saved as we kept holding on to the end of my clearest memories from when the soviet army came to liberate us it was very moving we never thought we'd survive. that's how things are looking for i'll be back at the top the hour of course coming your way now there was a part. hello and welcome to. all the dine style is often credited for defining insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result this is the argument behind the trumpet ministrations deal of the century aimed at hooting and to these really palestinian conflict is the american president indeed insane or perhaps a genius for breaking with the old framework to discuss that i'm now joined by. former deputy israel's national security council is to ask you and it's good to talk to you thank you very much for your time. great to be here thanks for inviting me now when dealing with bombastic and self aggrandizing people it's a it's a natural tendency in all of us to devalue or downplay the significance of what they're saying or what they're doing and both don't all champ and benjamin netanyahu are u

chapters in history the holocaust journey the 27th marks the day when 75 years ago exactly the soviet army liberated the nazi death camp auschwitz the place where more than 1000000 people were brutally murdered. what you guys will order more you to give up we had our temperature taken every morning other prisoners told us that offer this some might be banned in the crime it's oriya we didn't know what that meant if someone had a high temperature that was it they were gone the. morning show called that but when we arrived we didn't realize it was a camp we could snow burning we had smelled something similar before but here it was unusual acrid heavy after one question we drove the germans out of the village and came out onto a field huge fenced with wire around the perimeter behind us barbed wire there were buildings like barracks we thought it was a german military base. level we were playing later we saw people behind the fences we were on a look because we didn't know who they were but they realized who we were and started making welcome signals with their hands. more publish anything to

saved as we kept holding on to the end of my clearest memories are from when the soviet army came to liberate us it was very moving we never thought much about it. up next exploring the phenomenon of social withdrawal in japan and for u.k. viewers artie's doctrinal explores the power and influence of corporate interests in the global legal system.

dropped incendiary bombs that killed thousands of people many of them women and children fleeing the soviet armies advance in the east there's been much debate over the years about whether the bombing was a justifiable military attack an unnecessary tragedy or a war crime we met with one of the survivors in the now rebuilt city. when aaron steers comes to the neuer markt public square and sees the restored. he is reminded of the dresden bombings 75 years ago. here. and everything was destroyed and this was where most of the people were killed in the fire storm then on the next day the duration following kisha collapsed yes the square was reduced to rubble. on the evening of february 13th 1945 over the span of just 15 minutes the allied forces dropped bombs containing 900 tons of explosives on dresden during the next 2 days 3 more attack waves followed after that the baroque old town lay in ruins. at the time and tears was 9 years old when the bombs were dropped on dresden he and his parents he had in a bomb shelter in the cellar of their house seen here in the former you hungry organ alley. and. a

today we mark the 75th anniversary of the day the soviet army liberated auschwitz-birkenau.ore than 1.1 million people were murdered there, most of them choose. millions more -- killedd many others were in villages or forests nearby. millions of non-jews were persecuted and killed by the nazis and their collaborators and we remember all of them. all around the world many governments, you and offices are remembering the victims -- u.n offices are remembering. zero bloombfield is not with us field is not with us today. she is choosing the day on which soviet troops liberated auschwitz as our day of remembrance would seem to lend itself to a particular type of commemoration. one that would focus on the glorious deeds of the liberating army. has,et the world community from the very first, made a different choice. while of course we recognize there would have been no end to the suffering had it not been for the heroic deeds of the allied army we nevertheless put our focus today on remembering the victims of the nazi onslaught. following in the tradition of of primo leviirs we shu

