Hold a narrowing lead over germany corbins labor party will have more on what is being called the most important British Election in a generation and shes calling it europes in man on the moon the moment the new president of the European Commission presenting her landmark plan to fight Climate Change but some are saying brussels we have a problem. Im brink off to our viewers on p. B. S. In the United States and all around the world welcome me and mars a leader aung sang suu kyi has denied that her countrys troops committed genocide against door hinge of muslims she spoke today at the International Court of justice in the hague responding to testimony about barbaric acts committed against the engine population hundreds of thousands of written joe are now living as refugees in neighboring bangladesh afraid to return home. The images that provoked International Outrage more than 700000 ranger muslims fled to me and amal when the military launched a crackdown in irak line states in august 27th when they were escaping what since been described as an Ethnic Cleansing Campaign most of the refugees now live in crowded camps in bangladesh. They tortured our mothers and daughters as they burned our houses they also raped me and i am grateful to god that myanmar is facing trial for that. Unsung suchi is decision to defend her country here at the worlds highest court has galvanized her supporters. I. I. I. Its also surprised her critics as she was not required to attend. Suchi told the judges she couldnt rule out that man mas armed forces may have used disproportionate force but she denied that any crimes committed fell under the International Definition of genocide. These ben mind this complex situation and the challenge to sovereignty and security in our country when youre assessing the intent of those who attempted to do with the rebellion surely under the circumstances genocidal intent cannot be the only hypothesis. Under its 2000 and is constitution nema has to military Justice System criminal cases again so does offices for possible war crimes committed in rakhine must be investigated and prosecuted by that system the lawsuit against me and ma was brought by the gambia on behalf of the organization of islamic cooperation which is made up of 57 countries suchi also criticized evidence that present it calling it incomplete and misleading. Whatever the outcome in the hague this week there will be repercussions for me and its image tarnished on the world stage to defend its future prospects. And joining me now is mark cares and hes a fellow with the Montreal Institute for genocide and human rights studies also author of a book about justice in times of conflict its good to have you on the show i know youve been following the proceedings in the hague closely would you say that the case has been made successfully for general song. I dont think we know that yet right now were just at the very beginning stages but i do think we theres certain things to stress and you know today we just heard we finally heard on sensors chief speak to this and yesterday we saw her say at this posh and nearly as she was told of the horrors of whats been happening against the revenge and and today what i thought was you know the most striking was actually what she didnt say about about the alleged genocide which is. She didnt even mention there were hints at in the context of the ongoing atrocities and thats quite remarkable that she isnt even willing to give these people the name that they have and i think to put it as kindly as i can i think its ironic that someone who is denying that there is a genocide wont even acknowledge the existence of these people using the name of the baby that they use for themselves and as a group and what do you think that says to the court in the eyes of the courts the fact that she doesnt mention the name written just is that going to firm the suspicions that existed that the military their hands acted out of control. It may you know i think the International Court of justice will who will listen to all of the arguments very carefully from all sides and it is obviously quite a complex matter to ascertain whether genocide has transpired as opposed to other kinds of Human Rights Violations or crimes against humanity or war crimes its also about part of this you know this denial of actually even acknowledging that these people exist by that name will be part of it in my view it certainly contributes to the idea that there is some kind of denial of the existence which leads me to think that there is some kind of genocidal intent here yet you know i can imagine the average person on the street may be following this story but want to know what happened if the court finds that genocide has indeed taken place who would be prosecuted he would go to jail for death. Who right now no one because its not the International Court of justice so if the gambia is successful at the International Court of justice then what would 1st happen was that would be that the International Court of justice would put legally bar i am dating requirements on me in march to protect the road and just from additional atrocities including genocidal acts now it is true because International Law is quite limited in terms of its ability to enforce its own rulings and sons and she in the burmese junta could technically ignore those ignore those those findings however well you have at the same time as the International Court of justice is operating you have an investigation by the International Criminal court into the forced this place. From me and maher into baghdad as well as crimes related to potential ethnic cleansing and