in the ring the woman angela merkel had since selected as her successor says she is no longer in the running. i'm told me a lot of bowl welcome to the program the latest advance by syrian government troops into the rebel held it live province has fractured relations between the key international players in the conflict the past 10 days have seen deadly clashes between turkish soldiers supporting syrian rebels and forces of the syrian regime which is backed by russia turkey's president range of time erdogan has hit out at syria and its russian allies promising to retaliate if his troops are attacked meanwhile the country's humanitarian crisis continues to grow. the roads out of sarmento province in the last 2 months more people have fled the fighting here than at any other time in the syria conflict many are braving the harsh winter conditions simply to get tight. them it's really sad to see people here enduring snow and cold and most of the children what are we going to do we've got nothing left for sleeping under all of trees. it's a terrible saw each. other this road is completely cutoff because it's packed full of cars. and people have no idea where they're going. this is what they are leaving behind violence has flared in it late in recent weeks and strained ties between 2 of the main international players in the region russia and turkey. has sent more troops to the area and has warned it will strike syrian regime forces if its soldiers come under remuda attack. your home or anyone targeting turkey should know that they will pay the price for this not only at the site of the attack but everywhere. hundreds of thousands of people have left in recent weeks but not everyone can get tight those still stuck in a face an anxious wait and a worsening humanitarian crisis. and earlier we spoke to. he's a teacher in as a village in the countryside west of aleppo that's the neighboring province to live and we also live in a region that's been ravaged by war. in fact these days people are facing one of the most difficult situations you know maybe in the last 9 years because now all people are fleeing from the us and countryside and it lead to north to the borders of jerky and in fact just. outside my home a long line of cars maybe 10 kilometer line of cars are just leaving and fleeing a don't know they don't know where to go and all people in fact they are mentally ill psychologically ill and physically ill in fact even i did number 2 just now that it's 2 days my daughter's birthday nevertheless who cares we can't i can't help i can't make a party for hair i mean this is just how people think they can't think anything just where to go or what to do and they don't have answers like me in fact it's your region is getting so closer to the borders of turkey and people don't know what do you if they've led now so what's the next step i mean they think they are fleeing from death to death this is in fact the whole situation these days in fact i wanted to send a message for the hold that this is maybe the last step to take to do to get to take an action for this people i don't want anyone to tell the next generation that we didn't know we didn't hear we didn't see it because yeah the last period the last 9 years had been very horrible for syrian people by the coming in might might be the worst let's take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world. the u.n. security council has agreed on a plan to end the war in libya it's trying to bring an end to years of conflict between rival governments following the ouster of dictator moammar gadhafi the plan calls for negotiations international monitors and the separation of forces. italy's senate has cleared the way for former interior minister much yourselves any to be tried on charges of holding migrants hostage he says he was defending italy's border when he refused to allow rescued migrants to disembark from a ship for several days last summer. electric car maker tesla is recalling nearly 15000 s.u.v.s in north america to correct a potential issue with this steering safety officials say bolts on some 2016 models might corrode and break leading to a loss in past staring. there's been a surge in the number of deaths from the cove in 1000 virus in china officials in who bay province the epicenter of the corona virus outbreak say over 240 people there have died of the virus in a single day of origin is also confirmed nearly $15000.00 new infections in who bay and almost 10 fold increase health officials had earlier suggested that the outbreak had peaked after the rate of infections declined to its lowest since january. you know while a growing number of people in china have begun to express anger at the government's handling of the situation authorities have moved to silence criticism censors have scrubbed social media posts and at least 2 outspoken citizens trying to expose the reality of what they're seeing have disappeared raising fears for their safety. these are images the chinese government doesn't want you to see a medical center and we han the epicenter of the coronavirus are break under stress . short on supplies overwhelmed with patience the video is from. a lawyer who made the risky choice to become a citizen journalist and defy government efforts to control information in front of me as the virus and behind me is the legal and administrative power of china as long as i live in the city i will continue to report i only report what i see what i hear. you what i'm not even scared of death you think i'm afraid of the communist party. is gone he disappeared last week and has not responded to messages so far authorities would only say he is called under control on the c international say he's been forcibly quarantined. and he's not the only one to pay the price for defying state authority the blogger finding bin took this video from a hospital. it seems to show body by victims of the virus then he received a