Handle. Brent donald trump President Donald Trump threatens north korea with new sanctions after pyongyang tests its newest missile, that some says capable of reaching the east coast of the United States. Brent im brent goff. It is good to have you with us. We begin tonight with poison in the courtroom. A former bosniancroat military chief has died after apparently swallowing poison at a hearing at the uns tribunal for the former yugoslavia. Slow but don praljak drank Slobodan Praljak drank the poison after judges upheld his sentence for crimes against humanity. Praljak was going to prison sentence for what would probably be the rest of his life. The judge confirms a 20 prison sentence, and then this. Im not a war criminal. I oppose this conviction. Stop, please. And please sit down. Confusion at first, and as the judge was on to the next case, calls come from within the court. I have taken poison. Ok. We suspend the, we suspend. Please, the curtains. Later, it became clear that praljak had died from the effects of the poison. Nowhere was the war crimes tribunal followed more closely than this town. One prominent croat war veteran had this to say about the tribunal and praljaks suicide. I would do the same. It would be hard to serve time in prison while people are mocking you. This product will lead to reconciliation between bosnia and herzegovina. The court should be accused of being a criminal enterprise, itself. Others held in camps during the war saw some justice in the verdicts. They did those things. Its bad that they were sentenced for a war crime. All of us who had been in camps expected at least the confirmation that this was a criminal enterprise. The tribunal may have finished its work but reconciliation is still clearly some ways away. Brent four more we want to go across to ida, from our bosnian service. Ida, good to see you. Today croatias Prime Minister called the rulings of the war crimes tribunal unjust and unfounded. Why . Yes, the croatian Prime Minister held a press confernce and told reporters that, actually, what praljak did, which was a suicide, was a symbol of the deep, moral injustice for the six osteencroats. That was indeed which symbolizes how deeply he was convinced that the thing that he did it was the actual right thing for the bosniancroats, he said. Actually, by this final verdict, icty confirmed that croatia was involved in the conflict during the 1990s. And this can bring a lot of consequences for the relationship, from croatia and bosniaherzegovina, and indicates massive responsibility and guilt of croatia as a country, for the war crimes. And that can be actually a reason why the Prime Minister stated this today. Brent ida, this speaks to the fact that there remains a lack of clarity when we are talking about culpability in the war. What does this mean for any chance of reconciliation today . We are talking about something that happened more than 20 years ago. Yes, actually. It happened more than 20 years ago and this verdict, or this reaction on the verdict, doesnt tell any good for the reconciliation of bosniaherzegovina and the whole region, i would say. People are still ethnically divided into croats, serbs, and bosnians and they still have divided schools were pupils from the same class are learning different history, depending from which ethnic group they come from. At the same time, a lot of citizens are leaving the country. They are not employed. And this can only worsen the situation in the whole regn. For example, in n the biggest croat city in bosnia, they are already officially morning mr. Praljak, which tells also that in bosnia, croats are not accepting todays verdict. Brent briefly, we are running out of time, but we are talking about the perpetrators your. But what about the victims . What kind of legacy does this leave for the people who were victims of the atrocities . Well, International Criminal tribunal for the former yugoslavia is closing now after 25 years. And this will leave a lot of, i have to say, stillunresolved things. The victims are not always satisfied. They are partially satisfied. For example, about the verdict for mladic, victims are satisfied about the genocide and the verdict that he is to be blamed about genocide in server neederbrenzi, but he wasnt blad for genocide and six other cities. The closing of this court is historic for the whole region, but only with the will of political leaders, the reconciliation can only begin. Brent ida, with dws bosnian service, tonight. Ida, thank you. Thank you, very much. Brent other stories making headlines around the world, police in pakistan say gunmen have opened fire on worshipers outside a mosque in islamabad. Three or four attackers on motorbikes shot it members of the Shiite Community after evening prayers. At least one person was killed and several others were injured. Zimbabwes high court has acquitted an activist of plotting to overthrow former president robert mugabe, one week after the longtime leader resigned after a military coup. A pastor led large antigovernment protests last year and he called on the countrys new leadership to drop similar cases against other