arms are come strong from. this. report say that france and germany had to compromise over a controversial pipeline process try to put the brakes on balance plans on a new gas link with russia north stream to which if you look at new terms for the project it apparently broke the deadlock also coming up dreams gone up in smoke

a fire tears through the training camp in rio based on flamingo killing at least ten. also on the program for growing shock artists isto thailand's king says she will enter the race to be the country's next prime minister but of course still has to decide if she can drop. class models international film festival itself director and or not a share of the kindness of strangers opens the event the first of several films by women directors in this year's competition. france and germany have reached a compromise over the controversial nord stream two gas pipeline the project by russian state energy firm got from would deliver gas to germany under the baltic

sea from russia a collision had been on the cards after france appeared to set to back tied to your regulations which would have affected construction of the pipeline six hundred kilometers of the nord stream to pipeline have already been installed but the political problem surrounding it has still yet to be resolved this week france added its voice to those feeling uneasy about the project. this is what's at stake the pipeline would transport gas from russia to germany via the boat dixie the project in its current form is operated by the russian state energy company gazprom. and that's exactly what critics including president trump of the united states object to. the dependency from russian gas increase jessica lee with us knew a pipeline and that's the reason why they construct that and it contradicts

obviously the european goals not only of the energy union but in the future we will see less gas demand because of climate policy and this is the reason why this pipeline is completely on a canonical fronts prize its allies on thursday saying it plan to back e.u. proposals to extend the block's energy rules to cover gazprom but now a draft document suggests paris and berlin will together insist the e.u. member state where the line first connects should enforce the rules. and for the very latest barbara reason joins me now from brussels barbara we were reporting that france was going to vote against germany on the pipeline but not seems they've reached a last ditch compromise what can you tell us. the compromise and tails partly that the power struggle big between the european commission and the member states in this case germany to. germany so the german government will sort of stay in the driving seat was for the negotiations about the future of the project this will not

go to brussels so that is one aspect and the other aspect is that ukraine will be included because if we listen to what the french government said yesterday we are not for or against north stream but we want to sort of safeguard the interests of ukraine as a transit country and security there that means that there is a clause has been included into this compromise paper that means that ukraine will in the future remain a transit country that ukrainian interests and the government there is relying heavily on the transit of gas will be somehow safeguarded for the future so these seem to be the main two elements that to make up the compromise if possible but for germany barbara a lot is at stake with this north stream to gas pipeline but there is opposition within europe to this tragic what are the main concerns. and the main concerns of

course came from eastern european countries for different reasons some like poland were always opposed to the project because they said the ties germany too closely to russia it bypasses sort of some parts of poland that we're getting gas through ukraine and they generally saw this is sort of pandering to president putin and sort of politically highly unwelcome other countries were not quite as critically critical but generally germany had very few allies in this if you look at it it was only like belgium austria the netherlands that were sort of still sticking to the german line towards the end france making sort of up for the balance and now they've turned away and said ok we need to treat this differently and sort of break the deadlock on this so it was always a project that had more critics then really people said ok this is

a super good idea and it was seen in a way as it is good to stickle german economic project but this project has been underway for quite a while why is it's become such an issue now because times change politically of course i'm retired i mean the situation we have now after the russian intervention in ukraine after the international national trouble was russian meddling in elections and referenda and this and that and the other the the political atmosphere overall internationally has completely changed and the attitude towards the kremlin has changed for many people so when this was started and nor stream one the predecessor project that goes back to the time around two thousand so it was completely different and today the criticism at the whole attitudes towards russia has hardened and germany somehow has to take that into account right bob in brussels thank you very much. now the chairman of the

upcoming munich security conference both on dismissed signs of a rift between france and germany and north stream two he said there was no link between that and a french president in london luttrell's cancellation of a joint appearance the german shots on the america of the c.s. conference was going to sing that to a detail be that the european project is still strong he also touched upon some of the other issues expected to come up at next week's meeting even if president michel isn't going to speak himself in munich we will have plenty of other senior representatives of the french government in munich to explain french positions. there will be a huge american delegation congressional delegation there will be a half a dozen german ministers etc etc so i think the purpose which i which is important to me the purpose to demonstrate in munich that the european union is alive and

