tide finally turning against beijing we have a china centric world and then a world which is not china centric head to head on out his iraq. protesters clashed with police in better roads softer state exit polls predict another victory for president alexander lukashenko. job harm come on santa maria with the world news from al jazeera hong kong media baron jimmy life has been arrested under a controversial security law for allegedly colluding with foreign forces the anti-government protests continue for a 2nd day in beirut 2 ministers have resigned as well as the public anger grows

after tuesday's lost and more vulnerable than ever the united nations warning that the coronavirus pandemic is a grave health threat to the world's indigenous peoples. in belarus protesters have been out on the streets all night after the latest election results showed president alexander lukashenko with 81 percent of the vote that holds that would mean look at extends his quarter century in power the opposition though says the ballot is just a fraud and support from laura but mentally. pushes the shouting the police to go away and then scenes of violence reflected across kept was.

starting a few hours after. and continuing into the night opposition supporters came out in the thousands to contest the initial election results. right beneath block the entrance to a large square and fight stun grenades into the crowds and police. trucks drive into protesters. i mean insists rushed to take the injured into hospital. protesters have put up barricades on to the main roads to prevent police cars from guessing that. earlier in the day they can does it set nona to the mosque that has come out of hiding the costs have that she had left her apartment on the eve of the election fearing arrest at 1st a reluctant presidential candidate she had grown into the biggest hope many palin missions have for change to enough sky action rallies attracted the largest crowds by lisa in the decade i was the factor frankly i was.

off to casias votes president alexander lukashenko called the opposition group yes you did what you did in the us if you're going to go against our country or even in the smallest way try to plunge the country into chaos and stabilize it you will receive an immediate response from me for decades enjoyed solid support in the former soviet country lately facing criticism for downplaying the covert $900.00 prices and worsening economy criticism that is rapidly growing to the largest practice 26 year rule or some of the most credible reports suggest it looks like a support the country may be well below 10 percent so i think there is a real shot that some some security officials say will not be willing to fire on protesters if that's something that negotiate that warders them to do and we all really hope and pray that he doesn't but even so potentially even go over to the

side of the protesters. while the school authorities may have been able to control the opposition using force this time people say and show they're beyond the. door about money and deceit. will start passing as our correspondent in minsk has been joining us on the phone because of an internet blackout there she says support for looking slips so too does the backing from police. the key question here is of course where the security forces are going to stand the protesters and also the opposition as he's trying to persuade the military and police to join their side at least look a sign but others are saying that his power base especially within the military is still very strong but of course ability is going to watch this and if they're going to see more and more people going onto the streets protesting what people say is very much an observed election result look at tankers claiming more than 80 percent

of the vote so they're going to want to help people are going to respond in the days ahead. on to other news in the hong kong media tycoon jimmy lying has been detained this is the most high profile arrest yet under the new beijing imposed national security law lies among 7 people arrested on. an executive from his media group says he's been arrested on suspicion of colluding with foreign powers will check in with sarah clarke for the latest now from hong kong sara tell us about well not just i mean i but the others have been arrested. there is a sweeping police operation underway we've got the founder of apple delhi which is the pro-democracy media outlet here in hong kong and he's also not considered a media tycoon jimi like he's been arrested he's been arrested and the potential charges of violating the new national security laws to at the moment we have

a huge police search underway about $200.00 police headquarters. and they can add conducting searches on devices interviewing di stuff already there and as you mentioned there are 7 people have been arrested so far with police some of those senior staff at the apple daily media network we also have reports that 2 of his sons jimmy lives sons have been arrested now i should say they're not affiliated with apple daily but we believe been chargeable could potentially be charged for violations of company business cards so that could mean that the police are investigating some of jimmy lies investments as well now as you mentioned 7 people arrested but all are under suspicion of violating these new national security laws and we believe the stuff at the headquarters have been told i can't leave this place searches on the web so a sweeping operation currently undergoing underway at the apple headquarters here in hong kong on monday jimmy lie has been arrested before he's no stranger to this sort of thing bards given this is happening under the national security law for the

