with brazil's presidential election looming the latest polls jailed for months lula da silva out in. trade with china beijing has reportedly decided to wait and see. if the country's government. is illegal though he did give us his side. like. having a feel. if you don't get to see the. very warm welcome to you from all of us here on international here in moscow. the united states says that fresh sanctions against russia will kick in on monday the penalties are linked to claims that the kremlin orchestrated a nerve agent attack in the u.k. and will now target russia's financial sector as well as sales to moscow reporting from washington. now the new batch of sanctions will come into force on august twenty seventh and will prohibit russia from importing secure u.s. goods and technology related to national security but there were also a few waivers first the foreign assistance act which would have terminated all aid to russia except for urgent humanitarian assistance is waived second the prohibition on arms sales that was introduced in two thousand and fourteen will also be waived dete

presidential election is about a month away but the man leading the polls faces a big head that's because lula da silva the former president is currently in jail medina caution of reports. brazil's presidential election is looming and the latest polls to show one clear favorite and he is a familiar face lula da silva is can paint has all the regular features rallies full of adoring supporters was. merchandise branding his name and the must have come pain at set to dramatic music. so what he's going to refuse. to discuss it takes to fix the damage occurred but here's the twist mr silva is currently serving a twelve year sentence for corruption still that hasn't stopped his ringing political aspirations and his party registered him for the race days before his imprisonment the law told r.t. about his intentions will but did ok your friends at my party wants me to run for president they support my candidacy and i'm ready to do it and win the election. before handing himself over to police in april thousands of the former president supporters formed a human shield around the building he was and claiming th

presidential election is about a month away but the man leading the polls faces a big head that's because lula da silva the former president is currently in jail medina caution of reports. brazil's presidential election is looming and the latest pools to show one clear favorite and he is a familiar face lula da silva is compan has all the regular features rallies full of adoring supporters was merchandise branding his name and the must have can paint ads set to traumatic music. so what he's going to do. to come back. to fix it. but here's the twist mr silva is currently serving a twelve year sentence for corruption still that hasn't stopped his renewed political aspirations and his party registered him for the race days before his imprisonment the law told r.t. about his intentions will but did your friends at my party wants me to run for president they support my candidacy and i'm ready to do it and win the election. before handing himself over to police in april thousands of the former president supporters formed a human shield around the building he was and claiming the charges were politically moti

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meanwhile the ex president's lawyer told us that lula da silva is etching to get back on the campaign trial it is hard of course he's in prison. during the weekends for instance using nice elation because there's no contact even with with any of his lawyers he's not allowed to have contact with his family there and he's only allowed. visitations through week. friends it is hard but he's writing a lot he's sending directions in writing of course it is hard because he's not he's doesn't have access to interviews he's not able to answer any of the exemptions that other candidates make make against him is not able to defend himself to tour the country which is what he really desires to be with the people and to explain he's a and he's you know new ideas of for the future of the country. the migrant crisis is once again causing divisions within the e.u. with ethel a now threatening to halt its payments to the blog it comes off to its neighbors to allow a migrant ship to dock and physically while demanding the more of the bed. because the e.u. does not respect agreements and does not meet i

a month away from the current favorite in the polls faces a major uphill battle that's because lula da silva the former president is currently lingering in jail argues within a culture of reports. brazil's presidential election is looming and the latest polls to show one clear favorite and he is a familiar face lula da silva his companion has all the regular features rallies full of adoring supporters the. merchandise branding his name and the must have companion ad set to dramatic music. that was used in the campaign to come back. to fix it. but here's the twist mr silva is currently serving a twelve year sentence for corruption still that hasn't stopped his renewed political aspirations and his party registered him for the race days before his imprisonment told r.t. about his intentions will but do you do your physic my party wants me to run for president they support my candidacy and i'm ready to do it and when you lection. before handing himself over to police in april thousands of the former president supporters are formed a human shield around the building he was in claiming the charge

