>> hello, you are watching live from paris. a desperate mayday. the plane that crashed in colombia had run out of fuel and suffered total electrical failure according to a leaked tape of the flight's final moments. columbia approves a landmark peace deal after more than five decades of conflict and four years of negotiations. version was still

rejected by the country's opposition. thailand is set to crown a new monarch. also coming up this hour, oil prices have jumped after producers agree to a landmark deal to cut production. we will be looking at who wins and who loses when oil prices climb. ♪ >> first up, this hour, a frantic mayday, the plane that went down in colombia on monday night had run out of fuel and suffered electrical failure as a desperately tried to make an emergency landing. that is according to a leaked

tape containing the pilot's final words. flight 2933 plunged into a mountainside near the city of midian, killing 71 people and leaving only six survivors. the black box has yet to reveal all its secrets. but investigators have already released information on what may have caused the deadly crash in colombia earlier this week. it appears the flight ran out of fuel. >> upon arriving at the scene of the accident, i was able to do an inspection of all the remains and parts of the plane. the aircraft did not have fuel at the time of impact. >> that hypothesis is supported by recordings, broadcast the colombian media, the pilot talking to aircraft -- air traffic control is moments before the plane crashed into the side of the mountain. total failure, total

electrical failure and out of fuel. >> colombian media is now saying the plane was not suitable for the journey. the maximum range of the british aerospace 146 is stated at just under 3000 kilometers. slightly short of the route taken from santa cruz to midian. 71 people died next in, including players from the team -- there were only six survivors. years of civil war in colombia are officially over. after four years of negotiations, the country's congress has formally ratified a landmark peace deal with the rebels. path to has had a rough becoming reality. to original version was narrowly rejected by the colombian people but put the referendum. end to a conflict that

has lasted for over half a century. columbia's congress approves a peace deal between the government and the rebels. >> it is a vote that demonstrates the commitments that congress has the peace and also that we are ready immediately to begin the implementation of these agreements. so that a peace process can go through as quickly as possible. >> the new deal includes around 50 changes, including the rebels tots on the give up assets amassed through drug dealing to help compensate the victims. rebel fighters will leave their jungle camps, moving to so-called transition zones where they will a down their arms. weapons which will be melted down and turned into three monuments to symbolize peace. the rebels will be given three seats on the senate -- they will not have the right to vote.

the agreement comes after four years of talks in cuba and initial agreements rejected with opponents arguing the government was making too many concessions. the revised version does not require a popular vote. three previous efforts have which is halt fighting thought to have killed more than 260,000 people. next, russia says it does not want a confrontation but it would continue to stand up for its own interests. that is from vladimir putin who delivered his annual state of the nation address in the kremlin this thursday. one of the most important speeches of the art, a window into the russian president's thinking. also struck a positive tone when talking about relations with the upcoming u.s.

administration. cooperation between russia and the nine states and the resolution of global and regional problems is in the interest of the whole world. -- between russia and the united states. like to stress that attempts to break strategic parity are dangerous and can lead to global catastrophe. we should not forget about that for even a second grade we care about uniting our and united fforts against international terrorism. >> the un security council could not agree on the solution after holding an emergency meeting on wednesday. counsel leaders -- some civilians have managed to get out of rebel areas in the east amid an ongoing since

his by regime forces -- the humanitarian situation worsening by the day. alepposse fighting in as the syrian regime maintains pressure on rebels -- a battle rages near the power station on the southeastern edge. the area is one of the last bastions of rebel control in the city. the assad regime has made significant gains in recent days. over saturday and sunday, it towns cutting up and northern sector. rebels say the neighborhood is still in their hands. since the start of this latest offensive, forces loyal to aside have recaptured 40% of east alep po from the rebellion.

