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 their next step to bring lukas shanker has rule to an end. and let's get more now we are joined by. shadow who is following developments for us yuri another evening of protest and manske are the opposition and the demonstrators gaining ground grout always see as the opposition but there is definitely acting more and more professionally more and more coordinated and goal oriented given that just a few weeks ago there was almost a no united to position what's happening today is it really a future success for them the opposition created and coordinating council that announced yesterday the concrete aim of its work to hold 'd a new presidential elections and arrange for a peaceful transfer of power the council has no other political or reform program they set counselor members pointed out to that that they do not aim to cease power which is what actually accused them of wanting to do the peaceful program of the counci

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 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 sei

detained for calling an authorised protests and his dog ate resistance to kremlin control has long made him one of president vladimir putin's biggest nemeses. no vanity rose to prominence with his exposure of corruption at russian state controlled companies. at rallies he took direct aim at the kremlin and its occupants dubbing putin's united russia party the party of crooks and thieves. as he began proving his pulling power with opposition supporters stints in jail and the courtroom became a regular feature. charges of embezzlement in the city of kirov in 2013 saw him banned from entering the political process and running for office. in 2017 moscow saw some of the biggest anti corruption rallies it had seen in years thousands were detained along with the violently he went behind bars for 15 days for his part in organizing them. that same year he was hit with chemical green dye and hospitalized leaving him partially blind in his right eye more arrests and more jail sentences followed in 2018 but as ever they responded with defiance. this is the way i am sure that i am here. now these pictures show the opposition leader bein

the real problem even if this isn't something that was directly ordered or coordinated by the kremlin putin has created a system in an atmosphere in which there is factions of the elite can carry out these assassinations independently are going to set out assassinations yeah. they relatives of the. name. his his his doctors are puzzled by the thank the the hospital has been issuing contradictory statements saying that his his his his table is a very serious situation we cannot let him go to the to germany we have to conduct foreign investigation we have to go through different sets of tests before we come up with a result this for many of his supporters is very dodgy. oh that's obviously the case because in russia unfortunately my colleagues on this panel were 'd completely right there must fear is that everybody is very suspicious of kremlin sectionals and there is a huge truck or former cessation attempts and a lot of them wore them in the form of poison in their points and that's why of course people are suspicious in theory you know it can be just a simple would you feel or policy not o

defectors and others who fall afoul of the kremlin claims of any poisoning it being deny by the kremlin putin the russian president's press spokesperson to meet the press corps saying that they wished missed in the valley all the best and a swift recovery saying that any delays in his transport taishan from russia to germany had been due to the concerns from the medical staff in fact the kremlin had rushed through documentation to allow him to make this trip what we are hearing is that the european union wanting to see a full investigation into what happened so missed in the valley in a case that is becoming increasingly politicized. just to add to a peter was going through a medical staff in berlin say they are running extensive tests to establish what is wrong with me journalist martin summers told the program earlier it's too early to jump to conclusions. well obviously if it's a case of poisoning there's going to be an awful lot of press placing boy western politicians and others but of course it's not clear who would have done the poisoning who has access to lex in the bounty it will be

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 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 .

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 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

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 protests spread across and then spread across 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 part 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 driv

claims of any poisoning is being deny by the kremlin putin the russian president's press spokesperson to meet the press corps saying that they wished missed in the valley all the best and a swift recovery saying that any delays in his transport taishan from russia to germany had been due to the. from the medical staff in fact the kremlin it rushed through documentation to allow him to make this trip what we are hearing is that the european union wanting to see a full investigation into what happened so missed in the valley in a case that is becoming increasingly politicized and all of a brings the very latest there live from. careless get the opinion of independent journalist martin summers now he joins me on the line martin good afternoon to you we heard there from our correspondent increasingly becoming politicize this story i mean it can take any dire turn at this point now a lot will depend on what the german doctors have to say. how do you think this is going to pan out for example if it turns out that he was poisoned. well we can't assume that he was 1st of all secondly if he wa

an attempted murder 15 years ago is election in 2018 was seen as a vote against the kremlin and president vladimir putin. a prominent author and a spoil position spokeswoman are among dozens of arrested in zimbabwe when police put a stop to anti-government protests opposition parties have called for demonstrations against food and fuel shortages as well as 700 percent inflation those are the headlines coming up next on al-jazeera it's what this group.

. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: navalny's a major thorn in the side of the kremlin and vladimir putin, often leading anti-kremlin demonstrations. he's been beaten up, arrested, and even hospitalized before, again with suspected poisoning. a number of putin opponents have been poisod in the past. skpals england two years ago and alexander litvinenko in 2006 who died after being poisoned. the kremlin's always denied involvement. va want to s get him to europe for medical treatment, and a german out tonight, but so far russian refusing to let him go. david? >> ian pannell reporting in live tonight. ian, thank you. >>> back here at home, a federal s dge projected presid nancial records private. manhattan prosecutors subpoenaed the president'cords pas rtx itanto hush money payments to stormy daniels. and the supreme court did rule that the state investigation can move forward. today the president called it all a part of a political witch-hunt. >>> a note tonight about dr. anthony fauci. he's recovering from paut o voc. he's been a fixture since the pandemic began. he is said to be resting

people demonstting critics, a long time thorn in the kremlin's side the putin spokes person saying that he wishes a speedy recovery and that there should be no obstacle to him being sent abroad for treatment >> all right thank you. >>> let's turn to weather and head over to janessa webb tracking it all for us good morning >> good morning, you two we do have storm systems in the tropics. they're competing against each other. right now two tropical depressions, they arlily to formo tropical stormlat now 13 t at about 20 misht. the concern is that this is going to go into the gulf a warm body of water but look at this this afternoon into your evening going to watch that minor flooding the rockies still very hot in the upper 90s. it's going to be very important to tune into your local forecast all weekend long and i'll be around >> we appreciate that. thank you so much. > mlb record books. with this four consecutiv all four grand slams were against the rangers and all resulted in padres wins. >>> there's some sort of luck happening there. >> if he would not have swung at a 3-0 fitpitch, tha

gubernatorial victory for calls opposition win was a humiliating setback for the main kremlin party president putin's united russia. he was there robbing us of our choice and that election was a window that gave i think glimpse of democracy at the kremlin has closed it and we are protesting to open it again not just for us but all of russia because all of russia is in the same situation. thousands of protesters have been demanding for god's freedom for 4 straight weeks their message is spreading across the far east region and the country at least 10 other cities have joined in solidarity including st petersburg. you're stressed more than i believe we're. one country and we should stick together and support cover off because lots of people there are fighting for their freedom of choice and we support them in this. putin has appointed another opposition lawmaker to replace for about but the governor has earned the respect of the people back home i couldn't foundering and offering new benefits take on the people's governor and they say they won't stop fighting for from until he's free. but some soccer n

the kremlin says about amir putin called alexander lukashenko on sunday to wish him happy birthday to man of agree to meet in moscow in the next few weeks a suggestion of the kremlin's a willingness to buck russia's president as the european union prepares to impose new sanctions. burnet smith al-jazeera vilnius. the mayor of the u.s. city of portland has blamed president trump for inciting violence calling him out for 4 years of what he called racists a bigoted hate speech there ted wheeler made the comment during a press conference on saturday night one person was shot dead during violent clashes between rival groups in the city poland has been the site of nightly demonstrations for more than 3 months since police killed george floyd in minneapolis the man also warned trump to stay away from his city. he has an opportunity to lift us and bring us together and help us move through this difficult situation in our nation's history and instead he chooses to play petty politics and divide us that's my reaction so i'm going to do the work that i need to do here in my local community with

the kremlin says about amir putin called alexander lukashenko on sunday to wish him happy birthday to man of agree to meet in moscow in the next few weeks a suggestion of the kremlin's willingness to buck russia's president as the european union prepares to impose new sanctions. burnet smith al-jazeera vilnius. carlo isabella you see an opposition leader who's in neighboring poland he believes look at shanker has underestimated the movement against him. everybody understand and the stand very well that look at seneca maximum got. 10 percent of the public support was the real result of the presidential elections but in fact you wrote him. he declared that he had to go 'd out 80 percent of the public vote which was absolutely not true well below roots will never be the same that's very obvious. now. post from different sides i mean look us encourage him you know look at shankar faces the opposition 1st of all from the side of the public. society civil society 2nd from the west that didn't recognize their results of the presidential elections and the 3rd also is russia because the kremli

