levels also coming up tonight italy closes what was once europe's biggest migrant reception center in sicily but that has not stopped boats carrying rescued refugees from entering italy's ports. i'm burnt off it's good to have you with us how to save the nuclear deal germany france britain and the european union have called on iran to reverse its move to increase the enrichment of uranium tehran announced yesterday that it is refining the nuclear material to a level banned by that 2015 nuclear deal you may remember the u.s. unilaterally withdrew from the agreement last year but european leaders they've been left scrambling trying to save the deal. iran has been stepping up its uranium enrichment and the european union is worried we continue to our children not to take fire dimensions that's under my care but without america keeping its side of the bargain iranians are growing tired. we should have pulled out of the nuclear deal much sooner we should have accepted the deal in the 1st place it was obvious that america had no commitment and it was all a game the us and iran are indeed in a dang

italy has close what was once europe's biggest reception center for migrants in many of sicily all the closure was mission accomplished for hardline interior minister might they are so many who presided over the sites of shuttering he said he wanted to see it replaced with much smaller facilities and to spend the money saved elsewhere. a man who says he kept his promise interior minister material so the need doesn't want migrants in italy. after his far right legal party came to power just over a year ago the government passed legislation to stop housing asylum seekers. salvini pledge to shut down the main a reception center in sicily once one of the largest migrant camps in europe. please that we've released the country from this problem the land and houses here were worthless now it'll be a normal part of sicily of italy. this centers 400 pink and orange houses were built as homes for us military from a nearby base at the camp speak it housed 4000 people who crossed the mediterranean in the hope of a better life. but protest is against the closure say they can't help prepare resident

sea for porting from sicily italy thank you. i want to tell you now about some of the other stories making news around the world . the lower house of the french parliament has passed a landmark law to fight online hate speech it will force social media networks to or move content that is found offensive within 24 hours and make it easier for users to flag such offensive content while the measure must now be taken up by the senate. in northern spain at least one person has died after a flood swept through several towns overnight the downpours caused to local rivers to burst their banks all the government in a vera province is now warning people near the flood zone to stay home because heavy rains are expected to continue. china has demanded that the u.s. immediately cancel a proposed sale of more than $2000000000.00 worth of arms to taiwan the deal includes battle tanks and anti aircraft missiles it would be the 1st big ticket u.s. military sale to the island in decades china considers thai want to be part of its territory. and w

reaching is sure to cheerier minister closes what was once europe's biggest migrant reception center in sicily but that has not stopped carrying rescued refugees from entering italy's forbes also coming up tonight europe's fribbles to save the iran nuclear deal but it remains unclear what more can be offered to change the course of a very disillusioned government in tehran and the lessons waltz to poverty tonight you'll meet 12 year old son from pakistan a young fisherman and one of the millions of children do go to work instead of school. i bring coffee it's good to have you with us today italy made good on a promise and closed what was once europe's biggest reception center for migrants in sicily the closure was mission accomplished for the hard line interior minister matteo selby who presided over the site's shuttering today he said that he wanted to see it replaced with much smaller facilities to save money. a man who says he kept his promise interior minister teo salvini doesn't want migrants in italy. after his far right legal party came to power just over a year ago the government passe

in sicily the government's hardline interior minister matteo salvini was at the center today to watch as the doors were locked one final time he said the decision to shut down the center was all about saving money. a man who says he kept his promise interior minister in the teo salvini doesn't want migrants in italy. after his far right legal party came to power just over a year ago the government passed legislation to stop housing asylum seekers. salvini pledged to shut down them in a reception center in sicily once one of the largest migrant camps in europe. i'm pleased that we've released the country from this problem the land and houses here were worthless now it'll be a normal part of sicily of italy. the centers for 100 pink and orange houses were built as homes for u.s. military from a nearby base at the camp speak it housed 4000 people who had crossed the mediterranean in the hope of a better life. but protest is against the closure say the camp hope prepare residents for integration into europe also offering treatment for traumatised migrants. we are protesting because not be

