Alexei Navalny arrives in Berlin for treatment

Published: Aug. 22, 2020, 1:16 p.m.

The acutely ill Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has arrived in Germany from Siberia for treatment. He is in a coma after drinking what his supporters suspect was poisoned tea; they accuse the authorities of trying to conceal a crime. Also in the programme: A surge in coronavirus cases in Lebanon after the devastating port explosion; we hear how Syrian refugees in the country have also been left worse off; and why US Republicans and Democrats are so divided over postal voting in the Presidential election. (Photo: Navalny was taken by ambulance to the airport in Omsk on Saturday morning. Reuters)