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i tried to do it exactly the hour a day my name. and i work at. the back of. this is the news live from the united nations militia troops to hold their advance on the capital of libya the forces that commanded by warlord who's in a power struggle with the u.s. government and the u.n. chief has been trying to avert for news. coming out of there remember the
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deadliest one hundred days on sunday the nation commemorates the twenty fifth anniversary of the genocide killed nearly a million people we'll hear from the supply of those striving to keep the peace. through one of these strikingly modern designs were created a century ago. we visit a new museum in the city of buying my house. i mean you could just mckinnon thank you so much for joining us. the united nations security council has called on militia forces closing in on the libyan capital tripoli to halt their advance but the troops commanded by khalifa haftar a warlord in the east of the country have also suffered some losses inflicted by fighters for the un backed government there are now fears of
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a renewed civil war in libya which has been riven by violence and division since longtime ruler muammar gaddafi was overthrown in two thousand and eleven. general have toes troops advancing towards the capital tripoli a bold thrust against libya's internationally recognized government commanders of have to self-styled libyan national army say their forces have reached the city limits. of this is great progress it means we're technically inside tripoli we still have a few checkpoints to secure but the battle will be on the outskirts of the city. ranged against have to as brigades forces loyal to the government the struggle for power and control of libya's oil began with the fall of the dictator moammar gadhafi nearly eight years ago and remains unresolved. the united nations in new york is calling for an end to the war mongering the members of the
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security council expressed deep concern that to military activity. here tripoli which risks libyan stability he called on any forces to halt all military movement. they also called on all forces to deescalate and halt military activity there can be no military solution to the conflict. as government backed militias deployed to defend the capital tripoli the risk of an escalation to all out civil war remains alarmingly high. for more on the situation in libya we're joined by mona hefner news arabic service minor thanks so much for joining us a militia forces commanded by khalifa haftar their adult thing on the capitol hill the u.n. backed government in tripoli has sent out its militias in an attempt to stop them
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tell us how serious is the situation it is quite serious right now because as we have seen fighting has been ongoing yesterday night around the former international airport of tripoli also after the meeting of u.n. general good terrorist with with huffed out of the u.n. envoy to libya. said that made it obvious that he had no interest in halting the complain and it is quite obvious that hostile is determined to take over the capital so it is quite serious tell us more about khalifa haftar what exactly is he trying to achieve he is a quite powerful man he has. quite a rich history he has helped gadhafi to overthrow the former king of libya then afterwards while he was in chad he was captured for almost twenty years afterwards he moved to exile in the u.s. and worked for the cia there and he helped. he helped for the soul of
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afterwards in two thousand and eleven now his most important aim is to take over the capital of course because the one who takes over the capital is the one in power basically. if he succeeds what could happen if the u.n. backed government fails it is quite unclear what we have what will happen right now because we could have one scenario which is quite similar to the egyptian scenario where they're cracking down the muslim brotherhood which is centered in the capital right now but the thing is that other countries around libya might be also in danger because he has threatened last year algeria. to start a war and he has said that he will move up to tripoli and then afterwards he might move to a jury which which might mean that there will be also turbulence as around libby. what could the international community do to stop this situation from escalating i think the international community can do very much because first international community all only condemns things by words does not interfere although there are
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also double standards like and like the emirates who stated that it is against this intervention but on the other hand or i guess this moves but on the other hand it supports. so we don't really know what's happening right now but i think in the end it will not much will happen because history is a man not amount of words he's a man who talks with weapons and who is determined to reach his goal and i have any thank you so much for your analysis thank you. let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world more towns and villages of being evacuated in western iran as heavy rains are expected to resume after years of droughts to wrench will downpours over the last two weeks of caused widespread flooding in the region at least seventy people have lost their lives and shelters have been set up to hows those displaced by the floods. front says it will oppose any extension into the u.k.'s deadline for leaving the european union unless
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it presents a clear plan for the way ahead prime minister trees amaze request for a quick fix delay until the end of june will be considered as an east summit on wednesday. u.s. aviation giant going is to temporarily cut production of its best selling seven three seven airliner the decision is a response to a halt in deliveries of the seven three seven max the model involved in two crashes in ethiopia and indonesia all seven three seven max is grounded as preliminary findings suggest it sounds he still system was at fault. and former u.s. president barack obama has met chancellor angela merkel as part of his three day visit to germany the two offset to have discussed transatlantic ties which have been strained under the trumpet ministration obama will wrap up his trip with a town hall meeting for young people in berlin today. it's africa now where the people of rwanda marking twenty five years since the genocide
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that resulted in around eight hundred thousand deaths ethnic hutu extremists slaughtered members of the minority to see community neighbors killed neighbors husbands even killed wives a quarter of a century all the children of the genocide have been telling their stories. we want to. this is where house used to be before the genocide and nothing is left of it now. ben to top down after looting it and i mean gas prices. everywhere as he was just three months old when his parents and four siblings were killed by hutu militias he's a survivor of the one nine hundred ninety four genocide in rwanda the fastest of the twentieth century during which close to a million randoms mostly tutsi wiped out in just one hundred days.
