:00:00. > :00:00.Hello and welcome, this is BBC World News Today
:00:00. > :00:09.The German Chancellor says European unity is the best response
:00:10. > :00:10.to outspoken comments made by Donald Trump.
:00:11. > :00:14.In a newspaper interview, the US President-elect
:00:15. > :00:17.called Nato obsolete, and said he expected more countries
:00:18. > :00:33.Countries want their own identity. And the UK wanted its own identity.
:00:34. > :00:37.The inquest opens into the Tunisian terror attack, when 38 tourists
:00:38. > :00:42.And hitting back at fake news, Facebook introduces new tools
:00:43. > :01:02.in Germany to highlight stories which seem to be false.
:01:03. > :01:04.The German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, has said that
:01:05. > :01:07.European unity is the best response to outspoken comments
:01:08. > :01:10.by Donald Trump, which challenged some long-standing principles
:01:11. > :01:15.In an outspoken interview with the Times and Bild newspapers,
:01:16. > :01:18.the US President-elect didn't hold back in his criticism.
:01:19. > :01:22.He said the German Chancellor Angela Merkel had made a "catastrophic
:01:23. > :01:25.mistake" by admitting more than a million migrants.
:01:26. > :01:28.He said he thought Brexit was "smart" and "others will leave"
:01:29. > :01:33.as the EU is basically a vehicle for Germany.
:01:34. > :01:35.And Nato, he said, was obsolete, although he also insisted
:01:36. > :01:40.Little wonder that there have been some terse comments
:01:41. > :01:43.from Berlin and Brussels, as our diplomatic Correspondent
:01:44. > :01:50.They've rehearsed the inauguration in Washington with a stand-in
:01:51. > :01:55.for President Trump, but no one knows quite
:01:56. > :01:57.what to expect at Friday's ceremony, still less
:01:58. > :02:01.what will happen in the first 100 days with Donald Trump
:02:02. > :02:06.What we do know is there will be nothing conventional about it,
:02:07. > :02:10.because the President-elect has made that very clear.
:02:11. > :02:13.Among his most eye-catching new quotes, Donald Trump says the EU
:02:14. > :02:17.is on the brink of collapse, partly because Germany's leader
:02:18. > :02:20.Angela Merkel made one very catastrophic mistake with
:02:21. > :02:27.I think it's not good, I think it was a big
:02:28. > :02:30.Germany's Chancellor was diplomatically
:02:31. > :02:37.TRANSLATION: The fight against terrorism is a great
:02:38. > :02:44.We see this as a pan-European and a global task.
:02:45. > :02:50.I would separate this from the task of helping refugees.
:02:51. > :02:52.The majority of refugees have left Syria because of their
:02:53. > :02:59.Donald Trump also warned Germany its car companies would have
:03:00. > :03:04.Start building them in the US, he said, not in Germany,
:03:05. > :03:09.and certainly not in Mexico, or face a 35% tax.
:03:10. > :03:12.So what about the most complicated Trump relationship of all,
:03:13. > :03:18.Mr Trump will explore making "good deals" with Russia.
:03:19. > :03:21.As part of that, nuclear weapons on both sides should be
:03:22. > :03:30.It's true both the United States and Russia have more than enough
:03:31. > :03:34.missiles and warheads to destroy each other and Mr Trump hinted
:03:35. > :03:38.a nuclear negotiation might involve offering Mr Putin the easing
:03:39. > :03:44.But Mr Trump was also highly critical of Vladimir Putin's
:03:45. > :03:49.intervention in Syria, calling it "a very rough thing."
:03:50. > :03:52.The bombardment of Aleppo, he said, was nasty, with troops,
:03:53. > :03:57.in his words "shooting old ladies walking out of town."
:03:58. > :04:00.So, how to reconcile all that with the President-elect on Nato,
:04:01. > :04:07."Nato is obsolete," he keeps repeating.
:04:08. > :04:09.So, what could that mean for America's new deployment
:04:10. > :04:14.of heavy armour to Poland to deter any future Russian threat?
