also russian opposition figure alexina vali accuses the kremlin of orchestrating his alleged poisoning which moscow strongly denies that claim coming in of all these 1st interview since his recovery in a berlin hospital. and coded 1000 takes groups again right here in moscow and other major russian cities with restrictions set to be applied starting next week. broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is our international i'm sean thomas certainly glad to have you with us let's start with developments from the militarized feud between armenia and azerbaijan 300 kilometers from the disputed region and the front line in gorda know. it has shut down for drones near the capital of yemen vonne there's already been 5 days of intense fighting with both

but it is under the control of ethnic armenian military forces of the russian opposition leader alexina vali has made his 1st video appearance since his poisoning with the banned nerve agent the kremlin critic told a russian blogger that he believes he was attacked because russian authorities view him as a threat ahead of parliamentary elections he said his recovery in germany could take 2 more months. to european court of justice has struck down hungary and regulations for higher education introduced in 2017 the court called the rules incompatible with e.u. law critics say they specifically targeted a budapest university funded by the us billionaire george soros a vocal critic of prime minister were bonds right wing government. lawmakers and activists in thailand and gathered to commemorate the thomas thought university massacre of 1976 when over 40 students were killed by security forces during protests the event has drawn renewed interest as a new protest movement gains momentum in thailand it's calling for new elections and the more democratic constitution. it's to the u.s. now where pre

3 requests from moscow for a joint investigation on what happened to the opposition activists alexina vali russia hasn't seen any evidence russian officials were trying to ask for some kind of probe test results they were trying to get access to alexina volley diplomats in particular but none of that how up and vali is. now out of the hospital but the european officials from germany and france in the 1st place keep blaming russia and threatening moscow with sanctions the. quicker and more there was very clearly insults and them assassination attempts that was made on russian soil against a russian opponent with a chemical agent in the business in russia. and therefore it is on russia to give indispensable clarification that we will have to draw from the information that russia provides the consequences all its refusal to provide tariff occasion. short of calling russia to do more to investigate this case a case such as this must have consequences the therefore reserves the right to impose sanctions on the head of the german government angola merkel has been more cautious in her statements

talks seek to break a standoff over sanctions on belarus also coming up russian opposition leader alexina vali blames president curtains for the poisoning that nearly cost him his life moscow flat out projects the claims undeterred and other.

russian opposition leader alexina vali has made his 1st video appearance since his poisoning with a banned nerve agent the kremlin critic told a russian blogger that he believed he was attacked because of russian authorities viewing him as a threat ahead of parliamentary elections he said his recovery in germany could take 2 more months. and lawmakers and activists in thailand have gathered to commemorate the thomas university massacre back in 1976 when over 40 students were killed by security forces during protests the event has drawn renewed interest as the new protest movement gains momentum in thailand calling for fresh elections and a more democratic constitution. all the u.k. service sector has been particularly hard hit by the coronavirus and as winter approaches boris johnson has warned of tough months ahead but it's not only the hospitality industry that has been head london's financial hub this city has been left deserted as people work from home you know. charlotte potts reports. this is the latest fashion trend for bank us in london city accessorizing suits with a matching mask

russian opposition figure alexina vali accuses the kremlin of orchestrating his alleged poisoning with moscow strongly denying that claim this comes in the volleys 1st interview since his recovery in a berlin hospital. again right here in moscow and.

russian opposition leader alexina vali has made his 1st video appearance since his poisoning with a band nerve agent the kremlin critic told a russian blogger that he believed he was attacked because russian authorities viewed him as a threat ahead of parliamentary elections he said his recovery in germany could take 2 more months. now authorities in paris have shut down bars and cafes for 2 weeks to slow the spread of cull the 19 the french capital is on maximum alert with tighter rules enforcing social distancing new infections and hospitalizations have hit high is not seen since the lockdown was a. tough times call for tougher measures with the french capital were experiencing a sharp spike in coronavirus cases authorities say they had no choice but to introduce stricter rules for businesses in the paris region and. the end they don't think is going too far we must cope with now before our health system is overwhelmed the numbers make this clear and we must do this in particular to avoid it shattering our country. the new measures put a ban on gatherings of more than 1000 people and m

