host. this is news coming to you live from berlin iranians gather for the burial of the assassinated general customs. a huge funeral is taking place in his home city of tens of thousands of people in a tent also in the program confusion over the future of u.s. troops stationed in iraq following solmonese killing the u.s. government says its soldiers will stay but a leaked lesser but general suggests they will go with the story. time.

sexual harassment in all workplaces find. survivors harvey weinstein's accusers finally get their day in court the former film mogul trial begins in new york it's the meet to movement's 1st case to be put before a criminal jury. so i'm terry martin good to have you with us in iran thousands of mourners are gathering for the burial of the iranian general money who was killed by a u.s. airstrike in baghdad on friday the general's body has been returned to his home town of chama many songs sold of money as 2nd only to iran's supreme leader ayatollah ali how money is killing has provoked an outcry against. america in the

middle east with promises of revenge and retribution. meanwhile there's confusion over whether the u.s. intends to pull its troops out of iraq the u.s. defense department has denied reports it's planning to withdraw all it's $5000.00 soldiers after a letter by u.s. general suggested the withdrawal would happen what is sure is that the u.s. is sending troops to other countries in the middle east region in response to threats from iran that it will seek revenge for the assassination of general sala money. paratroopers from the u.s. 82nd airborne division packing their bags for the middle east. their part of the $3000.00 additional american troops being sent to the region reinforcements as the u.s. braces for iran's promised retaliation. in iran the u.s. killing of kasam saleh money the country's top military commander has triggered

a massive outpouring of public grief and anger. on the streets of tehran the general's death as united regime critics and hard line is on the need for revenge i give his blood has given us life and strength. that we demand revenge in must be military revenge against the americans alone we will avenge the general in exactly the same degree of ongoing data had doubts of us and found out that had those of. us president donald trump has warned that revenge will be met with its own house response the strong condemnation for threatening to target iran's cultural sites a war crime under international law the pentagon is now contradicting the president defense secretary mark esposa saying the military would quote follow the laws of armed conflict. in washington the pressure is mounting for the trumpet ministration to justify the assassination. we can and we should learn more about the

intelligence and thinking that led to this operation and the plan to defend american personnel and interests and the wake of it president trump had promised to keep the united states head of endless wars in the middle east the president's actions however have seemingly increased the risk that we could be dragged into exactly such a war. tensions are also across the border in iraq where the u.s. military presence is being called into question. there was confusion after a leaked letter from the u.s. defense department appeared to suggest an imminent we've drawl of american troops in both the name of u.s. marine general william seeley but wasn't signed. the pentagon has since clarified saying the letter was a draft and a mistake and there was no decision whatsoever to pull out of iraq. well

germany has announced that it's withdrawing part of its contingent of soldiers from iraq due to rising tensions in the middle east around 130 german military personnel have been stationed there to train iraqi soldiers to talk about that now i'm joined by our parliamentary correspondent thomas sparrow so tell us why has the german government decided to withdraw all troops from iraq. terry one element is certainly security in particular protecting the soldiers in iraq on a 2nd element that is particularly important in this case is political uncertainty germany has already indicated that it is hoping to talk to its iraqi counterparts the parts about the future of the coalition and about foreign troops in general in iraq so until that happens the decision by the german government was to to withdraw or to move a small pot of its troops in iraq to some other countries in the region and that's something that by the way german foreign minister heikal mosque clearly explained

that this and to what he had to say on this respect. the fact is the troops who are involved in a training mission for example are no longer carrying it on and this comes to a quarter the coalition's entire antti i ask combat mission is also currently on hold. so the safety of our soldiers who are there is our highest priority this time we're checking them out on a daily basis i have so far taken every precaution to ensure the safety of our soldiers on the ground. so germany is pulling some of it soldiers of iraq what about its nato allies including the u.s. are they expected to follow suit. we already saw their reaction from the united states in our report terry on this far as nato is concerned they also already suspended training operations in iraq i think the general consensus is a sort of wait and see approach to try and understand not only as i said what is

going to happen to the on t.i.s. coalition but also in particular the situation in iraq and in the surrounding countries as well so that's why nato and the u.s. and germany have reacted in the way they have done tell us thank you very much to the political correspondent thomas sparrow. the trial of film producer harvey weinstein has started in new york weinstein is facing charges of rape and sexual assault by 2 women at the same time he faces new charges in los angeles the district attorney there has charged him with raping one woman and sexually assaulting another on consecutive nights in 2013 on scene has denied the new york charges he says any sexual encounters were consensual. the disgraced former hollywood mogul harvey weinstein arriving at the new york supreme court the 67 year old continues to use a walking frame as a result of a noticed car accident for which the police report details no injuries the film

