this is you don't need to use line from berlin a victory for the syrian regime as the world stands by watching the syrian army and its allies say they've taken full control of eastern huta near damascus that's after a bombing campaign that monitors see killed eight hundred civilians and to find a un mandate it's ceasefire we'll hear about the desperate situation on the ground from the international red cross also coming up british authorities say they now know more about the substance that hospitalized an expiry and his daughter on the

weekend that's as they mistreat threatens to ignite a full blown diplomatic route between russia and the u.k. and a german judge convicts a far right extremists on terrorism charges for their bombing campaign against refugee homes and political opponents will get the latest on the verdict. on the hawk thanks very much for the company everyone in the united nations is warning of a potential apocalypse and syria are warning that maybe too little too late for the people of east after weeks of relentless bombardment the syrian army and their allies say they have taken full control of the rebel enclave near damascus it's a move that preempts a meeting today by the u.n. security council to stop the bloodshed and stop the hundreds of civilian deaths there. a childhood from hell. the syrian civil

defense workers must dig children out from the rubble after yet another bombing raid taking them to safety no matter if anywhere in east ghouta is safe the united nations high commissioner for human rights says it's urgent to reverse course and refer the syrian regime to the international criminal court. this month it is used which is in the words of the sector general hell on earth. next month or the month after it will be someone else will people face an apocalypse an apocalypse intended planned and executed by individuals within the government apparently with the full backing of some of the foreign supporters. pro-government militias reinforced syria's regular troops. and the government itself is backed by iran. and especially russia which says it is coordinating with

the regime to offer aid. and to help get people out. we managed to evacuate thirteen civilians including five children with the returning convoy we were also ready to evacuate about one thousand c. concluded people but the rebels did not give us the opportunity old people women and children being held as hostages in a being used as a human shield. but many observers blame russia for blocking un resolutions or for helping the syrian regime violate them hell on earth has no end in sight. well i'm now joined by him he said key a spokesperson of the international committee of the red cross in damascus a very good day message the situation on the ground in eastern guta seems to have changed there are reports we have been able to and apparently verify them yet that syrian troops have retaken eastern hota what choices do civilians there now have.

i have to say the situation is completely desperate two days ago when reminders to access the area to bring some aid. our team could witness how the people are surviving in a very dire condition many families have been hiding underground for over fifteen or even twenty days without even the sunlight many of them don't have any water no food and when they go outside of the shelter in order to get some food this is when they lose their life because it's not safe anymore to be outside and it's becoming greely really desperate for the people what we want right now is to be able to reach them on a regular basis and to provide the necessary eight now right now as you mentioned there on monday the i.c.r.c. enter to eastern or talk what more the people that you met they're asking for.

they just want this to scott they want the fighting to stop they want this moment and constant challenge they stop they don't get even more about the aid they just want to live a normal life like me and you to send their children to school to be able to provide them with the daily need to have a normal life like everyone. it's really i mean it's getting to leather when no human being can bear this anymore and they have been going through a lot of being a lot of suffering for many years already and this has to stop an awful to peace not to the human doing an organization to stop it it has to come from the parties and so they should reach a political agreement in order to save the civilian from this conflict that they have absolutely nothing to do with now as we've heard a un human rights chief for cures the syrian government of orchestrating an

apocalypse are there plans by the i.c.r.c. to resume our medical help in the near future sure we are always did id and we have so far as some positive indications that a convoy can go back to eastern and to provide the necessary aid be in terms of food water or even of medical supplies but has. could go rates have to have a confirm to you have they given you a specific time date when you could resume your deliveries. so far we don't have a specific date and it's also it depends on older parties not only one side or another we need to get that in from all the parties in order to be able to proceed with the convoy either any plastic cups of aliens get out.

so far as you know a new humanitarian organization we don't get involved in and you political negotiation this is the to the party to come to an agreement and we add to help with any agreement they come up with and to play it all as a neutral human and to do if we think that the parties are in there but most of all if we think that this is in favor and the best interest of the civilian themselves and he said case spokesperson of the international committee of the red cross in damascus thank you for spending time with us thank you. britain's interior minister says authorities now know more about the mystery substance that left a former russian spy and his daughter critically ill over the weekend ah police will reveal toxicology findings later today as they seek to determine whether there was any foul play involved in the incident reports say investigators suspect the kremlin could be behind the incident in salisbury on sunday. this security

