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the leaders of nigeria -- we will be getting more live from douglas herbert on the ground. upset in turkey. president erdogan possibly party loses its majority in parliament for the first time in 13 years. as the migrant crisis continues close to 6000 people are rescued at sea over the weekend. also coming up this hour, in business, we will get you the latest on the management shakeup
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at the head of deutsche bank. and two murderers are still on the run after they break out of a maximum-security prison in new york. that and more on the way but first, today's top stories. genie: first now, to the bavarian outs, where day two of the g-7 summit is underway. you 10 -- ukraine and greece continue talks, and today's, seven of the most powerful industrialized nations focus on terrorism. the league is -- the leaders of iraq, tunisia, talking about the threat of islamist militant groups in their countries and beyond. the second big focus today is on energy and the climate. that is the subject close to the
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heart of the german chancellor, angela merkel says the talks are crucial in the run-up to the major international climate conference in paris this year. for more on that let's bring in douglas herbert, also at the g-7 summit. the climate on the agenda today, angela merkel says she wants this to be more than empty words. tell us about that. doug: absolutely. this is a region of snoring -- of soaring snowcapped mountain peaks. on one of those peaks, you would have seen a message projected onto the side of the mountain that said go for 100% renewables. that was a message set by environmental group greenpeace to the g-7 leaders, telling them that now not later is the time to drop their carbon emissions to change their economy's there -- their economies to cleaner, carbon-free economies. angela merkel has cast yourself
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as the climate chancellor and wants the summit to be a model for what she says is a necessary transition across the planet to low carbon economies. greenpeace and other activists are saying to her prove it. to us you are really the climate chancellor, and secure the firm commitments from the g-7 countries, pledges that so far we have seen little tangible progress in reaching. specifically they need to pledge to limit their own carbon emissions in order to limit the rise in temperature across the planet. but they also need to give more money, a fund, to help developing poor countries to make that transition, to ease their transition to low-carbon economies. that is a tall order for angela merkel as she hosts the summit. genie: another focus today at the g-7 summit is the fight against terror. there are new faces with the g-7 today. doug: absolutely. it is called the outreach part
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of the summit. we are talking only about the g-7 leaders in the past few days, but the new faces around the table, several prominent middle eastern and african leaders. we have the iraqi prime minister. he is there. he is appealing for support both financial, logistical intelligence support, in what has proven to be an extremely uphill battle against the islamic state group in iraq. it also has ways -- it also -- in return, g-7 leaders are looking for commitment from him to do all he can to fight the good fight. the nigerian president as well facing a big battle against boko haram in the north of the country. he looks for some pledges as well. the g-7 leaders are meeting with them. they have been throughout the morning, looking for commitments to their own security. genie: douglas herbert recording
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from the g-7 summit in germany. next, to turkey. there were celebrations in the streets less like for the pro-kurdish party hdp surpassing the 10% barrier to send np to parliament. it means that president erdogan 's party has lost its majority in parliament for the first time in 13 years and will have to form a coalition. the first comments going to vote erdogan reminded voters that no party governs alone that everyone has to work together to keep the country stable. >> as the election results poured in, receptor type erdogan -- receptor type erdogan -- recep tayyip erdogan -- a
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severe blow to him and an indication that turkey's strongmen have become to lose the people's trust. >> we do not want this government anymore. we think the opposition can do better. the truth must shine through because we have been suffering for 15 years. >> 15 years during the -- during which the akp has been unopposed, climbing one victory after another. but erdogan's authoritarian sense may have come too much for voters. there were more arrests, a wave of internet censorship, and finally, a recent attempt to strengthen the presidential office. erdogan wanted to change the constitution from a parliamentary system to a more -- it required a 2/3 majority in parliament. >> the presidential project is
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more or less over. people did not respond well to a double campaign, one by the prime minister and the others by the president. >> despite the ruling party's defeat the party leader tried to put a positive spin on the result. >> the akp is the winner and finished first in the election. >> in line with turkey's proportional representation system, the akp will need to form a coalition. failure to do so could mean the country will have to prepare for new elections. genie: for more on the election in turkey, let's bring in jasper mortimer. what do you think it is going to be, early elections or a coalition? jasper: deputy -- the deputy prime minister has just come out and said his party will try to
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form a coalition. he said early elections were distant. backing that up, however, is when erdogan broke his silence just now, he urged all parties to behave responsibly demonstrate sensitivity to the situation, and do all they could to maintain stability. i think i that, erdogan was clearly signaling that he wants to see his party forge a coalition rather than opt for new elections. genie: what kind of coalition could we be looking at? jasper: the most logical one would be between the two right-wing parties in parliament. the ak party and the nhp, which is a very strong service --
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strong conservative nationalist party. its leader has said that he would, rather be that rather than be in coalition with our party, he would prefer to be -- i think it is political. he has been one of the sharpest critics of the perceived corruption in the ak party. for him to jump into bed with the ak party would be quite a u-turn. the other coalition scenario that has been talked about would be the three opposition parties getting together. that would be the chp and hdp which are two left wing parties, and the mhp. their assaults a -- there is such a political gulf between them, the hdp would want to pursue a kurdish peace process.
