see. below. this is d. w. news live from berlin hong kong protesters are calling in their summer of discontent as they continue to march for democracy you're looking at live pictures after police fired tear gas to disperse crowds barricaded themselves into the city center defying and a special ban we'll hear from our correspondent as well as one of the key protesters also coming up to more than a 1000 arrested in moscow and the biggest anti-government crackdown and years russians were attempting to rally in support of opposition politicians and banned

from running and local elections now a leading activist has been struck by a severe allergic reaction while in jail. and a surprise winner expected at the tour de france 22 year old amber knowledge is on track to win cycling's top race i mean the youngest winner and more than a century and the 1st ever from colombia but he still needs to cross the finish line. on nickel flourish thanks for joining us. hong kong police are cracking down on pro-democracy demonstrators who have defined an official ban to blockade the city center protests were taking place near the chinese government office in downtown hong kong when police unleashed a volley of tear gas canisters it's the 2nd consecutive day of such clashes last

night dozens were arrested and many injured marchers are part of a weeks long campaign for greater democracy in hong kong and autonomy from mainland china. j w as much as building i was there when the police started to close in on the protesters a short while ago here is a live report from the scene. people are running now i think we also have to run i can tell you the police has been really mainly i took to size for their actions their p.c. was exchanging me prove to people that they have lost trust in the hong kong police force on the that is of course something that will stay the mood in the city is really tense as disabling the protest outside the chinese liaison office the chinese representation of beijing in the city on. protesters have come here that have been here last week last week this office has

been vandalized so police have been especially. away off things happening in this area of town right now. other places in hongkong have been occupied today to the protests a scattering around the city that we're probably going to see a lot more clashes this night yeah well now they're warning each other with things happening and saying things like retreat or they have been warning neighbors to the windows that they're waving at me to get their way from the place where i was standing. it's. the home of protest has changed and how strange from a single issue a protest about and i feel that it's a sense basically a protest that is mostly about police brutality it's about it's about this perceived police brutality about the actions of the police about the relationship between the government and the protesters are and all the population of hong kong

people outside. our i mean the on happy with our white house being happening in the last weeks down happy with the with the police's response and they all. if you want an investigation and you know i can't know what you're going to think i will leave you. to delay a correspondent he has been laying out there before the start of today's march he spoke to josh huang one of the key figures of hong kong's pro-democracy movement let's have a listen to what the protests get them from police on the polish the you would use pepper spray and rubber bullets and tear gas fire on activists that's why protest get approval from police force or not is not met the animal protests might continue . do you expect protests all clashes to be more frequent. protests might continue on every way and now is not only related to urging the government to terminate

a big debate now is the summer off this content to beijing and hong kong government last week we experienced pro beijing gangs and most ordinary citizen yesterday we experienced riot police beaten on he's fro protester in sight railway station now with a probation gangs of polish force serving the interest of beijing they are just hoping to silence the voice of hong kong people what do you think can be the outcome of this protest movement calls for democracy will never stop we will continue our fight lead of paul should not be appointed by beijing leader of hong kong should be elected by home people. of course be following these protests in hong kong let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world a landslide in southwest china has burned a village in mud and claimed at least 36 lines and ongoing rescue operation has recovered bodies and sensor virus to hospital landslides are in danger and all

parts of china particularly after having rain. u.s. president trump has been accused of launching a racist attack against black democratic congressman elijah cummings trump fired a series of tweets calling cummings district of baltimore a quote rat infested mess cummings had criticized conditions for migrants on the us mexico border top democrat nancy pelosi says trump's and saul's were racist when. 2 american teenagers have been charged with killing an italian police officer in rome the men allegedly stabbed the officer 8 times after he and a colleague confronted them on friday night over a fax eft italian police say the suspects have confessed. that russian opposition leader alexei now has been hospitalized after having a severe allergic reaction while in jail now along a spokeswoman said she was suffering from red skin and facial swelling the activist

is serving a 30 day jail term for calling for mass protest after authorities blocked opposition candidates from taking part in local elections yesterday well over a 1000 demonstrators were arrested trying to rally outside the mayor's office. a show of force for moscow police facing off against an unauthorized demonstration as people took to the streets to demand free municipal elections one protester after another is arrested. for the people taking part here assigned authorities in flooded near putin's russia fear their dissent could spread. but you know you cannot be indifferent if we don't start with these local elections when will it ever begin russia is a big country and i hope people will see what we're doing. and with scenes like these that's what authority you seem determined to prevent as the protests began

