>> time for "60 minutes live around the world." syria kicks off the ground assault on anti-regime fighters, this is russia launches new airstrikes there. russia says it just might cooperate with the u.s. in the air campaign in syria. the israeli prime minister cancer is -- canceled his trip to germany as tensions rise

between palestinians and israelis. the leaders of france and germany set to get a rare joint address to the european parliament today as the eu begins a new operation and at stopping people's -- new operation aimed at stopping people smuggling in the mediterranean. it is deadline day for volkswagen. it needs to tell german regulators how it pans to fix -- how it plans to fix the 11 million cars fixed with emission s-cheating software. car.itroen's iconic genie: now, the latest reports

from syria say that the regime has put more boots on the ground, launching assaults around idlib. a monitoring group says that pro-government militia moved into the area as russian things sent in a new wave -- russian planes sent in a new wave of airstrikes. reporter: the pattern in the last few weeks, you hear a move by russia. they are building up there military presence -- up their military presence, intensifying their military campaign. the west begins with a position that is very far, the virgin from russia -- divergent from russia's, then you see a little creep closer toward russia. not saying "we are on board," but nato and the u.s. having to slightly adjust their position based on facts on the ground.

this is the reality we now face, and we have to deal with it. last week, we talked about "de-confliction," the buzzword for russian and u.s. officials meeting to discuss how to avoid catastrophic incidents in midair over syrian skies. we are hearing the pentagon has submitted proposals to the russian defense ministry, which are being discussed at an expert level. the technical details are being worked out. the word being used is "cooperation." we are not just talking about "de-confliction." what you can look into this issue and say is, united states, nato are looking at the situation, probably not liking what they see. they first -- fiercely disputed

russia's contention it was only going after terrorists organizations. wey are probably saying, cannot stop russia, but at least we can concentrate our efforts on, if they are going to continue these airstrikes, we can make sure it is limited to the islamic state group. what sort of cooperation will this be? genie: the french and german leaders are making a joint appearance at the european parliament today. this will be the first time in 26 years the heads of two countries have done so. germany's angela merkel and francois hollande are due to present a united front on the migrant crisis. while there is still a lot of division over that prices on the that age -- over crisis on the world stage, there

does seem to be more agreement on ukraine. the eu says it is a fundamental step towards completing the minsk peace agreement. fighting between ukrainian government troops and russian backed separatists have left more than 8000 dead in 18 months. we have more. reporter: the cease-fire seems to be holding. there is a pullback of tanks and light weaponry by both sides, and now elections deemed in legitimate -- deemed kiev haveate by been postponed. they are newly optimistic about being able to deliver aid to towns near the firing lines. the likelihood of striking a deal on the release of prisoners -- >> during a meeting of the working group in charge of humanitarian issues, there were

constructive talks about freeing those who are illegally detained. more will be that freed. reporter: elections in donetsk and luhansk had been set for november 18 and december 1. they will now take place in february, a decision that has been praised by kiev and moscow. diplomats have said the leaders of france and germany used a summit on paris -- in paris on friday to pressure the russian rebelsnt to have the delay the vote. must setge, ukraine out a special statehood to the rebels. jerusalem -- to

jerusalem. a palestinian woman stabbed an israeli man, who then shot and wounded her. irris, we have heard there has been another attack in addition to that one. tell us more about what's going on. attack onlysecond minutes ago, a palestinian man armed with a knife in a seaside town inside israel. he is most likely a palestinian worker. man chases a soldier, stabs him in the head, and steals his gun. he runs with the soldiers gone -- soldier's gun, and then is chased by others.

we have seen one palestinian shot after a stabbing, a second palestinian shot, but she is not dead. the two incidents, the two people, the one she stabbed and she herself are being treated in the same hospital in jerusalem. genie: it seems like the situation there is getting more and more serious. these crashes have been going on for -- these clashes have been going on for 10 days. the prime minister has delayed his trip to germany. what happens next? irris: it is hard to predict. it feels like we are standing on a precipice, and he can go back -- and it could go either way. it could go back because of the weather. these lone wolf attacks are not a concerted campaign by militant groups. having said that, it does not take much here. it is like a match for dry

grass. for more people to be killed at a funeral, it is a familiar cycle. is only reassurance i have the word the palestinians used for this, they are not using the word "intifada." they used another word which ."ans "uprising genie: thank you for that, irris makler. the prime minister of yemen barely escaped a rocket attack. at least 15 people were killed. those attacks have been claimed by the islamic state group, the first time they have hit non-houthi positions in the south. reporter: the yemeni government's makeshift quarters here ripped apart by a suicide bomber.

