is tainted by omar al—bashir, and entire military establishment is tainted by omaral—bashir, and it rate to him, in the way the military was separate in egypt. optically, there wasn't enough daylight, there wasn't enough distance between the remaining military regime and omar al—bashir. there was a period where they were trying to negotiate some sort of civilian government with the military council. that took too long, things got stuck in negotiation, back and forth and it became clear that tmc was not going to budge, and then this paramilitary force, they recommissioned paramilitary force, they basically ran out of patience and cleared the protest and it was a shock to everyone in the city. alex, have you been watching this closely?” everyone in the city. alex, have you been watching this closely? i have, it started as an economic issue, not a political one. the regime heavily subsidised things like bread and fuel and subsidised things like bread and fueland in an subsidised things like bread and fuel and in an attempt to stave off economic collapse, they cut their subsidies at the

squashing protests that only two months ago ousted dictator omar al bashir after in power. the crackdown, led by a militia group in the janjaweed notorious

amy: for people to understand what sudan has been going carnage that has been wreaked by omar al-bashir -- explain where he is right now, the prison he is in, and what has happened in that prison over the years. militarying to the council, omar al-bashir is being held in a prison that is infamous that many political prisoners have been held in. however, there is been no confirmation of these reports. ofhave not even seen images omar al-bashir since his ousting . we have not seen images of him being arrested when ousting occurred. it is very difficucult too confm his whereabouts. nermeen: before we conclude, i want to ask about all of the different countries that are involved in the conflict in sudan posted egypt, saudi arabia, and the uae have all been supporting the military in sudan, helping to suppress the opposition, the protesters. and just last month, hemedti met with the saudi crown prince been someone -- been someone. they have in do supporting this military council and whether protesters are saying about that? >> it would be difficult of sudan has people transition to civilian

believe it was caused by a cyber attack. >>> well, sudanese prosecutors have charged ex-president omar al-bashirith corruption. they accuse him of illegally possessing foreign currency and accepting gifts. sunday's hearing was bashir's first public appearance since the military forced him out of office in april. he was overthrown after months of mass protests against his 30-year rule. the general who helped topple omar al-bashir promises to hang whoever is responsible for killing more than 100 pro-democracy protesters during a recent demonstration. despite that, witnesses say it was the general's troops who carried it out. ben wedeman has more now on the commander's long history of violence. >> reporter: sudan's de facto ruler acts an awful lot like the ousted leader omar al-bashir. the transitional military council is the ultimate power in sudan now, though he is stressing the transitional. sudan is now safe and stable and we will keep going in the same direction, he told a crowd in khartoum. as the military council we're not holding on to power. we don't want power. his actions, however, betra

inin aprilthe e protts helelpe trigger the fall of president omar al-bashir. a military coup put an end to his 30-year dictatorship. now, many sudanese want the generals who toppled bashir to also surrender power. in their place they want a civilian government, and free elections. and there are signs of hope. over the next few years, a broadly civilian government is tasked with transitioning the country towards democracy. and many women want to play a le in this too. rerter: rifka leads the chants the 18-year-old student is part of sudan's revolutionary movement, one that features women heading the calls for change. rifka: my aim is to become a politician or a minister in a new government. women need to have a voice. reporter: rifka, walaa, ola, and thousands of other women were instrumental in the developments that led to the ousting of dictator omar al-bashir. they were actively involved in the revolution from the outset with their banners and chants, first driving g the protests, d eventually leading them too. women have often outnumbered men at the demonst

sus been governed by military council's president omar al-bashir was overthrowin april.in our africaitor fergal keane reports. fergal: a moment of realition and dread. peaceful protesters confronting armed militiasis. is the moment the military set out to crush hope in sudan. the chaos of running feet. the swaying phone on which thpt footage was ured. they hurled stones. fergal: the man calls out,th " are killing us!" this w intended to be aethal disregard for the lives of civilians. the gunfi whipped along the estreets, driving the peo before it. it is a long way from the joint that greeted the -- joy that greeted the overthrow of dictator omar al-bashir six weeks ago. protesters' hopes of a civilind government fed in the wake of military resistance. now this ruthless militia leader has unleashed his forces to end the protests and possibly stake a claim to supreme power. away from the main protest site, someeere trying to keep al the spirit of the demonstrations. >> the security forces have betrayed the sudanese people come from security to police and army, as well as the security f

