyve done so on one condition the parliament votes on a timeline for foreign troops to withdraw from the country. Others of locals and tourists are rushing for safety from australias fire ravaged towns people are bracing for another heat wave over the weekend which could worsen conditions for bushfires that have already killed 8 people another 17 on missing in the states due south wales victoria and israels Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked parliament to grant him immunity from prosecution in 3 Corruption Cases that mia who was indicted on charges of bribery fraud and breach of trust in the event. In the coming hours Turkeys Parliament will vote on whether to deploy troops to libya the un backed government in tripoli has requested military support from ankara its coming under attack by forces loyal to the warlord Khalifa Haftar has been trying to seize the capital since april turkeys Vice President says that turkish troops may not be deployed if after holts is offensive. Syrian government and russian ass trikes have killed at least 9 civilians and it lived the last remaining rebel stronghold turkey says they targeted a school 5 children are among the dead a tax on it lived province of intensified in recent weeks in december the violence forced nearly 300000 people from homes. At least 400 prodemocracy demonstrators have been arrested in hong kong after a peaceful new years day march through the city and that in violence tens of thousands of people took in the rally that was approved by police they later revoked its permit Florence Louis reports from hong kong. What was supposed to be a peaceful march descend into chaos and destruction on the streets of hong kong a small fiat most likely caused by a petrol bomb birds before its doused by a will to carry. Elsewhere police stupid to arrest a protester after demonstrators ignore their warnings to leave for hours into the protest march police with through their permit for this rally deeming this to be an Illegal Assembly meaning they can take action to clear the street and that is exactly what they are doing here riot police have got water cannon clearing the streets of protesters as well as the barricades that protesters have set up crowds of protesters many wearing gas masks had earlier used to braless and breaks to block groet. Police fired rounds of tear gas to disperse the crowds. The march it started peacefully in the early afternoon attracting tens of thousands of people who slowly made their way along with 3 and a half kilometer route young and old they chose to spend new years day much the same way hong kong had spent the 2nd half of last year at another street demonstration although himmel by new years wish for peace in hong kong but that will depend on the government and the Chinese Communist party if they continue to tighten their grip on hong kong and these protests will continue. Along the way Labor Union Groups set up recruitment booths and volunteers collected donations to assist the protest movement oh my god. The crowd didnt let up on its 5 demands which include an independent investigation into allegations of Police Misconduct during the protests and the right to choose their leaders. Police stood a distance away keeping a close watch occasionally protesters would direct the anger at the police over there. Who had tea government protests and hong kong have gone on for 7 months now and even though their rallies and gatherings almost every day theyve reduced in intensity theres no indication the government is willing to make further concessions they want no matter what the outcome will be they have to persist but no one knows for how long this will go on Florence Louis Al Jazeera Hong Kong at least 21 people have been killed in flash floods and landslides in indonesia 18 hours of heavy rain course rivers to bust submerging parts of the capital jakarta surrounding areas tens of thousands of people have been taken to temporary shelters. Leaders of one of indias largest states are being accused of intimidating muslims many of whom have been protesting against a controversial new citizenship law at least 19 people have been killed in little pradesh the state is led by a hindu nationalist. Reports now from the city of me that. 24 year old ali was shot in the head he was a bread maker and the sole provider for his family. His 80 year old father is inconsolable his mother less his disabled brother with 3 kids who were raised has no clue how the family will survive the loss. Didnt even let his body home for the last. What happened to the government whats happened to the police if you came to this fighting bullets. On december 28th some people here in the city of mira to try to protest against a controversial new citizenship law that many say discriminates against muslims the police say the protesters protect them the rocks which lead them to use force. Limbs family says he was not even part of the protests and was merely walking back home from the restaurant he worked in when the police shot this was a video with someone they say was a witness and claiming he saw the Police Shooting him aljazeera cannot independently verify its authenticity. Activist who went on a Fact Finding Mission to the city soon after the killings say most gunshots were above the waist and appeared targeted this is absolutely quite deliberate shooting to kill it is not following the Standard Operating Procedure of announcing there were no one else means no warning announcements mean nothing of the kind and no attempt to use tear gas or Water Cannons or anything like that no attempt to shoot at the feet 1st it was street to be a shooting to get. Activists accuse the police of being biased against muslims. In a recent video the citys superintendent of police saying it was her telling people in a muslim dominated neighborhood to move to pakistan. We asked the superintendent about the allegations and i was i wont comment on that and while he admitted that the police did fire shots he said it was protesters with illegal firearms who killed the people however he added the police were investigating. Is a big difference between a train and an untrained shooter the mob doesnt see whether its firing from behind our front he said that a dozen Police Officers were shot and injured and shared this video people here say they are demonstrating on their right to live in the land of their india and that they dont want to go to pakistan they also say that we are the police and accuse them of investing people indiscriminately they say at night theyre taking turns their neighborhoods in case officers our. Family is in mourning they demand an investigation but dont expect the administration to conduct