mustapha adib has been chosen to form lebanon's next government. the former ambassador to germany's promising change at a time of deep crisis. >> we will choose a ministerial team with expertise and competency. we will carry out reforms that will put the country on the path to recovery and end the dangerous financial economic and social bleeding. reporter: mustapha adib got the majority of votes during parliamentary consultations. from the former prime minister, who heads the largest , was essential to unity. factions from a divided political landscape came together before the arrival of men were in -- emmanuel macron. >> the french president is working with the international community to lift lebanon from underneath the rubble. reporter: macron returns to beirut less than a month after visiting the lebanese capital after the devastating port explosion. he has become a main power broker in the political crisis, leading efforts to persuade politicians to fight state corruption and push through reforms needed for an international monetary fund bailou

a new prime minister, mustapha adib, has been named.launched an investigation, at least 16 cases of coronavirus have been linked to one of its flights from the greek island of za nte to cardiff. some of those on board the flight, last tuesday, have accused cabin crew of failing to challenge passengers who were not wearing face coverings. all 193 passengers have now been told to self—isolate.

mr adib, though he came with lots of support, and even support a french president emanuel macron, whoanted to find a garment of experts, not a government of partisan, who are affiliated to the different parties here in lebanon. but his efforts have failed. today, he said he wants to recuse himself from forming the government, because it has reached a deadlock. it is coming at a time of not only political problems in lebanon, but severe and dire economic problems. the country is just going from bad to worse. the main issue is the shia bloc are insisting on staying in control of the finance ministry under other ministries that they want to control, and control the interests of being in power, and in charge of these ministries. this is what has pushed mr adib to resign, and will probably make anyone who comes soon to be appointed hesitant of forming a government in the light of these problems that are taking place in lebanon. many here are wishing that the international community would add more pressure, or threaten to freeze assets of politicians inside lebanon. that is the only way tha

mr adib was nominated after the explosion that destroyed much of the centre of beirut.inancial crisis. 0ur correspondent in beirut, lina sinjab, has more on what's led to mr adib's resignation. it's a whole system that is built not to allow him to succeed. what he wanted to do, also an initiative pushed by the french president, emmanuel macron, is to form a government of experts rather than a government of partisans who are loyal to their sects and parties more than they are loyal to their country, and that's how lebanon is set up to be, a country of sectarian divide, of sectarian polarisation, as well. and mr adib wanted to form a government of, you know, experts who would be able to help rescue lebanon from the financial crisis and economic collapse, especially, that it moved from bad to worse following the explosion in august. but, as he said it himself, he wanted to rescue himself from forming this government that reached... all his efforts reached a deadlock. mainly the two blocs that are hindering his efforts are the shia blocs, amal and hezbollah, who want to kee

. >>> lebanon's president has tapped former ambassador to germany, mustapha adib, to be the country'sew prime minister. the appointment comes after the previous leader stepped down in the wake of a massive explosion that killed at least 190 people last month. adib pledged to help heal the country and implement reforms, notably securing a an agreement wiwith the international monone fund. >> translator: in these hard times that our nation are going through, especiaially after the devastating blast in the port which caused martyrs, injured and missing people, there's no time for talking, promises, and wishes. and wishes. >> people are still trying to pick up the pieces following last month's explosion at a warehouse in beirut. huge amounts of ammonium nitrate had been improperly stored there for the past six years. many blame the government for lax oversight. and the prime minister subsequently resigned. before the disaster, lebanon was struggling both politically and economically. experts have said adib will need to find a way to address corruption and overcome competing religious inte

mr macron is visiting lebanon for the second time in a month and is to meet mr adib.r 16 people travelling to cardiff from greece tested positive for covid—i9. health officials have advised everyone who was on board —

a new prime minister, mustapha adib, has been named.

mr macron is visiting lebanon for the second time in a month and is to meet mr adib. the tour operator tui is investigating claims that coronavirus guidance was not enforced on a passenger aircraft after 16 people travelling to cardiff from greece tested positive for covid—19. health officials have advised everyone who was on board — almost 200 people — to self—isolate. the governments eat out to help out scheme that encouraged people to use restaurant ended on monday night. it has been successful and there are calls for it to continue. in the last month 64 million discount meals have been dished up in restau ra nts a nd cafe‘s across the country. serving up one last day of government subsidised meals, diners today said the incentive did tempt them out more. when we get this opportunity again? ifi we get this opportunity again? if i have been making the most of it. it brings back that human feeling that has been missing. we're going to go and some lunch with a few friends. the government website still has it but we are glad some places are extending it. down on the so

