has raised the possibility of external interference and she has days porque last in beirut michel aoun addressed the nation just a short time ago vowing an investigation into whether the blast was caused by

lebanon's president michel aoun has declared an investigation into tuesday's devastating explosion in beirut at least 157 people were killed he says the blasts could have been caused the the by negligence or external interference. the united nations envoy to yemen has condemned in their strike that killed at least 9 children on thursday martin griffiths is calling for an investigation into the attack in the job which also left 12 women and children injured you sow the coalition has been blamed for carrying out the strike griffiths says civilians are protected under international law turkey has resumed oil and gas exploration in the disputed eastern mediterranean sea in defiance of a new maritime deal signed by greece and egypt on thursday president project over 2 hours called the deal worthless he says greece hasn't kept its promises turkey and greece have long disputed the rights to the oil and gas reserves in the seas between the nations. u.s. intelligence official is warning foreign governments are trying to interfere in november's presidential election in a statement the director

rages in lebanon following tuesday's devastating chemical explosion in beirut the president michel aoun has launched an investigation into what happened he says the blast which killed at least 157 people could have been caused either by negligence or a missile attack 900 port officials have already been detained questions are being raised as to why nearly 3000 tons of the chemical compound ammonium nitrate it been stored inside a warehouse for the 6 years fears are growing about an impending humanitarian crisis lebanon imports 85 percent of its food much of it through that port which until now was the main gateway to the country and officials are estimating losses of up to $15000000000.00 for a country that was already drowning in debt an economic collapse and a smith reports to us now from beirut. armies of volunteers are on the streets of beirut. sweeping clearing digging. they're filling the gap left by the state. which is conspicuous by its absence. we have an i.t. company here times were tough before tuesday's explosion now she says she can't see any future here. i am ever. so good

lebanon following cheese days devastating chemical explosion in beirut lebanon is president michel aoun has launched an investigation into what happened he says the blast which killed at least 157 people could have been caused either by negligence or a missile attack 19 port officials already been detained and questions are being raised as to why nearly 3000 tons of a chemical compound ammonium nitrate have been stored inside a warehouse for 6 years fears are also growing about an impending humanitarian crisis that been an important 85 percent of its food much of it through that port which until now was the main gateway to the country and then officials also estimating losses of up to $15000000000.00 all this for a country that was already drowning in debt and economic collapse saying the holder has this report from beirut. this is what is left of port the stockpile of tons of ammonium nitrate that appeared to set off tuesday's blast was in one of the warehouses some of the missing people are believed to be underneath the rubble it's a complicated job to look for them because the damage

mr aoun said sectarianism was now a barrier to development and a cradle for corruption and sedition.

lebanese president michel aoun has launched an investigation into tuesday's devastating explosion in beirut at least 157 people were killed he says the blast could have been caused either by negligence or external interference beijing's top representative in hong kong says u.s. sanctions are barbarous and ridiculous chief executive kerry lamb and territories current and former police chiefs are among 11 officials targeted. the united nations envoy to yemen has condemned an airstrike that killed at least 9 children on thursday martin griffiths is calling for an investigation into the attack and of which also left 12 women and children injured the saudi u.a.e. coalition has been blamed for carrying out the strike griffiths says civilians are protected under international law or u.s. intelligence official is warning china russia and iran will all try to interfere in upcoming presidential elections the director of the counter intelligence agency says all they're using they're all using online this information and other tactics to influence u.s. voters and create disorder william every ye

to meet the people of beirut and the people of lebanon who got to experience this disaster michel aoun there the president of lebanon greeting the president of france they expected to have a private meeting to discuss how fronts could help at the moment france along with countries such as turkey saudi arabia and qatar have sent in medical supplies food and even on thursday iraq has now announced it will be sending food an oil tankers virus landrieu into lebanon of course we'll continue to bring you more of what the president has to say and where he visits on his very short trip to the lebanese capital. still ahead here on sarah find out why a canadian pastor has been sent to prison in me and martha holding a religious gathering. and open to widespread strolled to president trump again attacks the legitimacy of november's election as his approval ratings slump. and plenty of trans street across much of indonesia but really across areas to the south it's a relatively dry picture not so the across the philippines and all the heavy downpours particularly into luzon as we go through friday

