also, italy has threatened to actually give migrants who are in limbo in these southern towns in italysas to head north. in retaliation, austria has said they may send a battalion of troops to the italian border, to stop the influx of people heading north. we will talk about the responsibilities of other eu countries, the fact italy says it can't cope. i'm interested in some of the personal stories. what were the reasons people were giving you for why they left wherever they had come from? whether it's from eritrea, where young men are skipping conscription and a state that persecutes people, but most of these stories are really young people. they are probably 14—18, largely african. a lot of them from western africa. they come for a multitude of reasons, but primarily you might describe them as being migrants. they often come in search of a european dream. in these countries, people often hear about europe through social media and facebook, and they see their friends in europe, and they say, i want a slice of that. they embark on these dangerous journeys across africa into italy, many

well, over the last several years, italy has become europe's‘s italy has become europe's migrant bottlenecke 2014, 500,000 have arrived on italian shores. this year alone 94,000 have arrived. in five days, a couple of weeks ago, 11,000 arrived. i've been talking to many of those who make the dangerous journey, often from countries such as gambia, nigeria, and from eastern parts of africa. these are young men who often head out into the unknown across africa, who arrive in libya, which is currently in the civil war. from there they set off on a dangerous journey into the unknown, where they get rescued and they arrive in these tiny, cut—off, isolated towns after they get rescued in italy. italy is not coping with this crisis. the italian prime minister paolo gentiloni described it as "unbearable", and in the last few days there has been a conference in tunis between african and european ministers, and also italy has said in the last few days that it may shut its ports to rescue boats. also, italy has threatened to actually give migrants who are in limbo in these southern towns in italy and s

italy has got this great. swarm of people from north africa from sub-saharan africa coming through libya in particular into italy what italy needs is some way in which can be a control over people crossing the mediterranean to italy that requires a kind of coast guard stroke naval presence backed up by the other european countries that's expensive they don't pay for it it leave needs help with housing feeding providing health care that's expensive the other european countries don't want to pay for it and also italy has to ask itself is it just going to be lucky in the sense that other countries are seen terrorist attacks germany france belgium britain and so on italy so far has been massively spurred is that because the radical groups see italy as a useful conduit a country into the rest of europe or is it simply that they've been biding their time so also italy needs help with security. the founder of a liberal mosque in berlin has been placed under twenty four hour protection after receiving hundreds of deat

most begin in libya and try to reach italy.end up being rescued and the italian government wants other countries to open their ports to those. france already says no — arguing it will encourage more to make attempt the journey. the first clip i want to play is the migration commissioner. we are ready to increase our support to italy, encoding substantial financial support if needed. all the states now need to deliver and show solidarity to italy. that is the eu. the un refugee agency, unhcr, says, "libya is now the top departure country for refugees and migrants fleeing to europe. it's also the deadliest route." the un held a press conference in geneva. in order to protect the search and rescue at sea regime in the international waters, states are private operators rescue people should not face problems. we need a mechanism in place. we need some compromise and some international corporation on that. it is unrealistic to think that issue lay —— italy should do this alone. it is not sustainable. we need other countriesjoining it

this is the gateway from sicily to the rest of italy.rds their new lives. this is the route that hundreds of thousands of migrants follow to get to the mainland. many of them end up in the north, but some are being settled in the south of the country. i'm on my way to one of those towns. in this quiet corner of calabria, for centuries, the locals have only spoken italian. but in recent years, riace has suffered from an exodus of people in search ofjobs and better prospects. and things are changing. hello, ciao, how are you? today, over half the population are new arrivals from africa and the arab world. the mayor's initiative, with government and eu money, is breathing life into his town and providing a haven for recent arrivals who have endured much to reach here. these young men of 16 and i7 are from the country which makes up the second largest number of migrants to come to italy this year — bangladesh. the boys told me they never intended to come to europe that they had paid people smugglers to take them to libya for work. but when t

