this is g.w. news live from but the united states acts as millions more in a palestinian refugee the president trumps administration says it will no longer from the united nations agency for palestinian refugees washington calls the agency's operations very deliberately full was drawing criticism from u.n. officials when live in jerusalem for analysis also coming up. the leader of russian backed up separatists in eastern ukraine is killed in an explosion at a cafe russia is blaming ukraine up for alexander's out of checkers death as kiev

denies responsibility. plus the queen of soul played to rest. i am. i am. i'm a tower funeral service pays tribute to music legend aretha franklin in her hometown of detroit. i am being. i'm having a home free glad you could join me the u.s. has announced it's stopping its decades long funding for the u.n. agency that helps palestinian refugees the state department said it would no longer shoulder the burden of costs for the united nations where leaks and works agency whose operations it called irredeemably flow to the u.n. agencies as it provides. services to about five million palestinian refugees in

jordan lebanon syria the west bank and gaza the u.s. has been the agency's largest donor and a spokesman for the palestinian president called the move an assault against his people germany has pledged to increase its funding in response. and a spokesman for the un agency facing those funding cuts has also commented on the decision calling it deeply regrettable he rejected u.s. criticism that the agency was inefficient and have failed to make reforms we reject in the strongest possible terms just a few months ago the us administration was praising our institutional reforms we've been conducting a root and branch efficiency reform we've saved tens of millions for donors and the u.s. was among those donor governments praising us so it's hard to know where this is coming from except perhaps you should be asking for the trumpet but ministration whether or not they are actually politically instrument lies in aid. of more on

this let's bring in our correspondent tanya came in jerusalem tell you we've heard now that response from on her how have palestinians reacted. well i mean there is a sense among palestinians that this could be a political move because it has opened up speculations about the real intentions off the u.s. administration's house been a debate ongoing here whether they will also try to redefine use of refugees and to reassess the right of return which is so fundamental to many caused indians in acknowledging what happens to them in ninety forty eight when israel was created and so it wasn't of them have to flee and subsequently. created the relationship between the palestinian leadership in ramallah u.s. administration u.s. present time has been very tense ever since the decision by the u.s.

administration to move the u.s. embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem and a little across the border the happening on the nations up this latest caught p.l.o. make on our striving has. this decision is a cruel and irresponsible move targeting the most vulnerable segment of the palestinian society and also puts a lot of pressure obviously on the palestinians because just a week ago the u.s. administration also announced that it will withhold over two hundred million u.s. dollars in development aid to the palestinians and indeed when we talk about the most vulnerable we're talking about millions of refugees who receive assistance what impact can we expect this cut in funding to have on that. well the u.s. has been the single largest donor to the agency and they're already back and generally they had announced well withhold some of their funds and now this decision to cut back all of them will obviously put the agency into more of

a situation of a financial crisis now the agency has tried over the past couple of months to get more support from other countries germany has announced on friday that they will that they're prepared to get more support calling also in other nations still to see whether that can fill this gap but obviously in my actually bring services if you look for example to gaza to the gaza strip you know it's run school said the school has started it's unclear whether the schools can continue for the rest of the year. providing food assistance to. the health. system so it creates a deep anxiety and also uncertainty for a lot of refugees not just in gaza the occupied west bank but also across the region as you said i mean what's taking care of over five million. refugees in lebanon syria and jordan. and tanya what's israel's position.

well it's a house been a long. standing critic of saying that they are perpetuating the refugee problem and the issue of right of return one of the sonia's issues and is ready palestinian conflict is saying that by transferring the status of wretched refugee a to descendants that creates more of a problem and it seems that us aligning itself with this position more or less but there have also been critics in the security establishment here saying that in a prompt and in of harm's way to create a vacuum and it's not in the interest of israel's security to have chaos and possibly of violence results and. so it is still to see the question is who will actually step in what kind of mechanism overcome and who will take care of those refugees if it cannot function as the times before right reported tanya came in

jerusalem thank you very much indeed robin authours he's in eastern ukraine are claiming to have detained several suspects in the killing of a top separatist leader and xander was killed in a bomb explosion on friday in the city of donetsk he had led russia back separatists in the donetsk region in ukraine now russia accuses ukraine of assassinating him to escalate conflict in the region but kid is denying involvement . this is the aftermath of a blast that killed alexander the leader of the self-proclaimed donetsk people's republic the russian backed separatists say they know who is responsible for the explosion. just a geisha is still ongoing and security measures in the republic have been tightened all borders remain closed a few people have already been detained they've already given evidence confirming that this was

