competition as a result of the top brass of russia's anti-doping agency tells someone else did it . i'm told me a lot of both thanks for joining us. u.s. president all trump is declaring his latest moves in syria a victory on wednesday the president announced that he would lift sanctions on turkey just 9 days after he imposed them in response to turkish forces entering northeastern syria the new direction from trump came hours after russia and turkey and now as they were establishing a safe zone along the syria turkey border marking the arrival of russia as the new power in the region u.s. president donald trump is taking the credit for peace in syria this was an outcome created by us the united states and nobody else no other nation very simple turkey syria and all forms of the kurds have been fighting for centuries we have done them a great service and we've done a great job for all of them and now we're getting out a reference to u.s. troops being pulled out of northern syria the reality now is that russian forces are moving into the same kurdish territory that the u.s. has aband

president trump says he's lifting all sanctions against turkey and without mentioning russia and its new power in the middle east he says america is done and that it's time for someone else to fight over those blood stained sand i'm brick off in berlin this is the day. early this morning the government of turkey informed my administration that they would be stopping combat and their offensive in syria and making the cease fire per minute and it will indeed be permanent this was an outcome created by us the united states and nobody else no other nation very simple turkey syria.

president trump says he's lifting all sanctions against turkey and without mentioning russia and its new power in the middle east he says america is done and that it's time for someone else to fight over those blood stained st i'm burnt off in berlin this is the day. early this morning the government of turkey informed by administration that they would be stopping combat and their offensive in syria and making the ceasefire partner.

them in response to turkish forces entering north eastern syria trump's new direction came hours after russia and turkey and nouns they were establishing a safe zone along the syria turkey border marking the arrival of russia as the new pot in the region. u.s. president donald trump is taking the credit for peace in syria this was an outcome created by us the united states and nobody else no other nation very simple turkey syria and all forms of the kurds have been fighting for centuries we have done them a great service and we've done a great job for all of them and now we're getting out. a reference to u.s. troops being pulled out of northern syria the reality now is that russian forces are moving into the same kurdish territory that the u.s. has abandoned meanwhile there has been a cessation of fighting. because i think what we have seen over the last days is encouraging because it shows that it is possible to move towards a political settlement the political solution what you have seen is at least some reduction some significant reduction in violence and fighting russia and turkey want to

yet the lot of us are the result of that so russia has always had close relations with the cards and of course is one of the main players and they conflict in syria so let's go to moscow where we join d.w. correspondent and money show and welcome back emily what is moscow's line on this. well as you say phil russia has always had historically close ties with the kurds that stretches all the way back to the soviet union that they did lose a lot of trust from the kurds last year when they kind of gave approval for turkish air strikes against the african region which is was turkey kurdish controlled excuse me now what we've seen from the kremlin has been rather neutral a statement was published on the kremlin website which said that there had been a telephone call between president and on and president putin seemingly just before the operation was launched and that putin had warned his turkish counterpart to be careful and to take care that the kind of peace process in the regulation of the syrian conflict doesn't isn't brought off track by this offer a show on the russian line is very

potential involvement they found russia's involvement in election fraud and election manipulation in the 2016 presidential election now donald trump was very interested in how that how muller's investigation began in the 1st place it's a conspiracy conspiracy theory that has actually no merit no evidence in fact his own national homeland security officials have said this is been debunked that it wasn't russia involved but ukraine involved and not on the side of the republicans and donald trump on the side of the democrats that is this conspiracy that has been trying to push and that's what they're trying to that's what he said he was trying to find out about in ukraine which is what this whole thing is now about it's a bit hard to keep up isn't it mulvaney said. the aid was partly held up to pressure ukraine he said said the media have got his comments all wrong why have his comments raised eyebrows like this well once again we see the trump administration seemingly deng doing a quid pro quo out for everyone to see which of course they backtrack and say there's no quid pro quo the qu

