states but now awaiting trial in iraq. plus an end to so-called net neutrality in the united states the government says. some users fear that if web traffic is no longer their access to information. i'm filled welcome to the program. day two of the e.u. summit in brussels has brought the progress britain has been waiting for a youth council president. leaders have agreed that sufficient progress has not been made to allow a uni. go stations to move to the second phase of talks about britain's departure from the bloc it's a big boost for british prime minister theresa may who even received a round of applause last night. to cross over to brussels in just a moment first let's hear what the prime minister herself had to say i'm pleased that it's been agreed we should make rapid progress on an implementation period which will give certainty to businesses and individuals the still more to do but we're well on the road to delivering a bricks it that will make britain prosperous strong and secure. to brussels where we find a w correspondent to charlotte chelsea will welcome charlotte so talk u

parents after running away to join the militant group but she is still facing trial in iraq. i'm sumi so much going to thank you for joining us european union leaders have made the decision britain has been waiting for e.u. council president donald tusk says bragg the talks have made enough progress to move to the second phase of negotiations that you sides will now focus on their future relationship and the issue of trade but even leaders are already warning the next phase is likely to be even tougher than the first. this is what relief looks like on the faces of european council president and commission presidential include the european union gives britain the go ahead for phase two of the brics in negotiations but it also warns that it will be difficult. for sure the. second phase should be. challenging the first phase without the british premier present the other member states signed off on the european commission's recommendation that london had given enough guarantees on the most important divorce issues germany's angela merkel and french president in monterrey mark hall in

where she could face the death penalty she traveled to iraq after converting to islam and marriage and i guess fighter who was later killed she says she wants to come back home but even if she makes it back to germany her future is uncertain. it was a cautious reunion with a family who traveled from germany to baghdad to see the seventeen year old who's in custody awaiting trial. pictures of her arrest in mosul in july were beamed around the world. identified only as linda w. she left her home in eastern germany to join the so-called islamic state now she regrets. i don't know how i came up with such a dumb idea i've completely ruined my life. linda says she didn't take part in any fighting she says after the death of the i.a.s. member she married she stayed in various women shelters and almost never stepped out. hundreds of women have left europe to join us many of them are now in custody in iraq according to research by german media at least seven germans are among them until now german women who were not in combat but married to i.a.s. militants were rarely prosecuted back home

seventeen hundred years ago he was officially called the bishop of iraq that was the name of this town back then. as is nicholas. between st nicholas is important all over the world some of his good deeds are reflected in the first here in this church which. like protecting those in prison and healing the sick you also mention so did we get is. devoted his entire life to the well being of others yet show moon has. many such stories surround the legend of st nicholas he was known for sharing his possessions with the poor and filling children's boots with gold coins pilgrims spread the word of his miraculous deeds over the centuries the persona of st nicholas evolved into the santa claus figure we know today. the most sacred spot of the church and daimler isn't open to meet behind the glass screen people have long believed that this is the last resting place of saint nicholas they say his remains were stolen and taken to italy hundreds of years ago . but a team of scientists recently made a fascinating discovery to come you clues findings point to an intact burial crypt below the ch

with the national flag of iraq. but the city landscape has changed a little since the fighting ended large parts of mosul are still in ruins. we had such a nice house not anymore. when we came back everything had been looted even our children's clothes were gone and now it's going to look this used to be a christian often it's before i took it either as a command post is that little good he said. it's a somber service with tribute paid to those killed under i ask. the first christmas mass in four years also brings hope of a peaceful future for mosul. less peaceful in afghanistan after at least six people who were killed in a blast in the capital kabul official says suicide bomber blew himself up in a busy square near an office belonging to the national intelligence agency the attack came during the morning rush hour a so-called islamic state has claimed responsibility for this month the group's militants also attacked an intelligence agency training center in kabul. to russia now where opposition leader alexei navalny has been holding rallies across russia as he bids to run in next y