the a use decision to suspend sudan follows widespread condemnation of the worst violence since omar al bashir is for the united nations is calling for restraint we strongly condemn. and lament that had huge. loss of life and reminded the transitional forty's. obvious obligation to protect civilians and the specter of rights burnet smith has more a warning that some viewers may find images in his report disturbing. was another person with a bullet wound medics rushed to stop the bleeding. then another wounded person all the while the endless sound of gunfire. this was khartoum on monday and this is the latest video to emerge from when the palace military group known as the rapid support forces fired on unarmed protesters we have urged restraint of from the security forces and we've urged that the government respects all of the basic human rights of the people including freedom of expression and freedom of assembly. but the paramilitary force behind this crackdown is known to respect basic human rights amnesty international says they are s.f. then known as the gender we killed raped and torture

what wee see is that the situation in sudan was not a result by the fall of omar al-bashir.hat happened was that the figurehead of the regime was replaced, but the regime remains in place and unfortunately, they remain unwilling to yield to the demands of the protesters and allow the civilians to take control of the government. unfortunately, we don't really see things improving. the african union, the peace and security council and others need to step in, tell the leaders that a military coup is and intolerarable way to run a country.y. momost importantly, what is need now is foror everybody t to calf restraint and stop firing on the protesters. that is what is most critical. brett: here are some of the other stories making headlines around the world. italy's prime minister, says that he will resign. it is the two parties in the governing coalition don't stop squabbling. they have been arguing for months over a range of issues. he says he now wants a clear and speedy response. a court in sweden has rejected a request to detain julian assange ovary 2010 rape case. he is in p

the ruling transitional military council the protest in khartoum helped bring down president omar al bashir last month but major general often hamas of saddam's paramilitary rapid support forces has dismissed the demonstration as a threat to the revolution but al jazeera is bureau in khartoum has been closed and our reporters banned from working in the country the network sees this as an attack on media freedom professional journalism and the basic tenets of the right for people to know and understand the reality of what is happening in saddam and that work deplores the decision on the shores its audiences in sudan and globally it will continue its coverage of saddam despite this political interference by the sudanese or thorough. well john henry is associate director of the africa team at human rights watch and he joins me via skype from new york thanks for being with us on the program how concerned are you now given this closure of al-jazeera is bureau how concerned are you about media freedom in sudan. well it's definitely a bad sign restriction of the press was one of the hallmarks of t

protested in the months leading up they protested in the months leading up to the uprising against omar al—bashirng against omar al-bashir. there are some important people behind the military. what do you see of international intervention by the eu or the us or the african union? if there is international intervention it will have to come from the african union oi’ have to come from the african union or the have to come from the african union orthe un, the have to come from the african union or the un, the others are probably not going to do anything in sudan because there is too little influence in the country to change anything on the ground. a deadline has been set for the military council to hand over power by the end ofjune, and egypt, a very prominent country within the union, has instructed the union to extend the deadline until the end ofjune, but at the moment with how things are at the moment it seems very unlikely there will be a civilian government by the end of the month, and if the deadline isn't met then sudan, according to the union, will be suspended. but there is still a questio

an attempt to continue to protest that began in december led to the removal of president omar al-bashir. at>> we believe that ther is now in the hands of the sudanese people. they are setting and succeeding in their strikes and protests. this regime will fall no matter what. reporter: protesters are now gathering in neighborhoods and small streets outsidthe city center, preparing for a fresh standoff with the security forces. jane: you are watching "bbrl news america." still to come on tonight's program, with the women's world cup days away, wlook at the trail blazers who made women's soccer a force on and off the pitch. 30 years ago, the chinese government soldiers into beijing's tiananmen square to crush a peaceful pro-democracy protest. discussions about what happened are strictly clisored at the communist party, but one part of china where he can still be talked about is ong. stephen mcdonald reports. stephen: this they could hardly be more different in hong kong and in beijing. mainland of china from the events of june 1989 fall into the category of official amnesia. in hong kong w

