>> this is "d.w. news" live from berlin. the end of an era. the u.s. and russia abandon a key cold war treaty on nuclear weapons and nato sounds a note of caution. >> we will not mirror what russia does. we donon't w want a new arms ra. anchor: each side pointnting fingngers at the other for endig the medium range millions agreement, both calling for restrain straint. also on the program, where's the beef? president trump and the european

union sign a deal to above the u.s. beef exports to the e.u., a small item on trump's long list of issues with the european union but might win him votes from farmers. and new laws allow saudi women to go abroad without the consent of a male relative. the move is a game changer that takes effect at the end of the month. welcome to the program. the west does not want a new global arms race, at least according to nato secretary general stoltenberg. he was responding to the collapse of a landmark nuclear weapons treaty dating back to the cold war era. the ending of the intermediate-range nuclear forces, agreement, or i.n.f.,

removes limits from the u.s. and russia. stoltenberg said russia failed to comply after it developed a new cruise missile. >> it was a tweet. u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo put the blame on russia which he declared the treaty ends today. president trump had withdrawn from the agreement six months ago after russia d deployed a aw missile system that contravenes the i i.n.f.'s terms, accordingo washington andinate e nato. but russia is adamant that the u.s. is responsible for the treaty's unraveling. >> we have discussed the subject in detail many times. we were saying it was exclusively a u.s. initiative, first to shutter the agreement, then terminate participation in it.

>> moscow has proposed a moratorium on declaring nuclear capable missiles and nato is also keen to avoid europe becoming a staging ground for a nuclear buildup. >> we will not mirror what russia does. we don't want a new arms race. and we have no intention to deploy new land based nuclear missiles in europe. nato continues to aspire for a constructive relationship with russia when russia's actions make that possible. reporter: pompeo's tweet marked the end of a historic agreement struck between the u.s. and soviet union. presidents mikhail gorbachev and ronald reagan signed the treaty in 1987, a change of course after decades of cold warar nuclclear t tsion. ththe root of the tensionon was this, t the soviet ss-20 missil, a warhead that could strike

western europe at short notice. the u.s. deployed its own mid-range missiles in europe, leadining to p protests across e west. the i.n.f. treaty resulted from widespread popular demand for de-escalation. when the cold war ended, so did the fear of nuclear armageddon but with the end of i.n.f., the specter of nuclear confrontation looms again. anchor: we spoke to d.w.'s chief political editor and asked if the demise of the i.n.f. treaty means that europe is on the brink of a new nuclear arms race. >> nato says no. but what has happened through the end of the treaty is that the gloves are off in developing the technology that would potentially deliver nuclear warheads between the range of 500 to 5,500 kilometers which could make europe in those

scenarios that all sides keep working out a battlefield, even a near battlefield in the future and that's where europe is so alarmed. anchor: saudi arabia has announced new travel rules that allow women to travel abroad without approval from a male guardian. women over the age of 21 will be able to apply for a passport by the end of this month. the reforms are a shift away from the country's restrictorrive guard -- restrictive guardianship system. saudi arabia considers women on the levev of children andnd givv men control over their l les. there have been recent high-profile attempts by saudi women to escape their guardians. i'm joined by the director of the center for modern oriental studies in berlin. thank you for joining us. before we get into the lifting of the travel restrictions, tell us more about the so-called

guardian system. >> there are a number of regulations which made women dependent on their male guardians which would be their husbands or fathers or elder brothehers and these r rules are currently being loosened,d, so o speak. >> what did the system mean? what does it mean, a male guardian? >> the system meant basically that women were considered to be legal minors on many issues. they weren't allowed to register their children, which they're now allowed to do. they weren't allowed to be considered female household heads, which they're now allowed to do. they weren't allowed to apply for passports, which they're now allowed, and to travel. they couldn't work or study without the approval of their male guardians and these rules are being massively relaxed. commissioner: the saudi ambassador to the united states called the move history in the making. is saudi arabia really on the path to reform? >> definitely there has been

