the e.u.or months many have be violating the law. the e.u. has accuseed alexander lukashenko of orchestrating wave after wave in asylum seekers in retaliation it imposed in its government over the violent crydowns of the opposition. caught in the middle of this brinkmanship, those attempting to escape the harsh conditions they face themselves with no shelter and by bellarussian state officials. so took the ricks because they heard that others were selling visas. >> the -- they provide everything. then -- but when you say -- when you say to them, ok. i want to go to mensik. i want to go backing to my country. it's so dangerous. they said no, you should go to pole powe land, belarus. they put the gun to all our heads. >> when said we need to go to man deck. >> so far, the national government has refused help from the frontier agency despite reports of hostile behavior and threats from bella russian forces. and for those stuck in this no man's land there is theres no guarantee how long they would

the e.u. doorstep. polish forces use water cannon and tear g to push back migrants trying to enter boleros. police say the crowds pelted them with rocks. leaders are trying to defuse the crisis that they say blood was created. also coming up, of the u.s. and china had their first ever virtual summit, but it did little to close the gap on a real flashpoint issues. and uganda's capital city rocked by a suicide bomb and the so-called islamic state says it was behind the attack that killed at least three and injured dozens more. and economic uncertainty in afghanistan means struggling farmers are turning to illegal crops that fueled the global drug trade. ♪ brent: i'm brent goff. to our viewers on pbs in the united states and to all of you around the world, welcome. we begin with the border stanford that turned violent. clashes broke out at an e.u. flashpoint went polish military use water cannon and teargas. migrants. the european union has approved more sanctions against the belarusian governmen

the e.u.russell's is accusing the roots of manufacturing a crisis. also tonight, germany's coronavirus infection rate now at the highest level since the start of the pandemic, raising the question of whether it is time to put a vaccine mandate on the table. and -- -- >> we have not done nearly enough to address this crisis. brent: former u.s. president barack obama tells delegates at the cop26 summit they must do more to tackle climate change now as the conference enters its crucial second week. ♪ i'm brent goff. to our viewers watching on pbs in the united states and all around the world, welcome. tonight, european union member poland says belarus is orchestrating a confrontation at their shared border by exploiting vulnerable migrants. hundreds of migrants have amassed on the belarusian side. in response, poland is stepping up security to stop them from entering the country illegally. it says alexander lukashenko is using the migrants to pressure the european union into dropping sanctions ag

and e.u. of collaborating with independents forces.dent changing pain warned against what he calls a return to cold war era divisions. >> attempts to draw ideological lines on geopolitical grounds will fail. the asia-pacific should not relapse into the division of the cold war era. >> only 15 countries who recognize taiwan as an independent nation. the u.s. and the e.u. are not among them however they do maintain a relationship of strategic ambiguity. the u.s. has a military presence in taiwan. tensions between beijing and taiwan are on the rise. china's air force sent a record number of warplanes into the air defense own last month. china is the you's largest -- the e.u.'s largest trading partner. taiwan is one of the biggest technology producers. it supplies many components for the latest smartphones. >> let's bring our guests into the show. we have joining us from taipei a writer and founder of a magazine. in south korea, effexor of political science and diplomacy and in beijing, the chair and professor at a university. what message

the e.u.s refusing to let those people in warning of an armed escalation unless belarus ceases what it is doing. >> people caught in the middle as tension builds between poland and belarus. on the belarus side of the border, hundreds of migrants are camped out in the freezing cold watched over by polish police and soldiers across t"the bachelor" ed wire. troops were visited amassed along the border. belarus was using the migrants as live shields in a new kind of hybrid warfare. poland has closed an official border crossing from belarus. in a tweet, he says today the stability and security of the entire e.u. is at stake. this hybrid attack of the regime is aimed at all of us, we will not be intimidated and we will defend peace in europe with our partners fromate combroe and the e.u. the e.u. accuses belarus of flying migrants into minsk. belarus denies this blaming poland for escalatinghe crisis and using excesve force to push back migrants. belarusan leader says he does not want an armed confr

germany is close to the e.u. average.ut slovakia has managed to only protect less than half of its population, and is now seeing infection rates soaring. it is this apparent correlation between low vaccinations and the high infections that is prompting more european countries to push people to get the jab, whether by choice, or whether through mandates, michael. michael: dw news jeweled gilroy -- joel gilroy, thanks. the health institute in germany gave a blunt warning, saying that those refusing vaccination should expect to catch covid-19 or possibly die. there were mixed messages about which vaccines would be available to those who would like to get a shot. reporter: germanys caretaker health minister jens spahn and his advisors, on the damage limitation exercise after the minister suggested supplies of the biontech vaccine could be held back. on monday, jens spahn was getting the case for getting that jab with whichever vaccine. but now he's communication style runs the risk of increasing anxieties. >> some have called

