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masted and's that have gone on for weeks now. nine people were shot dead in the crackdown. --man chancellor and's angela merkel insisting her coalition government is not about the fall. that is as the head of her left leading partner resigns after coming in third place in the european election. business, exitin could grapples with the threat of u.s. tarififfs as donald trup uses trade policy to fight illegal immigration. marke world gears up to the 75th anniversary of d-day, we will bring you the first of a series of special reports. -- first ourt how top story line from paris. ♪
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>> donald trump is in the u.k. for a three-day state visit. he and his wife willll be welcod by the queen at buckingham palace where they will be treated to a private lunch at the glittering state banquet. the state visit is the highest honor britain can bestow upon a foreign leader and donald trump will be the third u.s. president to receive it. peter o'brien has more. ready and theis president is on his way. donald trump will receive royal treatment for his first official state visit to the u.k. which saws last trip scores of protesters take to the streets, the three-day event is not without controversy. trump has praised prime ministers theresa may's rival, boris johnson before she stepped down as conservative party
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leader on friday, for failing to secure a brexit deal. , setting off, the president said he might meet with johnson and another pro-brexit politician. >> he has been a friend of mine. he has been very nice. i have a g good relationship wih him. i have a a very good relationshp with nigel franche -- nigel franche. >> it is not just the country's politics the president has chimed in on. ,e also suggested meghan duchess s of sussex was nasty fr criticizing him in the past. he will not meet her but will be received by other members of the royal family. as well as a full day of ceremonies, the week's agenda includes a visit to portsmouth to mark the 75th anniversary of the d-d-day landings. presidentore about hemp's visit to the u.k.,
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does not seem to be playing the diplomacy card going into the state visit. he already waited into the brexit -- waded into the brexit debate and insulted the mayor rf london. >> president trump who has wanted the state visit and had a working visit last y year and is making the state visit, the first of three days of this official visit tweeted moments before air force one landed, he has had an ongoing feud with the mayor of london and tweeting this is yet a again a a breach f protocol, a breach of convention. the president's visit is supported by many because he is the u.s. president and a great ally of the united kingdom. is it is also a very controversial visit because we
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expect protests, particularly tomorrow. today is all about pomp and circumstance and moments from will not haveent the procession. it is deememed far too dangerous for the president to come up in that way, up the avenue that faces buckingham palace. he will end in the garden where he will be greeted by the queen and also prince charles and camilla. it will be a private lunch. they will have 40 -- photographs later. of course the all-important state banquet this evening, 170 guests, very prominent british dignitaries. among them, the outgoing prime minister, theresa may. notablell be a absentee, leader of the
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opposition, jeremy corbyn who said he does not approve of this visit at all and that the red carpet should not be rolled out to this u.s. president. i will add that this u.s. president has a busy day tomorrow since he will be having a brexit bususiness meetingng -- breakfast business meeting in the morning and then holding a press conference with theresa may tomorrow. europese he is here in for the 7 75th anniversary of te commemoration of the d-day landing. americans played that great role 75 years a ago on helping to fre france. back to you from london. now to germany where the government's jr. coalition party is in crisis mode after the leader suddenly quit. she made that surprise move after her centerleft social democrat party came in third place behind the green pararty n the recent european election. that resignation could put germany's coalition government at risk but chancellor angela
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merkel is trying to stop any speculation of collapse. german politics has been clinched into crisis after the of the headignation of germany's social democratic party in the coalition government. two rulingstabilizes parties already on shaky ground after painful losses in the european election. thela merkel, the head of democrats, vows to keep the ground coalition together. wilill continue the work of the government with all seriousness and above all, with a great sense of responsibility because the topics we have to solve are on the table. >> the social democratic party hemorrhage devotes in last month's european parliament
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election, falling to third behind merkel's party and the greens. it is the lowest it has ever been at only 12% according to the latest opinion poll. in a statement, the leader said discussions within the parliament to regroup about feedback from the party has made it clear there was no longer support for her in holding the role. urged thehecessor party to fill l its leadership - a its leadership quickly. -- leaving the government in danger of collapse. germany's far right party is waiting in the wings. leaves, germany will be forced to go to snap elections which traditionally fringe parties are respected to reap the rewards. >> pope francis has apologized to the roma people on behalf of the catholic church.
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the pontiff asking forgiveness for what he said was unacceptable discrimination against the ethnic minority. pope francis made the comments on his three-day visit to romania. during his time there he met with representatives from the roma community, many who continue to face persecution across europe. a heartfelt apology from pope francis as he wraps up a three-day visit to romania, , theng with roma people pontiff reached out to minorities, asking forgiveness for what he described as centuries of discrimination. us thatry tells christians including catholics are no strangers to such people. i would like to ask for y your forgiveness. i ask forgiveness in the name of the church and the lord. i ask forgiveness of you for all those times in history when we have discriminated or mistreated
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or despised you. estimated there are between 10 and 12 -- 10 million and 12 million roma in europe. many live in poverty and say they are treated as second-class citizens. italy,nia, hungary and pope francis clashed with the interior minister over his promise to close all roma camps in the country. sunday's meeting came after a ceremony during which pope catholic- greek benefit -- bishops who were jailed and tortured during communist rule in romania. the move hailed as long-overdue by worshipers. >> justice has been done. ofs is the reason for pride the amamerica -- of the romanian people because we have had martyrs in this country. romania comes 20 years after john paul ii became the first ever pope to visit the majority orthodox country.
