and tomato of macedonia's. you know it's a part of the of the balkans it's a very complicated region if i may say are also macedonia has completed its structure most of them is a multi-ethnic multicultural multi religious. society so the only let's say who has the force to bring together and to to keep together macedonia as a as a search is the idea of be integrated within the european in to eat up in union and to do joint need of that letter of very important condition for. be part of the population of ethnic obedience who are really wanted to see but don't you have to be to be part of the of european. union so that's the only because if forced right now for macedonia to do to keep macedonia as a such otherwise if we still see out of the european union eat could. in the foreseeable future we we could he have a serious problem to keep must don't is such and mr pot is itis what this integration also allow you know the west to claim victory in a sort of stand off we're saying at the moment against russia i think

pilots return to this agreement now to rename macedonia as the republic of macedonia it's been an issue for almost thirty years but it's at its root is a. figure out who lived more than two thousand years ago macedonia was part of yugoslavia but it declared independence in one nine hundred ninety one and it became known as the former yugoslav republic of macedonia but that angered greeks because there's another macedonia it's a province in northern greece and the capital of that province is the salon a key the greeks were concerned about preserving the legacy of the famous macedonian command alexander the great the dispute escalated aftermath of dania name does airport in the capital scope way and a major highway after alexander and he was actually born in macedonia and a whole generation of macedonian children had been taught that he was their hero and greases responded by vetoing macedonia's attempts to join nato and the e.u. but in an attempt to resolve this problem greece has now offered to name its neighbor northern all slavic macedonia macedonia has chosen a more neutral names for

macedonia northern macedonia it will be in the slavic language the native slavic language he also said that this name will now have to be assimilated by all one hundred forty countries that have already recognized the former yugoslav macedonia as republic of macedonia and that this name will apply for all of its international relations but also for its internal official uses on travel documents and the like. the important thing for the greeks was for the northern neighbor to any claim to ancient greek heritage or language or territory and that mr c. but as the prime minister said we'll be embodied in the agreement but will also have to be embodied in constitutional changes to happen towards the end of this year now the timetable is as we understand the moment will be that in a couple of weeks time when the european union's foreign ministers meet in brussels at the general first council greece will support opening acts talks with the former yugoslav macedonia and that move is expected to be seconded by all the other members. at the nato summit on july eleventh and twelve greece will do

to the republic of north macedonia. great opposition on both sides of the border let's just listen in to what the prime ministers have to say. if you. actually mean the. minimum of. up as the man. you become a celebrity special good maybe shift this is good for us because ben ferguson right now dollar is this period for the past twenty five years is that. ladies and gentlemen this is. making here today. at a late press. shared by three. for our own neurons with a history. you are at a point with me. music has been crossed in the course of time and man. strays when there's a new loser's trialling front sense and tragic heroes as secure tears in the passage you think. this is not. a song nullus stories and images handed over to us by the great narrators the great storytellers of human history and here we are here. and now to come face to face to the with the weight of our own historic responsibility to address all peoples first and foremost. and also our address ourselves to everybody. people slag have suffered and a lot

called itself macedonia. but greece already has a region called macedonia. the agreement now to rename their neighbour as north macedonia. it might seem a small issue to outsiders, but greeks are fiercly protective of their macedonia region. it's the cradle of alexander the great‘s empire, their legendary ancient warrior king. the agreement reached this week was supposed to satisfy both sides. instead, the issue's proved so sensitive to some have called for the whole greek government to go. prime minister alexis tsipras has argued that the pact will stabilise the region. the deal is due to be signed at the border between the two countries on sunday, although more demonstrations are now planned to take place outside that ceremony. andrew plant, bbc news. there have been extraordinary scenes in the afghan capital kabul where taliban militants have joined eid celebrations — embracing security forces.

