just. 1917 the big music today starts december 23rd w. this is the news live from berlin police identify the attacker who killed 2 people on london bridge they confirm he had been convicted for involvement in a terrorist plot but later released from prison thomas was by tackle the man armed with a knife and wearing a fake suicide vest before officers arrived and shot him dead. protests creature of unease populist if tea party as it prepares to elect

a new leadership maybe further shift to the right we'll get our the latest from our correspondent at the party caucus. it's not the same old song and thousands of activists in mexico and chile say they won't turn a blind eye to violence against. a mic spicer thanks for joining us. police have identified the man who carried out friday's stabbing attack in london they say it was 28 year old man can kill 2 people on london bridge he was later shot dead by police ken was convicted in 2012 of terrorism offenses and was released from prison about a year ago several onlookers captured friday's incident on their mobile phones some of those who intervened are being praised as heroes for disarming the attacker.

members of the public pin the attacker to the ground one of them taking away the knife used in the attack. police were called and arrives quickly it's been about 5 shots there's another one. moments later the police shoot again. all my own. as you would expect gz of the nature of the incident we responded as though this was terrorist related i'm now in a position to confirm that it has been declared a terrorist incident. i witness is were visibly shocked. it was extremely frightening yeah but if you don't know what to do you know you have done something just i don't want to do think twice gunshots going off in

london again london's mayor denounce the attack terrorism is cowardly and evil we must and will stand united and resolute in the face of terror those who seek to attack us and divide us would never succeed and the british prime minister said he wants sentences for serious crimes to be more strongly enforced by how long and that it's easy to mistake to allow serious and violent criminals to come out of prison. and it is very important that we get out of that habit and that we enforce the appropriate sentence is for dangerous criminals especially the terrorists that i think the public want to see. this is the 2nd terror attack in this part of london in a little over 2 years. and our correspondent showed us

a pos joins us now from london i shall have more details have emerged about the victims and the attacker what can you tell us. well we now know all the details of what has been unfolding on friday afternoon around london bridge the bridge leading into the financial heart of the city where banks and insurance companies are located the attack started stabbing people at an event that was organized by cambridge university students with forma criminals with former prisoners and that's where he started stabbing people at the moment 3 of them are still being treated at one of the hospitals here in london and 2 of them sadly have died as a result of this attack the attacker himself 28 year old khan he is a convicted terrorist he was convicted in 2012 for plotting a bomb attack on the london stock exchange and for plotting to set up

a terrorist camp in kashmir or terrorist training camps there now that attack of course has been shot at the scene he was released he was in prison for several years he was released last december in december of 2018 and ever since and had been wearing and tronic teg and so the a sari to use at all times knew where he was and this is what authorities of course are looking at closely now if they knew where he was why why didn't they know what he was planning and at the moment this is an open question i guess another question is what effect will this have now now that the united kingdom is in the middle of a general election campaign. exactly less than 2 weeks to go december 12th the british voters will have to the polls and of course terrorism will be one of the big topics now in this election and new topic prime minister

boris johnson of the conservative party was very quick with a political message last night and he said he has been always in favor of not releasing dangerous and violent criminals too so now already the calls for tougher sentencing from his side and from his cabinet the security minister reiterated that this morning and of course this comes at an emotional time for the country with breaks it already having divided this country polarized this country so now i guess it will take a backseat and there are 2 remaining weeks of the campaign and terrorism and tougher sentencing will take a front seat ok you know we corresponded with a party in london thanks for that time now to take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world. in hong kong hundreds of young and elderly protesters have gathered to show that their demands haven't changed despite a landslide victory for the pro-democracy camp and local elections

a week ago saturday's rally is organized by students and the so-called silver haired group to show that their calls for freedom and democracy are cross generational. proust opposition leader keiko fuji moral has walked free after more than a year in prison she's been held in pretrial detention pending an investigation into alleged money laundering the country's highest order ordered her release on monday but ruled a corruption case against her can still go ahead. in malta protesters have called on prime minister joseph was caught to step down they're angry because his associate allegedly the mastermind of a journalist's murder was freed from jail investigative reporter the cairo i'm not believe was killed in a car bomb explosion 2 years ago. and it's been announced that berlin's new international airport will finally open at the end of october next year it was supposed to open 9 years ago but has been plagued by mismanagement corruption and

