in the syrian city of raqqa, islamic state is making a final stand., a fragile coalition... gunshots. ..of powers, great and small. of arabs and kurds. of men and women. the enemy they face has weaponised fear. but this is more than the final showdown with isis in its capital. it's also a battle for a kurdish state in northern syria. there's something bigger than me. state in northern syria. it's for people here, the women here and women in the middle east, and maybe potentially the world. it's a fight for territory, both physical and ideological. this story begins not in raqqa, but in kobane. what remains of this largely kurdish city stands as a monument to a brutal turning point in the war against islamic state. it was here that is reached its high water mark. its territory extending as far as the turkish border. it was here it met its first significant defeat. the cemetery in kobane testifies to just how high a price kurdish fighters, men and women, have already paid in their war against is. for the kurds, this is part of a wider battle, for a long

the battle to retake the syrian city of raqqa from the islamic state group is intensifying.ed syrian democratic forces have breached the old city and control about a quarter of the city, the us military say. as hanan razek reports, the battle is taking its toll on civilians. pushing deeper into the capital of the self—declared caliphate. kurdish and arab forces have surrounded raqqa and now they are advancing into the old town. as the forces make progress, civilians flee. people are escaping the violence a nyway people are escaping the violence anyway they can. this cattle truck is what this family crammed into it in their search for a safe shelter. some of those fleeing the city have decided not to go too far. just a few kilometres away from raqqa, people have begun setting up makeshift tents. despite the dire conditions, they hope they will be able to go back home soon. the push towards raqqa started at the end of last year with heavy airstrikes in and around the city. according to the un, at least 300 civilians died in raids since march alone. with an estimated 100,000 pe

there are going fears for the safety of civilians fleeing raqqa, as the battle to retake the syrian city intensifies. about a quarter of it is now controlled by kurdish—led syrian democratic forces, according to the us military. turkey's president recep tayyip erdogan has told the bbc that membership of the european union was not indispensable for his country, criticising the eu for being insincere. he also said he hoped for a free trade deal with britain once it leaves the eu and rejected criticism of turkey's record on press freedom. now it's time for world business report. no more life in the fast lane for your web search? check your internet speed today, as many major websites are on a go slow in protest at us plans to scrap net neutrality rules. the boss of us bankjp morgan chase warns that what happens to banking jobs in london after brexit is no longer in the hands of the uk government. welcome to world business report. i'm rachel horne. in a minute, rico will tell us about an interesting deal in the music streaming world. but first: get ready to take a deep breath when you go onl

and russia brokered ceasefire comes into force in the syrian city of people there enjoying their first peaceful day after six years of fighting. in the week's top stories have a. g. twenty right right the german city resulting in hundreds of injuries among police and protesters plus. i. c n n is accused of blackmailing the creator of president wrestling clips to reveal his identity if he does something similar again. but i welcome the latest developments and a look back at what's been happening over the last seven days to you watching the weekly here on r.t. international now just a few hours ago a u.s. and russian brokered ceasefire came into force in the syrian city of daraa after six years of relentless fighting people there have finally enjoyed a relatively peaceful. you know. i'm maybe deliberately. watched. the syrian cease fire came as an unexpected breakthrough following the meeting between president putin and donald trump on the sidelines of the g. twenty summit in hamburg and he said he has the details. following the first face to face meeting between president trump presiden

militants in a firefight they erected -- that erupted in a syrian city. the raid came after a tipoff that the militants are planning to target an event commemorating last year's failed coup. the u.n. says 38 mass graves have been discovered in the central congo. they were found in where thousands have been killed since the start of the militia uprising against the government last year. 80 mass graves have been identified so far. german police have made a number of arrest in connection with the theft of a giant gold coin. the 100 kilogram coin, gallup -- valued at $1 million, was stolen in march. two suspects west to the coin away -- whisked the coin away on a wheelbarrow. after a 62nd break, we will be back -- 62nd break, we will be back -- 60 second break, we will be back. ♪ >> every woman, every man knows that a child needs food. before mary's meals came we had a lot of problems. >> they were eating nothing. >> that could have easily been us. anyone of us. ♪ host: welcomeack here with the dw news live from berlin. our top story. a brazilian judge has se

