does this day that we newsline from berlin? it's the world's largest free trade deal. after 8 years of negotiation, china and 14 other countries sign a milestone agreement. notably without the us. many in asia hope the deal will help speed up economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. also coming up, he feels the teeters on the edge of a civil war that could destabilize the entire horn of africa. rebels in the northern region have claimed responsibility for firing rockets into neighboring

eritrea, and more reports are coming in of attacks against civilians as thousands flee the fighting. and we take a look back at this man's amazing career so far. after a historic day at the turkish grown 3. lewis hamilton has equal to impress over all time record of 7 the world titles on a call for a welcome to the program. it's 15 countries in the asia pacific region have signed one of the largest free trade deals in history, covering 30 percent of the world's population and economic output, the regional comprehensive economic partnership, and close 10 southeast asian nations. along with china, japan, south korea, new zealand and australia. many in asia are now hoping the deal will help the

pandemic economies get back on track. putting the ink on the world's largest free trade agreement in a virtual signing ceremony. the deal was sealed on the sidelines of the asean summit, hosted by vietnam. the agreement brings together 15 asia pacific countries with a population of more than 2000000000, people, accounting for some 30 percent of the global economy. the 2nd, the partnership was nearly a decade in the making. it includes china, the world's 2nd largest economy, but it leaves out top economic power of the united states. president donald trump quit previous efforts to form a trans-pacific trade bloc. members of this new pact hope the further loosening of trade barriers will lead to greater prosperity for the asia pacific region. this agreement signifies that our rage in which has been the most economically dynamic

region of the world in recent days, is still committed to openness and to try and that we will use that as a platform and a springboard for recovery in the post era. the agreement is set to reduce tariffs harmonize, trade rules and streamline supply chains. analysts say it may cement china's position as asia's leading economic power, allowing beijing to call the shots on important trading terms from japan to new zealand. china also stands to benefit by being able to reduce its dependence on other markets, such as the united states. to develop more about the significance of this fact, i'm joined by clifford cannon founding w. business. clifford, thanks for coming in at this trade zone is being seen as a coup for beijing. how important is all this for china? it's very important for china. i think it's a really significant deal for china. it gets to, to boost its standing in the region by leading this,

this without the usa being involved. also because of the pandemic for the chinese economy has been growing, it needs to boost its exports more. this will help with the, so that's a very important factor for, for china. but also more broadly for the region, it means that people will be able to look at exports again and that there will be free trade. and so the big winner is china, but i think the whole region will probably benefit the u.s. was not involved just how much do they stand to lose by a excluded from all of this? well, this is just a sign of the kind of the chaos that's been going on in terms of global trade. over the last 4 years, intensified of course, by the coronavirus epidemic. the u.s. will stand to lose quite a lot because it had hoped to set up a previous trade agreement which, which donald trump withdrew from. i think now with the new president elect in the, in the united states, we may see a move back towards more global trade. but it's going to take time because the u.s.

still needs to recover from the pandemic. so it's going to be a while, i think before the u.s. can really start to rebuild its standing in the, in the, in global trade. let's look at this new powerful. 1 block from the european, perspective, how is it likely to affect the e.u.? well, i think for the e.u., the e.u. sees china as a strategic competitor, but has very close working relations with, with the pretty much all the other 14 members of this, of this 15 member trading pact. so i think the is going to be, it's going to welcome it will mean cheaper goods and it will mean easier access for european goods, presumably into this market. going forward though, do your need the u.s. to be involved as well? so i think it's going to take that take that to happen for, for, to really benefit europe. and one big asian economy absent from this club is of course, india. why is that? well, india and china are now very, the relations are very tense right now. that was the reason that india wouldn't

join the china trade pact. i think ultimately, you know, trade talks in asia given the way the importance that india can really be seen as a nation trade pact on less. india is a central player. and so i think that we're going to have to see i think, going forward, i think any more global trade agreements will have to involve china in choosing india if they're going to need to leave business. thank you very much. let's now take a look at some other stories making news around the world. donald trump has tweeted that his democratic rival, joe biden, won the presidential election on november 3rd. it's the u.s. presidents 1st public acknowledgment of biden winning the election. but trump reiterated unsubstantiated claims that the vote was rigged. the president's tweet came a day after large crowds gathered in washington to support him. lawyers say armenian opposition, figure our children. it has been arrested for allegedly plotting to assassinate the

