has already played better it seems than either the netherlands or swayed and. prior to this they've beaten england and france who are 2 sides that i would say among the best in the world at the moment were in better form going into the tournament so i don't think they minded too much perhaps you could say that because they had already played and beaten sweden in this tournament in the group stage the usa new sweden better they knew kind of how to get at them better than they do with the netherlands but honestly the u.s. has so much talent and that same they are without doubt the hot favorites going into the final all right ali media reporting from leon thanks very much. while the women's world cup has been wowing fans around the globe a darker side of football has also been making the headlines month thief of banned the former head of the afghanistan football federation from football related activities for life after allegations that he and other sexually abused female players and the afghanistan coach is telling d.w. she is not impressed with alfie for handle

and the netherlands. our countries stand shoulder-to-shoulder when times are tough. centuries ago, the netherlands was one of the first countries to support a young american republic striving for independence. and in our darkest hour, 5 years ago, thousands of brave american soldiers crossed the atlantic to fight for our freedom. they brought this flag with them. 75 years ago, it arrived on the coast of normandy and today it's coming home. to the land of the free and the home of the brave. back where it belongs. thank you. mr. ld like to introduce kruk to make his remarks. [applause] >> thank you, mr. president, first lady, mr. vice president, distinguished guests. it is an honor to be among heroes. i have had the privilege when i became the owner of one of the most important american flags in history, the flag that was hoisted on the leading vessel that on d-day first reached the beaches of normandy. with it, i accepted the responsibility for its legacy nd its ultimate destination. i'm honored to speak here today. to be here at the white house, where 75 years ago a

has already played better it seems than either the netherlands or swayed and. prior to this they've beaten england and france who are 2 sides that i would say among the best in the world at the moment were in better form going into the tournament so i don't think they minded too much perhaps you could say that because they had already played and beaten sweden in this tournament in the group stage the usa new sweden better they knew kind of how to get at them better than they do with the netherlands but honestly the u.s. has so much talent and that same they are without doubt the hot favorites going into the final all right ali moody reporting from leon thanks very much. you're watching news up next here on news asia an escalating diplomatic route between china and britain over the protests in hong kong what does it all means of bilateral relations. not more coming up with bearish than a j m and you can bet mccain and obama the whole team here in baghdad and thanks for watching and staying with us. does. the 1st swiss cheese maker trying it out on. his lemon tar

has already played that's it seems than a the netherlands or sweden. prior to this they've beaten england and france who are 2 sides that i would say are among the best in the world at the moment were in better form going into the tournament so i don't think they minded too much press you could say that because they had already played and beaten sweden in this tournament in the group stage the us a new sweden bats a new kind of how to get at them better than they do with the netherlands but honestly the u.s. has so much talent and that same they are without doubt the hope favorites going into the final all right sally moody reporting from leon thanks very much. and the hope for america tournament peru have sealed a date in the finals haroun knocks out to fending champions chile in an upset everything went right for peru and groans the chilly as the favorite style behind 3 nil to make matters worse on a late penalty kick eduardo vodka attempted a bit of trickery but he fooled no one in turn will now play brazil in the final i. and some tennis news and a

the netherlands are clearly in their 1st ever final do they have a chance here. i mean if you if you buy a lottery ticket you've got a chance of winning right the netherlands have bought their lottery ticket getting into the final but as anyone who's played the lottery knows your chances of not great i feel like this would be a major shock for the netherlands to win they need everything to go in their favor they need the u.s. to underperform they need to be fit they need to hold out in the opening phases when the u.s. usually brings this kind of attacking onslaught but if all that happens they've got the quality to take advantage of it and certainly we're seeing a lot of orange shirts already arriving at the fans and here behind me. will be roaring that same on the u.s. also has plenty of fans too saw it should be a fantastic atmosphere for the final. views all over moody inly all side of the world cup final thank you very much and enjoy the game. the england team were left to rue yet another controversial intervention by the video referee in the 3rd place play o