the e.u. accuses the polish leader of orchestrateing waves of migrants and refugees for sanctions imposed on his government for violent crackdowns on his opposition. he accuses poland of military intimidation. >> well, excuse me. we both have a military background. we understand that being in a war with the poor people on the polish-bella russian border is in tank columns. we know it's some sort of drill or intimidationful we face it without anxiety. >> on monday, poland said it withstood attempts for migrants trying to force their way through the border. [speaking foreign language] >> who would think, two, three months oohing that we would be dealing with action that is would be characterized by human shields? what we can see today are new methods and you are a bastion against them. >> germany is urging e.u. member states to do more so far there's been little coordinated action from the e.u., though that might be changing. >> president called on member states to approve expended sanctions aga

and e.u. really good trade relations with europe and we also want to protect some good jobs. there is a third element and that is climate. you are also trying to -- how does this deal accomplish that? >> to our knowledge, is the first time that we have set on paper that we are going to work in a defined period of time to come up with the global steel arrangement that actually takes into account the carbon exclusivity of the u.s. china continues to make very dirty steel. the other thing worth mentioning, right now we are struggling through supply chain issues. we are all seeing increases in prices. steel prices have gone up 3-4 times in the past 12 months. steel in cars and trucks, dishwashers, washing machines, we will see the price of those gouged on account of relaxing the terrorists. that will help with inflationary pressures and some of the bottlenecks in the downstream supply chain. haidi:ñd■tt]l>6y iron ore futurn singapore back below $100. jim, what is the cause of the latest blowout th

i will not even look into it. >> he told the e.u. that belarus had been stopping migrants.ow, they must catch them themselves trade migrants told us they took that to mean belarus is open to them. >> i told the e.u. i am not going to detain migrants on the border, hold them at the border. and if they keep coming, i still will not stop them because they are not coming to my country. they are going to yours. the west stock talking to us and working with us. if you don't want to, fine. we will sort the problem out ourselves the best we can. >> we saw protesters being beaten. we saw young people coming out of detention centers with injuries on their bodies. >> i admit it. >> you admit it? >> they were beaten but there were police beaten up, too, and you did not show this. >> since july, 270 n.g.o.'s have been shut down and belarus. >> i will answer your question. you are upset we have destroyed all of your structures, your n.g.o.'s, and all those you have been paying for. >> alexander lukashenko in the exclusive interview with the bbc. in a sign of how serious central europe's

the e.u., many countries to say let's put at least a temporary pause on this. now let me say i know this has been hurtful to the south african leadership. let me also say the south african public health experts and scientists have been absolutely remarkable in their transparency, their openness. they're telling the world about what they have found as soon as they knew about it. we all owe them a big debt of gratitude for waking us up to what was coming. that hasn't always happened before. and in this instance, they were wonderful citizens of the world. >> yeah, and that's how it should work. you do want these countries when they discover a variant to share that with the world so other parts of the country or other parts of the globe in other countries can be prepared for what is coming. dr. francis collins, thank you so much for joining us and giving us that clear-eyed assessment. i want to bring in olivia troye who formerly served as an aide to vice president mike pence and was his lead staff

whether it is the e.u.the u.s., the kenyan government, and we see the chief as well, they are pushing broadly in the same direction. they want to see the humanitarian situation addressed. that needs to come to a cease-fire and negotiations, and the problem is any external actor. you are getting any traction with ethiopian actors. the tigrayan leadership is adopting a hard-line position, suggesting there is no real room for negotiations with the prime minister. the prime minister and his government have been resistant to the idea of negotiations from the outset. they said the tigrayan leadership committed treason and launched an insurrection. in may, they classified them as a terrorist organization. as we have seen, these increasing military victories that have put the tigray leadership in this bullish mood, all we have seen from addis abab a is doubling down, a state of emergency. no sign of recourse on negotiations. that threatens to be particularly destabilizing, partly because the war could come to addis

we heard the e.u.inister saying he has spoken with ministers in poland and lithuania, describing the polarization, as unacceptable by the belarus government to destabilize the external borders and to distract attention of the human rights being committed. blinken spoke with him yesterday. and there's intense diplomatic efforts ongoing to quell the situation on the border. we heard from german minister earlier this week, about this upcoming talk on monday, from the e.u. foreign ministers. we can expect potential expansion of sanctions on belarus. these sanctions are expected to target companies and individuals, involved in what they have described as human trafficking, driving the migration crisis we're seeing on the border. while belarus has been accused of driving the crisis, we have seen accusations of poland pushing migrants back. that's stands in contradiction of the human rights. any asylum seekers, once they reach the territory, should be allowed to claim asylum. we've seen migrants pushed back.

