the german starting may thirteenth kong t w. this is the line from above that says it is ready to react to u.s. trade tariffs or german chancellor angela merkel was the latest of not only didn't involve a bunch of trouble because that was a big. germany france and britain site they would move quickly is that hit by these potentially crippling so how might the trade for the europe's major economies also on the program enough. for the suicide bombings killed two

explosions rocked kabul's diplomatic corps something even journalists into these offices amongst the dead and eleven children were killed in a separate blast in the south of the country. from serious notorious prisons has been talking to a former inmate not speaking out about torture. welcome to the program. at the clock is ticking on time it's governments around the world are getting ready for a possible trade war with the united states as washington rapacity side with a stiff import duties on steel and other million should come into effect tomorrow have a chance and i'm going to french president emanuel mccrone we're going start leaders lobbying u.s. president donald trump in recent days to try to exempt the e.u.

from these tariffs germany now says it expects them to be imposed but with no word yet from the white house others are hoping that washington will have a last minute change of heart. to brussels and we'll be joined the doctor comes from and barbara welcome barbara so what's the e.u.'s plan what does it do if the united states does not renewed their exemptions that they currently have the plan is two fold really fill because of course the european union will as it has announced to retaliate the list of terrorists against american goods have been out for weeks and they reach from holly davidson to bourbon whiskey however on the other side they will also of course complain to the w t o and go the official way however on the other side there is still hoping as you said for a last minute change of heart or mind whatever you want to see a monster in the e.u. commissioner for trade in brussels is in constant contact was her counterpart in

washington and still trying to shift things still trying to say we do not want this trade war it does hurt us all but will they see the light we don't know yet a few hours to go and all that national differences behind the use position. a yes they are and that is the danger in this whole situation on the surface of course there's great unity particularly. and also the german chancellor have told several times we will not negotiate with a gun to our heads they do not want to be blackmailed at the same time there were strong signals from paris and from berlin we are ready to talk about balances in international trade that's the one side however of course the americans are trying to push a wedge between paris and berlin because it is really germany that's on agenda the trade imbalances from france

a really small will say washington and they really huge more than sixty billion euros with a berlin was germany they had the biggest industrial nation and they're the ones that trump is complaining about so it might be possible to sort of push the two sides way from each other at the moment however unity is still holding because they know together they're strong if they're split they really will all be much weaker or available in brussels thank you. get more than all the economic. disputes with the have you know i guess they very much feel well we just saw it complicated this whole situation is and we just heard the political consequences of it but if we take a look at the numbers tariffs on european aluminum and steel wouldn't actually hurt the economies that much still companies here are preparing to see their products become more expensive in the u.s. and consumers there will literally end up paying the price. trade between germany

and the us is booming last year volume grew to a total of over one hundred seventy billion euros with both sides exporting more to each other. increased u.s. import tariffs on steel and aluminum won't make much of a difference to them in particular because germany doesn't sell that much steel and i mean him to the us. global exports from german steel and alimony and produces were valued at over twenty three billion euros last year but only a tiny proportion of that went to the u.s. one point four billion euros that spends six percent. and they're also very specialized products and types of steel which aren't even made in the u.s. a lot of u.s. companies are dependent on importing these metals to make their products that means in the end u.s. consumers will wind up paying the increased import tariffs but that prospect still doesn't tell a fee is that the dispute could still escalate. and for more on the subject i'm now

joined by frank for to laurie the newly appointed president of the american chamber of commerce here in germany joining us from colonus reporter larry if i understand correctly you just got a point of this weekend so i assume i can say congratulations first of all and thank you very much for joining us for being with us today yes that's correct i got elected on friday at a gala dinner friday evening and saturday the work started because there's obviously been a lot of interest in what's going on right now with trade between the u.s. and germany and i'm sure everyone is asking you the same questions now it's our turn what are you telling companies then representatives do you expect this service to take place do you expect a trade war what are you trying the counterparts. well first the first thing we want to tell anyone as that. tariffs of this type and of this nature make no sense for anyone if this erupts into more than just a minor skirmish and into a full fledged trade war there are no winners in anything like that. i must say