coming up the championship match of the woman is hours away if you're a fan of the underdog in the netherlands history she would expect to beat the fuchsia united states but anything can happen in a cup final. a michael thanks for joining us iran has warned that within hours it will begin enriching uranium beyond the limits set by its unraveling 2015 nuclear deal with world powers at a press conference senior iranian officials also said tehran would keep reducing its commitments every 60 days unless the remaining signatories of the pact moved to protect it from u.s. actions tehran's decision comes a year after president donald trump unilaterally withdrew the u.s. from the deal aimed at curbing iran's nuclear program. here's more on how the different sides who signed on to the now endangered agreement reached this point. on july 14th 2015 the international community at a joint sigh of relief the signing of the nuclear deal with the run was the beginning of a new chapter in relations with the country i think this is a sign of hope for the entire world and we all know that this is very much neede

do — honestly, seth, do the netherlands stand a chance?are red—hot favourites. but what you say about the netherlands is they have plenty of attacking capabilities in there. vivianne miedema, their striker, who hasn't had the greatest of tournaments as yet, but she's somebody that causes massive threat in every single game that she plays. they've got danielle van de donk, who can run the whole of the midfield. they have shanice van de sanden on the right—hand side, and she flies. she's got so much pace out there. and if they play as a unit, and they can force down the field and give the americans no time on the ball, then they have a chance. the question for me is, defensively, are they going to be good enough? they've shown in this game against sweden that they're good defensively when they stay disciplined, and they did a really good job of that here. but can they do it in back—to—back games? and let's not forget here that the americans have been sitting in their hotel with their feet up, having, i'm sure, a nice glass of fizzy water thi

is live from berlin the united states the women's football world champions again today beat the netherlands 2 nil in the final in france to defend their title thanks to goals from meghan rapinoe and rose also in the program. the end of an era in greece exit polls show the real cause mr talk as conservatives win with 40 percent of the vote results out after 4 years in power. and fresh protests on the streets of hong kong. i wrote a book recently there's a good mobilized tens of thousands of demonstrators this time to make their point to shoppers arriving from mainland china. welcome to the program we start with the women's world cup in france where the united states have successfully defended the title after beating the netherlands to net for gold as 1st half the u.s. were awarded a penalty on the hour mark after a video review of this foul on alex morgan magen repeat no stepped up to score that. the tournament's top score not long after roosevelt fads in to secure her side's victory it's the 4th time. the 2. for some reaction now join but i'm going to use sports. did the best team win here

and sweden, with the netherlands winning1—0 in extra—time.he final on sunday. seth bennett from bbc sport was outside the stadium in lyon. it's very difficult, isn't it, when you compare it tojust it's very difficult, isn't it, when you compare it to just 2a hours earlier, when you had all of the hype, but then you had all of the drama, of england against usa, where usa eventually came through. they we re usa eventually came through. they were disallowed goals, sending office, saved penalties, all sorts going on. it was always going to be very difficult for the two teams to follow that, particularly when you took probably the best tactically defensive team in sweden against a really good attacking team in the netherlands, and two sides that would likely to neutralise each other for long periods. would likely to neutralise each otherfor long periods. and it was a bit of a one for the purists, if i'm being brutally honest. both teams hit the woodwork, when hit the post, the other hit the crossbar, with the aid of the goalkeepers just getting li

a 108 degrees fahrenheit for the 2nd straight day germany the netherlands and belgium recorded new all time high. calling of how of a possible temperatures in the top 40 degrees celsius on thursday belgium is one of several european countries suffering under the summer's 2nd extreme heat wave all time national records were broken 2 days in a row these are the highest recorded temperatures for virgin ministry since the beginning of the measurement in 1833 years. in paris it was hotter still the french weather service announced that the capital registered its highest temperature ever smashing the previous record of 40.4 degrees set 7 decades ago. and in the french countryside farmers are suffering as the high temperature brings drought and fires. this heat wave results are conducive to forest fires and we are facing a dramatic situation we have 3600 hectares of forest trees that have been consumed by fire since the beginning of the summer. many places in germany also taped the 40 degree mark on thursday on the sweltering streets of cologne water was handed out to cool down and many here