kicking that purpose can still be maintained knowledge. in times where it may appear that the european project is faltering fishing i made a strong plea for european unity for me it's very important that we demonstrate is specially to the anglo-saxon community that. the impression that may be created elsewhere that because of breck's it the european integration project is about to crumble that that's wrong actually popular support for the european union in most countries is up not down. and beyond europe with the recent standoff between the us and russia if the i.m.f. missile treaty issue no want of a new politics of rivalry. we have enough in common between even russia and the united states to try to work together to

put cooperation to put integration. above the kind of rivalry which seems to be the motto of twenty nine and we will need to talk about that next week and in munich we'll have some pretty tough hard talk i hope in order to clarify what the priorities of responsible leadership need to be twenty nineteen. that was well the chairman of the munich security conference telling not to brazil the ten people have died in a fire at the rio based club mango at least three others were injured at the blaze broke out before dawn on friday in a training facility at the club unconfirmed reports that some victims may have been teenagers when the flamingo youth team was sleeping at the center at the time the

state of the actuating center had opened just two months ago because of the fire is still not known. for more on that story i have dave bronczek from both desk with me dave you're monitoring the situation. from here what more can you tell us about this incident unfortunately because the news is so breaking it's hard to give too many more details of course we know it so you tragic story no matter what exactly the details are. as you mentioned that there are ten confirmed killed and three at least injured people in this fire. which is really something that's quite shocking and it's also unconfirmed who exactly of these victims are none of them have been identified but the fire did occur at one of the dormitories of the youth training facility at this football club flamenco which leads some to believe that it could possibly be some nice players but it's

also it could be staff so it's still unclear who exactly was involved. and as you also mentioned these facilities were really brand new in the state of the art they just finished really a big investment in them and a large upgrade in their youth facility is just two months ago so it was also totally unexpected but so quickly something like this could happen and in a sort of bizarre turn this follows really to rental rain that's swept throughout rio last night that was actually really quite tame to. so following off incredible rains with a fire like this was also something that just seems totally shocking and adds a little bit to just what we need and so many open questions to and dave nothing one goal is not the most well known clamps and in brazil what kind of deeper questions with this incident tap on the club do you think it's difficult to talk specifically about repercussions because there are still so many details that we need to wait a bit and find out what exactly happened because of the fire is unknown and so from

that perspective it's really far too soon to be talking about repercussions or what exactly happened but as you mentioned flamenco it's a massive club. it's the biggest most well supported and richest club in all of brazil they are internationally known. it's also just of course this is a tragedy and no matter what context it happens but when you think of a football club like flamenco in a football crazy city like rio de janeiro and then in a football crazy country like brazil it only really adds to the tragedy and so it would be hard not to assume that shock when you start going to ripple through brazil and through the entire international soccer community that's right that's a very sad incident we just have to wait for more details to come in dave been extremely the sports desk thank you very much for being us up to date. you're watching the news coming up ahead football in million azhar usman means

identified when the plane crash in the english channel as tributes for and we look back on a tragic story. but first some other stories making news around the world and the british prime minister to resign they will hold talks with irish counterparts. in dublin later may is seeking changes to the super backstop a plan to avoid a return to a hard border in ireland the backstop is the main sticking point in the brics if they go seasons. the c.e.o. of amazon jeff bizarre has accused the publisher of the u.s. tabloid the national enquirer of trying to blackmail him because he was alleges the company i threatened to publish intimate photos he allegedly sent to his girlfriend it was a latest twist in a week's long battle between bizarre and the company. a sixteen year old boy has been pulled out alive from the rubble of wednesday's building collapse in istanbul

