everybody that was on the private sector business is making money with everything from reconnaissance drones to laundry facilities firms are people trading horses in france is joining. the military industrial complex starts oct twentieth on d w. hurricane michael is gaining strength as it approaches florida's gulf coast with winds of nearly two hundred kilometers per hour and a potential storm surge of four meters coastal residents have been boarding up their homes and stocking up on supplies michael is expected to make landfall around midday on wednesday. the u.s. ambassador to the united nations nikki haley has resigned from her post president donald trump confirmed haley's resignation and said she would step down at the end

of the year he said he was considering his former deputy national security advisor dina powell as her replacement. for. a suspected taliban suicide bomber has killed on election candidate in afghanistan's helmand province days ahead of a parliamentary vote as well as seven other people it's the latest in a series of attacks blamed on taliban insurgents opposed to the election. day you environment ministers meeting in luxembourg have agreed to seek a thirty five percent cut in vehicle emissions by twenty thirty the announcement comes in the wake of a warning by u.n. experts on the dangers of global warming the final rules will be hashed out by the european parliament and the european commission.

a growth downgrade the i.m.f. triggers its outlook for the world economy of course trade tensions between the united states and its trading partners also coming up is the slow death of diesel speeding up all of a sudden of course in berlin rules on a ban in parts of the german capital. this is your business update on helena humphrey in berlin glad you could join me the international monetary fund has cut its global growth forecast down from almost four percent to three point seven percent it cites trade tensions and rising interest rates the announcement coming at the annual meeting of the i.m.f. and world bank currently taking place in indonesia. the us china trade war is said to make the world poorer according to the i.m.f. .