and minsk was simply a stop over for these men to be on the way to venezuela. this was a fake job though that never existed. we started to call them and say, hey man, okay, tell me something about yourself. maybe you not really a fighter. maybe you're a plumber or something like that. and then they start to reveal things about themselves, sending us documents, military id and proof of where they had fought. and we are like, bingo, we can use that. so now it could be that this perfect plan was an even an idea that originated in kias. this could have been something that the ca hooked up ukrainian intelligence with. tell us bit more about the, the people who were captured in brothers. we have to understand what was happening in ballrooms in the summer last year. the country was gearing up for a crucial presidential paul. and we remember that after this election, the country was engulfed in mass opposition, protest 3, bella washing security authorities. thought that these were some kind of fighters that could have been sent to the country to spark on rest and viole

some were outside court in minsk today, though, to show their solidarity.a smiled and made heart shapes with cuffed hands. last year, the authorities tried to deport her from belarus, but she ripped up her passport and leapt from the car. she has said she doesn't regret that act of defiance and that she won't serve the full 11 years of her sentence, because she still believes that political change will come to her country despite everything. that was our correspondent sarah rainsford there. if you want to get in touch with me, i'm on twitter — @bbckarishma i'm looking forward to hearing from you. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: with eight weeks to go until the next crucial climate summit, we look at the challenges on the agenda. freedom itself was attacked this morning and freedom will be defended. the united states will hunt down and punish those responsible. bishop tutu now becomes spiritual leader of 100,000 anglicans here, of the blacks in soweto township as well as the whites in their rich suburbs. we say to you toda

have to stop these aggressive hybrid actions which carried out according to the script written in minsk and by mister lucas. and because patterns, that is why we decided to propose such a solution. to mister president analysts increased the security of our eastern border even more will if approved, it will be the 1st time such a state has existed in the area since the cold war. it will last almost a month and restrict movements in 2 provinces. last month. poland registered thousands of attempts to legally cross its board is from batteries also along with some if i some other countries do believe to the crossings are being encouraged. bry presently shanker, in retaliation to the blocks sanctions. poland does plan to build a fence along the board to keep the league of migrants, many of whom from the middle east. meantime, it has been drawing criticism for refusing to let in a group of african stranded between the 2 countries for 3 weeks. political analysts, gilbert. dr. i've shared his perspective on the situation. i think that this statement about possible state of emergency is simply po

the leaders of 2 of the 2 countries met in moscow late on thursday and the ongoing spat between minsk and the european union over refugees was on top of the agenda as really a tranquil explains while now there is definitely a new reason for tension between the european union and bell roofs, which have already been locking horns for a while now because of many different issues in particular because of the attitude by brussels, to the comp, think between the government and minsk, and the opposition there. now you can definitely add, have again refugees to that list. brussels has accused men's of taking advantage of this as a tool for pressure on the european blog. now, on the other hand, bell roost is saying that the european union is turning a blind eye on how poland and lithuania are mis treating the african refugees and on how they're pretty much taking them out of the country, back into bellows. during the press conference, the journalists asked the 2 presidents whether moscow and mens were ready to react to all this accordingly. with some joint action, a lot of my potent replied th

the leaders of the 2 countries met in moscow late on thursday and the ongoing spat between minsk and the european union over refugees was on top of the agenda as really a per tranquil explains. well now there's definitely a new reason for tension between the european union and bell roofs, which have already been locking horns for a while now because of many different issues in particular because of the attitude by brussels to the comp, think between the government and minsk, and the opposition there. now you can definitely add afghan refugees to that list. brussels has accused men's of taking advantage of this as a tool for pressure on the european blog. now, on the other hand, bell ruse is saying that the european union is turning a blind eye on how poland and lithuania are mis treating the african refugees and on how they are pretty much taking them out of the country, back into bellows. during the press conference, the journalists asked the 2 presidents whether moscow and mens were ready to react to all that's accordingly with some joint action. a lot of my potent replied that thi

