they were together in a phone call. made in germany. 13 w. . this is d w news live from berlin fears that russia's most prominent opposition figure has been poisoned a spokeswoman says alexina vall name is unconscious and in intensive care in a siberian hospital a doctor there confirms that bali is in serious condition we'll bring you the latest. also coming up democrat come away harris makes history becoming the 1st

woman of color on a major party ticket. i accept your nomination for vice president of the united states of america. together with joe biden harris now has to convince americans that they can heal a country devastated by the pandemic and deeply divided over the politics of president truck. and e.u. leaders back the opposition and balanced refusing to recognize the election that kept president lukashenko one power and promising sanctions on top officials german chancellor angela merkel says the e.u. wants talks between the 2 sides. i'm sumi so much going on it's good to have you with us russian opposition leader alexei no valma is in intensive care and unconscious in the hospital after apparently being poisoned. according to a spokeswoman now while he was on

a flight back to moscow from the siberian city of tomsk when he started feeling unwell prompting the plane to make an emergency landing the lawyer and anti-corruption activist who was well known for his outspoken criticism of russian president vladimir putin has served several stints in jail in recent years for organizing anti kremlin protests w.'s emily show and is following the latest developments on the story for us she joins us on the line from moscow hi amalie what more can you tell us about what has happened to alexina vonnie. well apparently once in a. hospital emergency room in intensive care on according to his press secretary who insists that he had been poisoned she said that only had eaten in things that perhaps something were pretty new books t.v. he was reportedly in siberia for example being hungry. they have been working

according to reports on a new and he corruption investigation which is kind of one of the things that he's known for putting out videos investigating politicians and well known figures here in russia but of course we don't know whether that is connected to its current state said he's a well known figure i mean tell us more about who alexina volley is. well you can are learning in god and i was an opposition politician here he ran for mayor of our current campaign to our part of it and 18 and while he's also a well known corruption anti corruption blocker for example one of his videos on former president dmitry needy of millions are paid to aren't you tube and he is organized and he government as well which works i've been intended here in russia by thousands of people now of course his work makes him a frequent target as well been arrested. several times dozens of times you've had

a greeting contract been thrown at you and the bastard actually aamer exactly a year ago when he was in prison for calling for an on off law you have a variation on this he was also a policeman there he had kind of a horrible skin reaction and was hospitalized. but in this case i think much worse. will continue to follow the story as it develops and reporting for us from moscow thank you emily. it's now come to harris has accepted the democratic party's nomination for vice president of the us the senator from california became the 1st woman of color on a major party ticket democrats are hoping that alongside presidential nominee joe biden harris will galvanize voters to unseat donald trump harris said trump's presidency has cost lives and livelihoods. the story. and for the democrats as the vice presidential candidates she

laid out a vision for the nation. we can do better and deserve so much more. we must elect a president who will bring something different something better and do the important work a president who or bring all of us together black white latino asian indigenous to achieve the future we collectively want. to share a position is a chance to regain a foothold in a time of. the evening centered on strong female voices united behind the harris biden ticket a bridging of the democratic old god with the new i said barack obama used his

address to rebuke trump claiming he never took the job seriously read criticism of a sitting president by his predecessor for close to 4 years now he is shown no interest in putting in the work no interest in finding common ground no interest in using the awesome power of his office to help anyone but himself and his friends no interest in treating the presidency as anything but one more reality show that he can use to get the attention he craves. a family mourns the future of democracy in the us is at stake biden alongside harris he said is the change the country needs right now. the month has been following the convention for us and joins us from washington hi stephanie good to see you come to harris says she focused on unifying the u.s. which does seem to be really the theme of this democratic convention tell us more

about her speech. yes to the right that is the overarching theme of the democratic convention which we witness now is in his thirty's and tomorrow lasts day with. presidential candidate joe biden but now this was our it was one of the most important speeches at this point in her career i bet and she did the job remember everything here every word anybody says here on stage or in v.f.p. dio link is scripted highly scripted there's a lot of people who think about what to say how to say it is that true and then of course the candidates in this case come out of her as are others have a final draft and a final look at it so anyhow it was historic absolutely but it was historic also not just because they as you said a person of color the 1st time on this the vice presidential ticket it is also

