this is deja vu news live from berlin heading for a showdown over a controversial gas pipeline and german business leaders reacted angrily after u.s. lawmakers approved sanctions against north stream to the u.s. calls it a tool of coercion for russia but german companies are demanding countermeasures against america. tit for tat expulsions of the apparent assassination of a former chechen commander in a brooklyn park mosque outlook spells to german diplomats after 2 of its representatives were kicked out of germany. and brags it is at stake prime minister

boris johnson casts his vote in britain's election jobson's conservative party saw its lead over the labor opposition narrowed in the final week of campaigning. time sumi so what's got to thank you for joining us it is an issue that has been causing friction between germany and the us for years and now it has escalated the north stream to pipeline is being built to transport gas from russia to germany but the u.s. says it is a national security risk because it increases your dependence on russia as a result the u.s. house of representatives has now approved sanctions on the pipeline a move that has angered many here in germany the sanctions target the specialist ships that lay the pipes. only a few companies in the world possess the technology to lay deep sea pipelines. none

of them is russian if they continue to work on north stream too they could find themselves cut off from doing business in the us their assets there might be frozen and people working on the ships would no longer be allowed to enter america the 1230 kilometer long pipeline is a wholly owned subsidiary of russia's gas problem and is meant to transport natural gas under the baltic sea from russia to germany directly circumventing ukraine the project is more than 80 percent completed and is supposed to start operating in mid 2020. nord stream to has the potential to double the amount of russian gas imported by germany the country needs more gas as a stable source of energy when it stops using coal and nuclear power. democrat and republican lawmakers in the u.s. fear that pipeline could give moscow greater political leverage over germany and the entire european union which the u.s. senate is expected to approve the bill by the end of the week and president trump

said on wednesday that he will sign it into law this soon as possible. and our political correspondent simon young is covering this story for us he joins us for more hi simon tell us what some of the reactions here in berlin have been so far. see me there's been some political reaction we've had a tweet from michael moss the foreign minister he says that europe's energy policy is decided in europe not in the u.s. and we reject interference from outside that's pretty clear it's in line with what we heard from the economics ministry. he was saying that they regret the decision by the u.s. house of representatives and you know they don't want into foreign interference and we've had some other politicians for instance. c.d.u. a politician from miracles party philip i'm told is told. today that he does understand the economic interests of the united states but he said you know this

project is pretty well finished already and it should be finished now because it's important for germany simon tell us more about what these sanctions are and what effect they could actually have on the pipeline project. you know the plans from the u.s. are to target those companies that are involved that own and operate the specialist ships that are laying the pipeline in the baltic sea and 1st of all they're going to take a couple of months to verify which companies that exactly affects and then they say they will apply sanctions against executives and senior shareholders from those companies they will be personalised for instance the those people will be refused entry potentially into the united states existing visas that they have will be canceled and they could also be asset freezes and limits on the

kind of business activity that they can do in the u.s. so these are personalised sanction measures seminar seem to we should say it is a controversial project not just for the u.s. it has its opponents here in europe as well does that. well it's a very controversial it has been projects in europe for a while in particular poland is very unhappy because they feel that they've been bypassed by this project and they're also unhappy as the united states is that it hands too much power and influence as they see it to russia also ukraine which is outside the e.u. but is very interested party there on happy they used to be the main transit country for russian gas coming to western europe and there's also been a lot of fighting within the european commission itself the european commission has brought forward new rules to essentially prevent one in the same company both owning and operating the pipeline and also actually selling the gas that jews have

come through it so they've they've introduced new rules now that they say will effectively prevent that but it's important because it's put a lot of pressure on the business case for nord stream to our political correspondent simon young bringing us up to date thank you simon well as russia and germany collaborate on that controversial project a diplomatic dispute has escalated between the 2 countries on another front russia has expelled 2 german diplomats in retaliation for germany kicking out 2 russian diplomats last week in moscow the russian foreign ministry called in the german ambassador in a dispute over the killing of a former chechen chechen rebel commander now the man was gunned down in a public park in berlin last summer and german prosecutors believe that russia was behind the killing but moscow denies any involvement let's go to our correspondent in moscow emily show in is standing by for us hi emily so we've seen russia now