. >>> the syrian city of raqqa has known little but war for four years.t bears the scars of the battles fought here. first came the brutal dictatorship of the assad regime. then isis. i was in northern syria four years ago when the extremists began to take control. >> this is an isis group. islamic state of iraq and syria. they're setting up checkpoints. and the worst thing about driving around is you're never sure what lies around the next corner. >> reporter: civilians have had to face this kind of fear every single day for the last four years. since this war began millions of syrians have fled into neighboring countries and further, to europe. creating one of the biggest humanitarian crises of this century. and the exodus continues. this is a camp outside raqqa. where families come for aid. homeless, hungry, and afraid. just take a look at these people here. all of them have lost their homes, and dthis is what they'r they're left with. after days on the road they have just this to eat, some tomatoes, chilies, a little bit of falafel. all of them have a

the law fierce fighting is taking place as the syrian army tries to push islamic state out of the city of rocca kurdish fighters have breached through the walls of the old city for the first time he went to the front line. but. i. don't know. in a nother development on syria this week the u.s. secretary of state has said that america would potentially be willing to deepen cooperation with russia in fighting terrorists there with the details because the. well the tone of the statement was somewhat neutral more so than we've come to expect it was even corporative but there were its own twists and turns in it for example the united states said that it is open to working with russia on stablish a no fly zone over syria working out to gether a joint mechanism when the united states talks about no fly zones there's a lot of suspicion everybody remembers what happened in libya where the u.s. and its nato allies established a no fly zone humanitarian purposes to ease the suffering of civilians only for it to turn into a we fly you don't presume where the united states bombed you know gadhafi h

meanwhile fist fighting is taking place as the syrian army tries to push islamic state out of the city of raca kurdish fighters have breached through the walls of the old city for the first time r.t. went to the front line. was. not totally. i. don't know. what lie next. now leading us think tank has cast doubt over the extent to which the kremlin can control russian hackers the rand corporation has released a new report focusing on the role of cyber warfare in a potential conflict between russia and the us and it notes that there is a link scroope of cyber mercenaries and patry arctic activists in the country which moscow has little control and that such hackers could carry out cyber attacks against the u.s. without any orders from the kremlin it comes after the american president once again failed to agree that russia was definitely guilty of meddling in last year's election. well you once and for all yes or no definitively say that russia interfered in the twenty six thousand election well i think it was russia and i think it could have been other people in other countries could've

two people have reportedly been killed and at least nine others injured in a suicide blast in the syrian city of hama syrian media say the attack detonated an explosive belt at a bus station no one else no one has claimed responsibility so far it was the second terror attack in government held territory in less than a week and sunday a car bomb killed twenty people in damascus. meanwhile fist fighting is taking place as the syrian democratic forces are pushing islamic states out of the city of raka kurdish fighters have bridged through the walls of the old city for the first time i went to the front line. of course i just. i. know. the u.s. secretary of state said that america would potentially be willing to deepen cooperation with russia in fighting terrorists in syria with the details is not against if. well the tone of the statement was somewhat neutral more so than we've come to expect it was even corporative but there were its own twists and turns in it for example the united states said that it is open to working with russia on stablish a no fly zone over syria working out to gether a j

us some could see spy comes into force in the syrian city of people that are enjoying the third peaceful day to six years of fighting. may be limited to the people living on the cheap. and the week's top stories have a come folds in hamburg these days about twenty right right the german city resulting in hundreds of injuries among police and protesters plus. i.

