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Floods of that famous. Visit to enlist. Im phil gale welcome to the prompter. Israels Prime Minister is fighting for his political life as the country goes to the polls and 8 seconds of National Election in 5 months Benjamin Netanyahu tried to form a government in april but failed to meet disagreement with ultra orthodox parties this time hes facing a stiff challenge from former army chief benny gantz in a race said to be too close to call. Another Election Campaign is over for the 2nd time in india israelis are going to the polls. Here at a polling station in jerusalem voters have different hopes as to who should from the next condition government. Is frustrated that we have you know within 6 months we have to go again and vote i think our biggest problem is our lack of unity and this election actually is the 1st time that i debated basically until i stood there and i generally no one going to vote for and today i had no idea until i walked in there and decided i dont know if i made the right decision the most important thing for me is the social issues i think that we have a lot of work. And i think that the current government exactly do what it should or could so i think after 11 years with an attorney you know we can try and change it and focus on some proven so we have to make. Society Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu failed to form a Coalition Following elections in april instead of handing back his mandate he pushed for new elections. In this rerun israelis are again faced with the choice of many parties and alliances but the focus of the elections is clear i think this election there are 3 main issues 1st is netanyahu. Cock and little sheep 2nd threats on Democratic Values and institutions and the 3rd one is a competition between values religious versus secular liberal versus traditional netanyahu who faces a possible indictment over corruption allegations thought a fierce complain for his likud party he didnt shy away from making controversial election promises like his pledge to annex parts of the occupied west bank once again his main rival ispahani ganz candidate for the center right blue and white party and a former army chief and in a 10 yahoo the 2 men were neck and neck in the last elections. But netanyahu might still have more possibilities of forming a coalition for example with the ultra orthodox and smaller more extreme right wing parties. In jerusalem can tell us more welcome lets start with turnout what sort of day is it baby. So the last numbers that we heard about are at 44 percent which is interestingly actually a bit higher than they were in the april elections contrary to expectations because analysts who have been careful to make predictions because theres this is an unprecedented 2nd election within one year in israeli history but they actually thought that maybe theres might be voter apathy and maybe less people would come but actually so israelis usually the voter turnout is quite high and around 70 percent and it seems like this time 2 israelis are interested in making a decision about who their leadership will be despite kind of a general pessimism minister all about the future of the country you know no prospects for a long term peace high cost of living israelis are still happy to come out and vote it seems so far. The Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is fighting fighting this election while facing 3 Corruption Cases how much of a role has that played in this campaign. Yes thats true its its played a huge role actually his 1st hearings are scheduled for the beginning of october which means that hell be facing those hearings while a coalition when a government hasnt even been formed yet. And he actually has been campaigning very aggressively with this hes been claiming that theres kind of a witch hunt going on against him and that witch hunt is not just by a left wing politicians who are trying to topple him or by the media but even also accusing the attorney general the police of having a political agenda to topple him and on the other side opponents the blue and whites the largest opposing opponent party but also other parties have been campaigning in order to to say that hes not fit to govern anymore and with all this corruption scandals hanging over him and especially with him undermining Democratic Institutions as they claim by attacking for example the attorney general so these corruption charges have been a large part of the Campaign Many people are actually criticizing that this campaign is too much about personality even though there have been some other important issues too as we heard in the report thank you but thats really in jerusalem. And well take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world irans Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has ruled out diplomatic talks with washington at any level unless the United States returns to the nuclear deal it withdrew from last year is remarks famous rejected the accusations that it was behind the drone attacks that crippled saudi arabias Oil Infrastructure over the weekend. By police in france have broken up a makeshift migrant camp and had dug in the countrys northern coast of georgia say the sprawling settlement was a launching pad for illegal crossings and the english tongue channel to britain eviction was ordered by the local math a day after about 40 migrants tried to make it to the u. K. In a dinghy. Britains abraxane battle has moved to the Supreme Court which has begun to hear a case claiming the Prime Minister Boris Johnson acted illegally when he suspended Parliament Mr johnston says the shutdown was necessary to present an even less incentive agenda opponents say the real reason was to prevent parliamentary scrutiny. Some of venezuelas Political Parties are split from the main opposition to sign an agreement to join government lawmakers in a bid to resolve the countrys economic crisis Opposition Leader one who has been trying to keep the site united has previously said the talks with president Nicolas Maduro the government had collapsed. And the taliban in afghanistan has carried out more suicide bombings a week after President Trump a called off peace talks with the Insurgent Group 24 people in cherry car just north of the capital were killed in the 1st of todays attacks when a bomb exploded near election that he being addressed by