britain's prime minister and the u.s. president hold talks on brexit in paris. boris johnson wants to renew the -- review the withdraw. president macron says the backstop is nonnegotiable. coming up, 10 years in jail for the migrant convicted in a stabbing death of a german last year, and attack that sparked riots in the city.

brazil's right-wing president retracts his accusation that environmental activists are behind the record number of fires consuming his countries amazon rainforest. in sudan, the country's female football players waste no time in a new political climate and start their own league with 18 clubs. it is good to have you with a. we start with fresh efforts in paris to break the brexit deadlock. boris johnson and emmanuel macron have wrapped up a meeting aimed at jumpstarting negotiations over britain's departure from the european union. talks have stalled on the irish backstop, which is the current plan to avoid a hard border in ireland after britain leaves.

johnson wants to get rid of the backstop, but macron says the british prime minister has yet to prevent -- present a better alternative. >> boris johnson striding toward what he hopes will be a new deal over brexit. his meeting this week with french and german leaders left the prime minister optimistic. >> i think we can get a deal and i was powerfully encouraged by our conversations last night in berlin with our mutual friends. >> johnson's goal is to convince the eu to scrap the backstop that would prevent a hard border between the republic of ireland and northern ireland following brexit. a day earlier, johnson was in berlin with chancellor angela merkel, who told him the backstop would not be necessary if britain could propose an alternative solution q quickly. >> i admiree that can-do spirit

that she seemed to have. i think she is right. the technical solutions are readilily available. you can have electronic pre-clearing for goods across the border. >> the meetings main revelation, a pledge that britain would install controls on its border with ireland. >> under no circumstances will the u.k. government be ininstituting, imposing checks r controls of any kind at that border. we think, and i understand y yor desire to protecect the intntegy of t the single market. >> if he hope that concession might soften europe'ss stance, crone had bad news. the eu has neither time or intention to reconsider the britain divorce deal. >> the eu has negotiated at length a withdrawal agreement with the united kingdom. i will not get into details and it is not for any member of eu to negotiate this agreement.

>> leaving with nothing but a handshake. if a hard brexit happens, this week's visit could be seen as johnson's way of showing he tried to avoid it. and to lay the blame on europe. sumi: dw is russell's bureau chief is in paris, -- dw's br ussels bureau chief is in paris. >> the fundamentals did not change here in paris. the u.k.k. prime minister wantso get rid of the backstop and everyone else in the european union, including emmanuel macron want to deserve it to preserve the integrity of the single market. one thing seems to be different. boris johnson has started saying that no matttter what hapappensn the 31st of octobeber, the u.k. will not e enforce border r che, border controls on the border between northern ireland andnd e republic of i ireland.

that potentially puts the pressure on the european union. what will they do in case of a no deal brexit if the u.k. does not enforce this border? will they risk having more violence, like in past decades? if they don't, they cannot preserve the integrity of the single market. this has become a high-stakes poker game. the question is, who if anyone will blink first? sumi: let's get a round up of some other stories making news. italy's president says he has agreed to request more time to form a coalition government and given them until tuesday. italy's populist governing coalition collapsed twtwo days o after the far right party withdrew its support. lawmakers in kosovo have voted to dissolve parliament. it comes after the prime minister resigned i in july ovea war crimes investigation.

the step is likely to further delay stalled talks between kosovo and serbia. south korea says it is scrapping and intelligence sharing pact with japan. the agreement was due to be automatically renewed this weekend. the countries are in an intensifying dispute over history and trade. dozens of high school students in hong kong have turned up in a square in city center to rally for political reforms. leaders announced a two week boycott on lectures. hong kong has been gripped by two months of protests by young people demanding democracy. a syrian migrant accused of fatally stabbing a man in germany has been found guilty and sentenced to almost 10 years in prison. the killing sparked a wave of anti-immigrant protests and riots. >> the verdict for the 24-year-old migrant was handed down one year after the stabbing death of daniel. 9.5 years imprisonment for manslaughter and aggravated battery.

