biala guest. managed by from. this is news line from berlin the race against time to rescue the trapped children in thailand authorities say the clock is ticking for the twelve boys and their soccer coach stranded in a flooded cave system monsoon rains are forecast and oxygen levels in the caves are falling a situation which killed one rescue worker also coming up. china slaps retaliatory

tariffs on certain u.s. products after the u.s. imposed duties on billions of dollars in chinese imports beijing says it's the largest trade war in history. and france are the first team into the world cup semifinals baby for a white to melt so book their place they'll be up against brazil or belgium the teams playing in the next quarter final match up. a magic johnson welcome to the program rescuers in thailand say time is running out as they work to free twelve boys and their soccer coach trapped inside a flooded cave system just how dangerous that mission is is even more evident following the death of a professional diver working on the rescue with oxygen levels dropping and more

monsoon rains on the way authorities warn the window of opportunity to extract the group is limited. it's dark dangerous work water levels are high narrow passages flooded. and still the volunteers continue their mission but with news that a former tiny a.v. diver has died no one can ignore the risks involved. salmon pune and who was thirty eight had successfully delivered tanks event to the trapped boys and their football coach but he lost consciousness on his dive back it is very risky please think about it a navy seal just passed away last night so how about a twelve year old kid. there's a renewed sense of urgency to find a way to free the twelve boys and their coach they've been stuck in this cave for

almost two weeks with oxygen levels drilling and more heavy rain expected officials are aware there is no time to lose. previously we thought the boys could live there for a long time. but now everything is changed by we really only have a limited time. for the boy's relatives it makes the waiting even hunt. over i watch the news and it is still dangerous to come out here. or there but i'm worried he's never dived but can swim a little right now for the. rescue as a trying to provide a line of it to reach the youth football team but as they're trapped for kilometers inside the cave nothing about this operation is straightforward. journalist tim newton joins us now from thailand ten thanks for taking the time

rescuers originally said the best option might be to wait for water levels to recede after monsoon season but why is this no longer viable. where you can imagine when they found the team the announcement that they might be giving them provisions for a four month wait for the monsoon to pass was surprising a lot of people now the problem with the monsoon is that when it rains here in thailand it's torrential rain so they've had to respond for around about four days as the right until the fact given an opportunity to to get some of the water level down but if the running starts again it makes the exit out even more complicated complicated further today with the death of the thirty eight year old former time navy seal some mancow nun who died was working as a volunteer to try and help the team that died on judy mom you mentioned the

professional diver who died on duty can you explain to some of our viewers that are watching from around the world the make up of this cave of why this is so dangerous . well this is not a small cave the team are actually almost six kilometers into the cave from the entrance it's an eleven kilometer cave system and it goes some five hundred meters underground not only that the prospect for example of trying to drilling from the top will drill in from the side you've got kilometers of solid rock to drill through so it makes the prospect of drilling almost impossible which means really the only way they can get out is the way they came in and the path back to the entrance is that long it's cramped and it's at least partially submerged. talent interior minister is scheduled to speak we've been waiting for that press conference what can we expect to hear from the minister well i wish i knew what he was going to say i don't know the problem is here it's just after ten pm on friday

evening it's a rather strange time to be holding a press conference i made it would be centered around the urgency the urgency that the writing is about to start again in the next couple of days that have a few days without crying which is giving them everybody good opportunity to get things sorted out but once those running start again it's going to make the mission much more complicated my tip is that they might try and get some of the future boys out as soon as they possibly can but after the day's death it just makes the whole process so much more risky journalist jim newton in thailand thank you for your insights my pleasure. trade dispute now between two of the world's biggest economies china has taken its first shots against u.s. goods and what it calls quote the largest trade war in economic history it's responded immediately to new american tariffs by imposing its own and says they're

already in effect the u.s. levies a fact some eight hundred chinese products were talking cars planes and hard drives to the tune of thirty four billion dollars in while china's retaliatory tariffs target u.s. agricultural products such as soybeans and the chinese are turning their response into a propaganda victory. ever since u.s. president donald trump first announced tariffs on chinese exports beijing has been open about their own plans for a tell you treat tariffs on u.s. soil beans among other products for american farmers soybeans used to be one of the top exports now china is working to increase its own soybean output furthermore beijing is scoring political points by opening its doors to other asians soy produces the chinese government has announced plans to scrap tariffs on soybean imports from india bangladesh laos and sri lanka they also announced that they would reduce tariffs on other products from asian countries despite president