:04:15. > :04:21.TRANSLATION: At Nato, remarks made by President-elect Trump
:04:22. > :04:27.As world leaders gather in the Swiss Alps for their annual
:04:28. > :04:31.Davos forum, many will be perplexed, even alarmed, not knowing what sort
:04:32. > :04:43.With me is our diplomatic and defence correspondent
:04:44. > :04:56.What was the most striking line out of this interview? Was it that the
:04:57. > :05:01.President-elect thinks Nato is obsolete? It is a contradiction,
:05:02. > :05:06.everything he says. He does saying Nato was obsolete. But, then, he
:05:07. > :05:12.goes onto say that it is very for him. He says the European Union is
:05:13. > :05:15.simply a vehicle for Germany and is essentially in part setup just a
:05:16. > :05:20.rival the United States economically. When asked about US
:05:21. > :05:25.security guarantees to Europe, he says, I feel very strongly towards
:05:26. > :05:28.Europe. It's those kinds of contradictions. One strange lead
:05:29. > :05:32.others haven't picked up but I think when he was asked about this
:05:33. > :05:37.question of moving the US Embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv in Israel,
:05:38. > :05:41.that's something he appears throughout his campaign to have
:05:42. > :05:44.insisted he's going to do. He refused to actually talk about that
:05:45. > :05:49.any further. Maybe some sign of a softening on his position.
:05:50. > :05:53.Essentially this man was a very unconventional candidate. It's going
:05:54. > :05:57.to be a very unconventional president. And I think people are
:05:58. > :06:00.gradually realising that perhaps he isn't going to change and they going
:06:01. > :06:06.to have to get used to that. What you make of the German response?
:06:07. > :06:13.Angela Merkel said he had great respect for her. He also said that
:06:14. > :06:16.she made a catastrophic mistake. Her response was that we Europeans have
:06:17. > :06:24.fate in our hands. That's what she said. Hers were the most diplomatic
:06:25. > :06:30.responses to it. Others were far more critical. The problem is that
:06:31. > :06:38.in many areas, the Europeans cannot stand on their own. The continent is
:06:39. > :06:43.obsessed now with Brexit and the problems of Britain's withdrawal
:06:44. > :06:48.from you. You have crucial elections in other countries, the Netherlands,
:06:49. > :06:53.in France the presidential elections which similarly could put a spoke in
:06:54. > :07:01.the works of the European project in various ways. As we saw there, in
:07:02. > :07:05.James' film report, the US tanks arriving in Europe, fundamentally
:07:06. > :07:10.whatever the European nations do in defence, and they do a lot but not
:07:11. > :07:17.enough, it is ultimately American security and American forces that
:07:18. > :07:24.guarantee Nato's defences. Whilst Europe can talk tough, it is beset
:07:25. > :07:27.by problems. It is the set with difficulties on trying to elaborate
:07:28. > :07:30.a wider foreign policy at a time when so many countries are looking
:07:31. > :07:35.inward to the problems of the EU itself. It isn't sufficient for the
:07:36. > :07:40.German chancellor to say that Europe will make its own destiny. You talk
:07:41. > :07:46.about contradictions, Donald Trump is known for contradicting himself
:07:47. > :07:52.repeatedly. At what point do people like Angela Merkel expect his point
:07:53. > :07:58.of view to crystallise? The German foreign secretary said he'd even
:07:59. > :08:02.contradicted himself on native. The fact contradicts key officeholders
:08:03. > :08:06.in his upcoming Cabinet is, I suppose, not surprising. A lot of
:08:07. > :08:09.the test will be when this government gets going, when we
:08:10. > :08:17.actually see the US Secretary of State out and about, expressing US
:08:18. > :08:22.policy, the policy of the Trump administration. Are we going to hear
:08:23. > :08:26.a cacophony of voices with Mr Trump second guessing them? A lack of
:08:27. > :08:31.clarity and so on? If that is the case, it will be very serious
:08:32. > :08:36.indeed. We have already seen one of the best and most positive responses
:08:37. > :08:41.to Mr Trump's comments today in this interview on Nato, which of course
:08:42. > :08:46.came from the Russians. They picked up his view that Nato is obsolete.
