has launched a protest with belarus isn't baster here in berlin also coming up. argentina's senate rejects a bill legalizing abortion it was a narrow vote on an issue that has deeply divided the nation. also in the show the high ranking turkish naval officer who's been branded a terrorist he was caught up in the purge following the attempted to two years ago now he's forced to live in exile and has talked exclusively with g.w. . and discord at the united nations agency for palestinian refugees staff in gaza going out on strike to protest budget cuts. i'm brian thomas a very warm welcome to the show we begin in belarus where police have arrested a number of journalists on suspicion of illegally accessing information from the country's state run news agency local rights groups are saying the arrests are part of a government drive to muzzle independent media among those detained as d.w. freelance correspondent because. his apartment in minsk was searched for two hours by police. has launched a protest with some bouncer in berlin demanding because he's a media releas

showing the story in belarus from moscow for stories and so very much though. if you are a modern now of our top stories this hour the u.s. has announced new sanctions on russia in connection with the poisoning of a former russian spy and his daughter in britain the u.s. state department saying moscow have use of chemical weapon in violation of international law a charge the crime one denies. the argentinean senate has narrowly rejected a bill to legalize abortion thousands of anti-abortion activists cheered the news outside the congress in buenos aires but others launched angry protests. or don't forget you can always get news on the go download our app for example from google play or from the apple store that gives you access to all the latest news and information from around the world as well as push notifications for breaking news and you can also use that have to send us photos and videos. this is the news live from berlin i'm brian thomas for the entire news team thanks so much for being with us. what we were. when we were. the first american to someplace

only showing the story in belarus from moscow for stories are still very much though. it's to argentina now with our country senate has rejected a contentious bill to legalize elective abortion lawmakers voted by a margin of thirty eight to thirty one against the measure after some fifteen hours of difficult debate the bill would have legalized abortion up to the fourteenth week of pregnancy thousands of anti-abortion activists cheered the news outside the congress in buenos aires but many of the bills backers launched an angry protest before police dispersed them would tear gas. over some of the other stories making the news today a powerful aftershock has struck the indonesian province of lombok these six point two magnitude tremors the strongest of hundreds of aftershocks that have hit the area since the deadly quake on sunday officials say the death toll from sunday's quake has now risen to two hundred twenty seven tens of thousands of people remain homeless. hundreds of migrant workers in southern italy have staged a march to bring attention to their poor working

belarus has been under authoritarian leadership for 24 years.he opposition is severely restricted. on a list of one hundred countries, reporters without borders puts belarus near the bottom in terms of press freedom. phillies, 100 journalists were arrested in the past year alone. dozens were convicted. if the six recently arrested are found guilty, they could face up to two years in prison. >> the case of a jailed ukrainian film director will be part of the talks on friday between french president and russian leader vladimir putin. that from a source in mccrone's office. they had been on a hunger strike since may and is said to be gravely ill. he was sentenced in 2015 for 20 years in a penal colony for planning terrorist attacks. russia annexed crimea in 2014. charges against him and 64 ukrainian prisoners. social media posts by his family quote the filmmaker as saying, the end is near. business news, germany is making it more difficult for foreign investors to step up domestic companies. >> one target is there in particular in the target is chi

this case is open well we thank you so much for joining us to tell us about the situation there in belarus and also to remind everyone you know our colleagues currently in detention there may have and we know that you worked with him you know him personally so we thank you so much for joining us to tell us a little bit more. you're watching g.w. news still to come on the program germany and the united states find one thing that they agree on the need to keep growing chinese business in check. as that story and a whole lot more. ice are telling you for lent thanks for watching. luis at full speed. if you wish. but always almost.

