cause a lot of pain on the margin by coding skeptics in the german capital. this ends in may, him with protesters clashing with police. berlin has only just banned anti lockdown demonstrations. made a 4th wave of infection. israel says it now has proved that he wrong on thursday, attacked a tanker off the coast of oman, killing to israeli prime minister natalie bennett, called it a reminder of running aggression. however bron adamantly denies the claim. and also the story that shaped the week. a case of negligent homicide is launched after a huge explosion at a key chemical plant in germany kills 5 people. environmental group bring peace alarm to describing the possible impasse. and here the main question arises is

acceptable to place this as it were, told the tags near large settlements in american whistleblower, daniel hales, sentenced to almost 4 years in jail for information on us drone warfare we hear from others who also follow their conscience and shared government secret when we kill civilians and then put in the official reports that they weren't children for example, they were go. that is a war crime. it's really a war on truth and i just with the blow, think government is at war with his own people. ah, we're broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow recap and weeks time stories with our weekly program. this is our team. internation. clashes erupted in central berlin, when thousands of coven skeptics gathered to protest long running restrictions,

the police, detaining nearly $500.00 demons orders. it is just over a day since the city leaders ban such rallies over the risk was spreading the disease. yeah. ah, ah, the it was a very chaotic day today. here enrolling lots of protests were announced, protest against the corona imagined measures of the german government. all of these protests have been forbidden by the german police and later on by the cost. but still, the protest just came into the city and they came in high numbers. nobody knows exactly how many protests have happened today,

but they were in to 1000. the protesters had no point together. so never, well in the city they were police tech police and they sent people back. so no protest could together anywhere for the protest of gather fossil away from the point where they wanted to start their protest. they never gathered at one point, they were scratched all over this city and walking in small little, not just changing their chance. give me you see goes down the final destination today for the protest. when the protesters reach this point, the police came up with water cannons and threatened to protest to use those water tenants. we witnessed a lot of us, we didn't count them a lot of us. and sometimes they looked at the arbitrary, the police just went into the crowd and arrested some people, they arrested, some musicians, they arrested old people, young people, they arrested hippies. everybody who just stops in their weight seem to be arrested . and sometimes these arrest was pretty violently german political analysts to be

john solely told us that authorities have taken no issue with similar gatherings that did not challenge their policies. some of the most. well, the most content tracked down on opposition in germany to receive reading memory trace and not telling the government not to go forward and even how the government organized by government coalition to be in the middle of berlin today, only the we're holding the government, we're taking today meeting where the german government to berlin regional government allow mach demonstrations over time over 80 people last weekend for one of your lots of gay rights parade. to be held in the street, the berlin patient of the mayor. and of course,

the police are not cracked out on the back and, and been wearing mosley though they were kissing and the 3 is there i am the german. but so the same way the proud of the today should have to take care, right. read them off the family and thought that the b e in they are in the job. all right, an explosion that had a major chemical plant in germany killed 5 people with 2 more still missing. please have opened a case of negligent homicide into today's incidents initial investigation suggest there is no risk of public health from toxins with more detailed tests expected in the coming days of the site is one of the largest chemical parts in europe, employing $30000.00 workers more than $5000.00 chemicals were manufactured in the area, including elements for the production of explosives. greenpeace has voiced the concern over the blasts impact trouble. the situation is very difficult for mechanical

point of view. it is really possible to imagine a huge catastrophe. we have a plan for the incineration of hazardous waste that is precise to those substances that for obvious, reasons, should not tend to the environment they're collected and burned. and it is such a plan that has now suffered an explosion. it was these substances which should not be in the environment that reacted with each other, burned up and spread in these clouds of gases throughout the region. and we know that the inhabitants did not know what they might be exposed to after the explosion on the subsequent fire. if the incineration plan just behind me, residents were initially told to remain inside, keep that windows and doors closed. a tentative old clear was given. following tests that were carried out by the state and federal environmental protection services. those tests to be looking at the quality of the, the soil as well as looking at re, was set that fallen from cloud sort of been in contact with the huge plume of smoke

