course. this is d.w. news live from berlin the grief turns to outrage in iran after the military admits it was behind the downing of a ukrainian passenger jet for 2nd straight day protesters chant anti-government slogans and cool for his law is printed 3 denying shooting down the plane on wednesday also coming up a volcano in the philippines threatens to erupt and just spewing a massive plume of ash into the sky in new manila and forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights north ortiz ordered tens of thousands of people to evacuate.

and australian prime minister scott morrison admits he could have handled the country's bushfire crisis better another firefighter has died as well for days on the danger is far from over. our head of the humphrey glad you could join me angry angry protests have erupted for a 2nd day in iran after the government admitted that its forces accidentally shot down a ukrainian a passenger jet killing 176 people now in teheran thousands of demonstrators many of them students slammed the government for initially denying it was behind the disaster protesters say changes are needed to address people's grief and frustration i. feel. a few 100 students gathered at

tehran's as the square but they were met with tear gas the government moving quickly to clamp down on any protests wonderful a university teacher appeared on a broadcaster loyal to the station to warn those organizing further demos that they would be responsible for any resulting bloodshed. but even among pro-government newspapers disappointment and anger dominated the headlines shame rid i'm sorry which printed the names of all $176.00 victims of wednesday's plane crash. but they came clean about it too late and that's what's so sad we can't accept that for 3 days they lie to us because they've only told the truth now because they could no longer hide it probably because it was a ukrainian airliner that the dog. iran's parliament has agreed to an inquiry to name those responsible for shooting down the plane but for many that's

little consolation for defying a heavy police presence demonstrators moved to other squares cross the city their numbers in the hundreds now but public anger in iran is growing. and we're joined now by who sent about on ai iran expert and assistant professor at indiana university in the united states welcome to you now i met these protests in tehran u.s. president donald trump sent out a tweet in solidarity saying that the u.s. is watching where does that leave the protest is does that help their cause. no i think it's actually quite irrelevant to what is happening inside iran as has been the case all along the iranian people have a very specific set of grievances against their own governments and they have certain reservations about the approach of the united states and they know which ones to air at what time as i think we have seen over the course of the last week.

that the u.s. government has said that it is willing to hold talks with iran's leaders to find a quote any way forward and that's according to the u.s. defense secretary mark s. there at least d.c. that happening. i don't i think the iranian government's. is going to hold fast on not holding any talks that it's the american government given what took place last week in terms of the targeted assassination of its military leader and it would be a huge sign of weakness for them to come to the table at this point it would seem to their proxies in the region that they are bending to the will of the united states or that they are appearing weak to their own public and therefore they're falling to the negotiating table to turn the page as it were i think they would want to kind of hold fast to this notion that they are resisting any pressure whatsoever by the united states and to demonstrate to the march that their policy

of maximum pressure is not working against them so that is iran's stalins its perceived stance at least and what about trump that if he can try and in visit he's and again we talking about negotiation it's only regime change what does he want. well it's very unclear i think given the fact that the administration has sense so many mixed signals over iran one day they want to have nothing to do but remove the regime come up with a list of demands as secretary upon pale did and that would mean that removal of the regime and practice impose severe sanctions on the country impose a travel ban on the movement of ordinary iranians it would seem that they are they would like the regime to go away but other times they have insisted that they would be willing to talk with iran without any preconditions i think at the end of the day what this indicates and stuck a trumpet ministration will do what it is serving its own interests it does not

have longer c.j.d. plan and all that they're looking for support political points for their own domestic purposes and how do you think that leaves the radiance fading then because you know at the end of the day we'll see that the u.s. president threatening to destroy the country's cultural heritage just a few days ago. deeply insulted and disheartened because for a long time the united states had a very principled policy against the islamic republic even if it was wrong or people disagreed with that it was consistent and against iran these were human rights records it was consistent against the old range of issues that united states in both democratic and republican administrations. had held up at the un security council and against iran. in a kind of a bilateral setting as well but now. to sit ministration has shown given so many mixed signals in the day that it doesn't really care or got that humanitarian

side of this issue to begin with but also that it will side with the iranian government if it suits its own interests so i think all of that for the iranians no ordinary iranians means that this administration is alternately pursuing its own domestic agenda you know it has sent a bonnie and the iran expert an assistant professor at indiana university in the united states thanks for sharing your insights. when iraq's military says that 8 rockets have struck a major air base where some u.s. personnel are housed an official statement says that 4 iraqi soldiers were wounded at balad air base some 80 kilometers north of the capital baghdad there's been no claim of responsibility the u.s. has not yet confirmed the incident. let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world this hour what hopes for a cease fire in libya have been shaken off to both sides in the conflict accused each other of continuing to fight there are reports of gunfire in the capital

