this is g.w. news live from berlin tonight britain pledges to protect its ships from what it calls iranian piracy and it's asking europe not the u.s. to help after iran seized a british ship u.k. foreign minister jeremy hunt calls on european allies to ensure that ships can travel safely through the strait of hormuz britain says the patrol will not be

connected to a similar view west led force also coming up syrian and russian airstrikes level a crowded market in rebel held it live and once again it's civilians who are bearing the brunt of the sharp escalation in violence plus a big win for ukraine's new president of lot of his own lives he's party claims an outright majority after sunday's parliamentary elections can the president now deliver on his promises to knock out corruption and to bring peace to eastern ukraine. i'm burnt off it's good to have you with us 3 days after iran seized a british ship the u.k. government says it now has a response today british foreign minister jeremy hunt called on european allies to help create a. maritime patrol fleet in the strait of hormuz on friday de steno in peril was

seized by the iranian revolutionary guard in the key shipping route of the strait of hormuz after tehran said that it was quote violating international maritime rules all this comes amid a rise in tensions between britain and iran in recent weeks addressed the british house of commons after a meeting of the prime minister's cobra emergency committee today let's have a listen to what he said recent days on the international lol iran had no rights to obstruct the ship's passage let alone. it was natural and state piracy which the house will have no hesitation in condemning. it because freedom of navigation is a financial interest of every nation we will now seek to put together a european to that maritime protection mission to support safe passage of crew and to conquer in this final weekend we've had constructive discussions with

a number of countries in the last who take us and we will discuss later this week the past 20 to complement this with recent u.s. proposals in this area and with the british foreign minister there let's go now to london our correspondent barbara ves all is on the story for us tonight good evening to you barbara so the british asking europe to help with this mission and the irony of course is not lost that they are do we know exactly how this mission is supposed to work. no absolutely not that is the 1000000 pound all make it 10000000 pound question that jeremy hunt and foreign secretary dick secretary didn't answer in parliament today because there has so far not really been a lot of voluntary involvement from the side of the of the european as they didn't want to get dragged into this conflict we need to remember things are a bit more complicated this is a tit for tat action that that's what many security experts here say because 2

weeks ago the british seized an arrangement tanker now the brits said it was headed for syria and was carrying for him by sanctions for him it did on oil so this is the whole back story to it now britain is asking paris and berlin and the other europeans please help us we need to protect our tankers and so that it's going to take some intense diplomacy however on the other hand the other europeans also do need to protect their tank cars so the whole situation is a complete mess politically diplomatically and everybody here says in london the best thing would be the 2 sides brits and the iranians could sort of exchange the true tankers and be done with it you know that's a good point barbara what do you make of the fact that britain is calling on its european allies and not the united states to help create this force in the strait of hormuz that says something doesn't it. politically off cory's this

is quite clear because britain did not want to enter into this much more belligerent mode that washington has been showing since it ended from their side the nuclear from the for the nation treaty was busy iran and so they don't they still sticking to the european side we want to keep the new kid treaty was iran we want to find figure out ways to make it possible to keep it a life behind britain is now broiled into in this one on one conflict was the iranian side that makes things much more complicated and the treaty less and less viable but on the other hand also my campaign the us foreign secretary has already said europeans you're supposed to protect your own boats so what are they what can they do now it's a diplomatic political mess and they need to somehow talk to raines and see whether they will are willing to engage at all the prime minister in britain theresa may

she chaired that cobra meeting today it was one of the last things that she will be was prime minister because tomorrow the u.k. gets a new prime minister and we expect that to be boards johnson do we know what what he will do about iran anything different than what theresa may has done. we don't know what we what he will do because we don't know anything about what the intentions of the man really are he will come into office when still afternoon these changes here in britain function very quickly through reason may has one last day then she will go visit the queen then boris johnson supposedly will go visit the queen and after that he takes up office within a few hours and watch his intention really are either unbiased sit on iran even his closest advisers meant they don't know so far when he was still foreign minister he sort of toed the european line but will he suddenly change opinion and throw his

