there in germany george bush sr will be remembered as a president closely linked to the dramatic moments that marked the end of the cold war and german reunification it was during his presidency that the berlin wall fell and that communist east germany and west germany were reunited after forty years of division. it was the moment germans had a waited for decades and while it was ronald reagan he famously called for the berlin wall to be toned down george bush sr was in office when it finally happened . hebert called the chancellor who oversaw over unification once described bush as a stroke of luck in his country's history saying that every united germany wouldn't have been possible without his help were described as a tireless diplomat the forty first us president help soften the front after decades of animosity between washington and the eastern bloc. and he vocally supported the idea of german reunification when other european countries were strongly opposed. on the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall cole and former soviet leader mikhail gorbachev came together to m

relations good morning euro one for me here in germany george bush sr is celebrated as a president who managed to bring over france and especially britain the then prime minister margaret thatcher to the idea of german reunification a powerful germany was feared backed by many. that was the case one has to sort of go back in history to realize what a surprise the events were people were not expecting suddenly the german question to rear its head at that moment and that dramatically so the fact that george herbert walker bush and his team was quick to realize the potential of the situation and bring others around who were still in shellshock they had older ways .

family and donald trump particularly on the campaign trail given the fact that jeb bush the son of bush sr ran against donald trump was particularly harsh acrimonious you remember that donald trump was famous for calling him jeb bush low energy jab there was a lot of criticism about george w. bush in his decision to go to war in iraq so this is the question mark will donald trump attend the funeral eight is it remains to be seen but we do have a bit of a glimpse of what the next week could look like based on the fact that we've seen a very similar funeral for janitor senator john mccain the fact that we expect that george bush sr will lie in state in the u.s. capitol before he goes to his final resting place in houston kimberly thanks very much. well joining us here on set in doha. he's a professor of political science of kuwait university he was also a former national security advisor board member in the kuwaiti government mr how will he be remembered in kuwait very fondly very sad today in kuwait and the emmet has expressed the condolences of the whole quickly population. many quaid is f

well here in germany a george bush sr is of course best known and remembered as a u.s. president closely linked to the history of modern germany it was during bush's presidency that the berlin wall fell and the communist east germany collapse was reunited with his neighbor after forty years of division then and now german leaders give the forty first president of the united states states much of the credit for a lasting peace. which was the moment germans had a way to for decades and while it was ronald reagan he famously called for the berlin wall to be toned down george bush sr was in office when it finally happened . hebert called the chancellor who oversaw reunification once described bush as a stroke of luck in his country's history saying that every united germany wouldn't have been possible without his help framework described as a tireless diplomat the forty first us president help soften the fronts after decades of animosity between washington and the eastern bloc and he vocally supported the idea of german reunification when other european countries were strong

our headlines today: the former us president george bush sr has died at the age of 94. the news was announced in the past hour by his son george w bush, who described him as a man of the highest character. george h w bush was the 41stus president, and was vice president to ronald reagan. we will be live in the united states with the reaction. also this morning: another resignation over brexit. the universities and science minister, sam gyimah, quits, calling the prime minister's plan naive. aftershocks rock alaska, after a devastating earthquake strikes its biggest city. in sport: one of the biggest comebacks ever — that is how tyson fury sees his comeback to the ring, as he flexes his muscles for the last time before his heavyweight showdown with the man in the mask, deontay wilder. a right royal game of real tennis. i take on prince edward as he tries to breathe fresh life into a 600—year—old sport. good morning all. it is the first weekend of december, and it is a cloudy affaires for most of us. there is also some rain in the forecast, what it is not a complete washou

and here in germany george bush sr he's remembered as a president closely linked to the dramatic era that marked the end of the cold war and german reunification it was during his presidency that the berlin wall fell in one thousand eight hundred nine and that communist east germany and west germany were reunited after forty years of division the. it was the moment germans had a way to for decades and while it was ronald reagan he famously called for the berlin wall to be toned down george bush sr was in office when it finally happened . but call it the chancellor of a silver unification once described bush as a stroke of luck in his country's history saying that every united germany wouldn't have been possible without his help. we're described as a tireless diplomat the forty first us president help soften the fronts after decades of animosity between washington and the eastern bloc and he vocally supported the idea of german reunification when other european countries were strongly opposed. on the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall bush coal and former soviet lead

