brent: this is dw news live from berlin. i will p protect shippining in e gulf? the u.s. is calling on europe to dodo its part. they have made a formal request to help should your the strait of hormuz. so far, no reply from berlin but some lawmakers say the answer should be no. also, remembering the little boy who died when he was pushed in front of a passing train in frankfurt, germany. prosecutors have charged a man and they say he will be examined

for mental health problems. now he is doubling down. railing against the city calling a corrupt and badly mishandled. i'm brent goff. it's good to have you with us. who will help patrol the seas? tonight, the u.s. is followed -- formerly called on germany and britain to help with the strait of hormuz. it is a straight -- strategic route for the world's oil. relations in the west have jerry rated it a recent series of

tanker seizures has only ramped up tensions further. germany's official line remains that it favors a multinational approach to protecting shipping there. we have coverage tonight from germany and washington, d.c.. we want to go to our correspondent in our parliamentary studio and also helena in washington. good evening. the u.s. has made a formal request to germany. has germany offered a reply? asked we don't have an official reply but we did hear in an age of you earlier today from the vice chancellor in germany. he was sitting in at the cabinet meeting for angela merkel. in an interview, he made it clear that the message here from

germany is de-escalation. he said the goal of responsible politicians must be to observe the situation with a sober and careful attitude. and not to sleepwalk into a bigger crisis. the attitude here in germany is very much against any kind of heavy-handed or robust engagement in the gulf. at the moment, germany is keeping this request at arms length. brent: thanks but no thanks. it is interesting that we have the united states: on europe to help patrol the seas. the u.s. has or had a similar plan involving nato. what has come of efforts by washington to form an international coalition to protect shipping in the strait of hormuz? >> not a very much. the response from the europeans was not for his pathetic to that demand.

that was voiced by the u.s. acting secretary of defense, mark esper. it was his international debut as the pentagon chief. he lifted deescalate tensions and negotiate through diplomatic means. if you want to quote winston churchill for example, was not more war. this c could tip intnto somethig more dangerous. an errant move from the u.s. could see both sides engngage ia war that the world cannot afford. particularly through his inflammatory rhetoric. he has at times said that he would obliterate parts of iran. brent: that is a good point.

isn't that what berlin is worried about? but if it does say yes to helping control the straight, it is forced to take sides if and when there is a war between the u.s. and iran was jamar clark's that certainly is a concern. germany is reluctant to get involved in something which could be determined by the next week to come from donald trump. it is worth pointing out that it is very much the view my in polilitical bererlin t that this escalation of tensions, it is seen is very much the result of a decision in wasasngton to p pl out of that -- pull the u.s. out of that iraq nuclear deal. at the moment, germany like the u.k. and france, it is all about ththe escalating the tensions ad they want to make sure that

every avenueue is exhausted. arch foror diplomatic means to see ifif there is sosome way of reresolving thesese tensions ore escalating the situation he for any more action is taken. more talk and less action which has been suggested by washington. brent: we know the washington talks about maximum pressure on iran. does that fit into this policy? >> that is very much the concerned whether europeans aree to engage. that they are then complicit in a campaign of maximum pressure which they have been so critical of. let's be honest about the campaign, it is not achieved what the americans wanted to anyway. namely bringing the iranians to the negotiating table on the

2015 new where deal. quite the opposite in fact provoking the ire of the iranians area. then we have seen in them engage in tit-for-tat measures in the downing of drones and the seizure of tankers. it has not been successful but at the end of the day, europeans also have to consider this that some resolution is also needed because the strait of hormuz is a vital waterway for them as well. a fifth of the global oil supply comes through there. as well as a portion of european who supplies. brent: to both of you, thank you. here is a look at the other stories making headlines around the world. a second case of ebola has been discovered in goma. a city of over 2 million people is a major transport hub and health officials are worrying

that a epidemic could spread from there. at 1700 people have died in a when you're long outback -- outbreak in the country. brazilian authorities said the death totoll has risen to 57 a r a prisison rioiot mondaday in te north of t the country.. brutal fighthting erupted betwen rival criminal groups at a a prison. mamany of the dead were decapitated were strangled. police and protesters have clashed in hong kong. the latest in a series of demonstrations sparked by the governments attempt to stop an extradition law. 44 protesters were charged with writing earlier today. students in sudan have taken to the streets for a second day after for high schoolers were shot dead during an opposition protest on monday. the country's military government has said that the

killings are unacceptable. this comes weeks after the two sides agreed to an outlying of a power-sharing agreement. it is the latest clash in dubai royal family. the wife of the rolling -- ruling shake -- she reportedly fled the emirates earlier this year. her husband's lawyers have demanded the return of their children to do by immediately. here in germany, a memorial service has been held for the young boy who died when he was pushed in front of a passion trying -- passing train on monday. prosecutors have charged a man with murder and they say he will also be examined by such -- psychiatrist. this case has shocked people here in germany. >> grief and sympathy in franklin at the rail station. and eight-year-old boy died here