a new prime minister, mustapha adib, has been named.macron is visiting lebanon for the second time in a month and is to meet mr adib. the government's eat 0ut to help 0ut scheme, which encouraged more people to use restaurants and cafes after lockdown restrictions were eased, has ended on monday night. and it's been very successful, with calls for it to continue. in the last month, 64 million discounted meals have been dished up, in 84,000 restau ra nts a nd cafes across the uk. here's katy austin. serving up one last day of government—subsidised meals, diners in central london today said the incentive had tempted them out more. not gonna lie, i've been going out every week. i mean, when will we get this opportunity again? so, yeah, make the most of it, really. you see a lot of people everywhere, you know, brings back the source of human feeling that's been missing. yeah, we're going to go and get some lunch, i think, like with friends. we are going to google on the government website where has actually still got it. but we're probably

mr adib was nominated after the explosion that destroyed much of the centre of beirut.n administration to tackle lebanon's grave financial crisis. dr maha yahya is the director of the carnegie middle east center in beirut. she explains what has led to the situation in lebanon today. i think it's a mix of internal and external factors. lebanon today is in the eye of the storm. it has opened the storm of regional and global tug of war, particularly between the us and iran. and this is further complicated by the partivcularities of power—sharing in lebanon, which makes it quite easy for the political parties basically trump any other considerations. what is astonishing is that in the aftermath of the explosion and in the midst of an economic and financial crisis, the political leadership still thinks it can buy time and stonewall a new president waiting to be elected in the us and hoping that this will perhaps change the tide of things to come. we saw demonstrations, people across the country desperate for politicians to get together, get their act together and try and mov

mr adib was nominated after the explosion that destroyed much of the centre of beirut.'s grave financial crisis. dr maha yahya is the director of the carnegie middle east center in beirut. she explains what has led to the situation in lebanon today. i think it's a mix of internal and external factors. lebanon today is in the eye of the storm. it's opened the storm of regional, global war — —— it's opened the storm of regional and global war tuf—of—war, particularly between the us and iran. this is complicated by the power sharing in lebanon which has made it quite easy for the political parties to basically trump any other considerations. what's astonishing that the midst of a crisis, the political leadership still think they can buy time, waiting for a new president to be elected in the us and hoping this will perhaps change the tide of things to come. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. arrest warrants have been issued for members of the mexican military who may have been involved in the disappearance of 43 students in the state of guerrero

mr adib was nominated after the explosion that destroyed much of the centre of beirut. dr maha yahya is the director of the carnegie middle east centre in beirut. she explains what has led to the situation in lebanon today. i think it's a mix of internal and external factors. 11 i think it's a mix of internal and externalfactors. 11 on todayis and externalfactors. 11 on today is in the eye of the storm. it's open the storm of regional, global war, particularly between the us and agon —— lebanon today. this is complicated by the power sharing in lebanon, which has made it quite easy for the political parties to basically trump any other considerations. what's astonishing that the midst of a crisis, the political leadership still think they can buy time, waiting for a new president to be elected in the us and hoping this will perhaps change the tide of things to come. the world must overcome the extraordinary divisions created by coronavirus and unite to defeat the pandemic, the british prime minister has told the united nations general assembly. in his virtual address to

a new prime minister, mustapha adib, has been named. mr macron is visiting lebanon for the second time in a month and is to meet mr adib. tour operator tui has launched an investigation, at least 16 cases of coronavirus have been linked to one of its flights from the greek island of za nte to cardiff. some of those on board the flight, last tuesday, have accused cabin crew of failing to challenge passengers who were not wearing face coverings. all 193 passengers have now been told to self—isolate. more people are expected to return to their work places later this morning, as the government seeks assurances from employers in england that measures are enforced to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. pupils will also begin to return to school and politicians remain divided on whether exams should be delayed next year, because of the lingering effects of the lockdown on school work. here's our political correspondent, nick eardley. this week, these classrooms will start filling up again. many children will be back at school for the first

diplomat mustapha adib as prime minister-designate today. the largest sunni party, the shi-ite "hezbollah" and christian blocs all backed him,i in a rare splay of unity. today, adib visited neighborhoods recovering from a devastating beirut portio expl he promised accountability. >> ( translated words fail to scribe this horrific scene. we will try as soon as the government is formed to speed up e investigations and to have the investigation's result given to the public as soon asib po. >> woodruff: lebanon has also been rocked by protests over f governmelures as the country's economy crumbles.ci the first comm flight from israel landed in the united arab emriates today, now that they have normalized relations. emirati, israeli and american fls waved after the plane arrived abu dhabi, with officials cluding jared kushner, president trump's son in law and advis. back in this country, thousands of people in louisiana are still waiting for power to rurn after hurricane laura. the extent of the dama crystallized this weekend, as evacuated reside