activistss. Balis International Airport has reopened after wind blew away volcanic ash and smoke, thrown out by mount o. Flights were canceled over concerns the cloud post a threat to flight safety, leaving tens of thousands of travelers stranded on the indonesian island. Leaders from across europe and africa have pledged to do more to tackle illegal migration. That, amid an International Outcry over migrant slave markets in libya. Germanys chancellor and 80 other european and African American and African Leaders are taking part in a twoday summer it on the ivory coast. Tackling the root causes of migration is the priority, as is jobs for africas young and rapidly having growing population. Dw correspondent max hoffman joins us now from ivory coast. Good evening to you, max. Why is europe suddenly so interested in africas young people . Max you just said it, brent. As the population is rapidly rising. Its the population with the youngest, i think the compto consonant with the youngest population and the highest rate of youth unemployment. And this is only going to get worse if the economies there dont start lifting their fair share. The europeans know that. At the same time they have the migration crisis on their hands, so the thinking is if they dont do anything about the situation, help the africans do something about the situation, then the migration prices the migration crisis is going to get worse. That is the simple explanation of why the European Union suddenly seems to care about the youth of africa. Brent arent european leaders more interested in keeping refugees and Illegal Migrants out of europe . Max they are, in the shortterm, interested in that. But they know, and many have said that, including the german chancellor or angela merkel, but they wont be able to do that if they dont help african countries get up to speed with their economies. Some African Companies african countries are looking to the north, to europe for their future. Brent our max hoffman, tonight at that summe summit in ivory coast. U. S. President donald trump says the u. S. Will, quote, handle the situation. Hes referring to the latest Ballistic Missile test by north korea. He says america will impose additional sanctions on pyongyang. He is also calling on china to use all available levers to influence north korea. China has voiced grave concern and has called for more talks to resolve the crisis. Pyongyang claims its latest test launches a new type of missile, and some experts believe that it is capable of hitting the United States mainland, including washington d. C. North korea triumphantly claims it has become a Global Nuclear power, and after a lull of over two months it has fired another internet and other intercontinental Ballistic Missile. This one flew much higher than previous ones before landing in the sea of japan. State media announced the news in a special broadcast. It said the lost it said the launch was complete success and the new missile represented a giant leap forward. Pyongyang claims this brings the whole u. S. Mainland within its reach, a direct challenge to President Donald Trump. But this time his reaction was more muted than before. After meeting with his secretary of defense, trump refrained this time from issuing threats. I will only tell you that we will take care of it. We have general mattis in the room with us, and we will have a long discussion on it. It is a situation that we will handle. North koreas immediate neighbor was less restrained. Within minutes, south korea responded by firing missiles into the sea to demonstrate its ability tos right pyongyangs launch sites. The south korean president said the International Community had no choice, but to continue applying pressure and sanctions to the north. This action does not only increase tension on the korean peninsula, but gravely endangers International Peace and security. We strongly condemn north koreas reckless behavior. Seoul has warned of the situation could spiral out of control. The Un Security Council will hold an emergency meeting to discuss the situation. Brent for more on the implications of this latest missile test, we want to bring in lisa collins from washington dc. Shes a fellow with the korea chair at the center for international and domestic studies. A lot of people are saying, another missile test. Isnt it time for the International Community to accept that north korea is a nuclearweapons estate, and try to coexist peacefully . So there are experts who do argue that. That we should do exactly that, acknowledge north korea is a Nuclear State and then deal with the situation. And there are other experts who disagree and believe if we allow that to happen, and acknowledged north korea as a nuclearweapon state, that it would do great damage and would give other countries around the world an excuse to develop their own nuclear weapons. So there are arguments around the world on both sides. Brent there is a lot of cruise it there is a lot of criticism and call for more action, and more sanctions. Can sanctions get more severe against north korea . I think they can. One of the best thing we can do with regard to