this is deja vu news live from berlin european union delays the cliff had stayed for. the e.u. has imposed the condition the british parliament must pass the withdrawal deal with the you next week to have threats of delayed until may the twenty second if not the e.u. will support a shorter delay until april twelfth also coming up. in christ church in a mom's call to prayer as new zealand pauses to mark

a week since the shootings at two mosques we are broken hearted he says but not broken. and in a country that has put democracy on hold many times in the past thailand's voters will go to the polls under a new constitution that still gives the military significant control. by brian thomas thanks so much for being with us european union leaders have agreed to delay the bracks of process postponing it to beyond march the twenty ninth britain is being offered a delay until may the twenty second but only if parliament approves withdrawal deal negotiated with the e.u. next week if not the e.u. will back a shorter delay until april the twelfth now this would allow the prime minister time to get her deal through. the union jack at the european council will stay in

its place at least for another few weeks. after almost seven hours of talks e.u. leaders of grudgingly offered the u.k. a bit more time to complete its departure from the bloc we were asked for clarifications in december we gave them we were are sure sure. we gave them i was asked for further reassurances last month it will not to be we've got to the big step i gave this closes and completes the full package there is no more then we can if the length of the delay will now depend on whether prime minister theresa may can finally get her bracks a deal through parliament pending a vote and approval next week the new deadline is may twenty second any extension beyond that date would require the u.k. to participate in this year's european elections a scenario prime minister may want to avoid at all costs i believe strongly that it

would be wrong to ask people in the u.k. to participate in these elections three years after they leave the e.u. . well the decision today underlines is the importance of the house of commons policy in the brics it deal next week so that we can bring an end to the uncertainty and to leave in a smooth an ordinary man a without approval by parliament the brics that extension agreed in brussels will run only until the twelfth of april at this point britain would face a disorderly brecht's that or could ask for another extension if you isn't of ireland we are not prepared for all scenarios we still want britain to leave the european union in an orderly fashion but we must be ready for the different possibilities which also need to be acceptable to the people in europe you did mention in the uk to tavis and other leaders pleaded directly to the british parliament to finally accept the agreed to break sit deal and how big city had some

shopping to hard bricks it would be damaging for the european union but even more so for the united kingdom come one can only advise british m.p.'s to change their opinions and vote for this deal which is a good one to name and while the new deadlines mean britain won't crash out of the next week the threat of a chaotic departure is still there and so is the uncertainty so much linked to brics that. for more i'm joined now by deed abuse alex forrest whiting here in the studio and by our brussels correspondent garrick mathis good morning to both both of you gareth if we could start with you in brussels did the e.u. get what it wanted at this summit a more structured framework for breakfast. brian look as you can see behind me it's a foggy day in brussels and so you can't see very far so what the you really would have wanted is a clearer picture of the future

a more predictability and that they did not get from to recently yesterday night when she pledged that she would actually get her deal through yes i would say they're happy with this result because. it provides more pressure it provides a little more support that this deal get through but all leaders remain very realistic that the deal has a very slim chance and what they do definitely want to avoid is a cliff an uncontrolled exit of of the unit accidental breaks that that is the biggest fear now in brussels and they really do hope that this extra extension then would even avoid such a scenario ok and extra extension alex in many ways the e.u. has taken breck's it out of to resist may's hands with this offer as i would say that's exactly what's happened that they she appeared before them yesterday for around ninety minutes they were frustrated that she couldn't give them a plan for what would happen if the withdrawal agreement to think again rejected by

parliament next week and because of that they then decided that they had to come up with this other plan which is this extra extension until april the twelfth they say is to give them a chance to try to avoid as i said to try to avoid a cliff edge a breakfast with no deal however it does not take it off the table and they're very aware of that the reason why they have said this date of april the twelfth is because that is the last day in u.k. low that the u.k. can say whether they are going to take part in these european elections if she has no reason has not made it clear by then then basically the u.k. is out by the twelve so it is pretty tough on to resume a ok the e.u. here setting the tone giving the dates now it's up to theresa may to present her plan how likely is it that she can get it through is fair. times already and this has to happen next week tuesday's one one big reality seems to be the day that we're talking about next tuesday look it is very difficult for the numbers

a still not that she is trying to appeal to two sides those who appropriates it and those who are against breaks it so far she has sided with bricks it is the hardcore euro skeptics in her own party and also those ten do you peeing northern irish m.p.'s who prop up her government they're the ones who do not like this deal so she has done everything to try to win them over that still is not a done deal and she would still have to convince more than eighty of those m.p.'s to back she also needs labor the main opposition party she needs some of those m.p.'s to back her to get those numbers as it was she was defeated by a majority of one hundred forty nine at the last count she has such a long way to go and i think most people now believe she will not get it passed m.p.'s are already trying to table motions and amendments next week in parliament so that they can try to take control of the process so that they can try to create a way forward which they offered to the new and that is what m.p.'s are hoping for

while they watch to reason may try for a third time to get this deal through so in spite of the delay a lot of doubt as we heard from gordon brussels and in london. the youngers said that the clock was ticking not only on breaks at the summit but also in other areas what key areas has the e.u. been neglecting because of bricks of. i wouldn't necessarily be saying neglecting but they definitely could have added more time and more dedication to a long list of topics really you just have to look towards russia and the russian policies the ukraine crisis is there that that could more time be dedicated student but also trade policies with the us are challenging you have the environment you have terrorism but let's take today's summit as an example this summit was supposed to be a key focusing on a new strategy towards china in fact the european commission has worked out a strategy regarding unfair trade practices from china and the hope of the e.u.

