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international i'm sean thomas and certainly glad to have you with us now thousands of factory workers have downed their tools are demanding a rerun of last week's election with many taking it to the streets right across the country president alexander lukashenko however has said a new role will only be possible if the constitution is amend it. not in the but we need to adopt and you can situation you must adopt sits in a referendum because the previous constitution was adopted in the referendum and on dylan you can situation we can hold new elections if you want to pollinate the presidency and local authorities because the mass protests continue in belarus where the workers from a various a major manufacturers factories plants and other places have walked out on a national strike i'm talking about said different industries ultimo they have metallurgy mining to name just a few now they have put forward their demands and they are in the elections with all of the candidates release of all political prisoners and dismissal of all those people who were responsible for the rigging of the el

international i'm sean thomas. and we start in belarus where a sharp divide is emerging in the wake of august 9th election both supporters of president lucas shango and those opposing his leadership are flooding the streets these are 2 contrasting scenes from day 11 of the unrest on the right you can see people thousands of them in a gathering in central minsk waving the historic red and white flag which has become a symbol of. movement and on the left a crowd of the president's backers carrying the official red and green national flag and their main message is that the country cannot afford chaos. i started writing the book i we have stability there's no war thank god we have bread to eat we have jobs even if we are not rich we would like to be but we just need to work more. peacefully and calmly in our mutual it's very clean what's not to like about. that when used it quite a lot like that for him to interfere in the affairs of our republic we can manage it ourselves that we stand for below its. correspondent wen

or broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is our g international i'm sean thomas glad to have you with us. all right there has been an intense standoff in the lebanese capital where there is an outpouring of grief and anger over tuesday's deadly explosion security forces used rubber bullets and tear gas to break up crowds calling for justice. was. 6 not. on saturday protesters stormed several government buildings in beirut security forces have driven out protesters who earlier stormed the foreign ministry they took over the building and declared it a headquarters for revolution. that we are coming back to the property of our people is building belongs to the people of lebanon. we went to martyr square to set up gallows for those who did this to our country today will hang news's and we won't lead a single government ministers. the police started firing tear gas at us on monster square and the rice is also attacked us and we fled. which is igor john of his in beirut with the latest. well the smoke still hasn't cleared from the streets of beirut and everything that you can see a

international i'm sean thomas certainly glad to have you with us now residents of lampedusa have staged a protest against the arrival of new migrants officials on the southern italian island state that the situation is sustainable and some locals are taking matters into their own hands bind trying to stop the newcomers from disembarking. i cannot we don't understand what's going on here in london do so this is a disaster for us the migrants aren't leaving because they're left alone we're all in this together the early hours of sunday morning around 370 people arrived in the port of lampedusa on board a fishing boat now they received an angry reception from locals. here we're here for peace we just want the illegal migrants to go back because we're fed up tonight when produce assess enough while local government officials and lump adieus are saying the island can cope no more with the sheer number of people that are arriving on their shores in fact the mayor of lampedusa spoke to r.t. saying this he wants to see a strike a general strike on the island to try and draw attention to what's

are broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow this is our 2 international i'm sean thomas glad to have you with us we start with breaking news right here on our team international a devastating explosion has hit lebanon's capital beirut government officials say at least $73.00 people are dead and around $3700.00 injured the blast went off in the city's port area destroying buildings with a large radius. my. but we heard from 2 reporters in beirut. and owen hall the way they told us more about the fallout from the devastating explosion. the devastation here in the lebanese capital is very massive it is being estimated by tens of millions of dollars as we said earlier the blouse had was felt 10 kilometers away from the port where it took place i believe this is going to be a sleepless night for the lebanese and a very sad night on social media a lot of lebanese are faring through the incident unfortunately there are for and through it as lebanon's here shima course there's no comparison between a nuclear bomb and what's happened today but it's only shows how deeply impacted and h

broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is our g international i'm sean thomas certainly glad to have you with us now the russian opposition figure alexina volley has been loaded on to an air ambulance in the city of homs is now on his way to germany where he will receive emergency medical care anti-corruption campaign or fell critically ill on thursday while on route from siberia to moscow he is currently in a coma his supporters believe he was poisoned the medics who were treating him said however that they had not detected any toxic substances in his system of all these team had been pleading with doctors to allow his evacuation artie's more if an ocean has more. the doctor is in charge of treating alex st of ali in russia's siberian city of almost agreed to allow his transportation to a clinic in germany this is something his family has been repeatedly calling for with his wife julie or even appealing to president why demur putting the medics say that the vine is still very weak and he's not stable they smallman he's not strong enough for travelling but they say they're re

broadcast of a live shot from our studios in moscow this is our team international on sean thomas certainly glad to have you with us and we start with breaking news this hour from beirut there has been an intense standoff in the lebanese capital where there is an outpouring of grief and anger over tuesday's deadly explosion security forces used rubber bullets and tear gas to break up crowds calling for justice. i. was. 6 was. on saturday protesters stormed several government buildings in beirut security forces have driven out protesters who earlier stormed the foreign ministry they took over the building and declared it a headquarters for revolution. oh . wow. we are coming back to the property of our people is building belongs to the people of lebanon. we went to martyr square to set up gallows for those who did this to our country today will hang knows this and we won't lead a single government ministers. the police started firing tear gas at us on march the square and the writers also attacked us so we fled our days it was done aves in beirut with the latest for us. well the smoke still

for broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow this is r t international i'm sean thomas certainly glad to have you with us the bell or ocean capital has one again become the focus of anti-government protests thousands of people have converged on minsk laying flowers in tribute to a demonstrator killed in the unrest that followed last sunday's disputed presidential election video has now emerged reportedly showing the moment of that tragedy and a bit of a warning you might find the following footage disturbing here you can see a group of riot police who were just a few meters away from the alleged victim and shortly after comes the apparent moment the protester was killed. interior ministry has previously claimed the victim had tried to throw. explosive device at officers but it went off in his hand . and throughout the day people have been coming to the scene where the incident happened to his family had asked those who wanted to pay respects to gather there instead of at his funeral our correspondent said vis reports from the city. who were still extraordinary as you can see many

are broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is our to international i'm sean thomas glad to have you with us and we start in belarus where there have been widespread demonstrations after a disputed presidential election an official exit poll indicates that alexander lukashenko who has been in power since 1994 has won a landslide victory the opposition believes however that the vote was rigged police in the capital minsk used extreme force against protesters leaving some badly injured. please i play play live please listen to me i want the backlog is that much of it was suitable yeah he sent me please go to sleep so it never means good study because the battery's has seen its largest protests in the last 10 years at 10 pm people began to gather near the hero city overnight but a path was blocked by security forces the offices then began smart outside the city censorship pushing back the protesters for the 1st time in the history of balanced special crowd control measures including stun grenades were used some eyewitnesses claim a small rubber bullets being fired more protests

are broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is r g international i'm sean thomas certainly glad to have you with us. now there has been an intense standoff in the lebanese capital where there is an outpouring of grief and anger over tuesday's deadly explosion security forces that used to rubber bullets and tear gas to break up crowds calling for justice. with. all the snipers. on saturday protesters stormed 7 government buildings in beirut the security forces have driven out protesters who earlier stormed the foreign ministry they took over the building and declared it a headquarters for a revolution. yes . that we are coming back to the property of our people is building belongs to the people of lebanon. we went to martyr square to set up gallows for those who did this to our country today will hang news's and we won't lead a single government ministers. the police started firing tear gas at us on monster square and the rice is also tied to us and we fled. artie's he goes donovan is in beirut with the latest force. well the smoke still hasn't cleared from the streets of be

broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is our team international i'm sean thomas certainly glad to have you with us now we start with breaking news from belarus where there have been widespread protests in the wake of the presidential election official exit polls claim that alexander lukashenko who has been in power since 1904 has won a landslide victory the opposition believes however that the vote was rigged the interior ministry has convened an emergency meeting in response to the demonstrations which were met with force my police. live live. live live leak live. to. the truth about suitable yeah he said you know. so it never means we can't slip in a recent scene its largest protests in the last 10 years at 10 pm people began to gather near the heroes city open a school but a path was blocked by security forces the offices then began to march out of the city a sense of pushing back the phrase if this is the 1st time in the history of belarus special crowd control measures including stun grenades were used so my witnesses claim they saw rubber bullets being fired move pro

broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow this is our international i'm sean thomas certainly glad to have you with us we're going to start with breaking news from belarus where large scale protests unfolding after the country's presidential election state exit polls claim that alexander lukashenko who has been in power since 1994 has won a landslide victory the rival candidate says the vote was rigged earlier to video journalists from artie's ruptly agency were detained while covering the election the interior ministry has convened an emergency meeting in response to the unrest. please. liz . please live. to. be sure for us it will yeah he said you know. when i was walking home microsoft in the midst of the action i was near the sports center it seems like the main clashes with the police were taking place that i saw police with large shields standing file and completely blocking me out any people stood and faced the 1st the police stood still then they started banging the crown with. police trucks pulled up right police rush down and start some graffiti grabbing and detained

broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is our g international i'm sean thomas timing with it's the russian opposition figure election a volley has been loaded on to an air ambulance in the city of key is now on his way to germany for emergency medical care anti-corruption campaign or fell critically ill on thursday while in route from siberia to moscow he is currently in a coma his supporters believe that he was poisoned the medics who were treating him said however that they had not detected any toxic substances in his system of all these team that had been pleading with the doctors to allow his evacuation or to ease my financial reports. the doctor is in charge of treating alex cena volley and russia's siberian city of almost agree to allow he's trying to reclaim germany this is something his family has been repeatedly calling for his wife. julie or even appealing to president why them are putting the medics say that the vine is still very weak and he's not stable as they smallman he's not strong enough for travelling but they say they're ready to allow these trust potat

broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow this is our chief international and sean thomas when we got with. and we start with our breaking news from beirut this hour there has been an intense standoff in lebanese capital where there's an outpouring of grief and anger over tuesday's deadly explosion security forces used rubber bullets and tear gas to break up crowds calling for justice. it's not. on saturday protesters stormed several government buildings in beirut city. the forces have driven out protesters who earlier stormed the foreign ministry who took over the building and declared it headquarters for a revolution. there are no we are coming back to the property so for our people is building belongs to the people of lebanon. we went to martyr square to set up gallows for those who did this to our country today will hang nooses and we won't lead a single government ministers. the police started firing tear gas at us on march the square and the rices also attacked us and we fled. or to see what is john of is in beirut with the latest. while the smoke still hasn't cleared fro

are broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow this is our to international i'm sean thomas glad to have you with us as we recap the week's top stories with our weekly program but we start with breaking news this hour from bella reuss where large scale protests are unfolding after the country's presidential election an official exit poll indicates that alexander lukashenko who has been in power since 1904 has won a landslide victory the rival candidate says the vote was rigged demonstrations in the capital minsk were met with. forced by police please please. please liz. led police to live. to grab one of. the triplets little yappy 7. and. when i was walking home my quotes are in the middle of the action i was near the sports center it seems like the main clashes with the police were taking place that i saw police a large shields standing file and completely blocking me out any people stood and faced the 1st the police stood still then they started banging on the ground to shield it's at least trucks pulled up riot police rushed out and started gruffly grabbing and detaining

or broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow this is our to international i'm sean thomas certainly glad to have you with us now protesters close to the white house attempted to shout down donald trump during his speech on the final night of the republican party convention on with horns and chanting loudly hundreds tried to disrupt the event and a number were carrying a black lives matter banished but that did not stop the president from claiming he has done more for black people than almost all of his predecessors. and i say very modestly that i have done more for the african-american community than any president since abraham lincoln our 1st republican president. and i have done more in 3 years for the black community than joe biden has done in 47 years. when i'm reelected the best is yet to come. now trumps speech came as furious black lives matter protesters once again turned out in commercial wisconsin in the wake of sunday's police shooting of a black man now being where you're about to see some very disturbing video of the incident filmed by a passer by. in terms of timing ar

broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is our chief international i'm sean thomas certainly glad to have you with us as we recap the week's top stories now a week after the hugely contested presidential election still seeing massive demonstrations throughout the country both pro and anti-government rallies have been taking the streets on sunday in some cases just meters apart. opposition protesters have held a march for freedom rally throughout minsk they are demanding that long term president alexander lukashenko resign claiming that he is clinging to power by force and ignoring people's wishes similar marches are being held across the country our correspondent reports now from the capital. through the desert for 45 this is how the protests unfolding now in independence square people have moved from the monument to here in the morning there was a pro-government rally here for lucas shanker but all the people have left now in the square it was fried and like the previous protest that happened here right place on guarding the house of the government there are only barriers na

are broadcasting live coverage from our studios in moscow this is our team international i'm sean thomas certainly glad to have you with us the u.n. security council has rejected a u.s. sponsored resolution to extend the arms trade embargo on iran only to members including the us supported the draft while russia and china voted against and the other members including the u.k. france and germany abstained the embargo was imposed in 2010 and is to expire in october under the joint comprehensive plan of action that is the 2015 deal to impose controls on iran's nuclear program reports. well the resolution put forward by the united states would have extended the arms embargo against iran now france germany and other countries have been very vocal about the fact that they oppose the united states' decision to unilaterally withdraw from the iran nuclear agreement and furthermore they oppose putting new sanctions on iran now in the lead up to the vote at the u.n. security council u.s. diplomats were very adamant that they felt this arms embargo must be extended here's some of what we heard. i ca

broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is r g international i'm sean thomas certainly glad to have you with. huge rallies have been held in central minsk on day 10 of protest against the belorussian president opponents accuse alexander lukashenko of rigging the recent election they're calling on him to resign the initial demonstrations were met with a heavy handed police response and the belorussian interior ministry has said it except some responsibility for the way the crisis unfolded factories have been brought to a stance. ongoing strike action and the crowds on the streets are valid to keep up the pressure until their demands are met several counter protests were held across on tuesday the largest was in the eastern city of. people waved the red and green national flag adopted 995 the year after alexander lukashenko came to power that is in contrast to the older white flag used by opponents of the president supporters of us will say. to stop. the situation in our country is very serious so we have come out here to show our support for the president we are against unres

to broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is our g international i'm sean thomas certainly glad to have you with us we start in belarus where there have been widespread demonstrations after a disputed presidential election and official exit poll indicates that alexander lukashenko who has been in power since 1904 has won a landslide victory the opposition believes however that the road was the vote was rigged police in the capital minsk used extreme force against protesters leaving some badly injured. the limo play list least i believe it to be on one of the back leaves of much of the city well yeah the 2nd 50 of please so whatever means give the capsule a battery's has seen its largest protests in the last 10 years at 10 pm people began to gather near the heroes city overnight but a path was blocked by security forces the officers then began to march out of the city a sense of pushing back the protesters for the 1st time in the history of valorous special crowd control measures including stun grenades were used some eyewitnesses claim a small rubber bullets being fired mor

broadcasting live director our studios in moscow this is our team international i'm sean thomas certainly glad to have you with all right now rallies and to counter protests have swept to belarus for a 13th day in the wake of this month's disputed election throughout friday large crowds gathered in support of president lukashenko in the country's west. was among them. it's really really loud here what is playing behind me right now is the national anthem of the republic of the us a little bit of context we are right still in the west in the country in the city of rest to see a lot during the time the 2nd full as it is the great feel because your guess is as good as mine here when it comes to scale but i would say there's about there's definitely thousands of people maybe close to 10000 basically people who have to look to a number of them and the message is some of them one don't want change but none of them want. ukraine. to be played out in their public also a lot of people are making a huge point about the flag you can see how many better russian flags official by the russian flags are