lebanese president michel aoun has launched an investigation into tuesday's devastating explosion in beirut a least 157 people were killed he says the blast could have been caused either by negligence or external interference hong kong's economic development minister says u.s. sanctions imposed on senior officials are savage and unreasonable chief executive carry laminates out his current and former police chiefs are among the 11 officials found guilty in. a u.s. intelligence official is warning foreign governments are trying to interfere in november's presidential election in the statement the director of the national council intelligence and security center says he's concerned with china russia and iran he says beijing wants donald trump to lose the vote it's allegedly creased efforts to influence u.s. politicians and shape public opinion the agency's determined russia wants trump to win again though and it says moscow's already working to undermine his democratic opponent joe biden by leaking phone calls and spreading corruption climbs and iran is accused of using online this info

prime minister hassan diab made his announcement, he went to hand his resignation to thede pre, michel aounat the palace. so a lot has been happening today. l's get context. it was clarified via twitter that the resignation of lebanon's government doe enot mean earctions. it means the appointment of a new prime existing parliament and all tes political ishat come with it. let's get morerom a journalist in beirut. >> the next step is the formation of a new cabinet, but who forms it? it is up to the president himself following consultations with the parliamentary blocks, which are ruled by the major parties. so many are cynical, and they are expecting another reproduction of thca current poli class. going to be?tion is, who is it lebanon failed to successfully negotiate with the imf. the international community is lebanon as they we before. so who will the new prime minister be and what will e cabinet like, and will it be good enough to the political class and appeal to a disgruntled relation and international community? >> let's get more from thee square befe announcement. >> there were cele

but we've also seen protesters stormed the foreign ministry where they tore down president michel aoun supporters and burned it on the ground in response we have seen a large number of security forces both the internal security force as well as parliamentary police running battles with these protesters and they've been firing tear gas and at one point they also fired some live ammunition despite that protest has remained defiant they've said that they will stay in the streets into the evening now today we also saw a number of resignations from a number of m.p.'s from a variety of parties that we are at 5 m.p.'s who have resigned now as one catches one of 3 m.p.'s from the opposition christian party could type he resigned just in the past few hours and earlier he told al-jazeera why. i was elected to make a change and i've been trying my. other. one of them. and we've been trying to make this change again this regime has proven. we've been right and. that's happened. that is the result of the. corruption and then once we decided to let go of any government. and. we need this is a clear.

has raised the possibility of external interference and she has days porque last in beirut michel aoun addressed the nation just a short time ago vowing an investigation into whether the blast was caused by negligence an accident or even a rocket or bomb but the government is facing widespread anger amid accusations of mismanagement and corruption 157 people have now been confirmed dead but it smith reports from beirut. or on the streets of beirut. sweeping clearing digging. they're filling the gap left by the state. which is conspicuous by its absence. we had an i.t. company here times were tough before tuesday's explosion now she says she can't see any future here. i am in. los angeles. i see i'm 30. and both come to me from my 25 years. i work here i'll fight this is the 1st time i. i see something like that. lebanon's president michel aoun says an investigation into the explosion will look at whether it was caused by negligence or external interference through a rocket or bomb or other act whatever it was in beirut they want to know why 2700 tons of ammonium nitrate was stored in a

president michel aoun has already rejected that.r of economy and trade, saying to your people that you believe there should be an international element to this investigation and that everybody, however close to power, who should be held to account, will be held to account? i say that and i have said is repeatedly in the council of ministers. but you have to know that there is already, there are already specialists, internationals nationalists on the ground assisting in the investigation —— specialists. some people have some reservations about is to have an international court like the wind that has been going on since 2006, after the assassination of president hariri. that is cost millions of dollars and we're still waiting for the verdict. we have to know as lebanese, i am one of the lebanese people, we need to know what happened. we need to know what happened. we need to know if yes or no was anything else other than that nitrate ammonium in the warehouse. people are saying that it warehouse. people are saying thatitis warehouse.

