the ultimate authority in kazakhstan is right there, the picture says it all, the president of kazakhstancourt. and in this system, his word is the ultimate authority, not english common law. i'm not in a position to comment on politics. but what i can say is the absolute robust integrity of ourjudges, they would not be here and they would not stay here if there was not a genuine commitment to strict adherence to the rule of law and independence for our court and and also for our international arbitration centre. christopher, you have been here for a year and a half, how many cases have you dealt with? we have not received a case yet. that is to be expected. but we are getting very promising early signs in a way that other financial centres around the world, in other emerging markets, can truthfully not say was their experience. kazakhstan‘s rise from poor to middle income nation has been managed by nursultan nazarbayev. he was a steel worker who rose through the ranks of the soviet communist party and seized his opportunity when the ussr collapsed. his election victories are coronations,

kazakhstan is pa rt kazakhstan in 2014. kazakhstan is part of the larger russian world.i think that, yes, kazakhstan, as a matter of fact is a russian speaking country. we have to languages here. kazakh and russian, perhaps you noticed. languages here. kazakh and russian, perhaps you noticedl languages here. kazakh and russian, perhaps you noticed. i noticed that your government is pushing the kazakh language and pushing the... the alphabet. the script from cyrillic to the latin script, which moscow regards perhaps as a sign that you are moving away. speaking about the russian world, we don't agree because here, we have our own world, which is kazakh and the presence of the russian language, of course, is quite physical and at the same time, we are facilitating and promoting english in kazakhstan. so the more languages our younger generation know, the betterfor kazakhstan. let me end by doing what you and kazakhs do a lot, which is thinking ahead. the president and the government issued a plan on taking the country all the way through to 2050 so let's talk about 2050. in

kazakhstan is evolving.re is no ground to make a comparison between the soviet style democracy and the contemporary kazakhstan. kazakhstan has evolved dramatically and tremendously. you have 1—party rule, don't you? no. we have three parties. in the majlis. here in the senate we have no political factions... however the two parties in the lower house that are not the ruling party, they basically supports nazabayev and are loyal to the regime. you do not have any genuine opposition because, frankly, the biggest opposition party, the democratic choice party, has been banned. it is illegal. we have no such party, democratic choice. if we speak about the rule of law, we need to acknowledge that there is no existence of this party since the general prosecutor proclaimed that this party has been prohibited in carrying out activities in kazakhstan. that is exactly my point. you have banned the only real opposition voice in the country. the leader of that party is living in exile, having been imprisoned, or convicte

this report from inside kazakhstan for it -- kazakhstan. 700 years road after markle polo, there is aerhighway. kazakhstan once a soviet republic, is forging an alance with the world's most dynamic economy. they get switched on the kazakh track and be in europe at half the time it takes bit -- by sea . this is one of m tt inaccessible, most remote places on earth and now it is a key, strategic gateway. if you want to know what the chinese mean by one belt, road, this is it. kazakh chinese border, an extraordinary new city is taking place. with free trade zone plans for casinos and shopping malls. the biggest of the steps. kazakhstan's president has benn the presi's for 27 years. he is an autocrat, he wins elections with 97% of the vote. capital, thenew president has created an international financial center. here, british judges using british common law have been reto convince foreign investors it is a safe place for theimoney. >> the absolute, robust integrity of our judges. they would not stay here if there was not amm genuine itment to strict adherence to the rule of law. >> some o

dissent in kazakhstan is dangerous.t outspoken opposition politicians. we followed him out of his city, almaty, afterfour years in prison. he prefers to talk away from prying eyes. translation: for the president, any form of dissent constitutes a crime against the state, so he removes all players from the political landscape who do not support his position and policies. nursultan nazarbayev himself has never moved on from the soviet period. the problem with one man rule is always the succession. for president nursultan nazarbayev‘s ministers, it is a sensitive subject. i very much hope he will continue with this if he wishes and he will undoubtedly receive the majority, we will make sure. so, basically, your message to me is don't think about what happens next, because he is going to keep running and running and running? it is up to him and it is up to our people and i am quite confident that they are proud of their president. for 27 years, kazakhs have put stability before freedom, but time is now catching up with thei

