Ascends his throne japans now he toke finally proclaims himself the new head of the worlds oldest hereditary monarchy and tannadice Prime Minister wins a 2nd term just introduced liberal party comes out ahead but just barely at all now have to form a minority government. And the talk side of the beautiful game the risk of dementia and parkinsons for x. Football players in their later years a study of former professionals raises concerns about the long term consequences of playing to sport of the highest level as well as earlier stages of development. Im sorry kelly welcome to the program we begin with a meeting that could decide the fate of syrias kurds turkish president branch of type of one has been holding talks with russia. President Vladimir Putin in the black sea resort of sochi topping their agenda is the future of Northern Syria after the withdrawal of u. S. Troops from the area turkey launched an offensive to clear the area of kurdish militias and carve out a socalled safe zone now the kurds who were backed by the United States then turned to the army of syrian president Bashar Al Assad and his main ally russia for help erica won and putins meeting comes just hours before a u. S. Brokered cease fire giving the kurds time to withdraw is due to expire. Joining me now is c. W. Correspondent yury rush shadow who has the view from moscow so what do we know so far about what they have been discussing yuri. Well russian president putin sat a high level of russia to a corporation should help find solutions for this complicated conflict in syria and that these stumbling block will certainly turkeys recent military operation in the north and syria against Syrian Kurdish fighters which was obvious has been widely cond down to internationally including here in russia the kurds have reached out to the Syrian Government and its main ally russia seeking any protection if the Russian ForeignMinistry Said in response to that that this military operation was a violation of serious territorial integrity so this was certainly the main topic on that agenda in russia in such a however russia could be a mediator between turkish president i don and syrian president assad. Spokesperson scoffer once again i refer referring to russias hopes for direct turkish syrian talks in the future meantime youre we have here in germany the defense minister and a great crime carol now are telling d. W. That germany is for poet proposing its own version of this internationally controlled safe zone in Northern Syria lets take a closer look at germanys political response and then i want to get your reaction. A german proposal for an International Military operation another in syria a paradigm shift in German Foreign policy for decades western partners have asked germany to take on more responsibility in Defense Operations with exercising restraint foreign minister was displeased at come come on by us solo effort. There is a certain your tuition among our partners and this is indisputable due to the situation as described theres currently no discussion among our partners to establish an International Protections our storm a security zone another in syria seems self evident at 1st glance the border region between turkey and syria had previously been controlled by. The kurdish y p g but on october 9th turkey started a military offensive to oust the kurds from the region according to the German Defense ministers proposal this area would be controlled and protected by u. N. Forces. Here which isnt would seek to resume the fight against terror and against isis which is currently come to a standstill in 2000 when the is. There for it will also ensure that we stabilize the region so that rebuilding civilian life is once again possible and so that those who have fled can also return with entirely. That. Experts on the region believe any proposal that helps protect the kurdish population is worth considering germanys opposition parties however criticize the ministers approach it raises more questions than answers was no 20 could be every much more pressure on turkey is needed so that turkish troops are withdrawn a real strict arms embargo including on the weapons that have already been approved and massive economic pressure is also needed this. Talk can actually come come by as proposal could be discussed later this week at a nato meeting but even if nato partners and russia agree to a safety zone implementation would be a difficult task. So yuri this proposal now from the German Defense minister isnt something that putin an heir to one could get behind. Or sir we dont know exactly whether they have discussed it on not as neither putin nor did i mention this german proposal particularly so far but they can imagine that at least moscow could be interested in it Russian Defense ministry has been demanding repeatedly more international called coordination in syria and cooperation 1st told me the american troops which russian the russian minister of defense often blamed on or called the ration with russia at all now that the americans left syria russians could have more coordination with turkish troops forces on the ground and also some political coordination with. The European Partners especially with germany also russia itself constantly sets up a new security zones but the problem is sarah that they havent really worked and there that is a very sensual question what does the zones achieve but thats another question and yuri when the ceasefire expires tonight as it is scheduled to do so what happens next well i mean while sad the water is humid its offensive against kurdish fighters in serious north when seized by expires tonight because hundreds of them remain near the border despite the deals requirement for them to withdraw their all in all at the moment your shadow and