producer will face 5 charges brought by 2 women including one of rape the woman who accuses weinstein on that most serious charge remains anonymous the other is form a production assistant who alleges the pope fiction produce a forcibly performed all rule 6 on both of my clients in this case. have been very brave very courageous because they're willing to testify under oath to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help them god 6 women in total should yield to testify if found guilty on all charges one sting could spend the rest of his life in jail and we're going to continue to press on and remind everyone that in this great country you are innocent until proven guilty hours later on the other side of the country the los angeles county district attorney and the more criminal charges relating to a different matter good morning i'm here today to announce that my office has charged harvey weinstein with sexually assaulting 2 women in los angeles county

once the defendant's case is completed in new york we expect him to appear in a courtroom in los angeles county to face these charges the 67 year old sick and die with justice will come after proceedings in new york a finished process that could take up to 2 months. now as some of the other stories making headlines around the world today the captain of a migrant rescue ship has won his appeal against a 10000 euro fine the court in malta his rule. helped over $230.00 migrants off the coast off the libyan coast and 2018 the ship lifeline was then confiscated by authorities after the captain was accused of failing to register it properly. a court in cyprus has given a british teenager a 4 month suspended sentence after convicting her of falsely accusing 12 israeli tourists of rape but her lawyers say her trial is full of investigatory and legal

mistakes and that their client will appeal. in paris trade unions and business groups are set to meet with ministers of 4 new talks on president mccall's pension plan. transport workers across the country have been on strike for the past month angry a proposal to create a uniform pension system. milder weather in australia is allowing firefighters there to reinforce containment lines against wildfires that have been ravaging parts of the country for months but the respite from the searing heat is only temporary as temperatures are expected to soar again later this week the fall in temperatures has allowed some australians to count the cost of the wildfires so far. returning to the rubble a break in the weather is giving some bushfire victims a chance to reflect on what they have lost. or everything's just gone we've got

nothing memories. right before the shovel or something in the shade or something but that's about all that but we do have edibles. so we've just got to be thankful for the videos are still emerging from the recent days of devastation this one from an air force plane trying to deliver supplies to trapped residents it was forced to turn back. here what was once a skiing resort in the snowy mountains is now a charred wasteland. similar scenes abound across australia's fire ravaged southeast and while cooler temperatures and some light showers are providing sprinkles of relief wealth already is worn worse maybe to come. we can't be complacent but the season will last until at least the end of march and given where the conditions could be on that time the fires are still burning the fires are

still burning and they'll be burning for months to come after facing heavy criticism the government now says it will commit billions of dollars to the relief efforts but more helping hands are still needed animal rescue shelters caring for injured wildlife seeking donations this rich country is now fighting to save its natural treasures. on the philippine island of mindanao the town of morale we is struggling to recover from an offensive against is a list militants by government forces almost 400000 people had to abandon murali because of the fighting which broke out in may 2017 the events of marked a huge change in the lives of children from the conflict zone almost one 3rd of them are always 70 schools have been destroyed or damaged but efforts are underway to get displaced kids back to school. this on their way to

class she is one of the lucky ones most of her pay is able to go to school. nearly 3 years after bloody fighting between islamic militants and government troops east parts of morocco we still visible it ghost town. power power and her family lived through the worst of the violence going on couple fighting the bullets were flying inside the house my folks up we used to lie on the floors they were hitting all over the place i was afraid. the 13 year old and her family eventually fled they still live in temporary shelter 10 of them in a tiny hot very good so i ate because i am minus 2 all right but going back to school has given power power chance to move on. for about 5 capturing the conflict i was afraid that i might never go back to school because many schools got

hit at poor did not come up on the couch in the school gives me an opportunity to learn and improve myself and my gotten more and more like ah. almost half of pop hours classmates have been displaced like her with the help of aid organization save the children they can now attend classes at a local elementary school. we are providing them probably learning space in private schools basically the best possible requirement for the students so that they will be able to immediately kick start their classes despite there is. a conflict covering. the power power and over 500 other children displaced by the conflict who are now able to get an education here it's a safe haven that might help heal the wounds of the recent conflict.

it will leave you with some stunning pictures from china there of the annual ice festival in the city of harbin millions of tourists visit the site of the country's northernmost province to see the sculptures on display during the month long festival i'm terry martin thanks for watching. it's all happening dutch oafish coming. to unlink news from africa and the world your links to exceptional stories and discussions to no one will come to see their views after coming program tonight from funny jenny from on the zito i would say definitely come smash africa join us on facebook at da da.