shock turned to rage in lebanon where a capital still reeling from tuesday's massive explosion bent its fury at perceived government incompetence which protesters allege led to the deadly disaster and rest comes as rescue teams look for people still trapped under the rubble the port blast killed 150 people and injured more than 6000. people st. jude street but you can actually. see. 75 years after the atomic bombings of hiroshima and nagasaki by the u.s.

japan marks the anniversary of the tragedies with a minute of silence we asked japanese and americans what they think about the events of 925 terms of. it be justified i don't know i think it's tough to believe people for the mistakes of history i think the use of the atomic bomb was on except it's wrong there was no reason to do it and. welcome to the weekly here on our team international where we bring you all the latest news along with the biggest stories from the week that was. there's been a tense standoff in the lebanese capital amid an outpouring of grief and anger over tuesday's deadly explosion security forces use rubber bullets and tear gas to break up crowds calling for justice.

we went to martyrs square to sort of gallows for those who did this to our country . a museum piece plant a single government minister. a police officer was reportedly killed in the clashes and a large number of people injured over 700 and some demonstrators reportedly tried to break through a barrier blocking a street leading to parliament a number of arrests were made protesters were demanding the removal of the country's political elite. civil unrest has fide following the massive blast in the

port area of beirut on tuesday the tragedy has claimed the lives of at least 158 people with thousands left injured the city's health system has been overwhelmed by the disaster numerous city buildings have been damaged hundreds of thousands of locals are now homeless here's a recap of the week that shook lebanon. no not all of a sudden we found to everything turned over our hands but i turned around and i was he pushed something in my right hand people screaming kids screaming but it was a choice and i said to see. the devastation here in the lebanese capital is very massive the blast was felt at 10 kilometers away from the border where

it took place i believe this is going to be a sleepless night for the lebanese and a very sad 9. 11 years army and fire fighters have been still trying to put off the fire which is still until today burning through the remains of the warehouses rescue workers are still trying to dig through the rubble to find the remainder or the missing individuals but they are all at the field of sort of marla sharp.

as russian rescuers are getting down to well what they have been flown in here for i want you to just look around and let something sink in about the sheer and ultimate demolition power. behind this explosion we are in the very epicenter as close's villian can get and this is the very 1st site where russian rescue is searching for survivors. have occurred you can still pinpoint the telltale signs of people's panic over their rush to leave the area as they were caught up in the bluster but as people ran hundreds of thousands found out they may have no longer

a place to call home and. where is it going to be because he's going to start up the stuff. there. our influence he said. to the war. lebanon already home to syrian and palestinian refugee camps now may need a camp for its own people with over 300000 displaced by the blast. we are standing on the doorstep of martyrs square as you can see behind me the ambulances are still gushing in and out now these demonstrators to express their dismay over what they say is poor handling of the lebanese government of the aftermath of tuesday's a explosion. they

say they are going to stay here until their demands are met also at the same time you know that. in the district of ash up the east of bagel protesters have managed to storm into the foreign ministry. here i mean back to the property approach is building belongs to the people of. testers have turned least one ministry is this in addition to torching a number of buildings. seems like the last became the final the straw that broke the camel's back if i may say so and it seems like all the all the work that the volunteers had previously done yesterday the day before yesterday it has to be done by today's action we had time to speak with

angry. or sad we lost the country we lost beirut we have people. who didn't find out we have family members we don't know anything about the people will daily go back to the streets they will daily ask for the justice we need the justice they do doesn't deserve this and we would if you is what happened to us lebanon had already been going through its worst financial crisis in years and place in is soaring and almost half the population lives below the poverty line about a 3rd of the potential workforce is unemployed mass protests against corruption and the dire state of the economy have been sweeping the country since last october the blast that destroyed the country's main port has only aggravated the situation on saturday demonstrators put up mock gallows protestors raised cardboard cut outs with ropes around their necks depicting lebanon's prime minister and hezbollah's leader in response to the surge and civil unrest the prime minister has called for

an early election he says that corruption was to blame for tuesday's tragedy and earlier today lebanon's information minister. announced her resignation saying the current government has failed to live up to the lebanese people's expectations we spoke to experts. about the civil unrest that is gripping the country. since $1000.00 dozen ugly and surprised young girls almost everybody in low tone because it's indicative off the. total disrespect for for people's lives of the majority of the demonstrators were peaceful in their demands are justified there's always that those that are destroying buildings the last thing they would gates now is more destruction more fires in buildings so there are some times that i was a great thing and i thought it justified to call in the in essence to just going to . miss directs. the demands of the movement to be