i think if the vermes government the nonsense that she and others simply completely disregard what the International Court of justice is doing its possible that that the i. C. C. Would see this as a lack of willingness to protect individuals a lack of willingness to take these allegations seriously and that then we would see the International Criminal court issue arrest warrants for individuals responsible. For these types of atrocities against the remains of people who have so were talking about the wills of justice turning but turning slowly. We appreciate your insights tonight thank you. And here are some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world and 2 more people have died of injuries that they suffered in the eruption of new zealands the current volcano that brings the confirmed death toll to 89 others are officially listed as missing the volcano erupted on monday while tour groups were on the island a new york judge has raised a movie mogul Harvey Weinsteins bail from one to 2000000 dollars because he allegedly mishandled a device that monitors his location weinstein has pleaded not guilty to rape charges he is scheduled to go on trial in january. The french Prime Minister has announced details of a long anticipated pension reform plan the proposal includes concessions to trade unions who are leading a strike that has crippled public transport since last week you can see the reforms are still bad news for work. Danish police have arrested 20 people suspected of planning an islamist terrorist attack officers also raided numerous locations across the country some of those arrested had attempted to obtain explosives and Firearms Police offered no information on when or where the suspects intended to attack. In the u. K. Theyre just hours to go to whats being called the most important election in a generation and politicians are making a final push for votes Prime MinisterBoris Johnson started the day delivering milk in yorkshire he then went on to where he helped to bake yes hi he described the big dish as a metaphor for his breaks a deal with the European Union saying it was ready to go johnson called thursdays election in the hope of Getting Parliament to support his brakes it palls. All right ready baked lets go to london of our correspondent barbara vs old good evening to you barbara we saw the Prime Minister there delivering milk today making a pint trying to appeal to working people is he going to win them over through their stomachs. Yeah isnt that a lark supposedly porous johnson hasnt even bought a bottle of milk farm self in his life and even not talking about delivering one but if there are some people it seems that are convinced by this act because i saw a Little Exchange was a working man in the north in an interview and the guy said i have our sons he looks just like one of us he seems to be a nice man of the people and the interviewer said but you know that hes been treat minox hard and the guy said yeah but all Prime Ministers come from that dont they so it seems to have some sort of effect on some people even though of course the majority if it is people have known Boris Johnson and his t. V. Time his life his family for years and for decades really because hes been on the public stage so much and they are under no wrong ideas there that he would be really one of them of course he is what the british people call its off somebody from the upper classes from the upper class and when he does press the flesh it obviously comes across very well with the voters the conservative party we understand is still leading in the polls but there are recent survey shows that the race is tightening is there still hope for the opposition labor party. There is no hope for the Opposition Party as such because it is currently clear that they are not going to win a majority but it might turn out that this election brings about another problem and just like the last one we saw because the polls have been tightening the race its getting more interesting for us observers on the last miles so to speak and our son scene has had a very controlled campaign bus but hes made some real mistakes this week this morning for instance when he was being approached by an interviewer for a National Morning t. V. Show he a sort of ran away he turned away and then he hid in a Big Industrial refrigerator so the country had a laugh about that one he really has been trying not to do interviews he has been trying not to make mistakes but we did see some scenes that showed him in a really unfavorable light and and so it is a tightly run race and they are not yet the tories might win a small majority thats what the polls say but it also sort of might turn bad for them but we all this week barbara weve been taking a look at the Political Parties in the u. K. Weve taken a look at the conservatives tonight we want to look at the labor party and whats at stake for the labor party ahead of this election cycle. Its time for real change thats the message the labor party wants to get across to vote which is jerry corbin is pledging to nationalize the chili cheese on pour money into Public Services and in years of austerity under the conservatives weve had 9 years in which 150 people have become billionaires in britain weve had 9 years during which 4000000 children are living in poverty dont you think its time to get rid of the government that brought that up our live poll ratings show labor training that conservatives. Corbin has struggled to put down allegations that hes allowed anti semitism to thrive in the party this year 8 lawmakers resigned in protest over and she said it isnt. That. The london