Live from our studios in moscow this is R T International im sean thomas certainly glad to have you with us. Right now the e. U. Foreign policy chief has condemned the alleged poisoning of alexina calling it an assassination attempt the russian opposition figure is in a medically induced coma and on a ventilator in a berlin hospital 2 weeks after being airlifted from russia berlin said on wednesday he had been poisoned with nerve agent russia is calling for a dialogue stating it has still not received any data from germany on the findings reporting on the International Fallout from the alleged poisoning of. Well im glad merkel speaking here in berlin alongside the swedish Prime Minister stefan levin briefly touching on alexina valmy and saying that how germany would respond to russia depended on russia right now and how it responds to those allegations that came out on wednesday as it stands moscow is far from happy with berlin at the moment in the way that that announcement on wednesd
Breaking ground on stirring controversy indias Prime Minister lays the foundation of a hindu temple on the ruins of a 16th century mosque plus. Im lawrence lee in the northwest of england at the height of the tourism season some hoteliers a warning that the livelihoods of being put to rest because some visitors are failing to follow basic guidelines to control the spread of the virus and i. V. To stem it with their sport or f. L. Nobel confirms he will not defend his u. S. Open title later this month because of coronavirus feels. Its almost exactly 24 hours since that huge explosion ripped through the port of beirut causing extensive damage across the lebanese capital the destruction has been so widespread that song according. A catastrophe is a live picture of the scene right now where theres been a recovery operation underway we know that at least 113 people have been killed and more than 4000 injured and nearly 300000 people have lost their homes lebanons president has promised a fa
Central government and. Im lawrence lee in the northwest of england at the height of the tourism season some hoteliers a warning that their livelihoods are being put at risk because some visitors are failing to follow basic guidelines to control the spread of the virus and i mean wellings who to sports news and a major setback for the u. S. Open tennis tournament rafael nadal confirms he wants to find his title this month in new york because of coronavirus fans. We begin this news in lebanon where politicians have declared a 2 week state of emergency in beirut following tuesdays devastating explosion the death toll continues to rise 135 people are now confirmed dead 80 others are still missing around 5000 people injured several port officials are being put under house arrest from beirut and as a result a honda begins our coverage. The people of this disaster stricken city are starting to assess and come. They hand the extent of the damage of a blast that was far more destructive than a
And our sunday morning edition of the papers is at 9. 35 this mornings reviewers are the property and personal finance commentator, anne ashworth, and the independents features writer james rampton. The australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, has acknowledged public anger at his decision to go on holiday while his country faces a bushfire crisis. On holiday while his country mr morrison said if he could go back, he would have made a different choice. The fires are expected to worsen, with more hot, dry weather expected. Mr morrison did acknowledge the role of Climate Change, it but said warming temperatures couldnt be connected to any single fire. Gareth barlow reports. This is the remarkable, almost apocalyptic scene facing firefighters tackling australias deadly and devastating wildfires. Fire chiefs described saturday as an awful day. As thousands of personnel tackle raging infernos, the countrys Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, has been heavily criticised for being on holiday in
As the queens speech spells out the ambition of borisjohnsons new government. My governments priority is to deliver the united kingdoms departure from the European Union on the 31st of january. One of the worlds biggest free trade agreements, the us mexico canada deal, is set to be passed by the us congress anytime now. Well be live in new york with all the latest. Yesterday, donald trump was impeached by the house of representatives. Next comes a trial in the senate. But today, democrats are saying theyll hold off sending the articles of impeachment to the Senate Unless republicans change their terms. Well have more on that in a moment, but first in the last hour President Trump has been speaking. I dont feel like i am being engaged, because its a hoax, its a setup, its a horrible thing they did. They happen to have a small majority and they took that small majority and they took that small majority and they forced people and they said, oh, no, we dont want to talk to anybody, they pu