d.w. politics. now to some of the other stories making news around the world today seven people were wounded in a knife attack in central paris late on sunday authorities say a man began attacking passers by outside a cinema seriously injuring four at least attain the suspect officials say they don't think it was terrorism. and reports say russian and syrian aircraft have resumed airstrikes in the syrian province of live i would insist and a monitoring group told news agencies there were several fatalities damascus has stepped up its assault on the country's last rebel stronghold after last week's summit failed to see a ceasefire. now to the my creation crisis in south america more than two million menace whalen's have left their home country since two thousand and fourteen escaping the political and economic turmoil there in her inaugural speech today as the new un human rights chief former chilean president michelle bachelet is expected to call on neighboring countries to ensure the welfare of ven

d.w. politics is covering this story for us and joins us now on to help us understand this we've got two suspects that have been arrested authorities don't believe that the dead man's death was caused by any injuries that he might have sustained during the altercation with these two men so why have they been arrested while there was a fight obviously and this man was attacked he was injured to the extent that he was taken to hospital it turned out that he had a chronically we caught and his heart basically gave in once he was taken to hospital so in a sense his death was in some form a consequence of this attack but it it wasn't directly caused by any of the injuries so he may have been kicked or something like that but none of those injuries actually caused him to die his heart simply gave in in that stress situation so the men have been arrested for. causing serious injury that relates to a death but it's not being treated as a homicide in any form tell us about the demonstrations that followed the man's death in curtain was it anything like the far right protests that we witness in kemet two w

d.w. political correspondent tom sparrow welcome thomas why does the chancellor seem to be going back on her own decision obviously we heard the german chancellor just a very it's not only the german chancellor who wants to revisit this decision it's also the other two members of germany's grand coalition in wa and it was in fact one of the other members of the grand coalition namely on their knowledge of the social democrats who first sent a letter to i'm going to call on to the interior minister horsy hoover who is also the leader of the bavarian c.s.u. saying that they had to revisit this decision that they had made the wrong decision and that people in germany voters in germany were disappointed by that agreement that they had reached the screen this week obviously that agreement that they reached earlier this week was one that was met with a lot of criticism here in fact the solution turned to be even a bigger problem than the problem itself as far as many people are concerned and that is the reason why i'm going to call on the other two members of germany's grand coalition will sit dow

d.w. politics. now to korea where the leaders of the north and the south have hailed a deal to improve ties and bolster efforts to end nuclear tensions in the region after talks and can yank the north's kim jong un promise to close the country's main nuclear complex and shut down a missile launch site if if the united states makes reciprocal moves well the two koreas also agreed to link up their real ways and work together on a joint a limping bid. day two of south korean president moon j. ins visit to his maverick northern neighbor kim jong un and a breakthrough. after a signing ceremony there were announcements on the north closing a nuclear missile testing site establishing buffer zones between the two koreas and a joint elliptic bid for twenty thirty two it was a more colorful affair the previous evening a concert in honor of the two leaders at pyongyang as grand theater. followed by a lavish banquet and a cheerful exchange of toasts. visit is the first by a south korean leader to the north in e

d.w. political correspondent maximiliano close sheikh who has been following the story welcome back many on how hard times go mustn't back up his statement. well this is the crucial point is the moment he hasn't at all so far we only have the interview that he's given germany's biggest tabloid newspaper builds today in which he makes these claims but doesn't back them up in any way and we've got the statement from the domestic circuit service itself the shots in which they say they're still checking they're still investigating the claims that this video may be fake but there is no proof so far and the bigger question is if there have been concerns by him or by the agency why have they not brought them up with a chance of a bit spokes person of the chancellor angela merkel or stephens i would said today that the has been no conversation between the head of the domestic secret service agency and the german chancellor and if he's had these concerns he shouldn't be these he certainly should have raised them and so now here piers to be contradicting chance that machall so why is he likely to be

