this is a double yours live from may day clashes in the streets of paris police used tear gas to disperse demonstrators as trade unionists and yellow vests protesters rallied against president calls economic policies we'll bring you the latest from the french capital also on the program the court of arbitration for sport rules against south african impact gold medalist a cost of some menu after she challenges rules forcing female athletes to suppress their natural testosterone levels. of course in the u.k.

sentences wiki leaks founder julian assange is to fifty weeks in prison for preaching bail conditions in twenty twelve when he sort of silence in the ecuadorian embassy. i'm phil gayle welcome to the program and you made a demonstrations in the french capital paris have turned out last police used tear gas to disperse what it masked demonstrators yellow vests to protestors and trade unionists taking part in the marches many of them using the occasion to protest against president emanuel macro's economic policies. it was supposed to be a peaceful demonstration but quickly devolved into violence trade unionists and yellow vests protesters made common cause but they were joined by the so-called black bloc violent protesters who often show up at demonstrations across the

continent. i suppose with the violence the government is inflicting on us and everything that follows what little violence we can inflate does absolutely nothing and it's just a warning sign if we have to get to that level it's because it's a real problem and we don't have any other solution itself it services we're going to say good we've been trying to make ourselves heard for six months and nobody has it's pretty simple we just want to know if nomen a settlement if you. may first usually sees mass demonstrations by french unions this year the traditional holiday honoring labor movements comes after months of so-called yellow vest protests large scale demos that have seen crowds trashed public spaces and upscale stores the government has often seemed unable to stop them. jobs. there's a real discontent in this country and it will be expressed today and in the coming days and it's been expressed for five months those who said the protests don't make

any difference that there wasn't any younger left in the country have been forced to realize that there is unhappiness in the country. and i think that it's a pity that. it's a country. it's a pretty good that's the french caracter it seems. the authorities have adopted what they call a zero tolerance approach after a particularly violent demo earlier this year that's being put to the test yet again today. straight to paterson where we join t.w. correspondent elisa lewis welcome lisa how have things been today. well it's been a strange day reading i mean violent clashes. happened right before the beginning of the demonstration actually when the demonstrators were still waiting at montana asked to take off and there were you know kind of catching mouse game

going on inside streets with some people injured we tear gas that was being launched by the police forces then the demonstrators a walk towards the plus to tell you just behind me and and then in the end when they got here the police cordoned off the area it's been a weird day because normally you know the first from a in front is a demonstration full of joyous parties music you've got families they've got people happy having people who were dancing and i haven't really seen that today on the say and these may day demonstrations as you say as a traditional outing there in france but they have turned violent for the last two years how did police prepare this year. well that's right the police deployed more than seven thousand police officers in the streets today they were using drones they were using one hundred nine thousand mobile teams on motorbikes actually that were trying to when something happened be there really quickly and intervene the

police have already also changed strategy because beforehand they would stay away from the dumb and stems traitors but these five months of demonstrations sometimes very violent stemmed yellow vests demonstrations of the power fast has passed five months and that actually has the effect that the police has now changed its strategy because this day today was announced as a day of our hand france and so the violence that we've seen coming from those yellow vests to protestors or from these these outside agitators if. it's kind of difficult to tell because some of the yellow vest protesters have become very violent but they were also reported to be joined by so-called black blocs you know you see these masts and hooded people in the streets they were just here to actually fight with police so i think it's a mixture of these two groups really. in paris thank you.

olympic champion caster semenya has lost a landmark legal challenge against the international athletics federations regulations on testosterone levels for female athletes the court of arbitration for sport to dismiss the south african star's appeal many she'll now have to take drugs to lower testosterone levels if she wants to complete the twenty eight year old was trying to overturn a new i double layer for regulations aimed at regulating testosterone levels of intersex athletes layoffs and so many other female athletes classed as having differences in sexual development gave an unfair advantage because of very very testosterone levels the court also expressed its concerns about the federations new regulations. and then found out that the years the regulations this criminal but the majority of the panel found that on the basis of the evidence submitted by the parties in the procedure such discrimination is a necessary result of all proportionate means of achieving the other beliefs

