hopefully we can move through slowly. the familiar. the. way. this used to deal with the news live from berlin german chancellor angela merkel attempts to broker a peace deal for libya a major international peace conference will be held here in the german capital on sunday but on the ground in libya deep divisions remaining demonstrations are held in support of the un backed government and in support of the arrival of ministration in the east of the country protesters from both sides say they rejects

the peace summit. plus iran's supreme leader hits out at the united states leading friday prayers for the 1st time since 2012 ayatollah ali khamenei just missed president trump as a clown who wants to push the poison into your grounds back. and it's a new kind of space race as space x. and boeing battle to become the 1st private company to take astronauts into orbit. i'm jared raid welcome to the program tensions are simmering in libya where opponents to the country's internationally recognized government have blockaded a number of oil production facilities in protest this is threatening the country's main source of revenue friday so demonstrate. by supporters of the 2 rival

administrations it comes ahead of a major international summits g to be held here in germany and that stopping libya's fighting. demonstrators in a divided libya in the east of the country and benghazi protesters loyal to general . voiced their frustrations on friday. chancing notice a rush and no to revolutionaries the protesters accuse the u.n. back to administration in tripoli of using income from oil exports to buy support from foreign mercenaries. who have been you goes to the wrong central bank the bank tripoli the center what does the central bank do they send it to them since they do the militias to the missionaries and the rest of it whatever is left to corruption . meanwhile in tripoli the home of the u.n. backed government of national unity there was also large demonstrations many

supporters of 5 years i'll summarize his administration said while they were in favor of peace they rejected the planned peace talks in berlin. after 9 months of fighting they see that there will be a meeting in berlin but now we have the power and are able to return after back to where he came from. and it was i myself will not agree with anything nor will i be accepting any dictators who are inside but. nevertheless both fires in general have to are expected to attend sunday's peace talks in berlin. and so too are 2 other men whom observers considered to be the decisive players in the conflict turkish president red chip type or one who supports a raj and russia's vladimir putin who backs off the goal of the berlin conference is to turn the fragile ceasefire both libyan leaders have agreed to into a long term solution and hold foreign military interference in the country. who'd

that could be a tall order considering the level of international interest in the country and the various nations with competing interests there who will detail the us political correspondent simon young says expectations are high and the peace still can be reached at the libya conference here in berlin on sunday hopes for peace in libya are rising as sunday's high level summit draws nearer the presidents of russia egypt turkey and france as well as the u.s. secretary of state and the leaders of the 2 warring factions will be in berlin to sign a deal that some say is already in large part agreed some countries like tunisia and greece which have not been invited even though they have vital interests in libya have been making it clear they want to be at a meeting they believe will shape the region in the coming years for those that are here the test will be to commit to withdrawing foreign arms and troops from libya

and to guarantee that the cease fire will hold those are the essential conditions for peace meanwhile some like the e.u. foreign policy chief joseph burrell were already thinking about what comes after and what role the e.u. should have in ensuring stability on its southern flank. now to some of the other stories making news around the world the u.s. says it will begin testing travelers from china for all signs of a new virus at 3 airports there is a virus causes fever and breathing troubles on this earth infected 40 people killing 2 travelers with signs of the illness will be sent to hospitals for testing . u.s. president donald trump is bringing in some legal heavyweights to defend him in his senate impeachment trial is out in full my independent counsel ken starr who paved the way for president bill clinton's impeachment and alan dershowitz who is known for defending 6 defended geoffrey epstein. brazil's culture minister

has been fired after using language similar to hitler's propaganda minister us of goebbels. used the speeches phrases in a speech to promote a new initiative in brazil focusing on nationalism and religion out of him admitted the similarity but called it a coincidence. officials in newfoundland in canada have declared a restraint of image and c.g. to encrease event of blizzard conditions residents were warned to expect as much as 70 centimeters of snow and i've been told to prepare emergency kits with enough supplies to last for at least 3 days. well u.s. president donald trump has warned iran's supreme leader ayatollah ali how many to be very careful with his words it comes after the ayatollah denounced the united states and urged iranians to unite behind their government in

a rare appearance at friday prayers he dismissed trump as a clown and called his support for the iranian people a pretense how many also defended iran's military after me after it admitted it shot down ukrainian passenger jet by mistake. after weeks of national trauma thousands timed out to see iran's supreme leader in a rare show of strength the main cheered in chanted as ali how many railed against iran's enemies in. these american clowns who falsely and despicably say that we are standing with the iranian people and say they can see who the iranian people. are the few hundreds of people who insulted the picture of our martyred and honorable general custom sell the money they the iranian people. all rather other your branding and people the millions who showed themselves on the streets you know not his intervention comes

after the country's top military commander was killed by u.s. forces earlier this month triggering a nationwide outpouring of grief and a tragic stampede which saw scores killed then came what iran said was an accidental dining of a passenger jet killing all $176.00 people on board. angry protests engulfed the capital was. was was unique in the ayatollah lamented the crash but said iran was being manipulated . some people followed guided by american television english radio try to portray this incident in such a way that the deaths of these 2 martyrs would be forgotten your mojo you.

