ah ah ah there's a d w news line from but then the a use top officials respond to validations of corruption within the european parliament. we are european. we would draw the people them both on presidents met. so that has to has strong words for foreign powers,

trying to buy influence in the a u. s. after police charged for people in connection with alleged bribery. also on the program. iran executes a 2nd demonstrator as anti government protest continued. at least a dozen people have reported the received death sentences after taking the part in the uprising human rights groups warm that protesters are being subjected to sham trucks. ah, i'm feel gale. welcome to the program, a president of your european parliament has denounced attempts by what you call the enemies of democracy to undermine the parliament and the european project. berta met so deliberate arousing speech to the parliament in strasburg, and announced a wide scale investigation declaring that nothing would be swept under the carpet. she was speaking of to one of the parliaments of vice president eva kylie was

charged with corruption of allegations at world cup host katara paid huge bribes to influence a new policy in the greek m e p. if one of 4 people arrested in connection with the scandal is more of what the parliament president had to say make no mistake the european parliament, their colleagues, is under attack. european democracy is under attack. and our way of open free democratic societies are under attack. as get more from our correspondent barbara vessel, who's in strasburg. welcome barbara. so a strong, defiant response from our roberta, but solar in response to this scandal, or will it be enough? absolutely. so, and it is a very difficult time for the european parliament on, for regard to mate. so you could really see that she was angry that she had her head to hold herself back. not to say things that would be

a judicially problematic because she, i mean everyone here who has nothing to do with the scandal is frustrated. people are absolutely shocked when you talk to a parliamentarians walking across the corridor. here they say we, we couldn't believe it. this is the worst that has ever happened and the horrifying thing is a fill. it's not over yet. we just saw in the belgian media that there has been further searches today. and they have been at 10 offices off in the european parliament, searched by belgium police. they have found more money just to remember it was about $600000.00. they found on saturday and sort of sloshing around in plastic bags in an apartment. now there is another hit $150000.00, they found in the hotel room. that was, that was belong to a parliamentarian. and there is a further money, another $100000.00 or so that they found in more bags. so this story doesn't seem

to be over more people seem to be involved and so are about him at sodom. and she was just speaking here, did well to say it wouldn't, nothing would be swept under the carpet and there would be a full investigation. let's hear what she had to say. this is a test of our values and our systems and colleagues. let me assure you that we will meet this test head on. there will be no impunity, none. those responsible will find this parliament on the side of the law and i am proud of our role and assistance in this investigation. ok, those are strong was but how damaging is this for the a you, barbara? it is inc, sadly damaging. so because the problem is the european parliament has limited powers. it is really in the end, the member states who make most of the really big decisions. but the parliament

occupied the moral high ground. they always said we are the ones fighting for european values. we're the ones fighting for the morality of the european union. they were really very strong on the war in ukraine this year, and they were strong on iran. so there is many instances where they have really tried to sort of come up is very strong stance against authoritarian countries. and now if things happen like this, they simply lose credibility for them, this is in, in horrible hit against this credibility and against their it. so that their moral stance, if they lose that they're going to lose a lot of the informal power of the soft power. they have built up carefully throughout the last years. barbara, thank you for that barbara. rosalind strattman of your peer unions also considering further sanctions against iran over human rights abuses of his comes after a reigning authorities executed

a 2nd demonstrator linked to anti government protests. but he tracer iran of art was convicted for allegedly stabbing to security officers to death during demonstrations. human rights groups have warned that protesters are being sentenced to death after sham trials. with no due process, they estimate at least a dozen people are facing execution. the news came early in the morning. maggie teresa ross, nevada, had been executed after a show trial maggie were rights group say he didn't even receive legal council. this low resolution security footage, what's considered enough evidence to convict him. the court claims chose the 23 year old attacking to members of a pro government militia. the young man shown here in a private video was charged at the end of november. he was hanged less than a month later. act of his say that run of ards family had not been informed but he got an offer last week. another young man, most sane shikari,

us became the 1st person to be executed for taking part in the nation wide protests . as a result, thousands of iranians took to the street and cities across the country to once again demand an end to the islamic leadership. foreign ministers meeting in brussels sharply criticized the executions. germany's top diplomat on elena burbock said, europe is on the side of the innocent and iran, they haven't written violence made these new sanctions. we took aim at those who are responsible for these executions and for def, violence against the innocent people on what that is. first and foremost, that evolution that he got gotten, but it's also those who tried to intimidate, have, are punished. people in the bed manipulated video. i'm so she's done order my dad to push off at least 9 other people have been sentenced to death. human rights organizations say that could be executed at any time. and look at some more stories

