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for more on this i'm joined by correspondent in the albanian capital a tirana these are really incredible scenes what's the situation where you are now on. well the situation has calmed down after clashes were seen in front of the government. positions the worst of the outs and they also went on to the parliament house where the world's. police and police made early use of tear gas and also they make use of several i want to cancel disperse the crowd so who the situation now is how they're being about 30 police officers that have been injured but also some are pastors help us understand a little bit what's a motivating this the opposition says there was fraud in the 27000 parliamentary elections that the united states and the european union says there was not who's right. well it's a bit more complicated than that the opposition was fired from power sharing agreement to oversee a bill $2000.00 started here lections and off to be latched if you can dispute diligence but the legitimacy of all but this came up there are fresh allegations were made in the media out there earlier this year abo

beth speaking to me there from tirana all right let's have a look at some of the other stories making news around the world today if wayne ians all of those seeing in presidential elections 9 candidates are vying to replace dalia response. who is serving his 2nd and final term former finance minister and. who's leading in opinion polls a runoff could take place in 2 weeks if no candidate wins a majority. 3 hostages freed by french commandos from militants in both enough fast so i've returned to france president and when you're not called personally welcome the 3 as an ad base near paris 2 french soldiers were killed in the operation to free the hostages in the west african nation. pakistan's military says gunmen have killed a security guard in an attack on a luxury hotel in the port city of wada 3 assailants was subsequently killed in a shootout all guests were safely evacuated a group called the but not just on liberation army has claimed responsibility for the attack. india is holding the next to last round of its national elections with voting in dozens of constituencies today's ho

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now the news the balkan nation of albania has been rocked by a mass protest in the cap for tirana this saturday opposition parties they're staging an anti-government rally against what they call widespread corruption. was. well activists they're also demonstrating against organized crime and the geishas the government denies there's a heavy security presence at the scene which has seen sporadic fire. as opposition figures could be heard chanting anti-government slogans from a makeshift podium in the cracked. joe biden he was the us vice president under the obama administration is already ahead of the pack in the contest for the 2020 democratic presidential nomination that's according to the latest poll and it does seem to that much of the media and democratic leadership are throwing their weight behind the former senator as they once did head to be clinton. as more a new poll shows that joe biden has surged ahead in the race for the democratic nomination in 2020 the poll shows that 46 percent of democrats are backing joe biden as the potential nominee with only 14 percent backing berni

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cocktails as they demolish the government resigned and call for fresh elections we'll get the latest from tirana also coming up indian voters go to the polls again in the next to last round of elections that could see the governing b.-j. be significantly weakened. on basis of 5 days i was in the war so now these migrants have been brought.

eventually tirana blackmailed the world into getting what it wanted a year ago in twenty eighteen washington simply pulled out of the deal unilaterally and since then the trump mantra towards iran has been that of simone precious so donald trump took away all the carrots that were given to iran as part of that deal energy replace with big standing and the europeans have said throughout this past year where they've been in this increasingly awkward position that the u.s. has thrown in the towel put on the boxing gloves you could even say that the e.u. still wants to make this deal work and they're trying behind the scenes that is big diplomatic efforts and washington is making it very difficult for example the americans on just punishing iran with sanctions they've installed secondary sanctions that means they're threatening to target any foreign enterprises that deal and trade with iran effectively they're saying you you work with the u.s. or you were with iran and guess what multinationals that have a bit of business with iran and a lot of business with america choosing to do so europe's tr

taken to the streets of albanian demanding the resignation of prime minister 80 rama in the capital tirana protesters been seized drama's office throwing molotov cocktails at the building the opposition accuses the prime minister of manipulating election results 2 years ago and alleges his party has links to organized crime. 16 survivors of a shipwreck in the mediterranean have arrived in.

on the screen now and just before break these are live pictures from the capital of albania tirana we've been keeping an eye on the opposition parties they're staging. an anti-government rally to protest and widespread corruption activists are also demonstrating against organized crime something the government is denying they have been protesting for a while now and the internet may be seen. as being thrown and then the security guard thinking under control but as you can see it seems all to pick it up again now and it will be keeping a close eye on i'll bring in the capital tehran. coming up next came a university in the u.k. says it's facing some hiring issues and getting students through the door we'll tell you why among our other stories this. what politicians do. they put themselves on the line to get accepted or rejected. so when you want to be president. for something i want to. get it right to be close that's what i'm up for. the people. i'm interested always in the water. so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy confrontation let it be an arms race

thousands of protesters in albania have been out in the streets of the capital tirana once again demanding the resignation of prime minister eddie rama they threw firebombs at the socialist party headquarters a center right opposition accuses the government of corruption and links to organized crime denies the allegations. in hong kong politicians have come to blows over the government's bid to allow extradition to mainland china. anger over the controversial plans boiled over in the city's parliament changing the law would allow suspected criminals to face nonspecific national security charges in china opponents say it's another erosion of hong kong's independence. for the south korean tourist island of jeju is the place to be if you want to get a glimpse into the future of measuring it's been hosting the 6th annual international electric vehicle expo showcasing the best in 0 emission technology brian reports from the island aiming to become the 1st in the world to be carbon free by 2030. the show brings together everything you need for an electric future. yes the cars both the sensible o

taken to the streets of albion into mending the resignation of prime minister 80 rama in the capital tirana protesters been seized ramos office throwing molotov cocktails at the building the opposition accuses the prime minister of manipulating election results 2 years ago and alleges his party has links to organized crime. 16 survivors of a shipwreck in the mediterranean have arrived.