their own sense of nationhood and cultural heritage so the agreement makes it clear that savannah macedonia is a slow of nation and also forgotten tribe of the ancient greeks the macedonian language will be described as slavic and passports will state nationality as macedonian from savannah macedonia both governments say they've defended their red lines but the hard work now begins of convincing their peoples to accept the compromises greece will no longer hold a monopoly on the word macedonia and greece's northern neighbors cannot claim to be the descendants of alexander if all goes according to plan greece will recommend that the european union open accession talks with savannah macedonia at a meeting of foreign ministers in two weeks time it will do the same at a nato summit next month the pressure will then be on the zionist government to approve the agreement in a referendum and toss constitutional amendments in parliament for the priest would then ratify the agreement by the end of the year and savannah macedonia could theoretically hope to join the e.u. and nato next year jump severa

and what's in a name greece and macedonia settle a decades old dispute. suspense is high as world football's governing body decides who will host the twenty twenty six world cup it's a toss up between morocco and north america. we begin with some breaking news we are getting reports that gunfire has been heard in the yemeni port city of her day the saudi owned television channel says the battle has begun to take the city from who the rebels the united arab emirates which is part of the saudi led coalition fighting there had given the rebels until choose day to leave u.n. envoy to yemen had been negotiating to try to prevent fighting data is the main port for a deliveries for millions of yemenis suffering from food and medical shortages we'll be keeping an eye on that story and bringing you updates. the meeting between donald trump and kim jong un may have been hailed as historic but after the handshakes and smiles many questions remain about the details of the deal the former adversaries met for the first time on cheers day in singapore they signed an agr

macedonia's name.ving a northern province called macedonia. according to the deal, the balkan state will be renamed the republic of north macedonia. 0ur balkans correspodnent guy de launey reports. ina high in a high end wedding picture which are risk lake, a romantic crossing by the macedonians and the greek hosts anticipating their guests' arrival. and of course one side will be changing its name. but there were no last—minute nerves for the two prime ministers, onlyjoy and probably relief that a dispute stretching back through it three decades is finally nearing its conclusion. the eu commissionerfor enlargement was among the guests. name change will allow macedonia to start membership negotiations. athens has now pledged to end its objections. . translation labelthis is to heal the wounds of the past and to pave the way for peace, fellowship, collaboration and mutual growth. not only for our countries but for the balkans, the whole of europe. translation: you cannot achieve anything without courage

and what's in a name greece and macedonia settle a decades old dispute. a military operation has begun in yemen to take the port city of data from huth the rebels that's according to saudi owned television channel the united arab emirates which is part of the coalition with saudi arabia fighting the thieves had given the rebels until choose day to leave the un envoy to yemen had been negotiating to try to prevent fighting. the rebel sees a date in october twenty fourth team as part of efforts to topple the government and president of the rubble in one so hardy the red sea port is the second biggest after aden and an entry point for about eighty percent of aid yemen is facing the world's worst humanitarian crisis with twenty two million people needing assistance last year the society and morality coalition announced plans to move on her data but backed off because of international pressure they say they who theses use the poor to smuggle in iranian made arms but the group denies that around six hundred thousand people live in who data the u.n. warns two hu

countries issues but an obstacle to macedonia joining nato and the e.u. over the top stories that's it for myself and the team here in london but more news coming up from doha in about half an hour's time. from the hills of northern greece the places in turkey where refugees hideouts before trying to cross easy to see the crossing countries means crossing the intimidating everett's river more and more refugees are attempting this route even though they know how dangerous it is even outside the risk of drowning or dying of cold in these huge empty spaces any number of refugees have told us to be threatened and forcibly turned around by greek police acting in coordination with from texas the european union border agency. this eighteen year old syrian was in the smugglers boats with his younger sister. the police came up to us in the boat they told us you can't cross they made us turn around the police who previously given us access to their fence and border patrols gave us a statement denying that they turn any refugees around think claim their priority is

the republic of northern macedonia he says neighbor takes a step closer to e.u. and nato membership see for me i've got the league summit. in the grave in that we reached and all the neighbors have nothing to do with the ancient greeks civilization of macedonia and i cannot claim any commission is to eat in the future . someone. who. i call on all citizens to seize the future twenty five years of being stuck is enough so many generations have been lost macedonia must go forward and be equal with the west to compete with them and to have the same quality of life. the heart of the dispute is a question of identity slav macedonians have lain claim to ancient macedonian heritage since world war two the greeks see that as a vital component of their own sense of nationhood and cultural heritage so the agreement makes it clear that savannah macedonia is a sloven nation not a forgotten tribe of the ancient greeks the macedonian language will be described as slavic and passports will state nationality as macedonian from savannah macedonia both governments say they've defe

