and this is belarus. he is using those people to try to minimize the situation here. >> let's take that perspective. victor, what do you think of the suggestion that is belarussian authority haves created this crisis for some kind of political pay back because of the dispute between the emptier u., countries like poland and belarus? >> well, we have to look back a little more than a year to see where the roots of this crisis lie. ms. lukaseveno believes poland and lithuania plaid -- a lead role in the campaign to delegitimize him including from there european continent was in the e.u. after the elections last year, were falsified in his favor. and so he -- he use this is as pay back. and the object of this action continuing the action with migrants from the milled east passing through the russian territory the object of this is to show -- >> our sporters -- >> but also the report suggest that is these are not simply people who are passing through. but there are claims threeness from countries like poe --

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belarus is denying any responsibility. we'll get the latest tonight from our correspondent at the border region. also coming up, germans in the eastern state of saxon protesting new restrictions on the unvaccinated, but with surging coronavirus case numbers, more restrictions are now more likely to come. and the pandemic impacting german football, a national team player has tested positive for covid-19. plus france returns 26 african art works more than a century after they were looted during the colonial era. i'm brent goff, our viewers on pbs in the united states and to all of you around the world, welcome. we begin tonight with that border crisis at the doorstep of the united nations, hundreds of migrants stuck at the border between belarus and poland are about to spend another cold night without spelter amid a standoff between the two countries. belarus says it will not stop migrants who are trying to cross its borders into the european union and poland which is a member of the e.u. is refusing to let those people in w

lukashenko has orchestrated this, flying these people to belarus deliberately. he wants to cause havoc in the eu, he wants to punish the eu for the sanctions that have been imposed on him, really since an election which was falsified, and for other things that he has done to his own people, and forcibly downing a plane. so he certainly is the, if you like, evil genius behind this. now, the role of russia itself and president putin is maybe a little less clear. this looks as if this was lukashenko�*s idea. on the other hand, belarus is very dependent on russia for its economic help, for its energy supplies, and it's very difficult to imagine that if russia didn't really want belarus to be doing this, that it would't pull some strings to get lukashenko to back down. so, so far, we have russia, as we just heard in the report, backing belarus also in the united nations security council, and saying things like, well, maybe the european union should pay belarus some money and that maybe we'll take care of it. we've had condemnation from the european union and from t

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this could now be home, trapped between belarus and poland. the epc was sent these pictures as a journalist and aid agencies are being kept away. we managed to contact illias a scientist in iraq. he wants poland to let them through. >> my message is i want you to open the border. >> why should poland over the border to you? >> one day, two days, three days. >> you for your will die? -- do you fear people will die? >> yes. >>: has been accused of pushing back migrants illegally. but it wants to highlight belarusian troops appearing to force migrants along the border of the polish accusing batterers of terrorism masterminded by russia. tonight angela merkel appeal to moscow. >> you are all following these disturbing images. i had vladimir putin on the phone today and i asked him to take action with president lukashenko because people are being used here. >> russia is claiming the eu is provoking belarus. moscow released this footage which it said showed two bombers being sent to patrol it airspace in a show of solidarity and strength as internat

belarus has also reported deaths. nick beake is close to the area. >> this is one of many checkpoints you see along the poland-belarus mortar where cars -- border where cars are being searched. in the distance is belarus. people coming through our subject to checks. in this spot, or in the distance, is the place for polish authorities say the biggest attempt to cross the border took place. apparently they have detained 150 people. we are hearing between 2000 and 4000 are stuck in the area between the countries. >> the european union claims alexander lukashenko is taking revenge for eu sanctions over rights abuses in belarus. he is taking revenge by helping migrants get tourist visas, come to belarus, then head to the border. the eu points to comments he made when he threatened to flood the eu with migrants. he said, we stopped drugs and migrants, now you will eat them yourselves. that was in may. in july and august, lithuania saw 50 times more asylum-seekers than the whole of 2020. in october, poland recorded 17,000 a

