accompanying our teams to berlin. >> the teams arriving in berlin. now they have something else in mind the first lace on the podium. sarah: an inevitable record. the biggest drop the chinese dark -- stock exchange is seen for eight years. fresh measures to try to stabilize the market but are their actions the right ones? sarah: welcome back. our top stories. as turkish warplanes hit islamic they target, the u.s. and turkey plan to create an isv zone along turkey's order with syria. barack obama has discussed human rights and accurately with government leaders and ethiopia. the president said he wants to strengthen u.s. ties with ethiopia and help it government tackle poverty. businesses with ben and a lot more money has and wiped off chinese docket change all in one day. ben: it has gone extremely quickly and a lot of it. they raise chileans of dollars worth and the shanghai benchmark index suffered its biggest one-day drop in over eight years. the china securities finance operation will and you indirectly by up stocks by loaning money to brokerages

let them come to berlin. [cheering] [cheering] there are some who say that communism is the wave of the future. let them come to berlin. [cheering] and there are even a few who say that it is true, that communism is an evil system, but it permits us to make economic progress. [speaking german] let them come to berlin. [cheering] freedom has many difficulties. democracy is not perfect. but we have never had to put up a wall ofup to keep our people in to prevent them from leaving us. while the wall is the most obvious and vivid demonstration of the failures of the communist system, for all the world to see we take no satisfaction in it. as your mayor has said, it is an offense not only against history, but an offense against humanity. separating families, dividing husbands and wives, brothers and sisters, dividing up people who wished to be joined together. [cheering] freedom is indivisible. when one man is enslaved, all are not free. all free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of berlin. therefore, as a

accompanying our teams to berlin. >> the teams arriving in berlin. now they have something else in mind the first lace on the podium. sarah: an inevitable record. the biggest drop the chinese dark -- stock exchange is seen for eight years. fresh measures to try to stabilize the market but are their actions the right ones? sarah: welcome back. our top stories. as turkish warplanes hit islamic they target, the u.s. and turkey plan to create an isv zone along turkey's order with syria. barack obama has discussed human rights and accurately with government leaders and ethiopia. the president said he wants to strengthen u.s. ties with ethiopia and help it government tackle poverty. businesses with ben and a lot more money has and wiped off chinese docket change all in one day. ben: it has gone extremely quickly and a lot of it. they raise chileans of dollars worth and the shanghai benchmark index suffered its biggest one-day drop in over eight years. the china securities finance operation will and you indirectly by up stocks by loaning money to brokerages

eve: we can go to our correspondent in berlin. we are hearing the parliament is in session and it's going to vote in this deal. listening to angela merkel this morning after getting a reputation of being cold as ice when it comes to greece talks she is pleading in parliament to help them. why that change? jessica: this debate started at 10:00 this morning in berlin. it's still going on it. it's a sign of how emotional and heated this issue is here in germany. she was in the center of it. she reminded germany of the human aspect of the crisis. this is very important. she wants to get this passed. she knows there is no other alternative for greece. she said there were three options. the first would be to allow the treaty changes and allow for a debt haircut. germany has drawn a line through this. the other option would be to give up which would have led to chaos. the third option is to provide them more aid it. this comes with responsibility. they agreed to put tougher reforms in place. they accepted the conditions. she has to convi

at life from berlin. with the deadline two hours away, greece presents a reform plan to the international creditors in exchange for a bailout. in athens, thousands rallying before parliament demanding that the government reach a deal to keep greece in the eurozone. building bricks, the world's top emerging economies joining forces and finances. will a new development bank mean more power? and a century after germany's colonial rule, calls on berlin to ignore knowledge the chilling of tens of thousands -- to acknowledge the chilling of tens of thousands. i brent goff, good to have you with us. it went to the wire, but after a frantic day, greek prime minister alexis tsipras be a midnight deadline to submit a list of economic reforms to european creditors. at home, the background volume has been getting louder and louder in support for staying in the eurozone. our coverage begins in athens. >> we are staying in europe. that is the motto of thousands of people. they reach agreement with creditors. politician