president ashraf ghani he was unhurt a 2nd blast in the capital kabul killed at least 22 people and wounded many more. Saddam panic and chaos a survivor scattered from the scene of the attack as a 2000 people had come to listen to president fanny in the town of when a suicide bomber detonated his explosive belt. Suddenly about on a motorbike arrived and a huge explosion went off for the last people were martyred and that was a visit richard in the desperate scramble the wounded were piled on to pickup trucks and raced to hospital. But there was a terrific loss that all my friends got injured i dont know what happened next. The 2nd blast went off hours later near the u. S. Embassy in kabul it was also claimed by the taliban on a 2 coast carnage hes. Joshing i heard an explosion of dust rose from the side of the attack. There was gunfire. I skate from here body parts are spread all around this area. The insurgents oppose the elections campaigning all but ceased as the u. S. And the taliban negotiated a peace deal but President Trump last week an ounce deal was quote debt. The candidates are now back on the campaign trail. While the taliban. Nap. With all that they champions being is back with the 1st group games kicking off tonights 2 german teams will be in action Chris Huntington from d. W. Sport can tell us more welcome chris i dont mind and barcelona and i quite dull i know definitely it is feel 2 of the biggest clubs in the world we have the defending the League Champions barcelona coming to germany signally do not park dortmunds backyard it should be quite the match up barcelona is a season team in this competition theyve won it 5 times 2132. 00 and could only be runners up in the competition but this is by far the biggest opening fixture of this years competition the Champions League we have more on the showdown between dortmund in barcelona lets take a look. I. I can each yellow wall that dortmunds acknowledged in a park is a fan favorite across the continent the players are also keen to drink in the atmosphere even superstar messi after the group stage drawl said he looked forward to finally playing there but a niggling cough injury may keep him out of the match. It was like yeah they will decide tomorrow its true a few days ago we werent so sure hed play. In our last training sessions but he trained with the team he competed well and maybe was able to get some of the pain he was feeling out of his head. Team on fire having bounce back from defeats in the bundesliga by pushing for passed by a lead accusing on saturday was. Captain and score of this goal marco voice is confident they can beat barcelona. I think its important we concentrate on ourselves and dont talk too much about the opponent and about messi everyone knows he is the best but thats that were playing at home and we also have a good team so we want to get out. I dont want to face an uphill toss whether messi plays or not their group also contains a rejuvenated into milan side so 3 points would certainly go a long way. So what happens if messi doesnt play well if messi is not there you know my instinct is that he will suit up and actually play he mentioned hes looking forward to the idea of play to signal it in a park but barcelona they have stars in attack in the likes of luis suarez and tom greens mind these 2 players obviously are going to strike fear any Opposing Side but dortmund are a young side thats on the kumba you can say jade and sand show from the start of last season into this season has more sense to anyone in all of european football pock all kafir is a former barcelona player he came out recently saying he felt disrespected during his days at barcelona he has a bone to pick with the team coming to town tonight so i think all in all you can look at this competition a lot of people have favorites they say dortmund can win they just came back a win at home in their league domestically so all in all you got to give the home crowd advantage as shot because played as a dollar to the park is like having an extra mental pitch. And the other german club are not just the leipzig how do you write their chances in lisbon against benfica well like rb lively because they are currently the top of the table in the bundesliga they have a very solid defense they have a young master my coach and you leonardos mon and when you compare germany to but as they get to portugal stuff like really apples and oranges they have been ficos a presence but theyve already tasted defeat this season and leipsic have not i give the upper hand to leipsic Chris Huntington thank you ok. The winners of one of the worlds most lucrative art prizes the premier imperioli have been announced they want other 5 exceptional talents for their lifetime achievements in the fields of painting sculpture architecture film and music. One of the willis is german violin virtuoso alice sophia mortar multitalented south african artist william catch rich is another hes known for work that combines the poetic and the political the prizes backed by japans royal family. Now an American Woman has become the 1st person to swim the English Channel 4 times without stopping but shes not just any in jordan swimming etc thomas from the u. S. State of colorado voted the feat less than a year after completing treatment for an aggressive form of Breast Cancer after taking to the jimmy waters of the English Channel she spent 54 hours in the safe after all that time in the waves as she admitted she felt a little seasick. I his reminder of our top stories at this hour of polls in israels a 2nd general election this year close in less than 2 hours Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a strong challenge in form on the cheek and gods is running as a centrist well have exit poll results from jerusalem as soon as voting complete. Time it is 50 people have been killed in 2 suicide bombings in afghanistan a week after President Trump called off with the taliban. This is that deed of music live from above if you can get over the news that the latest news information on the web site and you adopt the back of the top of the hour and get hot pokers business africa mix of the. Earth the home for saving Google Indias tell stories of creative people and innovative projects around the world ideas to protect the climate and boost Green Energy Solutions by global ideas the environment series of global 3000 on d w and online you know that 77 percent. I