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this is g w news live from berlin tonight u.s. president donald trump in the u.k. on a state visit to america's closest european allies britain's queen elizabeth plays host to the u.s. president at a banquet in buckingham palace but many in the country are unhappy about trump's visit we'll show you why also coming up a deadly assault on protesters in sudan in the capital khartoum a military crackdown leaves at least 30 people dead and more turbulence as boeing reveals that some of its and 737 aircraft may have
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a faulty part just. i'm burnt off it's good to have you with us tonight britain has been rolling out the red carpet for a state visit by u.s. president donald trump day one culminated with a banquet at buckingham palace hosted by queen elizabeth but many in the u.k. they're unhappy about trump's visit especially with him weighing in on british domestic politics still it was protocol that ensured that it was all smiles at the official events take a look. it was a right royal welcome for the u.s. president prince charles and his wife camilla greeted donald trump and 1st lady millennia after they touched down on the lawn at buckingham palace this is trump's 2nd visit to the united kingdom since he became president but it's his 1st official
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state visit meaning he gets the full royal treatment commentators marveled at the composure of the queen. ahead of his visit the u.s. president had stood up controlled deceived by commenting on british politics after saying he wanted to talk trade on his visit he hinted at a possible meeting with nodule for raj the leader of the brics it party. your side you'll. remember. what how big they want to see what to make matters worse as a force one touched down on british soil trumps twitted finger couldn't resist having a dig at london's lord mayor. subject as being foolishly nasty to the visiting president of the united states by far the most important ally of the united kingdom he is a stone cold loser. protesters outside buckingham palace don't
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like what they see as trump's interference in british politics and they don't want him as an ally much larger protests are planned for tuesday including the much anticipated return of the trump baby blimp. or the w.'s bigger boss is covering the state visit force in london as she explains why despite the protests the u.k. is rolling out the royal red carpet for president. donald trump state visit comes at a difficult time to reserve a spot to leave office and the brits that question is still unresolved in midst all this instability the u.k. is trying to strengthen its ties with its strongest ally to look for a trade deal so even though donald trump is unpopular with many british people and even though there are differences of opinion for example on the iran and on climate change reason they can simply not afford to alienate the u.s. president. are there was big mosque reporting from london doctors in sudan say the
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death toll from a military crackdown on protesters has reached at least 30 the sudanese army use deadly force to disperse the sit in in the capital. to public prosecutors there have now reportedly opened an investigation into the military's actions demonstrators have been protesting for months demanding that the generals hand over power to a civilian government in april the military overthrew president omar al bashir ending his brutal 30 year long rule. long feared violent escalation has engulfed cartoon. police and army chased demonstrators through the streets. gunfire and explosions have shut their protests breaking out the peaceful sit in. but even as they flee the bullets the protesters mock the army and repeat their demands for change.
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freedom peace and justice civilian rule this month chant these protestors. others and circled by the troops plead with the military to hold their fire. peacefully peacefully they shout. but since the early morning sudan's capital has been anything but peaceful. protest leaders have stopped cooperation with the transitional military council calling the crackdown a bloody massacre and said i cannot even evacuate the bodies of the dead they are calling them martyrs. hundreds of the injured are being treated in cartoons row care hospital the sudan doctors committee says the death toll is difficult to count and can only rise but the army is meeting determined organize resistance the opposition and thrown up their own roadblocks in response stringing stones and burning tires across the city. but after the dispersal of the sit in we went back
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to the streets and squares and thank god with the help of the youth we closed the street and we will close everything again god willing. a day of violence by the army may have broken up the protest a sit in that it seems to have simply dispersed the resistance throughout khartoum . here's some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world. has rejected the or. quest to detain wiki leaks founder julian the songe over a 2010 rape case a songes in prison in the u.k. today's ruling dashes swedish prosecutors hopes of having him extradited swiftly from britain songes lawyer called the decision a big victory for his client a heat wave in northern india has triggered warnings of water shortages and heatstroke temperatures have exceeded 50 degrees celsius in some places people in the capital delhi have been advised not to go out during the hottest hours of the
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day and there have been several heat related deaths italy's prime minister jean said big condi says he will resign if the 2 parties in the governing coalition do not stop squabbling the far right league party and the populist 5 star movement have been arguing for months over a range of issues conte who has no party affiliation says that he now wants a clear and speedy response with the future of the german government is hanging by a thread after the leader of the junior coalition partner in the government the s.p.d. resigned and 3 and knowledge stepped down today after her social democrat party's disastrous showing in last week's european elections the party is now trying to find a new leader or leaders for now they are going to stay in the coalition with chancer until americans conservatives but this might not last. earlier the double
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usually only for the hammerstein called up with senior s.p.d. lawmaker thomas oprah to find out whether his party might quit their coalition with chancellor merkel here's what he told. it's up a man is the s.p.d. still committed to the grand coalition the future of the grand coalition depends on its performance the performance was not very good so far and. if we will still have a grand coalition around christmas is open it depends on. the question whether we get a compromise on carbon tax on how to run a concept to fight global warming as well as a minimum pension for working people who have worked for 35 years and all these questions have to be answered in a very convincing way otherwise the grand coalition is not justified anymore.