district of battersea is considered a bellwether area as it usually votes for the party that ends up winning this time many seem disillusioned just. Im not really concentrating anymore at all if im honest i probably more traditionally lean towards labor and i would like to vote for labor however im not convinced that. Breaks it to teach could be the Biggest Issue for a long time labor had no clear policy on bracks it now called in says hed renegotiate the back seat deal with europe and then hold a 2nd referendum. Probably more keen to actually just finish this break the process now i dont want to drag it on any longer i preferred a conservative government. And i want brics. Observers say the labor party and corbin in particular have an image problem hes seen this week this is indecisive. Soft on terrorism and crime and he seems someone who simply cant wake up one morning. That said the labor partys poll ratings have improved as the campaigns progressed and Jeremy Corbyn is competing with the Prime Minister his popularity ratings arent good either whether labor compile off an upset or depend on those undecided voters and of course theres the never ending story in. The u. K. Is a very divided country when theres a way action is over were looking at better chances for the country again. There is no indication for that yet brant because what could really unite the mind i mean brecks it will eventually if theres a tory majority have met the end of january and many people will be very unhappy about that and other people might during the course of the next year wonder whats negotiations with the e. U. Get underway what this really means for them because it will finally become real but the divisions during this Election Campaign have rather embittered the country then sort of brought it back together and brought harmony in britain all right well we will be talking with you tomorrow night too with our coverage of the election in the u. K. Barbara barbara phase of the story for us in london thank you barbara well the swedish climate activists gratitude barrick has become the youngest person ever to be named time magazines person of the year the 16 year old watched a Weekly School strike for the climate that became an International Movement times announcement came just hours after 2 bear took aim at business and political leaders meeting at the Un Climate Conference in madrid lets listen to part of what she said today we no longer have time to leave out the science. For about in here i have been constantly talking about our rapidly declining carbon budgets over and over again. But says that is still being ignored i will just keep repeating it. Credit to beg their mean time the new president of the European Commission ursula from the lion has vowed to put the climate at the heart of her presidency as shes presented her promised green deal in brussels the plan will commit the European Union to achieving climate neutrality by the year 2050 Catherine Martin spoke to one Climate Policy analyst and has this report on some of the potential obstacles. More treaties throughout europe and more sequestering of c o 2 that will be the 1st step that europe wants much more. It will need radical restructuring we need enormous investments in the Energy Sector we need to transform our mobility sector we need to transform our food system and we need to ensure that our euros are being spent to make these sectors future proof along with flying shipping as one of the worst climate killers engines on the high seas run on crude oil when it gets burned even more pollution is created than with diesel but so far ships have been allowed to sail without c o 2 certificates now the e. U. Wants to change this in the future shipping will also be included in the emissions trade a challenge for all Member States the biggest challenge i do see is with them ambition of Member States all of the e. U. Member states are subsidizing fossil fuel projects in various different ways we have a long history of giving exemptions for diesel kerosene for aviation these should be the low hanging fruits that if we really are series about this transition we remove harmful subsidies but that costs money in order to pay for the so called green deal the e. U. Wants to redistribute funds less for farming and infrastructure more for Environmental Protection this is already controversial poland hungary and the Czech Republic economically underdeveloped states have been blocking this plan. We discussed about the e. U. Budgets monies not being put into modernizing the budgets at least they have asked that current proposal stands this is not a budget for the future who we have a goal that 25 percent of the e. U. Budget would be spent on Climate Action what is done with the rest 75 percent if that is being spent on harmful practices for climate we dont achieve our goal the e. U. Is a climate leader who is of the fund and i and has set a fast pace whether other Member States want to follow perhaps ultimately the question of financing. Well heres a roundup of some of the other stories that are making headlines this hour Saudi Arabian oil giant a ram co has become the Worlds Largest listed company after making its debut on the countrys Stock Exchange the state owned Energy Companies 25000000000. 