this is the news line from but then more tension in the german city of candidates off to another march by anti immigration protests demonstrators demanded the government change its migration policies as hundreds of police were deployed to maintain security and the head of germany's domestic intelligence agency is now facing calls to resign just saying there was no evidence of racist attacks during last month on rest in tempe. also on the program former u.s. president barack obama calls on americans to stand up to bullies in

a scorching critique of his successor on the republican policy president trump said he started watching obama's speech but then he fell asleep. and tennis fans in japan are praying for victory as ninety also takes home sabrina williams for the u.s. open title the first japanese woman to make the final a grandson. the last. time had an off rate glad you could join me germany's eastern city of candidates remains tends to crowds of demonstrators once again marched against the government's asylum seeker policies late on friday march as many wearing fall right in sick here chanted we are the people and this is our city hundreds of police officers were deployed and its police said they were more into south. isn't far

right protesters several hundred counter-demonstrators it was they gathered in the city and were no reports of violence and it's been the scene of ongoing right wing anti refugee protests since a man was stabbed to death last month allegedly by an asylum seeker much smaller groups who turned out to protest against the rise of the right wing in germany. well the head of germany's domestic intelligence agency hans-georg mohsen come under fire after casting doubt on whether the attack that attack rather led to racially inspired hunts on foreigners in chemist's speaking to the build newspaper mohsen said i shared some people skepticism towards media reports of hans by right wing extremists he went on to the edge that reports were deliberate misinformation well that sparked criticism and calls for muslims resignation. videos like this one have been circulating online they're said to show far right mobs carrying out

racist attacks in the eastern german city of camden it's on august twenty sixth one . but in a controversial interview with the daily billed newspaper germany's domestic intelligence agency chief said he had no evidence that the racist attacks occurred he said a widely circulated video could be fake deliberate misinformation but he did not say which one hands garrick mawson's remarks contradict not only reports from eyewitnesses journalists and alleged victims the intelligence chief also contradicted chancellor angela merkel's comments just a few days ago my own here too is that we have seen pictures that clearly show hatred and the persecution of innocent people and we must distance ourselves from such behavior. there's been something of a consensus among members of merkel's governing coalition that the races violence and chemists should be condemned several german politicians have criticized mohsen for a second guessing what really happened. m.r.c.

instead of speculating in public mr marson should present evidence. revised. can the newer vehicles are to be there i've seen the pictures i've heard the eyewitness accounts i know about the many reports from journalists and i think a prudent security agency head would be well advised to provide facts for such a controversial thesis to avoid exacerbating matters are also not our scheme of our time shift. but germany's interior minister mohsen superior has defended the controversial statements. minnesota for initially took to them as interior minister i have always said that in such difficult terrible events one must be accurately informed about what actually took place today for most. people. a spokeswoman for the interior ministry said investigations of the disputed videos are ongoing meanwhile mohsen has been asked to clarify his position.

chief political editor had accused and joins me now in the studio to discuss this further. mass and says that there's no evidence that the video in question is authentic he said maybe deliberate misinformation has he provided any proof to those claims he hasn't yet what he did do is he delivered to the interior minister not to the chance to say i must stress what he should have done and the assessment that by his agency and that there were question marks over whether these strategic kind of hunting scenes on people in the streets actually happened he questions whether this video that we just saw is actually genuine but the safe prosecuted saxony says they don't see any reason why it shouldn't be and actually use that as a basis for their own investigation and all of this these. statements that he has

backed up with facts really raise. question where does he stand as the head of domestic intelligence and who is you anyway to take that kind of stance right now when you point out his position and the position that that agency is charged weight which in fact is investigating the events that happened in kemet has the agency itself said anything about what actually happened its findings of that investigation well it's actually its job is to provide the basis for assessments for someone like the german chancellor and the interior minister now it is clearly done this towards the interior ministry but not to the chancery we've heard from many politicians now criticizing his agency but himself and they something want to hear from him as part of a special session next week and hear him explaining what he says what he certainly did is he chose a major outlets the largest selling toppled newspaper to actually for spark even more doubts over these look at this already very hard situation that we've had that

in assessing what actually happened in camden it's now sort of other also have reporters on the ground we've had many eyewitness accounts we have plenty of accounts that actually prove that scenes like the one in the video did actually take place and the big question is why is he being backed by his interior minister hosty wolf when he's really taking a political stance he's fueling a political debate and that simply is not his role and we should say as well that his control the seat doesn't actually necessarily end they criticized recently for talks with the far right alternative for germany and there's also been some criticism over his agency's involvement in the annus investigation can you tell us more about yeah that's the man who actually was responsible for that first terror attack here in dublin on the christmas market and there are the geishas ins that there was an undercover agent of his own agency potentially involved that he tried to cover that up he also spoke to

