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union. this is due to the news live from berlin chilled to death as they challenged in basements gravels and duma and eastern douceur say more than forty people have been killed in a calico attack in syria and its allies claim that it's a fabrication of the us once and not because there will be a cold big price to pay. viktor orban declares victory in hungary's election controversial prime minister says he's a mandate to defend the country. and place in the german city of luxor scramble
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to understand why a man drove a van into a crowd killing two people authorities say there's no evidence of an islamist connection they're investigating all other possibilities. leaving the. i'm on it all welcome to the program of the united nations security council will meet on monday over and alleges chemical weapons attack and syria rebels medics and aid organizations and eastern all say chemical weapons were used in the toc on the town of duma the syrian regime and its allies say that the allegations are a fabrication that the u.s. meanwhile has warrants damascus it would have a big price of pay if the claims proved correct. thank you these pictures appear to show as strikes on the town of duma in eastern. it's the last remaining rebel
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stronghold following a relentless russian backed onslaught on the region which began in february the white helmets volunteer rescue groups say at least forty people including many children were suspects yates in the chemical attack. the regime continues the intense and violent shelling barrel bombs were dropped by helicopters carrying poisonous substances. until now paramedics haven't been able to enter because of the continuous shelling the regime is trying to wipe out this area. syria denies its government forces launched any chemical assaults nonetheless international condemnation has been swift and blunt. u.s. president donald trump took to twitter blaming russia and iran for supporting syria and describing its president bashar assad as an animal in rome pope francis during mass and simply to square denounce the attackers unjustifiable.
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we pray for all the dead for the wounded for the families who suffer. there is no good war and bad war. and nothing nothing can justify the use of such instruments of violence against people and unarmed populations. the syrian army released pictures which it says showed troops moving towards the army dismissed claims of the cast attackers fabrications the military insists it's advancing rapidly and does not need chemical weapons. joining me in the studio is. a serious specialists who has done extensive reporting from inside and outside syria. now as we heard there the syrian government says it's not behind any chemical attack in duma is there any evidence at all to support
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that claim. so they don't need to claim to said she did do not they have done so despite the repeated chemical weapons that. they have used the norden syria under their own damascus as the u.n. said years ago they have used chemical weapons the same area and will killing hundreds of civilians they deny that they were not using chemical weapons year ago to almost encourage you who when and if so there's that if he is the. ok so we also understand that after this alleged attack all rebels have now agreed to leave dumas which is one of their last remaining strongholds what kind of an impact will that have on the war there were these. have been fought and i thought. there. is an extension of the must because it is a. consideration of if in their population that's been they feel that they've been
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oppressed by a third for decades so it's a thorn in a back that is going to get rid of and replace it with what appears to be demographic change ethnic cleansing and force transfer of this when the population i think they'll be. opposition the loyalist shia militia and their families who came pouring in syria on the behest of yet on to the regime and where are they being sent to what are they going to do there that's why they have been holding on to their homes because the distance from the east and the distance from syria if you are approved for the future some of the uprooted from your home you're never going to go that's why they've been so at the nation's trying to hold on to their homes. the ledges chemical attack of course has sparked international outrage the u.n. security council is expected to meet tomorrow u.s. president donald trump is threatening a big price in response earlier we asked our washington correspondent care
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richardson what that could possibly mean that's have a listen in to what she had to say. it's possible trump could pursue military strikes to try and punish the outside regime. like he did about a year ago when he carried out military strikes on an airbase that followed a nother chemical weapons attack by the syrian government and so that was the united states first direct military action against syria and we could very well see him do that again or you could do nothing beyond criticizing the government as we've seen so the white house homeland security adviser said this week that all options aren't are on the table nothing should be taken off so this point i think it seems that anything is possible. you heard there i mean trump is unpredictable will he take the u.s. hours of syria will he respond militarily or do nothing do you think he could actually exact a military response in the goddess of food would he do it or not what kind of
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response if this last year to go it was just a slap on better still for us and so this time he's got the extra guy and i was against calling him an email when you strong in the fact in the post when he used snow globe he actually admitted fairly but the point is that the use even to jeem using chemical weapons order but it bombs would route world war two top tactics against civilian population this in the civilian population with with virtually no to spawn's effective response from the west since obama drew that that had won in syria so it's voted for us to the other we need to be scared because to be a strong military response. always thank you very much for joining us in studio. gary in prime minister viktor orban has hailed what he calls a historic victory in sunday's parliamentary elections with most votes counted or
