Into meltdown are found not guilty they were accused of failing to mitigate the disaster that came in the wake of the 2011 tsunami. And canadas Prime Minister just introduced says hes sorry after a picture of him wearing brown face makeup was published in Time Magazine but in the midst of an Election Campaign will he survive the revelation. Waiter thank you for joining us. Both of the main political leaders in israel have said they want to Form Coalition governments following tuesdays inconclusive election result Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu called on his main rival centrist benny gantz to join him in a coalition under his own leadership gone through his glue and white party narrowly took the most seats in the knesset has said he also wants a coalition but without netanyahu and with himself as Prime Minister netanyahu said he was surprised and disappointed by his opponents response. Joining us now is our correspondent in jerusalem so tanya tell us what did gaunt say and what is his vision for a unity government. Well i can tell you its still a very complicated situation over here but if you heard of blue and white leader of any guns who comes here who talks coming from a position of strength he said basically blue and white won the elections and if there will be such a unity government then i will be the leader so this is as much as you can say no to a possible. Premiership and leading such a government himself now he said blue and white quote for a unity government all along this long Election Campaign he also said he wants to do the best and whats best for the people yet but it happened under his terms and he wouldnt let dictate someone else such terms now he also state that they want to stand by their well known principles that was interpreted here as saying that he didnt mention really that they have said all along during the Election Campaign they wouldnt sit with a Prime Minister who is under possible indictment and facing possible corruption charges. Is this a vision that netanyahu and his right wing the right Wing Likud Party could buy into and the big question is of course are we looking at the end of netanyahu premiership. But its still too early to say because both sides have now laid down you know what they envision i mean both trying to say that we want to do whats best for the people because there is a sense nobody runs to really go for another round of elections but if you listen to mr gunns carefully you also said that he wants to see a broad a little bit of government and that is a hint saying to mr netanyahu that because he has formed a bloc basically he has met with this tradition of right wing parties the smaller parties and also the us for also talks parties and basically said we are coming here all together and well negotiate together and basically new and white says this is not going to happen so we are still still very far off of any such Coalition Talks it seems and in the event that these 2 biggest parties cant agree on anything are we looking at a 3rd trip to the polls for israelis in less than a year. Well this is certainly a possibility but i think you know also in the putting i talked a lot of future yet they dont really want to see another round of elections because theyre saying basically its going to be the same result and theyre expecting their political leaders. To find a solution to this stalemate and also we heard this ready president saying earlier today again calling on the leaders of the 2 biggest parties here to find a way to get out of the stay in that hes the one he wants to start the consultation process usually once the results official results are published and he would go into a consultation process with the leaders of the parties would then be commend who they want to see. The forming a Coalition Government and he wants to do it and very very quickly as soon as possible. For us in jerusalem with the election updates thank you so much. In japan a court has acquitted 3 former officials who were in charge of the Fukushima Nuclear plant that went into meltdown after the tsunami of 2011 it was the only criminal trial to stem from the disaster the former executives of the toyota electric Power Company or tepco faced up to 5 years in prison if found guilty of professional negligence for the victims of the fukushima disaster thursdays verdict was a bitter disappointment a Japanese Court exonerated 3 former executives in the only criminal trial over the Nuclear Meltdown those who had hoped to see them convicted vented their frustration. We cannot understand it we are not satisfied. In these 8 and a half he is so many people were forced to leave their houses. 