this is g w news live from berlin pope francis celebrates mass in the united arab emirates it was the largest public show of christianity ever seen on the arabian peninsula earlier he called on christian and muslim leaders to work together and project war but his trip was not without controversy. also coming up property prices in the maybe in capital when talk have gone through the roof to speak to a student desperate to find a decent home and new revelations in the so-called football league says the alleged source behind the largest leak in history of sports goes public for the first time growing pentode discusses his role and his uncertain future following his recent arrest in budapest. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program it's being billed as the largest show of christian worship ever seen on the arabian peninsula hope francis has been celebrating mass in the muslim majority united arab emirates more than one hundred thirty thousand people are attending the event in the capital. it wraps up a three day trip to the country the first ever by a reigning pontiff francis says that

united arab emirates on the first ever trip to the arabian peninsula by a reigning pontiff he's jews to take part in a christian miss them dialogue in the year and celebrate mass with the small catholic community there. the new england patriots have won their sixth super bowl with a thirteen three victory over the los angeles rams it's the lowest scoring super bowl in history tom brady also enters the history becoming the oldest winning quarterback at the age of forty one. thanks if the a. week i'm a. female . female a. few. feet. from the. way i am. i an amy i am saying. venezuela's president nicolas maduro has rejected an ultimatum by european countries to call snap elections after his rival declared himself the country's legitimate leader madeira said in a television interview that he would not quote cave in to pressure from those calling for his departure. investigators have found the wreckage of the plane which crashed with football player in the end of salah on board a privately funded search began earlier on sunday focusing on the area where the aircraft left made radio contact s

outside. also coming up pope francis begins an historic trip to the united arab emirates it is the first ever people visit to the arabian peninsula the pontiff saying that he hopes to write a new page of the history of relations between christians and muslims and the records tumble on super bowl sunday the new england patriots defeat the los angeles rams today in american football the biggest prize for the sixth time i will take you to the action. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program the crisis in venezuela has deepened overnight president nicolas maduro has warned donald trump that he risks quote staining his hands in blood if he sends troops into the country and could face a repeat of vietnam speaking sed to spanish t.v. makoto also rejecting an e.u. deadline to call a snap presidential. election but france says that it believes self declared interim president one also has the authority to call for a new poll more on that in just a moment first this report. on the mounting international pressure. embattled president remains defiant. in a t.v. interview nicolas maduro rejected a

the united arab emirates here in washington saying that he has this information and he wants to remind all of those involved in trading gold from venezuela that they could be subject to u.s. treasury sanctions which have been put in place senator rubio also made mention of the fact that a company known as nur which is based in abu dhabi is the company that is

this is a deja vue news live from berlin pope francis begins and historic trip to the united arab emirates it's the first ever visit by a pope to the arabian peninsula the pontiff hopes to improve christian muslim relations officials of both face freedom and here. also coming up donald trump warns that sending the military into venezuela is an option for him his comments come as the standoff there continues and there is no end in sight to the deepening political crisis on saturday venezuela's rival leaders held separate rallies also coming up. in the art mash up at the royal academy a controversial exhibition mixes an american video artist and the renaissance master michelangelo will find out if that works. on next peiser welcome to the program. pope francis has arrived in abu dabi it's the first time a pope has ever visited the muslim majority kingdom of the united arab emirates during his two day visit he is due to meet leading muslim clerics and hold an open air mass the historic papal trip is aimed at turning a page in christian muslim relations in the region. for many of the one point five

this is news live from berlin pope francis prepares to celebrate mass of the united arab emirates it is said to be the largest public show of christianity ever seen on the arabian peninsula earlier he calls on christian and muslim leaders to work together to reject war but his trip is not without controversy also coming up venezuelan opposition leader why don't gets to step there dozens of european countries give him their support but nicolas maduro refuses to budge and accuses the international community of planning a coup and a community divided by religion in ukraine we have an exclusive report on how orthodox christians have been split by a decision to recognize an independent ukrainian church after centuries of rule by the moscow patriarchate. i'm sorry kelly walking to the program it is being billed as the largest show of christian work on the arabian peninsula ever pope francis is about to celebrate a mass in the united arab emirates more than one hundred thirty thousand people are expected to attend the event in the capital. earlier francis met with amorality leaders and call

also coming up pope francis sets off on an historic mission is on his way to the united arab emirates as the first pontiff to visit the arabian peninsula . and in the bundesliga the latest gold mine traveled to frankfurt where they haven't managed to win in more than five years. i'm rebecca ridges welcome to the program tens of thousands of venezuelans have attended rival rally is in a political stand off with no resolution inside. later and self declared interim president called on supporters to stay in the streets until sitting president nicolas maduro steps down but president arroyo still enjoys strong support from his base. one going to his message to supporters is that chain. ages around the corner he and his backers are demanding fresh presidential elections i some who came out to support the opposition leader say even basic survival has become a struggle i went on what is a minority is very difficult and getting worse all the time but since november the situation's been out of control i can't get hold of my blood pressure medication anywhere and it used to be the cheapest on the m

united arab emirates as the first pontiff to visit the arabian peninsula. and in the bundesliga live a gruesome deal behind munich an unexpected blow deafening the crisis of germany's struggling champions. i'm rebecca races welcome to the program u.s. president donald trump is turning up the pressure on venezuela's nicolas maduro in a television interview this morning that sending troops into the country is an option pressure is coming from europe to france and ostracize allan dorris self declared interim president. is a moderate doesn't call elections before the end of the day other countries are expected to do the same venezuela both sides held mass rallies. one going to smith's each to supporters is the changes around the corner he and his back is it. manning fresh presidential elections i some who came out to support the opposition leader say even basic survival has become a struggle i went on what is a minority is very difficult and getting worse all the time but since november the situation's been out of control i can't get hold of my blood pressure medication anywhere and

message of religious tolerance to the united arab emirates france's makes and historic interface address in the first visit by upon shift to the arabian peninsula. and millions of pilgrims are traveling to northern india for the world's largest religious gathering hindus believe taking a dip in these waters cleanses them of their sins and brings salvation. plus the united states to sitting thousands of more troops to its border with mexico strongbow says he's stopping an invasion of illegal immigrants critics say it's a political stunt our correspondent will go on patrol with the border guard at the find out more and the records tumbled in atlanta at the super bowl the new england patriots defeated the los angeles rams to win american football's biggest prize for the sixth time let's take you through all. i'm off to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and all around the world welcome we start tonight with the crisis in caracas and the increasing pressure on nicolas maduro to get out of the way today several major european union countries recognize but it's when there's opposition

during the world youth day, it is a humbling experience once again to see him in the united arab emirates. the us offers to send emergency aid to venezuela. nicolas maduro says his country won't be treated like a beggar. and we're just a few hours away from american football's showpiece event of the year, as the new england patriots prepare to take on the la rams at the super bowl in atlanta. i'm seth bennett live in atlanta as the new england patriots prepare to take on the la rams. tom brady against jared tom brady againstjared goff. hello and welcome to world news today. pope francis has arrived in the united arab emirates for a vist making history, the first by a pontiff to the arabian peninsula. he landed in abu dhabi where he was greeted by the crown prince. as well as a traditional greeting from musicians. during his visit, he will hold mass for 135,000 catholics. before he travelled, pope francis expressed his strongest condemnation yet of the war in yemen, where his host the uae plays a leading military role. urging the warring parties to ease the plight of millions of people threaten

patrol with the border guard plus pope francis begins a historic trip to the united arab emirates it is the first ever papal visit to the arabian peninsula the pontiff says that it hopes to write a new page in history of the lation between christians and muslims and their records tumble on super bowl sunday the new england patriots defeat the los angeles rams to win the american football's davis prize for the six todd we'll take you through the action. oh the body. i'm sara kelly welcome to the program thanks for joining us venezuelan president nicolas maduro has rejected an e.u. ultimatum to call presidential elections eight european countries including germany france the u.k. earlier said that they would officially recognize self declared interim president want to know if majority of failed to act but madonna says he will not cave in to the pressure from those calling on him to leave. but i will not throw the mounting international pressure on israel as embattled president remains defiant. in a t.v. interview nicolas maduro rejected an ultimatum by european countries to cool elections

francis begins and historic trip to the united arab emirates it is the first ever visit to the arabian peninsula the pontiff saying that he hopes to write a new page in history of relations between christians and muslims and the united states is sending thousands more troops to its border with mexico donald trump says he is stopping an invasion of illegal immigrants critics call it a political stunt our correspondent tries to find out the truth by going on patrol with a border guard. and the records tumble on super bowl sunday as the dualism patriots defeat the los angeles rams to clean american football's biggest prize for the six time we'll take you through the action. i'm sorry kelly walk into the program venezuelan president nicolas maduro has rejected an e.u. ultimatum to call presidential elections eight european countries including germany france and the you. kay said that they would officially recognize the self declared interim president juan if majority fail to act but doris says he will not cave in to pressure from those calling on him to leave. under mounting intern

trip to the united arab emirates is the first ever visit by a pope to the arabian peninsula and pontiff hopes to improve christian muslim relations officials of both faiths greet him at the airport also coming up donald trump warns that sending a military internet as well it is an option. his comments come as the standoff there continues and there's no end in sight to the deepening political crisis on saturday venezuela's rival leaders held separately we'll speak to our correspondent in caracas also coming up. deja vue speaking to author and refugee beirut chani do you want to stray only his top literary prize for a book he wrote on his phone from inside an isolated island detention center. next bicester thanks for joining us hope francis has arrived in abu dabi is the first time a pope has ever visited the muslim majority kingdom of the united arab emirates the pope was greeted at the airport by abu dhabi's powerful crown prince shaikh mohammed bin sayyid al nyan during his two day visit he's due to meet a leading muslim clerics. and hold an open air mass historic papal trip is aimed a

defeated four time champions upin three one in the final in the united arab emirates a maasai one of the heroes with a record breaking ninth goal of the tournament it's. now u.s. vice president mike pence is meeting venezuelans living in miami florida to discuss the political crisis gripping their homeland the trump administration is supporting opposition to one guy dole has declared himself interim president current president nicolas maduro has accused those trying to push him from power of attempting to stage a coup as speaker and a gallegos in miami for us so what is mike pence hoping to achieve with this visit . or will this is one of the largest venezuelan communities in the united states many of the people that live consider themselves exiles of nicolas maduro as government so in essence are two reasons that the vice president is here firstly is on the front finding mission as we speak he's sitting at an open table worries talking to many of those who consider themselves exiles of venezuela along with a couple of florida's republican senators florida's republican governor so that's

sanctions game and gold plays a very important role in that the united arab emirate authorities say that they have a crackdown on money laundering and the lack of transparency in their banking sector the fact of the matter is that though they've set it out actually haven't done much about it transparency international for example says that dubai is a magnet for for money laundering from a variety of sources including criminal gangs and this is done through real estate purchases again what facilitates the getting a round of sanctions is first of all that gold is a very useful metal to have and secondly the lack of transparency within the united arab emirates and other jurisdictions as well i would think that the the emirates may be reconsidering they certainly have got themselves into this situation the americans are not best pleased like i can hear john bolton throwing himself around in in deep irritation because a lot of thing he wants to see is undercutting of sanctions in venezuela because that then weakens potentially what kind of happened with sanctions moving forward against iran b

put it on course for twenty twenty two big win in the united arab emirates or exacerbate tensions in the county this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program dennis cattles football team started the asian cup ranked a lowly ninety third in the world but after an always flawless month long torn amid cattery players brought home their first major trophy all the more remarkable because the matches were played in the united arab emirates is one of the four countries imposing a twenty month long blockade on qatar so cattery fans were banned from going to cheer the team on and the players endured outright hostility on the pitch. a full report. a triumphant return for the asian cup football champions the mirror of qatar welcomed home the winning team after they beat japan three one zero. then it was off to a victory parade on doha's waterfront many of these fans couldn't attend the tournament in the united arab emirates. they could only watch the action from afar off to the u.a.e. saudi arabia bahrain and egypt seven ties with could talk and imposed a blockade in twenty seventeen i

