and a controversial referendum in burundi people have been voting on whether to extend the president's term for up to sixteen years as fears grow the poll could spark bloodshed. it's good to have you with us it is an unprecedented show of european unity designed to block a controversial move by the united states today european union leaders announced plans to protect their economies and save the nuclear deal with iran just a week after u.s. president donald trump abandoned at a u. e.u. summit in vogue area european commission president. said the e.u. would move to ban european companies from complying with american sanctions against iran. the walking statute as it's known was last used more than twenty years ago. let's pull in our correspondent band record he was in sofia bulgaria covering the summit forests this evening and evenings you parents really know your leaders today they appear united against strong that's the picture that we're seeing today can they maintain this united front is the big question and for how long. but so far the u.s. seems to be determined actually to pick a

burundi.ts lead nations like peru and d into a situation where they inevitably fall off the -- like ballroom d into a situation when they inevitably fall off the cliff into instability. burundi. shona: how's the american press covering the anniversary of robert mueller's investigation into the president? solange: some are wondering what bombshell will fall next? trump discovers something worse than tweeting -- the uncovering may be worse than the crime. but on a more serious note, the paper says many questions remain unanswered by the investigation -- what has been found, why is it taking so long, how this may eventually end? finally, there's an article in "the new york times" that may interest those of us who do not know how to accept a complement? the times goes into all of the different ways that people react to complements. do they shift credit, downgrade them, treat them as request? the other asks what is behind the compliment? praise, of course, but there is linguisticd invitation that i

no one noticed the sure of this attack was related to burundi's referendum but it gives a taste of the tense atmosphere in which the vote is taking place. the not always apparent burgundy is deeply divided over its president and his plan to amend the constitution to be able to extend his reign pm currencies are believes he has a god given right to rule and while not everyone agrees he has huge support in rural areas. i am here before you turn arounds to all burundians that the election will go very well as god is my witness. the opposition says the president's planning a power grab and that its hemant to stop them. who are trying to intimidate us claim that a new vote would push our country back to war this is terrorism let us say no. but saying no to pm isn't easy. when the indians took to the streets to protest his last controversial re-election demonstrations were crushed twelve hundred people died in the violence that followed and hundreds of thousands fled their homes many now live in refugee camps in neighboring countries such as this one in rwanda. those who stayed behind said t

also coming up the people of burundi going to the polls to vote on expanding presidential powers from the president wants to extend his term for up to sixteen more years than thousands are high in the east african country that's no stranger to political box. i'm brian thomas great to have you with us e.u. leaders have repeated their pledge to keep iran's nuclear deal going and they also say they will only negotiate over trade barriers with the united states if washington does not impose. tariffs on european steel and aluminum leaders are meeting with their balkan counterparts in bulgaria at a summit that's us pensively about fostering closer ties between the balkan region and the european union but it appears that it's also exposing the growing rift between the e.u. and the u.s. . our correspondent daniel he is at that summit in sofia for us banned in the last few minutes the german chancellor has been speaking about europe's position on the iran nuclear deal for starters let's take a listen to that. naturally we also discussed the topic of iran and the iran nuclear deal everyone in t

also coming up the people of burundi going to the polls to vote on expanding presidential powers burundi's president wants to extend his term for up to sixteen more years tensions are high in this east african country that's no stranger to political violence. and a bloody cold madrid fans celebrating their club's third europa league title and nine seasons will be with the d.w. sports desk to break it all down. i'm brian thomas great to have you with us european leaders are bowing to salvage the iran nuclear deal at a summit in the bulgarian capital sofia they've been working to keep a ran on board now that the u.s. is out of the deal but top european companies are already saying they'll be abandoning their iran operations before they face any possible u.s. sanctions e.u. leaders have not been mincing their words in their criticism of president from. it was the day the gloves came off after donald trump pulled the u.s. out of the iran nuclear deal up ended decades of diplomacy by moving his country's embassy in israel to jerusalem and pushed the u.s. closer to a trade war with the e.u. dona

when burundi's president piee nkurunziza ran for a third term in 2015 his victory was met with olent opposition. a "yes" vote would allow nkurunziza to run for two more consecutive terms, possibly extending his rule to the year 2034. >> sreenivasan: and a reminder to join us on pbs newshour weekend sunday for part two of megan thompson's report from indiana on incarcerated parents and their children. tomorrow: mentoring the kids left behind when parents go to prison. >> josh, he works. he goes to school. and that-- that is being the influence that he needs. >> would it make you feel better if i told you i had to do homework on spring break too? >> yeah. >> sreenivasan: that's all for this edition of "pbs newshour weekend." i'm hari sreenivasan. thanks for watching. have a good night. captioning sponsored by wnet captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>ma pbs newshour weekend i possible by: bernard and irene schwartz. the cheryl and philip milstein family. sue and edgar wachenheim, iii. dr. p. roy vagel and diana t. vagelos.e p.b. foundation. the anderson family fund

