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leave. the city w. newswire for less violent clashes as an anti immigrant protest in the german city of chemist's is met with a backlash several people are injured in a second day of unrest the german government condemns the protests and warns it won't tolerate a lot of violence against foreigners also coming out are killer robots the future of warfare experts from around the world are meeting in switzerland to discuss how they deal with weapon systems that can fight wars and kill was no human intervention.
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i'm sumi so much going to get to have you with us in the german city of cabinets several people have been injured after thousands of far right protesters rallied for a second day the protests were sparked after migrants were linked to the killing of a german man over the weekend but they point to longstanding tensions over immigration that have polarized german politics. a second day of tension in the city formerly known as karl marx stopped right wing protesters rallied beneath a bust of the father of communism but that message was typical of the contemporary far right. where god. wants us out of line for the germans they shout foreigners out. for all its problems robert. and
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the journalists started to. press their child said the german version of fake news. that anger followed the lethal stabbing of a german man early sunday morning during the city's annual street festival the killing was attributed to two young men one from iraq one from syria. later on sunday far right protesters took to the streets with overwhelmed police having to draft in reinforcements from out of town. was happy i saw huge groups of people with a racist mindset it was a right wing mob they were rolling around freely in the city center they were chasing migrants here with too little police presence they took over the city you have been described you know government spokes person stephens i but said the events in chemists have no place in a democratic society. we do not accept marauding riots like these nor the hounding
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of people who look different all come from somewhere else no attempts to spread hate on the streets. no no god but god god get out of our city far right supporters chant in this video chat on twitter after the weekend's violence but as they protested come to demonstrators were determined to send a very different message. our correspondent charlotte shell some tell us following very light latest for us from cannes and that's charlotte good morning to you were at these protests yesterday how intense work day. yes there was another night of violence on the streets of kenneth last night at tensions was simmering throughout the evening that we just paint a vivid picture for you how the evening unfolded there were hundreds of demonstrators just behind me and then across the street just meters away from the
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other side hundreds of counter-demonstrators now they were being kept apart by riot police here in the middle that was largely successful through the early part of the evening but then as the far right protesters started their march they were out the city it did appear that some control was lost it was then stones started to be thrown from. fireworks was thrown as well there were reports from police. person is on the far right side with seems to be doing the hitlist salute so they really was a lot of tension here on the streets yesterday evening and we know from police the number of people from both sides injured in the scuffles that ensued there was a lot of criticism that there weren't enough police on the streets on sunday on the first day of protests what was security like last night. yes police on sunday face a lot of criticism for not being prepared for exactly what took place if the numbers
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of people that gathered on the streets of kenneth's in fact that they they were forced to call in extra resources actual officers to help police the area they were keen not to see a repeat of yesterday and so there were a large number of police on the streets fully armed riot police we saw a water cannon here as well they were and fired as far as we know they were more terence to keep the two sides apart to keep control although again it has to be said that there has been further criticism people still think that that just once enough given the huge amount of people who were on the streets last night have been dramatic at times violent scenes right in the heart of the city you've been speaking to locals what have they been telling you. yeah a lot of people keen to stress here that while a number of people were bussed in to the region they all say well so locals on the streets last night on both night supposed to extremely concerned about what is
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unfolding in cannes. on the far right side people all grown increasingly concerned about the influx of migrants here in this region those who are on the streets yesterday evening say that they want to express that concern they want to express their opposition to the policy that allowed so many migrants a into the country over the last few years they say that normal consent citizens concerned by the killing that took place on saturday evening on the other side they the counter-demonstrators told me that they want to send a different message to the world they don't want just images of far right protest is big group cos around the world they want it to be clear that germany and ken it's still a welcome that migrants are still welcome him and charlotte what's the feeling will these protests and the unrest as well continue in kenya. there were a number of calls yesterday evening from the far right side to further protests in the coming days as of course something the authorities we watching extremely
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closely because one thing that we have really seen over the last couple of days is just how quickly huge amounts of protesters from both sides can gather can assemble here and how quickly things can start to get out of hand say they will be watching in the coming days whether they're on more protests not just here but across the region. following the latest developments for us there in chemist's thank you charlotte. not some other stories making headlines around the world francis popular environment minister nicolas has resigned live on radio without telling president ma call beforehand mcconnell picked you know as an icon of the green movement but he repeatedly clashed with his cabinet colleagues he felt they were too weak on environmental issues. united nations investigators have released a damning report on me and mars' military calling for the prosecution of its commanders for crimes against humanity they say the military orchestrated a campaign against the country's war hinge on muslims with quote genocidal intent