d.w. political correspondent maximally on the course sheik who has been following the story welcome back many on how hard times go mass and back up his statement. well this is the crucial point is the moment he hasn't at all so far we only have the interview that he's given germany's biggest tabloid newspaper builds today in which he makes these claims but doesn't back them up in any way and we've got the statement from the domestic circuit service itself the shots in which they say they're still checking they're still investigating the claims that this video may be fake but there is no proof so far and the bigger question is if there have been concerns by him or by the agency why have they not brought them up with a chance of a bit spokes person of the chancellor angela merkel or stephens i would said today that the has been no conversation between the head of the domestic secret service agency and the german chancellor and if he's have these concerns he shouldn't be he certainly should have raised them and so now he appears to be contradicting chance of magical so why is he likely to be doi

d.w. politics is following this story for us hi i'm good to see you what exactly do we know so far about the death of this twenty two year old man oh it was just confirmed very recently in a press conference by the interior minister and the justice minister minister of that federal state where this took place sex in the on. that the man in fact died of a heart attack and that this heart attack was in no way related to the injuries that he sustained apparently injuries were not as serious as was reported but obviously a man must have been and a lot of stress it was a stressful situation he was taken to hospital after the fight in the park during which these injuries were sustained and then he died in hospital presumably because his heart which was chronically weak he had a heart disease for many years because his heart just gave in ok so hans if the man's death wasn't directly linked to the injuries encouraging his alter patient with the two suspects why have they been arrested. well obviously there was a fight there was an assault there was an assault in fact with the result that someone die

d.w. chief political correspondent linda crane. now we want to put the spotlight on those working to make the world a better place each year the right livelihood award on earth people and organizations offering smart solutions for the environment and development the award is known as the alternative nobel prize there are four winners this year and we'll be looking at them throughout the day here on d w one of the awards goes to three of the most prominent defenders of human rights in saudi arabia all three are in prison now for challenging the country's ultra conservative and to tell the tarion rulers. need mohammad khatami and while the. are serving ten to fifteen year sentences their crime advocating the separation of government powers a transition to a constitutional monarchy and equality that includes the abolishment of the system of male guardianship that deprives women of their basic rights. joining me now from new york is cut tawny she's the wife of muhammad honey one of the three saudi laureates first of all thanks for bein

d.w. chief political correspondent milena crane. now to some of the other stories making headlines around the world today opposition supporters in the mall deeds are celebrating ibraheem sully's surprise win in sunday's presidential election so lee who campaigned as a reformer now has to hold together a coalition which includes all rivals outgoing president. conceded defeat in a televised address he was criticized for cracking down on opponents during his term in office. and us president ultra has dismissed the sexual assault allegations against his supreme court pick brett kavanaugh as politically motivated trump said he was with him all the way cabinet on his accuser are due to testify before a senate panel on thursday another woman has also claimed sexual misconduct by cabinet in a magazine article. now today we're shining a spotlight on those working to make the world a better place each year the right livelihood award authors those creating smart solutions for the environment and develop it the award is known as the alternative

d.w. chief political adviser mahela welcome michela one of these doctors to believe it was poisoned. well what he suffers from all the symptoms he's showing pointing towards what's called an anti call no objects up now let's get this out of the way first i had never heard this before either what it basically means that it's a symptom of poisoning that there's an interruption of his nervous system and that leads to his pupils being day to and many organs over functioning and this was potentially absolutely life threatening they say he received very vital treatment in moscow where he was in a clinic but then his family of course decided they wanted him transferred to berlin and here he is now still being treated intensively but he could talk although he doesn't seem to be making that terribly much sense the doctors can't really ask him specifics about that particular day on tuesday yet and he seems to be on the road towards recovery and doctors say that they do eventually expect him to recover fully but that depends on how his body is dealing with whatever is in there. was poisoned doe

d.w. domestic politics units nina believes that angle america's biggest problem is her own interior minister one big step towards restoring voters trust in politics she says would be to replace horses of. course we're going to be talking a lot about horse a whole for in the half an hour to come also but not to let me i'd like to begin by talking about hand scale mass and the head of germany's domestic spy agency you described this week as an incompetent busybody and said he had to go what did he get so badly wrong why did he have to go and why is it so important over strong opinion about him because the interview he gave after an incident in cannes in eastern town of chemists where manslaughter had happened right wing mop a mixture between the population of went to the street and there was a video that showed that it dark skinned man was chased by by would seem to be an angry crowd and he went on then gave a boulevard newspaper interview saying that he questions the authenticity of this video put that in doubt even came close to conspiracy theories about wrong information and targeted misinf

