Suspected terrorist cells after the bombing of istanbuls maine airport two days ago. 13 people have been arrested. German foreign minister Frankwalter Steinmeier recommends reconciliation between turkey and armenia, neighbors at odds with unspeakable active barbers and that took place a century ago. Anchor it is good to have you with us. A week ago, he asked the british people to follow his lead. Tonight, he says he will not lead. Forest johnson, the brexiteer boss, became a blonde bombshell of sorts today, shocking the country and parts beyond by saying he will not run for Prime Minister. Johnson was favorite to replace outgoing Prime Minister cameron. Now he says he will continue to champion the brexit, but not as the top tory. Another political earthquake for britain. Having had the campaign to leave the european union, Boris Johnson dropped the plum shall bombshell. He will not be in the running to lead the country through the political quagmire of the brexit. Having consulted colleagues, and in view of the circumstances in parliament, i have concluded, that person cannot be me. Johnson is out. Instead, justice secretary michael gove put himself forward. He previously backed johnson, but said this morning the former mayor of london was not up to the job. I realized, boris is not capable of building that team and providing that unity, so i came reluctantly but firmly to the conclusion, that as someone who had argued from the beginning that we should leave the european union, as someone who wanted to ensure that a bold and positive future for our future was implemented, i had to stand for leadership of the conservative party. Fallujah a shock for the tories reporter a shock for the tories, and for the public that thought johnson was heading for downing street. I am very surprised. If hes not going to stand, whats the point it happened in the first place . With johnson out of the picture the bookies have the odds on home secretary theresa may, who supported the remain campaign but has quietly positioned himself as herself as unity candidate. We saw a huge rush for theresa may, the favorite. She looks hard to beat. Reporter joining the front runners are three lesserknown conservatives. Work and pensions secretary stephen crabb, playing on his workingclass background, former defense secretary liam fox, the most rightwing candidate, and Energy Minister andrea leadson, one of the stars of the leave campaign. Tory mps will work to whittle the list down to two, and the winner will be announced in september, with a rough load road ahead for whoever will lead britain out of the eu. Anchor our correspondent has the lucky assignment of following this story. I have been saying, its like the british version of house of cards come to life. Start with Boris Johnson and michael gove. Is this a case of ultimate betrayal . Reporter well, possibly. I mean, it has really been described as a shakespearean tragedy. They have been friends from us 30 years. Studying together. And now this, the bodies on the floor. Its really quite incredible, what has happened. Of course, there is another theory that says maybe Boris Johnson in a way really didnt want to be Prime Minister anymore, because he now belatedly realized that what he promised the british people all through the campaign, namely, that britain could have access to the single market, continued access, that that would be very difficult, because the signs we have had from brussels are not positive as far as this is concerned. So maybe he got cold feet, and did not want to clean up the mess the country is finding itself in. Anchor cold feet. Thats a very nice way to describe it. Because a lot of people have been coming out and saying, hes a coward. They said, hes just like david cameron, in a way. He makes a mess, gets himself in a situation that he knows he cannot get out of. Have you been hearing that today . Reporter well, yes, for sure. This brexit victory has been a surprise victory for many people, and most likely also for Boris Johnson himself. He didnt think this was going to happen. He wanted to position himself as a leading campaigner, so that he could be the next Prime Minister, but he probably did not really think brexit was going to happen. It seemed like an outside chance. But now this has happened, and what we have seen here in britain really has not been statesmanlike behavior. More like, sodai University Playground politics. Stud union. But it really has not come across very well with the british public. Thats for sure. Anchor you can say that again. Lets talk a little bit about the new woman in the picture, theresa may. She has the best chance is now, not michael gove, of becoming Prime Minister. What do we know about her, besides the fact everyone is writing about her eclectic shoe collection . Reporter yes. She has these famous kitten heels with a leopard design, but thats not really important. She has emerged as a safe pair of hands, where one conservative mp has said, ive had enough of these boys, and i want a woman now. Ive had enough of these politics. I want somebody who is mature and can lead the country. She has a reputation, a little bit like another iron lady. She comes across a little bit like Margaret Thatcher. She has been the home secretary for a long time, and is an experienced politician. She will have her hands full, negotiating the relationship with brussels, if she does become the next Prime Minister, which would be really the most important task for the years to come. Anchor definitely. I wonder if she will tell brussels she wants her money back, the way Margaret Thatcher did. Thank you very much. Police in istanbul have carried out a series of raids against terrorist cells with ties to socalled Islamic State. 