in the opposite direction the figures show a clear spike in religious and racial attacks post the brics it referendum i think the united nations will be horrified to discover that racism in britain is certainly become worse since her last inspection over four years ago the sewer around the bricks votes has largely been creates it by the establishment and remain oppressed and leave campaign is a bindon in denial they fail to challenge the racism and xenophobia elements within their campaign pledges been no attempt to clean their campaign as it were from those elements who do hold these very obnoxious and extreme views supranational concessions like the un light organizations like the european union there are of the sle not happy about the brics they don't line people who king their own nationality and running around their own sacks. the international olympic committee is launching an appeal at a tribunals in switzerland to maintain doping bans on dozens of russian athletes and the i.o.c. is challenging a february ruling from the court of arbitration for sport back then c.a.'s overturned

with communities on british streets well i certainly think that there is an effort stew brand the brics it. is a is a rhesus one generally i don't think that there has been still a significant rise in the sort of behavior links to the brics it that they object to evidence points in the opposite direction the figures show a clear spike in religious and racial attacks post the brics it referendum i think the united nations will be horrified to discover that racism in britain he's certainly become worse since her last inspection over four years ago that the sorority around the bricks that votes has largely been creates it by the establishment and remain a press and leave campaign as a bindon in denial they failed to challenge the racism and xenophobia elements within their campaign they'd just been no attempt to clean their campaign as it were from those elements who do hold these very obnoxious and extreme views supranational concessions like the un light organizations like the european union there are of the sle not happy about the brics they don't line people of the king their own natio

the help because he is for a country like run by mr kabila and the international community is the brics community not. i think not is a traditional international the recommendations that we're making in the report about national governments taking more responsibility in addressing this issue is very much directed at governments that are in a more stable position right now it's true that a country like the d.l.c. or syria that's still in the throes of conflict it's hard to put that forward as a as a realistic recommendation at this point in time but there are other countries for example in sub-saharan africa like ethiopian i said sure that have want to take ownership over this problem and they want to of course they acknowledge that they need extra help from the international community but they want to address the issue of internal displacement as an integral part of their national development plans for example to try and find longer term solutions so there are positive examples out there and we'd like to build on those positive examples as a model for the future because we could do an i

post brics it.we will be leaving the customs union we want to ensure that we can have an independent trade policy we also want to make sure that we actually we deliver we are committed to delivering on our commitment of no hard border between north. and ensuring we have as frictionless trade as possible with the european union the government so-called brics it was cabinet has been meeting to try to find a solution to the whole is following events at westminster. well talks in the so-called war cabinet on brakes is unlikely to go past wednesday of course but they begin in earnest today on britain's customs relations with the european union after a break said and what position the government decides to take into negotiations may well determine the nature of britain's exit from the european union why because well if it goes in with a position that would require some sort of border to be set up between northern ireland in the u.k. and the republic of ireland in the e.u. to monitor trade well that is som

and even if tereza may adopts a defacto jeremy corbett in business on the customs union what will brics it mean for ireland westminster's newest m.p. all of begley of sion fein gives her first international interview to this program on the heels of a meeting with britain's recently appointed secretary of state for northern ireland karen bradley plus for the other side of the story we talked to sammy wilson jato breaks it spokesman for the do you pay the keep strays i'm a in power in britain all the civil war coming up in today's going underground but first today the un security council debates libya seven years since britain bombed the country and destroyed all hinge of civic society in what was africa's richest per capita country in two thousand and eleven an international coalition including the u.s. france and great britain to military action in libya later that year mortgage after it was ousted from power until british prime minister theresa may supported the war and then later on saturday british forces went into action over libya the first british cruise missiles were fired from h

points in the opposite direction the figures show a clear spike in religious and rice attacks post the brics it referendum i think the united nations will be horrified to discover that racism in britain is certainly become worse since her last inspection over four years ago that the through or around the bricks votes has largely been create sit by the establishment and remain a press and leave campaign is a bindon in denial they failed to challenge the racism and xenophobia elements within their campaign they just been no attempt to clean their campaign as it were from those elements who do hold these very obnoxious and extreme views supranational concessions like the un light organizations like the european union there are of the sle not happy about the brics they don't line people of the king their own nationality and running around their own sciex. the international olympic committee is launching an appeal at a tribunal in switzerland to maintain doping bans on dozens of russian athletes you see is challenging a february ruling from the court of arbitration for sports back then c.a.'s ove