menacing knock on his door. well if you want to know. what you intend to. do you will know you'll be you know what do you want. you there you know this and i do not know what do you like the other night. you would you go 5 you tell if you don't have a view about. the. e-mails. you know one is on top. flying had been posting videos daily proof that he was free. stopped on monday and he's been. fueling speculation over the rest. of the virus in december authorities accused him and several others of severely disturbing the social order he's dead one of the more than 1000 people in china to succumb to corona virus so far. off in defiance of the state's threats pressure is mounting on chinese authorities to come clean on what's happening in. want to know what's happened to people. and find bin. now here in germany the conservative politician frederick metz reportedly plans to run for the leadership of chancellor angela merkel's christian democrats a c.d.u. he was widely expected to enter the race for the position of party chief in 2018 minutes gnarly lost a race for the leadership to end a great crime tyrant a monday and she stunned the country by announcing she is stepping down. for britain as an angler medical have rarely seen eye to eye if he became party leader but merkel rethink her current plan to remain chancellor until next year we put that question to w.'s chief political correspondent melinda crane that could well happen it's not only her plan of course she is at the head of a government whose official term goes until 2021 and she has said she would stay out that term but the fact is that these 2 free edition maps and america they have a long history their rivalry goes way back in in fact she proved such a nemesis for him that he wound up leaving politics altogether for many years he is distinctly to the right of chancellor merkel if you remember he was the author of that term leading culture to describe the idea that germany needed to return to a stronger sense of its national identity all of that could make them very uneasy bedfellows so to speak so many people do speculate that if he were to become the head of the party that she might step down earlier which in fact with them prompt new elections because the her social democratic the junior partner in the governing coalition has said it's ready to serve out to the end of this government with angela merkel in place as chancellor but not with somebody else. has been almost 2 weeks since the u.k. officially left the european union and that also means of course several empty seats in the european parliament so hall an e.u. lawmakers coping with the change w.'s barbara vessel caught up with several of them and found that the holes left by breck's that have yet to be filled you see the flags of all e.u. member states happily fluttering in front of the european parliament italy belgium denmark they're all there and only if you look closely you notice that one is missing. britain has now left the e.u. how is life going to carry on after breck's it this is richard corbett one of the most outspoken pro europeans from the labor party who has now left inside the committee room of social democrats german parliamentarian. still can't quite believe that his best friend after so many years is gone so normal the. virtue that would have been the place of richard which saw sitting next to me from ireland so i'm very sad for our colleagues particularly from the liberal democrats that are not here but i hope now to be able to fulfil my mandate so yes it's been some good luck for me but the circumstances are not ideal the newbie also gets to hold his 1st speech in the plenary and most fittingly it is about the new christian nations on the future relationship especially trade between the e.u. and britain we're at a delicate stage in proceedings and i care is no example in history where negotiating parties are seeking to impose trade barriers so it will be difficult to tell the rank of from the green party has like most of her fellow members of parliament not quite digested what happened just 10 days ago but she's also looking for a way for but it's the 1st week without our british colleagues and it still feels a little bit surreal beds and all the seating has changed in the plenary and. then i see anymore we have thought of this friendship and with initiatives with conferences with debates we want to keep this information channel going and but also obviously and the affection that we feel for each other the friendship that we feel for each other because that doesn't go away just because the breakfast. breaks it has no really happened and british parliamentarians they have now truly left the european parliament their friends and colleagues they're still grieving but like. after every other divorce they knew in the end life would have to go on. once upon a time it was one of the beatles' favorite hangouts now a pub in liverpool has been given protected status putting it on legal paul with buckingham palace built in 1908 the philharmonic dining rooms is the 1st english victorian era pub to receive grade one listed status john lennon once complained that the worst thing about being in the beatles was not being able to have a pint in the phil and paul mccartney return day in 28 to play a surprise gig. up next there's a documentary about the bombing of dresden during the 2nd world war remember you can keep to date with all the latest news and information around the clock on our website w dot com i'm told me a lot of fun that's all for me the news continues at the top of the hour thanks for joining us. it's all happening to children in africa. during link to news from africa and the world to your link to exceptional stories and discussions can you and will come to their views after doing program tonight from for a new journey from the easy to our i would say do don't do that.

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