this billions coming to you live from berlin after myside strikes in iran and the united states is back from direct military conflict already appears to be standing there which is a good thing for all parties concerned at a very good thing for the world. u.s. president dollar trump insists he wants peace but says he is determined to keep up

the pressure on iran in other ways also coming up what do you crave in passenger plane crash just moments after takeoff from iran's busiest airport you created officials are joining iranian investigators in the search for ansel's. and a shock announcement in the british royal family in what a tabloid is calling makes it prince harry and his wife meggan announcer step back from royal duties and spend more time in north america we talk to the altar of a book on prince harry called the inside story. of the unwelcome touchy man good to have you with us. u.s. president donald trump says iran appears to be standing down and its confrontation with the united states at the same time we did not threaten for them in. reaction

following the missile strikes on u.s. targets in iraq just i was off the trump statement rockets had baghdad's green zone where u.s. government buildings on located. sirens rang out over the iraqi capital on wednesday night it's not clear who was behind the rocket attack in the green zone a high security enclave where the u.s. embassy is located there were no casualties but it's a sign that some are still seeking revenge for the killing of iranian general kasam celeb money earlier the u.s. president announced a non military action it would take against iran as we continue to evaluate options in response to a rein in aggression the united states will immediately impose additional punishing economic sanctions on the iranian regime these powerful saying shoes will remain until iran changes its behavior. but to ransoms it will not be cowed by threats of

any kind. did not start this process of escalation the united states rage an economic war against iran the united states has to come to its senses if it wants to deal with this people it has to deal with these people based on respect not based on threat and not based on sanctions i want to thank you and god bless america thank you very much thank you thank you donald trump says iran has stood down from the conflict it appears that for the president this tense chapter is closed but is it also closed for their arch enemy. and for some analysis i'm joined by reason or she's at the picking tank the boss foundation as well as iraq is a meeting with savi is that mean the city of us commit to build a few i mean if you mark me start with us because donald trump says that jock iran

is standing down backing down is that how this is being viewed in the region i think the signal went from iran towards united states to direction 1st we are not interesting in. war with the united states that is our reaction for killing me but in the same tar they keep their couple bullets active for the next for the next part of discussion maybe even if they weren't going to go to the discussion with states about a possible solution for all this conflict and just turning to you as we heard donald trump didn't talk about military action in this statement eagerly awaited statement but he did talk about sanctions and putting iran under maximum pressure didn't it changes its behavior so what is the message that so i think the question to ask is what more is there left to thank shannon and what is the ultimate goal

and most importantly what is the efficacy of those think sions if the goal really is to change iranian behavior behavior i think you really have to ask if more sanctions and attempting further economic destruction is really the way to do that and i mean we know that iran is already crippled by the u.s. sanctions and we could in our report the iranian foreign minister talk about treat the people of iran with respect not with threats and sanctions so if more sanctions are put on how damaging is this going to be for iran i think if the sentients as we say is already got the inbox in mumbai level against iran but i think the europeans could work to make a. drop in this question when it comes to discussion with iran not because of the sanctions but maybe rewards i think the mixed up will be diplomacy. and talking about reducing the sanctions against iran to force or to change its behavior in the

region i think in the end of the day we'll learn from that surprises that the power and the violence will not bring in the end of the day the bring the solution maybe the solution will be better so that the u.s. seeing perhaps this threat of sanctions is a hollow threat and the time not to move is to was diplomacy and you saying i mean from the european side but on the issue the donald trump raised it was a question of the new kid and he once again urged the on the signatories to this deal from which the u.s. has been drawn to actually also abandon this what is called the joint comprehensive plan of action. what do you think about that region so i think the current state of the g j c.p.o. a is one of the very unfortunate outcomes of the trump administration you know the europeans have been trying to hold this deal together it wasn't perfect it was never perfect but it was better than nothing and so trying to hold this deal

together after the u.s. pulled out is a really tough spot to be in and so i think after this latest move the europeans might not even have to listen to that call might have put the final nail in the coffin himself i mean what are your thoughts on this what i think of that we saw. for example to treat more unity of unification i talked with some people against the iranian regime living abroad in europe they say we are of course against iran the regime about what's happened there it is it is a national thing and i think through that. would say it's wrong direction for the united states. iran gets more spirit the spirit of the public and unified be right in public and also that's why no one talk about the protests in iran a month before absolutely it is