moscow thank you. Whew. Lets get a quick check of some other stories making news around the world Norwegian Police opened fire on an armed man who stole an ambulance in oslo and ran into several people they reportedly suffered minor Injuries Police have arrested the driver but are searching for a woman who may have been involved in the incident. European Commission President john called younger is saying farewell to colleagues today after 5 years in the role despite the speech to mark his departure he will stay in office until at least the start of december to 2 delayed European Commission elections and israel as Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu has failed to form a majority government plunging the country into Political Uncertainty he was repeatedly rebuffed after trying to establish an alliance with his rival benny gantz now gone through try to form a coalition but he could face an equally hard task. Emperor naruhito has officially ascended to japans throne at an elaborate ceremony in tokyo hes pledged to fulfill his duty as the 126. 00 emperor of the worlds oldest hereditary monarchy the japanese government pardoned more than half a 1000000 people convicted of petty crimes in order to mark the occasion at the imperial palace in tokyo for many japanese people this was a Long Time Coming emperor another hito officially began his reign on the 1st of may with a series of smaller ceremonies but with the centuries old ceremony of ascension or so cool in the day his journey to the throne is complete. His wife mother coefficient proclaimed empress. Came by inherited imperial states spaced on japanese constitutions as well as on Japanese Imperial household law. I hereby proclaim to those within and outside of the country that i have been in throned. Send us. With Prime Minister shinzo up in attendance the emperor promised to be a symbol of the state to pray for peace in the world and to stand with the people. Prime minister shinzo abbay congratulated him shouting bonzai or long live the emperor and the one who caught under. The load the. Dignitaries from around the world witnessed the ceremony. And those who point on the official guest list just watched the ceremony wherever they could. But this is such a good day of celebration the sun is shining through the clouds now and it feels a spacious i feel so peaceful and thankful. Now though he 21 months ago appeared to be popular with the japanese public i dont know him but the 10th the couple will have an official pride. Youre watching the news still to come on the program former Football Players are at an increased risk of dying from dementia we will look at a new study of former soccer pros thats raising concerns about the consequences of plenty of sport and battling the dog smugglers we need to add more its activists taking on the illegal trade which transports millions of undocumented animals across the borders is neither new. The 1st british Prime MinisterBoris Johnson is continuing his push to get his European Union withdrawal deal passed by Parliament Today he said that if lawmakers rejected his accelerated timetable for brags that he would seek a new general election johnson said that britain could begin to heal and unite if Parliament Approves the deal he wants a quick passage so that britain can leave the e. U. By october 31st. Joining me now is correspondent barrett mass who is live in london and bear gets you votes today as we have heard on the withdrawal bill and then the timetable for debate what are the chances though of johnson getting both of these votes through. Its very very close because johnson doesnt have a majority in the house of commons it does seem as though he might get the numbers to get his actual Withdrawal Agreement bill through so the actual contents of the bill yes however m. P. s might object to the timetable so bros johnson hasnt left a lot of time for m. P. s to actually understand even debate whats in this complex legislation and a lot of m. P. s are objecting to that they said they dont want to be rushed through that this isnt such an important piece of legislation will shape the future of british politics for decades to come and that they object to being ross through it so it might be that the Prime Ministers timing he wants to get everything done and dusted so that the you kind of u. K. Can leave at the end the fact that that might not work out he wants to get it done and i mean hes really talking Serious Business here hes offering in fact ultimatums he says hell abandon the brakes of bill if opposition m. P. s do not approve his timetable here what would this mean. Well he cant just singlehandedly you know force parliament to do what she wants but this is actually what hes trying to do so he is saying if i dont get my timetable if i dont get this all done by the end of october then we understand that hes going to threaten hes going to pull the bill and then ask for a general election however he can just single handedly ask for a general election he needs the support of the opposition parties to do it now we understand that he says well we were not going to do any business until you grant me this general election so then effectively yes we would be in some sort of stalemate we dont know yet how parliament would be responding to that and what we do know there is that doris jones and really does want a general election he doesnt have a majority and she is thinking that if he presents himself as somebody whos doing everything to get rex adult and quickly that this will be almost by the voters and that then if the general election does come at some point she will really try and try and score and get the majority here in the house of parliament bigger walk us through the mood what theyre you know people there in britain are saying