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the pontiff has found to improve relations between catholics and the orthodox church. >> let's take a look at some other stories from around the world. thousands of albanian opposition supporters took to the streets sunday to demand new elections. western powers have been calling for negotiations with the government. seven popolice officers and a demonstrator were injured in scattetered violence durining te protests. protesters are accusing the prime minister of crime and corruption. a senior north korean official who has been reported as being removed from government was shown in state media monday alongside leader kim jong-un. he has been the leading nuclear negotiator and counterpart to secretary of state mike pompeo. a south korean newspaper reported after stalled negotiations, he had been sentenced to hard labor. operation for eight
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climbers missing after an avalanche in the indian himalayas has gotten underway. the climbers have not been seen since friday. they were gone -- they were on india's second highest mountain. sudan, at least nine people were reportedly shot deaead tody in the capital. the e interim militatary rulers tried toto break up the sit in that has gone on for weeks. those demonstrations began last year over the high cost of bread but quickly grew into a mass movement. protest leaders and the military have had a stalemate in negotiations on just how the country should be run long-term. i amam joined by our regioional correspondent. thank you for being here with us. you have done so much coverage of the protests. what have they been telling you?
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>> people there are very trmamatized frfrom what happeded this mornining. inin another s sense, , they art surprirised. there hasas been a stalling of talks between military and civilians and many people on the ground are worried that one of the factions of this transitional military counsel would unleash as they have in the past, flares of violence. they are telling me that the capital is on lockdown. the sit in has been cleared but it is not deterring people. one of the organizizations leadg the protests have called on people t to continue civil disobedience and people are taking to the streets. despite this huge show of force, people are still out in the streets. an activist told me they will not be deterred. they believe it is the l last ph of this revolution to get the remnants of the old regime out of power.
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they told me they are set on continuing their fight. >> what can we read into the timing of thisis assault? whwhy today? > regionanal analalysts telle they suspect it has to do with the end ofof ramadadan coming un just a few days. with the military council wanting to wrap this up before the end of ramadan, before the protesters got renewed energy, but also these stalled talks have empowered the military counsel. they have some leverage that these talks are stalling and many people are saying they believe this was the right time to wrap up the protests before they could get renewed. >> how do you see ththis situaun playing out? thatere is huge concern this raises the prospect ofof te military fracturing. one of the ways that the -- stayed empower w was by playayig parts of the militarary off of
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each othth includingng this grg, the rsfsf that committed ththe violence in ththcapitall t toda. there is huge fear that the military could turn on each other. the protesters have suspended their talks outright with the military. there is a fear that the violence could escalate and that a very well armed military that is quite divided will turn on itself. >> thank you for that. algeria has canceled the election had at scheduled for july 4 saying there was a lack of registered candidates. only two names have been put forward so far. the move prolongs the country's transition after a resignation two months ago. protests have continued following the president's departure. demonstrators want to make sure his replacement will not be from the ruling elite. they want a new team in place to organize the election.
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>> yet another turn in the political crisis gripping algeria. after meeting three times this week, the constitutional council decided to push back the vote initially scheduled for july 4. impossible tos organize, the council said after it rejected the only two candidates. it now falls to interim president -- to the interim president to convene the electoral body and organize another vote. on friday, hundreds of thousands took to the streets across the country's 32 of the regions, demanding his resignation. the now canceled july ballot had drawn widespread protests from demonsnstrators who o saw it asa way to keep the existing political system in place, a political system they want overhauled, beginning with the ousting of the former president. chiefef ally, the army hahad back to the vote.e.
