A big. Also on the program irans president rouhani urges the u. S. To ease the pressure on his country and says he could be prepared to hold talks with washington sends more troops to the gulf. Afghanistan get ready to elect a new president to sponsor peace in such an taliban violence we join a teacher in kabul facing the david threats of suicide bombers. Im phil gal welcome to the program. U. S. President donald trump has lashed out at the democrats and page went to inquiries describing it as a disgrace and seeking ways to end it the whistleblower complaint against him has not been released in it an unnamed Intelligence Officer alleges that mr trump cranes president to investigate joe biden mr trumps leading democratic rival in next years election the complaint goes on to accuse the white house of suppressing the details of that phone call on thursday the acting director of National Intelligence explain to congress why he hadnt passed on this information. Caught up in events beyond his control. To me is a lenski on his 1st visit this ukrainian president to ground 0 to form a comedian was only elected 5 months ago and now hes at the center of an impeachment inquiry. It was all triggered by whistleblowers complained accusing donald trump of soliciting interference in the 2020 u. S. Election by pressuring mr is a lengthy to initiate or continue an investigation into form of Vice President joe biden and his son hunter biden things this man House Intelligence Committee chair adam schiff precipitated the release of the complaint does not 1st defend the clearly this month he said painted u. S. Spy chief Joseph Mcguire to make him explain why he hadnt passed on the letter to the committee that whistleblower by their very act of coming forward has shown more dedication to country more of an understanding of the president s oath of office than the president himself in a tense hearing mcguire defended his handling of the whistle blows led a point he would not answer if he consulted with the president of the man ground but he stressed that officials like the whistleblower had complied with government rules. I have every reason to believe that they have done everything by the book and follow the law. For now the mainstream of the Republican Party is standing by President Trump they say the whistle blows complaint is full of he say and doesnt prove its case and make his democrats of using the letter is part of an ongoing we charge against the president they dont want answers they want to public spectacle and so weve been treated to an unincorporated of press releases press conferences and fake news stories away from the few ring of the white house President Trump supportive sheriffs he was there to highlight his credentials on crime and its like its rao of whether hes broken the law or. Seeking the assistance of a Foreign National in a u. S. Election is illegal under u. S. Law and a preliminary government review supports the whistle close blows claim that President Trumps actions violated these are those which are meant to protect the election process and National Security correspondent all of a solace in washington has more to takeaways from todays testimony number one President Trump tried to ask the head of a Foreign Government for help in the 2020 Election Campaign number 2 staffers and aides of the white house were so concerned about the nature of they call that they essentially tried to cover it up and that of course reminds of the mater investigation where special counsel Robert Muller followed allegations that trump and his team coated with the russians in the 2016 Election Campaign and that President Trump later tried to shut down the investigations and this time around there is clear evidence for president transfer on doing and there might be more soon as america is waiting for yet another testimony of the whistleblower himself. Irans president Hassan Rouhani has called on the United States to end its policy of my. Some impression and washington to return to dialogue logic and reason mr rouhani also said he would be prepared to hold talks with President Trump and lift sanctions against iran he was speaking in new york a day after addressing the United Nations he wus im sondra fun naaman spoke to brian ho the u. S. Special representative for iran and i asked him about Washington Strategy the u. S. Government has imposed new sanctions and travel restrictions on the Iranian Regime but state iran as seems to remain defiant so its you makes him and pressure strategy not working no were very pleased with it and were also very pleased here at the United Nations this week that germany france and the United Kingdom have announced that we need a new nuclear deal that is much more comprehensive than the Iran Nuclear Deal that the United States left last year the Iran Nuclear Deal failed to cover irans Missile Program in fact it relaxed constraints on irans Missile Program and now here today we see the consequences in the middle east with iran using missiles to attack saudi arabia so we think this was a very productive and good week with our european friends they all said that iran is behind the attack on saudi arabia so i think the press has overstated our differences and i think the announcement this week is an example of that however as you said tensions have been rising recently so are we getting close to 20 to conflict i dont think so that really is a question for iran we are committed to resolving our differences with iran diplomatically the problem is that iran is answering our diplomacy with military force and i think what they did against saudi arabia meets the definition of an act of war so its what i saw this week at the u. N. Our nations increasingly diplomatically isolating iran for behaving like an outlaw state that doesnt respect basic international norms. France and germany trying to mediate between the u. S. And iran to facilitate a direct talks are you willing to embrace the help well we have made clear from the president on down that we are very much open to talks with the iranians they will continue to say no and so iran faces a choice they can either come to the negotiating table and work out our differences diplomatically or they can watch their economy collapse as our sanctions intensify it wants you to lift some sanctions its going to happen i think the burden is on iran to demonstrate that it has reached a change of heart and we had attacks in saudi arabia only a week or 2 ago and so i think what the world should be asking is not whether the United States is going to lift its pressure but when will iran stop using military force instead of diplomacy thank you so much ok thanks for having me on. On something of a moment of course and lets take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world of the british seized by iran in the strait of hormuz last 2 months ago has left the iranian port where its and its crew being detained in faro was taken by irans revolutionary guard 2 weeks after an iranian tanker was seized by britain that ship was released in august. European Commission President told german media that the e. U. Is doing all it can to reach a deal with the British Government on brets it one of these talks fail it will be britains responsibility. Saudi arabia says is to start offering tourist visas for the 1st time as part of the countrys push to diversify its Oil Based Economy the ultra conservative kingdom will initially allow holiday makers from 49. 