this is deja vu news live from berlin and u.s. president donald trump threatens iraq with sanctions if u.s. troops are expelled as wrong as leaders presided over the funeral of the general assassinated in a u.s. drone strike in baghdad trump said that iraq would also have to pay the cost of an air base there if u.s. troops were required to leave also coming up australia's government pledging huge

spending to help the nation recover from the devastating bushfires despite some a racy easing of the of the weather authorities are warning that the situation may worsen again later this week and the trial of former film producer harvey weinstein begins in new york he faces charges of rape and sexual assault after dozens of women including several top hollywood actresses claimed that he sexually assaulted them. plus the world war one epic $917.00 takes the best drama and best director awards stealing the top prizes from the night's expected big winners winner netflix we will report from a star studded line. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program u.s.

president donald trump has a vow to impose severe sanctions on iraq if it expels u.s. troops deployed there are rocks parliament has called for all foreign troops to leave but trump said that baghdad would have to pay for the cost of an air base if that happened meanwhile iran's leaders have presided over the funeral of general kasam so the mommy and others killed in the u.s. drone strike on friday. we ping over the remains of iran's top military command. the supreme leader ayatollah ali how money visibly moved as he leads funeral prayers for his former close ally. hundreds of thousands of mourners gathered to pay their respects to general crass and solly money killed in a u.s. drone strike in iraq on friday. while balika. his assassination is considered a declaration of war by many iranians. speaking at her father's

funeral the general's own daughter has promised reprisals part of either higher than the already quite that of all families of american soldiers in western asia have witnessed america's humiliation and syria iraq levanon afghanistan yemen and palestine they will spend their days waiting for the death of their children. and the anger is spreading across borders in lebanon the ran back to hezbollah militia has threatened to hit american forces in the region meanwhile the iraqi parliament has voted to end the u.s. military presence in the country some 5000 u.s. troops are there officially to help defeat so-called islamic state. u.s. president donald trump has already warned baghdad that it could be hit by tough sanctions if it follows through with this threat but it's iran's promise of revenge

that's focusing minds to iran has already announced it will no longer abide by the 2050 nuclear deal raising the stakes even further. let's get some perspective now i'm joined here in the studio by iran analyst cornelius of the bar he is with the german council on foreign relations. welcome to the program thank you the stakes are high iran valen revenge what do you think happens next well that's that's part of the speculation that is going on now iran will not be able to leave this and answered that's much of a fact there is pressure also internally there is pressure from the iraqis to find a response possibly a military response to this and it's after all a high ranking general national i can which has been killed by the americans in this attack so there will be something we have seen a period of mourning so far so people can expect some kind of response from

tomorrow on what's iran has in the past been careful to calculate this response so i do you think that might be it could be probably confined to the region maybe hitting american or u.s. ally targets in the region again probably using proxies so that it cannot maybe be traced directly to iran so there is this this vagueness around previous attacks which we have seen this wouldn't lead the u.s. president probably to to some different conclusion than than from what he's done so far but iran is able to play or is looking to play a long game and they know that they are there in the region they will stay in the region for ever that's the country of iran how do you see the state of diplomacy right now i mean let's talk about you know what's actually going on in the back rooms the nuclear deal for example is there any chance that this might be saved. it's quite no longer life these days i would have to say the nuclear deal with what

iran announced yesterday although this is not a direct response to the attacks iran had been saying that they wanted to pull step by step pull out of the nuclear deal so far as the europeans the russians and the chinese cannot live up to their side of the deal so this is not very unexpected to the country i would say that. the reaction on the nuclear deal could have been harsher if it were a response to the attack on mosul in money so the iranians are saying we are still open for this we just want the deal to work and this is where the europeans see initially an opening for their own initiative that they can work with iran but they would have to take into the regional perspective it's no longer the u.n. the u.n. backed nuclear deal on one side and the regional situation on the others the europeans have to take both sides into account now how do you see the situation playing out for iraq because we know that this is where the attack took place we have the parliament now calling for foreign troops to leave the u.s.

