this is g.w. news live from buying u.s. troops pack up and leave northern syria paving the way for a turkish offensive against the remaining kurds as turkey prepares to drive kodesh find his away from the syrian turkish border the kurds accuse washington all of the bandaging them a key allies in the fight against the so-called islamic state or succumbing to. hong kong's for democracy project is a met with rubber bullets and tear gases they define have found on face masks i

look forward to speaking in arresting those who violate that ban activists explained just what's at stake. plus environmental activists back out on the streets to door attention to the climate crisis extinction rebellions taking action in cities around the world paralyzing traffic and occupying buildings. i'm helena humphrey glad you could join me u.s. president donald trump and his plans to pull u.s. troops out of syria drawing fire from both sides of the ali washington senior congressional politicians according on trump to reverse his decision that concerned that the pullout when it out in a which it's long planned offensive against kurdish fighters in the region fighters that have been key u.s. allies and its fight against the so-called islamic state. leaving in

a hurry american troops started pulling out of syria within hours of the official announcement. they leave behind them empty bases near the turkish border bases that had been a guarantee of safety for kurdish forces u.s. president donald trump abruptly canceled that guaranteed by tweet the kurds fought with us but were paid massive amounts of money and equipment to do so they have been fighting turkey for decades it is time for us to get out of these ridiculous endless wars many of them tribal and bring our soldiers home u.s. troops were in syria to support kurdish forces in the fight against the so-called islamic state but turkey has long resented the presence of kurdish paramilitaries near its border it considers them terrorists kurdish groups in the region have protested the move they feel abandoned by the u.s. and they fear a turkish invasion is imminent. i had the hope was

this green light the trump gave to air to one will actually complicate the crisis and the region of. the. supply it will provide islamic states with an opportunity to regenerate and control areas such as russia and terrorism were again at the conference call it is for the turkish president wretch of tayyip erdogan gave the kurds a stark warning that suited the means there is a phrase that we always say we can come any night without warning. and our determination remains because it is absolutely out of the question for us to further tolerate the threats from these terrorist groups. the international community has raised serious concerns when you would arm festivities in the north east with not only excessive bait civilian suffering can lead to massive

displacement but we were so reask severely undermining current political efforts metry as you know support there are 6000000 displaced people inside syria there is more than 5 and a half 1000000 refugees in the neighboring countries and it's a conflict that has gone on for far too long and therefore any operation that takes place at the moment has to take into account to ensure that we don't see any for the displacement. on the ground in syria kurds are waiting for the next blow to fall in a region that's seen its share of misery and violence already. well the situation has become even more confused as to issues a threat to turkey he tweeted it as i have stated strongly before and just to reiterate if turkey does anything that i in my great an unmatched wisdom consider to be off limits i will totally destroy and obliterate the economy of techie. and of course one in turkey has sent us this assessment u.s.

president trump sudden decision to pull back american troops from north and syria has provoked an angry response from syrian kurdish forces in the area for a long time they have been considered not only by the u.s. but by many countries as the most effective group in the battle against the so-called islamic state the kurds have lost thousands of fighters in this battle now they're accusing president trump of the band in in them and leaving them exposed to a turkish military assault the turkish government on the other hand has long pushed for a military operation in syria's north east because it considers the syrian kurdish fighters that are terrorists and the threat to turkey's national security turkish president of add one also says he plans to resettle at least 2000000 syrian refugees in what he calls a safe zone but many questions remain on oncet it is unclear for example what scope

this turkish military operation might have and when it might start of course want to you hear han there reporting for us from istanbul let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world at this hour iraq's president has condemned attacks on protesters and journalists carried out by the military earlier the government acknowledges soldiers had used excessive force against demonstrators more than 100 people have been killed and 6000 wounded in a week of demonstrations against corruption and economic mismanagement. a bomb attack has killed at least 10 civilians or minded $28.00 others in eastern afghanistan the intended target was reported to be a passing many of us carrying army recruits in the city of jalalabad security forces defused several other devices in the area off to the blast. a stolen truck has plowed into cars waiting at a traffic light in the german city of limburg injuring several people the male

driver has been detained and police said they do not yet know the motive behind the incident. well the climate activist group extinction rebellion has noticed a series of global protests to pressure governments to do more about the climate crisis demonstrations kicks off in australia and new zealand and in european cities they brought traffic to a standstill well and 200 activists were arrested in london here in berlin they blocked 2 major intersections demanding that while leaders cut net greenhouse gas emissions to 0 by the year 2025. to 3000 members of the group extinction rebellion stage step process to the heart of palin and say civil disobedience is the only effective way to draw attention to the climate crisis. we decided to do this because for the last 3 decades demonstrations and petitions having to achieved anything even