but to syria where they ceasefire brokered by turkey and russia has. officially expired with russia's foreign minister declaring that kurdish forces have withdrawn from the border area earlier than planned to he says it will verify the withdrawal with joint patrols with russian troops but there have already being reports of clashes between syrian government and forces the syrian observatory for human rights says it has seen artillery eyed machine gun fire south of the border town of russell i mean kurdish forces agreed to retreat from the area under the deal struck by russia until the last week but they didn't because when the duty han is in istanbul i asked her what happens not of the ceasefire has officially ended well the cease fire that you have been talking about has been a very shaky one there have been occasional skirmishes they have continued in the past days and both sides have blamed each other for violations now turkey and russia struck that deal to allow kurdish militia in northeast as syria which ankara consider as terrorists to withdraw s

trump a court rules that the department of justice must give democrats a full copy of the report into russia meddling in the 2016 election. plus in german stock of the bone disney goes fears this rivalry always inflames the passions of football fans i don't saturday afternoon it's that time again hold on to your seats one shall go take on dortmund the latest edition of the roy. i'm told me a lot of both thanks for joining us. massive crowds have flooded the streets right across chile in the 7th day of anti-government protests in the capital santiago alone some 1000000 demonstrators converged on the city center demanding economic reforms and the resignation of president sebastian pinera protesters also turned out in the port city. where some tried to force their way on to the grounds of chile's congress at least 19 people have died in unrest across the country. for more let's cross to santiago where correspondent john bartlett is standing by john you've just come from the demonstration can you describe what it's like there yeah it's remarkable this evening night school and now it's it's peopl

from berlin tonight the us president declaring victory taking credit for the deal between turkey and russia over northern syria the us president lifting sanctions on turkey after announcing them just a week ago he says turkey has told him it has permanently ended its offensive against kurds in northern syria is that true also coming up a gruesome find it near london police discover 39 bodies inside a truck they move to that vehicle to be secure locations of that they can begin identifying the dead and the protesters in chile unswayed by promises of economic reforms designed to end days of deadly demonstrations more rallies and the general strikes are planned for wednesday plus basketball fans in the united states protesting in support of a free hong kong superstar le bron james is singled out for criticism and the n.b.a. season opener in los angeles. i'm bring coffee it's good to have you with us we begin tonight with the u.s. president donald trump today he announced that he is lifting sanctions that he imposed on turkey just 9 days ago saying. he has received confirmation from turkish pre

the deal between the kurds and moscow's ally are sad gives russia access to northern syria previously under u.s. way. as washington's influence wanes russian president vladimir putin was striding the regional stage after a visit to saudi arabia he was received by abu dhabi's crown prince mohammed bin ziad on choose day. the us of imposed sanctions while the european union imposed a limited funds and bargo on cherokee german chancellor angela merkel on monday called for an end to fighting. it up there from another also i have already said from my side that we believe that with all of justified security interests this offensive should be ended because it just visibly causing a lot of human suffering going and it's also bringing a lot of uncertainty with the fight against i.s.u. wins. but for now the offensive continues and so does the human suffering as civilians a court between the fronts like these young victims of turkish shelling in a hospital in russia lying just as. those. can and getting out the u.n. says that 160000 people who have already fled the fighting. all right we're join

it's a symbolic place for russia. working here is a big honor for all of us and it requires a very specific approach. that's why we're busy around the clock. over there. is a model and calls still covered by scaffolding but had to be unveiled in time for the 75th anniversary of the soviet union's allied victory of a nazi germany. with a remake of stephen king's it now in cinemas and the release of the movie joker scary clowns abound in popular culture these days and that has happy clowns on a mission in italy have a look. even the belltower is wearing a red nose for the festival. on the streets of monte senshi everyone is getting in on the act. and performers from all over the world have come to clown around. some of been perfecting their cross for decades and they're in town to help people find their sense of fun we all have that joy and that celebration but sometimes we bury it for a variety of reasons and the clown reminds us just to have to have that joy and that sense of freedom and celebration. judging by things

with syria which puts them in the pocket of lead to be a potent tonight without firing a single shot russia has what it's always wanted influence over syria with no americans to get in the way i burnt off in berlin this is the day. president drop communicated to the bird clearly. that the united states of america wants turkey to stop the invasion but as for the off ration piece sprint has 2 goals the 1st is to completely eliminate terrorist groups keep k.k. wifey chief bases in syria. the security situation.

