In libya, talks wrap up in june as with rival groups agreeing to a date Holding National elections, but not on a unity government to lead them that hand. Im joined now in county mayo. Joe bidens. Great, great, great grandfather was born here, making the United States president elect the world. What can he help submitting to u. K. E. U. Trade deal and preserve the peace in northern medias Prime Minister, nicola is resisting pressure to resign. Following days of anger over a peace deal with us about john, he took responsibility for the concessions made in the going back and said his main priority is stability and secure agreements, media and control of several disputed areas to the 1st group to leave district. Lets go by what else to the Prime Minister have to say in this National Address . Well, i think the most important is that he took responsibility for all happened during this war and something weve heard a lot of complaints about over the past few days. People saying, well, hes bee
Americans from doing business with companies connected to the Chinese Military. Beijing meanwhile congratulates president elect joe biden plans for a permanent cease fire and foreign fighters to leave libya. Well have the latest on the talks and so on. In sports, on the wood stews in title contention of to day one of the masters, the defining champions. Well placed at the final major of the year. Well, we begin this news out in ethiopia where there are reports. Hundreds of people have been killed as fighting continues in the northern tikrit region. Amnesty International Says civilians have been massacred, but they havent confirmed who is responsible. Witnesses there. Blame forces loyal to the to great and Peoples Liberation. Front. Thousands are already fleeing the violence. Many of them, a crossing the border into neighboring stude on the offensive against to graze leaders began last week after they were accused of attacking a military base. Because if not, hundreds of civilians were
A nation on edge making no mention though the shooting of protestors in africas largest city. And french scientists warn corona virus is spreading much faster now during the 1st week. Here as President Donald Trump and Democratic Party nominee joe biden have held their 2nd and final debates less than 2 weeks before the election the threats of having their microphones muted largely deters interruptions making for a less chaotic events than the 1st they still spars about the Coronavirus Response racism in america and accuse each other of corruption White House Correspondent Kimberly Hall could reports from nashville. It was a stark contrast from the 1st debate fury interruptions and more substantial discussion with the 2 president ial hopefuls donald trump and joe biden who mostly respected the rules the moderator even earned a rare compliment from the u. S. President so far i respect very much the way you handle it this is the debate opened with a disagreement over. The handling of the
Learned and studied and understand the disease learning to live with it cmon were dying with donald trump and joe biden clash on familia issues but the 2nd and final debate is more civil than the 1st the Foreign Ministers of armenia and azerbaijan meet separately with the u. S. Secretary of state might compel you to defuse tensions over not going to cover. Its been praised as historic but received by many with caution libyas warring sides of agree to what the u. N. Is calling a permanent ceasefire it was signed in geneva to delay a decade of conflict triggered by the downfall of the longtime leader moammar gadhafi. Today is a good day for the libyan people. At 11 15 am this morning here in the u. N. Headquarters in geneva the 2 libyan delegations to the 5 plus 5 joint military commission talks signed a complete countrywide and permanent cease fire agreement with immediate effect or here are some of the terms of that agreement military and armed groups must leave the front lines and all
Is a catastrophe civil war proxy war coronavirus islam is tara from syria that alone the drowning of those seeking asylum only this week and now compounded by bitter political strife in tripolis u. N. Backed government joining me now via skype from rome is acting special representative and head of the United Nations support mission in libya 70 Turco Williams 70 were going to going underground before i ask anything about the political situation obviously people are going to want to know how coronavirus its obviously impacting hard on britain when the highest per capita or death rate how is it affecting libya which is obviously the subject of civil strife and a proxy war well the coronavirus situation in libya is quite so worrying you know we we believe that it is stired clean out of control in the country the number of confirmed cases is close to or at 25000 today which over Something Like a lab and 1000 cases are active and there are nearly 400 deaths that have been recorded houser hun