cutting aid i mean i know that for instance egypt jordan and iraq are among the countries the voted against the u.s. all three major recipients of u.s. a military aid economic aid can we now expect concrete measures from washington are they going to cut aid. well it is possible that the u.s. move against some less important countries to send a message to others but as far as these countries countries like egypt jordan iraq are concerned these two important partners for the u.s. to just let them down because if the u.s. would stop supporting them basically other rival powers what food the void maybe russia maybe china iran in the case of iraq so this is clearly not in the interest of the united states and actually already seen the u.s. backpedaling a little bit a spokeswoman for the state department said that sanctions or reduction of aid to the country so voted for this resolution is not a foregone conclusion and no decisions have been made so far ok. in washington tanya kramer in jerusalem many thanks to both of you. we're going to look now at one of the world's biggest tech compan

sixteenth century king eighty four year old historian so lax of iraq is charged under thailand strict code in less may just laws protecting the money from defamation the alleged crime suggesting that a famed jewel an elephant back won by a thai king against a burmese prince five hundred years ago may not actually have happened. one must have a very good sense of humor. because. if you cannot criticize history how could you be a human being. i criticize what happened quite an agenda but. the lesson just law doesn't appear to mention that monarchs but in practice the rules are interpreted more loosely critics say the law is more about controlling the country's citizens than upholding the reputation of its monarchy now headed by newly crowned and controversial king. long corn thailand's ruling military government has pursued more than two hundred fifty cases since seizing power in a twenty fourteen coup supposedly to protect the king and his family's dignity. of iraq's i got a temporary reprieve after a time military court delayed a decision on whether to prosecute him in order to consul

today's first cup of tea. from iraq he's been here on the island of lesbos for two months know in a makeshift camp just outside the morea refugee camp we don't have a water. source. we are many. but we don't have. a different here just. next door is the official camp morea it looks like a high security prison made for refugees that have come to the greek islands in the hopes of continuing on to north and europe they have to wait here until their asylum applications have been processed authorities strictly for bit filming here. whoever you look you'll see garbage and thesis and people living right in the midst of it the refugee camp is full far beyond its capacity and with more people arriving than leaving conditions here are getting worse every day. wants to show us what's happening inside the camp so we follow him with a hidden camera. the air is filled with the stench of smoke garbage and feces the united nations high commissioner for refugees or u.n.h.c.r. recently said that moria was dangerous for women and children but they are the ones who must stay here. it seems like a mirac

than three years of conflict is militants once controlled a third of iraq including its second largest city of laws. at least one person has died trying to escape huge wildfires raging through southern california around two hundred thousand people have been forced to flee their homes the winds that have been fanning the flames are finally starting to ease but firefighters say this situation is still dangerous. celebrities from galaxies near and far hit the red carpet in los angeles saturday for the world premiere of the latest star wars movie the last jet i opens in u.s. theaters on friday no formal reviews have been released yet but lucky ticket holder say this film more than lives up to the high. right here in europe a dark swedish comedy has scooped up the biggest prizes at the european film awards the square is a searing satire of contemporary society it one top prizes that kannan has been nominated for an academy award so last night's glittering ceremony here in berlin may put it one step closer to winning that coveted oscar. it can become a bit if we can become a bit dire

controlled a third of iraq including its second largest city mosul. huge wildfires raging through southern california have killed at least one and forced around two hundred thousand people to flee their homes authorities are calling for new evacuations as winds are set to intensify that could cause the fires to spread further officials say more than one thousand homes and other buildings have been destroyed. investigators are looking into the role two german companies may have played in the disappearance of an argentinean submarine the firm supplied batteries for the stricken bosa under accused of bribing officials for recent repair work the last message from the crew suggested a fire had broken a around the submarines battery compartment. and another woman has come forward to accuse oscar winning actor dustin hoffman of sexual harassment and after claims hoffman groped her regularly while they were both appearing in a play in the one nine hundred eighty s. this is the second complaint against health plan and author accused him of sexual misconduct a month ago. and more than two m

afghanistan iraq and the philippines but what about being able to report freely without risk of repression or persecution well worldwide more than three hundred journalists are being held in prisons and jails right now a large number of them are languishing behind bars in china also in turkey as we've mentioned today many are also being held in iran and in syria. well how far would you go for your country in siberia a group of hearty russians have braved the cold to protest the ban on russia for next year's winter olympics wearing nothing but christmas themed swimwear the flash mob skidded albums the frozen surface of the famous lake by call as if that weren't enough they even decided to go in for a dip russia was of course banned from the olympic games earlier this month four states are doping clean russian athletes can still compete under. the first winners of a japanese lottery have collected their prize in tokyo but it was not money they want instead the chance to catch a glimpse of this six month old pay and. kilograms for appearances alongside her mother. have been limited

