in orderfor prevented alexei navalny from travelling. in order for the poison to dissipate. so we would be unable to take samples of his blood after the initial poisoning. it will be very difficult. the good news is this hospital in berlin treated a similar russian opposition figure in 2018 with evidently nearly exactly the same symptoms, so hopefully they will be able to draw some conclusions. tragically this hospital is getting a great deal of expertise and russian poisoning. is alexei navalny a serious threat to the kremlin 01’ serious threat to the kremlin or simply serious threat to the kremlin orsimply an serious threat to the kremlin

we start in russia — where the opposition leader alexei navalny is being allowed to travel to germanyatment. his supporters have accussed moscow of deliberately poisoning him. navalny has been confined to a coma, in the siberian city of omsk — after drinking tea at an airport cafe. sarah rainsford reports from moscow. she spent all day battling for her husband. convinced alexei navalny has been poisoned, yulia wants him moved abroad. away from a siberian hospital that is bristling with plain—clothes security. translation: this situation is outrageous. it is clear they are hiding something. we demand that the hospital release alexei to us immediately, so we can take him to doctors we trust. alexei navalny collapsed on a flight to moscow, carried off in a coma after an emergency landing. "crooks and thieves," is what he calls those in power here. mr navalny is russia's loudest voice of opposition and his forensic anti—corruption investigations are hated by those they target. today, his russian doctor suggested there could be an innocent explanation. not poison, but low blood sugar, perh

—— preventing alexei navalny —— preventing alexei navalny.act same symptoms, so hopefully they will be able to draw some comparisons and tragically, this hospital as had a great deal of expertise in russian poisoning. they prevented alexei navalny‘s blood from being taken when he was in siberia. was this poison 01’ was in siberia. was this poison or simply was in siberia. was this poison orsimply —— is was in siberia. was this poison or simply —— is alexei navalny a serious threat to the kremlin 01’ a serious threat to the kremlin oran a serious threat to the kremlin or an irritant? even by being a nuisance is starting to embarrass the kremlin. when he was doing in siberia, he was campaigning nearand around was doing in siberia, he was campaigning near and around the largest city, he was organising for the municipal elections on september 13. he was organising so september 13. he was organising so the opposition could follow behind one candidate in a variety of municipalities in order to beat the united russia party, the programme lan party,

russia's top kremlin critic, alexei navalny. doctors treating of al navalny n berlin say test results point to a toxin affecting his nervous system. newsletter 24-hour police protection. wiwill also hold anyoyone accountable? u.s. president donald trump pieces of the republican national convention, as delegates back his bid sond term in office. and again inin the u.s., protess after police shoot a black man multiple times in the back, leaving him in serious condition. those who defied a curfew were pushed back with tear gas. and the man who led bayern munich to major titles the season. hansi flick took over as interim coach mid-campaign. he guided his club to leading the bundesliga, german cup, and champions league. brent: i'm brent goff. to our viewers watching on pbs in the united states and around the world, welcome. german chancellor angela merkel is calling on russia to investigate the poisoning of russian opposition leader alexei navalny. navalny is being treated in berlin. today doctors said that tests showed traces of su

in august last year alexei navalny said he had been poisoned while in jail. ad been detained for calling unauthorized protests and his resistance to kremlin control has made him one of president vladimir putin's biggest nemeses. navalny rose to prominence with his exposure of corruption at russian state-controlled companies. at rallies he took direct aim at the kremlin and occupancy dubbing put in's party, the party of crooks and thieves. he began proving his power with opposition supporters, stints in jail and the courtroom became a regular feature. charges of embezzlement in 2013 saw him band from entering the political process and running for office. in 2017 moscow saw some of the biggest anticorruption rallies it has seen in years. thousands were detained along with navalny. he went behind bars for 15 days for his part in organizing them. that same year he was hit with chemical green dye leaving him partially blind in his right eye. more arrests and jail sentences followed in 2018. as ever, navalny responded with defiance. >> [speaking foreign language] >>

