when paul cheema over the sea from cameroon to berlin starts october fourth on g.w. . this is deja vu news live from berlin the german chancellor suffers an unexpected blow all american puts on a brave face says her party house is a key ally and critics say this could be the beginning of the end of them actually here are also coming up sowing chaos and death and destruction president truong addresses the u.n. general assembly in attacks the leaders of iran as enemies of peace. plus the

dangers of being gay in nigeria. my friend i breathe in suffering for what they know nothing about the scene i am just. i don't know what to see as in the thing is just a few people. but seriously i'm thumbs through depraved three got in d.c. shoot. being gay in this african country can ruin your life. i'm brian thomas thanks for being with us and welcome to the show it is being called a political thunder bolt a limb ackles parliamentary party has defied the wishes of the chancellor by voting to oust her longstanding ally hold her counter as us leader this came as a complete surprise both for the chancellor and for the political establishment

here in germany michael's opponents believe it could mean her time as chancellor this coming to an end. only one hundred and twelve votes for a close ally to anglo-american and lead off a party's parliamentary bloc for thirteen yes words as one hundred twenty five votes for his opponent i think i was a rather low profile m.p. known for his budgetary expertise he's now the new leader of the cd un sees you group in parliament and unexpected outcome and also a defeat for the german chancellor bling calls himself trying to downplay the significance of the vote. looking forward to working with. as has just been explained there's no daylight between us it will be a close and trusting cooperation just as i've had with her in recent years. before the vote had urged the conservative m.p.'s to support her candidate was also backed by leaders of the conservatives but very insistent party this see is you but

to no avail the majority wanted to change afterward the newly elected leader stressed that he didn't see the result as a vote against anglo american but the german chancellor acknowledged the outcome is a defeat. this is democracy and that means sometimes you lose a vote there's nothing to gloss over but i want the parliamentary group of the c.d.u. and sees you to be successful and therefore i will support by being callous whenever possible. lost one of her closest confidence to have been at the top of the parliamentary party of the conservatives since i'm glad america became german chancellor in two thousand and five all opposition parties declared kalidas defeat a clear sign that merkel's time as chancellor is coming to an end does this shows that mrs merkel can no longer rely on the support of her own group so i recommend that mrs merkel vote of confidence that. we call on the government to finally come

to terms and to be a government again and not a divided bunch. for the m.p.'s of a conservative party this is in the unknown situation until now and always have the support of the majority and that's not for sure anymore. u.s. national security advisor john bolton has issued a stark warning to iran he said tehran would have hell to back ever threaten the u.s. or its allies now this came just hours after president trump attacked iran's leaders at the u.n. general assembly the president accused the country of sowing death and destruction around responded by accusing president trump of violating international law after arriving at the plenary hole late in keeping everyone waiting president trump launched into his address he hailed what he called extraordinary progress made since his first speech at the u.n. general assembly one year ago

a statement that was met with barely stifled laughter across the room richard in less than two years my administration has accomplished more than almost any administration in the history of our country. a mercury news so if you. didn't expect a reaction with the truth i continued undaunted a recurring theme throughout his address was america's rejection of globalization the united states will not tell you how to live or work or worship we only ask that you honor our sovereignty in return. he also warned other nations against embrace in globalism and singled out germany for criticism saying

the country will become totally dependent on russian energy if it does not change course there was praise for north korea in his speech last year trump derided north korean leader kim jong un as a little rocket man this year he thanks the communist dictator for his steps towards denuclearization trump reserved his harshest criticism for iran calling it a brutal and corrupt dictatorship iran's leaders action continues. and we ask all nations to support the rands people as they struggle to reclaim. their religious and righteous destiny. later iran's president has done rouhani used his speech to push back against the u.s. accusing donald trump of trying to topple his government ronnie's that the new u.s. sanctions amount to economic terrorism and found that iran would not be bound by

them president trumps attack on iran was not unexpected last year his maiden speech at the u.n. general assembly shocked many world leaders this year there were frowns of disapproval and at the end plight applause it's time now for a look at some of the other stories making the news today american t.v. star bill cosby has been sentenced to between three and ten years in prison for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman the judge also declared him a sexually violent predator that means cause we must undergo lifelong counseling is the first celebrity to be sent to jail for a sex crime since the start of the me to my. india's supreme court has upheld the legality of the world's biggest biometric database but it hasn't posed new restrictions on how the personal details of more than one billion citizens can be used the program has led to years of legal challenges and triggered

