demonstrators taking to the streets of minsk to to protest next month's presidential election there they call it a sham aimed at keeping the man known as europe's blast dictator and bella rose in power. our brian todd was great to have you with us today the polish president on jay dude appears headed for a 2nd 5 year term following sunday's election the latest production on monday shows the conservative incumbent with a slight lead of 51 percent over his rival the liberal warsaw mare rough of coffee this vote is widely seen as a battle over poland's future including its strained relations with the. a lot was at stake in this presidential election in poland but at the end of election day it was still unclear what direction the country will take early exit polls showed incumbent president do it out ahead of his challenger with a wafer thin majority but even though the final vote count isn't in yet due to a ready began celebrating his victory for the president here with me in presidential elections with nearly 70 percent voter turnout this is fabulous i'm very touched thank you very much. b

that's why she's out collecting signatures for opposition politicians in the capital minsk applicants require 100000 signatures to qualify but didn't these life those who are in power now have to be replaced and the direction of our country needs radical change because everything is falling apart here the culture education and health care system i meet. in belarus critics of the regime face persecution it takes a lot of courage to talk openly. to dictatorship it's pure dictatorship or to put it another way laws are ignored one man has to say over what happens in the laws are adjusted accordingly. people are fed up and you can see that in the previous elections there was a lot of apathy most people did not even bother voting because they knew it wouldn't change anything. in many places it looks like apathy is a thing of the past there was a one kilometer line to vote stretching through minsk recently people waited for hours to support the opposition candidates the president was compared to a cockroach that needed to be squashed by a slipper which has become a symbol of everyone else li

winner will help shape poland over the next 5 years also coming up demonstrators take to the streets of minsk to protest next month's presidential elections there they call it a sham and if keeping the man known as europe's dictator in power. i'm all out like a welcome to the program polish president may be heading for a 2nd 5 year term following sunday's election the latest projections shows that the conservative incumbents who is backed by the ruling law and justice party has a slight lead with 51 percent of the votes his rival the warsaw mare. secured 49 percent due to has already claimed victory but official results are not expected until later a monday at the earliest has more. a lot was at stake in this presidential election in poland but at the end of election day it was still unclear what direction the country will take early exit polls showed incumbent president do that ahead of his challenger with a wafer thin majority but even though the final vote count isn't in yet dude ready began celebrating his victory party president here with me in presidential elections with nearly 70 perce

incident which has so far ruffled quite a few diplomatic feathers and caused quite a strain between minsk in moscow. that hawkins reporting so that's how things are looking so i thought that i hear not say yeah we'll be back with headlines more stories to tell. us secretary of state mike ok ok he's on a mission he claims the world must change china or china will change us oh should we interpret this the cold war to be waged against me this is also imply or regime change china is certainly a major global competitor but is it now or in. most of the united states prostitution is illegal in california. merely 5 kilometers from hollywood's tourist back boulevards a dark industry comes to life each night as dozens of young women are so.

frustration over his rule is growing demonstrators have been taking to the streets of the capital minsk and all the cities to protest against his handling of the economy and the current pandemic. for the 1st time in her life and this. has a feeling that change is possible in belarus that's why she's out collecting signatures for opposition politicians in the capital minsk applicants require 100000 signatures to qualify a bit of these new shit like those who are in power now have to be replaced and the direction of our country needs radical change because everything is falling apart here in the culture education and health care. of me. in belarus critics of the regime face persecution it takes a lot of courage to talk openly. through a dictatorship it's pure dictatorship or to put it another way laws are ignored one man has the say over what happens and the laws are adjusted accordingly. the people are fed up and you can see that in the previous elections there was a lot of apathy most people did not even bother voting because they knew it wouldn't change anything. in many places it look

demonstrators taking to the streets of the capital of bella rose minsk to protest next month's presidential election they call her champagne that keeping the man known as europe's last dictator in power. and the coronaviruses ravaging troll way shoes for tourism industry the dramatic drop in foreign arrivals of left many in this key sectors fearing about the future . i'm brian thomas good to have you with us today the polish president on jay do does headed for a 2nd 5 year term following sunday's election with nearly all the votes now counted the conservative incumbent has won with 51.2 percent over his rival the liberal warsong there kosky this vote is widely seen as a battle over the country's future including over strained relations with the e.u. . a lot was at stake in this presidential election in poland but at the end of election day it was still unclear what direction the country will take early exit polls showed incumbent president do it out ahead of his challenger with a way for a thin majority but even though the final vote count isn't in yet ready began celebrating his victory pa