objective of preserving the integrity of female so let's see if we can unpick this with all of the movie from d.w. sports welcome. so first of all caster semenya is reaction to this rumor yet to so many herself has not said much on the ruling yet she did give a statement with her initial kind of response saying that the idea is always targeted to me specifically and that saw a decade of the i have left has tried to slow me down but this has actually made me stronger the decision of cas will not hold me back she says now i think the first thing to read into this is that she doesn't say whether she accepts the count's decision or not whether she's going to take further action kind of be appealed it can be appealed yes you can still go to a swiss tribe you know but i think the other thing to read into the statement is that it's an incredibly defiant message you know this is someone who has had years of doubts raised publicly about her. very nature is

a human being and i had to deal with all these invasive questions and that must just have a an incredible effect on somebody who is in the public eye all the time i think regardless of which side of this debate people come down on you simply have to admire the strength of character the cost to someone who is trying to out this time the dignity with which she's dealt with this issues now meanwhile the general secretary did find. rules discriminatory so this is this case is far from clear cut and far from clear cut the caps did say that the implementation should actually be delayed the implementation of these rules so that more evidence can be gathered on the actual science that underpins it all in fact independent research as recently checking on the study so that they found flaws in the data they said quote the data that's presented is not solid and this is just on the scientific side of the issue so this is even before you get to the kind of the moral nature of it as you said caste called the rules to discriminate three there are many people on each side of

the debate involved in women's sport enough let's fix who have very strong opinions on this people like martina navratilova billie jean king these icons of women's tennis they support someone you know in her campaign on the other hand you've got someone like paul radcliffe who holds the record for martha and wins martin who supports the measures saying that they protect women's sports there really are no easy answers on this phil and i think i can't see that changing in the near future either so where does the carriage go from here well as i said so many can still appeal to a swiss tribunal that has to take place within the next thirty days if she's going to do that however the rules a currently due to go into action on the eighth of my now this could mean already that women who want to compete at the world championships in september may have to start taking medication to lower their hormone levels already next week so this is something we're going to be hearing a lot about this already in the next couple weeks are things. well all the way up

to the world champions chips in september we're going to see who is actually competing if anyone pulls out because of these rules and then of course how competitive those athletes are. also officially reduce the level of testosterone let you've been told to take drugs by you know the international athletics federation all of a movie thank you so much and i will take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world u.s. attorney general william barr has faced renewed criticism at a senate judiciary committee hearing over his handling of the moving reports of russian interference in the twenty sixteen presidential election it's emerged that special counsel robert mueller complained to the bar about the way he had characterized report's findings and it didn't fully capture that context nature or substance. police in turkey have detained demonstrators taking part in may day protests in istanbul after they tried to march towards the city's main square. that

declared taxes square off limits citing security concerns aside hold symbolic value for the country's labor movement. japan's new emperor naruhito has ascended the chrysanthemum throne after his father akki to abdicated in his first public address as emperor and he pledged to follow his father's example by devoting himself to peace and staying close to his people in pounds empresses are symbolic figures without political power. venezuela is preparing for more unrest as itself declared president urges supporters to take to the streets in an effort to oust president nicolas maduro the latest call from one glider follows violent clashes during demonstrations on tuesday when forces loyal to president doro have responded to what he called an attempted coup dozens of people were injured and the rest there are fears that similar scenes will play out today. they responded to a call to action from opposition leader one quite oh i. out from the streets

for what is the final push to oust president nicolas maduro but after a day of violent clashes it appeared mature i still wasn't going anywhere. with the truth as a sword as a shield we face so many attacks and so many lies and because of that we've emerged victorious. quite zero is recognized as interim president by more than fifty countries and he says the military is now on his side. were talking to the armed forces and today it is clear that the armed forces are with the people of venezuela and not with a dictator i quite a has quickly become the key protectionist in a geo political tug of war his main backer the united states accuses russia which the portsmouth jiro of cementing unrest in the country. particularly

now when innocent as well and civilian lives are on the line we expect the russians not to interfere in what's happening as well it is us secretary of state might pompei o said migiro was persuaded to stay by russia which has vast sums of money tied up in oil rich venezuela pompei was claimed just propaganda according to. you and that kind of gives you like said in the afternoon that i. had a plane to flee to cuba. and the russians got me off the plane and forbade me from leaving the country. mr pompei oh what a lack of sincerity. and so the day ended as it started its maturity surrounded by his general still in power. again taking to social media to call for more street protests on wednesday with fears things could turn even more violent.