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we visit baikonur in kazakhstan as an international space crew prepares for blastoff. plus dw marks the five years of broadcasting to the world. germany's chancellor angela merkel joined anniversary celebrations att the bundeststag today. deutsche avella began as a radio station aftetethe second world war. it now broadcasts to millions of people on tv, radio, online, and social media. ♪ brent: i'm brent goff. it's good to have you with us. it has been almost a year since iraqi troops retook the northern iraqi city of mosul from islamic state jihadists. mosul is one of iraq's biggest cities and strategically important because of its oil. despite that, much of the old city still lies in ruins. and amid the rubble, there are corpses. our dw reporter has been speaking to aid workers in mosul and he sent us this exclusive report. we have pixelated some of the more disturbing images. reporter: ell sm death is l isywhere. ike an open-air cete. nearly a year after the battle between the so-called islamic state and iraqi troops ended, corpses still fill the streets. we meet a y

and you will be bringing you the blastoff live from the baikonur cosmodrome in kazakhstan in just at just after thirteen hundred berlin time that's all eleven hundred g.m.t. do join it if you can. argentina have canceled saturday's world cup warm up against israel over fears of palestinian protests the soccer friendly was due to be played in haifa but was then switched to jerusalem angering palestinians in the wake of the city being recognized as israel's capital by the united states protesters had threatened to burn jerseys of argentina's starlee n.l. messy argentina's coach had been unhappy about the scheduling of the match anyway the cancellation is a blow to israel politically and to argentina's world cup preparations with the tournament in russia starting next thursday. well calls for argentina to boycott the game with israel were already making the rounds on social media before the decision using the hash tags argentina don't go and nothing friendly now some people are welcoming the move here's a prominent palestinian association tweeting we welcome news that argentina's friend

visits black who are in kazakhstan as an international space station crew prepares to blast. i'm off it's good to have you with us it has been almost a year since iraqi troops retort the northern city of moves over from islamic state jihad as in iraq mosul is one of iraq's biggest cities and strategically important because of its oil despite that much of the old city still lies in ruins and amid the rubble there are bodies. reporter karim has been speaking to aid workers in mosul and he said as this exclusive report we have pixilated some of the disturbing images. the smell of death is everywhere. it's like an open air symmetry nearly a year after the battle between the so-called islamic state and iraqi troops and the corpses still fill the streets. we meet me the young nurse has volunteered to help remove the bodies. and this old house in this room we found one hundred fifty corpses they were all shot in the head they're all here yes. the stench is hard to take it fills your nostrils and chill now because we took away all a body instead we burned the room and to sanitize it

mission to the international space station blasts off its launch from the baikonur cosmodrome in kazakhstan copilots it by a german alexander gassed the crew three will cut out dozens of experiments in preparation for future missions some bombs also on the program. people fleeing as well somalia's volcano afai erupts again seventy five people are confirmed dead such as old for more survivors in a landscape blanketed with ash in what. i'm talking tina pulls out of their world cup of war but much in jerusalem palestinian groups say it's the right decision. i'm still going to welcome to the program. the latest mission to the international space station is on its way. to one. cd and there. is three strong crew blasted off from me by kind of all called her drone in kazakhstan co policy by alexander guest on his second. mission will take over as command later this year. alexander guest american. chancellor and russian surrogate will spend six months aboard the international space station that's a long time to be away from family and friends correspondent or you're a shattered films these pictures

international space station earlier today the rocket lifted off from the baikonur cosmodrome in kazakhstan so piloted by german alexander the crew of three will dozens of experiments in preparation for future missions. also coming up people are fleeing as well of mali as a volcano of fire erupts yet again seventy five people confirmed dead the search is on for more survivors in a landscape that is blanketed with hot ash and mud and argentina pulls out of the world cup warm up match in jerusalem palestinian groups are saying it's the right decision. to have you with us the latest mission to the international space station is on its way. to. these three strong crew blasted off from the cosmodrome in kazakhstan today copilot alexander guest this is the second mission will take over. as commander. later this year. alexander the american serene. chancellor and the russians. will spend six months aboard the international space station that's a long time to be away from family and friends. filmed these pictures of mr saying goodbye on his way to the launch pad crews are quarantined before takeoff

