that at first she didn't actually know to be a member of islamic state and they too were very happy with regard to her release. we could interesting. i'm very glad that everything ended this way none of us expected to see things happen this quickly finally will see a family reunion is free to do she's a very happy girl but in prison she was to. use her lawyer also mentioned that a press conference will be held on monday discussing further details about the trial and are released on parole so we're bound to see new details in the near future all right thanks very much bring the very latest on that r t correspondent double quarter. in defense of american sovereignty that's true the united states will no longer be part of a landmark global arms control treaty his remarks. address the new will meeting of the country's national rifle association take a list. my administration will never ratified the u.n. arms trade treaty and i am officially announcing today that the united states will be revoking. the a fact. of america's signature from this badly misguided treatment when taking our sig

this is deja news coming to you live from berlin islamic state claims responsibility for the sri lanka bombings security video emerges that could show a suicide bomber entering of one of the churches he comes in at the back of the line of people and walks off to the left she lanka is under a state of emergency after sunday's attacks left more than three hundred people dead meanwhile. the nation's fourth silent in honor of the victims of the attacks now a government junior minister has suggested that the bombing swell in group venge for the attacks on two mosques in new zealand last month. also coming up in min ma the supreme court rejects the final appeal of two jailed journalists who dared to report of atrocities by the country's military activists see this as a setback for press freedom. hello and welcome i'm honored that shima and sri lanka mourns the death of over three hundred people in the easter sunday bombings attention is turning to who might be responsible the islamic state says it was behind the multiple suicide blast although. it is not offered any proof in a separately a s

but since the self-proclaimed islamic state burst onto the scene in two thousand and seventeen the muslim rebels have joined forces with the philippine army both sides feel threatened by us fight has now laying. the muslim minority strongly supports the m.i.l.f. only five percent of filipinos are muslims and almost all live in mindanao all the areas are among the poorest in the philippines many here blame the christian majority got them and for their plight. we visit the military headquarters of the m.i.l.f. the government needs the rabbit support to secure a peace and to fight terror president roderigo to terror to has promised them a far reaching autonomy is. the chief of staff isn't in uniform a sign perhaps of the shift from insurgency to politics the m.i.l.f. has seen defectors joining i as we ask him what might happen if the autonomy project goes badly our credibility daughter people really become diminished. the ice history of. his station. all the followers of the. doorway in their group and. that it will become bigger. he tells us that they will disarm up to thirty thousand fight

attacks were planned by the so—called islamic state. from colombo, clive myrie reports. mourning for the majority christians who died isn't confined to the catholic church. in the city of negombo, at the grand mosque, prayers have for days included thoughts for the hundreds killed in the local church, murdered in the name of a perversion of islam. the rituals remain the same, but something's changed here now. there's an undercurrent of fear that there might be christian reprisals, that a whole community has been tarred by the barbarity of a few, in a city that's enjoyed so many years of interreligious cooperation. "not in our name", say the trustees of the mosque, denouncing the bombers as enemies of their faith. translation: maybe they are muslims but we won't accept that, we won't accept them as a muslim. but in this city, in the shadow of the church a suicide bomber desecrated, how can the community heal? go ahead. all around, the living are touched by evidence of the intolerance exhibited. killed in the attack? yes, yes, killed in t

our top stories: islamic state releases a new video. if authentic it'll be the first time its leader, abu bakr al—baghdadi, has been seen in years. emperor akihito is to formally give up his throne. the first japanese emperor to step down in more than 200 years. the deputy attorney general who appointed robert mueller to investigate links between russia and donald trump's presidential campaign — resigns. and, underwater, and maybe undercover? is this beluga whale found off the coast of norway a russian spy? the leader of the extremist group that calls itself islamic state has reappeared in a propaganda video, posted online by is. if verified, it will be the first sighting of abu bakr al—baghdadi since he appeared in the iraqi city of mosul in 2014 to announce the so—called caliphate. recent reports suggested he'd been badly wounded or killed. ramzan karmali reports. he's not been seen in public for five years but this video of the leader of the islamic state group showed abu bakr al—baghdadi in defiant mood. in the propaganda

plus it's been nearly two years since the so-called islamic state stopped to create a caliphate in the philippines local muslim rebels. joined with the military to flush them out but is this devastated region at risk of conflict once again and exclusive we travelled to find out. hello i'm terry martin thanks for being with us sudan has begun its first day under a new military leader but thousands of pro-democracy protesters remain on the streets there calling for mass friday. prayer's outside army headquarters in a push for civilian rule army officers ousted longtime president omar al bashir on thursday following months of street protests but many people see the new military council as just more of the same. the music of defiance these protesters refused to go home after the army declared a curfew some of been there through the night for many in the moat is extatic if they also feel they've been cheated. after three decades of life under x. president omar al bashir a new strongman takes his place defense minister our and even the head of the country's military transition council. the g