michel aoun said it was the only way of "protecting and preserving pluralism" and creating real unityn. mr aoun said sectarianism was now a barrier to development and a cradle for corruption and sedition. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen psycho. thanks to the internet and there the mobile phone, our ability to inform, communicate and persuade has never been greater. yet, public debate seems more toxic, more divisive than ever before. so what is happening? are intolerance and extremism winning out over reasoned debate? my guest today is the american neuroscientist, philosopher and pod caster, sam harris. he goes into intellectual territory where few others dare tread, on race and religion. he generates lots of heat. what about light? sam harris in california, welcome to hardtalk. happy to be here. you have an extraordinarily popular podcast in which you talk with leading intellectuals across the world but you also express your own trenchant opinions in a host of orcs you have written. which is more meaningful to you? the conversation or expressing your strong

why might the president michel aoun then suggest that external forces might be to blame? political class is under tremendous political pressure, and it seems as if almost the entire country is in revolt against them and it is clearly an effort to shift blame and to relieve political pressure. alluding to a possible israeli attack is something in which they are trying to turn the tide of politics in lebanon, but it strikes me that at least thus far, the lebanese people aren't buying it and they are continuing to focus their anger on the lebanese government for its dysfunction and that that has led to this catastrophe. the home secretary, priti patel, says the rising number of migrants reaching the uk across the english channel in small boats is "unacceptably high". more than 1000 people arrived last month, while 235 were detained on thursday, a record for a single day. so far this year, more than 300 boats, carrying almost 4,000 people, are known to have attempted the journey. our home editor, mark easton reports from dover. calm seas are attracting desperate people. in th

slogans against the government and the whole establishment they burned a portrait of president michel aoun the protesters call for of the ministry buildings will serve to be occupiers and lebanon's prime minister house india has called for early elections following that wave of public outrage in a televised address he said he would introduce a draft bill in the coming days proposing holds. well let's bring you to some other news now and hong kong is condemning the u.s. imposed sanctions on its top leaders calling that decision despicable and shameless chief executive kerry lamb and the current and former police chiefs all among 11 officials whose u.s. assets will be frozen sarah clarke reports from hong kong. the united states went directly to the top singling out hong kong chief executive kerry land and imposing sanctions on any american assets she has also targeted is hong kong's police chief chris tang his predecessor and other officials americans and u.s. businesses are banned from dealing with them the u.s. secretary of state said the sanctions target individuals responsible for impos

take you through some of the headlines here now just they are now lebanon's president michel aoun has promised an investigation into a large explosion in the capital that killed at least 100 people and injured thousands beirut's governor says up 23300000 people have been left homeless in and . we are determined to investigate and reveal what happened as soon as possible and bring those responsible to justice and punish them accordingly we will transparently announce the results of these investigations. so hold it has more from beirut. the red cross says more than 100 people have been killed thousands have been injured up to 4000 people and many many are missing behind me what remains of beirut port the site of the explosion in the distance i'm not sure if you can see them the civil defense the red cross searching through the rubble trying to find survivors or the dead family members gathering outside the port toping to hear news about their loved ones many people are still missing and the search continues and u.n. experts are calling on the international community to step in if india

bernard smith al-jazeera bay ridge well that's now listen to just what president michel aoun had to say. this accident is a wake up call as i said it could be an act of negligence all we have another possibility it could be a rocket attack or a bomb attack i personally requested from the french president if they were in possession of any aerial footage to kindly provide us with it in order to identify any aerial attack or missile attack if any and now the head of the lebanese armed group hezbollah has denied storing weapons at the blast site has called for a transparent investigation and for whoever is found responsible to be held to account is uncertain the i would like to emphasize that hezbollah categorically refutes and rejects that we have materials at the seaport not a single bullet more weapon ammunition or a bomb nothing at all belongs to hezbollah or even the materials and the ammonium nitrate that does not belong to hezbollah and. i believe that there is a consensus amongst all lebanese that a complete comprehensive transparent and fair investigation must take place and those