he lives in berlin. i want to see my boy. i haven't seen him for a year. >> and then the reunion with the six-year-old boy. the chinese government began relaxing its stance on ai weiwei a year ago. he was able to open his first major solo show in beijing. on display was a more than four century old ming dynasty hall. as always, ai weiwei made political art, in this case referencing traditional chinese values. four years ago, ai weiwei was among several dissidents taken into custody, shown here in a reenactment. his passport was taken away, and he was jailed for nearly three months. >> i felt desperate, hopeless, but without power, you still have joy. you still feel the effort is worth it. >> this is a replica of the prison cell where ai weiwei was held. in 2014, it became part of his exhibition in berlin. also on display were 6000 stools left behind by chinese migrant workers, a powerful depiction of social upheaval in china. >> berlin is very important to him. he has a studio here, which is a very important place. he receive

now they plan to enjoy their summer in berlin. anchor: indonesia has some 17,000 islands and around 250,000,000 people. more than half of them are under 30. many live in poverty. because she was concerned about the kids who were turning to drugs, veronica colondam set up an organization to help them. 16 years later, ycab has become one of the largest n.g.o.'s in the world, running projects in several other countries including pakistan, afghanistan, and uganda. we caught up with her in indonesia. reporter: a train comes by every few minutes. these people are living illegally in petamburan, not far from the center of the indonesian capital jakarta. working with their hands, this family has to produce 1000 pieces a day to make ends meet. they earn about 7 euros. more than half of all indonesians live below the poverty line, earning less than 2 euros a day. veronica colondam is trying to change that by helping women to earn a livelihood. with her organization, the ycab foundation, she provides micro loans. today she's meeting with wom

brent: this is dw news live from berlin. put on final notice. the european union says sunday is the last chance for a bailout agreement between greece and its creditors. no more blame game, no more excuses. >> we will wake up in four days in a different euro. brent: the council president warning all of europe if the greek solution is wrong, there will be no going back. resumes trading after a technical glitch brought trading to a screeching halt. he will have the latest from the floor. and wikileaks makes new revelations about america's spying on germany. a phone list suggests the nsa has been listening in on berlin for decades. i'm brent goff, good to have you with us. now more than never the people of greece and everyone in europe are counting on the greek prime minister to keep his word. he will deliver reform proposals tomorrow to satisfy creditors that stand between him and a life-saving bailout package for his nation. after five long years it's come down to one head of state doing his homework. to possibly keep the eur

visit ncicap.org] sarah: this is dw news from berlin. supporting turkey against the islamic state that turkish airstrikes are raising questions. the country's president says that peace talks with the pkk separatists also cannot continue. also coming up on the show barack obama says it is time for the world to change its approach to africa. he warns against corruption and says the confidence progress depends on democracy. and the son of libya's former dictator's sentence to death. a court interval he finds it awfully guilty of war crimes during libya's 2011 revolution. thank you very much for joining us. warplanes have struck a kurdish militant ace in turkey itself rather than across the border. does attack came after nato backed strikes against the islamic state and the president called off east talks with kurdish militants, the pkk. i will speak with a middle east expert in just a moment but first, a look at how turkey is intensive line the light against what it calls terrorist groups. wax most people who live here are kurds. the situat

brent: this is dw news live in berlin. our top stories. prime minister alexis tsipras is trying to keep greece inside the eurozone. plans announced to launch a currency pool and their own development bank. the bricks group say that efforts are needed to combat global instability. more about the stock market. the chinese stock market almost crashed. we can call it a major correction. >> you can call it that. we have seen dramatic developments over the last few days. first, the shanghai stock exchange rallied. it has lost around one third of its value since june. they worry about the health of the chinese economy overall and there are fears that cyst amick problems in the market are behind that route. is the chinese bubble bursting? here's more. >> all investors can do is watch. those holding more than 5% of the company's toxic shares are stuck with them for the next six months. despite assurances, beijing directly intervened in an attempt to stop its fall. investors hardly have any more leeway. around half of companies have halted shares al

brent: this is dw news live from berlin. put on final notice. the european union says sunday is the last chance for a bailout agreement between greece and its creditors. no more blame game, no more excuses. >> we will wake up in four days in a different euro. brent: the council president warning all of europe if the greek solution is wrong, there will be no going back. resumes trading after a technical glitch brought trading to a screeching halt. he will have the latest from the floor. and wikileaks makes new revelations about america's spying on germany. a phone list suggests the nsa has been listening in on berlin for decades. i'm brent goff, good to have you with us. now more than never the people of greece and everyone in europe are counting on the greek prime minister to keep his word. he will deliver reform proposals tomorrow to satisfy creditors that stand between him and a life-saving bailout package for his nation. after five long years it's come down to one head of state doing his homework. to possibly keep the eur