sanctions is better implementation. Theres also an argument that china needs to do better with implementing some of the sanctions that have already been passed to the United Nations security council. So i think we should follow up on that. And there is also secondary sanctions that the United States has been ramping up in recent months. I think the Trump Administration has even announced there will be more sanctions, probably coming down the line today. So i think more pressure, in regards to Financial Institutions in china and other countries that are facilitating north koreas moneylaundering and in illegal activities, are probably what will be targeted next. Brent it begs the question, why havent these sanctions been instituted earlier . And what will it take to make kim jongun take notice, and care . I think there are a number of reasons, with regard to the multilateral sanctions that go through the United Nations security council. There are a number of reasons why they may not have been as strong in the past, and that has a lot to do with china and russias influence in the voting on the security council. And with regard to unilateral sanctions on the part in the United States, i think in previous administrations, the Obama Administration wanted to work with china more closely and was afraid of the north korean sanctions taking a toll on the u. S. China relationship and so they held back on some of the secondary sanctions. But we see the Trump Administration really getting rid of that hesitation. Brent lisa collins with the center for strategic and international studies, joining us tonight. Lisa, thank you very much. You are watching dw news. Still to come, White House Press spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee sanders defense president trumps retweets of antimuslim videos posted by a far right british group. We will tell you how this latest misstep is going down on this side of the atlantic. Time for Business News now. China is putting pressure on german firms operating in china. Thats right, brent. China claims it is open to foreign firms but actions speak louder than words and it is not the easiest business climate. Chinas communist party is trying to infiltrate German Companies, subsidiaries there, to increase influence over management decisions. Thats according to a german industry body. It reports beijing is trying to increase its influence through Party Councils inside the companies. Chinese law requires companies with three or more employees who are members of the communist party to allow those members to set up a party cell. For a long time these were just symbolic units but now, German Companies in china report increasing pressure to actively set up new cells are strengthened new cells or strengthen existing ones. Chinas huge market is critical for many of germanys best known multinationals. Some 5000 German Companies have operations in china. Last year alone they invested 6. 7 billion euros in the company. Volkswagen employs 95,000 workers at its factories in china. Engineering companies are also major force, with one company having 60,000 people on its payroll. Siemens has just over half of that. First of all, i think you can set up these party cells when there are three Party Members within a company. I think the difference, where we have some examples is, that they have been, the companies have connected lee approached to support that. I think the companies have been actively approached to support that. I think thats the difference. But its not a completely new thing in china. Beijing says the cells are meant to help Companies Better understand china and settle disputes. A quarter of the firms recently surveyed highlighted legal and regulatory reasons for not increasing their investments in china. The brits are set to cough up on the brexit bill and it looks like they will be paying a little bit more than Prime Minister to lisa may Prime Minister theresa may intended. We are talking about things like investment programs, infrastructure projects, and agreed to before the brexit referendum. The actual amount is what has caused such a stir. Critics accused the british Prime Minister of selling the u. K. Short. A settlement could mean real negotiations about future relations with trade could start soon. Newspaper reports say the two sides have reached an agreement in principle for the u. K. To pay between 45 billion euros and 55 billion euros in a brexit bill with the eu. The payment is a Sticking Point in the recently stalled negotiations, led by british minister david davis on the british side. The eu was demanding 60 billion euros from the u. K. , as a tab for brexit. Promises expected from the u. K. For the you from the u. K. Through the year 2020. The eu has vowed not to move forward until the bill is settled. The u. K. Needs to move beyond the divorce phase of talks before it can negotiate a future trade pact with the block him a a critical issue for its postbrexit at economy. The possibility of leaving withoua deal is widely viewed as an economic worstcase scenario. The eu chief negotiator, michelle bonnier, said he was hopeful that you could be reached before a december council meeting. We are working hard on these issues, so that i can say to the European Council, on behalf of the european commission, that in a few days time we have reached a sufficient level of progress for the European Council to move onto to the second stage of negotiating the future relationship. Other stumbling box remain in the divorce phase of negotiations, among them the border between ireland and postbrexit u. K. The u. S. Economy continues to pick up pace. The government has just posted a 3. 