the attainder let's remind you the top stories here the falla lebanese president michel aoun has named ambassador stuff as a diva as the new prime minister designate secure the support of a majority of m.p.'s the previous government quit on august heads off to the bay report exposed. the u.s. state of wisconsin is set to hold a special session to discuss a package of police reform measures that follows the shooting of an unarmed black man by police in the city of can ocean just a week ago. sudan's transitional government has signed a peace deal with rebel groups to end nearly 2 decades of conflict in south sudan has been mediating those talks aimed at stopping violence many parts of sudan including don for. a man who hid and protected hundreds of people cheering the 1900 for a wanton genocide has been arrested on terror charges porous as a beginner was detained abroad he's been living in exile he's accused of forming and leading what for one final thought he is called terrorist movements he says again a one multiple human rights awards for saving lives during the genocide when an estim

lebanon's president michel aoun says an investigation into the explosion will look at whether it was caused by negligence or external interference through a rocket or bomb or other act whatever it was in beirut they want to know why 2700 tons of ammonium nitrate was stored in an urban area. when the ammonium nitrate ignited the shock wave instantly crossed the city leaving beirut looking like a place but after just 5 seconds has suffered from years of conflict. frustration and anger boiled over on thursday night and there were some small protests near lebanon's parliament. but most people here have been focused on cleaning up for now . the government says reconstruction costs will run to at least $15000000000.00. this is a country that was already on its knees because of a deep economic crisis and a currency that has lost 80 percent of its value in less than a year we don't have a government to look after and believe either we don't need food oaklawn own blood even our apartment. we're trying to see people if they need help within our street that's the least we can do the government

now let's take a listen to just one president michel aoun had to say. this accident is a wake up call as i said it could be an act of negligence we have another possibility it could be a rocket attack or a bomb attack i personally requested from the french president if they were in possession of any aerial footage to kindly provide us with it in order to identify any aerial attack or missile attack. well let's not get more from santa ana who's in beirut as we've been saying so much anger over the last few days directed at the government lots of people who feel abandoned betrayed how much confidence do they have in this investigation. little face in the government they believe that the very fact that the committee that was appointed to investigate the disaster is made up of heads of security agencies as well as politicians like the minister minister of defense and interior shows you that they're just not serious these are the people who should be questioned by the judiciary and the lebanese people do not face in the judiciary which they believe is a poli

president emmanuel mccall flew to beirut on thursday he was welcomed by lebanese president michel aoun. micron plans to coordinate international assistance but he stressed that reforms are vital to lebanon's future and the security but it's a political moral economic and financial crisis on the plane the 1st victim of which is the lebanese people in the book liars' reactions extremely quickly so for me this visit is also an opportunity for dialogue with political leaders and lebanese institutions to feel supported it is nice to do. even is. micron's visit comes as a petition to place lebanon under french mandate for 10 years is gathering pace online. all right to shock and anger and they were due to use a better idea is in the lebanese a capital for you so i want to pick up where that report left off that online petition the mention there to replace 11 on the under french men mandate rather how syria should we take that or should we rather consider this a sign of how deep the mistrust is of the people of lebanon on their government exactly. exactly this is a sign i'll much the nice cit

the president, michel aoun, has declared three days of mourning.st their leaders and are sick of an elite, including former warlords like the president himself, who have been at the top for decades. lebanon's youth want change. before and sometimes during the pandemic, there were big protests. many called them a revolution against corruption and incompetence. what has gone wrong is decades and decades of abusive use of power by a privileged and corrupt elite, which has been milking the country corru ptly, which has been failing to provide the basic services such as electricity and proper internet and proper telephone, affordable telephones, proper operation of the customs system, proper whatever, agricultural policy. they have all been lacking. a rare gesture came from israel. tel aviv city hall was lit with a lebanese flag. the two cities are separated by 160 miles of mediterranean coastline, and lifetimes of pain and history in the world's most unstable region. lebanon is surrounded by enemies, and the kind of friends that no country wants. to th

