berlin. tonight, airstrikes in syria, dozens dead in the rebel held province of idlib. syrian and russian bombs hit a crowded market. it is civilians that bear t the brunt. three days a after i ran seizeda ship and strait of hormuz -- in the strait of hormuz.

growing alarm overshifted till policing in rio. the new governor says the tough measures are needed to crackdown on crime but engine people are being killed in the crossfire. and a big win for ukraine possible president. can he know deliver on his prpromise to not get corruption and to bring peace to eastern ukraine? i'm brent goff. to our viewers in the united states and around the world, welcome. we begin with bloodshed in syria. dozens of civilians have been killed by government bombers and the russian allies. two strikes destroyed a crowded market and killed at least 32 people.

this marks a violent escalation in the country costs ongoing civil war since late april. syrian government forces have been waging a huge campaign to dislodge the rebels from their stronghold and invalid. -- in idlib. civilians are paying a heavy price. >> in a town turned to rubble, a life is spared. this footage from the civil defense purports to show the moments rescuers pulled a young girl alive from the debris. dozens of others could not be saved.d. >> we were walking by the sound of the russian occupier warplanes. they fired two missiles and then they conducted a second rate, firing at civilians in a market. there arare a lot of c civilian

casualtities, many woundeded. >> the syrian observatory for human rights lames russia for these strikes but russia denies this. it was the second day of deadly strikes. on sunday, locals held a funeral for a journalist and member of the white helmets rescue team. he was killed. idlib province remains the last jihadist stronghold in syria. it is backed by russian airpower , it has killed more than 2000 pepeople since it began in apri. idlib will be the scene of further death and destruction as russian warplanes help syria upon us government -- syria's government from jihadist control. >> the u.k. government has

revealed how it plans to respond. jeremy hunt called on european allies to help create a maritime patrol fleet in the state --strait of hormuz. >> the crew appeared well. the 23 sailors were captured by iran along w with the brititishg tanker. they have been held in an iranian harbor since friday. the british government says it isis in violation of the law. the foreign minister of britain wants to deescalate sessions -- tensions. >> we will now seek to put together a european led maritime protection mission to support safe passage on both crew and cargo in this. it will not be part of the u.s.

maximum prpressure policy on ir. we remain committed to preserving the iran nuclear agreement. >> iran has connected the fate of the stealing with that of another tanker, the grace one. it was seized by british special forces in gibraltar. this is a charge that tehran rejects. >> when you illegally seize a a ship in gibraltar, we don't even necessary to show tolerance. the united kingdom is not dispatching another worship to the region. whether other european ships was on the mission remains unclear. >> let's go to london, her correspondent is on. the british are asking europe to help with this mission. the irony is not lost.

doing out how this mission is supposed to work? >> absolutely not. that is the one million -- 10 million pound question that they did not answer in parliament. there has not really been a lot of voluntary involvement from the side of the other european. -- europeans. they don't want to be dragged into this conflict. two weeks ago, the british seized an iranian tanker. this is the whole back story to it. they're asking the other europeans to please help, we have to protect our tankers. that will take some intense diplomacy.

the other europeans do need to protect their taxes. everyone says that in london, the best thing would be the two sides. >> what do you make of the fact that britain is calling on its european allies and not the united states to help create this force in the strait of hormuz? that says something. >> clearly, this is quite clear. britain did not want to enter into this. you want to get the nuclear treaty with iran.

britain is not embroroiled in ts one with one conflict on the iriaian side. mike pompeo, the u.s. by secretary has said europeans are supposed to protect their own boats. what can they do? it is a political mess. they need to talk to iranians and see whether they are willing to engage at all. >> the prime minister in britain, theresa may shared that cobra meeting today. that is want the last things that she will do as prime minister. tomorrow, the u.k. gets a new prime minister. will boris johnson do anything different? >> we don't know what he will do.

the changeover is here in britain. theresa may will visit the queen. boris johnson will visit the queen and after that, he takes up office. what his intentions are, even his closest advisers don't know. will he suddenly change opinion answer in his luck with the american side? nobody knows. we'll wait and see. >> barbara, thank you. tehran has an and captured 17 iranian nationals. state television reports that some of those taken into custody are already sentenced to death. donald trump responded today

with a tweet, saying the allegations are totally false. the cia has not commented on the reports. israel has begun demolishing dozens of palestinian homes in east jerusalem. it says the buildings were constructed illegally. they like to close to a security wall separating jerusalem and the west bank. the demolition has sparked international criticism from the european union and the united nations. they are calling for an immediate stop. >> smashing through concrete, working international law. heavy machinery turns palestinian homes to rubble. backed by hundreds of israeli troops. hundreds more building owners are affected.

