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[00:00.000 --> 00:29.960]  This is DW News live from Berlin.
[00:29.960 --> 00:37.960]  With time running out for Britain and Europe to reach a deal on Brexit, the solution for now kicking the Brexit can down the road.
[00:37.960 --> 00:45.960]  European Union leaders are meeting in Brussels for another go at reaching an amicable agreement for Britain to leave the EU.
[00:45.960 --> 00:51.960]  But the Irish border problem continues to stand in the way. We'll go live to Brussels for more.
[00:51.960 --> 01:01.960]  Also coming up, a massacre in Crimea. A teenager reportedly shot and killed at least 19 of his fellow college students,
[01:01.960 --> 01:06.960]  injuring dozens more and then he turned the gun on himself.
[01:06.960 --> 01:16.960]  And more gruesome details about how the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi died inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
[01:16.960 --> 01:23.960]  Turkish police say they have more evidence pointing towards the Saudi royal family.
[01:23.960 --> 01:28.960]  And DW takes you inside what was once the capital of so-called Islamic State.
[01:28.960 --> 01:32.960]  The city of Raqqa was liberated from IS occupation one year ago.
[01:32.960 --> 01:55.960]  Tonight, an exclusive report on the United States willing and unwilling to help rebuild a city that its coalition airstrikes largely destroyed.
[01:55.960 --> 01:58.960]  I'm Brett Goff. It's good to have you with us.
[01:58.960 --> 02:03.960]  Well, they tried again and again. They failed.
[02:03.960 --> 02:05.960]  European Union leaders are meeting in Brussels tonight.
[02:05.960 --> 02:12.960]  They had hoped to break the deadlock over a deal for Britain to withdraw from the European Union.
[02:12.960 --> 02:18.960]  Shortly before the summit, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that she was optimistic that a deal could be done.
[02:18.960 --> 02:23.960]  British Prime Minister Theresa May, she told most reporters that most of the issues have been resolved,
[02:23.960 --> 02:31.960]  although differences remain over what is known as the Northern Ireland border backstop.
[02:31.960 --> 02:38.960]  Now, both sides say they want to ensure that there will be no physical border between Northern Ireland,
[02:38.960 --> 02:43.960]  which is part of Britain, and the Irish Republic once Brexit is history.
[02:43.960 --> 02:47.960]  What we've seen is that we've solved most of the issues in withdrawal agreements.
[02:47.960 --> 02:51.960]  There is still the question of the Northern Irish backstop.
[02:51.960 --> 02:55.960]  But I believe everybody around the table wants to get a deal.
[02:55.960 --> 02:59.960]  By working intensively and closely, we can achieve that deal.
[02:59.960 --> 03:12.960]  I believe a deal is achievable, and now is the time to make it happen.
[03:12.960 --> 03:17.960]  On the European side, leaders said that there is a willingness to strike a deal with Britain,
[03:17.960 --> 03:20.960]  but that there is a long way to go.
[03:20.960 --> 03:30.960]  Brexit must be orderly for everyone and for all the issues, including on the island of Ireland.
[03:30.960 --> 03:43.960]  So we need time, we need much time, much more time, and we will continue the work in the next weeks calmly and patiently.
[03:43.960 --> 03:48.960]  We want good relations with the UK.
[03:48.960 --> 03:51.960]  We would have liked the exit deal to be ready.
[03:51.960 --> 03:54.960]  It's only 90% done and there's work ahead of us.
[03:54.960 --> 03:59.960]  But I'm approaching it in the spirit of doing everything to reach a deal.
[03:59.960 --> 04:05.960]  That would be better for everyone.
[04:05.960 --> 04:07.960]  That was the German Chancellor speaking there.
[04:07.960 --> 04:09.960]  Let's take this story now to Brussels.
[04:09.960 --> 04:12.960]  Our correspondent Max Hoffmann is covering the summit for us.
[04:12.960 --> 04:13.960]  Good evening to you, Max.
[04:13.960 --> 04:16.960]  You know what Michel Barnier said there, we need more time.