lebanon's president michel aoun has called for lebanon to be declared a secular state during a televised address he said it was the only way to protect and preserve pluralism and create national unity on monday levanon marks 100 years of statehood. global coronavirus cases surged above 25000000 this weekend with india setting a record for the highest single day rise the country reported almost 79000 new cases as the government loosens lockdown measures to help the economy many other countries are also battling fresh covert 19 outbreaks. at least 3 migrants died and 5 others were injured when a fire broke out on a boat carrying them across the mediterranean the smoke from the fire could be seen from a beach near the talian town of cork tony 2 police officers were also hurt. police in the u.s. city of portland have launched a homicide investigation after a protester was killed the victim was shot dead as supporters of president dol trump clashed with black lives matter demonstrators police have appealed to witnesses to saturday night's clashes the portland oregon mayor accused president tr

lebanon's president michel aoun has called for lebanon to be declared a secular state during a televised address he said that it was the only way to protect and preserve pluralism and to create national unity on monday lebanon marks 100 years of statehood. police in the capital bits kept more than $100.00 anti-government protesters it were taking part in another mass demonstration to demand that president alexander the shan't go step down now the protest started after that claimed an overwhelming reelection victory earlier this month but observers say that the poll was neither free nor fair because hanko is due to meet his ally russian president vladimir putin in moscow. go away go away they chant tens of thousands hit the streets of minsk on sunday the 3rd week of protests doing their best to avoid a massive police presence. but not always with success. thousands have been detained in recent weeks opponents of the regime and of president aleksander look at shank oh. yes i came here to express my disagreement with the results of the election and my solidarity with the detained people i s

lebanon's president michel aoun has called for the proclamation of a secular state during a televised address he said such a state was the only way to protect and preserve pluralism and to create real unity among monday the country marks 100 years since the state of lebanon was declared. global coronavirus cases have surged above 25000000 this weekend india has had a record for the highest single day rise the country reported almost 79000 new cases as the government continued to loosen lockdown measures to try to help the economy many countries are battling new code 19 breaks. authorities in spain have evacuated almost 2 and a half 1000 people due to a wildfire in the southern region of andalusia the blaze broke out in the mountains on thursday and has scorched nearly 100 square kilometers 2 dozen planes and a helicopter have been deployed to battle the inferno. germany's president has condemned the far right artist who tried to storm the german parliament building on saturday evening it happened alongside a demonstration that drew nearly 40000 people to the capital to protest against

odds with the prevailing view in congress mike hanna al-jazeera washington lebanese president michel aoun has launched an investigation into tuesday's devastating explosion in beirut he says the blast which killed at least 157 people could have been caused either by negligence or external interference by governments facing widespread anger over accusations of mismanagement and corruption. u.s. president donald trump says he'll be joining other world leaders on a donor conference call for lebanon on sunday he also said aid from america is already on its way at 3 pm this afternoon and spoke with president. of lebanon to inform him that 3 large aircraft are on the are on the way and there are fully loaded fully loaded with medical supplies food water and many other things. lots of emergency equipment also 1st responders technicians doctors and nurses are on their way 17 people have died after a plane crashed on landing in india the air india express jet broke into what it overshot the runway at an airport in the southern catalysed state it was bringing indian nationals home from dubai we've

