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in sweden between humans warring parties are due to get underway soon delegations from the saudi backed government and the who the rebels come together for the first farm in two years is an end to the world's most worst humanitarian crisis perhaps. and. and the song america's last days the leader of her conservative c.d.u. party will stay on as chancellor but steps down as party chair after the teen years of the health of the race to succeed her song and it could mean a new direction for germany's conservatives. and a final farewell to a former u.s. president world leaders attend a state funeral board george bush sr three buried in his home state of texas later today.

our brian todd thanks so much for joining us canada has arrested one of the biggest names in china's business world. is the daughter of the founder of chinese telecoms giant hardway and one of its top global executives the rest is linked to alleged violations of american sanctions against iran she now faces extradition to the united states beijing is demanding her release and asian stocks have tumbled on the news. she's the chief financial officer of one of the biggest telecommunications equipment companies in the world now it's emerged that man wang ju 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 far away 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. let's get the very latest on the story now and bring in d.-w. asia business correspondent linda hong joining us from singapore linda what's

behind the accusations that man was you violated u.s. sanctions against iran. well this accusation has been ongoing since around april already and the sanctions as a teaching tool being u.s. authorities have been probing qual week which is the wall block just tell complete complete but make up for allegedly should being us everything that iran and other countries in violation of u.n. . sanctions they have actually been is that the gating this case and this issue people quite. ok it's not just the united states a number of western secret services accused telecoms giant wall way of spying for the chinese government what does it say beijing has been doing. well they are actually saying that because holly is actually pretty closely connected with the government. that the. father

is actually a fall off the people that the nation. as well as and the like a member of the communist party so that's quite close the relations as this has got to do with geopolitics and take the fall we actually have got a long money could develop five g. networks and we all know that five g. is coming wireless network and quality is also one of the largest ones so there's a actually quite a bit of concern that folly by actually be having doing some so-called spying for people for china on the rest of the government ok now what have been the reactions in beijing to this arrest and and how's it going to affect trade towers. well that's what she's been kind of tensions that we have a chief thing to say but she didn't also following us eighty four and then after this news it's very much to do with phases well on behalf of the chinese government

. to. have discussions and negotiations with the u.s. on the clean plate and they actually saw it off fuck off pension all reignite that tension definitely good tension on both sides particularly for chinese because. she told all information on the job on the charges what she's being charged with so there's definitely going to be reuniting of trade tensions going forward you know views in the home for us and singapore thanks very much. well in other news united nations brokered peace talks between yemen saudi backed government and who's the rebels aligned with iran are set to start today in sweden the talks marked the first meeting between the two sides since two thousand and sixteen and are aimed at ending four years of war today's discussions are expected to focus on confidence building measures. we go over there brought to sweden by the u.n.

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 create a framework for negotiation and we hope to leave sweden with a final and full solution to end the conflict in yemen so that all yemenis no matter of their political opinion can live in peace the more. u.n. officials don't have such high hopes that the talks to be held at this costal 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 sri then that is the message of peace for this brutal war the brutal war on children raging throughout the country for too 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. now from. the think tank the european council on foreign relations is covered yemen is a journalist speaks to us from beirut good morning our talks set to begin today in sweden what are you expecting deescalation truce what's likely to come out of them . i mean it at this point what's on the docket or a series of discussions on a variety. of things like prisoner exchanges potentially the reopening of some air

force we're also looking at potential issues for the financial sector so it's not going to be from zero to one here and here it really is starting at zero if not last this is the first set of u.n. back tops that it managed to taper off for 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 and that that's part of the end easing up some of the blockages but then what's also reported. 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 a crisis that is when you know you know eight percent of young is in need of humanitarian assistance that's something that even a learned capsule you really need some sort of structural changes which were only i'm with you also 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 didn't even i'm sorry or certainly if i'm an exaggeration it's very much a proxy for although now there is certainly a role essent there is certainly a strong domestic logic to a lot of kids are not being said is certainly a strong a strong chance that. you know if they don't like the way things are going you would see that interest for those on the saudis how sad is are the pollution so that they are thoughtfully all the means to be seen with that watched me obviously you still have military music earning only call a stake and

