question, isn t it, which way do they go? question, isn t it, which way do they go? my expectation is that they will do they go? my expectation is that they will go do they go? my expectation is that they will go somewhere l do they go? my expectation is| that they will go somewhere in between, they will not turn to the full obama engagement policy although ironically president biden was the vice president biden was the vice president then and he fully supported that policy, but i don t think the biden administration is ideological are committed to keeping the status quo, in fact during the campaign here in miami, then candidate biden promised to remove restrictions on remittances by cuban americans remittances by cu ban america ns to remittances by cuban americans to cuba and also make it easier for people to travel, a third policy option might be to reopen the us embassy in havana so that people in cuba can actually get legal visas to migrate, none of those things have been chan
this is bbc news, the headlines: the cuban opposition says dozens of activists have been arrested since sunday, when thousands of people joined the biggest protests in decades against the island s communist government. many were detained at the demonstrations, others were picked up from their homes. president diaz canel has blamed the united states for the unrest. at least a0 people have been killed in a fire at a iraqi hospital treating coronavirus patients, in the city of nassiriya. health officials say the fire is now being brought under control but dozens of patients are said to be missing. south africa s governing anc party has warned that continuing violent demonstrations will have a devastating economic impact on the country. troops have been deployed to protect property, as protestors set buildings on fire and looted shops. the violence was triggered by the jailing of the former president, jacob zuma.
gesture politics. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. opponents of cuba s communist government say dozens of activists have been arrested after thousands of people joined the biggest protests in decades. some were detained at the demonstrations, others were arrested at their homes. the protests called for democratic freedoms and criticised the handling of the coronavirus pandemic. president miguel diaz canel has blamed the united states embargo for the unrest. he said it was aimed at encouraging dissent and social unrest. our north america editor jon sopel has more. libertad! libertad , the crowd in havana shouts, orfreedom.
opponents of cuba s communist authorities say dozens of activists have been arrested since sunday s anti government demonstrations on the island. at least 50 people have been killed in a fire at a iraqi hospital treating coronavirus patients, in the city of nassiriya. dozens of patients are missing. the aftermath of england s last gasp defeat to italy in the euros final at wembley has been dominated not so much by the performance itself, as by the racist abuse aimed at three players, who missed their penalties at the end of the match. the manager gareth southgate described the highly offensive language as unforgivable . the prime minister said those responsible should crawl back under the rock they came from. one of the players targeted, marcus rashford, said he will never apologise for who he is. our sports editor
this is bbc news, our top stories: in cuba, the biggest protests against the communist government in decades, president biden says the protests are a clarion call for freedom. at least a0 people have been killed in a fire at a iraqi hospital treating coronavirus patients, in the city of nassiriya. dozens of patients are also missing. south africa s president appeals for an end to days of violence and looting, sparked by the jailing of his predecessor. the england footballer tyrone mings, criticises the british home secretary, for condemning the racist abuse directed at his team mates, after she had previously called taking the knee