but bellary says authoritarian leader is not ready to talk about ending his 26 year rule yet at a meeting with his security council he branded the opposition's actions a coup because. what cuba would do the western countries that are behind these protests toss this other side to toss and demand no less then to hand them power we consider it a clear attempt to seize power with all the consequences of the protesters have already experienced brutal consequences and opposition activists shows photos of injured demonstrators he says were beaten by riot police 2 people have been killed during the mass protests and thousands jailed the violent crackdown has drawn criticism from some of bellary says neighbors or war. but not from one important one. the bit of russian president vladimir putin received phone calls from german chancellor angela merkel and the e.u. leaders on tuesday merkel said political prisoners in belarus must be released and there must be a national dialogue to settle things peacefully. but according to the kremlin putin's reply was to tell them to stop meddling in belarus where

was to tell them to stop meddling in belarus where the powerful neighbors get involved or not the bellary see an opposition is planning the next step to bring lucas shanker is rule to an end. and let's cross to moscow where bureau chief yuri of the shadow is standing by he has been following developments in bella ruse for us yuri another evening of protests in minsk are the opposition and the demonstrators gaining ground. well the opposition to the rose seems to act more and more coordinated and goal oriented i would say given that just if you could say. there was almost no united opposition what is happening now today is really a huge success for them they created a coordinated council that is going to take place tomorrow for the 1st time the council members including by the way say atlanta aleksey of each of the below sea and writer and to that we know from nobel prize in literature and now the yesterday the clear aim of the work to hold to new presidential elections and a range put peaceful transfer of power they said that they don't aim to seize power which is to want to look i think

also coming up the political crisis in bellary state pens as the authorities cracked down on government opponents protesters in the capital minsk form a china of solidarity and the u.s. and is demanding the release of all political prisoners. plus thousands flee some of the biggest wildfires ever to hit california the places were sparked by lightning strikes in the state's governor is blaming climate change. i'm jared reed it's great to have you read this russian opposition leader alexei no valmy has arrived in germany for medical treatment following a suspected poisoning a plane carrying a valid need took off earlier on saturday morning from inside syria before that an ambulance brought the russian opposition politician from the hospital he'd been in the care of russian doctors this in another flight he was on was forced to make an emergency landing 2 days ago now to vomit collapsed after drinking tea and has been unconscious on a ventilator his supporters say they believe he was deliberately poisoned. russian doctors at 1st said novelle me was too ill to travel but then health officia

a chain of solidarity stretching kilometers through the bellary seen capital as far as the detention center where anti-government protesters have been held since the disputed election not by after. when you see that you're not alone you realize that no national guard and no one has stopped pursuing a goal to force her to resign it helps to keep our spirits up and not to get sad. was the show the beginning we were really enthusiastic now people are starting to say the protests a calming down the people are pessimistic we have to remember that the regime had ruled for 26 years it's impossible to overturn in just 10 days. the opposition is still encouraging people to attend mass demonstrations and urging the authorities not to use force and the u.n. is calling for all political prisoners to be released bellary soon authorities say nearly all have been freed. for good for many a hoping lucas shingo is losing his grip on power but the hard line leader insists it was solve the political crisis in the coming days. let's bring you up to date now with some of the other stories making news aro

i would election results in bellary still say that long time president alexander lukashenko has secured a landslide 6th term with a little over 80 percent of the vote have been some messages of congratulations from other leaders although the european council president has appealed for the authorities to respect human rights and refrain from violence it does follow a night of on rest after exit polls gave because shane co commandingly. a kook i will check i have to grab one book that. should provide suitable yeah does that mean. i think to look i i talked i and i think i so it never means the catholic bellerose has seen its largest protests in the last 10 years it's at 10 pm people began to gather near the hero city of leeds for the powerful local security for the offices then began to mark allison citizens are pushing back roads it was the 1st time in the history of belarus special crowd control measures including stun grenades were used some eyewitnesses claim a small rubber bullets being fired. while around $3000.00 people were detained nationwide on election day according to official

