what we perceive to be right civil society is unable to articulate itself as it can in north america and europe so talks at a totally different level and quite heated after more than a decade in office merkel has learned how much germany needs good relations with china and that those usually come with strings attached so just like the pound as a balance to which on loan and not a gift those new common interests may not be here to stay. well let's bring in our political correspondent thomas sparrow he's on the story for us tonight here in berlin good evening to you tomo so here we have i'm going to america walking a tight rope with china talk us through what is at stake with this visit politically and economically well politically and economically those are obviously brand the two specific cases of this visit the two main goals germany and china have bilateral strong relationship or at least that's the way it's described as a relationship of growing political substance yourself mentioned the fact that this

think we tell the whole world america europe the east and the west we will not negotiate with anyone over our country's weapons and defense. oh. why. oh we will build and stockpile weapons equipment and missiles as much as our country requires. these stars in slovakia instead of celebrating i'm a wedding friends and family are mourning murdered journalist yon kid siac and his fiance martina near olga could siac have been investigating high level corruption in the country there are still unresolved murders in february have led to mass protests which triggered the resignation of the prime minister amid demands to battle corruption and protect press freedom it should have been one of the happiest days of their lives but in place of their wedding friends and family are all knowing the murdered journalist ian could see a continued fiance martina with a memorial concert. is where we can accomplish the. investigation again and amount to mass murder as well as causes of corruption can be investigated it's not known who shot could siak and his fiance at close range in late february but when h

we tell the whole world america europe the east and the west we will not negotiate with anyone over our country's weapons and defense. oh we will build and stockpile weapons equipment and missiles as much as our country requires. and they are some other stories making news around the world for turkish opposition parties have sealed and it looked or alliance and challenging president are the ones ruling party he called a snap general election for late next month the opposition alliance says it's seeking a return to freedom of speech and the press and an independent judiciary. a coal mine explosion has killed at least eighteen miners and injured several others in southwest pakistan rescue operations have been concluded according to authorities the blast was caused by a buildup of methane gas. the. russian opposition leader alexei navalny has been released from custody after being detained yesterday at an anti putin rally in moscow some one thousand six hundred activists were arrested in other demonstrations across the country against president tetons inauguration for a fourth term as pres

right with south america with europe trying to to some extent i guess you could say co-opt them a cynic would say co-opt them into being part of this one belt road initiative but do you think they have that in their mind in dealing with the trade war. what we should all be worried about trade wars trade was have never ever been good for anybody even the people who are not in the trade or have suffered because trade wars have negative ramifications all over the world we should all not just the chinese not just we should all be worried about trade war all of us except mr trump in a satellite houser and a few other people but trade wars are not good for anybody and they never have that jim. market afficionado watch this all the time international investor in and we do see the markets moving mightily based upon you know every day until with regard to trade wars and positive signs coming in the last twenty four hours markets went up but additionally whatever month that have two months ago when president trump announced this markets took a tumble are global markets not just u.s. markets jim b

right with the south america with europe to try to to some extent i guess you could say co-opt them a cynic would say co-opt them into being part of this one belt road initiative but do you think they have that in their mind in dealing with the trade war. we should all be worried about trade wars trade was have never ever been good for anybody even the people are not in the trade oil have suffered because trade wars have negative ramifications all over the world we should all not just the chinese not just we should all be worried about all of us except mr trump in a satellite house and a few other people but trade wars are not good for anybody and they never have. jim you're a market afficionado watches all the time international investor in and we do see the markets moving mightily based upon you know every day until with regard to trade wars the positive signs coming in the last twenty four hours markets went up but and viciously whatever month and a half two months ago when present trump announced this markets took a tumble our global markets not just u.s. markets jim but our globa

we told the whole world america europe the east and the west we will not negotiate with anyone over our country's weapons and defense. oh. oh we will build on stockpile weapons equipment and mistrials as much as our country requires. so now to some other stories making news around the world pakistan's interior minister has been shot in the arm in an apparent attempt assassination attempt he was at a meeting with supporters in his home district in central punjab when a man shot at him security forces arrested a man thought to have been the attacker. a bombing at a mosque in eastern afghanistan has killed at least fourteen people and wounded many more police and hostage said the mosque was also being used as a voter registration center for elections later this year no group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack. spanish rescue services say they've pulled nearly five hundred people from the mediterranean sea in two days it's thought that the good weather prompted people smugglers to attempt the crossing from northern africa the united nations says more than six hundred people have

