this is the news live from berlin close but not quite there a bracks a deal could be within reach but ahead of a crucial summit later today chances are a match will says work still needs to be done to finalize an agreement on the u.k.'s departure from the european union also coming up. a u.s. delegation heads to turkey to broker a ceasefire in northern syria the u.s. vice president and the u.s. secretary of state will try to persuade entourage to end its assault on the kurds

in northern syria the turkish president is vowing to push ahead regardless. and violence erupts in barcelona for the 3rd night running now catalonians president has appealed for calm as independence supporters planned more demonstrations for friday. i'm brian thomas great to have you with us the german chancellor angela merkel has delivered a key policy speech in the bundestag the parliament outlining her government's approach to it turkey's offensive in syria and other issues facing the european union the chancellor telling lawmakers that she wants europe to take a leading role in the world on climate protection and the regulation of tech giants she also voiced concern about turkey's military campaign. against the kurds in

syria warning of the offense of potentially dire humanitarian consequences. now when it came to breakfast at the chancellor said progress was still needed especially on customs issues listen to us he said and it will not go off and up in recent years months and weeks we thought several times that we were on the very edge of the solution only to see everything fall apart again which is why i cannot see with any certainty what conclusions the european council will reach but i can see quite clearly that we will not allow you a hard border to divide the island of ireland until a hatred and violence to flare up again thank. you all as the germans house or another in your leaders head for talks in brussels it appears the e.u. and the united kingdom could be close to finalizing the terms of that withdrawal

agreement. with negotiator michel barnier he said quote good progress had been made at talks in russel's which were focused on custom issues between the republic of ireland and e.u. member of course and northern ireland which is part of the united kingdom but some issues do remain unresolved and time is running out meanwhile to secure a deal the u.k. is due to leave the block at the end of this month on october 31st. let's go live now to correspondent there are matters joining us from brussels hello to you georg for machall sounding somewhat confident other e.u. sources as well. exactly junie go shares are still working on the issue as we speak the chief spokesperson of the european commission just tweeted we do want a deal and informed us that boris johnson and jungle don't get ahead of the european commission the outgoing head of the european commission i should say just

had a phone conversation but look this so yes there is optimism there the good news is as german chancellor angela merkel noted that at least concrete proposals some compromises have been put on the table so there's good substance but all of this needs to be hammered out now into a legal text and at the end of the day brussels knows we've been already in that situation and it didn't work out back then so i would say cautious optimism ok cautious optimism where you are in brussels but the news from the united kingdom u.k. well that's not sounding so optimistic this morning boris johnson seems to be having trouble getting his northern irish political allies the d.p. party on side what do you know about that. look brian i've been to northern ireland a number of times and i have to say i'm not exactly surprised i talked to a number of. delegates and they always told me the red line for them is no border in the irish sea and that is exactly what this compromise proposal of of boris

johnson would for c. an irish backstop that would require customs controls because if not an island which is part of the u.k. remains in the customs union with the u.k. but only on paper so effectively is aligned to e.u. customs rules but also standards of the internal market which would then allow the internal irish border on the island of ireland to remain open that scenario would need some form of of controls and that is something that does not work for the g.o.p. now it will be interesting to see however that maybe let's say if you would get that deal today then in that he would win in parliament from other opposition parties for instance from labor and peace who would then support this deal which potentially he could hammer how out at least that is the hope and brussels that something along these lines could be done to achieve an orderly corrects it ok the d.v.d. still proving very crucial in all of this for garrett thanks so much for that brussels

. well let's unpack the chancellor's speech just a few moments ago with political correspondents me on a contract with me in the studio alone again naturally out of the chancellor's only sounding cautiously optimistic what do you make of her speech in regards to bracks oh yes the chancellor has as always sad that she's going to stick by her red lines and that has that's what she has reconfirmed in this speech that she just gave to the gym in parliament before she's heading to brussels for the european union recommending the border in northern ireland yes that's her big rewards is that once for once she is not specifying the united kingdom cherry pick on what it wants in its still in the 2nd is of course that there should not be a hospital between northern ireland and ireland and that the good friday agreement has to be on its ok so that means there's a role for the do you pay we just heard from again org the northern irish allies