a final question to you know there were protests in both iraq and iran before this targeted assassination of general sort of money to some people who describe this the u.s. policy of this targeted killing as an only goal because as we heard from a meet it has got more support now for the iranian regime the presence of u.s. troops in iraq has been called into doubt and iran feels it can go ahead with this nuclear program without any restrictions this is entering it's interesting you say that because a lot of people in the u.s. are calling this a win but i think this is what trump is really good at he's good at creating creating conflict taking the u.s. to the brink and then if things deescalate taking credit for himself and calling it a win so i think we'll have to really wait and see what happens next here absolutely i think we just have to see how this plays out richard result and american analyst as well as be jealous from the middle east thank you both very much for your analysis. what goes the ukraine in passenger plane to crash in iran

just minutes after takeoff all of those aboard were killed 176 people the ukraine national international airlines jet was on its way from tehran to kiev the aircraft went down not long after iran fired missiles at the u.s. targets in neighboring iraq ukraine's president. says his country will send a team of investigators to iran in search for. the morning after wreckage and what's left of the personal items of those who were on board. the ukraine international airlines flight from tehran to kiev was carrying over 170 passengers and ukrainian crew the majority were iranian with many canadians and some swedes on board. many were rainy and students or iranian canadians returning via kiev having spent the winter break with their families. around the world expressions of grief like here at kiev international airport but also an

international scramble to find answers. since the last inspection took place on the 6th of january there were no comments from the inspector as the aircraft was functional there were also no comments from the crew upon arrival. since the crash coincided with the wren launching missiles at u.s. bases in iraq some experts say the plane may have been shut down canada's prime minister justin trudeau said his country would join any probe our government will continue to work closely with its partners to ensure that this crash is thoroughly investigated canadians have questions they deserve answers. say categorically one way or another that the plane was not shot down. i cannot it is too early to speculate i would encourage people not to want to speculate u.s. secretary of state mike pompei o has said he wants the u.s.

to be involved in the probe but the iranians say they won't hand over the black box to boeing initially iranian and ukrainian officials both blamed mechanical problems but the ukrainians later backpedaled declining to offer a cause while the investigation is going on. they've been having the opposite that some of the stories making news around the bug reports from lebanon have issued a truck to say a travel ban has been issued on 4 when this on chairman carlos go in after authorities questioned him over an interpol notice going feds to levanon from japan where he was awaiting trial on corruption charges going disputes all allegations against him and says he was not getting a fair trial in japan. the one fire crisis in south is a stray look set to worsen with soaring temperatures and stronger winds focused for friday authorities advising local residents to evacuate quickly 26 people have died

in the fires and more than 2000 homes have been destroyed since september. e.u. leaders are meeting with libya's un backed government as the conflict in the country versus germany's foreign minister heikal moss and the e.u. council president met with the leader at the un backed government files as the e.u. russia and turkey have called on government forces and rebel groups to declare a cease fire starting on sunday. a shock announcement in the british royal family britain's prince harry and his wife meghan say they are going to step back from their oil and spend more time in north america one tab that has described the move and makes it reports say the news to prince charles and the queen by surprise and that the royal monaco was apparently hurt by the decision. and meghan on their wedding day it was thought to be the start of a new chapter for the british royal family but it was not meant to read like this

in an instagram post the couple explained they would stay back a senior royals and would aim to become financially independent it seems the cult even the queen of our guard she's reported to be heart one commentator said it was beyond belief last year was a pretty dreadful year for the royal family this year has begun in a way that is not only completely unprecedented but potentially it undoubtedly has various serious consequences in a terrorist statement the royal household said these were quote complicated issues that would require time to work through. ever since they revealed their relationship to the world harry and megan never looked all too comfortable with the rule when their son archie was born the kept the details under wrap much to the era

titian of britain's for racial top price. after the 2 of africa last summer their rift with the media widened when they said they were suing a newspaper over invasion of privacy. and in december they said they would break from tradition to spend the christmas holidays not with the queen but in canada outside buckingham palace and the reaction to the bombshell news has been mixed i applaud bad on taking a step back from the media because i mean they're in the media so much so if they want to live a private life that this little public but maybe they are going at different properties out thank the rest of us is going to have an irish opinion i think it's completely irresponsible you think so yeah they're part of rules and they should be i guess cordingley. it may be that such high expectations have brought about this rupture but that and we're at leeds next only harry and meghan know.