the russian opposition leader and one of president putin's fiercest critics, alexei navalny, is beingreated at a hospital in germany after a suspected poisoning. mr navalny fell into a coma after drinking a cup of tea at an airport cafe. his supporters believe the cup was laced with poison. russian doctors initially said there were no traces of poison in his body. our berlin correspondent jennie hill reports. oblivious to the political storm around him, alexei navalny, arriving in berlin for treatment. the man who took on vladimir putin is in a coma. he collapsed on thursday during a flight over siberia after drinking what his supporters claim was a poisoned cup of tea. i'm sure that they can treat him and do everything to eliminate maybe this toxic agent from his body, and i hope that the germans, with a high level of medicine... we have no such opportunities in russia as german doctors have. mr navalny is one of vladimir putin's fiercest critics, an anti—corruption campaigner with powerful enemies. his supporters claim he was poisoned last year but lived to tell the tale. now, they

convinced alexei navalny has been poisoned, yulia wants him moved abroad.om a siberian hospital that is bristling with plainclothes security. translation: this situation is outrageous. it's clear they are hiding something. we demand that the hospital release alexei to us immediately, so we can take him to doctors we trust. alexei navalny collapsed on a flight to moscow, carried off in a coma after an emergency landing. "crooks and thieves," is what he calls those in power here. mr navalny is russia's loudest voice of opposition and his forensic anti—corruption investigations are hated by those they target. today, his russian doctor suggested there could be an innocent explanation. not poison, but low blood sugar, perhaps. his family are not chancing it. an air ambulance was flown in, and when the german medics on board finally saw mr navalny, theyjudged him stable enough to leave. so the russian team have done a u—turn, earning themselves a round of relieved applause. alexei navalny remains critically ill tonight, still unconscious, but his family hope a fo

russian opposition leader alexei navalny is on his way to berlin for treatment, two days after fallinge remains in a coma. there are claims he was poisoned. the governor of california says lightning strikes over the past 2a hours have sparked several hundred more wildfires in the region. some of the fires are the biggest recorded in the state. 12,000 firefighters are battling the blazes, and more than 100,000 people have been evacuated. new coronavirus restrictions have come into force in the uk in the last hour. anyone returning from croatia, austria, or trinidad and tobago, will have to self—isolate for two weeks, because of a rise in infections in those countries. the coronavirus crisis has caused concern among hundreds of thousands of people, who are in rented accommodation worried about how they'll pay the bills

finally, alexei navalny leaves the hospital in siberia.ily spent all day arguing he should be allowed to leave for treatment. he collapsed on a flight treatment. he collapsed on a flight to moscow. his russian doctor suggests there could be an innocent explanation. not poisoned, but low blood sugar, perhaps? but his family wanted him moved abroad, away from a siberian hospital that was bristling with plainclothed security. crooks and thieves, thatis security. crooks and thieves, that is what he calls those in power. alexei navalny is russia's loudest voice of opposition and his forensic anti—corruption opposition and his forensic anti—corru ption investigations are hated by those they target. so his family are not taking any chances. when the medics from the german air ambulance we re from the german air ambulance were allowed to see him, they judged him stable enough to leave, so the russian team was forced into a u—turn, earning themselves a round of relieved applause. applause alexei navalny remains critically ill. he is still unconsciou

painful groans from alexey navalny. medics evacuate him from this commercial flight, forced to make an emergency landing when he was taken ill. a passenger captured this video. supporters say they believe he was poisoned having drank tea before the flight. russian doctors at the siberian hospital where he's now in care say they can't confirm what would be an extremely disturbing allegation. >> translator: the patient is in serious condition on a ventilator but he is stable. currently there are multiple diagnoses which we are trying to eliminator confirm. naturally poisoning is one of the possible reasons for the deterioration of his condition. >> reporter: more than any other opposition figure in russia, he gets ordinary people to protest. they're aware of his condition and wishes him a speedy recovery, but his unrelenting campaign to highlight corruption has been proved immensely popular here and at times a real problem for the kremlin. >> [ bleep ]. >> reporter: it wouldn't be the first time alexey navalny's been atta