were planned by so—called islamic state. from colombo, clive myrie reports. mourning for the majority christians who died isn't confined to the catholic church. in the city of negombo, at the grand mosque, prayers have for days included thoughts for the hundreds killed in the local church, murdered in the name of a perversion of islam. the rituals remain the same, but something's changed here now. there's an undercurrent of fear that there might be christian reprisals, that a whole community has been tarred by the barbarity of a few, in a city that's enjoyed so many years of interreligious cooperation. "not in our name", say the trustees of the mosque, denouncing the bombers as enemies of their faith. translation: maybe they are muslims but we won't accept that, we won't accept them as a muslim. but in this city, in the shadow of the church a suicide bomber desecrated, how can the community heal? go ahead. all around, the living are touched by evidence of the intolerance exhibited. killed in the attack? yes, yes, killed in t

by islamic state or were they directed by a so-called islamic state do we know i cannot have that information at the moment because my this is the timing is to confirm all it's all stated that they have direct contact with isis. but what we do know is that. the local craftsman inspired by how the isis operates and with that they were directly a controlled by the isis is yet to be seen because what the timing is to the phase that they're ready for that they're connected to the isis but they're going to be flirting with it and so the main suspect the recent the what do you sorting with the duty now the prime minister as you referenced in your first answer warned that there may be more potential terrorists at large in that there was even an attack planned on a fourth hotel that's very alarming how on edge are people where you are. it's an extremely scared i mean if you will resist canonical right now and even the outskirts of old ark there's a saving of ek used to these days enormous traffic on i would always suspect they absolutely nobody shops but those close offices that those people anglos p

the docs also appeared to be groups like islamic state and. but i think the name needs to be investigated these kind of organizations also like to attract public city. i shouldn't that does not have a history of serious tension between muslims and christian minorities in the country can you give us some context here well attacks on christians have increased in the past few years but the numbers are not very high stood. at the minority muslim communities for articulate last year the government had to declare a state of seeing in certain parts due to such clashes. there's almost no history of trouble between christians and muslims so i believe that the conflicts in sri lanka more. religious based the decades long civil war which was crushed in two thousand and nine votes for the long back to make lines and not religious so that's what i i think it's more what is happening in sri lanka is more on the ethnic lines and not religious. asia desk thank you very much for that assessment. north dakota is leader kim jong un is arrived in eastern russia a

if this was indeed the islamic state group. this was one of the most devastating attacks that they've carried out. why now? it sounds weird but the timing is is good. risk factors again there's this idea that maybe a revenge for surrey out that could be yeah. we'll do some mention urging cure clothing should not cut yeah it could be as a request for ice church. there's no evidence so far. this is been the case but over the last couplple years again because the focus has been on syria and iraq. a lot of the other entities to i. s. -- were overlooked and i've been i i have been able to have beeeen allowed to grow and develop an island in the philippines and indononesia bangladesh. is the peace in between was the next domino toto fall soso to sk in. otheher regionsns around the wod as well so it't's a lot of noise part of it is the consequence of having it hello. focusing on syria and iraq i realizing that. this enemy is actually going elsewhere. and not some pl hyles the modern security consulting groroup thak yoyou so much for y

the islamic state drives through our western citizens who are residents the role they played in the terrorist organization is often unclear and now they want to return to the places they call cold we talked to one woman desperate to return with her child to germany. and algeria as president powers two weeks of protests calling for an end to his twenty year rule the ailing eighty two year old says he will step down before the end of the month. plus swype camera action smartphones are revolutionizing the art of filmmaking in ivory coast. i brought in thomas thanks so much for joining us the british cabinet is preparing to hold an emergency meeting in a few hours to discuss its next move in the brics a crisis now this comes. after parliament again rejected a number of alternatives to prime minister teresa mayes unpopular withdrawal deal parliament is set to vote again on wednesday but the e.u. says it is now looking quote almost inevitable that britain will end up crashing out without a deal in ten days time. so the no use having us so the news having you yet you have it. sure i have one horribl

