>> this is dw news, live from berlin. germany asks israeli families for forgiveness over its handling of the 1972 munich olympics massacre. the president acknowledges germany's responsibility for failing to protect israeli athletes and the games. 11 israelis died following an attack by the palestinian militants. the u.k. gets a new prime minister.

liz is elected by members of the governing conservative party to replace forrest johnson. -- boris johnson. the israeli army concludes there is a high possibility that american soldiers killed the american palestinian journalists. eight defendants go on trial and france charged with the carrying out of the 16 -- 2016 terror attack in nice that left scores dead. to our viewers in pbs and the united states and around the world, it is good to have you with us. 50 years after the deadly terror

attacks of the munich olympics, this german president has officially asked is really families for forgiveness. 11 israeli athletes died after they stormed their compound in the olympic village. quickly it was an apology half a century in the making. germany's acknowledgment that it failed to protect the 11 israeli olympians who were murdered by terrorists. >> in the name of the federal republic of germany, they asked for forgiveness.

and for the lack of clarification afterwards. this is herend now. and for the future. the families threatened to boycott the ceremony after battling for decades. shortly before the anniversary, the two parties finally agreed on a 28 one million euro compensation package before it came to that. >> i will never stop talking about it. that will never happen again.

and those who were responsible for it will pay the price. please forgive me that it took me so long. at the end of the day, you are still gone and nothing can change that. >> the jewish chamber orchestra performed moving interludes between speeches by israel's president as well as several german officials who echoed the apology for the role in the massacre. they died 50 years ago.

>> i asked him what took germany so long to apologize. >> several things took so long. i think the last living witness of this was instrument in bringing the games to munich. i think it makes it easier if there is generational change to apologize for something like that. the other big reason is germany wanted to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the games and without a german apology, without the agreement that they would be set up witout significant compensation payments, i think theelatives of the victims would never have come. germany was put in a corner.

rightly so. will this be enough for the families of the victims? it was not jt the money. it was the acknowledgment of german responsibility, acknowledgment of the failure and detecting the israeli athletes, acknowledgment of the repression of that memory.

they participated in t place where this happened. >> we are commemorating 50 years of this massacre and they are still many unanswered questions about what went so terribly wrong at the games. do you think we will ever get a full picture of what happened? >> it should be possible now with this kind of acknowledgment. these previous politicians are

no longer around. there are a number of unanswered questions beginning with what the links were between black september komando and the german extreme right. also, the connections with the extreme left, the red army faction. that has never been clarified completely. why was it that the israeli athletes were put up in a relatively easy -- easily penetrated will building. there would've been another thing that would have been cleared up. finally, why was it possible for

surviving palestinian terrorists after the event? there has always been rumors of a secret deal between the german government and the plo. these need to be answered urgently. >> a lot of work ahead. i do want to ask you about the subtitle of your book. how did the munich olympics shaped modern germany? >> to explain that, the title of the book, it is not so much about how they shaped germany rather than how they reflected the modern germany as it appeared in 1972.

this is a metaphor of all t things that changed in german society. including if you reject military power. this is just one of the big failures but in lots of other ways, german socie changed the title is more about the making of modern germany as a metaphor. >> thank you so much. after a bitter contest, liz has been elected leader of britain's conservative party and now will become the u.k.'s next prime minister. his father's two months of heavy campaigning. the economy is said to be the

new prime minister possible of pressing task with the u.k. facing a cost-of-living crisis and soaring energy charges. in her acceptance speech, she promised to tackle those challenges head-on. >> i will deliver a bold plan to cut taxes and grow our economy. i will deliver on the energy crisis dealing with people's energy bills but also dealing with the long-term issues we have on energy supply. >> i asked this dw correspondent about the biggest issues liz trust will have to address. >> the most pressing issue for her is the cost-of-living crisis. britons have seen real wages falling to historic lows and at the same time, inflation has been rising. it is over 10% at the moment and there are some forecasts predicting it could rise up to 20% in the coming months. that is a very dire economic

situation for a lot of people. britain like other europeans are facing increasing energy costs. britain is subject to the higher energy prices. it is a huge problem. this is a huge list of problems. >> that would be my next question. do we know how she is planning on dealing with these problems?

there will be no handouts. this is not how she wants to go about things. how is she going to finance that? at the moment, we don't know details. in general, she is somebody who does not believe in redistribution but she wants to grow the economy by cutting taxes and she will really have to explain to the british people how exactly that will help people who are already feeling the squeeze in the hardest way. >> and literally put the money where the mouth is. >> let's look at the bigger picture.

