blame. blame blame blame blame blame. blame. blame. blame blame. this is the w. news loss from burlesque u.s. president trump imposes sanctions to halt turkey's offensive in northern syria but turkey is not relenting in its campaign russia says syrian government troops now control the town of month each as he seeks to contain the turkish assault. also coming up racist abuse of the england players overshadows their euro $2022.00 fine victory in bulk area the players were subjected to monkey chants and nazi salutes

the incident raises more questions about how to tackle the problem in football. violent unrest breaks out in barcelona as police fired rubber bullets at pro independence demonstrators the clashes come after spain's supreme court delivers long prison sentences to catalonia separatist leaders. i'm serious on this kind of good to have you with us. moscow says that syrian government forces aligned with russia are now in full control of the town of money in northern syria it's part of efforts to contain a turkish offensive against kurdish militias in the region who are regarded as terrorists by ankara now these are some of the latest pictures taken from turkey looking across to syria where exchanges of fire from both sides have continued

today at least 160000 civilians are believed to have fled the fighting in the border area and headed deeper into syria but opposition to turkey's assault is growing u.s. president trump is imposing economic sanctions to pressure turkey to stop the offensive and he sending vice president mike pence to ankara to try to broker a cease fire this is what pence had to say about washington's aims the president's objective here is very clear that the sanctions that were announced today will continue. and will worsen unless and until turkey. embraces an immediate cease fire stops the violence and agrees to negotiate a long term settlement of the issues along the border between turkey and syria and i'm let's go right to do that you correspondent yulia han she is not on the turkish side of the border for us hi yulia good to see you the u.s. is now imposing sanctions the vice president mike pence is now on his way to the

region what can u.s. pressure actually do here. where no signs president add on will back down and end this military operation despite the international criticism despite the us sanctions even though these sanctions a might potentially hurt an already weak turkish economy an economy that hasn't yet recovered from last year's severe currency crisis now trump. raised steel tariffs again back up to 50 per cent that's something he did last year already when he was pressing for the release of an american pastor from a turkish jail he also issued sanctions on free turkish ministers and he suspended trade deal worth a $100000000000.00 u.s. dollars now this did not have an immediate addressing a fact on the turkish currency here but it might scale of more foreign investors yulia you're a very on the turkish side of the border tell us what's been happening behind you

on the syrian side of the border. well just earlier today we heard a fresh shelling and pounding very loudly so the turkish artillery is right behind me and they're hitting targets that in northeast syria i'm about 5 kilometers away from the border on the other side you have the syrian town of tell of yet it has been captured by the turkish military but apparently there is still fighting going on in the surroundings and that's one of the main targets the other main target is the city of arrests and i still there are heavy clashes going on there and we have a new front line there in northeast syria off of the kurdish forces have officially turned to the syrian regime for how and bashar al assad has been sending units of troops to parts of northeastern syria for the 1st time in years because in 2012 the cuts trucked off to moscow's rule and the syrian government forces were actually withdrawing now there are back there facing the turkish army along

a new front line and this is essential a victory for bashar al assad and maybe more importantly for his backa russia because now they have a foothold in an area that was beyond their control for many years as all of the fighting has been going on you've had a chance to talk to some people there what have they been telling you. well public support for this a military offensive is brought across turkish societies across the turkish society not only present hippias supporting this offensive but also other parties the only exception is the procrit ish opposition party h.t.t.p. the media reporting is also very much pro offensive very nationalist the media are framing it as a security operation aimed at commenting a terrorism threat across the border we've been talking to people in the city of or near where i am let's listen to what they had to tell us. yes we support this

operation we stand with our soldiers i hope turkey will be as successful as it was in the previous operation it will liberate these places on enable people to breathe freely. lives will be easier god willing the border area has always been dangerous because our country was invaded by the p.k. k. . think this operation is a great thing it's wonderful for the wise terrorists will threaten us and drag our country into a war because they to do. us good and we stand behind our president and our soldiers i hope god will never take them from us now those who feel differently don't dare to voice criticism the turks government has clamped down on critical voices it has detained dozens of people for critical social media posts in the past days so right where we are here is very difficult to talk to people and understand their concerns because as i sat people are scared to voice criticisms or even the

