this is news line from migrants refused to go on hunger strike one hundred fifty have been stranded on board this coast guard vessel for more than a week on tonight's. the crisis has come up with nothing also on the program. calls for president my god was election victory dismissing opposition allegations of vote rigging but can he now unite this deeply divided country we're in iraq.

on the edge of just this capital where crews facing the additional danger varied world war two munitions building the latest from the city. i'm phil welcome to the program most of the one hundred fifty migrants stranded in a sicilian port for more than a week have gone on hunger strike and have been on both the on the telly and coast guard vessel for nine days it was refusal to allow them in the country every peut from the european union road has threatened to withhold its funding from the bloc unless other member states accept some of the refugees crisis talks held in brussels have ended without a resolution. let's get more from brussels correspondent to bear and read as well to ban so no agreement from a you countries who met today and these people are on board apparently starving

themselves to death so where does this leave the situation between russia and brussels there was no appetite here in brussels to give in to any italian demands today because the rather unconventional very hawkish approach of italy to this problem was perceived as a kind of blackmail of populist brinkmanship so it was rejected and the migrants have to be more patient on this coast guard vessel and the whole situation is a kind of awkward because italy is holding its own italian military vessel in an italian port hostage and nevertheless the talian prime minister drew the pecan to accuse the e.u. of hypocrisy. let's listen to italy's deputy prime minister luigi dimaggio ahead of today's meeting in sydney one of is just your opinion sticks with this attitude if nothing comes out of the european commission meeting on redistributing migrants

ninety chiaki ship the five star and i will not be willing to give twenty billion euros each year to the european union you think immediately deodato not ok on me i'm not so bad if italy does follow through on this thread what effect would it have on the here. edu commission would then see you italy before the european court of justice because italy's legally obliged to pay its fees it's like a private tennis club if you want to use the court you have to pay your fees and by the way the numbers three g. ma is using a wrong italy's not giving twenty billion to the e.u. every year but only three point five billion in payments that is just a quick check on the populist political so where are we that know the who has been kicking around this this whole notion of migration policy since two thousand and

fifteen and apparently getting nowhere now they can even deal with one hundred one hundred twenty migrants sat on their doorsteps where is a you policy now in this but the moderation policy lies and chambres there is no common policy anymore when it comes to migrants that arrive in italy it's only a case by case or both by boat management if you will the e.u. needs urgent plea a long term study but it nover inside the role is escalating and there's no sort of verity and even italy's asking its fellow rightwing populous government in hungary to take some of the margins but the answer from budapest today was no very good in brussels thank you. bob ways top court has upheld president emerson man and god was narrow victory in last month's election are you not i was ruling by the nine judge panel dismissed opposition allegations of vote rigging the july thirtieth election was regarded as historic because it marked a new era for the country after of the garbage thirty seven year long rule but the

outcome left the nation severely polarized leading to post-election violence. the top court in harare had a clear message for the opposition insufficient proof the court finds that the applicant has failed to place before a. direct. sufi. and. that if the. election process might be. existed with this verdict the court has given emerson one jaguar the green light to become zimbabwe's new president ending a weeks long dispute the man get what camp is celebrating the victory and we say that the reds no evidence and the clips found that there was no evidence of the my

practices i legged it it would have to bear with allegations and yet so i believe. in a tweet urged his election opponent opposition leader nelson chamisa to cooperate he wrote letters old now put our differences behind us it is time to move forward together. but zimbabwe's opposition party the movement for democratic change remains firm in its position that the election process was problematic so ultimately they had to quit having spoken. with. the people for the proceedings. to come up with. initiatives but the is a serious miss. with the courts having expressed its verdict emmerson magog was integration is set to take place on sunday. by straight to zimbabwe's

capital harare where we joined and privilege most on hearing welcome privileged tell us about reactions to this verdict. their reactions mixed. on the ruling party side they are celebrating that the court is on their side and finally their leader. will be inaugurated as the president of the republic of zimbabwe for the next five years but the opposition side. they are not lifting go as to putting up the fight and maintaining that this thirty july election was stolen led to this evening they released this statement dismissing. its door accepting the court but they are also saying that their judiciary is captured therefore.

