this is d.w. news live from berlin iraq has held its first parliamentary elections since the government declared victory over the so-called islamic state despite that claim security and sectarian tensions have been major issues we'll take you to baghdad for the latest. and breaking news this hour from parents police shoot dead a knife attack or who went on a rampage killing one person and wounding several others will go to our correspondent for more. and abundantly go football hamburg has been brawling gaited

for the first time in the club's history after yet another season of drawing to feed fans fears have come to fruition the team's record uninterrupted top flight run comes to an end. i'm happy qualls and welcome to the program in iraq at least three people have reportedly been killed in a bomb attack the explosion happened just south of the oil rich city of kirkuk this comes just hours after polls closed in iraq's first parliamentary elections since the government declared victory over islamic state militants security forces in the area say the blast is linked to the election. iraqi voters cast their ballots amid tight security bunch turnout was lower than expected partly because islamic state militants had tripped and attacks a polling places. because if you own cars in areas surrounding polling stations had

kept some voters away but the only reported violence was a car bomb attack in kirkuk which killed the vehicles passengers some voters were frustrated by long lines at polling booths others found their names weren't on voting lists in areas where they live how many had come from the government of d.l. i've been living here since two thousand and six and there's been three elections and it's the same story the same problems we come to the polling station and they say your name's not here so we need proof of nationality we need another id. many voters faced a similar problems in a country where there are an estimated three million internally displaced people. the two top candidates are the pro western incumbent prime minister buddy and how the other a mutiny from the iranian backed militia the popular mobilization forces the group is seen as having led the fight against i yes how did i wouldn't how do you see is

close to the people because he fought others who were sitting on chairs and got money therefore i believe that. is the best for the people. who shop. fifteen years after saddam hussein was toppled the country is in ruins and in need of close to ninety billion dollars to rebuild infrastructure. but the first task iraq's next prime minister faces is to repair the growing rift between the country's majority shiite and minority sunni populations. w. correspondent you're far too old karim is covering these elections from baghdad in cooperation with a rocky channel all rashid t.v. geoff are welcome what are you hearing about the bomb attack near the city of kirkuk at the moment. ok what i heard so far what happened in korea coop that three people where there were clues through the glass that's happened there through

the two voters and one server but to no there's nothing. and that's the only what we know so far ok now with regards to the election the prime minister partially lifted a curfew to encourage more people to vote this appear to have made any difference from what you can tell whether what i can tell i wasn't. going to one of the polls the bolting stations you could see that the streets were empty and the curfew was there and you see people walking maybe three to four kilometers in order to reach the voting stations and off today so to turnout is very low even at the afternoon a body decided to change it but according to what i saw on my impression because i came back the streets were still almost empty and when i talked also told deserver here they told me that there was no change even after stopping the curfew and the

turnout at the end was low when i can talk today about backed out of the observers told me only twenty five percent of the population in baghdad participated today in the election and population of black that is almost more than five million so all over when you talk to the people it wasn't a big surprise for them that the turnout was low because at the beginning they didn't have enough trust in this elections because they're criticizing the government because they're doing this elections in times where you have daily attacks and daily blasts and also criticizing the government and a bloody himself for corruption. jeff eyes you just mentioned you've been speaking to iraqis there cut the country faces major economic challenges after battling the so-called islamic state for the past several years so do voters there expect this election to bring about the change that they need when i talk to them and

especially when not see here only in baghdad but in north of iraq in mosul where d.s. one year ago was still there and the body always says like we defeated today that the the i asked talk to the people there day know that this elections will not change anything because even one year after defeating stroy schools there are destroyed hospitals that are destroyed we don't have to forget that almost one million internally displaced iraqis didn't return back to their home so the politicians here are making big words and talking a lot when you say when you talk to people but when it comes to shocked and which comes to doing they are not doing it and you can see this very well through the whole posters you have here and the big pictures hanging all over iraq and telling them we will build up iraq we will support you and you know it's kind of a joke that people here do their what what's written on this papers taste on these papers and on this posters and they cannot they will not do it on the ground and

change anything so the trust in the elections is very low the credibility of the elections is also low and that people tell me we don't trust him what's going on nothing is going to have the same faces will appear again jafar abdul karim in baghdad thank you very much. breaking news out of france this hour as french police say one person has been killed and several wounded in a knife attack in central paris authorities say police have also shot the assailant dead the stabbing took place in the second district harris has been under higher security in recent years after a string of deadly islamic extremist attacks. from on the incident we're joined on the line by lisa lewis in paris lisa what more do we know about the attack the far . well we do know that the police hasn't really figured out if this is actually a tarot attack and as well now that we have the terror section else that's hard for

