more from our two part documentary starts december eighth on w. . this is lot for trouble ahead for the trade war truce between beijing and washington a global corporate officer of chinese telecom giant holloway has been arrested in canada she now faces extradition to the u.s. for allegedly violating sanctions on iran. also coming up it's anglo-american last day as the leader of germany's conservative party she is stepping down after

eighteen years as party chair her successor set to be chosen tomorrow electronical see out her term as chancellor. members of the oil cartel opec meet and their differences over cutting production opec's de facto leader saudi arabia is under pressure from washington to maintain output and cheap oil prices low. also coming up shattered dreams after a video of a soccer crazy afghan boy went viral his dream came true when he met his idol you know massey but two years later he is the face of afghans who have lost everything to the taliban. i'm sorry so much gonna thank you for joining us canada has arrested one of the biggest names in china's business world men one jew was the daughter of the founder of chinese telecoms giant way and one of its top global executives now beijing is

calling for her release. you know that china has expressed our solemn position to canada and the us regarding the case. demands that they immediately clarify the reason for the arrest. form release the detainee issues and shift guard the legitimate rights and interests of the detainee . all men's arrest has been linked to alleged violations of american sanctions against iran and she now faces extradition to the u.s. 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 jew has been in custody in canada for days u.s. authorities appear to be seeking her extradition on charges of helping qual 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 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 on 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 disputes the u.s. decision to target one of china's most important tech giants is only likely to

reignite tensions. let's get the latest on the story with a hanging in singapore hi andrea we heard the chinese foreign ministry demanding an explanation what is behind these accusations that men want you violated u.s. sanctions on iran while the claims against being one so right now are violations of the sanctions that the u.s. has on iran and particularly. delivering and shipping u.s. origin products to iran which we all which is. that the sanctions exist now whether those products. or not remains to be known so there's no real way of knowing what exactly these products are and truth be told the u.s. has actually been conducting. itself as a company for the past couple of years particularly since november sixteenth which

is even before trump was me president we should say the u.s. and other countries have warned of national security risks in using way equipment it's even banned from some of their high speed five g. networks what do they say that beijing has actually been doing while the thing is deejaying is currently being accused by these countries or it's been alleged that. in cyber security issues and a lot of it has to do with the you as well the u.k. has also mentioned you know while we being intrusive in its networks national security and spying sickly the two biggest allegations against what we all the while we maintains that they have not any kind of control now. the u.k. and the u.s. on the only ones standing behind this accusation australia and new zealand are also

joining the free which is the chinese government say about those accusations. well the chinese government has not said anything specific to the while we case but while we itself has come forward to specify that and insists that there has not been any government meddling or control over the company and there's no real way of knowing whether that is true or not. already debuts for us in singapore thank you very much. now to some other stories making headlines around the world iranian state media say at least three people have been killed and several wounded in a suicide bomb bombing in the southern port of chapa hard at the ready said the attackers set off the explosion outside police headquarters so far there has been no claim of responsibility. afghanistan's election wash dog has declared all the votes cast in kabul during october's parliamentary election as invalid the board

said there were twenty five reasons for the decision clued in major fraud and mismanagement the election took place under the threat of a taliban violence so far results have only been the claritin fourteen of thirty three provinces. a former australian archbishop found guilty of covering up child sex abuse in the catholic church has had his conviction overturned an australian court ruled in favor of philip wilson's appeal and freed him from detention wilson was 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. . and q one of the countries with the most restricted 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 pretty high rates the communist run island is one of the last nations to allow mobile internet access. here in

germany and iran draws to a close today as chancellor angela merkel steps down as leader of her conservative c.d.u. party a party conference is getting underway in hamburg today where delegates will elect merkel's replacement and possibly germany's next chancellor let's look now at merkel's eighteen years at the helm of the christian democrats. congo 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 miss when his father talked it so i won't run. again as party leader at the next city 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 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 of 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. vision merkel's no alternative 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 if we were to no doubt that we can do this considering our european responsibility our humanitarian responsibility and our responsibility for germany then we wouldn't be the christian democrats 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 what is next for the chancellor and her party let's bring in our political correspondent kate brady for more on the story hi kate so as we heard the chancellor will step down as party

