On the frontline of chinas coronavirus battle im in london with the top stories from europe including some of the most intense fighting in ukraine since the peak of the conflict means one soldier on the Peace Process race. And im far a smile after all the days sport including a reality check for the new Australian Open champion american 50 a candidate loses her 1st deputy to one match following her triumph in melbourne. But when talks resumes in geneva earlier to get a lasting cease fire in the bia the un envoy said he was feeling some mystic but 2200 kilometers away smoke has been rising above libyas capital further threatening the existing truce thats on most accounts is hanging by a thread diplomat scared sir james bays begins our coverage. The ports in the libyan capital tripoli under attack general have to us forces carried out the indiscriminate strikes about the same time that 5 of his representatives sat down at the u. N. In geneva for talks with 5 from the g. N. A. T. The inte
Declared winner of afghanistans president ial election 5 months after the vote took place. The u. N. Says the Syrian Government is hitting hospitals schools and camps for displaced people with air strikes in northwest syria as it keeps up its offensive to capture the last rebel stronghold close 2900000 civilians have fled conflict zones in and western aleppo since the beginning of december overwhelming aid agencies 80 percent of them are women and children forced into increasingly smaller safe areas the Un Human Rights Office says its recorded 299 civilian deaths since january the 1st around 93 percent of them caused by an Syrian Government and its allies in that time the un says 12 medical facilities and 19 schools have been directly hit or damaged by syrian and russian airstrikes with 2 hospitals hit on monday. The sheer quantity of attacks on these hospitals medical facilities schools. Would suggest to you cant all be accidental. And at a minimum even if they were accidental it show
Been infected by the corona virus but a new study finds around 80 percent of all cases are mild. And spore of the Australian Open champion suffers a shock 1st round defeat american sophia cannon loses her 1st deputy tore a match following her triumph in melbourne. We begin in libya where medical sources say 3 civilians have been killed after a rocket attacks on aaa sports forces loyal to warlord Khalifa Haftar say theyve been targeting weapons dept hose all fuel vessels have been ordered to leave for safer waters and libyas National Oil Company says they will be made into schools hospitals and power stations it comes as representatives from the countrys warring signs hold ceasefire talks in geneva on diplomatic editor jim spaced reports. The porch of the libyan capital tripoli under attack general have to say forces carried out the indiscriminate strikes about the same time that 5 of his representatives sat down at the u. N. In geneva for talks with 5 from the internationally recognize
Declared winner of afghanistans president ial election 5 months after the vote took place. We begin with breaking news on libya as the internationally recognized government pulls out of ceasefire talks off the wall o. Khalifa haftar us forces hit tripoli in a rocket attack 3 civilians were killed in the assault on the citys ports all fuel vessels have been ordered to leave for safer waters and libyas National Oil Company says there will be major disruption to schools hospitals and power stations the tripoli based government insists the u. N. Mediated meetings cannot continue until the world takes a clear stand on what it calls how fatahs violations. Well in a moment the latest from chip live with my good after one heads but 1st our diplomatic editor james bays joins us live from geneva where the talks were taking place james i dont know whether youve managed to get any reaction yet but in a way is it surprising that theyve decided to hold the talks with whats going on across in tripoli
Business with the u. S. Government agencies. Starting with breaking news out of libya this hour with the internationally recognized government has pulled out of ceasefire talks in geneva on the same day warlord Khalifa Haftar forces attacked a port in tripoli the government of national called say the attacks on civilians showed after is not serious about working towards a resolution at least 3 people were killed in wednesdays attacks tripolis port so important its a gateway for food fuel and all sorts of imports for the country and libyas National Oil Company announces there will be major disruption to schools hospitals and power stations half his forces say the target of the shelling was an arms ship believed to be the 1st such attack in this offensive the city has been under attack by half his forces since april and now all fuel vessels have been ordered to leave for safer waters as we said the attacks came on the go between the sides had been on the way in geneva the tripoli governm