One of south africas most powerful politicians is due in court, accused of corruption involving multimillion dollar government contracts and popular home, but heavily criticized worldwide entente to achieve wins enough seats in parliament in parliamentary elections to form the next government. Thank you very much for joining us. We begin with reports that civilians have been massacred in northern ethiopia as fighting continues between the military and local forces in that region. Amnesty International Says hundreds may have been killed on monday. Its unable to confirm who was responsible but witnesses blame forces loyal. Busy to the great Peoples Liberation front, thousands are fleeing the violence many crossing the border into neighboring so don, the offensive against the grays. Leaders began last week after they were accused of attacking and military base called if not hundreds of civilians were stabbed to death in a small town called cutter, which is in the southwest of the degree r
A growing number of his white house. And paris orders its bars and cafes to close down as europe confronts an increasing number of new coronavirus infections. Im brian thomas could have you with us today kyrgyzstans a Central Election Commission has an old the results of last weekends parliamentary election the president is insisting at this hour that he is still in control of the country even though protesters earlier broke into government buildings and jailed freed rather his jailed predecessor now at least one person has been killed in the violent clashes that erupted overnight in the capital bishkek anger has also been growing over the results of the alike. That handed victory to 2 establishment parties an opposition politician has now declared himself the acting interior minister now despite the chaos president. Cough maintains hes still in charge he also said he was not ruling out another election. Peace in the country instability in society is more important than any politicians
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Protests demanding change economic recession and geopolitical tensions not to mention the small matter of a looming election join me Steve Clemons in conversation with leading voices on the bottom line your weekly take on u. S. Politics and society on aljazeera. Hello im daryn jordan this is counting the cost on aljazeera your look at the world of business and economics this week russia seizes control of libyas Biggest Oil Field despite losing ground moscow flounce libya with warplanes and russian. Currency crisis default hyperinflation lebanons economic paralysis devastating exposure so is it time for a marshall fund. Weaponize and data and dissent from ation to manipulate elections nations are using Artificial Intelligence to get past the best media defenses. Well despite being driven out of Eastern Libya by Government Forces backed by turkey warlord he for have to continues to blockade the countrys oil exports and with the support of russian mercenaries is seizing control of the cou
Compete with. Lucius. And staying silent for now mollys opposition agrees to stop protests calling for the president to step down. An Intelligence Report has found the British Government actively avoided looking into evidence of russian interference in u. K. Politics it says the government failed to make action even after evidence emerge of moscow trying to influence the 2014 Scottish Independence referendum the authors say its hard to prove the kremlin meddled in the. Referendum but the u. K. Was still to recognize the threat and the report warns russias cyber capability pauses what it calls and immediate threat to Britains National security while the u. K. Government insists its not being complacent when it comes to the flow of illegal russian money into the country but members of parliament the Parliamentary Committee didnt agree. What we do know about russian influence in the u. K. Is that is the new normal successive governments of welcome russian oligarchs and their money with ou