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germany you not in states go to. my resigning football club just 10 weeks after he took the job. jim an american c.d.u. body is grappling with the fallout of a leadership crisis this after on a great come current shock announcement that she's stepping down as party leader now she was expected to take over from as the chancellor candidate in elections next year ensuring a smooth transition but now the field is wide open with various potential candidates for the job the c.d.u. is trying to ensure the stability is there within the party as well as the

governing coalition. gave little notice before informing party leaders of her decision she was long chancellor merkel's hand-picked successor now she won't be her party's candidate for chancellor and plans to step down as party chief she says to see to use decision 2 years ago to separate the role of chancellor candidate and party leader was a mistake. as opposition is in the instant target that the leadership question is still unresolved to this very day civically the issue of who will be the party's candidate for chancellor. we haven't been able to find a solution despite 2 party conventions and apparently some people don't want to resolve this issue. believes the cd you could pick a new party leader at its convention in december she's planning to stay on as defense minister her decision was apparently one she took alone. even

chancellor merkel didn't find out about plans to step down until monday morning. and so i don't quite or i respect this decision picked but i must also say i regret that it's come to this. i can imagine that this was not an easy decision for an incorrect crap are imbalanced in fact you can find this former c.d.u. parliamentary party leader for egypt mouth is being honored as a potential successor to comp. in 2018 he narrowly lost the party leadership vote to her both amin lush at the state premier of north rhine-westphalia and german health minister jens spawn are also in the running the tumult in the c.d.u. also has their coalition partner the social democrats worried. the city would see to you can't agree on its future direction and has been without a real leader for a long time. one seen as the future of the c.d.u.

. announcing she stepped in back after only one year as party chief her decision means the c.d.u. will likely be busy for months deciding on a new leader. and from on this story i'm joined by the chief political editor. michelle i can't see the afford to wait 4 months to settle this leadership issue given that a new detail could also change the direction in which the party goes. well it says it can but if we've learned one thing from the political storm last week was that which essentially based on reason on peace not following a decision by the main party here in berlin is that decisions don't mean that terribly much at the moment in the conservative c.d.u. party angela merkel's party and that the lido who was unable to bridge a gap between east and west those who want to be more conservative leaning further to the right than the party center here feels comfortable with and those who want

to redefine conservatism does raise a lot of question marks how much of a lame duck she will be whether she can really be the person who brings the party forward and gets it to talk about content like it insists it once too but everybody also within the party is now talking about personnel and 2 that sounds like ours it could be the future and we should the timing of this crisis is not abridge it particularly good germany is due to take over the rotating presidency of the european union this summer now our correspondent barbara visit spoke to catalina barely a she's a european parliament member for the social democrats and she asked her how developments in german politics are being viewed day. it's been about the crisis within the german christian democrats it strikes fear in the heart of many european countries because if it turns into a full blown government crisis the next step is european crisis how big is the danger what you think well it is a crisis within the christian democrats there's no doubt about it but now our

concern of course is that we keep going as a government and i mean we've seen rough times as social democrats and we've proved that this is possible because we we were a very stable partner in the coalition and in the government and this government worked extremely well during the last months so that's was really a body from the sort of democrats we shall and as we heard europe and other parts of the world rely on the stability of germany could the turbulence in general politics lead to a collapse of the german governing coalition. well i don't really see that immediately on the cards but we are seeing more and more factors for instability here in german politics and the in official finishing line for unger mackerels. last term in office is this e.u. presidency in the 2nd half of 2020 term runs out towards the end of 2021 and of course there are doubts whether this so-called grand coalition with the

social democrats can keep together one also has to bear in mind though that both parties would have a lot more to lose in terms of opinion polls if it came to for fresh elections then they would have to gain also notably there's a difference in perspective with the social democrat leader who we saw in that report kind of happy to see the c.d.u. under the macro's party have their own internal woes now and with cutting the barley who formerly was a minister in this very coalition from a brussels perspective wanting to see the government and that means machall in place machall still stands for political stability the problem of her own party now is that it needs to find a constructive credible way out of the political brand machall because that's coming to an end and you know what a lot of fun right alternative for germany now that was the party which played a role in this crisis with regional elections in the state of. the

