this new delhi a news live from berlin iran's first parliamentary elections as the government proclaimed the defeat of so-called islamic state is underway but security and sectarian tensions are still the big issues on polling day we go to baghdad to find out what the feeling is on the street also coming up the cattle on parliament is set to vote in a new leader from bug is the favorite interested in ending the feud with madrid. and it's an action packed final day in the going to sleep with a champions league showdown between hoffenheim and dortmund later goosen are also

in the hunt for europe one from hamburg a blood sport in freiburg it's survival by any means necessary. thanks for joining us i'm marian evans to iraq is holding its first parliamentary elections since the government declared the defeat of the so-called islamic state by the government's victory has not made iraqis feel more secure i s's still present in some pockets of iraq at least four people were shot dead in the suspected aietes attack in northern iraq on the eve of the vote. iraqis are going to the polls say strict security controls and border fencing in sight though the high priority for of course voters and those on the ballot is the influence of iran several mean runners have close ties with tehran wins from them

and gains from shia muslim candidates iran's dominant faith could bolster support for the regime the fight for power is mainly split between the pro western incumbent prime minister hyderabad he and had a midi from the iranian backed militia popular mobilization forces are seen as having led the fight against islamic state. is close to the people because he forced what others were sitting on chairs and got money therefore i believe hardy alarm really is best for the people. but look at the north. rim shot next prime minister nuri al maliki also close to iran is also back in the political scene but any hopes of a triumphant return have been diced by corruption allegations and major losses to the i.r.s. creep back in twenty fourteen. also in the running is. the former

journalist is best known for throwing two shoes at then u.s. president george w. bush during a press conference in two thousand and eight. fifteen years since the fall of saddam hussein the oil rich country still struggles to provide pyra nationwide authorities estimate the country needs close to ninety billion dollars to rebuild infrastructure badly needed and former ins strongholds like mosul repeating local life's here though is another matter. and in addition i am not it means nothing to me they have done nothing and nothing has changed we are living like the homeless we have no clothes no water no electricity look at this things are still the same they come and give us a kilo of rice or lentils and say vote for. the next prime minister will face several other challenges smoothing the sunni shiite rift which has deepened during

a baddie's tenure some sunnis even planned an election boycott authorities are on high alair to quash any lingering islamic state support the w correspondent just far of jewel karim is in baghdad covering the elections in iraq in cooperation with iraqi channel al rashid t.v. spoke to him a short time ago and asked if voters believe this election will change anything. when i talk to the people here in iraq if it's here in baghdad or in mosul or in erbil they don't expect big changes they are some kind of confused and don't feel well about the whole elections they see it more as a show because they are they ask themselves having now an election in times where you face terrorism where unemployment is very high and if you look like to the north in parts of iraq in mosul which is like a year ago was under control of the i as i know was defeated according what the government here says there's no infrastructure in the city half of the city is

destroyed and the people don't have a place to live you have a lot of internally displaced people around one million who are not being able to go back to their homes because their homes are destroyed and high corruption and all this together makes a big question by the voters and a lot of people you talk here on the streets i talk to them and they said i'm not going to vote because it's not going to change anything the same people the same game and that's why i don't want to be part of it. well this is being seen by many as a kind of a referendum on prime minister hyder alibi. but yet he does face certain tough competition why is that. yes. because our buddy today is being questions where a lot of iraqis because as an example he said we defeated i asked but if you look today in iraq you have a lot of terrorism happening in different countries alone today here the elections

on my way to this to this place where i'm saying now where is it where is election is happening you have a curfew no one is allowed to be with their cars people are walking like really far from different places in order to be able to elect and this shows how in secure location is and how and how security is playing a role and all say ok how is the how he's doing this election sometimes there is insecurity beside that you have to look at the corruption iraq according to transparency international is at the last places concerning corruption so people say there's a lot of corruption what is he doing exactly going again to the north to mosul people say one year after that they are not doing anything where's the money they always talk we are trying to rebuild iraq we are trying to improve but on the ground you don't see it and all this is being is being us against our body and that's why his competitors say for him maybe it's time over we are better alternatives but if you talk to the people too now there is no clear who could be his alternative and that's why others say since there is no alternative he could be

prime minister again. that was directly a correspondent jeff far abdul karim speaking to me earlier from that. well now to some of the other stories making news around the world and syrian human rights observers say eleven iranians were among those killed in israeli strikes on syria this week israel's army says it struck iranian military targets south of damascus after iran fired rockets at the israeli controlled golan heights. but chief inspector of the un's nuclear watchdog has resigned no reason was given for taro vireo sudden departure it comes just days after donald trump pulled the u.s. out of the nuclear deal between iran and world powers are you iran to have been responsible for policing the deal in iran. germany's chancellor angela merkel has been awarded the a c c peace prize franciscan monks bestow

