this is coming to you live from berlin the u.s. begins pulling its troops from northern syria leaving its kurdish allies to face a potential turkish invasion washington surprise withdrawal throws the region security into turmoil as the us president sends conflicting signals to the kurds say they're being stabbed in the back also coming out european interior ministers need to address the growing number of migrants arriving here false the mediterranean they want more e.u. countries to share the burden of resettling refugees. nobel prize for medicine goes

to a trio of scientists for their groundbreaking work on oxygen levels themselves the research has changed the way humans fight that humans fight cancer and other diseases. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us donald trump's plan to pull american troops out of syria is drawing fire from both sides of the aisle in washington senior politicians are calling on the u.s. president to reverse his decision they're concerned that the pullout will allow turkey to launch its long planned offensive against kurdish fighters in the region fighters that have been key allies of the u.s. and its battle 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 these empty bases near the turkish border bases

that had been a guarantee of safety for kurdish forces. and. u.s. president donald trump abruptly canceled that guarantee saying in a tweet it is time for us to get out of these ridiculous endless wars many of them tribal and bring us all just 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 armed kurdish forces near its border it considers them terrorists kurdish groups in the region have protested the move they feel abandoned by the u.s. he teamed up with kurdish fighters in the battle against the i.a.s. they fear a turkish invasion is imminent. this greenlight a trump gave terror to one will actually complicate the crisis in the region of the . it will provide islamic state with an opportunity to regenerate

and control areas such as russia and terrorism were again another. turkish president reject tie up at a one gave the kurds a stark warning it suited him 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. trump's decision has earned him widespread criticism even within his republican party so the current stepped up when nobody else would buy the poor band and getting ready to help america in the future will radical islam al-qaeda and i. hours later appear to try to placate critics by issuing a stern warning to ankara right now we're at a position where if turkey does anything out of what they should be doing we will

hit them so hard on the economy mixed messages at the top and meanwhile on the ground in syria the kurds are waiting for the next close to fall in a region that seen its share of misery and firelands already. well julie holland is our correspondent in istanbul and is covering the story for us julia how soon could we see turkish forces moving into northern syria. well they're all a few reports that say the turkish artillery has started shelling syrian kurdish militia positions in the syrian border town late on monday but no scope or timeframe have yet been defined by ankara for this operation the turkish military however seems to be fully geared up for this cross border campaign in ne as syria forces have been deploying along the border but it appears they want to wait for

the u.s. forces to fully withdraw 1st to avoid any direct confrontation between the 2 nato allies one of the latest official statements we have is a tweet by the turkish defense ministry and that said that turkey is ready and i quote all preparations for the operation have been completed ok before we continue julia take a closer look at the region and the u.s. that the u.s. is withdrawing from. turkey calls it a safe zone but people living here feel in secure syrian towns close to the northern border could be seized under turkey's plans to redraw the regional map. turkey has its sights set on territory currently held by kurdish forces there it wants to establish a 30 kilometer buffer zone where it will resettle some 2000000 syrian refugees who fled across the border. turkey calls the kurdish y. p.g.

militia a terrorist organization until now the kurds have been supported by the united states and played a significant role in defeating the so-called islamic state the kurds still hold some 12000 captured by its fighters and warned they could escape if turkey invades the region. an attack on the area also raises questions about the fate of refugees living in kurdish controlled camps including thousands of children born to foreign fighters the u.s. says turkey will have to take responsibility for them if it seizes the territory. now the u.s. has begun pulling out leaving the kurds to their fate and throwing the tense region into a new period of instability. surely what does the u.s. withdrawal mean for kurdish forces in northern syria. well essentially another battle this time against the turkish military i mean we've