in belarus, some migrants fear what lies ahead for them. >> we are a weapon of belarus and government. belarus use immigrants just like a weapon. >> as many migrants wait for a clear path for it, belarusian leader alexander lukashenko has said he is willing to hold talks with the eu on solving the crisis. this has angered many european leaders, as they do not recognize him as the legitimate leader of belarus. in: we have the latest -- print -- brent: we have the latest for you. you spent the latest on the polish side of the border. what has happened? >> generally, it has been very quiet since monday since we have been moving around in the area, except for the border clashes we reported yesterday, but they are several kilometers from here. i am now rather close to the restricted zone, which journalists are not allowed to enter. we see this very -- we see journalists going up and down this very tiny forest road every few minutes. the drama is hpening in the forest behind us. someone was able to reach a local ngo and was able to send them a pin with his gps location and ask for help. the

so deeper and wider european union sanctions against belarus. so what kind of economic sanctions are you talking about? i think all options should be on the table because the situation we are facing right now is unprecedented. we have been facing as europe in general various crisis also those related to migration legal or irregular migration. but never before we have experienced a situation where at third country is orchestrating it from the very beginning to the very end. this movement setting up fake trading agencies, chipping migrants from the countries of their origin from their country and then forcing them to cross the border. this is unprecedented, this is something which we have never experienced, this isn't lack of state terrorism. so the sanction should be potentially very wide. both targeting economy that are affecting business and entities that are profiting directly and also to a wider extent that would make belarusian dictator weaker in years. very quickly, is it your understanding that they've measures will be taken by the eu? we

close to belarus is _ front of the telegraph. close to belarus is russia, _ front of the telegraph. close to belarus is russia, which - front of the telegraph. close to l belarus is russia, which appears front of the telegraph. close to - belarus is russia, which appears to be flexing _ belarus is russia, which appears to be flexing its muscles again, according to the us. the telegraph has this— according to the us. the telegraph has this leak of us intelligence, briefing — has this leak of us intelligence, briefing european allies that russia could _ briefing european allies that russia could potentially be plotting to invade — could potentially be plotting to invade ukraine again in what effectively would be a repeat of the crimea _ effectively would be a repeat of the crimea invasion in 2014. there's talk of— crimea invasion in 2014. there's talk of troops amassing at the border, — talk of troops amassing at the border, there is some activity in the black— border, there is some activity in the black sea, russia is accused, has claimed it has intercepted a british— h

well, belarus rejects accusations that it well, belarus rejects accusations thatitis well, belarus rejects accusations that it is using migrants to wage hybrid warfare against the european union, using civilians as a political weapon. many of the migrants who have been arriving in belarus have been arriving on flights via turkey. well, today, the turkish authorities announced they are stopping citizens of syria, iraq and yemen from boarding flights to belarus and that could block a key migration route for people coming to belarus and onto europe. steve rosenberg, thank you. nearly 1,200 people crossed the channel by boat yesterday to reach the uk — a new record for migrant crossings in a single day. more than 23,000 people have arrived from france in small boats so far this year — nearly three times the number in 2020. our home editor mark easton reports from dover. it was a day the uk lost control of its border. 1200 arrivals in 24 hours up the gangplank at dover's tug haven and into a hired marquee for processing, but the border force just couldn't cope. there's limited sanitary faci

also toward belarus. that was clear from angela merkel when she spoke to vladimir putin earlier today. her spokesman referring to that phone call and within the eu, there is an understanding that she is on her way out, that her influence might be waning. it is also clear that one area in which she can't play a role is by talking to vladimir putin, a leader with whom she has had a working relationship throughout her career as chancellor. both leaders have differences, but angela merkel has stressed time and time again the importance of having channels of communication with russia and there is hope that one of those channels but have an impact in the put go crisis. the big question now is how russia will react and what measures will russia clement to help try to resolve this difficult situation. brent: how much influence does germany have on the situation? it's hard to imagine that the president of belarus would be doing what he is doing without the blessing in support of the kremlin. >> angela merkel hopes