russia allows alexei navalny to be taken to germany for treatment.e has been fighting for his life in a siberian hospital after a suspected poisoningng. german medics will take him to berlin, after russian doctors said he was too ill to fly. also on the program, the belarusian government widens its crackdown on the opposition. retaining one of the leaders and protesters with criminal charges . exiled opposition leader vows to return what is safe. also -- when is safe. joe biden accepts the nomination for the presidency, promising to end the season of darkness in america. >> it is a great honor and with humility i accept this nomination for president of the united states of america. >> the vice president urges americans to return to optimism. and a tale of heroism in the wreckage of beirut, a nurse holds newborn babies rescued from the porch explosion and tells dw what happened -- port explosion and tells dw what happened that day. ♪ i am phil gayle. welcome to the program. russian doctors will allow alexei navalny to be flown to germany for treatment

these are the last images alexei navalny posted from his trip. activists preparing to take on pro—kremlin politicians at local elections. translation: alexei is now in intensive care, in a coma, and on a ventilator. we still do not have a diagnosis. i will pass on any new information as soon as we get it. i ask you not to trust other sources. earlier, from the hospital corridors, his aide posted this picture, of police and investigators. translation: of course, poisoning is being considered as one of the possible causes, but apart from that, there are many other possible conditions which could come on suddenly and show the same symptoms. shouting. with a huge online following, alexei navalny has the power to bring big crowds onto russia's streets, protesting against the politics of the kremlin. he has been arrested for that multiple times. and his anti—corruption fund has been raided repeatedly by police. it digs into the private lives and finances of the powerful here. plenty would like that stopped. the kremlin has warned people not to jump to c

the russian opposition leader and one of president putin's fiercest critics, alexei navalny, is beingnboard a plane after drinking a cup of tea at the airport. jis supporters believe it had been laced with poison. russian doctors said they found no trace of any poison. damian mcguiness reports from berlin. after days of stalemate, kremlin critic alexei navalny has arrived here, at the charite hospital in berlin. on thursday, he collapsed into a coma on an internal flight to moscow. russian doctors say they found no evidence that mr navalny had been poisoned. but his family and supporters believe he was. they hope he will recover, now that he's in germany. i'm sure that they can treat him and do everything to eliminate this toxic agent from his body. and i hope that in germany they have such a high level of medicine, we have no such opportunities in russia as german doctors have. the flight to germany was organised by a berlin based ngo, that has also helped other russian activists in the past. he's in critical condition. the most important thing is that he's stable after the flight. b

russian opposition leader alexei navalny is receiving treatment in berlin after being airlifted out of russia, where he fell seriously ill. hundreds of thousands of people in north west england are told not to socialise with anyone outside their household to stem coronavirus infections. the coronavirus pandemic could be over in less than two years — that's the prediction from the head of the world health organisation. more large protests expected in belarus — as reports emerge of torture and abuse in detention centres. and the manchester united captain, harry maguire, appears in a greek court — in connection with an alleged altercation with police. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world 7 and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. the russian opposition leader, alexei navalny, has arrived in berlin and is receiving hospital treatment after collapsing during a flight earlier this week. he's in a coma after a suspected poisoning. he was flown to germany after russian doctors suddenly allowed him to be moved, having insist

and search and jump in this case i'm sorry to jump in you believe alexei navalny was poisoned who or what do you think poisoned him who did it. this i cannot answer this question by the way i can say if they have to because not why is there more powerful i am position was in russia i think that at least putin like him or put him president of russia holds political responsibility for his poisoning and we waited for 2 days before he was transported to the believe and i think that high rent and i fish shells tried to block his transportation to a billy how confident are you that we'll get to the bottom of exactly what happened to alexei navalny off to roll you criticize the investigation into your father's killing you called it an imitation so i did not criticize it it wasn't an investigation because it wasn't cool it wasn't transparent and they are failed to identify them washed the minds of those who killed my father and moreover they failed to identify why then would t.v. ne hind my father's and the nation and it was of course i am pretty sure epilate it all in mad a raid it murder r

