for 60 minutes live around the world. i am genie godula. julian assange is in custody. british police arrest him at the ecuadorian embassy where he has been holed up the past seven years. down.s president stepping mass protests have rocked the capital for the past week. the military is in talks to form a transitional government.

the biggest election underway in india. for ara mododi fighting second term. he is fighting competition from the gandhi dynasty. chinese and eastern european countries get underway in croatia. there isis a new branch on the human family tree. this news out of london. british police have arrested julian assange.

he was seized inside the ecuadorian embassy where he has been holed up for the past seven years. the embassy invited police in after ecuador withdrew his right to asylulum. >> it has created a situatitionn which the asasylum is unsustainable and no longer vile. the chaharges about that led him to hole up in the embassy. >> he was the cofounder of wikileleaks.

75750,000 pages were sent out ad able to be looked at by anyone in the internet. sweden for aent to conference. during the time he was there, he reportedly had sex with two swedish women who said they had , which wasm basically rape. britainreceded by forced to send julie assigned to sweden.

he has since been given ecuadoran nationality. genie: now he is out. what is going too happen? >> according to the authorities in ecuador, he violated his conditions within the embassy itself. he is wanted by british and they say he was using the internet to interfere with what was going on in other countries. they finally withdrew his

asylum, which allowed british police to go there and arrest him. be extradited? there is a question about being raised over the fact that they are not going to extradite someone into a country where they face the death penalty. bet it means is he will not extradited where he faces charges. that is something that concerns him because he could spend a long time in jail but he does nonot risk the death penalty there. sudan, al bashir has resigned after 30 years in power. say the military is an talks about forming a

traditional government. his whereabouts are unknown. said tohe military expect an important statement on state tv. whatat more are you u hearing? >> we are hearing the same things we were hearing two hours ago. there are tens of thousands of protesters who have gathered. is s the sameterers place where those meetings are taking place. they are dececiding who willll n charge of the transitional cocouncil. seekr has workeked hard to different elements of paramilitaries, his defense staff. they are separate from each

other in order to prevent someone else from being able to step in. is likely the conversation are tensngoing, there of thousands of people waiting here for what they have to say. we have heard they are releasing political prisoners, which is a huge thing. there are about 2600 people arrested. they are showing significant changege that hehe i is steppip. prorotests have been brining for momonths. what are the problems that push people into the streets? of the slogans is all they want is for bashir to step down.

one of the main concerns as he will step down and somebody loyal to him will step into that role. he has led with an iron fist f r about 30 years. haseconomic situation become untenable. genie: thank you for that. sudanavergne is a specialist. thank you for speaking to us. what do you think will happen next in this situation if it is ?onfirmed he is being replaced who will step into his shoes? >> nobody knows. it will be one of his colleagues.

i suppose he wiwill be asked to step down and wilill be replalad branchonene of h his s same to just limit their name the dismissal of the president. they want more. they want a regime change. through some mix between army staff and civilians.

this will be the next demand. the revival of the political life in sudan, which was active before the coup in 1989. h he able to stay in power over the last 35 years? >> political opinion thinks this man.ry is governed by one he was the middle point.

the government was made of , intellectuals, and by army forces. the security apparatus is controlling the army. the army is more professional and far away from political standouts. he succeed? -- we are a man to go sharing the ways of the country more ane became no

asset, but a liability to these people. gives them a bad imimage of the seems he is targeted by the international -- -- by -- inunder holland. genie: thank you. has begun in india. what is set to be the biggest election in world history. the prime minister, narendra modi is facing competition frfrm rahul gandhi. >> it comes down to two names.

only one of them can become the next prime m minister. after five years in power, modi has carved an image of himself as the strongman of the country. he has become a charismatic representative of the people. he i is also one of the most divisisive leaders. aggravavatedsm has religiouous tensions. , the a flareup in violence elections are being seen as a referendndum on the leader himself. vote should be dedicated to the country. it should make india and the government stronger. is rahul others gandhi.. challenging the party.

he hopes to capitalize on the prime minister's poor unemployment record with a leftist manifesto. is wasting the country's time. let's not waste anymore. >> 900 million indians are voting and what is set to be the biggest election in history. the u.k. has more breathing room at the moment. delayaders agreed to a for six months, setting the new date at october 31. that keeps the u.k. from a chaotic no deal tomorrow. it is up to politicians to work out if they can agree to the current brexit deal before the halloween deadline.