if this is who islamic state claims it is then it would be. his first appearance in five years in the video shot in an unknown location he acknowledges the group's recent defeat in its last syrian stronghold of the goose he also refers to other as losses in libya and in iraq but he tries to justify the defeats by saying yes doesn't have to win it just has to continue carrying all jihad and he urges his followers to continue carrying out revenge attacks around the world he goes on to praise the deadly bombings in tree lanka on easter sunday which killed two hundred fifty people saying they were ordered in revenge for their brothers in bugaboos. despite his threats analysts say the purpose of this video is to show he is still in charge and at large and has managed to evade chemistry who in the video was also a topic during iraqi prime minister's visit with chancellor merkel one would assume he knows more but here in berlin he kept a low profile. well there was some intelligence about the whereabouts of bin daddy from the video it is clear that t

state one is to read. so clearly what we have right then and there is one yardstick social to understand one type of violence and one yardstick religious to understand something else that in fact may not be that if. the paradox in these policy circles is that all these professionals produce detailed reports that identify the causes of extremism as things like poverty lack of opportunity in a sense of alienation and yet the policies that get implemented always emphasized policing surveillance and punishment. racism itself sits and question at the heart of this discussion on isis with the violence being that the european and the american consider exceptional inacceptable not because of what it's doing obviously terroristic and violent but because of the woman there is target. i. like on just short. in a clear. position now between what's next on the t.v. i can tell you that there isn't a spot isn't in my the ability. sorbet illusion is. on the fringe just from the demand concert. plans from all offended just

in their teens look at glass joined islamic state terrorists in aleppo well martin lemon curd worked as an in an ice the hospital and rocker here's what they had to say. the. common sense. when we first arrived to islamic states everything was very new for us adapting to an arabic country with its houses apartments cars food weather bombings dead people dead children we saw everything during this time it was difficult to get used to it and that time one didn't understand much a month from the first life in morocco was very normal but during this time i began to see things things that i asked that i wasn't convinced were permitted on the islam blowing yourself up so that you can take your enemies with you into death killing civilians who live in france or america that. some mission it's a couple i want to after approximately three months of working at the police station in rock a separated from us after this i tried again and again to flee territory but it never worked out for various reasons. we're trying to get out and die ash several times that was why i was twice in prison many ex

in their teens because glass joined islamic state terrorists in aleppo well martin lehmkuhl works in an iso hospital in rocca here's what they had to say. when we first arrived to islamic states everything was very new for us adapting to an arabic country with its houses apartments cars food weather bombings dead people dead children we saw everything during this time it was difficult to get used to it and that time one didn't understand much a month from the first life in morocco was very normal but during this time i began to see things things that i asked did that i wasn't convinced were permitted on the islam blowing yourself up so that you can take your enemies with you into death killing civilians who live in france or america. some mission it's like a but i want to after approximately three months of working at the police station in iraq i separated from this after this i tried again and again to flee territory but it never worked out for various reasons. trying to get out of dry ash several times that was why i was twice in a prison many executions took place you just couldn'

three hundred minister says the islamic state may have been behind the atrocity. the run remote he casts his vote on the busiest ballot in this election the prime minister. was in gujarat state. hundred eighty million people of an eligible to vote please choose day. reportsasay nearly 90% rejection voters have approved constitutional changes that could see president abdel fattah el sisi stay in power. until twenty thirty was a correspond put it. top of life. time at the tone or the business and who better to join us the capability. hi markk d donald trump is s onf most prolific uses a twitter and he's in pricing that position even as he criticizes the pot for being. too political yes and no prizes for if you can guess where he was making its putting out those messages mark on to i. as you said a series of messages posted this tuesday he was present agreed with the fox business news journalist. who said that he was the best thing to ever happen to twitter? but he accused the social network of not treating him well as a republican and of the blocking his supporters

that at first she didn't actually know to be a member of islamic state and they too were very happy with regard to her release we could interest of which she was very glad that everything ended this way none of us expected to see things happen this quickly finally will see a family reunion varvara is free to do she's a very happy girl but in prison she was the opposite her lawyer also mentioned at a press conference will be held on monday discussing further details about the trial and are released on parole so we're bound to see new details in the near future. in defense of american sovereignty. that the united states will no longer be part of the global arms control treaty his remarks kate address the un you will meeting of the country's national rifle association. my administration will never ratified the u.n. arms trade treaty and i am officially announced today that the united states will be revoking. the effect. of america's signature from this badly misguided treatment we're taking in our signature back the united nations arms trade treaty aims to promote global peace and stab

