and online. this is deja vu news live from berlin u.s. officials say they were just minutes away from bombing iran before military strikes were called off. president donald trump says he canceled the planned assault because 150 people could have been killed in tact would have been in retaliation for tehran's shooting down an unmanned american spy drone also coming up. a landmark rape ruling spain supreme court sentences 5 men for gang raping a young women's groups welcomed the verdict the case had sparked protests across

spain. and the women's world cup excitement builds as one of the tournament favorites germany opened a round of 16 with a clash against nigeria later today. on next peiser thanks for joining us. american officials say the planes were in the air and battleships in position but at the last minute u.s. president donald trump decided against military strikes on targets in iran he said the likely death toll would have been too high iran meanwhile has said it will respond firmly to any u.s. threat as tensions between tehran and washington continue to rise on these pieces of debris almost triggered a war visibly beaming the iranian military presents the remains of an american drone teheran claims it had penetrated iranian airspace that's why they shot it

down. the u.s. military said the drones were actually in international airspace an american counterattack on iranian radar and rocket positions was imminent trump said on friday but the expected death toll would have been around $150.00 and he said because of this he decided to call off the attack so you know what they shot down an armed man and. grown plain whatever you want to call it and here we are busy sitting with $150.00 dead people that would have taken place probably within a half an hour after i said go ahead and i didn't like it i didn't think it was i didn't think it was proportionate leaders of the opposition party in the u.s. congress said this was the correct decision but at the same time they cautioned against any escalation the president may not intend to go to war here but we're worried that he and the administration may bumble into a war mark kimmitt who was assistant secretary of state under george w.

bush said trump is not unpredictable but rather sticks to a consistent strategy to avoid a new war in the middle east. and ali i think you made the right decision there united states has been accused in the past of being a cowboy to overreacting to the situation particularly in the middle east and i think that particularly with the advice given by his counselors and by congress he actually is showing a policy of restraint i think he recognizes that iran is not going anywhere it will be there tomorrow if he wants to attack the president himself has said he's not in a rush but trump still faces a dilemma if he doesn't react to iranian provocations like the drones being shot down his threats might not be taken seriously and if he does start a war he risks breaking his campaign promise of keeping the u.s. out of new conflicts. let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world i think donald

trump is facing new allegations of sexual assault a new york based columnist e.g. in carroll said trump pinned her against the wall of a dressing room in a manhattan department store in the mid 1990 s. where he sexually assaulted the allegation is from her forthcoming book excerpts of which have been published in new york magazine trump has denied the accusations not there was no. police were called to the home of the front runner to be the next british prime minister or is johnson on friday morning following concerns about a domestic dispute neighbors called after hearing screaming shouting and banging from the home johnson shares with his partner police said no offenses had been committed neither she nor johnson as it should become. chinese president xi jinping has left after a 2 day state visit to north korea. attended a seeing off ceremony for she and his wife the highly symbolic visit was the 1st by

a chinese leader in 14 years 2 countries agreed to strengthen collaboration on what they called major internal and external policies. spain supreme court has ruled that 5 men who attacked a teenage girl were guilty of rape and not the lesser crime of sexual abuse the case has sparked mass protests across spain over what many saw as the lenient treatment of the 5 men women's rights groups and the government have welcomed the ruling. outside the court jubilation demonstrators saw the verdict as a step forward for all women in spain. the supreme court overturned a ruling that many across spain had seen as far too lenient. but i think the next i think the decision is correct but it's not enough 3 years to admit it's rape and sexual abuse i really think that decision has been influenced a lot by feminism and the protests would have taken place almost. a day in the streets for 5 men known as the wolf pack had been convicted of the lesser crime of

sexual abuse after subduing a young woman and video recording nonconsensual sex they shared this video on their whatsapp group which they called the pack where they had also allegedly discussed plans to rape women and their prior conviction caused outrage across spain i wonder spanish law the men could not be convicted of rape because there was no evidence the men use physical violence to subdue their victim. now this verdict could help change the way sexual offenses are convicted and spend spanish acting vice president carmen calvert tweeted that the ruling of the supreme court on the wolfpack case recognizes the credibility of the victim and is in line with the government's proposal to change the law. for the men's defense lawyer objected that the trial had been influenced by public opinion. that a few that. for most of the society at large and pass judgment on the events

dictating a condom need to reset. and since then everything has snowballed it's made it practically impossible to have any judicial outcome that does not involve a condon a 3 sentence. the 5 men will begin serving their sentences immediately. let's take a look now at the women's football world cup team is hoping to make it to the final and they have a crop of talented youngsters fighting to get there here's a look at the squad's teen sensations ahead of saturday's match against nigeria in the round of 16. and lena obrador of these 3 teenagers are making their mark on the germany world cup team 19 year old freiburg midfielder krynn is having the biggest impact of the bunch scoring a match winner against china germany squad certainly appreciates the exceptional skill of these young players providing plenty of support. if they could so i

