with police demonstrators are demanding new elections and they have europe's support fatah thora tarion president alexander lukashenko says russia is backing him. plus hong kong media tycoon jimmy live denies colluding with foreign countries in an interview with g w he says he expects resistance in hong kong to beijing to continue. i'm jarid trade welcome to the show it thousands of protesters have again rallied in bello versus demanding the resignation of all thora tarion president alexander lukashenko after last weekend's disputed elections the european union is set to impose sanctions over the government's violent crackdown on the protests on saturday lukas shanker reached out to russia's president vladimir putin are for the on the wrist. long live well over state chant it was a day of mixed emotions on the streets of minsk. thousands gathered for the funeral of a man who died on monday in clashes with police. at this demonstration the news really security forces were nowhere to be seen since last sunday's election calls for president alexander lukashenko to stand aside have only gro

who is not only incapable of addressing these crises but is leading us down the path of war thora tarion of this selection is the most important in the modern history of this country in response to the unprecedented crises we face we need an unprecedented response a movement like never before of people who are prepared to stand up and fight for democracy and decency and against greed oligarchy and bigotry and we need joe biden as our next president let me take this opportunity to say a word to the millions of people who supported my campaign this year and in 2016 my friends thank you for your trust your support and the love you showed jane me and our family together we have moved this country in a bold new direction showing that all of us black and white latino native american asian american gay and straight native born an immigrant urine for a nation based on the principles of justice love and compassion. our campaign ended several months ago but i will movement continues and is getting stronger every day many of the ideas we fought for that just a few years ago were considered radical

huge protests in belarus huge uncertainty to this amid widespread calls for the country's all for a tarion president alexander lukashenko to step down the protests followed the presidential election to the opposition and the e.u. says it was fraudulent look at franco has been in power for 26 years but his people are saying enough is enough and if europe's longest serving leader does go was impact world a growing crisis out on the brink russia and its all for its hereon leader vladimir putin and so on to the point where you ask bellicose protests how will putin react . thanks very much indeed for joining us here on to the point and my guest in the studio are belarus born all of her granddaughter from the research center for eastern european studies at the university of broome and she says active support for the wounded belarus leader would only damage russia the mood in venice because neither pro russian nor pro choice european also with us is in a dorm flute experts on russia and eastern europe and a former moscow correspondent she says it's almost inconceivable that russia would simply to

last weekend's just going to the election the opposition is demanding the resignation of all the tarion president alexander lukashenko he says russia has offered its assistance to ensure the country's security. that fit your up today i'll be back next hour with more headlines until then you can stay up to date on our web site d.w. com from a time in time tame thanks very much for watching. carefully . goal. simply. to get. discovery home. subscribe to a documentary. i think of. foreplay. football is more than just a game it's life but many are playing a game with their life playing with painkillers taking legal drugs to test their limits. so you can profit in these markets for tired. and. it just felt. useful. is it doping how dangerous are painkillers and why don't collapse like those questions sports life explores one of football's dirty secrets . form a better blame and strike or even class niche is a cautionary tale when it comes to painkiller consumption in professional football and its often dramatic consequences for example on kidney function in 2017 minutes was in hospital recei

thora tarion role from. the wife of a presidential candidate. will love. they're not giving up the 3 women taking on veteran leader alexander lukashenko. is the one on the ballot this weekend but maria and veronica 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 after candidates they were backing were forced out to carlos' husband fled the country with their children. it was 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 has been in power for 26 years and he's made it clear he and the officials here back him aren't going anywhere. this would. not give you up to protect you we have found a way to bring these extremists to justice if. you cannot has almost no

to step down or maybe don't care what impact will that have on laboring russia and it's all for a tarion leader vladimir putin to find out to the point to the point. of been 30 minutes on the t.w. . i'm not nothing out of the general well i guess sometimes i am but i stand up and whimper that the german thinks deep into the jamma culture of looking at the stereotypes of aquatics but if you think it's new for the country that i'm not. needed change will take from this grandma down deep it's all that they knew i'm a joke join me for me the german fundie w. . post. 100 soft leaves in my hands. where i come from roger remains an important soft transmitting a new and for mission and when i was young my country was drawing on. the war throbbing people. people want because of our own receivers. it was my job to in one. just say it's sold out to everyone in the town. and it's towards a. cousin from inside my own copy it into a month or more of them. even if not by us i post it to and from. my choice in this card because given their way toward transmitting to troops. when in the rush mom much and