the a use decision to suspend sudan follows widespread condemnation of the worst violence since omar al bashir this fall the united nations is calling for restraint . we strongly condemn. and lament the tragic one justified loss of life and reminded the transitional of forty's in sudan obvious obligation to protect civilians and to spend out right. bernard smith has the latest. oh another person with a bullet wound medics rushed to stop the bleeding. then another wounded person all the while endless sound of gunfire. this was khartoum on monday and this is the latest video to emerge from when the palace military group known as the rapid support forces fired on unarmed protesters and we have urged restraint of from the security forces and we've urged that the government respects all of the basic human rights of the people including freedom of expression and freedom of assembly. but the paramilitary force behind this crackdown is known to respect basic human rights amnesty international says the r.s.s. then known as a gender we killed raped and tortured tens of thousands in darfur during the civ

the a use decision to suspend sudan follows widespread condemnation of the worst violence since omar al bashir has fall with the united nations calling for restraint we strongly condemn. and lament its had huge. loss of life and reminded the transition of. an obvious obligation to protect civilians and the specter of rights. bernard smith with the latest. oh another person with a bullet wound medics rushed to stop the bleeding. then another wounded person all the while the endless sound of gunfire. this was khartoum on monday and this is the latest video to emerge from when the palam military group known as the rapid support forces fired on unarmed protesters we have urged restraint of from the security forces and we've urged that the government respects all of the basic human rights of the people including freedom of expression and freedom of assembly. but the paramilitary force behind this crackdown is known to respect basic human rights amnesty international says they are s.f. then known as the gender we killed raped and tortured tens of thousands in darfur during the civil war that began i

so for 30 years, omar al-bashir ruled over sudan with an iron fist.e secret ingredient to successful revolt was bread. >> the protest began in december 2018. the sudden tripling of the cost of bread sparked the initial protests but they quickly turned into anti-government rallies calling for the resignation of al-bashir. >> after 30 years in power president al-bashir has been forced out by the country's military. the army declared a state of government and a state of emergency. >> trevor: after 30 years in power, this dictatorship ended because people didn't have bread. which must be really confusing to people in california because they start riots if you give them bread. this doesn't have carbs, right? if it does, i'll burn this (~bleep ) place to the ground! ( laughter ) so people finally get rid of their dictator and you could tell it was a big deal because people were cheering, celebrating in town squares and partying in the streets. people were dancing in the traffic! it's like an african la-la land. like the oscars, the people of sudan's victory

omar al bashir. and some of his associates but that remained from control ever since throughout the negotiations which started over a month ago the army really blew hot and cold didn't say one thing and then they wouldn't really follow through or. and things like that so i think and. i think now it's a bit of his that you have to work on big things on their terms they're not willing to give up power and. and we've seen you know the killings yesterday that they will use force to ensure that jack general is jason patinkin what else can we expect today. well one thing that we are wondering about horses is the exact death toll so a doctor's committee linked to the protests has said that the death toll is $35.00 . but there are many wounded and acts nice to hospitals has been has been pour with reports of military surrounding even chancery hospitals and so one of the main things will be looking for today is a clear accounting very clear account of. who was killed who was wounded and how many yesterday the

than preserving life and the leader of the council that's ruled saddam since it ousted president omar al bashir an april also called for elections and what is that the military has decided to seize negotiations with the declaration of freedom and change forces until elections are held within 9 months with regional and international supervision all those from the previous regime who've committed crimes will come before the courts process does want the military to hand over power to civilians immediately especially after monday's crackdown. that cured people. a fair election are going to be what we want to have a good life if you manage the public would not be met unless. you're more comfortable. talks between the military john to and protest leaders were suspended 2 weeks ago after the 2 sides failed to agree on who will lead to during the transitional period i think you were not talking about in negotiations where we're going demands that need to be met it's a process of hard over of all and i think the military council passed and it's not about give and take this is a demand from the people wh