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been spared as the party is on track to maintain its two thirds majority in part of its turn as was high yes around to seventy percent and souls position more than for a third consecutive term in power campaigning on a heavily anti like racial message that has strained relations with the e.u. there users of hungary's main left wing opposition party the socialists said they were stepping down after projections indicate that their party took just twelve percent of votes. did overseas funny for char has been covering the election from hungary earlier i asked her if migration was the key issue driving voters at the polls. it's been one of the issues i would say some fittest spoke to definitely said that this is the key issue. if you talk to ah those. supporters supporters of the center left for example they say that the social issues that's coming through is for example highest salaries high up pensions so it really does depend a bit on your party preference but the immigration in this entire immigration come
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pain group well you are better you're going to vote or whether you have cast your ballot because of immigration suit media is a very mixed picture when it comes to walk talk because s'posed and these different perspectives will also of course trickle in to the results and how this country is built it all together. and some of the other stories making news around the world. is set to take over as c.e.o. of germany's biggest lender deutsche bank saving will move over from villages private and commercial divisions its hopes he'll be able to reverse three years of losses the banks as going to boss john cry and has been criticized for failing to revive the bank securities trading business. france's rail network is suffering major disruption once again the third of rail workers walked off the job on sunday in protest against the government's planned overhaul of the stage or on rail system
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the strikes are part of an ongoing dispute set to last for three months. in new york one person dies and four firefighters were injured in the blaze on the fifteenth floor of trump tower officials said that the fire in the president's signature building was quickly. and was a male resident of the building after being taken to the hospital. well the german city of mansour has paid tribute to the victims of saturday's van attack two people died when a forty eight year old driver played into a crowd in the city's old town as police seek to understand the most of the brutal attack residents have sought solace together in the wake of the tragedy. the people of minster packed out the city's famous palace cathedral in honor of the victims of saturday's atrocity.
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earlier flowers were laid outside the popular pub in the old town where it happened two people were killed and dozens more injured when a forty eight year old german man crashed his van into the crowd the driver had mental problems and was known to police he shot and killed himself after the incident. fifty. i've lived in munster for forty years and hardly seen a drop of blood because the people here are so nice it's such a beautiful city and you. mention in this. i'm relieved i'm sirleaf that it wasn't a terror attack germany's interior minister called it a brutal and cowardly crime. i'm here today in munster to convey the solidarity and condolences of the entire government here especially the chancellor angela merkel in space on the consulate police said previous petty crime
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charges against the driver had all been dismissed. we can only tell you that at the moment we have no indications that there is a political background all the other perpetrators were involved says i'm going home he says well there's relief this wasn't a terrorist incident it's a painful reminder of how little the authorities can do to prevent vehicles being used as weapons. for the when the bahrain grand prix sebastian vettel was looking to win his second race of the new season if successful he'd become the first ferrari driver since may has schumacher in two thousand and four to start the season with two straight trees. lights out in bahrain a frantic start to this race a taste of things to come so fast in fact of course away cleanly and his ferrari behind him a sadie's drive about terry porter asked me to descend in place. the race didn't
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start so well for red bull go down your ricardo retired with electrical problems soon followed by max for stop and after this collision with lewis hamilton a nightmare for the red bull carriage. but that helped to charging hamilton worked his way up from ninth on the grid mis eighty's man on the left of screen remarkably passing three columns in one corner. but this race was ultimately decided by strategy rather than stealth they ferrari's was complicated when kimmie reichen hit a mechanic in the pits. kicked off such stuff that i pitched to. the mechanic was taken to hospital with a broken leg while writing and was forced to retire that tipped ferrari into keeping fatso out on soft but fading tires and they both tass was putting him under extreme pressure the decision to block rather than attack paid off the german crossing the line just six tenths ahead of his rival one of the sweetest wins of his career. craig has won the masters to claim they
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first major title in his career the american had a three start ladies going into the final ranks despite being pushed by compatriots rickie fowler and jordan's bass we held on to win by one stroke. now how would you like a roman style sharia is a gold rolex watch or even a leather jockstrap previously worn by a hollywood star russell crowe well even if you did have the cash i'm afraid it is too late those items from some of the actors most popular movies including gladiator and confidential have just sold at auction in sydney for two point eight million u.s. dollars the sale attracted dozens of buyers and spectators crowe said the clear it was in honor of his recent divorce from his wife of fifteen years and his fifty fourth birthday. don't forget you can always get daily news on the go just download our off from google play or from the apple store give you access to all the news
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