not looking for organic unity among the politicians but if we look at their voters base that unity that comes from being anti i erred on is not a very suspense sustainable unity in the long run i mean now we are and we're talking about. a kurdish i don't want to i don't want to label them as that but they're the socal kurdish supporting party the east b.p. on one hand we have the far right nationalists on the other i mean how can that. be sustainable in the long run and challenge a leader that has unified more than fifty percent been added on i mean the opposition in the short term is united at the moment but i don't think that's a very sustainable one and this has worked in the local elections because simply they can nominate candidates that will appeal to certain districts or provinces but i think in the presidential or parliamentary elections that unity is not very sayst sustainable that it will be creating some sort of intra alliance rifts giving these ideological differences however out on me needs to still tackle the economy to sustain his. and maintain his is popularity some of t

a moment of unity and on thursday there will not be a moment of unity in this country. released? and you say there is not a moment of unity but perhaps there should be. on both sides we have been saying let's see the mueller report, yet the democrats are pre—empting the releases if it were not to be enough. we already know based on the attorney general‘s summary, no collusion, and not enough evidence to deem obstruction. also not enough evidence to clear the president of obstruction. are you concerned could details which come out but because the president problems on this question. come out but because the president problems on this questionm come out but because the president problems on this question. it is important that we see the full report as the attorney general has made clear and he is going to shows this to the greatest extent of the law as he is able, but i trust the attorney general and mueller that they have done a complete analysis according to the law. the attorney general was completely clear that he proceeds to the letter of the law and the democrats se

but this goes beyond arab unity and this is i'm talking about islamic unity which includes turks it includes iranians it includes pakistanis in the news it's huge it's massive why have unity well why would europe want to do the whole point of unity there as i think there will be and i think the reason your wanted you to actually was set up by the states to make the united states of europe that would be economically powerful aren't in order to combat the soviet union that's why i think and i think i think that the reason i'm now doing now it's it's a trade block right the reason for unity would probably be. economics of course defense of course. and you know it's a harking back to history where you could travel from one point to the other unhindered because you're a citizens of you're a citizen of this land and that this land isn't divided based upon colonial principles so you're a muslim passport well i don't i don't know you know that i don't know about that but i mean it's just the same ways as if you have in europe you have the ability to travel within europe and very very freely

the unity among the president among the opposition is not a very it's not an organic unity of course i mean we're not looking for organic unity among the politicians but if we look at their voters base that unity that comes from being anti i erred on is not a very suspense sustainable unity in the long run i mean now we are and we're talking about. a kurdish i don't want to i don't want to label them as that but the local kurdish supporting party the h.p.p. on one hand we have the far right nationalists on the other i mean how can that. be sustainable in the long run and challenge and leader that has unified more than fifty percent been added on i mean the opposition in the short term is united at the moment but i don't think that's a very sustainable one and this has worked in the local elections because simply they can nominate candidates that will appeal to certain districts or provinces but i think in the presidential or parliamentary elections that unity is not very sayst sustainable that it will be creating some sort of intra alliance rifts giving these ideological differences

london also coming up in the program algeria's interim president addresses the nation calling for unity offers appointment spot for the protests. in sudan seven protests are killed in major demonstrations calling for president bashir to resign. and the u.k. prime minister seeks european support for a plan to delay breaks it once again. all right main candidates in israel's election have claimed victory exit polls show prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his opposition the opposition leader benny gantz are neck and neck and netanyahu is trying to remain in office for a fifth term his main rival guts the country to embrace a new dawn when he cost his ballot in tel aviv well the channel twelve preliminary exit poll shows prime minister benjamin netanyahu could party has thirty three seats in benny gantz is blue and white coalition party thirty seven seats a lot of other vote counting to be done in other seats to be taken into account let's join of course one hundred four cities life from netanyahu so they could party headquarters in tel aviv and harriet still very much in the balance but

the unity among the president among the opposition is not a very it's not an organic unity of course i mean we're not looking for organic unity among the politicians but if we look at their voters baze that unity that comes from being anti i erred on is not a very suspense sustainable unity in the long run i mean now we are we're talking about. a kurdish i don't want to i don't want to label them as that but the local kurdish supporting party the b.p. on one hand we have the far right nationalists on the other i mean how can that. be sustainable in the long run and challenge a leader that has unified more than fifty percent been added on i mean the opposition in the short term is united at the moment but i don't think that's a very sustainable one and this has worked in the local elections because simply they can nominate candidates that will appeal to certain districts or provinces but i think in the presidential or parliamentary elections that unity is not very sayst sustainable that it will be creating some sort of intra alliance rifts. giving these ideological differences however

