subscribe. documentary. this is the day of your news live from berlin horse drawn sun wants brussels to reopen the braggs to deal. with crude agreement negotiated by my producer has been 3 targets rejected by the spanish it's all that should be built to this poland and to this country. but he also says he's preparing britain to crash out of the

e.u. without a deal. also coming up and urgent pleas for help from 2 sisters tonight after fleeing oppression and abuse in their native saudi arabia they're hoping social media can help them find asylum. and an extreme heat wave in europe puts iceland's a vanishing glaciers back in the spotlight we'll meet a photographer who's sounding the alarm over his country's disappearing ice fields . i'm sumi so misconducts good to have you with us the u.k.'s new prime minister boris johnson has delivered his 1st address to parliament he offered a sweeping optimistic vision of a britain outside the e.u. he outlined his approach to bragg's it rejecting the current divorce deal as an acceptable and appealing to brussels to reopen the go. at the same time he made it

clear he's not afraid of a no deal scenario the minister was forthright boris johnson making his 1st address to parliament as prime minister he repeated his promise to execute brigs that by october 31st under any circumstances. i would prefer us to leave the e.u. with a deal i would much prefer. i believe that it is possible even at this late stage and i will work back hard to make it happen. but certain things need to be clear the withdrawal agreement negotiated by my previous answer has been 3 times rejected by this house its terms are unacceptable to this parliament and to this country but we take european union he says should rethink its refusal to renegotiate remain to us we must turbo charge our preparations if they do you know if they do know we will of course have to leave the u.k.

without an agreement under article 50. the u.k. is better prepared for that situation than many believe. the opposition says johnson is setting a dangerous course and has called for a new public vote and if the country is deeply worried that the new prime minister overestimates himself those recklessly advocating jail won't be the ones who lose out if the prime minister has confidence in his plan once he's decided what it is he should go back to the people with that plan we heard earlier johnson's cabinet met for the 1st time they've been labeled team leave dominated by hardline briggs it is johnson has said his government on course for a tussle with brussels. and let's go right to london did a lot of pots a standing by outside parliament for us to shell out to get to see you so tell us

more about the reactions you've seen there today and plans on prices. well as we just took boris johnson made it clear again that he's absolutely dead serious about delivering bricks that and many conservatives here are very excited about that finally somebody in office who can see bricks that through after months and months of stand still under to resign may on the other hand of course across the aisle you have those voices that are saying this talk about no deal is absolutely alarming it is dangerous and we have to find another way out and boris johnson is not the right prime minister in office at this point and i think many worried about the scenario of a possible no deal we have heard the welsh and the scottish government's today urging boris johnson to turn around to say i am not embracing a no deal and overall these very polarized views and they also reflect in british society there are those on the one hand that us saying finally there is our man in

office to see through and on the very many brits that believe that boris johnson is the one running this country into the abyss based on what boris johnson is promising and what he has said so far how do his chances look. well it's very it's going to be very hot for him so he has $98.00 days to deliver breck's that his plan is to go back to brussels and renegotiate now brussels has already said we won't allow any renegotiation but let's say boris johnson miraculously comes out with a new deal with a new plan and he comes back to parliament then he will face a problem here because he has the conservatives here have a very slight majority at this point and it doesn't seem very likely that he will get a deal through and then we're looking at the possible scenario if and no deal and that's becoming more and more likely we're also looking at a scenario of a possible general election shake up the numbers impala meant to finally get

a majority and we have already heard that complaining rhetoric starting today. for example he has appointed as chief of staff cummings he is the mastermind he was the mosque the mind behind the leaf referendum and. just so. there and on the other hand for example jeremy corbyn labor leader opposition leader saying for the 1st time today very stepfather that his policy would go for remaining in the european union repositioning his labor party there for a possible general election. to you mentioned boris johnson's chief of staff there have been some big changes in his cabinet just briefly what does this cabinet tell us about what to expect from him as a prime minister. well this is absolutely breck's it on steroids it was quite revolutionary what he did he really kicked out all the remaining he appointed to

tears that have sworn to help him see a surulere the u.k. leaving the european union on october 31st and so it shows us that boris johnson is somebody who really wants to shake things up and who is on the other hand very very serious on delivering bricks that no matter how in october our correspondents a lot of parts reporting from outside parliament there in london thank you very much. now to a plea for help from 2 saudis sisters living in hiding in turkey they say they were forced to flee their home country after suffering abuse by their male family members. are part of a growing number of saudi women fleeing systematic discrimination under the kingdom's male guardianship system which allows men to control virtually every aspect of a woman's life. has the sister story from istanbul. all that. i have seen so far of use like this and changing hotels.