the eu's eastern border, where poland meets belarus. poland's an eu member. belarus isn't. there are 4000 migrants, many from the middle east. have been repeated attempts to raise down this razor wire fence a people can cross into poland. full reported two separa incidents of groups trying to do just that. overall, there have been 599 attempts in the past when he four hours. -- past 24 hours. we have reports close to the border. reporter: this is the main road to belarus. the border is over the horizon. this is as close as we can get this morning, because a state of emergency remains in place. that means generalists can get to the border area and crucially aid agencies and charities cannot reach the people who are now trapped between poland and belarus. we think there are maybe out of 4000 people who have spent a second night in the forest in subzero conditions, obviously there are concerns about their welfare. we've heard overnight that two groups of people were able to break through the fence and get into poland, get onto eu soil. not hundreds of people, may be of dozens

you in poland they catch us, beat us and push us back to belarus.— push us back to belarus. you will face criminal— push us back to belarus. you will face criminal charges! _ push us back to belarus. you will face criminal charges! today's i push us back to belarus. you will. face criminal charges! today's must attem -t to face criminal charges! today's must attempt to cross _ face criminal charges! today's must attempt to cross into _ face criminal charges! today's must attempt to cross into the _ face criminal charges! today's must attempt to cross into the eu - face criminal charges! today's must attempt to cross into the eu here . face criminal charges! today's must attempt to cross into the eu here is the biggest so far and is more reminiscent of the scenes on the greek— macedonian border during the syrian migrant crisis more than five years ago. president lukashenko, who has enjoyed russia's support, claims all this is the eu's fault. but the european union says he is weapon icing migrants in retaliation for sanctions, and tonight it is thought more than 3000 stran

whether it's belarus or russia.— it's belarus or russia. it's really depending _ it's belarus or russia. it's really depending on — it's belarus or russia. it's really depending on russian _ it's belarus or russia. it's really depending on russian gas. i it's belarus or russia. it's really depending on russian gas. 35%| it's belarus or russia. it's really l depending on russian gas. 35% of it's belarus or russia. it's really i depending on russian gas. 35% of the consumption comes from russia and of course the countries that depend the most, more than 50% of their need is germany, france, an entity and those are very important eu countries. so, there is no liberating it and there's also the suspension by a the german regulator of the pipeline between russia and northern germany which is not helping the situation and the energy situation in general is really bad. on the supply side. so there's absolutely no parole for the eu reach he said has no defence policy in general. the only thing that could play would be a bit worried about is that

poland is getting belarus of modern hybrid work. here is it's prime minister. >> this is a fully planned operation which aims to disrupt the sovereignty of our country. that is absolutely clear to us. we know there is a search for weak spots happening on the border. ross: the concern is this. poland says 28,000 migrants are trying to cross from belarus. fellow eu countries latvia and lithuania have seen a surge. lithuania said soldiers to the rder region because of reports 500 migrants are heading there. lithuania parliament voted to allow its border guards to use proportionate physical violence and mental coercion to prevent migrants mentoring, although it is unclear what that means. here is the european commissioner again on other measures the eu is taking. >> the president spoke yesterday on the phone with the prime minister's of poland, lithuania and latvia to express the eu's solidarity and discuss possible support measures. the president called on member states to approve extended sanctions against the belarusian authorities.

russia and belarus are very close allies- _ putin? russia and belarus are very close allies. in _ putin? russia and belarus are very close allies. in fact _ putin? russia and belarus are very close allies. in fact russia - putin? russia and belarus are very close allies. in fact russia is - close allies. in fact russia is between two countries in this relationship, like an elder brother, russia has the upper hand in this relationship first of all because of the belarusian economy which is heavily dependent on russia and its financial resources support, but still president lukashenko is trying to be like an equal partner. it is of course difficult to be an equal partner, but we know he behaves quite unpredictable, his policies, trying to play between the west and russia on the contradictory, and he is trying to get some advantage in this relationship, so possibly sometimes he can do some unpredictable things that could be not even waited from moscow. flan unpredictable things that could be not even waited from moscow. can i also ask you — not even waited from moscow. can i a