demonstrators take to the streets of minsk in bellerose to protest next month's presidential election there they're calling it a sham and they keeping the man known as europe's last dictator in college. and the coronavirus continues to ravage croatia's tourism industry the dramatic drop in florida rivals has left many in this key sector fearing for their livelihoods. i'm brian thomas great to have you with us today the polish president on jay duda has 51.2 percent over his rival the liberal warsaw there off just coffee the result is a win for poland's ruling national conservative long justice party it has avoided a scenario in which an opposition president would be able to veto legislation approved in park. well with the final result looking now pretty much confirmed let's go straight to warsaw monica. polish bureau good morning to you monica we're now hearing that we have some near final results and that they show that the incumbent has won is that the case well and what would that mean for poll. but these are not the official results yet but we have the certainty if it's is for sure

the russians who arrived to the research this and taurine in minsk were forced to do this due to the fact that they missed their flight from the national airport to a group publics capital heading in transit to country now this comes of course at a time of political tension in belarus the presidential elections are just around the week or so away incumbent president alexander lukashenko faces one of his toughest election runs after his many years in power there have been opposition rallies across the country he's been very clear warning against any sort of provocations and certainly didn't mince his words when he criticized the russia for allegedly being caught red handed. down. so you need to address the russian mass media and also the not to say nonsense if you are guilty you need to get out of the situation with dignity not guilty good we have no goals to discredit the country close to us there's certainly been a war of words back and forth over the last few days between minsk moscow the russian side there has called for an end to groundless speculation in the media and they call

incident which has so far ruffled quite a few diplomatic feathers and caused quite a strain between minsk in moscow. that hawkins with the latest there just coming up to. bring you up to date with events in the world so far today don't forget that you can also keep across the news to you on our social media pages and you teach. survival guide ecstacy just like all of the stores. repatriations for the rest of 7 they're. going to set. a record. greetings and salutation with millions across the united states facing eviction is over $150000.00 u.s. citizens no longer with us due to the u.s. government's abject failure in responding to the covert 19 pandemic and weather experts now predicting hurricane season is set to unleash at least 13 brutal hurricanes on the u.s. shores in the coming months i bet with all of that you cannot guess are the priority of the united states congress.

terrorism were in the country don't know hawkins has more on the accusations and reaction between minsk and moscow. state security service alongside police detained $32.00 russian nationals in a sort of tory amir the capital minsk with a 33rd national detained in the south of the country a little later on they'd been there for a few days before being detained on the 29th now they stand accused of being mercenaries allegedly for the so-called wagner group a you private military company that apparently sends russian fighters a board on the orders of the russian government and the police say they were acting suspiciously they had unexplained strange baggage belongings they were wearing military style camouflage uniforms all behavior they say unquote risk that of tourists or visitors to the country now the charges against them of course if this goes further or very serious indeed they stand accused of trying to organized terrorist plots according to the better russian security committee. of trying to destabilize the situation in the country but a russian security forces also say they're loo

neighbors this is after security forces detained more than 30 suspected russian mess in areas near minsk state media reporting that authorities had been told 200 private contractors fighters had entered the country to destabilize it ahead of its presidential election in august russia has denied the allegations and asked to clarify the situation. has been one of russia's most reliable allies since the fall of the soviet union but relations have strained in recent years moscow wants bella rooster implemented a union agreement signed in 1909 that would create a single currency constitution parliament and court system between them but president alexander look at shango blames moscow for domestic discontent and is accused of plotting to overthrow him meanwhile relations between bella bruce and the west have improved in february mike became the 1st became the 1st us secretary of state to visit minsk since the early 1990 s. after that washington appointed its 1st ambassador in over a decade and then in may better rules ordered oil from the u.s. for the 1st time after failing to agree a price to

