the state sponsored assassination the government the prime minister who was able to convince nato european union the united states just about everybody in the world that russia did it except for the leader of the opposition jeremy called we need to do the more proof and suggested we sent an overtop round to the russian embassy we're going to do it we can put on the back of delivery. by release of lincoln's exact point of course people are saying people should have asked for more evidence about the killing of this russian journalist bob jaeger you tweeted it just like bergdahl is in there i did let me see said it yeah we've all been i think it's a wonderful it's about the killing i think i actually didn't actually in one occasion emad got it right when you are told by a government that a journey has been made and they even furnish photographs of the dead body with the blood seeping out the back of your told the wife found the body ten you tend to that's probably ok reuters program does it right sure precisely that's where the problem we'll see her sky i have to say on that i think it's one of the

america's overwhelming presence in the world it's been the leader of this massive bloc this massive nato european union bloc and that's given it america this huge influence now. america had to pay a price for that that the price it paid was that it was running massive trade deficit with everybody because you know in return for their not contributing very much to military spending america gave them. privileged access to u.s. markets it didn't matter very much because the as long as the dollar was the world's reserve currency the trade deficit would eventually eventually all go back to america anyway and into finance but now trump has sensed that american economic supremacy is on the challenge and with the rise of china and the china russia bloc that is a real serious challenge to the united states so he's now trying to shake this up and saying ok now the a this block that we're. dissolve they really have to jump to it they have to follow our goals they you know they you know what we want whether it's in the middle east or anywhere else they will have to follow where where in the polish state they say ok

america's overwhelming presence in the world it's been the leader of this massive bloc this massive nato european union bloc and that's given it america this huge influence now. america had to pay a price for that that the price it paid was that it was running massive trade deficit with everybody because you know in return for their not contributing very much to military spending america gave them. privileged access to u.s. markets it didn't matter very much because the as long as the dollar was the world's reserve currency the trade deficit would eventually eventually all go back to america anyway and into finance but now trump has sensed that american economic supremacy is on the challenge and with the rise of china and the china russia bloc that is a real serious challenge to the united states so he's now trying to shake this up and saying ok now the a this block that we're. dissolve they really have to jump to it they have to follow our goals they you know they you know what what we want whether it's in the middle east or anywhere else they will have to follow where where in the polish state they s

america's overwhelming presence in the world it's been the leader of this massive bloc this massive nato european union bloc and that's given that america this huge influence now. america had to pay a price for that that the price it paid was that it was running massive trade deficit with everybody because you know in return for their not contributing very much to military spending america gave them. privileged access to u.s. markets it didn't matter very much because the as long as the dollar was the world's reserve currency the trade deficit would eventually eventually all go back to america anyway and into finance but now trump has sensed that that american economic supremacy is on the challenge and with the rise of china and the china russia bloc that is a real serious challenge to the united states so he's now trying to shake this up and saying ok now the a this block that we're. dissolve they really have to jump to it they have to follow our goals they you know they you know what we want whether it's in the middle east or anywhere else they will have to follow where where in the polish state they

america's overwhelming presence in the world it's been the leader of this massive bloc this massive nato european union bloc and that's given it america this huge influence now. america had to pay a price for that that the price it paid was that it was running massive trade deficit with everybody because you know in return for their not contributing very much to military spending america gave them. privileged access to u.s. markets it didn't matter very much because the as long as the dollar was the world's reserve currency the trade deficit would eventually eventually all go back to america anyway and into finance but now trump has sensed that that american economic supremacy is on the challenge and the rise of china and the china russia block that is a real serious challenge to the united states so he's now trying to shake this up and saying ok now the a this block that will lead. it is of they really have to jump to it they have to follow our goals they you know they you know what we want whether it's in the middle east or anywhere else they will have to follow where where in the prostate they say o