upper macedonia northern macedonia vadar sco macedonia in other words the macedonia bordering the river which runs through the country north of here and there was the possibility of republic of macedonia scope here these people say all of these are unacceptable. and for the macedonians there is talk that stopping them getting any acceptable i say in the e.u. into nato is having quite an effect on them so one would have thought the macedonians are pushing for the east these talks to succeed. it is a sort of cape of chicken because the issue of acceptance as you say by nato and the european union is thought to be of existential importance for the former yugoslav of macedonia it is thought that without such international sanction. it is possible that that country will not survive because partly because of its ethnic divisions its about its population is about one third. and for the remaining two thirds there is no very specific national identity or cultural identity but since the second world war they've been told that. the republic of macedonia within the federation of yugoslavia and that

greece and macedonia have signed a deal to rename macedonia as north macedonia the agreement is supposed to end a decades long dispute still needs to be ratified by both countries' parliaments and faces a referendum vote in macedonia itself func greece's prime minister is optimistic hailing it as a step forward for the region. talks between the un's new yemen envoy and rebel whose leaders have so far failed to end the fighting in a data saudi led coalition has launched an offensive including as strikes to take the port city prompting fears of a worsening humanitarian crisis nearly five thousand families been forced to leave their homes because of escalating violence martin griffiths arrived in yemen on saturday to broker the talks now hopes to meet the who's the leader. and at least thirty one people have died in twin suicide blasts in northeast nigeria the bombs went off in the town of borno state local officials suspect was behind the attack. the headlines more news coming up from. on counting the cost what economists are saying about warmer relations between the u.s. and north korea a

but greece already has a region called macedonia. the agreement now to rename their neighbour as north macedonia. it might seem a small issue to outsiders, but greeks are fiercly protective of their macedonia region. it's the cradle of alexander the great‘s empire, their legendary ancient warrior king. the agreement reached this week was supposed to satisfy both sides. instead, the issue's proved so sensitive to some have called

after decades long name dispute macedonia has reached a historic accord with its neighbor greece macedonia is also the name of a greek province of the country will now be known as the republic of north macedonia decision opens the door for the former yugoslav republic to join the e.u. and nato but not everyone is happy about the name change to embattled neighbors extending their hands in peace greece and macedonia have ended a twenty seven year rout over a name. they've agreed to change their constitutional name for all uses they've agreed to rename their country the republic of north macedonia change that will apply in their international and by lateral relations. with. greece as the new name removed any connection to the northern greek region of macedonia and the ancient kingdom ruled by alexander the great fearing territorial and cultural claims greece had long blocked macedonia's bid to join nato and the e.u. the new name means that greece could lift that veto in macedonia as prime minister urged voters to support the deal in a referendum later this year. i call on all citizens to seiz

the two prime ministers have announced that the country's new name will be macedonia northern macedonia the country of the former yugoslavia had insisted that the word macedonia should be a part of its name and the greeks had insisted that that should then be qualified so as not to be confused with the greek region of macedonia in the north of the country there will there also other stipulations the people of savannah macedonia have to reject any claim to being the descendants of alexander the great and the ancient macedonians heritage which greece sees as a vital component of its own sense of nationhood instead their language the macedonian language will be clearly described as belonging to the slavic family of languages we are told by the foreign minister here in athens and their nationality on their passports will be macedonian from macedonia even though these aspects of the agreement were part of the original brief the original brief was simply to find a name for the country the greeks felt that identity issues were vital in their process of making this agreement acceptable to the g

macedonia will become the republic of north macedonia that will distinguish it from the province of macedonia or northern greece now the name has been at the center of a twenty seven year dispute between the two countries but it's by no means finalized both parliaments have to ratify the agreement and macedonia is vote on it in a referendum. yes. after our aim is to make sure that this song of joy and happiness will be sung for centuries to come by many generations in both languages in your country in our country from our people to your people and that will be a song celebrating peace for turnitin success prosperity and good neighborly relations between our two peoples after all the previous generations have had enough of moaning now it's high time we once again celebrate birth a new beginning its time we celebrate the birth of our shared future it's time we sing joyful songs in the balkans not a shivering at an opera to shine your toes him out by signing the final agreement for the settlement of the name dispute and for a strategic partnership between our two countries indeed we ha

