mackinnon thank you so much for joining us the united nations security council has called on militia forces closing in on the libyan capital tripoli to halt. troops commanded by khalifa haftar a warlord in the east of the country launched their offensive on thursday and have battled their way to the south of tripoli which is held by a un backed unity government and in the array of militias there are now fears of irony. civil war in libya which has been riven by violence and division since longtime ruler muammar gaddafi was overthrown in two thousand and eleven u.n. secretary general untenured terrace was in libya this week after meeting half the he said he was leaving libya with deep concern and a heavy heart i still hope would be possible to avoid the lobby from station in and that all tripoli. and the united nations remain. available to facilitate any political solution able to unify the libyan institutions. then whatever happens the u.n. will remain could lead to and i will remain committed to support the leading people . for more on the situation in libya we're joined joined by m

by many cubans mackinnon thanks so much for your company. the world health organization says fighting near tripoli has killed one hundred twenty one people and wounded nearly six hundred that is since strongman khalifa haftar launched an offensive earlier this month to take the libyan capital now today was supposed to be the date for a united nations backs conference aimed at bringing peace to leave libya instead the u.n. is warning that the lives of thousands of civilians are at risk among the many refugees who previously escaped conflicts in their own countries. these families fled as have tours troops advanced on tripoli from the south they've sought shelter in a school building with the capital in their sights have tars fighters are paying little heed to the safety of the civilians in their way will lie a lot that my children and i had to leave our hirees because i was afraid we'd get bombed yeah. government fighters are trying to hold their positions but they are faced with tough tars heavily armed forces which can draw on tanks artille

a man you can just mackinnon thanks so much for joining us. people in mozambique are reeling from the second flight flown to hit the country in as many fights lone chemist tore into the northern province of cobber delgado on sunday the government says up to one hundred sixty thousand people have been affected while thirty five thousand homes have been damaged or destroyed now the heavy rains a continuing hampering aid efforts and threatening further destruction. after the storm the rain. swelling reversed and washing away houses. here in the north of mozambique nature's fury has been unleashed and the danger is far from over six hundred people died from the flooding caused by psycho eat ice six weeks ago it's actually kind of predicted to cause twice as much rainfall as this deadly predecessor already communities have been devastated by the storm's destructive force we saw the wind destroyed the farms and the palm trees the farms don't have anything we lost everything on the farms here in the village as you see three hundred houses have been d

mackinnon thanks so much for your company. the new head of saddam's military council has promised a fresh start for the country following this week's coup he vowed to quote up root the old regime new tenant general abdel fattah says a civilian government will be formed after talks with the opposition with a maximum transition period of two years but demonstrate to remain unimpressed boosted by the resignation of two top officials they've presented a list of demands to the military rule is among them civilian control now. outside the military headquarters in khartoum protesters are making their voices heard they're fed up with decades of autocratic rule and they've been calling for democracy for almost four months. only except a real change satisfying the revolutionary people who are looking for a good future. with. the sudanese people reject the military chiefs who ended the thirty year regime of the veteran president omar al bashir but the army is still very much in charge but your successor even if it is a general link to th

mackinnon thanks for your company. saddam's military chief has stepped down just a day off to he was foreign and as the country's new leader and the country's intelligence chief has now stepped down as well but demonstrators have again flooded the streets in protest of the interim military regime which took over after forcing longtime president omar al bashir from power. to sit in protests remain largely peaceful and their message is clear the sudanese people do not want to be ruled by the military chiefs who ended the thirty year regime of president over our over sheer. but the army is still very much in charge here even though bashir is the immediate successor to even a general link to the genocide in darfur less is just one day in the top job another use i announce the time stepping down as the leader of the transitional miter council i'm selecting instead of someone whose expertise incompetence i can trust. he will take the ships of the shores of safety i have chosen lieutenant general abdul fatah the rahman to suc

a man you could mackinnon thanks so much for joining us. at least fifteen people including six children are dead after sri lankan police raided a suspected is the next height out the country's been scrambling to crack down on extremist militants since the bombings that killed more than two hundred fifty people on easter sunday security forces have carried out rates across the country since then. another bomb blast in sri lanka this time the victims suspected militants blew themselves up as special forces closed down on their safe house residents say this densely populated neighborhood was the scene of an intense gun battle left several dade a young girl and a woman who were poodle live from the rubble. to look if they could probably be their family members a mother and daughter they were sent to the nearest hospital well actually they had already gained consciousness as the army medical team had given them attention immediately. as investigators try to piece together what's happened here and the links to last week's attacks police carried o