liberation hope to save those we kept holding on to the end of my clearest memories are from when the soviet army came to liberate oh it was very moving we never thought we'd survive. that so out of all the top stories from last week for you here on our international up next exploring the phenomenon of social withdrawal in japan thousands of people face up to the realities of life is coming up next. in europe people are taking to the streets to protest the lack of transparency in treaty negotiations such as the t.t. ip treaty with the us and the seat a treaty with canada. the use of arbitration tribunals a central and totally opaque part of these treaties is a serious threat to the future of democracies. may. tiny little block the signing of the free trade agreement with canada thanks to paul men yet it's minister president. 3.5000000 loons blocked a treaty concerning 500000000 europeans a smoothie european entity defies the great liberal euro it's truly david against goliath. all of us face that want to get us back to figure from where we differ. is good or bad for hope there's one is what we do

today, we mark the 75th anniversary of the day that the soviet army liberated auschwitz-birkenau.ore than 1.1 million people were murdered there, most of them jews. millions more were murdered in other death camps. many others were killed in their own villages or nearby. millions of non-jews were also persecuted and killed by the nazis and their collaborators. we remember all of them. all around the world, many governments, many u.n. offices are remembering the victims of the holocaust. the director of our museum, sarah bloombfield, is not here with us, because she is in poland, where she will join world leaders at a commemoration on monday at the site of auschwitz-birkenau. let me say a word about the u.n. choice of today of our day to remember this tragedy. choosing the day on which soviet troops liberated auschwitz as our day of remembrance would seem to lend itself to a particular type of commemoration. one that would focus on the glorious deeds of the liberating army. and yet, the world community has, from the very first, made a different choice. while we recognize there woul

>>> it was 75 years ago last month, that the soviet red army rolled into the polish city of auschwitznd liberated the nazi concentration camp. the prisons and extermination buildings were responsible for more than 1 million murders. most of the victims were jews. and many who survived, along with their families have made the pilgrimage to auschwitz and a memorial in israel. >> reporter: cut into a jerusalem hillside is a striking memorial to an unthinkable past. part-museum, part-archive, it's a memorial and a name. a m vitorsg comphend the magnitude of the holocaust. >> i didn't think that a building, business as usual, a museum with all of the trimmings of architecture, i famed archit took us around this museum, which he designed with few embellishments. >> i wanted the material that was basic. just structure. >> reporter: he sets a reflective tone with simple lines, austere concrete and the careful use of light. >> i hope that the architecture and the sequence of spaces and the quality of the light make that experience of getting all this information, which is so difficult to take

as t soviet army liberated auschwllz, they were sti in peril. they and thousands of other as the nazis tried to coverthp crimes against humanity. the sisters survived the death march and eventually escaped. she attributes their deliver to boots she exchanged with a guard for a ring she found while digging up cabbage >> had typhoid just before the march started but because i had those boots that warmed my feet, i could walk and walk and walk. but those of us who could not walk were shot. the corpses wereined up along the roads, yes, everywhere. some of them wereli still. they held up their hands to us.c ldn't help them. we just had to walk on. reporter: 75 years on, a recent study by thelent. that in four europeans heldluded negative views about jewish people. attitudes appear to be holding relatily steady in western europe but there's been a rise in bigotry inrn eas and central europe, especially in russiaai and u. however, the biggest surge within the european union is in poland where auschwitz is denmark is proud that during the nazi occupatio

one of her most exasperating >> reporter: as the soviet army liberated auschwitz, iboja and her sister were still in peril. touhey and nds of other prisoners were ordered to march west, as the nazis tried to cover up their crimes against humanity. the sisrs survived the death march and eventually escaped. iboja attributes their deliverance to boots she r xchanged with a guard ring she found while digging up cabbages. >> ( translated ): i had typhoid just before this march started, but because i had those boots that warmed my feet, i could walk and walk and walk. but those of us who could not walk, were shot. the corpses were lined up along the rds. yes, everywhere. some of them were still alive, they held up their hands to us. we couldn't help them. we just had to walk on. >> reporter: 75 years on, anti- semitism is virulen a recent major study, by the nti-defamation league, concluded that one in four europeans held negative views of jewispeople. attitudes remain fairly steady in western eupe. however there's been a sharp n easternin bigotry and central europe, especially in russia and