alexei navalny is being treated in berlin.ime. >> reporter: that's right. right now finally western powers are united in condemning the likely poisoning of alexei navalny. it took a few more days but the u.s. has now swung behind european allies in expressing its deep concern. secretary of state mike pompeo says there must be now a comprehensive investigation to work out what happened. he says alexei navalny's family, the russian people deserve transparency. and accountability. at the moment none of that looks likely to happen based upon russia's response to the work carried out by german doctors here behind me at the hospital. what they have been determined they say is through repeated test there's evidence that alexei navalny was poisoned by a substance from a group of chemicals that's used in a wide range of product. everything from pesticides to nerve agents, chemical weapons. they haven't identified the specific substance so the kremlin spokesperson said it seems the doctors here in germany are rushing to claim that alexe

they say no poison was found in the body of a critic of putin but alexey navalny's wife says something was found and they want him out. he won't be going anywhere soon. matthew, why won't they let him go? >> reporter: laura, what the doctors in siberia who are treating alexey navalny, russian's most outspoken critic, are saying he's in too unstable a situation to be moved even though there's a medivac plane that's been sent from germany ready to fly him to a clinic in germany where the navalny team say he'll be getting much better treatment than can be provided for him there. the fact that he's not being allowed out of the stage is a direct threat to the health of alexey navalny. within the past few minutes the doctors overseeing his treatment in siberia say they do not believe he's been poisoned. they've carried out several tests on him, they say, and haven't detected any toxin in his body. what they haven't made public is what they believe the cause of his sudden and acute illness was on the aircraft which was forced to make a forced landing in hansk. you can hear the screams he was

from outside the medical facility where we know very little about updates of the competition of alexei navalny but we have heard from the german government spokesperson. on monday during his press briefing he took questions about alexina valmy saying during that briefing the german government was of the opinion it was likely that he had been poisoned the german government expressed its readiness to provide mr know bony who was the target of a possible poisoning attack with all the nurses there were medical treatment of his family asked for this in our view it was clear that it was necessary to put mr number only under protection during his stay in charité. the suspicion here is that someone poisoned mist in the valley something which we've been fortunately seen in russia's recent history that's why i think the world takes the suspicion very seriously while at the same time mr seibert was saying that the german foreign minister was in kiev he was also asked questions about alexei novelli but said he wouldn't be drawn to speak further on claims he being attacked or being poisoned saying there wa

oblivious to the political storm around him, alexei navalny, arriving in berlin for treatment.he man who took on vladimir putin is in a coma. he collapsed on thursday during a flight over siberia after drinking what his supporters claim was a poisoned cup of tea. i'm sure that they can treat him and do everything to eliminate maybe this toxic agent from his body, i hope that the germans, with a high level of medicine... we have no such opportunities in russia as german doctors have. mr navalny is one of vladimir putin's fiercest critics, an anti—corruption campaigner with powerful enemies. his supporters claim he was poisoned last year but lived to tell the tale. now they believe the russian authorities have tried to silence him again. that is something the kremlin denies. it was a german ngo which organised mr navalny‘s transfer to berlin, though it is believed western political intervention finally persuaded russia to let him go. he is a healthy, strong man with a good constitution. the night before the attack, whatever you want to call it, he was swimming in a river, and the

russian doctors say opposition tist alexei navalny can be transported to germany for orders leave thats transport was delayed until no trace is on poison can be inside him. he became unwell after drinking tea at an airport cafe. moscow strongly denies he was poisoned. a spokesman of the hospital explained why the lands to move mr. novotny had changed. -- mr. navalny. >> the relatives of the patient have made multiple requests. they have been given all of the information about the diagnosis. they are ready to acpt the risk of transportation. wehe have decidedfore not to oppose transportation to another clinic you're it it will be one the relatives choose. it will be the one the relatives oo. once it is confirmed, it will accept the patient. it will not happen immediately, but it will ha from sergei in moscow for us. good to see you. he can be moved toreporter: yese day to make this dn tt took all transportot mr. n to the hospital in germany and we're not sure when this trend tatian will happen. at -- this transportaon will happen. will happen early in the morning. hospital and in the ai