belarus says that e.u. is provoking a migrant standoff as an excuse to impose sanctions.ut 2000 people are stuck in freezing conditions on the border with poland. china and the u.s. promised to work together closely to combat climate change in spite of their differences. they have pledged to speed up their emissions reductions to meet the goals of the paris agreement. i want to bring in a post-doctorate research associate at the university of arizona school of geography, development and environment. joining us from edinburgh, scotland, it is getting late, past midnight. looking at your tweets from earlier, you said week two is when all those countries whose leaders made theatrical pledges of buzzwords and help show their true colors. that is what it comes down to, they can say what they want but until something is actually done , doesn't mean much. >> absolutely, i think that this china-u.s. agreement to enhance climate action is more of that theater. the devil is in the details of these negotiations. in glasgow, where we were all day, what people are looking at is the nu

the e.u. is accusing belarus of encouraging the migrants.security council has met to address the border crisis. western countries including the u.s. and u.k. say belarus is trying to destabilize its neighbors and are calling for stronger international action. as the united nations climate summit enters its final day, the u.n. secretary general has urged ellicott's to pick up the pace and agree on a way forward. antonio guterres says efforts to keep global warming to 1.5 degrees above preindustrial levels is on the lights -- is on life support. commitments have failed to meet the goals. he told attendees he remains hopeful. >> we remain on a catastrophic temperature rise track well above two degrees celsius. so in the zero pledges require rapid sustained emissions cuts of this decade. i welcome recognition of this fact in the u.s. china cooperation agreement. an important step in the right direction. but promises ring hollow when the fossil fuels industry still receives trillions in subsidies as measured by the imf or when countries are still

the e.u.tistics office confirmed inflation in the eurozone was at 4.1 percent, the highest in 13 years. canada has inflation hit 4.7%. last week the u.s. reported year on year 62%, the biggest surge in some three decades there it can make life too expensive for some workers. most central banks target medium-term inflation of 2%. most of them describe the current price search as temporary. let's take in the trade action. ll streeclosing lower. stocks stalling just short of their record highs. retailers like target and walmart saw their shares falling despite reporting strong sales for the quarter. the dow jones losing over half a percentage point at the close. fairly muted close for the european indices. ftse 100, 0.5% lower on the surge on inflation. that cac 40 and dax are each flat. the european commission outlined a law aimed at preventing the import of commodities linked to deforestation. the proposal named the soy,, wood, coal and coffee industries in particular. they could face hefty fin

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pollens border crisis escalates as more migrants make their way to belarus, hoping to reach the e.u..l hear from our teams in both countries. as the cop 26 climate summit reaches the closing stretch, -- all the while, temperatures are rising in places like the himalayas. ashe glaciers make -- melt, there's a shortage of water. and fw de klerk has died. in a speech released after his death, he apologizes for the damage caused by apartheid. ♪ laura: welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. we start with the international standoff involving along the border between belarus and poland athe very edge of the e.u.. poland accuses russia of working with ella roos to mastermind the isis and claim that -- a claim that the kremlin denies. the conditions are dire. temperatures are freezing and supplies of food are running low. the bodies of second -- seven migrants were found on the polish side. our reporter is on the polish side of the border tonight. reporter: this is one of many police checkpoints you see along the:-belarus border. that is belarus in the distance. people comi

they are desperate to get across to the e.u., which is right here.hey say they're being used, to spark a humanitarian crisis. >> if you look back over the last two weeks, poland is saying more than -- in 2020 the figure was just 120. on sunday alone poland says there were 118 attempts. also on sunday, poland sent more police and military equipment to the border. the crisis is also playing out on the belarus border with lithuania, which is also in the you. -- also in the e.u.. the lithuanian prime minister is clear on who to blame. >> this is human smuggling. the belarusian state government, they are doing whatever they can to increase the number of people coming to minsk from the middle east and other countries so he can only promise the people passage teuropean union, which is not possible because people do not have visas or other legal grounds to be there. so we see the number of people increase significantly. we have quite dire conditions in this part of europe and what we see is a very complicated situation at the border of poland, but i cannot s

