this is w. news live from berlin a lebanese government minister quits in reaction to anger on the streets of beirut protests following tuesday's devastating explosions leave at least one police officer dead and more than 100 people injured as demonstrators stormed government buildings. also coming up the people of belarus go to the polls president alexander lucas shango has been in power since the 1990 s. but this time around he's facing a serious challenge from this full. time

william blue cross good to have you with us a lebanese government minister has resigned following protests that left one police officer dead and more than 100 people injured information minister. said she was quitting because the government had failed to carry out reforms demonstrators stormed government ministries on saturday night just days after the massive explosions in beirut's port that ripped apart the city. another day and night of rage in beirut protesters stormed government buildings and banks as they few really reached boiling point. choose days massive explosion reignited they just staying for those in power. to many it depend already existing distrust the leaders who they say are incompetent and corrupt the country was already struggling. through

a deepening financial crisis making the recovery from this disaster that much harder the desperation was clear. and on ahmad we no longer have money the leaders during care about the people no food no houses more than $300000.00 people lost their homes after the explosion in addition to the depreciation of the lira. anger transformed the city making it unrecognizable to the devastating scenes from just days earlier. police fired tear gas amidst the chaos trying to regain control. thousands marched through the streets of the capital. some set up symbolic nurses to hang politicians whose corruption and negligence they blame for the explosion. they want the government out i am here because of this devastation explosion that we just witnessed and have

been on that was it isn't i have complete neglect this neglect this and could have an advantage because see i am here to let me we can do it say and speak about have to change the government 6 to change to how we. find america after injury thing people are dying from hunger and this is unacceptable how to put a lot of pride on insta hassan de obs as the only solution is to hold early elections. he says that's how change will happen though it's unlikely to put out the fires on the streets of beirut. the government has also promised to find those responsible. for hundreds of thousands left timeless and many with loved ones still missing since we do come 1st. for more on the situation in bray beirut let's bring in our correspondent basile aryeetey who is there. some of she's the 1st minister to resign since the explosions on tuesday what are people there

making of that resignation that it would come to sit as a nation on the unexpecting motors ignition and the diggnation of the old government. could meet tomorrow in full 2 of the ministers. final economy and their minister of environment would resign today that the mentioned one think it maybe it's it indicates something important that the minister of environment is one of the closest friends to the prime minister to high standard yeah what i heard what i know is a few minutes. maximum of 15 minutes ago the prime minister had a meeting with the ministers discussing if there is a nation of the old government so it's obvious that the situation going straight forward to a computer technician at the same time on the planet it would be that ignition from

the cabinet there is some designation from department yesterday one of the. locks resigned they want to belong to one of the political parties and lebanon resigned today we have 2 motors ignitions so the number of m.p.'s that resigned 6 until this moment expecting some more in the coming days so a lot of dominoes falling let's hear from some resignation the statement that she made. no honey cloth allowed this is not a point of no return people are hungry the economy is collapsing the economic financial and monetary crisis is escalating our family children relatives and friends are harmless consumed by grief despair and frustration. in this decisive moment we cannot but take the side of the honorable patriot what he did

and i apologize to the lebanese people for not being able to live up to their ambitions to him we set up this just one resignation you've mentioned many other resignations the prime minister has said he's going to call for early elections lot of things coming out of this disaster in the protests what are the possible solutions or lebanon's crisis. $11.00 the prime minister said that he would discuss on monday the elections it seems similar scene or similar scenario to what happened with the prime minister start how did he what are the 17th of october demonstrations when he went when he had to arrest the bunny's would a package of reforms but it was too late after 3 days of that announcement he resigned today it seems same scenario happening with the prime minister has and yet he announced that he's going to discuss with his ministers. the election which was

which was one of the main demands of the protesters in lebanon since that. they are support elections but it seems that this announcement came a little bit late. the coming day the coming i was as i mentioned that it seems that we're going to have a lot of dramatic situation to the political elite. to try to contact the minister ivanov some of. she didn't answer her cell phone out of the other phone so i talked to her advisor she said she told me her advice or she. preferred someone will resign after the find their loved. ones that the investigation. took its point of decision. and what happened with up to some a special that 2 days ago to some of the minister of information said that she will discuss on monday if the investigation didn't reach an end in specific.