in fact, there was a chemical that was found inside alexei navalny.y're waiting for that chemical to sort of evacuate itself from his body before they give approval for alexei navalny to be evacuated to a medical facility in germany. that could happen though in the hours ahead, wolf? >> his family is trying to transport him, as you point out, to germany for medical care. the hospital making that difficult, is that right? >> reporter: yeah. the hospital is saying, look, he's not well enough to go right now, he's too unstable. but they seem to have done -- and now within the next few hours he could be flown out on a german air ambulance to a flight to berlin. >> thank you, matthew. i know you'll stay in touch with us. there is more break news here in "the situation room." the coronavirus death toll in the united states has just surpassed 175,000 people. now a disturbing new forecast says another 20,000 americans will die in the next three weeks. ♪ you must go and i must bide ♪ but come ye back when su-- mom, dad. why's jamie here? it's sunday. sunday si

we start in russia — where the opposition leader alexei navalny is being allowed to travel to germanyent. his supporters have accussed moscow of deliberately poisoning him. navalny has been confined to a coma, in the siberian city of 0msk, after drinking tea at an airport cafe. a fierce critic of president putin, navalny has been instrumental in organising nationwide protests. but moscow denies any involvment in his hospitalisation. translation: the relatives of the patient have made multiple requests for him to be transported. they are relatives, family members, and they, like other people, have been given all the information about his condition, the diagnosis, and they are ready to accept the risk of transportation. we have, therefore, decided not to oppose transferring the patient to another clinic. it will be the one the relatives choose. applause. it will be the ones the relatives choose, once it is confirmed, it will accept the patient. it will not happen immediately, but it will happen today. sergei goryashko is in moscow for us and following developments. there are questions w

a doctor treating the russian opposition activist alexei navalny has said no traces of poison have beenin a coma in hospital after collapsing during a flight from siberia to moscow. his supporters say he fell ill after a substance was added to his tea at the airport. his wife has written to president putin asking permission for him to be flown to germany for treatment. from moscow, here's sarah rainsford. could this be the moment alexei navalny was poisoned? drinking tea in tomsk airport before boarding a flight to moscow. shortly after, he was carried off the plane unconscious. the pilot had to make an emergency landing when the russian opposition activist collapsed in agony. so, at the siberian hospital where he is still in a coma, anxious friends and family have gathered. the activist‘s brother, one of the few allowed to his bedside. the family are convinced this was a deliberate attack and furious at doctors who tell them he's too unstable to be flown abroad yet for treatment. translation: we think it's done so that the chemicals they found disappear from his body. alexei is not in

this is actually the second time that alexei navalny has been poisoned, he isa alexei navalny has been to kill him? putin does not like people to be opposing him politically and so, if you are a member of the popular opposition politician, he was murdered in front of the kremlin, there was another opposition politician who fled to exile and navalny has been injail i believe that in times, he has been poisoned once, they try to blind him, he, at this point in time, probably is the most likely person for the russian to rally around if there were ever a free election in russia. the trigger is the fact that right next door to russia and belarus, there is a popular uprising going on against lukashenko where he has been around for 26 years and putin is looking at that and thinking to himself that it could happen there, in russia, and that alexei navalny could be the one i'm sitting on. what sort of support does mr navalny have in russia? open support is hard to say because nobody is feeling all that fearless about supporting him openly, but he ran for the mayor of moscow, without ever being

elsewhere, the financial times says russia's opposition leader, alexei navalny, is ready to be air—liftedn germany after a suspected poisoning. turning to uk politics, the express says tory mps have urged brussels to ‘wake up to the threat of a no—deal brexit, after trade talks came to a halt‘. and the daily mirror reports that manchester united captain, harry mcguire, is spending a ‘second night behind bars‘ following his arrest in greece.

