this is you don't read news life from berlin tough sell president trump asserts american sovereignty rejects globalism but calls on the nations of the world to help bring down the iranian government. we ask all nations to isolate iran as the regime. as long as its aggression continues. and we ask all nations to support a rense people as they struggle to reclaim. their religious. and righteous justice trump also threatened a second round of u.s.

sanctions against tehran will have analysis of his address to the un general assembly also coming up a nother blow for germany's chancellor anglo-american as she loses her top party ally this man who was the head of miracles conservative bloc in parliament but now in a surprise move his own colleagues have voted him out. it's great to have you along everyone when we begin our broadcast with u.s. president donald trump's address at the u.n. he has delivered a blistering attack on globalism in his second speech to the u.n. general assembly he said all countries should act in their own interest and said the u.s. would never recognize the international criminal court. trump also accused iran of

sowing mayhap in the middle east and said all nations must work to stop iran better being able to develop nuclear weapons the us president slammed conditions in venezuela on the that country's socialist government and demanded that global trade become fair to word the u.s. and warrant that in the future washington with only give foreign aid to friendly nations. and with all our eyes on the present trump here to help dissect president trump's high stakes speech at the u.n. want to welcome alexander phenomena in new york and nicola ranvir to associate fellow at the german council on foreign relations with me here in the studio all right well what was highly expected was of course a spotlight on north korea let's take a listen to what he said and then we'll start our conversation the missiles and rockets are no longer flying in every direction. nuclear testing

has. some military facilities are already being dismantled our hostages have been released and as promised the remains of our fallen heroes are being returned home. to lay at rest in american soil i would like to thank your arm and kim for his courage and for the steps he has taken. so much work remains to be done. the sanctions will stay in place until the nuclearization occurs. all right alexander i want you to kick off the conversation what a difference a year makes. yes indeed i was here last year covering president trump's first speech here in which he called keep junk on the rockets men on a suicide mission and now he's describing him as that honorable keep the change

what a shift from threats to flattery and we also have to say that there is indeed fresh hope that progress is being made in talks with north korea after the country has pledged to dismantle one of its missile testing sites and its major nuclear sites so there is reason to be optimistic however we also have to add that we still haven't seen any evidence that north korea is really committed to complete nuclear ization now alexander iran also very much in focus where you are their ties were pretty bad to begin with let's take a listen to the language that president donald trump used when talking about iran. we cannot allow the world's leading sponsor of terrorism. to possess the planet's most dangerous weapons. we cannot allow

a regime the chance death to america and that threatens israel with annihilation. to possess the means to deliver a nuclear warhead. to any city on earth. just can't do it. we ask all nations to isolate iran's regime. as long as its aggression continues. and we ask well nations to support iran's people as they struggle to reclaim. their religious and righteous destiny. aleksandra some very pointed remarks there directed at iran's leadership. yes and we have to say that the president was clear in his condemnation expressing his disdain for the iranian regime however as we just heard at the same time he call upon all the nations gathered here to support the iranian people so that seems

to be a strategy here from administration's strategy dealing with iran of course some critics may say that it's you asked goal to achieve regime change in iraq in iran but that it's something that the trial and the administration strongly denies all right well let's talk about the e.u. that did not feature a very prominently in mr trump's a speech but germany did get singled out take a listen germany will become totally dependent. on russian energy if it does not immediately change course. here in the western hemisphere we are committed to maintaining our independence from the encroachment of expansionist foreign powers. it has been the formal policy of our country

since president monro. but we reject the interference of foreign nations in this hemisphere and in our own affairs. nicole he's using that same argument again that he used when he came to nato that germany is dependent on russian oil and we saw the foreign minister also smirking a little bit how is that going to get down go down here in germany where he didn't have the facts right because even if germany. has a certain dependency on russia it's stand forty percent when it comes to the. support so in this respect the the group around has a right to be a little bit entertained here but what i consider as dangerous is that the only time germany was mentioned was mentioned with respect to its close ties to russia and it didn't take place or didn't play a role as

