d.w. news live from berlin negotiations to reach a final agreement over the town of duma in eastern butoh are underway in syria the news comes after rebels in the area say more than forty people have been killed in a chemical attack the rebels blame the government and say the death toll is likely to rise the outside regime calls the allegations a fabrication and also coming up police in the german city of minster are now scrambling to understand why a man deliberately drove a van into a crowd killing two people authorities say there is no evidence of an islamist connection but they're investigating all possibilities we'll have the latest from the scene of the crash and voting is underway in hungary's general election where prime minister viktor orban is expected to secure a third term on casting his ballot or bonding with

a populist anti migration campaign she was fighting for the future of hungry. welcome to the program i'm married to evanston it's good to have you with us we begin in syria where it's being reported that rebels are now ready to negotiate a pullout from duma in eastern guta comes just hours after dozens of people were killed in the suspected chemical weapons attack there it organizations say at least one bomb filled with poisonous chemicals was dropped on duma the last major rebel stronghold near the capital damascus the syrian regime and its ally russia called the allegations a fabrication. well for more on the story we're joined now by a correspondent on child maura who's monitoring the situation from beirut in neighboring lebanon so i'm shiloh what's the latest you can tell us about the

suspected attack. well what we have heard from syrian american medical society and my talents which are a group of medics and activists working on the ground there yesterday evening of a quarter to eight in the evening barrel containing a chemical agent was dropped in a part of the city and they started receiving a lot of patients and the these patients the street signs like excessive or reforming which led the medics to conclude that they've been attacked with a poisonous gas now all videos that have been shared by these activists and medics on the ground with us of course the images are quite graphic they say that it is likely a chemical agent has been used but that of course cannot be verified verified until and unless you've got a legitimate authority on the ground. all right well the images cannot be verified but just how credible are the claims from the syrian opposition groups should we believe them. well you've got to look at the history of chemical warfare in syria

the regime in the beginning said they do not have any chemical weapons later they did admit to in fact they did have a mustard gas and sarin gas and the russians then explain to the americans that instead of attacking syria it would be better that a deal is struck on the stockpiles can then be eliminated entirely this began in two thousand and thirteen and by the end of two thousand and thirteen it was believed that syrian stockpiles would have completely been eliminated part that continues to be a doubt continue to suggest that perhaps only the known stockpiles of the syrian regime had eliminated or not all of it and it is suspected that the regime actually hid a certain amount of syrian a weapons. in the basement or perhaps have made more with the help of the local scientists so that doubt continues to be there and hence there would always be the suspicion on the regime. are at once the regime began this offensive in eastern guta and february and as you've been saying this is not the first time that rebels

are accusing the outside regime is using chemical weapons what is different this time around. well according to the regime there ever a point of view is that this is all a fabrication and rebellion propaganda and that is because the rebels are losing ground and every time the regime is winning an area rebels come up with such allegations but essentially to significant because the rebels and are asking for international support and now it is on the international community to see what they will do essentially the united states how they are going to respond to this it is also significant because joshua islam which is the dominant group on the ground according to their own media group and according to syrian regime media is a media channel and the final round of negotiations have begun. so with this final a source will to say now whether what if i don't know whether legit or not with this then finally to a solution on dumas city and in

a way sort of help thousands of civilians most i'm stuck there all right correspondent porting for us from beirut many thanks indeed. police in the german city of minster are trying to establish the reason why a man crashed his man into a crowd outside a busy restaurant in the historic center of the city two people were killed and dozens more injured germany's interior minister has called the attack a cowardly and brutal crime. people pay their respects to the dead and injured on the streets of munster. yeah as you know and i'm still totally shocked my entire family were all shocked and sad it's still somehow incomprehensible i'm very glad that nothing happened to our daughter he goes into the city and was very close to where it happened. we can be glad that it was not an i.a.s.

attack. but instead a crazy person who is not in the right side of mind. but it is very very bad at. the moment carnage hit the historic heart of the city a forty eight year old plowed a van into a group of dine and sitting outside a popular restaurant a fifty one year old woman and a sixty five year old man were killed and around twenty others injured the driver of the van shot and killed himself shortly after. local media reporting that he was a german man suffering from mental problems another firearm has since been recovered from his home. base here had to do put it the police have searched the apartment of the suspect and recovered but it hellishly call of a machine gun any case forty seven rendered unusable as well as illegal fireworks in berlin. as police continue to investigate the man's motives the attack is a painful reminder of the deadly trend of vehicles being used as weapons. for