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the mhp sees that as selling out the country. that coalition is the less likely one. however, we will have to see what happens when the new mp's are sworn in at the end of the week and proper negotiations start. genie: jasper mortar -- jasper mortimer reporting. close to 6000 migrants were rescued at sea over the weekend. an international rescue fleet went to those people in their rickety boats. some 200 migrants arrived at lampedusa overnight. the tide of migrants and refugees risking the often deadly sea crossing to reach europe from africa is on the rise this year. the u.n. refugee agency says more than 1800 have drowned already. >> saved from the sea. it has been one of the busiest weekends so far on the manner
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iranian -- on the mediterranean with increasing numbers of boats coming from north africa's -- from north africa to europe. one in 6000 were intercepted and rescued in a joint international operation between the italian goes card -- the italian coast guard. 50,000 people have arrived following perilous journeys over the sea. the u.n. refugee agency estimates that more than 1800 have drowned trying to make the trip this year. 800 of whom died in one shipwreck in april alone. this year has seen a huge increase in those risking the voyage. the influx has been creating tensions and putting pressure on southern european states. on june 16, european interior ministers discussed a plan to spread 40,000 asylum-seekers in greece and italy and across other states.
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the town government expects over 200,000 people to come off the boats this year, up from 170,000 in 2014. genie: south korea is boosting its response to an outbreak of the deadly middle eastern respiratory syndrome or mers. an elderly man has become the sixth person to die from that disease, and 23 new infections have been reported. 87 people in total have contracted mers. 2300 are in quarantine. authorities are working to trace others who have may have come into contact with them. now to the prison break that could have come straight out of a movie. two convicted murderers managed to tunnel their way out of new york state's biggest maximum-security prison over the weekend. they cut their way through the steel of their cell. hundreds of police are on the hunt for both of them. thomas waterhouse has more. thomas: it is an elaborate
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escape that stunned authorities pre-described by police as highly dangerous 48-year-old richard matt and 37-year-old data sweat -- david sweat use power tools to drill a hole into the sink and their cell and escape through the tunnels and times of the aging prison overnight from friday to saturday. after racing to the scene, the state governor retraced their steps right up to this manhole a stone postural from the prison wall. -- a stone's throw from the prison wall. >> the first escape from the institution ever since 1865. >> in the neighborhood, the streets were deserted, and those locals who dared to leave her homes did so armed. >> on high alert right now. always scanning, always doing anything just make sure these guys are not around here. >> i have been in the north country my whole life, and for someone to get out of that prison is just in saint.
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>> before escaping, they left this note in their prison cells. authorities certainly are not laughing, having launched a huge manhunt across the region. genie: the brazilian president has spoken out on the corruption scandal surrounding football's governing body, fifa. >> the football industry must be regulated, open, and transparent . so that supporters who are passionate about their teams can be assured that the money they pay, that the money generated by the football events will be used in a way that is beneficial to the athletes. rather than just a few people. genie: you can catch the full
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interview of the brazilian president later today at 4:30 p.m. french time. also in brazil, hundreds of thousands of people brought a raucous mission of -- message of equality to sao paulo. it was a large gay pride march. the event has been going on for 19 years drawing an estimated 2000 in its first incarnation. taking a look at top stories -- the g7 is focusing on terrorism today. the leaders of iraq, tunisia and nigeria are in on the talks. upset in turkey. president erdogan's ruling party loses the majority in parliament for the first time in 13 years. as the migrant crisis continues,
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close to 6000 people are rescued at sea over the weekend. time now for the business news. delon a desousa is with us today. you are starting with a management shakeup at the head of deutsche bank. >> that's right. anshu jain and juergen fitschen handed in their resignations after shareholder discontent. john cryan has been named ceo of germany's largest lender. he will join the company on the first of july and share the role with jurgen fitch and -- with juergen fitschen. most recently in april, the bank paid u.s. authorities a fine of $2.5 billion to settle a rate reading case. let's check on the markets -- a rate rigging case. let's check on the markets. investors are reacting
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positively because john cryan's appointment is seen as a fresh start for the bank. let's get a check on how the turkish markets are reacting to these election results. the benchmark index, the bist 100, is trading, down 6.8%. the forex depository is cut for -- all major indices are in negative territory at this hour. to greece, were the government spokesperson has that political wrangling between the country and its creditors continued over the weekend. speaking friday before parliament, alexis tsipras called the latest european offer on the table absurd. those comments struck a nerve with the european commission president. jean-claude juncker says that he is no magician. take a listen. >> i have said time and time again that it is out of the
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question, but i do not want people to think that at the end of the day the european commission president will pull a rabbit out of his hat and allow us to progress without making further efforts. >> as leaders from the seven most industrialized countries in the world meet in germany, trade is on the agenda. the transatlantic investment partial -- partnership aims for more. >> among the many issues riling up protesters at the g7 summit trade is on top of the list here it the european union and the u.s. are currently negotiating key tips and opening up trade that would lead to 67% of the world positive economic output. it would affect 850 million consumers. another deal the trans-pacific partnership is also in the works.