a court in london has sentenced wiki leaks founder julian assange to fifteen weeks in jail for breaching the terms of his bail is almost the maximum sentence for the offense mr assad broke betting twenty twelve when he entered ecuador's embassy in the city as he tries to avoid extradition to sweden of allegations of sexual assault and rape was arrested last month after ecuador withdrew his asylum status. from the deadly correspondent charlotte potts joins us from london welcome charlotte what reaction has there been from mr songs and his legal team. well the judge has ruled amongst other things that julian assange not surrendered willingly leave but instead had to be dragged out of the ecuadorian embassy by u.k. police force and that she said is a serious offense and they have by sense and sentenced him to fifty weeks in prison

so nearly the maximum he could get for this charge assault himself he had written a letter to the judge seeming remorseful apologizing for his actions he seemed quite calm and collected throughout the hearing he had cut his be it he had cut his head so he seemed a lot more healthy than when he was arrested at the ecuadorian embassy just a few weeks ago and he was raising the fist to his supporters when you exit at the college room and as a symbol of defiance and thankfulness to his supporters so i think it is not the british prison that song is fearful of but rather a possible u.s. extradition hearing let's talk about his due to appear in court again tomorrow by video link about the u.s. extradition hearing what can we expect. exactly so the u.s. has asked for a soldier's extradition hearing they've been working on that for

a long time and associates facing charges in the u.s. conspiracy conspiring with a chelsea manning hacking into pentagon computer systems and he could face up to five years in prison a soldier is very fearful his lawyers as well off this extradition because back in the days he has received basically death threats from u.s. politicians also stating that he could face the death penalty if you were under the espionage act in the u.s. so this is something that a soldier is really fearful off and tomorrow there will be a hearing where this extradition request will be discussed but it is quite a long process it could take months and the u.k. has already stated that they want a sure and says from the u.s. that a soldier would not face the death penalty if he was to be extradited. original . case in sweden that led to all this this was a sexual misconduct allegation what's likely to happen to that

well it's not off the table the charges had been dropped but they might be retrieved now and this could be something that is also discussed at the hearing tomorrow this possible swedish extradition request at the moment not on the table but assault is facing a really long legal battle here that is far from over charlotte or parts in london thank you. the african union has extended its deadline for saddam's a bunch of rules to hand over power to a civilian or thirty or face suspension from the organization there you had wanted the handover to take place by the end of april but it's now given sudan another sixty days protesters in the capital costs are continuing to demand the civilian government w.'s melody could have to bow and even have sent a sister fought on high hopes for revolution are affecting family ties. just

a few weeks ago that this family was deeply divided now most of do not see his mothers who kind they can enjoy coffee together again with ease but to get here dictate to have to be ousted bridging a rift between two generations since the beginning of the sudanese uprising nearly four months ago one thousand year old has been protesting on the streets of khartoum he did so against his mother's will satisfy. the sudanese people are passionate especially the young people we spend ruled by this president for thirty years for thirty years we were humiliated the generations before us didn't do anything we realized we had to change something. for. you know but i get that here in the struggle to achieve this change dozens of people have been killed. the begged him to stay at home own safety. of course and the. i would be very afraid because i did not know what would happen to

him i never knew if you would come back safe or as a dead body so i can describe it those of us are big with negotiations between protest leaders and the military council on the way and violence on the streets subsiding so kind as released and has given her blessing to join the protests. of what the young people have done and their determination and their will power this was completely unexpected of the people believe they were just an aimless generation. the years leading the protest have in fact never known any other reality than life and how to share they have been bold in that elvis and since the dictators for generations old and young have come together in celebration but for some of the people here these revolutionary dreams have come at a cost price i think one of them is going to stand this is not his real name he travelled from the distant province of forth to join the uprising and asked us to

hide his face because he fears retribution from his father. when he found out i was protesting he stopped speaking to me. i think my parents are loyal to the old regime because they are from a different generation they are slightly fanatical just like the old regime so much the same says he kids killed for going against his parents wishes that his sense of duty towards the revolution is stronger both he and mishaps he signs that they can change the mindset of their opponents through the act. i saw it with my own eyes an older man crying to a younger man and saying you were able to do what we could not. the two young men may have different homes to go to but he had to sit in protest in. similar vision of what they want their homeland to become democratic free and.

