are the facts correct they could be initial answers to this question in strasbourg crystal and i got to listen to the witness statement great is a defense lawyer from cyprus 15 years ago he investigated the disappearance of the bellerose opposition politicians for the council of europe. is still following the cases today the council of europe scrutinizes human rights and all the more closely in the case of bella reduce their ability we have today to run the vinci investigation but iris seems very small. that's a problem well the file as far as we are concerned never close the file would close the day when a probe an investigation is conducted and there are findings as to up hold up until these disappear people it's impossible for these abductions and murders to have taken place without the consent to put it mildly of very very high officials and when i say very high officials. my mind goes to the president. who was north of la he knew about it maybe he didn't know but i can't be sure but i think he did not. accusations that barely reach alexander lukashenko for many years the preside

he briefed them in strasbourg, where they are meeting.e of the vice presidents of the european commission and what he said was, it would be very limited and very problematic, the time period for negotiating a free trade agreement, if it is only next year. he did say we will need to see exactly what can be achieved, so the eu is not saying it is impossible, just that it is extremely pressurised. that is because there is an easy way to achieve a deal in that space of time, which is the uk once continued free trade, no tariffs, no other restrictions and goods back and forth. the way to do that is, the eu will say there are conditions which must be accepted. if the uk were to sign up to the straightaway, things could move fairly fast. but those conditions are quite owner is, quite tough for the uk. essentially it is, what the eu calls, a level playing field and that means the uk signing up field and that means the uk signing up to field and that means the uk signing uptoa field and that means the uk signing up to a green to not undercut eu ec

second, third and fourth place all picked up maximum points while brest also won out hammering strasbourgto 12th. staying with football and the former arsenal manager arsene wenger was at the annual meeting of the international football association board in belfast on tuesday. wenger was appointed fifa's new chief of global football development last month. but despite his new role, wenger said he's more than happy to advise arsenal's new caretaker manager freddie ljungberg as he begins his career at the emirates. i want them to do well and i wish freddie well. he has wanted to do thisjob for a long time. he has got an opportunity and let's get him to work with his ideas and let's support him. it's being billed as the clash on the dunes as saudi arabia hosts the biggest heavyweight fight of 2019, the rematch between andy ruinunior and anthonyjoshua. it comes six months after ruiz‘s shock world title win in new york — notjust inflicting the briton‘s first defeat as a professional, but the manner of it reverberated around the sporting world. well they're back to do it all again on saturday a

given to weaker human rights activists tosi the award was handed over in the european parliament in strasbourg to his daughter because tony couldn't be there he's currently serving a life sentence in prison in china on charges of separatism before his imprisonment in 2014 tony worked for more than 2 decades to improve the rights of the persecuted minority. bill home toti hasn't been seen in public for years this footage was filmed before he was jailed his fight for the rights of china's predominantly muslim minority cost him his freedom for years he drew attention to the suffering of the weekers their restricted access to education in the labor market and the suppression of their language religion and culture. there is no representative for us no newspaper of our own version of what can ordinary people do when they meet in justice we are some of them will find in resistance. in 2006 toti himself we are down to the internet portal week or online to highlight the plight of the ethnic group the chinese authorities blocked the website repeatedly in 2014 toti was put on trial charged with separatis

our mounted all major of then send christmas markets on different terror attacks on the market in strasbourg last year and here in berlin and 2016 are still fresh in the memory. you can run them up this festively as you like but these balls in the bar is there to try and stop christmas markets becoming a target again. this also beat a number of questions raised over the inclusive ity of some christmas traditions with one person being publicly shamed for saying father christmas instead of sunset . i've just been shamed on a facebook group for using the name father christmas and told that santa is now seen as gender neutral it's a common trope in the press to say christmas is being done away with and this year it does seem quite difficult to do christmas without upsetting someone a good chunk of people polled say they boxed a gender neutral sun to christianity is pretty central to the christmas celebration for christ after all it's in the name the one school in the u.k. decided to change the words to the carol away in a manger from little lord jesus to baby boy jesus prompting a pro from paren