tripoli early on sunday morning the rebel libyan arab forces had announced they would agree to a truce with the u.n. backed government. in bangkok thousands took part in iran billed as an anti government protest runners shouted pro-democracy slogans and voiced opposition to thailand's military aligned government it is one of the biggest shows of dissent in recent years meanwhile thousands also staged a pro-government run elsewhere in bangkok. several 1000 people have gathered in madrid to protest spain's new coalition government they object to prime minister pedro sanchez forming a minority government it depends on a cattle and separatist party santiago out west out of the far right vox party called on sanchez to arrest council and separatist leaders. will tens of thousands of residents in the philippines have been ordered to evacuate their homes after a volcano began spewing massive plumes of ash into the sky seismologists say they

could be there could be a hazardous eruption of the top of volcano near the capital manila any day now authorities have close schools and suspended all flights in and out of manila as international airport. a warning shot from volcano as it spews a column of ash and steam into the sky the ash plume general. adding enough static electricity to produce volcanic lightning. although one of the philippines most active volcanoes it last erupted more than 40 years ago now experts say an eruption affecting a larger area could be just hours away the ash and steam have prompted thousands of people living in towns close to the volcano to follow evacuation orders. or it was all the work of the hour when the volcano started blasting steam we ran

away up here the road was crowded ticket with a cash and pebbles were falling from the sky. yeah but i'm all about the ash fell as far away as the capital manila some 60 kilometers north of manila airport authorities grounded all air traffic affecting dozens of domestic and international flights. to stand up for the forces. on the top to hold. as travelers wait so do the people of the philippines to see what else teil volcano may have in store. well in australia another firefighter has died battling the country's devastating bushfire us this brings the death toll to $28.00 since the finest also 3 months ago now off 2 weeks of course is a mystery is prime minister scott morrison now says he made mistakes and that his response to the crisis could have been better. the famous sales of the

sydney opera house these days so often shrouded in smoke and now a canvas carrying messages of thanks to the firefighters has battled the bushfires some losing their lives the latest victim a 60 year old forestry worker named bill slade. bill was working as a member of fatah false and the anglos rest area. and he was struck by a train. the bushfires have left many so-called killer trees waiting to fall landscapes like these are the new normal in the country scorching summer and some australians are angry demanding their leaders take action to address the causes of the crisis now the embattled prime minister scott morrison has admitted some failures you know there are things that i could have handled on the ground much

better there's a very emotional environment and prime minister is a flesh and blood too and have engage with people engagements like this unwanted handshakes and called shoulders when confronted by critics morris and now says he shouldn't have holidayed in hawaii in the heat of the crisis and after months of equivocating a clear comment on the links between climate change and the fires. quanah charge it is the government's policy has obviously impacted on the longer hotter draw some a sleaze and that's the advice we've received and that that is not contested that is the position of the government ok let there be no dispute about that as the fire call outs continue the prime minister has promised a royal commission to review the crisis but there's no announcement of any change to the country's carbon emissions targets or its reliance on fossil fuels. some australians want to see more substance and less smoke. times they

can get men's tennis now when i know that john kasich is the i have won the a.t.p. cup the inaugural tournament in australia has been overshadowed by the countries bush djokovic a spectator is in sydney something to cheer about after beating while number one rafael nadal all route took lawrie. the new a.t.p. cup could not have asked for a better final rafa nadal took on old foe novak djokovic as part of spain's clash with serbia and joke of it was desperate for victory with his side already behind after losing the 1st singles rubber the world number 2 convincingly to the 1st set 62 no doubt won the davis cup with spain just 6 weeks ago and has complained that the 2 tournament such 2 similar he clung on to force a 2nd set tie break but shock of it would not be denied until the final to a decisive doubles match. the serbian opted to play in the doubles despite his weary limbs but no doubt starts out it prove costly as joke of it in

a big to try it ski dominated the oak they sealed a 6364 win of a powerful cut in your post and feliciano lopez the but new title means a lot to talk of it. oh. i'll remember this experience for the rest of my life because i want to go to high school but tennis size now turn to melbourne for the a stallion open grand slam starting later this month. well the wrongs only female olympic medalists kimya elisa day has defected from a country 2016 a bronze medal winner in taekwondo who cited the hypocrisy of the regime that she claims humiliates athletes while using them for definite ical agenda now the 21 year old can phone the we've also szell media stating that quote so i am one of the millions of oppressed women in a row on who they have been playing with for years at least

a day is reportedly training in europe and is hoping to compete at the 2020 tokyo olympics but not under the iranian flag. while you're watching the news live from berlin i'm havin a home free thanks to a company more while news coming up at the top of the alibi for no. reason to. read shows. more of the way to go. everywhere w. .