belarus is supposed to house a different moscow-run nuclear power plant. this one by the russian state-owned company. this project is very environmentally sensitive, both lint wainia and belarus is part of a convention which called for member states to consult with bordering countries to allow experts to review information about the projects and share information about bordering countries about safety and security of these projects. building a nuclear power plant is hard. especially when it's a country's first. that's why the international atomic energy agency's recommended a six-step review process meant to prevent disasters like chernobyl and the more recent one in fukushima, japan. but belarus has chosen to skip four of the six steps, including the crucial steps that ignore the people in the land of lithuania. there's a real concern that the main purpose behind the project is to grow russian influence and power, especially over energy in the european union. the president of lithuania said another russian plan is a fish bone in the throat of the european

this was prompted by the cases of two women in belarus and france.h were fired for refusing to remove their headscarves. today's ruling is the first in connection with wearing headscarves at work. the ruling however is not the final word when it comes to public opinion. tonight, the debate that continues beyond the courtroom. joining us now from london is executive director of the national secular society and of representative with the european union of muslims. you say the ruling is a threat to the principles of equality. how so jump -- how so? >> thank you for having me. it is interesting that we saw the coverage of populace wins blowing over europe. this is indeed one of the ways of populism has manifested it off. today, we have seen a segment of population be alienated and stigmatized openly. brent: how are you being stigmatized? the court said this has to be applied to all religious symbols, not just islamic symbols. >> i would like to asked the question. religious symbols, people different face and backgrounds have existed in europe for years.

belarus has beenin trying to find work.en in recession for the last few years. alexander lu kashenko been in recession for the last few years. alexander lukashenko has suspended the tax but will not scrap it, insisting it instils discipline in the work people. translation: i am nota in the work people. translation: i am not a fair. enough of fear. we have to come to the street to show discontent. we must speak. they are not giving us the chance to speak. president alexander lukashenko has talked of a plot to overthrow him backed by foreign fighters. there have been several weeks of protests and saturdays crackdown was a clear message that further dissent will not be tolerated. voters in the german state of saarland go to the polls in a regional election that's widely seen as an indication of angela merkel‘s chances of staying on as chancellor. with six months to go before the german general election her conservatives are polling neck and neck with the social democrats after the former european parliament president martin sc

hundreds arrested in belarus as protests continue against a tax on the under—employed on landmarks allund the planet, lights go out for earth hour — to raise awareness of climate change. the new leader of hong kong will be chosen shortly, in a vote dismissed by pro—democracy activists as a sham. around 1,000 people took to the streets in a pro—democracy march ahead of the election. there are three candidates to succeed the outgoing leader cy leung. his deputy, carrie lam, is beijing's choice for the top job. her main rival, former finance chiefjohn tsang, is the public‘s favourite. the final candidate is retired judge woo kwok—hing. the bbc‘sjuliana liu is at the count in hong kong. the voting is happening in the building just behind me. the general public do not have a say in stead of the voters are a group of less than 1200 people largely loyal to the chinese government. the result is expected around noon local time. 600 votes are needed to wind and the clear front runner is carrie lam, widely perceived as the preferred candidate of ageing and there is still a series of direct and in

d another threat is the nuclear plan is under exploration in belarus. it could be another chernobyl. how we fight back these threats. in 2018 lithuania will spend over 2% on gdp in defense and go beyond that benchmark in the future. we are modernizeding our military by spending 31% of the budget for new weapon systems. the terminal independence is one of the best investments into our security. as its name suggests it ensures energy supplies and uses one of its manipulation tools. the senators using this opportunity allow me to thank you for your personal and united states support to our security. we greatly appreciate the strengthening of the u.s. military presence in europe and implementation of european deterrence initiative. we believe the only way to achieve regional stability is to place u.s. and nato troops on baltic states on a permanent basis. it is to have military plans. when it comes to practical areas of defense, lithuania and united states have been inengaged in close dialogue and our part we are ready to move forward with time lines and id

