the ends justify the means. to tunes witnesses starts december 13th on d. w. . this is the w. news live from building a major shift in u.s. middle east policy israel approves the palestinians outright washington says it's no longer considers israeli settlements on palestinian land from your key park west bank to be a violation of international law tell us to indians condemn the move as another blow to prospects for peace in the region also coming up during

a skype dozens of pro-democracy activists in hong kong to use fraud plateaus to flee a police siege at the university campus is moving to assert its authority in the territory warning once more it could intervene to end the crisis. says dogs like pricing is ugly for the snowed in england hundreds of tasty pounds bright and rough conditions in the dry land dogsledding $12.00 championships. i'm anthony held welcome to the program we begin with a major reversal in u.s. policy in the middle east the trumpet ministrations says it no longer views israel's settlements in the occupied west bank as violating international law for decades israel's settlements on palestinian territory have been

a huge sticking point in peace negotiations palestinians have slammed the move saying it's another blow to the cause for peace. the u.s. gives up a decades long position on israeli settlements. of establishment of israeli civilian settlements in the west bank is not per se inconsistent with international law israeli settlements are considered illegal under international law because they are built on land occupied by israel during the 1967 middle east war the settlements are one of the main impediments to peace with the palestinians acting prime minister binyamin netanyahu who's in serious legal and political turmoil welcome the new stance. this is a historic day another great policy achievement after president trump recognized jerusalem as the capital of israel recognize our sovereignty over the golan heights the u.s. administration have now put an end to the lie that settlements are illegal. the

palestinian authority is outraged israeli settlements in the occupied palestinian territories including used. not only illegal under international law they are war crimes and the statement of mr secretary of state of the united states is absolutely. rejected and in response to pompei of the european union's foreign policy chief. said the e.u.'s position on israeli settlements had remained unchanged the e.u. considers them illegal. the israel palestine peace process has been stalled figures now and washington's latest move could jeopardize future negotiations. well the announcement by u.s. secretary of state mike pompei o is just the latest in a string of pro israel moves by the trump administration we can't forget that washington has already recognized jerusalem as the capital of israel and also recognized israeli sovereignty in the golan heights now. this announcement breaks

with a u.n. security council resolution and back in 2016. states that settlements in the west bank are a violation of international law it also goes against the 4th geneva convention and it's a move that's expected to distance the united states from its traditional allies in europe and also allies of the u.s. in the middle east now it's a significant shift from the policies of president barack obama. who was very much against the further construction of israeli settlements in the west bank but the trumpet ministration has demonstrated that it is not afraid to make some very pro israel moves and you know this announcement by peo is just another example of that public ileus in washington they will or thirty's in

iran have defended the hike in fuel prices that the sponsor days of rioting at least 3 people have been killed and more than a 1000 wrist the government insists the process rises on this is syria to fund social welfare programs as the troubles continue the internet has been shut off and the supreme leader has accused the united states being behind the andras. central bank can be behind in flames police cars and a billboard of the ayatollah are also engulfed in blazes scenes of unrest and destruction in southwestern iran. in the capital tehran demonstrators wish death on their supreme leader. the unrest has left many dead or wounded this footage was recorded on saturday before the government blocked the internet on monday came this statement from the commander of the bus each a militia loyal to the government. i was yesterday the situation was stable

throughout the country today things are also under control most of the people behind the riots have been identified and arrested this time the americans did not have any success and they added another defeat to that. part of the mission of. the united states has criticized the rainy and security forces for using violence against the protesters secretary of state my pump a 0 posted in a tweet as i said to the people of iran almost a year and a half ago the united states is with you. because of u.s. sanctions iran's oil trade has collapsed the government is short of funds and is trying to offset its losses by raising gasoline prices paid payments are planned for 20000000 people in need a quarter of the population. the government has made this decision because it doesn't have any money now it's taking money out of our pockets to plug the gaps

here in iran hommage everything in iran is connected to petrol prices when they go up so to feed prices rent everything. since the weekend iran has been cut off from the outside world that makes it difficult for the protesters to coordinate their rallies for the regime it's an opportunity to suppress the protests without interference around 1000 people are said to have been arrested so far. some of the other stories making news around the world. thousands of supporters of bolivia's ousted president evo morales have taken to the streets of the political capital has been demanding the resignation of interim president. and years of years influential catholic church has called for a national dialogue to end more than a month of violent protests. sydney is being choked as thick clouds of smoke from bushfires blazing along a stretch of these east coast blow out of the city officials say soaring