nato. he's also attacking the unity of the european union with a vengeance.y basically feel that the united states is no longer a reliable ally. whereas putin is a reliable enemy. >> and christopher, axios is reporting that during president trump's private -- he was privately trashing nato to g7 ally necessary canada. he said nato is as bad as nafta and crimea probably should belong to russia because everyone there speaks russian. are the world leaders expecting a repeat of mr. trump's behavior during and after the summit? >> yeah, i think they probably are expecting something like that. he may actually believe these things. that's really a disturbing notion. he's never understood the question of nato financing. the issue is always how much each country spends on its own defense. and he acts like those are dues being paid at mar-a-lago. it's a completely different kettle of fish. so he doesn't seem to understand what nato is for. he has no historical memory of how peace has been won in europe over the last 70 years with nato and the european union. he seems t

republic of northern macedonia issue has been a stumbling block to the countries to join the european union and nato greece is said using the name macedonia was an attempt to claim its land and ancient leader alexander the great. a u.s. federal judge has approved a merger to create one of the world's largest media companies the eighty five billion dollars deal between eighty and eighty in time warner was announced in two thousand and twenty six the justice department tried to stop it but the judge said the government failed to prove agreement that agreement rather would harm competition the judge ultimately agreed with. that it had to grow to survive in the era of google amazon and netflix. those are the headlines keep it here inside story as the next big story it's generating thousands of headlines with different angles from different perspectives separate the spin from the facts that's why i own guns. we've been listening post on al-jazeera. confident done all translators came young and is serious about abandoning his nuclear program but after their historic summit in singapore what will the north

republic of northern macedonia issue has been a stumbling block to the country's bid to join the european union and nato the international criminal court has ordered the release of john pier bemba former vice president of democratic republic of congo he was acquitted of war crimes last week judges said he couldn't be held responsible for chastity's committed by his troops in central african republic between two thousand and two and two thousand and three is waiting to be sentenced on separate charges of bribing witnesses during his trial listening post is next. living in this school. is still. demonstrably. ever ethical for a journalist to fake his own. show . like this i mean. i think that it was. something that. a lot richard just put in your at the listening post here are some of the stories we're tracking this week the bizarre spectacle of the reporter who faked his own death and what the story says about journalism in russia ukraine and beyond selective memories the persian language television channels that beam their way into iran from the u.s. you buy and london uganda imposes a special tax on so

the dispute became so bitter greece vetoed it is neighbour‘s bid tojoin nato and the european union. rship talks with macedonia. we believe at the nato summit injuly macedonia will be invited to have full membership as the alliance‘s 30th member. the title does still need to be approved by both countries‘ parliaments and in a referendum by the macedonian people, but it seems just five letters could help end years of name—calling. caroline rigby, bbc news. let‘s return to our main story. singapore summit. the day itself wasn‘t short of dramatic images, most notably president trump and kimjong un shaking hands on a red carpet, with the north korean and us flags as a backdrop. but, what did we learn from their body language? trump is clearly making an effort to dial it back. no matter what, we have seen that there are moments of fleeting rapport that the two leaders face. during the 13—second handshake, i could see kim jong—un actually having a very relaxed jaw. his mouth was open, and he was looking at trump from head to toe. you could see his eyes going — it's almost like he couldn't b

the dispute became so bitter greece vetoed its neighbour's bid tojoin nato and the european union. nslation: we truly believe that the european council will make the decision to begin membership talks with macedonia. we believe, at the nato summit injuly, macedonia will be invited to have full membership as the alliance's 30th member. the title does still need to be approved by both countries' parliaments, and in a referendum by the macedonian people. but it seems just five letters could help end years of name—calling. caroline rigby, bbc news. stay with us on the briefing. also on the programme: fashion, fresh air, and an indoorforest. a new direction for designer stella mccartney. the day the british liberated the falklands, and by tonight, british troops had begun the task of disarming the enemy. in the heart of the west german capital, this was gorbymania at its height. the crowd packed to see the man who, for them, has raised great hopes for an end for the division of europe. michaeljackson was not guilty on all charges, the screams of the crowd testament to his popularity and