the results, isis has been driven from mosul in iraq and the same looks set to happen in the syrian city of raqqah. but the human cost is devastating. much of mosul is now rubble. hundreds of thousands were forced to flee. no one knows precisely how many civilians were killed. and isis isn't defeated. as it loses territory, it's expected to return to its roots as a deadly insurgency while still promoting terror around the world. the north korea problem has only grown on trump's watch. as pyongyang pursues its nuclear ambitions, recently successfully testing an intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time, trump again has followed his predecessor by trying to work with china. his focus on building personal rapport with chinese president xi jinping and thanked china for its efforts. and he's also accused beijing of not doing enough. contradiction inspired by frustration. trump and south korea have responded with joint military drills despite china's objections. and trump hasn't ruled out a direct military response. >> one of the worst deals i've ever seen is the iran deal. >> repo

want to share with you one of his most recent reports which is on the suffering of families in the syrian city of raka those who use the u.s. led coalition planes and those who give the orders to travel long think about the consequences of their actions civilians have been killed or forced to flee because of them and the infrastructure has been destroyed civilians claim that the pretext of fighting against terrorism and extremism is used to justify the actions of the coalition. or. the houses were burnt. there was no more water for irrigation and all the land is burned in record province and there is no harvest and if any crops did remain we were not allowed to use them. to hurt us one of them there are the coalition carries out and struck some schools so children don't study anymore many more civilians were injured when the coalition hit hospitals as well. and. so now we're going hellish jets bombed ourselves so we started going there lots of civilians were killed in an airstrike as they were sheltering here at the time and. now a new round of anti russia sanctions is just a signature away as

military advisers were operating inside the syrian city of raka another liberation campaign against eisel in the middle east the u.n. says between thirty to fifty thousand people apparently trapped in the city almost two hundred thousand have already been displaced here are some of their stories. i assure you of a rational aim a little matter of a dash dash well it's not as nesmith has met but should have won you the image that actually you anybody can do better than have a trace of what else has been and the dome that has you had of all that and then has become of all gone mad little to. learn more about them. or not. if you don't know how to be a quarter of a concert. or. much of the dollars at the head of your government any. one as a member of you would lay of the verb issues would do i shouldn't as a matter haven't been up to one as a million the fact that there are huge numbers of civilians there makes it very risky for the called the u.s. led coalition to start such an air offensive similar to that of mosul for example already there are one hundred sixty thousand people civilians w

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and in the syrian city of raqqa, the islamic state group makes a final stand.e a special report in our world in the next hour. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the hospital treating the terminally ill baby charlie gard says its staff have been subjected to intimidation, abuse and even death threats as a court battle rages over whether to stop his life support treatment. the hospital's chairman mary macleod said that charlie's case is a heartbreaking one, and she understands that emotions are running high. but she said that their can be no excuse for such behaviour. she gave further details in a statement. she said, the hospital has been subjected to a shocking and disgraceful tide of hostility and disturbance. earlier i spoke to our correspondent laura tra nt, who's been following the case. she began by explaining the hospital's response to the hostility. the chair of great ormond street, as you said, has referred to the many thousands of negative messages of the hostility, the abuse, that is m essa 9 es the hostility, the abuse, that is messages in person

officials say the old city. syrianay the bomber was in one of the three ca rs the bomber was in one of the three cars that had been pursued. and the foreign minister of qatar says a formal list of demands from arab states will be responded to on monday to the any of kuwait, the main mediator in the worst gulf crisis in decades. china has suffered a setback after its heavy duty carrier rocket failed less than an hour after takeoff. chinese state media said an anomaly had been detected during the flight of the long march. here arejust detected during the flight of the long march. here are just a few of the millions of many patio fans in the millions of many patio fans in the philippines, who are probably still in shock after they had to watch their boxing hero loses his welterweight title to the australian underdog jeff horne welterweight title to the australian underdog jeff home in apple the battle of brisbane. it will take them some time to get over their disappointment but a completely different story in london. the