expelled 2 german diplomats what do you make of this escalation. well sumi it is a bit of an escalation the german side has even reserved the right to take further many measures if necessary but in a way this this escalation was to be expected last week after the russian diplomats were expelled from germany the russian foreign ministry said that it would take reciprocal measures those reciprocal measures from the russian side usually take the form of a tit for tat response and that's what we're seeing now and even on monday vladimir putin the russian president said that there is what he called an unwritten law that if you expel our diplomats we will expel yours so i think in a way it is an excellent escalation but we're also kind of seeing both sides going through through the diplomatic motions as it were this is a link to the more murder of a former chechen rebel in berlin last august and prosecutors believe that there is a russian involvement there what is moscow saying about that allegation. well the

kremlin has repeatedly denied any involvement in the murder they called the accusations groundless but as you already said to me this accusation from the german side is actually that the russian side hasn't helped enough hasn't cooperated enough in the investigation of this murder and on monday again vladimir putin speaking to his german counterpart the chancellor angela merkel said that moscow is ready to help in the investigation he also said that he denied that this was a diplomatic crisis and i think we're seeing from the russian side especially that both sides are treading carefully german russian relations are traditionally very close we just heard about the nord stream to pipeline which is supposed to connect the 2 countries directly and today we heard a statement from the kremlin spokesperson as well who said that these expulsions today of german diplomats were necessary reciprocal measures and that he hoped they

wouldn't get in the way of further constructive ties with germany so i think both sides and especially the russian side are kind of trying to keep this scandal as small as possible and we just quickly have what we actually know we've seen from germany to the expulsion of 2 diplomats. well germany has called this measure unjustified and they also have threatened that they could take further measures that going forward for it our correspondent in moscow and we sure when reporting for us thank you. let's catch up now on some of the other stories making news around the world israel is heading for an unprecedented 3rd election in 12 months on thursday the israeli parliament voted to dissolve itself after failing to form a government the country will hold new elections in march. the new president of the european central bank christine legarde has chaired her 1st meeting of the bank's

policy panel it decided to leave key interest rates and stimulus programs on changed legard also lowered the bank's eurozone growth forecast for 2020 by 110th of a percent to 1 point one percent. and clashes have erupted in beirut after supporters above it on 2 main shiite groups try to attack anti-government demonstrators police fired tear gas to prevent supporters of hezbollah and amal from reaching the protesters the demonstrators have been calling for the 2 group's leaders to step down. or has confirmed that suspected islamist militants killed $71.00 soldiers near the border with mali a nighttime ambush on a military camp in eights in the southwest also wounded 12 troops and left several more missing the so-called islamic state has long been active in the area. and did every reporter tell me or not people has been looking into this story for us he's with us here in studio hi tony what more can you tell us about this attack well reported from the defense ministry that they say hundreds of attackers came to this

camp there was and she's day hundreds of them came with gunfire with mortar shells even suicide car bombs a storm that have the fighting went on for about 3 hours before the defense ministry says the attackers then fled across the nearby border to mali so this is this is believed to be the largest or the deadliest attack so far on these areas and troops we mentioned that the so-called islamic state is present in this area are they behind this attack what we don't know yet we'll find out soon this is the kind of attack especially one of the size that jihadi groups tend to treasure and we'll hear something from them you know soon whether in form of a statement or even sometimes a form of a recording they tend to record these attacks but the state has this growing presence in the city held not just in asia and when people look at for example syria iraq and these human you know because the islamic state has had a decline there that it's over that's not the case in this hell this is

a difficult place to govern and it's a place where they will feel like they can grow they can breed and they can attack targets in that region so we're talking about a serious security risk for this the whole region can these nations cope these are poor nations in the same hell they have vast as well the vast territory difficult to govern and they've been looking to the outside world for help because they've been struggling so we've seen countries like france and the u.s. send thousands of troops into the region to try to help france in particular has led the way it even lost a future of 13 troops recently in an helicopter collision friends then called a summit with some of these nations these hell nations and said let's find a new way forward but actually as a result of this late. just attack france has canceled that so it's not just these poor nations that are struggling to deal with the threat but even the big a nation's france and the u.s. as well australian what kim friends and also europe germany in this case do to help