:08:47. > :08:50.They've been saying that since the end of the Cold War. So he has a
:08:51. > :08:59.receptive audience in some places but he has to convince America's
:09:00. > :09:04.allies and the West and the Middle East that he has their backs and
:09:05. > :09:09.that there will be a single, clear and coherent policy coming out of
:09:10. > :09:11.Washington. On the evidence so far, that will be a tall order. Thank
:09:12. > :09:12.you. In that interview, Donald Trump
:09:13. > :09:14.also said that Britain was "smart" to leave the EU,
:09:15. > :09:17.and he thought other It comes ahead of a major speech
:09:18. > :09:21.on Brexit on Tuesday by the British Prime
:09:22. > :09:22.Minister Theresa May. Our political correspondent
:09:23. > :09:33.Vicki Young is in Central London. How much of a boost have Donald
:09:34. > :09:39.Trump's words about a traitor with the UK coming soon have been for the
:09:40. > :09:43.Brexiteers? Well it has been welcomed by Downing Street as
:09:44. > :09:47.Theresa May prepares to make this speech, as the UK looks about its
:09:48. > :09:52.future. She's going to talk about the need to make global trade deals,
:09:53. > :09:57.how she wants Britain to be outward looking, which helps make the
:09:58. > :10:01.argument that Britain is open for business, despite the Brexit vote.
:10:02. > :10:05.Similar kinds of problems will be foremost in their minds. First of
:10:06. > :10:08.all, Donald Trump, he is unpredictable and will he follow
:10:09. > :10:15.through with the words he wants this very quick trade deal? Some
:10:16. > :10:21.suggesting that he could want it in three months. Some suggest he will
:10:22. > :10:26.want America's interest that hard. Can we really get a good deal out of
:10:27. > :10:30.America? The other problem is a quick trade deal, it's all very well
:10:31. > :10:34.to say that but these things in the past have taken the years. And then
:10:35. > :10:38.there's the problem that under EU rules Britain isn't allowed to sign
:10:39. > :10:42.of any trade deals until we've left the European Union, and that could
:10:43. > :10:45.be two years away. Downing Street saying we would abide by our
:10:46. > :10:50.obligations whilst were in the EU although they did suggest they could
:10:51. > :10:55.be scoping exercises and I certainly know there are discussions going on
:10:56. > :11:00.with countries like New Zealand and Australia. So, in formal talks. But
:11:01. > :11:05.I don't think they think this is signed and sealed you.
:11:06. > :11:06.18 months ago, 30 British holiday-makers died
:11:07. > :11:11.Now an inquest into their deaths has been told that some of the victims
:11:12. > :11:16.might still be alive, if local security forces
:11:17. > :11:19.The inquest heard that Tunisian officers had "deliberately delayed"
:11:20. > :11:24.For them, the inquests matter so much.
:11:25. > :11:28.After the anguish and grief of the past 18 months,
:11:29. > :11:35.As the hearing began, the names of those who died were read out,
:11:36. > :11:40.30 British tourists, murdered on holiday.
:11:41. > :11:43.They included three generations of one family, married
:11:44. > :11:54.The inquest heard they had needlessly lost their lives.
:11:55. > :12:00.Mobile phone footage shows the chaos and confusion during the attacks.
:12:01. > :12:03.The families watched it in court, listening to the sound of gunfire
:12:04. > :12:10.The gunman was Seifeddine Rezgui, a 23-year-old who was eventually
:12:11. > :12:17.But he'd been intent on killing tourists.
:12:18. > :12:19.The inquest also watched CCTV footage from around
:12:20. > :12:24.The lone gunman on the beach, armed with an automatic
:12:25. > :12:30.And also roaming around inside the hotel, looking
:12:31. > :12:37.A British police team put together this map of his movements.
:12:38. > :12:41.The red arrow indicates where he started shooting,
:12:42. > :12:44.near the sun loungers, before moving to the terrorists
:12:45. > :12:47.and outdoor pool area, and then into the hotel.
:12:48. > :12:52.There were no clear signs of any police or security
:12:53. > :12:58.Samantha Leek QC, counsel to the inquest,
:12:59. > :13:05.referred to a statement from a Tunisian witness.
