global oil prices are soaring and they said thursday they're softer two tankers were attacked in the gulf of oman near the strait of hormuz. and the us secretary of state pointed the finger of blame e aa run for the attack. but iran denies any involvement and close the timing of thursday's incident suspicions take a listen to what my palm bay i have to say a short while ago. these unprovoked attacks present a clear threat to international peace and security. a blatant assault on the freedom of navigation.

and then unacceptable campaign of escalating tension. by iran. the united states will defend its forces. interests and stand with our partners and allies to safeguard global commerce. and regional stability. we call upon all nations threatened by runs provocative acts t to join us in thahat end. for more on this story we can go across to a correspondent for the crowd or in a washington philip you just heard that from the us secretary of state not really mincing his words. and saying iran is behind this attack. yeah it's a pretty clear assessments -- from the united states there the secretary state mike pompeii -- didn't present any evidence he still says that the united states has made that assessments that iran is respect and responsible for those attacks on two all time because in the gulf of oman and the secretary of state says. that the reasons why the united states is come to that assessment is the intelligence that's the united states has gathered again though he didn't present that evidence i also he believes that this could not

have been. an attack by a proxy of iran becausee of the level of sophistication you heard the us secretary state that saying thi- this presented a clear threat to international peace and security now he also says that the maximum pressure campaign that the trump administration is calling. the current united states attitude toward iran now that is increasing sanctions and also a very aggressive language from the united states to iran. mike pompeii -- says that that for maximum pressure campaign is successful now you just mentioned that the iranians -- are saying that the escalate the iranians could say at this point rather that escalating tensions are coming from the united states as well though as you had mentioned of the of the u. s. secretary state himself. says that iran are responsible for those escalating tensions now we haven't really heard from the secretary of state mike

pompeii -- it was inevitable that there was going to be a reaction from the u. s. president nelson person he leah- declined to on so shouted questions about iran there is a tweet now though but it is largely about the japanese prime minister are bays visit to iran to meet with the ayatollah khamenei. and the president of the united states saying this that it is too soon to even think about making a deal between the united states and iran this of course coming from a president. who in the very recent past has said that he would be willing full talks between the united states and iran? so we have a treat from donald trump talking about prime minister shins obvious visit to the country but we also have michael fail -- who in his speech did mention that -- you know he would -- might that chins abi was insulted oft or that do you no possibility of talks with the united states was ruled out by iran's supreme leader. yeah the reason that the us secretary state spoke about that

because that is because japan is says that there is actually a japanese connection to one of these -- oil tankers that was attached attacked in the gulf of oman and was in fact attttacked while the japanese prime minister ave was still in tehran he has now left seemingly. without any success rarely on the diplomatic front because it was largely seen as in efforts to be a bit of a mediator between iran and the united states. now the president as he mentioned he has tweeted about this he didn't x. clearly. ask for the japanese prime minister to go to iran to negotiate on b behalf of the united states with iran but that move certainly had the support of the united states. t to see what might happen but what came out of it was again some aggressive language in this case frfrom the iraninians -- these r rattling goes on between the united states and iran there has been plenty over the last few months the aggressive wording continues as w well.

but at the same timee you do hae repeated occasions on which the united states.. bothth the president but also spokespeople in the state department saying that they are willing to have talks with iran now these are two completely different areas for the united states to be. at to be acting in right now and talks to seem very very unlikely right now. see what happens for the thank you very much for that update to the crowds are puttiting there r usus washington. but after police in hong kong fired rubber bullets and tear gas to dispersese crowds prprotesteters in the city are diggining in their heels. they've announced plans to hold a mass demonstration on s sunday to increase pressure on authorities to withdraw an extradition bill with mainland china the governmenent has postponed debate on the bill. but protesters wanted gone entirely. protesters sing for peace in central hong kong. brandishing signs to condemn police violence. a day after the worst clashes

hong kong has seen in decades many returned to the scene to help clean up the streets and show their ongoing determination to oppose the extradition bill - because i witnessed a lot of horrible things yesterday. i think this it will b be lost. if i didn't come here today. when i look back now? i still think it was horrible. and i get emotional. things are. on wednesday police used rubber bullets and tear gas to break up crowds eleven demonstrators were arrested and dozens were taken to the hospital with injuries. police say the protesters are danger to the public order and that they were right to use force against them. up to now a total of twenty two offices have such staying where is extend all physical injuries. we had so strongly condemn the violent behavior of the right since. protesters say the extradition bill flies in the face of the