>> the cabinet condemns this grid progression. this is the forced displacement of the people of jerususalem. this is a war crime and crime against humanity. >> palestinians arare used to seeing their houses destroyed but this operation is larger than any in years. residedents appealed to the supreme court to save their homes but this claim was rejected. >> they are destroying our dreams and the dreams of our children. they want destroy our determination. >> israel insists the damage is justified. they say that the buildings are too closose to the separation

barrieier. they can be used to shelter terrrrorists. >> they know they are nonot allowed to be nearly secucurity fence. they are violating rights when they destroy those buildings. those e buildings were builtlt illegally. the destruction has been approved by our supreme court. under those conditions, we have no other a alternative. >> the p palestinian authority s warned this could be just the beginning. thousands more buildings line israel possible. that could be -- israel's wall. >> you are watching dw news, design police and there should kill tactics are outraging in rio. innocent people are being killed by police bullets. that story in just a moment. here are some of the other stories making headlines around

the world, a suicide car bombing . it has killed at least 17 people and injured dozens more. the group al-shabaab has claimed that it carried out the blast. they have been trying to tackle somalia's government for more than a decade. a night of violence condemned by carrie lam. a seventh straight weekend of antigovernment protest descended into violence. police fired rubber bullets and protesters. suspected members of cminal gamemes attacked demonstrators n a subwayaytation. india has successfully lauaunchd an unmanned spacecraft to the far side of the moon. they took off from the country's space center a week later than scheduled.

this is a major step forward in india's efforts to become a space superpower. puerto ricans are on the streets to vent their anger at the refusal of the governor. they have been told to step down . he already promised not to run for reelection next year. problems in puerto rico, he has been tracking this story. >> this will end up being the biggest that the island has ever seen. the turnout is huge. hundreds of thousands of people. this is a country or territory with just over 3 million people. this is the 12th straight day of protest. there is also an island wide

strike. they are shutting down the entire island here. this protest is so big. it extends beyond the streets of san juan. it goes all the well -- all the way around the world. they are doing that just about everywhere. look at where these protests are spreading. puerto ricans around the world are crying out for the government to step down. you can see in paris, in front of the apple tower, i love this. there is a bride that got married but was sure to make a statement. there is the skydiving. they're asking for ricky to resign. this goes beyond the scandal with the text messages. we spoke with one of the protest

organizers and this is what she told us. >> people are very angry. everybody knows that it is because we are tired of this administration. we are tired of this public policy. it is even harder to live here. >> you hear her saying that it is getting harder and harder to live here. mentioning the difficult living conditions in puerto rico. it is recovering from hurricane maria. that was in 2017. the territories crippled by $74 billion of debt. critics say that is due to government mismanagement, government corruption. these protesters want to hold someone to account. brent: what more do we know about the chat room messages that prompted these protests in the first place? >> this is the heart of it.

puerto rico leaked 900 pages of text messages. these were coming on the governor's private chats. this is a messaging app. this is an official chat but the comments were so inflammatory that this caused an uproar in puerto rico. they showed the governor attacking journalists, using slurs against women and gays. it gets worse. the aftermath was sent to this here. now they are on the subject, don't have cadavers to feed our crows. referring to the dead bodies that are piling up. other messages seem t to show potential corruption. >> i saw one text message about making martin, -- ricky martin,

they said that he is hyper macho and that he is gay because the women in puerto rico are not good enough for him. >> this is after the scandal, he apologized and said he won't be running for reelection. the protesters are saying we will be in the streets. brent: as always, we appreciate it. five people every day. that is the average number of criminals and innocent bystanders killed daily by rio de janeiro police ever since they launched this anti-drug war. most of the deaths occur in the city slums. they consider this to be an extreme trigger-happy police practice. >> the first bullets only hit the street but the next ones who

further. this is to a spot behind her house where her husband and two friends were shot and killed by the police. traces of their blutarsky are. according to witnesses, they were ambushed and shot in the back. the victims were not armed. >> i was at work when it happened. thank god for that. if i have been here, i might have tried to protect my husband. if i had done that, i would be dead now. >> police killing innocent citizens has become an everyday occurrence in rio de janeiro. ever since please launched a new anti-drug offensive, they have killed an average of five people per day. since ricardo's death, she has been unable to continue her work as a nurse. cheryl -- she is now a single