so dan's former president omar al bashir could be brought before a court as early as next week the chief prosecutor says she'll be referred for trial unless he files an appeal in the next few days the former leader is facing corruption charges he was deposed by the military in april after weeks of protests against his government. meanwhile hundreds of sudanese nationals a protest in london calling for sudan's ruling military council to stand aside they're demanding that governments including saudi arabia and their support of the leadership after more than a 100 people were reportedly killed in the khartoum city and was dispersed i mean baba reports. this is the 1st stage of a protest has brought hundreds of sudanese nationals onto the streets of london hey we're outside the united arab emirates embassy that's one of the governments but the protesters accuser propping up the military rulers in the hard to lose a lot of anger but there's also a lot of solidarity being expressed there you know fear coming out of they have all done because they feel you know nasa anything they fear of being

the transitional military council which has governed saddam since ousting president omar al bashir a in april is facing increasing international condemnation for the violence attack on protesters in the capital. of the u. when calling for an independent investigation activists say the assaults appears to be a coordinated move with security forces over running similar citizen of a city's. before monday's cracked down the opposition's disagreements with the ministry revolves around who would be in charge of presiding the transition to the governmen. the military and civilians. now with dozens dead the way forward for the country seems more uncertain than ever. we'll bring you u more on ththe situation -- incidents ago for this program live from paris next thousands of british people the protesting about the state visit of ththe us president dond trump. trump met with the prime minister to resume this tuesday he's been quoted as saying they'll be a phenomenal is woul. host breaks the trade deal is credible me though the design the british hehealthcare system for lucrative privatization.

telling the stories of this revolution has run out and they're using tactics straight out of omar al bashir is playbook our starting point this week is cartoon. it's about control the message the playbook is a playbook that many have these before and it's essentially how do we lock down how do we strike fear in the hearts of people culminates with the shut down in social media. the point. that this is very important that they call the picture would be extremely extremely harmful to the regime. much will be no it is from the civilian journalist cell phone videos and word of mouth to journalists have not had the access that the need to get of. people dying in the hundreds missing and injured but they still show music on t.v. . business as usual and is exactly what used to happen during this year. sudanese activists hoped all of that was behind them almost 3 decades of home are al bashir as president finally came to an end in mid april with his overthrow arrest and imprison a temporary military government in place calling itself transitional saying it was committed to handing over power to the

attempt to continue their protest that began in december and led to the removal of president omar al—bashir in the hands of the sudanese people. they are setting up barricades, they are succeeding in their strikes and protests. this regime will fall, no matter what. protesters are now gathering in neighbourhoods and small streets outside the city centre, preparing for a fresh stand—off with the security forces. catherine byaru hanga, bbc news, khartoum. tens of thousands of people, have taken part in a candle light vigil in hong kong, to mark the thirtieth anniversary, of the tiananmen square massacre. there were speeches and songs to remember those killed, when the chinese military opened fire on pro—democracy demonstrators in the heart of beijing, in 1989. the organisers say the annual commemoration, attracted far more people this year, than usual. johanna konta has become the first british woman to reach the semi finals of the french open tennis championships, for more than 35 years. the british number one beat the american sloane stephens in straight sets, 6—1, 6—4. she'll hope to go on

incident the system began at the start of april and prompted the military to topple president omar al bashir the leadership of the jumper has resisted calls to hand over power to a civilian government but she has now been charged with corruption. sudan's military has again blamed protest groups for the breakdown in talks on a transition to civilian rule mazen from up. what is delaying the negotiations is the false understanding for a civilian led government and this is something that even you in the media have been wrong in identifying we are not classified as civilians because we were military close there are screaming civilian civilian in my view civilian is the thirty's is the ruling is the task which we agreed on after we agreed that government ministers and the legislative council would be civilian led they are still screaming civilian civilian they said the military will only work in the sovereign council the declaration for freedom and change said they agreed to 95 percent and there was a disagreement over 5 percent or 5 percent all those blessed souls were lost that 5 percent was how