thousand people were killed while with new reports now of voter intimidation there are new fears burundi could see a return of the deadly violence of recent years. in the small village of. bloodstains a straw mats where a family used to sleep prophet gruesome attack by neighbors to silence he met a twenty six villages in the himes area this month with guns flames and machetes. these killers attacked my family my family is dead and the army did nothing to save them although they weren't far from here. no one nice to sure if this attack was related to burundi is referendum but it gives a taste of the tense atmosphere in which the vote is taking place. there not always apparent bundy is deeply divided over its president and his plan to amend the constitution to be able to extend his reign pm cohn's these are believes he has a god given right to rule and while not everyone agrees he has a huge support in rural areas i am here before you turn arounds to all burundians that the election will go very well as god is my witness. the opposition says the president's planning a power grab and that i

on edge in burundi because the incumbent. is already serving a controversial third term described as unconstitutional by as opponents his plans to change the constitution could undermine years of peace building this tiny eastern african nation has had a very bloody history twelve year brutal civil war killed more than three hundred thousand people between nine hundred ninety three and two thousand and five in the year two thousand the so-called peace and reconciliation deal was signed helping to end the fighting five years later when years of relative peace followed but violence unfortunately flared up again in two thousand and fifteen when started his third term more than a thousand people were killed at that time with new reports now of voter intimidation there are new fears rwanda could see a return of the deadly violence recent years. in the small village of. bloodstains a straw mats where a family used to sleep pray for gruesome attack by neighbors assailants who murdered twenty six villages in their homes earlier this m

ballots are being counted in burundi after a referendum on extending the president's rule a yes vote would allow p.r. and turns to stay in power until twenty thirty four tensions are very high and opponents of standing the term limits say they were targets of intimidation during the campaign. the u.s. senate has confirmed gina haskell as the cia's first ever female director that despite questions over her role in the spy agency's torture program after nine eleven senator told senators that she now believes torture does not work and promised that the guidelines against that would be followed. graham. malaysian police have raided properties connected to former prime minister najib razak and say they found hundreds of and bags and suitcases stuffed with cash and jewelry raids are part of an investigation into billions of dollars stolen from state funds says he's not response. over summer holidays not that far off some european cities are hoping the turks will actually stay away this year as strange as it sounds but muster isn't is something of a modern dilemma with budgeted lines and ch

and a controversial referendum in burundi. people have been voting on whether to extend the president's term for up to 16 more years, as fears grow that the whole spark -- the poll could spark bloodshed. plus, royal wedding fever as excitement builds ahead of this weekend's big day. the bride, meghan markle, confirming that her father will not be attending her wedding to prince harry. the big question, who will walk her down the aisle? brent: i'm brent goff. it is good to have you with us. it is an unprecedented show of european unity designed to block a controversial move by the united states today, european union leaders announced plans to protect their economies and save the nuclear deal with iran. just a week after u.s. president donald trump abandoned it. at an eu summit in voc area, the european commission president said that the eu would ban eu companies from complying with american sections on iran. the so-called walking statute was used more than 20 years ago. let's have a listen to what the eu council president donal

. ♪ we are going to start with a look at the referendum in burundi tomorrow.paign has been marked my intimidation and oppression. will headburundians to the polls for a constitutional referendum after a campaign overshadowed by fear, media censorship, and arbitrary jailing, all so people will vote yes in this referendum, which looks to extend the presidential term from five to seven years, which could still it -- it's could theoretically allow the president to stay in power until 2034. the campaign has been condemned by the catholic church, human rights groups, and europe. genie: you also got reactions to the new bridge between russia and crimea inaugurated by russian president vladimir putin yesterday. inorter: a picture of putin a truck was depicted by a lot of papers around the world today, like this you see here from the camaraderie that from -- from emiratia -- from the paper "gulf news." it was called a made-for-tv event, taking this russian-made dump truck. he was looking to show the world that this annexation is irreversible and, to him at least, legit

he's a former rebel leader who came to power at the end of burundi's ethnically—charged civil war inned this the opposition has accused the president of trench temper run deep into a constitutional monarchy. to date there have been claims from the main upon in a country that members of the ruling party for some people to vote. the president announced he would run for a controversial third term. hundreds died in the protests and 400,000 people fled the country because of the instability. today is international day against homophobia. in the georgian capital, tblisi, it didn't quite go to plan. that's because the georgian orthodox church organised a rally to counter people marching in support of the gay community. and then, georgia's lgbt community cancelled its own rally because of fears about safety. here's the bbc‘s rayhan demytrie. this is a huge procession led by the georgian orthodox church. which is marking may the 17th as the day of family values which while the rest of the world market at the day against homophobia and the trans phobia. the lgbt community is under increased pr

