Police teams to senegal to tackle criminal gangs behind an upsurge in illegal migration, prodemocracy activists, joshua warn, could be facing more jail time after pleading guilty at a trial in hong kong. Hes accused along with fellow activists agnus child, ivan lamb, of his involvement in a protest there Police Headquarters last year. It was part of demonstrations against a controversial extradition bill on this following events at the court in hong kong. At the moment the prosecutor is laying out the evidence against joshua long and the other 2. Theyre playing footage of that night on june 21st of the protesters around the Police Headquarters blockading those building. They say joshua war and the other 2 were incited the protests. They charged them with Illegal Assembly the, the video that theyre showing is of them chanting slogans and calling on the Police Commander to come out and face the public. Now, as you said, that joshua long has pleaded guilty to 2 of those charges which incl
Israeli media reporting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made a secret visit to saudi arabia. Hes reported to have met the crown Prince Mohammed bin salman. And the u. S. Secretary of state mike pompei o, who was in israel only last week, israeli Prime Ministers office isnt confirming or denying the reports from our force that in ramallah no denial and no official confirmation. But the lack of denial is pretty telling, especially given the fact that this isnt just one report. It has been pretty widely sourced by a number of israeli political journalists. And indeed, the Prime Ministers own social media comment advisor put out a tweet saying that while netanyahu is a Coalition Partner was playing politics, the Prime Minister was making peace. Now the headlines, joshua wong and 2 other hong kong prodemocracy activists have pleaded guilty to charges relating to last years protests. They will not be held in custody until sentencing next week and could face 5 years in jail. Any 40000 e
Becoming the next president he has 264 Electoral College votes 270 needed for victory. Is making false claims that if only legal votes were counted hed win the election he says legal challenges may end up in the Supreme Court christine salumi has more from philadelphia joe biden ahead in pennsylvania by just over 5000. 00 votes thats a 10th of a percentage point still a very close race here but the ballots are continuing to be counted particularly here in philadelphia where biden has been winning 87 percent of the vote that lead is expected to expand as it does the president has been attacking the poll workers here the credibility of the county and launching legal challenges House Speaker nancy pelosi has already called joe biden the president elect while lashing out at donald trump. It appears that the trump administered will use its final moments in office and the desperate last step to destroy every possible protection for American Health and well being so many people have said to m
But theres just a possible breakthrough in talks to end. Fighting in libya, rival sides agreed to hold elections within 18 months. Ukraines president has been hospitalized after contracting coronavirus voting as in skin, else he had coronavirus 3 days ago. A president ial spokesman told the Reuters News Agency the decision to go to hospital was so is it in could isolate quote, accurately, it comes as ukraine reported more than 11000 new infections in the past day, a record pushing the total number of past huff, a 1000000 as countries and governments across europe struggle to contain a rapidly spreading 2nd wave, the World Health Organization is warning them not to the 1st reactions to fast. The agency says that could result in a major spike in cases, anderson as reports for the u. K. Its another landmark in the spread of covert and its causing a lot more than 50000. 00. People who tested positive have died. Britains total of dead is now the highest in europe. Nearly 600. 00 deaths on w
No more. No more than 18 months. U. N. Led to a preliminary role for libya aimed at ending a decade of violence. Also this hour as Coronavirus Infection soar last year of the World Organization warns against lifting receptions quickly and a controversial plan to turn a World Heritage site in indonesia into a Jurassic Park style tourist attraction. Forces golds mosque is finally gets underway for a 7 month delay. All eyes are on big number who is aiming to win back to back mages out driving his opposition. Thank you very much for joining us. We begin this news hour in ethiopia, where the Prime Minister says military gains have been made in the northern teague, a region where the federal government is battling local forces. But the conflict is raising fears of a humanitarian crisis. Phone lines are cut off and transport has been halted in and out of the region. If the opium Prime Minister abu ahmed says the military offensive had, quote, liberated the western part of to gray. And the reg