this was a gift to president wilson from the people of belgium. as you can see, it's in horrible condition. that's not because we neglect the platter. it's because it was actually pulled from the rubble of a burned building in belgium. this was presented to wilson at the end of the negotiations of the paris peace conference, the versailles treaty. in a way, i think this artifact is so poignant and tells the story of the beginning of the war and also the end of the war. so i'd like to read what is inscribed on it here. it says to the imminent president of usa, woodrow wilson, and i'm going to read exactly as it is. i think the person who wrote this probably spoke french as their first language and not english. in any event, it says, in remembrance of his visit in belgium june 1919. this dish has been drawn out of the ruins of hotel dela renaissance grand plus 30 tremond belgium, entirely destroyed by the fire which has been systematically inflamed in the town by the german soldiers on 4-5 september, 1914. so this is an artifact of the german invasi

this dish has been drawn out of the ruins of hotel data renaissance belgium. entirely destroyed by the fire which has been systematically explained in the town by the german soldiers on fourÃfive, september 1914. this is an artifact of the german invasion of belgium that started world war i. in terms of history, germany's plan was to sweep through the low lands of belgium, take paris before anyone could respond and then return to russia and defeat them. that plan didn't work because in large part belgium resisted the german invasion so the fire september 4 and fifth was about a month after germany invaded i don't remember details but they had the german are going through belgium in about a week, not a month, so, the hostility of the time in the violation of neutrality these were intense issues in woodrow wilson's time. in a way, the belgians were presenting this to wilson to demonstrate the passions felt in that time, the intensity of the negotiations that he had conduct did in verse five. there were 26 combatant nations that participated in this world confer

the rebound to museum in belgium casts a critical eye on the country's colonial past. welcome to the program doldrums white house already house one of the highest turnover a senior staff in u.s. presidential history and chief of staff john kelly is leaving at the end of the year the retired marine general has been in the role for sixteen months he was chosen to bring order to what's been widely described as a chaotic white house trump is in talks with vice president mike pence his chief of staff has just to make take on the role john kelly will be leaving i don't know if i can say retiring but he's a great guy john kelly will be leaving at the end of the year will be announcing will be taking john might be on an interim basis i'll be announcing that over the next day or two but john will be leaving at the end of the year he's been with me almost two years now as you know. so. we'll probably get to see him in a little while a white house correspondent committee how it looks back at john kerry's time as chief of staff. we just soiree general kelly crisis may have ended j

eight for england, nine for belgium, who were in the same position. it's an out of the ordinary city for a game that might also feel out of the norm. but what is the best way to go for? well, adnanjanuzaj secured a winning result in kaliningrad, belgium the winner1—0. the fans seemed happy, but would this result come back to bite them? and it's belgium who've won this group, whether they wanted to or not. a reality check or a lucky break, or both, for england. well, that will be talked about. bring it on. good to give the other lads a runabout. we probably would have preferred to keep the momentum going, but, you know, understand what he's done and hopefully the boys come straight back in the team and go for it in the team and go for the next game. today, he gave other players a chance. onwards and upwards! on to moscow we go! the defending champions, germany, were very un—german. beaten by mexico, they saved themselves in injury time against sweden, meaning they just had to beat south korea. but as they pressed for a winner, korea capitalised. tw

eight for england, nine for belgium, who were in the same position. it's an out of the ordinary city for a game that might also feel out of the norm. but what is the best way to go for? well, adnanjanuzaj secured a winning result in kaliningrad, belgium the winner1—0. the fans seemed happy, but would this result come back to bite them? and it's belgium who've won this group, whether they wanted to or not. a reality check or a lucky break, or both, for england. well, that will be talked about. bring it on. good to give the other lads a runabout. we probably would have preferred to keep the momentum going, but, you know, understand what he's done and hopefully the boys come straight back in the team and go for it in the team and go for the next game. today, he gave other players a chance. 0nwards and upwards! on to moscow we go! the defending champions, germany were very un—german. beaten by mexico, they saved themselves in injury time against sweden, meaning they just had to beat south korea. but as they pressed for a winner, korea capitalised. two

