this is. from berlin six more years in the kremlin today vladimir putin was sworn in for a record fourth term as russia's president a former k.g.b. officer turned world leader makes big promises to the russian people but for the west no signs that putin plans to change his course of confrontation but also coming up with more death and destruction in yemen at least six killed in airstrikes as the salty led coalition tries to dislodge rebels from the capital city. and in levanon hezbollah supporters celebrate big election games with almost

all the votes counted the iran backed group has taken more than a third of the seats in parliament. plus the man who values him shake up france marks a year in office in my new micro also set up to reclaim a leading role for europe on the world stage we'll look at what france's president has achieved at home and abroad. it's good to have you with us only the soviet dictator jobes of stalin had more staying power today vladimir putin was sworn in for a record fourth term as president of russia in his inauguration speech putin pledged to turn russia into one of the world's top five economies. he called for

high performance an export oriented economic policies approach and campaigned with practically no rivals and he won with three quarters of the vote but his critics accuse him of corruption and of silencing opposing voices. the start of mr putin's day was carefully stage managed. russian state t.v. broadcast his long walk through the corridors of his office on his way to the ceremony. eventually he arrived at the car waiting to take him on a short trip to the kremlin and hold. them the grand entrance. and the wall continued. all choreographed to maintain the suspense as some five thousand invited guests waited for putin to be sworn in the news but he asked if just being able what you president that i see is busy does putin promise for tech the countries and serve

the russian people. he praised russia's return to the world today which is what he calls a strong and influential voice when he talks about the importance of making economic and technological progress to benefit all russians. like no wait that's just the reason you're a new quality of life the well being of security and health of a person are the most important. these are the issues of the center of our policy focus is russia for the people as a country of opportunities for self realization of everyone. that all the build up from bombast if you believe mr putin's next term in office will bring much change he's already said that he wants incumbent prime minister dimitri meant that you have to stay in his post putin himself has been in power as either president or prime minister for almost twenty years. most young people have no no other lita

and there's no sign of a successor. for joining me tonight to delve deeper into putin's russia is stefan meister he's with the german council on foreign relations here in berlin mr masters good to have you on the program i mean we've got a russian leader who has been in power for a very long time and remains domestically immensely popular how do you explain that . well i think it has to be explained with the one thousand nine hundred. and then the growth of oil and gas into tolerance and put in came to power so it is the growth of wealth in ten times during his first two terms and russia seems to be back as a great power and the russians are very happy about this but there is a real opposition in russia that we could talk about do use see the next six years just solidify the authoritarian power of putin even more

i think he has to deal in the next six years much more with domestic issues there is that there is a second eighteen economy in russia so it's an economic questions questions of health system education system increasingly important for the russians so people are unhappy with the country they live in they don't see really a perspective of crows and development in this country but there is a very weak opposition i think that's that's the other side of the call and so who can challenge for you mr and you know right now no one can write almost enough i need trite and i think he's the first serious not not really a challenger but the first person who really. challenge the system of mr putin because he's not a liberal he's a nationalist he's a patriot and t. he talks about the weaknesses of the system which is about corruption and no interest of the ruling elites in the country and this is what he demands so we i'm

for crimea and the knicks they should cover me up this is what he said. i'm against the plex interest in the caucasus but i'm for for a great russia and a great russia what about a great russia post and we don't see anyone that putin is grooming to replace him do we. no but i think this will to the regime or the system the decided to fight five and a half years either putin will stay because he has to protect the system he has to protect his proxies is people around him his own security that might be one option i mean that's interesting i read today that he may never want to leave power because he's afraid that if you leaves power din no one will protect him that's possible i think that's the deal that was to deal with mr gates in that here he really guaranteed his security and the security of this heavily and i think that's important also from his support the intensity of the german foreign minister has called on putin to play a constructive role on the world stage these next six years take

a listen to what he said today. i mean we are interested in dialogue with russia but we also have expectations regarding russia's behavior and we know that with most of the issues we're discussing today russia has to be part of the solution. which syria but also ukraine that's why we're seeking dialogue but also looking for constructive contribution towards solving the existing problems. ok i mean we've been hearing that now for years right so why is it going to be different enough particularly if you look at the situation with syria why does disputed have an incentive to change his policy at all no i think he has no incentive because he has impression to us this week there's a growing transatlantic divide europe is only dealing with itself and he uses this weakness off the west to improve his own prestige and i think he was very successful as a country off of the g.d.p.