at a nearby center which coordinates aid support for the refugees, they say e.u.es which stipulate a person must apply for asylum in the first country they enter our contributing to the situation. >> they cannot apply for asylum in france. this is their last chance is -- >> this part of the coast has been the front line of the battle between the u.k. and france on this issue since the calais jungle camp sprung up in 2015. the deaths at sea have returned focus. the crisis has never been put out. >> the world crime-fighting body interpol has elected a controversial new president. the m roddy general has been elected every three rounds of voting. human rights groups accuse him of being involved in torture and arbitrary detentions. he is facing committal complaints in five countries including france where interpol is headquartered. some of those say he self -- they suffered under his watch. >> alee was imprisoned in the united arab emirates for 20 days. the trauma lasts forever. he was arrested and tortured he says for wearing a qatar shirt at a football match. >> my

and i believe this next-generation e.u., which was voted a year ago now, is going to help with makingountries better converge and reduce the gap that existed between some of the southern european countries and the northern european countries, that is certainly the intention. david: recently, you said you would like to have a goal, a target of 2% inflation. why has it been so difficult to get to that level for the past 5, 6, seven years or so in europe, and how confident are you that you can get to 2%? ms. lagarde: there are multiple reasons for that. certainly, what we decided to do was to have a target which was simple, which was easy to understand, that was asymmetric, and that also was focused on the medium-term. those were the three attributes. so instead of having that complicated close to or below 2%, which was a bit uncertain and fuzzy, and which included somehow an implied bias, we decided we would go for something straightforward, simple 2%, 2% symmetric. so, deviations up or down from 2% are equally undesirable. that's the definition that we have agreed upon. and we are also

e.u.e, has sent thousands of troops and policeo the area to strengthen security. the refugees, mostly from the middle east, have been camping out in freezing conditions and at least eight people have died in recent days. e.u. leaders accuse belarus president alexander lukashenko of manufacring a migrant crisis in retaliation for sanctions, something belarus denies. today, poland's prime minister said his country along with border nations lithuania and latvia were considering emergency talks with nato to address the border crisis. for more national and international news, visit pbs.org/newshour. >> sreenivasan: in august, the world's attention refocused on afghanistan as the taliban suddenly took control of the capital city of kabul and the u.s.-backed vernment fell. in the chaotic last days of the u.s. presence in the country, nearly 130,000 people were airlifted from afghanistan, including more than 50,000 afghans who will be resettled in the united states. as many as 100 of those afghan

the e.u.g there are going to be new and very tough sanctions, not just against alexander lukashenko's regime, but also against anybody who they say has been benefiting from bringing migrants to belarus and then trying to push them across the border. it was quite interesting because late last night, the german foreign minister, of course, most of the folks who are on the border there waiting, wanting to go to germany, the german foreign minister unequivocally said the migrants will not be taken by germany. he said they must remain tough and called it blackmail against the european union by the regime of alexander lukashenko. >> fred pleitgen, thank you. >>> tensions high on the border of russia and ukraine about the military buildup in that area. france and germany are urging russia to be transparent and say any attempt to undermine ukraine's territorial integrity will have serious consequence. nato secretary-general is also warning allies to be realistic about potential aggression from russia.

he has also threatened to block the flow of gas from russia to the e.u. senate majority leader president biden to tap the strategic petroleum reserve to help lower gasoline prices. schumer says consumers need immediate relief. the president has hinted he may take action on fuel cuts. polls indicate many americans blame the president for failing to contain inflation. and researchers found that pfizer biontech has the most robust immune response. global news 24 hours a day on air and on bloomberg quicktake. i am leigh-ann gerrans. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ >> all of these things go right at lowering costs for american families. and this bill is fully paid for. it will not add to inflationary pressures. quite the option -- opposite because we will pay for everything in this bill by raising taxes on the highest income americans. jonathan: the administration out in force there. the director of the national economic council there on cnn. the year equity market positive. yields in a single basis point. your big it point of the week is u.s. retail sales. look out fo