eight for england, nine for belgium, who were in the same position. it's an out of the ordinary city for a game that might also feel out of the norm. but what is the best way to go for? well, adnanjanuzaj secured a winning result in kaliningrad, belgium the winner1—0. the fans seemed happy, but would this result come back to bite them? and it's belgium who've won this group, whether they wanted to or not. a reality check or a lucky break, or both, for england. well, that will be talked about. bring it on. good to give the other lads a runabout. we probably would have preferred to keep the momentum going, but, you know, understand what he's done and hopefully the boys come straight back in the team and go for it in the team and go for the next game. today, he gave other players a chance. 0nwards and upwards! on to moscow we go! the defending champions, germany, were very un—german. beaten by mexico, they saved themselves in injury time against sweden, meaning they just had to beat south korea. but as they pressed for a winner, korea capitalised. tw

the first semifinal for belgium for over 30 years. france looks to be peaking atjust the right time although a uruguayan flat flatter the french. they fully deserved a place in the last four. it was an all european line up in the semifinals. france and belgium both claiming to have a golden generation. to team packed with stars going head to head. a place in the world cup final. it should be an absolute cracker. it wasn't really that in st petersburg, not that france minded one that. into the net from samuel umtiti! france strikes person the semifinal! just the one goal decided. one match away from football's greatest price. would they need? the moment has come. england are about to take on croatia in the world cup semifinal here in moscow. their biggest match for more than a quarter of a century. where are you? one of the lucky ones with are you? one of the lucky ones with a golden ticket? thousands scrambled to moscow to say they were there. it was 1990 last time this type of fervor was felt. it was 1990. .. at 28 years later, with

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eight for england, nine for belgium, who were in the same position. it's an out of the ordinary city for a game that might also feel out of the norm. but what is the best result to go for? well, adnanjanuzaj secured a winning result in kaliningrad, belgium i—0. the fans seemed happy, but would this result come back to bite them? and it's belgium who've won this group, whether they wanted to or not. a reality check or a lucky break, or both, for england. well, that will be talked about. bring it on. good to give the other lads a runabout. we probably would have preferred to keep the momentum going but, you know, understand what he's done, and hopefully the boys come straight back in the team and go for it in the next game. today, he gave other players a chance. onwards and upwards! on to moscow we go. the defending champions, germany, were very un—german. beaten by mexico, they saved themselves in injury time against sweden, meaning they just had to beat south korea. but as they pressed for a winner, korea capitalised. two goals in injury time and.

eight for england, nine for belgium, who were in the same position. it's an out of the ordinary city for a game that might also feel different to the norm. but what is the best way to go for? well, adnanjanuzaj secured a winning result in kaliningrad, belgium the winner1—0. the fans seemed happy, but would this result come back to bite them? and it's belgium who've won this group, whether they wanted to or not. a reality check or a lucky break, or both, for england. well, that will be talked about. bring it on. good to give the other lads a runabout. we probably would have preferred to keep the momentum going, but, you know, understand what he's done and hopefully the boys come straight back in the team and go for it in the team and go for the next game. today, he gave other players a chance. onwards and upwards! on to moscow we go! the defending champions, germany, were very un—german. beaten by mexico, they saved themselves in injury time against sweden, meaning they just had to beat south korea. but as they pressed for a winner, korea capitalis

al-jazeera brussels belgium. or belgium isn't the only country honoring african art a new museum is a in senegal to showcase one of the continent's largest art collections there museum of black civilizations is filled with impressive work such as ancient skulls intricate sculptures and delicately carved mosques mostly from west africa it's also hoping to reclaim thousands of artifacts looted during the colonial era and currently living in the european museums. right time now for sport with peter thank you very much maryanne mentions as a reason beaten run in the english premier league this season has come to an end pep guardiola side will be soon to know a chelsea on saturday and. louise with the goals for the hosts at stamford bridge the famous champions city had won thirteen and drawn two of the league games prior to this one loss sees them drop down the second in the standings behind liverpool we're not here to be mean we're here to try to be champions so we need to try to make the opening. better than us so w

