Coming up tonight. After the government claims a landslide victory for president. But his challenger says the vote was rigged and the European Union and the United States have. And it is the highest. In hong kong push through a new National Security of all. Viewers on p. B. S. In the United States and all around the world welcome today in lebanon the entire government quit almost a week after the fatal blast in beirut the lebanese Prime Minister today announced the resignation of his government. Golf is just 8 months ago many lebanese blame the countrys political elite for years of corruption and negligence which they say made last weeks explosion possible clashes continue between police and protesters in beirut tonight. Now in his address today the Prime Minister said that he is quitting to make possible the changes that lebannon needs. Now that today we are heeding the people and their demands to hold accountable those responsible for a disaster that has been concealed for 7 years. And their desire for real change. Change from the corrupt destructive state from a state of theft to a state of law and justice and transparency to a country that respects its people. In the face of this reality we are taking a step back to stand with the people to undergo this battle of change with them who we want to open the door towards National Salvation that the lebanese people are taking part. This is why i am today announcing the resignation of the government. May god protect lebanon they call it. A last minute there was the lebanese Prime Minister there lets go now to be rude to our correspondent basura really is standing by good evening to you basile certainly Prime Minister says the government has quit does that satisfy the lebanese people. Not at all even after the announcement of that is ignition of the government but if lets assume that they were just right to it and dont come back they continue. To. Be if the amounts. Are not satisfied by the government that you think should i ask for more before your elections but you met today i mean ill ask him now for the nation of the president. Not the what happened in the last days but you often explosion it was hard to take everything upside down everything upside down what was acceptable by the protest of it we can go 2 weeks ago now its not accepted that all it was the big sister weeks after the financial and the economy count but you can clearly see that its nation of the government was one of the main demands of the explosion that is to see not your is completely different seen the protests of the world with the sick since 3 days ago it continues in becoming. Involved what we know now that theres going to be a caretaker government until there are new elections what does this caretaker government have to do immediately. But can do simply nothing according to the to but hes caustic you shouldnt it has a very minute also tickets to it was just. Look i dont keep major issues it doesnt need to have a Cabinet Meeting just everything good but its it cant. Be. Taken off his ministry on fire by him start without a Cabinet Meeting. On the on that i want to have in your government the formation of a new government this is not the process. According to the current sort of consensus that indicates that the coming days will but this political turmoil among Political Parties themselves even those who have formed those who form the current government was supposed to be the. Government the lights if there if and when we do see new elections in lebanon i mean who is going to emerge there as runners i mean are there people already in the wings waiting to take power. Not not quite no not we cant say that the Political Parties the security and parties and the burden on the most organized party thats what we want to be protesters and all these groups that are protesting since 70 s. Of march they have small groups they tried to. Have their own agenda on political political. Life in lebanon but they didnt succeed on that unless we have. Individuals that they succeeded to go to gain the election. In 2 years ago 3 years ago but still they need much mall road to be on government to call for all the kind of political secretary and parties. With the latest tonight. Always thank you thank you. Or now to bellow reuss where there have been fresh protests in the capital tonight against the result of sundays president ial election the unrest began after the countrys Election Commission claimed that president Alexander Lukashenko had won a landslide 80 percent of the vote look at those main challengers says that the vote was rigged and his claimed victory for herself. The leaders of bella russi these demonstrations as a threat to their authority in minsk and other cities tens of thousands showed their support for the opposition on Election Night even though according to official figures their main candidate won only 9. 