meeting at a restaurant in the complex of istanbul's largest mosque saleman. welcome how do you do very well very well traditional turkish you know it's very good to me. thank you. most important thing about the ottoman empire is that it was an empire of nations they let them preserve their cultures they let them to go on with their own craftsmanship the old cooking and all kinds of business or stuff that they do the jews kept what they were doing they are many and skip the romans kept what they were doing so this brought up the all to an empire with a colorful and and rich pusey any this one called all things delight internationally but the staircase name is in charge and the it looks quite heavy to me was autumn increasing healthy we know that the often salt. and resistance were quite strong strong and build up they were highly fed on proteins you know they used oil they used the lamp and they lived long they live very long the average ultimate man's life was like say one two or sixty years old which was compared to those times quite a long time or the ottom

you'll yohan reports now from istanbul. the president's likeness is everywhere across turkey reject typed out one thing to ship thank you for his reelection which had made him almost all powerful head of state out on is now president party leader and head of government rolled into one he can hire or fire ministers and some senior judges to solve parliament and rule by decree is powers of virtually unchecked but one thing hasn't changed he is running a bitterly divided country and that is particularly evident here in istanbul. the district of s. in the for example is an ad stronghold most of those living here are pious and conservative almost seventy percent voted in favor of the president and people are happy that he remains in charge. he's a source of pride for us that he represents us well on the world stage he's our leader because. our president has done what needs to be done so far and i'm sure he knows what the path forward is to the. system that's one of choice being so happy since the elections that you can visit our

powers under a new constitution but the nation it remains deeply divided will have a special report from istanbul. a very warm welcome i'm a loyal whole rocco we begin this broadcast with breaking developments in the u.k. where the government appears to be in turmoil foreign minister boris johnson has resigned in the last hour he's yet to make a public statement prime minister theresa may has confirmed the development it comes hot on the heels of the resignation of briggs that minister david davis the british. hammett has been bitterly divided on how to move forward on an e.u. exit strategy while just on friday the prime minister security hard won agreement from her cabinet and now it appears to be in complete disarray and a prime minister to resign may has a just been addressing the parliament she thanked the two ministers for their work but was repeatedly heckled turned into bricks and mr speaker i want to pay tribute to my right elbow friends. the members. the members the members were whole surprised how to undock speech in south reisner there were. we. do not agree about the best way to diffe

reporting from istanbul. so much for transparency in the biggest democracy in the world. >> that has been closing for some time. >>> ahead, denials were everywhere, but now michael cohen is ready to talk about donald trump who knew about the trump tower meeting with the russian lawyer during the campaign. what do harvard graduates know about cognitive performance? as you'd probably guess, a lot. that's why a new brain health supplement called forebrain from the harvard-educated experts at force factor is flying off the shelves at gnc. forebrain's key ingredients have been clinically shown to help enhance sharpness and clarity, improve memory, and promote learning ability. and now every man and woman in america can claim a complimentary bottle. just use your smartphone to text the keyword on the screen to 20-20-20. scientific research on cognigrape, a sicilian red wine extract in forebrain's memorysafe blend, suggests not only sharper recall, but also improved executive function and faster information processi

qusommerville, bbc news, istanbul. jane: very interesting report, even as they are loning territorhe battlefield, i.s. still considered a major threat, and judging from what quentin was saying, threat not going away anytime soon. you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come on tonight's program, the people of zimbabwe have gone to the pt ls for the fime since robert mugabe was ousted. what future have they chosen? the latest report into the disappearance of malaysian airlines flight mh370 came out today, but still offers no clear answer as to why the plane vanished.m d e flight fala lumpur to beijing disappea 2014 with 239 people on board. reporter: the majority of those on board were chinese, and there have been quite some hope that this report might provide some answs. the document, well detailed, is not going to give people the closure they need. malaysiaund that t airlines flight did a 180-degree turn, diverted from its flight path, and disappear off the radar, that this was a maneuver instigated manual

reports from istanbul. the price of onions has quadrupled potatoes and tomatoes are also far more expensive than they were a year ago turkey is in the grip of spiraling inflation and everyone seems to be feeling the effects. on the c.b.c. if we can't afford the things we need we can't go on holiday we have to limit ourselves unfortunately. president directed thai air to one has promised his people a glowing future but he says he needs to consolidate his power to make it happen it's controlled now extending even over the central bank some analysts say they're living in an autocracy. of the far. east to. the freedoms. and the simplest solution. heir to one influence of the central bank has accelerated the turkish lira depreciation global investors have been pulling their money out of the country for months sending the lira tumbling twenty five percent against the dollar since the start of the year that it's made imports more expensive. this is crazy. this is a very misty. morning. to work growth tops the list