troops creating a vacuum on tuesday russia and turkey struck a deal on a 30 kilometer deep safe zone to enable the withdrawal of armed kurdish units from the area the oil fields which are of interest to the u.s. and in the east of the region at a nato press conference in brussels u.s. defense secretary mark tried to give some clarity to the u.s. position where both objectives and the reversal of trump's earlier order of troop withdrawal were set out. and his team so we are reinforcing their position it will include some mechanize forces again i'm not going to get into details but the mission in syria remains what their mission in syria began with it's always been about defeating the isis call ition. while russian forces step up their presence with turkey esper drew attention to news that turkey had said it had recaptured some of the $100.00 isis militants believed to have a scaped from prison in syria as a result of the turkish incursion. football now and in the blunders leaders friday night game minds lifted themselves out of the drop zone by beating. the visitors cologne opened the

so it will provide islamic states with an opportunity to regenerate and control areas such as russia and there as there were again the. majority tech is president tricep tired everyone gave the tax a stock warning if. there is a phrase that we always say. we can come any night without warning and our determination remains because it is absolutely out of the question for us to further tolerate the threats from these terrorist groups. decision has and him widespread criticism even within his republican party occurred when nobody else would defy the police abandon the good lord getting ready to help america in the future will radical islam al-qaeda and isis hours later trump appeared to try to placate her takes by issuing a stand morning to ankara right now we're at a position where if turkey does anything out of what they should be doing we will hit them so hard in the economy mixed messages that the top and meanwhile on the ground in syria the kids are waiting for the next by to fall in a region that seen its share of misery and violence already. i'm joined now by mark peeler me he's

president donald trump is describing the agreement the truce that we're seeing between russia and turkey as a major breakthrough made possible by his policy in syria is that true well that was a very typical of donald trump move essentially what we've been seeing here today is something we've seen before many many times presidents come to clear victory on a crisis that he created in the 1st place and let's just remember how this all unfolded there was a phone call between president wretch of type every one of turkey and president trump and as a result of that phone call president trump decided to pull out the u.s. troops of syria that created a power vacuum in syria and essentially and eventually leading to a deal splitting up syria between russia and turkey and they the outcome of that is that russia became stronger asop became stronger putin became stronger. go on of course as well and even i since my research in the future and the u.s. gave up their last influence in syria so talking about ice is also said that isis will be under control in fact and we had the u.s. top envoy for syria

it's a symbolic place for russia. working here is a big honor for all of us and it requires a very specific approach which that's why we're busy around the clock. is a model and cold still covered by scaffolding but the 2 will be unveiled in time for the 75th anniversary of the soviet union satellite victory of a nazi germany. now it's a good time to be a clown to blockbuster films featuring clowns are hitting the box office but while joker and each chapter 2 might have you hiding behind a cushion the atmosphere was altogether more fun at the clown and clown festival in central italy performers from across the world descended on the village of munch a song where they encourage thousands of visitors to dawn a red nose see the light side of life. just reminder the top stories we're following for you here today on d w news pretty fighters in syria has sharply criticized the u.s. decision to pull its troops from the country they say the withdrawal could lead to a revival so-called islamic state. you're watching news comin

it will provide islamic states with an opportunity to regenerate and control areas such as russia and terrorism or again a couple commentators for. turkish president recha tayyip erdogan gave the kurds a stark warning that suited their is a phrase that we always say we can come any night without warning. and our determination remains because it is absolutely out of the question for us to further tolerate the threats from these terrorist groups. the international community has raised serious concerns when you would arm for c.t.'s in the north east with not only exacerbate civilian suffering can be to massive displacement but when or so re scsi very undermining current political efforts we treat as you know support there are 6000000 displaced people inside syria there is more than 5 and a half 1000000 refugees in the neighboring countries and it's a conflict that has gone on for far too long and therefore if you prefer that takes place at the moment has to take into account to ensure that we don't see any further displacement. on the ground in syria kurds are waiting for the next blow t