social reform. this has been going on since a long time. it started very, very slowly and careful under the late king abdullah but has considerably accelerated under king and his son. these a are social reforms. they change the social status of women and allow for entertainment, but they are not political reforms. there are also economic reforms going on. there are reforms on a number of levels, but not all levels. anchor: how about saudis snems how are they reacting? >> i haven't had a broad view. there are certainly many very positive, very happy comments on this. there are also some critical remarks which i've seen which comment that those who originally asked for the reforms are actually either still in jail or undergoing trial. there are also those who remind

us that female rights are not everything in the kingdom, that there are also people without nationality, there are all sorts of social issues to be dealt with but it's -- anchor: but a step forward? >> definitely, yes. anchor: thank you very much. now let's take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world. german customs officials have seized a billion euro's worth of cocaine found in a shipping container in the port of hamburg. the shipment weighed more than four tons and is the largest ever confiscated in germany. holocaust survivors gathered at the auschwitz death camps to honor those killed in a massacre there 75 years ago. u.s. civil rights leader jesse jackson, who attended the ceremony, called the nazi genocide o of half a million roa the forgotten holocaust.

suspected al qaeda militants have raided a military camp in the southern yemeni province. witnesses say the assailants killed at least 20 soldiers and battled security forces several hours. the militants were expelled after reinforcements arrived back by the the united arab emirates. and moscow has a warning for those who dare to participate in saturday's rally. expect another crackdown. the warning follows violence between police and demonstrators last weekend when more than a thousand people were arrested. the protestors are angry that authorities have excluded independent candidates from the moscow city elections on september 8. they want them to be allowed to run. d.w. spoke to one of the protestors who was detained last weekend. >> these were images that shocked russia during protests for free and fair moscow city

parliament elections, nearly 1,400 demonstrators were detained on what monitors call unprecedented. this photo has made mikhail a symbol of the protests. >> when they arrested me, i was trying not to get hurt. i tried not to the fall over because they were t trying to knock me down on to the pavement. i also didn't want to let them twist my arm. they were trying to do that when they were taking me to the police van. reporter: moscow officials have called the police response at the unauthorized rally professional and reasonable. monitors say the behavior of the authorities in the upcoming protests is hard to predict. >> our expectations are often wrong. we expect a crackdown and then it doesn't happen. we expected police to act calmly and then they crack down on protestors. reporter: mikhail hasn't decided whether he'll take to the streets. he already expects to receive a fine for disturbing public order

at the last rally and is weighing the risks of potential arrest. >> whehen it comes to the demonstrators, it doesn't look like they'll calm down easily and even if there's a crackdown at the protests, t there will ba protest vote in september. people will vote for anyone but the candidates connected to the ruling party. reporter: this week, several protestors have received criminal charges but despite the crackdown, thousands have announced their attendance for this week's rally on social media and the opposition is pushing for yet another rally the week after that. anchor: china's ambassador to the united nations has called the demonstrations for democracy in hong kong chaotic and violent saying authorities there should ban what he called reprehensible behavior. more demonstrations are expected this weekend. one of the protestors is likely to be a singer who is hugely popular throughout east asia but

is banned on the chinese mainland. >> a rather unusual place, cantopop star denise and her fans are attending a protest rally in the suburb. a week before, prodemocracy protestors were attacked by suspected criminal gangs. the mood is tense. police started to disperse protestors. denise ho has been a familiar face at the anti-government rallies. >> the way that the chinese government, they have been trying to turn this into this population where we are obeying the authorities and just giving

up everything, it's just not going to happen because it's a totally different culture you. reporter: denise ho is a performer of so-called cantopop, hong kong'ss signature pop music style that has m made the entertainment popular throughout east asia, including on the chinese mainland. she has always stood out in the region's entertainment businese. in 201 she was the first hong kong celebrity to ever come out as a lesbian. ♪ [music] reporter: but the biggest step for her came in 2017 when she

openly supported the pro-democracy umbrella movement. she immediately lost accesss to china'ss huge mainland market where her music was banned. shortly afterwards, her record company ended her contract. >> i knew i w would be banned. but then i guess you have to -- you have to decide what your priorities are in these situations where the whole people is facingg such a big crisis. reporter: since then, she's learned to be her own manager. right now she's trying to organize a concert in hong kong's biggest venue, the coliseum. >> i got rejected four, five times before i got the application through in 2016. but that was 2016. so i don't know what's going to happen this time.