9 percent of the vote. Then the situation escalated Security Forces attempted to disperse the demonstrators using stun grenades Water Cannons and rubber bullets almost 100 people were injured in the clashes Authorities Say they made more than 3000 arrests that challenged at 1st things were peaceful people walked in a chain there were a lot of them and then police vans came and started to arrest them is a bit out there were a lot of people with weapons they started shooting at peoples arms and legs despite reportedly winning less than 10 percent of the vote opposition candidates for atlanta teacher not sky a claimed victory and she called on president lukashenko to step down. The authorities should think about how they can peacefully hand over power to us. Right. Now so far they have only responded with violence against peaceful citizens. And she did nouns the election as illegitimate. We have official reports from many polling stations that i received more votes than the other candidates. We have proof of fotr fraud. Have people who are ready to come forward about fraud at polling stations. Or evidence that is allegedly circulating on the internet this video purports to show a woman climbing out of a polling station with bags claimed to be filled with ballot papers. It was incumbent Lucas Shankar the official winner with nearly 80 percent of the vote said the protests are being organized from abroad. To work little sheep are being directed by people in the Czech Republic to the opposition understands nothing and is urging people to take to the streets in order to i quote hold negotiations with the government so that it voluntarily hands over power lust but handing over power is something lucas shango has categorically ruled out. Joining me now is the journalist and analysts from. Good to have you on the program the Election Commission says that lucas is. About 80 percent of the vote that was the big surprise to most of us but do you think that result is credible. It is not and i would say elections are stop to be elections 2 weeks ago when government didnt allow any observation at the stations and they did not invite her foreign observers and they arrest that almost all in the and the observers for the early voting 5 days before that day of alton was extremely popular in terms of falsification they put 43 percent of voters participated in the early vote and we can say that this this number their official results announced by the commission have anything in common with true numbers its a definitely can get from 20 to 30 percent of support but not more and all the clashes of the process we are observing the right now they are sparked by by this result because people understand that they are people. Here we know that people are taking to the streets tonight a 2nd night to protest the Election Results what do you make of the heavy handedness that were seeing by the police. Extreme extreme violence absolutely this proportional violence used by Police Soldiers troops soldiers internal troops maybe people wounded to day police use grenades stun grenades but also they used the river a rubber rubber bullet some journalists are wounded journalists with nash and you know for example now i was in the hospital sure her lack was wounded with with with a gun so we also know that some some people are in Critical Condition unfortunately we dont have connection with many cities and we dont know whats whats happening there in some state is that the question is are more violent like and manes particularly in some suggest the real police did not attack protesters and somehow so you got rights for that. But then what does all mean for the opposition to. The opposition have any choice but to accept the Election Results as its been announced by the government through a once took him alleviate a position and to show that the opposition is nothing opposition doesnt have any influence and. Woman the leader if you need 5 a position that she come to expect any presidency soon this is why the question that gave her so little number in the official products and this is why the question and now is that he will never give her power or to come mosca thats a very important moment because if you can those that will support growth that theyre happening right now they will they can become much broader and much bigger but also they can become much more violent and so this is the very important moment what what will be her position to go to streets or to continue protests and by legal means unfortunately i think all legal means r r r r over of where the you know it will be interesting to see what happens moving forward from our view torker joining us tonight from that we appreciate your time and your insights thank you. Thank you well heres some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world afghanistans president has approved the release of 400 taliban prisoners and thats after an assembly of tribal leaders agreed to let them go to the taliban made the prisoner release a precondition for entering talks with the Afghan Government on ending the countrys civil war. Officials in say new cracks have appeared in the whole of the Japanese Oil Tanker which ran a sewer off the island late last month ordeal has been leaking from the vessel the government says nearly 2000 tons are still on board the u. S. Health secretary alex is our has met taiwanese president site in gwen in taipei its the highest level u. S. Visit to taiwan in 4 decades azharuddin said that he was there to convey a strong message of support from u. S. President donald trump the visit has been strongly condemned by china which claims taiwan as its own territory. Which china is ramping up its crackdown on prodemocracy activists in Hong Kong Police in the territory say theyve carried out a National Security operation that have seen several people detained among those arrested the activists agnes chel and media tycoon jimmy ally of mr elias hong kongs most prominent prodemocracy campaigner hes an outspoken critic of