Treaty with the e. U. A move that downing street admits would break International Law. This is the weekly here on R T International where we bring you the days top news along with the breakdown of the biggest headlines from the past 7 days. We start with belarus where crowds are gathering for yet another weekend of unrest theyre calling for the resignation of president Alexander Lukashenko more than a month after the contested election which the opposition claims was rigged when the 250 people have reportedly been arrested in minsk in the past few hours our correspondent earlier reported on the build up to sundays march. Well there is there is a lot of tension there is apprehension from from the Early Morning at 2 oclock protesters were supposed to gather here in downtown downtown this is where the march was supposed to start but police beat them to the punch you can see all the while the side streets blocked by Security Service agents by by police even the military i believe they beat
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A move that downing street admits would break international on. A very warm welcome to the weekly this hour where well bring you the days top stories along with the news that shape the week just on. We start with fellow roofs were crowds are gathering for yet another weekend of on rest across the country theyre calling for the resignation of president Alexander Lukashenko more than a month after the contested election which the opposition claims was rigged more than 250 people have reportedly been arrested in minsk in the past few hours our correspondent ryan gosling earlier reported on the build up to sundays march. Well there is there is a lot of tension there is apprehension from from the Early Morning to 2 oclock protesters were supposed to gather here in downtown downtown this is where their march was supposed to start but police beat them to the punch you can see all the all the side streets blocked by Security Service agents by by police even the military i believe they beat the
A moment. But. Charged with undermining National Security better russian protest leader Maria Kolesnik over could go to prison for up to 5 years. 100 pound has a new Prime Minister the emperor has a preview actually had a suit as appointment his priorities include fighting the pandemic and reviving the economy. With the sports news the former head of world since found guilty of corruption. Was sentenced to 2 years in prison at the trial in paris the full story coming up. Now a 2 prong to whether assault in the United States has people fleeing wildfires in one part of the country and rushing to avoid to be a flooding in another. Slow moving Hurricane Sally is a nation heavy rain and catastrophic flooding on the gulf coast and another powerful storm is also brewing in the atlantic hurricane teddy could have been near as early as this weekend and theyre just 2 of 7 storms currently moving across the atlantic with 5 of them categorized as Tropical Storms its only the 2nd time on record tha
A change in style but not in substance japans new Prime Minister expected to continue his predecessors agenda. Thank you for joining us a slow moving storm is pummeling parts of the u. S. With torrential rain and winds of up to 165 kilometers an hour former hurrican and now Tropical Storm sally is the 2nd powerful storm to hit the gulf coast in less than 3 weeks and more are on the way 7 storms are currently brewing in the atlantic. Sally made landfall early on wednesday between alabama and florida flooding homes and streets along the coast half a 1000000 homes and businesses have lost power moving at an agonizingly slow pace of about 5 kilometers an hour sally will make its way to central georgia. Where forecasters are warning of serious flash flooding losing strength she is expected to continue on a curved pass across South Carolina before petering out on friday at the bottom of North Carolina alexy obrien reports. Early morning in mobile alabama brought a battering from Hurricane Sa