the eu level, full unity on eu member states and what we have seen so far is not full unity. from an economic perspective, agreement but also when it comes to expectation with regards to transparency as well as challenges with governments and national security. and those issues like security, really the conversation is more about economics. that is where things get confused. these challenges we seen all kinds of trade and investment negotiations, it always is a kind of mix. national security interest is a big challenge. we have been seeing that very clearly in the foreign investment screening tool. it's a big concern of the european union and has to be addressed. meanwhile trade tensions between america and europe could escalate after the us posted a list of possible eu products that could be hit with sanctions. the dispute revolves around subsidies given to airbus by europe that america says has cost its economy over $11bn. legal proceedings between aerospace giants boeing and airbus have been going on for over a decade. ramzan karmali our business reporterjoins me now. what

from london also coming up the program algeria's interim president addresses the nation calling for unity alger's appointment support for the protests. in sudan seven protesters a killed a major demonstrations calling for president and i'll bet she had to resign. and the u.k. prime minister seeks european support for her plan to do a break sit down again. the. main kind of it's in israel's election have claimed victory exit polls show the prime minister benjamin netanyahu and opposition need to benny gantz on neck and neck netanyahu is trying to remain in office for. his main rival guns as the country to embrace a new dawn when he calls his ballot intended he said we're not. several winners and losers in elections but we have to win as we might be new but we're not naive we understand we've got to wait for the true results but within a few days we'll what's called a government as big as possible when israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is expected to speak in the coming hours box he's already declared victory over twitter which he said the right wing blogs led by and could could par

appeals for unity in an address to the u.s.ongress to mark nato seventieth anniversary he rejects a new.

if you will that that might surprise everyone including israelis is the possibility of a national unity government between likud and blue and white list between benny gantz and netanya o. that ensures if not the neo does get indicted and cannot serve as prime minister that certainly in the first parts of whatever the national unity government arrangement is that bennett guns will be the prime minister so i think national unity government now for me judging from the from the exit polls is a real possibility between late cood and blue and white lists ok tell us is that more mo at a the role of the smaller parties and why that's critical and what's transpired is here and how voter turnout especially among arab israelis has relevance well in terms of out of israelis it's really very difficult to judge now what happened because palestinians in israel apparently went in massive way bit in the last two hours before before the ballots closed so we don't know exactly the final i've seen channel twelve say that one party or one coalition will get six of the other coalition would get six and the l

appeals for unity in an address to the u.s. congress marking the alliance the seventieth anniversary of rejects a new arms race with russia we'll take you live to washington on the program. british prime minister to resign.

also we also do not forget those who did every effort before they could unity and it's. also quick to pay tribute to our people. and to thank them. greatly and thank greatly those. who he was in. i did their best. in order to make it possible for the men and women of geria to reconciliate among themselves and to co-exist together peacefully. and to work together to rebuild a new modern country amongst. its other nations and men and women of our country or countries are going in a mark in a pond and new route that is decisive in our. history where we want to. brink the. new president in a democratic way within ninety days in accordance with the constitution what it is clear. as you know. that the appointed. president interim president cannot stand before the election for the presidency of the country and therefore i would. in fact confirm emphatically that. my only role is to assume the task i am empowered with and. in doing so yeah yes i wish to go to do it within the. context of the section seven and eight of the constitution which under which we have. yes. to adhere to

algeria's interim president addresses the nation calling for unity on his appointment sparked further protests. in sudan seven protests as a killed a major demonstrations calling for president i'll but she had to resign. and the u.k. prime minister seeks a european support for her plan to delay breck's it again. and. with all the base thoughts coming up later this news will have the results will you of the first quarter finals of this season's european champions. so then both main kind it's in israel's election of claim victory exit polls show that prime minister benjamin netanyahu and opposition leader benny gantz are neck and neck netanyahu is trying to remain in office for his main rival gun surge the country to embrace a new dawn when he calls his ballot in tel aviv all the channel twelve preliminary exit poll shows that prime minister benjamin netanyahu is likud party has thirty three seats and many guns his blue and white coalition policy has thirty seven seats let's join of course one hundred i go home and who is at the headquarters of pentagon says blue and white. it's all con

congress to make a pitch for unity. out of the alliance is found to take you live to washington also on the program british prime minister theresa may hold talks with opposition leader jeremy colvin to try to break that law but just nine days left to avoid a chaotic default from the european union. and i dare you to arrest me.

