Reforms to the monarchy. Accord overturns new restrictions on nightlife intended to quell the spread of the. Health minister calls the situation regrettable. And the us president ial candidates square off from a distance. Televised events and donald trump revealed their very different views on issues from the pandemic. A michael welcome to the program british Prime Minister Boris Johnsons says talks with the European Union are over and johnson is warning the u. K. Must prepare for a no deal breaker unless there is a quote fundamental change of position he says the e. U. Wont give britain a trade deal like the one it has with canada which the u. K. Wants as well e. U. Leaders have dismissed johnsons statement as. And since we have only 10 weeks until the end of the transition period or generally the 1st i have to make a judgment about the likely outcome and to get us already and given that they have refused to negotiate seriously for much of the last few months and given that this summi
Negotiating ploy there alexander all use leaders met in brussels today what was the reaction to johnsons statement. German chancellor Angela Merkel reacted soberly with her typical no nonsense attitude saying that talks continue. To compromise but she also said that its best to strike a deal however if its not going to happen that the European Union would have to plan alternatives i tried to press her with a follow up to get a direct reaction to johnsons demands but she just told me that shes not going to negotiate with the media it was the french president who was more outspoken emanuel mccoll told the press that its not just a joke of the European Union to make Boris Johnson happy and that the british people were misled to believe that you were a peon union who needs a deal badly its the u. K. That really needs a deal mcauliffe that. I want to go back to you about something Boris Johnson spokesman has just said that the talks are over unless the e. U. Shifts thats a direct quote its
Life well planned. The freeman foundation. By judy and Peter Blum Kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for americas neglected needs. And by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Nada i am nada tawfik in new york, and this is bbc world news america. A new wave of violence in afghanistan risks reversing the progress made in peace talks. Violence in afghanistan is an everyday kind of violence afghans being killed as they leave their schools and go to work, as they are sitting in their homes. Nada police in the United States have arrested mexicos former defense minister for helping one of the worlds most notorious drug cartels laundering money and narcotics. With just 18 days until the u. S. Election can we take a look at a topic that has been largely missing from the president ial campaign and find out where the candidates stand on foreign affairs. Nada welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. The United Nations in afghanistan has warned th
In the u. S. Sets the mood for election day 3 weeks away well have a live update. Protestors in thailand that ended their friday demonstration at the defying a government ban on gatherings for the 3rd day in a row. Was. Protest organizers urged the crowds to return home and avoid more confrontations with riot Police Security forces used water cannon to break a barricade set up by demonstrators in the center of the capital bangkok where demonstrators are calling for the Prime Ministers resignation and reforms to the monarchy but highly reports from bangkok. Face to face in bangkok antigovernment protestors and thai police got into a violent confrontation 3 months in the making. The mostly Peaceful Demonstrations started in july but for the 2nd day thousands ignored the risk of arrest under emergency decree issued the day before. As promised in an announcement just after the violence began taia thordis began using everything at their disposal to stop the protests including water cannon w
And israel. And one of the biggest election wins ever in new zealand i just send our dens friendly politics abroad contrast and success. And you cease fires come into effect between armenia and azerbaijan the 2nd attempt to stop nearly 3 weeks of violence that follows renewed fighting over the disputed region of the horn or caught a bug that includes an attack on the city of guns which killed at least 13 civilians the 2 countries had agreed to a russian mediated cease fire a week ago but that collapsed within hours Bennett Smith is in armenia as capital yet about. This information about the nature says come from the armenian side it is the armenians that have been pushing for a ceasefire in the last few days is the armenians that have been losing territory to these areas these areas have taken now we understand territory that is essentially in the buffer zone between the go on or care about. This is territory that armenia has controlled since the 1994 ceasefire armenia considers it a b