3 requests from moscow for a joint investigation on what happened to the opposition activists alexina vali i can remind you that he fell severely ill while he was on the flight from siberia to moscow the pilots went for an emergency landing in the western city of homs the doctors were fighting for in the vollies life then upon the request of his relatives he was moved to berlin and eventually the drama officials started saying that the opposition activist was poisoned with a nerve agent of the nava tog group however russia hasn't seen any evidence russian officials were trying to ask for some kind of probe test results they were trying to get access to alexina volley diplomats in particular but none of that happened in the volley is now out of the hospital but the european officials from germany and france in the 1st place keep blaming russia and threatening moscow with sanctions if she. picked him up there was very clearly insults and i'm assassination attempt was made on russian soil against a russian opponent with a chemical agent in the business in russia. and therefore it is on russia

propose sanctions against individuals they deem responsible for the poisoning of kremlin critic alexina vali. also the subway photo gallery transporting commuters far beyond slums and tunnels to get a new perspective on the world's. 2 men have been found guilty for their role in a shopping center attack that killed dozens of people in kenya 7 years ago a 3rd man has been acquitted they were charged with helping al-shabaab fighters store nairobi's westgate mall in 2013 in a siege that lasted for days catherine soy reports. 7 years after the westgate mall attack trial happened chief magistrate francis and i read out his verdict over 3 and a half hours the prosecutor's case he says for most. it was given by 4 to 6 witnesses prosecution lawyers used call logs of telephone conversations between the 3 accused and the gunmen who were killed in the 4 day siege in 20132 men up to and hussein hussen are found guilty of conspiring to support their talk and having materials linked to terrorist activities in the present case i find that there is a strong link. in their communication. that they were invol

said that something had to be done they called on russia to provide answers over what happened to alexina vali we've also heard from the free democratic party opposition party the liberal party here in the in germany they were speaking in the bundestag in which they put forward a new bill of sanctions targeting russia over the alexei novelli case stefan's i bet the german government spokes person said that there has to be serious consequences for the use of a chemical weapon. the german government renews its calls on russia to explain what happened in the coming days there will be a frank exchange between the executive council of the o.p.c. w. and the circle of e.u. partners about the next steps any use of chemical weapons is extremely serious and can not come without consequences. on monday the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons said that they would share information with moscow they said that the evidence that they say proves that alexei navalny was poisoned would also be part of that information sharing the o.p.c. w. is also ready to send a team to russia to aid in an inve

also russian opposition figure alexina vali accuses the kremlin of orchestrating his alleged poisoning which moscow strongly denies that claim coming in of all these 1st interview since his.

the russian opposition leader alexina vali is accusing president vladimir putin of directly ordering the poison attack against him involving is still recovering in germany 6 weeks after he ingested a soviet era nerve agents he told their spiegel magazine that an order from putin is the only explanation the kremlin has dismissed the allegations as absolutely groundless and unacceptable. egyptian activists are calling for further protests against president of the fact that his sisi under the slogan friday of anger there are inferior across the country after police reportedly shot and killed a man while making an arrest in southern egypt security forces have been deployed in large numbers this follows nearly a week of protests in several cities over the worsening economy and rampant corruption the hit on him is al-jazeera as a middle east analyst he says discontent for the government has been rapidly growing in egypt's southern region they have grown over hundreds of years this culture of personal than that that that that part of the country and its population have been neglected over t

has been following the story now but i want to start with what we know about the poisoning of alexina vali yeah we actually don't know a whole lot about it according to reuters there is some information he was travelling apparently between siberia and moscow in august he became violently ill he was an air flight into germany where doctors began to treat him and they say that he was poisoned with some kind of a nerve agent and so the details of exactly how he was poisoned are not known at this time and the fact that russia and specifically certain members of the russian government have been accused by the french and the germans as being responsible for this is a little bit strange because we don't have any details surrounding that having said that it was enough as you just said for the e.u. to say that they're going to impose sanctions against russia and now we know that those sanctions being proposed come from a franco german player but who specifically is being targeted here. yes so apparently and i want to get this right but these are employees of the presidential administration in total

seek to break a standoff over sanctions on belarus also coming up a russian opposition leader alexina vali blames president putin for the poisoning that nearly cost him his life moscow flat out projects the claims undeterred and unafraid the kremlin his biggest critic vows to return to russia and making a difference the alternative is a nobel prize for human rights is announced we take a look at those honored for their activism. on where the heart thank you so much for your company everyone conflict so over foreign policy are dominating a thorny issue summit in brussels sanctions on belarus a joint approach on turkey and how to distribute coronavirus recovery friends just some of the issues at the top of a long to do list that's causing complicated to streets within the european union of delegates are hoping that the 2 day summit will help break a deadlock that's lasted for weeks and broker agreements that will finally lead to action. he has become the like you center of attention at this 2 day summit in brussels nick us and asked us to address the president of cyprus has caused a big stir