the prime minister and his ministers narrowly escaped the attack in the southern city of aden. he posted that two rockets had hit the hotel, while other key positions of the saudi-led coalition were attacked. on houthid it rebels, but a new islamic state group claims responsibility. after months of attack on the houthi-controlled northern part of yemen, this is the first time the jihadists have attacked the south. >> islamic state had been exclusively attacking the houthis for the past year. for the first time, they attacked someplace that was not houthis. the attack in aden, where the government liberated that region just two months ago, marks a major shift.

that means there will be more attacks against the government. reporter: government officials had only just returned to yemen --er a six-month the islamic state group claimed responsibility for an attack on a mosque in the yemeni capital. despite the growing insecurity, the yemeni government insists it will remain in the prison on capital -- in the capital , ade. genie: doctors without borders is calling for an international fact finding committee to investigate the u.s. bombing of its hospital in kunduz, afghanistan. it has been deemed a war crime. 22 people were killed in the attack. reporter: a member of doctors

without borders treated in kabul. his own hospital was struck by a u.s. were playing over the weekend. -- u.s. warplane over the weekend. for the ngo, the strike amounts to an air crime -- a wqarar cri. >> this was not just a strike on our hospital. this was a strike on the geneva convention. it is intolerable that the bombing of the hospital and the killing of staff and patients can be dismissed as collateral damage. reporter: on tuesday, the u.s. top commander in afghanistan admitted the american army was to blame. >> hospital was mistakenly struck -- qa hospital was mistakenly struck. reporter: the newspaper -- the new york times quotes an

anonymous official -- >> the american commander in afghanistan now believes troops did not follow their own rules in calling in the airstrike that decimated the doctors without borders hospital. reporter: a u.s. investigation is now underway, but doctors without borders is calling for an independent inquiry. genie: nobel week continues in sweden with the chemistry prize. , paul modrich, and aziz sancar were awarded the prize. it is one of the crowning glories of the french automobile industry. it turns 60 today.

we take a closer look at the car that has been a source of foronal pride and a byword technological innovation for over half a century. reporter: it was october 6, was, that the citroen ds revealed to the world, an event so anticipated that the french president came to lend his support. it found notoriety when it was credited with sorting -- thwarting an assassination attempt. the car's technological innovation does not stop there. take its famous hydraulic suspension or the headlights that moved with the steering wheel -- that move with the steering wheel. they are aging well. although this particular piece

of french automobile history would set you back a cool 300,000 euros. genie: syria has kicked off ground assaults on anti-regime fighters as russia launches new airstrikes. russia says it may cooperate in the campaign in syria. more violence in jerusalem with seed of more attacks today. the israeli prime minister canceled his trip to germany as tensions rise between palestinians and israelis. the leaders of france and germany set to give a rare joint address to the european parliament today as the eu begins a new operation stopping -- operation aimed at stopping people smuggling in the mediterranean. business news with stephen carroll. volkswagen is facing a deadline over its mission scandal -- its emission scandal.

stephen: the company has to present to german regulators how it plans to fix 11 million cars fixed with the software. recalls will start in january and should be finished by the end of next year. the supervisory board is being updated on the internal investigation into the scandal. reporter: a scandal that volkswagen hoped to put behind it by the end of next year. the newly appointed ceo told a german paper that, if its plan is excepted by regulators, cars could be recalled come january, and it should take under a year to fix as many as 11 million vehicles involved. most will simply need a software update, but some could need new parts, and those fixes won't be easy. thousands of different tweaks needed across different models. on wednesday, the carmaker

passport was being updated about its internal -- carmaker's board was being updated about its internal investigation. the ceo says he believes his predecessor and management did not decide wisely. they held a meeting to announce that overhauls were coming, but no jobs were cut for the time being. >> right now we cannot predict if and how this will affect the workforce in the medium and long term. currently, and i think this is good news, there are no consequences regarding jobs. reporter: 6.5 billion euros have been put aside for the recalls, but finds could reach into the tens of billions -- but fines could reach into the tens of billions of euros. we will look now at air

