joining me now is the recent humanitarian coordinator for care international in the middle east melius who's card monitoring the situation from amman in jordan martin first of all what are your colleagues in recent telling you about the situation on the ground. in the morning they told us. you know there was. a quiet tonight there was you know kind of a reduction off airstrikes and you know basically the president said levels of violence we had seen in the last ten days were reducing and in the morning. around ten o'clock local time people were coming out of their basements out of their shelters trying to get some food and water but very recently as you are. i think we seem to have lost the line to martin million strong kev internationally he was talking to us from amman jordan we see if we can reestablish that line later in the program meanwhile let's take a look at some other stories making news around the. a check or to zoom in to free the city could this lead asylum listing refusing to requests to extradite him check authorities detained muslim over the weekend at qwest thought a m

care international's middle east a regional coordinator is martin media see joins us from amman jordan welcome to d.w. what are you hearing about the situation in eastern tutor. so basically after nine days of unprecedented level of facilities people are tired they're hungry they're free and we have seen hundreds of people that have perished in the bombing campaign . and we know off around twenty four have facilities that have been bombed deliberately. and basically we had seen after that announcement of the u.n. security council we had seen like a brief lull there was a calmer night or partners were telling us in the morning that people were emerging from the shelters they were cleaning the roads to give space for the ambulances to go through there are trying to get food and water but then late in the day around lunchtime the borning started again and then people went on the ground and into the business again. it's important to remember that this was not a cease fire that was that was agreed but the series of five causes what kind of humanitarian groups achieve during five. i mean one

martin is the regional humanitarian coordinator for care international in the middle east based in amman jordan i asked him what his colleagues and he was saying about the situation on the ground. they have been telling is that after ten days of find president at levels of violence and aerial bombardment that they had a rather quiet night and people were emerging from their shelters in the morning at nine o'clock local time looking for their belongings or looking to get some food some water and then unfortunately around lunchtime again we got. we got information from our partners on the ground that the aerial bombardment had reached you and people were running for their lives again and basically now we have really trouble to reestablish communication at the moment and while people on the ground able to establish where this was coming from do they think it was saving government forces responsible for this because the russians are saying that in fact rebels have also been shelling and fighting mortice. i mean that is very difficult for us to say i mean we are. i mean we have been seeing th

them to leave that there is obvious there partitioning the country but what has the us ever cared about international law so that doesn't even appear in the us media if you never hear about it right but we get to the issue that is also still barely covered which is is the u.s. legality of the war in syria of the war on syria and it's done under the two thousand and one two thousand and three authorization of the use of military force for iraq against al qaeda which is still being used by the united states to justify its presence in military conflicts all of the so when this is a justification for endless wars thinking they say that they have the authorization you just move the goalpost as it were and say this is what covers it ok i suppose it will fly to yemen in somalia and only those who are getting it is ok so i mean you know it. it's already a justification and it doesn't matter the circumstances that was done once and it applies the entire region to how this never get to that obama is the person that ramped up the u.s. presence in syria and so the justification was to fight al qaeda then obama c

international law. the fully the forces on the ground cared about international law.hose that do are basically the syrian regime and russia, and what good that produces we can judge this on a different show probably. we do not have time to discuss it. this is the plight of international law in syria. i think turkish government can very well bring the argument to substantiate its claims also in legal terms by saying we are against an insurgent organization in turkey in our own country, which is somehow present in our neighboring nottry, which can if directly attack, plan its operations out of this country. very easy to make this argument and also, i think, to win it. i am not an expert on international law, as you are, but i think politically -- i would like to come back to the situation of the kurds in northern syria and delve a little bit deeper into something you said in your opening statement, namely that the syrian kurds need to focus on their own political interests . could you give us, briefly, if you would, for those viewers not equated with this very complex p

well we can speak now tojoelle bassoul from the charity, care international, for the latest on the situation hearing about what is going on now in eastern ghouta? the area has been besieged for several years but what we are seeing now has not been seen before. i am talking on a daily basis to organisations that give support in eastern ghouta, they are reporting ona eastern ghouta, they are reporting on a lack of everything. food, medical aid, what. there is no power. it is winter. people are called. air strikes are leading to a big death toll. today i was talking toa big death toll. today i was talking to a partner who is working in one of the hospitals. it was hit by air strikes yesterday. they lost one of their staff. it is very sad obviously for everyone there. the medical worker was walking into the hospital with a wounded woman when the air strike hit the building. they both passed away. along with other people in the area. we are counting civilian death on a daily basis now. it is a horrific situation, there has been an international outcry, but nothing will change, will it? the syrian

ever cared about international law so that doesn't even appear in the u.s. media yet you see it is you never hear about it right but we get to the issue that is also still barely covered which is is the u.s. legality of the war in syria of the war od syria.

