this is dean of u. news live from berlin trouble on the horizon for the trade war truce between beijing and walked into the global chief financial officer of chinese telecoms giant holloway has been arrested in canada she now faces extradition to the u.s. for allegedly breaching sanctions on iran also coming up. peace talks between yemen's warring parties are due to get under way today in sweden delegations from the saudi backed government and the who the rebels come together for the first time in two years is an end to the world's worst humanitarian crisis inside.

and it's on the macros last day as the leader of her conservative c.d.u. party will stay off the councilor but steps down as party chair after eighteen years at the helm the race to succeed or is on and it could mean a new direction for germany's conservatives. and a final farewell to a former american president to world leaders of hundreds of a funeral for george bush sr he should be buried in his home state of texas later today. i'm brian thomas thanks so much for joining us canada has arrested one of the biggest names in china's business world who is the daughter of the founder of chinese telecoms giant holloway she's. also one of its top global executives this

arrest is linked to alleged violations of american sanctions against iran she now faces extradition to the united states and the tension is set to spark new tensions between the u.s. and china. she's the chief financial officer of one of the biggest telecommunications equipment companies in the world now it's emerged that men one jew has been in custody in canada for days u.s. authorities appear to be seeking her extradition on charges of helping while way violate the u.s. trade embargo against iran further details of the allegations against her are still unknown but her arrest comes as while way faces increasing scrutiny from abroad. in the past u.s. lawmakers have described the company as a threat to national security saying its technology could be used for spying. other countries like australia and new zealand share those concerns and have found twelve ways equipment from being used in their high speed five g.

mobile networks. way has repeatedly denied those claims when news of meng's arrest broke china's embassy in canada have released a statement saying is firmly opposes i'm strongly protest the move the arrest comes at an especially sensitive time in u.s. chinese trade relations last weekend the country's leaders agreed to a ninety day truce in their months long trade dispute the u.s. decision to target one of china's most important tech giants is only likely to reignite tensions ok let's get the latest on the story now with correspondent linda hong joining us from singapore good morning linda how serious are these accusations . well these accusations have actually been a long time in coming of the key and this is quite serious in terms of affecting between both countries and you will affect both countries of the thais and is also

has to do this some espionage as well as i that people in that sense it's actually quite a serious offense because you do with the ten national security reasons well from you think well we've got if you know western security services not just the united states are accusing holloway this telecoms giant of spying for the chinese government what do we know about the relationship between this company holway and beijing leaders. well the don't always that u.s. state owned company for a very long time and he says actually we see quite a couple of fun in terms of research and development for telecommunication companies so a good relationship between the two countries is a religious the company actually quite strong on the sco. if you will what is going to mean between but for the relations between the us and china just at the time when we were hoping that the trade truce between them would

be holding. well some analysts are now expecting it to come up as a very strong point of contention doing the cohesion between the two countries because there's still a lot of kevin taking the spotlight off with that but that is actually a point of contention for a very long time and telling me that this is she going to come it comes off treaty between the two countries because technologically quali is a company that has come you know we have seen while we picking up because share all the market share globally and takes over i don't know if this actually is for. and in other news today united nations brokered peace talks between yemen saudi backed government and who the rebels aligned with around are set to start today in sweden the talks marked the first meeting between the two sides since twenty sixteen they're aimed at ending four years of war three discussions are expected to

focus on confidence building measures which over the brought to sweden by the un the delegation of who the rebels say they strive for peace the set to negotiate with yemen's government for the first time in two years. i think the delegates want to pray there framework for negotiation that's not how we hope to leave sweden with a final and full solution to end the conflict in yemen so that all yemenis no matter their political opinion can live in peace. un officials don't have such high hopes that the talks to be held at this castle outside stark home they don't expect a political settlement but at least steps towards deescalation. four years of conflict in yemen have left thousands dead and created what's been described as the worst humanitarian crisis in recent history. with the

country's economy crippled more than fourteen million people many of them children of facing starvation. there is only one message to those who are gathering today in sweden that is the message of peace for this brutal war the brutal war on children raging throughout the country for who long for that war to stop now . with the conflict locked in stalemate many hope the talks will result in a cease fire allowing food and aid to reach those who need it most. let's get more of this now from adam baron he's with a think tank european council on foreign relations he's covered yemen as a journalist speaks to us from beirut good morning out of talks set to begin today in sweden what are you expecting will we see deescalation truce what's likely to come out of them. i mean it at this point what's on the docket interest series of