the fourteenth person to be rescued from the wreckage eleven bodies have been recovered the cause of the collapse is being investigated. turning now to thailand where the sister of the king has announced she would run for prime minister in upcoming elections in march princess will campaign for a party loyal to the country's ousted former prime minister some critics object to a candidacy saying it may breach election laws in thailand political parties are not allowed to use the monarchy for campaigning who would love to rent priesthood a titles in nine hundred seventy two after marrying an american but she's still widely considered a member through a family election commission is set to decide on the case by next friday. and for more on this story i'm joined now from bangkok by pano is a senior correspondent for reuters there welcome pardon of the royals are very

important in thailand but it seems they're not allowed to take active part in the political process where does the princess fit into all of this. well it's certainly very unprecedented i mean ever since the end of absolute monarchy in one thousand thirty two house members of the immediate royal family of thailand taking place. taking pot russia in any little role let alone in the electoral process so this i'm shocked at all this. we're going through this research has made it clear resolution video posted on instagram that she wanted to the south. asian out of will want to exercise it as a right as i said our rights as a normal thai citizen to take part and be nominated as part of this economy and this is you know in the country against criticizing the king and anyone doing so is imprisoned if the princess is allowed to take part of it in these elections next month when it applied to high as. well technically thousand less than

just a law only covers king queen parent reach it in this country so this law does not have a princess one of many to him however plus the royal family there is highly media and they're treated with respect by officials and by the time this is going to extraordinary circumstances so many political office of the slowest many of the coalition themselves are wondering how things will proceed since in a democratic system they have robust debate act prisons you know legal actions that that require treatment equal man among everyone involved. upon one shot one scene a correspondent for reuters in bangkok thank you very much thank you. over

a dozen european and latin american countries of color men's villa to hold free and fair elections to solve its deepening political crisis after some five hours of talks in europe by the coalition of countries want against rash intervention in venezuela foreign policy chief medical already said the group was committed to finding a peaceful democratic way out of the power struggle between president nicolas maduro and opposition leader. the statement came as trucks carrying u.s. humanitarian aid arrived at colombia's border with venezuela the bridge into the country remains blocked by the military president nicolas maduro says the shipments are part of a u.s. led attempt. this is where their journey ends on the colombian venezuelan border desperately needed humanitarian aid as aboard these trucks but the gates into the crisis stricken country have been sealed

on the other side venezuela's military still largely loyal to president maduro has been ordered to prevent any shipments crossing the border next to the soldiers anxious citizens wait and hope for food and medical supplies to be let through yet the point that sooner or later that bachus going to open and the humanitarian aid will arrive the people off in this way let tired of being hungry i'm a muslim my mother died nearly two weeks ago the doctors were unable to operate on her we had to find all of the medical supplies and equipment ourselves even a burial it's impossible there's not enough money to bury the dead and you don't let hundreds of kilometers away in the capital carrack us president maduro denies there are any humanitarian problems at all going even further he said the american aid shipments were a ploy for an invasion. also bit too little because of our immense oil resources minerals and other great wealth the critics are pushing an international

coalition led by the imperialist government of the united states that sold that they can militarily it's hot in venezuela under the false excuse of a humanitarian crisis that does not exist. but international pressure is mounting a meeting in europe why ministers from more than a dozen european and latin american countries are calling on madeira to hold free presidential elections and allow humanitarian aid into venezuela. this is what that aid looks like on the colombian side of the border bridge these venezuelan refugees or rely. on a community kitchen to get them through the day. the body recovered from the wreckage of a plane in the midst shadow has been confirmed as that a footballer in. the trying to into an auction time was on his way to wayne's to sign for

a god of city when contact was lost with his fly. fish have been confirmed. after nearly three weeks of pain and uncertainty the search for a million new salon is finally over british police identified the body recovered from the wreckage of a plane off the islands of jhansi as allows the twenty eight year old arch in time had been missing since january twenty first when his plane disappeared and route from france to wales shortly after he had left his father a voice message saying he was so scared that they were about to crash the plane now confirmed to be that of salon pilot david if it was discovered in the english channel earlier in the week they'd been since body has yet to be found. so long was headed to wales to join new club cardiff city after they broke their club record in signing him from both clubs that paid tribute to the striker and argentina's president receive a mockery offered his condolences via twitter to slots family after the confirmation but discovery provides closure for salas family who say they can now