that you are hiding from their families we can't say where they are because they are afraid of being found. 22 persisted 20. when her father took them to istanbul for a holiday they decided to run away to escape years of filings and repression they say for a reason or. if they are so. near forced me to wear. when i was like 10 years. so i can say no of course if i say they will beat me so hot they took the decision to escape us says when her father wanted to marry her off so it was their last chance. and my father told me i have friends of my. he have 2 wife and he want me to be the 3rd one. asking about his age he told me that one of the

50 they don't care. and when i told him as. he told me you can see. it all if. the marriage you are not. to be kept mum is the only person who always knows where do. you stumbled the u.k. lawyer 1st became aware of the case on twitter he's now supporting the sisters in their efforts to get asylum. with the girls it's consistent. with a bird. so. you get the impression that this is not to young teenagers running away from home. during this winter early i mean this is something

that they're being forced into. and as escape is not an isolated case again and again saudi women try to flee from their families when traveling abroad. just earlier this year there have mohammad made headlines for days the 19 year old saudi woman barricaded herself in a hotel room in bangkok the united nations finally recognized her status as a refugee and she was granted asylum in canada where she now lives. hope for a similar outcome the sisters need asylum in a 3rd country as soon as possible says their lawyer we believe that not only the father but. this are authorities. these girls that will. inevitably follow. their own works for freedom. so for that reason

we think that there is a very real risk of them being talked to. and are not facing deportation to saudi arabia at the moment turkish authorities have granted them temporary protection they are managing to make ends meet with donations day receive but as long as there is no long term solution they feel very much under threat. across iowa look at the window when they go. out or are they like try to hide and. change our place every couple of days which. i'm afraid so more know her place so most here i'm a father searching for us i hate sleeping i only just leave for 3 hours or 2 hours it's enough for me because i always have nightmares like my father you know

where i am if he. catch me of course he will kill me. will change their location again. where they will wait and hope they can reach safety before their family finds them. well d.w. has reached out to request a comment from saudi authorities but though we have not yet received a response what we saw that report from to turkey correspondent. and she joins us from istanbul for more on the story how yulia how saudi authorities commented at all to this point on this specific case. well we reached out to the saudi embassy and the consulate here in turkey for calm and also to saudi diplomatic representations in germany we asked them for example if

they know about the whereabouts of the sisters or if they are actively helping the family to search for them to look for them or whether they are aware of these accusations concerning the abuse and forced marriage what we just heard from the grows but no we haven't received a reply from the saudi authorities yet and what is do under laws situation today has anything changed since you mother. no nothing has changed and yet i just spoke to their lawyer today so they're still hiding somewhere here in istanbul in this city of 15000000 people and you know while these sisters might have had a small taste of freedom when they managed to run away from their family they now faced with a situation of extreme uncertainty where they don't know what's next for them they told me that they only go outside when it's absolutely necessary to buy some food

for example they have not only changed their location multiple times so far but also their phones and their sim cause they also told me that they cannot contact anyone back home in saudi arabia friends for example because they think it's simply too dangerous and while we can't independently verify their story in all its aspects. of abuse they are making what is very real to me is their fear of being found and you know i asked them why are you going public why are you having a twitter page a changed compay why are you talking to us to other media organizations and as well and told me that she thinks this is the only way to make other people know about them because they are afraid at some point some day they might just disappear like so many other women they told me about who also try to run away to escape from