led to a dive in his popularity and he was ousted by democrat bill clinton eight years later george bush sr saw his son george w. bush become the forty third president of the us i'm joined now by our correspondent . in washington what reactions have there been to george bush senior's death. well we've already seen reactions pouring in from across the u.s. and across the political spectrum we have the first reaction from president donald trump in which he said having read here through his essential authenticity disarming wit and unwavering commitment to faith family and country president bush inspired generations of his fellow americans to public service to be in his words a thousand points of light illuminating the greatness hope and opportunity of america to the world and we've seen a reaction from former president obama saying that his life is a testament to the idea that public service is a noble calling president clinton saying that he is a grateful for his friendship with president bush he was a really a man who was admired broadly across the political spectrum especially after he left

a state funeral in washington for former president george bush sr. he is remembered as a patriot, a statesman, and a loving father. he valued character of the pedigree, and he was nursing. he looked for the good in each person, and he usually found at —— character over pedigree. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: mixed messages over the trade deal struck between the us and china, but the truce still stands for now. and second wind for an ancient tradition, as miniature wooden boats set sail from singapore once again. good morning. it is 8:00am in singapore, midnight in london and ii:00pm in vancouver, where canadian authorities have arrested huawei's global chief financial officer. meng wanzhou is facing extradition to the united states on suspicion she violated us sanctions against iran. huawei said it was not aware of any wrongdoing by ms meng. our technology correspondent dave lee is in san francisco. dave, what more do we know about the arrest of meng wanzhou? yes, well, we know ms meng was arrested on sunday, on december one, th

also in july then when they do one george bush sr went to key if and he met the radial nationalists you know the precursor us. now is and he had this speech which william safire wait to called i think it was shame for him to do it with a chicken kiev speech well in fact that speech prevent that a lot of bloodshed that could happen in one thousand nine hundred one not to have that speech and we will support those in the republic superfood pursue freedom democracy. sea and economic liberty americans will not support will not support those who seek independence from the then soviet union in order to replace a far off tyranny with a local despotism ok well they will not aid those who promote a suicidal nationalism based upon ethnic h. ok i think. this is what i wonder thank you but i do know you're going to quote that that is such a perfect segue to our next topic ukraine ok let me go back to cyprus here alex we have president poroshenko after the invoking martial law has banned essentially all russian adults to go to you ukraine right now is this part of his checklist of. initiatives a

bush winds up to pay respects to his father george bush sr the state funeral of the forty first president of the united states begins a few hours time. warner. i'm serious almost comical to have you with us we begin in france where president obama won mccomas meeting with his cabinet and that the biggest crisis to face his administration yet the government was forced to postpone an unpopular rise in fuel taxes yesterday after a violent protest across the country across defended the tax as being in line with efforts to curb climate change and the unrest about one hundred high schools in france blocked or otherwise disrupted by student protests yesterday bubble phone cameras caught some of the mayhem outside schools and or young paris and. let's go to journalist jakes agana row in paris with the very latest on the story hi jake we mentioned president because cabinet meeting this morning there is also a meeting of the national assembly this afternoon what are we going to see today from the french government. that's right well so there's a little war that's probably being discussed at today's

rotunda where mourners have been passing through to pay their respects if you're in germany george bush sr will be remembered as a president closely linked to the dramatic moments that marked the end of the cold war and german reunification it was his presidency a during his presidency that the berlin wall fell and that communist east germany and west germany were reunited after forty years of division. it was the moment germans had a waited for decades and while it was ronald reagan who famously called for the berlin wall to be toned down george bush sr was in office when it finally happened we. had called the chancellor who oversaw re-unification once described bush as a stroke of luck in his country's history saying that a real united germany wouldn't have been possible without his help for him were described as a tireless diplomat the forty first u.s. president to help soften the fronts after decades of animosity between washington and the eastern bloc and he focally supported the idea of german reunification when other european countries were strongly opposed. on the twentieth anniver