size of italy he's now a kind of a world power so i don't see mr putin as the understanding that he needs to change this policy he has the impression the west the you and the u.s. might my own maybe may need to you might change their policy you know they say you're always judged by the company that you keep and today at the inauguration ceremony the former german chancellor gerhard schroeder was seen he was actually seen standing right next to mr medvedev give what does that tell the world about germany and its role in russia that you've got a former chancellor that close. mr putin i would not say it says so much about germany because germany has changed in the last years especially under the rule of anglo-american i think it has changed forgot to russia and so schroeder is a personal friend of mr putin you know and you're on some money in russian companies so i think that's maybe not so not much has not so much about the

credibility of politics but i i would not say he's really he really presents to german foreign policy eliot i think we have we have really a generation change we have read shift also in terms of how we deal with russia sort of being the you don't think is a blight on germany at all. it's not bad. now i think that for he spent forty of prestige ya'll for german politics also in inside of the german the german politics this is also about he's taking money and promoting russia irrational interests in germany and in europe but i think he does not represent the german political or the foreign policy political elite or just on my side with the german council on foreign relations mr minister thank you very much we appreciate your insights tonight thank you dan thank you well in yemen at least six people have been killed in the air strikes by the solti led coalition targeting

who the rebels the strikes targeted the presidential palace in the capital sanaa now under who control the palace is in a residential neighborhood. the official yemeni news agency said two separate test trikes hit the building many of the dead and injured were trapped under the rubble the rebels who control the palace of forced the internationally recognized government of yemen into exile a saudi led coalition fighting the rebels' aims to restore the government but residents say civilian s'pore the brunt of these latest attacks in the house of a fighter jet targeted the presidential office and the neighborhood is crowded with residents it's a work day we went in to rescue people who are trapped under the wreckage we rescue two people trapped under a car and a dead kid while we were rescuing people a second airstrike targeted the rescuers. when i worked as an accountant together with my colleagues we're just employees we have nothing to do with politics this

was a deliberate targeting of yemeni citizens. was that they had a civilian institution one hundred percent it's not a military barracks they target us in our houses our workplaces our weddings or funerals in our schools and on our roads everywhere but we tell them that we are resilient. to who three leaders are reported to have been inside the palace when the coalition jets struck but it's not clear whether they were among the victims the war has killed more than ten thousand people and displaced another three million leaving much of yemen in ruins. or tonight in lebanon on the militant shiite group hezbollah has made big gains in the parliamentary election with almost all the votes counted has as more than a third of the one hundred twenty eight seats the bloc led by prime minister saad hariri wast many of its seeds but he is likely to remain in office. the militant

shiite group hezbollah and its allies looked to be the big winner in lebanon's first election in more than a decade that's being seen as a victory for hezbollah us back in iran the group says its gains boost its role as the party of resistance against israel you know. the results of the election and the composition of the new parliament more power to the resistance bloc. and provide a safety guarantee. to western backed sunni prime minister saad hariri movement has lost a third of its seats but is still on course to form the next government lebanon secular power sharing system means the prime minister has to be a sunni. i think the results are in favor of lebanon a free lebanon a free democracy. lebanon has shown the international community its resolve in dealing with refugees. the international community should look at the results in

a very positive way. the election has been delayed three times by the crisis in neighboring syria one immediate challenge is dealing with more than a million refugees who fled over the border into lebanon but we've been waiting for this opportunity to improve our economy to make things better because people have had a hard time that's more than well. now we hope that all the lebanese people will come to the table and work together for the sake of the people. as a hoping the new unity government can bring stability and revitalize the stagnant economy. here's some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world italy's president sergio by terrella has called on the country's deadlock a little parties to back a temporary neutral government more than two months after inconclusive elections motorola says that it only cannot wait any longer for the leadership of the

country's two largest parties they both appear to be rejecting that call they say that they would prefer early elections. donald trump says that he will announce his decision on whether the u.s. will pull out of the iran nuclear deal on tuesday now that is some days ahead of the deadline that he adds that france britain and germany have urged trump to state in the two thousand and fifteen agreement which eases sanctions on tehran in exchange for curbs on its nuclear program lava flows on hawaii's big island have destroyed dozens of buildings as ongoing volcanic activity causes new fissures to open almost two thousand people have been evacuated officials say the lot of whom the garden's area is off limits to visitors due to deadly volcanic gases are back here in europe france's president has been marking his first full year in