the second party shall be macedonian slash citizen of the republic of north macedonia once that's been given away it's been recognized by the greek state it's a revocable article two also also promises that greece will invite the former yugoslav macedonia to join nato next month for the nato summit even though that invitation is conditional the on the former yugoslav macedonia ratifying everything in parliament or a referendum and passing constitutional amendments when the time comes for final ratification and full access into nato if every other member of nato has abandoned the greeks on this and has gone ahead and done so without the lesser of this agreement being on in the north then the greeks will be isolated within nato and it'll be politically very expensive for them to hold that position for very long they will effectively be surrounded they will be the ones in the minority within nato not the northern macedonians that is the concern that scenario is the concern of the conservative opposition who said that once you've issued this letter of invitation conditional or not you've e

and what's in a name greece and macedonia settle a decades old dispute. a warming us north korea relationship has taken another unexpected turn kim jong un and donald trump have apparently accepted invitations to visit each other's countries that's according to a report from the north korean state news agency the long time adversaries met for the first time in singapore on tuesday there's no timeline for the visits simply that they would happen at a convenient time when he is live for us in seoul with more on this so wayne there seems to be a few differences though in what the two sides are saying that they agree to here. yes certainly a very lengthy article a very lengthy summary released by the korean central news agency on the day after that that summit took place between donald trump and kim jong un and yes there are some fairly interesting differences some of which you probably can put down to translation differences but one of the top lines coming out of this statement is that the u.s. president shared their view that step by step and similar action

the proposal, the republic of north macedonia, a name change which would and a feud between macedonia translation: what is the difference? others, though, strongly objected. this, a protest in the hours after the announcement between the greek and macedonian prime minister's. now, this historic agreement is in doubt after just one now, this historic agreement is in doubt afterjust one day now, this historic agreement is in doubt after just one day after the macedonian president said he would not support the idea. translation: ourline is to not support the idea. translation: our line is to not change the constitution and the country's name. this detrimental agreement which is unique in the history of humankind is unacceptable. it violates the constitution, our laws, and state institutions. i will not politically legitimise this. when macedonia gained independence from yugoslavia in1991, gained independence from yugoslavia in 1991, greece immediately objected to the new name. it already has a region called macedonia. a territorial dispute which has caused tension ever since. the un offi

the country greece has agreed that it can be called north macedonia greeks has objected to just macedonia because they have a profits of the same name. and don't forget you can know if you give you news on the go just sound are from global player from the apple store it will give you access to all of the latest news from around the world as well as push notifications for any breaking news you can use the app to send us photos and news appropriate videos and you can watch this program on live stream. and with that you are up to date on t.w. i'm sorry kelly in berlin thank you so much for watching have a great day. if the two books of technology. return of the market. the momentum of the morning world. your business magazine in sixty minutes on t.w. . crimes against humanity. civilians become a witness and serve god. their recorded images travel around the globe just social media. what is flowing into fiction and what is fact. digital investigators combing through the flood of images and they combine sources trying to reconstruct what happened and to substantiate claims of crimes. thanks to

they say macedonia is a greek province populated by hellenic people whereas macedonia the country toname because they've only been there since the sixth century. in macedonia the country, what's the view of this? it's tricky remembering which macedonia is which czechs i think you'll find most people are in favour of this agreement —— which macedonia is which! most macedonians want to join the european union. they can't start negotiations because greece has been blocking access in talks over the issue of the name. if they are going to be north macedonia they can start accession negotiations. i think 70% macedonia's people are looking forward to the start of the negotiations. i think the majority will be favour. we've seen some scenes of people protesting so clearly feelings are running high. the home secretary, sajid javid, has revealed he was the victim of a moped mugging a few years ago. in an interview with the sun on sunday newspaper, mrjavid said he was about to make a call when thieves rode on to the pavement and grabbed his phone. he said the incident left him "angry and upset"