bush has died at home in texas at the age of ninety four bush sr tenure was defined by the end of the cold war and the beginning of a new war in the gulf party culhane looks back at his life. five months ago started this cruel war against kuwait tonight a battle has been joined with those words u.s. president george herbert walker bush staked a place in history his successful campaign to drive saddam hussein from kuwait was the one term president's most significant accomplishment the son of a wealthy republican u.s. senator bush served in the second world war and was elected to two terms in the u.s. congress in the one nine hundred sixty s. president richard nixon became bush's mentor appointing him in bassett or to the united nations in one nine hundred seventy i shall resign the presidency of nixon resigned in disgrace but bush a savvy political survivor became head of the cia in one thousand nine hundred eighty six after eight years as ronald reagan's vice president bush entered the white house in one nine hundred eighty nine after a savagely negative campaign less than a year afte

his official jet air force one to texas to transport the former president's casket to washington bush sr was the forty first president from one nine hundred eighty nine to nine hundred ninety three those are the headlines join me here for more news after up front. the latest news as it breaks an army of volunteers has come together to help with the influx of tens of thousands of evacuees with detailed coverage but now the president to meet with detectives says there's not much that can be done in the south china sea is now we decided to step down. from around the world challenges into each sector in chad are driving the refugio families to return to dark for many are now back in the villages they fled when the worst part is. almost four years into a war that's led to the world's worst humanitarian catastrophe could a peace deal ever be reached in yemen all of this week's headline of the foreign minister of the who the rebel led government has shown the sheriff. are men of the house and also on the show almost thirty years ago from just looking almost that we were right.

was a bit of tension between bush forty one and bush forty three as we often refer to them george bush sr and his eldest son george w. but that really dissipated in the final months of his life in fact while we know he suffered from parkinson's george bush sr in fact george w. bush wrote a book to him which was published very quickly so that his father could read it was really a testimonial of how much his father had contributed to his life and his success and really almost worshipful in terms of the relationship which many times say had been rather tense so it'll be interesting to listen to this eulogy many say that it will be difficult to deliver without tears because of their close bond and of course there are so many here to honor him not only did george bush sr have a significant domestic public service aspect to his presidency but also it was one very much dominated by foreign policy and so we know that german chancellor angela merkel is here as well as the king of jordan even prince charles he really touched the lives of so many that will be present in the cathedral behind me simpl

for your time and reflections though and so what can serve as a former white house aide to george bush sr he believes he'll be warmly or mended around the wild. i think it will be remembered very fondly very warmly for this tyrant office the only get one terrorist president of the united states but it was a time of stability for the united states and it will be critical with with whatever the persian gulf crisis with other with a loss of life and having a great humanitarian heart i don't think that he would be so pleased with with some of the things are headed the united states i don't think that he viewed pleased with some of the challenges the way some of the charities have been addressed by the current president i think you would have any difficulty. he wanted very much to bring people together again ever to try to brace really americans together and to make america a place that was welcome to the rest of the world so he was somebody for a world war two many many years ago but he for world war two i don't think he ever forgot experience and he wanted to see a world where there was less

the former us president george bush sr has died at the age of 94. the news was announced in the past few hours by his son george w bush who described him as a man of the highest character. george h w bush was the 41stus president and was vice—president to ronald reagan. we'll be live in the united states with the reaction. also this morning: another resignation over brexit. the universities and science minister, sam gyimah, quits calling the prime minister's plan "naive". aftershocks rock alaska after a devastating earthquake strikes its biggest city. in sport, one of the biggest comebacks ever... that's how tyson fury, sees his return to the ring, as he flexes his muscles for the last time, before his heavyweight showdown with the man in the mask, deontay wilder... a right royal game of real tennis. i take on prince edward, as he tries to breathe fresh life into a 600—year—old sport. good morning, all. it is the first weekend of december, and it is a cloudy affair for most of us. there is also some rain in the forecast, but it's not a complete wash—

he said he felt privileged to have worked with george bush sr.ve ever known. we will be going to america to get more reaction to read the programme. nearly 70,000 carers are being told they must repay an average of £1,400 of the allowance they get for looking after a severely disabled person, because they earned too much to qualify. what is this all about? having to pay back £1400, this is a lot of money. it is. some are going to have to go back more years and pay back thousands of pounds. it is about a benefit called carer‘s allowance, you can get £64.60 a week carer‘s allowa nce. you can get £64.60 a week carer‘s allowance. it is £1 85 each hour you can get £64.60 a week carer‘s allowance. it is £185 each hour but thatis allowance. it is £185 each hour but that is the strict earnings rule. if you are more than £120 a week, you lose the lot. an mp mentioned a case where a woman who was just 10p over the £120 lost her benefit and had to repay it. it is a benefit which is very important but the earnings rule is very strict. we are talking about pe