been damaging to both countries other than it getting in the way of macedonia joining the european union and nato. it's been much harder evidence from us a lot of freaks and i mean frankly greece has had many other problems on its hands and was happy with the status quo but as my friend borat you've asked pointed out muscle only has been in a limbo because a funny thing the blockage has helped prime minister risky the former chief of cabinet to concentrate polities hansen to build this chronicon a me and to engage in high level corruption and the loses have been the ordinary citizens and scoping. out of places across possible any sort of the sad fact of the simple hopefully not ever the breakthrough so what will that mean then mystery of an offer for the referendum will macedonians as mr better call them you know the losers in this limbo will they pass this agreement in the referendum do you think well it's a very good question it's what is important right now to see what what decision it will be taken in during the european council on the end of dismount. nobody's happy in macedonia we the fact

issue has been a stumbling block to the country's bid to join the european union and nato jets are office reports from athens. the agreement between prime ministers and alexis tsipras is the fruit of six months of negotiation that ends a twenty seven year standoff between the countries both men heralded the deal as a new era for the whole of south eastern europe renamed savannah macedonia the republic of northern macedonia reeses neighbor takes a step closer to nato membership see for me a bit at the league summit. in the grave in that we reached and all the neighbors have nothing to do with the ancient greeks civilization of macedonia cannot claim any connection is to it in the future. somebody asked will. i call on all citizens to seize the future twenty five years of being stuck is enough many generations have been lost macedonia must go forward and be equal with the west to compete with them and to have the same quality of life with. the heart of the dispute as a question of identity slav macedonians have lain claim to ancient macedonian heritage since world war two the greeks see tha

of northern macedonia issue has been a stumbling block for the country's bid to join the european union and nato. the former vice president of democratic republic of congo's expected to be released from prison judges at the international criminal court ordered john peer bemba's conditional release after he was acquitted of war crimes he'd been serving an eighteen year sentence after i was found guilty of atrocities committed by his troops but on friday and his pills called said ben but could not be held criminally responsible for their crimes the rockies share cleric titles such as formed a coalition with the pro iranian bloc that amir to form the biggest political group in parliament two men met after saddam's party won the most seats in last month's election and party came in second. those are the headlines earthrise is coming up next big stories generate thousands of headlines with different angles from different perspectives separate the spin from the facts that's why i'm guy. with the listening post on al jazeera. cheap and fast a tile plastic is used for everything furniture tools storage

russia sees the balkans as part of its sphere of influence this is perhaps one way for the european union and nato allies to be able to try and get some sort of control within this part of the balkans which has seen of course so much division certainly not even mentioning the the yugoslav was but the fallout from that as well and they see it as being absolutely crucial to try and maintain some sort of stability and to one day perhaps see the republic of north macedonia to accede to the european union and maybe into nato as well. of course with sonia what we have certainly heard from the greek prime minister alexis tsipras was very much a sort of a history lesson in terms of the what's three decades old frozen relations between the two countries the real chance to overcome fear and obstacles to get to this point it's very much in his interest to have a positive foreign policy on is. perhaps what woeful domestic policy but is rather shaky domestic standing at the moment. absolutely and as has been mentioned in in reports about the fact that there is this fierce opposition on both sides from hardline

northern macedonia the issue has been a stumbling block to the country's bid to join the european union and nato chancer opulence as more from athens. the two prime ministers have announced that the country's new name will be macedonia northern macedonia the country of the former yugoslavia had insisted that the word macedonia should be a part of its name and the greeks had insisted that that should then be qualified so as not to be confused with the greek region of macedonia in the north of the country there will there also other stipulations the people of savannah macedonia have to reject any claim to being the descendants of alexander the great and the ancient macedonians heritage which greece seized as a vital component of its own sense of nationhood instead their language the macedonian language will be clearly described as belonging to the slavic family of languages we are told by the foreign minister here in athens and their nationality on their passports will be macedonian from macedonia even though these aspects of the agreement were part of the original brief the original brief was sim

