the russian leader offers to meet halfway saying a rerun of the disputed presidential election can happen but only if the constitution is a bend it is up to thousands of factory workers down tools across the country as part of a nationwide strike demanding he step down. in 19 infections spiking across europe governments across the continent posing populist safety restrictions which is sparking widespread discontent. president trump threatens federal intervention in new york as

a wave of violence with the city amid police brutality protests over lockdown measures. for the very good morning to you this is. today 9th day of protests against this president who is accused of rigging the recent election although initially barred by heavy handed police response the demonstrations are now largely peaceful and turnout at opposition rallies across the country remains high. i i i was i was i was us was. monday night

thousands gathered outside a detention facility in the center of minsk the man doing the release of bard presidential candidate to the park as well as the husband of opposition leaders for long that if you know scar people who gathered at another jail many were arrested during the 1st nights of unrest the being held while some of eager to enter the building others asked them to stay calm and not chance logan so as to avoid provoking security services. much of the public anger in belarus is directed against the security forces for their brutal treatment of protesters and bystanders to voice their discontent demonstrators convene once again in the capital's independence square artie's constantine created by a law was there for us. there's a crowd of protesters here on independence square which is where they've been gathering every evening there at the factory workers who went on strike this morning and medics rallying outside the health ministry which is just off the square so it's already become a tradition of crowds gathering day after day like yesterday there are no special

forces out here just metal barriers so everything is moving along quite peacefully people are chanting the same slogans against the president resign or seek of you and so on it's noticeable that there are fewer people here today than on previous days there is already a sense of tiredness with no change in the situation but the russian authorities are accusing anti-government activists of violent behavior during the unrest this particular video now was released by the country's investigative committee that allegedly shows a man forcing a truck driver out of his vehicle at gunpoint according to investigators the predators to seize that vehicle used it to block a road. the pressure mounting president alexander lukashenko has made a number of public appearances but that actually backfired his words were met with anger during a speech made at a factory on monday on the same day thousands of workers across the country downed tools they are demanding a rerun of the election look at shanghai says that's only possible if the

constitution is amended. numbered up but we need to adopt a new constitution you must adopt it in a referendum because the previous constitution was adopted in referendum under the new constitution it can hold new elections if you want for parliament for presidency and local authorities. because things also hinted that if necessary russia may offer security assistance in the event that there is an external threat to belarus and some foreign media have interpreted that as an indication the kremlin is poised to intervene in belarus to restore order amid this speculation and review countries have raised concerns over possible russian meddling we discussed it with our guests. i think there is a problem now there's a preconception in the west that russia may. be tempted to intervene in belarus by whatever means largely because we're all looking back at what's happening in train. and i think maybe this is rather

different but it's not necessarily how it looks when you look at it from london people will be expecting that maybe russia will act and one thing the european union is blamed for you began to roll in the case of belarus and the they hear her standards there because they grip the size there's a bemis here of liquid single but they're the same time we accept the ground and we know that there is a gun to the weirdness that it will go on here is there more than 50000 of your poland in danger and there were one or sanctions against turkey so i assume that the european union is the rain who didn't want to read self what we've been the big. miller officer. and they are trying more or less like the great big

guy and the who are so corner or answer that it will russian this is something unacceptable because of the problems of the middle of. the my membership and people themselves i think the principle position anyone should be taking would be to see that know what government's out said billoo should be getting involved in this we should leave this the people of belarus to decide their own future but of course that's not going to happen in today's world so i think the european union imposing and threatening sanctions and tell you russia and so forth is absolutely hypocritical but also in. once again the exposes you know there's no more attempt to deal with russia as an equal because russia is caught up in this is well i mean it is support it will be sure but these no particular friend or more school they must be worried through but what the impact of all this is going to be so it surely

