>> welcome to live from paris. let's look what is making headlines. the headnson meeting of the eu commission for the first time. he is ready to negotiate a divorce with just weeks to go for a brexit deadline. brussel says there is no sign of a breakthrough. the first round of the presidential vote in tunisia

hints at a surprise runoff between two anti-establishment figures. just 45% of voters turned out. israelis are heading to the t tsday, pitttting benjamin netanyahu against benny gantz. we will get the latest shortly. ♪ >> boris johnson is meeting with jean-claude juncker in

luxembourg for talks. six weeks before the u.k. is set to leave the european block. johnson claims progress has been made and he is hopeful deal for a smooth divorce will be in place. brussels is saying the opposite, telling --le garnier barnier says no divorce is imminent. >> talks are making progress or going nowhere. boris johnson's government is version of former events. he is heading to luxembourg to meet with jean-claude juncker. he will sit down with barnier. the leader will tell jean-claude juncker he does not want an extension to the deadline,

despite the law passed by parliament. government ministers played up the visit as parts of the efforts to reach a --. >> it is planning and preparing to leave october 31 with the deal.. >> we see a landing zone in terms of a future deal, but there is work to do. the talks will be a step forward as part of that. >> one idea considered is the issue of the irish backstop. they suggest johnson is considering letting northern ireland stay closely aligned to the eu. a backstop would only be needed in northern ireland and not through the u.k.. it is aimed at preventing the return of a hard border in ireland. may faced pressure from the dup. , any talkn capitals

of a deal is not in sight. boris johnson compared himself , throwing- to hulk off the shackles of the eu. british prime minister has told reporters he is feeling cautious about the meeting. we will bring you details as they come through the day. is one day to go until polling stations open across israel for the second parliamentary election of the year. netanyahu and his government held a cabinet meeting in the west bank, where they announced creation of a new settlement. let's get more from our reporter in jerusalem. what are the polls predicting at this stage? >> i can only tell you the polls

up to the last 24 hours or so. there is a break. you are not allowed to report of the most current polls. up to friday, things are as they were in the previous election. the two main parties are can -- neck. neck in king maker, the man who will decide between them, the man no , --can rule without

>> he was his brother in arms. along the way, he formed his own party and now youou would have o amity -- amity --- amamnity. they headed fofor a breach over that. lieberman says is he wants the party y without netanyahu.

the outcome of this election will be voter turnout. who turns out to vote. in every interview you see, they turned to the camera and say go vote. the prime minister says it three or four times in the last interviews with him. he is a -- performer. he sounded desperate as he said you think i am going to win, but i will not. you have to get out and vote. for a veryrter, in busy 24 hours. to tunisia, the first round of the presidential elections registered at 45%. outcome is not expected to

be known until tomorrow. one exit poll suggests top,dates have come out on a law professor without a party. let's cross to nadia. why did these two candidates poll so well? >> since the beginning, he has pitttted himself as the candidae that is ththe anti-establishment figure.

he has used the channel to go arouound and tell people he will be giving donations to people if they are in hospital and cannot afford medical care. itit seems that rhetoric has doe .ell that despite t the fact he has been f fighting this from prison because he has been used of corruption charges. he is a little known figure. he also holdlds some p pretty sosocially conservative e viewsn islam and homosexuality. he r ran his campaign on a shoestring. himselfled largely by

or with a small group of people. throughsurprise he got to the second d round. they say they do n not represent the old government and that may be why they have done so well. >> what is causing tunisia's economy to suffer from such a malaise? a it has been struggling for long time. the economy, people's frustrations, people had democratic elections here that were supposed to improve the economic situation, but the ofernment proved incapable

tackling some of those systemic problems. inflation has been rising steadily.. take unemployment as another metric. it has been sitting stubbornly at 15%. when you ask this government why it is they are unable to fix the malaise, they y point to the lae loloan tunisia was forced to ta, saying they have had to enforce austerity measures to try y to repay the e loan. the message frfrom the t two candidates who appear to have done well is the fiscal conservative -- fiscal conservatism is not working. it does appear to be a messasa voters are taking seriously.

>> algeria is going to the polls new leader. it is not enough for protesters who have been in the streets for months. >> i have invaded the political elite, national figures, and devil society in order to reach consensus on solutions from everything. protesters, things are not so simple.

bouteflika officially babacked f from running under popular pressure. election never went ahead for lack of viable candidates. the protesters want the slate wiped clean. >> you cannot trust those who have falsified elections. over 6000.ied i could never trust these people. makenot believe they will sure the next president is the one people truly want. wields power.ill be trying toay stem thehe tide of a pro-democry

movement. >> journalists charged with procuring an illegal abortion and engaging in premarital sex stands trial this monday. debate.parked a fierce they have a history of run-ins with the authorities. facingyer says she is trumped up charges. >> last week, following protests, -- was postponed. she will once again seek to defend herself against what she says are trumped up charges of illegal abortion and premarital sex. she is a journalist for a newspaper which is critical of the moroccan government.