and the netherlands but the u.s. play a megan rapinoe is angry about something of a chilling oversight tell us more about that. well that's right you would think that the world cup final whether is the men's or the women's world cup would be a highlight of the footballing calendar and therefore would deserve a day or 2 itself in football but in fact sunday is not only the host of the women's world cup final in fact is not the only international football final this on on sunday we also have the men's copa america final that's the south american football championship that's coming just a couple of hours after the women's world cup final finishes and following hot on the heels of the cup america final you also have the men's gold cup final that's the central and north american football championship now this of course takes the focus away from the women's world cup final instead of having the whole footballing world watching the women's world cup final you now have kind of some so maybe split interests in certain parts o

here as well and it's 7 year in the netherlands which is known for small solutions to the challenges that are posed by mother nature i mean just think of the diets in that country they protect much of the country that is below sea level are the dutch as clever when it comes to dealing with climate change. well they would say so at least a government belief soul they have just introduce here a special climate plan which we're into which would even mean that from next year ethan many many homes will no longer use natural gas and they also plan to close all kinds of mines here by 2030 and of course if you luca at the summer there is also a special system to keep the roads schools so that is another aspect of what the netherlands is doing but of course that's also watched by many other countries in europe they are watching the netherlands as well because the temperatures have risen not only here in the netherlands as you required rightly pointed out but also in many many other countries records have been broken and so my scientists are suggesting that we will may see it we will may well

the american tide kept coming but the netherlands kept finding new ways to turnit netherlands kept findingsure, eventually they would crack. var was called upon to spot this high foot. penalty was the decision and up stepped megan rapinoe. shoots, scores. the us captain, as she has done all tournament, seizing the spotlight will that for every established star, the us has another emerging. and scores! rose lavelle has been a walking highlight reel in france and here was another for the collection. 2-0 here was another for the collection. 2—0 and it could have been more. the netherlands have risen rapidly on the world stage but it seems no one can stop the record—breaking march of the usa. they have retained their title and lifted the women's world cup for title and lifted the women's world cupfora title and lifted the women's world cup for a fourth time. winners come and go in sport, but true champions a lwa ys and go in sport, but true champions always wa nt and go in sport, but true champions always want more. the usa have been champions in every sense with megan rapinoe winning the gold

while the netherlands fans were enjoying a world cup finalfor the first time.. their confidence is almost concrete. but the underdogs were not overwhelmed and achieved something no team has managed yet at this world cup, they stopped the us from scoring in the first 12 minutes. the american tide kept coming but the netherlands kept finding new ways to turn it back. sari van veenendaal again at her best. the european champions had absorbed so much pressure, eventually they would crack. var was called upon to spot this high foot. penalty was the decision and up stepped megan rapinoe. shoots, scores. the us captain, as she has done all tournament, seizing the spotlight. for every established star, the us has another emerging. and scores! rose lavelle has been a walking highlight reel in france and here was another for the collection. 2—0 and it could have been more. the netherlands have risen rapidly on the world stage but it seems no one can stop the record—breaking march of the usa. they have retained their title and lifted the women's world cup for a fourth tim

class drama and heartache as the netherlands and sweden go into extra time at the women's world cup we'll go to the host city for highlights. i'm sumi so much going to thanks for joining us the somali terrorist group al-shabaab has been waging a campaign of violence in somalia for more than a decade they are aim is to replace the u.s. backed government and impose islamic law and african union force has seized back control of the capital mogadishu but al-shabaab still controls around 20 percent of the country the government is offering amnesty and we have the taishan to some militants who leave the group did only as melanie korda bol was given rare access to one rehabilitation center in. province she spoke to former militants there about why they decided to leave al shabaab and the like bears they still house. that they were part of a killing machine terrorizing somalia's population but now they're asking for forgiveness for this facility in juba land it's home to 86 young men who used to fight for one of the deadliest islamist extremist groups in the world. here in southern somalia in a t