us to keep his office hasn't been seized nomi that as a case quite quickly they sure that this is such an attack for example of the attack i yelled something like along the party that hasn't happened the police is at the site the site has been cordoned off it's got forensics that for the time being the current criminal pretty says in charge of the investigations and we should know more about later on once they have actually looked into the attacker was because the attackers around didn't have any idea and so they're now trying to find fingerprints and identifying can be single as they're starting to now investigate what's the reaction been from not only authorities but others and friends this hour. well it will only be shocked by what happened as the government has said thanks to the courage of our police force the attacker could be so off the ground raising taxes that several people and then he ran towards

a group of policemen and then one of the patients killed him all good people trying to find out more in the area of the areas cordoned off but a lot of people are saying that the actual conflict this has happened again but again we don't know yet what the exact make is on the attack alone lisa louis reporting from paris thank you now some of the other stories making news around the world syrian human rights observers say at least nineteen iranians were among more than already killed in an israeli strike on syria this week israel's army says it struck iranian military targets south of damascus following a rocket attack on israeli controlled golan heights which israel believes was carried out by iran. u.s. president donald trump has declared a major disaster as the killer whale volcano continues to erupt on hawaii's big island scientists are warning of further options and more destructive lava flows

dozens of homes have been destroyed and kill away at a rapid more than a week ago. thousands of people have marched through the polish capital warsaw demonstrators are outraged about reforms to the country's courts made by the ruling law and justice party the opposition says the changes threaten judges independence the government says the changes are necessary to combat corruption and inefficiency . germany's chancellor has been awarded the peace prize franciscan monks recognize anglo-american for her work promoting the peaceful coexistence of different peoples medical wasn't italy to receive the accolade this as italy edges towards a breakthrough in the political deadlock that has gripped the country since inconclusive elections two months ago st francis basilica in assisi. the setting for

a highly anticipated speech by german chancellor angela merkel. this awards ceremony fell on a decisive day for italy the country's path could soon be determined by a coalition of the euro skeptic five star movement and the end to migration link italian because it is in a crucial political phase which i of course won't take a stand on that what i want to say is that we gemini want to join forces with to solve the great issues of our time. through. their goal was here to receive the lamp of peace award for what the franciscan order described as her work promoting the peaceful coexistence of peoples the piece of land is a replica of a glass or a lamp that burns in the burial chamber of the orders founder francis of assisi. hedonist i want to tie absolute peace is hardly conceivable without inclusiveness sauna darity and justice freedom for peace is not free peace requires peace is like

the light of a lamp that only lights us as long as we really continue adding only. a rallying cry from the german chancellor for more concerted efforts to end wars around the world. for an hour there's proof that all good things must come to an end even for hamburg a historic day in the bundesliga as the club crashed out of the top tier for the first time ever they needed to be a gladbach and they needed to lose to cohen and while hamburg did post a two one victory against gladbach verb refused to play along and defeated kolo in their encounter hamburg had been the only club to stay in the first division since the club was founded in one thousand nine hundred sixty three. the homburg clock must be set back to zero they counted every second they spent as the only ever present club in the bundesliga. but hamburg glory days are long gone

but club successful period a distant memory even the nine hundred eighty three european cup triumph. recent years have been filled with relegation dogfights they managed to save themselves time and again but despite the huge fan base they family drop down to the second division the club structural problems have been partly to blame frequent changes in the coaching staff this season left them without a long term plan. christian tits has helped inspire a revival in recent weeks but it came too late to spare them. a first bundesliga relegation of the fifty five years behind but one that had been a long time in the making. in formula one reigning champion lewis hamilton will start in poll position in the spanish grand prix after a blistering qualifying session in barcelona the brit tops the driver standings and

looks determined to stay there he clocked just over one minute sixteen seconds to finish ahead of mercedes teammate valtteri bottas and ferrari duo sebastian vettel and can be right in and will make up the second row of the grid in sunday's race. hollywood's leading women have taken part in a historic red carpet protest at the cannes film festival denouncing sex discrimination in the industry australian actress cate blanchett who heads this year's jury read a statement calling for equal pay and opportunities for women in film and beyond eighty two women took part the same number as the number of films directed by women ever to feature at cannes that compares to more than sixteen hundred for men it's the first time the event in france has been held since a sexual abuse scandal swept hollywood. you're watching d.w. news rise again at the top of the hour but stick around for the bonus they got show with chris harrington i'm not equal as

a number len thanks for watching. on freedom and home. where i come from the region is stritch in history and talents much will poor in education and opportunity and freedom this makes it especially difficult for independent journalists i see many of the younger promising joining us now making names for themselves over there a. song like good along the way song although some women continue.