00 initial Public Offering is the biggest ever in history saudi arabia is privatizing assets as a step towards reducing its reliance on oil and attacked by suspected islamic militants in the share has killed about 70 government soldiers a curate he sources are telling us the attack it came during the nights in the village of nonsense in western new near the border with mali jihad is linked to socalled Islamic State have long been active in that area the South Pacific islands of book on the other have voted overwhelmingly to break away from our power new guinea the vote paves the way for it to become the worlds newest country where the 98 percent of voters said yes to independence. Indias parliament has passed a controversial new law that offers citizenship to undocumented migrants from its neighboring countries as long as they are not muslims the upper house passed the bill 125 votes to 105 the bill has already been approved by the lower house and is now said to be signed into law this legislation has sparked protests in various parts of the country with opponents saying it discriminates against muslims and it violates indias secular principles. Correspondent the johns wall has been following this story for us in delhi after another long day of debate the controversial citizenship Amendment Bill have been passed by the Indian Parliament the lower house debated this extensively on monday and today the upper house of parliament has given its assent this is sent come from the midst of massive protests that broke out in the northeastern states of the country the army was also deployed in the region after some of the process done by the North Eastern states concerned about this because the very neat thought to me to citizenship easier for people coming in from neighboring bangladesh minorities that migrate from neighboring bangladesh which are now on with them will now find it easier to get an action bias into indian citizenship and locals in those regions are concerned that this would affect the demography of the northeast another criticism has been has drawn is that given that john citizenship on the basis of religion it desecrated the secular fabric of the Indian Constitution and the fact that it focuses only on you not only muslim minorities from muslim countries has also raised questions however now that the bill is passed to parliament only over its a president ial assent to be boston tomorrow though it can be appealed and that is the reason why activists as well as analysts are hoping that the Supreme Court may take this up and strike down this bill despite parliaments assent. All right in football Italian Club Napoli has appointed an hour ago to solus coach just a day after sacking carlo and so a lot to get to so who is seen here in his days as ac milan coach takes the reins after and a lot he was fired less than 2 hours after his signed secured qualification for the Champions League knockout phase 2 so who spent 13 years as a player under and so a lot of things is parma on saturday in his 1st game about the gun in charge that it is known as the toughest rowing to raise in the world and 4 women from hamburg want to be the 1st german womens team to complete it theyve been training for a year and will finally set off for the adventure of a lifetime on thursday morning. Lean forward push let go lean forward push let go this movement will dominate the lives of these 4 women for 50 days starting tomorrow they are the 1st german team to take part in the worlds hardest rowing race the telescope whisky atlantic challenge that means 2 hours of rowing to our sleeping always alternating 24 hours a day. She always has also i think i also want to get to know me a little bit better and from a different pond a few just doing something crazy at another she. British roa charlie pitcher has custom built the team boat for the specific challenge 3 of the crew were on hand for a 1st look. At. The boat it will be their home and life raft for the coming weeks during the 4800 kilometers long race it has to protect them from waves up to 10 meters high scorching heat as high as 40 degrees alone in the ocean for the past year the 4 has been trained on land and in the water under the guidance of. Former rowing World Champion his message is clear. Vent about it and become a part of the sea as cheesy as it sounds but i dont think its possible in any other way as we sit here right now we can imagine the strain theyre going to face. In order to build as much strength and harmony as possible the crew maximize their time together on the water no matter the conditions that are to safety boats supporting the teams as they cross the ocean. The crews are also supported 21st 7 by to lend best u 2 officers the briefing is also crucial for the team who are walk through every step that will keep them alive and afloat for the next 50 days. There already is a risk of bad weather capsize. The head injury and illness but it. Is a really most important potentially dangerous thing in many ways one year of training is now down the last critical task to pack provisions everything is precisely rationed now comes the hard part. And good luck to you heres a reminder of the top stories that are following for you me and more civilian leader aung sang suu kyi has said that there is no proof of genocide the intent behind her militarys campaign. She gave testimony of the International Court of justice in the hague today which is determining whether genocide was committed. And before we go now to look at this a white wine of calf born last month in california has been named future and the zoo says the capsule name is meant to be a message of hope for why no conservation efforts around the world many why new species are. In San Diego Zoo where this calf in the mud was born is now using Artificial Insemination to try to save some of the worlds endangered animals and wish them luck as well. This is. Back to take you through the day stick around for that. 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