so—called islamic state has claimed responsibility and anusha demands that the government gets tough on local extremists. translation: the people of this country are mad. they are fools. we need a strong leader to run this country. sri lanka needs a strong man for it to rise. it is clear that the sense of shock and grief and loss that this woman is feeling, so many are feeling here in sri lanka is now turning to anger, real anger at the authorities for not protecting them. as he calmly walks past a child, cctv captures the bomber who destroyed anusha's life and so many others. he walks into st sebastian church. it's packed, this is easter sunday. seconds later, he detonates. on this day of national mourning, sri lanka's prime minister warned that some extremists are still on the run and may be returnees from syria. there are a few people on the run, some are on the run, so we have to apprehend them... with the explosive. he was asked how many are on the run. no, i don't know. back in negombo, excavations for mass burials. the burning question after sunday's barbarity — will the kil

look at glasto in the islamic state terrorists in aleppo. worked in an eyeful hospital in rocca here's what they had to say. the. comes and. when we first arrived to islamic states everything was very new for us adapting to an arabic country with its houses apartments cars food weather bombings dead people dead children we saw everything during this time it was difficult to get used to it and that time one didn't understand much a month from the first life in morocco was very normal but during this time i began to see things things the highest did that i wasn't convinced were permitted on the islam blowing yourself up so that you can take your enemies with you into this killing civilians who live in france or america. some mission it's a couple i want to sort of to approximately three months of working at the police station in iraq i separated from this after this i tried again and again to flee territory but it never worked out for various reasons because our we're trying to get out to die ash several times that was why i was twice in a pri

perhaps most importantly the old one the one that was used until the islamic state was founded in two thousand and fourteen so i clearly believe that this is by daddy and that this is an official i asked video so if the last time we saw him on video was our it was two thousand and fourteen so why is he popped up now well i think because i was under pressure yes has founded a state and as it has lost the state in iraq and syria it has there are even some politicians who believe that i.a.s. has been defeated and now the organization has to show its supporters that it remains relevant by perpetrating.

islamic state wives who are western citizens or residents role they played for that terrorist group is often unclear now many want to return to the places they call the doctor one woman desperate to return to germany with her child i have a two year old son and. the poor boy he has a right to a safe life. i'm brian thomas thanks so much for joining us the british prime minister theresa may is chairing an emergency meeting of her cabinet to seek a way out of that country's deadlock the meeting among the warring ministers is expected to last four hours it comes after britain's parliament rejected all alternatives to her bracks a deal yesterday lawmakers threw out four options designed to replace the unpopular withdrawal agreement song by only a few votes. britain has just ten days left to come up with a new plan or leave the e.u. without a deal. or responding to last night's events in the house of commons the e.u.'s chief bracks and negotiator michel barnier spoke this morning in brussels this is what he had to say and let me just make a point very clear if you won't read three. you know

also coming up on the show so-called islamic state releases of propaganda video purportedly showing its leader of your all the gobby in it he claims the easter bombings in sri lanka where the group's revenge towards defeat in syria. and is this a russian operative that's the question authorities in norway are asking after fisherman found this beluga whale with a camera harness of waters off far from a russian naval base. i'm brian thomas thanks so much for being with us japan's emperor akihito has formally stepped down from the chrysanthemum throne in a ceremony at the imperial palace in tokyo and his final speech the popular eighty five year old thank the people of japan and said he would pray for peace and happiness in the country and around the world akihito is the first japanese emperor to abdicate in more than two hundred years. his fifty nine year old son nora vito will officially become japan's one hundred twenty six emperor in a short ceremony that will take place tomorrow the emperor holds no political power but people in japan revere him as a symbol of the country's rich tradi

state. might still be alive and still in command in propaganda footage released today by a man believed to be baghdadi phrases the easter sunday suicide bombings in sri lanka which killed hundreds of christians he says that the attacks were to avenge the loss of islamic states last stronghold in syria he was the. in this two thousand and fourteen video at the mosque in mosul he's been reported killed or wounded many times. shocking video when with me here in the studio to talk about it is analyst from the german it's a treat for international security affairs here in berlin good to see you again what do you make of this video i mean first of all can we be sure that this is who we think it is well i think so he looks like. he has grown old and he's not really concentrating he doesn't speak as well as he did when he announced his caliphate in the mosque in the most sort of five years ago but he's he's there and he's talking to his supporters he is in contact with the organization as it seems h

state.” away from london to marry a fighter from so-called islamic state. ijust wa nt from so-called islamic state. ijust want forgiveness, really, from the uk. after the defeat of is, she pleaded to be allowed back to the uk, but the home office stripped her of her citizenship. her sister wrote to the home secretary, sajid javid, to the home secretary, sajid javid, to say how they had lost shamima to a murderous and misogynistic cult, and they would be challenging the decision to take away her one hobart rehabilitation, her british citizenship. the lawyer representing the family has told the bbc that legal aid has been provided to pay for a lawyer to fight on their behalf. the foreign secretary stressed the importance of legal aid, but... on a personal level, it makes me very uncomfortable, because she made a series of choices, she knew the choices she was making. i think we make decisions based on her future based on those choices. legal aid is available to anyone to challenge a government decision made against them if the problem is deemed serious and th