ews from berlin. supporting turkey against the islamic state that turkish airstrikes are raising questions. the country's president says that peace talks with the pkk separatists also cannot continue. also coming up on the show barack obama says it is time for the world to change its approach to africa. he warns against corruption and says the confidence progress depends on democracy. and the son of libya's former dictator's sentence to death. a court interval he finds it awfully guilty of war crimes during libya's 2011 revolution. thank you very much for joining us. warplanes have struck a kurdish militant ace in turkey itself rather than across the border. does attack came after nato backed strikes against the islamic state and the president called off east talks with kurdish militants, the pkk. i will speak with a middle east expert in just a moment but first, a look at how turkey is intensive line the light against what it calls terrorist groups. wax most people who live here are kurds. the situat

brendan: we have hans nichols in berlin. there was a phone call from the greek premise or with france but angela merkel's spokesperson says her rescue policies have not hailed. that says she is worried about her legacy. is it the french or german concern that will keep us together? hans: is her legacy building a reaffirming strong euro zone or as a keeping greece in the eurozone by raking those rules? the discussion seems to be almost uniformly -- we have heard members of parliament all morning -- that the rule cannot be broking and you cannot have any unconditional money going out the door to athens because you may not get it back. brendan: in order for the german parliament to approve any new deal, they've got to come back this summer. any sign that might happen? hans: until we have an official request from greece to the eurozone group they will meet this time tomorrow, that is several steps down the road. we had to do so might think before you can think about an emergency summit not the least of which is having a bill pas

he lives in berlin. i want to see my boy. i haven't seen him for a year. >> and then the reunion with the six-year-old boy. the chinese government began relaxing its stance on ai weiwei a year ago. he was able to open his first major solo show in beijing. on display was a more than four century old ming dynasty hall. as always, ai weiwei made political art in this case referencing traditional chinese values. four years ago, ai weiwei was among several dissidents taken into custody, shown here in a reenactment. his passport was taken away, and he was jailed for nearly three months. >> i felt desperate, hopeless but without power you still have joy. you still feel the effort is worth it. >> this is a replica of the prison cell where ai weiwei was held. in 2014, it became part of his exhibition in berlin. also on display were 6000 stools left behind by chinese migrant workers, a powerful depiction of social upheaval in china. >> berlin is very important to him. he has a studio here, which is a very important place. he received a

visit ncicap.org] brent: this is the w news live from berlin. it defending the deal and taking hits on capitol hill. the iran nuclear agreement, john kerry make his first public statement before skeptical senators. the insults have been flying both political and personal. we will go live for more in washington. turkey scrambles warplanes after the islamic date reportedly kills a soldier on the border with syria. the latest incident in a surge of violence along the run tear. and the headline reads -- the financial times group goes for a whopping $1.3 billion to a japanese media firm. i brent goff, good to have you with us. could it get any tougher? asked secretary of state john kerry who just ended months of marathon negotiations to reach an agreement with iran to limit the nuclear program. he began selling the deal on capitol hill, accusing him of being least of giving tehran a great big green light to make new year weapons. >> john kerry arrived ready to defend the nuclear deal. lawmakers want to know how iran will use his newfound economic ben

visit ncicap.org] brent: this is the w news live from berlin. it defending the deal and taking hits on capitol hill. the iran nuclear agreement, john kerry make his first public statement before skeptical senators. the insults have been flying both political and personal. we will go live for more in washington. turkey scrambles warplanes after the islamic date reportedly kills a soldier on the border with syria. the latest incident in a surge of violence along the run tear. and the headline reads -- the financial times group goes for a whopping $1.3 billion to a japanese media firm. i brent goff, good to have you with us. could it get any tougher? asked secretary of state john kerry who just ended months of marathon negotiations to reach an agreement with iran to limit the nuclear program. he began selling the deal on capitol hill, accusing him of being least of giving tehran a great big green light to make new year weapons. >> john kerry arrived ready to defend the nuclear deal. lawmakers want to know how iran will use his newfound economic ben

