hello i'm terry march and welcome to the program we start in northern iraq which was liberated nearly three years ago from the so-called islamic state when it swept through the region i asked targeted minorities like the yazidi who don't follow the islamic faith militants killed kidnapped and then in slave thousands of c.d.'s and even now the group is still recovering from the genocide returning and starting afresh is a mammoth task very few people have tried to start a new life in the region and its capital sin jar or. as. it's known in court as did abuse brigitta should travel there and brings us this exclusive report. on the capital of the yes he does life in ruins devastated by invasion and the fight for liberation most people fled when so-called islamic state took the city and killed enslaved thousands now that these limits have been expelled only a few residents have returned in many parts feels like a ghost town to end of years after liberation from my ex only three thousand families have returned to a city which once had more than eighty thousand inhabitants. there still no si

this is news coming to you live from berlin the northern iraq a region once ruled by so-called islamic state is facing an uncertain future the strategic city was liberated three years ago but remains a ghost town we have an exclusive report from sin jar the capital of the yazidi religious minority honest militants tried to annihilate. us president donald trump says he's willing to meet with iranian president hassan rouhani for the surprise of all comes a week after he warned him don't threaten us for you'll suffer historic consequences . and tesla racing towards europe media reports say the american car maker is looking at building a so-called gigafactory in germany for producing batteries and a call. from the cars to green football me to the beacon friendly british side who are the first to be sort of five is carbon neutral by the united nations. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us we start in northern iraq which was liberated nearly three years ago from the so-called islamic state when it swept through the region targeted minorities like the yazidi who don't follow the is

surprise you turkey also coming up the city islamic state turns it into a ghost town since you are in northern iraq was liberated three years ago but only a fraction of the yazidi minority who once lived there have returned we have an exclusive report. is tell us a little racing towards europe media reports say the american carmakers looking at building a so-called gigafactory in germany to produce factories and car. from cars to green footballs meet the vague unfriendly british scientists who are the first to be sort of by this carbon neutral by the united nations. so i'm terry martin welcome to the program a cool response from tehran to donald trump's unexpected offer of talks the head of iran's strategic council on foreign relations says the country sees no value in talks with the u.s. president after trump said that he was willing to meet. with iranian president hassan rouhani without preconditions the statement comes after a week of increased hostility between the two countries iran and washington are at all odds over the fate of the iran nuclear deal which truck withdrew from earlier this yea

i would like to ask you about your visit to kurdistan and northern iraq earlier this month. can you tell us your impressions, particularly from the perspective of threatened religious minorities there? >> i am impressed with the resiliencearea yazidis and christians in that area. there still isn't sufficient security in the region. there are still yazidis unaccounted for, and probably held in bondage, probably syria. i met with a heartbreaking situation with a number of yazidi women that spoke about being sold three, seven, ten times. one woman talking about having a 15-year-old mentally challenged son of hers ripped out of her arms. another one that said i'll sell a kidney to get my child back. it's horrible. really horrible. but you are seeing rebuilding taking place. much of it privately financed. the u.s. has worked to try to get our financing more to help out and rebuild in the efforts, rebuilding homes and communities in that northern iraq area. rebuilding water and hospital systems. so i'm heartened that people are moving back from those minority communities. i think

northern iraq was liberated nearly three years ago from so-called islamic state when it swept through the region ideas targeted minorities like the c.d.'s who don't follow the islamic faith militants killed the kid now did in slave thousands of yazeed and even now the group is still recovering from what the united nations describes as genocide or returning him starting afresh is a mammoth task very few people are trying to start a new life in the region and its capital sin jar or shingle as it's known in kurdish. begin to show traveled there and she brings us this exclusive report. ice in ruins devastated by invasion and the fight for liberation most people fled when so-called islamic state took the city and killed an enslaved thousands now that these limits have been expelled only a few residents have returned in many parts feels like a ghost town to end of years after liberation from i as only three thousand families have returned to a city which once had more than eighty thousand inhabitants. there still no sign of reconstruction there are no hospitals schools a functional administ

correspondent who spent quite a bit of time now in northern iraq. well business tesla is looking to build cars in europe ben has a story thank you terry the american economy is planning on building a huge manufacturing center in europe talks are already underway with two german states as it explores building another gigafactory additional negotiations are taking place in the netherlands the facility will assemble batteries as well as vehicles according to tesla though reached a decision about the location by the end of the year just recently tesla announced plans to build a factory in china half a million cars will supposedly be produced there a year the comic a has recently struggled to meet the livery targets for its mass market model three. and while tesla miles producing a germany germany's b.m.w. wants to build cars in hungary the premium comic or is besting a billion euros in a new factory a thousand workers will construct vehicles with combustion engines as well as electric and hybrids b.m.w. chose the locations you hungry for infrastructure