presidents and other world leaders are among those paying tribute to george bush sr q eight simmias. says bush sr tried to quotes create a new international order based on justice and equality among nations and he never forgot the kuwaiti people and will remain in their memory former u.s. president barack obama said george h.w. bush's life is a testament to the notion that public service is a noble joyous calling and he did tremendous good along the journey current president donald trump said this through his essential authenticity disarming wit and on wavering commitment to face family and country president bush inspired generations of his fellow americans to public service to be in his words a thousand points of light illuminating the greatness hope and opportunity of america to the world. well while the legacy of bush's foreign policy may focus heavily on the first gulf war he also oversaw the final chapter of the cold war between the u.s. and the old u.s.s.r. the year he took office one thousand eight hundred nine the berlin wall came down it was a major symbol of cold war divisi

. >> bush sr..e have reasons, some of which have just been explained for protesting him, but in particular, because of our chilean connection we thought this is a little bit of ironic history because here is the man 1977, presiding over the cia when the following thinings were happening - -- opereration cocondor, whihich gg grandin just mentioned, which is basically a series of death squads. but he was also presiding over chet hadwhen pino concentration camps openn, torturing people, execututing people, persecuting people, and killing people overseas. one of t those persons was in they were blown up by actually and death squad. it turns out bush sr., president bush, the one we're talking inut, he was complicit leaking information saying to chileess that pinochet of had nothing whatsoever to do with this. and only was he complicit, he was trying to steer the press away from the chileans who had perpetrated this terrorist act in washington, d.c., and blamed the cubans for having blown up -- there are

george bush sr has died we take a look at the life of the head of one america's big political dynasties. and this is al jazeera live from also coming up as the g. twenty summit gets underway in argentina the saudi crown prince cuts and lonely figure that finds a friend to me a person. ukraine ups the ante in its growing confrontation with russia announcing a travel ban on russian men. a powerful earthquake shakes homes and tears up roads in the u.s. state of alaska. former u.s. president george herbert walker bush has died aged ninety four he had been ill for some time. looks back at the life of the forty first president of the united states . five months ago started this cruel war against kuwait tonight a battle has been joined with those words u.s. president george herbert walker bush staked a place in history his successful campaign to drive saddam hussein from kuwait was the one term president's most significant accomplishment the son of a wealthy republican u.s. senator bush served in the second world war and was elected to two terms in the u.s. congress in the one nine hundred six

president george bush sr who has died at the age of ninety four. french police have fired tear gas in paris at protesters demonstrating against fuel prices found took part in a third weekend of so-called yellow vests demonstrations which began over a hike in fuel taxes many turned up wearing mosques ski goggles before clashing with police throwing rocks paint and construction barricades more than one hundred people have been arrested on a gago reports. oh. thousands of the so-called yellow shirts marched in paris for the third successive saturday most of them peaceful. others tore down barricades ready for a confrontation with right police. a movement spread on social media which has spilled on to the streets with no apparent leader no clear demand but with a lot of support from french people nationwide. motorists started blockading roads in early november against the rising price of fuel and next month's proposed tax rise on diesel president emanuel mcconnell says the tax is necessary to promote more environmentally friendly fuel and cut pollution

final farewell to a former american president to world leaders of hundreds of a funeral for george bush sr he should be buried in his home state of texas later today. i'm brian thomas thanks so much for joining us canada has arrested one of the biggest names in china's business world who is the daughter of the founder of chinese telecoms giant holloway she's. also one of its top global executives this arrest is linked to alleged violations of american sanctions against iran she now faces extradition to the united states and the tension is set to spark new tensions between the u.s. and china. she's the chief financial officer of one of the biggest telecommunications equipment companies in the world now it's emerged that men one jew has been in custody in canada for days u.s. authorities appear to be seeking her extradition on charges of helping while way violate the u.s. trade embargo against iran further details of the allegations against her are still unknown but her arrest comes as while way faces increasing scrutiny from abroad. in the past u.s. lawmakers have described the company as a