a replica of st francis lamp to those who promote the peaceful coexistence of different peoples americal was joined at the award ceremony by the most recent winner colombian president of one month to mend well santos malaysia's former prime minister najib razak has been barred from leaving the country just days after his party lost power in the country's elections geed has been accused of taking hundreds of millions of dollars from international investment fund a charge he denies the country's new prime minister mahathir mohamad says he ordered the travel ban. the catalan parliament is set to vote in a new leader for the region after months of deadlock these has begun debating the candidates for regional president pro independence parties are backing kim toda he's vowed to continue the fight against madrid catalonia has been without a government since karla's pushed

a month cabinet was sacked by madrid late last year who is to months allies then one regional elections in december and have been trying to form a government ever since for. well for more on the story i'm joined now by journalist on the yetto fetter who is in barcelona so anna kim torah is the for fur choice among catalonia as independence parties but he is known to be quite a controversial figure what more can you tell us about him. hello good afternoon from what i ask in torah is lawyer and he writes or a close. close ally yells would someone on his also and in the school gym on the spartina cuts ali and of course he has the support of the prime defendants but he has gained some criticism from the unionist party right now there is a pause in their parliament session will continue at three on the day this morning

they gave a speech on he insisted. someone is the legitimate president he is the provisional president and look toward in step and the center of catalonia. an independent country to made catalonia a republican republic in india were and it's important to mention that today is that there's a round of the vault of the vote. on absolute majority and if you should not invest the president there is a second round second round that could be held on monday and if everything goes expected he could be done you president of catalonia on monday does everything goes us expect well sure it was hand-picked by the booze former president carter has pushed him on and some critics say to or would just be a puppet and it pushed him a would retain control just briefly is there evidence of this. well of course

the unionist party is at the station party said tories are puppets of woods and long because. well jim on the west well someone who chose to be. president of the tongue out because blocked from being president of. they said it's also important to mention. all the prime defendants parties. he's a probation coming into probation prescient and that's why they you know his party say. he is a puppet and we will see because he could provide a bridge we split them on. where put them on. also have a roll into new government. all right and i get a fair reporting from first alona many thanks indeed. sports news

now and here in germany it's the final day of the bundesliga soccer season at the top of the table four teams are locked in a fierce tussle for champions league qualification while at the bottom will see the climax of a tense relegation battle and as for the title itself well there's little change there. another year another choice a little boy and they'll be more pictures like this at the end of the card but this league season only with a few different faces on show a spine and celebrate in six parts of the road in the battle for the remaining champions league spot hoffenheim taken dortmund. live accusing the likes you're still in with a shout don't mean they're looking to redeem themselves off to a turbulent season. those. of course i'm confident that we can go there and get a point or a win it's an exciting game as hoffenheim also need to take risks. to go cruising.

down the bottom they have other concerns survival by any means the target freiburg and fifteenth spot need only a point to guarantee safety. but if them its attempts battle between wolfsburg and hamburg the wolves have nosedived in recent weeks but a point against last place cologne will give them a chance to save themselves for the relegation play off as we know it's in our own hands this saturday so we don't need to worry about what the other teams are doing to me is the. second last cumbered need a miracle i went home to glad back is the minimum requirement but the belief among supporters is back. and see fast as you can see that the team's achievements over the last few weeks have got the funds but behind us the team and the funds are united as i hope present here. by and will be aiming to finish the league season strongly in preparation for next week's german cup final the showpiece will be

coached opined is his final match in charge. in tennis rafaela dolls' record breaking run on clay courts has come to an end dominic tame has stunned the spaniard to for grest of the madrid open semifinals the doll playing in yellow had won fifty consecutive sets on clay prior to the clash but named capitalized on his opponent's unforced errors to take the first set seven five then finished the job winning the second set six three the austrian will now face south african kevin anderson for a place in the final. and finally it's europe's biggest most popular and cheesiest song competition twenty six nations are competing in the final of the euro. song contest which takes place in lisbon portugal tonight among the favorites . estonia's entries a trained opera singer wearing a giant gallon adorned with elaborate video projections.

my cypress is the bookmakers favorite with a classic club track called waco. also well placed israel with toy inspired by the made to move it. thanks for watching. w.'s program guide. dot com highlights. they make a commitment. they find solutions. they inspire. africa the. stories of both people making a difference shaping their nation.