we begin now with the latest on today's attacks in the southwest of france or gelman carried out three separate shootings that is today. killing three people leaving sixty dollars injured. we assailants who isn't the authorities for drug offenses has been named by the french interior minister. as a twenty five year old around one liked him a moroccan national who had been molested on

suspicion of a b. martin radicalized. although it ultimately decided he didn't pose enough of the threats. when he was shot and killed by the police at the scene of his third attack which is a supermarket in the town of ted wade taken hostages. little of your own we had from the french state prosecutor for someone else who shed more light on the investigation. she moves in the just a few moments ago one has in laws and rules and at least because the in relations terrorism charges. the attack a is a citizen of caucus on. round one el. limon april eleventh nineteen ninety two in a ro. he was on a terrorist watch list since two thousand fourteen. he was known to local authorities the past crimes. for which he was convicted walk among. the paris prosecutor's speaking that.

well first residents many on michael as cologne all french citizens to remain aware of the terror threats and he added that it remains to be established whether indeed the islamic state group really walls behind that attack as they claimed. will president also single out a police officer who's now fighting for his life who took the place of one of the female hostages. the president called him a hero pharmaceuticals come on i'll take a closer look now at how today's events unfolded. the schools is rushing to the scene of the reports of gunshots in southwestern france. took place in the sound of. a caucus on shortly after ten thirty am. when a gunman and it is supermarkets reportedly show singled is grades. he started firing and took several hostages killing at least two. special forces were immediately deploys to the area. they launched missiles three hours later. yeah you know other than lieutenant colonel of the gendarmes who was there with his men. volunteered to take the place of a hostage. and stayed with a terrorist.

here let's say. the terrorist fired shots. founder terrorism forces intervened and kill the terrorists italy's. earlier the suspect hijacked to call in the nearby city of cap because on killing one passenger and injuring the driver. he than it sounds a group of policemen injuring one officer before driving to describe. we are about done for offices for a run this morning they went to town. came back and then. just fifty meters from the barracks. they heard a vehicle going at full speed. i was sitting directly towards. the driver. and got a gun. he fired at them five times injuring one in the shoulde. crucial and you click on the border. the islamic state group has claimed responsibility for the attack is the suspects demanded the release of salah abdeslam one of the prime suspects in the november twenty fifteen

paris attacks. twenty six year old man born in more okay was known to french intelligence service. we live here on his third to nikita not like is a senior researcher at the center for responsive radicalization in terrorism i also. how likely it is an islamic state group walls indeed behind that attack as they claim? we have to keep in mind here that they have cleaned it because this person is now dead so they have come out and i'm off and put up. for an official claim on medicine and i had this person conducted the attack. is similar to what they preach. in their propaganda having said that however there's a big difference between being trained iraqi by a group. of at as we've seen a lot of training is taking place in libya and the possible other talkers in europe. i just being influenced by a group ending is what is essentially a self starter somebody. who often has a history of violence or mental health issues and is

and radicalized completely by themselves with very little connection? and a it's just a of a free thing then that this group can claim because it's happened again called on the soldier. because he's he's done what they've asked people to do in their propaganda. this is the nice is that all of the claims by the islamic state group will franz remains on high alert following. on from within a wave of jazz the tax claiming the lives of more than two hundred and forty people since two thousand fifteen. was take a close look now the chronology all those attacks during the course of these last three years. january twenty fifteen. three days of terror began one to master others armed with kalashnikovs stormed the offices of the satirical magazine charlie hebdo. shooting twelve people dead. as a huge manhunt under way an accomplice then killed a police woman. before taking customers hostage at a kosher supermarket in western paris.

she. four people were killed in that siege. in november that same year france so its worst ever terrorist attack. teams of suicide bombers and gunmen targeted a football stadium a concert hall and a string of ours and restaurants. all packed on a busy friday nights. a hundred and thirty people lost their lives. and more than three hundred others were injured. in june the following year police commander and his wife were stabbed to death at their home in my movies. west of paris by man cleaning allegiance to islamic state organization. fast forward a months july. and as a bastide a fireworks display came to an end on the sea front in needs. a thirty one year old tunisian driving a truck along the poem that is on the way xcelerated. plowing the vehicle into the crowd leading eighty six people dead and scores more injure. less than two weeks later islamic state group sympathizers struck again. this time in the sleepy normandy town of sounded sandals lay.