slightest concern about this military operation. reporting for us on the turkish syrian border thank you yulia and football england's euro 2020 qualifying match against ball garia in sofia was overshadowed by racism from home fans the referee had to stop play twice in the 1st half and there were warnings made over the stadium sound system england won 6 now the incident has again raised the issue of how to deal with racism in football bug areas prime minister has asked the head of the country's football federation to resign. and we have ed mccambridge from get a few sports with us for more on this story hi ed this match was stopped twice how close did it come to be called off altogether oh very close indeed your way for actually announced going into this game that would be implementing a 3 point protocol for combating anticipated racism in this type a sickly a 3 strikes and you're out rule across the course of the game the 1st strike

actually came into action early in the 1st half when a number of england players approached the referee and complained about racist behavior happening in the stands namely monkey chants and nazi salutes. stadium officials then and now over the p.a. system and asked the fans the desist they said you have to stop this right now they didn't of course and the 2nd strike came into action the game was halted a 2nd so on late in the 1st half and the england players the england set up the coaches all the all the staff asked if they'd like to go back to the dressing room and basically wait it out let the stadium calm down and come back out once the racism from the stands had died down they said no they wanted to finish the half it was almost half time had the england players complained for a 3rd time the game would have been abandoned now they didn't want to do that and eventually won the game 6 nil so possibly the best response possible and it was actually really thrilled with the way his players reacted so let's hear what he had

to say after the game now naturally because if they want to be recognized for their football they want they were playing so well that they didn't want to leave the pitch moment as well and i'm sure that would have been part of their thinking so. i'm incredibly proud of all of the players and all of the staff i don't think. of course we could be criticised for not going far enough but i think we've made a huge statement and. frankly we were in an impossible situation to get it right to the set a fraction of everybody. and what are the consequences you know what could dog area face was actually worth mentioning that for this toy dog area were ordered to reduce their stadium capacity by 5000 seats do so racist behavior in 2 previous euro 2020 qualifying games against the czech republic and kosovo now clearly that had no effect they were just as racist as they had been again against england and people are now looking for a real punishment from the away for no small fines no one match stadium bans they

want to see real action and d.-w. actually spoke today to racism campaign group fair and what they've said is they want if this continues to be taken out of your way for competitions don't give the fans anything to watch never mind the races that and i've also called for the head of the bulgarian f.a. to step down something which was also echoed today a very interesting way by the prime minister of bulgaria he's not happy whatsoever and it's a very serious situation bulgaria and it's actually really sad it's been echoed in the comments made by the bulgaria coach after the final whistle so we're going to hear what he had to say at the end of the match now to. the speech you're doing over of course this is an extremely important topic not only for both garia but for england and for all nations. i am for a strong punishment if such a thing exists but it also has to be proved if it is not proved then it is just speculation. says because it. an interesting take there he said

it's not just limited to bulgaria is that true well of course he's right it's not just limited to gary but it's ridiculous i think personally for him to come out and say you know it's just speculation has no idea i mean he was there at the game he's been in stadiums and off time in his life it was all picked up on cameras there was obviously racist behavior happening even his own fate was dealing with it inside the stadium so to say he didn't see it or whatever it is is a bit bizarre i think but of course there's racism in other countries there's still racism in england there might not be so many nazi salutes in the stands but it's a massive problem with anonymous social media racism going on many of the players in the england set up have been abused in the premier league as well in the past so this is a this is a worldwide problem it's not just book area but it was a real shame for situation the game last night just very quickly how much of a problem is that still in the premier league still a massive problem 2 of the england players for example are in the squad for a loss like tammy abraham and raheem sterling have both been involved in very high

profile races and cases one on social media and one inside the stadium so it's a problem that's not going away in english football either all right and it creates mccambridge from the lebanese for thank you so much for reporting for us there thank you. now to some other stories making news around the world russian police have conducted nationwide raids on officers linked to opposition politician alexina vollies anti-corruption foundation in september and a volley helped organize mass protests in moscow ahead of local elections his foundation has been branded a foreign agent meaning it can be subjected to spot checks and bureaucratic scrutiny in tunisia official preliminary results confirm that one sunday's presidential elections the former law professor gain more than 72 percent of the vote he ran as an independent candidate say it is the country's 2nd democratically elected president crowds celebrated in the streets on sunday night after exit polls suggested that he came in 1st. a large fire has forced and overcrowded camps for

