>> this is dw news coming to you live from berlin. things are growing tense in greece. national bankruptcy could be hours away. athens will not be able to pay the international area -- international monetary fund. alexis is urging greeks to reject the terms of the international aid deal in a referendum to be held next sunday. just moments ago, he said that the vote to reject the deal, the greater the negotiating position will be. egypt's achieve prosecutor is killed in a suicide bombing.

the man brought thousands of islamists to trial including former president mohamed morsi. and this year's third grand slam tournament has gotten underway at wimbledon. fans will head to southwest london to see reigning champion novak djokovic. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] i'm sarah harman, welcome to the show. an increasingly defiant greek prime minister staunchly defends the move to put the decision on a bailout in the hands of the people. alexis tsipras commented that they will likely not throw grease out of the eurozone because the cost would be enormous. and according to next sunday's referendum the stronger the rejection of the creditor deals, the stronger greece's case will

be. whoever calls, i always pick up. dw's correspondent in athens we will bring him in for some analysis. hillis us more about what the prime minister had to say. >> we had some blame game. some european partners blame greece for not presenting concrete proposals during negotiations or for not being credible. he tried to turn the tables saying that, unfortunately, it was the other side. there were not behaving properly. they were given to understand that they were in favor, or at least, not against the extension of the great program the

negotiations with other means. he would not be able -- sarah: what exactly are the greek people being asked to decide on? >> that is a complication. the people do agree with the latest proposals by international lenders.

and in a comprehensive way understand what it's all about. sarah: thank you for the update from athens. reese will not be able to repay the 1.6 billion euro loan by tomorrow's deadline. that is according to information the germany finance mr. -- minister received from athens. they could be facing default. and looking at greece's uncertain future. the reform proposals and don't want a new agreement with greece's creditors.

there is a growing sense that even when they are working the most they can draw in a day is 60 euros. >> i need 20 euros to buy medicine. i don't know if i will be able to. people have to heat -- eat and drink. they have cut our pensions and now this. >> i am against europe. it makes me very sad. >> it is terrible and very cruel. everything is closed.

maybe not even when it reopens. >> groups are forming to approach the pros and cons of the referendum. many locals rely on it for income. >> and right now, people think it comes here -- they are not going to have any money from the banks. cncom of greece, if you take out it, you have nothing. and they come here with their own money. >> it is a lot of news in finland. we took some more cash with us and we hope we are stable and

and long term, i hope that they will be ok. >> it is the only point that the politicians, creditors and greece seem to agree on at the moment. sarah: she is the woman the greeks loved it hate as the debt crisis as -- has unfolded and now they are looking to chancellor angela merkel for a lifeline. she is one of a number of leaders to keep greece in the euro. after next weekends referendum, only if the people of greece vote yes to a bailout deal. >> the leaders of all the german parties, they told reporters that although they were deeply disappointed in the government, they would not desert greece

now. it is crucial that there is effort and solidarity. that will continue to be our position. because i am convinced the euro will collapse if these principles aren't observed. and we don't want that to happen. meanwhile, the deputy made clear that greece won't receive a new offer from creditors because the greek people have been asked to vote on a specific proposal. that vote would be a clear decision against remaining in the euro. the astaire it he policies that ruin southern europe have not

led to the results that people said they wanted. we believe it is obvious. there must be an urgent summit called. if you look at the result of talks, it's apparent that europe can't run the risk of the euro failing greece for the sake of 400 million euros. but the chancellor won't do with the opposition is urging. angela merkel wants to wait and see. they'll will debate the issue on wednesday. >> concern about greece and what might happen is blowing across the atlantic. brock obama spoke with his french counterpart to urge the europeans to keep talking. there is white house spokesman josh earnest. josh: the thing we have indicated in the past. it is important for the party's around the negotiating tble to develop a package of reforms and

financing that would allow greece to return to growth and debt sustainability within the eurozone. we believe it's important for all the sides even in advance of the referendum to continue to engage in constructive conversations. sarah: richard, we just heard josh earnest talking about the need for constructive conversations. what do you make of that? >> that is a key part coming from washington. so many thousands of kilometers away from the very evident anger that has developed on both sides of the crisis in the eurozone. there is very much the sense that cool heads need to prevail. the thing i would highlight is that he is referring to the need to return greece to a path of

growth and debt sustainability. debt sustainability is code for cutting the volume of greece's debt. sometimes that is referred to as a haircut. that is what greece has been demanding the last few months and the eurozone has not wanted to provide that. on that point, the u.s. appearing to side with the greeks. sarah: richard doesn't -- in athens and greece's creditors? >> they won't put it in quite some many words, but that is the view. and while they see it having played a pretty bad hand in the negotiations, they understand and rather agree with the basic analysis which is that posterity has been imposed too harshly on greece. it has prevented that return to growth that would make it debt sustainable.

sarah: that is the view from washington. richard walker, thank you so much. with how investors are reacting to the greece crisis? ben: stock seven going down all day, it doesn't matter where you look around the world. standard & poor's has downgraded greece's credit rating to junk territory. let's go over to new york where the national correspondent is standing by. a thumbs down fromhem? what do you think? >> i'm not sure we need the rating agencies to tell us that something is rotten. the downgraded not help and the

s&p, they have induced the chance that greece will be leaving the eurozone by 50-50 at this point. ben: we have facebook these days for a thumbs up or thumbs down. what about the reaction to equity markets? >> it's not as bad as the u.s. even if pressure did increase here. it is down 2%. it is the biggest downward movement in about -- in more than a year. we did see some pressure that if you look at the united states, it is a pretty closed to economy and does not depend on exports. especially not on trade with greece as much as we have seen. it is more than an american

issue at this point. ben: back over to sarah with more international news. we will have more business later on in the show. sarah: let's look at the other stories making headlines around the world. germany has offered security assistance to tunisia in the wake of the beach shootings. the prime minister said berlin will help to ensure the safety of tourism. 38 people were gunned down. the 35-year-old confessed to the gas factory crime, admitted to the heading his boss before ramming his van and to the land -- into the plant causing an explosion. you are watching dw news. still to come in our show.