we tell the whole world america europe the east and the west we will not negotiate with anyone over our country's weapons and defense. more we will build on stockpile weapons equipment and missiles as much as our country requires. in france and new campaign is encouraging more women to report their experiences of sexual harassment on public transport and public spaces studies show nearly every woman in the capital paris has experienced sexual harassment on the city's buses and trains to fight back against catcalling groping and pestering in public is now gathering speed. elemental paris's subway is used every day by many women including a nice meal lou but her sense of safety has changed since a series of unpleasant experiences with fellow male passengers. they stood behind me and rubbed themselves against me and touched me it's happened three times it's disturbing and hard to deal with. and she's far from alone studies show that almost every parisian woman has had at least one experience of sexual assault on the city's buses and trains the shocking statistic that propelled into action

canada's on x is finding it in america and europe. spoke exclusively with the ceo about the firm's strategy at this stage of the cycle. >> geographically we are focused americas. and europe. we have offers that follow those categories. toronto, new york and london. amanda: how much do you adjust your investing style based on where we are in the cycle? >> we don't adjust our style or our criteria. what we try hard to do especially on these really heady times is to maintain our style and maintain our criteria and not get carried away with how great the market is or how terrible it was yesterday. amanda: what kind of discipline does that require? >> a lot. we are in a long-running bull market. the last 250 years have lasted this long. all good things come to an end. .here's a price to be paid we have sold many investment into this market. leaving the top is nearby and so far not finding the top. things at what we thought were great prices and great opportunities. only to find that the market kept going up. even more profitable in somebody

right with south america with europe trying to to some extent i guess you could say co-opt them a cynic would say co-opt them into being part of this one belt road initiative but do you think they have that in their mind in dealing with the trade war. well we should all be worried about trade wars trade was have never ever been good for anybody even the people who are not in the trade or have suffered because trade wars have negative ramifications all over the world we should all not just the chinese not just we should all be worried about trade war all of us except mr trump and a satellite houser and a few other people but trade wars are not good for anybody and they never have that jim. market afficionado watch this all the time international investor in and we do see the markets moving mightily based upon you know every day until with regard to trade wars and positive signs coming in the last twenty four hours markets went up but additionally whatever month that have two months ago when president trump announced this markets took a tumble our global markets not just u.s. markets jim

studio of a welcome georgie firstly let's just talk about this situation of relations between america and europe we've heard many leaders come out now saying they're very unhappy with trump's decision how do you think this how. this whole episode could affect relations between america and europe why would it depend how independent will be do european countries until now they are followed all the years the syrian and all the crazy this you know of the drum and there are the. macro and micro were in washington they said that they would try to convince him not to change the agreement but until now is the boss is showing others the boss so. if they do not show any independence here nothing will change the reduced be a small region of the huge us empire but if they act as the it sounds they will act which is good they will react and say that they will continue. to say women with iran maybe it will be the very first step of of a true european vengeance. against america in a sense can they do this though easily given the fact that so many european countries or businesses rather are now doing business w

america, europe, about the me too campaign saying that this kind of sexual harassment has gone on for in egypt? yes, unfortunately, women in america, they discovered that. when i spoke to the international women conferences and they say that the problem for women is global, global and local, we cannot separate between local and global. they laughed. but now, american women are fighting against rape and sexual molesting, and we heard about the very famous men who raped women. you see? so i'm happy that it became known universally. do you think it isa known universally. do you think it is a universal issue, though? you don't think that people had to apply cultural sensitivities and norms so the debate is different in egypt compared to the united states? you got the point. it is universal. you think it is universal? it is, and we should not be talking about cultural relativism. i'm not very much with the idea of cultural relativism. or multiculturalism. this is more than language. i do not agree, and very critical of this language, so i think what i think. the local is not separate from

