a feverish but the western allies responded to a call for help by west berlin mayor and. planes landed every few minutes a tempelhof airport and edwin shunts helped unload supplies the airlift lasted 11 months. until the air lifted the americans and their allies well enemies. well there. we have the feeling we were. enemies became our friends. in the. former the young people have been comparing notes about life in new york i must say london and berlin many of them draw on difficult sometimes traumatic experiences to inform their artistic expression was. edwin shunts his role in the berlin airlift made a strong impression on him. i think it's important to remember. moments like that because you have to compare it to now in terms of just they got through it you know it's horrible they. do it and that's the beauty of the one who says just up the things because it creates like a resilience. it's about solidarity isn't it i think it's really important to tell this story because other countries need help today. the former airfield where the vital aid was flown in 70 years ago i

the western allies wanted germany to be a federal state to avoid power being concentrated in the center not all delegates like that and there was something else worrying them. many members asked several times whether we were doing the right things with the home because in making a constitution for an federated entity of an we were basically cementing the division of germany for faso for untitled start. the name of the document is the basic law not constitution it was adopted on the 8th of may $949.00 exactly 4 years after the end of the war. it's a complicated document and was only supposed to be provisional only the communist and the various c.s.u. parties voted against it. ladies and gentlemen the basic law has been passed with 53 votes in favor and 12 votes against. the relationship between east and west was shifting. the my mail 111949 i don't 3 minutes before midnight on the border between the british and soviet zones everything is ready for when they lift the blockade. the adoption of the basic law prompted the soviets to lift the blockade on berlin the division of j. many now see

the western allied powers airlifted 2000000 tons of aid supplies into west berlin many berliner survival depended on care packages and calm it gave us hope again that somewhere in the world there were people willing to help us. we were grateful because we will form an enemy. after $322.00 days the soviets gave up a day of celebration in the midst of hard times berlin has been commemorating the end of the blockade and children in the city are still giving go however send a hero's welcome. cuban gay rights activists have held a pride parade in the capital have and despite the government warning against it more than 100 people carrying rainbow flags march nearly a kilometer before police intervened. a coal for a diverse cuba but activists marching in an unauthorized pride parade the march was organized after cuba's state run center for sex education canceled what would have been the country's 12th annual parade against on the phobia. over $100.00 gay rights activists turned out for the unlicensed event despite a government warning calling subversive security officials shut the march down af

the us headquarters in frankfurt had long since abandoned the idea of a united germany the western allies wanted a new german state but on their terms politicians had to navigate a tricky path. more let alone after months of negotiations by the parliamentary council in frankfurt complete agreement of the basic law of the future west german constitution has been reached. this is guns against this blathering of the military government that was discussed in the operational meetings in veiled terms. with him . not open or missed or discontinue at the border money should firstly because they didn't want to make it with to clear to the public to avoid increasing the population's opposition to what they're doing it's by. no clear secondly. they didn't want to do the occupying powers any favors by making it such a big issue. so. the germans were still dependent on their occupiers but the president of the parliamentary council was thinking ahead. i don't know if. it's better if we compromise with them become sovereign and free ourselves from this permanent occupation approval procedure and so far

the western allies wanted germany to be a federal state to avoid power being concentrated in the center not all delegates like that and there was something else worrying them. golden many members asked several times whether we were doing the right things with the home because in making a constitution for an federated entity of money we were basically cementing the division of germany for fossil. the name of the document is the basic law not constitution it was adopted on the 8th of may $949.00 exactly 4 years after the end of the war. it's a complicated document and was only supposed to be provisional only the communist and the various c.s.u. parties voted against it. ladies and gentlemen the basic law has been passed with 53 votes in favor and 12 votes against. the relationship between east and west was shifting. my mail out of 1049 to 3 minutes before midnight on the border between the british and soviet zones everything is ready for when they lift the blockade. the adoption of the basic law prompted the soviets to lift the blockade on berlin the division of germany now seemed inevita

