this is g.w. news live from berlin and tensions soar between the united states and iran as washington releases a video that it says proves tehran was behind an attack on 2 oil tankers in the gulf of oman iran rejects the accusation calling it faceless and alarming also coming up she was one of president trump's fiercest defenders but now press secretary sarah sanders is leaving the white house we'll find out how she changed the rules of engagement for the media and washington and people in guatemala are

preparing to vote in presidential and parliamentary elections on sunday but why has one of the most popular candidates been prevented from running for office plus australian football fans prove a huge sigh of relief at the women's world cup in france as one of the tournament favorites returns to the winner's circle at the expense of powerhouses brazil. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program the u.s. and iran have sharply escalated their war of words over attacks on to oil tankers in the gulf of oman and u.s. secretary of state my pompei office of the tehran was to blame and that the u.s. military released footage that it says shows iran forces removing an unexploded mine from one of the damaged ships but iran has denied attacking the tankers and

said that it had assisted in the rescue operation. u.n. secretary general and urging calm warning that the world cannot afford a major confrontation in the gulf. smoke billows from a stricken ship but is it a smoking gun the u.s. says iran was behind the attacks on 2 oil tank is in the gulf of oman this is the estimate is based on intelligence the weapons used the level of expertise needed to execute the operation recent similar rate in attacks on shipping and the fact that no proxy group operating in the area has the resources and proficiency to act with such a high degree of sophistication saudi arabia and the united kingdom say they agree with washington's assessment early on thursday a fire broke out on a norwegian oil tanker following explosions hours later

a 2nd tanker japanese owned also radioed for help both ships had departed from saudi arabia and had passed through the strait of hormuz a strategically important waterway which carries a 5th of all global oil supplies. that iran has rejected the u.s. accusations and says its navy came to the age of one of the ships iranian state t.v. broadcast images of the rescued crew members iran's foreign minister said the incidents were suspicious. leaders from around the world expressed alarm. facts must be established and responsibilities clarified and they've that is something the world cannot afford is a major confrontation in the gulf region. because of this it's no design and it's necessary to get reliable information in order to make an assessment of the events

or the opposite of what we need right now in the already tense situation in the region. it's just weeks since the us blamed iran for a series of attacks on 4 other ships in the same region the full details had yet to be released iran has also rejected those accusations. let's get more now we're joined here in the studio by don burke from the german institute for international and security affairs a think tank here in berlin welcome to the program good morning. to tell us because we see the united states there clearly pointing to iran are you convinced. i am convinced not by the u.s. argumentation yet but simply by the coincidence it is in the iranian model models operandi to use limpet mines and to show the united states that they have opportunities. to attack the flow of oil in the persian gulf in the

straits of hormuz but at the same time they are not attacking directly i think there are clear signs that the iranians are responsible the u.s. navy fleet is now in the region we know that this comes against a really intense backdrop of tensions between these 2 countries aronne and the united states where do you see this heading i don't know yet because after the latest escalation last month there was widespread fear of a military escalation and that has eased a little bit simply because president trump said that he personally is not interested he is a pale and bolton might be interested in a military escalation he is not and that is why i think that the danger is not as concrete as it might have. been some 6 weeks ago but still it is because the

iranian revolutionary guards who i think are responsible. clearly escalating these attacks have been a lot more serious than the attacks 4 weeks ago why would they be doing this well because they are a constant american pressure and according to their view and them mentality they have to show that they were not given to this pressure these are the most radical elements. of the iranian military elite and they have been fighting the israelis the saudis and other forces in the region for nearly 15 years now and they simply want to show we are here in case you want to attack us united states saudi arabia united arab emirates we can stop the flow of oil through the straits of hormuz that's the clear message of these events just walk us through how critical this area especially is i mean this is where for example