leader but she does want to stay on as the german chancellor until twenty twenty one can that really work. well that is indeed mackerels plan and the question then really is will she be able to depending on which candidate her party the c.d.u. decides to vote in those her successor come friday this ideal plan of macros to stay as on as the chancellor until twenty twenty one really could become quite problematic particularly if the one of the front row has friedrich met actually is voted in as her successor as the c.d.u. party leader now matts is quite well known in the german political stage for being much more conservative than mirko so we could see him indeed taking the c.d.u. party in a much more conservative direction and away from the sense of ground which we've seen merkel move the conservatives towards over the last two decades at the top of

the cd you paul thirty of course as well the coalition at the moment is already very fragile it's a coalition between germany's conservatives macro's conservative policy and the social democrats so any kind of friction that between maps if he was to become the c.d.u. party leader and in the position of chance of the could spell real trouble for germany's government ok so they could have a tough time working together what about the other two contenders for the party chair would they also signal a new direction. well i think whichever candidate comes out on top on friday is certainly going to change things within the party as the other two front runners are thirty eight year old son who you know as the as they go kind of ambitious politician on the scene but over to you a lot of people all ruling him out and saying that maybe perhaps in ten years time he might stand more of a chance but he is

a very vocal critic of macro particularly when it comes to migration policy and so we could definitely see him to moving the party back to its more traditional conservative roots then we also have an agreement carol who for a long time was seen as the heir apparent and a favorite of holes to fill her shoes she not as conservative as maps or bombs but at the same time she is certainly more conservative and holds these conservative traditions and values much closer to a hot particularly when it comes to politics than for example machall so we will certainly see a more conservative a shift to the right and more conservative direction regardless of which candidate becomes macko successor c.d.u. party leader the question then is to what extent and how conservative in so will extent this party will move in the conservative direction whatever has happened this really is the beginning of the end of the era isn't it. it really is after

eighteen years at the top of the cd you thirteen years as chancellor of germany things also only winding down at first glance but for america she's barely made a dent in the final term in office as the german chancellor so there's still a lot to be done over the next three years also particularly when it comes to international relations but of course international media as well as media here in germany and other world leaders are already planning and trying to envisage what a europe what germany and what the world stage might look like one's leaves what she says leaves politics event and is no longer a german chancellor come twenty twenty one. kate brady for us thank you very much to the us now where people have been saying a final farewell to one of their former presidents george h.w. bush

a war hero and the man who led america as the soviet union collapsed and the cold war drew to a close. 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. 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 mannequin asking for votes. when he realized his mistake he said never no got 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 care and soul will stay with us forever. show through our tears let us know the questions of knowing and loving you are great and noble may not. the best for all they are assured her daughter caylee. 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.

now again in his warring sides have been trading demands ahead of peace talks due to get underway shortly the u.n. brokered talks are bringing together yemen saudi backed government and who the rebels aligned with iran the meeting is taking place in a remote part of sweden previous peace efforts have failed and the focus today is likely to be on building confidence between the two sides the conflict in yemen has killed at least ten thousand people since two thousand and fifteen and triggered what the u.n. calls the world's worst humanitarian crisis it says millions of people are suffering from severe hunger. now you may remember this little afghan boy from a couple of years ago mortaza amati had the headlines after being pictured wearing a little messy football shirt made out of a plastic back now though internet fame has given way to the harsh realities of life in afghanistan his family has been forced to flee their home because of the

taliban. it was a story which captured the hearts of millions. when pictures of murtaza ahmadi wearing a makeshift little missy shirt fashioned out of a carrier bag were uploaded to facebook it was quickly avoidable sensation. his dreams of meeting his idol then became reality when he was invited to leave barcelona for a friendly match in qatar a magical moment for the football mad five year old but two years on those happy times were distant memory after taliban soldiers attack their afghan village moataz or his family were forced to flee their homes what's more than our seven year old's international fame has brought unwelcome attention back home. some men were chasing us saying ever since our son became famous our family has become rich because messi gave us money. we didn't care but when the taliban got closer to our place then our lives are in danger when we turn

