this is the news line from polls closing as israelis hold elections for the 2nd time this year prime minister benjamin netanyahu fights for his political life with threats of corruption charges and a strong challenge from former military chiefs. also on the program getting 50 people killed in schools wounding 2 taliban attacks in afghanistan the president's campaign rallies targeted he's reported to be. in the champions league with 2 german sides in action but that's the front of fatima's. abhi

leipsic visit to enlist but. i'm phil guy welcome to the program israel's prime minister is fighting for his political life as the country goes to the polls in its 2nd national election in 5 months benjamin netanyahu tried to form a government in april but failed to meet disagreement with ultra-orthodox parties this time he's facing a stiff challenge from former army chief bennett gaps in the race is said to be too close to call. another election campaign is over for the 2nd time in the year israelis are going to the polls. here at a polling station in jerusalem voters have different hopes as to who should form the next coolish in government. is a frustrated that we have you know within 6 months we have to go again though i

think our biggest problem is our lack of unity and this election actually is the 1st time that i debated basically until i stood there and i generally no one going to vote for and today i had no idea until i walked in there and decided i don't know if i made the right decision the most important thing for me is the social issues i think that we have a lot of work to do and i think that the current government didn't exactly do what it should or could so i think after 11 years with an attorney you know we can try and change it and focus on some proven so we have to make with our society prime minister binyamin netanyahu failed to form a coalition following elections in april instead of handing back his mandate he pushed for new elections. in this rerun israelis are again faced with the choice of many parties and alliances but the focus of the elections is clear i think this election there are 3 main issues 1st is netanyahu. cock and little

sheep 2nd threats on democratic values and institutions and the 3rd one is a competition between values religious versus secular liberal versus traditional netanyahu who faces a possible indictment over corruption allegations fought a fierce complain for his likud party he didn't shy away from making controversial election promises like his pledge to annex parts of the occupied west bank. once again his main rival ispahani gans candidate for the center right blue and white party and a former army chief and an attorney who the 2 men were neck and neck in the last elections. but netanyahu might still have more possibilities of forming a coalition for example with the ultra orthodox and smaller more extreme right wing

parties. let's start with turnout what sort of day is it baby. so the last numbers that we heard about are 44 percent which is interesting we actually a bit higher than they were in the april elections contrary to expectations because analysts who have been careful to make predictions because there's this is an unprecedented 2nd election within one year and israeli history but they actually thought that maybe there's might be voter apathy and maybe less people would come but actually so israelis usually the voter turnout is quite high and around 70 percent and it seems like this time 2 israelis are interested in you know just making a decision about who their leadership will be despite kind of a general pessimism minister all about the future of the country you know no prospects for a long term peace high cost of living israelis are still happy to come out and vote it seems so far. the prime minister benjamin netanyahu wi-fi fighting this election

while facing 3 corruption cases how much of a role has that played in this campaign. yes that's true it's it's played a huge role actually his 1st hearings are scheduled for the beginning of october which means that he'll be facing those hearings while a coalition when a government hasn't even been formed yet. and he actually has been campaigning very aggressively with this he's been claiming that there's kind of a witch hunt going on against him and that witch hunt is not just by a left wing politicians who are trying to topple him or by the media but even also accusing the attorney general the police of having a political agenda to topple him and on the other side opponents the blue and white the largest opposing opponent party but also other parties have been campaigning in order to to say that he's not fit to govern anymore and with all this corruption scandals hanging over him and especially with him undermining democratic institutions as they claim by attacking for example the attorney general so these

corruption charges have been a large part of the campaign many people are actually criticizing that this campaign is too much about personality even though there have been some other important issues too as we heard in the report thank you that's really i'm going in jerusalem. take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world iran's supreme leader ayatollah ayatollah ali khamenei has ruled out different as he talks in washington at any level unless the united states returns to the nuclear deal it withdrew from last year. jack to the accusations that it was behind the drone attacks that crippled saudi arabia's oil infrastructure over the weekend. riot police in france have broken up a makeshift migrant camp near done on the country's northern coast of the largest say the sprawling settlement was a launching pad for illegal boat crossings across the english channel to britain the eviction was ordered by the local man but after about 40 migrants tried to make

it to the u.k. in a dingy. britain's brags that battle has moved to the supreme court which has begun to hear case claiming that prime minister boris johnson acted illegally when he suspended parliament mr johnson says the shutdown was necessary to present a new legislative agenda opponents say is real reason was to prevent parliamentary scrutiny. of the afghan taliban is carried out more suicide bombings a week after president trump called off peace talks with the insurgent group $26.00 people in chad a card just north of the capital were killed in the 1st of today's attacks when a bomb exploded near an election about it being addressed by president ashraf ghani and he was on had a 2nd blast in the capital kabul killed at least 22 people i'm wounded many more. saddam panic and chaos a survivor scattered from the scene of the attack as