a 3rd of the world's petroleum passes. well yeah. it's simply it's the energy region of the planet some of the biggest oil and gas supporters are based in the persian gulf among them saudi arabia kuwait qatar as a gas exporter and the straits of hormuz is is quite a narrow. narrow place and the iranians by using limpet mines by using all these small means. and so on would be able to prevent many ships from passing through and that is that is why these events are are so dangerous and if this goes on as it has been going on for 2 months now we will see a military escalation before the end of the administration will see a military escalation before the end of the charm she we've been preparing for that for an armed militia. terry conflict yes it will run in the united states yes we should it might be by coincidence because something like that happens in the gulf

of oman or the persian gulf or the straits of hormuz but there is another point the iranians have presented the europeans with a nod to may to if the if the europeans don't give any present them opportunities to improve the economic situation they will. restart you're a new man in richmond after july 7th and then we will not only have the united states navy. on the planet but also the israeli air force with that assessment thank you. when i when other top aides to the u.s. president donald trump is quitting white house spokesperson sarah huckabee standers is to leave her job at the end of the month trump said that she would return to her home state of arkansas and praised her as a quote warrior sanders has been his spokesperson since 27 teams her tenure has

seen a fall in regular press briefings and growing questions about the administration's credibility a replacement has not yet the names. washington correspondent helen humphrey sent us this is c'est mint of the latest developments at the white house. under sarah huckabee saunders regular white house press briefings became a thing of the past the last formal one that she held was on the 11th of march now without doubt she was one of the president's most trusted aides and one of the few remaining staff members who had worked on his campaign but unlike so many who have passed through the white house's seemingly revolving door it seems there were no hard feelings quite the opposite in fact with huckabee saunders pledging to remain one of the most outspoken and loyal supporters of the president and trump saying that he was encouraging her to run for governor when she returns home to arkansas all still her credibility has certainly come into question she has had a combative relationship with the media frequently reporting her bosses are afraid

of fake news and whatever the public made of her performance the simple fact is by the end of her tenure she wasn't really a press secretary but a top advisor to the president who was reported to have consulted on a range of issues. that was our washington correspondent helen humphrey you're watching news still to come the fight against corruption should have been a central issue in guatemala's presidential election but the courts have excluded one of the best known fighters against a raft from the race. to the check now some other stories making news around the world the man accused of killing $51.00 people at 2 christ church mosques has pleaded not guilty to all of the charges brought against him the 28 year old australian brinton toronto entered a not guilty plea to $51.00 charges of murder 40 charges of attempted murder and one terrorism charge when he appeared at christ church heise high court in relation

to the march 15th massacre sure are. thousands of haitians have protested in the streets of the capital port au prince demanding that the president joe the memo use resign over corruption allegations a few barricades of burning tires were placed in the streets and police were seen skirting the parameters of the march but there are no reports of any casualties. a rocket launched from the gaza strip has struck a house and center at city in southern israel police say that it caused a new casualties there was no immediate comment from palestinian factions and a severe psychopath india's western coast has been lashing coastal areas with heavy named rain and waves cycling value was forecast to hit the state of gujarat head on but veered away from the coast. the central american nation of guatemala goes to the polls on sunday to elect a new president and

a parliament the fight against corruption should have been a central issue since the country is the most corrupt in latin america according to transparency international however one of the best known fighters against corruption has been excluded from the presidential race there's a fear that the justice system could be bowing to political pressure in favor of traditional candidates from guatemala's most powerful family. this year amount of propaganda on the streets of guatemala city is overwhelming. quite a marlins will have 21 candidates to choose from when they're elect their next president. many more wanted to participate but never made it on to the ballot papers. the supreme electoral court backed by the constitutional court prevented them from registering their candidacy claiming they were outstanding legal cases against them. the country's former attorney general farmer

i was done i was among them al dunn is known for having led several investigations against impunity in guatemala that was supported by the international commission a un backed anti corruption entity that worked behind these walls and successfully sent a corrupt quarter mile and politicians to prison. i've done was leading the polls before she was forced to leave the country to escape arrest. are done as party colleagues now distribute leaflets for their congressional candidates they see the exclusion of their presidential nominee as an attempt by corrupt politicians to prevent her from becoming president at any cost. it seems like a sort of political revenge from rivals which is normal in elections but rather from powerful groups that have historically held the guatemalan state hostage to. the campaign and since being driven by faces well known to guatemalans sandra

