Pro russian raccept ra cyst launch an attack. Corruption allegations call for qatar to be stripped of the 2022 world cup. Held hello. Welcome to the program. Spains king carlos is abdicating. The announcement was made by the spanish Prime Minister. He said crown prince phillippe will take over the thrown but the constitutional amendment will need to be opposed to allow abdicate to happen. He has ruled since 1975 overseeing spains ownership. Carlos has been suffering from ill health recently and seeing this as a symbol of freedom. The announcement made a short time ago. Were waiting for juan carlos to give a televised address. While waiting lets listen to what the Prime Minister had to say. Translator king carlos just informed me to denounce the thrown and begin succession. The kings reasons for this decision are something his majesty wants to communicate personal throw his people this morning. Onto tell you i found the king completely sure this is the best moment for change in government and handing over of the crown to the prince. Lets go straight to madrid to our correspondent guy. We are expecting announcement by the king himself in a few minutes time. This is a hugely symbolic thing isnt it . It is enormous really even though its not all together a surprise. King carlos has been a major figure in modern spain and particularly modern spanish democracy last 3540 years. Its hard to imagine spain without him as the king. Thats something the Prime Minister touched on when he made the statement. He said hes been such a key figure that when you think of modern spain you things of juan carlos. Now all eyes turn to his son phillippe. All remember that coup attempt in spain where it was critical in keeping the democracy in the country going. Thats right in 1981 a group of civil guard officers stormed the National Congress building in madrid. They had the intention of taking spain back to the totalitarian days of general franco. Carlos was instrumental in ousting that coup attempt. Live on television spaniards [ inaudible ] they were told to go back to barracks and not support the attempt. He was seen as the key factor making sure that coup did fonot come up. He earned a lot of respect. Guy, your sound is breaking up. Hope you can hear me. Were hearing carlos is stepping down for political reason not health reasons. He has been in ill health as you can see from pictures. Hes been walking with crutches. Describe the misfortunes and scandals the Spanish Royal family has been caught up with in recent years. Well a couple in particular. One that comes to mind, in 2012 it emerged he went on a elephant hunting holiday when the spanish economy was in deep trouble. When this submerged he came in for a lot of criticism in the public, media and also politicians who said this is not appropriate behavior for the head of state particularly when spain was in difficulty economically. The other big problem thats been affecting him by extension and not directly is his soninlaw whos married to princess christina. He has been investigated for fraud, tax fraud, embezzling a public company, channelling funds from that company into his own bank accounts. That court case is on, hasnt been resolved and has been going on the last two years or so. Its been eroding the credibility of monarchy and carlos bit by bit. Its not surprising over 60 of spaniards in a recent poll thought king carlos should step down. What source of reputation does crowned prince phillippe have . He enjoys a good reputation at the moment. Hes 46, seen from a fresher generation, well prepared for the role of king. Hes been preparing himself since he was very small. He speaks languages, educated a broad. He hasnt been tainted by any of these corruption scandals crucially or any scandals at all. That really makes him very good. It gives him a much puts him in a better position to lead the country, you could argue, than his father at the moment. Thank you very much indeed. Well be back to madrid when we get that statement by juan carlos. The Afghan Government has condemned the swap done for an american soldier and detainees in guantanamo. This is explained by john mccain has the hardest by hard core. The the american soldier Sergeant Bowe bergdahl is recovering at a hospital in germany after five years in captivity. These and the taliban leaders say this is a big victory short to stir controversy in the United States over the Prisoner Exchange. I understand the happiness of the bergdahl family and friends. Were all grateful he is returned. I think there are legitimate questions about these individuals who are being released and the condition under which theyll be released. These are hardest of hard core. In afghanistan theres been anger from the government that wasnt told about the Prisoner Exchange in advance and unease on the streets despite the fact they have given assurances the men wont return to the battlefield. The Obama Administration continues to defend what its done. For some reason we took a position in the 21st century when some of our add very sars may not be traditional state actors we will not do our prisoners of war home. That would break union with men and women serving in uniform. Regardless of who is holding a soldier of war, we have to do whatever we can to bring them back. Bergdahls parents must still wait before they can see and talk to their shon again. Im looking forward to seeing your