start. d.w. . told. this is g.w. news live from pope francis celebrates mass in the united arab emirates it is the largest public show of christianity ever seen on the arabian peninsula. he called on the christian and muslim leaders to work together and for jack to walk out on the news that his trip is not without controversy and also coming up venezuelan opposition leader one why don't get a boost after dozens of european countries give him their support but nicolas to do it all refuses to budge and accuses the international community of planning a coup. and a community divided by religion in ukraine we report on how anger is growing in one village over the decision to recognize an independent and praying in church after centuries of rule by moscow. and new revelations in the so-called football league says the alleged behind the largest leak in history of sports goes public for the first time really pinto discusses his role and his uncertain future following his recent arrest in budapest. i'm sorry kelly welcome. it is being billed as the largest show of christian worship ever seen on the arabian peninsula pope francis is celebrating mass in the united arab emirates in the birthplace of islam you're looking at live pictures right now more than one hundred and thirty thousand people are estimated to be attending the event in the capital abu dhabi right now it wraps up a three day trip to the country the first ever by a reigning pontiff francis says that his main aim is to promote cooperation and tolerance between christian and muslims christians and muslims excuse me he also condemned war. of. us now to talk a little bit more about this mass and its significant. religious affairs analyst martin significance it has ended it's sort of a big day special seeing for the first time really such a massive expression of public worship by the christian community. i mean in the in the gold so it's not just the first visit of the pope but sort of such a large. something not seen before at all and of course it's quite interesting because this is a majority muslim area of the world so what is the situation for christians living in the united arab emirates and. a million. christians for them in living and they unite. in the region particularly saudi arabia really just. so other religions are actually allowed. churches. really traditional worship by and large especially north christian communities of conflict including. of course christian communities had been sort of intense pressure and they had been at the crossroads of religious and political violence so for instance. targeted christians. in iraq during the war and then the aftermath of that christian communities were actually very much exposed and very vulnerable so i think that the. want to try to bring this political leaders in and actually. brought them at least really sort of the political the political force and try to bring it in and that is a very fair message that he has been making. just to tell our viewers has been underway now for about an hour and a half there and. we know for example that. very big issue as you mentioned he joined a top muslim cleric yesterday in demand for tolerance martin do you think it will make a difference i mean we can say word will make an immediate difference i mean what we say though is this is a very strong gesture or at least that the clerical level i mean whether this translates into sort of the street street. is something that we cannot really know what it will take broadly but just months by the year to gauge the very same time the fact that the question of interreligious dialogue. is mediated by questions of immigration a lot of the catholic community in the region there are actually immigrants from southeast asia and south south asia. and then there is the question of the european experience sort of say the western experience in which. sort of sort of whole sort of conflict the fundamentalism in radicalization of so i don't think that these things are meant to have an immediate impact but they're certainly. socially the ball in a sense to try to bring populations you know. good relations could look like. they're of course projecting and has the visit. possibly on the arabian peninsula i mean we're looking at these pictures here and when they go to the crowd you can just see. many people have turned out today. not only sort of in the minority but in many parts of the region it's actually not i wouldn't say exactly under siege but in a way that really i mean they're really quite marginal in public life christians in saudi arabia and. i mean having such a presence and having such a prominent role in the public sphere for. at least a couple of days obviously very bored and so clearly there are the reception has been very good how we said that the leadership in the political framework over the you know over the next couple of weeks will react to this is something that remains to resume. can has been incredibly good of developing a public promise abroad over the ages of fares analyst martin jacques filling us in on this visit by the pope to the united arab emirates thank you you're welcome one of venezuela's opposition leader one who has thanked major european countries for endorsing him as the country's legitimate president nicolas maduro has told a military rally that he will never surrender meantime he accused the e.u. countries of taking orders from the top ministration who he says is plotting to overthrow him to steal his country's oil meanwhile canada has joined with several latin american nations calling for venice well as army to back white oh and allow aid into the country. voice for will travel to washington seeking funds for venezuela's elling economy. venezuela's power struggle deepened on monday off to several european nations officially recognized opposition leader of one quite go as the country's acting president spain was the first to announce their support germany france the u.k. and several other countries quickly followed suit this gets done with new presidential elections were not called by yesterday. that is why kwan go i don't know is the person we expect to initiate an election process as soon as possible about the ignorant. and by put and germany along with several other european countries recognizes him as the legitimate interim president to oversee this task to the president. and also because if you know. venezuela's foreign minister is firmly on the duros side. europeans and the americans are making a mistake but it doesn't bother us it doesn't distract us because we know who's making the decisions here. and there are four girls our time and our strength are geared to stopping imperialism. stopping donald trump's governmental from setting foot on sacred but as wayland soil. maduro insists he will never bow to his opponents he also refuses to let foreign humanitarian aid into the country for fear that aid could be coupled with a military intervention. but as the standoff intensifies life remains desperate for many venezuelans amid the country's bitter economic crisis many forced to rely on food donations to survive and millions of others have fled the country. for more now let's bring in jennifer communal gonzalez a venice well a journalist from news welcome to you jennifer we know that military support will really be crucial in deciding the power struggle there and benefits well or where things stand right now with the army and with regard to its resolve to stick by the doro. well the needle has not moved yet the top brass are standing by they are sticking with another oh and you know the lower ranks we're not sure this is the thing the army is not our block there are two sides here they're the the top brass that has been basically loyal to this government because it is a part of this government and the lower ranks the barracks who are reportedly not doing so well they're not benefiting as much as that as the top brass and and reportedly not totally in support of mother or but right now we haven't seen any signs unfortunately of any change in that regard meantime you know madore barry defiant teens he's lashed out against the west accusing the e.u. of taking orders from washington accusing washington of wanting to carry out a coup. you know what happens if he does not bow now to international pressure because i mean the words that he's using are quite strong. yes and these words are historical language that the government has used this this idea that had that the government be an attack that the intervention anything that is that is a. negative assessment of his government is seen as intervention is seen as as as an imperialistic attempt to overthrow him but in this case he is worried he's worried definitely and so he's going to ratchet up this language to try to get his supporters to back him and riled up just as the opposition is riling up its supporters as well but it's difficult because the mother could just not do anything and then watch and then what happens well that is what will be tough for the opposition and for its international partners to decide what is the next move when nothing happens with jennifer camino gonzales thank you. and let's get a quick check now some other stories making news around the world authorities in paris suspect arson was behind a fire that killed at least seven people in the capital's wealthy sixteenth district a paris prosecutor says that one woman has been detained firefighters rescued some fifty people and dozens more were injured by the blaze. a nigerian court has ordered the country's top judge to appear in person at a tribunal to answer corruption charges the chief justice walter again who heads the supreme court was suspended ten days ago is accused of failing to declare foreign currency bank accounts. and villages in central bosnia are struggling under heavy flooding torrential rain and melting snow prompted by a rapid rise in temperature has destroyed homes and roads rescue services have built small dams in a bid to halt the flood waters. meantime reports from france say that president emmanuel mccrone may be planning to call the nation's first referendum in fourteen years the move comes in response to calls by yellow vest protesters for more direct democracy the yellow vests started demonstrating last year against tax increases and policies that they say favor the rich but one of their founding members now says the movement has taken has been taken over by radicals and has decided to set up a political party. kenya who no longer takes out her yellow vests to protest she was one of the founders of the yellow vests movement but now she's moving on at age fifty one she's founding a political party. the emerging ones the goal is to fight for greater social justice and equality. this week i'll continue to do my part but we have to develop a network across the region. it'll be a lot of work i'm looking. for now the party headquarters are in her kitchen don't go that luster is over to also there's no time for lunch and the afternoon coordinating with supporters and dealing with legal questions she's a composer but her face is known across france as one of the leaders of the yellow vests me keys but what's the money for. hi you tube video against president emanuel am a cornfield tax hikes went viral and stirred up the yellow vests protests but now she says it's time to move on a. real need all of the movement has reached rock bottom it's becoming nonsense. they've radicalized tonight these people think the oh and the whole yellow vests movement there to no one can own me or hold me hostage. move or isn't alone and denouncing the yellow vests to. the more than ten thousand people took to the streets of paris that message to the yellow vests that's enough they feel increasingly alienated from the movement it's the fast rally in months that's for the government. twenty one million people voted for the president. that if not actually i'm defending freedom and democracy and. structure and trade also hurts people going to tweet. back in move religion britany many people support rejection of violence and also back a party that's critical of the government. which. i think it's a moderate and constructive way to propose ideas. but they don't want to get rid of the president is enough we believe it's better to deal with the current government and try to improve things rather than to kick them i could review their . names to stand in upcoming local elections she wants to play a different political than mcconnell. late last year ukraine's christian orthodox leaders created a new church in depend. of russia they have received the blessing of orthodox christianity as spiritual head the patriarch bartholomew based in istanbul though many people were glad to embrace a fully ukrainian church but not all were ready to cut their three hundred year old ties with the russian patriarchy d.w. correspondent nick connelly sent us this report about the schism in the ukrainian village of burn it sir. you're praying in the cold. it's not their usual church but these moscow patriarchate supporters say they don't have a choice the decision by the leader of the world's orthodox christians in faraway istanbul to recognize the independent ukraine a church soon he turns in this isolated village. within weeks supporters of the two rival confessions were locked in a standoff suddenly the village of burnet to head to priest father said he had the moscow patriarchy and father only of the ukrainian church and supporters of the ukrainian church collected signatures soon they had to go to majority begin the congregation in favor of joining the body within a matter of days they had the keys to the village church there's a certain farm here. father said he of the moscow patriarchy insist the whole procedure was raked the villages he says were tricked into signing the petition but that was just the beginning. this is ripping the community apart people have stopped speaking to one another we even have a husband who's threatening to throw his wife out for her religious beliefs they called us anti christ used them in this little bit about a fifth of the old congregation have decided to stick with father said he and the moscow patriarchate they've made their way to this rundown cottage on the edge of the village for the first service and what they hope is just a temporary home for their parish feelings are running high. we had a funeral the other day and the people that was split into each side kept to itself so i could never has an agenda and i'd end up going to pray in a shack. they do look. the other end of the village the new york humans of the church st john are also preparing for their first service. inside then you increase. foggo legs leading phrase in ukraine rather than old slavonic cake church language used by the moscow patriarchate was. or thirty year. old he proudly shows the congregation a copy of the official charter by patriarch bartholomew in istanbul recognizing the independence of ukraine your church it's something many here have been waiting for since ukraine gained dependence three decades ago some of them are the most is all about the congregation they have decided which church they want to belong to the majority has made its choice i think the others will be back with those very soon. made the will has been very we want to talk to god in ukrainian not in any other language we want to ukrainian tracing the ukrainian church the russians are sending tanks against us now killing our children and grandchildren here we don't want the russians here no way. we have a ukrainian church a church that's truly independent of russia a country that's attacking us we're not praying for their soldiers anymore father said he refuses to accept that these changes are permanent as fighting to bring his parishioners back in from the cold. i hope the people will eventually understand what they've done repent and return to the fold of the true church for the moment at least that seems unlikely what began as an argument about bricks and mortar now threatens to turn into a long lasting division in this community. now to a new development in the so-called football links the whistle blowing platform that has revealed some of the murky aspects of the global football business really pinto a major source for the stunning revelations has now gone public for the first time after his recent arrest speaking with german broadcaster. a secret location in budapest it's here in this modest apartment building we're told wants to give his side of the story. on january sixteenth last he was arrested in the hungary in capital in response to a portuguese arrest warrant on charges of attempted extortion and cyber crimes. he's under house arrest and wearing an ankle monitor while awaiting a decision on whether he is a whistleblower who legally obtained the documents which could exonerate him or whether he is a cyber criminal. which could lead to extradition. i'm a whistleblower what matters for me and for football leaks is the documents are authentic i don't care about the origin i'm a whistleblower so i have i have to expose and we have to giornale as credible giornale with the real deal and among those documents are details of confidential plans for an elite superleague or kofi for president john even frontino helped top european clubs get around the financial fair play rules we've been taught also admitted to contacting sports investment company under a false name a meeting was organized which led to accusations of attempted extortion. i think i was naive. i did. i mean something stupid i decided to play with them and basically said that yeah i have some documents. and they wanted i wanted to see their reaction i wanted i wanted to know. how how valuable were these documents for them i want i wanted to know fought for how far they were ready to go if you really really. know. until faces up to ten years in prison in portugal if convicted. and beaten or both. because i'm a target and. and i feel that at the moment i will enter portuguese you know leave the bundle. i can end up and that. i'm aware of. a home gary in court times until march nineteenth to decide if pinto will be extradited to his native portugal. a complicated case cross harrington from sports is here to make sense of it for us so first of all cross give us the background because there have been some major revelations over the past year or will football leagues lie in two thousand and fifteen and they started just revealing you know players' salaries i'm speaking of the world of football of course you know and other issues regarding tax evasion or the allegations of tax evasion and so forth most recently the latest revelations or allegations they came for it were more alarming there were rumors that the top clubs in europe were forming a european super competition a super club competition that was supposed to start in twenty twenty one you know also there are a few major clubs in europe were tried to evade the financial fair play laws laid down by you a for speaking of p.s.g. presented him on a big club in france as well as manchester city you know and they alleged that thief was president giani if it's you know was involved in the cover up and protect shit of these said clubs so these last but not least the crescendo rinaldo revelations about the alleged rape says. you ation currently being investigated in the united states so a lot of this information has been picked up and investigated by major publications such as to speak go along with a team of investigative journalists all across europe and as i mentioned investigations have commenced so allegations that go really straight to the top as you're highlighting what what do we know about intel and the allegations that he faces the allegations that he faces that he's facing from portuguese authorities suspicion of qualified extortion a violation of secrecy and illegally obtaining information he shared over seventy million documents with dispy go to german publication as well as other investigative journalists and that's what we know right now and we have to wait to determine whether or not what he'll be classified as as we heard in the report will he be a whistleblower or a hacker the concern for him is going to be illegally accessing information that's the issue for him i fancy ferris for his life you saw it there in that piece is it really that serious yes i do think it could very well be that serious because he also has been linked to the disclosure of information that resulted in a very popular club in portugal been feet being charged with corruption and ito he's been demonized so to speak in the portuguese media and he's also received death threats on facebook and so forth authorities have told him you need to take those threats serious and as we heard you know a very chilling comment from him himself at the end of the report that he's afraid if he goes to a jail or prison in portugal he will be left there to die and be killed possibly as as he says by very aggressive fans of been so many different dynamics in this case of the football leaks and press herenton making sense of it all for us thank you so much ok. and celebrations for the lunar new year are underway or crossed large parts of east asia and down town town beijing thousands of people gathered to pray for good fortune over the next twelve months and performers reenacted a traditional ceremony dedicated to the god of the earth is commonly believed to bring riches and a good harvest today marks the start of the year of the pig astrologers believe that it is a year of success friendship and love no matter what your zodiac sign. a quick reminder now of the top stories we're following for you here at g.w. pope francis has been celebrating mass in the united arab emirates 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because justice is about the truth. truth detectives starts feb fifteenth on t w. a last place . place . this is c w news live from for lead western countries step up the pressure on bennett's well as nicolas maduro but where he remains defiant to projecting a deadline from the european union to call snap elections and saying bet he will never change into pressure from outside also coming up the united states is sending thousands more troops to the border with mexico donald trump saying that he is stopping inundation of illegal immigrants critics call it a political stopped our correspondent tries to find out the truth by going on patrol with a border czar and pope francis begins a historic trip to the united arab emirates it is the first ever capital visit to the abbreviated peninsula the pontiff says that he hopes to write a new page of history affiliations between christians and muslims plus the records tell bowl on super bowl sunday the new england patriots defeat the los angeles rams to win the american football's biggest prize for the sixth time will take you to the action. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program the crisis in venezuela has deepened to. overnight president nicolas maduro warning donald trump that he risks quote sustaining or saving his hands rather in blood if he sends troops into the country and could face a repeat of vietnam speaking with spanish television but total also rejected an e.u. deadline to call it snap presidential election but in just the last hour france says that it believes self declared interim president one also has the authority to call for a new poll more on that in just a moment but first this report. the mounting international pressure on israel as embattled president remains defiant. in a t.v. interview nicolas maduro rejected an ultimatum by european countries to cool elections by international politics can't be based on ultimatum that was the era of empires and colonies. his response clears the way for e.u. nations including germany and france to recognize his rival. as interim president. over the weekend many thousands across venezuela followed glyde those call to protest. the police backed off from one anti-government rally a possible sign of solidarity from security forces. venezuela is wracked by economic crisis medicines electricity and even food are in short supply. the u.s. has pledged to support by sending humanitarian aid president donald trump even left open the possibility of providing military backing in your scenario which is all options all is all options are on the. but madeira retains powerful allies russia china and his country's military. with the crisis escalating he appeared on state t.v. visiting an army base an apparent attempt to project strength let's get more now we're joined by our brussels correspondent barbara visa with the view from europe and barbara i'd like to just begin with this news just coming in recently that we've heard from the french foreign minister saying that the opposition leader can legitimately call new elections europe is really turning up the pressure isn't it. yes but also it does have to act now because it did the said multum ultimatum to president maduro just a week ago and said ok we give you eight days if you sort of call free fair and internationally supervised elections within that time we'll sit and wait he didn't do it t. as we saw he is stays defiant and now the europeans have to sort of come true and sort of act according to their words so france is going into the diplomatic lead here and we have to watch that the language is fairly careful because what the europeans are doing here they discussed this extensively last three during that meeting in the remaining capital bucharest what the europeans are doing here is a supporting grind do as needs as the person who can now bring about democratic evolution and development who can now bring about free fair and of course internationally supervised elections because they emphasize of course it's the people often as well who have to sort of figure out and decide upon their own future they don't want to force the rejean change from the outside they don't want to get drawn into that and i see the people on the ground the people in the country they have to make up their minds and then to figure it out and i mean elections those are just one possible path but i mean ultimately other than that what are the next moves on going to spell it because they're having to deal also with the hints of possible military action by the united states. there's going to be a first meeting in montevideo uruguay next thursday on a ministerial level so on the highest possible level between they're letting american partners in the so-called contact group of that's a number of the neighboring countries and they're going to meet and try to defuse some of the tension what could be done which diplomatic channels are still existing in to sort of the ruling circles in venezuela is there anybody who can talk to the military what support can glide to be given from the outside without really sort of being too heavy handed i mean all those other questions they don't want to force of the conflict and of course particularly did don't want to be drawn into a proxy conflict between the united states only on one side and russia and china of course on the other side that is sort of not their aim and they're still sort of like walking on eggshells trying very carefully so to defuse some of the tension that is no building up in the country barbara just briefly i mean we've heard about the dire conditions on the ground for many a spell and citizens talk with us about humanitarian aid getting to the country and what the plans are there. the e.u. has emphasized the first thing it wanted to do was bring in humanitarian aid into the country and now the united states have offered and of course madeira has sort of rejected that they hope that by sort of having a more not neutral role but playing a much more careful game that they might be actually be able to get aid into the country medicines and for us that for instance they need flood permits for that and so far we don't know whether they could even lend in venezuela barbara's barbara visa joining us there from brussels with the european view as the bloc ups the pressure on nicholas schmidle of venezuela thanks barbara. well now we head to the united states where the pentagon says that it is spending additional troops or sending them rather to the border with mexico the move comes two days after president donald trump doubled down on his call for a wall to boost border security opponents described the mission as a political stunt designed to create the illusion of a crisis in our correspondent alexander phenomena travel to arizona to speak with people living up the border and the ones already guarding it. patrolling the u.s. mexican border here in arizona it stretches for more than six hundred kilometers agent down in the hernandez takes us to a remote part of a protected by an anti vehicle beriah he says what's happening at the border is a crisis like he's never seen before there are still a lot of people that are trying to cross the border illegally that do not want to be caught but now we have added element and dynamic of having family units from central america there giving themselves up the border patrol which brings in humanitarian crisis images recently captured by a mobile through billions you need show families crawling under a small fence into the u.s. even though the total number of our preventions along the border has dropped over the last two decades the age and say their job is no