minister met there so he closes what was once your observed biggest reception center in many oh in sicily but will it really deter migrants from crossing the mediterranean also coming up hong kong's leader kerry alam says her controversial extradition building is dead but activists valves were turned to the streets and formulate what drives it and the writing is on the wall world leaders looks set to miss targets to raise global education standards we visit a school in ethiopia to find out about the challenges students there face trying to access quality education even when the government is spending more and. thank you so much for your company everyone. italy has closed what was once europe's biggest reception center for migrants in me nao in sicily hardline interior minister mike you are so vain you presided over the sites closure you said shutting down the center would save money he also said he wanted to replace it with a smaller and close more controlled facilities well into any 14 nao house over 4000 people in a complex that was once used by the united states military. and w.'s is i

so the new pledge to shut down the mineta a reception center in sicily once one of the largest migrant camps in europe. and pleased that we have released the country from this problem the land and houses here were worthless now it will be a normal part of sicily of italy. this centers 400 pink and orange houses were built as homes for us military from a nearby base at the camp speak it housed 4000 people who crossed the mediterranean in the hope of a better life. but protest is against the closure say they can't help prepare residents for integration into europe also offering treatment for traumatised migrants. we are protesting because not because of the closure but because of them or that atheists or disclosure because they didn't take into account that the needs of the most of all and of all they just transferred to some of the most of all about oppression circuit that we have a. curing to another place which is very similar to discomfort which is not the truth of war for that kind of needs. most of the migrants housed at the camp have been moved to what salvini calls smaller and mo

he pledged to shut down the reception center in sicily.nce one of the largest migrant camps in europe. >> i am pleased that we have released the country from this problem. the land and houses were worthless. now it will be a normal part of sicily. >> the centers for hundred pink and orange houses were built as homes for him -- for the u.s. military. it housed 4000 people who crossed the mediterranean in the hope of a better life. protesters sayay they can't help to prepare immigrants for crossing into europe. >> we are protesting that because of the closure because of the modalities. they didn't take into account the needs of the most vulnerable. ththey just transferred the most vulnerable people that we were caring for to another place that is similar but it is not suitable for their needs. >> most of the migrants housed here have been moved to smaller and more control dissenters. while they wait for europe to find somewhere for them to live or to be sent back to where they came from. >> our correspondent is in italy. he was outside the g

as a german captain of a migrant rescue ship goes to court in sicily european union ministers tried to reach an agreement on how to deal with the migration crisis but once again they failed. and marching for peace in cape town a military ascension to a township that's been torn apart by rival gates we'll bring you a special report from our correspondent on the ground. good to have you with us u.s. president donald trump says an american warship destroyed an iranian drone in the strait of hormuz on thursday trump accused iran of quote provocative and hostile action he said the drone was downed after repeated warnings were ignored. this is the ship that the white house says brought down an iranian drone the u.s.s. boxer an assault ship sent to the persian gulf just over a month ago u.s. president donald trump said a drone had come within a 1000 yards of the u.s.s. boxer and ignored calls to stand down. this is the latest of many provocative and hostile actions by iran against vessels operating in international waters the united states reserves the right to defend our personnel facilities

in eastern sicily massive wildfires have sent beachgoer scrambling into the water there have been no immediate reports of casualties and several blazes have broken out around sicily in recent days spurred in part by high temperatures and hot winds from northern africa. and extreme weather as well in greece where at least 7 people have died after a powerful storm battered the north of the country violent weather in the how key dicky also injured scores more in toppled trees and power lines a storm followed intense heat in greece with temperatures soaring to some 37 degrees celsius before the weather broke with disastrous consequences. the catastrophe the greeks gave us the word the describes best what befell they country last night. but it was a terrifying evening as a huge storm front swept through with winds churning at over 100 kilometers per hour and hail pounding eastern parts of the country spain did gene costs line. you know put it but maybe not even cannons make that much noise i didn't have clothes on when i came out to get the kids and it's the ryan fell it was like rocks we

