this is news coming to you live from the european union delays the deadline for braggs it now the race is on for british prime minister theresa may as she returns from an e.u. some other e.u. leaders imposed conditions pushing one last time for the u.k. parliament to pass the brakes appeal next week also coming up. the christ church called prayers as usual calls to mark

a week since the shooting at two balls brokenhearted vietnam says but not broken. and the man still considered by millions to be the king of pop a new exhibition here in germany looks at how michael jackson has been portrayed over the years by more than forty artists this in the midst of a firestorm over accusations of abuse. good to have you with us european union leaders have agreed to delay the break that process postponing it beyond march twenty ninth the original exit date but only if parliament approved the withdrawal deal next week if it does not the e.u. will back a shorter delay here's the timeline the next day to bear in. mind is march twenty

sixth that's the most likely date for a vote in the british parliament to approve the deal or are rejected again a deal they've already rejected twice if lawmakers do reject it again britain will likely crash out of the e.u. on april twelfth but it can also use that time to seek an alternative solution with the european union whatever that might be if the british parliament approves the deal however the timeline for an orderly brags that extends to may twenty second area. well at that summit in brussels. 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 a grudgingly offer the u.k. a bit more time to complete its departure from the block for clarifications in december we gave them we were are sure. we gave i was i was full for

the reassurances. will not to be we've got to the big step i gave them 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 the prime minister to resign 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 as an area prime minister may want to avoid at all costs i believe strongly that it would be wrong to people in the u.k. to participate in these elections three is to leave the e.u. . well the decision today underlines is the importance of the house of commons policy in the brics it next week so that we can bring an end to the on certainty and leave in

a smooth and ordinary mana without approval by paul of the brics that extension agreed in brussels will run only until the twelve fifteen april at this point britain would face a disorderly breck's it or could ask for another extension isn't on file if 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 he did mention in the pockets of tavis and other leaders pleaded directly to the british parliament to finally accept the agreed to brics that deal an outbreak seem to have 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

e.u. next week the threat of a chaotic departure is still there and so is the uncertainty so much linked to brics it. all at that summit in brussels e.u. leaders are also discussing a joint approach to china this while china's president xi jinping is in rome to promote an infrastructure investment program that's being odd with some suspicion by italy's american and european allies she was welcomed by president sergio much or rather the highlight of his visit is expected to be a ceremony where italy will sign up sign up to china is a giant belt and road infrastructure plan the engine initiative is inspired by the ancient silk road trade route between the east and the west. our correspondent beth rica joins us now from brussels so that the chinese president came to italy to sign a business deal on his belt and road initiative apparently it's a memorandum of understanding why is this so important. well italy would be

the biggest fish in the european pond that the chinese would catch if it really comes to this on saturday so it's highly symbolic for the chinese because italy is the fourth largest economy in europe and is a g seven a country that means one of the biggest economies also in the world so far the chinese were only able to tie up in this road by that initiative with sixteen small and medium european countries like greece for example all of serbia apart ago. that china is locked in a bitter trade dispute with the u.s. particular with donald trump and others is this deal with rome something of a coup for beijing. but it's certainly important for china and. the e.u. because they are more or less in this in the same boat when it comes to trading

with donald trump in the white house china is in a trade war with. donald trump and the european union is on the brink of a trade and this perspective they are in the on the same side as the trade at the belden vote initiative with italy is something different because this is not about trade this is about about concrete stones and steel if you will china would offer italy credits to bid then infrastructure in italy vis chinese companies so this is more about the chinese economy not so much about the european trade ben thank you so much for that correspondent bent league at that in brussels. now this mother's stories making headlines around the world today in ghana at least sixty people have died in a head on collision between two buses the crash occurred in the early hours of the ball no east region authorities say at least twenty eight people are being treated

for injuries at a nearby hospital. officials in south korea in seoul south korea say north korea has unexpectedly withdrawn its staff from an interim korean liaison office just six months after it was set up the development is a setback for peace on the korean peninsula it came hours after the u.s. imposed the first new sanctions over the north's weapons program since the collapse of talks last month. and two u.s. servicemen have been killed while carrying out an unspecified operation in afghanistan their deaths bring the number of u.s. soldiers killed in the country this year to four the incident comes a day after a series of bombings killed at least six people in the capital kabul. new zealand palls today to reflect on the shootings one week ago to most sin the city of christ church fifty people were killed and scores wounded the horrific

event has moved the country to unify around its muslim population for long way from all along the border the at times already eastland call to prayer resoundingly in christ's church. pastor is that why silence falls across new zealand for two minutes the nation mourns and remembers. as many as twenty thousand people have come to gather at christ church is hardly park opposite the newer mosque targeted in friday's attack. the mosques the mom calls the country's reaction an example of love and unity. if dearest. if you call me a fan of. the lead we have all of it.