prime minister and follows his detention last week at an anti-government protest over the controversial piece of greenland with neighboring as a right john. some ethnic armenians in the disputed nagorno-karabakh region burned down their homes before being forced to leave police and fired tear gas to disperse protesters in the capital. minsk reports say dozens of people were arrested demonstrations against longtime leader, alexander lukashenko. i've seen a larger turnout recently following the death of a protester who was beaten by security forces. the e.u. has imposed sanctions on several officials in the authoritarian government and for britain's prince charles has delivered a speech in the german parliament as part of ceremonies for the country's, for member and state. speaking in both german and english, prince charles emphasized the close friendship between the 2 countries. as it comes as britain and the e.u. remain locked in,

talks over of post directs the true deal. human rights commission says, gunmen have attacked a passenger bus in the country's west killing more than 30 civilians. the latest violence comes as the leader of ethiopia region admitted launching rockets into neighboring eritrea. the u.n. says tens of thousands have already fled the fighting and warns that the country might be embarking on a dangerous trajectory. increasing the risk of genocide and war crimes. this woman's son died on saturday in fighting n.c.i. to grow. she is one of those ins of ethiopian refugees crossing the border into sudan. they are fleeing the chaos of the latest violence in northern ethiopia . she says to the border, there is lifting and stealing and killing like an rwanda on the streets. people

haven't eaten in 3 or 4 days. i don't know where my kids are. dependent on w. m a, she had a look at it and then and the 1st thing they need is food. currently, there is no food, nothing. this camp is running on the health of the people with the effort of the people. this would not be here. the exodus comes amid increasing tensions across the region. to cry, in forces bombed an airport in eritrea's capital smadar, in retaliation against the country's support for ethiopia. the move has stopped fears of a wider conflict in the horn of africa. but the destruction of tikrit is critical. infrastructure dams, a dense decisions that serve the public will not be met with or silence. the conflict had been restricted to ethiopia, ny that it spilled across an international border. it's become much more serious.

it's feared the violence could spiral into a protracted and bloody civil war and destabilize the entire region. let's go straight to the journalist, following these events for us. good to have you with us again, we're receiving reports of fresh violence. what's the latest violence? the recent violence up and western parts of ethiopia, a bit from the state to guy. but the latest says the leadership to guy has admitted sending rockets to making this not just any conflicts, but something a conflict that involves ixia and done well coming. thousands of open race, he just now being more than $20000.00, so it's, it's a disaster waiting to happen and just overwhelmed was

with what's happening for our various un familiar with the situation and explain why the team is dragging neighboring countries into this this period. well, the leadership of the form of government because the federal government no longer recall guys is that the state government to guy has been accusing a healthy theo power siding with ethiopia. and if war between ethiopia and eritrea, that's against dean and fights with neighboring areas, which was part of ethiopia. so it's, it's something that started almost a generation ago. and this continuing with the government to be was a state of ethiopia. they became their own state in 1393,

and i think people should just forget about this region being affected. this is going to affect your old spatially because this people will end up moving to or trying to make an attempt to go to europe and many countries. because su, done this, many people with little resources and even the n.g.o.s and to have been looted their empty region. the state to great is host to thousands of refugees. no, with having no n.g.o.s functioning properly. even transport the most basic food to the region because of the conflicts. so it's just too and it's just a disaster waiting to happen. thank you very much for thank you. from sports now and from no one but us dr. gary lewis hamilton has made

history and the turkish crown pre-buy equaling all time record of 7 world titles. hamilton started thanks on the grid, but 5 his way back at istanbul park to take the checkered flag last month. a 35 year old over talk show has long standing 91 raceway in record hamilton as a well on course to become the best of all time. here's a look at has remarkable career so far. lewis hamilton the insatiable champion positives his mercedes to his 7th world championship title. but the british drive, his hunger for victory is still not satisfied. we're going to continue to fight for more championships and we're going to continue to try to improve and continue to race and do what we do. we love doing this year again, the miss a does team built from a car that's technically superior to the competition. and hamilton cruised from win to win everything the pressure and it's really just about it was so fun. i mean,

not having some fun but just to focus, but it's really about enjoying the moment. it's been amazing as a member of joining in 1908 at age 13. he started his career in the midst sadie's cart team, even then his toughest competitor was nico rosberg. their rivalry continued his teammates in the miss eighty's formula. one team starting in 2013, after rosberg bested hamilton for the world championship for the 1st time in 2016, he ended the long standing jewel by retiring. i think lewis has a bit more natural talent a little bit more and maybe the greatest ever like this. hamilton then won 4 straight world championships with 7 titles. he has now equaled his role model when he was a young formula, one driver at the time i got on the track and i could see michael ahead of me. and i was like, wow, this is, this is because that's my to show up. ahead and then you push really hard to catch

enough and all signs point to him winning even more formula one world championships with miss avies. lewis hamilton is on the way to becoming the most successful racing driver of all time. for watching w. news, i'll have more headlines for you at the top of the hour now for the 1st coming to start against corruption violence despite coming from a poor family to become.