d.w. chief political correspondent trains with us now and our crisis may have been avoided but voices inside the social democrats and the conservative say this government is hanging by a thread. that's absolutely right the government is riven by divisions and not only between the two big parties the social democrats and the christian democrats who govern in this grand coalition but also by divisions with in the conservative bloc that is to say within between chancellor merkel's christian democrats and the bavarian sister party the c.s.u. those divisions broke out in june and nearly brought the government down and they broke out again now over the last two and a half weeks just a reminder about how they played out in this particular case the head of the domestic intelligence service gave an interview to germany's largest tabloid newspaper in which he appeared to be playing down right wing violence that had taken place in eastern german city of camden at the end of august now supposedly he had okayed this interview in advance with his boss the interior minister who happens to be a leading figu

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even though our political leanings but how to grow today. thirty minutes d.w. . staying up to date don't miss our highlights w. program online w dark come highlights. in maintain sixteen l. crime occurred around the world. young people build against their parents' generation. it was a constant dusting full of stupidity antigens. they demanded nothing less than a home society. wanted maelstrom of gun violence with the vietnam war playing the role of my generation watch the bomb war every day. our documentary takes on a lot of times how do those murder members of. the first time i had a feeling of being prompted something. new plans of those events today. ensued screw civil rights to peace movement. plan during this period. in sixty eight. this is d w news wire from berlin and gains up for the far right in general elections in sweden and sweden democrats see a substantial increase in voter support after a campaign focused on the migration debate for the right mainstream parties of the center left and center right have been left well short of a majority a lot of ana

d.w. interviewed versus other pussy riot members back in august. explained the group's approach. if. you can political. we don't have a fixed number of members of the different people come together from various factions you would suggest to the young activists talked of a harsh climate for opposition groups who are frequently condemned by state media. i mean. just because they have to because pussy riot don't do what they want just the way it is the state media always attack opposition groups. jersey loaf was hospitalized and most days ago a pussy riot to vist was quoted as saying he had lost his eyesight and ability to talk it is not clear what caused his illness so we now know he's in berlin who brought him here how to get here because he was put on a medical flight and that was paid for by a group called the cinema for peace foundation they're based here in berlin they describe themselves as a nonprofit. who have a goal to foster change through film and their long term supporters of pussy riot i got in touch with them today to ask them a couple of questions and here's what they told me they sent me

d.w. news life from burning it is another anti immigration party about to shake up european politics swedes are going to the polls today with the far right sweden democrats poised to make major gains what does it mean for the country's liberal alliance we'll have analysis from our correspondent in stockholm also coming up. north korea to commemorate the seventieth anniversary of the country's founding but behind the pomp and the parades does pyongyang really have cause for celebration who put that question to an expert on east asia. five hundred home free glad you could join me voting is underway in sweden in one of the most unpredictable elections in decades the center left government faces a serious challenge from the far right which is made major gains on the issues of immigration and integration prime minister stephan that cost his ballot early this morning he's called this election a referendum on sweden's welfare state polls suggest the populist sweden democrats could emerge as one of the strongest forces in parliament. well the rise of the anti immigrant party could shake the status

political correspondent hands but many thanks indeed you're watching d.w. needs still to come. he says he was helping his family leave the war in syria then how did this man end up in a hung jury in prison we'll have the story coming up a bit later in the program. now three years ago world leaders made a commitment to eradicate extreme poverty for all people everywhere by twenty thirty but a new report just published by the overseas development institute warns that despite this pledge four hundred million people will still be living in extreme poverty by that year a person is considered to be an extreme poverty if he or she lives on less than one u.s. dollar and ninety cents a day extreme poverty totals have declined globally from eight hundred million five years ago to an estimated six hundred ten million today but in africa poverty is on the rise the continent is already hardest hit with africans accounting for about two thirds of the total number of people living in extreme poverty. funny for char reports from nigeria the country with the world's highest rate of extreme pove