bloomberg has learned that the e.u.recommend a nine-month time limit on covid vaccines for travel purposes. meanwhile, germany's covid death toll passes 100,000 people as a new chancellor comes into office. this is the picture for the markets, but of course, it is very thin volume because it is thanksgiving. tom: equities in the u.s. will not be trading today, but we had that data deluge out of the united states, and there is that battle between continuing high prices and inflation remaining significant in terms of a 30-year high, highest level since the 1990's, in fact, and that strength of the american consumer. that resilience still there on the back of these balance sheets. across europe, taking a cue for the gains you saw toward the close in the u.s. yesterday, looking through some of the concerns about the threat of covid-19 and restrictions being put in place again, a gain of almost .5%. the cac is higher by .4%. weighing these measures and announcements of policy proposals around vaccinations and applications fo

haidi: that was the e.u. council president speaking with bloomberg.just getting those boj minutes up from the its september meeting, head of a big day when it comes to asian central banks as well as it being weak for policymaking more broadly. we're seeing minutes board managers saying they will not hesitate to add to easing if needs. that they must particular -- continue with the easing process. the members also saying in these minutes about the closest we monitoring the you can up impact of covid-19. one member saying they do need to be persistent when it comes to the continuation of easing. and we do know when it comes to -- it comes to inflation, the bank of japan as one bank that has not had to really worry about that. in the last meeting we saw a bit more focus to the post covid risks, to the broader economy, but, as we learned over the weekend, there is a lease for now more political consistency with the ability to hang onto the parliamentary majority of the elections. so, we really are watching to see the impacts of the stimulus and more debt

and e.u. pledge to cut methane emissions although china and russia held out. 100 countries back to u.k. led declaration into reversing deforestation by 2030. president biden says china was mistaken -- to miss the u.n conference. he said they missed an opportunity to purchase paid in global leadership. chinese president xi jinping addressed the cop26 remotely. ?g said that russia andotely. saudi arabia leaders should have attended. facebook -- says it will no longer use facebook -- f ace recognition over privacy concerns. meta says it needs to weigh benefits against growing worries about the technology. facebook has used facial resignation since -- recognition since 2010. it says it will delete the one billion photos it has collected. global news 24 hours a day on air and on bloomberg quicktake powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am vonnie quinn. this is bloomberg. yvonne: thank you. we are hearing that the billionaire founder of bytedance has steppe

the e.u. may ease restrictions on state aid. they could agree to a new policy when it meets on wednesday. a draft seen by bloomberg considers letting government-subsidized chip plants on the continent. the french have called for more intervention to overcome the global supply crisis. boris johnson said it would be perfectly legitimate to suspend part of the brexit deal with the e.u. the u.k. is demanding a major overhaul of the divorce agreement due to the impact on northern ireland. suspending the deal carries the risk of severe retaliation. he wants to negotiate a solution to the escalating trade dispute. global news, 24 hours a day, on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. dani.♪ dani: that's juliette saly in singapore next manus, giving me some extreme foam of this morning. -- fomo this morning. yousef gamal el-din will be speaking to ngo's petroleum and natural gas ministers. that is next. this is bloomberg. ♪ manus: this is "bloombe

it will be the seventh round of meetings between the u.s., iran, the e.u., and china.and janet yellen attend a senate banking committee hearing on the pandemic response. powell is also expected to defend his renomination, manus. manus: on wednesday, they start trading on the nasdaq following a facebook rebrand so that is going to come through on wednesday and thursday. it's the beginning of two days of meetings for opec-plus and on friday, we will get the jobs report, expected to be more than 500,000. we will keep a close i on the participant -- close eye on the participation rate. it is demonstrable, palpable on gmm, and it has been there for a number of hours. it's about bond yields rising, oil markets in relief mode, and to that extent, look at that. the commodity board. oil up over 5%. brent up 4.25%. dani: one thing i was surprised about on the commodity board is that it is falling today. i just got back to the u.k. yesterday and it is so cold here. we are facing an energy crisis in europe. previous to this, if that exacerbates things. manus: it is a balmy 32, 35.