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as we heard in the report, russia backing belarus and say things like maybe the eu should play belarus some money and help take care of it. we belarus some money and help take care of it.— take care of it. we had condemnation - take care of it. we had condemnation from . take care of it. we had | condemnation from the take care of it. we had _ condemnation from the european union, the un and polish officials but little practically being done. what is your view on the international response? t your view on the international re5ponse?_ response? i think it has been very slow — response? i think it has been very slow it _ response? i think it has been very slow. it has _ response? i think it has been very slow. it has been - response? i think it has been very slow. it has been going | very slow. it has been going for five months and very slow. it has been going forfive months and has excelerator in the past couple of weeks and made much worse by the onset of winter but i think people hoped it would go away but of course it is not going away but getting worse. we have people saying the

can they seek asylum in belarus? for many, there may not be a asylum solution so what is the solution? go back to tir countries others may have family relocation needs. >> the eu foreign ministers met on thursday to discuss further sanctions on belarus. >> ladies and gentlemen, we are in a situation in which it may feel appropriate to curse mr. lukashenko but that is no longer sufficient. we are in a situation where it is overdue to impose the right consequences. >> the belarusian president responded by threatened to shut down a pipeline to the eu. >> we have increased the amount of oil pumped via belarus. what if we block the supply of natural gas? >> despite the hostile reception, the migrants are desperate to make it to the european union. the eu seems determined to keep them out. with minsk and brussels at logjams, the people at the border have to come to terms with a conflict they don't understand and don't want to be a part of. we have another day that is ending with no solutions inside. what is going on where

peter: russia and belarus are very close. in fact, russia is between two countries and these relations, russia is called like an elder brother with the upper hand in this relationship, first of all because of the belarusian economy which is heavily dependent on russia's financial and resources support. still, president lukashenko is trying to be like in equal partner, and it is of course difficult to be an equal partner, but we know that he behaves quite unpredictably, his policies, playing between russia and the west and be contradictory, and is trying to get some advantage in these relations. so possibly sometimes he can do somewhat unpredictable things that could be not even related to moscow. >> let's turn to the u.k., where a man killed in a taxi explosion outside a hospital in liverpool has been named. officers expect -- suspect the passenger made the explosive device, but so far the motive is unknown. the driver of the taxi has been released from the hospital. police announced they carried out a controlled explosion in

the european union says belarus is playing politics. at least 68 people have been killed in deadly clashes between rival drugs gangs in a prison in ecuador. the un climate summit in glasgow has adopted a new agreement called the glasgow climate pact aimed at curbing global warming. but many say the deal is a disappointment. the summit�*s british president has apologised for the way the process unfolded, but said the agreement would keep within reach the goal of limiting temperature rises to 1.5 degrees. many countries say the final text has been watered down, and the un secretary—general said the world was still knocking on the door of a climate catastrophe. our science editor david shukman has this analysis. hearing no objections, it is so decided. relief after a long and stressful fortnight. the conference faced challenges right to the end. the day began with confusion and uncertainty. a delivery of what looks like pizza boxes. in fact, documents for the un secretary—general. a great deal was at stake. we have had two incredibly

belarus and poland, they kick us. when the violence was over, some of the migrants packed up and moved on. they'd come to belarus to try to get into the european union. now, it's destination unknown. steve rosenberg, bbc news, belarus. politicians are weighing up how best to battle a surge in coronavirus cases. it has become the epicentre of the pandemic. austria already introduced restrictions for those who are not vaccinated, and governments elsewhere, including germany, are considering reintroducing certain rules in the run—up to christmas and also debating whether vaccines alone are going to be enough to stop the spread of the virus. mark lobel has this report. coronavirus is catching hospital staff as well as politicians off guard in germany. emergency wards like this one close to munich are filling up so fast, a patient was sent to italy for treatment. translation: the situation was foreseeable _ and could have been avoided. the right measures that would have prevented this health system from being put in such

