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>> thank you for joining us. fighting in eastern ukraine and reports of eastern arm deliveries. iraq astarian crisis in more than half a million people flee the island. an easy win in the first round of the german cup.
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we start in eastern ukraine where intense fighting between government forces and pro-russian insurgents is continuing. the troops have made big gains, capturing a police station which has been in rebel hands for months. the rebels are not backing down. they are still battling to hold onto control. thousands of people are caught in violence. they are desperate from them much greeted -- needed relief. theas officially recognized convoy as humanitarian aid. they wait to continue. >> we are now waiting for our orders. as soon as they get the go-ahead we will set off. it hasred cross says still not received security guarantees for the convoy to continue which is in the met by fierce battles. the ukrainian army has surrounded the strongholds.
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the troops have reportedly seized a police station. overnight the pro-russian shutdown a ukrainian fighter jet. there's also heavy fighting in damascus. the rebels are doing all they can to hold onto the stronghold. they announced against the approaching government groups. thesere wasting permission. kf is aware of the reinforcements. .> we have information they concluded three rocket launchers and that it was heading toward this. moscow has denied that it was providing military support and the training government still fears a russian invasion and is expected to ask for weapons doing sunday's talk in berlin. >> we spoke earlier to our
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correspondent. she has been traveling through areas hit by the conflict and describes what she has seen. >> there has been trouble in the area. they have been taken back from the rebels. i am in the former phone call. there has an heavy fighting going on. it is under the ukrainian control. many people who have left the region are now back. destroyede have found and they have reckless behavior during these antiterrorist operations. have mucht think they hope and trust in this government. >> winky for joining us.
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-- thank you for joining as. talked about easing the ukraine are taking place in berlin. counterparts his from russia, ukraine and france. the focus of the summit is to agree on a time frame for a cease-fire. he was hopeful and agreement would be reached to allow russian aid into the ukraine. he admitted a political solution remains a long way off. politicale correspondent joins us from where the talks are taking place. a political solution is still a long way off. how great are the chances that they will agree on a cease-fire? cease-fire will certainly be mentioned.
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for now it is quite clear that the focus is also not just on improving the situation which is necessary but making sure it does not get better here and there is a tangible nervousness in the united states and further appeal that russia could get further drawn into this. nato has confirmed something that russia has long denied and is still denying. that is a military personnel and crossing the border into ukraine. leaders want that to his. their is still a lot of trust that needs to be established trust before making political headway. humanitarian the situation. are they going to discuss the convoy that has been held up at the border? >> the russian 80's convoy he
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will be part of these discussions. the foreign minister going into these comments saying that while humanitarian aid was necessary, it could also be provided from various different sources, not just from russia. needs to beus now moving out of what is happening on the ground, finding this back to some sort of political discussion and hopefully a more durable agreement heading toward the cease-fire. only six weeks ago that was not where the paper it was written on. >> thank you for joining us with that analysis. moving onto some other news. kurdish fires -- fighters say they have captured a biggest dan from islamic militants. they have made significant advances with the help of u.s. airstrikes. a recapture of the dam would be
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a big game in the fight against the islamists. this was taken by islamic state fighters earlier this month there's no let up in the fighting in northern iraq or in into the suffering. the violence has taken a big toll. thousands have not escaped the mountain where they have been these children had survived a journey. i have made it to the kurdish region. they are besieged by islamists. he will not forget the experience. >> first we left everything behind and went to the mountains. we found someuse. trees to rust under. we had no close to where. we had nothing until we got here.
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whohe way i stop the old are on the ground because they were thirsty. there were looking for some water to drink. unleashed a mess of humanitarian crosses. over a mill and have fled the conflicts. many hundreds of thousands have fled to the curtis region. the u.s. says they are in dire need. so many of them are children. family'sape from her home. the village was a nice play. we're forced to be homeless here because we left our homes behind. was nice. we never wanted to come here. germany, britain and poland are along the countries delivering aid in northern iraq. it has barely help them survive.
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it has been driven away. africa's battle against the worst ebola up rick been dealt another blow. have beenpatients broken into the isolation station. the were affected by epidemic. perished. have likes the resident says they will keep the long range missile program. around nuclear programs. this prohibits them from having rockets that could the equipment nuclear tipped ear the president has you order the agree to help the iea a invest these.
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crashes have broken out again despite a curfew. criticallywas injured in the shooting. hundreds of demonstrators were killed a week ago. pope francis said he wants to improve relations with china. they have a state run version. thousands case a welcome when he
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arrived outside of seoul. they are here. >> on sunday pope francis also made his strongest chester yet to reach out to china saying he wants to improve relations. he insisted that the catholic church was not coming as a conqueror trying to take away the identity of others. it wanted to be a partner.
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well they have reborn in the first reason. >> this was one of five world champions. they regained fire after this it got worse for the third division side on the half hour mark. miller scored to put the area up. this is often the second half. he smashed the ball in from range. he shows he still has plenty to offer with a cover finished. there was still time to lay drama. he came back from the penalty box. the defender was then sent off
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for bringing down robert. he took the resulting penalty but missed the disappointing end to an almost are fake 90 minutes. it also not state when beating the fourth division. no surprise there. the results came as a relief. fors the start of a new era the biggest club in the german capital. they stocked up on some new talent about that is making a big splash. >> is going to take fans a while. picks in itsn division players. this is higher now the season. to wait to see how the new players get on.