they overpowered the netherlands in lyon.egan rapinoe‘s penalty and rose lavelle‘s goal gave the defending champions victory in the second half, after resilient defending from the dutch. here is our sports correspondent katie gornall. lyon, a city at the confluence of the rhone and the saone — a place where two rivers become one, and where from two finalists will emerge one champion. the odds pointed towards a us celebration. no country has won more than them. while the netherlands fans were enjoying a world cup final for the first time. the usa expected to be here. their confidence is almost concrete. but the underdogs weren't overwhelmed, and achieved something no team has managed yet at this world cup. they stopped the us from scoring in the first 12 minutes. the american tide kept coming, but the netherlands kept finding new ways to turn it back, sari van veenendaal again at her best. the european champions had absorbed so much pressure, eventually they would crack. var was called upon to spot this high foot. penalty was

across to shoppers from the mainland china also on the show if you're a fan of the underdog the netherlands is your team in today's championship game the women's world cup you expect it to be just some u.s. fun anything can happen in a cup final. i'm as welcome to the program iran has warned that it will begin enriching uranium beyond the limits set by its own raveling 2050 nuclear deal with world powers at a press conference iran also said that in 60 days it would reduce its commitment. without giving more details unless the pact signatories moved to protect it from us sanctions tehran says it comes a year after president donald trump unilaterally withdrew the u.s. from the deal aimed at curbing iran's nuclear program that has led to heightened tensions in the middle east raising fears of a wider conflict that could engulf the region vital to global oil and gas supplies . i'm now joined by markus khan from the german institute for international and security affairs welcome to the studio monitors let's let's talk about the technical aspects 1st the breaching the limits of your ania enrichme

states leading the netherlands to nil.lty from megan repino on the one hour mark and then alex morgan was fouled by the dutch defender. the referee giving the spot kick three var and the lead was doubled for the us thanks to rose lavelle. the united states at the moment look like they will get thisjob done states at the moment look like they will get this job done and become the first team ever to successfully win back—to—back titles is that bull is gathered by the keeper... it was a result most people were expecting and you can catch that life, the closing stages, on bbc one on the action also is on the bbc sport website and the app. and that is all from us. we have more support for you, of course, in the next hour but 110w you, of course, in the next hour but now on the news channel, it is time for click... a warm welcome to click. welcome to click. welcome to click, i am spencer kelly. finally we have reached a very special milestone. we have been on air every week of every year, without a break, since we launched in th

and in football the women's world cup here's a drama with the 2nd semifinal sweden take on the netherlands even match contest to see who will face the united states in the final. time for galle welcome to the program europe's new leadership is taking place after days of wrangling over the top jobs members of the european parliament elected an italian social democrat david that's their new president a new leaders have nominated candidates for 4 other posts with german defense minister also to fund as their pick for commission president she's made her 1st appearance at the european parliament fashion trying to convince skeptical members to ratify her nomination and promised to listen a lot. straight to strasburg when we find a d w correspondent hoffman welcome mox. on the line and made her big pitch to any piece today how was she received. she didn't make a pitch to all the m e p's but especially her own political group the conservatives the european peoples party because after all she has to get them on board before she can start convincing others and we hear that behind closed doors things