a very long and trustworthy ally. and in the entire speech you could see a lot of contradictions like who is now defined as a friend of the united states and who is not and. especially the european allies because our security is still completely dependent on the support of the united states now this was of course president trumps global moment what more did you learn about mr trump's world view listening to his address where he hates socialism that's that's. true for effect it was also interesting that you know you could tell that to swedish delegation didn't quite know it if he makes a difference between a socialist country and. the social welfare state so i think the important view he has is that he supports patriotic

countries and hear the definitive version of what that's a picture of tism really mean to him should also laurie in all the world because the united nations is based on a certain shared set of values and interests but also a certain code of conduct how would they for example want to give support to people why need they do not make this dependent on you know which country is nice so the united. states in which country isn't eight has always been something that has been given to people in need and now we see again the trump who has a. tourism season in the body off the united nations he wants to see this we give money to those people we define as friends but we won't give any money to those we don't consider as friends how does that effect people in need in countries which are not a friend of the united states and this is very very much against the whole idea of

the united nations and mind with his transactional way of dealing with people and their countries thank you so much and a call around her to sociate fellow at the german council on foreign relations and alexandra farm in new york thank you for your continued coverage. art want to bring up to speed now with some of the other stories making news around the world. u.s. television star bill cost me has been declared a sexually violent predator by the judge deciding his sentence cosby was convicted earlier this year of drugging and. sexually assaulting a woman back in two thousand and four the predator designation means is that cost be must undergo a lifetime counseling and report to authorities is also facing a possible prison term. the world health organization is warning that an ebola outbreak in the democratic republic of congo could rapidly spread in the

coming weeks attacks by armed groups some community resistance to vaccinations as well as the geographic reach of the virus could create a perfect storm according to the w.h.o. . sweden's prime minister's to follow fan that has been alice stood in a no confidence vote yet about two thirds of the parliament voted against the law for who leads the country social democrats while his departure comes to weeks after elections that saw his story gains for right wing politicians in your view them in the old. and back here in berlin a surprise result exposes another fracture in chancellor angela merkel's government lawmakers from her conservative bloc have defeated her choice for parliamentary leader and said elected a critic of miracles governing coalition well bring house defeated longtime merican ally volker counter by a vote of one hundred twenty five to one hundred twelve carter had held the post

for thirteen years and never before faced a challenger well ahead of the vote most observers expected counter would win reelection all right let's get you more on these developments for that want to turn now to chief political correspondent melinda crane melinda german chancellor angela merkel's main ally in the bundestag voted out of office unexpectedly why. because of rising dissatisfaction with in her party dissatisfaction about the first six months of this grand coalition in which we've seen repeated political crisis in which we've seen rising divisions within the conservative bloc in which we have also seen falling poll numbers for the conservatives by the way for the social democrats as well both coalition parties at this point would no longer get a majority if elections were to be held tomorrow tomorrow and ultimately rising

dissatisfaction with the leadership of the chancellor herself that is what this vote means if you just look at the symbolism this parliamentary leader who was voted out today folk are cowed or is a very very close ally of the chancellor he's been in his position exactly as long as she has been chancellor this was the first contested election for the head of the conservative policy group and parliamentary group since one nine hundred seventy three so it amounts to a real earthquake within the party and i think for that reason certainly to be taken very very seriously as a sign of. a coming rebellion of the party itself how precarious is her situation currently. well she herself said this is democracy you win some and you lose some she has just been speaking to the press and she said yes this is a defeat but i can imagine working well together with mr brink house but what you

need to know is that she had given a passionate speech during this meeting of the parliamentary group saying that she absolutely supports full kokoda that she wanted him to remain in his position and that this is not the time for a change and we saw hundred twenty five members of the parliamentary bloc saying no you're wrong it is time for a change and then of course when house. i ask how does that change look going forward we know that mr breakouts the new incoming leader has said that he wants in more confident conservative parliamentary group meeting confident both toward voters but also confident visibly the government itself so i think we are likely to see a real challenge to her authority in the future all right melinda crane thank you so much for your continued coverage. and that there's a press thank you so much for spending this part of your day with us news continues