6 forced to leave their homeland. And still remain displaced and unable to decide where to live. How would you feel if your house today were taken away from you. This is extremely frustrating. The 3 men have been senior officials at tepco the company that run the Fukushima Daiichi plant the court cleared them of professional elected finding them not guilty of causing the deaths of 44 patients whose health deteriorated after being a vacuum waited from a local hospital. The tragedy was triggered 1st by an earthquake then came a tsunami finally a Nuclear Disaster after 3 of the plots reaction cause melted down hundreds of thousands fled from their homes to escape the radiation the ground and water around fukushima remain contaminated even today many homeowners arent allowed to return to cleanup work by tepco is expected to last decades. Those whose lives have been affected continue to take to the streets an independent commission concluded the disaster was manmade and foreseeable and that it could have been avoided with Better Safety planning Previous Court rulings have ordered millions of dollars in compensation to be paid out. The plaintiffs in the criminal trial are now considering an appeal a final bid in the long search for accountability. At least 30 civilians have been killed and 40 wounded in an airstrike in eastern afghanistan province the u. S. Drone strike the u. S. Drone attack was aimed at a hideout used by Islamic State militants but hit workers in a field meanwhile in southern afghanistan at least 20 people were killed and more than 90 in a truck bomb attack. The Early Morning blast occurred next to a hospital in the city of. The taliban have claimed responsibility for that attack. And now bring you some of the other stories making news around the world liberia is in mourning after a fire at a koran school killed at least 26. 00 children and 2 teachers in the capital monrovia the boys were sleeping in the School Dormitory when the blaze broke out fire officials believe a faulty electric cable may be to blame. Finlands Prime Minister says britain has until the end of the month to submit written proposals for its present plans to the e. U. Then made the remark during a visit to paris to see a president saying that without british proposals quote its over finland currently holds the rotating presidency. North america is facing several severe storms hurricane humberto has lashed bermuda with winds of up to 200 Kilometers Per Hour tropical depression imelda has moved south western texas with 30 centimeters of rain the downpour flooded roadways and schools canceled classes Tropical Storm jerry is expected to turn into a hurricane and reach proto rico by saturday. U. S. Secretary of state mike pompei o has said the strike on Saudi Oil Installations that took place last weekend are an act of war by iran iran continues to deny any involvement in the attacks but washington nevertheless says it will impose what it calls substantial sanctions on tehran. Of drones and a Cruise Missile. The Saudi Defense ministry claims they were among the weapons used in last weekends strikes on 2 of its Oil Facilities maps drawn up to show that the attack most likely came from a northerly direction a saudi military spokesman colonel Turki Al Maliki said the a so was sponsored by iran and did not originate in yemen in the south the home of the rebels who earlier claimed responsibility. But the colonel didnt explicitly accuse tehran of launching the attack and admitted they didnt know where the weapons were fired from. But we are working to know exactly the launch point. 30 over lunch they you even or the Cruise Missile will take that talent ability for attacking the saudi infrastructure and the so it is really in iran has renewed its denial of involvement in the attack. Yes he was completely clear and these claims and accusations are firstly completely seriously and decisively rejected. Saudi arabias ally washington is saying off the record its convinced of irans involvement but President Trump is avoiding direct accusations and being cautious when it comes to questions of u. S. Military involvement we havent learned bartz that we didnt know but there is there is a certain. I guarantee factor were really at a board now where we know very much what happened you know theres plenty of time to do some desperately things its very easy to start. And well see what happens. U. S. Secretary of state might pump a 0 has arrived in saudi arabia hes called the strikes on saudi arabias Oil Infrastructure an act of war meeting with the crown prince he said washington wants to build a coalition of european and arab partners to deter and confront threats. Im joined now by dr said last offer hostile action an Iranian Affairs analyst at the university of tehran welcome thank you for joining Us Saudi Arabia and the u. S. Say iran is behind the attacks on saudi Oil Facilities what is tehran saying. I dont thanks for having me well no you know tehran as very strong we were ruled out any kind of involvement in these attacks and hes asking the opposite side of the us and so all the ovary to take a lesson from the development and the incidence of because eventually after several years it seems that for the 1st time the whole war has come to take the yemen war seriously eventually after several 1000 people were killed innocent civilians were killed under the relentless bombing of the south the Army Air Force assisted by the United States in many aspects you know when it comes to also the arabia and the United States the truthfulness of irascibly as well as the authenticity and credibility of this report and these accusations should be taken with a much caution because they are either irans regional rival or arch full in the case of the United States they have been accusing iran so many times without corroborate the evidence or at least an evidence a piece of evidence or proof that has been you know all approved by independent commissions from the United States there have been similar reports in the u. S. Media stressing that some parts of the drones and missiles that were used in previous attacks and so the