institutions at least is that today's second day of the summit will focus on these pressing issues here and matters for us in brussels thanks very much to you gary org and alex forrest whiting here in the studio thanks alex now for a look at some of the other stories making the news this hour there's been criticism of president from statement that the disputed golan heights should be recognized as part of israel the arab league says the assertion is completely beyond international law but israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has welcomed it that commentators say could give him a political boost the head of israel's national elections. an explosion at a chemical plant in eastern china has killed at least forty seven people and injured more than six hundred the blast occurred at an industrial park and was so powerful it triggered a magnitude two point two earthquake. iraq's prime minister

has ordered an investigation into thursday's deadly ferry sinking in the city of mosul some one hundred people died when the overloaded boat sank on the tigris river most of the victims are women and children celebrating in the kurdish new year and the arrival of spring. as the fast asked former brazilian president michel tamar has been arrested on corruption charges as part of a sweeping anti graft investigation prosecutors say the charges relate to the construction of the power plant he was president from two thousand and sixteen to twenty eighteen he's ninety any wrongdoing of former cabinet minister and eight others have also been arrested. well the united nations world food program has started air lifting supplies to stranded people in mozambique hard hit by severe flooding the u.n. says it's already delivered aid to some twenty thousand people so far officials have warned that about one point seven million people in the region will need food

aid over the next three months. mozambique was battered by one of the worst storms in decades last week. all devious spoke to the marrow of the hard hit city of byron dobbies i mean go earlier and ask them to tell us more about the current situation there coral grants to them and the cyclon brought extremely high winds and that's what destroyed our city. public and private infrastructure schools hospitals and houses of old being destroyed. our economic infrastructure has also been badly affected. warehouses shops and stalls are damaged. telecommunications are down and we have a severe shortage of water. and some sellers are using the situation to drive up prices. bera is in darkness at night it's a ghost town it's extremely painful to see our people don't have enough food.

we're doing everything to make the roads passable again because fallen trees a blocking nearly every road in para. a lot of power lines are also down across the city. it's a great challenge to recover from this and try to get back to normal. the word. that was the marrow of dobbies something go well across the border in zimbabwe the situation is just as dire was also badly hit by side clone you die. during a flood victims and barbara money money district the elderly man died when the mudslide crushed his home. shot at all i'm in pain my father in law had a painful death after the house collapsed because of the cycle and it's hard to

accept that he died that way and what it all went to is sure that we're fortunate that our mother survived that she was rescued alive in the small hole she happened . here fishel death toll from cycling in zimbabwe stands at around one hundred but hundreds more injured money money all missing feared dead people worry they won't have a body to bury with reports of corpses floating downstream into neighboring mozambique flash floods and landslides swept through this region leaving piles of rubble behind. by desperate moments and a desperate situation for the two money money community in the eastern part of zimbabwe where this community was that had this to hit when cycling a day swept through most of the cash and zimbabwe you see some of them have lost their entire belongings and they have nothing that they asked to do on.

and nothing to do but wait. to move forward with us. and it behooved off my family we've affected because we are here to be cloned we have nothing to. even to help ourselves it's not this disaster is how bright king my only consolation is that my family and i are alive. people. help is patchy roads and bridges that haven't been swept away are often still impassable. helicopters are lifting up the critically injured when they can low cloud means they can only fly occasionally . also for going over some effect says. doctors

here say they're now seeing sceptic because it's taking so long to reach the injured for those bringing help it's a race against time this is deja vu news still to come on the show thailand is about to hold its first election in the years and the winners bring an end to its political turbulence. thousands of new zealanders have attended a muslim call to prayer in christ church marking one week since a gunman killed fifty people in a terror attack on two mosques in that city. the prayers were held at a park outside the all newer mosque which was the target of the shootings this comes a day after the government announced a sweeping plan to ban semiautomatic and military style weapons by next month. and australian twenty eight year old has been charged with one murder following the

attacks police say further charges will follow. all the families of the victims are still trying to come to terms with that attack spoke to the mother of one of those who was killed. let's send down a list. that's. floods and damage to have. a lot of the ocean brittle. this is johnny sent mother of hussein al-omari he was killed in christchurch this is one of the last photos of the thirty five year old with his sister. he went to friday prayer that day and never came back. a couple of young canada. can. say animal broke or yes and we've always