luck with the american side nobody knows we'll wait and see we will wait and see for sure or correspondent barbara feasible the story in london tonight barbara thank you. from iran in the u.s. or from iran in great britain to iran in the u.s. tehran says that it has identified an captured 17 iranian nationals that he claims were working as spies for the american cia iranian state television reports that some of those taken into custody have already been sentenced to death u.s. president donald trump has responded he says that the allegations are quote totally faults the cia has not commented on the reports. well to syria now where dozens of civilians have been killed in airstrikes curie doubt by government bombers and their russian allies in the rebel held town of loretto newman 2 strikes destroyed a crowded market killed at least 32 people it was

a violent escalation in the country's ongoing civil war since late april syrian government forces backed by russia have been waging a huge campaign to dislodge the rebels from their stronghold in it live privates and once again civilians are the ones paying a heavy price. in a town turned to rubble a life is spared. himself and the wake of my this footage from the syria civil defense also known as the white helmets purports to show the moment rescuers pulled a young girl alive from the debris. but dozens of others could not be saved. we were woken by the sound of the russian occupiers warplanes they fired 2 missiles 1st then they came back and conducted a 2nd raid firing 2 missiles at civilians in a market there are a lot of civilian casualties many wounded. to britain days to syrian observatory

for human rights blames russia for monday's strikes but russia denies this it was the 2nd day of deadly airstrikes and live province. on sunday locals held a hero's funeral for honest. a journalist and member of the white helmets rescue team he was killed in airstrikes in the town of qana shakun according to monitors. in the province remains the last jihad a stronghold in syria a syrian government offensive backed by russian airpower has killed more than 2000 people since it began in april. in live will likely be the scene of further death and destruction as. russian warplanes help syria's government dress this populated area from rebel and jihadists control. here's some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world india has successfully launched an unmanned spacecraft to the far side of the moon that it took off from the sutta one space

center a week later than scheduled due to a technical glitch this is a major step forward in india's efforts to become a space superpower a suicide car bomber in the somali capital mogadishu has killed at least 70 people and injured dozens more the militant group al-shabaab says it carried out the blast which targeted a busy checkpoint near the airport the group has been trying to topple somalia's government for more than a decade puerto ricans are out on the streets of the capitals and want to vent their anger at the refusal of governor ricardo to resign or so you know has been under pressure to step down after the publication of sexist and homophobic text messages exchanged by him and his team so you have already promised not to run for reelection next year. well you have problems in puerto rico reporter carl nielsen who's you know he's been tracking this story for years

potentially the war just purchased ever in puerto rico is what we're seeing right now what are we seeing today yeah i mean i think that this will in the being the biggest that the island has ever seen i mean so far the turnout is huge definitely hundreds of thousands of people organizers are thinking up to 1000000 people this is a country or territory of just over 3000000 people and with that in perspective this is the 12th straight day of protest there's also an island wide strike today so they're really shutting down the entire island of puerto rico this protest right it's so big munich's it extends beyond the streets of san juan it goes really all around the world they're using a slogan called ricky that means ricky resign referring to the governor they're doing that just about everywhere and just take a look at where these protests are spreading i mean puerto ricans all over the world are really crying out for their governor to step down this is of course in italy in front of the leaning tower of pisa you see in paris here in front of the eiffel tower now i love this there's even

a bride who got married but made sure to make a statement about the governor right there at her own wedding the mother moon how about well skydiving brants there is you see that on the arm there asking for ricky to resign now in terms of why are they protesting this goes beyond just this recent scandal that you mentioned with these text messages in fact we spoke today with one of the protest organizers and this is what she told us. that everybody know about it more than the maids out in the country i've. been up public money. everything you know they have an even harder. thing you know if you hear her they're saying it's getting harder and harder to live here mention the privatization the difficult living can. asians in puerto rico just to put this in perspective it's still recovering from hurricane

maria that wasn't 2017 the territory is crippled by $74000000000.00 of debt critics say you know that is due to government mismanagement government corruption and these protesters you know they want to hold someone to account they are holding the governor to account with these protests to go what more do we know about the messages that prompted these protests in the 1st place yeah i mean this is really the heart of it right so earlier this month puerto rico's center for investigative journalism the link there leaked $900.00 pages of text messages these were coming from the governor's private chats one telegram and it's a messaging app now these were exchanges between the governor's cabinet so this was an official chat but the comments were so inflammatory that this caused an uproar in puerto rico this is just some of what was in these text messages they show the governor attacking journalists threatening opponents using slurs against women and gays and it gets worse than this message was sent in the aftermath of that hurricane which left scores of people dead he writes now there on the subject don't