the results, isis has been driven in iraq and same set to happen in the syrian city of ir iraqa.ds were forced to flee no one know how many civilians were killed and isis isn't defeated. as it loses territory it's expected to return to its roots as a deadly insurgency, while still promoting terror around the world. the north korea problem has only grown on trump's watch. if pyongyang pursues its nuclear ambitions recently successfully testing an intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time, he's focused on building personal rapport with chinese president xi jinping and thanked china for its efforts and also accusing them of not doing enough. trump has responded with joint military drills despite china's objections and trump hasn't ruled out a direct military response. >> one of the worst deals i've ever seen is the iran deal. >> reporter: donald trump has never hidden his contempt for the obama-brokered deal. on this, his administration is conflicted, twice officially certifying iran's compliance, while also fiercely criticizing its behavior. trump is trapped between eur

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that close, the fighting spilled over from the syrian city into israel and benjamin netanyahu says israelout the iranian shiite crescent establishing the present through that to the mediterranean and that is the fear. so is it possible to stop the iranians or is it too late? >> i think it is too late. over the past several years we've allowed the iranians to gain such leverage, not really only in syria but through the middle east. that again, they are not going to back down. there is nothing in their interest to do that. as long as they view this de-escalation process. for this truce is not damaging their interests, they probably will not scuttle it. but as it is ach user de-escalation and somehow strengthening the us influence there or strengthening the rebel position then they will derail this thing. they have the ability to do it. but does it mean that we shouldn't try? of course not! anything that stops to some degree the killing even temporarily, i think we can all agree is a good thing. >> sermon because it is right on the border with israel trying to buck up against the iranian inf

in battle for a syrian city is intensifying. significantly smaller in size then most will, the fight for raqqa is still a major military challenge. isis has had months to dig in and are using many of the same tactics that they did in neighboring mosul, including using some of the 50,000 remaining civilians as shields against advancing troops. militants also regularly send suicide bombers and armed drones against anti-isis troops. coalition forces are also backed by american air power, which has launched hundreds of air strikes on isis positions in recent months. also among those fighting with the spf, dozens of foreign volunteers, including kevin howard. a former military contractor from california. >> i fought in iraq in 2006-2008. i lost friends there. and to me, this is a continuation of that fight. >> u.s. backed forces are not the only fighters advancing. so, too, is the pro-saudi military. and while syrian troops and the spf both want to defeat isis, neither want the other to control raqqa when it falls. it will likely als

led c coalitionon continueo launch dozens of airstrikes a day against the syrian city of raqqa,, worthth tens of thousans of residents are trapped without access to water or electricity. over the weekend, the latest round of u.n.-backed peace talks about the syrian war ended in geneva without any plans to resolve the ongoing conflict. in saudi arabia 14 men accused of taking part in protests are reportedly facing imminent execution. the group includes munir al-adam, who is half-deaf and partially blind, and mujtaba'a al-sweikat, who was only 17 when he was sentenced to death five years ago. in 2012, he was arrested at the airport in saudi arabia while en route to visit westernrn michign university where he was later accepted. he's now facing execution for allegedly attending a pro-democracy rally in 2 2012. after president trumump's visit earlier this yeaear, a saudi criminal court upheld several death sentences handed down to the protesters. we'll have more the saudi executions after headlines. back in the united states, on capitol hill, senate republicans mitch mcconnell has delayed a

indeed, in the syrian city of raqqa, the islamic state's self- declared capital, the battle is just beginning u.s.-backed militia fighters ring the outskirts. meanwhile, back in mosul, grim work awaits. >> everywhere you go in the old city, if you catch the wind in the wrong direction, you smell the horrible smell of decaying bodies. >> reporter: for those still living in mosul, the immediate concern is digging out and piecing together their shattered city. for pbs newshour, i'm p.j. tobia. >> woodruff: back in this country, congress returned to work today, and got a warning from president trump. in a tweet, he said he can't imagine lawmakers would "dare" to take august off, without passing a health care bill. senate republicans remain at odds over replacing obamacare, with no resolution in sight. the number of american adults without health insurance has increased by two million this year. the "gallup-sharecare well-being index" reports the uninsured rate in the second quarter was 11.7%. that's up from a record low of 10.9 reached at the end of last year. thousands of people in the western u