berlin wall lynn was free. changes, changes everywhere. and a lot to digest. >> reporter: christian hartnett, kpix5. >> now, to give you an idea of how remarkable it is to identify one section of the wall, the entire concrete portion was 66 miles long and pieces of it are scattered all over the world. >>> he fell into an inferno and lived to talk about it. a fresno fire captain was burned over most of his body bark in march. tonight, reporter corin hogarth says he is on the road to recovery. >> reporter: he wears a different uniform as a patient than has a fire captain, but friday, he was a firefighter again. >> my hat. all right. [ applause ] >> reporter: the message was one of thanks. to his family, his fellow firefighters and the medical staff helping him to get better. but also to the community. and the valley and around the world whose notes and pictures cover the walls of his hospital room. >> i know most of you have been following my story since the accident. i appreciate all of the support from everybody. >> reporter: about 100 day

she is the berlin correspondent for the newspaper. she says so many on all sides in the name of democracy and solidarity. she is one of germany's best-known economic journalists for many of the leading business publications. she says europe was built on compromise and race could put an end to that era. and we have the german british author and commentator. the ever closer union is dead and germany is to blame. it is time to rethink europe. it opened with the question, will the greek people choose austerity or alexis tsipras? what will happen? >> i'm not sure that's the question. public opinion is torn at the moment. i wouldn't make any predictions at this moment, but it is definitely a very strong debate going on in greece. my only fear is that the greek people will end up divided. melinda: who is the good guy and who is the bad guy? >> it depends on who you're talking to. the bad guy is usually the finance minister. number two would be the angela merkel. it is actually what we take upon ourselves. so many years of bad administration

brent: live from berlin, our top stories. lawmakers in greece are set to vote on new reform proposals for the country's creditors. good evening. >> let's take a look at that proposal. it includes some of the main sticking points that caused previous bailout negotiations to fail. taxes, pensions, and defense spending as well. athens says it will look at hotels to be excluded from the tax hike. and as far as defense spending goes, the previous proposal was 200 million euros in cuts. they have now signed a 300 million euro reduction, but creditors what 400 million euros/. a compromise there. the question is, will it be enough to reach a new deal? greek businesses are waiting for a solution before it is too late for them. >> for everyday purchases like watermelon, cash transactions are fine. but for most other things in life, a functioning economy needs banks. this brewery dared to dream of a future. it offloaded all of its old equipment and installed a brand-new bottling machine. it was getting ready to boost production but sinc

brent: this is dw news live from berlin. following reports of two oh attacks in nigeria. 190 people are feared dead. we'llo live to our correspondent in nigeria. the government summoned the u.s. ambassador and it's greek to them. confusion among voters in greece. should they say yes or no to a new bailout. boko haram militants have killed dozens in the northeastern part of the country. rounding up while attending evening prayers at local mosques. including women and children were killed in raids on to other villages. our correspondent joins me. what do we know about these attacks? >> from eyewitnesses so far, it indicates it was in nigeria on wednesday and even the day before. the biggest of these attacks there have been reports that several other places have been picked in the region. the military it has been active there for many weeks. but nobody reacted. and the military finally came too late. brent: those types of reports we haven't been hearing. have the militant groups regrouped? are we looking at a stronger boko hara

brent: this is dw news live from berlin. following reports of two oh attacks in nigeria. 190 people are feared dead. we'llo live to our correspondent in nigeria. the government summoned the u.s. ambassador and it's greek to them. confusion among voters in greece. should they say yes or no to a new bailout. boko haram militants have killed dozens in the northeastern part of the country. rounding up while attending evening prayers at local mosques. including women and children were killed in raids on to other villages. our correspondent joins me. what do we know about these attacks? >> from eyewitnesses so far, it indicates it was in nigeria on wednesday and even the day before. the biggest of these attacks there have been reports that several other places have been picked in the region. the military it has been active there for many weeks. but nobody reacted. and the military finally came too late. brent: those types of reports we haven't been hearing. have the militant groups regrouped? are we looking at a stronger boko hara

