this is d.w. news live from berlin and hopes for a nation on the brink of famine the rebel leaders prepared to meet yemen's government for peace talks a u.n. brokered talks could be the first chance in years to end a bloodbath that's left tens of thousands dead and twenty two million people on the edge of starvation also coming out. and historic rebuke for the british prime minister or government becomes the first ever to be found in contempt of parliament as theresa may battles to push through her bracks appeal. and france's government

backed down on an unpopular fuel tax as far demonstrations around the country but the move is doing little to appease the protesters they're vowing to fight on. also on the show german auto giant v.w. announces it's teaming up with u.s. carmaker for they want to build a global automotive alliance. comes after german c.e.o.'s go to the white house hoping to save all tariffs. by brian thomas thanks so much for being with us a possible step towards ending the conflict in yemen a delegation of who's the rebels has arrived in sweden ahead of peace talks with the country's government the u.n. brokered talks are the first since twenty six team they're aimed at ending yemen's

devastating for your war. possible syndicates in hand jennie many hypo bring peace a delegation if the rebels were a team to pull dash light to sweden. the u.n. special envoy martin griffiths has been instrumental in setting up the talks with the yemeni government such is the distrust between the two sites the rebels wouldn't get on the plane without him. our basic guarantee is the presence of the u.n. envoy with us on the same flight this is the only guarantee we have for going there . the evacuation of fifty wounded who's the fighters from the war zone has also helps build confidence in the talks with the conflict locked in stalemates the huge fees backed by iran control the northwest of the country including the capital sanaa which they took in twenty fifteen the government backed by saudi arabia and

the u.a.e. has set up bases in aden in the south. for years of conflict have left thousands dead and created what's been described as the worst humanitarian crisis in recent history with yemen's economy cripples more than fourteen million people many of them children a facing starvation. is a country at war as of her may say this is a country of the break of catastrophe but this is not a country on the brink of catastrophe this is a country that is in a catastrophe. because has to feed that sun fold it in full view of the whole world but one many say has been ignored the hope is the talks will result in a truce allowing food and aid to reach those who need it most. for more this morning let's bring in get a steinberg expert on the middle east the german institute for international and

security affairs think tank good morning to you get oh all these talks lead to a truce and a halt in the fighting. we don't know yet. up to mistake because one thing has changed since since two thousand and sixteen when the last negotiations took place the united states now it's pressure on saudi arabia and the u.a.e. to start the negotiations and the negotiations at least with a truce so i think we can we can all be slightly up to it's ok what's behind the new push from the united states i think we do see the results of the murder of the trumpet ministration is on the jump in and say that's a saudi arabian journalist the journalist who has been killed in october two in the saudi consulate in istanbul and administration is under pressure by congress.

to start sanctions more meaningful sanctions than it already has against saudi arabia and it seems to me that at ministration wants to offer a yemen truce all perhaps even peace negotiations in order not to sanction saudi arabia to its middle east policy regarding especially regarding iran ok so we have new pressure from the united states the yemen conflict is widely considered a proxy war between saudi arabia and iran what motivation would either or both of these sides have to end the fighting was saudi arabia has the motive that it is absolutely dependent militarily diplomatically on the united states without united states military support saudi arabia account keep up. or i would say more than two or three weeks on the other hand i do not see it. i do not see the war as a proxy war the rani an influence on the forty rebels in the country is not really

strong we hardly have an iranian presence of we do have a presence perhaps so. dozen military advisers. see the conflict as one between the two richest states two off the richest states in the region namely saudi arabia and the u.a.e. against the whole three rebels which are to some extent. supported by iran but it's a sovereign who think decision to stop the fight and the who things are in a very strong position simply because if they don't lose they way it's a revolution ok would that mean that there is a positive for us and for the nor gershon's looking at the just laid out well it all it all depends on the bad news tradition and as we all know the administration is not not that reliable and saudi arabia has is not the real partner anymore that it was until two thousand and fifteen so i think we can be somewhat optimistic but