immediately after the attack, germany was witness to the kind of racist riots not seen for decades. some demonstrators were seen giving the hitler's salute, which is against the law. these shocking images make international headlines. police were criticized for failing to act sooner. this cell phone video appears to show a man chasing a pedestrian and shouting racist abuse. theootage claims that p people had been targeted for supposedly looking foreign. >> we have video footage showing people being hunted down on the ststreets. aa crorowd writing and hate cri. this has -- a crowd rioting and hate crimes. this has nothing to do with the rule of law. >> the security chief -- disagreed with c chancellor merkel. he claimed without evidence that the videos had ben faked. he was later forced to step

down. according g to defense team, the debate surrounding right-wing extremism that gripped germany for weeks directly affected the trial. >> i am not implying that this wawas the judge'sotivivation. i am saying the courtrt could he been influenced by political events. >> the court wililbe deaeang withth the case for some time.. defense lawyers plan to contest the verdict. sumi: our political correspondent has been following this story for us. she is in the studio. what do you make of this verdict? >> as we have heard, this may not be the end of this case. the defense has already said they will launch an appeal. the court has said they found the defendant guilty. he has insisted his innocence. there have been issues with the trial, gaps in the evidence of the prosecution, lasting mostly

on evidence given by one employee of a snack stand nearby . as we have heard, the defense has been saying that they don't think that this trial would have gone in the same direction in a another, more western part of germany. sumi: as we heard, it is not just this case. it triggered a series of events that caused huge political turmoil in germany. tell us more. >> the killing took place during a festival in eastern germany and after this event was canceled, there was a series of protest and almost riots caused by far-right extremists. they have been clashing with police. these events, we havave seen footage of people chasing foreign looking people and this

has had political implications in berlin. the german chancellor denounced this footage, saying there wawas more than we saw happening and the head of her domestic intelligence service then said, without giving any evidence, that he claims or he thinks this footage was not real, and he questioned the validity of the footage. subsequently, because he could not give evidence and made this political statement, was removed from his post. sumi: a year later, we are seeing a verdict. it comes at a sensitive time. the state where this all happened it is heading to the polls. >> this has been overshadowing the campaign of the regional elections on september 1. next monday will see the first

anniversary of this killing and this court -- this trial has been used by far-right groups, they have welcomed the verdict that has been given today. this group has been seen to be one of the strongest forces in the upcoming election in brandenburg and saxony. sumi: our political correspondent with us, thank you very much. the latest attempt to re-create trade -- two repatriate refuge -- to repatriate refugees has failed. myanmar has issued d them documentatation, but it seems ty feared what would happen when they returned.d. this is the second time the nation has tried to send them back after the failure of an attempt. 750,00000 of the persecuted musm minority fled in 2017.

naomi conrad is on the border with myanmar.. >> some peoeople told us that if they werere forced to go homome, ththey wouould ratather kill thememselves becauause they do't trust the governmnment to provie them with safetety to give e thm their lands back. this muslim minoritity has gone through h what some people termd close to eththnic cleansining. their vilillages were bomombed, women wewere rapaped. they d don't trtrust the goveret to provi the safetety and humann rights t that they wanant. a lot of peoplpl say once their demands have been fulfilllled, theyey would go baback. at this t time, ty prefer to ststay here. no onene we talked to once to go back willingly. -- wants to go back willingly. sumi: the brazilian president

says his country lacks the reresources to fighght fires bug in the amazon rain forest.t. more than 74,000 wildfires this year, an 80% increase on last year. 10,000 fires h havbeen spotttted in the last week. in a speech on facebooook, the presesident alslso retracted d s earlierr accusation thatt the fires had been started by environmental organizations. we can speak now to a phd candidate currently researching the amazon rain forest in brazil. thank you for joining us. how dramatic are these firires? -- susumi: all rightht, it looks le we are having trouble hearing him.

