More than a century paved the way for more frequent heat waves. We begin with the unrest in thailand where thousands of antigovernment protesters have been cleared from outside the Prime Ministers Office in the capital riot police marched on to the streets after the government declared an emergency in the Early Morning banning large gatherings tensions flared as demonstrators rallied around the democracy monument in the heart of bangkok on wednesday Rights Groups say at least 6 protest leaders and dozens of others have been arrested well scott hyla joins us live now from outside Government House in bangkok thats been a hub for those protests scott so the streets looking pretty empty behind you now talk us through what happened earlier. Definitely there any other m. T. N. Even cleaned now you know about 5 hours ago that they were removed those protesters those hardcore protesters if you call them that a few 100 of them that stayed out around the Government House area overnight and then
A curfew is declared across parts of france as europe battles a 2nd wave of coronavirus. The rebels in yemen have released 2 u. S. Citizens in exchange for 250 of their faces those released have since arrived in yemens capital after transiting through oman the white house says that humanitarian work sandra lowly businessperson Michael Goodale could im sorry have been released are the remains of a 3rd american have been retirement. Well heres a look at how we got here the efforts to end the 5 year long conflict u. N. Brokered peace talks began in stockholm in 2018 the warring sides signed a deal to swap around 15000. 00 detainees but progress has been slow nearly 1100 detainees are expected to be exchanged on thursday that ruthies will reportedly release around 400 people including 15 Saudis Coalition forces a likely to free around 700 hooty fighters last year who thinks freed 290 prisoners and saudi arabia released 128 the war in yemen has killed more than 100000 people and millions ar
Against humanity. More than 100000 homes damaged or destroyed the crane that gets underway in sudan after weeks of flooding. You see here just to go becomes japans new Prime Minister as the nation faces its biggest economic downturn because of the pandemic. And im we are hearty with all of your sports news the former head of world athletics lamine diac has been sentenced to 2 years in prison after being found guilty of corruption well bring you more on that story later this news hour. So then a 2 pronged weather assault in the United States has people fleeing wildfires in one part of the country and rushing to avoid severe flooding in another slow moving Hurricane Sally has made landfall on the gulf coast threatening to unleash heavy rain. Rain heavy heavy rain and catastrophic flooding another powerful storm also brewing in the atlantic thats hurrican teddie which could hit bermuda as early as this weekend on the other side of the u. S. Coast in oregon and the devastation is plain to
But thats raising some concern among activists. Power is gradually being restored in syria after a major gas pipeline explosion left large parts of the country without electricity for fascism now managed to put out the blaze on the arab gas pipeline just northeast of the capital damascus this was the scene a few hours ago there are no details yet on what may have caused the explosion but the oil minister is suggesting it could be an act of terror was an 100 joins us now via skype from beirut just bring us up to speed on the latest. The information that we have has been provided by the Syrian State News Agency as well as Syrian Government officials. What they have reported is that a large explosion on a pipeline in the early hours of the morning was the total blackout in many areas in and around the capital damascus there was a large fire we saw that on videos that were uploaded on social media but since then firefighters and Civil Defense teams have managed to put out the flames the sy
Raising some concert among activists. The gunman who murdered 51 people at 2 mosques in new zealand has faced survivors of his attacks in a courtroom sentencing herrings have begun for a stray and brenton tyrant prosecutors say he planned to the concert attacked carefully for years and intended to burn the 2 mosques down tired has already pleaded guilty to dozens of charges and faces a life sentence without parole using my beloved microsoft sun its like feeling the pain of labor in my one again and again it is like losing a big part of me forever every time i look in the eyes of his daughter you left fatherless at the age of 2. His wife whether he says that his brother is that building you want it for it is heart written well both of you were crying it will never go out this way some. 4th inaugural through those sisters one group. No words to go describe work my heart speak as though its the spears. Of praveen men on is bureau chief ed Thomson Reuters new zealand he joins us live from