these cases open well we thank you so much for joining us to tell us about the situation there in belarus and also to remind everyone you know our colleagues currently in detention there may help bush have we know that you've worked with him and you know him personally so we thank you so much for joining us to tell us a little bit more. on now to tennis news the big names encountered few problems in the second round of the toronto masters top seed rafael nidal overcame both rain delay and france's. two book his place in the next round meanwhile second seed alexander's ever of remains on course to defend his title alexander's ref's he seems to be enjoying the hard courts of north america fresh from defending his washington title the germans were too good to repeat the trick and from so. very very seeded second here and they had a few problems getting pos bradley klon is booming groundstrokes too much for the american. last year's various beat roger federer in the final here and now he's safely through to this year's third rounds seven. hundred sixty four. and with that you're up to date no

news live from berlin police in belarus arresting journalists is at the beginning of a media crackdown among those detained as did have your correspondent paul yet because he has apartments in the capital meant to search for two hours to w.'s launch a protest with a bellicose ism bassett are here in berlin also coming up. the u.s. imposes new sanctions on russia for the chemical attack on a former double agent and his daughter how will this affect president trump's offer to improve relations with the kremlin we'll get the latest from washington. also on the show discord at the united nations agency for palestinian refugees staff and on out on strike to protest budget cuts they come after the u.s. slashed america's aid for the palestinians. and the turkish naval officer caught up in the purge following the attempted to two years ago in turkey in an exclusive interview he tells the w what it's like going from being a high ranking nato officer to being branded a terrorist. brian thomas thanks so much for being with us authorities and dollar also rest of the number of journalists on suspic

and authorities in belarus have arrested a number of journalists on suspicion of illegally accessing information from the country's state run news agency among those detained is paul york but kosky a correspondent for d.w.i. russian service his apartment in minsk was searched for two hours by police d.w. has lodged a protest with the ambassador of bellaver us in berlin is a rest followed police raids on some of the country's largest independent media outlets local rights groups say that the tensions are part of a government drive to muzzle the press and we're joined now by may have. who is an editor at the russia service he's been following the story for us welcome to you and i just like to ask you because the bell of russian authorities they have not spelled out why our colleague and several other journalists were taken into custody so what more can you tell us what do you gather from the situation where else are they actually did the starting point was the fact that someone must have you legally revenues from the paid segment of a state news agency and this was the starting point o

belarus authorities have arrested several journalists, including a dw correspondent.is apartment in minsk was also searched. the reason for his arrest has not been officially confirmed. critics say the move is part of a crackdown on independent media. dw has launched a protest with the belarus ambassador in berlin and demanded his immediate release. the democratic republic of congo's long-standing president joseph kabila will not run in the upcoming e election. that i is according to a government spokesman. the announcement ends months of speculation. kabila's second term offificialy ded in 201016 but he refefused o step down. now he has chosen before and -- the former interior minister to represent the ruling amp coalition in the vote. as tensions grow in zimbabwe after last week's disputed presidential election, police today briefly arrested a senior opposition leader as he tried to cross into neighboring zambia. the former finance mininister, a leading member of the opposition mdc, has since b been released. he is reported to be urgently seeking asylum in zambia. t

owned online news service these arrests and searches are raising new questions about press freedom in belarus. yet another search this time at the independent bell a russian and russian language news organization t u t dot b. why it's accused of tapping into the feed based state run news agency without authorization. among those arrested as. a correspondent for deutsche of ela during a raid of his flat police confiscated computers tablets telephones and memory sticks by cost he was working as a media analyst and had commented on recent searches of independent news organizations. his wife told he suspected of having unauthorized access to information. authorities say their investigation is still underway they say the state run news agency has been unlawfully accessed more than fifteen thousand times in the past two years. according to the owner of the t u t dot b.-y. website this could all be a pretext. but. it is clear that was our income we could surely afford to pay for a subscription to the news agency. but many questions remain unanswered namely why the arrests and how searches were carri

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has logs of protests with belarus isms past that are here in berlin also coming up . argentina's senate rejects a bill legalizing abortion it was a narrow vote on an issue that has deeply divided the nation. also in the show.

