President is rejecting also coming up tonight here in berlin they call our rams into motorcycle riders and cars along a main highway leaving at least one person with life threatening injuries prosecutors are calling it and islam is motivated attack plus south korea tightens restrictions after an increase in corona virus king sits today the highest daily brines since march and for the 2nd time a church is at the center of the outbreak. Im burnt off its good to have you with us confidence appears to be growing among people in belarus that they can rid themselves of their president Alexander Lukashenko now the president himself insisting his power is not wavering and that he has the backing of russia but Russian Support of a shame go has not been full throated and today after speaking with russia the e. U. Took an unmistakable position on the side of the protesters. This is not lunch time on the end of a shift this is another 9 in the coffin of his credibility. As well catch the state run chemicals factory. Threats have no power over them anymore. Protestors urged workers at one of the countrys famed track to factories to join them but some decide to keep their jobs. Thanks these miners were already outside at a rally across the industrial heartlands of balor us rejection of lukashenko regime has gone nationwide and on wednesday that rejection officially Went International a clear message from the European Union we are ready to accompany peaceful democratic transition of power and bellows. Germanys Angela Merkel has spoken with Russias Putin but said Lucan Shanker wouldnt take her calls for middle income and you know them one can only mediate if one is in contact with all sides but we will do everything we can from our side to promote a national dialogue. Through the. Security Council Meeting the talk was of no talk. The leaders of the western countries offer us negotiations conversations and at this time they continue to push their line we can see it we understand it but we do not accept it i want them to hear that solution. But those filling the streets across beller us day and night are desperate for dialogue one of their leaders told t w they want everyone to help. If it is possible that the e. U. States the Russian Federation and ukraine can help us to organize a dialogue within the country and with external partners so that the transfer of power happens and we listen to each other i would always support it this is a decisive moment for us. Who might be. Decisive not only because putin has remained tight lipped but decisive because they have the support of the European Union and decisive because now their fear has gone. We have got the t. V. Coverage of the story tonight our correspondent nick conley he is in minsk and he doesnt use barbies on the story for us in brussels to both of you good evening barbara let me start with you how far is the European Union going out on the limb here by rejecting the Election Results and bill ruse and by backing the opposition they have really stuck their neck out friend because just consider after more than 20 years awful watching look i shant go what ever he wants of being the dictator who or presses the opposition the uses violence against them who simply sort of reigns his rule to this country at his will they suddenly found their political courage and said enough is enough and theyre sending a very strong signal to minsk and to moscow that their change is underway and they they would be willing to sort of support that change at the same time they have to be very careful even if they seem to be taking the sign to feel physician not to give the appearance of interfering in the ruse so this is really a high wire act of the diplomatic kind for the European Union. Nic a strong signal coming from brussels today in the direction of where you are a minute scans there been reaction to the news coming from the european new. Rubber just an hour ago is where the inference of the house of government there are hundreds not thousands of people coming out 6 demonstrate as if to work something its become every day like last 10 days since thats its election people have very different taken. Brussels has not recognized this Election Results in terms of the sites. As well because this is not something new for the sake of sex has come and gone without much change and it will. Be joined without looks you could do much better and i think its more about the symbol or solidarity with the demonstrators here a sign for them that europe is watching your is paying attention to whats going on how much youre actually intrinsically practice be able to make their task an easier is very questionable Security Services here still largely on the side of the president and his regime russia similarly so unclear for now where these protests go and how some kind of resolution situation might come about. We have to wonder how far is too far for the European Union when it comes to russia and bella ruse i mean europe does not want to see bella ruse become another ukraine right. That is the worst Case Scenario of course and im glad america and president who both talked to putin on the telephone yesterday before this emergency summit in brussels know this and they obviously sort of let him know that they want to avoid this at all costs and the cost for putin would be high in this case because it would be even more dramatic really bad sanctions economic sanctions against russia that would put the European Union and russia into full confrontation mode and that again is something that nobody really wants so putin in a way is boxed in which is not a very good position for him to be him to be and on the other hand the European Union is trying to to give the appearance of we will just accompany this we just want dialogue to be possible we will not actively interfere because they do acknowledge that belarus has been fairly within russian sphere of political sphere during the last decades so it is a very thin line theres sort of treading here and theyre hoping for the best crossing their fingers because they did provoke putin in a way