tonight, and a shocking video message to the world, the proclaimed leader of the islamic state says the suicide bombings in sri lanka were retaliation for syria. the terror group released ththis video, that says to show its leader. he says that the sri lanka bobombings were to avavenge thes of islamic states last stronghold in syria. coming up tonight, mozambique takes a battering from the second cyclone to strike in six weeks. there is severe flooding, with more downpours in the forecast. spain's socialist, prepare for top negotiations to form a coalition government. his party won the most votes in sunday's election, but not enough to govern on its own. and a new voice for turkey. international broadcasters, including dw, respond to the government's crackdown on independent media with the launch of a new youtube channel. i'm brent goff. to our viewers on pbs in united states and around the world, welcome. they thought he was dead, but it seems the leader of the islamic state might still be alive and in command. in propaganda footage released today, a man believed to be the leader, prai

secretary of state he said this designation of iran's islamic revolutionary guard corps as terrorists is intended to send a message to iranian leaders the leaders of iran are record piers not revolutionaries the radio people deserve better than to be governed by this kind of hypocritical and corrupt officials with this designation we are sending a clear signal a clear message to iran's leaders. including the mommy's band of thugs that the united states is bringing all pressure to bear to stop the regimes behavior we ask that our allies and partners around the world do this thing in response to this designation by the u.s. government the iranian government has now declared the u.s. central command the u.s. military to be terrorists and we've also heard from job he'd zarif the foreign minister of iran and he has spoken out and said this is another move by washington that could lead to further isolation of the united states netanyahu for whom of mum . and nation of the g.c. fully understand its consequences for u.s. forces in the region in fact they seek to drag the us into a quagmire on

meanwhile investigations are underway over who might be responsible so-called islamic state claims it was behind the bombings intelligence officials were reportedly warrant that attacks were imminent but from august president says these warnings were not shared with him about a shake up of sri lankan defense forces were earlier prime minister ronnell a victim are saying that officials were making good progress on investigations but want it's likely that there are more explosives and militants still at large. well joining me now from colombo is journalist jimmy deno jamila talk to us first about all these mischances or shalako as president says that intelligence reports were not shared with him what do we know about these serious lapses and intelligence at the very top of government. yes president mike to participate in an address the nation today evening admitted that there had been easier that's on on from the top of the intelligence the safety tells us and the defense forces and he has said that we can the next twenty four of us he's going to change the heads of all defense forces a

the islamic state brides who are western citizens or read as the president of the role they played in that terrorist organization is often unclear now many want to return to the places they call to speak to one woman desperate to return with her child in germany two year old son and. the poor boy has a right to a safe life. last swipe camera action how smartphones are revolutionizing the art of filmmaking in ivory coast. i'm dr thomas thanks so much for joining us the british cabinet is preparing to hold an emergency meeting in just a few hours to discuss its next moves comes after parliament again rejected a number of alternatives to prime minister teresa mayes unpopular withdrawal deal parliament is set to vote again tomorrow but the e.u. says it's now looking quote almost inevitable the britain will leave the union within ten days if parliament fails to act. so the no use having us so the news have it you. have it it. was. sharing how one horrible for proposals all turned down but some of the so called indicative were quite close to one authored by conservative m.p. kenneth clarke

islamic state releases a new video. if it is authentic, it will be the first time its leader, abu bakr al—baghdadi, has been seen in years. hello. it is 1:00am in london and 9:00am in the morning here in tokyo, where for the first time in more than 200 years, a japanese emperor is about to resign. on tuesday afternoon, emperor akihito will enter a ceremonial room in the imperial palace and formally give up his throne. under japan's constitution, emperor akihito is not allowed to retire, so the government had to pass a special one—off law to allow him to do so. he will be succeeded by his eldest son, crown prince naruhito, on wednesday. as part of the celebrations for the imperial succession, japan's golden week holidays, usually a week long, have been extended to ten days. we are already seeing a lot of tourists and people gathering outside the imperial palace. i managed to get to the town yesterday and speak to some of them and gauge the mood. here on the streets of tokyo, there a sense of celebration, anticipation