that my he had lines around the world. start in afghanistan where taliban officials say police killed 3 people who stormed a hotel in the afghan capital car ball booming. more than 20 the hotels popular with chinese businesses. china shutting down a major covey 19 tracking app. as it eases pandemic restrictions, people will be able to travel again without their movements being recorded has been growing criticism over the tough measures that lead to widespread protests across the country. indonesia government, as foreign tourists, will not face prosecution under a new law that criminalize is sex outside marriage. last week, the indonesian parliament unanimously passed the new legislation which also bounds cohabitation amongst unmarried couples. the concerns of the changes could hurt the country's economy by discouraging tourists. polish president andre duda has been received in berlin by a german president, frank selfish, dine. my meeting takes place to meet tensions between the neighboring countries

over military assistance for ukraine in that countries that defense against russian aggression fires engulfed a shopping mall in moscow. the 2nd such blaze in 4 days at the fire on monday, destroyed a store in the east of the city that sells building materials and her recruitment follows a similar fire that broke out on friday. at a more north of moscow. the united kingdom, where a teenager has been cleared of cancer after undergoing a new treatment for leukemia. it's called base editing and involves altering the patient's dna doctor say the breakthrough could have, excuse me, dr. say the breakthrough has huge implications for the future of cancer treatment. oh, now again, the teenager at the center of a medical breakthrough. after all conventional treatments failed doctors feared alyssa's leukemia was incurable. with few options left, alyssa volunteered to be the 1st patient to undergo an experimental treatment known

as based editing. the cutting edge procedure involves genetically engineering new immune cells that hunt down the cancerous 1. 6 months on the cancer is no longer detectable in all this is body, it is extremely exciting. and so obviously this the new field in medicine. and it's fascinating that we can redirecting in system to fight cancer. doctors say this treatment only scratches the surface of what base editing could achieve. they believe the technology could help fight a wide range of diseases. and i, i've helped other children as well that they might, that other children might be able to get cured because of the research that in part and all these be loser is still being monitored just in case the cancer returns truce, new president is to ask congress to bring elections forward by 2 years,

venable waters announcement follows protest, spoke bobby impeachment last week of her previous assa pedro castillo demonstrations over the weekend turn violence. 2, teenagers died on at least 5 people were injured in a remote community in the on these mountains. peruse political tension spilling over is protesters and police clash. these crowds and lima, among thousands of people who turned out across the country, demanding that president dina boulevard t stand down. minority has only been in the jobs since wednesday. she was sworn in to replace lyft as president pedro castillo after he tried to dissolve congress and was later arrested, outraging his supporters. but he made on alley that company at 1st, we demand the freedom of our president pedro castillo. second. that congress is rotten corrupt. congress is closed, that a constitutional assembly is convened,

and thirdly, that peru declares a state of emergency that i am. the protests escalated over the weekend with deadly clashes in the southern city of under jorge las, the crisis prompting bassetti, a former prosecutor who served as custio's, vice president to announce early elections a, the cd glass. you mean? like i had decided to try and reach an agreement with congress to bring forward the general elections to april 2024. there was me in the coming days i will seem to bill to advance the elections and we were able to reach an agreement and parliament him in on this. but i think comes in sluggo or what has bullied the got it. but if in that the near peruse, right, leaning congress held an emergency session on sunday to discuss the crisis suspended after physical altercations broke out,

peruse head 6 presidents in the last 6 years, including 3 in a single week in 2020 the length of dina blew out his ladyship to be decided by voters. if peruvians can wait that long, ah, be football, woke up and guitar is on a rest day. the next matches will be the semi finals with teams hoping to make it to sundays. final of footballs, most important trophy. the 1st of the sam is takes place to morrow effectiveness, argentina against croatia, and wednesday, evening seize morocco challenge defending champions. france or morocco have certainly been the biggest surprise of the tournaments, and their fans have brought some of the best atmosphere. a correspondent max marrow is in keta. but on the page, an underdog story that's inspired loads across the world. the 1st african semi finalists ever award welled cup tournaments and off the page. the fans have just been marvelous. 15000 moroccans live here in could saw and many more tens of

thousands expected to be here and could saw roaring them on in the stadiums, but also in the streets after the last, when again, cause honking their horns across the streets of dough with people leaning out with morocco, flags, and in soup walk, if the main market of doha of fans gathering not just moroccans and egyptians also, saudis and algerians celebrating together. so while this political tension between these countries, the fans here have come together. it's been quite marvelous to see, and as i say, an underdog story that we always love to see in football. ox metal is reminder of our top story. this. our european parliament president reverse met sola has condemned alleged corruption claims in an address to a u. lawmakers. she called the alleged bribery by foreign power, an attack on the european democracy, which was speaking at least charged for people in connection with those obligations and around the 2nd man's been executed over anti government protests. he was

convicted therefore allegedly stabbing to security officers. and during demonstrations, rights activists, a close to $500.00 people have been killed in the nation, might uprising that at least a dozen face the death penalty coming up next, the news asia or china ended up running a network of illegal police stations around the world or strategy will have that story and more a just a moment and i'll be back at the top of the good they brief ah, have body and soul. the houses that daniel rebus can construct are more than just building.