External interference. Ripped apart after skidding off the runway at least 17 people are killed as an Air India Express jet crashes in catalogue plus. A huge Economic Impact those are the nations right across the region thats going to last for years. And how the Global Pandemic is ravaging tourism in the Pacific Islands. The u. S. State department has spoken out in support of a former top saudi intelligence agent who was allegedly targeted in a fall the sas evasion attempts it describes as a valued part of the job he filed a lawsuit in washington d. C. On thursday accusing saudi. Prince mohammed bin cell man of sending a hit squad to canada to try to kill him mike hanna has more. Patrick leahy was one of 4 senators who sent a letter to the white house last month in the letter the senators express their concern about what they call the abduction in saudi arabia of sardar jobbery son and daughter in his court filing our jobbery said his children now aged 20 and 21 were being held as what
Way for peace talks in afghanistan the president agrees to set free 400 taliban prisoners. Protests have erupted in cities across bella russas president aleksander local shankar claims another win to lengthen his quarter century in power but testers have set up barricades in the capital minsk while riot police have responded with stun grenades a police van drove a crowd of protesters and ambulances have been called in for the injured protesters as an internet blackout of belarus is so step vast and is joining us on the phone step i know you were out on the streets when the protests began just talk us through what youve seen. Yes well that its now well 2 oclock in the morning here in minsk and still the city is filled with with anger and frustration just only 2 hours after the polls closed the sense of people took to the streets going to a Central Square where they were gathering to protest against what they call again fraudulent elections when they tried to write their police was alrea
In this court filing recesses children now aged 20 and 21 with being hildas what he called human bait to lure him out of hiding the state department has now responded to the senators concerns in a letter to senator leahy it described. As a valued partner to the u. S. Government working closely with the u. S. To ensure the safety of americans and saudis it also states that any persecution of algebras family members is unacceptable adding that it has made repeated requests to the saudi government about the status of his son and daughter. He was an advisor to the previous crown Prince Mohammed bin i hear that in his court filing he says he left saudi arabia because he feared what would happen if and when muhammad been summoned took over the state Department Says its concerned about the alleged activities that resulted in algebras exile to canada it says that any saudi accusations of wrongdoing against him must be and i quote address through established legal channels with full transparenc
We had an i. T. Company here very times were tough before tuesdays explosion now she says she cant see any future here. I am and who. Knows. Its a good thing. That i come. From 25 years. I work here. This is the 1st time. I see Something Like that. The government has given investigators just 4 days to come up with a report into the cause of the catastrophe but now they say this small a fire ignited 2700. 00 tons of Ammonium Nitrate being stored in a warehouse next door. When the Ammonium Nitrate ignited the shock wave instantly crossed the city leaving beirut looking like a place that after just 5 seconds has suffered from years of conflict. Frustration and anger boiled over on thursday night and there were some small protests near lebanons parliament. But most people here have been focused on cleaning up the now. The government says. Reconstruction costs will run to at least 15000000000. 00. This is a country that was already on its knees because of a deep economic crisis and a curren
An Air India Express jet crashes in the Southern State of cattle. And u. S. Sanctions on home along the territories chief executive kerry lamb and 10 other chinese officials singled out over the controversial security of. The u. S. A spoken out in defense of a former top saudi intelligence agent who was allegedly targeted in a foil the assassination attempt the state departments describes as a valued partner comes a day off that all jobby filed a lawsuit in washington d. C. Accusing the Saudi Crown Prince mohamed bin someone of sending a hit squad to canada to try to kill him the state Department Says its concerned about al job these allegations and it says any persecution of his family members back in saudi arabia is unacceptable and its also being reported that interpol rejected a request to extradite algebra back to saudi. Arabia because they said it was politically motivated and well the state department comments or in a letter sent to democratic senator Patrick Leahy he requested