within the economic sector mainly the topic digitalisation is the big topic we have to care for external international security staff it was good that we created for example the european defense union to build on that now and we have to make sure that our society it is strong and keeping all different sources together therefore it is a huge investment in the coalition treated in the families with children for example because this is the basic of. now you've always been seen as someone who is a potential successor to german chancellor angela merkel if this doesn't vote this vote doesn't come together with the social democrats if this grand coalition doesn't come together would you potentially be part of a plan b. . the chancellor will be the one who will lead us in a potential plan b. and i have always said. that in each generation but it is a chance to lead my generation it is i. was up on the line thank you very much for the interview on fox in the studio and i've been so delighted me to look if the at the seaview convention going on in berlin thank you very much and thank you also the defense minist

members violation of international law that i find it disconcerting both only the forces on the ground cared about international law sure and those that do and those that. abstention the arguments on international law basically the syrian regime and russia and what could that prove that produces the we can just as a different show probably we don't have the time to discuss that they would actually this is the this is the the plight of international law in syria as demonstrated another time and frankly i don't think i think the turkish government can very well bring the argument and substantiate its its claims also in legal terms by saying we are fighting against an insurgent organization in turkey in our own country which is somehow present in a neighboring country and which of which can at least plan if not directly attack a plan its operations out of this country that's an ally for tical it is hypothetical when i was it's very easy to to to make this argument and also i think even to win and i'm not an expert on international law as you are but i think politically it will be safely yes and

ever cared about international law so that doesn't even appear in the u.s. media you never hear about it right but we get to the issue that is also still barely covered which is is the u.s. legality of the war in syria of the war on syria and it's done under the two thousand and one two thousand and three authorization of the use of military force for iraq against al qaeda which is still being used by the united states to justify its presence in military conflicts all across always themselves when this is a justification for endless wars thinking they say that they have the authorization you just move the goalpost as it were and say this is what covers it ok i suppose it will ply to yemen in somalia and only those that may forget about it is ok so i mean you know if it's. it's already a justification and it doesn't matter the circumstances that was done once and it applies the entire region to us never get that obama is the person that ramped up the u.s. presence in syria and so the justification was to fight al-qaeda then obama comes and he supports an eigh

care. quadriga international talk show for journalists to discuss the topic of the week following the release of turkish german journalist an easy journey from a prison in turkey to question peace keeping them out of the book this president and i want to play francis join me and my guests on the quadriga art. quadriga in sixty minutes on. happy birthday in good shape returning ten days from you and you can read this amazing fitness backpack and if you want to know what's inside it's visit on the web. to turn in the most favorite holmgren's into. coughing or maybe the whole bit just to soak. in that. good luck. where i come from we have to fight for a free press and was born and raised in a military dictatorship and just want to be a shadow and if you just pay for us when official information as attorneys i have to walk off the streets like many can trust and their problems are always the same fourteen social inequality a lack of the freedom of the press and corruption we got on the fourth to stay silent when it comes to the fans of the humans and see the microphones who have decided to put th

them to leave that there is obvious there partitioning the country but what has the us ever cared about international law so that doesn't even appear in the us media you never hear about it right but we get to the issue that is also still barely covered which is is the u.s. legality of the war in syria of the war on syria and it's done under the two thousand and one two thousand and three authorization of the use of military force for iraq against al qaeda which is still being used by the united states to justify its presence in military conflicts all of the so when this is a justification for endless wars thinking they say that they have the authorization you just move the goalpost as it were and say this is what covers it ok i suppose it will ply to yemen in somalia and only those who are getting it is ok so i mean you know it. it's already a justification and it doesn't matter the circumstances that was done once and it applies the entire region to how this never get to that obama is the person that ramped up the u.s. presence in syria and so the justification was to fight al qaeda then obama come

two charities, care and the international rescue committee, warned about this abuse three years ago andbut a report from the un population fund late last year confirmed that sex was still being traded for aid. sexual exploitation and abuse of women and girls has been ignored. it's been known about and it's been ignored for seven years. this war is seven years old. the un and the system, as it currently stands, have chosen for women's bodies to be sacrificed. the department for international development said it was not aware of any cases like this involving uk aid, and if there were, the foreign secretary said the funding would be stopped. obviously, we have talked a great deal about this in the last few weeks, since the whole business broke with oxfam and so on, and penny mordaunt and i are absolutely committed to a zero—tolerance approach. can it be stopped? well, we will not support agencies that engage in that kind of activity. un agencies and charities said they had zero tolerance of exploitation but were not aware of any cases of abuse by their own partner organisations, and one un

