plans to start membership negotiations with north macedonia but it could take years before the country actually joins. the economy is in the starting blocks for accession competitive firms have emerged in tax privileged industrial development zones find on was a furniture company that is currently building a new factory 90 percent of the 100 percent of couches are exported a new distribution system is currently being set up in germany the work force hope that the company's growth will continue with the planned accession to the e.u. . the chillis is growing we'd like to see more orders rising wages and a better life. in the vocational school miscopied these young trainees still have to learn patience 4 out of 10 students here play with the idea of leaving the country as soon as their training is over. now it's there at last but telecom mobile phone provider has become the 1st in europe to launch a high speed 5 g. service the 5 g. net will be available in limited cards of 6 cities including london birmingham and belfast with 10 more lined up to follow vodafone is expected to begin its ow

now is north macedonia. agreement greece press t v to this change of the name the right wing candidate opposition candidate thinks that it is violation of the constitution of this country the main ruling party candidate says this is the name that will bring north into the european union and the voters here are divided all the debt questions also there also the questions of the economics of the this country corruption opposition and opposition thinks that in these two years that the ruling party here and the prosecutors are ruling no it must a donia he didn't do anything and the corruption is is wider than it was before yeah the president in north macedonia is mostly a ceremonial role so why is this election important vote. yes the president here represent the country. side. and also is a ceremonial role but this is the important thing for northwest donia for political stability especially over that in the name name dispute to be the grease and implementation of that agreement because if the candidate who sup

he supported changing thena country' from macedonia to north macedonia. his opponent did not. the change was made to appease greece, which had long objected to the use of the name macedonia-- also the name of a northern greek region. both candidates agreed tsht the countrld now join the european union and nato. >> sreenivasan: tomorrow is the deadline for the justice department to turn over thfull mueller report and its underlying documents to the house judiciary committee, but is it a deadline that can be enforced?ll he house hold the attorney general in contempt? and what other investigations may still be going on? for more, "wall street journal" reporter sadie gurman joins us now from washington d.c. >> sreenivasan: thanks for being with us, so right now we arhearing about the possibility or negotiations throughout to testify where are we at with that? think the negotiations are a congressman who is on the panel on the house judiciary committee today saithey were getting closer to that testimony and he even suggested that they e.t a may 15th dat however, the justice departm

and the runoff election for a new president is underway in the newly named republic of north macedonia calibrates from the governing social democrats and the opposition conservatives failed to win an outright majority in last month's election both parties are argued over the recent name change aimed at ending the long running dispute with greece and its province of macedonia. or writes those are the headlines and he continues on al-jazeera after one of the watching often are. getting a university degree with ask any study or exams sound too good to be true can be appointed future university destroyed this guy and act like hundreds of thousands of people have fallen for pledges like this from fighting and online universities do you think these people are ready that these people if at all and i want to want to use investigates the puck astonied company allegedly pulling the strings behind the scam and the lengths they will go to to keep the money flowing success so it's the best event. getting a degree isn't a z. . for most students it entails years of study and hard work. increasingly m

fake news stories like these were produced by a group of students from north macedonia during the u.s. presidential race and 2016 they were based in the city of venice which underwent major deindustrialization after the disintegration of yugoslavia many factories shut down and unemployment was high so creating fake news presented a great opportunity. to make some fast cash how step one create a website and a facebook profile with a catchy name and start posting plagiarized or made up stories with sensational headlines to create by fake facebook accounts and use them to share links to dubious fake news content this lead unsuspecting social media users to macedonia and fake news sites as more and more users visit it decides google increased its advertising which in turn meant the students earned more ads revenue. the fake news gold rush was kicked off by a businessman. he gives online marketing courses and says he accidentally helped donald trump win the us presidential election. and. more and more political news. at 1.140 fake news websites were registered some were so good at spreadin

happening in north macedonia, the pope making an appearance at offering prayers and a mass.at home, for more than a century new jersey kept a special fund to help families of fallen firefighters in times of need but now phil murphy wants to take $33 million from it to fund his own agenda. here to react is the president of new jersey firefighters benevolent association at donnelly, thanks for coming in. what is he thinking and how will this impact you? >> this was established 100 years ago for a specific reason, to take care of firefighters in their hardships in the worst times and it is a renders this administration is even considering this. >> and to what he had to say, governor murphy on the firefighters fund controversy. >> i hold them with our educators and other public servants up on a pedestal, we are very open-minded to sitting with them on this but folks need to understand this fund has a fund balance 6 times the amount that it needs. daymac we have 38,000 active firefighters in new jersey and this fund goes to help pay medical benefits, burials am a what else? >> an