oh yeah in clubs liverpool take on barcelona in the semifinals of the champions league tonight the spanish sides already won the first major trophy of the season finishing the title over the weekend now the focus turns to their bid for a six european crown you know messi will lead the line for the catalogs joined by striker luis suarez used to play for liverpool coach and esther valverde has called on barcelona fans to help make the new stadium a fortress but liverpool's coach told the dublin he believes he knows how to beat. being really brave defending those clear and all that stuff and play football by yourself that's the biggest challenge you face in a game like this because when they have the ball and use your frustration tolerance must be right here because they pass the ball through your so and there you have to accept that but there are moments when you have the ball and then you have to be the biggest threat they can imagine. now legendary spanish footballer effect

a siesta suffered a heart attack and been taken to hospital in portugal the porter goalkeeper who played most of his career round with drazen was captain of the spanish national team that won the world cup in twenty suffer the attack during a morning training session with his club with the media say thirty seven year old is now out of danger. for decades the sports illustrated annual swimsuit issue has been best known for one thing showing lots of skin in the us magazines widely credited with making the bikini an acceptable piece of apparel which is why the latest issues raised quite a lot of eyebrows featuring its first model wearing. rather than a bikini. reporter are until is wearing neither but he has the story welcome aren't . you. this is caused quite a stir. well yes it has to a certain extent definitely online but what we're talking about here is. the model

you can see on the screen right now here now she's a twenty one year old somali american model who was actually born in a refugee camp in kenya before she moved with her family to the american west when she was about six years old and while she spent most of her young life in the united states her heritage as a somali american has always played a large role throughout her modeling career she's chosen to wear a head job to wear i am a headscarf and she's really says that her background her heritage plays a large role in how she deals with her career and let's actually have a listen to what she has to say about that literally i am sure. i can i can even tell you how this feels like. i never really felt. because i never could flip there and i get. the girl who was. all right and as we saw there you know she's really kind of made

a point of wearing her job through all of her modeling career she actually raised some eyebrows and actually made headlines being the first woman in the midst minnesota usa pageant to wear a head job and you have to realize you know i'm actually from the middle west to you know growing up in that area i spent twenty two years there myself you never actually saw anyone any women walking the streets wearing the job it's not really knowing as the most diverse area but she's really been kind of you know rocking her heritage from the get go it's kind of a brave choice if you ask me and also you know it's carried her very very far as she's walked the new york fashion week wearing her job and also been on the cover of british vogue wearing one as well so this could be the first time sports illustrated has made one of its models a cover up rather than stripping down why well you know the cynics among us might say it's kind of a p.r. cue as you're saying you know it's they're known for showing very very scantily clad women and this is kind of. the first time they've really shown someone wearing more decent apparel on their cover and you know it's kind of a subversion of what people expect is a great move in terms of p.r.

i mean look we're talking about it the entire social media world is talking about it so from that aspect it's a very good p.r. move however their editors have also kind of emphasized the fact that they are listening to the criticism people have brought against them for years people have been saying sports illustrated only supports one type of view of women one viewer beauty and this is a way for them to branch out a little bit more and be a little bit more diverse you know and alina for her part has also said she hopes that you can serve as a role model for girls from a different background so it's giving them someone who can also they can look up to who they're going to use a role model so what sort of read is made of this well that's the question i'm glad you asked the the reactions all over the social media world have been just coming in left right and pretty quickly of course she has her supporters we have we read one user who said i have to say this she's beautiful without being scantily clad i think representing beauty in swimwear in all its forms is amazing sports illustrated i'm proud so it's a clear voice of support however there are other voices out there

a little bit more critical now we have we had another user who was criticizing sports illustrated saying her a carrying on celebrating and praising a symbol of oppression all the while women in iran protest the head job the level of ignorance is high on this one so i guess really it kind of comes down to where you come down on the head job and divert any in general do you view it as a sign of oppression or is it a sign of liberation for you as some women are saying it's their own personal choice to wear one or not until then thank you. time for much of our top story of this police in paris have used tear gas to disperse may day demonstrators as trade unionists such as yellow brass processes probably against president michael specter which promises security across a francis type where the forces could see the demonstrations will be joined by both the cold radical i suppose. says i d w news coming up but next thing g.w. good news asia singapore street food is

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