1st time how might it be difference or what penalties could he face. well the charges under the new national security laws are very different and much tougher than the current charges he's facing he's been was arrested in february early this year accused of participating in an unauthorized assembly last year he was also arrested or charged with illegal assembly for gathering at the victoria park for the chandler square anniversary this year but monday's arrests and the potential charges that he could face under the national security law much tougher some of those penalties could involve life in prison now the national security lower it targets acts of suspicion subversion terrorism and collusion with foreign powers powers and that's what he's being investigated for that mr law has previously said that he believes that the new law would target him the state run of the chinese run media operation the global times has said that they have evidence or they have experts who suggest there is evidence from jimmy lives tweets suggesting he's been involved with acts of subversion so clearly the police are

acting on that but if he does face those charges they will be tough penalties as a result ok we'll check in with you again later sara to see if there's been any more developments circle because in hong kong we've also heard from him earlier chairperson of the international affairs committee of the hong kong democratic party who says this development is having a chilling effect on the city's journalists. well of course many hong kong people woke up this morning to learn of the news and many are shocked and horrified including myself and i think this is sent out a very very negative message and of course it must have a chilling effect on people who want to speak out and particularly on the news media so this is a very very disturbing development although maybe maybe not unexpected but i and people say that hong kong no longer has the rule of law so i hope that jimmy lie and those of the people who have been

a rest it will be able to have their rights protected and of course if the authorities have evidence i hope they will come out with it because such allegations have been made for a long time and up to now they have to do with no evidence i think that we have seen quite a increasing amount of self-censorship amongst the news media some local media even say that that maybe there are some foreign politicians that they may not or should not interview and there are stories they should not write and also they're educated may be telling them what to do and what not to do and also with academics with political commentators with people in political circle and professional circle so there is this you know reign of terror people are beriberi worry and don't know when they will be next. egyptian authorities have extended the detention

of al-jazeera journalist mahmoud hussein by 45 days remember he has already been held for more than 1300 days without trial after arriving in egypt on a personal visit back in 2016 or thirty's of opened an investigation against him the charges that are specified and his incarceration actually breaches egypt's penal code which sets the maximum pretrial detention at $620.00 days both al jazeera and the united nations of called for an end to its arbitrate detention. tensions boiled over for a 2nd day in lebanon after the massive explosion that tore through the capital beirut there were more clashes near parliament after protesters gathered demanding an end to rampant corruption riot police fired tear gas demonstrators hurled rocks and shot fireworks into the air 158 people died in tuesday's blast 21 are still missing the army says there was little hope of finding any more survivors or

protesters say they want a complete overhaul of the political system so far they've got 2 government ministers responding to the widespread anger by resigning that is the environment minister on a sculptor who's confirmed he's out and that follows the information minister. in 130 this is the point of no return people are starving the economy has deteriorated the economic crisis is heightening our families children friends have just been left behind fear and disappointments lives within them in this fateful moments we cannot just sit behind we have to stand in dignity together as a nation i feel that i need to send an apology to the lebanese people because we failed to achieve their ambitions due to the difficulties. also on sunday the french president emmanuel micron led a video conference of international donors as they try to get aid into lebanon as quickly as possible world powers and pledged to help the recovery but they're also

demanding transparency over how the money is used this report from byrne it's a myth. here there are all the skills the talent and the enthusiasm this is this this is the nasa. that has been issued yesterday but these people will not be able to rebuild beirut on their own we have an engineering team and i'm not being seen working in sync together we sense scouts on little school tours and their job is to basically go and examine a building and say hey this structure is no longer safe to enter they're doing all this because the government isn't. food is given out to people who never have to ask for handouts in their life. volunteers are given a safety briefing before heading out with a cleanup team because there are hundreds of these camps across beirut hastily set up in the shadows of the buildings ripped open by choose days explosion of 2700

