the book. this is the video coming to you live from berlin and the united states office peace talks to iran but no abs are still on edge even as emergency sirens sound in baghdad's green zone president dahmer tromps ambassador to the united nations office serious negotiations have been down to preconditions or to coming up. protests and strike action across france as the union step up their battle against proposed french and reforms it's become one of the longest industrial actions in

france for decades. and the shock announcement in the british royal family in was one tabloid chris calling a makes it prince harry and his wife meghan announce they'll step back from war duties and spend more time in north america we talked the also off a book quiz got the inside story. part of a warm welcome to you i'm. on the day after iranian missiles hit bases hosting u.s. troops president donald trump's a basket of the united nations a said the u.s. is ready to engage without preconditions in serious negotiations with iran it appears to be a sign of the deescalation of tensions signaled by trump on wednesday but just hours after. consider baghdad's green zone with u.s.

government buildings on the katyn. 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 sions will remain until around changes its behavior. but to iran says 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 we want to thank you and god bless america thank you very much 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. joining me now from tehran is say he's a con spawn with a gel in public broadcaster said to f. you donald trump says iran is that going down in this crisis how much a will is there in the iranian government to hit back at the u.s. now. well let's say there are conflicting signs coming from iran at the moment if it comes to the political leadership they really seem to try to reopen you know

channels of negotiations president rouhani today talked to the head of the. council and foreign ministers or you've had a talk with boris johnson's as far as we heard but there are other signs coming from the military leadership as the commanders of the revolutionary guards announce that there will be tough strikes coming up in the near future and if it comes to the shia militia within iraq you also have conflicting signs as let's say the influential shia cleric knocked out outside as well as the car type has organization whose co-head had been killed along side with general soleimani they both asked their fighters to stay calm to be patient and not take any action but they're smaller groups probably not under total control of tehran and we believe that one of these smaller shia militias is behind the shelling of the u.s. embassy in baghdad last night so my believe is that we will not see you know the

calm situation as we have it right now for a very long time there will be actions being taken within the near future at the same time we have done our tramples threatened iran with fresh sanctions how we've had on corporate yet most sanctions imposed on it is already crippled by u.s. sanctions. well the question is how much how much sanctions are left i mean what what precisely is behind you know the announcement of the u.s. president last night. it comes to dealing with sorry if it comes to dealing with iran if it comes to transferring money there are hardly any options left and the people are used you know to really suffer from these sanctions so we have to still have to see what's coming up if you talk to the people they say ok we've been used to live under sanctions for many decades now so we will find a way to cope with it the political leadership of course is trying to negotiate in

order to have the sanctions lifted which they consider the precondition for any talks also. on the issue of the atomic deal there's talk about people to what extent are iranians backing the government's handling of events. well let's say i truly believe that the majority of people is really relieved you know after trump speech yesterday because. everybody that we talked to. tell told us that we don't want war so if there's a chance you know to avoid a full fledged war with the us i think the people are behind it and they are patient now and see what will come out through you know the talks that seem to come up now between the political leadership and the europeans or the americans hopefully. you have the answer from a german public broadcaster thank you very much for that update from the head on.

what goes in ukraine in passenger plane to crash in iran just minutes after takeoff 176 people on board all of them were killed the ukraine international airlines jet was on its way from the iranian capital tehran to the ukrainian capital kiev there was shock and grief in both nations ukraine's president is alinsky says his country will send a team of investigators to iran in search francaise. marking a day of mourning ukrainian president for not amazing lenski of the growing memorial to those who died in wednesday's crash. but the scramble for answers gets underway he appealed for international cooperation to establish what caused this tragedy. the upper for sure i ask everybody especially when ukraine is in the middle of an information war to refrain from manipulation

speculation conspiracy theories snap judgments and on verified theories he lists. dozens of the 176 victims came from canada western university in ontario the sense of loss is enormous the persian canadian community here tightly knit. and i'm pushing to get a big nose and one of us is what. i used to see one of the people who lost his life in the bus and a regular basis one of my friends lost his brother i didn't know him directly but. you know pretty much everybody knows someone who was either in the plane crash or was effected by it the crash coincided with iran launching missiles at u.s. bases in iraq leading some to speculate the plane may have been shot down kind of this prime minister justin trudeau said his country would join any probe 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 over 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 cranium officials both blames mechanical problems but the ukrainians later backpedals declining for a cause while the investigation is ongoing. that may not be up to date that some other stories making news around the world around 20 soldiers have been. in a militant attack in the town of new in north eastern nigeria that's according to witnesses and military officials said the attack sparked a fire that destroyed hundreds of homes an extremist group linked to islamic state has claimed responsibility. hundreds of thousands of roman catholics in the

