this is e w news live from berlin iran says that it quote is ready for war after shooting down what it says was a u.s. fighter to ron says that the u.s. has crossed a red line brazing fears of a military confrontation are dropping between tehran and washington also coming up china's president xi jinping arrives in north korea and just greeted by cheering

crowds with ties now strange between the 2 nations she and north korea's kim jong un will take up the stalled talks on the north's nuclear station that will get to be used top job friends in germany flashover to should become the next president of the european commission. plus the women's world cup in france scotland are on their way home after crashing and burning against argentina the scots look to certain to win until their opponents mounted against the roic and a controversial comeback. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program iran says that it is quote ready for war after shooting down what it claims was a u.s. spy drone to iran says that it's revolutionary guard down to the unmanned aircraft over the province after most. her moves on in southern iran state t.v.

showed images of a drone similar to the aircraft that it claims to have shot down the cart's commander says that the u.s. property red line and while iran does not want to go to war with anyone it is ready to officials in washington say that a u.s. drone was shot down but was in international airspace over the strait of hormuz. mari amir's of joins us now an iranian journalist here at g.w. farsi welcome this afternoon tell us you know what are we to make of what we've heard now from iranian officials. in the morning that i r g c announced that there was a drone spy drone as they call the that. it had hit the bar a border with iran they shut down and then it was later that the general the head of our just see general announced that the board there is.

yeah and our reaction was per size and decisive so and he wanted clearly to send a message to washington that. these is not going to be like that and we are there and he announced that. are not seeking why are we are fully prepared strong words for war i mean especially when you use that word war do you see signs that things are really escalated further here how close are we getting to the breaking point. is not just about today it is just song that we are seeing that the developments are really. unlike in may and june we had the attacks to tankers for 6 tankers already and you had the attacks to iraq he a lot like grown. zone. foreign. embassies are there and yes so

they had to attack their rocket attack to place so many for a like some very important for a company only companies are there so it's not just about the like what we see between iran and the u.s. to see that iran or or its proxies or any of a whole region is going to pull down inside the whole tension amid that tension people who are actually living in iran how they've been affected. the think is if you go on social media about something like what happened today. we see that the people who are saying who are. i are just seeing deeds because the other side the people who have the other comments they are mostly silent because super sensitive about. issues but anyway iranians are now living getting poorer and

poorer every day and iranians and hardliners inside iran can easily sell the idea that the are here because of the sunshines which is not clearly true because there is the corruption and there is other issues too with the mystic issues but they have these excuse all the time to say that we are here because of the international board how than i can remember the nuclear agreement but the us pulled out from g.w. farsi mari and there's a thank you so much. now to some other news and chinese president xi jinping has arrived in north korea for his 1st state visit their talks with host kim jong un are said to center on pyongyang's nuclear weapons program a summit earlier this year between kim jong un and us president donald trump ended without an agreement and china then backed sanctions on the north so ties are currently strained between the 2 countries. it's been less than 6 months since his

handshake kim jong un has visited china north korea's closest foreign ally many times over the years. she jinping on the other hand is the 1st chinese leader to travel to pyongyang and well over a decade. we are ready to work with the d.p. r. k. to continue to carry forward the fine tradition of china d p r k friendship and promote the continuous development of exchanges and cooperation between the 2 countries in various fields. relations between the 2 authoritarian countries have been strained since north korea began amping up its nuclear weapons test i beijing supports denuclearization of the korean peninsula and recently backed the raft of international sanctions against. these talks aimed to relieve tensions. the u.s. will be watching closely a summit between kim and u.s. president donald trump in february broke off without an agreement even south korea

said it is hoping talks between she and kim will move things forward opening up the chance of renewed negotiations on the north's nuclear program. let's cross to the region now i'm joined by foggy a crutch mer a journalist. so tell us we have season having a very warm reception in yang given that how high are the hopes that these talks will be fruitful for both parties today. you know they might be but i find it really remarkable how tightly controlled every piece of information is to get out there and there was no live coverage from the welcoming at the airport in pyongyang by john in always greeting teaching ping and that was different for example in south korean president hu jia in the went to pyongyang so it's a recent get to the issue and you might not even for sure we don't get a press conference everything is and behind closed doors but we know that i'm trying have once who push north korea to get back to the negotiation table with the