causes and who is responsible for that names. specific names she will ask the cabinet to have an international investigation so what happened was up to some up with the minister of information i did not know i tried to. understand from her directly i couldn't her advisers use that that she should you choose direct the decision of her minister. in beirut thanks very much for bringing that to us. the people of belarus are voting in one of the most closely contested presidential races in decades there president alexander lukashenko seen here casting his vote has held power since the ninety's and is running for his 6th term he faces the toughest challenge so far to his authoritarian rule from the wife of a jailed presidential candidate ahead of the election international observers express concern after more than

a 1000 people were detained. we love we can win. they're not giving up meat for 3 women taking on veteran leader alexander lukashenko settle on a ticket is the one on the ballot this weekend maria and veronica the politics of throwing their support behind her together they have been drawing tens of thousands belorussians desperate for something me. people have put all their hopes in me all the desires for change. they've joined forces off the candidates they were backing were forced out to collars husband fled the country with their children. kolesnikov was working for a risk arrested on charges of bribery. and husband was jailed and disqualified from running. she knew. my husband is in

prison it is in very cramped conditions and of course there's tremendous pressure on him. and this is the man determined to stop the opposition alexander lukashenko he has been in power for 26 years and he's made it clear he and the officials here back him aren't going anywhere. the states will not give you up it will protect you we have found a way to bring these extremists to justice. system. has almost no chance of forcing out lucas shanker but she and the other campaigners have still managed to hope belorussians imagine a country without its long term leader. from the german marshall fund in berlin is here to talk with us about this potentially historic day in belarus marina tell us more how real is the pressure that look i

was facing from this opposition candidate oh this pressure is very real this is an extraordinary situation that this election takes place basically in this and it's not that much about the alternative or the simple is atlantic an oscar that was meant who was mentioned in the report. basically is and thesis is the current president and she is she is very mild and in theory all this and all it isn't it comes from that is only peace and love. well we have an election happening today but without international observers president to monitor it how can we be assured that it's going to be free and fair. we can be assured that it's not going to be free and not a single election since 99 full of the question has been elected was you can nice

as and election is not 0 as did the next what we saw preceding to potential candidates in jail. electoral can you just. pools and no international observers this time domestic agendas heavy and very difficult and they have been also pressured to put this in the voting 6 days preceding to today. is that. while in full if you want to send has allegedly people going to vote it so cruel is to also then to office so look at shank oh he may withstand this test today but he's been in power for a very long time if you were to fall today or fall sometime soon what do belarusians their face what kind of world are they looking at in a post lucas shank oh country. i guess it's not that much about the

10s it's all about this hope that it's going to be very easy for bill who sent people and sends a whole economy a look at a social social shocks that might be connected to in kind change but anyway this is a very special very emotional some this is a bill and since i hope so did they would see and you can see and this basically is sending a very strong signal to the whole country to the ruling elite and to the whole world they. and they do want to take their fates in their own hands arena right play from the german marshall fund thanks for those insights. the afghan government says it's on the verge of peace talks in its war with the taliban as the tribal leaders agreed to release $400.00 of the islamist groups prisoners the loya jirga a traditional meeting that brings together the country's many communities agreed to

the release in hopes of moving forward on talks the taliban had made that a pre-condition interim afghan troops to the nearly 2 decades conflict follows a separate agreement the us made with the taliban in february. the europa league quarter finals kick off on monday clubs have traveled to germany to finish the rest of the tournament in the ruler and regions in the west of the country stadiums in devon and kiersten duesberg duesseldorf and cologne will be used to host the knockout fixtures and monday's matches by oliver couzin face interim ilan while manchester united play copenhagen. watching t w news here's a reminder of the top story we're following for you. 11 east government minister has resigned following angry protests against the political establishment one police officer died and more than 100 people were injured in protests following the

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