the e.u.even more sanctions against bella ruds there's a major pipeline. >> he's a close ally of vladimir putin. he's warning he could shut it down unless they have rising prices >>> former president trump is successful the house committee was set to get the first batch of those records tomorrow they deal with the former president's activities related to that day. a federal appeals court today granted his lawyer's request, to temporarily block that oral arguments from at least then pepper sprayed and targeted with antiurgent that happened while she was visiting or in her hometown. >> on this veterans day, president biden promising more help for those who served and we pause in memory of those who served and died. >> congratulations to our esteemed colleagues. to make progress, we must keep taking steps forward. we believe the future of energy is lower carbon. and to get there, the world needs to reduce global emissions. at chevron, we're taking action. tying our executives' pay to lowering the

the e.u.s threatening new sanctions. >>> plus, fears of holiday covid surges, how countries on both sides of the atlantic are preparing. >>> live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with rosemary church. the meeting is set to take place in the coming hours as both nations look to ease recent tensions. mr. biden and chinese president xi jinping have spoken twice on the phone. but this will be the first meeting between the two men since the u.s. president took office. and it comes after tensions have flared over taiwan, trade, and human rights. president xi has hinted at a slight warming of relations, saying his country is willing to boost cooperation and get the two sides back on track. so, what are the expectations? >> reporter: rosemary, thorny issues are aplenty, but expectations are low because this relationship often described as the world's most important diplomatic relationship has been in a nose dive for quite some time. but things didn't really pick up since mr. biden took office a

but the e.u. is already advising its member nations to take action and limit travel to and from any countries where this new variant has been detected and as you pointed out britain has already imposed a temporary ban from flights from six african countries. international health officials are concerned the variant may be more transmissible than delta and more resistant to existing vaccines. >> it has a large number of mutations and the concern is when you have so many mutations it can have an impact on how the virus behaves. >> here in the u.s. the highly infectious delta variant is driving up infections in the midwest where colder weather is causing more meme to gather indoors. there are two medical teams in michigan to help hospitals with a surge. 44 military physicians, nurses and respiratory therapists will treat patients for 30 days. they welcome the help but more is needed. >> if we had between 200 and 300 just at deer born alone that would make us feel a lot better and probably for the enti

european union, hundreds of messing on the border between belarus and poland looking for a way into the e.u accusing the roots of manufacturing a crisis. also tonight, germany's coronavirus infection rate now at the highest level since the start of the pandemic, raising the quen

the e.u. recommended they could come back from june.ally you're seeing that back and forth in the relationship between the european region and the united states. for those passengers traveling, they will have to show that proof of vaccination. any w.h.o. approved vaccination will be accepted. they will have to show a negative covid test taken within three days before their departure. this means families can finally be reunited. friends can be reunited and friends can resume a big boost. airliners warning of huge, huge waiting times and an influx in passengers. delta saying please be patient with us. there could be long delays at airports. virgin atlantic predicting six times as many passengers to the united states. united airlines seeing a 50% surge in travel but this does come at a sensitive time. we are seeing a surge across the region. germany recording the highest infection rates yet. the world health organization warning the european region could be the epicenter, up to half a million deaths potentially due to the virus this winter

the e.u. all member states do the same. the president tweeted this about 50 minutes or so ago. the e.u. commission will propose in close coordination with member states to activate the emergency break to stop air travel from the southern african region due to the variant of concern b 1529. the new variant discovered in south africa is markedly different because it carries as discussed at the top of the hour, a number of mutations. it can evade immunity and transmissible. hence we are seeing reaction from europe and elsewhere. >>> now, the rise in cases and the new variant are rattling stock markets right around the world this hour. i will show you the picture here in europe. markets opened about an hour ago. if we stay on that, ftse down, gone down quite a bit, about a percent since i last told you 45 minutes ago. ftse down 2 over 2.5%. same picture with the dax in germany. not a great picture to end the week here in europe. if i showuous us markets, they are expected to open lower as well whe

stephanie: the e.u. and u.s. preparing to widen sanctions against belarus accusing president lukashenko of using illegal border crossings to retaliate against e.u. sanctions over human rights abuses. the government of qatar agreed to represent u.s. interests in afghanistan, providing consular services for american citizens who remain there and others who want to flee taliban control. the u.s. closed the american embassy in kabul in august. the biden administration estimates several hundred americans are still in the country. a myanmar court today sentenced american journalist danny fenster to 11 years in prison with hard labor. the charges against him include incitement for spreading false and inflammatory information. he faces counts of terrorism and treason. human rights officials denounce the move and warn that the country's rulers aren't deterred by sanctions. >> it's cleared that danny is made an example of and it shows the military junta do not care what the international community thinks and these targeted

the e.u.rus for this crisis. >> this is a challenge to the whole of the european union. this is not a migration crisis. this is the attempt of an authoritarian regime to try to destabilize its democratic neighbors. this will not succeed, but we have to protect our democracies from this kind of cynical geopolitical power play. >> we are witnessing a major hybrid threat, an attack at our external border in the east by europe's last dictator who is weaponizing human suffering to attack europe. >> authorities closed the border crossing on tuesday. now the leader of belarus is threatening europe's gas supply. cnn's fred pleitgen is live on the polish side of belarus near the last checkpoint between the two. fred, bring our viewers up to speed here on the latest. what exactly is happening there and why? >> reporter: good morning, laura. yeah, i mean, the situation here is extremely tense and certainly the situation especially for those people who are camped out there at the border, it's devastating.

