you. know. this is do the reviews live from berlin a controversial gas pipeline at the center of an economic dispute pits europe and russia against america european industrial leaders condemn us ascensions against companies building a pipeline which will carry russian natural gas to germany contractors are demanding punitive countermeasures also coming up moscow expels to german diplomats after 2 of its representatives were kicked out of germany as the latest hit for taps expulsion over the murder of a georgian man in tora lim park and

a do or die britain votes in pivotal snap elections called by the incumbent prime minister boris johnson as a way to get greg said at a leader of the opposition labor party charlie kaufman is making up ground but can he defied pollsters and pundits predicting a wind for the conservatives. pretoria long everyone. germany has condemned us plans to penalize construction companies working on a controversial gas project the so-called north stream to pipeline will carry russian gas to germany or washington says that is a security risk because it makes europe more dependent on russia while brylin meanwhile insists that the 10000000000 euro pipeline which is near. the completed

is vital to its energy security. once more gas access rather to natural gas as it attempts to reduce its dependence on coal and nuclear power european companies working on north stream could now find themselves potentially cut off from doing business in the u.s. all right so lots to would get to our political correspondent. joins us now from our problem entered the studios here in berlin max what kind of reactions have there been so far so berlin has been reacting sharply to the decision by the u.s. representatives to pass an amendment of a bill that would impose sanctions on this pipeline or the companies involved in this pipeline and or her so far by the german foreign minister saying that european energy policy is being decided in europe that's what he thinks saying i'm quoting

him and that is going in line with a lot of other reactions coming here from berlin from the other governing party c.d.u. also from members of parliament but also from brussels so just as well in brussels we've heard reactions apprising this us and now according to the u.s. they say that the pipeline gives russia too much leverage over germany do they have a point. well german and russian supporters of the python have been opposing the support this this position and for somebody heard from the german russian chambre of that they saying the head of that being saying that germany is dependent on the natural gas deliveries for its energy expensive industries here but of course one has to see the u.s. position to this part and also in the interest that the us are having into having their natural gas. being delivered to europe. while the pipeline the north stream

queue is said to be almost complete it's just 20 percent a left to build what effect could do sanctions have is it largely symbolic. well experts said we here did have been speaking to have been saying that yes these sanctions could indeed be too late and not really do anything so by the time they would come into force most of the pilot would already been built it's now only 110 kilometers of the pipeline that need to be built and that will be finished in the upcoming months and by the time this sanction would come into place that wouldn't be necessary anymore and so for now what this will of course that's of this decision is a lot of tension between russia and europe and the united states in a already very frightened tense time. reporting thank you and. now russia and germany are working together on north stream project as we've been reporting but the 2 countries are also mired in an escalating diplomatic route over

the murder of a georgian citizen in berlin. the german ambassador was summoned this morning to the russian foreign ministry in moscow. he was called in after germany expelled 2 russian diplomats last week. in august. a georgian citizen was shot dead in a park a suspected killer had entered germany from russia with a fake passport he appears to have had accomplices he's in custody and berlin awaiting trial and maintains his right to remain silent german prosecutors say there is evidence that russia was involved in the killing. during the chechen war congo shrilly force for the separatists russia considered him a terrorist and enemy of the state the kremlin spokesman says that russia's response to germany's expulsion of 2 russian diplomats was unavoidable but that he

hopes this will not impede the further development of constructive dialogue still russia's response can be seen as an escalation in this diplomatic spat want to sign over some of the other stories making news around the world. in india protests against a controversial citizenship law have turned violent in the northeast at least one person was killed a law passed by parliament on wednesday fastrack citizenship for non muslim minorities from countries like bangladesh pakistan and afghanistan critics say the measure undermines india's secular constitution. algerians are voting to elect a new president after months of political turmoil a north african nation has been in limbo for months since protests helped oust a longtime president with a fair cop in some towns crowds have disrupted voting and they're pushing for a boycott of the elections and demanding sweeping political reforms.