even when three in corporate media seems very aware of the brics the referendum is going to impact on the good friday agreement what did you think of reports the tourism a has been saying that the referendum will united. go in the frame's way if it were if it happened given that the good friday agreement says it is possible . well look if we had a referendum and if they wanted to we would automatically. and i think that's very appealing for people to live in an ireland more and more people are endorsing the inspiration of irish another there's no doubt that breaks it has helped there's no doubt that breaks it has opened up the constitutional debate around our land and there's no doubt that more people are endorsing an affection of irish in a day we were mad. what magnificent are the british government to use and to gauge public opinion as to whether a border poll should be called she was in it on the able to clarify about what first this isn't the first time that should be able to clear a version didn't just rule it out but she was on able to clarify what she's using to gauge public o

we have because he is for a country like run by mr kabila and the international community is the brics community not. i think not is a traditional international the recommendations that we're making in the report about national governments taking more responsibility in addressing this issue is very much directed at governments that are in a more stable position right now it's true that a country like the d.l.c. or syria that's still in the throes of conflicts it's hard to put that forward as a as a realistic recommendation at this point in time but there are other countries for example in sub-saharan africa like ethiopia nigeria accenture that have want to take ownership over this problem and they want to of course they acknowledge that they need extra help from the international community but they want to address the issue of internal displacement as an integral part of their national development plans for example to try and find longer term solutions so there are positive examples out there and we'd like to build on those positive examples as a model for the future because we could d

banks and credit suisse of switzerland and barclays from bric deutsche as market capitalization that is the value of all the company's shares combined has dropped significantly to from just over thirty billion euros to twenty three point seven billion euros today making shareholders seven billion euros poorer there's been a steep decline in revenue to which has fallen from over thirty three billion euros two thousand and six point four billion no wonder shareholders often arms many other recta their anger this man here supervisory board chairman powell and he's been in the position since twenty twelve and then he did in two accusations he's been steering the bank in the wrong direction but the new man at the helm can't deny his responsibility either christians it is a true church a bank thorough bred he joined the bank as an apprentice in one thousand nine hundred nine and has held senior positions in the bank's risk management and legal departments for years but zipping was facing unfriendly fire today from many sides . they came to express their contempt for dortch of bank proteste

the finance ministry which turnaround as a look at all those challenges that we're facing right now brics it nobody knows how that's going to play out then we have a possible trade dispute with the united states and so forth is now the right time perhaps to say for a rainy day. not really it's quite the opposite we have two things no domestic economy because we're exporting so much and since we see a lot of danger to our exports from the u.s. why a break that we need to strengthen our own domestic economy and by spending more on infrastructure we would expect that all right that would be the advice to the german finance minister from fabia lynn from homs book foundation thank you so much for being here today. well more passengers more coghlan more profits than ever before twenty seventeen was a bump a year for tons of c.e.o. has plenty of good news he can share with the carriers shareholders today at the annual meeting but aviation experts say the challenge for germany's flagship kerio will be to keep the good times rolling beyond the end of the year look turns is flying high on the back

host brics it. alarming new report says air pollution is killing seven million people globally each year and is still rising the world health organization is also warning that the inequality between the world's rich and poor is widening. the new u.s. section of state says north korea must commit to dismantling its weapons program my pompei was officially sworn in a sector of state at a ceremony at the state department in washington a short time ago he says it's time to solve the problems on the korean peninsula once and for all you stay with us next up this witness more news for you after that by phone or. mean. look he said he going to die. needing lung lot of us now yet mostly much you think you can see. yet another one long battle about the understanding of us never mind that it but. the all. mighty dignity in admitting that i might have made he me. i mean to me. he did my neck to make me glad. or the goal but i thought it was a name. where bassett goes a bit. of his innocence that probably mom a

ratio currently is the lowest among the so-called brics nations that's brazil russia india china and south africa. if you're trying to count calories and live in the united states you'll have some help from now on the rule requiring that calorie counts be listed on menus took effect this week the rule announced by the food and drug administration administrator scott gobble it was eight years in the making and was mandated by the affordable care act obamacare the implementation of the rule also is a rare example of an initiative that began under president obama but was implemented under the trump administration many fast food companies including domino's pizza had claimed that labeling would be just too tough and difficult or expensive but ultimately they lost the political argument some consultants say the rule could even help fast food chains with brand consistency across states as the nutritional content.