let's go to comair including a museum reopening in belgium come from the country's dark past. hello i don't think we'll push when to back now it's floods across the korean peninsula this is all low temperature rather than clouds have satellite picks up such things so by day the highest temperature in pyongyang is subzero same insult same in beijing well but has warmed up to minus seventeen even see the extent of the cold air is producing snow and it's forward edge and there's a high ground for holzschuh and lower grounded or carder this is most likely c four to be honest and you're right that hangs around low cloud on the west coast subzero in sapporo would not change things great to the west that we have got this persistent line that goes into china so how far south as the winter got here about maybe a bit further south than that there's been snow falling near our if not actually in one of the focus on these for to be further south and string itself out towards shanghai daytime temperature ten suggest nothing's going to stick here of course by monday they want to feel like th

for more than a century this opulent museum outside brussels was a symbol of belgium's colonial past it was created by king leopold the second with wealth amassed from his kingdom's plunder of congo its exhibits portrayed africans as savage and primitive hundreds of congolese people were put on display in a human zoo but there was no mention of the fact that millions of people were enslaved or killed by their oppressors of them till twenty years ago belgium didn't have any critical reflector ryssdal on your past and nobody really questioned about how did google is really perceive it and if you talk to the release of the period i'm in they'll talk about your profession about the way they were treated and so when go to this visit this was a of their star reflecting well maybe the colonial system wasn't all that good. king leopold presented belgium's colonise ation of congo as a humanitarian mission but that was far from the brutal reality congolese artist mam panny hopes his work will force people to reflect on history or the miles around or priscilla process it is thinking together ab

belgium took the all—important lead, belter. belgium took the all—importa nt lead, striking belter. belgium took the all—important lead, striking a blow to england's chances, just before warning that belgium are not here for niceties. these guys had previously penalty corner so this was always going to be dangerous. eight affliction and the third goal of the tournament. even with one of the biggest howlers of the competition, the belgians were dealing the blows from nowhere. he had a third. hugs and pats all round and the date deftly belong to belgium. but the thrashing was not over, first the hendrix experience. england's viewed chances to test the keeper, and with six on the score sheet, belgium were flying to the first ever world cup final, leaving england to wonder where it all went wrong. well earlier i spoke to england's ian sloan, and asked him why the side haven't been able to go that extra step forward to the final. i think this is the third consecutive semifinal and world cups. but i should say we have not managed to make that next step to the final, which we were really

for more than a century this opulent museum outside brussels was a symbol of belgium's colonial past it was created by king leopold the second with wealth amassed from his kingdom's plunder of congo its exhibits portrayed africans as savage and primitive hundreds of congolese people were put on display in a human zoo but there was no mention of the fact that millions of people were enslaved or killed by their oppresses so until twenty years ago belgium didn't have any critical reflector ryssdal on your past and nobody really questioned about how did google is really perceive it and if you talk to the release of the period i'm in they'll talk about your profession about the way they were treated and so when go to this visit this was a of their star reflecting well maybe the colonial system wasn't all that good at all king leopold presented belgium's colonise ation of congo as a humanitarian mission but that was far from the brutal reality congolese artist mam panny hopes his work will force people to reflect on history or the miles around over priscilla posit it is thinking together a

over soaring fuel prices spreads from france to belgium protesters are met by a heavy police presence presence. in ukraine bans all russian men under the age of sixty from entering the country in the wake of last sunday's clash in the carriage . for broadcasting live this is our international thomas. believe. the g twenty summit is under way in argentina and despite a cloud hanging over a number of big issues and strained alliances for the leaders there things appear to be getting off on a positive foot. you know. well when they see us. hold the breaking news tweeting right on the plane i won't meet with. over ukraine the u.s. administration work clearly trying to send a strong message to russia as they put it the aggression that we witnessed this week on acceptable and strong messages from some place. that was a strong message. isolation isolation. and . well as you can see this for an isolation didn't quite work and this might be one of the reasons why the u.s. president. is rather gloomy you could read it off his face all throughout his stay in argentina he didn't join the family p