u.s. and on the other hand the north korea really needs the diplomatic support from china because without china. they cannot economically survive so they really need the ok and the pick up from there what message are the 2 leaders hoping to send with this meeting it's definitely a message of unity and they really emphasize the historic friendship sheeting ping has published an op ed that was also published in south and north korea's biggest newspaper where he praised the historic friendship where he said that north korea is moving in the right direction but this is of course like a little bit of white washing actually the relation between china and north korea is quite complicated they need each other by don't they don't necessarily like each other the visit it comes just ahead of the g. 20 summit how important is the timing of this meeting. that's very crucial

because in this g. 20 summit xi jinping will meet donald trump and of course they have a big discussion and argument going on with the trait war and china has some leverage in that conflict because trump needs china to keep his strategy of mexico and pressure without china this whole strategy doesn't make any sense because china is by far the biggest ally and economic partner of not north korea 90 percent of north korea's trade goes through china so to keep the pressure up definitely needs china on boat and on the other hand she will try to use that cart in future know who she ations when it comes to trade talks for the trade what fabien pressure and soul thank you and let's get a quick check now of some other stories making news around the world the german media are reporting that several of the country's politicians are facing death threats from the far right extremists police say that this includes colognes mayor she was seriously wounded in a knife attack 4 years ago earlier this month

a pro immigration politician was shot dead. chinese state media say that the former head of interpol man way has pleaded guilty to accepting nearly 2000000 euros and bribes to be sentenced later with meg vanished last year while there's that in china from his home in france his wife says that the charges are politically motivated. and at least 2 people have been killed after a building collapsed in the city. in northern italy the victims are thought to be a couple who lived on the upper floor of the 2 story building one other person is missing. sudanese protesters have staged an overnight rally in khartoum as they press demands for the military to hand over power to a civilian government marchers called for justice for victims of a crackdown earlier this month the army is offering unconditional talks at the protest leaders want soldiers to return to their barracks 1st. russians have been

confronting president vladimir putin but their fears over falling incomes and the country's creaking health care system more than one and a half 1000000 people submitted queries for an annual question and answer session with the russell russian president broadcast on national television putin acknowledged that there were concerns over incomes but he said that the country had put the worst economic problems behind it since the recession of 24 to. let's get more on that with emily share when who is joining us from moscow and who has followed the t.v. show for us so emily this round of televised questions it takes place every year it's the 17th time now why is it so important for the people of russia. well 1st of all as you say it is a tradition and a tradition always provide some sort of sense of stability but this show is also an important safety valve for people it's an opportunity for people to ask actually

quite critical questions sometimes in a controlled environment of course on state t.v. we've seen this year as in past years as well that questions flashed up on screen that people have texted in and for example this year i think twice we saw the question when are you putting your putin finally going to leave office so an opportunity for critical questions in a controlled environment and there is a lot to ask when it comes to critical questions especially on the domestic front at the moment there was of course the unpopular pensions reform last year this year there was a v. a t. hike people's wages are falling prices are rising and put in very much seems to know that at the beginning in his opening remarks he talked about the most acute questions in russia as being health care wages and garbage it's interesting that he mentioned that because that seems to be

a response to huge protests that have been taking place against a planned garbage dump that could be constructed in the north of russia in the near the town of shias and my colleagues went there to find out more from the protesters let's take a look. human shields against diggers these activists have created a tent city and she's a town in northwestern russia authorities told them construction on a new garbage dump would stop but the arrival of a new excavator has spurred protesters back into action. we won't give up on she says we'll die if we have to do that you're right oh. this is all and we won't give it up. and one of the security forces keep an eye on things but they don't get involved and in the end the digger driver gives up. she's has achieved prominence far greater than its modest train station would suggest last year local authorities struck