replacing the militants flag with the national flag of iraq. but the city landscape has changed little since the fighting ended large parts of mosul a still in marines. we had such a nice house not anymore. when we came back everything had been looted even our children's clothes were gone and now it's winter. this used to be a christian orphanage before i took it over as a command post is that we're going to. it's a somber service with tribute page to those killed and i asked room. but the first christmas mass in four years also brings hope of a peaceful future for mosul. now and to some of the other stories making news around the world raising floodwaters and landslides in the philippines have killed more than two hundred and left thousands homeless tropical storm tendon intensified into a typhoon was north mindanao badly hit people and houses were swept away the philippines suffer some twenty typhoons and storms each year making it one of the most disaster prone countries. north korea has condemned the latest u.n. sanctions against the country as a quote act of war state media

and his hands once controlled a third of iraq including its second largest city mosul. huge wildfires raging through southern california have killed at least one person and force around two hundred thousand people more to flee their homes well to blazes have destroyed hundreds of buildings and much of the state's valuable avocado crop and unrelenting winds mean that the fires could last until christmas. investigators are looking into the role that two german companies may have played in the disappearance of an argentinean submarine the firm supplied batteries for the stricken boast and are accused of bribing officials for recent repair work the last message from the crew suggested a fire had broken eggs on the submarines battery compartment. but it's more than two months now after elections here in germany and the country is inching closer to forming a government the center left social democrats has been missing in berlin to consider what key issues they want to take into talks with chancellor i'm going to merkel's conservatives for the s.p.d. agreed to go ahead with exploratory talks

troops are involved in missions in mali in the mediterranean syria iraq and afghanistan the continuation of all five operations was approved with a large majority that was and we want our soldiers to have legal certainty in their respective dangerous region we also want our partners and allies to know that germany is reliable and committed to its responsibilities with germany still struggling to form a government the mandate was only extended by three months to allow a new coalition room for maneuver one reason for the far left party the link it to vote against the foreign army operations. what will happen if we still don't have a government in three months time extend the mission is for a further three months that would be absurd and it's not fair to the soldiers we're sending on these missions. and that chicken the far right if he supports only the mediterranean sea operations which focus on preventing people trafficking and weapons smuggling but they want the german army to take on further tasks in the region he'd. like all of the german army or the libyan coast guard to

emotional farewell to the man who talked the country out of iraq. i'm marrying and instead it's good to have you with us tensions are running high in the middle east after days of violent protests against u.s. president donna. trump's decision to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel the islamist group hamas has said two of its gunmen were killed in israeli air strikes carried out in response to rocket attacks from the gaza strip and the palestinian health ministry said israeli bombings on friday injured more than a dozen people this comes as demonstrators and israeli forces clash for a third day amid a wave of outrage over trump's decision to reverse decades of u.s. policy. our correspondent my a shooter is in jerusalem and she's been following developments for us there hello to you miles so we've already seen several days of violent protests how have things been today well if you're just looking behind me at the damascus gate where all the protests in jerusalem were happening yesterday it looks like a very call normal saturday afternoon evening here but we do know that there

an on off. hello from iraq is pursuing his dream he wants to become a plumber in berlin and he has a message for other refugees. and you have to get training because training use the decisive factor for having a future or not. is. into a completely different industry now sports with christopher thank you daniel. now the bundesliga may be on its winter break but that's not stopping clubs from getting busy on the transfer market by munich for instance completing the signing of germany strike a sandra wagner from hoffenheim for fourteen twelve million euros the thirty year old who scored fully goals so far this season has penned two year deal with byan deal goes until twenty twenty he joins the club on january the first wagner is expected to play mainly a backup role to first choice striker robot. a young south african is vying to become the first black alpine skier to represent his country at the olympics as a teenager see by spielman was invited by the international olympic committee to compete at the twenty fourteen sochi games but south africa declined to send him saying he didn't

