this is do you have any news coming to live from berlin one of germany's best known soccer stars quits the national team citing racism midfielder meza is a still no longer play internationally for germany after praising uncle raj of criticism from even the turkish president this is sitting this kicked off a debate about racism and integration. also coming up a blistering heat wave sends the mercury soaring in japan as a country reports this highest ever temperature. plus later in the business news

european e-commerce could be up for a shake out as china is changing down from. the. top of the show i'm sara harman it's good to have you with us german football star message has quit the national team over what he called discrimination after germany's world cup exit is a who has turkish roots said he faced racism and disrespect in the german media after his meeting with turkish president. back in may he was also criticized by the german football association after the tournament in russia. after a long silence measures israel has finally made his feelings known in an epic three part statement on twitter. it was ill said that not meeting with president at the un would have been disrespecting his family's roots in his third post

heavily criticized german football association president for negative comments on islam and multiculturalism and said that he would no longer be playing for germany . a photo of israel and add a one at their meeting in may sparked a debate that has refused to die in germany with israel being accused of helping out of one's campaign for an upcoming election is all says the pat talked only about football germany teammate. seen here on the left was also at the meeting and explained his decision soon after prefer to remain silent which only brought him more criticism. i don't think any footballer should have their photo taken with any authoritative whether with a lot of me or putin is no tomatillos did with the one legged can do one and there are enough democratic politicians to be photographed webb. you can beat him if the opposition doesn't come in after germany's exit in the world cup group stage the

real debate bubbled up again germany team manager all of a b. a f.a. chief. added fuel to the fire with kindle urging israel to explain his meeting with . the german f.a. have since said that the regressors his decision and can see deaf l.-u. to adequately support him but i am to continue the integration efforts and fight against racism. at a huge story this morning in germany i got a lemur talking from our sports desk to walk me through it only my good to have you here we heard they're taking aim at german f.a. president ron are going though what is this issue with him yeah so is it not shy away he did not hold back he went and he basically accused i had gringo the d.f.t. president of using him as a scapegoat for his own incompetence and even went to step further and he basically pointed out something that a lot of germans for the microwave background often you know and that is that if you're successful if i'm when i win i'm german but the minute i lose i'm the

foreigner i'm the immigrant and that's why it also goes into the identity politics in germany where a lot of people with a migrant background often feel like they never german enough it doesn't matter how you can be a world champion but you're still never good enough and and people also need to realize that grim though was a former politician and he has in the past make very controversial comments about multiculturalism and his slam in germany and feuds that somebody with this sort of use should not be running for the organization. from a sporting perspective what does that mean to german football to lose a player like has it all i mean this is detrimental i mean for the longest time he was the model of integration this is where like people were saying all the kids for them i can back on especially those were of a turkish background this is the manager they need to look up to and you know he even once have awards for it and the big question now is what sort of impact will this have on aspiring footballers that you know with a migrant background in germany because a lot of them must be thinking wait

a minute if this is how they treat a world cup champion somebody that helped germany to win it in twenty fourteen one of they pay us who we can safely say is one of the most technically gifts that pay is in a very long time. you know a lot of these kids must be saying do i really want to represent germany and if that is the case that of course would be detrimental to the talent pool in germany and it also leaves the german f.a. in kind of an awkward position. has not been the only critical voice of this organization need he hasn't and i mean by and chairman. just last week called the d.f.t. you basically a bunch of amateur us the whole world cup captain back in twenty fourteen he basically said that. he needs to really take a look at his leadership abilities and whites are co of course is a problematic is that with six weeks to go we will find out who will host the twenty twenty twenty and twenty four european championships and germany of course is in the running for about but they have such a bad image right now that see if they can bounce back if they can recover him who

can do every sports thanks for your insights over the impact of resignation goes far beyond the soccer pitch it's been spotlighting germany's relations with its turkish immigrant community and it's also were ignited a debate about whether enough is being done to counteract racism in sports d.w. took to the streets of berlin to find out how germans are reacting to decision the case has fascinated even people who aren't football fans most germans are surprised that he decided to quit the national team. for him personally it's the right decisions as it's but it's a shame that he had to resign because as someone with a migration background he doesn't feel accepted here it would be much better for rinehart grindle to resign and have kind of put the spirit of his decision to quit the national team was the right one because the pressure was just too great i think he did the right thing come on the. government spokesperson demmer would only say

that on the americal respected as a player. he was and the german chancellor has and continues to have the greatest respect for me. he's a talented football player who has done a lot for the german national team and he has now made a decision that we must respect the to this big team is. foreign minister heiko must said that both who quit the national team on sunday and the d.f.t. had made mistakes but he rejected the idea that the case was typical no but i don't think the case of a multimillionaire living and working in england tells you much about germany's capacity for integration you think that's a once the straight endorsement you see of the nice a very few who i would say have behaved well at all stuart's on your must be from. the german national team has often been held up as