an army that deterred soviet aggression, and army that won desert storm in 100 hours. an army that has fought so well against terrorism for the last two decades. in fact, the transformational change of the post-vietnam era built the army today that has 187,000 soldiers committed to support of 140 countries around the world and accounts for more than 60% of our combatant requirements. think about it, we began building the army of 2020 more than 40 years ago. and since then, we're incrementally improved our weapons systems that we filled in 1970s and '80s. i would tell people we're starting to run out of letters. that's when you need to get new. when you get to the z model, you need something new. take the bradley, one of our key fighting vehicles. we've upgraded it to the m-2, a-1, and then improved it to one version after another. we added improved armor, increased the power, upgraded night vision sights, made many other improvements. lu although it's formid babble, i can't say that 40 years from now it will be the centerpiece of our mekkonized infantry formations. we

half of europe was occupied by the soviet army. germany was divided. freedom in the world -- freedom house. there is a great map of africa shown there was to democracies, one of them being nigeria. africa is a transformed landscape in terms of what young people want, what they spire to, the old colonial strongmen. it is not perfect, but part of our perspective on democracy needs to be anchored into reality. collapsed,et union half of the world emerge from totalitarian occupation and there was a huge surge of democracy. there has always been a struggle between freedom and autocracy and guess what, it is back. 1980's, early 1990's, we saw this explosion of democratic forces around the world. we have also seen setbacks. egypt,e a country like -- it is not always one way. what is new is seeing setbacks in establish democracy in the united states, europe and elsewhere. you reported that freedom of the world last year. >> i share your optimism. awayo do think we are far from where we were at the end of world war two. at the end, there were only a couple thou

half of europe was occupied by the soviet army. germany was divided. i looked at the freedom house state of the world report -- i'm sorry. this is state of world. your report is called freedom in the world. but there's a great map in there of africa showing that there were two democracys in africa in 1983, one of them being nigeria which is generous of your editors. africa say transformed landscape today in terms of what young people want, what they aspire to in leaders in terms of the old colonial era strongman. it's not perfect. but part of our perspective on democracy i think needs to be anchored in the reality, the 1990s, the soviet union collapsed. half the world suddenly reemerged from totalitarian occupation. and there was a huge surge in democratic advancement. that was not a normal situation. that was like a once in a century end of a war situation. the reality across all of human history is that there's always been a struggle between freedom and autocracy, and guess what? it's back. >> well, that period, the late '80s and early '90s, we did s

and the success of overlord destruction of army group center but the soviets the third reich's ultimate fate was sealed. the germans did not read the memo. they would fight on from a mix of ideological fear, blissfulness, and coercion. every day they fought on millions of prisoners suffered and died in the complex of camps but still function in the territory that the germans controlled. for nearly 20 years i have been the project director and general editor of the united states holocaust museum, encyclopedia of camps and ghettos. that is focused on the individual camps, who ran them, who the prisoners were, the conditions and so on. there was always a sense there was something bigger at work. that the hole was more than the sum of the parts. after 20 years we are beginning to see the big picture and that is what i would like to discuss today. we all know the nazis ran camps and we have images of them in our minds. but what do we really know about these places? i will point out i am using this word "camps" as a shorthand. we will talk about a lot of facilities. let us start with a basic

. ♪ in june, 1941, in violation of their nonaggression pact, the nazis sent their army into soviet territorytion of war. [explosions] today germany,d, " tomorrow the world." and this was tomorrow. [explosions] land warfare in the east, air warfare in the west, and now uftwaffe wasring's l thrown against britain. hitler said "i will blot out their cities." [sirens] [explosions] ♪ [sirens] ♪ and then, on seventh december, 1941, the japanese, keeping their end of the bargain, struck the united states without declaration of war. on pearlbombs rained harbor, spreading war to the pacific. march, order was on the world war ii flamed around the globe. of the union of soviet socialist republics, we present count three and four, charging that all of the defendants committed war crimes in germany and in all those countries occupied by germany. >> the nazi conspirators committed crimes against enemy war, therisoners of civilians of occupied land. they believed in the barbaric doctrine of total war, and considered themselves freed from the restraints of international law and the established customs of wa