and staying in italy were in eastern sicily massive wildfires have sent beachgoer scrambling into the water there have been no immediate reports of casualties several blazes have broken out around sicily in recent days spurred in part by high temperatures and hot winds from northern africa. and bosnia herzegovina thousands have marked the anniversary of the set up in need some at the worst mass killing in europe since world war 2 in july of 1995 bosnian serb troops ordered more than 8000 bosnian muslim men and boys international courts have branded the massacre a genocide. at least one person has been killed in a hugely at a gas fired power station near moscow several more were injured firefighters have now put out the fire was flames reached up to 15 metres a fire reportedly broke out in a natural gas pipeline. a french critically chick at the center of a legal route over whether he should be allowed to die has passed away in hospital in the hospital doctors removed to events on bass life support more than a week ago against his parents wishes he spent over 10 years in a vegetative s

they have lost men in africa and sicily. there is still some considerable stability. so, part of training, it is true today, it was true in that day, it is to be able to make the necessary adjustments for junior leaders to take the initiative when senior leaders are killed or disabled. it is for those who do not necessarily have a formal leadership position to find the leadership in themselves when the moment arrives. that is when it is required. i think you see that, there is a terrible sense of shock as you are seeing the man on your left with a bullet through his four head and demand on your right has been terribly wounded in the guts and trying to overcome that in order to get off the beach, to move forward, to do what you need to do, you know what you need to do. you need to get off the beach. and to be able to figure out how to do it, to lead other men to do that, it is something. not every soldier is made to lead other men in the dark of night or in this case, relatively early in the morning. and, it is situations like omaha beach where you find those who are a

reporting there before me and went to sicily he wanted to see the situation on the italian island oflampedusa which has become the new frontline in europe's struggle to deal with the migrant crisis and he spoke to some of the people who have made that dangerous journey from north africa to europe and he also spoke to some of the island's residents. lampedusa island of recreation highland. as the closest european shores of the coast of libya lampedusa takes in several 100 asylum seekers in an average month those who survived the treacherous journey across the mediterranean. no see claims as many lives as this. helps coordinate rescue missions for the german n.g.o.s see watch he was on my produce when the italian government attempted to block their ship from bringing 53 rescued migrants a short. sea watch was kept and all of our kids the italian coast guard and forced her way into the harbor she was arrested after act. what we're seeing is that the criminalization of sea rescue missions isn't stopping people from coming from libya more people are dying and the routes are becoming more

in sicily at one point held more than 40000 people it became a scene of the crime enjoyed as well asbeing the town's biggest employer. beanies said that he was keeping a promise to the italian people here's part of what he said today. they called me crazy when i said as a minister that i wanted to close the center because it exceeded 4000 people we cut the numbers and today we're at 000. s. it is at that former camp in mindanao he tells us more about why the government decided to shut it down well it is unclear why they closed it in fact there was conflicting opinions of course on the one hand it had been underfunded for a long time and it was it became a place of criminality and there was drug busts and prostitution here now that wasn't everything though at one point at its height there was classes people could take classes in different topics so it was on the one hand a place of criminality but on the other hand it could have been an example of how a refugee centers could have been run if you can see here the houses were built for american troops and there it was a place for americ

sea for porting from sicily italy thank you. all right now to qatar where representatives of afghan civil society and the taliban have agreed on what they're calling a road map for peace after almost 2 decades of conflict in the country the taliban refused to speak with the government but officials attended the talks in doha as private citizens a joint statement issued by the participants said a post-war afghanistan would have an islamic legal system protect women's rights and ensure equality for all ethnic groups. all right and for more on that i'm now joined by our very own son her peers man who has reported from of gonna stand for many many many years and is closely following these talks you know we don't want to take away from any diplomatic effort that wants to bring peace to this very war torn country but i'm just wondering days ago the taleban launched an attack on civilians 150 casualties and almost 50 children were killed and now they're at the peace table how serious is this and how big of a breakthrough is just. the w