hands in peace greece and macedonia have ended a twenty seven year route over a name. to lift the. they've agreed to change their constitutional name for all uses says they've agreed to rename their country the republic of north macedonia moment the change that will apply in their international and by that are old relations as well as domestically. simply look at the these warriors with you in. greece as the new name removed any connection to the northern greek region of macedonia and the ancient kingdom ruled by alexander the great fearing territorial and cultural claims greece had long blocked macedonia's bid to join nato and the e.u. the new name means that greece could lift that veto on macedonia prime minister voters to support the deal in a referendum they took this year. before you program i call on all citizens to seize the future twenty five years of being stuck is enough . many generations have been lost macedonia must go forward and be equal with the west compete with them and have the same quality of life of the program so questions like are they going to s

north macedonia.via in the early 1990s. greece insist the name macedonia belongs to its northern region, rather than its neighbour, shown here on the map. it feared the yugoslav republic would have territorial ambitions and athens was further angered when it laid claim to ancient greek figures such as alexander the great, naming its airport and motorway after the warrior king, though they were both renamed earlier this year. translation: in the agreement that we risk our northern neighbours have nothing to do with the ancient greek civilisation of macedonia and cannot claim any connection to it in the future. the dispute became so better greece vetoed it is never‘s bid to join nato and the european union. but that could now change. translation: we truly believe that the european council will make the decision to begin membership talks with macedonia. we believe at the nato summit in july with macedonia. we believe at the nato summit injuly macedonia will be invited to have full membership as the allia

she's looking forward to macedonia starting these negotiations and so, i think, are 70% of macedonia'serendum, will be in favour. singers from hereford cathedral will make history later this month when they become the first anglican cathedral choir to sing at a papal mass since the reformation. the group has been invited as part of the pope's programme to encourage church diversity. 0ur reporter kevin reide went along to hear their final rehearsal before they head to rome. singing. after christmas and easter, the feast of st peter and paul is the vatican's most important annual event. singing. and now, for the first time, the hereford cathedral choir has been invited as special guests. they are rehearsing now in a pretty empty hereford cathedral, but in a few weeks' time they will be performing to more than 125,000 people at the vatican, and tens of millions will be watching on tv. it's such an amazing thing to do, because it's great fun and you get to sing in some amazing places. to all those thinking about it, i would do it. as long as we don't mess up, yeah, it's going to be fine! i

renamed northern macedonia well earlier police fired tear gas at protesters who had gathered outside the parliament building many greeks are unhappy at the continued use of the word macedonia in the new name greece also has a region called macedonia and sees the name of its northern neighbor as an infringement of its culture and territory but prime minister alexis c. press believes it's time to move on. in this less than a so moments when political time becomes denser there are so moments when someone is right in front of difficult decisions decisions of historic importance and historic events these days a part of those moments bill one could describe as historic jones who was has more now from athens. the governing coalition of the city's a party and the independent greeks has survived a vote of no confidence those two parties mustered their majority in parliament to vote effectively for themselves to stay in power and this government now looks forward after signing the agreement with the former yugoslav of macedonia on sunday to a week of developments in the euro group in brussels

now historic deal to change the name of macedonia has been signed next to the greek border under the agreement the government will change the country's name to the republic of north macedonia that will differentiate it from the province in northern greece the name has been at the center of a twenty seven year dispute between the two countries and the court will now go to both parliaments for final approval. yes paul says most e-mail after our aim is to make sure that this song of joy and happiness will be sung for centuries to come by many generations in both languages in your country in our country from our people to your people and that will be a song celebrating peace for turnitin success prosperity and good neighborly relations between our two peoples after all the previous generations have had enough of moaning now it's high time we once again celebrate birth a new beginning its time we celebrate the birth of our shared future it's time we sing joyful songs in the balkans that issue of honor to not push on your toes him out by signing the final agreement for the settlement of th

she's looking forward to macedonia starting these negotiations and so, i think, are 70% of macedonia'sjections, but the majority, i think you'll find, at a referendum, will be in favour. experts now fear it may not be possible to save the world famous glasgow school of art following the huge fire that devastated the flight on friday. fire crews spent eight recognised at the scene tackling the final pockets of the blaze, the second fire there in four years. our correspondent has been at the scene talking to the emergency services. you will see there is still very much a lot of activity here, still fighting, still in firefighting mode as the firefighters say. tell us what exactly is happening now, is there still burning in there? good morning. first of all i would like to echo the words of the first minister yesterday. this is heartbreaking, to see such devastation of such an iconic building. we are still very much in a phase at this moment in time. there are still pockets of fire, our cruise, they are turning over and damping down, to make sure there is fio damping down, to make sure th

