>> election looms in israel after failing to form a government, the country is now plunged in a unprecedented political deadlock. aware ofofficials were a push for ukraine investigations, gordon sondland pivotalguably the most testimony yet. greece.jor overhaul for the country will be replacing immigration camps with attention centers, moving 20,000 asylum-seekers to the mainland in the next few weeks.

paris, the latest from the polarizing international congress for victims of terrorism taking place in france. the latest from our reporter on the ground, plus, the organization for economic cooperation and development has released the latest forecast with warnings on slowing global growth. speaking with the chief economisist later in our busines update with brian. ♪ >> thank you for watching, live from paris. we start with israel, a political deadlock continues after two elections in three attempts, the country is no closer.

-- benjamin knows's netanyahu's rival faiailed to fm aa government. now the parliamentnt can nominae any candidate to be prime minister including netanyahu or benny gantz. a majority.er won what is the l latest where you e this thursday? >> we have just seen something unprecedented in israeli politics. it is in the law b but it has never been done. the speaker of parliament has taken n the mandadate from the president. there was a ceremony for the hand over in which the president called on all politicians to take their responsibility seriously, t to put aside polits . he says to every single member of parliamenent, you have to thk

of the good of this nation. you are not a bloc or party any longer. in these 21 days, you arerehere along with your conscience, thinking of the good of the people you are elected to govern and how you will get them out of this mess. his call, clearly, is for a sosolution from parliament that wowon't invololve a third elect. somewhere in these three weeks, after the mandate, they have to find some responsibility and a solution. they have introduced somemething innovative. memberers of parliliament can ve more than once.e. that is s to liberate e people m the b blocs they are signed up o and give them a chance to someone they might actually want or has a good chance of forming a government. >> that is a process we wait for in the next three weeks. moving on. a final decision has been made

on the charges on benjamin netanyahu, which will be divulged in the coming hours, days, weeks. how does that hangover this process? be hours.uld no one knows p precisely. it is a game changer. feel theyel, israelis know all about the charges because they have been living with the possibility of them for the years and a lot of the end -- for three yeaears and a l lof the info has been leakeked. in opinion polls, people say acactual charges against the pre minister would make a dififferee to how they view that. these charges could be significant if there is a third election. if we don't come u up for a thid election but there is a negotiation now, ththen benjamin netanyahu would be weakened by the charges. he is not the figugure he was, even before, even now when he could not form a government

twice, he will be weakened even from their if there are criminal charges against him. >> the latest developopments on the unprecedented events in israel. children, victims arrived atiraq have the airport to start a new life in france, following the french government's promise to welcome 100 yazidi families. hidden, identities kept still vulnerable and at risk, many fearing for their lives but now on french chores -- chores,, these families have been given a new lease on life escaping terrorism. >> what we have experienced over the last five years is unimaginable. it was very hard. france has opened its arms to us. we can only be grateful to

france. the first thing we would like to do is learn the language. send tilden to school, learn french culture. -- children to school. after that, our children will decide what they want to do with their lives. >> many of these families were victims of assault by isis fighters in northern iraq. some were held in sexuxual slavery, struggling to regain their place in yazazidi society. others had to flee their homes. brothers, fathers, husbands were killed. they had to flee with their children. they have been living through it turner exit is in iraq for quite some time. eternal exodus in iraq for itite some time. in theseder to take came with officials

confirming the families were on buses, ready to be taken to different regions of france, now able to begin their new lives.s. >> people from all corners of the globe whose lives have been impacted by terrorist attacks are gathering in the french city of nice for the eighth international congress on terrorism. the lastst one wasas held 8 yeas ago. 2011 since, the country has experienced deadly attacks. inpeople lost their l lives 2016 when a man drove a truck through a crowd. attack of the july 14 are divided on hosting the congress. let's cross to nice where allison is standing by. allison, what is the aim of an event like this? does it actually achieve anything? goal is to bring

victims together so they can meet each other, share stories with society, media, governments, international institutions over the world. victims will be speaking. there will be a series of roundtables. experts coming together to talk topics like how to better support victims, particularly children dealing with trauma and what governments can do to support victims after attacks. the first of these conferences was held in 2004. it was organized by the spanish association in madrid in the wake of the train bombings. o overs association took the organization of the conference in 2011, held in paris. that is the last time until now the conference has been held. since then, france has seen devastating attacks. we were talking to the president

of the french terror victims association earlier today who mentioned, who would have imagined? what was in store for france in the years to come. in terms of achievement, there will be a manifesto at the end of the event, making a series of demands, calls on institutions and governments worldwide including establishing an international status for victims of terrorism. they will be calling on the u.n. to adopt an anti-terror convention endorsed by the secretary general which would allow for states that are guiuiy of terrorist acts to lose immunity so they would be able to go to court and be tried for their actions. >> you mentioned this manifesto outlining demands. some people are saying there is a massive gap in terms of what is promised anand what is actuay delivered and implemented. some of the victims and relatives in nice have expressed