[04:16.960 --> 04:19.960]  That is the takeaway tonight, isn't it?
[04:19.960 --> 04:25.960]  Everyone seems to be in agreement that they simply need more time to work on a Brexit deal.
[04:25.960 --> 04:30.960]  Are they simply kicking the Brexit can down the road?
[04:30.960 --> 04:34.960]  I think they're not just kicking it, they're trying to solve some issues.
[04:34.960 --> 04:38.960]  But it appears, Brent, that they've come as far as they can technically.
[04:38.960 --> 04:44.960]  I don't know if you remember, last weekend it seemed like we had all the elements for a deal at hand.
[04:44.960 --> 04:49.960]  In Brussels there was a real feeling that the deal could be concluded at the summit
[04:49.960 --> 04:54.960]  until it became clear that Theresa May would be unable to sell it back home in the UK.
[04:54.960 --> 04:56.960]  The front line has shifted.
[04:56.960 --> 05:01.960]  It's no longer between the EU and the UK, it is within the UK.
[05:01.960 --> 05:07.960]  The real question is what can Theresa May sell at home against the Brexiteers, for example,
[05:07.960 --> 05:09.960]  also against the socialists.
[05:09.960 --> 05:12.960]  It's going to be a very, very hard sell for her.
[05:12.960 --> 05:16.960]  And one strategy might be, and that's why we're seeing this can being kicked down the road,
[05:16.960 --> 05:24.960]  to build up as much pressure as possible and in the end have Theresa May present what she has achieved in the EU.
[05:24.960 --> 05:29.960]  And then she asks everybody, OK, are you really going to vote this down or not?
[05:29.960 --> 05:31.960]  And when is that going to happen?
[05:31.960 --> 05:35.960]  Because you, my friend, and I, we've covered many of these summits,
[05:35.960 --> 05:41.960]  late-night summits saying that this is a crucial summit for Brexit, this is the make-or-break summit.
[05:41.960 --> 05:46.960]  How many more of these summits will there be?
[05:46.960 --> 05:52.960]  On the topic of Brexit, the number is not going to be very great, although I enjoy them, of course, with you, Brent.
[05:52.960 --> 05:55.960]  But the thing is they need to finalise a deal.
[05:55.960 --> 06:02.960]  I'm not going to say it's November because some here say December will leave enough time to ratify everything.
[06:02.960 --> 06:05.960]  Some even say January might be enough.
[06:05.960 --> 06:14.960]  But the essence is that the United Kingdom is going to leave the European Union on 29 March 2019, so that's where it stops.
[06:14.960 --> 06:17.960]  They need to find something way before that.
[06:17.960 --> 06:20.960]  My guess, personal guess, but like I said, no guarantees here,
[06:20.960 --> 06:26.960]  is they need to find something at the latest at the end of December, beginning of January.
[06:26.960 --> 06:34.960]  And was there any sign tonight that European Council President Donald Tusk is willing to announce that there will be another summit?
[06:34.960 --> 06:43.960]  Because that had been a matter of contention about whether or not he would set a date for another summit.
[06:43.960 --> 06:51.960]  The thing is they all said they think it's still possible to reach an agreement and that they were all ready to continue the negotiations.
[06:51.960 --> 07:00.960]  So it's hard to imagine Donald Tusk coming out saying we're all still willing to talk but we're not having that summit in November.
[07:00.960 --> 07:02.960]  So most likely this summit will take place.
[07:02.960 --> 07:04.960]  The question is what will it be about?
[07:04.960 --> 07:12.960]  Will it be to finalise a deal with the UK or will it be to talk about the no deal scenario on the EU side and what to do?
[07:12.960 --> 07:22.960]  By the way, those contingency plannings have begun and one part of the evening here tonight is, as we speak at the moment,
[07:22.960 --> 07:28.960]  is the Commission presenting its plans to the leaders for a no deal scenario.
[07:28.960 --> 07:34.960]  That's probably taking up more time at the moment than talking about what kind of concessions they can still make.