lankans praised him because he ended the long civil war but there were also accusations of austerity tarion ism nepotism and corruption. then came last year's easter sunday bombings in which more than 260 people were killed in islamist attacks the attacks made many sri lankans want to return to the rajapaksa family's sinhalese nationalist and buddhist agenda. hardly a year after the attacks rajapaksa was elected president now he and his brother are planning a major constitutional reform if as expected they come out ahead in the vote. critics say the right to pack says want to tighten their grip on power by getting rid of independent bodies that curb the power of the president but the opposition has not given up. any really we will definitely form a government with a heart that understands the wishes of the common man and find solutions for the problems faced by the people. recently. analysts have little doubt that the rajapaksa us will win the question is whether they will get the big majority they need to implement their desired reforms. joining me now from melbourne is a month he's a rese

supporters after a week of protests that followed last weekend's contested election the all-star tarion leader asks regime loyalists to defend the country and its independence but the opposition is keeping up the pressure holding the biggest demonstration the yet in the capital minutes also coming up. could a presidential pardon be on the cards for one of america's most high profile leakers of government secrets donald trump says he's weighing up for work free for former intelligence contractor edward snowden. and in formula one racing world champion lewis hamilton has one of the spanish strong 3 broken. record for a career podium fictious. yes welcome to the program but a recession president alexander lukashenko has rejected calls to hold a new election and says moscow is ready to step in to quote save the country speaking to supporters in men's kuka shango also accused nato of deploying military forces near the country's border the alliance has dismissed that claim but says it's closely monitoring the situation opposition protests have been growing in strength since last week's disput

leading up to the ceremony the city has long been a religious fault line at the center of intense sick tarion violence in 1902 a hindu nationalist mob raised the bob remus mosque and i you know the incident triggered religious riots that left over 2000 people dead most of the muslims. hindus believe ram one of their major deedes was born at the site and claimed the mosque was built on a temple there. this case has been going on for 71 years but now finally the divine moment has arrived and everyone is very happy to be able to witness this temple for lord ram where extatic. modi's b j p had long been rallying for the construction of a temple on the site after a lengthy legal battle india's supreme court awarded the disputed a yogi a law to hindus in november of last year the verdict caused disappointment among india's muslim community but many have since come to terms with the decision. i'm in for the muslim community has accepted the verdict and we want to help with the construction of the temple i mean. as muslims will be able to build a new mosque on a nearby plot but prominent muslim leade

clashes with police demonstrators up demanding new elections they have europe's course bottle sora tarion president alexander lukashenko who says russia is backing him. and sealing the deal the u.s. and poland sign a defense agreement months in the making it will see a 1000 u.s. troops move from germany to poland warsaw calls it and guarantee all of us of course in the event all the foreign traders. i'm sorry very welcome to the show are thousands of protesters have again rallied in bella ruse demanding the resignation of authoritarian president alexander lukashenko after last weekend's disputed elections the european union is set to impose sanctions over the government's violent crackdown on the protests on saturday luka shanker reached out to russia's president vladimir putin's i've begun wrist. long well over a state chant it was a day of mixed emotions on the streets of minsk. thousands gathered for the funeral of a man who died on monday in clashes with police at this demonstration the news really security forces were nowhere to be seen since last sunday's election calls to president