grgreat concern about the e eve. in nicef the groups representing victims of the nice attack pulled support from the event several days ago. they felt victims voices were not being heard as much as promised. they felt victims were being used anecdotally. most of the discussions were taking place among experts. alsovictims will tell you they feel this has been used for political gains, but it is really a way for the government to say they are helping victims when they themselves say they are not getting the support they need. it is a tense subject in nice. the city is struggling with the grief of that attack that took place three years ago. >> thank you for t that update from nice. moving on. latest developments in donald trump's impeachment inquiry. the latest official to take part was ambassador gordon sondland,

who gave a stunning testimony on wednesday about what he said was between the pro quo u.s. administration and the government of ukraine. strangely ated, conversation with a u.s. diplomat on the south lawn, saying i want nothing, i i wanto quid pro quo. >> you swear or affirm the testimony -- >> the most damage congressional testimony so far in the impeachment inquiry. gordon sondland, u.s. ambassador to the eu, said he and other diplomats follow the presidents express orders to work with his lawyer, rudy giuliani, to wage a pressure campaign on ukraine. >> mr. giuliani's requests were a quid pro quo for arranging a white house visit for president zelensky. mr. giuliani demanded ukraine make a public statement announcing the investigations of the 2016 election, d dnc server

and burisma. >> those investigations involve the son of joe biden. gordon sondland said trump never directly linked to them to $400 million of stalled military aid to ukraine but that he believed it also depended on a public announcement of the investigation. he also named senior officials like mike pence and mike pompeo as being aware of the quid pro quo dealings with ukraine. >> everyryone was t the loop.p. it was no secret. following a portion of the testimony, trump declared the impeachment probe was over. >> i don't know him very well. i have not spoken to him much. this is not a man i know well. here is my answer. i want nothing. i want nothing. i want no quid pro quo. tell zelensksky to do the right

thing. >> rudy giuliani took to twitter to deny any such arrangement, as did the republican party leader, kevin mccarthy. the head of the house intelligence committee, adam schiff, called the testimony among the most significant evidence to date, which went right to the heart of the issue of bribery. marched thehundreds capital wednesday in a bid to step up pressure on authorities to cancel a december 12 presidential election. algerians have been taking to the streets since february to call for overhaul of establishment. once again, they are eager to increase their street presence in the run-up to the vote. announced that will be shutting down its refugee camps. instead, asylum-seekers will be sent to detention centers on the mainland. horrific conditions of these camps, often overcrowded have

been repeatedly slammed by rights groups. this marks a hardening stance toward migrants as the country has seen a big rise in numbers crossing from turkey. james brings us up to speed. overcrowding,nd these camps, homes to 10,000 asylum-seekeke have gonene beyod government control. authorities are clamping down on the flow of people entering greece. >> we are proceeding with a plan for closed predeparture centers, not only because they will stop people from moving around the country but because a clear message needs to be sent to those planning on entering the country illegally when they know they don't qualify for asylum. asylum-seekers, most from syria and afghanistan are housed in camps partway between turkey and greece. three sites on the islands of close ase set to

people will be taken to mainland. other asylum-seekers will be moved to smaller facilities where they will be locked in until they are granted asylum were sent back to turkey. the move comes weeks after greece adopted a new law aimed at speeding up the asylum prococess. the tightening p procedures has atattracted criticism from ngos, citing posttraumatic stress disorder will no longer be considered i in the application. >> it is well documenteted that people with ptsd get re-traumatized during the asylym interview or find d it difficult to relax or recollect their exexperiences. this could h have implications n their access to a fairir procedure. >> the move follows the new conservative governments promise to step up deportation. on some islands, the number of asylum-seekers has surpassed the local population.

the prime minister has accused the eu of treating greece like a convenient parking spot for refugees and migrants. >> time for a reminder of the top stories, live from paris at 1:16 pm. third election looms in israel. the country is now plunged in an unprecedented political deadlock. sondland saysdon top u.s. officials were aware of the push for ukraine investigations. this during the impeachment hearing of donald trump and ararguably the most pivotal tetestimony yet. greeceejor overhaul forr migration sysystems. the country will be replacing camps with detention centers, moving 20,000 asylum-seekers to the mainland over the next feww

weeks. for a look of the topop businessss news. brian. >> pleasure. >> ongoing saga. war,ntro, u.s.-china trade seems any p pspect for r that preleliminary deal to d de-esca, slowly slipping away. >> indeed, factors are threatening the phase one trade deal, which was initially predicted to be signed in mid-november. chininese demands u.s. tariffs e lifted before striking the deal, leading u.s. negotiatotors to raise their own demands in response. bills passed by the u.s. congress condemning asians crackdown on protesters in hong kong, further, getting the situation -- condemning beijining's crarackdown on prprotesters in hohong kongg fur

