Autonomy to free it from terrorism and separatism well go live to delhi. And the race to find alternatives to Single Use Plastics we report on a company in uganda thats discovered a natural substitute for plastic drinking straws. Im brian thomas thanks so much for joining us italys Fragile Coalition government is hanging by a thread today after deputy Prime Minister material salvini called for new elections he says his partys coalition with the populist 5 Star Movement had collapsed over policy differences the 2 governing parties have been at odds over a host of policy issues but tensions have spiraled since the senate rejected a move by 5 star to kill and eat a funded high speed rail. With neighboring france Prime Minister just happy conti said he would convene paro parliament as requested by salvini to seek a confidence vote. But conti also condemned soviet hes abrupt call for a snap election. It is not the syria minister to decide the timing of a political crisis. In which other institutional actors are involved. The interior minister in his responsibilities as a senator and leader of the league. To explain to his country to justify to the voters who believed in the prospects of change. The very reasons that bring him to prematurely interrupt the action of the governor of new york. I do my job with my heart with on our with pride if i can do it freely and until the end if i realize that someone is trying to stop me then the decision must go back to the italian people with no ifs and no buts it will be you who will decide you and no one else will vote for the very latest lets bring in journalist philip will on joining us from rome good day philip what happens now and are we likely to see new elections in italy. Heres i think at this point youre lections are almost inevitable. Yeah prices will be under the control of the president of the republic and he can certainly look for an alternative government in parliament and see if theyre your alternative 1st solutions that will be viable i think thats extremely unlikely and theres really no appetite for any sort of technocratic or caretaker in ministration to take over from the current government just. Ok now severely is riding high in opinion polls right now that certainly played a role in his decision for snap elections could he come out of a new vote upgraded to Prime Minister. Yes i think thats what he said counting on and it looks extremely likely based on the current polling. It is possible that. Not as of the could emerge as Prime Minister with a majority based purely on his only party but if he says supported by the Wright Brothers officially party and even necessary by this current hes 40 tahlia and then hes really going to sweep the board and will be in a very strong position so i think youre a very surprising if we dont see my tears on the news Prime Minister at the end of this process ok what would a Prime Minister. Material salvini mean for italian politics would he move the country farther to the right. Yes and theres no question that. A government headed by and i care some of the with a free hand to do what he wants will be very much to the right of the Current Administration where hes been blocked and reined in to some extent by the 5 Star Movement. If hes at night with the brothers of italy party who are the mass of italys a Neo Fascist Movement and hell send him a very right wing complection and it looks as though the new government is very likely to be a sovereign ist government and very likely to be at loggerheads with europe and thats been made clear already in will mr samini a center about his economic plans so really the italian system very much shaken up very much changed very much into the right philip poland for us around thought thanks very much. Well salvini has been leading italys backlash against migration across the mediterranean from north africa new legislation threatens captains of rescue vessels with fines of up to 1000000 euros if they enter italian ports without permission some n. G. O. S though are still carrying out their operations did obvious mark sander flew aboard a spotter plane off the coast of libya. Takeoff from an undisclosed location. For the german n. G. O. S c. Watch is taking us on a reconnaissance flight over the mediterranean. Muttiah and pilots have one Main Objective saving lives here 30 miles off the libyan coast this is this sexual predator raid your group farther Africa Europe this search right is looking for a biker dangerous crossing 1 after that or rubber boat putting their lives a great risk. Finding them is like looking for a needle in a haystack and conditions are anything but ideal. This you watch aircraft moon bird mainly operates in the search and rescue zone off the coast of western libya an area that spans more than 350 kilometers of coastline this is where migrant boat set off on their perilous journey to italy and malta footage from an earlier mission shows how that looks dozens of people on an overcrowded rubber dinghy passengers often spend days out at sea exposed to the sun and with limited supplies and. People have been on the water for days easily dehydrated desperate and in a serious medical condition those really are emergencies that have to be evacuated as soon as possible. Because. After hours up in the air we spot a suspicious object in the water by a half. Thats a sunken rabbiting. Now we dont know what happened to the people on board these cheap inflatable boats are not made to last and sometimes sink after days out at sea even if kyle and his crew managed to spot a boat in distress it doesnt mean the passengers will be brought to safety due to a crackdown on n. G. O. S there are very few rescue boats left on the water and merchant vessels try to avoid the affected area altogether often the libyan coast guard is the last resort for kelly and his colleagues this is a frustrating experience. I want the people to reach a safe haven i want these people to get syrup and i want them to cross the ocean safely and not be brought back in legally. This is wrong as ships are being seized rescue capacities are being caught somewhere the only ones keeping an eye on the water we have to deal with situations like this. We are back on the ground where exactly we cannot say. Here are aware that there are organizations activities are being closely monitored since the government such as italy have started to crack down on rescue n. G. O. S see watch faces public criticism and accusations that they are aiding people smugglers. A claim that the euros lee rejects. But which we would never communicate with people smugglers in our capacity thats simply criminals have made a business with people who suffer and make money out of the 2nd stance that theyre so desperate and see no other way than reaching out to them. This is not sensitive in cases these claims are used to paint them as criminals that distracts from the real issue mentioned it would get it out for human lives have to be saved for me thats not up for debate and theres too much discussion going on about it