13 people have been arrested. The rays are links to tuesdays triple suicide bombing at istanbuls ataturk airport. On wednesday, turkeys president blamed i. S. For the attack which killed 42 people. No group has claimed responsibly for the attacks, which have triggered widespread outrage. Reporter a show of strength by turkeys Security Forces as they run sweeping raids in istanbul. Special units looked for accomplices and backers of the airport suicide bombers, searching homes and interrogating people across the city. In the end, 13 people were arrested in connection with the attack. The nationalities of the three attackers have now been established. Turkish Authorities Say the men are from russia, was pakistan, and turkestan uzbekistan, and kyrgyzstan. The gunmen fired into the crowds at the airport and then blew themselves up. More than 40 were killed and hundreds were wounded. Tuesdays attack overshadowed turkeys eu accession talks. After a moment of silence for the victims, turkish officials continued their appeal for membership in the european union. Turkey has been hit by a brutal terrorist attack. The whole world has expressed solidarity with us. And that includes our friends in brussels. Reporter we are facing a tough fight against terrorism, but we are not giving up our push for reforms, for the sake of our country. Reporter meanwhile, the families of the dead are still devastated by the loss of their loved ones. Anchor lets bring in our correspondent in istanbul. Good evening to you. We know there have been 13 arrests, have Turkish Police found what they are looking for in these rates . Well, its not clear yet who these people are, and whether they were directly involved in this attack, or is it just a question of the usual suspects, bring them in, interrogate them, and hope to get information . Shaking the tree, as they call it. But authorities seem to be making progress on the identities, at least identifying the identities nationalities of the attackers, from russia and central asia. Thats not a surprise. The regions are sources of jihadists fighting in syria and iraq. The authorities believe the attack was directly organized by Islamic State from the de facto capital of raqqa in syria. Its also believe the attackers crossed over from raqqa a month ago, so they are making progress here. The Turkish Security force goodg up the networks that carry out these attacks. A decade ago, when al qaeda carried out a deadly attack on the british consulate in istanbul and two synagogues, it took them only weeks to roll up the whole organization that carried out the attack, so they do have expertise in cracking down on the groups. Anchor a lot of analysts quoted today. Some say, if Islamic State is indeed behind the attack, this would be a declaration of war. Erdogan being the strong man he wants us to think he is, theres no way he can let this go without some kind of retaliation, right . Well, its interesting. You heard a very tough speech, just after the attack from the turkish president , saying that a place in hell is already prepared for them. He said, Islamic State is now the priority of turkeys Security Forces. That appears to be a major change. Up until now, turkey claimed that some rebels and conspirators were trying to overthrow them, which has gotten a lot of criticism from the opposition. They said the government has not taken Islamic State seriously. Now, this last deadly attack, the government says they are devoting all the resources to engage this enemy, and they are believed to have a Major Organization across turkey. Turkey was a major gateway for jihadists from around the world to go to syria and iraq, a major concern of turkeys western allies. Anchor dorian jones, reporting from istanbul. Thank you very much. Germanys foreign minister is in armenia, trying to persuade turkey and armenia to reconcile their differences. Germany has become increasingly entangled in the tensions there. Reporter a wreath of remembrance. No official visit by Frankwalter Steinmeier is complete without a visit to the genocide memorial museum. The displacement and murder of 1. 5 million armenians by the Ottoman Empire a century ago continues to shape the country and the relationship with its neighbors. Compromise and reconciliation are not high up on the armenian political agenda. That applies to armenian turkish relations, and the conflict with azerbaijan on karabagh. Rather than healing wounds, it seems to have deepened them. Reporter both countries assert claim to the region. Azerbaijan once control of the breakaway region, and armenia bacs the mainly Ethnic Armenian region. Soldiers have fought here for more than two decades, and 150 people died in clashes in april. We fear the risks of a renewed escalation among the conflict line will increase. The longer the conflict goes on, and the longer concrete steps fail to materialize. We have to prevent this from happening. Reporter but steinmeyers armenian counterpart remains deeply suspicious of the azerbaijani side, accusing them of deliberately misconstruing negotiation results. Our biggest problem nowadays is the region. The question has to be solved, after the escalation in april, as well as the question of our relationship to our eastern neighbors. Reporter but there is little hope, as all parties continue to uphold maximum demands, making concessions appears more difficult than ever. Anchor we will bureau back. Stick around. Anchor welcome back. You are with dw news, live from berlin. In afghanistan, at least 30 were killed and 40 wounded in kabul after suicide bombers attacked buses carrying police cadets. Officials say vehicles were targeted on a road 20 