Soldiers storm a garrison town nearby and detained senior military officers raising fears of a potential coup attempt. And shes warning Alexander Lukashenko that his government must avoid using violence against Peaceful Protesters and release Political Prisoners in jail or risk well hear from. Foreign policy experts plus the u. S. To across launch their National Convention with tough talk from big day its. Michelle obama saying if we have any hope of ending this scale spree have to vote for joe pontiff like one depended on. The Virtual Convention culminates thursday with joe bidens nomination as dole trump challenger in the event. If we have any hope of ending this chaos we have got to vote for joe biden like our lives depended on it. Shell obama they are addressing day one democratic National Convention in the us. Following terry martin welcome to the program but again with breaking news one of the men accused of murdering former lebanese Prime Minister rafiq hariri 15 years ago has been found guilty the u. N. Backed court in the netherlands ruled that hezbollah member salim was involved in the killing the court acquitted 3 other defendants the former sunni leader was killed along with 21 other people in a bomb attack in beirut in 2000 times you know National Court in the hague tried the 4 suspects in absentia they are members of the shiite militant Group Hezbollah which is now part of lebanons government the isnt the scrutinize any involvement verdict was supposed to be given the beginning of this month but was delayed because of the deadly explosion beiruts airport. Well for the story of doubt to our correspondent in brussels georg the tribunals found one of the 4 accused guilty what does this mean for hariri is family and the 21 other victims who were killed in that 2000 pipe bomb attack. Terry the 6 year trial which i just followed for hours or t. V. And with the trials taking place in the netherlands trials for people in of stench i was hailed as a historic trial in a country deeply divided by patronage klein ships by a deeply divided society on religious grounds on ethnic grounds and so lets bear in mind not just for the family of hariri but also for the 21 other people who lost their lives the dozens of injured at the time this is of course not the line they would like to draw on to these events it is very bitter must be very bitter for them to hear that the hizbollah leadership is not made responsible at all and also that the 3 supposed accomplices of the main prophet traitor that the evidence is also not enough for them to be. For them to be found guilty and that must be a disappointing news for those those families affected. Or can you tell us about the man who has been convicted. It was quite interesting to hear that the court was very detailed on the information they gave and he said that he possessed one of the 6 mobile phones used by the assassination teams and ruled he was guilty of committing a terrorist attack and homo site and also which is quite crucial is that there is evidence also established that he had affiliations with his fallout which is a shii military Militia Group in lebanon on supported by iran ok the other defendants in this trial they were acquitted what was the basis for their acquittal. Well the entire trial if you want only function because there was mobile phone data which could trace 4 people who were closely observing in a total of 5 people who are closely observing the actions of hariri on that day about what the court said was that the main regarding those 3 parsons the main evidence was circumstantial because they could not clearly make sure that these mobile phones which clearly involved a conspiracy to kill the president at the time where definitely in the hands of these 3 people accused and so in the end they could. Vote it for them could not be brought forward garrick thank you very much that was. In brussels and we have some breaking news coming in from the west african country of mali gunfire is being reported at an army base outside the capital bamako africa correspondents in bamma coast say the military has arrested several top politicians the army base is the same one where a coup was launched in 2012 mali has seen mass protests in recent months calling for the resignation of the president and the Prime Minister well lets get some more on the story now from remy a mile a from africa good to see you tell us what youre hearing from by mco. So today to the morning so there was. Gunfire away hurt you know to the morning in the camp not far from the cup the city the camp of gutsy 15 minutes 15 kilometers from the micro so there were i wrestle for high officials in the government and also. Military storm official military so its not yet clear who and who is arrested the not so many sources are confirming that some high official being arrested there in mali and also the National Broadcasting public t. V. There are. Also been in mali and we have or so we have of so sources that told us that there was a military convoy going to these to the public to the our team which is the public with crestor so a lot in motion there but this unrest does not come entirely as a surprise theres a lot of discontent in mali over corruption and Security Issues in the running. Yes true thats true and even yesterday the more from end theres a Big Social Movement which is called the m 5 more for man who have been doing some protests theyve been protesting in the street and to cease june asking for the government of its they asking for the president to step down to resign and also asking from the for the Prime Minister to resign that even kind yesterday to sit out there with planning today to do another protest and also on friday. So they were there is actually discontent in the in the modern society and we are so we have information that those people of the m 5 more meant announced gathering. Of independence was just the Independence Place in bamako in the capital city just briefly are any of the military carried out a coup already back in 2012 has there been any Movement Toward stability and mali since then. So theyve been theyve been actually some trying to to have some Peace Agreement in 2015 but this Peace Agreement where never they were never back to meet the real intention and proof of that is the rethought last week from the from the un who said thats a top official. Government and. In that im you cite that they have voluntarily blocked the Peace Process this Peace Process which is the Peace Agreement of resource down in niger in 2015 was aimed to reduce violence especially in the north and proud of in the northern part and in the central prado of miley in these 2 day whats happened or so add there was a there was a bit resembles what happens in 2000 and trade because our saw the