this is date over the news live from berlin bellary sans a back out on the streets huge crowds are now gathering in minsk honoring the victims of the brutal crackdown on protests demanding new elections they have europe's support spot embattled president alexander lukashenko he's pulling on russia to back him up also on the program japan's emperor expresses take on more space country's aggressions 75 years after its surrender at the end of world war 2 top to japan's prime minister sorry is still too hard to set. and a stunning victory to buy music in the champions league semifinal against barcelona could the german side go on to win 3 of stock as major trophies this year. i'm rebecca riches welcome to the program thousands of people have gathered in minsk for another day of protests against the belarussian government the following a police crackdown following disputed elections huge crowds have gathered to commemorate the death of a demonstrator earlier this week so far security forces appear to be holding back from intervening european union says it will sanction officials who repress

brussels threaten sanctions or the bellary states heavy handed response to antigovernment protests minsk in turn says it will cut all ties with the e.u. . but german states have a very apologizes after failing to tell 900 people they had the coronavirus it comes as countries across europe see coated with infections spike. u.k. holiday makers grumble to get home after front seat added to britain's coronavirus quarantine list with only a few hours notice given its box chaos for travelers it's. a very warm welcome you know joining us on r.t. international with me nicky aaron good to have you with those. u.k. holiday americas scramble to get home after france is added to britain's coronavirus quarantine list but with only a few hours notice given it sparks chaos that for travelers. french government said that unfortunately the virus been going the wrong way there's been a 66 percent increase in the number of positive tests in the last week alone so unfortunately francis happened to be added to the quarantine list. what about the russian capital has once again become the focus of anti governm

i would like to address those in uniform bellary scenes of people who don't accept violence bellary sian's a generous and fair if you decide not to carry out girl legal orders and switch to the side of the people they will to give you support you and one playing you in the future. in the small one so a very clear message there from the opposition leader yuriy how much pressure does she add on the go while the pressure from to kind of sumi is actually the pressure from the thousands and thousands of demonstrators across the bella rose. has shown in recent weeks that she is actually ready for her role as a national leader despite the fact that she left the country and left to the india but now she has a huge support base and that support has been rising in the last weeks also she isn't alone in her role as a leader she's got strong support from another one from. a representative of another candidate who wasn't allowed to run for presidency so kolesnik about is a minsk right now and they both are listening and. are constantly staying in touch organizing protests against police on a crushing c

was to tell them to stop meddling in belarus where the powerful neighbors get involved or not the bellary see an opposition is planning the next step to bring lucas shanker has rule to an end. let's go right to minsk for more our correspondent nick conley is standing by for us hi nick good to see you so another day of unrest in belarus or strikes around the country more protests expected this evening is there the sense that the opposition and the demonstrators .

bellary starts to really people who took to the streets after sunday's disputed presidential election amid claims of widespread police brutality towards detainee we hear from a doctor who was jailed. the women were lying on the floor and the men were in the next hour they were constantly leaving so badly just how long you could post them on the stand announces a u.s. brokered peace deal between israel and united arab emirates it will see tel aviv suspend for now it's a plan to annex parts of the west bank and tensions spike in the mediterranean france says it will bolster its military presence there to monitor turkey's activities in disputed waters. below there you watching hearty international this friday afternoon on 4 o'clock here in moscow betteridge says releasing protesters who were detained during the unrest that followed sunday's disputed presidential election the final official results were announced on friday and give the country's longstanding leader a landslide victory some of the people freed today have been sharing their experiences. as a child it was just the right poli

tuesday's protests passed largely peacefully the army which has mostly stayed loyal to the bellary xeon leader were not on the streets but more protests are planned for the weekend and some are wondering how much longer bellary says authoritarian leader will allow the demonstrations to go on. well back here in the german capital of berlin authorities have banned large scale demonstrations against and to corona measures they were originally planned for the saturday earlier this month in the german capital the police said but his opponents hard consciously disregarded existing hygiene rules on social distancing and the wearing of face masks several groups say they will ignore the ban and still come to britain this weekend. until vaccination activists but also some of germany's most notorious right wing groups. the government of south korea has ordered striking doctors to go back to work off face losing their licenses and even prison the strikes have periodic plea for some hospitals to reduce their work over the past few weeks doctors are unhappy plans to increase the number of medical stu

