Omarion evanston its good to have you with us tens of thousands of prodemocracy activists in hong kong are defying a newly introduced ban on wearing face masks during protests and thats despite a legal setback angry protesters clashed with police and then response authorities fired tear gas to disperse the crowds prodemocracy lawmakers had attempted to get the banned overturned but that was rejected by Hong Kongs High Court the territorys chief executive kerry lamb imposed emergency law and a ban on face masks on friday. Correspondent mathias building is following developments in hong kong and he joins us now for the latest so. The court has now rejected the challenge to the emergency law so how have protesters been responding to that decision. Well protesters are out again today where you have seen some of the pictures and it has been pretty much the same as in the other week and protesters coming out in big numbers in the beginning clashes erupt Police Firing tear gas i have witnesse
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Ruling party announced a sweeping electoral reforms but will that be enough to satisfy demands for reform the board so many out something the streets of the capital. Im still gale welcome to the program. U. S. President to donald trump has signed an executive order targeting financial sanctions against Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his Associates Mr trump said the sanctions were in part of response to be irans downing of a u. S. Drone last week but that his administration had been planning to impose them even before that he claims the United States is not seeking conflict with iran but would continue to increase pressure to prevent the country from developing nuclear weapons. The Supreme Leader of iran is one who ultimately is responsible for the hostile conduct of the regime hes respected within his country his office oversees the regimes most brutal instruments including the Islamic Revolutionary guard corps sanctions imposed through the executive order that im about
A torch a few days before the official opening of the Winter Olympics as its going ahead despite 0lympics as its going ahead despite the four boycotts and strict covid i9 restrictions. We start with tensions on the ukraine border. Russia has been locked in a Military Standoff with ukraine, and weve now seen the first Major Movement of us forces in response. Some 2000 troops will be sent to poland and germany, and 1000 troops already in germany will go to romania. Heres The Pentagon Spokesman making that announcement. The United States stands shoulder to shoulder with our nato allies. The Current Situation demands that we reinforce the deterrent and defensive posture on nato s eastern flank. President biden has been clear that United States will respond to the growing threat to europes security and stability. I want to be very clear about something. These are not permanent moves. They are moves designed to respond to the current security environment. Moreover, these forces are not going
A torch a few days before the official opening of the Winter Olympics as its going ahead despite 0lympics as its going ahead despite the four boycotts and strict covid i9 restrictions. We start with tensions on the ukraine border. Russia has been locked in a Military Standoff with ukraine, and weve now seen the first Major Movement of us forces in response. Some 2000 troops will be sent to poland and germany, and 1000 troops already in germany will go to romania. Heres The Pentagon Spokesman making that announcement. The United States stands shoulder to shoulder with our nato allies. The Current Situation demands that we reinforce the deterrent and defensive posture on nato s eastern flank. President biden has been clear that United States will respond to the growing threat to europes security and stability. I want to be very clear about something. These are not permanent moves. They are moves designed to respond to the current security environment. Moreover, these forces are not going