it was drawn up under the supervision of western allies after the second world war and its aim was tonsure after nazi dictatorship it would be built on democratic foundations. germany, and 9090 -- in 1990, the basic law still remains in effect. >> downs syndrome is actually cool. we just want to be like everyone else. >> napoli is 20 years old. she is a seasoned campaigner for equal rights, people with disabilities. she lives with her family and has been seeing her family for a year. >> i want to decide for myself whether to start a family of my own and if i do become pregnant, i want to decide for myself things like how i eat as i see fit. i don't want to be checked on all the time and for decisions to be made for me. that is how it fears -- feels towards me -- feels to me. developmentally challenged people rarely find decent jobs with reasonable pay. natalilie works inin a welfare center. she also writes in a magazine published by p people with down syndrome. >> i am 20 years old and i still don't live alone. >> a rally in berlin marching for equality. they have already secured voti

victory in the original vote was just zero point two meant a challenge to the result was likely western allies including the e.u. how want turkey's government over its decision to hold a rerun warning the will of the people must be respected the opposition has also objected saying holding another vote is and to demotic but president treasurer john insists a repeat vote is the only way to overcome problems in a democracy. they need to convince people with his decision his political or judicial and it can only be done through proper political communication i don't think it will happen but if the opposition wins with a way to get next time there might be early elections tsunami rose for now it stumbles citizens will have to the polls on june twenty three it seems the rerun of a stumbles mayoral election will be treated as a general election presence add on and his supporters claim the loss results are illegal and part of a plot against them their positions says it's earned the position through hard work what sides believe our win is a stumble well the winter of his next general election in two th

little more in, as in syria, but really, can the united states not figure it out together with our western allies without russia's so-called help? there ought to be ways to do that. there ought to be creative diplomacy to do that. i would hope so. >> u.s. allies didn't give pompeo the warmest welcome. didn't give him a group meeting, as he asked for. i wonder on iran, people may forget russia was a signatory and remains a signatory to the iran nuclear deal. supports staying in that deal. should we expect putin to be lobbying pompeo and the trump administration to somehow find their way back to the deal or at least not blow it up more? >> well, i think we can certainly expect that. russia is pretty close to iran, actually. it's been one of the big sort of geopolitical shifts of the past several years. the fact that historically russia and iran have a relatively tense relationship, now they're closer, partly because of the fact russia sees it as an influential partner in the region. they fight side by side in syria, backing bashar al assad. russia has been providing nuclear technology, nuclear reac

government in tehran but what we've seen from the nuclear deal is that european partners became western allies of iran over the course of negotiating and signing the deal and it seems that that the trust that was established by that deal is now beginning to erode once again. thank you china says it's kept its promises on the u.s. trade deal after president donald trump accused beijing of breaking the deal ahead of trade talks promised to more than double tariffs on two hundred million dollars worth of chinese goods china says it's ready to retaliate with similar measures trade negotiations negotiators excuse me are scheduled to meet in washington on thursday. by the way you see the terrorists would because they're broke that. they broke the law. so they're flying in the vice premier to mars flying a good man but they're broke india. they can't do that so they'll be paying we don't make the deal nothing wrong with taking in over one hundred billion dollars a year. hundred billion we never did that before we won't back down until china stops cheating our workers and stealing our jobs and that's

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and equality for after the end of the 2nd world war was drawn up under the supervision of the western allies the aim was to ensure that after years of nazi dictatorship the new germany would be built on democratic foundations the basic law was initially meant to be a temporary one just for west germany but when the west and communist east reignited 40 years later the constitution remained in effect for united germany that today's episode in the series focuses on a disabled activist who is demanding what article 3 of the basic your god and t's all citizens equality for all. down syndrome is actually cool we just want to be like everyone else really under. not only did is 20 years old. she's a seasoned campaigner for equal rights for people with disabilities. not only lives with her family in cologne and has been seeing her boyfriend for a year she's due to move out soon and make her own decisions. for example i want to decide for myself whether to start a family of my own. and if i do become pregnant then i want to decide for myself things like how i am at it as i see fit oh. i don't want to

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the western allied powers airlift a 2000000 tons of aid supplies into west berlin many berliner survival depended on care packages and smugglers but calm it gave us hope again that somewhere in the world there were people willing to help us. we were grateful because we would form an enemy find. after $322.00 days the soviets gave up a day of celebration in the midst of hard times berlin has been commemorating the end of the blockade and children in the city are still giving go however send a hero's welcome. we have so sports and football out the english premier league season has ended with manchester city retaining the title after an epic battle with liverpool city party into the night after beating brighton $41.00 on the final day this is 4th time city have won the premier league and the 2nd overcoats oriole up they also won the league cup and will compete in the final of the f.a. cup that's next weekend. we have some tennis and novak djokovic has claimed his 33rd masters title after sweeping stefanos. at the madrid open a blistering start racing into an early lead as opponent rarely th