the actors on the ground especially saudi arabia to some extent the whole trees and the u.a.e. are not that much interested in conflict resolution right now they still think they can that they can win this war but there might be a truce yes ok thanks very much different from the germans two for international and security affairs while it's to britain now where prime minister theresa may has faced and historic rebuke in parliament as she sets out her plan for bracks ahead of a marathon five day debate for the first time in british history a government has been found in contempt of parliament this after may refused to release a legal report on bracks in a week's time skeptical m.p.'s will be voting on her deal she's facing an uphill battle to keep her plan on track. to resume

a heading out she what would become a bruising day for vision outside parliament the prime minister was met with protests. inside she was met with more. before she even had the chance to speak may suffered major defeats. the are used to the right three hundred eleven the moves to the left two hundred ninety three for the first time ever m.p.'s voted to hold the government in contempt of parliament for refusing to disclose the legal advice it received on bracks it that's despite a vote last month ordering it to be released this house has now spoken on itself huge constitutional political significance it is i think a precedented for this house to find ministers in content the government has now promised to publish the legal advice and full. workout burns

a prime minister was dealt a perhaps even heavy blow m.p.'s vote to give themselves a greatest say on bracks it plans if may's deal is rejected next tuesday and that's looking likely but may was defiant is not easy when the passions run so deep but looking around this train but i know we can meet this moment so i promise you today this is the very best deal for the british people i ask you to back it in the best interests of all constituents and all country with divisions running deep in parliament and within her own party may faces a grueling four days of trying to win backing for her controversial deal. now for a look at some of the other stories making the news today u.s. prosecutors say michael flood a former national security advisor to president trump should not face jail time special counsel robert mueller cited substantial cooperation with the russian

investigators. resigned from his post last february after emerging like white house officials about a meeting i had with the russian ambassador in the lead up to the twenty sixth election. glasgow based artist charlotte project or has won the twenty eighteen turner prize britain's prestigious contemporary art award roger was awarded the prize for her autobiographical film bridget shaw on a mobile phone the film features a scottish countryside and explores her experience of coming out for. a handwritten letter from the nobel physicist albert einstein has sold for two point four million euros on and off the new york one and a half page so-called god letter was written in german in one nine hundred fifty four the philosopher eric good can it takes issue with the concept of religion and einstein's own jewish faith and is regarded as a key manuscript in the debate over science and religion. it is

a national day of mourning in the united states where a ceremony will be held for former president george bush senior services close to the public and will be held before family friends former u.s. presidents for dignitaries. bush's casket has been lying in state since monday in the u.s. capitol rotunda where mourners have been passing through pay their respects. well here in germany a george bush sr is of course best known and remembered as a u.s. president closely linked to the history of modern germany it was during bush's presidency that the berlin wall fell and the communist east germany collapse was reunited with his neighbor after forty years of division then and now german leaders give the forty first president of the united states states much of the credit for a lasting peace. which

was the moment germans had a way to for decades and while it was ronald reagan he famously called for the berlin wall to be toned down george bush sr was in office when it finally happened . hebert called the chancellor who oversaw reunification once described bush as a stroke of luck in his country's history saying that every united germany wouldn't have been possible without his help framework described as a tireless diplomat the forty first us president help soften the fronts after decades of animosity between washington and the eastern bloc and he vocally supported the idea of german reunification when other european countries were strongly opposed on the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall the call and former soviet leader mikhail gorbachev came together to mark the occasion the war could never be reduce your dream our dream. for one germany.

a free germany a proud germany that is thankfully regained its rightful place among the living nations of the earth. when news of his death broke bush diplomatic contributions to german unity were at the forefront of many people's minds. on the sidelines of a g. twenty summit in argentina german chancellor angela merkel expressed her condolences as well as an apparent sentimentality for a different era and transatlantic relations and would call quentin's a home that cold could always rely on his ally in the white house during george h.w. bush's presidency we experienced reliability and strength in the german american relationship and we'll never forget this experience forget. george bush's legacy isn't viewed without controversy in germany many citizens were