honest with you and that's been going on for months this is not a straw anymore it's a catastrophe it is the catastrophe that will have to bring people to justice the political elite in lebanon that has been running the country since the early 19th with corruption with nepotism they have to pay the price of their greed and the price mind you we all pay did when we endured the blast on august war those who have lost their homes more than 300000 people in the streets they have no hope but to demand justice to demand that the people who are responsible for this disaster to be taken to justice. voters and deloris are casting their ballots in the country's presidential election alexander lukashenko is seeking a 6 successive term in office he's being challenged by political newcomer so. let's get more now on the election from daniel hawkins who's outside of the bell russian

embassy in moscow dan this isn't exactly business as usual is it. for the political future of belarus for example. as well were the embassy here where the queues of around the block as far as the eye can see has been that way for a few hours now probably close to 2000 people here are ready to cast their ballots just while we've been reporting now everything is very calm and quiet here that's a sharp contrast of course from what's happening in itself or was there of detentions and arrest of opposition activists even internet blackouts problems with internet connection in some parts of the country now we understand from learned to is headquarters she's the main opposition leader that she herself has gone into hiding somewhere in minsk allegedly for her own safety as around 9 members of her came by campaign staff have been detained another prominent opposition leader. was

briefly detained as well she was then released and that's been confirmed by her lawyer now this part is really a continuation of what's been going on in belarus over the past days and weeks alexander lukashenko has held the post of president since 9094 winning 5 consecutive terms often in landslide victories this is his biggest political challenge yet there is discontent over the political situation in the country and he faces a reinvigorated. resurgent opposition led by svetlana. who is of course a standing in for her husband he was detained back in may and remains in custody she's managed to rally a huge base of support her bra. tens of thousands of people to the streets endorsements of other candidates and they've been described by some as the biggest political rallies in decades.

now despite having his own base of support as well alexander lukashenko has come under fire repeatedly from both opposition within the country and international organizations for cracking down on the opposition on. opposition candidates who have not been allowed to stand many of them have been arrested all face criminal charges and now he is expected to win but being come what president has said himself he doesn't expect widespread recognition of his elections as a free and fair should that happen because of the way things have been handled he's also facing hot water over his relations with russia following accusations by the russian president that 33 russian nationals were arrested in but

a ruse russian mercenaries allegedly trying to stage some sort of political coup in the country. to defend its city through as for the detention of 33 fighters and then a ruse these people have testified this was their final destination this is the tickets to istanbul which is to cover story of our country has its native of the russians and their leaders must know this little. diplomatic scandal has been making headlines in russia belarus for more than a week now moscow has denied those accusations saying the men were on their way to work in a 3rd country not having any attention to stay in a better roofs itself. russian media have released an investigation just over the past few days alleging citing sources that the whole scandal was actually set up by ukrainian special services that information can't be independently verified but it certainly added another dimension to what's been a growing war of words between moscow admins which is where you recently died down

with the 2 presidents agreeing to get to the bottom of what's happened and find those responsible now we understand over the last hour or so alexander lukashenko has cast his vote as house with a lot a. 65 percent turnout is the estimate by the electoral committee that's as of 2 pm high turnout expected evidence of that here are outside the russian embassy in moscow of course it will get some exit polls coming out in just a few hours time that's going to get indication of early results in this election whatever they are though to many though this presidential election certainly seems to be a turning point for the political climate in the country artist daniel hawkins saying across that vote for us thank you. your global news update continues after this short break. during that year we talk about all those crazy problems out there and then during

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welcome back to the weekly it's been 75 years since the u.s. dropped the atomic bomb on the japanese city of nagasaki it came just days after the bombing of hiroshima on the 6th of the august attacks led to some 200000 civilian deaths people continue to die years after the tragedy severe burns radiation sickness and other injuries.

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events have been scaled back this year due to the pandemic but small ceremony still took place and ghost cities affected by the tragedy during the commemorations japan's prime minister was joined by the few surviving witnesses of the attacks they marked the blasts with a minute of silence. the u.s. and japan are of course for her linked by the tragedy here's a people in new york city and her rush must say about the advance of 1905. take a drastic measure and like to say i feel like i haven't learned much about it i just see us. cheap and just. for the multiplicity more

positive results are people like pearl harbor maybe pearl harbor had something to do with the us response to coral arbor. we're. fixing our terms of. it's justified our no i think it's tough to blame people for the mistakes of history see why something like that catastrophic should go like an apology were like but i'm pretty sure i'm looking for reparations i'm native american different i'm going to get any that's not going to happen it's not going to happen but it just nice. i thought she was when my mother was 7 months pregnant with me the atomic bomb was dropped my cousin was also an atomic bomb survivor and died of leukemia coming after 75 years i'm still very sorry for those who died to be. here when i think the

use of the atomic bomb was unacceptable there was no reason to do it the military situation was utterly hopeless for japan perhaps it would have taken much longer for the war to end would have been over without the bombings on the moon between japan and the us it's a shame the u.s. hasn't apologized to japan for the bombings. it's very important to see it out loud to emphasize what the real purpose of the hiroshima bombing was if we keep silent the propaganda war when. there are ties between the u.s. and japan are now strong there are strains the latest coronavirus spike in okinawa where the u.s. has military bases has angered japanese officials u.s. steel tariffs and the white house's withdrawal from the trans-pacific partnership haven't helped the situation either the atomic bomb didn't just change the political landscape but the cultural one as well artist oscar taylor takes a look at how the deadly blasts helped to form the popular culture we consume on

a day to day basis. there are moments in history as a memory so powerful they have shaped our culture tragic but defining of the mushroom clouds billowing over the japanese cities of hiroshima and nagasaki. for decades us suppressed almost all footage it was only in the 80s that color images sought by the us military will possibly be released to this day the material has never been shown in its entirety.