looking for organic unity among politicians but if we look at their voters days that unity that comes from being anti our daughter is not a very suspense sustainable unity in the long run i mean now we are and we're talking about. economists i don't want to i don't want to label them as that but there's a whole.

sort of the unity of the american experiences kind of tied to food. >> i think that is what it meansing here and becoming an american. this is the melting pot. all the cultures melt into each instead of just keeping one style of culture. to find the foods of other countries because their cuisine is indigenous to the region and the culture. yet for america, culture that is a meeting ground for many cultures, it can be challenging to define american cuisine. what really is american food? because of the melting pot of cultures that is america, immigrants come to this country and bring the food traditions with them. this makes american cuisine a melting pot and itself. like a tree with many roots, american food comes together like a single, strong trunk, embracing culinary tradition and national acceptance of diversity in all its forms. and at the end of that trunk gross branches of people, united by one country while still celebrating their differences. ♪ to be an american is to be like american food, too, from a variety of different cultures and nations to form one shared tradition of

ireland, a call for them to show this same unity and governmentlj debtor this same unity and governmentsday evening can be the doorway to a new beginning —— i debtor hope. and i detect a deep desire for this. 21 years after the good friday agreement, lyra mckee's death has prompted a backlash against modern day dissident republicans who still try to take northern ireland back to its violent past. the shock of lyra mckee's death has been felt widely, but there is also a sense of hope here that it can bring a new turning point, which helps northern ireland move forward. it is a thing of the past, it is ridiculous. it is a small minority holding the whole country to ransom, or trying to do it. the young girl has lost her life andl it. the young girl has lost her life and i hope there is no more. no more lives after this. if people would only rise up in this country. the celebration of lyra's life, also a reminder of how much northern ireland has to lose. well, meanwhile, the police investigation to try to bring her killers to justice continues. and today, we saw the chief con to blood nort

we need to show unity in strength and unity and we are all americans. we may disagree from time to time, but i don't think we'll be disagreeable. i thank mr. mccaul, and i >> before passing the resolution, house republicans tried to add an amendment that would oppose divestments against israel. the representative was introduced by michael mccall who serves on the house committee. hepport of his motion. mr. mccaul: let me first say the yemen resolution before us here today is pro ilan and anti-israel. i rise to offer a motion stating it's in the national security interest of the united states to oppose the global movement to boycott state of israel. this motion will not kill the bill or send it back to the committee. if adopted, the resolution will immediately proceed to final passage. as we heard efrom the powerful speech of the secretary of nato yesterday, it's in our national interest to work with our allies to counter our shared threats and promote our shared values. since its founding in 194, the united states has stood shoulder to shoulder with isr

fall apart than to stay together the romance of independence of freedom is stronger than the truth of unity. bearing that in mind and also in your new book you talk of a fictional society that is tearing itself apart is that what's happening in britain now do you feel yes i think britain has been the most divided i've known it in all the years i've been. division is is it's not a superficial one it's actually very deep very passionate. and i don't know how it's going to be healed because it's not just the first of division it's. it's a deep question of identity and history you also wrote a very beautiful poem about the grand disaster. tragedy i should say rarely cow can poetry help in situations like that terrible tragedy and indeed wrecks it. i think most in poetry is eminently good it is. touching the so. it's good it resonates and i humanity's good at reminding us. of the things that connect us. poetry is very powerful helping us to really. and really appropriate. our humanity. very briefly. i don't revise president of penn the worldwide association of writers which of course concerns it