this is one of nearly a dozen raids tonight across istanbul. in about a fifth of all of these raids, and there have been hundreds, the suspect has already fled. these are civilians. this is the last leg of their escape route from war, but it's also being used by the islamic state. it's just before dawn on turkey's aegean coast. they're just half an hour away from lesbos. there are no fighters here today, but, says the people smuggler in charge, they use this route regularly. translation: yes, the number of is members fleeing to turkey has definitely increased during the last four orfive months. we learned some people made it to germany. this is new footage of chechen and syrian fighters crossing into turkeyjust last month. britain and others don't want the foreign fighters back, but syria's darkness won't be contained. plenty of islamic state fighters are determined to return to europe regardless. quentin somerville, bbc news, istanbul. let's go live now to washington, dc. joining me now from washington is joyce karam, washington correspondent

quentin somerville, bbc news, istanbul. samples of the great barrier reef have shown sea levels changed rapidly during the last ice age, contradicting what scientists thought was a period of long relative stability. scientists say new discoveries about how ice sheets behaved some 20,000 years ago could help us understand modern climate change and its impact. associate professorjody webster from the university of sydney was part of the research team. he joins me live from sydney, australia. welcome to the programme. tell me how this study for you tells us something that we never knew before. right. previously the last ice age was thought to be a period of relative stability, lower sea level, cold climates. but we were able to recover new samples from the seabed, fossil reef material, and using those bits of material we reconstructed a new sea level curve through this previously poorly known period. when we look at the... how fast sea levels are deteriorating, if you like, does that mean our understanding of it in the first p

quentin somerville, bbc news, istanbul. the so—called islamic state group has claimed it was behind the attack in tajikistan which left 4 foreign cyclists dead. the interior minister has told journalists the tourists were killed by armed attackers. he said one had been arrested, 2 others killed by police. it was originally reported as a hit—and—run road accident. counting is underway in the presidential and parliamentary elections in zimbabwe, the first without robert mugabe running for high office. voters seem to be relishing the opportunity for new leadership. turnout is said to be as high as 75%. emmerson mnangagwa of the ruling zanu—pf is up against nelson chamisa of the movement for democratic change. 0ur africa editor fergal keane reports from the capital harare. just a year ago they believed democracy was a sham, a rigged exercise designed to keep an ageing tyrant in power. but today felt like something very different. african laughter, and the high hopes of long—suffering people. i would like to be employe

march turkish authorities had banned the event for a fourth consecutive year in istanbul but hundreds of gay rights activists gather despite the ban and say that they do not recognize. sunday's late world cup last sixteen clash saw croatia take on denmark for a spot in the quarter finals after three outstanding matches in the group phase croatia are one of the favorites to win the entire tournament but against denmark they failed to spark and it went to penalties denmark got off to the perfect start this material still been sent to saudi from top to dish to the second i thought croatia struck back just moments later marry a man to catch fire in his side live in a few minutes. unlike penalty mr luker margaret said the choice to a penalty shoot out even reckoned to cheesecake shield a victory for poise setting up a quarter final showdown with russia. and earlier russia took on spain the spaniards also test as a possible tournament winner but they struggle to find a way through the hosts defensive wall the result was nothing short of a sensation. when marco asensio swung in a deep free k

quentin somerville, bbc news, istanbul. and the so—called islamic state group has claimed it was responsible for the terrorist attack in the cheapest on which left four foreign cyclists dead. it was initially reported as a hit—and—run accident. at least 50,000 people have now fled their homes in california as wildfires ravage parts of the state. at least seven people have died and thousands of firefighters are battling the flames. the carr fire in the northern part of the state is one of the worst. nasa has released this image from space showing the smoke shrouding parts of california — you can see there on the left of your screen. conditions are still very hot and dry. and these are just some of the 130 fires burning across the united states and canada. from la keport, california, our correspondent, james cook. the fire season is no more. california is now ablaze all year round. in the past six years, not one month has passed without a major wildfire here. just now, 17 are burning up and down the state, causing pro

