For our cspan and public radio audiences, please be aware that in the audience are members of the general public. So any applause or reaction here is not necessarily from the working press. We want to show our neutrality and other strategic to and our objectivity. Of dc media strategies. And press club staff liaison, Lindsay Underwood for their roles in making this event happen. And a special thanks, and i do mean special. Headliners team member who is also our photographer tonight and was the organizer of tonights event. Thank you all. Berlin in the 1950s was the spy capital of the world. As a nato power and the soviet union, jockeyed for advantage and postworld war ii europe. Without satellites and sophisticated snooping technology we have now. Spies had to get creative. The stories are epic. Here tonight to tell us about one of them, one of those epic stories is steve vogel. A former reporter for the Washington Post whose book, betrayal in berlin the true story of the cold wars most
There are doubts surrounding the final of the Copa Libertadores in chile next month in light of the social turmoil engulfing the country. The president has cancelled two big regional events due to political protests that began two weeks ago. But our World Football presenter, mani jazmi, expects this years final in santiago, between argentinas river plate and Brazils Flamengo to go ahead as planned. It was shaky on wednesday afternoon when all sorts of rumours and alternatives were flying around. There was talk of a big meeting between the president of chile and the head of south american football but the president says that they will hosted, even though he has cancelled two Big International events. I think he thinks it is easier to host a football match than an international gathering. So as of now, the game will happen in santiago. There were issues between the teams last year. Is this a further complication . That was a very special occasion because the two tea ms very special occas
A big block which would be able in in a few weeks to form a government for example this is one of the Biggest Challenges because now i mean we know that they have the law about 15000 condits who are standing for this election for the parliamentary elections. Its been mentioned by the easy which is controlling the elections they say about 1500 blocks or organizations who are involved so therefore we are expecting a very much Fragmented Parliament like im as a witch no one has real influence to form a tangible government or if you want to vote on something then you have a very much fundamental vote professor good story many thanks steve thank you very much do you think whenever it. 2 other big votes under way right now people in kosovo accosting their ballots in a snap parliamentary poll it was called when Prime Minister romish other denied she resigned in july after being summoned by kosovos war crimes prosecutor he wants to last cut a deal about his role in the conflict with serb force
light. the dazzling display that can be seen a little farther south than usual. hello and welcome. the premise to rishi sunak is on his way to belfast and he calls for mps to back his new deal on postgraduate training arrangements for northern ireland. the agreement removes most checks on goods destined only for northern ireland from the rest of the uk and creates new powers ministers at stormont to fend off changes to eu regulations. however, the democratic unionist party says it still has concerns and will study the legal text before giving it support. a little corresponded helen catt has the latest. it was a big moment with big smiles to match. after years of wrangling, deal with the eu has finally been sealed. wrangling, dealwith the eu has finally been sealed. finally been sealed. today s agreement finally been sealed. today s agreement delivers - finally been sealed. today s agreement delivers smooth | agreement delivers smooth flowing trade within the whole united k
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