match of the women's world cup is less than an hour away if you're a fan of the underdog then the netherlands is your teams you expect them to beat the fearsome united states we'll go live to live to get the full kit. i'm god of us welcome to the program iran has warned that it will begin enriching uranium beyond the limits set by its unravelling 2050 nuclear deal with world powers the step was condemned internationally french president obama will not call called the decision a violation of the nuclear deal germany around to stop undermining the agreement at a press conference earlier iran said that in. 60 days it would reduce its commitments even further unless the pact signatories helped to protect it from u.s. sanctions tehran's decision comes a year off the president will trump withdrew the u.s. from the deal and cutting iran's nuclear program that has led to heightened tensions in the middle east. i'm now joined by marcus scott from the german institute for international and security affairs welcome to the studio because let's let's talk about the technical aspects 1st breaching the limi

to taking on the netherlands of the see in the final tomorrow but there's been something of a scheduling oversight as an absolute yeah there are also 2 men's final is taking place on the same day tomorrow that's the fun of the gold cup between mexico and the usa so both usa national teams in action tomorrow and the final of the cup america between. brazil and peru now this is obviously something of a distraction for the spectators from the women's world cup final which is the world cup final is the biggest and in football it doesn't really suggest that the women's game is how it is held in such high his statement by the responsible plan is now in the case of the corporate america that's the south american football association combo and concord caf in the case of the. gold cup now the boss of congress months early on he was also about this recently and he said he admitted that it was an oversight it would have been a mistake it wouldn't happen again then said ultimately for all the monsters of the calendar. you know start young players do exactly with whom the buck stops either way. there

world cup but the americans proved their standing as the best team in the world by beating the netherlands brazil from our correspondent. father and welcome i'm good to be with you. greece's opposition indicating meets attack is one a landslide victory in the country snap election his center right new democracy party is on track for an outright majority left wing prime minister alexis tsipras has conceded defeat surprise oversaw a punishing austerity measures off to greece was rescued by international creditors let's attack is now heading the country's 1st post bailed out government and he's from stiff gas taxes and create more jobs. in athens it's a victory for the face of the old guard kiriakou spencer tarkus is a former prime minister's son and he heads the center right new democracy party a decades long political mainstay. now he's vowing to renew greece with a pro-business agenda by slashing taxes attracting investment and taming bureaucracy. i want to strong greece with self-confidence that will claim the place in europe it deserves and not be a beggar or an object of pity. but bits

plus a drama and heartache as the netherlands and sweden go into extra time at the women's world cup will go live to the host city on france for highlight. i'm sumi so much got to thank you for joining us the somali terrorist group al-shabaab has been waging a campaign of violence in somalia for more than a decade there a mystery place the u.n. backed government to impose islamic law and african union force has managed to seize back control of many cities including the capital mogadishu but. still control around 20 percent of the country now to weaken the organization the government is offering amnesty to some militants who leave al-shabaab some of those defectors are in a rehabilitation center in southern somalia. got exclusive access. that they were part to fit killing machine terrorizing somalia's population but now they're asking for forgiveness this facility in juba land is home to 86 young man who used to fight for one of the deadliest islamist extremist groups in the world. here in southern somalia in a town once undeceived by al shabaab a program is being implemented to rehab

if anything kind of made the the rest of the match look worse but ultimately the netherlands got them into the final and that's all that counts and now the dutch have to face the defending champions the u.s. do they have a chance in their 1st world cup final. they do have a chance but you would have to think it's going to be a slim chance they're going to have to play a whole lot better than they did against sweden in the semifinal and particular an attack they're going to have to be be much better much quicker at playing the ball forward than they were gets when if they go in if they're going to trouble the u.s. back line they're going to be sweating i think on the fitness of the former player of the year now she has been struggling with a tummy injury throughout this tournament she had to go off half time in the game against weight and so her presence and her fitness for the final could be could make a big difference but of course while i don't think the netherlands have a particularly good chance of winning the final the dutch fans i'm sure see things differently let's hear what th