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that was s.p.d. lawmaker told us over a month speaking with us earlier or today is world bicycle day a survey by a german insurance company has named the dutch city of as the most bicycle friendly city in the world authorities there are a range of measures to encourage people to ride bikes some are quite surprising and as we report tracked was not always known for being a good place to wheel for. australian kylie fun dummy could not imagine life without a car in her homeland but since moving to the dutch city. she almost always rides a bike for transport that took some getting used to i'd never cycle that i tried to cycle once i didn't know what i was doing it was dangerous it was 35 degrees the surfing named outranked is one of the best cities in the world for cyclists even
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beating amsterdam new bike lanes and bridges are being added all the time some aren't even heated in the winter to keep them safe in icy conditions. and those who are new to cycling like kylie can even get an instructor. trying to invest $130.00 euros per resident for its biking project in berlin it's just for euro 70 the world's biggest parking lot for bikes is being built right in the center of the tracks with enough room for 6000 bikes. when we built this kind of beautiful parking space bar you go really go to psycho just because the facilities are there so it's it stimulates the mobility to be like this was not always the case in the 1960 s. the car with at the center of urban planning. even a canal was filled in so a freeway could be built on it. to tract has been correcting the planning mistakes
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of the past for years now the canal is being restored there are new parks and green spaces and the city is even going a step further at this new housing development with 6000 units just one in 3 will get a parking space for a car and there will be mobility management so a couple of hops people can go for all their mobility desires car sharing electric bikes cargo bikes public transport. kylie is now in very good company as growing numbers of people make the switch and the netherlands more than 30 percent of residents use bicycles for all their transport needs. if we love our bikes here in berlin and the south african runner just a man you know will not need to take testosterone reducing medication to compete at least for now as after his was court temporarily suspended a recent ruling now last month the olympic $800.00 metre champion lost
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a challenge to the court of arbitration for sport and had been told that she could only compete if she medically reduced her testosterone level 2 days a minute said that she was thinking to the judges for suspending that decision it means that she will be able to compete until the next court date on the 25th of june. so you might not think of it as an olympic sport but breakdancing could make the 2024 paris games the best ever it's one of 4 new sports being suggested for the games olympics chief. he's a fan of breakdancing dizzying choreography but others are not. in the olympic. break down special is raging at this recreation center near paris. it's one of around $1500.00 such competitions held throughout france each year. there are top
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rocks footwork power moves you have to be fast. friends is one of the leading countries worldwide for breakdowns we do a lot of things differently here our style is very technical very musical and we try out a lot of new things. there are several 1000 breakdowns is in france some even make a living from it. and it could even feature as a discipline at the paris 2024 olympics. and. the olympics would bring us more recognition. they would make it better known across the world. beyond just the break dance community. but it's not everyone likes the idea breakdown started as a subculture in 1970 s. new york. and many here in the east and paris suburbs associate the
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olympics with big business doping and corruption no place for them it's in a different sphere it's all about governments it's a giant machine it's too highbrow for us so. it's not ok for breakdowns to bow to the olympics criteria that are too narrow would destroy that dance culture that. we really need something like the olympic games for fulfillment i don't think so. but there are tests they say. but their moves would be a real draw. our views are mine of the top stories we're following for you he was president donald trump has begun a state visit to the u.k. britain's queen elizabeth to associate a banquet in his honor at buckingham palace the protesters have turned out in one into voice their anger at trump's visit in sudan 30 people are reported to have been killed after the army used violence to disperse the sit in in the capital khartoum state media say authorities will investigate the incident the protesters
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are calling on the generals to hand over power to a transitional government. you're watching d.w. news live from berlin in business with chris goldberg is up next stick around for that he'll be back in about 37. can the. and in the end it's a me you're going to love to stay here and more we will send you that. are you familiar with this. new smugness when lions.
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