Its toughest electoral tasks in 30 years. Violence on the streets of portland skirmishes between anti racism protesters and Trump Supporters one person is shot dead. And a minimum wages among sweeping labor reforms encounter in the lead up to hosting the next football world cup. Thousands of protesters have turned out in force impeller reuss calling for president look at shanker to step down 3 weeks after disputed elections another mass rally has taken place to spite government Warnings Police detained at least 125 people in the capital minsk would reports the Security Forces push back against peaceful demonstrators but it smith is following developments from vilnius in neighboring lithuania. Sundays Alexander Lukashenko 66th birthday this is not the president he was hoping for. Were not a herd of cattle or cowards were belorussians that. Its 3 weeks since the disputed election that the ballot president claimed to win with 80 percent of the vote. No one here believes that and theyve been protesting against luka shank ever since. Im here to express my disapproval at the rigging of the elections and to be in solidarity with everyone he was detained i am for peace i am for belarus but. The protesters have been peaceful from the outset and after initially violently attempting to suppress earlier demonstrations the Security Forces have taken a step back in the past couple of weeks. Some protesters are being detained more than 125 according to the couple and many journalists have had their accreditation revoked that was on sunday what witnesses described as the largest deployment so far of Security Forces who blocked off access to some main streets. One of the countrys largest mobile phone operators said it had reduced mobile internet capacity at the governments request. And tanks roll down the road closed because residents of minsk as protesters headed there but there seems to be no indication the momentum has gone out of these demonstrations and look ashamed looks no more likely to loosen its grip on the presidency after 26 years. The kremlin says about amir putin called Alexander Lukashenko on sunday to wish him happy birthday to man of agree to meet in moscow in the next few weeks a suggestion of the kremlins willingness to buck russias president as the European Union prepares to impose new sanctions. Burnet smith aljazeera vilnius. Carlo isabella you see an Opposition Leader whos in neighboring poland he believes look at shanker has underestimated the movement against him. Everybody understand and the stand very well that look at seneca maximum got. 10 percent of the public support was the real result of the president ial elections but in fact you wrote him. He declared that he had to go d out 80 percent of the public vote which was absolutely not true well below roots will never be the same thats very obvious. Now. Post from different sides i mean look us encourage him you know look at shankar faces the opposition 1st of all from the side of the public. Society Civil Society 2nd from the west that didnt recognize their results of the president ial elections and the 3rd also is russia because the kremlin understands very well that lucas and good doesnt have the support to inside his own country and i think that he is a kind of isolated from belarus itself are ability to speak pull itself from the western countries and from russia who publicly support him but in fact understand very well the rail support of the inside bill a respectful and they will treat him respectfully the 1st exit polls are expected shortly in montenegro this palm entry election where a strong turnout has been reporting the polling stations across the country president models you can avenge cost his followers in the capital pockets. Its an election that could change the Political Landscape in montenegro the Democratic Party of socialists led by a president a kind of it shows been in power for 30 years the pro euro government brought the balkan states into the European Union polls in the lead up to the election suggest a tight result and the d. P. s might well be able to govern in its own right the opposition comprises a coalition of mainly serb nationalist parties called for the future of montenegro that wants to take the country closer to serbia and russia its also backed by the Serbian Orthodox Church which has been urging voters against the d. P. s most of montenegros population of 620000 are members of the church and about a 3rd of the population identify as serbian we expect that Montenegrin Society will confirm its democratic maturity and responsibility in these elections that the elections will take place in conditions of absolute stability and democratic culture appropriate to modern montenegro i also expect that at the end of the day we stablish what is the Free Democratic will of our citizens my expectation is that after that montenegro it will continue to move on the path of democratic and Economic Development cheating its european goals or even public order it shows the latest for us from port great serve the capital city of montenegro. Well its very unclear actually what to expect now i mean the water of the ruling party and they are in power for more than 3 decades and montenegro never actually saw any change in power because of this very High Division in society between those who are promising to new york than. Those who are beyond oriented and thats the main political struggle even with these