brent: trying to keep it cool in this heatwave in the netherlands tonight. thank you. rising temperatures are also having a dramatic effect on the world's lasers. our next report takes us to iceland where we meet a photographer documenting the demise of the ice fields and the effect that is havaving on his country's environment. >> it is considered a saed mountain and iceland, the only glacier that on a a c clear days visible from reykjavik, more than 100 kilometers away. in his latest book, the fragile heart of his country is glaciers. his photos are in the road to nature. his onone of around 300 glalacis and iceland. under ththe ice, there i is an active volcano. >> when you think about glaciers, this is the first of the big one that will disappear. >> the glacier over the last hundred years has shrunk by nearly half and continues to retreat. >> i was here 40 years ago for the first timee as a teteenager. at thatt time, t the glacier was here, whwhere we'rere standing . >> he wants ththe world to know wh is hapappening in iciceland. >> when n the questition comes m m

while the netherlands fa ns were than them.e first time. the usa expected to be here. their confidence is almost concrete but the underdogs went overwhelmed and achieved something no team has managed yet at this world cup, they stopped the us from scoring in the first 12 minutes. the american tide kept coming but the netherlands kept finding new ways to turn it back. the european champions had absorbed so the european champions had absorbed so much the european champions had absorbed so much pressure, the european champions had absorbed so much pressure, eventually they would crack. var was called upon to spot this high fit. penalty was the decision and up stepped megan rapinoe. us captain as she has done all tournament seizing the spotlight. for every established star the us another emerging. rose lavelle has been a walking highlights reel in france. here was another for the collection. 2—0 and it could have been more. the netherlands have risen rapidly on the world stage but it seems no one can stop the record—breaking march

this is a mid-sized robot from the netherlands. this is an aduu from the netherlands.hey designed and programmed by humans —— they are designed. 0nce they are on the pitch, its up to them. robots are autonomous. there is no remote control. they have to see the ball themselves and kick them themselves was of the games can be unpredictable and sometimes exhausting to watch. a bit like the real thing then. they get incredibly competitive. a lot of teams don't get much in the competition but there is a lot of development that comes before. it is very serious, absolutely. s we want to win very much but at the end of the day, we win some games and we lose some games. last year's world champions in the mid—sized league where tech united from the netherlands. since the first robocup back in 1998, the game has evolved. now it is notjust about technique, the robots need tactics. what he saw a few years back, robots were good at shooting and passing only. that was enough. but now you need to combine all those things together in a good strategy and make sure the robots work togeth

not the same yet so maybe not yet not yet in the netherlands like women so for a lot there is a lot of you know passion around it speaking about women's football in general was this tournament like a boost like a leap forward for them i mean can you would say i think every tournaments that we've seen every world cup so far has furthered women football a little bit obviously this one the most because it's the most recent and then there's the you know this year a lot is happened in women's football like the 1st bond or being given in the whole argument for equal pay and the norwegian team making equal pay so there's a lot of big issues surrounding women's support now and people are really starting to push for investment opportunity so yeah the saying is it's important now that the world cup ok it's over but it's not like everybody just forget since like ok great it was a good moment for one football now let's forget about it for the next 4 years now is where we need to build on the success of it's had the you know the viewers involvement everything and actually put you know money where o

there was relentless pressure on the netherlands' goal. the star of the tournament on and off the pitch. certainly the most quotable player at the tournament. she rounded off a fantastic tournament that penalty and also winning the golden boots and also winning the golden boots and golden ball for the player of the tournament. the positive things for the us, thethey‘ve won a record fourth title but also have emerging stars. the player who scored the second goal is a star of the future. that's the difficult thing for other teams, there was the sense that the gap could be closing between the rest and the usa and although it is a little bit, the usa are still so dominantand no a little bit, the usa are still so dominant and no one has knocked them off their perch yet. the world cup ended as many predicted it would cot with the usa on top of the podium. we are seeing some of the scenes, a big contingent of american fans and this tournament seems to have generated huge amounts of interest and excitement worldwide. definitely. it has been unprec