within the economic sector mainly the topic digitalisation is the big topic we have to care for external and internal security staff it was good that we created for example the european defense union to build on that knowledge and we have to make sure that our society owes a strong and keeping of all different sources to get out safely there's a huge investment in the coalition trading in the families with children cry example because this is the basic. now you've always been seen as someone who is a potential successor to german chancellor angela merkel if this doesn't bode this vote doesn't come together with the social democrats if this grand coalition doesn't come together would you potentially because of a plan b. . the chancellor will be the one who will lead us in a potential plan b. and i have always said that in each generation there is a chance like my generation it isn't the american. cars or the political editor michelle that they're speaking to personify the law yet although they have nearly done but the conversation continues online you'll find us on twitter you see the address right th

a second term president kabila those elections were not considered free and fair by international law he didn't care about free and fair elections in twenty eleven when he was being reelected this is comment of people from international monitors from the carter center are a group this is not a country that belongs to. a comment of i don't know who so it is very unfair it is the people of congo who decide ok and if we decide that the election where good are going to one decided the other if i was a member of parliament if you're good so let people say what they want but the people of congo you say will decide what's free and fair the people of congo are protesting in the streets they have been for the last two years against their will is an election who protests the my idea there are. twelve million people in this town of kinshasa. there where no not even ten thousand people are protesting ten thousand people doesn't count as a problem. how the non elected people would try to keep sure it's not only elected example allowed to protest in a democracy is that your position is are definitely because the

care. it boasts an international portfolio of 34 brands and has a market cap of 105 billion euros.the helm, a man who has dedicated his entire career to the company. over four decades he has covered all facets of the business. today on "leaders with lacqua," we meet jean paul agon, chairman and ceo of l'oreal. thank you so much. jean paul: pleasure. francine: what happened to l'oreal in the last 10 years? innovation? your share price has grown. was it exciting times? jean paul: very exciting. i started as ceo 10 years ago. it has been 10 years very exciting. of course, we had crisis in 2008 and 2009, but globally the business has been very good. we have been growing, acquiring brands, launching new products, gaining market share everywhere, in europe, usa, china, so very exciting, fantastic. francine: what has been the most fun? jean paul: the most fun has been the past three or four years. thanks to digital revolution, everything has been transformed. as i tell my teams, i think this industry, our business, our company has more chance in the past three years than in the previous 3

they care about the public caring about this issue and they don't really care about it internally.ut that's no surprise, they normalized this during the election, and it's par for the course for this white house. >> you put it well and you pull the seriousness of it. and i'm not good enough at my job to know how to pivot from the eloquent and serious point you make to former white house aid amarosa, i don't know how to make the turn. >> me either, but the circus that we watched with big brother is only a continuation of the circus that's going on in the white house. >> you have international diplomatic credentials, take a look at how we do it in america here now. >> i was haunted by tweets every single day, like what is he going to tweet next. >> does anybody say to him, what are you doing? >> i tried to be that person and then all of the people around him attacked me. >> would you work for him again? >> god, no. never. >> so what do you think of that? >> i think it's pretty bizarre. but to make a serious point with this, after that came out, the white house deputy press secretary

two charities, care and the international rescue committee, warned about this abuse three years ago andreport from the un population fund late last year confirmed that sex was still being traded for aid. sexual exploitation and abuse of women and girls has been ignored. it's been known about and it's been ignored for seven years. this war is seven years old. the un and the system, as it currently stands, have chosen for women's bodies to be sacrificed. the department for international development said it was not aware of any cases like this involving uk aid, and if there were, the foreign secretary said the funding would be stopped. obviously, we have talked a great deal about this in the last few weeks since the whole business broke with oxfam and so on, and penny mordaunt and i are absolutely committed to a zero tolerance approach. can it be stopped? well, we will not support agencies that engage in that kind of activity. un agencies and charities said they had zero tolerance of exploitation, but were not aware of any cases of abuse by their own partner organisations, and one un spoke

two charities, care and the international rescue committee, warned about this abuse three years ago andtation and abuse of women and girls has been ignored. it's been known about and it's been ignored for seven years. this war is seven years old. the un and the system, as it currently stands, have chosen for women's bodies to be sacrificed. the department for international development said it was not aware of any cases like this involving uk aid, and if there were, the foreign secretary said the funding would be stopped. obviously, we have talked a great deal about this in the last few weeks since the whole business broke with 0xfam and so on, and penny mordaunt and i are absolutely committed to a zero tolerance approach. can it be stopped? well, we will not support agencies that engage in that kind of activity. un agencies and charities said they had zero tolerance of exploitation, but were not aware of any cases of abuse by their own partner organisations, and one un spokesman played down the reports, saying they were incomplete, fragmented and unsubstantiated. james landale, bbc news

