this is the view news live from berlin with nearly all 'd the votes counted now the conservative incumbent looks set to win poland's presidential runoff sunday due to this claiming victory over rough of to cost you the mayor of the capital warsaw the winner will be helping shape the nation's direction over the next 5 years will be going live to warsaw also on the show. demonstrators taking to the streets of the capital of bella rose minsk to protest next month's presidential election they call her champagne that keeping the man known as europe's last dictator in power.

and the coronaviruses ravaging troll way shoes for tourism industry the dramatic drop in foreign arrivals of left many in this key sectors fearing about the future . i'm brian thomas good to have you with us today the polish president on jay do does headed for a 2nd 5 year term following sunday's election with nearly all the votes now counted the conservative incumbent has won with 51.2 percent over his rival the liberal warsong there kosky this vote is widely seen as a battle over the country's future including over strained relations with the e.u. . a lot was at stake in this presidential election in poland but at the end of

election day it was still unclear what direction the country will take early exit polls showed incumbent president do it out ahead of his challenger with a way for a thin majority but even though the final vote count isn't in yet ready began celebrating his victory party president here with me in presidential elections with nearly 70 percent voter turnout this is fabulous i'm very touched thank you very much. but some of his followers prefer to wait for certainty for coming up which isn't it because we're waiting for confirmation of the election results i'm very excited it's been really close all day. given the close result of the current mayor of warsaw raphe out cesc of ski was not yet inclined to admit defeat him up through gibbs i am saluki certain that once all the votes are counted we will win for sure because i am in full cry join up i've not yet his followers echoed we will win. when you give going your result as promising so far in the night is still young we

hope to wake up tomorrow to president has scaf skee. both candidates led polarizing election campaigns due to continue the course of the ruling national conservative law and justice party by promising to preserve a strong economy and maintain social benefits such as child allowances and early retirement. in contrast his challengers and i has been all about changing course cesc offkey promised to make improvements to the health care system and strengthen ties with the european union. during the campaign due date queues the l g b t rights movement of promoting an ideology that was more harmful than communism he also accused german owned newspapers of trying to influence the election but for european observers medium. manipulation was an issue in a different respect. the programming itself was

often used as a complaint to follow the president funhouse prover the final vote count will not be in before monday but regardless of who ends up winning the race the close results already reflect a deeply divided country kids didn't do. well with the final result looking now pretty much confirmed let's go straight to warsaw and monica from do you know views polish hero good morning to you monica we're now hearing that we have some near final results and that they show that due to the incumbent has won is that the case well and what would that mean for poland. but these are not the official results yet but we have the certainty if it's a push or the incumbent president. will remain in his office for the next 5 years it means for poland for the government. and justice party.

very comfortable and secure and. it can continue its reforms which have been heavily criticized by the european union it can this thing and it's. going to stay the institutions are on the cards on the public media and critics say that poland is moving towards. a county and state this is been a very very close race a very divisive election campaign on both sides as well what about rough up to kosky is he likely to challenge the result to ask for a recount. and there are many legal dollops about the selection so the election was originally planned for my and it was postponed on the run of i respond to me but not quite the in accordance with the polish constitution so there are many constitutional experts who are talking about

. have about religion it is said this and there are also profits from my people from abroad to from polish people to whole. get all the necessary documents on time and cool were not able to vote on the examples well i don't think that just called. himself. protest against the results but that is what he will do and he is talking about the victory as well not the victorious president of course but he will he. he said the one say away we won't fall asleep again it means that he will mobilize opposition to this election showed the strong power. which are the heart of polish people and what is his victory this he is that he

you need to unify unite this these people around this person and he will. provide. and these people would support him for the next before the. head of the next president parliamentary elections in 3 years in 3 years was because i so much for that from warsaw. well food supplies for millions of people in northern syria could be at risk that's according to international aid groups are saying a decision by the un security council to authorize only one crossing point for supplies via turkey is creating too much dependency on ankara the un decision caps a week of negotiations with russia and china overriding warnings from aid organizations showdown at the u.n. security council syria's back on russia with the help of china forced through