after hours of negotiations, eu leaders pushed back the brexit deadline. tusk urged-- donald the country to agree on a withdrawal treaty. >> it is a little shorter than i expected. it is still enough to find the .est possible solution tuskmentioned -- donald mentioned extending brexit up to a year. emmanuel macron pushed for a tighter deadline, arguing it would put pressure on british mps to come to a consensus. despite having failed to make

, the british prime minister suggested she could deliver faster. pretend the next few weeks will be eaeasy or that the is a way to break the deadlock. if it fails to leave the block, the u.k. will be forced to hold european elections, a complex scenario in which britain would have to elect temporary mps and many fear could turn into a virtual second referendum on brexit. genie: the human family tree has a new branch. a new cousin for the species after a set of bones were found in a cave in the philippines that could shed light on human

evolution. these remains may belong to our cousins. tiny pieces.nd seven with found premolar teeth roots. that i is very rare. it is somemething you find in ancestral species. >> these creatures belong to a species we have not known about. lived on the island of luzon. how did they reach that part of asia? on another site, a rhinoceros

was discovered with slaughter marks and stone tools that date back to 700,000 years ago. human species succeeded in crossing the ocean. >> examining bones and teats, it is -- examining bones and teeth shows they were short. genie: let's look at today's headlines. julian assange has been arrested at the embassy where he has been holed up the past seven years. sudan's president is stepping down. protests have rocked the capital. government sources say the military is in talks to form a transitional government.

the biggest elelection underwayn india. modi is facing competition from the gandhi dynasty. a look at the business news with brian quinn. washington is saying a key hurdle to resolving conflict is almost resesolved. >> almost. steven mnuchin says washington and beijing have agreed to set up enforcement offices to ensure compliance with the terms of an additional deal to end the trade war. washington is seeking major refoforms to t the trade practi.

>> a summit with easastern european countries. >> 11 are eu members. if c chinaampsps u up infrasastructure, brusselels isa growing g concerned about itits influence, economic and political. >> the european union is fearful of beijing's growing influence. more than 70% of direct investment comes from the eu, abovee china's 1%.. china is making an impact, jumping into rescue factoriries and ininvesting in a burgeoning

tech sector. china is one of the most important international partners and one of the biggest investors in our country. they are drumming up support for the initial belt and road initiative. take a hardying to stomp of china. eulier this year, the .abeled china a rival >> how are the markets looookin? slowey are gainining after a

start. shares in french hospitality groups surge. around four tense the pound of flat against the dollar . losing a little ground against the euro. ofy are calling it the worst both worlds as businesses remain stuck in limbo. businesses will sit on their hands, they will not invest. the economyy will probably flatline.. short-term shot, but then businesses will be able to plan for thehe longer termrm. at the moment, they y cannot do

anything. is --fe of carlos cohen of carlos ghosn is back to answer questions to prosecutors. brazil is reportedly planning criminal charges over the deadly collapse in january. prosecutors have evidencee t the company employees knew the dam was unsafe and did nothing to prevent the disaster. uber i is set to register r fort ststock market debut. they will seek $10 billion in the ipo. fromumber is revised down 120 billion, following the lackluster performance of lift.

of land wave privatizations of public infrastructure is meeting with stiff opposition.. f forawmakers launcd d a push ththe stop oththe privatizazatif the main airport operator. the eueu pushe to open the private sector up. there are 433 state-owned dams. it is a concern and brussels. the european commission has put pressure on france to break up as what it sees as an unfair monopoly and open up to competition.n. been operating this since 1952.

it is one of the most important power sources in the region. if the eu gets its way, it could be controlled by a private or foreign company, a bad idea. >> they have fininally been paid ofoff. it is unthinkable they should be handed o over t to private operators.s. >> the europeaean commission opened up proceedings against france and six other countries. they are worried emmanuel macron's government will yield the demands. we want to persuade the commission this is not the best solution. the privatization process is poorly handled and couould have devastating effects. haventracts from 15 expired. -- to keepses its

control of its dams. genie: yellow vests protesters are not t the only ones worried out followowing purchase power. -- about following purchase power. purchase power. >> average workers are facing stagnating incomes and unstable employment. 10%he past decade, the top of earners saw their incomes rise one third more than those in the middle bracket. political instability includidig a turn to popular antiestablishment movovements ae a consequeuence of this rising inequality. thatat is something we have seen in recent days. genie: thank you for that.

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