well friends of the friends in particular has been pressuring the rest of the world countries like germany and saying you need to do more this is not just a local problem they say it's a global problem and they want the international community to get more involved but the moment there's so much confusion so many interventions there isn't a sort of global cohesive thought as to how to get the security situation the hell sorted and that is i think the sticking point of the moment all right the reporter told me a lot of bringing us the story thank you so much for joining us here in studio. voting is underway in britain's 3rd general election and 5 years conservative prime minister boris johnson cast his vote early he is hoping to secure a majority to get his brakes at plans through parliament the opposition labor leader german corben also loaded early his party gained ground in the final week of the campaign despite initial predictions that johnson would win a majority recent polls suggest that the result is too close to call.

hammering his point home prime minister boris johnson canvassing for last minute votes in this brics it dominated election. and the conservative leader stayed on message throughout his final rally. well i think it's time for this country to come together and move on at the will of the people that we can. at his more low key affair labor leader jeremy carbon was keen to remind voters of the other issues. you also go down the road of investing in our country investing to end austerity redistributing wealth and power in our society in a way that's never been seen before why the government and. it's a choice between carbon and johnson for prime minister so who do voters think it will be. unfortunately boris. their options.

so you can be prime minister it's not. the worst thing can happen i think is for the conserve to skate in. hollywood and mining is chasing the leader of the democrat one party hoping that won't happen the anti breaks that lead dams who are hoping to make gains but we've still got the chance to stop breaks that we can stop boris johnson getting a majority and what happens in the next few hours is going to be absolutely crucial to see whether that happens and then there's the scottish national party also pru e.u. the s.n.p. is the 3rd largest party in the u.k. parliament and could hold the balance of power if there's a new white right majority. we have the prospect of another new deal cliffe age as we go through next year and i do think that get breaks it done slogan is the biggest corn in this election whatever happens at the polling station only one candidate will walk through the doors of number 10 dating street as prime minister

after clearing up as many votes as they can on election day. but voting is under way let's go to london our correspondent back at nasa standing by for us there hi vericut breaks it has been an extremely divisive issue in british politics how much have you seen that reflected in this election campaign. really it is a big issue for british society and it played out in the election campaign when very big parties accuse each other of dirty tricks for example the conservative party they changed social media their twitter handle to effect checking handle even though it was the official conservative party twitter account but also generally in society i've spoken to very says who've always voted labor the whole life they are in a very safe labor seat or at least so far it was a very safe labor seat but they said they just can't bring themselves to vote for for jeremy corbyn they used

a lot of colorful language to describe him and equally i've spoken to ex conservative m.p.'s who describe her as johnson the prime minister as a charlatan and a liar so it's a big issue and it's going to stick around i think in british society for some time to come and we've seen the polls are tightening in the run up to the election day bagot do we have any real indication of how the country will vote today. well sumi in the last weeks initially it was assumed that it would be. a landslide a majority of for boris johnson that he so desperately craves to get his breakthrough deal over the line but now it's recently has been tightened up a little bit serious there is still a chance that there could be a hung parliament which opens up the possibility for jeremy corbyn the labor opponent to to lead to lead the country however it's worth noting that both leaders

are not very popular they have negative ratings and that passed in the opinion poll ratings so neither of them are really an asset to the party but you can give us a rundown of what happens next depending on the outcome of course of the selection . well if corbin dust forms some form of most likely a minority government then we would most likely see a 2nd referendum a so-called people's vote on the original bricks and vote so that would happen at some point most likely next year if boris johnson gets his majority he has said that he will then lead britain out of the e.u. by the end of january however he then faces that quite allergist house to negotiate again with the european union this time not to withdraw all the exit from the e.u. but the future relations it's about trade deals it's about security partnership and

he has said that he will get all that done by the end of next year and this is a message i think that went on quite well with a lot of very seasoned easy message making it seem like tiles play many critics many experts who say that these negotiations cannot really be done in a few months that trade negotiations normally take years and well that this whole brics debate is going to hold the country not for months but probably for years to come right our correspondent very good mass covering the u.k. election for us all there all day there from london thank you barry. now some more stories making news around the world algerians are voting to elect a new president after months of political turmoil the north african nation has been in limbo for months since protests helped oust longtime president a bill as is put to sleep in some towns crowds have disrupted voting there pushing for a boycott of the elections and demanding sweeping political reforms. and specially