more difficult than ever we're in the city of nogales agent hernandez shows us the existing border fence here only recently has concertino wire been installed on top of its. we know that there is certainly a possibility that people can still come over or drop of a come over and recognize that but it's definitely a tool that works effectively and in this particular area has completely changed the landscape for more security less illegal crossings that sounds like an argument for presidents drum's border wall but it wasn't worth shutting down the government over the border patrol agents told us they don't talk politics they're here to do their job regardless of what's going on in washington however they seemed happy and relieved that a deal has been reached at least temporarily we opened the government neither the shutdown nor trams plans for a border wall have been popular in downtown dallas we need each other says the city's mayor democrat to regard the economy as on both sides of the border heavily depend on mutual trade. maybe president needs to sometimes given a little bit and say you know what ok let's find this find a common ground is find something that we can do together but stick to border security and economic development and by national relations with mexico after thirty five days of shutdown the federal workers in our resolve will be finally getting their paychecks but the row over the border wall is still far from over. let's get a quick check now of some other stories making news around the world bahraini footballer hakim of araby is facing two more months in prison after a thai court denied him bell a former national team player and australian resident is fighting extradition to his native country for allegedly vandalizing a police station al-arabiya fears torture and even death if he is returned to bahrain. and also the door former mayor not chip kelly has easily won the country's presidential election the end to corruption campaigner secured a majority after the first round of voting picking up more votes than his three rivals combined. victory and the two party system that has governed el salvador for three decades. and more than eleven hundred people in queensland australia are fleeing their homes after record breaking flooding the city of townsville has been particularly hard hit with more than a meter of rain falling in just a week the flooding has forced authorities to open the gates of a nearby down after it swelled swelled above capacity. as pope francis has arrived in august dopy it is the first time that a pope has ever visited the muslim majority kingdom of the united arab emirates he was greeted by abu dhabi's crown prince join his two day visit he is due to meet leading muslim clerics and hold an open air mass now the historic papal trip is aimed at turning a page in christian muslim relations in the region. for many of the one point five million catholics in the united arab emirates it's the stuff of dreams the idea of the pope visiting the arabian peninsula the birthplace of islam was unthinkable a few years ago pope francis was invited by abu dhabi's rulers local parish priest who says the pontiff wants to foster tolerance and promote a moderate brand of islam. it's definitely a signal that he wants to build bridges he wants to say look it's lomis changing it can change and it also wants to change. the emirates have declared twenty nineteen is the year of tolerance and there's a lot of symbolism in the invitation i'm sure. their relationship. there which should be. but this is the sort of visit. pope francis will be in the amerge for three days he's expected to address a series of issues including the lack of legal rights for foreign workers but the fact the pope will lead a catholic service on the islamic and arabian peninsula is a sensation in itself. so let's get more on this visit we are joined by martin gak religious affairs adolescence this is the first happel visit city of arabian peninsula martin really that is right takes so long yes it's so i mean this is a pope of many firsts speak will have repeated over and over over and last few years and this is actually the first strip to the area this is an area that was essentially out of the vatican sort of immediate purview because the population of got the legs is actually quite low but it has become actually hotspot a great political importance because much of the power is projected from there are big and because in the journal region got the legs have come christians in general have come under enormous pressure from different conflicts and different governments etc so this has become actually a very important place or a very important focal point for the vatican for at least know about ten years or so i mean he says that he wants a new chapter in fact in christian muslim relations in the region how does he plan on achieving that but i think that to some degree he has been fostering this vatican specially through sir several of its internal institutions has been fostering closer relations with server several muslim organizations sort of around the region but particularly sort of an interim really just a look at the very same time what is true it said the vatican has had a very powerful and very effective diplomatic machine that has deployed in several conflicts around the world in you know we are seeing of course on the top of the table so to say on our screens we're seeing actually that the page and pageant but you know behind closed doors what we're going to really hear it's months progress is sort of all the conversations and all diet of you know the negotiating let's talk. but one of those conversations that might potentially happen because i mean he has condemned the united arab emirates involvement for example in the conflict in yemen now he's in abu dhabi are we likely to see more pressure put on by the pope well i mean he actually made himself very clear even yesterday at noon during the angeles as he was preparing himself to leave. to the middle east i mean to the united arab emirates he said that basically this was a complete humanitarian catastrophe and without mentioning you know the country by name i mean he clearly said that he was there essentially in a mission to try to bring beats the thing about this about this in the way that this prophecy has operated international conflicts and has done it by the way very efficiently as they did in cuban american relations us in the syrian front when they actually negotiated essentially the u.s. stopped from from advancing into the country something that we only find out many months later so we have the people in the grown negotiating and then the results are really the first things we see so i don't really expect to hear a great pronouncements over the next two days but i do think that this kind of operations tend to have an effect on global politics a couple of months thereafter and that's when you know that's something top fascinating stuff martin walking us through it as the pope as we mentioned as he is visiting that area of the worlds we appreciate thank you. you're watching news still to come on the program the new england patriots take down the los angeles rams to not shop aig record equalling sixth super bowl ring we'll take you through the rough and tumble of the game. but first today is world cancer day dedicated to the fight against one of the world's biggest killers in twenty teams the disease claimed an estimated nine point six million lives was wide prevention screening and early detection are the focus of this year's campaign doctors say that millions of cases could have been treated more effectively had they been detected sooner despite advances in medicine nearly half of those diagnosed die of the disease. between thirty and fifty percent of cases could have been prevented entirely well colon cancer is particularly difficult to diagnose because there are many forms of the disease but now so-called bio bags across europe are trying to find new treatments with the help of big data. living human tissue can be crucial in cancer research and this is how it's stored in liquid nitrogen at very low temperatures but it's only a small part of the biological samples been studied at this bio bank in the austrian city of cuts. we have here more than sixty thousand samples of color encounter which is a hutu number but we have almost everything that you can imagine starting from here . small pieces of a muscle or skin we have everything. surgery patients donate infected tissue cells for research the samples are processed into thin slices and registered in a database placed on slides the samples are scanned by an automatic device. the more the better as this information teaches algorithms to accurately diagnose different types of colon cancer. these slides some more relevant dri such as now that they can be digitized with a high resolution scan nose as we go to see him this makes them crucial and draining the algorithms can recognize morphological changes. based. dimensionally procedures. and researchers also have access to millions more samples and patient data from other european bio banks thanks to a joint research infrastructure. the hope is that this will help find personalized treatments for each individual patient. and new england patriots have been crowned american football's n.f.l. champions after winning the super bowl in atlanta and joining us now with all the action is next now sports so how did it go down. it went down like a lukewarm cup of tea i would maybe say not something you'd hear the average n.f.l. fan describe a football match like but it was one for the purists rather than the casual fans of which there are many old around the world watching the super bowl of course but it was the lowest scoring final ever thirteen to three was the final score the patriots win once again that's six title now in just nineteen years and before the game it was built as this game of contrasts a defensive patriots team against a high offense young l.a. rams team with the coaches bill belichick sixty six the oldest of a in a super bowl final and the oldest to win it and his opposite number thirty three just half is age and show him right of the l.a. rams but it fell a bit flat really of defensive masterclass you could say and on the playing field it was very much a case of you know getting those fine margins we had tom brady the stock or the back of the patriots who we can see here winning his sixth ring because he just came the defense of the iran and the young quarterback of the other and just couldn't step up to the case and jared goff that was just one single touchdown in the game sunday michel who we can see here celebrating near the end of the game getting that touchdown but you know the patriots they're not known for being the most spectacular team to watch it's all hard work you know and able to get the result of the end thirty to three like i said the lowest scoring super bowl so it is important that you know these are the day they are big winners and i mean tom brady we have to you know hats off to him. we describe him as the greatest of all time yeah i mean in american sports there's often this this idea of the goat the graces of all time and he's often been touted as that and he surely has the biggest claim now because even before this he was described by many as the greatest quarterback of all time and now he's got a six super bowl win which makes him the the most for any individual player he was previously tied on five and he's forty one years old and he looks set to go on and i mean it's quite incredible he's older than his opposition coach by eight years and he's the oldest quarterback to play at those place a plane and the oldest to win it and just like his coach bill belichick who like i said at sixty six is still going strong and this patriots team has this low stock count lots of role players who do their job and you have to credit bill belichick as well because he took a gamble years and years ago on tom brady when no one really expected him to be the superstar quarterback that he became so every individual player in this team knows that job tom brady is the only real notable star along with a handful of other players and off to so many is this still going strong but i mean some of those players they're close to retirement we have to say i mean what does that mean for the team now going forward because they have been the big winners in the past years to move we see that going forward if there's a bit of a shake up here well i mean this was meant to be the sort of big changing of the guard the super bowl many expected the l.a. rams to win this young high powered scene and again the old patriots prevailed tom brady like i said says he wants to continue in his words when i suck i'll retire well he doesn't suck he's just watching the super bowl again and the owner of the team in the patriots owner bob kraft he said we're not letting you guys retire because there's a couple like you say stars who are very much on the cost their mccourty twins and rob gronkowski who old room and to be retiring but the owners saying not just yet guys we can still win. this thing a few more times so it will be interesting to see we expect a few of these players to announce their is on the scene but tom brady looks set to continue i think the coach bill belichick might retire and that could really be a change for the n.f.l. a seismic change all across the league where the young coaches and the younger teams will be ushered in ok fascinating stuff thank you so much max now they appreciate it. now in german soccer bundesliga strugglers out spur pulled off a big win at home against mines on sunday taking three points in some rather inhospitable weather conditions despite the snow the hosts were in hot form and overwhelms their opposition in large part thanks to a stellar performance from their star striker alford third. yes lehmann made his debut as assistant coach for alex book the bavarians are hoping the former germany keeper will foster a winning mentality the team certainly began with plenty of confidence and in the eighth minute handball by daniel brzezinski gave them the chance to score from a penalty alfred finn bogus and kept up his one hundred percent record from the spot. and lightning struck twice for alex book in the thirty fourth minute another handball in the box gave them another penalty the referee had to check with the video assistant this time but the decision stood and fin bogus and converted again of course his ninth goal of the season had a head at half time after the break the hosts continued to dominate the game and with less than an hour ago on a counter-attack ended with finn bogus and scoring his third goal it was the icelandic strike as for the trick. that was more than enough to end alex berg's ten game winless streak the yen's lehmann effect is already in full swing. a lunar new year is just around the corner tomorrow people across asia and all over the world will be celebrating according to the zodiac calendar the year of the dog is making way for the year of you guessed it the pig in south korea there is a museum dedicated to all things that have to do with pigs it's already seeing a spike in the number of visitors have a look. big popularity may be on the rise this year but these potbelly polk is a no strangers to the limelight. they're the star attraction at the itchy on pig museum in south korea. and they're popular with kids and adults alike. my family came here to visit the pig museum and we hope to have good luck in the new year. as well as patching and feeding there's also an odd gallery displaying thousands of works in the country and the world in the would be considered to be a symbol of wealth and look the year of the pig is coming so people will pay much more attention to pigs the number of visitors this month is about thirty percent higher than the same period last year and is expected to exceed one hundred twenty thousand this year. and this is one that come to say. i did that i never thought pigs could be so small and quick so cute. please pull sign performance proof pretty popular and in this year of the pig is sure to be many more chances to celebrate them. you're watching news still to come on the program german chancellor angela merkel is in japan for talks with prime minister shinzo to talk free trade at a time when the world's number three and four economies are bracing themselves against the u.s. is protectionist policies. all that more coming right up on news i'm sarah kelly in berlin after a short break christopher. thanks for watching. he risked everything for democracy. his reputation. his korea even his life. stuff stays on one of the greatest statesman of the i'm a republican up a committee democrat we great courage. gustaf strays i'm on a number of republicans in forty five minutes on t.w. . her first day of school in the jungle. first coming listen to. them doris crane the moment arrives. join during a taping on her journey back to freedom. in our interactive documentary. tour of the arena ten returns home on d w dot com orangutang. 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live from berlin. tonight, europe tries to move venezuela's nicolas maduro out of power and out of the way. today, severer leadingng europon countrieies includuding germrma, france and the u.k. recognized juan guaido as thehe leader of e country. nicolas maduro insists he is going nowhere and that he will never bow toto pressure from outside. also coming up, the pope delivers a message of religious tyrell -- tolerance to the united arab emirates. he made a historic interfaith address in the first visit by a pontiff to the arabian peninsula. millions of pilgrims traveling to northern india for one of the largest religious gatherings. hindus could be taking a dip in these waters, cleansing them of their sins and bring salvation. plus, the united states is sending thousands more troops to its border with mexico. donald trump says he is stopping an invasion of illegal immigrants. could i sasay it is a poliliticl stunt. our cororrespondent logo on patl with a border guard to find out more. the records tumbled in atlanta at the super bowl. the new england patriots defeated the los angeles rams to win american footballs biggest prize for the six-time -- six time. we would you through all the action. -- take you through all the action. ♪ brent: i'm brent goff. welcome. we start tonight with the crisis in caracas and the increasing pressure on nicolas maduro to get out of the way. today, several major european union countries recognized venezuela's opposition leader, juan guaido as the legitimate interim president. it came after president maduro ignored a deadline to call in election area maduro now says if violence breaks out in his country, the leaders of europe and the u.s. wilill have blood n their hands. >> venezuela's power struggle deepened on monday after several european nations officially recognized opposition leader juan guaido as the countries acting president. spain was the first to announce their support. germany, france and the u.k. and several other countries followed suit. >> new presidential elections were not called by yesterday. thatat is why juan guaido is the person we expect to initiate an election process as soon as possible. germany, along with several other european countries recognizes himim as a legitimime interim p president to oversee thisis task. reporter: venezuela's ally, russia, accused european powers of meddling and condemned their actions. >> i don't knknow why the europn union considers itself entitled to dictate conditions for the internationanal mediation effor. it could've been more effective for everyone who's intererestedn settling the crisis to get together and talk before any announcements are made. to discuss, with one another, how to help this nation. reporter: maduro insists he will never bow to his opponents. he also refuses to let foreign humanitarian aid into the country for fear the aid could be coupled with a military intervention. as the standoff intensifies, life remains desperate for many venezuelans amid the countries bitter economic crisis. many are forced to rely on food donations to survive. brent: we want to take the story to oscar schlenker, he joins us from the capital of venezuela. that evening. how significant are the endorsements f from european u n states for venenezuela's opposition tononight? oscar: it's -- it is significant in the sense that by recognizing maduro as president, there also recognizing juan guaido as a legitimate president. that could bring consequences in the clinical arena that is unprecedented. the opposition's focus is asking those nations to support juan guaido and protect venezuela and assets from the maduro regime. it is no easy task and as pressure mounts from maduro and his high-ranking officials, there may be more sanctions and present accounts ahead. this support from european states gives juan guaido some negotiating power to force him to step down. that seems unlikely because there are so many -- there aren't many options for his government with open investigations on human rights and corruption among other accusations waiting to be processed in a net -- international courts. brent: despite all of that, president maduro's government is still in power. the president, condemning the moods that came from europe. what can be maduro government do? what is it threatening to do in response to this action by europe? oscar: there is not much that majuro and his government can do to threaten other countries other than break off diplomatic relations. that would mean that just like what he did with the u.s., that why go would have to name new ambassadors to these countries. we have seen that nicholas maduro has been taking part in military parades from where he said he was going to collect signatures and all major squares of venezuela from people who reject these endorsements to juan guaido -- and there's not much more he can do then completely break relations with these countries diplomatically. they party done it by endorsing juan guaido. brent: what is the situation tonight in terms of the loyalty of the military? is it still firmly in maduro's cap? -- the -- camp? oscar: it seems that way. we've seen some generals posting videos about their endorsement of juan guaido as president. we've also seen military that have deserted and are exiled that have said they want to rejoin the army forces with juan guaido as president. we've a ao seen inin the past year, several revolts from low and middle ranking offfficers agagainst nicolas maduro. there are e some seriousus allegationons that there are aa number of mililitary that are imprisoned and are being torturured because there was threat and suspicion of the revolt. brent: our correspondent, oscar schlenker on the story tonight from caracas. thank you. in an exclusive interview with conflict zone, the israeli ambassador to the european union, claudia salerno caldera says she hopes nicolas maduro will complete his six year term area here's a preview. >> how long do you think president maduro can hold on now >> six years because i hope that is what the people voted for. >> the european parliament voted to recognize the interim self declared president. the european parliament voted. now we have france, spain, germany and britain who have recognized the new interim leader as president. how long can you go on with this? how long can healed on? claudia: it doesn't depend on that. a president does not hold or hold on because of foreign countries asking them or liking them or not. reporter: he has impoverished become -- the country and subject them to massive represession. claudia: whatever you want to put your views, you have elections to do it. we had it in may last year. the majority of people -- >> widely judged. claudia: why the european countries say if they want to like a government or not in a country that does not belong to their system? brent: that is an interview you don't want to miss. you can catch the entire interview starting wednesday at1730 -- 1730 utc. it will also be available online at dw.com/conflictzone. and is a historic video to -- visit to the united arab emirates, pope francis has urged leaders to and work in interfaith meeting. he entered the founders memorial where he held a keynote speech promoting peace. hundreds of representatives from different faiths attended the meeting. the post todayy t trip i is aimt turning a page and christian-muslim relations in the region. tony me now at the table to talk about this visit is nader alsarras, from our arabic desk. this is the first papal visit to the arabian peninsula. what does it mean for the islamic world to have the pope visit? nader: it means a lot for the muslims, because the arabian peninsula is seen as a heartland of islam. abu dhabi or the uae are periphery. the heart is in backup. -- is in mecca. they all think that when it comes to islam and talking about muslims in the media, it is a was about violence. it is always about wars and human rights violations. this kind of a visit strengthens their impression that the catholic world or the catholic pope is trying to see it from another angle and we know that pope francis has concentrated in his papacy since 2013 on this dialogue, with the muslim world. it is a highly symbolic visit and it is very important for the region. brent: he was invited by the uae to come and visit. he hasn't been invited by saudi arabia, for example. would it send a stronger signal if he were to visit the country where mecca is located instead of a country that is on the periphery? nader: definitely. it would've been a strong message if saudi arabia invited the pope to come to riyadh or medina. saudi arabia doesn't allow other religions to practice or other people to practice their religion on its territory other than muslims. it would have been a very strong message, but i think there is a another political side of the story. the uae was to show itself to the world as religiously tolerant and open and a want to propagate this -- they want to propagate this picture of a modern muslim country. it has two sides. brent: it is also come out building on what you're saying, the uae could come out of this visit looking more progressive to the international audience than saudi arabia. nader: somehow, they are, religiously speaking. the problem is that there is also the yemen more -- more -- war. the pope condemned it. he said the war has to stop. it is a human catastrophe that has been going on for three years. i do not expect that the emirati s here with the pope has to say or implement what he has to say. it is a gesture. he is also under pressure to mention this war and these atrocities. is also being criticized by human rights organizations because, as we know, the united arab emirates have not a great record of human rights. he is under pressure to mention these issues. brent: nader alsarras from our arabic desk. we appreciate your insights. as we heard, the pope would deliver a groundbreaking mass on his visit to abu dhabi. catholics hope his visit can boost tolerance of their faith in the wider region. reporter: many nationalities united in their faith at the st. joseph's cathedral in abu dhabi. a payers clerk from pakistan, a german priest, and the many catholic foreign workers working in the uae are awaiting the post visit with great anticipation. -- hopes -- pope's visit with great anticipation. >> it is a momentous occasion. it is a once-in-a-lifetime occasion to many of us to see him, especially in this part of world. reporter: for this man, the pope's visit is of major importance. >> it is the first time the head of the church or even a leaderr of the church has come to the arabian peninsula. that is historic. that is why there's so much discussion about the visit. much of the talk centers around the meetings being held here between christians and muslims in the heart of the islamic world. reporter: the pope's visit also carries a political dimension. the emirates are part of a saudi led military alliance deployed in yemen. the pope has her be he called for peace in the war-torn country, but this point this thorny issue, religious dialogue will remain centerstage. uae is keen to show it is exactly when it comes to religious freedom. -- exemplary when it comes to religious freedom. the uae is considered the most religiously tolerant country in the region. it was to see as much foreign investment as possible and remain an attractive dent -- destination for foreign workers. the best example of religious tolerance in the uae is the buddhist temple in dubai. according to buddhists, it is the only one in the entire middle east. buddhists are not always welcome in the islamic world. they are seen as infidels and therefore, often cannot practice their religion in public. >> as far as the uae is concerned, it is very tolerant. i keep saying all the time that tolerance is the wrong word to use come because we are welcome here in this country. the uae leadership looks after as well. reporter: hindu residents agree. the government has approved the construction of a temple. this is what is is expected to look like. religion here cannot regard us of where it comes from, does not have to be practiced in private. >> in many countries over the world, i've never come across over 200 different nationalities living harmoniously together with the freedom to practice