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eric was too young to remember his family dying but he says he will never forget the day his told him what happened. she carried me on had back during the genocide right up until the killing stopped she told me how horrific it was she witnessed that all the rain was pouring down on us where hard times for many of these would flee from the killer as you know while we were fleeing we would jump over our dead bodies will be. eric's dog family history is one shared by many his relatives like countless persecuted to cross the country had sought refuge in a church when they were killed and chad just like this one in yamato an estimated fifty thousand people died during the genocide today this side stands as one of run this most poignant memorials and the stabbing remind of what happened and physical evidence of crimes that should never be forgotten. doris you can't
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imagine how it feels like growing up knowing that you're all alone with no parents and new siblings while about children you know each of them. eric says his generation's identity is deeply entrenched in the true one thousand nine hundred two so only survivors who lost their families who are still processing the past but also children of perpetrators who participated in the killings nichiren him. it's very hard to find yourself all alone either because your family members were killed for being too see or as in my case with parents who are in prison because they were convicted of participating in the genocide. for children we have to take on a lot of responsibility from a young to. the genocide could cost
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a long dark shadow over the lives of future generations yet i believe in the power of reconciliation offering a new chapter in iran this history. but i want to stay youth we have to live in a way that brings us together to keep our country moving forward. you are the future of the country. talking about it as if you. now if you look at almost any modern building around the world you're seeing the legacy of bauhaus the design school founded in germany one hundred years ago the schools influence goes beyond buildings to many other areas of design such as furniture and domestic appliances now a new museum has opened environment a city where it was founded to mark the centenary. together let us conceive and create the new building of the future those were the goals of our house according
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to their founding manifesto from nine hundred nineteen one hundred years later the city of weimar has erected a new monument to this global modernist movement the chief curator for architecture and design from new york's museum of modern art has flown over especially for the unveiling that is either coming in just on one hand you can definitely say that modern visual culture and our current visual culture is impossible to imagine without bauhaus it's become part of our d.n.a. so that we almost don't notice it anymore on the other hand and this seems even more important to me the ideas of bauhaus are still in our heads as an enduring utopia. topi only seen the cup because it's weimar has spent twenty seven million euros and three and a half years building this minimalist concrete cuba on the site where bounce was founded it's a treasure chest holding the world's oldest bauhaus collection from founder vonta gold to use himself some one hundred sixty eight works the famous table lamp from
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vilhelm fog and felled and kolya. up on street poncho. the ceramics of t.r.w. . two thousand square metres of exhibition space over five floors the structure was built to reflect an industrial workshop the exhibit is meant to spark debate not eulogize the past this is how most seamen of the weimar classic foundation thus the gets a first date but we can only understand it now that one can see the bow and also museum politically sound close we remain today to the incredible developments of one thousand nine hundred and the following years and for them in addition to the un's i think this will really change our city about social issues because it's got built under us. the building is a symbolic rebuke to the nazis first downtown the bauhaus movement in germany. forcing a fraud. also scrubs good now that's exactly what i think we need to pay attention
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to today that our needs this openness and the ability to provoke the boat house was an institution that cost orders that survived and thrived in the diaspora without open borders that wouldn't have happened then and without them it can't happen today to talk to me shit when we often occurrence in the midst almost needs to get as a hotel. getting its modern digital technology the mind something concrete facade of the new bauhaus museum just a starkness descends on by mom. now an israeli man broke the world record books on friday off to becoming the oldest footballer to participate in a professional match. is seventy three and a goalkeeper for a full state club in israel he was born in iraq but moved to israel as a child and he received the guinness world record prize in an official ceremony after playing the full ninety minutes i will turn seventy four next week and he said he isn't ready for another game. just
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a quick reminder of the top story we're following for you today in libya the united nations has called on troops commanded by warlords to halt their advance on the capital tripoli u.n. chief antonio terrace has been trying to avert for a new civil war between the militia and the un backed government. you're watching news live from berlin coming up next our program reporter on the women moving into the male domain of motor sports announcer hall for the whole team thanks so much for watching. what secrets lie behind these memos. find out first of experience and explore fascinating and cultural heritage sites. d.w. world heritage three sixty.
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