visit ncicap.org] brent: this is dw news live from berlin. the images of u.s. cuban relations, a frozen cold war relic. a new policy, a new normal. obama: the u.s. has agreed to formally reestablish diplomatic relations with the republic of cuba. brent: live with reactions from washington and havana. how to read the greek prime minister. alexis tsipras appeals to voters to say no and sunday's referendum on a new bailout. just hours after telling the eurozone he wants the deal. europe is sweating in a heat wave. even the mother of tennis star andy murray is handing out cold drinks at wimbledon. i'm brent goff, it's good to have you with us. a door slammed shut 50 years ago is about to be reopened. at the white house, barack obama today announced that the u.s. and cuba are normalizing relations. in this is fast-track policy change. in the season washington and havana are scheduled to reopen this month. >> a historic moment and havana as the diplomat handed over a letter from president barack obama to his cuban counterpart. the letter made it official that diploma

brent: this is dw news live from berlin. a the result to reform tested yet again in greece. the parliament in athens set to vote on a second package of economic reforms to meet tough terms of a new bailout. prime minister alexis tsipras turning to his opposition. his own party refusing to fall in line. in kenya they are calling it a suns homecoming. president obama set to visit kenya but one village is noticeably not on his tour. and man versus mountain, the tour de france hits the alps. chris retains the yellow jersey after a punishing stage. i'm brent goff, good to have you with us. a late-night marathon for greek lawmakers and it's a vote to bring the economy back from the brink. parliament is facing a decision on economic reforms demanded by creditors. a bailout and the credibility of the prime minister are both on the line with this vote. we begin tonight in athens. >> another test for alexis the press. members of his party thou to vote against the bailout. they can only make real progress when the laws get the green li

live from berlin area to race race secure the bailout. anti-austerity protesters clash throwing rocks and molotov cocktails. lawmakers brace to vote onto bailout terms demanded by eurozone lenders. president obama makes the case to congress and the nation to approve a deal with iran. he says it heads off the nuclear arms race in the middle east. and will the 94-year-old be the last former nazi germany brings to justice? i'm sarah kelly. thank you very much for joining us on dw. lawmakers are joining to decide the country's financial future and the stakes could not be higher. alexis tsipras is trying to push to the painful austerity measures agreed to on monday but he faced stiff opposition. >> the greek parliament faces hours of heated debate. in exchange for a huge new bailout, it could hardly be more controversial. leading the is the former are. the terms are nothing short of humiliating. he said they are demanded from the defeated turks that they have no right to demand and the defeated have accepted commitments that they had no right

brent: you are with dw news live , from berlin, our top stories. lawmakers in greece are set to vote on new reform proposals for the country's creditors. the latest offer includes compromising on what had been red lines for the government, raising taxes and cutting pensions. let's talk a little bit more about the proposal. >> let's take a look at that proposal. it includes some of the main sticking points thataused previous bailout negotiations to fail. and which word rejected by 61 percent of greek voters in last sunday's referendum. taxes, pensions, and defense spending as well. athens says it will look at raising the sales tax rate to 21%. hotels to be excluded from the tax hike. athens also wants to scrap earlier retirement and as far as defense spending goes, the previous proposal was 200 million euros in cuts. the greek leaders have now signed a 300 million euro reduction, but creditors what ant 400 million euros slashed. a compromise there. the question is, will it be enough to reach a new deal? greek businesses are waiting for a solution be

sarah: this is dw news coming to you live from berlin. eurozone finance ministers meet to discuss a last-minute proposal from athens aimed at averting bankruptcy. there is no breakthrough. demonstrators are showing their support for keeping greece in the eurozone. with just hours to go before the athens bailout expires. will get the latest from the capital. dozens are dead in indonesia after a military plane crashes into a residential area. and clash of the titans at the world cup in canada. tonight's semifinal sees germany in the usa go head-to-head for a place in sunday's final. i'm sarah harmon, thanks for joining me. it's too late to extend the bailout program before it runs out in a few hours according to ahead of the eurogroup. he was speaking after an emergency telephone conference of eurozone finance ministers to discuss a last-minute proposal by athens. little crossover to brussels in just a moment to find out what all this means. but first, let's turn to athens. >> thousands of pro-euro supporters gathered outside of parliament