here's a look at some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world in eastern sicily massive wildfires have sent beachgoer scrambling into the water there's been no immediate reports of casualties several blazes have broken out around sicily in recent days spurred on in part by high temperatures and hot winds from northern africa there's been a huge blaze at a gas fired power station just outside of moscow at least one person is dead 13 people have been injured firefighters have now put out the fire these flames reached we understand up to 50 meters russian media say the calls may have been an explosion. 2 car bombs exploded thursday in benghazi killing 4 people and wounding 33 others it happened several libyan national army officers gathered for the funeral of a high ranking general libya has 2 competing governments and the struggle for control has escalated into more violence in recent months. well tonight germany's domestic intelligence agency says that it is stepping up its surveillance of the far right i did to terri a movement which it accuses of targeting immig

water there have been no work immediate reports of casualties several blazes have broken out around sicily in recent days spurred in part by high temperatures and hot winds from northern africa. at least one person has been killed in a huge blaze at a gas fired power station near moscow several more were injured firefighters have now put out the fire whose flames reach up to 50 meters the fire reportedly broke out in a natural gas pipeline. in france this parliament has passed a bill that would tax many of the world's biggest internet companies all the move has angered the united states with the white house saying it would unfairly affect american companies as finance minister when an american says it could raise up to half a 1000000000 euros a year. a remarkable story. of survival now their parents sent them away during germany's nazi period in the hope of saving their lives on our group of candor transport survivors and their relatives have made a remembers trip to berlin 4 of them were among the 10000 jewish children who were sent to the u.k. in the run up to world war 2 most of them ne

his motive it remains a mystery and as the captain of a german migrant rescue ship goes to court in sicily european union ministers trying to reach an agreement on how to deal with the migration crisis but once again they failed plus the problems of growing old in china millions of senior citizens face and uncertain future with the cost of elderly care rising and few workers working age people to care for them it's china's demographic ticking time bomb. i'm bringing off to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and all around the world well it began as a racist tweet and it's become a rallying cry for donald trump supporters the u. . president used a campaign rally in the u.s. state of north carolina to repeat his attack on a group of democratic congresswoman now when he mentioned the name ilhan omar the minnesota congresswoman from a somali refugee family the crowd of supporters began to chant this. send her back they chanted the 4 women that trump had called on to go back where they came from in a tweet earlier this week where they are known as the squad they are all young all women

also coming up as the german captain of a by current rescue ship goes to court in sicily the european union ministers try to reach an agreement on how to deal with the migration crisis but once again they failed. japan and in shock as the death toll in the arson attack on an animation studio rises to $33.00 a suspect is under arrest after the worst massacre in the country's post-war history. and marching for peace in cape town the military is sent into a town that's been torn apart by rival gangs we'll bring you a special report from our correspondent on the ground. i'm sumi so much going to thank you for joining us u.s. president donald trump says an american warship destroyed an iranian drone in the strait of hormuz on thursday trump accused iran of quote. vocative in hostile action he said the drone was downed after repeated warnings were ignored. this is the ship that the white house says brought down iranian drone the u.s.s. boxer an assault ship sent to the persian gulf just over a month ago u.s. president donald trump said a drone had come within a 1000 yards of the u.s.s. boxe

and we say nearly were in eastern sicily massive wildfires have sent beachgoer scrambling into the water there have been no immediate reports of casualties several blazes have broken out around sicily in recent days spurred in part by high temperatures and hot winds from northern africa. and bosnia and herzegovina thousands have marked the anniversary of discipline it's a massacre the worst mass killing in europe since world war 2 in july of 1995 bosnian serb troops murdered more than 8000 bosnian muslim men and boys international courts have ran at the massacre a genocide. france's parliament has passed a law that would tax many of the world's biggest internet companies the move has angered the u.s. with the white house saying it would unfairly affect american companies french finance minister who in america says it could raise up to half a 1000000000 euros a year. you're watching t w still to come. their dream lives on madagascar and football fever as the national team prepares for the quarter finals of the african cup of them nations all joining the fight. now authorities in sudan hav