[07:34.960 --> 07:40.960]  Like I said, the feeling here is the EU has done most of what it can do to reach a deal.
[07:40.960 --> 07:42.960]  Now it's up to the UK.
[07:42.960 --> 07:48.960]  Yeah. And the probability of a no deal Brexit stronger than it's ever been.
[07:48.960 --> 07:52.960]  Max Hoffman on the story for us tonight in Brussels. Max, as always, thank you.
[07:52.960 --> 08:03.960]  Javier is here now. Businesses, companies, they're watching this and uncertainty abounds and they don't like that.
[08:03.960 --> 08:07.960]  Of course. They are very worried about what's going on because they can't plan ahead.
[08:07.960 --> 08:11.960]  We just heard it. Summits come, summits go. It's question after question that still needs to be answered.
[08:11.960 --> 08:15.960]  And for a business owner, the Brexit confusion means that they are actually losing money.
[08:15.960 --> 08:22.960]  That's expensive. That's why people are getting more anxious by the minute.
[08:22.960 --> 08:27.960]  To have a look into just how the European Union works, you can head to Monaghan in Ireland.
[08:27.960 --> 08:31.960]  Silverhill Farm is a piece of living Europe.
[08:31.960 --> 08:35.960]  These ducks hatch in Northern Ireland, part of the UK.
[08:35.960 --> 08:39.960]  Then they are brought to the Republic of Ireland to be fattened and slaughtered.
[08:39.960 --> 08:44.960]  And then back over the border in Northern Ireland, they're packed for delivery.
[08:44.960 --> 08:50.960]  Well, every duck crosses the border at least three times during its lifetime, sometimes four, sometimes five.
[08:50.960 --> 08:57.960]  The fact that the border hasn't been there for 20 years, a lot of business has built up on the basis of there's free access to both.
[08:57.960 --> 09:03.960]  During the Troubles, when the border was there, this was a tough area to get employment in.
[09:03.960 --> 09:06.960]  There was massive unemployment. No one wants to go back to that.
[09:06.960 --> 09:09.960]  It's not something London wants to return to either.
[09:09.960 --> 09:16.960]  But the border between the Republic and the North remains a huge point of contention in Brexit negotiations.
[09:16.960 --> 09:21.960]  Feathers are getting ruffled, partly because the United Kingdom itself is divided on the issue of Brexit.
[09:21.960 --> 09:26.960]  And the complexity of the negotiations are little understood.
[09:26.960 --> 09:29.960]  It's confusing. We don't know what's going to happen.
[09:29.960 --> 09:32.960]  One day they say that, one day they say that, and we don't know where we're going.
[09:32.960 --> 09:36.960]  I know about Brexit, but it's so confusing. Nobody knows what's going on.
[09:36.960 --> 09:39.960]  Can somebody tell me or explain Brexit to me?
[09:39.960 --> 09:46.960]  Just as mystifying, the majority of Irish ducks that are eaten in Great Britain are marketed and billed as London Ducks.
[09:46.960 --> 09:52.960]  The UK is a mass importer of food, so they only produce enough to feed 60% of the population.
[09:52.960 --> 09:55.960]  So 40% of their food will still have to be imported.
[09:55.960 --> 09:59.960]  The price will be increased by 30% depending on the category.
[09:59.960 --> 10:05.960]  That's going to have a massive impact on their economy and people's ability to buy food.
[10:05.960 --> 10:10.960]  So Britain had better get all its ducks in a row before March 29th.
[10:10.960 --> 10:13.960]  I'll see you later with more business news. Back to you, Brett.
[10:13.960 --> 10:22.960]  Thank you. At least 19 people have been killed, dozens injured in a shooting in Russia-annexed Crimea.
[10:22.960 --> 10:27.960]  The attack took place at a college in the Black Sea port of Kerch.
[10:27.960 --> 10:36.960]  Russian authorities say an 18-year-old shot his fellow students and then killed himself.
[10:36.960 --> 10:41.960]  The drama unfolded at around noon with what sounded like an explosion.