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ranking below russian officials and i think it's possible that the general assembly of the council in strasbourg now reopens the minsk file we have some information tonight that the those left behind the families of the victims are already creating putting pressure on the politicians to reopen the file and what wages acres don't what we're going to need the broader political implications for a bill a ruse a ruse is somewhat of a pariah anyways i mean can it get worse for the country the country is pretty isolated in your rope and in the past 23 years president look angle was working hard on breaking this chain and finding partners in europe again these efforts by this new evidence we have might snow all be in jeopardy and. thank you fascinating story. it is a fish and it's nothing opposing voices especially when it comes to the hong kong pro-democracy protesters but those voices do exist our correspondent has the story of one man's mission to amplify those voices darry to do so. after lunch i changed into a new set of clothes covered my face with a black mask and merged into the stream of black

i believe the seeds of brexit were equally so vital to westminster as they were in strasbourg and brusselscles for the centre of london outwards you will see how people feel. unfortunately, that resentment towards the political class resulted in many people voting tory for the first time. we have to do what we can do to win them back, and we have to rebuild trust in politics per se. i'm hoping that liverpool city region will prove that devolution is an experiment that is worth pursuing. if the prime minister picked up the phone and rang you and said what do you think i should do to start that ball rolling? what are the priorities? two very simple ones. the first ones he needs to do something in transport. people in the north facing chaos. we have two franchises the transport amongst bus and unveiled that are running at just about half of the scheduled services, so passengers are facing travel chaos on a daily basis, and that has to stop. if it was happening in london, borisjohnson and the government would be doing something about it. there will be questions in the house. the second bit is

conspiracy of high ranking below russian officials and it might well be that the general assembly in strasbourg now reopens the new the minsk file and renews the mandate to do research on the ground so this could take a fair bit of time as investigation to confirm what you've just revealed to us in an exclusive report will there be any broader implications these allegations at the moon broader implications for the government of some might be a lot of political implications below us as a country pretty isolated in europe because of the horrible situation of human rights and the very dictatorial way president lukashenko runs his country but for some years now is working hard to be accepted again as a partner in europe and all these efforts could suffer a setback now or in the light of this new evidence and at the time the same time it needs to be pointed out that bill are big neighbor in the east russia often the predominant neighbor is trying to expand its influence in belarus and perhaps these revelations even play into the hand of the kremlin because they weaken the stance of belarus in negoti

at least a hundred jewish headstones were painted with swastikas at a cemetery near strasbourg, in thewish and muslim communities in europe, and the surge in hate crime has raised great alarm. president trump was in london, for nato's 70th anniversary meeting. he left the uk, unusually, without holding a press conference, after a video surfaced showing canada's prime minister apparently gossiping and laughing about mr trump with other world leaders. in response the us president called justin trudeau ‘two faced'. this report byjohn pienaar. there are flashing images. he needs careful handling and run 00:13:04,348 --> 2147483051:43:17,437 knows it. donald trump, the 2147483051:43:17,437 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 president they averted major crisis against the russian press and in exchange the russian press and in exchange the turkish president got some language on terrorism that although it was not enough for him it would satisfy him the moment. they made some moves to declare space a new operational domain for nato try and meet the challenge there. they buried some of the disagreement th

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ranking below russian officials and i think it's possible that the general assembly of the council in strasbourg now reopens the minsk file we have some information tonight that the those left behind the families of the victims are already created putting pressure on the politicians to reopen the file in what would you say because there were going to the broader political implications for bill the roost and he is somewhat of a pariah anyways i mean can it get worse for the country the country is pretty isolated in europe and in the past 23 years president look at franco was working hard on breaking this chain and finding partners in europe again these efforts by this new evidence we have might snow all be in jeopardy in the final door could have been closed for him we will see christiane for there's always because they don't think the fascinating story. and for more on this story you can check out dot com and our youtube channel that's d w documentary but here's some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world the architect of france's controversial pension reform has res