their religion freely. reporter: the pope is visiting the emirates for three days. religious tolerance aside, the country's track record on political freedom is the darkest side of the story. anyone who questions the uae's involvement in the yemen war winds up in prison. brent: we are hearing some of the other stories making headlines around the world. a nigerian court has ordered the country's top judge to appear in person at a tribunal to answer corruption charges. chief justice -- the chief justice of the supreme court was suspended 10 days ago. is accused of failing to declare foreign currency bank accounts and breaching rules are putting public officials. a u.s. tree is set to begin deliberations in the trial of the alleged drug cartel boss commonly known as el chapo. prosecutors say the 61 euro mexican is believed to have smuggled at least 200 tons of cocaine into the u.s. he faces life in prison if convicted. a light aircraft has crashed intoto a house in soututhern california, killing the pilot and four people on the ground. witnesseses said the t twin-enge cessna caught fire, broke upp in mid flight and plunged into a house southeast of los angeles. villages in central bosnia are struggling to contain flooding for a second day. heavy rain and melting snow profit by a rapid rise in temperatures have destroyed homes and roads. rescue services have built small dams and edited to halt the floodwaters. germany's chancellor angela merkel is in the japanese cattle of tokyo, meeting with japanese prime ministers shinzo abe. in a joint news conference, both leaders stressed the importance of close trade ties in times of rising protectionism. merkel's visit comes three days after a sprawling trade pact between the european union and japan took affect. reporter: good friends are important, especially in hard times. that is winter -- that is what german chancellor angela merkel emphasizing during her visit to japan, a major ally in her call for free trade. their relationship is about more than trade. >> i am in japan for the fifth time. we have met 17 times already. we have always worked well together, even at international conferences. we have a long f friendship with 2021 marking 160 years of diplomatic relations for us. it is an incentive for us to work even more closely than -- in an even m more disorderly world. for his part,, abe warned against protectionism, citing the usa and japan have had increasingly important roles in protecting multilateralism. a country challenges. a rapidly aging population and a time -- digitalization. germany is japanan's i is trey parker in the eu. some 50 german copies are active in japanan the german chancellor is traveling with a business delegation eager to forge even more deals. brent: you're watching dw news. still to come, canoeing on patriots take down the los angeles rams. they took him a record equaling six super bowl title. we will take you through the rough and tumble of last night's game. first, here's another story from the united states. the pentagon says it is sending additional troops to the border with mexico. opponents described the move as a political stunt designed to create the illusion of a crisis. our correspondent travel to arizona and accompanied a border guard on patrol. alexandra: patrolling the u.s. mexico border, here in arizona, it stretches for more than 600 kilometers. agent daniel hernandez takes us to a remote part of it, protected by an anti-vehicle barrier. he says what is happening at the border is a crisis like he has never seen before. >> there are still a lot of people who are tried to cross the border illegally that do not want to be caught. now we have added the element of family units from central america for giving themselves up to border control, which brings up a humanitarian crisis. alexandra: images recently captured show families crawling under a small fence into the u.s.. even thoughh the total number of apprehehensions along the border hahas dropped over the last two decades, the agents say their job is now more difficult than ever. we are in the city of nogales. agent hernandez shows us the existing border fence here. only recently, has wire been installed on top of it. >> we know that there are certainly possibilities that people can still come over or drugs can come over and we recognize that. it is definitely a tool that works effectively and in this particular area, it has completely changed the landscape for it. alexandra: more security, less illegal crossings, that sounds like a an argument for preresidt trump's boardwalk, but was it worth shutting down the government? the border patrol agents tell us they don't talk politics. they are here to do the job regard us of is going on in washington. however, they seemed happy and relieved that a deal has been reached at least temporarily to reopen the government. neither the shutdown nor trump's plans for a border wall have been popular in downtown of dollars. we need each other says the cities mayor. the economies on both sides of the border heavily depend on mutual trade. >> may be president trump is sometimes giving in a little bit and saying, let's find a common grground and let's find somethig we can do together, but stick to's -- border security and economic development and international relations with mexico. alexandra: after 35 days of shutdown, the federal workers in arizona will finally be getting their paychecks. the row over the border wall is still far from over. ♪ brent: now to the "the people are talking about especially in the united states. the super bowl. the doing what patriots are being crowned american footballs champions after beating the l.a. rams in atlanta. the rams lost 13-3 and the lowest scoring super bowl ever. for the fans, there was plenty to celebrate. reporter: fans of the new england patriots have every reason to celebrate area their team to victory on a historic super bowl night. quarterback tom brady was the man n of the houou he won his sixth title, a record for a player. for many, it cemented his status as the greatest of a all time. >> what it means, to me, the patriots are the best. tom brady is a god. is the best ever and if you ever want to dispute that, just look the other way and don't talk to me. reporter: freddie won his first super bowl 17 years ago after becoming the oldest quarterback to play and win a super bowl, he says he has no intention of retiring yet. timmy has a tattoo for every time the patriots have won a ring. he is fast running out of room. >> after tonight, i will have to get some more roman numeral's. the problem is, they win so many super bowl's, i'm running out of room. i don't know have to go there or there. a whole armband. i don't know. reporter: super b bowl sunday is the sportingng event of the year the u u. over 100 million americans watch the game on television. even without the tickets, these fans came all the way to atlanta to cheer on their side. >> for me, i will travavel anywhere for my team. anywhere. if it means we will win the super bowl and i get t to be a part of it, this is why i am here. reporter: the l.a. rams were the underdogs and could not get there offense going. scorer, the defense buckled. -- in the last quarter, the defense buckled. >> it hurt. i was sad. reporter: frontiers of despair -- from tears of despair to tears of joy for patriots fans on a night t that made nflfl history. brent: investigators have found the wreckage of the plane carrying the cardiff city footballer emiliano sala. the aircraft disappeared two weeks ago. one identified by was found inside the aircraft. the aircraft was located off the -- in the english channel. he and his pilot were flying from france to cardiff when contact was lost over the channenel. the search for the plane was abandoned but a crowdfunding campaign raised 300,000 euros to privately fund recovery operation. millions of pilgrims in india have traveled to the northern section of the country for the most important day of the hindu festival. the world's largest religious gathering. the pilgrims plunge into the cold waters, where three rivers meet. the confluence is considered a holy site. and his believe taking a dip in the river cleanses them of their sins and b bngs salaltion. reporter: theherise at dawawon the so-called "no moon day,"," e holiliest day of t the festil.l. thei desestination is the place where three sacred rivers converge. holy men smear themselves with ash and lead the people to a cold bath. devout hindus believe that bathing and the holy waters on no moon day can free them from the cycle of life and death and it provides a visual spectacle. bathing on no moon day was a thing of beauty. why did you come here? >> royal bath is today. it is very beautiful. reporter: and do mythology says that gods and demons fought a war over a sacred picture here, containing the nectar of immortality. the festival lasts for 48 days, during which it will host upwards of 100 million people. brent: you're watching dwnews from berlin. after a break, i will be back to take you through the day. we will take a look at europe and venezuela. . twenty four every. what you what you are from paris france twenty four the headlines this hour? europe joins the united states and m most of latin america in recognizing one white door as the interim president of that is white or at least eighteen european couountries now voicing their support for the opposition laid up. hi franceses calls for an ed to the war in yemen as he 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the e.u. without a concrete plan amnesty international has accused the united arab emirates of supplying weapons to armed groups in yemen the rights group says the u.a.e. diverts billions of dollars worth of off to buying them from the west brazil's former president who is in australia just a silver has been given an extra thirteen years of jail time for corruption and money laundering he's already setting a twelve year prison sentence for another corruption conviction he denies the charges saying they're politically motivated firefighters in the u.s. state of california attacking a major blaze after a gas explosion in san francisco huge plumes of fire and spoke prompted evacuations of nearby buildings it's believed work is installing fiber optic why is cause the fire by cutting a gas line those are the headlines join me here for more news off the inside story . salta allies but they ended up in enemy hands some of america's gulf allies are accused of transferring us for weapons to rebel groups in yemen who control the suppression donald trump to stop supporting the saudi a morality led coalition at war in yemen this is inside story. hello and welcome to the show i'm sam is a than now amnesty international says the united arab emirates has secretly armed rebel groups in the amman with advanced weapons bought from the u.s. as well as european manufacturers the rebel groups include the giants the security belt and elite forces which are trained in funded by the u.a.e. amnesty says a wide range of u.s. supplied armored vehicles vended up with rebel fighters have also received more to rockets and guns boards by the m r r t s amnesty says the rebels are accountable to no one and some have committed war crimes we have not authorized the saudi arabia or the emirates to transfer any of this equipment to other parties on the ground in yemen and as you are well aware when we do provide equipment whether comes government to government or commercially provided. that the recipients do have to agree to certain stipulations on the use of those and that we do have monitoring and enforcement mechanisms. the u.a.e. and saudi arabia are yet to respond to the allegations let's bring our guests into the show we have joining us from santa nasser arabi a political commentator in london patrick will can a researcher on the arms trade security and human rights for amnesty international and in the us by skype lawrence korb a former assistant secretary of defense and senior fellow at the center for american progress welcome to you all if i could start with patrick it's a fairly detailed report some would say quite shocking how did you reach these sorts of conclusions. we examined open source material visual material looking at the arsenals of particular militia groups including the security belt and the elite forces and the giants that have been recently engaged in the a date if offensive and we matched the types of weapons that we were seeing with transfer data that is of published data that states. register on their arms transfers and we source certain patterns while much of the weapons that are currently being used by militia groups in yemen are legacy weapons the old weapons that had been in the country for you know prior to the conflict we're now seeing some disturbing patton's of what we would say is deliberate diversion of weapons particularly vehicles and we see a wide variety of us not just u.s. south african army vehicles but also small arms from various european states including. garia belgian so we have seen mortars serbian mortars and singaporean truck how do we know if i could well patrick how do we know who transferred those weapons to these militia groups on the ground. i think that's an open question and the question that the immoralities and in some instances the saudi arabian authorities have have to answer them iraqis have been on record saying that they are supporting these militias it's well known on the ground that they're supporting these militias and has said that for instance the giants form part of coalition forces and are under their command in a sense and i think this is worrying particularly from the you know not not states perspective and any other supply states because you know usually western states are quite rigorous in their the stipulations they put on any arms transfer that have and use a certificate switch specify that arms cannot be passed on to third parties and so this looks like to us the m.r. archies equipping and training these forces and and handing out equipment against the very strict stipulations that the u.s. for instance would put on any arms transfer we're talking about the u.s. that's take the perspective of washington d.c. lawrence is it possible that an organization like amnesty international simply by viewing videos an open source material can come to this conclusion and yet u.s. intelligence other western intelligence are unaware that their weapons are ending up in the hands of groups they haven't authorized. knowledge it's no use yes i guess to make it public would undermine a lot of the arms sales that the administration is pushing and why they looking the other way lawrence. because the president wants to continue to sell arms to those contraries he claims that this is good for our economy he claims that this basically is a way to shreds in our alliance there and it's not just amnesty international see an anti american cable network the leading cable network house much more damaging story not only about the usa to the the saudis giving stuff that's ending up in the hands of iran which trump claims is our biggest threat to the area well then the claim that lawrence i mean how does that go down in washington perhaps credibly that this is in the u.s. interest if as is being claimed some of these weapons even end up in the hands of groups affiliated to al qaida which is anything but progress than obviously or pro-u.s. . now it does it undermines american not security and i think what you already see in is the senate had passed a resolution saying we should stop providing aid to the saudis in us a not just because of this but because of the horrible human catastrophe does going are going on there and i think this will give input just odd to even more strict legislation in the house of representatives to stop the arms sales completely interesting let's bring in the perspective of a you are of course in sana'a which is controlled by the host the movement some of these groups which have received weapons western weapons like security belt elite forces the giants give us an idea of what a difference that makes on the ground the fact that they have these types of western weapons. well there is no difference after all this is something that is not new. at all most of the yemenis here know that. fired alongside the u.s. allies with the saudi. forces this is something very clear and also there will bins and the money that. gets to the to the hands of isis here they get to their hunt openly as equipment for fighters as salaries for fighters this is something that is very you know for example let me give you an example most or the majority of the forces of the saudi emeritus forces in the western cause of. the su call the. the giant brigades this is these people of these forces call themselves sellafield everybody knows that they are in a way or another link directly to al-qaeda and isis also there is also a battle or a brigade in paris called the. bassa brigade this is also receive money and weapons i mean the us weapons and saudi in america the weapon openly as salary and equipment so this is something not a new not new at all also there is something more that some of the leaders of these people of qaeda. are based in riyadh and in abu dhabi and this is something you know. some of them also. this english by the you is worthy of mention the u.s. let me bring lawrence in so the sort of picture which is being painted for us by nasr in santa. you have groups linked to al qaida whose leaders he says even based in in the capitals or cities of u.s. allies which are receiving weapons money support from u.s. allies which means if you follow that logic the u.s. is funding some of its worst enemies high the fully eighty groups. there's no doubt about it the same thing it's not within syria a lot of the weapons that we initially put in there to bite assad ended up in the hands of groups affiliated with without hina and what's happened here is both the saudis and the usa are so fixated on dealing with the who these that they're willing to make a short term concession to groups like al qaida and as pointed just pointed out by our colleague here the sort of the fact as a matter is that the saudis have had the beast high groups a narrow country for a long time i mean the attacks of nine eleven came from dr merrily people from saudi arabia and that doesn't raise eyebrows in washington d.c. lawrence well it does raise eyebrows but not with this is ministration who so fixated on dealing with the ran and increasing the arms sales where the president trying to make slurs overseas trip was to saudi arabia and look out he sanral because shelby incidentally has not held saudi arabia accountable spring and patrick back to the discussion tell us the practical human rights issues that come with allowing western weapons to end up in the hands of some of these militias what does that mean in terms of conduct of war that. well i think i'll just preface any come in specific to those militias by saying that all parties to the conflict with the be the saudi forces or the butties or allied militias have from the outset committed a whole range of very serious human rights violations including you know the indiscriminate bombardment of civilian areas but specific to these groups and the city has done some very detailed research on the ground in southern yemen talking to detainees and their relatives from a string of so-called black sites secret detention centers where they were held and guarded by some of these militia groups and the allegations that came from those interviews were quite shocking they were subject to torture sexual humiliation. they were deprived of food and water there was in forced disappearance a real gray zone where the families were looking for relatives but unaware of where they were being held and they were they were. you know killings of criminal suspects so i think you know this is where the the nub of the issue for us is you know western states including the u.s. have to be aware of the risks of complicity that they run if they are prepared to countries such as saudi arabia and their merits we have been calling on a complete cessation of arms supplies to the coalition from the outset of the conflict just on the grounds of their own conduct but this adds another dimension and as. as your guest in the states has said you know this is not this is a reality that has happened in many different countries in the region he mentioned syria but iraq is another classic case where west went in and then were diverted or stolen from iraqi stocks we had the growth of islamic states and also the problem mobilization units which were also accused of very serious human rights violations including the killings of thousands of young sunni boys and men so it's an indefinite problem particularly in the middle east and states prepared to continue to supply have to be aware that. there is this risk and there are there are also going against some very strong domestic regulations but also what competition on those regulations in a second u.n. trip but you touched on a point which i want to take back because the amnesty report does talk about how what it documents quite thoroughly how it sees the flow of weapons coming from the u.a.e. to some of these groups on the ground there in sana'a nasr how much control does the u.a.e. have over these militias. father control it's you know it's it's a control of it's a sort of control for for receiving the the weapons and receiving the money and then they say we are fighting through thirty this is the only thing but they are not under the control of of the united arab emirates and neither. neither in the in the system cost nor in the in the south also so they are all the common things between them all lee only to find it to three not two more but. they have their own agenda and they have their own i the years everyone knows and there may be the names they they they have some different names now now they they are calling themselves. the giant brigades or. brigades as i told you this is just names but they are they have their own agenda they have their own aim right of their own goals so. there's a lot on account of them better to go give an account to anyone yes of course they are they if they are uncovered i mean they are not under their control and they are or if they are not bring in. that is giving quite short lawrence could there be legal implications for this i mean there are rules in the us in the e.u. about transfer of weapons particularly to groups which are accused of committing war crimes right. well there's no doubt about that the legal implications and obviously i think what these this the amnesty report on c.n.n. is going to get the congress to say we can't sell them any arms any more regardless . of what they what they they claim and we won't provide them any assistance you know particularly for the bombings that they've hired a refueling or providing them these persisting guided weapons anymore obviously somebody could bring this case to the to the international criminal court but not obviously is a whole different issue in the united states doesn't belong to the international criminal court ok let's take that point back to patrick and in london then. your report seems to link for example you've looked at certain configurations of weapons and you said that could only have come from this source because this is the only souls that support that configuration of the personnel carriers and i don't know gun targets right is that sort of evidence do you think going to make some kind of solid legal case. well i think this is a very interesting and and fast moving area looking at the legal liabilities both of states and companies announce transfers because as he said there are very strict rules. there is this the e.u. common position which links prohibits transfers if there's a high risk of them being used for human rights violations there is the arms trade treaty which was adopted in the end of twenty fourteen. the us is a signatory states have ratified and it's interesting only the united arab emirates is also a signatory one of the few in the region which is legally binding internationally and likewise connex prohibits the transfer of arms where there's a small i'd say that's the e.u. and i'm steve documented stuff what do you do with your evidence that you've gathered so far. well we have being campaigning for many years to try and stop on supplies to the coalition and we will be continuing to do so taking reports and evidence to the capital of in the various countries mentioned and throughout chapters we have offices around the world. lobbying in the in the states and in other countries we also have a strong presence at the arms trade treaty conference of states parties which discuss these issues and we were going to continue to press states for them to live up to their obligations we are also in the u.k. involved in a legal case against the u.k. government. against their decision to send arms to saudi arabia which has been bought by a campaign group in the year in the in the u.k. the campaign against the arms trade and when we are supporting that case which is going to appeal shortly so there are many different routes of campaigning and and legal actions that we are pursuing there is a big question mark right now over the flow of arms at least from the west to some of the allies of the us saudi arabia and the u.a.e. for use in yemen nasr in sana'a what does the continued for weapons and we should point out as well there are allegations of flows of weapons from iran as well not just from the west via saudi arabia in the u.a.e. what does that continuation of flow of weapons mean for prospects of the the ceasefire all at least the truce which was agreed to for data. well of course. the more the weapon the more the war is this is something very it goes without saying. you know if they. are sending these weapons wanted this war to to end they must to stop it of course because without these weapons there is no war but. unfortunately the problem now is that these these advanced weapons end up in the enemy of us and you can friends and all the west this guy that i says this is something that is. isis have have never been dreaming of such things to happen at all now they are receiving these things easily with the man with the saudi and the money and with a big cover but ethical cover and media coverage of that they are there i mean they are not hiding at all now as they were in the past i thought so they are not it's a golden time for a guy that isis and all kinds of these militants or we've just got about a minute and a half less on a give it to lawrence before we wrap up you spoke about action by congress how likely do you think it is that we will actually see an arms embargo imposed by congress on arming saudi arabia and the u.a.e. for example. i think in light of the honestly report and the c.n.n. . report which got a lot of coverage in the united states today congress will pass it whether the president will veto it and whether congress has the troops verged over turned out i think is a is a is a different different a different issue but there's no doubt about the fact that there's growing support in this country to start providing arms to the saudis and the u.a.e. even before these reports came out because of the horrible humanitarian catastrophe that's happening out in yemen and when people can then bring up the fact that you're arming groups associated with al qaida or that is to acknowledge he gets back to iran i think that might be the game changer to have game changes that would be lawrence though quite a game changer if the u.s. cuts off weapons rightness sort of military impact that would have on the conflict would be immense would it not early word and don't forget that the united states now secretary not warry last said you've got to get this you know i was solved by june you know when they had the peace negotiations open in sweden so hopefully this will work some of that process all right let's thank our guests very much for their thoughts on this one patrick well can knock out a b. and lawrence korb and thank you to fortune you can see the show again of course any time by visiting our website al-jazeera dot com for this question have it over to 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pope has arrived in the united arab emirates — becoming the first pope to visit the arabic peninsula. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the car maker nissan has confirmed that its scrapping plans to manufacture its x—trail 4 by 4 in sunderland — reversing a decision announced two years ago. the x—trail will now continue to be made in japan instead. in a letter to staff nissan said a number of business reasons were involved but that uncertainty about brexit was not helping. the government's business secretary says it's a blow to the car industry and the region. our business correspondent rob young reports. britain's biggest car factory had been due to start making the diesel 4x4 soon. it had been persuaded to build it here after receiving reassu ra nces build it here after receiving reassurances from the government ever breaks it back in 2016 but nissan has today confirmed its cancelling that plan investment. it's good news for the sector, it's come at a bad time. it will instead be felt injapan, the company come at a bad time. it will instead be felt in japan, the