trump's claims that it would be easy to win a trade war american farmers are already finding themselves on the losing side. meanwhile the president is ready to further escalate the situation announcing tariffs on an additional sixteen billion dollars in chinese goods taking effect in two weeks after that trump said the u.s. is ready to talk of a total of five hundred billion dollars in chinese imports. now some of the other stories making news around the world a court in turkey has handed down prison sentences to six journalists shot and i'll pay and his colleagues were given up to ten years and six months for links to a failed coup and twenty sixteen all the men worked for a newspaper with ties to clerics the two law glenn blames for instigating the coup attempt. residents of a bedouin village in the israeli occupied west bank marked for demolition have been

celebrating victory that's after an israeli judge blocked the demolition proceedings human rights groups say removing the better wins would allow israeli settlements in the area to grow and further fragment palestinian controlled territory. british prime minister trees a man her cabinet have gathered for. crunch talks on devising a plan for future trade with the european union that says corporations are sharply criticizing her approach the c.e.o. of air bus which employs fourteen thousand people in the united kingdom says may's government has no clue on how to execute regs it without fear are she repeated a warning that jobs could be lost. german chancellor angela merkel has reached a deal over migration after weeks of infighting that had threatened to topple her government the junior partners in her coalition the center left social democrats have signed on to her new tougher line in dealing with migrants it was

a key demand of her rebellious interior minister or sample who leads merkel's conservative bavarian sister party the c.s.u. so it's a truce for now but the rao has exposed the fragility of merkel's splintered coalition . meeting before the summer break and a breakthrough on migration policy that concerns people entering germany after they've already claimed asylum in a different european union country. the deal will mean foster a transfer out of germany back to those countries where they first claimed asylum they'll be no kemp's migrants will be held in police stations while the paper has a process. the government but also draw up on immigration policy this year. as that kind of not there will be no unilateral action at a national level and no unilateral rejection of migrants that the board up we will

implement an expedited border procedure instead we don't need any changes to the law for this it's all based on existing law so there will be absolutely no camps kind i lie larga. the grand coalition has been wrecked by weeks of infighting. macklin her interior minister ha see how far we are at loggerheads over what to do at the borders. germans are unimpressed when polling firm in try to steam up asked how satisfied are you with the government's performance a large majority more than three quarters said they were not only twenty one percent of voters said they were satisfied with the government's record. yet his own popularity has hardly suffered from the dispute she remains the country's most popular politician more than twenty percent ahead of her would be

challenger see her from. france have just become the first team to bulk up place in the semifinals of this year's world cup after beating or of why i have two goals to nil here's how that match played out. in a first half full of files one proves costly for europe white when current lisa was brought down and greaseman whipped in a fierce cross and rafael varan nor did it home a towering header from the rail madrid defender to put a smile on the french funs faces. two minutes later europe why nearly equalise with a one to one remake of the gold had put them behind this time martin cancer is let the highest but a stunning say from hugo to reste kept things level and in the sixty second minute france went further ahead thanks to a howler from finn on dundas lera desperation for the sky blues as they keep a spoon and what looked like a fairly tame shot from an to agree xmen into the net. for france

a brilliant stroke of luck on what was to be their off to noon europe why are left wondering what might have been if starman coventry had been available their world cup campaign ends here. result face belgium in tonight's second quarter final which kicks off in cousin in less than an hour belgium head into the game having completed the comeback of the tournament thus far in their last match against japan brazil meanwhile have faced criticism for the antics of their star striker neymar that's not something that's bothering the country stands. brazil have carnival two . two games from the final their momentum is picking up and the fans aren't fussed about the criticism their star neymar has been receiving for his play acting and all games people try to hurt him like. his he's only doing what

anyone in his place would do and everybody's criticize him but it's hypocrisy because everyone does it every player in soccer does it so. there's no doubting the magnitude of name os talent to make a difference against mexico with one goal and want to sister but coach says there's much more to him than just attacking flair no we're sure. it's not just with the ball and not just dribbling there are moves and defensive transitions if you look you'll see how much he's been participating in the team it was going to choose. one man who will have been watching closely is belgium coach roberto martinez he also has plenty of talent in his own side champions league regulars and premier league winners abound but brazil have one thing that belgium doesn't brazil is the team that he brings that mentality of knowing how to win well cope's that's that's probably the be as a strength and that's something i would have to overcome on their on the night and

brazil don't just know how to win world cups they also believe in their own rights to be champions nonetheless the belgium game will be their biggest test of the tournament so far. the calm are trade wars really easy to when business i'll be back at the top of the alec morning thanks for joining us . earth. home to millions of species. for saving. on those are big changes and most start.