coincides with european interests i'm sure you're aware of the so-called scaremongering before the brics it vote here but is it your understanding that given italian borrowing on the bond markets it could not function if italy left the european union given the e.u. interest. auntie's well i hope still you don't is not only one of the beatle artists but deserves shoe port in order to have a good ol send jobs not the norm but in order to keep distance from brussels these are exactly the exercise we ask for by the grassroots you're speaking to me from the italian capital how sick and tired of the italian public of so-called socialist and so-called neo liberal parties duras need to only now devon would be sound kind of opposition in the parliament but i don't see really a very strong a position it need to lead from a socialist and purely liberal party's dairies an opposition which is represented by a force they tell you that part your problem in the former prime minister berlusconi dairies the opposition of democratic party led by mr mudge there rancy but i don't see yet clear a long term no

brics its supporters are now claiming there's a secret plot to keep the country in the european union after a demotion the government has set aside money for next year's eve you parliamentary election officials say the money is only there in case of an emergency. it's a precautionary measure so that we have the necessary funds to deliver our functions as a european parliamentary election in the likely event that the do go ahead elections for the european parliament will take place next may two months after the u.k. is supposed to have left the e.u. and yet the u.k. has put aside some eight hundred thousand pounds for those elections well it's been almost two years since british voters narrowly chose to leave the e.u. since then the negotiations between london and brussels have encountered numerous stumbling blocks including over the irish border and while there's still no solution that satisfies all sides the e.u. says it wants more clear proposals from the british prime minister. we want to members just partnership with the united kingdom but for that we need realistic proposals from

brics its supporters and claim there's a secret plot to keep the country in the european union after it emerged the government set aside money for next year's parliamentary election but officials say the money is only there in case of an emergency it's a precautionary measure so that we have the necessary funds to deliver our functions as a european parliamentary election in the unlikely event that they do go ahead. well elections for the european parliament will take place next may two months after the u.k. is supposed to have left the e.u. and yet the u.k. has put aside eight hundred thousand pounds for those very elections it's been almost two years since british voters narrowly chose to leave the year since then negotiations between london and brussels have encountered numerous stumbling blocks including over the irish border while there's still no solution that satisfies all the sides the e.u. says it wants more clear proposals from the british prime minister. we want a membership partnership with the united kingdom but for that we need realistic proposals from the u.k. and cann

ever since brics it's are of the populist threats to the europe as we know it to the european institutions the european project is taken extremely seriously here in brussels also regarding the euro currency of course. interesting on his interview actually describe the the cause of the disease if you want to call it that way accurately by saying that for years national governments have nationalized successes and they have europeanized problems and so that image of the euro cracked elite steering the boat here in brussels is something that the european institutions want to get rid off and that is why they are so keen on sticking to the line of not interfering international politics in order to provide no grist to the mills of the euro skeptic populists and derek you know you mentioned that statement there by going to a singer and i'd actually like to play it for our viewers because it is a statement that has an inflamed tensions even further there in italy budget commissioner going to a ticker as you mentioned advising italians that it would be dangerous to vote for populist and here's the m

and then it came out that washington was telling britain not to drive belt which is a into the post brics it plans arguably a disaster seeing the as britain will obviously have to make deals outside of the e.u. and china is defacto the the main economy that one desires to trade with as for europe if tusk is saying that he's fearful of china that's hardly embracing the built in road initiative so whoever is it rising them actually you know is advising the maybe some of these big audit for.