elections and look he's obviously preparing for them now he already ordered that all the media in belarus that somehow get financial backing from the state now have by law to keep book to pick up topics given by the state so and by organizing the crackdown the calculation might be that the independent journalist will be made b.d. and as long as these cases open well we thank you so much for joining us to tell us about the situation there in belarus and also to remind everyone you know our colleague is currently in detention there have and we know that you worked with him you know him personally so we thank you so much for joining us to tell us a little bit more. germany is making it more difficult for foreign investors to snap up domestic companies and kristof joins us with that story sara that's right with one target in particular that target is china for years beijing has been on a mission to buy companies that fit its strategy to develop into any even bigger economic powerhouse mostly market leaders in ten different key industry sectors like robotics or pharmaceuticals that strategy in

control of a belarus for twenty four years restricting the opposition and the media at least one hundred journalists were arrested in the past year alone if the six recently detained reporters are eventually found guilty they could face up to two years behind bars. a disproportionate punishment that critics say could even further limit the country's independent press. in southern sixteen hundred people have been evacuated to escape flash floods caused by heavy rain the hardest hit region is gone where helicopters take seven hundred fifty people to safety. flash floods reduced to mud. is something the campsite was here. right thruout. rescue workers were supported by helicopters and evacuating campuses in southern france. search teams including divers combed waters for a german man who still reported missing it's feared he may have been swept away in his caravan the man who was accompanying children at a campsite in the god of the region which was hardest hit by the flooding. more than one hundred children were evacuated from the site. it started raining when suddenly a flash flood came d

authorities in belarus arrested a number of journalists on suspicion of illegally accessing information from the country's state run news agency among those detained is appalled york by god ski a correspondent for the russian service is apartment in miss minsk was searched for two hours by police. has launched a protest with the ambassador of bella who's here in berlin where his arrest followed police raids on some of the country's largest independent media outlets local rights groups say the detentions are part of a drive to muzzle the press. joining me now is a mikhail a bush us he's an editor with a russian service and he's been following the story we go welcome now you mike of ski and several other journalists who've been detained what more can you tell us. well i think the whole scale of the crackdown is only visible when you think that as for now at least ten journalists from four different belorussian media outlets has been either questioned or detained or all this together so it's all on the grounds of the fact that someone illegally read news from the paid segment of a state ne

here's a look now at some of the other stories that are making news around the world authorities in belarus have freed a correspondent who's detained on suspicion of gaining an authorized access to the computer systems of the state run news agency holyoke by kolsky russian service as one of a number of journalists taken into custody this week with fears of oppressive crackdown by counts he says he's still being treated as a suspect and cannot comment. on bob ways main opposition party the movement for democratic change has filed a legal challenge to the election result three constitutional court appeal will delay the presidential inauguration it was originally planned for the sunday and d.c. leader nelson chamisa seen here in some file footage has called the vote outcome fraudulent illegal and illegitimate. and canada four people have been killed in a shooting in the eastern city of fredericton two of them were police officers lisa confirmed they have a suspect in custody and have now lifted a lockdown the circumstances of the shooting are unclear. but the peak of the summer holiday season

is a look now at other stories we're following for you around the world authorities in belarus have freed a day or spawning detained on suspicion of gaining an authorized access to the computer systems of the state run news agency paul york by. russian service as one of a number of journalists taken into custody this week faris of a press crackdown by still being treated as a suspect and cannot comment. so while boys main opposition party the movement for democratic change has file in a link. will challenge the recent election results the constitutional court appeal will delay the presidential inauguration a widget only planned for this sunday m.d.c. leader nelson chamisa seen here in file footage has called the vote outcome from jail it illegal and illegitimate. that. two palestinians were killed and dozens injured by israeli gunfire during protests along the gaza border a volunteer medic treating demonstrators was reportedly among the dead israeli military said wires curled stones explosives on fire bombs elsewhere a truce on the use of missiles and airstrikes agreed by hamas and israel