mourn but they must now wait until an interim police report scheduled for february twenty first for answers on why the crash occurred. well into china and what many according the country's need to moment a series of sexual assault and harvestman accusations have become public one of the cues is a famous t.v. star in china who's allegedly groped and she's now being taken to court after writing a lot experience online many see the case of the test and with a child is ready to take up the fight against sexual harassment. when i was here and posted on china's social network web or last summer her accusation hit like a bombshell she said she had been sexually harassed four years ago by a famous t.v. anchor her post was quickly censored but it was already too late whose story had already been shared widely so unusual for

a lot of women who were opposed to this article wrote that it reminded them of their own experiences. i felt very sad but i was also moved. in twenty fourteen joe then a drama student had been intern in china's state broadcaster c.c.t.v. one day she was asked to come to the dressing room of popular show host to do it is there she says he forcibly tried to kiss her and grope her she managed to escape. what then you know show her family at first i didn't want anybody to know i'd been molested which i felt this was embarrassing humiliating. i also thought that if anybody knew about this story none of the c.c.t.v. employees would take my side i thought they would stand with him. track of a tragedy in a good half. the anchor has denied the accusations and filed

a lawsuit against he's demanding the weevil an eighty five thousand euros for damaging his reputation george shoshana's feeling the pressure. their fears sang the ones. i feel like a vessel that quickly fills up with all kinds of emotions. most of the time i'm so busy that i manage to keep it together but sometimes you can't suppress these feelings anymore that's when i break down. joe has become a leading voice of china's small but persistent me to movement many women have sought her advice she has offered to help some of them with filing complaints at the police but she says what china really needs is an open discussion about the issue. so her record you're in a hurry when it becomes known that a woman has been assaulted people will say she has been stained. even the media use

this word and the woman is considered dirty. in the eyes of the public women are supposed to be pure. and a woman who has been sexually harassed is suddenly seen as a strange and sick person. being attacked as for a job. she's fighting back after the presenter jews should have a different nation she's bringing her own case to court she's demanding compensation for sexual harassment. we need two voices sounded out across the industry the berlin international film festival has made a point of putting women front and center of this is lined up seven out of the seventeen films in competition are directed by women an unprecedented number the open film was the kindness of strangers a tale of homelessness and uncertainty in contemporary america. and nights to

remember full film fans with the red carpet as the place to be for the stars. the center of all the attention french oscar winner and head of this year's jury surely it's been a. teenage director known as shaft which brought an international cost to the red carpet celebrating the world premiere off the movie the kind it's a strange it's. lorna's chef a spin focuses on several characters who crossed paths in a restaurant in new york. and they were anyone since for years now. all the characters have suffered life shattering experiences clara escaping from an abusive husband mark just left prison. the movie tells their story as they try to rebuild their

lives possible only with the help of strangers. and i thought it would make sense every day while we were working where the world seemed to be a tougher place to be in to make a film that had light and hopefully leaves the audience in a sense of. not just hope but also a community. the continent of strangers is known to shellfish through to movie to run in competition at the bill and fin festival where she's often known to praise for her keen are you for caring does. the sixty nine. spreadin not it kicks off with an unprecedented lineup of female directors and shafiq shines a light on people at the margins a perfect fit for europe's most politically charged film festival the kindness of strangers is a curious make self drama and comedy humor and sadness which doesn't quite seem to know which way it wants to go. from director alone to share fish it is no longer

about the kindness of strangers but about winning over the family not a chimney. but i'm seeing the film tonight about looking forward to a good remember lots of body not a coverage coming up on the view today as well as in the coming days coming up next did of the show focusing on the health appropriately forward in good shape to say that i'm not that she's not a bad. be

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