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from birth that doctors in the german capital to battle to save the life of brush and just end alexei navalny specialists are trying to figure out why the opposition leader collapsed and fell into a coma after treatment to his supporters that say he was poisoned but also coming up to belarus his embattled leader puts the army on alert for the orders to protect president alexander the franco accuses nato of amassing troops near the border plains of the alliance did not just. scientists in germany hope a concert but on long new insight into containing the coronavirus hundreds of masses of all in 2 years turned out to help study how the virus spread that indoor events could be experimented to provide a breakthrough. i'm directed senate welcomes the show doctors here in berlin are trying to save the life of russian opposition leader alexei navalny he arrived in the german capital on saturday morning 2 days after becoming seriously ill on a flight in russia his supporters allege he was poisoned european leaders made public offers of support as doctors from germany and russia argued about whether h

that's one of the reasons why the family and supporters of alexey navalny wanted him evacuated.ot permission. saturday morning he was evacuated to germany. he's in a clinic in the german capital of berlin. he's said to be in a stable but serious condition. he's unconscious and he's still hooked up to a ventilator to have him breathe. there haven't been any updates but his wife and his supporters through which all of the information is flowing at the moment are saying it will be a few days before they're able to give an update on the exact condition of alexey navalny. what they are saying is doctors in berlin are working hard to save his life and secondly to find out why one of the kremlin's most vocal critics fell so sick so quickly. >> thank you so much, thamatthe chance. >>> mike pompeo has arrived in israel. he'll carry out duty in service of president trump. it may not be in his capacity as the u.s. secretary of state. we'll explain coming up next. yon but when grease and limescale build up its not as hygenic as you think use finish dishwasher cleaner its dual action formula

this is the line from russia allows alexei navalny to be taken to germany for treatment the opposition leader has been fighting for his life in a sign fear in hospital after suspected poison german medics will now take him to berlin after russian doctors insisted earlier that he was too ill to fly. also coming up joe biden except the democratic party's nomination for the presidency. and what he calls a season of darkness in america. shores of the great honor and remember that i accept there's nomination for president of the united states of america. urges americans to unite and return to optimism. and a tale of heroism in the wreckage of beirut a nurse holding an armful of newborn she rescued from the blast she tells us what happened in the infants for that fateful day. a michael it's good to have you with us we start with a fast developing story in a dramatic u. turn russian doctors in charge of kremlin critic alexina vonnie say he will be. allowed to fly to germany yvonne a has been in a hospital and since collapsing on a plane on thursday his supporters say he was poisoned because o

the family but alexei navalny is here in germany here arrived on saturday in a special medical plane and being chartered by his supporters he landed here in berlin and arrived at the hospital flanked by a column of blue flashing lights police motorcycles and other vehicles accompanying the ambulance that he was in to be shot at a hospital he's receiving treatment and undergoing extensive testing at the hospital to try and determine what is behind his illness that resulted in him being in a coma since thursday the berlin police have also put out the same and saying that they are here in increased numbers due to mr vanney being in this hospital now we aren't expecting any updates really from the hospital until maybe monday morning. air lexan of on these wife is here so we'll be looking to see if there's any further statements from the family now russian doctors had objected to him moving initially they said that alexina vanny was too ill to be able to make that journey however they relented at the request of the family because we are not in favor of him being taken anywhere from this h

living on the russian opposition figure of alexei navalny has been admitted to a berlin hospital for emergency medical treatment he was elected on saturday from the same beery in city of obs the valley has been in a coma since falling ill during a flight to moscow on thursday it all of the latest. took a lot of wrangling between doctors and the russian. city of. the family but alexei navalny is here in germany here arrived on saturday in a special medical plane that being chartered by his supporters he landed here in berlin and arrived at the hospital flanked by a column of blue flashing lights police motorcycles and other vehicles accompanying the ambulance that he was in to be shot at a hospital he's receiving treatment and undergoing extensive testing at the hospital to try and determine what is behind his illness that resulted in him being in a coma since thursday early in police have also put out the same and saying that they are here in increased numbers due to mr vanney being in this hospital and we aren't expecting any updates really from the hospital until maybe monday morni

