this is d.w. news live from berlin fears that russia's most prominent opposition figure has been poisoned a spokeswoman says election of all name is unconscious at a siberian hospital after drinking team doctors there confirmed the balmiki in grave condition. also coming up democrats come alive 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 trump. as coronavirus cases fight across europe germany and work towards its highest number of new infections and months our new restrictions on public life on the way. plus a fire in munich but themselves into the champions league final fans that celebrate as search and operate helps the bonus against top dog take care of francis leo byron looking for their 1st champions league title since 2013. i'm sumi so much gone it's good to have you with us a spokes. and for russian opposition leader alexina volley says he is unconscious

in the hospital after apparently being poisoned the volley was on a flight back to moscow from the siberian city of the homeschooling he started feeling sick 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 prison for organizing anti kremlin protests let's go right to our correspondent in moscow emily sherwin is standing by for us hi amalie what are the latest developments on the story well we just heard a statement from the deputy head doctor of the hospital where enough is. and he said that. in these condition at the moment is serious but that it's stable and he also said that he is on a ventilator and that doctors at the hospital are looking into various possible

diagnoses and one of the options that they're considering is that he could have been poisoned now in these press secretary has said that she does think that the politician was poisoned and she says that he only had tea today so perhaps someone put something in his tea but that's of course not confirmed now earlier d.w. spoke to. these personal doctor and she said that she's now on her way to arms she says that the doctors at the hospital are refusing to speak to her and that she will consider when she gets there whether or not viney will have to be transferred to another hospital and she told us we have to save him now there are also reports that there are police at the hospital we don't know anything more about that we do know that nonbinding may have been in siberia for an investigation of an anti corruption investigation but we don't know whether that is linked to his current condition and lee tell us more about why elective only is an important figure in

russia. well he's a well known opposition politician here he ran he campaigned to run for president in 2018 he's also a well known anti corruption blogger he regularly publishes you tube investigations into political figures here in russia including in to for example the former prime minister here. video on him got millions of hits on you tube and he has also called for protests here in russia that have gotten thousands of people out onto the streets his work has frequently made him a target in the past as well he's been arrested dozens of times he's had a green disinfectant thrown at his face and actually just about a year ago he also says that he was poisoned when he was in prison for calling for an unauthorized rally he got

a terrible kind of skin skin rash and was taken to the hospital for that but it looks like his condition right now is more serious and we just quickly if you can there is some speculation over the timing of this what are you hearing on that well we don't at the moment know what the investigation is that he may have been working on that now by the may have been working on in siberia and his press people have been being rather tight lipped about that we do know that just a few days ago. the belorussian president mentioned him in connection with the protests the ongoing protests in belo groups and said that it was all russian opposition figures who were behind those but that seems rather unlikely to me especially considering he was out researching in siberia so we'll have to wait and see what's behind that investigation that he may have been working on. reporting for us from moscow thank you. well opposition leaders in

ballerinas have welcomed a unanimous decision by european union leaders to reject the results of the election that kept president aleksander look at schenkel and power national leaders and top officials from the e.u. held a video conference and announced 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 likud shankar's credibility. because wilcox the state run chemical factory threats have no power over them any more. protests because one of the country's fine track to factories to join them but some decide to keep the jobs. thank you all ready outsiders to rally across the industrial heartlands of belarus rejection of lukashenko 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 lucan shanker wouldn't take her calls for middle income 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 you they want everyone to help you out if is 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 the transfer of power happens and we listen to each other i would always support it this is a decisive moment for us. we must 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. we can speak now to victor martino that she's a bell of recent author he's also a professor at the european humanities university in lithuania and he joins us today from minsk victor thank you for joining us here on t.w. i want to ask you about how you see the situation and valorous right now president bush and co is just approved a new cabinet but at the same time protests are continuing and the european union

says it doesn't recognize the result of the elections do you think that there's a possibility that that this government this president would be open to dialogue no i totally exclude views so i think he's not ready to dialogue and i think he's very confident society will accept. that elections he has been doing it 4 times before or even 5 times before and he got used to european reaction so it's not not a new situation for humans then he's not accepted by european union elections are not unfair in the eyes of european union so i think no dialogue will be and even if very will be some kind of dialogue with some for minor officials it will lead to nothing so what is new is this popular swell of discontent among belarusians why do you think we're seeing so many people take to the streets and demand change now.

