this is the news live from berlin syria's kurds strike a deal to fight off a turkish offensive the kurds say they've made concessions to syria's government to help them stop turkey's military battles now that is the kurds former allies the u.s. withdrawal from the conflict zone also the leaders of germany and france urging turkey to end its offensive in syria they're part of a growing international campaign pressuring on the road to change course but can they also coming up. poland's ruling conservatives secure an electoral win with

most votes now counted the law and justice party is set to increase its majority after implementing reforms critics call anti-democratic. plus it's crunch time yet again. it is watching it looks like they used citizens working in the u.k. many of them in restaurants say they're worried about deportation as the country faces more threats and deadlines. are brian thomas great to have you with us kurdish officials in northern syria say they've forged a deal with damascus to fight together against turkey's military and what's being called a major political shift kurdish led forces are to deploy side by side with syrian government troops along the country's border with turkey the kurds living there

were previously allied with the united states but president trump has announced the military's withdrawal there. that move paved the way for turkey to launch its attack turkey sees the kurdish fighters as terrorist and wants to create a so-called safe zone inside kurdish held territory to resettle syrian refugees living in turkey. to be as yulia han joins us now at the turkish syrian border border good day to yulia what's the latest where you are right now in special it especially in light of the reports we're getting that syrian forces will be joining the fight alongside the kurds. well these latest developments of course further complicate the battlefield i'm here in the turkish border town of about 5 kilometers away from the syrian border which is to woods this direction now off to the kurdish let forces that have

officially turned to the syrian government and its ally russia for military assistance to bashar al assad and that's according to the information we're getting that from syria is sending units of troops and equipment we don't know how many troops how much equipment from aleppo to monday in north and syria now monday it's that is a one of the targets one of the areas the turkish military is that trying to attack is preparing to attack so there is a very real risk these 2 armies the syrian army and the turkish army could be facing each other that it could be clashes and this is of course absolutely no good news ok so this is all focusing now on mondays where you know as you're mentioning it looks like considerable reinforcements are headed headed to help the kurds in light of this house turkey been responding to these developments. well president ed once

a spokes person abraham cullen just tweeted earlier today that turkey is still determined to continue this operation until all goals have been achieved which is according to ankara fighting terrorism and setting up the so-called safe zone now he has also called what's coming from the kurdish side propaganda and he has urged the world not to buy into this but i'm sure there are crisis talks going on right now in ankara and elsewhere possibly also talks with russia as a syria's most important ally that the turkish government might not have expected these developments i mean they're facing fear as international criticism sanctions flats and now a changing situation on the ground but this is of course all politics. these are this this mission has caused immense humanitarian human suffering on both sides of the border here on the turkish side as well at least 800 civilians have been killed in the past days and so-called or apparent reprisal attacks from the syrian side we

have visited one turkish border town there and i brought you this report. in the turkish border town of. the public outpouring of grief. the women mourn the death of their village chief he and 2 other men were killed in a mortar shelling an apparent reprisal attack from across the border in syria. we want this work to stop nobody should die no soldiers no civilians we just want peace. of course we're scared we're scared for the whole country turks recurred for everyone no one should be killed no no not me and never enter thank you. people show us where the weak tim died. within

a radius of 20 meters traces of bomb fragments. window walls the. back by shrapnel. came from that right maybe from over there i don't know but it's from a bomb. similar story can be heard in many turkish border towns. if people believe the war is just across the border in syria they know better now. still the mayor. supports the turkish offensive he claims the fighting for a good cause the enemy here in our car we are hosting 125000 syrians you might be able to imagine how difficult it is that we want to save their own to resettle the 3500000 refugees that have become a burden for turkey over the past 8 years but here occasionally spend