the former brazilian president, luiz inacio lula da silva, has been nominated by the workers party totober‘s presidential elections. he's leading in opinion polls, but there's a bit of a snag: he's currently serving a jail sentence for corruption. the bbc‘s gail maclellan reports. some 2,000 members of the workers party gathered in sao paulo and declared lula their presidential candidate, cheering as a message from the man was read out. "brazil needs to restore its democracy," he said. the former president is leading most opinion polls and is appealing his conviction for corruption but it is uncertain whether the electoral court will allow him to stand. he has denied taking bribes from a construction company and said his conviction was part of a right—wing plot to prevent him from returning to power. if he loses the appeal, his party will be able to nominate another candidate. meanwhile, the establishment heavyweight geraldo alckmin secured his nomination from the centre—right psdb in coalition with a number of influential conservative parties. they object to all that lula and his wor

en brasil el partido de de ignacio lula da silva. ecciÓn de octubre. en nicaragua continÚan las protestas. varios trabajadores de la salud perdieron su trabajo por supuestamente apoyar el terrorismo, pero tambiÉn hubo voces que exigieron la libertad de detenidos por la fuerza del oficialismo. reportera: ciudadanos auto convocados salieron a la calle para respaldar a 80 trabajadores de la salud, entre ellos mÉdicos despedidos por el rÉgimen de daniel ortega. segÚn algunos mÉdicos informaron que el motivo del despido de por apoyar al terrorismo. los trabajadores del estado tambiÉn se manifestaron de forma paralela, exigen salud como preparaciÓn y justicia, pero el gobierno no habla de los despedidos. los grupos auto convocados exige la liberaciÓn de 400 personas detenidas luego de las protestas. mÁs de 100 están acusados por terrorismo y otros delitos. una de ellas es un lÍder campesino que es acusado del asesinato de cuatro policÍas. su familia denuncia que es víct reportera: se advierte sobre la persecuciÓn policial en nicaragua, mien

luiz inacio lula da silva, has been registered as a candidate in prison for corruption.to show their support. now on bbc news, hardtalk.

brazil's workers' party has named former president louise inacio lula da silva as its nominee for the presidential elections despite him currently serving a prison sentence for corruption one longer served as president from two thousand and three to two thousand and ten and remains the front runner in opinion polls the first round of voting will take place in october. in the united states protesters have demonstrated at the headquarters of the national rifle association against the group's role and blocking stricter gun control laws protesters call for tougher background checks for buyers of guns and a ban on assault weapons but supporters of the powerful gun lobby also came to voice their opposition against such restrictions the delay is clear richardson reports from fairfax virginia. in a polarized national debate a rare display of the two sides talking to each other but both are holding their ground. yet you're put property over life which is a crime no it's not because you know news i'm sure i can thank you for everybody forces necessary to work i want to raise or for my home as w

the former brazilian president, luiz lula da silva, has been nominated by his party to run in october'sresidential elections — despite serving a jail sentence for corruption. he's currently leading most opinion polls in brazil but it's uncertain whether the electoral court will allow him to stand. the us first lady has come out in support of basketball star lebronjames — a day after the president questioned the nba player's intelligence on twitter. james had criticised mr trump, calling him ‘divisive. melania trump issued a statement saying he is doing good things for our next generation. now in this week's edition of our world, tim whewell has been to norway to try to discover why child protection in the country appears to be in crisis. this programme contains descriptions of child abuse which you may find upsetting. norway. two years ago i came here to meet parents whose children had been taken away. they said the state was far too quick to put children into care without good reason. now i'm back and there is still more anger in families torn apart. at one point i was thinking if i wa

and he's still in prison but one of brazil's most popular presidents lula da silva is nominated to run for office again plus. the. police in the u.s. state of oregon order rival protestors to go home after the demonstrations turned violent. but as well as president nicolas maduro has accused colombia and a group of finance is in the united states of attempting to assassinate him material has been speaking at a military parade in caracas when an explosion has involved interrupted the event information minister says the president was not hurt but seven national guard soldiers have been injured while sagna shot is a venezuela political analyst she's joining us now from washington d.c. thank you very much indeed for being with us ma'am the president has been talking within an hour of this incident happening he's accused colombian president juan manuel santos of being behind it but also a group called los soledad is defined nella has been tweeting out saying it's to responsible in your experience which do you think it's likely to be. well thank you so much it's not the first time that it ha

