i'm phil gale welcome to the program african union mediators say opposition leaders on saddam's ruling generals have breached the power sharing agreement under the deal a joint military civilian council will build the country for the next 3 years. not now sudan has been shaken by protests since the ousting of longtime president arm of al bashir in april opposition leaders say the new deal is a victory for their movement. celebrations in the capital hard to match as a political standoff deescalate in a gesture of peace sudan's ruling military freed more than $200.00 rebel fighters who are part of the country's opposition a step towards reconciliation one rebel leader praised their release. in the images that it shows clearly that the army and the armed forces are our partners and not our enemy. and one short cooperation and understanding we will meet the demands of the sudanese people at the service so that those demands are 1st civilian rule it's been the heart of the conflict which began after the military ousted longtime leader omar al bashir activists called for a transition to a ci

i'm phil gale welcome to the program a team of swiss scientists says the cheapest and most effective way to fight global warming is to plant lots of trees a trillion all over the world that's the conclusion of a study published in the journal science although a trillion trays would cover the same landmass as the united states researchers say the earth has plenty of room. the best remedy for the climate nature that's what researchers that is your technology institute are saying by their calculations planting trees is the most efficient way to beat the climate crisis they say it is possible to halt global warming at a price of $1.00 degrees celsius and that 2 thirds of c o 2 emissions caused by human activity could be absorbed by reforestation as soon as we start here for over storage and you start to be effective you start to capture carbon back in the ecosystem ok but you know that to reach that total amount of course is going to take several decades the earth is covered with $2800000000.00 hectares of forest researchers say $900000000.00 additional hector's could be planted that's a

time phil gale welcome to the program but his royal marines have seized a giant oil tanker loaded with a grain crude injure brolga and suspected that all the oil was on its way to syria in violation of european union sanctions the spanish government to said the seizure was requested by the united states iran's state run news agency has described the incident as illegal. to grace one has been at anchor and under guard since the early morning british authorities stopped the ship as it passed through spanish territorial waters at gibraltar at the tip of the iberian peninsula they say the oil was bound for syria in breach of e.u. sanctions against the war torn country authorities also say the ship loaded the oil in iran putting the vessel in breach of u.s. sanctions against tehran. deal was patrolling the zone but we are studying the circumstances in which this is taken place there was a request made by the united states to the united kingdom and we are looking into how this affects our sovereignty in the sense that it took place in waters which we understand are under spain's sovereignty.

i'm phil gale welcome to the program. britain says 3 iranian boats attempted to intercept a british oil tanker near the persian gulf but driven off by a royal navy frigate iran has denied its vessels tried to stop the tanker in the strait of hormuz saying it's boats were carrying out routine duties. the strait of hormuz one of the world's busiest shipping routes through which a 3rd of the world seaborne oil must pass iran's navy is an active presence. the strait is only about 40 kilometers wide at its narrowest point iran has long used its coastline to project an implicit threat to the world's oil supplies in this latest incident britain says this frigate turned away iranian speedboats that threatened its oil tanker. ron has blamed tensions on the gulf and britain which just days ago seized an iranian oil tanker in. claiming it was violating sanctions by delivering oil to syria. we say to the british that your action is preposterous wrong and it's a mistake. and we will harm you as you get in on the s.c. we should all try

i'm phil gale welcome to the program. according germany has sentenced an iraqi migrant to life in prison for the rape and murder of a 14 year old girl the case prompted a public outcry because out of bashar was supposed to have been deported after his asylum application was rejected instead he was allowed to stay in germany and went on to kill. life imprisonment for 22 year old bashar the toughest sentence allowed under german law that judge said he had shown neither compassion nor re morse in may 2018 bashar raped and murdered susannah if 2 weeks went by before any trace of her was found police discovered the sound of spotting next to a railway track in a hole covered with dirt and branches after they received a tip from another migrant who had been living with bashar the rejected asylum seeker and his family fled to northern iraq but he was arrested and handed over to german authorities he confessed to killing susannah but denied raping her. during the trial susannah's father said he was shocked by bashar unrepentant mr

i'm phil gale welcome to the program. fonda lion has addressed the european parliament in strasburg ah she winds up bid to become the 1st female president of the european commission and her last chance to win any peace support dr fonda line sought to deal with accusations that she's been too vague and so laid out her positions on issues including climate change gender equality migration and it. confident and smiling. yet everything is on the line for also the fonda lion who is resigning as a german defense minister and her bid to lead the u. commission. some called her address to parliament the speech of her lifetime the world is calling for more the world needs more you i believe europe should have a stronger and more united voice in the world and it needs to act fast the conservative said european unity is the antidote to the continent's biggest challenges most pressing among them climate change. this is the greatest responsibility and opportunity of our times i want europe to become the 1st climate neutral continent in

i'm phil gale a welcome to the program the politician many see is germany's next chancellor taking up her 1st job in the federal government on a grad. a.k.k. or she's widely known it places or should i found alliance defense minister and k.k. leads and going to america's christian democrat party and many political commentators think she's being groomed to take over when chancellor merkel steps down in 2021. there are both ways to spend your day as she turned 65 and when america was treated to flowers by her cabinet colleagues she treated herself to congratulating her now former defense minister was a laugh on the line on what is equally a victory for america her election as new e.u. commission president. later the german chancellor got to lift a 2nd ally to a higher political level by appointing and if they become successors c.d.u. party leader as a new defense minister quite a celebration. a.k.k. as she is known then carried out her 1st inspection of the honor guard and delivered her 1st remarks as minister. never forget that men and women that serve and fade abroad for us. this is a