. the enemy emanated from the facility just behind me say they've reported so far, no elevated levels of pollution. but authorities have also said that they're pretty sure that talks and were released into the atmosphere following this fire and explosion. now we have seen as a lot of messages being given out to people in the local area, warning them not to eat anything that's being grown in their gardens, in the nearby area. also telling people not to allow children to use playgrounds, don't sit in garden furniture or anybody that has a swimming pool and they've got not to use that either. there's also being warnings about making sure that you take off footwear, outside of your home. if you're in one of the areas with london now, despite these warnings being given out, activists the told off the, the, well a number of people still unsure what they should be doing. i'd have to uncertainty to rein people road to me, asking whether they can go out in the gardens and whether we will take more samples

. and this worries me. most of all the people remain the dog. and this is not only the fault of the enterprise. after all, the main problem is that no one knows what substances have reacted and what actually happened. and here the main question arises, is it have an acceptable to place this as it were? powder tags, near large settlements, life has pretty much returned to normal and leave a cruise and i'm the surrounding area. we've had condolences being offered to the families of those that died as well as praise for emergency services and rescue as he were on the scene. so quickly, but a lot of people looking towards that information we're expecting to hear about long term effects that could be that this is the most densely populated area of germany . a lot of people living in the nearby surrounding not just of labor crews and but also cities like cologne in the wide area of north ryan with fall. yeah, it was a blower in the us has been sentenced to almost 4 years in prison for leaking

classified information about america's joan program. while serving at the buck rama air base in afghanistan a decade ago, daniel hale helped identify targets for assassination when he returned home in 2013, he shared secret details about the drug program with journalists from the intercept on line new side revealing the true extent of civilian casualties in the middle east and africa in march have pleaded guilty to leaking classified documents, which revealed that 90 percent of strikes have actually had civilians. are us ramped up? it's a drone program during the obama administration. and since then, has launched more than 14000 strikes in nations like afghanistan, pakistan, yemen, and somalia thousands have been killed with more than 300 children among the victims. we spoke to us, the blower and former us intelligence officer john curiosity, who in this past week who attended hale sentencing hearing the mood was one of great apprehension and the court room was packed for daniel hale. it was all

quite dramatic, but we were apprehensive because we really didn't have any indication of which way the judge was going to go. and then he surprised everyone by clearing the courtroom and sealing it for 2 hours. while the justice department argued in a classified venue for a sentence of 9 years to me, the fair verdict would have been too, too, for the judge to come off the bench, shake his hand, thank him for his service to the country and let him go home to his family, i didn't think he deserved any prison time at all because he revealed a crime that was being committed by the u. s. government, the crime of, of the murder of innocent civilians. these are war crimes. when, when we know that civilians are within the strike rage, that makes it a crime when we kill civilians and then put in the official report that they weren't children for example, they were goats. that is a war crime. and it became

a matter of course, it became something that many drone operators and their supervisors were doing ahead of the sentencing hail wrote to the court detailing some of the things he had witnessed in his work, including the deaths of 2 children and a drug strike and also slammed the claim of former president brock obama. the drone killings abroad, protected americans. the policy of drone assassination was being used to mislead the public, that it keeps a safe whenever i encounter an individual who thinks that drove warfare is justified and reliably keeps america safe. i remember that time and ask myself how i could possibly continue to believe that i am a good person deserving of my life and the right to pursue happiness. me strode circle 24 hours a day and delivering that from the skies. i have turned most of the muslim world against us. it's been completely counterproductive and i think hail understood that and he sought to inform the american public. but we can't have