language . and this is an on off. hello from iraq is pursuing his dream he wants to become a plumber in berlin and has a message for other refugees. you have to get training because training used the decisive factor for having a future or no. words that anyone can live their life by well for more on how to develop its global reputation for quality craftsmanship check out our social media channels will show you how important the so-called hunter valley is for germany's economy and what apple c.e.o. tim cook has to do with that find out more on facebook and dot business and on twitter. on the school business. and now to a sport where your career going downhill is actually a good thing christopher that's a very good way of putting it down and we're talking about downhill skiing a young south african country vying to become the first black skier to represent his country at the olympics as a teenager spielman was invited by the international olympic committee to compete at the twenty fourteen sochi games but south africa his own country declined to send him saying he didn't meet the required

relief after a resounding victory. in iraq has successfully made his return as chile's president after his first term from twenty ten to twenty fourteen the center right billionaire thanks his supporters and promised a good future for chileans. oh they all put a hold of me we're going to give the best of ourselves sure accomplish our mission to not let down our countrymen and so the chile can return to the progress and development path. is god. will take over the reins from a child but she let the incumbent president his popularity do in the world during his second term under her presidency sheilas economy has been flagging mainly due to a fall in the price of copper chile's top export but critics say but chile's policy was also responsible. positions himself as the most suited candidate to revive the economy while his rival at a hundred a year represented a continuation of but chile's plans. the center left former journalist has conceded defeat the pledged to defend but chile's policies which include free education and better health care. i believe we can feel proud of our proposal bu

national interests when they support jordan turkey iraq egypt and so on and so simply this is a misguided act to try to make this into such a big issue when they didn't have to time you know where is this likely to leave israel for example and i'm not just talking about you now israel's international policy but i'm also talking about you know international policy toward israel from other countries. well i mean it was expected that this is lucia. but the israeli officials here will most likely do right now they're very closely at the abstentions because there was a big movement then and they really say that they're not being and also possibly the u.s. france might have worked somehow in their favor from a point of human is right and what reactions you get you know also on that decision on jerusalem it doesn't really matter all this criticism that is what we understand here and this resolution is nonbinding and it's very interesting to have called it you know a publicity stunt by the does he need to send some international point of view that might be diplomatic just shows that it might just

these with these known jihad as threats we also have the returning jihad ists from syria from iraq that have been with islamic state how do we protect ourselves from them what are security services doing about that first of all the numbers on as high as expected of the return knees. obviously they need to be prosecuted if they have if they were part of the islamic state structure and then they have been a member of a foreign terrorist organization that's punishable by law an enemy they face person a prosecution when they get back yes they would face prosecution in some cases some og you that they haven't done anything that would just in support roles or have been wives for example of of some of the jihadist that was there so those cases need to be differentiators of course they need to be skimmed for information they have they need to be prosecuted if they were part of something. like these let me state a terrorist structure and in some cases they need to be monitored by the security services briefly if you could with the war wrapping up in syria now do you expect an increased security

custody in iraq according to research by german media at least seven germans are among them until now german women who were not in combat but married to i.a.s. militants were rarely prosecuted back home now a different legal approach is likely. where of the opinion that these women are guilty of membership of a foreign terrorist organization because they helped to strengthen the internal structure of the so-called islamic state but this question will ultimately have to be clarified by germany its federal court of justice. but. it's not clear whether linda w. would be prosecuted if and when she returns an investigation is underway but there's no warrant for her arrest in germany. joining me now in the studio is janice who's met for an interview in iraq welcome. tell me first under what circumstances did you meet the person we're describing only as being for all it is the second time that i met her in baghdad it's quite different from the first she's. still living with two or three women in the prison. she got more healthy. become better but she's still wishing to go back to germany. th

in connection with the islamic state group which is the on the back in iraq in syria and there's been one report that he was mostly they could. bring us palestinian in the gaza territory. which if that is the case a complete proved to be politically very explosive particularly there in the u.s. where you are let me ask you about the situation there in new york there was a truck terror attack back in october now in december we have this attempted attack how are new yorkers coping with this. yeah exactly as you say it was only weeks ago. back immigrant rented a truck drove it on the bike thought that was way down town in lower manhattan and he killed eight people. to some extent it seems that i feel like a risk. and extremist and terrorist activity in the city a city which knows terrorism well because of course the. nine eleven attack but it's not like the city has been completely quiet heroism in the intervening years there was the incident a week ago september twenty third cup of bomb attack landed on american immigrant. pressure cookers and you'll could you just don't forget that in

