>> this is "dw news" live from berlin. nato demands answers from moscow over the poisoning of alexey navalny. it says it has proved the opposition leader was dosed with a dead nererve agent. the kremlin denies involvement. nato joins calls for an international investigation. also on the program, belarusian performers singing for freedom. and german prosecutors prepare

to charge a mother with the murders of five of her children. officials believed she s sedated and suffocated them before trying to take her own life. we bring you the latest on the investigation. i'm phil gayle. welcome to the program. nato has added its voice to the calls for access from moscow over the poisoning of russian opposition leader alexey navalny. the alliance has demanded the kremlin fully cooperate in an investigation. the german government this week concluded mr. navalny had been poisoned with a soviet era russian nerve agent. >> nato leaders meeting here to discuss an attetempted assassinatation outside their borders. >> why does nato believe it would have a mandate to a act in this case for an attack that was

not on nato territory? >> bececause this was a violatin of international law on international border it is a use of a chemical weapon. it is a usese o of a c chemicale agent, whichch is violating the prohibition of any use of chemical weapons. >> the secretary-general says germany provided evidence beyond doubt that a nerve agent was used on the russian dissident. he also requested transparency from moscow. >> nato allieies a agree that ra has serious questitis it mustt ananswer. the russian government must fully cooperate with the organizatition for the prohibitn of chemical weapons on an impartial, internanational investigigation. those responsible for this attack must be held accountable and brought to justice. >> the kremlin has disismissed e

conclusion reached by german doctors, saying it has received no proof from berlin that navalny wasas poisoned. >> we listen to these lofty and pompous statementnts from our wewestern colleagues with a certain amount of skepticisism. we will sesee w what facts they provide, , but such obnoxious demands in the tones that our western colleagues are using, i don't think they c can provide anything but fake evidence so far. navalny is still in a coma in a berlin hospital and faces a long and uncertain road to recovery. the nature of the problem is answers will be difficult to come by. nato and the european union have not cited how they will react as they try to tackle the issue of standing up for someone who was not attacked on their soil. >> the german government is also facing calls to take action against moscow that can include canceling construction of the

controversial nord stream 2 pipeline, which was scheduled to deliver russian gas directly to germany. melinda crane asked a conservavative lawmakerr how he ththought berlin should respond. >> i think it is up to the internatioional community as a whwhole and in particular europn partner countries to respondnd o this crime, whicich is at the se time an infringement of public international law because this nerve agent t is prohibitedd unr international law. our response should be a clear and quick response, and we have at f first to stand togogether,t at the same time react in a way that cannot be misunderstood by russia as weakness. >> one signal that would not be misunderstood is if germany were to suspend or terminate the nord stream 2 gas pipeline project. there's increasing pressure on

the german government to do that. how do you see it? >> well, this is under discussion indeed. it seems to me that primarily political options should be preferred, but i think we should not step into a competition on outbidding ourselvlves who makea stronger proposal and suggestion. we should have first indeed stand together. our response should be appropriate but also proportional. >> the head of the bundestag's foreign affairs committee, who is a member of your sister party, the cdu, says continuing the project would increase germany's dependence on russia and send a signal to russia that it can flout western condemnation. how unified are the conservative parties in the r response to russia? >> dependency can also be to the benefit of both parties, but now we have to realize that russia

for years already does not only disregard the territorial integrity of its neighboring countries but also the physical integrity of its own citizens. that is why appeasement is not an option. >> you have good connections to the u.s. administration, which has long opposed nord stream 2. are you worried that if germany does persist w with the project, it could further e exacerbate transatlantic tensions? >> i think we should find a response that could be taken by alall european union partners ad the inteternational community, d with regard to nord stream 2, there are so many aspects at stake. also economic interests, not only from germany and russia, but also from the united states. there are also deliveries of oil and gas from russia to the

united states, so we should be open and frank with our bilateral relations. >> we will take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world. in the united states, president trump says former enemies serbia and kosovo have agreed to normalize economic ties. mr. trump help the deal as a major breakthrough between the northern countries. serbia still does not recognize its neighbor's independence after kosovo broke away more than 10 years ago. italy's former prime minister who tested positive for covid-19 this week has an early stage lung i infection according to hs doctor. the 83-year-old was hospitalized in milan on thursday night. doctors say his condition is encouraging. one person is missing, presumed dead, following a fire on a supertanker off the coast of sri lanka. the sri lankan navy says the

place has been contained. police in the united states have's shot dead -- have shot at a far-left activist suspected of killing a trump supporter. it was active on the anti-fascist scene and was killed when police attempted to arrest him. >> almost a week after the shooting in portland, the hunt for the alleged killer ended here, near olympia, washington. michael was shot dead by police as he left his apartment trying to get away y in a car. >> there w was a confrontation between the officers thatat were on scenene and the subject. the information we have at this time is that the subject was armed. there was shots that were fired into the vehicle, andnd the

