elected to the country's new electoral laws they replace the previous winner takes all system with proportional representation which has brought the country's sectarian power struggle into sharp focus. let's go to correspondent who is following the story for us from beirut where these elections are underway what is the current state or mind set of prime minister saad hariri are we thinking that these elections are going to confirm the status quo or has he lost the confidence of his supporters or sorry the person who has gained in popularity after last year's incident when he was signed to riyadh even though when he came back to lebanon he did do the resignation but he has gained popularity in the lebanese are blaming saudi arabia for that misadventure as. having said that house are very spotty the future movement of problems is an open question at the moment even though they may get more seeds sati these parties facing a lot of competition this time around you mentioned briefly how the political system in the country has changed from a simple majority to a proportional representation system whi

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he now wa nts to new country and new culture. he now wants to see families reunited.ane immigration stated test system. one of his first act was to waive the fee for afghan interpreters who wanted to live in the uk pertinently. the government says it will look into making it easierfor the family says it will look into making it easier for the family to join them. six people have been injured in the turkish capital ankara after dramatic flash floods engulfed the streets of one district. this man managed to cling onto the face of a car. 0thers scrambled the cvs or vehicles were swept away. pakistan's interior minister has been injured ina interior minister has been injured in a shooting and in a suspected assassination attempt. he was hit and a bullet —— and the arm with a bullet, but they say he is out of danger. general elections are expected in a lie. 0ur correspondent gave us the latest. according to reports, as he was about to leave that public meeting from very close range, a man shot him once. the bullet struck him either on his right shoulder or rightarm, he eit

we are going to build a new country, we are going to war, we are going to the moon. it usually required convincing or coercing a specific group to follow you. the way to do that has usually been through travel contract. tribal contrast. they believe in a different god, they speak a different language, they do not want the same things we do. the leadership we need most today and years to come his leadership that brings people together. [applause] this is the antithesis of -- that brings diversity to a common cause. this is the antithesis of polarization, the aggressive nationalization, the identity politics that have grown common as of late. it is harder, of course. it has always been easier to divide and unite. but, mostly, it requires true courage because if you want to bring people around to your way of thinking, you need to first show them that you are open to theirs. that you are willing to enter into a conversation that might change your mind. show respect for your point of -- show respect for their point of view and you have a better chance of having them liste

we are going to build a new country, we are going to war, we are going to the moon. it usually required convincing or co-worsening a specific group .o follow you a different god, they speak a different language, they do not want the same things we do. mosteadership we need today and years to come his leadership that brings people together. [applause] that brings diversity to a common cause. antithesis of polarization, they identity commons that have grown as of late. it has always been easier to divide and unite. but, mostly, it requires true current because if you want to bring people around to your way of thinking, you need to first show them that you are open to theirs. that you are willing to enter into a conversation that might change her mind --change your mind. show respect for your point of view and you have a better chance of having them listen to yours. regardless of what happens, you had of had -- you will have , notuine understanding scoring points, and you will be improved for it. clear, this is not an endorsement of moral relativism or declaration that

companies because they in particular had high hopes on their the new market that is iran obviously business relations between the two countries they go back a long way new sanctions could jeopardize existing deals and that as we just heard would hurt both sides. iran is urging caution it hopes economic interests will keep other countries from following washington's lead it says there is a lot of money to be made in rebuilding its crumbling infrastructure that's music to chairman ears before the nine hundred seventy nine islamic revolution iran was one of west germany biggest trading partners it's a relationship german companies would like to pick up again it's an uneven balance of trade last year iran exported only zero point four billion dollars worth of goods to germany almost all of it all while german firms delivered goods worth three billion dollars a third of that was machinery photon meisner technology says one of the german companies looking to iran its produces components for railway tracks and trains a delegation from tehran came to see what they had to offer. for the iran is a promising market for the railway indus