have to stop these aggressive hybrid actions which a carried out according to the script written in minsk and by mister lucas should cause patterns. that is why we decided to propose such a solution to mister president, it was increased the security of our eastern port or even more approved. it will be the 1st time such a state as existed in the area since the cold war will last almost a month and restrict movements into provinces last month and registered thousands of attempts to illegally cross his borders from. but a roof was sold along with some other powers, believe the crossings are being encouraged by a better option president. look a cinco in retaliation against sanctions from the blog opponent plans to build a fence along the border to keep out the legal law grants. many of whom are from the middle east was always been drawn criticism for if you can, so that in a group of afghans trying to between potent and batteries 3 weeks that i missed school. but dr. osha is perspective on the situation. well, i think that this statement about possible state of emergency is simply political

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the qualifier being played there instead of minsk because of the political santions imposed there.— a hat—trick in a 3—2 win. ben croucher reports. 2000 miles from home to play belarus in russia. a long, complex journey but not so bad when you have a man as well travelled as wales do. gareth bale arrived with a bump. the perfect welcome gift inside five minutes. the game can change on the bounce of the ball and the lifting of the foot. wales left high and dry. 90 seconds later, the freedom of the welsh penalty area. find 90 seconds later, the freedom of the welsh penalty area.— welsh penalty area. and they trail b two welsh penalty area. and they trail by two goals _ welsh penalty area. and they trail by two goals to — welsh penalty area. and they trail by two goals to one. _ injury and visa problems left wales without 13 players for this qualifier, an opportunity forjohnson to seize. almost. so it came down to their top scorer again. gareth bale on the spot. 2-2. still, a long way to go forjust one point. so in stoppage time... gareth bale, it is in! reaching qatar next year does n

yesterday and that the polish government lands to send text messages urging migrants to go back to minsk the trouble is, he adds, most of the people he met last week said that larouche and's had stolen their phones. for more on this i spoke to kalina from the ngo that translates as salvation foundation, she and her team have been visiting the border over the past few months and she to me what they have been finding. >> 32 people from afghanistan who were stuck on the border between the border guards of belarus and the border guards of poland. now they are still there. it has been 50 days. they were saying that the belarusians are not letting them out. they are not letting them go to belarus or go back further. also the polish forces are not letting them in, en when they ask for asylum. even if they ask for international protection from poland. that is actually a violation of international law, of geneva convention. according to the law, the polish order guard should, should arrest the personho crosses the border illegally and then in the detention center this person should be granted an

today in minsk she received 11 years in prison. opposition leader maxim znak got ten.y were found guilty on all charges, convicting of attention -- of attempting to seize rp the defendants watch the trial from inside a case. outside their supporters were waiting. this was not a normal legal trial by international standards. it took place mainly behind closed doors. the defendants' families were only allowed to be present for the sentencing. >> i can take what is happening to her a whole lot better when i see her behavior, her attitude to life in general. and, in particular, how she reacted today. >> maria kolesnikova became well-known during last year's protests after the disputed presidential election they were months of demonstrations across the country. maria kolesnikova became the symbolic figure in the democratic movement. the defendant's lawyers are planning to appeal. the german foreign ministry had strong words in response to the sentences. >> germany demands the release of all political prisoners in belarus. we will continue to put political pressure on the re

but now definitely you can add, i've got refugees to that. brussels has accused minsk of using this issue, taken advantage of it as a tool of pressure on the european block. now, bell roost on the other hand, is saying that the e u as turning a blind eye on the mistreatment of refugees coming in from bell ruth, by poland. unless you any, and also on how the authorities there are taking the refugees out of their countries. and pretty much back into bell route south. the journalists asked the to president whether they are ready to take a joint action in this regard in particular. now, to that, why am i said that this is none of russia's business because this is a border between poland, lithuania, and bellows. however, latimer, i did point out that if europe is generally interested in solving this issue, it should be directly in touch with the bell russian government, which so far they have refused to do so. now, mr. brewton also accused european officials of double standards. what he meant pretty much was if they're ready to be in touch with the top band, which is considered a terrorist org