a compromise that none of the other members had wanted only the babble how a crossing point on the turkish syrian border will remain open aid organizations now fear that around half a 1000000 children will no longer have access to foreign aid while tensions run high at the security council the german foreign minister also criticized russia and china has got in mind cons and we have always agreed that humanitarian aid should be accessible regardless of political and military conflicts russia and china have now revoked this consensus this is very cynical 3 years russia wants its ally bashar al assad to decide what happens inside his country and who receives the aid without any foreign interference these issues should not be politicized so what we have to the discussions today is not about humanitarian deliveries to syria we will support these oh discussion is about politics and if dimitrius concerned about hypocrisy he probably should not use the words that he never seen any humanitarian

aid should not be politicized because that is exactly what russia has done throughout his presidency and shamefully continues to do a disappointing result for the u.n. and the people of syria. for earlier we asked correspondent on trial bora in beirut what this u.n. decision would mean for the people on the ground in northern syria. well i think what means is that a 1000000 syrian civilians who are internally displaced are not going to get the aid that we will literally so while the city has a war happens to me the courtesy had 50 do it to. the city not right i think to 3000 where us dollar now there are jobs people don't have who to eat so what meat if the stuff that they get in a bank or national agency the medicine the rules again is 80 percent by international aid agencies they're not going to be getting that not one of the

1000000 syrians who are displaced internally including. children so what are they going to be met with nothing to open up to this it is the dream this is what the regime monsters what russia and china wants but you have to remember that this is happening at a time when it's this is are being reported from the region. or there will a funeral service has been held for the marrow of south korea's capital seoul and its controversy more than half a 1000000 people signing an online petition opposing the publicly funded ceremony which was also streamed online one soon was found dead on a mountainside friday an apparent suicide this was days after his former secretary filed a criminal complaint against him it was reported to involve sexual harassment as mayor of seoul part was one of south korea's most powerful political leaders.

for more let's go to seoul and correspondent frank smith's good day to you frank could you tell us why this funeral ultimately became so very controversial. well it was as you mentioned the circumstances surrounding his death there was debate whether it should be a 3 day sort of more family oriented mourning period in funeral or a 5 day city civil city sponsored funeral there was actually as well as a petition online there was a court injunction sought by a conservative group that was put down by a judge earlier today or or yesterday centered on that controversy are the allegations that you mention that reports and rumors suggest now involve some some in inappropriate touching as well as perhaps some graphic messages sent by the president to his former secretary there is also concern that that former secretary

has been the subject of some abuse online in some measures that are being taken to protect her her or her representative are also scheduled to perhaps make a statement sometime today or later this week ok can you tell us more about park one soon what type of politician was he and what kind of role did he play in the country's politics. well he was originally a human rights lawyer and he actually represented women subject to the most horrific sexual abuse including comfort women that were taken prisoner essentially by the japanese during the colonial period and during. the colonial period and and subject to being forced into prostitution he represented them in seeking compensation from from the japanese government he was also the

leader of a large civic organization here the petrus for tory solidarity for people's democracy here and he was the 3rd term mayor he'd been reelected twice he was also seen as a very strong candidate for the south korean president which will be coming up for election here in 2022 and what does all this controversy tell us about south korea right now. well that's a little bit difficult question to answer just yet if we assume that there is some substance to the allegations of sexual improprieties and crimes perhaps of a sexual nature against him then we can say perhaps little is changed here if we go back just a year and a half or 2 years local governor was actually jailed for raping his secretary and for sexual assault he is currently behind bars serving 3

and a half years this is and he john of june chung province so this is not and then president and event and certainly south korean politicians and especially the leading group here in south korea are looking inward to see if they can't do more to address gender and balances in south korean society frank smith thanks so much for that from seoul let's get you up to date now with some of the other stories making news today floods are continuing to batter large stretches of southern china affecting some 34000000 people more rain is expected in the coming days authorities have sent and thousands of troops contain record high water levels. the gunman in last year's terror attacks on mosques in new zealand has fired his lawyers ahead of his sentencing in march terrance admitted he killed

