hello i'm claire richardson welcome to the show here in germany the race to succeed angela merkel as chancellor is heating up the 2 most likely candidates both say they are willing to leave the conservatives in this autumn's general election they've been making their cases to their party colleagues arming lash it had long been viewed as a favorite he's the leader of merkel's c.d.u. party and the governor of germany's most populous state north rhine-westphalia but some are now urging him to step aside in favor of marcus's ota he's chief of the c.d.s. conservative sister party in the state of the very. yeah and his national profile has grown it during the pandemic. let's get straight across to w.'s chief political editor michelle who is standing by in front of the german parliament mark was there and i mean last it have said they are both prepared to be the party's chancellor candidate so how will it be decided who will now enter the race. but essentially what we just saw there is a political showdown with both sides vowing that they want to demonstrate unity by throwing his hat finall

hello i'm claire richardson welcome to the show britain is mourning prince philip husband to queen elizabeth after he died on friday at the age of 99 flags will fly at half mast until the day of his funeral which is yet to be announced although buckingham palace has asked crowds not to gather or lay flowers jaring the pandemic people have been coming out to express their grief today the military paid their tribute to the prince. sound. across britain military guns fire salutes delayed prince philip a day after his death. many british people are pausing to mark the passing of a man they held dear. i have a huge huge amount of respect for the royal family quite emotional actually i'm still here about it and we have. a nice break as we walk into parliament square on my toes for i 71st i just thought if we had come down here and just been to the palace and safety obviously masks and everything else and just be a place the family today the prince philip was some wonderful father and a real asset to british life and i'm sure the queen is grieving terribly my wishes to her very sad actually shed a

hello i'm claire richardson welcome to the show jordan says it has filed a plot by a former crown prince to destabilize the kingdom the government maintains homes have been hussein and others were undermining security with the help of foreign powers as many as 20 high level officials have been arrested denies being part of a conspiracy and says he's being silenced. according to jordan security officials the king's half brother bin hussein had been under investigation for some time the country's foreign minister said the former crown prince was trying to mobilize tribal leaders against the government with support from abroad i mean the investigations monitored interference including calls with foreign parties were guarding the suitable timing to start steps to shake the security of our steady jordan. 16 people including a former adviser to king abdullah and another member of the royal family were arrested the military initially denied arresting hum's i've been hussein and said it had issued him a warning for his actions but in a video statement sent to media on saturday prince homes are c

hello i'm claire richardson a very warm welcome to the show the u.s. capitol is again the scene of a major security incident say a car rammed a barricade outside the capitol killing one officer and injuring another they say the attack does not appear to be related to terrorism but their investigation is still ongoing washington has been on edge since january 6th when supporters of former president donald trump stormed the capitol. and the u.s. capitol police have given a press conference with more details of what happened. at approximately 102 hours this afternoon a suspect entered what we refer to as the north barricade of the capitol. the suspect rammed his car into 2 of our officers and then hit the north barricade barrier assets time the suspect exit the vehicle with a knife in hand our officers then engage that suspect he did not respond to verbal commands the suspect did start lunging toward us capitol police officers at which time u.s. capitol police officers fired upon the suspect. at this time the suspect has been pronounced deceased to u.s. c

hello i'm claire richardson welcome to the show jordan says it has foiled a plot by a former crown prince to destabilize the kingdom the government maintains homes have been hussein and others were undermining security with the help of foreign powers as many as 20 high level officials have been arrested said denies being part of a conspiracy and says he's being silenced according to jordan security officials the king's half brother hums of bin hussein had been under investigation for some time the country's foreign minister said the former crown prince was trying to mobilize tribal leaders against the government with support from abroad. the investigations monitored interference including calls with foreign parties were guarding the suitable timing to start steps to shake the security of our steady jordan. 16 people including a former adviser to king abdullah and another member of the royal family were arrested the military initially denied arresting has not been hussein and said it had issued him a warning for his actions but in a video statement sent to media on saturday prince hamza cl

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hello i'm claire richardson welcome to the show despite having spent almost half a year in some form of walk down germany may be headed for longer tougher coronavirus restrictions infections are high across the country in the vaccination rollout still sluggish in response to the crisis more leaders are calling for a harder lock down one of them is arming lash at the head of germany's most populous states and the leader of chancellor angela merkel's conservative party until now he had opposed stricter lockdown measures. in the shoot during a visit to a vaccination center last week the approach of him and other state premiers to the pandemic soak up broadside from the chancellor. has solved the in return a call for more talks until 5 measures. and that's why i think we need a bridge lockdown. we have to build to preach to the point in time where a lot of people the facts in a tilt my own eyes i know that a lot of people are tired of the pandemic but also because a lot are ready to go a step further i mean shit so in. that it wants more people working from home and stricter curfews prod

the deal including germany france russia britain and china are hoping for a breakthrough i'm claire richardson in berlin and this is the day. i am announcing today that the united states will withdraw from the iran nuclear deal sure america has maximum pressure has so far been afraid. we are ready to engage dialogue with iran and we are very clear eyed about the hurdles that remain the fact is this was a horrible one sided deal that should have never ever been made as we have said to find a mutual return to the way. if the new u.s. administration wants to maximum pressure they're going to fail we don't anticipate presently that there will be direct talks between the united states and iran through the process that we certainly remain open to them. also coming up the city that never sleeps gets a reason to stay up after a dry spell for live entertainment new york state reopens theaters concert halls and comedy clubs at limited capacity one of the lessons from the damage is just how much people just. indeed music and theater and dance and any sort of life are to be going to come to personally. if