on time from the baikonur cosmodrome in kazakhstan to german astronauts on the guest copilot. of experiments in preparation for future missions to mock the coming up. in. a complete and civil kindle fire drops again the death toll has reached seventy five blanketed with ash and mobs. and disappoint local israeli fans of soccer next week argentina cancelled their wild cup warm up match against israel in face of palestinian protesters. hello and welcome. the latest mission to the international space station is now on its way. to. their. the three person crew blasted off from the baikonur cosmodrome in kazakhstan german astronaut alexander guest is pilot of the soyuz spacecraft taking the team up to the i s s it will be a second mission to the space lab he take over as commander later this year. i guess and his two astronauts american some family and friends are correspondingly shutter shot these pictures of alexander guess saying goodbye to the window of a bus on his rates the launch pad crews are quarantined before takeoff to see if god against illness. and asked to alex's one

international space station earlier today a soyuz rocket lifted off from the baikonur cosmodrome in kazakhstan code piloted by german alexander guess the crew of three will carry the experiments in preparation for future missions to mars also coming up people fleeing as guatemala's volcano will fly yet again seventy five people are confirmed dead the surge is on for more survivors in a landscape of blanketed with hot ash and mud and argentina pulls out of their world cup a warm up match in jerusalem palestinian groups say it is the right decision. i'm going to have you with us the latest mission to the international space station is on its way after the three strong crew blasted off from the balkan war cosmodrome in kazakhstan the copilot on board is german astronaut alexander on his second mission to space will take over as commander later this year and was clearly excited to be making another trip to the store. thumbs up ready to go. miles as the final preparations got underway for his second trip. into space his fans know him better as astro alex but not everyone near the launch site was qu

international space station has blasted off it launched on time from the baikonur cosmodrome in kazakhstan. alexander gets to ask the copilot of the three man crew we carry out dozens of experiments in preparation missions to mars. also coming up. in guatemala the dead still reaches to seventy five kindle fire again he cannot forced to flee their homes through a landscape blanketed with hot ash and mud. and she didn't like the idea of germany's chancellor angela merkel has finally submitted to direct questioning by. we find out how the grilling by a. mock match canceled because of fears of protests disappoint israeli fans as. argentina out of the world cup wall op match in jerusalem has been in groups it was the right mills to go. on with the cima the latest mission to the international space station is now on its way. three to. feed their. people and come blasted off from the baikonur cosmodrome in kazakhstan german astronaut alexander guest is scope on it officer is spacecraft taking the team up to the i s s it will be his second mission to the space lab he take over as commander later t

now it's an ancient fast grassland of central kazakhstan. full of challenges. just 20 years ago there we re challenges. just 20 years ago there were more than 1 challenges. just 20 years ago there were more than1 million challenges. just 20 years ago there were more than 1 million saiga. challenges. just 20 years ago there were more than1 million saiga. but a mere decade later, 95% of their population was killed off by poaching and diseases. they were declared as a critically endangered species. thanks to conservation efforts, their numbers slowly started to grow again. but in 2015, an infectious disease outbreak wiped out nearly all of the saiga population in central kazakhstan. the saiga is a really key element of the ecosystem. they spread seeds, be helped to germinate plants. they are very important as they pray for others in the ecosystem. this area is a vital habitat for the saiga and other wildlife, but now it is under threat. the local government plans to build a new road across it. scientists said this could have drastic consequence

on time from the baikonur cosmodrome the cosmodrome in kazakhstan with joan of xander gassed his copilot and crew three dozens of experiments in preparation for future missions to moscow also on the program. people flee as well somalia's volcano or five erupts again seventy five people are confirmed dead the search is on for more survivors in the landscape blanketed with potash unbowed. and argentina pulls out of their world cup and warm up match in jerusalem palestinian groups it's the bright when. i'm phil gale welcome to the program the latest mission to the international space station is its why. three to one. there. the crew of three blasted off from a baikonur cosmodrome in kazakhstan with german alexander gas to copilot on his second mission he'll take over. the sea. alexander gassed an american serina on chancellor and the russians. well spend six months aboard the i assess a long time to be away from family and friends correspondent judy woodruff shattered films these pictures of dr guest saying goodbye on his way to the launch pad crews are quantum teen before takeoff to safegu

