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this is news live from berlin a presidential advisor in turkey says. killed a prominent critic in istanbul journalist jamal khashoggi is believed to have been murdered at the consummate in turkey's largest city he entered the building earlier this week but he hasn't been seen since we'll go to our correspondent for more also on the program. the frontrunner in brazil's presidential election cast his vote very both so narrow promises that crack down on corruption and crime one month after being stabbed while campaigning. and in german soccer by in munich slumped to
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another defeat in the bundesliga losing heavily to last night coach nico colebatch and he steam appeared to be in crisis. welcome to the program his president. has said the country's airports are being monitored in an effort to find out what happened to a prominent journalist who disappeared in istanbul u.s. based jamal khashoggi a critic of the saudi leadership and to the saudi consulate last tuesday to complete paperwork ahead of his planned marriage saudi officials say he then left the building but he's not been seen since a top adviser to one has said there's evidence that he was killed inside the consummate the saudis have dismissed this of the suggestion as a baseless. ok let's cross now to our correspondent who's standing by for us
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outside the saudi consulate in istanbul so you know what more do we know about this case one of turkish authorities been saying. well it is yes we are right in front of the saudi consulate here in istanbul so the very building which. entered five days ago on tuesday around lunchtime and then did not emerge so this is what we know for sure but as you already pointed out a senior advisor to the turkish president. just confirmed reports which have been circulating here earlier saying that turkish authorities believe the blogger and journalist was killed inside that building in a quite brutal way that there were fifteen saudi nationals involved in his murder coming here to turkey specifically for this mission so these are reports that have
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been circulating here basically citing anonymous police sources now we are waiting for investigators an investigation has been opened here by the turkish authorities but we're waiting for investigators for police to actually present evidence for these accusations obviously very serious allegations there but can you tell me more about why might he have been a taggart from the saudi perspective. well first of all he is a well known critic of the saudi leadership interesting lido not a longtime dissident but a man very well connected to the in a circles of power in saudi arabia form a government adviser but in the past year he has been frequently criticizing especially prince had been saw him on for example when it comes to rests of women's rights activists and he has fled to the u.s. in twenty seventeen fearing a possible
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a rest and has been living there since then i was just earlier talking to a two run the. who is the head of the turkish arab media association here in istanbul and calls himself a close friend of mr. and let's let's listen to what he had to say he also made some pretty strong accusations. after jamal khashoggi entered the consulate fifteen people came by two different planes he was murdered inside the consulate we assume that he was cut into pieces and they put his body in bags and left. it was killed because of his opinions about the wars in yemen and syria he was too much trouble for the saudi government to tip hugo studio. yuliya what have the saudis been saying about all this. well
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big media are citing a source inside the consulate basically denying all of these murder accusations as a baseless interesting lead the saudi consulate yesterday opened up the consulate to a number of journalists basically giving them a tour inside the building to convince them nothing happened over there and we also hear that saudi arabia send a team of investigators to work together with the turkish authorities to find out what happened so from the saudi side so far. they're denying anything that anything indeed happened to mr but they also have not presented any evidence that would lead into the direction that he is still alive or where he might be right now did abuse your hand at the saudi consulate in istanbul thank you. let's now look at some of the other stories making news around the world china and to graft watchdog
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has confirmed that it is investigating the head of into paul who is a chinese national man one way was reported missing by his wife to leave in france for a trip to his native china hong kong newspaper reported that man was detained upon arriving there. members of latvia's pro russia party have been celebrating after merging as the biggest party in the general election the harmony party took twenty percent of the vote and it's likely to form a government of populist and conservative parties corruption and money laundering work issues in the election campaign. cameroon's eighty five year old president looks set to extend his three decade rule in today's election the poor has been overshadowed by separatist uprising in the country's anglo foreign regions with many of their unable to vote. and right here in germany eight police officers have sustained minor injuries of to being pelted with bottles and stones at an anti
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migrant rock concert in the country's east around seven hundred people attended and police used pepper spray and batons when some neo nazis tried to break through barriers. in brazil voting is underway in what's been described as the country's most polarized presidential election since the end of military rule in one thousand nine hundred eighty five leading the polls is a man some call the tropical tromp far right candidate. who's writing a wave of anger over widespread corruption and crime now is also narrow gets more than fifty percent of the vote to win the presidency outright results are expected later today. from all we know across today ophelia who is in rio de janeiro for us sophia i can see the voting is to underway and i know that you've spoken to some voters how are they feeling about today's vote. well they're different feelings here it it we are not quite conservative area of rio de janeiro and