a debate. we don't know the truth and we know the truth about drones because of the courage of daniel. and it's not just about going after someone like hail, it's really kind of a death blow to the press itself because it prohibits the press from shining a light on the inner workings of ours. it's really the misuse of the espionage act which has been continued. another well known whistleblower. wait in on twitter, edward snowden condemned the course decision and praise tale. we got reaction from a former us joan operator who also lifted the lid on what his work involved. brandon bryan says in the choice between ignoring civilian killings and making the public aware his conscience made up his mind. it's really a war on, through the night just whistle blowers. we've got people that have been propagating this war over in the middle east for almost 2 decades. now. the government is at war with its own people. if you can't, you're part of the machine. the car runs this machine. yeah. you have to bear

witness for it, not just an unfeeling part of the machine you're feeling. and eventually you have to find yourself in the middle of that storm and be like, you know this. i have to do. i have to do this because if i don't do it, who is going to, i find it strange that conscientious individuals that are inside the program that are trying to hold us accountable for the obvious blayton war crimes that we ourselves are doing are being punished and it seems that they're punishing people in order to make them an example. and that really does disturb me, especially if america supposed to be this great country and freedom fighter amongst the world. how we're punishing our own people who are trying to do that. all right, more news after a short break, this is weekly art international. oh, i

use what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have. it's crazy plantation, let it be an arms race is often very dramatic. developments only personally, i'm going to resist. i don't see how that strategy will be successful, very political time. time to sit down and talk rather driven by dreamers shaped by those in me i

think we dare to ask me. ah ah welcome back. this is the weekly on our team international. now, israel's prime minister has threatened to hit back at iran after claiming it has proof that it carried out thursday, deadly tanker attack in the arabian sea. 2 crew members were killed supposedly by a drawn strike on the vessel linked to in israeli billionaire. however, to rom, denies responsibility and pledges retaliation if attacked. ortiz, parsley reports now from television tension. can the region are running high and med concerned that they could be a confrontation between iran and those imposing her setting. we had seen the red

treat increased dramatically, particularly as these lady prime minister, enough to be bennett has sprung words for tyrann, shall not be ourselves. iran is the one that carried out the attack against the ship. intelligence sources have uncovered evidence of this, and we expect the international community to make it clear to the iranian regime that they have made a serious mistake. in any case, we know how to convey the message to iran in our own way. now the united states and united kingdom have joined israel in pointing as of yet, and substantiated fingers at iran, blaming hope of being behind the tax un secretary of state, and to be blinked and has said to quote that he's confident that iran was behind the protect the united kingdom saying it's highly likely that around was behind it, but we have heard that phrase highly likely before and very often. mean that's a complete new evidence. we believe this attack was deliberate, targeted and a clear violation of international law by iran

u. k. assessments have concluded that is highly likely that iran attacked the n v most. the street in international waters of amman on 29 july using one or more unmanned aerial vehicles. the radio foreign ministry is denying these, came out twice, accusing the countries of false accusations more to the yet, the norma. this is not the 1st time the legitimate occupying race in jerusalem has made such false accusations against the blind republic of iran or such. it gives a sense of completely unjustified. they must know that the problems will not be resolved by such positions. those so attempt to strike a blow will face a big blow. lumnick republic of the run will not hesitate for a moment to protect the interests of the people in its national security. these really prime minister, enough to be bennett, has not been in the hussy for a long time. and his coalition still remains quite shaky. so it's no surprise that he's quite keen to point fingers. eddie ran and ran up the rhetoric,

meaning suggesting that quick means some kind of war is a way for him to gain political point. at the same time, questions i've been off over the rainy nuclear deal that the american president joe biden wants to be renewed with iran in the past. it has been repeatedly scuppered because america's friendship with his role. so questions are being offered as to the timing of the confrontation now and whether or not it is coincidental, meaning suggesting it's not policy. a television i read, richard becker from the anti war answer coalition believes that when is really interests are harmed, their reflex reaction is outrage. israeli government is hoping to to the rail, the j. c. p. o, a, the reinstatement of the j c. p. o. way and in any form whatsoever, and it is a possibility, it will be