the city the islamic state turned into a ghost town soon jar in northern iraq was liberated three years ago but only a fraction of the has you the minority who once lived there half were turned we have an exclusive report also a potential solution to the perils of uncontrolled migration visit a shelter in asia where the u.n. gives women and children a legal and safe chance to reach you're. also coming up in the next sixty minutes a smartphone war simmers in france kids are outraged over a new law banning smartphones the school parents are happy but teachers worry it will be tough to enforce battle lines are being drawn. as a pleasure to have you along everyone we begin in north korea that country is reported to be working on a new ballistic missiles the washington post reports that u.s. spy satellites have detected renewed activity at a site that was that has. produce them in the past the activity comes a despite north korean leader kim jong un's promise at a summit in singapore or donald trump to stop all missile and nuclear testing well get reaction from washington in just a moment bu

this hour there's been an explosion inside a kurdish regional government building in a bill in northern iraq two gunmen it stormed the building and injured at least two policeman with the said one of the attackers blew himself up. iraq has condemned a tweet by u.s. president donald trump calling it a passive reaction to comments by iran's president trump warned house on hardie of consequences if he threatened the u.s. it's in response to a hearty speech saying that war with iran is the mother of all wars but hundreds of thousands of chinese babies some as young as three months old may have been given substandard vaccines from the air leakage and has called for an investigation and says that anyone who's connected will be severely punished. the president of the philippines rodrigo to tatay is delivering his i was about to deliver his annual state of the nation address he says that the speech will be unscripted and straight from the heart it's thought to be about to focus on his attempt and decades of rebellion. violence on the southern island of mindanao to his expected side a new law that gr

calls it the genocide of the people in northern iraq where four years later our us has been driven out but many of the daughters who were taken away have not come home. i don't care about the destroying down things that end up with social is that they gave six seven or eight year olds to ten or twelve men. and that an eye is fine and he's a ten year old girl pregnant that's the west thing to me think about. but we begin the day with rescue workers in thailand doing everything they can to save the lives of twelve boys and their soccer coach trapped beneath the earth a race against time and the weather to prevent an underground cave from becoming a mass grave now it has been eleven days since those boys and their coach went missing inside a cave complex in northern thailand on monday they were found alive but very weak since then navy seals have given them plenty of food and plenty of reassurance a search mission that is now a rescue effort and it will be anything but easy the boys may have no choice but to dive their way through flooded passages or rescue teams have reportedly begun tea

in northern iraq was liberated three years ago but only a fraction of the minority who once lived there. will have an exclusive report and a smartphone ban at schools in france kids are outraged parents are happy but the teachers worry it will be tough to enforce. golf it's good to have you with us tonight reports that north korea has not stopped working to build new ballistic missiles that could carry a nuclear weapon the washington post says that u.s. spy satellites have detected renewed activity at a site that has produced them in the past well this puts into doubt the promise made by north korean leader kim jong at a summit in singapore just last month he reportedly told u.s. president donald trump that he would end all missile and nuclear testing we'll get reaction from washington in just a moment but first this report. on the surface relations between the u.s. and north korea have been warming earlier this week north korea return the remains of american soldiers sixty five years after the end of the korean war the gesture of peace came weeks after an historic summit the two countr

easy capital in northern iraq reduced to rubble in many patching down feels like a ghost town to add up years after liberation from my ex only three cells and families have returned to the city which once had more than eighty thousand inhabitants a city struggling to find peace only a few have dared return to their former. today on d w news group. move. this is d.w. news coming to you live from iran rejects donald trump surprise all for talks after u.s. president said he was willing to meet with iran's leader hassan rouhani we'll have the latest on donald trump's surprise you turkey also coming up the city islamic state turns into a ghost town since you are in northern iraq.

