this is the news live from berlin the united nations calls on militia troops to halt their advance on the capital of libya the forces are commanded by a warlord who's in a power struggle with the un backed government in tripoli the u.n. chief has been trying to head off for renewed civil war also coming up. in berlin thousands take to the streets to demand more affordable housing and a growing population and not enough accommodation being built for driving up ranching. and big game fever grips germany as legal leaders

dortmund. prepare for their biggest tool in years the match could go a long way to deciding who finishes the season as champions. thanks 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 militias commanded by a warlord called khalifa haftar have also suffered some losses inflicted by fighters for the un backed government while the u.n. special envoy to libya has said he is determined to go ahead with a planned national peace conference in a week's time there are now fears of a renewed civil war libya has been riven by violence and division since

a long time dictator moammar gadhafi was overthrown in two thousand and eleven. general have toes troops advancing towards the capital tripoli thrust against libya's internationally recognized government commanders of have to self-styled libyan national army say their forces have reached the city limits. 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 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 on resolved. the united nations in new york is calling for an end to the war mongering the members of the security council expressed their deep concern that the military activity. here

tripoli which risks libyan stability they called on any forces to halt all admitted terry movement. day also called on all forces to deescalate and halt military activity that 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. it's a risk that's also on the minds of the g. seven foreign minister who ministers who are holding talks in france right now so for more let's cross to our correspondent standing by in denial. how is the situation in libya seen among the foreign minister has been. the german foreign

minister said all the g seven members of course very very about the situation in libya they all parties that to hold every military action and they singled out of cause the generals have to and his militias. who are drawn sitting on the capital. and all say that has to stop and the italian foreign minister in some of the needs he called general hushed and he spoke with him on the phone and he said he no one seemed to consider just to hold his military actions but it is clear that g seven has no direct pressure to exert on this militia in libya. so what exactly makes them think that the libyan warlord will listen to them at all but they do seven issued a statement saying that they're going to need now use all those diplomatic channels they have to influence what they can influence in libya of course they have some

economic interests also involved because many europeans states like france and italy have oil companies booking in libya connections to some of the factions of the militias and they're also connections to the. recognized international government in tripoli so they want to talk actually there's no military action in the making no military invention from the g seven so far and that will not happen even the americans said we won't do that and this is a point that the g seven was very united the minister said it does the international community had any leverage whatsoever to lend weight to its demands. no not really actually it's you have to be frank real leverage so you can just watch it the united nations is trying to hold the political talks to to. buttress

the political. talks in libya and the system they had in place but there's no no really means to pressure the militia they are on their own. thanks so much. now to some of the other stories making news around the world. in sudan protesters converge on army headquarters in the president's residence in the latest demonstration against president omar al bashir thousands marched through the capital khartoum chanting peace justice and freedom opponents claim government mismanagement has brought soaring food prices and fuel shortages. more towns and villages are being evacuated in western iran as heavy rains are expected to resume after years of drought torrential downpours over the last two weeks of cause widespread flooding in the region at least seventy people have lost their

lives and shelters have been set up to house of those displaced by the floods. former u.s. president barack obama is holding a town hall meeting in berlin today as part of a private tour of germany obama spoke to young emerging leaders from across europe he told them he hoped they would promote tolerance and respect in their community and that he wanted to inspire the next generation of political and community leaders to tackle growing intolerance in the world early obama met chancellor angela merkel privately the two are said to have discussed trans atlanta times the former president is currently taking questions at the town hall meeting he told the young leaders about the importance of political participation as you know michelle might talk sometimes and when we hear that young people are voting or participating

we say to them. you would not let your grandfather or grandmother decide what clothes you wear or what music you listen to so why would you let them decide the world you're going to live in and the politics that you're going to be subjected to why would you give away that power and that authority so i'm assuming that all of you in one fashion or another are paying attention to political trends but as we all know casting a ballot is just the start. i always used to say that the most important office in a democracy is not a president or prime minister or chancellor or governor or mayor it's citizen. berlin is often touted as a paradise for students creative types anyone on a small budget but that's fast becoming a meth because living here is getting more and more expensive thousands took to the

streets today to demand more affordable housing a growing population a lack of new housing and rampant gentrification have set rents soar among the protesters are members of the citizens initiated who say the answer lies in reclaiming apartments from private investors and bringing back social housing. berliners are scrambling for affordable apartments in the capital and experienced this firsthand he shared a two room apartment with a housemate for six years but then the landlord announced he was planning to renovate the building after which the rent would rise by three hundred percent who was shocked. what will i do if i have to move out. if i can't afford the higher rent. i might not be able to find another place to live for the kind of because i have to start thinking about whose culture i can sleep on it. and if i want to do that long term it's where will

a storm i think let's proceed with what i have to leave the city all together. with this for us to start fixing. renovating apartment buildings has become a new way to hike up rental prices. often the upgrades aren't even something the tenants want. to hear they're planning to put in an elevator we don't need because it will stop between the two floors. this will mean we'll have to get out and walk down the half life of stairs so that in the end we're walking as much as we would have without the elevator in front. of a friend would you have to pay for the elevator yes they want us to pay for it. the renters are fighting back a local initiative is gathering momentum to expropriate commercial property owners and daniel deacon has joined in. he started taking part in housing protests

a decade ago during the sixteen years he lived in central berlin he carefully documented investors activity they began selling and renovating over one hundred flats in his apartment block they even planned to demolish the buildings to make way for a luxury apartments. eighty tenants have already moved out. what we have to live somewhere it's on acceptable that these apartments have become commodities are sold off for profit for people like you and me aren't important anymore it's all about property now not people it's going to. the cost of renting is escalating in other european cities to a studio apartment in berlin goes for around six hundred euros a month but in other cities such as munich rent for the same apartment can run over a thousand euros barcelona is pricier than berlin of these cities only istanbul is a less expensive place to live and dublin and in london rental prices have gone

through the roof. offices of the berlin tenants association are flooded with calls from people whose living situations have worsened dramatically. in berlin and and other german cities we have a very difficult situation it hasn't been this bad for a long time it's comparable to the situation after the war when there was a massive housing shortage. it's not just low wage earners who are having a hard time shopkeepers police nurses and teachers are also finding it hard to afford living in the german capital. now to what's being billed as the biggest german football match in years by and munich host dortmund tonight in what could prove to be a bonus league title decider dortmund have a two point lead over defending champions byron at the top of the table but injury hit dortmund looks set to be without one of their key players was the last time

these two sides met it was with the decisive match winner for dought mind oz now they looking for a repeat performance this season has even won over their arch rivals by on. even before becoming when he described dortmund supremacy of their appropriate. says so they're having a very good season to. do much of the bidding of the team that makes less mistakes when. that team more often than not is spying on a look at their recent head to head record shows by an with the advantage they've won three of the last for their classic cars aided in great part by former top one player robert leave and off he who has scored fourteen goals against his former club i buy and i hope in the off chance can make the difference in this game i. said it was there's a good reason for the saying that titles are won from the back only games are

decided on crunchy that's the decisive factor. this is months for us to realistic shot at the title in many areas emotions are high the stakes are high i so just how special is this edition off to classic me again the because of the situation in the table and because it's byron against dortmund and it's obvious that it's special but there are seven games like. i agree king by and six you hold on the been missing a title is no easy task but if the stars align could lift the title for the first time since twenty twelve. and a reminder of the top story we're following for you. in libya the united nations has called on troops commanded by a warlord to halt their advance on the capital tripoli un chief antonio gutierrez has been trying to avert a renewed civil war between the militia and the u.n.

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