benefiting is the f.t. benefiting from this crisis. yes and no absolutely they've been able to demonstrate that of what they consider to be the old parties the centrist parties can be caught off guard and they actually through a trick brought under the mcas party on their own side in a regional vote that this is a red line for the conservative c.d.u. at the bottom of this is that simply the question of how to deal with the far right here and many is on results it's a debate that the current leader and if they've come qanbar was able to leads to a constructive outcome within her own party and we're now seeing a wrist and the f.d.a. is having a field day by having been able to expose this. chief political editor thank you let me know when you have to do it with some other stories making news around the

world a suicide bombing gets hit the afghan capital kabul see at least 6 people were killed by the blast at an entrance to a military academy it ends recently in violence as the u.s. pursues talks to the taliban to finalize a cease fire deal. officials in bangladesh see a boat get in during the refugees has sunk off the country's southern coast at least 14 people drowned 70 were rescued an estimated 1000000 rohingya muslims have felt fled persecution in neighboring man ma many of those living in camps in bangladesh are trying to take boats headed for malaysia. island's left wing nationalist partition fan wants a major role in the country's next government the party led by mary luke with donald scored its best ever result in last weekend's election and she's now hoping to find a coalition partner. the head of the world health organization has warned the

corona virus outbreak poses a very grave threat not just to china but to the rest of the world as well he was speaking as research as a meeting in geneva to accelerate the search for a vaccine in china the death toll has topped 1000 with more than 42000 cases confirmed nationwide and the chinese territory of hong kong has had more than 40 confirmed cases and because of the need to curb the spread of the virus the pro-democracy movement has suspended its protests and gone underground for now. the face mask and emblem of hong kong lurch from one crisis to another was an icon of the pro-democracy demonstrations now it offers protection against the new coronavirus with the street protests now largely at an end hong kong's focus has shifted. when images of violent street battles once covered these walls now it's the battle against the virus that dominates with one common thread underpinning boasts distrust of the government and its chief executive carrie lamb the priest is

on the wall it may have changed to take a look around it is clear that the anger which fueled the protests can't be papered over quite as easily. as the death toll in china mounts many have slammed hong kong for keeping its borders open. for the submission to just face masks and 10 sanitise it has sparked panic buying and fear. one prominent voice then amongst the anger is hong kong's vast community of pro-democracy activists. during the protests campaign is simon loud common quang use the space to make props for the demonstrations. when the virus hits they swapped helmets by hand sanitizer using the network to source the donations and ingredients filling in they say where authorities have failed it's. proof that while they may have pushed tools on the protests the movement is just as focused as ever. because if government were

upset or people. not just our political beliefs but also all people in the community normally be a supporter of this type of shit but now you can see they are quiet. but they are very angry this sign in common altruism hands with political pragmatism they believe that as the virus spreads cycling to government sentiments and that they hope to harness to push for democratic change off got their bodies but. there's a strong movement in why i've every confidence it's because the 3 of you all the system peoples understand from all what will flood the why respect come why is so fierce and unfair. to activists like simon has always been clear that battle would not be $41.00 with street protests alone the pro-democracy campaigns proven it can adapt and it's

actions like this that could become the new face of the movement is angry of the government's handling of the virus discontent across the political spectrum. the turkish military claims its killed more than 100 syrian soldiers in italy province in retaliation for a syrian attack that left some turkish soldiers dead and turkey is supporting rebel groups and as syria's military is trying to retake the province the last remaining anti-government stronghold in the country. turkey bites back against the asset regime ankara says it will repay its own casualties. must be confirmed as soon as possible order for it to be permanent the assad regime's aggression. president has emphasized that turkey will take the necessary measures if the regime continues its aggression its. airlifted to

hospital some of the turkish troops injured in a sad latest assault on it lived a saddest trying to recapture the province from rebel forces rebels often by turkey 5 turkish casualties followed 8 others last week all of the hands of sads forces. this is the latest in a series of escalations between turkey and syria turkey wants to defend its border with syria and the said regime wants to regain influence within its own borders the civilian cost of all this has been high in recent weeks nearly 700000 civilians have been displaced. adorn a turkish military convoy enters northern syria joining the effort to halt assad's offensive showing that turkey means what it says about defending its own border. and he. joins me now from istanbul you know what is the latest on the situation there after these deadly clashes between turkish and syrian forces.

