Hello, im kasia madera, welcome to outside source. The entire lebanese government resigns as protests continue in beirut, after last weeks catastrophic explosion. Well have the reaction from the ground. Those protesters are very cynical that even getting rid of this government will make any difference to lebanon and bring accountability for that deadly explosion. In hong kong, pro democracy activist and media tycoon, jimmy lai, is detained the highest profile arrest yet under chinas security law. And in belarus, the clashes continue between police and protesters angry at sundays disputed president ial poll. Welcome. We start in lebanon, where just a few hours ago, the entire government resigned. The Prime Minister hassan diab made the announcement. He said the country is facing a massive catastrophe, as well as economic and social collapse. The catalyst for the mass resignation was last tuesdays explosion in beirut, which killed more than 200 people. Thousands are injured and many are
Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. In the next hour, President Trump will announce his nominee to fill the Supreme Court seat left vacant by the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Its widely expected he will nominate federal appeals courtjudge, Amy Coney Barrett. Shes known for her conservative religious views and has called abortion immoral. Supreme courtjustices are nominated by the us president , but must be approved by the senate. Our north america editor jon sopel reports. Unknown outside conservative legal circles, Amy Coney Barrett has today made a 600 milejourney circles, Amy Coney Barrett has today made a 600 mile journey from circles, Amy Coney Barrett has today made a 600 milejourney from indiana to washington with her family, a journey that will take her from experiencing to unsparing National Prominence and this mass to time. When Ruth Bader Ginsburg died, donald tru
On campuses. In the last few hours, President Trump has announced federal Appeals Court judge Amy Coney Barrett as his nominee to fill the Supreme Court seat left vacant by the death of the liberaljudge Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Ifjudge barrett is confirmed by the senate, conservative leaning justices will hold a 6 3 majority on americas highest court for the foreseeable future. Speaking in the rose garden at the white house, the president said he was honoured to be announcing the 48 year old as his nominaion to the court. I stand before you today to fulfil one of my highest and most important duties under the United States constitution, the nomination of a Supreme Courtjustice. Applause. This is my third such nomination, afterjustice gorsuch search and justice kavanagh. And it is a very proud moment indeed. Over the past week, our nation has mourned the loss of a true american legend. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a legal giant and a pioneer for women. Her extraordinary life and legacy w
Israel’s conflict with Lebanon is entering a “different phase” of “higher-intensity conflict”, in the assessment of Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr, reporting
An official Israel Defense Forces statement explained that the strikes on Lebanon were not carried out in response to any specific attack but as “part of the effort to destroy [Hezbollah’s] infrastructure in the border area.”