in kazakhstan on a mission to the international space station the german astronaut alexander guest is copilot of the series spacecraft that will take them to the i s s it will be his second mission to the space lab where he take them on to the sea his crew will conduct a host of experiments including some into the effects of stress on the human immune system and that's important. actually seeing live pictures of. the rocket is ready for liftoff of course we'll bring you live pitches a soon as it starts its mission and that could take a few minutes but first let's take a look at this report from you due to chateau. i mean by cornu are at the world's largest spaceport cause more drama as it's called here in the middle of the. nowhere in the world launches as many spacecraft as of this place thus even as the russian cost more nor to human really got gary the first human in space to call from here. as special training brinks of the soyuz spacecraft to the ram. security is tight especially i was told because there is a danger of espionage and here comes the rocket of a long shot at seven o

latest missions of the international space station blasts all loans from the baikonur cosmodrome in kazakhstan compositing by job and alexander i guess the crew of three will cut out dozens of experiments some in preparation for future missions to moscow also while the program. people flee is quote a modest volcano of fire erupts the game seventy five people confirmed dead a search result from all survivors in the landscape blanketed with ash and about. germany's one point four million turks begin casting their ballots in turkey's not relaxing we meet some of them on the campaign trail in public. on football and joked argentina pulls out of its world cup what much against israel after the game was moved to jerusalem palestinian groups say it's the right decision. i did set to be this summer as must top football ok nigeria has found something buying up the super eagles world cup uniform intro's correspondent in lagos finds out what all the fuss is about. i'm phil girl welcome to the program. the latest mission to the international space station is on its way. three to. one. there. the three str

in kazakhstan when german astronauts. as cool pottage. carry on dozens of experiments some in preparation for future missions to mars. also coming up. in the guatemala beaten feet as a book in horrifying drops again seventy five people confirmed dead this syllogism on for most of wind blows in a landscape blanketed with ash and mobbed. and disappointment for israeli fans of united messy. there was warm up match in jerusalem but palestinian groups say it was the right decision. in the next sixty minutes. blockbuster kids greens and jurassic was for the kingdom the first visit to the dinosaur bach drawing merope. with his buddy. hunter will welcome to you i'm. the latest mission to the international space station is now on its way. three two one. there. the three person crew blasted off from the baikonur cosmodrome in kazakhstan german astronaut alexander guest is copilot of the series spacecraft taking the team up to the i s s it will be a second mission to the space lab he take over as commander of the cea no guests and two of the astrona

earlier today a soyuz lifted off from kazakhstan go piloted by german alexander gerst. the crew of three will carry out dozens of experiments, some in preparations for future missions to mars. also coming up, people flee as guatemalals volcanono of fire erupts again. 75 people are kind -- confirmed dead. he surges on for more survivors dscape that is blanketed sh and mud. and argentina pulls out of their woworld cup warm-up match in jerusalem. palestinian groups say is the right decision. ♪ bren i'm brent goff. it is good to have you with a speed the latest missing to the international space station is on its way after the three strong crew blasted off from the cosmodrome in kazakhstan today. a copilot on board is german copilot alexander gerst. he wr astamander leleader this year and was cleay excited to be making another trip to the stars. reporter: thumbs up ready to go. alexander gerst was all smiles as final preparations got underway for this, his second trip into space. his fans know him better as astro alex. but not everyone knew the launch site was quite so exci

