Announced that theyll normalize relations at a white house meeting their leaders also committed to opening embassies in jerusalem. It has one of the worlds lowest ages of consent we look at the fight to protect young girls in the philippines. And in sport leno messi is to remain a boss on a player messi says hes changed his mind about wanting to leave to avoid a legal dispute with the club. Commemorations have been held in lebanon marking one month since a catastrophic explosion tore through the capital beirut people poorest in a moment of remembrance at 6 o 8 pm thats the time almost 3000 tons of Ammonium Nitrate ignited in the ports sending a devastating blast wave across the city 200 people died and thousands will. One of the many buildings reduced to rubble one is now the focus of a search for a possible survivor off the signs of life were detected on thursday but so far scans of the building a fail to find anyone alive what we have seen so far is unfortunately no trace of any big
Autonomy. A moment is of good to have you with us u. S. President donald trump is dismissing allegations that russia paid bounties to taliban linked fighters to kill u. S. Troops in afghanistan and claims that his administration failed to act on the intelligence its not clear how many u. S. Casualties in afghanistan are under suspicion but the white house is coming under increasing pressure from lawmakers of both parties to provide answers. 3 American Marines killed by a car bomb in afghanistan planted by the taliban the radical Islamist Group allegedly received a bounty for the i. P. O. 2019 attack thats according to a report by the New York Times which details a Money Transfer from russian. Intelligence services to a bank account linked to the taliban the American Secret Services have reportedly known about the transfer for months the allegations have set the white house on the defensive did President Trump know about the alleged russian bounty as the New York Times article suggests.
As president from dismisses reports that russia paid to have u. S. Troops killed in afghanistan and that the white house failed to take the intelligence seriously. Mommy and is of good to have you with us more than 300 people have been arrested in hong kong at a banned demonstration reports say at least 10 arrests were made under a new controversial security law imposed by beijing the law makes it illegal to advocate independence from china and carries stiff penalties up to life in prison prodemocracy activists worry this could be the end of hong kongs autonomy. Despite the new law and a ban on holding marches doing the corona pandemic hundreds of protesters showed up. After a short warning it just took minutes for the police to roll into action i one protester was arrested for holding the hong kong independence flag dozens more were arrested later. At a News Conference prodemocracy lawmakers found themselves in a peace sign a situation now not allowed to speak english or address the m
And the trumpet ministration under fire for allegedly ignoring intelligence reports suggesting russia offered a bounty to have u. S. Forces killed in afghanistan and the Indian Government has revamped its strategy aimed at slowing the countrys rising coronavirus cases but does that have any impact. Im sorry kelly welcome to the program hong kongs former colonial ruler the u. K. Is offering a safe haven to a round 3000000 eligible residents as fears grow over political oppression in the territory london says that it would grant residency rights to those born before 997 while hong kong was still under british rule. This announcement coming as Hong Kong Police made hundreds of arrests under a sweeping new security law imposed by beijing. Hong kong activists say their freedoms are being eroded however beijing says the law is necessary for the city to prosper and that many countries welcomed this. Move on behalf of 53. 00 countries cuba welcome to the law of the peoples republic of china on
Russian sign off on president Vladimir Putins constitutional reforms to the changes could keep him in office until hes 83. Im sorry kelly welcome to the program a sweeping new security law imposed on hong kong by beijing is being met with growing International Condemnation the United States is threatening sanctions and hong kongs former colonial ruler the u. K. Is offering a safe haven in the form of residency rights for up to 3000000 eligible hong kong by contrast the e. U. Has issued little substance in the way of reaction well hear from brussels in just a moment but 1st this report. Home come back to the say their freedoms are being eroded however beijing says to the. Its necessary for the city to prosper and that many countries welcomed this. Move on behalf of 53. 00 countries cuba welcome to the law of the peoples republic of china on safeguarding National Security in hong kong at the session of the United Nations Human Rights Council the belief that the law will have to sustain a