thought he covered. the hammock in an hour of need for a month or. family's only now. that you can it's felon felon haven't haven't haven't done it find out from eyewitness accounts that her son tried to tackle the terrorist follower and forward. york of early. or. get out what you are doing here. your caller said i love. what the minute. the sun authority of new zealand is after the attack has helped to east johnny's pain. ma ma cooler come hard. behind have the most of my say i am

a mom of kid had mcconnell eaten she has a million what to do when a nice man and a lot yeah really. just ahead it's saturday. on those memorials so important for so many people for more let's go directly to christ church indeed abuse samantha early standing by for us today to snap the commemorations not only confined to christ church can you tell us about the national moment of silence and and what else was happening because this was truly a national day oh remembrance a moment of silence one thirty it was broadcast on the major television and radio and it lists all over the country cool to create really people stopping nationwide they were also human chains around several months right across the country and the idea behind that once people wanted to show you that the muslims inside

a safe place there were. those those very powerful very powerful modi dances and. also other other vigils these vigils tonight as well across the country this weekend and zero mosque in the tools to. anyone who wanted to come and pray really. really really see a real sense of national mourning and national remembrance to give us one recon they were also new zealand women who would it's got to die as an act of solidarity with muslim women. as a matter as a result of the attacks one week ago today new zealand's government has announced a sweeping ban on semiautomatic and assault weapons in new zealand will this be taken up by parliament has there been any debate on the move. this is really an initiative that has kind of crossed parties of course i don't see any issues at

all with it getting through parliament it's going to be a very quick first is there is about one week for public submissions and. the magic lobby groups spirited funds and the police association and the two major groups are seen as young have come out and. has thing. concern about the pace of the changes and that was raised especially by the single member of the act passed the same want and he's concerned that. changes are happening just quickly and not enough time for consultations and there has been that consume rise to that extent he is that the changes have very very important support across package support and they should face no problem getting. ok now as a result of the attacks as well there's been pressure on social media australia's back

in new zealand call for a global crackdown on social media after the christchurch gunman live stream that atrocity what does prime minister is an ardent want to see happen briefly if you could. just wait she seems to have this week really what she wanted accountability and one wish and this past day she's really been focusing on the morning in rural or inside and being with the families but we can speak to i think hear more on what they expect from facebook now social media companies various arm did abuse matter early in christchurch thanks very much. it's to thailand now that country goes to the polls on sunday for its first election in almost a decade democracy has been put on hold their number of times through a series of coups in two thousand and six the military overthrew the government of then prime minister taksin shinawatra accusing him of abusing power and

disrespecting the monarchy elections were held in two thousand and eleven but two years later the country was rocked by major street protests you might remember them the yellow in the red shirt protests pro-government demonstrators red shirts fakes facing off against the yellow shirt protesters who backed the monarchy in two thousand and fourteen the military again seized power promised to quickly hold new elections but those were delayed until now the country will vote under a new constitution that gives the generals control over the senate and with that a big say and who will ultimately become prime minister abbas in hardy reports from bangkok. is something of a political rock star in thailand. a son of one of the country's richest families he set up his own political party

a year ago. has declared goal and military rule bring back democratic rights and create a more equal society. these ideas resonate especially with young. this is the first time i get to fight i'm part of the new generation and when i see tana tone i believe he's also from the new generation. he has good policies and i believe he can make things happen. in la he has good ideas. and the quality of all human beings and he's determined. no region will send more and peace to the new parliament than thailand's poor rural northeast. most voters here are still stunned supporters of the previous democratic government

that the country's military ousted in two thousand and fourteen who has political arm the punk rock to rock party has been working hard at making inroads here the military government has been trying to win over voters in this part of the country basically by handing out money many of the people we spoke to here however told us they still support parties affiliated with former prime minister's tocsin seen a what and his sister yingluck but few are willing to speak out on camera they say they're afraid. afraid of him highland military dictator general prayuth chan or cha he took power by force in two thousand and fourteen to end the political turmoil hyland had been caught up in for more than a decade since then he's been trying to present himself as the people's friendly uncle. i think the country has become a lot more peaceful there are no riots no fighting that's what i like everything is

quiet. but to achieve that. suppressed democratic rights jailed critics and tried to take out political adversaries. now he wants to rebrand from dictator to democratically elected prime minister with the help of a constitution that gives him a very undemocratic and. i don't know. i think you can say that the home to has one in terms of electoral engineering they've engineered the cost of tuition they've engineered political party laws and of course they control the monopoly of violence they control the military ok but what doesn't have is control over people's emotions over voters who really want change so the military's party is trying hard to sell

a dictator who has been mostly preoccupied with consolidating his power as an agent . i bought it i just stand by just going on last ten years ago then it's something change so thailand have to keep going so we're not stuck with a task so everybody wants a new one new come under new policy. new politics the question is will thai voters be happy with the result these heavily skewed elections produce and what will happen if not. for large scale protests to account by a rival military faction everything is in the cards pile and could be in for turbulent times yet again. this is the news don't forget you can always get more news on the go download our app from google play or from the apple store that gives you access to the latest news from around the world as well as push notifications

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