two men storm the church there taking hostages before then murdering father jack and then at his alter. the silence within shot dead by police. in january last year a knife wielding man was shot and injured a paris as lucia museum. after injuring a soldier while in march and attacker was killed at the capital's really airports. after trying to see the weapon from another member of the armed forces. and just weeks before the first round of the french presidential election in may of last year a police officer was killed emissions it is a. and two others were wounded. when attacker opened fire on their policeman. that attack was claimed by the islamic state group. the french president emmanuel michael had to rush back to the crisis center in paris would investigation into today's attack has been coordinated. he being at the summit of the unit is in brussels in which the gender was dominated by details surrounding the. post brexit transition period also the

threat of trade towers from the trump of destruction. also of a nerve agent attack in the united kingdom believe should be carried out by russia will not particular issue. old twenty eight european leaders appear to be on the same page for for more i'm joined now by brussels correspondent david keating. just those. day bill bit more about those two issues topping the agenda brexit and these. this threats of terrorists from the united states. yeah cyber brags that there was this issue of a potential trade war with the u. s. and for the diplomatic war with russia brexit was actually the comparatively. easier topic of the three of the twenty seven other universities gave the rubber stamp to a deal reached between the issue and president earlier this week. that defines the main console wars of the so called transition period as the twenty one month period after the uk technically leaves the eu but would still get access to the eu single market in exchange for following all the rules. that was adopted today

without a problem of the washington issue with a tray terrorists proved a lot more complicated you leaders were supposed to adopt retaliatory measures yesterday against the united states. for a president trump's threatens steel and aluminium terrorists but then word came yesterday the tribe in the station was willing to exams the european union so while they waited to get that confirms. they had to delay that discussion and so today overnight the white house put out a statement saying they would indeed exams the european union from these terrorists. but only for a month is a temporary exemptions on the first of may which is i was in a very long. so the discussion today turned into a discussion of how the leaders of response to this temporary exams and. they

put out a statement demanding that exams and be made permanent now we're waiting for washington's response. it is interesting as well as looking at that summit from afar you know the idea that one of the twenty eight members namely she got thatt had to do was be stronger than the statement put out by foreign ministers earlier this week that was very lukewarm. reason for that is there's a couple of you member states that are quite sympathetic to russia a noted the grease. which words hold blocks a stronger statement earlier this week with a greece was coaxed into signing up to this harsher language today. is that you promised to get tough with turkey at an even

turkey thought it happening next week in bulgaria so of course the statement is just words was the concrete action. the only concrete action actually that he was taking is just recalling its ambassador buds national leaders are going to go back and other leading brussels today they want to go back to their home. capitals and they're going to consult with a parliament about putting and national measures against russia we're so you can expect that from today agreed to surrena second and played in eastern ghouta. for more than a month now the area has been under attack by forces loyal to president bashar al assa. re taking this area which is close to the capital damascus will be the syrian government the biggest victory since retaking a

left her back in two thousand and sixteen. well bombs a reserving falling on some possible eastern ghouta trickles this friday he creating the most populous area. which is of course the besieged city due out. was also eagles alex jennings now explains the rebels were treats comes off to russia broken infatuation deal. they arrived in busloads. hundreds of rebel fighters unsafe families make the journey to the off position health province of a clip. they've been evacuated from the besieged town of harassed a in eastern ghout. as part of the deal brokered by russia ally of the syrian regime on wednesday. well sean is the first rebel groups to surrender. a spokesman for the fight to said they had bounced to pressure from civilians. forced by intense as strikes

underground for months. situation in her house it was tragic on children and elderly people couldn't live above ground. the on site is good and withstand the bombing and the fun and showing the bombings will bring everything down and putting everything. government soldiers and for a regime militia have driven rebel forces out of about eighty percent of the regio. causing it to three isolated pockets one of them around to rest a. pressures now building on rebel groups in the remaining two pockets to accept similar deals. rebel group five like i'll rough man which controls the southern pockets has told a local television station it to meet with russian negotiators. saying there was an ends to human suffering. there be more changes in the corridor of power at the white house this week but president all trump says he's replacing his national security adviser each almost monster. with a former us