one country two systems deal agreed during the handover from british rule in. nineteen ninety seven they argue that beijing would use the extradition legislation to pursue its political enemies and ensnare dissidents. hong kong's pro beijing leader carrie lam shows no signs of backing down and she supported by china central government which condemns the demonstrations as an organized riot. harlem and three debates over hong kong's extradition bill have been postponed indefinitely the protesters want the law completely abandoned. they're calling for another day of mass demonstrations this sundayay. boris johnson has come one step closer to his goal of bececoming brbritain's and next primeme minister the former mayor of london edging out his rivals in the first round full for the leader of the conservative part. the number of candidates hoping to wind up on top has been trimmed down to seven three subsequent ballots are said to be. held next week the four members of the conservative party get to have their say. well i guess i was i went

reports. out of the running mall compa estimate verde and andrea led some on no longer in line to become britain's next prime minister. having failed to secure the seventeen votes required to stay in the race. the first stage of voting eliminated the three conservative candidates in their bid to replace to reason may. and so boris johnson confirmed as a clear frontrunner with more than a third of the three hundred and thirteen votes cost by his fellow policy and peas. trailing in second place foreign secretary jeremy hunt and coming in third environment secretary michael does. the full all the remaining candidates -- home secretary sajid javid development secretary rory skew its health secretary matt's hand cook and full of brexit secretary dominique romp. and indeed it's ththat's issue which is dominating the race. the obvious big issue is brexit-

there is very little else thahat pre o occupies the conservativee party at thehe moment and t thes very littltle really to choose between the candidates -- when it comes -- to domestic and foreign policy because they're not really talking much about i. the next round of voting is set for june nineteenth with the further elimination stage before the final two candidates. put to the conservatative parars one hundred and sixty thousand members at the end of july. and then decide on the next leader of the british government and indirect lay on how the u. k.'s exit from the european union is set to play out. for more on ththis story we can brig in tomah brooks and dean and professor of law at a little school good evening thank you very much for joining us on the program today. now bush johnsonon is the scenea leading the pack if he winds up onon top -- you know once -- all did have process is done with what challenges we face as prime minister. well he'll face enormous challenges and i think to some

degree maybe even worse than what face trees to may and that is because boris is really -- ramped up the rhetoric on the fantastic you know kind of deal that he will see through he's been very clear that he is not for a new deal -- exit he's very much so for a deal but he think- by -- having a big smile and and when walt and having is characteristic -- walk into brussels that somehow everything will change -- i think what what makes it different more difficult for him than trees ma. it is setting the expectation so high when he's got really no cards to play the he doesn't want a geneneral election he's against a second referendum they will be the same. numbers of that the same peas. as as theresa may have to don't like the deal on the table the european union isn't changing -- the deal certatainly without any changes to britain's red lines

none of which boris claims to want to move so. it seems it is he's gonna do no better than theresa may accept what might disappoint more given the people seem to think you're on the conservative side. he is the one to to see things through but it's a it's a poisoned chalice he's got and i think you know possibly very short lived partnership if he ever gets there. now given given that the conservative party is so divided on brady's it and as you said he's going to most likely face the same challenges theresa may face in getting. members of the conservative party on board to back whatever breaeaks a deal he ththinks he n wriggle out of the european union so he's back to square one unless the old general election which she doesn't want to do. i that thatat's rightht and it o some degree -- where no further forward -- with the prime minister johnson or prime minister on to our or really -- many of them -- the only difference i suppose between them is that dominic raiola former brexit secretary claim

that if he were to be selected he would try to suspend parliament. from june when he would be in the later this month when he would be appointed -- until november zero numbers apartment on full pay doing no parliamentary work whatsoever so it's a kind of force -- brexit to hapappen because i wouldn't e sitting in order to stop it -- really extraordinary stuff but the really no further forward there aren't any clear plans about what the alternative would be. to traces may actors amazed planned other they don't seem to like it t very much -- and then without a new election -- there isn't any new mandate. for foror the e new government c can't see any-- genuine basisis -- political more otherwise worthy you would be treating -- johnson partnership any differently than it has -- as mason if anything you know talks have concluded and if it doesn't really want to change things and he should he

should put it to the people bought. of course these these very fearful because they poll numbers show that -- the the conservative party would be in what would be in. a real crisis if they went to a general election a lot of seats to be lost -- and and and and then that's why they're so keen to avoid it. he doesn't the us president on his side could that change things in brussels the fact tha- donald trump once you know would want to breaks it to happen. i think there's probably no figure he could. have that would do more damage than trying to help push his case with europe -- then then the donut shop i don't think donald trump support for johnso- generally -- mattersrs much i think the president trump -- it has a similar kind of style as as as boris johnson does in terms of the way that they speak in a way that their supporters. see is as is authentic and and on scripted send and some and

