this is deja vu news live from berlin lebanon's government under pressure to resign one minister has already quit in the whole cabinet may soon follow her leaving beirut has been cleaning up after a night of unrest and the huge explosions that ripped the city of our on tuesday. also coming up the people of fellers go to the police president alexander lukashenko has been in power since the mid 1990 s. but this time around he's facing a serious challenge from this from. a

1000000 good half 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 monell obvious said she was quitting because the government had failed to carry out reforms our beirut correspondent reports many more resignations may follow perhaps the entire government will fall protesters blame their leaders for tuesday's port explosions that killed more than 150 people. she's the 1st government official to quit over choose days catastrophic explosion in beirut but many in lebanon hope she won't be the last. in the hundreds that this is the point of no return the people are hungry the economy is collapsing the economic financial and monetary crisis is escalating while family children relatives and friends are homeless consumed by grief despair

and frustration. over night people stormed government buildings and banks in the capital protesters taking their fury out on politicians whose corruption and negligence by blame for the explosions lebanese officials had long known about the neglected pile of ammonium nitrate that killed more than $150.00 people and caused so much devastation proof protesters say at the wrought at the core of the stars. and we were long the have money the leaders during care about the people no food no houses more than 300000 people lost their homes after the explosion in addition to the depreciation of the lira. on sunday the french president hosted an international donor conference for levanon emanuel mccrone cold on will power was to support the people's push for change. the explosion of august full was like

a thunderbolt it's time to wake up and take action that's why i think at this moment over these days the future of lebanon is at stake the future of the lebanese people but also a whole region. a mountain of dish enormous rebuild costs and the will fear of an entire nation under threat lebanon faces huge challenges and growing coals for urgent political and economic reform. french president a manual 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 it will take part and they don't all see eye to eye so joining me now from our brussels bureau is banned rigor to get into all that there and welcome what's expected to come out of this conference. the conferences show drum up some support and money of course for the immediate relief

for the disaster relief in lebanon is not foreseen to rebuild. all of those city and this some so far quiet modest the united kingdom for example is giving $20000000000.00 pounds germany is giving $10000000.00 euros and the united states coming up this $15000000.00 and france is sending 2 carriers through naval ships with supplies and. it's also notable who's not taking part in this conference for example iran this may just spawns of behind hizbollah the most important polity right now in lebanon so 36 countries and organizations have taken parts but many ups and 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 mcallen is

a muscular internationalist he has interests in showing the 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 as cultural and political ties going back to the $920.00 s. to the league of nations when franz it was a protecting power for lebanon's it's mostly attests to the christian fractions is saudi arabia is backing this is 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 lebanon quickly and lebanon was already before this devastating blast in

a severe crisis economic crisis and also a covert tris in the people on the ground are demanding change and also 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 you know 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. officials said the blaze in the multistory hotel building was caused by an electrical short circuit it's the 2nd fire at an indian coronavirus facility this month. a senior member of the trump administration has arrived in taiwan for the highest level visit there in decades the trip by health secretary alex is billed as an opportunity to learn from

taiwan's fight against the coronavirus 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 demick 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 disciplines held a minute of silence to remember the 70000 people killed there in the attack the bombing came just 3 days after the other atomic bombing of hiroshima that led to japan's kit which relation ending the 2nd order just 6 days later. the people of belarus are voting in one of the most closely contested presidential races in decades president alexander lukashenko seen here casting his vote as help

our since the ninety's and is running for a 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 expressed concern after more than 1000 people were detained. we love we can we win. they're not giving up. 3 women taking on veteran leader alexander lukashenko. is the one on the ballot this weekend but maria. have 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 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. and husband was jailed and disqualified from running. she knew. my husband is in prison he lives 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's been in power for 26 years and he's made it clear he and the officials here back him aren't going anywhere. not give you up. we have found a way to bring these extremists to justice stevens. has almost no chance of forcing outlook to 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 is facing 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 intensity of the simple atlantic and also it was men who was mentioned in the report. who basically is and jesus is off the current president she is a woman 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 i say as and election is not only did it actually what we saw preceding to potential candidates in jail. electoral commute is that there are pools and no international observers this time domestic or very difficult and they have been also pressured to put this in the voting 6 days preceding to today and official 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 lucas and go 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 shan't go country. i guess it's not that much of oh do you know all about this hope that it's going to be very easy fool bill husin people and sends a whole economy within a social social shocks that might be connected to change anyway this isn't very special. this is a bill in hopes only and unity and this basically is sending a very strong signal who to the whole country to the ruling elite into the whole world they. see in they do want to take their seats in their own hands arena directly from the german marshall fund thanks for those insights the afghan

government says it's quote on the verge of peace talks in its war with the taliban after tribal leaders agreed to release $400.00 of the islamist groups prisoners the loya jirgah a traditional meeting that brings together the country's many factions agreed to the release in hopes of louvin forward on talks the taliban had made that a pre-condition and intra afghan troops to the nearly 2 decades conflict follows a separate agreement the us made the taliban in february. a formula one race was held at the british silverstone circuit for the 2nd week running the so-called 70th anniversary g.p. was won by max for stopping the dutch driver secured red bull's 1st win of the season with championship leader lewis hamilton finishing 2nd for sadie's teammate valtteri bottas who started the race in pole position finish 3rd and fell behind 1st up in the championship standings. and over the football byron munich have

sealed their passage into the champions league quarter finals effort easily eliminating chelsea biron will face barcelona and a one legged game in the last 8 next friday in lisbon that's after the spanish side defeated napoli byron's robert love a dusty converted early penalty and netted late on in a 41 home win behind close doors even paris that was also among the scores as byron wrapped up a 71 aggregate victory having won the 1st leg way back in february before the coronavirus suspension. you're watching the news here's a reminder of the top story we're following for you lebanese government minister has resigned following angry over a protest in the whole cabinet may be about to quit after the massive blast on tuesday french president marc cohn has said world powers have a duty to support the lebanese people he's hosting an emergency donor's conference . that's all the news for now up next it's dr phil don't

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