that went down extremely badly with especially in greece's macedonia and serious regions of the north the conservatives have taken a skeptical stance towards the us agreement and say that they will not allow the north macedonia into the european union unless changes are made to that agreement and what do the results stand mean for the future of greece john and the future of places relationship with the european union. it doesn't bode badly for the future of the greek relationship with the european union because the conservative. democracy pelosi being the party that brought greece into the night in the 1970 s. and 1981 ultimately. is the party that cost itself is the pro european policy. the leader of that party promises to have a very good relationship with the great the greater powers in the european union but he does vow to make it easier for people to do business in greece he wants to bring corporate tax from 29 to 20 percent over 2 years he wants to create $700000.00 jobs over 5 years he wants to bring the current week growth rate of about one and a half percent to 4 percent he b

in north macedonia is largely ceremonial but the election is the first since the name change and it's dominated campaigning marco so with each has more from the victory press conference in the capital scorpio. of the newly elected president of north with the dawning of their will point out of it is to bring the balkan country to the membership of the european union to create a unified council people selected the first president in the country changing thing after three decades you got there that they signed press agreement last year on bridge with the don't you know. that agreement knew when they were consistently over like the complete opposition candidate it was an athenian of the dark over what the. casteth agreement fairly small to still do everything so it could be a lot of wind out of you who want a juror to your vote said that bullets politics of peace rival will leave the country to the divisions and uncertainty he's politics to needs to make more than country which is a member of the way nato newly elected president of the office is going to stick to a lot from the you summit

you come here from macedonia. you have this dream that you're going to be a star one day. the last place she was seen. and seen with her boyfriend chris. >> reporter: and this all began back in february 2018 when the aspiring actress from macedonia first vanished. her friend sounded the alarm to the lapd. concerned she wasn't mereliy ona road trip with her boyfriend chris at the time. feeling frustrated, friends and family hired brachbnt, a privat investigator with experience with law enforcement. >> we're very active in the case, been working it since late yesterday and following all the leads as they arrive. >> reporter: brant brought strauss in, hoping to continue giving the disappearance media attention. >> she was in hollywood. she was last seen on friday. >> which, this friday? or the friday like the week before? >> no, this friday. >> okay. yeah. >> wow. >> reporter: and since that call, they have been working as a team for more than a year on the case, filling in critical gaps in the mystery. >> appeared to be the case pretty early on that there was foul play invol

argued over the recent name change ending the long running dispute in greece and its province of macedonia. online computer gaming generates billions of dollars around the world and its popularity has also grown in iraq but parliament has now banned several popular online games the government says they're harmful to society potential national security threat. reports from baghdad. glued to the screen in a virtual reality battle to survive an online gaming is big in iraq. the most popular game is play on the battleground. developed in south korea three years ago it's become a global sensation with players around the world being parachuted on to an island and fighting for survival by any means. but iraq's parliament has voted to ban it saying it's harmful to the health culture and security of iraq and society. student only a place for a couple of hours at least four times a week. led to a lot i it is an exceptional game and very realistic it gives you the opportunity to compete with and build new friendships with other players around the world it's ok if they ban it for children but not for

in the region now to address a longstanding dispute and here i'd like to mention how greece and macedonia resolve their earlier this year last year their dispute over the name of the country north and now so there is some pressure on both sides to find some compromise an agreement a mutual agreement and solve this a longstanding problem between the 2 countries which should look. problems with integration into the e.u. or if the government's desire so nato which in serbia case i think it's unlikely but the cost of them might want to do so. as long as there is mutual agreement and as long as there is a leadership within both countries and both governments i think some refreshment solution is possible and is definitely desirable now having said that there will be spoilers on both sides domestically there may be external actors russia or other regional powers who will not necessarily welcome a resolution of a problem of this nature but it is their fickle to forecast exactly when their idea of the circumstances fill it or eyes to see the solution but no i don't i mean you seconds left and i ge