we have some cadavers to feed our crows were throwing to the dead bodies that were heiling up there after that hurricane and other messages seem to indicate potential corruption the crazy thing is brian that he doesn't deny actually saying any of these things you know i saw one text message about ricky martin saying that ricky martin is a hyper macho in that he's gay because the woman in puerto rico or good enough for him crazy stuff we know that the protesters want the governor to step down how likely is that well he's under a lot of pressure we've seen at least 2 of his cabinet members step down after this scandal just yesterday he apologized and he said he won't be running for reelection he has not yet though said that he will step down the protesters what they're saying is we will be in the streets until he does. lose always we appreciate it thank you. well a 7th straight weekend of anti-government protest in hong kong has descended into

violence the demonstrations began peacefully as tens of thousands took to the streets against an unpopular extradition bill that they fear will erode the cities all talk to me as protesters headed for the office of china's communist party police fired on them with rubber bullets and tear gas and in a new development suspected members of criminal gangs attacked the demonstrators was it was a vicious assault gangs of men all dressed in white attacking anti-government protest is on their way home from another huge demonstration. the brutal attack was life streamed on social media showing journalists as well as protest is being beaten as the men rampage through a subway station and onto trains was the real thing and i saw somebody bleeding all over the floor in front of me i tried to drag him away but they wouldn't let me i had all sorts of weapons and i came over and attacked me to the you know the belt i got up to go to. an opposition lawmaker he was injured

claims triad gangstas suggesting the shadowy criminal network was intervening in support of the chinese government. as the dozens of injured received treatment police finally arrived on the scene and work used by witnesses of taking more than an hour to get there despite frantic calls for help so far no arrests have been made on monday from holmes probation leader carried out condemned the attack which absolutely do not condone that sort of violence. and that is that he made us feel good but ours is not a solution to any problem above those who only bring more violence. but other approach china nor makers focus their condemnation on the anti-government protesters who threw eggs and paint at china's hong kong liaison office. once again protesters clashed with police well into the night such and should be severely

condemned and i think these reporters who look almost all these provocative pictures or to seriously don't make the relationship between so to a couple and then hold but it is the closeness of that relationship that pro-democracy protesters are worried about that concerns have expanded beyond the controversial extradition bill as fears grow that democratic freedoms are being eroded for years that will only be stoked by the unchecked intervention of suspected criminal gangs. and our correspondent phoebe kong is in hong kong covering the unrest for worse there she is with the latest on the aftermath of that bottle. well that's attack on all the newest citizen trigger city why anger towards hong kong government especially the police force as they appear to use this possible force to protesters compared to those as hell to passengers on trains it has me with some precious when peaceful rallies turned thousands of rounds criticism over excessive force used by police against protesters and that's why the

emphasis after protests right now she is to call for an independent inquiry to investigate all these concerns but i'm on the way to hong kong government keeps turning a deaf ear to posthaste the man and race more and more people resulting in the long term or even more radical demonstrations as they attribute pavia of the governors to the lack of 2 mark prissie and looking ahead people are more determined to carry on as there is a new round of protests expected on the coming weekend. because reporting from hong kong. well ukrainian comedian turned president baltimore's alinsky where he has a new reason to smile and laugh tonight elections on sunday saw his party claim an absolute majority in parliament he now faces a daunting challenge turning that historic victory into political action zelinsky and his servant of the people party are tasked with delivering on their campaign

promises to fight corruption and to bring peace to eastern ukraine or the morning after the election the head of the president's party already appeared victorious now it seems the servants of the people will indeed gain an absolute majority in parliament something no other party has ever achieved in ukraine the new parliamentarians a set to use their 1st session to restrict their own powers. to put out this is about removing their immunity and changing the constitution so that members of parliament can be temporarily or permanently removed from their roles. selenski himself has promised peace in donbass on a stronger crackdown on corruption he can only get his reforms through that if he has parliament on his side but that will come with risks to. or he and his team bear full responsibility you know that's a risk because the ukrainian electorate is not used to having to wait they want positive changes fast because when you knew that also calling for tangible changes

