this is news live from berlin turkey continues its assault against the kurds in northeastern syria defying calls to stop from the pentagon in washington we have pows and are greatly disappointed by turkey's decision to launch a unilateral military incursion into northern syria we are not abandoning our current partner forces. meanwhile footage has emerged apparently showing terrorists and their families trying to escape a detention camp guided guarded by the kurds also coming up.

hopes for an end to underestimate ecuador fade after indigenous leaders reject a proposal from the country's president to hold direct talks protesters are demanding that the government reinstate a fuel subsidy. plus it's one of her noise hot spots for selfies seekers now vietnamese police are cracking down on a photo craze they say has gone off the rails. spicer thanks for joining us the u.s. military is warning turkey that its incursion into syria could jeopardize progress in defeating the so-called islamic state kurdish led forces in the region say they can't detain prisoners and hold back the turkish military the pentagon is calling on its nato allies to halt operations there has already been one explosion near an

outpost of u.s. special forces and the u.n. says 100000 civilians have fled their homes since the offensive began 3 days ago. the kurds worst nightmare attacked on all sides pounded by turkish artillery again on friday sowing death and destruction on the ground. this is the 6th time we've had an explosion in the city people are afraid of this house you see here they were children playing a mortar fell and killed a boy the girl she had lost her leg that you know. meanwhile a deadly car bomb claimed by so-called islamic state exploded in the kurdish town of commies. turkey is battling for territory held by its enemy the kurdish led syrian democratic forces ankara says the offensive will secure turkey's border and create a safe zone for syrian refugees. u.s.

troops on patrol a few kilometers from the conflict zone a zone they evacuated just days ago clearing the way for the turkish assault now the u.s. is trying to put the genie back in the bottle threatening sanctions. this operation puts our s.t.'s partners in harm's way it risks the security of isis prison camps and will further destabilize the region i don't see see t.v. footage of a large campaigning tens of thousands of family members of militants shows an apparent escape attempt the camp is controlled by kurdish forces they say the situation there is critical turkish president rich of type 2 on has lashed out at criticism of the invasion have no doubt said we won't stop no matter what anyone says. because all 1 those threats are coming from the left and the right for us to stop this. i've told mr trump and others if you're going to

stop this stop it but you haven't so i will take matters into our own hands. now civilians who once fled the so-called islamic state are again desperately seeking safety as yet another humanitarian crisis looms in syria. and turkey correspondent yulia hanna is in on the border with syria she sent us this account of the situation there well i'm about 5 kilometers away from the syrian border which is towards it this direction everybody here including us journalists has to keep a security distance as the turkish military has continued to hit the area old day they have actually fired the artillery has actually fired from right behind me to woods at this direction we heard the shelling the pounding very clearly very loudly today especially in the afternoon now the turkish army says they have taken

some villages very close to the border inside syria and they are now surrounding some of the biggest cities especially. and while the turkish military says they're making progress the carnage fighters then northeast syria say they have so far been able to repel these attacks so very conflicting information that we're getting that. the white house is putting pressure on turkey to end its cross border operations in syria the troubled ministrations says ankara could face economic sanctions if it persists our washington correspondent stephanie sent us this assessment. with issuing an executive order giving his administration broad authority to slap serious sanctions on turkey the president is now reacting to the tremendous pressure he's facing from all 'd sides of the political divide here in washington d.c. democrats and republicans their respective leadership as well as the rank and file

are unified in their utter dismay of what they see is unfolding in syria right now it was his strongest republican allies in the senate who started pushing for severe sanctions against turkey early in the week and with that the administration had no other chance than to do what it is doing now threatening sanctions against turkey sanctions i quote that can target any person associated with the government of turkey and quote according to the secretary of treasury of course this looks like damage control for a problem the president created for himself on the other hand it now appears to be the only chance for real action the white house still has left on the new reality of a turkish military operation in syria and now to some of the other stories making news around the world. former u.s. ambassador to ukraine. has told

a congressional and teach made inquiry into donald trump that she was fired for not pushing ukraine to investigate his political rival joe biden she defied a white house ban on testifying to warn against quote fiction and innuendo being used to manipulate our system. the ugandan government is introducing legislation punishing gay sex with the death penalty it says it counts on strong support from lawmakers simon look at the state minister for ethics and integrity introduced the legislation after an earlier bill against homosexuality was struck down by ugandan courts 5 years ago. thousands of algerians have marched through the capital algiers and other cities the protesters are demanding further reforms and can corruption investigations ahead of elections scheduled for december weekly demonstrations have continued since the former president resigned in april. typhoon is threatening to