pope francis' three—day visit will also take him to north macedonia.n in both countries. holly hamilton has all the sport. it's been another dramatic day in the premier league — one that's ended manchester united's dreams of champions league football next season. they were held to a 1—1 draw by huddersfield, which means they can't finish inside the top four and will have to settle for europa league football next year. we haven't deserved to be in the top four. we have chased the pack, we have been given chances. the league is so tight. it's a good league, loads of good teams, and when we got the opportunities we weren't able to really gra b the opportunities we weren't able to really grab them. today was just a confirmation of a long season. in the end, the table doesn't lie. bad news for arsenal, as well — their hopes of a top four finish are all but over after they too were held to a 1—1 draw by brighton. unless they win the europa league, they'll have to beat burnley next week and hope tottenham lose to everton and make up an eight—goal swing. we kn

by the runoff election for a new president is underway in the newly renamed republic of north of macedonia candidates from the governing social democrats and the opposition conservatives failed to win an outright majority in last month's election both parties have argued over the recent name change aimed at ending the long running dispute with greece and its province of macedonia my a blowjob sky joins us now from the capital scope so what are the main political stances of these two candidates my. we're expecting here for the finnish exit polls suggests very time presidential race both candidates today are university professors they will spend out of it is the candidate of the government. he is saying that he will continue will lead six of the government nato in new integration under the new your name of this country but from the other side the candidate of the opposition also university professor go to the knesset. she is against the named deal degrees and she's saying that she will keep gives question where the high incur presidential again she said the name changing was done against the

the runoff election for a new president is underway in the newly renamed republic of north macedonia candidates from the governing social democrats and the opposition conservatives failed to win a fifty percent majority in last month's election both parties of august over the recent name change aimed at ending the long running dispute with greece and its problems with macedonia. but as well as opposition leader has made another bid for the support of the country's military in his attempt to take over as president. soldiers to break ranks with president nicolas maduro but so far military commanders have remained loyal to model that is a bold reports from caracas. venezuela you are venezuela it's now or never that's the message from me to sanchez to this. yes. but it sounds like a pretty from someone who is tired of the ongoing crisis in the country that. there's so much needed in our neighborhoods people cannot eat there's no medicine no security they know it because they have family my husband died because we can find medicine. from all across crack us small groups of people headed t

in north macedonia is largely ceremonial but the election is the first since the name change and it's dominated campaigning marcos supported has more from the victory press conference in the capital skopje. goal of the newly elected president of northwest you don't need us there will bend out of you used to bring this balkan country to the membership of the european union and to create a unified country of peoples elected this first president and the country changing thing after three decades you got there and i think signed agreement last year on beach with a dhoni on board that agreement and new name was in the center of it like the complete opposition candidate got the nothing done of the done with the case that agreement really voters still do everything so it should be a no vote and out of the want majority of all said that police politics of these rival relieve the country through the divisions and uncertainty these politics to be to make more than the country which is a member of the way your newly elected president of the office is going to fix a lot of the you started in july

how the runoff election for a new president is underway in the newly renamed republic of north macedonia candidates from the governing social democrats and the opposition conservatives failed to win an outright majority in last month's election both parties have argued over the recent name change aimed at ending the long running dispute with greece and its own province of macedonia. of venezuela's opposition leader has made another appeal for soldiers to break ranks with president nicolas maduro but up to now they've resisted the calls. that i said oh has more from caracas. where you are. are venezuela it's now or never that's the message from sanchez to this police officer back us. up but it sounds like a pretty from someone who is tired of the ongoing crisis in the country. there's so much needed in our neighborhoods people cannot eat there's no medicine no security and they know it because they have family my husband died because we can find medicine. from all across crack us small groups of people headed to the headquarters of the navy the army the police and the bolivarian national

the ruling party candidate has won the presidential runoff in newly renamed north macedonia the first election there since the controversial name change which dominated the campaigning save up in there of ski of the social democrats who support the new name made good on a. sealion of scott from the opposition conservatives who are against it the presidency of north macedonia is largely ceremonial but this result is seen as an indication of that name change. still ahead for you on al-jazeera the sports performance in fact in spain puts this moto g.p. rider back on top of the world santa will have that story in a moment. the story of one of the most successful p.r. campaigns in the u.s. study after study has demonstrated the perspective american media coverage what part of this can you get through your thick head as hamas a terrorist organization the only thing that you're going to say is what we want you to see and if you don't say it when i go let you speak it would be very hard for ordinary americans to know that they're being deceived the occupation of the american mind on al-jazeer