ambassador john bolton mobiles and a strong supporter of the iraq war. as a reputation for being advocates of the aggressive use of american power and his appointment son heads in number cities. right across the globe. in two thousand a firm defender offering american waits on the international stage. john bolton has never shied away from making his views known as. the incoming us national security adviser was affairs supports all the iraq war. which she still refuses to condemn. just a few weeks ago his new ball said the us led invasion in two thousand three was the single was at a decision made. of you he made clear during his presidential campaign i was opposed to the war from the beginning then on march twenty fifth of two thousand three. just after the words just days after. just a little while after i was quoted as saying the war is a mess. donald trump's views on more longer trumbull since when it comes were wrong on the

like the u. s. presidents he has been deeply critical of the iran. deal brokered on the barack obama in two thousand and fifteen. in recent years old has also endorsed ministry action on regime change in iran syria and libya. think we can support the ryan opposition i think the opposition inside iran to the regime is very extensive i'm not saying this would happen overnight. but i do think that the only long term prospect for stability. is if this group of religious fanatics is removed from power. trump on the other hand files the u. s. would stop racing to topple foreign regimes. the us president has shown an eagerness to the friends russian president vladimir putin nuts bolts in sees putin and russia as a menace describing moscow's alleged interference in the two thousand and sixteen us

election other true acts of war. more recently pulled some cool for a very strongg confusion. over what's the u. s. presence foreign policy views really all. you're now following the ouster of his success a martinet vince cholera took the oath of office in the peruvian capital of your own today. was handed the presidential sash will president is because appointment follows the resignation of a better public which in skiing whose position became untenable following a corruption scandal. needed empower. the twenty months over that is so we can cross not our correspondent in lima dan collins down we don't know that much about this new president gary.

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an uncle radians and in actually at. old taken early this month showed that eighty percent greetings didn't actually recognize his name. amazing and it's extraordinary as well a just how false events seem to be moving. forward stay in peru i mean really well is there is at least you to. it's not it's not usual course for a out. since you forced to resign i just twenty months in small five years. and it was i was shocked resignations happen on wednesday. but he has said it means you major factors really which is about. one is that he he has a very small school policy in small representation in congress is the dominant

opposition policy. which i. have. as a person. isn't isn't so because he's a victim of a malicious campaign but it looks fine ousted. but also that has emerged. as damaging information about allegedly facing a completet and that's why he was facing impeachment. this week. on only the. you should place of course the resigned sect that he has it face difficult situation but he. he eros and is this the allegations of corruption was having just affected him but. the nature of the school plays in groups. the turbulent times. midday

in the perimeter in saying it remarkable the speed at which a. other developers in unfolding thank you so much for bringing us up to speed on poland's in lima thanks again. sign up for check of the business news i'm joined by brian queen hey in the studio high that run this is all about that trade war will. trade willis in the making by the looks of things between the united states and china. that's right markets humbled in recent days as the world's two largest economies threatened tariffs against each other's imports. isn't donald trump preparing import duties of twenty five percent of the sixty billion dollars per year with the chinese goods. his administration's as chinese companies have stolen american intellectual property and technology ten commerce ministry said friday is preparing terrace on one hundred twenty eight u. s. products amounting to around three billion dollars in imports. beijing has up short of implementing is retaliatory measures calling for dialogue instead but he

said china is pushed it won't back down. what? we believe is wrong and irresponsible acted in arbitrary and reckless manner. was still hold that relevant parties can sit down calmly and slowly issues a constructive dialogue and negotiations. accordance with a call he. one potential us trade were heating up another appears to be cooling somewhat. european leaders learned friday that he will be exam from u. s. import tariffs on steel and aluminum taking effect on friday. other pre is only temporary you and six other nations exams through the first of may europe isn't thrilled about that they want the exception to be made permanent. arising reports. in preparation for a potential trade war. and union has been granted an exemption from the new steel and aluminum terrace announced by us president donald trump. but only temporarily seeking in brussels on friday eve officials said they felt