camera footage is of keen interest to british counterterrorism. it may show a couple merely taking a stroll but police are investigating anyone who was in the area around the time former russian spy sergei screech and his daughter yulia collapsed near a shopping center on sunday this alleyway connect salisbury's this is a restaurant where the couple are reported to have dined and the park bench where they were found unconscious days later large areas are still cordoned off investigators have decontaminated several locations including a nearby hospital where the pair were taken police have sought to reassure the public calling the measures a routine yet the incident is anything but. squee powell was a colonel in russia's military intelligence service he was arrested in russia in two thousand and four and convicted of spying for britain two years later. now he and his thirty three year old daughter yulia are fighting for their lives top level

u.k. ministers have met for an emergency briefing to consider a government response to the incident. we need to keep a cool head and make sure we collect all the evidence we can and we need to make sure that we were spawns not a rumor but all the evidence that they collect and then we need to decide what action to take. russia strongly denies any involvement in the case. just got it to be honest it's difficult to evaluate this case as anything other than provocative media allegations intended to further exacerbate relations between our countries. british lawmakers are drawing parallels to the murder of alexander litvinenko a former russian spy who was poisoned in london in two thousand and six investigators have yet to provide definitive statements but some leaders in london say treating russia in the usual way will prove difficult. all at once i know about some of the

other stories making news around the world. the united states announced more sanctions on north korea after washington formally concluded that the country used chemical weapons to assassinate the half brother of leader kim jong un at kuala lumpur airport last year kim jong un died after a nerve agent was sprayed in his face. in sri lanka buddhists in the central region of candy to hide a state of emergency and launch new attacks on muslim targets hundreds of police have been deployed to stem the violence and authorities have blocked social media some areas officials say at least one hundred fifty homes shops and vehicles set on fire. the general cabinet has approved plans to expand germany's military missions abroad including in afghanistan mali and iraq the defense bill must still be approved by the parliament it would raise the number of german troops in afghanistan by a third to thirteen hundred it also expands the very training mission to include

the iraqi army. the winter has been the arctic's warmest ever sea ice levels at a record low scientists say the unusually warm temperatures there are part of a global warming driven cycle that has likely played a role in the winter storms that have recently hit europe in the u.s. . members of a far right german terror group that attacked refugee homes at the peak of the twenty fifteen refugee crisis were handed prison sentences today of between four and ten years the group seven men and one woman aged between twenty and forty have been found guilty of charges including forming a terrorist association and attempted murder or two people were injured in the five attacks they carried out the high tal group that is named after the small town in saxony where they operated. and i had a chance to speak to what did all these political correspondent on the mark earlier

and asked him about the significance of this verdict it is quite significant because it clearly defines the these bomba techs on a refugee accommodation that attacks on left wing politicians that these acts are clearly political terror and particularly when you see that for example local politicians have said that these are these were boyish prangs and the defense lawyers also said that this was just spontaneous you know the court made pretty clear that these deeds were well organized that there was a high level of conspiracy that this group has created a climate of fear and that they definitely attempted to kill people and that's why they had to be severely punished. and that was political correspondent fabiana mark speaking to us earlier all right some sports news now for you england's tottenham host in these you vent to start with

a glorious chance for the london club to progress to the champions league quarter finals for the first time ever all spurs overcame a two goal deficit to draw the first leg and tear into two giving them a slight advantage and into the return fixture. partly thanks to harry came tottenham came back from italy with two away goals. that could prove crucial in tonight's clash with a champions league quarter final berth on the lawn. boasting attacking talents such as cain christian eriksen and hyung men so on sought them are confident that they can step up to the task but we know what he will we are going to play with one of the best team. but we have a brief british team will be pushing through people. who love the challenge and to worry so much the challenge are they will be top names biggest european challenge in quite some time this is only the third ever appearance in the champions league

event to say on the other hand have made the final in two of the last three seasons . despite pedigree being on their side coach messi million alegria is wary of visit experienced opponents. the money you could if you sign up for the events of that there will be more space on the pitch and they'll be more chances created but the important thing for us is to be very careful in defense. spurs the favorites thanks to their two away goals but they will have to overcome even says experience if they are to progress. all right you're watching you get yourself a lot more to tell you about including another one bites the dust and tramp away house this time its economic adviser gary comber walking out on trump's plans for a trade war. al first we'll have all the latest details on that story and i'll be back at the top of the hour where very good news happens thanks so much for spending time with us.

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