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president has been banned from holding rallies for his country's upcoming elections in a number of new countries so he's taken his pitch to expatriate turks in bosnia. and world cup worries for russia adopting investigation hangs over the squad just weeks before the start of a tournament they are hosting we speak to the journalist who was once more probing russian sports. i'm sumi so much got it good to have you with us nicolas maduro has won venezuela's presidential election he beat his nearest rival henry felt by a wide margin model called his victory a triumph over imperialism but the opposition boycott of the polling said it was not a fair vote the u.s. says it will not recognize the outcome and is considering new sanctions against the socialist government. for nicolas maduro and his supporters the celebration with few surprises. it's a second six year term for the venice. whalen president who won over two thirds of the vote. thank you for overcoming so many aggressions some of those. thank you for joining me in so many battles and thank you for making me president. but it's a hollow victory

so we felt kind of alone in here, in the middle of a new country, new culture.es who managed to travel to the uk with his wife. his daughter was born here. he now wants to see more families reunited. sajid javid has promised a fair and humane immigration system. one of his first acts after taking charge was to waive the fees for afghan interpreters wanting to live in the uk permanently. the government says it will look at trying to make it easier for their families to join them. leila nathoo, bbc news, the home office. some of the biggest names in football have been sending messages of support to sir alex ferguson. the former manchester united manager is recovering in intensive care, after suffering a brain haemorrhage. he underwent emergency surgery on saturday. our sports correspondent david ornstein has the latest. last seen in public looking fit and well a week ago, news of sir alex ferguson's illness has rocked the world of football and beyond. among the many messages of support, david beckham said "keep fighting, boss. sending prayers and love to cathy and

but i know italy two thousand and fourteen was a country really really in trouble it's now is a new country with more energy in a country when i start as brave i served i set my service as prime minister in two thousand and fourteen february the number of employed jobs twenty two millions in my country now is twenty three media one million more so in this period we increase is number of job level of us g.d.p. . capacity to attract for investments tourism and culture. money factory export i'm really happy for the results of my country i'm not one you became establishment it's more difficult than two months the fresh image the fresh air approach but they know the rule of prime minister is not money they good your image their oval of prime minister is save your country so four years ago. my. servers are better but the number of jobs in italy are wars that i prefer to change direction of company to change the results of g.d.p. than see my personal image for my percentage i have to come back because we have time so you. have i hope. so why are mentioned you promising to demolish the establishmen

times," the "new york times," "chicago tribune" and other publications throughout the country. gene holds bachelors degree from georgetown university and a j. d. from the university of chicago. john glaser is with the director of foreign policy studies at the cato institute. his research interests include grand strategy, facing posture you and foreign policy in the middle east, the rise of china and the role of status motivation international politics. john has appeared on numerous television and radio programs and is written for the "new york times", the "washington post", "l.a. times", foreign affairs and the national interest among others. john earned a ba in political science from the university of massachusetts amherst, and an inmate international security from the charter school public policy and government at george mason university. we will begin with the remarks. there will be plenty of time for questions at the end so please hold those until after the discussion has concluded. and with that will turn things over to gene. >> thanks, jeff. thank you to all of you for be

so we felt alone here in the middle of a new country, new culture.ees for afghan interpreters who wanted to leave —— live in the uk permanently. the government says it will look into making it easier for their families tojoin them. making it easier for their families to join them. photographs of prince louis's for stays at home have been released, including this image here of the new royal baby being kissed by his older sister, princess charlotte. the photos were taken by their mind, the duchess of cambridge at kensington palace when he was just three days old. simonjones reports. the newest member of the royalfamily, prince reports. the newest member of the royal family, prince louis, reports. the newest member of the royalfamily, prince louis, pictured when he was just three days old. and here, a tender moment with his sister, princess charlotte, on her third birthday. both photos taken by their mother. there the first images of louis, who was presented to the world last month. the pictures were taken here at kensington palace, the duke and duchess

so we felt kind of alone, in a new country, a new culture. he now wants to see families reunited.king charge here was to waive the fees for afghan interpreters wanting to live in the uk permanently. the government says it will look at trying to make it easier for their families to join them. leila nathoo, bbc news, the home office. six people have been injured in the turkish capital ankara, after dramatic flash floods engulfed the streets of one district. this man managed to cling onto the bonnet of a car to survive the deluge, and others had to scramble to safety, as their vehicles were swept away. officials in hawaii say there've been new lava cracks in the ground, as mount kilauea continues to erupt. these new fissures and the existing cracks are emitting hazardous sulphur dioxide fumes, and more people are being moved out of their homes. a number of properties have already been destroyed. as you can see here, the huge piles of molten rock give an idea ofjust how active the volcano currently is. there are still no reports of any deaths or serious injuries. commemorations have t

