malaysia a new prime minister taking office in a backroom deal and controversially pushing aside mahathir mohamad in the process. super tuesday the biggest day in the u.s. electoral calendar so far resulted in a big win for former vice president joe biden and the establishment wing of the democratic party that he represents biden carried 10 out of the 14 states in play while independent vermont senator bernie sanders who was the front runner going into super tuesday is on track to win the other 4 including the state with the most democratic delegates california so with the contest for the democratic nomination now essentially a 2 horse race which of these 2 men has the best chance of defeating donald trump

it's been described as malaysia's political game of thrones 94 year old prime minister mahathir mohamad sudden resignation only to be reinstated by the king was widely seen as yet another spot with his designated successor and what you bring him but before long united again in an attempt to form a new government only to find themselves both on the outside looking in a someone else seemed was sworn in as malaysia's prime minister so where did it all go wrong for malaysia's political colossus tear and what does it mean for the country joining me now from kuala lumpur to discuss this is a member of parliament who served as the minister of youth and sport in my heart is most recent government thank you for joining me up front it's been a wild 2 weeks in malaysian politics just a week ago your political mentor martin mohamad seemed poised to stay on as prime minister beyond the time anyone had really imagined when he came into power and 28 now he's gone he's been sidelined he's crying foul he says he's been betrayed how did it all come to this. team to do this because of the formation of an

malaysia's prime minister following a week of political chaos that will spot by the resignation of mahathir mohamad he says deans appointment by the king is illegal the promise of swift anti corruption measures has helped push of a his center right opposition to victory in palm entry elections the ordinary people groups are killed around a quarter of the vote enough to be the ruling center left party which is controlled politics for more than a decade. up to date those are the latest headlines i'll be back in about 30 minutes also with the top news stories but coming up next is people in power. in this time the differences and similarities of cultures across the wound isn't a matter of when you call home. and current affairs that matter to you. mass migration from africa or in the middle east has become a toxic issue and it's an inspiring rising xenophobia at the search for solutions to the challenges of integration so one italian city is taking your brother's approach to both cloak of each. frame strew despard and hold work to make margaret sport steps towards the local population but can it reall

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the paper says the turmoil is far from over, with former prime minister mahathir mohamad claiming thatsupport in the house. and finally, the philippines star is predicting that injust 10 years' time, china's navy will be the world's largest. they cite a retired us navy admiral who claims that while the us still dominates the seas, china is fast catching up. the star says that beijing's rapid naval growth is a concerning sign for the phillipines in the south china sea. and that brings you up—to—date with some of those papers. samantha, what stories are sparking discussions online? not surprisingly, it's a lot about the coronavirus. and its impact of the coronavirus outbreak on sporting events is attracting a lot of interest. on sunday, we saw the tokyo marathon crowds reduced from 38,000 runners to just 200 overfears of contagion. the sumo spring tournament which opens next sunday injapan will be held behind closed doors. the athletics world indoor championships, scheduled to take place in china next month, are already off and many are nervously waiting to see what will happen to the ol

as the country's new prime minister the world statement sidelines the former leader mahathir mohamad who is ruling coalition collapse last week but mahathir insists he should remain in power alexei o'brien reports. a changing of the guard in malaysia that critics are calling the death of democracy. appointment by the king capping a tumultuous week in the country's politics. i thank the king and would like to thank all of you for your moral support i only ask that all malaysians accept the decision announced by the palace today. the king's move sidelines former leader mohammed his ruling coalition collapsed last week i had to resigned as premier after his besides who party which is led by signaled it could work with the united malays national organization or. their party governed malaysia for more than 60 years until it was forced from power by more had he has coalition and 2018 all know is the party of disgraced former leader browse uk who is on trial for corruption accused of looting millions of dollars from the state found one e m d b o u dean was kicked out of all no in 2015 but it

after a week of political turmoil triggered by the resignation of the 93—year—old incumbent, mahathir mohamadrutnam, has resigned, after what he's called a "vicious and orchestrated" campaign against him. he says he's suing the british government for constructive dismissal. sir philip's resignation comes after persistent reports of a rift between him and the home secretary, priti patel. our political editor, laura kuenssberg reports. you're not meant to have heard of him. permanent secretaries are the backroom bosses of the government machine. but this rainy saturday morning became a personal and a public storm for him. in the last ten days, i have been the target of a vicious and orchestrated briefing campaign. it has been alleged that i have briefed the media against the home secretary. this, along with many other claims, is completely false. the home secretary categorically denied any involvement in this campaign to the cabinet office. i regret, i do not believe her. she has not made the effort i would expect to dissociate herself from the comments. priti patel has made no effort to engage