[10:41.960 --> 10:49.960]  Conflicting reports followed. Some spoke of a bombing, feuding suspicions of a terror attack on the Crimean college.
[10:49.960 --> 10:56.960]  By the end of the afternoon, it had become clear that the victims had been shot.
[10:56.960 --> 11:02.960]  The identity of the young man who arrived at the college shortly before the incident has quickly been established.
[11:02.960 --> 11:06.960]  Judging from the video recordings, he was holding a rifle.
[11:06.960 --> 11:12.960]  He's been identified as 18-year-old college student Vladislav Rozlyakov.
[11:12.960 --> 11:21.960]  His body was found with a gunshot wound in one of the rooms inside the college.
[11:21.960 --> 11:29.960]  Russian television has released images caught on CCTV of the attacker at the college in Russian-annexed Crimea.
[11:29.960 --> 11:34.960]  Witnesses described a scene of carnage.
[11:34.960 --> 11:42.960]  I saw people without legs or arms. There were many bodies, children's bodies.
[11:42.960 --> 11:49.960]  The Russian-backed Crimean leader Sergei Aksyonov visited the college.
[11:49.960 --> 11:54.960]  In Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin offered his support.
[11:54.960 --> 12:02.960]  I want to express my condolences to the relatives of those who died and hope the injured will recover as soon as possible.
[12:02.960 --> 12:10.960]  With the investigation ongoing, three days of mourning have been declared in Crimea.
[12:10.960 --> 12:14.960]  Here's a look at some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world.
[12:14.960 --> 12:21.960]  The World Health Organization has warned that the outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo could worsen dramatically.
[12:21.960 --> 12:25.960]  The WHO stopped short of declaring an official public health emergency,
[12:25.960 --> 12:31.960]  but said there is a danger of the potentially fatal disease spreading to neighboring countries.
[12:31.960 --> 12:40.960]  Protesters trying to stop women from entering one of India's most sacred Hindu sites have been forcefully moved by police.
[12:40.960 --> 12:49.960]  The country's top court has ruled that the Saba Rimala Temple in the southern part of the country must allow women of all ages to enter.
[12:49.960 --> 12:54.960]  But traditionalists, including some women, are opposed to that decision.
[12:54.960 --> 13:01.960]  Israel has conducted 20 airstrikes on Gaza and closed its border with the Palestinian territory.
[13:01.960 --> 13:07.960]  This after a rocket fired from Gaza struck a house in southern Israel early on Wednesday.
[13:07.960 --> 13:15.960]  Israel blames Hamas, which governs in Gaza, for the rocket attack, but the militant group has denied responsibility.
[13:15.960 --> 13:26.960]  The investigation into the disappearance of a Saudi journalist has widened as Turkish police entered the residence of the Saudi consul in Istanbul.
[13:26.960 --> 13:34.960]  They're looking for clues in what they say is the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.
[13:34.960 --> 13:43.960]  The residence is just two kilometers from the consulate where the Saudi writer vanished while trying to pick up paperwork to get married.
[13:43.960 --> 13:55.960]  Meanwhile, in Ankara, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today for talks about the disappearance of the journalist.
[13:55.960 --> 13:59.960]  Our correspondent Dorian Jones is on the story for us tonight in Istanbul.
[13:59.960 --> 14:01.960]  Good evening to you, Dorian.
[14:01.960 --> 14:05.960]  Turkish investigators have entered the Saudi consul's residence.
[14:05.960 --> 14:07.960]  They've begun their investigation.
[14:07.960 --> 14:09.960]  What have they found?
[14:09.960 --> 14:17.960]  And they reportedly were looking for remains of the journalist's body, weren't they?
[14:17.960 --> 14:21.960]  Yeah, that is one of the objectives of this operation.
[14:21.960 --> 14:30.960]  But what we understand is from sources linked to the investigation, they have already uncovered what they claim is forensic evidence
[14:30.960 --> 14:38.960]  similar to what was recovered at the Saudi consulate that confirms their suspicions that Khashoggi was indeed murdered.