a decades old dispute by renaming macedonia the republic of north macedonia distinguishing it from the greek province protestors opposed to the geocache we've been east of the border between the two countries well off to a week stranded at sea off to italy a multitude on the boat away more than six hundred rescued migrants have finally been allowed to step onto dry land the aquarius which has been at the center of

and greece and macedonia have signed a deal to rename macedonia of the north the republic of north macedonia the agreement is supposed to end a decades long dispute that still needs to be ratified by both countries parliaments and faces a referendum vote in macedonia. now young children some barely of school age of being paid a dollar a day to make cigarettes in bangladesh that's according to human rights groups have been urging the government to do more to enforce child labor laws but they admit the difficulties as children's families rely on the money they tell stratford reports this is a cigarette manufacturing factory in bangladesh but there are a few if any machines working. al-jazeera secretly filmed these pictures the reason the factory owner refused to spur a mission to film is because of the children working here. the bangladesh government says it's doing all it can to crack down on child labor but there is little evidence of that in this factory. some of the children making these cheap cigarettes non-locally as babies look barely ten years old. but the money they earn helps their f

the proposal, the republic of north macedonia, a name change which would and a feud between macedonia and greece. many like the idea. translation: what is the difference? others, though, strongly objected. this, a protest in the hours after the announcement between the greek and macedonian prime minister's. now, this historic agreement is in doubt after just one now, this historic agreement is in doubt afterjust one day now, this historic agreement is in doubt after just one day after the macedonian president said he would not support the idea. translation: ourline is to

a whole lot, if you ask greece and macedonia.hese two countries have now resolved a dispute that has been blocking the former yugoslav republic from joining nato and applying for e.u. membership. this evening the macedonian prime minister announced that from now on his country would be known as the republic of north macedonia. his counterpart in athens presented the deal to greece's president. athens had long objecteded to te naname macedonia because it is also t name of a a greek province. greece is now expected t to drop its -- becoming a nato member and beginning the process of joining the eu. we got this reaction from one member who was happy to abandon the cumbersome former yugoslav republic of macedonia. >> i think it is really great that we do not have to use this word, or this name anymore.. and i'm really glad that after years of discussions, they were reasonable enough to find a compromise. sarah: french president emmanuel macron has denounced italy's refusal to take in more than 600 migrants stranded aboard a rescue sh

greece and macedonia have signed a deal to rename macedonia as north macedonia the agreement is supposed to end a decades long dispute but the deal still needs to be ratified by both countries' parliaments and faces a referendum vote in macedonia so they gave her reports now from late press where the signing ceremony took place. an embrace twenty seven years in the making the prime ministers of greece and macedonia resolving their country's differences not just a name also in deed then on the morning when we are not gathered here today to mourn the defeats of the past we are taking a historic step so that from now on it will only be winners. it was an unprecedented show optimism but both leaders acknowledged the difficulty of their achievement we're going to let me also see the us there is a need for trust courage and hope signing the final agreement for the name is of strategic importance for the two countries and you can move mountains they signed the agreement now but delegations are over to the other side of the border for a working lunch this is just really the fairy first step of a

but greece already has a region called macedonia.ur as north macedonia. it might seem a small issue to outsiders, but greeks fiercly protective of their macedonia region. it's the cradle of alexander the great‘s empire, their legendary ancient warrior king. the agreement reached this week was supposed to satisfy both sides. instead, the issues proved so sensitive to some have called for the whole greek government to go. prime minister alexis tsipras has argued that the pact will stabilise the region. the deal is due to be signed at the border between the two countries on sunday, although more demonstrations are now planned to take place outside that ceremony. andrew plant, bbc news. the migrant rescue ship the aquarius, is heading for the spanish port of valencia where it's expected to dock on sunday. it follows italy's refusal to accept the vessel which has 600 people on board. meanwhile, a further 900 people have been rescued by spanish coastguards in the waters off morocco. bill hayton reports. spirits are high for the rescue ship

