mr schulz is her new challenger.ore brussels than berlin, but he has recast himself as a man of the people, campaigning on social justice. he denounced president trump. translation: europe was built on the spirit of cooperation, of dialogue, mutual respect and solidarity. and it is about reviving this spirit, and it is especially about reviving it in dealing with refugees who come to europe. chancellor merkel has led germany since 2005. mr schulz is her new challenger. his critics say he is more brussels than berlin, but he has recast himself as a man of the people, campaigning on social justice. sarah corker, bbc news. brazil's president has tried to reassure foreign partners about the scandal engulfing the county's meat industry. michel temer told ambassadors about the quality of brazilian meat, despite allegations several firms pablo uchoa reports. ina in a nation used to scandals, brasilisns ' in a nation used to scandals, brasilisns may| in a nation used to scandals, brasilisns may find in a nation used to scand

mr schulz is her new challenger.c news. the crew of an oil tanker hijacked by pirates off the coast of somalia .,-w by somali forces. the incident was the first hijacking of a ship in almost five years, and led to worries that somali pirates were back in business. janey mitchell reports. heading for calm waters, surrounded by somali forces, almost a week after being seized. the aris 13 is crewed by eight sri lankans, now relieved and grateful for their release. everybody here helped us a lot and saved our lives, which is important. what i can say is, we are dead and born. you know, all i can say, dead and born. at 68 years i am, i am dead and born. the vessel was hijacked by gunmen as it made its way from djibouti to mogadishu, reportedlyjust 18 km from the somali coastline. it was forced to change course and head towards alula. a fierce firefight then followed between the coastguard and armed men on board a skiff believed to be taking supplies to the hijacked vessel. a number of civilians were injured by stray bulle

mr schulz is her new challenger. man of the people campaigning on social justice. sarah corker, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: terror training on the thames. a major exercise for hundreds of police officers in london. today we have closed the book on apartheid and that chapter. more than 3,000 subway passengers were affected. nausea, bleeding, headaches and a dimming of vision. all of this caused by an apparently organised attack. the trophy itself was on the pedestal in the middle of the cabinet here. this was an international trophy and we understand now that the search for it has become an international search. above all this was a triumph for the christian democrats of the west, offering reunification as quickly as possible and that's this is bbc news. the latest headlines: 500,000 people are facing a battle to survive no evidence of collusion between the trump election campaign and russia. that is according to the head of the panel investigating the claims. the crew of an oil tanker hijacked

mr schulz said he would resist anyone who tried to drive a wedge between germany and the eu.ten o'clock, mishal husain will be here with a full round—up of the day's news. first, talking movies: hello and welcome to austin, in texas, in our special south by southwest film festival edition of talking movies, i'm tom brook. in today's programme, the festival's opening night film from a visionary american director. did it live up to expectations? most films out there have the same formula. and terence malik has a different formula. the action—oriented big budget films also came to town. hopefully the movie just takes someone on a ride. it is designed to be seen large and loud. the south by southwest film have a special resonance in these politically charged times. it a film that totally normalises the image of the average american muslim and also the average american mexican immigrant. this is about religious freedom. and oscar winer melissa leo playing an activist atheist once dubbed "the most hated woman in america". i think the question of religious freedom has come up again

mr. schulz-led party. the party either way pro-europe party. either way a victory.nd general sentiment towards european politics, sentiment has improved. >>> the european union is calling on russia to arrest demonstrators in protest it's yesterday. opposition parties staged rallies with people chanting russia without putin. the protests took place a year before the country's presidential election in which vladimir putin was expected to run what would be a fourth term. and worth pointing out that the high-profile leader of the opposition was one of the people arrested. >>> still to come, billion dollar backlash. just how much money north carolina will lose because of its controversial bathroom bill. stay tuned. we'll be right back. upstate new york is a good place to pursue your dreams. at vicarious visions, i get to be creative, work with awesome people, and we get to make great games. ( ♪ ) what i like about the area, feels like everybody knows each other. and i can go to my local coffee shop and they know who i am. it's really cool. new york state is filled with b

with the social democrats after the former european parliament president martin schulz announced he would stand against mrshey are on a victory march. the social democrats think saarland and germany is ready for change. translation: he is a breath of fresh air for the party. he has many new ideas and i think he can deliver them. she is talking about martin schulz, the man from brussels who has stirred up berlin. the bookseller turned politician famously beat alcohol addiction and he has angela merkel‘s conservatives on the back foot. in saarland they are fighting back. pretzel and politics at the factory gate. like angela merkel, the region's prime minister is established, well known here, but like angela merkel, she might well lose her seat. translation: it is a challenge, yes, but that is the essence of a democracy. from now until the national election, it is all about who has got a better plan for the country and on this martin schulz has not delivered anything. we on the other hand will offer a good plan and an excellent candidate. saarland may be small but what happens here matters. translation: it is

confirmed martin schulz as its new leader and the man who'll run against angela merkel in the country's general election in september. a former president of the european parliament, mredented endorsement from the party base — winning all of the 605 votes. boot, the leader after the second world war got 99.7 but that is when he was trying to unite the party. nobody has done anything like that since then. how much of a threat is he, where is he in the polls if they can be trusted ? he, where is he in the polls if they can be trusted? he was declared they chan did it for the chancellor back in january. since then chan did it for the chancellor back injanuary. since then there was a 12 point gap between the parties and he has closed it entirely, they are 110w he has closed it entirely, they are now neck and neck. not only that he has brought in 13,000 new members. a considerable achievement. germany, so considerable achievement. germany, so much of the political focus, angela merkel and donald trump, events like that, battles germany is taking on an migrants within nato, with america, with the new leadership in america, how is that affecting potentially the election? na