the islamic state group issued a video, which we are not showing. in it, eight men, all but one masked, pledged allegiance to the is leader. but there are still questions. did they simply pledge allegiance, or did they receive direct support from the group? and did some of the men, as sri lankan ministers have suggested, return from fighting in syria? the targeting of christians on easter sunday, and also tourists at hotels, was much more in line with is ideology than with the traditional types of communal violence seen in sri lanka. it was a step change for the local militants. there was a warning though, this police report, based on a tip—off from another country, was issued ten days before the attack. it named the leader of the group, and even warned of suicide bombings with churches a target. it says investigations into the suspects were under way. there is now a blame game among politicians about why it was not shared or acted on. officials say they had no idea an attack of this magnitude was possible. and it is now an urgent priority for sri

that at first she didn't actually know to be a member of islamic state and they too were very happy with regard to her release we could interesting subject which she was very glad that everything ended this way none of us expected to see things happen this quickly finally will see a family reunion varvara is free to do she's a very happy girl but in prison she was the opposite her lawyer also mentioned that a press conference will be held on monday discussing further details about the trial and are released on parole so we're bound to see new details in the near future. in defense of american sovereignty donald trump announced that the united states will no longer be part of the learned global arms control treaty his remarks came as he addressed the annual meeting of the country's national rifle association. myers in this race you will never ratified the un arms trade treaty and i am officially announcing today that the united states will be revoking . the effect. of america's signature from this badly misguided treatment we're taking in our signature back the united nations arms tr

that at first she didn't actually know to be a member of islamic state and they too were very happy with regard to her release we could interested she took that which she was very glad that everything ended this way none of us expected to see things happen this quickly finally will see a family reunion varvara is free to do she's a very happy girl but in prison she was the opposite her lawyer also mentioned that a press conference will be held on monday discussing further details about the trial and are released on parole so we're bound to see new details in the near future. in defense of american sovereignty donald trump and i was that the united states will no longer be part of the land global arms control treaty his remarks came as he addressed the annual meeting of the countries that national rifle association. meyers ministry she will never ratified the her arms three three and i am officially announced today that the united states will be reversing. the effect. of america's signature from this badly misguided treatment we're taking in our signature about. the united nations' a

our top stories: islamic state releases a new video. if authentic, it'll be the first time its leader, abu bakr al—baghdadi, has been seen in years. emperor akihito is to formally give up his throne — the first japanese emperor to step down in more than 200 years. the deputy attorney general who appointed robert mueller to investigate links between russia and donald trump's presidential campaign resigns. and underwater, and maybe undercover? is this beluga whale, found off the coast of norway, a russian spy? hello. the leader of the extremist group that calls itself islamic state has reappeared in a propaganda video, posted online by is. if verified, it will be the first sighting of abu bakr al—baghdadi since he appeared in the iraqi city of mosul in 2014 to announce the so—called caliphate. recent reports suggested he'd been badly wounded or killed. ramzan karmali reports. he's not been seen in public for five years, but this video of the leader of the islamic state group showed abu bakr al—baghdadi in a defiant mood. in the

when we first arrived to islamic states everything was very new for us adapting to an arabic country with its houses apartments cars food weather bombings dead people dead children we saw everything during this time it was difficult to get used to it and that time one didn't understand much and one from the first life in morocco was very normal but during this time i began to see things things that i did that i wasn't convinced were permitted under islam growing yourself up so that you can take your enemies with you into this killing civilians who live in france or america. so mission of target that i want to after approximately three months of working at the police station in right i separated from this after this i tried again and again to flee territory but it never worked out for various reasons. we're trying to get out of dry ash several times that was why i was twice in a prison many executions took place you just couldn't believe many were arrested and killed they told us that our wives would be great we would be killed we would be beaten we wouldn't get any food that would be

the islamic state group issued a video, which we are not showing. in it, eight men, all but one masked, pledged allegiance to the is leader. but there are still questions. did they simply pledge allegiance, or did they receive direct support from the group? and did some of the men, as sri lankan ministers have suggested, return from fighting in syria? the targeting of christians on easter sunday, and also tourists at hotels, was much more in line with is ideology than with the traditional types of communal violence seen in sri lanka. it was a step change for the local militants. there was a warning, though, this police report, based on a tip—off from another country, was issued ten days before the attack. it named the leader of the group, and even warned of suicide bombings with churches a target. it says investigations into the suspects were under way. there is now a blame game among politicians about why it was not shared or acted on. officials say they had no idea an attack of this magnitude was possible. and it is now an urgent priority for sr