authorities in belarus have arrested several journalists on suspicion of hacking the computer systems of the country's state run news agency local rights groups say that the arrests are part of a government drive to muzzle independent media now among those detained is correspondent. because his apartment in minutes was searched for two hours. has watched a protest with the belorussian ambassador here in berlin demanding because deeds immediate release reporters without borders told the dubey that the arrests were quote an attempt to intimidate the leading independent journalists the organization also said the raids in the confiscation of computers and other devices are just that the arrests are political australia's most populous state new south wales is gripped by its worst drought in decades wildfires are raging in portugal spain in the united states and a heat wave is scorching parts of asia and right here in europe the impact of the blistering temperatures is visible from space take a look at these images which we received from the european space agency they should the united king

she enjoyed quite a battle with marnya lit—vin—chuk of belarus throughout today s race but acceleratedsome of the day's other sports stories now and it's been confirmed by everton that defender michael keane has sustained a small hairline fracture of his skull. the england international was stretchered off and taken to hospital during yesterday's game with bournemouth. keane is expected to return to full training in three to four weeks. it wasn't just silverstone that saw sport curtailed today. heavy rain in taunton saw play abandoned without a ball bowled in the final t20 blast quarter final between somerset and the notts outlaws. the match will now be played tomorrow. and the catalans dragons players have returned home to a heroes welcome. these were the scenes at the airport as steve mcnamara's players touched down in france — they beat warrington wolves at wembley yesterday to win their first challenge cup yesterday. no team from outside england had ever won the trophy. serena williams has responded to french open organisers whose new rules would see her unable to wear the ‘catsuit

has has now spoken with our colleague there in belarus after his release what did he have to say well yes so a correspondent of the it was released but there's more to report as expected all the suspects in this case were released you ring the day so that's a good news no they are pre and the wave of detention these obviously. would have told us that the conditions were kerry he feels all right. and as all the detained journalists they are not. allowed to speak about the case due to the obligation of secrecy so to bear up some good news in the case that important ok so apparently he has an obligation of secrecy but are we learning any more details as to you know why the authorities are justifying this arrest. yes yes there seems to be sold out at least the investigative committee means to release today a statement that she buried it up to by one of the belorussian media outlets under scrutiny actively how the investigation i quote and reportedly admitted that she knew that a number illegally indeed used the music from the paid segment of state run news agency so the into radiation mus

she was beaten in three sets by aryna sabalenka from belarus.h to the quarter—finals. stephens — who's gearing up for the defence of her us open title later this month — beat spain's carla suarez—navarro in straight sets. stephens won 6—2, 7—5, and now plays anastasija sevastova. the number eight seed petra kvitova is out. the czech, who won the canadian 0pen title back in 2012, was beaten in straight sets by kiki bertens of the netherlands. the dutchwoman, who's ranked 18 in the world, won 6—3, 6—2 to claim her place in the quarter—finals — when she'll play the number 15 seed from australia, ashleigh barty. it was day four of the european athletics championships in berlin on thursday with seven gold medals decided. turkey picked up their first gold of the championships and our reporter, ade adedoyin, was there to witness it. a number of world champions from london 2017 claimed gold in the german capital on thursday night. ramil guliyev of turkey one 200 metres in a new championship time of 19.76, that makes him the second fastest european champ

authorities in belarus are afraid of the dw correspondent detained on suspicion of gaining unauthorizedccess to the computer system. dw's russia service was one of many journalists taken into custody this week. he is still being treated as a suspect and cannot comment. zimbabwe's main opposition party is moving for democratic change and has filed a legal challenge to the election results. constitutional court appeal will delay the inauguration originally planned for this sunday. the leader has called the vote outcome fraudulent, legal, and legitimate. two palestinians were killed and dozens were injured by israeli gunfire during protests on because of ardor. -- along the gaza border. writers rolled stones -- rioters hurled stones. in southern france, about 1600 people have been evacuated to escape flash floods caused by heavy rain. the hardest hit region is guard. helicopters helped take 750 people to safety. >> flash floods produce campsites. >> the campsite was here, the river went right through. >> rescue workers supported by helicopters in southern france. search teams including div

