The freeman foundation. By judy and Peter Blum Kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for americas neglected needs. And by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. This is bbc world news. Gunman opened fire on his car. To run points the finger of blame at israel, saying it is trying to provoke a war. Three police are held over the beating of a black music producer. President macron describes the images as shame for france. Ue u. K. And e. Will resume brexit trade talksn in l this weekend, with fishing stocks likely to be a major flashpoint. And what kind can a japanese ninja teach us about staying safe during the pandemic . A very warm welcome if you are watching in the yucatanround the world. Ay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. We begin with news that one of irans top Nuclear Scientists has been assassinated. He died of his wounds after gunfire on his car israel and western intelligence agencies accused him of being one
Independence. Im rebecca riches. Welcome to the program. China has condemned the mass resignation of prodemocracy lawmakers in hong kong as quote political fast and a blatant challenge. The opposition bloc has said it will resign on mass. Out of 4 of their colleagues were expelled from parliament for what china described as being unpatriotic. Who carried out a way of saying they were the last remaining prodemocracy lawmakers in hong kong. Now they are resigning in solidarity with their colleagues who were deemed threats to National Security by beijing. It is yet another blow for their prodemocracy movement. Well, i got that they got over i think the decision made by the National Peoples Congress Today is extremely ridiculous. It shows that the Central Government has completely given up the basic law and given up one country 2 systems. Dennis kwok is one of the 4, expelled lawmakers. He told d. W. That despite the setback, they are not giving up. But i think he can still feel the passio
To the situation could be spiraling out of control, is a growing conflict of a date is a coup, not a coup. The people continue to protest after congress summarily the corruption busting president who is not affiliated to any of the parties, calling it an athame held welcome us President Donald Trump has made his 1st statement in public since last weeks president ial election. He did not concede to joe biden on, becoming u. S. President elect. Instead, he gave an update on u. S. Efforts to develop a vaccine against 19. The closest to admitting defeat in the election was when he said time will till which administration will be in the white house in january, thanks also to the us t. V. Networks. Projected biden had won the state of georgia and North Carolina has gone to trump. That would give bob 360 votes in the Electoral College and trump 200 and theres you to washington correspondent out of the cell. It was following trumps press conference. We asked him what we should make of trumps 1
Large numbers of Security Forces will use a stubborn 8 truncheons against the french. And polls close in bolivia for the countrys next president socialism vs centrism is on the ballot amid a deeply divided Political Landscape burdened by endemic and about the twelves well go there live with the latest. Book welcome to the Program People across france came out in droves on sunday to show their solidarity with the victim of a brutal knife attack on friday samuel pati was a School Teacher who used cartoons of the muslim Prophet Muhammad to teach students about freedom of expression police have since detained 11 people in connection with the killing the suspect himself was shot dead by police soon after the attack. Thousands of people came to the plaster little public in paris to show their solidarity with the slain teacher some your party. It was here where large groups also gathered following the 2015 Charlie Hebdo attacks. But today people wore signs saying just we are saying no or im a
Wildfires raging out of control in Southern California not far from los angeles at least 90000 pollute the evacuated as high winds and dry weather create whats being called the most dangerous fire conditions this year. And a welcome to the show we begin with a widening backlash against french president and. Anger in the muslim world is growing over a controversial comments he made about islam following the rule murder of a french teacher since then massive anti france rallies have been taken place across the muslim majority countries with protesters calling for a white caught a french goods. Retard. That of their anger is clear. Here in pakistan protesters in karachi and islamabad accuse the french president of attacking islam. For asking the behavior of the french government is actually an insult of billions of muslims across the world its open terrorism an attack against the muslim world may slump on life. We should boycott french products muslims should boycott their petrol stations