♪ anchor: hello and welcome to your world news coming to from berlin. anchor 2: your top stories. sepp blatter announces he will step down amid allegations of corruption. anchor: and our two sides getting close to a deal? we will take a look. anchor 2: and in china, a boat cap sizes more than 450 people on board. anchor: and we start with the

latest, with the football of earning body fifa, the president announcing his resignation. anchor 2: blatter was reelected last week, despite arrests prior. anchor: some are hailing blatter 's decision to resign as good. anchor 2: but first, sepp blatter in his own words. former fifa president sepp blatter: we need a restructuring. although i have then -- been voted president that is not supported by everyone in football.

this is why i will give up my position and call an extraordinary congress to be held as soon as possible so that a new president can be elected. anchor: so sepp blatter is leading, and to go through blatter's bombshell with us, our sports desk. only last week, blatter stood to be elected, was reelected, and now he quit. what happened? reporter: there were the arrests last week of some very high-profile people in fifa, and that really shook fifa to its core. even though blatter is a popular figure, he lost some of his biggest importers there, and i think the reason he went on with

his election as planned as because he knew he was going to win. he knew he had enough the boards to win despite these scandals, so from his point of view, why not go through the election, win it, and then take a look back. i think he realized, my life can get a lot more difficult if i stay. anchor: certainly interesting. anchor 2: there are a lot of dark clouds over fifa. is this a matter of blatter jumping before he was pushed? reporter: he still had enough support to win the election comfortably. there still has to have been something from the outside and one could be advertisers and sponsors of the fifa world cup. the world cup is what brings in a massive proportion of fifa's revenue, about 90% according to their website for last year, and they could easily have had a buzz in his ear.

that is not to say that any company has done such a thing but i think there may have been some kind of pressure from outside, and that could be related to the bad press of the world cup in qatar and elsewhere right now, and if that had any effect on sponsors or, indeed, with swiss investigators, the campaigns that awarded those world cups to qatar and russia, that certainly could have weakened fifa's ability to make money, and that was certainly something that would bring any head of fifa down, including blatter. anchor: you mentioned the investigators, that they came out and said he is not under investigation, that he, himself, said fifa needs profound changes. does that mean he is part of the problem? report: i think there was an admission of guilt, to some extent.

his 1998, almost two decades that he has been there, and these are his structures that he is now saying me to be ripped apart, and i think quite frankly, in saying that is the case it is kind of an indictment of his own tenure, but it is still -- any of his acolytes he may have to fill that power vacuum straightaway, this is a slap in the face of them. anchor: whoever his replacement is come he will certainly have a lot on his plate. thank you, all of her. greek prime minister alixis -- alexis tsipras. we go live to a report.

report: concessions being offered by greece include privatizations and reform. >> we have made concessions, because a compromise to man's concessions. we know they will be difficult, but we have submitted a realistic land to get grief out of crisis. reporter: as far as the greek prime minister is concerned, the ball is now in europe's court. but they have stressed no deal has been reached yet. the country is currently relying on emergency loans day afloat. some say this depends on them securing the funds from the european central bank. >> the complete banking system would go bankrupt. there would be a major crisis, and greece may leave the euro.

reporter: it has left the markets on edge. greece has to repay money to the imf by friday. almost 300 million euros and in july, it needs to pay the ecb back 3.5 million euros, and failure to meet that payment could lead greece to leave the euro. the next days are not just a port for greece but also to the monetary union. anchor: let's find more about what is going on. our reporter is in athens and joins us. tell us, what is in the greek proposal? are there nonnegotiables? reporter: well, the government has not released it list yet and, in fact, they are being very very tightlipped, but some others are saying that the proposal, the 47 pages of this plan, include lowering fiscal

targets, which is actually good for greece, because it does not need to meet these excessive targets, which relate out years before. they are, however, increasing taxes, like vat. there were the austerity taxes imposed in the last four or five years that have led greeks to their knees and they are going had with privatizations something that the ruling leftist party was against. it did not win to hear about any further state sellout. it is going ahead with labor reforms, but it is an absolute redline going ahead with any designs as predators want additional cut in pensions. what the government is expecting here is some kind of counterproposal, some kind of feedback on how much tweaking they can do on this greek

proposal which is considered a basis for a solution over the next couple of days. anchor: we hear this counter offer is being worked on possibly already on the table. has anything the leaked as to what this counter offer could entail? reporter: absolutely not. it is simply that these proposals have received a very warm reception from the officials in brussels. that is anticipated, and, of course there is a lot of brinkmanship happening and, of course, we do expect the politicians, the leading politicians to wait backend to clinch a final deal. there are technocrats who are pouring over the -- leading politicians will way back into clinch a final deal.