lukashenko rallies his supporters after a week of protests does follow his disputed reelection feel thora tarion leader asks regime loyalists to defend the country and its independence but the opposition is keeping up the pressure holding its biggest demonstrations yet in the capital means also coming up a deadly gun and bomb attack on a mortgage issue hotel leaves 15 dead and raises new fears about the strength of the islamist al-shabaab militia. plus could a presidential pardon be on the cards for one of america's most high profile whistleblowers donald trump says he's considering that full former intelligence contractor edward snowden. also in the next 15 minutes over tanking and legend formula one world champion lewis hamilton cruises to victory in the spanish grand prix and breaks michael schumacher record full career podium finishes. i'm jared raid welcome to the program c.n.n. president alexander lukashenko has rejected calls to hold a new election. with russia on sunday offering him military help. also accuse nato of deploying military forces near the country's border the alliance has di

supporters after a week of protest in the wake of last weekend's contested elections we are all for a tarion laid out asked for 18 more delegates to defend the country and its independent coffee opposition is keeping up the pressure gathering for the biggest demonstration yet in the capital minutes also coming out on kong media tycoon jimmy litel datable in the east the territory will continue to resist the most high profile person to be detained under beijing's new security law. i can't be scared but i'm scared i won't be able to do anything or see. i'm rebecca ritter's welcome to the program belarus and president alexander lukashenko has rejected calls to hold a new election and says moscow is ready to step in to save his country speaking to supporters in minsk lucas franco said the opposition protest of being steered from abroad and accuse nato of deploying military forces near the country's border the alliance has dismissed that claim but says it is closely monitoring the situation in belarus undeterred tens of thousands of opposition protesters are also holding a massive rally in the ca

lisa has to from the need to manage tarion admission go in the lebanese capital beirut thanks for your time. all right let's take a look now at some of the latest developments in the corona virus pandemic and the top u.s. infectious disease expert dr anthony fauci has warned that the and approved vaccine rather could end up being effective for only 50 to 60 percent of the time many in the public health measures will still be needed us president donald trump meanwhile says he'll issue executive orders to extend unemployment benefits for millions of americans as negotiations between both micah's on the issue remind gridlocked italy the 1st country in europe affected by the magic outbreak is experiencing a spike in need cases which officials tribute to trooper turning travelers and germany is beginning a mandatory testing for travelers arriving from hard risk areas as it tries to curb new infections. football now the champions league is back with manchester city eliminating the dreaded and beyond also reaching the quarterfinals of big spence of christiane i've been out a few ventus german

from berlin a change of tone and bellow groups after a week of historic demonstrations the country's tarion president indicates he's willing to hold new elections but alexander look i shan't go says he'll accept the only after a constitutional referendum an apparent concession that doesn't satisfy the protesters they want to see gone also coming up to us democrats kick off their party convention as they prepare to name joe biden their candidate to take on donald trump in november but the pandemic means this year's convention is an entirely virtual affair. and here in germany a trial and weekends and an unprecedented online paedophile case alongside the defendant more than $150.00 suspects have been identified and prosecutors say they're investigating tens of thousands of leads. on the go to have you with us. and president alex on the sending mixed messages about his willingness to hand over power on sunday the authoritarian leader said protestors would have to kill him before any new vote is allowed now he says he may be open to new elections but only after a constitutional referendum. this

supporters out there a week of protests in the wake of last weekend's contested election feel far tarion laydown strange name loyalist to fan the country and its independence but the opposition is keeping up the pressure gathering for the biggest demonstration yet in the capital meant also coming up. the rainbow flag is being raised on statues and buildings across poland as the l g b t community there steps up its campaign in support of child activist we'll have the story of poland's new rainbow resistance. i'm rebecca ritter's welcome to the program and president alexander lukashenko has rejected calls to hold a new election and says moscow is ready to step in to save his country speaking to supporters any means clucas shanker said the opposition protests of being steered from abroad and climbed to nato is deploying military forces near the country's border the alliance has dismissed that claim but says it's closely monitoring the situation in belarus undeterred tens of thousands of opposition protesters are also holding a man. rally in the capital of freedom on chips the biggest demons

