2nd coming. To thailand started by. Process heads to the kingdom. Pulling out all the stops to welcome. Welcome. Its good to have you with us now it may not look like it but hong kong is headed to elections the elections for District Councils ordinarily arent a centerpiece of the citys political felon but this time around theyve been seen as a referendum on the protests its also the only chance locals could have of being in a position to affect the election of the next chief executive of a correspondent phoebe kong reports from hong kong. Luncheon is getting ready to hit the campaign trail as a newcomer to politics the 27 year old is not taking the conventional route the guy for which i tell him i organize weekly runs in my neighborhood. And i hope we can keep everyone healthy because we need to be fit to be able to cope with the chaos here it is really sad lammas running for a District Council sees together with other young protesters over half of the candidates from the opposition ca
The future of the country behind on time. P. S. Needed seem ridiculous drama there to me its all about a box i might show join me to meet the jetman from d. W. Post. 1000000000 euros were pledged last little as happened. Today needs 20 African Leaders in the berlin to revive the compact with africa. Investment program to get german businesses involved on the continent. And how a German Company trains its customers in ghana to get business moving. On the shoulder 12 miners have been killed in a gas explosion in a coal mine. Chinas Shaanxi Province devastating accidents like this this one are a recurring phenomena. As business africa on the. German chancellor Angela Merkel is hosting more than a dozen heads of state from across africa a high level Investment Conference here in berlin today the compact with africa set up by germany and 2017 to promote private investment and Job Opportunities on the continent in return for Economic Reforms in the last years summit 1000000000 euros were ple
Minister pleads not guilty to corruption charges as he and 15 other officials appear in court and why dont hold a National Assembly session in the streets as venezuela recovers from another mass blackouts. And in sport audience cricketers are getting ready to make history there at her parents place in a test match for the 1st song. Bombastic politician who led the campaign for brics it now has to deliver it Boris Johnson has won the race to the u. K. s ruling party i will become Prime Minister on wednesday is vowed to take the u. K. Ause of the e. U. By the end of october come what may but he also needs to unite a divided party and an even more divided nation me foka reports. It was a 2 horse race but theres only have a been one front runner Boris Johnson demolished his rival foreign secretary jeremy hunt with double the number of votes to become leader of the conservatives and on wednesday the country its now repair a party and the nation torn apart by bricks it deliver bricks it unit
we start this hour with a special report from ukraine, from the southern port of kherson, which is under increased bombardment from russian forces, and where today the maternity ward of a hospital was among the places being shelled. kherson is often called the gateway to crimea and because of its strategic importance, was one of the first places taken by russian forces at the start of the war. it was liberated last month, in a significant gain for ukrainian troops. but civilians are now living with a daily onslaught of russian shelling. our correspondent yogita limaye has spent the last four days in kherson, with colleagues imogen anderson, sanjay ganguly and mariana matveichuk, and they sent this special report. a warning, it contains distressing images. kherson is being pounded. this where one of more than a0 mortars fell in a single day. a city haunted by relentless attacks. another shell hit near by between a block of homes. as the firemen worked, we heard the sound of
Nominated formally for a record fourth term also coming up. Here to stay here russias parliament signs off on a deal to extend its lease of a syrian naval port the move secures moscow a port for its fleet in the western mediterranean and a presence in the ms east. And clashes erupted in perus capital after expresident ill bet a whole team already has been pardoned for medical reasons the move causing an uproar protesters accuse perus current president of political opportunism issuing the pardon to save his own career. Great to have you along supporters of president Vladimir Putin are. Just to nominate him as their president ial candidate later today all unlike in previous elections putin will be campaigning as an independent in next years ballot instead of running for his United Russia Party his nomination comes a day after his main critic Opposition Leader alexina vali was barred from joining the president ial race of all he says officials are trying to stifle any possible challenge t