and how well-regarded i is mustapha adib as the person to sort this out?whether there's a commitment from the political class, the lebanese dyess, the international community to push for a transition of power and authority from criminal warlords restored ammonium nitrate using our bodies as a human shield. whether these men step aside and let mr mustapha adib work, i have a lot of faith that a lot of competent people if they are given a chance to fix things like crime, schools, a report, pollution, working towards gender, we have1 million refugees, there's not a lack of competence but a lack of will and there has been maliciousness and greed so for. so i hope he helps but it's not about one person, it's about whether there is one transition. i hear what you're saying about him not being a superhero, that's not relevant, that's not right in this context, it requires a lot of people but it does nonetheless require the person at the head to have the right values, the head to have the right values, the right outlook to embrace what you're talking about and do

mustapha adib was tasked with rescuing the government from a state collapse but was unable to brokeret. >>> a daring rescue as dallas police officers and bystanders are sn y m footage rescuing a man from his burning car. the vehicle, as you can see there, engulfed in flames after a crash, police say involves six cars. the man was taken to the hospital with major burns. >>> we do start this half hour, though, with the backlash against two high profile names in the sports world for their comments on the breonna taylor case. charles barkley and shaquille o'neal drawing fire for what they said about the actions of the officers involved. abc's stephanie ramos joins us with more. stephanie, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning, charles barkley and shaquille o'neal have been known for making wild comments on tv, but this time they're being criticized on social media after defending the officers who shot and killed breonna taylor. this morning, basketball legends shaquille o'neal and charles barkley taking some heat for coen t bon taylor ce. >> i feel just bad the young lady lost he

it comes as lebanon's ambassador to germany, mustapha adib, was named the country's new prime ministerolic visit to parts of beirut worst affected by that huge explosion at the port. kenyan tv presenter, victoria rubadiri, has been awarded the bbc world news komla dumor award. it was set up in 2015 in honour of our friend and the former presenter of this programme komla dumor, who died injanuary 2014, and it celebrates african journalism by uncovering exceptional talent. victoria is the sixth winner of the award, here's how she found out she'd got it. i was overwhelmed. at first i thought i was coming in for a follow—up interview session and next thing they pop up on the screen and say... you have won the bbc's world news komla dumor award. oh, my gosh. oh, wow! i did not see that coming. oh, my gosh. and i just felt a rush of emotion. it was almost like i shifted from someone being interviewed to be relax, easy, you have the award. this is citizen weekend. i was extremely humbled and honoured, considering that this is no small feat. hello, everyone and welcome to focus on africa. koml

crucial for the future of lebanon, after the appointment of the country's new prime minister, mustapha adibaudit of the country's banking system. president macron has tweeted, in arabic and french, "freedom, dialogue and coexistence — these are deeply rooted values in lebanon." he goes on to say that france will "always stand with the lebanese people." however, he's threatened to withhold crucial funds if these fundamental changes are not made. president macron also visited beirut‘s main coronavirus hospital, the rafiq hariri. lebanon has reimposed some lockdown measures after a spike in covid—i9 infections. this is president macron‘s second visit to the country since august's explosion in the port of beirut. here he is visiting french troops who are helping in the clean—up operation. our chief international correspondent orla guerin has this report on the city's recovery. in the hills north of beirut, in the shadow of the cross, local men are preparing a new monument. it will honour firefighters of the christian village of oartaba, killed at beirut port. three were members of an extended f

in lebanon, prime minister-designate mustapha adib has stepped down after he failed to form a new government. lebanon has been left reeling, with mounting calls for reform, following the devastating explosion at the p port of beirt on august 4 that killed 200 people a and led to the e collae of the previous government. in el salvador, a 29-year-old woman sent to prison for having a stillbirth has been released on conditional freedom after six years. in 2014, cindy erazo suffered an obstetric emergency, unaware she was eight months pregnant. she woke up handcuffed to a hospital bed, accused of having an abortion and charged with aggravated homicide. el salvador has long criminalized abortions, with a total ban since 1998. dozens have been convicted and imprisoned after having miscarriages and stillbirths. young climate activists around the world staged thousands of protests, strikes, and other actions friday for a global day of climate action. in uganda, activist vanessa nakate, who launched the fridays for r future climate strike in uganda, led a march in kampala. issues is a personal becaus