united arab emirates francis makes an historic interfaith addressed in the first visit by a pontiff to the arabian peninsula plus the united states since thousands more troops to the mexican border president donald trump says he's stopping an invasion of illegal immigrants critics call it a political stunt our correspondent goes on patrol with the border guards in arizona and the records tumble on super bowl sunday the new england patriots defeat the los angeles rams to win american football's biggest prize for the sixth time we'll take you through all the action. i'm bring coffee it's good to have you with us we start tonight with the crisis in caracas several key european countries today recognized minutes well as opposition leader won as the legitimate interim president and they acted in concert after president nicolas maduro ignored a deadline to call a snap election says those countries could end up with blood on their hands as his government digs in its heels. venezuela's power struggle depend on monday off to several european nations officially recognized opposition leader one q

new report says the united arab emirates is supplying arms to militias arms that were received from western nations. and doctors in venezuela plead with the government allow the delivery of medicine and other humanitarian aid now. so donald trump's delivered a call for unity in the divided u.s. congress but some democrats denounced his state of the union address as one of division fear and false once the president was present was due to make this major speech last month but was delayed by what was the longest u.s. government shutdown in history. and it's congress continues to refuse to fund a border war with mexico trump insists he will get bills mike hanna with all the things help from washington madam. president of the united states. much has changed in the stranger since president trump last spoke here sitting next to the vice president a new speaker nancy pelosi has been locked in a power struggle with the president since the democratic party took over the house and acknowledging this the president called for political. together we can break decades of political stalemate we can

the united arab emirates france's makes a historic interface address any first ever visit by a pond to its to the arabian peninsula millions of pilgrims travel to northern india for the world's largest religious gathering hindus believe taking a dip in these waters cleanses them of their sins and bring salvation. plus the united states sends thousands more troops to its border with mexico donald trump says he's stopping an invasion of illegal immigrants critics call it a political stunt our correspondent goes all for trolled with the border guards to find out more and their records tumble on super bowl sunday the new england patriots defeat the los angeles rams to win american football's biggest prize for the sixth time i'll take you through the action. thank you so much for your company everyone well we start off with a crisis in caracas several major european countries have recognized that is a way those opposition leader one why though as interim president they acted in concert after president mother who ignored a deadline to call a snap election model now says those countries co

thank you. pope francis has ended a three day trip to the united arab emirates by leading a mass attended by more than one hundred eighty thousand people filling a stadium in the capital abu dhabi during the mass francis raise concerns about the plight of migrant workers in the gulf country the vast majority of whom are for the piano's and indians pope also called for more harmony and tolerance between muslims and christians by as the crowds cheer pope francis is cavalcade makes its way slowly into the zoe sports stadium in abu dhabi. all around the catholic faithful here to mark this historic occasion. for most of you by here person. you know which appears to be told they would imagine that they will see the pope in this country you. might never imagine the. the. last three years with. this their first ever papal mass in the arabian peninsula and what some consider to be the largest show of public christian worship in the gulf arab region public displays of non islamic faith have restricted but on the last day of the pope's visit tens of thousands openly celebrate mass with him.

kicks off on friday in the united arab emirates this is the first time the catteries are into the final and have a chance to win that trophy they've scored sixteen goals and conceded none so far they've already beaten the likes of saudi arabia south korea and hosts. doesn't matter what happens tomorrow we are feeling very proud of all of them because the showing. barry high level in this competition playing against the shore we're going to try to to make the people in our country to moral happy again . to try to make the story the japanese have won the asian cup four times most recently in two thousand and eleven when they lifted the trophy in caps are having beaten the hosts on the way to find all but the catteries are a different prospect now in japan are very much on their guard a story they've won all their matches up until now i believe they're a strong team and have the ability to hold the ball but they also have good strikers and very fast play is will have to be very careful about this this is already characters best ever performance at the tournaments but it's something t

united arab emirates france's makes this historic interface their address in a first ever visit by apologise to the away view in islam plus the united states says thousands more troops to its border with mexico donald trump says he's stopping an invasion of illegal immigrants critics call it a political stunt our correspondent goes on protrude with the border guard to find out more. to have you along everyone. we begin with the crisis in caracas several major european countries have now recognized venezuela's opposition leader though as interim president well they acted in concert after president nicolas maduro ignored a deadline to call a snap election the door now says those countries could face were prized as this government digs in its heels. venezuela's power struggle deepened on monday off to several european nations officially recognized opposition leader of one quite go as the country's acting president spain was the first to announce their support germany france the u.k. and several other countries quickly followed suit this gets done with new presidential elections were n

maduro sells off his country's gold reserves the latest buyer is reportedly the united arab emirates so is the u.a.e. now at risk of u.s. sanctions this is inside story to egypt . it. hello and welcome to the program i'm martin dennis now the economic crisis in venezuela has false millions of people to leave the country they can't afford basic goods like food or medicine president nicolas maduro has responded by using the country's gold reserves in an attempt to pay for these imports now the reuters news agency says he's planning to sell twenty nine tons of gold this month from the central bank vaults to the united arab emirates in return for cash in euro as a former central bank governor believes two russian chartered planes which landed in caracas on monday had been hired to take the gold out of the country well mature is government hasn't commented on these reports but the united states is watching all of this rather closely the republican senator marco rubio he's warned against dealing in venezuelan gold and in a tweets to the u.s. embassy in washington he wrote we have reports that

christian worship ever seen on the arabian peninsula pope francis is celebrating mass in the united arab emirates in the birthplace of islam more than one hundred and thirty thousand people are expected to attend the event in the capital abu dhabi you're looking at live pictures right now now earlier francis met with the eveready leaders and called for an end to what he called the miserable crudeness of war. and as that mass gets underway we are joined here by our religious affairs correspondent martin gak to just walk us through what exactly is happening right now because i mean this has a men's historical significance doesn't it indeed i mean in two ways first one is course that this is the first pope to visit the area the second thing that is quite interesting is that in an aria were predominantly christian certain not allowed to worship openly the u.a.e. has centrally organized a massive event of public of a public display of religious commitment in one has to human mind that it's not only the local christian community but it's also a vast number i mean most of the people are immigrants coming i

the general named. pope francis is about to begin an official visit to the united arab emirates it will be the first time a ring pontiff has traveled to the arabian peninsula francis will take part in a christian muslim dialogue and minister to the u.s. small roman catholic community mainly indian and philippine guest workers. this is st mary's catholic church in dubai one of dozens of churches in the united arab emirates the emirates has a reputation for religious tolerance in a region where there are other wise tight restrictions on worship outside the muslim faith. francis his trip to the gulf states is aimed at encouraging more contact between christie on the scene. some parishioners here think the visit would mark a turning point in relations between the two religions. i think it's a really you know i would not for all the muslims and the christians in u.a.e. and to vatican city it's like you know it's a global event but francis is facing criticism over the visit because of the emirates role in the war in yemen a saudi led coalition of which the emirates is part of has been ac

ensemble. shake months or a deputy prime minister of the united arab emirates. can sing one former deputy prime minister of singapore. or a lebanese former minister carlos gone c.e.o. of renault nissan and prince albert of monaco himself. trust and confidence stuart gulliver group chief executive of the british bank h.s.b.c. was an early member of the board of directors but both the bank ended c.e.o. came under allegations of tax evasion is also why you felt the need as a whole called don't be so and create panamanian company but first of all there was no tax advantage will this whatsoever to the panamanian company as a matter of fact there was no tax as to that it was a panamanian nominee entity instead of feeling like you have to criticize it purely to get me previously within my company you do understand how this looks today. do i understand that it looks puzzling to people and i understand it looks. and and it looks difficult and suggests that there are going to be other reasons related to times but that we're not. supposed to. post the incredible through. this hearing in front of the