turn also coming up the city islamic state turned into a ghost town syndrome in northern iraq was liberated three years ago but only a fraction of the seating minority who once lived there have returned we have an exclusive report. but i'm terry martin good to have you with us a cool response from tehran to donald trump's unexpected offer of talks the head of iran's strategic council on foreign relations says the country sees no value in talks with the u.s. president that's after trump said that he was willing to meet with iranian president hassan rouhani without preconditions the statement comes after a week of increased hostility between the two countries tehran and washington are at odds over the fate of the arend nuclear deal which trump withdrew from earlier this year. even by president chump standards the statement made its a news conference with the italian prime minister surprising their quality is the first time a u.s. president has offered to meet with an iranian leader since the islamic revolution nearly forty years ago. i would certainly meet with a round of they want to meet i

to the surprise offer of the city the islamic state turned into a ghost town since you are in northern iraq was liberated three years ago but only a fraction of the u.c.d. minority once lived there now for eternity we have an exclusive report. it's good to have you with us everyone always start with developments from north korea which is reported to be working on new ballistic missiles the year washington post reports that the u.s. spy satellites have detected renewed activity at a site that has produced them in the past activity comes despite north korean leader kim jong un's promise at a summit in singapore would donald trump to stop all missile and nuclear testing. on the surface relations between the u.s. and north korea have been warming earlier this week north korea return the remains of american soldiers sixty five years after the end of the korean war the gesture of peace came weeks after an historic summit the two countries agreed to work toward the quote total denuclearization of the korean peninsula a day later u.s. president donald trump declared that north korea was no longer a

stories this hour to cover stormed the building of the kurdish regional government an appeal in northern iraq one security officer has been wounded the deputy governor said security forces have entered the building and are looking for the attackers u.s. president donald trump has warned his iranian counterpart in a tweet to never ever threaten the united states or you will suffer the consequences like never before that's in response to a speech on sunday in which her son rouhani said that war with iran is the mother of all wars but hundreds of thousands of chinese babies as young as three months old may have been given substandard vaccines premier league to china has called for an investigation and says that anyone who's connected will be severely punished. the united nation's highest court is ready to rule on a dispute that split gulf neighbors cuse is the u.a.e. are violating international law by expelling thousands of cancerous since the start of the g.c.c. crisis rationale battle reports. qatar is stepping up its legal battle against the u.a.e. accusing it of human rights violations the t

i'd like to ask you about your visits to northern iraq earlier this month. can you tell us your perspectives on threatened religious minorities there? >> i am impressed with the resilience of the christians in that area as far as an oppressed minority. they are moving back, some of them in some areas quite afew into some of the areas . there still isn't sufficient security in the region. there still are several thousand that are unaccounted for and are probably being held in bondage somewhere else, probably syria. and i met with heartbreaking situations with a number of women that spoke about being sold, three, seven, 10 times. one woman talking about having a 15-year-old mentally challenged son who was ripped out of her arms. another one said i want to get my child back but i don't know where they are now. it's horrible. it's horrible, but i see rebuilding taking place, much of it privately financed. the us government has worked to get our financing more to help out and rebuilding homes and communities in the northern iraq area, rebuilding hospitals, all th

two gunmen who stormed the kurdish regional government building in a bill in northern iraq have reportedly been killed witnesses say that one of the attackers blew himself up security forces have been firing into the third floor of the building where at least one other gunman is thought to be still at large let's go live out of baghdad as soon as imran khan is following developments in iran what's the latest. well i can tell you that all three assailants have now been either killed or captured as a result of the kurdish security forces raid on the a bill governor building one of them blew himself up in a suicide attack another was killed by a sniper a third was captured but is said to be wounded so the attack is now officially over curity forces say that they have to go into the building and they had to search room to room to room to try and find the silence what there was a hostage that was taken the hostage is also been released. now the investigation begins what would have been the motive for this attack who might have carried it out well according to the mayor of to build this was an i

this is going to be in the news coming to you live from berlin in northern iraq to reach. so called islamic state is facing an uncertain future the strategic city was liberated three years ago but remains a ghost town and we have an exclusive report from singe our capital see these religious minority militants tried to annihilate. the u.s. president says he's willing to meet with iranian president hassan rouhani a surprise offer comes a week after he warned him don't.

capitol in northern iraq reduced to rubble in many patching god feels like a ghost town to a duff years after liberation from my ex only three cells with families have returned to the city of which one said well that eighty thousand inhabitants a city struggling to find peace only a few have dared return to their former. today on d. w. new. place would. play. odd odd. to mock me. to be a an educated audience. this is it every news live from berlin mixed messages from north korea despite promises it seems they're building missiles again u.s. spy satellites are said to have spotted renewed activity at a missile site this just weeks after leader kim jong un said he would work toward denuclearization on the korean peninsula we'll get reaction from washington also coming up. the city the islamic state turned into a ghost town soon jar in northern iraq was liberated three years ago but only a fraction of the his the minority who once lived there.

