two other stories of people who ended up killing. women first starting research on g.w. . this is deja news coming to you live from berlin toronto police questioned the suspect in monday's deadly van attack ten people were killed after a twenty five year old man drove his vehicle into pedestrians on a busy street the motive is not clear but if you say they have found no links to terrorist groups so far also coming up helping the victims of war tong syria as the

conflicts and tools it's. an international fundraising drive kicks off in brussels today but can it make any difference. and as president donald trump postpones devastates visit for french president in money in the control of the french people in washington what big spec from the two leaders are wrong. but also in the next few minutes bangladeshi gone to make a still working at their own peril it's five years since the collapse of the donna brazile garment factory that killed more than a thousand workers but conditions have not improved and many of those affected by the tragedy say they feel abandoned. how did a warm welcome to the show. a man who plowed

a van into pedestrians in toronto canada is due to appear in court later on tuesday ten people were killed on a busy street in the city center at least sixteen of this. the suspect fled the scene but was arrested a short while ago to offer a standoff with police. the onslaught started as crowds emerged for their lunch break a white rental van mounted the sidewalk and drove at high speed into pedestrians leaving a trail of destruction the rampage stretched for almost two kilometers as witnesses described scenes of carnage. he just went on the sidewalk he just started shooting everybody man he had every single person on the sidewalk anybody in israel you would hit the bus stop everything was shattered one by one one by one holy god i've never seen a scene like this in my life and there was bodies on the ground in front of the mill last man where the sidewalk is clearly way into the. to the sidewalk and there

was four bodies on the ground police and the ambulance hadn't arrived yet but people were trying to revive them very sad day for toronto i mean this is unbelievable police were quick to react locating the white van and subduing the driver without firing a shot the alleged attacker was named as twenty five year old alec manasse on police said he was not linked to any terror group. the actions definitely look deliberate and at this particular point in time there's nothing that does affect the national security footprint we are looking very strong to it but the exact motive the motivation was for this particular incident to take place ordinance dozens of victims were treated on the street before being rushed to hospital. many could not be saved. the attack brought to run so to a standstill downtown streets were closed for hours as were several subway stations

this kind of tragic incident is not representative of how we live or who we are are anything to do with life in the city on a day to day basis it's the latest attack in recent years in which a vehicle has been used as a weapon in cities including nice burl in london new york and. toronto has now been added to that tragic list. turning now to syria the conflict in the country is now in its eighth year it's taken a heavy toll on the people of the country although it's difficult to give exact numbers the london based syrian observatory for human rights estimates more than half a million civilians rebels and government soldiers have been killed since the start of the conflict around nineteen thousand of those kid what children as all reason was owns it's the youngest who pay the highest price more than eleven million syrians have been forced to flee their homes in just over six million internally

displaced within syria and about five and a half million have sought refuge in other countries the situation for many of them is desperate and finding ways to help these people is the task of a donor conference that's just opened up in brussels the european union of the united nations are co-hosting the event they are hoping to improve on last year's pledge off five and a half billion euros tensions have escalated after a suspected chemical weapons attack in duma earlier this month western states being damascus and responded with as strikes syria denies the attack took place and claims the incident was staged the e.u. estimates some thirteen million people are in need of aid desperately. joining me now is a unicef reason director for the middle east a get a couple thought it was a cover saying welcome to. tell us who is at the conference and what are you hoping to get from this donor conference going on there. well at the conference

today we have mainly representatives of the syrian civil society discussing the deficit back they've formed what the situation is inside syria but also in the neighboring countries where millions of syrians have found refuge to morrow it's up to the political leaders so five countries looking on how the international community will continue being generous in order to support those millions of syrians who are suffering from more perspective very clearly the seven years of war in syria is a war on children today over eight million syrian children are suffering have a lack of access to health lack of access to nutritious food even drinking water is a problem for them they have talked about political leaders that the aims of this

conference is to give momentum to peace efforts the u.n. sponsored peace efforts on syria how hopeful are you that this something will come of this. well i'm asked quite often this question then my answer to that is twofold if i look how political leaders inside syria how political leaders with influence over the fighting forces forces are behaving and nowadays i am not very hopeful however when i talk to syrian children who have suffered tremendously. when i talk to them i'm extremely hopeful and therefore from a unicef perspective once again a strong belief to the fighting forces that anyone they've influence put children at the center of your negotiations and then that is a future that is a bright future for syria right to give cover for unicef

