On the program. In attempt to goose the more our indian Prime Minister pays a surprise visit to troops in the region that recently you saw a deadly confrontation with china. And the mysterious fate of elephants an investigation is underway into whats killing hundreds of. Us welcome to the program a german human rights activist has been cleared of allegations that he supports a terrorist Organization Better start now it was detained in july 27th teen and istanbul along with 10 other human rights workers in the arrests triggered a crisis in relations between germany and turkey jordan was not present of course he had been charged with membership of a terrorist group in a case that critics say was politically motivated. Lets go straight. In front of the court. How much of a surprise is that. Well this definitely comes as a very negative surprise for the defendants and their supporters who have been waiting here inside and outside court all day for 36 to emerge they had certainly hoped for all 11 human rights defenders to be acquitted but now you can see that this only shows you how relief on the one side disappointment and despair on the other side are often going hand in hand here in turkey you have 7 defendants who were acquitted today of terrorism related charges including german citizen and swedish citizen. But for takesh defendants sentenced to jail the toughest sentence for each and the sea internationals of former chair person here in turkey 6 years and 3 months i spoke to an amnesty representative here outside court just a little while ago he called the verdict out rages this trial after all had been dragging on for nearly 3 years and amnesty from the very beginning said this is a politically motivated trial all the elected evidence was trumped up there is 0 evidence proving that any of these activists is somehow involved in terrorism related activity well you mentioned. One of the family members of the turkish section of the Human Rights OrganizationAmnesty International he was sentenced to 6 years and 3 months in jail this his in particular. Well firstly what does it mean for him paris nearly he does not have to go straight to jail he can appeal and thats what he what amnesty will do now so there is a slight shimmer of hope there still but overall of cause this sends a fatal message to everyone here in turkey who stands up once to stand up for human rights for freedom of expression Amnesty International very clearly says that they think turkeys a judiciary is being instrumental eyes politicized to target a positional critical voices to try to silence to silence them there often and this t. Says routinely making up these terrorism related charges so overall this is a terrible message resonating here within turkey when it comes to everyone who is trying to stand up for human rights for journalists for lawyers as well you know han in istanbul thank you. For some of the other stories making headlines around the world another court in turkey has opened the trial of 20 saudi nationals for their role in the 2800 killing of dissident journalist to mark a shock she the saudi consulate in istanbul the suspects are being tried in absentia. Officials in turkey say at least 2 people have been killed and more than 70 wounded in an explosion at a fireworks factory in the northwest of the country an estimated 150 workers were in the factory at the time further explosions. Efforts to bring the fire under control. Terry lane maxwell the former girlfriend of the late financier and convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein has been arrested in the u. S. On sex trafficking charges thats what hes accused of recruiting girls to give obscene massages during which they were then sexually assaulted last 4 hours previously denied any wrongdoing. Germanys parliament has passed a plan to end the countrys reliance on coal by 2038 package which was approved by the lower house on friday will provide billions of euros to support energy firms in transitioning to renewables and to coal mining regions where jobs will be lost. But as well an Opposition Leader one weibo has praised the u. K. Ruling that sides with him in a dispute over gold on thursday a judge ruled that since the British Government recognizes wydow as well as well as president he controls the countrys 1000000000. 00 gold reserves stored in london incumbent president Nicolas Maduro socialist government tried to get its hand on the gold and plans an appeal its all change at the top of the french government the countrys new Prime Minister has just been named as caustics he was responsible for coordinating frances reopening strategy after its grown of i was locked down earlier the previous Prime Minister it was philip and it in his governments resignation to president in one of the. Lives decision to stand down as pave the way for me shuffle which had been widely expected president mccaw promised to chart a new course for the last 2 years of his term that will focus on efforts to relaunch the french economy. Lets go straight to paris and bring in correspondent lisa lewis what do we know about the new man who is. Hes a 55 year old senior Public Servant hes also been reelected as mayor of a town in Southern France recently in the recent municipal elections and hes been around for quite a while hes been working as advisor at several ministries in the past for example under Nicolas Sarkozy the conservative former conservative president he was a deputy secretary general at the elizee howlett so he knows his ways around in the Public