and and a and often are they boh court controversy. both donald trump and boris johnson were born i in new york city boris untntil a a couple ys ago was an american citizen. in addition to being british i think that some of the things that the trump property out likes about him in terms of trump taking praxis great thing and he supports boris doing things. i don't think that really comes to much remember trump justt cae to the united d kingdom any t td up -- yeah our all supported that this you know having a wowonderful deal and allll the t of it to have any talalks happed of course -- the has anything -- that they're planning to do to to kind of make somee kind of deal happen quickly that'll be benefiting britain -- absolutely not don't forget trump is in -- election -- right now reelection momode -- on a manifesto commitment to improve revenue going to the uninited states and not out of united states he's not looking to do a deal that's going to enrich britain at the

cost of the united states so. i don't think his -- his support for boris will will get a very far brussels and given the unpopularity of trump in britain i don't t think you'll get a v y far in the u. k. either. i think which is why i think he didn't want to be photographed with it just a quick question because we do have -- you know this whole process is going to take place at next week and then of the conservative party members will vote on the final two candidates -- on the twentieth i believe -- and then we will know who is who is leading the who is set to leave the have the party in july only on the twentieth of july -- i would assume so then it's going to be three months i'd ideally that the next prime minister will have. to deliver on breaks it is not enough time. absolutely not -- and it's it's really not to be the only. person in the race -- is that is has been supportive of theresa may steal as the only option on the table to make bricks it happened by octoberer is jeremy hunt -- the the the foreign secretary -- it came in second

in this contest -- if he were to get through it and hold that line you know whether o or not he's r right is a material is te same members of parliament he's working with a rejected that deal -- several times in record numbers. i think you know given that that all of them seem to want to change the deal none of them have any material -- suggestion as to how the deal could be changed in such a way thahat - - either we could come for another vote in parliament has beeeen rejejected several times or any suggestion that might possibly be approved by theheuropean union this is a d deal that both sides each agreed. to given the lack of anything out there at all i don't know what. they plan on pulling out of their hat -- in july do forget parliament will also normally retire for much of the summer anyway it arguably they they oughtt not do so in order to see brexit through but whahat with candididates talalking about not wawantingg proroblem to sisit ao make bricks it happened. i the scene that they really

don't have any plans for brexit other than just. trying to show that they really wish it would happen a bit more than trerees mated in and wisisg isn't going to make anything happen what happened well we'll see what happens anything is possible come brooks thank you very much for joining us on the program this evening. but on the news a u. ganda has confirmed that two people have died of ebola on its soil the family of the five year old boy and his grandmother were repatriated to the democratic republic of congo. they had crossed into uganda last week seeking treatment for the child the world health organization is expected to meet tomorrow to decide on whether the ebola outbreak is an international public health. emergency. a major cyclone expected to hit the westerern coast of india has moved away into the arabian sea despite this heavy rains are expected to continue to o alaska statee of gujarat. over two hundred fifty thousand people were evacuated as a precaution the union that department says that while the ai of cyclone value moves away the storm could still skirt.

the coast. i could do was highest court has approved same sex marriage this off to a gay couple follow suit when their quest to get married was denied. the country has now become the twenty seventh in the world to allow same sex marriage the move from ecuador comes on the heels of a court decision over in botswana to decriminalize. homosexuality alison sergeant reports. celebrations outside of ecuador's highest court after judges rule five to four to recognize same sex marriages. a decision they said was based on the quality and the desire to fight discrimination she is dating thehe great news not only for the lgbt community f for the enentire country. on the twelfth o of june e ecuar became today a more johnson a gala turning place than it was yesterday. i'm speechless i'm just so happ. good or is constitution currently defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman.

wednesday's ruling instructs the country's lawmakers to pass legislation ensuring equal marriage rights for all couples. it's a significant stepp for the conservative catholic country and makes ecuador the latest in a handful of latin american nations that have recognized same sex marriage over the past decade still laws very widely across the continent. in guyana gay sex is still criminalized. the ruling in ecuador comes as lgbtq people around the world are marking pride month. an ecuadorean judges aren't the only ones taking steps towards the quality. just the day before about this one is high court ruled it to decriminalize homosexuality in the landmark casase for the african continent. thanks for the business news with kate movie good evening case ana now italy is one step closer to facing legal action over its budget and debt. absolutely the finance ministers of the eurozone are meeting in luxembourg it's a meeting that is expected to go late into the night. among other things they'll be discussing whether to launch the

so called excessive deficit procedure which has been recommended by t the european commission. it's a disciplinary process that could result in f. hefty fine for rome. selena sykes has more. it's really stand off with the european union is drinking on yours and finance ministers in luxembourg i just very once again so we think his budgets. and made it clear that they were prepared to launch unprecedented legal action thoughts could result in a hefty falling in. we are. ready in case -- to move on twins and exhibitions procedure for debts and w we are on track this step i think here. in the confirmation of the support of the ministers will be here. ststill avoidable and everybody wantnts to avoidid it. the european commission formally put very little notice last week for not sticking to belt tightening commitments aims at producing it's a hundred and 42% debt to gdp ratio.

