you're watching news a live from berlin under pressure india's prime minister calls a meeting of ministers to discuss security in the country as protests over a controversial new citizenship law heats up and the death toll from recent clashes rises. australia faces another day of catastrophic fire authorities warn that high winds and scorching temperatures could worsen the emergency this hastur prime minister is expected to return home from holiday. and work on

a natural gas pipeline from russia to germany grinds to a halt after the u.s. president signs off on sanctions look at why washington doesn't want the project completed. indian prime minister narendra modi has called a meeting with his council of ministers to discuss security in the country this comes after violent clashes over a controversial new citizenship law more than a dozen people have been killed in protests and the death toll is rising in new law would allow illegal immigrants who have fled religious persecution to apply for citizenship but the law does not apply to muslims critics are calling it discrimination and say the law violates india's secular constitution. for more information let's bring in d.w.

correspondent. linda elie initial reports say more people have died in these clashes what more can you tell us about that. well michael prata asked have persisted across india ever since this law was passed all but a week ago and yesterday as well there were protests in different parts of the country some of them did get riled and to be a hearing of the new deaths that are being reported operate in the state of where they should be even in the capital there were protests through the day they were largely peaceful in the morning at the at the grand mosque john one less shed but in the evening we heard reports of clashes between the police and try to trot out those alleged that these clashes occurred in a muslim dominated area and that the police started a bit on charges as well as using water cannons against bottles does without provocation but the police of course is founded on this and saying that protesters set to break loose on fire that would also widespread detentions dozens of people

were detained in the national capital and some of these people but even my nose lawyers were complaining that they were not allowed access to bullets and what do you dance so a different picture is being prevented from both sides protesters alleging the police and the security forces are using too much force by the police and the government are calling for protests or demand calm and saying that the while and has been provoked at least by the protesters too much force and even targeting minors prime minister modi has called for security meeting what response can we expect from the government commission. well michel the government has been making brief statements over the last week calling for calm calling for people to maintain calm in the face of this law and insisting that this law will not impact india's muslims the indian muslims and that's what the critics are concerned about but however the protesters will hope that this meeting will result in the government agreeing to engage with the protesters maybe devised a lot as well as feedback and open dialogue with the protesters but that often some

of this may not happen as just yesterday the government put out get another advisory to media houses think please do not broadcast things that are violating india's national integrity so they basically see these protests as being shouted out by miscreants by being touted out by as they call them and the social elements so they had seen these protests as as not valid representation off several voices and this is the concern that just does however insisted they will continue until the government does something so the whole bit of the government doesn't get with them or as the last fall as the indian supreme court which does have the right to strike down this law if it's that unconstitutional. just while in delhi thank you so much for joining us. bushfires are continuing to burn through parts of southern australia emergency services confirmed on saturday that one person was dead in a fired zone near adelaide high temperatures and strong winds have created

catastrophic conditions for firefighters who are battling more than 100 fires across the state of new south wales several roads outside sydney are closed and authorities are asking people to delay travel plans to the region at least 3000000 hectares of land have been torched across the country in recent months people wildfire and property were all in danger as of fires showed no sign of winding down . jai o'toole is the red cross manager for emergency services in south australia he joins us now to talk about the situation on the ground authorities say you've reached a catastrophic level there what does that mean for people on the ground exactly. by this late may when this fire kind of. a really strong trawler i sleep is about to probably so just try to get out while they are really

talking. you talk about trying to get people out of the way the fire in their multiple ones how are the crews the firefighters and emergency personnel all the rescuers there coping with the situation. it's very challenging on the ground at huge fires here in south australia and also. curry's of a dream that this. science. this plane is honest and i was 700 arms lost and it's outstretched it would be but not sure here it is i saw you have a 20 maybe wanted to die and it really senses 'd. that houses. destroyed all the files to attend a loss of property loss we've heard reports of these fires are so intense that they're creating their own weather patterns is there any indication of how long

these fires in extreme temperatures will continue. in the south last. trawlermen so this is right follow it which. we have here where only if. they're going to try to get. this forecast you know what it race again this weekend and into next wait so i never really worried about getting troll cause the serious. jai o'toole from the red cross emergency services in south australia appreciate you making time thank you. let's take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world a fierce storm battering spain and portugal has killed at least 5 people strong winds and torrential rains have damaged buildings or roads and cut power lines across the iberian peninsula but the words warn that conditions are likely to get

