Take a back seat will the president ial candidates ever hit the road and so their brand of politics to americans before the vote follow the u. S. Elections on a. Conference defeat groups in the south paris bound to continue fighting in the sad region the pledge follows the killing of french aid workers in the jack but his friends capable of confronting the fighters and how big a threat they pose to peace in west africa this is inside story. Hello welcome to the program. Struggle to cope with the years of attacks by armed groups that have killed thousands and forced many more from their homes areas around the capital and the army will largely consider secure but on sunday gunmen on motorbikes targeted at Wildlife Sanctuary a short drive from the city 6 friends humanitarian aid workers were shot dead along with their night driver and their guide as they have visited a protected. The leaders of both france and the can down the attack as cowardly and ordered a military operation to find th
President donald trump set off alarm bells in america last week when he talked about delaying the upcoming election after the corona virus Pandemic Public Health officials recommended that people avoid long lines at polling stations and mail their ballots and instead the trumpeters juggernaut media machine have been relentless in discounting the credibility of mail then ballots climaxing in a tweet last week where he floated the idea of actually delaying elections day which is set for november 3rd that idea was quickly killed by the white house but the fears remain especially after he said that hell wait and see if he accepts the Election Results today were joined by someone whos been involved in american politics for decades Sidney Blumenthal is a veteran journalist whos worked with leading publications like the New York Times the new republic and the guardian and hes an author whos writing a landmark series of books on the life and times of americas 16th president president Abraham L
Its a family that has been at the heart of power in sri lanka for years now that aim to strengthen the whip as voters go to polls so how crucial is the election this time and why does sri lanka matter this is inside story. Hello welcome to the program. Or not to buy and behind the. 2 brothers who have long shaped sri lankas politics theyre known for their role in and during the 26 year war against tamil separatists now seeking to extend their familys rule over the island nation president go to bias party aims to win a 2 thirds majority in wednesdays parliamentary election he needed to amend the constitution and restore president ial powers curve and the changes to legislate into 1015 the Prime Minister mahinda wants to be reelected many fear fractures within the opposition could help the road when are trite such a victory would concern defenders of human rights who accuse them of abusing power cracking down on the stand. On this report from colombo. Well indeed i think his son dylan wa
Will pay the price this is a promise to the martyrs and the injured this is some National Commitment 100. 00 honey phase a former Lebanese Health minister hes been helping treat the injured and spoke to us a little earlier. I was sitting at my home i told my family shouted take tears theres an earthquake and immediately in my favorite place everything collapsed. Naturally i skipped i left family and jumped to the hospital to save lives we are in a very bad situation economically medical supplies sort of everything we managed to cope but the investigation is beyond any description people to want to think of homes there are times when we have pressure injuries there were a couple of cars their heads maybe they hit well hear what they hit somewhere people from. A injuries because you can see their faces are swollen as a direct and less injured is fragments of people you know beirut is a very crowded city if you are passing on a street and immediately want to offer glasses collapses then y
Remembering victims of hiroshima japan marks 75 years since the worlds 1st atomic bomb killed 140000 people. And under the shadow of the Pandemic Police in argentina are tightening a rise in crime. Welcome to the program a dying humanitarian situation is coming into focus in lebanon 2 days after a large explosion tore through its capital there are concerns about Food Security after the destruction of beirut support which is the main route for supplies coming in the country imports up to 80 percent of its food and the economy minister has warned that lebanon is not financially capable of dealing with the impact of the explosion and will need International Help several countries are already dispatching about agency 8 including food and fuel to mobile hospitals a medical personnel senator is in beirut with more the ongoing rescue and recovery missions. Dozens remain missing Search Operations are continuing we are outside beirut court the site of the massive explosions that the steroid muc