mackinnon thanks so much for joining us very saying is under way in spain's general election and a poll that looks set to transform the country's political landscape the campaign has been marked by a surge in support for smaller parties especially the far right. one in four voters was said to be undecided ahead of this poll explains third election in four years and the most open ended in decades. what i want to think is the most we're actually crucial moment in spain. i think everyone has an obligation to get it this time and make their votes can't. they would. i spoil my ballot paper because i didn't like any of the candidates any of the parties and none of their proposals. for decades parish has switched between the socialists led by prime minister petro sanchez and the conservative party to popular or popular party spain have long been seen as a country resistant to nationalism with no real swing to extremes since the fall of francisco franco as military dictatorship in the one nine hundred seventy s. . now the far right vox party like sent to enter parliament for the first time they

mackinnon thank you so much for your company. the united nations security council has called on militia forces closing in on the libyan capital tripoli to halt their advance but the troops commanded by khalifa haftar a warlord in the east of the country have also suffered some losses inflicted by fighters for the un backed government there are now fears of a renewed civil war in libya which has been riven by violence and division since longtime ruler mahama gadhafi was overthrown in two thousand and eleven. general have toes troops advancing towards the capital tripoli but both thrust against libya's internationally recognized government commanders of have to. be a national army say their forces have reached the city limits. this is great progress it means we're technically inside tripoli we still have a few checkpoints to secure but the battle will be on the outskirts of the city. ranged against have to as brigades forces loyal to the government the struggle for power and control of libya's oil began with the fall of the dictato

i'm on you tube his mackinnon thanks so much for joining us sixteen people including six children are dead after sri lankan forces raided a suspected islamist hideout this as the government scrambles to crack down on extremist militants following the east the suicide bombings gunshots were heard and police say three of the victims blew themselves up during clashes that lasted hours so. charity forces have carried out raids across the country since the bombings that killed more than two hundred fifty people nearly a week ago the catholic church and has counseled all sunday services and is warning of a risk of further attacks will bring you more on that story in just a moment. next to sit down where protesters have vowed to ramp up their demonstrations if the country's military council insists on maintaining suffer in power until elections are held thousands of protesters again turned out in the capital khartoum a day off the large crowds demanded the country's military rulers step down they've been massing outside the headquarters for three weeks keeping up pressure even after the oust

i'm an eclipse mackinnon thanks so much for joining us british prime minister to resign may has also the e.u. for yet another extension to bret's it saying the u.k. needs more time to avoid leaving the block without a deal and l.s.s. sent to european council president donald tusk may offer the brics that deadline to be delayed until up to june thirtieth she said she hopes to get person out of the e.u. before european elections in may she said that london would make preparations to hold the elections if that's not possible britain's parliament remains deadlocked over the the withdrawal agreement to reason they secured with the e.u. . for more on this we're joined from london by did. and from brussels by go first to you in london bagot can you give us some details on what exactly two reason may is asking for this time. well the reasoning being heinrich to reason may's request is that she wants more time to sort out breck's it basically because here in parliament she has faced a deadlock she has to try time and again to get the deal that she has negotiated with brussels to get it three

i manuscripts mackinnon thanks so much for joining us. israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu appears to have secured victory in the general election with most of the votes now counted he is running neck and neck with his main challenger that benny gantz of the centrist blue and white posse but nesa yahoo is in a stronger position to form a coalition with a number of right when posses will trust israel in a moment first its reports. that were pyrotechnics and music for netanyahu when he took to the stage at the likud party event in the wee hours to claim victory. i am very moved that the nation of israel has once again given its trust to me. and done so for the fifth time to go to move to. the if i. do they have again given their trust to us and to me oh it's unprecedented. when did we ever get so many seats i don't remember what they could only get a little money go to do little. a fifth term would make netanyahu israel's longest serving prime minister even surpassing the founding father of the jewish state been good on. after voting