seen an angry response by syrian kurdish forces. they basically say look we've 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 but now they're accusing president trump of turning his back on them of leaving them exposed to a turkish military assault at the same time and that's maybe hardly surprising they are warning all of a resurgent threat by the so-called islamic state the reasoning here is is if the kurdish militia are all busy defending themselves against the turkish military then some senior isis leaders who have been in hiding may seek the chance come out to reactivate some sleeper cells because that's what the current say i says is not defeated yet. many people have been surprised by president tropes with grohl announcement why is this happening now. well there

was a crucial phone call between president the adlon and donald trump on sunday when mr advani reportedly told mr trump how frustrated and angry he is over the situation in north and syria washington and prague had been for months and weeks trying to set up a buffer zone that they had sauced to have joint patrols there but mr adelman wasn't happy at all he said things are moving too slow so they have this phone conversation off towards the white house suddenly published a statement saying the turkish military would soon start its cross border campaign but he was troops wouldn't be involved in it and they wouldn't support it and there are some analysts who saying that even mr advani was surprised by this sudden decision of donald trump to pull. are u.s. forces in basically clearing the way for this operation the u.s. president warned that the u.s.

will punish turkey if it does anything off limits is it clear what he means by off limits giulia and what is gross saying about all this. it's not entirely clear what he means and i haven't seen any official reaction from ankara yet but generally outfront stone go down well here with turkish officials and it seems to me that turkey is no less determined to push to have with this operation because they basically say the y.p. g. militia of the syrian kurdish militia are an al shaab of the local p k k that has waged a decade long insurgency here in turkey they're considered terrorists not only by turkey but also by the european union and the u.s. and now turkey is seizing the opportunity to clear its borders of these terrorists and eliminate a national security threat that's the turkish reasoning here julia thank you very much for filling us in their views judea han there in istanbul.

now to some of the other stories making headlines around the world today iraq's president has condemned attacks on protesters and journalists during a wave of anti-government on rest earlier the government ignore that 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. hundreds of haitians have joined protests in the capital port au prince demanding the ouster of them baffled president joked though the demonstrators are angry about corruption rising inflation and a lack of food and fuel at least 17 people have been killed in several weeks of on runs. in ecuador hundreds of indigenous people informers have clashed with security forces they were marching towards the capital quito to protest soaring fuel prices riot police and the military use tear gas to try to spurs the demonstrators on the

outskirts of the city. now to hong kong where leader kerry has warned that the chinese military could step in if the uprising over democratic reforms escalates further here's what she said during a press conference at this point in time i still strongly feel that we should find the solutions of steps that that is also the position of the central government that hong kong should tackle the problem on her own. but if the situation becomes so bad. that no options. if we want hong kong to at least to have another chance. alam has faced widespread criticism and hong kong has seen violent protests since introducing colonial era emergency laws on friday correspondent charlotte chelsea until has been finding out why the application of these laws as calls so much anger. the chaos

now 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 that justifies sweeping new emergency powers. i was but house in the streets the ban on face mosques is having little effect with protestors warning is just the tip of the iceberg. i didn't say at 1st pace that they even try to apply to the law and i think that's much much more to come though on these of gray area more and more angry that you never know what the government would put out there was under florida law called it off. tenure chan is among a number of pro-democracy lawmakers challenging the emergency during cool she says it gives chief executive kerry lam unlimited power to impose what she cools tarion

measured see this is a very very dangerous situation it's really taking away our freedoms. human rights and it's a pure violation of one country 2 systems and our basic law 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 arrested 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 khaki it would take it out that many of the entertainment industry wanted that to take and even grates its hold on local businesses. boz and restaurants already suffering. with nichols and tourists alike often prefer to keep away.

