Ireland as the Korean Peninsula is hit by its 2nd typhoon in a week and how an ancient beekeeping culture is enjoying a revival in western georgia. Hello thanks for joining us the russian Opposition Leader alexina vali is the victim of a murder attempt and the kremlin must answer a difficult questions thats been the message from the governments of germany where novolin they remain seriously ill in the capitals hospital he collapsed 2 weeks ago during a flight to moscow and doctors say they have proof he was poisoned and the team baba reports to brother what sort of should be done such as not the good old which alexina valmy in a video filmed in the siberian city of novosibirsk days before he. On a flight to moscow now the German Government says tests carried out in a military laboratory have produced unequivocal proof the russian Opposition Leader was poisoned with a nerve agent novacek and chancellor merkel says it was attempted murder alexina of any thought far in circulation alexina valmy is the victim of a crime he was meant to be silenced and i condemn this in the sharpest possible manner in the name of the entire German Government. Germanys foreign minister has summoned the Russian Ambassador saying its urgent that those responsible in russia be identified and brought to justice no found me whos 44. 00 was airlifted to germany late last month 2 days after being taken to a hospital in the siberian city of all. The Charity Hospital in berlin says hes still on a respirator in intensive care and although the symptoms of his poisoning are declining it cant rule out long term consequences. Is a group of soviet era nerve agent such as the substance used to poison the former russian spy sergei script and his daughter in england in 2018 they survived but a member of the public dont sturgis died after handling a discarded bottle containing novacek on wednesday the kremlin said russia was ready to cooperate fully with germany even of on his case but his long time strategies lay in it volkoff says it was clearly an action carried out on behalf of president Vladimir Putin he tweeted in 2020 poisoning the valley with novacek is exactly the same as leaving an autograph at the crime scene like this chancellor merkel says germany will update its European Union and nato partners about the results of its investigation how the west reacts could depend on whether russia has any cooperation something thats not been forthcoming in the past. The United Nations and human Rights Groups are condemning sanctions imposed on the chief prosecutor and another official of the International Criminal court its been prompted by an investigation into whether u. S. Forces committed war crimes in afghanistan had reports. Did u. S. Troops torture people did they commit war crimes here in afghanistan did the taliban or the Afghan Military the International Criminal court has been trying to find out and now a new move from the Trump Administration to try and stop then at least when it comes to us for still the United States will designate i. C. C. Prosecutor for 2 bensouda and the i. C. C. As head of jurisdiction complementarity in Cooperation Division thank you so much to go for having material assistant prosecutor bensouda. Individuals and entities that continue to materially support those individuals risks posed to sanctions as well that means the chief prosecutor and the head of an i. C. C. Department could be frozen out of the International Banking system have any of their u. S. Assets frozen human Rights Groups are outraged the practical effect could be epic and for the individual but i think well have to see how damaging it is to have a u. S. Administration take the stand and that kind of a fall for a fall full of all thats regard for the global rule of law that using the action the u. S. Has often used its vast power in the financial industry to punish war criminals now using the same tactics to go after the very people who are charged with punishing them pedicle hain aljazeera lets make us ahead is a professor of law and director of the center for security race and writes a Rutgers University shes joining us from newark thats a new jersey thanks for your time with us on aljazeera so the threat of sanctions was made back in june by the u. S. Secretary of state but are you surprised that the u. S. Has now followed through and taken the step well there isnt much to be surprised about when youre under the pump ministration and this is in fact unprecedented for them to go on this farm and have attack of the answer against the International Court which is tasked with ensuring that countries do not engage in war crimes genocide and torture which is the case here and other crimes against humanity is effectively an attempt to deal with jus demised this International Criminal court and a court that the u. S. Is not a signatory to which is supported that decision is supported both by republicans and by democrats so thats a bipartisan decision but the u. S. Government has not gone to the extent of issuing its exact an executive order that would sanction. Prosecutors and the court itself. And as a reaction the i. C. C. Has said that it continues to stand firmly by its personnel and its mission a fading impunity for the worlds most serious crimes but what can the i. C. C. And member countries practically do next is there anything they can do well its going to have to be through diplomatic channels because at this point this is u. S. Law is what trump is darkness he has invoked the International Emergency economics powers act the i eat i eat which is commonly used in order to sanction and