to lithuania after rejecting the results of the recent election which confirmed long time before a tarion president alexander lukashenko in power she called for more strikes to try and force a new presidential election. the fires raging in northern california have now become some of the largest in state history more than 12000 firefighters are currently battling the blazes that have killed 6 people governor governor said help is arriving from several u.s. states and he also put in a plea for assistance from australia and canada church the fires were started by lightning strikes and the forced tens of thousands to flee to safety this is all that's left of karen hansen's hardiman in northern california which she and her family are in they had 2 minutes to evacuate the small farm the full flames obliterated it hardly ever say a thing like it was the whole sky was red and orange i mean that's it. i don't have to just read 9 and it was coming over the hill. there and it was massive i've never seen one like it and it only took a few minutes to get here the flames she describes the still making

minsk the last weekend's disputed election and the opposition is demanding the resignation of all 3rd tarion president alexander lukashenko he says russia has offered its assistance to ensure the country's security. official you're up today i'll be back next out with more headlines until then you can stay up to date on our web site do you know if you talk come from a time in time tame thanks very much for watching. carefully .

supporters after a week of protests that followed last weekend's contested election the auto parts tarion leader asks regime loyalists to defend the country and its independence but the opposition is keeping up the pressure holding the biggest demonstrations yet in the capital minsk also coming up. the rainbow flag is being raised on the statues and buildings across poland as the l g b t community steps up its campaign in support of jailed activists we'll have the story of poland's new rainbow resistance. pablo foley yes welcome to the program but a resume president alexander lukashenko has rejected calls to hold a new election and says moscow is ready to step in to save the country speaking to supporters in minsk kaluga shango said the opposition protests are being steered from abroad and accused nato of deploying military forces near the country's border the alliance has dismissed that claim but says it is closely monitoring the situation in bellerose undeterred fan tens of thousands of opposition protesters are also holding a massive rally in the capital called the freedom march it's t

week in clashes with police demonstrators demanding new elections have europe support but just for a tarion president all of them because shango says russia is backing him. america evanston it's good to have you with us hong kong media tycoon jimmy lie has denied colluding with foreign governments he made the statement after being released from prison on bail while i was arrested last monday under a new security law imposed by beijing during an interview with g w he said he expected resistance in hong kong the 2 china would continue. venturing campaigner jimmy lie has been detained many times but this was the 1st time he was taken away in handcuffs. w. that although he expected his arrest. he was surprised that it came so soon and that his sons were also targeted. this time be and so maybe because they have to so t.v. i was actually shocked and that makes it more scary especially when when when they take your tram me. with what you do i think this is a very effective intimidation to the community. and i says his most emotional moment this week was when he was surrounded by supporters after

protest is an act of solidarity and promoting democracy and criticizing lucasian because or thora tarion rule you artists and to form a human chain stretching from the lithuanian capital vilnius to the border with other groups is action comes 3 decades after what was called the baltic way residents of the baltic states lithuania stony and latvia joined hands and linked their capital cities in a mass protest ended in serve you well. well they did play correspondent constantine a get is at the let you on the abilities border for us gratings constantine what has been happening today where you are. well the human china is discussed but we are now oh i think concert which is held also very close to the belarus both in the old casa love myth in ca and what you hear now links us back to 9099 this is a song called we them on change which 1st became famous during that period strike a years 30 years ago and now has become the anthem of the belorussian democratic movement this is a concept of a nice by the lithuanian television 20 and musicians and some people are russian was actually in solidarity

countries including longtime rival israel have offered many tarion aid to lebanon. support is sorely needed to help the country deal with this enormous catastrophe. we are grateful to now be able to speak to our correspondent basle every day about where were you at the time of the blast and what did you experience. in fact i was. about 200 meters away from. the place in the close. one of the most. well known. to the 1st full a small explosion after a few seconds. the 2nd one which was completely huge all the places i don't need to. be shocked this is what the quake albeit eventually area what i was there were completely total smoke and all the those windows they were completely. so people running all the streets. for the watch to see with what was going on. my friend told me that he was in just. had to become. into the house because. he didn't want to see. what things have you been able to witness at the hospital and what what else were you able to assess in terms of exactly how much damage has. first of all to this moment we have more than 7550 dead. more than. alm