at least 100 jewish headstones were painted with swastikas at a cemetery near strasbourg in the north—easttjewish and muslim communities in europe, and the surge in hate crime has raised great alarm. let's ta ke let's take you to the nato meeting in london, their 70th anniversary meeting. he left the uk, unusually, without holding a press conference, after a video surfaced showing canada's prime minister apparently gossiping and laughing about mr trump with other world leaders. in response, the us president called justin trudeau two—faced. this report byjohn pienaar. there are flashing images. he loves to make a big entrance, whether or not he is always completely welcome. donald trump may not always be looking for trouble, but it often turns out that way. he needs careful handling, and everyone knows it. that includes his host, who is fighting a campaign. the honourable donald trump, president of the united states of america. the leader of the free world has already fallen foul of nato allies and strayed into the election. he is not a man to take directions. but look — mrjohnson was captu

of the strike that's according to the confederation and in the major cities of paris marsay in strasbourg sales of something by as much as 60 percent turnover at this hotel is down 50 percent for december add to that the tax bill the owner is facing to get his stuff into work and back home every day i hope that this strike won't. continue for 3 months because it could be really difficult to be honest a case like this we have consolations just 2 days before 48 hours before and it's 4 hours we cannot recovered paris's botanical gardens is hoping for 400000 visitors this year to its winter exhibition but says midweek numbers are down we don't know. what we are doing the 5th. and the 5th. are very important because the. poor. spending on pensions health care and other social services swallows 32 percent of france's g.d.p. the highest in the developed world benefits the french are reluctant to sacrifice the unions are promising another round of nationwide demonstrations in january france faces another gloomy winter bernard smith al-jazeera paris. mexico's foreign ministry says it's deeply conc

by now, in strasbourg, a council of europe was meeting regularly, and at its conferences many european nations, n.a.t.o. members and others discussed their continent's future. the council had no executive powers, and its members could only advise the governments of the general trend of its thinking. a good start, but no solution. yet, in fact, the solutions were easier than anyone imagined. time did not wait for a political solution. it was the needs of trade and a higher standard of living that began to destroy the wall. it started with iron and steel. they had once been the crucibles. from them, came the 1870, 1914, 1939. then, in one step, by one agreement, all were brought into the european community of coal and steel. the dream of france's foreign minister turned into reality. in 1952, in the city of luxembourg, the community set up its headquarters. there, six western european nations cooperated to prevent overlapping wasteful competition and unrealistic prices, to establish in this field a common market. a phrase the world was to hear more of. their reasons were purely economica

at least 100 jewish headstones were painted with swastikas at a cemetery near strasbourg, in the north—eastewish and muslim communities in europe, and the surge in hate crime has raised great alarm. a new vaccine against typhoid is being described as a game—changer which could prevent thousands of deaths. in pakistan, 9 million children are being immunised after a major outbreak of typhoid, which is resistant to nearly every antiobiotic. our medical correspondent fergus walsh reports. safe and effective, this new typhoid vaccine is urgently needed in pakistan. schoolchildren in karachi are among millions of youngsters there being immunised. they need protecting because, once infected with typhoid here, there is only one antibiotic left that works, and if that fails, death rates would soar. typhoid is a highly contagious bacterial disease which infects up to 20 million people worldwide each year. it is largely a disease of poverty, spread through poor sanitation and dirty drinking water. symptoms include prolonged fever, abdominal pain and diarrhoea. it causes up to 160,000 deaths every year

we'll go and see the debating in strasbourg. is this the parliament that you want to leave? yeah.ake much sense, does it? do you kind of love it? do you love it? come on, do you love it? i do not like the european parliament at all... are you sure? ..but i really like my colleagues, and i actually do really enjoy myjob. i'll tell you what, let's make a move. let's head off, shall we? yeah. i think we've put too much money down, but we'll leave a tip. i had a really good time. i enjoyed it, i think. i've lost track, mate, so many things. basically, bleep the house of commons. we are secret revolutionaries, you and i. yeah. wild. i think you're going to be a secret brexit party voter if i work on you a bit more. 100% not. finally, on wednesday it was announced that clive james, the australian writer, critic, poet and broadcaster, had died at the age of 80 after a long illness. finally, on wednesday it was announced that clive james, the australian writer, critic, poet and broadcaster, had died at the age of 80 after a long illness. victoria sat down with clive at his home in 2016 in