far above the 60% ceiling sets by the e. u. deputy prime minister matteo salvini has found that his government's ones back down from its plan to cut taxes and increase spending in a bid to boost its least stagnating economy. a move that would break the e. u.'s deficit limits and that's european ministers faye would sets a dangerous precedent that could endanger the entire eurozone. it's something that is -- of utmost importance this certainly far grows -- for stability of the euro zone which is at the end of the day -- much is most important. for me this there is in the in n the room. the no brussels and rome all refusing to budge let's hope there is still room for compromise. both sides have said they are confidence that's an all out confrontation can be averted. your group is also discussing proposed reforms to the euro zone. french president emmanuel micros been pushing for tighter integration and more insulation

for future crises -- but those proposals of so far fears faced fierce opposition we may hear more coming into friday. china says imports from the u. s. have declined at 30% in the first five months of twenty nineteen the commerce department said the drop was a direct result of the tariffs imposed by either side -- in their on going trade war separately data from america's busiest seaport showed a drop in both imports and exports in may six and 7% respectively. that's another confirmation that trade tensions have slowed down business activity. donald trump has threatened to impose still more tariffs on even more chinese goods if he doesn't meet and make progress with chinenese counterpart she didn't payining. at t the g.. twenty susummit lar ththis month. lelet's check in on the day's tradading action now the major european indices closed very slslightly higher at t the dockf ababout four tenths of 1% in frankfort. the british pound sterling was fairly steady as boris johnson emerged as the favorite in the conservative party's leadership contest. the slightly rosier picture on

wall street building on what investors are hoping will be a june rally. disney sharess are outperforming up about four point 3% at the nasdaq about half a percentage point with less than an hour of trade to go. with an oil prices jumping sharplyy after that reported attack on two tankers in the gulf of o oman. ininternational brent up about o and a half percecent this hour a us wti at fififty two dollars ad twenenty two cents per barrel oc meanwhile has said that it output fell three five year low in the month of may. africa is it t the only region n the world where more women than men choose to become entrepreneurs. but difficulty accessing capital and financial institutions makes it harder for them to develop those businesses. loss of productivity is costing africa's economy making it onene of the topopics for disiscussiot this years african development bank meeting. our team sent this report from equatorial guinea. the lack of financial inclusion is a major roadblock to economic

development in africa less than half of african men have access to a b bank account. and only 37% of women do. many african women also lack inheritances and property rights which they need to get bank loans to develop their business. the african development bank has been looking at solutions to facilitating access to capital for women. as one of the observers at this year's event explain to our team about. the a a. f. t. beacon lease by organizing different projects that supports women through professional training. and help them stars that business is really fabulous you to make any can also put in place a system that can take on the heart of the financial risk you through a guarantee fund. group to bridge the gap left by the lack of property and real estate. it's a pressing issue the united nations development program estimates the failure to integrate women it's national economies it's costing sub saharan africa ninety five billion dollars every year. next economics is not always the

most approachable subject but a new museum inn paris is hoping o change that perception. the city did occur to me or a city echo is opening if in a former bank of france head quarters. and it's a new to me make economic theory and practice understandable for all own burnout reports. in a world of hedge funds subprime mortgages in capital flights economics can often seem person.touch h with the everyday its stock exchanges and sky scrapers forever out of reach. switch the pace museum wants to bring economic understanding back to the e people. 70% of the french admit to feeling on informed on financial matters. according to studies by france's national bank and the city co museum hopes to change all of that. using a mixture of visual installations interrupted scenarios and straight up all data it's overer for thehe chal. museseum goersrs can learn about fundamental economic principals like compepetition and supply ad

demand. fondle a gold bar all take part. in live debates. could you think economic understanding is fundamental it's true that the french and then to have very little if they see economic understanding with even less fininancially s speak. do not financial it condamine is a handicapap not to know the basics of what i've read the those behind the initiative hope people step through the doors will leave better equipped. to read the economicscs in the word around them. built over eight years a and costing upwardsds of tens of millions of euros nearly a hundred and thirty thousand visitors have expected to come to the city go. each year. sounds like a good saturday expedition doesn't it indeed is already open open tomorrow hoping tomorrow i have a friend in town coming into town tomorrow but i i fear that it sounds like a date to live. here if i take her to a summation kilometers. thank y y very mucuch for thahat kate a movieie therere with a lk at the day's business n news m e brave k. coming up in the next hour flight from paris.

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06/13/19 06/13/19 [captioning made possible by democracy now!] amy: from new york, this is democracy now! >> the hong kong police fired tear gas for the crowd well know people are showing -- while no people are showing symptoms of attacking. so they are justst doing it. we think they're trying to a press our rights of expressing our opinion and actctually oppressing the freedom. amy: hong kong is witnessing historic protests against a proposed bill to allow