fridays to future the core of the climate movement doesn't achieve anything with a registered demonstrations so we have to go further it's our duty. they came from all over the country to block off roads new york comic landmarks in the german capital this was part of a coordinated auction with other acts thanks to a rebellion groups around the world their message is clear and one of those who voiced it was come on africa to cut 10 other german rescue see watch as is me out like it is time for the german government to tell the truth as well and declare the state of the call logical imagine see. the mood was cheerful but public reaction was mixed far as album i usually get around by bicycle yes everyone should do something to protect the environment if they can. get into traffic is already stressful and when i have to make

a detour because of the protests i don't want to go it's upsetting so. from the victory cullen to potsdamer platz in the city center. tests which have been approved by burning off our cities cost off without major incident some demonstrators were confronted by police but the extension rebellion activists continue long after dark to make their presence felt. pulse in the plots in the heart of berlin is one of the busiest traffic junctions in the city and though it's normally busy with cars today it's also link with climate activists the so-called extinction rebellion has taken over the sides in a global process and what they're asking for through these acts of civil disobedience is traffic measures of climate protection meanwhile the german government here in berlin has come under scrutiny for not offering these measures the climate activists however are showing them mean it they want to continue these acts even though the police is trying to remove them from the sides throughout the coming week. police in hong kong have arrested and charged 2 protesters for

defying a new door against wearing face masks year in demonstrations as sort of the courthouse supporters used umbrella's to protect the protesters identities as they were ushered away facemask ban has further a few days of violent protests. and a correspondent has been talking with activists and sent us this report. the chaos nell so widespread it's verging on the surreal. the end is so deep it's becoming harder and harder to escape. oh sorry to say it seems like this to justify sweeping new emergency palace. i but house in the streets the ban on face mosques is having little effect with protestors warning is just the tip of the iceberg. everybody say it 1st pays their

faith in pride they are part of the law and i think there's much much more to come alone is a great deal more and more angry and you never know what the government will put out there was just worried about the whole called off. tenure chan is among a number of pro-democracy lawmakers challenging the emergency during cool she says it gives chief executive kerry lamb unlimited power to impose what she calls terri unmeasured speech this is a very very dangerous situation it's really taking away our freedoms our human rights and it's a pure violation of one country 2 system and our basic laws so no more separation of powers even legislature is under the control of. the room a male is now in a drive many paranoid about what could come next possibilities range from extending how long the rest of protesters can be detained for to restricting access to

communication networks and a curfew measures whose reach would extend far beyond the protests on the streets with much of the was violence taking place late into the evening police the pushing for a cap here in particular that many in the entertainment industry wanted that to take and even grates a toll on local businesses. and restaurants already suffering. but locals and tourists alike often prefer to keep away. one industry insider tells me a curfew would put even more jobs at risk. you buy them computer i might all those people lose their jobs have no idea what to do what can they do what does the government want them to join the protesters is that what the government wants or is that the words you know might think war. with protesters and authorities both refusing to back down and many in hong kong say the worst is yet to come. oh.

all right for well now in thursday's world cup qualifying clash between iran and cambodia is said to be an historic occasion after the iranian regime announced that it would relax the ban on women attending men's football matches while the move has been welcomed by many international observers religious hardliners in iran are voicing their dissatisfaction. we changed in iran comes inevitable friction the recent decision to begin allowing women to attend men's football matches in the islamic republic has provoked protest including from some of the women to the right to watch life has been extended. i think that. my money is that as shiite muslim women are not at all happy about this because the dignity of muslim women will not be attacked that this has a major impact on us the dignity of muslim women can be preserved if they enter an

atmosphere that is specific to men the most that's out there you know that they get it the ban is as old as the iranian regime but under pressure from feet of storage fees have given assurances that women will be allowed to attend games starting this week with thursday's world cup qualifier against cambodia some accuse football's governing body of meddling that's exactly does a foreign organization have to interfere in the affairs of a muslim country anyway i just 3500 tickets were set aside for women sections in the 78000 seater as are the stadium in tehran iran state run news agency says they sold out in a matter of minutes but for religious hardliners that's 3500 tickets to many as monday's demonstration outside parliament in tehran made clear. he were a news live from berlin and i've had enough rain coming up in d

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