u.s. president donald trump is getting ready to deliver his second states of the union address with a thriving economy and surging jobs growth he's got plenty to boast about but nancy pelosi seems determined to spoil the president's party freshman victory in the face off of the government shutdown the democratic house speaker is adamant that the president will not get these big beautiful wall i'm filled. this is the day. we have a crisis. over the president's shoulder in every shot of the speech the president cannot be more clear that he has the absolute right to declare a national emergency on the southern border and the congress. that this is the first time that the president will be addressing a divided chamber and he's calling for cooperation. and also compromise and it's going to point out a couple of examples where this is actually happening. closely. as you can see it's a very very active president and the results speak for themselves i think very. big was banished from chinese social media last year after becoming a symbol of teenage rebellion no really but now she's hitting the country's big screens with a new movie to mock the year of the pig. likes it we begin the day in the united states with president trump will so deliver his second states of the union address to congress is expected to challenge democrats to approve funding for the war he wants to build on the border with mexico aides say he'll also call for unity and optimism but critics fear it will be difficult to . division after the last two years of animosity and personal attacks the w.'s washington bureau chief i was under fire naaman has this preview. this state of the union address a grand stage for the u.s. president to speak directly to a national audience about what he has accomplished and what still needs to be done but what is the state of the union after two years of trump's president see my state of the union i think could have a pretty good shape i look forward to hearing what the president has to say. trying to save the union in the conmen everything and hopefully to. focus a little bit more and bipartisanship working together i think it's. put the talk. in the white house and we have an incompetent. possibly in saying no person with you know the three executive. the same old stuff . you know money for the border. you know. and all the other stuff you want can't afford choosing greatness that's the official white health theme for donald trump address to congress you as president plans to strike a conciliatory tone and deliver a cold for unity and he speech but in many ways it might be too late the country and congress are divided along party lines and the democrats are determined to make sure that's true i'm from maine a one term president rebuilding the country's infrastructure lowering the cost of prescription drugs these are issues both parties could agree on but instead they fight over transplant korda will the topic is expected to be front and center of trump's address to congress with no indication of either side giving an inch we will be looking at a national emergency because i don't think anything's going to happen. i think the democrats don't want border security and when i hear them talking about the fact that walls are immoral it was the work they know their work trump has suggested there will be a major announcement in his speech but then again he might be just trying to raise expectations i had of the address he's difficult to predict says inlaid k. mark out there and former aides to president bill clinton we don't know if he'll stick to the script and also remember that behind him sit the vice president who is by the constitution the president of the senate and the speaker of the house nancy pelosi so i don't know what kinds of expressions nancy pelosi might make as he's making this speech but that will be interesting to house speaker nancy pelosi will be visible in nearly every camera shot her presence is evidence of did new found power of the democratic party and remind of tram struggles to adapt to a divided government in washington. so let's take a look ahead then with the times in the program director aspen institute in germany welcome to. for all of us not americans explain to us what is the point of the state of the union speeches presidents presumably will always ask for unity and cooperation is anything substantive come out of well you know the americans have a great deal of respect for the constitution and a great deal of respect traditionally for institutions of the constitution is kind of the pinnacle of our respect for those those institutions and it is written into the constitution that the commander in chief the president has to deliver state of the union that's an article two this is a deep tradition and because of that it commands a certain amount of majesty it's also the opportunity for the president to set an agenda you know when you look at that room in that chamber of the house it's not just the house and senate it's not just congress it's every cabinet member it's every member of the supreme court this is really coming together of all. all the institutions of the u.s. federal government and to that extent it's a real opportunity for the president to bring people together will this president take that opportunity is a big question and so the state of the union at the moment seems it does look in pretty good shape booming economy g.d.p. in the two to three percent growth sweet spot unemployment down you know looks like it's going to be well well it's a trend line that's been continuing for about five years you know unemployment is below four percent growth continues to increase the stock market has risen that said life expected but expectancy among certain classes of people is down the quality of jobs is down wages remain stagnant so there are a lot of questions and you see that frustration because a lot of those fundamental statistics that you cited were the same in two thousand and sixteen but despite that it led to a massive backlash against the establishment against the system that led to donald trump's election so there are a lot of questions about the state of the union right now. we heard in the report that sitting behind the president will be the vice president. mike pence on the house because nancy pelosi right nancy pelosi clearly has had a good couple of weeks standing up there isn't this yeah i mean she has really come out of this the winner i think even the president himself would acknowledge that you know she got everything that she wanted which was essentially the government open she did not want to give even a kind of symbolic victory to the president regarding his border while she said it's immoral and this is a red line that she's not willing to cross his goal right now is to try to get back where he least has the optical advantage or the optical perception particularly among his base that he's winning and there's only what two ways to do this either to force another government shutdown which there's no appetite to do in congress or to declare a national emergency which would eventually get wrapped up in court the courts and lead to a big court battle that would probably be drawn out for years do you talk about a film to do with the with this talk of a win finance it palosi but i wonder how. this buzzing of heads this is seen by known politicians well i mean you know when people outside who are not paying attention to the day to day of washington look at this they say washington is broken but the truth is as washington's broken traditionally in the past eight years since you're bottom of industry and it's tended to favor republicans but in this case and democrats got a lot of blame for the the last shutdown the one that happened in twenty seventeen or the democrats were trying to force some kind of solution on doc on the children of undocumented workers but in this case the clear majority of the american public including those who don't low information voters who don't pay attention was that this is really trump shutdown and part of the reason is because he said it himself he said if there's a shutdown it's my i'm responsible for it and i'd be proud to shut down the government for this wall and it happened and the american people blamed for it let's look at the likely agenda issues and let's let's start there with the domestic agenda what do we expect well there are a couple of areas where the president is going to try to unify the congress and the public is going to try to talk about drug prices the number one issue in the twenty eight election was health care that's what people were voting on they voted overwhelmingly for the democrats when they were voting on health care so he's going to try to to win some of that support for his agenda he's going to talk about infrastructure there are questions about his infrastructure proposals because it does rely on a lot of tax breaks and you know there are questions about whether democrats are going to support tax breaks but there are other areas that are going to be more divisive obviously immigration is going to be quite defensive to the extent that he brings it in the speech it has been since the beginning of the year and the issue of abortion you know he has a big chunk of his base voters are these evangelists evangelicals that's really the foundation of his support and he's going to want to say to them look i've delivered two supreme court justices i've delivered a number of coins court appointments that are going to be lifetime appointments and they're going to be. pro-life that's why you should support it so there's a couple of different areas in domestic policy but on foreign policy there's this. amount to go where do you think he will claim wins talking for the last month claim of having defeated isis. right i mean this is that's a very tough one because obviously his secretary of state left because of his very abrupt decision to withdraw from syria since then there have been some clawbacks on that you know he's going to try to strike a very tough macho stance visa v. duro in venezuela he's going to put a point to international support being rallied to the position of the united states of recognizing the interim government which he's actually correct on there might be some outlines of policy there you know he's going to point to his tough stance on iran and the drying up of investment in iran due to secondary sanctions obviously that's an area where the europeans have a lot of problems he's going to point to the decision to withdraw from the i.m.f. last week that he says you know if people are not sticking to their word in treaties we're going to act and that's what his administration would say they did in the case of the nuclear agreement with russia those are going to be a couple of areas that he's going to point to he's also going to say you know look i'm always open to make a deal and he's going to point to the decision to have a new summit with the leader of north korea in the coming weeks so probably set up a little bit of that agenda and maybe talk a little bit about russia as well and just to just finally the have the big of the so many big ones but china we have seen the a lot of the recent diplomatic to ing and fro ing of the rest of the chief financial officer. should we see that as being linked to the president's power and b. and c. china trade policy i think that this is been a big reversal of u.s. policy trade policy and foreign policy because you know this president has been much more aggressive about really putting punitive trade barriers on. in china to try to rebalance the trade relationship with china and that's having ricochets throughout the international system we see it with the rest of this official in canada for example we see it even today here in germany with the economic minister's decision to have this industrial policy which also is squarely aimed at china so the decision of this president to be much more let's say aggressive tough about china's breaking of rules for example on intellectual property about theft about cyber security industrial espionage that is actually starting to be adopted by other countries like japan like europe who took a few things. from the aspen institute thank you. francis has ended a three day trip to the united arab emirates by leading a mass attended by more than one hundred eighty thousand people filling a stadium in the capital abu dhabi during the mass francis raise concerns about the plight of migrant workers in the gulf country the vast majority of the mouth of the pianos and indians but also called for more harmony and tolerance between muslims and christians i'm as the crowds cheer pope francis is cavalcade makes its way slowly into this sports stadium in abu dhabi. all around to the catholic faithful here to mark this historic occasion. for most of you by here person. you know which appears to be torn they would imagine that they will see the bob in this country that is with us that . i never imagined the. last three years would be. this the first ever papal mass in the arabian peninsula and what some consider to be the largest show of public christian worship in the gulf arab region public displays of non islamic faith have restricted but on the last day of the pope's visit tens of thousands openly celebrate mass with him. just remain. for jesus on the other hand blessid of the poor the me those who remain just even at the cost of appearing in a bad line to. those who are persecuted or join in who is correct here jesus or the world but to understand this let us look at how jesus lived poor in respect to things but wealthy in love and in a final message in a country famous for its riches and the end to a landmark trip in which the pope has appealed for christians and muslim leaders to want together to promote peace. so what was a pope trying to do with this trip bill law as a journalist and documentary filmmaker who specializes in gulf affairs joins us from london welcome to the doubly what do you think was the purpose of the pope's visit so the usa. well i think the pope wanted to reach out to it's going to start this that no pope has ever been to the arabian peninsula it's part of his project to pursue a message of conciliation of interfaith dialogue and i agree god you have to say that it was a significant breakthrough point before the prophecy after the pope and so what has been the state of relations between the and right so far as i'm christianity. well i think recently it's improved a great deal and there is a political. part to that story if you will. the emirates want to present an image of a tolerant and open society and they've been watched assessment during that time and part of thoughts paul ince is to include religions different religions up in the past it's been very difficult to practice if you're a christian or a hindu or a jew certainly. in in the united arab emirates and certainly in saudi arabia where you can indeed. behead it should you try and practice your faith in an open fashion so that's changed and it's changed for a variety of reasons but one of the points that i think is worth making is that although the united arab emirates resent the self as an open and tolerant society it's only open and tolerant as long as you do not criticize the leaders or things like the war in yemen or other states like saudi arabia if you do criticize then you're going to wind up in jail and the way in which is the m.r. audie authorities go about doing that is they arrest people usually in the middle of the night they take them to an unknown place they are held incommunicado denied access to lawyers and their families often tortured held in solitary confinement and then buy up worth the. fashion brought to trial a sense too many years in jail and and that is the taller. of the united arab emirates towards people who take a view contrary to their regime so what's happened really has been hugely successful i think for the iraqis they've been able to present themselves as really high and hears and opening up the arabian peninsula to to the catholic church in a way that was here to do i'm imagining all but bear in mind that those one hundred eighty thousand people. looks like we've lost. that. we thank you for your contribution it's. also known as the chinese new year this year is the of the pig and people hoping it brings good fortune. praying for good fortune in the new year a tradition for chinese communities around the world. here at beijing's baju temple thousands flock to welcome the year of the pig in chinese culture the zodiac sign is a symbol of luck and wealth hopes that were reflected in the new year's wishes. i wish for good health for my family and success in my career and of course i hope for perspective pretty conventional. so for this year i'll be taking my college entrance exam. another custom to bring good luck temple go is trying to strike a bell under a bridge it's a lucrative time for the monastery stuff needed shovels to clear the coins and a motorbike helmet for protection. but for the chinese and a growing international audience this has become a major part of the celebrations the spring festival gala. it's now the country's most watched t.v. show with an estimated billion viewers. to keep the millennial zope that's pitted with young celebrities like chinese boy band t. of boys. but the show stopper is a highly choreographed routines like this twenty thousand challis martial arts performance. for most people celebrating the lunar new year is about spending time with friends and family. and it's about food lots of it. hundreds of millions of people have travelled to be home for the feast and festivities they're hoping that this year of the pig will be a lucky one. so they survived the reporter and lay it to tell you everything you ever wanted to know about the chinese the year of the pig but we're too afraid to ask a wealth of this here how seriously do people in china take the different zodiac outer walls i would say that they take it quite seriously the chinese people believe that our fortune is affected. our fortune in one year as affected by the animal that roost that particular year and whether you have a lucky year or not it all depends on when you were born and this year is the year of the pick i'll give you an example the chinese believe that takes to go wild with snakes so for example if you were born in the year of the snake it means that they would tell you that you are going to have a really bad here and so what do people do when you tell you ok you're going to have a vet year you try to change that so they go to temples and so that's why they learned their year holidays to temples well before then. they will ask for god's blessing and that's handfuls and besides they're also bokes to check their fortune and they are all written based on the animal signs that you're half and they're very detailed telling you what to do or what not to do each day and there are people who really follow it. there was advice. so i don't know the fall of us at all closely but i do know that i would drug him and that makes me very pleased. very famous the children's cartoon character peppa pig has actually been quite controversial in china while yeah yeah as most people know this actually a very harmless t.v. series for preschool children but then this poor innocent image just got subverted as it arrived in china now the videos from papa pic had been moved by a lot of netizens they change they change the videos they jumped over the videos and changed the story completely even use foul language is in those videos and they actually went viral and one super vireos and then that that is a problem because. at some point the image of peppa pig just became too gangsta like so some social media sites said no this is having a potential negative influence on teenagers and children so there are reports saying that. just got in from social media but actually. proves for the reason why popovic actually got some viral in china not just who'd a thought. no purpose making a comeback with the help of chinese tech giant alibaba so let's just take a look at the. wrong. so as part of an online trailer promoting the new path the big movie in china it's just been released to coincide the looting new year what so what was going well it seems the year of the pickens giving up for helping. tell you to say yes in fact it had never been confirmed that to pick up and like officially and so the series had just been blacklisted like they were saying that the series had been listed on the social media site a very popular one indeed it's called take talk and that was it and some analysts say that it was merely a self-censorship act carried out by that platform itself because usually the chinese government is very sensitive to like money is like this but while we don't really know whether that was south censorship what we know is that type of pick is still insanely insanely popular in china and so with the chinese now like celebrating their own in their year the chinese year of the pick maybe the government just succumbed to demand. so that's i like that i love the idea of peppa pig back and i agree all right good talk if you'd like to talk through that shred the thank you thanks. well the day is nearly done but the conversation continues online you can find a. call on twitter. so you can follow me feel girl i remember what happens with him now that tomorrow is a. force . for. her royal widows. once the wives of i asked fighters in iraq. since the defeat of so-called islamic states many have become strange in refugee camps. left without papers for a chance of returning to their home villages. for them the camps are more like prisons than places a safe haven. three thousand. it's a. crime against humanity. 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welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: search teams find the wreckage of a small plane carrying the argentine footballer, emiliano sala, that disappeared between france and britain. president maduro appears on venezuelan television to deny that his country is facing a humanitarian disaster. anger and a search for answers in the brazilian valley engulfed by mining waste. and pope francis arrives in the united arab emirates for the first—ever papal visit to the arabian peninsula. investigators say they've found the wreckage of a light aircraft that crashed into the sea between france and britain, with argentine international footballer emiliano sala and his pilot on board. the plane was travelling from nantes where sala previously played, to his new club, cardiff city, when the aircraft disappeared. sarah campbell reports. the search to find the plane was expected to take three days. but on the first morning, it appears to have been located. this vessel was commissioned by the air accident investigation branch to carry out a survey of the seabed over 4 square nautical miles and working close by was this boat, the morven, paid for by the family of emiliano sala after a campaign raised more than £300,000 to fund it. these pictures were taken yesterday as the morven, with the latest sonar technology, prepared to leave harbour, its crew hopeful of finding some trace of the craft. sala and the plane's pilot, david ibbotson, went missing after their aircraft disappeared on january 21 en route from nantes in france to cardiff. the official search was called off, but almost a week ago, some seat cushions were recovered from a beach in northern france, with the sala family desperate for the search to resume. and this evening, the marine scientist, david mearns, who directed the privately funded search operation, tweeted that the wreckage of the plane carrying the footballer had been located early this morning. emiliano sala's club, cardiff city, played their first home game since his disappearance yesterday. they won, in a ground filled with tributes to the footballer, with tears from the manager who said his new star signing had been with them. sarah campbell, bbc news. the venezuelan president, nicolas maduro, has denied that his country is facing a humanitarian disaster, blaming the united states for instigating a political crisis. in a television interview, mr maduro didn't rule out the possibility of civil war and he rejected a deadline set by four major european powers of midnight local time for him to call presidential elections. 0ur correspondent, 0rla guerin, is in caracas, and has been assessing the level of support for nicolas maduro. today, no—one could answer the question of a civil war with uncertainty. it depends on the level of aggressiveness on the northern empire and its western allies. it doesn't depend on us. we live in our country and we ask that nobody intervened in our internal affairs. we prepare ourselves to defend our country. 0ur correspondent, 0rla guerin, is in caracas, and has been assessing the level of support for nicolas maduro. standing firm with the revolution. in the slum neighbourhood of petare, some cherish the memory of hugo chavez, the firebrand socialist who ruled venezuela for years. for now, these people are sticking with his hand—picked successor, nicolas maduro, as the best hope for the poor. and if the revolution has run out of steam, they don't admit that here. local officials, saying they've come with a love for the people, and promising to sort out chronic problems, like getting the buses running again. joel, a jobless father of two, tells me he will be with mr maduro until death. but he admits that the country is now divided. what you see here is the other side of the story, staunch supporters of president nicolas maduro. they say that he is their legitimate president, he is the guardian of the revolution and they want him to stayjust where he is. they say chavismo has brought lasting benefits for all. translation: take the universities - before, only one group in society could get educated. now, everyone can study. and the government provides medicines and food, not just for me, but for everyone. in among the crowd, officials from the colectivo, a pro—government committee that controls the neighbourhood, in particular, the distribution of government rations. we have been told by locals here that if you back to the opposition, you risk going hungry. the authorities keep a close eye on poorer districts like petare. president maduro can't afford to lose them. when some did protest here recently, the area was flooded with security forces. undoubtedly, president maduro has support here in this cradle of chavismo. and it seems that, publicly, at least, he still has the backing of the army. the venezuelan leader appears well entrenched and if he is to be unseated, it could take time. 0rla guerin, bbc news, caracas. villagers living downstream from the mining dam, which collapsed in brazil last week, have spoken of their anger at never being told about the risks of the site. more than 300 people died or are missing after a massive mud slide in the south—east of the country, with the mine's owners accused of putting profits before safety. they had installed emergency sirens at the dam, but they never went off. 0ur science editor david shukman has this report from the site at brumadinho. mile after mile of mining waste surged downstream, killing and destroying on an unprecedented scale. a once—beautiful valley is now filled with sludge. and even now, more than a week after the disaster, rescue workers are still finding bodies swept along in the deluge, provoking more anguish and anger. a crowd denounces the company that owns the mine, vale, for failing to keep people safe. this man lost a friend at the mine, who had said the dam was leaking before it collapsed. and these student volunteers told me this kind of catastrophe just shouldn't happen. i think brazil has to, like, do a law and start to work everywhere in brazil, to work with these companies. because it has happened again. people died there. so that's really stronger. that, like, hurt our hearts. when the dam broke, a warning system should have alerted everyone downstream, but vale now says the deluge was moving too fast for that to happen. so, there was no sound from this siren near the home of mario fontes. last year, vale calculated the likely impact of the dam collapsing. this satellite image shows how the sludge actually spread. we don't know how accurately vale predicted this. but did the company share its conclusions? "no, there was never any alert or training," mario says. "no information, absolutely nothing about us being at such risk." at a meeting in one community, where everyone has suffered a loss, a public prosecutor accused vale of putting profits first and not investing enough in maintaining the dam. if you spend less in maintaining... how can i say, maintenance, you go up with profits. and they don't care about the risks. this is the problem. vale has sent engineers to see the damage. but they did not want to talk. is it true that vale knew there were risks the dams would collapse? i can't, sorry. 0ur request for an interview with vale was turned down. instead, it said: amid so much death and destruction, the problem for vale is that so many people here now question everything it says. the company insists that it did everything required of it under brazilian law. but the fact remains that whatever safety systems were in place simply failed. and in the wake of what happened here, there are growing fears about the many other mining dams in brazil. there is an official system for rating how risky they are. but at the moment, few can trust it. david shukman, bbc news, in brazil. the british prime minister, theresa may, says she's determined to deliver brexit as scheduled on 29 march, promising to return to brussels with new ideas. the backstop guarantee to keep the irish border open will be central to any fresh talks with the european union after uk members of parliament voted last week to seek alternative arrangements. here's our political correspondent chris mason. after a week when parliament had its say and mps voted to back theresa may's brexit plan if she could change one key part of it, the prime minister has said she's ready to do just that. but what are the new ideas? i asked border force months ago to advise me to look at what alternative arrangements were possible, and they showed me quite clearly you can have no hard border on the island of ireland, and you can use existing technology, it's perfectly possible. the only thing that's missing is a bit of goodwill on the eu side. the sticking point is how to keep an open border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland under all circumstances after brexit. the existing solution, the so—called backstop, is deeply unpopular in parliament. its critics say it binds the uk and northern ireland in particular too closely to the eu. the government says it's working hard to find a solution it can take back to brussels. the prime minister could be back there by the end of the week. work is being done to find an alternative to the backstop, and in addition, the attorney—general, the government's most senior lawyer, is looking at legal changes that could be requested to put a time limit on the backstop or to find a mechanism where the uk could leave it ata time of its choosing. but as things stand, publicly at least, the eu is opposed to all of these options. my concern is that when we talk about, or when they talk about, alternative arrangements, they're talking about revisiting things that have already been rejected. the british prime minister and the british government resiled from an agreement that they made with 28 other governments. it demonstrates exactly why we need a backstop. labour argue theresa may needs to shift her position and keep closer ties with the eu. you must get a deal through parliament that is acceptable. that means you must change your red lines about a customs union. it means you must look again at the way in which the future political framework is so vacuous. brexit is just over seven weeks away. there is no sign yet of a break in the deadlock. chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. and if you want to look at a useful guide to help explain brexit and what some of the terms, like backstop mean, just go to our website bbc.com/news or download the bbc news app. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: the floods threatening families in the australian city of townsville caught up by monsoon rains. this is the moment that millions in iran had been waiting for. after his long years in exile, the first hesitant steps of ayatollah khomeini on iranian soil. south africa's white government has offered its black opponents concessions unparalleled in the history of apartheid. and the anc leader, nelson mandela, is to be set free unconditionally. four, three, two, one... a countdown to a critical moment. the world's most powerful rocket ignited all 27 of its engines at once. and apart from its power, it's this recycling of the rocket, slashing the cost of a launch, that makes this a breakthrough in the business of space travel. two americans have become the first humans to walk in space without any lifeline to their spaceship. one of them called it a piece of cake. thousands of people have given the yachtswoman ellen macarthur a spectacular homecoming in the cornish port of falmouth after she smashed the world record for sailing solo around the world non—stop. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: search teams find the wreckage of a small plane that disappeared between france and britain carrying the argentine footballer emiliano sala and his pilot. president maduro has appeared on venezuelan television to deny that his country is facing a humanitarian disaster. pope francis is in the united arab emirates on the first—ever papal visit to the arabian peninsula, the birthplace of islam. during the trip, that lasts less than 48 hours, he will meet leading muslim clerics and hold an open—air mass for some 135,000 catholics in the region. eliza philippidis reports. making history, the pope's plane touched down on the tarmac at abu dhabi's presidential airport. during the flight, he told journalists he was hopeful the visit would prove to be successful. translation: this will be a short trip, but this morning i received news that it was raining in abu dhabi, and in this place, one thinks of this as a sign ofa place, one thinks of this as a sign of a blessing. i hope it will all be like this. he was greeted by abu dhabi's crowned prince, who escorted him to meet the grand imam of egypt, al azhar mosque and university, one of the mains seats of learning of sunni islam. before leaving rome on sunday the pope held mass in saint peters square. he made his strongest condemnation yet of the war in yemen, where the united arab emirates has a leading military role. he said the yemeni population is exhausted by the long conflict. translation: i follow with great concern the humanitarian crisis in yemen. a great many children are suffering from hunger but no access to food supplies. brothers and sisters, the cry of these children and their parents rises up to god. i call on the concerned parties to reach agreement to ensure the distribution of food, and to work for the good of the yemeni people. but the aim of the visit is for the pope and islamic scholars to send a message of tolerance to the world. in 2016, the uae appointed a minister whose portfolio is to develop cultural awareness in the region. translation: why a minister of tolerance? because of the conflict, destruction and was wet religion is sadly dragged into it. we need to respect everyone while keeping the same time our own traditions and belief. the foreign workers and expats of all nationalities and beliefs make up 80% of the population in the uae. many of them have been lining up for tickets for the papal mass on tuesday. thousands of residents in the australian city of townsville have been warned of unprecedented flooding as monsoon rains continue. about 20,000 homes are at risk of flooding in townsville, in northern queensland, after the gates to the city's dam were opened on sunday. briony sowden reports. monsoon rains have been unrelenting, and filled this dam beyond capacity. as water levels quickly rose on sunday, officials were forced to open the dam gates, deliberately flooding several neighbourhoods. at one point, about 2,000 cubic metres of water were spilling out every second, enough volume to fill about 48 0lympic—sized swimming pools every minute. residents had been told to move to higher ground as officials warned of dangerous levels of floodwaters threatening property and lives. but these streets are already rivers. homes are already under water. record levels of rain over the past week have dumped more than a metre of water in this coastal town, 20 times the average for this time of year. the waters rose with little warning. these residents were stranded as they waited for firefighters on boats to rescue them. livestock and cars have been swept away, while even dangerous predators have washed onto the streets. we have seen about a couple of hundred homes now that have been inundated. we have nearly 10,000 residents without power. we've got about 200 people in oui’ evac centres. townsville is in tropical northern queensland, and often experiences monsoon during the summer months, but not to this level. local authorities are calling it a once—in—a—century flooding event, and they are urging residents still in their homes to be prepared to leave, with more heavy rain expected to fall over the next few days. briony sowden, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news: the united states is set to send an additional 2,000 soldiers to its border with mexico over the next three months. it will bolster the number of troops to 3,750. the pentagon says they will carry out surveillance work and install 240 km of razor wire. president trump is still fighting congress for funds to build a wall along the southern border. a us negotiator has arrived in seoul for meetings with north and south koreans, ahead of a much—anticipated second summit between president trump and north korea's kimjong—un later this month. it is expected that, during the president's state of the union address on tuesday, he'll announce the date and location of his second summit with north korea. there has been an outcry from workers' unions in the united kingdom after nissan pulled out of plans to build its latest x—trail model in north—east england. the japanese car manufacturer cited a number of business—related reasons for the move, but also blamed brexit uncertainty. the manufacturing of the new model will stay in japan. poland's first openly gay politician, robert biedron, has launched a political party called spring to challenge the socially conservative government in domestic and european elections this year. he told supporters in warsaw that poland needed positive energy to fulfil the legacy of pawel adamowicz, the mayor of the northern city of gdansk, who was stabbed to death on stage at a charity event last month. 0ur poland correspondent adam easton attended the party's launch. beethoven's's ode tojoy, the anthem of the european union, played over the loudspeakers as robert biedron walked on stage, in front of a crowd of many thousands of cheering supporters. mr robert biedron's pro—eu stance highlights the difference between his views and those of the eurosceptic and nationalist leaning government. translation: the republic of poland is the republic of all citizens, with no exception. we can collaborate with the european union efficiently and get eu funds. we could introduce in vitro fertility treatment and reliable sex education, and we can separate church from state. the silver had 42—year—old set out a programme that puts him at odds with powerful vested interests, including the coalmining industry and the catholic church. he vowed to cut state funding to the church, legalise abortion, and close down all of the country's coal mines by 2035. mr biedron has been portrayed as poland's macron, but he has also adopted some policies from the government's generous and popular social spending programme. what sets him apartfor social spending programme. what sets him apart for some here is his commitment to progressive ideas. translation: i think that if we are to have a chance in the elections, this party is our only chance. mr biedron is clearly a rising star of polish politics. the question is whether his party can achieve broad—based appeal. generations of women in coastal villages of the southern indian state of tamil nadu support their families by collecting seaweed. the women wear traditional saris while diving under the water. but experts say high demand is depleting seaweed stocks and affecting the ecosystem. take a look at this. the women in tamil nadu who died for seaweed. —— dive for seaweed. and here is an extremely rare weather phenomenon, a snow roller, created entirely by nature. scientists say that a combination of wind and the right sort of snow led to it rolling across a field in wiltshire, here in the uk, gathering size as it went. there are no footsteps or any other sign of human involvement in making it. hello. after the coldest, snowiest week of the winter so far, there was only a gradual thaw over the weekend, but that is going to pick up pace in the coming days. but this is going to be disappearing away from the higher hills and mountains, as temperatures are heading up across the uk. but monday still starting on a chilly note across northern scotland, where there's some snow around. several centimetres into the hills here, above 150 metres or so, but a bit to even lower levels than that. it could be icy in places around this area of low pressure, which has also pushed this band of rain east across the uk through the night, though lingering for a time in the morning, particularly across east anglia and south—east england. so the snowfall in northern scotland could be causing a few problems as the day begins. that's slowly going to fizzle during the day. it's quite windy for a time in scotland, as well. the rain pulls away from the south—east. it's going to drag its heels, certainly, in kent. a lot of cloud behind this weather system, so we're not going to see much in the way of sunshine for east anglia and south—east england. elsewhere, though, some sunny spells, one or two showers around, and already temperatures are going up, and towards parts of wales and south—west england, in particular, as high as 12 celsius. but, with the wind easing further under clear skies, there's another frost on the way on monday night and into tuesday morning. now, there could well be some fog developing, particularly through parts of southern england, that could be quite dense as tuesday begins. so here the temperature may not fall too far. but elsewhere, yes, there is that widespread frost, and we haven't had one of those for a while. so a frosty and in places foggy start to tuesday, but some sunshine around, before the next atlantic system start to feed in thicker cloud and outbreaks of rain moving north—east during the day, with a freshening south—westerly wind. it will be, the further north—east you are, you'll hold onto the drier, sunny conditions for longest on tuesday. so we will see outbreaks of rain spreading further east on tuesday night, and into wednesday, most of that clears. but this weather front mayjust linger close to parts of east anglia and south—east england. still something to play for in the detail, but if it does, expect further outbreaks of rain. whereas elsewhere, there's a few days to come of sunshine and showers on a brisk breeze, but you'll notice the temperatures. they are at or even above normal for the time of year. and that is the big weather change for this week. it's the feel of the weather. as temperatures recover, it'll be much milder. still unsettled, with low pressure close by, so some rain at times, not all the time. there'll be some sunshine occasionally, too. 0ften windy, but mild south—westerlies. this is bbc news. the headlines: underwater search teams have found the wreckage of the plane, which was lost over the english channel 13 days ago, carrying premier league footballer emiliano sala to the uk. his family have been informed. the privately funded search of the seabed was launched after the official operation was called off. president nicolas maduro has denied that venezuela faces a humanitarian disaster, but blamed the united states for instigating a political crisis. in a television interview, mr maduro didn't rule out the possibility of civil war and condemned what he called the "madness and aggression" of the us and its allies. villagers living downstream from the mining dam, which collapsed in brazil last week, have spoken of their anger at never being told about the risks of the site. more than 300 people died or are missing but the mine's owners are accused of putting profits before safety. those are the headlines. now on bbc news, the week in parliament.