is the best they reach try and discover what is going on in the minds of the glad to work you said elsewhere i'm trying to put some sort of discussion which we brussels and baldwin and more school well more foreign countries have challenge lucas showing his legitimacy as president rejecting the election results as we heard there the you confirm destroying up sanctions against other russian officials suspected of election fraud and violence against protesters at the same time head of their positions for a long and thick enough scar announced her intention to leave the country even though she's currently in exile in a few ania party's done hawking's takes a closer look at who she looks his main challenger is. but the roof is at boiling point streets and squares are main packed with thousands of voices of discontent its people determined to be heard they feel the president just isn't listening they don't mind a new leader a symbol to unite them at a time of crisis. has become this symbol yet i'm not

a politician my husband surrogate economically wanted to become the president of valorous he's now in prison for that almost unknown at the end of may the humble english teacher and interpreter to lead a quiet life until her husband is said again to cut off ski a popular blogger presidential candidate was disqualified from the presidential race and thrown in jail in an act of protest she took up the opposition husband's name and announced she would stand she said herself that she didn't want power at one point telling supporters she's more comfortable frying cutlets in her role as stay at home mom you are just as good as i want to become president in order to restore justice in this country my campaign program one be familiar to everyone the main point is new honest and fair election. took an oscar was just a woman with a grudge like many he couldn't predict the crowds would turn her into

a symbol misconceived our constitution is not for women our society is not mature enough to vote for a woman but as things got heated it seemed but i was ready perhaps not specifically for ticking off but for change yet despite condemning the results as false protests gaining traction she fled the country putting our family 1st. i have probably remained the stopped woman that i originally was i know that many will understand me many will condemn me and many will hate me but know this god forbid that you faced a choice that i had to face children are the most important thing that we have in life. yet for some in the west she really is one step away from the presidency with the german government already confirming it's held talks with the exiled opposition figure in our shoes no long with the english teacher mother all week one as she described herself days later she claims she's ready to step up to the plate as head

over transitional government. there is i am prepared to act as a national leader. others could have been in her shoes but as opposition figures fell out of the picture taken off her was left as the last woman standing the accidental candidate with her latest announcement she's upped the ante time will tell whether she can meet the expectations of those that want her to lead that change. with a spike in covert 19 infections life in europe doesn't look like returning to normal anytime soon governments are reluctant to reimpose national lockdowns though some are own posing a suite of unpopular safety measures to the dismay of their publics i think europe correspondent peter oliver explains. tries to tiptoe back to normality a 2nd wave of covert 19 seems set to derail those hopes here in germany daily

infections passed a 3 month peak last week the health minister in the country says this is partly due to so much in general people coming back from holidays people attending parties and other celebrations now is to buy into that and it's very difficult to make people stick to the moons after they've had 2 or 3 beers at a party such events make it especially easy could virus to spread so maybe we should stick to smaller family gatherings for a while longer germany has labeled most destinations in spain including extremely popular destination of yorka as high risk it another blow to the already stricken spanish tourism industry but i think i mean i think the measures they're taking are a bit drastic we thought we had good prospects for september but now with travel companies sending people home it's getting very difficult it's good to be cautious but the situation here looks fine to me and now with no customers i don't know how long we can hold on you know back each of them on the plane has taken tough

measures against crowded 19 social distancing masks as you can see we don't have outbreaks but the virus is everywhere you never know where you will be safe and where you can catch it let people travel because here we depend on the tourism and if we don't have to or is it will sink neighboring france has also been breaking records for all the wrong reasons marking up post lockdown high of over $3000.00 cases seen metropolises like paris and mall say expand outdoor areas with face coverings a mandatory while work spaces are also set to become mosque zones so. it is a good idea but it won't be easy to make people respect the rules especially at work because they will have to spend the whole day there with a mosque on vision. i wear a mask to work every day and i think it's normal so for me nothing will change you know not that is a surge of cases in france and all the other countries so i know it's necessary to

wear a mask i wear one every day at work a spike in cases among young people has seen the italian government step in to shut down discos and nightclubs they'll also be a reintroduction on rules insisting that face coverings be worn in outdoor public spaces at night it's a pity that we did not see this government response before in my opinion everything should have been closed sooner than we can be but i sympathize with those who own nightclubs it's not easy finding the balance between the interests of entrepreneurs and public health what will prevent going on there are no i don't think the club should have been reopened it all should have remained closed because the clubs are not essential in closing them prevented new cases both the number of cases in europe rises so does anger over covert prevention measures to the. i.

