they have come in their thousands once again calling for prime minister prayuth chan not to resign the protesters vowed to remain until their demands were mass. the next morning the government. is arrested opposition leaders and remove demonstrations come dives in front of the prime minister's office. it's also banned gatherings of more than 5 people and the publication of news it seems the security threat. the anti-government rallies started in july apart from fresh elections and a new constitution the opposition also wants to limit the powers of the king which has not gone down well with thai royalists. i think they were the supporters are right here because they love the country we love the country as well i'm not worried about violence because both sides are doing what they think is best for the country but still feels did break out between opponents and supporters of the monarchy thailand's world family is backed by the military and traditionally revered by the population but king my how what cheer along koren is less popular than his father who died in 2016 the kings moshe kate m

resignation letter which that the prime minister general prayuth which we stay read out in the invited him to sign it ok so the demands are clear dozens of protesters including leaders of the movement were arrested earlier during the crackdown what's likely to become of them. yeah and it's interesting i met last night the young female protester who read out that resignation letter as they call it fully prime minister she was subsequently arrested in a cafe a couple of hours later around midnight those leaders many of them are now released on bail some of those who made the most explosive demands about their own family are still being held they will face possibly question a long and complicated legal process and given that the government here has failed to clamp down on the protester either riot police all through the decree it may be that this sort of war of attrition through the course of trying to prosecute these leaders will be the next move but the have on protesters who've taken a lead from hong kong on this have said you're only does now this is a leaderless protest you can arres

gathered in the thai capital, bangkok, on monday, seeking the resignation of the prime minister, prayuthn the monarchy, which is usually above criticism in thailand. government officials threatened to close down four media outlets for spreading distorted information. safa and marwa were born — as conjoined twins. it's a very rare condition. they were flown to london from their home in pakistan last year. after more than 50 hours of surgery and months of hospital care at great 0rmond street hospital — they were finally ready to go home. our medical editor fegus walsh spoke to the family before they left. twin sisters with a special bond. it is nowjust over a year—and—a—half since safa and marwa were separated. back to safa. that's it. that's good. to marwa. they're still having physical therapy, which they clearly enjoy. but they've been through a lot to get here, and neither has emerged unscathed. the girls were born joined at the head — an extremely rare condition. they'd never seen each other‘s faces. the bbc followed their incredible journey as, over four months, they underwent more t

thailand's current prime minister, prayuth chan-ocha, a former military officer, rose to power following a coup in 2014. he secured a second term in office in last year's disputed election. protestors charge the prime minister rigged the 2019 election, an accusation he denies. today, the prime minister called for talks with the demonstrators despite more arrests. there were at least a dozen other rallies across the untry. iran's government marked the end of the decade-long united nations arms embargo today with e country's foreign minister javad zarif calling it a" momentous day." the embargo barred iran from purchasing foreign weapons and expired under the terms of the 2015 nuclear deal with six world powers. president trump pulled out of the nuclear agreement in 2018. in august, the u.n. security council defeated a u.s. attempt to extend the arms sanctions. today secretary of state mike pompeo tweeted that the u.s. i"" prepared to use domestic authorities to sanction individuals or entities" if they sell arms to iran. iran is currently suffering a severe economic crisis and the worst o

they have come in their thousands once again calling for a prime minister prayuth chair not chair to resign the protesters vowed to remain until their demands were met. the next morning the government bach is arrested opposition leaders and removed demonstrators come dives in front of the prime minister's office is also banned gatherings of more than 5 people and the publication of news it deems a security threat. the anti-government rallies started in july apart from fresh elections and a new constitution the opposition also wants to limit the powers of the king which has not gone down well with thai royalists. i think they were the supporters are right here because they love the country we love the country as well i'm not worried about violence because both sides are doing what they think is best for the country but still feels did break out between opponents and supporters of the monarchy. thailand's royal family is backed by the military and traditionally revered by the population but king my how what cheer along koren is less popular than his father who died in 2016 the king's m

gathered in the thai capital, bangkok, on monday, seeking the resignation of the prime minister, prayuthincludes curbs on the monarchy, which is usually above criticism in thailand. government officials threatened to close down four media outlets for spreading distorted information. safa and marwa were born — as conjoined twins. it's a very rare condition. they were flown to london from their home in pakistan last year. after more than 50 hours of surgery and months of hospital care at great 0rmond street hospital — they were finally ready to go home. our medical editor fegus walsh spoke to the family before they left. twin sisters with a special bond. it is nowjust over a year—and—a—half since safa and marwa were separated. back to safa. that's it. that's good. to marwa. they're still having physical therapy, which they clearly enjoy. but they've been through a lot to get here, and neither has emerged unscathed. the girls were born joined at the head — an extremely rare condition. they'd never seen each other‘s faces. the bbc followed their incredible journey as, over four months, they