and this whole gamble might in the end go wrong you know thats a very good point nick president lukashenko he appears to be emboldened by Russian Support today he threatened to take tough new steps against protesters do you think were going to see an escalation in tensions and violence on the streets of millions. But the present violence here is never far away just as in recent weeks havent done. This in the general someone coming out of very serious crimes reports having been raped while in custody. Journalism once you have people were to allow them to leave me this is now confirmed general so its not just a prospectus to take these present is just for her to this. Im asking because hes trying to prevent people the police from. Even when its time to come in politics to rest and i think in terms of races i didnt miss everything bull shit yes you can have a sport and. Put into this person hard but you might lose that put an end to the losses suffered to his own in the process rushes in trying to prove to risk the lives of years now which in historic time time again is some kind of close integration so you might save himself from his own people his own justice and find hes left Something Different to that state where historys revellers becomes what its brushes and very difficult situation it was a resolution for him potentially the most difficult in the 26 years hes been in power. Our correspondent Nick Connelly in minsk and barber of angel in brussels to both of you thank you here in berlin one man faces attempted murder charges after a series of car crashes 6 people were injured 3 of them seriously when the alleged attacker drove into several vehicles on a busy highway prosecutors say they are treating the incident as a suspected islamist extremist attack. The wreckage from tuesdays crashes was still being cleared on wednesday morning a series of collisions left 6 people injured 3 of them seriously Police Arrested the driver of this mangled black vehicle a 30 year old iraqi Asylum Seeker with temporary permission to remain in germany they believe he deliberately rammed 2 motorcycles and the car on the busy a 100 motorway running through berlin after getting out of his car witnesses say he shouted bar and placed a metal box on the roof of his vehicle telling people nobody come closer or you will die police later found the box contained only tools investigators are exploring the possibility it was an islamist motivated attack. Part from the radical religious or islamist mindset which evidently led behind and motivated these actions theres also evidence the man is psychologically unstable we are of course following that up as well. Off the motorway was closed for several hours causing major disruption police are strivers to get out of their vehicles as a precaution. Faced islamist terror attacks before such as the 2016 Christmas Market attack which left 12 people dead and now theyre left wondering whether a similar motivation was behind what happened here on tuesday evening. So heres a look now at some of the other stories that are making headlines around the world German Foreign minister heiko mosse who stood his saudi counterpart today here in berlin the to discuss the normalization of relations between israel and the United Arab Emirates saudi arabia says it will not follow its neighbor in establishing diplomatic ties with israel and till there is an Israeli Palestinian peace accord on palestinians in the gaza strip burned israeli flags and images of israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu it protests over that recent decision to normalize relations between israel and the u. A. E. It comes at a time of rising tensions with palestinian incendiary balloon attacks countered by israeli airstrikes in gaza. There have been scenes of jubilation in malis capital obama go after president Abraham Boubacar resigned saying no blood will be shed to keep him in power he announced his resignation just hours after being detained by armed soldiers his al sting follows months of protests over alleged corruption and economic mismanagement in the country. South korea has reimposed strict social distancing measures in the capital seoul to fight a sudden increase in corona virus infections nightclubs karaoke bars and other establishments have been ordered to shut down the new measures are meant to keep in check the growing number of cases many of which have been traced to a church congregation. A place of worship at the center of souls corona Virus Outbreak more than 600 cases have been connected to a sudden jail church the Church Building and its surroundings are now sealed off local residents are frustrated im not always but here you go if you look at it with a Government Action came too late for us to cope with the outbreak. The government should have been forcibly suppressed that church they handled this too softly that this does too much harm to residents. Dreamed of going to people to critique. Only days before the shutdown of sudden jail its leader chunk one who organized the march rallies raising fears that the virus may have spread that to. Lawyers for the church say the government is overreacting i think but you talk to you know the government try to expand the scope of covert 1000 tests on to the church with unprecedented abuse of authority the past week has seen south korean case numbers rise to 3 digit highs only months ago the country was praise for getting the outbreak under control for testing and tracing. Restrictions have now been reimposed on gatherings in seoul and its surroundings including neighboring incheon and chunky provinces museums churches nightclubs and restaurants have to close again. She groom hon your mom have told it over here if we can regain control over the virus now we will have to consider raising the social distancing to level 3 and that would have a large impact on our economy and peoples livelihoods south korea may be on the brink of a new Coronavirus Crisis with a cross specter of frustrations being greedy introduced nationwide. 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