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international top stories. i am olivia and these are the headlines. an american surveillance drone has been shot down in the south of iran. the u.s. military confirmed the news as tensions between washington and tehran rise sharply with a series of incidents prompting fears of escalation. a turkish court handed out 24 life sentences to people it called the ringleaders of a 2016. military coup in the judge in ingres accuse them of "attempting to assassinate the president." we will have more from a correspondent in turkey. beijing comes to pyongyang for a state visit. gigi paying is meeting -- xin jing ping is meeting with kim jong-un. businessng up in our

bulletin, mexico has become the first of three nations to ratify the usmca trade deal, which would replace the nafta accord following a spat with donald trump central american migrants. ♪ authorities in iran say they shot down what they are calling a u.s. spy drone in the south of the country. the news was relayed by state media that reported the air bone object was a global hawk surveillance drone in iranian airspace. this week, the united states moved to deploy 1000 extra troops to the region after two oil tankers were bombed. an attack the u.s. says iran was responsible for.

a series of incidents that highlight the breakdown in relations says the u.s. pulled out of the 2015 nuclear deal signed with iran. turn of events that could further ramp-up tensions .etween washington and tehran iranian state television announced the revolutionary guard shot down an american drone after it entered iranian airspace. the commander-in-chief called the response a clear message. defend the borders of the islamic nation of iran will react in a total and decisive way to any intrusions by foreign elements on our land. redline.rs are our public broadcaster

said the drone turned off its identification transponder, which is a violation of aviation rules. u.s. officials acknowledged one of their drones had been shot, but said it had been flying in international airspace. it is the latest incident between the countries, which have been at odds since donald trump's decision to abandon a landmark nuclear deal and impose crippling sanctions on iran. the pentagon accused iran of attacking two oil tankers, allocations denied by tehran. the u.s. has been ramping up its military presence recently, sending 1000 additional troops to the region. iranian authorities have threatened to enrich uranium beyond the limit authorized by the nuclear agreement if they do not receive sanctions relief by june 27. >> we have been speaking to our

correspondent in tehran for contacts on the strait. it is a vital energy route. let's hear more. >> about a face of the world's oil pply moves through this very narrow strait. that is about 30 kilometers in width. between the persian gulf and the gulf of oman. any impediment will wreak havoc to the global oil markets. it would raise oil prices in the west in the u.s.. the u.s. does not want that. one of the major interests in free.s. is the free flow, navigation and if they see an impediment, they have warned they are going to respond. in april right before u.s. president donald trump withdrew the u.s. from the iran nuclear deal, there were some officials that suggested that may be an

option of iran closing down the strait. this is a region that is important for iran and the international community. >> in turkey, 24 people have been given life sentences over the 2016 failed bid to overthrow president erdogan. the so-called ringleaders of the coup were charged with " violating the constitution and attempting to assassinate the president." it is the biggest trial to tackle the events of july 2016 when factions of the military attempted to oust the government . we can cross to our correspondent jackson monica -- jasper mortimer. can you tell me more about the significance of the trial? actually had a very limited view of what was going

on. i was in a hotel across the road from the presidential palace, but that was frightening enough. and fighterullets pilots breaking the sound barrier over our heads. ra is importantka for many reasons. 140 people were killed here in ankara. more blood was shed here then in stemple -- istanbul. here is where the chief -- now the minister of defense, was kidnapped. he heard something untoward was going on at an air brace -- airbase north of ankara. he said what is going on here and they held him against his will. he was only released after the coup failed. also, people sentenced to multiple life imprisonment are

couple hours ago. foremost among them is a general who was commander of the air force and allegedly the master plotter of the attempt. ankara was where one of the pilots flying around that night got the coordinates to attack and said to the air traffic control tower, these coordinates are for the city center and the control tower said go ahead. he fired his missiles and two of them hit the parliament building . one of them landed in the garden of the parliament. nobody was killed, fortunately. >> in your opinion, what is the feeling in turkey, what do people think of these coup attempt trials that have been taking place? >> everybody thinks there must the crewution for makers. -- coup makers.

they think turkey has to put a stop to coup attempts and coups. among literal turks in predict -- liberal turks in particular, there is weariness for the way the coup has been exploited for little reasons. the government has been using the coup attempt for its own political purposes. secondly, the full story has not been revealed. some of the people who supported the coup, according to european intelligence, were not governors. they were secular opponents of erdogan or opportunistic generals who thought if they put their commander in jail, they could get promoted. the full story has not come out.