debates about privacy and digital governance. the wife of malaysia's former prime minister has appeared before an anti corruption agency. has been questioned over the multi-billion dollar looting of a state investment fund police found hundreds of luxury goods and plenty of cash during raids on apartments linked to the family shortly after all it's been brought jackson election defeat in may. well first there is mounting on venezuela's president nicolas maduro canada says it will be joining five south american nations and signing a formal request for the international criminal court to investigate his government this comes one day after the u.s. imposed sanctions on the doro and his wife venezuela's socialist economy has been devastated by hyperinflation and by crippling shortages of food and medicine some

two million people have already fled to neighboring countries. it's an almost unstoppable flood of people the exodus from venezuela has so far seen around two million people flee the country taking grave risks almost always on foot which starvation only a few paces behind. them horrible because we really dying of hunger everything was difficult for us there's no medicine no food nothing. holderness we ones are thinking of leaving to search for stability but we find ourselves in other places in another world too that's not our own it's been very tough for us. but the sheer number of venezuelan refugees is causing problems for the country's neighbors in front year terms like trying colombia the world food program is helping local governments and civic bodies give aid to the most vulnerable. sort of

commented that even the hot meals that we're giving them we're giving them too solid meal of the day things like beans and rice and planting they're saying you know that they had general assembly will focus attention on the crisis. but the united nations have got an integrated response plan and the world food program needs for example twenty two million dollars just to provide emergency food assistance for these people for the ones who really need it most venezuela is an unfolding disaster with many facets but the exodus caused by the food crisis rocking the country is without doubt one of the most urgent. it's to nigeria now that country's community is widely discriminated against men for example cotton gaging and homosexual acts in the north of the country can be stoned to death and in the south gay sex and same sex marriage can be punished with up to fourteen years in prison last month nearly sixty men were arrested for attending

a suspected gay party in lego's our correspondent. spoke to some of those involved . i'm looking. down something. simple as that i'm a dancer james has watched this video clip many times the man in the video was at his birthday party he says but he was arrested before the party had even started it makes me angry because. i celebrated my bed and then i was accused. that was last month fifty seven people were arrested james who organized a party could flee but his life has been crushed he says my friend nine. i am just. i don't know what to say pain is just. so depressed. being gay in nigeria is not

a crime but the country has one of the toughest laws when it comes to same sex marriage and public display of same gender affection possible panel to up to fourteen years in prison. nigeria is definitely not a country where it's easy to start a conversation about same sex relationships let alone same sex marriage the majority of nigerians believe that this is a crime and they say the country will be. l.g.b. to people such views are common on the streets of lagos. to me.

i mean as in the route mohammed she's one of the very few nigeria who openly said she's career she has become an activist for the rights of the community is that. think positive about the law in two thousand and fourteen it's put us on the table and it's allowed us freedom to tell our stories instead of having other people tell our stories but everything else has been negative like like the spike in abuse of people the criminal isolation association the criminalization of just not fitting into gender norms there is one change there were twenty fourteen there are now less people in nigeria who deny in public that homosexuality even exists but how many are willing to accept it as normal as in the wants to do a test yourself if you knew about somebody sexuality like if i had a girlfriend well actually i do have a girlfriend well you still sell me a shrew oh you choose not to sell issue to me yeah yeah. i mean business it can be as simple as that some people just want to go about their

business but i wasn't such a reaction is rayna it's the first time she's experienced acceptance in public in nigeria. in the bundesliga bar. has won seven out of seven matches against. his side one up one nil through arjuna robin in the second half but the reigning champions failed to close the game out as felix produced an unconventional finish in the eighty sixth minute to equalise against his former club it was his first goal for her going to was enough to secure them a surprise for. let's give you a reminder now of our top story at this hour the german chancellor's parliamentary party has defied her wishes by voting to oust her longstanding ally poker counter as its leader of the americas opponents believe the surprise move could be in her

time as chancellor is going to and. i'm brian thomas for the entire team thanks for being with us. nico is in germany to learn german. aloof and. why not learn with him online on your mobile and free stuff from the w z e learning course nico speak.