beijings policies in the territory lies own newspaper reported that he was being held for suspected collusion with Foreign Forces under the National Security law which was just introduced in june this was the moment of unrest jimmy law i put into an on mock police man outside his home in hong kong. Then driven away. Police raided the Publishers Office late in the morning. He was then later brought to the offices of his Media Company mixed media the paper itself released these pictures mr light being is called around the office by police officers. Police said they were looking for evidence but did not specify what exactly. The 71 year old jimmy lie is among several arrested in a Police Operation focused on his group of Media Outlets including the popular tabloid apple daily. In a Statement Police said 7 people have been detained on suspicion of fraud and colluding with Foreign Forces part of the new security law. This morning around 945 together with our colleagues from the criminal Investigation Department and military staff we got a warrant to conduct an operation to search for evidence of a ration sulfide smoove and we hope to finish soon and not to disturb the operation of the media. It is not the 1st time jimmy lai has been arrested. Chinas state media has portrayed him as a traitor and accused him of being one of the masterminds behind the many recent protests in the city. Hes a well known and outspoken prodemocracy figure in hong kong who regularly criticize chinas or thora town rule. Many here in hong kong see him as an unlikely hero. But i dont think the police should be doing this after all this is a Media Organization hong kong claims to have freedom of the press so i dont think they should be raiding the medias premises. The selfmade billionaire and media owner is the only high profile business person who so far has been willing to open the criticize beijing for the arrests come only days after the Us Government announced sanctions on hong kong and mainland chinese officials. Its a clear signal that china is determined to enforce the new security law despite growing international pressure. But todays arrests are highlighting the climate of fear and uncertainty that has taken hold in hong kong in the weeks since that National Security wall came into effect the situation is forcing some lifelong hong kong has to make a difficult choice stay put or leave their homes for go gary and his fiance have to just a few more months when joey their life in hong kong before they say goodbye to the hotel and then a great tour stadia when gary filed the application 5 years ago leaving was only a backup plan says then hong kong has the massive social and political upheaval but it was the unprecedented antigovernment protests last year that finally pushed him over the ets. This isnt the hong kong i grew up with any more freedom has been restricted hong kong will soon be no different from the rest of china i feel even more unsafe under the new National Security law weve lost hope here so we have to find it elsewhere. To fight or to flee thats a tough question for many hong kong like gary starting a life abroad will likely be a rocky path even in his job as an engineer gary and his fiance well thats not want to be interviewed because she fears for her job here are prepared to start from scratch a price theyre willing to pay in exchange for liberty. Just to abandon our well paid jobs friends everything weve established here where we were born and really exist we did struggle to make this decision but around a 3rd of my friends are also considering leaving or at least sending their children abroad to. The. Official figures show that the number of whole cold residents leaving is at its highest in 7 years around 30000 people left in 2019 a 40 percent search in just a year and thats expected to keep growing soused a new Chinese Security law was enacted last month a number of countries have pledged to make it easier for hong kong ers to emigrate australia taiwan and britain are among the popular destinations the u. K. Government to even allow the really the free media the whole calmness with British National overseas passports or documents from the colonial era to settle there an equation is more than a personal choice in hong kong its also our issue beijing has wanted to start recognizing the special precious from of hong kongs residence in retaliation for britains offer to put them in some probation heavyweight refocusing the permanent resident these are those granted u. K. Certain shit which means they could lose the right of vote and stand for election in hong kong. Kerry has recently been travelling around hong kong to capture is iconic scenery these pictures. It was just 3 memories up the place no longer call for. These its just sad oh well the especially since many friends will soon drift apart that i treasure the remaining chances to be together and i hope i can still contribute to my hometown by other means in the future. So heres more headlines now from around the world a gas explosion in the u. S. City of baltimore has killed at least one person and injured several others 1st responders are searching for people still trapped in the rubble after the blast leveled several houses what caused the explosion is not yet no. Over 100. 