clashes with police demonstrators a demanding new elections they have europe's a poor father thora tarion president alexander lukashenko who says russia is backing him also coming up sealing the deal the u.s. and poland sign a defense agreement months in the making it will see a 1000 u.s. troops move from germany to poland was locals of a guarantee all of you received 14 near santa although foreign traders. and hong kong media tycoon jimmy lied denies colluding with foreign countries in an interview with g w he says he expects resistance in hong kong to beijing to continue. our great welcome to the sharia thousands of protesters have again rallied in bella ruse demanding the resignation of authoritarian president alexander lukashenko after last weekend's disputed elections the european union is set to impose sanctions over the government's violent crackdown on the protests on saturday lukas shanker breaks down to russia's. then flood i'm a person i've been on wrist. i long lived well over state chance it was a day of mixed emotions on the streets of minsk. thousands gathered for the funer

huge protests in belarus huge uncertainty to this amid widespread calls for the country's all for a tarion president alexander lukashenko to step down in the process follow a presidential election to the opposition and the e.u. says was fraudulent look at shankar has been in power for 26 years but his people are saying enough is enough and if europe's longest serving leader does go was impact will the growing crisis have on the great russia and its all for its hereon leader vladimir putin and so on to the point where you ask belarus pro.

sunday's protest in the capital minsk they cues the president of rigging the election 2 weeks ago tarion leaders responded defiantly threatening further crackdowns. hardeen go away a rallying cry sustained for over 2 weeks amplified by one of the biggest crowds minsk has ever seen. demonstrators repeated their demand for new elections angry at thousands of arrests many bloody beatings and several deaths. yeah i'm shocked by these lies and violence that reign in our country i have 3 children and 3 grandchildren i want them to live in a free country to have freedom to express their opinions and have great life prospects. the opposition coordination council is demanding a peaceful transition of power. not just the people of our resistance is a marathon the regime cannot deal with this marathon but we can we have the will strength and the support of each other. we're going to tell you. we've appealed to the belorussian high court to recognize the numerous violations in a sham election and we hope no we demand that the high court makes a legal ruling i want to assure you. security forces held

warns of an impending shimada tarion disaster in levanon following the deadly blasts up ripped through the capital beirut the porch in that city was come.

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rallies his supporters for a week of protests in the wake of last weekend's contested election feel far tarion laydown asks regime loyalists to fan the country and its independence but the opposition is keeping up the pressure gathering for the biggest demonstration yet in the capital minutes also coming up. the rainbow flag is being raised on statues and buildings across poland as the l g b t community there steps up its camp.

with police demonstrators are demanding new elections and they have europe's support fatah thora tarion president alexander lukashenko says russia is backing him. plus hong kong media tycoon jimmy love denies colluding with foreign countries in an interview with g w he says he expects.

supporters after a week of protest stuff followed last weekend's contested election the all star tarion leader asks regime loyalists to defend the country and its independence for the opposition is keeping up the pressure holding the biggest demonstration the yet in the capital minutes also coming up. could a presidential pardon be on the cards for one of america's most high profile leakers of government secrets die.

minsk where a demonstrator died in clashes with police earlier this week they're calling on all thora tarion president alexander lukashenko to resign after 26 years in power you can shanker has called on russia to support him.

clashes with police demonstrators up demanding new elections they have europe's horse bottle sorry tarion president alexander lukashenko says russia is backing him. and sealing the deal the u.s. and poland sign a defense agreement months in the making it will see a 1000 u.s. troops move from germany to poland.

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i'm also fearful that it leads to total talent tarion ism especially when you say well we're doing it for the public good well america was founded on the idea that people weighed their own risks they did what they did felt was best for their own interests. well your it's you know i don't actually understand how he could be an education and say this meaning. education is based upon a set of principles that you actually have to learn there's a difference between fact and fiction you can actually you know believe what you want to believe but you're not entitled to their own set of facts and the question i would have for him and you know him stand this way i'm a substance teacher we often teach about the tensions in america between the social compact and rugged individual ism but with all due respect the constitution as well as the declaration of independence was about how we ceded some of our individual freedom and power to have real long term freedom so you know so so essentially what he's doing is just putting people in fear in harms way by not thinking about the public good and by not

huge protests in belarus huge uncertainty to this amid widespread coals for the country's tarion president alexander lukashenko to step down the protests followed the presidential election to the opposition and the e.u. says was fraudulent look at franco has been in power for 26 years but his people are saying enough is enough and if europe's longest serving leader does go impact will the growing crisis have on the brink russia and its all for its hereon leader vladimir putin so long to the point where you ask bellicose pro.