bike and you're in kazakhstan home of the world's largest space launch facility not much has changed since yreka guarin lifted off here in the one nine hundred sixty one. every lawrence follows the same rituals and traditions for example on the eve of the launch the crew get a haircut and watch the same subnet era. and of course a year a says he was on hand for this and us. that. it's not long until takeoff astro alexander two fellow astronauts are about to be blasted into space in a capsule mounted on a russian soyuz rocket. powered d.w. team arrived two days earlier so we could watch the preparations. by mean by canoe or at the world's largest space power to cause more drama as it's called here in the middle of the kazakhstan. it's the busiest spaceport in the world in one hundred sixty one yuri gagarin set off from here on the first trip by human into outer space in preparation for takeoff the rocket is brought to the launch pad by rail there is lots of security personnel the reason i'm told is the risk of espionage. and here comes the rocket. the long shot at seven o'clock in the

reports now from the cosmodrome in kazakhstan that's how the news is looking so i thought today we're going to be back with more few as usual and thirty five. seemed wrong but all wrong just don't call. me cold yet to stamp out disdain because that's ok and it gains from it because the trail. when so many find themselves worlds apart. just to look for common ground. at the plate for many clubs over the years so i know the game inside. the ball isn't only about what happens on the pitch to the final school it's about the passion from the fans it's the age of the super money kill the narrowness and spending to get to the twenty million and one player. it's an experience like nothing else not to because i want to share what i think what i know about the beautiful game played great so will transfer. and thinks it's going to. this is boom bust broadcasting around the world from washington d.c. thanks for hanging out with us i'm bart chilton coming up for today it's been a year since the united states with drew from the earth's climate of war has us leaving or hurt or hampered efforts to sa

six months on the international space station they'll lift all from the baikonur cosmodrome in kazakhstan the crew will conduct a host of experiments including some into the effects of stress on the human immune system that will be important for future missions to mars yuri was chateau sent us this report from the launch site. i mean by canoe or the world's largest spaceport to cause more drama as it's called here in the middle of the. nowhere in the world launches as many spacecraft as of this place thus even as the russian cosmonaut hume really got gary the first human in space to cough from here . there are just a few hours left until the launch. a special training brinks of the soyuz spacecraft to the ram. security is tight especially i was told because there is a danger of espionage and here comes the rocket of a long shot at seven o'clock in the morning. right up until takeoff technicians work in the rocket and recheck everything meticulously because the actual launch is one of the most dangerous moments of the whole flight obviously the launch is one of the more risky phases but it

and behind the scenes of a rocket launch revisits baikonur in kazakhstan as an international space station crew prepares to blast all. last. sixty five years of broadcasting to the world germany's chancellor. celebrations at the book the song the german parliament in berlin today began as a radio station after the second world war it now broadcast to millions of people on t.v. radio online and social media. it's good to have you with us it has been almost a year. since iraqi troops the northern iraqi city of mosul from islamic state jihad is mosul is one of iraq's biggest cities and it is strategically important because of its oil despite that much of the old city still lies in ruins and amid the rubble there are corpses of the reporter to karim has been speaking to aid workers in mosul he's in is this exclusive report we have pixilated some of the more disturbing images. the smell of death is everywhere old mosul is like an open air symmetry nearly a year after the battle between the so-called islamic state and iraqi troops and the corpses still fill the streets. we meet me the young nurs

pads today a trio of stellar travelers one cosmonaut and two astronauts boarded a soyuz rocket in kazakhstan with a six month roundtrip ticket to the international space station then came the countdown. three to. feeding. hugo the crew blasted off from the viking or cosmodrome copilot in by german astronaut alexander guess this is his second mission to the i assess it will be his first time in charge when he takes over as commander later this year. alexander guest along with the americans arena chancellor and the russian sergei pro hope you have will spend the next half year together aboard the international space station a long time to be away from family and friends with corresponding filmed these pictures of garish saying goodbye on his way to the launch pad crews are far and seen before take off to safeguard against illness and he had one last message through the lens for his mother before driving all. the good stuff. alexander gas will become the second european the first german to command the s.s. when he takes charge this year he has promised to be the nice fall and he says in additio

