i am. i am i am. this is the w. news along with us from by a far right german politician tells his party's use wayne that the nazis didn't know alexander gowda the co-leader all the alternative to germany of course control the scene with his comments minimizing the don't just chopped it into the history. poster coming up. spain's new prime minister prepares to meet a minority government socialist federal sanchez this would mean that now he faces an only child and catalonia community that has also taken office today and you

thought i was calling on sanctions to join a fresh independence told us something. we can do it was all dead also now it's back on again us president donald trump says the new thing with north korea's leader will take place on the twelfth of june out of originally planned announcement all day high level north korean envoy nicholas chump at the white house. being. banned. from having a home free you could join us here in germany a far right politician has sparked controversy after dismissing hitler and the nazi era alexander galland the co-leader of the alternative to germany was speaking at a meeting all the parties use wait take a listen to what he had to say. yes we are committed to our responsibility for the twelve years. but hitler and the nazis are just

a speck of bird poop and more than one thousand years of successful german history . well the comments from the a.s.d.f. cody to alexander gallant of spock's must've control the sea here in germany and political correspondent the devout is with me now in this studio. bring us up to date with some of the reaction that's been coming in to these comments and op for the house to be very strong stuff that alex on the golan said today and we have heard reactions from leading figures of all parties in parliament and the german possible news talk one of the first to react most of the secretary general of the c.d.u. uncle americal conservative party under great come combo and she said fifty million wake timbs of the holocaust and total war are just bird poop for the a fifty and gold and this is the party's true nature revealed behind its middle class respectability and we also called then from

a partners from the social democratic party there the secretary general last clean told me that alexander gulen statements have revealed what lies behind the fifty's to say this is a terrifying minimization of the nazi era it's shameful that people like him on the german bunds talk and we also talk to several other put it to sions for instance culture keeping the leader of the left party told me that these are all the words of a fascist talking about fascism so all of the other parties are condemning what he's saying what he has said and in the end they also think this is disgusting under should have consequences so the politicians think doing this is a very worrying statement but is it a crime to say something like this in germany. of course i'm not to prosecute i'm not. talking the law no business book. quite frankly i would say no although it is forbidden to deny the whole. also it is forbidden to say that the

holocaust didn't take place it is also forbidden to mock it to make fun of it and it is also forbidden to say what wasn't so bad but we carefully have to look up what he really said and he didn't say it wasn't about he didn't say it didn't take place he didn't say fifty million people weren't killed he didn't say that the whole coast at all didn't happen he just said well compared to the other parts of the german history there wasn't so important so it is disgusting but probably won't be any suspect of any criminal after investigation but we probably should point out is it was not the first time that gallant who says things like this is it no absolutely not nixon the government has become quite notorious for remarks like this for instance in the last election campaign he told the integration of the then integration minister i don't who's who has a turkish background that she should rather go back or should be brought back to turkey to an atoll yes this also calls some outrange and never really had any

consequences and we also know that this is some sort of a strategy that the tea is using that it's something that doing not. by accident this is something that doing very very clear clearly knowing that we the journalists are going to report on it and so this is their way of communicating with their followers the w's political correspondent report they develop thank you very much you're welcome dita. all right well let's take a look at some other news now in spain has a new prime minister who will lead the minority government pedro sanchez the leader of spain's socialist party has taken the oath of office will now lead the country off to ousting his conservative predecessor madeon at a hole in a no confidence motion in parliament but he's unlikely to enjoy much of a honeymoon. pedro sanchez is going to have to perform

a balancing act to maintain his minority governments hold on power. he still has to pull his cabinet together but it's not clear what concessions he'll have to make to appease regional parties including catalan separatists who supported his no confidence motion. some six hundred kilometers away in barcelona catalonia as new leader kim wears in his new cabinet the yellow ribbon is a symbol of solidarity with party members imprisoned after last year's attempted secession from spine. the spanish government had rejected told us first list of ministers calling it a provocation because several of them were imprisoned or in exile. today toure announced that he wants to sit down for talks with president sanchez at the same table government to government the situation we're experiencing can't go on any longer. he has

a clear goal in mind an independent catalonian republic it could be the right moment the swearing in of sanchez and has gone some way to defuse tensions between madrid and barcelona on the streets of there's a spirit of hope. that i'm very happy i think it's good news for spain and for catalonia because with the government we have in recent years has been a huge institutional blockade there was no dialogue and corruption cases have been serious so i think it's good news. i think now there could be the possibility of redirecting the situation although at the same time i'm skeptical i see it as complicated at least it can't be worse than with iraq oyo so with the arrival of the socialist party dubiously socialist it could open a possibility of dialogue. you pedro sanchez through has said he's