italy cannot support all the arriving migrants. they do nothing because their policies don't work they just talk. they have to have italy where bearing the financial burden you know i want other states france spain and others to do their part in helping the migrants because as prime minister gentleman has said everyone turns away and pretends not to see to do nothing is wrong europe needs to help all that while the european union has provided financial aid to italy it says it's not enough and now e.u. may kiss of said the big bad cools by italy to open up the ports along the mediterranean coast such as in most say in france and in barcelona in spain but that is likely to be met with great resistance in both those countries and some people suggest that what you repeat commission is saying is little more than hot. some countries need to do more to do their share in distributing the refugees poland hungary and the czech republic have not accepted a single refugee from italy. unfortunately we have no progress on the question of distrib

so but just around the break austria threatened to ramp up security along its border with italy on monday nights of the week started saying hundreds of troops were on standby following a spike in migrant arrivals of late in southern europe austria's ambassador was then someone for talks to rome slammed vienna for lack of cooperation but the austrian chancellor has since downplayed the whole dispute saying no were temporary measures will be taken. border controls and an army deployment will be necessary. unjustified and unprecedented initiative will lead to repercussions italy's in a lot of trouble over this according to the un almost eighty four thousand people arrived in that country so far this year and they're estimating that that number is going to triple by the end the twenty seventeen of course many of these refugees when they get into italy is not going to stay there lovely places it is they want to move further off into europe. this week so they are willing to help but they didn't go far enough as far as italy is concerned there now it's thirty five million euros of additional fun

germany, france and italy's interior ministers meet for crisis talks as italy warns the influx of migrantsainable. the irish government criticises the uk's decision to withdraw from an agreement allowing foreign countries to fish in its waters as "unwelcome and unhelpful". the government says tenants from grenfell tower who may have been illegally subletting their flats will not be prosecuted, as work continues to identify all those killed in the fire. at least 80 people are thought to have died in the fire at the west london block and it's feared the full death toll won't be known for months. meanwhile, cladding on 181 blocks in 51 areas has now failed fire safety tests. all those so far examined have failed the checks. kensington and chelsea council is suspending rent for residents of buildings around grenfell tower whose services have been disrupted because of the fire. meanwhile, some campaigners say victims of the disaster could boycott the public inquiry unless its scope is widened. 0ur correspondent simonjones reports. the devastating fire that claimed so many lives has opened up a

this is the gateway from sicily to the rest of italy. for many towards their new lives. this is the route that hundreds of thousands of migrants follow to get to the mainland. many of them end up in the north, but some are being settled in the south of the country. i'm on my way to one of those towns. in this quiet corner of calabria, for centuries the locals have only spoken italian. but in recent years riace has suffered from an exodus of people in search ofjobs and better prospects. and things are changing. today over half the population are new arrivals from africa and the arab world. the initiative, with government and eu money, is breathing life into this town and providing a haven for recent arrivals who have endured much to reach here. this is the route that hundreds of thousands of migrants follow to get to the mainland. many of them end up in the north, but some are being settled in the south of the country. i'm on my way to one of those towns. these young men of 16 and i7 are from the country which makes up the second largest

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italy says it will not be threatened by its neighbors over border control that as the country struggles with a huge influx of migrants we hear from a local mayor who says his town's at the breaking point. and r.t. speaks exclusively to a man with a severe muscle wasting disease who was convicted for armed robbery and russian. broadcasting live from the russian capital it's one in the afternoon here in moscow you're watching our team to national with you this hour is and the. a correspondent from russia sporting news agency has been caught up in a gun battle in mosul iraq while she was taking pictures of the mine clearing operation in the historic part of the city she managed to escape unharmed and share her video with us. about it. in must of thought well come on or called looking from from a comment about the. where you were once all but suddenly on who you got there you got what then and. i gather you go for your i do often i did not come from mother as i was taught. and also one of the up until the world. war the you know. this gunfire happened when sarah neurogenic was filming in a

germany, france and italy's interior ministers meet for crisis talks as italy warns the influx of migrants labour's shadow environment secretary says the government's quite provocative decision to remove from an agreement to allow other european countries to fish off british waters could put trade talks at risk. blown—out vehicles in the centre of the syrian capital. the suicide bomber detonated their device just before eight o'clock this morning. the streets near tahrir square in central damascus had been busy, as people here return for their first full day of work after celebrating the end of the holy month of ramadan. the car had been surrounded by the syrian authorities when it exploded, killing at least 19 people, injuring several others. the blast shattered windows and damaged buildings in the area, which has now been cordoned off. syrian authorities say they blew up two other would—be bombers before they entered the city. these state television pictures showed what they say is the damage caused on the main road heading into the city centre. residents are now clearing up the debris l

