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d.w. . this is deja news live from berlin the biggest show of people power in sudan since a violent crackdown in the early. protesters take to the streets nationwide to demand civilian rule but at least $740.00 killed and scores more wounded in clashes with security forces also on the program. an unprecedented and unexpected shake as donald trump becomes the 1st sitting u.s. president ever to cross the north korean border will the historic photo op yield results. and discord in brussels france and germany have reached
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a compromise over the post of the e.u. commission president there's some stiff resistance coming from eastern european members. i'm nick spicer welcome to the program in sudan at least 7 people are reported dead and almost $200.00 wounded after police clashed with protesters thousands of demonstrators took to the streets across the country to demand the ruling military council hand power over to a civilian government the demonstrations are the largest since security forces violently put down a peaceful protest in the capital khartoum almost a month ago. these demonstrators made their way to costumes defense ministry to appeal to military rule as it were. as one of
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several rallies in cities across sudan protesters were eager to make their voices heard. god punish these oppressors. we want a civilian government a civilian one. that just. some marches carried photos of family members who were among dozens killed when police broke up a peaceful sit in protest outside omi headquarters in early june that violence coincided with the collapse of talks between military rulers and protest leaders about to should head any governing body sunday's rallies marked the 1st return to the street since then. as protesters in khartoum near the presidential palace officials made it clear that they were unwilling to listen to the voice of the people saying the chants with tear gas. the military council justified its actions in a special t.v. address. when i came on that man with troops mission is to protect protesters but
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we don't trust the vandals. in front of the youth center in the medical headquarters there are snipers shooting at people they have hit 3 members of the rocket support forces and about 5 or 6 civilians that's why we were upset and trying to get things under control that i can look at some days protests also marks the 30th anniversary of the islamist backed coup that 1st brought president omar bashir to power in 1909 that coup toppled the country's last democratically elected government the demonstrators have vowed to continue their protests until sudan has an elected government again i and now to some of the other stories making news around the world. in hong kong tens of thousands of people rallied in support of the country's city's police some marchers carried chinese flags showing their allegiance with the government in beijing rally follows weeks. opposite opposition
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protests in hong kong during which critics accuse police of using excessive force. activists in germany and italy have helped raise over a 1000000 euros for the captain of a migrant rescue ship arrested by italian authorities. was detained after forcing her vessel carrying 40 margarines into an italian port following a weeks long standoff with officials. and the bodies of 2 drowned migrants a father and his young daughter have been returned home to their country of el salvador the 2 drowned while trying to reach the united states shocking photos of their lifeless bodies were circulated widely in the media last week. it's being called an historic event donald trump crossing a line in the demilitarized zone into north korea and shaking hands with the leader kim jong un is the 1st time a serving u.s. president has entered the north but critics are skeptical that it will amount to
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much more than a photo op. this has never happened before an american president stepping foot in north korea crossing the line that has divided the peninsula for nearly 70 years. trump said he did not know until the very last moment whether the meeting would take place. this brief handshake is all that was supposed to be when trump made his surprise offer a while at the g 20 summit in osaka. but then there was more kim said he hoped the moment would signal a new beginning after the breakdown of nuclear talks in february. this year and don't touch it one is what it was i believe the just looking at this action is an expression of his willingness to eliminate all the unfortunate past and open a new future. on the market but. then trump went further saying he would invite ken to the us and the white house. minutes later at
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a joint news conference he said it was the personal friendship between the 2 leaders that helped to diffuse tension. you can do great relationships i really think that if you go back to larry years and you look at what was going on friday my becoming president it was a very very bad situation a very dangerous situation for south korea to go through to the world in the end what was supposed to be a brief encounter turned into a 15 minute meeting also involving the president of south korea kim and trump have agreed to start working talks on pyongyang's nuclear weapons but it's unclear whether down the line this will remain any more than a photo op for president keen to leave a lasting legacy. here in turkey police have used tear gas and rubber bullets to break up a rally by l. g.b.t. people marking the annual gay pride day in istanbul. groups and activists defied an
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official bad on the event to gather in the city the pride march has been banned in turkey since 24100000 people took part the turkish government described the community as objectionable to society. for more on that i'm joined by the correspondent dorian jones dorian you were at the pride gathering today was there hope that police would not break up the march. there won't side hope since a short feat tree last sunday of the opposition in winning the match ship of istanbul. did say that he would try to lift the ban and speak to the city governor but it seems that those attempts had failed although the police did allow the hundreds possibly thousands of l g p p t people to gather in the back streets and they did carry out their celebrations until the police then got the orders to break it up and they did that using large amounts of gas and police snatched from riot