a little money but we pay the real price syrians should go back to their homes. the area northeast syria that is supposed to become a safe zone is anything but. for days the turkish army and syrian opposition fighters have clashed with kurdish militia and while they are busy fighting each other there are concerns that ice. which are already defeated in the area might be able to regroup. international criticism of the turkish military campaign is growing the united nations say the offensive has course more than 100000 civilians to flee but the consequence of that will have been dramatic on this side of the border in turkey and many people we've talked to here are hoping that the violence won't continue to escalate. this includes people in fruits who are grieving over

the death of their village. and praying that the turkish military operation will and before they have to bury more of their loved ones. her. ok you'll you are seeing grieving now on both sides of the turkey syria border well we're also getting reports that some 900 islamic state family members and their supporters being held by the kurds have a state that's it can you tell us something about that. well these are all reports from yesterday the feminine members where house in a kurdish controlled camp that they managed to escape the camp has fallen we don't know where they might have gone but this is actually something of the courage that forces there have been warning about even before the turkish offensive star so they were saying we can't fight 2 battles we can fight the turkish army and at the same

time take care of the isis prison is and their radicalized family members according to our information there hasn't been a major break out all the actual isis prison but the situation in these camps right now seems to be very chaotic very tense the camp we're talking about right now is southeast off the northeast syrian town of tal of yet that is under attack from the turkish military right now and you know these concerns are growing that any end it might be indeed to the so-called islamic state that benefits from everything that's going on there from the chaos it could help them actually regroup and research. from the turkish syrian border for us thanks very much for your report there bring us up to date. well over the weekend pro kurdish demonstrations took place in a number of capitals including here in berlin international condemnation of turkey's offensive is mounting with germany and france urging uncorrupt to pull

back some e.u. countries have already announced that they're curtailing weapons exports to turkey the european union for example as warned that turkey's deployment threatens to destabilize the entire region. or european union foreign ministers are meeting in luxembourg today to discuss their response to turkey's offensive chancellor merkel and the french president manuel mccraw spoke to turkey's president by phone sunday to express their concern. i spoke to the president earlier one for an hour today turkey does of course have justified security entrance but i believe as does the federal government that the offensive must be stopped in view of the great humanitarian consequences and for the community outcome and will in full this occurrence have to stop a strong belief that. as we can already see on the ground. in recent printed recent creating unbearable humanitarian situation it's. not as well

as allowing to reemerge in the region. let's cross over to luxemburg now where do you have years max hoffman is following that e.u. meeting of foreign ministers today good day to you max germany france and the netherlands all having already announced a ban on weapons exports to turkey how far are e.u. countries willing to go to stop this military offensive. those are all national bans you're right about that if the french had their will they e.u. would go much farther than that they would probably implement a e.u. wide embargo on arms or maybe even economic sanctions you have to remember that turkey is very dependent on the e.u. when it comes to its economy it's a customs union with the european union but that's not what we're likely to see and the reason for that is the e.u. turkey migrant deal the e.u.

on the other hand is very dependent on turkey when it comes to preventing more migrants coming into the european union and many e.u. member states are very worried that this could change if it cannot make sanctions are imposed on turkey so what we're expecting to see here today is a strong condemnation of what turkey is doing in northern syria but nothing more and max how's the e.u. reacting today to the news that kurdish forces have agreed a deal with syria that would see syrian government troops joining them in their fight against. foreign ministers of course reacted to that upon arrival here in luxembourg including the german foreign minister and he said this does not set the to pacify the region to stabilize the region and that's always been the most important goal of the e.u. to pacify and stabilize the region but the e.u. can't really do much in its current role because it does have the economic muscle to pressure other countries but it does not have the military muscle to do anything

in the region and that seems to be the only thing that counts at the moment so the e.u. in this case is a bystander max thanks so much for that from luxembourg we'll have more from that meeting later today. let's break down some of the other stories making news at this hour wading through kneedeep waters emergency responders are searching for missing people after typhoon hygienist hit japan over the weekend a super typhoon has already claimed dozens of lives the damage done by flooding in cities and towns in the capital tokyo still being sensed. in ecuador indigenous leaders agreed to end their protests after president met a no agreed to reinstate subsidies for fuel the agreement came after nearly 2 weeks of violent protests people are angry over all sturdy measures brought in to obtain a multi-billion dollar loan from the i.m.f. . a new political stars rising in budapest after

