morning. this is deja vu news live from berlin and counting is under way in afghanistan's presidential election the vote took place in the shadow of taliban attacks several people were killed and dozens injured as blasts near took place near polling stations also coming up. protesters mark 5 years of demonstrating for democracy in hong kong they were out on the streets as they have been for the last 4 months this time marking the anniversary of the so-called umbrella movement. and

also coming up lego media in helsinki thousands of builders have gathered in the finnish capital to celebrate the iconic plastic box they're told to piece together and make a city. oh my gosh waiter welcome to the program afghanistan's presidential election day has been marred by approximately 68 taliban attacks most of them by rocket at least 5 people were killed and scores more injured according to the interior minister the islamist group threatened to disrupt the election with violence and had warned voters to stay at home there were also problems with the voting process feeling concerns about the legitimacy of the poll. they went to vote and ended up in hospital. joy after the polling station open some voters came in and cast

their votes and suddenly there was an explosion i don't remember what happened after that i got wounded one of. here in kunduz in afghanistan's north as well as in kandahar in the south voters were left injured after attacks on polling stations votes are now being counted after a tense polling day marred by violence or threats of it from the taliban for many voters peace security and corruption of the most pressing concerns. that doesn't get iraq the hasek as a would i demand as the leader i voted for is that he provided security throughout the country. and also that he make peace with the taliban and long lasting peace that the 2 lead candidates each claim they are best suited to address the country's problems one of them is current president ashraf ghani.

they will as peace is the 1st demanded of our nation. and this election will give us the legitimacy we need to bring peace to this nation they're fun to stand with. the other is up to the lab the country's chief executive the 2 have been in an uneasy government of national unity since 2014 when they both claimed victory in elections marred by fraud whoever wins this time will have to find a way to deal with the taliban you know you talk to the taliban forces who have threatened this election process i would like to say as a citizen of this country and as a voter that threatening innocent people is not a demonstration of strength on your part. and that casualties among innocent civilians will not benefit you. after decades of war and misery and

a number of fraudulent elections voters will be demanding bold action from the new president in a country that continues to face very difficult conditions. well both president president ashraf ghani and his main opponent abdullah abdullah say the election seems to have been better than past falls we spoke earlier today to the head has been who's reported extensively from afghanistan and we asked her if she agreed with this official appraisal. well let's start with what we didn't see there wasn't any major attack in the capital kabul as many observers had anticipated but having said that there were multiple small scale attacks throughout the country with dozens of people killed and injured as is the case on most days in afghanistan which is still the words death conflict today and that i think is the sad reality that the scare tactics of the taliban seem to have worked because a lot of people just decided to stay home today because of lack of security there

was a lot of people coming out 1st estimates indicate that voter turnout might be anywhere between one or 2000000 people compared to the last presidential elections in 2014 this is a massive massive drop back then close to 8000000 voters were brave enough to cause their ballot despite equally massive threats and if i may add one final thought here we need to observe what will happen next will any of the candidates get a majority 50 plus where there be a 2nd round of votes will there be allegations of rigging and other manipulations as we have seen in plenty of other afghan elections and all of this could plunge afghanistan further into crisis and empower the taliban further which will make any kind of peace talks even more difficult. did obvious and doesn't there you know while in hong kong rallies have been taking place to mark 5 years says the start of the so-called umbrella movement that's what they call the mass protest against

chinese influence in the semi autonomous territory the pro-democracy movement erupted earlier this year again in response to a controversial extradition belt that bill has now been scrapped but the protests show no sign of abating. lurie to hong kong the anthem of the pro-democracy movement thousands gathered in the park in front of the main government offices to mark the anniversary the umbrella movement 1st good luck to city in 2014 this year the protests have taken on even more force as the authorities try to push through a law since scrapped allowing defendants to be extradited to mainland china. days and he extradition we've spent has brought people together 5 years ago people had differing opinions which caused the movement to break up today it's very different . from at that at. times he is soft to the emperor and

a nuisance the hong kong people who had previously been dormant if united get hung on the so-called lenin walls have become another symbol of the protests surfaces across the city covered in post it notes calling for democracy often torn down by beijing's supporters one of the best known leaders of the protests joshua was jailed earlier this year today announced he would be standing in local elections. frankly speaking broadly paul this is the most more the right peaceful a rational way to express our political beliefs if they blog activists just like me to run for office they need to pray the price later in the day the mood turned ugly as police turned water cannons on the protesters but 5 years off to the umbrella movement began activists to celebrating their victory earlier this year in getting the extradition been scrapped they remain as determined deserve a to keep pressing their demands for democracy. the weeks observers have been