ballots are being counted in burundi after a referendum on extending the president's rule a yes vote would allow here and guernseys to stay in power until twenty thirty four tensions are very high opponents of extending the term limits say they were targets of intimidation during the campaign. well the arab league has called for an international probe into what is describing as israeli crimes against palestinians after israeli forces killed at least sixty palestinians in clashes along its border with gaza earlier this week foreign ministers meeting in cairo said that israeli officials should be held accountable and put on trial they also warn other countries against following the u.s. example of moving its embassy to jerusalem. well later today the turkish president wretch of tired everyone will be holding an emergency summit of islamic states to discuss the bloodshed in gaza he reacted with fury earlier this week to the killings accusing israel of quote genocide is common sparked a diplomatic crisis between turkey and israel let's bring in d.-w. correspond dorian jones now joins us

in the east african nation of burundi, at least 26 people were killed in an attack on a small village in the northwest part of the country friday. no group has claimed responsibility for the attack. it came only days before this week's controversial referendum over whether to allow president pierre nkurunziza to stay in power until 2034. in iraq, the election commission says cleric moqtada al-sadr is leading in the results of saturday's parliamentary election with more than half the votes counted. sadr has led two uprisings against u.s. forces in iraq since the 2003 u.s. invasion. the preliminary results are seen as a setback for the current iraqi prime minister haider al-abadi. in indonesia, at least seven people were killed in a string of suicide bombings sunday targeting churches in surabaya, the second-largest city in indonesia. isis has claed responsibility for the attacks, which police say were carried out by one family -- a couple and their four children. this is pope francis speaking after the bombings. >> i am particularly close to the deer indonesian people, especially to th

burundi's electoral commission says results from last week's referendum show the top. voters approved x. extending the presidential term limit with up to three percent in favor of constitutional amendments change could mean president currency's the state's in office until twenty thirty four opposition groups and activists of challenge the vote saying it took place in a climate of fear and intimidation. for years mozambique was ravaged by civil war and preserving nature was understandably not a top priority for the country's rich in natural resources and boasts a breathtaking national parks but here national park for example in the country's south is home to extensive wetlands and wildlife a delegation of german scientists is now working with local partners to help protect those national treasures and make it more attractive for international tourists. ranges of the bahai national park and taking a group of scientists from germany on safari. it's a huge grassland park with wetland areas that are paradise. stretching eighty seven thousand square kilometers the park is th

going to go track apes in the wild in rwanda and then we're gonna volunteer at a women's hospital in burundiould be great for her. i -- somehow i suggested i'd go with her and i'm not comfortable with it at all. [ light laughter ] because i'm -- i assume that a militant group will kidnap me and -- >> seth: yeah. >> i'll be somebody's wife. >> seth: well, um -- >> somebody else's wife. >> seth: we -- we'll miss you. >> i know. i'll miss you. >> seth: i'm glad we got this in before your trip. >> yes, yes. so anyway i'm delirious with yellow fever right now. >> seth: well, there you go. just a little. >> just a little bit. >> seth: i like a little at night just to take the edge off. [ laughter ] >> i, and i -- but i have a pill for that. yes, yes. so i don't need the yellow fever vaccine. but anyway, get it if you get the opportunity, just get the shot. >> seth: yes. absolutely get it. >> yeah. >> seth: you are married to george stephanopoulos. >> yes. >> seth: and we were talking back stage, my son was just born in the lobby of a building. our building, which is better. >> yep. >> seth: but yo

least 350,000 people dead and displaced 11 million others. official results from the referendum in burundio the constitution which could allow president pierre nkurunziza — that's him in the hat — to stay in office for another sixteen years. the united states said a climate of "fear and intimidation" marred the campaign. that from bbc afrique. barack and michelle 0bama are teaming up with netflix to produce films and tv shows. netflix say the former us president and first lady have "entered into a multi—year agreement" with the service. these are pictures from texas earlier. where a moment's silence was observed for the 10 people killed in a school shooting on friday. the silence was observed at the school in santa fe which is south of houston as well as across the state. funerals were also held today for some of the victims. these pictures show us the funeral of the pakistani exchange student sabika sheikh in houston. more than 3000 people attended including many of her classmates. the suspected gunman is 17 year—old dimitrios pagourtzis. police were able to arrest him. he has been charge