protest and the gunfire started or so in this camp or cutty in the same camp of cutty we did cambridge shows or so today attacked me thank you very much for bringing us up to date there that it was her remi mali of d. W. Africa. Of course well bring you any developments in that what appears to be a possible military coup in mali if we get any more details well let you know now a look at some of the other stories making news around the world at this hour at least 10 people have been wounded in a shelling attack on the Afghan Capital kabul authorities said more than a dozen mortar of struck central kabul including the president ial compound injuring 6 guards the attack came on afghanistans Independence Day as the Afghan Government prepares to start peace talks with the taliban. Chinas southwestern Sichuan Province has issued its highest ever flood alert for areas along the Yangtze River tens of thousands of people have had to flee their homes after days of heavy rain Authorities Say this years rainfall has seen the highest has been the highest since Record Keeping began in 1961. California death valley has recorded whats believed to be the highest temperature ever measured in the month of august 131 degree fahrenheit or 54 celsius reading is just shy of the planets all time high of 134 degrees which was measured nearby in july 913 death valley is the lowest spot in north america and surrounding mountains help to trap the heat. German chancellor Angela Merkel has urged the government in belarus to avoid violence and start a National Dialogue with the opposition she made the comments in a phone call with russian president Vladimir Putin earlier today this comes as the standoff between belarusian president alyaksandr look and antigovernment protesters enters a tense day a long time ruler has been resisting calls to step aside but angry citizens are showing theyre not backing down. There the pressure on president Alexander Lukashenko is growing and there is this tense is growing bolder. This video shows a Heated Exchange with striking workers at a truck to factory young men. Of your supporters dont worry i will not beat you up it is not in my interest but if somebody provokes something here we will sort it out the hard way. The phone down. Tempers and deliveries are running high on both sides and europes embattled strongman is facing opposition isnt history. And nationwide strike was attended by thousands some of whom booed and heckled the president. At one event on monday lucas sankoh told the worker that new elections were possible but only after the countrys had a referendum on a new constitution. Critics say its a bit to buy time. More than a week after the controversial election Anti Government protests show no sign of letting up a good thing in the eyes of the countrys exiled Opposition Leader he conveyed words of encouragement from her jailed husband in a new video message. Husbands are gates asks me to convey his words to you or he and other Political Prisoners are in jail but also that he asks you to move forward. Not just sit back but you do everything to live in this country for life. The people who are filling the streets also have the support of many in the international community. Tolerating dissent may have to become part of Alexander Lukashenko is a new reality. Our moscow correspondent emily sure when is tracking developments in belarus and joins us now in mali weve seen 10 days of unprecedented protests against luka shake a word things stand now. Well it seems that protesters are trying to keep the pressure on alex on that will go up yesterday we saw protesters gathering outside some of the main prisons in minsk calling for the release of some of the protesters who were arrested during the demonstrations weve seen in the past few days and today demonstrators gathered outside a prison where. He is apparently being held or is likely to be being held hes the husband of course of the Opposition Leader. A he also had intended to run in these elections but was jailed and people were kind of chanting happy birthday to him today there is also another protest planned today and there are strikes. Many state enterprises taking place across the country now there are some reports that some of one of those strikes may be dwindling so will be interesting to see tonight whether the protesters can keep up the momentum of these demonstrations after so many days. President said on monday he would hold new elections after a constitutional referendum on anything to appease the protesters well he initially said that there would only be new elections over his dead body and then the same day he said that this so it doesnt seem likely that hes going to back down anytime soon. Well the president there is counting on moscows support but the leaders of germany and france have both been on the phone to president putin in moscow has this telephone diplomacy produced any results. Well the press release is that the kremlin published after both of those phone calls almost were the same and both of them contained words basically from the russian side telling both americal and mccraw to keep out they essentially said that meddling as they called it from the western side wouldnt be encouraged it seems like the russian side is really trying to make it clear to its western partners that they very much still see this as their sphere of influence its seen here in russia as kind of an important buffer between russia and nato countries as well its not clear what russia will do Going Forward there were of course these reports of military or assurances of military support if necessary which we saw over the weekend but i dont think thats very likely it seems likely that the kremlin is kind of perhaps looking for guarantees for luka shango. Some kind of immunity and that theyre probably also talking to the opposition after all even the opposition in belo roots isnt anti russian russia is and probably will be Going Forward an important economic partner for a balance so a tense situation remains the standoff continues and only sure when in moscow thank you so much. For earlier w. s chief Political EditorMichaela Cook caught up with german blue star president. He. Germany and europe should approach the situation in belarus. President. Meeting for a special summit on ben what does europe have to do at this very moment. Europe must signal clearly that it will use everything at its disposal to push for a human rights democracy and nonbiological. Said europe doesnt intend the shift of power spears for sheeple that it simply wants to show we have a responsibility towards our neighbors. And that is something europe and also now has to clearly demonstrate or at least some of us will bring do you mean sanctions or go beyond that. I believe the most