see what is going on in a loss of countries around the world, western countries in particular, america, europere women are standing up campaign, where women are standing up and saying this kind of sexual harassment has gone on for too long, what are your views on that, is it something that resonates with you in he chipped? yes. fortunately women in america and in the world discovered that because when i was talking to an international women's conference. and they were saying the problem with women is global, global and local, we cannot separate between the global and local. they laughed. but now the american women now are fighting against rape and sexual molesting. and you heard about the very famous men who raped women. i am about the very famous men who raped women. iam happy about the very famous men who raped women. i am happy that it became known universally, because, yeah. do you think it is a universal issue though, people do not have to apply cultural sensitivities and sensitivities and norms, so the debate is different in egypt from what it might be in the united states. exactly. you

america europe and asia scientists around the world have evidence indicating increased levels of fear in. a behind rising temperatures extreme droughts and extreme storms associated with warming and climate change the prime scientists say carbon dioxide c o two. nature can provide a path. through photosynthesis treason. to production has outpaced the growth of the forests global temperatures continue to climb higher. thousand and seventy second. ever recorded one way to stop rising sea levels is to reduce dangerous emissions research is the taking in. science to come up with methods to capture through innovation one experimental plan would inject carbon emissions underground could be turned into and stored indefinitely welcome to attack. the same thing in a theme and i think the landscape. i think is beauty isn't just on the surface there's a lot more happening. and one of the most geologically active areas on. according to iceland's national energy authority the tiny island nation is packed with more than two hundred active volcanoes. but even when they aren't erupting in iceland's m

in chile lived and worked in ecuador how are working conditions for journalists in south america compared to europe. to america i think the south or latin america is a very diverse continent but what we can observe in several latin american countries is that journalists are murdered on a daily basis take mexico brazil or colombia. there are parts of these countries where the states as the regulating are governing power has the factor retreated while private forces such as drug cartels and criminal groups have taken over power. here in the state no longer has any relevance and that means that the existing protection programs by the state don't work in colombia or in mexico because some of these states are corrupt to the core. of that myself recently on my last trip to mexico which makes it what i say about the it's not just by germany as far removed from such circumstances it's one of the freest countries on earth so why do you rank germany fifteenth in terms of freedom of the press. that's fine. but. what we criticize in germany the fact that print diversity is when the feeling like that could be c

and the jcpoa was a bad one for america, europe, the middle east and indeed, the entire world. it's clear jc pchljcpoa did to deter. they saw it as a starting gun for the march across the middle east. so, the path forward. america's commit to the iran strategy president trump laid down in october remains. it will now be executed outside of the jcpoa. we'll continue to work with allies to counter the region's destabilizing activities in the region. block their financing of terror and address iran's proliferation of missiles and other advanced weapons systems that threaten peace and stability. we will ensure iran has no path to a nuclear weapon. not now, not ever. following our withdrawal from jcpoa the president asked me to pursue these goals along several lines of effort. first, we will apply unprecedented financial pressure on the iranian regime. the leaders in tehran will have no doubt about our seriousness. thanks to our colleagues at the department of treasury, sanctions are going back in full effect and new ones are coming. last week, we imposed sanctions on the head of ir

thirty seconds this around the real hornet's nest at the moment isn't it for europe they could end up being sanctioned by america that is going to come to the i mean europe's a little help companies if they are is this a blip or are they going to get worse judging by what you've read the history books before and you good knowledge. well if the conflict inside and their case for you have a deep state in one end up on the hour i'm not very optimistic because war hurting everybody i don't always produce social commentators story and author always so welcome on this program i see you sir thank you very much. thank you. all right track he was happening there in the middle east the been a mass demonstrations in several arab countries against israel and the united states itself to more than sixty palestinians were killed and at least three thousand injured in clashes with the israeli military over the past two days those tensions flared when washington moved its embassy to jerusalem on monday in a rare and protesters torched u.s. and israeli flags they stamp the ashes into the ground some help posters of the israeli pr