but greece already has a region called macedonia. as macro to. —— north macedonia. it might seem a small issue to outsiders, but greeks are defensive of macedonia. the agreement reached this week was supposed to satisfy both sides of. instead, the issues proved so sensitive to some have called for the whole greek government to go. prime minister alexis tsipras has argued that the pack will stabilise the region. the deal is due to be signed at the border between the two countries on sunday, although more demonstrations are now planned to ta ke demonstrations are now planned to take place outside that ceremony. andrew plant, bbc news. the migrant rescue ship — the aquarius is heading for the spanish port of valencia where it's expected to dock tomorrow. it follows italy's refusal to accept the vessel which has six hundred people on board. france has now also offered to help by taking in some of the migrants. jon donnison reports. unwanted, homeless, but at least safe. turned away by italy and malta, more than 600 african migrants aboar

greece and macedonia have signed a deal to rename macedonia north macedonia the agreement is supposed to end a decades long dispute but it still needs to be ratified by both countries' parliaments and faces a referendum in macedonia so go reports from lake press for where the signing ceremony took place. an embrace twenty seven years in the making the prime ministers of greece and macedonia resolving their country's differences not just a name also in deed then on the morning when we are not gathered here today to mourn the defeats of the past we are taking a historic step so that from now on it will only be winners. it was an unprecedented show optimism but both leaders acknowledged the difficulty of their achievement we're going to let me also see the us there is a need for trust courage and hope signing the final agreement for the name is of strategic importance for the two countries and you can move mountains they signed the agreement delegations are over to the other side of the border for a working lunch this is just really the fairy first step of a process that's likely to take

greece and macedonia have signed a deal to rename macedonia the republic of north macedonia agreement is supposed to end the decades long dispute but the day has been marked by violence go reports from lake press where the signing ceremony took place. an embrace twenty seven years in the making the prime ministers of greece and macedonia resolving their country's differences not just a name also in deed then on the morning machine we are not gathered here today to mourn the defeats of the past we are taking a historic step so that from now on it will only be winners. it was an unprecedented show optimism but both leaders acknowledged the difficulty of their achievement we're going to let me also see the us there is a need for trust courage and hope signing the final agreement for the name is of strategic importance for the two countries and you can move mountains they signed the agreement now delegations are over to the other side of the border for a working lunch this is just really the fairy first step of a process that's likely to take months and months. for nationalists the deal i

be known as the republic of north macedonia while athens has long objected to the name macedonia because it is also the name of a greek province i want to bring up to speed now with some of the other headlines there from around the world. at least twelve people including two were hundred muslims have been killed in southeast bangladesh after heavy rains triggered landslides international aid agencies are warning there is a risk of waterborne diseases that will break out in the makeshift camps they house nearly a million were hinges who have fled the military crackdown in neighboring me and are. in volgograd russia living people were killed when the boat that they were on crashed into a tugboat please the excursion vessel was not registered with authorities and that it's captain appear to be drug well grounded is a host city for the soccer world cup starting on thursday. french president emanuel michael has denounced in lee's refusal to take in more than six hundred migrants stranded aboard a rescue ship in the mediterranean present macaw accuse the italian government of quote cynicism an

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public designation to the new republic of north macedonia. tempers and feelings are running high though on both sides of the border among people who bitterly disagree jones or office thanks for that hope you're feeling better in a while perhaps we'll come back to you in the next hour. you're watching al-jazeera live from london still to come. egypt raises the price of petrol and cooking gas by more than fifty percent just the latest in a long line of austerity measures. and on the eve of colombia's presidential runoff we look at. the candidate many fear could undo the fock the steel. however the last burst the heaviest rain has been off shore from charlie you see a tear in the flowers a tropical psycho on his way to japan which leaves temporarily.