philippines have joined in and your position to preach to a centuries old wooden statue of jesus christ known as the black nasa rain devotees are walking barefoot along a 6 kilometer route with the procession expected to last at least 15 hours. levanon is issued a travel ban on for monday's sun chairman carlos ghosn after authorities questioned him over an interpol notice go inflexion levanon from japan where he was awaiting trial on corruption charges going disputes all allegations against him and says he would not get a fair trial in japan. telling out of france where thousands of people have hit the streets in another day of strikes and protests against president in modern mccraw as proposed pension reform macross push to change the pension system has unleashed one of the longest strike actions in france in decades it's caused weeks of travel

chaos. that. elisa lewis is standing by for us in central paris lisa lots of people out in the streets the last time we talked to you you were very roughly put away by police as they were trying to control the protests what is happening there right now. well the demonstration is ongoing they're marching from one point at the placid end of the lake in northeastern paris to now the square northwest and paris and they're on their way over there more than $200.00 protests and marches across france happening today this is the 36th day in a row of strike with the transport sector grinding to a halt across fronts especially here in paris the local r. a.t.p. transport company which is operating the metro many people are striking there is very difficult to get around here let's hear more about what the strike is actually

about. 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 holmes key electoral promises a single points 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 reforms through parliament as soon as possible meanwhile unions insist that the planned increase in pensionable age be taken off the table. what are the pension age measures 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. sit 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 now young and old it's quite annoying. because we don't think. 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 975 exempt from the new system but others especially the younger generation are determined to strike until they get what they see as a fair pension deal. and so these strikes are causing a fair bit of disruption and as we heard in that report some people are getting impatient is there any end in sight. well the 2 sides

are negotiating with each other the niggas ations picked up earlier this week the government especially trying to convince the more moderate union see if t.t. that unit is union is insisting on the government withdraw one of the one part of the reform the so-called pivot h. the government to increase the age at which people will get a full full rate pension from $62.00 to $64.00 in this year is insisting that that can't be if they give in if the given government gives in a watered down that part of its reform there is some space for some compromise there however all the other unions are unlikely to give in they're simply asking the government to withdraw the reform the government of the doesn't want to do that so we can look forward to more weeks of strike to come. and both sides seem to have such strong positions liza how important is this standoff for both sides.

it's very important for both sides so the unions want to show that they still a play a role play a role in french politics specially after one year of yellow vest protests during these protests the unions were very much sidelined they didn't really play a big grow there and the government on the other hand wants to show that it can still push through reforms now the pension reform was one of the centerpieces this was a man in a car the president was putting on the table west when he was running for president in 2017 so it's very important for him to push this through to be able to put in place this reform people here saying if you can't do that he's unlikely to to push through any other a from doing the last years of his time in power. is a loose reporting from the heart of paris thank you very much. let's go to the british capital london and a shock announcement in the british royal family britain's prince prince harry and his wife meghan say they're going to step back from their role and spend more time

in north america one tabloid has described the move as meg's it reports say the news to prince charles and the queen by surprise and the head of the royal family is apparently not amused by the decision. hari 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 the 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 pretty dreadful year for the royal family this has begun in a way that is not only completely unprecedented but potentially it undoubtedly

has various serious consequences in a 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 taishan of britain's former top lloyd price after the tour of africa last summer their rift with the media why didn't 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 have. taken a step back from the media because i've been there in the media so much so if you want to live a private life then. maybe they. are

going to florida and your. response will you think. they should be ice coating which. it may be that such high expectations have brought this rupture but that and we're at leeds next only howry a mega. and follow on that chunk decision by the ones i'm joined by. don. you've been tracking the reactions online what's what if you see right i mean it's moved over break that there's a new hash tag in town it is next it we heard it there it's been trending ever since harry and megan made their shock announcement and as we also saw in the report reactions have been a very mixed bag you know some are saying that they've gone too far saying they didn't even bother consulting the queen ungrateful on top in title bratz other show

saying they have really gone far enough say they can't blame anyone for quitting the royal family it's an outdated institution which ruins the lives of most people in it but if harry making are going to quit though they have to quit properly ditch the titles and the royal patronage is you can't have it both ways and then again you have others who are just responding kind of tongue in cheek saying you can't resign from your family. very much so lots of chatter online why is it such a big deal well there are a number of reasons and stick with me for a minute because. one is mary erin meghan are you know or at least word the most popular couple of the british royal family according to reason hugo poll harry is the 2nd most popular royal figure just narrowly trailing the queen and so just in terms of sheer popularity this is a big blow to to the world family obviously 2nd area making were also you know they