george. w. . the boob the boat . this is d w news live from berlin venezuela's rival leaders and began for what could become a long time ago standoff both sides held mass rallies across the country with president nicolas maduro proposing early parliamentary elections and self declared interim president one by joe calling for protests to continue until the bureau goes . also coming up making laundering in his back a stand and testing the boundaries in a deeply conservative country in trouble you met with the enterprising woman behind a trail blazing company. and in the bundesliga frankfurt held leaders door controllers brought in what was a spectacular game. to. american evanston it's good to have you with us. tens of thousands of venezuelans untended rival rallies in a political standoff with no resolution in sight parliamentary leader unsolved declared interim president one wideout called on supporters to stay in the streets until sitting president nicolas maduro steps down but majority still enjoys strong support from his base i one guy does message to supporters is the changes around the corner he and his backers are demanding fresh presidential elections i some who came out to support the opposition leader say even basic survival has become a struggle i went on what is a man were to tell me it's very difficult and getting worse all the time but since november the situation's been out of control i can't get hold of my blood pressure medication anywhere and it used to be the cheapest on the market now we can't get hold of even the most basic painkillers. glider has garnered international backing for his claim to be acting president venezuela's sitting president maduro as a key source of support in venezuela's military leaders but in a surprise move the high ranking commander in the air force threw his support behind you i dove via twitter on saturday. i am addressing you today to let you know that i reject the illegitimate and dictatorial authority of mr nicolas maduro ninety percent of the armed forces oppose the dictator and support the venezuelan people in this way. but manure as backers also held rallies marking twenty years since the rise to power of late leader hugo chavez moderate addressed the rally and suggested holding congressional elections earlier than planned but he remained defiant even a silly thing going on the opposition are tricking people in venezuela saying they're in government and that the entire country and the armed forces obey their trickery trickery and more trickery doing nothing don't you. the crisis has split not only venezuela itself but with washington and the european parliament backing who i do and russia and china are supporting my due to this but it goes far beyond the south american nation. well for more on the story i'm joined in the studio by eduardo mendez from d.w. latin america good to see you so president has now offered to hold congressional elections earlier than planned is this going to satisfy his critics absolutely not his critics to me and you later in the more chrissy what they're asking for as i knew he liked to his presidency this is going to take the last piece of democratic institutions as a parliament and so i think it's you know kind of faking it it's running out of time because he has pressure from the you and the u.s. just how strong is a strong opponent here and the u.s. trying to speak with one was going to matter much running out today. more we have to see if you have speaks with one voice the pressure is really strong and this was what he offers yesterday is absolutely not so the first it's important to mention majority does have his own international backers russia and china but also has a lot of support from the military. and yes yesterday we heard the venezuelan air force general declaring support for quite oh so what's going to happen is about to lose this key support for the military is playing a poker game he still has a strong hand on the military top and yes i what we have seen right now is a high command but he has no troops just a hand on the troops yes they hung on the trigger people are dying. in the last few weeks and so the military is still on the other aside we have to see how long this continues well it seems like there are quite a lot of people at the pro rallies so i suppose he does still even have backing from people within venice. well it but you know why do people continue to support the duro in light of this horrible economic crisis food shortages as we've been saying medicine shortages why doesn't interest still have that support well what we've seen in the images in the military participating in so i think when you are to wave a flag and you are there you have to be there that's what we've seen pictures of very tricky you know and the support he has is what he received from the legacy of what chavez he did a lot for the poor mother is a deception for all of us well i'm say also for the child the stuff was a bore there's one child as. he read now adults of control and people who are suffering in the normal you know rich country we're just one of the poorest in the region so toward a what do you think is going to happen next i mean where is this crisis going to be resolved is it going to decide in the streets of caracas or is it going to come through some result of international pressure are we going to see troops maybe being sent from the u.s. . it's sort of a sort of the spring what we're seeing now with the people you saw on the streets they're going really yelled and responding to the coast of long way though. there is still threats troops are coming we don't talk obviously for a civil war i think we have to key is as we heard before also in the report of the military how will the behave and we will receive aid. humanitarian aid to the border we have to see how this military attacks and that would be the key issue of the military is one this is a spark to our right and water mendis from d.w. left america's desk thank you so much for your insights. now let's get you up to speed on some of the other stories making news around the world tens of thousands of people rallied across serbia for the ninth week in a row to protest against president alexander who church there demanding free elections and an end to his stranglehold on the media. has rejected opposition claims but suggested that he might call an early election. in the united states democrat governor ralph northam has refused to resign from office or them says he was not one of the people who appeared in a racist photo in his one nine hundred eighty four medical school yearbook well that statement contradicts what nor them said friday when he apologized for appearing in the photo of a passenger train has derailed in india killing at least six people on board a further twenty were also injured the train left the tracks in the eastern state of bihar on its way to delhi authorities are investigating the cause of the. pope francis is about to begin an official visit to the united arab emirates it will be the first time a reigning pontiff has traveled to the arabian peninsula francis will take part in a christian muslim dialogue and minister to the u.a.e. small roman catholic community namely indian and philippine guest workers. this is st mary's catholic church in dubai one of dozens of churches in the united arab emirates the emirates has a reputation for religious tolerance in a region where there are other wise tight restrictions on worship outside the muslim faith francis his trip to the gulf states is aimed at encouraging more contact between christianity and islam some parishioners here think the visit would mark a turning point in relations between the two religions. i think it's a really you know i would not for all the muslims and the christians in u.a.e. and to the vatican city it's look you know it's a global event but francis is facing criticism over the visit because of the emirates role in the war in yemen a saudi led coalition of which the emirates is part of has been accused of carrying out human rights abuses in its battle against hutu rebels francis will likely avoid publicly raising the topic of yemen when he meets with the emirates leaders for now the goal is a smooth first time visit by a pope to the arabian peninsula the home of his. now sexy underwear probably is not the first thing that comes to mind when you think of tashkent the capital was back to stand the former communist countries deeply conservative with muslim traditions but a female entrepreneur is challenging taboos to make tashkent the longer a capital of central asia to w.'s euro shadow caught up with her. there's a revolution happening in this small workshop newsbreak a step a fashion revolution in this former communist country where islam is the dominant religion these women are producing longer a day. and this is the leader of the revolution. for a year now she's been 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more than fifty different styles in her range but it's a tough business the market is filled with much cheaper products from other countries especially china and many customers prefer traditional materials like cotton but i'll have a says she enjoys experimenting with different materials. people often don't understand me all my goals and my energy but i just get on with it. was pakistan has long been under authoritarian rule however in the last two years it. opening up to the outside world come alive you have the hopes that her work will help her country to become even more open and more tolerant. of. our rights and soccer and is now inventus think a leader is for us to dortmund and dropped points away from home to frankfurt and that means there long when le streak in frankfurt continues. it's a long time since dortmund won in frankfurt beyond me why i'm still around from that last victory that five and a half years ago is marco royce. frankfurt smelled blood and started the game on the front foot dyed accosted tested dortmund keeper roman bookies early on. but the visitors worked their way into the match and broke the deadlock through royce. the captain's thirteenth goal of the season out much to rafael guerrero's assist. and royce almost doubled his tally but couldn't find the net with either of two chances over the course of three minutes. those misses almost proved to be costly straight away and say rage bungled his way into the box but the croatian forward was also foiled by booking the less said about phillip cost of his follow up effort the better grade which went close again when he sped away at the bar but when dortmund failed to clear the ball they were punished to costa cross for a loop to make it one all in the thirty six minutes. the serbian forwards magnificent form continues frankfurt's top score and now has fourteen goals in this campaign. the second half was low on chances the closest thing the game got to a winning goal was a free kick from dorman's park a lockout that one the final score of over from if you just went off on the to me it felt like easily the toughest game of the season six. frankfurt have an unbelievable amount of power going forward from. home and she should go in the form of once again doormen filed so when in frankfurt and drop two points in the tights all right. all right let's take a look now at all of the results so far from the bundesliga games this weekend there are the dortmund and had to scores elsewhere leverkusen beats by in munich three one. one two nil away to shall come hoffenheim enters the door of share the points and so did nuremberg and braman in the friday game live sic one three nil at hanover while today minds travel to all explorers and stuttgart face freiburg. are up to date now and you don't hear news stay tuned for world stories coming up after a short break in the meantime you can always get more news and information in our website just go to the t w dot com american evans team 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close to a good line of stories. with exclusive insights. into a must see concerning parts culture to europe. used to be for curious minds. do it yourself networkers. subscribers and don't miss out. from. prostitution organ trafficking drugs cigarettes toxic waste pharmaceuticals weapons not to mention corruption tax evasion money laundering terrorism liberalization of our economy means crime is going truly international and the digital revolution has brought us cyber crime. to tackle all these forms of crime and international organization was founded to bring together and coordinate police from all five continents interpol. the first international criminal police conference was held in monaco in one nine hundred fourteen twenty four countries laid down the founding principles of international police cooperation the concept of interpol was born a. little more than a hundred years later it's a respected organization but what do we really know about it. interpol's mission is to go ordinary. exchange of information among the police forces of its one hundred ninety two member countries but with so many different states involved some more democratic than others and often with differing interests and international police organization can be hard to coordinate. on a. budget is also far too low to accomplish the tests it has set for itself. in twenty eleven it decided to begin entering into financial partnerships with various multinationals institutions and governments. and that raises the question of how those funds are used can an international organization truly remain impartial and avoid conflicts of interest if it depends on the outside partners. mrs ward i think we all agree that interpol cooperation across the board is extremely important for us security. when the interpol system is abused by undemocratic regimes to silence and persecute legitimate voices and human rights defenders we must all be deeply concerned if the. system. put in place. to prevent such abuse. so is interpol being manipulated and has there been abuse. the european parliament has entered the debate about red notices which are alerts issued by interpol this came after. a german writer of turkish descent was arrested by spanish police in august twenty seventeen. his arrest resulted from an interpol red notice requested by turkey. is known mainly for his views on the armenian genocide and the issue of kurdish rights. connecting police for safer world that's interpol's motto the red notices are at the core of the organization's work and its efforts to combat crime. but they've also brought interpol notoriety. only be. when a country has individuals who belong to either terrorist or criminal organizations that provides us with their identity photos fingerprints etc so from the moment the notice is issued it's seen by some one hundred ninety member countries and that means that individual can be picked up in a routine check anywhere in the world. notices are one of interpol's key tools in fighting international crime they come in eight different colors but the red ones are the best known when a member country reports a criminal an offense and escape a threat interpol issues a red notice. it's an alert that can set a worldwide manhunt in motion. red notices are a tried and tested tool but their numbers increased five fold in the span of just ten years. there were some twenty three hundred in two thousand and five and nearly thirteen thousand in two thousand and sixteen. but that increase also has a side effect. last year we issued about ten thousand requests notices wanted notices one to two percent of them would dispute it. that one to two percent represents tens or even hundreds of red notices but article three of interpol's constitution referred to as the neutrality clause stipulates it is strictly forbidden for the organization to undertake any intervention or activities of a political military religious or racial character. sanctioning those who abuse red notices might be a solution but interpol is permanently underfunded. it's the second largest international organization after the united nations but its budget nowhere near matches its reputation. the combined statutory contributions of all one hundred ninety two member countries come to hardly more than fifty million euros by comparison the f.b.i.'s budget is some seven billion euros sixty times more. so right now in opposing the budget deficit we've reduced our operating budget we've reduced our travel budget and we've frozen new highs essentially since i've joined we've had three people. here construct who was elected in the poll secretary-general in late twenty fourteen was supposed to enforce this new austerity regime. a daunting task even more so because his predecessor ronald noble had sought to make interpol on the present and indispensable with a budget to match. gaining your trust. the trust of my staff and acting in the best interest of the organization. have been my number one priority as your secretary general. noble spent fourteen years at the head of interpol. derives in leone in france in late two thousand with an ambitious program in mind me. devoted. then came september eleventh two thousand and one. noble had been director of interpol in leone for less than a year. to come alive and. no one calls on call before congress will hurt us the first person cars have to. come out of my. office and. operate help us exchange information and decided that the lights were never going to turn off and must remember that interpol's vision is to connect police force if a world over the next ten years noble overhauled interpol's mission its communication system and its law enforcement operations from the ground up. these changes were expensive noble increased interpol staff from three hundred eighty to eight hundred but his budget didn't increase to match the secretary general said a new plan in motion to obtain the financing he needed for his ambitious plans. global over most prominent crime counter chronic to village there's a meshing toss and you give it fifty million euros to upright globally on government you ought to be a shine to them so she. knocked over two thousand eight interpol seventy seven general assembly was held in st petersburg in his opening speech ronald noble directed an appeal to then prime minister vladimir. putin. mr prime minister i beseech you personally and all heads of state and government of interpol's one hundred eighty seven member countries to act swiftly and decisively in supporting interpol's global security initiative for the twenty first century and the creation of a billion euro fund to support interpol's efforts. a billion euros that was fifteen times his budget. once your current budget. seventy million your us. some a lot as you said to me you remember a billion if you said it all before are you prepared to say now you still want a billion i still want to billion i still believe it should be a going and i believe it's easy to defend who is stopping you getting a bill to our member countries our member countries are prepared to spend billions and tens of billions and billions of dollars in war in other ways to try to make the world safer and not spend a fraction of that to try to prevent crime. in two thousand and ten ronald noble was reelected by an overwhelming majority for a third term as head of interpol he knew it would be his last term and he said everything in motion to obtain the billion year old budget he had long been calling for. on filing that many years of trial he then moved logically into private public partnerships from alternative method of achieving the sorts of funding budgeted in the poll needed. only private partnerships or p p p's were in fashion they were strongly encouraged by both the world bank and the european investment bank. between two thousand and ten and twenty fifteen the contributions of member countries to the regular budget increased by just six point five percent private investment was climbing to dizzying heights increasing by as much as seven hundred fifty percent. what kind of organizations with a associating with what was the purpose of that organization or association. be able to show how can we ensure their work in completely independently and without any cronyism of the pipes. one year into the beginning of these private partnerships concerns about potential conflicts of interest were brewing. you. from germany's point of view cooperation with the private sector has always been a particularly sensitive point. you have to make sure it's not the money that's choosing the projects but rather the projects that determine what farms are needed . the mistrust had its roots in an early partnership signed in two thousand and eleven with fee for the international federation of football association. chris eaton was the key player in this project the australian police officer had risen in interpol's ranks to become head of its command and coordination center a vital part of the organisation. it was a prestigious position but he left it to become head of security at fifa his mission no was to investigate the growing problem of match fixing games and return to fish to understand how all this happened you have to go back to twenty ten twenty eleven to the time when what they call match fixing match was starting to become a major problem if that ends couldn't be sure anymore if it was a real match football would lose all its meaning no one would go to the stadiums anymore. kind of mad and that's why everyone suddenly wanted to sort out this problem. this was especially true if the fed which receives the lion's share of its revenues from two. the broadcasting rights for a fee for match fixing results in fewer fans attending football matches fewer television viewers and less income. at the twenty ten world cup in south africa thief and earned almost a billion euros in two thousand and fourteen in brazil more than three billion. dollars negotiated with the wrong bible and with the drug bill to have free for invest into paul because it clear the money that needed the police in port to make the anti made fiction vision for more a more effective. freedom. on may ninth two thousand and eleven chris eaton welcome to ronald noble it features headquarters to celebrate the partnership between interpol and the most popular sport in the world. with the cash infusion of twenty million euros over ten years. at the time everyone was surprised. i myself thought interpol interval had never really interested me. and it happened at the very moment president blasts and feet were being attacked from all sides. and a proper shock to live that all day long there that it. was. six months earlier fifty had made some surprising decisions on the bids to host the twenty eight thousand and twenty twenty two world cup. full. combat i think. this was six months before interpol signed its partnership deal with. why would an international police organization that lie itself with an association that was under deep suspicion. first. secret your journey. into. the deal was signed just three weeks before the sixty first fifa congress. letter would be seeking a fourth term fee for president. doesn't deserve side of course appearing in public with the secretary general of interpol at that particular moment was a gift from the gods. that i think is going to come because i think there's been little bit because you. think you'll be called let me. give you something that. they could. use separate ledger was reelected over the next months and years the scandals that fifo would continue unabated. for sept leisure the partnership provided an air of integrity and security his reelection interpol gained twenty million euros to fight match fixing and help preserve features lucrative broadcast deals on and. so much as a presentation of the contract with ron noble is that blood test said this wonderful sentence that i find very revealing. all who knows this might become the intelligence wing afifa guy. ron noble the future intelligence chief was sitting right beside him and said nothing. much. speculation was rife it appeared that an international police organization had gotten into bed with . in another private partnership philip morris international contributed fifteen million euros in two thousand and twelve to fight cigarette smuggling so what motivated the joint tobacco manufacturer tobacco trafficking cut into its profits anough so that it put out major ad campaigns attacking it. back oh traffickers are the third largest global cigarette suppliers trading around six hundred billion illegal cigarettes every year this means that legal manufacturers and retailers are losing sales while governments and taxpayers are being robbed forty to fifty billion dollars in money that could be funny given porton public services and helping local communities by working together the legal industry law enforcement government sensible society. stanfield legal system. gather we can stop illegal cigarettes. if philip morris was to be believed stamping out cigarette smuggling could do wonderful things for our communities and our children. so why then did the world health organization see red when this partnership was announced to the point of refusing interpol observer status at the conference on tobacco control. over the course of the last fifteen years the tobacco industry has managed to convince. governments around the world international agencies like interpol even i last attention like that rather than being as pariahs supplier and this product actually it's a victim of the illicit to market trade and part of the solution but nothing could be further from the truth. how could interpol and its secretary general have signed an agreement with philip morris knowing that going back to nine hundred eighty nine there are eighty million documents that testify to all the misdeeds of the tobacco industry we believe they show that the industry hasn't respected the law and that it has knowingly collaborated with criminal organizations is known for us that raises many questions and of course the fog of. the partnership between interpol and the tobacco industry certainly was eyebrow raising. the tobacco industry stood accused of participating in cigarette smuggling and counterfeiting over decades in collaboration with the italian and the balkan mafia. in two thousand and four philip morris international agreed to pay one point two five billion dollars to the e.u. in return for avoiding further litigation. but why would the tobacco industry promote smuggling of their own products. festival cigarettes smuggled away way cheaper because they have no taxes on them. the cheaper they are the more they sell and in particular they move i sell to young people and the tobacco industry's documents also make clear that they understand that it's really important to have cheap cigarettes available for young people because otherwise they wouldn't take up this deadly habit. in total philip morris international and three other tobacco giants agreed to pay the european union more than two billion euros. under this agreement the european anti fraud office or all of the e.u. in. the tobacco industry would join forces in the battle against cigarette smuggling. but when it comes to cigarette smuggling there are three categories counterfeit cigarettes often of poor quality contraband real but stolen are untaxed. and cheap white also known as illicit whites which are cigarettes produced legally in one country to be sold on the black market in another. so what type of trafficking was the agreement between interpol and philip morris international really aimed at. this deal is really just about addressing counterfeit and counterfeit it is just one element of the illicit cigarettes right and it's the smallest element is a far bigger problem with the tobacco companies products and you know and the illicit market and putting money into the home so interpol can speak about the illicit tobacco trade and represent issues on the u.s. to talk about a trade that the tobacco companies want to see represented. in the tobacco industry had secured substantial control of the fight against cigarette smuggling and illegal trade that damage their profits purely out of economic interest. every partnership involves some sort of quid pro quo what would happen if a partnership was not designed only to secure influence but to eliminate competition. and what if millions of lives depended on that competition removed profit from sale of fake. pain my brothers and sisters we have to throw blame here. as. it is this video is hard to. campaign against counterfeit drugs and it helps burnish interpol's reputation. france's leading pharmaceutical company has published figures stating that one out of ten medicines sold in the world is counterfeit making it the world's most lucrative business well ahead of prostitution and marijuana. in two thousand and fourteen santa fe said counterfeit drugs were a two hundred billion dollars market reason enough for the company to fight what they say is organized crime on a global scale over these counterfeit medications the industry warns can be ineffective and dangerous. so who would object to a collaboration that. a dangerous and illegal business. plugs into paula has discredited a certain kind of medicine by using arguments that are completely untrue or not when you sort of. point of view that all we care about is that a medication is a fake. they come in. at the root of this conflict or patents that grant companies a twenty year monopoly on their products but only in countries where their patents are registered and recognized in other countries there's no barrier to manufacturing a generic version completely legally. believe me to come within the next twenty to some generic medicines are legally authorized medicines and they save lives because they're the same product as the original medicine. fake medicines though are unregulated and there's no guarantee they contain the correct dosage of their active substance and they may even be dangerous. all the same from the point of view of the pharmaceutical companies generics are the competition and they'd like to get rid of them if they could be peacekeepers. on november tenth two thousand and eleven ronald noble was in madrid the press wasn't informed of his visit an unusual move for the media savvy secretary general he was in madrid to meet with members of the daughter group known for its reticence the group includes twenty nine of the world's biggest pharmaceutical companies. the head of interpol ended his speech with the following statement. interpol understands the sensitivity of your struggle against the threat posed by the global trafficking of counterfeit pharmaceutical products. the organization i have the honor to lead is capable of leveraging your resources to develop a multi-pronged strategy that will protect both your corporate interests and the security of millions around the world. that raises questions about interpol's mission. can protecting the security of millions of people and protecting the interests of the pharmaceutical industry really go together. make a distinction between counterfeit drugs and generic drugs. is it fighting counterfeiting in order to save lives or to protect the financial interests of big pharmaceutical companies at the risk of depriving much of the world's population badly needed medicines. the battle over patents is being waged especially fiercely in india. interpol also came in you. met with us. and in the love of my discussion. this is the deal with all the deals filling in india is complete. thanks. can you explain to me because indian law. this is not on the paper and what is not counterfeit which we're selling is genuine generic medicines. india passed laws to eliminate certain packets so that it wouldn't have to wait twenty years to begin producing its own generics. generic medications produced in india are among the most affordable in the world and india is one of the few countries with the facilities needed to manufacture high quality generics in large quantities. in india the company's. plays a major role in facilitating access to medicine especially in developing countries to be more present ninety two percent of the. achieve year dismayed to see. are coming from india. which which now supports the global t.v. aids free treatment program supports around fifteen million patients. in march twenty third teen ronald noble signed a partnership with the heavy hitters of the pharmaceutical industry a deal worth four point five million euros over three years. as an agency. free from the international human rights obliteration by accepting this financial was also working on be harmful for. pharmaceutical transnational corporations which i would be as a role in. compromising the access to affordable medical care all over the world. know what that it will soon be called a crime because it is indeed a criminal act. in some countries people are dying and what is killing them are expensive medications to which they don't have access the board will question not a lot more of these. people are self medicating still claims problems about cardiovascular. interpol did succeed in part of its campaign for example putting the brakes on the illegal online sale of medications but in two thousand and sixteen you're going to talk announced that interpol would not renew its partnership with the pharmaceutical industry and i'm for an emmy so my goodness we came to a mutual agreement that we wish to continue this cooperation but that interpol would no longer accept any money any further money from the pharmaceutical industries what's important is that it must be the police or far to determine the agenda and that they are not compromised in their independence and neutrality then and it's important that there are no conflicts of interest. and reading between the lines stocks announcement raised more questions than answered. did interpol lose the upper hand in the campaign against counterfeit medicines. today the giants of the pharmaceutical industry are working to extend the lives of their patents each additional year brings in billions of euros. when it comes to lobbying the cigarette industry seems to have met its match. in two thousand and sixteen philip morris sold legally eight hundred thirteen billion cigarettes representing revenues of seventy one billion euros. fifteen million over three years or five million a year that was the price of its partnership with interpol and ally that had one hundred ninety member countries when the deal was signed. ronald noble has always denied that he engaged in lobbying but for the world health organization's anti tobacco division the conflict of interest seems clear. and here too you're going to talk a lot of the partnership to expire without renewing it. the agreement with fifa however was intended to run until two thousand and twenty one. but the deal came to an embarrassing and. the widest match which will spread so thoroughly throughout the world we all know the answer we have cooked up by two thousand and fifteen interpol and fifa had been partners for four years. in may of that year top management assembled for a congress in zurich to elect their new president sepp blatter then seventy nine years old was hoping for a fifth term but three days before the vote the news broke. in the center of zurich swiss police questioned one by one several directors of. the police arrived at dawn at the hotel where federation leaders were preparing to elect their new president on friday. among those interviewed were jeffrey webb of the cayman islands and you figure from. both members of the executive committee and jack warner of trinidad and tobago. was interpol behind these arrests the answer was clear no the interrogations were the result of a bilateral exchange between this was police and the f.b.i. . but then came an additional irony. you know six red notices for other feet and embers. clearly the organization was put in a position where we were handling red ny this is for some of the executives and former executives of who we had a partnership agreement with and maybe even among good morning even if you're short on money that's no excuse for stupid decisions. and if you ask me so she ation with the fire was stupid. so then i think it's a little complicated but it's true some countries with very reticent at the start i thought well as for me i'm french we don't really leave the field when it comes to public private partnerships and you probably put it like we're learning but we're still a bit doubtful that's just how we are in. germany to the english and americans though don't have a problem with it to do so we tend to say most well what about this and what about that until we end up saying that's enough we've seen enough to know we have to stop this right here because it may well be putting the organizations reputation at risk than it is for. those concerned for reputation seems ironic and not only in hindsight given how long the future scandals have been simmering before they boiled over. in september two thousand and fifteen four months after ending the partnership with fee for your going stock established interpol's first ever ethics committee. we brought in my own external advisory service with experts from our police officers from other international organizations as well as research as and people from transparency international they all helped us write a set of policies and after i took the helm hearing the deal we decided we wouldn't accept any money from the alcohol industry the sex industry tobacco industry all the arms industry. consensus kind of to where no man i'm so name. along with the new ethics committee interpol also created a new position the due diligence officer. is tasked with deciding whether a potential partnership was ethical or not. we notice that the bigger a company is the more problems it has so the question for interpol is do we want to exclude entire sectors such as pharmaceuticals such as banks or google or whoever because we know that all big companies have some kind of problem if someone. is on the board america. even beyond partnerships with private companies and organisations people has come under scrutiny for other deals. that interpol's the first general assembly in rome in two thousand and twelve exactly eighteen months after signing the partnership with interpol entered into a partnership with the state of qatar. would receive ten million dollars to reinforce security and safety at all of the country's major sporting events over the coming ten years culminating in the qatar two thousand and twenty two world cup . meanwhile interpol had ended its partnership with rumors had swirled about qatar's world cup bid did the ethics committee take another look at the qatar deal. first of all it's important to point out that i carry out assessments all money that comes from the private sector if it's from qatar it's public. so you made no inquiries. even if there is suspicion of corruption records it was my. diligence on member states or governments who were written. in two thousand and thirteen when all of europe was attempting to get a grip on tax evasion run of noble created a foundation in geneva interpol's foundation for a safer world is stated aim was to raise funds for the organization. fund raising at that level requires an illustrious board of directors. noble lined up a suitable ensemble. shake months or a deputy prime minister of the united arab emirates. can sing one former deputy prime minister of singapore. more lebanese former minister carlos gone c.e.o. of renault nissan and prince albert of monaco himself. trust and confidence stuart gulliver group chief executive of the british bank h.s.b.c. was an early member of the board of directors but both the bank ended c.e.o. came under allegations of tax evasion is why you felt the need as a only cold don't be so creative panamanian company buys first of all there was no tax advantage will this whatsoever to the panamanian company as a matter of fact there was no tax as to that it was a panamanian nominee and city historians are feeling like you have to criticize purely to get me previously within my own company you do understand how this looks today. i understand that it looks puzzling to people and i understand it looks. and and it looks difficult and suggests that they're going to be other reasons related to types but they were not . present. closely i think radical. this hearing in front of the treasury select committee of the british parliament gave rise to an article in the guardian the daily accuse stuart gulliver of having a secret seven million dollar account at h.s.b.c. switzerland under the name of a panamanian company. i found out about it by reading the article in the papers like everyone else i contacted the president we expressed our concern about these accusations being made in the public domain. the board discussed it to our knowledge all necessary decisions were taken to the board and try to get off in boredom. after the article was published in the guardian interpol did ask the foundation in february twenty fifteen to dismiss stuart gulliver. but the c.e.o. of h.s.b.c. was not actually dismissed until eighteen months later after the research for this report was underway. or was then replaced by the man sitting next to him here douglas flint group chairman at the very same bank so that it could be it's a private entity that in itself has nothing to do with interpol yes it's the interpol foundation created to raise money for interpol. it's an independent entity . so the claim is that the interpol foundation is a fully independent entity and ethics committee doesn't carry out audits on member states in march twenty seventeen the united arab emirates gave the foundation fifty million euros that donation was roughly equivalent to the total contributions from all one hundred ninety two member states does that compromise interpol's independence. security. council rule of the older guys ation that we don't want any one state to be too dominant when it comes to supplement donations in its or that means there's a defined limit written into all rules. however this donation we receive for the interpol foundation from the united arab emirates was below this limit and. so the threshold of concern is set rather high. monsoor of the emirates is a member of the foundation's board of directors even though his busy schedule doesn't leave him much time for the work. he is deputy prime minister of the united arab emirates director of a petroleum investment company member of various administrative councils in the petroleum sector and in a water authority and he owns several football clubs including manchester city. thanks to the foundation the united arab emirates has become the leading state contributor to interpol. never