worse as another powerful storm is headed for the region. in istanbul thousands of people have marched in support of china's mainly muslim leader minority the calling for an end to the crackdown that is seen upwards of a 1000000 people sent to detention camps in north western china the protest follows social media pose from turkish german football star. who condemns china's actions. poland's lower house of parliament has passed legislation that would allow the government to punish judges who make rulings considered unfavorable to the country's right wing parle government during weeks of protests against the measure the european union has asked poland to suspend the bill which is which it says a rhodes judicial independence. a company laying pipes for the nord stream 2 gas pipeline between russia and germany says it's halted work the

subcontractor all seize says the move was in response to u.s. sanctions on friday president donald trump approved sanctions against companies involved in the pipelines construction the u.s. is criticized the project for handing too much power to russia. the sanctions on the north stream to project are included in a wide ranging us defense spending bill president trump signed the legislation into law at a ceremony held at andrews air force base just outside washington. close now my honor to. sign the 2020 national defense authorization act into law. the sanctions target companies involved in the almost 10000000000 euro project to double the pipeline capacity carrying russian natural gas to europe's leading economy germany most of that pipeline has been completed all seized the

company building the unfinished section through danish territorial waters announced it was holding its work in anticipation of the new law washington had made it clear in advance that noncompliance would have consequences you know senator cruz who is the sponsor of the bill wrote a letter to the c.e.o. of aussies today basically saying as soon as this bill is signed into law you're out of compliance and you are subject to sanctions so it's a it's a it's a hot topic. the u.s. move has angered germany a longtime ally. rejects the idea that washington can legally impose sanctions on 3rd parties the. next time we have long been against extraterritorial sanctions we have the same problem with iran. in my opinion the only solution is to hold talks very decisive talks with against letting these extra territorial sanctions take effect. that it can despite the anger in berlin

germany is not planning any action against washington that's not the case with russia the other partner in the pipeline president vladimir putin has threatened retaliation a moscow has made it clear it will go ahead and finish the project whatever the united states does. u.k. prime minister boards johnson won last week's snap election promising to get bracks it done and now he has his e.u. withdrawal deal passed the house of commons with room to spare there's still more to do before it becomes law but friday's vote puts the u.k. on course to leave the e.u. on january 31st the 2 sides will then have until the end of 2020 to strike a trade deal. after winning his historic election victory last week boris johnson said he wanted to heal the nation and in the house of commons he presented his bracks it bill as a step towards that it was

a time that together as one reinvigorated nation one united kingdom filled with a renewed confidence in our national destiny and determined at last to take advantage of the opportunities but not a lie before us but despite the sweet talking johnson had stripped away many of the sweetness to reason may had added to help and peace support it before the election that raised passions from the opposition. this things out on issues not only workers' rights the big downgrade it is parliamentarians rights it is the ability of the legislature to see scrutinise executive has been taking it is bad for democracy. outgoing labor leader jeremy colvin still licking his wounds after humiliating defeat drew attention instead to what he saw as bracks it's damaging implications for ordinary people will sell out on this deal will be used as a battering ram to drive us down the path of yet more deregulation. fans awards

i took sick deal with donald trump he didn't draw attention to a surprise in johnson's bill which will limit the negotiating time to just 12 months critics argue it will give the prime minister less room to maneuver in talks johnson says it'll speed things up. we depart from the e.u. on the 31st agenda and at that point breaks it will be done it will be over johnson's mantra during the election was get bracks it done but it's unlikely that the argument eva britain's place in europe will end with this bill on the new rules but instead. take a look at this dramatic footage 2 massive cruise ships that collided off the coast of mexico the carnival glory rear ended the carnival legend as it docked on the caribbean island resort of cozumel in a statement carnival said 6 passengers had presented themselves to the on board medical center with minor injuries. how does that happen. they may not be

ninjas or even teenagers but conservation authorities in bali are counting on these heroes in a half shell to help save the declining sea turtle population the majestic marine animals are under serious threat of extinction from commercial fishing illegal trade and climate change these 7 gentle giants were rescued by authorities and have now returned safely to the scene with a careful knowledge from human helpers. order. don't forget you can always get the w. news on the go just download our app from google player from the app store that will give you access to all the latest news from around the world as well as push notifications for any breaking news you can also used to send us photos and videos of course. you're watching the news from berlin up next his world stewards with a look at how climate change is releasing the dangerous bacteria in the russian

arctic don't forget you can get all the latest news on our web site that's dot com i'm michael okun in berlin thanks for your company and we'll see you with more news at the top of the hour. 50 years of religions for peace people from many different states are working together toward a common goal the peaceful resolution of religious conflicts. now all female members are religious for peace from the middle east are demanding a larger.