broadcasting live director our studios in moscow this is the r g international i'm sean thomas certainly going to have you with us let's get right to our breaking news right here on r.t. international a devastating explosion has ripped through lebanon's capital beirut government officials say at least $73.00 people are dead and around $3700.00 injured the blast went off in the city's port area destroying nearby buildings and causing chaos in the city. that's it that's. what. we heard from 2 reporters in beirut all tough and all when hauled away they told us more about the fallout from the devastating explosion. the devastation here in the lebanese capital is very massive it is being estimated by tens of millions of dollars as we said earlier the blouse had was felt 10 kilometers away from the port where it took place i believe this is going to be a sleepless night for the lebanese and a very sad night on social media a lot of lebanese are faring through the incident unfortunately there are firing through it as lebanon's here shima course there's no comparison between a nuclear bomb and w

broadcasting from our studios in moscow this is our international i'm sean thomas certainly glad to have you with us right now breaking news on our t.v. a devastating explosion ripped through the lebanese capital on tuesday government officials say at least $78.00 people are dead and more than $4000.00 injured the blast went off in the city's port area destroying at nearby buildings and causing chaos across beirut. there are far more. going that. we heard from 2 reporters in beirut all tough read and oh in a hole the way they told us more about follow on from the explosion the devastation here in the lebanese capital is very massive it is being estimated by tens of millions of dollars as we said earlier the blouse had was held 10 kilometers away from the port where it took place i believe this is going to be a sleepless night for the lebanese and very sad night on social media a lot of lebanese are faring through the incident unfortunately there are pouring through a 1000 levanon here she must course there's no comparison between a nuclear bomb and what's happened today but it's only sho

broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is our key international and sean thomas let's get right to our top story this hour you're looking at live pictures or we're going to have live pictures here in a 2nd there you go the russian opposition leader elect. me is currently boarding an air ambulance in the city of it will take him to germany for emergency medical care you can see there's a helicopter which is airlifted him to the scene an ambulance and that plane with the german markings is going to take him there for the medical treatment of the anti-corruption campaign or fell critically ill on thursday while en route from siberia to moscow he is currently in a coma his supporters believe that he was poisoned and the medics who were treating him. said however that they had not detected any toxic substances in his system the vollies team had been pleading with the doctors to allow his evacuation you could accuse me of emotional has more than. the doctors in charge of treating alex st of ali in russia siberian city of almost agreed to allow his transportation to a clinic in g

are broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is r t international i'm sean thomas certainly glad to have you with us right now the top diplomats have agreed to slap sanctions on bellerose over what they claim was the falsified election and the violence during the ensuing protests meanwhile those arrested in minsk during a week of anti-government demonstrations have started to be released since the outbreak of the unrest police have faced allegations of excessive brutality earlier today president alexander lukashenko said he didn't have a problem with the conduct of the security forces although he urged them to take a softer line meanwhile protests continue with the country's capital once again the main focus of these are images from the square in front of the main governor. building some protesters and rushed to hug and hand flowers to security forces after they laid down their shields that's after crowds of demonstrators converged on the area striking workers from one of the country's biggest factories the mills tractor works were among them let's hear from our corresponden

or broadcasting studios in moscow this is our team international i'm sean thomas certainly. it is day 12 of nationwide unrest in belarus in the wake of the disputed election earlier this month large crowds on both sides of the divide are making their voices heard those who support president alexander lukashenko and those who want to see him gone. oh. for the. people they're chanting for the president to resign in the city of gomel but in contrast you've got a convoy of the president's supporters driving past on the official red and green flag anti-government demonstrators also gathered in the capital meant where activists lined up along the central avenue meanwhile in eastern belarus. and amphitheater in the compactor earlier in the day with thousands of people chanting for their support for president lucas should go pro-government marches were seen throughout the day there as well arty's even on of reports from the city . it's the closest large city to the russian border and that's that's where we are and few 1000 people gathered supporting the government saying that they.

are broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow this is our team international i'm sean thomas certainly glad to have you with us let's get right to our breaking news this hour all right a devastating explosion ripped through the lebanese capital on tuesday government officials say at least 78 people are dead and more than 4000 injured the blast went off in the city's port area destroying nearby buildings and causing chaos across beirut. wall. was. going to let. her out. but. we heard from a reporter in beirut she gave us a sense of the severity of the explosion. the devastation here in the lebanese capital is very modest if it is being estimated by tens of millions of dollars as we said earlier the blast was felt 10 kilometers away from the port where it took place i believe this is going to be a sleepless night for the lebanese and a very sad night on social media a lot of lebanese are faring through the incident unfortunately there are for and through it. scores there's no comparison between a nuclear bomb and what's happened today but it's only shows how deeply impacted and

thomas dewey. the contenders. from columbus ohio is sean trende. that's began with the presidential race. we are 65 days before election day. early voting will begin. where does the race stand right now? we haven't have a lot of polling because of the conventions. the posters take a little bit of a break during the conventions and then try to measure afterwards. right now, it does look like joe biden is in the

thomas dewey. the contenders. from columbus ohio is sean trende. that's began with the presidential race. we are 65 days before election day. early voting will begin. where does the race stand right now? we haven't have a lot of polling because of the conventions. the posters take a little bit of a break during the conventions and then try to measure afterwards. right now, it does look like joe biden is in the lead with a very healthy lead both of the popular vote and the electoral college. it's not such a huge lead that it's impossible for donald trump to close the gap. what happens in the battleground states, with joe inen campaigning pennsylvania, wisconsin, arizona. those of the key states for him. the president was in new hampshire friday. florida it a must when state for the republicans. walk us through those key battleground states. now, we have joe biden winning all of those states. off the top of my head it, i'm not sure about arizona, but i'm pretty sure. florida is a must win state. it's difficult to see a path through the presidency where donald trump doesn't carry florida. at

medicine gov of pillows let's go however people such as sean e wally man out as fast as she could but very few possessions in hand, i'm in the thomas lamont in her pajamas and had no shoes we describe the sandals of outside of our thinking and our phone and charger and that's it really foond temporary shelter here at the u lad is community center in vacaville, however, some families were forced to go back to the fire lights and it guy had a loved one that is over at the end and gibson canyon kaua'i evacuated in this morning and he went back we spoke to amber reed and melinda fits as they look for their grandpa we've already sent sheriff's out there twice and he's refusing to leave. >>so. >>another last-ditch effort fortunately, the sisters were able to find their grandfather and as many other families head toward safety. many are filled with worry what happens now. and again just and see what's left but find comfort in knowing that they are at least together out of harm's way the family. now the time to come together. >>we are noticing that this parking lot is beginning to fill up, however there are many evacuation sites throughout

sean adams would continue using it in that way for most of his life. the word democracy evolves as a non- majority. it was out of the work of thomas jefferson. and in my opinion declaration, thomas paine is the subject of my next book. the crucial thing is, popular sovereignty. for the first time the idea that rights are innate in humans. not in monarchs. not in bishops. and not to derived from the heavens though a creator is mentioned is not specified that they are common proxy. this idea which i believe is still the most revolutionary idea was at that time extraordinarily so. when mr. jefferson finally becomes president, the very first thing he does is to declare war. he does it without consulting congress. and he sends the american fleet with the marine corps way out, too far from land. too far gone in time for them to be recalled when he finally does tell congress he sent them. this is because he wanted to make absolutely sure this war was a success. the word declared is known to us as the barbary war. likely forgot now i think in our history extremely important. not just america's first work, but as a war of liberation. the war was agai