a shining example of integration but that image is now tarnished. by his look now it's in the other stories that are making news around the world u.s. president trump has lashed out at iran or honey your twitter it warned the iranian president not to threaten the u.s. or to quote suffer consequences the likes of which few throughout history have ever suffered before trops tweet came hours after honey said hostile u.s. policy towards iran could lead to the mother of all wars. militants in the northern iraqi city of air below have stormed the building that houses the region's provincial government two of the attackers have reportedly carried out suicide bombings officials say security forces killed two of the assailants it's actors are believed to be members of the so-called islamic state. cuba's national assembly has approved

a draft constitution where he organizes the government and recognizes the right on private property but it also keeps the communist party firmly in control of the economy the draft will be put to a vote in a national referendum later this year. well turning to japan now where a scorching heat wave has killed almost two dozen people thousands more have been hospitalized japanese authorities say they've recorded the country's highest ever temperature forty one point one degree celsius people are doing anything they can to stay cool. blistering heat and record breaking temperatures in japan. japan summers are often hot and humid but it's been five years since temperatures were anywhere near as high as this. the government is warning people to take precautions to prevent heat stroke. japan experienced another extreme weather event last month historic flooding this month's heat wave is focusing the

mind of government you say need to it's two years until the twenty twenty tokyo olympics and paralympics and biggest challenge is how to counter the heat all. that they do that they did this and this is. the heat is also disrupting transport links here a money train accident thought to be due to walk to tracks. the japanese are adjusting their daily lives however they can splashing water on the street a tradition in japan cooling the city streets. and some commuters altering to work from home in order to avoid the sweltering city sensor making do with video conferencing. well to consider that it's more it's got it's just tiring commuting into work by the time i get to the office i am so tired i just don't feel like working at it yet if you know that you really don't want that each. time there's

more blazing heat to come high temperatures across the country a forecast for the coming week. in india activists are challenging a colonial era law that criminalizes gay facts the country's top court has been hearing arguments against the law and is expected to hand down its decision over the coming weeks our correspondents on your phone a car went to the northern city of a look now to meet one man who's been fighting back at a great personal cost. and one thousand. a refuge for gay men like and spartan of over ten years. it's a place they can be free from society's gaze in a country where the law criminalizing homosexuality known a section three seventy seven is routinely used as a couple to hound people it is making their lives hell they are their fears

everyday affairs blackmails extortion rape harrison beating forty percent of them just commit suicide just because of fear that they would be outed by the police or the by the community because it is still seen as a criminal thing other flows that only two way he runs be awareness programs among the working class gay population an activity fraught with risk in india several years ago he and his colleagues were thrown into prison they were charged with conspiracy to commit sodomy and possess so-called obscene materials but it was a shock because what we're trying was trying to save lives and we are being imprisoned and that was a horrific because in jail for initial candied we were denied drinking water the the being beaten up regularly and that left so many scars. addis lost

most of his teeth because of the beatings and the poor hygiene in prison he was shunned by his friends it took years before he dared to enter the station again but he hasn't given up the fight he's now one of the petitioners pushing india's stop court to decriminalize homosexuality among the gay community the poor of the most political. in gave audio the go along with the gong no one at this workshop on six six wants to show their. husbands and fathers some of them a six will because only then would it lead a double life for sadie a look there is lots of pressure on me to get married as a man you're expected to do that and run the family more liberal have a target those have no one in my family or my neighborhood knows i'm gay if they did they'd call me a faggot. my family wouldn't accept me anymore as. i

did spends long hours at the office he draws strength from the state and his family especially his mother who has been hugely supportive. in the evening out of swill. he goes to public talks with homosexual men can find sexual partners and yet remain anonymous in the shadows the risk of contracting hiv is high and that's not the only danger of men when they're approaching their customers. trade them off putting them in the game on the under the pretext of section three hundred seven. and and using dark pretext to blackmail them extort money or rape them and that and why we feel that the law should go because if it was obvious the quantum and the right to exist. one hundred risk india's supreme court is expected to deliver a verdict on whether the door is constitutional. this is so just hope in the gay

community. the. they may finally be able to step out of the shuttle. rocking d.w. news still to come on our program washout amazon dot com is leading a wave of chinese e-commerce giants and they have ambitions for the european market of stories coming up. so much a visit. to a link to news from africa and the world or link to exception stories in discussion from the use of easy to our website deputed poems to much coffee cup join us on facebook doubling or for go.