secretary of state antony blinken says dozens have been detained in this region because they work forhe u.s. in a caretaker capacity. emergency crews are trying to reach people still stranded in british columbia days after floods and mudslides destroyed roads, houses, and bridges. those were the headlines and they continue after inside story. stay tuned. ♪ >> the continent must perform, that is the message from america's top diplomat to african leaders. antony blinken has been visiting ahead of a summit in washington. has it worked? this is inside story. ♪ host: hello and welcome to the program. u.s. secretary of state antony blinken as been visiting several african countries, part of the biden administration's push to increase cooperation and strengthen relations. blinken has sought to assure leaders this one will treat africa as an equal partner is not clear how much influence washington hopes to have their. american pressure on sudan and ethiopia's leaders to end conflict has produced few results, and the u.s. has promised economic investment and fight against -- help in the fight

your secretary of state antony blanket has been visiting several african countries. it's part of a biden administration's bush to increase cooperation and strengthened relations. blinkin has sought to assure leaders, unlike past us administrations, this one would treat africa as an equal partner, but it's not clear how much influence washington hopes to how they're american brush own sudan. and if you'll be, as leaders to and political turmoil and conflict has produced few results. and the u. s. has promised economic investment and help in the fight against coven 19 pandemic, and climate change. but can compete with china, which wells huge influence across africa. the united states wants to strengthen our partnerships across africa in ways that serve your interests, our interests, and the interests of people worldwide, whose lives and future's dependent part on what we can achieve together. united states knows that on most of the urgent challenges and opportunities we face, africa will make the difference. we can't achieve our goals around the world. whether that's e

we'll hear from secretary of state antony blinken and secretary of congress, gina raimondo. back at home, democrats in congress are still tangled in tough negotiationsory negotiations overpresident bidel proposal, which the president gave a final push for. we'll hear from california congressman ro khanna, pushing kellogg's on the colleae left to stand together and we'll talk to john curtis about his effort to get fellow republicans to help limit the damage from climate change. then on the covid front, vaccinations for younger children could be available in a matter of days. we'll talk with pediatrician claire boogaard, who oversees the covid vaccine program at washington, d.c.'s children's national hospital. plus, current and former presidents weigh in on the gubernatorial race in virginia. what that says for democrats and republicans. we'll have a preview. it is all just ahead on "face the nation." ♪♪ ♪♪ >> brennan: good morning, and welcome to "face the nation." we begin a consequential week in washington with lawmakers eyeing votes on two key bills that make up president

general abdel fatter albert hans office released a statement after he spoke with the secretary of state antony blinking. earlier, he ordered the release of for civilian cabinet ministers detained in last month's military takeover. the state department says blinking, urged their release and called for the military to engage in dialogue. that restores the civilian lead. government heb morgan is in cartoon with more on the release of those cabinet ministers for ministers of the civilian political detainees who have been arrested on the eve of the military takeover. haven't released the minister of communication. the minister of trade, the minister of youth and sports, and the minister of, of community of information. now those 4 ministers are just some of the people who have been arrested. the minister of industry, who was also one of those who was, who was taken on the morning of the military who has not been released along with the spokesperson of the now dissolved sovereignty council mohammed and fricky. as well as the minister in the office of the prime minister, or who, who's also the capita

here is a recent tweet from the secretary of state antony blinken.ten security, so division and distract from russia's activities on the border with ukraine. and to understand why the americans are making that connection, we need to look at ella ruth. connection, we need to look at ella ruth-— ella ruth. this story is a very human drama _ ella ruth. this story is a very human drama but _ ella ruth. this story is a very human drama but the - ella ruth. this story is a very i human drama but the backdrop, thatis human drama but the backdrop, that is geopolitics. == human drama but the backdrop, that is geopolitics.— that is geopolitics. -- look at belarus- _ that is geopolitics. -- look at belarus. unlike _ that is geopolitics. -- look at belarus. unlike ukraine, - belarus. unlike ukraine, belarus. unlike ukraine, belarus remains an ally of russia. lukashenko and putin know each other well. that is relevant as we look at the prices on the border between poland and belarus. poland is in the european union and the eu accuses alexander lukashenko of encou