:13:06. > :13:28.These inquests can't lay blame but they can offer guidance.
:13:29. > :13:32.The families here just want to know how their loved ones came to die
:13:33. > :13:43.A gunman has killed five people at a club hosting an electronic
:13:44. > :14:00.music festival in the Mexican resort of Playa del Carmen,
:14:01. > :14:03.Among those killed are two Canadians, an Italian
:14:04. > :14:05.Elections will take place in Northern Ireland
:14:06. > :14:08.in March after the collapse of the power sharing executive.
:14:09. > :14:10.It follows the resignation of Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness,
:14:11. > :14:12.in protest at the handling of controversial energy scheme.
:14:13. > :14:14.The Russian performance artist known for protest acts
:14:15. > :14:17.like nailing his scrotum to the cobblestones of Red Square
:14:18. > :14:20.says he's fled the country and plans to seek asylum in France.
:14:21. > :14:22.Pyotr Pavlensky said he and his partner were questioned
:14:23. > :14:25.Upon their release, pending an investigation,
:14:26. > :14:29.Mr Pavlensky says they were being framed by the Russian authorities.
:14:30. > :14:32.A Turkish cargo plane has crashed into a residential area close
:14:33. > :14:44.Local authorities say at least 37 people have been killed.
:14:45. > :14:48.The Boeing 737 was en route from Hong Kong.
:14:49. > :14:53.Abduljalil Abdurasulov sent this report.
:14:54. > :15:03.The plane crashed and hit the buildings of the village,
:15:04. > :15:11.TRANSLATION: I heard a strong shot, and after that,
:15:12. > :15:15.Of course, everyone got frightened and started to run out
:15:16. > :15:20.Nobody understood what was going on because there was a fog.
:15:21. > :15:26.Rescue workers arrived at the scene to help survivors.
:15:27. > :15:30.There are children among the injured.
:15:31. > :15:36.And doctors fear she may lose her baby.
:15:37. > :15:41.This accident shocked many in Kyrgyzstan.
:15:42. > :15:44.Grief and sorrow were in the eyes of the emergency workers
:15:45. > :15:49.as they pulled out dead bodies from the rubble.
:15:50. > :15:52.No one from the crew survived the crash.
:15:53. > :15:56.The plane was operated by a Turkish company, ACT Airlines,
:15:57. > :16:00.which flew under the name of My Cargo Airlines.
:16:01. > :16:03.Although it was a foggy day, authorities say that conditions
:16:04. > :16:06.for landing were good, since other flights managed
:16:07. > :16:10.to successfully land prior to the crash.
:16:11. > :16:16.A special committee has been set up to investigate the accident.
:16:17. > :16:19.Facebook is introducing new tools in Germany to help combat the spread
:16:20. > :16:23.The world's largest social network said it would enable users to flag
:16:24. > :16:26.up stories which appear to be fabricated.
:16:27. > :16:29.The BBC is also assembling a permanent team to fact check
:16:30. > :16:32.and debunk deliberately misleading stories.
:16:33. > :16:39.With me is our media editor, Amol Rajan.
:16:40. > :16:44.First of all, what has brought Facebook to the point it feels it
:16:45. > :16:51.needs to do this? Fake news is nothing new but we had in the
:16:52. > :16:54.electoral campaign last year, we had some stories which went viral which
:16:55. > :16:59.turned out not to be true. Those that claim the Pope back Donald
:17:00. > :17:02.Trump. Those that claim Denzel Washington backed Donald Trump.