00 people have been arrested during a night of looting in clashes in the u. S. City of chicago the Police Department says 13 officers were injured during the violence the unrest began after police shot a man during a pursuit in a black neighborhood. Are it here in germany the center Left Social Democratic Party has announced its candidate for german chancellor in next years general election thats when uncle americal plans to head into retirement at the end of her 4th and final term the candidates name olof squirrely the finance minister in the Coalition Government with americans conservatives but does he have what it takes to be a chancellor could this month be sitting in ankle Americas Office next to. Many thought on slack can assess a recurrence method thats obvious. Yet the current vice chancellor and finance minister has seen his popularity rise over the past months his handling of the current virus pandemic and his crafting of germanys multibillion Euro Recovery Fund have been hailed by his colleagues. Hes my sons who could learn to be able to handle a crisis thats a very important quality that a german chancellor must have. Kind. Of you know one has proven more than a laugh shows that hes capable of decide is it actions in a country hit hard by dick or another is crisis and that he can also lead a country thats part of the crisis. That was on our shelters nomination to social democrats are trying to fill the gap left by chancellor Angela Merkel. Is begin on a new era is beginning not only in the sense of how we shape the time after corona but also that the next decade will be about how we can manage the future of our country how we manage the future of europe and who has the best plan we are firmly convinced that this is the social Democratic Party but the inverse of your own fortune. For now sold seems confident that he will have his work cut out reversing his partys poll showing in the polls. You know there are Political Correspondent simon young lets talk politics i mean why is the s. P. D. Party why are they convinced that schultz is the best person to fight the next election for. But i think its because hes the best man theyve got in many ways hes the only man or woman theyve got of this kind of format he could i think look like a. And hes a popular politician hes the s. P. D. Hes most popular politician hes been around for a long time he was formerly. In hamburg and hes been finance minister since 2018 and by Common Consent hes done that job well hes had a safe pair of hands he stood for sort of financial and fiscal probity and stability and you know that strict law and on public debt for instance thats what hes become associated with ironically enough at the moment hes in the headlines for the opposite reason for handing out public money with his bazooka as he calls it to fight off the negative economic effects of the corona pandemic and hes won praise for doing that as well so he is popular and in many ways hes the only plausible candidate that the social democrats think theyve got so they in putting in forward now and hoping to get the mentee of them and the initiative as a result i mean he has hes been firing off that bazooka a lot the past couple of months not so long ago showed his own party however they really didnt even want to as their leader so how is this going to work. Well indeed hes controversial in his own party many particular of the left within the social democrats see him as a sort of face of the grand coalition in bed as it were with angela medicals conservatives as i said standing up for that tough financial discipline that we used to associate with the when he was finance minister and a measure of the unpopularity within the s. P. D. Of all our shows came last year when there was a leadership election tried to become leader but he failed in that attempt so you can see that hes got problems that i should also point out hes been running the finance ministry if thats the ministry thats had oversight over financial matters here in germany well weve just had this huge scandal with the wire because of Financial Services provided the collapse thats happened on his watch says he is vulnerable if People Choose to attack him his party the s. P. D. Is the 1st German Political Party to announce its candidate and the election is more than a year away is in this a bit too early in the game to be talking about candidates. Well it could be seen as going out early but then as i say you get you get the initiative they they could think that theyre putting the conservatives on the pressure they havent yet chosen their candidates and as weve said Angela Merkel wont be in the next election thats what gave challenges a new sense of hugs on the story for us here in berlin simon as always thank you. Youre watching the news heres a reminder the top story we are following for you lebanese Prime Minister whose son deon has announced his resignation along with the rest of his government it comes in the aftermath of last weeks devastating explosions in beirut which triggered antigovernment protests knowledge that endemic corruption was to blame for the. Watching the w. 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It has been almost a week since the beirut blasts europe and the us are sending aid and have pledged millions of dollars to help rebuild but that money cannot buy lebanons political elite what the explosion obliterated credibility tonight the entire government of lebanon resigned a capitulation to corruption a power vacuum in a country that is now as close to collapsing as it has ever been im burnt off in berlin this is the day