friday afternoon in the west bank village of belarus. and another demonstration against the israeli government that will take over half of the villages. out cannot come out. of the old girls and female food is the. fear in the of the us. it matters little what they're called whether walls barriers or fences the intention is the say to redefine human relations into us. this is a story about division about the barriers that many erect in calculation or desperation to separate themselves from abos or others from. when diplomacy and conciliation fail this is the alternative. of the living. i call it a wall of shame because a hundred and thousands of palestinians are without jobs because of them without freedom of movement because of the world i without the trees. and israel is. the population of all these or else i know. there's nothing new about so-called protective walls most ancient cities have them the ones we see today around jerusalem date from the sixteenth century. but the twenty first century wars not only look different they serve

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belarus. . >>> white house senior policy adviser stephen miller is one of the architects of the president's agroech to immigration and is coming under attack. it's not written by a pundit or political insider. it's written by his uncle, david glosser. i spoke to him earlier today. in the piece you wrote, you describe your nephew, stephen miller, as an immigration hypocrite. what do you mean by that? >> it's an important question. i have to preface my response by saying that i wrote this article more in sadness than in anger or resentment. our family history is entirely dependent upon the fact that our family was able to escape from a terrible situation in what is now the country of belarus. in those days, it was part of the russian empire. >> your family first came here in the early 1900s? >> the first of our particular group came over in 1903. they worked for a while peddling fruit and doing sweat shot work. then they were able to round up enough money to bring over the rest of the immediate family. everybody else who didn't make it, they were all swept away in the holocaust and dead. >> a

of belarus from her in the closing stages britain sjessica walker finished a career—best fifth in thege in the k1200m event this morning, so it was left to walker to boost the team s moral. she had impressed throughout the rounds and did so again in the final only missing out on a medal by 0.14 seconds. the 28—year—old was pleased with her performance though. i'm really happy with it, and just how close it was. obviously some work to do to get the gold, but he said to me injanuary i was going to get fit here, so i would have taken it. iam happy. elsewhere olympic k1200m gold medallist liam heath lined up alongside his team—mates in the k1; 500m event. its a new discipline for tokyo 2020. they haven't had a great deal of time together as a line—up and clearly still have work to do finishing fourth in the b final to rank 13th overall, but health insists they will get things right. winning medals in olympic games is a lwa ys winning medals in olympic games is always the target of every athlete. when you're not in a game to really be the runner—up you want to be up there and be putting ou

the american, who's the third seed, beat belarus' victoria azarenka in straight sets 6—3, 6—4. has ta ken another step towards playing professional football. the retired athlete, who holds the record for the 100m and 200m, came on as a sub for the australian a—league side central coast mariners in a pre—season friendly. he's hoping to impress enough to get a deal ahead of the new season. however, he was unable to take this chance. ironically hejust wasnt quick enough. that's all the sport for now. the weather's looking pretty good over the next couple of days, most of us this weekend will get at least a little dose of sun but the temperatures are expected to climb and there's some sunshine on the way. but the nights are starting to draw in now. the nights are getting longer. not the nights, the days are drawing in, the nights are getting longer, that's what i meant but we have to make the most of any warmth thatis have to make the most of any warmth that is heading our way because before you know if there will be windswept gale force winds, the whole lot but for now, warmth out

opposition is severely restricted on a list of one hundred eighty countries reporters without borders puts belarus near the bottom in terms of press freedom at least one hundred journalists were arrested in the past year alone dozens were convicted if the six recently arrested reporters are found guilty they could face up to two years imprisonment. we have some sports now and tour de france winner thomas received a hero's welcome when he returned to cardiff wales thursday a sea of supporters lining the streets near the city's castle was thomas in the winner's yellow jersey did a victory lap for thousands of fans a ceremony to recognize as a chinese achievement follows he's the first welshman to win the tour de france a thirty two year old. himself still has state of disbelief. mind blowing expect this. to know what to expect the reception resistance say and just to see that the pride in people's eyes is a rite of passage in a passion and the people of not. just mine go you know kind of expected from my family my wife obviously well mates and. people i've never met you know the little things that.