belgium took the important lead. just before warning that belgium were not here for niceties. they had previous penalty corner so this was always going to be dangerous. a deflection in the third goal of the tournament. even one of the biggest howlers of the competition, the belgians were still managing to deal the blows from nor where —— nowhere. the day definitely belongs to belgium. that thrashing was not done yet. a ruthless double and england's few chances to test with six on the score sheet and belgium when flying to the first ever world cup final and leaving england to wonder where it all went wrong. well earlier i spoke to england's ian sloan, and asked him why the side haven't been able to that extra step forward to the final. i think this is her third consecutive semifinal in world cups but as you say we have not managed to make a next step to the final which really disappoints us and not to have done it this time round but we have a bronze medal match against australia and we have not one that one ina australia and we have not one that one in a very long time. so

over soaring fuel prices spread from france to belgium the protesters are met by heavy police presence. and ukraine bans all russian men under the age of sixty from entering the country in the wake of last sunday's clash in the terror straight. in broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is arch international and thomas glad to have with. believe he. writes the g. twenty summit is underway in argentina and despite a cloud hanging over a number of the big issues and strange alliances for the leaders there things appeared to be coming off on a positive footing. well thursday the u.s. dollar hold the breaking news by tweeting right on the plane i won't meet with. over ukraine the u.s. administration were clearly trying to send a strong message to russia as they put it the aggression that we've witnessed this week on acceptable and strong messages from some place. that was a strong message. isolation isolation. well you can see this for an isolation didn't quite work and this might be one of the reasons why the u.s. president. is rather gloomy you could read it off his face all th

a great victory for belgium. all the latest sports news is on our website. that is bbc.com/sport. plenty of reaction to liverpool's win over manchester united and ba rcelona's liverpool's win over manchester united and barcelona's win which extends their lead at the top of la liga. at one hour, goodbye. —— but for now, goodbye. hello there. we are seeing a significant change in weather type as we are heading towards christmas. the weather this week looks very different to last week. the weather didn't move an awful lot last week, big blocking area of high pressure and we are drawing in cold air from continental europe. but earlier in the weekend, storm deirdre blew away that really cold air and since then we have seen our weather coming in from the atlantic. that cloud will bring some rain, that cloud has already brought some rain. that is moving away and with clearing skies and light winds it's going to be cold enough come the morning for a touch of frost and perhaps icy patches as well. but a lovely looking day for many central and eastern parts of the uk. it should be dry o

for more than a century this opulent museum outside brussels was a symbol of belgium's colonial past it was created by king leopold the second with wealth amassed from his kingdom's plunder of congo its exhibits portrayed africans as savage and primitive hundreds of congolese people were put on display in a human zoo but there is no mention of the fact that millions of people were enslaved or killed by their oppresses of them till twenty years ago belgium didn't have any critical reflector ryssdal on your past and nobody really questioned about how did google is really perceive it and if you talk to the release of the period i'm in they'll talk about your profession about the way they were treated and so when go to this visit this was a of their star reflecting well maybe the colonial system wasn't all that good at all king leopold presented belgium's colonise ation of congo as a humanitarian mission but that was far from the brutal reality congolese artist mam panny hopes his work will force people to reflect on history or the maasdam over priscilla posit it is thinking together abo

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in king of belgium to weigh on whether to accept the resignation of the prime minister. he offered to quit tuesday over a fight over immigration. legal troubles for donald trump as the attorney general accuses his foundation of being a personal piggy bank for the u.s. president and his children. coming up, the biggest ever stock market debut in japan. softbank costs mobile -- hasbank's mobile network had a terrible day. the democratic republic of congo years that for its presidential election. we will look at the controversy over the electronic voting machines. first to madagascar, where the island nation is voting for president today. and rivalspresidents who have waited years to come face-to-face in a battle for power. inh were banned from running 2013 to avoid violence. here is more reaction from voters today. enthusiastic today. i am happy to take part in the development of madagascar. civics is an important duty. smoothly,should run just like the first round, despite the emotions. there should not be trouble. is a former french colony and rich in natural resources.