we're still a little bit cautiously optimistic it obviously will depend on what president primp decides in the next twenty four hours but regardless of what he decides our message as american chamber is that we need to not overreact to continue to negotiate to continue to make clear how deep the connections are between the e.u. and the u.s. in trade and in other matters and make sure that that is all understood and taken into account when we decide how we're going to resolve the trade issues that are out there and from the sense that you get when you speak to export in companies for example do you think that there will be a big impact in the economy as such in the end or do you expect stability rather well as we just heard the steel is really almost symbolic when it comes to trade at least between germany and the u.s.

and that's why like i say we should not overreact because knowing our proclivity to export that's what has made the german industrial base so successful we could very quickly see problems if a real trade war erupts and there's a whole list of things that suddenly are slapped with tariffs and we should never forget the ultimate losers the consumer any tariff that goes out there is a tax on people that are buying the products that are produced in either germany or the u.s. francs or laurie from the german american business up chamber of commerce thank you very much for joining us it's thank you for having me. that's awful business speck to you i say to afghanistan now where at least twenty five people have been killed and scores injured in back to back suicide attacks in the afghanistan capital kabul the third blast in the country south left eleven children dead six journalists and four police officers are amongst the day in kabul after they rushed to the scene of

the initial explosion police say the first bomb was on a motorbike the second whose home was sent a second attack was disguised as a journalist on the bombs exploded during rush hour diplomatic corps says it is not it's a group it's carried out the kabul blasts. or freelance journalist out to hear a deity joins us on the line from cardwell welcome to the dump the third blast was from a suicide bomber believed to be from the taliban so we assume those three blasts are in some way connected. but. i'm trying to you know if you know if you can i mean yeah i'm sorry we're having a few problems hearing you let me let me just try that question again do you believe that the three blasts who have been connected.

ok. technology has beat north let's look at some of the other stories making news around the world right now monitoring group says twenty six people have been killed in missile strikes on military facilities in the north of syria the blasts are reported to have hit a syrian. backed forces are also stationed iran denies reports that its base in the country has been hit. u.s. secretary of state mike pompei as palestinians and israelis to resume political engagement america's top diplomat made his comments during a visit to jordan today responding to questions about recent violence on the israeli gaza border as a player said israel has a right to defend itself canada's prime minister justin trudeau has joined thousands of mormons in remembering the victims of the toronto attack people it can be. vigil for the ten killed and more than twenty who were injured when

a mob drove a van into a pedestrian walkway last monday. u.s. border officials stopped hundreds of asylum seekers from entering the country after the heavily anticipated arrival a caravan of men women and children made the much publicized journey from central america hoping to reach the united states near san diego but the group's been left frustrated and angry after officials at the san ysidro border crossing refused to process their applications president trump has previously argued against allowing migrants to describing mass migration as a security threat. it has been a long ride for these asylum seekers over four thousand kilometers from many of them and now they must wait u.s. border authorities say they're at full capacity and processing asylum claims some members of the caravan are stopped on the mexican side of the fence. i'm going to turn myself in with my three children. i've heard it's possible we get

separated from our children. who are afraid of that and we wish we didn't have to go through that. but it's better than going back to my country to be killed. since their journey began in late march u.s. president donald trump repeatedly ordered the caravan to turn around now over one hundred fifty migrants are camped out at the border crossing at t. want to mexico waiting for authorities to accept their asylum request. you know if you see as many accept then american officials will not accept anybody yet. and we have six children we have a young lady in a wheelchair and well it's a very tough situation well as soon as you do as you were. traveling in caravans it's common for migrants hoping to reach the u.s. it offers strength in numbers on the risky journey across mexico yet this year the