the city in a northern iraq was liberated three years ago but only a fraction of the yazidi minority who once liveved there have returned. we will have a an exclusive report. and a smartphone ban at schools in france. his are outraged, parents are happy, but the t teachers worryt will be tough to enforce. as temperatures soar off the scale, what happens if we just have to carry on work in the relentless heat? we ask the advice of berlin's road builders as we sweat our way througha real heatwave. ♪ brent: i'm brent goff. it's good to have you with us. tonight, reports that north korea has not stopped working to build new ballistic missiles that could carry a nuclear weapon. the washington post says that u.s. spy satellites detected renewed activity at a site that has produced them in the past. this puts into doubt the promise made by north korean leader kim jong-un. at a summit in singapore just last month, he reportedly told u.s. president donald trump he would end all nuclear testing. we will get reaction from washington in just a moment. but first, this report. reporter: on the sur

the city there for you news live from berlin in northern iraq the region once ruled by the so-called islamic state is facing an uncertain future district chick city was liberated three years ago but remains a ghost town we have an exclusive report from sin jar the capital of the young d.d.'s the religious minority i.a.s. militants tried to annihilate. us president donald trump says he's willing to meet with a radiant president hassan rouhani the surprise offer comes a week after rewarding times don't threaten us or you'll suffer historic consequences. counting is underway after a strong turnout in zimbabwe's landmark election the bob williams hope this restored local usher in a real change after decades of corruption and neglect under former president mugabe's rule. plus forest green the world's worst isn't just their name it's this football club. when the british team went green they were the first to do so in organized sports now they're the first club to be certified as carbon neutral party united nations. i'm sorry so much going to good to have you with us we start in northern ir

get reaction from washington also coming up a city the islamic state turned into a ghost town in northern iraq was liberated three years ago but only a fraction of the minority who once lived there. will have an exclusive report. plus a smartphone ban it schools in france kids are outraged parents are happy but teachers are worried about being able to enforce it. and as the temperatures soars off the scale what happens if you just have. the relentless heat. on the advice of berlin's road builders as we sweat way through a real. it's good to have you with tonight reports that north korea has not stopped working to build new ballistic missiles that could carry a nuclear weapon the washington post says that u.s. spy satellites have detected renewed activity at a site that. has produced them in the past al this puts into doubt the promise made by north korean leader kim jong un at a summit in singapore just last month he reportedly told donald trump that he would end all missile and nuclear testing or get reaction from washington just a moment but first this report. on the surface relations betwee

and three gunmen have died after storming the kurdish regional government building in erbil in northern iraq. it follows a five hour standoff with security forces in the center of the city the group shot its way into the building in the early morning hours injuring at least two policemen one of the attackers blew itself up. let's go live now to iran karl in baghdad the dust to settle but have the details settled to on what exactly happened there. well it seems that the kurdish authorities are keeping mum on exactly what happened here's what we know at seven am this morning local time gunman burst into the gov building they injured two policemen then made their way to the third floor of the building where they started to open fire against kurdish security forces the kurdish security forces then cordoned off the entire area and then started to mount the operation going into the governorates and clearing each room room by room it was at that point about three four hours into the operation where the suicide bomber blew himself up iraqi s. orry snipers took out one of the silence killing him and

but we begin in mosul in northern iraq in the hands of so-called islamic state until a year ago the city was severely damaged president picking through the rubble to see what can be saved. this is all that's left of the central library in mosul after occupation by the so-called islamic state and did it once housed half a million books before it faced bombings and fires armed with lanterns and willpower twenty locals united in their love for their city have joined forces to salvage everything they can. i could do with his should these books are the jewels they deserve to be saved despite the immense destruction these books are still here in the future. and april twenty seven thousand tiny celeb joined the most and i campaigned to save her city's books. so far more than thirty thousand have been salvaged thanks to the commitment and through ziad some of the volunteers. books our life our history our souls. the volunteers come to the library every day and the most i project is also gathering donations people from around the world can send books in any language to help restock the devastated

