this is d.w. news live from berlin free at last from detention in turkey pastor andrew bronson heads home to the united states after a turkish court and his counsel pressed his detention was a major cause of tension between the two countries also coming up thanks less allegations that's how saudi arabia is describing claims that it killed dissidents a journalist jamal to shoot him but reports say turkey has been you know and all the open group of his killing inside the saudi consulate in istanbul. and there's

just one day to go until the regional elections in the german state of the area polls are predicting heavy losses for traditional parties in favor of groups on the far right and the left. i'm calling aspen welcome to the program u.s. pastor andrew bronson is on his way home after a turkish court released him from house arrest bronson was arrested two years ago on suspicion of having links to fight to the glen a cleric that turkey's government blames for the failed coup attempt in two thousand and sixteen his attention has caused serious friction between washington and with both sides imposing tit for tat sanctions. freshly landed on german soil u.s. pastor andrew brunson kisses the american flag after being detained for two years while living and working in turkey the american ambassador to germany posted this

image on twitter during his stopover brunson left is there in western turkey as a free man on his way back to the united states a turkish court had convicted bronson of links to terrorism allegedly organized through his small if a church but authorities decided to let him leave. president donald trump is hailing the release as a diplomatic success but trump deny there been any agreement to lift the sanctions the u.s. had imposed after bronson was arrested. we spoke to turkey. and he went through a system and we got about it was no deal made at all there was no deal but we're very happy to have him and have him in good shape by hereis are in very good shape. brunson had lived in turkey for the past twenty years his release is a concession that could improve strained relations between unca 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 the two lagu and the cleric whom turkey blames for a failed coup attempt in twenty sixteen bronson's lawyer called the trial a farce. or voted there was no need for this case which did so much harm to my client to turkey as a whole and damaged relations today to the outlawed kurdistan workers' party while 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 dissident journalist jamal khashoggi rights groups the saudis of torturing and killing him saying they have audio and video recordings of his ordeal the saudis call the allegations lies this is the

last public. pool king into the saudi consulate in east one up to the second. the washington post for which he shook his economist said secret audio and 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 who spoke on condition of anonymity the audio recordings reportedly suggest that because shook 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 a ship chase 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 into growing international pressure to explain what happened to. 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's mashed into the florida panhandle three days ago florida's governor has compared the devastation to a war zone michael was the most powerful recorded hurricane to strike the region. in indonesia at least twenty two people are dead after of them children after an overflowing brevard triggered landslides that destroyed a wall at a school rescuers are still combing through mud and rubble for others. five south

korean mountaineers and four nepali guides have died on the poles of mount gorgeous after a storm destroyed their camp helicopter teams have spotted eight bodies but bad weather hampered the recovery effort a 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 sea as you call lapsing but voters are also rejecting the traditional opposition yes the deep and are turning to smaller parties instead such as the greens and the far right alternative for germany the vote will likely have ramifications for germany's governing coalition in berlin. the christian social union the c.s.u. and pretzels both things but very is known for but while pretzels are likely to

remain popular after various 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 pose suggest it's heading for its worst performance since the one nine hundred fifty s. the various state premier marcus is thinking positively. got sick or disciplined surprisingly different from the opinion polls for us that just means keep on fighting. on the final day of campaigning marcus and the c.b.s. news 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 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 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 lower abiding and safe and then there are the greens the environmentally friendly party is attracting not to have 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 favors to get a majority. here by the sea it's clear for us greens in bavaria we're ready for governing. so on sunday it's possible that the varian politics will and a new era an era in which the c.s.u. might have to share their pretzels with the greens. chief political editor spoke to one of these c s u's top politicians and of area 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 debts like 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. was pretty through it all pay for them and so a 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 has been announced and it's eighty one year old more risk on 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 differently 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 condé as prize winner the head of a large publishing house in sweden acknowledged the significance of the announcement . of an this is a love letter to literature at a time when there's no nobel prize for it out of one and. this can never replace the. purpose of the whole and so on 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. french football legend arie already has been named the first the new coach of first division side by nako the forty one year old began his professional career with the club back in the ninety's he also won the world cup with france in one thousand nine hundred eight already went on to play for arsenal barcelona and the new york

red bulls most recently he served as assistant coach with belgium during the last world cup russia monaco currently sits third from bottom in the french first. now at germany's national football team will face the netherlands later today in the u.a.e. for nations league this week the squad trained in berlin trying to create a positive atmosphere after a disastrous world cup campaign but a d w exclusive interview with the former star player rocked the boat. a real close 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 their critical audience for four days the national team boss in good weather deplores talking up their confidence as head of tricky tasks ahead. how 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 michelle the former germany captain criticize the national football association and coach you if you move in an exclusive d.w. interview as an outsider i was surprised as well as many of the people that kept this drop. because he was a long time. since a long time he works with the team and. you know there's this time where sometimes things doesn't work anymore let those comments some of 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. and just reminder of the top stories we're following for you right now us pastor andrew bronson's house arrest has been lifted by a turkish court he's now on his way to the united states is released removes a major cause of friction between the u.s. and turkey but u.s. president donald trump denies that there was any secret deal to secure his freedom . you're watching the news from berlin stay tuned there's more coming at the top of the hour and for the latest updates you can always go to our web site that's d.w. dot com or follow us on twitter at g.w. news thanks for watching.

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