bombs fall daily on civilians. the u.k. based syrian observatory for human rights says six civilians were killed close to 50,000 civilians have escaped with only what they can carry. thehly 30,000 have reached neighborhood held by kurdish forces in the north. 20 dozen others have pledged to areas like this one held by the regime itself. >> thailand's monarchy begins a new era with the country's crown prince set to take the throne as the new king. the 64-year-old inherits the crown after the death of his father. widely regarded as the father of the nation, he passed away in october after seven decade rule. asked him to talk us

through the process. --he will be referred to as he flew back from germany where he has been spending a lot of time these past few years. he will formally accept the invitation to ascend the throne -- the protocol is strict. he will make an acceptance speech. the national anthem will be performed and the prince will make an acceptance speech. he will be becoming the next king of thailand after his father who was extremely popular here in thailand -- this is coming at a time of extreme ourning in thailand.

he was given time to mourn with the rest of the nation. a lot of people in thailand will be watching carefully the ceremony that is broadcast live on tight television tonight. his father was very, very popular. we don't know too much about the incoming king. who is he? he is 64 years old. he was designated by his father to be the crown prince in 1972 when he was only 20 years old. he has traveled a lot. he studied in great britain, in australia and had a military and the within the u.s. u.k. and in australia. , type media has been publishing his biography -- thai media. the prince is not someone who was seeking the limelight.

still, three high-profile divorce cases that make it to the newspapers. kings are considered semi-gods come extremely popular. very much defendant. thailand has some of the world comeaws in the up to 15 years in jail for any offense, for anyone who would defame the monarchy. the controversial french satirical magazine has launched in germany best for its debut issue, it has put chancellor angela merkel on its front page. this is the first ever for an addition of charlie hebdo. foreign edition. let's cross to jessica saltz, our berlin correspondent.

thisus through what is in german version. how are the germans taking the charlie hebdo brand of humor? >> here, we have the first issue. who should grace the front cover but german chancellor angela merkel herself? she is seen in naples wagon factory -- volkswagen factory . angela merkel plans to run for a on the back page, compares her wing to idle settler -- adolf hitler. ,his morning in central berlin

this a it is this kind of caustic humor they are looking forward to experiencing. despite the fact that germany has a diverse media landscape, thisfeel it is missing -- first issue in the next few issues largely translated from they areh edition -- planning to produce some original german content. the timing of the german launch is quite significant. the coincidence, but interesting nonetheless. >> the significance is very interesting. this is the year in which germany is facing a legal defeat an tried tot erdog

.ersecute a german comedian it was within the realms of artistic expression and the .harges were dropped the civil case continues and germans were very riled by this. rights of freedom of press and expression are sacrosanct in germany. the defend their right to exist and many are hav happy to have

it here on german happy to have it here on german shores. >> if you've ever wanted superpowers, you are dream may soon become reality. one company in the u.s. says it successfully tested the world's only jet pack. it was taken for a spin in california. the makers believe one of the superheroes will eventually fly as high as nearly 2000 meters. in the future, we are working on an electric system. improves, technology people will be able to fly for half an hour or more. electric light will become possible. -- electric flight will become possible. >> stephen carroll joins me in the studio for business news. we start with the price of oil. which is continuing to rise today. dealis after the landmark

on wednesday to cut production for the first time in eight years. that is sent oil prices soaring in trading, they are continuing to rise today. brent crude is now over $52 a barrel. members account for a third of global oil production but russia has also agreed to take a cut as part of this deal. >> opec's landmark deal is set to shake up the world oil market. the aim is to slow production, forcing prices up. good news for big producers like saudi arabia and its neighbors in the gulf. even better news for countries like venezuela. lower prices have left caracas short of cash to pay for its public spending programs. another big winner could be shale oil producers in the u.s.