:17:03. > :17:07.There is no evidence to suggest those claims were decisive in making
:17:08. > :17:11.sure Trump was elected but they may have been a factor and they were
:17:12. > :17:17.read by millions. The point is that new digital technologies, like
:17:18. > :17:20.social media, Facebook, Twitter etc, have created the potential for false
:17:21. > :17:31.information to go viral, to reach millions of people very fast. Mark
:17:32. > :17:34.Zuckerberg initially said it is a crazy idea, there's no way Facebook
:17:35. > :17:38.can influence the election but now he realises there is a lot of fake
:17:39. > :17:42.news around and he's taking action not only in America but in Germany,
:17:43. > :17:47.too. Essentially, what goes on Facebook is going to need some
:17:48. > :17:56.editing but how will this be done? Facebook has also been resistant to
:17:57. > :17:59.being the arbiters of truth. And, actually, now they've accepted some
:18:00. > :18:03.responsibility for the fact they need to do that, they need to make
:18:04. > :18:08.editorial judgments. What they going to do is in Germany, with elections
:18:09. > :18:16.forthcoming, there is going to be an alarm button. If people are looking
:18:17. > :18:19.at something and people think it is dodgy, Facebook will employ
:18:20. > :18:25.independent fact checkers, and if they find this stuff is unverified
:18:26. > :18:29.or false, there will be a mark that says this information is disputed,
:18:30. > :18:34.here's an explanation. It will not get rid of that content from the
:18:35. > :18:37.social network, but it is a way of flagging stuff that is suspicious.
:18:38. > :18:42.The words fake news are still bringing in the air after last
:18:43. > :18:48.week's press conference by Donald Trump but what our media
:18:49. > :18:51.organisations doing, like the BBC? All media organisations feel that
:18:52. > :18:57.what Donald Trump said last week, when he looked at CNN and said, you
:18:58. > :19:00.have fake news, it is an attack on mainstream organisations. And
:19:01. > :19:05.organisations like the BBC are saying we believe there is a thing
:19:06. > :19:11.such as true news and it is our job to find out the truth and to be the
:19:12. > :19:16.people that stand up for it. We have had a reality check service, and
:19:17. > :19:21.last week the BBC announced a couple of things. A partnership with
:19:22. > :19:25.Facebook to help fact checking on more of the stuff on Facebook. And
:19:26. > :19:28.an attempt to make fact checking a bigger part of news stories that
:19:29. > :19:33.appear online. It's fair to say the BBC sees itself as being in the
:19:34. > :19:36.front line in the fight against fake news, whatever may be. Thank you
:19:37. > :19:38.very much. Let's return to the big
:19:39. > :19:42.international event of the week, Friday's inauguration of Donald
:19:43. > :19:42.Trump. The new President will take power,
:19:43. > :19:46.despite taking fewer votes than his rival,
:19:47. > :19:49.because of victories Our correspondent John Kay has been
:19:50. > :19:59.to find out just why people there are so keen
:20:00. > :20:01.on their new leader. Milwaukee, known for its harsh
:20:02. > :20:03.winters, for making cheese and beer, and now for its role in America's
:20:04. > :20:05.fragile new politics. This is no place for fragile -
:20:06. > :20:13.junior ice hockey. This is the Green
:20:14. > :20:16.Bay Junior Gamblers. He likes Donald Trump
:20:17. > :20:21.because he's different, It just goes back to an alternative
:20:22. > :20:29.that's outside of the box, He's a billionaire,
:20:30. > :20:32.though, isn't he? He's a TV star, he's
:20:33. > :20:34.not exactly every man. No, he certainly is not,
:20:35. > :20:37.but I think there's something to be said for him being able to relate
:20:38. > :20:42.to, you know, a plumber, The State of Wisconsin switched
:20:43. > :20:51.sides in this election. The large white working-class
:20:52. > :20:55.electorate normally votes Democrat, They like giving new things a try
:20:56. > :21:04.here, even if it's risky. Your gloves and nearly as big
:21:05. > :21:07.as my hands, aren't they? After nine redundancy
:21:08. > :21:12.threats in six years, he says it's time for a businessman
:21:13. > :21:16.in the Oval Office. It'll be nice to have a little bit
:21:17. > :21:20.more stability in the job front. I'm hoping, from an economic