because you know i have a feeling but everybody in belarus right now feels vettel question could did not win v selections and this is the main reason why people are coming to us through this because they're very discontent with various search eating. it in the air you know but at the same time yesterday and today on the new days when they started to revive the sphere very start of very room a very it's very very started to arrest people again and they they pray for their fear to come back again. you are a writer which take your novel paranoia it was actually banned in bellerose certainly after it was published what are you hoping to see happen in belarus well i hope this fear i was mentioning it will go on and it's not only about me not being blacklisted anymore but about people who were tortured

during very christmas in imprisonments will be defended because otherwise we will have a huge wave of repressions huge wave. of a scale of brought us our very big. repressions will be because well dr martineau vision author and professor at the european humanities university in the way now joining us today from minsk thank you so much for your insights thank you. let's take a look now at some of the other stories making headlines around the world german foreign minister heikal mosse has hosted his saudi contra party in berlin the to discuss the normalization of relations between israel and the united arab emirates and saudi arabia said it will not follow its neighbor in establishing diplomatic ties with israel until there is an israeli palestinian peace accord and. palestinians in the gaza strip burned israeli flags and images of israeli prime

minister benjamin netanyahu at protest 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. 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 started leaking into the water from aging pipes after the city changed its supply in 2014 making local children sick thousands of residents filed lawsuits against the state. 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. and historic

firsts for the democrats and for america come along horace is the 1st black and the 1st asian american woman on a presidential ticket and she laid out her 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 will bring all of us together black white latino asian indigenous to achieve the future we collectively want. democrats are positioning biden harris as a chance to really gain a foothold in a time of playoffs the evening centered on strong female voices united behind the pair have a bridging of the democratic old guard with

a new after the last election barack obama used his address to rebuke trump saying he never took the job seriously read criticism of a sitting president by his predecessor for close to 4 years now he has 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 we're all the 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. harris focused on unifying the us which seems to be the theme of the democratic convention i asked you. earlier to

tell us more about her speech. yes 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 a one of the most important speeches at this point in her career i bet and she did the job remember everything he had every word anybody says here on stage or in v.f.p. deo link is scripted highly scripted there's a lot of people who think about what to say how to say it is that ground 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 there is 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 was 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 harrah's ticket. now the number of corona virus cases is on the rise here in germany with authorities recording just over 1700 new infections in the past 24 hours that is the highest daily figure since april 1 than pandemic was considered to be at its

peak the surge has been blamed on vacationers returning home as well as parties and a family gatherings earlier this month germany introduced free mandatory tests for anyone returning from areas deemed to be high risk for a coded 1000 infections. and let's bring in our political correspondent nina has a with the very latest on this story hi nina of the highest number in new infections since late april so is it safe to say that the 2nd wave is now underway here in germany scientists caution against using the term sumi and they say they would prefer to speak of continues ways that we'll see ups and downs natural ups and downs you've said it lots of people have returned from their holiday so there's a current spike they're also saying that we're expecting the figures to rise in the autumn and winter especially when people are spending more time indoors but the end spawn the health minister has already said that people have to keep in mind that

they mustn't let their guard down he said the local clusters that we are seeing largely stem from family gatherings and from out of parties so authorities must be very worried but we see new we're struction on public life. for now where seeing a debate about whether should be made mandatory in offices for example and we're seeing the government follow a strategy of imposing local restraint since whenever there's a new cluster a local cluster so we're not seeing a debate about why the range ing restrictions at the moment and that can be explained by the major differences of this current spike to what was happening in april there are may 2 main difference is one of course testing has been stepped up massively here in germany so in a way were just shedding the light on what's actually happening in terms of the virus spreading and then to of course there's also the fact that now the majority

of new cases are with younger people and so that means potentially less of a strain on hospitals and emergency care units and because of course younger people tend to be more resilient to the virus and one indicator is the fact that the death rate has remained. single digit or double digit. 24 hours over the summer so authorities want to turning the situation very closely but no major new restrictions on the horizon at the moment what about in the medium to long term here what is germany strategy. authorities are urging germans to remember to stick to the recommendations to keep the distance to wear masks on public transport and in shops and possibly even offices will see but then also they're saying that they have to keep in mind that we want to keep the economy growing so people do need to be really careful then there is the tracing efforts that are

being done more than 1x7w1x7w germans have now downloaded the government's corona tracing app and that is coming very close to the government's goal of having roughly one quarter of the population actually download that app so that local clusters can be identified and people can be traced and then of course there's the vaccine that everybody's looking for our political correspondent he does a reporting for us thank you very much. let's check in now on some of the latest developments in the corona virus pandemic india has recorded another record number of new infections with almost 70000 new cases reported on thursday the country is now ramped up testing to more than 900000 people a day amid a surge in infections in france president has ruled out imposing another nationwide lockdown italy has posted its highest new caseload since may when the country emerged from one of the longest lockdowns in the world authorities there reported

