Monday, December 16, 2019 - a podcast by TRT World

*)India protests spread over 'anti-Muslim' law

Fresh protests are expected across India over a controversial citizenship law, after days of unrest left six people dead.

The bill grants citizenship to all religious minorities from India’s neighbouring countries, except to Muslims.

Critics say the agenda of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government conflicts with India's founding as a secular republic.

*)Turkey may close military base used by US Forces - Erdogan

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says that "if necessary" Ankara may close two military bases that station US soldiers in Turkey.

The comments came after the US Senate unanimously passed a resolution recognising Armenian claims on the events of 1915.

Ankara describes the deaths in 1915 as a tragedy in which both revolting Armenians and Ottoman forces suffered casualties.

*)Philippine quake knocks over building; 3 dead, 7 missing

Rescuers in the Philippines are scrambling to find seven people trapped inside a building that collapsed after a strong earthquake.

At least five people died in Sunday’s magnitude 6.9 quake that struck Padada and outlying rural towns, cities and provinces.

The southern Philippines region has been battered by three deadly earthquakes in recent months.

*)Protests turn violent for second day in Lebanon's capital

Dozens of people were injured in a clash between protesters and security forces in the Lebanese capital Beirut.

Security forces fired tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannons to disperse hundreds of protesters for a second straight day.

Demanding a complete overhaul of a political system, protesters are angry about Saad Hariri's possible return to the post of prime minister.

And finally,

*)French New Wave icon Anna Karina dies at 79

Danish-French actress Anna Karina, muse of New Wave director Jean-Luc Godard, has died of cancer at the age of 79.

Karina made seven films with Godard, her partner at the time, including “Une Femme Est Une Femme'' (A Woman is a Woman).

She had won best actress award at the Berlin Film Festival for her role in the 1961 romance/drama.

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