a deal with moscow to dispose of garbage from the capital. construction began a what would be one of europe's biggest landfills but residents wouldn't put up with it. private security personnel were brought in to discourage the activists but to no avail. instead more people joined the protest at the moment about 100 of them live in this encampment next to the site. the builders have also set up a tent they call it an information center stocked with colorful brochures full of promises that moscow's rubbish will be recycled the activists don't believe a word of it. and you know students will pick it up will they say that the recycling plant will be built in will we have experience with this that is going to bury the rubbish in a 30 kilometer long trench and you can install a new. alexy ghani chev is part of a group that plants trees exactly where the construction crew cut down existing

trees. it's a. good look at the 1st row isn't just about this place it's about the way garbage is dealt with all over russia we're not just fighting for our region. people from other regions supported us. we want to solve this problem all over the country not just here. with the program the landfill's financial backers say the possible environmental impact on the area is being looked at but environmental activists don't trust them. and fire crews. unfortunately for protesters the local rail operator has announced it will stop train services to she sed by june 25th activists will have to find another way to join the fight against moscow's dirty habits.

so people in this russian town i'm in with thought there emily they're clearly very unhappy about their situation and there are also other domestic issues that russians are concerned about how is the leadership of president putin being seen at the moment. well surveys at the moment sarah show that trust in vladimir putin is actually at a long term low and is declining in surveys every month so far there was always a saying in russia people kind of said the czar is good and it's the government that is bad but that seems to be crumbling at the moment today we saw an almost taking sort of a defensive tone at various points he was citing average salary numbers and he said look to all you spectators who are saying actually my income is much lower than that i'm just citing average numbers to show kind of trend so almost a defensive tone from him this shows still does remain an opportunity for putin to

kind of a wave his magic wand and remove people's problems we saw at the beginning of the show a fireman calling in complaining about low wages and putin said those will go up soon the question is whether people still kind of believe believe in that magic wand and in those magic capabilities and really sure when in moscow thank you. you're watching news still to come on the program scotland are out of the women's world cup after their opponents argentina mounted a roic and a controversial comeback. and this boxer from deloris is going for gold of the european games in advance and hopes that the event opens his nation up to the world but critics say that the sporting event is nothing more than a political p.r. tool for the government. but 1st european union leaders are meeting today to discuss the candidates for the role of president of the european commission it is

the block's top job but the e.u. is top 2 leading nations france and germany are at odds over who should get it we'll hear more about that from brussels in just a moment but 1st a look at who's in the running for the role. they are lining up for the top jump in brussels and it's anything but child's play who will make the race right now all 3 candidates are in the running to become the next president of the european commission to use his' dump what i want done as a politician moderated best aga she positioned herself as the liberal frontrunner and would be the 1st woman to serve as president of the european commission vest on made a name for herself as a fierce e.u. competition commission are responsible for slapping google with a huge and to trust fine she enjoys the support of several heads of states but she might be putting the cart before the horse because not everybody in her own party is backing her the dutchman and social democrat plans to moments has strong support

in the south of europe but his problem is that east as vice president of the european commission funds to my months as an experienced politician who speaks 9 languages but some eastern european nations above all hungary and poland oppose him to months ahead openly criticize both countries for flouting democratic values and last but not least the germany's months played to be about his advantage eastern europe likes him a lot more than his social democrat opponents. for some months to be about doesn't have enough political experience to become commission president a candidate must receive 21 of the blocks 28 votes veba is still far from that goal was really making this race so difficult france and germany disagree about who should get the job french president even an icon doesn't want to be limited to the 3 candidates putting him at odds with the german chancellor anglo american if the 2 conduct 3 the carousel could change direction and

a dark horse candidate could enter the race. so let's go straight now to our brussels correspondent karen mattis who is standing by to tell us more about 1st of all the importance of this job and why it has become so contentious. it is there of course an incredibly important job in the european union the job where you have a lot of influence your steering the boat through all the crises and all the conflicts that the european union faces and of course that is why all $28.00 member states who are after all in the driving seat or they are the ones that are making the decisions at the end of the day but everyone would like to appoint the captain of this boat of course who sort of sets a roughly the course through matters now it is however not only the politics between member states but also party politics that comes into this because at the end of the day whoever the european council on its summit maybe even today will appoint that person will have to have to be confirmed by the european parliament so