from the opposition conservatives were against it the presidency in north macedonia is largely ceremonial but this result is being seen as vindication of that change. more now from the victory news conference in scope. goal of the newly elected president of north was to danielle stand up and out of it is to bring this balkan country to the membership of the european union to create a unified country and out of people's elected this first president in the country changing thing after three decades you got there nothing side first agreement last year on beach northward to doany of the border that agreement in new name was in the center of electing complete opposition candidate for the nothing understood up over was against it agreement telling voters still do everything so it would be a no but and out of the one with george p. of all said that bullet politics of peace rival relieves the country to the divisions and uncertainty is politics to me is to make more than the country which is a member of the way the newly elected president of the office is going to fix a lot of the use of it in ju

voting has ended in north macedonia as presidential runoff candidates from the governing social democrats and the opposition conservatives failed to win an outright majority in last month's election both parties have argued over the recent name change aimed at ending the long running dispute with greece and its province of macedonia. south africa's ruling party has held its final rally before wednesday's election president serum of course is ending the campaigning in johannesburg the african national congress the a.n.c. is marred by allegations of corruption it's facing a challenge for the democratic alliance as well as the economic freedom fighters party welcome where there's more from johannesburg. you know this is the final. south africa's ruling african. wednesdays an exodus of. our ever since it was credited. minority rule in one thousand nine hundred forty one every election but it. was issued was capitalize on a series of corruption scandals those eyes on russia that the delivery of public service is. the fish will say. still comes with it keeping the sources we pollute the good fr

they're off election for a new president is underway in the newly renamed republic of north macedonia candidates from the governing social democrats and the opposition conservatives failed to win an outright majority in last month's election both parties have argued over the recent name change aimed at ending the long running dispute with greece and its problems of macedonia. thousands of muslims attended the reopening of a historic mosque destroyed in one thousand nine hundred ninety two during the bosnian war the sixteenth century are allowed some loss in the town the fourth judge was one of many mosques blown up by serb forces during the conflict in the former yugoslavia fortune had a muslim population of about twenty thousand today only one thousand remain. online computer gaming generates billions of dollars around the world and its popularity has also grown in iraq but parliament has now banned several popular online games the government says they're harmful to society and a potential national security threat china stratford reports from baghdad. glued to the screen in a virtual

poles have opened in the republic of north macedonia for a runoff to elect a new president representatives from the governing the social democrats and the opposition conservatives failed to gain a fifty percent majority in the first round of voting months both parties have argued over the recent name change aimed at ending the long running row with greece and its problems of macedonia those are the headlines the news continues here on the al-jazeera after inside story by phone. just look at. who supported the taliban who is now into feuding in libya who is now in to feuding in this we don't just look at the realities on the ground is it veering in foreign minister mohammad job in siri talks to al-jazeera it all began with a diplomatic breakdown with north korean and u.s. leaders met in hanoi now a frustrated pyongyang has resumed firing this so what message is it sending can diplomacy still reduce tension on the korean peninsula this is inside story. hello welcome to the program i'm adrian finnegan once again kim jong un has put the u.s. and its neighbors on high alert it happened after ja

in the republic of north macedonia a victory by the ruling party in a presidential runoff is being seen as vindication of the country's controversial name change stable painted off ski of the social democrats supports that switch gone donna. from the opposition conservatives who wanted to retain the country's former name of macedonia the presidency and north macedonia is largely ceremonial but the election is the first since the name change and it's dominated campaigning marcos about syria has much from has more from the victory press conference in the capital scope you. know all of the newly elected president of north will sit on the us there will print out a few used to bring these balkan country to the membership of the european union to create a unified country but out of people's elected this first president in the country changing things after three decades you got there nothing sign agreement last year on beach northward to doany of course that agreement in new name was in the center of electing a complete opposition candidate for the nothing down of the dock over what the case t