institutions on the unfolding situation in bellary the european parliament issued a statement in which they called for calm and for peace on the streets of minute skin other major cities but within that statement there was also a warning for russia we call on the russian federation to refrain from any interference covert or overt in belarus following the election and call on the e.u. institutions and member states to vigilantly counter any russian actions in this regard the parliament wasn't the only european institution to be charming in on monday. we also heard from the high representative for foreign affairs your state bar l. pretty much the e.u.'s foreign minister he said that the protests that we've seen over the weekend particularly that huge one in minsk that the sheer numbers clearly show that the belorussian people want a change but he also announced that the e.u. is currently drawing up a list of people that would be the target of e.u. sanctions the e.u. is working on new listings for sanctions against those responsible for violence repression of peaceful protests and the for

was to tell them to stop meddling in belarus where the powerful neighbors get involved do not the bellary see an opposition is planning the next step to bring lukas shanker is rule 2 in and. let's go right to minsk for more our correspondent nick conley is standing by for us hi nick good to see you so another day of unrest in belarus or strikes around the country more protests expected this evening is there the sense that the opposition and the demonstrators are gaining ground. the fact that this square in front of government house in minsk is empty now in the rain is no indication that these protests are losing their dynamism their momentum from the beginning this has been very diffuse protests spread across minsk critical to the whole country and people have been coming out for events in the evenings going back to work and they've really made a conscious decision not to set up a central protest camp of the government then surround and clear arresting people even from where i'm standing now i can see people walking with flags on the side of the road drivers beeping their horns in support

and there are 2 narratives being spun at the moment around what is at play in bellary. breaks in that. right now the world is being reminded that one man alexander lukashenko has ruled belarus for a long 26 years and he intends to add another 5 claiming 80 percent of all the ballots from sunday's presidential election have a tick next to his name but that's not something a considerable amount of belorussians believe taking their frustrations onto the streets it started off with a peaceful protests mass of groups coming out and shining flashlights but the tear gas and rubber bullets started flying and chaos has taken hold. there are 2 realities and deloris right now and the 1st there is look shango calling the vote a celebration but one that people are trying to spoil by inciting aggression and spreading misinformation foreign powers media and social media channels are to be blamed as well so look at shingles the reality is that the protestors are bad and the special forces have no choice but to act like this 'd 2. but on the move. around 25 police officers have been inj

tuesday's protests passed largely peacefully the army which has mostly stayed loyal to the bellary xeonleader were not on the streets but more protests are planned for the weekend and some are wondering how much longer the reeses authoritarian leader will allow the demonstrations to go on for the european union is refusing to recognize the results of the bellary see an election drawing praise from exiled opposition leaders that won a taken off sky. correspondent constantine eggert spoke with her in vilnius lithuania where she fled after the election. the hollow scale. what do you think is going to happen in the coming days weeks and. we've seen massive demonstrations especially in minsk but not only as well we've seen alexander lukashenko being filmed by his press with a machine gun so he's showing that he's not going to leave. was going to happen i'm afraid it's going to be real violence. i have seen this video and i can't even comment on it because it's awful but. you know our people have changed and i don't know what's going on to happen in there is days but i know what's real happen

was to tell them to stop meddling in belarus where the powerful neighbors get involved or not the bellary see an opposition is planning their next step to bring league has rule 2 in and. let's cross over to minsk now where our correspondent nick connolly is standing by nick e.u. leaders today through their weight clearly behind the demonstrators and agreed to impose sanctions on look at those government is that likely to change anything in belarus. well the thing is resolution has been under sanctions time and time again during these 26 years in power and they haven't pushed him out of the position palace here in minsk often being withdrawn years later without really doing much in return i think that would have much the way of direct effect on his ability to exercise power what it will do it will show really strong sign to people here on the ground in belarus that europe cares about the situation this country that europeans are following situation that's something you really notice here when you talk to people they are worried and keen to hear how far this situation is being followed in t

now the international response to what's going on in bellary society will be relatively new to him very tame as you think that's going to change in the coming days. yes because no one likes their wireless and use of. against citizens and this why. only 3 countries or more for reelection but probably some. legit country also 'd joined. or probably even the countries that. are already accepted their results they will ask for. some as actions from the russian government to moderate. citizens maxime villas of director of the center for crisis society studies thank you for joining us. thank you. now most of spoke to one of our correspondents thought a russian he was in the thick of the protests he was detained at one point although later released and he told us these things are something bella bruce has never witnessed before. here. the protesters have done something unimaginable nothing like this is ever happened in bella ruse to build barricades in minsk like those one seen in ukraine you couldn't even imagine but they barricaded some streets they made a really interesting strategic move t