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we trust them. he is the best known achievement. he came on a conquest. this is the most expensive signing. >> i do not compare myself to other players. it is our job. after playing for these it was the biggest station. here's raring to go. >> this should work.
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>> thank you for watching. >> the next clinical crisis to a hit on monday. cousins show their support. this is the ultimate stat for the monarchy. >> there is no validity to this nomination. we will not accept a violation
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of the constitution. lacks he has been accused of fighting. at the big inning of the week they were hereby forces. the military launched airstrikes to help them bring to safety. week most of the the refugees have escaped. civilians still state in areas controlled by the islamic state. he agreed to step down in clear the way for a new government. was returningd he from the football squad on monday. he went out on a career-high
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after becoming the top goal scorer of all time. winning the tournament. high scorer. he will continue playing club football. mondayworld lost this on with the death of robin williams. lifeless at his home in california. all the signs pointed to suicide. kiefer started in "work and mindy." i would like you to meet the hosts. >> mrs. doubtfire was sensitive and hilarious. once described as the funniest man alive, robin williams specialized and off the characters. like a radio host during the
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vietnam war. this is not a test. this is rock 'n roll. his a trail of a therapist and good -- his betrayal of a their visit "good will hunting." >> what an incredible honor. alcohol problems for years. he also suffered from severe depression. a couple of days after his death his wife revealed that he had recently been diagnosed with parkinson's disease. bythe night sky was lit up an and usually big and bright moon at the beginning of the week. moon.s known as a super it occurs when a full moon is especially close to earth here at for those who missed it there will be in another chance to see a superman next month on >> a convoy of
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.bout 280 the kremlin said it had reached agreement with the government in kiev to deliver this. we agreed to a brief that was acceptable to the kiev authorities. we agreed they would have ukrainian license plates. >> ukraine said it would be unloaded at the border. kiev feared the convoy would he used to smuggle in military equipment. limit to russian cynicism. first they delivered tanks. terrace and criminals who should them. then they bring water and salt. >> they pledged to check them that were complicated. they are still under the the control of pro-russian
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separatists. later in the week cap senates own convoy. they were able to leave the spirit they have had to contend with weeks of fighting. they are desperately in need of help. they are also shortages of food, fuel and electricity. the world health organization gave the greenlight for the use of experimental drugs and vaccines. was ethical to offer the treatments. it has affected liberia. later in the week the scale had been vastly underestimated. in extraordinary measures were needed to contain this.
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bacall, passed away on tuesday at age 89. she said her first film is where she met her filter -- future husband humphrey odegard. she appeared more than 40 films. just have a successful career on broadway. she received an oscar for her life work. on wednesday they confirmed to him would join the u.s. and send arms to the kurdish forces fighting militants in iran. romney said it was prepared to help with humanitarian aid and nonlethal military equipment or >> we're looking to see what help we can provide. it could be in the form of and trucksplies unit to name a few items. the debate about should the were argue that
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is necessary to prevent further atrocity. warned of the potential risks. >> i think you need to be very careful when dealing with this kind of discussion. as a general wool -- a role, they say once a conflict is over. past experiences have not always been good. could the first play and caring humanitarian aid departed on friday. a three-day cease-fire drew to a close with the new fire from the territory. israel retaliated with airstrikes. toael and hamas agreed extend this for another five days. the decision was made in cairo. details but the cease-fire in gaza.
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presidential candidate was killed when his right jet crashed on wednesday and it tried to land in bad weather when it came down, killing all he waseople on board. the leader of the socialist rd. fusion view is unlikely to win the presidential election in october. he was a promising candidate for the future. putin visited this on thursday. this was speaking to the regions parliament. this came as a reported new advances. it has surrounded the strongholds.
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a heavy blow to the pro-russian thousands ofirit antigovernment protesters started to march in the city to islamabad. the move aims to topple the prime minister where they were accused of fraud. clashes broke out on friday when they pass through the city. supporters pelted the convoy with rocks. there were unverified reports that shots were fired. both francis start of a five-day visit to south korea on thursday. he began his jim by urging north and south korea to engage in dialogue to in the decade-long conflict. >> you have goals.
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thousands of people turned out for him friday to hear the pope for the first time on his trip. soft. has a rapidly growing catholic minority. >> russian armored personnel hit the order. images taken earlier report of the show a russian military column crossing in at the stream. a check lane by separatist. kiev confirmed them. they said they had detected and areas.ed some of the >> we monitor the column. >> meanwhile the convoy remains
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detained at the ukrainian border. the red cross said it was awaiting instructions on how to proceed. european foreign ministers are formulating a response to the crisis and a wrong. the back the decision by individual countries like britain and france to arm figh ters. >> it'll show the commitment of european countries of pushing back to the threat of civilization. meeting he said he would travel to assess the situation. >> i have said this very openly in germany.
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we will go to the limits of what is legally and politically. >>
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