but. we're calling the. new zealand's prime minister wearing a headscarf in sign of support and quoting islamic scripture where nearly half of the body surface the ho forty feels prime. new zealand mourns with you we are one. while grief is palpable in christ's church a message of unity prevails. it was good to come together today as one and you know we're going to don't know as. for the muslim family and the non muslims. as the government takes steps to prevent tragedies like this from happening again new zealanders in christ church and across the country are determined to find a way forward as one community. families of the victims

are still coming to terms with what happened there w. spoke to the mother of one of the people killed in the attack. let's send down a list. that's. a lot of to achieve greater depth of. this is johnny essent 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. well yes and we've always

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a million what to do with. a law yeah he. added volkoff. just ahead. russia's foreign ministry has warned the change in the status of the golan heights would violate united nations resolutions on the issue of the warning is a reaction to a tweet by u.s. president donald trump who said the area should become a recognized part of israel israel formally annexed the golan from syria in one thousand nine hundred one in a move not recognized internationally syria still lays claim to the region and has condemned trump's declaration as irresponsible. the hilly golan heights region measures around twelve hundred square kilometers and is situated to rome sixty kilometers west of the syrian capital damascus united nations observers

forces patrol a buffer zone in the disputed region. or standing by force in jerusalem is our correspondent tanya kramer tony what more can you tell us about reactions in the region. well of course this tweet has caused more concern and also a lot of criticism in neighboring countries here in the region the syrian state news agency quoted foreign ministry officials saying that the golan by the remain the golan heights remain always syrian that the regime would work to recover it by all available means also the rain ians have slammed the decision calling it a move that was illegal and acceptable but of course here in israel the move was widely welcomed a kind of consensus here that this is tested to fact a recognition of reality on the ground and the golan heights are seen as strategic

a set israel is also in the middle of the fierce election campaign and old and main parties have called out or called for recognition in a sense here that. this situation is leaning to what such a move and when the tweet was. prime minister prime minister netanyahu action was very swift he had been hosting u.s. secretary of state my campaign here for the past two days and this is what he had to say the president drone. has just made history. i called him. i thanked him on behalf of the people of israel. he did it again. first to recognize drusilla was israel's capital of the u.s. embassy here then he pulled out of the disastrously wrong and we both sergeants but

now he did something. historic importance he recognizes rules so we do over the golan heights. open enough and you know who is clearly pleased with trump's statement there could donald trump's tweet end up giving netanyahu a boost in the upcoming elections. well that's what's definitely also being discussed over here and some commentators he has see it as an election gift in this netanyahu with elections just being three weeks away and this netanyahu is also. waited to meet with mr trump next week in washington of course all eyes will be on that meeting whether this tweet then will relate in to translate into actual policy some also he said it might aim to deflect from mr netanyahu as legal troubles

because some new allegations against him in another corruption affair have surfaced in recent days having said that there's also the question what does it benefit. because the intended recognition by the u.s. is of course a major u.s. . major policy shift of u.s. policy and the region but is totally ignored again international law it also ignores u.n. security council relations resolutions and also most of the international community would consider the golan heights still as occupied territory tony thank you so much for bringing us up to date did use turn your kramer in jerusalem. china's president xi jinping has ordered an investigation into thursday's massive explosion at a chemical plant in the east of the country the death toll has risen to forty seven with more than six hundred injured it's one of china's worst industrial accidents in recent years. this shift force of the explosion

that shook the city of yen chang i did send a chemical plant with a long record of safety violations thick toxic smoke seen from all around. us all the black smoke to my house as windows and doors were all broken. emergency services walked around the clock to bring the blaze under control and to rescue the injured. oh not only was a member of one of them is now. this man clearly hurt now safe by morning the devastation all too plain to see several chemical factories once stood here the company at the center of the explosion had already been accused of thirteen health and safety violations

including mishandling tanks of toxic benzene it's benzene that's thought to be the source of thursday's explosion but the cause of the blast one of china's was to industrial accidents in recent years is still being investigated and our tax evasion displaying different visions of singer michael jackson's life is opening here in germany that's despite renewed controversy over the pop star's alleged sexual abuse of children the art show opens just weeks after the documentary leaving neverland sparked a fresh debate about jackson's past. who is this man that millions of fans still today hailed as the king of pop the exhibition and bones blunders quintile of patrols michael jackson through the work of more than forty contemporary artists among them some very famous pictures like those of any warhol but should the singing still be given center stage in light of the most recent accusations of