arabia by yemen were produced in china north korea or russia soul could we also accuse them of involvement also this all these are supported by our state of the Art Technology military technology of europeans and americans could we say that they are really involved in the massacre of innocent civilians this is the 1st time that the whole world has come to notice this element at least should. Take care about all of that how to judge this issue but let me ask anyone who has knowledge of the region knows iran has proxies operating for example in yemen and in iraq these proxies give iran plausible deniability has tehran he used these in the past to carry out attacks can we say that with any certainty well when we come to again talk about some resisting groups like hezbollah hamas and others. We need to take caution to refer to them on their some precise labels and names they are not you rons proxy they are iranian allies and they work in their best interests in their own countries beside and andras courts they are not lawyers in they ought to respect yes short tale ron has never been shy stressing its all out support for his will law for hamas in also for resistant groups in that part of the world in the middle east when it comes to yemen it has always a stress that the country has been on the siege and its support has been only limited to spiritual political and diplomatic support theyll run at the highest levels the writing is supremely there said once very recently that if the country was not on their siege if they requested any kind of help we would provide them with what they need it but the countries on this season we cannot send any kind of help are it say in the south from tehran thank you so much for joining us thank you thank you very much. Canadas Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau has apologized after a picture of him wearing brown face makeup was published in Time Magazine the photo was taken in 2001 when trudeau was a teacher and attended a Costume Party she told reporters he was deeply sorry but the story is a bombshell in the middle of a tense canadian election. Yearbooks have a habit of haunting politicians this 2001 photo of Justin Trudeau and brian face is no different. Clearly rattled the canadian Prime Minister at pains to apologize in 2001. I was a teacher. I attended an individual gala where the theme was arabian nights i dressed up in a latin costume and put makeup on it was something that i didnt think was racist at the time but now i recognize it was something racist to do and i am deeply saddened when a day from this scandal feel to the fire of canadas Election Campaign. Wearing brown faces an active open market and race was just as racist in 2001 as it is in 2008 but what comedian saw to see is someone with a complete lack of judgment and integrity and someone whos not fit to govern this. Trudeau launched his reelection bid last week just as reports a marriage that police are investigating claims he had corruption charges dropped against an Engineering Company but for someone who has made political he out of his support for multiculturalism this could be more damaging. Well its troubling i mean really its insulting. Any time we hear examples of brown face or black facing its really its its making a mockery of someone for what they live and what the relived experiences are. I think hes answered for these got to answer the question why he did that perhaps more than the charge of racism this image will lead to questions of authenticity and whether justin true to is indeed the poster boy of liberalism that he claims to be. For more im joined now by r. T. 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Reporter peter dahl so peter this is not a good look for anyone certainly but certainly not a major world leader like trudeau is in the middle of an election yeah i think thats i mean thats putting it mildly really this is just the latest chapter in what appears to be kind of a dramatic fall from grace for Justin Trudeau you know just 4 years ago he rode in on this you know into office on this rainbow he was over obstacles and right yeah he was being billed as a canadian obama he had developed almost a cult following you know his model good looks viral photos of him in these gravity defying yoga poses made in the heartthrob of blending all around the world you know female and male and for many it was seen as the beginning of a new era in canadian politics he ran on his very liberal agenda his cabinet was the most diverse in canadian history multicultural and equal parts men and women and unlike many of this predecessors he actually sought to make amends for canadians for canadas colonial since. But i think for many voters this latest scandal asked we said that report also really raises the question was all of that just enough. So for those who might not know brown a black face has been around for a while but it has a very offensive derogatory history yeah i mean this is steep the racism it was born out of racism it became a centerpiece of of White American cultural pop culture in the mid to late 1000. 