russia must investigate the suspected poisoning of one of president putin's most outspoken rivals, alexei navalny. hello to you. the national guard is to be deployed in the us state of wisconsin, where protests continue after police shot a black man, who was unarmed. video posted online appears to show jacob blake, 29, father of three, being shot in the back. he's in a serious condition in hospital. tensions in the us are high over police brutality and racism after a series of violent incidents against black americans. the democratic presidential nominee, joe biden, said the officers in wisconsin must be held accountable. aleem maqbool reports from wisconsin. it's become a familiar scene. angry protests after the police shooting of a black man. this time, it's wisconsin, where in the early evening, officers had been called to deal with a domestic disturbance. in mobile phone video, 29—year—old jacob blake is seen walking around his car, followed by officers with their weapons drawn. as he opens the door, an officer pulls on his shirt and several shots are heard. onlookers start screaming and the

convinced alexei navalny has been poisoned, yulia

well it had been reported that alexei navalny was here as a guest of anglo-american stephon cyber the government spokesperson cleared that up saying this mr he was here in a purely private capacity he also confirmed that a police presence that you can see some of which just behind me was on the scene in order to secure the part of the hospital where alexina valley is receiving treatment of any updates from here in berlin of course we'll bring them to you here on r.t. . q ok thanks pete that is our correspondent there peter all of our. ok let's bring in that band have a salary from the germany's at the left. what do you make these comments from the german government spokes person saying that the valley was possibly poisoned given the fact that there's no nothing's been said from german doctors and russian doctors say they found no poison. well i think it's highly unusual for a press. of the government who in his former career before becoming press spokesman was a t.v. anchor and with absolutely no disrespect to you andrew i don't think t.v. anchor as a qualified to discuss patients i t

genie: could you tell us a bit more in detail about who alexey navalny is? evan: he has been the de facto opposition leader in russia. he is the leader that is able to stir up these big street protests we see every so often. pressure forcredible this. he has been jailed 13 separate times. his brother spent three years in prison overcharges they believe were to pressure alexey. was summer, a year ago, he -- during one of his jail sentences he had an acute allergic reaction. this is not something new and it is a big deal for the opposition. we will see what happens. it is really big news. genie: thank you for that. just last week the president of ofarus accused navalny organizing the mass protest there against his reelection. protesters in belarus are still on the streets and now have the european union behind them. they have called the reelection of the man known as europe's , fraser jackson has the latest the president may have ordered the police to clear the streets but these protesters remain. they demand a new government and new president. >> [speaking fo

looking at the ft weekend, alexei navalny clear for a flight to germany but this has not allay the fearspporters that he was not poisoned and this was delayed in order to allow evidence to disappear before he was evacuated. tim, what is going on here? i wish i knew. all i'm talking you to you from the city of saulsberry which many of your viewers will know is a place where there was a very sensational poison attacked by the russian authorities and so this is a city which we are very familiar with what russia gets up very familiar with what russia gets up to. i was listening to a former british ambassador talking on the bbc radio 4 earlier today, and he was thinking this was unlikely to be something that the kremlin would orchestrate. because he knows that should this opposition later be poisoned, all of the fingers will be pointing at vladimir putin able to make the economic situation potentially for russia even more dangerous as countries impose sanctions appointed. so putin having been guilty almost certainly for the poison attacks in the past, is going to be blamed for this probably e

russia must investigate the suspected poisoning of one of president putin's most outspoken rivals, alexei navalny. hello and welcome. the governor of wisconsin is deploying the national guard to help regulate protests against the shooting of an unarmed black man, jacob blake. video posted online appears to show the 29—year—old father of three being shot in the back. he's in serious condition in hospital. tensions in the us are already high over a series of violent incidents and killings of black americans by police. the democratic presidential nomineejoe biden has said the officers in wisconsin must be held accountable. aleem maqbool reports from wisconsin. it's become a familiar scene. angry protests after the police shooting of a black man. this time, it's wisconsin, where in the early evening, officers had been called to deal with a domestic disturbance. in mobile phone video, 29—year—old jacob blake is seen walking around his car, followed by officers with their weapons drawn. as he opens the door, an officer pulls on his shirt and several shots are heard. onlookers start screaming and the ca

