our family and those stores remember 60 on t.w. . that. this is d.w. news live from berlin the us president brands his foreign policy in northern syria as successful trump takes credit for a turkey ceasefire in the region even though and close offensive against kurdish militias was made it was only made possible by the withdrawal of u.s. forces also coming up. british police find 39 bodies in a truck parked at an industrial site near london they've moved the vehicle to

a secure location so they can identify the victims. and spain prepares to move the remains of dictator francisco franco his body will be exhumed from the shrine he himself ordered bill to the broncos regime continues to polarize spain 44 years after his death. i'm told me a lot of both thanks for joining us u.s. president donald trump is declaring his latest moves in syria a victory on wednesday the president announced that he would lift sanctions on turkey just 9 days after him posed them in response to turkish forces entering north eastern syria trump's new direction came hours after russia and turkey and nouns they were establishing a safe zone along the syria turkey border marking the arrival of russia as the new pot in the region. u.s.

president donald trump is taking the credit for peace in syria this was an outcome created by us the united states and nobody else no other nation very simple turkey syria and all forms of the kurds have been fighting for centuries we have done them a great service and we've done a great job for all of them and now we're getting out. a reference to u.s. troops being pulled out of northern syria the reality now is that russian forces are moving into the same kurdish territory that the u.s. has abandoned meanwhile there has been a cessation of fighting. because i think what we have seen over the last days is encouraging because it shows that it is possible to move towards a political settlement the political solution what you have seen is at least some reduction some significant reduction in violence and fighting russia and turkey

want to establish a safe zone along the turkish syrian border of around 30 kilometers and zone they say kurdish forces must leave turkey wants to resettle a 1000000 syrian refugees that are currently living in turkey. all of this means the kurds lose hard won territory but avoid a likely annihilation at the hands of the turkish military. together with turkish president richard tayyip erdogan the big winner here is a plot in a putin was further cementing his pivotal role in the middle east. let's bring in our correspondent pablo folly and us in washington u.s. president donald trump describes the truce as a major breakthrough made possible by his policy in syria what's the reaction been to that. well the reaction within the republican party hasn't been great we did hear from mitt romney now he's been

a vocal critic of president trump he's a republican senator from utah he criticized the announcement that democrats have been more vocal senate minority leader chuck schumer said it was a nonsensical foreign policy decision that was echoed by many democrats now what is notable is what we heard from republican senate majority leader mitch mcconnell on choose day he told reporters that the u.s. should stop using sanctions for foreign policy so perhaps that's an indication of what kind of. foreign policy the view united states will look like in the coming at months now while trump was hailing the deal as a success jim jeffrey now he's the u.s. envoy for syria and the coalition against isis said that the united states believes to turkish supported opposition forces in syria have committed war crimes now jeffrey also confirmed the secretary of defense mark aspirate statement that more than $100.00 isis fighters had escaped and they said that they don't know where they are as you can imagine that hasn't gone down well actual within the republican

party or the democrats. trumps that really just trying to appeal to his support base at home isn't he. you're absolutely right now this is part of trump's election campaign and also his election promises now he said that he bring the troops home and he's claiming he's getting the u.s. out of endless wars now one thing to note is that the troops are actually that are supposedly coming home are actually being moved to iraq to fight against isis and so many fact are going to stay in syria trump ailed it as a big success and his critics are saying that in fact it just cements russia's role as a power broker in the region and also claims by president trump that the syrian kurds were happy with the u.s. withdrawal seems to be contradicted by images that we've seen in fact of kurds throwing even rock and vegetables at u.s. troops so you know like i said a lot of criticism towards president trump on wednesday nato secretary general

again stoltenberg said it was too early to judge the consequences of the deal struck between russia and the key which is a nato member over northern syria now did trump mention nato at all and do you have any message for his european allies well we've heard president trump saying time and time again that the european union and prince several members of the e.u. need to do more now he said that they should take back the isis fighters from their countries fighters who were captured by u.s. forces and essentially put them on trial and jailed them in their home countries he said that europe has done very little and now it's their time to act so he sent out a very very clear message something that we've gotten used to hearing in recent weeks and months ok. yes in washington thank you. now to some of the other stories making news around the world in the u.s.