visit ncicap.org] sarah: this is the w news live from berlin area to race race secure the bailout. anti-austerity protesters clash throwing rocks and molotov cocktails. lawmakers brace to vote onto bailout terms demanded by eurozone lenders. president obama makes the case to congress and the nation to approve a deal with iran. he says it heads off the nuclear arms race in the middle east. and will the 94-year-old be the last former nazi germany brings to justice? i'm sarah kelly. thank you very much for joining us on dw. lawmakers are joining to decide the country's financial future and the stakes could not be higher. alexis tsipras is trying to push to the painful austerity measures agreed to on monday but he faced stiff opposition. >> the greek parliament faces hours of heated debate. in exchange for a huge new bailout, it could hardly be more controversial. leading the is the former are. the terms are nothing short of humiliating. he said they are demanded from the defeated turks that they have no right to demand and the defeated have accepted commitments that they had no right

brian: "dw news this is -- this is "dw news," live from berlin. prime minister tsipras warned his country to avoid the blackmail from creditors. and also, written -- britain remembers 35 people killed in tunisia in a terrorist attack. and safe and sound in hawaii. the record-breaking achievements made possible by solar power and yoga. ♪ brent: i am brent goff, it is good to have you with us. two major rallies in the greek capital taking place, one side urging a yes on a bailout package, the other side backing the no vote. this is what you are seeing right now. this is where prime minister tsipras was speaking. he warned against international predators. our correspondent is in athens there. matthew, you are on the ground can we even dare ask for an answer? what do greeks want to now? matthew: i guess if one believes what they were saying at the rally, this is simple. both greeks want to stay within the european union but they believe that staying in the european union is important for the yes votes whereas the no votes of believe they should not

joining us from berlin. good to have you with us. this vote in the german parliament would suggest that at least for now germany would continue to stand by greece. >> yes, today was are angela merkel's birth day it was a very sunny day but the word is not is a lute tri in salutary in berlin. >> why? can i ask you you were just saying that there were very few people that believe this bailout is going to resolve the wider underlying problems in the eurozone. what's behind the skepticism? >> behind the skepticism is that previous packages have not worked. behind the skepticism is the fact that greece is only 2% of the gross domestic product of the eurozone yet we're fully consumed by the problem of greece yet what needs to be done is to strengthen the institutional setup of the eurozone towards more fiscal consolidation and more fiscal union. these are the topics that germany needs to tackle together with france but there was nothing in mrs. merkel's speech today in moving the setup forward. >> but at the same

plan b so how are german markets handling the news coming out of berlin rather or brussels? >> well, with the daks in frankfurt got news to the deal agreement it was up 150 160 points which is 1 1/2 percent positive reaction from the markets in frankfurt. the more interesting reaction in the course of the next few days will be a political one here and it's interesting hearing john describe the parliamentary situation in athens because to a certain extent there is a similarity here in berlin because yes angela merkel has 40% of seats and the question is whether she can maintain party discipline and retain her members of parliament voting for this deal and whether the social democrats can as well and you recall they are in a grand coalition here and a few short months ago there was an suggestion that the members of the party were against of a third bailout for greece and there is definitely a tension if they can find majority for these proposals and certainly a lot of the rhetoric as it were coming out of germany in the last week two weeks, three weeks around this whole idea o

and i remember the scene the day the berlin wall came down. i went into a small office to give him the news with scowcroft, and we decided that the president had to say something to the press, and so we arrange for a little press meeting in the oval office in which tv would send a couple of representatives, radio would send -- not a full blown news conference. and as the press came in, they were clamoring for george bush to be cheering loudly because of the collapse of the berlin wall. and they really were, as usual obnoxious about trying to say that he didn't understand the importance of what was happening. and bush had the self-discipline to express in calm terms how much he believed that it was going to be good for the world that this was happening but never once did he you in such a way that -- crow in such a way that it would embarrass gorbachev and give the hardliners an excuse to stop the changes. now, for any of you that have been in politics or watch politics, you know the self-kiss palin it requires -- discipline it requires a politi

