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inconclusive elections the prime minister. who's determined to stay in power. meant. to give. the blue. backlash against growing. concerns over outbreak of conditions. welcome to the program saudi arabia has displayed evidence that it says proves the weekend's attacks on its oil facilities were undeniably sponsored by iran presenting satellite images they've been. ins of the defense ministry spokesman

told a press conference the attack is being carried out by your brain cruise missiles and drones u.s. secretary of state might has flowed to saudi arabia and early announcements of it washington was imposing new unsubstantial sanctions against iran straits to washington then we join d.w. correspondent all of a sudden welcome all of it so how will this new evidence from riyadh affect washington's position or president trump 1st of all will see his position strengthened of course the u.s. administration has been in the opinion for days now that it's iran behind this attack carried out on a saudi arabian oil refinery they provided their evidence now there's evidence provided by saudi arabia in addition to that so they believe it's very clear in the overall assumption has always been that the weapons used a mix of drones and cruise missiles are simply too sophisticated for the who 3

rebels who claim to be responsible in the 1st place and continue to do so so what's going to happen from now well the position of washington won't change in the overall goal has always been to get iran back to the negotiating table to renegotiate the nuclear deal from which the united states withdrew they believe that iran is still working on a nuclear bomb but at the same time with these sanctions raised again today it's very unlikely that we are getting closer to a diplomatic solution as the iranian president rouhani stressed several times that with sanctions in place they are not available for any negotiations and secretary of state might compare. today what's expected to come out it's about meeting with the saudi leadership. well secretary of state michael peo today called these attacks an act of war in fact so those are really strong words used here course

on the agenda will be the latest findings also retell potential retaliation will be on the agenda but let's not forget that any military action 'd is not in the interest of the u.s. president as we are nearing here the 2020 election campaign and actually withdrawing american troops abroad has been one of the core election promises made by donald trump in 2016 so that will certainly counter act what his voters are hoping for and therefore the president will try to avoid military confrontation but in contrast of course he has threatened several times and he is also running a certain risk that he's losing his credibility all of a silence in washington thank you and we'll take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world the u.s. federal reserve has lowered its benchmark interest rate for a 2nd for the 2nd time this year the central bank hopes the quarter percentage point cut will cushion the u.s. economy against a global slowdown the fed has faced intense pressure from the president to trump as

he pursues a trade for or against china. as far as the school in liberia has claimed the lives of at least 26 children and 2 teachers the blaze of the boarding school near the capital monrovia broke out at night while the children mostly police spokesman said only 4 people including the school's ima escaped. at least 9 people have been wounded in an attack on a government building in eastern afghanistan militants detonated explosives before gunman entered the building in the provincial capital john about afghanistan is on high alert as the presidential election approaches there has been no claim of responsibility. now to israel where the prime minister benjamin netanyahu future as the country's longest serving prime minister is hanging in the balance with almost all the votes counted after tuesday's election his right wing they could party is neck and neck with the blue white alliance of centrist to benny

gantz mr netanyahu has been a unable to form a coalition since the country's last inconclusive election in april. if he was disappointed on election night benjamin netanyahu certainly wasn't showing it's far from conceding defeat he failed to remain at the helm. in the coming days we will convene negotiations to assemble a strong zionist government and to prevent a dangerous anti zionist government. his plans may well be floated by opposition leader benny gantz he stopped short of declaring victory but his tone was one of victory for his blue and white party. if he had thought so tell mr cording to the initial results netanyahu did not succeed in his mission. in the us we on the other hand prove that our idea called blue and white a project we established just over 6 months ago is

a huge success and here to stay. and this man cost himself as kingmaker avigdor lieberman his secular right wing party israel baits a new we fight so in any governing coalition. we have just one option. a broad liberal unity government. formed of years israel beit hanoun. could. blue and white. thanks but netanyahu isn't king. step show you there are only 2 options either a government that iran or a dangerous government that's based on arab parties. and during these times more than ever especially in front of the major political and security challenges that we face there must not be