threatened by the president's negotiating style. it gives the impression the united states is negotiating with european union by putting a gun to our heads its northern oil waiting as yet when we are historically such solid hotness more. members of the e. u. argentina australia brazil and south korea join canada and mexico on the list of temporary exemptions. trump provoked global all right on march eighth when he announced twenty five percent tariff on steel imports and ten percent for aluminum. since then he's indicated there could be some flexibility for countries that are considered true friends of the u. s.. but the terror of exemptions only extend the tell me first. that uses it will keep loving washington and most of her tell me if necessary. you must be united and determined we notes the adjustment variable of world trade. middle only the weekly include night defender a food tax we will

react without weakness. a response which could target such us exporters kentucky bourbon levi's jeans and harley davidson motorcycles. but i decision to exempt a significant number of u. s. allies from terrorists reduces the potential economic fallout not just for nation to export metal to the u. s. but for america itself. the head of the international trade center around a gonzalez told our business editor keep movie earlier that trade wars can have a serious impact on domestic workers. and not always as intended here she is. last time the united states tried to solve issues related to a steel production in the us it was two thousand and two. you took a similar route a safeguard nature against the rest of the world exposed we know this because stage the u. s. two hundred thousand jobs. that he's a finger. this is the result of the measures that were taken at the time this is why we have to be careful not to there is no problem there is a problem in steel and aluminum. at the way in

which we dress we address this issue we tackle this matter we need more jobs or less jobs that's what we should be carrying. he that full interview tomorrow at two forty five pm paris time. wall street taking a beating for the second day in a row is trade war fears humble stock indexes. investors earlier on shore whether or not donald trump would sign a u. s. spending bill even with the bill signed it doubt gave up early gains to close down nearly one point eight percent. as its lowest close since november as mp five hundred down over two percent the nasdaq off by nearly two and a half percent. on one bright spot drop box lunches public stock offering on the nasdaq friday the biggest hack ipo since snap ink last year shares closing at over twenty eight dollars her. of thirty five percent from twenty one dollar debut price. european indexes seeing red as well today london's footsie one hundred closing and over four tenths of a percent. both a cat count in paris and frankfurt dax finishing down on either side of a percent and a hal.

a british judge has approved a warrant to search the offices of cambridge analytica. political consulting firm is at the heart of a data privacy scandal that has rocked facebook over the week raised a racing tens of billions of dollars in market value a shares tumbled there. uk information commissioner is investigating claims that came with analytical may have illegally acquired the data some fifty million users in the run up to the twenty sixteen u. s. presidential election. but in the end result also announced ready that they would be investigating facebook and cambridge analytica to see if they're citizens it was minds to influence elections. let's take a look at some of these top business headline. british farmers giant glaxo smith kline is dropping its bid to acquire fighters consumer healthcare busines. classes withdrawal follows that of record van keiser and johnson and johnson casting doubt on fighters ability to complete an auction at the u. s. drugmaker had hoped would bring in as much as twenty billion dollars. air france employees went on

strike friday resulting in the cancellation of roughly a quarter of the airline's flights. pilot's cabin crew and ground staff joining the action to demand a six percent pay rise that following thursday's labor action is awesome three hundred thousand french workers walk out in protest of president emmanuel macron business friendly reforms. the world bank is placed one billion us dollars ivory coast for the development of its agriculture sector ivory coast is the world's number one cocoa producer and number two in cashew nuts but misses out on profits by exporting the commodities raw. ones are aimed at helping ivory coast realize more value added processing capacity. and ryanair is launching a service to ukraine irish low cost carriers as it will operate ten new routes from kiev and five from leave. ceo can only hear it estimating some eight hundred thousand customers would use the roots annually ukraine is pushing to get its tourism industry back on track after years of conflict. the pro

russian rebels in the country's east. that's all for business for for this update tom. if. run everything back to ukraine that is indeed a sign that. things might be slowly returning to normal after ukraine and its reasons after sending it was in the western section of the country started coming from on tha

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