this is news coming to you live from berlin and it's decision time in italy parties must reach agreement today to form a new governing coalition or the country will face of threshold action and polls say that could put western europe's 1st paul right government in power also coming up. imagine your child without dying in front of your eyes and you can't do anything what little you can't carry her away from the scribe what kind of feelings for. a new russian backed offensive in the syrian province of idlib is causing death and destruction and forcing thousands of civilians to flee to an uncertain

future. that will explain why this alter and other animals or risk of becoming extinct partly as a result of social media. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us it's a make or break day for italian politics the country's president has told the main parties they must reach agreement today on forming a new governing coalition if they fail he will call fresh elections this after fall right into your ear mr mateo something you need triggered the collapse of the government by withdrawing his party's support italy's presidential palace is a busy place these days. negotiators for a new at tally and government left talks on tuesday with no clear signal as to

whether they have reached a final agreement on who is going to be at the least next prime minister. the previous officeholder giuseppi content resigned his post last week bringing italy's populist government to a swift end after just 14 months in power. context use his interior minister matteo savini of wanting to rule by himself. we don't need men with absolute power. but people with a strong sense of responsibility. i mean salvini the leader of italy's right wing likud party told senators he triggered the government crisis because he wanted to bring about snap elections. before they. will do everything that i did all over again thank you. thank you. everything

with a great strength of being a free man. it means i'm not afraid of being judged by the italian the. village idiots or the. his supporters have been out in force chanting elections now elections now salvini is bad for power comes amid high poll numbers reflecting widespread support for his tough stance on migration. if the 5 star movement is unable to secure a coalition deal italy's president is expected to call an early election for november. well more now we're joined by journalist francesco bangarra who is following developments for us in rome francesco today is the deadline for the governing 5 star movement to form a new coalition government how close are they to pining fresh partners good

morning to you well as far as we know we should now have a name by today the latest tomorrow. for the prime minister of italy the name should be one of those that because as you guys say before who resigned a few days ago and he should be confirmed leading it you call this you. know to leak out. of the government and gets replaced by the democratic party so there are negotiations negotiations going on that been going on all day yesterday and. today even during the consultation with the president of the republic so we should get the president to give us the name either tonight at the end of the call to the station or ended tomorrow if i call the press and and it will be clear to me ok so we may or may not end up with a fresh coalition we do it don't we won't know until that announcement has been made but if pressure elections do become necessary what are meanies chances

from the league party of actually leaving the next government. well according to the polls materials of the nice quite strong at the polls given matt about the 35 percent which is really a high percentage these days without the political parties so of course old interest to go back to the polls we don't think is going to lay a case even though you know days a. year because of possibility on the path of condit to reach the prime ministership which is a resentment by the fact that the 5 star movement are going to last their members to give their opinion and then you go audition so we are to see which outcome of this and it certainly consultation is going to be is there any maneuvering behind the scenes by material so beany who desperately wants to lead the country to make promises to some of the other the other parties the smaller parties to maybe offer

them something well that would stop them from forming a coalition with with the pie start of. what he's been working behind the scenes for the 1st moments that the negotiation between the. democratic party the 5 star movement started each disk with the once now through receipts again the relationship with the 5 stoss but now i feigned having this go on and that that went up and so did the only chance he's got to go out to do but go back. to new elections but i don't think that this is going to be the case at least for a while but just a thank you very much though as friends just go bang or are there reporting from rome. now some of the other stories making news around the world today former prime minister has pleaded not guilty in a major fraud trial linked to a multi-billion dollar state fund arrived in court while of the 4 to face