lula da silva has registered him as a candidate for the upcoming presidential elections thousands rallied in the capital brasilia to show their support for his candidacy was convicted in jail for corruption during his time in office he says those charges were politically motivated it's expected the courts will bar him from running for office because of that conviction a report. to the supporters they gathered here outside the electoral college to brasilia because they believe that he's in a sense that he's the victim of a political campaign to stop him running in october as president the next elections which they believe if you were allowed to stay out of prison. he would win but this is good but it seems they don't want to live as a candidate it will block him but we want to and we will see if we can manage to get the respect that she i hope louis candidacy will be accepted but if it doesn't happen i believe the party's second option will follow lula's ideas and when the elections. all the data is here and when we finish we will celebrate the victory of having the candidate of president

the party of brazil's imprisoned former president luis inacio lula da silva has registered him as a candidate for the upcoming presidential elections thousands rallied in the capital brasilia to show their support for his candidacy you know was convicted in jail for corruption during his time in office he says the charges were politically motivated expected the courts would bar him from running for office because of the conviction or a force. to the supporters they gathered here outside the electoral college to brasilia because they believe that if in a sense that he's the victim of a political campaign to stop him running in october as president elect elections which they believe if you were allowed to stay out of prison i know that he would win but it was a good look at it but it seems they don't want to lead as a candidate if you will block him but we want to and we will see if we can manage to get the respect that she i hope louis candidacy will be accepted but if it doesn't happen i believe the party second option will follow lula's ideas and win the elections but it seems likely that li

the party of brazil's imprisoned former president lula da silva has registered him as a candidate for the upcoming presidential election thousands rallied in the capital brasilia to show their support for his candidacy. was convicted in jail for corruption tied to his time in office. u.s. president onil trump has revoked a security clearance a former cia director john brennan he was a top intelligence official during the obama administration and has been openly critical of trump and his policies and a statement from question brennan's objectivity and credibility and said his behavior had been harassed erratic writing claims that he was politically motivated and says all american should be worried about trump's actions. and the fraud case against trump's former campaign manager is set to be considered by the jury of four is accused of tax evasion and lying to obtain a harmless now these charges are not related to his time many served as the chairman of the trump presidential campaign that was in two thousand and sixteen terfel began deliberations on thursday as defense rested on tuesda

and he may be in prison but one of brazil's most popular presidents lula da silva is nominated to run for office again plus. police in the u.s. state of oregon although rival protesters to go home after demonstrations turned violent. there's been a huge protest in israel led by the druze community against the controversial nation state law it defines israel as a jewish state and downgrades the out of it language tens of thousands of people have crammed into television that are being square on saturday waving druze flags and holding signs calling for the bill to be revoked the druze are considered loyal to the state it's the first time in recent history that they've staged a large protest. this no should be changed should be changed over merit although citizen is an equal we cannot accept something else because we are citizen bit dark set of army boot i want to do it year and we expect from the co of the government to look to us like everybody i mean israeli jew i'm originally from the united states i'm proud to stand with my jews brothers and sisters for equality because everyone dese

twist just yet and in a question on our team we spoke to the ex president's lawyer who told us lula da silva is it trying to get on the campaign trail proper it is hard of course he's in prison. and during the weekends for instance easy nice elation because there's no contact even with any of his lawyers he's not allowed to have contact with his family and there and he's only allowed. visitation sprue week. friends it is hard but he's writing a lot he's sending directions in writing of course it is hard because he's not he's doesn't have access to interviews he's not able to answer any of the exemptions that other candidates make make against him is not able to defend himself to tour the country which is what he really desires to be with the people and to explain his age and he's you know new ideas before the future of the country. before my first minister of scotland alex salmond those taking the country's government to court and claims it's inquiry into his alleged. sexual misconduct is illegal the case revolves around allegations of sexual harassment made by two staffers and has since bee