looks like apathy is a thing of the past there was a one kilometer line to vote stretching through minsk recently people waited for hours to support the opposition candidate the president was compared to a cockroach that needed to be squashed by a slipper which has become a symbol of the protests. president look i shan't go then appeared to give the chief of his security services a new order sure will. i want to warn you and everyone else listening in general arrest they will not be a my dad. a revolution like the one in ukraine is not what anastasia and her fellow campaigners are aiming for they want free and fair elections a peaceful transition of power. this is a test for our nation i hope we can get through it and come out stronger and wiser . she was concerned to hear that president has appointed a new prime minister in particular the fact that he is from the military does not bode well. for sports now and in formula one than the sadie's team roars to victory at the store in grand prix in austria defending champion lewis hamilton won his 1st race of the season his teammates terry bo

the summer of discontent in belarus is heating streetshundreds on the of the capital minsk demanding heard. >> in my country i don't have a name or voice. i feel like i'm just not here. i decided to show everyone i exist. i have a voice. these are all my people, my neighbors, brothers, sisters, and we exist. reporter: soon there were more police than protesters. been are arrested it has similar scene for months with anger against the government's response to the coronavirus, the economy, and the growing crackdown on dissent before next month's election. >> we cannot just stay home. the more people come out to these marches in solidarity, the better it is for everyone. reporter: tuesday, the electoral commission barred two of the candidates from staring -- standing. one is the former ambassador who was rejected after signatures supporting him were deemed invalid. seen as the biggest rival to a sixth term by president alexander lukashenko. the banker was detained last month accused of money laundering. say --n administrators >> today we were spat in the face and they try to take away o

president alexander look as she goes top election rival overnight mass crowds turned out in the capital minsk to support opposition leader it's taken off scale the 37 year old is challenging lucas shank those decades long rule but he accuses the opposition of trying to topple him with foreign assistance. thousands of people thursday evening in minsk they came out to support svetlana as he cannot the presidential candidate who is challenging the all 3 tarion rule level. we need change in this country there is no other solution. in europe or we want to be free so that we can work and study. economics kaya entered the race after her husband a prominent blogger was not allowed to run he is now in jail. i want to become president to restore justice the current president has been in power for 26 years not because the people want it but because he doesn't want to leave. other candidates have also been barred from contesting the election or arrested opposition politician validate sept even fled to russia president who appears determined to hold on to power this week he visited a police unit during an

and in the belorussian capital minsk tens of thousands show their support for the position leaders but. with presidential elections just over a week off she's hoping to topple the decades long rule of alexander lukashenko. the coronavirus mutes festivities as muslims around the world markets start of each . pandemic the cautions up changing centuries old traditions for the face. welcome to the program hong kong has just announced that the non-stock septembers legislative council elections will be postponed by one year the vote. would have been hong kong's 1st since a controversial security law was brought into effect at a press conference in the last hour later carry law signs of the spike in coronavirus cases as the reason for the delay but opposition lawmakers accuse the government of using the outbreak to slow their pro-democracy movement is was. to say at that press conference we are going to invoke emergency regulations older nearness in. a factory to be laid off green elections and a certainty of course the main content of the rule rendition and the structure for justice will giv

thousands of people thursday evening in minsk they came out to support as you cannot the presidential candidate who is challenging the author of tarion rule 11 xander look. we need change in this country there is no other solution. we want to be free so that we can work and study. the economic scale yeah entered the race after her husband a prominent blogger was not allowed to run he is now in jail and. i want to become president to restore justice the current president has been in power for 26 years not because the people want it but because he doesn't want to leave. other candidates have also been barred from contesting the election or arrested opposition politician sept even fled to russia president who appears determined to hold on to power this week he visited a police unit during anti protest drills and on wednesday he convened the national security council after special forces arrested $33.00 russian citizens allegedly mercenaries of a military company belong to an associate of russian president vladimir putin observers say the case may be a pretext to crackdown on the oppositi

say changing the election date is beyond trump's authority also coming up in the belorussian capital minsk tens of thousands showed their support for position leaders that lana took on of sky with presidential elections just over a week off she's hoping to topple the decades long rule of alexander lukashenko. and the coronavirus mutes for stephenie's as muslims around the world mark the start of the. boss pandemic precautions are changing centuries old traditions for the faithful. as welcome to the program us president ronald trump has drawn across party criticism after suggesting a possible delay to this year's presidential elections trump who currently trails democrat joe biden in opinion polls has no authority to change the date which is set by law so trump later backtracked but continues to push claims that any increase in mail in voting due to the corona virus pandemic what was altered fraud . even for president trump it was a rapid u. turn after floating the idea of delaying november's election only hours later he was walking it back i don't want to delay i want to have the election

