This is your tuesday briefing. A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. Also in the programme, could you cut back on your emails . Climate campaigners say we should think before we thank on email and cut back on unnecessary messages. Just this simple act could significantly reduce the energy used. Tell us what you think. Just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. Lets get started. Hong kong police say theyve entered the Polytechnic University where protesters are staging a sit in to ask those holding out to leave, but no immediate arrests will be made and theyve guaranteed their fair treatment. In a separate development, in her first public appearance since pro democracy candidates won a sweeping victory in local elections, the territorys chief executive, carrie lam said she was aware voters had expressed unhappiness with the governments handling of months of unrest. The large number of voters coming out to cast a vote, perhaps
The top stories from the past 7 days and right up to the moment. This is the Weekly International a little unwelcome. Protests bolivia boils over this week for the countrys leader. Stepped down on monday and fled to mexico thousands of his supporters have since then been protesting against his resignation clashes with police have left more than 10 dead hundreds injured. Well after more oil is was always stated sedentary janine proclaimed herself interim president of bolivia many experts say the move is illegal and goes against the constitution she wasnt in line to be the next leader crucially though most of the army supported on the is under no under her control or ts dole quarter takes up the story. A new force has seized bolivias political reins her name is janine is and shes just declared herself interim president but if you did as president of the senate i immediately take on the state presidency for a scene in the constitution and i swear to undertake all the measures necessary to
Detrimental. A very warm welcome youre watching the weekly here on r. T. International bring you all the latest world headlines along with a roundup of the stories that shape the week but 1st the Mass Violence and around the clock protests bolivia boiled over this week after the countrys leader even merolas stepped down on monday and fled to mexico thousands of his supporters have since then been protesting against his resignation clashes with police have left more than 10 dead and hundreds injured. Our political advocacy we must recover democracy with a lot of patience and peaceful fights we must pass if i believe and then if im useful in anything but can bring peace to bolivia we will do it but without bullets. After all as was ousted senator janine anos proclaimed herself interim president of bolivia many experts say the move is illegal and goes against the constitution as she wasnt in line to be the next leader crucially though most of the army supported and yes and are now under h
A tough job beating Prime Minister bourse trots of the conservatives and next months election we had the campaign trail in northern england. In vietnam the 1st funerals take place for some of the 39. 00 people found it dad in a truck in britain last month. And President Trump signed a law supporting democracy in hong kong. The president signed on the bill was just increased the bargain ships of hong kong. Prodemocracy activists welcomed the move by china denounces it on state television. Im sumi so much god its good to have you with us. The European Parliament has voted to declare a Climate Emergency that the resolution was passed with a clear majority and stross forward lawmakers hope that the move will send a power. Full signal to the u. N. Climate summit which starts in madrid next week theyre also aiming to put pressure on the incoming e. U. Executive to take a leading role in the global fight against Climate Change well lets go to our correspondent in brussels Garrick Mathis is st
A listen around here in the Western Region after calling for a long day of work to the beauty of yeah its finally burning to fix things up one of the worst massacres in colombia history to take up to the fact. The u. S. Has abandoned its longstanding position on israeli settlements in the occupied west bank saying it will no longer consider them illegal this latest pro israel move puts the us at odds with most of the International Community and the Un Security Council was in jordan reports now from washington d. C. For 41 years the u. S. Has called israeli settlements built in the occupied west bank illegal under International Law that u. S. Policy changed on monday calling the establish of civilian settlements inconsistent with International Law hasnt worked it hasnt invents the. As of peace this is a complex political problem that can only be solved by negotiations between the israelis and the palestinians pump ailes announcement is the latest in a string of Controversial White House