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hello and welcome to focus on europe i'm michelle henery glad to have you with us turkey is undergoing profound political change moving away from being a secular society to a country where nationalism and religion are at the forefront. and it is president gretchen types are the one who's been.

hello and welcome to focus on europe i'm michelle henery glad you could join us it was a series of killings that shipped germany to its core people mostly of turkish ethnicity were murdered.

hello and welcome to focus on europe i'm michelle henery glad you could join us it was a series of killings that shipped germany to its core people mostly of turkish and ethnicity were murdered across the country in broad daylight in early two thousand and four years the suspects a neo nazi terror cell got away with it it took more than.

hello and welcome to focus on europe i'm michelle henery here on the continent as spring enters into full bloom it seems the french spirit for striking does as well the french national rail service is the focus of president and they're going back ron's proposed next reform he wants to cut their pay and reduce their benefits but their real unions are.

hello and welcome to focus on europe i'm michelle henery here on the continent as spring enters into full bloom it seems the french spirit for striking does as well the french national rail service is the focus of.

hello and welcome to focus on europe i'm michelle henery here on the continent as spring enters into full bloom it seems the french spirit for striking does as well the french national rail service is the focus of president and then you're back ron's proposed next reform he wants to cut their pay and reduce their benefits but their real unions.

hello and welcome to focus on europe i'm michelle henery glad to have you with us turkey is undergoing profound political change moving away from being a secular society to a country where nationalism and religion are at the forefront. and it is president ratchet type are the one.

hello and welcome to focus on europe i'm michelle henery glad you could join us it was a series of killings that shipped germany to its core people mostly of turkish and ethnicity were murdered across the country and broad daylight in early two thousand and four years the suspects a neo nazi terror cell got away with it it took more the.

hello and welcome to focus on europe i'm michelle henery here on the continent as spring enters into full bloom it seems the french spirit for striking does as well the french national rail service is the focus of president and then you're back ron's proposed next reform he wants to cut their pay and reduce their benefits but their real unions.

i'm michelle henery thanks for joining us u.s. president the whole trunk has said syrian president bashar al assad will have a big a price to pay for launching a deadly chemical weapons attack on civilians trunks comments on twitter come after rebels and medics allege that dozens of people were. killed in a suspected chemical attack in eastern guta aid organizations say at least one bomb filled with poisonous chemicals was dropped on during the last major stronghold near the capital damascus the syrian regime and its ally russia so the allegations are a fabrication. earlier correspondent on child war in beirut put together what we know about this alleged chemical weapons attack in. well what we have heard from syrian american medical society and my talents which are a group of medics and activists working on the ground there yesterday evening of a quarter to eight in the evening barrel containing a chemical agent was dropped in a part of the city and they started receiving a lot of patients and they these patients this made signs

on michelle henery welcome to the show u.s. president donald trump has said syrian president bashar al assad will have a big price to pay for launching a deadly chemical weapons attack on civilians trumps comments on twitter come after rebels in medics alleged that dozens of people died in a suspected chemical attack in eastern guta aid organizations say at least one bomb filled with poisonous chemicals was dropped on to him on the last major rebel stronghold near the capital. mask the syrian regime and its ally russia so the allegations are fabrication. let's bring in middle east correspondent on channel bora who is standing by in beirut high on shaul what more can you tell us about the situation in duma. well what i've just heard there for short while ago on the ground there were connected to that level of if not more . dominant that some sort of an agreement but i have now come about we don't want to have to wait for a definite final confirmation which may come tonight all come tomorrow but just a short while ago i'm getting

hello and welcome to focus on europe i'm michelle henery glad you could join us it was a series of killings that shipped germany to its core people mostly of turkish and ethnicity were murdered across the country and broad daylight in early two thousand and four years the suspects a neo nazi terror cell got away with it it took more than.

hello and welcome to focus on europe i'm michelle henery glad to have you with us turkey is undergoing profound political change moving away from being a secular society to a country where nationalism and religion are at the forefront. and it is president gretchen types are the one who.

hello and welcome to focus on europe i'm michelle henery here on the continent a spring enters into full bloom it seems the french spirit for striking does as well the french national rail.

hello and welcome to focus on europe i'm michelle henery i'm glad you could join us it was a series of killings that shipped germany to its core people mostly of turkish and ethnicity were murdered across the country in broad daylight in the early two thousand and four years the suspects a neo nazi terrorist cell got away with it it took more than a dick.

