♪ anchor: this is "dw world news" live from berlin. the favorite no more. boris johnson delivers a surprising punchline. >> having consulted colleagues, and in view of the circumstances in parliament, i have concluded, that person cannot be me. anchor: the brash and boisterous brexit campaigner, boris johnson, takes himself out of the running to replace david

cameron. it's a bombshell announcement in the race for top tory. also on the show, turkish police carry out raids against suspected terrorist cells after the bombing of istanbul's maine airport two days ago. 13 people have been arrested. german foreign minister frank-walter steinmeier recommends reconciliation between turkey and armenia, neighbors at odds with unspeakable active barbers and that took place a century ago. ♪ anchor: it is good to have you with us. a week ago, he asked the british people to follow his lead. tonight, he says he will not lead. forest johnson, the brexiteer boss, became a blonde bombshell of sorts today, shocking the

country and parts beyond by saying he will not run for prime minister. johnson was favorite to replace outgoing prime minister cameron. now he says he will continue to champion the brexit, but not as the top tory. >> another political earthquake for britain. having had the campaign to leave the european union, boris johnson dropped the plum shall -- bombshell. he will not be in the running to lead the country through the political quagmire of the brexit . >> having consulted colleagues, and in view of the circumstances in parliament, i have concluded, that person cannot be me. >> johnsonon is out. instead, justice secretary michael gove put himself forward. he previously backed johnson, but said this morning the former mayor of london was not up to the job. >> i realized, boris is not capable of building that team and providing that unity, so i

came reluctantly but firmly to the conclusion, that as someone who had argued from the beginning that we should leave the european union, as someone who wanted to ensure that a bold and positive future for our future was implemented, i had to stand for leadership of the conservative party. fallujah a shock for the tories -- reporter: a shock for the tories, and for the public that thought johnson was heading for downing street. >> i am very surprised. if he's not going to stand, what's the point it happened in the first place? with johnson out of the picture the bookies have the odds on home secretary theresa may, who supported the remain campaign but has quietly positioned himself as -- herself as unity candidate. >> we saw a huge rush for theresa may, the favorite. she looks hard to beat. reporter: joining the front runners are three lesser-known conservatives. work and pensions secretary stephen crabb, playing on his

working-class background, former defense secretary liam fox, the most right-wing candidate, and energy minister andrea leadson, one of the stars of the leave campaign. tory mp's will work to whittle the list down to two, and the winner will be announced in september, with a rough load -- road ahead for whoever will lead britain out of the eu. anchor: our correspondent has the lucky assignment of following this story. i have been saying, it's like the british version of "house of cards" come to life. start with boris johnson and michael gove. is this a case of ultimate betrayal? reporter: well, possibly. i mean, it has really been described as a shakespearean tragedy. they have been friends from us 30 years.

studying together. and now this, the bodies on the floor. it's really quite incredible, what has happened. of course, there is another theory that says maybe boris johnson in a way really didn't want to be prime minister anymore, because he now belatedly realized that what he promised the british people all through the campaign, namely, that britain could have access to the single market, continued access, that that would be very difficult, because the signs we have had from brussels are not positive as far as this is concerned. so maybe he got cold feet, and did not want to clean up the mess the country is finding itself in. anchor: cold feet. that's a very nice way to describe it. because a lot of people have been coming out and saying, he's a coward. they said, he's just like david cameron, in a way. he makes a mess, gets himself in a situation that he knows he cannot get out of. have you been hearing that today? reporter: well, yes, for sure.