another security threat is a nuclear plan in belarus. how we fight back these threats. in thuania will be spending over 2% of gdp. we spent 31% of the budget for new weapons systems. it ensures the independence of energy supplies. it has also opened baltic market for the potential deliveries from the united states. the senators using this opportunity allow me to thank you for your personal and united states support to our security. we greatly appreciate the strengthening of the u.s. military presence in europe. and the implementation of european deterrence initiative. we believe the best deterrence is the only way to achieve regional stability. it is necessary to have military plans. when it comes to practical areas of defense cooperation, lithuania and the united states has been engaged in close dialogue, and on our part we are ready to move forward on projects and timelines we've identified financial resources on both sides. the projects can improve air defense capacities among others. while bring attention to defense issues, close cooperation in hybrids threats is ne

meanwhile in neighbouring belarus — police arrested demonstrators — demanding to know where friends and. people were detained on sunday in the capital minsk. about 400 people were arrested on saturday while taking part in an unsanctioned protest against the government. in germany — exit polls in the state of saarland — indicate that angela merkel‘s party has won the regional election by a wide margin. supporters of her christian democratic union — known as the cdu — have already started celebrating. the saarland election is widely seen as an indicator to a general election which will be held in six months' time. a in six months' time. conservative candidate said tonight a conservative candidate said tonight that she had not expected such a clear victory her wildest dreams and i'm expect that angela merkel had neither. the reason why it is interesting is it is the first regional vote to be held since the former president of the european parliament took hold... his appearance back on the german domestic political scene has given the social democrats a real boost. they are polling neck and

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in belarus police have arrested more demonstrators who demanded to know where friends and family wereor protest on saturday. about 400 people were detained in the first protests which were against a tax on those classed as under—employed. the foreign ministry said the demonstrations were not peaceful. the us carrier united airlines has faced a barrage of criticism on social media after it barred two teenage girls from boarding a flight from denver to twin cities for wearing leggings. a third girl, aged 10, also wearing leggings, was only allowed to board after she put on a dress that was in her backpack. a female member of staff told the girls that they could not proceed while wearing spandex, which the airline deems inappropriate. is got a big smile on his face, hasn't he? ferrari driver sebastian vettel has set up the prospect of a thrilling season for formula i after he easily won the first grand prix of the season in australia. he beat rival lewis hamilton by nearly 10 seconds. there have been big changes to the sport this year, including faster cars which are more demanding to dr

belarus has been in recession for the past two years, suffering the knock—on effects of an economic downturnfor this year, but will not scrap it. he insists it instilled discipline in the work—shy. insists it instilled discipline in the work-shy. translation: i am not afraid. enough of fear. we have to come to the streets to show our discontent. we have freedom of speech in the country and we must speak. they are not giving us a chance to say a word. the president has recently spoken of a plot to overthrow him backed by foreign fighters. there have already been several weeks of protest in his country, saturday's crackdown was a clear message that further dissent will not be tolerated. fifa's former medical director has spoken out about the abuse of legal painkillers by elite footballers — something he says could have ‘life—threatening implications'. jiri dvorak, claims around half of players involved in the past three world cups regularly took non—steroidal, anti—inflammatory drugs. he spoke to david ornstein as part of the bbc‘s state of sport week. it's known as the beautiful game but the

sweden had gone top earlier in the day after beating belarus 4—nil, but france are sitting pretty havingn latvia 1—nil at home. portugal are three points further back in second — they beat hungary 3—nil — ronaldo with two, and earlier, andorra against faroe islands finished goalless. in group h, the top two played each other — and belgium and greece finished 1—all. bosnia hertzegovinia beat gibralter with ease 5—0, whilst cyprus and estonia played out a nil—nil draw. dundee united have won the scottish challenge cup, with victory over st mirren at fir park. it's the first time they've won the competition — it finished 2—1. tony andreu scoring with this sensational volley to get things rolling. thomas mikkelsen then got the winner after st mirren equalised. antony crolla is underway in his rematch withjorge linarez, bidding to win back his wba lightweight title. it's been a tight contest so far, we're in round 8, anthony crolla was given an eighth count anthony crolla was given an eighth cou nt after anthony crolla was given an eighth count after an upper cut. he looked seriously at rock