relationship with europe and such topics as the nato alliance, the european union, the iran nuclear deal and ternational trade. this is one hour. bill: good moin my name is bill burns. i am delighted to welcome all of welcome myighted to thend and former colleague, french abbasid or to the united states, gerard araud. there is no such thing as permanent friends, only permanent interests. i have had the good fortune to make a number of enduring friendships with diplomatic counterparts who i respect and admire, and whose y i companve joyed. one of them is gerard araud. he was an ambassador to israel before service to the united states. political director in the french forei ministry. the care --ive is rare combination of wisdom, it and, and -- w honesty. he is a straight shooter. receiving and the in thetarget practice questionable culinary choices in the state department dining room. deep commitment to the transatlantic alliance. the partnership has placed a central role in our shared success over many years. it is a partnership under challenge today in the wake of the american decision t

name dispute between two european neighbors the name macedonia is unacceptable to greece which has repeatedly brought macedonia as attempts to join nato and the european unionbut now they are signs of a compromise but tens of thousands of protesters oppose any deal. reports from the northern greek region also known as macedonia. i to the people of northern greece macedonia the renown is their second national anthem the folk song celebrates an identity they cherish as much as greek innocent self it's not just ancient history they're proud of their great grandparents fought to wrest this land from the ottoman empire these high schoolers have heard the family stories of sacrifice and bloodshed they feel it's their duty to fight to keep the name macedonia exclusively greek the greeks feel they are defending themselves from a peculiar crime the first of a component of their nation hood the body matters we cannot give away our property our historical pride of being greeks and macedonians certain people cannot take what doesn't belong to them and get in on this i think sharing this name will be the biggest forgery in history mastodon is this saw where we stand thi

it is a sort of cape of chicken because the issue of acceptance as you say by nato and the european union is thought to be of existential importance for the former yugoslav of macedonia it is thought that without such international sanction. it is possible that that country will not survive because partly because of its ethnic divisions its about its population is about one third. and for the remaining two thirds there is no very specific national identity or cultural identity but since the second world war they've been told that. the republic of macedonia within the federation of yugoslavia and that is the identity they've grown up with and while communism held up there was a way for athens and belgrade to talk to each other. to dampen the nationalistic sentiment in skokie when that became grating to athens but now that filter is gone the athenians that the greeks have to speak directly to the people to the government in scorpio. there is there doesn't seem to be any alternative or at least any obvious alternative. by way of an identity for them to really found their self state as an ind

of closer relations among balkan countries and will eventually allow macedonia to join the european union and nato. vision that people in northern macedonia have is to one day have a passport and to feel like european citizens it is very important to them. before that happens both parliaments have to ratify the deal and macedonians are due to hold a referendum in september to officially change their country's name to the republic of north macedonia that and other challenges still to be faced before this long dispute is finally over. our jazeera side at this northern greece. talks between the un's. i am an envoy who three leaders have so far failed to reach an agreement martin griffiths arrived in the capital sana'a on saturday for the discussions to resolve fighting in hard data he now wants to meet with the head of the who things to try and advance the talks as the saudi led coalition continues to launch air strikes on the port city of hyundai the nearly five thousand families have been forced to leave their homes due to escalating violence. or to come here on al-jazeera including two years old a

of closer relations among balkan countries and will eventually allow macedonia to join the european union and nato. vision that people in northern macedonia have is to one day have a passport and to feel like european citizens it is very important to them. to the floor that happens both parliaments have to ratify the deal and macedonians are due to hold a referendum in september to officially change their country's name to the republic of north macedonia that and other challenges still to be faced before this long dispute is finally over. our jazeera set out this northern greece. un's yemen envoy and senior who's the rebels have so far failed to reach an agreement to end fighting in her data. oh. the saudi led coalition has no interest in offensive including as strikes to take the port city prompting fears of a humanitarian catastrophe nearly five thousand families have been forced to leave their homes to to escalating violence martin griffiths arrived in yemen on saturday to broker the talks he now hopes to meet the leader. of al jazeera much more still ahead for you on the program two years old

of closer relations among balkan countries and will eventually allow macedonia to join the european union and nato. vision that people in northern macedonia have is to one day have a passport and to feel like european citizens it is very important to them. for the for that happens both parliaments have to ratify the deal and macedonians are due to hold a referendum in september to officially change their country's name to the republic of north macedonia that and other challenges still to be faced before this long dispute is finally over. our jazeera side are this northern greece. and for more insight into the greece macedonia name dispute watch this recent edition of inside story elizabeth warren and her guest discuss the decades of diplomatic deadlock and how best to resolve it to watch the show just click on the show's tab at al-jazeera dot com and then click on inside story to colombia now where people are deciding who will be their next president polls open just two hours ago in a runoff vote that pits see conservative candidate even duke a against left wing rival. as the first election since