more on the aftermath of this deadly crash to be a correspondent helen humphrey joins us now from the city of mr what's the latest you've been hearing from kareen about the suspect. after his release the latest we've heard from police about the suspect is that he acted alone and the police have also said late last night that they ruled out. this ability of an islamist link to this attack said today they maintained because they are pursuing all avenues in their investigation in order to assess whether the motive was a suicide or a murder suicide and attack to kill other people which saudi also killed two people here in the medieval center. now raids on his house according to reports have found a k forty seven which is no longer in working order the investigation looking also

into the vehicle which was previously here behind me that was used in this attack that was weaponized also found a like device so fireworks which had been linked to two cables as well we've just heard from the interior minister horst see who for he has been here who has paid his respects let's take a listen to what he said a little earlier. saying that despite all the efforts of the government to protect our citizens. fortunately no such thing as absolute security . but we still have to do everything that's in our power to prevent crimes like these from happening this so inconceivable to us so we must do everything we can to try to stop as many cards from happening as possible in the future.

so that was germany's interior minister saying absolute security is impossible now hannah how are residents coping with such a terrifying attack in their city. well of course this sense of shock sadness a sense of disbelief as well that something like that could happen here in amends to the mess saying this kind of thing does not happen here this is a peaceful tolerant kind of a place where any kind of serious thing in crime shows that said there is the feeling as well that life goes on the people stand together and people don't want to see their daily pleasures like having a coffee or an ice cream on a terrace taken away from them are i do helena humphrey reporting from minster thank you. and now to some of the other stories making news around the world and in new york city one person has died and four firefighters were injured in a blaze on the fiftieth floor of trump tower officials said the fire in the u.s.

president's signature building was quickly put out a victim was a male resident of the building who died after being brought to the hospital france's rail network is suffering major disruption once again a third of rail workers walked off the job on sunday in protest against the government's plan to overhaul of the state run rail system the strikes are part of an ongoing dispute set to last for three months the world's largest cruise ship the symphony of the seas has set off from barcelona on its first official journey not everyone wish to say voyage though angry crowds protest against the damage caused by cruise tourism which they say has flooded barcelona with people elections are underway in hungary where nationalist prime minister viktor orban is widely expected to win a third consecutive term polls predict or bonds fetus party which has campaigned on

an anti immigrant euro skeptic platform will win a majority together with the christian democrats but growing unity among opposition parties is putting or bonds margin of victory into. it's an election being closely watched across europe will hung gary and swing further to the right or will they vote for closer relations with the e.u. turnout is high which could indicate that change is on the horizon. i think pietists is going to win again but the opposition is going to be bigger and they'll be quite a solidarity a change of government is probably going to happen in four years from now yes but others point to increase safety and economic growth. the city has transformed since feet as came to power beautiful construction it's clean and orderly foreign as a coming my astray and cousin is here right now who unfortunately cannot vote and

they see things the same way from abroad only. to. victory seems it has taken a hard line on migration comparing it to a rust that would consume hungary. as leader of an e.u. country his nationalist views clashed with the blocs liberal ideals but orban insists that his criticism of the european union was directed at brussels and not the member countries. to open if you win this election will you make your peace with. a member of the. international organization and you have standing on the basis of the interest of our country because. we are fighting for the future of our country hungary has been one of the biggest recipients of the use development funds and critics accuse or band of biting the hand that feeds him but with nationalism on the rise in central europe a clear win for or banned could mean further losses for the european union well

earlier i spoke to w.'s correspondent funny for char who's in budapest i asked her why despite or by the fittest party maintaining a strong lead in the polls the race may be tighter than expected. it's tied to it because there's so much at stake at this point that some people who are not inclined to go and cast a ballot all of a sudden few multiway to which has to do for example one thing on march fifteenth promise to veto obama delivered a rather fierce speech saying that he's going to deal with the opposition not releasing what that opposition means whether he's referring to polities to people supporting two opposition parties or what remains of the critical media and a lot of people are really fed up with this rhetoric and they say i'm going to cast my ballot now regardless of what pollsters say and then again we have seen an independent mayor candidate winning in a fetus stronghold and a february because a lot of parties united behind him so a lot is here at stake and people feel that the election could be shaken up today

and that was our correspondent funny the charm reporting earlier from budapest. and now finally how would you like a roman style chariots gold rolex watch or even a leather jockstrap previously worn by a hollywood star russell crowe well even if you did have the cash i'm afraid it's too late those items from some of the actors most popular films including gladiator and l.a. confidential have just sold at auction in sydney for two point eight million u.s. dollars the sale attracted dozens of buyers and spectators crow said the clear out was in honor of his recent divorce from his wife of fifteen years and his fifty fourth birthday. you're up to date now on d w news thanks for watching. i. think you're smart t.v.

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