quentin somerville, bbc news, istanbul. to the philippenes now where more than 60 luxury cars and motorbikes have been smashed by a bulldozer on the orders of the president. they had all been smuggled, and then seized by the authorities. president duterte came to show that he means business. his target, a legally imported luxury vehicles. harley—davidson is, porsches, lamborghinis and mercedes—benz ‘s we re lamborghinis and mercedes—benz ‘s were among the smuggled loot all about to be destroyed. a total of eight motorbikes and 68 cars worth more than $5 million were crushed, smashed to smithereens as a bulldozer ran over them. the president has been criticised for his tough stance on crime. rights groups say his war on drugs has led to extrajudicial killings. but he is hugely popular in his country and its crackdown on smuggling seems in keeping with his overall approach so as painful as this might be for any car lover to watch, the president will be hoping pictures like these will be hoping pictures like these wi

and for more we're going to cross now to istanbul to our correspondent there dorian jones door in the state of emergency is lifted opposition parties so say that this new legislation that president everyone is putting in place effectively makes the state of emergency permanent they have a point. well with the lifting of the state of emergency the tens of thousands of people currently jailed under those emergency powers and the more than one hundred thousand dismissed from their jobs will still remain dismissed from their posts and being jailed going forward it means that those powers that were used against these people will now come to an end and there is some hope that possibly this could have all the an ending or at least an easing up on this president a crackdown since the twenty six team failed coup attempt but as we speak going through parliament is a new sweeping and terrible that reinstates many of the most controversial aspects of state of emergency including prolonged periods of detention without charge and access to lawyers power in local government to stop banned protests a

and police in istanbul have fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse activists holding an l g b t pride march turkish the authorities had banned the event for a fourth consecutive year in istanbul but hundreds of gay rights activists gather despite the back and said they do not recognize. to the world cup now and sunday's late clash soccer away should take on denmark for a spot in the quarterfinals after three outstanding matches in the group face croatia are one of the favorites to win the entire tournament but against denmark they failed to spark and went to penalties denmark got off to the perfect start this material you know been sent to saudi from top to the second. but croatia struck back just moments later marry a man to catch fire in his side live in a few minutes. a light penalty misirlou commode rich set the choice to a penalty shootout even record to cheese kick shield victory for coy's show setting up a quarter final showdown with russia. while earlier russia took on spain the spaniards had also been tipped as possible tournament winners but they struggled to find a

quentin somerville, bbc news, istanbul. a teacher cleared of a rape charge has lost his appeal, to remove references to the case from his enhanced criminal records check. the man, who can't be named, was found not guilty seven years ago. the supreme court ruled that fully informing prospective employers was proportionate, as the man had applied for a job as a lecturer. but his lawyers are considering an appeal to the european court of human rights, saying the judgement undermines the presumption of innocence, until guilt is proved. the authorities in california have begun allowing people to return to their homes, after wildfires forced more than 50,000 people to flee. around 12,000 firefighters from across the us have been battling blazes, which have so far claimed the lives of eight people. james cook reports from lakeport in northern california. the fire season is no more. california is now ablaze all year round. in the past six years, not one month has passed without a major wildfire here. just now, 17 are burning up and

she is live from istanbul. why the renewed violence? >> reporter: if you look at this area, christine, this is a part of syria, suwayda province, where attacks like this is rare. it has been spared much of the violence. it is normally under control of the syrian regime. that changed at 4:00 a.m. on wednesday where we saw the brazen attack which was claimed by isis. you saw the coordinated attack. suicide bombers striking in the heart of the city, the capital of suwayda. clashes took place for hours. air strikes by the regime. according to local officials, they say 216 people were killed in this attack. now the majority of them are regime troops and also local fighters. also dozens of civilians killed in the attack according to some local officials. some were asleep in their homes when isis came in and killed them while sleeping. why is this happening? you look at southwestern syria. regime has reclaimed almost all of the country from rebel forces over the past month. they are still battling isis in a pocket around the river basin close

