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We begin this news with breaking news the German Government says tests conducted on russian opposition figure alexina valmy have revealed unequivocal proof that he was poisoned last month with a chemical nerve agent the prominent kremlin critic fell ill during a flight to moscow hes in a serious but stable condition at a hospital in balin where he was brought from siberia 10 days ago a German GovernmentSpokesman Says toxicology tests on blood samples show the chemical used is from the novacek group of nerve agents doctors who treated him in russia say they found no evidence of poisoning well in a moment to across to moscow for reaction from there but fast correspondent joins us live from london where hes been following developments in germany and the team i see that im heiko must the German Foreign minister is now insisting on a russian investigation. Thats right the German Government has reacted very swiftly and very toughly to this news from the military oratory in germany i can ask the foreign minister has said we condemn this attack in the strongest possible terms leaving no room for doubt that the germans believe this was a deliberate poisoning of alexei navalny. Has summoned the Russian Ambassador to germany for talks and hes called for those responsible to be found without actually suggesting who they might be but its clear that the germans are very very unhappy about this and very clear about what they think has happened of course earlier in the day a spokesperson for chancellor Angela Merkel had said that this military laboratory in germany had found quote the doubtless presence of. A poison or rather an agent from the navi chalk group and of course that scum after tests from mr armey who has been in an induced coma in the Charity Hospital in berlin now for some while i imagine the dame in london this must all be reviving memories of 2nd scrabbles poisoning back in 20. Of course thats what people will think of when they hear the word novacek its the soviet era nerve agent and it was found to be used all the surrogates group our former russian former russian spy and his daughter in southwest england 2 years ago now they were both ill but in fact the substance ended up killing a member of the public who happens to find a container containing some of the leftover agent just a if you like on the streets and all along russia denied any involvement in that even though the british authorities actually identified the 2 russian men who they think actually carried out the attack and it caused a lot of alarm almost panic in particularly in the city of salzburg where the attack happened because for months your forties couldnt tell people exactly what had happened and where the substance had gone so it really is a worrying situation. In london for us thank you so much nadine well lets now move over to Alexandra Steele janowicz got for to get the view from moscow alexandra this has all happened i know just over the last hour or so but i see we are already getting some pushback from the kremlin. Yes exactly whilst the germany action was safe here the reactions are of course and restrained in a way so minister of Foreign Affairs responded by saying that russia is still waiting for german prosecutor General Office to respond to their request and their request was to send all the results of the analysis that were danton of irony all sorts or state for instance what was the level of his pollen as to rise in the plane so before he arrived into germany and German Colony wanting all these details and a member of the Russian Parliament he was actually ahead of the russian a committee for Foreign Affairs. In the parliament he said that russia is very willing to cooperate but this statements coming from germany have to be followed with some solid and concrete proof so the situation now is that from the oath or it is the reaction is still restrained of but we heard before. The russian doctors found not poisoned they actually at least not by any with a diagnosis of metabolic disorder disorder of hydrates and thats 2 labs in russia didnt find anything suspicious and that the investigation which is actually in the brain investigative state didnt found any reason to think of any any foul play on the other hand a position saying in one voice we knew it all the symptoms were there and the friend of the and his colleague revenge than of tweeted that a using love it jockeys actually like signing a crime saying that it can only be used by certain state organizations namely by for instance military intelligence or the state Security Service so the opposition is pointing fingers and theyre pointing fingers at the authorities well i want to ask you more about that alexander because as nadeem was saying the navi chalky that agents was what was used on sergei scriptural back in 2018 and then it was linked to the military Intelligence Agency the g. R. U. So does that now make it more difficult for the kremlin to distance itself from this. Well yes it does but if we go back to those could be by the case even though Scotland Yard identified 2 suspects and journalist also invented fired them as members of the military intelligence russia denied it they said these are 2 russian jurists there were completely innocent they were sightseeing in salzburg we saw in famous interview with to do serve to people claiming they have nothing to do we dont it being and this is a sort of a better and that we are seeing that when some other state accuses