kilometers west of the afghan capital. Taliban militants claimed responsibility for the bombing. A week ago, a bus containing nepalese security guards working for the Canadian Embassy was attacked in kabul. Other stories making headlines around the world. A palestinian man fatally stabbed a 13 your girl inside her home in a jewish settlement in the occupied west bank. Before security guards shot him dead. The United States confirmed the girl is an american citizen. Black box recordings from the egyptair flight which crashed in may confirm smoke was detected on board. The aircraft plunged into the mediterranean on the way from paris to cairo, killing all 66 passengers and crew. As we know, when the markets are roiled, one solution is to throw money at the problem, apparently one the bank of england is considering in the wake of the brexit. When its broke, put money on it. We are in for a summer of cheap money. Thanking them governor mark carney said it was likely Monetary Policy easing would be required in response to the brexit vote. Experts now expect the current key Interest Rate of 0. 5 will be cut another 25 basis points this year. In the Second Public statement since the outcome of the referendum, mark carney said the boe cannot immediately or fully offset economic indications of a large negative shock. The day after the vote, carney offered more than a quarter of a trillion pounds of liquidity to banks if needed. The pound dropped more than 1 directly after the announcement. Last weeks referendum result already hammered sterling to historic lows. Today, equities have risen for the third day in a row. The dow is up. The bouncing deda cap dead cat appears to be having a hang time. Well, the cat was in the air quite a bit. Money makes the world go round. Well, the bank of england, they are not looking brightly at the near future, but its astonishing to see how short the selloff after brexit on wall street was. Two heavy down days, but now for a third consecutive day blue chips increased. They are up almost 800 points over three days, even if we saw the pound weaken and pressure on oil prices. But now even for the quarter, blue chips and the s p 500 are on the outside. Chocolate maker hershey rejected a major takeover bid worth 23 billion. Why . Well, mondelez, the maker of oreo cookies and other snacks, made this offer. Obviously the deal was in the making for months, but it only took a couple minutes for the board of hersheys to say the amount is not good enough. If you look at the Closing Price on wednesday, the offer would have been only about a 10 premium. Still, the stock is up a good 15 , so maybe the last word is not spoken and maybe mondelez will better the author. In the u. K. , Consumer Confidence fell sharply following the brexit vote during the last few days, dropping to the lowest level since may 2013. Households are described as highly spooked by the referendum outcome. Thats hurting retail sales and household spending. Since British Consumers have been the main driver of the countrys economy, they say a recession cannot be ruled out at this point. Consumers in germany have been a driving factor for the economy recently, in times of virtually nonexistent Interest Rates. People have cash to spend, as unemployment in may remained at the lowest level since reunification. Business is booming in germany. Many companies are short on staff. Its a dream come tru for true for people looking for a job. Th the unemploymente rate dripped intimate rate dropped slightly. It is believed the result of the u. K. Referendum will not have an Immediate Impact on the german labor market even though the u. K. Is a jey labor key market. It is likely to affect only a limited number of goods. The engineering sector is worried about the brexit. In a statement on thursday, Industry Leaders pointed out that britain is germanys fourthlargest buyer. The International Monetary fund is keeping an eye on the German Economy after the brexit vote, noticing close noting the close economic ties between the two countries. 250 billion euros. Thats about five times the profit apple posted last year, and how much money has been sent to athens to stabilize the struggling country of greece. So far with little success, which questions the cash for reforms approach greeces creditors have taken. Germanys economic minister now says austerity must stop. It has been five years since minister gabriel was in athens, and now 40 Business Leaders joined him. The talks were relaxed. Berlin needs to view tsipras as a leftwing activist, and the greeks need to look at germany as a coldhearted austerity administrator. Now, events in london are taking a backseat according to the official line. Nearly one week after the brexit, Sigmar Gabriel is visiting athens, but discussing different issues. For example , the refugee crisis and the dramatic Economic Situation in greece. Recently, International Creditors approved the disbursement of 7 billion euros to greece. The jobless rate remained stubbornly high, at around 26 , and the economy recently contracted again. Gabriel thinks the greeks have suffered long enough, and German Company should become more active here. Its not enough to demand cuts in wages, pensions, and Social Security contributions, and then not do anything to help the country returned to growth and create jobs. Following the brexit vote, gabriel and his greek counterpart believe the eu should focus more on peoples needs. For greece, that means more investment instead of austerity demands. But the economy minister knows, it will take years for the country to fully recover. Anchor thank you very much. Now, for a trip down the road less traveled. A young german woman has s