a state funeral in washington for former president george bush sr. he's remembered as a patriot, a statesman and a loving father. he valued character over pedigree, and he was no cynic. he looked for the good in each person, and he usually found it. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: mixed messages over the trade deal struck between the us and china, but the truce still stands for now. and second wind for an ancient tradition, as miniature wooden boats set sail once again. good morning. it's 9am in singapore, 1am in london and 5pm in vancouver, where the canadian authorities have arrested huawei's global chief financial officer. meng wanzhou is facing extradition to the united states on suspicion she violated us sanctions against iran. huawei said it was not aware of any wrongdoing by ms meng and the chinese embassy issued a statement demanding her immediate release. our technology correspondent, dave lee, told me what's likley to happen next. their is going to be a hearing on friday in canada and that would potentially see meng wanz

let me just let me play devil's advocate for a second you know compared to what happened to george bush sr looks almost a peacemaker let me remind you of that in georgia and nobody. came to power who started all the wars that continued. in south the satyr and the united states was very negative about him and they didn't make scandalous monograms so horrid there was basically stood in the end of nine hundred eighty one it was under george bush sr also in july then teenager one george bush senior went to hear from he met the radio call nationalists you know the precursor us. have now his and he had this speech which william safire wait to called i think it was shame for him to do it with a chicken kiev speech well in fact that speech prevent that a lot of bloodshed that could happen in one thousand nine hundred one not to have that speech and we will support those in the republic superfood pursue freedom democracy. see an economic liberty americans will not support will not support those who seek independence from the then soviet union in order to replace a far off tyranny with a local despo

presidents and other world leaders were among those paying tribute to george bush sr kuwait simmias. says bush sr tried to create a new international order based on justice and equality among nations and he never forgot the kuwaiti people and will remain in their memory former u.s. president barack obama said george h.w. bush's life is a testament to the notion that public service is a noble joyous calling and he did tremendous good along the journey donald trump today saying through his essential authenticity disarming wits and on the wavering commitment to faith family and country president bush inspired generations of his fellow americans to public service to be in his words a thousand points of light illuminating the greatness hope and opportunity of america to the world gabriel is under no from washington well they certainly are all presidents when they pass away are granted a state funeral if they choose to have one john fitzgerald kennedy had a state funeral ronald reagan as well also had a state funeral but it's up to the family and we have not heard from the family yet if th

a state funeral in washington for former president george bush sr. valued character over pedigree, and he was no cynic. he looked for the good in each person, and he usually found it. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: mixed messages over the trade deal struck between the us and china, but the truce still stands for now.

that's what president bush sr. that institution which should override these resentments from the past. >> and we understand he very explicitly did not want to have the same experience as the country did during the funeral of john mccain. on a personal note, doris, we have a picture that you sent us. this is back in 2006. this is you with barbara bush, george h.w. bush, and tell me about the picture. we're going to put it up and tell me about it. >> what happened is my son, joey, who's in the picture. i should call him joe now. he's mr. joe now. he had served in iraq and joined the army right after 9/11 having graduated from harvard that june. so president bush and barbara invited us up to spend the day in kennebunkport and we went in that ridiculous cigarette boat. i was terrified. we came back to lunch, talked about president clinton who had just been there before and about their growing friendship. as we left, i went to go to the bathroom which was right outside the oval driveway and i locked the door and could n

accompanied by his family including his son george bush jr as well as his faithful service dog sell the bush sr who died last friday will lie in state in the capitol building in washington until wednesday before state funeral at the national cathedral bush's remains will then be returned to texas for burial. so back in washington now let's go to washington our correspondent mara liasson waiter's on the story for us good evening to you miles so the former u.s. president has made his final trip to washington d.c. what can we expect now as the u.s. begins morning. yeah well because he is a former president and the head of it was really a political dynasty in the u.s. bush is really getting the whole nine yards in terms of a state funeral as you outlined he is on his way and will be soon be arriving at the u.s. capitol where he will be lying in state for about a day and we are expecting a large crowds including the current president trump and his wife paying tribute to this evening as well as a star studded funeral in the washington d.c. on wednesday morning that will include eulogies and speeches