countries or terrorist groups or individual terrorists against it cetera it is very unusual if not i am president to use it to sanction public prosecutors or International Prosecutors and the question is whether that executive order is in fact valid but in with the elections coming up and what the Supreme Court the way it is its unlikely that its going to be successfully challenging work so in terms of u. S. Law he has some grounds to stand on notwithstanding that its very tenuous rounds so the u. N. And the i. C. C. And other International Organizations and maybe even states nation states who want to preserve the legitimacy of the i. C. C. Will need to pressure the United States but again view of the u. S. Trials the dollar and the dollar is what allows them to have so much power in terms of the banking same rights that are very similar effects and just a final thought from you on that issue of legitimacy that you just brought up because the i. C. C. Has been under pressure at all only from the United States but from other to some other countries as well who do question the i. C. C. Has legitimacy so how does this impact the i. C. C. Itself. Well when you are prosecuting genocide it were crimes especially against states those states are not going to be happy this is not a job where youre going to win a popularity contest its a tough job the criticism against tends to be from the african nations because they are alleging that most of the cases that the i. C. C. Is atsic eating investigating is in africa and i think that might be some truth that if you look at the actual pieces so this is this countered they are now going to investigate and determine whether the you asked one of the strongest militaries in the world whether its personnel engaged in torture which is a crime against humanity and work in afghanistan starting in 2003 and whether they should be held accountable but even if they cant actually take the personality theyre found guilty and then possess them physically to prison that its the if the value and importance of telling countries we wont let you torture and get away with the us judicial system failed to do that it was not one torture investigation in the us even though there is an anti tour torture law so i think there is no that is he must do this if anything if you care about torture somebody needs to prosecute those who are going to a rights ahead as is we thank you very much for speaking to us from new jersey thank you now the u. S. Attorney general William Barra says there is a false narrative that weis Police Officers kill a lot of unarmed black men he made the comments a day after visiting can no show with President Donald Trump its been the site of protests since police shot jacob blake an unarmed black man 7 times in the bike in the back excuse me lets bring in mike hanna is joining us from washington d. C. So the attorney general seem to be broadly defending the actions of police while speaking to us media. Very much hes made these astounding comments during an exclusive interview with c. N. N. Saying that the Police Shooting of African Americans is as he puts it a false narrative implying that the media are falsely contending that this is the case but this is at odds with what statistics that are available completely at odds now on the issue of statistics theres no central federal way in which to a certain blame in terms of what police are doing its really hard to independent organizations media and academic but most Research Indicates that African American is 2. 5 times as likely to be shot by police then a white man so this is clearly a huge statistic given as well the disparity in their proper so william barr attempting it would appear to put a totally different spin on the whole issue that has roiled the nation in recent months the shooting after black people by white Police Officers in the most part so certainly this is something that is contentious something that most observers would dismiss out of hand and mike a bar also did make claims that Foreign Countries could manipulate the upcoming us election what is he basing that on. But william barr from the very beginning before he was appointed attorney general by President Trump was completely opposed to the russia investigation he contends that reports of russian interference in the u. S. Election were a hoax basically backing President Trump every stage of the way however now he says that there is some interference hes pointing to china however recent Senate Report indicates that russia is actively engaged once again in interfering in the 2020 elections with the intention of putting President Trump in power now that the statistics have come from the director of Counter Intelligence would be an avenue you know who released a public report last month in which he says that yes china is looking to weigh the elections in one way or another but that russian involvement is far far greater and ever nina said as well that every indication is that the russian involvement is tilted towards keeping President Trump in power now these are statistics produced by the Counterintelligence Department completely at odds it would appear with the opinion of the attorney general who throughout his tenure as attorney general has continued to back President Trump and observers content as well in these months leading to the elections taking a political role that nobody tourney general has done before attacking democrats on me in media interviews this is something that is absolutely. Seen before in u. S. Politics and attorney general taking such an active political role and the statements