Donald trump has been accused of promoting unfounded conspiracy theories about the apparent suicide ofJeffrey Epstein. The us president , retweeted a baseless claim that bill clinton was involved in the death. The disgraced financier was found dead in his new yorkjail cell while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges involving under age girls. The fbi and the Usjustice Department have opened investigations. Chris buckler reports from washington. Jeffrey epstein was once the man at the centre of high society parties and a figure instrumental in the abuse of underage girls. His death in a new york prison, just weeks after another apparent suicide attempt, has raised many questions. Some, including the citys mayor, have called it convenient, given the countless claims about his crimes and the alleged involvement of some of his rich and famous friends. Among those retweeting conspiracy theories was donald trump. You know what, he had information on the clintons and the man ended up dead
Its midnight in london and 7 00am in singapore and in hong kong, where the International Airport has been the scene of further, violent confrontations between demonstrators and Police Officers tried to storm the terminal building only to withdraw after facing heavy resistance. At one point, a suspected chinese official was held hostage by protesters. The trouble has done nothing to quell fears of chinese intervention. President trump has claimed Us Intelligence told him that beijing is moving troops to its border with hong kong. Jonathan head reports. This was the day a self styled Democracy Movement came close to mob violence. Fearful of infiltrators, the protesters seized individuals they believed were undercover chinese officers. With emotions so raw it was hard to restrain them. For a second day they had occupied the airport and shut it down. Luggage trolleys rammed together to make effective barricades. Thousands filled the departure hall, mingling with bewildered passengers whose
Briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. Also in the programme, the number of gamblers complaining about british betting firms has risen by 5,000 in 5 years last year, punters lost a record £14. 5 billion. What do you think . Is gambling too easy . Should betting companies do more to keep players safe . Get in touch just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. Hong kong is cleaning up again after a tenth weekend of unrest as the terrotory witnesses further clashes between pro democracy protesters and riot police, in hong kong. Tear gas was fired after petrol bombs exploded near the main police headquarters. The police are due to give their daily News Conference in about four hours from now but the cheif executive carrie lam has already said the unrest has caused more damage than the 2008 financial crisis. From hong kong, heres jonathan head. This is how it starts every weekend now in hong kong. Theyve turned improvising barricades into an art form. They work wi
Its the tenth week in a row for demonstrations in hong kong and increasingly businesses are having to choose between staffs right to protest and not upsetting beijing. Over the weekend, hong kongs flagship carrier Cathay Pacific fired two airport employees and suspended a pilot for conduct linked to Anti Government protests. Its shares have fallen almost 4 percent this morning. Hong kongs chief executive carrie lam says the unrest is causing more damage than the 2008 financial crisis. In fact, the economy which has been hit by chinas trade war with the us saw growth come in at an anaemic 0. 6 in the second quarter, compared to the same period last year. Thats much less than the 1. 6 previously forecast and the weakest growth in a decade. Carrie lam warned thatjobs will be hit because of the disruption to business and has called on landlords to reduce rent to help companies. Tourism is especially important it accounts for 5 of the entire economy with the majority of visitors coming from
Values. At this time let me introduce the participants of the asked discussion today entitled theed battlegrounds of perception, courtneying threats to free and open societies. Ion heresy ali is a refrp fellow at the Hoover Institution. Served as a had minister of the Dutch Parliament from 2003 to 2006. While in parliament she focused on furthering the integration of nonwestern immigrants into Dutch Society and on defending the rights of muslim women. Larry diamond sat senior fellow at the hoover stumts and the institute for international studies. For more than six years he directed fsi center on Democracy Development and the rule of law. Where he now leads the program on arab reform and dpkz and the Global Digital policy incubator. H. R. Mckaufrt is a senior flow at the hoover stiegs 26th assistant to the president for the National Security affairs and served as a commissioned officer in the United States army for 34 years before retiring as a Lieutenant General in june of 2018. The m