A path to hold talks but washington sends more troops to the gulf. To elect a new president despite a surge in taliban violence joins a teacher in kabul facing the threat of suicide bombings. As young activists back in the streets thats fridays for features from the future movement stages another day as much as around the world but a week from the biggest mass protests in history all World Leaders any closer to delivering policy change. Im phil gayle welcome to the program. U. S. President donald trump has lashed ass out the democrats impeachment inquiry describing it as a disgrace and seeking to end it the whistleblower complaint against him has now been released in a town unnamed Intelligence Officer alleges that mr trump ukraines 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 his 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 the lens key 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 and showing 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 grounds 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. Now the mainstream of the Republican Party is standing by the President Trump they say the whistle blows complaint is full of he say and doesnt prove its case 1st and make use democrats of using the letter as part of an ongoing which against the president they dont want answers they want to public spectacle and so weve been treated to an unimpressive press releases press conferences and fake news stories away from the few ring congress of the white house President Trump supported sheriffs he was there to highlight his credentials on crime i mean slightest roue whether hes broken the law. Of seeking the assistance of a Foreign National in the us an election is illegal under u. S. Law and a preliminary government review supports the whistle blows claim that president transactions violated those laws which were meant to protect the election process ons national security. Correspondent all of a solace in washington how small 2 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 wide tells who are so concerned about the nature of they call that they essentially try to cover it up and that of course reminds of the mother investigation where special counsel Robert Muller followed allegations that trump and his team coded 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 Trumps wrong doing and there might be more soon as america is waiting for yet another testimony of the whistleblower himself. In the silence in washington irans president Hassan Rouhani has called on the u. S. To and its maximum pressure policy and urged washington to return to dialogue logic and reason speaking in new york today after addressing the United Nations president rouhani also said he would be prepared to hold talks the president from lifting sanctions against iran the ws alexander from naaman spoke with u. S. Special representative for iran brian hall and asked him about Washington Strategy the u. S. Government has imposed new sanctions and travel restrictions on the Iranian Regime but its tehran as seems to remain defiant so its you mexican 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 i we getting closer to a major 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 or 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. I found a phenomena reporting well take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world the british seized by iran in the strait of hormuz 2 months ago has left the iranian ports and its crew were being detained just tell him piro was taken by irans revolutionary guard 2 weeks after honey baby and tank it was seized by britain that it was released in august. Saudi arabia says it is the start offering tourist visas for the 1st time as part of the leaderships 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 term business trips religious pilgrimage or for travelers from families in the country. France is remembering its former president Jacques Chirac and died on thursday aged 86 in office from 995 to 2007 mr chirac dominated french politics for decades when he was known for opposing the u. S. Led the iraq war he also oversaw frances adoption of the euro one of his later years were overshadowed by scandal and the corruption conviction. And millions of afghans will vote in president ial elections on saturday despite the threat of terror attacks the us and the peace talks with the taliban earlier this month on the Islamist Militant Group is threatening to disrupt the election with suicide bombings and rocket attacks with danger and violence of reality of daily life in the country d. W. Joined a teacher in the capital kabul and was determined to lead a normal life mission in life isa scene that could be playing out anywhere in the world. Kesha 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 the for the 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 thats my. Most out there. 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 could dejas family. 2017 her brother khalik was killed in an attack while on his way to work. I want to get out when i went to see his body it was very difficult for me it had a great impact on my children especially my son for months after he would say why was my uncle martyred it wasnt his time he was so young theres no sergio on. Teacher whos 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 a 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. Ok 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 those 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. Talk about this further with. Me who knows afghanistan well having worked in kabul for many years as shes head of the center for International Peace operations here with a 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 no 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 their mornings there are threats by a ton of money by other groups that they might attack the polling stations so i think people sit at home and wonder whether or not they should cast their ballot tomorrow and what do you expect do you think the people will go despite the threats i think many people will go because theyre courageous theyre brave they aware of their 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 watching that report but what was particularly interesting to me was that was we 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. As a metric expense i think davis was worrying people because you never know where and when it could happen to the biggest countess in the weekends election of the current president ashraf ghani and the current chief executive of sort of Prime Minister abdullah abdullah. What do they each stand 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 the these last 5 years. And i think did some experiments i mean theres lots of progress in many areas if 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 its 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 involves the north an area where some of the former warlords but at the end of the day i mean they have been in government together briefly and 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 jobs the economy transport or just the security situation is that sort of number one i think the security is number one and the Peace Process is number one and a half so to say because people want peace i mean they just want the this war or the conflict to be over so i think the security and peace that closely interlinked. And what people are 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 us amateur video and karim from the International Center for International Peace operations thank you. To hong kong where the chief executive kerry lamb has met with prodemocracy activists for the 1st time since mass protests erupted in june and she faced a barrage of criticism of people accuse her of ignoring months of protests calling for democratic reforms in the several totemist chinese territory. After 4 months of being ideologically opposed on different sides of the same city carry law marched forward to face a small selection of the protesters inside the same order tory and im a white mole and. No matter how difficult it is my colleagues and i think that its time to start a direct dialogue. You know why i need someone because in the last 3 months im sure no matter what political stance you hold. Some of you know you must be feeling very sad a worried or angry. Voice a tightly regulated town hall style of in seoul 150. 00 protesters selected at random to be in the audience a further 30 were selected to take the mike and personally addressed the c. E. O. Despite the filtration of the audience a Common Thread flooders now aims that you are young why you are like i will say that you know young that it is because you are useless that governing by despair you are responsible for what has happened in the protests they dont want then things are thanks i wonder without them you have stepped down i am going to let the thought i had part single off the whole issue started when the government proposed to amend the bill therefore if we want to walk away from the difficulty and find a way out and the government has to take the biggest responsibility to do so. I can sing for. You despite the close proximity of this event the 2 sides remain far apart with another round of protests to follow on the streets this weekend. Friday as have come to be linked with Climate Change demonstrations and today is likely to see more protests around the world the fridays for future movement says its planning actions in asia europe and the americas well hear from a march in taiwan in just a moment 1st a look back at a lumberjack week for Environmental Campaigners spearheaded by the now world famous swedish teenager going to talk about. This is all wrong. I shouldnt be apia. I should be back in school on the other side of the ocean just so youll come to us young people for hope how dare you. 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 openi