not only about johnsons plan but also about you know calls for a new referendum for example are those getting louder. Well yes we have seen just this weekend we have seen hundreds of thousands of people marching of poor and other referendum but at the same time we also know that a lot of people dont want anything to do with that they just dont want to hear about brets it anymore and when Boris Johnson is saying well lets just get it over the line and thats finish it then people really are with him however m. P. s arguing those that do want to rush this through within the next days they arguing that the next stage of brechts it will even be the new beginning so its not true that if this agreement goes through and then do you create does leave that this is the end of brets of it they will never hear anything about it but then there is the whole future of the new relationship. That is important to get this bit right. Math in london thank you barry. Canadian Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau has won a 2nd term in office but only narrowly his liberal party lost its majority and will now have to lead a minority government the election has been described as the toughest test so far for trudeau. It was a close election but Justin Trudeau and his liberal party retains power to my fellow canadians it has been the greatest allor of my life to serve you for these past 4 years then tonight you are sending us back to work for you oh we said this is going to dilute the seriously when we were hard for you for your favorite movies and for your future 4 more years in which governing will be harder for trudeau his party lost the majority in mondays election and now has to form a minority government to pass legislation and will need the support of smaller parties it was an Ugly Campaign last minute help came from former us president barack obama who endorsed trudeau i was proud to work with Justin Trudeau as president hes a hardworking effective leader who takes on big issues like Climate Change the world needs his progressive leadership now and i hope our neighbors to the north supports him for another term. As young voters all over the world get more politicised canadas young activists also have clear expectations from trudeau and many youth are coming out why preparations and causes that really matter to them such as the environment and there sure in both to somebody ok we really want a Better Future something should go plans to provide and his 2nd term you are sending our liberal team back to work back to ottawa with a clear mandate we will make life more affordable we will continue to fight Climate Change we will get guns off our streets and we will keep him 1st thing here forever. Oh promises he can only keep if he makes friends across the aisle. Well now we turn to an illegal animal trade which is both highly lucrative and on the rise millions of dogs are being smuggled across borders in the European Union without the required vaccinations dealers in Eastern Europe are transporting pedigree animals and stray mongrels alike to countries including britain germany and belgium. Reports. These big brown eyes are the gateway to a life of crime dog smugglers try to sell this puppy illegally but we caught them red handed on hidden camera i remember the. Book im doing rather. Well. All right i think im the quid pro quo map on. The police take charge Animal Welfare worker stefan clips done here on the left witnesses scenes like this almost every day. And that you will not be yes. Clips time has volunteered for 5 years he looks for dubious answer on the internet and can notify the police. Its what i see the dog is perhaps 8 to 10 weeks old its not allowed to be in germany and to be sold here. Puppies can only legally be export it within the e. U. From 15 weeks 1st they must have received all their required vaccinations for their own sake but also to a point spreading disease over here they look on e bay there are more than 16000 ads for dogs in my experience 3 out of every 4 dogs are being sold illegally and its just on ebay is enough interest to get off if there are some other platforms such as diana to vote ill stay here and so i go and so on what about across europe this mother doesnt have all these millions of dogs are sold each year the profit margin is huge dogs could be bored very cheaply for example in Eastern Europe and sold for 3 to 4 times the price i see for coffee. According to germanys main Animal Welfare association most populous imported illegally come from Eastern Europe of this specially romania there the dog mafia uses another trip some of this as well as had a great dogs they also smuggle strain mongrels sourced from shady Animal Welfare groups or from individuals. Romania stray dogs are a big problem here few people take care of them there either euthanized or smuggled into western europe in a disease and abused condition. Ma do you think your gun battles the smugglers at the other end of this criminal network the files Police Reports and tries to get mass changed explains how the illegal drug trade works. But you have them in the selfstyled rescue was then right we need money for transport. And the germans the italians and the brits stopped to pay so a couple of 1000. 00 euros is raised by load the dogs into a van and bring the. Into a home with a look for sponsors again the same people who already donated money donate again and then but next stage money supposedly needed for vaccinations papers etc i probably get 2225000 euros for 30 or 40 dogs the. Key allies of the dog mafia are corrupt veterinarians who forged documents for the smuggled dogs. Back in berlin there are no plans for a ban on the online pet trade in germany unlike in austria and switzerland. Was talking to you can it infuriates me i find it frustrating that its still possible to sell animals online. And so it continues millions of euros being made month after month by smuggling dogs from Eastern Europe. For now a new study published by the university of glasgow says that professional footballers are footballers face an increased risk of dying from dementia and other neurological diseases the study is the largest ever of its kind surveying the deaths of over 7000. 