this brexit victory has been a surprise victory for many people, and most likely also for boris johnson himself. he didn't think this was going to happen. he wanted to position himself as a leading campaigner, so that he could be the next prime minister, but he probably did not really think brexit was going to happen. it seemed like an outside chance. but now this has happened, and what we have seen here in britain really has not been statesmanlike behavior. more like, somebody said, university playground politics. student union. but it really has not come across very well with the british public. that's for sure. anchor: you can say that again. let's talk a little bit about the new woman in the picture, theresa may. she has the best chance is now,

not michael gove, of becoming prime minister. what do we know about her, besides the fact everyone is writing about her eclectic shoe collection? reporter: yes. she has these famous kitten heels with a leopard design, but that's not really important. she has emerged as a safe pair of hands, wherere one conservate mp has said, i've had enough of these boys, and i want a woman now. i've had enough h these politics. i want somebody who is mature and can lead the country. she has a reputation, a little bit like another iron lady. she comes across a little bit like margaret thatcher. she has been the home secretary for a long time, and is an experienced politician. she will have her hands full, negotiating the relationship with brussels, if she does become the next prime minister,

which would be really the most important task for the years to come. anchor: definitely. i wonder if she will tell brussels she wants her money back, the way margaret thatcher did. thank you very much. police in istanbul have carried out a series of raids against terrorist cells with ties to so-called islamic state. 13 people have been arrested. the rays are links to tuesday's triple suicide bombing at istanbul's ataturk airport. on wednesday, turkey's president blamed i.s. for the attack which killed 42 people. no group has claimed responsibly for the attacks, which have triggered widespread outrage. reporter: a show of strength by turkey's security forces as they run sweeping raids in istanbul. special units looked for accomplices and backers ofof the airport suicide bombers, searching homes and interrogating people across the

city. in the end, 13 people were arrested in connection with the attack. the nationalities of f the three attackers have n now been esestablished. turkisish authorities say the mn are from russia, was pakakistan, and turkestan - -- uzbekistan, d kyrgyzstan. the gunmen fired into the crowds at the airport and then blew themseselves up. more than 40 were killed and hundreds were wounded. tuesday's attack overshahadowed turkrkey's eu accession talks. after a moment of silence for the victims, turkish officials continued their appeal f for membership i in the european union. turkeyey has been hit by a brutl terrorist attack. the whole worlrld has expressed solidarity with us. and thatat includes our r frienn brussels. reporter

>> we are facing a tough fight against terrorismsm, but we are not giving up our push for reforms, for the sake of our country. reporter: meanwhile, the families of the dead are still devastated by the loss of their loloved ones. anchor: let's bring in our correspondent in istanbul. good evening to you. we know there have been 13 arrests, have turkish police found what they are looking for in these rates? >> well, it't's not clear yet wo these people are, and whether they were e directly involved in thisis attack, or is it just a ququestion of the ususual suspe, bring them in, interrogate them, and hopepe to get information? shaking the tree, as they call it. but authororities seem to be making progress on the identities, at least identifying the i identities -- nationalitis of the attackers, from russia

and central asia. that's not a surprise. the regions are sources of jihahadists fighting in syria ad iraq. the authorities believeve the attatack was directly ororganizy islamic state from the de facto capital of raqqa in syria. it's also believe the attackers crossed over from raqqa a month ago, so they are making progress here. the turkish security forces hahe a good track record of rolling up the networks that carry out these attacks. a decade ago, when al qaeda carrieied out a deadly attack on the british consulate in istanbul and two synagogues, it took them only weeks to roll up the whole organization that carried out the attack, so they do have expertise in cracking down on the groups. anchor: a lot of analysts quoted today. some say, if islamic state is indeed behind the attack, this would be a declaration of war. erdogan being the strong man he

wants us to think he is, there's no way he can let this go without some kind of retaliation, rigight? >> well, i it's intntesting. you heard a very tough speech, just after the attackk from the turkish president,, saying thahat a place inin hells already prepared for them. he said, islamic state is now the priority of t turkey's security forces. that appears to be a major change. up until n now, turkey claimemed that some rebelsls and conspirators were trtrying to overerthrow them, which h has gn a lolot of criticism from the oppositionon. theyey said the govovernment hat taken islamic c state seriously. now, this lala deadly attack, the government says they are devoting all t the resources to engage this enemy, and they are believeved to have a major organization across turkey. turkey was a major gateway for

jihadists from around the world to go to syria and iraq, a major concern of turkey's western allies. anchor: dorian jones, reporting from istanbul. thank you very much. germany's foreign minister is in armenia, trying to persuade turkey and armenia to reconcile their differences. germany has become increasingly entangled in the tensions there. reporter: a wreath of remembrance. no official visit by frank-walter steinmeier is complete without a visit to the genocide memorial museum. the displacement and murder of 1.5 millllion armenians by the ottoman empire a century ago continues to shape the country and the relationship with its neighbors. >> compromise and reconciliation are not high up on the armenian political agenda. that applies to armenian turkish relations, and the conflict with azerbaijan on karabagh.