so we felt kind of alone in here, in the middle of a new country, new culture.ged to travel to the uk with his wife. his daughter was born here. he now wants to see more families reunited. sajid javid has promised a fair and humane immigration system. one of his first acts after taking charge was to waive the fees for afghan interpreters wanting to live in the uk permanently. the government says it will look at trying to make it easier for their families to join them. leila nathoo, bbc news, the home office. the headlines on bbc news: divisions in the conservative party as business secretary, greg clark, insists the idea of a "customers partnership" with the eu is still an option. some of football's biggest names show their support for sir alex ferguson, who's recovering from a brain haemorrhage. the mother of a 17—year—old boy shot dead in south london appeals for an end to the violence in the capital. sport now and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's hugh. good even these are the chester city have celebrated the premier league title in front

this is d w news live from next for the iran nuclear deal after america's withdrawal the lawmakers react angrily the country supremely leader tells washington you've made a mistake here in germany chance of i'm going to medical six to calm tensions saying that you are remains committed to be a great also on the program. u.s. president donald trump confirms north korea has released three american detainees ahead of a summit between the two countries he says the man in good health. and russia a military parade commemorates the read on his victory of a nazi germany in world war two d. w. takes a look at the background to these he will show russian national. i'm full gallop welcome to the program. european countries have reasserted their commitment to the iran nuclear deal following president trump's decision to withdraw the united states and reimpose sanctions european signatures will meet with iranian representatives next week to try and seek a way forward iran's supreme leader responded to president trump's announcement by accusing him of lying other iranian officials suggested that tehran is no longer bound

so we felt kind of alone in here, in the middle of a new country, new culture. in here, in the middley ones who managed to travel to the uk with his wife. who managed to travel his daughter was born here. who managed to travel he now wants to see more families reunited. sajid javid has promised a fair and humane immigration system. one of his first acts after taking charge was to waive the fees for afghan interpreters wanting to live in the uk permanently. the government says it will look at trying to make it easier for their families to join them. at trying to make it easier six people have been injured in the turkish capital ankara, after dramatic flash floods engulfed the streets of one district. this man managed to cling onto the bonnet of a car to survive the deluge, and others had to scramble to safety, as their vehicles were swept away. britain's ambassador to the us, says work is under way on proposals, that might ease president trump's concerns about the nuclear deal with iran. concerns about the mr trump has been fiercely critical of the agreement, and is due to make an anno

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across the country, the largest coalitions have fractured, and new forces have entered the fray.o find ways to combat the environmental harm caused by plastics. in kenya they introduced strict laws eight months ago, penalising the production, use or sale of plastic bags. violators can face fines of almost $40,000 or be jailed for up to four years, and inspectors patrol the streets daily. virginia langeberg reports. on the streets of nairobi this is 110w on the streets of nairobi this is now a daily site. inspectors on the hunt against plastic. at one point they chased us away with knives. now they chased us away with knives. now they are good friends of ours, now we are friends. other than this, compliance is good. any grace period is now well and truly over. in recent months ten butchers from one meat market were arrested after piles of rustic were found, and the hardline approach is seeing results. we need to be out there to check what is happening. compliance is at almost 80%. but there is a lot to be done. we expect it will take two yea rs done. we expect it will take two yea

find out more about what is happening in this densely populated country where muslims form the majority. when it comes to bangladesh western news coverage tends to focus on reports of flooding lack of development and poverty. the terrible work conditions in the country's textile industry also make headlines an industry that provides the rest of the world with cheap clothing. in recent years a way that islamist terrorism has also swept over the country. many of the victims have been liberal or secularist bloggers and writers. of mass exodus several hinge or refugees to bangladesh is now confronting the country with another daunting challenge we wonder what the future awaits on british . at a university in the capita. daca we need a computer science student who is part of a younger generation that looks to the west. there raining or hiding their identities and living in peace and harmony this is the safest way to survive where there was don't. it's wise to stay here. i should doesn't wish to give her real name we met her through contacts in the local blogger see she only agreed to meet with us if she could cover her face. if anyo

in so many ways, it has spawned a new economy and fostered new connections across the country and the world. in large part, this success is owed to a bipartisan consensus that washington should be largely hands off. but, of course, like every exciting new frontier of the economy, the internet attracted attention from the crowd that prefers to regulate first and ask questions later. in 2015, president obama's f.c.c. set out to fix what wasn't broken. it imposed regulation designed for depression-era telephones on new technologies that fit in our pockets. so much for the light touch approach that helped the early internet grow. last year, under the leadership of chairman ajit pai, the f.c.c. sought to rectify this mistake and destroy the results of the rules that helped the internet flourish while still protecting consumers from abuses. the resolution democrats are putting forward today would undo that progress. it would reimpose heavy-handed depression-era rules on the most vibrant, fast-growing sectors of our economy. it is wrong on the merits. it is also the wrong way to go about thi