syria it's a similar story washington announced a nearly 1000000000 dollar increase in 2020 commanded tarion assistance at the very same time that it was creating a brand new sanctions regime against the country we are maintaining our maximum political and economic pressure to suspend the imposition of the sanctions the government of syria must meet similar conditions to a rule go for a country in crisis that's not really difficult to get humanitarian aid from washington what they usually have to give in return however might not be that worth it 20 minutes into the program we've got more news coming for you in 90 seconds cutting stay with our 2 international. i know to no crow. no shots. back shoes. no. points your thirst for action. seems wrong we're all just don't all. get to shape out just to become educated and engaged because the trail. when so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. hello again facebook is under fire again u.k. base country extremist organization the institute for strategic dialogue 3 i asked d. has worn the 3 platforms algorithm promotes

definitely going to give the presidency sweeping powers paving the way to what amounts to an author a tarion rule what would be the general sentiment among the people in sri lanka if that happens. so i actually want to agree with dr cohen who mentioned that a functioning democracy really needs a good opposition and i think that's a really important point and we need to remind ourselves that an opposition exists in parliament now the fact that we're having an election despite a public health challenge is admirable and i think it's the right thing to do but it's been necessary necessitated by an early dissolution of parliament remember parliament was dissolved 6 months before its term came to an end it was dissolved on the 2nd of march because the government lacked a majority in parliament it was of course the politically astute thing to do but this situation became irregular when it turned out that the country couldn't have an election due to court in 1000 so in such a situation the constitution actually provides for the reasoning of parliament for an emergency session and that option wasn't

berlin a change of tone and balance after 9 days of historic demonstrations the country's all for tarion president indicates he's welling to hold elections but alex on the local shankar's says he'll accept them only after a constitutional referendum an apparent concession that did little to appease protesters.

interested in changing the international rules of the game they are trying to export the old tory tarion international order while that democracy isa following the rule based international order i think it's going to be a moment where the international freedom and democracy needs to be very close and about and as i say you know we are standing on the front line we understand all want all responsibilities and we'll do everything we can not only to protect ourselves but also to protect freedom and democracy democratic way of life for the international community. yang our correspondent is doing with us on the line with the foreign minister says taiwan is on the front lines against an expansionist china but is it getting any help internationally in the trenches. so since 29000 we have actually seen the increased frequency of different countries sending their warships through the taiwan strait and the frequency have also trigger a more heightened response from china and at the same time the u.s. half has been actually approving a lot more military selves to taiwan over the last 4 years and so

huge protests in belarus huge uncertainty to this amid widespread coals for the country's tarion president alexander lukashenko to step down the protests follow a presidential election to the opposition and the e.u. says was fraudulent. has been in power for 26 years because people are saying enough is enough and if europe's longest serving leader does.

evidence implicating them in the crime the verdicts expected to influence lebanese politics and widen 6 tarion divisions well discuss that shortly 1st reports from lebanon's capital. this special tribunal for lebanon reached its verdict in the trial of 4 hezbollah members charged with conspiracy to kill former prime minister rafiq and how d.d. and $21.00 others. yash was found guilty the city others were acquitted because the circumstantial evidence was not strong enough to prove their guilt beyond reasonable doubt. prosecutors have based their case on evidence of a phone network that monitored how d.d. months before his death that went silent following his murder. how did he son saad himself a former prime minister was in the court in the hague for the judgement he welcomed the verdict vowing not to rest until punishment was served and calling on hezbollah to cooperate. with them in the name of the leader's family the martyr rafique hariri and in the name of all the families of martyrs and victims we accept the court's ruling and wish for justice to be served to be clear that we are not givin