Hello and welcome to world news today. Us secretary of state mike pompeo has dismissed questions about Donald Trumps attempts to push ukraine and china to investigate democratic rival joe biden as a silly gotcha game. Democrats leading the impeachment inquiry into President Trump have issued a legal order demanding the white house hand over more documents on its dealings with ukraine. Mr trump is accused of abusing his position to put pressure on the ukrainian leader to investigate mr biden. Our north america correspondent Chris Buckler reports. No matter where americas commander in chief goes, theres no escape from the talk of impeachment, or the many questions about his request for a Foreign Government to investigate one of his political rivals. Requests for documents from the white house have become demands. With a subpoena issued by the democrats, alongside a strongly worded letter, that accuses the president of choosing a path of defiance, obstruction and cover up. Among the many
Hello and welcome to bbc news. Masked protesters have again taken to the streets of hong kong in defiance of their leader carrie lam who has introduced a new law banning face masks in public. A human chain was formed to show theyre against the legislation which came into effect on saturday carrie lam is warning that she can no longer tolerate rioters destroying the territory. Translation the government will suppress violence with the greatest determination. I appeal to everyone to support the government to condemn violence together, and to cut ties with rioters with a firm will. Our correspondent robin brant has more now on how the shutdown is affecting the territory. A big slice of yesterday and now all of today, hong kong s metro system, the light rail underground trains will not be running. The only service you can get is from the centre of the city to the airport. The decision yesterday by the authorities to essentially shut down authorities to essentially shut down a key part, the
Turkeys president has just done millions of refugees to the European Union after it criticised this is authentic against kurdish militants in Northern Syria the loss of billions begin to flee the invasion. And austrian author peter honeycutt has won the 2019 nobel prize for literature and the whole of the polish author old up to par check is made to 2018 a year late. Im sumi so much thats good to have you with us we start here in germany where the countrys interior minister haas a whole file is warning that the threat of nationwide rightwing terrorism is very high they hope for was speaking at a press conference after an antisemitic attack on a synagogue in a nearby shop in the eastern city of hull it. He says the government would do everything it could to protect german jews and that given the legacy of the 2nd world war germany must ensure the jews can live in the country without fear the german interior minister also said wednesdays Fatal Shooting which left 2 dead had a shame to ge
Refugees to the European Union after it criticizes his offensive against kurdish militants in Northern Syria mean loss of civilians begin to flee the invasion. Austrian author wins this years nobel prize for literature and the polish author all the talk is made the 2018 laureate a year late. And theres history in the making and iranian soccer female football fans are allowed to take their seats at a Mens International match for the 1st time in 40 years we hear from an iranian activist about the struggle for the state. Im sumi so much god its good to have you with us we start here in germany where the countrys interior minister haas a hoffa is warning that the threat of nationwide rightwing terrorism is very high this. Comes after an antisemitic attack killed 2 people in the eastern town of hollow on wednesday Police Brought the suspect a 27 year old german man to a federal courthouse the attack came on yom kippur poor the holiest day on the jewish calendar when more than 50 people were
Was turned to a film by german director vendors hunt with vendors also cowrote the script to german film classic wings of desire. But hunka is a controversial choice he supported serbia during the yugoslav war and even spoke at the funeral of a former serb leader Slobodan Milosevic a man accused of genocide. Friesian. The winner of the 28. 00 team nobel prize for literature is polish author olga. Her best known work is primeval and other times from 1906 the story of 80 years in the fictional town of primeval exemplifies the qualities the jury praised in the 57 year old author her powerful imagination a literary style full of wit and cunning and her focus on themes of migration and cultural transitions. Before becoming a writer worked as a therapist for a challenge to. Pull is director of the holland adapted to car trips novel drive your plow over the phones of the dead for the spring the film won a silver bear at the Berlin Film Festival in 2017. The literature nobel prize was not awar