asylum seekers to be evacuated on the island of samples in greece it's not get clear what started the blaze although it followed earlier clashes in the camp the site reportedly houses thousands of people despite it having a capacity of just a few 100. in spain the regional president of catalonia has vowed to continue defending his region's right to self-determination kim torah denounce what he described as efforts to criminalize the independence movement after spain's supreme court convicted 12 catalan separatist leaders supporters of independence for the region have vowed to keep protesting in the coming days of the supreme court ruling sparked clashes between spanish riot police and pro independence demonstrators in barcelona. protesters shouting freedom blocked valse alone an airport outraged at the loan verdicts handed down to catalonia separatist leader is the $100.00 were injured in clashes.

as thousands took to the streets. i'm going then they were sentenced to many years for a nonviolent act politically approved by the people and it was the people who went to vote will tell you about that single example they've already spent 2 years in prison for expressing their ideas and we know that the only way is dialogue not violence to express ideas freely nothing more than what might lead us but for the supreme court in madrid it's clear that the catalan leadership is guilty of sedition the former vice president oriole john kara's was sentenced to 13 years in prison and 8 other defendants also received long jail terms according to the judges those sentenced defied a ban and organized the independence referendum in october 2017.

when the former president of catalonia pushed him on declared independence from spain violent clashes with the police broke out then madrid imposed direct rule over catalonian one of spain's most serious political crises now prime minister petro sanchez hopes this verdict will end the matter once and for all following the supreme court decision we need to turn the page and open a new chapter based on peaceful coexistence in catalonia through dialogue within the boundaries of the no on the sponsor solution. but many catalan stand seem ready to give up the fight yet independence activists are urging supporters to keep up the pressure. european union ministers have gathered in luxembourg for the last preparatory meeting ahead of a crucial bragg's that summit in brussels on thursday the block's chief breaks that

negotiator michele dunne a will update e.u. ministers on the state of bragg's of negotiations and sources at the meeting say on a wants a legal text agreed with the u.k. by the end of today in order to recommend that any deal is approved at the summit later this week and let's bring in our correspondent ben breaker it is in luxembourg standing by with the latest there for us hi ben and so michelle bunya saying a breakthrough deal is still possible this week but it's getting more and more difficult so what at this point needs to be done to make it happen the brics it roadshow made a stop today in luxembourg 250 kilometers away from brussels the e.u. 27 minutes is a meeting always in october in luxembourg so michele dunne the the chief negated came over here to brief the ministers and he said it's difficult but it's still possible and all to the chief negotiator of the united kingdom stephen buckley came here to say it's possible but difficult though there's no breakthrough both sides

negotiate for the brits tabled the new proposal how to avoid border between northern ireland and ireland but it's still not clear which details in this proposal so the show over the move back to brussels and then on thursday and friday a summit of the heads of states and government very deliberate about bret's it and then it's still not clear if britain will be able to leave the you're opinion on october the 31st planned with a deal with no do you or maybe the british government has to apply for an extension of the brakes at negotiations right then break it bringing us up to date there in luxembourg thank you. voting is underway in mozambique where elections are being held today to choose a new president and parliament the poll is being seen as a key test of a cease fire signed in august between the government and opposition rebels. krishi is in mozambique's capital reporting on what is at stake. the queues have been long

since morning here in with 13000000 registered voters are expected to cast their vote today in a very tight election because mozambique is still one of the poorest countries in the region almost every 2nd person here lives in poverty and therefore there are high expectations for the next government spared of course and of course. i hope everything will get better as. we need more schools they should invest more in education to reduce poverty. that. there is a lot of corruption and why should you wish i wish our country could be more developed. than what this in mind was a because still recovering from 16 years of civil war a fight between the socialist truly more and the anticommunist. there's been peace since 1902 but it's a very fragile one just in august peace agreement was high and between both sides

but this was already the 3rd peace agreement and once again it's a very fragile one because some of the still refusing to give away their weapons yet the former rebel group is now the biggest opposition party and the biggest threat to president felipe when you see his party the free leader who has been running the country since independence and during the current term was plagued by several corruption scandals this is why many people expect a tight race and election observers have already expressed concerns whether this elections will really be free fair and peaceful because the tensions are already high especially in the north and in the center of the country there in the army has asked their supporters together at polling units to make sure there's no vote rigging but this was strongly opposed by the election commission because this is what led to violence during the last elections. a new study looking into political