discussions on our yes so things like prisoner exchanges potentially the reopening of sun air force we're also looking to potential issue the financial sector so it's not going to be from zero to one hundred and here it really is starting at zero if not less this is the first set of u.n. backed talks that have managed to take off for roughly two years ok we've already seen a prisoner release we've seen wounded who he's been flown out of the country with these kind of confidence building measures already in place could we see food starting to move to those who very much need supplies i mean that that's part of the end of it easing up some of the blockages but then what's also important. in a lot of cases even though you're dealing with under pressure is the food is there it's a matter of the fact that you can if that is their answer is the special cities people

just can't afford it. you have sky high unemployment rates and when you're dealing with the crisis that is when you know you know eight percent of yemen is in need of humanitarian assistance that's something that even a learned capsule you really need some sort of structural changes which will only come with you also looks ok the easing of the conflict this is very much a proxy war between saudi arabia and iran are they in some way in the background at these talks would start today. no i did it not in saudi arabia or certainly. an exaggeration suits very much a proxy war although now there certainly are rolled up essent there is certainly a strong domestic logic to a lot of its violence that being said you certainly know strong a strong chance that. you know if they don't like the way things are going you can see the country that was a prop the saudis have said these are the pollution they are taught fully although

remains to be seen with that watch me obviously you still have military earning on the ground and certain things particularly a move towards or to create it could really potentially. throw the talks off. so there's a lot at stake and a lot still moving in the background there and i'm baron for us from the european council on foreign relations thanks very much. now for a look at some of the other stories making the news today five u.s. marines are still missing after two american nor terry planes crashed off the coast of japan during a refueling exercise. the plays the planes were based ok now are they were carrying out scheduled training when they collided in midair off japan's southwest coast two marines have already been rescued. mexico city's first elected woman mare has been sworn into office cloudier shinedown announced her first order of business would be to dissolve the riot police saying police are there to protect

the people and not repress them mexican capital's riot police are often deployed to keep demonstrators in the city under control. cuba one of the countries with the most restrictive online access anywhere in the world is set to introduce mobile phone internet service but cubans eager to surf the web on the go will have to pay high rates communist run island is one of the last nations to allow mobile internet access. well here in germany and iraq draws to a close today as chance for all american steps down as leader of her conservative c.d.u. party whoever is elected to replace her at a party conference getting underway in hamburg today could become germany's next chancellor we have this look at michael's eighteen years at the helm of the christian democrats use a condom merkel's announcement in october came as a surprise europe's longest serving elected leader is aiming for something no

modern day chancellor has managed before a controlled exit from politics to me someone has pointed out that so i won't run again as party leader at the next e do you party conference in hamburg which is kind of you and. this is fourth term is my last chancellor of germany. macko became the first woman at the top of the c.d.u. in the year two thousand surprising nearly everyone the newcomer from the east led her party's break with its political idol helmut kohl over. party funding scandal in the core was her mentor the determination and power instinct the party saw there was also what it would get over the next eighteen years. those who refused to accept that the c.d.u. was no longer a gentlemen's club soon learned the hard way one by one her competitors had to go. after becoming chancellor two thousand and five machall took a c.d.u.

party on a political journey many criticized as a shift to the left setting conservative benchmark policies like military conscription and performing a u. turn on nuclear energy over the fukushima disaster in japan. by then her vaal as party leader and her role as chancellor had long become inseparable merkel's political brand as the one who guarantees stability was born. in the midst of the greek debt crisis she defended risking billions of german taxpayers' money by claiming there was no alternative. there is no alternative to supporting greece to secure the financial stability of the euro. vision merkel's noel turnitin also saw her keeping germany's borders open during what became known as the migration crisis in twenty fifteen the political challenge that still defines her