hello and welcome to focus on europe i'm michelle henery glad to have you with us turkey is undergoing profound political change moving away from being a secular society to a country where nationalism and one legend are at the forefront. and it is president wretched types are the one who's been on.

hello and welcome to focus on europe i'm michelle henery glad to have you with us turkey is undergoing profound political change moving away from being a secular society to a country where nationalists.

i'm michel henery thanks for joining us before we get to those stories we begin with some breaking news german police have detained six men in berlin local media say they were at the city's half marathon which took place today one of the men is reportedly suspected of attempting a knife attack at the event reports say he may have been an acquaintance of my niece emory a failed asylum seeker who killed twelve people at a berlin christmas market in twenty sixteen. for more on the story i'm now joined by digital these political correspondent hans brant hans what do we know at this point well in fact there's a little bit of confusion here there has been a media report from a newspaper here in berlin that in fact there was a planned attack on this hofmeyr of them that was right here in berlin today and that four people were arrested there at the same time the police have confirmed that six people have a race that but they have not said in what connection and the problem there is that there were several raids in the city today as well as looking for right wing terrorists for terrorists belong

i'm michelle henery welcome to the show the united nations security council will meet on monday over an alleged chemical weapons attack in syria rebels medics and aid organizations in eastern groups all say chemical weapons were used in an attack on do about the town is the last major rebel stronghold near the capital damascus this. regime and its allies say the allegations are a fabrication the u.s. meanwhile has warned damascus it would have a big price to pay for the attack. let's go to washington where correspondent claire richardson is standing by clare it's been just hours since we heard about this attack but why has the u.s. been so quick to get involved here hi michelle you have the u.s. state department was quick to respond to say that it's monitoring these reports and significantly they've called for an immediate response from the international community as well as criticize russia for its ongoing support of bashar al assad's regime now it they said that it is russia who is ultimately responsible for this possible chemical weapons attack because of its continued support for

by michelle henery thanks for joining us a driver has plowed into a crowd of people in the northwestern german city of munster killing several people as well as injuring dozens more local media has since reported that the driver has killed himself after the collision a police operation is still underway and authorities have asked people to avoid the area. the police and munster have been tweeting about the incident saying they're on site with all resources they posted this update a short while ago please do not spread rumors on twitter and facebook please leave the downtown area and go home we'll keep you informed here this photo has been circulating widely on twitter following the crash it shows the site in one story that's been reported to be the scene of the incident. do you don't these political correspondent hans brunt joins me in the studio is where is the correspondent. hans we want to turn to you first what do we know at this point but we know the interior minister has just confirmed that four people were killed in this attack all this incident which child shouldn't call it an a

on michelle henery thanks for joining us we begin in syria where it's been reported that the rebel groupcontrolling too much eastern ghouta has agreed to leave and. change for the release of prisoners the group known as josh islam has not confirmed the report the news comes just hours after dozens of people were killed and suspected chemical weapons attack there aid organizations say at least one bomb filled with poisonous chemicals was dropped on the last major rebel stronghold near the capital damascus the syrian regime and its ally russia called the allegations a fabrication. earlier correspondent in beirut put together what we know about this alleged chemical weapons attack in ghouta. well what we have heard from syrian american medical society and white elephants which are a group of medics and activists working on the ground that yesterday evening about quarter to eight in the evening barack containing a chemical agent was dropped in a part of the lost city and they started receiving a lot of patients and they these patients this made signs like excessive or reforming which led the

by michelle henery welcome to the show u.s.president donald trump has said syrian president bashar al assad will have a big price to pay for launching a deadly chemical weapons attack on civilians trump's comments on twitter come after rebels and medics allege that dozens of people died in a suspected chemical attack in eastern guta aid organizations say at least one bomb filled with poisonous chemicals was dropped on duma the last major rebel stronghold near the capital damascus the syrian regime and its ally russia say the allegations are a fabrication. let's go to washington we're correspondent claire richardson is standing by clare it's been just hours since we heard about this attack but why has the u.s. been so quick to get involved here. hi michel yeah the u.s. state department was quick to respond to say that it's monitoring these reports and significantly they've called for an immediate response from the international community as well as criticize russia for its ongoing support of bashar al assad's regime now they sai

i'm michelle henery. thanks for joining us.r defecting to the west, a former russian double agent is found poisoned on a park bench in england. this isn't the plot to a spy movie, nor is it tale from the cold war. this attack happened in modern day britain, andnd the governmt is convinced that the kremlin is behind it. in the city of salisbury i in southehern england, , the forr russian spy sergei skripal, se here srtlyly befe the e assault, and his s daughter werere found unconcious a after being e expd to the deadly nerve agent novichok.