. >> happening now, pope francis for the first ever papal visit to the country of macedonia. he prayed with the sisters of charity nuns. it is the final we'll be right back with more news straight ahead. 4:53 right now. news making hea >>> here's a look at some of the headlines making the -- the news making headlines around the nation and the world. award-winning from reuterseleased in myanmar. >>> friends and family mourning the death of the only american killed in sunday's fiery plane crash in russia. the victim was22-year-old recent prep school grad who went to russia to become a fly fishing guide. >>> students protest detainment of classmate weeks away from graduation. he was detained following a traffic stop. he is scheduled to appear in court the same day as his school graduation. 4:56. new, an alligator making headlines in florida but not for the reason you might think. >> deputies say a woman pulled one out of her yoga pants in a traffic stop. and they also found 41 turtles. >> what is going on with that lady? >> she and the man they were with said they were collectin

blow to hise final party came in january after reaching an agreement that gave north macedonia its newame. move considered a betrayal by the majority of greeks. the government mandate is due to expire in october, but the snap elections will take place at the end of june. >> let's step away from europe for a moment. let's head over to indianapolis where history was made at the indy 500 on sunday. simon pagenaud became the very first frfrench d driver to win e race and more than a century. pagenaud west traffic after driving 200 laps around the 2.5 mile track, equaling 500 miles at the indianapolis motor speedway. the driver of held indy 500 tradition by kissing the famed bricks at the start and d finish line. it was a huge victory for pagenaud who came in with his job in the line and rumors swirling the may he be consumed replace him. at our biga look headlines concerning the euu elelections. pro-eu parties hold on to two thirds of the seats in the new parliament. the traditiononal right and l lt groups who ruled for decades to take a hit, opening way to solid wins for liberals, the gre

the ruling party candidate has won presidential runoff in newly named north macedonia the first election there since the controversial name change which dominated campaigning steve appendage of ski of the social democrats who support the new name beat to go down the. corridor from the opposition conservatives who are against it the presidency in northwestern new year's largely ceremonial but this result is being seen as a mandate supporting that name change and the spoke to the media soon after the results were announced america so what it was there for us. call of the newly elected president of northwest adani us there will point out of it is to bring this balkan country to the membership of the european union to create a unified country and out of it was elected this first president and the country changing thing after three decades you got there nothing side first agreement last year on the beach north of the dhoni of the border that agreement in new name was in the center of electing complete opposition candidate for the nothing under saddam was against it agreement telling voters st

now or the runoff election for a new president is underway in the newly named republic of north macedonia candidates from the governing social democrats and the opposition conservatives failed to win an outright majority in last month's election both parties have argued over the red recent name change aimed at ending the long running dispute with greece and its own province of macedonia. oh my our blood has been following developments for us from the capital scope here. we're expecting here for the fenians says the exit polls suggests very time presidential race both candidates today are university professors they will spend out of it is the candidate of the government coalition and he's saying that he will continue politiques of the government nato and e.u. integration under the new name of this country but from the other side the candidate of dog was the also university professor go to the nursery and oscar duck of a she is against the name deal with degrees and she's saying that she will keep this question very high in core presidential again and she said the name changing was done aga

suppress has been damaged by austerity policies and an unpopular name deal with neighboring north macedonia. moving to other news now and donald trump says the united states is not looking for regime change in iran the u.s. president made the comments during his 4 day trip to japan when he reports from tokyo. with a handshake donald trump received a historic on or in the imperial palace in tokyo the u.s. president became the 1st foreign leader to meet japan's new emperor. the beating was seen as a symbol of the strong relations between the 2 countries after a bilateral meeting with japan's prime minister shinzo up their attention turned from an ally to a foe with the u.s. president saying he's not seeking regime change in iran and i'm not looking that hurt iran at all i'm looking to have iran say no nuclear weapons we have enough problems in this world right now with nuclear weapons no nuclear weapons for and i think will make a deal i think iran again i think iran has tremendous economic potential it was a softer tone from trump after weeks of increasing tension following the reimposition

in the region now to address a longstanding disputes and here i'd like to mention how greece and macedonia resolve their earlier this year last year their dispute over the name of the country north and now so there is some pressure on both sides to find some compromise an agreement a mutual agreement and solve this a longstanding problem between the 2 countries with should look. problems with integration into the e.u. or if the government's desire so nato which in serbia case i think it's unlikely but the cost of them might want to do so. as long as there is mutual agreement and as long as there is a leadership within both countries and both governments i think some refreshment solution is possible and is definitely desirable now having said that there will be spoilers on both sides domestically there may be external actors russia or other regional powers who will not necessarily welcome a resolution of a problem of this nature but it is their fickle to forecast exactly when their idea of the circumstances fill it or eyes to see the solution boto are going to i mean you seconds left and i