elections and it gets even deeper a so now d. P. s this ruling party said that the world for them is the water for independence montenegro for montenegro and identity for western part of the country theyve started greece already a member of Nato Alliance for 3 years and the. Leading country. When it comes to european bet on the other hand there be an opposition said that people should vote for them in order to get a closer ties with neighboring serbia that this is in the best interest of the country and also to have close ties with russia it could change of course of the country but analysts believe that none of these blocks the ruling party nor the opposition could actually hear enough hands in parliament after this election for a majority so they need to get help from smaller parties from the opposition and the good for montenegran side is that all these smaller parties are an eager oriented. All options on the table to resolve protests over Racial Injustice in the u. S. City of portland thats according to acting Homeland Security secretary chad wolf comment comes after one person was shot dead during saturday nights violence between rival groups in the city hall and has been the site of nightly demonstrations for more than 3 months since Police Killed george floyd in minneapolis. In the capitol washington d. C. Police used tear gas and stun grenades to disperse anti racism protesters who gathered near the White House Police say the crowds were ordered to leave after throwing bottles of officers and setting fire to newspaper boxes. Castro joins us live now from maryland heidi lets 1st of course talk about portlands tension appears to be escalating not only there but across the country what do we know about specifically the incidents important. Well what we know is that this victim who police have still not identified was a white man who was apparently wearing insignia that linked him to far right groups in portland that had clashed in the past with black lives matter protesters weve seen a video shot by the bystander showing this man walking across the street we hear fire gunshots ring out and then we see the man drop to the Ground Police say he was pronounced dead at the scene but of course the big question is who fired those shots its still very unclear what the moments for that led up to that Fatal Shooting but we do know that throughout the day there had been skirmishes between a caravan approach from supporters who had entered the city of portland in some 600 trucks they were carrying trump 2020 banners in support of the president in support of Police Officers and these black lies matter protesters some of whom have been protesting continuously for 95 days since the killing of george floyd will some of them blocked the pro trump caravan from entering the city we know from Police Reports that some of those pro trump protesters fired paint balls from paintball guns at the protesters at their work despite that there was retaliatory items thrown but what exactly led to that moment of course thats still an answer were expecting the police chief and mayor of portland to address reporters in that within this hour perhaps with some of those answers President Trump was on twitter this morning calling the pro trump rally as great patriots and hes referred to portland and many in numerous occasions as a city that he says is in chaos because of poor leadership from the Democratic Leaders there and he has said that he would send in the National Guard he was criticized a few months back when he sent an unmarked federal Police Officers who protesters say harassed them and this morning the white house chief of staff mark meadows said all options remain on the table. Weve had over 200 and our kiss and theyre not Peaceful Protesters these are people that every single night conduct violent acts and it is in democrat cities you know you want to talk about Donald Trumps. America most of Donald Trumps america is peaceful it is a a democrat led city important that were talking about this morning. And as you said this tension is not just in portland it is widespread where look also looking at the city of can no show wisconsin of course that is where earlier this week a black man jacob blake was shot by Police Officers in the back hes now paralyzed now there were protests following that shooting and during the protests there were 2 protesters who were shot dead police say by a white teenager who was armed and who had come to that city as part of a Vigilante Group now President Trump on twitter this morning retreated a supporter who said that this teenager was the reason that he had voted for President Trump so looking for some clarification from the president what point he was trying to make now his office has announced that trump will be visiting kenosha in person on this tuesday hes planning to meet with Law Enforcement officers there on his agenda as of now are not any meetings with a victim of the Police Shooting jacob blake nor with lakes family. Cast in maryland thank you for that update. Activists in montreal have pulled down a statue of canadas 1st Prime Minister after calling for the abolition of the Current Police system the head of the statue of John A Macdonald was a broken off when it hit the ground historians say mcdonnells policies in the late 19th century including the creation of a Residential School system forcibly removed indigenous children from their homes and sent them to state run boarding schools many of them were abused and some died. Still to come on aljazeera the kenyan valley thats become a lake whats behind the troubles me to rising water levels displaced thousands of people. 