Marches foe also coming up liberia prepares for his first democratic transition of power in more than seven decades the president ial runoff pits a former soccer star against the countrys current Vice President. Im sara harman welcome to the show russian president Vladimir Putin is honoring another six year term in office and now hes been formally endorsed to participate in next years vote for his forced charm putin has decided to run as an independent to make the most of his personal popularity amongst russians or than six hundred supporters including prominent lawmakers and actors have gathered in moscow for the endorsement or support allows putin to take part in the march election as an independent candidate. These Young Russians came to see the kremlin new years tree but were treated to a surprise appearance by Vladimir Putin. One of the children had the courage to ask the president how he feels about the opposition. I got that as you never did before as positively. That i will hav
I am sarah harman. Welcome to the show. Sarah a clinton eyeing another sixyear term in office. Now he has been warmly endorsed. He is running as an independent jamaica most of his personal popularity amongst russians area more than six hundred supporters including prominent lawmakers and actors have gathered in moscow for the endorsement. This allows putin to take part in the march election as an independent candidate. If these Young Russians came to see the kremlin traits that were treated to a surprise appearance by Vladimir Putin. One of the children had encouraged to ask the president have you thought about the opposition. Positively. The opposition has little chance of victory after the countrys Election Commission barred Alexei Navalny from taking part in the vote. The Opposition Leader is considered the biggest potential threat to put in and he has called for a boycott of the election. But there is still plenty of support for clinton. More than 600 prominent russians including l
Bring also coming up. Detained in me an mar a court order is true order is journalist to be kept in custody for another fourteen days over allegations the breach the countrys official secrets act and duck duck go go go go go go go go. And not mucking around conservationists in south africa getting to grips with the reader who find a new way to keep things under invited guest said they far away from humans. Its a pleasure to be with you. In a bloody conflict that has been grinding on for years a rare moment let up in tensions ukraines forces and pro russian rebels in that countrys rest of east are exchanging prisoners ukraine Central Government is releasing three hundred six prisoners and expects the separatists to release seventy four of its captives in return while this after talks and moscow mediated by the head of the Russian Orthodox church. Well some are calling it the largest Prisoner Exchange in the east ukraine conflict david stern is in kiev david what have you heard has the p
And im adrian for again this is the news hour live from doha coming up in the next sixty minutes aid workers begin to move syrians desperate for medical care from a rebel held area of the capital damascus. The government of the philippines reaches out to help people displaced by storms and Political Violence in morocco we. May have my extends its detention of two loiters journalists by another two weeks and im far as well have all the sport including iraq or it has been smashed in one of the most grueling races and thats where. We begin in syria where aid workers have begun evacuating critically ill patients from eastern guta in the capital damascus eighteen people have died while waiting east and goes as one of syrias last remaining rebel strongholds its been under a government siege since twenty thirteen it has been the target of hundreds of airstrikes and artillery attacks thats caused severe food medical shortages for around four hundred thousand people who are trapped that last mo
Of the first to leave a rebel held town east of damascus under a deal brokered by an agency also coming up. A Large Exchange of prisoners between the pro russia separatists and the Ukrainian Government is underway in the east of the country but why is it happening now. And detained in the air and more are up for orders to reporters journalists to be kept in custody over allegations they breached the countrys official secrets act. Im sara harmon welcome to the show and thanks for joining us. Aid workers in syria have begun evacuating twenty nine critically ill people from a besieged rebel town held in eastern guta evacuations were agreed as part of a deal. Between the Syrian Government and rebels Government Troops have besieged eastern good us for more than four years u. N. Has drawn up a list of at least five hundred people including children with cancer who need to be evacuated from the south part of francesco is the president of the International Federation of the red cross earlier h