a research director for the middle east thank you very much for talking to from brussels thank you. let me now bring you up to date with some other stories making news around the was convicted. is back in court today for an appeal hearing against his multiple convictions for genocide and other atrocities the full boston serb leader has insisted his forces acted only in self-defense he's asking that his forty year prison term overturned by the u.n. war crimes tribunals. sorrow and celebration in armenia to rid the country marks the start of the nine hundred fifteen armenian genocide during the turkish ottoman empire but many are also celebrating the prime minister's resignation on monday after mass protests demonstrators accused him of a power grab and called on him to step down. and the. guessing

game is on royal watchers are placing their bets on what the duchess of cambridge and her husband prince william will name their new baby boy and james the bookmakers favorites the new prince is first in the line to the throne. a french president is in washington for talks with president donald trump this is the first time president trump is hosting a foreign leader for an official state visit and he's pulled out all the stops for a lavish welcome the world leaders have shaken up the political systems in their countries and look cruel has become trump's closest contact in europe but tough topics on the agenda would put that relationship to test. so what are the key issues for discussion corresponded for european push to urge trump to stay in the historic two thousand and fifteen iran deal and agreement which trump is called the

worst ever of this as iran has threatened to restart its nuclear program should trump a draw is also the pressing issue of trade a week from today trump is set to impose hefty tariffs on imported european still an element i'm sure wants him to scrap the levees of a fears that could spark a trade war on the war in syria is another divisive issue trump is hinted at pulling out u.s. troops from the country but mcchrystal says washington is a key ally in fighting terrorism now did obviously richardson is in washington she also french residence there what they want to come out of this meeting where trump . washington d.c. turns to kinds of red white and blue when the president of france comes to town. donald trump is hosting his first state visit pulling out all the stops for his french counterpart. their relationship has been called everything from a bromance to a marriage of convenience but no matter which way you look at it french president

and manual micron and u.s. president donald trump seem like an unlikely pair one is a young globalist the other a seventy one year old with nationalist instincts so how did the to form such a close personal relationship some experts say it comes down to their common backgrounds in business and as outsiders so it's paradoxical that they get along so well given how different they are on the surface but at the same time they boost self-made political men you know that come from outside the establishment that were elected when nobody expected that and you know they they really shared this experience but how did the french feel about having a president who has been called the trump whisperer. these d.c. locals want to see them work to get there. i think it's a presenter as for him for the u.s. and for everybody to get something out of the really really feel have to bend over a little bit and let president trump knows that france is going to be you. know

we've the u.s. and europe in general and i think prism to do that. what else do they expect to see from trump during the two leaders run dave you in d.c. . will try probably to. get micro toward. it's not easy to two hundred so we'll see if we get fire word or if we get another cherry blossom . we'll have to wait and see whether his charm offensive can reap rewards. the talk about this visit to have with me a friendship welcome look let's analyze some of the issues at stake but first a forward lot of pomp and political pageantry on this state visit what explains lacrosse special relationship with the president donald trump and your microphone try basically to take the empty seats of the special relationship between europe and country in the u.s.

donald trump and the reason may not good starts state visits for the notrump in the u.k. is on hold germany was not the favorite leader you're a leader for the trumps so when you're at home try to take this empty space in to reverse the privilege contact mr obama had resigned america to what paris ok so you're saying he's filling in a vacuum with the special relationship is concerned that despite all this choreography that the a c. and all these kind of atmosphere it's a good atmosphere it's and warm words they have a serious issues which divide the two leaders how do you see that shaping up that's their one billion dollar question indeed a very day diametrically opposite views on issue. like global warming or trades or iran and it's up to my trying to and also reproduced your show donald trump there's no american interest to be part of the