a ukrainian act of sabotage. seen here have been the president of the so called the nets people's republic since two thousand and fourteen the year the conflict started. in recent years don that's has seen several assassinations of prominent separatist leaders a russian foreign ministry spokeswoman said there was every reason to believe kiev was behind the murder. but ukraine security service blamed the fatal bombing on infighting between separatists or a special operation by russian forces as tensions rise in ukraine's frozen conflict fears remain killing could be followed by further violence. a deadly stabbing in the eastern german city of ten that allegedly by two migrants triggered days of violent and to immigrant protests the crime laid bare deep divisions and i'm going to back off decision to welcome nearly

a million migrants in twenty fifteen they don't really use a car of course now from chemists on the politics that divide its residents and the disappointment in their political leaders that unites them. he writes down what annoys him steffen most of fails politicians don't take him seriously he's been out on demonstrations for the far right group of picky eater for the last four years what i guess him the most is that so many refugees have come to germany. everyone can see what we've brought into our country. i'm afraid when my children or my granddaughters go out. i just want them to get home safely. stephan insists he's no nazi he says he's just war it his commitments to the populist rightwing piccy to movements has upset his family his granddaughter in particular disapproves of his involvement. with. it's not my

granddaughter the gets me annoyed. it's the political situation the does lead to this which is the problem. it hurts when young people insult their parents and grandparents calling them nazi pigs it hurts a lot. kennett's is in turmoil the recent unrest is the main topic of conversation some focus on the violence perpetrated by migrants others on the violence neo nazi protests local families are divided some are worried about the security in the city because right here there is a murder happening and the suspects are too refugees others are varied about the hatred among the people and against foreigners and among the city the people on the street their neo nazis trying to use the protest for their purposes mandy cannot and her friends belong to

a local cultural group that has been working for years against the extreme right in the town they're finding it hard going and say they lack political support. lamented there's this. you just get the feeling that more and more people are moving to the right word. as this is racist language is becoming the norm this is so is all there's often four point zero friends of mine who have been attacked. a climate of fear has taken hold. i'll answer the call and. just under a quarter of a million people live in canada six thousand of migrants many on both sides feel the politicians have let them down. aretha franklin has been laid to rest in her hometown detroit the queen of souls funeral service featured big names from the music world and the american civil rights movement and included a unity from former u.s. president bill clinton the hours long invitation only service caps off

a week of events that included tribute concerts and the opportunity to further to view the music legends open casket. a rousing start to one final farewell. from celebrities like whoopi goldberg. the former u.s. president bill clinton. from family. or friends. a reset franklins funeral as celebration of every part of the star's incredible life. ariana grande jay performing a cover of one of franklin's biggest hit. motown

singers smokey robinson dedicating his song to his childhood friend. and they were touching tribute from a reese's own family. will be you know. thank you for having me. former u.s. president bill clinton also paid his respects. but there was no getting away from the prejudice this woman had to overcome she was up there in a white man where all. hope proud. fabric find.

a crown vic point. and this is a goodbye fit for a queen and specially the queen of. so sports news now in the williams sisters venus squared off at the u.s. open in new york in the younger of the two serena dominated the match six one six two venus according the match the best serenus ever played against a well serena is in hot pursuit of her twenty fourth grand slam victory and in the men's competition argentina one attendant paltrow disposed all of spain's fashion on the bed thus going three sets to advance to the fourth round canada's mitosis allan it she will move on as he got the best of swiss play if done by brink of the twenty sixteen u.s. open window with a seven six six four six three result times take a look at some football averse to dortmund went clear at the top of germany's been busy girl friday but only by a point after they were held to a goalless draw in head over don't win captain marco always had his side's best

chance in the first off but he could only hit the ball from close range in the second hoff royce's set up maximillian phillips as dortmund so a breakthrough but he deflected his head and that hit deep but. that's the latest here on d w i've had enough free in balancing. earth. home to millions of species a home worth saving. here which is on the other.