oh, actually, she's judging a placenta-cooking contest in minsk. maybe we should stay away from the fridge. so, we're in wine country. when does the wine tasting start, because i could use it after the public bashing i've had to endure. here we go. no more boo-hooing, manny. the review wasn't that bad. he called my portrayal of inspector poirot "unconvincing," "not believable," "hard to buy," and, ironically, "redundant." hey, mitch, cam -- now that you guys have had a chance

through the republic of our linda and the united kingdom. windy conditions for the baltic states look at minsk 8 degrees. i think that's bad. here's a 3 day forecast for moscow. only 5 on monday. really ra conditions, a brisk east when and what weather. speaking of what weather, those storms over western africa, the bulk of them have pushed out toward the by and take were they could cook up into tropical storms or hurricanes. banjo, the gambia has a high of 30 degrees on saturday. that's it for me. ah, an astonishing film documenting t decade in one of the most embattled corners of the globe, a child of afghan, 20 years of war, follow me from boyhood to manhood. a life that has no, no p shaped by hardship, resilience and adventure. the unique film that captures the conflict in a way it has never been seen before. witness on there. when the news great. on wednesday, it was the 8th largest fire in california history. when people need to be heard, any people who are arriving, they don't even know what i am with exclusive interviews and so forth. 0 has teams on the ground with intensifying rain. p

issues in particular because of the attitude by brussels, to the comp, think between the government and minsk, and the opposition there. now you can definitely add afghan refugees to that list. brussels has accused men's of taking advantage of this as a tool for pressure on the european blog. now, on the other hand, bell ruse is saying that the european union is turning a blind eye on how poland and lithuania are mis treating the african refugees. and on how they're pretty much taking them out of the country. back into bella luce, during the press conference, the journalists asked the 2 presidents whether moscow and mens were ready to react to all that accordingly. with some joint action, a lot of our potent replied that this is none of russia's business. because here we're talking about the border between poland and bell rouge, between lithuania and bruce, but the russian president did go on to criticize the european union. what he meant was that european countries are in touch with the taliban. however, they are refusing to talk to the bell. russian government directly, which never came to

so moscow of illness to minsk low temperature is here really raw feeling too, with those blustery east winds. and also rainy conditions were a good 10 degrees below average on wednesday. here we go for western africa, unsettled across the gulf of guinea, pretty much from cameroon rate. through to senegal and the gambia banjo has a height of 30 degrees. the frank assessments by way, it is again freedom, surprising informed opinions what you saw happening get from market. it was what it was was petune is the critical debate here. it's not between kula and any other conference here for 60 years, rather than to keep them people in depth analysis of the days global headlines inside story on al jazeera. this is held through this year where the slightest error means a one way ticket over the edge. we have what is that? remember, come back to or homes may not meet on children. breathing tough can.

the qualifier was being played in kazan rather than minsk, because of the political sanctions imposedlarus and russia, a long, complexjourney, but is not so bad when you have a man is well travelled as wales do. gareth bale arrived with a bump. the perfect welcome gift inside five minutes. the game though can change on the bounce of a ball on the lifting of effort, 90 seconds later the freedom of the welsh penalty area. injury and visa problems left wales without 13 players for this qualifier, an opportunity for brennanjohnson to seize. almost four must —— almost a long way to go forjust a point, so in stoppage time... reaching qatar next year maybe it doesn't feel quite so far away after all. england are facing andorra at wembley, they've been playing about 15 minutes gareth southgate making 11 changes to the team that beat hungary 4—0 on thursday. there has been a goal. it's gone to england, unsurprisingly, against the whipping boys, andorra. jesse lingard has given england the lead. the women's super league champions chelsea have lost their opening game of the new season. arsenal w

