usual treaty one forces heat transfer. material just real complex starts october twentieth on t.w. . plane. plane. this is d w news live from berlin free at last from detention in turkey baster andrew bronson heads home of the united states after turkish border and swiss house arrest his detention was a major cause of tension between the two countries also coming up baseless allegations that's how saudi arabia is describing claims that it killed the dissidents journalist jamal. bug reports say turkey has video and audio proof of

his healing inside the saudi consulates in this novel. because of tension between the two countries also coming up baseless allegations that's how saudi arabia is describing claims that it killed the dissidents journalist jamal. bug reports say turkey has a video and audio proof of his killing inside the saudi consulate in this novel. and there's just one day to go and so key regional elections in the german state of the area also predicting heavy losses for traditional parties in favor of groups on the fall rights and loves to. play. on calm aspen welcome to the program. u.s. pastor andrew bronson is on his way home after a turkish court released him from house arrest brunson was arrested two years ago

on suspicion of having links to fit to look good and the cleric that turkey's government blames for the failed coup attempt in two thousand and sixteen his detention has caused serious friction between washington and ankara with both sides imposing tit for tat sanctions. after two years in detention andrew brunson flew out to visit me here in western turkey heading back to the u.s. with a stopover in germany the turkish quarter convicted him of links to terrorism but decided to let him leave president donald trump denied that bring any agreement to lift u.s. sanctions imposed against turkey over the brunson case we spoke to turkey. and he went through a system we got about it was no deal. at all there was no deal but we're very happy to have him and have him in good shape by here is in very good shape.

has to bronson had lived in turkey for twenty years he left the courthouse a free man a concession which could improve strained relations between ankara and washington. for brunson's wife noreen it had been a long wait prosecutors accused her husband of links to kurdish militants and supporters of fetzer look good when the cleric that turkey blames for a failed coup attempt in twenty sixteen bronson's lawyer called the trial a farce. there was no need for this case which did so much harm to my client to turkey as a whole and damaged relations today's ruling proves that it will not be refuted for years brunson led a small evangelical church in izmir prosecutors claim some of its members belonged to the outlawed kurdistan workers' party welcoming bronson's freedom washington is now pressing for the release of several other americans being held in turkey

international pressure is growing on saudi arabia to explain the disappearance of dissidents journalist jamal khashoggi rights groups corporations and now even the un are demanding facts on why the shoe chief vanished after walking into the saudi consulate in istanbul more than a week ago turkish officials accuse the saudis of torturing and killing him saying they have audio and video recordings of his ordeal the saudis the allegations why. this is the last public footage of jamal khashoggi walking into the saudi consulate in istanbul on october second. the washington post for which he shook his economist said secret or you know in video footage shows the journalist was detained inside by a saudi security team who then killed him and dismembered his body. the post which is running an ad campaign to draw attention to the case says it has the information

from u.s. officials we spoke on condition of anonymity the audio recordings reportedly suggest that kids should she was also tortured and beaten neither the u.s. all the turkish government have confirmed the reports. the saudi journalist who lived in self-imposed exile in the u.s. was a vocal critic of saudi crown prince mohammed bin soundman but riyadh denies all involvement in question of cheese disappearance. a delegation from saudi arabia has now arrived in turkey to help with the investigation riyadh says turkey has agreed to a joint probe according to the washington post ankara is wary of releasing the recordings it has because that would reveal that the turks spy on foreign governments inside their country but one thing is clear saudi arabia is coming under growing international pressure to explain what happened to gemma.

now to some of the other stories making news around the world the official death toll has risen to at least seventeen after hurricane michael smashed into the florida panhandle three days ago florida's governor has aired the devastation to a war zone michael is the most powerful recorded hurricane to strike the region. health officials in gaza say israeli troops have killed seven palestinians in clashes at the border fence separating the two sides the israeli military says its troops opened fire as thousands of palestinian demonstrators began throwing rocks and fire bombs it's one of the dead. incidents and months of protests along the border. five south korean mountaineers and four nepali guides have died on the poles mount a gorgeous after a snow storm destroyed their camp helicopter teams spotted eight bodies but bad weather hampered the recovery effort one that ninth climber has yet to be found.

here in germany a political seismic shift is expected in tomorrow's state elections in bavaria opinion polls show support for the once mighty c.s.u. collapsing but voters are also rejecting the traditional opposition the s.p.d. and are turning instead to smaller parties such as the greens and the far right alternative for germany the vote will likely have ramifications for germany's governing coalition and berlin. the christian social union the c.s.u. and pretzels both things but varia is known for but while pretzels are likely to remain popular after bavaria state elections on sunday the c.s. use immediate future seems not quite so bright although bavaria center right party is unlikely to lose power in the state altogether post suggest it's heading for its worst performance since the one nine hundred fifty s.