subject fled from the vehicle, at which time there was additional shots that were fired. >> this was last saturday. shots fired in central portland, filmed by a passerby. earlier, a caravan of trump supporters in pickup trucks rode through the city. clashes broke out between the group and left-wing protesters demonstrating against racial injustice. the man who was shot and killed was 39-year-old aaron danielson, a supporter of the far right groupp patriot prayer. friends say he was not a racist nor a radical. the eyeyewitness who filmed the shooting said danielsoson had appeareded to reach for a gun. in a bizarre turn of events, the alleleged shooter appeared to admit to the e killingg in an interview withth vice news, published the day he himself was shot dead by police. in it, h he said he e acted in

self-defense. >> had i notot activive, i am confident that m mfriend and i'm sure i would have been killed because i was not going to stand there and let something happen. >> portland has been the scene of escalating violence between right and left-wing groups in recent weeks following a summer of demonstrations against police brutality towards black americans. now, yet another politicize is shooting fuels the divisions in america. phil: lebanon has marked a month since the huge explosions that devastated the capital, beirut. mortars and protesters filled the streets around the port that blast happened. at a military ceremony, soldiers marked the moment by laying a

wreath and lighting a torch. for others, the event was a chance to show their anger for lebanese authorities. protesters carried nooses and chanted "revolution" near the site of the explosion. wewe correspondent was at the event. welcome. talk u us througugh what happend today. >> the c capital observed a momt of silence marking the one-month anniversary of the beirut blast. it was very tohing. 190 people were honored, the pepeople who were killed due to the blast were honored. the main religious sect in lebanon carried out prayers. fire engines sounded sirens and

prayers were broadcast from the loudspeakers of the mosque, and the speakers at thth port replayed the sound of the explosion as well as the panicked voice of f the people, and the lebanese flag was waiting near the beirut ports. >> a month on, how is life i in beirut now? >> a feeling of anger, frustrtration n still dominatese capital. when they sensed there was a heartbeat under the rubble, pepeople rushed into the street, offering whatever they can to hahave a glint of hope someone could surviveve the explolosion. peopople are a angry, on the sts protesting.

phil: what does the city need now? >> the protesters are asking for accountability. they want the people r rponsible for the negligence of the beirut court explosion to be held accountable. they want reforms on the political establishment. thesese are mamainly the same demands since the october uprising. phphil: thank you for t that. belarus' x at opposition leader has called on the united nations to help stop human rights violations in the country. amongst the demonstrators are actors and musicians who swapped

the theater for the streets. >> this gathering is illegal, a policeman says. these days, singing in public can get you arrested. every day, they will come out and sing in front of their theater. they have been locked out demonstrating against the government. eric placed double bass in the ensemble, or at least he used to. sisince early august, he has ben out demonstrating almost daily. >> i think most performers would not be able to go out on the stage and carry on as if nothing had happenened. >> belarus is almost unrecognizable since the election on august 9. for weeks now, hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets in peaceful protest, demanding fresh

elections. they've been met with police brutality or mass arrests. now the protesters are taking their message off the streets and into people's everyday lives. it is a weekday afternoon like any other until eric and his friends arrive. this song has become an unofficial national anthem and part of the soundtrack at these protests. the reaction is not long in coming. another day and a new location. the response from passersby is always the same. as the street protests grow with every passing week, police tactics are changing, too, blocking roads to split protesters into smaller groups and arresting them in ever greater numbers. these arrests just make protests even more important for eric and his friends.

>> the government is trying to demoralize us, but we are stronger. we will wear them out with sheer numbers, bit by bit we will get there. >> one thing you hear time and time again from protesters is that they are just hanging on and living in. . phph: still to come, residents of the chinese province of inner mongolia protest against the new education policy imposed by beijing. the move has prompted fears for the future. first, though, more details are emerging about the deaths of five young children. police have told germans they believe the children's mother sedated and suffocated them. they have issued a warrant for her vest. it is believe the mother of six then attempt to take her own life and a railway station. the oldest child survived and is

being cared for by relatives. >> for the first time, they told us about a possible motive of the crime and told us that the alleged perpetrator, the 27 year old woman, was probably emotionally overwhelmed because her ex-husband had ended their relationship one year ago, and she was at home all alone with her six children. another thing they talked about is the story of her eldest son and the only one who survived. they told us that he went to school in the morning, and the mother called the school to tell him to come home and said that something terrible had happened. they met at the train station and then took the train together to visit the grandmother of the children, but she got off the train earlier and let him continue his travels all alone. we know that she then threw herself in front of the train at

the sort of main station. phil: if you are suffering from serious emotional strain or suicidal thoughts, you should not hesitate to seek professional help. you can find information on where to find support no matter where you are on this website. there have been protests in northern china over a new education policy that places the mongolian language with mandarin chinese in schools. the autonomous region of inner mongolia borders mongolia and russia. ethnic mongolians comprise about 70% of its residents. the regional local government announced this week that school pupils will have to use new textbooks in mandarin for some subjects. in their words, it preserves the future of the mongolian culture. >> a rare seen, a protest over

policy. for these ethnic mongolians, language is their cultltural identity, something they cannot bear to lose. across the border in independent mongolia, people have also taken to the streets to show support. >> inner mongolilia is the last region in the world w which kees usining the tradiditional mongon scripts. that is why mongolianans all ovr the world are frustrated about china's policy about cutting the language from the school program. under the new policy, schools in the chinese autonomous region will gradually replace the teaching of core subjects from mongolian to mandarin. many fear that the younger generation would graradually loe fluency in their mother tongue. >> i'mm proud o of our brotherso are very few butigightin hard.