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the united states has raised the pressure on its western allies over whether equipment supplied by thechinese manufacturer way should be used in telecoms networks on a visit to belin secretary of state mike pompei is said that deciding to use the chinese companies equipment could result in countries being cut off from crucial intelligence data supplied by the united states and on the surface from payers talks they were cordial but relations between the 2 allies remain strained the u.s. trade policy and iran. friday's meetings in berlin were a long time coming more than a year after he took office and after visits to almost 40 other countries u.s. secretary of state mike pump aoe finally visited his german counterpart heiko mosse and german chancellor angela merkel high time to put a good face on a strained alliance. germany is a great important partner an ally of the united states that's why i am so happy to have this time today with chancellor merkel america also stressed the importance of transatlantic relations. and states is and will remain germany's most important side europe. but

constitution came into effect and made $949.00 after being drawn up under the supervision of the western allies say it was to ensure that after the years of nazi dictatorship and the destruction of the war the new germany would be built on solid democratic foundations 40 years later when west and east were reunited the constitution was adopted in the new really unified country in today's report we profiled a woman in line with the constitution to secure the rights of disabled people in germany. down syndrome is actually cool we just want to be like everyone else really under. natalee did is 20 years old. she's a seasoned campaigner for equal rights for people with disabilities. not only lives with her family in cologne and has been seeing her boyfriend for a year she's due to move out soon and make her own decisions. for example i want to decide for myself whether to start a family of my own. and if i do become pregnant then i want to decide for myself things like how i get out as i see fit oh. i don't want to be checked on all the time and for decisions to be made for me that's how it feels to

unfortunately a recipient of tall safe ways including nuclear waste from the united states software western allies so this case has been lingering for quite long time canadian whiles however as a summer point for for the philippines for if you're president you going to turkey because with no plans or just entered the us here in 2 years to go for the odyssey and saw me he promised that they're going to take the trash off the garbage top so you are left here lingering sister 1030 and it to your scheme that is not happy i mean you can even call them to say that this was a private deal between the can and i get called by the end of phillip being conquered by the 1st get he is also say that you know it's not only that he gets all these also whoever it was able to accept these back in 2013 the philippines clearly this is the greatest diplomatic crisis president to launch your holidays philippines or canada that's a global news wrap up for now but i'll be back at the top of the hour with the latest thanks for tuning in. to make this manufacture consent to stick to the public well. when the ruling classes

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economies in particular china are broken tiles economies they protect their own markets even our western allies like germany have much higher duties and we have against the example would be 10 percent on vehicles and we have 2 percent against them so if i would say america lost a trade or now this recent i would call it a counterattack by trump by only the united states is fighting back for their own trying to read us realize the country with the steel tariffs and things like that china is definitely losing this 2nd round they are seen if you look at the real production and economic stats not g.d.p. growth forget that they're going to grow 6.8 percent somehow every year they do it every year it's either $6.00 or 6 we don't nonsense it's not real you look at car sales are down 24 percent even the high growth sectors and chinese economy e-commerce they're barely growing. most of. the big industrial type stuff is in pretty rapid decline because they're they're getting pinched from several areas one is the tariffs obviously but 2 is you know china is a middle income country now their labor rates ar

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withdraw from the territory hitting targets in both kosovo and belgrade under the protection of western allies kosovo declared its independence from serbia in 2008 but belgrade has never recognized this and disputes between the countries remain the main sticking point is northern kosovo which is populated mainly by serbs and is keen to reunite with. prevents is can scrub stories an associate director of control risks she joins us now live from london good to have you with us what's your appraisal of this original police operation in kosovo that led to today's protest was it anything more than an operation against organized crime. well we all know that organized crime is major issue in the region and according to the government in kosovo or as well as the international for present that there is in the country this was one of the biggest or organized crime operations of the special forces so looking at the arrests and what's happened over the past 24 hours there are a few reasons to doubt the. vacation behind the operation that was undertaken in the north of course of all but having said that th