brent: this is "dw news." tonight, the eu delivering a blunt message to britain. >> the deal, which would damage the european union and its integrity. brent: at an eu leader summit in austria, britain's theresa may insists her brexit plan is the only one on the table. her counterparts say it won't work, and tell her that time is running out. doping, sports, and russia --

the world anti-doping agency says it will lift a ban on russia's testing laboratory, despite widespread opposition. russian track and field athletes have not competed under their country's flag since 2015. trying on modern modesty -- we visit a san francisco exhibition that explores the islamic dress code that has inspired a fashion trend. brent: i'm brent goff. good to have you with us. your plan will not work and you are running out of time -- those are the two blunt brexit messages european union leaders gave british prime minister theresa may. at an eu summit in austria, they insisted her brexit plan remains the only one on the table, but her counterparts across europe disagree, accusing the u.k. of

trying to cherry pick its way out of theory european union -- out of the european union. reporter: it all looked so friendly and polite at the outset. there was common interest to come up with a brexit deal regarding britain's future relationship with the european union. but that didn't happen here. it will have to happen at a make or break meeting in a month. the european council president donald tusk rejected the plan regarding the future relationship with the eu. the british would like to benefit from frictionless trait, even though they won't be part of the multinational bloc anymore. tusk threw cold water on what britain oncwants. >> the suggested framework for economic cooperation will not work, not least because it risks undermining the single market. reporter: the eu itself would like to continue having seamless trade with northern ireland.

however, the british prime minister rejected that as her government feels it would economically and constitutionally isolate the u.k. she did not hesitate to mention the other scenario. prime min. may: if there is no agreement on a deal that is acceptable to the united kingdom, we are prepared for no deal. i believe there was a growing desire to sit down and ensure that we can achieve ideal. reporter: french president emmanuel macron rejected may's stands from especially as she suggested this is the only deal coming from britain. pres. macron: we must defend the single market commits coherence, and we have reaffirmed our desire not to give up on this matter. this is in our short, medium, and long-term interests. it is a vital political and economic interest for the european union in this regard. we are today at an hour of truth. reporter: and the truth can

hurtful to how much we will know at the next eu summit -- and the truth can hurtful to how much we will know at the next you summit in october. brent: max hofmann is covering the summit. eu leaders are clearly unaddressed by the british prime minister. the eu leaders talked about compromise. theresa may kept talking about europe needing to evolve on brexit. does that mean the ability to reach a deal is now dead? max: the ability to reach a deal is not dead, because we are not at the stage yet where both parties really have to give something up. what theresa may did here, she presented the so-called checkers plan, a that has been on the table since july. for the first time now, officially presenting it so the other leaders of the european union were not necessarily surprised and the criticism was clear. the two key points remain -- what are going to be the future trade ties?

eu leaders not happy with a proposal that theresa may made with the checkers plan. and of course, the border between northern ireland and island not clear here. -- and ireland not clear here. although they were conciliatory in their tone, it was a civilized meeting by standards of pat -- of past summits, in what they really want they did not change their position. brent: theresa may came out of the summit today saying what she has been saying, that her proposal is the only plausible brexit plan on the table. considering that, considering what the eu leaders have said, how big of a setback is this summit for the british prime minister really? max: i don't think she was really surprised by the outcome, because it was announced that this would happen. you have to keep in mind that she is playing the home crowd.

the other party leaders as well, it is a tricky thing, to the event for her. some say she gives too much to the eu leaders before that, her job might be at risk. the other leaders of the european union want to keep hurtful that is why they were rather nice with her. behind closed doors it is a different story. we are hearing that theresa may acknowledged it was necessary to propose something else for the border between northern ireland and ireland, and that she would deliver on that within the next week. there is movement here. you have to make the difference between what she is saying for the home crowd and the necessities she has recognized. brent, we still have some time. this is the beginning of the and game and we will see the pressure wrapping up in the next weeks. brent: who do you see perhaps blinking first here, the u.k. or the eu? max: eu leaders seem to think