jomana karadsheh, cnn, istanbul. >> jomana, thank you. >>> do you remember the man named spider-man? that was his nickname after he scaled a building to save a child. a 22-year-old migrant, he climbed four stories to rescue a 4-year-old boy dangling from a balcony. this happened back in may. just look at that. watch him get up there. it's amazing. now we understand mamadou gassama has started a new job. he's a member of the paris fire brigade. in addition to wing a position as a firefighting recruit, he is now a french citizen. and just take a look at that. as he gets up there and he saves that 4-year-old boy. wow. >>> russia's defeat of spain at the world cup has surprised many football fans around the world including some of their own fans. cnn's fred pleitgen has reaction from moscow for us. >> reporter: moscow is in a frenzy after russia pulled off an unlikely victory against one of the best teams in the world against spain. and just to show you how crazy the situation is here in the russian capital this is actually one of the main thoroughfares through the russian capital, throu

as dental. -- especially in istanbul. the existing shareholder has the right of first refusal. we were not able to purchase shares. our interest continues. there is no active process going on among us at the moment. in the future we will -- the: can you tell us about offer the government has made to you because of the closure of your main hub, istanbul ataturk earlier this year? has the government made you an offer to compensate you? as you know, this compensation issue has been on the new airport. the states authority has .onfirmed and compensated us the study for the valuation of that demand has already started with independents and advisers on both sides. meetings continue. -- the matter will be resolved before the close of the airport. mark: thank you very much for joining us today. the cfo of tav. in inflation, turkey's economy faces a new potential problem with president trump threatening large sanctions over an american pastor. the warning causing the lira to extend losses. the head of fx strategy at rabobank is he

the boardwalk a chat a boast on beach on the asian side of istanbul is one of those free spaces it's a magnet for western minded city dwellers alcohol is consumed here women in headscarves and traditional conservative families are a rare sight. it's a short drive from this trendy promina across the bosphorus to the old european part of his tumble in the conservative district here you'll find a different side of turkish society. the jobs are much more frequent customers get advice on what fabrics and colors to buy in the store the sales women are devout muslims they too often feel lost in the labyrinth of turkish life and he says the lesson. here to give if i want to take a walk i need to pick an area that matches my way of life the way i dress my traditions. if i go somewhere and i don't fit in i feel like i'm being discriminated against. just by the way they look at me. it makes me feel like i don't belong look i sit in a city of gay and the stumps snippet of india. many here support the so-called islamification agenda that are the ones party is pursuing. that didn't it didn't sit r

who is associate professor of international relations at cardia haas university speaking to us from istanbul thank you very much indeed for joining us so this is the start of a new era for your country. thanks for having me that is. definitely the start of the new year as has been said this is the day that executive presidency really takes off and. has been remarked we will be seeing new faces around the presidential office who will be assuming ministerial posts in like four hours from now and then we will be starting to experience what this new system is all about and president said that he needs these new powers in order to to tackle. a staggering economy at the moment and also to deal with the security national security and just yesterday what eighteen thousand state workers were sat there are many in the country who who are fearful and say that now turkey is entering a period of one man rule. well definitely the whole mark of the new system is called sold ation and predicated upon. the total of efficiency in the decision making process that is why i'm not surprised of this new scheme tha

there our correspondent in istanbul u.s. president donald trump has spent a second day trying to manage the fallout from his controversial summit with his russian counterpart vladimir putin at that summit in helsinki he said he believed putin's denial concerning allegations of russian interference in the twenty sixteen u.s. election a day later though trump made a major u. turn claiming he had misspoken when addressing the media trump is facing massive criticism over his handling of the helsinki summit both from politicians and from the public demonstrators keeping up protests in front of the white house for three nights in a row now. last night trump told u.s. network c.b.s. that he did agree with u.s. intelligence claims that russia meddled in the twenty sixteen vote and said that numerous times before and i would say that that is true but you haven't condemned putin specifically do you hold him personally responsible. well i would because he's in charge of the country just like i consider myself to be responsible for thin

march turkish authorities had banned the event for a fourth consecutive year in istanbul but hundreds of gay rights activists gathered despite the ban and say that they do not recognize. afghan officials say that a suicide bomb has killed at least nineteen people in the city of jalalabad the blast came hours after the president ashraf ghani opened a hospital there and also declared an end to the government ceasefire with the taliban the bomber apparently targeted minority sikhs welcome the economic perspective now on the german government crisis return to our top story and how in a humphrey has that that wrinkle in the story. sara thank you very much will the ongoing political crisis in berlin is alarming investors and business economists a concern that what the coalition to collapse could weaken germany's business experts fear that important factors for germany's future for example the development of high speed digital infrastructure will become bulk down then political wrangling and of course as europe's largest economy germany needs a strong government to negotiate in trade dispute