a profit. now living in kabul with his mother but taza dreams of being reunited with his hero a world away from war torn afghanistan. i like messi a lot i want to live close to him i want him to take me out of this place. one of more than three hundred thousand afghans that fled their homes due to violence since the beginning of twenty eighteen alone murtaza story isn't unique but the boy dubbed mini missy by the media provides a recognizable face for their plight. now usa gymnastics has filed for bankruptcy to help pay lawsuits linked to the sex abuse scandal that's enveloped 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 last month the united states olympic

committee started proceedings to try to disband usa gymnastics. and monica's you're with business now we're looking at the risk of oil prices monica headed higher that's that's the aim that's at least what opec would like to see by cutting output but opec has made a plan to cut in oil output effectively conditional on the contribution from opec producers russia that is according to opec delegates who are in vienna right now for the oil producer cartels latest bi annual meeting u.s. president donald trump has urged saudi arabia opaques defacto leader to refrain from output cuts in order to keep oil prices low but that is not in opec's interests it might through 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 a job or

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 you say for you or me you should be tied. to see. 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 canada's 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 heavyweight saudi arabia the talk in vienna is of a one percent production cut. for more on that story let's cross over to pakistan but it's a man of the front for the stock exchange this week so paul opaque is aiming to cut output is now says that of cutting it out of just enough in order to get the right price for oil but they're waiting for russia it appears to go ahead. yes indeed they are the russian energy minister is actually flying back to moscow to

speak with a prism of living near putin about this and then come back friday with hopefully decision russia has agreed to cut by about one hundred fifty thousand barrels per day but opaque once. pretty much double that the with russia arguing that it's harder for them to cut in time of winter when the weather is cold it is an interesting power play and russia has been playing hard to get even before the meeting. and it can do because it has grown closer to opec in recent months and for opec it is in the interest to have a general consensus about how much can be cut so everyone profits as much as they can while opec controls about forty forty three percent of the entire market just saudi arabia the u.s. and russia who are not part of the opec control nearly the same amount so it doesn't make sense to get everyone on the same line indeed talking about the

general market i believe that the german dax has fallen below the eleven thousand to mach why's that. yeah lots of different factors playing into that today the. who always situation obviously with the c.f.o. in custody. possibly sparking more issues in the u.s. china trade conflict so that's one of the big worries me with also got brad said. we have. the opec decision that's somewhat unclear right now all of that is weighing on investors and. all it is about to be christmas and with no sign of a christmas rally you know people want to make sure they've got a good enough money in their pockets and take out the risk ok it's from a somewhat subdued mood to the front with the exchange thank you so much. it is a milestone for millions of cubans as off today they will be able to access the

internet on their mobile phones with a new three g. network cuba is one of the world's least connected to countries only five years ago the internet was largely only available at the island's tourist hotels well that's about to change now. cuba's like far behind most countries in web access whether because of a lack of cash for a long running u.s. trade embargo or government fears about the flow of information but with public wife i hope spots cybercafes and slowly hooking up homes to the web havana has made connectivity a priority now a range of mobile phone packages has to be rolled out as well it's a c.m. but i didn't ask for children december the sixth at eight am we will have a very specific set time for this the internet service will open for mobile phones this is been something that the people have long been on tis a paging. many cubans complain about having to brave insects and the elements but the public hotspots which also like privacy. is great imagine being at home and

already being connected i don't have to get up and go to a park and find a hot spot. however thirty dollars for a thirty day four gigabyte package the new network will be beyond the reach of many even if the government says it will boost the economy and help the country defend its revolution online. well here in europe today is a favorite day of the year for kids and adults alike in many countries the sixth of december is st nicholas day the figure on which santa claus is based it's known here in germany as nicolaus and it's all abraded with a frenzy of sugary gift giving throughout the country while the quick confectionery industry here has produced one hundred forty five million chocolate santas this year for the festivities that's likely more than last year two thirds of that will be sold to retailers here at home the rest goes to export worldwide the amount

of sustainably produced chocolate santas has been expanding rapidly in recent years in two thousand and eleven only three percent of them were sourced sustainably last year that share had grown to fifty five percent and of course making exquisite confectionery is also hard work and to do it the sector employs a total of around fifty five thousand workers so a busy day for everyone involved as a certainly for those who are munching the chocolate santas so wherever you are doing that the d.w. business team here we wish you all a happy nicholas day and with that this is d.w. news a live from berlin wall coming up at the top of the hour see you then.

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