kremlin. it is actually maintaining its higher court ratings of vladimir putin in the last few years. -- high that putin will not allow an of lukashenko or potential of losing belarus to a lesser opponent uncontested. well these are some of the latest pictures from belarus. this is independence square in minsk in the few hours. the national white and red flag used by the opposition. similar rallies are reportedly the opposition of president, lu kashenko is taking see. .-.l.-..—..-. .-.s eternity, the opposition of president, lu kashenko is taking i spoke to one of the workers who's factory went on strike, and he said many of his colleagues are afraid to join the movement because they are concerned that they could lose theirjobs, their salaries, and therefore, it is not clear how long will this movement last. the opposition desperately needs support of these workers who could tip the balance of power in this country. time now for our global coronavirus update. the world health organization chief has sent a letter to all member states asking them to join multilateral vaccine efforts. have a lis

detained for calling an authorised protests and his dog ate resistance to kremlin control has long made him one of president vladimir putin's biggest nemeses. no vanity rose to prominence with his exposure of corruption at russian state controlled companies at rallies he took direct aim at the kremlin and its occupants dubbing putin's united russia party the party of crooks and thieves. as he began proving his pulling power with opposition supporters stints in jail and the courtroom became a regular feature. charges of embezzlement in the city of kirov in 2013 saw him banned from entering the political process and running for office. in 2070 moscow saw some of the biggest anti corruption rallies it had seen in here is thousands were detained along with the violently he went behind bars for 15 days for his part in organizing them that same year he was hit with chemical green dye and hospitalized leaving him partially blind in his right eye. more arrests and more jail sentences followed in 2018 but as ever and yvonne they responded with defiance. ok sure you're ok. now these pitches show the opposition leader being transporte

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rid of an independent politician his election in 2018 was seen as a vote against the kremlin and president vladimir putin. the killing of a black actor in portugal has triggered anti racism protests a white man in his eighties has been charged with murder or reports. demanding justice for bruno candy an african portuguese actor and father of 3 the 39 year old was killed in a busy lisbon street on sunday protesters say it was racially motivated so was i guess we're here working paying taxes and we cannot live in peace why are they always killing black people why. police say can they were shot 4 times in broad daylight a white man in his eighty's has been charged with his murder. can his family say the accused shattered racist slurs and threaten to kill condé 3 days earlier. we really wants justice because there is no solution is there you can't kill a person like an animal. anti-racism protests triggered by the police killing of george floyd in the united states have swept. and in portugal there are parallel grievances and the police brutality. at 28 a report by the right script council of europe accused

the kremlin says about amir putin called alexander lukashenko on sunday to wish him happy birthday to man of agree to meet in moscow in the next few weeks a suggestion of the kremlin's a willingness to buck russia's president as the european union prepares to impose new sanctions. burnet smith al-jazeera vilnius. the 1st exit polls from montenegro's parliamentary election in confirming a tight battle the 1st preliminary projection shows me a low do kind of issues governing d.p.'s party on 34.2 percent of the vote the opposition produce alliance is just behind on 33.7 percent. all options are on the table to resolve protests over racial injustice in the u.s. city of portland according to the acting homeland security secretary chad wolf it comes after one person was shot dead during saturday night's violence between rival groups in the city activists in montreal who pulled down a statue of canada's 1st prime minister john a macdonald after protests calling for the defunding of the police historian say mcdonald's policies in the late 19th century forcibly removed indigenous children from

those claims are dismissed by the kremlin president vladimir putin's spokesperson dmitri peskov said they wished alexian of on the well in the delays in getting him transported here to germany it being down to the concerns of the doctors and at the kremlin that helped to rush through documentation to allow him to make the journey here elsewhere we understand the chancellor angela merkel will be visiting the hospital just behind me where we're expecting alexina family to arrive the european union has also said that they want to see a full investigation into what happened to him there is much anticipation that his time here at the shot at a hospital in berlin will lead to more 'd answers as to what befell him on that flight in a case that is becoming increasingly politicized with the latest for us there live from berlin peta all of our. we've spoken to political analysts to meet you babiche he claims that the poisoning allegations don't stand up to scrutiny course his supporters will not be convinced they will believe that this is a boy's inning. i am at a loss who would be interested i