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of closer relations among balkan countries and will eventually allow macedonia to join the european union and nato. vision that people in northern macedonia have is to one day have a passport and to feel like european citizens it is very important to them. for the for that happens both parliaments have to ratify the deal and macedonians are due to hold a referendum in september to officially change their country's name to the republic of north macedonia that and other challenges still to be faced before this long dispute is finally over. our jazeera side are this northern greece. the un's yemen envoy and senior who the rebels have so far failed to reach an agreement to end fighting and have data. the saudi led coalition has launched an offensive including as strikes to take the port city prompting fears of a humanitarian catastrophe five thousand families have been forced to leave their homes due to escalating violence martin griffiths arrived in yemen on saturday to broker the talks but now who hopes to meet the new cd as well at least thirty one people have died in twin suicide blasts in northea

relationship with europe and the nato alliance, the european union, the iran nuclear deal and international trade. this is one hour. bill: good morning. my name is bill burns. i am delighted to welcome all of welcome myiged to friend and former

he talks about the european union, nato, and trade. this ly permanent interests. i have had the good fortune to make a number of enduring friendships with diplomatic bill: good morning. my name is bill burns. one of them is gerard araud. he was an ambassador to israel before service to the united states. political director in the french foreign ministry. the care --ive is rare combination of wisdom, it and, and -- w honesty. he is a straight shooter. receiving and the in thetarget practice questionable culinary choices in the state department dining room. deep commitment to the transatlantic alliance. the partnership has placed a central role in our shared success over many years. it is a partnership under challenge today in the wake of the american decision pull out of the paris climate treaty and the iran nuclear agreement and the g-7 summit. even as eyes are focused on the promise of the singapore summit between president trump and kim jong-un, it is critical to focus on structural challenges before us, in particular, the future of the transatlantic alliance wh

the ambassador discussed nato, trade, the european union, the iran nuclear deal and geopolitical issues stemming from russia and china. this discussion is about one hour. >> former colleague, ambassador, ambassador to the united states. one of the great myths about diplomacy at least in my experience is there's no such thing as permanent friends only permanent interests. i fed the good fortune over the course of my career to make a number of enduring friendships with diplomatic counterparts whom i respected and admired and whose company i've enjoyed. one of them is gerard. his biography is impressive as all of you know. ambassador to israel before his service to the united states and before his service as ambassador to the united nations. political director of the french foreign ministry amongst many other significant positions. even more impressive though i think is the rare combination of wisdom, with an honesty which he always brings to bear. in my experience is always been a straight shooter, spatial data with american diplomatic colleagues even if his weapon of choice sometimes is

of closer relations among balkan countries and will eventually allow macedonia to join the european union and nato. vision that people in northern macedonia have is to one day have a passport and to feel like european citizens it is very important to them. to the floor that happens both parliaments have to ratify the deal and macedonians are due to hold a referendum in september to officially change their country's name to the republic of north macedonia that and other challenges still to be faced before this long dispute is finally over. our jazeera side are this northern greece. so i had. six members of one family a killed after the house is fire bombed the latest victims of the on western violence in nicaragua. the bangladesh factory west cigarettes alone by children by experts want action but family say they need the money. i'm the richardson of the world cup in the russian city of volgograd what england supporters are enjoying local hospitality rather than facing hostility that if their opening game. had i was fifty each of the weather in southeastern europe the last few days to have slow mov