gene mackenzie, bbc news, minsk.s are also some of the most endangered. and a new report warns they could be almost extinct, by the end of the century, if we don't act fast. victoria gill has the story. they are the poster species for climate change. predators that depend on a fragile, transient hunting ground, the arctic sea ice. and this study has shown that polar bears' survival is tied to that ice. the scientists used models based on satellite data to forecast sea ice decline in the arctic over the coming decades. that enabled them to predict a future tipping point, to create a timeline for when the frozen hunting season will be too short for the bears to fatten up before the summer. at the current rate of warming, the researchers say all but a few polar bear populations will collapse before 2100. with less fat, they're entering a fasting season that's longer than it used to be. so, is that now unavoidable? are we already on that trajectory, to just lose polar bears? the trajectory that we're on now is not a good

the russians who arrived at the bill research dissonant taurine and minsk was forced to do this due to the fact that they missed their flight from the national airport to a group publix capital heading in transit to country now this comes as we said at the time of political tension in belarus the presidential election is around a week away the president. has faced one of his toughest election runs in his many years in charge there have been opposition rallies across the country he's been very clear warning against any provocations and also warning against interference in the country and calling up russia apparently for being caught red handed. you need to address the russian mass media and also the not to say nonsense if you are guilty you need to get out of this situation with dignity not guilty good we have no goals to discredit the country close to us and almost all this to and fro this war of words the russian side the russian ambassador has called for an end to ground of speculation in the media and a joint investigation to resolve this incident which is so far caused quite a bit

jean mackenzie, bbc news, minsk.its military abroad to defend national security and — in the words of the official motion — to fight criminals and foreign terrorists "on a western it's an apparent reference to neighbouring libya, where egypt has been supporting the militia leader khalifa haftar against the libyan government, which is recognised by the un and backed by turkey. cuba is in the midst of a currency shortage, making it difficult for the communist government to find the cash its needs to import crucial international food and supplies. authorities have responded by allowing new dollar stores to open up. as alanna petroff reports, cubans are being encouraged to start using their stashed away american cash to buy much—needed groceries and get more money flowing through the economy. cuban cu ban customers start cuban customers start moving into the stores, ready with the us dollars to buy loads of groceries. bottled items, canned goods, bags of flour. if you have the money and you can find the items, you'd bett

minister nicole passion yan of undermining longstanding peace talks chaired by the so-called o.s.c. e minsk group on wednesday a lol in the fighting allowed monitors to observe damage to civilian homes. i mean years foreign ministry told al-jazeera that deescalation was now the priority or is not an alternative there is no alternative to the basic set marry me. and work towards the escalation and establishing an environment which helps an atmosphere which helps. east and we share favor stage. this is the biggest escalation since a 4 day conflict in april 26th seen that saw some 200 people killed russia and iran have offered to mediate pataki says it stands with azerbaijan unless the renewed fighting can be resolved the risk of a wider conflict remains robin 1st year walka al jazeera. let's introduce the panel in these airy capital back who commands hygeia assistant to the president of azerbaijan and here of the capital of armenia are signing up their former advisor to our many as a prime minister and here in doha abraham fry at associate professor of conflict resolution at the doha institut

neighbors it's after the security forces detained more than 30 suspected russian messner areas near minsk state media reporting that authorities had been told 200 privately contracted fighters had entered the country to destabilize it ahead of its presidential election in august russia has denied using mess neris in the past. thousands of refugees trying to reach the mediterranean are facing extreme rights abuses including torture sexual assault and even death now the nations is warning nearly half of the violence is perpetrated by those supposed to enforce the law alexia o'brien reports. the harrowing journey through the desert to libya and across the sea to europe can take weeks or even months. migrants and refugees fleeing war poverty and persecution face not only scorching temperatures but what the u.n. describes as unspeakable brutality and inhumanity i'm not getting used to reduce cheating to steal monies on those dark study sticks that are in the report disease an acceptable a u.n. investigation based on thousands of interviews outlined stories of sexual violence and torture even d