system from some of bellary says neighbors or wards but not from one important one. the bit of russian president vladimir putin received phone calls from german chancellor angela merkel and the e.u. leaders on tuesday merkel said political prisoners in belarus must be released and there must be a national dialogue to settle things peacefully. but according to the kremlin putin's reply was to tell them to stop meddling in belarus where the powerful neighbors get involved or not the bellary see an opposition is planning the next step to bring lukas shanker is rule 2 in and. let's go right to minsk for more our correspondent nick conley is standing by for us hi nick good to see you so another day of unrest there strikes around the country more protests expected this evening is there the sense that the opposition and the demonstrators are gaining ground. in the fact that this square in front of government house in minsk is empty now in the rain is no indication that these protests are losing their dynamism their momentum from the beginning this has been very diffuse prot

the bellary so thorough have also been criticized for failing to protect journalists 64 were detained during this week among them reporters working for artie's video agency raptly who spent days behind bars getting 7000 protesters were detained across the country this week the government began releasing them on thursday night promising everyone will be freed by friday there was unclear if that actually happened doctors were also among those held. what kind of doctors are you you're not doctors i don't know what you are werewolves that's the sort of thing they shout at you and a lot of swear words that i don't want to repeat they were also saying this when you were 1st held on the street everyone driving by was shocked person white robes on their knees because they had a machine that. i like song only has been at the helm of bellary since 994 but this year's election has been his most challenging on court and look for the shift in support. in bellerose having the title go or daddy means you've got the most populist position in the entire post soviet sphere and for the recently reelecte

bellary says opposition leader calls police violence against protesters the government's worst mistake and tells al-jazeera the president must go. thus a spike in violence in colombia's whirl areas raises questions over the country's fragile peace. he has house of representatives has voted to protect the postal service and reversed changes that could have threatened voting the presidential election and also a move to ensure $25000000000.00 in funding particle haying reports. it's america's favorite government service by far the u.s. postal service that is until recently louis to joy a trunk donor and loyalist was put in charge just about 2 months ago and quickly made changes to the financially unstable service medal boxes removed high speed sorting machines ripped out procedures changed over time stopped for money and as a result the mail has slowed considerably he blames a lack of staff because of the coronavirus democrats don't believe him just as we got her from a good stitch with diabetes who feared her family was at risk of losing their insurance after learning her payment had arr

and europe's longest serving lead to try to hold on to power in a bellary selection that's brought an unexpected challenger. welcome to the program the calls for complete political reform in lebanon growing louder and louder after the beirut port explosion that killed at least 158 people lebanon's information minister has become the 1st senior member of government to resign since it happened on tuesday when those some odd says that all hope to change 6 m.p.'s have now resigned and maronite patriarch bashar trust the other guy is urging the whole cabinet to quit the political upheaval comes after mass protests blaming the government and corruption for the glass the demonstrations descended into hours of street battles with security forces the igniting of 2000 so . $100.00 tons of explosive monium nitrate cause billions of dollars of damage in just a few seconds and a virtual donor's conference seeking to raise money for a rebuild will begin in less than 2 hours it's because to buy fronts and the united nations senator is following events for us in beirut and she joins us now saying of

headlines and unidentified amen to the bellary of the russian tech giant reportedly also premises of its locally owned ride hailing service. and other developments this hour. to freelancers working for a video agency who were detained while covering the disputed presidential election . and us democratic presidential candidate joe biden choice of running mate doesn't go down too well with black lives matter activists having previously served as california's top cop and also more than half of beirut hospitals the.

i came here to support our bellary sian people our women children being killed and beaten up violated taken away we do not even know where they are taken there must be some justice number. that was videos like this one that i'm got so many appearing to show protesters being beaten up in detention centers. under pressure president alexander lukashenko penned the unrest on a disgruntled unemployed run. to see would we mere aborted everyone who is unemployed currently has to be looked after they have to be offered a job just moved here it's the core of these so-called protesters are people with a criminal past on those who are unemployed. these factory workers suggest otherwise definitely are good to their left groups tell us more stand up if you voted for t. cannot sky the opposition leader a man shouts the room rises as one. elsewhere signs that trust in the system is running out. all markers help this man in orange escape the clutches of police. outsiders are paying attention to the u.s. says warren sanctions are on the table what people bellerose to have the freedoms that they're dem

