But large gatherings are still banned in the country. And International Donors pledged more than a 1000000000. 00 in aid for war ravaged yemen but its not enough to stave off a catastrophe as the country faces the coronavirus pandemic. Im Claire Richards and welcome to the show thousands of protesters have flooded the streets of new york city peacefully calling for an end to Police Brutality after the death of george floyd the white Police Officer filmed kneeling on his neck for nearly 9 minutes has been charged with murder there have been nationwide demonstrations for the last week and on tuesday some protesters in new york defied curfew to loot shops across the city including the Department Store macys in response to violent protests president donald trump. Valid to use military force to end the protests if necessary. Well our Washington Bureau chief alexandra phenomena is a standing by and near the white house alexandra i see people there looking like theyre ready to march standing apart from a safe distance what can you tell us about where you are right now. So we are here at the love for you at park which is to directly in the neighborhood of the white house so its just really a few steps away from the white house and as you can see behind me and in front of me there are a lot of people quite large crowds to get to tonight and all of them are here even though the curfew in washington d. C. Just started to minutes ago so they are clearly determined to live by. The curfew so there are chanting here your choice names they are ok once the names of people got there are chanting justice must be done and of course also. Vote him out meaning that they would like President Trump not to get reelected in november so as these protesters remembering the name of george floyd weve heard trungpa threatening a military action does he have the authority to bring in the army against americans. When you phrase the question this way that of course you would assume that the president of the United States can to do that and when you talk to the right to stay to breakfast or protesters here they are upset and very angry accusing the president of trying to provoke and scare them but he does indeed have to invoke the insurrection act and legislation that is 200 years old and to was to use in the you asked in america he said hes serious couple of times and that installation allows to. Then overview and to deploy to add military to end violence to build this world or a revolution or ever build them but of course you know most of the states would not be able to invoke this and and its a quite dramatically. Different calls to to use this against their states its only happened when you could argue that they are not able to do so on their own or if theyre rebelling against the federal government so this threat was made with a lot of criticism here in view and even pentagon officials who are criticizing that saying that you know the americans should get used to seeing you leave Foreign Service members in the streets and that this is a stamp would rather escalate the situation alexandra phenomena in washington d. C. Thank you so much for your reporting. While germanys foreign minister has insisted that journalists must be allowed to do their jobs safely when reporting on protests in the United States. Comments came after Minneapolis Police a twice shot at a g. W. Correspondent with rubber bullets he was one of many reporters in the u. S. Who have had their work limited by police during the protests the German Foreign minister also said a peaceful protests were quote understandable and more than legitimate. Outrage at the death of george floyd in Police Custody has spread around the world with demonstrations in many countries to protest Police Brutality and racism thousands of people in paris have been defying a ban on large gatherings to protest the 26000. 00 deaths in Police Custody of adam a troll or a a young frenchman of mali an origin and to express their anger and systemic racism many of the demonstrators carried signs with slogans linked to the black lives Matter Movement in the u. S. The demonstration went off peacefully until Police Used Tear Gas to disperse the crowd or some protesters held at them with projectiles. Well earlier we spoke to d. W. Correspondent in paris lisa lewis she spoke to us about what some of the issues are that have led people to protest in france feeling here is certainly that there hasnt been much change and if there has been change actually in the wrong way its been in the wrong way you know just look back over the past few years there have been lots of demonstration it specially the yellow vest protests and there was a lot of Police Violence now at the palace and hes even discussing as a new law a draft law that would forbid people from spreading images of the police and many people feel that that would take away a big part of their protection from Police Violence here in france so there is a lot of mistrust amongst people towards the police and its growing really. Well this unrest comes as france has relaxed a more of its coronavirus lockdown measures people can now travel within the country and restaurants and bars can reopen france has been one of the worst hit countries in europe so physical distancing is part of the new normal but now after more than 2 months of lockdown the time has come to rediscover old pleasures. Finally a glass of rosie on the terrace is allowed once again after almost 3 months restaurants and cafes are allowed to open with limits in paris the return of the french way of life. This is the taste of happiness and of freedom. We can take up our old habits once again its fun. But there are difficulties getting the new stop covert out started smartphone users are supposed to be warned by text message if for example they encounter someone who has covered 1000 on the street or while shopping for at least 15 minutes at a one meter distance then theyll be told to get tested. This raises questions about data protection. Act i think 1st of all theres still no proof that the app even works but the question of Civil Liberties is most important for us the dangers of mass surveillance. Through. The Health Crisis is far from over the french finance minister may appear confident but he expects the economy to contract by 11 percent. So shes good at this number reflects the brutality of the recession and the difficulties to still lie ahead. You know exactly france faces a long road to recovery. Well lets take a look now at some other stories making news around the world russia will spend a 72000000000. 