with hundreds on the streets of the capital minsk and several other cities clapping chanting demanding to be heard i am saying yes because i just honestly say that in my country i don't have a name word or voice so i feel like i'm just not here so i decided to come out and show everyone that i exist i have a voice that these are all my people my neighbors brothers sisters and we exist. soon though there were more police than protesters and many were arrested. it's been a similar scene for months with anger against the government's response to the coronavirus the economy and the growing crackdown on dissent before next month's presidential election what are shooting at us just we couldn't just stay at home i think the more people who come out to these marches in solidarity the better it is for everyone. on tuesday the electoral commission 2 of the main opposition candidates from standing while ms valery to carlow a former ambassador who was rejected after signatures supporting him were deemed invalid. the other is victim baba rico seen as the biggest rival to a sick turn by president al

secretary of state to visit minsk since the early 1990 s. after the washington appointed its 1st ambassador in over a decade then in may belew sordid oil from the u.s. for the 1st time after failing to agree a price to buy it from russia ryan or as the pena is a fellow at the russia and eurasia program at chatham house which is a british foreign affairs think tank joins me now from london good to have you with us on the program let's just talk about these men that have been detained could they be russian mercenaries linked to the wider group for example or what are they doing in belarus. well let me start from the point of actually not so many people in belarus believe that these people came to belarus of the civilized many people in belarus i jailed on the freight charges and previously below south ortiz several times he used forcible terrorist attacks as a tool to suppress them accredit activities during the election campaigns so what most people believe if that peace mess there it's we're going to do that middle east or africa through bal

secretary of state to visit minsk since the early 1990 s. after that washington appointed its 1st ambassador in over a decade then in may but ordered all from the united states for the 1st time after failing to agree on a price to buy from russia. arroyo as the premier is a fellow at the russia and eurasia program at chatham house which is a british foreign affairs think tank he doesn't believe russia would gain much by interfering in the elections actually not so many people in belarus believe that this poll came to belarus to destabilize many people in belarus i jailed on the freight charges and previously below sneath ortiz several times he used forcible terrorist attacks as a tool to suppress them a graphic activists during the election campaigns so what most people believe if there's this mass there it's we're going to do that middle east africa through ballerinas because of the problems with connections caused by the pandemic so presently i do not see much point for russia to into fact into this presidential election and to send 10 mes

secretary of state to visit minsk since the early 1990 s. after that washington appointed its 1st ambassador in over a decade and then in may better resoldered oil from the u.s. for the 1st time after failing to agree a price to buy it from russia or right at the piña is a fellow at the russia and eurasia program at chatham house that's a british foreign affairs think tank and he says this is part of a wider attempt to hold on to power while increasing. actually not so many people in belarus believe that these people came to belarus of the civilized many people in belarus i jailed on the freight charges and previously blocks north ortiz several times he used all civil terrorist attacks as a tool to suppress them a practical activity this year in the election campaigns so what most people believe is that this mess their wrists were going to do the middle east all africa through balor is because of the problems with connections caused by the pandemic so presently i do not see much point for russia to into fact into this presidential election a

authorities in delhi reuss say they've arrested 32 suspected russian mercenaries near the capital minsk of the men are accused of trying to destabilize the country ahead of next month's presidential election. 12 pro-democracy candidates in hong kong this upcoming election have been barred from running the government said it was for their opposition to a controversial new security law that is being seen as a way to exercise more control and dilute the territory's freedoms but as the top stories do stay with us on our there if you can one of one east is up next by fatah . and we're going to have its own challenges to working in asia and africa there'd be days where i'd be choosing editing my own stories in a refugee camp with no electricity and right now we're confronting some of the greatest challenges that humanity has ever faced and i really believe that the only way we can do that is with compassion and generosity and compromise because of the only way we can try to solve any of these problems is together that's why al jazeera is so important we make those connections. when the fukush

