Suspected russian mercenaries are detained in baton rouge accused of trying to disrupt an upcoming vote. And we have major sports news stories today including criminal proceedings in switzerland against the fee for president a deadline for russia to avoid exclusion from takes and Saudi Arabian investors out of their bid to buy Newcastle United after months of premier league scrutiny. That it swept across the United States killing tens of thousands of people and now the devastating effects of coronavirus on the economy is becoming clear the United States is just recorded at shoppers downturn since the 940 s. And admitted all president dollar trump is floating the idea of pushing back novembers election is often talks of the economys strength but between april and june. Its shrunk at the fastest pace on record that is down 9 and a half percent in the past week another 1400000 people applying for jobless benefits his response to the pandemic is expected to be a key election issue the us h
Indicted in 2007 on similar charges that could potentially have led to him spending life in prison if he served only 13 months in a private wing of a county jail in florida following a plea agreement under the terms of the deal investigations into his activities were ended and the extent of his crimes and who else was involved concealed the federal prosecutor who negotiated that deal with Alexander Acosta who subsequently became doldrums labor secretary he resigned following renewed scrutiny of that plea deal it would be selfish for me to say in this day and in you talking about it all heres all that in about 8 to me right now even off to epsteins release as a registered sex offender he mixed in elite circles but in july federal prosecutors ordered his arrest again his house was searched and loads troves of evidence seized its expected that civil proceedings will continue against epsteins state and perhaps the truth of who epstein was will be settled. And she happened joins us live now
Homes for sex he pleaded not guilty after being denied bail last month the 66 year old had been found unconscious in a cell with marks on his neck and reportedly placed on suicide watch however there are conflicting reports as to whether he was on suicide watch when he was found hanged in his new york jail cell Early Saturday Morning epstein worked in finance reportedly managing other peoples food chains he presented himself as a billionaire and he lived an extravagant lifestyle but the source and extent of his own money is obscure his Social Circle was extensive and influential documents show former president bill clinton britains Prince Andrew and donald trump were all acquaintances and before he became President Trump told epstein a quote terrific guy he likes beautiful women as much as i do trump said that added quote many of them are on the youngest side however since epsteins arrest the president has distanced himself i was not a fan of jeffrey yet and you watch people yesterday
A truce for the festive period after his forces launched an offense to the capital tripoli in april hundreds of people have been killed in the fighting. Still to come here. An outcry in the u. S. After a disgraced american francis found dead in jail for an apparent suicide and take a look at whats at stake in guatemala as upcoming president ial election. At home speaking is looking out stoppable ahead of the austere austrian from the details coming up later its. More than 50000 opposition protesters of ramadan russias capital the biggest demonstration of its kind in years they were protesting against the exclusion of some candidates from next months local elections more than 200 people were arrested stuff awesome reports now from moscow. This huge turnout shows that the governments crackdown is not working despite massive arrests. In the past weeks more people have gathered to demand that and to Police Violence and asked those detained to be released what started as a local election pr
A similar incident where 4 armed men were shot you killed by the israeli army and it towards the end of last week there was an off duty israeli soldier who was stabbed and killed in the occupied west bank so there is this background of heightened security concerns how this plays out here at oxford today really depends on the decision that were still waiting for from the Israeli Security forces here or to have a force at there in occupied East Jerusalem ari thank you now muslims from around the world are in mecca as the hodge pilgrimage moves into its 3rd day the Worlds Largest annual muslim gathering on saturday more than 2000000 plan the sacred hill of mount arafats they prayed and recited the koran starting on sunday theyll perform the stoning of the devil ritual some later sacrifice animals to mark the beginning of eden. Also to come here the news hour including the shadow of guns we bring you the latest on the tensions in the disputed kashmir region. And justice in hong kong contin