in the investigation that followed an international team led by the netherlands found fragments at the scene of the crash which they said probably came from a russian the style they said the missile exploded outside the plane causing it to break apart investigators later said they had irrefutable evidence that the missile came from the territory of the russian federation last month they named 4 men 3 russians and one ukrainian as murder suspects in the inquiry. they're expected to face trial next year moscow has always denied involvement and says investigators have not provided any proof it was responsible for shooting down the plane. all right let's get more on the story with journalist stefan boss he is at the dutch and h. 17 national monument near amsterdam hi stephanie good to see you of the commemoration for the victims is now over tell us more about what happened in the ceremonies today. well the ceremony has just and it's infected people are just leaving now it was a very emotional the charts several bits and he revert to as he sees it the propaganda and misinformation done by r

the netherlands were up to like maybe even going to extra time or so but then came a penalty v.a.r. made it happen and then rapinoe came up again and scored like yeah i mean she was blooded she's an assassin she knows i don't doubt when she walks up the ball it doesn't even occur to me that she might miss and you know the thing is it doesn't occur to her that she might miss either that's the thing i mean now those did well because the usa had scored in the 1st 15 minutes of every game to turn it so they weathered the storm and they did well and they were competing with the u.s. but that being said then we saw you know that next level from the u.s. and that's also a deserved victory after all not just in the final but also of the tournament yes we have what we have our man ali out there in leon actually he was at the stadium yesterday and he told us how the atmosphere in the city was like the atmosphere in the stadium it was incredible we knew that the u.s. fans would make a lot of noise when they really got going and we knew that the dutch fans have a reputation for a really making

i mean the women's world cup gears up for more drama with the 2nd semifinal sweden take on the netherlands in an even the match contest to see who will face the united states in the final. i'm phil gal welcome to the program members of the european parliament have chosen that new president for the next 2 and a half years they elected and italian social democrat david saucily who's been an m.e.p. for 10 years the motion strasberg it completes the lengthy process of filling the e.u. stop jobs e.u. leaders have nominated candidates for 4 other posts with german defense minister on the line for commission president the european parliament must ratify that nomination before ms fonda line can be appointed and that's far from a done deal. straight to the straight to strasburg that might be found d.w.b. correspondent hoffman welcome where is the opposition to the line coming from. the opposition is coming from all sides for example from the social democrats who are disappointed that they couldn't have their lead candidate who campaigned for them funds in the lead for that position also from the gr

journalists effervesce reporting there in the netherlands where commemorations are taking place today thank you stefan. all right let's get the russian perspective on all of this our correspondent emily sure when standing by for us in moscow. as we hear the netherlands is pointing the finger directly at russia here what is moscow's latest position on all of this. while moscow's position remains largely unchanged even 5 years after this tragedy they strongly deny any involvement in the downing of the image 17 we heard in a statement today from the foreign ministry that russia was saying that they are and have always been open to cooperating with the international investigation they also said that they would want to find those who were really responsible rather than as they see it people who were kind of blamed in advance now russia sees this whole incident as an opportunity as it were to blame russia once again for something that happened on the international stage almost as an as an international plot against russia and they also accuse the joint investigative team committee that has

they overpowered the netherlands in lyon.he second half, after resilient defending from the dutch. here is our sports correspondent katie gornall. lyon, a city at the confluence of the rhone and the saone — a place where two rivers become one, and where from two finalists will emerge one champion. the odds pointed towards a us celebration. no country has won more than them. while the netherlands fans were enjoying a world cup final for the first time. the usa expected to be here.

a goal in the 99th minute puts the netherlands into the final with the usa.