secretary of state to visit minsk since the early 1990 s. after that washington the pointed its 1st ambassador in more than a decade and an maybelle reuss ordered oil from the u.s. for the 1st time after failing to agree on a price to buy it from russia. well an opposition political rally in batteries described as the biggest since independence from the soviet union has been held in the capital minsk thousands turned out in support of spec on the ticket of the guy who is challenging alexander new. for a 6th in next month's elections the government has accused the opposition of collaborating with last go to cause civil unrest ahead of the opposition says the claims of russian subversion are a sham. well still ahead here on al-jazeera it's gaza's great harvesting season despite good rainfall and fast house oil business has left a sour taste of funds. hello there the rains across china very well scattered over the next couple of days not as heavy but still certainly very much in the fore calls meanwhile we've got more very heavy rain on its way

overturned thousands of anti-government protesters have rallied and ballads they turned out in the capital minsk to support the main challenger to longtime leader alexander lukashenko and next month's presidential vote 2 other opposition candidates have been barred from running. and canadian police are investigating how a tour bus careened out of control and flipped over at the end of a sightseeing tour in the rocky mountains on saturday 3 people are dead and at least 2 dozen more were injured in the incident. syrians have gone to the polls to elect a new parliament the election comes against a backdrop of civil war and economic crisis and at the coronavirus pandemic it is the 3rd vote since the conflict began in 2011 but syrians could only cast their ballots in government held regions of the country. syrian president bashar al assad cost his vote in his country's parliamentary elections $167.00 of the parliament's $250.00 seats are already allocated to his ruling baath party critics say the vote will create a parliament that will just be a rubber stamp for the president's decisions so why hold

tens of thousands of people have turned out in the by the russian capital minsk to support opposition leader so atlanta to just over a week before presidential elections the 37 year old is challenging the decades long rule of alexander lukashenko he accuses the opposition of trying to topple him with foreign assistance. hundreds of protesters have gathered outside israeli prime minister benjamin benjamin netanyahu is official residence in jerusalem to repeat their calls for him to step down as you know who's come under fire for holding office while on trial for corruption and pushing for similar seemingly anti-democratic measures under the guise of combating the coronavirus. a special prosecutor in switzerland has opened a criminal case against me for president jenny infantile the charges relate to secret meetings he held with the swiss attorney general michael ober in 2016 and 27 team in france you know was reelected president of football international's goven governing body just last year. newly launched mission to search mas for ancient life is experiencing technical difficulties t

thousands of anti-government protesters have rallied in bella bruce turned out in the capital minsk to support the one challenger to longtime leader alexander lukashenko in next month's presidential 2 other opposition candidates have been stand. up or kanye west has made a chaotic stuck to his campaign to oust president on the front in november u.s. elections in a rambling appearance before fans in south carolina the musicians spoke out against abortion it's not clear yet whether he's running seriously. well syrians have gone to the polls to elect a new parliament the election comes against a backdrop of civil war and ongoing economic crisis and the coronavirus pandemic it's the 3rd such vote since the conflict began in 2011 the pub was postponed twice because of the virus and syrians could on the cost of ballots in government held regions of the war torn country. syrian president bashar al assad cost his vote in his country's parliamentary elections $167.00 of the parliament's $250.00 seats are already allocated to his ruling baath party critics say the vote will create a parliament t

tens of thousands of people have turned out in the bill the russian capital minsk to support opposition leader lana taken of just over a week before presidential elections the 37 year old is challenging the decades long rule of alexander lukashenko who accuses the opposition of trying to topple him with foreign assistance. hundreds of protesters have gathered outside israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu official residence in jerusalem to repeat their calls for him to step down there's a new who has come under fire for holding office while on trial for corruption and for pushing for seemingly antidemocratic measures under the guise of combating the coronavirus. the 1st official heat wave of the european summer has hit spain temperatures reached 42 celsius on thursday the same day masks became mandatory the above average temperatures are expected to last several days and hot weather is also forecast for france and britain. a court in egypt has sent several young women to prison after they posed to videos to the social media to talk prosecutors allege they had violated family values t

thousands of anti-government protesters have rallied in the bell of it turned out in the capital minsk to support the main challenger to longtime leader alexander lukashenko in next month's presidential but the 2 other opposition candidates have been standing. both already is in it in northern india and the polls say 4000000 people have been displaced by monsoon flooding dozens have been killed in floods landslides and lightning strikes officials are warning rising river levels will bring get more flooding. the united arab emirates has launched the arab world's 1st interplanetary mission the u.a.e. is hoping the probe a mark in arabic to orbit mas and provide the 1st complete picture of the red planet's atmosphere well the launch had twice being postponed by bad weather. you know but a blasted off from a small island in southern japan. hope this is the 1st research probes sent by the united arab emirates to investigate other planets. after a roughly 7 month trip popa said to each man was unsettling to orbit. the hope mission and particular is going to study the martian atmosphere so it