[14:38.960 --> 14:45.960]  In fact, following those discoveries, they went back to the Saudi consulate building to carry out a second investigation,
[14:45.960 --> 14:50.960]  possibly searching the same place that they recovered this initial claimed forensic evidence.
[14:50.960 --> 14:58.960]  So they do appear to be making progress, and further searches of both buildings are expected in the coming days.
[14:58.960 --> 15:06.960]  And more gruesome details emerged today about how Mr. Khashoggi died.
[15:06.960 --> 15:11.960]  What did we learn today?
[15:11.960 --> 15:17.960]  Yeah, this was from Yeni Shafak newspaper linked very closely with the Turkish government.
[15:17.960 --> 15:26.960]  They published what they say was a story that was taken from audio recordings taken in the last hours of Khashoggi's detention at the Saudi consulate.
[15:26.960 --> 15:30.960]  They claim that those audio recorded him being brutally tortured.
[15:30.960 --> 15:36.960]  And one part of the newspaper article suggests that he had his fingers cut off during the interrogation.
[15:36.960 --> 15:41.960]  Subsequently, he died, and thereby his body was then dismembered.
[15:41.960 --> 15:49.960]  Now, they say that also apparently during those brutal events, the Saudi consul general was present,
[15:49.960 --> 15:54.960]  as well as a number of other figures that were linked to this so-called Saudi hit team that arrived the same day.
[15:54.960 --> 15:57.960]  Now, I have to stress that this hasn't been cooperated.
[15:57.960 --> 16:04.960]  Turkey has claimed that they have had other video and audio recordings for several days after Khashoggi disappeared.
[16:04.960 --> 16:09.960]  None of them have appeared, and in fact, the U.S. President Donald Trump today does appear to be losing patience.
[16:09.960 --> 16:12.960]  He says he expects to see and hear these by the end of the week.
[16:12.960 --> 16:15.960]  We will see whether Turkey can deliver them.
[16:15.960 --> 16:21.960]  And we're talking about Turkish authorities searching the residence of the consul general in Istanbul.
[16:21.960 --> 16:24.960]  What have we heard about the consul general?
[16:24.960 --> 16:27.960]  He left Turkey in a hurry yesterday.
[16:27.960 --> 16:31.960]  What happened?
[16:31.960 --> 16:32.960]  Indeed, yes.
[16:32.960 --> 16:39.960]  Muhammad Al-Altaybi did leave very quickly just before investigators started to do a search of him.
[16:39.960 --> 16:43.960]  Khashoggi has made him a key person of interest.
[16:43.960 --> 16:48.960]  Now, there have been unconfirmed reports that he has even been removed from his position back in Riyadh.
[16:48.960 --> 16:51.960]  Although I have to stress that hasn't yet been confirmed.
[16:51.960 --> 16:58.960]  But certainly he is a key person, as is the bodyguard of Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince.
[16:58.960 --> 17:03.960]  He, too, is also being identified by authorities as a possible ringleader of this operation.
[17:03.960 --> 17:11.960]  And there are growing calls for the diplomatic immunity to be lifted of anyone involved, allegedly, in the disappearance of this Saudi journalist.
[17:11.960 --> 17:15.960]  Our correspondent Dorian Jones on the story for us tonight in Istanbul.
[17:15.960 --> 17:19.960]  Dorian, thank you very much.
[17:19.960 --> 17:26.960]  The Islamic State jihadist group was driven out of its self-declared capital in Syria one year ago.
[17:26.960 --> 17:32.960]  Local militias fought them on the ground as U.S. planes bombed them from the air.
[17:32.960 --> 17:37.960]  Now, the fight for the city of Raqqa lasted four months and saw thousands of people killed.
[17:37.960 --> 17:41.960]  The city is now free of IS, but it lies in ruins.
[17:41.960 --> 17:54.960]  DW's reporters Brigitte Schulke and Jafar Abdul Karim went there with the U.S. Army to look at what the United States is willing and not willing to do to help the city recover.
[17:54.960 --> 17:58.960]  Abdallah is happy to see us in his classroom.