sunday's may or already center left opposition leader their gay kora chona one vote with calls for bringing hungary closer to brussels and the 1st electoral blow for nationals prime minister viktor orban since he came to power in 2010. it's to poland now where the country's ruling conservatives are on track for a comfortable majority in parliament along just as party is projected to have the seats to govern alone with most votes counted from sunday's election the right wing party has backed additional and media reforms that drew criticism from brussels for eroding the rule of law. they would seek to be reelected to government. and it looks like poland's nationalist law and justice party will be when or perhaps even increase its parliamentary majority was god. we have victory and we're very happy about that but remember these are only exit

polls this is not the final victory but anyway we have reasons to be happy. this social welfare programs and to immigrant policies and social conservatism a popular with many poles but the biggest opposition bloc says that divisive the use of the new people want cooperation they want us to show that we are able to overcome the splits that are in our country people don't want poland to be divided into parts people don't want their hearts broken because poles are not able to understand each other we are the ones who are promoting cooperation over the good of smaller parties also made against a left wing coalition is back in parliament now. we're coming back to where the leftists have always belonged to the temple of democracy and out to the polish parliament after 4 years the. on the far right exceeded polish national voting threshold and we'll also get seats in parliament. was god

but the big winners were the law and justice party that campaign focused on replacing business and cultural elites with more of a patch or else it contra and containing what they see is the court's interference which china. it's directly with the european union's criticism that they're weakening the rule of law and undermining poland's democracy. and find out what's ahead for poland i'm joined by a vote from the interviews post this morning. 46 percent that's the latest number for the official results what does it look like you can piece govern alone can the conservatives do that yes that's very pro who yesterday we had pulled in that party will probably have to look for a coalition partner but now this latest partial but official results. maybe even to 49 percent this would be nothing party law and justice party will be able

to govern alone for the next 4 years ok that that's quite a victory for them what's behind this conservative victory in point well ok the most important thing is that the conduct of living has really improved. for years in poland the economy in poland is running really well there's almost no unemployment and the low interest is partly in the party which most. people. like your party and important think that is the party which for the 1st time 999 in poland that it's you know it's time to spend money partly it's simply giving money to the people that's why. it's getting better ok we know they have the expanded majority of somewhere between 46 and 49 percent right now we're not quite sure. what what would they be doing though

in terms of their relationship with brussels that accused them of of curbing the freedom of the press for example and back in the courts well i expect some more tension between warsaw and brussels because it's quite clear. the new government will try to continue its controversial or controversial reform of the judiciary which brussels doesn't really like i'm afraid the government will take some steps towards taking control over the private media in poland so there are new tensions ahead i believe however there is no big european engine in poland poland is not a country wanting to leave the european union pose don't want to the government doesn't want it there's no poll it had in poland ok with your what about the opposition what are they going to do now and what are they running on well.

against law and justice party. very. very coherent program that the opposition doesn't really have. the opposition doesn't have a clear leader a very popular politician and the law and justice party party not always playing their words your position for example having already control over the public media in poland and those public media are attacking the opposition very very unfairly ok which monkey from a potent thanks very much for coming in thank you. we have some breaking news coming in spain's supreme court has sentenced a dozen cars along independence leaders to up to 13 years in prison for their separatist movement or a new push for the autonomous region to split from spain was made in 2017 voters in the region supported a referendum on independence for catalonia but it was deemed illegal by spain's

constitutional court. and what more on that as the details come in this is still to come on the show we visit the coal miners of east kentucky fighting for compensation for diseased lungs. but 1st the u.k. and brussels are preparing for a crucial week regarding breck's it once again prime minister boris johnson facing a deadline to secure breaks of deal or face parliamentary orders to seek another extension he's due to lay out the details of his government's agenda in the speed speak the queen's speech that's coming up later today meanwhile unanswered questions about threats are making life tough for millions of e.u. citizens living in the u.k. they were coal told just last week that they could be deported if they do not apply for so-called settled status. it's 10 am at the wrists 3 and qusay and