one industry insider tells me a curfew would put even more jobs in france or even and i'm dana i might if those people lose their jobs i have no idea what to do or what can they do because the government want them to join the protesters is that what the government wants or is that the would he know might think rule. with protesters and authorities faith refusing to back down many in hong kong say the west is yet to come 7. european union interior ministers are meeting in luxembourg today to discuss how to deal with migrants arriving across the mediterranean sea countries including germany france italy and malta have already agreed to accept a share of migrants rescued at sea now they want other e.u. states to join in a new ball and terry resettlement scheme according to a law asylum seekers must register and stay in the country where they 1st land

that's put enormous pressure on mediterranean states so far this year spain has received more than $28000.00 migrants italy almost $8000.00 and greece over $40000.00 migrants migrant arrivals are down by about 30 percent this year but when boats arrive europe often struggles to respond it's hope today's meeting will deliver a solution. it was a moment that changed the debate around migration to europe 31 year old can hold out had forced her rescue ship carrying 40 migrants into the harbor of italy's lampedusa island she was arrested for defying italy's ban on private rescue ships entering its ports as it stands when an aid organization rescues migrants in the central mediterranean e.u. countries are forced to scramble to allocate the arrivals among themselves both italy and malta which lie close to the north african coast say it's unfair that they have to accept so many of those who come to europe shores at the end of

september interior ministers from italy germany and france met in malta to discuss the way forward they greet on a mechanism to automatically distribute the migrants who arrive by boat. the people who come to shore must be distributed they can do a security check at the point of a level 3 interviews but they can't process all their asylum claims in such a short time not if we want to comply with the law that must be done in other you countries as well somebody like germany or something now germany france italy and malta are hoping to convince other e.u. member states to sign up to the migrant resettlement scheme or the very latest let's cross over to our correspondent max hop on who's in luxembourg max the ministers are seeking agreement on how to deal with migrants crossing the mediterranean tell us more about what that agreement might look like. that agreement is essentially as we just heard in that report terry the malta

agreement that was struck 2 weeks ago now there are 2 problems with that agreement the 1st one is only 4 countries are part of it so what's happening today is that those countries germany italy france and malta are hoping to convince other countries to join them in the effort and then you have to keep in mind it's only about refugees rescued at sea so that's only a small part of those refugees that make it to the european union a much larger part comes over the eastern mediterranean route or what was known as the western balkans route in the past and there's no solution for that and you can imagine that some of those eastern european countries are not happy about that what are the chances max that the ministers will actually reach a consensus on even this smaller issue that we're talking about migrants rescued on the mediterranean sea what are the chances that other countries will sign up to that. yeah it's only refugees rescued on the central mediterranean

route not even all of the mediterranean sea but you have a couple of countries that are lined up to help smaller countries for example luxembourg or the baltic states but if you have those other countries like hungry in poland that have always opposed an automatic relocation mechanism or a quota system as you call it they have not changed their position so this remains one of the most contentious issues in the european union and you can tell that is still the case because 3 countries in this case bulgaria greece and cyprus have written a letter almost a desperate letter to their fellow interior minister colleagues here saying that they should also deal with the eastern mediterranean route because the countries there are completely overwhelmed even if the refugee influx is smaller than it was a couple of years ago but the situation for example on the greek islands especially on those this is desperate so they're writing their interior minister saying we

need to deal with that route as well and not only with those rescued at sea on the central mediterranean route ok so there's tremendous pressure and also in the eastern mediterranean will moving in that direction is arrangements with turkey are also up for discussion today the focus there being e.u. support for turkey to host large numbers of refugees you might otherwise be heading for europe what can we expect there. well that you turkey deal is absolutely key in preventing more refugees coming to the european union so if that's your goal you need turkey because they're withholding a large part of those syrian refugees and we just heard about the situation in the region earlier in the show so this problem is not going to go away so especially the eastern european countries say we need to keep that deal but turkey wants money in return because the money from that 1st deal is running out it seems there is a willingness among the you to spend more money on that deal they don't really have

a choice and it's clear also because of that message of the of the 3 countries i mentioned earlier that the e.u. will keep that deal and you know will spend and invest more and it's to be able to control the influx of refugees on that side of the european union max thank you so much. in luxembourg. the nobel prize for medicine has been awarded to 3 scientists from the united states and britain they were chosen for their pioneering discoveries of the way blood cells sense and adapt to the body's oxygen availability is the 1st prize announced by the nobel committee this year nobel prize in physiology or medicine jointly to win the m.k. in sir peter ratcliffe and greg gets amounts. this year's winners of one of the world's highest profile awards worked for the most part independently of each other