powers to consolidate the anti terrorist scene introduced during the state of emergency we'll go to istanbul for the latest. also on the program the view from trump supporters in tennessee the u.s. president may be facing a political storm back in washington after his summit with russia's president putin but if the road rodeo is getting bent an easy ride. trigrams rescue cave or is are back with their families now some of them say they want to be navy seals all professional footballers when they grow up. and the invisible children of the bosnian war they were born to mothers rights during the conflict of the early one nine hundred ninety s. no one wanted to acknowledge them then now they're fighting for their rods. welcome my name's christopher spring and good to have you with us turkey has lifted its state of emergency introduced two years ago after a failed coup that left hundreds of people dead turkish president everyone used the measure to rule by decree in crackdown on the opposition tens of thousands of people were purged from the military and from the civil service and hundreds of pol

just as you get me news come to life from bonnie let's go right to our correspondent news in central istanbul and we have our political correspondents here in the studio more on those stories in just a minute but first this news just being kids hold on to perspective closer. to. a good. movie. i want to welcome to our highlights ition of the show with the best picks of the week i'm your host meghan lee here's a look at what's coming up. northern celebration a three month.

close to the city it's called lou it's around one hundred kilometers west of the trains just a nation istanbul another train was carrying more than three hundred people. i mean mark orders charged to reuters journalists for obtaining state secrets. alone were arrested in december while investigating the killing of ten ring of muslims and myanmar's rakhine state but they pleaded not guilty to the charges and say police planted evidence on them it's been decided that brazil's former president luiz inacio lula da silva will stay in prison from now earlier a judge granted an injunction for lula's release sparking a series of contradictory judicial decisions over the politicians fate an appeals court later said the former president must remain in jail for the time being. ethiopia and eritrea are restoring diplomatic ties and opening the boat after twenty years of hostility leaders met in the eritrean capital for a historic summit the country's seven times in one nine hundred ninety eight when the war over the border killed eighty thousand people those are the headlines in half an hour. getting to t

their prisons are dance call to his nation to take to the streets and challenge the crude plotters istanbul citizens walked to the bridge that night since the failed coup attempt at least one hundred sixty court cases have been filed against the coup plotters and more than two hundred fifty people lost their lives across turkey that night and at least two thousand people got mourned it and since then turkey has been ruled by state of emergency and that these hundred sixty thousand people have been sacked due to their links with the. group which the government was the orchestrator of the failed coup attempt. the number of dead from flooding in central and western japan has now reached two hundred with intense heat and water shortages raising new fears of disease and huge cleanup operation is underway after the worst weather disaster since nine hundred eighty two dozens of people are still missing and more than a million have been ordered to leave their homes landslides of course off road access to around twenty thousand people. the time navy seals who helped rescue troll schoolboys and their

and police in istanbul have fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse activists holding an l g b t pride march turkish authorities had banned the event for a fourth consecutive year in istanbul but hundreds of gay rights activists gather despite the ban and they said they do not recognize it. more in germany's government crisis now with helena but of course he won't be surprised to learn i'm sure seem to get the ongoing political crisis here in berlin is alarming investors and business economists are concerned that word of the coalition to collapse it could weaken germany's business sector experts fear that important fact is that germany's future for example the development of high speed digital infrastructure will become bogged down in political wrangling and of course is europe's largest economy germany needs a strong government to negotiate in trade disputes with the united states and china and i want to bring in our financial correspondent candidate who is in is at the front foot soak exchange for us conrad right now we're in limbo regarding the status of the german coalition

corresponding dorie jones for us in istanbul thank you dorian. now some other stories making headlines around the world police say two people are dead and thirteen more wounded after a mass shooting in downtown toronto the gunman opened fire in the city's greektown neighborhood on sunday night before being killed in a shootout with police a young girl remains in critical condition police say it is too early to tell whether the shooting is terrorism related gunmen in the northern iraqi city of air bill have attacked the building that houses the region's provincial government officials say two attackers entered the building after shooting guards and have been exchanging fire with security forces one of the attackers has reportedly carried out a suicide bombing inside no group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack. in afghanistan dozen people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack near kabul airport the blast narrowly missed the country's controversial vice president i believe rashid dostum would just returned after a year in exile crowds