political consensus is over. and for more on the swedish election we're joined now by d.w. correspondent barbara vessel who's in stockholm barbara good evening to you so this is being called a potentially game changing vote just one isn't stake for sweden here. there is a lot of stake for sweden because this election could mean that the face of the country really changes more that it has done for decades or probably ever in its recent history because this is society that was based on harmony on people living together peacefully and on looking for compromise all was and under all circumstances but it also has always been a very homogeneous society and all of this is at stake now the whole political system might be blown apart where the parties sudden all was managed to even was minority governments managed to sort of pull some sort of consensus together and now the sweden democrats really threaten to topple all this said it is a whole way off life the swedish way of life the way people deal with each other so it is much more than just an obstinate electoral upset it really i

s political correspondent hans but and many thanks indeed you're watching d.w. news still to come he says he was helping his family flee the war in syria then how did this man end up in hungary in prison we'll have the story coming up later in the program. now three years ago world leaders made a commitment to eradicate extreme poverty for all people everywhere by twenty thirty but a new report just published by the overseas development institute warns that despite this pledge four hundred million people will still be living below that target a person is considered to be in extreme poverty of here she lives on less than one u.s. dollar and ninety cents a day extreme poverty totals have declined globally from eight hundred million five years ago to an estimated six hundred ten million today but africa is going against that trend with two thirds of the total number of people living in extreme poverty w.'s funny french are reports from nigeria and oil rich country with one of the worst records on poverty. of poverty we are passing by people who live in inhumane sur

political correspondent here comes studio you want g.w. news wide from berlin. it's all about the perspective closer d.w. . a good. i'm not proud of and i will not succeed in dividing us about oh not succeed in taking the people off the streets because we're tired of his dictatorship. taking the stand global news that matters. made for mines. it was two thousand and eight and the banks with hemorrhaging billions of dollars the eurozone was on the ropes and people could only watch in horror and then at the height of the financial crisis an outsider launched a new internet based currency discount that children who are born today won't.

d.w. news live from but it is another and he and the gratian posse about to shake up european politics swedes have been voting in general elections with the far right sweden democrats poised to make major gains what does it mean for the country's liberal alliance we'll have analysis from our correspondent in stockholm also coming up trauma at the u.s. open tennis final story no williams angrily confronted the umpire after a controversial cold we'll take you through the divided reactions on social media. and mexican director alfonso cuarón wins the top prize at the venice film festival for roma a black and white drama based on his childhood memories. i knew coop as mckinnon glad you could join me thank you. the people of sweden are voting in one of the most unpredictable elections the country has seen in decades mainstream policies are facing a major challenge from which from the far right which is expecting big gains from votes as unhappy with immigration and with the slow pace of integration polls suggest the nationalists leading democrats led by jimmy akeson could emerge as one of the stron

d.w. news the law is a problem but when it is another anti immigration policy about to shake up european politics voting is over in general elections in the sweden of the far right sweden democrats please to make it major games what does it mean for the country's liberal alliance we'll have analysis from our correspondent in stockholm also coming up. tens of thousands of russians take to the streets in protest against vladimir putin's pension reforms hundreds of arrests up for of course it's off to the rallies which camas polls show feelings support for the russian president. and in sports an expensive outburst for serina williams at the u.s. open a seventeen thousand dollars fine for williams' angry confrontation with the umpire of a controversial cool we'll take you through the divided reactions on social media. i'm on your trips mckinnon thanks for joining me first thing is over in sweden and one of the most unpredictable general elections for decades mainstream policies have been facing a major challenge from the far right which is chasing big gains from voters unhappy with immigration and wa

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d.w. news live from burnley is another anti immigration policy about to shake up european politics swedes are going to the polls today with the far right sweden democrats wants to make major takes what does it mean for the country's liberal alliance we'll have analysis from our correspondent in stockholm also coming up. north korea commemorates the seventieth anniversary of the country's founding but behind the pomp and the parades does pyongyang really have cause for celebrate.