unfortunately, we will have to leave it there. now, officials have recommended a series of measures they hope will reduce the number of tallies on mount everest. more people than ever are attempting to climb the world's tallest mountain and overcrowding on everest has helped make this climbing season one of the deadliest on record. nepal's government wants climbers to prove their good health and past climbing experience to get a permit. they also want climbers to pay a $35,000 fee. >> everest, the holy grail of many mouountaineers. scaling the peak was a dream few realized until nepal removed its strict limit on expeditions in the early 1990's. this year, nepal handed out a record 381 permits to climb everest. images posted online showed the queues near the summit as

climbers took advantage of a short winter to make their ascent. this year was also one of the deadliest yet t on everest. nine p people died on ththe ne's side of the -- nepalese side of the mountain. sherpas and experienced climbers say overcrowding contribute it to some of the debts. there is currently on the number of climbers who can attempt t te summit at t the same time.e. they also point t to inexperiend climbers allowed on the slopes. commercial operators dominate the peak today, offering wealthy thrill seekers the chance to make it to the top. they often lack training at extreme altitudes, endangering themselves and other mountaineers. critics say the new requirements proposed by y the government cod be forged,, l like prove a climr

has scaled another major mountain or a certificate of physical fitness. nepal has refused to limit the overall number of everest permits. it relies on the climbing industry as a key source of revenue. it wants to make -- to maintain the a lower of the -- the allure of the world's highest peak. sumi: let's return to the fires burning in the amazon rain foforest. we have been able to get the phd candidate back. he is researching the rain forest in brazil. we hope we can hear you this time. we want to know how dramatic these fires are that we are witnessing in the amazon rain forest.. >> good evening. thk k you r hahaving me. the situation is very dramatic. the number of fires havee more than doubled compared to last year. this is a period of natural

fires occurring in many places. as i said, there have been many criminal f fires taking place es year as well. susumi: what canan you t tell ut what or who has caused these fires? >> firstst, there is a widesprpd sense of -- in the countryside, especially because of the current admiministration. the government is babasicallyy fostering crime. it is weakeningng the foreieign- the enfnforcement agencies, limimiting t the department t of enviroronmental legislation andt is pubublicly discoursing in n r of illegegal actctivities like illegal mining, illegal fire for example. it is a very hard situation, where we feel the lack of state in the amazon.

sumi: deforestation was an issue before bolsonaro came to office. what has made the situation worse? can it be links to his policies alonone? >> absolutely.y. the deforestation occurred but it was mostly resididual. when bolsonaro takes office this year, we observe and increase in the size of deforestation. this means there has been an increase in speculative and agricultural deforestation and we see the illegal miners are feeling free to act in the amazon. this is directly motivated by his speeches and also by his actions, in terms of demobilizing all of the environmentatal policy and environmental agencies t that worked befefore. sumi: you are describining a

really d dramatic situtuatio can thesese fires still be stopped, can thehe situaon b be salvaged? tiago: it is hard to say, becacause most off the brigadesd firefighters that we have our specially funded by the amazon fund, for example. they are now demobilized. they are blocked to work. they don't have the funds, they don't have the resources. the teams are demobobilized. these fires are spreading and we don't have the means, the resources to fight them. that is ththe problem. ththis w w deliberatate action y the government. the government cut resources and funds from these teams and these brigades that usually every year phot these fires at this -- fought these fires at this p

eriod of the year. i think thehe brazilian current government is committing crimes and the international community should stop negotiating, stop importing goods from brazil, because this is not the best solution. we need agricultural implantation. we need development, but we also need the estatate. we need environmental agencies. we need health, we need education. we need economic development in this region of the country. international communities should act with the powers and fororces thatat they have.. i belieieve that trade and commerce is the main possibility right now. sumi: thank you so much for joining us. tiago: thank you for listening to me.