iraq for joining the islamic state group. new dortmund coach passes to do it again since taking over a few days ago he does link it to pass a bill to one game winning streak a look at tomorrow's effort to make it to. just about. stores close at him and i don't suppose. this time it's. german so. that's. forty five minutes. migration and asylum seekers remain hot topics in europe. but european politicians struggled to provide ounces while those who fled wait for what might come in family members i feel very shame because i am german to save europe and the refugee crisis incites outlook's phantoms of the. sweet m d w. they look like. they know what we think. and soon they'll even know how we feel. i'm not a real person i'm still just a piece of. scientists around the world are working to measure our emotions. so hopefully i can be helpful pieces so. the virtual person as a therapist or a robot as a teacher neither would have human empathy. what does a machine need to do to create empathy and a medical context when i disclose more information to a person or to computer in this case the rh

islamist militants once controlled a third of iraq including its second largest city mosul. huge wildfires raging through southern california have killed at least one person and forced around two hundred thousand people to flee their homes authorities are calling for new evacuations as winds are set to intensify that could cause the fires to spread further officials say more than one parent homes and other buildings have been destroyed. a german village has been sold for one hundred forty thousand euros an auction of the ng is a small community with fifteen and however since it's located his side of the brain and in the former east germany and has seen tough times since reunification an anonymous buyer purchased the village they were the only that or. another woman has come forward to accuse oscar winning actor dustin hoffman of sexual harassment and actor claims how fun groped her regularly while they were both appearing in a play in the one nine hundred eighty s. this is the second complaint against hall fun he apologized after an author accused him of sexual misconduct a month

dangerous countries are syria followed by mexico afghanistan iraq and also the philippines you'll see here but what about being able to report freely without the risk of repression or persecution a worldwide more than three hundred journalists are currently being held in prisons a large number of them are languishing behind bars in china and in turkey as we heard many are also being held in iran and in syria. all right let's move on to business with monica now and along with foreign policy u.s. president because pushing a had with his efforts to change the nation's tax code and i can tell you sumi investors around the world are delighted global equities have stayed at somewhat after their biggest jump in almost six months that was yesterday expectations tied to the massive tax reform bill in the united states a coming on top of one of the strongest and longest global bull runs on record the u.s. congress is set to vote today or tomorrow on long awaited tax cuts and reforms and the bill who will likely be signed into law before christmas the biggest gift goes to corporations who see a

that. i mean that's the same we heard all the condemnations from many arab countries from iraq from saudi arabia how close eye off the u.s. has been condemnations a lot of criticism but what will they do i mean what kind of pressure will they. i mean they will meet and you see the arab league meeting a lot of times but we have to wait and see what they decide what will come out of that it's also important to see we're expecting the vice president of the u.s. coming in about ten days time now we're hearing from. that he might not be well come in rome i love you have to see how this will develop and you know give us also an idea where this process is going on ukraine where with the latest from jerusalem where tensions remain high after clashes yesterday and calls for more today we thank you for your reporting. you're watching news still to come on the program as the social democrats and their leader martin schulze start talks with chancellor angela merkel to plan a coalition government we examine a major opinion poll to find out what the average german thinks of the state of politics

still find pictures from iraq there are still images from syria and if you had to find a headline for this competition it would be it is still not over people are still dying still starving people are still on the run. for this year's winner there's still work to do. new project the shooting portraits of refugee children stranded in serbia. in germany of the trial has started up the german russian man charged with carrying out a bomb attack on the men's soccer team bus in april the man has been charged with attempted murder for causing an explosion and serious bodily harm investigators initially thought that the incident was terrorism related but now they believe that the motivation for the attack was greed the suspect has taken out options on thousands of tourists who dortmund shares betting that attack with send prices plummeting and get him millions. it's now the town of wigan in northwest england is holding the world championship for the twenty fourth time residents are proud to be called pie eaters but the nickname does not come from their appetite for the dish it is said to

elections next march. on iraq in berlin on behalf of all of us here thank you so much for spending this part of your day with us we'll be back at the top of the hour. the young entrepreneurs eager to tackle the big challenges in our series founders. in this episode in bangladesh for a child discovers a working room full of extremes i don't fuck with you didn't he meets people with ideas to improve that if we don't do anything who's going to do it then the star post the star of the. next. entered the conflict zone confronting the powerful for years now australia has faced the powers of criticism over its treatment of refugees now it has a seat on the un human rights council and the for. is intensifying my guest this week is alexander downer the country's high commissioner how does he justify a policy so widely condemned around the world. in sixty minutes by d.w. . with different languages we fight for different things that's fine but we all stick up for freedom freedom of speech and freedom of press. giving freedom of choice global news that matters w made for minds. i'm a mother like tw