the decision that they met today is not favorable ok so the opposition doesn't like the court's decision is that it now though as far as action on this matter is concerned or are they promising further action. they're speaking to the secretary general of the party soon after the verdict at the court he said that they are going to pursue other avenues to settle this matter because they are saying that the court route yes there is nothing that they can do because the constitutional court is the highest court in this nowhere where they can go and you saw they are saying that when they meet next week on wednesday is a party to nish no consul of their party they're going to decide whether they will pursue their route of protesting or a political dialogue where they will seek for. the settlement of this

matter so you know gratian happens on sunday back to work on monday which will be the most urgent of manson's in the president's interest. them major major issue with zimbabwe currently is the economy the economy is not there forming and we have the highest rate of unemployment saw the major thing that the president has to do he has to raleigh's sleeve and start waking up for the economy to kick in again but the other thing is also he has to unify the country because looking at their results and even their mood in the country it shows a divided country the privilege of most fun here in harare thanks so much for joining us. let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world the german

chancellor is in the armenian capital your advantage as part of a three day tour of the caucasus after meeting prime minister nicola machining and get a makeover visit a memorial to armenians killed during the ottoman empire the chancellor said the atrocities should not be forgotten but stopped short of using the word genocide which has angered turkey in the past. u.s. republican senator john mccain is to discontinue his treatment for cancer that's according to a statement from his family the eighty one year old a vietnam war veteran who once unsuccessfully ran for president was diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer last year the family say he's already survive longer than expected. or written ladies pounding hawaii with high winds and torrential rains and moves across the pacific the storms now been downgraded to category two and it's moving away from big island it could still drop more rain their official described flooding on parts of the islanders catastrophic.

the tumultuous week in australian politics has ended with the prime minister ousted and a new one sworn in former finance minister scott morrison on the ballots amongst liberal party lawmakers after his predecessor malcolm turnbull decided not to contest various leaves of challenges within political parties mean that australia has had seven prime ministers in the last eleven years mr morrison says he aims to unite the party behind him. off to just under three years in office malcolm turnbull took his leave ousted by his own party to imagine that a government would be rocked by this sort of disloyalty and deliberate. insurgency is the best way to describe it he was stabbed in the back full stout by an increasingly divided party grappling with poor polling results and desperate to

extend its time in power however this latest political infighting isn't he likely to alienate voters further. very much like i did very frustrated i think. it's six prime ministers now if eleven years i think this baby time to develop real policy and it's a bit of a shambles racially and it really shows that politicians for the. i have to say you know describe for people. but new prime minister scott morrison was keen to stress that he is that for his people. it's been a lot of talk this week. about who saw it people are going in this building. and what just annoyed me to tell you. as the new generation of liberal leadership. is we're on your side that's what matters will the new prime minister be able to win back the just trust feel after all they've been home if that doesn't lead as in

just a for a decade. and none of them has served a full term mo contender who said that he will resign his seat in parliament that would force a by election that could risk the government's one seat majority. so turnbull's ousting may leave australia's governing coalition in a mood precarious position than ever. truly removed and we live in turbulent times helena humphrey is here now with your business update starting with more news of apollo struggle over american fiscal policy indeed we're talking about a struggle between powell the chairman of the u.s. federal reserve and the u.s. president it seems that both fighting for control of the u.s. federal reserve will share untowered of course is in charge the donald trump hasn't kept quiet as most presidents would about his disdain for interest rate rises the powell well he isn't taking it lying down that's an annual gathering of central

bankers in jackson hole wyoming the fed chief signaled that he expects to continuing raising interest rates if the american economy remains very balanced said that the fed needs to balance maximizing employment with keeping prices stable . so let's bring in our financial correspondent at the new york stock exchange jose jose luis the ad who has a it seems that powell is resisting pressure at the moment can we then take it more hikes all coming. absolutely helen and investors thing two more will happen before the year and probably the most immediate one will come next the specially after polls as beach on friday by sixty eight percent of the market also sees an additional twenty five basis points increase by december and contrary to president desires a chairman of the fed said in jackson hole what all hikes implemented so far contributed