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negotiations from the 12-country packed were coming to a close before the g7 summit. but the eu-u.s. agreement is still being honored. time for activists to have their voices heard. >> the trade pacts will harm europe with the u.s. alone region being -- with the u.s. alone reaping the benefits. global conglomerates will force their policies on us without considering the people here. >> the g7 activists are not the only ones concerned. in the u.s., the house of representatives is currently debating legislation called fasttrack. it would allow the white house to be the sole negotiator of trade deals. thereby giving congress only a yes or no vote on agreements. in a rare about-face, republicans are for the measure. but obama is facing resistance from democrats, who are worried about jobs going abroad. according to the white house, g7 leaders are following the u.s. debate very closely.
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they believe the eu-u.s. pact could add $100 billion to economies on both sides of the atlantic. a green light from congress could help speed up negotiations. >> let's take a look at some of the other business stories we are tracking grid apple is expected to go head-to-head with music streaming services. the company will launch apple music during its development congress this monday. -- during its development conference this monday. the ceo of french telecom has accepted an invitation to israel. a diplomatic route out last week after he announced he wanted to stop doing business with israel's partner to medications. executives from qatar airways
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are set to question us to face with eu and u.s. airlines. subcarriers are accused of receiving $42 billion in government subsidies. airlines on both sides of the atlantic have been lobbying their respective governments through strict market access. representatives from 150 airlines look at the international air transport in a meeting this monday. genie: you have a scoop that is a love affair with paris that "the new york times" say could be coming to an end. dark of the paper is wrapping up its presence across the channel. a spokesperson for "the new york times" says while there are no official plans to move the headquarters, london offers more flexibility. the number is dwindling. genie: thank you for that. it would be the end of an era if
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that happened. we will keep our eye on it. thanks so much for that. for that look at the business news anytime for the press review. >> it is the latest in a string of luxury -- genie: nicholas rushworth is on the set to take a look at what the papers are saying today. lots of focus on the election in turkey, and that. next: -- nick: what we're seeing here is the end of the erdogan rise to power. they continue the headline, the end of the rise in turkey. he has been dealt a how rare -- a hammer blow here. he will have to go into a nasty coalition arrangement of some kind, won't he? that paper saying he has put his credibility on the line, and the voters did not go for it as he
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sought to move toward the presidential system away from a parliamentary system. genie: what kind of a reaction was there to the election outside turkey? >> the story in "the financial times" depicts erdogan as a sometime reformer. he won 10 electoral contests in a row. the financial times says he is a would-be sultan, who with paranoia. it does not really clear the way for the cofounder of the adp who is a former president, of course. you can see the headline, and again losing out to ambition. let's go to the israeli paper which will not be sympathetic to erdogan there. "sultan erdogan's dream turns to
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nightmare." i quote to you from the paper. it is saying of course, as we are saying, that that is our period of uncertainty in turkey over a coalition. genie: the g7 summit in germany -- you were looking at with the chinese president had to say. >> let's go to the chinese daily cartoon. you can see planet earth holding up a placard, grumpy and growling saying, yes, we have the u.k. crisis, climate change economic woes, nursing his wounds, staring on at seven for loan -- seven forlorn supermen and super women. absent from that g7 summit, which is continuing monday, is vladimir putin.
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the tweet on twitter is probably the most entertaining things you could see. photoshop and him into the g7 group photo, bare chested and quite content with his sunglasses. on his horse. in terms of vladimir putin himself, absent but dictating a lot of the mood. very much in the press. he is operating on a divide and rule tackett. -- on a divide and rule tactics. matteo renzi is the prime minister of italy. on wednesday, leading up will have talks with matteo renzi. he is one of the leaders who has not spoken out at all about the aggression from russia and russia's allies in ukraine on the ground. very much high politicking going on there with the g7 the press very much going the vladimir way, the most media savvy in terms of leadership.
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genie: what about the situation in france? what are the papers saying here? >> the beginning of the year, the ninth of january, on a friday, when a store was attacked. there is a story about four people who were in the kosher store, and that story about -- is about how they were locked into the cold storage chamber for four hours. there was a baby in the group. they could not get mobile phone coverage. we call the events that we associate with the week of the charlie hebdo massacre in france , where they were slain for attacking. a couple days later, the terrorists in the kearney valley -- they have got a scoop with this very moving story of four people who tell their individual stories about how they coped with that.
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of course, how they cope since, because one of the founders says i am a nurse. i'm used to blood every day, but now i cannot even stand the sight of what. another is under psychiatric care. so a very moving story, one of the main stories in france for this year of course. genie: thank you for that look
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