but out of the unimaginable suffering roy who's a new pop culture in america the devastating release of radioactive particles change the country's take on comic books and superheroes spite of the fantastic full of the incredible hulk all derived from exposure to radiation. we've never seen anything even close to your level of exposure that you find an event like that which the superhero always smell better than ever sealed regional scenery. i don't believe in the us atomic power was mostly about heroism and influence but japan how different take associations were instead made with destruction and mutation take a new killer mutant rampaging through the streets of tokyo this city chaotic out in crisis powerless before us.

but a. relations between countries change so to to the movies the follow in king kong. at pitt battle between the japanese and u.s. pop culture icons atop mount fuji is defeated. saved around 10000000 went to watch that film in japan and it remains the most watched in the could sell a series to date but it turned out japan had a knack for shaping our childhoods from hello kitty and the roots and they were as much hits a brought out so. i couldn't get enough of them it didn't matter if i could see the wires and the seams in the costumes and the least moving when the words didn't it was so fanciful and imaginative. it was clear japan was at the forefront pop culture and technology from the nintendo game console to the last possible cassette by sony it's mainly the kids remember saying this is great we've got to have one

for boys in this country between the ages of 8 and 15 not having nintendo is like not having a baseball bat japan continues to successfully export its pop culture like minder and animate some say that creates a sort of outlet for nothing is from the anxieties that paid by events back in 1905 but teenagers in the us who consume the poverty and colorful characters and stories don't see this front see is being created to escape from the darkness of tragedy. thousands of healthcare workers have rallied across the u.k. demanding a pay rise and recognition for their work during the covert $1000.00 pandemic national health service staff feel snubbed after the government announced last week that 900000 public sector workers would get salary hikes the measure is meant to reward workers on the front lines of the fight against the coronavirus but it did not include the majority of and the chest staff as a separate deal had already been negotiated 2 years ago we spoke to some medical

professionals at the march in london. and she since we've had in may depend on me and we've had b.c. incredible time working with the dying and struggling we've been separate for our families we just want some recognition for what we actually did and what we feel like we deserve over the last 1015 years let alone. it wasn't too long ago that we were talking about nash if he were surviving on charitable donations and family trying to have a stop just because it came and because you crap we deserve back a profession and your home and i kept better and that was what. was really for me to find out that 900000 public sector workers are getting a rise. but not now this i think is just appalling if we stay anywhere not going to be about right when i don't do anything more like order all these wired homes knew that mortgage and that's the problem we're not allowed to let you fly home and this is what we've been very noble if you know we haven't divided because nobody at all

literally no one else thought i'd heard like we also spoke with n.h.s. nurse naomi bennett who says morale among health care workers has hit a new low at the moment i myself being on the front line we are actually put in our lives at risk to save the country however we've been left out of this pay rise and it's absolutely diabolical really makes us know that we are not valued nobody's valuing us every day we get out we go and work with patients who have code speak or potentially have co-create we're not given enough equipment we're not given enough protection however our when now being disadvantaged even more because you know you get a pay rise i think is absolutely disgusting this is sorry bad and amongst a frontline staff we actually look at our options in terms of is this what we really want to be doing because we will also have families it's

a terrible shame that the government are not recognising that frontline staff are more disproportionately being affected we've code 90 especially black nurses and from ethnic minorities also so that's an issue there's not a risk assessment in place to protect us and now a slap in the face. that's been a roundup of the past week's headline news thanks for tuning in wherever you may be . people. the world is driven by a dreamer shaped by one person those but. the

dares thinks. we dare to ask. in august 1 9452 atomic bombs were dropped on the japanese cities of hiroshima and nagasaki and. to this day opinion remains divided as to the real reason behind america's decision to use nuclear weapons but with no possible military justification for dropping a bomb i have no question that there were those in the us military who pursued the next was the soviet union and planning in october of 1945 had chosen 20

targets in russia in the 70 years since the bombings of hiroshima and nagasaki countless books and films have off the many justification is full and arguments against dropping the avons however declassified documents give weight to the arguments that the bombs were dropped not so it's a military necessity to intimidate the soviet union. the 1st ever atomic bomb to be used in wall was dumped in the city if there is steam on the 6th of august 19th hole to.