terrorism has no religion the unity presented by leaders of the different religious communities is in contrast to isolated reprisals against the minority muslim community of pakistani refugees hundreds of them have escaped from the gum bo one of the cities attacked on sunday. even our landlord is not letting us leave here she is saying get out of here and go wherever you want to go but don't leave here. the message of unity in a sentence preached by religious leaders is not heeded by all these three lankans are old enough to remember the war that ended only a decade ago no one wants to return to the past religious leaders here tell us it's ever more important to ensure a united multi-faith nation florence's. iran says it will continue to sell its oil and has warned the united states of consequences if it tries to stop it iranian foreign minister mohammad job at the reef says keeping the wild main oil shipping route the strait of hormuz open is in iran's own interest. has more from tehran. the u.s. ramped up its pressure on iran earlier this week ending sanctions waivers that have for

now religious leaders are urging calm and unity as isolated incidents against a muslim sect called on the day as stoke violence reports from colonia just outside the capital colombo. put has to press to remember the dead and the survivors of sunday's attacks in st lanka this is one of the holiest buddhist temples in the country but the ten out in california is small in these times of heightened tensions no one is keen to draw too much attention to vents that are even remotely religious yet the head monkey tells us it's important for them to hold a small ceremony with them. we are human beings saw. this attack us from our reality i find that. this attack is really. aimed at the humanity in colombo an interfaith organization organized a meeting between ambassadors from various muslim countries and the archbishop of the roman catholic church religious sentiments bring people together not the right them so. we have. unfortunately these some people are trying to ensure men place it and put it on one religion. that's not correct because these people who engage in these kind of attacks are n

i think it is very early early to say but i think spreading the message of the unity of the oceanarium people and look. supporting the independent judiciary as you know there has been told business people the rest of the nigerian i think maybe even more they've been questioned there's going to be a major shake ups within the system and i think as well as the days unfold i think that also the people who well one small victory which is a major victory of the today's announcement should also insist on a unity i think algerian people have suffered in the best tremendously and have come from various difficulties as a. united voice in respect to what they faced with the civil brutal decade of all black that it's i think none of this will repeat itself but i think now moving forward i think that everybody should promote the unity the broader coalition the broader spectrum check and balances an independent judiciary a very transparent process is when it comes to what has been actually happening in the last few years in luxury especially after the drug prices that brought the country to us as s

retain its unity and status by not engaging and not to take protecting that he is actually the meat to the is the quote of the regime sort of. against. the revolutionary groups in brain and the people who supported these protests movements embrace being well. to scared to act. a fraction of that pathetic. who's left to still be pushing forward while still

politicians loyal to venezuelan president nicolas maduro have strips opposition leader of the new unity in our faces prosecution for allegedly violating the constitution of the declaring himself the interim president the us government and other latin american countries recognize quite a as venezuela's legitimate leader. format malaysian prime minister najib razak has arrived in court on corruption charges as sheaves accused of pocketing six hundred eighty one million dollars from the sovereign wealth fund one indeed b. he denies any wrongdoing is the first of several criminal proceedings against him and he faces forty two charges. britain's prime minister treason mayer's off the top as the leader of the opposition to try and break the deadlock of the brig's it u.k. is due to leave in ten days but so far parliament is not agreed on it was drawn deal canada's prime minister has expelled two former cabinet members he says undermined his leadership just introduce ban the former justice minister and the former treasury board chief from the ruling liberal party and barred him from running in

indorsement of nato despite transatlantic tensions secretary general gensler stoltenberg appeals for unity in an address to the u.s. congress marking the alliance the seventieth anniversary of rejects a new arms race with russia to take you live to washington on the program. british prime minister theresa may hold talks with opposition leader jeremy call been trying to break the deadlock with just nine days left to avoid a divorce from the european union. and a cloud of control in italian football events is forward to boise became the target of racist abuse from fans at an away match on tuesday but some of his own teammates are blaming him because of the way he celebrated the gold. i'm phil gayle welcome to the program and nato secretary general again stoltenberg says the alliance is not seeking a new arms race or cold war with russia though he did call for greater efforts of deterrence and from member countries to increase their defense spending he was addressing a joint meeting of both chambers of the u.s. congress to mark nato seventy one of us are at the entrance to the nato headquarte

but if the authorities hoped that that disaster heralded a moment of newfound unity, they were wrong.itical tensions continue to smoulder, erupting into clashes on the streets of paris. a group of protesters set motorbikes alight in one area. the violence was nothing like the scale of the riots in december. one protester said radical elements had hijacked a mostly peaceful demonstration.