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d.w. interviewed verzilov and other pussy riot members back in august for the love explained the group's approach. taken political collective we don't have a fixed number of members different people come together from various factions. the young activists talked of a harsh climate for opposition groups who were frequently condemned by state media . i mean the farther than us they attack us because they have to because pussy riot don't do what they want to me that's just the way it is the state media is always attack opposition groups and by the. those you love was hospitalized in moscow three days ago a pussy riot activist was quoted as saying he had lost his eyesight and ability to talk it is not clear what caused his illness but something goes have pointed to the kremlin several high profile poisoning cases have been blamed on the russian government in the past fifteen years though it has always denied any involvement so far the kremlin has not commented on those he loves case. to stay now where thousands of people have gathered in madrid to protest the country's bullfighting tradition they're calling on politi

d.w. news life from but it is another anti immigration policy about to shake up european politics so easy going to the polls today with the far right sweden democrats poised to make major again what does it mean for the country's liberal alliance we'll have analysis from our correspondent in still calls also coming up a plain old hurry to commemorate the seventieth anniversary of the country's founding but behind the pomp and the parades does pyongyang really have cause for celebration.

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is in central istanbul and we have our political correspondent here in the studio you're watching t.w. news why from berlin. gets a hold up perspective closer d.w. . a good day. going to an official estimates more than one point two million venezuelans and even colombia neatly and illegally. already. returned to. visit friends and i don't think i'd ever go back there to live you know what i live there again i don't know so i'm not sure. witness global news that matters. made from heinz. this is g.w. new saliva from berlin tonight in the us bill cosby the man once known as america's dad is now branded a violent sexual predator the left court headed straight to jail after a judge sentenced the former t.v. star to between three and ten years in prison for sexually assaulting a woman also coming up u.s. president takes america first to the united nations rejecting globalism and calling on board leaders to give iran the cold shoulder we'll have analysis of his address to.

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d.w. meets a former in me to fled to neighboring kazakhstan will have his story also coming out sweden's general election leaves the country's two main political blocs in a dead heat and it seems as support for the insight immigration far right and wrong .

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d.w. interviewed verzilov and other perceived members back in august. explained the group's approach. taken political collective we don't have a fixed number of members the different people come together from various factions . the young activists talked of a harsh climate for opposition groups who are frequently condemned by state media i mean they attack us because they have to because pussy riot don't do what they want just the way it is the state media always attack opposition groups. was hospitalized in moscow three days ago a prissy riot activist was quoted as saying he had lost his eyesight and ability to talk it is not clear what caused his illness but some fingers have pointed to the kremlin several high profile poisoning cases have been blamed on the russian government in the past fifteen years though it has always denied any involvement so far the kremlin has not commented on the case. for more on this story now we're joined by our moscow correspondent. has there been any reactions in russia at all to reports that. has been brought to berlin. well there being no of the reactions from the r

d.w. interviewed verzilov and other pussy riot members back in august. explained the group's approach. taken political collective we don't have a fixed number of members different people come together from various factions. the young activists talked of a harsh climate for opposition groups who are frequently condemned by state media and the. us because they have to because pussy riot don't do what they want just the way it is the state media always attack opposition groups. was hospitalized in moscow three days ago a pussy riot activist was quoted as saying he had lost his eyesight and ability to talk it is not clear what caused his illness but some fingers have pointed to the kremlin several high profile poisoning cases have been blamed on the russian government in the past fifteen years though it has always denied any involvement so far the kremlin has not commented on the case. for more on this story now we're joined by our moscow correspondent. has there been any reactions in russia at all to reports that. has been brought to berlin. well there being no of the reactions from the russian governmen

summary our political correspondent hans blunt there commenting on the debate is taking place in the bundestag today and course we'll be coming back to that story throughout the day you are watching d.w. news we're going to now catch up on some of the other stories that are making headlines today authorities in the southeastern united states are warning people to brace for devastation as hurricane florence heads towards the area the governor of north carolina says it will be like nothing the state has ever seen before and he urged people to follow orders to evacuate residents of coastal areas in south carolina and virginia neighboring states north conner are also being told to leave immediately the storm is expected to cause severe flooding when it makes landfall on thursday. a scramble to prepare before the storm hits. off the carolina coast the skies are already beginning to darken. hurricane florence is expected to make landfall on thursday with torrential rains and winds of more than two hundred kilometers per hour we are planning for devastation this is a storm this is not a glancing blow this is a category four category five storm. the hurricane is massive eight hundred kilomet