that used to be europe's biggest reception point for migrants is closing today this site at mayo in sicily at one point held more than 4000 people in what used to be a housing complex for the united states military the same to head its critics including far right interior minister and the tail salvini who attended its official closure today and i'm joined by a man is safe who's just arrived from the bridges and is at the gates off that refugee center had to close in mini sicily high in india to see you why is this refugee center being closed. well when it was at its peak it had 4000 residents and there were reports of bad conditions over crowding also there was reports of drug trafficking coming out of this place and prostitution so it has been a kind of a symbol for the failure of migration in europe as you said it was one of the largest refugee camps in europe but i talked to some activists who said that salvias issue with the camp was nothing to do with the conditions here that it was more about symbolism he wants to send the message that he stands firmly against migration he gave a tal

also coming up ask the german captain of a migrant rescue ship to go to court in sicily european union ministers try to reach an agreement on how to deal with the migration crisis but they once again failed. marching for peace in a town the military sent into a township that's been torn apart by rival gangs we'll bring you a special report from our correspondent on the ground. plus there's been plenty of missed out of this week for the 1st moon landing 50 years ago but what about the lunar missions of the future we need a german astronaut who's hoping to become the next man to walk on the moon. i'm sumi so misconduct thank you for joining us. u.s. president donald trump says an american warship destroyed an iranian drone in the strait of hormuz on thursday trump accused iran of quote provocative and hostile action he said the drone had come within a 1000 meters of the u.s.s. boxer and amphibious assault ship trump said the drone was downed after repeated warnings were ignored the alleged incident comes after iran shot down a u.s. drone last month and after iran seized a u.a.e. flag to

only those who a few months earlier had taken part in the sicily landings perhaps had an idea of whattter difficult battle, which would certainly claim the lives of many. tens of thousands of soldiers, drafted or volunteers, most were barely 20 years old. and yet, there are days of youth seemed far behind them. far from the rolling hills of pennsylvania, kentucky, or new jersey. far from their school years where they had learned a trade but many had never had a chance to practice. far from the grueling training that had begun in the mountains of georgia and continued as operation bolero brought them across the atlantic to the south of england. far from the months spent amongst the british people waiting for an operation of which they knew nothing. far from the worried faces of their parents when they left home. far from the emotional goodbyes of their fiancis. to whom they wrote as they left the english shores by candlelight, or the sickening flame of a cigarette lighter, one last heartbreaking letter. what was running through their minds, the minds of these young people frozen by the

just migrant reception center in sicily that has not stopped carrying rescued refugees from. also coming up tonight europe.

interior minister might be the curse is what was once europe's biggest reception center in the new york sicily but will it really determine greece from embarking on that perilous journey trying to cross the mediterranean also coming up hong kong the leader parallax says or cops a virtual extradition bill is dead but activists vow to return to the streets until she's formally withdraw it and.

it's in his hardline interior minister manteo salvini has closed down the main a 0 migrant center in sicily.

interior minister material sunday closes what was once europe's biggest reception center in the nato sicily but will it will be determined from importing on a perilous journey to try and cross the mediterranean also coming up hong kong's own leader curial am says her controversial extradition bill is a day that activists about to return to the streets until she was formally would toss it.

italy has allowed more than 100 migrants to disembark from a coast guard ship that had been docked in sicily for 5 days the move follows a deal with 5 european countries and the catholic church to share responsibility for the migrants several people had already been evacuated on medical grounds it's . in afghanistan more than 30 people were killed and about 15 wounded by a roadside bomb in the province of fatah it's the latest in a string of attacks as presidential campaigning gets underway security is deteriorating across the country with both the taliban and islamic state fighters mounting almost daily attacks. the victims were all civilians the majority of the dead women and children they'd been travelling in a bus on a highway linking the 2 key cities of kandahar and herat in western afghanistan the bus then hit an improvised roadside bomb. we were heading to kabul from herit with our vehicle was hit by a landmine i saw many people martyred and injured there was no immediate claim of responsibility afghan government officials blamed taliban insurgents who operate in the area and are accu