we'll be bringing you the blastoff from the baikonur cosmodrome in kazakhstan and just after thirteen hundred central european time that's eleven hundred g.m.t. do join us if you can. now to some of the other stories making headlines around the world today in china state media say more than twenty people have been rescued after a blast at an iron ore mine after a blast trapped them in an out of iron ore mine underground eleven people were killed by the explosion in the province tuesday afternoon two more are still missing china's mines are some of the deadliest in the world and the o.p.'s says it's ending the dispute over its shared border with eritrea after decades of tension and fighting the government says it will fully accept a un deal put forward in two thousand and two to divide up the contested territory between page three fashion designer kate spade she was found dead in her new york apartment on tuesday in an apparent suicide she was fifty five she was best known for her kate spade handbag brand which she founded with her partner in the early one thousand nine. the new u.s. a

we're going to alexei because i mean it's interesting you're talking about it is because i'm in kazakhstan because it funds a very interesting story and very interesting model but when we think of the eurasia space everyone more or less thinks to what degree and i got alexei here this china wheat. china does indeed pretend to be leading since their famous speech by sittin pin in divorce with a key. field to the viking room left by the superpower on the other side of the atlantic but i would like to quickly come back to your question of trust and bring up one fact as an investor and part of the group of my professional people having our own crystal balls looking into the future having a more dos and the lies in corporations companies how to preserve wealth and purchasing power for decades ahead investors do not merely feel the same prices do not displayed a new gloom if you look at financial markets bond yields are very low equity valuations are very high so investors a hippie company say investing at record levels banks who are recently aware sort of it and off as. non-existent profession

and launch some time from baikonur cosmodrome in kazakhstan the co-pilot's in part of germany alex on the guest of the crew three will carry out dozens of experiments some in preparation for future missions to mars all the program. people flee somalia is a volcano erupts again seventy five people are confirmed dead the search results for most of us in the blanketed with hot. sauce are found world cup and warm up much in jerusalem palestinian groups say it's the right decision. i'm still going to welcome to the program the latest mission to the international space station is all its way. three two one. they're. still here a strong crew crew blasted off from me by kurt all cosmodrome in kazakhstan copilot hit by an alexander guest on the second mission he'll take over as command later this year. i was on the guest american serina hour when a on chance of a russian surrogate for a copy of will spend six months aboard the international space station that's a long time to be away from family and friends don't be a correspondent yury rachet are these pictures of dr guests and goodbye on his

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the three landed in kazakhstan this afternoon, having spent 168 days in space.he russian was out of the capsule first, met by support crew who checked him over ahead of his journey back to moscow. weather with darren bett. hello, it is becoming dryer overnight, and showers turning into decay. what we're seeing is cloud heading our way. there is a lot of clout in the north sea and that is going to drift its way further inland across the eastern side of the uk, bringing some very misty weather, some patches of fog, especially around the hills. quite a warm night. but quite a cloudy day for southeastern parts of scotland, northeast england again, but this time, cloudy and mystique and significantly cooler for the east midlands on the way down towards east anglia. sunshine in the southeast, it is would be warmer into the low to mid 20s, but that could trigger a few thundery downpours. quite a range of temperatures, cooler in the east, but sunshine for the eastern areas on tuesday, and still generally dry on tuesday, and still generally dry on wednesday with difficul

in the men's tournament at eastbourne, the unseeded mikhail kukushkin of kazakhstan won his quarter—finalshkin, who is ranked 90th in the world, lost the first set 7—5. but he soon regained control of the match, and took the next two sets 6—3, 6—1, and he will next face mischa zverev of germany for a place in the final. england and new zealand will meet in sunday's final of the women's t20 tri—series tournament. the white ferns eased to victory against south africa in their opening match on thursday. but england scored a decisive seven—wicket win in the second game of the day in bristol, with sarah taylor's half—century helping them to the target of 130 with more than four overs to spare. i still think they can improve on the field. i always think they can improve in the field. there were some stops on the boundary we could have got, stops and to smack. we have got, stops and to smack. we have gone from scoring over 201 game, to scoring 128 quite co mforta bly game, to scoring 128 quite comfortably —— twos. we need to keep adapting and learning to bat on each surface, and it should be goo

