you. know. this is it every news live from berlin a controversial gas pipeline at the center of an economic dispute pits europe and russia against america european industry leaders condemned u.s. sanctions against companies building a pipeline which will carry russian natural gas to germany contractors are now demanding punitive countermeasures also coming out of moscow expels to german diplomats after 2 of its representatives were kicked out of germany it's the latest tit for tat expulsion over the murder of a georgian man that you were in

a berlin park and do or die brittany votes and pivotal snap elections called by incumbent prime minister the worst just as a way to get breaks it down the leader of the opposition the labor party jeremy forward is making up ground i can't even define pulls through is predicting a win for the conservatives. thank you so much for your company everyone. germany has condemned u.s. plans to penalize construction companies working on a controversial gas project the north stream 2 pipeline will carry russian gas to germany while washington says that's a security risk because it makes europe more dependent on russia berlin meanwhile insists the 10000000000 euro pipeline which is nearly completed is. vital to its

security energy while germany once more access to natural gas as it attempts to reduce its dependence on coal and nuclear power all european companies working on north stream could soon find themselves caught off from doing business in the united states the german russian chamber of commerce is calling for we tell you tory of sanctions against the us german foreign minister says european energy policy is the cited in europe not in the us. and our political correspondents of nixonian kosik is covering this developing story for us it really are i asked her what reaction we've seen so far here in berlin. are really having some technical issues so we're going to go to our next top story

also related to russia and germany because these 2 companies all of these 2 countries rather although they're working together on the north stream project they're at loggerheads and mired in an escalating diplomatic route over the murder of a georgian citizen in berlin. the german ambassador was summoned to the foreign ministry in moscow on thursday morning to be told that russia was expelling 2 german diplomats they have 7 days to leave the country the kremlin says the reasons why. the diplomats are being expelled as a force to retaliate remeasure this measure is unavoidable as 2 of our diplomats were expelled we consider that decision by berlin absolutely baseless we disagree with it so this is the inevitable response. the spat is over the killing in august of 0 in kind of congo shrilly

a georgian who fought for the separatists in the chechen war he was shot in the head twice at close range in a balin park the suspect a russian citizen was soon arrested german prosecutors suspect russia could be implicated in the killing but say moscow has refused to cooperate in the investigation that's why germany last week expelled 2 russian diplomats the russian government denies any involvement lawmakers in berlin have condemned russia's expulsion of 2 german diplomats. persued sall be arguing russia's response shows it has a guilty conscience and we expect russia to help clear up the murder of this modest does this comes as no surprise this is standard practice in diplomacy i support the chancellor on this she has said we have public prosecutors who are investigating and we need to wait for their findings. doesn't negate. that investigation is still underway in the meantime tensions between germany and russia show no signs

of easing. here is our roundup of some of the other stories making news around the world the so-called islamic state says it carried out the attack that killed at least 71 government troops in western news here this week a nighttime assault in the village near the border of mali was the deadliest or hardest. attack that they have mounted in the region this year. in india protests against a controversial citizenship law have turned violent a hospital in the northeastern state of a song says 2 people died of gunshot wounds a law passed by parliament on wednesday has been criticized as favoring non muslim migrants for fast track citizenship. authorities in chile say they found wreckage and human remains from an army transport plane that went missing with $38.00 people on board on monday the hercules cargo aircraft was bound for

a research station on an tartikoff officials say there's virtually no chance of finding survivors. algerians are voting to elect a new president after months of political turmoil in north african nation has been in limbo for months since protests helped else a long time president addresses bits of let up in some towns crowds have disrupted voting they're pushing for a boycott of the elections and are demanding sweeping political reforms. specially equipped recovery teams are heading out to new zealand for car a volcano they're hoping to bring back the bodies of people presumed to have died in monday's sudden eruption a people are missing another 8 are confirmed dead and around 20 people were made in intensive care.