that if we do believe we can to leave italy or greece on its own. like to say that it want to help address this issue there is anger that we are left alone czech republic has taken twelve poland and hungry have taken exactly not good enough you know live from geneva with us now william spend who is a spokesman for the un's refugee agency the un. thanks for joining us on r.t. international today do you think other european states should be more involved in solving the humanitarian crisis unfolding in italy. yes we do because we don't think that italy on its own can handle the situation but we think that europe as a whole would be able to. respond to this situation the crisis that we saw in two thousand and fifteen and two thousand and sixteen where greece was basically left on its own was the result of this failure of responding in a coherent way by by the whole of europe the same thing is happening again we cannot leave one country with greece with a reason germany with a research italy to deal with tens of thousands of our rivals. to their shows ev

italy says it will not be threatened by its neighbors over border control that's half the country struggles with a huge influx of migrants we hear from a local mayor who says his town is at breaking point. and our teeth speaks exclusively to a man with a severe muscle wasting disease who's going to diction for armed robbery brought the public outrage in russia. broadcasting live from the russian capital you're watching our team to national review this hour is and. a correspondent from russia's sputnik news agency has been caught up in a gun battle in mosul iraq while she was taking pictures of the mine clearing operation and the historic part of the city she managed to escape unharmed and shared her video with us. you know what about it. in my just a thought will come out of called looking from from a comment other than. your own soul but second i am who. i am. i gather you before you go there you'll find that i did not come from other us i was. and also one couple. this gunfire happened when sara knew or did was filming in a residential area next to the great mosque of el noori the attacke

italy certainly needs financial help from europe but it also in italy directly and the rest of europe also needs take their own responsibility this crisis is affecting very few countries in europe many countries have not seen a single refugee or migrant or very few so what we need is a proper responsibility sharing our solidarity with all countries that are being affected from europe we don't think that italy on its own can handle this situation seems that there is a lack of political will from other countries to. take on the responsibilities in this matter europe on. its totality we're talking about five hundred million people we're talking about the richest and most developed economies in the world of course the resources are there but this responsibility needs to be shared equitably among all the member states of the european union. the u.s. stepped up its threats against north korea wednesday after pyongyang test fired a new missile during the emergency meeting there that followed washington's u.n. ambassador valid that military force would be used if necessary. the united states

so italy isn't feeling relief like other e.u. nations are which is why if they're looking at different methods to deal with it now because of its location italy has always acted as an entry point to europe for refugees but for the past few years the sheer amount of refugees arriving has taken a toll so big that the government is threatening to shut down the ports the possibility was discussed at a meeting between the sari serves as italy's ambassador to the e.u. and e.u. migration commissioner dimitris ever marvelous in a statement said quote italy is right when it comes to being when it comes to the situation being untenable in fact just over ninety two thousand refugees arrived to europe by sea in two thousand and seventeen of that total almost eighty four thousand of them ended up in italy so most people would agree that the italians need a break but closing off the ports to refugees might not be an easy fix disembarkation is governed by international law which could make for complicated legal problems ahead the move would als

if italy has...cific call to the other member states to contribute to its ongoing effort, we can understand that very well. we are witnessing first—hand the willingness to show solidarity provided by italian coastguards, for example. in coordinating and supporting the life—saving operations of the central mediterranean. what we wish for is a larger capacity at sea for rescue, saving lives. i'm afraid we are out of time, we really appreciate your time. thank you forjoining us from rome. iraqi special forces have recaptured more territory in the old city of mosul, in the final stages of the operation to drive out so—called islamic state. troops and police are now closing in from three sides on the is militants, who captured the city injune 2014. but iraqi commanders say as many as 50,000 civilians may be trapped behind is lines, as 0rla guerin reports from mosul. safe at last. from the dying days of battle against is. traumatised civilians fleeing with little more than the clothes they stand up in. som