no one wants to see a return to full lock down and that places those in power in the on enviable position of having to try balance freedom with fighting code it as we try to work out which restrictions we want to be imposed and where the virus is determined to reimpose itself across the whole of europe these are all over r.t. . the lebanese authorities have extended the state of emergency in the capital for one more month till september 18th the decision was announced monday almost 2 weeks after devastating chemical explosion. it beirut support some 180 people killed in the tragedy more than 5000 injured or 300000 have been left homeless the explosion ripped through buildings also

a number of century old buildings which are considered to be part of lebanon's heritage were damaged the owner of one such mansion shared his story. taking my ancestors lived here 200 years ago and has been in the family ever since i lived up stairs and when the explosion happened i was sitting here with my wife and daughter into the grandchildren i was reading a newspaper. called the stairs are made of marble they don't make them like that in this is real artistry went into the building everything is computerized and heartless but even the small things inherited from my grand grandparents and wanted to hand down to my

children their got destroyed. by sight of that much that i've never seen anything like the port explosion we have witnessed warts and blood spilt but nothing like this. and if they finish their investigation and arrest they won't rebuild my home and bring back our history it is the politicians who should be held responsible for what happened. to build this country and we will build it again we have national unity. this intelligence claims around paid to the taliban bounties to target american troops in afghanistan and we'll bring you more on that story and others after the.

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fear to ask. welcome back president trump has renewed threats to send federal agents to new york city grapples with a wave of violence from men to police brutality and on to look down protests blame fresh reforms including budget cuts for the spike in unrest recently secured the backing of new york's longest police. open explains the issue could prove to be significant head of november's election. new york city needs saving apparently more so than oregon and media is now comparing new york city to gotham city however there is no batman here fact there's barely anyone

a wave of looting crime and riots has seen many high end stores close up their windows. 50 people were shot over the weekend and there's been a 177 percent increase in gun violence this july compared to last year now donald trump blames local officials for this and says that soon washington may step in. if the new york city may come and do it we will after the city council agreed to cut the new york city police department's budget by roughly $1000000000.00 the police officers union decided to go rogue political road that is they decided to endorse donald trump now many times people say that

a union like ours lorand for sprint groups give indorsements not in the new york city p.b.s. are in the new york city p.p.a. mr president you are in the endorsement and you've earned this indorsement i'm proud to get it no surprise it's got anger burning in the bellies of the democratic party here in new york. i am speechless new york city's a beautifully diverse working class democratic city the n.y.p.d. says clearly showing they're not interested in working with the people of our city this explains their continued aggression against innocent people it's time for dramatic change and y p d union indorsed trump i'm sure this is a part of the neighborhood outreach plan also does anyone see a potential problem with police unions enforcement arms of the state with lupul weapons promoting preferred candidates for office is that just me it's a political wrestle mania here in new york we've got trump versus the local

officials local officials versus the police and vice versa at this point it's pretty clear new york city needs some kind of caped crusader to stop the wave of crime but will that savior be in washington. r.t. new york. u.s. intelligence agencies reportedly believe that iran paid bounties to the taliban for targeting u.s. and coalition forces in afghanistan according to information obtained by c.n.n. the payments are linked to at least 6 attacks last year including a suicide bombing at a u.s. base in december let's go on the correspondent on the good morning take us through these revelations but. good morning neil well it wasn't too long ago that the mainstream media again was citing its anonymous sources claiming that russia was paying bounties to the taliban for hits on american soldiers in afghanistan. russian intelligence officers have offered to pay belmonte