attitudes among german youth has found that the environment tops the list of concerns for today's young people the report found rising levels of satisfaction with a democracy and activism on climate issues and the study's authors also say they found a growing receptivity for populist perspectives. the new shell youth report was presented today in berlin scientist's took an intensive look at the worries and needs of today's youth at the end of the day the messages that today's youth wants to take action. and again the whole generation is speaking out and on the surface this is something very positive and young people today are actively interested in politics pretty environmental protection and climate change are on the top of their list playing an increasingly important role for the fridays for a future generation. 4 years ago when the last report was compiled 56 percent of young people were worried about global warming but today that number has risen to

65 percent. when i think about the environment i am or about every 60 minutes or so a rain forest the size of a soccer field is cut down and the oceans are filling with plastics. we have the most regular taking part in the protests each of us can do something but that isn't enough that's why everyone has to take action and. does our government isn't doing anything we go to fridays for future but nothing is happening no new laws are being implemented that will improve things. another unifying topic of interest for today's youth is family in times of trouble parents and siblings are a safe harbor. at the time of the last survey 89 percent believed that strong family relations were important now in 201990 percent of the young people questioned believed that a stable family is crucial. and friends come and go but your family is always there

for you no matter what happens family is very very important. as i'm actually it's the most important thing because your family is a part of who you are. my family watches out for me they educate me tell me how to act they're very important. they're consistent you feed germany's minister for family affairs plans to integrate the results of the study into her policies and keep the ball rolling by supporting political activism amongst today's younger generation. restoration is ongoing and noted on cathedral in paris following the fire in april that devastated the historic structure but it's being slowed down by a number of problems and experts say the government's promised timeline of rebuilding after down within 5 years is not realistic.

cathedral is very much a part of in the life every day from her balcony she looks to see if it's still standing. half a year after the blaze denise is still not over the true more of it. all of whose every dollar locks. there straight ahead it was exactly where the tower was it we saw how it caught fire started wobbling left and right and then broke off that it was terrible. sit it out that. the fire broke out on a pile of 15th why is still a mystery to build it and in fear for not for the thousands of people gathered spontaneously in front of the cathedral millions worldwide in front of their screens tonight denise and her husband unjustly want strong that balcony.

construction is moving ahead but it's much slower than residents would like the cathedral is still in danger of collapsing the building must 1st be stabilised says architect. she's angry at president obama call he promised to rebuild a cathedral in just 5 years she says that's completely unrealistic. for the new renovations will take at least 10 years and that's only if a miracle happens and they find the right kinds of wood and stone and if all those employed work well this fire has plunged dust into an enormous crisis we expected the government to ask the french people to trust us ex-pats but that was not the case than about them i think. after all not at all as a unesco world heritage site the government must put all its can't on the table it is it to the parisians and the tourists $50000000.00 of whom came here every year

before the fire. what eyewitnesses on the night of the fire could not have known was that more than $400.00 tons of toxic lead would be vaporized and spread over the neighborhood official information on the dangers off to the fire was almost nonexistent this so shocked metate today that she took on what you forty's failed to do she went for. door to door over the following weeks to warn the residents. yeah. actually a construction site must be completely sealed and lead molecules must be prevented from getting into the environment during the construction. it's just really gotten here in the new. clothing that is a devout catholics believe that god has personally protected not of them from collapse until now. there was a protecting a hand. yes an awful nothing happened to the verge of a child all there was

a great everywhere and she didn't even have a scratch not even a scratch that's a surprise is sassiest episode on the thick of my. load in the knees are quite sure that they're not stand here splendidly as before and i hope they'll live to see it . mine are now of our top stories on d w as all sides take up strategic positions in northern syria u.s. president trump has called on turkey to observe a cease fire and a hole to saw fence of against kurdish forces has ordered economic sanctions to put pressure on the ground. and within the past few minutes be a change of bulk areas football federation has resigned that's a day after racist abuse of england players overshadowed euro 2020 qualifiers. coming up next on d w news asia the king of basketball has landed himself in

a royal soap over the n.b.a.'s a business interests in china. and the persecuted minority now facing a fresh assault from china on their graveyards. those stories and more coming up with the responder g on g.w. news asia don't go away.

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