00 to restore the economy following the coronavirus shutdown the country is reeling from the collapse of oil prices Prime Minister mikhail machinist and briefed president Vladimir Putin about the program it will run over 2 years and employment salaries and economic growth. Facebook c. E. O. Mark zuckerberg has defended his decision to not take any action on inflammatory posts by the u. S. President thats despite a group of facebook employees walking off the job yesterday to urge the company to act against Donald Trumps posts about ongoing protests zuckerberg says he was rice to leave them on challenge. Well germanys governing cabinet has been meeting to thrash out the details of a multibillion a euro economic stimulus package to help the country recover from the coronavirus and demick protesters gathered outside the Chancellors Office to say no to a proposed a cash incentive for new car purchases including for those with polluting it comes to technology. Italy is celebrating republic day which marks the referendum 74 years ago when italians voted for a republican to replace the monarchy a fly over by the Italian Air Force is the highlight of the anniversary despite some lock down measures are still in force and celebrations are taking place across the country. The International Donors have promised a one a point 35000000000. 00 in aid to yemen but the u. N. Says thats half the required target to avoid severe cut backs 5 years of war there between hutu rebels and a Saudi Military Alliance of up to 80 percent of the population reliant on aid but the corona virus is spreading in the country the u. N. Warns its a race against time to prevent catastrophe. The task of digging fresh green since fallen to children the death toll in the port city of aden is said to have quintupled the corona virus is spreading rapidly in yemen the Health Care System is on the verge of collapse just a few clinics are still open theres an under supply of medicine disinfectants intensive care unit bends and above all doctors so were hearing stories of people coming to Health Facilities it is stress free thing and i tell you just in so a big turned away because theres nothing that the cities can do for them because they have no money and no star yemen at the edge of the abyss after 5 years of war between who the rebels have to sell the military alliance the infrastructure has been destroyed and hygenic conditions are catastrophic some 16000000 people including 2000000 children are starving and now face the coronavirus u. N. Funding is running out. A Virtual Conference for donors led by saudi arabia and including 65 other benefactors plants to fill the gap but as a warring party the saudis have also been accused of crimes. Honesty including the un have documented dozens and dozens of unlawful attacks air strikes that have targeted medical facilities hospitals here in the rule holds shooting continues even as donations are collected what may be the worlds greatest humanitarian crisis will only get worse as long as weapons are still being fired. 6 years of war in Eastern Ukraine have claimed more than 10000 lives and forcing millions to leave their homes as peace talks stalled Ukrainian Defense delegation in berlin today says those talks are expected to resume soon a fast track Peace Process was a key Campaign Pledge from ukraines president while that emirs a landscape but a year into the job and its all proving. More difficult and he had promised. Tanks on the roads and shifting frontlines may now be a thing of the past but the dying in donbass has never stopped the most recent fatality just one week ago a 24 year old ukrainian soldier. Civilian casualties are rarer now but the people of donbass are paying a very real price for this war millions have been forced to leave their homes and those many older ukrainians who stayed in separatist controlled territory must cross a heavily weaponized frontline just to pick up their pensions. 6 years of negotiations are founded on one key question who should make the 1st concession Russia Ukraine even face to face meeting in paris didnt help its a standoff thats put a stable ceasefire out of reach let alone a negotiated end to this conflict but do ordinary ukrainians still believe this conflict can be resolved by negotiation. Its only joy talks wont achieve anything put in has his goals and hes not going to change it well then theres no need to run france and germany should stay involved we need more pressure on putin hes someone who only understands brute force. Knew better than that i think we should talk directly to put and its in his hands he started out this. Week in south that im at the festival. As efforts to bring putin selenski face to face for a 2nd summit get underway in berlin today backing ukraine hopes are fading that celebs he can succeed where his predecessor failed and bring a rapid end to this war. Well people across japan it got a treat last night with multiple fireworks shows to lift the mood gerry mccrone a virus locked out this was the view it in tokyo one of the many displays throughout the country. The locations where secret to stop people from gathering at the launch sites but people were still able to watch from windows or balconies. Organizers said they wanted to bring light to the skies during these dark times. And a reminder of the top story were following for you thousands have been taking part in peaceful protests in new york city and there has extended a nighttime curfew after a night of violence and looting during antiracist protests demonstrations kicked off across the u. S. Last week for police in the city of minneapolis kills a black man in custody. Youre watching news from berlin and thanks so much for watching and well see you at. The door. What do they dream of at night. Is cleaners they see the face of. Their job since room for the social media industry. There are thousands of socalled content monitors to forging a script terrifying images from hong