through the republic of our linda and the united kingdom. windy conditions for the baltic states look at minsk 8 degrees. i think that's bad. here's a 3 day forecast for moscow. only 5 on monday. really ra, conditions of bretzky's when and what, whether speaking of white, whether those storms over western africa, the bulk of them have pushed out toward the atlantic, were they could cook up into tropical storms or hurricanes. banjo. the gambia has a high of 30 degrees on saturday. that's it for me. the news this is helen rose. this is where the slightest error means a one way ticket over the edge. we have what is that? remember, come back to or homes may not need a breathing tough condition facing death every time they'll gamble with their lives, just to uninstall risk and it's all on the a again, this is roger at the main years. this, the us military is admitted. a drone strike, it kinda sounds capital last month, mistakenly kill civilians instead of ice or sciences. 10 people including 7 children, died in the attacking cobble top u. s. canada has apologized. frances recall a get some messages

so moscow of illness to minsk low temperature is here really broad feeling to with those bloodstream east winds. and also rainy conditions were a good 10 degrees below average on wednesday. here we go for western africa, unsettled across the gulf of guinea, pretty much from cameroon rate. through to senegal and the gambia banjo has a height of 30 degrees. the weather sponsored by cattle airways voted world's best airline of 2021. talk to al jazeera, we can what gives you hope that there is going to be peace because the situation on the ground seems to be pointing. otherwise we listen. we were never on whatever road to off migration. we meet with global news makers and talk about the stories on sierra the us is always of interest to people around the world. people pay attention to work with on here and it's very good. they're bringing the news to the world from here. oh, i the, the hello you're watching out to 0. i'm emily angland. i reminder of our top story is our israeli. please have detained the last 2 of 6, palestinian prisoners, who escaped from a high security facility place ar

a court in minsk will today deliver its verdict in the trial of two key opposition figures almost a year kolesnikova led mass protests across belarus last summer alongside the presidential election candidate svetlana tikhanovskaya, who is now in exile. specialforces in guinea have declared a nationwide curfew until further notice. they seized power in a coup on sunday capturing the president, alpha conde. in a statement read on the state broadcaster, the group said they guaranteed the wellbeing of the president. four people including a young child have been killed in a shooting in the us state of florida. police say it happened at two houses in the lakeland area. an 11—year—old girl was seriously injured and is being treated in hospital. 0fficers shot and injured the gunman who is also in hospital. it's not known why he targetted these houses. divers have been trying to locate the source of an oil slick in the gulf of mexico. the slick which is over ten miles long emerged near port fourchon in louisiana in the aftermath of hurricane ida. containment booms and skimmer devices are being us

look at minsk. do you think that is bad? here is the three date forecast for moscow.y five degrees on monday. a brisk east when and what weather. though storms over western africa, the bulk of them have pushed out towards the atlantic where they could cook up into tropical storms, more hurricanes. that is it for me. ♪ >> an astonishing film, documenting two decades in one of the most embattled corners of the globe. a child of afghanistan, 20 years of war follows mia from boyhood to manhood. shaped by hardship, resilience, and adventure. the unique film that captures the conflict in a way that has never been seen before. >> when the news breaks. when people need to be heard. >> people arriving don't know what an asylum is. >> exclusive interviews and in-depth reports. al jazeera has teams on the ground. >> intensifying rains, people fear these are temporary solutions. >> to bring you more award winning documentaries and life news. ♪ >> you are watching the news hour. our main stories now. u.s. officials have admitted a drone strike in kabul last month was a mistake and