aoun refused the prospect of an international investigation, claiming a lebanese probe would be more efficient: has refused >> ( translated ): the judiciary has to be fast in dealing wit this because, as they say, delayed justice is not justice at all. >> reporter: nearly a year ago, massive protests broke out across the country, calling for an end to the corruption and dysfunction that def lebanon's government institutions. since en, an economic crisis has exposed the country's banking system as li fle more thanudulent ponzi scheme. many people have lost their life s and investments, and t economy has collapsed. to these people, the government first took their financial security, then their jobs, and now eir homes. in recent months, hyperinflation has taken hold and the value of lebanon's currcy has plummeted. in a country that imports most of its goo, people are struggling to buy food. >> i'm told the "news hour," the country's precious rees have been decimated. >> unbelievable. the silos were just decimated. all of the grains, completely gone. so it is not just a food situation in

today lebanese president michael aoun visited the blast site.speech later in the day, aoun promised justice. >> we are determined to investigate and reveal what happened as soon as possible, to nd out punishment to those responsible. jane: the port is a lifeline for a city and a country already in the grip of an economic collapse, the result of years of corrupt leadership. the large white buildings here, half-destroyed, are grain silos, holding the country's precious supplies of wheat, needed to provide subsidized bread to millions. lebanon's people have been struggling to buy food in the midst of currency collapse and hyperinflation. now, in a country where 50% of the population have slipped below the poverty line, the loss of grain supplies only adds to this catastrophe. panicked families are still desperately trying to find loved ones. this instagram account holds painful pleas for any information. many of these people worked at the port. an entie team of firefighters that rushed tohe initial blaze is missing. for dr. jilani, she's grateful s

cool with any more deaths lebanese president michel aoun has added the sites all of the blast we the mininister said do you have. to leave three hundred south route. hope some. many bill. also well by the flow of injured front twenty quid dr of philosophy i from the roughie hariri universe house in. who told us how they hope with the flood victims. exploded most- school big that we were affected and you have some material damage. damage has not been severe enough to put us. out of s service hasas happened to the other hospitals inin b beirut. and your- for mo. we had an- issue coming to a vote in room most of the casualties where from dish so you yoyou had people who had glass injuries old who work because the impact was away. or hit byby object and then t the system thing and casualtlties te explosion site and these were more severe- kind of injuries including burns and annotating injuries. and. some who. lost to unfortunate as you know we always have to carry the burden from other hospitals because we have to receive a lot of the evacuees from the hospital and that the- two of you

lebanon‘s president, michel aoun, has declared three days of mourning.competence at the top. some of them said they wanted a revolution. the fear is that lebanon will become a failed state again. hundreds of thousands had been pushed into poverty by the collapse of the currency and hyperinflation, and all of this in the most unstable region in the world. lebanon is surrounded by enemies, and the kind of friends no country wants. to the south, there is israel. this time they have offered aid but before that the talk was of border tension and perhaps even another war. then there is a syria, where the assad regime has always regarded lebanon as its back yard. that lebanese have absorbed about a million and a half syrian refugees, that is the same as britain taking about 15 million. and iran is close to the lebanese shia militia his brother, hezbollah. which is the most powerful political and military organisation in the country. the medical emergency is extreme. first covid—19, now three hospitals in beirut have been put out of action by the explosions. i s

by the knees president michel aoun has called for an emergency cabinet meeting hospitals trained by the current of iris are being overwhelmed by the wounded. you know experts are calling on the international community to step in if india doesn't urgently address the worsening human rights situation in indian administered kashmir it's been a year since new delhi stripped the disputed region of its all ptolemy. just cross over to the lebanese capital the president michel aoun is speaking let's just listen to what he's saying stricken yesterday by this disaster. so. this morning. we so have all been hit with a grave set then. as with lost loved ones some lost their loved ones others left their homes. lost their property but the magnitude of this disaster is beyond description i extend condolences. to ourselves and to all the lebanese and pray to god almighty to accept in his mercy the fallen mars our it is like. we have been stricken and have flicked it yet we should not sit on our hands and we 1st of all investigation is our priority and the hour it comes should be reached immediately and