office at the ripe age of forty women will micron is the country's youngest leaders since napoleon and he has set out to reassert the idea of a powerful france leadership at home and abroad but he heard mixed reviews since his surprise election victory twelve months ago. this was his moment of triumph. emmanuel mccall the newcomer who led the on mass movement shook up france's political establishment defeated the far right national front and introduced a new style of government. we couldn't off course. bronson time such a powerful leader for decades. even on the show the goal of the presidency wasn't such a top down operation to see a key. vote always about by himself this is not

a president who conquers a party but rather a party that took shape after his victory. in disavowing the long standing right left political spectrum has tried to join pro e.u. forces with those opposed to globalization he's tried to unite right leaning business leaders with left leaning intellectuals what remains is a splintered opposition which has served to fuel michael's power to be down the block. this has enabled him to introduce a rapid and radical reforms especially in the job market the railway system in. a sense that something even nicolas sarkozy didn't manage to do. but my constant mystic politics have made him a polarizing figure it is ambitious european agenda that's won him more praise in france he wants to introduce a special finance minister with a separate budget and an army. now the european spotlight has shifted to mexico

away from the german chancellor something on the america will have to get used to after her central role on the european stage when virtually and challenge for so long. forward so much for the honeymoon for mr mark cornell the question is france could be about to lose its national carrier well he says anyway that the government won't actually intervene anyway even though the future of effort is on the line the strike is pushing eighty five year old airline on the brink of bankruptcy it's years resigned and the government saying that it won't come to its rescue or that seeing shares in the company closing almost ten percent lower on monday. as a strike is biting haunt on monday and from the union members walked out for a fourteenth day big knowing warnings that they could put their employer out of business the dispy just crossed the line three hundred fifty million euros so far. many crew members don't agree with the union though they showed up to work and help

their friends avoid an all out disaster with the majority of flights able to operate. and then we can show you we like our customers we don't want them to go to the competition and we want to get out of this slump if you do this stuff to see if . they slump refers to the airlines chronic problem while british airways and of tons of have already undergone heavy cost cutting air france like behind in restructuring the current strike about pay increases isn't helping. c.e.o. show march and i accept down on friday night after work at rejected a wage offer of seven percent over four years with thirteen days of strikes and more than two months of conflict if we can there from putting in jeopardy its performance and its future this is a huge waste that can only make our competitors rejoice and make our alliances more fragile and disorient our teams. and. the strike is yet another headache for president manuel michael as he attempts to revamp france's economy for

him wage restraint and an end to special privileges are key to creating a more flexible workforce but the unions think they've got the upper hand. we want our new president to be open to dialogue. we're asking for a much more open mindset and sharing in social dialogue. the dialogue may not help much given the precarious state air france is in. the hall so if one still suffers from an economic disease a lack of productivity stiffness verticality in the management it's a company that has to adapt itself to the market to the constraints of the market and to consumer expectations for it was a comedy. as the strike continues more flights are set to be cancelled and as air france's bottom line weakens so does their ability to meet wage demands . but if he thought starbucks were everywhere there is definitely no getting away

from the now swiss food giant nestlé best known for its instant coffee mess cafe has struck a mega deal with starbucks buying the rights to sell the company's products and more than seven billion dollars. coffee is a record league growing market and the competition is fierce nestle hopes this make it alliance with starbucks will reinvigorate the brand to swiss food giant will pay for the rights to market and sell starbucks products outside of starbucks chains like in restaurants and supermarkets this unit of the business currently generates starbucks around two billion dollars in annual sales mislay will pay around seven billion u.s. dollars for the rights the u.s. is the second biggest coffee market after the e.u. with a share of sixteen point three percent nestlé has announced it will take on five hundred starbucks employees who will continue to manage the business from the u.s. and the coffees won't be affected regulators still have to approve the deal. well

let's get more on this now with our financial correspondent eight new york yes court again of course starbucks coffee shops are literally everywhere where you are how are those caffeinated trade is reacting to the nice well wall street still remains to be quite skeptical and the stock of starbucks was under pressure most of those seven billion dollars what is a lot of money will basically go right back to investors with a mess of share buyback program so that's not the most innovative innovative way to spend the money and then also a starbucks wants to invest in the u.s. especially in the afternoon to get more customers in the stores of it's going to work here remains to be seen and maybe one word old so to nest they only have a market share here in the u.s. of about three percent of the package to a coffee business so there clearly is there to get a food to get a better feel for tall here in the united states but when it comes down to

