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the first day has ended on a positive note we'll look at the latest from our correspondent also coming up. paris remember spic the victims of the attacks three years ago that horrified the world the killings began when gunmen stormed the offices of the satirical magazine charlie updo. and four figure skaters from both sides of the korean divide look forward to an unlikely cross border reunion at the winter olympics. i'm michel henery good to have you with us. the first round of talks to form a new coalition government in germany has ended on a positive note a spokesman for the negotiations so they had been serious concentrated but also open chancellor angela merkel's conservatives are holding the talks with the center left social democrats after previous negotiations with other parties failed germany

has been waiting for a new government since the election which took place more than three months ago. germany needs a new government and they say too late is under pressure to deliver. neither the social democrats lay them out and shoot no christian democrats chancellor angela merkel can guarantee a positive outcome but going into the talks they were hopeful. museums in a b. and b. a court will lead the negotiations in a constructive and inclusive way here. is going i believe we can do it we're committed to working together very rapidly and intensively. but migration in europe divide the two sides the social democrats want the families of refugees to be able to join them here right when conservatives are against that plan on the e.u. martin short says big idea is for a united states of europe conservatives remain skeptical. the social democrats

hosted the first day of talks at the party's headquarters day like angle america's conservatives achieved their worst electoral showing in post-war german history and after september's election they said they would go into opposition but now they say what the country needs is a stable government. to survive this given the results of the elections. it's clear that things can't go on as they were very fully tissues that . the international political situation. and the makeup of the german bundestag show that we are in a new era in sight and this new era requires a new style of politics pretty a chance was featured two is riding on the outcome of these talks merkel has made it clear it's a majority government or new elections. covering the talks for us as our political correspondent kate brady who joins us now in the studio. kate what

do we know about how the talks have progressed at the end of the first day is quite a positive atmosphere at the escape. the social democrats headquarters this evening the general secretary of the s.p.d. said that the talks today had been intense but open and that most of the time today was actually spent talking about the issues on which the three fought is involved in these talks actually agree upon and those more contentious issues will be addressed over the next four days what was particularly interesting was this comment that he made about how all three of the parties involved realized that germany needs a new political style and he said that this was largely due to the result of the german election back in september because remember that the social democrats as well as the conservatives they had historic lows their worst results since well in post-war german history and we also saw the successes of the far right in germany with the f.d.a.

the alternative that germany day and to the german parliament for the first time so exactly how this new political style will actually come into fruition we'll see over the next four days and hopefully we'll see a more conclusive statement from the parties involved on thursday it sounds like chancellor merkel has a lot of work ahead of her in the coming days why are these parties struggling to find common ground where you have to parliamentary groups here that have to that they have very different objectives inside the s.p.d. a trying to redefine their profile at the moment as the social democrats in germany while the conservatives are actually trying to move away from that middle ground which merkel has moved them towards that particularly in the last couple of years so there are going to be a lot of obstacles to overcome yet despite today's quite positive comments and some of those are mainly going to be taxes this europe's also going to be an issue in the integration into europe and also course germany's refugee policy particularly

with regards to family reunions in germany is this merkel's last chance to form a stable. meant well it certainly had a last chance to form a government that would have a clear majority in the german parliament but there are two other options available she could even make a minority government something however that merkel has rejected on several occasions and then you also have new snap elections and they would have to be called by the german president front. and that's something that the social democrats and the conservatives on very keen on policies that that could actually result in them losing more seats in parliament you could actually see more votes migrating to the far right a.f.d. kate brady reporting for us thank you very much. at least twenty three people are reported to have been killed and dozens injured in an explosion in the syrian city of idlib videos on social media show emergency teams fighting fires amid the rubble

the syrian observatory for human rights said the explosion targeted the headquarters of a minor rebel faction in the northwestern city it was not immediately clear what kind of attack caused the explosion. now to paris where people have been remembering the victims of attacks three years ago that targeted a jewish supermarket on the offices of the satirical magazine charlie islam is gunmen are believed to have singled out the publication for printing cartoons of islam's prophet muhammad eleven stuffed members in a policeman were killed. in a simple somber ceremony french president emmanuel mccraw and paris match goal laid a wreath at the former offices of the satirical magazine charlie at the door the attack on the publication was a watershed moment for france a moment felt not just by a few but by the whole society. three years ago the french born islamist extremists