well syrian regime forces backed by russia are pressing on with their offensive on rebel held it live there are reports that they have taken a strategic highway today which would allow them to secure even more targets now assad's rapid advancement in syria increases the risk of further direct lashes with nato member turkey the latest incidents have been among the most serious confrontations between the 2 countries in syria's nearly 9 year old conflict turkey in the past week has massively beefed up already existing military positions in it live it continues to do so it wants to stop his offensive to retreat and it has urged russia to rein in but so far no side is showing signs of backing down so the confrontation just adds more instability to an already toxic mix on the

ground i mean remind us why did you can be important that both sides with syria and turkey are willing to risk such an escalation in fighting. well many refer to it live as the final battle in syria's war it is one of the last remaining areas outside of bashar assad's control the last major rebel held stronghold in syria with about the ssri 1000000 people now asad his wote to retake all of syria so he needs it lip turkish prison and one on the other hand has invested a lot of political capital in standing up to damascus during the war in the past 2 years and now he fears that his country is going to be the country that pays the humanitarian price if it falls a large scale influx of refugees hundreds of thousands have headed to areas near

the turkish border where refugee camps are overcrowded conditions daya temperature now in winter temperatures a sub 0 and add one has repeatedly said that his country already hosts nearly 4000000 refugees and he just can't take in more people polluted given this rise in tensions and what is de rigueur to go from here. well it's difficult to predict but analysts say is likely to depend on russia's next moves as a satsu most powerful of bacca now president ed on has given damascus a deadline until the end of the month to retreat and respect some cease fire lines agreed in 2018 with president putin and he urges putin to make assad respect this deal but so far it's unclear whether russia is able or willing to rein in as sides a russian delegation was here in ancora for talks on how to end the fighting in it

live but the delegation has reportedly left without any agreement any visible results so right now it's very difficult to say what comes next. thank you very much. now to other news on the greek government says it will use emergency leaking panelist to build new clothes reception centers asylum seekers on its islands the movie aims to speed up the process of identifying refugees and deporting those who are not granted permission to state it follows an outcry from island residents and asylum seekers living in overcrowded camps. the german can make a dime has reported it 2nd straight year of heavy losses net profits fell to 2400000000 euros in 2019 the company blamed the legal fallout from its role in the disinformation scandal says an inexpensive air bag recorder.

the number of chinstrap penguins in parts of western antarctica has fallen by almost 80 percent since the 970 s. that's according to scientists studying climate change it comes as a research basin and tajik of recorded it's a warmest temperature ever on the continent. for the 1st time in 7 years cameron as hello clint bolick entry elections the opening of the pows had been delayed because of violence and political turmoil in the english speaking northwest and southwest the turnout was extremely low armed separatists warned people there not to vote in 2070 the separatists unilaterally declared independence and the formation of a new nation and amazonia now their pursuit for self determination has been devastating the lives of more and more civilians are warning some viewers may find the following report disturbing. clue do not comma is recovering in

hospital how long was chopped off but. she sees. the men came to a home of light accusing her of defined a ban on. the pretty clear i was glad of it are what followed was. a look at this a large group i sought it was all a dream. they kept hitting me with a machete because. the man started by gradually chopping off my ankle they broke or one of them was flogging my back with a machete and the other person completely chopped off my leg i saw my legs separated in 2. no i never got. the rebellion but under 4 militias is there a story on the population. a few kilometers away 42000 hectares of