s. secretary of state antony blinking, announced that from now on the whole represent the interests of washington in cobble counter will assume the role of what blinking called a protecting power to facilitate communication between the u. s. and taught upon government which the west does not recognize. announcement comes during a visit, buying causes foreign minister to washington, a great pleasure to the 1st established cutter as the united states protecting power in afghanistan, a cutter will establish a u. s. intersection within its embassy in afghanistan to provide certain consular services and monitor the condition, security of u. s. diplomatic facilities in afghanistan. the 2nd agreement formalize is our partnership with cutter to facilitate the travel of afghans with us special immigrant visas. a role that it's already been playing in many instances and serve as a transit point for eligible afghans as they complete their application process. there is still much to be done in afghanistan and public remains committed to continue denisha city walk alongside with the united states a

secretary of state calls for a cease-fire in tigray . antonylinken is visiting kenya, ethiopia, and senegal. the european union urges armenia and azerbaijan to the cease-fire agreed 24 hours ago, this after reports that seven as a big journey soldiers were killed in border clashes. this is life from♪ mark: thank you very much for being with us. security forces have shot dead at least 10 people and wounded dozens more as thousands of people in so done have an protesting against last month 's coup. the protesters demanded a full handover to civilian authorities and four leaders of the october 25 coup to face justice. our correspondent joined us on this earlier. >> that is exactly right. the death toll is now in the 30's and that is just in the greater khartoum carbon area. i know from sources in the area on the ground indoor for that there have been many deaths, not reported because of the lack of communications and internet denial. much of the information from the other parts of student, we do know there are very large-scale protests. there is s

secretary of state, antony blinken, is in africa and sounding the alarm about the conflict in tigres. the dire warning when we return. stay with us. one role of a lifetime...one sore throat. but she had enough. she took new mucinex instasoothe sore throat lozenges. show your sore throat who's boss. new mucinex instasoothe. works in seconds, lasts for hours. ♪ ♪ xfinity rewards are our way of thanking you just for being with us. enjoy rewards like getting illumination's minions movie on us. xfinity mobile benefits. exclusive experiences, like the chance to win tickets to see watch what happens live. andy cohen: hey! it's me! and tasty recipes from bravo's top chef cheftestants that'll have you cooking like a pro. the longer you've been with us... the more rewards you can get. join for free on the xfinity app. our thanks. your rewards. >>> u.s. secretary of state antony blinken is warning that the war in tigre has launched ethiopia on a path to destruction. blinken will wrap up his three-nation tour in the coming hours. he's currently in senegal's capital. he spoke with cnn earlier and

sectary of state antony blinken has arrived in senegal, the final stop on the his africa tour.respondent is in daca with more. >> senegal is one of the most stable democracies in africa. according to the american ambassador in the country, over the last five years, washington has provided senegal with almost $1 billion in assistance through various programs. the american secretary of state will need to meet his counterpart. he will discuss security issues in west africa. laura: a kingdom in southern africa has seen violent protests against the autocratic ruler. the king said he would agree to pro to spate in a dialogue. the bbc southern africa correspondent reports -- >> africa's last absolute monarchy has experienced some of the most violent protests of the country has ever seen. people want an end to the autocratic rule. they want the power to elect their own government and not those appointed by the king, most of whom are his closest and most loyal family members. the protests have been met with resistance. pro-democracy activists say 40 people have been killedy security for

well, the us secretary of state antony, blinking, who you saw in russell's report, there has reiterated calls for a ceasefire and the conflict in ethiopia expressing concern the walk spillover across the board of africa. mister lincoln made the comments in the canyon capital nairobi during the 1st leg of a tour of african countries. the philippines have accused beijing of sabotaging a resupply mission in the disputed south. china sea is that the incident happened on tuesday and near the contested sprightly islands. the tiny coast guard is that were blocked the philippine ships and fire water can the crews were forced to abort . the mission. fellow roost is set up shelters for migrants and refugees stranded on the border with poland. thousands of people trying to reach the e. you have been living and make ship camps. the block accuses minsky, sending them deliberately, which fellows denies. the canadian air force has been deployed to british columbia to help clear blocked rows after flooding in the province. canada's largest port has been cut off and thousands of people are stranded. at