to taliban fighters who kill americans who kill americans complex story at the heart of it there is something very simple that the european intelligence official i spoke to says that russian military intelligence officers offered money to taliban fighters in afghanistan to kill american or other coalition fighters if this times report is correct this means that u.s. intelligence has concluded that vladimir putin. is offering bounties for the scalps of american soldiers in afghanistan. and now in the world of c.n.n. iran is doing it too again according to the channel's so-called sources familiar with the intelligence. 10 has just learned that an assessment by u.s. intelligence agencies has found that iran in addition to russia also paid bounties to taliban fighters to target u.s.

and coalition troops in afghanistan. now like cnn's claims about russia now they're saying that iran has been paying bounties to a taliban affiliated network specifically for involving the attack on big air base in afghanistan that that took place back in december now back then 2 civilians were killed and over 70 people were injured including 4 u.s. troops so far no evidence has been provided to connect iran or anyone to this attack aside from the taliban just like in the case of russia but that didn't stop democrats from going berserk over it when they heard about it. there's overwhelming evidence that putin has gone and he's paying significant bounties to kill american soldiers in afghanistan seems clear from what the intelligence is real i find it inexplicable in light of these very public allegations that the president hasn't come before the country and assured the american people that he will get to the

bottom of whether russians are putting a bounty on the heads of american troops. now that was despite the fact that president trump denied those allegations he said that they just weren't credible enough and so he wasn't briefed on them. but the intelligence people didn't even many of them didn't believe it happened i think it's a hoax and i think it's a hoax by the newspapers and the democrats i read it all the time i see it all the time it was never brought to my attention i think it's another rush ochs. now the kremlin's also denied any connection to these balinese on u.s. troops legit bounties on u.s. troops and its spokesperson dmitri peskov said that people should be listening to the u.s. president in this regard because it is actually the into the intelligence community in the united states is accountable to him but also said that it was regrettable that a once respected international media outlet is now publishing completely. you know

publishing absolute hoaxes and as far from iran we've yet to hear their statement on this but as long as this story continues to go on verified really all it all it seems like all it really does is to serve to make iran and russia out to be the bad guys in the eyes of the western public. as indeed it ever was same storm cool to with the of the many things. we spoke to investigative journalist david lindorff who says the allegations against the rand russia all questionable. russia and iran have both been demonized for some time by both the media and particularly in the case or ran by the trumpet ministration you know when the media came out with this what clearly appears to have been a bogus claim about russian intelligence paying these panties to taliban fighters to do what they were doing already. you know trying to kill americans and drive

them out of the country the evidence turned out to be completely wrong and so now we have the trumpet ministration supporting this claim that the. that it's the iranians are doing the same thing i don't think the rationale is there the taliban don't need as they have explained themselves don't need anybody to pay them for them to want to attack americans and to make the work to know so costly for the us that the us pulls its troops out so. now absent really strong evidence i think that it's a ludicrous claim look at it when you read it today to appreciate you joining us in a tale that that with more and half an hour.

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today so let's dive right it. doesn't stop with tic toc and walk away now u.s. president donald trump said saturday he will go even further and is indicating that he might ban access to other chinese companies including e-commerce giant. well the big thing is one way to read while he's not here and one way i'm not allowing and i've told european countries and others australia has been fantastic as an example but well he's not coming here and then we told certain countries that was thinking about well way that's ok you can use them but we're not going to be sharing intelligence and they've all backed away you look at the u.k. it looked like they were going that way and now they've baghdad scotland yard and there are a most well you know them to do we're looking at other things. and this comes after the president signed an executive order on august 14th which requires tick tocks parent company bite dance to divest its interest in tech talks u.s. operations within 90 days now once again chinese foreign ministry officials.