that at first she didn't actually know to be a member of islamic state and they too were very happy with regard to her release we could interest of which she was very glad that everything ended this way none of us expected to see things happen this quickly finally will see a family reunion varvara is free to do she's a very happy girl but in prison she was the opposite her lawyer also mentioned at a press conference will be held on monday discussing further details about the trial and are released on parole so we're bound to see new details in the near future. in defense of american sovereignty that's. the united states will no longer be part of a global arms control treaty his remarks kane he addressed the un you will meeting of the country's national rifle association. my administration i will never ratified the u.n. arms trade treaty and i am officially announcing today that the united states will be revoking. the effect. of america's signature from this badly misguided treatment we're taking in our signature back or let's go through with the united nations arms trade treaty aims

says britain must break the deadlock this week or face the abbess also coming off the islamic state brides who are western citizens or residents the role they played in that terrorist organization is often unclear now many want to return to the places they call home we speak to one woman desperate to return with her child to germany two year old son. the poor boy has a right to a safe life. and algeria's president in two weeks of protests demanding an end to his twenty year rule be hailing eighty two year old says he will step down by the end of this month. i'm brian thomas thanks so much for being with us the british cabinet is preparing to hold an emergency meeting in just a few hours now to discuss its next moves on the brics a crisis now this comes after parliament again rejected a number of alternatives. to prime minister teresa mayes unpopular withdrawal deal parliament is set to vote again tomorrow but the e.u. says it is now looking quote almost inevitable that britain will leave the union within ten days if parliament fails to act so the no use having so the news have it you. have

that at first she didn't actually know to be a member of islamic state and they too were very happy with regard to her release who could interest of the would she was very glad that everything ended this way none of us expected to see things happen this quickly finally will see a family reunion varvara is free to do she's a very happy girl but in prison she was the opposite her lawyer also mentioned that a press conference will be held on monday discussing further details about the trial and are released on parole so we're bound to see new details in the near future. in defense of american sovereignty so donald trump and the united states will no longer be part of a landmark global arms control treaty his remarks came as he addressed the annual meeting of the country's national rifle association. my administration will never ratified the u.n. arms trade treaty and i am officially announcing today that the united states will be revoking. the effect. of america's signature from this badly misguided treatment we're taking in our signature back. the united nations arms trade treaty aims

states so-called islamic state chose to create a caliphate in south east asia even before i ask came on the scene mindanao had seen a long running power struggle between the christian majority and the muslim minority and in the may twenty seventeen i as fighters made their move a few hundred fighters seized the city of morocco in the battle to flush them out devastated the region it'll be reporters sondra peterson and hans christian all some on travel to mindanao to see what life is like there today. we are on patrol with the largest muslim rabbit group in mindanao the moro islamic liberation front or m.i.l.f. for decades they fought for independence tens of thousands were killed. but since the self-proclaimed islamic state burst onto the scene in two thousand and seventeen the muslim rebels have joined forces with the philippine army both sides feel threatened by as fighters now laying. the muslim minority strongly supports the m.i.l.f. only five percent of filipinos are muslims and almost all live in mindanao the areas are among the poorest in the philippines many here blame the ch

secretary of state he said this designation of iran's islamic revolutionary guard corps as terrorists is intended to send a message to iranian leaders the leaders of iran are record piers not revolutionaries the radio people deserve better than to be governed by this kind of hypocritical and corrupt officials with this designation we are sending a clear signal a clear message to iran's leaders. including the mommy's band of thugs that the united states is bringing all pressure to bear to stop the regime's behavior we ask that our allies and partners around the world do this thing in response to this designation by the u.s. government the iranian government has now declared the u.s. central command in the u.s. military to be terrorists and we've also heard from job he'd zarif the foreign minister of iran and he has spoken out and said this is another move by washington that could lead to further isolation of the united states netanyahu who of mum. and nation of the g.c. fully understand its consequences for u.s. forces in the region in fact they seek to drag the us into a quagmire on i

so—called islamic state group says is responsible for the attack entry la nka is responsible for the attack entry lanka but the claim is not yet been verified. the turlington governments asa verified. the turlington governments as a syrian national has been detained, one of a0 people being questioned. funerals are now begun for the 321 people killed on easter sunday in the series of coordinated blasts. the president visits the queen. donald trump is been invited for a state visit to the uk injune and protesters are already making their plans. also on the programme, in other high—profile meeting as kim jong un travels to russia for talks with vladimir putin. an swedish teenager greta thunberg begins her climate change campaign. she rings it to westminster, telling the uk government is time to panic over climate change. hello, i'm katty kay in washington. matthew price is in washington for us. —— london for us. there were specific threats to churches on the hours before easter sunday. the country's prime minister today said intelligence was passed on by indian officials and it wa