this proposal just might be too little too late russia one of the actors on the ground has made clear already that it rejects berlin's vision of a security zone in northern syria. let's bring in our correspondent in brussels terry scholz following the nato talks for us today good morning to you terry russia has been rejecting the proposals for international forces in the security zone but nato secretary general well he's welcoming the idea tentatively how will these very different approaches figure in nato talks today well certainly russia's approach won't figure much at all as nato will start its own path but we should very much say that these were cautious welcomes the details of the german proposal should they be forthcoming haven't been shared yet with nato defense ministers who are just coming together this afternoon so everyone's very curious about exactly what the german defense minister meant when she said we should create an internationally monitored safe zone so i think that everyone's waiting to hear from germany and to see if this really is a fully fledged proposal and tha

and also we've heard within russia there are reports within the media that the country's ministry of defense wasn't even aware that they provided any assistance to the united states in the operation turkey said there was pressure to help the united states so you know this is all right for president trump is a very successful day in what has been you know a tough couple of weeks for him right well in conclusion want to talk to you about that because the timing obviously is very interesting comes just as there is a growing concern about a resurgence in syria because of the president's decision to pull out troops from that country so this is me now mission accomplished case closed. it's very hard to know where president obama particularly with syria he's had a lot of criticism from democrats republicans but it is very positive news for president trump and that is i would say a significant moment for him he's been under a lot of pressure not just because of the ongoing impeachment inquiry that's taking place but of course for that have brought its decision to withdraw troops from syria a

so is russia's influence in syria set to increase further and how should the west respond to russia's partnership there with the nato member turkey those are some of the questions being discussed by nato defense ministers during a 2nd day of talks in brussels. moscow is the new puppet master in syria russia's defense minister talks with the head of a kurdish militia that and it's clear who's giving the orders. that's the reality facing nato defense ministers scrambling to catch up with the political reality of post-war syria and more to the point the west's role there. there are different views. on the allies as stated in the meeting also views which are publicly know it was a strong support for a political should solution a strong. support for the stronger international engagement german defense minister and a crack from karrenbauer proposed an international force to police a secure zone but she only had a few details for a moment to look like u.s. defense secretary marc kasper might support have an idea i think it's fine that because it's something that we've been calling on our eur

are now headed north backed by russia of course and that russia was also bombing bombing hospitals in syria again i don't expect you to confirm those reports but. when we talk about the relationship with russia which has always been uncomfortable that they are backing the syrian regime if they are now backing syrian forces headed north to where a nato ally is engaged or more than one nato ally is engaged. is this something that. is bringing the crisis to a head that we hadn't hadn't perhaps anticipated i think anybody including me can speculate on exactly where this this crisis is headed we can continue to emphasize restraint emphasize the need to preserve the games in our fight against isis what i have seen from the russians so far and they have been interested actually in advancing efforts to resolve this issue at the negotiating table nato can only welcome out and for all concerned i think it's it's wise to consider how to get back to talking rather than fighting. and that was nato his deputy secretary general rose go similar now to some of the other stories making news around the

russia has set out to win hearts in africa. this woman says she loves russia for organizing the event. russian money was also spent on a beauty contest that crowned miss central africa the sponsor at events like these is a radio station promoting russian african time is radio lingo sung go. so what's it like it a broadcaster that does advertising for moscow we don't get mansour to that question at its headquarters in a suburb of bangor. but we do get to view an animated clip aimed at showing russia's friendly feeling this toward the country's children it was paid for by lowe by invest. that's a company with ties to russian president vladimir putin a company that was named for a region known for its diamonds the government here has granted by invest a lot of mining rights the country wants to look for the precious stones more efficiently whether with russia or other partners the. president has said that we are open to anyone who wants to cooperate in public private partnerships to exploit these valuable resources and. this is th

we know that the agreement reached between turkey and russia in sochi is currently underway so from us it's really important for the ceasefire to continue so that's going to be one of the main topics the other issues of of course going to be the refugee issue we know that president carter won wants to relocate at least $1000000.00 refugees that are currently living in turkey to the zone that turkey is controlling in northern syria which is hundreds 20 meters wide and 120 kilometers wide and 32 kilometers deep and you know police so basically that's going to be one of the main topics because germany wants to. abide by international law while making such plans about the refugees germany has proposed establishing an internationally monitored security zone in northern syria how realistic is that well of course according to german defense minister this is a very realistic scenario but we don't know the details about this and we know that in the recent nato defense ministers meeting in brussels that according to the nato secretary general the nato allies are have very different views concern