culture of corruption came from the soviet era and it was and it wasn't fought with in the early stages all army as independence just like it was the case on other in other countries it became a norm. the mining industry and body thought corruption say activists extraction permits given by politicians without due process or proper scrutiny had terrible environmental consequences. the armenian environmental front a volunteer group mom says pollution levels of mines across the country including kinds iran are manias biggest we have many mines in armenia we have a small country saw but we have huge mines here we have the tailing dom which is one of the biggest in the world. for decades the country's mineral wealth has been plundered by an oligarchy at the cost of the environment lax legislation and very low fines on pollution lead to explosion of mining industry. that's a good corporate mind north of the capital is a typical example even before the mine began operations locals say many of them were compelled to sell the land to the company for a fraction of its value if they really enjoyment out of

soviet troops were finally coming home. the withdrawal completed in good order, but the army defeated in the task it had been sent to performible effect on the morale of the people. i am terrified of the repercussions on the streets. one wonders who is next. as the airlift got under way, there was no let—up in the eruption itself. lava streams from an event low in the crater flow into the sea on the east of the island, away from the town for the time being, but could start flowing again at any time. the russians heralded a new—generation space station with a spectacular night launch. they called it mir, the russian for peace. this is newsday, on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani, in singapore. i'm nuala mcgovern, in london. our top stories: 400 americans who were quarantined on the diamond princess cruise ship have left japan, on two charter planes bound for the us. in the last few minutes, it's been confirmed that the number of new cases and deaths in china's hubei province — the centre of the outbreak — has risen, ending a 3—day fall, with just under 2000 new cases and 100 additional deaths. let's take a look at some front pa

soviet troops were finally coming home. the withdrawal completed in good order, but the army defeated in the task it had been sent to performct on the morale of the people. i am terrified of the repercussions on the streets. one wonders who is next. as the airlift got under way, there was no let—up in the eruption itself. lava streams from an event low in the crater flow into the sea on the east of the island, away from the town for the time being, but could start flowing again at any time. the russians heralded a new—generation space station with a spectacular night launch. they called it mir, the russian for peace. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani, in singapore. i'm nuala mcgovern, in london. our top stories: leaked documents seen by the bbc have provided detailed new evidence of china's crackdown on uighurmuslims, in the western region of xinjiang. the us technology giant, apple, has warned that it won't achieve its forecast revenues for this financial quarter because of the coronavirus outbreak. both production and demand in china have been affected. let's take a look at some front pages from around the

soviet troops were finally coming home. the withdrawal completed in good order, but the army defeated in the task it had been sent to performt has a terrible effect on the morale of the people. i'm terrified of the repercussions in the streets. one wonders who is next. as the airlift got under way, there was no let—up in the eruption itself. lava streams from a vent low in the crater flow down to the sea on the east of the island, away from the town for the time being. it could start flowing again at any time. the russians heralded their new—generation space station with a spectacular night launch. they called it mir, the russian for peace. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: hundreds of passengers are leaving the diamond princess cruise ship after a two—week long quarantine. and new york's former mayor michael bloomberg qualifies for the democratic presidential debate on wednesday, his first appearance with his rivals. the lawyer defending harvey weinstein in his rape case has been warned by the judge not to talk to the press until the jury's reached a verdict. an opinion piece by donna rotunno, written as if she