comes in from this comes when we first arrived to islamic states everything was very new for us adapting to an arabic country with this houses apartments cars food weather bombings dead people dead children we saw everything during this time it was difficult to get used to it and that time one didn't understand much a month from about the first life in morocco was very normal but during this time i began to see things things the highest did that i wasn't convinced were permitted under islam blowing yourself up so that you can take your enemies with you into death killing civilians who live in france or america that drove. some mission circut i want to just after approximately three months of working at the police station in iraq i separated from this after this i tried again and again to flee territory but it never worked out for various reasons because our trying to get out of dry ash several times that was why i was twice in a prison many executions took place you just couldn't believe how many were arrested and killed they told us that our wives would be great but we would be killed b

secretary of state he said this designation of iran's islamic revolutionary guard corps as terrorists is intended to send a message to iranian leaders this is what my palm peo said the leaders of iran are record tears not revolutionaries the radio people deserve better than to be governed by this kind of hypocritical and corrupt officials with this designation we are sending a clear signal a clear message to iran's leaders. including cause i'm sure that mommy and his band of thugs that the united states is bringing all pressure to bear to stop the regime's behavior we ask that are allies and partners around the world do the same . now in response to this designation by the us government the iranian government has now declared the us central command and the us military to be terrorists and we've also heard from job he'd zarif the foreign minister of iran and he has spoken out and said this is another move by washington that could lead to further isolation of the united states this is what he said. netanyahu first says who have. nation of the g.c. fully understand its consequences for u

secretary of state he said this designation of iran's islamic revolutionary guard corps as terrorists is intended to send a message to iranian leaders the leaders of iran are record piers not revolutionaries the radio people deserve better than to be governed by this kind of hypocritical and corrupt officials with this designation we are sending a clear signal a clear message to iran's leaders. including the mommy's band of thugs that the united states is bringing all pressure to bear to stop the regime's behavior we ask that our allies and partners around the world do this thing in response to this designation by the u.s. government the iranian government has now declared the us central command and the u.s. military to be terrorists and we've also heard from job to reach the foreign minister of iran and he has spoken up and said this is another move by washington that could lead to further isolation of the united states netanyahu who have long. nation of the g.c. fully understand its consequences for u.s. forces in the region in fact they seek to drive the u.s. into a quagmire on its

obviously in iraq where the islamic state has now been taken where the islamic state has now been ta ken out of where the islamic state has now been taken out of the picture. the concern i think many rightly have now is an ex——— escalating conflict here in libya and that is why there is such urgency about letting people around the table to have a peaceful and diplomatic solution. the concern is that there would be a recruiting partner strengthening islamic state. they have been wiped out in both iraq and assyria. president of the nato parliamentary assembly. —— syria. can i ask the minister if it is in fact time to look at the events in libya as a wake—up call to russia's increasing involvement in africa? it russia's increasing involvement in africa ? it is russia's increasing involvement in africa? it is looking for bases for its troops, access to libyan ports, it's already got naval logistic centres in sudan. military cooperation engagements and contracts with mercenaries in the central african republic sudan, niger, chad and mauritania. all of whom could give it suppor

classes be nearly two years since a so-called islamic state was sold to create a caliphate in the philippines but local muslim rebels on the island of mindanao joined the military to help flush them out but it is a devastated region at risk of conflict and once again our reporters were there to find out and have an exclusive report. i don't welcome i'm under touchy about good to have their company. the main organizers of sudan's pro-democracy protests have rejected the new military to this timeline for a transition to civilian rule the head of the military council has said a transfer of power could come within two yes or if it can be managed smoothly thousands of protesters a camped outside on the headquarters in the capital khartoum a day after a coup deposed president a lot of machine there demanding the country resist another period of autocratic rule. the music of defiance these protesters refused to go home after the army declared a curfew some of been here through the night for many the mood is extatic that they also feel they've been seen. after three decades under president omar al ba

inside islamic state. we ask captured british is fighters why they joined. anyone that's still immersed by islamic state's methodology — it's wrong. it's a gang. a comedian who plays a president on tv is on course to win the first round of ukraine's election. we start in turkey, where president recep tayyip erdogan‘s governing party has lost control of several big cities in local elections, including the capital, ankara. it is a poll that is being seen as a referendum on president erdogan‘s leadership. in istanbul, both the opposition and ak party have declared victory, with the tally still very close. mark lowen reports from istanbul. there is a saying in turkish — whoever wins istanbul wins turkey. today, the biggest prize in the local elections is too close to call, with fewer than 3,000 votes between the governing ak party and the opposition chp, in a city of 18 million people. while both sides have declared victory, the official tally by the state news agency has stopped, with over i% of votes still to count, which the chp have claimed is the go