Tensions a are also high betwee china and the United States over the South China Sea. The u. S. Has r rejected beijing Maritime Claims across most of the South China Sea as completely unlawful. In july, the u. S. Held military exercises in the area that included aircraft carriers. In the following months, the Chinese Military test fired Ballistic Missiles toward the sea. At wednesdays meeting, asean countries are expected to call for restraint. An expert says that china and the u. S. Need to understand asean does not want to see the dispute escalate in the south china a sea. Asean in particular is very interested in managing incidents in the South China Sea, and we hope that we can cononstructivey contntribute to managiging the tension in the South China Sea, including the tension between the u. S. And china. He expressed hope that asean meetings would push all the concerned countries to seek ways to solve the situation without increasing tension in the region. Strat separately chinese
As the u. K. Government says they would bypass parts of their divorce agreement with the eu. Im in one of the neighborhoods that has been affected by floods from the nile river, and i will be telling you about the impact of the flood on neigighborhoods anand the govert response. Hello, and welcome to the program. New details are emerging about anw a prominent belarusi Opposition Leader was snatched from the streets in minsk. After the disappearance of maria, her whereabouts remain unknown. It is claimed unidentified men forced her across the border into ukraine, but she tore up her passport so she couldnt read couldnt leave belarus. Arriving at the ukrainian border, three opposition activists, two men and one woman. The driver and another man inside had been arrested in the capital not long before she was detained. They had been told they would be prosecuted if they didnt cross the border. The pair explained what happened. As soon she got into the car and saw her passport in front of h
And building relations while loading a war. The u. S. President hails what he calls a tremendous relationship betweenn his country and mexico. Thank you for joining us. The Prime Minister of ivory of 61. As died at the age the president says the nation is in mourning. He was taken to the hospital after he fainted during a cabinet meeting. He had returned to ivory coast last week after a prolonged stay in france for a hard exam. More now from senegal. Reporter this is a big blow for the president , because with this death comes a political crisis, a political void. The question now is who will now replace the Prime Minister, who was the chosen successor, expected to run in the next upcoming president ial election in october, and whoever will come next will have to defeat which is ates, former president of ivory coast, a heavy weight of the opposition, and a young newcomer that was once a close ally, deal him guillaume. Problematic, and not only for him but for the stability of ivory coa
Damp air is flowing toward the seasonal rain front destabilizing atmospheric conditions and causing rain clouds to develop in kyushu and tokai among other areas. The front will cause heavy rain and thunder over wide areas of western and eastern japan on thursday. Rainfall of more than 50 millimeters per hour is predicted. During the 48 hours ending saturday morning, kyushu and shikoku can expect between 300 and 400 mill meeters of rain. And kanto, 150 to 250 millimeters. So far 59 people are confirmed dead. Four have no vital signs, and 16 others are still missing. In south western japan, a car believes to have a family inside swept away by flooded river water and police are searching for passengers. Kuma village in Kumamoto Prefecture has seen majority of casualties. Selfdefense forces personnel rescued stranded residents who expressed both a desire to stay positive and confusion over what steps to take now. Translator if someone next to me, i will feel depressed so i want to help eve
From coronavirus after fighting for clean water in one of the biggest slums in one asaris in buenos aires. There will be an independent inquiry into the International Response to the coronavirus outbreak. The investigation will include an examination of the World Health Organizations role. Members unanimously passed a resolution that would allow for what they called a comprehensive evaluation of the global reaction. Director welcomed the resolution. Who remains fully committed to transparency, accountability, and continued improvement. Accountability more than anyone. Resolutionll, the follows sharp criticism of the who by u. S. President donald trump. He says missteps by the organization came at an extreme cost. President trump basically, they have to clean up their act, do a better job, be more fair to other countries, including the United States, or we will not be involved anymore. We will do it a separate way. Threat the president s to remove funding is facing backlash. The Russian