after a week of political turmoil triggered by the resignation of the 93—year—old incumbent, mahathir mohamadns will be pushed through parliament by decree that giving mpsa parliament by decree that giving mps a vote. emmanuel macron's attempts to radically overhaul france's pension system has resulted in months of strikes and protests. 0pposition deputies had sought to block the bill's passage through the national assembly by tabling or than 40,000 amendments. there is no evil — a film by the iranian director mohammed rasoulof has won this years top prize —— mohammed rasoulof has won this year's top prize at the berlin film festival. the film, made up of four stories, explores how individualfreedom can be expressed under an authoritarian regime. the director is currently banned from travelling by the iranian authorities and was unable to collect the award in person. one of britain's most senior civil servants, sir philip rutnam, has dramatically resigned as permanent secretary at the home office. he told the bbc it follows what he called a "vicious and orchestrated" campaign against him, and

by the resignation of mahathir mohamad he says appointment by the king is illegal luxembourg has become the 1st country to make public transport free abolishing fares for trains trams and buses in an effort to tackle road congestion and pollution the government says it hopes the change will also help support people on low incomes. a film critical of the death penalty and iran has won the coveted golden bear of the film festival but the director of there is no evil was not there to receive his prize he cannot travel from iran and faces charges of participating in social and political activities you have today those are the headlines up next americans live side by side in 2 parallel universes the truck parts of america are getting in trouble here there is a poll out a few weeks ago that you had almost 30 percent americans believing they were on the cusp of civil war both sides accuse each other of doing things that are so blatantly wrong the bottom line on u.s. politics and policies and their effect on the world. over the past 3 months nearly a 1000000 people have had to flee for their li

malaysia a new prime minister taking office in a backroom deal and controversially pushing aside mahathir mohamad in the process. super tuesday the biggest day in the u.s. electoral calendar so far resulted in a big win for former vice president joe biden and the east.

malaysia a new prime minister taking office in a backroom deal and controversially pushing aside mahathir mohamad in the process. super tuesday the biggest day in the u.s. electoral calendar so far resulted in a big win for former vice president joe biden and the establishment wing of the democratic party that he represents biden carried 10 out of the 14 states in play while independent senator bernie sanders who was the front runner going into super tuesday.

the discussion leading up to the election heading to asia now where malaysia's former leader mahathir mohamad is demanding parliament meet to challenge the leadership of his successor there then you are seen was sworn in as prime minister at a ceremony in kuala long poor on sunday he was appointed by the king less than a week after martin resigned and then try to fail to form a new unity government there says yasi is appointment is illegal running a muslims who fled violence in me about remains fearful of returning home despite the government saying it's ready to receive them more than 700000 ringgold crossed into neighboring bangladesh in 2017 to have a child rehearse the latest. it has been more than 2 years since rocky had begun fled me and mark to bangladesh but she says her heart and soul still cries for a village home in rakhine she stays in touch with a nephew and his wife who live in tongues as our village in northern rock and state she's worried about their safety we had her face in the video on her request that i let it out of what i learned as an a lot of the city there burning hou

king that follows a week of political cayle sparked by the resignation of the veteran leader mahathir mohamad but he says the move is illegal and is calling for an urgent session of parliament saying his allies have a majority to be reports a changing of the guard to malaysia that critics are calling the death of democracy waiting yasin swearing in his prime minister capping achieve this week in the country's politics. the king announced my appointment on saturday in a move that sidelined formally. whose ruling coalition collapsed last week mad to resign this premier after his bizarre tea party which is led by me signaled it could work with the united malays national organization. that party government for more than 60 years until it was forced from power by my height is coalition in 2018 i'm no is the party of disgraced former leader. who's on trial for corruption accused of looting millions of dollars from the state fund one m.v.p. . was kicked out of no in 2015 but it rallied behind him this week he was sacked for raising issues of corruption. but now in the sort of wrangling that's happen