anger over soaring fuel prices spread from france to belgium the protesters are met by a heavy police presence. in ukraine bans all russian men under the age of sixty from entering the country in the wake of last sunday's clash in the carriage straight. protest foresters moscow this is arch international thomas i'd like. to believe that. at the g twenty summit is under way in argentina and despite a cloud hanging over a number of big issues in strained alliances for the leaders there things appear to be getting off on the positive footing. you know. well when thursday the u.s. president doll hold the breaking news triggered by tweeting right on the plane i won't meet with. over ukraine the us administration work clearly trying to send a strong message to russia as they put it the aggression that we witnessed this week on acceptable and strong messages from some place. that was a strong message just through isolation isolation. and. well as you can see this for an isolation didn't quite work and this might be one of the reasons why the u.s. president donald trump is rather gloomy you c

museum director get agree seals has tackled a daunting task putting belgium's colonial abuse into context within the very museum that was built for the glory of king leopold the second whose rule over congo was notorious for its brutality. but we very clearly say no the problem moral some point of view we think this is from colonialism the system. we do nothing except of colonialism. it is a system of villains that is acceptable today it's immoral it's based on military oppression of a country it's based on racism it's based over exploitation of resources so today we stand for partnership with african countries we stand for dialogue the museum is also displaying works by contemporary african artists such as the congolese artist imeem impounding lives part time in brussels he says he's visited the museum with his children to teach them about their heritage. was it. for me the point was to show them the congolese culture our culture our objects and to show them what artists created for us that it was meant to explain all of that. it is a point was not the images suggesting that whites are s

belgium's colonial past comes back to haunt it sparked by the reopening of a museum the democratic republic of congo did mones the return of artifacts the east when it was a belgian colony. and exactly one year on since iraq proclaimed victory of islamic state in the country a die humanitarian crisis remains we hear from those working to give relief to the volatile nature. some doorstep or slowly recovering. like much school even if it's too heavily destroyed the country has been through more for three years iraqi governments are you. trolling. a very warm welcome you're watching r.t. international with me thank you aaron great to have you with us this hour our top story french president among whom a crime is expected to address the public this monday after yet another violent weekend of yellow vest protests in paris the capital's iconic chance elisei was left strewn with burned out cars shattered glass and rubber bullets and what was some of the worst rioting in over a decade armored vehicles and thousands of security officers weren't able to contain the violence now in its fourth week the

and belgium is colonial past comes back to haunt it sparked by the reopening of a museum for democratic republic of congo demands the return of arctic seeds when it was a belgian calling. very . continue watching r.t. international with me nicky aaron great to have you with us this hour our top story the french president of the new mccrone is expected to address the public this monday as after yet another violent weekend of yellow vests protests in paris the capital's iconic chaunce elisei was left strewn with burned out cars shattered glass and rep of bullets and what was some of the worst rioting in over a decade in paris for us our correspondent charlayne. good to see you a very little has been said by the french president so far on this but others are talking about the protests and i. guess they are the french president is due to give that address at eight o'clock local time tonight in france and many people will be eagerly listening to see what the president has to say the yellow vests the protesters have been calling on president to make some sort of statement for the last few wee

al-jazeera brussels belgium. it is good terry with us hello adrian from going to here in doha the top stories this hour is there a french police using batons and tear gas and scuffles with protesters as the so-called yellow vest anti-government movement demonstrates again in paris hundreds of people have been detained it's the fourth weekend of protests against the high cost of living that have shaken president tonight cause authorities to serve the people have been arrested in belgium as you know vast protests spread across europe police used pepper spray on marchers tried to break into european union buildings the protesters are calling for the resignation of belgium's prime minister sharon michel. one of the latest sticking points to emerge from the third day of talks in sweden to end the war in yemen is over a transitional government who three rebels believe that it would work if it includes all of yemen's political parties however government the go see it as resisting that. this is not the issue. as our prob

