columbia. the country and 50 years of armed conflict. the president signing a revised agreement with farc rebels. the second attempt at peace after an agreement that rejected a nationwide referendum. islamic state claims responsibility on a -- for a

deadly attack on a iraqi capital. among the dead are shiite pilgrims. martin short said he is returning to german politics. observers believe his ultimate goal could be to challenge angela merkel for germany's top condition. -- top position. >> my name is christopher. thanks for joining us. we start in columbia. a historic day for that country. the leftist farc rebels signing a peace agreement aimed at ending nearly a century of armed conflict. >> this could be a historic handshake. colombian president one melt

melt fenceposts -- and the leader of the frac rebels. millions have been displaced and killed. >> what have colombians achieved with this peace deal? we managed to deal the armed conflict with farc and set up a piece that is wide-ranging and profound. >> government and farc rebels had already signed an agreement but it was defeated in an referendum. many colombians were angered by negotiations with the farc. >> the citizens of columbia spoke this october. they said, we do want peace, but

we want a different pieces deal -- peace deal. we listen to the people for 40 days and listened to their encouragement and told them not to lose their momentum so close to the goal. >> this time colombians want to have a say. the revised accord won't be put to a referendum. it will be up to congress to approve it instead. >> dw's ruth crowser has been covering the peace process for weeks. this process, how does it differ from the previous agreement? how they addressed the concerns that were raised? >> quite a few points changed. all but one point in this peace agreement were revised and

changed. for example, a bigger vision was that the farc have to declare how much money they have and they have to hand over there an angel assets. all of the money will be used for reparation payments for victims of the conflict. this is one big change. another says they have to be transparent about the truk trafficking they are involved in. there are a lot of points that were addressed, but it is not enough for many people in columbia. >> there's still quite a bit of opposition to this a deal. who is still posted and why? >> the former president is supposed to the steel because he was the leader of the no campaign. he opposes this revised agreement. the farc rebels want to form a

political party and they are not allowed to do this. the former president keeps opposing this revised the deal and it is not only him, but many other colombians. >> they felt it was too lenient, the original deal. many may still feel that. >> what happens next? is there a possibility that this revised agreement might also fail? >> i see it as quite unlikely that it will fail. president santos has decided not to hold another referendum. this deal will not -- it will now go through the congress. it is a safer option for him to push through. in the congress he has majority. santos and his allies have a strong majority. it is expected to pass. >> assuming this is the final

deal. it is approved by columbia's parliament, how do you see the immediate future of columbia. after 52 years of conflict, a peace deal. >> people hope for great changes. especially people in the countryside because they were the most affected by this conflict. they hope for a better and safer future. keep in mind that peace deal does not mean there will be peace. there are a lot of steps to follow through. there are other armed groups. there is drug trafficking going on. the colombian government has to work on a lot of issues to keep up and people hope the economy will be boosted. there will be more tourism and a safer and better life. it is something to keep in mind that even though people are celebrating peace and the road to peace, it is a long one. >> dw's ruth crowther on

columbia's revised peace agreement. moving on to other news, el salvador has issued a tsunami warning after a powerful earthquake on the coast. the magnitude seven quake could have triggered ways that could affect the long coastlines of el salvador and nicaragua. nicaraguan president daniel ortega declared a state of emergency in his country due to the quake and a hurricane that made landfall earlier on thursday in the southeast. turning to iraq where islamic state has claimed responsibility for a suicide attack that killed 70 people in a town south of the capital of baghdad. the bomb exploded at a petrol station in hellah.

many of the victims were iranian. we have been getting more on this from our correspondent. he is the iraq bureau chief of the french news agency and he is in monitoring this for us. >> this happened at a petrol station on the main highway between baghdad and the southern city of bastrop. shiite euros -- shiite pilgrims returning from a large pilgrimage that commented on monday. many were iranians heading back to their country. it was claimed by the isis group in a statement a few hours ago. there is another attack in the city of kikook and another in the southwest of the country. as it loses ground and as it crumbles, isi will result -- revert to spectacular attacks

