Challenges facing. The president. And welcome to our to international you know you here with the evening news live russian capital good to have your company. The belorussian interior ministry has confirmed several arrests in the ongoing worker strikes on demonstrations gripping the country we are witnessing an 11th day of government on rest there and theres also a growing movement in support of president lukashenko right where the state crowds have been gathering in minsk in several other cities and with the official red and green flag on the play the main message from the president s supporters being the country cannot afford chaos. We have stability theres no war thank god we have bread to eat we have jobs even if we are not rich we would like to be but we just need to work more. Peaceful in our mutual. Whats not to like about. You know what im not like that for an ace interfere in the affairs of our republic we can manage it ourselves we stand for below its the hundreds of people are not gathering along independence avenue in central minsk during the historic red and white flag which has become a symbol of the protests people are also rallying outside the interior ministry voicing their anger over the Election Results and the subsequent police. Protests in minsk on the web and some people were seen waving e. U. Flags that cause some concern. Well a few hours ago the European Union held an emergency Video Conference on the crisis our correspondents were among. All over were following the discussions. You counsel president michel wrapped up the event by saying that the e. U. Member states had agreed not to recognize the results of the 9th of august election. Night the move for him did not meet International Standards we dont we could not reach the results presented by the belarus to reteach a you Commission President on the lie and confirmed that sanctions would be put in place on those deemed to have been behind the violent crackdown on protesters in belarus also raised a few eyebrows by saying that there would be cash made available to the people of bella ruth day we gave them 3 clear messages. Firstly we stand by the people of belarus who won fundamental freedoms and democracy. Secondly we will sanction all those responsible for violence repression and falsification of the results of the election and thirdly we are ready to accompany peaceful democratic transition of power in belarus and the European Commission will mobilize now an additional 53000000 euros to support the belorussian people in these challenging times all in all though it seems it was a stronger response from the European Union than we were probably expecting heading into this emergency summit but what other statements have been made by e. U. Leaders there is plenty being said by e. U. Member states during this summit before it all got underway there was a statement put out by the visit guard for thats made up of the group thats made of poland hungary Czech Republic and slovakia they were calling for fresh elections to be held in belarus after the summit finished the. Polish Prime Minister chipped in again saying that the e. U. May help the roofs become a majestic clee independent from russia well germany holds the rotating presidency of the European Union right now and as soon as the summit is wrapped up chancellor Angela Merkel was in front of the cameras and talking to the press she said that its important that outside influence is kept away from belarus. Benes shoot on its own shes brain dependent path that the country will follow there should be no outside interference in the situation there be interesting to see how that flies with the statement from a sort of on the line and what we were expecting coming out of this summit was support for the opposition and culled from ation on sign sions what we ultimately got was a refusal to recognize the election result from earlier at august and cash for the opposition coming from the European Union whats the kremlins view on the protests in belarus i think that the shankill. Gets another telephone conversation with his a russian counterparts a lot of mere buton making 4 calls in just 5 days the president of belarus asked boots into sent a message to german chancellor Angela Merkel not to interfere in the Domestic Affairs in a bill or he added that he doesnt see any point in talking to the european leaders by himself so it now looks like moscow is has become a direct mediator between the European Union and belarus earlier Russian Foreign minister Sergey Lavrov while he said that he warned against external interference in belarus his internal affairs the swedish. We are deeply concerned about whats going on right now and roosts we are concerned by the attempt to exploit to the internal challenges facing bill of rights to interfere in them from a brutal. Yes and it is not just meddling it is aimed at imposing rules that outside act is considered beneficial everything were hearing now from the european caption is specifically from the both countries poland and the European Parliament has nothing to do with Alexander Lukashenko human rights or democracy only with geopolitics moscow is calling on all parties involved to have to provide for a genuine dialogue. Is he they also said that according to the kremlin the words of the kremlin bell are russian officials are indeed ready to speak to the protesters and to the opposition however interference in provocation from abroad certainly counterproductive Alexander Lukashenko hes also earlier i could use to the west financing the opposition but it goes its a few months you know when you see western countries are openly without hiding it raising funds and sending them to belarus we cannot track all of the funds as much if it is in cash but we see it we know whats going on and we will focus on this issue. I had another meeting with his countrys Security Council and instructed it to strengthen the countrys borders as soon as possible in order to prevent the weapons and minute since from entering russi he also instructed the defense minister to begin monitoring the movement of nato troops in poland and lithuania. Just on the issue of european involvement perhaps interference journalist and broadcaster neil clark told us that the belorussian opposition should be very careful in accepting any aid package from the e. U. The line taken by the question coach has been that these people are basically stooges of the west and 1st syllable and statement actually accent up shes talking about you know with 3000000 euros to the opposition so look at the 2nd i think what just if i believe that if the opposition takes about its the end of belarus as an independent country it will become a e. U. Nato satellite puppet state and so therefore the opposition is going to tread very carefully