a few different scenarios one of which is that this unity government is just never formed at all in which case at the moment we have a successful ceasefire between the two between the main groups which is a really big closets really the first time in the war so far that we've seen the two main actors not fight each other but eventually if this thing doesn't progress we probably see that start to break down on the other scenario is where they actually do form this government and this is what happened in two thousand and sixteen but it's almost as soon as they form the government they started fighting each other in the capital and have spread that spread outside so suppose that those are worrying scenarios well hopefully wish for the best in that situation thank you very much on a most well international crisis group. kenneth agencies. much needed food to survive. but most. affected to move to higher ground warning of the continued risk of flooding. spoke with. relief efforts. places. where there is because we've been. able to measure how is the operation going with the international commun

congress to make a pitch for unity as he marked a nato seventieth anniversary and the projected a new arms race with russia we'll take you live to washington also on the program which is prime minister theresa may hold talks with opposition leader jeremy called him to try and break the president deadlock that is just nine days left to avoid a chaotic divorce really your opinion. i dare you to arrest rate the challenge from venezuela self-proclaimed president one quite out of the country's government controlled assembly strip him of his parliamentary immunity. i'm still going to welcome to the program. later secretary-general jensen stoltenberg said the alliance is not seeking a new arms race or a cold war with russia but he called for greater efforts to terence and for member countries to increase their defense spending he was addressing a joint meeting of both chambers of the u.s. congress to mark a nato seventieth anniversary at the entrance to the nato headquarters in belgium that ought to monuments wong a piece of the berlin wall. this signed to keep people in and ideas out it's f

cory booker seems to be staking out some ground in the area where there's unity. obviously he'll be pressed on that over time as the primary runs his course and he'll have to explain not only what he wants to do to protect the affordable care act but what he wants to do in terms of moving forward with the next step and whether he does continue to support bernie sanders' medicare for all bill which he is a co-sponsor of and whether he supports getting rid of the insurance industry. >> tolu, did you see him distinguish himself where he talks about equal justice, equal pay, wanting to build infrastructure, wanting to support u.s. vets. he had an incredible litany, like a to-do list, of things that he said that we simply cannot wait. making college affordable, wanting to, as we mentioned, fix the health care system. was that what helped set him apart from now a field of 18 candidates by having this to-do list and saying i'm ready to put check marks on them right away, we can't wait. >> he's trying and has been trying the past few weeks to set himself apart from a pret

a moment of unity for the present is coming to terms with the fire at notre dame. they joined together to sing and pray during a candle a vigil close to the cathedral. for many it provided an opportunity to reflect and hope that notre dame will one day be restored. to. the spontaneous gatherings tonight has led to small moments of prayer but also a lot of hope we can at last say that this fire which seemed so insurmountable and caused great damage to the cathedral still left the most important parts preserved and it remains a place of prayer. thoughts are now turning in earnest towards reconstructing notre dame the restoration has become a matter of state france's president a man in mcallen says the cathedral will be restored to its former glory. we are a people of builders and we have so much to rebuild so yes we don't reconstruct the cathedral now if you're going to be even more beautiful than i. and i won't buy gold to be reached within five years. that will be no easy task footage from inside the charred building shows debris everywhere however its build towers

soil, symbol of the new unity of the western world.el command. the royal navy with its continental allies must keep open the vital supply ports of western europe. at the nato headquarters at northwood, nato forces are assisted in their task by the rural air force -- by the royal air force. the defense of western approaches to the british islands. ♪ nations joined the alliance, turkey and greece, recent storm centers of communist russian threats. ♪ and in 1955, the federal republic of germany joined nato. farewell, andd ridgeway succeeded him, and then adt, each man norst by his presence and his uniform reasserting america's commitment for the defense of europe. planarn to act and together, colonels and captains went back to school. and to learn to work together, men and women of the alliance .earned a common language >> now, everybody opened the throttle slowly, to approximately 28 inches. right. ♪ [drumroll] mr. murrow: it was hard going for nato in the early days of the atlantic decade. men had to break ground to build .irfields they