president on trying threatening from from his side if that action is indeed taken what happens for iraq next well it's a most unfortunate situation i mean just just remember that a couple of weeks and months ago people were taking to the streets in iraq protesting against the government and against iranian influence on the government they were being shot for that and now with this outpouring also of indignation on the iraqi side against the violation of sovereignty there is a realignment of sorts with iran because they are suffering they're both suffering it wasn't just the wrong in general who got killed but also iraqi militia leaders so there is a of rallying around the flag also in iraq and they are the ones who are suffering most of foot with they could be the potential staging ground for this confrontation between the u.s. and iran so they are in a very unfortunate situation can is at a bar from the german council on foreign relations thank you thank you.

australia's government has pledged at the equivalent of a 1000000000 and a half u.s. dollars to help communities ravaged by the devastating bushfires prime minister scott morrison warned that the fires would continue burning for months to come at least 24 people have died and thousands have lost their homes. returning to the rubble a break in the weather is giving some bushfire victims a chance to reflect on what they have lost. everything's just gone we've got nothing remains. might be affordable shovel or something in the shade or something but that's about all that but we do have edibles. so we've just got to be thankful for the videos are still emerging from the recent days of devastation this one from an air force plane trying to deliver supplies to trapped residents it was

forced to turn back. here what was once a skiing resort in the snowy mountains is now a charred wasteland similar scenes abound across australia's fire ravaged southeast and while cooler temperatures and some light showers are providing sprinkles of relief of forty's warn worst may be to come. we can't be complacent the fire season will last until at least the end of march and given with the conditions could even be on that time the fires are still burning the fires are still burning and they'll be burning for months to come after facing heavy criticism the government now says it will commit billions of dollars to the relief efforts but more helping hands are still needed animal rescue shelters caring for injured wildlife seeking donations. this rich country is now fighting to save its natural treasures. let's get

a quick check now of some other stories making news around the world in tripoli the 1st funerals have been held following saturday's deadly airstrike on a libyan military academy the strike killed at least 30 soldiers and wounded dozens more libya's internationally recognized the government has blamed the attack on forces loyal to the rebel leader. police in india say that dozens of people were injured when massed attackers set upon students and teachers at a well known university in the capital delhi now the violence at this university has sparked outrage with critics calling for action to be taken against the perpetrators. 4 people have been killed in a fire at a hospice in poland another 22 were injured in the blaze in this western town of nice say a police spokesperson said that the blaze was caused by a patient smoking. well now we're heading to kenya where 3 americans were killed in

an attack on an anti terrorist base in the southern coastal region islamic militants stormed the amanda bay airfield in the country's allow move region on sunday a base used by u.s. and kenyan forces these pictures which are currently looking out they purport to show the fiery aftermath authorities saying that 5 attackers were also killed in the 1st assault by the al shabaab group on u.s. forces in kenya. attack now to nairobi to hear from routine with a of the non-governmental organization the international crisis group why did al-shabaab target this particular base in southern kenya do you think. well as you mentioned in your intro this is a very significant. foreign military base outside somalia and the fact that they want to it's only part time to.

significant base is. noteworthy i think their own messages while pretty murray their domestic audience. consistently tried to show that. but it cooled also look at. all the leery coming get mixed insults and just might be or all of the past 2 years has been very significantly dead up drone attacks against us or about me turns and these would have been seeing us try to act against them america say you say that it is an attempt to show that they are still powerful in the region but you know what is their level of strength at the moment the what you need to launch above what wind over the last decade in 20 live only to appear on the court they lost control of major urban centers in to

do look at issues on the coastal city or use my you but they are about abducted and should remarkable resilience now we see that they're able to export targets across there are able to get issue with you punitive and with this attack they demonstrate a continued capacity to stage a soles of my ear so that remains of for me the full force and it draws primarily from the continuing dysfunction it's a minute put this attack into context to us for us what does it have on kenya for example. they cost all i learned a long ways a very important place for kenya it is a story corps cultural center i restated by you miss court rules in quite significant numbers of tourists or the law talks or quite calm one of our own