starbucks there is some skepticism regarding this deal and we've also got markets rebounding at the moment yes what's been driving that. well i mean one of our technical factors so we saw that pos thursday when a one point blue chips lost almost four hundred points and we crossed the crucial two hundred day everett and then we rebounded from that mark we had a very strong reading on friday was another up day of about three hundred points and also here on monday the market started it was a solid increase of a good two hundred points we had energy stocks in. oil prices being the west texas intermediate oil price here in the united states and for the first time since november twenty fourth teen reached the crucial seventy dollars per barrel but then we got word from the wife tells that us president donald trump is probably going to

announce his decision on the iran deal on tuesday and that moment we lost a little bit of steam when it comes to the price of oil and also the biggest gains here on wall street were gone on a wall street quarter thank you. global travel is a trillion dollar industry and an important source of income for many developing countries but globe trotters said leaving a much bigger carbon footprint than previously thought a new study says tourism accounts needed eight percent of all greenhouse gas emissions that figure is four times launches in previously estimated that's according to the journal nature climate change the biggest single contribution to its international air travel a scientist suggesting stay earthbound if possible and news public transport. back of your brain now taking a closer look at the verdict in an incredible court case. that's right helen a greek court has cleared five humanitarian volunteers of people smuggling get

a case that was seen as having major implications for europe's migration crisis the volunteers were standing trial on the greek island of lesbos one of them the danish nationals salaam traveled to lesbos immediately after seeing the now infamous photograph of the syrian toddler alan kirti washed up on a turkish beat he and the other volunteers spent months rescuing refugees at the height of the migration crisis rights groups criticize the case as politically motivated and an attempt to discourage more boats from setting out for europe. it will be a tale of david versus goliath of tomorrow night in paris a tiny club from western france vendi. take on european powerhouse parties and the french comp final the n.b.a.'s are

a third division team from a town of fifteen thousand people their players practice at the start they france today well aware of the tacitly phase against p.s.g. a club with a budget of well over five hundred million euros and the n.b.a. budget by the way is about two million. so that we are aware of how lucky we are to be able to practice on these famous grounds we're trying to savor the moment and simply make the best of it. and i think that it's a spectacular final honestly because it brings together all the football the amateur side and the professional side and often we have the tendency to divide them up and to oppose them but at this final there will be football with a capital that. they can go on if. well as temperatures across the northern hemisphere rise and flowers begin to bloom homeowners know it's time to start that weekly tour of cutting the grass but where some see drudgery others see

an opportunity for sport allow us to introduce you to the lawn mower racing. any of it's not and smoggy but these drivers one wanted any other way to. mastering the bumps and navigating through tight curves i think two of the drivers biggest challenge us. in the sport is more painful than it knocks. the championship rounds twenty laps which doesn't seem that long in the laps all that long but if you're going full throttle from the from the first starts of fall if you're probably going to start to like a little bit. tricks to succeed in this tough sport pacing pacing pacing otherwise drivers risk tiring themselves out in many ways it's not that different

from formula one the point system works very much thought formula one where you get twenty five points right so during this meeting which is over two days we have four races twenty five points he says one hundred points per week and the driver with the most points at the end of the season takes the crown and none more racing may not have the same glitz and glamour formula one but it's on the cutting edge. it's a good way to kill the winds are right after a short break we'll be back to take you through the day stick around for that.

the metro the world's most expensive cumhal is harvested. in the sea level rise is finally found. but still going strong that's too bad. they mustn't call the sea pundits and split up to date a single top of the fence up to. the reserves in the sixty minutes from eighty dollars. the lease at full speed.

would show. the lead but always on the move the of mobility today and in the future. drive it on t w. e w's program guide in terms of the highlights. dot com highlights. the curse. of the summer supposed nature and inescapable. monsoon the first month the year the song the use of cut

the a source of lead to cause the most destruction lead among sunni arabs starting may target the lead. celebrated like russian royalty a twenty first century czar today vladimir putin began a fourth term as russian president and for his countrymen he promised a better future and for his challengers in the west a subtle promise that confrontation is not going away i'm burned off in berlin this is the day. that you.