a lot on what the reactions are now from the various parties. we do know for sure that on a daily basis or at least on a weekly basis, is really we're playing, violate the web and violate the aerospace with syria. carry out not just the violations of aerospace, but bombing inside of syria and many other assaults on around and then very, very outraged and you know, very righteous when something happens that harms their interest. but they do not accept really international law at all, except to employ it as a me to weaponized. that would be the right way to put it. another act of police brutality has been caught on camera. in the u. s. 2 officers in colorado have been charged over the violent arrest of an unarmed mixed raced man. please be aware that

the next video contains a graphic violence. oh, what did i get out? oh, i do. put your hands on for you. okay. don't stop it. oh, oh. 6 0, i don't the police officers identified confidence and as being wanted for several offences. after 2 other men fled, he appeared to initially comply with the officers demands during the arrest, but then resisted while being handcuffs. and he was subsequently choked, forced to face down on the ground, and pistol whipped by an officer. benson was then taken to the hospital needing treatment. the officers in question have since been charged with using excessive force and the local police chief condemned. their conduct. does not police work? we don't train this not acceptable. the definition of police were tele is itself is a problem. you, you, you use the force necessary to effect in

a rust. you keep yourself safe to keep the citizen safe and you actually keep the person that you're arresting safe. the job of the police officer, the strict cop is not to punish. that's the job of the courts. so white edition, not a punishment for conviction. if so, if a police officer was aware, as was in the case of derrick sheldon, but he was being video camera right. your body cameras recording you and they were this comfortable with their actions. there is a serious epidemic and a serious problem. and then police officers, history needs to be looked into. we need to look at how many other times that person been accused, or have they taken excessive force beyond the level of what they were lawfully around the allowed to use. because if somebody's feels this comfortable to get this out of control on video camera guarantee is that the 1st time they've done this. as an incident like us defined, the police movement is not properly communicated to the public de, from the police movement as a political card. it's what the politicians are using to wind up bolstering their base for more voting. it really just removes programs funding for certain areas for

police officers. there's been more drama to tokyo olympics and star us gymnast simone biles has sensationally pulled out of all. but one final, to focus on her mental health. it is now left to be seen whether or not she will participate in today's balance beam final. and while some observers say that her move deserves praise. others claim that she has let down her teammate when they needed her the most. i say put mental health 1st, because if you don't then you're not going to enjoy your sport and you're not going to succeed as much as you want to. so it's okay. sometimes the even set out the big competition to focus on yourself on tuesday doing the talk, your lympics individual, all around competition and women's gymnastics sim on bias. one of the greatest athletes to ever grace the sport a full time on the big champion, quite surprisingly for many decided to withdraw from the, from the round and eventually the russian team or r o c. if you may,

1 gold in that discipline. first, it was cited does come on, biles decided to withdraw to medical reasons. then it became clear as cited by the teams entourage. and by, by ourselves that this was a mental health issue. it has created quite a whirlwind of reactions. there are those who are strongly accusing and abusing simone bias for withdrawing that i would say spearheaded by pierce morgan, a famous u. k. tv host, who well just fell short of accusing some on violence of being a chicken and checking out on her team. and i saw something that serial winners do on mental health issues. now the go to excuse for any poor performance in elite sport. what a joke just admits you did badly made mistakes and was try to do better next time. kids need strong role models, not best nonsense. obviously that has created huge responds online and even some

mainstream media jumped in. and if you look at the language that some of these mainstream media, like washington post and many others used, you would think that simone biles actually won a gold medal rather than pulling out from the competition. whenever biles pulls on her leotard, it says, though she's tyson in a cape around her neck, she's the hero tasked to save in a solid sport embodying some tried believe in american dominance, and also carry an agenda and an entire race. that's a heavy cape and it chokes. but it's one that exceptional black women and women of color are tall to wear because simply being great isn't good enough. for some reason, many of those media and bonded and commentators also decided to bring in her agenda her race into the story which is already creating another type of backlash because people cannot understand what is her decision to withdraw from one particular competition. something she has been preparing for for quite a while,