france and fears of more job cuts in their future. stephen: the airline has denied reports that it is planning for the rounds of redundancies after 2017. it was reported that once the 209 jobs being discussed have been cut, the company is another to ask -- ax 5000 jobs. the company says it has no such plans. the french prime minister has called for the company to announce how it will -- >> the state represents the management and the people -- the workers. the reforms presented have to be done by social dialogue and everyone has to get back around the table. stephen: let's take a look at what's happening on the markets.

starting with the price of oil, which has been creeping up so far, the group printed -- the brent crude index up about 1.4% today. barrel. that is helping things on the stock markets. mining companies and energy firms, the big gainers. all of the main markets trading in the green. for more business headlines, a brewing deal in the beer industry. inbev has increased its buyou t offer for sab miller. two had previously rejected offers. shares down 3% today. samsung profits have jumped by almost 80% in the past three months.

earnings were boosted by the weaker value of the korean currency, the one -- won. airbus has ended talks with bombardier over buying stake in its c-series. bombardier is still looking for potential partners. there is doubt over its potential as a rival to airbus and boeing. genie: there is no daily bread for people in some parts of france. stephen: bakers have been fined for opening their bakeries seven days a week. a law passed in 1999 requires bakeries to close at least one day a week. one baker said that forcing this weekly closer would cost him a quarter of a million euros and cause him to lay off staff.

he is now closing one day a week. genie: thank you for watching "france 24." it is time now or the press review -- now for the press review. you are here to take a look at the papers. you are going to focus on a controversial speech from theresa may. reporter: it was controversial and widely panned. she laid out her plans for reforming immigration and critics have blasted it as the akoni and. -- as draconian. are stealing your jobs, making you poorer. nevermind the facts, just feel angry at foreigners." say, quote, g in

"the myth of the job-stealing immigrants is nonsense." they have filled 11% of nhs jobs in just the last year. "the daily beast" says you have to remember who her audience was. she is playing to the conservative party's right. the speech is part of a bigger picture as she tries to position herself as someone capable to succeed david cameron. genie: it looks like it was panned everywhere, with one exception. reporter: "the daily mail," a conservative-leaning tabloid. "the woman with guts to tell the truth." one of its columnists said that she stood up for the ordinary people and is applauding her speech as brave. it says those criticizing are

the country's elites, while the working and lower middle class need a champion. also, when i was looking through the british press, made a lot of noise. genie: let's stay on the more serious topic of migration, chancellor'sman image has taken a hit. reporter: she was supposed to meet to talk about unifying german policy around migration, but her approval rating is at the lowest level in four years and the percentage of germans who are scared about the number of refugees has increased from 38% to 51%. there are growing fears that merkel does not have a long-term plan to deal with all of this, and the tension is rising in unexpected ways. they have been reporting about

broadcaster ard and its decision to broadcast an image of german chancellor angela merkel in full islamic dress. there has been lots of criticism. they called the report "manipulative," and accused the channel of anti-islamic propaganda. genie: very divisive here in europe. that has not stopped the migrants from coming. reporter: as it starts to get colder, they thought it might slow down a bit, but it doesn't appear to have had an effect as of yet. in france, there is a special report on those who died crossing the mediterranean. they sent a team to palermo, italy, to follow a group tasked with recovering and identifying the dead. the head of the medical institute says these bodies tell their own tales. the fractures and --

they are writing the history of mankind. genie: such a sad and tragic story for so many people. the migration crisis isn't just affecting europe. there is a similar crisis in the u.s. reporter: the new york times says that the u.s. has its own migrant crisis. the problem is waves of unaccompanied children from central america coming to the u.s. they say the reason these children are rescued -- risking human traffickers and dire conditions is a lack of economic opportunities. genie: there is a russian paper with advice on how to deal with russian president vladimir putin . reporter: "the moscow times" in their op-ed says the west must play it cool with whom. -- putin. is he is neither

extreme. the sooner the west stops varying from one extreme to another, the less powerful he  be.