this is t w news live from berlin a swing to the left in finland parliamentary election center last social democrats celebrate victory as they are on course to lead finland's next government i mean spins have rejected the current coalition's austerity policies and the populist finn's party looks set to be the biggest opposition force. also coming up fighting rages in libya's capital tripoli with scores already dead the united nations calls for thousands of refugees caught in the crossfire evacuated to find out what

options they have left. and in sudan president thousands in sudan trance their demand for an immediate return to civilian rule they say their new military chiefs pledge to hand over power within two years is not enough. waiter thanks for joining us vote counting is almost complete in finland's parliamentary elections after a campaign dominated by debates over climate change welfare and immigration but the social democrats in first place party leader on c.n.n. a look set to becomes finland's first leftist prime minister in over twenty years in the face stiff competition from the populist right wing fans r.t. they're expected to become the second largest party in the parliament. and here now to talk more about how they finished. elections are going. to finish correspondent

honest i've asked who you're from finland you've been following this closely obviously. what do these election results mean for europe broadly well as it looks like now the social democrats only have a very narrow lead the national coalition which is more conservative party and the true friends a right wing populist party follow it very closely and this means that we will definitely have a coalition government and starting with the formation will start tomorrow but finland also due to take over the e.u. presidency in july in the time right after the elections of may when still the year can commission was formed of course interesting to see what kind of government emerges in finland and how adults will then also shape policy this year climate change has been a very dominant issue in these elections how have the different parties been

approaching this well most of the parties have pledged to fight climate change also nordic countries and this very affected by climate change and the parties of also said that they've been very inspired by the student marches that have also taken place in finland similar to other european cities. the sense party now has also had a party program which has been inspired by something they call the climate they don't believe in all of this and they also have vala to cut for example taxation on fuel. tell me about this party and how it compares with the other parties on the map right now right i mean it's quite similar to other right wing populist parties in europe they have also an immigration agenda they are also quite anti e.u. and they also oppose finland for instance joining nato discipline ongoing debate in the country. so yeah they are quite quite similar but they also changed their

party leadership not long ago the current partido used to hala is also a dozen of the more conservative and even more and immigrants that his predecessors were so it will be very interesting to see if they become the largest opposition party what kind of policies despoil sought and shape in some and to be as honest as i think you so much today was supposed to be the day for a united nations backed conference aimed at bringing peace to libya instead the u.n. is warning the lives of thousands of civilians including refugees are at risk and the death toll is already mounting the world health organization says fighting near tripoli has killed more than one hundred twenty people and wounded nearly six hundred strongman khalifa haftar are launched an offensive earlier this month to take the libyan capital. flight is from libya's u.n.

banks government back to loose is the general. the government has offered an end to the fighting in exchange for half dollars with rule. from the government of national accord would welcome a ceasefire but that does not mean it welcomes the continuation of this current situation the invading forces must return to where they came from once and for all . the humanitarian cost is rising on the day of a planned peace conference the un instead warned that thousands of civilians could be caught in the crossfire including refugees who have escaped conflict elsewhere only to find themselves again in danger some civilians have taken shelter in the school. my children and i had to leave our hosts because i was afraid we'd get along and. government fighters are trying to hold their positions but they are faced with house cars heavily armed ground forces being

stood by as support. on saturday and strike hit a school yard on the southern outskirts of tripoli where fighting between the factions has been fiestas images of the damage are a stark reminder of the threat also facing those seeking refuge in this school according to the u.n. at least eight thousand people have fled the fighting for those who remain food and medicine are increasingly short supply. earlier we spoke with and asked the rector of a subject institute a policy think tank focused on libya and we asked him about the humanitarian situation there. construction of. ten thousand people have already displaced them that the numbers are going to reuters is coming to or susan people looking to boston trying to get the homes for their lies spread of this month this would be the war for five years since the beginning of the civil war. time the fighting to

kill his father or mother and really does create a very very that's the situation the on the fuel supplies are working to ensure local services like water to see it work to destruct atmosphere and that's a cause even more damage but it's the humanitarian support system the hospitals the places that host displaced people also be targeted i'm going to this is for them because the beach look at others under the rules it's very kind of it that was an ass speaking to us from london and i will bring you some of the other stories making news around the world fresh off his victorious re-election israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has come to the end of the first meeting of his new cabinet that's now who was narrowly awarded a record fifth term after elections last week although he is likely to soon face indictments on her option charges most of the. supporters flocked to a key of stadium sunday for a debate between ukrainian president that's reporter shango and his reiver five all volodymyr as alinsky however it's reported solecki failed to turn up to the event