of closer relations among balkan countries and will eventually allow macedonia to join the european union and nato. vision that people in northern macedonia have is to one day have a passport and to feel like european citizens it is very important to them. to the floor that happens both parliaments have to ratify the deal and macedonians are due to hold a referendum in september to officially change their country's name to the republic of north macedonia that and other challenges still to be faced before this long dispute is finally over. our jazeera side are this northern greece. well what's in a name let's find out from angles chris ogle us is an academic academy senior fellow on the europe program at chatham house joins me here in the studio in london thanks very much i mean it's a question that probably needs a book to answer but can you kind of render it down for people so that they understand what's going on here it's basically about identity and that's unlike money identity is not you can of basically split it. half way so. some people feel donya but they're also greek and there's also two

relationship with europe and such topics as the nato alliance, the european union, the iran nuclear deal and ternational trade. this is one hour. bill: good moin my name is bill burns. i am delighted to welcome all of welcome myighted to thend and former colleague, french abbasid or to the united states, gerard araud. there is no such thing as permanent friends, only permanent interests.

join the european union and nato. the former vice president of democratic republic of congo's expected to be released from prison judges at the international criminal court ordered john pir bemba's conditional release after he was acquitted of war crimes he'd been serving an eighteen year sentence after i was found guilty of atrocities committed by his troops but on friday and his pills called said ben but could not be held criminally responsible for their crimes the rockies share cleric titles such as formed a coalition with a pro iranian bloc that amir to form the biggest political group in parliament two men met after saddam's party won the most seats in last month's election and party came in second. those are the headlines earthrise is coming up next big stories generate thousands of headlines with different angles from different perspectives separate the spin from the facts that's why i am god. with the listening post on al-jazeera. cheap and fast a tile plastic is used for everything furniture tools storage con

to change its name to decision opens the door for the former yugoslav republic to join the european union and nato but it is a popular with everyone. what is a decision day for on which nations will host the twenty twenty six soccer world cup as the world prepares for this year's event a joint bid from the united states canada and mexico goes up against an offering from five time bidders morocco. i'm happy and welcome to the program north korea has praised the summit between kim jong un and donald trump as a resoundingly success the north state media framed tuesday's summit as a win for pyongyang as a list of the concessions made by president trump including his pledge to end joint south korean military exercises critics are pointing to the lack of detail in the one page agreement signed by both leaders and that it contains no mention of washington's demand for a complete verifiable and irreversible decon gries ation of the north. nuclear weapons we never even discussed the other in an interview with the a.b.c. news network following the talks in singapore u.s. president donald trump said it was a

years of recession it needs trading partners and former yugoslav macedonia wants to enter the european union and nato cultivating good relations now could give greece a better position in those organizations and then there is greece's real worry the increasingly tense relationship with turkey. as the country emerges from its economic crisis it shapes an area in which it can act and with which it can grow this is because it frees up strength to deal with the real geopolitical geostrategic problem that these are not former yugoslav macedonia or albania they come from the east for these greek macedonians however history and identity matter above all else jumps at all costs al-jazeera telling. spain's prime minister has unveiled his new cabinet and it's dominated by women petro sanchez is appointed eleven women to top posts including deputy prime minister and the economy and justice ministries six men have been chosen including a former astronaut a science minister sanchez was sworn in on saturday after ousting his predecessor mahdi out a whore in a no confidence vote over a corruption scandal the u.s. i

years of recession it needs trading partners and former yugoslav macedonia wants to enter the european union and nato cultivating good relations now could give greece a better position in those organizations and then there is greece's real worry the increasingly tense relationship with turkey. as the country emerges from its economic crisis it shapes an area in which it can act and with which it can grow this is because it frees up strength to deal with the real geopolitical geostrategic problems and these are not former yugoslav macedonia or albania they come from the east for these greek macedonians however history and identity matter above all else jumps at all costs al-jazeera. president vladimir putin says he's not planning to withdraw russian troops from syria any time soon he was questions from his citizens during the annual coolin share that is broadcast on state television he insisted that troops would stay in syria for as long as it was in russia's interest. in the arsenal but our forces are deployed there to secure russia's interest in this vital region of the world which is very close to