to their current as stability where there are no signs so far of overheating neither of inflation overshooting that said monetary policy is tricky i'm making money more expensive to past could derail the longest economic cycle in history one of the longest economic cycles in history and by not acting at all or not soon enough you increase the risk taking and the creation of us at bars we're talking about economic cycles what about the bull run that we've been seeing because despite trump's legal woes despite fresh terrorists the markets are still rallying what is pushing them which has a. first tell him that the gradual pacing hikes are mentioned by paul which means the fed will not surprise investors in the near term also if you know mentals we have a strong economy with nearly full employment and quarterly earnings are growing over twenty percent which has made investors truly happy and even trade tensions between the u.s. and china continue it seems that we could see an agreement on nafta soon enough and

wall street has become somehow immune to drum's latest scandals about the question here is if this situation is sustainable fiscal stimulus from tax cuts will fade next year growth will slow down and earnings are expected to grow into single digits a situation that could take a toll in market sentiment right how long will that immediate continue our financial correspondent on wall street goes into a saddle great to have your thoughts. well many still associate the new york stock exchange with white men an expensive suit with the first female president in the history of the new york stock exchange things are about to change and also on the trading floor the youngest trader on the world's largest stock exchange. the trading floor at the new york stock exchange worlds that still domination by men lauren simmons says she stands out for three reasons i think my story is really

special and unique because one i'm the youngest on the floor to i am female and three i am minority learn moved from a town in the state of georgia to new york she studied genetics but has always been fascinated by numbers she's grateful to the people who opened doors for her at the new york stock exchange. how i know finding the new york stock exchange was through a mutual colleague of mine and i knew right then and there that i wanted to do it because numbers is a universal language it connects with everyone the only made sense to come down here she'll never forget her first day at the world's biggest stock exchange. i passed my test i got my badge and i was able to ring the bell and so that is going to forever be in my heart. now many people even the men on the floor can say that they rung the bell and i got to do that in. i'm speechless so how does her family

react when she got the job the first time i tell anybody that was a trader on the floor my mom is very supportive of any and everything that i do i think her only caution to me was how many women work there. but again the community down here is amazing the men really want to see the woman down here flourish and have a successful career so that completely diminish as soon as i got down here working in a man's world she's learned one thing in particular. the important thing that you should be doing if you want to get a look is make your voice heard and i quickly learned today to hear on the trading floor that if they're going to listen to me i need to be one of the loudest like they are but finding your voice isn't always easy lauren says there are a number of factors that often hold people back. but i think people who are scared to go outside their comfort zone going to be the only one i'm only going to be the

only minority and i think getting more diversity having more people that look like you and i or you know other people that you know don't have representation you're going to see the shift in how people respect people completely different and i think when people get out of their heads and just go after what they have a passion for whether that is being in finance and being you know completely surrounded by men you're going to see a lot more women taking risk and being you know there being more stories like mine lauren hopes that in the future more women will be making their voices heard on the trading floor. and dramatic scenes in. helen thank you yes hundreds of firefighters here in germany battling an unprecedented blaze near the capital wildfire has taken hold of a large wooded area around fifty kilometers southwest of. at least six hundred people will move from their homes though some have not been allowed to return bring

that update from the scene in just a moment. the driest summer in living memory has left the region around perlin vulnerable to the smallest spark the federal state of brandenburg has been on the highest level of alert for many weeks and now as feared the forests are in flames. and you know we've not seen a forest fire as big as this for many years. magazine about it's a serious situation and presents a big danger because a goofy i don't fires are raging across an area the size of five hundred football pitches forcing the evacuation of three towns southwest of perlin strong winds are fanning the flames more than six hundred firefighters backed by water carrying helicopters battling the wildfires smoke and fumes are drifting as far as the german capital is in the southwest of the city have been advised to keep their

