really check out our podcast you can get it wherever you get your podcast you can also find us dot com look forward slash science. this is deja vu news live from berlin lebanon's government under pressure to resign one minister has already quit and the whole cabinet may soon followed her lead beirut has been cleaning up after a night of unrest and the huge explosions that ripped the city apart on tuesday. also coming up the people of fellow rusco to the polls president alexander lukashenko has been in power since the 1990 s.

but this time around he's facing a serious challenge from this woman. by way of look rough welcome to the program a lebanese government minister has resigned following protests that left one police officer dead and more than 100 people injured information minister monologue said she was quitting because the government failed to carry out reforms our beirut correspondent reports more resignations may follow perhaps the entire government will fall for testers blame their leaders for tuesday's port explosions that killed more than 150 people. another day and night of rage in beirut. protesters stormed government buildings and banks as their fury reached boiling point. tuesday's massive explosion reignited their disdain for thorazine power.

to many a deep and already existing distrust for 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 were long to 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. of 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 11 are undocumented as it is that i have complete neglect this neglect this and could upset and happy to see if i am here hoping we can do it say and speak about have to change the government to change to how we. find them and after change everything people are dying from hunger and this is unacceptable had it with a lot of pride on insta hassan deoband says 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 but we don't come 1st. french president emanuel was the 1st foreign head of state to visit beirut following the explosions now he's hosting a virtual donor conference to support the stricken country 36 countries and international organizations have announced they'll take part and they don't all see eye to eye so joining me now from our brussels bureau is banned reger to get into all that bad welcome what's expected to come out of this conference. the conference is show drum up some support and money of course for the immediate relief for the disaster relief in lebanon it's not seen to rebuild the harbor or the whole city and the some so far quiet modest the united kingdom for example is giving $20000000000.00 pounds germany is giving $10000000.00 euros denied states coming up this $15000000.00 and france is sending 2 carriers through naval ships with supplies.

it's also notable who is not taking part in this conference for example iran this may just spawns of behind hizbollah the most important polity right now in little known sort of 36 countries and organizations have taken parts but many are absent let's let's continue on that train of thought there is a lot of competing interests here china is taking part 40 percent of lebanon's imports come from china a foreign policy report shows of course mccrone is a muscular internationalist he has interest in showing the e.u. role on the world stage what exactly are these competing interests which have for a long time in lebanon's history been the country's downfall. but if you see the history of lebanon many many countries and fractions have interests so it's a voice always a field of competition among many states and nations from around the world frowns

of cause has cultural and political ties going back to the $920.00 s. through the league of nations when franz it was a protecting power for lebanon's its mostly attests to the christian fractions the saudi arabia is backing this so nies in lebanon and iran as i said is backing the shiites so many interests there and it's also from the outside every cultic system that is mostly seen as incompetent now to deliver and to rebuild living uncritically in lebanon was already before this devastating blast in a severe crisis economic crisis and also a covert tries in the people on the ground are demanding change and also a miss missed the mark owen said today in this conference there has to be reforms and the money has to be channeled not through the government but to private and international relief organizations and brussels thanks very much for that update.

now to some of the other stories making news around the world at least 10 coronavirus patients have died in a fire in a makeshift hospital in the southern indian state i'm proud it officials said the if the blaze in the multistory hotel building was caused by intellectual short circuit it's the 2nd fire at an indian coronavirus facility this month. a senior member of the u.s. administration has arrived in taiwan for the highest level visit there in decades the trip by health secretary alex azar is billed as an opportunity to learn from taiwan's fight against the coronavirus of beijing has condemned it as a threat to quote peace and stability china claims taiwan as part of its territory . u.s. president donald trump says he's taking executive action to extend benefits to americans who've lost their jobs because of the coronavirus endemic trump is

bypassing congress after negotiations went nowhere with democrats who may challenge the executive orders in court. the japanese city of nagasaki has marked the 75th anniversary of the u.s. atomic bombing participants held a minute of silence to remember the 70000 people killed in that attack the bombing came 3 days after another atomic bombing that one of the regime which led to japan's capitulation ending the 2nd world war just 6 days later. the people of belarus are voting today in one of the most closely contested presidential races races in decades there president alexander lukashenko seen here casting his vote has had has help our since the ninety's and is running for a 6th term a face is 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 1000 people were detained.

they're not giving up. 3 women taking on veteran leader alexander lukashenko. is the one on the ballot this weekend but maria and. behind her together they have been drawing tens of thousands belorussians desperate for something me. people have put all their hopes in me all their desires for change. they've joined forces are the candidates they were backing were forced out the collars husband fled the country with their children. working for. arrested on charges of bribery. husband was jailed and disqualified from running. my husband is in

prison he lives in very cramped conditions and of course there's tremendous pressure on him. 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 going anywhere. give you up. we have found a way to bring these extremists to justice. system. has almost no chance of forcing outlook to shanker but she and the other campaign is. imaginary 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 facing this opposition candidate. oh this pressure is very real this is an extraordinary

situation that this election takes place basically in this time it's not that much about the intensity or the simple is atlantic and also it was men who is mentioned in the report. who basically is and jesus is the current president and she is she is very open very mild and told him in very ordinance and all anything that comes from hat 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 $99.00 to fully look at she has been elected was you can

ice as and election is not on is the day of the next what we saw preceding to. candidates in jail. electoral can you just there are polls 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 to what they send has allegedly people going to vote it so cruel is to also then to office so look at sankoh 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 bellaver see as their face what kind of world are they looking at in a post look at shank oh country. i guess it's not that much of all of the turns it all about this hope that it's going to be very easy fool who says people

and sends a whole economy a look at a social social shocks that might be connected to change but anyway this is a very special very emotional some this is a bill that hopes only don't see and you can see and this basically is sending a very strong signal to the whole country to the ruling elite into the whole world . and they do want to take their seats in their own hands. arena replay from the german marshall fund thanks for those insights the afghan government says it is quote on the verge of peace talks in its war with the taliban after tribal leaders agreed to the release of 400 of the islamist groups prisoners lawyers erica a traditional meeting that brings together the country's many communities agreed to the release in hopes of moving forward on talks taliban has made that

a pre-condition intra afghan truce to the nearly 2 decades conflict follows a separate agreement the us made but the taliban in february. and football now and byron munich have sealed their passage into the champions league quarter finals after easily eliminating chelsea biron will face barcelona in a one legged game in the last 8 next friday in lisbon that's after the spanish side defeated napoli irons the rubble of a dusty converted in early penalty and netted late on in a 41 home when behind closed doors. was also among the scores as biron wrapped up a 71 aggregate victory having won the 1st leg way back in february before the coronavirus suspension. you're watching t w news here's a reminder of the top story we're following for you a lebanese government minister has resigned following an angry overnight protest and the whole cabinet may be about to quit after the massive blast on tuesday

president makana france has said world powers have a duty to support the lebanese people is hosting an emergency donor's conference. and that's all for now up next our technology show shift takes a look at the world of deep fake videos and how researchers are trying to identify them faster don't forget you can keep up to date from our website w dot com and follow us for the latest on twitter and instagram at u.w. news for now and william good for more news of the top of the hour thanks for watching. and i you do need to keep. both food over the rich and home the fortune include. the family. tree.