this is news coming to you live from berlin and german prosecutors applied to have former cattle on president collars pushed him all extradited to spain the separatist leaders currently in prison here in northern germany he's accused of rebellion in spain over catalonia his campaign for independence is also coming up france has plunged into travel chaos thousands of commuters are stranded as rail workers start a series of strikes set to last for several months it's part of growing resistance to president manuel maccollins plans to modernize the economy. and south africa

mourns the loss of an anti-apartheid icon winnie mandela has died at the age of eighty one and activist and wife of nelson mandela for many she was the mother of the nation but her legacy is mixed. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us a german prosecutor is seeking the extradition of former president karl has pushed him out to spain is currently jailed in germany he was arrested as he crossed the border from denmark earlier this month or rather last month he faces charges of rebellion in spain over catalonia has failed bid for independence the separatist leader has been in self imposed exile in belgium since declaring catalan independence. following an october referendum. well for

more on this story we're joined by our political correspondent han's blonde from our parliamentary studios and by reporter pablo foley ileus who's covering this story for us here in our studio let's start with you hons on what grounds the german prosecutors want to have pushed him out extradited to spain. well there is a european warrant of arrest all to approach the moment and this gives two reasons for why he should be extradited to spain one is sedition or rebellion the other is the misuse of public funds the german prosecutor had to decide whether there was an equivalent. equivalence in german law to these two charges and the prosecutor now decided that there was indeed such an equivalence in other words puts him on would also be liable for charges in germany for these things and has now applied for puts them on three moneths in custody pending

extradition and also for this extradition in fact to be executed pablo extradition is becoming more real possibility for pushed him up if he is extradited what can we expect to happen in spain let's not forget that these charges are incredibly serious i mean which of man could be facing up to thirty years in prison we've already seen that other members former members of his government which were part of the regional governments of the late last year are in different prisons in spain so he will more than likely be extradited be extradited to madrid he won't go to barcelona more than the highest probability and then there will be of course a trial which will happen most likely in the supreme court in detroit as well and he's facing like i said up to thirty years in prison and the reaction in catalonia

and from his supporters has been one of. was there last week i spoke to many people from different different sides of this issue and there isn't a very stark division between those in favor of proceeding with these charges against them on and those against which is quite worrying for people particularly in catalonia and in fact across spain that's for sure hans there is obviously a huge political dimension to this story. could the german government did end up getting involved in the matter. strictly speaking on the legal basis there is a possibility in extradition rule for the german government to decide that there is political there are political reasons behind the extradition that was applied for and for that reason the german government could involve could get involved but in fact the german government has already decided that it will not interfere in the traditional process that it would allow the courts to actually decide whether or

not the extradition will go through or not and it will not. intervene on political grounds that's partly to do obviously with the fact that spain is a close ally in the european union and germany does not want to will get involved in domestic affairs in spain on the other hand the judicial process that we're talking about the court case that is now going to start can still take quite a long time it's conceivable that the court might one further documents from spain for instance so it's not decided that this extradition will actually happen in a very brief period of time but it seems likely that pushed him on will spend his time in prison until the decision is taken the public the catalonian parliament understand is meeting today this news is very fresh it just just hit the news wires is there any reaction yet from catalonia from the parliament there where well just in the past few minutes because of just keeping an eye on what's been going on

they've agreed that they will now delegate the former president vote because it's not forget that he is a member of the parliament so now his vote will be passed on to somebody else within the catalan regional parliament and also the courts in madrid this is the other big news in spain are going to be. basically cracking down hard to put it in a sort of very blunt way on the committees of the defense of the republic of congo loney of these of these groups that have been organizing a lot of the protests that we've seen in catalonia in recent weeks as such as like the blockades on the motorways on the roads and train stations. in previous weeks in support of the switch on and the other at parliamentarians who are in prison in spain. thank you publish. here in our studio and of course hands upon from our parliamentary studios thank you both very much and of course we'll bring you any new developments on this story as they become available and let's take

a look at some other stories making headlines around the world today saudi arabia's crown prince mohammed bin months is israelis have a right to a homeland it's a notable shift in the kingdom's position towards the jewish state saudi arabia does not recognize israel but ties between the two countries have improved in recent years. authorities in thailand have seized drugs worth an estimated twenty nine million u.s. dollars in several unconnected cases the largest single haul was seven hundred kilos of crystal methamphetamine the get drugs were produced in the torrijos golden triangle region where the borders of thailand myanmar and allow me to. a truck driver in the u.s. state of georgia made a lucky escape just moments before his vehicle was struck by an oncoming train. a passer by capture the moment of impact on his own both