eighty percent would do so in germany and even in brics it bound u.k. sixty three percent would vote to remain the european average is seventy one percent. i would say we should stay because the e.u. is a good thing and we should work more toward maintaining european cohesion. after the e.u. has specifically given a lot to ireland so for me i would definitely be to stay there the study's authors say negative feelings toward encouraging people to identify with the you. are disillusioned from ukip and other parties who are supporting the perks that we the discussion was already there during breaks that the old one stole the future from the young on the whole young europeans also see their future as democratic although not all of the figures are encouraging. for instance on the question whether democracy is the best form of government sixty nine percent of young greeks say yes . in germany that figure is sixty seven percent but in france it doesn't even reach fifty percent and the e.u. average is only fifty eight percent. younger europeans aren't all that

coincides with european interest i'm sure you're aware of the so-called scaremongering before the brics it vote here but is it your understanding that given italian borrowing on the bond markets it could not function if italy left the european union given the e.u. interest. auntie's well i hope still you don't is not only one of the beatle artists but you know he deserves shoe port in order to have a good ol send jobs not the norm but in order to keep distance from brussels these are exactly the exercise we ask for by grassroots you're speaking to me from the italian capital how sick and tired of the italian public of so-called socialist and so-called neo liberal parties duras in need to only now devon would be the sound kind of opposition in the parliament but i don't see really a very strong opposition it need to lead from a socialist and purely liberal party's dairies an opposition which is represented by a force they tell you that part of your crap meaning former prime minister berlusconi diaries the opposition of democratic party that by mr much there are rancy but i don't see yet

again now in the brics his supporters there claim this is a secret plot to keep the country in the european union it is a move to the government to set aside money for next year's parliamentary elections but officials do insist the money is only there in case of an emergency it's a precautionary measure so that we have the necessary funds to deliver functions a european parliamentary election in the unlikely event that they do go ahead. well european parliamentary elections deepak take place in may twenty nine hundred two months after britain is supposed to have left the u. that raises questions why the u.k. would need eight hundred thousand pounds for the vote but it's been almost two years since british voters narrowly chose to leave the you've since then negotiations between london and brussels have encountered numerous stumbling blocks including over the irish border while there's still no solution that satisfies all sides the e.u. does say it wants clearer proposals from prime minister to reason. we want to membership partnership with the united kingdom but for that we need realistic p

the finance ministry which turnaround as a look at all those challenges that we're facing right now brics it nobody knows how that's going to play out then we have a possible trade dispute with the united states and so forth is now the right time perhaps to say for a rainy day. not really it's quite the opposite we have to thanks know the domestic economy because we are exporting so much and since we see a lot of danger to our exports from the u.s. why a break that we need to strengthen our own domestic economy and by spending more on infrastructure we would expect that to that would be the advice to the german finance minister from fabio lin the from homs book foundation thank you so much for being here today. to germany's biggest ally. is going to hold its annual shareholders meeting later today c.e.o. costumes for looks to have a pretty picture in tow for investors war passengers small cargo and more profits than ever before but experts say that the challenge for germany's flagship kerio will be to keep the good times rolling beyond the end of the year. look turns is flying high on the

but the loss occurs due to the brics it should not be carried by the net contributors alone. another proposal turned a few heads and one some supports a plan to withhold funds from countries deemed to be violating e.u. rudolph. we also propose that we beef up the links between the european budget and respect for the rule of law respecting the rule of law is an indispensable prerequisite for sound financial management. some members have already rejected the idea of the budget needing the unanimous approval of the member states it's unlikely to make the final crunch. you're watching d.w. news still to come in sports liverpool fans across the globe will be very happy today as their side secured a place in the champions league final read. will face madrid in kiev later this month and if they win it would be the club's sixth european title. you can assign no american trade war be a virtue well u.s. president all trump is sending a delegation to china and it's keeping with the seriousness of the issues it's a pretty high level delegation u.s. secretary of the treasury steve nugent