Administration hes also well respected by politicians and Public Servants hes known to be a trustworthy person someone whos heart rocking easy to work with and as i said quite well known among politicians but not much so amongst the French Public does support as Prime Minister mark the beginning of a change of policy in france. Well not really if you look at him he is from the center right party leader could really come in my client came to power 3 years ago saying that he would be running on and he was running on a platform of a center left center right policies so far hes especially put in place center right policies market or untainted reforms and that is kind of the country nation that that way a feeling of presiding over the country now im not clear this morning sat in an interview with regional newspapers that he wanted to give his presidency fresh impetus he was he said he would invest billions of euros in the economy to get the economy back on track hes also promised other reforms the Health Care Reform of reform when it comes to youth unemployment but he also added that he wouldnt completely change course in the last 2 years of his presidency ahead of 2022. The way you describe. Seems a bit more like. Technocrats and less well known less charismatic does that mean that hes also less of a rival. Well absolutely hes hes known to be very discreet as he said earlier hes also a human head the head of the at pase covert strategy here together with now former Prime Minister feet and during that time he didnt give any interview to the press a tour so in our class certainly put him in the appointed him as a Prime Minister a name that this person would really stay discreet and give the president more of the limelight so that in my mouth clarke can sharpen his profile ahead of 2020 so that he yes has a better chance of winning the president ial election again our correspondent lisa lewis in paris thank you the us has reported a Record Number of new corona virus infections 55000 new covert 19 cases were logged on thursday just as the country gears up for the 4th of july Independence Day weekend lets look at some data showing daily new cases from the beginning of the outbreak in the u. S. After rising steadily to begin with the curve flattens from the end of april to mid june as the lockdown was jacksons were eased new infections shot up again as the pandemic accelerates Independence Day events ive been scaled back and officials are urging caution as both public and private gatherings w. s Washington Bureau chief in a sport visited a popular beach resort to gauge the mood that. For Many Americans this is the 1st time out after a month in lockdown they are hungry for fun and sun want to celebrate this 4th of july weekend as they normally do. To keep moving on do the fireworks continue normality as much as we can moving back to normalcy is what wed like to do i think if you take the right precautions theres nothing to be scared of you dont want your party to know what you enjoy yourself but you have you know how many thousands in a group on the protests. How to deal with the pandemic is highly politicized some few that the restrictions are taking away their personal freedom of those just responsible. I expect here in our community here in maryland that because its tor season now that these cases are going to come back as people do not socially distance or where there are mass while visiting our beaches i dont think president will do anything i think he will continue to say its a hoax and not believe in the science that is there causing so many cases and. This lack of guidance creates a dilemma for Business Owners between Health Concerns and remaining competitive. Brenda pollack who once in the bar and grill in the 5th generation. We want to know where im at but if they dont know where im at we can tell them where im at because its their right to wear a mask and i i dont feel safe with them and im not when im at you know that plant where im at. But yeah i would rather that where. You can make it out you could make it a law that you know that we have to wear it to recommend it for our safety and our health. You know need to make it where you know you get fined 500. 00 if you dont harm. The United States are facing a new record high of with 19 patients littlewood you know here at the boardwalk in ocean city maryland the majority of the people is not wearing a mask they tell us we are here to fun we want to celebrate we are done with this why was the Business Owners obviously do have a different approach they fear that after the weekend they will face a new wave which will lead to a new lockdown and that would bring them to their knees in 2 weeks time we will know whether the right steps were taken if people celebrated this unprecedented growth into life in the responsible way of the worst fears of the next wave. To come true. Joined by double reporter william grew cross whos looked a bit deeper into this story william what can we expect this week well thats the big question the Public Officials and Public Health officials are worried about just how many people are going to go out beaches barbecue is a mix of a lot of people have more or less normal Independence Day to celebrate freedom and theyre saying maybe you can celebrate freedom in a different way stay home and sending mixed messages hes going today july 3rd to Mount Rushmore the famous. Monuments to americas great president s for a fireworks display in the governor there in south dakota said there will be no kinds of restrictions no kinds