group of north bound buses became a flashpoint in a debate about immigration. migrants are permitted under u.s. law to cross the border to apply for asylum but in this political climate it is uncertain how many will be allowed to stay. britain's interior minister has resigned after misleading parliament about the targets for the removal of illegal immigrants a replacement already being appointed this is such a job that pakistani immigrants have faced calls for her to step down days pressure mounted following outrage of the. mistreated legal residents from the caribbean people from the so-called wind rush generation came to britain after world war two some had been threatened with deportation. invited by the british government they came to the u.k. decades ago you know the second world war come to an end britain had been good money. to civil suits of for rebuilding of the country that needed to take place

and this was a call from the british govt to the commonwealth to invite people to these to this country to rebuild but many caribbean immigrants of the so-called wind brushed generation have no papers and live precariously with your speaker. i had my point men were on the way at least and i got my i don't have to get the two of them down but they wanted only one that i had to wait a couple weeks after that it came to be and said because i do boy i do because this is not going to say to i'm a british citizen like britain's interior minister has repeatedly denied these people were being targeted for deportation but while answering questions in a parliamentary hearing last week amber rudd was caught off balance. we don't have targets for them and so you did. i didn't move. he was saying just heard from the previous evidence that it's the home of this and individual the

regional targets for net removals. i have i didn't have to test me i'm not sure what shape that might be in the belief that he misled parliament on sunday the last straw a letter from rudd to prime minister to reserve may confirming the existence of deportation targets was leaked a plan that he resigned. rudd handed in her resignation hours later it's unclear whether her departure will ease the pressure on the prime minister over this crisis . let's go back to the store and try to bring it out of afghanistan where at least twenty five people have been killed two explosions in the capital kabul and one in the south of the country eleven children dead among say you have twenty five dead. transferred to get freelance journalist out to hear the deity who joins us on the line from kabul welcome to day so about the third blast which was also

from a suicide bomber this one believed to be from the taliban. is there any connection between the three blasts in the country. the taliban recently announced. it's springle princess across the country. facing. the. facts across the country one which happened today earlier today at the very diplomatic and very cause and place him in the capital kabul. which happened here in afghanistan this went to cover the story and then as a result. our very very brave and good reporters among them are some of you know the amazing people we know one of them is my good friend. the market reacted you know. every quarter of my hometown

just trying to make our way otherwise you. can actually go to college one call it. and you mentioned you're your friend so you're lost in the us and not to bomb attack as a journalist you know you're used to seeing these these attacks on a daily basis and writing about them dispassionately your friend a shah or i was involved in this does that change a soul the way you view the conflict. i want to be on with their shoulder i. was in the prison. in. loads of other friends and. a couple of years ago i might have lost a cameraman from my own channel. who was a brave guy and very recently actually even our. in a few of our reporters were one that as well the couple of weeks ago or

a year ago more than a year old a more than ten people from to go see one of the leading t.v. channels were killed so this is actually. i am sure it won't be the last for the taliban and the terrorists but of course it is a black day for the whole country because some of the amazing people. it is working in afghanistan is very you work in a very hostile environment even walking walking is so dangerous but imagine you know these borders. so brave and to go through the explosions the bright side to happen but then of course they are next thing so then we call it a practical thing was something. that morning to see them of the station and how people see and proceed on and other terrorist groups people are warning and freedom of expression in afghanistan and mourning today we hear you hope that the afghan government and those responsible for ensuring the studio people on the months highly connected area and kabul.