his failure to end austerity policies and the unpopular name change deal with neighboring north macedonia. the rest of the day's news is still ahead right here on al-jazeera and why it's getting tougher to earn a u.s. citizenship in the armed forces. i'm a blessing in benny and i'll be reporting on this country's efforts to get that precious stone artifacts taken in the colonial era. will find the weather already heating up over the next couple of days across much of the middle east a little bit of cloud just skirting through iran could catch one or 2 showers particular program the caspian towards just linking its way down into the heart of the country there's a hot air coming in behind 42 celsius for baghdad well the more pleasant 27th the beirut summit attempts at the fortress the mystic i wanted to way to stay by that could heat up a touch further could touch 43 at this stage washing off a couple of about 31 cells just as of 35 therefore crouchie just now she says shell is still continuing there just around northern parts of iran still want to see showers into the southwest of saudi ar

and i'm sure that russia using this crisis for stopping right spreading on the nato over serbia macedoniaor so on and bosnia. maybe the fight for montenegro is over but using the crisis from the north you are destabilizing montenegro meaning the need to it's really high level playing in the same time our show has some political strategic interests to negotiate with the process in the washing talk about how to kareena in georgia and the west a more calm and serbia one a really house a functioning cart in the hand of russia and more school in that negotiation so you mentioned earlier that you didn't think things were going to escalate further. but at the crux of it all is some sort of reproach on some sort of agreements between kosovo. how likely is that actually when there is so much animosity between the 2 over territory and over so many issues and one thing i can say is that there's a definitely a momentum in the region now to address a longstanding disputes and here i'd like to mention how greece and macedonia resolve their earlier this year last year their dispute over the name of the

his failure to end austerity policies and the unpopular name change deal with neighboring north macedonia the rest of the day's news is still ahead right here on al-jazeera and why it's getting tougher to earn u.s. citizenship in the armed forces. i'm up watching in and i'll be reporting on this country's efforts to get that precious stolen artifacts taken in the colonial era.

the ruling party candidate has a strong lead in the presidential runoff in newly named north macedonia this was the first election since that controversial name change which dominated campaigning stev all the roski of the social democrats he supports the new name has more than fifty two percent of the vote in early elections but his challenge. from the opposition conservatives who opposes the name change is trailing it around forty three percent the presidency is a largely ceremonial role but it's hoped the result will pave the way for e.u. and nato membership. still ahead for you on the program an outcry in iraq as the government banned several popular online games it considers damaging because of the violence and the n.b.a. champions find out why pushing james harden and out bad news. is not such a guy. in a country beset by poverty and lack of infrastructure. sometimes we risk our lives in taking these roads risk saving lives is a dangerous job as a vaccine so it's on a good twenty four hours there are patients waiting for these medicines who must be in pain life's worth risking the

their north macedonia appeared to be leading for a little while.rts and so the whole competition will move to the netherlands this time next year. the contest had its share of controversy with various protests surrounding the event in tel aviv. religiousjewish groups objected to it being held on saturday — and other human rights campaigners wanted a boycott because of israel's actions in gaza. the 2019 eurovision song contest held in israel has been won by netherlands. thank you for watching bbc news. hello there. many of us had a pretty cloudy day yesterday weather wise. it was in scotland and northern ireland where it wasn'tjust cloudy, turned out to be quite wet ankle. the skies looked like this. further south, the cloudy breakup. a little bit of sunshine. theyjust sent these big shower clouds gathering up through the skies in the greater london area. the radar picture still shows we have patches of rain across parts of scotland, northern ireland as well. but the showers we had across england and wales have largely cleared out of the way. that s

indicate marie byrnes of florida to be ambassador to the republic of north macedonia. bridget a. brink of michigan to be ambassador to the slovak republic. john jefferson dagle of louisiana to be ambassador to the republic of cabo verde. matthew s.climo of new york to be ambassador to turkmenistan. jeffrey ross gunter of california to be ambassador to the republic of iceland. james s.gilmore of virginia to be u.s. representative to the organization for security and cooperation in europe. mr. mcconnell: i ask the senate vote on the nominations en bloc with no intervening action or debate, that if confirmed the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table en bloc, the president be immediately notified of the senate's action, and that no further motions be in order and if any statements related to the nominations be printed in the record. the presiding officer: without objection. the question is on the nominations en bloc. all in favor say aye. opposed no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the nominations are confirmed en bloc. mr. mcconnell: i ask

