Dissolution of the assembly and the government well the coup had sparked Widespread International reaction the west African Regional bloc ico also ordered the closure of borders with Mali African Union European Union both condemning the action and the Un Security Council has called for an emergency meeting has some thoughts from a. Journalist in bamako who told us people are waiting to hear now from the. This right now i think the army is in charge the president just resigned now i wasnt in the restaurant who was saying that and everybody was happy to go but everybody will be sad because you know the situation people like to happen so this afternoon the confusion between people here because some people being detained the president for his own security and other people think hes been really arrested. Just been confirmed right now and you think that so many talk to say the reason he will i was so resigned the National Assembly which he was the source of the problem is the big new world o
President Alexander Lukashenko insisted there will be no new elections until hes killed while adding he may be willing to redistribute power. As thousands of striking state workers march towards the tractor works plant demanding the president step down because shank a flew away in his helicopter. All of this coming on the heels of a massive rally on sunday and as anger about the results of last weekends election continues to grow. Well the official count of the august 9th vote gave 80 percent and his opponents felt lynott kind of sky only 10 percent the opposition says the result was rigged. Large scale protests continued even after to kind of sky left the country for lithuania last week which her Campaign Team said was made under duress she has in a new video message the Opposition Leader said she was ready to help lead bellerose during a transition period when. We all want to leave this loop that we found ourselves in 26 years ago i am ready to take on the responsibility and become t
President trump in what amounts to Voter Suppression former president barack obama in rare public criticism accuse the president off and i quote kneecapping the Postal Service for political gain detroit has slashed overtime fired or reassigned Key Management figures and ordered the decommissioning of 10 percent of mail sorting machines the departments Inspector General has confirmed to congress that an investigation into problems in the Postal Service is underway. But President Trump has only praise for his appointee making reference to his own Campaign Slogan yes hes a fantastic man he wants to he wants to make the post office great again you ever hear the expression he wants to make the post office great again. And the president repeated his absolute opposition to mail in focusing youre going to have. A catastrophic situation with universal mail in votes and on top of it the democrats arent willing to give the people the money and the post office the money polls indicate that more de
A media tycoon and leading prodemocracy campaigner jimmy late and search his news room is accused of colluding with Foreign Forces under the tough new security long term posed by beijing. I think weve already won because we overcame other fear we overcame our indifference to politics and we have came to see and indifference doesnt that defeat it candidate and bellow bruces president ial election claims the result was ringed thousands of protesters took to the streets across the nation as president lukashenko headed for a landslide victory. Welcome to the program lebanons government has been meeting in the aftermath of last weeks massive blast and a weekend of unrest during which protesters stormed several ministries prior to the. Afternoons meeting several ministers and haasan cabinet have already quit their offices protesters have been demanding this and tire government now resign they blame the countrys political elite for years of corruption and that negligence which they say made l
Injured saxons. A council of afghan leaders agrees to free 400 taliban prisoners caring the way for peace talks to get the taliban which made the release of the prisoners a condition for the 2 oaks. On pablo foley s welcome to the program well have more on those stories but 1st a prominent hong kong prodemocracy figure jimmy lie has been arrested a top aide said the media tycoon is accused of collusion with Foreign Forces under the National Security law recently a poll imposed by beijing jimmy law is now the most prominent member of hong kongs prodemocracy movement to be arrested under the new law last week he was also charged with. Taking part in a band vigil marking the anniversary of the 989. 00 tenement square massacre. But we will move now to batteries where protesters and police have clashed after president Alexander Lukashenko emerged the likely winner of Elections Police used water cannon tear gas and stun grenades and thousands of opposition supporters gathered in the center o