under a new can constitution but the nation remains deeply divided we'll have a special report from istanbul. plus china's prime minister meets germany's chancellor for trade talks and they pledge to stand up for free trade in the face of president trump's tariffs. the moment. i am playing. it's great to have you along i'm a little rock. we begin this broadcast in the u.k. where prime minister theresa may suffered a huge blow would just months ago before britain cuts ties with the e.u. in a bombshell move foreign minister boris johnson has resigned plunging the government into turmoil it comes hot on the heels of the resignation of david davis the minister in charge of negotiating britain's exit from the e.u. the british cabinet has been bitterly divided on how to move forward on a break that strategy while just on friday last friday the prime minister security hard won agreement from her cabinet that now appears to be in complete disarray during a stormy session in parliament to recently thank the two ministers for their work but she was repeatedly interrupted. turning to break said mr spea

and the terrorism bill to replace some of those and urgency powers well let's cross over to sit in in istanbul a change of constitution a recent election the president said he would deal with the state of emergency and he has. yes you have that was a promise a few days before the election actually it was lifting the state of emergency was not in the ruling party's future plans but turkish government received a lot of reactions from from the western countries from home and rights organizations and also international business in wire meant that's why many opponents of turkey turkish government i'm sorry many opponents of the turkish government say that this is a massive to the foreign visitors the tourists and foreign investors in turkey to show that the state of emergency is lifted but they criticize that what they expanded powers of president are done and the situation will continue in the same way these are what their opponents say on the other hand the ruling party is supporters and the ruling party members say that this is a step for normalization that's a good very good message to the nati

to one thousands of his supporters converged on what's known as july the fifteenth martyrs bridge in istanbul which was renamed for the hundreds killed resisting the attempted overthrow a subsequent crackdown has seen more than seventy five thousand people jailed. you're watching d.w. news but before we go we'd like to take you back to our top story which is france's victory at the twenty eighteen soccer cup in russia we leave you now with some unforgettable moments from the final tonight thanks for watching. thanks. to. the old. how to cover more than just one reality. where i come from we have a transatlantic way of looking at things that's because my father is from germany and my mother is from the united states of america and so i realized fairly early.

rain caused a landslide on to the tracks near take it back about one hundred twenty kilometers west of istanbul while staying in turkey in the country's once again poached the ranks of its civil service a day before wretched one is sworn in for a new term as the country's president authorizes sacked eight hundred thousand people accusing them of links to what they called a terrorist organization that the latest officials punished for their supposed to support of a failed coup two years ago. decree seven zero one list of names of sex civil servants including teachers and university professors what soldiers and police officers make up the lion's share of the government claims they are connected to a quote terror group it says was behind the push attempt in july two thousand and sixteen more than one hundred ten civil servants have lost their job since the incident a commission cleared three thousand of the charges. but ten thousand others weren't so lucky like at all capitulum a professor of economics who was fired after a similar decree was issued now will represent the pro kurdish opposition pa

istanbul is known for its history and food today a new generation is shaking things up for rules is why everything five thousand six hundred years it's all different so this is all these cultures i'm now on top of each other. with here to see how the human a taking their culture and who's moved forward. on al-jazeera. what is the relationship between culture religion and a deeply divided city everything here is overshadowed by politics even the most basic of things food in two thousand and eight al-jazeera traveled to jerusalem to see a food could cross deep lines of division jewish history in it together we call to give the be casual to people that they love history. rewind street food jerusalem on al-jazeera. twelve boys in their football coach go missing deep in a cave in northern timer with rising floodwaters rescuers are running out of time and one east the inside story of time is extraordinary. on al-jazeera. on counting the cost of a concentration of internet profits and a handful of companies is impacting everyone else africa's blue economy is about the lack of doctor and marine

as you get news coming to you live from funny that's the right to our correspondent he is in central istanbul he have a. correspondent here in the studio let's bring in a check she does get from our poland desk that's going to be god help us a correspondent in frankfurt or on those stories in just a minute but first this news. and get some of the perspective closer d.w. news good. the people of the world known for information they provide the pains they want to express d.w. on facebook and twitter up to date and in touch follow us. climate change. waist length pollution. isn't it time for good news go at africa people and projects that are changing our farm and for the better it's up to us to make a difference let's misplace shut. the fuck up the environment magazine play. d. w. . we make up oh but we quantize of our folks that found that if we are the sum of seven percent. want to shape the continent's future to. be part of it and join african youngsters especially share their stories their dreams and their challengers. to seventy seven percent of these platforms africa charedi. place iran o