like lever gas prices and higher pensions. observers say it was a free election but they've criticized ukraine's narrow media landscape it is largely divided along political lines and ownership is highly concentrated in the and so powerful business interests and political actors though to turn out for the parliamentary elections was the lowest ukraine has ever seen. israel has begun demolishing dozens of palestinian homes in east jerusalem it claims the buildings were constructed to leave. that they constitute a security threat because they lie too close to a security wall separating jerusalem and the west bank their militia has sparked international criticism the european union and the united nations are calling for an immediate stop. smashing through concrete breaking international law according to the palestinian authority heavy machinery

turns palestinian homes in this district to rubble backed by hundreds of israeli troops around 20 people have been displaced the united nations says hundreds more building owners are also affected palestine has pledged to complain to the international criminal court. but it was yes think of the cabinet condemned as grave aggression this is a continuation of the forced displacement of the people of jerusalem from their homes and lands this is a war crime and a crime against humanity. palestinians are used to seeing their houses destroyed but this operation is larger than any in recent years residents had appealed to israel supreme court to save their homes but their claim was rejected. and they are destroying our dreams and the dreams of our children this is not something new for them but we are steadfast that they won't destroy out

determination even if they demolish all of the houses. but israel insists the demolition is justified it says the buildings are too close to it separation barrier and could be used to shelter terrorists. the palestinians know fully well that they are not allowed to build new the security fence and the israelis totally within the when they destroy those buildings those buildings which were built in the end the destruction has been the poor. under those conditions we have no other alternative. the palestinian authority has warned this could be just the beginning it says thousands more buildings that line israel's wall could be targeted for demolition.

it was skateboarding will make its olympic debut in tokyo next year but the sport is also helping children in war zones alleviate the effects of conflict skate parks in places from afghanistan and iraq to sudan and palestine syria the aim is to give children the possibility to dream like kids again. comet's feed a glue to escape for most of the time but even when you fawaz he just dust some self off and tries again. the 13 year old is used to the cuts and bruises so he said well i fell 10 times i had my arms legs and shoulder until i learn the sport. until the skateboarding talk was built last month mohammed had only ever seen skateboarding in videos he has because he wants to become a professional skateboarder and he's hearing fast oh i can now news and

we used to see it on the skateboard we didn't know how to stand up on it because we never experienced this before. young syrians like mohammed need these lifelines it teaches them to move on in the face of adversity of and maybe just maybe the next big name in skateboarding will hail from this part of the. well at the swimming world championships in south korea adam p.t. has extended his dominance in the breaststroke speedy took the gold medal in the 100 meters the british swimmer at broken his own world record in fall of. with this final you fell short of that time to date and finished well clear of his rivals to claim a 3rd straight 100 meter world. all right. staying in the swimming pool it's often said that sports brings nations together but an annual race in turkey goes

a step further than that to the cross continental swimming rates held on the bosphorus it is stamboul brings together europe and asia in a unique way competition. the july 15th motss bridge in istanbul the gateway between europe and asia and the backdrop to a unique sporting event the 31st edition of the buspar us cross continental swimming race saw more than 2000 competitors from 59 countries swim between 2 continents the swimmers ranging from ages 14 to 89 had to brave more than just a glowing 6.5 kilometer distance as choppy conditions and by sea temperatures adding to the challenge yes well what what is gold and. i mean if there is a more call the thing is just difficult because so what that. much call. it's it's cool but it's difficult. to absorb the beginning to get it was really

difficult i suffered a lot especially at the end. the water was really cold at times so i had to give my all to pull through. but for those that made it to the finish line located on istanbul's european port give us a look at it. and just at the end it was that it's really mean if. the race was won by turkish competitors in both genda cats agrees with the fastest time posted just over 47 minutes but nationalities are of little importance in a sporting event. which defies borders. all right here's a reminder of the top stories that we're following for you british foreign minister jeremy hunt is calling on the country's european allies to help ensure the safety of ships traveling through the strait of hormuz that comes after iran seized a british oil tanker in the street on friday and dozens of civilians have been

killed in the air strikes in syria as if living province were monitors say they were carried out by government bombs hurt and buying russian ally it marks a sharp escalation in the violence in the country's ongoing civil. you're watching t w news of one bit from berlin up next its close up with a look at the social credit system i'll be back at the top of the hour with world news followed by the day i hope to see that.

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