:21:21. > :21:22.stand-point, that Trump reflects giving that stability back
:21:23. > :21:26.to the country. Some of America's top ice athletes
:21:27. > :21:31.practice on this rink. I understand you like to do this
:21:32. > :21:34.thing, but you're not stopping to do that,
:21:35. > :21:36.you're not doing that Nancy was an Olympian
:21:37. > :21:39.and is now a coach. She told me Donald Trump
:21:40. > :21:44.can bring a winner's Trump makes a decision,
:21:45. > :21:48.he gets it done. Do you have any reservations
:21:49. > :21:50.about his personality, I mean, the things he's said
:21:51. > :21:52.about women, for example? Yeah, I think everybody
:21:53. > :21:56.who is behind him has some reservations, because they really
:21:57. > :21:59.do not know the truth behind that and they are just hoping
:22:00. > :22:02.at this point in his life, Wisconsin may have voted Trump,
:22:03. > :22:09.but only by 1% and some here are still struggling
:22:10. > :22:12.with the result. This is one of the most
:22:13. > :22:15.important jobs in the world, and I'm not certain that he's
:22:16. > :22:19.prepared for it. Hockey mum Liela is willing to give
:22:20. > :22:23.the new president a chance, even though, as a Muslim,
:22:24. > :22:26.she is worried by some I think we have to just wait
:22:27. > :22:34.and see what happens. You sound to me like maybe
:22:35. > :22:37.you're a little nervous? We heard that a lot here,
:22:38. > :22:45.a desire to unite, but an acceptance It's a case that might have baffled
:22:46. > :22:56.Sherlock Holmes himself. Who leaked a copy of the final
:22:57. > :22:58.episode of the BBC's The fact that it was dubbed
:22:59. > :23:03.into Russian is a major clue. But was it criminal
:23:04. > :23:05.piracy, done for money? Calmly, Sherlock, or I
:23:06. > :23:16.will finish right now. The last episode of Sherlock,
:23:17. > :23:19.eagerly awaited by millions, but on Saturday, a copy was leaked
:23:20. > :23:23.online dubbed into Russian. It was a spoiler and
:23:24. > :23:28.broadcasters don't like those. Everything up to this point has been
:23:29. > :23:30.planned with the intention of presenting this programme,
:23:31. > :23:33.this very important finale, as a global event, as a collective
:23:34. > :23:38.community of fans coming together and very much experiencing it
:23:39. > :23:41.for the first time and this has put The Russian version
:23:42. > :23:48.was widely shared online. The mystery - worthy
:23:49. > :23:50.of an old-fashioned Sherlock Holmes story -
:23:51. > :23:55.who leaked it and why? One theory, the episode was put
:23:56. > :23:59.online to damage the BBC, which the Kremlin doesn't much
:24:00. > :24:02.like at present because the Beeb is increasing its radio
:24:03. > :24:05.broadcasts to Russia. Another theory, it's just somebody
:24:06. > :24:07.trying to make money out Experts say film and television
:24:08. > :24:15.piracy is widespread in Russia. With Russia, it's hard to tell
:24:16. > :24:19.and today, the mystery deepened when the Russian state-owned
:24:20. > :24:21.television channel who broadcasted the series denied responsibility
:24:22. > :24:24.for the leak and claimed But who could the external
:24:25. > :24:46.third party be? No one seems to know
:24:47. > :24:49.and the conspiracy theorists A wedding is often described
:24:50. > :24:57.as the happiest day of someone's life, but, for one bridegroom
:24:58. > :25:00.in Japan, it may have turned This is newly-wed Masatsugu Kasai,
:25:01. > :25:05.who's about to undergo a traditional ceremony
:25:06. > :25:10.known as bridegroom-throwing. His wife, Kiyomi, was waiting
:25:11. > :25:16.for him at the bottom, as he was quite literally
:25:17. > :25:19.launched into marriage. The practice is meant to bring
:25:20. > :25:22.the couple a lifetime of luck. Presumably, once they'd got back
:25:23. > :25:37.into some warm, dry clothes. The German Chancellor Angela Merkel
:25:38. > :25:48.says European unity is the best events following controversial
:25:49. > :25:50.comments made by Donald Trump. The President-elect has praised the UK's
:25:51. > :25:53.decision to leave the EU. Francois Hollande has just replied saying the
:25:54. > :25:57.EU has no need for outside advice in its affairs. That's the French
:25:58. > :25:59.President in the last few minutes. Thanks very much for watching.