the full. this is good news live from berlin escape from hong kong the u.k. opens a door for those who want to leave the chinese territory britain pledges to admit millions of people from its former colony after china imposes a harsh security law but is leaving hong kong a realistic option also coming up. losing control of the u.s. that's another bleak record and it struggles a contain coronavirus a nation of course nearly 50000 cases in a single day even many states rushing to return to lockdown.

i'm all minister thanks for joining us it's been 23 years since britain handed over control of hong kong to china now the u.k. is offering hong kong as a ticket out of the british government says it will allow permanent residency to up to 3000000 people prime minister boris johnson made the offer to the former british colony after beijing imposed a controversial national security law and hong kong the new law forbids public displays of pro independent sentiment and offenders could face life in prison if convicted. i'll go that tensions in hong kong on the rise one day after beijing implemented its controversial security law the civil liberties hong kong this had been promised and to 2047 gone london says beijing is guilty of what is described as a clear and serious violation of a treaty that paved the way for hong content over from britain to china in 1997 and

close to 3000000 hong kong residents have been promised a pathway to british citizenship bases for our international relations we make clear mr speaker that if china continue down this path we would reach introduce a new route for those with british nationals overseas status to enter the u.k. granting them limited lead to remain with the ability to live and work in the u.k. and thereafter to apply for citizenship and that is precisely what we will do to us truly a is contemplating a similar move. we are considering very actively in their proposals. to be brought forward several weeks ago and the following touch is a being. considered by cabinet to provide similar opportunities and we think that's important and very consistent with who we are as a people. beijing is demanding both britain and australia stop interfering in what

it calls its own internal affairs it also accused london of violating pasta agreements the chinese embassy generally ways hand before hong kong was returned to china the united kingdom clearly promised it would not grant united kingdom residency rights to british nationals overseas travel document how this in total disregard of china's solemn position the u.k. has obstinately changed its position and it's now overing a route for residency and citizenship for these people who are rude to. beijing maintains that the passing of the news. kitching novus necessary to prevent the repetition of violent protests that paralyzed homecoming for months but few on the streets of hong kong buy into that narrative some already say they are ready to accept britain's offer to meet their if possible that i don't think it could really provide me an opportunity to settle in the u.k. that i don't necessarily have to stay in hong kong or dialog gives us one more way

out which i still love and come very much but our reapply for the british mission overseas passport 1st and decide whether to stay or leave after the details are confident. but not everyone is to apply for citizenship some people we have to stay in home come and learn to live with a new reality. leaving pro-democracy activists and former hong kong politician nathan law has now departed the city he confirmed in a tweet that he had left writing so i bade my sitter say farewell as the plane took off the runway i gazed down at the skyline i love so much for one last time he ended with the words glory to hong kong nathan last spoke to d.w. earlier we asked him about britain and australia offering a pathway to citizenship for hong kong residents. for now they indeed offer something that we couldn't have expected doing so so i think the national security

law indeed changed and shaped the narrative of the world who was on call which hong kong is no longer no longer autonomous and one country 2 system is a blatant lie that the world sees it reflects. from the inside and that numerous country offering safe both plan phone company voice that actually hong kong most be talented people with a really good language cues and communication skills and they have good working experience and i think this is also the talent that these countries won't suspect the national security indeed in post. threats and also a sense of fear to the times the people and i say that would definitely home home call in this. most fundamental way not some of the other stories making news around the world. an explosion at

a building above one of iran's underground nuclear enrichment facilities is being downplayed by the country's atomic energy agency a spokesman who rushed to the scene told the state t.v. an incident affected only an industrial shed of his to the cillit he has been a target for sabotage in the past. and me and mar at least $123.00 people have been killed in a landslide at a jade mine it happened after heavy rain and is the worst in a series of accidents at such sites critics blame a lack of government action on safety. in the us the republican governor of texas is reversing course on face masks after resisting a ban on the personal protective gear governor greg abbott is now ordinary residents in most of the state to wear them in public this comes after texas a new spike in coronavirus cases the country's 2nd most populous state was quick to push reopening and is now one of the nation's pandemic hotspots. a