designed and whether further restrictive measures will be taken depend on the future behavior of the bellary scene authorities until then protests and certainly are signs of relenting. earlier we spoke to analysts constantine and adam last hour and asked him why look at saying go when an adamant about staying in power was now elephant in the elections well he is resulting to it typical tactic of an authoritarian who's cornered is trying to bite his son is trying to buy time to to to invent some kind of solution and this is probably a 1st indication of weakness which misty can ask if she saw it in him to be sure she did it should read as an opening to jack up the pressure because i think that. basically lucas shankar started on the stand that setting the oman troops the police on protesters doesn't work anymore and the fact that today all of the detained according to the bill are russian authorities were released is an indication that he doesn't want more confrontation that he feels weakened and this is to some extent probably a tipping point for follow shankar who as you rightly said who is

dozens of arrests in bellary says thousands of people defied warnings to call off protests against the president. hello again i missed all these hand this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up a divided nation montenegro votes in a test for the pro western governing party that's been talent out there that he is . sad.

is calling for all political prisoners to be released bellary soon authorities say nearly all have been freed. for good for many a hoping lukas shingo is losing his grip on power but the hard line leader insists he will solve the political crisis in the coming days. as highlights some of the other stories making news at this hour. demonstrators in iraq have set fire. to the gates of the parliament building in the southern province of basra which also happens to be the main oil producing region protesters are angry at government inaction over the assassination of several political and women's rights campaigners . turkish president received earlier one has announced a large natural gas discovery off the black sea coast says the fine will ease turkey's dependence on gas imports and could make it an energy export of analysts say the discovery is significant but not a game changer u.s. postmaster general lewis has appeared before congress amid widespread concerns over postal delay its mail in voting is likely to be a key feature of the november election due to the coronavirus pandemic. stayi

the leaders of the bellary see these demonstrations as a threat to their authority in minsk and other cities tens of thousands showed their support for the opposition on election night even though according to official figures their main candidate won only 9.9 percent of the vote. then the situation escalated security forces attempted to disperse the demonstrators using stun grenades water cannons and rubber bullets almost 100 people were injured in the clashes authorities say they made more than 3000 arrests joe le doux at 1st things were peaceful people walked in the chamber there were a lot of them then police vans came and started to arrest them. there were a lot of people with weapons they started shooting at people's arms and legs despite winning less than 10 percent of the vote opposition candidates for tikkun of sky claimed victory and she called on president lukashenko to step down. the authorities should think about how they can peacefully hand over power to us. right . there was so far they have only responded with violence against peaceful citizens . and she did noun's the

this is do the news and these are our top stories police in the bellary seem capital minsk have arrested more than 100 anti-government protesters who were demanding that president alexander lukashenko step down tens of thousands of people returned to the streets 3 weeks in a protest prompted by lucas shank those disputed reelection victory russian president vladimir putin has offered to send in security forces. the mayor of portland and u.s. president dol trump have blamed each other for inflaming racial tensions in the city the war of words follows the fatal shooting of approach from supporters during clashes with black lives matter protesters on saturday night the man killed has been identified as a member of a right wing group police have launched a homicide investigation. german lawmakers from across the political spectrum have condemned a far right attempt to storm the parliament building in berlin during a protest on saturday against the government's pandemic policies hundreds of german nationalists and science deniers overwhelmed police and took over the entrance to the stud. this

has announced it will hold an emergency summit about bellary so on wednesday because today we start in humble and we have already agreed on sanctions against the responsible for these human rights violations how the sanctions will be designed and whether further restrictive measures will be taken will depend on the future behavior of the bell aris you know thora g.'s of course we also are considering the possibility of extending sanctions to other leading figures and i'll survive. until then protests is sure no signs of relenting. and for more on this developing story we're joined now by constantine a good he is in moscow constantine is a russia analyst good to see you again constantine the talk about the president here he has insisted that there will be no rerun of the disputed election on sunday he said he would have to die 1st i'm today we've got him saying that maybe he would be open to fresh elections after a new constitution is passed how do you read this. well he is resulting through sipek old tactic of an authoritarian who's cornered he's trying to buy his son who's trying to b

