Not healthy and theyre certainly not happy and that my friends is all of our historically racist statues and memorials here in the United States of america yes activists and protesters across the nation over the last few weeks have been tearing down these idiotic idols and relics to our slave owning colonizing history much to the dismay and outrage over well. I guess what those who care more about stones symbols of hate than peoples flesh blood and lives never one to miss an opportunity to sound off in an Election Year u. S. President donald trump chimed in or rather tweeted in declaring i have authorized the federal government to arrest anyone who vandalize or destroys any monument statue or other such federal property in the United States with up to 10 years in prison. But it wasnt just the president was clutching his pearls the activists gadflies and Culture Police from the right even some on the left were also losing their collective minds on t. V. And social media over the topplin
Much the palestinian Prime Minister told challenges era. Josh rushing throwing around for me ok and youre in the stream today as the United Nations sound the alarm for civilians in syria is the world in different to. Join the conversation tweet us your thoughts at a. J. Streamer we have a comment and our live youtube chat and you too can be in the story of. The United Nations warns that the world is facing the worst humanitarian catastrophe of the 21st century as the forces of syrian president Bashar Al Assad close in on the last opposition stronghold and the that announcement by the un comes as Opposition Forces backed by the Turkish Military regained the key town of soraya on thursday as hashem reports its the 1st significant reversal for the syrian army. And this is job it on the streets. For the rebel commander if this is just the beginning of a long bush to recapture lost territory after this rocket is back on that old control we have managed to evict Syrian Army Russian i am prog
Definitely a major cryo for the opposition who has suffered serious backs in the past of this is could be a chance to build more momentum for them to be able to move forward and so the 2nd target. For which is button or mounts southern. Countries are stepping up measures to stop the corona virus from spreading so to arabia has suspended visas for the pilgrimage restricted tourist travel from countries affected by the virus and the u. S. And south korea at this point joint military exercises so koreas confirms another 505 cases in its overtaken china daily infection numbers. Irans Health Ministry says the death toll from the corona virus infections has increased to 26. 00 at least 245. 00 cases have been care firms this includes the heads of the Parliamentary National Security Commission same the strategy is in teheran and has the details of the governments efforts to limit the spread. You know as far as Public Events cinemas concerts sports stadiums any sort of public event that would
Least 19 people have died and 130 are infected it creating the Deputy Health minister said the survey has more from the capital tehran. During a weekly Cabinet Meeting iranian president Hassan Rouhani struck an optimistic tone saying that the reports about containing the coronavirus in iran are promising a taskforce set up earlier this week by the president including senior members of the government and armed forces he said are making gains in controlling the spread of the disease something that has become a Major Public Health crisis here in the country he also addressed public concerns about whether or not the information coming from officials could actually be trusted this after a member of parliament representing the city of home where the 1st case was detected said the number of cases and deaths from this virus are far higher than official figures reported by the government heres what the president had to say about that and i dont mean not to. I emphasize that we dont manipulate t
Moving closer to russia, which happened after coups in neighbouring burkina faso and mali. Later, leaders from the 15 countries that make up the Economic Community of west african states, and the eight leaders from the west African Economic and monetary union, will meet to discuss their response. Brandon kendhammer is politics professor at Ohio University and expert on politics in west africa. Hejoins us now. Thank you and welcome to the programme. What is your take on what we are witnessing in niger right now . Right now . Good morning. I think what right now . Good morning. I think what we right now . Good morning. I think what we are right now . Good morning. I l think what we are witnessing right now . Good morning. I. Think what we are witnessing is likely the consolidation of any Military Regime. Enough time has passed now that we have a general sense of who was in charge or who would like to be in charge and while we have seen a fair bit of International Response at this point,