. >> we tell the whole world, america, europe, the east and the west, we will not negotiate with anyoner country's weapon and defense. griff: meanwhile reports that john kerry, lead negotiator has been engaged in shadow diplomacy to try and save the deal but he's facing criticism from the likes of former senator joe lieberman from trying to get in the way. >> john linerman is not negotiating on behalf of the government, i hope ever he talks to knows that, in my opinion what he's doing is inappropriate and she shouldn't doing that. griff: johnson arrived and will meat with john bolton and other officials. secretary of state mike pompeo has press conference later this afternoon, we may learn then. rob: we might, we are down to the last week. john kerry's reported move shining now light on what president trump calls the swamp, katrina pearson says this behavior from obama-era official effort to keep the former's legacy alive. >> you can't imagine they want to give up all of this unfettered power but do i think a lot of people are shocked just to see how in your face that a lot of the agenc

europe would eventually cave in and follow washington's line with regard to new sanctions against iran gregory copley editor of defense and foreign affairs magazine believes no matter what happens next relations between america and europe are likely to south. the bottom line is that companies in the european union are going to have to decide whether they want to do business with the united states or with iran probably some companies mostly small companies that will continue to do business in iran because they don't have business in the united states there is a risk that the united states relations with its european allies are going to get worse. that's probably inevitable in any event the european union is acting in a way which is not really supportive of us so there's going to be a division of interest the question arises now as to whether nato will retain its strategic viability or its unity of action. meanwhile the leaders of europe's two main powerhouses germany and france as well as a bit you officials have been making it clear they are determined to stand their ground and europe's foreign affairs chief has also reassured iran that the e.u. will abide by the nuclear deal and called on to wrong to do the

german economy minister talking to lisa lawyers yesterday and lisa if a trade dispute puts both america and europe and risk why would both sides allow this to happen. well monica because it's complicated it's not just about economics it's also about politics donald trump is pushing on a strong man act he wants to show i'm strong i'm the i'm in charge here i'm going to protect american jobs and we are being treated unfairly by the e.u. that is imposing too many tears that are too high on our products the e.u. on the other hand is saying you know we understand all that but we cannot accept this on the chin they need to keep face as well they can't just accept all his conditions and they're telling him we're happy to negotiate on this but also on maybe a restructuring of multilateralism but not like this looks like the u.s. is winning round one but the e.u. is obviously hoping to win the following rounds ok before we get to the following round i mean those failed talks took place of course on the sidelines of the annual o.e.c.d. meeting in paris which which has been overshadowed by the trade conflict

interested in your arguments why we shouldn't do so and in addition i want to underline that between europe and america we have different understanding about what is allowed to publish and what is not a lot of public. in europe for example the question of videos and texts on radicalization by islamists or the glorification of nazi propaganda is unacceptable for us in europe in america. a lot of people would say that is covered by freedom of expression so i see a lot of member states for the moment asking facebook to voluntarily ban these messages i think that is very submissive we should not ask the company to do so to delete it i think we should clearly regulate clear rules what is allowed in social networks in europe and what not and finally during your testimony before the congress senator lindsey graham asked you. repeatedly the name of only one of your competitors only one without success probably you can give us today for the european market a competitor probably there is one in europe if there is nobody in america. he said today in europe an alternative to facebook for the services you are offer

plunge libya into anarky killing thousands many and the place on terror lists later pundits in america in europe in korea would write that perhaps gadhafi giving up the only weapon that could have protected him was a bad idea in pyongyang's view the libyans took the economic bait foolishly disarmed themselves and once they were defenseless were mercilessly punished by the west the president for really been leaders gadhafi his brutal death does not offer much confidence can join in about a safe exit the libyan crisis is teaching the international community a great lesson iran when giving up its nuclear program thought it could get a better deal the united states has never been closer to potentially having something happen with respect to the korean peninsula that can get rid of the nuclear weapons can create so many good things so many positive things and peace and safety for the. world so we'll see what happens you can't help but wonder at the logic if there is any it's hard to tell sometimes with trump how is ripping up a nuclear disarmament deal a good thing or a good precedent maybe north kor

plunge libya into anarchy killing thousands many and the place on terror lists later pundits in america in europe in korea would write that perhaps gadhafi giving up the only weapon that could have protected him was a bad idea in pyongyang's view the libyans took the economic bait foolishly disarmed themselves and once they were defenseless were mercilessly punished by the west the president a firm really been leaders gadhafi his brutal death does not offer much conference about a safe exit the libyan crisis is teaching the international community a great lesson iran when giving up its nuclear program thought it could get a better deal.