controversial museum that exposed belgium's colonial past is ramping up to being close for a year it comes. like in the democratic republic of congo and the museum written some artifacts the touch of butler the polls. for more than a century this opulent museum outside brussels was a symbol of belgium's colonial past it was created by king leopold the second with wealth amassed from his kingdom's plunder of congo its exhibits portrayed africans as savage and primitive hundreds of congolese people were put on display in a human zoo but there is no mention of the fact that millions of people were enslaved or killed by their oppresses of them till twenty years ago belgium didn't have any critical reflector ryssdal on your past and nobody really questioned about how did google is really perceive it and if you talk to the release of the period i'm in they'll talk about your profession about the way they were treated and so when go to this visit this was a of their star reflecting well maybe the colonial system wasn't all that good. king leopold presented belgium's colonise ation of congo

and belgium colonial past comes back to haunt its box by the reopening of a museum the democratic republic of congo demands the return of artifacts seized when it was a belgian colony. to . a very well marked me watching r.t. international with me becky aaron great to have you with us our top story french president emmanuel mcclaren is right now meeting with france's political elite and union chiefs after almost four weeks of nationwide protests by the yellow vest movement on saturday parts of paris were left strewn with burned out cars shattered glass and group of bullets in what was some of the worst rioting in over a decade our correspondent sheila depend ski reports from the french capital. the french finance minister whose describe these protests that have been going on now for the last four weekends as being an economic catastrophe with france with french economic growth being reduced boy zero point one percent a result of them why we've been describing these protests as being a spontaneous social need when two of the last three weeks there is invite something deeper behind it it's s

and belgium colonial past comes back to talk born to bomb by the reopening of a museum the democratic republic of congo demolished the return of the artefact to see what it was a belgian calling. a very warm welcome to you you're watching r.t. international with me thank you alan great to have you with us now our top story this hour the french president a man whom a crowd is expected to address the public this monday i saw after yet another violent weekend of yellow vest protests in paris parts of the city center were left strewn with burned out cars that shattered glass and rubber bullets and what was some of the worst rioting in over a decade artie's that shallow dubin ski reports from the french capital. well but address to the nation is eagerly awaited by many yellow vest protesters who've been asking for president mccone to speak to him directly since the start of peace process back on november seventeenth this will be the first time that he will have to directly address many people wondering what he will say and what he might also them as a way to appease some of the tensions in

belgium's. museum the democratic republic of congo the return of seized when it was a belgian college. live from moscow every hour of the day this is our international hello and welcome my names you know neal our top story in france is political elite union chiefs are meeting with the country's president. enough for almost four weeks of nationwide protests by the yellow vests movement on the parts all of us were left strewn with burned out cars shattered rubber bullets in what was the worst rioting in over a decade charlotte she's been in the french reporting for the last number of days here's her report. but addressed the nation is eagerly awaited by many yellow vest protesters who've been asking for president to speak to him directly since the start of these protests back on november seventeenth this will be the first time that he will directly address the french finance minister describe these protests that have been going on now for the last four weekends as being an economic catastrophe wit

belgium's colonial past comes back to haunt it sparked by the reopening of the museum of the democratic republic of congo demands the return of artifacts seized when it was a belgian colony. a very warm welcome to you you're watching r.t. international with me nicky arun great to have you with us this hour now our top story french president armando mccrone is expected to address the public this monday the us after yet another weekend of violent protests in paris because it was like they was left strewn with burned out cars shots of glass and rubber bullets and what was some of the worst rioting in over a decade well our correspondent in paris charlotte de bensky joins us now with more charlotte good to see you very little has been said by the french president so far but others are talking about the protests on the. yes that's right the french president has not addressed the nation o'toole in regards to the protests that have been going on for the last few weeks here in francais there was a suggestion that he might speak out last week but he decided apparently not seeing the suggestion i