because she was able to actually paint a different picture to create a different vision in her speech for america and introduce herself by doing so and with doing so to the american people that war is her her main stick tonight and had to be she has to introduce herself and the line of the night here in the united states from carla harris was there is no vaccine for racism and that's a hint she is going to build up from her background as a prosecutor as attorney general and district attorney in california to go after structural and systemic racism because you for the for the biden harris ticket 7 i want to ask you about barack obama you know breaking with tradition really directly attacking president trump why do you think we've seen him take the gloves off. i think both obama remember michelle obama with a brilliant speech 2 days ago now barack obama with

a speech which i have never ever expected nor heard from him in the last 3 years it is as you said he took the gloves off this was a takedown a 4 alarm fire a full frontal punch into the face of president donald trump and this is not usual not at all the present president barack obama has tried for the last 3 and a half years to actually he really quiet because that is the tradition he has a as a former president you do not criticize the sitting president even if you absolutely disagree with his performance or politically but in this case i think barack obama really had to pull in his mind the emergency brake because he sees democracy democratic institutions in danger in the united states and says of course that donald trump never was serious about actually getting the job really done the work serious about the job being a president and will do almost anything to get reelected that means destroying

democracy so that was a absolute huge deal and a full frontal assault against the sitting president by barack obama did step on 3 months reporting for us from washington thank you very much. let's take a look now at some other stories making headlines around the world u.s. media say the state of michigan has reached a $600000000.00 agreement to compensate residents of flint over lead tainted drinking water lead began leak leaking into the water from aging pipes after the city changed its supply in 2014 causing local children to become ill thousands of residents filed lawsuits against state. leaders of the coup in mali have met with top civil servants and opposition representatives and pledged to hold elections within what they call a reasonable time the u.n. security council is demand of the release of mali's deposed president before him boubacar kaita and all other detained officials the coup follows weeks of growing

political tensions and anti-government protests. palestinians in the gaza strip burned israeli flags and images of israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu at protests over the recent decision to normalize relations between israel and the united arab emirates it comes at a time of rising tensions with palestinian balloon bomb attacks countered by israeli airstrikes in gaza. on live food ordering company delivery hero is to replace wire card on germany's dax index the berlin based company owns some of the world's biggest takeaway delivery brands centex firm wire card will leave the decks next week after the scandal over a 2000000000 euro hole in its finances. opposition leaders in belarus have welcomed a unanimous decision by european union leaders to reject the results of the election that kept president aleksander look i shan't go in power national leaders and top officials from the bloc held a video conference and announce sanctions against

a large number of individuals involved in alleged voting fraud and violence against protesters. this is not lunch time all the end of a shift this is another nail in the coffin of shankar's credibility. the state run chemical factory threats have no power over them any more. protesters the workers at one of the country's famed tractor factories to join them but some decide to keep their jobs. these miners were already outsiders to rally. across the industrial heartlands of balor us rejection of ricocheting cuz regime has gone nationwide and on wednesday that rejection officially went international a clear message from the european union we are ready to accompany peaceful democratic transition of power and bellows. germany's angela merkel has spoken with

russia's putin but said lukas shanker wouldn't take her calls for middle income and you know them one can only mediate if one is in contact with all sides but we will do everything we can from our side to promote a national dialogue. through the. security council meeting the talk was of no talk. to the leaders of the western countries offer us negotiations conversations and at this time they continue to push their line we can see it we understand it but we do not accept it i want them to hear that solution. but those filling the streets across balor us day and night are desperate for dialogue one of their leaders told t w they want everyone to help. if it's possible that the e.u. states the russian federation and ukraine can help us to organize a dialogue within the country and with external partners so that

a transfer of power happens and we listen to each other i would always support it this is a decisive moment for us. who might be. decisive not only because putin has remained tight lipped but decisive because they have the support of the european union and decisive because now their fear has gone. sports now and in football buyer nick has beaten french club olympic leonel to secure a place in the final of the champions league surged did the damage twice in the 1st half scoring to give the bavarians a comfortable 2 milhouse time lead the result was sealed by a late hatter from robert levin dostie. the 3 no result means the german champions will meet paris on germana in the final in lisbon on sunday 'd. right coming up next as the search for

a coronavirus vaccine continues we speak to the leader of the german biotech company that's made some promising progress stephen beardsley will speak to the c.e.o. of tour back that's coming up next on new base in just a minute stay tuned. great news for me. britto is for. the truth throughout.