reporter: whatever the outcome may be, she will not worry about being able to fill the venue. within the city, her out spokenness has won her many fans. anchor: you're watching "d.w. news." still to come, attempts to strengngthen a dam walall in northehern england a and s stopa collapsese seem to be succeeding but authorities are warning residents evacuated to stay away. president donald trump and the european union have signed a deal to boost u.s. beef exports to europe. trade tensions have risen between the e.u. and the u.s. during trump's first years in office but both sides have called this deal a step forward. trump has made shaking up global trade a central pillar of his presidency, halting talks on a transatlantic trade deal and launching a trade war with china. on thursday, he threatened to impose a new 10% tariff on $300

billllion of chinese importsts d global markets took a dip in response. trump defends his combative trade tactics for america. the president says the deal was the result of a breakthrough in talks with the e.u. president trump: today we're signing a breakthrough agreement that will make it easier to export american beef into the european union and we have been under negotiation for quite a while and our beef farmers, we didn't think were being treated fair but the european union stepped up and we appreciate it and we have great representatives with us today. anchor: more on trump, more on trade. joined by steven beardsley from d.w. business. the president made this announcement today. is it fair to say that a lot of people were kind of waiting with bated breath, they didn't know if it was going to be a tariff or what? >> there was a good chance it wouldn't have anything to do with the tariffs because trump has put threatened tariffs

against auto exports, one of europe's biggest fears, off the table until november so it was a low likelihood it would be that but there are many issues on the table including the north stream project, pipeline between russia and germany. airbus subsidies, threatened tariffs over that. the digital tax france has introduced. you never know what he's going to say but at the end of the day i think they're still expectingg some of these things to hit the ceiling fan later on including tariffs. there's word that will probably take place in november. anchor: with that laundry list of issues that you mentioned, why beef? where are we talking about beef? why did he choose that particular thing? steven: this is eye -- way -- a win-win for both sides. this is something that has b ben at dispute between the sides for 10 years, going back to 2009,

when the e.u. said we'll carve out 45,000 tons a year for outside beef producers to import into the e.u.. that was expended to help out the u.s. at the time but other countries like argentina and australia and uruguay got most of the import tons. the u.s. said, that's not fair. so with an eye on the disputes between the two sides, the e.u. agreed to this in june so it's not just happened. but it has been announced six week ago and now the signing of it by trump. this is a win-win for both. it's a win for the e.u. because on the bigger trade issue, agriculture is a sticking point and this suggests that hey we're giving in here. for trump, this is a signal, i think, to farmers, who are getting badly hurt. anchor: u.s. farmers? steven: u.s. farmers who are hurt by the china-u.s. trade disput, -- dispute. but what's interesting it's

fresh fruit exporters suffering more than beef exporters so they'll do better but they weren't suffering as much as some of the others who could continue to suffer. anchor: does that mean trump is having a change of heart in his america-first policy? steven: not at all. he's made it clear he has a list of issues with the e.u. and he will continue to pursue them. it's a good political system especially the day after you announce you will up tariffs on china. it's a good signal for the farm belt and for the u.s., i'm sure they're happy, as well. but airbus, digital tax, all of these things are still at large. we don't know what will happen. anchor: president trump to use the pun still has beef with china, as well. steven: absolutely. that's in the background of these trade announcements. parts of the global trade infrastructure is suffering because of what's going on and what looks like from yesterday with the announcement of 10%

tariff on additional $300 billion on chinese goods, it looks like that problem will continue and there is no end in sight so it's not a bad day to throw something to part of the american farming industry or to say to your european counterparts, we're entering into a trade deal with you, see, we can be flexible but all e eys on the u.s.-china trade dispute and the e.u. trade dispute will probably come into view later this year. anchor: thank you. staying in the u.s., president trump has been heavily criticized for his recent remarks targeting people of color, especially democratic politicians. at yesterday's rally in the battleground state of ohio, he stopped short of overtly racist comments but continued to lash out at the democrats and mock presidential hopefuls such as former vice president joe biden. alexandra met a trump supporter in cincinnati who will vote for trump in next year's election