secretary of state antony blinken said the u.s. continue to pressure president lukashenko as long as belarus undermines peace and security in europe. for more on america's role, i am joinedy barbara plath usher our state department correspondent. barbara, there were strong words there from the secretary of state talking about weaponizing migration. but, what sport did the u.s. give to the eu -- support did the u.s. give to the eu? >> this is a strong show of solidarity from the secretary of state and state department saying that belarus is undermine peace and security in europe with this migration flow and the u.s. would stand by its european partners. ursula von der leyen is in washington. she says the message she got was that they that the u.s. shares of the eu assessment that belarus is carrying out an attack to destabilize its neighbors. mr. blinken said that the u.s. would continue to pressure the lukashenko government. he declined to confirm that this would mean a new round of sanctions. the u.s. has a sanctioned batterers fo

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secretary of state antony blinken is in africa. the bbc presses among u.s. policy towards ethiopia.rpen your pencil for test that could fun your life. south korean students set for an exam today called the hardest under the world. >> the only thing they can do now is their best. is it their best -- >> welcome to world news america pbs and around the globe. we begin with the latest from the border crossing between poland and belarus. the government of belarus has cleared the migrant camps, removing a major flashpoint, at least for the moment. more than 400 iraqis who were waiting at the border between metaverse and poland were flown back tour rock. this cleared. authorities moved remaining migrants to a nearby warehouse in belarus. there are other routes people use to enter the eu. one of the most popular is three bosnia into croatia. since 2018, 75,000 people have moved through bosnia into neighboring countries. fergal keane traveled with a family of afghan migrants as they tried to cross from bosnia in croatia and sent this report. virgo: near the border a refugee family is waiting

, come all santa maria here in doug hall with the world news from al jazeera view as secretary state. antony blinked and ends his tour of africa with a promise to increase investment across the continent. the saudi, that coalition says it conducted a major operation against the wheaties and yemen, while the hoot these claim attacks on saudi tockets. we join in a cause for peer c authorities to provide independent verifiable proof of her whereabouts and that she is safe. and the white house adds to the international goals for on.

secretary of state, antony blinken, currently inenya. >> sudan had been on the path toward democracytability. returning to that path is the best way for sudan to attain peace and prosperity, become a leader on the continent, and to restore strong support from the international community. ros: sudan's insists his actions -- sudan's military leader insists his actions don't qua lify as a coup. >> what we've been hearing from protesters today or the past few days, they accuse the military rulers of ignoring them, of turning a blind eye to their repeated calls for a dramatic -- for a democratic transition to civil rule. they are not just ignoring the people in the street, i've been told, but they are also ignoring international and western powers, who have been exercising a lot of pressure on the military junta to try and at least reach a compromise with the head of the interim government, the dissolved interim government, who is currently under house arrest. so, there is no sign that things are going to go for a breakthrough or that this deadlock is going to be resolved soon. the people

secretary of state antony blinken says russia carried out a weapons test that endangered the lives ofstronauts on the space station who were forced to take shelter in capsules. the explosion created at least 1500 pieces of space junk that will stay in orbit for years. russia's foreign minister accusing the u.s. of double standards when it comes to using weapons in space. >> the united states rules for space exploration. for some reason, they have ignored for years the initiatives of russia and china to prepare a treaty to prevent an arms race in space. they simply ignore it, insisting instead on -- universal rules. however, the united states retroactively doubled the arms race. >> a professional hostile day u.k. parliamentary inquiry that he was racially abused throughout his career. he says the english game is institutional airily -- institutionally racist. we report from london. >> he promised it was time for truths as he arrived, it was masks on and gloves off. >> i had just joined a dressing room full of my heroes. michael vaughn. it was just the most surreal moment. pretty early

