Joining us on this edition of the Newsmakers to discuss the tragic events in Orlando we have Equality Advocate Danielle Moodie-Mills in Washington and Vice President of the Soufan Group Martin Reardon. Also on the show we have writer and political analyst Nanjala Nyabola in Nairobi, and Eric Frey, Managing editor of the Austrian daily newspaper Der Standard in Vienna to discuss the EU's plans to deal with refugees from Africa.
The Orlando Massacre
The soul-searching and debate has begun in the United States as to why an American man would storm a gay nightclub and cause such unimaginable death. Forty-nine people were killed in the gun attack in Orlando in the early hours of Sunday morning. Dozens of others wounded- some critically. The gunman Omar Mateen proclaimed his allegiance to Daesh. Now intelligence agencies will determine if he was acting alone or if he had direct links to the group's leadership in the Middle East. Whatever the outcome, America's worst shooting in history is also its worst terrorist attack since 9/11. It's also the deadliest attack on a gay target in the nation's history. Our Newsmaker today is Omar Mateen, as we ask how he was able to carry out the attack and if anything could have been done to stop him.
EU’s Africa Migration Deal
Much of Europe's attention has been on stemming the number of refugees who've escaped the violence in Syria and Iraq. A deal with Turkey appears to have reduced the numbers. Now the EU is looking at using the same strategy to deal with the influx of people crossing the Mediterranean from Africa. It's considering offering financial and trade incentives to African countries which actively stop migrants heading to Europe. Yvette McCullough reports.
Picture This: Euro 2016 Fan Violence
In today's picture this, there's been as much action off the pitch as there's been ON at the start of the Euro 2016 football tournament in France. Let's take a look.