opposition is severely restricted on a list of one hundred eighty countries reporters without borders puts belarus near the bottom in terms of press freedom at least one hundred journalists were arrested in the past year alone dozens were convicted if the six recently arrested reporters are found guilty they could face up to two years imprisonment. or the case of ukrainian film director although since all will be part of the talks on friday between french president. and russian leader vladimir putin that from a source in micros office the crimea born since song has been on the hunger strike in a russian prison since may and is said to be gravely ill since all was sentenced in twenty fifteen by a russian court in twenty years in a penal colony for planning terrorist attacks on the crimean peninsula russia annexed crimea in two thousand and fourteen cents of calls the charges against him and sixty four other ukrainian prisoners political social media posed by sense of family and lawyer the filmmaker is saying quote the end is near. our business news now germany's making it more difficult for foreign

she enjoyed quite a battle with maryna litvinchuk of belarus throughout today's race, but acceleratedthe breaking news we brought you a few moments ago and authorities in florida sailor has been a mass shooting in jacksonville. these are the pictures of the downturn entertainment complex, part of a shopping mall where the shooting has taken place. what we're hearing the local sheriffs office is that there have been multiple fatalities and several further people wounded in the shooting. they also say that it suspect in the shooting has been shot dead. the authorities urging people to stay away from the area and remain in hiding if they don't think it is safe to come out while the swat team carries out a sweep of this complex. they are contacting people via the local sheriff's twitter feed, hoping people via the local sheriff's twitterfeed, hoping that people via the local sheriff's twitter feed, hoping that people have got their phones with their man can get access to information and guidance. this was a video gaming tournament being streamed live online. in the video footage that was

was treated as a witness in this case rather than as a suspect in this case against journalists in belarus authorities did however say that it was connected to the arrests of other journalists and bella ruse and they are accused of on lawfully accessing information on the state news agency which essentially means they they're accused of not having a proper subscription to that news agency now because kim self has said that he hasn't recently used that resource at all. that was a militia when reporting from moscow nigeria as specific as lot of most corrupt countries in the wild that's according to the global anti corruption watchdog transparency international last year it ranked one hundred forty eight out of one hundred eighty countries one organizations trying to change that it's called cracka and it uses data from the public budget to fight corruption and promote transparency in nigeria's public spaces like this school in lagos. told before the shooting as they prepared to graduate from primary school thousands of children have passed through st paul since it first opened its doors more

opposition is severely restricted on a list of one hundred eighty countries reporters without borders puts belarus near the bottom in terms of press freedom at least one hundred journalists were arrested in the past year alone dozens were convicted if the six recently arrested reporters are found guilty they could face up to two years imprisonment. now for some of the stores. around the world. moscow says it's considering retaliating against the new sizes from. washington and the u.s. state department announced the punitive measures in connection with the poisoning of former double agent sergers and his daughter yulia britain the u.s. and britain say russia was responsible the kremlin denies any responsible. u.s. authorities say a fifty one year old man has been arrested on suspicion of setting the massive holy fire in southern california is orange county forest clark faces a maximum sentence of life in prison if convicted of the formally charge later today the holy fire has displaced twenty thousand people. emergency services have rescued some eight hundred people from a number of camps science i

for cash more than one hundred foreign entities and individuals were affected in or last year from belarus and burundi to venezuela and zimbabwe in one month alone people and businesses in lebanon libya colombia pakistan somalia and the philippines were targeted so let's bring in our guests joining us in washington d.c. richard weiss the rector of dissenter for political military analysis and the hudson institute in tehran mohammad marandi head of north american studies graduate program at the university of tehran and also in washington d.c. via skype christopher preble vice president for defense and foreign policy studies at the key to institute a well a warm welcome to all of you richard wise let me start with you it seems that really do preferred foreign policy to of the trump administration these days sanctions and tariffs. yes i would agree with you the u.s. administrations have always used sanctions economic and other to promote their goals but in terms of the range of commonly employed tools at the one end being a large scale military force such as the u.s. is the answer rock and di