of northern macedonia the issue's been a stumbling block to the country's bid to join the european union and nato the iraqi shia cleric mccardell sudden has formed a coalition with the pro raney and bloc led by. to form the biggest political group in parliament the man made after such as party won the most seats in last month's election and his party came in second but the two groups still don't have the majority to form a government those are the headlines the stream is next. well the freeze the world cup two thousand and eight is nearly upon us and for the second time in four years in is hosting one of the planet's biggest sporting events but can russia overcome the security fears and put on a great for the party for the world following all the action on and off the pitch. this singapore summit is in the books but what exactly did u.s. president donald trump and north korean leader. to achieve ok i really could be we look at what their highly anticipated meeting means for diplomacy as well as what it means for koreans living on the peninsula and they are right now you are in the stream live and

years of recession it needs trading partners and former yugoslav macedonia wants to enter the european union and nato cultivating good relations now could give greece a better position in those organizations and then there is greece's real worry the increasingly tense relationship with turkey there as the country emerges from its economic crisis it shapes an area in which it can act and with which it can grow this is because it frees up strength to deal with the real geopolitical geostrategic problem that these are not former yugoslav macedonia or albania they come from the east for these greek macedonians however history and identity matter above all else jumps at all costs al-jazeera palace. and business and as in nicaragua as capital a calling for a national strike to pressure the government to end its valent crackdown on protests says almost one hundred thirty people have been killed since demonstrations began in april al-jazeera as mandela grappler reports now from managua. at the busy minute gathering already in open air market in my novel thousands of vendors and shop owners are preparing for

the hope is that this will convince greece to stop blocking its neighbour's bid tojoin nato and the european unionpular with those of you on the bbc news app. it came in from a tunnel connected to an above—ground section nearby. and it got back out that way too. the uk government has won a key vote over what happens if parliament rejects the finalised brexit deal. but theresa may paid a price. mps were promised more of a say if there's no deal. thejustice minister phillip lee resigned ahead over the vote. explaining his decision on twitter, he said, "if, in the future, i am to look my children in the eye and honestly say that i did my best for them, i cannot, in all good conscience, support how our country's current exit from the eu looks set to be delivered". here he is speaking in the commons. it is fundamentally important that parliament should have a vote, so it can influence the final outcome in interest of the people it serves. a fa ke interest of the people it serves. a fake choice between the potentially bad deal and eight cliff edge no deal, a vote between bad and worse, is not a meaningf

from the world there is a continuous negotiation going on of course we have nato member states with allies within the european union about how we see these situation we made a proposal there that. those mind there it is belonging to nato member states should be exempt from such kind of regulations we will see whether those are the reaction from our allies and then we will continue the dialogue and the discussion will sue members of the european parliamentary accusing hungary of human rights violations saying that your prime minister is actually smearing critics journalist and you as you have said those are lies why do they have such a harsh stance on your prime minister you know. we had a very and we still have a very serious debate the international network which is led and financed by george soros whose name you might know and the or watchers might know as well we have a very open and a very serious debate with him as the. hungary and government has a very strong anti and migration policy we made it very clear that it is only us hungary and who can make a decision whom we allow to come to hungary it is only us hu

head since two thousand and fourteen after a coup led by forces favoring closer ties to the european union and nato toppled the ukrainian president viktor yushchenko overage who was pro russian and who had been democratically elected the subsequent war fought in eastern ukraine a region with strong ties to moscow resulted in its an accession by russia effectively carving ukraine into. since the fighting ended in eastern ukraine the bulk of the propaganda war between kiev and moscow has been waged through the media it is against that geo political backdrop that the back story has unfold this whole thing and michelle it can contain all the perfect ingredients for a great anti russian story and the ukrainian authorities in the media have been very successful sellers over a number of years which i. think you could have mostly focused on news of the love scenes it was immediate. forces in the west have then very happy customers of that the historical practices of the russians who typically almost genetically driven to co-opt penetrate to gain favor or whatever so when you get another chance presented it