banana robot arm palm plantations have been abundant. the state owned farm is a 2nd biggest employer in the country but should pretties want it close thousands of his workers how slow it do to increase the tops many how the mutilated or the skewed. joan was sleeping with a men reader desktop logic you want the. movie missing the separatists said they would have loved to kill us. but they would rather cut off our fingers in order to send a message to our employer world to walk there to get money back they told us they were fighting for us she thought we were working in a government plantation which funds the government crackdown against them we immediately they chopped off our fingers move on we too late on this one but as i move in

a short force which is awful shut down the entire full regions. all activities are halted and people order to stay off the streets sean time flies last 3 weeks. come also just to have been accused of killing civilians on burning down villages this gritty situation is very dire you know with the people of this always on earth are cut off between the military and the separatist forces so you're not even sure that you will see the next. and also because of that on certainty it affects businesses most people cannot invest those who have businesses cannot really make a lot of money because it for those who are those who are restaurant people who don't go out at all we don't stay out late you know there's general and shown in the. clothing how in discharged from hospital. this single mother

of one is taking our very 1st steps knowing her life will never be the same again. that report by the blaze a young me after an early out what was the root cause of an infant. son by seeing this fall it is as a result of both parties in the counting trying to gain control will take to it all control of the and reform regions of cumberland which supersedes here called imbecility and pacific pretties who ever does not fully the instructions that they're put in place in this region dispersing will be targeted without any explanation simple the army and the army also sees the spot is still part of cowering on who ever the suspect of being a super tied up of super it is the separatists movement is present also has been will be targeted skulls of villages have been burned down people have been killed and so have been beheaded this is not a huge trend the stories we've seen in our report is not just something else

happening does just that it happened in not something else completely last 3 years is going to start and businesses here on jenny's the economy has crippled totality and this conflict has brought a rise of armed groups that are not and this is really a suspicion east but these are criminal angles who are involved in extortion in kidnapping and also in killing so people here are now free to go about their business is free people cannot go out to eat and you won't because the police is not secure and security is not guaranteed. that was the dabney's blasi young in canada. getting out of football and you again cleans none has done the bundesliga by resigning as coach of hetta berlin he had only been in the job for 10 weeks and the former germany and united states coach was a marquee appointment for heter who had new big money backers and had hoped to turn the side into good challenges but the team have won just one of their last 5 league

games had only can fly on the news an hour up to clean someone had posted his resignation on facebook. and 4 more did made his joins us from the sports desk a welcome a lot of concern is a big name in germany and this comes as a huge surprise yes indeed i mean it tells a story that he put out his statement 1st and then her to didn't actually confirm it for an hour we were ringing her tour and couldn't get through and it seems maybe they didn't know i mean maybe he didn't even want the job in the 1st place i mean originally he was basically an advisor to the board then they fired their coach and to chill beach in november they looked around hoover got oh you're going plans when he's famous come on be coach and he said ok i'll do it till the end of the season maybe longer actually he's only lasted 10 weeks so what are the both sides thing because it doesn't sound quite right so what is clean for months and what is hetta

thing was quite a long facebook post that klinsmann put out and it took a long time to get to the nub of it but i can read it to you here unity cohesion and focus are the most important things especially in a relegation battle if they are not guaranteed i can exploit my potential as a coach so that infers there were some problems there with it as hierarchy head sort of respondents said they were totally surprised by this there was no signs of it coming he did a facebook live on her. system the day before it's all very very strange it's just come out of the blue and they said look we've been working with him for out the general transfer window to bring. layers in an oversight no new coach is going to come in with many plays that he didn't want that klinsmann bought very strange these trades and this is the end of queensland's career yes as a trainer definitely he was fired by by and he was fired by the united states even back in 2006 when germany had that wonderful world cup run it was that so you can

live in the background during the real dirty work so i don't think you'll be a coach ever again right mark madison did every sports death thank you. i mean david football kickoff is next to me and mark meadows thank you very much for your company.

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