near the border with belarus. it's march fourth. the government has asked poles to honor members of the anti communist resistance movements that was created during the final months of world war two. the rebellion was soon put down by soviet and polish troops the resistance groups have been accused of war crimes against non catholic and non polish minority groups but many view them as patriots. boy am i here today. it's my duty it's important for poles to remember and celebrate these men through. people are. what it is because they were heroes who defended polish independence here in the east when you push with the isn't moving elysium the the but the march is also a provocation. many carry pictures of removal of rise a resistance fighter who's been accused of committing war crimes in one thousand nine hundred five and forty six the descendants of some of the victims still live in the village and can't believe what they're seeing or enough of this shouldn't be happening one of the. the. two blocks away the relatives of the victims ga

she enjoyed quite a battle with marnya litvinchuk of belarus throughout today's race, but acceleratede british couple who died at a hotel in egypt last week, has told the bbc she's convinced "something in their room killed them." kelly 0rmerod, who was also staying at the hotel, believes her parents didn't die of natural causes. egyptian investigators say no trace of poisonous gas has been found in the couple's room. 0ur correspondent stuart flinders reports. john and susan cooper were on a family holiday at the red sea resort of hurghada when they were both taken seriously ill and died on the same day. their daughter, kelly 0rmerod, who arrived home in burnley this morning, was with them. at 11 o'clock, i went and knocked on the door, to see whether they were just having a bit of lie in and didn't want to be bothered. as i opened the door, i could see that my dad was extremely ill. he was staggering back to the bed. mum was laid on the bed and i could tell that something was seriously wrong with them. the egyptian authorities say the couple, both in their 60s, died from heart and res

news live from berlin police in belarus arresting journalists is at the beginning of a media crackdown among those detained as did have your correspondent paul yet because he has apartments in the capital many search for two hours to w.'s launch a protest with a bellicose ism basswood are here in berlin also coming up. the u.s. imposes new sanctions on russia for the chemical attack on a former double agent and his daughter how will this affect president trump's offer to improve relations with the kremlin.

below she in the premier why do i say that in belarus yesterday similarly have a section one night one that refers to the use of slave labor but it goes further the use of slave labor and other forms of exploitation you need for my explore what that free human explored explode out if we had that formulation in russia lawyers would have an effective tool for taking action. was bush done if you let you put i would give you. the rooms in the academy a highly reminiscent of the soviet era. the veteran legal expert doesn't think the primary reason behind the exploitation is a legal one he's as it's down to a fundamental problem of society. place where did she feel like you just go for a buck there's a kind of psychological provocation at work here you see pictures of happy rich people all over the television and internet they're sitting on their yachts drinking champagne. that image appeals to us young makes us envious. never mind the duty for. all wants to have an affluent and comfortable lifestyle. but in practice most of us constitute that by legal means to live. options for you it was m

. >> he is talking about the fact his relative fled belarus to the united states.was america's immigration policies to allow the family to survive. >>> 36 minutes past the hours. voters head to the polls in wisconsin, connecticut and vermont. senator tammy baldwin and leah vokmeer and kevin wilson are trying to convince voters they are most like president trump. she is under fire from her opponent, a former democrat, for denouncing then candidate trump during the primary. also on the ballot is eight departme democrats looking to oust scott walker who is seeking a 30 term. >>> -- a third term. >>> aretha franklin's health is failing. the singer has been dogged by reports of illness in recent years and appeared frail in recent photos. she has kept her struggles private. earlier this year, she canceled performances on doctor's orders. a tribute to franklin at the beyonce concert in detroit. tens of thousands singing along to franklin's music. her career spanned six decades. she started her career at the detroit church where her father was the minister. our thoughts an

