the withdrawal agreement that we have right now took $28.00 member states 17 months of haggling and involves $600.00 papers of legal documents so it would be very very difficult to reopen this and restarted over again in the e.u. made clear time and time again this is the best deal that you're going to get it's not going to get any better so here in brussels or in the european union nobody wants great britain to leave and nobody wants to be in fact responsible to slam the door shut or wants to be the one to slam the door shut on great britain and the commission president elect was about on the line last week said she was willing to extend she was showing goodwill willing to extend the brakes a deadline but also made clear that would be no renegotiation so here in brussels nobody wants to. push great britain over the cliff but at the same time nobody wants to get pushed around by somebody like boris johnson and set a dangerous precedent for other euro skeptic leaders came next under bring us up

today with a view from brussels and pots in london while much more throughout the day on this of course thanks to both of you are now. well the british foreign minister jeremy hunt as called on european allies to join together to create a naval force to protect shipping in the strait of hormuz iran says it's not seeking a confrontation with britain but for days after it sees a british tanker in the region that vessel remains in rainy and hence. the crew appear well according to these images shown on iranian state media the 23 sailors were captured by iran along with the british flag tank a stain imperio seized by the revolutionary guard have been held in an iranian harbor since friday the british government says it's a violation of international law it faces criticism at home for not preventing the capture of british ships by iran despite multiple warning signs britain's foreign minister wants to deescalate tensions is turning to europe for help and says he

disagrees with the united states strategy of applying maximum pressure to iran over the nuclear deal we will now seek to put together a european led maritime protection mission to support safe passage of both crew and conquer in this fight. he will not be part of the u.s. maximum pressure policy on iran because we remain committed to preserving the iran nuclear agreement. iran has connected the fate of the steamer imperio with that of another tanker the grace one it was seized by british special forces 2 weeks ago in gibraltar and was accused of carrying iranian oil to syria in violation of a use sanctions a charge tehran rejects. when you illegally seize a ship and even the spanish believe that you have done this unfriendly and hostile act in their territory we don't deem it necessary to show tolerance. the united kingdom is now dispatching another warship to the region whether other european

ships will join the mission remains unclear. let's preview now some of the other stories making the news today south korean fighter jets fired hundreds of warning shots after a russian military aircraft violated that country's airspace seoul says the russian planes flew over the doctorow islands also claimed by japan which calls them the talk she my lands. russia's defense ministry denies the accusations saying is bombers were carrying out drills over international waters. the libel trial of a prominent philippine journalist critical of president rugby go to charity has started but he leads the online news outlet rappler and both have been hit with a string of charges that critics say are aimed at silencing her russell faces years in prison if found guilty. police in the u.s. territory of puerto rico fired tear gas to disperse protesters demanding the

resignation of gov rick carter a seo he's been under pressure since the release of obscenity laced chat messages that mocked his constituents protests are continuing despite resales announcement that it will not run for reelection. and authority authorities and singapore have seized a record $8.00 tons of elephant ivory words some $13000000.00 the seizure also includes pangolin scales worth $36000000.00 singapore is often used by smugglers as a transit route for illegal animal products where u.s. president donald trump has struck a positive note in his 1st meeting with the pakistani prime minister in iran khan relations between the 2 countries have been strained for many years and the 2 leaders of traded barbs on twitter in the past but the new friendlier tone could hold the key to ending american military involvement in afghanistan. a push to mend

tense u.s. pakistan relations in person after clashing on twitter pakistani prime minister imran khan has held his 1st one on one talks in washington with his us while online sparring partner u.s. president donald trump the afghan conflict responsible for straining those ties was a key focus of talks trump hopes khan can help broker a peace deal between the taliban and the afghan government and pave the way to ending nearly 18 years of u.s. military involvement in afghanistan. i have plans on afghanistan that if i wanted to win the war afghanistan would be wiped off the face of the year it would be gone it would be over in literally in 10 days and i don't want to do that i don't want to go that route so we're working with pakistan and others to extricate ourselves nor do we want to be a policeman because basically we're policeman right now and we're not supposed to be policeman we've been there we've been there for 90 years in afghanistan khan who

has called for mutually beneficial ties with the us since he won pakistan's general election last year sounded optimistic. so there's only one solution. i feel that i think we will discuss this is the closest we've been to a peace deal. in the coming days we will be able to. speak to them complicit with the political situation. this bridge building is a far cry from relations last year when trump attacked pakistan on twitter accusing the country of supporting islamist militants and cutting security aid now trump has held out the carrot of possibly restoring aid if this meeting yields results offering the prospect of better relations between the 2 nations ok let's talk about . joining us from our bureau in bonn good morning are we seeing the beginning of

a new era in relations between the u.s. and pakistan. i would say that. is that improving definitely but to say that it is a start of a new year it would be i think a little premature at this moment much depends on how deals with washington's demands regarding peace in afghanistan and the issue of. not just in afghanistan but also in kashmir stans economy is in a mess right now and islamabad needs the financial assistance so it is likely that pakistan. would. do you estimate. ok now during that meeting of president trump you some very dramatic rhetoric claiming that the u.s. could wipe afghanistan off the face of the earth in 10 days of. reaction to those statements. i think it is the drums way of saying that do you cooperate with those

otherwise we have a military option so it was a match it still. plays in the region. he has been using using this guy didn't stick all this unit guns and so i don't think of the gun authorities would be like this is a statement it was quite irresponsible to be honest but i think it was a message aimed. to other players in the region and to con who was sitting next to ok donald trump and am wrong also voiced their ambitions for a peace deal with the taliban in afghanistan is that where things are heading right now it is that realistic. i would not give too much importance to khan i think the person pakistani army calls the shots the person who is resisting with his army chief general. he has a lot of influence on me has

