in china begins today a canadian embassy official claims he has been barred from entering the courtroom. italy, germany and france will re start the rollout of the astrazeneca vaccine after europe s medicines regulator says the jab is safe and effective. in france a new month long lockdown for paris and surrounding areas the prime minister warning the country is suffering a third wave of coronavirus welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe we start with those first top level meetings between the us and china sincejoe biden became us president. it s a chance to reset relations between the world s two biggest economies. but there s no indication so far that things are improving from the turbulence of the trump years. america s top diplomat antony blinken is meeting his opposite number yangjiechi against the snowy backdrop of alaska. and in their opening remarks, not too many warm words. today we will have an opportunity to discuss key priorities, bo
a third wave of coronavirus we start with those first top level meetings between the us and china sincejoe biden became us president. in the last half hour, us and chinese officials have begun a second round of talks. it s a chance to re set relations between the world s two biggest economies. america s top diplomat antony blinken is meeting his opposite number yang gee air chur against the snowy backdrop of alaska. beijing has said the serious difficulties of the past should not continue, but so far there s been no indication that things are improving from the turbulence of the trump years. and in their opening remarks, not too many warm words. (sots today we will have an opportunity to discuss key priorities, both domestic and global, so that china can better understand our administration s intentions and approach. we will also discuss our deep concerns with actions by china including in hong kong, taiwan, attacks on the united states, economic coercion towards our allies
also on the programme tonight. pressure grows on the first minister nicola sturgeon. it s understood the holyrood committee investigating the handling of harassment claims against alex salmond believes she misled their inquiry. the duke and duchess of sussex condemn the predatory practices of the british tabloids, after the sun paid a us private investigator to gather information about meghan markle. he says he then acted illegally. a decade after the war in syria began, the misery inflicted on a nation we look at the role of president assad during this brutal conflict. and coming up in sport on bbc news trouble at tottenham, as spurs are knocked out of the europa league late in extra time by dynamo zagreb. good evening. most of the european countries that suspended the use of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine have said they will start using it again, after the eu s medical regulator declared it safe and effective . italy, germany, france and spain are among those resumin
Hello again my names peter w. Watching the news live from my headquarters here in doha coming up in the next sixty minutes. President mugabe makes his first public appearance since the army seized power in zimbabwe. A russian veto at the u. N. Security council signals the end of an investigation into the use of chemical weapons in syria. An Australian Youth Detention Center is ordered to shut down after findings of repeated abuse of children and teenagers. Also ahead building the future well take you to the World Architecture festival with the latest innovations are on display. The leader of zimbabwes influential War Veterans Association says the game is up for the president Robert Mugabe christopher. Thats called for mass demonstrations on saturday saying mr mugabe must not be allowed to stay in power the president has made his first public appearance since the army seized power on weapons day the ninety three year old attended a University Graduation set ceremony in the capital harar
Has pressure grows for him to step down. As the robin youre watching aljazeera life my headquarters here in the heart coming up in the next thirty minutes no food no medical supplies under no help from outside emergency calls to evacuate sick syrians whove been under siege for years also lebanons Prime Minister arrives in paris as the french trying to b. D. A. The crisis in his country. Chile will be holding general elections on sunday amid widespread fears of a very low voter turnout i want to see a new one is coming up ill tell you about a new generation of candidates thats trying to make a difference. Welcome to the program we start in africa where a huge crowd is gathering in zimbabwes capital in opposition to president Robert Mugabe. It was called by the influential War Veterans Association the room. Zanu p. F. Party supporters of the Party Travelled to the running from across the country the president is fast losing support after days after the army seized power. We have it right