batter the japanese capital tokyo when it makes landfall later today residents have been stocking up flights and train services have been halted and some rugby world cup matches castle a powerful storm is expected to bring some of the heaviest winds and rainfall in 6 decades. hopes for an end to 9 days of unrest in ecuador are fading after indigenous leaders rejected a proposal from ecuador's president to hold direct talks they want president lenin moreno to reinstill or a fuel subsidy taken away as part of a $4200000000.00 deal with the international monetary fund. on the streets of a capital kiev. day by day the violence between protesters and police becomes wilder protesters invade buildings and fight with improvised weapons

police are unable to control the situation. crowds of indigenous people have come from the amazon swelling the numbers in the capital demonstrating against austerity measures. one woman called on her fellow protesters to stop their violence she says the president isn't there the politicians are there people of the earth what are you thinking of. but her words disappear under the noise of homemade mortars exploding and police firing tear gas and rubber bullets into the crowds several protesters have died hundreds have been wounded. there's no noise there's no noise these are not rubber bullets these are real bullets bullets that killed people they're killing people they're killing the people of ecuador lennon moreno is killing his own people. for the protestors

ecuador's president or a no is the cause of this trouble last week he cut a 4 decade old fuel subsidy protesters want him to reinstate it the cut was part of the deal merinos government struck to obtain a 4200000000 dollar loan from the international monetary fund in a television address on friday merino pleaded for the violence to stop i was about all of you i call on the leaders to talk directly with me i repeat i call on the leaders to talk directly with me let's sit down. but the chances of negotiating an end to this crisis seem slim anger is fueling violence and violence is fueling even greater anger. olympic gold medal medalist. holds the world record for the marathon and now he wants to do something no one has done before the 34 year old kenyan wants to run

the 42 kilometers in less than 2 hours. he has. is the fastest marathon runner of all time he set a new world record in berlin last year clocking 2 hours one minute and 39 seconds a year earlier he came awfully close to breaking the 2 hour mark in an unofficial event missing out by just 26 seconds now he will try it again in vienna. running bullied and crowned here to defend. the police and put in the world. he's making. this for the 1st month or 2 of them. it does go on to 2 hours it will be a giant leap forward for the sport but it won't count as a world record as it doesn't meet the governing body i w a f the criteria are it's not an official race and pacemakers usually cannot rotate

in and out in champions but even the i w f president hopes that may change in the future. it's not something that would be ratified as a world record. and look i have encouraged federations i've encouraged organizations that want to promote our sport to be creative and sometimes think out of the box peep show gay is already a distance running champion but he knows success on saturday will make him a legend. then it's the end of the line for an instagram or hot spot in vietnam's capital city hanoi authorities have begun restricting access to alleyways straddling and urban train lines saying that the throngs of picture takers are risking their lives for the perfect snap. a century old rail line now flanked by homes and businesses and vietnam's bustling

capital hanoi the alleys have become an iconic backdrop in the instagram era drawing tourists from all over eager to snap their own photos. enterprising locals hoping to cash in set up shops and cafes making the tracks a popular spot to hang out superior for and the fact that you have coffee shops and people who are actually living in this area every day having to see this it's quite remarkable. but authorities decided to put an end to the fun after a train had to make an emergency stop last weekend to avoid hitting tourists. they've put up barricades and signs ordering tourists to stay off the tracks no pictures allowed. they've also ordered the real side cafes to bring their tables indoors business owners disapprove. i'm sad because it was

a good tourist attraction that we should be promoting the i think the authorities should find solutions that balance the 2 sides seem like they need to ensure safety live and at the same time showcasing how beautiful and lively vietnam and the people here are. to make sure everyone complies with the new rules police are on patrol many tourists say authorities have gone too far and erring on the side of caution some get their photo no matter what. good it did not going to go in and they could be dead but i've always thought i'd be trying to get the model morning of the day every day you. know the area is a little less lively and for hanoi visitors there will be no more photos souvenirs like these. and don't forget you can always get news on the go just download our app from google play or from the app store give you access to all the latest news from around the world as well as push notifications for any breaking news you can

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