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force more to. what you watch for when you want it. to do extraordinary in-depth you decide what's on find out more. dot com smart t.v. . this man risked his life to rescue books from the hands of the so-called islamic state the militant group adopted a scorched earth policy in the iraqi city of mosul burning books on mass so that nothing of value would be left to the enemy omar sought to rescue what he could. not after the needed to shift for me these cultural assets mean everything got there the basis for building a new future a generation that is progressive well educated and has clear goals and. other

wasn't the worst thing about i asked rule was that they destroyed our culture rather than come out in it they ban books and then burn them. as one of many heroes to stand up half to the trauma inflicted by islamic states brutal reign of terror like omar many here just want their lives back. lives filled with art music entertainment and fun everything that i.a.s. set out to destroy. is cycling from western mosul which is almost completely destroyed to the eastern part of the city on the other side of the river tigris there the destruction is less widespread the bridges near the old one was destroyed during the nine month

battle for the city when the iraqi army return mosul. omar is studying economics he resumed his studies after the city was liberated in twenty seventeen. during the i.a.s. occupation the university was closed the militants set up their administration in the building making it a target for iraqi forces and their allies including u.s. fighter jets it will take a long time to rebuild the campus but the material loss is less painful for the students than the memory of what happened. the worst part about trying to study and i asked rule was the oppression and the feeling of being totally at their mercy and it lasted for three years. i suffered a lot of the students who managed to flee to other provinces like a beer or dog are now one or two years ahead of us in their studies some have even

finished. this was once one of iraq's biggest libraries a great source of information and knowledge for students like omar until i asked moved in. during the fighting this very solid building lined with books offered effective cover for the militants. when they could no longer hold their position they torched the entire thing. final act of revenge before fleeing. to the little girl will lead to the books were all lying on the floor some of burning but others were just lying under the ashes and we tried to salvage as many as we could and bring them to safety but at that the area had been completely liberated at that point so it was dangerous and mortars were still landing in and around the campus. the rubble has since been cleared away what remains is an empty

shell. around a million books went up in smoke here more than in any other area occupied by islamic states the militants destroyed one of the leading libraries in the arab world many historic hand written works and are lost forever. from the libraries collection of one million books the students managed to save seven thousand among them nearly a dozen handwritten manuscripts rescued from the flames at the last minute. one. of these books a very rare but they weren't part of the main collection. some of them are two or three hundred years old so they're very precious. they include

historic commentaries on the qur'an the i.r.s. militants would have destroyed them to rather than leave them for the enemy. every friday as the sun begins to set booksellers lay out their wares on a nearby street. one more piece of normality that's returned to mosul it's one of obama's favorite places the range is limited but it's a start. this part of the world was once the cradle of civilization a center of culture and. a lot of folks were abandoned ah yes that's because the extremists saw them as a threat to us now since the liberation we have a variety of books appearing again a few of us were happy that culture is once again returning to mosul in the form of books. like here on the sidewalk. but in most of the even in the us a for the. time our is known here among locals as the book hero he refused to let i asked

steal his passion. and omar is not a liar. i know that these young people also continue to pursue their passion and i asked rule in secret they are all artists. drawing pictures of human beings for example was absolutely forbidden by the militants and i think that is a pretty of an out of a version of often or thought of the french we formed a group called revolution of art. or phenomena we're all friends and students of the art of get enough of a moment of pain or did the other group develop because of the pressure exerted by the i.a.s. . when everyone was under pressure back that. most artists burn their works for fear of being prosecuted and having to undergo the i.a.s. version of judicial proceedings out of them so i live. on