specially equipped recovery teams are preparing to head out to new zealand for a curry volcano they're hoping to bring back the bodies of people presumed to have died in monday's sudden eruption 8 people are missing another 8 are confirmed dead and around 20 people remain in intensive care. the time i can some months long coronation has come to an end with a boat per session that carried the new monarch to the royal palace and bangkok $51.00 other vessels accompany the king as he was carried in his voyage barge past cheering crowds. he shares defense ministry has confirmed that suspected islamicist militants have

killed 71 soldiers near the border with mali a nighttime ambush on a military camp in this in the southwest also injured 12 soldiers and left several more missing the so-called islamic state has long been active in the area let's get you the latest now a d.w.i. reporter tommy all of depot is with me here on the set what more have you learned about this incident well this incident happened on tuesday the defense ministry from nature is saying that hundreds of attack as storms this military camp just in the southwest of the country near the border with mali they came with mortars shells gunfire using suicide call. bombs as well and they the fighting went on for about 3 hours before the bees attacked as they fled across the border and this is a part of the country which is very dangerous they've carried out there been a lot of attacks of this kind but this is the deadliest so far it is 71 soldiers. talk to us about a so-called islamic state they're active in that region why how come are they there

is it inspired or are they indeed so-called militants well it's suspected that it is the islamic state militants because they are operating in that region just by the border and sometimes crossing into into mali but they've not said anything yet and we'll probably hear from them soon because this is the kind of event they thrive upon either with a statement or pro probably even recorded on video and put it out as part of their propaganda this is a group that has operated in this in this region for a while they are building their presence so while there is a decline in for example syria and iraq they are thriving in the hell this is a vast region that is difficult to govern and. as well are also operating because that's the whole the problem of course with the sahara region in west africa it's just a no man's land basically so can these countries because it's not just new share you've got mali as well that suffers from these militants and these nations cope

they've been struggling mali now but enough so these countries have been struggling with the problem of these jihadist groups and they've reach out to the outside world calling for help france has led the way france has suffered its own casualties there as well but it's pushing for other countries to get involved the problem though is no one has a solid solution there is an anti french sentiment in this region because people feel france is in there for its own economic gain france has been there for a long time and the problem still exists so it is a difficult situation at the moment both for these countries and for the foreign supporters to get rid of it thank you so much for the update to d.w. reporter tell me all the deeper. well voting is underway in the u.k. stirred general election in 5 years conservative prime minister boris johnson cast his vote early he's hoping to secure a majority to get his brags it plans through parliament the opposition labor leader

jeremy corrigan also voted early this party gained ground in the final week of the campaign. all the spy initial predictions that mr johnson the is on track to win a majority recent poll suggests that the result is just too close to call. marrying his point home prime minister boris johnson canvassing for last minute votes in this breaks 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 all of the will of the people at this time and 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 to simply never know their options are going to turn pounds a complete prime minister sidelines it's not jeremy cole but the blessing can happen i think is for the conserve to skate in. hollywood and my name is jason family they're all in the democrat one party hoping that would 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 prove to 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 i 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. well it's not just people heading to the polling stations in the u.k. election in a popular new trend voters are taking their furry friends along. with them as they cast their ballots. you could say it has become a poor little issue hash tag dogs at polling stations are once again a popular feature on social media and the politicians seem to be catching on to mare of london city can literally took the lead early on polling day with his golden retriever. mary. make sure you do

but he was not alone green party co-leader jonathan bartley took his dog wallace walkies to the voting booth. whether boris will be hounded from office or his own seat remains to be seen but he nevertheless looked relaxed with his jack russell dillon as he went to the polling station and his best friend went inside with him to cost his vote for boris to pose with his pitch for pictures. c first 1st. he will find out soon who ends up top dog to lead the u.k. . and be sure to stay with d.w. news for the latest election coverage will have a lot more news and analysis as the story develops around going to leave you coming up next is it details business africa don't forget you can get all the latest news

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