the belgium police unit accused the porter of people smuggling which left her speechless. they told me you are under arrest. you no longer have any rights beside and there's a young exit here and the whole situation was one long violent ordeal. i was wearing my pajamas. a female police officer dressed me i couldn't even cry at that moment only later so sensitive and. computer and telephone west seized to check whether she was working with belgian people smuggler as. the forty five year old was handcuffed and led out of her home while her neighbors were watching us. went as human compassion and and went as people smuggling begin we meet a lawyer who defends many belgium's who acted just like doña deported and are now accused of people trafficking he says the authorities are abusing their power. secure the rights of the group it is simply unacceptable that the police and public prosecutors are going after ordinary citizens raiding their homes at five in the morning. so clearly it is an abuse of power for there might be grounds to call in and question citizens over but that

royal museum of central africa in belgium is reopening amid a storm of controversy. >> the newly named africa museum chronicles the colonial era of the belgium congresso it holds one world's largest collection ofafter quan art. >> they are closed the colonial mu seesm, we decided we will stay here. >> the museum has chosen to retain the original presentation of the exhibit but explain their historical context. >> trevor: oh, that is really interesting. so in belgium, instead of giving the art back, they are going to keep all of it, and then just tell museums visitors that all of the art is stolen. which is really nice because by providing context they're going to-- get the [bleep] out of here, man! how is that supposed to make us feel better. what is this bull sz hit we're not going to give you your shit back, you know what i will do, i will book a ticket, i will steal all their waffles and berets or whatever they [bleep] they have over there and like we are belgium and we want our waffles back and i will be actually i'm going to keep this waffle but i will tell everyone it was yours.

new you have a situation where through belgium colonialism european can all means will. be. destroyed african societies and now that we've gone to a point where africans are making the demand they come and say well you don't have the infrastructure to accommodate the materials that we deluded in order for a new chapter to be opened the thousands of artifacts in the museum need to be returned to the congo that's found they can advance expand the museum and. other artifacts however the primary concern is the return of the cultural legacy of the africans. there's a heart wrenching story a young afghan boy devoted fan of football star line on messi has been forced to flee is home for the second time after threats from the taliban the group initially confronted the seven year old after a picture of him in a homemade messy jersey made from a plastic bag went viral while the little boy's family no fear for their lives one small. slice. of. what is going to get anything but what we have. forgotten. that. but. gosh i'm. just much. lost why some of my new stores are putting out tonigh

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is live for us now in brussels on attash belgium's party leaders are meeting king filipe at the royal palace in the capital what happens next seems to be in the king's hands now. yes that's right it's a series of consultations between the king in the party political leaders and they'll have to judge whether more to hold a snap elections early next year the king will have to decide whether or not to accept to show michelle's resignation who it's interesting is the debate over migration really is that the hearts of the european union it's one of the big political issues of course in europe right now and it has led to not only show michel having in his resignation for the collapse of course of belgium's government not just to take you back to what happened last week the right wing envy a party pulled out of the ruling coalition in protest over the fact the show michel the government had supported the un's global migration pact aimed at better management of migration in the world child michelle said it was something that was positive but the m.v.a. the right wing policy said that it might

cause quite a lot of damage in a very short period of time and have a look at what happened in belgium right old on friday right now and i'll come back to you in just a moment with a little bit more what's going on here in paris. was. the . so what we have at the moment here in paris is a situation that looks very similar to what we saw from that much smaller group in brussels on friday but i can tell you. here repairers if we look over here you see one of the gentleman from the french riot police he's firing those mutations that all the the tear gas munitions also the flashpoint mediations he's firing them over towards this particular area is something going off right next to me i'm going to be away from. apes very much a developing scene here at the police in much more visible presence than certainly they were last saturday whereby they were allowed to be overcome essentially by place and we saw this whole area of the. police say off the tree and looking like a wolf as you can see just behind me now police firing off. oh i'm going to get out the way here police firing. tear gas round