saudi arabia but who never make it. of a fear that they're living in right now what hope do they have for being granted asylum in any country. well right now they're here in turkey and that's very important for them to say that the turkish authorities so far have done everything possible to make sure they are protected they have received temporary protection the necessary documents so they don't have to you know go back to saudi arabia because their visa expires and they don't face deportation at back home but we remember the case of a saudi right or. who was murdered inside the saudi consulate here in istanbul last year so that's why their lawyer says it's absolutely an urgent case and it's very important for them to you know go to a certain country where they finally can feel safe and these girls you know they don't have huge dreams about their future they just tell me they want to feel safe

and they want to lead a normal life they want to do things that other women in their age can do and that is absolutely a normal thing for other women to do so that's what they are looking for now and that's what they're waiting for now while they're here in turkey. leon reporting for us there from istanbul thank you for bringing us that story now to some other stories making headlines around the world spain's parliament has failed to endorse caretaker prime minister pedro sanchez's bid to form a new government such as was unable to persuade the far left with a most party to form a coalition with his socialist party if lawmakers can't break the deadlock in the next 2 months spain will hold another national election in november. moscow's warned of immediate consequences after ukrainian forces seized a russian tanker in the black sea ukrainian officials say the tanker was used to block ukrainian access to the sea of during a naval confrontation last november of this latest incident could threaten

a planned prisoner exchange. the european central bank has held interest rates at in historic low of the percent a hotly anticipated decision comes amid an ongoing debate over kickstarting growth and raising inflation in the euro zone business confidence has been falling on fears of a slowdown and continuing uncertainty over brags that. well that climate has people worried here in germany to a leading research institute here and now today that german business confidence has fallen to a 6 year low the evil institute surveyed $9000.00 german executives and found that sentiment is deteriorating fast across the board the outlook isn't good for europe's biggest economy. production is running smoothly everything seems quite normal. but the mood in german boardrooms is anything but good the foes monthly survey of 9000 german managers has fallen to its lowest level since early 2030 the

miserable outlook is being compounded by a slew of profit warnings issued in recent weeks in particular by the automobile manufacturing sector the primary causes of global trade conflicts and britain's impending departure from the e.u. at the end of october that will probably also weigh on germany's economy the euro zone's outlook has also taken a downturn the european central bank has signaled it could even cut rates to boost flagging growth we decided to keep the key e.c.b. interest rates unchanged we expect them to remain at their present or lower levels at least through the 1st half of 2020. hopes of some kind of a rebound in germany and europe to enduring rapidly. our business reporter kate ferguson has been looking into this story for she's with us in our studio hi kate i mean with this in the context for us how significant is a slump in business confidence this is hugely significant because basically what this means is that german companies are expecting the economy to go into

a recession and as they heard there the index is a survey of 9 thais and executives so it's a really good barometer of how companies are feeling on the ground and the feeling on the ground right now is worry they are terrified about the future at the moment and in many ways you could have seen this coming there are a lot of clouds over the german economy right now and some of the problems are actually homegrown so the car industry for instance is still grappling with the fallout of the diesel emissions scandal it's also been really slow to embrace electric mobility the german government has come under a lot of fire for not investing enough in digital infrastructure and as a result it's lagging behind its competitors but all of those issues really pale in comparison to what's going on internationally so german companies have no idea how to plan for bracks it right now and we know that the u.k. under boris johnson is making the likelihood of a no deal exit all the more likely but nobody knows what that means so as a result german companies are just doing nothing they're not investing they're not

hiring and all of that is leading to this feeling of sluggishness and of course that also comes on top of a global trade environment which is the worst state it's been in years we have this prolonged conflict between the us and china and we have more fact fractures opening between japan and south korea so all of this is just adding to a really gloomy outlook a lot of factors there weighing the german economy down there this comes as we heard as well earlier that the e.c.b. is announce it's leaving interest rates unchanged what does that have to do with this well what happens in germany is going to happen to the euro zone as a whole because of course the country is the engine of growth in europe but if i had a euro for every time that i had to read. that mario draghi with leaving interest rates at a historic low think my wealth would be growing a lot of us within the year is. what mario draghi wants is one thing is inflation of just under 2 percent because that's the figure that economists think is just