looking to this weekend as a landmark moment in this protest movement that because choose a will bring the 70th anniversary of the founding of the people's republic of china and unrest in the days leading up to it has long been predicted the streets here apply all sit with paste advertising the protests ahead tomorrow people be back on the streets marking the global anti totalitarianism day hong kong is here bracing for a long days ahead and that will take you to some of the other stories making news around the world clashes with right wing protesters have marred a gay pride parade in the eastern polish city of luban around 1500 people marched under a heavy guard police used water cannons and detained several dozen far right demonstrators some conservatives in the very catholic country see gay rights as a threat to their way of life. 2 people have died and 5 more were injured in

a roller coaster accident in mexico city one of the attractions rail cars left the tracks during the ride and fell 10 meters to the ground investigators are treating the incident as negligent homicide. in zimbabwe former president robert mugabe has been buried in his home village this follows weeks of wrangling between the government and his family over his final resting place the funeral was held at his birthplace the village of call tama died in a singapore hospital earlier this month he was 95 years old he is a controversial figure many revered him as a freedom fighter who helped bring about zimbabwe's independence from britain yet his 37 year rule as president was defined by brood over pression and economic chaos . to these privileged must and harry was in the village of tama he told us about the burial there which took place without the usual pomp and circumstance normally

reserved for national heroes yes indeed it was such a low key ceremony and sendoff which was mostly constituted by. religious use and close family members. crowd was. to the extend you know you would wonder. who used to pool such major crowds when. having it got the ring even when you would have presiding over the city monies to bury our national heroes each was such a low key event looking at the menu a few states away in us to believe. austrians go to the polls on sunday after for a chance less about and kurtz's government collapse last may his coalition partners the far right freedom party faced 2 corruption scandals curt's is likely to win the

election but hill probably need a partner to form a government. in austria this is called pussy. love us exley and i has good reason to give out lots of them on the campaign trail along with turquoise colored muffins she's running for the austrian people's party and will be on the winning side on sunday also because of this man it's a bust encodes does and if he. has a very direct honest and clear way of talking that you can understand he doesn't try to use the typical politician style he just says things that make sense to people like the thing it did for you because i've seen. it seems to be a winning tactic despite a number of scandals in the last months and his party have pulled around 34 percent of the vote 12 points ahead of anyone else here's an example for that so called clear speech. put it to should be nice guns jobby our political direction is very

clear we have ended 60 years of death policy we have reduced taxes step by step and we have a forceful strategy in the fight against illegal immigration advocates. so with the winner all but decided the real question is who will be his coalition partner. on the weekend the streets of vienna were full with campaigners jockeying for the best possible position. there are several options courts could go back together with the scandal ridden old partner the right wing freedom party. the social democrats might also be interested. the possibly the most intriguing option is a coalition that involves the rising green party icon in fly and then of course we contacts glued anything we want to follow the will of the vote has. been us through the climate crisis has become one of the most important campaign issues on friday

30000 demonstrators participated in the so-called earth strike. still a coalition between greens and conservatives seems like a long shot. we have our red lines when it comes to human rights and the environment and it is the conservatives end up saying we can live with all of that then great we'd be happy. thoughts and. realistic is that this is well that's exactly the point we can really imagine it right now and. that's why this time around the real suspense will come after austria's elections once about send cool it's will have to form a viable coalition. thousands of lego fans have gathered in the finnish capitol hill sinky to celebrate the world's favorite toy building block the highlight of the weekend is a mass building event with millions of lego pieces just waiting to be used to create something fantastic. the builders hard at work constructing their lego

metropolis within hours the city take shape the mountains of plastic bricks transformed into one minute change civilization. sounds of the iconic toy young and old have to send it on the house sinky congress center to left their imaginations run wild. sail not going to see that nose i got my own lego bricks when i was one and i've been building ever since. my last. anyone can take parse out in their own personal masterpiece to the lego sprawl creations by finland's most talented lego builders are also on display from world leaders to priceless paintings. l.c.m.'s i was inspired to do the girl with the pearl earring when i

went to the hague last year and saw the original i thought i'd like to do my own one on the wall i'll make it out of lego as its legacy. this year's lego city is the biggest yes in finland i remind you of the bricks and during popularity 70 years after they were invented. the show is coming up next thanks so much for joining us. entering the conflict zone with tim sebastian. has been challenging those in power asking tough questions demanding. as conflicts intensify i'll be meeting with keep players on the ground in the senses of. coaching through the rhetoric holding the powerful to account past the conflict. conflict zone with jim sebastian on t.w. .