tons of ammonium nitrate stored in the pool. for international donors one of the hardest questions is how do they get aid to people who want to get off the top when they have to deal with a political elite that's been doing exactly that for decades really the lebanese authorities now have to put in place the political and economic reforms which are being called for by the lebanese people it's the only thing which will allow the international community to act efficiently side by side with lebanon in its reconstruction. it could cost up to $15000000000.00 to rebuild beirut says the city's governor its residents want to make sure that money goes where it should the government of lebanon is a criminal government this is a criminal state these are warlords these are people who were more responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people in the lebanese civil war and we're expecting that a few extra bodies is going to make them cringe that's not going to happen on

monday lebanon's prime minister will ask his cabinet to agree to early elections they'd be held within 2 months and lebanon's electoral system candidates must stand according to their religious sect it makes it very difficult for nonaffiliated individuals or groups to emerge and that is what these people will tell you is constantly frustrating that calls for radical political change. al-jazeera beirut in the news ahead it is the highest level visit from a u.s. official to taiwan in decades but it's also further inflaming tension between washington and beijing and paving the way for peace talks in afghanistan the president agrees to set free 400 taliban prisoners.

be a resurgence of the stride just a breeze a come down here because this clan which may be of wood interrupted is more is falling pop apart from producing a shower or 2 of the among the mountains there's nothing driving it so we will see it increase in the hot weather $45.00 in baghdad in the dust and $44.00 in doha without too much dust there's an increase in that breeze once more the reef is still blowing across a lot it's been raining or drizzling now for days on end she's what it should do. back towards where the shots being generated of the high ground in ethiopia they just saw us which means that most of the horn of africa though catching the brazenness are more sprays is a dry picture at the moment the showers revision negatory westwards or ethiopia westward and everything south of this is likely to be pretty dry even madagascar you don't see much in the way of showers we do wait for winter fronts to go through cape town the western cape and beyond in the wind direction changing makes crossing

if conditions the temperatures but portland misses back down to normal at 17 degrees and the breeze is picking up on its way into cape town bringing with it rain rain for tuesday and a 15 degrees the forecast for cape town in a specially wet but it does get quite windy. but. an image can change the way we see the will ask if we had not seen this we quickly tell me about it it can spark mass action or serve the interests of the powerful he created longing for a full opportunity that can obscure the truth this is a legitimate news story that is correct and attacking coins for pretty i don't think it can forge narratives all right through the listening post gives you the full picture on a jazeera. headlines

this hour on al-jazeera protests have erupted in cities across belarus as president alexander lukashenko to accept the claim another election victory the electoral commission says he so far taken 81 percent. bode's the main opposition candidate spent on a take on a sky is on just 8 percent hong kong media tycoon jimmy lyons been detained in the most high profile arrest yet to the beijing imposed national security no executive in lies media group says he's been arrested on suspicion of committing with foreign forces and protesters in lebanon have gathered near the parliament for a 2nd night grows over tuesday's port explosion. tear gas was fired to disperse the

demonstrators have been hurling rocks they say government corruption is to blame and they're demanding a political overhaul. the u.s. health secretary alex. has met taiwan's president signing when i was up praised taiwan's success in tackling coronavirus and said he brought a strong message of support from president trump is the highest level u.s. official to visit the island decades china has warned trip poses a threat to regional peace and stability president size courage and vision and leading taiwan's vibrant democracy are an inspiration to the region and to the world taiwan's response to covert 19 has been among the most successful in the world and that is a tribute to the transparent democratic nature of taiwan society and culture i am grateful to president side for welcoming us to taiwan and i look

forward to using this just to convey our admiration for for china one and to learn about how our shared democratic values have driven success and health. afghanistan's presidents agreed to release $400.00 taliban prisoners they made that decision on the recommendation of the loya jirga a traditional assembly of tribal elders the release was a precondition for the taliban to agree to hold peace talks with the government some a binge of it has. for centuries of understands traditional grand assemblies known as legitimate as solve problems by consultation within $3000.00 elders and community leaders joint politicians to decide on the final stumbling block for the negotiations with the taliban with some reluctance president ghani has honored the agreement between the us government and the armed group decided 5000 prisoners must be released before incra of one dialogue can begin most inmates have been released