visit ncicap.org] brent: this is dw news live from berlin. the images of u.s. cuban relations, a frozen cold war relic. a new policy, a new normal. obama: the u.s. has agreed to formally reestablish diplomatic relations with the republic of cuba. brent: live with reactions from washington and havana. how to read the greek prime minister. alexis tsipras appeals to voters to say no and sunday's referendum on a new bailout. just hours after telling the eurozone he wants the deal. europe is sweating in a heat wave. even the mother of tennis star andy murray is handing out cold drinks at wimbledon. i'm brent goff, it's good to have you with us. a door slammed shut 50 years ago is about to be reopened. at the white house, barack obama today announced that the u.s. and cuba are normalizing relations. in this is fast-track policy change. in the season washington and havana are scheduled to reopen this month. >> a historic moment and havana as the diplomat handed over a letter from president barack obama to his cuban counterpart. the letter made it official that diploma

brent: this is dw news live from berlin. a the result to reform tested yet again in greece. the parliament in athens set to vote on a second package of economic reforms to meet tough terms of a new bailout. prime minister alexis tsipras turning to his opposition. his own party refusing to fall in line. in kenya they are calling it a suns homecoming. president obama set to visit kenya but one village is noticeably not on his tour. and man versus mountain, the tour de france hits the alps. chris retains the yellow jersey after a punishing stage. i'm brent goff, good to have you with us. a late-nlawmakers and it's a vote to bring the economy back from the brink. parliament is facing a decision on economic reforms demanded by creditors. a bailout and the credibility of the prime minister are both on the line with this vote. we begin tonight in athens. >> another test for alexis the press. members of his party thou to vote against the bailout. they can only make real progress when the laws get the green light. athens had its back

certainly, the relations are chilling between athens and berlin at this moment. anchor: reporting from berlin, thank you. at a crucial step for diplomatic ties the u.s. and cuba will reopen embassies in each other's capitals. the countries have operated diplomatic missions under the situation with switzerland. it is a historic decision to normalize relations. tom porterhouse has details. tom: it took these cubans just a few hours to line outside the embassy in havana, hopeful for a visa. washington and cuba agreed to reopen their embassies, another milestone between the two countries, and while they will not officially be reopen until the 20th the news was nonetheless a breath of fresh air for many cubans. >> they should have done it years ago so that things would be smoother between cubans and americans. at the end of the day, no one has anything against anyone. tom: anchorman was reading a letter live on air. >> we made this decision based on the reciprocal action to develop respectful and cooperative relations between our peoples and our governments. tom: the

brent: this is "dw news," live from berlin. chancellor angela merkel has won a clear mandate from the parliament to resume talks on the latest greek bailout. she told lawmakers that the bailout is the best and last chance to resolve the crisis. greek prime minister alexis tsipras has purged his government of hard left bailout opponents. the energy minister, for example, and a deputy minister, have been asked in a redesign to ensure athens' commitment to reform. shocking video has emerged one year after the malaysian airlines flight mh17 was down over rebel-health ukraine. families of victims attended a memorial service and in malaysia, families also mourn the loved ones who died. no one has been held responsible for the disaster. the specter of the lone wolf is hunting u.s. authorities this friday. prosecutors say there is no indication so far that i got man who killed -- i got man who killed four marines in chattanooga, tennessee, had a islamic state or any other group. the 24-year-old attacked to military installations on thu

it's very upsetting. >> stylianos kolomoutzakis has lived in berlin for more than 10 years. according to media reports, greek-german relations are at rock bottom. but he doesn't agree. >> i've never experienced any problems. people are very sympathetic to us greeks. >> restaurant-owner alexis vaiou hopes they remain so. he grew up in bremerhaven and wants to continue living there. but he also wants to help the greeks. >> we're planning to introduce a care package project in greece. the initiative is called die tafeln. germany is a wealthy country but it also looks after needy people. the project makes sure they get a bag of food every day so they have something to eat. >> he's about to fly to greece to recruit volunteers, open a base there, and talk to supermarkets about donating food. >> meanwhile in hamburg, for the last two years hinrich stechmann and his team have been collecting donations and medicine for people in greece. his colleague kalliope brandstÄtter is currently in athens, looking for families in need of support. >> the german public is happy to help. many ger

people wonder what might it have been like to lib in berlin during hitler's rise? that was the question that popped into my head. it is more convoluted than that. i happened to go to a bookstore trying to be productive and went into a bookstore to look at the works of history and came across this book face out i had never read. 1700 pages. no pictures. small print. this is why i had never read it right? you are probably thinking this is the bible. 1700 pages, no print and rise and fall of the third right. i had never read it, took it home loved it if one can be said to love a book about the third right. that is when the two things came together. this concern about politics and a political situation and realizing that the author of rise and fall of the third right had actually been there in berlin and had socialized with all of these characters and awful people before they became known as awful people and before the war and before anybody knew how it would turn out. that is what made me start thinking what would that have been like to have lived in berlin when you d