leadership. yes get caught if we were to ned to have that we can do this considering our european responsibility our humanitarian responsibility and our responsibility for germany then we wouldn't be the christian democratic union of germany but we are and that's why we can do this. so was long seen as a conservative party leader without an alternative to replace the fact that there are now several credible candidates is also fueling speculation over how much longer she can remain chancellor. there's a lot of speculation on that this morning spring indeed of your political correspondent kate brady in our parliamentary studio here in berlin good morning kate all america all stepping down as party leader bud saying she'll stay on this german chancellor until twenty twenty one cannot work. well barnet was of course macko herself who said for a long time that the party leadership in the office of chancellor go hand in hand

but of course that could prove to be difficult in the next two or three years and it's ready and comes into question whether she will make it to the end of this term and that all comes down to the question of who will replace as the c.d.u. party leader and that could be particularly problematic if one of the front runners friedrich matts is elected as her successor c.d.u. party leader tomorrow up in hamburg now at the moment he sits he sits over the heads of the supervisory board of the german branch of the asset management commanding blackrock and he without doubt would move the c.d.u. in a much more conservative direction were he to become her successor of course once upon a time he too was a young political hot shot in the conservatives in here in germany and he too was ousted from his position at the time as parliamentary group leader of the german conservatives by none other than angela merkel now he himself has said there is

nothing to be reconciled between the two but of course we will just have to wait and see until five days vote to see first if he is elected and if he were to become her successor things could get problematic and then bring her all thor to bring merkel's authours he as a german chancellor into question this is the beginning of the. euro zone. it certainly is of course as we heard there in the report she's been at the helm of the german conservatives now for the best part of two decades and also chancellor the first thirteen years as an entire generation here in germany that has known know of the german chancellor and of course the macro has so she's hardly made a dent in this current term in office have fourth and final term in office as chancellor and it's very much business as usual for macro particularly when it comes to international relations but of course the media and all the world leaders

all over eighty trying were beginning to imagine if not put pen for a europe and also a world stage without merkel and what that might look like in the future kate brady in our parliamentary studio this morning thanks very much and the united states the state funeral has been held for george bush sr a former president a war hero and the man who led the u.s. is the soviet union collapsed in the cold war drew to a close the ceremony in washington saw a rare gathering of all living american presidents and if you're a one political differences cut deep. former president george h.w. bush returning for the final time to the houston church where he was shaped. and where his final funeral service is to be held. earlier on wednesday he left washington for the last time. the bush family there to see him

off from the u.s. capitol rotunda. inside the national cathedral it was a who's who of world politics as bush's son george w. bush greeted three fellow former presidents and the current commander in chief donald trump. german chancellor angela merkel was there as well as other world leaders in tributes bush's military service in world war two was celebrated as well as his sense of humor he never slowed down. on the primary campaign trail in new hampshire once he grabbed the hand of a department store manic and asking for votes. when he realized his mistake he said never know god i asked. george w. bush to leave at the main unit a moment unique in american history a former president telling his father also a president goodbye and we're going to miss you your decency sincerity and kind

soul will stay with us forever. show through our careers let us know the questions of knowing and loving you are great and noble man. the best father assured her kid and. now back in the family's home state of texas the caskets will lie in repose in church before final farewells then the forty first president to be laid to rest and with him the ever he represented. we have some sports now on the protection of women in sports has been a big talking point this week after allegations of sexual abuse and sexism in football a conference for female football referees and coaches from around the world has been examining the issues here in berlin w. went along to find out more. it began with afghan women football is accusing male

officials of sexual abuse something the federation dinoire. then the first women's ballon d'or without a head was asked if she was able to twerk by the awards host this week has been a painful reminder of how women a still fighting for equality in sports at the discover football conference in berlin female referees and coaches from over twenty five countries have gathered to learn new skills and share stories of discrimination. it's an everyday thing first of all the spectators who ask or what's a woman doing me especially where you go over there the pretty much the technical meeting the see you are the very undersea what are you doing here women are not supposed to be doing this so sometimes off that introduction i was introduced also was an international effort and if the mission has been she's been doing this there for a while i have nothing to do because the game was on the other side's. photograph