secretary of state antony blinken slamming the russian missile test calling it dangerous and irresponsible and adding that the debris will remain a threat for decades. just one week ago the space station was forced to fire its thrusters to dodge debris from a similar anti-satellite missile test which china carried out back in 2007. and officials also say the debris field from the russian missile test could also endanger the chinese space station, which is now home to three astronauts. trevor. >> faith abubey, thank you. >>> the british government has raised its terrorism threat level after an explosion at a women's hospital in liverpool. a taxi pulled up outside then exploded. you see it there on your screen. the driver jumped out locking the doors and leaving the terror suspect inside. as a result police say he was killed by his homemade bomb. no word yet on a motive. four suspects who were arrested have been released after questioning. >> incredible action by the driver there. >>> millions more americans are now eligible for covid vaccine booster shots. it comes after officials in new yo

secretary of state antony blinkereleased a statement late yesterday, after speaking with kenya's presidentsing “grave concern about worrying signs of military escalation in ethiopia.” blinken also called for negotiations between the ethiopian government and separatists from the country's northern tigray region. earlier yesterday, ethiopian prime minister abiy ahmed released footage of his visit to the frontlines in the country's northeast. fighting has escalated in recent weeks as tigray rebels captured veral key towns. the conflict has been raging for more than a year, killing thousands and displacing millions of people in the region. in western africa, police fired tear gas during demonstrations in burkina faso today against the government and what protesters say is a failure to stop increasing violence by islamic militants. protests have grown after an attack two weeks ago by al-qaeda linked militants that killed more than 50 police officers and several civilians. the attack was the deadliest since the insurgency began in 2015. militants linked to al qaeda, the islamic state and boko ha

s. secretary, state antony blink and ends his tour of africa with a promise to increase investment across the continent. the saudi than coalitions as it conducted a major operation against the wheaties in yemen. while the hoot these crime attacks on saudi targets, we join in a cause for peer c authorities to provide independent verifiable proof of her whereabouts and that she is safe. and the white house adds to the international calls for offices about chinese tennis stop punctuating, who hasn't been seen for weeks. ah, corona virus cases are on the rise across europe this saturday. and so as the anger on the street says, countries like austria, germany in the netherlands, tyson there restrictions once again that a barbara has our report gathering in vienna to say things have gone too far as governments around europe try to limit rising cove 19 infection rates. austria is bringing in a 3 week national lockdown from monday and it's making vaccinations, compulsory for everyone from next february, with fines for people who don't comply. 2 thirds of austrians are fully vaccinated . that's on

earlier this month, the us secretary of state antony blinken warned that out—and—out conflict would be and others in the region. at the root of the war is a disagreement between prime minister abiy and the tplf which, for almost three decades, dominated the whole country. the simmering dispute then erupted into war 12 months ago when tigrayan forces were accused of attacking army bases to steal weapons, and the federal government responded. pm abiy ahmed came into power, bringing with him sweeping reforms and promising to heal old wounds. today, the country's torn apart by bitter ethnic ensigns that leads many to question how things could have gone so wrong for a country that held so much hope. emmanuel igunza, bbc news. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: avoiding disaster. the nasa mission trying to stop the earth being hit by dangerous asteroids. president kennedy was shot down and died almost immediately. the murder ofjohn kennedy is a disaster for the whole free world. he caught the imagination of the world — the first of a new generation of leaders

s. secretary of state antony blink and visit had neighboring kenya. king in pres, dental hawking. atta briefed, blinking on his recent trip to su pia where he met with pamela. i'll be unmarried, and other officials, i strongly believe that there is an opportunity and more than an opportunity in an absolute necessity for all of the parties to, to stop, to talk, to pull back, to get you monitoring assistance to flow. and ultimately to be at the table together and negotiate through the various differences that that have emerged over the pastor. over the past year, the united nations and ethiopia, human rights commission, say up to 1000 ethnic to grands, have been detained by security forces. all sides in the conflict have been accused of committing atrocities against civilians. and the fighting has continued. despite a flurry, diplomatic activity, the african unions and boy, former nigerian president, or less a good, a boss angel, a stalking to both prime minister abbey's administration. and to grand leadership, which is listed as a terrorist organizatio