temperatures are now bringing air pollution to dangerous levels it warning residents to avoid outdoor exercise. in the u.s. the state of california is suing the country's largest electronic cigarette manufacturers jewel for allegedly targeting moneths in its advertising side of the east cigarettes has soared in recent years especially among young people california law prohibits the site of the so-called viking products to people to be aged $21.00 . when a gas explosion in a coal mine has killed 15 people and injured 9 others in china's northern shanxi province moniz will be working underground with a blast struck chinese mines are the most dangerous in the world thousands of mine is killed each year in accidents. china has said hong kong courts had no power to overturn a controversy or ban on the wearing of face mask during protests it comes

a day after hong kong's high court struck down a facemask ban calling it a restriction of fundamental grunts on homes pro-democracy protesters have been rallying river lying rather on a mosque to hide their identity during demonstrations and the move could add even more fuel to the violent protest. currently raging in hong kong on monday government protesters made a bold escape from police who had sealed off a university campus occupied by demonstrators china has replaced hong kong's police chief amid a standoff with not the side backing down. a daring plan students climbing down from a bridge using ropes escaping on to a highway then they're in the clear. but they're only trickling out after police sealed off this university campus the epicenter of the most violent

clashes so far in hong kong's political crisis if caught the protestors could be charged with the rioting punishable by up to 10 years in prison. chaos reigns here and police have failed to gain control of the campus clashes continue on the streets to the struggle for democracy has disrupted life in hong kong for 5 months it's had a heavy impact on the economy especially the tourism sector because visitors are often forced to remain in their hotels back at the university some students leave through the front door not everyone can continue the resistance they head towards awaiting medics and the police. the siege might be facing an end but it's just one of many battles in hong kong's continuing standoff. here in germany ministers have agreed an ambitious plan to plug what have been called quite

embarrassing gaps in the country's mobile phone networks bill and plans to release some 1100000000 euros to construct thousands of cell towers by 2024 the move is part of a broader strategy to modernize the country's infrastructure and administration. anyone who's traveled through rural areas in germany knows the country is full of places without cell phone service or a decent internet connection. chancellor angela merkel and had happen at want to tackle the issue head on the german government says it plans to build 5000 cell phone towers after a 2 day consultation on digital policy in germany the chancellor recognizes the common challenges. that we have a lot of work ahead both in the hardware area the mobile communications strategy and in broadband expansion but also in the digitization of our own administration. but if you turn. to another issue open data the chancellor calls it the new

all that could fuel german firms but with the restriction that only anonymous data would be collected but opposition politicians are not convinced that it's shite that doesn't that resources have generally been a problem even in the ministries only one or 2 people are dealing with the subject of open data that's not enough it takes time and resources and we need role models to lead the way just before. transport is also said to benefit above all to promote electric cars vehicle buyers in germany would receive a subsidy of $6000.00 euros if they opt for an electric model in addition berlin wants to expand the infrastructure that supports electric vehicles including more charging points by 2025 especially in rural regions eventually creating 1000000 public charging points by 2030 skeptics say this amounts to heavy homework but chancellor merkel's government is optimistic.

to sport now and crowd trouble has the end of a football match in peru which saw one same of players taken from the stadium incognito for their own protection. officials and their fans ran on to the pitch throwing footballs and punches at the referee after the match right place where they too quickly into theme and local media report the the black one because who progress in the cup competition had to be evacuated in a police force flood. now when it comes to dog sledding most people think of snow covered scenery in the frozen arctic but last weekend the world of competitive sled dog racing came to the united kingdom the hounds and their owners had to brave rough conditions as they battled it out but it was a with it for the trait of winning a world title. if you thought dog sledding only took place on snow and ice you've been barking up the wrong tree the annual dry land world championships of the

weekend soar teams from around the globe descend on the cross and mud of sussex in england the sleds are fitted with wheels to help the hounds race around the bumpy track that combined with the power of between 2 and 8 canine cohorts allows them to reach for russia's speeds really just want to run so i put them in the harness let them do what they were bred to be. responsible by those dogs enjoy you can enjoy as well as the like a bit of much. indeed mud is an unavoidable part of the proceedings and while that's perfect for the pitches the owners have to take extra precautions. pretty matty pretty well come back absolutely had to tarry mad to a good job we were prepared to give changes in place but yeah it was it was really just great and it's super the events are highly competitive because while organizers keep their eyes on the clock the most important thing is that it's a fun day out for man's best friend.

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