game and not to step aside and how successful do you think you blitz take say a lot of the issues in iran which donald trump would like to scrap the deal describe the us. ever how do you see how effectively mccombe in getting him to change his mind and that the staff is not very optimistic on this issue to say we are here to deliver messages we don't broker a deal or new agreements but maybe they have been some confidence building measures with the strikes in syria to to show them from the cain do something together on the global stage and so maybe we'll. try to arguments to argue we can do it together but i don't know from sade's to resist voters i will tear down this agreement so it's quite a difficult issue and what about trade is that also as difficult an issue because the deadline is the first of may on create out of sun europe in steel and aluminum do you think mccall will be able to get donald trump to give vevo as that you would

like on these two metals maybe that's the question is at what cost donald from. european countries raise the military expenses and a lot of scholars say say that you are linked and so the european can maybe put more money into your military to please do not trump but some say i'll go first they don't want your parents you would only money in the military but buying u.s. equipment so that's maybe the cost of an agreement on trade in washington that mcroy is described as a trump with spittle let's see what comes out of this meeting look under it thank you very much feel analysis. today marks five years since the rana plaza disaster in bangladesh the collapse of a multi-story building killing over eleven hundred garment workers shed a painful light on working conditions in the industry the accident sall brands

unions and the government set up initiatives to improve factory safety but many laborers still work at their own peril researchers say and despite some financial compensation many victims of the rana plaza disaster feel abandoned. every step hurt and she hasn't really able to walk without crutches for five years. niloufer begg was working as a seamstress at ronna plaza when the nine story building collapsed pinning her legs under the rubble for ten hours the compensation she received thirty five hundred euros wasn't enough to cover the multiple operations her family has had to scrimp and save. what i want compensation from the government none of the affected workers have been properly compensated they give us hardly anything what happened to all the aid money that came from abroad we need that money. there was a powerful outcry from the international community after the disaster working

conditions in bangladesh improved a bit for the garment workers the owners addressed safety issues and improve the structural integrity benton's month from in kota clean clothes campaign says that another round of plaza could happen at any time in bangladesh although there has been some progress kind of. foot there's no way all the factories in bangladesh are party to this agreement and not all the hazards have been sorted but there's been some serious progress on safety it's much safer than the year run a plaza collapsed it covers structural safety fire safety and it's partly due to the fact that the buyers had to fork out along with the suppliers to ensure the safety regulations aren't forced. the textile industry freely decides whether or not to produce sustainably or offer fair working conditions germany's development ministry set up the textile partnership following the run

a plaza disaster but only fifty percent of german textile companies are members of the agreement on factory structural safety and seen a few days but one signature is missing from the follow up agreement that of the bangladeshi government. and activists also want it to be obligatory for employers to. their employees accident insurance cover. so that people like me look for a big boom don't have financial worries to add to their problems. but here in germany the us china trade dispute is weighing on the minds of executives with the mythology of data collection revised business confidence has now fallen for the fifth consecutive time according to economic research institute evil and the drop was also bigger than expected business leaders are as optimistic about their current situation and the outlook for the next six months many are concerned about how they could be impacted by the trade spat between the united states and china

the u.s. currently seeking an exemption for u.s. tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. and let's get more from conrad burns is standing by the frankfurt stock exchange conduct the upbeat mood among germany's executives is evaporating the head of the evil institute says what's the word on the trading floor. well here too the mood has evaporated somewhat the business climate has come down not only in germany's manufacturing and construction sectors but also in the services sector in april for the first time the institute included the german services sector in this index for the people here on the trading floor this means that the choppiness business sentiment and economic data from the first quarter might be lingering might be continuing into this current second quarter and not only here in germany from france from

paris the in c. in situ for ported that the clean is a fair the business climate in france has come down as well all this is having a negative effect effect on our currency the euro has lost significantly this morning. thank you. now french automaker p.s.a. the company which produces spiritual and cars saw revenue shoot up by forty percent of the first quarter that's because of additional sales coming in from the new pin is a brand opel to the german automaker has failed to make a profit for more than fifteen years under its former owner general motors and its performance under p.s. has not improved as a plant's cuts at opel and the workers are protesting. company transports continue to arrive at opal's factory in eisenach but that could change soon opals french owner p.s.a. is looking to cut ships and reduce its workforce by eight hundred employees about