sumi: the changing political climate in sudan has prompted plans to kick off the country's first ever women's football league. it will include 18 clubs and the first match will be in september. under the rule of the president, sudanese women's football was almost nonexistent. today, some female athletes see change just ahead. >> a year ago, the idea of a woman's football league in sudan was far-fetched. females wanting to follow their football playing aspirations in the past were without hope. >> before e the revolution, i could not have imagined myself being a plplayer in a woman's football team or even expected to be able to play the sport i loved. there were many restrictions on sudanese womomen and it was not possible to play fooooall. >> but now, aa joint military

civilian sovereign counsel is in power and it is seen as a significant advance. women are part of the ruling council and measures are being taken to further women's rights and promote sports and the arts. >> in the past,t, it was d difft for women to play football. there were many cocomplications ththat preveeded them from participating.g. now, everyone is looking g forwd to a a new reality and h has new ambitions. now, society has become more receptive to this idea and moree accepting of the participation of women. kres: a neweality, where sudanese women athletes can follow their ambitions. sumi: a team of explorers have taken the first images of the titanic in 14 years. the video material was taken in deep-sea submersibles specially designed to reach the nearly 4000 meter depth where the ship

sets. researchers say that a rust eating bacteria is breaking u up shipip fasteter than previously thought. >> 4000 meters below the waves, the world's most famous ship emererges fromom the darkness. it took three e years to buildla submersible capapable of the e . it's pilot recounts the journey into the deep. >> first impressions, it is big. it is a big rack. i was not fully ready -- a big wreck. i was not fully ready for how big it was. when it came on sonar, it stood out. visibility was quite poor. there was so much particulate matter in the water, and we have relatively small viewpoints, but eveventually, we got properly oriented and i was able to see some of the detail on the bow and the m most amazing moment ce

when i was going along the s sie of the titanic and the bright lights of the submersible for the first time reflected off of a portal and came right back. it was like the ship was winking at me. florian: the biggest ship of its age, he titanic sank on its maiden voyage in 1912 from southhamptonon new york. rescueue efforts came too late r most passengers and crew. 1500 people drowned. sumi: we have heard the warning before, robots are coming for our jobs. it has already happened in many factories and now humans are increasingly being replaced in the service industry. take china's biggest restaurant chain. it has now opened its first branch where kitchen and service staff are being replaced by machines. >> it is not easy to grab a quick snack on weekends in beijing. you need luck, assertiveness and patience.

but waiting is all part of the game on a typical evening. one of the largest restaurant chains has perfected the art of waiting. customers bide ththeir time getting their nails done. everything on the house. management does not want anybody to get bored. now, the company has committed to its 2.0 version, opening its first smart restaurant in beijing. everything here is s digital. the waiting room is a big computer game with a cinematic atmosphere. everyone plays againinst everyr, with winners getting a discount on their meals. this is the interior of the smart restaurant, with a vision of tomorrow. small robots are the attraction here. they bring the food to the tables. customers place their orders with a tablet. a few c clicks on the pictures d the meal i is ordered. the data sent to the kitchen, the restaurant does not prepare

fresh vegetables or meat itself, the robots pack the orders on a tray. everything is already prepared in small servings and then, thanks to a lot of i.t. and scans, it is delivered directly to the customer's table. >> in the future, you can very easily communicate with the device. tamara: the founder, a publicity shy dropout started with h a snk bar 25 years ago. now he and his wife are billionaires. their empire is worth more than burger king and he says he does not spare any cost on good staff. >> our people move from this restaurant to others to open restaurants.s.

we have more people -- in fact, we have less people. we need more people. tamara: at any rate, the food is delicious. at haidilao, there is only hotspot, a -- hot pot, a chinese national dish. sumi: boris johnson and emmanuel macron had talks on bricks in paris. johnson insisted that the eu scrapped the irish backstop while macron called the measure indispensable. thanks for watching dw. we are back in a a few minutese. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org]

remain when it comes to she wants you north of paris. that macro spoke of rewarding and substantive discussions mody pledging india would back fronts on climate issues and help show the way to a prosperous and safe world. cashman was the topic that the world is waiting for them to speak about india's imposed a curfew situation that with fears of a full moon the tree clamp down. back on said it was an issue that india and pakistan to self. additional support from the fall so we had a deep and honest conversation about kashmir. prime minister described the situation as it stands after india's decision to abolish the special status of jammu and kashmir. is he from above