soviet troops were finally coming home. the withdrawal completed in good order, but the army defeated in the task it had been sent to performffect on the morale of the people. i am terrified of the repercussions on the streets. one wonders who is next. as the airlift got under way, there was no let—up in the eruption itself. lava streams from a vent low in the crater flow down to the sea on the east of the island, away from the town for the time being, but it could start flowing again at any time. the russians heralded their new—generation space station with a spectacular night launch. they called it mir, the russian for peace. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: the un warns of a potentially huge human cost — as fighting in syria's last rebel stronghold draws close to densely—populated civilian areas. a police hunt is under way in germany for gunmen who shot dead eight people in the city of hanau. for more on the situation in idlib, i'mjoined by dr zaher sahloul, president of medglobal, which provides aid in disaster zones. thank you very much for your time. he's a syrian—american doctor, based in chicago who has recen

soviet troops were finally coming home. the withdrawal completed in good order, but the army defeated in the task it had been sent to performterrible effect on the morale of the people. i am terrified of the repercussions on the streets. one wonders who is next. as the airlift got under way, there was no let—up in the eruption itself. lava streams from a vent low in the crater flow down to the sea on the east of the island, away from the town for the time being, but it could start flowing again at any time. the russians heralded their new—generation space station with a spectacular night launch. they called it mir, the russian for peace. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: tens of thousands of people in germany have attended vigils for nine immigrants murdered by a far—right extremist in the western town of hanau. president trump has said he'd love to see his long—time friend and former advisor, roger stone, exonerated after he was sentenced to forty months in prison for lying to congress. the bbc has spoken to two north korean defectors who managed to escape from prison, and flee the country. not that many people

soviet troops were finally coming home. the withdrawal completed in good order, but the army defeated in the task it had been sent to performbeen murdered. that has a terrible effect on the morale of the people. i am terrified of the repercussions on the streets. one wonders who is next. as the airlift got under way, there was no let—up in the eruption itself. lava streams from a vent low in the crater flow into the sea on the east of the island, away from the town for the time being, but could start flowing again at any time. the russians heralded a new—generation space station with a spectacular night launch. they called it mir, the russian for peace. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: four hundred americans who were quarantined on the diamond princess cruise ship have left japan, on two charter planes bound for the us. more than 700 flood warnings remain in place across the uk, following heavy rain caused by storm dennis over the weekend. let's stay with that story now. susan fraser lives in nantgarw, south wales. the village and susan's home have both been badly affected by the floods. shejoins me on the line now.

soviet troops were finally coming home. the withdrawal completed in good order, but the army defeated in the task it had been sent to performhat has a terrible effect on the morale of the people. i'm terrified of the repercussions in the streets. one wonders who is next. as the airlift got under way, there was no let—up in the eruption itself. lava streams from a vent low in the crater flow down to the sea on the east of the island, away from the town for the time being. it could start flowing again at any time. the russians heralded their new—generation space station with a spectacular night launch. they called it mir, the russian for peace. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. i'm nuala mcgovern in london. our top stories: hundreds of passengers are set to leave the diamond princess cruise ship after a two—week—long quarantine. and new york's former mayor michael bloomberg qualifies for the democratic presidential debate on wednesday — his first appearance with his rivals. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. unsurprisingly, the coronavirus continues to dominate newspapers

soviet troops were finally coming home. the withdrawal completed in good order, but the army defeated in the task it had been sent to performied of the repercussions on the streets. one wonders who is next. as the airlift got under way, there was no let—up in the eruption itself. lava streams from a vent low in the crater flow down to the sea on the east of the island, away from the town for the time being, but it could start flowing again at any time. the russians heralded their new—generation space station with a spectacular night launch. they called it mir, the russian for peace. you're watching the briefing. 0ur headlines: with 800,000 people displaced since december, combined with freezing conditions, the united nations says the offensive in idlib has created a major humanitarian crisis. the us tech giant apple has warned that it won't achieve its forecast revenues for this financial quarter because of the coronavirus outbreak. both production and demand in china have been affected. let's stay with that story. dranna banerji is an infectious disease specialist at the university of toronto. thank you for being on the pr