it fairly. Aljazeera made out with the predation india. With a clear mandate after last months election britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson looks set to make good on his promise to deliver braggs by the end of this month but the way forward is uncertain particularly when it comes to the u. K. s future relationship with the European Union john a whole reports. As restoration work goes on to the outside of britains houses of parliament a comprehensive renewal has taken place inside Boris Johnsons landslide election victory means legislation for the u. K. s long awaited withdrawal from the European Union is well on its way to being approved that leaves ratification by the e. U. Parliament to allow brics it to happen at the end of january with a transition period to follow meaning little change on the ground until at least the end of next year for governments in and after years of tough often acrimonious negotiations it is possible the 2020 will see britains exit from the European Union become law but dont expect that to be the end of the briggss pain through here in brussels due renewal to inside e. U. Institutions new commission president. Says shes keen to preserve good relations with the United Kingdom in negotiations to come over the future relationship but ill you interests will always come 1st and i think the danger in terms of relations is that again things get pretty tense between the 2 sides with the pressure from the u. K. Side to get things done very quickly and the new side saying thats just not feasible unless youre willing to you know do things our way Prime Minister johnson insists a trade deal can and must be struck by the end of 2020 with no extension here in brussels you know people who are veterans of this kind of process with other countries you know see it takes much longer a year of more negotiating redlines rhetoric. And brinkmanship lies ahead and back in london the prospect that by next december britain once again risks reaching no deal with the e. U. The one thing that we do know about Prime Minister is that. Quite obvious red lines is manifest in a single market. No ro fear pink would just support it but the other thing we know from. Is he can be flexible when he sees a deal in site breaks it promises to be broken ultimatums reversed the undeliverable delivered in 2020 then expect the unexpected jonah aljazeera london. Fact checking organizations a warning that not enough is being done to combat this information in georgia they say that there are anti western websites that a mirroring washington aims the georgia hosts a secret biological Weapons Laboratory run by the us aljazeera was given special access to the laboratory at the center of the allegations from tbilisi robin for us to walker reports. We we showed inside georges luca tree which detects and prevents the spread of dangerous diseases but pro kremlin media claim it spreads disease experimenting on humans with cancer zeek a virus killer. And plagues of stink bugs. 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Information to discredit its opponents facebook shut down dozens of fake news accounts and pages government officials deny the allegations but Fact Checking organizations say political groups increasingly employ such tactics more than a 100 facebook pages connected to far right organizations spread and he western narratives and then wrote and enjoyed Unlikely Alliance of Patriots Party good elections in 2060 claims homosexuality is a western disease and the nato membership and paul is another war with russia youre fighting a losing battle. Isnt how you would characterize it and yes because what we see groups of these people is increasing their audience number is increasing and told their barking were recording 8 so in this case we have at least a reason. To me. And to start. Porking that. Voice. Is spreading the can be contained. It is good to have you with us hello adrian fenty going to here in doha the headlines on aljazeera forces members of the radio back group withdrawn from the u. S. Embassy compound in iraqs capital baghdad after a 2 day siege leaders of the Popular Mobilization forces ordered them to leave but theyve done so on condition that Iraqs Parliament votes on a timeline for the withdrawal of foreign troops the u. S. Secretary of state has called some of washingtons regional allies about the situation in iraq this cable is on the reports just because the immediate threat so to speak is dissipated outside the u. S. Embassy in baghdad does not necessarily mean everyone in washington is called what how everything is going and is moving on to the next thing you know theyre not this is still very much a big crisis here in washington are seen as that of what happened my pompei of the secretary of state speaking to regional allies in israel iraq and qatar he spoke to the israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about iran who the u. S. And israel both think were behind this huge numbers of people are heeding emergency warnings and fleeing towns the risk of bushfires in the australian states of New South Wales and victoria relief supplies have arrived for thousands more who are stranded by the files 8 people have been killed so far this week and a further 70 in the missing authorities are calling on people to leave at risk areas within the next 24 hours ahead of an expected heat wave. Israels Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked parliament to grant him immunity from prosecution in 3 Corruption Cases netanyahu is indicted on charges of bribery fraud and breach of trust in november in the coming hours Turkeys Parliament will vote on whether to deploy troops to libya the un backed government in tripoli has requested military support from ankara its coming under attack by forces loyal to the warlord Khalifa Haftar who has been trying to seize the capital since april at least 400 prodemocracy demonstrators have been arrested in hong kong after a peaceful new years day march through the city ended in violence tens of thousands of people to pass in the police approved for early. And those are the headlines the news continues here on aljazeera after witness next. London is one of the most important cities in the world and decisions made here have an impact right around the globe and so here down to 0 we will show you the true impact of those decisions on people then how it affects their every day that. We are free to put that one out into the green page those stories because we know there are all the pieces interesting not just in the mainstream news but also the more hidden stories from parts of the world that often go under reported. So there is a look at one of the family to