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police and for hours after that there was a game of cat and mouse all through the back streets as they tried to chase the people out of the center of the city and how is the situation of the g.b.t. community in turkey as a whole at the moment. well they have been impacted along with the wider toxicity on this crackdown on democracy and both and the claims of a growing authoritarianism of the president l g b t groups have been closed down and other activists have been detained in this general crackdown and bugs homosexuality still remains legal in turkey ever since the formation of the republic in 1923 but the problem has always been that. people have complained they haven't been able to express a sexuality in public has been little tolerance of that that's why privacy in is so in felt that really did help to change people's attitudes in fact the last legal pride march in istanbul so maybe 100000 people got ok the fact that it has now been
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banned still remain committed to keeping it alive during jones thanks very much. european union leaders are tight locked in debate over who will fill the blocks top positions following may's european elections france and germany may have reached a compromise on who will take the key commission president post dutch social democrat francis temperaments but their choice is meeting with some stiff opposition have a think you hear about the top secret oh it's the 2nd time that e.u. leaders are meeting to discuss who should be the commission's next president ahead of the special summit french president emmanuel mccrone said he was optimistic of a breakthrough. it's important that we come away from the summit with answers and a new team unlike last week mccrone isn't expressing any clear preferences this time. one of the criteria is competent and i can name some names michel
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barnier my great best friends to mama told. the goal is a candidate e.u. members can agree on and one who doesn't divide many eastern european countries are opposed to the netherlands france to months was criticized poland and hungary for lapses in the rule of law something they haven't forgotten i'm afraid that this person is number believe the right one to. the euro the swimming and the possible you have a feeling the boot was much more similar to both the phone and the region. it's a complicated equation to balance with all players seeking to weigh in. the e.u.'s leadership should represent interests across the bloc east and west gender equality and both big and small countries. promo so the size is very important to also the see that your graphic copilots 28 e.u. members including the united kingdom that means 28 national egos to balance and
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then there's the european parliament which also wants to have its say german chancellor angela merkel warned a difficult compromise of the head to be the thing it also way things stand the talks are going to be easy to put it mildly the european parliament or at least 2 of its political groups are committed to the principle of selecting one of their candidates so i think it's going to take a while at the end of the troubles so it looks like another long night in brussels but this time leaders have to come up with names that they can present to the new european parliament when it convenes this week. and it will be a long night too for your correspondent your gratis who is at the european a council in brussels i know the negotiations are closed door but are you hearing anything. well what we've heard so far is that the high hopes at the beginning of the night that the so-called sushi deal that came back with leaders from japan
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particularly from the german chancellor angela merkel and the french president the idea of the sushi deal being that from still a month the social democrat from the netherlands could become the at the top job at the head of the european commission whereas munford biba the conservative could become the head of the european parliament and now that i dear was met with a lot of critique from the conservatives here in brussels just before the summit started they thought the idea a little bit fishy because they are in the parliament the strongest force and so we're back at square one and leaders are now looking for a solution to that to that problem. that was used you're gratis in brussels there to sports now and germany's men's under $21.00 footballers have lost the european championship final to spain the $21.00 defeat comes just a day after the country's women went out in the world cup quarterfinals spain want to head early thanks to a superb finish from 5 generally assad's then traded goals in the 2nd half in the
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italian city of d.n.a. . the german women's team have headed home after the bitter disappointment of their quarter final exit at the world cup the $21.00 defeat to sweden was a surprise although the 2 time champions are not the force of auld germany had many inexperienced players or friends and hope they will come of age for the challenges ahead germany hope to have been packing their bags for the semifinals in leon but instead they are on their way home the $21.00 defeat to sweden in the quarter final hurts in more ways than one. it has going to show them i don't know what's worse going out of the world cup or missing out on qualifying for the olympics by not reaching the semi's they both suck. we didn't show the same desire to win as we did in the earlier games it is better to go out in such a decisive game but that is football and now we just have to work harder and build on it. by. saying goodbye this early wasn't part of the plan
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but the coach was trying to look on the bright side. to win one for games here and then last one will process what happened pick ourselves back up and come back stronger in the next 2 years and challenge at the european championship. the euros now have to be the focus given there will be no defensive they wouldn't pick title next year in tokyo they fail to be among the best 3 european teams in friends to qualify that in itself shows how tough the euros might be. and a reminder of the top stories we're following for you at least 7 people are reported dead and almost 200 wounded after police clashed with protesters in sudan thousands of demonstrators had taken to the streets across the country to demand the ruling military council and power over to a civilian government. donald trump has become the 1st sitting u.s.
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president to cross the north korean border where he shook hands with the country's leader kim jong il and it's in a storage photo op for what's been called a handshake for peace. that's all the news for now and next up a personal story of one family's struggle to stay together in the wake of a trumpet ministrations immigration policy i'll be back at the top of the hour with more news. if you ever have to cover up a murder the best way is to make an accident raring to. never read a book like this. mr bridger of the streets. every journey begins with the 1st step and every language but the 1st word illegal.
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