Territories current and former Police Chiefs are among 11 officials targeted the sanctions were prompted by president trumps executive order last month to punish china over a sweeping National Security law imposed on hong kong so a clock has more from hong kong. A beijings top Representative Office in hong kong has released this statement strongly opposing and condemning the u. S. Treasury sanctions on hong kong and this is that this reveals the unscrupulous intentions of u. S. Politicians to support anti china color chaos in hong kong thats a quote from that particular statement and that he said these particular actions are really ridiculous again another quote its now we have had some comment as well from members of the Hong Kong Government weve had no official statement from carolan as yet but weve had ministerial representation do some feedback on media press conferences on saturday morning in particular the commerce and Economics Development minister it would yeah and he said thes
Skidding off a hilltop runway and. Showing support for our vital rebate protesters in colombia stepped on the gas to rally against a Court Decision placing the president under house arrest. Welcome to the program its a decision that hong kong calls just because all and shameless theyve condemned the u. S. For imposing sanctions on the territories top leaders kerry and the current and former Police Chiefs are among the lever fishel whose u. S. Assets will be frozen the sanctions come a month after President Donald Trump stripped old kong of a special status at the time he said he was punishing china for imposing a National Security law on the city now hong kong secretary of commerce and Economic Development says the decision will put a strain on u. S. And hong kong relations. On the hong kong is an reasonable up area and i think the long run it will inflict ruin to us u. S. Interest income to as you have seen well i dont find any sort of valid reason for this blatant if youre in. A fast
Question why its taken so long. Welcome to the program afghanistans hires consultative body the loya jirga has remained as recommended that the government release of 400. 00 taliban prisoners but it says they should only be freed if they promise not to return to fighting again the release is seen as the last step to allow peace talks with the taliban to begin its now up to present a show of danny to make the final decision which could come as early as sunday. In our other top story the cleanup of lebanons damaged capital could soon give way to a new show of anger a mass protest against the government and the ruling Political Class is due to begin in the center of beirut in a few hours time search teams are still looking for 60 people reported missing after tuesdays port blast which killed 157 people shortly well speak to Bernard Smith on the search efforts but 1st this report from santa harder this is what is left of beirut port the stockpile of tons of Ammonium Nitrate that appeared t
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
At least 16 people have been killed. And hong kong chief executive carrie lam and 10 otherr officials s are sanctiononed bye u. S. Over a contntroversial securityty law. A familiar setting and a familiar story for World Champion lewis hamilton. He set the pace for the 70th anniversary grand prix. Anchor the u. S. State department has called a former top saudi intelligence official a valued partner. It comes a day after he filed a lawsuit in washington, accusing the Saudi Crown Prince of sending a hit squad to kill him. They say they are concerned s allegations and persecution of his family members are unacceptable. An extraditioned request because they said it was politically motivated. The state department comments were made in a letter to a democratic senator, who requested a formal update on the case. The department praises dr. Aljabris work with the embassy in riyadh, saying he is someone who responded aroundtheclock to threats to u. S. Interests in the kingdom. It adds, the depart