. >> reporter: in a heavily guarded synagogue in strasbourg, the city in which much of the jewish population lives, the chief rabbi said he's not surprised but that he fears for more than just his community. >> hate that begins with jews never end with jews. >> reporter: last year, the rabbi buried the last jew in west hoffen. with websites celebrating attacks on tombs, the question is whether it is in peace that he will now be allowed to rest. melissa bell, cnn, alsace. >>> if you are watching internationally, thank you for being with. "quest's world of wonder" is next for our viewers around the world. if you're joining us here in the u.s., i'll be right back with 30 more minutes of news. please stay with us. >>> welcome back to our viewers here in the united states. you're watching "cnn newsroom." i'm natalie allen. top senate democrat chuck schumer wants at least four witnesses to testify in an impeachment trial for u.s. president donald trump. they include acting white house chief of staff mick mulvaney and former national security adviser john bolton. the democrat-controlled house is ex

of the strike that's according to their confederation and in the major cities of paris marsay in strasbourgsales of something by as much as 60 percent turnover at this hotel is down 50 percent for the seldom add to that the taxi bill the owner is facing to get his staff into work and back home every day i hope that this strike won't. continue for 3 months because it could be really difficult to be honest and a case. like this we have consolations just 2 days before 48 hours maybe before and it's for us we cannot recover it paris's botanical gardens is hoping for $400000.00 visitors this year to its winter exhibition but says midweek numbers are down we don't know. what will happen during the 15 day thought by creation and the 5th day of the vacation are very important because we expect the. day spending on pensions health care and other social services swallows 32 percent of france's g.d.p. the highest in the developed world benefits the french are reluctant to sacrifice the unions are promising another round of nationwide demonstrations in january france faces another gloomy winter burnet

more than 100 headstones were daubed with swastikas at a cemetery near the eastern city of strasbourg borne out of ignorance and fear, and must be investigated. the eu's top court has thrown out an attempt by vinegar makers in italy's modena province to stop competitors from using the term "balsamic". the producers had argued the description "balsamic vinegar from modena" was theirs to use exclusively under eu rules. the phrase has been protected as a "geographical indication" since 2009. but the european court ofjustice ruled this didn't mean exclusive use of the word "balsamic". they can cost million of pounds and take up to a year to plan, but are the big high street retailers about to see their christmas adverts eclipsed by a small family—run business in mid wales? the owners of havod hardware in the market town of rider spent a day and just 100 pounds on their effort which has gone viral. 0ur wales correspondent, hywel griffith, has been to meet the stars. # let us die young and let us live forever.# it's the time of year when every company wants to sell as that warm, fuzzy feeli

we are here in strasbourg andi christmas.he european parliament, mairead mcguinness. thank you very much for your time. the leader of the scottish national party nicola sturgeon says that scotland is facing a watershed moment, following the snp‘s comprehensive win in last week‘s general election. speaking in the scottish parliament, she said the country was now at odds with the rest of the uk, which returned a majority conservative government. the fact is that this election demonstrated a fundamental point. they kind of future desired by most people in scotland is very clearly different to that favoured by much of the rest of the uk. it is essential, therefore, that a future outside of europe and governed by an increasingly right—wing conservative government is not foisted upon scotland. instead, we must have the right to consider the alternative of independence. that is why, later this week, in line with repeated election and its reinforced once again last thursday, i will publish again last thursday, i will publish a detail

. >> until -- >> first of all, how in the world is he worth that much more than strasbourg i don't getwer innings. >> we'll revisit this after next year. we'll see how they both do next year. >> you still have to play the game. >> joe, we were only the second best team in the american league last year, only 103 wins, so we had to get a little better to catch up with the houston astros. >> the astros are taking a page of the new england patriots. they are the ones that are best known for cheating. >> yes. >> claire's here as we can see. >> thank you, claire. >> david ignatius, and michael steele still with us, and joe, republican strategist rick wilson has a scathing critique of the democrats' play book in the "daily beast" entitled the democrats are blowing impeachment. and he writes in part in the week where democrats announce historic and fully deserved articles of impeachment against president donald trump, they also started blowing it and throwing away 2020. for all the skill nancy pelosi has displayed as political opposition leader against trump, the idea that working with him is