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a lot of people here support also now if you can see their yellow t. shirts behind me these are all supporters of this man but there are also many people that this like him because of the racist homophobic and sexist comments he has paid made in the past and that is why we have seen a lot of protests in past days here in the country you mentioned both some are this is the frontrunner in this campaign he did speak to reporters after voting let's listen to what he had to say. the. people of brazil want to get away from socialism. they don't want venezuela's regime they want a liberal economy and they want to protect family values. all the things that have happened has made the people realize that brazil can't continue with socialism. we don't want brazil to become what venezuela is today. so a fairly it does both so narrow have the recipe to lead brazil out of the violence
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and corruption crisis that currently dominate brazil. well he says he does and that is in a way one of his most controversial ideas he wants to send the army to the streets to fight violence in brazil he says the only way to end crime crime is by killing more criminals even though we see thousands of people already killed in brazil every year he's selling himself as an outsider as an anti establishment politician even though he has been in congress for about three decades this this ideas remind a bit of president donald trump selling himself as an outsider and what people do like about him is that he don't see him as one of the traditional politicians the traditional politicians for them are now the workers' party that rules and governed brazil for fourteen years and who are very much involved in corruption scandals
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also narrow does not have an ongoing investigation or prosecution. with about corruption so that is what a lot of people do like about him that he is a big difference what about his leftist opponent the candidate friend and or her dad is he standing on his own merit or is he riding the wave of his predecessor who had a silver. many think he is no one without a one of his slogan campaign slogans is how that is lula and that has made him stronger ever since mr silver said he would support had that his support in the population grew from six to now twenty five percent of the voters but at the same time thinking that law might be behind him pulling the strings has made even investors quite unhappy saying that he would be able to make some of the very necessary reforms in the country and also being considered more moderate than lula
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has made him unpopular with other more leftist. militants of the workers' party so he will try to have and when these were. votes and also the votes of the other candidates that are more moderate in this run for a very probable run of vote at the end of the month against mr bolton r.-o. . for your reporting from rio de janeiro thank you. in the industry go front foot gave this season a boost by beating hoffenheim away from home and front foot striker to rubbish was at the heart of the action he scored the opening goal in the first half before then receiving the red card off to have time despite being a man down front foot went on to win the match to one. another setback for reigning champions by in munich having lost here to berlin just over a week ago the side on you drew with midweek champions league tie and on saturday
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there was a heavy loss at home in munich at the hands of old rivals gladbach is known to talk of a crisis of the cup after another shock defeat. boy and were desperate for victory but gladbach came to munich in four and goals scoring form. and after just ten minutes alison player delivered with a bang. of the ice a perp strike from the new signing the frenchman's fifth goal in as many games of man well neuer left with little chance six minutes later blind study got worse younus hoffman stealing possession lost in dole finishing the job by of of a perfect return from injury for glad bus captain the away side punishing points recklessness in defense. of my coverts less frustrated going
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into halftime for his bosses upstairs the feeling was mutual. bye and try to get back into the match robert levin tosti even had the ball in the net. of the. box he was rightly called offside in the build up to the shots. it was game over in the eighty eighth minute patrick helman hitting an exception overly. before his third goal of the season sending clyde back into delirium of the of the by. the three nil victory lifting the foes up to second place. covert. well i mean we're in a rut it's their worst starts it was so using. right so what do those results look like after a match day seven well don't want one
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a thriller against oxburgh for three hanover grab their first win of the season against rick got shot on the other hand defeated do sold off to no minds of us as hetero was goalless on friday they had to play him and beat a false bug and in sunday's early game leverkusen drew in high book and lives hosting nuremberg right now in the days late game. and in formula one reigning champion lewis hamilton is closing in on his fifth world title that's after winning the japanese grand prix the mercedes drive a cruise to victory leading from the lights to flag he now holds a sixty seven point lead in the driver standings of a sebastian vettel ferarri who could only battle to six after a disastrous qualifying left him way back in the field hamilton looks a certainty for the title with just four races left. here watching the news in berlin wall coming from from us at the top of the hour with my
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