pretty 14 and 2015 being much if you are tempted in recent years of this or your skew was indeed motor civilians but at the very but there will be concerns that this might affect the tourism industry but also if police force a rethink of government only c. or security there will be questions on how militants were able to access such a site more team a team from the international crisis group in nairobi thank you. venezuela has seen fresh political chaos with 2 rival lawmakers claiming the post of parliamentary speaker the ruling socialist under president nicolas maduro elected their own candidate in the national assembly but opposition lawmakers reelected their leader one by doe to the post after he was blocked from entering the building . i was on his way liz parliament on sunday amid

extraordinary scenes will make her luis posada is sworn in as new parliamentary president. i wonder why you all shall we why don't you as we all did that he needed to be here no one stopped me from coming in in obviously didn't have enough votes that's why he decided to stay outside the parliamentary palace for that leila he was. quite oh and his supporters could clearly not get in the man who calls himself into him president even tried to climb the railings members of the national guard stopped them and cheering the building. because people feel the constitution has to be respected today every member of parliament must have the right to vote but we're going to stay here until we get inside. he and his supporters outside were completely cut off from what was happening inside that they

were sure any vote without them would not be valid and you'll know there was no way the necessary number of people were in there and they would have never had a majority but a lot of people who parliamentarians were held back by force that prevented the sitting even being properly opened. the position of parliamentary president is significant a year ago quite oh declared himself into him president of the country he cited doubts over the reelection of president nicolas maduro the constitution says where there was a power vacuum the parliamentary president should take over quite those declared mission to end the doers reign and hold new elections but he's failed to get the military's backing leaving the country with 2 supposed presidents and entire us. madura recently said that the opposition dominated parliament pushbacks quite 0 had only damage the country. you know how much is being abused as a place where conspirators work to damage venezuela financially to create

a coup and enable a foreign military invasion that i'm here i may be part of where now why joe is also talking about a coup against parliamentary democracy o.e. in the day that the rule of law was wrecked the republic was killed without me. the question of who is president is just the 1st of many that urgently needs an aunt. you're watching t.v. news still to come on the program a surprise winner at the golden globes world war one epic 1917 steals the best drama and best director award from under the nose of that flicks will bring you all of those to us. but 1st the trial of former film producer harvey weinstein has begun in new york weinstein is facing charges of rape and sexual assault brought by 2 women but almost 90 other women including top hollywood stars

have made sexual misconduct claims against weinstein since details 1st emerged back in october 2017 weinstein has denied the charges he says any sexual encounters were consensual. the disgraced hollywood mogul arriving at the new york supreme court in manhattan the 67 year old continues to use a walking frame as a result of what he says was a car accident. when the 6 scandal around harvey weinstein 1st broke in 2017 he was still a cochairman of the weinstein company alongside his brother bob. to get i produced a number of highly successful movies including pulp fiction and shakespeare in love and django unchained. in october 2017 several women many of them actresses came forward to accuse weinstein of sexual harassment allegations sparked the global feminist me to movement which soon spread from the film industry to many

other aspects of society wants to continue to bring forward one new count after another he led me to his bathroom pleading that i just watch him masturbate. my heart was racing and i was very scared. i pulled my arm away finally and headed to the door he started following me and telling me that he could introduce me to bob weinstein and that i could get a 3 picture deal and that he would green light my script but i had to watch him out about 80 women have spoken out about harvey weinstein among them actresses angelina jolie ashley judd and when a poltroon according to she was 22 years old when weinstein made sexual advances toward her. following the accusations the academy of motion picture arts and sciences which awards the oscars expelled once again he was fired from his own company in october 2017. immediately after the scandal broke weinstein's watching

a chapman announced she was leaving him. the criminal trial against wants thing is based on 2 cases of sexual assault and right dating from 20062013 prosecutors will call on several other excuses to establish a pattern of predatory sexual behavior. let's get more now on harvey weinstein's trial i'm joined by dave you correspondent pablo fully who is outside of the new york supreme court public thank you for joining us as we have heard dozens of women have accused the harvey weinstein of rape sexual assault sexual harassment but this is really about 2 cases right now walk us through it. hi sarah you're absolutely right of course you've mentioned there many women have accused harvey weinstein of some very serious crimes with this actually is focused on 2 women 2 accusers one of which we know the identity of the other has remained private but very serious crimes and indeed there are 2 kinds of predatory sexual

assault one kinds of criminal sexual acts and 2 kinds of rape no harvey weinstein is convicted of these charges he could face life in prison that what we're expecting is that these 2 women will take the stand in the courtroom behind me we saw harvey weinstein arrive here just a short while ago and you know prosecutors also want to bring in other women who have actually accused harvey weinstein of you know sexual acts which. were not actually criminally didn't end up in a criminal charge being brought against him the reason for that is that they want to show that harvey weinstein had over you know many years use predatory behavior against many women they want to bulk up the case against these 2 women now harvey weinstein's defense has said that the sexual acts were actually consensual.