3 rise for the last quarter, the largest expansion in three years. And despite the nation being hit by two big hurricanes, Business Investment is up and a strengthening economy would warrant continued interestrate rises. That analysts have slashed fourquarter growth estimates due to a slowdown in Consumer Spending and sluggish wage growth. Meanwhile, that rapidly swelling its going bubble could be set to burst and spectacular fashion. The crypto currency, skyrocketing, slamming through the 10,000 barrier just hours ago, and now 11,000. But there has been a flurry of Crypto Hedge Fund launches in futures trading platforms, boosting its value with the prospect of the controversial currency crossing over into the mainstream. It will be interesting to see if and when it does. Some bankers call it fraud. The lenders could be made redundant by the country as it bypasses them as middleman. Retweets and can be perilous. Lets hope this next story serves as a caution of what not to do on broader not to do on twitter. Brent a spokesman for the british Prime Minister says u. S. President donald trump was wrong to retweet antimuslim videos from a far right group in the u. K. Mr. Trump we treated the post mr. Trump retreat in thtweetede post that shows my that shows violence carried out by muslims. Donald trump is promote is promoting the propaganda of a far right racist group. His invite to the u. K. Should be withdrawn. But Prime Minister theresa may says the product says the plans for the viisit remains in place. One video has the caption, muslim migrant beats up dutch boy but the platform that hosted the original video denies that the perpetrators known to be either a muslim or a migrant. Reporters asked White House Press secretary Sarah Huckabee sanders today whether it matters if the videos are fake. Heres what she said. I think youre focusing on the wrong thing. The threat is real and that is what the president is talking about, is the need for national security, the need for military spending, and those are very real things. Theres nothing think about them. Brent fake news. In formula one, ill thought romeo are set to return to the sport after more than 30 year hiatus. The car manufacturer will sponsor a Formula One Team next season as part of a multiyear partnership. The italian carmaker were last involved as a constructor in 1985. Alpha has a rich history in the sport, winning the first two formula one titles in 1950 and 1951. Feifa has unveiled the poster for next years world cup in russia. Ahead of Fridays Group raw, russia has unveiled its world cupinspired designs from moscows subway system. Russias pr machine was in full swing at the poster launch. As well as honoring russias space program, a legend was appropriately placed front and center. Regarded by many as the greatest ever goalkeeper, is the only shot stopper to have one that prestigious palm dor. And his reputation still resonates with players and fans today. This is very powerful because he is a big figure who is known worldwide, even today. Im sure in several hundred years this man will still be remembered. The countrys trains are ready, and the stadiums are on schedule, too. Now all eyes will be on fridays world cup draw which will determine the matches. Despite russias slim hopes of success fans are hopeful their nation can still be competitive. The final will be between brazil and germany. We have to be realistic. We will support russia but if we qualify from the group that will be perfect. After investing 9. 6 billion euros, russia believes the world cup is in safe hands. Brent heres a reminder of that top story were following. A former bosniancroat general has died after apparently swallowing poison during a hearing at the war crimes tribunal for the former yugoslavia. Slow bulobodan praljak drank the poison from a small bottle left of the court upheld is 20 or sentence for war crimes. After the break, i will take you drop the day. Stick around for that. xylophone music [narrator] after decades of relative stability the us Energy Revolution is beginning to shift the geopolitical dynamic. Where once it was dependent on the middle east for much of its energy, the us is now producing more of its own, allowing it to potentially forge a new Foreign Policy. A geopolitics of oil. Next, on great decisions. trumpeting music [narrator] great decisions is produced by the Foreign Policy association in association with thomson reuters. Funding for great decisions is provided by pricewaterhouse coopers, llp. [narrator] nations have always been in competition with each other. 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