and offer quit his job after the bellary see an election. like many of his colleagues of course the actions taken against them. for him and his family. 16 of. what secrets lie behind. discover new adventures in 360 degree. and explore fascinating world heritage sites. d.w. world heritage 360 get here now. with of rewiring the software of supple bacterial cells. were not 3 years ago our growth were rewriting the program for all the software or we've all been oversold we're going to redesign the will have different properties i don't have a clue we're a little bit important changing the or being a lesser drop of earth approach with give us better or perfect. the flow of using fossil fuels. to both plaster. you could have fired or give a sample size to the ball fields of the length of the earth but. we're just learning this is a new field. business did happen is africa coming up on the program one day is a long time in politics that's proven true its body when it 1st looked like mutiny became an all out coop to meet the new man in charge now th

or polls have opened in bellary said one of the most closely watched presidential races in decades the country has been ruled by alexander lukashenko since the 1990 s. but this election he's facing a significant challenge. you know what we love we can we'll win then not giving up meet the free woman taking on veteran leader alexander lukashenko said lanty cannot sky is the one on the ballot this weekend but maria kolesnik of the and veronica of calo have now thrown this support behind her together they have been drawing tens of thousands of televisions desperate for something new. to do what people have put all their hopes in me all the desires for change you thought they'd join forces after candidates they were backing were forced out to cull those husband fled the country with their children. kolesnikov it was working for victor arrested on charges of bribery. and he can ask as husband was jailed and disqualified from running. she knew. my husband is in prison he lives in very cramped conditions and of course there's tremendous pressure on him. this is the man determined to stop the

history the latest from the democratic national convention and opening criminal investigations in bellary some positions figures face yet another crackdown. how i once again welcome to look at the international forecast i wish i could say we've got some rain in the forecast for western parts of the u.s. down towards california i'm afraid no such luck the wetter weather will be further north around the pacific northwest just pushing into that western side of canada and we've seen some terroristic downpours on the other side of the country down into the southeast just rather deep south there just pushing over towards the mid atlantic states north of that is bits and pieces really fine and dry in new york on friday at 29 celsius and north of the border again we'll see some showers maybe just pushing out of ontario towards quebec wanted to share was just around the canadian prairies or latching a little bit further a switch as we go on through saturday some lively showers just rolling down across the ohio valley just around the appalachians instead it says sunshine and showers down towards th

more deeply concerned by the bellary presidential election severe restrictions on ballot access for candidates prohibition of local independent observers at polling stations intimidation of opposition candidates in the detention of peaceful protesters and journalists have marred the process german officials have called for the european union to discuss re imposing sanctions on belarus but for now with the backing of russia and china president lukashenko remains defiant let's explore this further with the other was a journalist an analyst a fan like a virtual welcome to d.w. there are of course widespread suspicion is that she kind of skier was pressurised into leaving the country but what do you think. all i'm pretty sure are government is trying to employ the same tactic they did in 2010 when some presidential candidates went to k.g.b. it and then came back and said that all pollution is guilty and thanks for helping us get a slot on my truck i had the same situation as to an oscar right now and apparently they put pressure on the metrics family i think to come or skate yesterday was scholem

designed and whether further restrictive measures will be taken depend on the future behavior of the bellary so you know it already is of course we are also considering the possibility of extending sanctions to other leading figures. osugi like until then protests is sure nor signs of relenting. for more now we're joined by now resnick of a journalist in minsk. has insisted there be no rerun of the disputed election what do you make of him now saying he would be open to a fresh election after a new constitution is passed ok a clear sign all year there are so many workers protesting right now. just years he understands why their workers all all because he will not work so he has no choice no other choice but to resign so and their protest of them so they don't believe. they knew they know most of them they know that there was a will election year election on the local shall crable we know all year and 3 vote counting. look at shake it was heckled in booed by striking workers at that factory today was that surprising. it was absolutely surprising for him and all of us and you should understand

is calling for all political prisoners to be released bellary see an authority say nearly all have been freed. for good for many a hoping lucas shimko is losing his grip on power for the hardline leader insists it was solve the political crisis in the coming days. let's now take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world at this hour demonstrators in iraq have set fire to the gates of the parliament building in the southern province of basra the main oil producing region protesters are angry at government inaction over the assassination of several political and women's rights campaigners. a former policeman dubbed the golden state killer has been sentenced to life in prison in the u.s. he had already confessed to 13 murders and dozens of rapes in the 1970 s. and eighty's under a deal to avoid the death penalty in court he apologized to the victims for his brutal decade long crime spree. the fires raging in northern california have now become some of the largest in state history more than 12000 firefighters are currently battling the blazes that have killed 6 people