rather than healing wounds, it seems to have deepened them. reporter: both countries assert claim to the region. azerbaijan once control of the breakaway region, and armenia bacs the mainly ethnic armenian region. soldiers have fought here for more than two decades, and 150 people died in clashes in april. >> we fear the risks of a renewed escalation among the conflict line will increase. the longer the conflict goes on, and the longer concrete steps fail to materialize. we have to prevent this from happening. reporter: but steinmeyer's armenian counterpart remains deeply suspicious of the azerbaijani side, accusing them of deliberately misconstruing negotiation r results. >> our biggest problem nowadays is the region.

the question has to be solved,d, after the escalation in april, as well as the question of our relationship to our eastern neighbors. reporter: but there is little hope, as all parties continue to uphold maximum demands, making concessions appears more difficult than ever. ananchor: we will bureau back. stick around.

♪ anchor: welcome back. you are with "dw news," live from berlin. in afghanistan, at least 30 were killed and 40 wounded in kabul after suicide bombers attacked buses carrying police cadets. officials say vehicles were targeted on a road 20 kilometers west of the afghan capital. taliban militants claimed responsibility for the bombing. a week ago, a bus containing

nepalese security guards working for the canadian embassy was attacked in kabul. other stories making heaeadlines around the world. a palestinian man fatally stabbed a 13 yoyour girl inside her home in a jewish settlement in the occupied west bank. befofore security guards shot hm dead. the united states confirmed the girl is an american citizen. black box recordings from the egyptair flight which crashed in may confirm smoke was detected on board. the aircraft plunged into the mediterranean on the way from paris to cairo, killing all 66 passengers and crew. as we know, when the markets are roiled, one solution is to throw money at the problem, apparently one the bank of england is considering in the wake of the brexit. when it's broke, put money on it. >> we are in for a summer of cheap money. thanking them governor mark carney said it was likely

monetary policy easing would be required in response to the brexit vote. experts now expect the current key interest rate of 0.5% will be cut another 25 basis points this year. in the second public statement since the outcome of the referendum, mark carney said the boe cannot immediately or fully offset economic indications of a large negative shock. the day after the vote, carney offered more than a quarter of a trillion pounds of liquidity to banks if needed. the pound dropped more than 1% directly after the announcement. last week's referendum result already hammered sterling to historic lows. today, equities have risen for the third day in a row. the dow is up. the bouncing deda cap -- dead cat appears to be having a hang time. >> well, the cat was in the air

quite a bit. money makes the world go round. well, the bank of england, they are not looking brightly at the near future, but it's astonishing to see how short the selloff after brexit on wall street was. two heavy down days, but now for a third consecutive day blue chips increased. they are up almost 800 points over three days, even if we saw the pound weaken and pressure on oil prices. but now even for the quarter, blue chips and the s&p 500 are on the outside. >> chocolate maker hershey rejected a major takeover bid worth $23 billion. why? >> well, mondelez, the maker of

oreo cookies and other snacks, made this offer. obviously the deal was in the making for months, but it only took a couple minutes for the board of hershey's to say the amount is not good enough. if you look at the closing price on wednesday, the offer would have been only about a 10% premium. still, the stock is up a good 15%, so maybe the last word is not spoken and maybe mondelez will better the author. >> in the u.k., consumer confidence fell sharply following the brexit vote during the last few days, dropping to the lowest level since may 2013. households are described as "highly spooked" by the referendum outcome. that's hurting retail sales and household spending.