3 year old survives a terrifying ordeal at a time when kind festival. Holloway seems to massive storms across parts of Central Europe you can see the clutch of thunder heads which have made their way across the alps almost so well from the we have here we have some very warm air to the southeast a much cooler air towards the northwest where the 2 meet the warmest forced about the cooler coals condenses those massive clouds seen some super cells take a look at this one in hungary a massive storm which brewed up here were going to see further showers over the next couple days as that hot head to the southeast 37 celsius in bucharest the 20 degrees colder there in london so theres a massive temperature contrast and thats why we have begun live the storm is pushing all the way up into that well that western side of russia more showers around the out sliding down towards hungry yet again down across the good parts of the balkans into central areas of italy south of that its not so bad we have got a few showers. Central parts of the mediterranean for a time but as we go on into cheese day it will dry up and itll brighten up hit really quite nicely some of those showers will affect the far north of algeria and sheenas youre still seeing some very heavy showers just around the south how little further north than they should be and you see the showers extend across a good part of west africa. Singapore is being accused of expanding its coastline in the dredges satins some of the islands off the coast of indonesia and the tree of knowledge its a big business smuggling stamp when they go take this there in fill in the sand is there you see this beautiful beach but behind it is something thats not so plentiful the tragedy is that people are just not aware and ecological investigation into a global emergency sandals at this time on aljazeera. Roof. Or. A reminder of the top stories here on aljazeera 3 weeks after disputed elections in belarus thousands of protesters have once again turned out in force calling for president look at the step down becomes a look at shanker has contacted blood in their putin about a proposed meeting. The 1st exit polls are expected shortly and montenegros parliamentary election where president Milo Djukanovic is expected to vase a strong challenge after a big turnout. All options are on the table to resolve protests over Racial Injustice in the u. S. City of portland thats according to the acting Homeland Security secretary it comes after one person was shot dead during saturday nights violence in the city. Lebanons ambassador to germany. Looks likely to become the countrys new Prime Minister designate lebanons governing future Movement Party said it would nominate for the post informal consultations starting on monday the announcement makes our deep the clear favorite for the position which must be filled by a sunni muslim in lebanon sectarian power sharing system in a televised speech lebanons president michel aoun acknowledged the need to change the political system. The transformation of lebanon from a prevailing 6 tarion to system to a modern secular state a state of citizens and citizenship means it from the hated legacies of sectarianism and its repercussions from sects red lines and quotas that bind any constructive will and hold any step towards reform. Has announced a labor law reforms after 2 years of consultations with the uns labor body it sets a Monthly Minimum wage for this no longer based on nationality qatars largest populations come from bangladesh pakistan the philippines and india it says the wage far outstrips wages in those countries the reforms also include the removal of a law that required employer approval to switch jobs workers can now change Employers Without needing their sponsors approval Rights Groups have highlighted various concerns in the past regarding qatar sponsorship system known as the fall and the plight of workers at leading up to the 2022 World Cup Qatar says the new standards are aligned with its 2030 National Vision and one can reports. After a 2 year long consultation process with the u. N. Body the International Labor organization the state of cattle has announced sweeping reforms in the way employees are treated in the gulf state some of the changes include the introduction of a minimum wage of 1800. 00 tare rails around 500. 00 u. S. Dollars a month which includes an allowance for food and accommodation theres also freedom of movement between Employers Without the need for whats called a no objections difficult the law applies to all x. Party employees in the country including Domestic Workers employed by individual families theres concern that previous laws in place to protect workers havent been in force properly local media have reported that some construction workers were paid for months at the start of the coded 19 pandemic the International LaborOrganization Says the new laws will be forced and there will be more outlets to resolve labor disputes. We had to jointly with the state of qatar study its impact its paper ations and ensured that its been official for all including the workers the private sector and the country so a lot of ground work had to be done also the legislative changes the actual law