about who should be saved and us as a few do. Despite the mounting pressure. Say they will continue to go in missions for as long as they are allowed to or until their work becomes no longer necessary. As a preview now on some of the other stories making the news at this hour prodemocracy activists in hong kong are staging an airport sit in as they try to Garner International support for their cause the group plans to demonstrate in the terminal for 3 days protest began months ago in response to a bill that would have allowed extradition to mainland china. U. S. Officials say theyve released some 300 workers swept up in a massive immigration raid some 700 meat Meat Packaging workers were rounded up in the state of mississippi wednesday on suspicion of working illegally in the country the raids have drawn criticism from democrats after children were left without their parents. More than 2000000 muslims have gathered in mecca in saudi arabia for the 1st day of the annual pilgrimage the 1st ritual of the harsh requires worshippers to walk 7 times around the kaaba the cube of the center of meccas ground mosque. Riot police have gathered outside the home of kyrgyzstans former president almost back autumn day of after he was detained by Security Forces this followed by clashes with some of his supporters. Is wanted in connection with corruption charges which he says are politically motivated. All indias Prime Minister has proclaimed what he calls a new era for indian controlled kashmir that following his decision to revoke the regions semi autonomous status and a televised address the renderer modi said his governments action would free the region from terrorism and separatism. As a family. I and the whole nation have taken and historic decision. And arrangement in which our brothers and sisters from Jammu Kashmir and le duc had been deprived of their rights which had been a great obstacle in the development. Is being removed as a result of now if you should walk through it obvious on if only cars following the story for us from delhi good morning sania what does modi have planned for kashmir and how long will it remain under direct rule from delhi. Well soon as much anticipated speech Prime Minister moved the essentially defended his governments decision to revoke off meters autonomy to bifurcate the region into 2 Union Territories and to bring it under the direct rule of the federal government he said now this would help secure the rest of the region it would help integrate push me more fully with the rest of india and said this would set it on the box of peace and prosperity because it would bring in much needed Jobs Development and investment now he didnt pretty set the time frame for for when this would happen but he did it to the suffering off the coast maybe people under this unprecedented lockdown that were seeing with today also hearing that restrictions on peoples movements are being lifted in order to allow people to attend traditional friday prayers in the muslim majority region the governor of kashmir has also said that you know he has reviewed the situation and will ease restrictions both for friday prayers as well as the festival of next week were also hearing reports of internet and telephone lines being partially restored pots of the body and this will come as welcome news to outside the region who have been this politically trying to get in touch with their families and friends. Will remind our viewers of pakistan of course also claims the sport of kerry 2 wars have been fought over it its ruled out military action for now what course is it going to pursue. Once a pakistan has announced a series of measures in retaliation that has downgraded diplomatic and trade ties with india yesterday pakistan also suspended the made major cross border created this pakistan has also said its going to take up the kashmir issue at the u. N. Security council which this does recognize the region as disputed because of a slight at the pos 2 to internationalize the kashmir issue its call for a plebiscite but the question really is you know how much kind of latitude kashmir pakistan will have and push me given that its repeatedly accused of providing support to militant groups operating in indian administered kashmir a song your we understand that hundreds of local politicians in kashmir have been arrested do we know anything about their fate are they under house arrest or the prisons where are they are. What we have been told really about the fate of these politicians the there have been hundreds of people who have been detained in raids across the region weve heard that some of them have been taken to makeshift Detention Centers but now with communications being restored we are hoping that we will hear more about some of these politicians in addition to some of these mainstream politicians weve also heard of activists off protests even Business Leaders being detained in the paddy so i think that the situation there remains tense and that is i think from despite the dr weve heard a few reports coming in from the body which suggest a real sense of anger and betrayal among many maybe. The real fear here is that this will further you know stoke resentments alienation in the region that is really scarred by a long running insurgency against. Song your phone records thanks so much sawyer for bringing us up to date on the story. Thank you. This is deja vu news still to come on this program the Ugandan Company offering a completely natural alternative to single use Plastic Straws we meet the people working to change consumer happens in their country. But 1st berlins City Government like all too many here in europe is struggling with skyrocketing rents and a shortage of housing is putting dramatic pressure on people and the government decided to put measures in place to deal with the crisis including a 5 year rent free but many renters continue to be worried about being priced out of their own neighborhoods in a moment well talk with a local politician whos following this issue but 1st we meet a group of tenants facing a very uncertain future. This is house back at platts in the fleetly neighborhood of east berlin Alexander Pushkin like this historic area the same area where his grandmother lives. And does things from the shops this is my home because i grew up here and this is where i went to school for life about a kilometer away from here is where i graduated high school so i want to stay here the i because this is what i know and love. Mock the few weeks ago he received a letter informing him that all the units in his Apartment Building will be sold now push is afraid he will lose his home they already potential buyers will run into his the kind of the night they were foreigners or from south germany not from berlin. The potential buyers were nice and very friendly but made it clear that they plan on living in the apartments themselves. Pushed and the other renters are fighting back if the apartments are sold individually almost all of the tenants could be given notice to leave most of them