headlines around the world today tens of thousands of people have turned out in the below russian capital minsk to support an opposition leader to take on. just over just a week before presidential elections the 37 year old is challenging a decades long rule of alexander lukashenko he accuses the opposition of trying to topple him with foreign assistance. spain has entered a deep recession official figures show the spanish economy contracted by 18.5 percent during the 2nd quarter wiping out 6 years of economic recovery from the global financial crisis spanish government imposed one of europe's strictest coronavirus lockdowns and sectors such as tourism have been badly hit tropical storm isaac is made has made landfall in for the ricoh high winds and torrential rain knocked out power and triggered small landslides across both puerto rico and the dominican republic forecasters are predicting the storm will strengthen into a hurricane while moving towards the homeless and the u.s. east coast. brazil's 1st lady michelle bows and arrows has tested positive for corona virus after her husband presiden

jean mackenzie, bbc news, minsk.nce has made wearing face masks compulsory in all enclosed public spaces, as new outbreaks of covid—19 are recorded. masks were already mandatory on public transport, but must also now be worn in places like shops. health authorities say france has between 400 and 500 active clusters of the virus, with cases rising in the north—west and in eastern regions. more than 500 migrants the english channel in the past week. it brings the total so far this year to just under 3,000 people. they make the journey on an assortment of boats which have been seized by the authorities and are now stored in their hundreds in a yard in dover. arctic polar bears are facing near extinction by the end of the century if the sea ice they depend on continues to disappear. that's the stark warning from a new study looking at the long—term future of the bears as greenhouse gas emissions contribute to the melting of the bears‘ frozen hunting grounds. 0ur science correspondent victoria gill has the story. they are

authorities in belarus say they've arrested 42 suspected russian masteries near the capital minsk themen are accused of trying to destabilize the country head of next month's presidential election russia is demanding an explanation for the arrests there's a top stories crimea russia's dark secret continues next. the health of humanity is at stake a global pandemic requires a global response. w.h.o. is the guardian of global health delivering lifesaving tool school supplies and training to help the world's most found mobile people uniting across borders to speed up the development of test treatments and of that scene working with scientists and health workers to learn all we can about the virus keeping you up to date with what's happening on the ground in the ward and in the land advocating for everyone to have access to essential health services now more than ever the world needs w.h.o. making a healthy a world for you in. everyone. 49 young men have been disappeared since the forced an accession of crimea by russia on 2014 most were never seen again and. the very 1st was serving abro

destabilize better use the head of its upcoming election after 30 of its citizens were detained in minsk. president alexander lucas shanker has accused the men of being at mercenaries sent by moscow to incite riots being investigated for working with lucretia and his critics the president is seeking a 6th term in elections next month but berry says being one of russia's most reliable ally since the fall of the soviet union relations have been strained recent yes moscow wants better roost implement a union agreement signed in 1909 that would create a single currency constitution parliament and court system between them the president lukashenko blames moscow for domestic discontent and has accused it of plotting to overthrow him i mean while relations with the west have improved if every might pompei became the 1st u.s. secretary of state to visit ments since the early 1990 s. after that washington appointed its 1st ambassador in over a decade and then in may better is ordered oil from the united states for the 1st time after failing to agree on a price to buy it from russia where ukraine'

jean mackenzie, bbc news, minsk.aura:rcc polar bears could be close to extinction by the end of the century. the sea ice they depend on for survival continues t disappear. that's the warninudfrom a new st victoria gill reports. victoria: they are the poster species for climate change, predators that depend on fragile, transient hunti ground, the arctic sea ice. this study has shown that polar bears' survival is tied to that ice. scientists use models based on dsatellitea to forecast sea .ce decline in the arctic over the coming decad that enabled them to predict a future tipping point to create a timeline forhen the frozen hunting season will be too short before the summer.n up at the current rate of warming, researchers say all but a few polar bear populations will collapse before 2100. >> with less fat, they are entering a fasting season longer than it used t be. >> are we already on that trajectory to lose polar bears? >> the trajectory we are on now is not a good one. but if society gets its act tother glolly, we