international says the united arab emirates has secretly armed rebel groups in the amman with advanced weapons bought from the u.s. as well as european manufacturers the rebel groups include the giants the security belt and elite forces which are trained and funded by the u.a.e. amnesty says a wide range of u.s. supplied armored vehicles vended up with rebel fighters have also received more to rockets and guns board by the m r r t s amnesty says the rebels are accountable to no one and some have committed war crimes we have not authorized the saudi arabia or the emirates to transfer any of this equipment to other parties on the ground in yemen and as you are well aware when we do provide equipment whether comes government to government or commercially provided. that the recipients do have to agree to certain stipulations on the use of those and that we do have monitoring and enforcement mechanisms. the u.a.e. and saudi arabia are yet to respond to the allegations let's bring our guests into the show we have joining us from santa nasser arabi a political commentator in london patrick will can a

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line of story. with exclusive. the must see concerning. place to be curious minds. do it yourself networkers. subscribe don't miss out. as turkey's economy teeters before local elections in march president sets up government controlled markets and plans foreigners for his conference predicament even as he turns to the e.u. for help. also coming up when the plane. just isn't enough to press the neighbors a super rich super fast with high tech hydrofoils. internet from space. to provide internet access even to the most remote areas of the planet's. this is t w business. of course we're going to have a quick check on how markets reacted to the summit breakup in vietnam but first to turkey a high ranking arrives for talks and today to discuss trade debt and deeper economic cooperation he's economy is suffering inflation over twenty percent in january even though the government blames traders for the price hikes energy transport and production costs have dramatically risen to after the depreciation of the turkish lira over the summer now president obama set up makeshift government markets to sell produce at lower prices. shoppers endure long lines at this large tent in istanbul neighborhood to save money at the government sponsored market itself spinach tomatoes and peppers as well as many other popular products at highly discounted prices turkish president richard eyre to once government has established dozens of these temporary stalls in turkey's largest cities in a bid to mitigate the effects of soaring food prices that have stunk turkish households. get it big it's many some not people who live on minimum wage can't go to the neighborhood bazaar or market we go to the market to buy scallions scallions or five lira and in that five they are a bunch of scullions or five pieces when there's no neighborhood bazaar we're forced to buy from the market and the markets see that as an opportunity to abuse people's goodwill these regulated tents have been very good for us into the lead to appeal to the me to these discount stalls were quickly set up after everyone promised to cut out sellers and middlemen he accused of increasing prices the move comes just over a month before everyone faces local elections on march thirty first right away prices and an economic downturn could cost his ruling party some key municipal seats in campaign speeches i don't want to portray the economic downturn as a foreign plot against the country and has vowed to fight food price hikes in the same way that the country has fought terror groups everyone announce that the government markets will continue to operate until the local elections and he's even threatened to make them permanent following the vote if merchants continue hiking prices. john is a professor of economics at the university of applied sciences and constanza germany good morning professor they all say there's a high level e.u. delegation for talks in istanbul today is the even the political will in europe to help out on the economic li. i think it's very important here to distinguish two challenges turkey is facing we have this depth driven financial crisis there to europe is not going to be really able to solve the problems of turkey debts an issue where turkey have to cooperate with the i.m.f. the reason for the european a high level representatives visit is to see in from a different viewpoint it's a question about the future of turkey's integration into the european economy one need to remember the success of that turkish economy in the last decade was based on a european turkish custom humean but unfortunately this customs union is no longer working properly just a short example europe has a free trade agreement now with japan and this will result in a reduction of production facilities of japanese companies in europe they will simply export mode from japan and that is also hitting charkhi because japanese companies were producing their own a because the country was very very competitive now that visit is most likely to tackle this question about how the turkish economy can be linked but i do not really expect a clear statement out to do with it because we have also not only in turkey elections but also in europe and that turkey is a buzzword when it comes to relations between turkey and the e.u. at the moment my expectation is it's an attempt to normalize the political relationships and hopefully this will pave the way for solutions that the second half of the year will do you think people show that discontent with that one over the economy in the upcoming elections briefly if you can. they call me is a major issue i me and that the government unfortunately has applied means for the short term just you know price ceilings on the market that helps for the consumers in the short term but in the long term business is destroyed how can how can the government accept lower prices and the minimum wage increases also destroy increasing unemployment that will play a role i'm i'm sure that people are mature enough now to see that this type of policy is not helpful in the long run and i'll stay in there thank you very much for this analysis thank you and here is a round to some other global business stories making headlines today. been caught off guard by a drop in industrial production in japan last month it's down by three point seven percent from december before was steeper than expected and represents the third month in a row of decline this despite a return to growth in the japanese economy. as more signs of a global slowdown and impact of the trade dispute between china and the u.s. factories in china produced fewer goods for the third month in a row in february the results of weaker demobbed export orders also fell to the lowest level since two thousand and nine. german automotive components make sense absolutely so often is in takeover talks with us belgian breaks manufacturer event co the combined company would have about forty billion euros in annual turnover creating an automotive component supply all the same scale as germany's bosch or continental. now as promised let's have a quick check on the markets can i put in there in frankfurt has there been any reaction to the premature end of the trump kim summit in vietnam or other things on trade as minds. well get out there was a bit of a disappointed reaction on the stock market in seoul south korea here in frankfurt and most other european trading floors the talk of traders has shifted back quite quickly to economic topics again remember today we'll get an update of the fourth quarter g.d.p. for the united states the gross domestic product the growth data from america it's expected that the significance lowdown will be reported softer consumer spending and weaker american exports what's more there's a lot of mergers and acquisitions talk going on you just mentioned pretty soft and we also have the german mark making a five point nine billion u.s. dollars takeover bid for the american company verse of materials and there are reports about a potential bidding war for a large chunk of universal music which the parent company vivendi is putting on the market both ten cents from china and k.k. are the investment company from the united states are said to be interested the valuation of this part of universal music is estimated to be up to twenty billion euros. kind of a takeover shopping spree shopping spree going on there who isn't in france or thank you. in case you haven't noticed there's a new space race going on who will be the first to build new telecoms infrastructure in the skies the first six satellites have just been deployed from a launch site in crew for it's a new cost effective way to bring high speed internet to even the most remote areas of the world by using mini satellites orbiting much closer to us than the older models. three two one and lift off arianna space has six one web satellites on board the pioneering venture has financial backing from some powerful players air bus. and the virgin group and it has big plans to bring the internet to those regions in the world that have scanned or even no access to it there are in mexico a hundred twenty thousand schools that don't have connectivity and if you're going to have a child who's going to be a participant in the modern economy and have opportunities they have to be connected it's not a choice anymore kind of to these in this city and so just imagine twelve years of schooling without contact every this is twelve years of schooling with connected it's a total difference in the outlook one website plan is to launch twenty soyuz rockets per month each with dozens of satellites on board until there are two thousand satellites orbiting the earth they'll do this at an altitude of just one thousand kilometers the concept is convincing and it's attracting other players too including space x. for now though one way is leading the way. now three. principle comparisons which is. also plans to put a large network up there we think our network is going to be a better network and it's going to it's going to happen. but having said all that there will be enormous. enormous demand for our network and we can both live alongside each other. asked for the satellites once their work is done they'll reenter the earth's atmosphere and burn up turning not into space debris but manmade falling stars. more than four hundred boats have been sailing into the united arab emirates for the weeklong dubai international boat show from glamorous super yours to catamaran since pete both as everything just make sure you bring enough cash. one of the main attractions this year is a luxury hydrofoil speedboat by u.a.e. based company and the vessel has been nicknamed the flying yacht so when i say flying yachts what i mean is the entire boats part is completely out of the water the foils are the only thing that are in the water and how it works is imagine the wings of an airplane that under the boats connect its and then the wings lift the boat out of the water was their wings are still in the water the price tag eight hundred seventy thousand dollars most of the craft here much more sedate but they also make the a not a foil or look affordable. this one hundred twenty foot long vessel is built in italy to individual customer once it will set the discerning voter back around seventeen million u.s. dollars exhibitors say that yachting is growing in popularity in this oil rich country a new marina is expected to open in dubai harbor in twenty twenty boasting more than a thousand births it promises to be the biggest in the middle east and north africa the united arab emirates hope to put themselves on the map as a cruising destination for the ultra rich. and that's it from me that interview business to that stage. today don't miss our highlights w. program on line w. dot com highlights. the players. take. the stage. in a good game of power and money the competition is fierce the most important natural resource for bluffing betting checking how much will they be able to play and who will win their school we believe that renewable energy playing for the role in the future. of the game but you can look at the list starting. tito. hello there and welcome to the latest from arts and culture i'm karen homestead and here's what we're in for on today's program. while a hundred one sallis inyati to the mexican director of the oscar winning films birdman and the resident has been named president of this year's cannes film festival jury. spies in the family the personal story of german author dick pounds is the stuff of a new novel and sheds light on how germany's legacy of espionage is still affecting generations in berlin. and in our series baking bread matters takes his skills to new heights with the austrian kaiser roll. so that was looking good but we're starting with some exciting news on the festival front and i'm joined by my 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documentary. you. know ed. this is do we hear is live from berlin european powers give a major boost to the opposition in venezuela several leading european countries including of germany and spain to recognize conway joe as the legitimate leader of the country but he could have smiled a little and says he will never bow to pressure from outside also coming up the pope delivers a message of tolerance to the united arab emirates francis makes a historic interfaith address in a first ever visit by a pontiff to the arabian peninsula and the records tumbled on super bowl sunday the new england patriots defeat the los angeles rams to win american football's biggest prize for the sixth time will take you through the action. thank you so much for your company everyone we begin our broadcast with a crisis in kind of several major european countries have recognized venezuela's opposition leader grade zero as interim president while they acted in concert after president nicolas maduro ignored a deadline to call a snap election model now says those countries could face reprisals as this government digs in its heels. venezuela's power struggle deepened on monday off to several european nations officially recognized opposition leader of one quite go as the country's acting president spain was the first to announce their support germany france the u.k. and several other countries quickly followed suit this gets done if new presidential elections were not called by yesterday. that is why kuan go i don't know is the person we expect to initiate an election process as soon as possible he didn't know and when the idea of up and and by put and germany along with several other european countries recognizes him as the legitimate interim president to oversee this task the president. and also does it. venezuela's ally russia accused european powers of meddling and condemn their actions. so you should i don't know why the european union considers itself intitled to dictate conditions for the international mediation efforts it could if be more effective for everyone who's interested in sucking the crisis to get together and talk before any announcements are made to discuss with one another how to help this nation. maduro insists he will never bow to his opponents he also refuses to let foreign humanitarian aid into the country for fear that aid could be coupled with a military intervention. as the standoff intensifies life remains desperate for many venezuelans amid the country's bitter economic crisis many are forced to rely on food donations to survive. well joining me now is it appears oscar flanker joins me from venezuela's capital caracas oskar good to see you how significant are the endorsements from the states for venezuela's opposition. well this is very significant and it's something the national assembly has been waiting for this whole week because recognizing what you know as president is not an answer for automation this is a measure that's threatening members with its constitution in order to answer cases somehow or with incidents more than sixty countries agree that the presidential elections last year were not going to have it any better and my those were wrong was need for us on the record not just for china so not me this is not a significant that the euro did countries are recognized by the us president i think it is more relevant that they recognize love the role as a defacto president and now the question comes to what are their stations what you do with an equal that's not an. now president murderers or government or predictably is condemning the moves in europe to recognize the corrido what is venezuela threatening to do in response well there's not much that is where the candidates response to that is and it's not the way they could stay in power even when you're really difficult for a diplomatic issues between europe and russia and china because it's become kind of like the just once apple between the diplomatic world however the opposition this particular issue of hold elections but before that they need to edit your circulation of people out of the world and start an intention of ensuring government in order to start these and i know this election process so we're still seeing how that's going to come about and it's no longer answer how are they or when she will actually take over the government and now. the e.u. is reportedly considering more sanctions on venezuela but that they would likely not target venezuela's oil sector i mean can the sanctions be effective without hitting from israel and their crude. yes definitely the sections we've seen for the past five years they've been sanctioning people in our office here are going to split up that have opened their best occasions of corruption they have also open investigations for. drug trafficking and crimes against humanity so we aren't saying that the sanctions have been effective sensually the top government officials we've heard from others that it is. that they are a study a conversation also some of the businesses that are not related to a lawyer in this way let them have some kind of business with these european countries so desperately that does put pressure on us not just government to step down oscar sanker reporting on the crisis in caracas thank you. next so we shift our attention to the u.a.e. where pope francis has made history as the first pontiff to visit the arabian peninsula francis was welcomed in abu dhabi by iranian leaders and today he met with muslim elders at the city's grand mosque on tuesday the pontiff will lead a groundbreaking mass for the roughly one million catholics living in abu dhabi he hopes his visit will boost tolerance of their faith in the wider region. are joining me now to discuss the significance of this historic visit is martin gagne religious affairs analyst good to have you here with me martin all right it's heavy with symbolism this visit because it's the first papal visit on the arabian peninsula why that pope francis decide to go there now well i think i mean there are essentially true reasons for it happening no the first one is that there has been actually development over the last few years and reapproach months so to say of muslim communities and not the like communities especially at its theological basis on the other hand the fact is they are you actually seen a lot of conflict much of it as a lot of pressure on christian communities through the region and i think that there's about to in that field studies actually broke the most powerful always should i mean in obvious need to defend christian communities in the region. these are mainly the two i think the two main reasons range object it's there now we've already heard actually now from pope francis and he didn't shy away from mentioning the war in yemen what can you tell us about that but i think it's you know it's not entirely surprising but it's actually not completely in character at least not in the way that the you know the diplomacy or public diplomacy if this vatican has proceeded to go out and simply put sort of things i reckon on the table in the sense i think that this will be read as something very courageous i think that in a sense sort of it does feed the base so to say at the very. same time the presumption that would have to make is that the local authorities were already warned about the fact these would be you know one of the issues and you know that really yesterday right before getting on the plane here you know and essentially he talked about yemen he talked about the conflict in yemen putting it once again at the center of the trip or making it a major issue in the critique coming and of course the other very interesting thing that he did not shy away from he was not just advocating for tolerance of christian worshipers in the wider our region but saying the times wasn't enough you have to allow you have to accept and embrace christians as well but were you surprised by that no no not really i mean i think that you know the entire set of gestures that were sort of played out are performed during the during the rival of the pope holding hands. holding hands with the leadership of the united arab emirates and like going to meet like theological leaders and someone goes to show that in fact there is a idea that it cannot simply be tolerance that in fact it has to be an embrace i think that this is pretty much the position that the vatican has taken throughout its politics in relation with how we deal with others or how the vatican once got the looks to deal with others and this is actually an expression of that all right martin gak thank you as always. i'd like to bring up to speed now with some of the other stories making news around the world a u.s. jury is set to begin deliberations in the trial of the alleged drug cartel boss what can go as money commonly known as el chapo prosecutors say the sixty one year old mexican is believed to have smuggled at least two hundred tons of cocaine into the u.s. guzman faces life in prison if convicted. farmers in egypt and sudan are bracing for the arrival of swarms of locusts the pests of already swept over other ritzy nations damaging crops in saudi arabia will egyptian locust control bases near the sudanese border and now the clarity state of emergency. in light aircraft has crashed into a house in southern california killing the pilot and four people inside witnesses said the twin engine cessna caught fire broke up in mid-flight and then plunged into a house south east of l.a. . a new study warns that two thirds of the glaciers in the himalaya could melt by the year two thousand one hundred if global emissions are not reduced well scientists say even if global warming were limited to one point five degrees celsius a third of the glaciers would still disappear while the region's glaciers supplied billions of people with water. one of the eleven hundred people in queensland australia fled their homes after record breaking floods have brought crocodiles into the streets the city of townsville has been especially hard hit with more than a year's worth of rain falling in just one week all the flooding has forced authorities to open the gates of a nearby dam after it's well above capacity. now to the big game all are talking about of course the super bowl and the way england patriots have been crowned american football's the champions after beating the l.a. rams in atlanta all the rams lost thirteen three in the lowest scoring super bowl ever for the fans there was plenty to celebrate. fans of the new england patriots have every reason to celebrate their team took a victory on a historic superbowl night quarterback tom brady was the man of the hour he won his sixth title a record for a player for many it's cemented his status as the greatest of all time. what it means to me the patriots are the best tom brady is a god he's the best ever and if you ever want to dispute that does look the other way don't talk to me. brady won his first super bowl seventeen years ago after becoming the oldest quarterback to play in and win a super bowl he says he has no intention of retiring just yet to me has a tattoo for every time the patriots have won a ring he's fast running out of room so do you have to get an. all out the carnarvon out there and some more warmer numerals on the cup problem i have is they win so many super bowls i don't mourn are all rolled up i don't know about the road they're at their home or man i don't know all super bowl sunday is the sporting event of the year in the united states over one hundred million americans watched the game on television even without a ticket these funds came old a way to atlanta to cheer on their side to me i will travel anywhere for my team anywhere for my team if it means that we're going to win the super bowl and i get to be a part of it's the little part this is why i'm here the l.a. rams were the underdogs and couldn't get their much lauded of fans going in the last quarter thirty fans buckled. hurt it was satellite over that quiet like all. heartache for the l.a. rahm's. but ecstasy for the patriots for the players and fans on a night that made n.f.l. history. investigators have found the wreckage of the plane carrying the cardiff city footballer in the yano saw aircraft disappear two weeks ago one unidentified body was found inside the aircraft the wreckage was located off the island of guernsey in the english channel all sal and his pilot were flying in the light plane from nonce in france to cardiff and wills when contact was lost over the channel the search for the plane was abandoned but a crowd funding campaign raised three hundred thousand euro's to privately fund will cover the operation. coming up next to you business just a bit it will help business there's a market just chill show us how a cyclist turned entrepreneur in uganda could trigger a good long pull bamboo 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you want to become citizens. for margaret's your platform. this is d.w. news live from berlin and donald trump's former attorney gives a damning indictment of the president to congress. is a resource. use of congress. and. michael cohen unleashes a torrent of allegations the white house says they're all lies also coming up the second summit between the leaders of the united states and north korea has begun donald trump and kim jong un opened their meeting in the vietnamese capital hanoi with the u.s. president praising their strong relationship monta will and be enough to make progress towards peace. and tensions soar as pakistan says it shot down two indian aircraft a military spokesman also says one indian pilot has been captured the disputed territory of kashmir is once again at the core of this latest crisis between the nuclear armed neighbors. omarion evanston it's good to have you with us donald trump's former personal lawyer and fixer michael cohen has made a string of explosive allegations about the u.s. president testifying to. for a special congressional committee in washington cohen claims trump knew about wiki leaks e-mails damaging to his rival hillary clinton before they're released during the twenty sixteen presidential campaign cohen also says trump ordered him to pay hush money to porn actress stormy daniels who says she had an affair with trump cohen says he was then ordered to lie about that to the first lady white house denies all the claims collins already pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations and lying to congress and will soon begin a three year prison sentence. well our washington correspondent helen humphrey has been following the testimony and she joins us now so helena we have seen a copy of cohen's prepared testimony and now of course we've heard him speak and deliver that testimony he's also been answering questions what stood out for you. right now if we thought that statement seemed inflammatory when we received it head of the hearing less than twenty four hours ago when mr cohen delivered it in congress it seemed explosive essentially what we're seeing from mr cohen is a pincer action on one hand the character assassination against the president saying that this man is more bad than good he only wanted to be president for his own self enrichment essentially but he had to come up with something more substantial and he came up with three main accusations against the president one regarding the wiki leaks release of e-mails from against the democrats an allegation that he was aware of those e-mails sent to be released ahead of time particularly those against hillary clinton saying that would be good too when it comes to russia that trump continued to work on the moscow trump tower projects into the campaign campaign in twenty sixteen and he knew about meetings between a russian connections and his son don jr in twenty sixteen and three we'd already heard about the hush money payments to adult film actress is now the accusation that donald trump reimbursed mr cohen for that payment in twenty seventeen or less when he was already in the office well one of these are all of course very serious accusations but does michael michael cohen have any evidence to back up these accusations. right that's what's so interesting about this committee hearing because it's not a court proceeding so he could bring with him other articles other exhibits he thought may back up his claims and that's something he's a sought to do in order to restore his credibility he exhibited for example intimidatory tweets newspaper articles but one piece of evidence that will be seen as king will be closely examined is a check for thirty five thousand dollars which mr cohen alleges mr trump paid him in order to reimburse him for that hush money payment to stormy daniels take a look at that moment when he delivered that piece of evidence in congress as exhibit five my testimony shows i am providing the car of the thirty five thousand dollars check that the president trump personally signed from his personal bank account on august first of twenty seventeen when he was president of the united states pursuant to the coverup which was the basis of my guilty to reimburse me the word used by mr trump's t.v. lawyer for the illegal hush money i paid on his behalf. all right helena so his shows the check and yet cohen's problem is the question of credibility it's known that he has lied to congress in the past will this be enough though to convince lawmakers that he's telling the truth now and will his testimony be enough for a trump to trigger an impeachment investigation against donald trump. well in fact that's almost the accusations the accusation that the republicans are leveling against the democrats by holding this hearing they're saying that you want to trigger impeachment proceedings against him and to a certain extent by holding this wednesday an open hearing accessible to the public perhaps the democrats are hoping that this will turn the tide of public sentiment we know that here in d.c. for example you know bars are already opened for people to watch that testimony people are glued to their television sets but we need a robust accusation of course and a robust legal tool the murder investigation might be one way of doing that and we're still awaiting the results of that to be deliberate. helena humphrey reporting for us from washington d.c. thank you. now the second summit between u.s. president donald trump and north korean leader kim jong un is underway the two met for a short time wednesday evening and more lengthy talks are set for the morning trying to push him to give up his nuclear weapons program in exchange for economic development came and trump had dinner together at the metropole hotel in the vietnamese capital hanoi the talks come eight months after a historic summit in singapore which is the first between a sitting u.s. president and a north korean leader. under phenomenon has following the talks in hanoi and she has this aspect of the meeting so far on the first day there are some it's done old straw. and we're all smiles and pleasantries the u.s. president we've. good relationship with the north korean leader referring to the brutal dictator as my friend he seems to be hopeful that there are personal poor can bridge gaps in negotiations on thursday that talks will continue the u.s. is seeking the chilled commitments from pyongyang to dismantle at least some of its nuclear facilities while kim's regime wants relief from punishing economic sanctions the challenge will be to turn on the apparent good chemistry between the two leaders into a concrete agreement both are happy with. and now to some of the other stories making news around the world spain's former prime minister mariano rajoy has appeared in court as a witness in the trial of twelve catalan separatist leaders royce said the politicians had knowingly created a dangerous situation in their fail twenty seventeen independence bid he defended his decision to crackdown on the separatist movement the trial is ongoing. british lawmakers are set to vote on amendments to prime minister theresa may as planned for leaving the european union the amendments could lead to britain where questing to delay drags it beyond the current march twenty ninth deadline european leaders say they're open to allowing more time but not to renegotiating the exit deal. egyptian state t.v. says at least twenty people were killed and forty others wounded after a fire broke out at cairo's main train station the fire was reportedly set off by a train's fuel tank exploded when the train crashed into a barrier. the european union has urged india and pakistan to exercise utmost restraint in their current flare up of violence over the disputed territory of kashmir the e.u. warns that conflict could lead to serious and dangerous consequences for the two countries and the wider region on wednesday india and pakistan both said they'd shut down each other's aircraft. the wreckage of an indian air force helicopter near srinagar draws a crowd the circumstances surrounding the downing of this aircraft are unclear but all is not well between the juggernaut neighbors india and pakistan the customer region has been central to the dispute between the two countries for decades as i must admit it is the world's most militarized zone a powder keg waiting to explode the latest escalation began two weeks ago when forty indian paramilitary police were killed by a suicide bombing in paula according to the indian government its warplanes retaliated this week by striking a training. near the pakistani town of balakot killing quote a large number of militants. he says it launched the airstrikes against the group jaish e mohammed after it got hold of intelligence that the group was planning further attacks. the likes of continue the future of pakistan acknowledging this. investment there to get information that. either gets into parts of india the middle can get he said you could be given. tensions rose further with pakistan's claim and had shot down two indian warplanes and now pakistani prime minister imran khan is calling for talks with india. meanwhile calls for deescalation to resign from around the world growing concern that the first air strikes by the nuclear rivals on each other's territory in decades. the german government has responded to reports that german made weapons are being accused in the war in yemen saying it's taking the allegations seriously investigative reporting by d.w. and other media partners suggest that saudi arabia and the united arab emirates have deployed those arms and contravention of agreements with germany opposition politicians have called on berlin to end its strategic partnership with saudi arabia. according to german regulations this minesweeper made in germany should not be in yemeni water is but d w and its investigative partners have assembled proof that the vessel is on not to have service that that's prompted cool's for action is that good ahmed in my view it's a clearer than ever that germany based some responsibility for the terrible suffering in the war in yemen with them and if we don't want not one of them we have to stop delivering weapons to all sides in the conflict. citizens and politicians have been expressing their dismay online using the hash tag german arms the greens are calling it an absolute worst case scenario. he's germany in directly involved in one of the world's most devastating conflicts in response to the report senior government figures a calling for an explanation they suspect of being illicitly supplied to warring parties i think this case needs to be investigated deeply every state that gets weapons from germany was allowance of the government has to sign and confirm that. remain in the state where they are delivered to. chancellor angela merkel's cabinet has denied knowing german weapons of being deployed in the war in yemen in the wake of revelations the government says fresh inspections will be carried out concrete he invites the government takes seriously and will investigate any evidence of abuse or failure to observe the terms of and to use the question is what has happened to the weapons that found their way to saudi arabia the united arab emirates the evidence peaks for itself they ended up in the war zone in yemen. another doping scandal has hit the sporting world this time nordic skiing is under scrutiny after police made several arrests in germany and austria the raid focused in part on the town of they fed austria where the nordic ski world championships are currently taking place. a house used to peace and quiet in the austrian alps is now at the center of a police bust here police arrested seven people among them five athletes. austrian police are working together with german authorities in a sting centered on an international doping ring whose backers are believed to come from germany. and start the motor of the munich public prosecutor is bringing charges against four german citizens on suspicion of using doping methods for a bit and by the anti doping law. the athletes are alleged to have practiced blood doping which involves blood being removed from the body and light reinjected shortly before competition boosting delivery of oxygen to cells police say on wednesday they caught two austrian athletes red handed or forty's they say the doping network originated in germany they believe it operates around the world. at the same time as the bust in austria police in germany searched nine buildings in the town of effort including the practice of sports medicine specialist mark s. who was arrested along with an assistant police believe he is a leading figure in the doping network. you're watching daily news coming from berlin up next after a short break w. business news africa will tell you about what the real action of nigeria's 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might be capable of public pride al-jazeera. but francaise has landed in the united arab emirates the first visit by a head of the catholic church to the arabian peninsula his three day trip will see him hold talks with the crown prince meet muslim elders and attend a multi-faith gathering his balances celebrate mass at the stadium in abu dhabi on tuesday the way is home to around a million roman catholics most of them from the philippines and india. it's a historic visit because. it really represents the kind of message both francis now represents a global world there is much more fragment the then it used to be and the catholic church is really acting as a messenger of unity and opportunity and also facing a significant headwinds not just in the global world but also within the got a church where ripple francis is sometimes is today a logical if you've got a church there is in the western world especially in the north america special there is this believe it around what kind of catholicism the pope should interpret and easy ease efforts in reaching out especially towards muslims in