windows closed local residents have had to leave their homes say it's been a frightening experience. it was like a horror film but we didn't have time to think about it one complication is that the burning forests around berlin a littered with unexploded munitions are the leftover from the second world war or from military exercises in the communist former east germany. we can't enter the zone there's been explosions. that means we need to fight the fires from the edges and try to extinguish them from the air. in deflation because. the authorities say they've made progress but it could take several days to put the fires out. spain's socialist led government has taken a step closer to removing the remains of former dictator francisco franco from

a huge more than a million betrayed saying that his grave should be relocated to stop it being used as a fascist shrine tens of thousands of people were killed during general franco's rule from one hundred thirty nine thousand nine hundred seventy five but more than forty years on there are still people who admire him the decision to exude because body has divided spaniards reopened old wounds. a fascist salute to the dictator this is franco's to more than forty years after his death people still come here to show their respect. franco's remains rests in this specific carved into the mountainside outside madrid the valley of the fallen was built by the dictator as a tribute to those killed in the spanish civil war some thirty four thousand fighters from both sides are buried here now the spanish government wants to exhume franco and turn the monument into a museum against fascism. was that

a gun was hollow don't you to look at the modern is coming and we are close to celebrating the fortieth anniversary of a democratic spain of a stable and mature constitutional order that is not compatible with the preservation of a state tomb where the figure of franco continues to be glorified. in madrid opinion was divided after the exhumation was announced. yes they have to take him out so people can be in peace they have to take him out and turn the page that's my opinion give you study and say oh it's a piece of history good or bad it's history it's something that happened in spain. we think we should worry about other things there are social issues like unemployment and poverty which are more important than this. franco ruled spain with an iron fist for nearly forty years tens of thousands of his enemies were killed and imprisoned and as many as half a million people died in the preceding civil war. but the franco regime still

divided spaniards one study showed that two thirds of people believe the earth or terry and leader did both good and bad things for the country. i'm spanish but i've come here from mexico coming here is the purpose of my visit i came here to see franco and i brought some flowers in the colors of the spanish flag. even more here to see if with a bit of luck of the new law is not approved because enough is enough. the law still has to go through parliament but the minority governments are confidence lawmakers will endorse exhuming the dictator franco's remains will likely be handed over to his descendants leaving his supporters without a grave to visit. to take a quick look at some sport in the final major tennis tournament of the year the u.s. open starts on monday fans of the game will be keeping an eye on american superstar serena williams who's won

a grand slam victory away from not showing mark records all time record of twenty four wins despite being a six time champion of the toilets williams won't find it easy because of her drop in world rankings is a preview of the year's final grand slam. since making her return to tennis after the birth of her daughter serena williams has admitted to struggling with post-partum emotions but she's still considered by many a serious threat on the court despite her plummet in the rankings at wimbledon in july she reached a final showing evidence of a resurgence after missing the last u.s. open serenus back this year seeded seventeenth williams has a very tough bracket to get through she could face her sister venus and current number one simona halep defending champion american sloane stephens has welcomed the return of serena i think her being that is very special the matter of what

she's ranked no matter what she says it is always obviously going to be the best so i think that her being that is that it was special and it's great in there that tennis is really flourishing at the moment so i'm especially women on the men's side defending champion roughen adult talk favorites and his potential competition i think is not the clear. favorite and. even when somebody think that somebody is a clear favorite you know from inside there's a look like this so of course you know like a larger. specially that like the head waters let's see if that's what's going to be action starts on monday fans will be keen to see if the champions can retain their titles. and king former guitarist for the u.s. rock band lennon skin a co-writer of the hit song sweet home alabama has died he passed away in nashville tennessee aged sixty eight and been battling cancer can help create lynas skin it's

powerful triple guitar sound prominent among classics and rock such as free. hand. that's it you're up to date at the top of the hour in the meantime of course as always the web site stay w. dot com on a good. and

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what motivates him how does he think and feel private moments in the life of a great fashion designer going to something small. start september ninth w. the last time a pope visited island back in one nine hundred seventy nine three quarters of the population to not to see him since then the catholic church in ireland down to around the world has been discovered to be involved in the physical and sexual abuse of thousands of children and women so one point francis arising out and tomorrow what sort of welcome will he get i'm phil gayle in balad and this is the day.