[17:58.960 --> 18:04.960]  It's a place of safety where he can finally learn and play with other children.
[18:04.960 --> 18:07.960]  It's a year since he lost his hand.
[18:07.960 --> 18:14.960]  He and his friends found a fridge which had a booby trap inside.
[18:14.960 --> 18:17.960]  We were playing with it and it exploded.
[18:17.960 --> 18:22.960]  Two children next to me died and an old man was badly hurt.
[18:22.960 --> 18:26.960]  I was too, by a piece of shrapnel.
[18:26.960 --> 18:30.960]  Two of my friends died.
[18:30.960 --> 18:38.960]  Saifa Al-Ali teaches the special class addressing the particular needs of disabled and traumatized children.
[18:38.960 --> 18:43.960]  She wasn't allowed to work at all when the IS were in charge.
[18:43.960 --> 18:50.960]  All she says about that time is that it was hard for everyone.
[18:50.960 --> 18:57.960]  We noticed the children freeze up whenever they hear shots and explosions, which are still frequent here.
[18:57.960 --> 19:01.960]  We completely unsettled them.
[19:01.960 --> 19:04.960]  The United States funds the class.
[19:04.960 --> 19:09.960]  We are on a trip organized by the U.S. Army and State Department.
[19:09.960 --> 19:14.960]  They want to show us what has been achieved since the victory over IS in Raqqa.
[19:14.960 --> 19:22.960]  And they want to encourage more countries to fund the stabilization of the city.
[19:22.960 --> 19:26.960]  The security measures during our visit here in Raqqa are very, very tight.
[19:26.960 --> 19:34.960]  There have been several terror attacks over the past months and there are still IS sleeper cells operating in the city.
[19:34.960 --> 19:44.960]  The fight against the so-called Islamic State in Raqqa, which included U.S. airstrikes, destroyed more than 70 percent of the city.
[19:44.960 --> 19:51.960]  There's not much left, barely any hospitals, homes or anywhere to live, and no man's electricity.
[19:51.960 --> 19:55.960]  But people are slowly coming back.
[19:55.960 --> 20:03.960]  We really need work. If you don't have work, you can't eat or drink. Work is the most important thing.
[20:03.960 --> 20:07.960]  Luckily, some schools are opening again and we registered our children.
[20:07.960 --> 20:10.960]  My daughter was not allowed to study under IS.
[20:10.960 --> 20:16.960]  Now she's in the first grade, even though she's older, but still, she's allowed to study.
[20:16.960 --> 20:21.960]  The U.S. has been giving what it calls stabilization aid to Raqqa.
[20:21.960 --> 20:26.960]  That means clearing mines and rubble, repairing buildings and supporting local people.
[20:26.960 --> 20:30.960]  But it doesn't mean large-scale reconstruction.
[20:30.960 --> 20:40.960]  Well, the United States has said that in terms of rebuilding, that can't begin until we've got irreversible progress towards a political solution through the Geneva process.
[20:40.960 --> 20:46.960]  And so that's what we're looking towards. It's irreversible progress on the political front.
[20:46.960 --> 20:54.960]  The future of Syria is being negotiated far away in Geneva, but the UN-sponsored talks there have stalled.
[20:54.960 --> 20:58.960]  And in Raqqa, the pressure is on.
[20:58.960 --> 21:09.960]  The longer reconstruction takes to begin, says co-chair of Raqqa's civil council Laila Mustafa, the greater the danger that IS might regain support among the people.
[21:09.960 --> 21:13.960]  The help offered so far is welcome, but it's not enough.
[21:13.960 --> 21:19.960]  Meeting with the U.S. representative, the council vented their frustration.
[21:19.960 --> 21:29.960]  They've heard that U.S. President Donald Trump cut about $200 million from Syria's stabilization aid.
[21:29.960 --> 21:32.960]  Those who destroyed the city should rebuild it.
[21:32.960 --> 21:39.960]  We expect the coalition and the United States to help us with this. They promised they would.
[21:39.960 --> 21:48.960]  For now, it's projects like this that the civil council is focusing on, repairing Raqqa's infamous stadium.