sochi games in russia but another highlight was his opportunity to lead her own history in the syrian ancient city of palmero when it was first liberated from the police still it was a risky. very very brave group. exists. so as far as i know not everyone likes the idea to risk. their own lives but some of the ones. we want to do business first of all our because it was the only medical person was a guard this. was the most for which we are. going to. go. it's a message that he wants to give to children all over the world is that it's important wherever you are in the world to understand different cultural differences and to always work together. iraqi officials say they're investigating reports that troops have been executing suspected islamic state fight as the allegations were brought up by human rights want shafter a series of disturbing videos emotional social media in one of the unverified clips many in uniform are scenes trying an unidentified person off a cliff and then gunning him down human rights watch says the footage was filmed in the city of mosul which was liberated by u.s. led forc

city. 0rla guerin, bbc news, mosul. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news, now. 20 people are reported to have been killed in the syrianby a car bomb that exploded north of the old city. syrian officials say the bomber was in one of three cars that had been pursued. saudi arabia has said it will extend its deadline for qatar to meet its demands by 48 hours. the arab states‘ ultimatum includes shutting the broadcaster, al jazeera, and downgrading ties with iran. the foreign ministers from egypt, saudi arabia, the uae and bahrain are to meet in cairo to discuss the planned sanctions. there's been a shooting outside a mosque in the french city of avignon. witnesses say two men opened fire with a handgun and a rifle on a crowd outside the building. at least eight people were injured. the authorities appear to have ruled out terrorism. donald trump's created another twitter storm and has been accused of inciting violence against the media, after he tweeted a spoof video showing him wrestling a man with a cnn logo super—imposed on his head. the us president's shown slamming a man to the ground and punching the logo on his he

city, entering the east and west for the first time in june. the islamic state group first 4, declaringa in 201 at the syrian capital of their self-proclaimed caliphatearound 100,000 civilians are thought to be trapped in the city. laura: across the border in iraq, government forces say the area under isis control in mosul is now down to a few hundred square meters, but the jihadists are not going quietly. they have been using civilians as human shields and sending suicide bombers, many of them women, to attack troops. we have more on the situation in iraq's second-largest city. reporter: a city in ruins and on the cusp of being freed from the islamic state group. this is what remains of mosul's old city. once the jihadist stronghold, the very place where the group declared their caliphate three years ago, there are now only a few hundred islamic state fighters left. iraqi officials said they should be able to declare victory by the end of the week. >> [speaking in foreign language] >> [translating] now we are almost 450 meters from the tigris river. this is the i.s.'s group lastt hideaway. reporter: the final push to take iraq's second city is provi

the news, now. 20 people are reported to have been killed in the syrian capital damascus by a car bomb that exploded north of the old cityber was in one of three cars that had been pursued. saudi arabia has said it will extend its deadline for qatar to meet its demands by 48 hours. the arab states' ultimatum includes shutting the broadcaster, al jazeera, and downgrading ties with iran. the foreign ministers from egypt, saudi arabia, the uae and bahrain are to meet in cairo to discuss the planned sanctions. -- the uae. following the devastating tower block fire in london last month, the uk government has identified a further 32 high rise buildings that have failed fire safety tests, taking the total number to 181. tests are continuing nationwide, in an attempt to identify buildings encased in cladding similar to that used on the grenfell tower. the french president, emmanuel macron, says he's determined to help eradicate terrorists in the sahel region of north africa. he was speaking at a security summit in mali, alongside the leaders of five countries in the region. they're seeking support for a 5,000—strong regional for