hes made in this interview on this particular day clearly have a clearly defined political pokers aiming to bolster President Trumps ongoing narrative all right mike hanna thank you for that update from washington d. C. Still ahead on aljazeera. Assembly an opposition politician and journalist are arrested in july for calling for protests and now theyre granted bail at their 4th attempt. He says therell be a bloodbath the warning from the belorussian president if he is forced out. Of the. Allo there has been some flash flooding in oklahoma in missouri in virginia and this is a line responsible for dysphonia persistent stretches back over the border into northern mexico as well the be more showers on it and surprisingly on this slow moving frontal system its drifting a little bit slowly eastward so the ohio valley. West virginia maybe will get some of these showers attended diet units at the in the middle still on the mexican side broke a and look at whats happening in canada a significant amount of rain coming up the sky is still not cold as 18 winnipeg and 24 in toronto so dont try to drag in the really cold air yet but certainly story quoting down then for most of the southeast cheering friday the showers reappear in texas but rather died out in phoenix arizona phoenix is showing up by walking up to about 44 once more burma little cluster of thunderstorms were talking about the last couple days there it is finally formed into a hurricane makes landfall in billies thats where it spends thursday billies eventually guatemala and then mexico so a mass of rain oversea briefly strong winds as well thats the line of weakness in the atmosphere so that a pretty big shot all the way back to well has been your look. But. In the global fight against Financial Crime banks rely on databases for custom a chance and it requires you to ensure that your know who that person is and you understand the risk to that person brings to the bank in terms of financial coin algis or world investigates big Financial Data and what can happen if you find yourself on a list theyre just terrorists the database on aljazeera. We need to anyway to work. Hello again the top stories on aljazeera this hour germany says it has unequivocal proof russian dissidents election of ali was poisoned with a soviet era nerve agent hes being treated in a berlin hospital after falling ill last month berlin says the kremlin must answer difficult questions the u. S. Has imposed sanctions on key International Criminal Court Prosecutor figures over an investigation into whether u. S. Forces committed war crimes in afghanistan and the i. C. C. Says the sanctions are an attack on the rule of law. U. S. Attorney general william barr says there is a false narrative that white Police Officers kill a lot of unarmed black man he made the comments a day after visiting can no show alongside President Donald Trump where an unarmed black man was shot in the back by police. Russias foreign minister is accusing outside forces of meddling in belarus sort of says activists from ukraine are trying to create violent protests but he doesnt provide any evidence the 20 as foreign minister meanwhile has told aljazeera that what he calls russian weakness may be behind the kremlins decision to back president Alexander Lukashenko Bernard Smith has more from lithuania as capital vilnius. Looking emboldened with messages of support from russia Alexander Lukashenko says theyll be a bloodbath if hes forced from the presidency is that a route. I want to protect what we spent 25 years creating there are thousands millions of people behind me theyre the ones im worried about im not worried about power as some in russia say looper is clinging on with blue hands i dont want them to cut my country up after i glued it together after the broken pieces of the soviet empire. That been for weeks of peaceful protests in the capital minsk. Said he won 80 percent of the vote for his reelection. The e. U. U. S. And u. K. Say voting was neither free nor fair russias foreign minister says without providing evidence that what he described as 200 extremists from ukraine have infiltrated the protests and the trying to stir up violence. Suppose for years sure we have confirmation that this is being directed from ukraine turturro there are nongovernment organisations working to provoke radical offense and other battle starts with russia has been in conflict with ukraine for 6 years lavrov who matters belarus counterpart on wednesday said nato and e. U. Calls for new elections are destructive. Lithuanias foreign minister told our jazeera he thinks russia is making a strategic mistake by backing lucas unfortunately russia still continues to support this compromise leadership not understanding that only the process could bleed out of this situation and what there is an ink is another question maybe they believe its weakness of the it will give up or somehow to sacrifice of this leader which is totally compromised where there is king creole so that you have this backlash both home and. Also risking to. Spoil relations with the people of the little is because they are not on the russian. Lithuania latvia and estonia have imposed travel bans on and 28 other members of his government and want the rest of the e. U. To follow suit for on thursday russias Prime Minister heads to mend on friday bella rest defense minister is in moscow all indications that the kremlin is sticking by Alexander Lukashenko the European Union hasnt taken sides but it has called for new elections and for the imposition of sanctions on those it says are responsible for Election