despite their recent success the netherlands don't boast much world cup pedigree this is only the 2nd time they've reached the tournament and the 1st time they've made it to a semifinal but they are favorites at least according to the press. of a far from fleecing where the favorites in this semifinal i'm not so sure about that i think the 2 teams are equal if you look at the fee for ranking we're separated by only one spot so i think we're on a par i think the match will be like that t.v. will teams and we hope to come out on top of hope a dozen variants and also to. a match that hangs in the balance but at least in terms of support the dutch are expected to have the upper hand with floods of orange clad fans ready to take over our. sports correspondent to all of the mood he is outside the stadium indio ahead of tonight's game welcome holly we heard in the report that leo is going to turn our in. tonight so what can the swedes do to counter that. the netherlands do have a really incredible following that's become famous since they hosted the european championship 2 years ago i was th

temperatures soar, topping wednesday's highs in france, germany, belgium and the netherlands. the usjustice department reinstates the policy to use capital punishment and schedules the executions of five federal inmates on death row. i'm sharanjit leyl, in singapore. also in the programme: south korea says the north's test of a new type of short—range ballistic missile will not help to ease tension on the korean peninsula. and the wedding photographer who's definitely not developing traditionaol big—day pictures. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. it's 7am in singapore, midnight here in london and 1am across central europe which is in the grip of a record—breaking heatwave. the hottest temperatures ever were experienced in germany and the netherlands this week. while in paris on thursday it was more than 42 degrees celsius — that's 108 in farenheight, the highest ever temperature in the french capital. lucy williamson reports from paris. the city of light has become the city of heat. 42 degrees, just bearable if you are mostly

world cup but the americans troops they're sounding the best teams in the world by beating the netherlands would kill correspondent was that the match. greece's center right opposition leader kiriakou awesome it's a talk is has won a landslide victory in the country snap election outgoing prime minister alexis tsipras and his left wing city itself party have conceded defeat syphilis came to power in 2015 after promising to repeat punishing a state he measures but he quickly made a u. turn and gave in to the demands of international creditors mr doc is saying is the country's now entering a new post bailout era. in athens it's a victory for the face of the old guard kiriakou spencer tarkus is a former prime minister son and he heads the center right new democracy party a decades long political mainstay. now he's vowing to renew greece with a pro-business agenda by slashing taxes attracting investment and taming bureaucracy. i want a strong greece with self confidence that will claim the place and europe it deserves and not be a beggar or an object of pity. but bits of taxes list of challeng

from the peak it came mainly from martin rees stem camp inside mark more of a top court in the netherlands is up held an earlier ruling that the country is partly liable for the deaths of $350.00 bosnian muslim men killed at trevon it's are in $995.00 the supremes court at the hague said dutch peacekeeping forces could have allowed the men to stay at a un stay safe haven during the war but instead the men were expelled they were handed over to bosnian serb troops before they were killed let's speak now to size next whose research nevers institute for war holocaust and genocide studies is joining us on skype from. so so then this is the final court ruling on this particular case is it suggesting then that the state the netherlands itself is responsible at least in part for what was your swirsky massacre since the 2nd world war. indeed this concludes the. case of litigation which was started by the mothers of srebrenica and some of the relatives of men and boys who were murdered in 1905 and today the supreme court basically confirms an earlier ruling by id appeals courts which held that actu

there can be no questioning the quality of the support that the netherlands have enjoyed your trots but sunday's final was the one in the streets or the stand your reigning champions the usa are in fine form so far no opponent has posed this squad any great threat they've cruised to the final at the counter it's no wonder they're feeling so confident. we have that sort of undying line confidence and ourself always whether it's a $44.00 game are you know a sprint test or could have world cup final whatever it may be a stiff task for the netherlands could be made tough by the potential absence of midfield that leak a moxon's and injury headache that coach serina vague man could do without still ahead of the biggest game of her life the dutch boss seems strikingly serene we have to be aware of the strengths and weaknesses of the opponent and that's how we approach every game the expectations are different now. the us has to favor it and we are on a dark and we're fine with that as indeed all the travelling supporters. their idols are just 90 minutes away from the biggest prize in the game.