armenia's new prime minister will be chosen on tuesday after weeks of protests across the country. thought nikol pashinian will be given the job, after public demonstrations showed he had widespread public support. andrew plant has more. end the corruption, goes the chant. stu d e nts end the corruption, goes the chant. students joining end the corruption, goes the chant. studentsjoining the end the corruption, goes the chant. students joining the protesting across the country to get rid of the perception of widespread corruption. cha nts perception of widespread corruption. chants the governing elite has robbed and tortured the people for many years. now we are taking power back. armenia has become a state where power belongs to the people. this is who they want to see take power, nikol pashinyan. he was at a rally last weekend. it seems guaranteed he will become prime minister. he is the only person on the ballot sheet. the former leader steps down as prime minister last week. he had been the country's president but then became prime minister after armenians voted to switch from

armenia's new prime minister will be chosen on tuesday after weeks of protests across the country.ter accusations of nepotism and political corruption. it's thought opposition leader nikol pashinian will be given the job, after public demonstrations showed he had widespread support. andrew plant has more. "end the corruption," goes the chant. students, joining the protests that have swept across the country against the powerful armenian elite and the perception of widespread corruption. translation: the governing elite has robbed and tortured the armenian people for years. now we have a historical moment where people are really taking power into their own hands. armenia has become a state where power belongs to the people. this is the man that many here want to see take power, nikol pashinyan, at a rally last weekend. his ascent to prime minister now seems all but guaranteed. he is the only one on the ballot sheet after the current ruling party said it wouldn't field a candidate against him. the former leader, serzh sargsyan, stepped down as prime minister last week. he had been th

european countries unfortunately don't see the fact so why tell you don't even the men want to go to new countries in the union union actually against turkey's e.u. membership many big measures of the e.u. countries e.u. member states actually are in favor of turkish you know what i'm a little more membership anymore he said and you struck luck your ally really are they were the reaction to this is the reaction of the country who has been waiting at the door for sixty years ok sixty years so i know why that it is turkey's mistake so why for years so why threaten europe in march last year when the dollar had a examine what can what kind of three things in march last year what is the sematic route with germany was at its height your president said that if europe continues this way no european in any part of the world can walk safely on the streets that's what he said that's a threat now is a direct threat no it is not a truck and that not be a threat this is not a threat it is the actually he is warning to europe if you are in hypocrisy in our fight against terrorism and if you are the terrorists to

armenia's new prime minister will be chosen in a few hours, after weeks of protests across the countrymer leader resigned after accusations of nepotism and political corruption. it's thought opposition leader nikol pashinian will be given the job, after public demonstrations showed he had widespread support. andrew plant has more. "end the corruption," goes the chant. students, joining the protests that have swept across the country against the powerful armenian elite and the perception of widespread corruption. translation: the governing elite has robbed and tortured the armenian people for years. now we have a historical moment where people are really taking power into their own hands. armenia has become a state where power belongs to the people. this is the man that many here want to see take power, nikol pashinyan, at a rally last weekend. his ascent to prime minister now seems all but guaranteed. he is the only one on the ballot sheet after the current ruling party said it wouldn't field a candidate against him. the former leader, serzh sargsyan, stepped down as prime minister las

the coalition says it wants to lower taxes and pay for other campaign promises with new debt the country's existing debt already stands at two point three trillion euros that's almost a quarter of the total debt in the eurozone but some italian say they're willing to give the new governing coalition a chance to get the important thing is that we start to see change because we're pretty tired of politicians that only think if they are in interests if they think about the citizens and the country will be happy but. we need to see the facts in the lead that been talking for quite a while let's see what i do now. we still need to see what happens we need to give them some time and then we'll know more. if the coalition manages to dispel the

armenia's new prime minister will be chosen on tuesday after weeks of protests across the country.sations of nepotism and political corruption. it's thought opposition leader nikol pashinian will be given the job, after public demonstrations showed he had widespread support. andrew plant has more. "end the corruption," goes the chant. students, joining the protests that have swept across the country against the powerful armenian elite and the perception of widespread corruption. translation: the governing elite has robbed and tortured the armenian people for years. now we have a historical moment where people are really taking power into their own hands. armenia has become a state where power belongs to the people. week. he had been the country's president but then became prime minister after armenians voted to switch from a presidential to a parliamentary system. thousands of people protested and demanded change. critics accused him of clinging to power, and many saw it as a prime example of political corruption. with a struggling economy, many armenians feel their country is unde