this is why the doctor who is treating alexei navalny is explaining his collapse.n said his opponent had failed in his most basic duty — to protect americans from threats such as coronavirus. and he accused mr trump of not taking responsibility, refusing to lead and of ‘coseying up to dictators'. here's our north america correspondent david willis. this was the nominationjoe biden had sought for so long, having run for president unsuccessfully twice before. so it's with great honour, and humility, i accept this nomination for president of the united states of america. # oh, one day... earlier, on the final night of the convention, tribute was paid to the democratic congressman and civil rights icon john lewis, who fought alongside martin luther king for the right to vote. a contender for the democrats passed for vice presidential nomination told the virtual gathering the time to exercise that right was now. we've cried out forjustice. we've gathered in our streets to demand change, and now we must pass on the giftjohn lewis sacrificed to give us. we must register a

. >>> russian opposition leader alexei navalny right now is in serious but stable condition. that's according to the hospital in berlin where he's been treated after becoming suddenly ill in his home country. german doctors say their test show navalny was, indeed, poisoned. the hospital also says he's on a ventilator and is still in a medically induced coma. cnn's phil black joins me live from berlin. he is covering the story. do we know anything more about his prognosis? >> reporter: so the good news is that the immediate threat to his life has passed, say the doctors here at the hospital. they say the symptoms caused by the poisoning are diminishing. but he is still seriously unwell, as you say. in a medically induced coma, on a ventilator, in the intensive care unit. doctors say it is too early what the long-term consequences of what they describe as such a severe poisoning will be. now russia continues to insist that it was not involved in harming alexei navalny. but it is also still pushing back on the need to open an investigation to find out who did it. russia's denials

doctors treating the russian opposition activist alexei navalny, who's in a coma, say he can be transported to germany. a series of massive fires in northern and central california force thousands from their homes. the us postmaster—general tells a senate committee that ballots in november's presidential election will be delivered — securely and on time. belarus opposition leader svetla na tikhanovskaya vows to "stand till the end" in protests over disputed elections. russian doctors now say the opposition activist, alexei navalny, can be transported to germany for treatment. his supporters believe his release was delayed until no traces of poison could be found inside him. it could still be several hours before he leaves siberia. mr navalny became unwell after drinking tea at an airport cafe. moscow strongly denies he was poisoned. earlier the spokesman for the hospital where mr navalny is being treated, explained why the possible plans to move mr navalny had changed. translation: the relatives of the patient have made multiple requests for him to be transported. they are relatives, family

doctors at a hospital in russia have agreed to allow the opposition leader, alexei navalny, to be flown to germany for treatment. he fell unconscious on a flight. his supporters say he has been poisoned. officials in california say they are battling more than 20 major wildfires near san francisco. more than 100,000 people have been evacuated, and firefighting teams are struggling to bring the flames under control. thousands of british holiday—makers are returning to the uk, to avoid being forced to go into coronavirus quarantine. the new rules come into force on saturday morning, and cover people arriving from croatia, austria and trinidad and tobago. in sport, sevilla have won the europa league final — beating inter milan by 3—2. it's the sixth time the spanish club have won the trophy. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are conservative commentator, tim montgomerie, and assistant editor of the daily mirror, jason beattie. let's ta ke let's take a look at tomorrow's front pages, starting with the coronavirus pandemic. the daily

come all santamaria here in doha with the world news from al-jazeera russian opposition leader alexei navalny is in a coma after an apparent poisoning fronts germany have offered medical assistance also former trump advisor steve bannon pleads not guilty to defrauding supporters of the campaign to help build the wall along the mexico border and mollie's that military is promising a quick transition of power as the united nations condemns tuesday's can. the u.s. has made a demand to the united nations that all sanctions on iran be reimposed it says to iran has violated the 2015 nuclear deal that requests to the security council begins a 30 day process now u.s. secretary of state might come post as the sanctions would stop iran from enriching uranium and purchasing weapons. our message is very very simple the united states will never allow the world's largest state sponsor of terrorism to freely buy and sell planes tanks missiles and other kinds of conventional weapons the u.n. sanctions will continue the arms embargo. in place to say to that these restored sanctions will also reimpose accounta