anchor: thank you very much. anchor 2: the iraqi prime minister says allied countries are not doing enough to help them. anchor: they are discussing the strategy as the militant group continues to make gains. anchor 2: and we have this report from the ground. reporter: despite an international campaign to halt their advance is continues to conquer more territory. this video allegedly shows than taking a checkpoint in northern syria. they are also making gains in iraq. last week, they -- last month they captured the important city of ramadi and forces are engaged in a struggle to retake it. in a meeting with some 20 political meters -- leaders, all of body -- al-abadi had

comments. >> this is a psychological war. reporter: defeating the islamic state could take a great time. >> we are united in our political and military goals you but now, we have to have a new strategy. it will be a long-term battle. reporter: the u.s. has pledged to send antitank rockets to iraq and taking the city was the islamic state's greatest victory until now. two members of the coalition, it was a major setback. despite their pledge of more support, coalition members are acting -- asking that the shiite led government be more

inclusive. it is apparently causing many in the area to side with the islamic state. anchor: we asked for more details. reporter: well, there was a lot of talk about staying the course and being patient and seeing the bigger picture, so that tell you that they are not changing their military strategy. supporting the iraq he army with airstrikes and it is not only they are optimistic that the strategy, because there are reasons to believe it will not work but also because a lot of coalition ministers do not want to do a lot more. in contrast, some are pulling out, are scalng back their efforts. saudi arabia, for example, is doing that, and this is the most they could do in the moment of least. anchor 2: our reporter in paris.

let's live over to china, where rescue teams are still trying to find survivors after a cruise ship capsized on the gang see river -- on the yangtze river. anchor: many still missing are believed to be elderly, chinese tourists. reporter: it is shaping up to be the worst chinese shipping disaster in 20 years, a ship the star of the east, and effort to find anyone inside the upturned hull. they listen for a response. one report said people could be heard calling from inside. no one knows how many may have been trapped or swept away by the strong current. relatives of the passengers gathered in despair where the boat started its crews.

they hoped for news from the tour operators office, but it was closed. >> how can these people just run away? >> we only have a number of the manager, but he is not answering the phone. reporter: back at the accident site almost 150 boats continued the search. the chinese prime minister the dishing -- li keqiang, was informed. into divers 15 hours battling bad weather to free her from a wreck. questioned by police. anchor 2: we are going to take a

short break. anchor: don't go away. reporter: climate change the affecting us all, with a rising water level in our street homes, and elsewhere. the good news is our own choices in energy conservation, recycling and transport.

find out what you can do today. anchor 2: welcome back. europe needs better cooperation with the united states in the fight against the islamic state. those were the words of germany's interior minister. anchor: the group called the g six may -- met outside the german area of dresden. loretta lynch, her first trip abroad since being sworn in one month ago. anchor 2: now, we are joined by our chief correspondent melinda crane. easier said than done. what are the strategies being discussed? melinda: they call first and foremost for better and more cooperation.

this is between them and the u.s.. it was acknowledge that the u.s. has strong data collection and more information and said that cooperation with the u.s. needs to be constructive and effective, but to also respect national laws. that was an indirect reference that there have been tensions between germany and the u.s. in regard to spying. they said that the european parliament needs to adopt the record system, basically a widespread system that collects data on flight, trouble, and passengers and he also called for cooperation among internet providers to come up with a code