hospital in san antonio texas the intensive care unit is full they thought they had the pandemic under control but they've got more patients now than before they don't have enough beds or ventilators. for yesterday was probably one of my worst days that i've ever had and why i got 10 calls all of whom are young people who otherwise would be excellent candidates to be able to put on a more of a they're so sick that if they don't get put on they don't get that support they're probably going to die i have 3 beds. 37 u.s. states have rising numbers of corona virus infections people wanted to get back to everyday life and get the economy back on track but now bars and restaurants are closed again as our beaches and that ahead of july 4th independence day all agree with being told that you can't do anything expression on a holiday that this country supposed to be celebrating independence i feel like

people got their stuff together we're going to be doing this for a long time president trump is playing down infection rates preferring to praise the american economy for creating jobs. 80 percent of small businesses are now open 80 percent. we think we're going to have some very good numbers in the coming months because others are opening and especially as we put the flame out while authorities work to reinstate corona precautions trump has been preparing for independence day fireworks and flyovers in washington. british social edges len maxwell has been arrested in the u.s. on sex trafficking charges she's the former girlfriend of the late finance year and convicted pedophile jeffrey epstein said to have recruited girls to give epstein massages during which they were pressured into sex sting was arrested last year in new york and apparently killed himself while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges an indictment made public thursday says his victims were as young as 14

maxwell has previously denied any wrongdoing. at least any people have died in several days of protest in ethiopia following monday's shooting death of a popular almost singer a cello when this was regarded as a voice of a generation and he often spoke out against political and economic repression of his ethnic group today he was laid to rest. and emotional farewell to their hero fans and relatives of the popular singer. best known in this country by his 1st name joined the ceremony in his hometown. the event including traditional horsemen was broadcast live on t.v. . on thursday the streets in the capital at his ababa empty and tensions high following 2 days of deadly clashes. many here are

angry and in disbelief over the death of the singer. i wish i didn't know him i'm heartbroken i channel was not an ordinary individual he was pure ethiopian pure. i'm angry it's eating me up inside the family. protests reported in both at his have about and the surrounding region the home of a childless community the people they say the killing was politically motivated. if you o.p.'s biggest ethnic group have for decades accused the authorities of repression and exclusion from power. me being. a former political prisoner was a prominent voice in the anti-government protests that led to a change in leadership in 2018 the new prime minister ahmed also from the oromo ethnic group has called for calm at the church in the what i want my enemies

want is for us not to finish the work that we have started that the people for this recent fight are killed that blood is spilled and that the journey that we've started gets derailed is a matter no wounded and not. happy came to power with a mandate to ease tensions in the country however critics say instead his reforms have opened the way for ethnic and other grievances leading to an increase in deadly into communal violence. after hearing arguments today a turkish court says it will announce within 2 weeks whether one of its 10 balls most iconic iconic buildings should become a mosque again the centuries a century old via is a unesco world heritage site that has been a church a mosque and is now a museum but within nationalist groups with nationalist groups demanding it to be

open for islamic prayer as critics say it has become a political instrument for president. empires have fallen religions have been replaced the city itself has changed names but the dome of the high yes the fia has withstood as old built in the 6th century as a byzantine church it was for centuries the world's largest christian cathedral almost a millennium later it was converted into an islamic mosque during the awesome an empire. but in the 1930 s. it was turned into a museum under the founder of the modern turkish republic ataturk a symbol of the new secular state inclusive of all religions since then it has been a meeting point of many faiths but held by none a place where pope's and presidents have come to pay their respects and marvel at the architecture of. the religion is

a tool for president richard type of on he has overseen prayers in the museum and raised its status at local election rallies i also feel he says over the juvenile as you know they converted the higher sophia from a mosque to a museum a while ago. now we hope to be able to call it a mosque again after the election. of the. islamic groups have fought to pray at the highest the fia angering neighboring greece which says the building is part of its author docs christian history unesco has warned turkey its conversion to a mosque could violate the world cultural heritage convention. a flashpoint of religious and national struggle whatever its future the highest of fear will remain an icon of istanbul.

to sports now and of it abram have a challenge on their hands to avoid a bonus league or relegation they were held to a nil nil home draw by 2nd division haydn haim in the 1st leg of their playoff time is a town of only 50000 people in the club has never been in the bonus they get but they had the better chances in the rain against them who saw nicholas moyes under send off a send off late in the game post the 2nd leg on monday. in indonesia a rare job on rhino has been spotted on surveillance video luxury ating in a muddy bath footage footage of the animal gleefully rolling around in the tropical waters of the jungle on national park has gone viral on social media there are only $72.00 of the endangered species left in the wild indonesia's environment minister who posted the video said the rhino was taking his money dip to regulate his body temperature. you're watching the news

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