general abdel fatter albert hans office released the statement after speaking with the secretary of state antony blinkin. he has ordered the release of for civilian cabinet ministers detained in last month. minisey take over . thousands of people have been processing in cartoon calling for a democratic transition. heber morgan has more details on that release from cotton for ministers of the civilian political detail. his have been arrested on the eve of the military takeover have been released there, the minister of communication, the minister of trade, the minister of youth, and sports, and the minister of a community of information. now those 4 ministers are just some of the people who have been arrested. the minister of industry, who was also one of those who has, who was taken on the morning of the military, who has not been released along with the spokesperson over now dissolved sovereignty council mohammed and fricky. as well as the minister in the office of the prime minister, or who's, who's also the cabinet cabinet minister. he is also yet to be released and their whereabouts are yet t

secretary of state antony blinken. our correspondent has more on the release of the cabinet ministers. reporter: four ministers of the civil and political detainees who have been arrested on the people of the military takeover have been released. the minister of communication, the minister of trade, the minister of youth and sports, and the minister of information. those ministers are some of the people who have been arrested. the minister of industry who was also one of those who was taken on the morning of the military coup has not been released along with the spokesperson of the now dissolved sovereignty counsel, as well as the minister in the office of prime minister, who is also the cabinet minister. he is yet to be released and their whereabouts are yet to be revealed. the prime minister is still under house arrest, despite the fact that he has been taken from the general's residence where he was on the day of the coup, and was returned back to his house. the four ministers who have been released are some of thos

has been calling for a ceasefire. secretary of state antony blinking. tweeted saying the u. s. is alarmed over the t p. a less takeover of the towns to say and culture and is urged both sides to stop fighting. but there are concerns that violence could escalate to green rebels joining forces with the oral more liberation army, an armed group in the region surrounding the capital of this. there is a new marriage of convenience alliance between at least the faction of the autumn when the gratian front and the lat. because the abbey has managed to alienate the of the, including someone has. so he is really increasing the isolated. and the d. p is trying to take advantage of that situation as well as and his families like these. what being the highest price for the shifting bat line for 15 years war that's dragged on for nearly a year. more than 2 and a half 1000000 people have been forced to leave their homes and around 400000. on the brink of families, bronco hooked up to 0 least 10 people have been killed in an attack in booking a fast. so it happened in the countries north clos

the us secretary of state antony blinken says his european allies share "real concerns" about unusualty on its border with ukraine. mr blinken�*s remarks came as american reinforcements for ukraine's navy sailed into the gateway to the black sea. kyiv has raised fears that russia may be preparing an attack. russia's president vladimir putin has accused the west of escalating tensions. our north america correspondent peter bowes explains more. he is speaking on this again while visiting senegal, he spoke about it two weeks ago at the state department after meeting with ukrainian foreign minister when he also expressed concern, which we heard repeated by other leaders around europe that the russian authorities are building up their military hardware and troops around the border with ukraine, especially with 200 miles of the border and mister lincoln describing this as unusual and of great concern. and thatis unusual and of great concern. and that is the very reality of what is happening now, he also said he is concerned about the precedent of his history of what happened in 2014, the in

we're continuing to fight to get the attention of individuals, lake secretary of state antony blanket and the president of the united states, the united states house of representatives, and anyone else who cares about freedom, peace and justice in democracy. we're trying to get their attention to do whatever they can to make sure that they're not recognizing the government that they're doing their very best to restore. and hum duke where he belongs, as the prime minister. in addition to that, sending the sheer to the i c c and quite frankly, designating the rapid support forces who handle the gala is the leader of as a terrorist organization. we unequivocally reject it, sir. how do you think the street is going to react? i mean, we haven't seen that critical turning point yet since october, the 25th, when the announcement was made them shows that the civilian activists and movements can really bring the country to a halt in order to force the hand or the military. have we yeah, i appreciate your question. i mean, october 25th. we were heartbroken. i was sitting here in my living room