a lot of influence on the taliban so much depends on the pakistani military experts say that the pakistani civilian government headed by han and the military on the same page a number of security defense and foreign policy issues but we have to see how much influence what role the pakistani military would like to play in this i think. is key to resolving this conflict. thanks very much for the analysis this morning. you were to interview news still to come on this program remnants of germany's colonial past are scattered throughout the capital. of activists raising awareness of this often painful legacy. of our people a day that's the average number killed by rio de janeiro's police since they launched an anti drugs war the start of the year most of the deaths occur in the

city slums the favelas victims' relatives say innocent civilians are among those dying and they are taking to rio's tourist areas to protest against the police actions the 1st bullets only hit this tree but the next ones flew further tichina leads us past the tree to a spot behind her house where her husband and 2 friends were shot and killed by the police 8 weeks ago traces of their blood are here according to witnesses they were ambushed and shot in the back no one knows why the victims were not armed. thugs i was at work when it happened and thank god for that because if i had been here i might have tried to protect my husband if i had done that i would be dead by police killing innocent citizens has become an everyday occurrence in the slums of rio de janeiro since the police launched a new anti drugs offensive at the beginning of 29000 they've killed an average of 5 people a day teaching is husband ricardo was 29 years old and she insists he was not

a drug dealer since his death she hasn't been able to continue her work as a nurse because now she's a single mother of 2. so. the government is committing genocide policeman hold a gun in your face in anyone's face workers with children and if you are unlucky they just shoot you dying the government is to blame the president also not so he's completely out of his mind. rio's new governor wilson vittal is responsible for the hard line from now on we clean up he says in a video he himself posted snipers and helicopters shoot at suspects in the favelas that the new policy brought in since vittal took office and despite all the evidence he insists that if innocent people are killed it can only be by criminals and terrorists who must be wiped out. in a conflict like this it is normal for the number of deaths to rise when the gangs

realize they can't fight us fewer and fewer people choose a life of crime murder as a deterrent has devastating consequences on the beach at ip in ema relatives of those who were killed in the crossfire demonstrate this is the school uniform of 14 year old marco who bled to death in the arms of his mother milt bearden full of i mean my son said mama the police are crazy didn't they see me with my school things i answered don't talk my son but he repeated the sentence and then he never spoke again. but some police officers die as well and they see themselves as victims poorly trained and used as pawns in a civil war between the government and heavily armed criminal organizations violence will not solve our problem says the police union. it would be better if the police focused their energy only investigations on background checks rob of been on a policy of pua confrontation but this is the opposite of president also not his

views he prefers confrontation. boy life in the favelas is a life between fronts in a battle people like to chew nya have no way of escaping the war between the government and the drug lords. while here in germany the city of berlin has designated a new site highlighting the country's colonial past the country was among european powers colonised africa. callers. join tens of thousands during their time in power today activists argue that the country is not doing enough to come to terms with that often violent like. germany's colonial history isn't the 1st thing that comes to mind when the wondering to balance street yet black human lives in africa were traded here as early as the 17th century and signs of it everywhere historian christian carp from decolonized sparely in shows as does remnants from the past

starting with a house in the city center that once belonged to a slave trader. we're standing in front of the so-called am in the house which used to be the house of a rich girl into a back of trader called. and it stood close to the royal palace and was translated into 960 s. over here so what you see in front of the top of the door is a press corps telling the story whitewashed story of the tobacco plantation in the americas producing tobacco. for burley. designs of german black history aren't only out in the open but also buried deep below the city's streets and are visible in several subway stations such as mortgage hussar din a military translates to morey street in english and that has been met with some mixed reactions such as that of a south african tourist visiting berlin for the 1st time. you know i

didn't know the name 1st but if you explain about the term with me where i come from we need to go but racist is the most often diff of since if we. it doesn't bother me personally and i think that today it's still ok that morris street remains named just that. you could think it's moving which means carrots perhaps that was my 1st thought but if it's a cultural thing to describe another culture then it's not ok anymore i thought it was a good. offensive st some stations names are only the tip of the iceberg another issue lies in the fact that to date only 2 memorials in colonial history corrected in berlin including rock that has just been unveiled at the exact place where colonial powers decided to partition of africa in 1804.

this is an important step in terms of making the colonial past present and present. on a location where it actually happened where this this was the central administration so in the absence of course it is. a move forward we know that there is still a lot to be done street names subway station memorials those are only small signs but he died in plain sight of a short lived but significant aspect of german history it's called on the past yes i ask all those name it even today's germany seems to suffer from colonial ameesha yet a country is taking small steps to honor the memory of those who continued fighting against racism long after the colonial empire ceased to exist but many here wish that the government would do much more than acknowledge its colonial crimes.

prosecutors in the us say that for us. all star christiane although will not be facing criminal charges in a case of alleged rape but although i've been accused of sexually assaulting an american woman catherine york in a los vegas hotel room in 2009 he denies the allegations prosecutors say the sexual assault claims couldn't be proven beyond a reasonable doubt a civil case though is still ongoing. and as to the swimming world championships in south korea now adam p.t. has extended his dominance in the breaststroke events you need to the gold medal in the 100 meters the british winner had broken his own world record qualifying for this fall and we fell short of that time today he finished well clear of his rivals to claim a 3rd straight $100.00 metres world title.