a 2000 people had come to listen to president fanny in the town of when a suicide bomber detonated his explosive belt. here to suddenly on a motorbike arrived and a huge explosion went off. a lot of people were martyred and that was a visit we shared in the desperate scramble the wounded were piled on to pickup trucks and raced to hospital. but there was a terrific blast that all my friends got injured i don't know what happened next. the 2nd blast went off hours later near the u.s. embassy in kabul it was also claimed by the taliban to cause carnage he said. i heard an explosion of dust rose from the side of the attack. there was gunfire. i escaped from here body parts are spread all around this area. the insurgents

opposed the actions campaigning all but ceased as the u.s. and the taliban negotiated a peace deal but president trump last week an ounce deal was quite debt. the candidates are now back on the campaign trail. while the taliban are seeking revenge for trump's snap. edward snowden's autobiography permanent record arrives in bookshops today it's been 6 years since the whistleblower shocked the world with revelations about the u.s. government's mass surveillance that he found shelter in an unlikely place with a group of refugees the very people who helped him are themselves stuck in limbo facing deportation from hong kong they hope that it will offer them protection. it's just a game for 3 year old enough but for his family hiding has become a way of life one they're desperate to leave behind a 7 year old said sunday was just a baby. and enough was not even born when their parents asylum seekers from sri

lanka found themselves sheltering us intelligence contracted turned whistleblower edward snowden since their role in his story came to light they haven't felt safe far the supposed received threatening phone calls some course. in real way door to study for their trade rescaling so we give or daughter at home and we cared for my whole people imported history sleeping disorder or one really that horrible one we really have to be always be appropriate to be always be safe be able said well it's very difficult the family's lawyer says they've been followed and questioned by hong kong authorities to to their association with snowden but despite the pressure they're under now supposin and his wife say they don't regret helping him he needed help. we we're here when and when he saw. someone he when you

come over you know he said to me i want to stay here somebody is somewhat of a want to. kill me as for me i will help you no mater. hong kong has rejected the family's asylum claims but they have one hope they've applied for asylum in canada . earlier this year that country accepted one of the other families who helped edward snowden and hong kong filipino vanessa and her daughter kiana her father is supposed to both families are close and the separation has taken its toll. one of my kids know they have. a free life and independent they've always had a lot to watch the family always stick together when they leave their tiny apartment in downtown hong kong the parents face deportation back to sri lanka where they fled persecution and abuse canada is still processing their asylum

claims they wait and they hope to be together and to be safe from. the border. that. freedom is that way but with no news from canada on their cases freedom feels a long way off. football now the usa for champions league is back with the 1st group games kicking off today to drill the team's real action as are the lives that travel to lisbon while in the days top notch dortmund host barcelona boss is that starstruck a little messy says he's excited to play his 1st match at dormans iconic stadium. the iconic yellow wall at dortmund's acknowledged in a park is a fan favorite across the continent but players are also keen to drink in the atmosphere even superstar messi after the group stage drawl said he looked forward

to finally playing there but a niggling cough injury may keep him out of the match. play will decide tomorrow it's true a few days ago we weren't so sure he'd play. in our last training sessions but he trained with the team he competed well and maybe was able to get some of the pain he was feeling out of his head. i don't want a team on fire having bounce back from defeats in the bundesliga by pushing for passed by a live accusing on saturday was captain and score of this goal marco voice is confident they can beat barcelona. it's important we concentrate on ourselves and don't talk too much about the opponent and about messi everyone knows he's the best but that's that we're playing at home and we also have

a good team so we want to get out. face an uphill toss whether messy plays or not their group also contains a rejuvenated interland side so 3 points would certainly go a long way. in american woman has become the 1st person to swim the english channel 4 times without stopping but she's not just any insurance winner sam thomas from the u.s. state of colorado before the feat less than a year after completing treatment for an aggressive form of breast cancer have to take into the chilly waters of being the shadow she spent 54 hours in the city after a lot of time in the way she admitted she felt a little sick. and was a reminder of our top story this hour polls in israel seconds general election this year close in less than a minister benjamin netanyahu faces a strong challenge to former army chief benny gantz was running as

a centrist with exit poll results from jerusalem assume onst voting concludes. and yet you get all the latest news and information around the clock on our website that's the doctor called alpha status updates with the business africa well. they are going to.