rush of some foul play of boys in their opponents or Double Agents like in the case of screwed by russia is saying it is not us or there is no evidence and you have to provide us with solid broth and what you are giving us is not solid proof so it wouldnt be surprising if we get such a sore now in this case that isnt a story out of its called for there for us in moscow thank you so much alexandra where we are awaiting further reaction from germany and chancellor Angela Merkel is due to make a statement very shortly we will have more in a few in this news hour on moving on now and 14 people accused of helping Gunmen Attacked the french the terrible magazine Charlie Hebdo are going on trial the magazine was targeted after publishing controversial cartoons of the prophet mohammed security was tight as you can see as Police Convoys carrying the accused arrived in court a short time ago its been 5 years now since armed men stormed the paris office of Charlie Hebdo 12 people were then killed a policewoman and 4 people inside a jeweler supermarket who also killed over the following 48 hours the 3 gunmen were shot by police in separate standoffs no doubt about that is following the trial for us from paris. There is a lot of interest in this trial here in france because so many people of course remember very vividly those january 2015 attacks in which 17 people were killed there was a huge outpouring of grief at the time a lot of shock around the country and whats very particular about this trial is that the 3 gunman they were principally involved are absent because they were killed at the time of the attack shortly after 2015 by police now amedee coulibaly carried out attacks against the jewish supermarket and killed 4 hostages it killed a police woman just a couple of days before that 2 brothers sheriff inside quassia stormed the offices of the statistical newspaper in france Charlie Hebdo killing staff and a Police Officer 12 people there in all so we have here today on trial we have 14 people who are on trial for being accomplices to those 3 gunmen for giving those gunmen the sort of they accused i should say of giving those gunmen the sort of Logistical Support that they needed to carry out those attacks everything from supplying weapons to helping the gunman with communications that 11 of those accused are actually in court in person 3 are being tried in absentia including the wife of the supermarket attack amedee creepily who left france just a few days before those attacks for syria her whereabouts are unknown but it has recently been reported in french media that she could still be alive. Well theres plenty more ahead for you this news hour including the 1st case of coronavirus is recorded in the morea migrant camp in greece well get more on how medics there hope to deal with and out. Why theres a buzz around beekeeping in western georgia. And in sport find out which n. B. A. Team is heading home after this decisive playoff game details coming up next right. Now french president Emmanuel Macron has held a joint News Conference with the iraqi Prime Minister in baghdad the crown is the most senior foreign official to visit me since he took office and may discussed iraqs sovereignty and light of the rival influences from iran and the United States. Any foreign intervention may undermine the 1st exhibited by you as a government and i believe this visit carries a special significance as you represent a heavyweight in the region you are the cradle of civilization and iraq has always enjoyed a unique position in his to a geographic large scale land we needed iraq. And iraq we do not wish iraq to be a battlefield for proxy wars we wish all neighboring and International States to respect iraqs sovereignty and refrain from meddling in our Domestic Affairs well our correspondent also jabari joins me now from the iraqi capital though so this was not 1st official visit to baghdad and it was only publicly announced at the very last minute whats been the main thrust of this trip. Well the main message that the french president brought with him to iraq is that the french government is firmly behind the iraqi officials in trying to rebuild this country after years of conflict and that the french president said that france will do everything it can to try and help iraq get back on its feet to rebuild the countrys infrastructure that have been destroyed and that they are ready and willing to help again to join the fight against eisel in iraq the french troops that withdrew from iraq just last march about 3000 of them were stationed in iraq as part of the Coalition Forces to help fight eisel in the country since the coronavirus pandemic the french government withdrew their forces there is only a handful of them left but the french president said that they are ready to help in any capacity that they can the main gist of the visit was that the french government wants to be a part of this countrys rebuilding efforts the french president said that any help they can provide they will do so the Prime Minister mustafa he said that france could actually play a role not only in iraqs security in the future but also in its Economic Future as well that is something they will need a lot of help with the iraqi economy has suffered drastically because of the falling over prices over the past few months as well as the limitations that they have due to the lack of infrastructure in the country the french president also stressed that its important for iraq to maintain its sovereignty that