cant afford to relocate within the same neighborhood so the tenants decided to join forces and find that by a for the entire Apartment Building they are looking for an investor with a big heart. Ok we want to find someone who says i just dont want the renters to have to move to the suburbs as is so often the case someone who wants to give berliners a chance to continue living here and im fine. Thats not so easy most investors are looking to maximize their profits when buying an apartment in berlin. Real estate prices are rising so buyers have to pay a high price for these apartments to get a return on their investment they have to charge more rent or some decide to use the apartments themselves because thats the best option and from a financial point of view. This has resulted in the rents doubling over the past few years and berlin Foreign Investors have played a role in this but the short housing supply and large demand has helped push up the prices. Alexandre pushed and his neighbors are hoping an investor will come to their rescue but the price tag on the building is high almost 7000000. 00 heroes their time is running out they only have a few weeks to find a buyer. Lets talk about this more now with. Job from the berlin green partys executive committee the greens are part of the citys governing Coalition Thanks for coming in today thank you for having me a recent survey shows half of all berlin residents are deeply worried about skyrocketing rents many fear losing their apartment completely situations similar in other european cities certainly in german cities as well what can you say to reassure all of these people well i actually understand the situation its a very distressing situation and we stand with them in solidarity and want to support them but to a certain degree the oak of politics hands are tied because building and tenancy legislation is federal but however i strongly believe that. Organizing and banding together really can be a force for change oks organizing enough though if you look at the way is the to 6 for Building Permits specifically from the City Government they show little investor faith in berlin City Government when it comes to handling the housing crisis Building Permits are down 9 percent year on year for 20 teen how can you turn that around can be done well we believe in a mix of different approaches we need to strengthen Public Housing associations really need to supports not for profit building cooperatives and we need to buy back Public Housing that the salt ok buying back Public Housing that would mean more taxpayer money put into the mix how how much is the private sector going to be involved here in solving the problem well as i mentioned before we think its important to strengthen these not for profit building and housing cooperatives and you can we strongly believe in working together and banding together again to solve the crisis ok working together but still there is a great concern about Property Rights and taking peoples property from them by simply buying it the city buying it to provide housing that is a real concern in berlin right now well it would be the last resort in a situation where. The landlords would not take care off their property because in the and in germany it really belief in. Property being also an obligation to bring benefit to society again obligation for the owner but whats more paramount then the right to a place to live or of the right to private property let me be absolutely care we do not think that lends evil and things like that but we strongly belief that a city is made for people and not for capital. Ok briefly if you could can bear lynn buck the trend of london paris and not be a city that strictly home to people who can pay high rents well i certainly hope so i left them on them myself ive seen a situation and change is coming slowly but surely thank you so very much the governor job from the green party here in berlin thanks a lot. Well was 50 years ago if you can believe it that 4 men crossed the road in london and a photographer took a picture that went on to become one of the best known in the ages Music History the picture at the zebra crossing taken by photographer in the growing grace the cover of that bands album abbey road fans have been recreating it ever since for. The zebra crossing itself hasnt worn out and it seems neither has the novelty of walking across it hundreds of people came together outside the film a e. M. I. Recording studios to celebrate c the crowd wanted to mark the 50th anniversary of the release of the abbey road album with Something Special whether that meant proposing to your girlfriend or simply just by being there. I really wanted to come here on this day so my psych feels like they were 50 years ago in the same place in a way i just connected to it. To mark the anniversary Record Companies are releasing a special abbey road package that will contain new mixes of the album 17 tracks and 23. 00 session recordings and demos. The album was the last to be recorders by all 4 members of the group together and less than a year after the release the band split up. 5 decades on the iconic album cover still draws tourists to london from all around the world. I came to cross over here on the 50th anniversary of the abbey road album with. This track is number one. And it was important to him to me to be and i want to thank here we came to celebrate this special occasion. But despite this special occasion this spot is set to keep crowds into. And for years to come. Well Single Use Plastics are one of the small sins of the modern world things like straws and stirs are everywhere but theyre disappearing in the face of bands and Consumer Awareness for those who dont want to go without them though theres a new ball turn of from uganda. 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In the persian gulf continues with each side accusing the other of aggression so can europe play a role in the escalating the crisis or is it stuck helplessly on the sidelines find out on quadriga shortly. Quadriga next on d w. Houser view of the world. Where i come from not all is that good to cisco its just like with chinese foods doesnt matter where i am its always reminds me of home after decades of living in germany chinese food is one of the things i miss the most but by taking a step back i see things and its a difference for me now. Many of the words 1st is going to go nations that exist the other part of the wall which havent been implemented in china thats new for a lot of Chinese People wondering if their fortys a lot of people have a right to another that is this is their job just under the motto i see it and why my job because i tried to do it except maybe an hour a day my name of the names who i work at the deputy. 2 alone a very warm welcome indeed to quadriga coming soon from the hosts of berlin of this week the focus is on the dangerous standoff between iran and the u. S. In the persian gulf where each side is accusing the other of aggression the tension rose in july when iran see