leadership is between iraq and. brazil to stand up to the u.s. directly or to rejoice the same as you have to be able to. correlate a national strategy based on an actual national conversation are to be able to face all these challenges the most that they could do or track to persuade done untrapped not to adopt such a position and not to jeopardize the chances of peace but unfortunately good luck in france so the question is how do we now work with our arab allies and friends with people around the world recall the countries who really are quite upset them quite disturbed about this morals and now feel that the u.s. is embarking on a very as responsible and mentors policy in the region that with that like them as well that we have to be able to protect our own rights protected on land try to get some accountability for results rigor international criminal court and at the same damn hard because we talk about the two state solution like a graduate state of palestine or jerusalem as its capital. there are all sorts of roles that have to be taken and we have to redefine our relation

was retaliation for german military operations against so-called islamic state in iraq and syria. ten days later police arrested a twenty eight year old german russian national identified only as surrogate w. the motive of the attack not terrorism but greed the suspect had taken out options on thousands of piracy of dortmund shares betting that an attack would send prices plummeting and net him millions. johnston crane from sports to us has been looking into this for us. this attack shocked the nation when it happened in a huge shock because who would have thought that someone would want to target football as it could have been far worse as well i think this is the big mirror coming in all of this to the defender was injured so it was a policeman but the suspect is facing twenty eight charges of attempted murder these are huge explosion the shards of metal were found two hundred fifty meters away from the scene so it really put things into perspective of course football fans united in the shock of what happened resort to open fans offering monica found somewhere to stay for the n

me and more to bangladesh but you can still find pictures from iraq there are still images from syria and if you had to find a headline for this competition it would be it is still not over people are still dying and still starving people are still on the run. for this year's winner there is still work to do mohammed was scenes new project to shooting portraits of refugee children stranded in serbia that's two thousand and seventeen has been a big year for women earlier this month time magazine dedicated its prestigious a person of the year title to the silence breakers the thousands of women whose stories of sexual harassment have led to what time called the biggest cultural reckoning in decades but the fight for respect and equality is bigger than me too like in iran where women are subject to strict islamic cult but if the woman we're about to hear about have their way that's about to change let's bring in a show from our social media desk for more on this hi liz so a battle of the sexes is brewing in iran tell us more. yeah that's right sumi we're seeing women in iran saying ok we

falsified documents. a corrupt the mom presided over the wedding ceremony when iraq was forced to go with the old man for three weeks he sexually abused her in a hotel in hyderabad then he disappeared when the man was informed that nero was pregnant he divorced her over the phone from oman that was eight years ago until recently the muslim practice of instant divorce used to be legal in india many of his daughter muskaan has never seen her father. and i think that i have suffered a great deal whenever i think about it it still upsets me mentally i don't want to cry here in front of my daughter. which can should have. to ask why her mother isn't happy that would upset her too much to get it on so many but to go without so many or takes us to her parents she had no choice pregnant and still a child herself than a single mother had to move back home. her mother rafia big tells us how much she also suffered because of the story specifically because of her daughter's divorce she still doesn't see anything wrong with the marriage itself she only wanted her daughter to have a better life in the

states of europe. all right that does it for me on leyla iraq in berlin on behalf of all of us here thank you so much for spending this part of your day with us sarah harman is up next. i don't see phone lines at stores close as can be god's house of music but this time the songwriter from lion's head will best play. go east i'll brace my ass. was. fifty six dollars per hour. and then fresh. as i speak your language makes talking about going. for content in pashto. prospects for a return to our special futurists like germany and the prospects for those returning. to join the discussion following g.w. dot com and on facebook. prospects for attorneys d.-w. maybe four months ago for. d.w. true diversity. where the world of science is at home in many languages. for thought a program to go in there is. now with us our innovations magazine for asia the us for every week and always looking to the future on d w dot com science and research for asia. losing your homeland because of persecution society. starting from scratch in an unfamiliar country five people who found a new home in a forei