when parliament was looking into what happened that night, the opposition wanted to question the chief of general staff, the person kidnapped. the government refused permission, so he never gave his side of the story. we don't know the full story. >> thank you very much for that context. we are moving to north korea now where xi jinping is making a historical state visit. china a-un has visited handful of times since he has been in office. this is seen as a move to boost ties between the countries on the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations and comes at a time when china and north korea are experiencing a strange relationship with the united states. of the talks should focus on pyongyang's nuclear ambitions and trade links. we spoke to a correspondent for

more details. to deliver expected help -- 10 million people rely on humanitarian aid. the bigger picture is kim jong-un needs support for his strategy dealing with demilitarization talks. and depending on china. china is the only airline they have and the economic lifeline. jinping -- the timing is crucial. the bigger issue for china is the trade war with the u.s. china has a lot of leverage because trump needs using ping xi jinping.g -- if china does not enforce

sanctions, it would totally counter the approach of trump. signal.it is a big they both will meet in japan shortly at the g20 meeting and it is basically showing to trump, if you do not cooperate on the trade war, we will also not cooperate in the north korea issue. >> a human rights chief touched out in venezuela in a bid to ease the political and civil crisis that has gripped the country. she is expected to meet with juan guaido as well as nicolas maduro, who has been accused of silencing critics with jail sentences and torture. camp has- guaido's been in the firing line this week. there does appear to be some progress in the humanitarian

issue. carpet -- out the red shegiven a royal welcome as arrived in venezuela. while her predecessor had been denied access to the country, nicolas maduro appeared to revel in the u.n. high commissioner's first human rights visit. >> we have very high expectations of the visit, of her entire team and we hope it will help improve the human rights system in venezuela. >> during her visit, she is set to meet with maduro as well as self-proclaimed venezuelan interim president juan guaido and plans to speak with victims of human rights abuses. yet opposition supporters fear she will be shown a whitewashed version of venezuela's crisis and have called for mass street protests friday to draw

attention to the urgency of the situation. a call that was backed by juan guaido. >> we will support the call by ngo's and students to take to the streets of venezuela to raise awareness of the issues affecting our country. groupss and rights repeatedly announced what they say are systematic system -- human rights abuses. she issued a tough statement earlier this year criticizing the government for its crackdown on dissenters amid reports of torture, arbitrary arrests, and ask traditional -- extrajudicial killings. a 7 million venezuelans are in urgent need of aid while 4 million others have already fled the country. 28representatives from the e.u. nations are meeting to replace -- aside who will replace jean-claude juncker.

none of the names have managed to secure a consensus from the four major groups in parliament. -- including michelle bonnier, manfred weber, or margrethe vestager. e.u. commissioners will be discussing the block's ambitious climate goals on how to achieve them. with more on that story, here is dave keesling, who has details on the agenda and the struggle to find a candidate for the top job. dave: e.u. national leaders hoped to come to an agreement on selecting the new e.u. commission president, but that has been complicated by conflicts between e.u. countries , political parties, and e.u. institutions. angela merkel's favorite candidate, manfred gable, the spitz and candidate -- spitzen

candidate is opposed by emmanuel macron. he is upset of the center-right group that has been powerful across europe has had the commission presidency for 15 years along with other top e.u. positions. he says recent national elections and european elections show the epp's dominance over europe is over and it needs to step aside. he wants margrethe vestager to become european commission president. there may be one epp candidate that is acceptable to him and that is michelle barney i -- we ier.- michel barn the problem with barnier is he was not one of the declared didaten.can timmerman, friends the current vice president of

the commission from the netherland, the socialist candidate, centerleft candidate, but he remains a long shot. there is a lot of thorny issues that make it unlikely they are going to select a commission president today. fresh talks between the army and opposition factions could be on the table after sustained protests which descended into violence three weeks ago when security forces opened fire on demonstrators. negotiations since collapsed. they had been in talks over a civilian transition of power following the oust of the president. on wednesday, the head of the ruling military administration made an appeal to those who have taken to the streets. break the attempt to impasse. the head of sudan's military council said the military was ready to return to the

negotiating table, but insisted neither side should make upfront demands. >> we are ready to continue negotiating with the forces of freedom and change and we are not denying their role in the uprising in the popular resolution -- revolution. the solution must be satisfactory. >> transition talks between the military council and protest leaders collapsed when security forces brutally dispersed a sit in outside the defense military earlier this month, killing dozens of people. the two sides had been wrangling for weeks over who should control a transitional council sudan toedan -- elections. the opposition says a number of conditions should be met before resuming talks, including the withdrawal of the military and

malicious from cities, the launch of an international investigation into the killing of protesters, and restored internet services. dozens were back in the streets tuesday to keep up pressure on the military. >> young people took to the young people took to the streets to change things, to have a civilian government. the military took over and the blood of the martyrs was wasted. god willing, the military will go away. it is time we had a civilian had a civilianrestore government and restore the rule of law. >> protesters called for daily nighttime demonstrations to continue until all demands are met. >> it is time for the top business news. brian quinn joins me in studio. we are starting with a big step forward for the trade deal that would replace nafta. brian: mexico has become the first country to ratify the usmca free trade agreement.