and e.u. regulators. >>> the funeral for general colin powell, the first black secretary of state, will soon be held in the nation's capitol. powell will not only be remembered for his years of service to his country, but the trail blazing leadership that shaped foreign policy for decades. he passed away of covid complications while battling cancer last month. he was 84 years old. powell's funeral will be held at the washington national cathedral at noon. eulogies will be given by former secretary of state madelein all bright, former deputy secretary of state, richard armitage and his son michael. cnn will have special coverage with jake tapper and wolf blitzer. >>> still to come as rebels advance toward the ethiopian capital, armed opposition groups are coming together to unite against the prime minister. that's ahead. >>> plus, accusations of racial bias after an almost entirely white jury is seated. the judge says the jury should stay intact. find out why after the break. please stay with u

. >> german chancellor angela merkel has urged the bell russian president as well as the e.u.tands firmly with poland. salma abdelaziz joins me now. let me pickup from matthew chance. some of the families with children are still hoping and clinging onto the belief that perhaps they'll get to germany. talk of human corridors, is this going to happen? what are you hearing? >> this is absolutely unlikely at this stage. as you read there from chancellor angela merkel right now, the focus is on aid and on repatriation, sending these families back to their home countries. in many cases that is iraqi kurdistan you heard from our colleague matthew chance, a place of conflict, a place of war. these are families that survived isis, that survived brutal battles and have put everything on the line, isa. all their savings, all their life accounts. they've been brutalized, beaten as they made this journey along, come with their children, their hopes and dreams. turning them back is the worst case scenario. >> so we're looking at deportation, the first i think 400 or so people being deported

the next six months where, because of the rig otori strictures in which airlines operate, we must be e.uand controlled and delistingare reasonably small initiative in that strategy. manus: ok, michael, need to just close off with a couple really quickly. we talk sometimes about needing cash flows between the balance sheet. but you need any cash to be bright and ready to get your hands on a deal if it comes along? you need to raise any more cash? michael: i don't think so. we closed that cash with $4.2 billion in cash. we repaid the loan five months early. the u.k. government loans, one of the first airlines to repay five months early. it will leave us more of $3.5 billion in cash. we were in active negotiations going up to three or four months ago. and then out of nowhere, -- they were going to raise prices. so those discussions fell over. i would hope to see them restart at some point in time. i'm not sure boeing are going about the recovery the right way, putting up prices inc. post-covid is not going to sell a lot of aircraft. that's why a lot of boeing customers have announced airbus

i would have confidence that between the e.u. support and between the e.u.ve to be there to keep business going because tourism and pubs, you know, are very important part of our economy and our identity in ireland. >> reporter: and just ten days after the u.s. reopened its doors to european travelers, the cdc is looking at this surge in cases in multiple european countries and adding several of them to its level 4 travel list where it discourages americans from going to those countries. hungary, the czech republic, iceland have been added recently to that list, christine. >> no question, we are not out of this. we are still in a pandemic heading into a winter still need to do a better job at vaccinations and boosters really around the world. cyril vanier in paris. thank you. laura? >> just when you thought it was safe to go to grandma's house, a major storm system could derail your plans. here's our meteorologist derek van dam. >> good morning, christine and laura. we are getting closer and closer to the busiest travel week of the year. if you have the opti

to give licenses to e.u. fishermen. we heard a male mack brown say that midnight -- emmanuel macron say that midnight deadline was unfair. we have more on those fishing licenses at the heart of this row. >> some boats are still trying to fish in waters very close to the british coast. within six miles of the british coast. if they want to do that, they need a license. to get that license, they have to prove they fished in the same waters in the last few years. the bigger boats that have satellite tracking, they can prove those whereabouts. but it is much more difficult for small boats to do that because they don't have the satellite tracking, they have written records. the british authorities are saying sorry but that is not good enough to prove that you are fishing here recently. this is all part of the brexit agreement that was reached last december. this dispute comes from a fairly late concession by the british side to allow some eu vessels to continue fishing very close to the british coast. very incompatible with

