d.w. . sure the people of the world over information they provide to the plans they want to express g.w. want facebook and twitter up to date and in touch follow us. this is d.w. news live from berlin a prosecutor in spain asks a judge to issue a european arrest warrant for dismissed cattle and later karla's pushed him on this as prosecutors demand jail for members of catalonia ousted government nine of them

have been questioned over charges of sedition and battalion by spain's national court will go to barcelona and brussels for the latest also coming up the man accused of carrying out the new york terror attack appears in court but shows no remorse now u.s. president trump is calling for the death penalty. and will take a look at why some hindu nationalists want to demolish the taj mahal that's causing big controversy in india. i'm sumi so much going to thank you for joining us spain's state prosecutor has asked a judge to issue a european arrest warrant for dismissed a catalan leader carlos pushed him off he is currently in belgium and have refused to return to spain for questioning about his role in the region's declaration of independence spanish prosecutors have asked the. country's national court to jail

all mine dismissed members of catalonia as government whose demands deputy oriole you get us was among those who appeared in court for questioning today the ousted lawmakers are under investigation for supporting the region's independence from spain meanwhile protesters have a gathered in barcelona to express support for the separatists we have our correspondents covering this story barbara vessel is in brussels and charlotte is in barcelona covering the latest good to see both barbara let's start with you spain's state prosecutor now requesting a european arrest warrant for tomorrow what is the reaction there in brussels. no reaction yet there is not very likely to be one in the next hours or maybe even tomorrow because we have to remember that this is not the political process the european arrest warrant is something that is dealt with by the judiciary and the police off the two states who are involved in this extradition plea so what happens

now is that the spanish police will send this european arrest warrant once the judge in madrid has formulated and signed the necessary papers to their counterparts in brussels they will then take it and then they will start to implement it that means they will start to sort of find out his push to monday and to put take him in maybe not necessarily arrest him but in any case sort of put him under his supervision and then think about whether they do need to arrest him whether there is a flight risk and sort of consider the next step so that's what happens and the government in brussels who the belgian government is absolutely not involved in that right nonetheless a sign that things seem to continue to ask the late charlotte to come to you know our program dependent supporters they're reacting to what's been playing out in madrid courts today hear them chanting there behind you. that's

right i'm at a train station and they see me as if you can hear me this is why loud at the moment is approaching independence supporters can offer here is what is playing out today they've been telling me that they want to demonstrate as much as possible to show you their support for polish push one day you are facing jail the people here say that madrid is being extremely heavy handed and they're worried the priest what is not going to get that trial that concerned that he could be in prison indefinitely i didn't mean tired of the independence movement towards the day so here materialized on friday is going to fall apart without him that says a lot about that among the pro is the candidate supported here at the moment to show you how do people there see the fact that in the midst of this independence movement carlos bushman essentially fled to brussels. i mean the kind of quite divided on what you thought. we were worried that he.

kept in a sinking ship worried that he's trying to. jail and that he's running away you could other die hard supporters they're saying that making the right and why should he be in prison why he's not wrong according to the people here in that it's right for him. what is uniting people who work for independence is concerned about exactly what these legal proceedings mean for the election is due to take place on december twenty first caller's question one says that he wants to run whether or not he'll be able to do that from behind bars isn't yet not argued over you charlottesville some cold there with pro independence supporters in barcelona. in brussels thank you both very much. the us were donald trump has renewed calls for the death penalty to be handed to the suspect in tuesday's attack in new york city the accused of waived his right to

silence and he told authorities he was inspired to kill by the so-called islamic states online propaganda meanwhile u.s. president trump has called for capital punishment for tweeting he killed eight people and should get the death penalty family and friends of the victims have been holding vigils in their memory. let's bring in our washington bureau chief alexander phenomena with the latest hi aleksandra could donald trump's death penalty remarks actually jeopardize a fair trial. well actually it is possible donald trump's remarks could have consequences because he's demand for deaths penalty for the suspect could be seen as a public intervention that could in that case and that could come back and haunt prosecutors and help defense attorneys defense attorneys could use those remarks

now to argue that they're a client has no chance of getting a fair trial and that is actually why presidents are normally advised not to weigh in on pending criminal cases meanwhile xander this investigation is continuing as you said any new details have emerged about the suspect and the attack. well actually we actually we are learning more and more details of the suspects personality we know nor know that they he had been planning this attack for about a year that he to test run in a rental truck last week and then decided to choose halloween to carry out his tag hoping that more people would be at this time on the streets he is being described by the investigators as a voracious consumer of propaganda the f.b.i. found about four thousand pictures as