the announcement caught them unawares or in and at that point i think it was just so surreal and i sort of had this out of body feeling of just great appreciation and i got to start so thrilled to share this with all the people who have met meant so much to me in my life well to life to all and a little bit surprised at this morning yeah hive it do you sleep 1st. i did wake up eventually but by the time i got to the phone it was too late and so i said to myself i wonder if this is somebodies idea of a bad joke in the middle sort of the 3 scientists were chosen for their work on how cells sense and adapt to oxygen the gas is a key part of converting food to energy but oxygen levels can fluctuate dramatically in the body. when you exercise climb to high elevations were pregnant the oxygen levels available for metabolism go up and down to keep

functioning the body's cells have to be able to adapt to these changing levels kalends amends and radcliffe's work covers details of the mechanisms that regulates that adaptive process but i would say the benefit is understanding these fundamental mechanisms but the practical applications are yet to come and that's. what's centralised simply discovery that it will then sell for so many possibilities and he creates new research and yes for example in healing wounds or in treating patients who suffer from severe anemia or even cancer with their discovery kalen ratcliffe and samantha have laid the groundwork for a whole new era of drug development one that is now starting to address conditions that modern medicine seeks to heal. the rugby world cup is winding toward the knockout stages in japan and also meanwhile

in in japan in the capital tokyo of global gate rugby turn it took to the pitch the 1st of its kind in asia and while the teams will be competitors the message is inclusion. the sox make a statement the jerseys these players wear as well and when it comes to the rugby from the line out to the scrum. all 80 minutes. these mostly l.g. players are making a statement to the greater rugby playing world. who are here clear and ready to take on anyone. i honestly think rugby is such an inclusive sport so welcoming a club welcomes any age any religion any race any sexual orientation so i think rugby just has the i think the morals of what we stand for now that's all well and good inclusive welcoming ethics but in fact world rugby while it's taking steps

toward greater inclusive eddie is taking its time fighting homophobia. want. i'd like to see more of the home unions. really step up and say we will. back you up we will we will be behind you we have currently we only have 5 home unions that have signed a memorandum of understanding that says they will combat homophobia in sport 5. world rugby has more than 100 member countries so the battle will rage on for these players not all of them l g b t though the clubs take in all who want to play and they take on many many clubs that have never encountered a gay team. or people going out on the pitch and then once he beat them the 1st time that he went against the team he's the you see in their eyes. and you know that you've earned their respect you have gone out and you change people's minds.

in this tournament match the pink clad beijing doubles challenge the world barbarians it wasn't altogether clear one turns out of course the street players included they're all on. the same team 2. this is t w news here are top stories u.s. president donald trump is facing a backlash over his decision to pull troops out of northern syria while makers including high profile republicans are concerned the move will allow turkey to launch an offensive against turkish kurdish forces in key u.s. allies in fighting the so-called islamic state. iraq's president has condemned a crackdown on anti-government protesters after a week of on breasts that has seen more than 100 people killed the country's military has admitted using excessive force against demonstrators. 2 2

hundreds of haitians have joined fresh protests in the capital port au prince demanding the ouster of embattled president we at least 17 people have died in weeks of demonstrations over corruption rising inflation and food shortages. the activist group extinction rebellion has launched a series of global protests to pressure governments to do more about the climate crisis demonstrators here in germany blocked major roads in central as part of a wave of civil disobedience. this is d.w. news you can find out more on dot com you can also follow us on twitter. i'm terry marchin coming up next we've got a business with christoph he'll be here talking about the failed attempt by the hong kong stock exchange to take over at the london stock exchange will also be bringing us up to date on the latest moves by the u.s.

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