a lot still moving in the background there and i'm barren forest from the european council on foreign relations thanks very much now for a look at some of the other stories making the news today a former australian archbishop found guilty of covering up child sex abuse has at his conviction overturned a mistrial in court ruled in favor of philip wilson's appeal of freedom from detention catholic archbishop i've been the world's most senior catholic to be convicted of hiding abuse which was committed by a pedophile priest in the one nine hundred seventy s. . mexico city's first elected woman mary has been sworn into office claudia announced her first order of business would be to dissolve the city's riot police saying police are there to protect the people not oppress them the mexican capital's riot police are often the point to keep demonstrators in the city under control. cuba one of the countries with the most restricted online access

anywhere in the world is said to introduce mobile phone internet service but cubans eager to surf the web on the go will have to pay very high rates the communist run island is one of the last nations to allow mobile internet access. well here in germany draws to a close. steps down as leader of her conservative c.d.u. party whoever is elected to reprise replace her at a party conference getting underway in hamburg today could become germany's next chancellor we have this look at eighteen years at the helm of the christian democrats. going to 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 her controlled exit from politics to meet acted so i won't run again as party leader at the next cd you party conference in hamburg. this is fourth term is my last as the

chancellor of germany. merkel 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 even though it 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 vote 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. zone. merkel's noel targeted reasoning 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 and yet gets caught if we were to nag dave that we can do this considering our european responsibility our humanitarian response ability 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. america herself 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. so let's look at some of the alternatives more on this let's bring in to be a political correspondent kate brady in our parliamentary studios here in berlin good morning kate all of machall stepping down as party leader but she says she'll be staying on as german chancellor until twenty twenty one cannot work. it certainly could work but things could become problematic depending on the party selects to morrow in hamburg as her successor is a cd party leader and that could become particularly difficult if one of those candidates friedrich maps is elected as the c.d.u. party leader he currently heads

a supervisory board for the asset management company blackrock and he will certainly move the party move the cd into a more conservative direction and away from the center ground of germany's political spectrum where we've seen map move the c.d.u. over the last couple of decades so that could then certainly prove to be problematic for all and live machall should be elected and that would then question well. as the chancellor. what about the two other contenders for party chair would they signals well a new direction for the conservatives we could certainly see a little bit of change there are two of the main front runners as we have he's younger thirty eight and also we could see with him if he were elected leader we could see the party moving in a more conservative direction he's a very vocal challenger and critic of merkel particularly when it comes to migration policy and then at the same time you also have an a critic karrenbauer

who is has at least been dubbed here in germany in recent weeks as a mini machall or even the current for the leadership over this but even for her this is the label of being a mini macko is something which she tried she's tried to distance herself from in recent weeks during this leadership race so we certainly could see a shake up without doubt within the c.d.u. party but it just depends as to how big that change and that shift will be ok no matter who is going to be this is the beginning of the end of the miracle here it is. it certainly is she's been at the helm of the c.d.u. for eighteen years she's been chancellor of germany for thirteen has an entire generation here in germany that has known no other chancellor now of course it is business as usual for math she's hardly made a dent in her current and final term in office as chancellor and the still to be