care of it. >>> an international team of archaeologists confirmed that three spanish cave drawings are the oldest known cave art ever found. the images found in three separate caves are at least 64,000 years old. one shows a ladder. another shows a hand print. the art has been known about for decades. but scientists only recently used urine thorium dating to determine the age. they believe the ancient people looked dirchd but just like us in most respects. as for what they meant to the creators we may never know. but it's interesting. >>> bold new steps from airbnb. thou >>> ten years ago, airbnb opened doors in san francisco and opened a political can of worms along with it. . abc 7 news reporter jonathan blume was at the headquarters today for big announcements and a look at why the growing hasn't always been easy. >> how you doing today. >> reporter: airbnb got the name from the guys who turned an air matters into a bed and breakfast. >> a design conference was coming to san francisco and the hotels sold out. >> the platform grown from hundreds to thousands. >> to 4.5 million places to stay on

care. the international community as a whole cannot disclaim its obligation toward palestinian refugees. we should take any possible efforts in order to ensure the smooth continuation of the agency work on a solid financial basis. yearss part, poland four -- for years supported palestinian refugees through contributions to the agency. in response to the current needs, poland will contribute to the unrra general batch in the first quarter of the year. the stablee to add humanitarian situation in the middle east is a key priority for poland. for this reason, in recent years, we have significantly increased our support directed to the most affected people in syria, it's neighboring countries, and the west bank by bilateral and multilateral assistance, including the polish contribution under the economic resilience initiative last year. mr. president, in more general terms, let me underline the security council must maintain onecommitment to resolving of the longest standing conflicts on our agenda. we should continue to seek and attend to the israeli-palestinian conflict by reviving the pri

two charities, care and the international rescue committee, warned about this abuse three years ago and couple of weeks since the whole business broke with oxfam and so on, and penny mordaunt and i are absolutely committed to a zero tolerance approach. can it be stopped? well, we won't support agencies that engage in that kind of activity. un agencies and charities said they had zero tolerance of exploitation, but were not aware of any cases of abuse by their own partner organisations. and one un spokesman played down the reports, saying they were "incomplete, fragmented and unsubstantiated." james landale, bbc news. in a moment, the business news. first a look at the headlines on afternoon live. drivers are warned of hazardous conditions on roads as heavy snowfall hits parts of the uk. the international trade secretary, liam fox, says any form of customs union with the eu after brexit would be a "complete sell—out" for the uk. air strikes and shelling resume in the syrian enclave of eastern ghouta as a temporary ceasefire collapses. here‘s your business headlines on afternoon live. ger

intern revenue. a man who took good care of his mother, though she was 93, and the internal revenue code had a deduction if you hired someone to be a substitute for yourself to take care of a child, an elderly parent, an infirm relative of any age. the deduction was available to any woman or to a widowed or divorced man. chancey mars has never married. he took this deduction. it was disallowed. he filed his own case in the tax court. he filed his own brief, which was the sole of simplicity. it said, if i were a dutiful daughter i would have gotten this deduction. i'm a dutiful son. what sense does this make? and i think the tax code says something to the effect of, we glean the taxpayer is making a constitutional argument. but everyone knows the internal revenue code is immune from constitutional attack. it's riddled with arbitrariness. anyway, we took -- chancey mars' case to the tenth circuit and argued it together in denver. the tenth circuit decided the case in our favor. congress changed the law prospectively. that was the interplay between the court and the legislature. the legislature fixed it. n

resettled to another country have now become prisoners in indonesia many refugees hope international organizations will take care of them as soon as they are detained but the un agency for refugees to un h. e r says there's not enough money to help all the refugees stuck in indonesia. increasingly some have decided to return to their home country instead last year four hundred returned to afghanistan although the u.n.h.c.r. says the country is not safe not from our perspective but if refugees are willing to go if they decide that it's safe enough for them to go back home we can't say we wouldn't stop them. and certainly there are refugees that every time back to afghanistan from various countries that spread it and because they have no other option that. i can't make that decision for anyone it is the decision that every refugee makes for themselves while the indonesian government says it's looking for a solution for the stranded refugees people from the neighborhood are providing them with water food and medical help but in numbers are increasing and it will be hard for volunteers to continue to support them st

america is in the midst of a nervous breakdown, it is to internal looking right now to care about thisdespair because i don't see how this will work. russia is playing chess, the rest of the world is playing checkers. of course we can hope in some way there must be a solution, i struggle to see where it is. france, long experienced in the middle east, the french pushing hard for that un security council resolution. is there a game of chess that can be turned into checkers or vice versa? the problem is that in the security council, russia, who has a veto and is a permanent member, who knows very well the un because of the cold war, is making the situation impossible. the only hope with america out of the game is france. and britain. they have one armament they can use against the assad regime. it's russia. it's hardening the sanctions, and if you think that there are lots of putin's friends who have property in britain, property in france, on the cote d'azur, here the chelsea football club, the owner is close, so they could seize all this. put britain and france love russian money, so t