italy is good. europe, too, is good.ties began operating in the mediterranean after italy terminated its own sea rch—and—rescue operation, which was replaced by eu missions with a bigger focus on anti—smuggling and border control. currently we are trapped in a situation that is very difficult, because we know we cannot stop the rescues for the moment, because many people will die, while we know it's not a sustainable solution either. with sicily in sight, a sense of relief on board. but even as the un sounds the alarm over the unfolding crisis, the italian government is pressing the eu for help, and warning its ports may not remain open to the migrants. rami ruhayem, bbc news, palermo. iraqi special forces have recaptured more territory in the old city of mosul, in the final stages of the operation to drive out so—called islamic state. troops and police are now closing in from three sides on the militants, who captured the city three years ago. but iraqi commanders say thousands of civilians remain trapped behind is line

italy geographically is closest. international law, maritime losses you have to take all who are shipwrecked to the closest safe harbor or the nearest safe harbor. they will not participate. the other countries also say no thank you in taking more migrants of italy -- off italy's hands. italy does get a bit of help, they get some money, they get some political support in order to talk to libya, but what they do not get is anything concrete in the way of migrants being taken into other european countries, solidarity concerning migrants is a one-way street in europe. brent: that's what it sounds like. barbara, thank you very much. you're watching "dw news." still to come, berlin has two high-profile new residence. one made itself right at home. another had trouble getting used to her environment trade both are a huge hit -- environment. both are a huge hit with the public. more in just moments. be right back. ♪ brent: all come back here with "dw news" live from berlin. donald trump and angela merkel have held talks in

processing delays sparked angry protests in athens with thousands of migrants in limbo both really sad italy is the latest refugee crisis big goals. very good afternoon for me kevin zero in thanks for watching out international first this hour the american military says it's concerned for the safety of troops after a turkish news agency released a map showing the location of u.s. bases in northern syria in a comment to r.t. the u.s. central command said the sources which contributed to the story couldn't be independently verified but they went on to add that they'd be very concerned if officials from its nato allies would have purposefully endangered forces by releasing such sensitive information nichiren reports. this is how america's military presence in northern syria allegedly looks that's according to turkish state news agency on the dollar it claims to have detected america's hidden outposts scattered across kurdish held areas the agency reports there are as many as ten including two air bases one in army leon which is large enough for cargo planes and used to supply kurdish forces and

it is italy that is getting. the refugee crisis it is being left alone dealing with this. betrayed italy with a problem that's not a tally and per se actually it's totally european we are at the forefront italy is where they arrive first but the european community doesn't seem to care some countries even closed their borders more of that exclusive interview with the mayor and also to the abandoned hotel that's now been turned into a refugee shelter. and the full report will be international throughout tuesday and another bit to draw attention to the growing public discontent over the influx of migrants to its so-called art within and. around. africa. quote stop. reference to a proposed nationality law which would grant italians that it's shipped to second generation immigrants born in the country the huge piece was created by a land artist and stretches across twenty five thousand square meters. at a boarding school in central china girls are training hard to become skillful warriors they live in spartan conditions and their only toys are sorts now i have their own face wa

republik have not accepted a single refugee from italy. unfortunately we have no progress on the question of distribution of migrants within the european union invalid mostly stand in solidarity with the italian government and the italian people and we will make available possible assistance and support it seems there's a lot of but very little action from the powers that be in a europe and in the meanwhile the to be this continue to sing and the strain of the likely crisis charlotte people ski r.t. sicily and while italy says it's tired of bearing the brunt of migrants french police have been using drones and dogs to hunt down those trying to slip over the border from italy to france in super university history professor paolo but i beanies says it's time for italy's european partners to do more to deal with this crisis. bearable. terrible situation has been left alone that legally isn't now is not is not able to deal with these and more these great. amount of the local population and the local population is really admire the with the gov

to help italy which is threatening further draft to go after the latest crisis among the stories. thank. you. they put themselves on the line to get accepted or rejected. so the president. had to go on to be this is what before. people get. interested in the water how. should. i get several european countries are going to go for the ongoing crisis italy which is now accepting most of those coming to europe is in a big standoff with other members of the block over how the crisis is being handled . by you know activists have protested against refugee policies and violations of human rights while in greece and angry demonstrations being held against delays in the immigration process. the delays of less thousand separated from the families and stranded in greece divisions between different ethnic groups of all support emerging in the overcrowded camps to. the. reading. problem which is there for. most of the just the way things sort of decisions. african people sometimes if they are just says start by saying they want to get their ride spidey their hand in floyd's subgroup of the. us