thought about kind of really well integrated there's no problem we've got so many players around us to take us under their wing and coach us to feel like a really fit in and don't feel at all like i'm treated like a kid. at the teen and 17 year old oberndorf have also raised eyebrows in their 1st ever world cup they might be new on the national team but they're already experienced pros. cause they're already established bundesliga players they're still young but they have lots of talent it's great to see what german women's football we have to offer for years to come we are looking forward to that . if germany are to win their 1st world cup since 2007 they'll be hoping given the youth brigade can retain their top form heading into the round of 16 clash with nigeria. as we've seen germany are among the favorites in the turnover and in just . a few hours they'll kick off the round of 16 matches in france and here to

discuss that and world cup news is dave brown in germany versus one jury what can we expect yeah as you mentioned germany's are pretty strong favorites for the world cup itself which also makes them favorites for this match as we've just seen they've got a really compelling mix of young hungry players who are bringing a lot to the table as well as experience proves that have been there for years and have kind of seen it all already and that balance is really shown on the field they're on a 15 match unbeaten streak coming into this game which is you know they're not always talked about as favorites i think they're a little bit under the radar but they were so good in the group speech with 5 different goals scores 3 wins 3 clean sheets i think the expectations around them should be pretty high especially going into this match against nigeria nigeria for their part of course they're underdogs going into this match as you can see there's celebrations when they found out they were advancing were really spectacular so they're excited just to be there but they showed really well against south korea

and also were on the wrong side of a controversial penalty call against france so they should be you know tough enough for germany to face down an interesting match however however plays out another match favorites australia versus norway what do you foresee yeah australia are another really strong team in this world cup but this one i think it's a lot more difficult to call australia for their part they have some balance issues they're a bit lopsided where their attack is really strong it's really one of the best in the world cups and i think any team would be happy to have their attack but despite that i think norway you know will put up a fight ok thanks for that dave bennett from the sports. and to new york now and a festival that's usually at home here in germany the raipur been a festival is celebrating its 4th new york edition it's named after

a street in hamburg and covers a wide range of different musical styles the festival places great emphasis on networking to between us there's also a special award for up and coming talent. there was something for nearly everyone and there's a pub band festival showcase from american punk band surf part. to the popular strains of berlin's girth. the dance beat so from northern germany. or the quiet melancholy of israeli multi instrumentalist henri.

this was the 4th time that the hamburg based festival held its new york edition and this time it was part of the year of german american friendship a series of events promoting cultural exchange. the german member of parliament baba hendricks explained there's also a business motive. and we're always interested in helping small and mid-sized companies find their way so that within the complexities of globalization they can have opportunities they wouldn't otherwise be able to take advantage of on their own feel left alive and i think. the original hamburg version of the festival takes place this september but the jury for its anchor award was presented in new york headed by legendary record producer tony visconti it also features the likes of british singer kate nash and the berlin based canadian artist peaches.

take me to festival a couple times is such an amazing festival i said how back in history like easy access i. think it's very important for us from very different. music to hang out with each other and discuss younger generations the organizers of the day put on festival have their sights set on even greater international cooperation with additions planned for los angeles nashville beijing and a crop. in the music maybe i need a shot but its fans are clearly spread across the globe. and we have more music news with injuring rocker mick jagger who swaggered fact on stage last night after undergoing heart surgery in april the rolling stones front man kicked off the band's delayed north american tour in chicago to a sellout crowd.

band's members are all in their seventies and will play 17 dates no filter tour raked in a $116000000.00 in $22.00. and a reminder of the top stories we're following for you iran has said it will respond firmly to any u.s. threats as tensions escalate between tehran and washington over the shooting down of an unmanned u.s. drone president trump has said he called off or tally atory air strike because he fears the death toll would be too high iran is stepping up security at one of the country's largest air bases that houses american trainers. don't forget you can always get the news on the go just download our app from google play or from the apple store i'll give you access to all the latest news from around the world as well as push notifications for any break and also use the date of you off to send

us photos and video. up next you'll meet the young people fighting for a fee free future in hong kong in the new program reporter stay tuned for that watching d.w.t. . from the. top of the hour with more. on it early in the global tourist guide germany's booming capital i love berlin the scope of the multicultural metropolis you know where you're a max syrian citizen a man got to balance my life choices. i love the age of emotion was a source in the face.