brent: you are watching dw news live from berlin. the central bank will inject fresh money into the banking system worth 900 million euros and will last for a week. the ecb president mario draghi made the announcement after greece passed tough new austerity. over to monika jones for the latest lifelines. monika: this time, with this cash injection, there is already a major reaction. athens is saying that it will reopen the banks on monday. of course, there will be restrictions that athens wants to ease gradually. today was certainly a day of decision-making. bridging the loan from the eu funded. it raises emergency liquidity assistance by 900 million euros. and the term debt relief is also making the rounds again. >> athens looks like a miniature model. it had been mounting for debt relief. >> things have changed. there is a series of news with the vote. beginning in the greek parliament. it now restores the condition. >> the measures will have to be implemented in the next two months and will exert a very high pressure on government

brent: you are watching dw news live from berlin. the central bank will inject fresh money into the banking system worth 900 million euros and will last for a week. the ecb president mario draghi made the announcement after greece passed tough new austerity. over to monika jones for the latest lifelines. monika: this time, with this cash injection, there is already a major reaction. athens is saying that it will reopen the banks on monday. of course, there will be restrictions that athens wants to ease gradually. today was certainly a day of decision-making. bridging the loan from the eu funded. it raises emergency liquidity assistance by 900 million euros. and the term debt relief is also making the rounds again. >> athens looks like a miniature model. it had been mounting for debt relief. >> things have changed. there is a series of news with the vote. beginning in the greek parliament. it now restores the condition. >> the measures will have to be implemented in the next two months and will exert a very high pressure on government

. >> joining us from berlin there and talking boko haram and thank you for your time. plenty ahead on the news hour and report from the yemen city where children are the latest casualties in the fighting. find out why china is trying to attract foreign workers and chinese immigrants to work there and in sport why the team is bringing something new to the tour de france. ♪ developing story out of iraq for you where the military says it accidentally dropped a bomb on eastern baghdad and there are reports of casualties. let's go to jane in baghdad for the latest on that jane. >> reporter: kamal we have seen the defense military spokesman and says indeed russian fighter jets used by iraqis had what he called mechanical failure dropping a bomb on a residential neighborhood in the neighborhood of new baghdad and according to the interior ministry at least seven were killed and several more were injured and they are investigating exactly how that happened but clearly something winterably wrong with that bombing run but they are as they say investigating how it happened and

guy is in athens, hans is in berlin. alexis tsipras is not backing down from the call we were thinking if a deal was imminent it's not really now. what is the story? guy: i think he is trying to figure out which way he can take this. i think he is trying to explore all of the angles. fundamentally we have a guy who want to pursue this referendum he wants to preserve his political career to a certain extent. the message is clear you, the greek people need to vote no on this. no, no, no. there are divisions we understand within the party maybe some are saying the referendum should be called off. so much going on it is hard to get a read on which direction we are traveling. alexis tsipras is clear, he wants the people to vote no. jonathan: if you look at what the ecb is doing, are they sitting tight, what is the story? paul: probably let the politicians have their say. the whole point about ecb keeping haircuts and collateral unchanged even after greece missed a payment adjusts ok, the banks can keep going until july 5, let

we will be speaking to a greek mp, and we will head to berlin with an interview -- to berlin for an interview. we will also hear about banking and investment sectors from the managing director -- and later on, we will be hearing the prime minister of estonia. he was at the negotiating table on sunday. that is coming up. you will have real insight from inside the room where all these discussions are taking place in brussels. it seems that the baltic countries have a lot to say. let's turn from greece to asia -- stocks rose as investors weigh the latest negotiation's between european leaders and greece and some of the latest data. sally joins us now from hong kong with more. bring us up-to-date. it seems we are not seeing that risk aversion trade coming through in any evidence. juliette: absolutely not. what the future for u.s. markets are showing is more about china. we have seen some really positive trades out of china today. still about 36% of the country is halted for trade, but as you mentioned, almost 400 are coming back online supporting the shanghai composite. it is a little bit higher