human rights groups in syria esther and human rights groups estimate that more than seven thousand people are paying held behind more than seven thousand women are being held behind bars in syria's notorious prison system is that numbers aren't known but reports of female prisoners who escape are disturbing they talk about systematic or humiliation including regular beatings and electroshock in d w correspondent julie han has been to the turkish city of gaziantep to speak with a syrian refugee who says she spent several months in behind bars in syria. put a plastic bag over my head in beat me. but then you know me up by my feet from the ceiling. story is hard to listen to. and the and those are the ones who came and said i've

got a present that we show you. yet she still wants to share it. planted and it was a stun gun that's going to all the details. but if he asked know where your heart. here i said and he electroshock will not have the right to live. for months i was locked up in a syrian detention center for that and i saw a woman with her daughter. she cannot forget what happened there. the letters their cell was very small and dark the girl cried all the time because you . cannot apply and try to catch something like below the door. more now this thirty two years she's been living in turkey because the un tape has

become a place of refuge from many syrians. likes it here in the busy markets she doesn't attract attention. in syria she used to teach music but in twenty twelve she was arrested because she joined the protests in dera sore against president assert. she was released after a while but then detained again and brought to damascus to military intelligence branch two one five detainees call it the. hell branch because torture there is a daily routine. if you are lucky if he or she is or what i told you is only half of what happened in that prison especially to women there are many rape victims a many have been tortured some are tortured to death. all the people in the world should know about these things he loves them how did she. know was released

in an amnesty decree and managed to escape to turkey but thousands of women are still in torture prisons says fired it up to honey he documents human rights abuses in syria now all sides in the war use violence against women he says but not to systematically as the syrian government but sharla suds forces target women to intimidate opponents and spread fear. so using the woman or cup short of a woman or a being or doing sexual harassment against them this is not individual this is a strategy actually and when she goes to speak to the society what's happened to her that will deter the society to do any things even to speak one war against this kind all of. this is the regime. more know how much

experienced all of this she wrote down her story and she's collecting the reports of other victims of torture she runs a support group where she helps women from syria she calls it project recovery. it would seem you sat down at the foot domino effect some women refused to talk about their arrest. they don't want to talk about anything that happened to them in prison the side of the heart of this breakdown and cry all the time. that we try to convince these women that they are strong and what was done to them is not their fault. i tell them start in your life was a big one how does it work that's the high i think in this. moment as new life is here in turkey that one day she hopes she can help bring her torturers in syria to justice. a report by julie ha now there is

a big u.s. telecoms that merger in the works there are gators controllable one that has been in the making for years still a big development for the telephone sector t. mobile us owned by germany's ga telecom agreed to acquire rival sprint that will combine the third and fourth largest wireless carriers in the u.s. if the deal is approved it will mean the creation of a carrier with one hundred twenty seven million customers that's as much as the population of japan but the merger will be facing an uphill battle in washington. it's a big deal and this video featuring the c.e.o.'s of sprint and t. mobile is proof that two wireless carriers are doing what they can to get everyone on their side they say the merger will help them better deliver mobile services to customers in particular the latest and greatest five g. technology i'm only system eight that america early for leadership added millions of jobs in this country and billions in u.s. g.d.p. i mean five g.

the stakes are even higher just to put this in perspective the different to four g. f. five g. is the difference between black and white t.v. and color t.v. but that may not be the most important thing of untied trust authorities may say the deal could harm competition much like they did in two thousand and fourteen and some analysts believe the merger could be subject to more scrutiny because both team obama and sprint owned by foreign companies but germany's deutsche telekom and tokyo based softbank group so t. mobile and sprint have their work cut out for them if this deal is to see the light of day our correspondent in frankfurt oldish botts has been following the story for us only how likely is it i will see if this merger actually happens. one major aspect of the question is how the u.s. government will react under a trumpet ministration the president not known for favoring foreign companies and

the f.c.c. under his direction and also the justice department could hold decisions that are not that favorable but when you look at the face of it yes together they will be more powerful and they will have many more customers and perhaps a little bit more price authority in this very interesting but also very competitive market but they will still be only number three in the u.s. market and a t. and t. and verizon will still be bigger so where is the problem is what i say looking at it from the outside the market is a little bit skeptical of it too that's always a good seismograph of how people in the know react to this kind of news that telecom itself which is another company is doing better than the other two shares that your telecom is going up a little sprint which was up way up at the beginning of trading now going down and t. mobile us that share is flat so not that much enthusiasm at the moment as we speak

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