reflects just the right amount of energy in an economy what he's got instead the latest figure from june is 1 point 3 percent which is pretty devastating for him and it's all the more disappointing because back in december the e.c.b. announced that it was going to be scaling back its bond buying program this was a scheme introduced after the financial crisis it basically involved the banks buying a whole load of debt in an effort to shore up the european economy so when we heard that this was being scaled back that was seen as a sign of confidence we're going to the way completely they're thinking of reintroducing stimulus measures and there's also talk of cutting rates further that would bring it to negative territory meaning you'd actually be punished for doing nothing with your money the desperate the e.c.b. is to inject some growth so clouds are gathering for the european economy there kid ferguson our business reporter thank you very much for your analysis. now millions here in europe are baking under an extreme heat wave and across the continent records are being toppled one after another germany and belgium have seen city's

record all time highs for the 2nd day in a row and in france the capital paris is set a new record high of 40.6 degrees celsius those rising temperatures are also having a dramatic effect on the world's glaciers our next report takes us to iceland where we met a photographer documenting the demise of the ice fields and the effect that's having on his country's environment. it's considered a sacred mountain in iceland the only glacier that on a clear day is visible from reykjavik more than 100 kilometers away photographer and pilot axelsson has taken thousands of photos of the sniffles glacier it always reveals a different face. in his latest book axis and documents the fragile heart of his country its glaciers his photos are an ode to nature. sniffles is one of around $300.00 glaciers in iceland under the ice there's an active volcano in iraq now and his friend thomas want to climb to the summit. is the 1st one of the big ones that

really disappear. over the last 100 years this naples glacier has shrunk by nearly half and continues to retreat. i was here for 3 years ago for part of. the case it was here where we are standing now. i see 2 to use every year. and thomas want the world to know what's happening in iceland when the question comes from my little grandchildren grand grandma why didn't you do any. time i took her to. make the world think this plaque will soon be installed memorializing the 1st of iceland's glaciers to disappear it's a letter to the future initiated by a university in the us what are secrets. and it will be there when it is unveiled in 4 weeks time scientists have made it their mission just study the dying glaciers

since the end of the 19th century the average temperature in iceland has risen by one degree celsius we. were mere minutes of cold to become warmer and warmer that's evident in all our model calculations. on the glaciers are melting more rapidly within 2 centuries old glaciers in iceland will have disappeared. you have got to respond to. the shrinking of the so high i'm a glacier has been well documented icelandic summers are getting warmer and longer sigurdsson says even an immediate end to global c o 2 emissions wouldn't be enough to prevent the glaciers demise today it's 15 degrees celsius just below the summit climate change isn't only leaving a mark on the ice. it's part of also from all. this is what we. looking for when we have a day off you know it's to be in the month especially if it's color the snow and we

can call of the great when we go through. this place is supposed to have some extra power. this. much like controlled yeah and just you know it makes you from that but he said the old man lived underneath. but the huge masses of ice are losing strength and iceland will be a different country after its glaciers have gradually disappeared into the ocean. now when it comes to winter sports in vietnam isn't exactly a major player the country's never won a medal at the winter olympics but one vietnamese snowboarders proving you don't need snow to follow your dream. more needy in southern vietnam is not exactly what you'd call a winter wonderland but that hasn't stopped snowing tide been from doing what he loves snowboarding us one of the country's top snowboarders been trains on the sun kissed morny an area usually visited by thrill seeking tourists even been

admits it's not an ideal target if. when i 1st boarded on snow i was a bit hesitant. i've been practicing on sand dunes for a long time because i have the technique but the snow was on considered a priority by the vietnamese government and athletes here face an uphill battle when it comes to facilities and funding. and i want people to share my passion and provide the financial support necessary to train athletes somewhere else and develop snowboarding. vietnam doesn't have snow for practicing. we need money to train in other countries and develop the sports he. did. been represented his nation at the 27 seen asian winter games and hopes to do so again in 2021 but 1st he hopes to find

a sponsor that can fund his training and i colder climates. until then though vietnam's most successful snowboarder is happy to train on the only powder he's got . right coming up france's cheese war a small time french cheese makers say dairy industry giants are threatening their livelihood coming up on focus on europe.

europe transformed. the focus on europe's summer series. 30 years ago the 1st crack sort of appeared in the higher curtain. what happened to the dreams and the girls of extraordinary times. our journey begins in poland where we meet nobel peace prize winner michael. next.

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