every day, italy is seeking more and more people arrive.m africa are fleeing war poverty and these are the latest to be rescued at sea, exhausted but alive. so far this year, 2000 people have died trying to reach italian shores and the un refugee agency says it is an unfolding tragedy. in a statement, filippo grandi said: he said europe had to organise a system for distributing migrants urgently. it comes as italy is threatening to close its ports after nearly 11,000 migrants arrived in just five days last month. and the european union says it is ready to do more to help. we are ready to increase our support to italy, including substantial financial support if needed. all member states 110w support if needed. all member states now need to deliver and show solidarity towards italy. and the dangers are well—known. this man was found clinging to a boat ride at sea, just one of many thousands rescued by the italian coastguard. and the un is now calling for greater international efforts to combat the root causes of migration and to tackle traffi

italy has been on the huge pressure now austin for more decisive action from the e.u. already used to finally tackle this crisis. our correspondent who traveled to the italian island of sicily which has become one of the main points now of a rifle for african migrants if you talk to locals who say they are fed up with the inaction of europe's authorities this is one of the many. brings rescued migrants mediterranean sea to ports like this one here in sicily and for many of those migrants this will be the first time setting foot on u.s. soil but the italian authorities say there's so many migrants coming here italy that they might have to close the roads to microchips like this. was. a to meet says it's the well but the she. might think it's landed and that it's now happened to be cheeky here on the sicily and people on this island say they feel abandoned by the new. it is not just the responsibility of italy is the responsibility of europe there is far too much immigration italy cannot support all the arriving migrants and they do nothing because their policies don't w

all member states now need to deliver and show solidarity towards italy.gers are well—known. this man was found clinging to a boat rudder at sea, just one of many thousands rescued by the italian coastguard. and the un is now calling for greater international efforts to combat the root causes of migration and to tackle trafficking. sarah corker, bbc news. let's take a look at some of the other stories making making the news. one of south america's most notorious drug barons has been arrested in brazil after evading capture for three decades. luiz carlos da rocha is thought to have been in charge of a cocaine production network in the jungles of bolivia, colombia and peru. he'd had plastic surgery and was living under a fake identity. ukraine says russian security services were involved in the cyber attack on the country earlier this week. the authorities in kiev said they believed the attack was carried out by the same hackers who targeted ukraine late last year. the kremlin dismissed the allegations. 1,500 people are now known to have died in a cholera ou

the warning comes off to austria threatened with a ploy its military to bolster its border with italy to stop migrants from entering the austrian defense minister said his country needs to ready itself and these measures we essential if the migrant influx from italy is not reduced. italy is struggling to cope with the huge wave of new arrivals this year alone more than ninety three thousand refugees have reached the italian coast by sea more than twice that amount is expected by the end of the year drastic numbers have prompted an anti-establishment movement in the country to present a radical proposal. well it's not important. but ok let's. go. to the. local mayors have also tried to draw attention to the crisis staging rallies to protest what they say is an unsustainable number of refugees being settled and the country visited one such town and spoke exclusively to the mayor here's more from. i've been traveling across rural parts of sicily for almost a week now speaking to locals various officials and refugees and i'll tell you what some people may not be willing to admit it but it

betrayed italy with a problem that's not a tally in pairs say actually it's totally european. we are at the forefront italy is where they arrive first but the european community doesn't seem to care some countries even closed their borders more of that exclusive interview with the mayor and also my trip to the abandoned hotel that's now been turned into a refugee shelter common r. and d. for report that will be aired on r.t.e. international throughout tuesday besides the question of where to house migrants integration has become a main sticking point we discussed the matter with a community lawyer in the syrian town of the lot so where authorities plan to put migrants in an abandoned school building mosque with out of the. water putting migrants here into buildings like this is racism these kind of things make us racist the criticism from the community begins when locals realise that the migrants won't know what to do in this location so when migrants end up with nothing to do and there's someone amongst them inclined to criminal behavior it means they could start intruding ge

