A pandemic as the number of cases continues to rise. An explosion kills at least 8 people and injures more than 100 others at a Religious School in pakistan. Calls for Peaceful Elections in tanzania off the violence and the arrest of an Opposition Leader in zanzibar. Welcome to the news hour well its of course exactly a week to go before the election in the United States donald trump and joe biden is spending choose day crisscrossing the country in an intense day of campaigning National Polls are giving democratic contender biden a solid lead but its a lot tighter in some of those crucial battleground states of course the coronavirus pandemic has continued to overshadow the campaigning President Trump is holding 3 mass rallies on tuesday again downplaying the impact of the pandemic hes been attempting to shift the focus on to the economy. Its troubling the number one region that observe the year because of through return that a room. 70 were going to read the great state of. Arizona yo
Says libyas warring sides have agreed to hold elections within 18 months aimed at uniting the country under one government and in armenia over a deal with us or by john to end. The fighting in the calling card about the Prime Minister says it was about preserving whats left. Welcome to the program, europe has been called a cautionary tale of the dangers of easing coronavirus restrictions. The World Health Organization issued a warning as the continent is witnessing an aggressive surge and infections more than 50000. People have now died from covert 19 in the United Kingdom and in italy. Once the epicenter of europes outbreak, 623 people died in the past 24 hours. Andrew symonds 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 wednesday overtakes figures since may in the 1st wave. Every death is a tragedy. I mea
Hello there welcome just on 3 pm here in moscow youre watching r. T. International national now we start with breaking news from france because 3 people are confirmed dead in the southern french city of nice following a knife attack this is some of the latest footage weve received from the scene several of the people have been left injured incident took place early in the morning in the city center and Authorities Say that a suspect has been arrested so lets get the latest now from Charlotte Vince he joins us from paris good afternoon again charlotte just bring us up to date then on the latest information were getting. Well this is been described as a horrific a brutal attack that took place in the heart of a church that church to the north has done basilica in the center of nice as you mentioned 3 people confirmed dead including one person that we understand was beheaded that came from a Police Source to the Reuters News Agency and it has been confirmed by the mayor of niece that the
Islam that they perceive this is coming out against islam and the the turkish president also coming out in very strong terms against the french leader. Needs a Mental Health treatment what else can be said to a head of state who does not understand freedom of belief and who behaves in this way to millions of People Living in his country who are members of a different faith. Look these are these reactions that they must be separated there is these islamic world reaction to what france has been saying and they have been saying according to muslims worldwide to many. Muslim nations what france has been saying is unacceptable simply unacceptable it is it goes beyond securing you standing for the freedom of speech goes into the realm of they believe islamophobia and then there is the other reaction the other reaction is to to these terrorist attacks to these killings and shootings and stabbings and here people say and this is you know this is across the muslim World Leaders are coming out a
A firm message that i want to share today and its equally a message of unity in france there is only one community the National Community i only want to tell all of our citizens no matter their religion whether they believe or not we must at this moment unite and not cede to the spirit of division i know that all of our citizens are profoundly shocked by what has happened and therefore i call for unity. France and germany are about to introduce nationwide lockdown its grown a virus infection rates are surging in europes 2 largest economies people will only be able to leave their homes for essential reasons. At least 140. 00 migrants have drowned in what the un is describing as the worst shipwreck of the year 60 others were rescued of the coast of senegal the vessel caught fire after sailing from st louis on saturday bound for the canary islands. A meteor and azerbaijan have exchanged dozens of bodies killed in fighting over nagornokarabakh the handover was a brief pause in hostilities