political aisle allies of the british prime minister are going to remain crucial as term in terms of germany because they want they have their own vision for the northern irish borders well it's key for them yes so the germans want to stick by you know often are then they want to make sure that the good friday agreement will be standing and of course the german chancellor also in a speech at dress that it wants to have are to remain positive the. trades union so that is of course one of the things that german chancellor angela merkel said ok we'll know more later from brussels when the chancellor gets there but the chancellor didn't only talk about breaks and there are no more of big other big issues out there including internet governance tech giant regulation and climate change well yes so the chancellor has for once giving an outline of the topics that will be discussed the european summit in brussels on the upcoming today so the big topics in brussels will be of course the budget the year use reaction to turkey's

invasion in syria and of course as the future for your opinion. and that includes of course how the european union and within that germany is going to handle climate change they will not talk about that specifically in brussels the next 2 days to we'll talk about that on the separate summits at the end of the year and of course also how they going to tackle big tech giants as you mentioned as google that is of course an underlying issue that will be handled by the upcoming new commission now the commission elect of the european union or some of fonda line will be at the brussels some ascend she will talk about her vision for europe and how she wants to tackle these issues was remarkable in my opinion is how you could hear a lot of what was in a funny line is regarded to push south for europe is also a resonating in the speech that merkel gifts or even her former defense secretary has enough on the line is now in brussels the german chancellor and is in a fine line seem to be still being in tossed on what they see is

a vision for europe ok we'll be talking about that vision later today in brussels know much more hopefully as they progress is markedly on the tortured thank you very much. ok let's bring you up to date on some of the other stories making news this hour the leader of one of hong kong's biggest pro-democracy girls has been hospitalized after an attack by men wearing masks and armed with knives and hammers this is the 2nd time jimi has been attacked since protests began in hong kong in june his pro-democracy groups planning another march for sunday. while in the hong kong legislature opposition lawmakers have again heckled the territory's leader kerry lamb for a 2nd consecutive day a number of pro-democracy lawmakers were dragged from the chamber there urging kerry lamb to address the demands of protesters. officials in the philippines say at least 4 people have died after an earthquake caused a fire the mall as well as a landslide

a 6.3 magnitude quake hit the south of the country wednesday in the region surrounding north cut the bottle problems. well u.s. vice president mike pence and secretary of state mike pump aoe are on their way to turkey to persuade ankara to halt its offensive against the kurds in northern syria now the turkish operation comes after the u.s. unexpectedly pulled its troops out of the area last week turkey's military is targeting kurdish militia in towns just south of its border with syria or on girl wants to establish what is calling a 30 kilometers safe so turkey views the groups inside that safe zone as terrorists now the turkish government insists it will not stop its offensive until it attains all its goals despite threats of further sanctions from washington. clouds of dark smoke cover the syrian city of rattle i billowing into the sky on the turkish border for more than

a week now fighting is still raging between turkey's military and the kurdish why p.j. militia criticism of turkey is growing around the world yet president earlier one is standing firm insisting he won't be swayed by threats and sanctions. i am also looking very strong operation will end when we control the border zone stretching 30 to 35 kilometers into syria no power can stop us until we achieve this goal is a little. hurdle one's words are directed at the west he's due to hold talks with the u.s. vice president and u.s. secretary of state on thursday mike pence and mike pompei i want to secure a cease fire in northern syria but turkey's government says it won't agree to a cease fire with the kurdish militia. the president has said repeatedly we as a country fighting terror will not sign a cease fire with

a terrorist organization. another country has long been pulling the strings in syria it's russia in the syrian. where u.s. troops had patrolled until tuesday russian military police are now on display moscow is a key ally of the assad regime and he's feeling the power vacuum it also wants to present itself as a mediator as russia's foreign minister is emphasizing. if you believe the strict compliance with international law russia will 1st try to reach an agreement between damascus and the kurds in order to then bring about cooperation between syria and turkey so security can prevail on the border. is a plus is to make something else they couldn't use it at the. meanwhile assad's troops have entered the city of kabbani on the syrian turkish border into