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belarus has been in recession for the past two years, suffering the knock—on effects of an economic downturn it, insisting it instils discipline in the workshy. translation: i'm not afraid, another of the. we have to come to the streets to show our discontent. we have freedom of speech in the country and we must speak. they're not giving us a chance to say a word. president lukashenko has recently talked of a plot to overthrow him, backed by foreign fighters. there have already been several weeks of protests in his country, and saturday's crackdown was a clear message that further dissent would be tolerated. greg dawson, bbc news. former x factorjudge cheryl has used her on her instagram account to announce the birth of her first child with one direction star liam payne. the 33—year—old singer said the baby, born on wednesday, weighing 7lb 9, was an incredibly beautiful, healthy baby boy and was looking like a dream. she said they had not named him yet, but he was already stealing hearts. coming up we will have the headlines but first the weather with darren bent. hello there, good morning.

spread we need to increase the radio coverage and improve the signal quality for listeners in russia, belarus, ukraine we should also work together on tv programs within the region. there is great need to tell we are aiming to strengthen border security. we'll be launching a new so-called awareness sensor your experience in this area would be greatly appreciated. thank you for you this to tell you our part of the story today. we will continue to be your reality reliable ally. thank you and i'm pleased. [inaudible] >> thank you that's the model for the rest of us but you need nailed it. lithuania is doing well. >> get out the checkbook. >> my name is eric. i'm the ambassador of estonia. ranking member lee, members of the committee, thank you for the invitation to testify. before the united states senate and appropriations committee. it's an honor to be here. first let me emphasize how important the united states steadfast support for the freedom and independence of estonia has been. our membership is the cornerstone of our prosperity and security and we are mindful of the role the u.s. has pla

. >>> in belarus, people devastated against attacks imposed upon part-time workers. >>> it's the lawagainst social parasites requires people who work less than hundred 80 days wear a year to make up for lost taxes. it was enacted in 2015 and has been the focus of protest ever since. it affects spouses, freelancers and people working abroad. those officially registered as unemployed don't have to pay the tax but they have to do community service work instead. >>> thousands filled the streets of warsaw in support of international women's day and abortion rights. they're predicting against a plan by conservatives to tighten ready strict limits on abortion and contraception. polish law limits abortion to cases of rape, incest or serious damage to the fetus. one party was a total ban to elect the teachings of the roman catholic church.>> we went -- we are protesting a lack of contraception and also when we want to have cut. adoption procedures are limited.>> the polish parliament rejected a bill that would outlaw abortion in all cases.>>> air india had its own celebration of international

belarus and boston are neighbors on the internet the bad guys have made is small we have to shrink back on behalf of the good people. on who has what responsibilities at the end of the administration he offer the clarity so to figure out what the bad guys are doing to understand the threat in a great way the department of romance security is for a threat mitigation helping people with hardened targets to avoid being victimized and helping people get back on their feet and for helping to make sure we all have the intelligence we need to mitigate responsibly that should not matter food recall one thing we have gotten better -- better late does not matter who you report the terrorism threat if you have a tip to a police officer or fbi agent does not matter because the information will get to the joint terrorism task force almost instantly. we have to get to the same place with cyber. exactly he was doing what? we have to get to a place and we are pretty darn close that gets to the people who need that to act on it. that should be our responsibility we will make the world smaller maurer int