whose deputy secretary general who is she now acknowledged the great show as serious splits in its unity conflicts. me no talking helplessly as the flames friend. ravaging doctrine down. for me it's a symbol of paris many feel sad and shocked. that i love no town tonight everyone went away to. easy to miracle the cathedral is still standing. in sixty minutes long t w. t t you know that seventy seven percent clapping are younger than six o'clock. that's me and me and you. and you know what it's time off for since i was on the seventy seven percent talk about the issue stuff. from politics to flash from housing boom boom town this is where i. welcome to the seventy seven percent. this weekend on g.w. . you never stand up for your what of course we stand up for europe just seem to live in a kind of the universe here although i don't know who let's not be silly please the north atlantic treaty organization nato has just started seventieth birthday but it wasn't a happy one constant carping by donald trump about defense spending has caused bitter resentment here in europe my guess this week h

was a strategy of unity that the you saw itself surprising itself really by actually maintaining that kind of easy to use of a negotiation over that exit field that is now thrown into doubt once again and so it is the demonstrating that divided at the same time. and it also turned thing on and because it's the most vulnerable country. to be no corrected now you need to be feel the effect overnight and also foreign minister will immediately also feel the heat from the irish people who simply don't want kind of division not is not. economically either because these are very very closely linked to the. we should or could spend the day of these chief political editor thank you very much for that update from dublin in london meanwhile talks are going on between british prime minister to resign me and opposition leader jeremy corben as a try to find a way out of the brics a deadlock they're meeting on wednesday fifty three results twenty five of corbin's labor m.p. say he should go the next step to allow me to present a plan to the tenth of april the talks have angered hard line breaks it i

addresses the us congress to make a pitch for unity seventy one of the alliance is found to take you live to washington also on the program british prime minister theresa may hold talks with opposition leader jeremy colvin to try to break the back seat deadlock that just nine days left to avoid a chaotic default from the european union. and i dare you to arrest me the challenge from venezuela self-proclaimed president i'm quite dope out of the country is that government controlled assembly stripped him of his parliamentary immunity. i feel gail welcome to the program nato secretary general again stoltenberg has said the alliance is not seeking a new cold war with russia on its seventieth anniversary but it calls for greater efforts to terence and call for more members to increase spending on defense he was addressing a joint meeting of both chambers of the u.s. congress here's some of what he had to say at the entrance to the nato headquarters in belgium that ought to monuments. one piece of the berlin wall designed to keep people in and out it famed the other monument is a twisted s

unity increased u.s. attorney general william barr has promised to release a redacted copy of special counsel robert muller's report on a russian election medal and within a week of our face to intense pressure to release the full support after initially publishing just a short summary of it are portrayed its findings as highly favorable to present donald trump's zero tolerance policy. it's election day in israel voters are deciding whether to extend prime minister benjamin netanyahu is conservative ten year for a fifth term is up against his former military chief and he guts a centrist who's made much of corruption allegations against netanyahu but is new to politics it's expected to be a very tight race as always israeli elections are being closely watched in the entire region and will have the opportunity to talk to our correspondent in jerusalem in just a moment but first this report. the election campaign is over it know it's up to the voters to decide who will be the country's next prime minister. i

based in tripoli is the national unity government, led by the prime minister. to defend tripoli. in the east of the country, based in benghazi, is the libyan national army, backed by egypt and the uae. but the uae, along with france, italy, the uk and the us have called for a deescalation and fear any conflict will propel the country back into a state of chaos. well, let's get more on this now from our correspondence, chris buckler, who is in washington for us. buckler, who is in washington for us. you are monitoring the situation out of the united nations. just how concerned is the security council?” don't think there is any doubt that the security council at this stage is very concerned. 0bviously the security council at this stage is very concerned. obviously the un took the decision to send the secretary general, antonio gutierrez, specifically to libya to try to deal with this situation, to try to deal with this situation, to try to deal with this situation, to try to de—escalate the obvious tensions inside tripoli and inside libya itself. it seems that up