[21:48.960 --> 22:00.960]  The foreman, Emad, tells us Islamic State terrorists carried out mass executions here and that they tortured hundreds of civilians in these cellars.
[22:00.960 --> 22:06.960]  I hope that the stadium will be full again one day and the people will come and play sports here again.
[22:06.960 --> 22:12.960]  Like they did before the IS took control. That's what we're hoping for.
[22:12.960 --> 22:17.960]  The first football games are due to take place here in a couple of weeks.
[22:17.960 --> 22:25.960]  They could offer a brief respite from everyday life in the ruins of Raqqa.
[22:25.960 --> 22:33.960]  And our correspondent, Birgitta, will be with me in the day after this show to talk more about Raqqa one year after the liberation.
[22:33.960 --> 22:35.960]  Javier is back now with more business.
[22:35.960 --> 22:40.960]  Thank you very much, Brent. Yes, we do have to take a look at the numbers to put you up to speed with latest business headlines.
[22:40.960 --> 22:47.960]  We're going to start with Netflix. The company beat investor expectations to add nearly 7 million new subscribers in the last quarter.
[22:47.960 --> 22:53.960]  The streaming service reported that profit more than tripled from a year ago and revenues remain strong.
[22:53.960 --> 23:00.960]  Netflix has invested heavily in original programming, but investors have worried about subscriptions keeping pace.
[23:00.960 --> 23:06.960]  New figures boosted the Netflix stock more than 4 percent.
[23:06.960 --> 23:10.960]  Over to our New York financial correspondent, Jens Korte. Hi, Jens.
[23:10.960 --> 23:18.960]  Well, it seems like Netflix could do to TV what Amazon did to retail. Is that right?
[23:18.960 --> 23:24.960]  Well, I mean, in a certain sense, yes. But then again, there's also some competition out.
[23:24.960 --> 23:32.960]  Amazon, the company you just named, is also into the streaming business or on demand programming.
[23:32.960 --> 23:39.960]  But yes, I mean, almost every second household in the U.S. has a subscription of Netflix.
[23:39.960 --> 23:48.960]  So that is a quite impressive number. The big question is what's going to happen when we look further down the line?
[23:48.960 --> 23:57.960]  In the past, for example, studios like Walt Disney or Warner Brothers, they actually sold their content to Netflix.
[23:57.960 --> 24:04.960]  But now Disney or AT&T, the parent company of Warner Brothers, they're building their own on demand services.
[24:04.960 --> 24:12.960]  So competition will probably increase for Netflix. But so far, investors were thrilled by those numbers.
[24:12.960 --> 24:18.960]  The stock of Netflix, even before we got the quarterly results, is up so far this year by 80 percent.
[24:18.960 --> 24:22.960]  And here in the Wednesday session added another five percent.
[24:22.960 --> 24:28.960]  It's going to get stressful there, but maybe it's a good option to go to Canada then as Canada legalizes marijuana.
[24:28.960 --> 24:34.960]  Jens, why are cannabis producer shares on a downer if we see this happening?
[24:34.960 --> 24:44.960]  Well, if you look what happened in the past couple of weeks, it was a huge rally with the few cannabis players on Wall Street.
[24:44.960 --> 24:50.960]  Those stock prices of those companies, they tripled in the past couple of weeks.
[24:50.960 --> 24:54.960]  So for once, you could say, well, buy on the rumor, sell on facts.
[24:54.960 --> 24:58.960]  But then on the other side, we also have to see what about global growth?
[24:58.960 --> 25:10.960]  So far, Canada is only the second country on the planet that actually also allows recreational use of cannabis, at least on a federal level.
[25:10.960 --> 25:14.960]  One big market for sure would be the U.S. market.
[25:14.960 --> 25:23.960]  But it is not very likely at this point, even if there is more and more support also for the marijuana business here in the U.S.
[25:23.960 --> 25:28.960]  I mean, it means a lot of tax dollars, but to really get those company and the industry going,
[25:28.960 --> 25:34.960]  you would probably need other countries to follow what Canada did here on Wednesday.
