The chancellor is the e. U. In danger of becoming too german and in turkey 20 saudi nationals are being tried in absentia for their role in the killing of journalist john to show. And the mysterious fate of fox one of the elephants an investigation is underway into what is killing hundreds of them in the country. Im sara kelly walked into the program well get to our top stories in just a moment but 1st we want to bring you some breaking news french president at wafa leap has handed in his governments resignation to president Emmanuel Mccall now felipes decision to stand down paves the way for a reshuffle which was widely expected there was no indication as to why. Felipe will stay on as the head of a new government and we will of course bring you more on this story as we get it while meantime the u. S. Has reported a Record Number of new corona virus infections where there were 55000 new covert 1000 cases on thursday that is as the country gears up for a Holiday Weekend the 4th of july
Indian Prime Minister modi face a surprise visit to troops in the region that recently saw a deadly confrontation with china. And the mysterious fate of elephants an investigation is underway into whats killing hundreds. Welcome to the program its all change at the top of the french government the countrys new Prime Minister has just been named as sticks he was responsible for coordinating frances reopening strategy after its coronavirus lock down earlier the previous Prime Minister it was philip and in his governments resignation to president philips decision to stand down as pave the way for a reshuffle which have been widely expected president mark all had promised to chart a new course for his last 2 years office term that will focus on efforts to relaunch the french economy. Lets go straight to paris and bring in. What do we know about the new man who is. Hes a 55 year old senior Public Servant hes also been reelected as mayor of a town in Southern France recently in the recent mu
Recording nearly 50000. 00 king says in a single day leaving many states rushing to return to the lock down plus its been a cathedral of mosque and a museum now is temples famous i associate it could become a mosque again a controversial and political move that could have implications for the worlds 2 largest religious. Im its good to have you with us it has been 23 years since the u. K. Left hong kong now britain is offering hong kong a ticket as well the u. K. Says it will allow permanent residency to up to 3000000 people from hong kong Prime Minister Boris Johnson made the offer to the former british colony after beijing imposed a Controversial National security law all the new law outlaws public displays of Pro Independence sentiment offenders could face life in prison if convicted. Oh that tensions in hong kong on the rise one day after beijing implemented its controversial security law the Civil Liberties hong kong this had been promised and to 2047 gone london says beijing is gu
Im all minister thanks for joining us its been 23 years since britain handed over control of hong kong to china now the u. K. Is offering hong kong as a ticket out of the British Government says it will allow permanent residency to up to 3000000 people Prime Minister Boris Johnson made the offer to the former british colony after beijing imposed a Controversial National security law and hong kong the new law forbids public displays of pro independent sentiment and offenders could face life in prison if convicted. Ill go that tensions in hong kong on the rise one day after beijing implemented its controversial security law the Civil Liberties hong kong this had been promised and to 2047 gone london says beijing is guilty of what is described as a clear and serious violation of a treaty that paved the way for hong content over from britain to china in 1997 and close to 3000000 hong kong residents have been promised a pathway to british citizenship bases for our International Relations we
Planned across the u. K. But there are fears of a confrontation right groups. Plus why some and seasonal farmworkers dried up so many in turkey and the winter of discontent may follow. And im going to school says former pakistan cricket captain Shahid Afridi becomes the latest high profile sportsman to test positive for corona virus. So then we begin in beijing where a district in the Chinese Capital is on high alert after dozens of people there tested positive for corona virus at the 1st after 2 months of no infections in the city a wholesale market and 11 neighborhoods in its vicinity have been placed under lockdown after testing 45 people at the market were positive for cavan 1000 officials in that beijing district say they are on a war footing to contain the virus and Chinese Capital is also delaying the reopening of some schools as a result lets go straightaway to katrina you joins us live now from beijing and katrina tell us more about this new a cluster of cases in beijing and h