face after the last five and a half years. Long, long years. To give you a great big bear hug and hold you in my arms again never wanting to let you go. The recovery and reintegration of Bowe Bergdahl is a work in progress. I want to really convey that. It isnt over for us many many ways. Its just beginning for janie and our family. Theres a long process here. Their son for now is at this medical facility in germany starting what will be a long and difficult rehabilitation. The author and humanitarian was held hostage in lebanon four years 8791. I spoke to him earlier and asked what Sergeant Bergdahl will be going through now. It will be a strange experience for him coming back into a world that has changed and also being reuniteded eventually with his family who have also changed in that period. So hes going to need a time when he can come to terms with that. Ive only seen the press reports and seen him on television. It did seem to me he seemed really withdrawn in himself. The report from his father that hes having difficulty speaking english might be an indication that he really has some real difficulties, probably deep former stress that needs to be attended to. That will be intended to. Not everyone that goes through an experience of that kind necessarily suffering from posttraumatic stress. Its a wide thing when you come out, whether you suffer from posttraumatic stress or not, to come out and talk to a trained listener and object identify the experience so you can manage it rather than the experience managing you. I have no doubt that will happen in this case. Former hostage terry. Palestinian militants fire into israel. This took place hours before the new leader. This includes a mass after the reconciliation deal ended seven years of rivalry. Lets take you live now where theres been a slight hitch initially in the swearing in of this new government. Were not quite sure about the makeup in terms of the split between the two. There was a slight hitch in the formation of this unity government resolved this morning when the president started the the swearing in process. He announced he would not support the new administration because of the decision to scrap the position of minister for Prisoner Affairs and replace it with a committee that would form outside the control of the cabinet. Now the prisoners minister deals with palestinians held in israeli jails and view them as freedom fighters. Israel denounce them as terrorists. A lot of concern in israel to put it mildly about the formation of this unity government. Benjamin netanyahu urged the United States and europe to shun any contact with this government which is supported by hamas and doesnt recognize israels right to exist and not only that, has not renounced violence. The swearing in process taking place as you can see now. Reports from Eastern Ukraine say hundreds of insurgents have attacked a border guard. Seven guards have been injured. Lets show you the latest pictures that have come to light this the last hour or so showing the base being attacked. We havent been able to independently verify them. We understand they are genuine. Ukrainian Officials Say it was a sustained assault, several waves of attacks by militants. David stern has been in kiev providing the latest details. Yes tim the Ukrainian BorderGuard Services said five separatists were killed. Eight were wounded. They said seven of their own Border Guards were wounded. This cannot been independently verified. These are the first figures from the attack which they say is ongoing, very significant attack. They provide a number of 500 separatists attacking the base. We cant say if this is true or not f. This is the case this is a major attack indeed. The head office gave an interview to local television earlier and said the militants are crossing in from russia. Ukraine shares a border with russia. Theyre crossing the boarder and engaging the Border Guards on a daily basis, he said. If this is going on, the extent, this is a major battle happening in lieu luhansk region. Some reports suggest the fighters have come across from russia in a special brigade. Can you tell us about that . Difficult to say how and where they came. This is the report from the Border Guard Service saying they come over regularly. This has been an issue of the ukrainianss quite some time. We spoke to the foreign minister last week who says militants are coming over the border. It also should be said it is confirmed there are russian militants fighting here. Separatists themselves have said they had deaths and had russian citizens back to russia. Speaking to me earlier there. Four are arrested in france on suspicion of involvement with groups in syria. This was a day after French Police announced they detained the man in connection with the killing of three people at the Jewish Museum in brussels. Prosecutors say he had spent a year in syria. Lets get more on this with bbc Christian Frazier who joins us from paris. No direct link with the museum shootings in brussels. Widespread concern about the numbers of europeans going to fight in syria. Yes, and that was the point as the French Interior minister was making this morning. Theres a meeting in brussels with the ministers come together. Hes calling for coordination. He says theres a network recruiting people. Its one of their biggest concerns at moment. These four were arrested this morning in