anti-government protesters gathered and bangkok at an outdoor art exhibition to call for prime minister prayuth to resign they also want to reform of the monarchy but probably huge has dismissed calls to step down anti-establishment demonstrations began back in july. german chancellor angela merkel has defended the latest round of coronavirus restrictions as the country prepares to go back into a limited lockdown addressing parliament machall said it was currently impossible to trace the origin of all new infections hampering efforts to contain the virus she faced frequent interruptions in the opposition and have called the measures excessive and inappropriate. to restaurants and museums no theaters these images are actually from the 1st wave of the pandemic but in november germans will have to get used to them again as coronavirus cases rise chancellor angela merkel announced sweeping new restrictions the main difference there's time is that schools and many shops will remain open on thursday medical defended the new policy in a key speech before the german parliament. because the media good t

wednesday, confronting a motorcade carrying the king and calling for the resignation of prime minister prayuthe police barricade there. let's get some of the day's other news... the us state department has announced new measures in response to china's crackdown in hong kong. its already imposed sanctions against ten people, including hong kong's leader, carrie lam. now washington has warned of sanctions against global financial institutions doing business with them. the president of the european council has said it is in the interests of both sides to have a post—brexit agreement in place before end of the year. but he said it couldn't be at any price. the uk's prime minister boris johnson had issued a deadline of thursday, but this has been delyed until the european council's summit ends on friday. a fierce offensive by the taliban in helmand has seen fighters reach within two kilometres of the centre of the provincial capital, lashkar gah. it's the most significant attack by the insurgents against afghan government forces since peace talks began in qatar a month ago. the conflict has forced

suddenly the markets show up and in the all featured the creation of state of emergency by general prayuth by the prime minister the recent me and recent quality enforcement of state of emergency. he was the incident i think about the more they can cite at vide a crime is to ask the trick to a national security think that while it is essential to enforce these and rocky and major areas and now he's starting to audit a racist mass a race off of activists involved in the protests it is the 1st time that such a serious charge has been leveled against pro-democracy activists do you think these men can expect a fair trial. in the recent concern that you know high and. legal cases that involve them when nike is straight that we say chrissy tries i'll can hail be high close not always out so ways and by human rights groups by the intentional community and often the police the public prosecutor all even the judges then say oh yeah that. they only have one option that is it would take out the wife in my past will be accused not lawyerly tool but when i keep so doubtless a lot i'll trade mission no

thousands of people were out for their 6th day of them stray sions in bangkok the man then prime minister prayuth stepped down. those are the headlines unfair game is next investigating how donald trump came to power and the growing influence of social media or news of half an hour thanks for watching but i. get. my. the election of the 45th president of the united states raises ethical and potentially legal questions. today mainstream media can easily be disrupted and personal online data easily accessed. how can this information be used to sway the outcome off an election. and can it undermine the basic tenets of democracy that are so cherished. you think if americans knew this was happening they would be outraged. we just weren't mentally able at that point in time to see that coming. this is democracy taking place in darkness it's not democracy. i will present the facts plainly and hottest. staten island's new york news. in a state that's considered a stronghold for democrats this suburb is an exception. most of the people here voted for donald trump. scott libido lives here patriots artists

one of their demands is that the prime minister prayuth chan—o—cha, he's a former army general who tooks new curbs on the power of the monarchy. bear in mind, criticising the thai monarchy is punishable by long prison sentences. jonathon head is in bangkok. these protests led most of my young people, students, even school children, have been going on for more than three months now, sparked by a number of factors. the covid—19 economic crisis, a decision to ban of a popular political party voted for in particular by young voters last year, the king's decision to stay in germany at great public expense throughout the covid—19 crisis and the abduction and presumed murder of an anti—military, anti—monarchist activist in july. all of those set off this movement that for the first time has zeroed in on the monarchy, traditionally an institution which has been above reproach, untouchable, protected by very harsh laws, but these youngsters have said we want to talk about the power and wealth of the monarchy. and having broken the taboo, it's now being talked about everywhere at these many ralli

all that they are far it is the government of general prayuth who is the former clearly to now the prime minister of have said is that they will allow a 2 year process to review certain clauses of the jump to drafted constitutional to which he came to power but they've said that any talk about the role the role families can teach completely off limits they talking does not comment directly on politics but last night in pretty recorded comments that were put on roll television he did address some former communist rebels who once been fighting to overthrow the monarchy and praised them now for that contribution to society who suggested they might be able to teach a thing or 2 to a new younger generation what's happening now these these scenes we're seeing in bangkok it feels like it's part of a cycle of protests against the government new government comes into place then there's more protest why is that an accurate perception why is why is the thing ever seem to have changed well the. this is the closest assembly very intense the moment. has been political turmoil into full so years for th