joining me now is duncan lacan he's the former joint editor of the sun and has written a book on prince harry called the inside story welcome duncan where you surprised by this announcement. i must be honest to look at the flow yesterday yes it was we always noted prince harry's the reluctant britons he's talked about the packages being rolled is actually doing it but i don't think any one of us are suspecting that he would simply throw in a towel on this and it seems that having meghan didn't even consult anyone in the royal family before making this announcement why do you think that was the case well i mean that seems to be the case this statement released by the palace yes they are very rushed so that it's on an item so the time to work out what exactly is going on and but it does beg the question how to carry on making made up their mind candidate and did they simply not want to fight with prince charles all the

queen because they didn't want to be persuaded until after their. how much of a setback is this for the british monarchy because this couple had thought of fresh air more inclusive than modern feed to the royal family. the i think the departure of harry make it means that rock n roll installed was very very popular glitzy glamorous and because they have gone. i think in the long term the roles i'm not elected to see their reliance on the goodwill public and removing such a public. figure like prince harry from that makes could do them an unimaginable am hard long term. they you wrote this book prince harry the inside story so you must have quite an insight into what the person who called the reluctant prince do you think this decision was influenced by what prince how you saw his late mother princess diana experience especially at the hands of the

british media. i think possibly i think what we have to realize we prince harry said when i would children out that were spending their childhood in training becoming a prince or princess living in a costume prince harry was a little boy living in or in back casa looking out wishing dream big be normal just like your own house but his on the pin is inspired like. yes i'm sure we're looking at the. in the way that perhaps he feels he's been perceived more mechanised seat at the end of the press is a contributing factor but i just think it's very sad i hope it works out. but it is a huge gamble and if the public i don't resent the fact that they've got all 'd the wealth but none of the responsibility of being royals then they could face a bit of a. right duncan lock on the former who wanted it out the son and the also if

a book on prince harry thank you very much for talking to us on the thank you. turning out to france which is expecting thousands of people to hit the streets in another day of strikes and protests against president in money in the cruellest proposed pension reforms them accrue. to change the pension system has unleashed from the longest strike actions in france in decades it's caused weeks of travel chaos. for more than a month no french workers have taken to the streets they are worried they will have to work longer for and contribute more to their pensions. the reform is one of the manual mark homes key electoral promises a single point based pension system for all replacing the 42 separate pension schemes that offer early retirement and other advantages mainly to public sector workers. faced with popular anger the government consulted union representatives

earlier this week but wants to get the proposed reform through parliament as soon as possible meanwhile unions insist that the planned increase in pensionable age be taken off the table. pension age measure must be withdrawn it's what our actions will be about in the coming days and weeks. as the standoff between unions and government continues strikes go on dividing public opinion. sick she says it's horrible i'm tired af come back from holidays and poor things have improved but no i think it's even worse. i hope things return to normal soon because i think it's getting on everyone's young and old it's quite annoying. but this will. it annoys me but it's fine it's for the common good. but i think it's worth it because from what i understand we're going to work a lot longer to earn a lot less. concessions have been made to some in the public sector with those born

before 1075 exempt from the new system but others especially the younger generation are determine. to strike until they get what they see as a fair pension deal. you're watching the news coming to you live from berlin coming up ahead emergency health care workers focus on a fish market in china it appears to be the source of a mysterious virus that's caused dozens of people to force some of them are now in critical condition. but 1st to some other news around 20 soldiers have been killed in a militant attack in the town of mangano in northeastern nigeria that's according to witnesses and military officials they said the attack sparked a fire that destroyed hundreds of homes an extremist group linked to islamic state has claimed responsibility. bolivia's interim government plans to start a corruption investigation into $600.00 officials who were part of former president