a fifty politicians like many other politicians but the big question still is did he give them advise where does he stand politically complicated case he had a crucial explaining it for us chief political editor thank you very much. this is not normal these are extraordinary times and they're dangerous times the word of barack obama that breaking with tradition in delivering a blistering attack on the record of his success donald trump speaking at a campaign event in illinois the former u.s. president called on americans to vote in november as mid term elections and reject what he called the politics of division we are americans we're supposed to stand up to bullies thank god the former u.s. president didn't pull any punches on his return to the political stage. in his fiercest criticism of his successor yet obama accused trump of threatening

democracy he also slammed the republican party its central organizing principle in foreign policy was the fight against communism and now they're closing up to the former head of the k.g.b. and a rallying cry to voters ahead of the midterms you need to vote because our democracy depends on. trump was quick to hit back to writing has he just asked a speech i'm sorry i watch it but i fell asleep i. i sound is very good very good for sleeping we have the war of words as a taste of what's to come as the sitting and former president square off in the campaign season. and now some of the other stories making news around the world

for much trump campaign advisor george papadopoulos has been sentenced to fifteen days behind bars for lying to the f.b.i. about his efforts to broker a meeting between donald trump and letting it through to his contacts triggered the investigation by special counsel into possible collusion with russia during trump's twenty sixteen presidential campaign. jack maulvi co-founder of china's biggest economist blow it out evolve us as he phones to sit down as executive chairman told the new york times he wants then more time focusing on education the fifty four year old is among china's richest men with a fortune estimated at around one forty billion dollars. iran russia and turkey have failed to agree on a cease fire that prevents a syrian government offensive in a province the last major rebel stronghold in the war torn country at a summit in teheran latest from the three countries did agree that could be no

military solution to the syrian conflict but during that talks syrian government and russian warplanes mounted as strikes in aid agencies say it could see the greatest humanitarian catastrophe in syria's seven year wall. antigovernment protests erupted on friday and had lived province and the prospect of syrian president bashar al assad's launch of an offensive against the country's last rebel stronghold is looming. were virtually meanwhile at the summit in the iranian capital russian president vladimir putin rejected a proposal for an ad lib ceasefire made by his turkish counterpart red chip tie up after one russia resumed its airstrikes in the province on tuesday turkey is concerned that the situation could cause a humanitarian catastrophe and lead to millions more refugees streaming to its borders. turkey is hosting three point five million syrian

refugees population is three point five million people now take he does not have the resources or power to host a further three point five million people. tens of thousands of people have been bussed to it libin recent years when their anti-government areas failed to assad's forces around half the residents have arrived from other parts of the country while turkey's main aim is to prevent a new influx of syrian refugees and stop the kurds from founding an independent state in syria russia and iran are mainly concerned with expanding their influence in the region they want a unified syria under president assad. the un security council also met on friday to discuss the situation in need lib its special envoy to syria urged extremists groups to leave the region and warned of a looming crisis. do you. all the

ingredients for a perfect storm. of. anybody. could be would be horrific bloody but. agreement is proving elusive russia has dismissed warnings of a catastrophe calling it lip a nest for terrorism tennis on the women's final of the u.s. open on saturday will see chase a million eggs rina williams is going for a record equalling twenty fourth grandstand singles title but it will be an all new experience for her opponent sacca excitement in her native japan is building a tokyo shrine dedicated to the japanese god of competition and sports is busier than usual now only a soccer fans of comes to wish him good luck against tennis great serena williams in the u.s. open final. a sucker is the first japanese woman in

a grand slam final the twenty year old's father was born in haiti and she grew up in the united states but being born in japan to a japanese mother is enough for her supporters. and many japanese isn't that good writing but the way she tries to speaking japanese is so cute my impression of hers that she sticks to her beliefs and is powerful on the japanese tennis hasn't been that great in the past but i think she's doing really well in the money. she will need to play better than really well to stop her idol williams the thirty six year old is bidding to lift the trophy for the seventh time i think giving birth just a year ago following her semifinal victory williams tweeted a photo of her daughter asking did mama when she better not ask if mama won last time she played osaka though she lost in straight sets in march. but serino was still recovering from a difficult birth back then and now she looks in near top form.

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