$642.00 new infections on wednesday and south korea has warned that a recent outbreak from a church in the capital seoul could spread nationwide the government has warned it may impose the highest level of restrictions if the numbers continue to rise. here in berlin public prosecutors say a man faces at least 3 charges of attempted murder after he allegedly drove his car into several other vehicles on a busy highway prosecutors say they are treating the incident as a suspected islam missed extremist attack but they're also indications the suspect has a history of psychological problems. the wreckage from tuesday's crashes was still being cleared on wednesday morning a series of collisions left 6 people injured 3 of them seriously police arrested the driver of this mangled black vehicle a 30 year old iraqi asylum seeker with temporary permission to remain in germany

they believe he deliberately rammed 2 motorcycles and a car on the busy a $100.00 motorway running through berlin after getting out of his car witnesses say he shouted a low bar and placed a metal box on the roof of his vehicle telling people nobody come closer or you will die police later found the box contained only 2. investigators are exploring the possibility it was an islamist motivated attack. is keeps up is the heart of the radical religious or islamist mindset which evidently live behind to move a bit of these actions but there are also indications the man is psychologically unstable we are of course following that up as well he invited him in the pursuit of the motorway was closed for several hours causing major disruption police are strivers to get out of their vehicles as a precaution lynas have faced islamist terror attacks before such as the 2016

christmas market attack which left 12 people dead for now they're left wondering whether a similar motivation was behind what happened here on tuesday evening. sports now in football byron unit has beaten french club olympic to secure a place in the final of the champions league search gnabry scored twice in the 1st half to get the bavarians a comfortable to know how time lead the result was sealed by a late header from robert love and bosky the 3 nil win means the german champions will meet paris i'm sure not in the final in lisbon on sunday. and we have jonathan crane from good of you sports with us hi jonathan was this as simple as this 3 nails scoreline tells us well i don't think buying were ever any real dangerous to me but it wasn't as comfortable as the 82 thrashing of boston i know in the last round obviously the to go within the fast off effect to be had by in the final before hof time but let me tell the whole story because leon actually started the

game really well they had 2 very good chances to take the lead in the 2nd of those coming off the post and then a minute byner ahead so shows the fine mountains perhaps the leone will see myself been had they've been a bit more clinical into their credit they never gave up either in the 2nd half and again it's a bit more ruthlessness in front of goal they could have made it a bit more difficult for byron but as it was 3 know pretty comfortable and the coach hands effect was happy with the performance says it into its evil spirit it was a very intense game not just for the players but for everyone who was there. played on the really well. pressured us and we survived with a bit of luck especially at the start the samick look it was done. so jonathan think this was a case of by a just being too talented for leon ultimately. and probably confident as well don't forget byner on such a hot streak at the moment they've now won 28 of the last 29 games averaging 3

goals in the process but with the attacking talent of the disposal that's not really too surprising oversea says gnabry scored 2 last night and off the as well they both seem to love the champions league in fact live in duffy is now just 2 goals off chris john who are now the scoring record for a champions league season you just need to get to 17 of the very impressive considering they have played 2 games less because of the one legged format and it's been said leon have some talented players as well as many good young players and i think they have biggest challenge now because they won't play in the champions league next season after the or 47th place finish in the french league will be keeping hold of some of those players well he said biron is on a hot streak and now they're going to finally face p.s.g. do you think that the favorites yeah i think they will start as favorites for a couple of reasons one is the form that i've mentioned that to get that going for a treble of trophies they've won the league and the german cup now they want the champions league as well and also experience will be playing in their 11th final p.s.g. there will be playing in the 1st in fact 4 of brian's team played in the final the

last time they won the competition against brazil dortmund and 2030 now obviously we know as well that p.s.g. have a lot of attacking talent may monkley in a back pay name but to find all of the vulnerable we talk about this high defensive line basically it means that defenders push forward and try and join the attack but then that does leave them open so kit quick counterattack leone can take advantage last night but p.s.g. with all their talent and pace might be able to i think it's going to be a really intriguing final i think will be the most eagerly awaited in many years actually that champions league final on sunday jonathan crane from davies sports thank you very much you're welcome. and let's get a reminder now of our top stories here on a spokeswoman for russian opposition leader alexei navalny said he is unconscious in a hospital. inside syria after suspected poisoning the hospital's chief doctor has confirmed to be outspoken kremlin critic is in grave condition he became sick on a flight after drinking. and couple of her friends accepted the democratic party's

nomination for vice president of the us a senator from california is the 1st woman of color to join a major party's presidential ticket and democrats are hoping that alongside presidential nominee joe biden terrorist will galvanize voters to unseat come from . conflict zone is up next with another chance to watch our interview with sweden's foreign minister about her country's controversial coronavirus strategy don't go away.

into the complex or the circle of. sweden's unique trust based approach to tackling the coronavirus 10 day. rejecting the strict lockdowns imposed around the world but the policy has come under increasing criticism and pressure my guest this week is sweden's foreign minister and linda with a death toll much higher than its neighbors as sweden made it deadly our conflicts

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how we're doing when you are here for you we are working tirelessly to keep you informed on all of our platforms we are all in this together and together we'll make it through. do you see everybody. stay safe stay safe please him stay safe. every death is very tragic with such a high death toll how can you say that your strategy is working well it sounds like you want to troll us out of e.u. conflict zone is on summer break and we'll look back. this season's most controversial interviews in mid june i spoke with sweden's foreign minister and linda about the country is unique trance based approach to tackling the cauldron of

virus pandemic with a death toll much higher than its neighbors and the chief epidemiologist admitting mistakes we asked if sweden had made a deadly error the.