after he and his mother were shoved in front of an oncoming train. the mother manageded to save yourself just in time. another woman was able to fend off the attacker. this is s where the suspect will face the judge. he is the father of three children.. in 2006, he l left eritrea a for switzerland where he has an unrestricted residence permit. the german interior minister and heads of security agencies in berlin gave more details. they said the man was long seen as an example of successful integration in switzerland. nothing is known yet about his motive. he is said to have received psychiatric treatment and 2017. >> according to the swiss

police, the suspect raise alarm on july 25 in switzerland. when he threatened to his neighbor with a knife. he threatened to kill her. he also strangled her. then he locked her in her apartment and fled. the swiss saw that as grounds to put out a nationwide arrest warrant or him. >> the suspect traveled to frankfurt. after a series of violent offenses in recent weeks, the german interior minister wants more surveillance at train stations. >> i know that the call for more police officers still does not mean there will be complete security. we urgently need increased police presence and i have been saying this since i took office. >> but first, people in germany

and the mourners here in frankfurt waiting for an answer. what motivated the perpetrator to commit such a horrid the crime? brent: you are watching dw news. still to come, the dispute for equal a in u.s. soccer. the women's national team it is said has been paid more than the men seem in recent years. we will do that fuzzy math in just a moment. donald trump has fired another salvo in his battle against baltimore. at first he caused controversy by calling a black majority district a rat and loaded infested mess. now he is saying african-americans are happy as hell with his remarks about the district and its congressman. here is what he said earlier today. >> those people are living in hell in baltimore.

they are largely african-american. you have a large african-american population and they really appreciate what i am doing and they let me know what. people have called from baltimore thanking me so much. all that money that has been spent over 20 years has been stolen and wasted by people like elijah cummings. brent: critics say the president's remarks were a racially charged attack on congressman cummings who has been critical of the trump administration's treatment of migrants. our reporter travel to baltimore to hear what citizens had to say about their hometown. >> baltimore faces many problems and one has been t there for may years. at west baltimore, which is prone to crime and violence, or indicate. one of the last homicide

happened just a few days ago here. with more than 300 people murdered last year, there is no doubt that the baltimore is one of the most violent cities in north america. does this make it a rat and rodent infested mess as president trump says? >> a series of inflammatory tweets from the white house is baltimore's latest problem. president trump: the city a dangerous and filthy place. worst in the usa and the says no human being would want to live there. >> president's statements are wrong. they represent a political attack and a lack of understanding regarding the dynamics of baltimore and crime. >> a city with a black, dust population of more than 60%, some feel insulted by the presidents rhetoric.

>> others are like if you haven't been here you can't say anything about it. ask the donald trump he says it like it is. people who are justified -- who are insulted are justified because he doesn't know what he's talking about. he is taking on some of his most vocal critics. they are human beings. a city councilman says president trump's attacks -- congressman cummings is doing an exceptional job. the reality is he is shedding light on a lot of issues that are -- the presidentnt is direcy

responsible for. we talk about border policy and of the treatment of immigrants. >> a good reason for the president to take on cummings and his congressional district. even if that does not improve the situation in west baltimore. brent: the united nations is using today to draw attention to human trafficking. almost half of trafficking victims are women. men account for 1/5. one fourth are girls. 7% are boys. more countries are reporting trafficking. trafficking is just one aspect of modern slavery. they often endure forced labor in the worst of conditions. >> a steady job with a good

salary and a lucrative bonus. that is the promise that can't many indonesian men to leave their homes and had to see. what they get is this. footage released shows crewmembers sleeping onhe floor in the cargo hold looking malnourished and exhausted. one of them says he was tricked a recruiting agency, trafficked to somalia and forced to spend nine months above a chinese fishing boat. packing fish for 18 hours per day. >> when we did not catch in a fish or squid, we were beaten by the captain. we were beaten a lot. i am still traumatized by it.