toters a former 1st lady. of birth to outdo the son of a defunct ex-president. and. who is seeking the presidency for the 4th time. veronica steele a political scientist at the university of san carlos and guatemala says the fact that the election process was centered around who could participate and who could not minimized the political debate that is so crucial. here in ventura way the unfolding events absorb the issues we truly care about like reducing poverty for example education health care and the big national problems of the state is supposed to deal with. a consequence of this is a general disenchantment among voters who don't see the remaining candidates as legitimate representation and up participating in the election reluctantly that what i guess some every 4 years it's the same people and every 4 years they come

for the same thing and the one thing we're not so i'm not really convinced by any candidate. but i don't want them i think that for guatemalans the truth is we need change and with these candidates who are leading the polls we won't have any favorable change for guatemala and will stay the same or even get worse. you while the. polls suggest no candidate will gain more than 25 percent of the votes far less than the 50 percent required to avoid a 2nd round quarter mile and will likely have to vote again on august the 11th. seat media in sudan are reporting that ousted former president omar al bashir has been charged with corruption or was toppled by the military and april following months of protest against him the legal action comes as mediators stepped up efforts to end the standoff between the country's military rulers and their civilian opponents protesters called off a campaign of civil disobedience earlier this week so that talks with the army could resume. and joining us now from

khartoum is journalist patricia so patricia tell us we just heard there that the ex-president has been charged with corruption what exactly are the charges. well so according to state media omar bashir has been charged with section a foreign exchange and suspicious well it's. not more has been safe and also bashir has has probably since his terrorist if. it's all right you can charge the mate with involvement in killing protesters dimitri wants to show i'm. ok we obviously are experiencing some technical difficulties with that interview from khartoum we apologize we're heading to our next story now because here in

germany authorities are working on actually we're going to go to sports instead. no we're staying in germany where authorities are working on new guidelines which would allow them to access data which is held by. just held by digital voice assistance such as amazon's alexa privacy campaigners are strongly opposed to the idea but the interior minister insists that law abiding citizens have nothing to fear have a look. alexa is omnipresent and hears everything a command could come at any time as soon as the name alexa is said out loud every piece of information is stored in the cloud that's made the german interior ministry take notice it wants to explore whether alexa and systems like it can be useful in fighting crime. com depletes needs to politicians can't just log on while

the internet aids criminals that's when it's spats is what matters it's not about law abiding citizens who have to fear they're being monitored. so technically speaking getting a hold of crime related data would be possible but most servers where the data is stored are located in other countries amazon recently made it clear that no customer data would be released without a valid legal order that means it will hand over customer information if order to according to u.s. law american intelligence services are allowed to ask for customer data and pass it on at least when it pertains to foreign nationals but german data protectionists are skeptical. that price for the price for these demands would be to make expensive deals with other countries which would then through their intelligence agencies only ground facilitate access to data on german citizens.

german opposition parties one of bigger dangers. in germany everyone must have the possibility to exert some privacy over their thoughts and so on and communications if the core privacy in one's life is affected then every investigation a nation undertakes is a failure. in germany the debate over the limits of people's privacy is growing. city. just ok well there was a big clash at the women's football world cup yesterday evening anthony howard is here to take us through the game between brazil and australia so anthony tell us a story of desperately needing this win to get their world cup back on track now australia and the football federation sarah took the decision was or other was to sack their coach some months before the tournament so want to try to come out the 1st guy and then the last nerves were frayed there were people at the football federation australia getting their linked in page shuffle back into water because

they could have been jobs lost it was a hugely controversial decision then they came out and lost to italy and then the next game is we're about to say was against brazil so it was all set up no so fried and i needed this win let's take a look. brazil welcomes their star player matson back to the side and when the referee awarded a penalty this shirt. she stepped up to school the opening goal from the spot was her 16th world cup go to new record. australia soon found themselves to nail down crosstown cristiana and the in-form strike assented glancing head into the fog for no brazil were flying but then australia's fight began 1st came in 4th the deficit hung from close range then after half time chloe look god knows cross they did everyone and found its way into the net 22 and the momentum was with australia the matildas took advantage this longball caused confusion in brazil defense and monica