know you. i mean message haired loud and clear by president rouhani who sat among the washer person the ayatollahs present underscores the crisis the last time he delivered friday prayers in 2012 amid a standoff over its nuclear weapons program in. maine while kind of the has to run to allow france to analyze the flight and coptic data from the cockpit data recorders from the ukrainian passenger plane iran has admitted to shooting down the plane accidentally canadian prime minister justin for doris said france is one of the few countries with the ability surveyed the plane's black boxes which he said were badly damaged $57.00 people on board the ukrainian international airlines flight were canadian citizens here well here in germany 6 members of a new your nazi group have received prison sentences of up to 6 years a court in the city of dresden found them guilty of

a range of attacks tog targeting foreigners. the dresden regional court judge said the defendants were rooted in the far right scene and actively sought to spread their ideology 6 members of the so-called free comradeship dresden were convicted for a range of charges including assault and involvement in a criminal organization. to come out to the court to clarify to all of the accused that's exactly what deeply racist motives and a strong affinity to naziism those. pictures of hitler swastikas and the like which clearly exemplified the defendant's convictions. to believe. the 5 men and one woman were sentenced to between 3 and 6 years in prison their group emerged in the summer of 2015 at the start of the migration crisis when group members were accused of rioting outside a refugee shelter near dresden. the defendants are also being held accountable for

storming a leftist alternative housing project in dresden they're described as having links to pick a german nationalist group targeting muslims in europe. the trial lasted 2 and a half years the defendants time in pretrial detention will be withdrawn from their prison sentences. well the u.s. is edging closer to launching its astronauts into space again since retiring at shuttles back in 2011 the space agency nasa has relied on russian capsules for rides to and from the international space station but the plan has been to have private american industry take over space taxi judi's and that's where the long mosque comes in the entrepreneurs companies by 6 has carried out numerous unmanned launches earlier this month that sense 60 tiny satellites into space but now it's a neck and neck race against boeing to be the 1st to carry humans as well and that means being ready for anything that could happen. i'm. into days

test space x. is launching its crew dragon to check the spacecraft emergency abort system mike earlier tests it's meant to show that the capsule can pole astronaut crews to safety if the rocket feels catastrophic later on launch. space x. has already sent many unmanned to resupply missions to the i.s.o.'s with its cargo dragon this one returned to earth an early january and the company is now conducting what could be the final test on the crew dragon which is designed to transport humans if successful the spacecraft might be cleared to carry astronauts up to the station as early as this spring. the crew dragon seeds up to 7 astronauts it's been built under a commercial contract for nasa the american space agency has outsourced to near

earth activities my flights to the i access to the private sector growth space x. and boeing signed contracts with nasa in 2014 to build their own versions of the space taxi space x. currently has a lead over boeing in the race to receive nasa certification back in december boeing starliner failed to rendezvous with the i assess as planned and like here in the animation the mission was supposed to be the system's final test flight before taking on astronauts despite the problems the capsule managed to land without a hitch and it's still not clear whether nasa will now demand further tests before certifying the starliner. both companies were supposed to begin ferrying astronauts back and forth and 2017 but building vehicles for space travel is a risky business and there have also been setbacks for space x. along the way including a launch pad explosion but the company has sent an empty crew dragon to the ira

says successfully and now is hoping the system will take this final hurdle if it passes the abort test space-x. could be ferrying astronauts up to the i.s.o.'s within the next few months. since 14 is now the 2nd half of the blindest league season kicked off on friday night when shell could beat mentioned blood back to neil to stay firmly at the mic in the mix at the top so at sardar broke the deadlock for soccer just 3 minutes after the restart curling an unstoppable shot past young saw my into the corner of the net for his 7th goal of the season and 10 minutes later i miss a oh good legal way to double shelters lead the need to run months past perfectly setting up the austrian to score in his 1st game for the world to lose. well french designer. has announced that he is next paris fashion show will be his

last the flamboyant created said he would be making his final appearance on the catwalk off today viewing his latest collection and celebrating his 50th year in the business is short fans that he's brands would live on even if their creator was stepping back from the limelight. up next we have the latest from the world of arts and culture there's more in our website d.w. dot com i'm jarred free thanks for watching. what secrets lie behind the walls. discover new adventures in 360 degree. and explore fascinating world heritage sites. t.w. world heritage 360 get kidnapped now. in the.

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