they hold all the cards, and there is some truth to that. the eu 27 are just much more powerful. they have the single market. if the u.k. has a hard brexit, they leave everything they have built up over the last decade. they have to rebuild all that. it will take time. they are just now realizing how close those connections are. definitely u.k. has much more to lose here. brent: max hofmann at the eu summit in austria. max, thank you. here are some of the other stories making headlines around the world. the tanzanian government fears more than 200 people have drowned after a packed ferry capsized on lake victoria. there are conflicting reports about the numbers of passengers on board. a rescue operation is underway. a woman opened fire at a distribution center where she worked north of the u.s. city of baltimore, maryland, killing three people before turning the gun on herself. she also died of her injuries.

several others were wounded in the incident. thousands of people have taken to the streets of the catalan capital, barcelona, to call for the release of officials who were jailed when you are go. they were detained during the spanish government crackdown on the pro-independence push in the region. nine separatists remain in custody on charges of rebellion and abuse of power. now to a decision on doping in sports that has shocked and outraged many around the world. today the world anti-doping agency, wada, voted to lift a ban on russia's anti-doping agency. that ban was put into place after a wada reporter accused russia of state backed doping. it also claimed that russia tried to cover up drug abuse while it hosted the 2014 sochi winter olympics. athletes across the globe are criticizing today's decision to lift the ban, calling it an insult to clean athletes.

reporter: the biggest doping scandal in sports history might be coming to an end. the russian anti-doping agency will be reinstated pending some final technicalities. the decision has been heavily criticized by various athletes and national doping agencies, but is being celebrated in russia. >> this is a first step, the important one. it opens the way to our sportsmen and ferations to participate in sports competitions. moreover, it opens an opportunity to host international competitions on russian territory. reporter: just before the 2016 on the base, wada investigator announced russia had a state-sponsored doping program. he concluded more than 1000 russian athletes across 30 sports benefited from the program. >> very quickly reloaded there

was a lot more going on than just what went on at sochi. once we learned that, then yes, we were more than surprised. we were astonished at the potential scope of what was going on. reporter: to have the ban on its testing laboratory lifted, russia needed to fill two conditions for first, except finding of the report. second, to release historical data and samples to wada for investigation. with all but the last condition filled, the executive committee has decided to place trust in rusada again. in the process, they may have tarnished their own credibility. brent: joining me is the german journalist who broke the story about russian doping. it was the report that triggered the investigation leading to russia's anti-doping lab being suspended in 2015. good to have you on the show. i have to ask you, what did you

think when you heard the news that the suspension is going to be lifted? >> from my point if you come this is a declaration of bankruptcy for clean sports and all the people who have a serious approach to the very sensitive subject, because two conditions of not been fulfilled . very clearly, the first one is that the russians had a direct knowledge, had to accept fully -- had to acknowledge, had to accept a fully the funnies of the -- the findings of the commission. to be honest, this is not the right way to deal with the subject. brent: what do you think happened? they have not admitted to state-sponsored doping, they've not allowed full access to the moscow laboratory. does this mean that wada caved in to pressure from russia? hajo: wada is a toothless tiger

-- that is my feeling on that end. there are people in wada influenced by the olympic movement and the ioc president come always in favor of the russians. he tried his best to get them in the olympics, for example. brent: why do you think that is? there is evidence of the doping. hajo: there must be close relationships between the ioc and the people who are close to him. there is no clear evidence for that, but it really looks like -- if you saw the sochi olympic games in 2014, always alongside putin, and he made it very clear that he was much in favor of the russians and how they hosted the olympics. the surprise came afterwards with unveiling the whole doping test brent: your investigation resulted in the russians being banned from the 2016 olympics in

brazil, the winter olympics in 2018. does that mean the russian athletes whether they are clean or not will have it easier moving forward? hajo: no doubt that will happen. reinstatement of the anti-doping agency was a precondition for federations to get them -- the international olympic committee, paralympic committee. all of them said that once rusada is reinstated, we can go forward. that happens now, that means that russians without the national anthem -- that will not happen in the future. they have fully accepted back in the sports family. brent: will this make it easier for russia to once again host major sporting events? hajo: yes, that is correct, because rusada is reinstated. this cannot happen -- at least it cannot happen that people refuse to grant russia -- reward