that's why we have to send them all love and support. i'm afraid that they might get in danger. that's why we are here to not let it happen. >> china says the concerns are unfounded. >> the constitution of the people's republic of china, our law on the regional autonomy of ethnic minorities and educational law all stipulate students have a right to learn a new language. we guarantee the freedom of all ethnic groups, including mongolians, to develop and use the language of all nationalities. >> and assurance that could be a hard sell for minority determined to protect its cultural traditions. phil: still to come, a new women's team in frankfurt with hopes of flying high in the women's bundesliga. we take a look at their chance of bringing success to the

german financial capital. ahead of that, we look at some of the latest developments in the coronavirus pandemic. the head of the world health organization says the agency will not endorse a covid-19 vaccine before it is proved safe and effective. japan's government says it will fund the cost of vaccinating every japanese citizen against the coronavirus. tokyo is also planning compensation funds to help people who experience side effects from any future vaccine. france has experienced another spike in coronavirus cases. almost 9000 people were infected on friday, a record daily increase. hundreds of thousands of students in india have been told they will have to sit through entrance exams under strict restrictions. some students are worried that sitttting the examams will push infection figures even higher. > examinationons during a

pandemic, whwhen schools and colleges remain closed. these students are appearing for a crucial test, and it is testing like never before. masks assigned at the exam centerer, constant sanitization, and d social distatancing. paparents and ststudents are reassured by these measures. ththey say thehey cannot affordo lose any morore time to thehe pandemic. quick safety meaeasures were tan so that it is ok. >> they could have conducted this exam in april. the caseload was lower than, but they pushed her to july and now this. they cannot afford any more delalays. >> yet, not everyone has been this enthusiastic about the test.

students have protested onlinine against the tests they say they are being forced to o take and have even approached the e preme court. ststudents took t to social med. whwhe t the supreme couourt has rejected their demands, s studes yy forcing t them toppear r for the exams is cruel. an aspiring doctor is expected to travel n next week 150 kilometers to her test center. she has not stepped out in five months and is terrifieddo do so. she heard rumors on social m mea . >> i know many students whose parerents are askiking them to p exams is y year. it'ss far too risisky foror the. nothining is decidided f for me, either. my family is scared. they don't know if i should go for this exam or not. >> opposition parties have taken up because as well. they accuse the government of being anti-student. protesters insist don't want the

exams canceled but simply postponed until it is safer. >> [indiscernible] to post on this examination for the time being. >> these students, however, intend to get on with their plans. they say their careers will have to be formed within this new normal. phil: the women's bundesliga begins two weeks before the men. there's hope that ffc frankfurt could mount a challenge. >> meet the women of frankfurt.

>> personally, i think it is great to play for such a big club. they are a big part of this town. you know the logo. you know the name. it's great that we can now play under the eagle. >> women's football in germany lacks the investment seen in other countries like england. in germany, some clubs are still slow getting involved in women's football, but now frankfurt seeks to follow the lead of wolfsburg, byron, hoffenheim, and leverkusen. others continue to try their hand at being all women's clubs. the clubs should not be forced to develop. i'm sure that the quality of women's football alone will be enough to see many top clubs during the same.

we cannot be ignored. in frankfurt, they are convinced have made the right decision. the women's teams, professionals, and youngsters are important parts of enriching the club as a whole. >> i have a feeling we are very well prepared. we are constantly improving and really looking forward to the start of the season. >> optimism is obviously back. time will tell if the eagles' attitude will match their altitude this season. phil >> the club to join 19 years ago had applied for transfer but was told he would not be released from his contract. the argentinian said he did not want to get into a legal dispute, but he criticized the president for his handling of the case. in one of the biggest transfers of the summer, kyle harvick has

completed his move to chelsea for aa reportedd 18 million eur. he left a reported german nations leak camp after their game against spain to head to london where he finalized the deal. the highly rated attacker has signed a five-year contract with chelsea. since you are up-to-date, more world news at the top of the hour. we will take you through the big stories of the day on "the day." ♪

twenty y four entrance twenty four .com. welcome back to the fronts twenty four newsroom the c clocks all striking ten pm here in paris these are the latest world headlines. heyy rich remembers those who died and those who've been affected on the one month anniversary of the city's chemical explosions. bells ring from churches and mosqueses anda minute's silence is observed as rescue and cleanup efforts continue. france is a long way from seeing the back of code is nineteen the latest figures from the health ministry show thatat nearly n nine thousand nw cases have been confirmed. that's a record daily highs since the virus first appeared