s. secretary of state antony blank and says moscow carried out a weapons test that endangered the lives of 7 astronauts on the international space station. they were forced to take shelter in protective capsules. explosion created at least 1500 pieces of space junk that will say in orbit for years or rush us foreign ministers accusing the u. s. of double standards when it comes to using weapons in space. the youngest roku roku is a woke do united states call as they put it for universal rules for space exploration last week. but for some reason, rascal to have ignored for many years, the initiative of russia and china to prepare a treaty to prevent an arms race in space. so they simply ignore it, insisting instead on the we're looking some sort of universal rules. however, the united states themselves were actively double looked the arms race cargo. francisco diego is a lecture at the department of physics and astronomy at university college london. he says more international regulation is needed to avoid a similar situation. says every also is not the media action is going to remain in

ah, the other headlines, newest secretary of state antony blinkin is pushing for a cease fire in ethiopia. secretary lincoln currently in nairobi on the 1st leg of a 3 nation tour is held, talks with kanyes president, already fighting between the ethiopian government and rebels from the northern to gray region as any escalated in recent weeks. glorious to set up shelters fulsome the migrants and refugees. stuff on the border with poland. thousands had been living in makeshift camps. this is now a day off to polish police use tear gas and stung grenades to stop them from crossing into the you. the head of the united nations nuclear watchdog says iran has boosted its stock pile of highly enriched uranium profit growth is expected to visit toronto next monday. corona virus, news germany has recorded more than 52000 cove 19 infections, which is its highest number since the pandemic began. the outbreaks been blamed on germany's relatively low vaccination rate, but 2 thirds of the population as received their jap and crowds in the czech republic, had rallied against new government measures, mea

s. sector of state antony blinkin is ordered the release of for civilian cabinet ministers detained and last month military take over. thousands of people have been protesting in cartoon calling for a democratic transition. hebron morgan is in cartoon whitmore, the release of the cabinet ministers for ministers of the civilian political detainees who been arrested on the eve of the military takeover. haven't released there. the minister of communication, the minister of trade, the minister of youth, and sports, and the minister of, of community of information. now those 4 ministers are just some of the people who have been erected, the minister of industry, who was also one of those who was, who was taken on the morning of the military coup, has not been released along with the spokesperson of the now dissolved hovering to counsel mohammed and fricky as well as the minister in the office of the prime minister, or who, who's also the cabinet cabinet minister. he's also yet to be released and their whereabouts are yet to be revealed. now prime minister album handbook is still under house

s. secretary of state antony blink and pledge is more development assistance to africa as.

orders and pandemic laws. rallies are being held in each state capitol you are a secretary of state's antony blinkin as expected to visit a cove with 19 vaccine manufacturing facility in synagogue, capital decker. the pastor institute received millions of dollars from foreign partners, including the us, to help african nations produce their own jobs. as of now the continent and ports 99 percent of all its vaccines. will nicholas hak jones been alive from darker nick, tell us more about this visit to the vaccine manufacturing facility because this is a really important issue in africa. is it not? no, that's right. i mean, it's specifically for some of the countries that are still dealing with this outbreak. i'm thinking here of tunisia and there's also a south africa withers increasing number of cases. yet, only 2 percent of the continent out of the 1000000000 people living on the continent are actually vaccinated. so and he blinked him this morning was finding a raft of deals with her, dealing with infrastructure deals with senate go companies and american companies. but later on who go to t

different front runners. leading opinion polls also wrapping up his tore of africa, secretary of state antony blinkin promises the us. we'll do more to help development plus i'm andy richardson at the out rate stadium in cats are where in exactly one year's time, the middle east's 1st football world cup will be kicking off. ah, welcome to the program. the pandemic has stirring deep public anger in some parts of europe over new coven 19 restrictions. the netherlands are seen a 2nd night of rioting with people, frank stones, and fireworks that police in the hague. 3 protesters are being treated in hospital after police open fire. thousands of people have also rallied in vienna. now the world health organization has warned half a 1000000 people could die in europe by march unless urgent action is taken. that in barbara starts our coverage ah, gathering in vienna to say things have gone too far as governments around europe try to limit rising cove in 19 infection rates. austria's bringing in a 3 week national lockdown from monday, and it's making vaccinations, compulsory for everyone from next fe