the arrest was politically motivated. >> we have hit a concerning degree of revenge against journalists and all of those who defend rights. >> the woman is the main victim of the contradiction and widespread hypocrisy. >> she was arrested, along with her partner, as she left a medical clinic. she said she was being treated for internal bleeding. the prosecution says it has documentation that proves an abortion was performed.

premarital sex and abortion are illegal in morocco. if found guilty, she could face up to two years behind bars. trying to secure a -- in syria. pushing a new wave of migrants into turkey. they will focus on the italy region, the last territory held by rebels seeking to overthrow bashar al-assad. promising to return stronger than ever, matteo salvini autonomy promises of from rome from the north of the country, where his league party has base support.

savini is no longer in government following the collapse of the government he is part of. he is one of the most popular politicians in the country. >> he may no longer be in government, but matteo salvini is more popular than ever. >> i would rather concede posts today because we will get them back with interest and transparency in a few months. >> he lost his position last month after pulling down the coalition government. he hoped for an election thatat would let him reinforce his position. his coalition partners went into another coalition with enemies.

even permitted ocean viking to dock saturday night. that is something savini tried to prevent. >> in europe, it is the same story against italy. europe is governed by the powers that be. >> whatever cell vini does, it is good for me. i better not tell you what i think ofof the five-star moveme. is inching forward on an immigration policy. there may be further problems brewing closer to home for the fledgling government with matteo berrettini giving in that he

could form his own new movement, theing an opportunity for opposition to exploit. ministeritish prime forced johnson meeting the head of the commission for the first time. a is ready to negotiate divorce from the block with weeks to go before the brexit deadline. there is no sign of a breakthrough. the first round of the presidential vote hint at a surprise runoff between two anti-establishment figures. 45% of voters turned out. israelis are heading to the polls on tuesday in an election pitting benjamin netanyahu against benny gantz. time for business news. of these s stories are the

attacks in saudi arabiaia, which have sent oil prices skyrocketing. >> they y surged ovever 10% this mornrning. we are seeing them at levels that have e not been seen since 1991. brent crude jumped 20% to over $71 a barrel. we are seeeeing them up at aroud 8%. itit could be e weeks before gll oisusupply is s back on track. itit plans to restore a third of its supupply.

>> crude prices as markets react to a weekend attack. analysts warned the full impact of the incident around which 5% of global oil production went up .n smoke >> it is going to take a few dadays or weeks to see the numbers. >> in a series of tweets, trump

authorized the release of the national reserves to meet t glol demand while saudi arabia announced it would tap into its supplies until production was restored. despite these assurarances, economist predict the incidence would have an impact on the global economy. >> 49,9,000 is the number of workrkers general motors s works walked off the job after the

contract expired over the weekend. they are at odds over health care and job security. it will bring u.s. production to a halt. we are good workers. minimum wage is going up to $15 and that is where we capped off that. the price off living is going u. this strike is necessary. >> a drop p in oil supply and he in prices could lead to global recession. lower on momonday reacting to the oil refinery strike and continued brexit uncertainty. in currency, the pound has recoiled after a strong rally last week. there were hopes a new deal was becoming less likely.

today afters slid boris johnson suggested he could defy parliament's brexit extension law. the pound has dropped half a percent against the dollar. johnson is in luxembourg to meet jejean-claudee juncker. has fililed for babankruptcy. the company has reachehed a tentativee deal with the n numbr of state and local governments. >> the maker is blamed for an opioid academic and is facing the biggest civil lawsuit in u.s. history.

approved,tcy is perdue will donate the money to claimants and programs fighting addiction. >> this avoids wasting hundreds of millions of dollars and years on litigation. billion twoide communities trying to cope with the opioid crisis. over 20 u.s. states said they plan to object the filing as they want perdue to admit wrongdoing, something the company said is off the table. they asked the sackler family to pledge more of their personal wealth towards the settlement. >> half the states have agreed to the settlements with purdue. many are expected to object. >> perdue is accused of marketing oxycontin while

downgrading -- downplaying the risk of addiction. millions g get addicted to painkillerers. banks are meeting officials from facebook to discuss its digital currency. regulators have warned it will have to jump through serious hoops to be approved. the worry it could upend financial system. acebook says it has planned long launch to iron out the problems with regulators. >> that is very intnteresting.. how long have they w wanted toto roll it out for? >> they have planned for months and months of rolling out.

>> thank you. that is it for this addition. i will be back after a short break.

crawford: we start with an exclusive report from myanmar. [jet passing overhead] [explosion] man: the country's military has been accused of turning its guns on another ethnic group. crawford: this time, it is the kachin people, who have been fighting for self-aututonomy for decades. i'm alex crawford in kachin state in northern myanmar, and this is "hotspots." [theme music playing] tonight, we're going to take you behind the scenes of the world's biggest and hardest-hitting stories. we get rare access to the rebel army fighting in myanmar's forgotten war. they really believe that they're going to end up being crushed. when clashes turn to tragedy... man: a guy ove