but first to mosul in northern iraq it's been a year since the city was liberated from the forces of so-called islamic state how do victims and perpetrators live together today. reports good there's good luck oh. oh oh oh. achmet mohammed rahmani is a busy man he's a mug shot and elected man his district can be found among the ruins of western mosul. from his workshop he organizes clearance of rubble and booby traps and is also in charge of food and water distribution the recent past is ever present even in these mundane tasks. when there's an assessment for food and somebody says this is the son of an i.a.s. family as i go out there won't be anything for that family. then this guy blames another family who wasn't i and so they don't get any food either. you. have to run man says about half the people in his district supported the i.r.s. some from fear some from conviction. the evidence of what that led to is everywhere in mass graves like this one. the old white house my son just wanted to cross the street they shot him in the back he was my only son. so he had six children. after r

all three gunmen who stormed the kurdish regional government building in a deal in northern iraq have been killed. one aid worker one worker rather was killed two policemen were injured in the operation it follows a five hour standoff with security forces in the center of the city the group shot its way into the building in the early morning hours one of the gunmen blew himself up let's go live out of baghdad of zeros imran khan is the iran takes us through what happened. well the attack started around seven am in the morning before the workday began the gunman entered the governorates of building one of the most secure buildings in irbil that has to be said they shot their way through injuring a security guard they then made their way to the third floor where they began to shoot at gathering security forces now the security forces very quickly cordoned off the area all roads leading into the governor as well and then off to being prepared they want into the building and cleared every room that they could going up to the third floor and that's when the suits at one of the suicide bomb

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you don't deal with these issues this is what it can end up being envied and victims here and northern iraq as well to comment and testify so we think it's been a spectacular success and we are getting a number of other countries signing onboard to help and move forward. we are excited about it. i think we are at a moment where the iron curtain prohibiting religious freedom is coming down and you are going to see a burst of freedom around the world taking place. i believe we are at that moment in time and it will be great. three fourths of the world's people live in countries where they have some more substantial religious persecution taking place. it's been bad, it is bad but i believe that we are at the moment of change and this administration is serious about this. it is such a foundational right it will help in other places if we can get this right. so the conference is a big kickoff launch of a partnership and an alliance with governments and nonprofits and community people. we think we have a lot of energy moving forward on this going forward. i was happy to be happy to take questions

the easy capital in northern iraq reduced to rubble in many fields like a ghost town to end of years after liberation from my ex only three cells and families have returned to a city which once had more than eighty thousand inhabitants a city struggling to find peace only a few have dared return to their former. today on t.w. news. skepticism is rife in iran after u.s. president donald trump's offer of talks public figures find it hard to believe that he tore up the nuclear deal the economy needs for praying for the country suffering from a currency crisis but sanctions are on their way. to actually talks with the spanish government stole as drivers continue to block busy roads in spain's main city. east . and could be soon seen close was on factory floors as robots take over and jobs will automation o'byrne a brave new world to work has. been physical and let's do business iran's ryall is trading at a fresh record low of one hundred nineteen thousand to the dollar this tuesday that's a loss of nearly two thirds of its value since the start of the year many blame the imminent reimpos

seeing god he is easy capital in northern iraq reduced to rubble in many parts shingle feels like a ghost town today duff years after liberation from my ex only three cells and families have returned to a city which once had all that eighty thousand inhabitants a city struggling to find peace only a few have dared return to their former. today on t.w. news. hundred soft leaves in my hands. where i come from abroad your remains an import fountain soft transmitting mules and for a mission and when i was young my country was drawing money confidence the war throb enough to keep most people would cause of our own drug use in us. it was my job to tour in one of the not just sites so thought everyone in the calm cool listen towards the days. nothing puzzling from insecure my own cardio to enjoy months of moore's law the law even taught by us i was a twit of me all. by choice in this cognition because given their way toward transmitting patrols. and ins my gosh mom much and i will. do it up. this is deja vu news live from berlin the northern iraqi region once ruled by the so-called islamic state

i would like to ask you about your visit to kurdistan in northern iraq earlier this month. can you tell us your impressions particularly from the procession of the religious minorities there? >> i am impressed with the resilience. they are moving back some of them in some areas quite a few into some of the other areas. there still isn't sufficient security in the region. there are still several thousand that are unaccounted for and are probably a being held in bondage somewhere else, probably syria. met with heartbreaking situations with a number of women that spoke about being sold three, seven, ten times and one woman talking about having a 15-year-old mentally challenged son ripped out of her arms. yet -- another woman said she would sell a kidney to get her child back, but she didn't know where they are now. it's really horrible but you do see the rebuilding taking place, much of it is privately financed and the u.s. government is working to get our financing to help out in rebuilding homes and communities, rebuilding hospitals, water systems, all the things that isis d