by the political parties in the european parliament and that's why party politics come it comes into it as well if you look at last time around it was jungle junker he was voted in in the european council by member states 26 against 2 at the time it was the u.k. and hungry not voting for him but then he had strong support in the european parliament this time around things are a lot more tricky garrett matters in brussels thank you. to the woman's world cup now and it was a nightmare end to the competition for scotland they enjoyed a comfortable lead over argentina but threw it away in the final 20 minutes of the game it means that the scots are heading home while argentina still have a slim chance of progressing to the knockout stage here's what's happened 3. scotland didn't waste time taking the lead with kim little setting the tone with their 20th minute strike. scotland seemed to have things wrapped up at 3 mill thanks to an aaron custard volley in the 69th minute scotland well on their

way to their 1st ever knockout round appearance in a major football tournament. but argentina responded less than 5 minutes later with new dagoes menendez's meet finish launching an improbable comeback. up 32 in stoppage time scotland keeper leo xander period a late penalty to look the hero. but it didn't stand for the 3rd time in this world cup the video assistant referee demanded a penalty be retaken and for the 3rd time this world cup the 2nd attempt was converted florencio bone secondo sealing the dramatic equaliser and shattering scotland's hopes. and england beat japan to nail to finish top of their group and progress to the knockout stage georgia stanway set up the opener with a crafty the root ball to manchester city teammates ellen white would make no mistake. all the lionesses kept up the pressure after the break and

it was white again who scored the 2nd with another well placed initial win makes it 3 out of 3 for england defeated japan will also advance to the final 16. preparations are underway in belarus for the opening of this year's european games on friday 4000 athletes from across europe are expected to compete and belarus has poured. millions into making the event a success critics are calling it a whitewash for the nation's regime but the country's athletes for them it's all about the competition. and dimitri our son off is giving it all he's got is a boxer from belarus has been training every day before the showdown with hopes of coming out on top and winning gold in the 2nd 2 european games. came you know this is a big start for me and the 1st european games i won silver now i've set the bar

higher because this competition is the high point of my career thought the. full 1000 ice needs from 50 countries spot taking part the visitors will be alone to enter below do so without these us the public is only about showcasing bellows as host of the biggest sporting event in the country's history we want to show off our country these european games are a great occasion for tourists to visit or staging a big p.r. campaign that we're aiming especially at the west. that's no accident bello's has a terrible reputation in the west not least because it's been governed by a no authority area and leader alex on the lookout for the past quarter century he's known for oppressing the opposition and anyone else who doesn't toe the government's line european european games are nothing short of soviet style whitewash during the 1980 olympics in moscow people acted as if everything was fine

and there were no political prisoners are seeing a replay of this here our guests are playing along like they'll be happy if we as hosts just put on a good show to. be young to politics the hosts appear to have done everything possible to evolve any problems from rebuilding old sporting venues to sprucing up transit routes is the main thing they say is that bellows is safe. belarus hasn't been able to host many important international events so this is a chance for the country to present itself from a different site and people here a looking forward to welcoming as many guests as possible there are 2 sides to this the games are awfully expensive. and yes very but i think it will pay off to talk radio next we hope it will bring more cash into the country though i bet i'd like to see more global parties like this is not on the janjaweed us show. of course we

want to prove to the world that we're the best. players you've won your fair share i only see the good in this it's an honor for us. and for boxer demetrius sound it's a chance to show off your skills to speak to sponsors and managers. who are going to show their support or still be enough for them i was more than i would be great if belarus could host the olympics one day but the career was more than a the upshift the we were just for national sports and if our world class athletes could do just as well then as they will at the upcoming european games so but he's a good player a peacekeeper. but 1st belarus has to prove its competence as a host of the european games minsk 19. mine are now the top stories we're following for you here and v.w. iran says that it is quote ready for war after shooting down what it claims was a u.s. spy drone over southern iran washington has confirmed a u.s.

drone was shot down but says that it was in international airspace over the strait of hormuz. you're watching news focus on europe is next looking at the plan destruction of nature preserves along a river in bel averse i'm sorry killing in berlin thank you so much for watching every take. mob.

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