state. i was mentioned just as repeated calls for a cease fire in ethiopia, antony blinking st. he's concerned the fighting. could spill over to the horn of africa. fighting between the ethiopian government and rebels from the northern tinker, i region has escalated in recent weeks. catherine sawyer reports, if the appeal was high on the agenda as us secretary of state antony blink and visit had neighboring kenya. king in pres, dental, hooking. atta briefed, blinking on his recent trip to if you pia, that he met with the prime minister. i'll be amid and other officials. i strongly believe that there is an opportunity and more than an opportunity and an absolute necessity for all of the parties to, to stop, to talk, to pull back, to get you monitoring assistance to flow. and ultimately to be at a table together and negotiate through the various differences that, that have emerged over the pastor over the past year. the united nations. and if you piece human rights commission, say up to 1000 ethnic to grands, have been detained by security forces. all sides in the conflict have be

that talks are still on the way and the impression is there, the secretary of state antony beacon was in the region and he erst, when an immediate restoration off a government, the deputy secretary general secretary of the state was he's in khartoum as she met at general al good hand and urged him for an immediate restoration of the government and also asked him the also prime minister to be back in the office so far. this talks how fruit, how produce no concrete results. and the fear is that if they cannot find a in a way out of this ponder, can that look the company could face more while and confrontations in the common base. the general court released the decision for the director general. so telecom companies to be arrested. tell us more about vance. well, did the internet blackout is still largely in place, particularly on there that that, that, that on that mobile phones. so the court has the lease is 1st statement around there 2 weeks ago. asked the an immediate restoration of the internet. dan, that doesn't, hasn't been implemented by the authorities here. a week later, the co

you are a secretary of state antony blank into his moscow. carried out a weapons taste that endangered the lies of 7 astronauts on the international space station. they were forced to take shelter in protective capsules. explosion created at least 1500 pieces of space junk that will stay in orbit for years or rush us foreign minister is accusing the u. s. of double sanders when it comes to using weapons in space with numerous roku roku is a woke do united states call as they put it for universal rules for space exploration as well. but for some reason was going to have ignored for many years. the initiative of russia and china would to prepare a treaty to prevent an arms race in space, so they simply ignore it, insisting instead on the we're looking some sort of universal rules. however, do not states themselves. we're actively double oak the arms race pro, particle haine has more on the u. s. reaction now from washington. what we heard yesterday from the state department, pentagon, all condemning what they said was a provocative and dangerous move. but then again, you just heard from

s. secretary of state antony blink, and pledge is more development assistance to africa as he wraps up his tour of the continent. also, a state of emergency is in place here in the rest of south central region of chile, where the army has been deployed. whether they will remain here good will depend on the results of sundays presidential elections. and i am sort of hired this sport. lewis hamilton print his poll position at the very 1st casa grande. pre a more trouble from manchester, united states, as they lose full one at what foot pining pressure on their manager. ah, welcome to the news our top story. corona virus cases rising across europe again, the world health organization has now warned that half a 1000000 deaths could be recorded across the continent by march unless urgent action is taken. but it comes against the backdrop of a rising tide of public ag governments imposing measures to contain cases in vienna, thousands of protest as demonstrated against a national lockdown and the introduction of compulsory jobs to begin and february. the rally was organized by austria's far

now you are a sec to your state. antony blinkin is expected to visit a covey 19 vaccine, manufacturing facility and synagogue capital decker. the pastor institute received millions of dollars from foreign partners, including the united states to help african nations produce their own japs. as of now, the continent import 99 percent of all of its vaccines. it's kind of nicholas hawk . now. i joined us live outside the presidential palace in decor, where blinkin is a meeting with senegal serv president mackey sol. so i tell us more than about to blink his visit there for this morning, we saw as legally can sign a raft of deals between american companies and and the senegalese government. most he to do with infrastructure. and although he didn't said for name, he never named china, he was explaining in his speech that the investments that are, that the american companies are giving to senegal comes with it will not put senegal into debt alluding to the private chain does. the investment comes with a high interest rate, right now, blinkin is meeting with mikey south will be next year, the