to be prepared but also when it comes to the minimum wage there actually has to be a study done on the needs of the workers after those largest export populations come from bangladesh pakistan the philippines and india the government says that the minimum wage will be beneficial to both employees and the country this is part of it Bigger Picture there reforms 1st laws are very good these 2 new 2 major announcements today are fantastic for the country but implementation is equally as important so we will be working with the government here. Ensuring that the labor inspectors are fully aware of the legislation making sure that the workers are aware making sure that the Enterprises Companies the private sector is aware because i was hoping these reforms will also address concerns in the run up to the football world cup in 2022 human Rights Groups have highlighted various issues about workers in the country that include some construction sites and inadequate Living Conditions in the last 6 years 34 workers have died during the construction of world cup stadiums thats brought a lot of attention from the International Community on cats are now these labor law reforms are partly their way of dealing with International Pressure however the closer we get to the world cup in 2022 the more bright the international spotlight will shine in my own car on aljazeera. In other news more flooding is expected in sudan in the coming days floodwaters have reached the highest levels on record in khartoum at least 88 people have been killed and thousands of homes destroyed since the start of torrential rains the government says the nile river has already reached unprecedented levels flooding regularly hit sudan in summer but this years water levels of left larger tracts of farmland submerged thousands of people in kenya have been forced to abandon their homes after a drastic rise in the levels of lakes along the rift valley homes schools hospitals and roads are underwater environmentalists say decades of deforestation and new surely heavy rains this year have contributed to the disaster catherine soy has been to lake baringo where the water level has risen by around 12 meters in the past 7 years. Thats our boat on lake baringo in kenyas rift valley but this area wasnt always covered by the lake and its waters are hundreds of homes some schools clinics and markets many thousands of acres of farmland as well as several islands also marched as the water continues to rise at about 2 and a half centimeters a day longer sariel and who has recently moved to Higher Ground after house was claimed by the lake villages on an island that has been split into 3 and they were not are not are no this island was whole and we could move around now the waters separated us from our relatives i dont even have a boat to go to the other parts of the Village People here say they started seeing the phenomenon in 20. Since then the water level has risen by up to 12 meters environmentalists say decades of deforestation siltation and unusually heavy rains this year because this is a new village that was built a few months back after people were displaced by the floods the water is again on their doorsteps and they will have to move soon they tell us life is stuff theyre dealing with the cold mosquitoes and other animals like crocodiles and he pours yet they dont know where to go next i had was recently killed by a crocodile several Tourist Hotels are also struggling to stay above water. This is a reception area of the lodge where we were staying beyond it was a carpark 6 years ago when we were here the lake was about 500 meters away as you can see in the Hotel Next Door is all gone the manager shows us what remains of a one story cabin that accommodated up to 7 gas and a picture of what it used to be 6 years ago we had for this go to this we head for burned us. Virgin large camping ground over there and this was sitting on around 10 minutes of land this is a freshwater lake which hundreds of thousands of people depend on for their basic needs it has no known outlet and is largely fed by rivers whose source is a mouse forest one of the regions most important water catchment areas but government Officials Say people are destroying the forests through illegal logging and farming some people are suggesting building a canal for the excess water to flow out by its not clear what impact that will have on those downstream and the lake itself for now on this area and thousands of other kenyans who leave here have to fend for themselves they say at the rate the lake is rising they might soon run out of Higher Ground catherine soy aljazeera lake baringo kenya at least 3 people have died making the dangerous mediterranean crossing from north africa after their boat caught fire near the italian coast Italian HealthOfficials Say another 5 of the refugee g. s and migrants on board are being treated in hospital for their injuries so far more are believed to be missing 2 Police Officers were also hurt during the rescue operation. India has recorded 78000 corona virus cases in the past 24 hours the largest single day number of infections anywhere in the world the Health Ministry also reported 948 deaths taking the total number of people who have died from the corona virus in india to 63. 