on that of the on the government would love a new country or knowledge in its covering all those caught up by the similar measures the e.u. countries impart to you to use on u.s. products such as motorcycles bourbon cranberries and oranges mexico is also contemplating counter-measures. well today germany's chancellor called the trump illegal and the american also warning that the terrorists could spiral of retaliatory moves leading to a global trade war german economics minister peter auld wired called the american decision wrong and harmful to both the u.s. and europe he said the e.u. countries would take appropriate action and he did not rule out counter measures germany's foreign minister also criticised drugs decision. just to get on top of the right answer to america first is you know european i said this didn't catch us by surprise when i was at the same time we don't think it makes sense we also don't think it's legal to use. our them too and you know the big table to my far right my erwin call your he's an economist at the g.s.t. institute of the for university here in berlin an

have a joint venture in the netherlands vodafone was once known for its aggressive expansion into new countries but the liberty deal suggests it's sticking to its current strategy of deepening operations in existing markets and it's likely to face strong scrutiny from regulators daniel cole and frank that if you're still here with us what more can you tell us about that deal well with is the of what our form will become the next the leading next generation network owner and you're with a total reach of a total amount of one hundred and tell million homes and businesses that's the reason you mention it is that many are fearing that prices with this big vodafone dominance are actually set to go up to see all of vodafone stated that he believes this transaction will create the first truly european champion of competition vodafone also stated that combining the company's operation would generate cost savings of about five hundred thirty five million euros a year before the integration by the fifth year after the deal completes the shareholders of vodafone group appreciate the possible merger shares

leadership the country's two largest parties both appear to have rejected the call saying early elections would be preferable. armenia's parliament is set to vote for the second time in two weeks for a new prime minister the former soviet bloc country was plunged into political crisis last month after mass protests forced long time leader. to resign protest leader nicola paasschen yob has emerged as the top candidate to lead the government. makes his second attempt today for the job he came up eight votes short last week after the ruling republican party have blocked his bid for office. i see as being at the forefront of a mini is political unrest. needing mass protests across the capital yeah. even forcing the country's prime minister to resign. last week nick called christian ian was expecting to be appointed to the top job but he was blocked by the ruling party. and his supporters were furious. and devastated. one day later and apparently you turned it seemed the way he'd been cleared for him to become prime minister after all. there was a meeting of the republican party they said that in the coming elections they would support the people's candidate. i. fishing in the so-called peop

new trans- he is in the country's new national geographic geography bee champion. the wind came with a lot of skill and a very lucky guess. >> reporter: to win you have to know a lot about language. to win this national geographic geography bee you have to know everything. >> language, culture, geography. it is very broad. >> reporter: he organized the annual national geographic geography bee in san ramon. a lot of kids here competed but one student, eighth-grader, venkat ranjan, ended up winning the state title. his friends weren't really surprised. >> he is very humble. he does not act like he knows everything, but, internally he does. >> reporter: so, venkat ranjan, went on to compete at the national geographic geography bee in washington dc and last night made it to the final round and this question. >> lebanon has a population most similar to which south american country? >> reporter: venkat ranjan chose paraguay. >> the correct answer is paraguay! >> reporter: with that, venkat ranjan became the 2018 national geographic geography bee champion. but it turns ou

but here she was, a young woman in a new country, an alien culture, trying to find her place.und herself pregnant, had the baby, and clearly decided she could not live her life with this baby, at this particular time, and decided to give it up. which was you, of course. women are incredible, 0k? and the act of giving a child away to be fostered or adopted is, is, is to me the action of a heroine. and what my mother did was she asked me to be fostered for a short period of time, while she studied, so that she could then take me back to ethiopia. say a year, year and a half? the social worker gave me to foster parents and said, "treat this as an adoption. he's yours forever. his name is norman." so that was a fundamental deception which changed the course of your life? it utterly changed the course of my life, yeah. so the foster parents took me and they said, "we're your parents now, and we're your parents forever." and i thought they were my mum and dad. they grew up in the north of england... in a very, it has to be said, white, fairly insular community, where you were this b