deeply opposed to his war on the gulf war that was co financed by their government . nevertheless most will remember george bush as a friend and a u.s. president who helped show what's possible when countries together. i'm joined now by a collier he's a professor for economics at the bard college here berlin focuses on german u.s. relations to morning as of a morning a george bush sr of course is celebrated in germany as the man who brought france and especially britain around to the idea of german unification. house he remembered here well he is remembered as being perhaps the good doctor the obstetrician who was there you know obstetricians don't make babies that's mom and dad here gorbachev helmut kohl. the german people that was what created the conditions for german unification but it was a difficult birth there was all sorts of issues with

a lot of resistance also older nice having that border mail down the warsaw pact withdrawal from german territory there were many things that could have gone wrong including as you mentioned the british and the french reservations about what this all could possibly mean in europe so i like i think the way george bush will be remembered it is as the obstetrician who handled a difficult birth so well that people have taken it for granted there were a lot of fears of the time of the reunited germany that it would be exceptionally powerful too powerful in a lot of ways george sr george bush sr sought to bring around the other nations by including germany in a partnership for peace the strategic partnership. berlin has never really been comfortable in that role as you know and i think that was premature to. bringing

germany to that level how mccoll rightly perceived that the next task was european unification germany within the larger european context was something that was part of his vision as well and i think that had to be settled and as we see you know nothing is settled long term this is a big task the architecture of european unification now once that really is completely successful then i could imagine germany as the european player really being one of many powerful nations in a multi-polar world but that was a little early and i think germany. as represented then by helmut kohl in. they realized that was just too much of a good thing even over and when we look at the nato foreign ministers meeting

yesterday in brussels the issue again as this come up and as an issue from back then is the i.n.f. treaty that was put together nine hundred eighty seven is unraveling now it's a treaty on mid-range nuclear weapons could we see a new arms race and inside of this new arms race in the new threats that the nato foreign ministers are saying russia represents with its new ballistic missiles that this gives an opportunity for germany to finally move into their closer role with america in spite of all the differences over trade right now. nations have interests it's german interest american interests to have peace in this part of the world and to maintain and create those conditions personalities individual presidents make a difference for good and for worse depending on who's there we saw with george herbert walker bush with ronald reagan teams of specialists people who have all sorts of experience in military political matters ok so we could see mutual

interests bringing the two together the long term these interests are the decisive ok from bard college berlin thanks very much welcome. it's to france now where president manuel mccall has climbed down from his unpopular increase in the filter came after three weeks of growing protests by the so-called yellow vests named after highly visible jackets have become known as their symbol uniforms and the televised address you know tax hikes would be suspended until next summer but the move has done little to appease the protesters. a french school going up in flames these images were filmed in toulouse but other images spread on social media showed similar scenes elsewhere high school students on strike for the second day the students so they want to voice their opposition to education reforms and show support for the yellow vista protests meanwhile on national t.v.

the french prime minister announced the government was suspending planned increases to fuel taxes for six months in response to the nationwide protests that could have another one xander has deep roots it's been brewing for a long time it's often stayed quiet ounce of discretion or pride. today it is being expressed with force and in a collective way one has to be deaf or blind not to see or hear it or. you don't all but there was also a clear warning the government would not tolerate further violence from the yellow vests so your new vigil need to move to get another day of protest is organized on saturday it must be authorized in must take place peacefully the interior minister will use all necessary means to enforce law and order. illo. sparked by an announced fuel tax hike the yellow based protests have now come to reflect more

widespread anger at the government that hit major cities causing damage and disruption over the last three weeks the government move is an attempt to quell the sun wrist but yellow vests supporters say it's too little too late. it's not a sign of appeasement it's just a storming tactic there's nothing there it's empty there's no specific explanation . but i don't think that's going to be enough to put this genie back into its bottle because now it's out and people are waiting for something else is an answer . the climbdown lizzi a threat of a setback for the president to manual mckown his approval ratings have slipped sharply in recent months and it's doubtful this policy u. turn piece to protesters. in sports it's taken over six years but christine girard has finally been awarded

her gold medal in a weight lifting from the two thousand and twelve london olympics the canadian was initially wore the bronze medal but urine samples from the two athletes ahead of her failed doping tests they were just qualified and has now been confirmed as the gold medalist at a special ceremony. all saying with doping in the court of arbitration for sport has handed curler alexander crucial netsky a four year bad not following a positive test at the olympics in february the russian and his wife and stasia were stripped of their mixed doubles bronze of the time of the games in south korea after tests for the banned substance dhoni m will be suspended for four years beginning last february. or china and the u.s. have called off for now their trade differences but the markets are so sure oh yes