51 worshipers he faces being jailed for life because hearing next month. tesla has announced it's expecting to hire up to 10 and a half 1000 new employees to fill shifts at his 1st factory europe to be built outside. the car manufacturer plans to have 3 shifts a day for opening next. where are some of the main developments in the global health emergency deaths of mexico from the trauma virus of now seated 35000 only the u.s. brazil and the u.k. have seen more british charity save the children is warning that as many as 10000000 children may never return to school that due to lockdown measures they're urging governments to do more to protect the educational outcomes of their country's poorest and youngest citizens south africa and spain's catalonia region

have joined the list of areas reimposing so locked down measures due to new outbreaks the city of houston in the u.s. is also reportedly considering a new lockdown well foreign students in the u.s. are in crisis mode over a new pandemic era attendance policy announced by the white house they're required to attend in person classes this fall or risk losing their visas several universities are suing the trump administration over this decision accusing the president of trying to force campuses to reopen that despite the health risks. donald trump wearing a mask as he visited wounded soldiers in a hospital outside washington the images suggesting the u.s. president acknowledges the growing threat posed by the pandemic but he's still sticking to calls to reopen schools and immigration officials want foreign students enrolled in person classes or else have their visas revoked some universities

including harvard are only planning on line instruction next year potentially affecting some $400000.00 foreign students one of them is maximillian klein he and fellow harvard classmates are asking the german government intervene they fear far reaching financial and academic such backs they say the proposed rules violate the spirit of international exchange programs. many students have made an enormous effort and are risking a lot so they can study at these universities. some of them have turned their backs on their lives in germany some have brought family with them and i'm going to be. sending us back for no reason is unfair and arbitrary. with. according to media sources the german government wants to help the students and urge u.s. officials to reconsider the visa policy decision and. top u.s. president trump is pursuing corona policies in an almost childish manner. but he

wants his wishes to be a reality but he's ignoring the facts. and he's taking it out on the students. u.s. universities fear losing billions in revenue from foreign students now u.s. states are also joining the legal fight against the new rules. it's to belarus now where alexander lukashenko has ruled out former soviet republic for more than a quarter of a century elections have not been free or fair since he came to power in 1904 and is once again expected to win the next presidential election that's coming up on the 9th of august but frustrated with his rule is growing demonstrators are taking to the streets of the capital minsk and other cities to protest his handling of the economy and of the coronavirus pandemic. for the 1st time in her life and this days yes has a feeling that change is possible in belarus that's why she's out collecting signatures for opposition politicians in the capital minsk applicants require

100000 signatures to qualify a bit of decency of life those who are in power now have to be replaced and the direction of our country needs radical change because everything is falling apart here culture education and health care system i mean. in belarus critics of the regime face persecution it takes a lot of courage to talk openly. to a dictatorship it's pure dictatorship or to put it another way laws are ignored one man has the say over what happens in the laws are adjusted accordingly to expose. that people are fed up and you can see that in the previous elections there was a lot of apathy most people did not even bother voting because they knew it wouldn't change anything. in many places it looks like apathy is a thing of the past there was a one kilometer line to vote stretching through minsk recently people waited for hours to support the opposition candidates the president was compared to

a cockroach that needed to be squashed by a slipper which has become a symbol of the protests. it's due to president lookout shingo then appeared to give the chief of his security services a new order. and it to start i want to warn you and everyone else listening in valorous they will not be a my damage done to illiteracy and a revolution like the one in ukraine is not what anastasia and her fellow campaigners are aiming for they want free and fair elections a peaceful transition of power. and that's what the this is a test for our nation i hope we can get through it and come out stronger and wiser . she was concerned to hear that president lucas has appointed a new prime minister in particular the fact that he is from the military does not bode well. for foreign ministers are meeting in person in brussels for the very 1st time in months they all have