the ago was called to decide about the final 400 prisoners who have been government says these 400 are wanted for major crimes and some even face the death penalty they want to ensure that these men do not produce into the battlefield the ben. graham today i will sign the decree that i did not have the authority to sign before now i will sign the decree to authorize the release of the 400 taliban prisoners based on the request of the loya jirga and they will be released. in a complex power sharing structure of the law is the chairman of the loya jirga as he leads the high council for national reconciliation. hi sally at ami the declaration of the loya jirga has removed all of europe's tickles to start the entrance afghan talks we are on the cusp of starting the negotiation we do have respect for all your decisions and the afghan government will be committed to implementing all of them. despite temporary cease fire is one in 3 and a half 1000 afghan security personnel have been killed since february that's when

the deal was signed between leaders and the us government us troops are supposed to leave of want to stand by april 2021 and remain divided over the u.s. but draw. it would be better that the us does stay here that will also help our security and reconstruction of our country. the withdrawal of foreign troops is good for us as they were against our culture. it will definitely have a positive impact. for almost all of the security remains there foremost concern. regarding the release of prisoners we need peace in afghanistan and we will need to pay a price for that therefore we are obliged to release the taliban prisoners of them and say their rights and safety is non-negotiable regardless of who wields power there did it. i continued my university studies despite losing many of my

classmates to suicide attacks we still have faith in a stance government will need to bring security in all the places where we do not have security at the moment. the us government has acknowledged the release of prisoners is unpopular president danny's government to hold direct talks to facilitate a peace agreement the release of prisoners is a 1st step for all of the factions to sit across the table but they remain multiple challenges and wide ranging differences to overcome for peace can be achieved. there. is an afghan journalist based in kabul who says the loya jirga assembly gave voice to people suffering from afghanistan's ongoing war. every day you hear about is strikes night raids suicide attacks indiscriminate mortar attacks killing entire families of roadside bombs the country really needs respond from

violence and then you are talking about a process where a future government will be discussed in the constitution is something that we expect will be brought up so no one actually thinks that this is a peace process that will be done in an overnight you're looking at a number of sticking points from now on for example what happens to the powers in thousands of taliban fighters do they become part of the afghan national security forces where does afghanistan go from here does it become a republic what happens to the right so women. several society the media because afghanistan today is a changed country from the one that the taliban were ruling 3 days of heavy monsoon rains have killed at least 50 people across pakistan flash flooding damaged hundreds of homes across a number of provinces the military is now being deployed to rescue people caught in the rising waters. and in yemen houses in the e.u.

nasco listed old city of sanaa are collapsing after months of heavy rain and flooding many of the 11th century red and white man brick houses fallen into disrepair after years of war around $5000.00 of the towering buildings have leaky roofs $107.00 have partially collapsed at least 11 people including 3 children have died in an apartment block fire in the czech republic 5 of those were killed after they jumped from windows on the 12th floor as they tried to escape police are investigating the cause with some officials suggesting arson could be to blame. the operators of a japanese ship leaking tons of oil off the coast of nourishes have apologized and vowed to help clean up the spill. has declared an environmental state of emergency but the prime minister saying cracks in the hollow of the vessel have grown there's a risk it could break in hough the was carrying 4000 tons of fuel when it ran

aground that last month 2 and a half 1000 tons still on board and experts say the slick will cause catastrophic damage to coral reefs greenpeace is also saying buyers and sellers of the fuel on board the grounded ship should be the ones compensating those impacted by the spill need to be relieved that for the community right or the community being in it's been affected so were those who were part of the transaction to ship this oil made to compensate munitions and deal with the. damage and that really means that you're changing the rules or transporting and. of using fossil fuel for the transaction whatever it was between the cargo ship company between the people who are the sellers and the buy me to come into the for the held accountable with the fact that the atlantic in his name to the thing efficient number of corona virus

