From santiago. Things were going very well indeed until a group of massed vandals we dont know who they were began attacking 1st of all police and bird down a Police Church this is a church that is used mainly by chiles police force and another chapel which is a national a National Heritage site in chile very nearby they also looted shops also one of the main avenues about 700 meters from where i am right now close enough to the main protest area where we could see the smoke and smell it and hear of course the ambulances and the fire trucks that were trying to get to this area so they are clearly been marring what was supposed to be and many had hoped would be a peaceful protest. Vote counting is underway in bolivias president ial election on official early results from a bolivian t. V. Channel suggest luis r. C. Has won hes the candidate from the socialist party of former president evermore others who was forced out of office after a disputed vote last year theres anger in argentina o
Recap of the headlines this hour now police in thailand used water cannon to break through a barricade set by demonstrators in bangkok thousands of people continue to defy a ban on gatherings calling for the prime ministers resignation and reforms to the monarchy. Training sessions between person in the e. U. Appears to be on the brink of collapse of the u. K. Prime minister one business is to prepare for a no deal breaks it in new leaders say theyre willing to continue negotiating but wont seek a deal at any cost u. K. Prime ministers official spokesperson told journalists the trade talks are over since we have only 10. 00 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 all ready. And given that they have refused to negotiate seriously for much of the last few months and given that this summit appears explicitly to rule out a canada style deal i concluded that we should get ready for january the 1st wit
Democratic challenger joe biden is leading in Many National polls with just over 2 weeks before the election john hendren has more from washington d. C. Hes been playing defense all across the map in florida georgia and iowa hes been campaigning those are all states that he should have handily in his column by now but National Polls show him behind across the u. S. The latest poll i saw said 12 Percentage Points behind joe biden and hes also behind in key battleground states those include michigan in wisconsin the 2 states that hes going to now so he has been aggressive there speaking very much like hes on this steroids that he was on just days ago when he tested positive for the coronavirus standing in front of the air force one to showing people that hes back. A u. N. Arms embargo on iran has expired after 13 years it was lifted as part of the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers the us withdrew from the pact in 2018 and its voiced a strong opposition to any easing of sanctions there
Thousands of people have packed into the center of santiago as chile counts down to a referendum on the constitution protests have been mainly peaceful but there has been some violence including the burning of a church demonstrations began last october over the raising of metro phase but have grown to include a call for social change and that american attitude we see in yemen has more from santana. There are at least 2 churches that are on fire right now we just saw a fire engine go by ambulances as well running battles between a very small group of someone call them vandals others would call them extreme protesters or anarchists fighting it out with the police and there were ones who set fire to the churches one of these churches belongs or is used by the police of chile its a symbol of the Chilean Police force so they attack that 1st i can smell and see the smoke billowing behind me and so once again what had. In a largely peaceful joyous if you like demonstration that lasted all day
After midnight while people were sleeping cars we know that did look at. What is called the all of this street. Where the Old Buildings are and the eyewitnesses say that the impact is large and there are 2 rockets actually and that has been obvious with claims these rockets in fact that from the side i am mania rallies in china have turned violent ahead of the anniversary of last years massive demonstrations sunday marks one year since the protests calling for social reforms began the government was forced to call a referendum to overhaul the constitution the next week. Protest isnt thailand that ended their friday demonstration defying a government ban on gatherings for the 3rd day in a row. Calling for the prime ministers resignation and reforms to the monarchy. Protest organizers urged the crowds to return home and avoid more confrontations with riot Police French police say a teacher has been beheaded in a suburb of northwestern Paris Police Say the teacher had earlier shown cartoo