Or broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow this is R T International im sean thomas glad to have you with us on this election day in the United States in fact polls have already closed in 2 states that would be indiana and kentucky will be with you through the night in Archie America but right now lets talk about whats happening ballots are being cast across the u. S. In arguably the most diverse of divisive president ial battle in the countrys modern history it is the most expensive election of all time and is happening in the midst of a pandemic that has claimed almost a quarter of a 1000000 american lives and these are the latest pictures from polling stations in 2 of the key swing states wisconsin and North Carolina 4 years ago donald trump won both and taking wisconsin was considered a Tipping Point for the president giving him a crucial lead in the Electoral College count but things could be very different this time around with. The polls pointing to narrow victories
Says it would resume post sanctions previously lifted on a brown and a unilateral move thats irritated washingtons allies. Welcome to the weekly here on r. T. International where we bring you the latest Headline News on the top stories from the past week. Or so an opposition figure have been the volley is on the path to recovery at a hospital in berlin after coming out of an induced coma last week isnt revealed his intention to return to russia as soon as hes fighting fit again you know all the diplomatic spat between moscow and berlin over his alleged poisoning has only gotten worse on monday germany said laboratories in sweden and france have independently verified that the moment was poisoned by a nerve agent of the no choke group the Global Chemical weapons want shug is also analyzing samples russia has demanded that information on the case be shared with them but so far to no avail. With their excuses are completely contrived germany says it cant tell us anything in direct says to
You watch in the weekly here on r t a recap of the biggest stories from the past 7 days and todays news thanks for joining us. Opposition crowds have regrouped across belarus and theres now a major protest underway in minsk you can see live pictures coming from the city right behind me now anger at the alleged rigging of the president ial election has been driving people to the streets for 6 weeks now. Reports from the capital. Well the marches are still gatherings which are the rallying in the square behind me i must say at this time last week there were many many people its its still early columns of demonstrators and protesters still gathering together they what they do is they gather together where they live in the different districts of the City Different streets and then they they solidified to a huge huge rally huge march the takes them a across mids to wherever the organizers direct them to and organize a surfer still still gathering everyone telling them to lighten up but ther
Hello im down in jordan this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up nato warms russia are against meddling in delarue says president putin promises troop support if protests get out of control. And the crisis deepens in the Eastern Mediterranean as turkey and greece stepped up the rhetoric over a maritime dispute. The. Democratic Vice President ial nominee comedy harris has delivered a preemptive strike on donald trump just ahead of his speech to the Party Faithful at the Republican National convention how is condemned trumps response to the coronavirus pandemic and address the unrest over the Police Shooting of jacob blake saying america must fulfill the promise of equal justice the reality is that the life of a black person in america has never been treated as fully human. And we have yet to fulfill that promise of equal justice under law well earlier trump praised the National Guards efforts to quote protests in the city of can osha suggested the same approach should be used in
Putin promises to support a process get out of control. Anger in argentina over a government plan to reform the judicial system critics say it could be used to protect the political elite. Big story for you this half hour u. S. President donald trump says novembers election will mark the difference between quotes saving the American Dream or allowing a socialist agenda to destroy itself to formally accepting the Republican Party nomination for a 2nd term as president he told a crowd of supporters that certain of embers votes will be the most important in u. S. History mr trump painted an optimistic picture of the country while describing the democratic partys proposals as extreme. As the Democratic National Convention Joe Biden and his party repeated lee assailed america as a land of racial economic and social injustice. So tonight i ask you a simple question how can the Democrat Party ask the lead our country when it spends so much time tearing down our country. They do not see americ