across the country, grill a style hit and run attacks such as today's bombing. >> that's our reporter from baghdad. in a surprise announcement, the president of the european parliament said he is going to return to domestic politics after 20 years in brussels. it is unclear what role he wants to play in germany, but observers believe he could challenge angela merkel and next autumn's federal elections. >> martin short has been a member of the european parliament for 22 years and its president before. he is now going to run for the german parliament. >> next year i'll run for the german bundestag is my party in the north rhine. it is the honor to be president of the european parliament and

i'm thankful for the opportunity. >> politicians in berlin have been paying their respect to response of short announcement. >> p is become the face of the european parliament and where it was important to take a stand for europe, he did so. he now takes a move to domestic politics against the background of this achievement. the low social democrats seem to be pleased with sho -- short's role. >> as leader of the spd, gabrielle would be the obvious choice for chancellor, but the chance is, will the party choose schultz. there is also talk of schultz coming foreign minister.

when he campaigned for the european parliament, martin schultz showed he had an easy way with people and could relate with their concerns. not a bad basis for his future career in domestic german politics. >> let's pull in a correspondent from our political desk. schultz hasn't said anything yet about what goal he wants to play in berlin. what you think is most likely? >> he wants really say what role he prefers, whether he would be the opponent of angela merkel for the candidate for the social democrats or whether he would be foreign minister. for many here the a natural foreign minister. these politicians are less forthcoming to speculate if he could become candidate for chancellor. this depends on if the current vice chancellor wants to that role and the fact that this

deadline passed. this announcement by martin schultz that he is coming to berlin and is still none the wiser what the sd plans, that means a lot of backroom discussion going on there. >> the social democrats even their cards close to their chest. >> if martin schultz were to become the candidate, what with his chances be of defeating chancellor merkel? >> anyone would have a difficult time defeating the german chancellor. it is also because the social democrats have been weekend through this broad correlation that they had with merkel's party b's last three years. martin scholz would be the more uncomfortable candidate has he was not part of that coalition. he was not sitting at the table of ministers with the german chancellor. he comes as something of an independent candidate who will

surely be seen by sparks of the social democrats as the chance to reestablish their very european values and also their sense of a working man's party. and martin schultz is exactly that. he comes from a modest background. his father, a policeman. his mother, a regional politician. she comes from chancellor merkel's party. he would be a uncomfortable opponent for merkel's party in this case. >> time now for some of the other stories making news around the world. in china, at least 57 people are reported -- at least 67 are reported to be killed because of a collapsed power station. it happened in the city of feng

shing. in israel, tens of thousands of people have been evacuated in the northern center of -- the northern city of haifa. some of the fires may have been deliberately lit. others have blamed an unusually dry autumn and wins -- winds. tokyo has seen one of the first major snows in more than a century. two centimeters expected in the japanese capital. residents taken by surprise, but residents say the situation is nothing to worry about. you're watching dw news in berlin. coming up, a strike extended through saturday. how the staff is picking up the pieces.

and we're going to introduce you to this group of talented young people from the novice strip who are challenging stereotypes -- g aza strip who are challenging stereotypes with music.

>> welcome back. you are with dw news in berlin. a historic day for columbia as the government and leftist farc rebels sign a police record that in decades of armed conflict. this agreement goes directly to columbia's parliament for approval. now that lufthansa strike is rumbling on. helena humphrey has more on that in the business news. >> that strike set to run into

its fourth day. tomorrow, friday, the carrier will scrap 830 flights. the industrial union wants their salaries increased. it will only be hit on intercontinental connections but the strike will be carried on into saturday. germans are increasingly irked by all the travel destructions. >> it was unusually quiet at lufthansa check-in desk. there were usually passengers here waiting to board their long-haul flights. lieutenant the has had to cancel thousands of flights -- lufthansa has had to cancel thousands of flights and it means more than financial losses. the airline's image has been tarnished. >> there is no immediate damage,

but we do see a change in bookings over the medium term. every day of the strike is costing us around 10 million euros. wage negotiations are deadlocked. the pilots'union has rejected the offer as too low and lufthansa says it already pays more than the competition. but there is good news. >> we are altering the strike, but that doesn't mean we are calling it off. we are taking a break with long-haul flights. >> that should provide relief for passengers who were stuck here and can now fly out from frankfurt. meanwhile, lufthansa management has urged the pilot to return to the negotiating table. until that happens, hundreds of lea thompson aircraft are likely

