Of myanmar the situation in the rakhine has most strongly captured the attention of the world they had one of the old wounds is required this morning longstanding issues that have eroded cross between different communities in the calling code with the respect for the ruble not excluded. Also coming up the small town german mayor who almost lost his life for giving refugees a place to live. Because in this as much as i saw how he grabbed the mayor and held a knife to his neck my son then rid the knife away out first the moment. We begin the day listening to the shouts built into the silence of the pope today pope francis met the leader of me in mar on song suchi on stage with both leaders they were hinge refugees hundreds of thousands of them yet they werent seen or mentioned once the pope he did advise not to use the term hinge or to describe the persecuted Muslim Minority in me and mar yet his discussion with on songs e. G. Was all about the road. The pope spoke of respect for the rights of everyone healing old wounds and not leaving anyone behind and the pope appeared to be well aware that. Shes presence at his side on a public stage would have been impossible a short time ago her friends or political state also part of the content of his carefully chosen words spoken and omitted we begin with this report. As pope francis arrived in me and ma he carried with him the hopes of millions around the world even allowing for a small stumble as he disembarked this was a chance for the head of the Catholic Church to go face to face with those accused of ethnically cleansing me and mars minority miss from population known as the right hand job during his meeting with the countrys de facto leader. The pontiff culled for peace but he failed to mention the word many wanted to hear. The countrys british leadership project a month in india said erratic with the people and that the future of myanmar must be piece. By sea. A peace based on respect for the dignity and rights of each member of society. That. Respect for each ethnic group and its identity that. Critics say he has caved to pressure from his hosts the church says it feared the countrys catholics would face in ten mediation the likes of which is known to the range of muslims for more than a year hundreds of thousands of them have fled their homes and violence looting and attacks many end up living in squalor later this week pope francis will hear their stories himself when he visits a refugee camp in neighboring bangladesh. The hard thing is in myanmar covering the popes visit we asked him about the peoples silence that seemed so well today. I think the pope was under a lot of pressure in the run up to this speech today there where he was pressured by human rights activists by representatives of the internet minority themselves by representatives of other muslim groups they all wanted him to use the term really enjoy it because it gives these people and identity and identity that theyre being denied by me and my military by the myanmar government and also by some parts of the population in myanmar so thats why they wanted him to use that term now on the other hand even the cardinal here in me and mark cautioned the pope he said dont use this word because it will its a very sensitive issue and a lot of emotions are tied to it and it will deepen the divides between the religious religious groups and it will it will make that reconsideration of the religious religious groups even harder so in the end it was the popes decision to make he decided not to use the term maybe because he thought it would do more harm than good our correspondent bustin hard to report their it is important to remember that only one percent of the people in the and more identify as christians a tiny minority with huge hopes in this people visit. The church courtyards and yang gone are bursting at the seams this week. Hundreds of thousands of believers have flocked from all four corners of the country wanting to see the pope. And many of them are young. Teresa penn i is part of a Catholic Youth Group from kitchen state in the north of me and mark. A region thats been plagued by a war between the military and ethnic rebel armies one third of the population there is christian. For teresa and most of the others in the group its their first ever trip to the big city so theyre eager to set out and explore. Most of all they want to experience the pope. They hope to return home with the courage to make their country a better place. In our area there is civil war there is no place and i dont want the approval of president were here to receive the popes message of peace and to pray together. One knowing in ten years and one thats important i hope that can bring us peace to name him up will be me to mail and i say to my lineage he died in a country rice with ethnic and religious tensions many believe the popes message of nonviolence and understanding could help me and mar overcome its numerous conflicts. And no conflict currently looms as large as the one between the army and the muslim rule hinge a minority that has displaced more than half a Million People in just a few months. When isnt imaam in years gone he heads an organization that is working to strengthen ties between youths of different faiths hes aware of the debate of whether and how the pope should weigh in on the sensitive issue of the room. For the sake of me and mars muslims he wants a clear statement from the pontiff what Muslim Population hoping from. The. People. The wall have been doing that genocide when a part of the wall where happening this genocide and it is also the time when the messenger of peace its visiting he must have mentioned about that situation to research her friends have made it to one of the most sacred sites in the buddhist world and me and maurice most famous landmark the straight on pagoda. She says she feels welcome here in spite of her religion she wishes everyone in myanmar could also say that about the country. And. Pope francis can unite the different religions and foster the love between people of different faiths this is what i hope and believe. Its a noble wish but in myanmars current reality it seems it will take nothing short of a miracle to make it come true. When does a weed killer become a political game changer the European Union recently decided to extend the whitens for the controversial weed killer. Now if youre a gardener you might know it as roundup well that decision was possible things to the support of a minister in german chancellor Angela Merkels conservative camp sounds rosy so far right well every rose as we know has its own words all that minister for the social democrats in germany is governing coalition and now relations between the social democrats and merkels conservatives have become as politically prickly as a berlin briar patch. Life saved has long been a controversial topic it pits the e. U. Commission against Citizens Rights groups the chemicals industry against organic farmers critical scientists against supportive scientists now the week has become toxic to germanys