Dollars in aid. Was really his mission was backed by france the french president Manuel Mccall visited levanon twice after that devastating explosion at beirut ports he said lebanons political leaders agreed to form a covenant government within a 2 week deadline that clearly hasnt happened with the deep was trying to do was form a government in the pendant of the influence of Political Parties the traditional parties that have been governing this country for decades the parties that have been responsible really for running the economy into the ground accused of corruption but what became clear is that the shop parties hezbollah and amal we have to remember lebanons system of government is based on a power sharing agreement between sects d they refused to give up their representation in government they said we will name our ministers in this government which really runs contrary to that the French Initiative because if the shia sect demands representation in government then all the diff
Took place in the square another and therefore maybe dont have the same fear of those who witnessed it at an older age would have if you look at the economic socioeconomic factor and demographics behind them youre looking at people who are in the rural suburbs those who depend on the farmland those who have been directly impacted by the demolition orders that of the policies he has given which essentially has made thousands of people homeless when we saw that these huge demolition if youd rather the wide scale demolition orders that impacted all these different shanty towns essentially across the country where people were standing with their belongings Police Coming into their homes throwing them out of the window and then bulldozers coming to knock them down as far as these people are concerned they have no other future. And therefore theyve got nothing more to lose. Well in all the headlines this hour countries around europe are recording record numbers of new coronavirus cases as a
A nation of laws and there is no one better to do that that amy kone barrett law and order is the foundation of the american system of justice no matter the issue no matter the case before her i am supremely confident that judge barrett will issue rulings based solely upon a fair reading of the law she will defend the sacred principle of equal justice for citizens of every race color religion and created by me Connie Barrett has promised to serve all americans if confirmed i would not assume that role for the sake of those in my own circle and certainly not for my own sake i would assume this role to serve you. I would discharge the judicial oath which requires me to administer Justice Without respect to persons due equal rights to the poor and rich and faithfully and impartially discharge my duties under the United States constitution or democrats were quick to react Senate Minute minority leader Chuck Schumer says smalls goes against the wishes of the late Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg
President trump has said hes dropping his attempt to add a Citizenship Question to next years us census. The move was blocked by the Supreme Court last month. Opponents fear it could deter immigrant households from taking part in the census, lead to an undercounting of the population in democratic districts, and benefit the president s republican party. But he still hopes to press on, announcing instead an executive order, requiring all Government Agencies and departments to provide records on population. Today im here to say were not backing down in our effort to determine the citizenship status of the United States population. I stand before you to outline new steps my administration is taking to ensure that citizenship is counted so that we know how many citizens we have in the United States. Our north america correspondent, peter bowes, explains why the citizenship issue is such a politicised and controversial issue, and so important to President Trump. It has become increasingly p
also tonight: a promise to appoint 20,000 extra police in england and wales has been delivered, say ministers while labour says it s simply making up for the job cuts of the past. two former senior managers at the private health care firm the priory group, say they had concerns about the safety of patients and staff. and manchester city welcomed arsenal this evening for a top of the table clash in the premier league. and coming up on bbc news. luca brecel shocks ronnie o sullivan winning 7 frames in a row to reach the semi finals of the world snooker championships in sheffield. good evening. the rescue operation to bring british nationals out of sudan has made progress today. the latest official figure is that 536 people have been rescued so far. two flights landed at stansted airport in essex today. tens of thousands of sudanese and foreign nationals have left sudan in the past week, fleeing the violence that s erupted between two military factions. a ceasefire declared