russia and nato on a collision course over belarus. russia sent embalmers, minsk -- embalmers -- bombers, minsk denies. artifacts handed back on african soil. they wer taken in 1892, and have been returned. trump's bid to block access refused, trying to invoke presidential privilege on documents related to the child and you where he six capital right -- january 6 capital right. this is life in paris. -- capitol riot. this is live in paris. ♪ thank you for being with us. 4000 refugees are sleeping rough in freezing temperatures on the belarus-poland border, fast becoming an international situation. france and the you considering sanctions, accusing belarus of waving migrants over the border into eu, an accusation of russian involvement, denied by moscow. we are following the story and our correspondent joins us live. reporter: rights groups are from the middle east with these migrants, hoping to get into the you, but this is becoming a flashpoint between europe and belarus, and russia. reporter: first sure. in some ways, this is an im

belarus and poland, they kick us. when the violence was over, some of the migrants packed up and moved on. they'd come to belarus to try to get into the european union. now its destination unknown. steve rosenberg, bbc news, belarus. let's look at the situation in the uk for a moment because the former yorkshire county cricketer azeem rafik has given an emotional account of the racist abuse he says he experience at the club. he told mps that the way he was treated was inhuman and he said he felt isolated, humiliated at times. more than a year after he first spoke publicly about racism, the former offspinner bowler accused seniorfigures the former offspinner bowler accused senior figures of the club of turning a blind eye to what was going on. a subsequent report by the club confirmed he had suffered harassment but no—one faced disciplinary action. oursports no—one faced disciplinary action. our sports editor's report does contain details that you may find offensive. how are you feeling, azeem? all right. his alleg

nick beake, bbc news, on the poland—belarus border. in the us, a rust film crew member who witnessed the fatal on—set shooting of a cinematographer has filed a negligence suit against actor alec baldwin and the film's producers. in the lawsuit, chief lighting technician serge svetnoy accused the producers of rust of "negligent acts and omissions," stating "there was no reason for a live bullet "to be on set." halyna hutchins was shot and killed by baldwin during rehearsals for the western in new mexico. directorjoel souza was injured in the incident. stay with us on bbc news. still to come, a million dollars better off: we meet the teacher who's just won a unesco—backed global prize. the bombastic establishment outsider donald trump has defied the pollsters to take the keys to the oval office. i feel great about the election results. i voted for him because i genuinely believe that he cares about the country. it's keeping - the candidate's name always in the - public eye that counts. success or failure depends not only on public di

police used tear gas to push them back into belarus. the former u.s. president barack obama was the star speaker at the summit on monday. he took aim at china and russia for a lack of urgency. . mr. obama: it was discouraging to see the leaders of two of the world's largest emitters, china and russia, applying to attend the proceedings. ♪ ros: let's begin by talking about the u.s. reopening its borders to international travelers for the first time in close to two years. here is a state apart -- state department official. >> foreign national air travelers to the u.s. will be required with only limited exceptions to be fully vaccinated and provide proof of vaccination status prior to boarding an airplane to the united states. the new policy is stringent, it is consistent across the globe, and guided by public health. ros: the travel ban was imposed by donald trump in the early stages of the pandemic. now people from 33 couries, including the u.k. and ireland, also iran, india, and china, as well as if we shift to south america, brazil as well, along wi

on the other, belarus. these migrants are trying to reach the european union. 1000 are now in a new makeshift camp right by the border fence. this was the scene yesterday. polish police used water cannon and tear gas. today, the police have been discussing their actions. >> yesterday's events were dangerous. big stone bottles, sticks, metal rods, glass, tear grenades. as a result of these incidents, nine policemen and policewomen were wounded, as well as two border guards and one soldier. ros: border guards are accusing belarus of having given migrants stun grenades. they responded to the criticism. >> shelling of unarmed people on the belarus inside -- belarus ian side is a violation of human rights. what happened can be regarded as an attempt of direct aggression against belarus. we sent a request to provide clarification. ros: poland and the european union are accusing russia of having backed belarus in luring migrants to minsk with the promise of helping them to cross the border into the european union,

and its allies blame belarus for sparking a crisis. ministers met in brussels with nato, raising the prospect of a military response. >> we are deeply concerned about the way that lukashenko regime is using vulnerable migrants is a hybrid tactic against other countries. this is actually putting the life of the migrants at risk. ♪ [chanting] reporter: and this is the human cost. 11 people have died in recent weeks. the latest, a 19-year-old syrian man who died trying to cross the river into the e.u., laid to rest by members of portland's small muslim community. they say they fear he will not be the last migrant they have to bury. brent: for more on this, i am joined by our correspondent following events for us from brussels. that to you, terry. we have seen the most violent clashes in the standoff so far today. what has been the reaction from the european union? guest: perhaps not surprisingly, the e.u. and nato are much less vocal about the violations of human rights in their own member countries than they are in others. these pictur