the former brazilian president, luiz lula da silva, has been nominated by his party to run in october's presidential elections, and that's despite serving a jail sentence for corruption. he's currently leading most opinion polls in brazil, but it's uncertain whether the electoral court will allow him to stand. the american first lady, melania trump, has come out in support of basketball star lebronjames, a day after the president questioned the nba player's intelligence on twitter. james had criticised mr trump, calling him "divisive". those are the main headlines. but now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week: do computers dream of electric puppies? can data prevent crop devastation? and will lara ever live down these shoes? planet earth is changing — daily. we humans are affecting its surface, its climate, its inhabitants. watching from ground level makes it difficult to make sense of it all, but these days we do have the data and we can crunch the numbers. and when it comes to understanding the really big issues, those that have effects on a truly global scale, visualising that

the former brazilian president, luiz inacio lula da silva, has been nominated by the workers party totial elections, despite serving a jail sentence for corruption. lula is leading most opinion polls in brazil but it's uncertain whether the electoral court will allow him to stand. a new outbreak of the ebola virus in the east of the democratic republic of congo is thought to have killed more than 30 people. the area, near the ugandan border, includes a trading hub and crowded refugee camps, making the outbreak difficult to control if it takes hold. sporadic protests have continued for the fifth successive day in several iranian cities despite heavy security measures and riot police presence. videos of the protests have been shared on social media. according to fars news agency, one protester was shot dead and at least 20 have been detained. soaring temperatures in portugal and southern spain have led to a series of major wildfires. more than 1000 firefighters are trying to bring the flames under control. temperatures reached 46 degrees celsius in some areas. sima kotecha reports from

the imprisoned former president of brazil, luiz inacio lula da silva, has been registered as a candidatel elections in october, despite being in prison for corruption. thousands of his supporters gathered outside the supreme electoral court in brasilia, to show their support. lula is expected to be barred from running, since brazilian law bans people with criminal convictions from running for office. the united states has condemned turkey's decision to increase import duties on a number of american products, including rice, cars and coal. the white house said the move was a step in the wrong direction. the two countries are in dispute about an american pastor who is under house arrest in izmir. new zealand's parliament has banned many foreigners from buying existing homes in the country, a move aimed at making properties more affordable. low interest rates, limited housing stock and immigration have been blamed for driving up prices in recent years. earlier we spoke to the politician who announced the ban, new zealand's associate finance minister, david parker. we have the view that our

election is looming and the latest polls to show one clear favorite and he is a familiar face lula da silva is can paint has all the regular features rallies full of adoring supporters was. merchandise branding his name and the must have contained ads set to traumatic music. show but he's going to refuse. to discuss it. if you think that becoming educated but here's the twist mr silva is currently serving a twelve year sentence for corruption still that hasn't stopped his ringing political aspirations and his party registered him for the race days before his imprisonment the law told r.t. about his intentions will but did ok you'll phrase it my party wants me to run for president they support my candidacy and i'm ready to do it and win the election. before handing himself over to police in april two thousand since the former president supporters formed a human shield around the building he was and claiming the charges were politically motivated he was convicted of trading feet first with a construction company in exchange for the promise of a beachfront apartment a former metal worker himse

caught up with martin shoals for an exclusive interview just after that visit to lula da silva mr show why are you visiting today here in brazil. i think there is a. president of the country fault for brazil. sticking to the values of the multilateral cooperation in the world. who is. even waiting in a right way the last judgment of the human rights committee of the united nations. in a situation that. the acting justice in the country prevents him to practice and to apply to his individual rights as a citizen of the country and in the context of the upcoming election where he is running as the representative of the labor party this is a complex situation a delicate one and raising a lot of questions and i wanted to discuss these questions with the real labor party on one hand and i asked to meet a friend or a colic with whom i used to work during years and years together in different difficult responsibilities and to whom i have trust do you think that the judicial system here in brazil is being used for political goals difficult for me to. come to a conclusion but some of the behavio

luiz inacio lula da silva, has been registered as a candidate in prison for corruption.housands of his supporters gathered , , outside the supreme electoral court in brasilia to show their support. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. a tiny proportion of muslim women in britain wear the burqa or niqab, forms of dress which keep the face partially or fully covered. nonetheless, those women find themselves at the heart of the sometimes bitter argument about religion, values and tolerance in western society. my guest today is a muslim scholar and imam taj hargey, who has long stirred controversy among fellow muslims by condemning the burqa and demanding a new form of islam, progressive, enlightened and gender—equal. will his ideas ever gain traction in the muslim community? taj hargey, welcome to hardtalk. pleasure to be here. let's start with some definitions. you spent much of you life in south africa, you have founded two mosques, one in cape town, south africa and one in oxford in the uk. you are a student of islam. but how would you desc