telling the stories of this revolution has run out and they're using tactics straight out of omar al bashir as playbook our starting point this week is cartoon. it's about control the message the playbook is a playbook that many have these before and it's essentially how do we lock down how do we strike fear in the hearts of people culminates with the shut down and social media. the clinton years that this is very important that they call the picture would be extremely extremely harmful to the regime. much of what we know is from civilian journalist and cell phone videos and word of mouth that journalists have not had the access that the need to. know the people dying in the hundreds missing and injured but they still show music on t.v. . business as usual and this is exactly what used to happen during this year. sudanese activists hoped all of that was behind them almost 3 decades of home are al bashir as president finally came to an end in mid april with his overthrow arrest and imprison a temporary military government in place calling itself transitional saying it was committed to handin

the clashed over who should lead following the ouster of omar al-bashir. >> a call for further protests in sudan. opposition leaders want generals to hand over power. they demand an investigation into the death. >> the impact of the sit ins remains present in people's minds, the horrors committed by the military council's forces, the bodies thrown into the nile were a shock. night rallies will begin this tuesday and marches on thursday. the call came after the deputy pushbackhe council demands concerning the composition of a transitional legislative body. he said the case of violence on the third of june will be prosecuted. negotiations between the military and protesters have been suspended. they have been trying to revive talks. >> it is time to get an update on business news. let's start off with a major economic reform plan. >> prime minister edward philippe has unveiled a change to the unemployment benefit, which he says will reduce the number of jobless people by a quarter of a million. they will try to discourage companies from relying on shorthand contracts. the marketsk at now.

monday morning in the west violence to hit the country since the overthrow of longtime president omar al bashir in april. a. long feared violent escalation has ingolf cartoon. police and army chased demonstrators through the streets. gunfire and explosions have shocked their protests breaking out the peaceful city. but even as they flee the bullets the protesters mock the army and repeat their demands for change. freedom peace and justice civilian rule this month chant these protesters. and circled by the troops plead with them. to hold their fire. peacefully peacefully they shouted. but since the early morning sudan's capital has been anything but peaceful. protest leaders have stopped cooperation with the transitional military council calling the crackdown a bloody massacre and said i cannot even evacuate the bodies are they said they are calling them martyrs. hundreds of the injured are being treated in cartoons row care hospital the sudan doctors committee says the death toll is difficult to count and can only rise but the army is meeting determined organize resistance the opposition have t

protesters have been demanding civilian lawaw since omar al-bashir was ousted in april. >> we regret what happened. violations related to the sit in. yesterday we said we wanted talks to restart and 24 hours. i was surprised by the call of opposition groups. we appreciate the leadershihip, the government, and the people. representative for dealing with cases of sexual abuse by clergy is meeting in poland. the ruling party defends itselff defender of christian values. was here in the early 1980's that andre was vicar. -- a man says he repeatedly raped him. church shows how they transfer them from paris -- from parish to parish. >> i hope you will not mince words when talking to the bishops and they will have to face the consequences of their actions. is - --hurch insists it he refuseded to comment on the film. >> now is your chance to apologize. >> we thought the program would again.ur supportrt of voters. 45% government mps led the march. a full-scaleing attack. >> criticism of its handling of sexual abuse cases comes from the vatican itself, the position may be harder to sustain. he

that they say elections will not be free and fair and could allow elements of former president omar al bashir is regime to hold on to power. protestors have vowed to continue their fight for civilian rule. is now for your fist president gianni infantino has been reelected for 4 more years was the only candidate in fenty nose 1st term saw dramatic reforms introduced in the game they included the controversial video assistant referee system or bar and the few. expansion of the world cup from $32.00 to $48.00 teams and revenues rose to a record $6400000000.00 u.s. dollars last year. part one a reminder now of the top story that we're tracking for you this hour. britain's queen elizabeth has joined the world leaders including germany's uncle americal and u.s. president donald trump to mark the 75th anniversary of d.-day the largest seaborne invasion in history in 1944 was the beginning of the end of world war 2. the year washington in years was so long going to tell you about here's what's coming up. the european commission that is not happy about italy's fullmoon ing debts it has taken the 1st s