will not change its name to the republic of north macedonia and a twenty seven year dispute with greece john threw up last reports from athens. i think evening ended in acrid smoke and acrimony protesters who tried to enter the parliament compound were met with tear gas that sent hundreds of peaceful demonstrators running for cover some were overwhelmed as what had begun with a crowd which included children and the elderly ended with rights the government has agreed to allow the former yugoslav republic of macedonia to call itself northern macedonia but that's not what the opposition finds most dangerous our main objections not the about them the name it's about the macedonian language in the dunny a nationality that it's been recognized by this name. and this is not an acceptable from the for the greek people it's something that nobody in the past has been there except that there is no much the language and there is no much the nation the government says the agreement recognizes only a macedonian nationality not an ethnicity haling back her legs under the great but people here feel the

greece and macedonia have signed a deal to rename macedonia north macedonia the agreement is supposed to end a decades long dispute but the day was marred by violence so on you're going to go reports from lake where the signing ceremony took place. an embrace twenty seven years in the making the prime ministers of greece and macedonia resolving their country's differences not just a name also in deed then on the morning when we are not gathered here today to mourn the defeats of the past we are taking a historic step so that from now on it will only be winners. it was an unprecedented show optimism but both leaders acknowledged the difficulty of their achievement we're going to let me also see the us there is a need for trust courage and hope signing the final agreement for the name is of strategic importance for the two countries and you can move mountains they signed the agreement now but delegations are over to the other side of the border for a working lunch this is just really the fairy first step of a process that's likely to take months and months. for nationalists the deal is

north macedonia. dispute that has fuelled protest and divided opinion for decades. what to call this tiny country to the north of greece. but after almost 30 years of talks, agreement. the balkan state known as the former yugoslav republic of macedonia will now be called the republic of north macedonia. the two balkan countries have been at loggerheads ever since the breakup of yugoslavia in the early 1990s. greece insists the name macedonia belongs to its northern region, rather than its neighbour, shown here on the map. it feared the yugoslav republic could have territorial ambitions and athens was further angered when it laid claim to ancient greek figures such as alexander the great, naming its airport and motorway after the warrior king, though they were both renamed earlier this year. translation: in the agreement that we reached our northern neighbours have nothing to do with the ancient greek civilisation of macedonia and cannot claim any connection to it in the future. the dispute became so b

many generations have been lost macedonia must go forward with the worst. of the same quality of life. but the deal has sparked protests in both countries with opponents in athens saying it doesn't go far enough decades long disputes die hard. look sir germany as germany's parliament could be about to approve a major contract with an israeli company to lease germany's first weapons capable combat drug issues highly controversial for the country or u.s. forces have been using them for years and many here are skeptical about the weapons as a legitimate instrument of war or counter-terrorism and they see them as violations of international law. these of the drones that the german military could soon be sending into battle the only plans to use the heron tepee for reconnaissance but it is possible to fit the machines with lethal weaponry the bundeswehr has used a small unarmed fashion before to deliver aerial images in mali and afghanistan. but what happens if these images show german soldiers being attacked on the ground older content gauge an enemy and it tak

what is in a name a whole lot if you ask a greece and macedonia these two countries have now resolved a dispute that has been blocking the former yugoslav republic from joining nato and applying for a new membership the problem was macedonia's name that the macedonian prime minister announced that from now on his country would be known as the republic of north macedonia his counterpart in athens meanwhile alexis tsipras presented the deal to greece's president athens has long objected to the name macedonia because it also has that name for a greek province greece is now expected to drop its opposition to north macedonia becoming a nato member and beginning the process of joining the e.u. for. more let's bring in journalist anthony. who is standing by in the greek capital athens for us welcome to you we know that these two countries they have spent a quarter of essentially a century essentially wrangling over this what is so special about the name macedonia. well for greeks it is an integral part of their history and they have long believed and claimed that their neighbor states claim

greece and it say the macedonia are due to sign a document within the hour little that their leaders hope will resolve a longstanding dispute under the deal macedonia will change its name to distinguish itself from its greek province which is a kind of a let's face opposition to the agreement in both countries. fighting is intensifying between the saudi led coalition with the rebels and yemen's red sea city of data with both sides now claiming to control the airport. let's head to south asia now where an afghan government ceasefire with the taliban has been extended to despite a suicide bombing that killed at least twenty six people a temporary truce was in place in the eastern province of when the attack happened on still has claimed responsibility though it happened as politicians security forces and taliban fighters celebrated the eve holiday together there's no response yet from the taliban about whether it agrees to extend the truce. we hope for a peaceful and stable afghanistan we must be proud of this peaceful moment and we hope it will last forever. at least eight people have