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mean mars brutal crackdown against the working jet began a year ago prompting some seven hundred thousand to flee. japan has warned that north korea still poses a dire threat to its security despite a pledge to denuclearize the korean peninsula japan's offense minister said north korea was still in possession of several hundred missiles capable of reaching japan even after the summit between kim jong un and president trump in june. and australian filmmaker james ricketson has appeared in a cambodian court for what is likely to be the final day of his trial he is charged with endangering national security after flying a drone after over a political rally if found guilty faces up to ten years in jail. government experts from around the world are meeting in geneva to discuss the future of so-called autonomous weapons systems also dubbed killer robots these systems can operate and kill without human guidance critics are calling for these
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controversial weapons to be banned. germany's armed forces already make use of semi autonomous weapons this air defense system can seek out targets on its own. for now soldiers still have to give the order to fire but fully autonomous weapons are being developed they can select and attack targets without humans at the controls. their highly controversial supporters say the new weapons are needed in modern warfare and will help people make ethically responsible decisions. warfare is becoming so fast right now that human beings are not capable of making intelligent informed decisions like they could in the past others have voiced concerns that autonomous weapons could diminish human responsibility in war we don't want to have happen is robotic system isn't out there causes some kind of mass casualty event and we know humans of all. these activists in berlin are protesting against
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autonomous weapons they want the german government to campaign for them to be banned worldwide. that's good fairly what's dangerous about artificial intelligence and robotics is that they're altogether removed from human decision making about good and evil about what's useful for people and what's not about a concrete situation human intelligence is still required for that. an international ban on autonomous weapons systems would only be possible with the unanimous support of the united nations but with the u.s. and russia both opposed that's highly unlikely. robert frost is an expert on international humanitarian law at the european university of the adreno new focus on autonomous weapon systems he joins us in our studio good morning to you let's talk about these autonomous weapons systems he's a very controversial what do you think of them what are the biggest ethical issues
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here i think the biggest ethical issue is can we as a society live with the fact that a machine has taken a decision to kill a fellow human being it's not either i anymore it is a machine against a human and that's a problem what are the consequences of that oh there are many consequences the ethical perspective as you've just mentioned the legal perspective a political perspective from a legal standpoint there are many questions raised by those devices so give us an idea of what this would look like what sectors could they be used in. there is a wide array of sectors in which they could be used and now we're talking about military aspects of the military implications of it and they could be used in a defensive fashion which is easier on and off and some manner which is way more problematic from your perspective from a military perspective and regarding collateral damage and the like killer robots roaming the battlefield. is the horror scenario that people talk about and that's what's made them so controversial how widely are they in use today you know what
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countries are using them. depends on exactly what you take a look at but of course the more developed the richer countries use more sophisticated weaponry the united states israel and western countries use far more sophisticated weaponry than other countries and. they differentiate between automated and autonomous systems so automated systems are rather widely used and autonomous autonomous systems are not that much used and this is being talked about in geneva right now what role does international law have to play here international football plays a decisive role in determining that galatea not the usefulness of the ethical implications but international law plays an important role. but how effective can it be because we're talking about the biggest military powers in the world that are not necessarily on board with banning autonomy's weapons systems but even they have to stick to the rules that already exists and they cover all weapons that are used even the most highly sophisticated weaponry whether or not there's
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a specific benfold those autonomous weapon systems remains to be seen if they do not join if those polyfill states will join a possible treaty and the enforcement is weak and it will not help a lot into an important debate to have a robert frost from the european universities thank you so much for joining us in a studio thanks. to sports now and in tennis it was a bittersweet match for spain's daveed fifth at the u.s. open he was forced to quit because of injury for the first time in two hundred eight matches and it was his last grand slam tournament before retirement but his opponent was his davis cup teammate and friend rafael nadal federer had was once ranked third in the world but a slipped since then and plans to play in only selective tournaments next year. in bundesliga football news shelter has signed germany midfielder sebastian rudy from rival club byron munich forty made thirty five competitive appearances after joining biron last year from hoffenheim but with
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a coaching change at byron rudi has the found many opportunities chuck assign three midfielders now this summer. and german football star made a name for himself here before going to play in the u.s. and this week he's back in germany for a tribute in munich and a friendly tonight against his former club byron munich. new club the chicago fire have come for a testimonial match and schweinsteiger is an honor the thirty four year old former captain of the german national team was with byron for seventeen years on sunday he was awarded the very an order of merit where the varian prime minister called find a living. legend. and paragliding or us are your aunts of spain wrapped up victory in the uk for world tour finals with us fly high above like geneva in switzerland all of the paragliding aerobatics competitors perform some spectacular aerial stunts but it was thirty five year old jordan to impress the judges the most almost
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