were billed as the bright new hope for the world family right they had just the right mix of tom and progressiveness and so they were seen as maybe bringing in this new era that maybe more people a modern relate to that was a very much needed injection of litter and hope admitting what many had dug queen elizabeth you know 2nd and as you may remember just last year prince andrew had to step down amid this growing scandal over his friendship with the l.a.p.d. . and so to have harry make and to go off 2020 like this that's certainly not what the queen one it and then there's one very important point that i think a lot of people didn't grow up in monarchies maybe don't fully understand at a time of political turmoil a lot of people in monaco he's looked to the world families for a sense of stability and guidance and hope and continuity and that is something

that. may be offered but now that's gone so from exit to come less than 3 weeks before you know that's an earthquake and this must make it and how do you said we're a breath of fresh air they brought so much about inclusiveness and a bit of modernity to the royal family the day now see that they want to become financially independent and that's an interesting lot right and. i mean you know before you start worrying. won't mean that they'll end up on the street or sleeping in the streets they'll keep their titles or keep their world cottage they're secure . the bill will still be paid for by giving up the title a senior members of the royal family what they're essentially given up is their access to the suffering grand that is the funding mechanism of the monarchy. this means that they are now be free to earn their own money and just shortly after announcing their decision they launched this sleek new website sussex roiled dot

com and from the look of it it looks like they'll be spending their charitable work to set up a new entity probably not unlike what we've seen the obama's or the clintons or bill and melinda gates do and if that won't won't work out it looks like there's a job opening over at the daily show trevon know what the host of the late night comedy show jokingly published this job yesterday saying he's looking for 2 new employees they must be very good at waving have attended one or more weddings evolving sorts and make any castle or manner they own available for work parties so . all hope is not lost for me and the good to himself fresh congratulations and thank you very much. now the to q 2020 summit lympics will be a green games for athletes all competitors will be sleeping on origami beds that are cardboard based the bed frames are made from recyclable cardboard and have

a loot capacity of 200 kilograms so they'll support even the biggest athletes and the mattresses are long enough for the tallest athletes they'll be reused for other projects after the games making the most of the $18000.00 beds that will be required at the village in tokyo. to the hippies of the 970 is a head full of long hair was a sign of liberation from old style thinking there was even a musical called had now a career graph and berlin has rediscovered the freedom of that hair and what it can bring and another is marrying techno music for which button is famous with another show at the state ballet have a look. for almost naked principle dancers on stage. and one hairy creature

a contemporary dancer. the name of the piece live from liberation liberating oneself from what and how. swedish choreographer alexander is not telling he's more than a little camera shy and prefers to let prima ballerina. from mexico do the talking . to the bus before so he doesn't want to show something but instead to feel something to make it real and i really like that you have to do that from the beginning it's a bit like acting it's more than dancing you have to use your eyes there are moments when we just stand and we look at each other and that alone has to be powerful. demanding technical dance moves take 2nd place the performance it's more of a friendly and counter between the prima ballerina us a chance to get to know each other on stage together they free themselves not from

but with something with hair. alexander ekman and the berlin state ballet work with hair artists shall do who became famous with the spectacular has styles he created for lady gaga. it was kind of like getting to liberation to wear so much or you know so it was a bit like woodstock you know where. i could see that they were getting more and more free because they were also themselves and they were going crazy with the movement of. economic piece this past paced sometimes really funny. sometimes bizarre. was. in any case it's easy to follow and very different to the 2nd half of the evening. this was created by choreographer shot on from israel and her piece

minimalism meets modern dance using monotonous techno like beats she arranges the dances of the stage but i like a swarm their movements sometimes unsettling. sometimes powerful. and. strong as the name of shot on a piece she has added new variations to her typical geometric patterns powerful for the performance demi point. to talented choreographer has created one spectacular night of dance reason enough to celebrate. and certainly worth to watch this is the news coming up next on news. this could be behind the pneumonia like trick in the chinese city science correspondent david williams will have the details. and tsunami survivors from indonesia ride the

waves to tackle the trauma of the disaster that hit that country 15 years ago. all that and more coming up on deja vue news shortly i'm on the team and that's it for me but i'll see you tomorrow at the same time. forward to that the back. of. the food.

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