raids in paris and south of france. As you say, no direct link but certainly in response to the arrest yesterday. We dont know because the minister wasnt particularly forth coming why they were arrested. Were they in the same circle, have connections with him or fit a similar profile which is why theyre of particular concern. I think well probably see more arrests over the coming day as they continue and widen the administration. With do we have idea of expected numbers of europeans and break down of those going to fight in syria . We have a fairly clear idea. The foreign Intelligent Agency says there are 750 french people a a broad at the moment in syria. One of the concerns from the french perspective is that this fits a similar profile of gunmen killed seven people in 2012 outside the jewish school. He had been in the prison around the time 200708. He was a petty criminal, not particularly. Suggestion is he was radicalized in jail. Thats one thing theyll look at closely in france is the reform bill in parliament at the moment. Theyre looking for alternative measures for sentencing because theres massive overcrowding in jails. The other question will be how is it that a man with a criminal record is able to travel to syria and slip under the radar. Obviously these people arent traveling directly to syria. Two half brothers investigated last summer had gone via bus to barcelona, casablanca ands stan bul. Authorities have to keep watch on how and where theyre moving. Thank you very much indeed. Stay with us on bbc world news. Still to come, crisis meeting over corruption allegations that calls for qatar to be stripped of the 2022 world cup. 3 million lines of code, 40,000 sets of eyes, or a million sleepless nights. Whether its building the worlds most advanced satellite, the space station, or the next leap in unmanned systems. At boeing, one thing never changes. Our passion to make it real. Still running in the morning . Yeah. Getting your vegetables every day . When i can. [ bop ] [ male announcer ] couldve had a v8. Two full servings of vegetables for only 50 delicious calories. Two full servings of vegetables you need to see this. Show em the curve. Do you know what this means . The greater the curvature, the bigger the difference. [scifi tractor beam sound]. Sucked me right in. Its beautiful. Gotta admit one thing. Cant beat the view. 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A with the Ethics Committee report which they have partly implemented and also waiting the garcia process on whether theres been wrong doing on the process. If there is, they have to look at themselves seriously indeed. Not only will football be questions fifas integrity but the big sponsors and Television Companies are saying do we want to be associated with the association . I think therefore people have got to take whatever comes out of garcia, what comes out of the Ethics Committee seriously indeed. Former sports minister speaking to me earlier. Lets return now to bbc news to breaking news in the last couple of hours. King juan carlos of spain is to abdicate. The 76yearold king will be handing over to his son crown for instance felipe. A hugely significant decision. Totally unexpected or not . No. I think spain was getting ready for this to happen. His image has been suffering a bit. His health wasnt very strong. Although there was no time frame expected. I think spanish people were expecting this to happen at some point. This decision was taken for political reasons, not for health reasons. Just explain some of the scandals and the allegations against spains royal family, in fact some live court cases at moment. Yes the biggest one would be that of his daughter and soninlaw. Hes been investigated in a corruption scandal. Hes still being investigated. Thats been very, very damaging for their image. They couldnt avoid the king being affected. His public image by this scandal. This is a low point for the family. Many spaniardss aged 40 or above remember the king for his role in coming out against a coup by the military in 1981 i think. 1981. Yeah that was probably his highest point as the person who carried the transition into democracy. His higher price point in 81, his role which is never extremely clear in spain in making, stopping this attempted coup. Later on hes been stable. He fell to publicity when he went on an elephant shoot . Right. Right at the height of the spanish recession. What sort of reputation does crown prince felipe have . Interestingly enough while the spanish public were saying they were not happy about the image the current king was giving the royal house, they expected felipe to raise it back. He might have a chance. Thank you very much indeed. Were still waiting for that announcement by king carlos. If you are just joining us, that breaking news in the past few hours. King carlos from spain, the 76yearold is abdicate after 40 years on the thrown. More on that in a moment. [ ship horn blows ] no, no, no stop humans. One day were coming up with the theory of relativity, the next. Not so much. But thats okay youre covered with great ideas like optional better car replacement from Liberty Mutual insurance. Total your car and we give you the money to buy one a model year newer. Learn about it at libertymutual. Com. Liberty mutual insurance. Responsibility. Whats your policy . Relish. 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