a group of republican lawmakers have disrupted an impeachment hearing into president donald trump around 24 republicans entered the room where a closed door hearing was taking place they refused to leave and delayed testimony by a defense department official. police in chile used a water cannon to disperse demonstrators after tens of thousands of people gathered in the capital santiago 6 days of protests have rocked the country and 18 people have died promises of economic reform from president sebastian pinera haven't stopped the unrest supporters of bolivian president evo morales and his main rival carlos messer have clashed in the city of santa cruz were as has accused his opponent of trying to stage a coup mess saves bolivia's presidential election last weekend was undermined by a gigantic fraud. tunisia's new president has been

sworn in i had promised to fight corruption and protect freedoms and women's rights in his inaugural speech a conservative law professor had a landslide victory in the country's 2nd free presidential elections since the arab spring. to the u.k. now and what appears to be one of the worst human trafficking crimes in its recent history $39.00 people have been found dead in a truck container on the outskirts of london the vehicle was discovered at an industrial park and the driver has been arrested on suspicion of murder police say the container where the victims were found traveled to the u.k. from belgium. at 1st glance there is nothing unusual about this cargo truck parked an industrial estate in the town of gray's east of london. but when police forced open its doors in the early hours of wednesday they made a gruesome discovery the lifeless bodies of thought to 9 people. in

the. emergency services attended but sadly all 39 people inside the container had died. early indications suggest that one of these paper was a teenager the rest it believed to be adults. a murder investigation was launched and the lorry driver a 25 year old man from northern ireland was arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in place custody prime minister prime minister boris johnson expressed his condolences and parliament. for the whole house will be shocked by the appalling news that 39 bodies have been discovered in a lorry container in essex this is an unimaginable tragedy and truly heartbreaking i know that the thoughts and prayers of all members are with those who lost their lives and their loved ones. as police try to piece together the trucks movement footage has emerged of it passing by 2 separate cameras shortly before the bodies

were discovered authorities say the container had just docked in the u.k. from zeebrugge in belgium the cap part of the truck is believed to have originated in northern ireland police have moved the vehicle to a secure location so that the bodies can be recovered as this murder investigation gets underway. our correspondent charlotte potts spent the day in the industrial park in the town of gray's east of london where the bodies were discovered she sent us this assessment. this is the horrific scene with 39 people were found dead inside the back of a truck they had believed to have died on their journey via belgium to the united kingdom forensic teams have been collecting evidence all day in the hope of identifying the victims the 25 year old northern irish driver is in police custody on the suspicion of murder and authorities are hoping now to get answers from him on what happened on this trip and to the victims where the details of what happened

here all points to a case of human trafficking gone terribly wrong in just a few hours spanish authorities are due to start moving the remains of francisco franco the dictator who ruled spain until his death in 1975 his embalmed body will be removed from a shrine that critics say glorifies franco's victory in the spanish civil war instead of commemorating its victims he will be reburied next to his wife near madrid. this colossal moussa liam known as the valley of the fallen how's the remains of spanish dictator francisco franco for more than 40 years. it is also the resting place of over $30000.00 people killed during the spanish civil war and was intended as a monument of reconciliation but it is widely regarded as a shrine for franco where his supporters came to pay their respects spain's

socialist government has wanted to put a stop to this pilgrimage for years. that old no boy that the dictator cannot be in a state tomb in the world's other great democracies that we measure ourselves against none of them has a dictator lying in a place where people can go to pay their respects that's just not done any more i would hasten to add that this should have happened sooner we are 40 years late we've got to be. quite in there and have got to be. after a long legal battle with franco's family the spanish supreme court green light of the exhumation last month. the decision has stirred controversy with spanish public opinion split on the rebel real of such a contentious figure. it's a necessity it's absolutely crazy that we keep him in a tomb paid for with public funds from the state budget and these costs have an impact on citizens. we're absolutely scandalous that they're going to desecrate

franco's tomb a leader like franco who is so loved by the people in the international community franco came to power in 1939 after emerging victorious in the spanish civil war during his author a tarion rule which lasted almost 4 decades hundreds of thousands of political dissidents were executed imprisoned or went missing. this quiet cemetery outside madrid is the new resting place for franco's remains authorities hope this more humble setting will put an end to the glorification of the dictator and finally bring justice to the victims of his dictatorship. champions league football now and where halfway through the group stage wednesday night's match is saw a defending champions liverpool defeat belgian side gangs but now police state top

of group e. with an win over salzburg barcelona beat slavia prague to lead group f. because dortmund lost to inter milan in group g. leipzig defeated senate chelsea topped the group age after its win over i.x. while little and valencia played to a draw. and finally this scientists in the u.s. have been teaching rats to drive tiny cause the rodents were given small plastic vehicles which they could drive towards a target where they were rewarded with a tasty treat the miniature motorist had a choice of left right and forwards and the researchers found they could navigate complex routes what's more the rats that had wheels turned out to be happier than their counterparts that had to navigate the rat race on foot. this is news just a reminder of our top story. u.s. president donald trump has lifted the sanctions imposed on turkey after launch an

offensive into syria earlier this month. turkey has agreed to a permanent ceasefire in northern syria. you're watching news from berlin coming up next business news with us don't forget you can get all the latest news and information around the clock on our web site. called thanks for watching. every journey begins with the 1st step and every language with the 1st word courage because. rico is in germany to learn german why not learn with him it's simple online on your mobile and free shop d w z e learning course nikos free german made easy. to trip on.