thousands of supporters of the albanian opposition have held a protest in the capital, tirana, with somerol bombs at the prime minister's office and outside parliament. riot police responded with stun grenades, tear gas and water cannon. saturday's protest comes after three months of demonstrations demanding that the prime minister, edi rama, resign over allegations of electoral fraud and corruption. more than a0 states in the us have filed a lawsuit against 20 pharmaceutical companies. they are accusing them of price—fixing and conspiring to reduce competition. this follows a five—year investigation into why prices have sometimes suddenly increased, and in some cases by over 1,000%. chris buckler, our correspondent in washington, explained why over a0 states are filing these lawsuits. according to that investigation at times they seem to be doubling, tripling, or as you mentioned there, rising by more than 1,000%, sometimes with no explanation whatsoever. and that is why the states have been looking into this, and have now brought the lawsuit. and they're suggesting that 20 of these com

thousands of supporters of the albanian opposition have held a protest in the capital tirana, with someat the prime minister's office and outside parliament. riot police responded with stun grenades, tear gas and water cannon. saturday's protest comes after three months of demonstrations demanding that the prime minister, edi rama, resign over allegations of electoral fraud and corruption. officials in pakistan say an attack on a luxury hotel in the port city of gwadar in balochistan has ended with the deaths of all three gunmen. at least one security guard at the pearl continental hotel was killed. a militant separatist group, the balochistan liberation army, said it carried out the attack, saying it was targeting chinese and otherforeign investors. our correspondent in islamabad, secunder kermani, explained how the attack unfolded. well, what we know is that three gunmen, we believe, entered the heavily guarded pearl continental hotel in the port city of gwadar, killing a security guard who was attempting to stop them. security forces then surrounded the gunman inside the hotel and en

taken to the streets of albanian to manning the resignation of prime minister 80 rama in the capital tirana protesters besieged drama's office throwing molotov cocktails at the building the opposition accuses the prime minister of manipulating election results 2 years ago.

these are live pictures that you can see on your screen at the moment from the capital of albania tirana opposition party the staging an anti-government rally to protest against widespread corruption but as you can say you can see the security forces trying to control the crowds there earlier on a few minutes ago we just saw them throwing what looked like fireballs but obviously we don't have any details at the moment. is that also demonstrating against organized crime something the government is denying. here you can see in the background right there people all throwing what looks like fire bombs. was a chaotic scene a few minutes ago but they seem to have been able to control the crowds for a few seconds but we are expecting more protests to take place you can see they're waving their flags those are all live pictures from the capsule all of albania into ronna where opposition parties a staging an anti-government rally to protest against widespread corruption. thoughts on news from now i'll be back in around 30 minutes time with more updates so do stay with us here on r.t. internationa

thousands of supporters of the albanian opposition have held a protest in the capital tirana, with somel bombs at the prime minister's office and outside parliament. saturday's protest comes after three months of demonstrations demanding that the prime minister, edi rama, resign. don't forget you can keep up to date all with the latest news, business and sport on our website. there's reaction and analysis from around the globe — including up—dated live pages — and reports from our correspondents in more than 80 locations. that's all at bbc.com/news — or you can download the bbc news app. labour has announced plans to introduce a ten pounds an hour minimum wage for all workers, including those under the age of 18. at present 16— and 17—year—olds get less than adults, with the labour leaderjeremy corbyn saying society shouldn't be "discriminating against young people." but some business leaders warn there's a risk employers may decide not to hire as many younger workers. here's our business correspondent katy austin. baristas, bar staff and fast—food workers are among those most likely to

eddie rather step down and he threw fire bombs at the socialist party headquarters in the capital tirana a center right opposition accuses a government of corruption and links to organized crime denies the allegations and or so far resisted efforts to remove him. akon court has given permission for a d.n.a. test to be carried out on the remains of one of the suicide bombers in the easter sunday attacks there tempting to confirm if a suspected ringleader mohammed's are on was one of the bombers or if he's still alive the attacks which killed more than 250 people have led to shop divisions in some communities now fernando's has been talking to some of the relatives of the people involved in planning and carrying out the bombings. moment with said his mother mother the struggle to explain what happened. on easter sunday hoarders the emotions actually i don't have words because. the building is gone. and the thing is gone she is pregnant and she has to keep. his sister who's in custody was married to ahmed lib a bomb but. police killed me as well he was defending people involved in the attac

