the, the, the, the, the more to buy, coven skeptics in the german capital, descends into mayhem with protesters clashing with police. berlin has only just banned anti locked down demonstration, amid a 4th wave of infection. israel frame good now has approve that iran on thursday attacked tanker off the coast of oman, killing to israeli prime minister in the poly bennett called it a reminder of iranian aggression. iran, however, adamantly denied the claims and also the stories that shaped the week the case of negligent homicide is launched after a huge explosion of a key chemical plant in germany kills 5 people. environmental group, greenpeace alarms describing the possible in time. and here the main question

arises, is it's an acceptable to place this as it were. powder tags, near large settlements, and american whistleblower. daniel hale is sentenced to almost 4 years in jail for leaking information on us drawn warfare. we hear from others to also follow their conscience and shared government secrets 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 interest. and i just, with the government is at war with its own people, ah, are broadcast live direct from our studios and moscow recapping, weeks, op stories with our weekly program. this is art international, are now clashes erupted in central berlin when housings of coverage skeptics

gathered to protest long running restrictions with police detaining nearly 500 demonstrators. it is just over a day since city leaders ban such rallies over the risk of spreading the disease. ah, ah ah, it was a very chaotic day today. he, enrolling lots of protests, were announced, protest against the corona measures, 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 into 1000. protesters had no point together, never well in the city, they were police tech police and they sent the people back, so no protest could together anywhere. so the protest 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 that to you about me. you see goal such down the final destination today for the protest. when the protest reach this point, the police came up with water cannons and threatened to protest to use those war. we witnessed a lot of us, we didn't count them a lot of us. sometimes to look to the auditors, 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 the weight seem to be arrested. and sometimes these arrest was pretty violently. german political analysts to be

john, tell us solely and told us that authorities have taken no issue with similar gatherings that did not challenge their policies. the most well modal content tracked down on opposition in germany to receive reading memory trace and not telling the government not to go forward and even tell the part about the government. they were organized by government coalition to be in the middle of today. only the whole thing were taking is today meeting where the german government to berlin regional government allow mach demonstrations over time over 80000 people last weekend for one of your lots of gay life parade. to be held in the street, the patient of the mayor. and of course,

the police are not cracked out on the back. and the reason why they were kissing and the 3 is there i am the german. but so the same way the proud of the today show you to take care, right? read them off the family and then the b, e in there for the job. an explosion. the other major chemical plant in germany killed 5 people with 2 more still missing. police have opened a case of negligent homicide into tuesdays incident. initial investigations suggest there is no risk to public health from toxins with more detailed tests expected in the coming days. now the site is one of the largest chemical parts in europe, employing $30000.00 workers. more than $5000.00 chemicals were manufactured and the area including all elements for the production of explosives. greenpeace has voice concern over the blast impact. the situation is very difficult from

a chemical point of view. it is really possible to imagine a huge catastrophe. we have a plan for the incineration of hazardous waste. that is precisely though substance says that for obvious reasons should not tend to the environment they're collected . and burned, and it is such a plans that have 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 the explosion on the subsequent fire receive incineration plan just behind me, residents were initially told to remain inside. keep that windows and doors closed . a tentative all clear was given following tests that were carried out by the state and federal environmental protection services. those tests would be looking at the quality of the, the soil as well as looking at re water 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 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 in there by god not to use that either. there's also being warnings about making sure that you take on foot where outside of your home, if you're in one of the areas with london. now, despite these warnings being given out, activists told off see that while a number of people still unsure what they should be doing. uncertainty to reins. people wrote to me asking whether they can go out in the garden walk. 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 different septal to place this as it were. powder tags, near large settlements, life has pretty much returned to normal in labor 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 northrop with fall. yeah, it was a blower in the u. s. has been sentenced to almost 4 years in prison for leaking classified information about america's drug program. while serving at the buck rama

airbase in afghanistan a decade ago. daniel hale helped identified targets for cessation when he returned home in 2013. he shared secret details about the drawing program with journalists from the intercept online news site, revealing that the true extent of civilian casualties in the middle east and africa were far worse. than expected in march hale pleaded guilty to leaking classified documents, which revealed that 90 percent of air strikes have actually hit civilians. and the us ramped up its drawing program during the obama administration. and since then has launched more than 14000 air strikes in nations like afghan stand, pakistan, yemen, and somalia. thousands have been killed with more than 300 children among the victims . we spoke to whistleblower and former us intelligence officer john carrier who, who was there this week and attended hills 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 to, to, 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 range, 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 go. 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 quarter detailing some of the things that he had witnessed in his work, including the death of 2 children in john strike. he 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 the 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. please strode circle 24 hours a day and delivering deaths from the skies 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 power. it's really the misuse of the espionage act which has been continued or another well known whistleblower. wait in on twitter, edward snowden condemned to the court's decision and pray tail. we got reaction from a former us drone operator who also lifted the lid on what his work involved. brandon bryant 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,