russia with big competitions. i'm pretty sure this will not take much longer for we have big events again in russia. brent: we talked about you being persona non grata in russia. russia denies you a visa to the world cup last summer. you talked about the dangers to journalists in russia. he tried to report on building there. if you try to report on doping there -- you tried to report on doping there. what is the decision before our ability to get to the bottom of athletics in russia? hajo: it is important for journalists to dig in and investigate russia. this week we tried again -- brent: tried to get a visa? hajo: projected again. it is obvious they have no interest's to support journalism. it was possible in 2014 because we were under the radar at that

point, but now it is completely different. to get more information about what really happens in russian sports, it will become very complicated for journalists. brent: as always, we appreciate you taking the time to come on the show with us and sharing your insights. hajo: thank you. brent: cap for business. j -- time for business. javier is here to talk about pressure on companies allegedly growing if they do business in iran. javier: and he could be working because the was a messenger germany says that for so i can will shut down operations -- that volkswagen will shut down operations in iran. he sees that as a result of the trump administration's sanctions and threats against anyone doing business with that country. other german giants have already left the iranian market. the eu is trying to encourage european businesses to bypass u.s. sanctions, but it seems like some big players are not

willing to take the risk. reporter: volkswagen returned to do business in iran last year. after a 17-year absence from the german auto giant said it wanted to reestablish its business in the country. it signed contracts to import several vehicle models to iran. other german comedies like b -- german companies like basf were investing in iran. good that return? the u.s. ambassador to germany said that basf is leaving iranian markets. he tweeted, "basf will comply with u.s. sections on iran." basf has yet to respond, and neither has vw, at least a rookie. the carmaker says it is complying with relevant laws and regulations. one of these says that american comedies do not have to comply with u.s. sanctions on iran. more companies are choosing to play it safe. they fear that doing business

with iran would hurt their business in the u.s. market. that is why daimler, deutsche bank, and deutsche telekom have ceased activities in iran. javier: over to our new york financial correspondent jens korte, joining us from wall street. good to see you. it looks like the eu companies are stuck between a rock and a hard place. 10 the eu rescue the iran nuclear deal while protecting company here? jens: there is only so much the european union can do, and that is mostly for two reasons. first of all, a company from europe has to think twice if they want to do business with the united states or with iran. usually the business deals with america are much greater than with iran. that is number one. even if the european union is kind of offering a european company to compensate them for lost business in the u.s., that is hardly going to happen

commend that would mean in the end that european express would have to cover for u.s. sanctions. second, more than half of the global currency reserves and trait is in dollars, so that gives the u.s. another strong card, and even european companies that do not do direct business with the united states could get hit hard if they do business with iran. in my opinion there is not that much that is going to happen, and there is not going to be that much european union can do to keep those deals from european companies with iran going. javier: looking at the markets, despite iran, despite the china trade dispute, the dow jones is that another record high. how does that work? what is going on? jens: yeah, and who would have guessed earlier this week when u.s. president donald trump announced the new tariffs to chinese imports since then?

on tuesday, wednesday, and thursday, we saw triple digit gains with the dow jones industrial average for the first time since the end of january achieving new record high. well, maybe there is some hope that sanctions could use between the united states and china. overall, the u.s. economy rose pretty strongly and new indications on thursday that the second half of the year, the u.s. will grow at least by 3%. it is probably those growth figures that keep the market going. javier: jens korte from wall street, thank you for the analysis. you were speaking about easing tensions. could reconciliation be in sight for the other side? the european commission says the majority of soybeans consumed in the eu are now from the united states, nudging brazil off the top spot. the announcement comes after a deal in july with u.s. president donald trump to over a trade war. -- avert a trade war.