prizes popularity is fall'n jews are recent controversial a name change agreement signed with north macedonia his term had been due to expire in october but a vote is now expected to be held in june so that's the state of play there in greece that said to john psaropoulos who is in athens for us what's been the reaction there in the greek capital. well the reaction has been very rapid the opposition leader who is now in the ascendant. very quickly after about the 1st 20 percent of the results were in called for the prime minister to resign he said greece needs a new a fresh mandate a strong new government to face the challenges ahead both in the economy but also with respect to its geopolitical position the reference to neighboring turkey and the problems that have existed in the last couple of years in greek turkish relations. he says that the government should resign and the new election should be called and that happened a short while afterwards mr super as the prime minister came out and said that even though the result secures our position as a protagonist as a key player in the politica

pope francis a celebrated mass in northern macedonia the country's main the orthodox christian people of all faiths turned out to welcome the pope has been touring the balkans he's the highest profile visitor since the country agreed to change its name to end a decades long dispute with neighboring crete. prosecutors have ordered german comic a porsche to pay a five hundred thirty five million euro fine for it feeding pollution limits on its fleet of luxury high performance because bush's parent of folks bought him and his subsidiary audi had to pay a similar fines for their. so-called diesel gate scandal. in recent years jim lee has been the destination for many refugees and migrants but how are those who've made it here doing germany's council on integration and migration has just released its latest report there was a surge in asylum applications in two thousand and fifteen and sixteen with more than seven hundred thousand in two thousand and sixteen the number started falling again the following. now there's some good news about those who made it four years ago a third of all. arr

after that, it is over to north macedonia web pope francis will pay a one—day visit.the opening statements in the alleged trial of the alleged cult leader keith rainier on sex slavery charges. now its over to the bbc sport centre. i'm mark edwards and here is your tuesday sports briefing. a remarkable moment of magic for manchester city captain held the defending —— helped the defending champion speak leicester city 1—0. back to the english premier league with one match to go. it was his first shot on target from outside the box since 2013 which is why his teammates told him not to shoot. in fa ct, teammates told him not to shoot. in fact, it was back in 2007 from his last tea m fact, it was back in 2007 from his last team hamburg but according to, it was all part of the programme, with a touch of sarcasm, perhaps. it was all part of the programme, with a touch of sarcasm, perhapsm a game that everyone starts to study, do you believe in something like destiny or irrational stuff? know, at halftime i said, go and shoot and put it in the net. that was the strategy in th

in north macedonia, the presidential candidate backed by the governing social democrats has won a run—offdarovski said his victory brought the prospect of nato and european union membership closer. facebook is mounting a big operation to try to make sure it's not used to spread misinformation or to allow foreign intervention in the european elections. it's already deleted millions of fake accounts as part of its crackdown. our technology correspondent rory cellan—jones reports from facebook‘s european headquarters in dublin. a powerfulforce has been streaming through politics. it's a great campaigning tool, but it can be used to spread misinformation or help foreign powers interfere. and facebook‘s shadow looms ever larger over elections worldwide. fake news on facebook... back in 2016, facebook was really downplaying its influence, with mark zuckerberg saying it was crazy to think fake news had had any influence over the election of donald trump. but now, it's changed its tune. and here in dublin, it's getting ready to mount a big operation to oversee its impact on the european elections

pro—western candidate stevo pendarovski has been named president of north macedonia, after an electionated by the country's recent name change. the social democrat candidate beat his nationalist opponent with 51% of the vote, amid low turnout. mr pendarovski supports the change in the balkan state's name, ending a long diplomatic dispute with greece, which could open the door for both eu and nato membership. at least seven people have been killed and dozens wounded after taliban fighters attacked a police headquarters in northern afghanistan. a suicide bomber, driving a humvee loaded with explosives, started the assault in the city of pul—e—khumri. clashes between gunmen and security services followed. according to one estimate, more than 50 people were wounded. women and children were among those killed, according to an afghan health official. let's bring you some sport now, manchester united's hopes for a top four finish came to an end as they were held to a 1—1 draw at relegated huddersfield. the result means ole gunnar solskjaer‘s side cannot catch either chelsea or tottenham. the