mother of two. >> the government is committing genocide. policeman hold a gun in your case. if you're unlucky, they just shoot you down. >> rio's new governor is responsible for the hard-line. for now on, we clean up. snipers in helicopters shoot at suspects. that is a new policy brought in since he took office. despite all the evidence, he insists that it innocent people are killed, it can only be back -- by criminals and terrorists. >> and accomplish like this, it is normal for the number of deaths to rise. when the gangs realize they can't fight us, fewer and fewer people choose a life of crime. >> murder has devastating consequences. relatives of those killed in the crossfire demonstrate. this is the school uniform of

14-year-old marco. he bled to death in the arms of his mother. >> my son said the police are crazy, didn't they see me with my school things? i said don't talk my son. he repeated it and then he never spoke again. >> police are poorly trained and used as pawns in a civil war between the government and heavily armed criminal organizations. violence will not solve our problems says the police union. >> this is policies of pure confrontation. president bolsonaro prefers confrontation. >> people have no way of escaping the war between the

government and the drug lords. >> ukraine's comedian turned president has every reason to smile tonight. elections saw his party claim majority in parliament for the first time in history. he faces the challenge of turning that historic victory into political action. he and his servant of the people party will now be expected to deliver on their campaign promises of fighting corruption and bringing peace to eastern ukraine. >> the morning after the election, the head of the presidential party already appear victorious. this is something that no other party has ever achieved in ukraine. the new parliamentarians are set to use the first session to restrict their own powers. >> this is about removing the community and changing the constitution so that members of parliamement can be temporarily and permanently removed from

their posts. >> as a landscape -- zalenski has promised a bigger crackdown on corruption. he can only get reform through with parliament on his side. >> he and his team bear full responsibility. that is a risk because the ukrainian electorate is not used to having to wait. >> they are also calling for tangible changes like lower gas prices and higher tensions -- pensions. it was a free election but they criticized ukraine's narrow media landscape. >> ownership is highly concentrated in the hands of powerful business interests and political actors. >> voter turnout for the parliamentary elections was the lowest ukraine has ever seen.

brent: prosecutors in the u.s. said that cristiano ronaldo will not his critical charges in a case of an alleged rape. he had been accused of sexually assaulting a woman back in 2009. he has always denied the allegations. prosecutors is say the sexual assault claims could not be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. a civil case went by. that one is still ongoing. skateboarding will make its olympic debut in tokyo next year. the sport is also helping children in war zones alleviate the effects of conflict, skate parks have cropped up in places from afghanistan and iraq to sudan and palestine. this allows them to dream and play like kids.

>> his feet are glued to his skateboard most of the time but even when he falls, he tries again. the 13-year-old is used to the cuts andnd bruises. > i fell 10 t times. i heard my arms, legs and shoulder until i learned the sport. >> until the skateboarding park was built, he had only ever seen skateboarding in videos. he wants to become a professional skateboarder and he is learning fast. >> we usus to sit on the skateboards, we did not know how to stand up on it because we had never experienced this before. >> they need these lifelines. it teaches them to move on in the face of adversity. maybe the next big name in skateboarding will help from this part of the world.

>> at the world swimming championships and south korea, adam has extended his dominance in the breast stroke events. he took the gold in n the 100 meters. he finished well clear of his rivals. >> he is reminded of the top stories we're following are you. dozens of civilians have been killed in a strikes in syria's idlib province. it marks a sharp escalation in the violence in the country's ongoing civil war. jeremy hunt t is planning a joit european effort to ensure the safefety through the strength

--strait of hormuz. you are watching dw news, live from berlin. after a short break, i will be back to take you through the day. tonight, iran, britain and now the europeans. we will see you then.

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twenty four france twenty four dot com. the crisis over the safety of the ships in the strait of whole moves iran says its arrested alleged us spies already sentenced. some of them to death. which iss more tension between iran and the west with the u. k. seeking an e. you response to iran's seizure of british flagged vessel an act of piracy good to the british. the drug ministrations expanded the authority of immigration offices to deport mike wins without requiring them to a bab. judges ahead of being kicked ou. israel's policy of destroying palestinian property is not compatible