the stars news and gossip. twenty nineteen every day. this is to get your news live from berlin farewell to the super jumbo european aviation giant to airbus pulls the plug on its double decker a three eighty because airlines just on find enough about will find out what it means for the company and its employees it's. also coming up the u.s. and israel get tough on iran they're living a new push against the islamic republic at a conference in the polish catholic warsaw. after almost eight years of fighting in

syria the leaders of russia iran and turkey need to find ways to end the conflict. also coming up anti-semitic crimes are on the rise in germany new government statistics show hate crimes against jews up ten percent year on year sparking alarm among jewish communities. at the berlin wall of the story of a same sex marriage in spain one hundred years before it was legalized but the film a star controversy because it's produced by netflix. i'm sumi so much content thank you for joining us air bus is pulling the plug on its largest plane the a three eighty it was supposed to revolutionize air travel but it never really took off it's a plane that was beloved by a pile. it's and passengers but in the end it didn't have enough orders from

airline customers now the a three eighty represents more than twenty billion dollars in development costs it is the world's largest passenger aircraft a double decker with a a wingspan of eighteen meters a room for a eight hundred fifty three passengers in a range of almost sixteen thousand kilometers enough to cover virtually any connection on earth without refueling as impressive as it sounded only eighteen airlines found that the a three eighty was worth the investment the major customers were of the emirates a single poor airlines here the australian carrier quantas and european airlines lufthansa and air france airbus was counting on to demand of one thousand two hundred eighty three planes when it was launched a decade ago but only three hundred and thirteen orders actually came in as the price of fuel jumped and more economical plane designs became popular. the era of the airbus a three eighty super jumbo passenger jet is coming to

a close the a three eighty took off for the first time in two thousand and eight and seats five hundred passengers the company had hoped that the plane would squeeze out boeing seven forty seven and revolutionize air travel passengers have always been big fans of the three eighty and have given the plane high marks for comfort space and for the quiet ride but airlines have been cautious about committing to the costly double decker planes and in the end they just weren't willing to pay the massive price tag to own the flying b m of the a three eighty had troubles from the start including tensions between airbus is french and german management and protracted production delays and cost overruns those prompted a company restructuring that cost thousands of jobs after can't just cancel orders and emirates cancel thirty nine the company says it will simply put an end to production of the a three eighty by twenty twenty one. monica jones from good of

you business is with us hi monica the airbus airbus scrapping of the a three eighty how big of a blow with well for one if you see the headlines we carry the headline and to every big broadcast. scraps a three eighty that's not a nice headline so it's a blow to the image definitely but it's an even bigger blow in financial terms of us invested billions of euros there's talk of some twenty five billion euros in the development of the super jumbo and despite that hefty price tag that we just heard about a bit more almost half a million euros per aircraft it didn't make a cent on the a three eighty so financially that wasn't a very good idea and then of course there's the impact on jobs the possible impact because there's talk about possibly three and a half thousand jobs being cut by this or affected by this but also said already that the button all for its smaller mid-range and very successful a three twenty is . so big that those jobs can possibly be shifted within the company so that's good

news at least that's the silver lining we mention that pilots and passengers love this plane it was a big technical achievement as well why wasn't it a financial success well. it's a bit like with the dinosaurs it's really is science you had there's these impressive numbers there and they are impressive but they were not very popular try and fill an aircraft that can seat about eight hundred or more passengers you first have to sell those tickets and that was very difficult for for those few airlines who actually bought the a three eighty and of course it is because of its size it's a four engine aircraft and those four engines their very first day they use an awful lot of fuel and that is very costly so a lot of airlines rather switched to smaller also long haul airline jets which now only have two engines and they're much more sufficient so what was the big mistake from airbus there was a trying to go for a plane that was just too big you know i don't think they could dig couldn't read the sign of the times they thought that aviation would go the way that passengers

would like to go from one major air hop to another big aviation hop and then maybe switch to a smaller aircraft in order to get to their final destination and clearly this is not what's been happening also because of those more fuel efficient two engine jets that were almost imitating this leak developed and that that were much more attractive and the a three eighty again the size you don't have many airports that can actually host this there's an airline i don't brazil for for example doesn't have a single airport where the a three eighty would fit the latin america africa no airline they bought the a three eighty so that was good or at the end of the a three eighty for airbus monica johnson did of your business thank you so much. now the u.s. and israel are leading a new push to take a more aggressive stance on iran at a conference in the polish capital warsaw delegates from more than sixty countries are meeting for talks on security in the middle east israeli prime minister

