Of justice over the crackdown on muslim arrangers aljazeera sheds new light on some of the alleged crime and current pressure in the pacific we travel to the tiny island nation of allow to find out exactly whats at risk. So in hong kong the polls are open for local elections and in just the past hour chief executive kerry cast her vote this poll is seen as a test for her probation government following months of demonstrations this is amazing a record 4100000 people have registered to vote 7000000 people in all of hong kong which would make it the biggest turnout since the territory was returned to china from britain in 1907 speaking to the media caroline was appealing for a peaceful vote. We are facing an extremely challenging situation in organizing this years elections but im pleased to say that with the concerted efforts of all parties including of course over 30000 Civil Servants in many departments working today we should have a relatively peaceful and vironment to conduct these e
Election calling it a radical agenda for the u. K. Also ahead breathing new life into the worlds coral reefs the Pacific Waters of Public Housing a big. Sports saudi arabia. And next month Club World Cup after being crowned champions and its a heros welcome for the new south american champs and brazil. Votes are now being counted in hong kongs District Council elections which have seen the largest out in the citys history more than 2900000. 00 people of cast their ballots thats over 70 percent of all registered voters now these local elections usually attract little attention but this time it being seen as a referendum on hong kongs government and a test of support for prodemocracy protests in a moment well go live to rob mcbride in hong kong 1st though with our story. In a hong kong neighborhood hardest hit by battles between protesters and Police Voters in cast last minute just moments before the polls closed on a record breaking day for hong kong elections the highest voter turnout
Media magnates Michael Bloomberg joins the crowd of democratic president ial field saying his moderate credentials are the best bet to take on donald trump. Thank you for joining us early results from hong kongs District Council election show the prodemocracy camp has won significantly more seats than probate jane candidates votes are still being counted on monday morning following a record turnout of more than 71 percent Council Elections are typically uneventful but this year theyre being seen as a gauge of the popular mood following months of political arm rests lets get the latest from soccer in hong kong for assad bring us up to date with the latest results 1st. Also the answer mention the prodemocracy groups so the cant have had a landslide victory on the latest count of the. The seats in these district elections until sunday the probation held the majority big clearly hong kong is waking up to a new beginning in the District Council landscape and now as you mention nearly 300000
With sports and football jose marino leads his new team tottenham to a big win in the English Premier League. The Us State Department has released records related to its dealings with ukraine the near 100. 00 page document was only made public after a freedom information lawsuit was brought by an ethics watchdog so it confirms multiple contacts between the secretary of state mike pompei o and Donald Trumps personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani earlier this year those exchanges took place in the months before then u. S. Ambassador to ukraine marie bitch was recalled it supports testimony at the impeachment inquiry that senior officials were aware of efforts to pressure kenya and to investigating Donald Trumps rival joe biden all right so lets go to john hendren for more on this hes live for us in washington d. C. Tell us what else was in these documents john. Well as you know there are a call logs in these documents you were talking about those contacts between Rudy Giuliani and the officials i
And with his country in the grip of massive protests colombias president begins what hes calling a National Dialogue. The big. Thank you for joining us prodemocracy candidates in hong kong have won an unprecedented and symbolic victory in District Council elections voters turned out in record numbers after almost 6 months of protests that have cause a territorys worst political crisis in decades live to soft rock in hong kong in just a moment but 1st this report from scott hyde. In a sweeping victory prodemocracy candidates made huge gains in hong kongs District Council elections gaining control from pro beijing parties. The voters sending a clear message in the 1st polling since the protest movement began. Even before the polls closed it was clear that this was an extraordinary election and a record breaking day for hong kong elections the highest voter turnout ever over 70 percent of registered voters cast their ballots after nearly 6 months of at times violent demonstrations the pol