now it's a new year remains in limbo the country's political stalemate is nearing three months and it is driving financial markets they cheered on the president's refusal to appoint a euro skeptic as finance minister you would think that naming an economist cut that i need to leave the country until new elections would be sentiment even further and also. italian drama might be good in the movies but the market is not a fan of it after initial gains in the beginning of the day political uncertainty in italy constant leading italian share index to lose over two percent by the end of it. who knows the markets don't know who will end up governing italy more likely there will be a temporary technical government but we don't know for how long we've had many of them a very in length but the markets need just one thing certainty that the. new elections won't be called before the fall and whoever wins has a heap of challenges ahead italy is two point three trillion euros in debt that's the equivalent of one hundred thirty two percent of its g.d.p. . should the european central bank and its low

time in almost ten years so a new prime minister saad hariri and his future movement party are expected to remain in power the election will be the first under the country's new electoral laws with proportional representation replacing the previous winner takes all system the vote brings into focus the struggle for power in a country divided. along sectarian lines among those hoping to make gains in the country is hezbollah the islamist political and militant group financed by a red which supports the syrian president bashar al assad here's a look at the patchwork of groups and religions vying for power in lebanon on. the graves of lebanese hezbollah fighters who died in neighboring syria. the iran funded parties militias are revered by many shiites in lebannon. in syria the militias find alongside the troops of president bashar al assad and ally of iran. has under its secretary general hossam is not only a military organization but also an influential political force it's represented in the lebanese parliament alongside with other muslim and christian parties and it's part of the national unity government shiite and sunni muslims and christians are shari

is what i guess the assad also explained why he thinks it's wrong to call the conflict in news country a syrian civil war is a preview. the timing of this illegal strike was after the victory of the syrian troops. let alone the fact that we don't have chemical weapons anyway and let the other folks that we're not going to use it against old people because the but the new syria was about winning the heart of the civilians this is the main button and we want it so how can you use chemical weapons against civilians that you want them to be supportive to the second if you go to that area it was very clear and by armies by factions in by civilians we never use such armaments or weapons in that area are going to harm everyone something that didn't happen and if you go to that area and you ask this if there was no chemical attack me or anyone. would have it all is not according to what we have actually from the very beginning mercenaries syrians and foreigners being paid by the whist in order to topple the government this is the reality of the myriad of the very stark reality.

a joint venture in the netherlands third if i was once known for its aggressive expansion into new countries the liberty deal suggests it is sticking to its current strategy of deepening operations and existing markets is likely to face strong scrutiny from regulate. well the argentinian peso is continuing to fall sparking fears of a new ming economic crisis president has asked the international monetary fund to help to prevent a further plunge she is looking to dodge a serious crisis remembering two thousand and one when the country defaulted on its debt. the archon find peso has been in freefall it has lost eight percent against the u.s. dollar since last week and seventeen percent since the start of the year president machree announced plans to put the brakes on. i decided to enter discussions with the international monetary fund to secure a credit line. just minutes ago i spoke with the director and she confirmed we can start negotiating an agreement. to try and curb the rapid inflation argentina central bank boosted key interest rates to forty percent but investors have been pulling out

turnout was forty nine percent down fifty four percent from the two thousand and nine polls countries using a new system based on proportional representation cinesias and not a party is claiming victory in the country's first local elections since the twenty eleven arab spring their religious party says it's ahead if it's secular rival in the in the dock to a spy about fifty five percent say the two parties are coalition partners in the national government official results are expected over the next few days iran's president has warned the u.s. against pulling out of the twenty fifty nuclear deal saying it with suffer historic remorse donald trump has less than a week to decide whether he'll withdraw from the agreement north korea has denied it was forced into giving up nuclear weapons by american led international sanctions a foreign ministry spokesman said the u.s. is misleading public opinion by claiming the sanctions worked the north korean and u.s. leaders can join and donald trump are due to meet in the coming weeks there been more evacuations in hawaii after another earthquake hit close to

news live from berlin iraq's first parliamentary election since the defeat of the so-called islamic state gets underway many voters are disillusioned as the country struggles with a stagnant economy and six very intensions we'll find out more about the main contenders also coming up could italy finally be getting a new government after months of dead longer leaders of the fine star movement and the northern league set a deadline to make a deal. and it's an action packed final day in the bundesliga with hoffenheim darkland and leverkusen among the teams chasing champions league qualification for hamburg are both borg and freiburg in survival by any means necessary. thanks for joining us i'm marian evans dean iraq is holding its first parliamentary elections since the defeat of the so-called islamic state last year as the country cease to rebuild after years of conflict the vote is not expected to yield any real surprises most of the main candidates are well known they've dominated iraqi politics as the us led invasion toppled dictator saddam hussein back in two thousand and three security forces will be on high alert as the nation heads to the pol

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