A referendum on independence from iraq the problem practically all the regions big players bitterly opposed the vote and have been pushing back. On the war of words between President Trump and pyongyang again ask allayed snorts korea says the u. S. Has declared war the white house calling that claim sir. And in soccer the Champions League resumes than i germicide receive dortmund play host to defending champion ryall madrid which seemed like a very tall order but is it sitting at the top of the bundesliga table dortmund scored a league high of nineteen goals they have an unbeaten run against real madrid in fact theyve never lost at home in this competition. Im brian thomas a very warm welcome to the show we began with the fallout from the german election a week and chancellor merkel has started the process of looking for partners to form a new government she is expected to talk with the probusiness free democrats and the greens parties at opposite ends of the political spectrum adding