so just walk us through then what is said to happen in this in these trials. well sara of course today is the 1st day of the trial on choose day tomorrow i will begin the jury selection which will take place over the coming 2 weeks or so after the jury has been selected there will be 8 weeks of arguments that all bring us up to march and then following at the end of the trial of course then you'll have to deliberation so you know this is expected to be quite a dramatic trial over the next few months we will be seeing at several witnesses being brought in and key witnesses on both sides so one word that's being used here is a very dramatic trial is what's being expected here in new york and what has also been dramatic is to see the way that these accusations they really lit a fire under the me 2 campaign how is the outcome of this trial then in that context likely to impact the movement. well of course there's been

a huge number of media here today and also many members of the me too movement have come down here for the opening day of this trial they've talked time and time again of how important it is that if these charges result in a conviction against harvey weinstein to send out a message to other you know people in positions of power not just in the entertainment industry but across industries and it's important for them in that a conviction is brought against them so that it sends out a clear message to other people who find themselves in difficult situations who are the victims of sexual abuse in any sort of and they feel that they can go to authorities and it will result in a conviction and we've been hearing that from many of those me to advocate stand here at the courthouse in new york. pablo foley l.e.o.'s in new york thank you.

now 2 years ago the golden globe awards were overshadowed by those allegations against harvey weinstein but last night's ceremony got back to the business of celebrating the best of film and television it's often seen as an indication of what to expect next month's oscars but last night was a night of upsets with several surprise winners taking home the evening's most coveted prices. the red carpet lit up with smiling celebrities and flashing cameras as the stars of hollywood gathered for the golden globes award ceremony it's the 1st major red carpet event of 2020. the big surprise when it was director sam mendez film 917 which won best drama beating favorites marriage story and joker. quentin tarantino's film once upon a time in hollywood won best comedy. own and in t.v.

comedy quirky hit seriously bad skip the top prize while the show's triple talent writer producer and actress phoebe waller bridge to come the award for best comedy actress for what you believe is only one. thing to make me an author maybe it will ruin my life. tom hanks won a lifetime achievement award for his decades of roles and many well loved films. that many recipients use the stage to call attention to current events and political issues like gender equality climate change and the bushfires in australia . that is facing me straight to gether hopefully we can be unified and actually make some changes it's great to vote but sometimes we have to take that responsibility on ourselves we don't have to take private jets to palm springs for the words sometimes we're back with these. comedian and host ricky gervais has closed the ceremony asking the audience to donate to australians affected by the

fire place to australia right. this is d w news and these are our top stories. iran's supreme leader ayatollah khomeini has led a national mourning for the country's top general kasam solomonic he was killed by a u.s. drone strike in baghdad u.s. president donald trump is threatening to impose sanctions on iraq if american troops are expel. the cost of australia's fires is emerging with the government pledging $1500000000.00 in assistance to fire victims and the prime minister is warning that the crisis could continue amid forecasts of more hot dry weather. the trial of top hollywood producer harvey weinstein has begun in new york if this is charges of rape and sexual assault brought by 2 women he says that any encounters were consensual. the film $917.00 was the surprise winner of best drama at the golden globe awards in los angeles clinton tearing tino's once

upon a time in hollywood was named a best comedy stars renee zellweger and joaquin phoenix won best actor prizes for. this is either of you news from berlin from or you can follow us on twitter acted up your news or visit our website that is d w dot com. you're watching g.w. news from berlin up next tomorrow today the science magazine i'm sorry kelly thank you so much for joining us on the get back again at the top of the hour this book to sing about.

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