since british consumers have been the main driver of the country's economy, they say a recession cannot be ruled out at this point. consumers in germany have been a driving factor for the economy recently, in times of virtually nonexistent interest rates. people have cash to spend, as unemployment in may remained at the lowest level since reunification. >> business is booming in germany. many companies are short on staff. it's a dream come tru for -- true for people looking for a job. th the unemploymente rate dripped -- intimate rate dropped slightly. it is believed the result of the u.k. referendum will not have an immediate impact on the german labor market even though

the u.k. is a jey labor -- key market. >> it is likely to affect only a limited number of goods. >> the engineering sector is worried about the brexit. in a statement on thursday, industry leaders pointed out that britain is germany's fourth-largest buyer. the international monetary fund is keeping an eye on the german economy after the brexit vote, noticing close -- noting the close economic ties between the two countries. >> 250 billion euros. that's about five times the profit apple posted last year, and how much money has been sent to athens to stabilize the% struggling country of greece. so far with little success, which questions the cash for reforms approach greece's creditors have taken. germany's economic minister now says austerity must stop.

>> it has been five years since minister gabriel was in athens, and now 40 business leaders joined him. the talks were r relaxed. berlin needs to view tsipras as a left-wing activivist, and the greeks need to look at germany as a coldhearted austerity administrator. now, events in london are taking a backseat according to the official line. nearly one week after the brexit, sigmar gabriel is visiting athens, but discussing different issues.for examplple , the refugee crisis and the dramatic economic situation in greece. >> recently, international creditors approved the disbursement of 7 billion euros to greece. the jobless rate remained stubbornly high, at around 26%, and the economy recently contracted again.

gabriel thinks the greeks have suffered long enough, and german company should become more active here. >> it's not enough to demand cuts in wages, pensions, and social security contributions, and then not do anything to help the country returned to growth and create jobs. >> following the brexit vote, gabriel and his greek counterpart believe the euu should focus more on people's needs. for greece, that means more investment instead of austerity demands. but the economy minister knows, it will take years for the country to fully recover. anchor: thank you very much. now, for a trip down the road less traveled. a young german woman has sought out a special challenge helping people in kenya, a journey and an experience that has truly made all the difference. reporter: saturday his laundry day. she has gotten used to washing her own things. for the past year, she has been living and working as a volunteer as part of the world-w

ise program about one hour away from the kenyan capital of nairobi. at a group home for adults with disabilities, she is responsible for daily caregiving, including, doing laundry, preparing meals, and sometimes teaching. the 18-year-old already did this work in germany, but here everything is different. >> it's fun for me to live with them. we can share everything. sometimes it's a little unpleasant, having to take a shower, but i can do laundry with them, each with them, bring them to bed. spend the whole day with them. reporter: it is her first trip to africa. in the short time she has been here, she has learned some swahili, the official language of kenya. the house has 35 adults. sophie has her own small room next to the women's sleeping quarters, but that is her only

luxury. she only gets to go out every other weekend, when she travels to nairobi to meet other volunteers. otherwise, she stays here at the center. there is a clear routine for sophie and her charges. during the week, there are lessons. in the evening, there's some free time, and they always eat together. the center finds most of its volunteers through jasper malone. he also found sophie. malone works closely with the world wise program, but for him, there are more important things than just the work provided by the volunteers. >> volunteering increases us to be more global citizens. we see what we share with one another, in terms of intercultural learning, in terms of appreciating other people, beyond color, beyond level of education, beyond where we come

from. reporter: this has been selfie's experience as well -- sophie's experience as well. she wants to become a medical doctor, and now she knows where she will want to work. >> i will complete my degree, but after that i want to come back here. i like the country. i like the people. i almost feel better here than in germany. reporter: sophie came to kenya to give. but she had not expected to receive so much. reporter: after a short break, i will be back to take you through the day. stay with us.

you are watching live from paris, france 24. the face of britain's leave campaign says he does not want to be prime minister, boris johnson leaving his party reeling. conservatives now remain in the race to replace data cameron as prime minister. turkey says the suicide bombers from tuesday's deadly attack came from russia, the kurdistan, and the spec a stand. the death toll has risen to 34. open a foul mouth as