>> welcome back. 1:00 in the french capital. you are watching live from paris. we will be together for the latest news and analysis from around the world. the headlines -- moscow says there will be no crimean scenario in southeastern ukraine. this as the u.s. and brussels hardin sanctions against russia. on the ground, pro-russian separatists have extended their grip on public buildings. remainsions in donetsk high. the eve of the first general election in iraq since the withdrawal of american troops. 11 people killed and 19 wounded

in a twin bomb attack in northeastern baghdad. with no p still in the middle east. the american secretary of state was going -- there were allegations that it could become an apartheid state. >> also coming up, we will be getting the latest in sports. looking ahead to the meeting tonight in the second leg of the champions league semifinal. we will be looking at the list that will infuriate france -- the world's 50 best restaurants, and only four of them are french. we will find out more about that in just a moment. our top headline -- russia's deputy foreign minister has said

there is no reason to fear that russia will repeat a crimean scenario in southeastern ukraine. he was speaking in the wake of fresh sanctions announced by washington and brussels. the european union released a list of 15 russian politicians and military leaders that are to be subjected to asset freezes and travel bans. washington has unveiled sanctions against seven more individuals with close ties to vladimir putin and 17 companies. sanctions that are pushing ukraine, the ukraine crisis towards a dead-end, according to moscow. moscow accuses the west of creating a new iron curtain. >> stepping up the pressure on added once again, the eu 15 new names to the russian section list on monday, the same day barack obama announced fresh u.s. sanctions. seven russian officials will have u.s. visa bans and asset

freezes, including two of vladimir putin's inner circle. the new russian envoy to crimea and the head of a state-controlled energy company. 17 companies linked closely to putin allies will have their assets frozen. a russian oil giant was not one of those targeted. washington is halting some exports that could benefit the russian military. >> we will also focus on some areas of high-tech defense exports to russia that we do not think are appropriate to be exporting in this kind of climate. >> vladimir putin struck back, saying sanctions would not hold russia down in the long run. >> we will find an adequate replacement. there are unique things produced by one or two companies, but we will make them anyway. it will be a little more expensive and will take more time, but we will survive. our partners will not. >> barack obama said the u.s.

was keeping the so-called phase three of embargoes in reserve. it would target russian energy and financial sectors. brussels is preparing phase three so it will be ready to put in place if russia takes action and escalates the situation in ukraine. so far, it has held back from these broader sanctions as moscow is the eu's third-largest trading partner. 30% of their gas comes from russia. angercow has reacted with to the second round of sanctions announced by washington and the eu, accusing the west of pushing up a new iron curtain. within the last few minutes, moscow said it is working on a response of its own, a reply to this sanctions. we spoke to our correspondent in brussels a short while ago who told us more about the specifics of the sanctions announced today by brussels. added toe 15 people

the list, making the list some 48 people they can no longer injured the european union or have access to bank accounts. an idea of some of the names on the list, people like the chief of the russian -- cory does a as aary man -- coined military man. he was a military commander, and he is one of the men responsible for the massive deployment of soldiers on the border of ukraine. those soldiers that were sent through satellite images provided by nato, and the lieutenant general, the head of the russian military on thegence agency, is list. he has worked for the military intelligence agency since the 1990's. he is responsible for the activities of the military officers we have seen in eastern ukraine and in crimea.

man on the list is the russian deputy prime minister, debbie the prime minister since two thousand eight, a close ally of vladimir putin. -- he has been deputy minister since 2008. he has facilitated the annexation of crimea. and two deputy chairs are on the list. helped orchestrate the illegal annexation of crimea. other names include the leader of the donetsk people's republic , associate of the self proclaimed prime minister of crimea, and the leader of the separatist army. to iraq where there has been

more violence ahead of tomorrow's general election. an attack on an outdoor market northeast of the capital baghdad has killed 11 people this morning. at least 19 wounded in that attack. the attack comes one day after a series of attacks that killed at least 46 people throughout the country. this has polls are to open in what will be the country's first general election since the withdrawal of american troops. we can speak to the afp correspondent in baghdad for more. thank you very much for joining us. first of all, more violence this morning after yesterday's violence. the death toll keeps rising. >> that is right. we are up to 15 dead at the moment for the bombing. this comes after a day of attacks when security forces

were taking polls across the country. there was going to be a dry run today. the death toll keeps climbing. the attacks are casting a shadow over whether security forces, the police, and the army will be able to protect the public with a go out and vote tomorrow. >> this was widely predicted. that was no question extremists would be targeting the polls and the election process itself. >> that is right. iraq is in one of its worst periods of violence. there was an all-out sectarian war in 2006 22 thousand eight, and the current prime minister al maliki has tried to comment that. year, wen, in the past have seen rising violence.