story this time and i remember what greece was in big big trouble and we were faced with a looming brics it a lot of economists were extremely alarmed about the wider implications. what about italy in a in a similar position. in a way you just mentioned it what people alarmed about the situation in greece are the wider implications meaning that the crisis could spill over from greece to italy and other southern european countries so the words were not so much about greece some five years ago worries will more about the fact that crisis might spill over into other markets like the tell you markets and in that sense we are now in that exactly that situation that we feared five years ago it was not exactly a spillover it's like a homemade crisis they are having into now they cannot really attribute this to the situation in greece anymore but we are exactly in that situation which we actually feared five years ago that italy might go down the road and that italy might run into serious troubles and this is exactly what markets are currently observing so i mean it is debt is huge and if it's s

coincides with european interest i'm sure you are aware of the so-called scaremongering before the brics it vote here but is it your understanding that given italian borrowing on the bond markets it could not function if italy left the european union given the e.u. interest go. auntie's well i yokes will you go in is not only one of the beatle orders but deserves shoe port in order to have a good ol send jobs not the norm but in order to keep distance from brussels these are exactly the exercise we ask for by the grassroots you're speaking to me from the italian capital how sick and tired of the italian public of so-called socialist and so-called neo liberal parties duras need to only now devon would be sound kind of opposition in the parliament but i don't see really a very strong a position it need to lead from a socialist and purely liberal party's dairies an opposition which is represented by a force they tell you that part you're travelling in former prime minister berlusconi diaries the opposition of democratic party that by mr mudge there are rancy but i don't see yet clear a long

coincides with european interest i'm sure you're aware of the so-called scaremongering before the brics it vote here but is it your understanding that given italian borrowing on the bond markets it could not function if italy left the european union given the e.u. interest guarantees well i york still italy is not only one of the people ours but it only deserves shoe port in order to have a good all sent jobs not the norm but in order to keep distance from brussels these are exactly the exercise we ask for by the grassroots you're speaking to me from the italian capital how sick and tired of the italian public of so-called socialist and so-called neo liberal parties. there is a need to early knowledge death would be. kind to all opposition in the parliament but i don't see really a very strong a position it need to leave from a socialist and purely liberal party its dairies an opposition which is represented by a force they tell you that part of your prime minister former prime minister berlusconi dairies the opposition of democratic party that by mr mudge there are rancy but i don't se

then it came out that washington was telling britain not to drive belt which is a in terms of post brics it plans arguably a disaster seeing as britain will obviously have to make deals outside of the e.u. and china is defacto the the main economy that one desires to trade with has for europe if tusk is saying that he's fearful of china that's hardly embracing the built in road initiative so whoever is it rising them actually you know is advising the maybe some of these big audit firms which also have many problems look together with them so maybe the same big four that it telling european politicians in brussels and strasburg little own down the road from here in downing street beware of beijing you know want to get yourself out of and start trading with the communist party of the republic people's republic of china whatever goes around comes around optional ratana see.

s prime minister is facing a revolt from within her own party on brics it which could potentially bring down her government a group of around sixty euro skeptic m.p.'s from tourism a's ruling conservative party spoken out against her favored plan for a customs partnership with the e.u. post bricks it. and alarming new report says air pollution is killing seven million people globally each year and the problem is still on the rise the world health organization is also warning that the inequality between the world's rich and poor is widening there's headlines to stay with us next up is the stream more news for you after that. welcome to the stream live on al-jazeera and you tube i'm femi oke a how old were you when you cast your first election vote eighteen nineteen maybe even your early twenty's well eleven and most people under the age of thirty have never had the chance to vote for who they want to parliament now many young lebanese voters are relishing the chance to cast their ballots in the country's first legislative elections since two thousand and nine and with many new parties an

campaign lead by fifty five percent to forty five over saying that the situation has changed since brics it referendum and a second vote should be held. this isn't true story for the week where in the close or adopting the traditions of another culture is now often seen more as offensive than flattering it seems especially if reactions of social media have been anything to go by one recent cultural appropriation backlash targeted a teenager who posted a photo of herself in a chinese dress and artie's online series in case you missed it got to grips with walt's going down yet. oh you are. a young girl just enjoying high school prom no thank case you missed this picture is the moment that civilization went just too far. cultural appropriation or appreciating stuff from other cultures may seem like a completely made up full bloom the kind of thing it's not worth. but only really going to believe that innocent young the traditional chinese dress just so she could look nice when i'm grey guy on twitter who had never met me and probably shouldn't be looking at strangers social media feeds her