another security threat is its nuclear plans which is the construction and belarus because of safetyas a potential to become a second chernobyl. how we fight back these threats? in 2018 lithuania will be spent over 2 2% of gdp on defense and plan to go beyond this benchmark in the future. we are modernizing our military by spending 31% of the budget for new weapon systems. the lng terminal independence was one of the best investments into our security. as its name suggests, it ensures the independence of energy supplies and the price structure one of its manipulation tools. it is also open baltic market for the potential lng deliveries from the united states. using this opportunity, allow me to thank you for your personal and united states support to our security. we greatly appreciate this thinking of the us military presence in europe and its interpretation of european deterrence initiative. we believe the best adherence, therefore, the only way to achieve regional stability is to place u.s. and nato troops in the baltic states on a permanent basis. it is necessary to have forces a

we need to improve quality for listeners in russia, belarus and ukraine. we should also work together in creating attractive positive narrative about western societies for radio and tv seen in the region. there is a great need to tell true facts of history to society influenced by russian propaganda. finally we need strengthen border security. with support with lithuania launching new so-called raid system project and lithuania plans to build a situation that would integrate border at times situation pictures. u.s. experience and assistance would be greatly appreciated. once again thank you for this opportunity to tell you our part of the story today. we must really our strategic partnership and continue to be your reliable willing and hoping to work with u.s. congress very closely. thank you. i'm pleased to be on the mark first. >> thank you. that the motto for the rest of us there. you nailed it. lithuania is doing well. >> get out the checkbook. >> thank you. i'm ambassador of estona. members of the committee, thank you for the invitation to testify bef

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. >> in belarus, the government appears to be cracking down on pretests.cy reports hundred w hundreds were arrested in minsk on saturday. they were beaten as they were taken way in a police truck. they are angry about falling living standards and a tax on citizens who are out of work for six months. this is the latest wave of anti-government protests. the bella russian presidearusia. people have plenty to say about donald trump's interview, i'm president, you are not. we will see how it has become quite a joke. arch, my husband didn't recognize our grandson. (woman 2 vo) that's when moderate alzheimer's made me a caregiver. (avo) if their alzheimer's is getting worse, ask about once-a-day namzaric. namzaric is approved for moderate to severe alzheimer's disease in patients who are taking donepezil. it may improve cognition and overall function, and may slow the worsening of symptoms for a while. namzaric does not change the underlying disease progression. don't take if allergic to memantine, donepezil, piperidine, or any of the ingredients in namzaric. tel

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belarus and boston are next-door neighbors on the internet. the bad guys have made it small. the way we have to respond is shrink back on behalf of the good people. we have to make sure we have to make sure we're clear inside the government on who has what responsibilities. at the end of president obama's administration, he offered us the clarity that so many of us have wanted. the lanes in the road -- the fbi responsibility is threat response. to figure out what the bad guys are doing and to respond. homeland security is responsible for mitigation. being great at helping people get back on their feet. national intelligence is responsible for making sure we all have the intelligence we need to understand the threat and mitigated responsibility. but here is the deal, it should not matter who you call. one of the things we have gotten better at since september 11 is it does not matter to whom you report a terrorism threat. if you have a tip in to walk up to a sheriff's officer or an fbi agent, it does not matter. the information will get to the joint terrorism task force almost

hundreds of protesters were arrested saturday in the neighboring country of belarus. the arrest came after thousands of peoeople defied a protest b n and poured into the streets of the capital minsk to denounce attacks on people who are unemployed. in the u.s., "ththe washington post" reporting trump plans to unveil a new white house office today that will be run by his son-in-law and senior adviser jared kushner. the post reports the white house office of american innovation will be staffed by former business executives who will be given wide-ranging authority to andhaul federal bureaucracy even privatize some of the government's functions. on sunday, kushner told the washington post -- "the government should be run like a great american company. our hope is that we can achieve successes and efficiencies for our customerers, who a are the citizens." democratic lawmakers havave introduced a new piece of legislation demanding the trump administration published visitor logs, not only for the white house, but also for the private resorts where trump conducts business, in