here with this endorsement because its exactly what the bush and co is claiming that they are the puppets of western powers and if they are to maintain public support theyve got to make clear to people that they are not i think its a double edged sword for the opposition isnt. Talking of endorsements theres also been one from u. S. President ial hopeful joe biden he tweeted that washington to quote support to call up skies call for Fair Elections are teased hawkins looks into why belarus is causing such a global stir. Just a fortnight ago many western viewers may have barely heard of belarus that all changed as thousands pall over the streets in protest over the disputed president ial election is the countrys geography which between its big east the neighbor and europe sees the interests of International Players intertwine and clash. Officially the e. U. Is dismissed the elections as neither free nor fair. As persona nongrata and already begun drawing up new sanctions lists citing Human Rights Violations in the wake of Police Violence because it is. Withheld e. U. Why discussions on sanctions against those responsible for Human Rights Violations how these sanctions will be organized and whether there will be further restrictive measures depends on the further actions of the by the russian authorities. Condemnation was perhaps predictable but there is no shared view of what comes next the Baltic States and poland have been the loudest critics of location while hungary has stopped short of outright that l. C. A. Sion others still have sought a balancing act the e. U. Cant turn a blind eye neither can it risk having it be stabilized neighbor state on their doorstep and confrontations with moscow a longtime ally of minsk are getting tiresome. So its no surprise putin has been busy on the phone holding talks with merkel macron and the European Council chief we all see russia as an actor that can help influence or regulate the situation a better routes is russias closest historical ally a vital economic and military partner and a buffer zone. May so over recent years have seen their relationship strained to say the least nevertheless moscow would surely rather put up with a look of shame goes over towards the west and risk chaos on its borders the russian side emphasized that any attempt at external interference in the internal affairs of belarus which could lead to a further escalation of the crisis would be an acceptable. For many years but it doesnt exactly been a top priority for the United States in 2006 they slap sanctions on minsk for you guessed it undemocratic elections and in 2008 the countrys expelled each others ambassadors but earlier this year things began to change for the 1st time since 1904 minutes got a visit from the u. S. Secretary of state. Generously offered to meet all of energy needs and extended a helping hand it out of 6 wanted to help fellow troops build its own sovereign country this leaves washington with a dilemma should they carry on befriending look who may be interested or put their bets on the opposition and its the uncertainty in minsk one thing is clear washington has its own interest in belarus the possibility of another u. S. Friendly state on russias border could be a game changer and as protests grow in a country suddenly thrown into the International Limelight and with multiple interests at stake all actors involved hold their breath as they play out their next move. Moving the program on to the u. S. The Democratic Party have officially nominated joe biden for president in a virtual vote chairing day 2 of their Virtual Convention but despite efforts to attract Younger Voters with a star studded lineup for some the event is proving to be a bit of a bore. Without a doubt it will be the most boring repetitive gold meanspirited convention in history and thank. The d. N. C. So far feels like one long on you tube usually skip. This convention so far makes me think the democrats are the party ready to lead america into the. Its called the crowd im dying which is even seen messages goodbye to just. 2 tends to be the case at this stage of the game both democrats and republicans are making a raft of Campaign Promises including about American Military interventions joe biden says he wants to see an end to forever wars his track record on peace though is that all this then spotless quarter explores. Donald trumps surprising 2016 election victory had a lot to do with one golden promise and americas endless wars i am proposing a new Foreign Policy focused on advancing americas korda show interests to avoid endless wars that were caught up in the current strategy of toppling regimes with no plan for what to do the day after only produces power vacuums that are filled simply by terrorists we now know he didnt deliver on his promise but Many Americans still long for that a waste of peace and in 2020 the opposition understands this all too well democrats know its time to bring nearly 2 decades of unceasing conflict to an end and left wing right wing it doesnt even matter polls are showing that 3 out of 4 americans want troops withdrawn from afghanistan and half of them want to see cuts to the military budget when it comes to u. S. Foreign policy the vast majority of americans are fed up with never ending war and yet the democrats are supporting joe biden as their candidate a man with a track record of supporting conflicts. Lets start from 2002 when joe biden jumped right on the weapons of mass destruction bandwagon and supported the u. S. Invasion of iraq clearly be more secure without Saddam Hussein in position of weapons of mass destruction almost 5000 american soldiers dead thousands more iraqi civilians killed a catalyst for the rise of the Islamic State i wouldnt say any of that fits into most peoples definition of peace and security even my sons. Were. Not happy and. There are no you know. As Barack Obamas v. P. Biden cheered on americas longest war in afghanistan he called it a success and promised to bring the troops home that strategy is succeeding and as a consequence the president is making good on his commitment to bring our young men and women home right on schedule well here we are 2020 and so little has changed it just goes to show Us Operations in afghanistan are more about dysfunction than success what are we trying to do here we didnt have the foggiest notion of what we were undertaking if the American People knew the magnitude of these dysfunction syria libya pakistan yemen the list of countries that were bombed while joe biden was Vice President is very long so are we supposed to believe that hes going to put an end to years of endless war you decide well biden was there he was in the room where it happened as you say he was there for 8 years of obama so he cant divorce and so through