stuff assembled for their morning meeting dutch. displays just 4 months ago despite the uncertainty caused by pranks it know the government has said e.u. citizens like her could face deportation if they don't file the proper paperwork in time to have recent headlines like that feel like a threat. thank you for moving the goalposts at 1st you have to apply one way then you have to find other way and there's also no trust that the system actually works it's a show i mean it's basically comes down. and being quite feeling quite unwell things are heating up in the kitchen as the chefs prepare from a show they call their food new european cuisine and their vicious kind of merry offerings come from all over europe is just the stuff themselves 8 of the 10 people who work here come from outside the u.k. yeah it's going to be a voice you mustn't think about as

a lot of focus is looked after across. the country. all of all europeans start they don't know where they stand and i love to see for us we want to keep it to keep the same together after a quarter of all employees in british bars and restaurants come from other european countries but was looming fewer and fewer of like to fill these jobs julia only recently arrived from its early for a 1st ever real job finds the political situation here hostile and hard to understand i just don't get why they are so upset they do want to fight us like we're doing. them and we're not just working they just leave us being sick i want. her boss says taking a gamble by pouring his savings and energy into this restaurant many other investors have been scared off by bricks it for her though this is a passion project she wants to believe in its future right here right now i love i

don't think and i don't want it and it's something that has just struck me just one time in 20 years and i really don't want to live the way. the dutch word to say it describes a place where people enjoy each other's company and feed it means here it's a refuge from the truth world of right outside the stores. it's to the united states now where the cold industry has seen strong growth under the trumpet ministration but the increase in jobs in that industry has also meant an increase in an illness that has long plagued coal miners in. black lung disease in eastern kentucky people there are organizing to help those affected. even the few paces from the continent's front door are a struggle. toxic dust particles that he and hailed for decades working at the coal

mine now have destroyed his lungs. just 45 years old his lungs operated on the heart of their potential capacity. is anywhere from 43 to 47 percent. like thousands of other miners in kentucky downey has been diagnosed with black lung until the radiologist brandon began collecting information the overall number of patients suffering from the lung disease had never been reliably recorded after collating the data compound was terrifying they would have to classify it as an epidemic we've been seeing a significant increase in the number of black lung. patients who are also been seeing more and more severe forms of the disease affecting younger miners you know working hours and while using concentrated dust and just a few cold. now the state of kentucky has reacted they are not expected

radiologists are now no longer able to undertake diagnoses only lung specialist there are just 2 such specialists in kentucky to crum it's an absolute scandal that goes political you know i think i was probably founded too much black lung disease on earth they worker's comp claims and they want to make us operate no. specialists mean fewer diagnoses that can be used by those affected to claim against health insurance but even with cases that are relatively straightforward it's difficult for them to get their claims paid. anywhere adding 10 volunteers to help the sick and their families. right there you know everyone knows our client you know whether it's a miner or it's a widow who. but they're entitled to benefit yet they continue to litigate. fighting insurance companies while fighting and.

he would still work in a coal mine ok kentucky about the only way. we have some sports fan now in qualifying for football 02020 germany overcame pre-match controversy and an early shock in the game to be dystonia 3 no after just a 14 minutes and. was sent off but 2 goals from a set up of 3 no victory to germany players with turkish roots said cause a controversy before the match even kicked off both and liked an instagram post depicting turkish national team players were celebrating a goal with a tribute to turkey's. and its operations against kurds in syria. later unlike those posts and issued statements denying any political support.

is good reminder of our top story at this hour kurds in northern syria have made a deal with damascus to cooperate on stopping the turkish offensive. is pressing on with his campaign as the u.s. pulls its troops out of that area. this is the news live from berlin i'm brian thomas thanks so much for being here.

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