acting government and it could new one in the. E. U. Member states twice before fail to agree whether to say or extend its license no decision was reached because germany abstained both times. Germanys social democrats environment minister wanted a suspicions that the weaker there is carcinogenic and limits biodiversity the agriculture minister from the conservative c. S. U. Favored continued use of. The lack of cabinet consensus meant berlin abstained on the previous votes until monday when germany suddenly voted to extend the license. I spoke by phone with my colleague mr schmidt today at twelve thirty and made it clear that i was sticking to my no and that therefore germany has to abstain on this issue and cannot agree to the extension. This is and this is a serious breach of trust within the acting government i have to ask myself in light of this go it alone decision whether mrs merkel has her own people under control. But. With talks on a new grand Coalition Just germinating the time could hardly have been worse but the agriculture minister say so he gained important concessions in exchange for his yes vote. I feel it is my duty in the government to take decisions that need to be taken. What i also decide based on the facts and nothing else that. Under. The voters bitterly divided the acting grand coalition the e. U. Decision to permit use of life for sake for another five years cannot now be revoked what ever the possible dangers no one doubts glyphosate is good at killing weeds the concern is now that it could kill off any chance of germany forming a new government. All right from the fields into the studio im joined now by yours if you want to hes head of the Berlin Office of the European Council on Foreign Relations hes a brussels and berlin insider mr young its good to have you on the show so how in the world of this happened how can a decision on a weed killer be a breach of trust inside the halls of political power in berlin where you see that the caretaker government doesnt have everything under control in america this i tracked and a lot of discipline is lost in this government because its against the rules of the government germany should have abstained because theres an ongoing conflict between two ministries which merkel has not decided we should she would have to do at the cabinet table hasnt happened shes distracted shes distracted clearly and this now becomes a sort of a political game in the process of the two large parties you know kind of watching each other as their change positions its fascinating you know yesterday we reported on sudden hope of a new grand coalition between the conservatives in the s. P. D. Is that is that hope dead now because of this weed killer story who it is now that we can a story makes a bit more complicated because both sides you know demand jesters the christian democrats want the social democrats to actually send a signal that they are ready to seriously negotiate the social democrats want the christian democrats to actually tell them they are ready to accept a high price for the social democratic turnaround so neither side wants to be the first to move and thats whats whats going to happen and then secondary information becomes becomes a top story take a listen to what miracle said about the minister who created this im calling it a cactus quandary and for. This did not conform to directives prepared by the federal government in terms of the issue itself and contrast to hendrix im more on mr schmidt signed by the behavior does not correlate with what is stipulated in the governments rules of procedure. Thats miracle theyre cracking the political whip right saying this will not happen again but still its just about a lack of discipline and how does a minister not consult a Coalition Partner knowing that this is a contentious issue but he did consult actually on the day but he didnt get resolution right he didnt get resolution and so he should have been clear on that he had to abstain. Actually by the way germany is one of the big staters in the council because of such conflicts between Coalition Partners and between the federal level and state level now this is not good over the long term as such but in this particular case it has been i think it has been used now i think this is not accidental it is a sign also of a c. As you minister is that you did this on purpose there and we we have power and dont forget that thats fascinating so where does this lead us whats the most like the why cleanest outcome here you believe were going to have a another grand coalition when all is said and done well the president very much once the parties to not walk away from the election result so he will press for them you see that the sea is you is already. Expecting a grand coalition so they want to make no everyone known that this is a three party because you see if you that the bavarian sister porous and her Christian Schmidt is is a member of the variances the party the social democrats know that it could be a disaster for them if they refused in this moment to contribute to building a stable government in the christian democrats no american is finished if she doesnt get this right thats right mr young its always good to have you on the show fascinating insights thank you. German chancellor Angela Merkel has condemned a knife attack on a small town mayor police say the suspect may have been motivated by anti foreigner sentiment fueled by an increase in the number of migrants and refugees in the country a small bandage on the mayors neck covers the superficial wounds he suffered during a knife attack on monday evening and today asshole stein was in this cave shop when he was approached by the attacker a fifty six year old german man thats it in order so he came up to me and asked are you the mayor and then without another word he drew a knife. He said will you let me die of thirst yet you bring two hundred refugees to out and. Then he was standing behind me with his knife at my throat because two years ago the city of alternate through its mayor decided to accept one hundred more refugees than germanys Distribution Plan required for this mayor host on was awarded the National Integration prize by german chancellor Angela Merkel state prosecutors are treating the case as a politically motivated attempted murder they say the suspect has psychological problems and was drunk at the time but when the woman in the scene so far we have not been able to identify any connections to the right wing extremists. That is any involvement with the organized extreme right. Mayor hall stein announced today that he will continue as before fighting for his open door policy. Well the reporter rebecca my own went to the town of all ten and spoke to us outside of that shop where the mayor was stand. All of them are united in saying that the violence against their mayor is absolutely uncalled for but some were less surprised than others about the attack in this and this quiet town some have said theyre very that theyve been very disappointed with the policies that the mayor has put