A military coup in mali. Jubilation in the capital as president. Resigns saying no blood will be shed to keep him in power but International Observers fear more instability is on the way. And meets the son of a man who died in a war on a hospital in the early days of the covert pandemic he says his father was killed by an official cover up. Im sumi so much going to glad you could join Us European Union leaders are discussing possible sanctions against valorous in an emergency Video Conference today earlier opposition politician said lana to north korea issued her own video message calling on the e. U. Console not to recognize what she. Fraudulent elections that saw president look i shant go were turned a power for a 6th term the emergency talks come as look as schenkel faces an increasingly bold wave of resistance. May work has joined the walkout in the past president Alexander Lukashenko could count on state employees to support him but he had to order managers to threaten them with disciplinary action if they joined the nationwide strike. Some ignored those threats. Even with a president ial challenge us with lana chicken of sky is still in exile the opposition is growing more confident they set up a Coordination Council in bellerose to organize a peaceful transfer of power. With local machine im up were only beginning to rebuild mechanisms to feel like a strong and independent nation of course it will be very difficult but we have taken a step and we are setting an example for all to see how we can unite how we can Work Together and speak with one voice. But belarus is authoritarian leader is not ready to talk about ending his 26 year rule yet at a meeting with his Security Council he branded the oppositions actions a coup but. What you do will do the western countries that are behind these protests toss this other side to toss and demand no less them to hand them power we consider it a clear attempt to seize power with all the consequences of the protesters have already experienced brutal consequences and opposition activists shows photos of injured demonstrators he says were beaten by riot police 2 people have been killed during the mass protests and thousands jailed the violent crackdown has drawn criticism from some of bellary says neighbors. Of all. But not from one important one. The bit of russian president Vladimir Putin receive phone calls from german chancellor Angela Merkel and of the e. U. Leaders on tuesday merkel said Political Prisoners and valorise must be released and there must be a National Dialogue to settle things peacefully. But according to the kremlin putins reply was to tell them to stop meddling in belarus where the powerful neighbors get involved do not the bellary see an opposition is planning the next step to bring Lukas Shanker is rule 2 in and. Lets go right to minsk for more our correspondent nick conley is standing by for us hi nick good to see you so another day of unrest there strikes around the country more protests expected this evening is there the sense that the opposition and the demonstrators are gaining ground. The fact that this square in front of Government House in minsk is empty now in the rain is no indication that these protests are losing their dynamism their momentum from the beginning this has been very diffuse protests spread across many spread across the whole country and people have been coming out for events in the evenings going back to work and theyve really made a conscious decision not to set up a central protest camp of the government couldnt surround and clear arresting people even from where im standing now i can see people walking with flags on the side of the road drivers beeping their horns in support of those protesters so its a very fast moving very diffuse situation here but things looking good for president. You get a sense of people theyve lost their fear of challenging the government out in the open i think that something will be very difficult for the regime here to dial back even if these protests words die out there are stories of policemen who are just refusing to arrest protest is resigning their jobs as you mentioned in thai factories going on strike so this is a very very fascinating situation and one in which seems to be playing catch up right now and not very effectively and what about the other player in all of this russia is russia openly supporting look. Well thats the 1000000. 00 question obviously. Allies russia sees bonnaroo says its closest ally they have even been pushes from the russians to somehow integrate further some kind of federation turning the 2 into one country right now more open Political Support could be toxic could anger the protests this even further because that would be a sign that maybe it would be willing to give up in return for support of his rule but it seems very difficult to see a scenario in which putin would. Somehow drift out of russias obit to somehow grow closer to europe so it seems now like the scene is set for another conflict between europe and russia as there was over ukraine and its western european aspirations back in 2014 and no real clear path out of a situation that doesnt involve some kind of standoff. Only reporting on the ground there thank you for that update. Phil as we mentioned the e. U. Is holding an emergency Video Conference on the situation in. Covering that for us good afternoon what are you leaders trying to achieve. What theyre trying to achieve is that the violence and the crackdown against the opposition and and that there is a peaceful transition of power as peaceful as possible