this is deja vu news live from berlin the political crisis in armenia deep in. the back of her car dowsers take to the streets after opposition leader be called washington calls for a general strike to protest against parliament's failure to elect him as prime minister can he keep the demonstrations peaceful. also coming out of these migrants have been on a harrowing journey to reach the united states but for many the real challenge is just beginning as they try to cross the u.s. border to apply for asylum. and it's misery for byron munich in the champions

league the germans are out but spain's frail madrid celebrate making the final of europe's top club competition for a third straight year. i'm sumi so much going to get to have you with us tens of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of the armenian capital yet avan to join a general strike opposition leader nicol passion yon urged his supporters to bring the country to a standstill after a failed to secure enough votes in parliament to become prime minister russian yohn was the only candidate and as expected a different result. this is not how the vote was expected to go. was full of enthusiasm and high expectations tens of thousands had come to catch the moment the protest leader became prime minister. the next site once gave

way to sorrow. i. was a good man and i'm going to do we have to win we can't go on like this anymore you know not only nationally this is our life they don't have the right to rule as if we don't want them famously all the people out here everyone and they have to trade . there and us on that you they are all mean is ruling republican party a lot of my after a day long session in parliament the writing was on the wall eventually the votes were to. the republicans would not back the opposition leader to take the reins and angry nicole pushing me and walked out to be with his supporters. he was met by loud cheers and shouted in confetti. was pushing me and who has promised to

rid the country of corruption and poverty called for mass civil disobedience i was. marrying. there is new option no possibility to go backwards we will move forward only forward and the republic and there is no power that can resist you. with the new day thousands of protesters have been blocking routes into the capitol year a van heating passion and school for civil disobedience another attempt to elect a new prime minister is due in a week but if it fails a second time around new national elections must be held. let's go straight to nick connelly he is at the scene in the armenian capital yet yvonne hi nick good to see you so the opposition leader has been calling for a general strike and civil disobedience today we've seen thousands of people taking

to the streets tell us what you've been seeing and hearing today. good afternoon sumi well your van has ground to a halt the main streets have been blocked off with people sitting on the pavement among the little kids don't sing singing parking their cars to prevent any movement here i'm on republic square and maybe you can see behind me some of the huge trucks that have said come in from the regions bring people on the backs a real show of force we're expecting a big demonstration this evening but for now. is more has been transformed just into a sort of. festival atmosphere people walking around with their kids with their elderly parents and the main roads all sort of this country has been shut down the airport is not working so this really this school of nickel pushing us from last last night seems actually to be unheeded and he really has shown that he is able to bring people out on the streets even after that initial disappointment and these protests have had a powerful effect nick they lead to the resignation of the former leader sergey

sarkeesian and they have been peaceful so far but how much do you think the opposition can actually achieve without resorting to force. they say people power is on their sides the numbers are unprecedented the square public square where i am now was never previously used demonstrations because it was thought to be too big they thought it was thought that noble should ever fill the square well yesterday they did and the the share a variety of people here from young to old not just young activists has been very impressive not something the act analysts say here has really differentiate these protests from previous protest movements and yesterday made very clear that the tactic of nonviolence would continue their gesture is that of the open hands show the north frankly it's really playing to their strengths because the army and the police are still under control of the current government the public and party so there's not much in it to try and risk any confrontation and his hope really is just by having to nasty in the numbers on the streets that he can browbeat the

republican party into giving up power and it just proves that you can what is the government the ruling parties plan. certainly not telling anyone that would there be any wild rumors about what they're doing and with maybe advancing their own candidate for the new round elections that sweet but none of that is confirmed yet so far really the public sphere has been engulfed by nico passion and his activities and they're very reactive the mood playing catch up without much of an openly stated time about how they see to defuse a situation. that he's correspondent nick connelly in the armenian capital nic good to talk to you. now to some other stories making headlines around the world authorities in libya say at least seven people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack on electoral commission offices in tripoli a spokesman said the bomber was among a group of militants who set fire to the building the electoral commission has been registering voters ahead of elections in the country. a judge in me and maher has

dealt a blow to prosecutors in the trial of two reuters journalists accused of possessing state secrets he will the testimony. we have a witness who said the two had been framed was credible it's been seen as a landmark of free speech case for the country. in the world health organization says seven million people every year die of diseases caused by air pollution a number it says that has remained steady for the past several years almost all those affected live in poor countries in asia and africa worldwide nine out of ten people breathe polluted air. officials in the u.s. have begun processing a small number of asylum applications from a group of central american migrants camped out just across the border in mexico the migrants traveled across mexico in march aided by political activists u.s. president donald trump has described mass migration as a threat to national security has called the caravan a provocation and warned they could be denied entry is clear richardson reports

