what binds the continent together. the answers and stories aplenty the. spotlight on people. focused on t.w. . europe's two most powerful leaders have met to discuss their visions for the bloc german chancellor merkel was welcomed in paris by french president. the two promised a new treaty to strengthen their country's ties and other key topic reforming the eurozone. turkish forces have begun shelling a kurdish enclave in northern syria firing across the border the president. has said the offensive will stamp out what he called nests of terror the intervention

could raise tensions with the u.s. which backs kurdish militias in the fight against the so-called islamic state. egypt's president. says he'll run for a second term in office in a march election he's widely expected to win in the first round despite challengers who've been critical of his repressive rule since taking power in two thousand and fourteen sisi has led an unprecedented crackdown on political opponents. pope francis has warned the native peoples of the amazon face the threat from environmental exploitation he made the comments as he addressed indigenous leaders near the peruvian rainforest he urged governments to recognise their land rights and to clean up rivers contaminated by illegal mining. downtrend is marking one year in office and what a year it has been i'm sarah harman in berlin and this is the day.

tomorrow will mark exactly one year since i took the oath of office and i will say our country is doing really well i have to say it's been a rather chaotic year put it mildly we've never really dealt with this level of chaotic government. things that create even additional. problem. i'm not sure the strategy for how to deal with the disruption once and he has the lowest approval ratings after one year of.