to the current climate is in a phobia an intolerance that has become hallmarks to the rise of the brics it british far right and on a personal note as my city's first elected councilor of african canadian descent in our over two hundred year history i have an even deeper appreciation for what he's just accomplished and i have no doubt that he will forever change the landscape and the face of u.k. politics for generations to come no pressure change the landscape what's your platform you know first of all must the shouts of. nothing but love is the proper himself thank you very much matthew but you know what it is right. representation is so important i'm sure most will completely agree with me it's it's all well and good that we've kind of got to where we are at the moment. difficult because those times were not just myself and even while the friends and family didn't come to think that i would be able to talk to the elected other council i met my match if i may have done a lot more t.v. since you became you know matt we're looking at the end of the show in a sentence drug sorry i don't

getting the european parliament members did european commission to to support our own subject in the brics of negotiations on them. well i would actually say that it has been contained it's been in that it's about the irish government and also the european parliament and the kind still understand the importance of the good friday agreement an international agreement that's large that the united nations and the european parliament has a duty and an obligation to uphold international treaties and the county anything that's going to facilitate the damage of some of the knowledge was that of the good friday agreement among you know the hundreds of european parliament period absolutely no i have to say that other than the fact in fairness to the any piece of but they're all of them seen it in the context of the peace accord handshake and when we went on the diplomatic offensive and almost leading up to the referendum because norm is talking about ireland and everyone was talking about scotland everyone was talking about scotland join the debate and even the british government like we were an af

that are not so closely allied to the west so there is a growing relationship with china within the brics system russia or is doing lots of work there is barely a week that goes past without the foreign minister or president or prime minister swinging through moscow to have a chat with putin or his ministers so i don't think that russia is as isolated at the moment as the west would like to think it is. russia certainly does have a problem in how to keep itself financially solvent financially stable when there is seems to be a growing appetite in western capitals to start chipping away things that russia previously thought they wouldn't dare to chip away at so you know we saw the latest round of sanctions targeting some of the most important oligarchy in russia that has hits russian assets pretty hard and there is a sign that you know that's not the end of it there may be further sanctions to come maybe going after russian sovereign debt and the ability of russia to raise you know raise money on the international financial markets if those things are pushed through then russia is going to

ratio currently is the lowest among the so-called brics nations that's brazil russia india china and south africa. if you're trying to count calories in live in the united states you'll have some help from now on the rule requiring that calorie counts be listed on menus took effect this week the rule announced by the food and drug administration administrator scott gobble it was eight years in the making and was mandated by the affordable care act obamacare the implementation of the rule also is a rare example of an initiative that began under president obama but was implemented under the trump administration many fast food companies including domino's pizza had claimed that labeling would be just too tough and difficult or expensive but ultimately they lost the political argument some consultants say the rule could even help fast food chains with brand consistency across states as the nutritional content of various items will have to be reliably in line with the information on the menu. as a u.s. threatens tariffs around the globe on products like steel china is ready to respond wit

european parliament members did the european commission to to support islands objectives in the in the brics that negotiations on them. well i would actually say that it has been chanting it's been that it's about the irish government and also the european parliament and the kind still understand the importance of the good friday agreement an international agreement that's large that the united nations and the european parliament has a duty and an obligation to uphold international treaties and the county anything that's going to facilitate the damage or finally i'm not knowledgeable sort of the the good friday agreement among you know the hundreds of european parliament period absolutely none. i have to say that other than the fact in fairness to the m.e. pieces but they're all of them saying that in the context of the peace accord handshake. when we went on the diplomatic offensive almost leading up to the referendum because no almost talking about ireland everyone was talking about scotland everyone was talking about scotland during the debate and even the british government like we were

ratio currently is the lowest among the so-called brics nations that's brazil russia india china and south africa. if you're trying to count calories and live in the united states you'll have some health from now on the rule requiring that calorie counts be listed on menus took effect this week the rule announced by the food and drug administration administrator scott goblet was eight years in the making and was mandated by the affordable care act obamacare the implementation of the rule also is a rare example of an initiative that began under president obama but was implemented under the trumpet ministration many fast food companies including domino's pizza had claim that labeling would be just too tough and difficult or expensive but ultimately they lost the political argument some consultants say the rule could even help fast food chains with brand consistency across states as the nutritional content of various items will have to be reliably in line with the information on the menu. as the u.s. threatens tariffs around the globe on products like steel china is ready to respond wit