the window of opportunity to reach the e.u.gh belarus may be closing, but already, travel agencies here in iraqi kurdistan are offering package deals for other european countries. a ticket and visa to croatia for example, sells for $7000. it's a price many here are willing to pay. we meet a man who facilitates trips to europe through a group on the messaging app telegram. he claims that he isn't a smuggler, but wanted to remain anonymous in fear of authorities. he explains how the process works. >> ( translated ): people will give the money to an intermediary in erbil. when they reach their final destination in germany, they will confirm that they are at a certain hotel in germany and the intermediary will release the payment to the smuggler. >> reporter: the kurdish government has vowed to crack down on these networks. but without addressing the structural issues fueling the latest exodus of iraqis, the crisis at europe's borders is likely to endure. for the pbs newshour, i'm simona foltyn in iraqi kurdistan. >> nawaz: nasa ha

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the e.u. and u.s. have punished lukashenko with multiple rounds of sanctions.hey plan more sanctions on belarus and airlines carrying migrants. >> this is not a migration crisis. this is the attempt of an authoritarian regime to try to destabilize its democratic neighbors. >> schifrin: today, e.u. and polish officials tried to show a united front. but, for years, migration has threatened to rip the european union apart, and today's crisis is designed to exacerbate internal tensions. >> such type of hybrid activity one can create big tensions within societies, could also undermine the governments from within. the only language that probably he would understand is indeed the more pressure and more sanctions. >> schifrin: but so far, there's no sign lukashenko-- backed by his main ally, russian president vladimir putin-- will respond to more sanctions. and, as the politics play out, innocent refugees are the victims. for the pbs newshour, i'm nick schifrin. >> woodruff: in a recent pbs newshour survey, in partnership with the generation lab, kids and young adults

. >>> the president announcing a deal with the e.u. he says he will suspend trump era tariffs on steel and alumin aluminum. in exchange, they will lift tariffs on whisky and motorcycles. the white house says the agreement should help lower costs. >>> the supreme court hears arguments on the texas law that bans nearly all abortions. it deputizes private citizens to file lawsuits against anyone who gets an abortion. the justices will examine whether federal courts have the power to block the law. >>> now, to the chaos at airports across the country. american airlines says hundreds of staff members are returning from leave today, days after bad weather triggered a series of problems. travelers are growing frustrated with delays throughout the weekend. >> you sold me a product, i paid for it, now, it's your job to get me there. >> reporter: american airlines, 1,800 flights canceled since friday. the airline plamed the troubles on two days of severe wind at dallas/ft. worth international airport. writing to employees, we could only use two

e.u., you have got to do something about this because france says, where do you think these people areg from who had to calais to head over to the u.k.? they have to cross through other european countries to get here and year after year, we have seen other european member states absolutely incapable of deciding on any fact event humane migrant asylum policy. ros: even before the tragedy, the u.k. and france were pledging funds t tackle the issue. the countries have a joint intelligence group which so far his country did to 94 paid this week, france announced an extra 11 million euros as opposed to tevin -- as opposed to 10 million pounds worth of equipment and vehicles. a pledge to give france over 60 million euros that goes towards police patrols, a boost of aerial surveillance and to strengthen security at ports. at some french politicians say these actions will solve the fundamental issue. here is a member of parliament for calais. >> i can assure you that having more money or having more police officers at the french sure will not change anything. it will not change anything becaus

there is no question that the use of article 16 which, after all, has been done by the e.u. commission to stop vaccines being -- [inaudible] in this country is something that is illegal within the bounds of the protocol. >> jen thomas. >> thank you very much, mr. speaker. i recently visited -- [inaudible] what is the government doing to engage children and students from all backgrounds toen encourage them to inspire them to become an mp and even the prime minister in. >> prime minister. >> my honorable friend -- nothing that is said or that takes place in this house, i know none of the rep party, the the occasional abuse to which we subject each other should seek to dissuade anybody. it is a privilege, and we are all very lucky to be here. >> thank you, mr. speaker. in my constituency of edinborough, numerous people coming to us with delayed dwps in pension if benefits -- and benefits and the delays others are facing over passports and -- [inaudible] can the prime minister tell us amongst the many jobs being done at the moment, who is making sure the department of government