headed goalkeeper. a spirited fight back from australia and one that keeps their world cup hopes alive. they celebrated hard siri could see what it meant to the i would imagine so that the tension was there before the game there's always tension in the world cup but the context of that result against brazil i celebrated like i'd won the whole tone and really that distance themselves a shot in the final game in their group to make it through the not sit but destiny's kind of back in there and have to celebrate every little thing you know this isn't right absolutely. these days the other game how did the against china versus south african i was so when the 1st guy in china played germany and kicked lumps out of them physically that were very very strenuous on the germans my them in anything everything very competent sauber better take a look at some of the highlights from the game against south africa and in this one it was just the one goal that kind of pursued this beautiful ball out from the wing

and a fantastic finish from the game that were great against germany but lacked that killer punch and on this occasion i ravel to do it they was almost another goal and if you look carefully you might say there was a. they go which would've made things more comfortable for the chinese but no it was just the single go that did the job now the china group with germany and south africa and jamaica that's also a very tight group it's going to come down to the why of it all the top 2 teams go through in every group and then it's the best 3rd place team so this is going to be about goal difference and those tiny little decisions like that which will make a big difference in the end and they are thank you thank you. and while the woman's world cup is making sports headlines a male football superstar is having quite a bit of trouble off the pitch brazilian police have again been questioning neymar in a rape case he's been accused of forcing himself on a woman in a hotel in paris the city where he plays for his club. neymar has denied the

accusations and has said that the sex was consensual. altered to an ankle injury meantime neymar will not be playing in the copa america the south american men's championship which starts later today the loss of the superstar is a huge blow for the hosts brazil they won their last tournament 6 years ago and have been struggling ever since it's a strange situation for a country where football is more than that is more of religion and sport. brazil are no longer on top of the football world the national team doesn't instill fear into their opponents like they once did brazil won their 1st world cup in 1958 with pele. beto was part of the team that picked up the title in 199400 countries last won the world cup in 2002. was committed if you put on the brazil jersey you have to be passionate you must enjoy it but i was you must really really

want it when i was nominated for the national side the 1st time i was delighted when the players today should feel the same way. to get door dish to. the same t.v. but the fans continue to support the team they've gone a long time without success in 2007 brazil won the cup america and in 2013 the confederations cup. now they're superstar neymar is out injured the world's most expensive player will miss the copa america it's a big blow for brazil neymar left brazil when he was $21.00 most of the young up and coming stars leave to play in europe fee for. reports say more than $800.00 players left brazil last year alone higher wages and better conditions attract the young players. promising talents like junior who was joined around madrid is just one example.

in the old days the players stayed longer at their home clubs and i identified a lot more with them. but that's a thing of the past many players go away to europe to willie and lose contact to the people here. the connection between players and fans was once sacred. but there's a feeling that it is no longer the case. means i'm in the world of basketball the toronto raptors have become the 1st canadian team to win the n.b.a. championship in the united states fans back home in toronto celebrated long into the night after they beat defending champions the golden state warriors in game 6 in california that gave the raptors and unassailable $42.00 series win. i hear something that you probably shouldn't try at home or at work for that matter

check it out. what you're looking at here is the annual office chair grand prix which has taken place in the japanese city hunt you chair masters compete in teams taking turns to see who can compete complete the most laps of the 200 meter course the race lasts for 2 hours the grand prix is now in its 10th year. of the top stories we're following for you here at the united states has released a video saying that it proves that iran was behind the attacks on 2 oil. tankers in the gulf of oman on thursday but iran has called the claim baseless and alarming. and next up is business bitcoin is back their hard overs the digital currency has needs a major game very simply what's going on that's very true it is surge to go i mean

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