[25:34.960 --> 25:40.960]  Jens Kallata from Wall Street, thank you very much for the analysis.
[25:40.960 --> 25:43.960]  Now for something for all you minimalists out there.
[25:43.960 --> 25:51.960]  Japanese telecom provider NTT DoCoMo is introducing a stripped down smartphone that's so small it can fit in your wallet.
[25:51.960 --> 25:55.960]  Its main function is to make phone calls or send text messages.
[25:55.960 --> 26:03.960]  You cannot watch movies or play games on it, but it certainly is easy to carry around, weighing only a third of a regular smartphone.
[26:03.960 --> 26:09.960]  The company says more and more customers are looking for smaller smartphones.
[26:09.960 --> 26:12.960]  And I just know what to get Brent for his birthday.
[26:12.960 --> 26:16.960]  That's exactly right. I wonder if the bill every month is smaller, too.
[26:16.960 --> 26:18.960]  Thank you very much.
[26:18.960 --> 26:23.960]  The head of USA Gymnastics has quit after just four days on the job.
[26:23.960 --> 26:29.960]  Mary Bono says that she was forced to resign because of personal attacks against her.
[26:29.960 --> 26:34.960]  She was criticized for her opposition to a recent Nike sportswear advertisement.
[26:34.960 --> 26:39.960]  It featured former NFL player and civil rights campaigner Colin Kaepernick.
[26:39.960 --> 26:47.960]  USA Gymnastics has been rocked by former team doctor Larry Nasser being convicted of sexually abusing athletes.
[26:47.960 --> 26:55.960]  Mary Bono's previous role in a law firm involved in the Nasser case also angered gymnasts.
[26:55.960 --> 26:58.960]  Here's a reminder of the top story that we're following for you.
[26:58.960 --> 27:06.960]  Top European Union leaders say they need more time to hammer out a deal on Britain leaving the European Union.
[27:06.960 --> 27:13.960]  Key issues remain unresolved, including the status of the Northern Irish border.
[27:13.960 --> 27:17.960]  You're watching DW News live from Berlin after a short break.
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[28:18.960 --> 28:23.960]  Enter the conflict zone, confronting the powerful.
[28:23.960 --> 28:29.960]  Two years ago the Philippines began a brutal war against the drug gangs in which thousands of people died.
[28:29.960 --> 28:37.960]  Human rights activists and journalists charged the police with illegal killings, charges which President Duterte has vigorously denied.
[28:37.960 --> 28:42.960]  My guest this week here in Manila is his legal advisor Salvador Panelo.
[28:42.960 --> 28:44.960]  Welcome to Conflict Zone.
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[29:00.960 --> 29:03.960]  The armed forces are under pressure.
[29:03.960 --> 29:12.960]  They're battling recruiting problems, outdated and broken down equipment and limited budgets.
[29:12.960 --> 29:14.960]  The challenges are huge.
[29:14.960 --> 29:17.960]  We don't have enough tanks. We have tank divisions that don't have tanks.
[29:17.960 --> 29:22.960]  So outsourcing and privatization are the order of the day in all areas.
[29:22.960 --> 29:24.960]  But that can pose dangers.
[29:24.960 --> 29:28.960]  Every day that a war goes on private sector businesses make more money.
[29:28.960 --> 29:36.960]  With everything from reconnaissance drones to laundry facilities, firms are infiltrating the armed forces in France and Germany.
[29:36.960 --> 29:43.960]  Military Industrial Complex on DW.
[30:06.960 --> 30:19.960]  It was supposed to be the night of a Brexit breakthrough summit.
[30:19.960 --> 30:23.960]  Britain and the European Union both agreeing to an amicable divorce.
[30:23.960 --> 30:32.960]  But for British Prime Minister Theresa May the best laid plans of London and Brussels have indeed gone awry again.
[30:32.960 --> 30:34.960]  I'm Brent Goff in Berlin.
[30:34.960 --> 30:36.960]  This is the day.