i have my friends, who arrived from kazakhstan, latvia, belarus. game, so that's really cool. yeah, a special day. a special day. eight years and £8 billion in the making, russia 2018 had arrived. # so come on, let me entertain you #. robbie williams, kicking off the opening ceremony. the british star's duet with russian soprano, aida garifullina, the highlight of the pre—match entertainment. the stage was finally set for the two teams, although president putin naturally then took his turn in the reflected glory that such occasions afford host country's leaders. translation: i wish all the teams success and an unforgettable experience to fans. welcome to russia! russian national anthem plays. the stadium, in full voice for a stirring rendition of russia's national anthem. the tournament's opening fixture featured its two worst ranked teams but the hosts soon had the dream start, yuri gazinsky scoring the world cup‘s first goal. this how much it meant for the thousands watching at moscow's fan fest. saudi arabia were on the ropes. denis cheryshev, g

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just four days away from the start of wimbledon, kyle edmund has been beaten at eastbourne by kazakhstan's edmund, ranked 18th in the world, lost the deciding set 6—1 to his 90th—ranked opponent in the first ever meeting between the pair. england warmed up for the women's twenty20 tri—series final against new zealand by thrashing them by seven—wickets in bristol. the home side chased their target of 130 with 25 balls to spare, natalie sciver with the winning runs with sarah taylor making 51. england bowled well to dismiss new zealand for 129. new zealand earlier put themselves and england into the final with an eight—wicket defeat of south africa. they meet on sunday at chelmsford. so we now know that england will face columbia in the last 16 of the world cup in russia. 20 years ago, this week england beat them 2—0 in the group stage at france 1998, remember this? goodnight. to set things up for england and a crisscross, and there is the shot in there is the goal! that is beckham. it is in! cheering hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. wi

western parts of asia we've all but lost the showers across eastern areas find an almighty there in kazakhstan thirty degrees the maxwell. in the caspian sea is looking to draw a fine thirty six in tehran but the main feature for iraq and down through kuwait and into the eastern side of saudi arabia is going to be this wind which is going to result in quite a lot of lifted dust so visibility is going to be very poor across the region during the course of the weekend from the eastern side the mediterranean jeremy the weather conditions looking good we've lost the showers across turkey said fine weather everywhere twenty seven and sunshine one current and fine in beirut that twenty seven degrees so moving down into the arabian peninsula as i mentioned when we're to save his ability here in cateye to during the course of friday as we head on into south in the windies is down and visibility will improve a little bit on the other side of the potential largely fine pictures certainly very hot one for the dean of the my some of forty six degrees celsius so you head into africa southern areas are as y

because we produce is it means there are european companies produce produce in russia produce in kazakhstan pretty things that you know that we have kompany we made of this complaint is are these companies are against of course the russian it was originally going to be two hundred low but we manage them and we have a program we have got to address as a result or it is of the commission of liberation economic units or so we are here and we don't want to go well it is one of the largest corporate what are ways they would never read that in the new york times you let me go to our front row here to this completely open it up to everyone here. thank you peter the discussion so far seems to seem has avoided the theme from atlantic to pacific it is one reason point yeah i want to pick up on this idea of a parallel world of business and transactions and i think that's a very valid a.g.a things have become different from the cold war times we don't have a classic called war we have a confrontation between at the top level between the governments and still a lot of contacts a lot of interaction but o

a russian soyuz space capsule has landed safely in kazakhstan carrying three astronauts from russia the u.s. and japan they're returning from a one hundred sixty eight day mission and the international space station another three astronauts. to the station later this week. while the former head of germany's refugee agency says he warned chancellor angela merkel early on about problems dealing with an influx of migrants but the chancellor did not listen frankly as an adviser says he wound last year about the strange stuff we're under to handle asylum cases admitted last increased migrant numbers this comes as the federal office for migration and refugees faces an internal review after officials at its braman branch recused of accepting bribes to wade through more than a thousand asylum up occasions. well i'm joined in the studio now by g.w. political correspondent report rip it there are reports that chancellor merkel knew about the difficulties that the agency is facing quite some time ago one would imagine then that this could put pressure on her and her migration policies will it do y