struggling to find a unified response to the incursion which nato member turkey is conducting with russia nato's archrival also coming out. british police continue to question a man over the discovery of 39 bodies in a truck near london they've moved the vehicle to a secure location so they can identify the victims. and stranger 1st to move the remains of dictator front cisco frank i just bought it will be too soon for the national trying to date his regime continues to polarize the country 44 years after his death. plus the world's penguin populations in the client take a look at efforts to save the only species of this aquatic bird that is native to africa. i've dr thomas thanks so much for joining us nato defense ministers are gathering in brussels today to discuss turkey's incursion into northern syria it is an unprecedented issue for the alliance because turkey a nato member is closely collaborate. sitting in syria with russia which regards nato as a threat turkish and russian troops are now patrolling a so-called safe zone in northern syria where turkey wants to resettle its syrian

it's a symbolic place for russia. working here is a big honor for all of us and it requires a very specific approach. that's why we're busy around the clock. here. is a model and goals still covered by scaffolding but had to be will be unveiled in time for the 75th anniversary of the soviet union's allied victory of a nazi germany. the rugby world cup is winding toward the knockout stages in japan a key matchup today saw south africa blow past canada the win by south africa ensures their spot in the next round. well just outside of tokyo a global gay rugby tournament took the pitch the 1st of its kind in asia and while the teams might be competitors the message is inclusion. the sox make a statement the jerseys these players wear as well and when it comes to the rugby from the line out to the scrum. all 80 minutes. these mostly l.g. players are making a statement to the greater rugby playing world. who are here clear and ready to take on anyone. i honestly think rugby is such an inclusive sport so welcoming our club w

in years after striking a deal with the kurds trying to stop turkey's attack on kurdish forces and russia syria's ally is also stepping into the void left by u.s. troops. the syrian town of rosalyn pounded by turkish it to reach across the border. to weaken to turkey's offensive in northern syria fighting still rages here to push back the syrian militias seen here battling kurdish fighters who are counterattacking to retake the time. the turkish onslaught has left the kurdish autonomous administration in northern syria little choice but to turn to the assad regime for help. all syrian government troops have pushed forward to stop the turkish advance. they have reached the city of man bridge a strategic town situated on a major highway. syrian state television was on the ground as local celebrated the troops arrival. russian troops have also been spotted in the town and the russian foreign ministry says it so just have created a buffer between the syrian and turkish armies to avoid a direct confrontation. it's moscow that has gained most from the withdrawal of u.s. troops and the subsequen

syria now this is unprecedented for the alliance because turkey a nato member is working there with russia nato's main rival. this area is now under moscow's control russian military police made their way into the north syrian border town of kabbani on wednesday. u.s. . troops had withdrawn from the region earlier abandoning their kurdish allies and making way for their nato partner turkey to lead a military incursion into the area. a move that faced harsh international criticism nato however has been reluctant to criticize the so efforts of their allies in brussels general secretary voiced concern and called for international effort there war has been there for years we have seen hundreds of thousands of people being killed across that is so there's a need for progress for for a political negotiated solution now russia which is not a member of nato has become turkey's closest ally in the attempt to implement a military solution as part of a deal struck between the leaders of turkey and russia they seek to create a buffer zone in the formerly kurdish held border region and german tornado f

nato ministers meet for a 2nd day of talks on a unified position on syria turkey's collaboration with russia there is driving a wedge through the alliance also coming up. argentina is preparing for a crucial election are the country's picking up on the national mood in indicating to a likely winner will be a. plus last minute scramble to climb australia's most famous rock ters toping to scale. before a permanent ban comes into effect have just hours to make that track wrong is being closed to climbers out of respect for indigenous peoples. i'm brian thomas great to have you with us the united states will be moving troops into eastern syria to help defend the region's oiled feels from islamic state now that's according to u.s. defense officials the houseman comes after the decision by president trump earlier this month to pull american troops out of syria that move paved the way for turkey's assault on kurdish forces who had been in close american ally. a ceasefire deal brokered by the us has allowed turkey to establish a so-called safe zone along its border with syria which it is now for tro