allegations he pilfered billions of dollars from the one m.t.b. fund which he co-founded in 2009. 2 explosions have ripped through separate police checkpoints in gaza city killing 3 policemen and wounding passers by the hamas controlled interior ministry there declared a state of emergency there was no claim of responsibility but the blasts were reminiscent of previous rounds of infighting between hamas and other islam ists. dozens of women who accuse jeffrey epstein of sexual abuse have been heard in a new york court hearing was set to dismiss the sex trafficking case against the pain and sear following his death but the judge said he wanted to give the victim's a chance to speak authorities say epstein committed suicide in jail while awaiting trial. and 2 people have been confirmed dead in japan as heavy rains pounded the southern island of cuba authorities told hundreds of thousands of residents to

leave their homes amid landslide and flood warnings whether officials say the rains or the region's worst in 50 years. 35 has flared in the opposition held province of live in northern syria at least 50 combatants are reported to have been killed in clashes between anti-government forces and syrian troops the new offensive is also calls the humanitarian crisis thousands of civilians have been forced to flee. abdu nestles keep trying and his family are finally safe all 7 of them beneath a tarpaulin in a big room in the extreme heat but anything is better than a life surrounded by falling bombs. the family fled to the north of syria from the south of. their house had collapsed in an attack at dude's leg was injured one of his daughters was killed. imagine your child dying in front of your eyes and

you can't do anything you can't carry her away i can't describe what kind of feelings 1st. since the end of april syrian forces have an air bomb to the south of italy government troops are also on the ground despite a cease fire. the province lies in the north west of syria on the border with turkey it's the last rebel stronghold turkey sides with the rebels and has a rated observation post in it that. turkey already controls areas in neighboring provinces it's from here they wish to keep kurdish forces in the north east of syria in chik russia syria's closest allies also involved in the offensive it has taken part in iraq and provided special forces. 400000 people have fled the fighting and then now on the move north many are stranded in refugee centers like the at my camp in cramped quarters and without knowing what

comes next. i don't know as a kid and his family want to flee to turkey or to europe in hope of a better future. they have a better life than the children go to school children have nothing no papa food no clothes no school nothing at all. nothing. but the road to turkey is blocked like so many others across syria millions of people are trapped living in fear more attacks from the year. the crisis in libya was discussed at a meeting in russia between turkey's president won and russian president vladimir putin the 2 leaders back different sides in the syria conflict but both said they wanted to defuse tensions their relations between the 2 have been strained over the ongoing war but during the visit they put on a show of unity. celebrating cooperation by eating ice cream together

russian president vladimir putin paid for his turkish counterpart wretch of type street offering up a sweetener before talks. we would talk about the directions our cooperation can go as well as some delicate issues in the region that's are on the agenda. the venue and aviation show reflects increasing military cooperation between russia and turkey which is a nato country turkey has bought russian anti-missile systems irritating nato and is now looking at purchasing russian fighter jets as well co-operation has limits russian and turkish troops are both in syria on opposite sides russia backs the syrian government while turkey supports the remaining rebel forces in province. recently russian backed syrian forces have stepped up their campaign against rebels there.

we cannot tolerate the syrian regime and its death by air and land against civilians under the pretext of fighting terrorism and unfortunately attacks on civilians strengthen radical groups. putin said russian forces in syria were under threat. of terrorists continue to show positions of syrian government forces trying to attack russian military installations deescalation is owner should not serve as a refuge for militants let alone as a rich head for new attacks. both countries see a huge stake in syria and are trying to do without the west as they settle their differences putin and marijuana are due to meet with officials from another key player in the syrian conflict iran next month. you're watching the news still to come he is 102 years old and still teaching in the pool you'll need to live

and ponder why his life is still going so swimmingly. now for the 1st time a woman will lead the influential peacemaking group religions for peace that's from the n.g.o.s massive interfaced gathering that just wrapped up here in germany more than a 1000 religious leaders from more than 100 countries gathered at the religions for peace world conference elected senior u.n. advisor. as the new secretary general of the group has been working to promote peace around the world for 50 years now it's been working especially hard to give women a greater role in peacemaking. and the corrupt the newly elected secretary general of religious for peace is with me in the studio very good to have you with us spank you for having me 1st of all tell us a little more about your organization religions for peace it sounds like a noble call but all religions really making the world a more peaceful place well one religions come together in solidarity around

