Hello and welcome. The number of people killed in the disorder thats gripped parts of South Africa has risen to 72. Police backed by the army, have struggled to contain the looting that was sparked by the arrest of former president Jacob Zuma. The main Opposition Party which supports mr Zumas Detention has said it will file charges against his children and others for inciting the unrest. Mark lobel has the latest. Gunfire. Shocking footage on Social Media shows open warfare amongst citizens in former president Jacob Zumas backyard. Ok, lets go pitting South African against South African. Looters against armed locals. Where isjohn with the shotgun . Local militia are stepping in as elsewhere the police are simply overwhelmed. It is perhaps no surprise the army has been called in, but that brings its own challenges. If they start shooting, there will be war and that is what we dont want here in South Africa. The Fire Department vehicles are being escorted by the metro police. In affected
At the Nato Summit in belgium, president biden said that China And Russia are trying to drive a wedge in the transatlantic alliance. Mr biden added that, while hes not seeking conflict with russia, nato would respond if moscow continued its harmful activities. As for china, Mr Biden laid out the groups concerns during a Press Conference with reporters this evening. We talked about the long term systemic challenges that China Plaza activities pose two hours collective security today. We agreed to do more to enhance the resilience of our critical infrastructures Around The World. Including trusted telecommunications providers, Supply Chains and energy networks. The us president also sought to underline Americas Support for the Nato Alliance striking a very different tone to that of his predecessor donald trump. Our North America Editorjon sopel is in brussels and has this report. Theres a new sheriff in town, and if nato members could have thrown Rose Petals in front ofjoe biden s motor
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hello, i m lewis vaughanjones. welcome to the programme. first this hour a deadline set by the west african regional bloc ecowas for the militaryjunta to reinstate niger s ousted president mohammed bazoum expires later on sunday. ecowas gave the coup leaders a week to restore the president or potentially face military action. meanwhile, france says it will support efforts by ecowas. niger s prime minister has been in paris saturday, meeting lawmakers and greeting protestors outside the niger embassy. he has dismissed pro coup protests taking place in his country. with the deadline only hours away, our correspondent chris ewokor reports from sokoto, north western nigeria, close to the border with niger. they are bracing for the worst. many of them were born here in nigeria but they have never been cut off from their roots in niger. the coup has caught them unawares. with the border is closed and the current political crisis, they are now separated from their families. this m
hello i m nancy kacungira. the former pakistani prime minister imran khan has called on his supporters to protest peacefully, (box)after he was found guilty on corruption charges and sentenced to three years in prison. a court in islamabad ruled that he had failed to declare income from the sale of gifts he received while in office. the verdict means he isn t allowed to hold public office for the next five years pakistan is just months away from a general election. from islamabad, caroline davies reports. sirens blaring, police truck after police truck, arresting former prime minister imran khan. pakistan s former prime minister imran khan calls for peaceful the judgment came from here. police filled every corner in islamabad s session court. mr khan says that the case is politically motivated. the court said he is dishonest. so this is after months and months of waiting, we now finally have an announcement. imran khan has been found guilty and has been sentenced to three y