because they think that the reign of look at shango has run its course hes been frustrating the European Union for years in their attempts to sort of in gage in some sort of meaningful relationship. As part of the Eastern Partnership team and so it has never really worked they could never really do anything with him there is not the illusion and the specifically do not want to sort of move away from russia and sort of move drift to the west so theyre not expecting any e. U. Flags to be hosted in minsk or anywhere else so that is not the point but the point is that this violent oppression that everybody is witnessing at the moment comes to a peaceful end so thats what theyre hoping and working for that is the aim but what leverage does the e. U. Realistically have in the situation. It is difficult to answer that because the 2 sides are really looking at each other brussels and the european leaders and bloody me putin and moscow on the side and theyre sort of showing themselves their weapons put in of course has the tanks and the soldiers he has just been given out is statement that at the moment there would be no reason to help bella reuss help in inverted commas which means that to send a military force there on the other side the European Union has the money. The e. U. Is the 2nd biggest trade partner fabella groups they can cut off minsk at their feet if they want they also can cut of moscow economically if they want to do that and putin knows that so this is like riding the tiger for the European Union this is a very delicate power play between the 2 sides with each sort of watch as the other how far will they go home much are they willing to do and try to sort of balance the situation but one thing is absolutely clear the European Union does not want to see another crisis like in ukraine in 2015 that is not on the cards and theyve told putin that already in the many telephone calls the had with him yesterday do you have a small reporting from brussels good to talk to you. Lets check in now on some other stories making news around the world prosecutors in germany say they are treating a series of traffic accidents in the capital berlin as an islamist terror attack 6 people were injured 3 of them seriously when the alleged attacker drove into several vehicles forcing a busy highway to be closed for hours reports say the men may also have had psychological problems. And firefighters in california are battling some 30 blazes across the state the fires have forced evacuations north and east of San Francisco some Napa Valley Vineyards have been threatened by the flames californias governor has declared a state of emergency. U. S. Democrats have officially nominated former Vice President joe biden as their partys candidate to challenge President Donald Trump in the november election this year the convention has gone on line a social distancing makes the old style rallies impossible biden supporters indorsed him largely as the man who can unite a divided america and they include some heavyweights from the rival party. The Democratic Party convention 4 years ago. And this is now the Convention Center in milwaukee is little more than a facility receiving and pumping out video content. The democrats have now formally named joe biden as their president ial candidate the votes came in remotely. You know. Oh yes yes. Our. Next president. Will be online celebrations had a message for all its members were social distancing the Democratic Party was very much united. By his nomination was accompanied by a slew of endorsements his wife jill was one of many to emphasize bidens ability to unite the country after president donald. Trumped compu like tenure. We just need leadership worthy of our nation worthy of you honest leadership to bring us back together to recover from this pandemic and prepare for what ever else is the next leadership to really imagine what our nation will be thats joe. How did the former president bill clinton lead the charge of attacking the incumbent well we are at a time like this the oval office should be a command center instead its a storm center theres only chaos just one thing never changes is the term a nation didnt our responsibility and shift the boy. Former secretary of state colin powell became a further prominent republican to throw its weight behind biden at the convention he will restore americas leadership in the world and restore the alliances we need to address the dangers that threaten our nation from Climate Change to nuclear proliferation. From for his part was trying to steal the limelight as the democrats embrace diversity and inclusiveness the president was in the border state of arizona. And he was railing against immigration the biden where he would only see a flood of illegal immigration like the world has never seen its phrase biters plan is the bows radical extreme reckless dangerous and deadly immigration led ever put forward by a major party candidate. The democrats are continuing to cast trump as a divisive figure it is not a strategy that seems to worry the president. Leaders of a military coup in the west african nation of mali say they will bring about a political transition and hold new elections within reasonable time mollies president abraham. Announced his resignation just hours after being detained by armed soldiers his ousting follows months of protests of a corruption and economic mismanagement but while the events have been met by jubilation inside mali they sparked alarm among International Observers. Gunshots that on meant to kill but to celebrate this cause. Navigates