a miracle that. it was only after the islamic state were gone that they were free once again to pursue that openly. they are now planning to do a war painting to promote reconciliation between iraq's various religious communities. every time they want to paint a wall somewhere in the city they need to get permission. the city of orators are once again up and running in mosul and they appear happy to give the go ahead for these colorful works of art. not that we don't have any problems we're trying to send a message with our art that we oppose ignorance and injustice with our paintings on art works we want to resist all that our cake thinking mind. the young women are glad the dark times are over and they can now pursue their art work openly but the situation is still difficult for them as women they know that many and most of our

very conservative in their religious outlook. i think where women but we're not going to stay at home we want to say something to not just the guys we have something to say as well that's how i see it but most people won't accept that especially not the residents of mosul why don't you know more. today they are sounding a warning against religious intolerance the different faiths key elements in iraqi society if one element is missing they say the whole thing will break down the pictures painted by revolution of art have now gained a wider following the artists post their work online that's very important to them as they believe their message of reconciliation is vital for the whole of iraq.

and we have a group on facebook and discuss things there. and we collect ideas to. one person might have a suggestion someone else takes that up and gradually it becomes a concrete idea. obviously you would then need to find an appropriate place and draw up a sketch. after that we get a permit and get down to work we don't experience any problems and people love our work a bushel you know. mosul has certainly become more colorful since i asked occupation ended. shortly after capturing the city in twenty fourteen the militancy from blow up the shrine of the prophet yunus or jonah revered in both the qur'an and the bible. now the ruins are an ideal training ground for a park or enthusiastic

a sport where participants have to negotiate various obstacles. the i asked militants were very interested in their skills and approach their trainer. that. the militants were looking to recruit them for military purposes a very dangerous situation for the group. while of knowledge of their serving we did there was little when i asked for a control here in mosul they asked us if we could train children the cubs of the caliphate as they were not deny the war we refused because we don't want to hurt people and they were athletes and didn't want to do anything to harm our country. but we just want to do sport and put on a show of an aerialist i'll be you know this is our way of expressing freedom. and we're young people who reject violence we don't want to kill them our brothers ship . their impressive moves past

a whole new light on the ruins. many local people are devastated that i asked destroyed this historic landmark the militants claimed it had become a place of idol worship. the islamic state where unyielding in their interpretation of rights and wrongs and terrorize the people of mosul. their occupation ended in july twenty seventh seen with one of the biggest urban battles since the second world war. mosul's old city on the banks of the tigris was reduced to rubble.

the streets of largely being cleared but the task of rebuilding is huge. and everywhere there is the threat of unexploded ordinance and booby traps. the park or astley it's always have to be careful where they tread. another terrible legacy of biassed. but for these young athletes life is still far better now than it was back then. the islamists were persistent they wouldn't take no for an answer and kept coming back to my about about one of them say to their children four or five times and of course i was afraid. i was in the car that we didn't want to get involved with that so we stayed on and start training altogether of the until the senate was liberated . and then we were free to take up our sport again. they were

determined not to give into why as true heroes in the ruins of mosul they refused to be beaten back then and refused to be beaten now. as i did that that is the bit that we want our city to flourish again and we want to show people that the city is suffering because of all the destruction which came from all sides and not just this one group. we want to show what life is like here. and we want to prove that we can reach international standards in sport in education and in art so a federal that outdoes. while they look for a new training grounds in the rubble of mosul others are grateful to be able to earn some money cleaning up schools that have been rebuilt. all these women are

widows. fifty four of them are working for a project funded by the european union. without the money from this job jawad colic and her son would go hungry the women earn fifteen dollars a day for their work. it's one of the few jobs available to them the local economy has all but collapsed it's difficult for women to get work here at the best of times in this highly conservative society it's the men who normally provide the family income i. was the only one my work to feed my children. where should i get the money from otherwise. and my husband is dead it's tough i have no other income nothing we do.