sayed and sharif coas she stormed the offices of shali abdo and shot twelve people dead two days later another extremist domed akasha supermarket killing four gunmen from both incidents were killed during shootouts with police. the magazine found itself in the crosshairs of radical islamists after it published images of the prophet mohammed in twenty twelve an act discouraged by many islamic traditions the twenty fifteen attack is presumed to have come in response to those cartoons this so shocked france just we shall leave became the rallying cry of the magazine supporters after the shooting triggered discussions of free speech and freedom of the press challis of dough was also the first in a string of terrorist attacks in front of the last three years this has changed the very thorough way i mean first of all this attack was an attack on the very one of

the very cool principle of democracy many friends here felt even today people are still afraid that there might be no attacks it's very much a topic in the center of attention and more than nine out of ten of the french say that they think that a new terror attack in france is likely or very lucky. challis a do is still in operation according to its edges to the magazine pays more than one million euros every year in security costs and its journalists and editors stu regularly received death threats. now to some of the other stories making news around the world thirty two sailors are missing after an iranian will tanker and a freighter collided off the east coast of china the tanker caught fire after the crash search teams have been looking for survivors all crew members from the freighter have been rescued. in myanmar friends of a detained reporter gathered at u.n.

gone's main pagoda to pray for his release reuters reporter while loan and colleague just so who were arrested last month after covering the or henge a refugee crisis the european union the united states and the un have all demanded their release. thousands of pro-government supporters have been again marching in iran it's the fifth successive day of rallies by supporters of the government the country's revolutionary guard has claimed that we said anti-government protests are all but over to iran says around twenty people have died in the unrest. pope francis is known for his clear statements on social issues and now he has told nursing mothers they should feel free to breastfeed their babies the pontiff made the remarks at a christening ceremony in rome. the pope was baptizing thirty four infants in the sistine chapel every year the pope performs the ritual for children of employees of

the vatican and the diocese of rome. during the two hour long ceremony several of the infants started to cry loudly. but pope francis took it all in his stride. turn of are you going to if they start performing a concert it's because they're either uncomfortable order to warm or don't feel at ease or they're hungry. if they're hungry breast feed them. don't be afraid feed them because this too is the language of love your quest to only watch and. some others took the pontiff it is worth while others reached for the bottle the pope has given similar encouragement during past ceremonies although widely accepted in italy in some countries women still face arrest meant for

breastfeeding in public. and. now sport and the news that north korea is likely to compete at the winter olympics across the border in south korea has made political waves but for two south korean figure skaters it's strictly personal they recently trained in canada with their north korean counterparts and they're desperate to meet again at pyongyang chang in an atmosphere of friendly rivalry. you'd be forgiven for thinking that the north korean winter olympic team might get a frosty reception across the border and sharing but for york and kim to seek the two figure skaters that comprise the north's modest olympic squad a warm welcome awaits they trained with southern counterparts came to yearn and calm kind child in canada last year and the foursome became fast friends. as we train together for two months in canada we became close easily because we speak the same language we rooted for each other and we said that we should meet in. a war.

despite inevitable differences resulting from growing up on the regime's dancing to two wildly different tunes the athletes phone they still had plenty in common. to leave a peace to meet each other and could get along with them more than the other we ate together and it made us closer. to. a sense of togetherness among the korean earthly shows that the olympic spirit is alive and well allies of both countries are hoping it's the first step on the road to more cooperation. the draw for the quarter finals of the german caught s of a david versus goliath clash with eighteen time champion facing third division part of born the underdogs will have home advantage in the match and they'll have to make that count against the most successful ever team elsewhere frankfurt host local rivals minds leverkusen takes on

a faces will work the matches will take place in early february for the sin of france gal has died after tear battle with cancer gal was one of france's most beloved stars her pop songs were often unconventional critical and satirical like her first hit a song about the empty life of a pop star. fellow francisco's international breakthrough is in one thousand sixty phone that was when she won the european song contest for luxembourg with what stole ragdoll it was written by famed songwriter serge gainsbourg. way across goal soon became a teen idol and then won a french pop's brightest stars. the biggest hit was ninety nine just a lot a love a tribute to american jazz singer ella fitzgerald goals husband michelle. the

worldwide hit was perhaps friends goals most memorable moment in a pop career spanning five decades. and the reminder of the top story we're following for you in germany a first day of talks between chancellor angela merkel and the social democrats on forming a new coalition government has ended on a positive note the country has been without a new government since the election more than three months ago. more news coming up at the top of the hour in the meantime visit our website d.w. dot com i'm still here in berlin and from watching. this you know i mean in your mind. what i'm going to miss you know what i'm like what an organizer.