he was about eighteen years old sitting inside the court because he wanted to take pictures said to me who are you why are you not in the kitchen. practical sessions were followed by a panel discussion with extra funding in better education progress can be made. it's not it's not on the blink of an eye it's needs time but i think people now are accepting the change and they're more aware about women's football and having people and role models women role models in the future this is going to make so. the focus is becoming clear women want people to talk about female sporting success not just men made controversy. usa gymnastics has filed for bankruptcy to help pay lawsuits linked to the sex abuse scandal which is envelop the governing body for the sport in the united states former national team doctor

larry nasser was jailed for sexual abuse earlier this year after more than three hundred fifty women testified against him last month the united states olympic committee started proceedings to try to disband usa gymnastics. over the monica news no one really wants to hear well prices could be headed upwards of a few people what could be but right now brian actually oil prices fell slightly today that a hands off the latest bi annual meeting of all producer group opec envy. and the meeting is expected to result in a supply cut aimed at draining a good lot of that house pulled down crude prices by thirty percent since october u.s. presidents donald trump has urged saudi arabia opec's de facto leader to refrain from output cuts in order to keep oil prices low but that's not in opec's interests it might through all drivers but countries relying on oil exports to finance their

economies on top be about current price levels for the last three months has been heading steadily downhill at the start of october a barrel of north sea brant crude stood at a respectable eighty six dollars by the end of november it was struggling at fifty seven dollars though it stabilized for now at sixty that's causing oil producers a lot of financial problems so much so that the organization of petroleum exporting countries has put production cuts high on the agenda of its latest vienna meeting. what we have. to do. and what to do with race or you or me should be tied to. the much. economics one zero one your output and supply falls prices rise. the u.s. is by far the world's largest oil producer at fourteen percent of output russia is the second largest candidate is way behind all three are not opec members uniting

fifteen countries opec is responsible for forty two percent of global oil production giving it the main sway over pricing the organization is most important single member is saudi arabia which alone pumps thirteen percent of the world's crude supply. but not everybody is happy about the idea of falling supply and rising prices least of all u.s. president donald trump he appealed to opec on twitter not to cut output at the same time though nano tech member russia said it's ready to implement output cuts as has opec heavyweight saudi arabia the talk in vienna is of a one percent production cut. in uganda tensions have been growing between small ugandan traders and chinese business operating in the country the growing competition has stoked a local resentment including protests now ugandan soldiers have been deployed as security guards and chinese businesses in the wake of

a spate of robberies. chinese hotelier you've been has lived in uganda for fifteen years been says uganda's government has assured himself to call for his business all this time. he acts and i must i wouldn't promise and. in uganda where you met the factory and the good or for your kind of people. a lot of your kind of people come to get a job and that this is being your hair people can develop saw in free to don't worry and buy the factory the safety. but not all the chinese nationals in uganda i like being. the police see the cases of fifty at chinese owned businesses of lightning creased. this is forced uganda's president you were in was having to order for military intervention there have been some threats by

criminals or no or no investors this is an acceptable under steps being taken to ensure that. investors be local or international are protected. our chinese friends have raised concerns and. we've responded to them. seventy says the chinese of created many jobs for ugandans and he cannot risk frustrating them i'm going out to the jail and. it should not be the case. a little prayer. for uganda who really wanted to pull them. over fifty thousand chinese live in uganda many are engaged in construction mostly funded by their government others are in trade and manufacturing but have often

clashed with low cause especially in running small scale businesses. the military deployment is primarily to crack down on robot but might as well safeguard the chinese against hostile locals. and is a reminder of the top story we're following for you. the chief financial officer of chinese telecoms giant weiwei has been arrested in canada mahjong moon now faces extradition to the us allegedly breaching sanctions on iran. this is the news live from berlin well coming up at the top of the alembic. move.

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a self-contained vegetable farm which they want to put on mars. is this a step towards a line from another planet. cut to learn how to do it in sixty minutes long t.w. . continental is reinventing itself. as africa's tech scene discovers it's true potential. inventors entrepreneurs and high tech professionals talk about their visions successes and day to day business. it's. history in the everyone. is a mathematician. digital

africa starts december twelfth w. . over the course of his short life germany's far right a.f.d. party has never had it so good more than one hundred seats in the federal parliament and representatives in each of the sixteen regional assemblies my guest this week here in berlin is the party's deputy leader georg buys that ski what kind of party is the a.f.p. growing up to be.