plunge libya into anarchy killing thousands many and the place on terror lists later pundits in america in europe in korea would write that perhaps gadhafi giving up the only weapon that could have protected him was a bad idea in pyongyang's view the libyans took the economic bait foolishly disarmed themselves and once they were defenseless were mercilessly punished by the west the president a firm really been leaders gadhafi is brutal death does not offer much confidence can join in about a safe exit the libyan crisis is teaching the international community a great lesson iran when giving up its nuclear program thought it could get a better deal the united states has never been closer to potentially having something happen with respect to the korean peninsula that can get rid of the nuclear weapons can create so many good things so many positive things and peace and safety for the. world so we'll see what happens you can't help but wonder at the logic if there is any it's hard to tell sometimes with trump how is ripping up a nuclear disarmament deal a good thing or a good precedent maybe north k

what we perceive to be right civil society is unable to articulate itself as it can in north america and europe so talks are totally different level of conflict and quite heated after more than a decade in office merkel has learned how much germany needs good relations with china and that those usually come with strings attached so just like the pound of the berlin zoo which on loan and not a gift those new common interests may not be here to stay. report from v.w. chief political editor who joins me now welcome what does germany want from china well first of all germany wants reassurance that free trade is really what china is in for we've heard those pledges from siege and ping also various public conferences where you stated that china would become the new temptin of free trade in the world of course with the backdrop of the u.s. withdrawing being much more interested bilateral deals but the actual business that's being done does speak a rather different language when companies complain of tight restrictions of having to find co-investors if they want to launch a company in china and at the

europe has had enough they stand to lose cash because of america and they won't let that happen. don't put the work of as the european commission we have the duty to protect european companies. we now need to act and this is why we're launching the process of activating the blocking statute from one thousand nine hundred six. what europe is doing is using a statute initially developed to circumvent washington's trade embargo on cuba the law basically protects european states from laws or sanctions implemented outside of europe you can see a political resolution look at america's new ambassador to germany hours after being confirmed he threatens german companies as donald trump said u.s. sanctions will target critical sectors of rons economy german companies doing business in iran should wind down operations immediately my advice after a long ambassadorial career explain your country's policies and lobby the host country but never tell the host country what to do if you want to stay out of trouble germans are eager to listen but they will resent instructions from us bully boy tact

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we perceive to be right the civil society is unable to articulate itself as it can in north america and europeso talks at a totally different level of content and what it it after more than a decade in office merkel has learned how much germany needs good relations with china and that those usually come with strings attached so just like the pandas that balances to which on loan and not a gift those new common interests may not be here to stay. now krupa foreign journalists is all route to north korea's remote nuclear test sites to witness it being dismantled north and south of nab resolve their differences so the group will include south korean reporters after boarding buses in the north korean city of travel for twenty hours to the test site deep in the mountains of the country's interior. is to train the decommissioning as a gesture of goodwill ahead of a planned subjects with the united states. the white house on a guard strutting their stuff on tuesday but will they get to attend the plans jeanne summit in singapore between the u.s. presidents and north korea's leader concerns it might no

. >> we tell the whole world, america, europe, the east and the west, we will not negotiate with anyoner our country's weapon and defense. griff: and there are reports that former secretary of state, john john kerry, has been engaging in what some are calling shadow diplomacy to try the save the deal and he's facing criticism from john lieberman for doing so. >> i hope everybody he's talking to knows that but in my opinion what he's doing is inappropriate and she shouldn't be doing it. griff: president trump has said on multiple occasion that is he would pull out of the deal on may 12th. pompeo has a press conference this afternoon, we may learn more. jillian: time will tell, that's for sure. the white house ramping up efforts to confirm gina haspel as first female cia director. rob: causing a stir in washington ahead of her senate hearing, todd piro joins us now. >> the white house is not backing down on its support for president trump's pick to lead the cia. administration officials saying, quote, her nomination will not be derailed bipartisan critics who side with the aclu over the c

judd: we have six arenas around the world in north america, europe, and china.ur flagship open up in march in las vegas. one of the things we really looked at was the rise of fortnite and how truly powerful and popular this game was, and had we bring that excitement into a building? we partnered up with the most popular influencer and streamer in that game and brought him in. where he is typically streaming from his home to millions of viewers every day, we brought him into las vegas, headlining on the las vegas strip, and basically created an environment where players in the arena could play with him. really an enhanced experience overall. emily: talk about how -- do you think it could help or hurt e-sports, given the traditional first-person shooter audience? judd: e-sports really covers a wide variety of games. there's multiplayer online arenas, first-person shooters at can be team-based. there's a lot of different genres out there today. the inclusiveness to it, the ability to play in different formats within the same framework of the game is exciting. you c