of conduct that would limit the information that they provide for example, to foreign jihadists efforts so those were three of the efforts that he promoted. anchor 2: also come with understand germany and france are calling on them to reform asylum plans. basically, what do they want? melinda: they said the european commission has come up with what they call a good proposal. nonetheless, the french and the governments are proposing -- this is how they should he distributed, and the proposal does pay attention to how many refugees countries have taken in the past. there are those that have already been taking a large number, and neither germany or france that's there. if that some of a think they

should be given the benefit of the doubt. anchor 2: our chief correspondent, melinda crane. anchor: and arrest of two from the and -- the banned muslim brotherhood, with a senior member that had been on the run for years. anchor 2: and with the death sentence against mohamed morsi. morsi was sentenced to death in may after being accused of crimes. anchor: injection president -- egyptian president lcc -- sisi will be meeting with angela merkel. there has been criticism e for

exceptingl-sisi. greg i and he was a member of a green party and member of the german parliament. you are against president el-sis being here. why? >> without having parliamentary issues first. she said there are no elections, but dill, you can come, and that is what we criticized for it you just cannot take it off the table. elections are very important. and that is why we say it is not a good moment, and in addition the human rights the tuition is hitting worse, so we think it is not the best timing. reporter: the german government does it is us to stay in

contact. what do you think about that? what i think it is important to stay in dialogue. even when they were coming to germany, i am happy to welcome them, what it is important about the message and what you say. and that is why they need to be very clear and frank about the human rights chew asian, which is terrible, and you also criticize your friend if it is necessary. >> what can you tell us about this right now? >> it is a terrible situation, because you have many, over the house and, who are in prison without ever having seen a court or being judged, and i think this is a very bad situation for human rights. it is very random who gets arrested.

you can be assured about when you get arrested where, and that is why i think it has been worsening, and with the national human rights council of egypt which just published its report, and even the national town so up of said it is as sad as it has ever been in egypt and history which is quite a statement. report: thank you. anchor: that was our dw reporter in conversation with a member of the green party and foreign relations committee on egyptian president el-sisi's visit in berlin on wednesday. anchor 2: the labor market riding high, that has the unemployment rate to the lowest level in 24 years. anchor: unemployment fell in

may, meeting about 2.7 million people were out of work. they say that number will fall slightly. and german employers are currently looking to fill a be a record number of job openings. anchor 2: all right, let's find out how things went down. anita: it was published, increasing 0.3% and many say this is a result of a huge bond buying program of mario draghi. one of the issues is to increase the inflation rate, because mario draghi absolutely wants to prevent deflation, because this is very bad for economy. it means prices are falling, and people postpone purchases in the future.

and many believe that greece will find a last-minute solution. anchor 2: that was anita at the stock exchange. the dax closed down, euro stoxx 50 also had a bad day, down by about one third of 1%. over to new york where they are still trending, the trend is also down, -- anchor: well, you show up for work and have your passport confiscated. and this barely covers your food. anchor 2: this describes the life of many undocumented workers. employers in the agriculture and fisheries sectors are the worst offenders.

reporter: it is 5:30 in the morning in southern greece. these are undocumented migrants and if they are lucky, they will be able to get work on a local farm. is is anveryday ene. urts have helped expose ho some migrants are exploited in greece. court officials heard the case of 20 day laborers who were shot and wounded. the cause of the altercation? the men were angry because they had not been paid in almost six months. >> in general, our most important conclusion is that we need to inspect more worksites. that also means that investigators need clearer instructions to protect the rights of employees. reporter: according to a european agency for fundamental

rights, migrants without documentation run the risk of being victimized. the farm owner was not found guilty. anchor: formerly known as bruce jenner, she has formally introduced yourself as a woman going by the name "caitlyn." anchor 2: she was on the cover of "vanity fair," and she got congratulations from his step daughter and reality tv star kim kardashian. this is becoming more and more visible in the u.s., thanks to the hit show "orange is the new black." anchor: you seem to be a fan there. anchor 2: yes. anchor: it has been a busy day, with fifa president sepp blatter announcing his resignation. anchor 2: he was elected last

week despite arrests by others and he said that fifa needed profound change. anchor: and who will be the successor? anchor 2: nothing comes to mind other than the guys who tried to do it last time and did not make it. anchor: that is all the time we have. thank you for joining us. ♪ [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] ♪

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