the deal including germany france russia britain and china are hoping for a breakthrough and claire richardson in berlin and this is the day. i am announcing today that the united states will withdraw from the iran nuclear deal with america's maximum pressure and so far enough. we are ready to. dialogue with iran and we're very clear eyed about the hurdles that remain the fact is this was a horrible one sided deal that should have never ever been there as we have said to find a mutual return to your way. also if the new u.s. administration wants to proceed maximum pressure they're going to fail we don't anticipate presently that there will be direct talks between the united states and iran through the process that we certainly remain open to them. also coming out the city that never sleeps gets a reason to stay up after a dry spell for live entertainment new york state reopens theaters concert halls and comedy clubs at limited capacity one of the lessons from the damage is just how much people just. indeed music and theater and dance and any sort of for life are you going to be going to come t

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hello i'm claire richardson welcome to the show britain is mourning the death of prince philip husband to queen elizabeth he died on friday aged 99 today military guns will fire salutes and sporting events will pause for minutes of silence flags will fly at half mast until the day of his funeral which is yet to be announced and although buckingham palace has asked crowds not to gather or lay flowers during the pandemic people have been coming out to express their grief. it's been a year filled with pain and oscillation for those in the united kingdom with many losing loved ones in the coronavirus pandemic. but much of british society is pausing to give special attention to the passing of one man they hold. i have a huge huge amount of respect for the. actually even talking about it we need a break. first it has come down here in just being here the. safety and everything else and just be placed. for the prince philip was wonderful father and a real asset to british life and i'm sure the queen is grieving terribly my wishes to her very sad. it's. sad sad sad he's been with us all throug

hello i'm claire richardson welcome to the show despite having spent almost half a year in some form of walk down germany may be headed for a longer tougher coronavirus restrictions infections are high across the country and the vaccination rollout still sluggish in response to the crisis more leaders are calling for a harder lockdown one of them is arming lashed the head of germany's most populous states and the leader of chancellor angela merkel's. servia party until now he had opposed to stricter lockdown measures. army national touring a visit to a vaccination center last week the approach of him and other state premiers to the pandemic took up broadside from the chancellor. his salvo in return a call for more talks and tougher measures. to stop lobbying. and that's why i think we need to bridge lockdown. we have to build to preach to the point in time where a lot of people of action a tilt in my own eyes i know there's a lot of people are tired of the pandemic and put also because a lot are ready to go a step further i mean shit in. that it wants more people working from home an

hello i'm claire richardson welcome to the show voting is underway in chad in a presidential election in which the expected winner is already clear authoritarian president idriss deby seen here casting his ballot today is expected to win a 6th term he said he has ruled chad since he seized power some 30 years ago and other candidates are standing but the main rivals have been barred from running or have polls out claiming intimidation. or chad is home to nearly half a 1000000 refugees and it plays a key role in battling islamist extremism in the sahara region our correspondent fred move when he is in chad with the latest on the man critics say is a ruthless dictator. interest they be is an experienced military man with the rank of martial officers have achieved this military i call it. he came to power in 1993. and he has stayed in power since they. are on was at this campaign rally in the capital in jermyn a he jokes that he's been in power since before he supported as we have borne for some like he's 8 might they be as a hero. the. others come a long way. behind felipe built this co

hello i'm claire richardson welcome to the show voting is underway in chad in a presidential election in which the expected winner is already clear authoritarian president idriss deby seen here casting his ballot today is expected to win a 6th term in office debbie has ruled chadha since he sees powers of 30 years ago other candidates are standing but the main rivals have been barred from running or have polls out claiming intimidation. well chad is home to nearly half a 1000000 refugees and it plays a key role in battling islamist extremism in the sahara region our correspondent fred a movement he is reporting for us from chad with the latest on the man critics call a ruthless dictator. interested b. is an experience military man with the rank of martial officers have achieved this military our current weight he came to power in 1993 in mi terry coup and he has stayed in power since then. was at this campaign rally in the capital jemima he jokes that he's been in power since before his supporters we're born for some like his aide might there be is a hero. then the others come a long

hello i'm claire richardson welcome to the show britain is mourning prince philip husband to queen elizabeth after he died on friday at the age of 99 flags will fly at half mast until the day of his funeral which is yet to be announced until then buckingham palace has asked crowds not to gather or lay flowers during the pandemic people have nonetheless been coming out to express their grief and today the military page of their tribute to the prince. the sound. across britain military guns fire salutes delayed prince philip a day after his death. many british people are pausing to mark the passing of a man they held dear. i have a huge huge amount of respect for the royal family quite emotional actually even just talking about it and we the news broke as we walk if you pardon is. my daughter and i just at 1st it just felt like if we had come down here and just been to the palace and safely go to sleep mosques and everything else and just be a place that will finally today oh the prince philip was so wonderful father and a real asset to british life and i'm sure the queen is grieving terribly