>> they have been responsible for relations with the european union. at the moment, they are really not at their best. she has kept this threat on the table. she threatens to basically walk away from part of the divorce deal. it is about tensions in northern ireland. she has not been very conciliatory. she has said that the jury is out. she has not identified president macron. one of the most important partners. the british people will probably see them as a friend. that has earned them a lot of criticism. their relations with the european union are really not at

their best. they are quiet sarah. she has not indicated she is doing anything in the near future to change that. >> thank you very much felix: -- thank you very much. >> a court in russia has sentenced a journalist to 22 years on charges of high treason and spying. he said he was only engaged in journalistic activities. he will have to serve his sentence in a maximum security facility. the two facilities were said to be shut off mid april of 2023. they will now be put on reserve in case they are needed to stabilize the grid. voters have overwhelmingly rejected a new constitution that would have replaced the existing

one adopted during this dictatorship. the israeli army has said there is a high possibility that this happened nearly four months ago. no one would be punished. they had been shot by a soldier that mistook them for a militant. a journalist was wearing a helmet and a vest identifying her as a member of the press when she was killed while reporting from the occupied west bank back may -- back in may.

>> they called this the final findings of the investigation. they told us today in a briefing that they took into account the soldiers were there, all the materials have the forensic evidence and audio and video material. they have concluded there is a high possibility that the quote was -- that it was quote it by gunfire. this account was questioned by numerous palestinian eyewitnesses on the ground.

also by those media investigations and other material. the soldier likely to be involved would probably not have seen her. what follows out of it is that they also released a statement saying that it would not open an investigation into any soldier likely to be involved.

a radical islamist drove a truck through the crowd. as they celebrated national -- france's national day. the municipal police officer, patrick was off duty that day and narrowly escaped the attacker. >> i happened to be too low for the truck to drive through. over there, there were a few palm trees. i was somehow in a safe zone.

it put me into a protective bubble. they passed me without seeing me. >> that night, a 31-year-old attacker killed 86 people and injured more than 400. once the truck had stopped, the officer went down to the beach to look for some friends he had been with earlier. he eventually found tm, they were also unharmed. physically that is. >> since then, i wonder why i am alive and not dead like the others. i feel guilty about it. that makes life a struggle. my job as a municipal police officer has it i cannot go arbitral and more. i can only do office work. it is as if there were a snake inside me that sometimes bites

me and makes me cry. >> i want answe. for example, what did the attacker do when he went off radar. i expect the judges to condemn these people for what they have done in a proper way. quickly officer says he will

never be able to leave behind the dreadful memories of what happened that night. >> our correspondent, lisa louis file that report and has been following the trial in paris. click on the 14th of july of 2016, a 31-year-old man drove a truck into a crowd in the southern city of nice. the attacker was killed by police that night. they have been telling us civil plaintiffs are hoping it will

help them better understand how such an attack could happen. and find some peace of mind after having survived the atrocious assault and having lost their loved ones. >> the kenyan supreme court has rejected challenges to the presidential election results of holding william ruto's victory. opposition candidate, raila odinga pointed to irregularities and presented a precision to the -- petition to the court. they had them diss on the result. he would respect the supreme court decision even though he strongly disagrees with it. the judge is dismissed all nine claims by raila odinga's lawyer. we don't know if there was any tampering with the results.

>> people have been celebrating in various lations across kenya. >> i have decided to stop supporting him and i have accepted that th have lost. now that he is old, he should retire.

>> the court dismissed all of the claims lodged by them and all of the other petitioners. william ruto thanked his supporters and said he would also serve those who did not vote for him. >> we are not enemies, we are canyons.

>> my election opens possibilities for all of our children. irrespective of their background, irrespective of where they come from and their financial status. >> meanwhile, his rival has put out a statement saying that we respect the opinion of the court although we very much disagree with the decision today. this judgment is by no means the end of our movement. in fact, it inspires us to redouble our efforts to transform this country. >> william ruto will be sworn in next tuesday according to the constitution. this was their fifth unsuccessful bid to become president. at the age of 77, he said this was his final attempt. >> william ruto won by a margin of less than two percentage points over raila odinga.

his biggest task will be to reunite a very divided country. because the german president has asked israeli families for forgiveness for failing to protect the israeli libertine. 11 israeli athletes died after palestinian militants stormed to the compound in the olympic village. you are all up-to-date but do stay with us. after a short break, i will be back to take you through the day. see you then.

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you are watching live from paris. thank you for joining us. liz truss promises able economic plan as you prepare to take over as britain's next prime minier. she will meet with the queen to formalize her leadership after boris johnson hands in his resignation. if i'm open city pairs over the 2016 at bastille day attacks that killed 86 people in the southern city of nice. people accused of helping of the attacker who was killed by police. showing european