structural problems project to build the airport is also billions of euros over budget. germany's far right populist party is about to elect new leaders at a conference in brown's fike it's set to be a stormy event as different factions within the party jostle for dominance and hundreds of protesters gather outside police expect more and see if the protests over the weekend the automaker volkswagen has had its name on the conference hall covered up to distance itself from what the carmaker says promotes an ethnic and nationalist agenda the f.t. is germany's largest opposition party in parliament. our correspondent. where the if tea party congress is taking place germany's far right pop. if the party has been moving ever further to the right since it was founded 6 years ago will we see a shift of furniture right through the right this weekend. well if

the leader alexander garland who wants to retire from that position does protests that are unanimous is that be continuously shifted to the right but he does protest a bit too much because the wing the extreme right wing of the party just gained some successes in regional elections picking eastern states and their figurehead. can according to court ruling be called a fascist in germany so. has a rather large following but we've also heard from the stage behind me here to day concerns that the party could become less possible to particular west voters if it continues on that very course so it's absolutely decisive whether it's on the government gets his way and his favorite as his successor gets elected here today over whether somebody else potentially more further to the right gets voted in to

lead this country into potential next elections come 2021 and just how strong is the more radical wing of the party. constantly been void by those recent elections that we saw in saxony into going in were become came the 2nd strongest force we also saw a couple of officials from angola macas conservative c.d.u. party rebel their own party line which means no cooperation with the far right if that is something they certainly felt in these individual voices was no longer sustainable and we heard from alexander garland something that could be seen as his legacy is that the aim is that a weakened c.d.u. angela merkel's party would be so we can that has no other option than to co-op. right and join a coalition with the far right if this is wishful thinking here but it's something that's already openly debated in some conservatives c.d.u.

circles and hence the direction that the possible take is crucial. ok. chief political editor from the far right party congress. and return to iraq now where prime minister. says he will resign after 40 people were killed in the latest clashes between security forces and anti-government protesters the death toll since unrest broke out in october has surpassed $400.00. calorie sions at baghdad's liberation square protesters traded stones for songs after the prime minister announced he would resign following months of deadly protests but his departure alone will not be end nuff. this is only the 1st step the 2nd will be parliament resigning we will not leave the square into less corrupt person steps down the budget. demonstrators see the political class as puppets of outside forces

especially iran. south of the capital violence between protesters and security forces raged on. the clashes are the biggest challenge to the ruling elite since saddam hussein was ousted in 2003. poverty and unemployment have fueled the demonstrators anger parliament is due to meet on sunday. to football and shaka have climbed to 2nd in the bundesliga table after a 21 win at home to. shock open the scoring midway through the 1st half thanks to a thunderbolt by benito remand this was the 2nd goal of the season marcus invites an equaliser for you on your own with a penalty before half time the match was heading for a draw until shall because germany international saw what serdar popped up with the

winner with 4 minutes remaining giving the host a deserved victory. a protest chant and dance is becoming popular among women in latin america looking to raise their voices against violence and impunity it was created by chilean collective but it's universal message and catchy rhythm that made it easy to repeat from one country to another. one time. it was not my fault my clothes were not glamorous rates lines from the feminists and dance making waves across latin america and beyond. most of us in our angry we want to be heard and we want to be recognized as women a little people and citizen like almost 2 hours. it was created by a chilean collective for the never 25th global day protesting violence against women and has spread to spain france and to mexico the rhythm and universal lyrics

make the song easy to repeat its message to transcends borders. but in america and everywhere in latin america there are very high rates of femicide rates of insecurity for rapists murderers for the disappearance of women for many. to stop with the sanctions and their fury the fight for women's safety can maintain today's momentum and. and before we go a look at one of nature's most remarkable annual spectacles millions of monarch butterflies have been arriving in central mexico to spend the winter the vast migration is one of the insect world's most fantastic feats monarchs flooder thousands of kilometers from canada and the u.s. west coast to escape the cold but are 5 population has suffered a major losses over recent decades but scientists say this latest migration is

double last years. and you're watching news from berlin coming up next night groups meets frank should sing bestselling author of the swarm and his fans are joined by american singer way mcdonald's don't forget you can get all the latest news and information around the clock on our website that's d.w. dot com i'm a spicer thanks for joining us. welcome to the book is the here. we have plenty to talk about something. that's a little we have. let's have a look at some of the other legal so you don't want to.