a seated with. state on his cell phone they also found about ninety views including feed years of my ass or i asked fighters killing prisoners and the suspect himself told the end this to gators that he was inspired by a video in which the leader of the so-called islamic state. was questioning what muslims in the united states and elsewhere were doing to responds to killing or for muslims in iraq and alexander we understand that the f.b.i. have identified a second back man who they're calling a person of interest what more do you know about him well the f.b.i. released a poster yesterday saying that they were looking for this man the main suspect associates and then only after. time they said that they

found this man but they didn't want to comment on him or to say whatever he is providing them with any important information. alexander phenomena reporting for us from washington thank you alexandra. now to some other stories making headlines around the world in afghanistan at least fifteen people have been killed and dozens injured in a fuel tanker bombing officials said an explosive device triggered the blast which engulfed nearby vehicles in a town northwest of kabul there is no immediate claim of responsibility. gavin williamson has been appointed britain's new defense minister he replaces michael fallon who has resigned after allegations emerged about inappropriate sexual behavior fallon's departure is the latest twist in a growing scandal over abuse in the u.k. scores of power. and aung san suu kyi made her first visit and as mean mars leader

to the state of rocky in where she met will hinge villagers more than half a million were had to have fled to neighboring bangladesh to escape violence and persecution city has been under intense international pressure over her response to what the u.n. has called ethnic cleansing to india now in its most famous famous monument the taj mahal it is at the heart of a political controversy with some hindu nationalists calling for it to be demolished they say the muslim built by a muslim emperor to not reflect indian culture one lawmaker described it as a blot on indian culture. this majestic mausoleum was named one of the new seven wonders of the world ten years ago. the taj mahal draws eight million visitors per year prince william of wales and his wife kate middleton among them the taj mahal commissioned in sixteen thirty two took twenty one years

to build the john intended it as a memorial to his favorite wife mahal but this long revered symbol of love is now being scorned by hindu fundamentalists because it was built by a muslim. any moment built by muslims cannot be our national pride. there are the monuments of slavery they are the monuments. they are the monuments of cruelty. internationalist see the taj mahal as a tribute to muslim conquerors who occupied india in the sixteenth century they believe it was built on top of an older hindu temple the tension the higher they want the hindu temple to be excavated even if that means demolishing the taj mahal . just like the people of germany broyard this wall of. roll in the same way this. monument this should be

reconverted into a job. only then it will become a symbol of. the controversy has dominated headlines in india for ganske members of the ruling d j p party in parliament support the calls of the fundamentalist that's why the chief minister of the state of utah pradesh was compelled to make a demonstrative visit to the taj mahal. wearing the robe of devout hindus a degenerate is known as a hard liner but in a symbolic appearance meant to put an end to the dispute he insisted the taj mahal would remain standing is a close confidant of indian prime minister narendra modi who has himself used famous muslim buildings like the red ford in delhi to showcase india as a regional superpower critics say modi's party politics are dividing the country and pitting the hindu majority against the muslim minority muslims in india say

they feel socially and economically marginalized by the b j p government hardline hindu nationalists now want to restrict religious freedom to they said that muslim prayer or no mas should be forbidden at the taj mahal. when it is. being meant then by archaeological department not be allowed. and thus the taj mahal status as a symbol of love is being overshadowed by irreconcilable differences between religious groups in india. and baseball the houston astros won the world series for the first time in the club's history the best of seven contests against the los angeles dodgers went right to the wire but the astros pulled off a solid victory in the decisive game to the utter delight of their fans. llopis is the moment fifty five years of hurt finally came to an end it was

just as fans watching on a big screen time stadium went wild as they saw their team become world series champions in enemy territory oh it was history in the making and a big moment for the city after recent events go you through google houston exploded out of the blocks a game seven hitting five home runs in the first innings. george springer was the hero as he hit a homerun for the fourth consecutive game from their houston held out the dodge's winning the decider five one to seal a memorable first championship. thousands are still displaced following hurricane harvey's devastation this victory was a boost for the whole city. everyone down on their luck but there are so crickets that they gave us some hope for here something to cheer for here now virtually

every of the was. after fifty five years waiting for glory the party in houston will be left out and proud . all right we just have time for a minor of our top story at this hour spain's state prosecutor has asked the judge to issue a european arrest warrant for dismissed catalan leader collis bustamante he is currently in belgium and have refused to return to spain for questioning for his role in the region's declaration of independence. thanks for watching have you stay with us. when cities are ingolf by the sea. all the walls and costly protective measures will has been. nothing. woods.

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