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he is now -- backed the vote.e. he is now calling for protesters and the established political party to find common ground. >> this week marks the 75th anniversary of d-day, the beginning of the end of the second world war. 1944, servicemen set sail for the beaches of normandy and a daring bid to free france from the nazis. we will be commemorating the anniversary all week with a special series of reports. alison sargent has the first for you on just how the enormous assault was planned. joseph stalin, theodore roosevelt and winston churchill sat down in tehran ending greed to it -- and agreed to invade northern france. the russians wanted a second front in europe and after a second a attack on peaearl harb,
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the americans maimed determin.. >> the american peoeople in ther ririghteous might will win throh to absolute victory. >> french general charles de gaulle was not in on the secret. he was warned of -- was not warned about the offensive until the last minute. over the last month, england was transformed into an armory as the amamericans transferred fighghters and supplies. english factories ran day and night, the whole population joining the war effort. thehe end of may, 1944, allies had gathered over 44 million soldiers. the fighters would have to get through the atlantic wall, a system of fortifications ordered by hitler's in 1942 that stretched all the way from norway to spain. france, forced and volununtary workrkers had built thoususandso bunkers alalong the e northern coast. they rolled up barbed wire, sett
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up cannons and rigged the sand with mines. mines were also placed further inland along with holes several meters high -- polls several meters -- poles several meters high to prevent paratroopers from landing. field marshals expected an attack was imminent. he said the war will be won or lost on the beaches. the first 24 hours of the invasion will be decisive. >> it is time for a l look at te day's business news. you will start with donald trump's recent threat to slap tariffs on imports from mexico in a bid to curb illegal immigration. >> on friday the president threatened u.s. tariffs of 5% going up to 25% on all mexican imports unless mexico stems the flflow of illelegal migrants.
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threat sparking fears of a recession in mexico as 80% of the e country'y's expxports flow northward. andcicials cacalling f for calm sendining a high-levelel delegan for tatalks. sosome produducers south of the border are more sanguine than others. products like these are in the crosshairs of donald trump's proposed tariffs. exported.ich will be the owner of this fafarm says 's got little to fear from washington's latest threat to the mexican ecoconomy. is inin demand more every day around the world. it is consumed and many othehe countries and many as -- and we as growers and packers have been looking for alternative markets. >> producers believe even a 25% tariff would do little to dampen sales of avocados to mexico's
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northern neighbor. mexico's government is not taking donald trump's threat so lightly. the country's economy already contracted in the first quarter of this year. according to analysts, more tariffs could tip exit kos economy into full-blown recession whilst others point out that pain could be felt on both sides. this trade protectionism does not do any good for the u.s. or mexico. for mexico, it costs more to export and u.s. consumers have to pay more for mexican goods. country's relationship with the u.s. has given the leftist government little room to maneuver. economy i isthe u.s. 16 times bigger than mexico. it means any move by trump could pack a punch that the that the mexican economy would struggle to bear. >> in the meantime,e, america's
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ongoing trade war with chihina shows no sign n of slowing down. > beijing released an o offil whe papaper blaming the u.s higher chinese tariffs on $60 billion in u.s. goods went into effect over r the weekend. after a u.s. increased to 200 50% -- 200 to $2 billion of -- china also investigating fedex after accusations by huwwei -- ei.w insisting their country will not be bullied. >> we are willing to work together with the u.s. to reach a mutually beneficial agreement. cooperation has to be based on principles. there are bottom lines.
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on major issues of principle, china will not back down. >> talk us through the markets today. >> the europeann equities index is trending negative as investors are spooked by those trade tensions and continue their flight to safe haven assets. the ftse down n nearly a percent as the survey shows u.k. manufacturing sectorors are shrinking for the first time i n three yearsrs. the frankfurt dax down a third of a percent. crude oil l prices are clore -- are crawling back slightly from steep losses. brent crude is down 20% from its 2018 peak. under $54 a barrel. >> a key airline trade group says they are e facing significt headwinds this year. >> the global airline's biggest trade association -- airlines
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arare excited d to clearar abob8 leaned dollars this year i instd of the $35 billion originally predicte the assosociation points to risg trade tensions is a keyactor. -- as a key factor. >> the international air transport association that represents more than 80% of air traffic expect the sector to record its lowest profits in five years. this y year airlines will make a profit of $28 billion, down from the figure of 35 point $5 billion originally forecast in december. the main culprit, rising trade tensions between the world's two economic powerhouses, the u.s. and china. >> trade wars and protectionist measures are taking their toll on the cargo business. labor andts of fuel, infrastructure are squeezing
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margins. >> donald trump's escalating trade war with china has seen demand for air cargo dropping across the board in a downward trend that is set to continue for some time. with passenger growtwth expected to keep rising year on year, that could offset the drop in demand for airfreight. forecast doubled over the last decade. with the cost of travel 40% lower than a decade ago, the freedom to fly is reaching more people than ever. >> another headache for the air industry, the boeing 737 max 8. groundedaft was worldwide after an ethiopian airlines jet crashed in march. that c crash came barely months after a jet went down in indonesia. since then, boeing has been trying to get the airplanes back in the air. >> finally for business, could be ththe end of f an era for apapple's landmark music a app?
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>> 18 yeyears since itunes c cam ouout. apple is holding its s annual worldwididdevelopepers cononfere monday i i california. on the agenda, reportedly an end to itunes. the 18-year-old service will be retired in favor of three new apps, apple music, tv and apple podcast. a revolutionary music platform, itunes have been --- has bebeen overshadowed by the explplosion of streamingng medi. i do rather appreciate my spotify. >> i like another competitor i will not cite. thank you very much for that look at the business news. coming up in the next half-hour, a look at next year's massive advance in france promoting african culture. the head of africa 2020 on the set after the news.
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