benjamin netanyahu and u.s. vice president mike pence are headlining the meeting foreign ministers from many arab nations are also attending but several countries did not send high ranking delegations including france and germany. let's get more on the story now with my ts fun hine from the investigative unit hi mathias so what is behind this renewed push this more aggressive stance towards iran right now well i think one of the new things about about this conference is that it shows us what kind of magic the common enemy can play out it's for the first time in the quarter century that we have the prime minister of israel benjamin netanyahu in this case sitting in one room with senior arab leaders. and that's because they have a common enemy and they want to push. the other seeing is as you mentioned is that at the same time the west european partners are distancing themselves from this is

sort of maximum pressure complain from this very confrontational comp complains that tell's is pushing for pushing back because they don't want any more instability in the middle east any more instability in the immediate neighborhood all right so western europe is distancing itself what about poland this is being hosted in warsaw what is poland stake here. well i think. among those who have been most astonished about the middle east conference being hosted in poland was a polish peoples themselves because poland traditionally does not have a lot of exposure in the middle east it has very little diplomatic clout there and very few interests and so the interests of the poles in hosting this conference is not so much about the middle east it's about pleasing the us suppose are very

interested in having a u.s. permanent military base in that country even willing to bankroll it with two billion dollars and when polish president visited the white house last september he even offered to names that base if it ever materialized to name it for trump so that's what the polls aiming for my case we mentioned that europe and the u.s. don't see eye to eye right now on iran policy is the u.s. using this summit to break a european unity on iran. i think trying but you know on the on the surface at least unity is still very strong last week the european union published a paper. on the middle east on iran do you have on them in this league. supported. c.p.o. is a joint comprehensive plan of action that's the name of iran to you. and

in the mostly vote for stronger ties with iran so at least on the formal bases the unity is still there but i think the u.s. is really trying to break it apart and poland and eastern europe. countries countries that those that seek stricter all seek stronger ties with the u.s. the easiest to break out all right yes fun hina thank you very much while iran has called the middle east conference in warsaw a circus and says it's an attempt to demonize the country iran is taking part in parallel talks about the syria conflict in the russian resort town of sochi the leaders of russia iran and turkey are in opposing sides but they are discussing ways to end the eight year long civil war also on the agenda as the u.s. plan to withdraw its troops from syria a blow for kurdish forces closely allied with the u.s.

we have this report from the kurdish city of kabbani in northern syria leila visits this grave in every thursday to pray and honor the memory of her only son rody he died fighting the so-called islamic state in twenty thirteen as did thousands more kurds. hopes her sons commitment to freedom wasn't in vain it's a hope that unites many mothers who have lost their sons in this region. we'll never forget them it is truly a tremendous loss that we're keeping our composure by remembering our sons and our hometown god forbid that blood has been shed in vain. and that it will. but many kurds in northern syria have misgivings this is where the kurdish militia the y.p. ji forced the i asked to retreat in a major offensive in late two thousand and fourteen the price of freedom was high a heavy death toll and enormous destruction. today another danger looms from the

turkish side. across the border nearby president reza type and other one views the wife p.g. as an offshoot of the outlawed kurdish workers' party the p.k. k. he's threatening a military offensive because they don't that's their case invasion of northern syria would be nothing short of colonialism but if we're defending our country here . what does add to one wants here but that what does he want from us. air to one insists on creating what he calls a security zone along the turkish border he's calling on the y. p.g. to pull out of this thirty kilometer strip if it complies turkey would then control the area for many kurds living in cabana that amounts to a nightmare but it's because i think security zone is the wrong term this area has been secure for a long time now the whole world knows that syria's north and east is the safest