this one though as a neutral athlete as russia's track and field federation has been suspended since 2015 due to widespread doping allegations. the men's 5000 meter final had 3 norwegian brothers competing in debates and the youngest of the band of brothers was leading in the final lap only to be picked at the left corner. brisson ended up in 5th gold and silver went to ethiopia with a trace repeating his tram from 2 years ago in london. and finally some joy for i know we didn't athlete cost involved home defended his title in the 400 meter hurdles climbing an impedance streak of 14 races meanwhile 3rd place. when the 1st middle of the championships for both schizo. and staying with us lurks the coach over to salazar the head of an american track and field program funded by corporate giant nike has been handed a 4 year ban by the u.s. anti doping agency salazar has been found guilty of orchestrating in facilitating doping british olympic champion mo ferrari and us runner guillen rupp are among the athletes who have trained under him at the nike oregon project but they have not been a

this one though as a neutral athlete as russia's track and field federation has been suspended since 2015 due to widespread doping allegations. the men's 5000 meter final had 3 no we didn't brothers competing in debates the youngest of the band of brothers was leading in the final lap only to be picked at the left corner. engebretsen ended up in 5th gold and silver went to ethiopia with a dress repeating his tram from 2 years ago in london. and finally some joy for i know we didn't actually cost involved defended his title in the 400 meter hurdles climbing and impede the streak of 14 races meanwhile 3rd place after him some 6 in the 1st medal of the championships. this estate coming up next in news asia will have more on china celebrating the 70th anniversary of the people's republic we'll hear from a communist party insider about where the country's heading. back correspondent in hong kong brings us more on tensions there on china's national day. we'll have those stories in just about i'll be back at the top of the hour with more world used. around the clock on the website w dot com

bitterly lives with his family in the far east of russia. the city on the chinese border saw mass executions during the stalinist purges the period known by people as the great terror. 'd of the same time 8000 kilometers where the people of moscow are remembering the victims of terror. they tell the stories of their fathers and uncles grandfathers and great uncles the stories of their families persecuted by stalin between 1936 and 938 a supposed enemies of the regime. my grandfather was arrested and tortured says this woman they knocked his teeth out. flooded may have been the cause ski he was 76 years old rest in peace. with. one and a half 1000000 soviet citizens were arrested in only 2 years half of them were killed the ceremony is part of a national event which was instigated by the human rights organization memorial 12 years ago. i'm happy that a lot of people have come here especially young russians to remember the terror of the soviet regime we should never forget our terrible history look at that and when he does there's a bill was.

this one though as a neutral athlete as russia's track and field federation has been suspended since 2015 due to widespread doping allegations. the men's 5000 meter final had 3 no we didn't brothers competing in debates the youngest of the band of brothers was leading in the final lap only to be picked at the last caller. brisson ended up in 5th gold and silver went to ethiopia with a dress repeating his tram from 2 years ago in london. and finally some joy for i know we didn't actually cost involved home defended his title in the 400 meter hurdles climbing an unbeaten streak of 14 races meanwhile 3rd place after. in the 1st middle of the championships for. world news at the top of the hour business africa with ben facility is the best of the day. it's all happening today coming. to link to news from africa the world your links to exceptional stories and discussions between you and welcome to diffuse african program tonight from for an easy any. easy town i would say to them .

also coming up russia and turkey struck a deal on northern syria presidents put in an air to want to agree to set up a so-called safe zone and extend a cease fire in the region turkey tells kurdish forces they have 6 days to leave the syrian borders out. we go to botswana where politics has been shaken up ahead of today's election it's the most closely fought vote in more than 5 decades. and basketball fans in the u.s. protests in support of a free kong superstar le bron james is singled out for criticism of the n.b.a. season opener in los angeles. i'm sorry so misconduct thank you for joining us we start with a tragedy unfolding in the u.k. police say 39 people have been found dead in a truck container near london the vehicle was found at the water glade industrial park close to docks on the river thames the truck is believed to have come from bald kariya the driver has been arrested on suspicion of murder police say they are still trying to identify the victims the vehicle is thought to have entered the u.k. last weekend. and we can speak to our london correspondent charlotta potts