rain caused a landslide on to the tracks need to get back about one hundred twenty kilometers west of istanbul. the quarter finals of the world cup in russia are done and dusted so that's going to round up of all the results well on saturday croatia beat russia off to a thrilling penalty shootout and england defeated sweden in friday's quarter finals france got the better of year ago i am belgium east past brazil that means that the semifinals and now set france will be a battle a belgian in st petersburg on choose day and croatia will face a glint in moscow on wednesday. well then time to take stock i'm joined in the studio by former professional footballer found in jail he's now head of international relations and scouting the bundesliga side hoffenheim great to have you with us today now it was an incredible match between the hosts russia of course and croatia on saturday crow i have coming out on top can they go all the way what do you think you think they played a brilliant tournament so for loop expression in the group stage very strong for looking at the last two games in the knockout s

because the concentration around the mediterranean, surprise, surprise, the population enables enables, istanbul, marseille, it is on the shoreline. that is what i think we will face real trouble. this has, i agree, think we will face real trouble. this has, iagree, i think we will face real trouble. this has, i agree, i will put my money where my mouth is, we are not quite there yet. no, he ways happen and they have happened. but we have had wet weather. but we are having heat waves more often, aren't we? yeah. i'm more concerned about seeing the consequences here in the uk. we have had people dying because of flooding. we have had incredible transport disruption, signal boxes being struck by lightning. yet, but thatis being struck by lightning. yet, but that is not new. well, i was on the northern line train this weekend the tract surrounds and is we combusted. i feel like that is new. wrong track. it is the wrong weather. run for the track. it is a lovely piece of the times, saying have a look after your cat in the heatwave. with them under umbrellas and put ice cubes in the water. there you

caused a landslide on to the tracks near take your dog about one hundred twenty kilometers west of istanbul. staying in turkey the government has fired more than eighteen thousand state employees over alleged links to terror groups those sak include police officers military personnel and teachers it comes a day before president will be sworn in for another term under the country's new executive presidency more than one hundred ten thousand public sector workers have been fired since the failed coup attempt in two thousand and sixteen. the leaders of ethiopia and eritrea are holding historic peace talks in the eritrean capital asmara it's the first time leaders of the regional adversaries have come face to face in nearly two decades the diplomatic talks aims to end a border war that has claimed tens of thousands of lives. world cup hosts russia have been hailed as heroes despite losing to croatia in a nailbiting penalty shoot out thousands of cheering fans greeted the team back in moscow today at the capital spend fast to bring us up to date on the world cup i'm joined in studio by nick mech

let's bring in our panel joining us from istanbul. election id in university in beirut and i mean corey a senior fellow at the american university of beirut and in london say the she hobby comest with newspaper welcome to all. worth a scathing remarks that someone how early made in his recent book the main reason why his injury or it was just the tip of the iceberg were the crackdown on dissent didn't start with the the captive the caption the rest of suffer and how alley it started. when the crown prince started the crackdown on all the dissent on all the freedom of speech it is a matter of reform but it is a matter of superficial bru for reform what he is doing on the ground is completely contradicting what he's preaching day and night that the new brand the new count brants is trying to bring more freedom to the to saudi arabia but by doing these kind of arrests by this kind of crackdown on the dissent it seems that he is not doing it in the right way still he didn't scratch the surface of the freedom he is on the other hand follow

istanbul it's known for its history and food today a new generation is shaking things up for rules is my everything five thousand six hundred years it's all different so this is all these cultures i'm now on top of each other. we're here to see how the a teaching deaf culture and who's not forward to a.g. . on al-jazeera. zero. hello i'm maryanne demasi this is the news hour live from london coming up. facebook says it's uncovered sophisticated efforts to influence the upcoming u.s. midterm elections. iran is skeptical of a president trump's offer of talks with officials saying they don't trust the united states. fifteen dead in afghanistan after gunmen stormed a government building in the city of jalalabad taking dozens of hostages also. supporters confident in their manners one zimbabwe's presidency despite delays in the release of election results. and i'm far it's well have all the sporting clearing basketball superstar le bron james says he may run against donald trump in the twenty twenty alexion as he blames the u.s. president for using sport to divide the country. facebook say