abuse the exhibition is controversial. so we have developed an exhibition which explores michael jackson as a cultural phenomenon naturally jackson's personality is also included in that ultimately we're showing a media cultural history here but we take the criticism seriously there have been previous allegations of child abuse by michael jackson in two thousand and five he faced charges in court but now a new documentary film has been released telling the story of two men who allege they were abused by the late pop star jackson died in two thousand and nine that's why the exhibition and bone has been slightly modified as paul mccarthy's sculpture portraying jackson and his pet chimpanzee for example could now be seen differently . as he said when harm the three month seat it's unsettling to see how the michael jackson figure has a monkey sitting on his lap there's a certain link with the new allegation so perhaps it could be regarded differently

now for him the exhibition organizers definitely did not want to put jackson on a pedestal but they do want to show the huge influence the artist had on an entire generation of friends through his music and his style but in light of seriousness of the allegations should station still be playing his music on the radio i know his desire to me says yes because i love it but the other half says no no way was it bad the music is amazing the man made mistakes but the allegations haven't even been proved. still love him he was a superstar and you still hear a songs on the radio amazing you know and his music has fascinated fans for decades that's why the man who conceived this portrait collection never even considered canceling the exhibition. it probably won't be another figure like. someone who achieved such worldwide recognition that meant so many different things to so many different people even the way he transformed physically all of the ongoing

questions about his life and probably the reality is we may never know we may never know the truth. of music genius monsta the exhibition michael jackson on the wall is polarizing audiences just as much as the one time king of pop did in his lifetime. jackson's legacy and the exhibition joined here with our culture correspondent scott roxboro good to see you scott allegations of sexual abuse by michael jackson had been around for a while but the documentary needing leaving neverland has really revived the discussion it's making the ball an exhibition about jackson very controversial why is the. film having such an impact yeah i guess it's probably a couple of reasons i think first off this is coming in the post me two era and i think victims or alleged victims are now being given

a platform they're being listened to in a way that maybe not have even been a year ago were or longer were they probably just been ignored so i think that's the reason i also think it has something to the way with films made because this is doesn't offer any new evidence this film but it's two very very personal very moving testimonies of these two men who claim they were abused by jackson when they were children and it comes across as a very authentic very very moving and powerful so it's it's it's very hard to deny and i think that's one of the reasons why it's having such an impact and people are are rising up and decrying jackson and his work that your film critic can is such an art critic what do you think an artist speak separated from their work from their art can i think lee minded people still listen to michael jackson yeah i guess that's the big question here and i always used to be the attitude that you separate the are the artists i mean i think you can you know listen to richard wagner music despite the fact that he was

a horrible anti semite for example but i think the conversation sort of changed now and that we were thinking a lot more about who the person was who made the art and. i don't think that necessarily means we should not listen to michael jackson's music but maybe we should think about who was the man behind this music what was the real person behind it and so maybe don't stop listen to his music but think about the real man behind it and maybe that will impact the way you think about the songs and what they mean scott thank you so much for your insights w. culture correspondent scott roxboro. speaking of film when it began the eleven millimeter film festival was one it was the first in the world dedicated exclusively to football and it takes place right here in berlin the festival's opening film this year tells the story of shopper cohen said the presumably in football team in two thousand and sixteen a plane carrying the first team squad crashed on route to columbia killing all but seven on board despite the tragedy there is hope for the future as the clump

rebuilds. in front of the babylon cinema in berlin lies not a red carpet but green astroturf it's eleven millimeter time again they came in their droves for the opening film among them brazilian sports journalist rafael hensel was one of the seven survivors of the tragic chappaqua in supplying crash in two thousand and sixteen. no such operate a documentary about a football fairy tale turn tragedy. due to lack of fuel or the plane with the brazilian team onboard crashed into the mountains near minty gene colombia. after only three years in brazil's top division choppier reached the final of the corpus of the medic on one step closer to making a fairytale come true. took them to the

moment the tarpaulins went everyone remained. there was no excitement or chronic. as business no one thought anything could happen. this a little bit. but not far from the airport there was a turn for the worse only three players survived the crash. with just the boys fifty days after the crash i went back to the stadium with broken ribs and pressure rated lungs. despite the pain it was important for me to get back to work as soon as possible and was also a tribute to the twenty journalists who died in the crash this is more here don't like the city. not such a shock it's about overcoming grief and starting a new one it's a film that highlights the strength of the human spirits. you're

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