based in tripoli is the national unity government, led by prime minister fayez al—sarraj.militias to defend tripoli. in the east of the country, based in benghazi, is the libyan national army, backed by egypt and the uae. but the uae, along with france, italy, the uk and the us have called for a de—escalation, and fear any conflict will propel the country back into a state of chaos. well, a little earlier i spoke to our washington correspondent chris buckler and asked him how concerned the un security council currently is over recent development in libya. i don't think there is any doubt that the security council at this stage is very concerned. obviously the un took the decision to send the secretary general, antonio guterres, specifically to libya to try to deal with this situation, to try to de—escalate the obvious tensions inside tripoli and inside libya itself. it seems that up to this point that has failed, and now they are in a position where they want to try to release a statement that does anything to really try to take away from that tension. certainly if you loo

secretary of state mike on peo opened the meeting with an appeal for unity as he said nato members need to work together to confront challenges from russia china and iran as they see to expand their influence he also called on nato members to counter public opposition to defense spending saying each nation should explain the need for spending increases all right let's get you up to speed now on some of the other stories making news around the world. the australian parliament has approved legislation to fine social media companies or jail their bosses if they fail to swiftly remove violent content from their platforms this comes after last month's mass shooting in two mosques in new zealand a facebook live stream of the attack was shared for over an hour before being removed. police in japan have arrested former nissan boss carlos going over new charges of financial misconduct the case centers on payments he allegedly made to a business partner when he was chair of nissan go and was recently released after posting nine million dollars bail in connection to other charges. pope francis has

we believe in harmony and unity. as a mark of respect for the victims, the town closed down.he rest of the country, but also real fear of a backlash. yogita limaye, bbc news. the latest on the hunt for the mastermind, potentially, of the attacks here. you talk to people here in colombo and frankly across the country, and they are left with several questions. 0ne the country, and they are left with several questions. one of them, how could a group of eight or nine people, including a woman, have been radicalised to a point where they we re radicalised to a point where they were willing to commit mass murder. with the authorities saying they had everything going in life, they were educated and wealthy. but also, again, how could it be that a paralysis at the very top of government here, and in the intelligence services meant that warnings two weeks ago that attacks we re warnings two weeks ago that attacks were being planned, were completely ignored. and now it looks like there will be senior resignations at the very highest levels of government. and of course, all those proble

increasing majority for remain across the province backing for the new board of poll and the irish unity is approaching polity with opposition with a significant twenty two percent probably photos expressing support for such a referendum the polling shows opposition to united ireland the only forty five percent still thirteen percent ahead of support but with more than twenty percent undecided and among young people the gotten out of his father support for i this unity within touching distance of the opposition twenty years of peace brought the dividend and border communities knew he was once the economic black support of the entire province though the economy is flourishing i spoke to dr kahn of part of a director of enterprise northern ireland and one of the key figures leading this change dot com a partisan welcome to the examined show thank you you've been instrumental many of the development initiatives a mile and a tightly in unity in the border area that didn't get to a substantial success do you attribute that to the the good will the sort of after the peace agreement all of a b.

they are not going to wa nt image of unity.to want to say different things as they arrive. let us throw in the other element of the european elections. their prime importance to this institution. one high level diplomat described to me as a farce. the idea that a leading nation should take part in parliamentary elections, bring in new meps to sit in the european parliament... no one here wants to undermine the workings of the eu as long as the uk as a member. so at the eu as past the 22nd of may, they will have to take pa rt 22nd of may, they will have to take part in those parliamentary elections and that is the end of the story. mr barney has emphasised that once the uk has meps, they set for five years. it could be repeated and repeated up until that five year period. is it going to be a late night? if it has i will bring a cup of cocoa. i will hold you to that. mrs may arrived in belgium after her weekly clash with opposition leaderjeremy corbyn at prime minister's questions in the house of commons. that head—to—head follow

people voted for this is a decisive moment in the story of these islands and it requires national unity to deliver the national interest. and there she was gone short and sweet there was a british prime minister. the end of hours of a cabinet meeting that has gone on for most of the day saying that the action needs to be taken to break the logjam around brick sits and she's not very much of putting the pressure on the leader of the opposition party jeremy corbyn she wants to sit down with him and see if they can between them come with some sort of deal that would focus on the future relationship would deliver the result of the referendum by bracks it means bracks it let's go through this with bricks it's just it's a forester whites are. welcome alex she's talked about to recently has talked about sitting down with watch opposition parties before and we are where we are it's true and there's a scene not been a great relationship between her and jeremy colvin the leader of the labor party but it seems that what she's trying to do is put the ball in their court well number one the most imp