weeks killing dozens of people state media in sudan are reporting that ousted former president omar al bashir has been charged with corruption a legal action comes as mediators and step up efforts to end the standoff between the country's military rulers and their civilian opponents protesters called off a campaign of civil disobedience earlier this week and agreed to fresh talks with the army. a leading medical research organization has described the current outbreak of ebola in the democratic republic of congo as truly frightening the u.k. based welcome trust says the epidemic which has claimed more than 2000 lives is the worst in years and shows no signs of stopping it's now spread to uganda where 2 members of the same family including a 5 year old boy have male die uganda has returned other family members to the d r c including another young boy confirmed to have the virus the world health organization is considering whether to declare the outbreak a global emergency. borders can't stop a virus but ugandan authorities are trying nonetheless 3 ebola cases have been registered in the countr

take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world sudan's former president omar al bashir has been charged with corruption related offenses after appearing in public for the 1st time since he was overthrown in april he was taken to the public prosecutor's office in the capital khartoum where he's been on held under arrest the military removed him from power amid mass protests against is 30 years who. drew some cortez convicted sarah netanyahu the wife of israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu of misusing state funds as after she spent thousands of dollars on lavish meals at her official residence fraud charges were dropped as part of a plea bargain in which she will pay a fine. a massive power outage has left argentina or why and in neighboring countries in the dark the outage affected tens of millions of people in buenos iris it hobbled public transportation cut off water supplies to many people and crippled phone and internet communications power has now been restored to major cities but elsewhere many residents are still without electricity a blackout in argentina al

other stories making news around the world prosecutors in sudan have charge former president omar al bashir with corruption but he was deposed by the sudanese military in april since when more than 100 people died in clashes between security forces and protesters demanding civilian rule. the british government has approved the extradition of wiki leaks founder julian assange is to the united states mr soldiers lawyers are expected to challenge the decision which has to be approved by a court with a final verdict not expected for months he's wanted in the u.s. for leaking classified material in 2010. a severe cycler passing by india's western coast has been lashing coastal areas with heavy wind rain and waves of value had been due to strike the state of gujarat today changed course and has veered away from the coast. and leaving medical organization and scuse me i'm leading medical research organization has described the current outbreak of ebola in the democratic republic of congo is truly frightening the u.k. based welcome trust says the epidemic which has claimed more than 2000 lives is t

council to make way for a civilian government after the fall of sudan's longstanding dictator omar al bashir. after weeks of sit ins ok patients in demonstrations the military opens fire on call tombs protesters. oh heavily armed members of the paramilitary rapid support forces a unit formerly associated with messages were deployed along the capital's main roads to disperse the protests. killing and injuring many. civilians have been conducting a huge city in central khartoum for weeks demanding that the transitional military council hand over power to the people. once news spread that the military had opened fire more protesters are out in the streets building barricades and calling for peace and more protests. after the dispersal of the sit in we went back to the streets and squares and thank god with the help of the youth we closed the streets and we will close everything again god willing. the protesters cut ties with the military council off to the bloodshed and then the generals hit back all previous agreements with protest leaders are off they say they'll now hold elections within 9 m

here in sudan state prosecutor has announced that ousted former president omar al bashir has been charged with corruption was toppled by the military in april following months of protest against him the legal action comes as mediators stepped up efforts to end the standoff between the country's military rulers and their civilian opponents. and the brazilian football star neymar has again been questioned by police in a rape case he's been accused of forcing himself on a woman in a hotel in paris where he plays for his club. neymar has denied the accusation. another top aide to u.s. president donald trump is quitting the white house spokeswoman sarah huckabee sanders is to leave her job at the end of june she's been trying to spokeswoman since 2017 and her tenure has seen growing questions about the administration's credibility a replacement has not yet been made. also the women's football world cup now where one of the best gamers games of the tournament so far took place last night australia pulled off a stunning comeback against brazil to reignite their campaign but they had a little bit