europe has had enough they stand to lose cash because of america and. they won't let that happen. or put to work as the european commission we have a duty to protect european companies so we now need to act and this is why we're launching the process of activating the blocking statute from one thousand nine hundred six. what you're a business doing is using a statute initially developed to circumvent washington's trade embargo on cuba the law basically protects european states from laws or sanctions implemented outside of europe you can see a political resolution look at america's new ambassador to germany hours after being confirmed he threatens german companies as donald trump said u.s. sanctions will target critical sectors of rons economy german companies doing business in iran should wind down operations immediately my advice after a long ambassadorial career explain your country's policies and lobby the host country but never tell the host country what to do if you want to stay out of trouble germans are eager to listen but they will resent instructions from us bully boy tac

for allied, we have six arenas around the world in north america, europe, and china. flagship open up in march in las vegas. one of the things that we really looked at was the rise of fortnite and how truly powerful and popular this game was, and how do we bring that excitement into a building? we partnered up with the most popular influencer and streamer in that game, a guy named tyler "ninja" blevins and brought him , in. where he is typically streaming from his home to millions of viewers every day, we brought him into las vegas, headlining on the las vegas strip, and basically created an environment where players in the arena could play with him. really an enhanced experience overall. emily: there is talk about how fortnite is a more inclusive game, but do you think it could help or hurt e-sports, given the traditional sort of first-person shooter audience? jud: e-sports really covers a wide variety of games. there's multiplayer online battle arenas, which are team-based, first-person shooters, which can be team-based. there's a lot of different genres out there t

newspaper here in germany event and he says europe and america are strong when they act together when they don't americans weekend and europe becomes invisible. so alan more than fifty deaths twenty four hundred people injured on monday on this program you vigorously defended the u.s. decision to requote case the embassy at the end of last year the decision taken then and i'm wondering do you abide by that opinion in the face of this but absolutely more than ever look this bloodshed has nothing to do with the moving of the embassy this bloodshed was planned by hamas and its uranium backers for over a year this mot of return which means reconquista of israel has been planned by hamas as i say for over a year they they it's to mock what they called not by day the day of the catastrophe the day that israel was founded and many palestinians was home and they wanted they've been wanting these more mobsters for months and months and they planned towards that and there would have been violence at the at the border anyway no matter what mr trump did or didn't do so please do not conflate thes

europe has had enough they stand to lose cash because of america and they won't let that happen. want to do the work of as the european commission we have a duty to protect european companies so we knew me to act and this is why we're launching the process of activating the blocking statute from one thousand nine hundred six. but you're a busy. doing is using a statute initially developed to circumvent washington's trade embargo on cuba the lure basically protects european states from laws or sanctions implemented outside of europe you can see a political resolution from bully boy tactics haven't gone down well in europe the block is finally showing its teeth. we want to be able to be blind to what americans tell you or do we want european. economic interests economic relations with russia what can you say every relationship has it's ups it's just that some bumps and didn't divorce. a bridge linking mainland russia to the crimean peninsula was officially unveiled on tuesday six months ahead of schedule it will reduce the region's reliance on sea and air transport and allow more t

europe has had enough they stand to lose cash because of america and they won't let that happen. to divert as the european commission we have the duty to protect european companies. we now need to act and this is why we're launching the process of activating the blocking statute from one thousand nine hundred six. what you're a business doing is using a statute initially developed to circumvent washington's trade embargo on cuba the law basically protects european states from laws or sanctions implemented outside of europe you can see a political resolution look at america's new ambassador to germany hours after being confirmed he threatens german companies as donald trump said u.s. sanctions will target critical sectors of ron's economy german companies doing business in iran should wind down operations immediately my advice after a long ambassadorial career explain your country's policies and lobby the host country but never tell the host country what to do if you want to stay out of trouble germans are eager to listen but they will resent instruction prompts bully boy tactics