00 and a half hours and the government is further easing pandemic restrictions nationwide subway networks are being reopened and some sporting and religious events will now take place. Global coronavirus cases have now surged past 25000000 according to sundays Johns Hopkins university tally for the past 3 days indonesia counted record numbers of infections volunteers there are now taking part in trials for a potential vaccine developed in china jessica washington has more from bandung. These sisters are used to doing almost everything together and now yet another shared experience is part of the trial of a potential covert 19 vaccine trial musafir and that if this vaccine works praise god indonesia will go back to normal and we can go anywhere without being what. Each day they feel in a Health Report and so far theyve had no thought of thanks not been hit and. They did human trials in phase one and 2 and they were fine so theres no need to be afraid more than 2000 indonesians signed up for the trial of the vaccine developed by chinese pharmaceutical manufacturers find it back. Dr youngner has also pointed indonesias medical community has been hit hard by the outbreak and dozens of doctors and nurses have died he hopes he can help his colleagues. Know. I dont feel like were being used as guinea pigs in this time of the pain to make this is an honor for us. The proposed vaccine has previously been tested in china now advanced trials are taking place in countries with higher rates of infection base 3 trials are expected to last around 6 months and if the vaccine does work indonesias state owned pharmaceuticals manufacturer says it will increase Production Capacity and aim to produce around 250000000. 00 doses of the vaccine by the end of the year. The government has signed a deal with son of that to purchase 50000000 doses of vaccine concentrate and take part in a technology transfer. According to those running the trial in indonesia thats good for both nations yet the infection rate is still high here we can benefit from this trial if it is successful in the initiative will be one of the 1st countries to get the vaccine. Analysts say the outcome of the vaccine race could have long term impacts on Global Politics if. Its. Son of a vaccine candidate is also being tested in brazil and has been approved for late stage trials in bangladesh just to washington aljazeera into nisha. An investigation has begun into the mysterious deaths of 11 elephants in western zimbabwe the carcasses of the elephants were found on friday in a forest between hall and a National Park in the Victoria Falls blood samples are being analyzed in a laboratory to determine the cause of death but 3 Year Old Girl has survived a dramatic incident at a kite festival in taiwan a car that was supposed to scatter sweets for children suddenly took off in a strong gust of wind somehow wrapping its tail around the stomach of the young girl. She was carried through the after about 30 seconds before coming back to earth she suffered only minor cuts. Reminder of the top stories making news here on aljazeera 3 weeks after disputed elections in ballerinas thousands of protesters have once again turned out in force calling for president look at shanker to step down Police Detained at least 125 people in the capital minsk with reports that Security Forces pushed back against peaceful demonstrators but a smith has more from neighboring lithuania on the proposed meeting between look at shaker and his russian counterpart. The kremlin says about amir putin called Alexander Lukashenko on sunday to wish him happy birthday to man of agree to meet in moscow in the next few weeks a suggestion at the kremlins a willingness to back russias president as the European Union prepares to impose new sanctions the 1st exit polls from montenegros parliamentary election are in confirming a tight battle the 1st preliminary projection shows the governing d. P. s party has just over 34 percent of the vote the opposition pro serve alliances just under 34 percent the rest of the votes are divided between smaller parties. All options are on the table to resolve protests over Racial Injustice in the u. S. City of portland as according to the acting Homeland Security security secretary chad wolf it comes after one person was shot dead during saturday nights violence between rival groups in the city. Lebanons ambassador to germany moustapha looks likely to become the countrys new Prime Minister designate lebanons governing future Movement Party said it would nominate at the for the post informal consultations starting on monday. Council has announced that labor law reform is off to 2 years of consultations with the uns labor body at cents a month League Minimum wage thats no longer based on nationality and removes a law that required employer approval to switch jobs the reforms come after previous criticisms from Rights Groups. More flooding is expected in sudan in the coming days with the river nile reaching what the government say im president and levels at least 88 people have been killed and thousands of homes destroyed into renshaw rains which began 4 weeks ago coming up next its talks aljazeera. Is called. To the. Dark side of to moon is one of the best selling albums of all time and pink floyd a rock music legends and so is that cool found the bass player sing this song writer and human rights champion roger waters after selling hundreds of millions of records watches left the group in 1985 because of growing disenchantment with the Music Industry and his band 35 years on and he still selling out concerts at