country calling for civilian rule nearly 3 months after the army forced out long ruling autocratic omar al bashir talks between the 2 sides over a power sharing agreement collapsed earlier this month when security forces used deadly force to break up a protest camp in khartoum. joining us now from nairobi is mohamed el name a sudanese activist mohammed thanks for joining us the deputy head of sudan's ruling military council said snipers shot up to 6 civilians you just watched that press conference what is your reaction well yeah in addition to saying that he also said that the unknown spite snipers had killed a few r.s.s. soldiers i think that the credibility of the transitional military council should be put to question because they have a history of this on this city and it seems to me that it would be very convenient for them to claim that this occurred considering the fact that for months these protesters have been very disciplined in their. violence or you're in touch with those protesters on the ground what are they telling you. what we do know for a fact is that people are in the streets i

take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world sudan's former president omar al bashir has been charged with corruption related offenses after appearing in public for the 1st time since he was overthrown april he was taken to the public prosecutor's office in the capital khartoum where he has been held under arrest in the terry removed him from power amid mass protests against his 30 year rule. a massive power outage has left argentina and other neighboring countries in the dark outage affected tens of millions of people in buenos aires. public transportation called off water supplies to many people and crippled phone and internet communications power has now been restored to major cities. police investigating the suspected murder of german regional politician. ever arrested a 45 year old man in the central german city of authorities have not confirmed media reports that the man belongs to the far right seen the was found dead in his garden weeks ago with a gunshot wound to the head. to israel now where a new community project named after u.s. president donald trump has

that they say elections will not be free and fair and could allow elements of former president omar al bashir is regime to hold on to power. protestors have vowed to continue their fight for civilian rule. well they are being called the new. president xi jinping is in talks with russian president vladimir putin and he said ties with russia have no. her been better the 2 leaders are working to further improve relations as they things mounting pressure from washington the trip she's a visit to russia since taking office back in 2012. the reception in the st george told in the kremlin the expectations are high china wants to show its muscle in the trade war with the u.s. and since western sanctions have been in effect russia wants to get closest to its biggest neighbor. it's russia's role materials like oil and gas that china is most interested in a 2000 kilometer pipeline will be operating by the end of the year to satisfy china's increased energy needs the russian energy group grasp from wants to become china's most important gas supplier. of national last year we set a goal to reach 900000000

let's take a look at some of the stories making news around the world sudan's former president omar al bashir has been charged with corruption related offenses after appearing in public for the 1st time since he was overthrown in april it was taken to the public prosecutor's office in the capital khartoum or has been held under arrest military removed him from power amid massive protests against is 30 year. police investigating the suspected murder of german regional politician. have arrested a 45 year old man in the central german city of authorities have not confirmed media reports that the man belonged to the all right seen look that was found dead in his garden and weeks ago with a gunshot wound to the head. a jerusalem court has convicted sara netanyahu the wife of israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu of misusing state funds after she spent thousands of dollars on lavish meals at her official residence fraud charges were dropped as part of a plea bargain in which she would pay a fine. to israel now where a new community project named after u.s. president donald trump has been unveil

generals to hand over power to a transitional government but in april the military overthrew omar al bashir after mass protests against his 30 year war. 6 and let's bring in now a tougher abdul karim who's joining us from d.w. . you were recently actually at the site where the protestors were what do we know about what is happening now actually today morning early in the morning protestors wake up and suddenly the rapid force has entered the city an area using gun. gases and they were backed up by soldiers who used to launch a mission against the protesters the protesters were peacefully according to what one of the protesters told me i have been talking to different people today who were at this. and saying actually they are shocked they're angry and now the city is being under control of the military and they were forced to leave the city in area. and leave the area. and we have reports actually of casualties also exactly being used by that yes right now you know by all reports seems like some pretty extreme measures why are why is the military doing this now this is the question that eve