half the workforce here a potential disaster for eyes and because a small victory june this will be catastrophic for the region because it affects not only opel but a number of suppliers to those eight hundred jobs don't reflect the whole picture and. it'll also affect the city the central shopping district. the local economy will collapse because there won't be any money and that will happen if they lay off those eight hundred people it's tragic. opel posted losses for two decades under its previous owner g.m. . new owner p.s.a. is looking to make opel more competitive that was the goal announced in two thousand and seventeen. is this our clear plan is to cut out forced redundancies we want to keep our existing plants in europe and modernize them. as well as develop a plan to make each location competitive. these

commitments however don't seem to apply to eisenach for mayor copy of all of this about face from p.s.a. comes as a surprise. we expect t.s.a. to keep its promises to uphold the collective wage agreements and honor the investments they pledged to us in off. higher wage agreements negotiated between the metal workers union and g.m. coupled with recent salary hikes of three point seven percent make it harder to restructure opel industry experts fed and. opel plants could be in jeopardy human done. i don't see how the p.s.a. group which is used to working with large plants will be able to deal with the higher wage structures coming into place with these two plants the threat for icing off and prices loughton has never been as big as it is now. the opel crisis in eisenach comes during

a period of robust economic growth regionally there are some three thousand job bacon seized perhaps one small consolation for opel employees here. and spectrum radar and the controversy over a boat used to help migrants the mediterranean that's right christoph italy's highest court has ruled against releasing a boat belonging to a german aid group that's been seized by parties the crew of the renter said they had been helping to save refugees in the mediterranean last august the coast guard boarded and took control of the boat off the italian island of lampedusa the italian prosecutors said there was evidence the age group had colluded with people traffickers to transfer migrants ventura directly. but in base charity has disputed the charges and the case has reached italy's highest court much r.t. of refugees who are risk you did see opic to buy private n.g.o.s but italy has been cracking down on such operations last year the interior ministry issued

a new code of conduct that several aid organizations have refused to sign and one of them is the group that runs the vent of this risk you should prevent was founded by telling the parties it belongs to this joke or you're going to vetted roughly translated means used to the rescue of the group spokesperson for the group joins me now in the studio welcome philip first before what's the reaction off your organization to this place decision by the italian court not to release the boat well to be honest we are quiet disappointed and also a little angry. today because of course a show rejected or. up until today so had hopes the judges would see the situation from our perspective and want to look closely at the evidence. the italian perspective is that you all would as this included with people traffickers in this operation what is your response to that well we have never

cooperated with human traffic. on the water the city. sometimes is hard to oversee there is people the so-called engine fishers who come in and try to get the motors off the small boats the refugees the right form. we don't know who these people are we never collaborated with them we always told our crews to stay back and to make sure their own lives are at safety and of course the safety of the refugees themselves was also a highest priority in the c.u. organization is putting the focus on this saving refugees and migrants who are in dangerous conditions crossing the mediterranean is that right that is correct exactly and every boat that leaves the libyan shores for example is already a boat that is in no. situation that it could make the passing so it's

already a situation where people need saving from them but the italian government says it's our job to take it of this and they have signed some kind of fit agreement with libyan authorities and a militia they your organization views it as a highly controversial agreement why because if we look at the situation in libya libya is not a country with a safe harbor a so-called safe harbor we hear stories of torture rape and also deaths at the camps in libya. also the libyan the so-called libyan coast guard is. acting very aggressively on the water not always. taking the safest way let's say like this but i think they want to say to point that they are in charge there at this moment and if you look at the risk is that have taken place in the mediterranean have been by private n.g.o.s so what is this judgment need what kind of signal is it sending beef if you can fit it well if you look at the numbers of the international migration organisation the death rate is still quite

compare of the comparable to the one of two thousand and seventeen of the first quarter. so we see high needs of n.g.o.s or on says by the e.u. to the situation dr phillip cook from the aid organization you can visit thank you very much for talking to us and coming in to us today is indeed thank you. here watching the news here's a recap of the top story the main field the suspect in a van attack in toronto is due to appear in court later today ten people were killed and another fifteen injured. on a busy city street police are investigating the driver's motives but so far have any links to terrorism. and i look forward to seeing you didn't do. this on a website. these

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