they're somewhat cautious brian asian markets certainly are trading lower today as investors worry about the fate of a tariff truce between the u.s. and china those losses follows steep declines on wall street where shares tumbled over three percent on tuesday investors had originally welcomed news of a breakthrough in the trade dispute between the world's top two economies but conflict messages from u.s. president donald trump have dampened hopes of an easy resolution investors in the u.s. are also concerned about a fall in long term bond yields seen as a sign the american economy could be slowing down. meanwhile is looking to build an alliance with u.s. carmaker ford that's according to c.e.o. help it's diesel executives from v.w. b.m.w. and mercedes met was donald trump or a trump administration officials at the white house on tuesday to discuss trade german companies are hoping to get out of a twenty five percent tariff threatened by president strong as

a way to strengthen the domestic car industry is also considering building a second car plant the other two companies have also announced major investments. the u.s. market is exceedingly important for german car makers b.m.w. miss a.d.'s and v.w. although the market as a whole issue inking the german share of it is growing that means jobs in the three u.s. plants the companies directly provide employment for over thirty six thousand workers they make just over eight hundred thousand cars a year the u.s. side in the talks will certainly be interested in the company's investment plans interestingly enough the largest b.m.w. plant in the world is in spartanburg south carolina where the company's already invested nine billion dollars and a further eight hundred million dollars a plant by twenty twenty one those investments could be reduced if import tariffs were imposed on b.m.w. autos brussels is determined not to allow bilateral talks between german companies

and the u.s. government to undermine e.u. u.s. trade negotiations. this is not about some kind of trade issue questions of trade or dealt with by the european commission on behalf of the unanimous member states but the german carmakers are also major employers in the united states. there's good reason for them to be discussing things with the american administration like which investments and what kind of future german car makers see for themselves as american employers. b.m.w. mercedes invokes wagoner also unlikely to stand idly by while the trumpet ministration batters their profit margin after all they export cars and components to the u.s. with a total of almost thirty billion dollars. after a decade of nations south africa's economy may finally be turning around according

to new government numbers the nation has finally shaken off recession after its economy beat expectations last quarter. farms like peers help south africa turn its ill enough ptolemy round the agricultural sector expanded by over six percent last quarter. and the country's manufacturing sector was also in the black as it grew by seven and a half percent. it's welcome news for the real ramaphosa he promised to lead his country out of recession when he was soon to office in twenty seventeen. under the rule of his predecessor jacob zuma south africa's economy headed downhill with g.d.p. growth dropping from three percent to just over one percent and twenty seventeen before entering recession earlier this year. but things bounce back in the third quarter with two point two percent growth despite a weak showing from the country's critical mining industry. and also expect the

turnaround to continue into next year. but growth could still be hampered by state run energy provider s come to the side cut power to entire regions of the country for a six day running the pollock provider blamed the cuts on breakdowns in local power plants the country's power infrastructure has long been in bad shape and the cuts have had negative impacts on national productivity in the past. naples is associated with many things but not to a budding startup culture well think again an organization called that out if and then to do else young entrepreneurs to go into business for example by tapping into italians love of coffee. bringing his bicycle bell and singing she's happy she's on a paddle this card through the working class spanish quarter of naples forget queuing in coffee bars the twenty five year old entrepreneur takes his coffee to his clients down café he can go with the flow set up shop wherever there's foot traffic he has thirty clients there coffee then i move on to the next branch.

traditional thing is that this idea has come from the spanish quarter which is an area on the margins of society. but despite this there are young people who are willing to work and give it their all and with time can achieve results that it isn't done as is common in southern italy she's on no has no tail and cannot ask for money for his coffee people are free to give us they see fit that way he can't be arrested for not having a vendor's license and doesn't pay tax on his earnings most people pay one euro for a cup about the same as they pay in a bar she's on a has good reason to hope don cafe could lead to bigger and better things. this is the news live from berlin wall coming up at the top of the hour.

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