my manuscripts mackinnon like you so much for joining us british prime minister to resign may has also the e.u. for yet another extension to brics it saying the u.k. needs more time to avoid leaving the block without and l.s.s. the european council president donald trump. may offer the brits a deadline to be delayed until june thirtieth she said she hoped to get britain out of the e.u. before european parliamentary elections in may adding if that's not possible london will make preparations to take part the british parliament is still deadlocked over the withdrawal agreement that may secure with the e.u. . for more on this we're joined from london by do at mass and from brussels by. first to you in london get can you give us some details on what exactly true reason may is asking for this time. well the reasoning really heinrich to reason may's request is that she wants more time to sort of wrecks it basically because here in parliament she has faced a deadlock she has to try time and again to get the deal that she has negotiated with brussels to get it three but she has failed so now s

mackinnon thanks so much for joining us astronomers have just revealed what they are calling a ground breaking development at a series of coordinated press conferences around the world researches using a global network of telescopes announced they had photographed the edge of a black hole for the very first time black holes all celestial objects with such strong gravitational fields that even lie. it gets pulled into them scientists hope the new images will explain how must act in such extreme conditions which could verify all contradict for example albert einstein's theory of relativity. so to explain that for us i'm joined now by. science desk thanks so much for joining us tell me why these images of a black hole are such a big deal haven't scientists known what black holes looked like for a long time well no they haven't which is great enough because it was widely except that that holds do it exists but there was no proof so far so everything we saw so far west simulations it was no real image and now this is the first real image it's the proof also of their existence i was so exci

mackinnon thanks so much for joining us it's. israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu appears to have secured victory in the general election with most of the votes now counted he is running neck and neck with his main challenger benny gantz of the centrist blue and white posse but netanyahu is in a stronger position to form a coalition with a number of rightwing policies we'll cross to israel in a moment first this report. good won't be a sweeping victory but it will nonetheless be historic israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu appears to have edged out a win for a record fifth term the right wing bloc is expected to hand his likud party a solid majority the divisive election drew mixed reactions from israelis. i got what i wanted. just because in my opinion there's no better alternative. you can't just come out of nowhere and become a prime minister and be believed has all the experience and big achievement that shows how strong bibi is now he can do whatever he wants. his it calls have shown a deadlock with the center le

my manuscripts mackinnon thanks so much for joining us with starting with threats that european leaders are gathering for an emergency summit in brussels later today and they're expected to grant a second delay to the u.k. leaving the bloc british prime minister to resign may is being facing members of parliament in her weekly question and answer session mase requesting an extension to bret's it to june the thirtieth but e.u. leaders are expected to develop a debate allowing a longer delay with conditions as you may insist it's in no one's interest for a person to leave. without a deal. i still believe that actually the best sit for the u.k. is to be able to leave in an orderly way to be able to leave with a deal and i do want to ensure that that breaks it does indeed all of the result of the referendum there are members of this house who don't want to alter the results of the referendum i do. now the german chancellor angela merkel is one of the e.u. leaders who will be decided impressions fate out awesome urgency summit in brussels this evening she's come out in support of giving the

neilng us now is mackinnon, global macro strategist at vtb capital.u to weigh in on the fed. do we think the fed is ready to cut rates or do you think they will want to hike at least one more time this year? >> over the last week or so, particularly the likes of the chinese pmi data we have seen, doesn't encourage investors to believe the chinese economy is stabilizing given that china is -- driver andr the global slowdown might stabilize. we have seen a little change in the last week in terms of what markets think on the fed we have seen and treasury yields have surged a little higher and the curve inversion has taken a back seat. it has set such a high bar for raising interest rates, not just as far as the domestic u.s. economy is concerned but also what happens globally. we are not entirely in the clear. the imf today will signal in the world economic outlook but there is still downside risks. i think they are hopeful we won't see a global recession and maybe a recovery into 2020 but i think the fed is done for now unless you believe we are going t

and musing even told the sioux the consul in istanbul mohammed merah to be of the band save mackinnonto me feel as if i threaten i asked my thousand or so as if he had come across operations like this while he was in saudi arabia many by the fickle. saudi oil as to what artists already here. so there is this spot out. you'll be in which hasn't talked. to me or that i live in your poem or. your miniatures in the middle east on a cloud is still absolute the question where the fuck we've been so this. because after all aggressive fear that the un. so the scientists generally spot them washing the system on acid in the weather belongs cover was a car bomb they had been killed in cars that really were policy on each other than the. russians were all on a us. a middle one on stuff like the fifteen in the saudi tuesday the second the photographer the head squatted out of the hotels. at eleven am all fifteen of them met at the saudi consolidate. at one fourteen b. . he walked into the consulate in the now famous speech and was ambushed.