because the lympics is quite important for any athlete in the world has to do with who she has, her skin color and things like that. she went on instagram recently just saying how much of that weight on her shoulder is being hard on her and may be this rift with such reactions coming from both sides would create even more pressure for the 24 year old gymnast with a very difficult past where i see a, my colleague discuss those developments with a panel of guests mental health issue of simone biles. she withdrew. i mean, this must be in a very, very difficult decision for gigi think perhaps she's set an example. by doing this is a top. it has to be over the years and only recently that people have mental health and i think they limited to the examples why not expect i really feel that especially in lincoln they, they, they,

they really try the years and years and they carry the contra mesh oh does is okay, have to be okay. i have mental health, i'm not going to be able to call the family. she has withdrawn, has bought further attention to her. i mean, if she's sort of quietly underperformed and perhaps explained to the media that, you know, this is just one of those events. yukon. been at her peak all the time and then quietly slipped away. fine. but she really has made an announcement him put mental health health back on the map again. so the importance of mental health issue obviously shouldn't be underestimated. but perhaps putting that on for lympics as well is perhaps too much is a sporting event. it should be kept as a sporting event. if one is not ready for one really shouldn't. shouldn't be that. you could only find out sometime, but you're not ready for it. when you're there already. the meantime, german gymnast have chosen to wear full body units cards. instead of the more traditional bikini cut leotard,

the decision was made to protest the supposedly sexualization of athletes. we got reaction from gas. this whole issue of uniform and the sexualization of women has to go quite soon and it can be so very simply, he just say, here are the uniformed men and women, no different. any sport that tries to segregate male and female on the basis of uniform is really back in the 20th century. one of the biggest things about the atlantic pattern and your skills isn't actually and what you're judging, not charging the uniform and what, what people don't realize of this explanation of women. when they can be very self conscious when wearing, we're beating clothing, which might actually performance. so really, if we really care about the school and the athletes and this guild, we should allow them to feel confident in what they are wearing, doing a bit of a problem be on the one hand the olympics is designed to extol, abuse in the perfection of the human body operating at peak efficiency,

so it's there to be admired. all the other hand, we have contributed lympics, who may feel uncomfortable with that being a limb. in particular, maybe there's a case for some element of choice, but at the same time we don't want to lose the essence of what they lympics is. are you afraid perhaps that non sport issues or political ones in particular for example, that could become main talking points in the future olympics? no, i'm not worried. i think it's a great opportunity. we seen so many changes already, and i'm not worried. i still feel like eventually kind of not live down, but you respect, respect for now. i'm happy with it to different hill and picks. let's put it that way. it's an a everyone watching on tv and watching, you know, 68 tests and see the stadium with everything they can come, pretend i'm enjoying it as much as i do. other olympics i have to say, well it should be confirmed because we don't want to be just a vehicle for the latest. 5 that comes along. lympics should represent social moles

as they changed, but i need to present its own thing. trilled brand needs to keep continuing to keep that. wow. so that we have when we see the olympics of it with their own specific procedures and, and, and habits and ways. and that's the beauty olympics. that's what we want to say. we don't want to make it to the temporary to trans unit and just this waveform insane them just under 30 minutes. that's when i will be back with another look at your weekly. this is our international steamers. ah, ah. will be someone like me seeking the best rights for people for children and the african should have the best education as learners to eval. if the taliban continue to oppose this will be confronted. i wanted to confront dition to be

political if they don't allow us to continue to, to, to seek their own domination of candidates. and the way they incorporate that will give rise to an uprising without a doubt. and i'll be one of the the push the wait till the gaining. i still have the painting. oh, you thought like we'll take, we'll just take a break in that you put in on your plate. and so the time break in there, right? you know, way in 1st spring i want to play a role in helping to raise the awareness of the american people about the impact of these drugs.