all eyes are on london as one blend gets underway. taking a look at the top tennis tournament. all that and more in one minutes time. go away. -- don't go away.

sarah: welcome back. you are watching dw news and these are our top stories. the greek prime minister alexis tsipras says that he does not think -- his government's rejection of bailout he is hoping for a no vote. german chancellor angela merkel says that she is ready to reopen talks. the european commission

president is urging greeks to vote yes in the referendum in order to keep greece in the euro. and calls from around the world are getting louder. leaders of the world's biggest economies want to greece to stay put. ben: some of the headlines coming through the u.s. wants greece to stay in the eurozone. china has called for a speedy breakthrough in the crisis. the whole affair has its bearing on china and a european trade union. a grand total of 40 billion euros. it is constantly rising and it has been heavily investing in the peripheral countries. another investment project call -- causing headaches is pouring billions to infrastructure.

some officials are not exactly thrilled. >> badly in need of recovery. the european fund for strategic investments or efs i is aimed at improving infrastructure. it helps projects get off the ground. in the next three years, they plan to spearhead public and private investment totaling 315 billion euros. the fund is based on guarantees of 21 million euros. it is meant to serve as collateral for 63 billion euros in loans and could stimulate project investment of 252 billion euros. germany has approved projects as

have france, italy poland. china has announced it is ready to participate primarily in technology and communication projects. it could give china a say in the management of the fund. ben: officials signed a pact to create the infrastructure investment bank. the beijing-based bank is set to control $100 billion in capital for trade infrastructure projects. it is critical and not applying for membership. it is expecting to give a big stake that is currently dominated by the u.s. and europe. back over to you. sarah: in other news, egypt's

top prosecutor has been killed in a car bombing in cairo. officials say the bomb ripped through the convoy. >> this amateur video capture the aftermath of the blast. burned-out cars littered the street. the expose of device appears to be hidden inside a vehicle and detonated by remote. the prosecutor was rushed to hospital. at first it was reported he had only suffered minor injuries. and it became clear that his condition was more serious and he later died of his wounds. authorities say it could be the work of islamist militants. last month, the egyptian

affiliate called for a taxon members of the egypt's judiciary. prosecuting thousands of muslim brotherhood members. he handed out hundreds of death penalties including one for mohamed morsi. they were internationally criticized for their severity. this time, they carried out their threats. sarah: it has been a year since the extra missed declared it -- the territory that they control in iraq. a sophisticated social media machine. the group uses online platforms like facebook and twitter to spread propaganda and indoctrinate and recruit new followers. we are joined by carl from the social media desk.

can you give us a scale of the problem? >> it is hard to find good numbers on this. so we said, let's see if we can find some. it was a lot easier than we thought. it is very clear he's not hiding. you see the iso to as the cover photo. and other things these twitter accounts are saying, here is another one. the tragic events on friday, the shooting in tunisia. the murder in france celebrating those horrible events as a victory. they are not hiding and this is basically propaganda out there in the open. sarah: if it is out there like you say, why isn't it being taken down?

>> it is being taken down. twitter says they are working on it but they don't give us exact numbers. you take one account down and two more pop up. it give you an example of what i mean. this was an account on twitter and he is bragging about how many times he's been suspended. for the account suspended. i will just return. if they are taken down, they pop right back up. sarah: that's what twitter is doing to combat this, but what about law enforcement? >> inter-poll take this. seriously -- interval takes this very seriously. we spoke with the next bird who is a social media expert about i asked -- i.s. he says it has to be more than that.

>> we have the come up with a better system that makes it more difficult for those to sign up and abuse the services. and to try to do more to track some of these people down. once they start to call people to wage jihad against civilians. we should have a better way to prosecute. >> if you want to read more about the online presence of the islamic state. sarah: thank you so much for your insights. moving to sports news, wimbledon has just gotten underway today. on the men's side, there is novak djokovic aiming to defend his title. he is considered a firm favorite. roger federer could be the man who's going to stop him. the swiss star is gunning for his eight wimbledon title.

andy murray knows what it's like to win at wimbledon. could he do it again? what about stan wawrinka. the swiss won the french open and is seated for -- seeded fourth. the women's singles are wide open. serena williams is on track to win all four grand slam titles in a single year. petra kvitova is fifth. we have romanian simona halep third. could this be her year? we will find out. and we can't forget maria sharapova. the russian is no stranger to success and she could be the thick -- biggest threat to williams. there are getting ready for the challenge that awaits them. >> wimbledon's facebook page proudly proclaims its regulars.

the courts in perfect shape the weather is fine, and the strawberries are promising. and the champagne is on ice. but what about the players? women's favorites serena williams and maria sharapova had a pretournament showdown. who one? you be the judge. williams could become the first woman since steffi graf in 1988 to claim all for top titles in one year. >> i really don't feel that pressure. maybe if i happen to win, i might start feeling it after that. ultimately, i'm just taking it one day at a time. defending champion petra kvitova. wanting to defend the title they won last year. and in the men, one of his fiercest rivals is back in top form. >> i have been playing well for a year now so it has been a good

last week as well. and they have andy murray is the second favorite. >> i enjoy playing in the high-pressure situations. >> the covers are off and the weather permitting, it could be a classic year at wimbledon. sarah: you are watching dw news from berlin. we will have more at the top of the hour. you can get more news and information around the clock on her website. dw.com. i'm sarah harmon. thank you for joining me.

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