00 countries visas were previously only granted for short business trips religious pilgrimage or for travelers with family in the country. Millions of afghans are due to vote in president ial elections on saturday despite the threat of terror attacks the u. S. And it peace talks with the taliban earlier this month and the Islamist Militant Group is threatening to disrupt the election with suicide bombings and rocket attacks and the ever present danger of violence the reality of daily life in afghanistan the interview joint a teacher in the capital kabul who is determined to lead a normal life mission and i think this is a scene that could be playing out anywhere in the world. Popal is helping her daughter with her homework after school. Khadija is a teacher and has high hopes for 8 year old mariam and for her 15 year old son a solid. But as a parent she has it harder than most shes raising her children in one of the most dangerous places on earth kabul the capital of afghanistan. Its. A overall situation in afghanistan is full of destruction. Every 2nd people are living in fear of an explosion and i worry if i step out of the house i may not make it back alive. Mozart their. Teacher and her family are among millions of afghans living every day with the prospect of being killed in a bombing or suicide attack. The u. N. Says nearly 4000 civilians were killed in 2018 thats the highest figure since it began compiling numbers in 2009. Violence has already struck at the heart of khadija is family. 2017 her brother khalik was killed in an attack while on his way to work. When i went to see his body it was very difficult for me it had a great impact on my children especially my son 4 months after he would say why was my uncle martyred it wasnt his time he was so young. He said joe on. Teacher is determined to prevent her life and that of her children from being derailed by the tragedy. Shes doing everything she can to lead a normal life and to make the best of the situation in the city convulsed by a tax. Law i always say keeping yourself from work from life is wrong we cant just say that things are bad and stay at home to do nothing otherwise your life will be paralyzed. D. J. Her job as a teacher at a private school in kabul is one source of strength she say shes inspired by the childrens optimism but she also sees it as a way of making a difference to the future by teaching the next generation about the value of peace. Of theirs and i am still hoping for a life where one day it will be completely different from today. Where we wont fear that our children or our families are in danger thats the kind of life i dream of. That says. But for the children that could be just school and for others across afghanistan that dream still seems a long way off. To. Talk about his father with. Me who knows afghanistan well having worked in kabul for many years as his head of the center for International Peace operations here welcome to d w. Looking at the situation in afghanistan talking to people that that you know that how do people feel about voting in president ial elections given this recent surge in violence. Well i guess people have different perspectives to the elections. The people i talk to mostly people who live in cities city like lake kabul i think they still know that its important to vote its a Democratic Institution so its some something people have have seen as a privilege for years that there is a democratic process and that they have the right to vote while they appreciate this right harvard the same time i mean weve learned from from your report about the difficult security situation people are scared because of their mornings their threats by taliban by other groups they might attack the polling stations so i think people sit at home and wonder whether or not they should cast a ballot tomorrow and what do you expect to do you think the people will go despite the threats i think many people will go because theyre courageous theyre brave they are aware of the privileges and at the same time i mean unfortunately they used to difficult security situation so i think that it might not be a big turnout but there are people. In great majority of people will go and cast their ballot 0 watching that report but what was particularly interesting to me was that was seeing those images of data life people just going about their business drinking tea doing the shopping despite the fact that a suicide bomber might drive up at any point that the building that youre in might be blown up how much of a cloud does the violence cast over daily life. The cloud is there but of course it is part of daily life people have to go out to go to work children go to school. And people the farmers have to go and do the harvest so people are used to it but its always there i think this feeling of insecurity and displaced symmetric threats i think that this was worrying people because you never know where and when it could happen to the biggest confidence in the weekends election of a current president ashraf ghani and the courage chief executive the sort of Prime Minister abdullah abdullah. What do they teach them for well they have been in government together now for 5 years apparently they they dont want to be in the next government together again i think has been difficult as been a difficult ride for them during these last 5 years. And i think its a mixed balance i mean theres lots of progress in many areas you see how afghanistan has the infrastructure for example has progress i mean its really kind of amazing what has happened there on the other hand i think there is a new young generation especially the urban elite that is very close to the current president and hes hes got many young people into government Young Professionals while the law i mean hes hes been in afghan politics for many use. And. I think he also has a lot of supporters and involved there and then also marius with some of the former warlords but at the end of the day i mean to have been in government together briefly when it comes to campaigning. Campaigning in afghanistan is it about the bread and butter issues that the rest of us would be concerned about unemployment the jobs the economy transport or just as the security situation is that sort of number one i think the security is number one and a piece is number one and a half so to say because people want peace i mean they just want this war or the conflict to be over so i think the security and peace closely interlinked and what people also need is what we call the Human Security i mean this is a difficult humanitarian situation so people need like to get their daily lives together i mean they need food they need employment so but they are all interlinked thank you so much for coming and talking to. Me from the International Center for International Peace offer a chanst thank you. For the state w. News when live from berlin still to come bollywoods dreaming revisit drama school in books by inspiring kids to think that. Their fridays have come to be linked with that Climate Change demonstrations and todays likely to see more protests around the world the friday for future movement says its planning actions in asia europe and the americas in a moment will join a march in taiwan a 1st a look back at whats been a landmark week for environmental campaigners spearheaded by the now world famous swedish teenager gratitude. This is all wrong. I shouldnt be up here. I should be back in school on the other side of the ocean. Just so youll come to us young people for hope how do you. This is i do disagree with her on at least one measure she gave a stirring speech in which in my opinion it was not made clear enough in what Ways Technology and innovation especially in the area of energy but also in the area of making Energy Savings opening up possibilities of reaching our goal. We must let our children be children let our kids be kids without teenagers between. While we do the work. 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