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With Showjumping Champions joining top winners in trampolining and Double Sculls rowing. The biggest Art Festivals while in the world is on display the edinburgh fringe. More on the olympics now and as the Paris Games approaches its half Way Mark this weekend. Its been a great day so far for great britain, whove taken their Gold Medal Haul to nine. The latest from a near faultless performance in the team showjumping. Scott brash onjefferson sealed victory with a clear run after his team mates ben Maher And Harry charles only incurred two time penalties. Emily craig and Imogen Grant won a Gold Medal in rowing with a dominant performance in the womens lightweight Double Sculls, and a little earlier Bryony Page won great britains first trampoline olympic gold to complete her set of a medal of every colour. Meanwhile in the Mens Tennis Carlos alcaraz Beats Felix Auger Aliassime in Singles Semi Finals and remains on course to pick up olympic gold. Our reporter Ellyn Duncan has been soaking
With Shun Wang of china in third. But it really was all about marchand, the Home Support again treated to another spectacular showing. Australias Cameron Mcevoy took his first olympic Gold Medal, when he won the mens 50m freestyle. Mcevoy is the first australian man to win the shortest distance on the swimming programme, while britains ben proud took the silver medal. Frances Florent Manaudou got the bronze 12 years after he won gold at london 2012. The current olympic champion, Caeleb Dressel of the United States, finished sixth. Now to the track. The United States set a new World Record in the heats of the mixed four by a00m relay. The team of four comprising of vernon norwood, shamier little, Bryce Deadmon and Kaylyn Brown smashed the previous Record Set at the World Championships in budapest last year. There were also national records for france, belgium and jamaica. Home favourite Teddy Riner became the firstjudoka to win four olympic Gold Medals after defeating South Koreas kim M
The right to intervene in an internal matter. The only countries that have recognised Victor Maduro as the legitimate president are venezuelan allies china, iran and russia. We arejoined by hilary rosen, democratic Strategist And Mutaz ahmed, what is your take on why the us is weighing on so heavily . Weighing on so heavily . Nicolas madura is not weighing on so heavily . Nicolas madura is not very weighing on so heavily . Nicolas madura is not very good weighing on so heavily . Nicolas madura is not very good at weighing on so heavily . Nicolas i madura is not very good at hiding that he is a crook. It may be some guilt on the us side, as well. Because a few months ago, as part of an election deal, new sections on that as well were introduced on Venice Whaler new sanctions, which was not a very good idea. It is only when you impose sanctions at a very long time very high rate that you can cause an outcome. If not, it wont be very effective. [30 you can cause an outcome. If not, it won
Lets go live to delhi where my Colleague Archana Shukla joins us from outside the parliament. Lets talk about what this means for Narendra Modi and his third term. He has occurred this victory but can he do everything that he wants because he is counting on other parties for support in the parliament behind you . Absolutely, the parliament here, the majority this time for the Prime Minister is much weaker than what was for the last two terms he was in office, certainly not everything that the government and the Prime Minister would want to do they could do as easily as they would have on the last few years. They have Coalition Partners and there will be pressure from them on getting through some of the bigger policy reforms, if you talk about the budget today, the expectation is while there would be a continuation of expenditure, capital expenditure, massively on infrastructure that we have seen over the last few years, there would also be a tilt away on Welfare Spending as well. The C