disgraced u.s. movie mogul harvey weinstein has reportedly reached a $25000000.00 settlement with more than 30 women who filed lawsuits accusing him of sexual misconduct while if approved the agreement would end nearly all the civil cases against y's team but he still faces a criminal trial on multiple charges including wait 2 years ago us media 1st published the allegations against weinstein world famous actresses were among the women who came forward. and with me here is every reporter anthony howard to talk about this. what does this settlement mean now for mr weinstein and his accusers well the deal still has to be sawn by all parties and get court approval but if it does it looks like a terribly good deal for harvey weinstein now among that sound that way on 1st hearing or 1st reading given that it's a multimillion dollar settlement but the devil is very much in the details now the

$25000000.00 cell the settlement set aside by one state's accuses will be paid by insurers of his now bankrupt company not on base to weinstein himself furthermore the legal costs of defending himself against these claims will be met mostly by that same pool of money set up to settle all outstanding claims against the company including this one furthermore maybe most importantly mr weinstein will not have to admit any wrongdoing possible he wants to explain my hand deals for many decades and he continues to do so if he continues to make deals does that mean now effectively i think that he's off the hook no now is how he wants then faces a criminal trial is facing 5 charges one including right being brought by 2 women the case involves those 2 accusers he has pleaded not guilty to those charges now once again appeared in court on wednesday at which point the judge doubled his bio to $2000000.00 on allegations that he tampered with the electronic ankle bracelet

now also of a. it is the by the manner in which he appeared in court approaching the courthouse on a zoom of frame or a walking i now many many of his means obviously can afford a better one than one fit with retrofitted with tennis shock absorbers life likewise the of a size jacket not of the outsized jacket or the walking frame have been seen before now his lawyer said he's using that walking from because of an accident suffered in the summer time but there are skeptics who believe that this is a ruse to drum up public sympathy ahead of his trial there inside that courtroom the judge warned that if they were going to be any further the medical issues that the court would not be terribly understanding of those issues obviously whatever happens next and whatever happens in court it's undeniable that the accusations marked a watershed moment in the u.s. you have very very much so that for those who came forward against this man he became the n.t. he wrote this the central figure in the made 2 movement that the chinese or at

least highlighted a toxic set of my old behaviors this trial is truly significant for that entire movement for those women at the center of it but i do believe for a much broader community and outside the u.s. and globally as well me too is into the language since then it draws attention to that sort of behavior and drags it into the spotlight it's it and you stand it and now the man at the center of all of that he wants to and he will face trial by jury in general for now he got a settlement. anthony our thank you so much greatly appreciate it thank you. voting is underway in the u.k. stirred general election in 5 years conservative prime minister boris johnson cast his vote early is hoping to secure a majority to get his briggs it plans through parliament the opposition a labor leader jeremy corbett also voted early yes party ground in the final week of the campaign well despite initial of predictions that johnson is on track to win

a majority recent poll suggests that the result is just too close to call. hammering 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 the will of the people that we can. that has more low key affair labor leader jeremy corbin was keen to remind voters of the other issues. also go down the road of investing in our country investing to end austerity and 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'll

be. unfortunately boris to simply never know their options. so you can be prime minister it's not. the worst thing that can happen i think is for the conserve to skate in. hollywood and mining is chasing them later all the democrats one party hoping that would happen the anti breaks that led dams were hoping to make gains but we still got the chance to stop breaks that we can stop or still sitting in a majority and what happens in the next few hours is going to be up for a crucial to see whether that happens and then there's the scottish national party also proved 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 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 calling in this election whatever happens at the polling station only one candidate will walk

through the doors of number 10 downing 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 and a popular new trend voters are taking their furry friends along with them as they cast their ballot. 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. but he was not alone green party co-leader jonathan partly took his dog 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 cast his vote before boris emerged to pose with his pitch for pictures. first. we will find out soon who ends up top dog to lead the u.k. . and you will to be a stay with us for the latest election coverage will have so much more news and allowances all that very story as it develops and the meantime know that you can always get the daily news on the go just download our app from google or from the app store that will give you access to all the latest news from around the world as well as fresh out of cases for any breaking news you can also use the d w app to send us your photos and videos. up next is business africa with garrick l.

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