a shared common principle in this case peace in its widest sense yes i think religions can actually transform plenty and if we believe that religions can be part of a problem then obviously they have to be a critical part of the solution so yes i think that that has happened over time i think what is new about religions for peace no in the sense of being almost 50 years old is the capacity to bring together religious leaders and in the distance to to sions in platforms which we call the enter the just councils in over 70 countries so that is a critical space where. all the religious institutions can actually come together on a regular basis have their own identity and are therefore able to influence politically socially culturally financially you are the 1st woman to be appointed head of this organization which as you say has been around for 50 years how significant is that that you as a woman has been elected to this position well i tend to think that my own accomplishments are actually nothing in relationship to the fact that

a group of religious leaders and religious institutions from around the world agreed to elect a woman i think that in and of itself is actually the much more transformative in light main thing that is actually happening in many of these religions are male dominated they are all actually today male dominated that with the exception of a few movements but in principle these are the religious institutions of the world they are all male dominated and yet they all managed to come together and agree that it would be a woman who leads them so it is a testament to them far more than it is a testament to your recognized expert on the muslim world what sort of challenge it is the muslim world facing in terms of achieving peace with itself and with other faiths so i think the muslim world is symptomatic of a great deal of the rest of the world it's the 2nd largest religion in the whole world it's spread all over the world there is no such thing as one part of the world that's only muslim in fact most muslim majority countries are just that

muslim majority which means that there are plenty of other religions within them and i believe that what is transpiring in the broader realm of religion and religious engagement is that one part of the world which is western europe tended to dominate and set the trend for how religions are perceived and what their role is and in fact western europe is quite secular perhaps the only secular part of the world the world has continued to be religious in every sense of the world in the sense that we have 80 percent of the world's people claiming an athlete into a religion so i think if we look at it that way and we. don't see islam as a unique species or a unique phenomenon will be able to understand that we're talking about if you will many people reconnecting with their faith identity and that takes different forms in different shapes depending on the political and social and economic conditions when you look at the global landscape and you look at different religions in the tensions that are sometimes coming out of these different religions with one

another what do you see as the main points of conflict as we move forward my personal perspective as a scholar is that once the religious and the political come a little bit too close together we tend to find plenty of challenges because political leadership and religious leadership have to be seen as unique and distinct when there is too much of an overlap between the political institutions and the religious institutions it doesn't become so much about faith anymore for the religious it becomes more about power politics and i believe that power politics are very critical and important but they need to be distinct from faith and people's commitment to faith and what that means in people's lives so i think the greatest challenge facing us right now is a little bit too much of a confluence between that of the just and the political institutions are corrupt the incoming secretary general of religions for peace thank you very much for being with us thank you for having me. it's been 18 years since the taliban lost power in

afghanistan in that time some women have gained freedoms they never could have imagined under the militants rule yet there is not a single woman present at the high level negotiations currently taking place to decide the country's future nor any mention of women's rights and on t.v. is a glimpse into another afghanistan a television station by women for women its very existence an act of revolution in a country american from the shadow of the taliban. ever since the islamic fundamentalist group were driven out women have been discovering new freedoms even in the face of threats meant to go in there that i would not allow the taliban to stop me from learning from working or from having hope for the future of my country we will not allow the taliban to force women again to sit at home as they did during their dark period of power. in the reception to privately colored back

because it's done as reminders of the dark past but while women have made leaps here lack of a voice taliban peace talks good some. where has the injuring dominance of the patriarchy been clearer than in high level negotiations about the country's future. so one of the women should have been part of the peace negotiations but there haven't been any talks on women's rights as far as i know. i work in the media i appear on t.v. and i'm concerned for my future because even if peace comes off you chair might be in danger sure time didn't want to happen and that. it's a view shared by campaigner fawzia koofi the taliban try to assassinate it's hard for speaking out for women's rights for the rest could not be starker and