a government based on arab. parties. to newt voters defied predictions of fatigue and turned out in larger numbers than the last poll in april many say it's time for netanyahu to go. and sure netanyahu has probably run his course. but this time has passed. as one of. the softness in your who is like a phoenix when we think he's finished he rises up again but i really hope the government will change. i think he was a good leader but i think it's about time to end the chapter or period netanyahu is political survival is on a knife edge a political wizard this election may turn out to be the one that broke the spell. of months of pro-democracy demonstrations in hong kong have pitched police against protesters and sometimes violent street clashes but while the rift between or 30 and activism may seem black and white the crisis in hong kong is putting people

with personal ties to the police in a difficult position images of clashes between police and protesters are deeply troubling to marry. the conflict line runs through their family they support the protests but mary is the daughter of a policeman and stella's fiances serves in the riot police. i have been depressed since it all began in june i feel my position is truly embarrassing. since the beginning police have been accused of using excessive violence on protesters the longer the protests last the more aggressive both sides become videos of policemen abusing protesters regularly go viral and anger many people stella's says that she and her fiance have agreed to discuss things as calmly as possible. but sometimes i become angry and confront him more

aggressively then he just answers that he was not on the spot and did not see what was happening so he cannot judge they have agreed to meet us on the condition of anonymity still unmarried are not their real names they fear repercussions for their relatives in the police force but they could also become a target of radical protestors in hong kong on the internet people say the families of policeman should burn in hell come on i didn't do anything wrong why should i suffer. the pro-government and the pro-democracy camps show less and less tolerance for each other several times both sides have clashed on the street or in shopping centers government supporters call protesters cockroaches protestors accuse them of being paid agents and mary's family the constant arguments led to her move out of her parents' home. since the protests started i've only had dinner with them once

we don't see each other and i left all the family groups on what's up. an end to the conflict that is tearing their families apart is nowhere in sight protests are happening every weekend and those delhi disapproves of the violence that mocks many protests she continues to attend some of the marches she carefully avoids revealing her background to fellow protesters. i have never thought that people would see me as guilty for being the fiance of a policeman some friends have asked me if i still wanted to have children knowing they would grow up with such a burden i feel helpless. but there are also days she says when she believes that the rift between police and society can be

healed after this crisis and. report from out cherie chan. a worldwide backlash against very thing is gaining momentum india has just announced a ban on the sale of actual executor hats because of health concerns new york state has also outlawed flavored a cigarettes it's democratic governor called for emergency action in response to concerns about a nationwide outbreak of lung conditions but his decision has angered some business owners they promise to help tobacco products quit and stayed millions of american high schoolers are now on a cigarette and no one is quite sure how harmful they are doctors called a craze a ticking time bomb no new york state has moved to defuse it banning flavored versions names like bubble gum cotton candy

captain crunch. which was my favorite. these are obviously targeted to young people. the people selling the e. cigarettes are fuming the have 2 weeks to offload vast quantities of their fruity stocks before the ban comes in. but when i heard about it it was late very troublesome it's going to affect a lot of business that's for sure and seconding all of my regular customers who are coming every day me of any disappointed with the news across the states the reeses on to crack down on triggered by a spate of related deaths in alyssa's especially affecting young people. around one in 4 high school students uses cigarettes and that number is rising donald trump has said a nationwide pool had bishan is forthcoming. we have

a problem in our country it's a new problem it's a problem nobody really thought about too much. a few years ago and it's called vaporing especially vaporing as it pertains to innocent children. and they're coming home and they're saying mom i want a vapor one leading health professional says action is badly needed. so right now we have an open field where anything goes people are playing russian roulette with their bodies every time they purchase those profiteering from the part to says see these latest moves will only push people back towards more harmful tobacco cigarettes. and before we go just time to show you pictures of a huge water spout that formed in southwest china on tuesday this ref anomaly is caused by a tornado passing and a column of water and mist meteorologists tell us they usually move in straight lines at about 50 kilometers an hour. still to come here on

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