through not only with refugees but also they feel that he has not been able to revive this sleeping and and demographically dying town one of the mayors main goals by by taking on more refugees than than the quotas actually were supposed to give this town back in two thousand and fifteen was to help boost the demographics and get more people into the empty apartments here but two years later now the residents are saying theyre not seeing the changes what was one of the more interesting things also about this case was that in the stone a lot and where and in the shop where the mayor went into two workers came and rushed to his aid one of them was the owner of of the shop and as well his as his son and they both sustained injuries as well the mayor himself came by and delivered a large bouquet of roses to the two men who are credited with saving his life from the sale and who has been detained for that was due to be reported back wire reporting. Well in many german small towns it is chancellor Angela Merkel and her twenty fifteen open door policy on refugees which bear complete responsibility for todays migrant challenges at home merkel is under pressure to come up with Real Solutions on how to manage this new reality tomorrow she will attend an e. U. Africa conference aimed at finding those solutions. The European Capital was trying to send out some positive vibes at a number of events ahead of the summit in abidjan and at the European Parliament high ranking politicians were also trying to find solutions for better cooperation between the continents is open i want to get to the people in the past the europeans had a tendency to look to the east towards russia and china they havent done enough in africa sure we invested and we are committed but i think we need to strengthen our strategy not just throw money at the problem may. By the know that. The wake up call for europe was the migration crisis more than one hundred thousand africans arrived on the shores of the e. U. This year alone and some estimate that two million more are on the move towards europe the e. U. Has been working on a plan to curb the influx and will try to sell it at the summit one of the key aspects of the plan is to fight the root causes of migration in some countries like if yo pia those are political in others like nigeria the main reason is poverty the e. U. Also wants to destroy the Business Model of Human Trafficking smuggling africans to europe has become a multibillion euro industry. To keep migrants from making the dangerous trek across the mediterranean the e. U. Would like to beef up socalled Reception Centers in the transit countries and finally the e. U. Is hoping to reach agreements with the countries of origin to take back those my gran. Who made it to europe but were not granted asylum. Many african countries want something in return mainly money and legal migration alternatives for their citizens. That was have it normal to feel small you know we just lack the funding and we have the will to change things but this will mean it needs to be supported with resources our economy is mainly informal to change that we need Foreign Investment a. Bellyful man he knew full. Day he did business his mom it was a. European countries are we really though they have sunk a lot of Development Money into africa over the decades like here in chad often with no noticeable improvement but for many on the continent the blame is clearly not entirely africas. The biggest mistake is that aid doesnt always come with conditions attached and the red carpet is being rolled out for dictators that are starving their people and corrupting elections while enjoying the respect of the european countries. It could be easy to live his big. Money and return for migration control most likely that will be the defining narrative in a b. Joe the europeans hope that this africa e. U. Summit will yield tangible results. And that was hoffman reporting max also spoke to the European Commission president jiang called younker ahead of the summit younger says he is shocked at recent reports of modern day slavery in libya. Well i cant sleep easy when i think about whats happening to those people who went to libya to try to improve their lives they found themselves in Health Purposes of a song or call a compelling interview there you can catch maxs interview in full at d. F. W. Dot com. Well how do you turn an event to honor native americans who helped the u. S. Defeat the japanese in World War Two into an episode of racial when you windows with pocahontas and the president at the center well donald trump i have the answer watch and listen and i just want to thank you because you have very very special people you were here long before any of us were here although we have a representative in congress who they say was here a long time ago they call or pocahontas but you know what i like you know because you are special high cringe factor there will trump was referring to democratic senator Elizabeth Warren you know he has referred to warren as pocahontas many times in the past that nickname is supposed to highlight and mock warrens claim that she has native American Heritage but native americans they dont get the president s point even when the White House Press secretary tries to explain. I think what most people find offensive is center warrant a line about her heritage to advance her career and she seemed very small for her she said was a racial what is your response that i think thats ridiculous response. Own president has been taking a lot of heat on social media republican senator john mccain wrote our nation owes a debt of gratitude to the navajo code talkers politicising these genuine american heroes is an insult to their sacrifice you did our president joked about pocahontas in front of navajo code talkers behind a portrait of Andrew Jackson where are all the people who said taking a knee was disrespectful to our military veterans our native americans not american enough i asked for Elizabeth Warren she says president drums repeated pocahontas jabs will not shut her up well the day is nearly done but as ever the conversation continues online youll find us on twitter either at the news or write directly to me brit off t. V. Dont forget to use the hash tag the day and remember no matter what happens between now and then tomorrow is another day well see that everything. Culture. Hair. Superman. Superfood stylish style icon dont let a. Lifestyle your. Waist at full speed. Always shine. But always on the move. Most of the today and in the future. Drive sixty minutes. On freedom and the whole. World i come from the region is rich in history style and talent but so poor in education opportunity and freedom this makes it especially difficult for and dependent drugs i see many of the younger promising janitors now making names for themselves all over the. Song my good. Along the way some might follow. With continue. Their experience of freedom in a sense is like the period of day you can visit but your call come back from. Mining just before that and i work at the