President Alexander Lukashenko isnt such a for a face to face meeting with Vladimir Putin. And could there be life floating amongst the clouds of venus scientists make an extraordinary discovery. Nearly 100. 00 wildfires burning across the west coast of the u. S. And now theyre becoming an election issue President Donald Trump has denied the link to Climate Change blaming Forest Management is democratic rival joe biden has called himself a climate arsonist hadija kauser has more on the story. Exhausted firefighters are doing what little they can to battle the monster inferno consuming towns and homes and lives. Mondays drier conditions are just. Wins meant no respite as nearly 100 fires continue to burn across 12 states yet these otherworldly scenes are New California has now experiencing several summers of severe wildfires realizing predictions of a climate report released by the white house in 2018 but President Trump who flew to california for fire briefings continues to deny manmad
A week slams into japan unleashing fierce winds and rain. And i will begin in belarus where Security Forces have beaten and detained dozens of protesters at a massive antigovernment rally in the capital minsk tens of thousands of people defined warnings from president Alexander Lukashenko holding protests across the country and demanding he step down they cues the authoritarian leader of rigging an election last month our correspondent Bernard Smith isnt allowed to enter the country because of reporting restrictions imposed by the government but is following the story from neighboring lithuania. There is still some safety in numbers for the 10s of thousands of protesters on the streets of medscape the ministry of interior and valorous has warned them that demonstrations are illegal closing off city squares and streets but that hasnt stopped people descending on the capitol for a 4th week of protests against the continued leadership of president Alexander Lukashenko he claims he won the
Coronavirus cases as its death toll passes 70000. And japan is battered by its 2nd powerful typhoon in a week with the Korean Peninsula forecast to be hit next. Im really well into the sports news including a huge story at the u. S. Open tennis in the past hour world number one and top seed Novak Djokovic charles been kicked out of thats all that meant after striking a mine judge with the ball. Will begin in belarus where Security Forces have beaten and detained dozens of protesters at a massive antigovernment rally in the capital minsk tens of thousands of people defined warnings from president Alexander Lukashenko holding protests across the country and demanding he step down but accuse the author of terror and leader of rigging an election last month our correspondent Bernard Smith isnt allowed to enter the country because of reporting restrictions imposed by the government it is following the story from neighboring a few ania. There is still some safety in numbers for the 10s of th
And maintaining their rage despite detention and even claims of torture and overseen dissidents continue their president ial process its makes me on the ng greer and. I just. A feel so much injustice in system. Of this false news is tokyo or lympics bosses dinara report it will be the most expensive going. And south american football bosses confirmed that next months qualifying donts for the cattle world cop will go ahead despite the pandemic. Follow the United Arab Emirates and bahrain have signed a deal to normalize ties with israel elaborate ceremony was held in washington d. C. And hosted by u. S. President donald trump who described it as a dog of the new middle east but palestinians are outraged the agreement reverses years of regional ill feeling towards israel but lacks a resolution concerning its decades old discrete dubbed the Abraham Accords by the white house the deal makes the u. A. E. And bahrain the 1st arab countries to normalize relations with israel in more than 25. 0
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