important thing is to do all we can and that is something those responsible can decide better than i came to increase the pressure so that there is a nonviolent outcome. Because we can all sense that things can no longer continue as they are in belarus now. When a dictator has come to the end of the road its best to find a way forward without further violence. Or near. What does europe have to bear in mind when dealing with us and now after all is family within its fear of influence. As i say it is we need to avoid the misunderstanding that we want to change fears of influence if we stand up for human rights nonviolence and democracy that is not directed against anyone and certainly not against russia. The president of the time when this talk. Now to the United States where the Democratic Party convention has kicked off with a rousing speech from Michelle Obama the wife of former president barack obama this years convention is unlike any other because of the credible iris pandemic the event is being held online with crowds crowds and. Democrats will formally nominate joe biden as their candidate for president take on republican incumbent donald trump in the november election. Well the that. Is following the Democratic Convention horse and joins us now good to see you peter its a what they want tell us about the way the democrats are approaching this election well terry as you just said you know this is in many ways the most Unconventional Convention that weve probably ever seen in and u. S. Political history the goal of conventions typically is to you know in addition to confirming the president ial nominee is also to really unite the various factions within the party fire up the base but thats easier said than done when you have a pandemic you know the country isnt just politically divided it is physically divided everyone is watching from home and they cant be at the arena. They have planned to maybe. Over arching theme of this convention was fitting then uniting america and the Democratic Party was really hammering home that message in this carefully choreographed. You know event we saw a mix of big speeches of you know emotional little clips of testimonies from the voters and it really paint a picture of a party thats you know the proverbial big tent the home to every american extend his arm to 2 people ever creed and color religion and you know they even have republicans disenchanted with trump reaching out to a period. Other conservatives saying you know you know come across the aisle lets go democrat this time what really stood out to me though this time was that the strong appeal to minority voters to take black voters suggesting that thats really who theyre betting on to put across the finish line come november ok for many the highlight they won was Michelle Obamas speech lets take a listen to what she had to say. When we close out the noise and the fear and truly open our hearts we know that whats going on in this country is just not right and if we want to survive weve got to find a way to live together and Work Together across our differences so if you take one thing from my words tonight it is this if you think things cannot possibly get worse trust me they can and they will if we dont make a change in this election. Michelle obama there firing up the democrats will peter the poor 1st lady there is using very dramatic language saying the nations survival is that state what do you make of her speech yes from out of you know it was a mix of you know both the obamas signature message of change and hope but as she said also it was tense with a deep sadness and a very strong sense of urgency Michelle Obama is famous for lines like when they go low we go high and while there werent any low blows necessarily the 1st ladys loves definitely came off this time she even called out trump by his name highly unusual for 1st lady saying that he was the wrong president for country that hes clearly in over his head she also wanted republican efforts to try to suppress minority voting in minority communities. To get the division invitro hold that she feels trump has has been spreading throughout his presidency so it was a very powerful message that i think a lot of ways will resonate with a lot of voters including republicans and i think a lot of people watching this will come away you know fired up and ready to go as obama used to say on the campaign trail or certainly went down very well with the Party Faithful here some reaction from the twitter sphere. Here weve got Franklin Leonard a film executive saying just never seen a political speech like Michelle Obamas tonight its a singular thing one of one and ive said we can cancel the next 3 nights. Virtual Standing Ovations for the show obama i mean its he said a very high bar that joe biden will you know struggle to reach come thursday when he gives his except in speech. The big challenge for the Democratic Party will to keep this momentum going not just through the next 43 days but really until election season or until action day ok Bernie Sanders one of joe bidens biggest rivals during the primaries he also addressed the convention lets listen in. Joe biden will end the hate and the vision trump has created he will stop the demonization of immigrants the coddling of white nationalists the racist or whistling the religious bigotry and the ugly attacks on women. Its a Bernie Sanders of course representing the left wing of the Democratic Party are his supporters likely to throw their weight behind joe biden well the question is where else are they going to go where theyre going to go for trump for you know again as some did it or not bowed out back in 26 not vote at all that may be an option i think still those standards endorsement is critical. It took him a while to get around in concede defeat during primary season but he has since you know rallied in really come out strongly for biden. And in turn biden kind of return that favor by then picking Kamala Harris who obviously is no Bernie Sanders but is definitely well to the left of the by so i think a lot of things that Bernie Sanders voters can vote for 5th thanks so much. Peter really dont feel. And just reminder the top stories were following for you here today on a un backed tribunals that has convicted because members in the censure of the murder of former lebanese Prime Minister rafiq hariri 15 years ago the court in the netherlands acquitted 3 other defendants a former sunni leader hariri was killed in a vomit tax in beirut in 2010. And gunfire has erupted at an army base outside the capital oh molly. Security sources say mali and soldiers have reportedly taken up arms of the base and began detaining senior military officers raising fears of a potential. 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