the party of president former president luis inacio lula da silva has registered him as a candidate for the upcoming presidential elections thousands rallied in the capital brasilia to show their support for his candidacy was convicted in jail for corruption tied to his time in office. u.s. president donald trump has are both the security clearance of former cia director john brennan he was a top intelligence official during the obama administration and has been openly critical of trump and his policies and his statement question brennan's objectivity and credibility burning claims the move is politically motivated the fraud case against us president obama's former campaign manager is now being considered by the jury for his accused of tax evasion and lying to obtain bank loans the charges are not related to his time with the trump presidential campaign in two thousand and sixteen jurors will begin their deliberations on thursday his defense rested on tuesday without calling any witnesses. those are the headlines the news continues keep it here on al-jazeera much more to come the road t

the imprisoned former president of brazil, luiz inacio lula da silva, has been registered as a candidatein october despite being in prison for corruption. thousands of his supporters gathered outside the supreme electoral court in brasilia, to show their support. lula is expected to be barred from running since brazilian law bans people with criminal convictions from running for office. the united states has condemned turkey's decision to increase import duties on a number of american products including rice, cars and coal. the white house said the move was a step in the wrong direction. the two countries are in dispute about an american pastor who is under house arrest in izmir. the white house has broken with tradition and stripped the security clearance of a former cia director. john brennan has been highly critical of president trump on twitter. in response, he tweeted that the president's actions should gravely worry all americans, including intelligence professionals, about the cost of speaking out. historically, officials who've served in office often keep their access in order to

brazil's jailed former president louis enough feel lula da silva has been nominated as the candidate for his workers' party and told her his presidential election bill is currently serving twelve years in prison for money laundering and corruption poll suggesting still remains the most popular leader in brazil. thousands of nicaraguans are crossing the border into neighboring costa rica to escape ongoing violence in their homeland more than three hundred people have been killed since large scale anti-government protests began in april many protesters say they're being harassed by pro-government groups america editor alysia newman has more from san jose in costa rica. this is some. park and the people you see here are all. thousands and thousands of people who've been fleeing the prices back home and it is overwhelming the resources of the small central american country the united nations high commission for refugees is praising costa rica for keeping its doors open to nicaragua refugees and asylum seekers but it is asking the international community to provide support to this country

the imprisoned former president of brazil, luiz inacio lula da silva, has been registered as a candidateons in october despite being in prison for corruption. thousands of his supporters gathered outside the supreme electoral court in brasilia, to show their support. lula is expected to be barred from running since brazilian law bans people with criminal convictions from running for office. the white house has broken with tradition and stripped the security clearance of a former cia director. john brennan has been highly critical of president trump on twitter. in response, he tweeted that the president's actions should gravely worry all americans, including intelligence professionals, about the cost of speaking out. he says, my principles are worth far more than clearances. i will not relent. historically, officials who've served in office often keep their access to weigh in on security matters, and speak with their replacements. on behalf of the president, white house press secretary sarah sanders named a number of other officials she says could also have their clearance withdrawn. as p

the former brazilian president, luiz lula da silva, has been nominated by his party to run in october's presidential elections, despite serving a jail sentence for corruption. he's currently leading most opinion polls in brazil, but it's uncertain whether the electoral court will allow him to stand. and the us first lady, melania trump, has come out in support of basketball star lebronjames — a day after the president questioned the nba player's intelligence on twitter. james had criticised mr trump, calling him "divisive". melania trump issued a statement saying he is doing good things for our next generation. those are the latest headlines. now on bbc news, dateline london. hello and welcome to dateline london, the programme in which some of the uk's leading columnists debate with foreign correspondents, who file their stories under the dateline — "london". this week, zimbabwe holds its first post—mugabe election, but does the smile of the crocodile suggest itjust can't shake off the legacy of "uncle bob"? donald trump demands the special investigation into claims of russian meddling