one of several official languages you have that for example in kenya and yes see in uganda rwanda burundi so that will help people know what this way speakers are talking about if you for example a french speaker or an english speaker what we want now want to twitter to do is to offer the service completely in swahili as well because that is not yet the case here for example it shows you that in the settings you can choose the language that you want to use twitter in about fifty languages are already being offered to swahili is one of them we want jack dorsey and his team everybody was working at twitter to please i remember one hundred million people they should offer because wally as well i will good luck with this thanks very much for the show. british comic is adding an s.u.v. to its fleet of luxury vehicles daniel winter has more doing it right now phil including the former sports car makers luxury car makers sports utility vehicles used to. farm ads farmers and motorheads used to ride rough at the end of a hard day's work but then yes you these became lifestyle accessories sports co

vomiting and infectious and died just hours after attending the prayer session the un special envoy for burundi has urged the government to restart dialogue with the opposition at a security council meeting on the political crisis but only if the opposition is contesting the result of a referendum on term limits that could allow president appeared in a call in season to stay in power until twenty thirty four human rights groups have accused security forces of jailing and murdering opponents of the changes athens reports from the capital. how many. and his wife jean marie are still grieving. three years ago their fifteen year old son was killed by security forces in presidential election violence. he was among the first to die in protests against president perry. who then want a controversial third tom there are other son is in jail for life convicted for participating in an attempted coup against the president. with every other time the police coming up to such points and this creates a lot of tension and fear i personally don't have any we point. since the protests include tempted to fifteen h

different sanctions around the world, including africa where there's sanctions against bur ru -- burundi, south sudan, may not be fully funded. we've heard treasury may not be able to complete new mandated reports on iran sanctions because the limited staff are too busy monitoring and implementing existing sanctions. is that correct and do you think the 12% increase requested is sufficient? >> well, senator, first of all thank you very much and i'm glad as you appreciate we are busier on sanctions throughout the world than we've ever been and these are very important tools and i believe they're working very well in that process with our foreign policy. and our national security issues. as it relates to the iran report, i can assure you we will have those reports. i think the increase is significant but, again, as you've outlined, these are areas that will have more and more demand and we will come back to you if we need additional resources once we staff up to these levels. >> i was concerned by the president's decision to withdraw from the jcpoa, although i saw it as having limitations

ballots are being counted in burundi after a referendum on extending the president's rule a yes vote would allow internes easer to stay in power until twenty thirty four tensions are high and opponents of extending the term limit say they were targets of intimidation during the campaign. now a big question has been hanging over a royal wedding preparations has finally been answered kensington palace has just announced that megan markel has asked prince harry's father prince charles to walk her down the aisle getting some live pictures right now from windsor excitement in britain and abroad over tomorrow's nuptials is reaching fever pitch at the moment the crowds are already gathering at windsor castle to catch a glimpse of a couple who captured the hearts of millions around the world. with camping bed already in place this woman doesn't want to miss a thing and she's not alone among the police and security ardent fans of the british royal family have been descending on the town of windsor outside london for straight. to go really well read all the super is history to. be heard straig

ccf funds were recently deployed in central africa republic, burundi and jordan. can you explain how this money was used to mitigate atrocities and prevention -- and prevent further violence? >> i don't know the details of that particular deployment of that capital, but it is the case. i have the great joy now of being the leader of the organization that gets to do the diplomacy, that gets to do this good work, that can do conflict prevention and there are many places where we can use those resources to do just that and to save the american taxpayer money in so doing. i look forward to working alongside you. i'm not familiar with the piece of legislation you described, either, but it's intent seems incredibly important and noble. if we can achieve that, frankly, anyplace we achieve that we will have done a good thing for america and for the world. >> i think so, too. while the white house fy '19 budget recognized the need for these kinds of rapid response capabilities related to prevention, it didn't request funding for ccf. how does the state department plan to r

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vote counting is underway in burundi after a national referendum to decide if their president can stay in power until twenty thirty four year and couldn't caesar is already serving a controversial third term which sparked violent unrest in twenty fifteen it's not yet clear when the results will be announced. to me if the rates of sanctions is sending businesses only retreat now do you want to stem the tide saying it will make complying with the u.s. sanctions on iran illegal for european companies. good day to be. e.u. courses banned three insecticides giving the bees a new lease of life the environmental groups are all abuzz with the same can't be said for the phone company. big business update on how that i am free agent thanks for joining me there on a sanctions are biting in america hasn't even introduced them yet the e.u. says it will take steps to protect european companies doing business in iran from the impact of u.s. measures at this summit in sofia e.u. leaders agreed they need to save the twenty fifty.