obamas warmongering policy pretty rich for the democrats to pretend now that theyre the peace part of the because we had 8 years of president obama starting more wars i think than any president in decades before hand before him more drone strikes more volume ings more killings under president obama hope it was all for everyones own good when in fact just last month when President Trump announced he wants to remove 12000 troops from or you want to remove troops from afghanistan the Democratic Party that controls the house actually teamed up with liz cheney daughter of dick cheney to try to block and they actually passed legislation to try to prevent the end of the longest war in u. S. History so for them to now say we want to end endless wars it really is a farce who knows that the voters will buys thats nonsense. Approaching 20 minutes into. The Program Still to come German Authorities say an incident on the pearl in highway is no being treated as an islamic extremist attack that story and more after this short break. Somersault. Just sort of all out there in this series now today were covering theyd be dollars age the globalization what comes next with the investment manager Lawrence PotterLawrence Welk well. What weve got to do is identify the threats that we have its crazy. Let it be an arms race off and spearing dramatic to follow only closely im going to resist i dont see how that strategy will be successful very critical time to sit down and talk. I know. No shots. Back she felt. No 1st. Point your thirst for action. And the African Union has suspended mollys membership jew to the on going military coup their soldiers have overthrown the president and say they plan to set up a Transitional Government and hold new elections. This is really Simple Society and political movements are invited to join us to create the best conditions for a transition towards credible general elections to exercise democracy and plot a road map for the foundations of the new mali. Well this video reportedly shows troops taking the countrys president from his residence as he was the tane on tuesday a few hours after about president period on state television and night saying his resignation. I would like to inform you of my decision to resign from my position with immediate effect and with all the legal consequences this entails the dissolution of the National Assembly and of the government. Choose this uprising began with a shoot out i think county military camp close to the capital a group of soldiers detained their Senior Officers before marching on palmach oh and storming the president s residence the our pricing has received global condemnation including from the u. S. The e. U. Neighboring african countries and the un Security Council is not convening for a closed door meeting on the situation the coup follow several months of protests in mali over Economic Hardship and an age government corruption. 6 people here jump for joy to say a final farewell to mr walker kate hes no longer our president. Nothing is going well and were all suffering but the coup time does not suit we must advocate for dialogue above all. Weve been getting reaction to what is occurring there including from historian gerald horne who claims the roots of malis lead us insurrection can be traced back to nato as intervention in libya in north africa 9 years ago. This. Accept basically a result of the 2011 tragic overthrow and murder more cut off the libya engineered by the United States of america and its nato allies particularly britain france that murder of gadhafi led to leakage of tons of weapons into neighboring mali which got into the hands of religious zealots who call themselves muslims who since that time had been waging a brutal and bitter war against the soldiers in mali been killed as a result this in turn has led to a French Military intervention backed by the United States of america and its also helped to generate unrest and instability this might be on the verge of seizing power. Which could have a negative knock on effect throughout the neighborhood not least in cote de wall in guinea. German authorities have confirmed that an incident berlin highway and choose to night is not being treated as an islamic extremist attack it involved a series of car bombings 6 people were injured with 3 currently in Critical Condition the suspect an iraqi born refugee was detained prosecutors say he deliberately drove his car into several vehicles witnesses stated he began challenging goal of his great threatening to detonate explosives authorities have confirmed they suspect was known to them for extremist behavior im not he spent time in a Psychiatric Hospital d in 28. Partly facing deportation from germany the suspect is expected to face 3 charges of attempted murder. The number of kobe 1000 cases in peru has now exceeded hough a 1000000 with over 26 followers and debts. Its the highest fatality rate per capita in latin america and to make things worse many peruvian families who have lost a loved one cant give them a proper burial. 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Approval to a code 19 vaccine after less than 2 months of human testing a move moscow likened to its success in the cold war era of the space race and apparently russian president Vladimir Putin is so high on the efficacy of sub vaccine that he even had one of his own daughters take it. Theres no actual word yet on a u. S. President donald trump has put obama tiffani on an intravenous drip of hydrox a clerk queen and lysol in an effort to outdo his russian counterpart will keep you keep you abreast of that does happen and while us back sports and political politicos will now dust off the old cold war 2. 00 debate over moscows potential vaccine on cable news channels and social media to no end the virus itself continues to flourish here in the u. S. Especially inside the walls of United States prisons work order analysis by the u. C. L. A. School of laws code 19 behind bars data project and john hopkins the nobel coronaviruses now infecting american Prison Inmates at a rate more than 5 times higher than the overall u. S. Population and thats climbing in fact at the Federal Correctional Institution in c. Go bill texas the federal bureau of prisons reports that more than 1300 of the approximately 1750 prisoners held there have tested positive for covert 19 these brutal statistics of lead to multiple uprisings among the incarcerated populations across the United States just last week in georgia violence broke out of where state prison where the Atlanta Journal constitution reports that quote tensions were running high due to cope with 192 people incarcerated at the prison have died of the disease while 22 inmates and 32 employees have tested positive so with covert 19 on fire inside us per