to remain grounded. the wto is sounding the alarm since the slowdown in global trade is troubling. it has two trees to from 1.8% -- from 2.8% to 1.8 percent. in the first time since 2009 since the world has seen such sluggish trade. >> the wto is lowering its forecast because of a drop in employment worldwide. that is more due to the technological revolution rather than weak growth. >> issa sub product of this constant effort in technology to be more productive means there will be less people working. that structural change has to be looked as it is. >> but the media was more interested in another question. how does the wto phil about

donald trump's threat that the united states will abandon the transpacific partnership. >> it depends what else comes with that manage -- that measure. is that a substitution of the tpp with another network of agreement? is that another launching of initiatives to have bilateral trade deals? >> the wto's manager acknowledges skepticism when it comes to trade, but he is not seen signs that the president-elect intends to leave the organization. >> the conditions for free trade to flourish are becoming less. china has accused germany of protectionist tendencies. at the hamburg conference, china

meet europe and chinese and german leaders were trying to put those differences to one side. >> for china's vice premier, signing hamburg's golden book with a traditional ritual. it contains the signatures of all the honored guests to visit the city. >> today's world is full of uncertainties. we need to think about how to solve the complex -- the conflicts through greater cooperation. as a port city, hamburg has traditionally been very open and cosmopolitan. despite this, ties between germany and china has become strained over what the chinese perceive as protectionist tendencies. especially when it comes to chinese companies buying up german high-tech firms. a recent example is the takeover of a chipufacr by

inesveorat halted by berlin. >> chinese is a symbol of high standards and free trade. we enjoy so much about your philosopher and technology. >> china's reputation in germany is a little different. german firms are put off because they cannot own the majority share of companies in china. some are calling for a bilateral investment agreement. the regulations for german companies in china are relatively strict. >> we don't have these kinds of restrictions in germany where it is relatively easy to invest. we have to negotiate and agree on the same conditions. >> but the timing is probably wrong for another deal. voters in germany, as throughout

the world, are growing suspicious of the idea of more free trade. >> u.s. markets are closed for the thanksgiving public holiday on thursday. plenty of action on main street head of black friday. -- ahead of black friday. it is when they move into the red -- out of the red and into the black. thus the name. black friday sees the highest retail sales of the year every year. it is usually seen as the bellwether for christmas shopping season which gets underway in the next few days. christopher, back over to you now. >> we are going to stay with thanksgiving, one of the biggest public holidays in the united states.

americans traveling across the nation to be with their families. thousands traveling to new york for the traditional macy's thanksgiving day parade. thousands making their way through may houston -- through manhattan. u.s. troops stationed in afghanistan also celebrating thanksgiving. they are doing so with their nato partners. soldiers were treated to a traditional these including turkey and stuffing. they are based in the capital of kabul. there is still a small contingent of u.s. troops that remain. our next story takes us to the middle east and specifically to the gaza strip. it is usually associated with

war and conflict, but a group of young gazans are challenging that stereotype with the music. our correspondent caught up with members of the gaza's small but passionate music scene. >> a song to combat hopelessness , rappers, fingers, and musicians from gaza's small music scene have got together on a small bruise in gaza. >> our band tries to these things that other bands don't do. we talk about life, our hopes, i'll love -- our love for the future and life. >> the musicians say gaza is not about war and crisis, it is a place where people live and to get creative. the majority of inhabitants living on the gaza strip are young.

they can neither travel or make plans for the future. >> borders surround us, we don't and who supports us or who is against us. it causes chaos politically and economically. in the street, he killed young gazans. they also sing against the narrowmindedness of a conservative society. there are almost no platforms given to rappers in hamas controlled gaza. herewith women play publicly with young men. >> as a young woman, it is difficult. they say, what are you doing? i say, i am singing. they say, you should work in a real job and be a teacher. that is the traditional profession for a woman. >> the young musicians say the reactions are almost always positive. a new song is in the works. >> we talk about new ways to

change the mentality of society. to do this, gaza needs more space, the world needs to come to us and we need to travel inside of gaza so there is a culture of exchange. ♪ >> you're watching dw news in berlin. " the day" is coming after this short break. stay with us if you can.

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