becomingb minorities increasingly marginalized. there is spill over from the conflict in syria. they have been carrying out cross-border operations, and there is rising violence. >> maliki is seeking a third term. he mentioned his battle a few years back against shia militia. his language itself has become more sectarian as a result of the violence. >> he is torture a himself as battling the insurgency taking place in the majority sunni western province of anbar. some have interpreted this as him trying to shore up support. he has had criticism from shiite

for thed sunni arabs fact that he has failed to improve basic services. becoming increasingly authoritarian, seeking a power base. toseems to be playing up this once again, as he did in 2008. tom little joining us there from baghdad. thank you very much. a peace deal for the middle east was to have been reached by today. that was john kerry's land in the latest israeli-palestinian talks. instead, he finds himself at the of problems with israel. john kerry said the word apartheid was ill-chosen. but he defended his warning of

the risks if they do not fight a deal. mahmoud abbas has said there will be no peace deal with israel without confining borders as even asked that -- even the deadline comes and goes today, it seems the two sides are as divided as ever they were. washington to jerusalem and ramallah and back again, for more than nine months, john kerry has made a dozen trips to the middle east, hoping to push israeli and palestinian leaders to make concessions for peace. during the process, the u.s. secretary of state believed the two parties and no choice but to negotiate. to gettingrnative back to the talks is the potential of chaos. want this?s israel >> after years of failed initiatives, israelis and palestinians seem unable or unwilling to make any progress. throughout the latest round of

negotiations, they cannot agree on borders or discuss the future of yours alone, which they both want as capital. >> we will continue talks to reach peaceful solutions and negotiations. solutions that give us a state borders and jerusalem as the capital. we will not change our policy. strengthen its own presence red jerusalem, jerusalem -- israel has built new housing units in settlements, raising the ire of palestinian officials. us tweak, talks were assisted in for after abbas' party sunday unity pact with hamas, considered as a terror group. stacks on additional conditions which he knows israel cannot give, so instead of moving into peace with israel, he is moving into peace with hamas. he has to choose. >> even though the talks up brought in a result, many hope they soon resume. like john kerry, they believe in

both parties grow further apart, this may lead to a violent confrontation. >> to turkey now where the turkish prime minister has said he will begin legal process to seek the extradition of the u.s.-based islamic cleric, former ally, now arch foe. err to ghent has been accused by ,im of using the campaign blaming him for the probe launched by the judiciary several months ago, into allegations of corruption within entourage. tension today on the korean peninsula. north korea has conducted live fire drills in two areas near a disputed sea border with south korea. the scene of deadly clashes already and where they have fired hundreds of artillery rounds weeks ago. ahead of the drill, pyongyang war and soul it intended to carry out the exercise along with so-called northern limit

line, an extension of the land border between the two koreas. to the u.s. now where two days a ferocious storms have claimed at least 21 lives and caused huge damage in the southern united states. yesterday, tornadoes tore through the mississippi town of elo,below -- tup destroying homes and businesses. several deaths reported in alabama and mississippi. those tornadoes came on the heels of sunday's bad weather in which at least 16 able died in arkansas, iowa, and oklahoma. rescue teams continued to search for survivors. at least 10 people have been ner county.in faulk 15,000 homes remain without power. >> the tornado here flattened a whole neighborhood. rural town in arkansas was literally wiped off the map.

it's distraught residents were left wondering -- wandering aimlessly amongst huge piles of rubble. >> this is where i grew up. all of these houses are my families' houses, and they are gone. everything is going to happen to you. -- you never think this will happen to you. >> tornadoes ripped through the southern u.s., and rescue teams continued to search the debris for survivors. it is feared the death toll will continue to rise. across the border in oklahoma, the tornado formed too quickly for warning sirens to be activated. >> no sirens or anything went off and i felt the house shake a little bit. i heard winds like you would not believe. >> the largest with data was 700 meters wide and cut a deadly 45 kilometer path through arkansas -- the largest tornado. they forecasted the risk of ago butes five days

cannot predict their power. >> the power may be as big as i have ever seen. you can look at the trees and see how they have been stripped. you can see the force of the power. then there are houses and businesses that are destroyed. like the governor of alabama declared a state of emergency for all counties, allowing for the mobilization of national guard, authorities from texas to tennessee have issued severe storm and 20 the warnings for the coming hours. here innutes past 1:00 the french capital. time to look at the latest headlines in moscow says there will be no crimean scenario in southeastern ukraine. this as the u.s. and brussels sanctions against russia. pro-russian separatists have extended their grip on public openings and tensions in donetsk . iraq is rocked by more violence on the eve of its first general

