Senate has moved to rescind catalonia as autonomy where barcelona and madrid also coming up new clashes in kenya claimed more lives as the country continues to grapple with the fallout from a repeat president ial election will get the latest from nairobi. And its the end of an era for air berlin almost four decades after the Airlines First take off today is the last ever flight landing rate here in the german capital. Plus a new exhibit in the german city of possum is highlighting the works from ernest who lived and worked in the former east germany well look at their struggle for artistic expression under the communist regime. Its great to have you along we begin. With those developments out of spain where the Country Senate has approved government proposals to take control of catalonia it comes just after catalonia is Regional Parliament voted in favor of declaring independence from spain while the vote for independence followed a fiery debate in the cattle out of parliament with opp
Growing concerns that kenya could see another day of violence as well for which he was posed for the president ial Election Rerun in Opposition Strongholds over fears for the safety of election officials. And the first criminal charges have been grouped in the investigation into alleged russian meddling in the us president ial election a federal grand jury has approved the charges but its not yet known against him for walks. My man in the humphrey thanks for joining me. The sax catalan president has called for quote democratic opposition to the takeover of catalonia by madrid in an address khan has pushed him all vowed to pursue his struggle for what he said to be a free country. The spanish governments decision to sack him was illegitimate who spoke just hours after madrid took control of the Catalan Government and removed some of its top officials. But no bark without some in the bubble well for more on this were joined in barcelona by our correspondent Charlotte Charleston pill and
Council on crisis from our correspondents in barcelona and madrid also coming up. Dozens of people were killed and wounded in the latest attack in the somali capital of mogadishu the government has vowed to destroy the terrorist group that claimed responsibility. I my ass waiter thanks for joining us a new opinion poll and cuts alone yes shows Pro Independence parties would lose their parliamentary majority by a razor thin margin in an election the spanish Central Government has called for a regional vote in december after imposing direct rule meanwhile the recently Unemployed Council on president carlos put him on has called for quote democratic opposition he says madrids move to dismiss him is ill. Met and is vowing to pursue his struggle for what he said ought to be a free country madrids actions have left supporters a Catalan Independence outraged. Colace bustamante has been fired as the head of government in catalonia. But for supporters of Catalan Independence here in the city of
Barcelona plus the Somali Government fires its police and intelligence chief following the latest attack in mogadishu which killed and wounded dozens of people. And in the bundesliga behind me they were looking for a knockout punch against army line position after going the distance with the of stars in the german cup earlier in the week. And sarah whom we welcome to the show thanks for joining me. A massive anti independence rally has wrapped up in the heart of catalonia tens of thousands of people demonstrated in barcelona for unity spain this after the spanish Central Government imposed direct rule over the region in the wake of the cattle on racial parliaments moves to trigger independence were bringing the latest from our correspondent on the scene right after this report. They took to the streets of pass alone or in the tens of thousands the spanish flag held high the call for National Unity coming just two days after the catalan declaration of independence the where all spanish
Internationally isolated. Has the latest from the region also coming up. Support for spanish unity spills onto the streets of catalonia now madrid must decide whether to arrest caught along leaders who proclaimed independence last week. United nations is warning of a new humanitarian crisis in syria that is images of starving children emerge from rebel held in the east of the capital damascus. And Lewis Hamilton seals his fourth formula one world title after a day of drama in mexico city while all the details. Im brian todd. Im a savory warm welcome to the show well a month ago iraqs autonomous kurdish region defied the Central Government in baghdad and held a referendum on independence kurds overwhelmingly backed a separate state but that move triggered quick retaliation with troops from baghdad seizing key cities and oil wells now president Masoud Barzani the man who has championed independence for decades is stepping down in a moment well be hearing from debbie is funny for shar who