his popularity has fallen juice the recent controversial name change agreement signed with north macedonia his term had been due to expire in october but a vote is now expected to be held in june the results could give a boost to austria's embattled chancellor sebastian kurtz is facing a no confidence vote over corruption allegations according to exit polls is people's party looks on track to get around 34 percent of the vote losing just one seat. want to bring you some other stories now iraq has vowed to stand with iran as tensions escalate between iran and washington but at a meeting with his iranian counterpart in baghdad the iraqi foreign minister said that his government was prepared to mediate in the dispute between iran and the us in algeria to former prime ministers as well as 5 former cabinet ministers are among a dozen high ranking figures facing corruption charges the country's new state prosecutor has referred their cases to the supremes court they all served in the government of the former president bill as these beautiful. news now from the d.l.c. where at least 30 people are

if it's among the stories making news around the world full frances is celebrated mass in north macedonia the country is orthodox christian but people of all faiths turned out to welcome the pope who's been touring the balkans he's the highest profile visitor says the country agreed to change its name to end a decades long dispute with neighboring greece. dozens of people in india station demonstration outside india supreme court after a panel of judges dismissed such a complaint against the chief justice the protesters were demanding a fresh investigation to run. after a former cultist distant accused him of making unwanted sexual advances he's denied the charges. of being led to the ballot in the thai capital bangkok to pay their respects to the newly crowned king kong the white elephant is a sacred symbol of royal palace in thailand the king three day coronation ceremonies and did on monday. not a series on a journey two thousand and nineteen the big issues correspondent kate brady has been travelling around the country to find out what's on people's minds on the latest stage of a jour

date with some other stories making news around the world for prances a celebrated mass in north macedonia the country is also dr christian but people of all faiths to welcome the pope who's been touring. he's the highest profile visitor complex country agreed to change its name two decades and to end a decades long dispute with neighboring greece. as acting police chief says all the suspected plotters in the east of bombings have been arrested or are dead more than two hundred and fifty people died in those attacks which have been claimed by so-called islamic states and were carried out by local radical groups. just dozens of people stage a demonstration outside india supreme court after a panel of judges dismissed a sexual harassment complaint against the chief justice the protesters were demanding a fresh investigate investigation into ranjan gogoi after a full court assistant making unwanted sexual advances he has denied the charges. in recent years germany has been the destination for many refugees and migrants but how are those who are doing germany's council integration and migratio

and in north macedonia hundreds of high school students have taken part in an annual parade it involves participating in a traditional dance which the students in the city of skokie are performing with umbrellas every year around 70 cities in the south eastern europe hosts similar parades to celebrate their graduates. the china born architect who shaped urban landscapes i am paid has died at the age of 102 his works were held by many but also met with some controversy they range from hong kong's bank of china skyscraper to the classic pyramid in the courtyard of the loos in pairs. well this week the u.s. state of alabama passed the country's most restrictive anti abortion law the new code bans abortion except when the mother's life is in danger and today the state of missouri is expected to pass a similar restrictive bam a pro-choice supporters say that these laws violate roe versus wade the landmark supreme court decision back in 1983 that legalized abortion they're trying to safeguard access to the procedure our correspondent helen humphrey traveled to alabama to talk with people on b

leadership has been damaged by austerity policies and an unpopular name deal with neighboring north macedonia austria's chancellor sebastian critz has been forced out of office after losing a no confidence vote in far in the mint opposition parties joined forces to remove him over a corruption scandal that brought down his right wing government president's must have appointed chancellor to form a government that can get parliament support until the next election expected in september. donald trump says he's not seeking regime change in iran on the 3rd day of his visit to japan the u.s. president reiterated his willingness for talks with iranian leaders and make a deal on nuclear weapons and i'm not look at the hurt or injured or i'm looking to have iran say no nuclear weapons we have enough problems in this world right now with nuclear weapons no nuclear weapons for and i think will make a deal i think a ran again i think iran has tremendous economic potential and i look forward to letting them get back to the stage where they can show that i think iran and i know so many people from iran the