reporter: soybeans, small seeds of diplomacy at a time of global trade tensions. when the european commission president headed to washington in july, he pledged that europeans would buy more u.s. soy in an effort to dodge washington terrace on eu cars. no surprise that on thursday, brussels was keen to prove it had stuck to its side of the bargain. >> you might remember that in the joint statement, the sites agreed to increase trade in areas, notably soybeans. the results published today show that the u.s. is now the main supplier of soybeans to the eu, with the share of 52% of the market. reporter: an impressive statistic, but economists point out that in june, china largely stop buying u.s. soybeans in retaliation for trade measures trump targeted at beijing, prompting farmers to buy cheaper

u.s. soy. not to mention that there's never been eu tariffs on soybeans from the u.s. enough appears to have been done to see both sides back to the negotiating table. >> you remember well that there was a meeting on the 10th of september between the commissioner and the united states trade representative, and they will meet again next week in new york on the 25th of september to follow up on these discussions. tentatively scheduled for november, and other contacts at differt levels are taking place in the meantime. reporter: "tentative" being the operative word. talks are expected to be tricky in the world away fr the green fields of soybeans, with washington calling for a more far-reaching deal to cut the u.s. trade deficit. javier: luxury british carmaker aston martin says it is seeking a evaluation of 5.7 billion euros when it goes public . the company made famous by james

bond's spy films will be the only carmaker to be listed on the london stock exchange. aston martin says the ipo will go ahead with or without brexit, and it has stockpiled engines and other components. it says restrictions on the free movement of goods good could affect supply chains, costs, and recruitment. all right, that is all for business with them going to drive you back to brent for world news. brent: we will go to uganda now come where popstar turned politician bobby wine has been arrested again by police in his home country. he returned from the u.s. today, where he had been for medical treatment for injuries he sustained during what he claims was tortured by ugandan soldiers. the military has denied that bobi wine was tortured in their custody. reporter: the united states to

uganda. the last stretch of a long journey home. but bobi wine didn't receive a warm welcome upon arrival at and have a international airport -- entebbe international airport. a friend of the popstar turned politician fields how police greeted him on the tarmac. they escorted him back to come follow. he told dw what happened. bobi: it feels good to finally be home. i did not know they were bringing home because so many men grabbed me from the plane, they searched me, took away my passport, and all the documents, i don't know where they are. but i'm finally home. reporter: bobi wine was charged with treason in august.

this followed campaign violence during a by election. during his time in custody, wine claims to have been tortured. kampala denied this had happened. he then traveled to the united states for medical treatment. despite his injuries, he remains determined to continue with his work. bobi: i have come to continue exactly where i stopped. i'm going to fight on. like i say, we must get our freedom or we shall die trying to get our freedom. reporter: wine was elected last year and has large support from young ugandans for the he has been heavily critical of the president comes sometimes using his music to deliver his message of discontent.

brent: time for something very different. from nike hijabs, to culturcoute gowns, exhibition of muslim fashion. it shows a fashion trend inspired by the islamic dress code. here is more. reporter: a new perspective on muslim fashion. the exhibition hall itself reminiscent of a mosque. with the works of some 45 designers, contemporary muslim fashion is diverse, but it doesn't pretend to be a definitive survey. then -- >> i think it is a posted -- supposed to fashion a new fashion point. we're not trying to solve problems. we're trying to bring attention to a really exciting sector of the fashion world. reporter: and it does.

the works might be modest in terms of how they cover the body, but not their aesthetic ambition. some are also political, like the u.s. constitution and first amendment flight jacket. or the true self, a piece about identity. but it is not all about beauty or sending a positive message. islamic style has become a burgeoning industry in recent years. >> really triggered by an awareness of the spending power of the muslim clientele. it has been estimated that $44 billion a year are spent by muslim women on modest dress. reporter: contemporary muslim fashion, the first of its kind dedicated to displaying islamic culture within a fashion context, runs until january.

brent: here is a reminder of the top story we're following for you. eu leaders failed to secure a breakthrough in brexit talks in salzburg. theresa may insists her brexit plan is the only one on the table. eu council president donald tusk says the plan is unworkable. you are watching "dw news," live from berlin. after a short break, i will be back to take you through the day. stick around for that. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org]

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