soviet troops were finally coming home. the withdrawal completed in good order, but the army defeated in the task it had been sent to perform morale of the people. i am terrified of the repercussions on the streets. one wonders who is next. as the airlift got under way, there was no let—up in the eruption itself. lava streams from an event low in the crater flow into the sea on the east of the island, away from the town for the time being, but could start flowing again at any time. the russians heralded a new—generation space station with a spectacular night launch. they called it mir, the russian for peace. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: china has defended its response to the spread of coronavirus as people returning to beijing are ordered to put themselves in quarantine for 14 days. a top us official says a seven day truce between the us and the taliban in afghanistan will begin soon, and could lead to american troop withdrawals. manchester city football club says it will appeal against a two—year ban from the champions league, for breaching uefa's financial fair play rules. the club has been banned from th

soviet troops were finally coming home. the withdrawal completed in good order, but the army defeated in the task it had been sent to performhas a terrible effect on the morale of the people. i am terrified of the repercussions on the streets. one wonders who is next. as the airlift got under way, there was no let—up in the eruption itself. lava streams from a vent low in the crater flow down to the sea on the east of the island, away from the town for the time being, but it could start flowing again at any time. the russians heralded their new—generation space station with a spectacular night launch. they called it mir, the russian for peace. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: leaked documents seen by the bbc have provided detailed new evidence of china's crackdown on uighurmuslims in the western region of xinjiang. the us tech giant, apple,has warned that it won't achieve its forecast revenues for this financial quarter because of the coronavirus outbreak. both production and demand in china have been affected. the chief executive of amazon, jeff bezos, has pledged $10 billion to help tackle climate change. in

soviet troops were finally coming home. the withdrawal completed in good order, but the army defeated in the task it had been sent to performrrible effect on the morale of the people. i am terrified of the repercussions on the streets. one wonders who is next. as the airlift got under way, there was no let—up in the eruption itself. lava streams from a vent low in the crater flow down to the sea on the east of the island, away from the town for the time being, but it could start flowing again at any time. the russians heralded their new—generation space station with a spectacular night launch. they called it mir, the russian for peace. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm lewis vaughan jones in london. our top stories: more passengers leave the diamond princess cruise ship, but there's criticism of how japanese authorities have handled it — with fears the release could spread the virus. police in germany say eight people have been killed after two shootings in the town of hanau. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world, which are once again dominated by the coronavirus. the int

soviet troops were finally coming home. the withdrawal completed in good order, but the army defeated in the task it had been sent to performt on the morale of the people. i am terrified of the repercussions on the streets. one wonders who is next. as the airlift got under way, there was no let—up in the eruption itself. lava streams from an event low in the crater flow into the sea on the east of the island, away from the town for the time being, but could start flowing again at any time. the russians heralded a new—generation space station with a spectacular night launch. they called it mir, the russian for peace. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: an 80 year old chinese man has become the first person to die in europe after contracting the new coronavirus, known as covid—19. he died in hospital in france. a second major storm in less than a week has hit britain and other parts of northern europe. helena wilkinson reports. amongst the first evidence of damage by storm dennis was here in south wales. this village is where people's homes are under serious threat. a similar picture tonight in harberton in devon. dozens

soviet troops were finally coming home. the withdrawal completed in good order, but the army defeated in the task it had been sent to perform that has a terrible effect on the morale of the people. i am terrified of the repercussions on the streets. one wonders who is next. as the airlift got under way, there was no let—up in the eruption itself. lava streams from an event low in the crater flow into the sea on the east of the island, away from the town for the time being, but could start flowing again at any time. the russians heralded a new—generation space station with a spectacular night launch. they called it mir, the russian for peace. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: chinese authorities say deaths from the coronavirus epidemic have now passed 1,600 — and in france, an 80—year—old chinese tourist becomes the first european, covid-19 fatality. at least eight people are killed as a bus carrying football fans from ecuador plunges into a ravine in peru. the television presenter caroline flack, host of some of the uk's biggest reality tv shows, has been found dead at her home in east london. her family says she took