they try to carve out their own half in light of the fact that theyre caught in between 2 very close allies that is the United States and iran and that they should try to remove themselves from the fight that is ongoing between those 2 countries that is constantly playing out on the iraqi soil so there are that message in the theme of all the meetings that the french president had throughout the day was that the Iraqi Government is not alone any help that they need in the future at the french will be there to help them. There for us in baghdad thank you very much. Well france is involved in various regional crises weve just been hearing there about the french president s diplomatic push in iraq which is caught in the middle of tensions between iran and the u. S. Has also was saying says that front stands ready stands ready to help defend iraqi sovereignty well hes also just visited lebanon for the 2nd time since that devastating blast in beirut last month and hes also threatened lebanese politicians with sanctions and this vital reforms made turkeys president not mccollums a visit accusing him of colonialism mccrone has accused russia of type out one of stoking tension with greece by drilling for oil and gas in the mediterranean. Is a Senior Research fellow at the Global Policy institute he says despite his visits mccrone still has less influence than regional powers. Cannot be a kingmaker that it could make her up at the moment the original buyers will look at as a set the deed or. The saudi arabia is for sale and so on just hope to bring we dont know exactly what hes trying to achieve there but is as i said is just trying to. Be a b. J. To see and make the europeans aware that they have to attention and rock solid misses to iraqis that they have to try to get a border where out of the jod to church of their 2 main allies which is which are iran and do you asserted that iraq is caught in this conflict and therefore france in iraq was actually somebody agree because it was a country which will pause the bombing in 2003 so therefore figure that is voice can carry just be some kind of object to achieve or all as a whole list broker tried to use Old Fashioned diplomacy in order to try to help iraq out of its it couldnt make for the government of its Political Party government earth france is very concerned today on a day when the child. Trials are started with the results of day which is taking advantage of the rotting situation in the country now cattles a man has stressed the need for a fair resolution to the Israeli Palestinian conflict through the series of a 2 state solution take to mean been hammered out tunney hosted president from Senior Advisor chad cross now on wednesday christie has made a stop and catch on during his tour of the middle east hes looking to gain the support of more arab nations after announcing the u. S. Brokered deal to normalize relations between the u. A. E. And israel. Genest hope has been granted bail after being held in jail for over a month he was ordered to pay bail of 120. 00 u. S. Dollars china was arrested back in june her longside an opposition politician charged with incitement ahead of antigovernment protests our correspondent her metacity has more from the capital harare. After more than 2 weeks in detention felines jealous hope whats been going on was denied bail easy keys of using social media to encourage people to protest over the economy and corruption in government Opposition Leader jacob got a woman is still behind bars hes accused of organizing last weeks antigovernment protests his bail ruling is on friday human rights lawyers say the bodies government is trying to silence voices of dissent what happens in zimbabwe how those rules say theyre fighting corruption. I walking the streets with the heat in their pockets and those saying you should be seen to be fighting corruption and getting more and more basic you to i think Everybody Knows that the guilty ones are walking the streets and the innocent ones are being exposed for the indian and human Rights Groups say they want the regional body set and the African Union to publicly speak out against what they say is an increase in a race and abuses in zimbabwe the president emerson and i will say is there is no crisis in the country he says dark forces inside and outside of the barber trying to undermine his government and he said hes going to flush those elements out he blames the reason why scaling to turn around the economy on sanctions imposed by the European Union and the United States on hears of drought and other coronavirus pandemic and government officials deny allegations of human rights abuses now the commanders executioner who killed thousands of cambodians and the 1970 s. Has died 77 year old comrade chris serving a life sentence for atrocities committed in the notorious tall slang prison when he has the story. It was here in the capital of cambodia that comrade committed crimes against humanity he told slaying prison in phnom penh was when more than 14000. 00 cambodians were sent to be tortured and murdered under the. Orders of the camaro rouge his top executioner even though during his trial in 2009 that he was following orders he admitted what happened in the prison known by its code name is 21 clinton something that i would like to acknowledge my legal responsibility for all the crimes that happened in this 21 especially the torture and execution of people that the committee rouge wanted to reveal cambodia in the late 1970 s. And executed anyone