from the border. these are some of the faces that have invoked degrade the president donald trump the reason he's threatened to mexico and called for thousands of troops to be sent to protect the border to stop short on their journeys they've set up makeshift camps into want to mexico. as you know we're sending many many national guardsman down to the border most of them are already there and that's having a big impact most are from honduras they say the united states must hear there is an island case that they left their homes because they had reasons to fear for their safety but again because they killed my father. or i mean that then what they because of death threats that's what forced me to leave one of the men pulled out a gun pointed at me and told me if i didn't give him what he wanted he was going to kill me soon all of that battle came up with maybe i'm not that. they travel

together for over a month by fox boss and train. they sought safety. in numbers and what can be an arduous and dangerous journey. if it was ugly tiring and boring. as big. my feet when i was walking and glendale and learned over there they've traveled some three and a half thousand kilometers all the way from near mexico's southern border with white amala. when they arrived at the u.s. border with one a hoping to request asylum they got stuck. with the right papers it's just a short walk across this bridge to the united states and to california where more than one hundred people who say they fled terrible dangers in their home countries are stuck here on the mexican side of the border the united states has not said that it won't hear their asylum claims that would be illegal under international

treaties that the u.s. has signed but they've blocked their entrance by saying that the processing center is false. the united states is bound by law to hear their cases yet although they often face military criminal and sexual violence most people coming from central america lose in the end organizers hope that won't be the case here when. they're hoping they will be granted asylum so they can live their lives for a bit of the violent conditions that put them at risk. their future is a test case for the trump administration's anti immigrant policies to see whether his fiery rhetoric is enough to stop the united states from welcoming those fleeing persecution. in champions league soccer byron minix quest to win the trouble is over after a four three aggregate defeat to real madrid in the champions league joshua kimmie had given byron the lead in the third minute before to go and start pairing benzema

turned the game back madrid's way come as rodriguez did equalise giving biron a glimmer of hope but the hosts held on to reach another champions league final bitterly disappointing for the german champions who fall at the semifinal stage for the fourth successive time the game in madrid was not without controversy he. was there to see it unfold firsthand let's hear what he had to say after the final whistle. what a night of european football here. between real madrid and. the current champions around madrid have made it through their third consecutive final. to win their third consecutive champions league trophy on are also looking to win their thirteenth european cup trophy so you know. they faced a very tough. there was plenty of controversy too

of course with handball which many believe that was. marcello's just before the end of the first half two goals from a goal of course they used to play here at real madrid and let's not forget. at the end it was just. in munich real madrid go through four three on aggregate but we'll see how things work out between roma and liverpool and see where the who's going to be playing in the final in kiev in just a few weeks time is it going to be liverpool is it going to be roma we want to wait too long to find out. publish just mention the champions league semifinal still continue later today in rome or security has been bolstered after a liverpool fan was attacked by visiting fans last week despite the added security overshadowing the game the reds head into the match with a three goal cushion and looks set to reach their first champions league final since two thousand and seven but you can clap and his side know that roma should

not be underestimated. roma have a mountain to climb on wednesday night after suffering a heavy five two defeat in liverpool. but their coach says the team is ready to go all out to get a result. maybe i do or not but at the that we're playing a match a champions league semi final in front of seventy thousand people do you expect us to just field no we'll fight i want to team that gives everything that it has come full. will look out luckily for roma they've shown just how much they can accomplish when they play their best the italian side turned over a four one defeat in barcelona with a three nil comeback at home now they just have to do it all over again. you know if i would do it like a computer or

a smart phone copy and paste that performance not only from a technical point of view but also from a mental and physical point of view that this i think i should already fisi go. liverpool will go into the match with the upper hand but they are well aware of what roma can do with their backs against the wall. over the us that's the nature of the game but concur. in any minute so it's all about us to be active to do what we are good in and we have difficult to play not to forget we are really difficult to play the song will send his side out to look for even more goals in rome with the forward line led by england's footballer of the year mo sala it's not a bad plan. you're watching d.w. coming right up in business women are muscling their way into the multi male dominated taxi market in the kenyan capital of nairobi and

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