then it came out that washington was telling britain not to drive belt which is a in terms of post brics it plans arguably a disaster seeing as britain will obviously have to make deals outside of the e.u. and china is defacto the the main economy that one desires to trade with as for europe if tusk is saying that he's fearful of china that's hardly embracing the built in road initiative so whoever is it rising them actually you know who is advising them maybe some of these big audit firms which also have many problems look together with them so maybe the same big four that it telling european politicians in brussels in strasbourg little own down the road from here in downing street beware of beijing you know want to get yourself out of and start trading with the communist party of the republic people's republic of china whatever goes around comes around option tang's the host of going underground on r.t. we thank you so much for your kind amount of time you spent with us appreciate it. and as we pause for the promotional cause stick around because when we return just the government of c

it's not just involving the people of europe britain is now getting out of europe as you know this brics move but it's also getting caught up in this seven percent of this deal exports go to the united states. the industry has thirty one thousand workers in the country and thirty five thousand tons of steel headed across the atlantic every year so they're going to be caught up in that too i think over the next. twenty four hours we will see you are coming up with some very more specific ideas about what they have if this indeed is going to be a trade war indeed thank you very much pieces so that's peter sharp on the breaking news coming out of the united states and we learned that the commerce secretary is going to go to china on friday that's tomorrow and also there is some kind of dispensation that has been allowed for south korea so these are the very latest lines that are dropping on this story affecting global trade effectively those terrorists impose from the united states now let's move on to a flurry of diplomatic activity of various locations around the world this time in connec

ensuring we have as frictionless trade as possible with the european union government's so-called brics it was cabinet has been meeting to try to find a solution trenholme is following events in westminster. well talks in the so-called war cabinet on brakes is unlikely to go past wednesday of course but they begin in earnest today on britain's customs relations with the european union after a break said and what position the government decides to take into negotiations may well determine the nature of britain's exit from the european union why because well if it goes in with a position that would require some sort of border to be set up between northern ireland in the u.k. and the republic of ireland in the e.u. to monitor trade well that is something the e.u. would not accept and that likely would push britain towards a so-called hard breaks it leaving with no trade deal that economists many economists say would be very damaging to the economy here the prime minister is pushing for a particular arrangement called a customs partnership in terms of which britain would mirror e.u. regulat

that plays into that plays into campaigns by euro skeptics in countries like france of course the brics it. can in britain and so on and there are if that does continue that really does worry a lot of governments around the continent let him live in rome for us thank you very much indeed and just a reminder there. bring us great breaking news that italy's. five star movement and right wing lead have now agreed to the conditions are in place to form a government and that still needs to be formally approved but some progress there in achieving a new government in italy. now remind of the top stories here now jazeera in a move likely to provoke more fears of a global trade war the united states has decided to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from the european union canada and mexico u.s. commerce secretary wilbur ross says the twenty five percent tariff on steel and a ten percent tariff on aluminum will come into effect at midnight on thursday he says the door remains open for negotiations or he didn't specify what measures could be taken the european union is reckless strongly

says that with for example brics states france will be the only european union country with territories in the pacific he would like that to stay that way even though he doesn't explicitly so they start some implications beyond just independence for new caledonia and to thomas life trust in him yeah thank you. now syrian rebels have surrounded an enclave in the northern homs countryside to government forces they've been given the option to either pledge of allegiance to the government or move to rebel held territory in the north and what of reports. russian military commanders led the negotiations on behalf of the syrian government rebel factions controlling the northern countryside of homs were given an ultimatum reconcile with the state or surrender and move to rebel held territory in northern syria to avoid an all out military offensive. military pressure has piled on the armed groups a few days ago the pro-government alliance heavily bombarded the region which is at a strategic crossroads linking the main population centers under government control the opposition had little choice a