the to go head to head later this month in a runoff election. egypt has unveiled a newly discovered tomb in this a car a period pyramids near cairo it belonged to a fifth time misty dignitary and contains well preserved paintings and artifacts the tomb is believed to be more than four thousand years old. christians from across the world gathered in jerusalem to celebrate palm sunday which marks the start of the holy week in the run up to easter the procession started on the mount of olives past the garden of get seventy where jesus is said to have been betrayed and to the old city. you're watching t.w. news still to come a dramatic plea from the new the way the president of the seychelles is warning that's exactly where his country will end up if action isn't taken on climate change. in sudan the interim military council held its first meeting today after seizing power from veteran leader omar arm are al bashir the new head

of that council the tenet general abdel fatah board chaired the meeting in the capital khartoum earlier he had responded to protesters demands by promising to form a civilian government within two years sudanese people are keeping up the pressure they presented a list of demands to military rulers including immediate civilian control of the government. outside the military headquarters in khartoum protest as in making their voices heard fed up with decades of autocratic rule they've been calling for democracy for almost four months. only accept a real change satisfying the revolutionary people who are looking for a good future. sudanese people reject the military chiefs who ended the thirty year regime of the veteran president. but the army is still very much in

charge but she had success even who fled general. linked to the genocide in darfur lasted just one day in the top job before announcing his resignation many are unhappy that he was replaced by another commander although han is not wanted for war crimes the home immediately sought to appease the crowds on the streets he announced the end of a curfew imposed by his pretty decisive and promised that a civilian government would be formed within two years but the demonstrators want a clean break with the old regime. who will never leave this place. without together. do our freedom liberty do our. good it does this or this is the least we hold together for them for justice we all sitting for freedom always looking for another government representing by oh by by out by our own. people protesters say the first step towards

a new beginning is to replace the military transition council with a civilian one. tiger woods has kept an astonishing career comeback winning the us masters his first major golf title in the levin years the american shot seventy in the final round to finish thirteen under par and spark scenes of wild celebrations at augusta national with his fifteenth major title comes after he battled back from personal troubles that had put his golfing career in jeopardy and to the latest bundesliga results now and the big news is byron munich has returned to the top of the table with a convincing win the defending champions cruised against fortunate to sold off kingsley coleman scoring twice in a dominant four one victory in the other sunday games hoffenheim defeated had by then to now and frankfurt lost to lost at home to alex burke three one the stand out match from saturday of course was dortmund's two one win over mines which keeps them within striking distance of by iran. the seychelles is one of the many

countries threatened by rising sea levels it's feared many of its islands could soon disappear below the waves so that's exactly where the president of the seychelles made a dramatic plea for action on climate change he also called for greater research into the world's oceans adding you know more about the surface of mars than about the sea that seychelles is on a mission a mission to save the ocean and thereby the very existence of this string of one hundred fifteen islands off africa's eastern coast the islands are among the places already feeling threatened by climate change and in march a team of scientists launched the next ocean mission to explore the secrets of the indian ocean. on sunday president danny for a drop down below the sea surface to make a plea for greater international conservation for more than one hundred twenty meters deep. the sea how does a special relationship with all of us. it keeps the planet alive

it keeps us alive and it is clear to me that it is under threat like never before. the marine spatial plans are an initiative put forth by seychelles to promote long term management and create a sustainable economic zone around the islands if implemented it would be the first large scale marine management plan in the western indian ocean and the largest such plan in the world the indian ocean is the least known at least protected of all scientists estimate as much as ninety five percent of it has yet to be explored. scientists with the seychelles next to an ocean mission say international help is needed to decrease the greatest threats to the region including global temperature increases bleaching overfishing and the widespread use of plastics. or ocean ecosystems worldwide. super

a plane with six. and the longest wingspan ever created has completed its maiden flight called launch took off from the mojave desert in california and flew for two hours the aircraft launch satellites attached a rocket into space from a high up in the air rather than from on the ground making. its brainchild of paul allen the late co-founder of microsoft. and we'll remind you now of the top story that we're following for you a swing to the left in finland's parliamentary election the center left social democrats celebrate victory as their on course to lead been lynched next government and have rejected the current coalition's austerity policies and the populist finn's party looks set to be the biggest opposition force. news from berlin don't forget you can get all the latest news and information

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