oil is typically works pensive to extract from shale wells. one of the reasons saudi arabia began pumping so much oil was to push shale wells in the u.s. out of business. if crude oil prices go back up, it could boost the appeal of the seo industry. -- shale industry. airlines are set to pay higher fuel bills. they could be forced to pass on the higher costs to customers. pump -- news at the four years, the price of oil has plummeted, making it cheaper to drive. the rise petrol prices now seems inevitable. >> how have the stock markets reacted to the news? >> investors are skeptical about how much of an affected will have immediately on oversupply in the oil market. we have european shares trading

down. also some worries around italy's referendum on sunday and how that might affect the stability of the government and italy's banking sector in particular if there is a no vote in that referendum. the ftse 100 down over 1%. bp and shell in the green. the city of amsterdam has agreed to new rules for air b&b -- air bnb. limiting homeowners to renting their apartments to 60 days per year unless they have a special license. fitbit is set to be in talks to -- fitbit is offering a low

price for the company that has been struggling to compete with the likes of apple. china is introducing an additional 10% tax on luxury supercars. the brands include lamborghini, bentley and rolls-royce. >> it's been a record-breaking year for disney's film studio. >> disney films have generated $6 billion globally. of theh america, three five top grossing films were disney creations, including finding dori, dr. strange and moana. this year was a long time in the making for disney. another big release to come this year, the latest star wars installment. nestle cutting the sugar in

its chocolate bars. >> they will still taste the same. this is thanks to a scientific breakthrough. they say it allows them to make bars like it cap -- kick cap with 40% less sugar. at with 40% less sugar. they're painting this must sing it will be implement through 2018. >> thank you so much for that. time now for the press review. joining me in the studio now is this -- we start with the left-wing daily liberation which

is leading with the news that the syrian regime is continuing its devastating bombardment of eastern aleppo. >> meanwhile, the paper's headline above the image of a man rushing an injured person on a stretcher -- the rebel neighborhoods, bastions of those who oppose the assad regime are now falling. >> the paper lays the blame to a significant extent at france's door. impotencet france's in the face of the heavy bombardment of civilian population -- the paper laments the frenchat politician most likely to become the country's next president in may believes supporting assad and his russian allies is the best way to defeat islamic state organization.

the person they're talking about is francois fillon. >> a cartoon on his position on syria. >> it is rather damning of francois fillon. we see one of us's cronies informing the syrian president is dousing aleppo in a toxic liquid and replies, "i will call you back in a minute." -- hundreds ofc european jihadist recruits are making their way back home. >> under the headline "back from jihad." some 200 french citizens have abandoned the battlefields of iraq in syria and are now

returning to france. the return of these radicalized individuals is deeply worrying for french authorities. it is difficult to know how best to deal with them. do you simply try to find a way to imprison them or should the state push ahead with attempt to the radicalized them -- de radicalize them? has not saidond whether he will be running for reelection in may. one paper is convinced that it is only a matter of time. hollande.s >> you will be pressing forward for a second term. the papers sources claim hollande will not be taking part

in the left-wing primaries. that is a decision that would wreak havoc among the french the premisedlly if or decides he wants a shot at ministerob -- prime decides he wants a shot at the top job. >> brazil and colombia are still reeling from the thing crash -- the plane crash that killed 71 people. >> as far as the investigation is concerned, there is a piece in the telegraph newspaper that outlines how the plane crashed after being denied the opportunity to land because another plane had already begun an emergency dissent. the outpouring of grief and solidarity across south america papersg covered in these -- one of the most beautiful

gestures in the history of the -- on wednesday, the colombian team's stadium hosted a night attributes -- a night of tributes. >>'s story about abortion. one that has been generating a lot of debate in france. france, it is illegal to prevent a woman from having an abortion. aday in the french assembly, piece discussing an amendment extending the law to websites that contain "false information." these are pro-life websites. many of them have a catholic focus. explains that the measure is not seeking to ban the sites our right.

it would allow for individuals to sue them if they believed the fight has in some way obstructed woman's rights to an abortion. reaction on the attack -- with the public mood swinging to the right with the resurgence of francois fillon and figures on the far right are passionately defending these sites. seeing any attack on them as an attack on their rights to freedom of expression. hebdo.news about charlie merelys no longer a french establishment -- it is launching in germany today. sales of the magazine soared with germany buying 70,000

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