police stormed the offices of opposition leader. alexina valmy who had been streaming the demonstration live on the internet they arrested his studio head they also raided internet t.v. station. and ordered its editor in chief to undergo questioning. for now the strategy appears to be keep the protestors and their anger against the ruling party contained. to lebanon now where pressure is mounting on syrian refugees to return home authorities have been cracking down on work permits and i'm a move activists as a pretext to try and force the refugees to leave and in the eastern region of our soul syrians have been forced to demolish their own homes in refugee camps as authorities say only allow shelters made from one and plastic sheeting. anything over a metre has to go replaced with wood and plastic tarp more than 1000 homes that are

so near lebanon's border with syria have already been dismantled. syrian refugees here say those who refuse to do it themselves risk having the lebanese army come tear their place down. a polish at least we had a concrete roof that could protect us from the snow and sun. but to do the cold will make our children sick. refugees are expected to live in tents like housing an effort to prevent ourselves 130 camps from becoming permanent it's part of the lebanese government's campaign to pressure syrian refugees to go back. to those fields here during the tense if we make use of even one stone and then where do we go will be homeless. ourselves mayer says he feels for the refugees. but the lebanese are minority here and after 8 years it's

getting to be too much for them. just so. you can feel the fear because no one knows when this flow of people from syria into lebanon will and. the people here are preoccupied with this question. i mean hedges . the people here are reluctant to speak on camera privately many say they're afraid of all the refugees and want them to leave the sooner the better. some days you know and some other headlines around president hassan rouhani has said britain seizure of numbering in all tanker violates the international nuclear deal engines have been high as those british forces captured the ship earlier this month on suspicion of smuggling oil to syria. and campaigning has begun 2 months ahead of a presidential election ghani is standing for

a 2nd term is promising to end the 2 decade war with the taleban with direct talks set to take place is up against 17 other candidates. sports now and cycling or no is set to win this year's tour de france after he held on to his leading through the penultimate stage a colombian held off as close as competitors on the steep climb up to once a long as i tell you mentioned on well he won the stage that means we're all simply has to cross the finish line on the shelves of music in paris later today as tradition dictates that the race leader is not challenged in the final stage. let's take a quick look at how we're now when it's being celebrated back home in colombia. erupting with emotion and filled with pride colombians packed a local park to celebrate the cycling milestone for their country. this is going to make this sport even more popular and it's wonderful to feel proud

to be a cyclist to see a paris and triumph a colombian who's given his all and is so young you have to remember that again is a very young paris and. colombia's new hero is just 22 years old and will become the youngest winner of the tour in a 110 years capping off a decade of steady progress for colombian cycling. yesterday nearly 1000000 people took to the streets of berlin for the city's annual pride parade the spine the legalization of gay marriage in germany 2 years ago harassment and discrimination against the community is still an issue for many people attending the parade taking a stand and speaking out was just as important as having a party. the colors of the rainbow taking over the streets of berlin it's the 41st christopher street day here in germany scap until the celebration but that the same time is a statement and

a protest for equal rights and acceptance for the gay community. in germany especially in berlin we have a lot of freedom but we know about our sisters and friends in the east so just in the east of europe and in other parts of the world was where it's a really really dangerous to be homosexual if the kind we are not monsters we are loving people like everybody else we should not be beaten or killed and we have the same rights as everyone else. under whose motto our grandmothers and grandfathers fought for this for us and we're with them we're fighting every day for diversity and equality for all and it's great fun to see. this year's parade on us and those who fought for equal rights for the l g p t community in the early days. the mall to stonewall 50 every riot starts with you boys. are. a reminder of the 28th of june in 1968 when police raided the

stonewall inn in new york the gay bar on christopher street the event that 2 protests and triggered the modern find for the rights. to take this fight still continues and it's reflected here in berlin where hundreds of thousands from all over the world take part in the ropes biggest christopher street day. here's a reminder of the top story we're following for you hong kong police have fired tear gas to disperse crowds blockading the city center pro-democracy protesters have been marching in defiance of an official fan unrest is expected to continue into the night as the 2nd day of clashes between crown. i'm police and the latest and what's been called hong kong summer of discontent. for wanting daily news life from our land and because what is up next we need to game down is

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