Fraud and violence against protesters. But its met aljazeera vilnius. The 2nd typhoon to hit the Korean Peninsula in a week has made landfall south koreas Weather Agency says typhoon may sak will affect most of the country which is on its highest alert level its travelling north through gang sang province along the countrys eastern area more than 2000 homes on the island of jeju have already lost electricity and the typhoon has flooded highways and brought down trees getting updates Robert Bright is joining us from tucson and south korea so how are people been coping rob. Thats right this type who made landfall in the early hours of thursday morning with. Very strong winds as expected to wind the gusting over 150 Kilometers Per Hour it is now i now accepted the south Korean Peninsula through the east coast that out into the sea separating the peninsula from japan but it will make landfall again way up at the north winds of the Korean Peninsula actually in north korea that country now on standby especially after the alert was raised here raised to the maximum states for enough force here Warning System let me just stand back and give you a look at the beach here this morning weve been taking a trip around busan its south koreas 2nd biggest city home to several 1000000 people the was well prepared for all this typhoon a lot of the buildings had been batten down to mitigate the damage as much as possible but weve seen quite a lot of damage on the streets trees that have been uprooted road signs that are down and so on and there is a concern about the rainfall that is happening further up the code a Korean Peninsula because of course a lot of very hilly terrain inside korea where people live where communities are prone to landslides and of course all of the land here and also with the north korea is soaked at the moment because weve had an unprecedented amount of rain activity from summer rains also compounded by all of the typhoon that we are getting at the moment coming into the Korean Peninsula all right robin wright thank you for that update from busan south korea the acting u. N. Envoy to libya has called for restraint from warring parties and their International Supporters Stephanie Williams says any reckless action risks igniting a large scale confrontation the oil rich country is split between 2 rival administrations krisna salumi has more from the u. N. Headquarters. Special representative Stephanie Williams says foreign sponsors continue to supply weapons to libya in violation of International Arms embargoes she didnt name the countries involved but said in just the last 2 months more than 100. 00 resupply flights and cargo ships have entered the country supplying both sides in the conflict and in just the last week forces loyal to general Khalifa Haftar in the Libyan National Army Launched rockets at the internationally recognized government of National Accord that in violation of a cease fire agreement williams called for the establishment of a div militarized zone and International Mechanisms to enforce it i encourage both science to consider the incremental its out of the demilitarized area starting supported by a comprehensive confidence Building Measures this proposal would also comprise the small International Libyan joint Ceasefire Monitoring mechanism while divergences of views and distrust between both sides remain high i call on you to encourage the pardons to rethink insisting on an realistic and math melissa position and to purchase the paper in good faith for the sake of their country and as if libya doesnt have enough problems the covert 19 pandemic is spiraling out of control there and straining an already underfunded Health Care System williams said getting huffed hours forces to stop blockading libyas oil fields is crucial to increasing state revenues and should be a top priority for the international community. A prominent journalist and an opposition politician have been granted bail by Zimbabwes High Court they were detained 6 weeks ago accuse the for inciting violence for supporting antigovernment protests or which has more from the capital harare. Hopeless as relative show up at the high court hoping for good news the freelance journalist was arrested in july along with Opposition Leader jacob me both were charged with inciting public violence and had been in jail for more than 40 days they deny the allegations after several failed to build applications finally some good news for them of course we are happy that our client has now been granted bail that is the main that is the main purpose for us was to ensure that he gets out of course the fact that he has been incarcerated all this time is a huge injustice both conditions are extremely strict we feel that they are overly stringent they do even restrict his constitutional rights. The High Court Judge banned both men from posting on social media until the case is finalized on his 1st few private conservation they also have to surrender their possible its and to report to the police 3 times a week but they say they will not be silenced no trial date has been set up for a new zimbabwe. Recruited. With room as a matter free of corruption is involved with that district and the right interest but its probably that respect the rule of law and who never learned that. As a routine appearance in a lower court and choose day the journalist complained about overcrowding and poor treatment in prison on the average poster trying to reason the doctors for the genes in terms of the phone or virus just then has to do with the prison terms of course this is from a village transcript