i think the new generation of afghanistan the transformed generation of afghanistan will not be able to accept this kind of and therefore i think this is a major issue major sure post a major talent post integration peace process would be how do we smoothly ensure that these taliban fighters interviewed the system without respect to the values that people of afghanistan believe in. since the war began here in 2001 women have enjoyed equal rights to men in law even if society lags behind unequal c. however is another matter. the exploitation by humans of the planet's animal and plant species is putting many such species at risk of extinction that's the message from the conventional international trade in endangered species representatives from 180 countries have spent 2 weeks in geneva forging an

agreement on how to regulate the buying and selling of species under threat take the maaco shark for instance it's the fastest shark in the world but she. an appetite for its flesh and thins means it's quickly disappearing from our oceans the convention delegates agreed to better protect it and from trade and commercial fishing they've also voted to protect some species you might not think are really under threat like 2 kinds of water. they may be really adorable but they use cheeky little creatures are in danger conservationists oughta numbers are declining and the species could one day be extinct one of the main culprits social media images such as these that generate a demand for offices as pits. and striving and acceptability of having a pet when someone creates

a false narrative on their instagram accounts about how great it is to have a pet by showing cute videos cute photos and really glamorizing whether there's one in fact it's the animal suffering animals you might not even imagine could be endangered in fact giraffes for instance particularly in parts of west central and east africa they're threatened by habitat loss drought and the tried in body parts for the 1st time a countries have agreed to regulate the stright not ban it. and that means all international trade in giraffes will now be regulated by the treaty to make sure any trade whether it's trophies or products is sustainable and legal but when it comes to elephant ivory and rhino horns global tragedies outright illegal and it will stay that way some southern african nations had wanted to sell government aren't ivory stockpiles but others successfully argued that you could fuel demand

and illegal poaching the u.n. has warned over a 1000000 animal and plant species face extinction environmentalist believe much more needs to be dumb to stop a decline in biodiversity that they say is unprecedented. the 2nd day of the u.s. open tennis tournament has seen defending women's champion naomi osaka sneak through to round 2 after a 3 set win over on the bling coba the men's side former champion rafael nadal easily dispatched australian john millman the 2nd seed prevailed 636262 in new york. since the turn of the century the number of people over the age of 100 has risen markedly the un now kelts more than half a 1000000 but how do you get old and stay young girl in early appalled is $102.00 and still giving swimming lessons. by nick maybe they

won't hold this name teacher at the grand old age of 100 into his still given classes every week at the school in body. swimming is space. for. our enemies doing sports is one of the biggest joys in life. by. keeping fit has certainly helped to keep leo young. the full metal worker who wanted to stay active when you retire at 40 years ago. he qualified as a swimming instructor and has been teaching children ever since. i was just nothing with the kids i do it all for free. tonight.

more than a 1000 children have taken to the watch of the. kids each doesn't bother them. how old is leo. and how huge ensues. but he's really helpful and very patient. if you leave it to the teachers thank. you for. being my. teacher that. will loose clinics are full of admiration. if they're full of all we're very proud to have. 50 sophie is a he has a great sense of humor and is wonderful with children. i'm not that young anymore. but. yes. i can do pretty much anything. i want to get

a little bit older i'm not not just yet and it's children expect to see him diving in every thursday. now you come and. pick up a conduit in the days i used to dive from the 5. goodbye. just a reminder of the top stories we're following for you here today on day to be a news italy's president has told the main parties they must reach agreement today on forming a new governing coalition if they fail he will call fresh elections the moves come after far right interior minister matteo salvini triggered the collapse of the government by withdrawing his party's support. better representatives from more than 180 countries have been meeting in geneva to discuss how best to protect

endangered species they've been working to drop rules on limiting the trade of animals and plants that are risk of extinction. you're watching the news from berlin lot of things will be here in just a moment with all the latest business news i mean all of us this thanks for watching. absolutely.

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