done particularly when it comes to international relations but of course already media both here in germany and abroad and world leaders over to begin to envisage or imagined even prepare for war a europe on what a world without muckle on the world stage might look like kate brady in our parliamentary studio thanks very much to the united states now where the state funerals been held for george bush sr a former president war hero the man who led the u.s. as the soviet union collapsed in the cold war drew to a close the ceremony in washington saw a rare gathering of all living u.s. presidents in an era when 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 helped. early 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 an apartment store manik and asking for votes . when he realized his mistake he said never no got 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 cares let us know the blessings of knowing and loving you are great and noble man. the best for all they are assured older kid ok. 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. and we have more of that story at a web site t w dot com some sports now in usa gymnastics has filed for bankruptcy to help pay lawsuits went to the sex abuse scandal which is enveloped the governing body for that's board 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 the usa gymnastics. like all spectators and athletes attending the twenty twenty tokyo olympics may have to set their alarm clocks early but organizers proposing dawn starting times to negate the city's tense summer heat temperatures in tokyo hitting of course over. forty degrees this year organizers have requested events such as the marathon to start as early as five thirty am the expected high temperatures have been an ongoing issue after the solution of introducing daylight savings time was squashed earlier this year. also an early start that something for you and me is that it is every day more here not such good news for drivers or oil prices headed upwards not quite but it could happen quite soon because oil prices first of all fell slightly today that ahead of

the latest bi annual meeting of all produce a group in vienna the meeting is expected though to result in a supply cot aimed at draining egg lots of that has pulled down crude prices by thirty percent since i tell the u.s. president on how to trump has urged saudi arabia opec's defunct a leader to refrain from output cuts in order to keep oil prices low but that is not in opec's interests it might throw drivers but countries relying on oil exports to finance their economies on top be about current price levels for the last three months all has been heading steadily downhill at the start of the toba 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 in fifty's. and what wasn't right for you or me you should be tied to. a much better since you came. back you know makes want to warn you about potent 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 us president donald trump he appealed to opec on twitter not to

cut output at the same time though none opec member russia said it's ready to implement output cuts as has opec heavyweights saudi arabia the talk in vienna is of a one percent production cut. of a more and opaque and the oil market in general i'm joined by claudia kemp energy expert at the german institute for economic research good to have you with us let's let us start briefly with well the unity or not unity disunity of opec i mean saudi arabia of course the fact a leader of opec is it still speaking for all the other member states i would say no because the opec a small fragment they do not speak with one voice and we see that three countries at this moment play an important role on the international on market that is first saudi arabia that this russia and the u.s. so it's not opec who place really a big role on the international or market especially when it comes also to the

price cartels however of course we've seen qatar already announcing that it will leave opaque is this just the tip of the iceberg i would say yes but we see that the opec is losing a power more and more and the qataris create some result out of out of this shrinking power of the opec and we will see how it will go on but of course it's important to russia we do and what the u.s. itself will will do because they are becoming more country and they are increasing their our production and are interested also although the opposite they're interested in high oil prices now of course i mean there we have a quite interesting set of brush on the one side the united states on the other not necessarily seeing eye to eye on many many issues and then you have saudi arabia in between what common interests to saudi arabia pursue with russia where they're interested of course and high oil prices of course there have also some connections

on other political issues but they are both interested on high oil prices because their country is very much rely on oil exports and the income which comes out of it and this is one reason why they stick together and want to have. high oil price now but will be defied donald trump and he mocked the saying you know don't talk to oil prices why trump is ambiguous because of the one hand he says we want to have low or lower gasoline prices in that in his country for his voters on the other hand who represents also the oil fracking industry and they want to have high or prices so i would say the opec a will most likely also agree on an opec reduction production reduction or cut of or oil production but we will see how trump reacts definitely very soon afterwards i'm sure about that glad you came for it energy expert at the german institute for economic research thank you so much

for your time thank you and here's now a reminder of the top stories we're following for you. the chief financial officer chinese telecoms giant while way has been arrested in canada camacho who now faces extradition to the u.s. for allegedly breaching sanctions on iran. and sweden is said to host peace talks begin then bringing together the saudi backed government and the iran aligned hutu rebels the war has claimed tens of thousands of lives and led to what the u.n. says is the world's worst humanitarian crisis the food you're watching he doesn't use live from berlin what coming up at the top of the alex you then. going to move.

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