equipped recovery teams will head to new zealand's. volcano at 1st light on friday they are hoping to bring back the bodies of people presumed to have died in monday's sudden eruption 80 people are missing another 8 are confirmed dead and around 20 people remain in intensive care. dozens of young activists have been thrown out of the united nations climate conference after disrupting proceedings in madrid the summit is wrapping up with leaders ending just strengthen the paris agreement on protecting the environment u.n. secretary general antonio terrace has warned that both present and future generations will suffer a loss countries deliver on a mission's target. well a few 100 kilometers away from the summit of the south of spain farmers are battling the reality of climate change santiago grows omens here in southern spain it's one of europe's driest regions she's determined

to keep the land productive and it's clear to see the turf property is much greener than her neighbor has. made in may not the greenery and protects the land from the effects of the sun stops the rouge and. with that being we managed to grow a lot of different plants here and even some spices. the grass holds the morning dew serving as a natural water source for the almond trees. that's stops the soil from drying out or being washed away if there is a heavy rainfall climate change intensive agriculture and overbuilding mean the loss of productive land is a big problem in spain it's one of the main topics at the united nations climate conference now wrapping up in the capital madrid and. all the evidence

shows that the situation in southern europe is rapidly worsening. of course drought and rising temperatures mean nature is less resistant to the ravages of climate change. that puts the livelihood of farmers and rural communities at risk on. your mind. in mercia they are tackling the problem half the armands here are grown without mechanized watering. these 4 legged gardeners also help the grass to flourish thanks to the natural manure they produce . my mother and grandmother knew that they should stick to the old ways of doing things keeping up the traditional farming methods. that they need. this is their way of life and their land and they want to stop it turning into a desert right now to

a hip hop superstar the rapper storms he grew up in south london and said he never knew anyone who was successful that is all changed now the 26 year old is the king of the hip hop genre known as grime his new album is called heavy is the head drops on friday and yes he is wearing a crown on the cover. 1st you just. he's a big man and an even bigger musician sometimes grime rapper storms he can hardly believe his luck with. the highlight of his career so far being the 1st black solo artist to headline glastonbury the u.k.'s most important music festival. i thank you for being celebrated as the king of crime a form of rap originating from this neighborhood in london. but success comes responsibility most. of the i can take you know i will stand for whatever i need to stuff while our fight for what of army to fight

for but then. sometimes our losses are just among the so human and sometimes for. tara for. it's a modern day fairy tale storm seaborne michael mari grew up in south london no one he's known as was ever successful he's fast growing up here as a black kid just because. but storms he made it all the way to the top. he's the king on the cover of his new album he's even wearing a crown the picture that's now on display at london's national portrait gallery. the 26 year old rapper experiments with soul and blues as well and he's worked with some big names like ed sheeran who features on storms his new album. was down for the one of. those storms he also gets involved in his community every year he prays

for 2 black students to study at cambridge university. so we're going for the scholarships they were ok with to be the prime minister 1st group. with new elections coming up strong as he hopes for a change and if that doesn't happen he can still celebrate the release of his new album heaviest the had comes out this friday. now cave paintings discovered in indonesia appear to be the oldest such images ever found about 44000 years old that's what a team of australian and indonesian scientists have reported in a study just published by the journal nature the team says the scene which features a buffalo and wild pigs being chased by human like hunters is probably the earliest

known picture story the painting on the island of sumatra a sea is considerably older than the oldest prehistoric ark found and europe. let's get a recap our top stories here on d.w. the u.s. house of representatives has passed a bill imposing sanctions on projects intended to pipe russian gas to germany but sanctions affect construction of the north stream pipeline the move has drawn an angry response from german industry. and russia is expelling 2 german diplomats in a dispute over the killing of a former chechen rebel commander in a berlin the park it's being seen as retaliation after berlin expelled 2 russian diplomats last week. coming up next on news asia india's parliament passes a controversial law on citizenship look at why protesters in a solid state in the northeast are taking to the streets. and will take a ride in kabul's cabs for women and initiatives to counter harassment on the

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