willing to talk but ending the deadlock won't be easy he's clearly said he wants catalonia to remain in spain. if you will be more and now some of the other stories making news around the world in egypt abdullah fattah el-sisi has been sworn in for a second term as president sisi won a landslide victory in the election in march after all other serious opponents have withdrawn he told the egyptian parliament his main aim was to achieve peace and improve the economy media reports in the u.s. a tech giant google will end a project with the pentagon on a using also official intelligence in the military the maven project used ai to interpret videos and improved drone targeting google's decision comes after thousands of its employees expressed their opposition. to india administered kashmir has seen a second day of clashes between protesters and police the latest on rest began

during a funeral for a demonstrator run over by a police vehicle on friday authorities have imposed a curfew blocked internet access kashmir has claimed both by pakistan and india. while the on again off again summit is on again u.s. president donald trump says you will meet north korean leader kim jong il and on the twelfth of june in singapore just days ago trumpet canceled at the summit intended to denuclearize north korea blaming belligerent rhetoric from pyongyang now after having met with a senior north korean and avoid the white house during which trump was given a personal letter from ken trump says the summit is back on track. the meeting between the north korean delegation and u.s. president donald trump ended with smiles photos and handshakes. then flanked by u.s. secretary of state mike pompei oh the president announced that the historic meeting

with north korea's leader kim jong un would go ahead on after all we'll be. meeting her in june twelfth in singapore what very well it's really getting to know you kind of a situation mike you spent two days. doing this we got to know their people very well and we will you people are going to have to travel because you will be in singapore june twelfth. the north korean delegation was led by kim yong charlie the country's vice chairman he's the highest ranking figure from the country to come to the white house in nearly twenty years trump said the former intelligence chief delivered him a personal message from north korean leader kim jong un. the letter was given to me by him you know horns and that letter was. very nice letter always you like to see what was in that letter and all your life and all with how much how much you know how much it was. it was

a very interesting letter and at some point i maybe it may be appropriate and maybe i'll be able to give it to you maybe you'll be able to see it shortly afterwards however the president admitted that he hadn't actually read the letter yet as trump and his family headed off for a weekend getaway at the official camp david presidential retreat he told reporters he had a little relaxation and a lot of work on his we can't attend perhaps that includes a little light reading. to an important successful animal well said well the population of mountain gorillas has risen by more than a quota in central africa thanks to tourism that's according to a new report by diane fossey gorilla fund the eggs from a one of the most endangered species on the planet as they face threats including limited habitat disease as well as client change. the mountains in northern rwanda this sanctuary in the heart of africa is home to the mountain gorillas it requires

a long hike to get here but suddenly they appear the mountain gorillas are extremely similar to humans if you think you want to take me because i'm not sure my bank can afford it. if. it cost several hundred dollars to spend an hour with the gorillas but the high price is an integral part of a conservation plan to save these endangered animals. the money they pay. as. towards the north. even. though. they could define it. there are numerous schools hospitals and jobs in the villages surrounding the sanctuary experts say that is a sign of how valuable the animals are to the people in the area. they are the only apes whose number has grown in the last few decades everywhere else we are losing the battle to protect nature the orangutang the bonobos the chimpanzees with the

eastern and western lowland gorillas these mountain gorillas are the only ones whose numbers are growing. but the rapidly growing population of africa promises to be a threat to the sanctuary the mountain gorillas will remain an endangered species. the french open in paris men's number one graph and the dow's quest to win an eleventh title is very much on track here and a straight sets win over the share desk to make the last sixteen over on the women's side of the draw top seeded simona halep and had her hands full against andrei petrovitch but after taking the first set in a tie breaker the rumanian overpowered her opponent closing out the mouth with a six love second set elsewhere in the door number three seed got to be new mugu of spain flew through to the fourth round with a straight sets win off her own over australian some months. well the belgian

national football team has been caught napping after a t.v. report on post lies much ases seem to reveal its world cup squad much earlier than planned five plays a jew should be cut from the twenty eight member squad on monday but the story apparently revealed early days early in fact each matches all the name of the player but there were only twenty three of them it was no room at the end for the likes of goalkeeper much says and for others to be forgiven for not quite giving their all in belgium's final warning against portugal this evening and now for a happy ending a student pilot in california had a very lucky escape when she was forced to make a successful emergency landing on a busy street in los angeles the pilot said she experienced engine trouble before bringing the aircraft down she landed the plane without having power lines or causing any injuries. you

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