belarus has not commented on the claims. polish police have also said they found a body of a young syrian man on the polish side of the board overnight. it is estimated that at least eight people have died near the border so far. in the meantime the russian president has denied claims by poland and some western countries that moscow is working with minsk to orchestrate the events of the border. let's take a look at some video that we understand has been filmed in a camp in belarusjust a few metres from the fortified polish border fence. few metres from the fortified polish borderfence. we understand he is kurdish but we don't know how he came to be in belarus nor his country of origin. here's how he his current situation and that of the people with him. you may find some of what he says upsetting. if you of what he says upsetting. if you cannot open _ of what he says upsetting. if you cannot open the _ of what he says upsetting. if you cannot open the border- of what he says upsetting. if you cannot open the border for- of w

the border of belarus and the eu, — poland. several thousand migrants have gathered there trying to get into the eu and alexander lukashenko has been accused by the west of basically inviting them to come to belarus, to use his country get them into europe to try and put pressure on europe, pressure on the eu as basically revenge for eu sanctions. he denies that. but this is one of the things which has kept him — put him in the headlines over the last year and a half. think back to august of last year, he was accused of rigging the presidential election, then he launched a brutal crackdown on his critics and opponents — tens of thousands of people were detained. then he was accused of air piracy — remember the case of the ryan air passengerjet, which he forced to land in minsk so he could arrest one of his critics. and now being accused of weaponising migrants. so we put in a request to interview him, didn't expect to get a yes, but he agreed. and then you went — tell us about what it was like when you arrived to do the

european union is accusing belarus the european union is accusing belarus of gangster style abuse and of luring migrants to its border. poland public prime minister is warning of an armed escalation. we know warning of an armed escalation. - know that this is a fully planned operation which aims to disrupt the sovereignty of our country. we know for sure that there is a search for weak spots happening on the border. at least to those of you were trying to cross from belarus and more countries are reacting to the situation. lithuania has declared a state of emergency on its border. the un says more than a dozen of its staff in ethiopia have been arrested. in government raids targeting ethnic people in to cry. 7 tigray. it emerged one conservative mp earned almost £1 million for legal work including some spent in the caribbean. a nunber of updates on the situation on the poland—belarus border. the european commission is accusing the belarussian president alexander lu kashenko of �*gangster style abuse'. it says he is luring migrants to belarus with the false promise of easy entry i

they beat us and sent us to belarus. then belarus sent us back to lithuania. it's like they were playing football with us. >> nawaz: and, defending earth. nasa launches a mission to deflect an asteroid in a major test of game-changing technology that could protect our planet from future celestial threats. all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ ♪ movi our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the world's most pressing problems-- skollfoundation.org. >> the lemelson foundation. committed to improving lives through invention, in the u.s. and developing countries. on the web at lemelson.org. >> supported by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information at macfound.org >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pb

steve rosenberg, bbc news, belarus. nearly 1,200 people crossed the english channel by boat to reach the uk on thursday — a new record for migrant crossings in a single day. more than 23,000 people have arrived from france in small boats so far this year — nearly three times the number in 2020. mark easton reports from dover. it was a day the uk lost control of its border. 1200 arrivals in 2a hours up the gangplank at dover's tug haven and into a hired marquee for processing, but the border force just couldn't cope. there's limited sanitary facilities. there's no way to get them hot food. it was never designed to be used in the way it is now. but there's no way to move these folk on to their next destination. the entire system is broken from end to end. conditions in the tent last night were described by one official as a humanitarian crisis, with 1,000 people traumatised, vulnerable and desperate — including, i'm told, at least one pregnant woman forced to sleep on the floor. the home office had expected migrant