regardless of his opponent. reporter: : for diane ruden, things are falling into place right now. born and raised in cincinnati, she has been a republican for decades. she even met her husband at a party event and she's an ardent supporter of president trump. she says there are plenty of reasons for him to get re-elected. >> unemployment is at an all-time low, employment at an all-time high. the stock market is high, which means all of our investment accounts are very high right now. he believes in s secure borders. i believe in secure borders. to have a country, you have to control who comes in and out. alexandra: in downtown cincinnati, crowds began gathering hoursrs before the ray as the honorary chairman of the county republican party entered the arena through a v.i.p. entrance. >> i'm excited about it.

it was hard to concentrate on work this morning to get that out of the way so i can be free to join the afternoon. alexandra: usually trump uses his rallies to praise his accomplishments and berate opponents. last month he attacked democratatic congresswomen of color urging them to go back to where they came from. more than a year before election daday, president trump makes no secret of the core element of his re-election strategy, l lean into divisive statatements and showing little concern for political correctness. that's what his supporters like about him because as they see it, heells it unlike any othther politicician. presidident trump: democrat lawmakakers caree more about illegal alienens than they caree about their own c constituents. they put foreign citizens before american citizens. they wouldld lovove to seeee a y

like sleepy joe biden who has no clue what the hell he's doing. alexandra: in cincinnati, trump attacked prominent democrats painting them as left wing extremists but avoided remarks that could be criticized as racially charged. are you relieved there were no "send her back" chants a and he didn't talk about polititiciansf color? >> very much. we did not want that here so there was no negative about that. that was a big plus. alexandra: diane was happy with the trump rally in cincinnati. he was talking to his crowd here, she said. these were his people. anchor: to the u.k. and fears that a dam in northern england is about to collapse. thousands have been evacuated from the town below the dam as

atattempts have been made to reinforce the dam wall which has been damaged by heavy rain. reporter: workerss are doing eveverything posossible to prevt thisis dam from burstining. sisince dawn, a military helicopter has been dropping sacks of gravel. firefighters are trying to pump out water. the reservoir contains about 1.2 million tons of water and residents of northern england's peak district fear the area wiwl be flooded. >> the environmental agency issued a severe flood warning because we don't know the state of the dam. reporter: days of heavy rainfall caused water levels to rise and seriously erode the dam which lies southeast of manchester. more than 1,000 residents of waily bridge were temporarily evacuated from their homes. many spent the night in shelters and no one knows when they'll be allowed to return home. >> can't risk it, r really, can

you? >> i think people are hororrifid what's happening as far as shock because at the end of the day this is people's lives, where they live. reportrter: authoritities say te water levelel has fallen by two meters b but it will take moree time to stabilize the dam. the situation is still dangerous, they say, which is why the area has largely been cordoned off. anchor: in scotland, things are looking up for wildcats. with luck, these little guys righght here wilill grow up to e highland hunters. scottish wildcats are native to the highlands b but are functionally extinct. however, they're cute. that means these captive bred kittens are the only chance for theirr survival. conservationists have bred about 100 that they hope to release into the wild, hoping to save

some of scotland's most iconic creatures. a reminder of the top stories we're following for you at this hour. ththe u.s. and russisi havav b d each other forking endndg a -- for ending a landmark nuclear missile treaty dating back to the cold war. and u.s. president donald trump has agreed to a deal to sell more duty-free u.s. beef to the european union. the deal represents some progress in trade talks between the u.s. and the e.u. and may win trump some farming votes in the states. you can always get "d.w. news" on the go. download our app from google play or apple store and that will give you access to all the latest news from around the world, as well as push notifications for any breaking news. you can also use the d.w. app to send us your photos and videos.

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the united states pulled out of a landmark nuclear missile packed with russia washington claims moscow was in violation of the accord something the kremlin has consistently denied. civil servants in hong kong defy government directive into their waited behind anti government protesters mas demonstrations are expected to grip the city. over the weekend. and pressure mounts on the french government after the body of a twenty four year old who had been missing since a police raid at the end of june. was found. thank you very much for joining us on france twenty four first the united states has formally pulled out of a landmark n nuclr