region in the entire country. but that could change dramatically grieving families like layla's would be all the more and better if turkey were to take control of her fallen son's final resting place. well as we mentioned the conflict in syria is the focus of a meeting between russia turkey and iran taking place in sochi our correspondent yury for chateau is there for us hi yuri so these three countries say their goal is to find a long term settlement to the syrian conflict but they're on opposing sides do they agree on how to do that. well that's a million dollar question simmias for the three presidents putin added on into honey of course if they are going to present a unified front to the world but yes you're right and they're pursuing different goals is a reach to so in actuality the atmosphere here in sochi is likely to be quite tense

during this summit moscow has got to be to be in many interests and fronts that are its times in open conflict in syria that's why moscow is planning a bilateral meetings fairest between president putin and turkish president are gone and then between mr putin and iranian president rouhani these meetings should help to clarify the goals of each side to the east as we have the conference in warsaw will also touch on syria what can all of these bilateral talks actually achieve for syria's future. while the summit in sochi is a meeting not only of the three military partners in syria but also a meeting off street power was said that are skeptical of american influence in the region that includes turkey despite its nato membership and to the phones are only further complicated by a recent meeting in warsaw of opponents of syrian president assad it could be tempting to interpret today's talk as an attempt to drum up support for assad

however turkey would also prefer regime regime change in the region at the end of the day these talks are between three major players in the middle east who are trying to fill the power vacuum after the americans leave syria but it still remains to be seen if they'll find common ground here in sochi during what about right. what does russia want out of being a central player in these talks. while this summit is taking place here in a huge hotel called the truce which is the old russian word for russia and that could be considered as a symbolic just as russia indeed seems to be the key power broker in syria at position it hopes to play in the entire middle east i special knowledge of the americans withdrawing from syria right now it seems that the cards are in president putin's favor the question is how much is he willing to risk for his geopolitical games and how long russia can sustain its military operations of the ground support

for russian intervention in syria has waned and if you ask most russians here on the street whether they support russian foreign policy in syria many would probably tell you know. did he hear iraq shatter reporting for us in sochi thank you very much. that's some other stories making news around the world a u.s. judge has ruled that former trump campaign manager paul matter for attention intentionally lied to investigators probing russian interference in the two thousand and sixteen election after he was convicted of financial fraud last year matter for a promise to cooperate with the probe as part of a plea deal breaching that agreement means he could face a lengthy jail term. at least six people have died during a week of violent protests in haiti demonstrators have repeatedly clashed with police in the capital port au prince the protesters are accusing the government of corruption and calling on the president to resign. venezuela's self-proclaimed

president one why though is attempting to wrest control of the state's oil company the national assembly led by why though has announced its own board of directors to run the vital petroleum producer it is the latest move by why though in his campaign to force president nicolas maduro from power. in the philippines a prominent journalist maria ressa has been released on bail following her arrest on charges of cyber libel on wednesday rezzes head of the newspaper website rappler which has reported critically on president. her supporters see the charges against her as a government attack on press freedom. you're watching news still to come in this half hour a lesbian love story at the berlin film festival the true story of spain's first same sex marriage more than one hundred years ago but the real controversy is because it's produced by netflix and it was a night to forget for dortmund tottenham dumped the german league leaders a strong second half from the english side means dortmund i have

a mountain to climb in the return leg. but first here in germany the government has released new figures showing that the number of anti-semitic crimes committed has risen by almost ten percent over the past year violent attacks are up by more than sixty percent although only sixty two incidents were recorded the sit statistics are causing alarm in jewish communities and have prompted the central council of jews in germany to call for stronger action. the signboards of a jewish restaurant smashed a pig head marked with a star of david dumped by a door swastikas and stars of david dunn a wall this was the aftermath of an anti semitic attack in the eastern german city of chemists in august twenty eighth. it was just one of more than sixteen hundred anti semitic crimes committed in germany last year that's an increase of ten percent on twenty seventeen particularly worrying the number of violent incidents

like this one in berlin has increased by two thirds if. i am concerned but not really surprised it fits with what i hear from jewish organizations and representatives when i talk to them that. it should give us the impetus to take preventative action soon and to make sure that anti semitism does not arise in the first place. that much of this hatred comes from far right supporters but experts say some of it derives from opposition to israel including from migrants from the muslim world and germany is not alone anti semitic incidents are becoming more common in other countries too france this week reported a rise of more than seventy percent in twenty eighteen compared with the previous year. and is unfortunately anti-semitism is on the advance everywhere in europe we need to find european solutions i support the idea of making the fight against