a truck driver and train crew are said to be ok. and they're struck by the saudi led coalition fighting in yemen has killed twelve civilians in the coastal city of ho data data is the red sea port where most humanitarian aid arrives in yemen the attack destroyed a house where people displaced from other provinces were living the saudi led coalition said reports of the attack would be fully investigated. the un is hosting a meeting in geneva today to raise money for war torn discussing military issues related to the conflict organizers are hoping to bring in some three billion dollars the new pledges to meet the rising costs of providing a three years of fighting in yemen have claimed around ten thousand lives a proxy war between the saudi government and iranian backed who the rebels has also driven an estimated two million people probably homes u.s. has been revising upwards the number of yemenis in need of assistance the

organization estimates that since last year another three point four million more people depend on outside help for survival. is mother to five young children not all and she's also alone in the world since her husband died she has to track for two hours of her day just to fetch water from a well. she struggles to look after her family. had things which she had before the world even if you didn't have much money you could buy things but prices have skyrocketed i don't know how i'm going to buy food. for. years of conflict in yemen has devastated the country thousands are dead and millions driven from their homes two thirds of the population that's nineteen million yemenis need humanitarian assistance according to a u.n.

report from last year half of the country has no access to clean running water that's caused a widespread cholera epidemic yemen's health care system is under extreme strain the young are worst hit. but i'm a little bit what would even before the war more than one in five newborns died now the death rate can hit seventy percent because of the current situation in the country yesterday at a center there will be at. for ayesha and her family the future looks bleak without health an already critical situation could become desperate. france is facing months of disruption as rail unions begin a strike to protest against president manuel that calls plans to overhaul the economy thousands of commuters had difficulties getting to work this morning after

most trains were cancelled international routes are also affect it. tuesday morning at the godly on a major train station in paris. it's the first day of rolling strikes which are likely to continue for months. for some of the cuts this catastrophic something needs to be done we're victims we haven't done anything wrong we need to get to work like everyone else this is normal. france's national rail operator s.n.c.f. says the strike will halt eighty five percent of france's high speed trains and three out of four regional trains. said i don't think we stopped at every train station no direct trains a commuter was unwell and here i am heading to work and needing to rush to get. the walk out as a serious test for french president demand will not call its reform agenda to protest these plans the country's four main rail unions are planning to strike two

days a week through june but again i am reminding travelers to postpone their trips if possible if they didn't receive a text message confirming their train is running. and it's not just train workers electricity gas and sanitation workers in france are also taking part. in strikes on south africa so many south africans at least are in mourning today following the death of winnie mandela the ex-wife of former president nelson mandela she was a towering figure in the fight against apartheid but she was also embroiled in a number of controversies in more recent years she died peacefully at a hospital in johannesburg at the age of eighty one. this young bride the first black social worker at the south african hospital where she worked and winnie mandela fight against apartheid would dominate her marriage and the rest of her life in one thousand nine hundred sixty four her husband nelson mandela began

serving twenty seven years on charges of sabotage and plotting to overthrow the government during that time when he supported him and the anti-apartheid cause eventually also serving time in prison my husband has been fighting for the liberation of the african people for their work and how wonderfully of all good russian groups in this country. in the one nine hundred ninety s. when his reputation also began to suffer she was implicated in the kidnapping and killing of a teenager accused of being an informer she was also convicted of fraud. when her husband was released from prison she was there to greet him although she later described the marriage as a sham. to mandela's divorce shortly after he became president. nelson mandela died in two thousand and thirteen. winnie mandela is mainly remembered for her unwavering commitment to the end of apartheid. for many years.

she bore the brunt of this senseless brutality. with stories and fortitude. despite the hardships you phrased she never doubted that the struggle for freedom and democracy which time for end succeeds. after a lengthy illness when he mandela died in hospital surrounded by her family. however for many her image as a fighter lives on. just before we go a reminder of the top stories we're following for you here today news german prosecutors apply to have president carlos pushed him all extradited to spain the separatist leader is currently imprisoned in northern germany he's accused of rebellion in spain over the campaign for independence for the region of catalonia. and thousands of commuters are stranded in france says rail workers start

a series of strikes set to last for several months it's part of growing resistance to president amount of well my call ins plans to modernize the economy. that's your news wrap assuming it will be with you at the top of the next hour with another. thanks for watching. the world for information they provide to the pennines they want to express t.w. on facebook and twitter up to date and in touch follow us.