00 former players experts believe that they have confirmed a link between football and brain damage but are unsure of the exact cause. One of the authors of that study is dr William Stewart and he joins us now from glasgow thank you very much for being on the program sir and id like to begin by asking you how you see the key findings of your study. I mean i think this is a lot of our study in the last 10 to 15 years. The world of reception sport has been challenges with does contact sport perhaps lead to increased risk of dementia and i think we know you have an answer to that yes contact sport is associated with an increased risk of these the gems of brain disease. I imagine that you want to make it be careful about how the study is discussed but but is there a cause do you think and the fact that that really definitively points to certain actions in football as leading then to dementia Alzheimers Parkinsons disease much later in life i mean thats a really important point and thats where the research will who knows the trying to identify the specific risk factor but i think i think theres enough in the last say 1015 years at least over serious to see that the one thing that stands as a. Risk factor that we should consider 1st is exposure to head injury and head impacts because we and others have looked at the brains of former football those with dementia and see a particular pathology that really is just associated a Movement Head injury and i think we also see that in the data we published yesterday that goalkeepers compared to a player has received far fewer descriptions phone dimensionally jokes than even expect it on your report i mean its not its not only concerning is on your report also said that there are other clear Health Benefits to playing a ball where those. Well here is really important because we not only were looking at dimension you present disease were looking at other Lifelong Health outcomes and what we saw was that mortality from his good Heart Disease and from some cancers was was much lower in our football those that was all in our population controls and so we were going to pitch here where there is clear benefit but suspicion is that this is one problem were looking at which is this gentle brain disease and if we could only do with perhaps we have a much better system how much better comes the ball and youve indicated that the research on that really needs to continue now in order to establish you know if there is indeed a cause causational effect but you know given what we know right now coaches parents schools should people continue playing or you know allowing their children to play for example should stricter rules be put in place what would be your recommendation i mean for sure people could get as you continue playing theres no question of that at all you know we see Health Benefits from sport across the board but i think what i would say is that this should be a wake up not a 1st for not just football but also for the head injuries should be taken very seriously exposure to head impact should be minimized as far as possible and so i would say to parents that if theyre taking their kids alone to school and this weekend on top of the most of the code they should ask the coach you know how do you react to a kid gets a head injury whats your policy if you didnt do this im not sure because the 2 kids and the supporters of the coach dr William Stewart of the university of glasgow and coauthor of the report that weve been discussing thank you so much for your time whether. This is state of the union is these are our top stories. Turkish president to type out a one is in russia for talks about the syrian conflict with turkey launched a military incursion into Northern Syria 2 weeks ago to clear the area of kurdish militias and carve out a socalled safe zone a u. S. Brokered cease fire to give the kurds time to withdraw is due to expire late on tuesday. Germanys defense minister on the ground crime karrenbauer is calling for an internationally patrolled security zone in syria its similar to what turkey says that it wants to achieve with its incursion into Northern Syria but the zone would be under International Control and is not turkeys reason. To pans emperor are not will he too has formally proclaimed his ascension to the throne at an elaborate ceremony at the imperial palace in tokyo he became emperor earlier this year after his father stepped down. Canadian Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau has won a 2nd term but he is now expected to form a minority government that means his liberal party will have to rely on the support of a Left Wing Party in order to stay in power. This is the news from berlin more news you can always find on our website and that is that dot com. Because. A bad day shall make with him into trouble this nigga table but its going to cut away. The stone tray from buying the most. Chunk of standards arent. Trained twists of fate im going to sneak up. Kick off next. To you france dear antone you dear sis see here this is opposite us im sitting on a terrace in twilight its peaceful my 3 grandchildren sleep on trouble. When i was in heat france is a germany was split in 2 and remain divided for decades and. Given them up when your mother was born in 1969 the wall was already 8 years old. 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