infections across the united states is now past 5000000 and there is concern the actual figures could be much higher health officials are urging the use of face masks and social distancing but this was the scene in south dakota over the weekend where around 400000 people gathered for a 10 day motorcycle rally in the city of sturgis as of this week 40 percent of u.s. infections are in just 5 states that is florida california texas new york and georgia mike hanna with more from washington. well at the moment it's mainly in the midwest of the united states at least 14 states are showing increasing rates of infection california is particularly hard hit and compounding the problem in california is the fact that the system of testing has basically broken down the data flow to central agencies to be able to track the pace of the infection of the corona virus has actually not working at the moment so this is

a major issue because of the infection rates are continuing to rise in california but health officials are just unable to actually track the path of the virus because of this delay one bright spot is new york state which has now recorded the lowest rate of infection in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic it's damned well below one percent now but generally across the united states there is still an uptick in the rates of infection in many areas now some are arguing that because the spiking really takes place mainly in the outdoors and chances of infection drop a little however officials also point out that the real danger is the day when people gather in bars or around campfires that there could well be a spread of the infection but this is what has been happening in a number of states and it accounts for the fact that the rates of infection are increasing the number of states opened up too early and number of states do not

imports of mask mandate a number of states have dropped mitigating measures completely and as a result you're seeing this up tick in in the rates of infection. meanwhile we're hearing the coronavirus pandemic poses a grave health threats to the world's digitas peoples according to the united nations in brazil coated 19 has killed hundreds of people in its vulnerable indigenous communities is genuine reports. indigenous peoples have suffered from devastating viruses since their 1st contact with the. outsiders covered 19 is simply the latest and they sitting particularly hard when so many communities already struggling against environmental damage and economic hardship. in the amazon territories have been ravaged by mining illegal deforestation forest fires unlawful occupation of indigenous lands in this settlement in brazil with the alleged collusion of the authorities. we're meeting here and we will prepare

a document to take brazil's congress from there ask president both sonora why he speaks so badly about native people. indigenous people live in 90 countries around the walled often in remote locations without adequate health facilities came outta and sanitation. the un says the communal way of life can also increase the threat of contagion in the americas more than 1000 indigenous deaths and covered 19 have been recorded and more than 70000 people have been infected there already i mean just you know it's very worrying we don't have the infrastructure to protect ourselves against the bias we don't have what we need to protect ourselves the u.n. says the pandemic emphasizes the importance of indigenous peoples being allowed to exercise their right to self-determination for their particular needs to be recognised this hospital in brazil for instance has a separate ward for indigenous patients so was bound to fail to see how the sea

mill yes we are different even if the system doesn't recognise that we speak a traditional language we have our own medicinal plants so we want to respect to do that kurt said that you know the un war that indigenous lives must be saved to protect the precious web of cultures languages and traditional knowledge the connect all of us to the deep roots of humanity. that al-jazeera. these are the headlines protests have erupted in cities across bellerose since president alexander looks set to claim another election victory. commission so far he's going to 81 percent of the vote while the main opposition candidates felt kind of sky is on just 8 percent is in minsk with more on the protests. when they

try to write their police was already blocking the road saving people so the people were sort of trying to get together but they were all separated by police then there was a clash police were firing as they said to the crowd one police truck right. and one protester with. ambulances were taking away the injured people around the city the police have been blocking off roads trying to stop people from gather rate other headlines hong kong media. has been detained in the most high profile arrest yet under the beijing imposed national security law executive and lies media group says he's been arrested on suspicion of colluding with foreign forces dozens of police are searching the offices of lies newspaper egyptian authorities have extended the detention of al jazeera journalists and hussein by $45.00 days he has already been held for more than $1300.00 days without trial

after arriving in egypt on a personal visit in 2016 the un and al-jazeera have called for an end to his arbitrary detention of protesters in lebanon have gathered near parliament for a 2nd night his anger grows over tuesday's port explosion. to disperse the demonstrators have been hurling rocks they say government corruption is to blame and they're demanding a political. and the u.s. health secretary alex has met taiwan's president sign when i was appraised taiwan's success in tackling the coronavirus and said he brought a strong message of support from president trump as i was the highest level u.s. official to visit taiwan in decades you're up to date with the headlines on al-jazeera the listening post next. a global pandemic mass protests demanding change economic recession and geopolitical tensions not to mention the small matter

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