election since the withdrawal of american troops. 11 killed and 19 wounded in twin bomb attacks in a town northeast of baghdad. d-day comes and goes without a peace deal in the middle east. the american secretary of state is trying to diffuse allegations that israel could become an apartheid state. time now for a look at the international headlines and the world press. for joined by my colleague a look at that. first, we will begin with what came out of egypt yesterday, red -- recommending the death penalty for hundreds of muslim brother supporters. >> the new york times talked about it in their editorial today. there is no doubt about it, these are political executions in egypt. bys is an organized effort the out-of-control egyptian government, not just to crash

but to eliminate its political rivals. this article is very critical of the obama administration and response. the u.s. said it was deeply troubled, but this article said there is no indication that the administration will reconsider its decision to provide the egyptians with $650 million in aid. it is getting a lot of attention in the regional press also. an article from the jordanian haber agrees that these are some of these death sentences are political -- an article from the jordanian paper agrees. critical of is neighboring countries in the region for their silence. this article says it almost seems like there is some sort of a plot to stay quiet. the eu is in the guardian spotlight ahead of next month's european elections. what is ironic about the european elections is that eurosceptic parties are expected to do quite well. right wing and anti-immigration parties. you can see the title duchess says the eu's enemies from the

left and right are riding high on this wave of discontent. a paper here in france focuses on europe today but for different reasons. it focuses on what kind of europe we want and what values are european. from now until the election on may 25, there will be a debate about the successes and failures of the european union. >> staying with the french press for a moment, there has been a lot of focus on a speech to parliament later today. >> that is right. the prime minister made some amendments to his savings plan and calmed down what papers are covering every billion in the socialist majority. he said he had to put on his negotiating suit. it was tricky because he had to seem like he was appeasing the party, but he also has to make

it seem like he was not being pushed over and forced into giving in. >> and they are abiding none of it. >> that is right. the paper reviews the ump leaders, and it is said that the government savings plan is an optical illusion that is bound to fail because it does not put in place any real deep structural reforms. the government is basically putting band-aids over spending that not really solving the problem. in its editorial, the paper agrees. saying this is no real reform, just a bunch of concessions. the real winners, according to this editorial, are the disobedient socialist. also notunist paper is happy about this but for different reasons. they talk about the fact that these concessions are not enough. they said he basically just threw some crumbs to the socialists ahead of that speech to calm them down. >> a lot of attention in the about barack obama's

trip to asia. >> on sunday he was in malaysia, and he met with the prime minister. the prime minister was very happy about this and actually he took withfie barack obama. the prime minister has been criticized for the way that he in the malaysian government had been dealing with the disappearance of the lesion airlines flight mh370. -- the disappearance of the malaysian airlines flight. look at this cartoon. you can see a drawing of that same selfie, but in the background there is an airplane at the bottom of the ocean. >> the wall street journal focusing on how singapore is bracing itself for an unusual riot. >> that is right. let's ago the titles, talking about how singapore is bracing for another kitty riot. these are not kitty cats or lions.

they're talking about hello k itty. mcdonald's has a special edition where customers can buy toys at mcdonald's. why would they be upset? last i mcdonald's did this, things got a little bit out of control. a lot of people skipped class. there were fights. a lot of people were injured. so the authorities are worried that history could repeat itself . it might be tricky to get your hands on those hello kitty dolls. they will go quick. for thatyou very much look at the international press. time now for a look at the very latest sports headlines. in the champions league, nine time winner is real widger it are looking to go to the finals -- real madrid. bayern in thever finals.

aplayer recovering from virus, hoping to finish the job in germany. >> it has been a good season so far. we are happy to be in the position we are. there is still a lot of work. we will concentrate on each name as it comes. already,4 goals ronaldo is one goal away from setting a record. may be, of course, we hope, but i do not know how it was translated from what was said about sb already through. i think it will be a hard game. it will be difficult as we lay against a very strong team. we have little advantage over them from the first leg. we're going to try to make the most of it. to sayhink it is silly

we believe we are already through. because, as i told you, it is going to be a very, very tough match. bayern dominated possession an were caught cold after early goal and counterattack. the spaniards will likely deploy a similar approach again. asked if we were going to change tactics and if you told the team about previous six of the cover he says i do not think we will change much with our tactics. andrn have their own game their own philosophy. they will not change from that. bitight do things a little differently, yes. we were a bit scared at the beginning of the first game. we cannot afford to do that again.

we have to do something that leads to success. i have had my own success at other clubs. the past very much stays in the past. returning to the starting 11, 2 players, after being on the bench. the bavarians will be aiming to reach the final for the fourth time in five seasons. in the english premier league, arsenal took a big step after cruising to a win over newcastle. four points back with two matches to go. liverpool defeated chelsea over the weekend. i think we have been 17 times top of the league in a crucial time of the season. we have lost many players. played against liverpool.

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