minister hassan diab made his announcement, he went to hand his resignation to the president michel aoune baabda palace. so, a lot happening, let's put it into context. the economist's middle east editor clarified via twitter... let's get more on that, from kareem sha—hayeeb, a journalist in beirut. the next step right now is the formation of a new cabinet, but who forms the new cabinet? she it is up to the president himself, following consultations with the parliamentary blocs, which are ruled by the major parties, so many are cynical and they are expecting another reproduction of this current political class, but the question is who is it going to be? lebanon failed to successfully negotiate with the imf. the international community is no longer as lenient with lebanon as before, so who is this new prime minister going to be? what is his new cabinet going to look like? and will it be good enough for both the political class, and to appeal to both the disgruntled population and the international community? quentin sommerville was in beirut‘s martyrs‘ square for the announcement, here he

mr aoun's speech comes ahead of visit by the french president, emmanuel macron, later, it's his secondhelp us! do something about us! visible anger on the streets. mr macron ended that visit by calling for a new political pact for the country, something mr aoun seems to be echoing. hezbollah, an important and politicalfor in lebanon, had this to say about the french proposal. translation: i would like to say today that we are open to any calm discussion in this regard. that's in regards to reaching a new political pact. but we have one condition: this discussion should be carried out with the will and consent of the various lebanese factions. whatever happens next politically is likely to be a drawn—out affair. and even while there's talk of change, lebanon's existing political processes grind on. later on monday, it's likely that lebanon's ambassador to germany, mustapha adib, will be formally nominated as the next prime minister after securing major political backing, including from hezbollah. all this while the country struggles to pick up the pieces of the explosion, on top of a cr

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and now to some of the other stories making news around the world lebanon's president michel aoun has called for levanon to be declared a secular state during a televised address he said it was the only way to protect and preserve pluralism and create national unity a monday levanon march 100 years of statehood. global coronavirus cases surged above 25000000 this weekend with india setting a record for the highest single day rise the country reported almost 79000 new cases as the government loosens lockdown measures to help the economy many other countries are also battling fresh covert 19 outbreaks. at least 3 migrants died and 5 others were injured when a fire broke out on a boat carrying them across the mediterranean the smoke from the fire could be seen from a beach near the italian town of court tony 2 police officers were also hurt. police in the us city of portland oregon have launched a homicide investigation after a protester was killed saturday night the victim was shot dead as supporters of president donald trump clashed with black lives matter demonstrators. the right wing

lebanese president has said he is unable to resign as it would cause a power vacuum calls for michel aoun to go have been growing since the devastating chemical explosion that ripped through beirut's port earlier this month now last week the lebanese cabinet including the prime minister resigned amid the mass protests with people blaming the tragedy on government incompetence recovery efforts are still going into beirut the disaster has put added strain on a country already in the throes of a crippling economic crisis earlier the international community pledged some $300000000.00 in aid to lebanon the blast that killed $178.00 injured thousands and left more than a quarter of a 1000000 people homeless. us is offering a financial lifeline to lebanon but only if the government agrees to certain reforms artie's done quarter comment. massive explosions in beirut during a sudden rest in its wake and it got to. lebanon to pay off. in ruins and leaders across the world have no doubt opened up the foreign aid relief valve as a result countries like germany the u.k. and even the u.s. have stepped

son aoun his twin sisters are trying to get along as best they can before the pandemic the sisters attended a sports boarding school and came home only on weekends so now was at an art boarding school and was home only once a month what do you joys now is less homework and more time for creative art independent thinking is not something you're supposed to do at school. she was about to go this picture contains all the standards that an art student has to show at the graduation exam. you are only allowed to paint a portrait in this style not any other and you'll only be accepted by a prestigious art university in china if you draw exactly like this. painting on the garden wall helps on our letters creativity run free he doesn't hold back with his criticism of the fix mindset in china especially about art he's worried about the high school graduation exam the dreaded where conformity is fully enforced. so was the chinese education from its earliest days has always sought answers that conform to the norms or there's a uniform curriculum you've set procedure and the standard answer there is no