the jaring crowd sitting inside is believed to be the detained president abraham cater and other officials and later in the day where were looking president cater appeared on state t. V. In some elements of our armed forces concluded that my presidency should end with their intervention is. Good ones who. Do are really have a choice. I accept their decision because not a single drop of blood should be shed to keep me in power who was a very. Me do not you know the coup leaders also appeared on state television vowing a transition that would lead to fresh elections remember saunders knows when ali descends into chaos day by day and a key and insecurity because of the people in charge of its destiny. Real democracy doesnt go with complacency no weakness of the state authority which must guarantee freedom and security of the people in a secluded to train. Their power grab started as a mutiny among soldiers at an army base near the capital bamako after seizing weapons and taking high ranking officials prisoner they then moved to the president s house surrounding it and firing gunshots into the air. Crowds of antigovernment protesters cheered on as the democratically elected leader was arrested and driven away. Very happy because this is the liberation of the people of mali all mali and were waiting for this day and we were waiting for the president and his men to allow us to bring almost a necessity. Molly has been gripped by months of antigovernment protests with many accusing kate as administration of corruption and incompetence especially when it came to preventing a jihad is insurgency from the north. While the president s resignation was celebrated by those in the streets the takeover was roundly condemned by the International Community echo was the west African Regional bloc pledged to close land and able to mali as a result it must feel like deja vu for some a military coup was launched from the same army base in 2012 right toppling that then president and sending the country into a period of chaos this time around the people of mali will be hoping for a smoother transition of power but it is still unclear just who that power will be handed to. Lets get some analysis on the story now we have tomi oladipo from africa with us hi tony thanks for joining us it was saw those images of jubilation on the streets how does the rest of the country though see whats happened yeah i think its important for us to be clear that this is bamako the capital thats in the south of the country this is not a picture of the whole country so while we it appears as if the whole country seems to be supporting this they have been groups that have been at odds with the government for years and those some some of those have been you know trying to maintain control of certain territories in the in the country they were part of a Peace Agreement and so if they see that the government they signed this Peace Agreement with is shaky they might want to sort of take advantage of this of the situation and back off and want to regain the sort of lawless control they had over that area so i think its it wouldnt be 100 percent accurate to say this is a. Mass Popular Uprising in the sense of the whole country supporting the president toppling but at the same time as weve seen when the soldiers came into into obama go to take over they were they received quite a lot of support on the streets lets talk about what led to this moment because as we mentioned there have been months of protests in mali so could you say that this really was a popular insurrection. Lets difficult because there are other protests going on and we see the military taking advantage of that situation so we have to ask 1st of all how long has the military been this element of the military been planning this. You know was it inspired particularly by the protests or did they have their own military related grievances that theyre trying to push forward theyre saying that theyre going to bring about a civilian Transitional Government we have to wait and see who makes up that government as well because that would be key for understanding where the military is coming from but also how long this whole transitional period takes as well what about president because when he came to power in 2013 he was really celebrated in a lot of people are excited about him as a leader he was reelected 2 years ago why did people in mali become so disenchanted with him. Those issues they raised in the in the mass protests the corruption is the nepotism seeing him bring up his own people including his son into key positions weak Public Services failing to deal with security when talk about the jihad a situation but also with Ethnic Violence as well failure to fully implement the peace accord as i mentioned of relating to some of these. Movements of around the country so theres a long list of people just saying you know hes incompetent and his government incompetence of bad has angered people and our reporter told me a lot people from d. W. Africa thank you so much for joining us. Lets check in now on some of the latest developments in the corona virus pandemic an Infectious Disease expert in Singapore Says an increasingly common mutation of the virus thats found in Europe North America parts of asia appears to be more contagious but less deadly south korea is warning of a nationwide wave of new infections seoul is reporting its highest daily rise in new cases since march linked to outbreaks in churches in and around the sprawling capital and australias Prime MinisterScott Morrison waded into an ethical debate