anti-semitism a priority for the german e.u. presidency next year. another part of the picture in germany is that the jewish community is growing and demonstrations of solidarity with them by non jews are common while most germans recognize that from the holocaust comes a special responsibility to protect jews there is sadly still a minority ready to turn violent aggression against them. now to the berlin film festival were a film about lesbian love has caused controversy not because of its subject but because it's produced by netflix the movie streaming service that has upset cinema owners nonetheless alisa and marcella the true story of two spanish women and their same sex marriage more than one hundred years ago is in the running for the festival's top prize the golden bear. time to shine isabel is one of seven female directors in this year's competition line up.

she was joined on the red carpet by actresses natalia and gretel fernandas who play the main characters. when ilesa and marcella meet in a high school in northwestern spain they fall head over heels in love. it's a forbidden love kept secret. a relationship that the arch catholic and often homophobic population at the end of the one thousand century doesn't approve of. the movie is controversial not because of its story but because it was produced by the online streaming service netflix cinema owners and distributors fear of financial losses and they want the movie out of the line up they say the belly not as a publicly funded film festival should only promote movies that will be released in

cinemas. director isabelle says her film will be shown in spanish cinema as at least the call for a boycott makes her angry. i just broke the script i trying to have financing for ten years and. nobody really really was interested in doing it the culture has to be about respect the outer and and i think saying the film doesn't deserve to be here it's not respecting the author. in the movie the two women clinging to their love with a lisa posing as a man the to get married their union was the first same sex marriage in spain more than one hundred years before marriage equality was legalized based on a true story this could have been a powerful film paying tribute to the l g p t communities decades long fight for equal rights. yet the slow and often implausible movie doesn't live up to that

promise. or to the most important tournaments in european club football the champions league there was a big game last night talking from good of you sports is with us dortmund got quite a beating from tottenham what happened. to begin with both both sides were missing key players so harry kane delhi i leave for tottenham but i really think the absence of mark or roy's. i think was just too much for dought mind and things started off wienie well for the german side but then in the second half two minutes into the second have taught him squat that first goal sawn with a delightful finish and then just lost their focus they committed so many individual mistakes and of course a site like taught them will pounce on that and spurs added a second and then a third in the made stages of the match and then it ups meaning

a three victory dropping happened one in four games that are they worried. one of the champions league well that's always the fear is this going to form into a pattern should we be concerned endorsement of course now in the champions league they have a mountain to climb how do you come back from a three nil deficit and another concern is also that the english side stay known to be very physical and that's also something that one goalkeeper woman burkey noticed why don't we take a listen. bus for this is what i noticed was the physical difference between. how they looked compared to our players discover does so i think we have to cut through that make the difference with our mentality of a few moments we have to play at home like we did in the first half and take the lead as early as possible anything is possible at home. you know lima there are some other big germany against england clashes coming up in the champions league what can we take away from that dortmund game well it sure won't give struggling

any hope when they face manchester city we have to be honest i mean pep guardiola guardiola side akio favorites by and also won't have it easy when they go up against your clubs heavy metal footballing machine but it least you know what on paper that match has all the ingredients to turn into a thriller especially if you're neutral ok there was another match last night the defending champs real madrid are playing how they do yes so the first half was actually basically dominated by x. they could have been easily up by a few goals but they went able to capitalize on any of their chances that one goal disallowed and that was and that is really unique because for the first time in the champions league history we had the use of video assist and assistance referee or turn and disallow a goal no of course that's not why i x. lost at the end really madrid they really experience and even if they're having an off game to have individual brilliance and in this case you know mark or sense your

score the late winner to a two one victory for the defending champs all right lima talking from new sports on the champions league for us thank you so much. now of our top stories here on t.w. european aviation giant to air buses to stop building it's a three eighty the world's biggest passenger planes airlines haven't been buying enough of the costly double deckers which can carry more than five hundred passengers. the u.s. and israel are leading a new push against iran at a conference in the polish capital warsaw the islamic republic has called the conference a circus some key nations have only sent out lower ranking delegations. and don't forget you can always get your news on the go just download or out from google play or from the app store that will give you access to all the latest news from around the world as well as push notifications for any breaking news that you

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