the lebanese president michel aoun is adamant that he won't resign calls for him to go been growing since the devastating chemical explosion that ripped through beirut sporter earlier in the month last week the lebanese cabinet including the pm resigned amid protests with people blaming the tragedy on government incompetence in more recovery efforts are underway in beirut to the disasters but added strain on a country already in the throes of a crippling economic crisis earlier the international community had played some $300000000.00 in aid to lebanon blast itself killed $178.00 people injured thousands and made 300000 homeless. in the meantime the united states says its own pledge of financial support to lebanon following the port blast will depend on the country's reforms to tackle corruption as artist on a quarter explains now american officers help aren't always what they sing. massive explosions in beirut your hassan rest in its wake and it got to. lebanon chaos capital in ruins and leaders across the world have no doubt opened up the foreign aid relief valve as a result countries l

the president, michel aoun, has declared three days of mourning. don't trust their leaders and are sick of an elite, including former warlords like the president himself, who have been at the top for decades. lebanon's youth want change. before and sometimes during the pandemic, there were big protests. many called them a revolution against corruption and incompetence. what has gone wrong is decades and decades of abusive use of power by a privileged and corrupt elite, which has been milking the country corru ptly, which has been failing to provide the basic services such as electricity and proper internet and proper telephone, affordable telephones, proper operation of the customs system, proper whatever, agricultural policy. they have all been lacking. a rare gesture came from israel. tel aviv city hall was lit with a lebanese flag. the two cities are separated by 160 miles of mediterranean coastline, and lifetimes of pain and history in the world's most unstable region. lebanon is surrounded by enemies, and the kind of friends that no country wa

want the ruling alliance which is led by the iranian backed hezbollah as well as president michel aoun it's not that we want them replaced with the pro western camp the former prime minister saddam how do you and the lebanese forces leader. know we want all of them all of them to leave office to leave power we want a new leadership so that's the answer you get in the street here but when you when you go to a neighborhood or a stronghold of one of the political parties in power they'll say oh this is a conspiracy that is being exploited by the west in order to shift the balance of power in favor of the pro western camp in lebanon so you see solidarity in the streets you see messages of unity but in reality this is a divided country it has long been a divided country it is a country where political tensions immediately translates into sectarian tensions so on the streets security forces now clashing with protesters not very far from here we will. move to that area shortly but it just shows you how deep the violence here people just cursing the politicians there cursing the politicians th

your child is there with me so run with and remind of all top news stories lebanon's president michel aoun has promised an investigation into a large explosion in the capital that killed at least $100.00 people and injured thousands more beirut's government says up to 300000 people have been left homeless xenical to reports. the people of this disaster stricken city are starting to assess and comprehend the extent of the damage of a blast that was far more destructive than any explosion levanon has ever seen just before sunset on tuesday highly explosive material stored at a warehouse.

i know i'm in london with a quick roundup of the headlines lebanon's president michel aoun has accepted the resignation of his prime minister's government it follows mounting public anger over last week's explosion in the capital beirut which left more than 200 people dead thousands more injured and hundreds of thousands homeless a sunday as been asked to stay on as caretaker minister until a new cabinet is formed but on the streets thousands of protesters gathered near the parliament building some of them throwing rocks and fireworks at security forces riot police responded with tear gas demonstrators been calling for the complete overhaul of what they describe as.

lebanon following tuesday as devastating chemical explosion in beirut lebanon is president michel aoun has launched an investigation into what happened he says the blast which killed at least 157 people could have been caused either by negligence or missile attack 19 port officials have already been detained questions are being raised as to why nearly 3000 tons of the chemical compound ammonium nitrate had been stored inside a warehouse for 6 years fears are also growing about an impending humanitarian crisis lebanon imports 85 percent of its food much of it through the port which until now is the main gateway into the country officials are estimating losses of up to 15000000000 dollars this for a country that was already drowning in debt an economic collapse saying the holder has this report from beirut. this is what is left of port the stockpile of tons of ammonium nitrate that appeared to set off tuesday's blast was in one of the warehouses some of the missing people are believed to be underneath the rubble it's a complicated job to look for them because the damage is considerable i