designed and whether further restrictive measures will be taken depend on the future behavior of the bellary seen authorities until then protests is sure no signs of relenting. and for more on this developing story we're joined now by constantine a good he is in moscow constantine is a russia analyst good to see you again constantine let's talk about the president here look he has insisted that there will be no rerun of the disputed election on sunday he said he would have to die 1st i'm today we've got him saying that maybe he would be open to fresh elections after a new constitution is passed how do you read this. well he is resulting to it typical tactic of an authoritarian who's cornered he's trying to bite his son who's trying to buy time to. invent some kind of solution and this is probably the 1st indication of the weakness in which mrs t. kind of. talk and she saw it in a few british or should it should read as an opening to jack up the pressure because i think that's. basically started to understand that setting the among troops and the police on protesters doesn't work anymore and

meeting this week is that you know the european union is ready to have talks both of russia and with bellary says well the president doesn't seem ready to be to speak to anyone just yet but even that the e.u. and reiterated just now comes with conditions and that means making sure that prisoners are released and that there's no more violence on the streets we know that at the moment. the or to have these kind of images being shown to the public what's what's the message there is the frankly german engine here in europe is it busy working or is it busy demonstrating that it can work well i think is a bit of both at the moment of course there were a whole plethora of topics that the 2 leaders had to discuss today and also right now. is. trying to be work mol cooperatively and more unity in a more united way and we've seen that recently as well in the in the response of financial response to the concern of virus pandemic and that is seen among the macron of machall comes very much as a success on that pot as well but this wasn't just about. a fad down in southern france today they sold their ca

this is d w news these are our top stories police in the bellary seem capital minsk have arrested more than 100 anti-government protesters who are demanding that president alexander lukashenko step down tens of thousands of people returned to the streets 3 weeks in a protest prompted by lucas shank those disputed election victory russian president vladimir putin has offered to send in security forces. german lawmakers from across the political spectrum as well as president from father steinmeyer have condemned saturday's rushing of the parliament building in berlin during a protest against the government's pandemic policies hundreds of far right activists and science than ayers overwhelmed police and occupied the steps of the police regain control of the situation before they could get into the building. police in portland oregon have launched a homicide investigation after a protester was killed the victim was shot dead as supporters of president clash with matters of protest protestors portland mayor ted wheeler blamed trump himself for stoking the racial unrest. this is due to your

be designed and what the further restrictive measures will be taken in the future behavior of the bellary sea and authorities to them for of course we are also considering the possibility of extending sanctions to other leading figures like to the front row to your president. until then on day 9 of taking to the streets the protesters show no sign of relenting. well for more on this developing story we're joined now by clawson in moscow he's a russia analyst good to see you again constance a russian high russian embarrass them state media say president look is prepared to hold a new election what do you make of that well i think it's a way for a look at shinku to start leading our eye and i think that this is an unmistakable 1st step that most of sort of the other leaders take towards some kind of compromise index that i think that this is a possibility but i don't think that new elections will be held with mr lucas shankar but definitely this is a moment which signifies that probably he won't use more force against the protesters that he feels that he's ability to physically resist the p

more deeply concerned by the bellary presidential election severe restrictions on ballot access for candidates prohibition of local independent observers at polling stations intimidation of opposition candidates in the detention of peaceful protesters and journalists have marred the process german officials have cold for the european union to discuss 3 imposing sanctions on belarus but for now with the backing of russia and china president lukashenko remains defiant. another svetlana to kind of video is also circulating on social media showing the opposition leader reading i prepared statement it's believed to have been recorded in bella ruse just hours before she and her family left for lithuania almost. all the girls. formed almost. the last of chess. or. shares a simple question. to somebody. boreholes is above us. or a trick on. the question bus to the states and he'd see more caution to slow down the path that has just passed and he says he's. a w correspondent nic connelly in kiev can tell in kiev can tell us more about this video welcome and nic i want to do you make of it. looks anythi