i'm michelle henery. thanks for joining us.fter defecting to the west, a former russian double agent is found poisoned on a park bench in england. this isn't the plot to a spy movie, nor is it tale from the cold war. this attack happened in modern day britain, and the government is convinced that the kremlin is behind it. in the city of salisbury in southern england, the former russian spy sergei skripal, seen here shortly before the assault, and his daughter were found unconcious after being exposed to the deadly nerve agent novichok. both are now fighting for their lives. just a few days later, another russian in exile fell victim to a suspicious attack, nikolai glushkov, a businessman wanted in russia on fraud allegations, was found strangled in his home in london. these attacks are both a chilling echo of the murder of alexander litvinenko in 2006. the russian spy was considered a traitor. after settling with his family in britain, he too was poisoned. our reporter met with his widow who talked about how other exiled russia

hello and welcome to focus on europe i michelle henery i'm glad you could join us it was a series of killings that shipped germany to its core people mostly of turkish and ethnicity were murdered across the country and broad daylight in the early two thousand and four years the suspects a neo nazi terror cell got away with it it took more than a decade to capture a key member of the so-called national socialist underground yet a cheapo it wasn't until twenty eleven that authorities discovered that the ennis you had been active for years and allegedly killed ten people while police and prosecutors look for perpetrators in the immigrant community the subsequent trial has dragged on for already five years but despite the verdict not being far off now many relatives of the victims like abdul term shim shack say justice continues to elude them after having to endure such a long trial they are still left disappointed and disillusioned with more questions than answers on reporter visited the family of the terror group's first victim up till karim sim scheck and his uncle who was that bosch.

hello and welcome to focus on europe i'm michelle henery here on the continent as spring and turns into full bloom it seems the french spirit for striking does as well the french national rail service is the focus of president and then a macro lens proposed next reform he wants to cut their pay and reduce their benefits but their real unions are threatening to put the brakes on his plans he did after all come storming into power last year on the back of promises to modernize france's flagging economy but now with the railways facing months of industrial action with trash collectors civil servants and even students joining in mccrone must prove that he can stand up to the powerful unions who run much of the country's public services our reporter met with one of the train drivers on strike in paris at the gabba early on who says he has no intention of backing down. in fighting spirit train driver if the gear and his colleagues have assembled outside the station on a normal work day he transports thousands of passengers to and from paris and its suburbs today his train is parked at the god

hello and welcome to focus on europe i'm michelle henery glad to have you with us turkey is undergoing profound political change moving away from being a secular society to a country where nationalism and religion are at the forefront. and it is president richard tayyip erdogan who's been overseeing this change over the last fifteen years starting out as a reformer his critics say he's now become an autocrat with a thirst for power president order one has an ever tightening grip on the personal and political freedoms of his citizens but it seems that his pervasive control has not quite reached every corner of the country oh the chick is a small village in the northwest who is mayor is loaded by locals for as hands on governing style has become so popular that are the ones a.k.p. party hard to place any role there. so between high mountains lies the small town of other tick with its three thousand inhabitants it seems like any other small town in anatolia. and you'll see the local café is called cuba and that a picture of che guevara rather than the president hangs in the town hall and

i'm michelle henery. glad to have you with us. turkey is undergoing profound political change, moving away from being a secular society to a country where nationalism and religion are at the forefront. and it is president recep tayyip erdogan who has been overseeing this change over the last 15 years. starting out as a reformer, his critics say he has now become an autocrat with a thirst for power. president erdogan has an ever-tightening grip on the personal and political freedoms of his citizens. but it seems that his pervasive control has not quite reached every corner of the country. ovacik is a small village in the northwest whose mayor is lauded by locals for his hands-on governing style. he has become so popular, that erdogan's akp party hardly plays any role there. reporter: nestled between high mountains lies the small town of ovacik. with its 3000 inhabitants, it seems like any other small town in anatolia. but look closer, and you'll see the local cafe is called cuba, that a picture of che guevara rather than the presid