on tuesday killing one person and injuring others it happened on the island of stromboli north of sicily residents by surprise experts say the event was unusual because the warning signs before an eruption was not there. a carpet of ash floats on the sea around the island of stromboli small pieces of all cannick rock rained down and landed on this boat the aftermath of yesterday's eruption is clearly visible in jean austria the smaller of the island's 2 villages that at 1st there was fire everywhere that burned the undergrowth so that then came the rain of ash smoke also came into that house with the entire village seemed to be in flames it reminded me of pompei. 2 huge explosions occurred at about 5 o'clock on wednesday afternoon the column of smoke was 2 kilometers high authorities say a 35 year old italian hiker was killed and several others were injured. crews flew firefighting planes all night to battle the flames. many tourists on summer vacation have fled the island local saying this has been a highly unusual eruption. what is different about yesterday is that severe eruptions lik

natasha buckler al-jazeera paris italy's hardline interior minister shut down a large migrant center in sicily but they are salvia need toward the center prior to its closing and underlined the drop in migrant arrivals in the gun train it was once the biggest reception center in europe it had been due to close for a number of years after prosecutors uncovered what they said were illegal activities. as you know this was a promise i made not only to the sicilians but the italians the biggest migrant center in europe a business of dozens and dozens of millions of euro's and it had become as proven by the prosecutor's office assented base for the nigerian mafia for drug dealing prostitution theft and stolen goods aggression violence rape and homicide and polygon yet i was considered to be crazy when as a minister i promised i would shut it down because it was a center housing more than 4000 people in the past we kept reducing those numbers and today it's 0 the u.s. is urging turkey to stop drilling operations off the coast of cyprus the warning comes after i'm cross sent a 2nd ship to drill for oi

. >> arriving at the courthouse in sicily, the captain was mobbed by reporters. 31-year-old german sea captain is being investigated on suspicion of aiding illegal immigration. last month she piloted ac watch rescue ship into the port in italy with 41 migrants on board. >> i sincerely hope that the european commission after t the new election of f the parliament will do their best to p prevent situations like that happening and that all the european countries will work together in the future to accept any people which the civilian fleet has rescued. >> italy's hard-line interior minister wants to stop rescue ships like seawatch bringing migrants ashore. >> the situation is critical. we cannot let anyone drown in the mediterranean sea anymore. we have to find solutions that are more robust, arrangements that are not ad hoc as they are right now. the situation needs our attention all the time. >> the summit ended in failure. france and germany pushed a so-called solidarity mechanism for distributing rescued migrants. italy and malta rejecected the plan. slovenia p

etna erupting in sicily, filling the night sky with volcano ash and spewing out lava two airports closed briefly. mt. etna is the tallest an most active volcano, erupting often and rarely causing damage. >>> back in this country, they are the biggest, strongest trees in the world, the redwoods it is that strength some hope to harness to slow climate change anne thompson on one tree farmer's higher calling. >> reporter: here in nature's cathedral, a ray of hope to combat climate chang that's only found by going up and up jake, why come all the way up here to get your clones? >> we want the best needles we can for propagation. >> reporter: that's where arborist jake milar begins the process of cloning the ancient trees. >> close to a thousand years old. it's pretty amazing. >> reporter: amazing when you consider the decimation that this forest has survived it looks lush and dense but it is not what it was once or what some say should be. >> pretty much all of it was harvested in the 20th century by humans for use in houses and other commercial uses. >> reporter: among the 5% left are what

. >> what about the reaction where you are in sicily, have you been able to speak to peoplelend find ouout what ty t think aboutut wt she did? >> you can see behindd me a crod of journalists waititing for her toto come out, ththere are a lof people mixed in ththere. they are fans and people i hahae talked to who live sasaid she ia hero she did something thahat they wantnted to do which h is to pur life att ris and their safetetyt risk to o help people anand thas how they see her. it is also brought negatative reactions. there was a bit of atandoff withth people holding the sign saying t they were with her. another person make a mamakeshit sign. they had a bit of a statandoff r hihim. i talked to him a little bit i n broken italian. hehe said she is ann outsider, e does not have e any business ringing migrants to italy. >> we heard today that the interior minister said he may consider expelling her from the country. what does that mean in terms of her being released? how significant iss it that she hahas been r relsed? >> it is significant because a lot of people arare looking t to th