the fifth will be a national day of mourning and offered his condolences to the bush family george bush sr son george w. who also served of course as u.s. president to set this george h.w. bush was a man of the highest character and the best a son or daughter could ask for gabriel elizondo now from washington. for well it certainly all presidents when they pass away are granted a state funeral if they choose to have one john fitzgerald kennedy had a state funeral ronald reagan as well also had a state funeral but it's up to the family and we have not heard from the family yet if they will choose to do that or not of course state funerals are very long affairs the last five days and very steeped in tradition we can say that most likely president bush's body will lay in state at the capitol rotunda here in washington but unclear on the state funeral yet at this point we are sure that he will be buried in texas his home state right next to barbara bush his wife of forty two years who passed away earlier this year as well it will be interesting to see if a current president donald trump is inv

remembering daryn that all this of course happened on the weekend that the former president george bush sr died and he is a man who played a key role in the establishment of full diplomatic relations between china and the united states the fortieth anniversary of that actually fulls on january the first and he is certainly in china regarded as someone who was a friend of china and that's certainly been reflected in the coverage here thank you. the other major outcomes of the g twenty summit const. the most powerful leaders in the world got together in one aside is for two days and managed to reach an agreement something that seemed unlikely when they arrived at the great upon a communique that reflects and made to revitalize trade to revitalize the. we ratify the concerns we all share i would climate change the community came addressed come on issues like the future of labor empowering women and infrastructure but also divisive topics like trade and climate change the communique shows the big differences that exist among the g twenty members and while it stresses that the paris climate agr

when george bush sr.s in that was in that parade and that was quite purposeful on his part. >> i want to quickly go back to dana and jamie. they have a guest. >> thank you. we do have a very special guest. we have ronan tinen here, you heard his beautiful voice not once but twice during this memorial service. thank you for sitting down with us. >> it's lovely to be here. a sad occasion, but it's not to be here. >> we want to hear about what brought you to this moment behind us, but first, you were with the late president singing to him on his final day. can you describe that? >> well, the president and i had been friends for 19 years. it all came about through barbara, because she ran the literacy program and i had written a book and she asked me would i read an excerpt from it and be part of the program. so i did. when i got down there, president bush said, hey, ronan, don't think for one second you're getting away without singing. and so we became very close and we had a lot of concerts together and a l

his official jet to air force one to texas to transport the former president's casket to washington bush srwas the forty first president of the united states those are the headlines the news continues here after al-jazeera correspondent. my name is god i'm saying. i work with a disease or making documentary films. ever since i was a little boy in my small village in india my dream was to make bollywood films so five years ago i decided i was finally going to do it the story i chose there was one which was closest to my heart of my one village and its dance hall mission. every day after work weekends holidays and worse been working on the script now i have the chance i get i travel from doha to bombay to get my car school and. he's. getting his last is not so he has to be out of it well you. must use this how do you think. you started working with the boss to. getting that i got a good actor as good as it was all those are done so now we have at least for the second this days i'll see. where we are. things odd but it came with a lot of the zionists came with the costume he was too much just

four his one time in office saw the collapse of the soviet union and the fall of the berlin wall bush sr will be remembered here in germany as one of the architects of unification as reaction continues to come in from around the world let's take a look back at his life and legacy. this was one of george bush's last public appearances and surely one of his toughest it was his wife barbara funeral in early twenty eight. he did farewell to have after seventy three years of marriage. the couple married shortly after the end of world war two george was a war hero. he was the youngest pilot in the u.s. navy. bush flew dozens of missions in the war he was shot down at sea then rescued at the last minute and became an instant legend. he returned to texas where he founded an oil company then he turned to a career in politics joining the republican party he became the u.s. ambassador to the united nations then the u.s. top diplomat in china then head of the cia. in the one nine hundred eighty s. he became vice president to ronald reagan. after two terms as vice president he then decided to run for

place during a private service bush was buried next to his wife barbara and their daughter robin bush sr died last week at age ninety four. after eighteen years a german chancellor angela merkel's time as head of a conservative christian democrats party has come to.