of. The information. Above with a few. Human rights lawyers say dozens of people have been arrested since july accused of planning or participating in protest against corruption and the state of economy representatives from so that because ruling a. N. C. Party expected in a rally with in a few days to assess the situation here the mob is government says there is no crisis and that allegations of human rights abuses a false. But activist and Opposition Leaders insist government leaders are opposed to anyone who speaks out against them president emma samina goggles Administration Says opposition groups are being sponsored by the United States and some countries in the e. U. To cause chaos. Aljazeera. An engine culture of harvesting honey from wild bees is enjoying a revival in georgia and production is no longer the exclusive preserve of men Robin Forrester walker explains from the mountainous region half a jar. Mark ballas sort of money its a does whats traditionally expected of a woman in her community and. Something that used to be a job only for men. Inside hollowed out tree logs called jarrods caucasian grey beets have made their hives with help from her son lasher. Collects their harvest colored man alas its a very hard job its a mans business but i was left alone my husband died the children were small and i had to continue the Family Tradition. But only takes half of the honeycomb and leaves the rest for her bees only and mortals nic was put going to be i love these i often come to see them i understand them their needs and the problems they have. The bees seem to be quite calm now and i hope im keeping it sufficiently safe distance away from the high but as i can see it the honeycombs are being made the way they would in the wild so while it may not be the most efficient way to harvest honey it certainly seems to be one of the most natural. The honey is sold along with its nutritious honeycomb as a unique organic product helping to make jarrod beekeeping a tradition once in decline profitable again. Last year we collected 1. 00 tons we expect more than 3 tons this year the process is growing the interest of beekeepers has also increased because their incomes have a goner. By in the mountains i went to see how some hives are still being kept the ancient way. Romaine. Keeps his hives where the beds worked for him. As. This is not the 1st time ive climbed history this is our Family Tradition starting with my grandfather then my father. Well there you have it a tree house for b. Ive never seen beehives quite like this. I climb the tree often to set up the jar of hives to check on the bees and to collect the honey comb. There was just 54 known beekeepers in this region 2 years ago no there are more than 80. This beekeeping from the past still has a future. Robin 1st. Aljazeera a job. We ever dreamt of owning a flying car well its a step closer to liftoff after a successful test flight by a japanese manufacturer sky drive launched its manned vehicle equipped with 8 propellers in an area for 4 minutes the head of the Company Hopes the car thats costing more than 300000. 00 will be on the market by the year 2023. Hello again the headlines on aljazeera germany says it has unequivocal proof russian dissident alexina volley was poisoned with a soviet era nerve agent being treated in a berlin hospital after falling ill last month berlin says the kremlin must now answer difficult questions alexina by any alexina vonnie was a victim of an attack of a chemical nerve agent of the north. So this poison could be identified unequivocal. So its clear that alex you know the victim of a crime he was supposed to be silenced and i together with the entire German Government condemn this in the strongest possible this is disturbing information about the attempted murder through poisoning against a leading russian opposition figure of the United Nations and human Rights Groups are condemning us sanctions imposed on the chief prosecutor and another official of the International Criminal court the us secretary of state my pompei accuse the court of illegitimate attempts to subject americans to its jurisdiction the hague based i. C. C. Is currently investigating whether u. S. Forces committed war crimes in afghanistan. The u. S. Attorney general william barr says there is a false narrative that white Police Officers kill a lot of black men he made the comments a day after visiting alongside President Donald Trump where an unarmed black man was shot in the back by. The u. S. Centers for Disease Control states to get ready to distribute a potential Coronavirus Vaccine by november 1st it comes amid concerns President Trump is pressuring the food and Drug Administration to approve a vaccine before Clinical Trials are completed meanwhile more than 70 wealthy countries have committed to fair access to any future vaccine the 2nd typhoon to hit the Korean Peninsula in a week has made landfall south koreas Weather Agency says. Most of the country which is on its highest alert level more than 2000 homes on the island of jeju have already lost electricity in the typhoon has flooded. You up to date to the headlines counting the cost is up next. From around the world. Hello im Adrian Finnegan this is counting the cost on al jazeera a look at the world of business and economics this week carving up the riches of the mediterranean could prove to be a costly mistake as a lebanese well comes up dry and Companies Delay drilling could nations miss out on the oil and gas bonanza. Perus economy has tanked millions of lost their jobs as the
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