belarus would push _ belarus and poland. belarus would push us, _ belarus and poland. belarus would push us, they- belarus and poland. belarus would push us, they beat. belarus and poland. belarus| would push us, they beat us, push us back to belarus. today's must attempt to cross into the eu here is the biggest so far and is more reminiscent of the scenes on the greek macedonian border during the syrian migrant rises more than five years ago. president lukashenko who has enjoyed a sharp ausmat support claims all this is the eu's fault. but the european union says he is weaponising migrants in retaliation for sanctions. tonight, it is not more than 3000 are stranded on the border as the temperature falls low zero. let's get some of the day's other news for you. the us congressional investigation in into the deadly assault on the capitol building injanuary has formally requested testimony from six more people linked to donald trump, including top aides from his re—election campaign. more than 100 people are reported to have already testified about the storming of the

belarus and poland, they kick us. when the violence was over, some of the migrants packed up and moved on. they'd come to belarus to try to get into the european union. now its destination unknown. steve rosenberg, bbc news, belarus. if you want to get in touch with me about the story so far, such as that report, i am on twitter. i look forward to hearing from you. you are watching newsday on bbc. still to come — we will have an update from canada where torrential downpours caused widespread flooding and mudslides and parts of british columbia. benazir bhutto has claimed victory in pakistan's general election, and she's asked pakistan's president to name her as prime minister. jackson's been released on bail of $3 million after turning himself in to police in santa barbara. it was the biggest i demonstration so far of the fast—growing _ european anti—nuclear movement. the south african government has announced that its opening the country's remaining whites—only beaches to people of all races. this will lead t

belarus says it is increasing _ deeply sorry. belarus says it is increasing aid _ deeply sorry. belarus says it is increasing aid to _ deeply sorry. belarus says it is increasing aid to the _ deeply sorry. belarus says it is increasing aid to the migrants. deeply sorry. belarus says it is l increasing aid to the migrants. it has been accused of trafficking to the polish border in retaliation against eu sanctions. in sudan, doctors group said security forces have killed five protesters attending pro—democracy demonstrations. after two weeks of talks, a final deal has been agreed at the cop—26 climate summit in glasgow but a key commitment on the future use of coal has been watered down at the last minute. nations from around the world agreed to "phase down" rather than "phase out" coal, something both china and india had wanted. the un secretary general antonio guterres says the world was still knocking on the door of a climate catastrophe. the activist greta thunberg says cop26 has been limited to blah blah blah. but borisjohnson says the agreement "is a big step forward and

steve rosenberg, bbc news, belarus. much of europe is facing a surge in coronavirus cases and measures are being reimposed across the continent. the netherlands will begin a 3—week partial lockdown on saturday night. non—essential shops, cafes, bars and nightclubs will have to close early. there will be no crowds at football matches and social distancing will be enforced. courtney bembridge reports. all chant: vri'dom! vrijheid! * fury on the streets of the hague after the announcement that restrictions are back for at least three weeks. protesters threw fireworks and smoke bombs and were met with water cannons. others spent the night soaking up the nightlife while they could. cases have been steadily rising over the past two months and hospitals are once again under pressure — that's despite the country's relatively high vaccination rate. authorities say more than two—thirds of the patients in intensive care are unvaccinated, but the waning effectiveness of vaccines over time is also playing a part, particularl

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belarus and poland, they kick us. when the violence was over, some of the migrants packed up and moved on. they'd come to belarus to try to get into the european union. now its destination unknown. steve rosenberg, bbc news, belarus. football, and wales have secured a home game in next year's play—offs to reach the world cup finals in qatar. they drew 1—1 against belgium in cardiff, and hywel griffith was watching. on the long and testing road to qatar, the opportunity to make things a bit more straightforward. a win or draw would ease their path into the play—offs. standing in their way, the worlds number one team. belgium arrived without some of the biggest stars. wales lined up without their galactico, gareth bale. his team—mates started confidently but couldn't resist when 12 minutes in the ball fell to kevin de bruyne. unbowed, wales fought back. danieljames relentless, eventually finding kieffer moore. if they were playing for a draw, it didn't show. james the provider again but roberts couldn't finish.