they are into the second half. they are playing that in kazan, in russia rather than minsk, because of wembley at 5pm. fans at the emirates were treated to a cracker in the women's super league as arsenal beat champions chelsea 3—2. beth mead scored two on the day including this one to seal the victory. vivianne miedema scored the opener. there were over 8000 fans. the final game of the opening weekend is into the second half. brighton, who finished sixth last season, are beating west ham 2—0. there are also games in the women's scottish premier league. last season's champions glasgow city started their campaign with a 6—0 thrashing of motherwell. england's cricketers have taken a couple of important wickets as they try and peg india back in the fourth test at the oval. at least the fourth day's play has been able to go ahead. india's head coach ravi shastri and three of his backroom staff have tested positive for covid—19 and are self—isolating. it was a bit of a thin pavilion for them. the india players have returned negative lateral flow tests, so they could take to the field. chris

the dramatic raid in a minsk hotel is all over state tv.mercenaries, experiencing fighters is how they were described suspected of being sent by moscow. we got confirmed intel that these russians had real combat experience and actually took part in armed conflicts. heavily disguise d police commander said at the time. why he didn't know was why this mysterious group of russians was really there. until now. now we're now driving to an undisclosed location on the outskirts of kiev, the ukrainian capital where we're set to meet a group of former military and intelligence officials who have an extraordinary story of what actually went down in belarus and how they were part of a ukrainian-led sting operation to capture suspected war criminals to bring them to justice here. the former high-ranking officers spoke to cnn on condition we shield their identities. they're not authorized to disclose details of what they say was an ambitious top secret plan backed by the united states that failed at the last moment. when you saw all those people, those

. >> reporter: the dramatic raid in a minsk hotel was all overstate tv.s shown arresting this group of alleged russian mercenaries, suspected . >> translator: we got confirmed intel. these russians had real combat experience and actually took part in armed conflicts. this heavily-disguised belarusian police commander warned at the time. what he didn't know is why this mysterious group of russians was really there, until now. >> when they're driving to an undisclosed location on the out skirts of kyiv, the ukrainian capital, set to meet former intelligence officials who have an extraordinary story about what actually went down in belarus and how those russian mercenaries were, in fact, part of an elaborate ukrainian-led sting operation to capture suspected russian war criminals and bring them to justice here. the former high ranking officers spoke to cnn on condition we shield their identities. they're not authorized to disclose details of what they say was an ambitious top secret plan backed by the united states that failed at the last moment when belarus

he says the polish government plans to send text messages urging migrants to "go back to minsk". poland's deputy minister of foreign affairs, marcin przydacz. but first we're going to talk to kalina czwarnog, who's from the ngo fundacja ocalenie, the salvation foundation. kalina, you and your team have been visiting the border over the past few months since the number of migrants trying to cross has increased. what migrants been saying to you? about half of august, we found a group _ about half of august, we found a group of— about half of august, we found a group of 32 — about half of august, we found a group of 32 people _ about half of august, we found a group of 32 people from - about half of august, we found a i group of 32 people from afghanistan who were _ group of 32 people from afghanistan who were stuck _ group of 32 people from afghanistan who were stuck on _ group of 32 people from afghanistan who were stuck on the _ group of 32 people from afghanistan who were stuck on the border - group of 32 people from afghanistan i who were stuck on the border between the border—

if you saw yesterday during this mi minor minske moment in china, every time we have a sliver go -- shivereans we have an appetite and the europeans as we expect will accommodate the cbd there is more buying power in the dollar and the tenure treasure. >> richard, what do you make about the hoopla about kaplan, powell, personal accounts, personal finances, and what do you think there needs to be of a no greater should it will regulations? should they not do anything? i made the point they can't own dollars, because their actions what can they own? >> so i went through this as well we were scrutinized it was the first time they were released of the holdings we had in broad brackets then ever before it did not influence my decision-making. kaplan brand announced they will get out of those securities entirely and remember kaplan was talking about his own book he's a hawk. so i tell you what i did during the crisis of '09, i didn't buy securities i bought first edition rare books. the original dictionary and winston church mil hills, now collectibles are another example of how the markets are