Former defense secretary for accusing him of stoking divisions. Tensions high in hong kong as thousands defy a police ban to mark the 31st anniversary of the square crackdown. And daily coronavirus death toll surged to a new high in brazil and mexico which continue to ease restrictions. Mourning relatives civil rights leaders and politicians have held a memorial for george floyd the black man whose death in Police Custody sparked an outpouring of anger across the u. S. And the world mourners at a ceremony in minneapolis stood for 8 minutes and 46 seconds the length of time a white Police Officer knelt on floyds neck ignoring his cries that he couldnt breathe freuds death has brought Police Violence against black civilians back into the spotlight a civil rights activist reverend sharpton gave a eulogy for floyd saying it was time to stand up in his name. You know much throwing story has been the story of black folks because ever since 401 years ago. The reason we could never be who we w
Minute event. Well, thank you for coming out what i want to try to do is look at the cold war it is worth baring in mind that there were actually periods of time that caused your fore bearers more anxiety and in some cases with much greater reason to do so. And won the 1952 and 1956 election. And these are the years that represent a high point. Thinking about the cold war and the United States its worth bear in mind that the legacy and the history of the cold war was one of much of americas 20th century. And the forces in the soviet union was not during the period that you tend to think is the cold war which is from 19464748 and and much of eisenhowers much of the people in the army who served with him are being framed by the fact that america is one of the coalition of powers that went to war with the communists in the russian civil war. The idea that russia represented an ideological challenge to the United States begins there. The cold war is at its hottest between the United States
He will be traveling to washington hell be here a couple of days saying negotiating teams from both sides remain in close communication. President trump saying hes going to later travel to beijing to begin talks on the next phase. I think well talk to eunice we never know until we know. The last thing we heard from eunice was, you know, the president says there is a signing next week but havent heard anything from the chinese side she did point out that it was good for the chinese to have this happening now ahead of the Lunar New Year too my point is that they would never say anything and deliberately stay and let us conjecture it is always bad they never signed off on this the day before the market pulled back a little after someone said something that the chinese are uncomfortable with something until we hear right from the Commerce Ministry. Just a lot of times sitting there, what they looked like. They are more reserved and are tweeting about this stuff. Anyway, looking good. Hope
A typhoon bears down on millions of people in the philippines. And a warning from scientists about how much quicker the worlds 2nd largest ice sheet is breaking up. Into the program mexicos president has promised hugs not bullets well as part of his strategy to combat drug crime a year on hes witnessing the worst day of homicides in the countrys history since records began in 197127 deaths on sunday alone. With some of them the 22 killed in the gun battle between drug cartel and Security Forces in a town near the u. S. Border its the latest embarrassment for president and the rest Manuel Lopez Obrador who vowed to tackle violent. At its roots by fighting poverty and inequality with social programs rather than the army lets get more on this from our correspondent alan fischer whos in mexico city really worrying figures about this. I mean what more is the president saying because he in during his Election Campaign his platform was all about cleaning up those crime figures there are those
The rush to find shelter of the typhoon bears down the millions of people in the philippines. Bought into the program because president promised hugs and not bullets as part of his strategy to combat drug crime a year on hes witnessing the worst day of homicides since records began in 1997127 deaths on sunday alone. Mexico so we can the violence 22 people were killed in a gun battle between the drug cartel and Security Forces in a town near the u. S. Border its the latest embarrassment for president on the rare smuggler Lopez Obrador whos vowed to tackle Violent Crime at its roots by fighting poverty i did equality with social programs rather than the army lets get the very latest from alan fischer in mexico city and of course these figures now being digested by the president what else is he been saying seize got quite a lot of people that are listening to him at the moment both politically and in Civil Society. Well im sure it must have been a shock for the president and his staff the