other western media while they began accusing the kremlin and sometimes even putin personally of poisoning violently headlines accusing the kremlin and sometimes let amir prudes and were dominating and continue to dominate western media without any facts or even a hint of proof take a look if you read the western media newspapers meanwhile now violently continues to remain in intensive care he is in a medically induced coma at the moment however according to doctors in germany his condition is non-life threatening. thanks to a man that was there on course that are there with the latest on the case and we can talk about this a bit further to you because also waiting on the line presses martin mccauley he's an author in russia. good afternoon to you martin. what do you make of this report that germany is willing to work with russia on the only case what sort of cooperation could we see do you think. one journeys a very famous teaching hospital charity in berlin. and it has a high reputations and therefore everyone has know which one of confidence in the expertise or 3 the medical staff and t

kremlin. because vladimir putin has already made it clear he's prepared to offer security assistance to the authoritiest it, the situation gets of control. earlier i spoke to michael carpenter. he is the managing director of the penn biden centre for diplomacy and global engagement. he previously served in the pentagon as deputy assistant secretary of defence. i asked him if he thought the protesters would succeed. it depends how much longer these protests keep up, what their strength is in terms of numbers, whether lukashenko decides to repress them completely using overt force, torture or terror, as he has done in the past. he's relented a little bit over the course of the last week, maybe ten days. today, once again, he upped the ante, using more brutal tactics with his security forces. and then it also depends on the western community, whether they stand with these protesters, whether they outlined that there will be severe consequences to the lukashenko regime if it continues to use these brutal methods. and also whether it puts on the table, perhaps, as i and others have suggested, a more positiv

kremlin. because vladimir putin has already made it clear he's prepared to offer security assistance to the authorities he put it, the situation gets of control. the head of the us department of homeland security, chad wolf, says all options are on the table to resolve violent protests, which are intensifying, in the city of portland in oregon. a man was shot dead in the city on saturday night, amid clashes between supporters of president trump and supporters of black lives matter. police have not yet released details about the victim. nick bryant reports. america in the run—up to the 2020 election — a deeply divided country that often seems to be tearing itself apart. the latest fault line — portland, oregon, the scene for the past three months of protests against racism and police brutality. tensions rose further after the supporters of donald trump formed a convoy of some 600 vehicles and then drove through the portland downtown. some fired paint balls and pepper spray at black lives matter protesters, who tried to prevent a caravan from entering the city. the fatal shooting came amid clashes betwee

on whether the army and the police stay loyal to mr lukashenko, and it depends on the kremlin, because vladimir putindy made it clear he is prepared to offer security assistance to the authorities here if, as he put it, the situation gets out of control. steve, thank you, steve rosenberg there. university leaders insist that campuses will be covid—safe and that they're ready to welcome students back. it comes after a warning from lecturers that restarting face—to—face teaching would be a disaster. the university and college union have expressed fears that the new term could turn campuses into the care homes of a second wave. our education editor, branwen jeffreys, has the story. for the moment, just a few students on campus — many more planning for their first year. the university was actually two tube rides away. immi is leaving home in york to begin theatre studies in surrey, anxious about coronavirus, but not deterred. it doesn't put me off, because i think that everyone‘s slowly been getting used to it when they have been re—immersed in society coming out of lockdown, so it's just a case of how t

a thorn in the side of the kremlin and vladimir putin, navalny fell seriously ill during a flight to moscow. his team say he was poisoned, perhaps in a cup of tea. passengers recording the sound of agonizing moaning. [ moaning sound ] filming as the plane makes an emergency landing and navalny is rushed to the hospital. russian doctors insisting there were no traces of toxins, that he just had low blood sugar. but they refused to let him leave for two days saying it was because of his condition. navalny's team believe it was a deliberate delaying tactic to allow time for the poison in his body to disappear. tonight navalny remains in a coma in a berlin hospital. this isn't the first time he's been admitted for suspected poisoning, but the kremlin denying it had any part in what's happened. tom. >> all right, ian, thank you. >>> and there's much more ahead on "world news tonight" this saturday. the multistate manhunt. a suspect wanted in connection to at least two murders and several shootings on the run and the warning from police. >>> and the new trend that could save some restauran