of social distancing enforced and thats open to the public and tomorrow in july 4th back in washington he wants to have a scaled down in comparison to last year but still quite a large fireworks display at the white house on the National Mall of the d. C. City government is absolutely dead set against this but its federal property they really have very little power over whether people can go or not as many as 7000 people are expected to show up to this massive fireworks display that donald trump is supporting they say theyll be masks but Public Health officials and many particularly democratic politicians are saying please dont go please be careful how do you explain trumps approach to this crisis is not guided by reason is it has been very erratic hes now come out and said yes i believe in masks you should wear one if you want its recommended but not required remember this is a country that put up a fierce fight to have Health Insurance be required so to be able to be required to wear a mask is another thorn in the side for Many Americans donald trump and many of his allies get around this question by saying refer to the states as the states issue talk to your governors see what your governors are are requiring are recommending but the problem is these the policies at the state level have been very mixed. Red states blue states also regardless of Political Party there has been just a very confusing amount of mix messaging for americans and to know what exactly to do which which so has a lot of doubt and gives a lot of leeway for people who dont want to follow these rules you have the president ial elections in the u. S. Coming up in november what kind of role will trumps the Coronavirus Crisis play i mean of course were still very far from that a lot can happen with the conventions coming up in august we dont know where this virus and other other developments are going to go but it has been has been taking a hit his. Ratings are at an all time high for him in the low to mid fiftys depending on what poll youre looking at a New York TimesSienna College poll was very interesting looking at voters who voted for trump in 201686 percent of according to this poll show theyre still going to vote for trump but 14 percent are either uninsured or absolutely not going to vote for donald trump now that may seem like not a huge number but remember the voting margins are so razor thin the United States as we remember from the 2 thirds 2016 election going back further than the 2000 election as george w. Bush if you take just a few Percentage Points here or there that could really tip the election and thats what donald trump really has to be worried about going into november its going to be an exciting election thats exciting is one way to put it with him to quote thank you very much the e. U. Has approved the use of from disappear and on to a viral drug thats been found effective in the treatment of covert 19 the approval comes off the u. S. Decision to buy up global stocks of the drug and all the use is in talks with a company that produces one does appear to tame its own doses with stocks not lindley its far from certain just how much it will get. Its set to ease symptoms and reduce the length of the illness it might even save lives and easy via was developed to cure a ball are but is now the biggest hope in the fight against colbert 19 but who gets access to the drug the Us Department of health and Human Services has bought up 90 percent of u. S. Truck make a good production over the next few months. We were not informed by the Us Government about it and we learnt about it through the media to commissioners now as i said a few months ago. Having discussions we get. To reserve a sufficient number of doses for the e. U. Member states. This one of the most profitable pharmaceutical Companies Worldwide with sales reaching 22000000000 dollars last year the e. U. Commission has now approved them dizzier for the e. U. Had promised to deliver as soon as approval is granted but since the Us Government bought up most of their product there is doubt. If words fail and pleading with doesnt work we do have the option to give german and other drug makers a license to produce the drug even without approval for an appropriate field course. And according to the department of health the German Government has already bought in stuart enough those are for them dizzy via. Time not to bring up to date on some of the other developments in the coronavirus demick japan has confirmed over 200 new coronavirus cases the highest daily increase in 2 months as fears grow of another wave of infections china has banned meat imports from various processing plants in several countries in the past month as the pandemic hit the worlds top meat processes and the u. K. Government says that from july 10th it will lift its current in requirement for people arriving in england from countries including france spain italy and germany. Indias Prime MinisterNarendra Modi has made an unannounced visit to a military base in the remote love dock region bordering china the visit comes just weeks after a deadly hunter hunt clash between troops from both countries became their worst confrontation in decades. The surprise top level visit to indias northernmost region Prime MinisterNarendra Modi toured the indian armys High Altitude forward post in the himalayan region of le duc close to where indian and chinese troops clash just weeks ago for the indian soldiers the visit is a morale booster after they lost 20 comrades in fighting but the visi