yet you have to bear witness for it. not just an unfeeling part of the machine you're dealing. 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 the israel's prime minister has threatened to head back at iran after claiming it has proof that had carried out thursday deadly tanker attack in the re b and c. 2 crew members were killed supposedly, by

a drug strike on the vessel linked to an israel 1000000000, or however, to prom denies responsibility and pledges retaliation if attacked, or to policy or reports now from television pension can the region are running high and med concerned that they could be a confrontation between iran and those opposing her. so i think we have seen the red treat increased dramatically, particularly as the israeli prime minister, enough to be. bennet has strong words for karen, shall not be off. so she, ron 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 substantiated fingers at iran, blaming hope of being behind the tax, the secretary of state,

and to be blinked and has said to quote that he confidence that iran was behind, that the tech but united kingdom saying it's highly likely that around was behind it. but we have heard that phrase highly likely before and very often means that there is no evidence. we believe this attack was deliberate, targeted, and actually a violation of international law by iran. you k assessments have concluded that is highly likely that iran attack the m v most the street in international waters of amman on 29 july using one or more unmanned aerial vehicles. the radius foreign ministry is denying these claims are twice accusing the countries of false accusation. modes with the ethanol much. this is not the 1st time that the legitimate occupying race in jerusalem has made such false accusations against the blind republic of iran. such, it gives a sense of completely unjustified. they must know that the problems will not be resolved by such positions. if those who come to strike a blow will face

a bigger blow, lumnick republic of the run will not hesitate for a moment to protect the interests of steeple in its national security. the prime minister not to be bennett, has not been in the hosted for a long time and his coalition still remains quite shaky. so it's no surprise that he's quite keen to point fingers at he 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 are being asked over the iranian nuclear deal that the american president joe biden wants to see renewed with iran in the past. it has been repeatedly got put because of american friendship with his role. so questions are being off as to the timing of the confrontation now and whether or not it is coincidental, meaning suggesting it's not policy at ortiz. hello,

richard becker from the anti war answer coalition believes that when is really interests are harmed, its immediate response is outrage. israeli government is hoping to to the rail, the p o a, the reinstatement of the j. c. p. away 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 on a weekly basis is really we're playing, violate the airspace. and i like the aerospace and 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 active place. battalion has been caught on camera in the u. s. 2 officers in colorado have been charged over the violent arrest of an unarmed mixed race man. and a bit of warning. please be aware that the next video contains graphic violence. oh, what do i get out? oh, i do put your hands on for you. okay. don't stop on it. oh oh. 6 0, don't the police officers identified carl vinson as being wanted for several offences. after 2 other men fled, he appeared to initially comply with the officers commands during the rest, but then resisted while being handcuffed. he was subsequently choked, forced faced down on the ground, and then pistol whipped by an officer. vincent 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 street cop is not the 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, that 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, it's not 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 moment 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 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 tuesdays balance being final. and while some observers say that her move deserves praise, others claim that she has left down her teammates when they have 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 you lympics individual, all around competition and women's gymnastics sim on bias. one of the greatest athletes to ever grace the sport a for 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 him 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 peers, 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

a 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 tried to do better next time . kids need strong role models, not this nonsense. obviously, that has created huge response 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 out of 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's as though she's tighten in a cape around her neck. she's the hero task 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 the 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 roy to say my colleague earlier discussed these developments with a panel of guests mental health issue of simone biles. so she withdrew. i mean,

this must be a very, very difficult decision for gigi think perhaps she's set an example by doing this is a topic has had such as the years and only recent need to accept people have mental health and i think they lympics of the past examples why not express? i really feel that especially in lincoln they, they, they, they really try to years and years and they carry their country. shoulders is okay to be my okay, i have mental health, i'm not gonna be able to pull the feather. 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 she does, this is just one of those events. she can't be 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 lympics as well as perhaps too much is

a sporting event should be kept as a sporting events. 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. in the meantime, german gymnast have chosen to wear full body unit cards. instead of the more traditional bettina cuddly, a tart, the decision was made to protest the supposed and sexualization of athletes. we got reaction from our panel. this whole issue of uniform and the sexualization of women has to go quite soon and it can be so very simply. 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 this explanation of women that we may,

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 applebee from this girl, 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 thing. so many changes already. i'm not worried. i still feel like eventually it will kind of not 5 down, but we will respect, respect that for the for now i'm happy with it to different lympics. 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. the limbic should represent social moles as they changed, but i need to present its own central brand needs to keep continuing to keep that. wow. right? so that we have when we see the olympics are there 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 transience and just wait for my statement that does it for me. in fact, that does it for the weekly this week. but don't worry and about 32 minutes. my colleague, kevin, will be here with a full and fresh look at your news. this is our international. glad to have with us . oh,

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