extra state to visit minsk since the early 1990 s. and the friendship to the east has deteriorated with president xander question accusing russia of plotting to overthrow him under simmons reports. the allegations were raised to the meeting of the better rues security council and the head of the state security agency said 32 russian citizens have been detained and they were members of a private security company indicating they were messengers president alexander lukashenko said he was demanding an immediate explanation from russia if you just want to let reaction to see you and i'm already seeing the reaction by the russian side and already making excuses saying things such as we invited them here it is obvious 30 intentions have to be justified. media reports say up to 200 mercenaries were in the country suspected of planning to destabilize the country ahead of presidential elections on august the 9th and the security sources reported as saying 14 of the suspects had fought in the donbass region of ukraine since 2014 ukraine's milita

after 32 of his citizens were detained near minsk.he federation president has accused the men of being mercenaries sent by moscow to incite riots. raisedallegations were at the meeting of the belarus security council. the head of the state security agency said 32 russian citizens have been detained and they were members of a private security company, indicating they were mercenaries. president alexander lukashenko said he was demanding an explanation from russia. seen the reaction by the russians. they are making excuses saying things such as, we invited them here. obvious dirty intentions have to be justified. report sayinge a up to 200 mercenaries were in the country suspected of planning to destabilize the country ahead of presidential elections. sources sayingy 14% of the suspects have gone to review. -- ukraine. ukraine's military has been in conflict with russian forces. allegations have been dismissed by the kremlin. a spokesman said we do not know of any illegal activity that would be grounds for detention. lukashenko, an ice

a situation going on both sides saying that they are in touch with the co-chairs of the so-called minsk group that's russia france and the united states so maybe there is some go between there that group is able to offer to allow the sides to deescalate so that we don't see a repeat of what we saw in 2016 when some 200 soldiers and civilians were killed and it's the civilians as the crisis group representative that was in my report was mentioning who are now most under threat they've had the pandemic that's interfered with their economy and now the harvest and if they can't get safely into their fields it's a well populated area that's going to be disastrous for those communities that live down there or on the front lines. here walker bringing us up to date from neighboring georgia robin thanks very much indeed ok some breaking news out of iran now 3 ships are on fire southern port it's the latest in a series of explosions and fires to hit iran in recent weeks let's go live to our. said what more do we know about what's happening. well what we know so far is that this is taking place at

thousands of anti-government protesters have rallied in balad rose they turned out in the capital minsk to support the main challenger to longtime leader alexander lukashenko in next month's presidential vote 2 other opposition candidates have been barred from running. canadian police are investigating how a tour bus careened out of control and flipped over at the end of a sightseeing tour in the rocky mountains on saturday 3 people are dead and at least 2 dozen more were injured in the incident. saudi arabia's king salmon has been taken to the hospital the official press agency says he will undergo medical tests after developing an inflammation of his gallbladder king solomon's health has been the subject of speculation for years his son the crown prince mohammed bin someone is now effectively in charge of the kingdom. syrians have gone to the polls to elect a new parliament the election comes against a backdrop of civil war and economic crisis and the coronavirus endemic it is the 3rd vote since the conflict began in 2011 but syrians could only cast their ballots in government held re

at some of the other stories making headlines around the world right now in the belorussian capital minsk tens of thousands of people have turned out to support opposition leaders but lana cannot stay in presidential elections there are only just over a week away the 37 year old is challenging the decades long rule of xander look at schenkel he accuses the opposition of trying to topple him with foreign assistance . zimbabwe's government is to pay $3.00 and a half $1000000000.00 to white farmers whose land was seized over 20 years ago unless say the seizures reach havoc on the agriculture sector it's unclear other cash strapped country will be able to afford their compensation. tropical storm assayas has made landfall in puerto rico high winds and torrential rain knocked out power and triggered small landslides across both put rico and the dominican republic forecasters are predicting the storm will strengthen into a hurricane while moving towards the bahamas and the u.s. east coast. through germany is a handful of countries worldwide praised as leaders in coronavirus containments on thur