900. Actors would paint their face black and their their lips bright red and they would perform these incredibly demeaning characters of black people rendering them basically subhuman let me show you what im talking about or. Stupid you may not have a permit to examination to man you know no let me down dont you have me oh yeah. Yeah so. This tradition continue well into the 20th century with stars like judy garland you see here patrolling black people is you know people minded golub or shucking and jiving jokes and there really was a way to keep black people in their place and showing them as unfit for equal treatment and that history has been well documented and its a tradition that needs to be very and yet it continues to crop up here and there to this day what what is it persistence here yeah thats right i mean especially in the us where similar scandals have been said is mainly about white people in power and they continue to come to life just last month the governor of alabama. Was forced to apologize after it was for revealed that she had won a black face in college beginning of the year the same happened to Virginia Governor ralph northam. After a photo of his medical School Yearbook showed him in black face and we see that here and its not just politicians fashion label gucci had to pull this weather from its collection following complaints that it resembled a blackface. Almost like youre trying to make racism schick its not great a lot of these politicians on the flip side the argument has been made that these politicians were students when this happened so many many decades and this is just coming out now should they still be held to account well i think especially in the case of trudeau absolutely hes 47 unlike northam who came of age in the fiftys and sixtys he came of age when rodney king was beaten to a pulp by police he knows what racism looks like so i think for him to claim ignorance on this. Its looks disingenuous and if its a clear and i dont know whats better frankly its a tricky political situation to be in certainly cater to the reporter thank you so much thank you so much 3 months of prodemocracy demonstrations in hong kong have had a police against protesters in increasingly violent street clashes with no end in sight to the unrest people in hong kong with close personal ties to members of the police force are finding themselves in a difficult position that he is pulling are and cherry chan have the story of 2 women caught in the middle of this political crisis. Images of clashes between police and protesters deeply troubling to marry when still early the conflict one runs through their family they support the protests but mary is the daughter of a policeman and stellas fiance serves in the raw accordance. I have been depressed since it all began in june i feel my position is truly embarrassing. Since the beginning police have been accused of using excessive violence on protesters the longer the protests last the more aggressive both sides become videos of policemen abusing protesters regularly go viral and anger many people stellas says that she and her fiance have agreed to discuss things as calmly as possible. For but sometimes they become angry and confront him more aggressively then he just answers that he was not on the spot and did not see what was happening so he cannot judge they have agreed to meet us under condition of anonymity still unmarried are not their real names they fear repercussions for their relatives in the police force but they could also become a target of radical protestors in hong kong on the internet people say the families of policeman should burn in hell come on i didnt do anything wrong why should i suffer. The progovernment and the prodemocracy camps show less and less tolerance for each other several times both sides clashed on the street or in Shopping Centers government supporters called protesters cockroaches protesters accused them of being paid agents and marys family the constant arguments led to her move out of her parents home. Since the protests started ive only had dinner with them once we dont see each other and i left all the family groups on whats up. An end to the conflict that is tearing the families apart is nowhere in sight protests are happening every weekend and all those stellar lead disapproves of the violence that mocks many protests she continues to attend some of the marches she carefully avoids revealing her background to fellow protesters. I have never thought that people would see me as guilty for being the fiance of a policeman some friends have asked me if i still wanted to have children knowing they would grow up with such a burden if youre helpless. But there are also days she says when she believes that the rift between police and society can be healed after this crisis and. And a reminder of the top stories were following for you israels Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu has called for a Coalition Government with him and the top job centrist leader benny gantz also wants to form a coalition but without mentioning on hope and with himself as Prime Minister. A Japanese Court has acquitted 3 executives of criminal negligence in the 2011 Nuclear Disaster that followed an earthquake and tsunami prosecutors allege the men failed to take precautions that could have mitigated damage to the plant. Dont forget you can always get g. W. News on the go just download our app from google play or from the op store thatll give you access to all the latest news from around the world as well as push notifications for any breaking news you can also use the d w app to send us your photos and videos. 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