egypt, india, brazil or belarus?>> my book of the week is "fact fullness." it's a fact filled book with great charts that will teach you more than thousands of pages of prose. the lead author was a "gps" favorite. >>> now for the last look. that was no ordinary baptism. first the location was the jordan river. the same waters that christians sev receiving baptized christ. last week he officially announced his candidacy for his country's presidency. he's already the front-runner. that's in part thanks to evangelical christians. a new force in latin american politics but one whose foupower growing every day. from mexico's elected president to colomiba's conservative hard liner. with conversions on the rise, they clout come continue to grow. what is the secret to gaining their trust? some in latin america have quickly learned how to win them over with anti-abortion and anti-gay rhetoric. let's hope in their urge to throw the bums out, latin's america evangelicals don't anoint too many false prophets. think they want som

the american — who's the third seed — beat belarus' victoria azarenka in straight sets 6—3, 6—4.akign on karen khachanov right now. in the arthur ashe stadium. 6—5 at the minute. rafa nadal is struggling. the world's fastest man — usain bolt has taken another step towards playing professional football. the retired athlete — who holds the record for the 100 and 200 metres — came on as a sub for the australian a league side — the central coast mariners in a preseason friendly. he's hoping to impress enough to get a deal ahead of the new season — however he was unable to take this chance — ironically hejust wasn't quick enough. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in sportsday at 10.30. until then, goodbye. studio: thank you very much. see you later. the struggling diy retailer, homebase, has made a deal that saves a majority of its stores but still means the closure of another 42 — with 1500 jobs at risk. the company said the move will allow it to start to try to turn the business around and return to profitability. it also staves off the immediate threat of going o

. >> from belarus -- steuben might be in the northeast corner. he was a prescient general -- whipped theeral who revolutionary troops into shape at valley forge. i was afraid somebody would get me on those statues. i should have written down exactly -- >> [inaudible] [laughter] >> the you have any idea about any of the secret basements or belowground spaces from the white house? >> i've heard a lot about them. i do not have any information .hat i couldn't give you rumors -- people who know the white house better than me -- once, when i was covering the white house, there was a swimming pool in kennedy's time, there wasn't much going on in my deddy looks at the press ai and says "you want to see the pool?" the deep end is where the podium as. this is where john kennedy was swimming with who knows. >> jackie. [laughter] tothat's as close underground as i've ever gotten. >> [inaudible] right on the southeast corner. >> that's right. >> [inaudible] lafayette with a sword and there's a partially clad she says i will give you my clothes if you give me

egypt, india, brazil, or belarus?i'll tell you the answer. >>> my book of the week is "fact fullness: ten reasons why you are wrong about the world and things are better than you think." it's a fact-filled book with great charts that will teach you more than thousands of pages of prose. the lead author was a "gps" favorite. >>> now for the last look. that was no ordinary baptism. first the location was the jordan river. the same waters that christians receiving baptized christ. then there's the man receiving the sacrament, a hard ride brazilian fire brand who's been called the donald trump of brazil. last week he officially announced his candidacy for his country's presidency. he's already the front runner. according to the atlantic, that's in part things to evangelical christians, a new force in latin american politics, but one whose power is growing every day. from mexico's recently elected leftist president andreas manuel lopez obrador, to colombia's conservative hard liner, latin american populists from across the

. >> there is from belarus -- oneisn't there?>> i think von steuben might be in the northeast corner. a prussian general who whipped the revolutionary troops into shape at valley forge. somebody wouldd get me on those statues. i should have written down exactly-- >> i can safely say you probably know more about the statues than any of us here. idea aboutave any any of the secret basements or belowground spaces been need the white house? how many floors it is? >> i've heard about them, but i don't have any information that i couldn't give you without-- i hear rumors, and people who know the white house better than me, i have once, when i was whereng the white house, the press room is, there was a swimming pool in john kennedys time. on, soasn't much going my friend says, do you want to see the pool? the deep end is where the podium is. and this is where john kennedy was swimming with who knows. >> jackie. [laughter] >> that's as close to underground as i've ever gotten. -- either a district or corner of the field in the square? la