the various state premier marcus is thinking positively. about what's it going to sum up and surprisingly different from the opinion polls for us that just means keep on fighting. on the final day of campaigning marcus and the seriously as national leader german interior minister horst zabel five joined forces and they invited a special guest austria's conservative chances of asti in courts who they hoped would give them a last minute boost. staying positive and that's also what the social democrats are trying to do even though polls suggest they'll see a dismal result the various s.p.d. hope that on the day undecided voters will decide to vote for them. surveys also suggest the far right and he immigrant alternative for germany the a.f.d. is likely to enter the bavarian state parliament for the first time. we

want to end economic migration and for our country to be law abiding and saith and then there are the greens the environmentally friendly party is attracting lots of new support especially from left leaning voters they say they'd be happy to join a coalition with a conservative c.s.u. if that party fails to get a majority. by the seat it's clear for us greens in the varia we're ready for governing. so on sunday it's possible that bavarian politics will enter a new era an era. and which the c.s.u. might have to share their pretzels with the queen's. chief political editor spoke to one of the c.s. used top politicians in bavaria at the party's final campaign rally. and how much blame lies with the chancellor for this election campaign and the potential disappointing results. are always good for me i don't think it's about laying blame but about realising that national issues have played

a key role in this state election with all the recent surveys show that these issues are affecting up to half of floating decisions and that's a lot and it's unfortunate because bavaria is doing exceptionally well we have full employment we have record economic growth we're paying down our debt slike never before because we're investing massively in the future and we have a great education system so that means from the basic data that everything is fine but of course there are people who are worried and that has to do with issues that have a national or even european dimension. is pretty threw it off until well nobel prize week has just ended but one highlight has been missing this year that's the award for literature the swedish academy paralyzed after a sexual harassment scandal decided not to make the award this year so a new academy was formed to give the prize instead its first winner was announced today and it's eighty one year old maurice day of guadalupe in the caribbean.

the venue is fitting enough the so-called new academy and now it's the winner of the alternative to the nobel prize for literature in a library and for good reason the award was decided by librarians as a response to the postponement of this year's nobel outing here that we're doing everything different we've introduced an open transparent prize without a king or any capital behind it. the winner eighty one year old matisse condé from guadalupe is considered one of the caribbean's leading writers she's the author of more than twenty novels focusing much of her attention on the legacy of colonialism and the way former colonies have struggled to reclaim their losses the global literary community welcomed the naming of condi as prize winner the head of a large publishing house in sweden acknowledged the significance of the announcement . this is a love letter to literature at

a time when there's no nobel prize for it. and it's this can never replace the. purpose of the whole soul from true. it's possible that a nobel prize for literature will be awarded next year if that happens the new academy will keep its promise to disband after the alternative prize is handed out in early december. france's financial prosecutor's office is investigating suspicions of match fixing and a champions league match earlier this month between paris st germain and red star belgrade according to french newspaper they keep european soccer association had a loaded french authorities based on information they said was from a credible source the french side won that game six to one and supposedly an official of the serbian team had bet almost five million euros that red star would lose by exactly a five goal margin both clubs denied the match fixing allegations. and

the nation's league of croatia and england battled to a lackluster scoreless draw in an empty stadium a consequence of you a for sanctions or a swastika on the edge before one of croatia's euro qualifiers two years ago england had hoped to exact some revenge for their loss to croatia and the semifinals of this year's world cup but it was not to be the result leaves the two teams tied at the bottom of their group now germany's national football team will face the netherlands later today in the u.a.e. the nations league this week the squad was training in berlin trying to create a positive atmosphere after a disastrous world cup campaign but a d w exclusive interview with a former star player rocks the boat. a real chris welcome for the germany squad at the open training session in berlin earlier this week where youth team players were invited to watch their heroes not the critical audience for four days

the national team boss in good weather deplores talking up their confidence i had a tricky toss so i had. to hum it do you think it's like we've had some time to freshen up mentally when you come from your club you need one or two days to adapt to these familiar faces again that's what up here and we had a great time here together. it would have been the perfect preparation if it hadn't been for. the former germany captain criticize the national football association and coach off the move in an exclusive interview. i was surprised as well as many other people. because he was a long time. since a long time he works with the team and. you know sometimes things doesn't work anymore let those comments similar for

a day and then hit back diplomatically upon his arrival in amsterdam. it doesn't really interest me he can say what he wants i don't care everyone's entitled to their opinion and i'm happy for him to voice it. against the netherlands live has another chance to show he has improved it's not just about three points in the new nations league but more about upholding a long standing record germany haven't lost to the dutch team in sixteen years. you're watching news from berlin stay tuned for more at the top of the hour and for the latest updates you can always check out our website that's t w dot com or follow us on twitter thanks for watching.

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