evo morales is administration maraniss was granted asylum in mexico last year after he was forced to flee bolivia in the wake of disputed elections. hundreds of thousands of roman catholics in the philippines have joined the annual procession to pray to a centuries old wooden statue of jesus christ known as the black nasseri and devotees are walking barefoot along the 6 kilometer route with the procession expected to last at least 15 hours. a mysterious film of pneumonia that has hit the chinese city of in the last few weeks has sparked intense concern across the region the world health organization says the virus may be related to one that caused the deadly sars outbreak the most recent wave of illness has been linked to a single food. many of the patients worked out or visited the seafood market in the

city is around 100 kilometers inland from hong kong but officials there have also put precautionary measures in place. the border entry exit control points affan hants health surveillance and inspection medical personnel have been advised to stay alert and transfer and quarantine the suspected cases as early as possible the hong kong food and health bureau will keep in close contact with the world health organization like china has been hit hard by novel pathogens in the past the sars epidemic in 2003 killed over 700 people in the region experts in china say they've already confirmed this is a different disease one that appears to be less virulent so far there have been no fatalities among the reported 59 people who contract at the illness but health officials remain on high alert. we have conducted a risk assessment we have activated the severe response level. under this

in relation to new infectious diseases the immediate effect on public health is moderate. in the meantime the number of confirmed patients has remained steady and china's state broadcaster reports the patients were released on wednesday after showing no signs of fever for several days. and that report by. derek williams from a science desk in the studio welcome derek now it seems that official health officials have identified the virus as one which is linked to the freak serious is it well i mean the fact that they've managed to identify it already is very big news we've been following the story for a while and identification is going to be key in deciding what kind of measures you're going to take against it this virus apparently belongs to a family of viruses known as coronaviruses because due to the way that they look at this corona when you look at them in the microscope sort of similar to this on and that includes viruses that cause symptoms similar to the common cold but also cause

more severe acute respiratory diseases such as sars of your acute respiratory syndrome or or mers which is. middle eastern syndrome and respiratory syndrome and there is a very very positive side of this or at least at the moment which is that appears that there's been no human to human transmission that's really very very important they seem to have gotten the people who have it seem to have gotten from a single place this market and move on and the 2nd aspect of it is that it doesn't appear to be as virulent for example as sars was with sars killed around 10 percent of the people that contract it is so what has been the reaction so far is of course on a high alert and as we saw in hong kong they've put screening procedures in place with us that's actually also a very positive aspect of this story you know back in 220-0003 with the stars struck and china the chinese government tried to tried to quash the story it tried it tried to bury it and you just simply can't do that in

a modern society there's just too much movement transparency is absolutely key and vital to controlling any kind of outbreak that might happen and it seems like this time around china has really commute is communicating with the w.h.o. at the levels that it needs to be communicating with the w.h.o. in order to keep this. under control at this moment everybody feels informed people know what's going on these measures have been instituted but they're precautionary measures still at this point it does not seem to have spread to any great extent and did it although you say that this virus is linked to this disease this does appear to be something entirely new how does this happen to suddenly a new disease appears on the horizon it's interesting jumping what's called the species barrier pathogens actually co-evolve with their hosts and within their host within their natural host whether that be an animal or a plant they don't seem to cause that they often don't seem to cause very serious symptoms however when they make that jump to

a new host then that's the moment when they became can become quite virulent and and interestingly these so-called zoonotic diseases interestingly we believe that one of the reasons that that happens is because the body is confronting it's actually an immune system reaction or contributes greatly to the virulence of the of the virus because it's the body has never seen anything like that before so when you when you have a novel pathogen it can cause the immune system to go into overdrive and cause really massive terrible medical symptoms fortunately that doesn't seem to be the case in this particular there are about 6 people who have been listed in critical condition out of 59 that have are known to have contracted it or have have been cloned called as patients and none of them have died yet so that's compared to sars that's a very positive development they informative derek williams from did up the science desk thank you. you're watching the news coming to you live from berlin and here's a recap of our top story president says there were no casualties in iranian missile

attacks on u.s. targets in iraq and that iran appears to be standing down in the confrontation with the u.s. he announced new sanctions but no military response to head on strikes when retaliation for the u.s. killing a top iranian general when he was in iraq. coming up next the present go to war in italy dance on our program focus on to europe which is coming up shortly see at the top of the hour look forward to it by.

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