A growth target as its economy reels from the coronavirus pandemic. A massive cleanup operation in india and bangladesh after cycling sweeps through the region. Also ahead the skys not to the limits the u. S. Pulls out of a longstanding open skies arms control treaty saying russia violated it. And in sport costa rica become the 1st country in the americas to resume their professional football league. The government in hong kong says it will work with beijing to introduce a new National Security law as soon as is possible we are expecting more details later but its believed to criminalize secession foreign interference and subversion of beijings state power news of the plan has already been met with. Protests in hong kong and leading prodemocracy figures called at the end of one country 2 systems the chinese premier li announced the bill at the opening of the annual National Peoples congress its meeting 3 months late because of the pandemic also coming from the parliament for the 1st ti
Today and the title is on the line League Leaders byron could steal the deal against line 6 while dortmund host dusseldorf hoping to stay in the rate. Welcome to the program. The United States is deploying an assault ship and a Missile Battery to the persian gulf to bolster other military vessels already in the area the u. S. Of the move is in response to a possible threat to u. S. Forces in the region by iran but they didnt specify the nature of that threat iran has dismissed the claim the newly deployed vessels are the u. S. S. Arlington which transforms marines and landing an aircraft as well as Patriot Air Defense missiles they will join the u. S. S. Abraham lincoln carrier thats already there. For
more were joined by alba is a journalist and researcher based in terror on Lets Talk 1st about this u. S. Military deployment this really does increase the pressure on the iranian government doesnt it what have the response been so far. Well in addition to the economic political pressure
Hong Kong Catholics concerned about the future of the confessional. New security laws could force priests to break the seal of confession and compromise religious freedom.
Hong Kong's Catholic community has been left fearing that one of the key tenets of its faith is under threat after the passage of new security laws last month.