by saying the Coronavirus Vaccine should be as mandatory as possible with exemptions only on medical grounds hes pledged to make the vaccine available free to all australians. Well the chinese city han is considered the epicenter of the pandemic at its outbreak chinese officials maintain they did all they could to stop it spread but stories are emerging of people who have paid a high price for what they call a lack of transparency debbie met one man who has spoken out he is seeking justice from the government for failing to reveal details about the virus which he claims could have saved his fathers life. This more Neighborhood Talk news who mentioned john is the place filled with memories for john hardy. Food in his or with wooden door last year my father used to sit at this place. Every time i come to these familiar places places i used to visit with my father. Im overwhelmed with grief. At the same time i feel anger. Jungly father was a veteran of Chinas NuclearTesting Program he was a one resident but he spent his last years at his sons home in the coastal city of shenzhen about 1000 kilometers from one in january he broke his leg as a veteran he enjoyed good medical insurance but he was required to get treated in his hometown. So when he needed treatment i took him to war and when he was in hospital i sat by his. This was my way to show my love for him we chinese dont like to talk about our feelings to express our love with words but we show them with deeds. I dont. Know how i feel haunted by remorse i feel that by taking him to han i sent him to his death. At that time covered 19 was already spreading in the city and local officials were reassuring people that the virus could not be transmitted from person to person alive as it later turned out his father contracted the virus in hospital john hi could do nothing but to sit by his bed and watch him get weak and. He has kept videos of his fathers final days on his phone. Johnny fast drugged for one week before he died his body was immediately taken for cremation. In my opinion the officials who covered off the disease in its early days have behaved like criminals. China has since largely managed to control the spread of the virus life is back to normal in most places the government prides itself on its ability to contain new outbreaks through testing and quarantine the public mood has shifted from anger to appreciation of the governments response and those want to remember the sufferings of the past under pressure to keep quiet john myers try to file a case in court against your storage fees his case was rejected his social media accounts were shut down he has received threats from the authorities so this isnt to me for a job. These events have left us relatives of the victims with a boundless feeling of pain its a pain that will stay for the rest of our lives but the local authorities just say this matter is already over to their tone shows a complete disregard of other peoples lives. Moore says nichols all thats left of his fathers life is of happier days john has not even retrieved his ashes from the criminal for fear of public outbreaks of anger the government requires that victims have to be buried in the presence of fishel as a condition he refused that story from correspondent my t. S. P. And he joins us from beijing for more haim i. T. S. The man we saw there in your report is going to court what are his chances of getting the justice that he is looking for. In general filing court cases in court against the government is something that is rarely successful in china in that case this is something that has show shaken the whole country its a very sensitive story i would say that its near impossible so far all his requests have been rejected. Or thora teased that the judicial system the courts have not opened an investigation into this case much as youve been reporting and woman you spoke to a lot of people there what do they have to say about how it the way hes handled the pandemic. In general there this feeling of relief in china and people acknowledge that the government has brought this under control there are very few cases in china now and wherever they break out the authorities are quick to bring them under control this is of course in contrast to other countries notably the u. S. Where there is no sign of this being brought under control so there is a lot more the government is seen in a lot more favorable light by the general public then it was for example in february when there was a lot of anger that was felt here people do however remember of course the defeat ling off being. Confronted with this disease disease not understanding what the government is doing and especially in one hand of course the conflicting feelings everybody remembers how tough this lockdown was people were locked in their apartments they could not leave their apartments they did not know whether they could access hospitals if something broke out there was a lot of anxiety and everybody of course remembers the last days before the lockdown when they were out when they prepaid were preparing for the Chinese New Year for the holiday that is the biggest family holiday in china trusting the information from the government that the virus could not spread from human to human and these people who have lost their. Latinas there are more than john hi were trying to make their voices heard theyre muzzled by the government the story is very very sensitive correspond much has been reporting from beijing thank you. Coming up next on t. W. 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