a full agenda today focusing on tense relations with turkey migration policy and divisions over how to respond to china's increasing service since march every meeting has been held by a video conference because of the pandemic germany is chairing this session on july the 1st to to go over the 6 month presidency of the european council. let's talk about this more with w.'s political correspondent kate brady good morning to you kate of china is figuring very prominently its days foreign minister session with critics saying brussels has failed to take a tough line on beijing's draconian security law for hong kong for example where does germany stand on this. well germany has openly criticized this new national security law in place in hong kong now but many leading politicians and figures here in germany have been increasingly vocal in the last couple of weeks saying that simply doesn't go far enough and just yesterday in his interview the german

president. said as well that there would be lasting negative effects on relations between china and western democracies if this national security law remains in place now as you mention that germany has now taken over the presidency of the european commission for the next 6 months and a lot of hopes in making progress on china relations particularly when it comes to addressing human rights abuses in china had been set on a big china summit that was set to take place in the eastern german city of lights in september that has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic that's the official line anyway and so in the meantime heikal musser german foreign minister has said that he hopes the next step at least today as well would be to make some quick decisions and quick process progress on where the joint stance is in the e.u. when it comes to china ok ok as the e.u.

looks for this joint stands what why has germany been so reluctant to confront china on this humans right rights record generally in hong kong but also on its treatment of china's muslim minority. well this effectively comes down to trade barriers for the e.u. level and also particularly for germany the european union as a whole is china's 2nd largest trading partner so there's a lot in the balance the german ministers for years now have been increasing ties with beijing if you look at michael's last 15 years in office as well she's been to china 12 times and also the issue of 5 g. networks and the development of those networks in across the e.u. bloc is also a big issue right now and concerns over huawei the chinese telecoms giant and whether or not they should be included in this development of those networks to cyber security concerns and at the same time you've got the u.s.

putting increasing pressure on you as well to follow their lead and indeed exclude qua way from those developments so once again you see germany and the e.u. as a whole caught in the crossfire between the u.s. and china which again reiterate that stems that we heard from angle america last week which was. to become more self-reliant and stand up for itself mol in the coming years and maybe we'll know more today about how the is going to respond to this crossfire between china and the u.s. kate for now thanks very much well millions of europeans are likely to go without their usual summer vacation this year and instead will be staying at home not of course due to the pandemic now that is hitting countries like croatia very hard it is a tourist hot spot especially places like split which is a scene a dramatic drop in for rivals that's left the crews of charters boats for example

fear for their futures even rock which would love to be able to set sail again but almost all of his charter yacht tours this summer have been cancelled some 100 captains on their cruise here face the same fish. that's left many of them wondering where their next paycheck will come from. i mean almost. there are no anything. my financial situation is very bad. here and split it's only the ferries that are leaving this year visitor numbers of plummeted in a country where tourism accounts for a 5th of economic output it's a disaster people who do make it here have a very different experience from usual. lot of things have gotten cheap i can stand no tells that i otherwise couldn't afford. personally i enjoyed the peace and quiet but i feel sorry for the croatians who don't make money. when things are tough some

turn to their 5th further markets church services now draw the same numbers as they did before the coronavirus in a place like split or so many livelihoods have been affected by the pandemic many are seeking solace in religion solidarity it seems is on the rise. doesn't amount of people appreciate your thoughts and words. it makes them feel less scared. when you boy. it's not all doom and gloom this year croatians have their pristine beaches to themselves free of the usual crowds of tourists but beneath the idyllic scenes there is real concern about the economic turmoil to come captain even doesn't have a single booking for this summer despite offering a huge reduction. to corona doesn't give the mayor very economical problems.

in croatia the travel industry is bracing itself for 2 unpleasant eventualities the tourists may not return but that the virus will. the city to live from berlin i'm brian thomas for the entire team thanks so much for being here we're back again at the top of the hour.

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