oh, recognize where exactly it was fun. i've learned a lot our culture history. all their d. w. travel extremely worth a visit. ah ah. this is the w news live from berlin. the use top officials respond to allegations of corruption within the european parliament. we are europeans, we would rather be cold than both on the president reverse or met. solar has strong words for foreign powers, trying to by influence after police charge for people in connection with alleged

bribery. also in the program, iran executes a 2nd demonstrator as antique government protests continue. at least a dozen people have reportedly received death sentences. after taking part in the uprising rights group warned the protesters are being subjected to shun trust. other bulk will story of a british teenager who's previously incurable. leukemia has disappeared. banks to have revolutionary therapy. ah, i'm from gail. welcome to the program. the president of the repeat parliament has denounced attempts to undermine the institution and the european project by what she call the enemies of democracy. without the person that sola delivered arousing speech the parliament in strasburg, and announced

a wide scale investigation declaring that nothing would be swept under the carpet. she was speaking after one of the parliaments, vice president's eva kylie was charged with corruption of allegations at woke up post guitar paid huge bribes to influence you policy. certainly the greek m. e p. one of 4 people arrested in connection with the scandal. there is more from the european parliament president make no mistake, you have in parliament. your colleagues is under attack. european democracy is under attack. and other way of open free democratic societies are under attack. well, i spoke to our correspondent barbara vessel in strasburg and asked her if for the president's response to this corruption scandal was strong enough. absolutely. so, and it is a very difficult time for the european parliament on,

for regard to mid solar. 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 parliamentary and 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 there have been 10 offices off in the european parliament searched by belgium police. they have found more money, a just to remember it was about $600000.00. they found on saturday is sort of sloshing around in plastic bags in an apartment. now there is another $150000.00. they found in the hotel room. that was there. 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 kind of a 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. and 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 all 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 off the soft power. they have built up carefully throughout the last years. barbara, thank you for that. barbara vigilance. jasmine the european union has imposed

further sanctions on iran over human rights abuses. to rain, you know, authority executed. a 2nd demonstrator thing to anti government protests. and she teresa ratified was found guilty after an allegedly stopping 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 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 was 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 active, his se that run of ards family had not been informed what he go north 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, you had mentioned violence with 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 evolutionary god, god. but it is also those who try to intimate date of our punish people and the bit manipulated video. i'm so she's done order my dad to push tough. at least 9 other people have been sentenced to death. human rights organizations say that

could be executed at any time and look at the most doors making headlines around the world. the german parliament is reviewing a security after law enforcement agencies foiled a suspected crew to overthrow the government last week. some politicians are calling for a tightening of gun control laws, and dozens of people were arrested in grades in connection with the alleged fall conspiracy. taliban officials say police killed 3 people who stormed a hotel in the afghan capital kabul wounding 20 people. hotels, popular with chinese businesses, china shutting down a major cove at 19 tracking app. as it eases pandemic restrictions, people will be able to travel again without their movements being recorded. there's been growing criticism over tough measures that lead to widespread protests across the country. indonesia government says foreign tourists will not face prosecution under a new law that criminalizes sex outside. married as week of the parliament

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i to through where the new president is to ask congress to bring elections forward by 2 years. dana bo otto's announcement followed protest, sparked by the impeachment last week of her predecessor pedro castillo, and was rationed over the weekend to turn violence. 2 teenagers died and at least 5 people were injured in the remote community in the on these mountains through his political tension spilling over his protesters and police clash. these crowds in lima, among thousands of people, returned out across the country, demanding that president dina boulevard east stand down boulevard. he has only been in the jobs since wednesday. she was sworn in to replace lift as president pedro castillo after he tried to dissolve congress and was later arrested, outraging his supporters. it. but he made alida company at 1st. we demand the freedom of our president pedro castillo, 2nd. that congress,

this rawson corrupt congress is closed, that a constitutional assembly is convened. and thirdly, that peru declared a state of emergency that i 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 this cd glass you mean, like i have decided to try and reach an agreement with congress to bring forward the general elections to april 2024. there was meal in the coming days. i will seem to bill to advance the elections. and we will aim to reach an agreement and parliament on the pin on this. but i think comes in so other bullets what it has politi got it. but within that they are peruse. right? leaning congress held an emergency session on sunday to discovery the crime to be

suspended after physical altercations broke out. peruse, had 6 president from the last 6 years, including 3 in a single week in 2020 the length of tina below. at his ladyship to be decided by vote his if peruvians can wait that long, ah, the verbal woke up in cuba is on a rare rest day. they next matches will be the semi finals with teams hoping to make it to sundays, final of footballs. most important championship. the 1st of the savage takes place tomorrow evening that sergeant tina against croatia and wednesday evening ceased morocco challenge defending champions of france. morocco have certainly been the biggest surprise of the tournaments and their fans have brought some of the best atmosphere. i corresponded max merrill is in keta, but on the pitch, an underdog story that's inspired loads across the world. the 1st african semi finalist ever at

a war wild cup tournaments and off the pitch. 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 jo, how with people leaning out with morocco, flags, and in soup, what if the main market of doha, a fans gathering not just moroccans and egyptians, also saudis and algerians celebrating together. so while those political tensions 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 as merits. now, hundreds of people dressed as santa took part in the charge you're on in mexico over the weekend. the event in the zappa pon and the mexican state of hisco is for children in need. last year's event was canceled because of the curve in $1000.00 pandemic, which makes this years run even more special. and even more fun is remind of

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