anti-government protesters in albania have hurled fire bombs and flares a riot police in the capital tehran tirana that's hours after u.s. and the leaders called for restraint over the weekend similar protests turned violent with the opposition calling on demonstrators to keep up pressure on the prime minister at the stand down he's accused of corruption and for. swedish prosecutors have reopened the 9 year old investigation into a rape allegation against the weekend eeks founder julian assange and will seek his extradition from britain so it is a thorough as he's holt of the investigation in 2007 when i took refuge in the ecuadorian embassy in london but when the us also came to extradite him it's going to be up to the british government to the side where he goes next paul brennan reports from london. when julian a son she was dragged from the ecuadorian embassy in london last month it ended a 7 years siege of the building by british police within hours of assizes arrest u.s. prosecutors unsealed their indictment seeking his extradition for publishing hundreds of thousands of classified documents

run a day and see those pictures coming to us here al-jazeera an anti-government demonstration in tirana has now turned violent albanian opposition parties are holding an anti government rally to protest against what they call a government they accuse of being corrupt and links to organized crime those are claims of course that the government denies those pictures coming to us live you can see them a lot of cocktails being thrown you can see the founding of police will paramilitary police type employees keeping protesters although the protests as don't seem to kill the ball the talk about getting through that cordon. in front of those steps there on the side of that government building will carry on monitoring that situation for you any major developments bring it to you on al-jazeera. president donald trump says he does not consider north korea's latest missile tests to be a breach of trust young yang has conducted 2 drills in less than one week mr trump told the american website politico he thinks the missiles are quote short range and very standard stuff tensions have risen following

antigovernment protesters in albania have held fire bombs and flares at riot police in the capital of tirana at the weekend similar protests turned violent with the opposition calling on demonstrators to keep up the pressure on the prime minister to stand down. now for years norway has profited from the export of its rich reserves of oil and gas the northern european nations still boasts vast untapped resources in areas filled with biodiversity but drilling in those areas is increasingly unpopular one such region is the 3rd and islands and as it was nick clark was there and sent us this report the far north of norway is spectacular a lot of mountains and fuel general beauty it's an important fishing area and as you can imagine it brings in the tourist dollars this is actually the highest mountain. particularly in the folk niland way getting up close to nature is what you do. the problem is the wealth a little lies beneath the waters for a long time let's hope niland have been in the crosshairs of the big oil companies because red geologists know that in these coastal waters lies the nonprofi

taken to the streets of albanian demanding the resignation of prime minister 80 rama in the capital tirana protesters been seized ramos office throwing molotov cocktails at the building the opposition accuses the prime minister of manipulating election results 2 years ago and alleges his party has links to organized crime. 16 survivors of a shipwreck in the mediterranean have arrived in tunisia they were trying to reach europe aboard a boat that departed from libya but dozens died when the vessel went down in international waters on friday. south africa's governing african national congress has secured a 6th straight term in power but its share of the vote fell to 57 percent its lowest level since the end of white minority rule 25 years ago the drop reflects anger at corruption scandals and continuing racial inequalities. cuba says it's introducing widespread rationing of food and hygiene articles as it struggles with a supply crisis chicken eggs rice and soap are among the basic products affected it says the u.s. trade embargo is to blame analysts say the collapse of aid from venezuela ha

to the streets of albanian demanding the resignation of prime minister a day rama in the capital tirana protesters have been seized dramas office throwing molotov cocktails at the building the opposition accuses the prime minister of manipulating election results 2 years ago and alleges his party has links to organized crime. 16 survivors of a shipwreck in the mediterranean have arrived in tunisia they were trying to reach europe aboard a boat that departed from libya but dozens died when the vessel went down in international waters on friday. 3 hostages freed by french commandos from militants and burkina faso have returned to france president and manual mccrone personally welcome the 3 at an air base near paris on friday 2 french soldiers were killed in the operation to free the hostages in the west african nation. police in the cuban capital have vana have stopped an unauthorized march by gay rights activists more than $100.00 protesters joined the event marching 8 blocks on one of the city's main thoroughfares. at least 3 activists were arrested when they attempted to push through a

taken to the streets of albion into mending the resignation of prime minister 80 rama in the capital tirana protesters besieged drama's office throwing molotov cocktails at the building the opposition accuses the prime minister of manipulating election results 2 years ago and alleges his party has links to organized crime. 16 survivors of a shipwreck in the mediterranean have arrived in tunisia they were trying to reach europe aboard a boat that departed from libya but dozens died when the vessel went down in international waters on friday. south africa's governing african national congress has secured a 6th straight term in power but its share of the vote fell to 57 percent its lowest level since the end of white minority rule 25 years ago the drop reflects anger at corruption scandals and continuing racial inequalities. police in the cuban capital have vanna have stopped an unauthorized march by gay rights activists more than $100.00 protesters joined the event marching 8 blocks on one of the city's main thoroughfares. at least 3 activists were arrested when they attempted to push through