it happened on the island of stromboli, north of sicily. experts say the typical warning signs before and eruption were simply not there. >> a competent ash floats on the sea around the island of stromboli. small pieces of rock landed on this boat. the aftermath of yesterday's eruption is obvious in the smaller of the two villages on the island. >> at first, there was fire everywhere that burned the undergrowth, then came the rain of ash. smoke came into the house. the entire village seemed to be in flames. it reminded me of pompeii. >> to huge explosions occurred at 5:00 wednesday a afternoon. the cocolumn of smoke was to kilometers high. authorities say a 35-year-old italian hiker was killed and severaral others were injured.d. crews flew firefefighting planes all night to battle the flames. many tourists on summer vacation have fled the island. locals say this has been a highly unusual eruption. >> what is different about yesterday is that severe eruptions like these only happen five or six times in a century. there have been two of thes

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italy's hard-line interior minister made sure he was there to formally close a large migrant center in sicilyhut down. speaking to reporters, he underlined the drop in migrant arrivals to the country. it was once the biggest reception center in europe. for a been due to close number of years due to prosecutors finding what they said were illegal activities there. he is refusing to allow humanitarian rescue ships into italian ports, resulting in since of standoffs italy's populist government took off in june last year. >> this was a promise i made not only to the sicilians but the italians. was the biggest migrant center in europe, a business of dozens and dozens of millions, it had become, as proven by the prosecutor's office, a center base for the nigerian mafia, drug dealing, prostitution, theft, homicide. to be crazy,red when as a minister, i promise i would shut it down, because it was a center housing more than 5000 people in the past and kept losing those members. today, it is zero. barbara: the french government eco-tax. introduce an the amount of tax owed will depend on the type of ti

vessel, carrying some 130 migrants rescued in the mediterranean, has finally been allowed to dock in sicilyut its passengers aren't being allowed to disembark. rome is after assurances from the eu on those on boards final destinations. meanwhile, the pope has once again called on politicians to do more for the migrants. translation: i renew a heartfelt appeal for the international community to act promptly and decisively to avoid the repetition of similar tragedies and to guarantee the safety and dignity of all. italy's policy of making sure migrants stay in libya has come under fire from human right groups, not least as the country's currently engaged in a deadly civil war. migrants who make the crossing risk drowning in the mediterranean. those who don't could find themselves victims of war, something many were trying to escape from in the first place. ramzan karmali, bbc news. in washington, us president donald trump has announced that dan coats, the us director of national intelligence, is to step down next month. it's the latest high—profile figure to leave the trump administration. th

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their decision was announced in sicily last month.al, a position backed by president trump and his administration in the white house. now it‘s time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. hello, i‘m gavin ramjaun and welcome to your tuesday sport briefing. wimbledon is looking wide open on the women‘s side of the draw. the usual suspects continue to dominate on the men‘s side. the fourth round saw straight sets victories for roger federer, rafael nadal and novak djokovic. the younger guys will eventually replace us in the top spots in the world. this is going to happen. when? hopefully not too soon but it is going to happen. i guess we do not want that to happen soon so... eventually, one day. but the women‘s draw has lost more of the top seeds. karolina pliskova was beaten by her fellow czech karolina muchova. they shared an epic final set with which finished 13—11 to muchova. and top seed ashleigh barty, the world number one, who won the last grand slam at roland garros a month ago, won‘t be adding wimbledon to her honours

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someone hundred and 30 migrants rescued in the mediterranean has finally been allowed to dock in sicilyt sea, but these passengers aren't allowed to disembark. rome is after assurances from the eu of those on boards final destinations. meanwhile, the pope has once again called on politicians to do more for the migrants. translation: called on politicians to do more for the migrants. translationzlj called on politicians to do more for the migrants. translation: i renew a heartfelt appeal for the international community to act prom ptly international community to act promptly and decisively to avoid the repetition of similar tragedies and to guarantee the safety and dignity of all stop right italy's policy of making sure migrants stay in libya has come under fire from human making sure migrants stay in libya has come underfire from human right groups, not least as the country pot was currently engaged in a deadly civil war. migrants who make the crossing risk drowning in the mediterranean. those who don't could find themselves big dims of war, something many were trying to escape from in