a kurdish and u.s. troops 1st defeated so-called islamic state militants 4 years ago are residents of fearful of a turkish military attack but it may not come to that negotiations between damascus moscow and ankara a said to be in full swing over the fate of the kurds and others who live in northern syria. let's talk about this more now with sara paygo russia expert with the german council on foreign relations thanks so much for coming in this morning nice to see you again. we have the sudden withdrawal of u.s. troops opening the way for what we're seeing right now in northern syria was russia as surprised by this move as the u.s. congress was basically yes we have to assume that there's some kind of information well before the u.s. withdrawal but in general i don't think expected to withdraw because it's a huge strategic advantage to think who to expect to do that and to to give them

that ok now on the ground we're seeing the syrian military and the turkish military facing off in a number of flashpoints including monday's a strategic city russia says its army will keep the 2 sides separated how's it going to do that can it do that it actually depends on the agreement of the turkish and also a basically of the turkish forces because the deployments. in syria are rather limited and in the region. the turkish forces are superior to the russian forces so i must go actually in this case depends on the purpose forces not to attack but as russia is one of the biggest military powers in the role of turkey probably will think about twice to talk a new russian post or russian military deployment within syria ok so the be some the diplomatic efforts in the background head of any military movements there now

there's a high risk with this russian deployment between these 2 heavily armed forces on the ground in northern syria that we could see body bags with russian soldiers heading back to moscow is there an appetite in russia for the no not at all the has has been a lot of criticism tow words the russian engagement any point within syria as it's very costly and we haven't or people in russia have seen cuts in for example social expenditure so it's also risky for moscow but it also offers the opportunity to present put in and muster itself as an international broker of a big international player was probably putin hopes to gain some support for within the domestic audience in russia ok it's not just the war that's going on there the fighting that's happening this also has to do with the migration situation inside turkey and of course it affects europe as well president wants political survival in many ways depends on his resettling 1500000 as he claims he wants to do syrian

refugees in this 30 kilometer safe zone as he calls it does he have russian backing to do that at least it's in russian favor or it's for their action benefit because europe's you fear another refugee influx and they were probably willing to pay a lot of money or do another deal with the turkish people to to avoid this and of course this plays into the hands of the. russians who now have kind of like another instrument to to. influence european also gained some ground within the syrian conflict also use this as leverage or a bargain ship for other conflicts for example. thanks very much for comms this morning russia expert with the german council on foreign relations that's how much . spanish and cut along leaders are appealing for an end to the violence in barcelona and other cities ever protesters clashed with police for the 3rd night

running the demonstrators want the release of catalog in the pendants leaders who received long prison terms for their part in the $27.00 bid for independence they also want a path to nationhood police firing rubber bullets and tear gas after reportedly being attacked with petrol bombs. one small thousands took to the streets. and one small clashes erupted between demonstrators and police in a televised address the spanish prime minister trying to calm the situation appealing directly to catalonia as pro independence leader. this is to express what i would like to make a special pleated a catalonian president to do it. as member of the school year he and other members of his government have a political and moral duty to condemn without any excuses and with maximum clarity in determination the use of violence. in god and i

was late on wednesday night. then responded. i call for calm. he independence movement is not violent. we have always condemned violence. we cannot allow the incidents that are taking place in the streets of our country. well you got there is no reason or justification to burn cars or to carry out any out that active vandalism protests should always be peaceful. but that was not the case as the clashes continued into the night and demonstrators are calling on people across the region to make their way to barcelona for more protests on friday. this is deja vu news alarm from berlin still to come on our show rugby mania grips

japan the world cup hosts are dreaming big after making it to the quarter finals even as stores can't keep up with the huge demand for japan rugby journalists. but 1st it could be one of the last trials against the nazi guard here in germany burnaby is accused of aiding and abetting in the murder of more than 5000 people in 1949 $145.00 then 17 year old was a guard at a concentration camp there conducts the trial which starts today well not only judge his personal guilt but also try to clarify how much responsibility former guards there. to form a concentration camp naked dunks in poland and the hitler regime and this is why the nazis murdered an estimated 65000 people from august 1044 to april 45. at the concentration camp as