the large deal resembles nafta. resembles the nafta it replaces. 114 yeas to 40 nays, mexico has ratified a replacement to the north american free trade agreements. over $350 billion worth of goods last year to the united states. the president praised the move. >> we can have commercial relationships with new circumstances. they are good and beneficial to mexico because they mean foreign investment and jobs and guaranteed trading goods with the u.s. now, if ratified by the three countries, become the usmca, the u.s.-mexico,

canada agreement. the 25-year-old -- president trump has said the 25-year-old a the worstccord was trade deal in history. president trump: i don't like canada. it has been bad for the united states. establisheseal different rules for the auto sector. canada is expected to ratify the text, but it could face pushback from democrats who voice concern about provisions on worker protections and the environment. trump encouraged congress to push it through on twitter, eager to tout a victory through the 2020 campaign. trump has conjoined trade issues with foreign policy ones or threatened tariffs on mexico unless it combats illegal immigration. the elephant in the room, it continues to hang over a mexican-american diplomacy and trade. >> let's take a look at the markets.

how are they shaping up? brian: central bankers are driving the market. ingesting signals to cut interest rates as early as july. in japan, the central bank keeping rates steady. the bank of england released its latest rate decision, holding steady at three quarters of a percent. ftse 100 up over a third of a percent. cat carol in paris up. on the commodities markets, crude oil is spiking on reports iran shot down a u.s. drone. .66%. crude up 2 west texas intermediate is up over 3.25%. tothe u.s. and china are set resume negotiations to end that

trade war, perhaps. >> the two sides, back to the table following a phone call between donald trump and xi jinping. before that meeting, robert lighthizer will be talking with chinese vice premiere. washington accused beijing of reneging on previously agreed decisions -- agreements. beijing has said it has "matters of principle" at stake, including the removal of tariffs that must be resolved before a deal is struck >>. as president's easing pring -- xi jinping pointed out, the important thing is to take care of concerns in a balanced way and find a solution for both sides. there is no way out of this if this is violated.

>> we are going to the u.s. where facebook is set to face lawmakers over its plans to launch its own crypto currency. .> causing quite a stir the social media giant has been called to testify before the senate banking committee. the hearing will address the project to create their own digital coin known as the libra. it will allow those underserved by traditional banking to access e-commerce and financial c connect established businesses and consumers. datarn with regards to privacy in a wake of a number of recent scandals at facebook. >> to argentina where the ongoing economic crisis is threatening the country's middle-class in an echo of the previous crises we have seen. >> the number of people classified as poor is mounting. argentina is in the midst of a three year they allowed from the

international monetary fund which comes with strict public spending limits. rampant inflation and on employment are pushing previously stable families into precarious positions. >> the middle class is sinking into poverty. at this soup kitchen, more and more argentines are depending on charity and free food to feed their family. this electrician lost his job as austerity measures kicked in. since then, he has worked odd jobs. he moved his family of four into a single hotel room. >> it was becoming difficult to pay the rent, diapers, clothing, it had become too expensive. we found ourselves having to come here looking for help, for someone to help us. >> in argentina, over a third of the population is considered poor. that is up nearly 30% for the first half of last year.

over 50% inflation has made once manageable expect -- expenses a luxury. she must rely on the soup kitchen to feed her children. >> money has less value. prices are sky high. desperate times that for many do not seem to be getting better. despite the bailout that now totals a record $56 billion. it was the nation's 22nd agreement to the fund since 1958. many blame the imf and the austerity measures the bailout spring for the country's worst economic crisis since 2001, which pushed millions into poverty. >> in this business bulletin, the brand with three stripes, a sports brand might have to do a little better than that if it wants to keep its trademark.

>> the e.u.'s second-highest court is not impressed with adidas' branding. the three stripe logo is invalid as a trademark on the grounds it lacks a distinctive character. they have been locked in a dispute with a rival belgian firm that uses two stripes. three tried to trademark equidistant stripes in any direction and any color. the logo is not instantly recognizable, but just an ordinary figurative mark. if you could

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