to communities one in germany the other in belgium seem to have found a way to help people from different cultures come together better as one community . it's the first day of the new school year in mechelen belgium people from one hundred thirty eight different nations live in this town. it's a complicated situation especially at schools. most of the pupils at st peter's school aren't native born belgian children they're from migrant families who live nearby. school principal declared tense wants to create a broader makes in the classrooms and thus promote integration it's never too early to start. we want to help i ask what is a kind of integration point in these neighborhoods where they are together and if together and to learn to. cope together to work together to learn together to. have fun but also have discussions still to see that there are different people in this world and i think it's very rich. school integration programs like these seem to be working that's also thinks too bad samas who's been mayor of mechelen for eighteen years has made a lot of positive changes. i resolde

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belgium's political leaders arrived at the roll palace in brussels for crisis talks with the king one day off to the government collapsed over a migration route on tuesday after john mattick day in parliament shell michel told m.p.'s he was resigning as prime minister. to speak to people have to respect and take note of the situation and taking the decision to offer my resignation and my intention is to meet the king immediately because. pressure had been building on michelle since last week when the right wing and v.a. party quit the ruling coalition in protest at the prime minister's signing of the un pact american ash aimed at creating global corporation gratian on sunday thousands of far right supporters demonstrated in brussels against the agreement saying it would encourage immigration this far right m.p. says events in belgium reflect the recent discontent seen elsewhere in europe this so-called as part is only a symbol. there is a sort of a popular revolution going on an uprising in the whole of europe yellowjackets in paris you have this protests now over here in arkansas and

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trouble is brewing between belgium and the republic of congo with the reopening of a museum dedicated to central africa it was supposed to be a new chapter in relations between the two countries but some have lashed out at the museum and given belgium's bursal colonial history congolese president joseph kabila is demanding the return of items seized during that era and on display in the museum when first established the museum was supposed to shine a light on the imperial might of belgium showcasing the best start of facts from the african continent seven congolese died in eight hundred ninety seven after being put on show of living exhibit the museum now says its focus is focuses more on the works of african artists but it still has thousands of items looted from the congo including the skulls of tribal chiefs despite sixty years of in depend. the horrors of belgian rule are still remembered there a warning the next clip contains some disturbing content. in a statement to the museum acknowledge the mistakes of the past visitors on opening day were divided over the controversy. that i

also a controversial museum that explores belgium's colonial past is reopening of being closed for a year curators say the revamped museum takes a critical look at the power equations of the past but former colonies such as the democratic republic of congo want some artifacts to be returned tasha butler takes a look at the museum just outside of brussels. for more than a century this opulent museum outside brussels was a symbol of belgium's colonial past it was created by king leopold the second with wealth amassed from his kingdom's plunder of congo its exhibits put trade africans as savage and primitive hundreds of congolese people were put on display in a human zoo but there was no mention of the fact that millions of people were enslaved or killed by their oppresses us until twenty years ago belgium didn't have any critical reflector ryssdal on your past and nobody really questioned about how did your beliefs really perceive it and if you talk to the release of that period come in they'll talk about your profession about the way they were prepared and so when go to visit this mus

anger over soaring fuel prices spreads from france to belgium was a common and deployed amid ugly scenes in brussels. and american comedian and actor kevin hart heads back to criticism of his one year old son's posse and how the cowboys and indians think sparking a rout over race and children's innocence. because we whitewash history so much few people are even willing to deal with it because they're so blind to it was i'll be the cowboy we're kids we're pretty tending. this saturday december the first. will have a headline news for you in a moment but first tributes are being paid from across the american political spectrum to the news a couple of hours ago that former u.s. president george h.w. bush has died. the age of ninety four he was the forty first leader of the united states george bush sr as he was also known was hospitalized for low blood pressure and fatigue in may and was also battling parkinson's disease he served in the second world war as a fighter pilot and later became director of the cia then joined politics top table serving as vice president under ronald reagan becom

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