belarus and kazakhstan was not enough.i was a central focus of his foreign policy at the time i was there some bastard. i heard a lot about it at the time. anybody buy anything made in russia? what did you buy? vodka, okay. [laughter] and you buy it here or did you buy there? both. vodka, that's one. anything else? you can buy that in menlo park and -- really strong beer. i would not advise it. but okay, but the point is there are very few things that russian exports abroad that are made in russia, writing ukraine come ukrainians are consumers the buy a lot of things that are made in russia. to make this work they need all ukraine, not just crimea. so why did he suddenly pivot the other way insuring in my view, that ukraine would never join this eurasian economic union as a result of his annexation of crimea and intervention in eastern ukraine? something more proximate has to be added to the story. or over, i'm a little nervous in this craft -- moreover, especially people who speak russian, but i dare you during the q&a to

belarus and kazakhstan wasn't enough.nd that was a central focus of his foreign policy at the time i was u.s. ambassador. i heard a lot about it at the time. anybody buy anything made in russia here? what did you buy? >> vodka. mr. mcfaul:vodka, ok. you buy it here or did you buy it there? >> both. mr. mcfaul:vodka, that's one. anything else? butamiseum. they are really strong beer. i would not advise it. but the point is, there are very few things that russia exports abroad that are made in russia. but in ukraine, ukrainians are consumers that buy a lot of things made in russia. so to make this work, you need all of ukraine, not just crimea. centralif that's his focus, to suddenly pivot the other way, ensuring, in my view, never join inould eurasian economic union as a result of his annexation of and intervention in eastern ukraine. something more proximate has to the story. moreover, i'm a little nervous crowd, especially people that speak russian. but i dare you, during the q&a, to go and search and find speech that pu

. -- belarus cause act and kazakhstan wasn't enough. anybody buy anything made in russia here? what did you buy? vodka. did you buy it here or there? that's one. you can buy -- it is really strong beer. they are buying a lot of consumers. you need all of ukraine, not just crimea. suddenly pivoting the other way, ensuring that ukraine would never join this eurasian economic union as a result of his annexation of crimea and intervention in eastern ukraine? something more approximate has to be added. i'm a little nervous in this crowd. i dare you during the queue and a to make this test to find a speech putin made before february 2014, which says it is our natural right and huge disaster that crimea is not a part of russia. maybe this crowd will find it. before it was not on the agenda. what happened that caused that take place? last thing i will say about this, anybody at the sochi olympics? there, fantastic party. they paid $50 billion for it. event.a great one isngs were striking, they released -- from jail. i saw senior russian official and asked why now? his response was we h

belarus and kazakhstan wasn't enough.hat was a central focus of the foreign policy at the time i was an ambassador. i heard a lot about it at the time. anybody buy anything made in russia here? what did you buy? >> vodka. mr. mcfaul: did you buy it here or there? both. vodka, that is one. you can buy -- in the park. they are really strong beer. i would not advise it. the point is, there are very few things that russia exports abroad that is made in russia. but in ukraine, ukrainians are consumers that by a lot of things made in russia. so to make this work, you need all of ukraine, not just crimea. so why is it suddenly pivoting the other way, ensuring that ukraine would never join this eurasian economic union as a result of his annexation of crimea and intervention in eastern ukraine. proximate has to be added. i'm a little nervous in this crowd. especially people who speak russian, but i dare you, during the question and answer to go and to search and find of the speech that putin made before february 2014, which says i

belarus and boston are next-door neighbors on the internet. the bad guys have made it small. the way we have to respond is shrink back on behalf of the good people. we have to make sure we have to make sure we're clear inside the government on who has what responsibilities. at the end of president obama's administration, he offered us the clarity that so many of us have wanted. the lanes in the road -- the fbi responsibility is threat response. to figure out what the bad guys are doing and to respond. homeland security is responsible for mitigation. being great at helping people get back on their feet. national intelligence is responsible for making sure we all have the intelligence we need to understand the threat and mitigated responsibility. but here is the deal, it should not matter who you call. one of the things we have gotten better at since september 11 is it does not matter to whom you report a terrorism threat. if you have a tip in to walk up to a sheriff's officer or an fbi agent, it does not matter. the information will get to the joint terrorism task force almost