last year. 20 people are reported to have been killed in the syrian capital, damascus, by a car bomb that exploded just to the north of the old cityrian officials say the bomber was in one of three cars that had been pursued. china's ambitious space programme has suffered a setback, after its heavy—duty carrier rocket failed less than an hour after take—off. state media said an anomaly had been detected during the flight of the long march—5. these are just a few of the millions of manny pacquiao fans in the philippines, who are probably still in shock after watching their boxing hero lose his wbo welterweight title to the australian underdog jeff horn in a match dubbed the battle of brisbane. and, in contrast to all that disappointment, to the eager anticipation here in london, where wimbledon fever is taking hold. people are already camping out in an attempt to get their hands on tickets for the tennis tournament, which begins on monday. i expect most people in the queues are hoping to see world number one andy murray defend his title. but some people simply couldn't wait, and started a game of their own. the president of the phi

the battle to retake the syrian city of raqqa from the islamic state group is intensifying. us military say. as hanan razek reports, the battle is taking its toll on civilians. pushing deeper into the capital of the self—declared caliphate. kurdish and arab forces have surrounded raqqa and now they are advancing into the old town. as the forces make progress, civilians flee. people are escaping the violence anyway they can. this cattle truck is what this family crammed into in their search for a safe shelter. some of those fleeing the city have decided not to go too far. just a few kilometres away from raqqa, people have begun setting up makeshift tents. despite the dire conditions, they hope they will be able to go back home soon. the push towards raqqa started at the end of last year with heavy air strikes in and around the city. according to the un, at least 300 civilians died in raids since march alone. with an estimated 100,000 people still left inside the city, there are growing fears for the safety. north of the city, a camp has been set up for those who have escaped t

-backed syrian forces have reached the historic wall around the old city of raqqa. it is the militant group's de facto capital. 2000 fighters i believed to be there. iraqi forces say they are close to taking the few remaining el.eets from i.s. in mos reporter: on the front lines in raqqa. it is looking increasing vulnerable -- increasingly vulnerable. syrian democratic forces, backed by the united states. over the past few weeks they have advanced rapidly towards the city center. this kurdish commanders says they islamic state militants are only firing mortar shells and rockets, and claims their spirits are low. arrival of reinforcements last weekend, sdf troops are reported to have taken another major step forward, breaking through the wall guarding the old city. ae u.s. military says it's warplanes based in the region fired missiles to punch 2 holes in the medieval walls surrounding the old city. were unable to take the heavilyside fortified area where it is estimated 2000 islamic state fighters are holding out. among those involved in this battle is a british man

so much of that part of the city the west side of the city yet the western media says said almost nothing about it whereas when in syria russian syrian iranians were trying to liberate the city from their forces what the western media was talking about the russian air force and the syrian air force farming civilian targets and so on but what we saw in mosul was the same amount of devastation yet nothing was we see we hear nothing from the western media you. italian prime minister paolo gentil loney has expressed his discontent at the way his country's neighbors are reacting to the refugee crisis he also said italy will not be threatened on the matter. we will not accept lectures and still less threats such as those we have heard from our neighbors in recent days we are doing our duty and expect the whole of europe to do the same alongside italy. the warning comes after austria threatened with a ploy its military the bows to the border with italy to stop migrants from entering the austrian defense minister said it would be essential if the migrant influx from italy is not reduced. italy is struggling to cope with the huge wave of new

led coalition pounded the city on monday on what's been described as the heaviest day of bombardment to date. meanwhile on the ground syrianemocratic forces say they are making progress. recapturing a large neighborhood on the western outskirts of the city. the district has been liberated. we are taking steady and sound steps. what is important to us is not speed but freeing civilians and illuminating the islamic state group. >> the syrian observatory for human rights says it has advanced but has not yet fully recaptured the district. it's estimated it now controls one third of the city. violent clashes have also taken , whereouth of raqqa government forces have eliminated a string of oil fields backed by russian airstrikes. fiercets have put up resistance of using car bombs, explosive devices and drones. progress has also been hampered by landmines with devastating consequences for civilians trying to flee. hundreds have left the city. the u.n. says up to 50,000 are still trapped. >> a group of teenage afghan girls that was granted 11th hour visas to enter the united states for robotics competition have been offering thei