a security guard investigators were able to prove this through records pertaining to his uniform the 93 year old admitted to having worked in the camp still he pleads not guilty. i worked on several watchtowers i did my job as a security guard that was all. booty was 17 to 18 years old at the time his job was to prevent inmates from escaping overvoting therefore he's accused of contributing to the killing of 5230 people will not be doesn't see himself as part of the mud up her rate has as a child to have would spend several ideas in the shtetl of concentration camp together with her family her parents and her sister did not survive what they did he was not human you don't settle into a halt can all falter. you don't

make a child. pick up a 20 killer cement which i had to pick up and i couldn't so i was beaten up for nazi survivors like old it is hard to understand why trials against nazi accomplices are only taking place now 74 years after the end of the 2nd world war one reason for this is a landmark conviction in 2011 since then alleged assessors to monitor can be held responsible without being linked to individual crimes just like bono day now. or we have some news from the world of sports now and police in vogue area have arrested 6 football fans following monday's euro 2020 qualification match in sofia now during a match england players were subjected to racist abuse including monkey chants and nazi salutes police have so far down to $515.00 fans thought to have been involved

the incident caused the head of gary's football association to announce his resignation european football's governing body you a fan has yet to issue a punishment as anti racism groups call for all gary to be kicked out of the competition. now japan is a nation often associated with sumo wrestling in sports for example but it's absolutely going crazy for rugby japan's hosting this year's rugby world cup the country's team has booked a place in the quarterfinals for the very 1st time in history as a result fan shops are struggling to keep up with the demand for rugby jerseys. rugby mania has reached feed a pitch in japan. the world cup hosts into the quarter finals of the competition fence death to drink. by return 6 to. the

field japan showed its strength i've been a rugby fan for 35 years and it's like a dream that support is so high the official team megastore is struggling to keep up with demand for much in dice. now the demand for all items has been really good especially the japanese jerseys the japanese stores are just selling like crazy and we're getting them wherever we can but unfortunately a looks like most of the japanese stores in japan are sold out and i daughter and husband one tickets for the quarter final. they wanted to go see the match winning japanese jerseys because against expectations it is a japan match so i am disappointed not to be able to buy a jersey. on reaching the last full is now that goal standing in their way are 2 time winners south africa a tough test but one japan has passed before a famous victory over their opponents at the last world cup announced japan's

arrival on the rugby union stage. if they can do it again on sunday rugby mania might just go into overdrive. extreme weather has disrupted australia's world solar challenge in which 40 teams raced across the country in the world's fastest solar power. cars the cars of successfully harness the power of the sun but high winds proved more difficult for the lightweight vehicles 2 of which were blown off the road organizers had to implement a maximum speed limit of 80 kilometers per hour but this was lifted later in the day as the conditions improved. all in vietnam there are concerns the art of making silk thread by hand from so quorum cocoons could be lost forever people have been making a living with soak worms for generations now but as it gets more and more difficult to make ends meet their way of life is under threat. it's a painstaking process when then in this village has been teasing silk threads by

hand for over a century the so kinds of boils to kill the lofty inside hot work in the summer months each worker process is about 30 kilos of computers per day. the finished thread hung in the sun to dry meaning bad weather can spell disaster. in the production from silkworm cocoons depends 90 percent on the weather we need to have sunshine if the quality of cocoon is good and the weather is rainy then our products will be ruined that. that's not the only factor making life difficult for the. after the thread to spawn and dry that taken to market and eventually export it to lao and to thailand profit margins are thin. now to math people with this job varies every year it's very precarious if the market price goes up then we might

have some spare money otherwise it may just be enough to cover a living costs and we can't save anything. many here worry about the future of this ancient they say that young people find the work too difficult and leave to seek employment in the city instead skills that have been passed down through generations could soon be lost. or minor of our top stories this hour speaking a short while ago the german shells are all american so that breaks a deal is still possible some work still needs to be done to finalize an agreement or comments came in an address to the german parliament ahead of a key e.u. summit in just a few hours expected to focus on the ukase withdrawal from the e.u. chancellor said the summit would also discuss other issues including the conflict in northern syria. this is a live from i'm brian thomas for the entire news team thanks for being with us and

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