italy has been under huge pressure and it's now asking for more decisive action from the e.u. dorothy used to have french really tackled this crisis. a correspondent shot a hole to be italian island of sicily where charles being one of the main points of a rival for african migrants i should talk to locals who say they all fed up with the an auction of europe's authorities this is one of the many. brings rescue migrants from the mediterranean sea to ports like this one here in sicily and for many of those migrants this would be the first time they setting foot in surrey but the italian authorities say there's so many migrants coming here to italy that they might have to close the ports to microchips like this. i don't know. eighty cents it's only the loan but the shia believe the mind thinks this is the man detained and it's now having to come to be cheeky here on the island sicily and people on this island say they feel abandoned by the. local who it is not just the responsibility of italy is the responsibility of europe there is far too much immigration it's really cannot. s

meanwhile italy has been desperately calling for help saying it feels isolated and abandoned by other e.u. members the blockhouse however repeatedly voice that's readiness to help but it seems italy's patience is rapidly running out as the. reports. the city of messina is the beginning of the main ferry transit route to mainland italy there you have it there are more and more migrants filling the local streets and there are no solutions coming from the central government and the european union brussels has been voicing repeated the reading is to help but italy says that saying something is different from actually providing real solutions and getting things done we need a unity of purpose international regional effort and this is why the union continues to work with the quartet for libya to darren t. that there is unity in approach. in europe is to me to lead to the location from we are continuing to push because in europe you know particularly you can actually in general the only thing that counts is. italy has threatened the you with issuing temporary visas for migrants which will al

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betrayed italy with a problem that's not a talian per se actually it's totally european. we are at the forefront italy is where they arrive first but the european community doesn't seem to care some countries even closed their borders more of that exclusive interview with the mayor and also my trip to the abandoned hotel that's now been turned into a refugee shelter. and the full report that will be aired on r.t. international throughout tuesday. the mancs international show wrapped up outside of moscow with crowds does little by the riaa very about twenty five displays showcasing a huge variety of new craft the show ran for an entire week and more than four hundred fifty thousand people attended this annual event but being in a show it was also plenty of action on the ground though as seen untested by a road crew. let's see what happens i can't wait can you. with all the laughs and just to the right watching night we got about twenty minutes flat fee for there were harmful begins the first time ever in my life that i'm doing this. here we go. this is the primary reason p

that if we do believe we can to leave italy or greece on its own.and like to say that it want to help this issue there is that we are left alone czech republic has taken twelve poland and hungry have taken the giro exactly not good enough you know earlier in the program i spoke with a spokesman for the un's refugee agency at the u.n. h.c.r. he believes italy's european neighbors don't seem to have the political will to help handle the migrant crisis. italy certainly needs financial help from europe but it also needs solidarity and the rest of europe also needs to take their own responsibility this crisis is affecting very few countries in europe many countries have not seen a single refugee or migrant or very few so what we need is a proper responsibility sharing directly with all countries that are being affected from europe we don't think that italy on its own can handle this situation seems that there is a lack of political will from the country to. take on the responsibilities in the in this matter europe on the beach the political we're talking

says it's time for italy's european partners to do more to deal with this. bearable pollard will travel situation that he has been left alone that legally isn't now is not is not able to deal with these and more these creates a lot of potential among the local population and the local population is really admire the with the government first and with the you pm you you know it's psychological see the european union reacting in a corporate the way they you should have done more should have done more in organizing a system of acceptance or you're not going to get system of if you'll go in control of the african cause so we have a find a solution which might be radical solution to see it off the ports closed paulson to ban people from docking. the un's chemical weapons watchdog has published a report into a deadly chemical insurgent and syria's leave province while it doesn't attribute blame but doesn't stop western officials from now renewing their accusations towards the syrian government it also turns out the o.p.c. w. didn't even visit the site of the alleg

italy. unfortunately we have no progress on the question of distribution of migrants within the european union and we stand in solidarity with the italian government and the italian people and we will make available all possible assistance and support it seems there's a lot of poor but very little action from the powers that be in europe in the meanwhile italy is continuing to sink under the strain of the michael crisis charlotte people ski r.t. sicily. are to show the diversity also spoke to sarah i do you concur from doctors without borders who described what it's actually like to rescue my currents in the mediterranean. this. pretty didn't spurt how many people have. rescued in. people since the beginning. just with. what all of the conditions. have been the scariest. because you have people coming on. to be honest. as many people. and sometimes they're dead people in the day people have drowned in the. because of the panic and also because. maybe some of the petrol leaking and then. they