>> o on board, , the crew claimd they were given aa chance -- choice between going hungry and eating spoiled fish. it they did not have clean water. >> on the rare occasion we were given fish, we could tell by the smell that it was already bad. after spelling it, we cannot eat it. all the got was cabbage and rice with a little salt. we drank water that we collected from the air conditioner. >> he and his crewmates are now back home and they have taken photographs and videos to document their experience. experts say the fishing industry is riddled with forced labor and a predominately targets for workers from south asia. there is no way out for the men and they are often mercilessly exploited.

they say they are owed l the -- thousands of dollars in unpaid wages. >> i worked far away from my family when they said it could be proud of me when i came home. the reality is different. when i asked the recruitment company for our rights, they said you are a stupid idiot. we just wanted our rights after working for seven months. >> numerous ngos have rung the alarm about conditions that seem to be commonplace on fishing vessels across the globe. it has not stopped men like these from falling into the hands of traffickers. indonesia's ministry of manpower is tasked with the protection of its workers overbroad. it is difficult to monitor labor conditions at sea. >> we need to study first

whether the information about the abused seafarers is true or not. we must rely on data and facts so we can enforce actions lawfully. >> as he and his f former crewmates know, data and facts are difficult to obtain when you are at sea with no one watching. >> a seesaw that bridges companies -- countries. that is the idea of an architecture professor who installed just that among the u.s. mexico border. this video shows children on the american side taking to the seesaw with gusto. the creator, a university professor said he wanted to connect both sides to recognize that actions on one and have an impact on the other. they can track your location and listened to phone calls and even

access your photos and text messages. we are talking about stalker where on smart phone apps. it is more common and easier than ever to digitally eavesdrop on someone without them knowing. what are these and how do they work? >> stalker where, they are programs that you used to track someone's phone. most of them have legitimate purposes. parents keeping tabs on their kids. we are seeing it used by partners, jealous lovers, without the victim's knowledge. we decided to dig into this. we started by trying it out for ourselves. this is my colleague and this on my phone is her exact location. right now, i can see every move she makes area as she leaves

work, walks to the train station, and heads downtown. i'm using a standard iphone app called find my friends. that is one of many a apps that can bebe abused and turned into spyware. there are potentially thousands of apps from android and hundreds and apple's app store that could be used to track someone's phone. then there are stalker where programs. this app provides s remote acces to nearly everythingg including turning on a phone's camera. >> it is an excellent tool for domestic abusers. it is advertised to them. one of the companies featured a photo of a man holding a woman's wrist. woman is looking down, she has blood on her face and a black eye. it is very clear thatatot only is he abusing her because s she has cheatated but that the compy

that is selling this product is on the side of the abuser. >> installing it on someone else's smartphone is surprisingly easy to do. all you need is access to their phone and password. two things that most partners already have. digital stocking is a growing problem. a recent survey found that nearly 20% of domestic abuse victims were tracked using gps. recent data lakes revealed hundreds of thousands of clients. >> the thing that is most disturbing is notot understandig the limits of your abusers power. when you're being abused or spied on, you don't know exactly what is being spied on and you don't know what has been compromimised. when youou don't know, it feels like the abuser is all-powerful. they must know everything.

>> my colleague knows she is being tracked. most victims do not. once installed, these apps can be very hard to detect. brent: i wonder how can they be legal? >> spying on someone is not legal but most of these apps, they have a disclaimer in the fine print that says you're not a led to use it without the other person's permission. they are covering their tracks. that's the way these apps are being marketed. most apps have other purposes. you can hack them, turn on tracking, then you have a soccer app. >> what about find my friends? >> that makes it difficult to cracack down on. experts want to see the tech companies take this more seriously.

law-w-enforcement could take ths more seriously as well. antivirus companies, they could skin for the stuff and that you know if it is on your phone. >> they say read the fine print. if you did that, you would be reading and print all the time. the dispute over equal pay and u.s. soccer has taken a twist after the federation says it is found that players from the women's national team have been paid more than a male counterparts in recent years. in march, the women's team started legal action against the adoration. they are describing this finding as a ruse. >> the u.s. national team has dominated the women's game for decades. their success in france came amid a pay dispute within their

own federation headed by this man. even during homecoming celebrations earlier this month, calls for equal pay were never far away. the players are suing the federation over gender and pay discrimination. the federation having focused on supporting the team during the tournament is now responding. in an open letter, he said that over an eight-year. , the women were paid much more than the men. the reason is the women get a base salary of $100,000 per year. the men have to rely on bonuses alone. he admits the men's bonuses can be larger. the women's team have constantly been more successful than the men. they say the request to have performance-based day was refused.

their spokesperson said it was a sad attempt by the federation to quell the tide of support the u.s. women's national team has received. this team has proved they are winners on the pitch with the two sides in the dispute now heading for mediation. a bigger battle off it is looming large. brent: you're watching dw newsletter from berlin. after a short break, i will be back to take you through the day.

. morocco's king wants to injected new blood in government to meet the country's development needs he says he mocks twenty years on the throne. as the world's two largest economies resume trade talks in shanghai the u. s. president takes to twitter accusing china of failing to deliver. and the french prime minister dismisses claims that police heavy handedness cause the death of a man in the western city of nantes last m month. this offer body was recoverered from the law river and has now been identified as that. of steve can you sell. good to have you with us o