stalliling the sitituation. tariffs, donald trump said he will be sticking to his guns. >> that trade war has s been weweighing on globabal growth fr ququite a whwhile. >> key factor in lacklkluster economic o outlook reports from institutionsns from the worldd k toto the imf. latest issue is the organization for economimic cooperation and dedevelopmenent based inin pari. they are predicting a global growth ratee of 2.9% for t this yearar and next, the lowest in a decade. joining us live from the headquarters is the chief economist. thank you for joining us. your latest report argues the current sluggish growth rates are due increasingly to structural issues rather than traditional growth cycles. trade war and brexit, key among those. what else is out there? arguing the trends that have

put gdp growth worldwide down here to stay, start with the trade discussion and they have to do not only with what is happening now between u.s. and china but also with the evolution of trade with the generalization, how you protect property rights, technology and all thelue issues underlying the trade discussions around the world. the second thing is, china slowdown. china, whihich was growiwing 10, has been catching up, it is now aging and changing the composition of growth. with ao longer a nation lot of capital goods from the west, but a nation trying to

better. consumers that means less imports from abroad. other trends, digitalization and urbanization. they are linked. they will shape the economic outlook for r years to come. >> the report warrants this slow growth risk turning into long-term stagnation. what do you see as key indicators of that danger? i think of a lot of debt out there on public and private markrkets, for one thingng. >> actually, the big danger when you talk about prolonged stagnation is what we are observing with investment and interest rates. interest rates, short and long-term have been trending down for years now. a decade. asestment has not picked up it is supposed to when interest rates are low. that is suggesting, the fact that we were mentioning before, the uncertainty it creates is

weighing on investment. we need bold government action if we want to reverse this tide. we need key enablers. one, investment funds. a much-needed simplification of regulation, review of regulation. we need to enable private sector investment to get out of this sluggish environment. >> your report also has a strong focus on climate change and the investment requirements of a clean energy transition. what are some policy prescriptions the osc recommends? >> we focus a lot on climate. we t think it has an impact tody d d one for r tomorrow as well. you have three types. one has to do with the calvin price. the other with regulation.

the other with investstment. some awakening picking up, like more than 50 countries have a carbon tax or equivalent. we are not seeing yet the shift away from broad investment toward green investment. we think governments have a big role to play. >> your report mentions taxing multinational giants on a global scale trying to find an international accord for taxing multinational profits. how do you see that working and what has been the reaction to the land so far? >> regarding taxation of international enterprises, two things. first, you want a global level playing field. for that, you need to avoid tax loopholes which have been accelerating with digitalization. the second thing is you also

some kickstarter material into the conversation again. this is super important. what we are trying to do here is agreeing onntries how to tax better, which is fair for all. between 100-$240 billion of tax collecting is currently evading because of the loopholes. >> that is all we have time for. thank you so much. >> insightful. thank you. talk us through what we are seeieing on the markets so far this thursday? >> european indexes falling. asian markets negative amid concern the trade deal won't be getting done anytime s soon. recovevery as we go to thee

afternoon, londodon's ftse 100 f by t three quarters of 1 1%. here in paris, less than 2/10 of 1%. frankfkfurt tax under flatline t midday. -- dax under flatline at midday. >> one bright spot in france on the stock market. the national lottery company is making the public debut. >> that is right. it is s now trading on the euro ststock exchange in parisis fore first time ever. doing quite e well. shares up 17% so far today. controversysy, as the french government seeks to raise money to fund innovation in science and technology. we have the story. >> france's national lottery is the first major company to be privatized under president emmanuel macroron. shares pririce range initially

estimated between 16 euros to 19 euros. that price has now o officially been set at maximum as the company prepared to hit the public market. >> this prices at the high-end of the range we had announced. that is due to the high demand successoperation, whose has exceeded top expectations. >> half a million individual invevestors signed up for the lotteries ipo next to institutional investors who rushed to bubuy shares. the state has lowered d its shae from 72% to 20% which will allow it to raise more thanan 2 billin euros, money meant to lower state debt and boost technological innovation. >> the race is up to 400 million

euros higher-than-expected. the money will be injected into a fund for innovation. hopes theernment lotteries ipo will generate enthusiasm from small investors and help privatized a series of .ther state owned companies >> google has become the latest tech giant to take steps agagait polititical advertising. >> political campaigns will l no longer be able toto use googles data to target internet users based on presumed political affiliations. gogoogle will also clarifyfy policies to combat full claims in political advertising and ban doctored videos, known as deepp fakes. this puts it closer to twitter which has bannnned political advertising t riright. it is likely to add to pressure on facebook, which has declined

to ban false claimims in politil ads on its own netetwork, something that will be critical in the upcpcoming elecection ses for the u.k. and u.s. >> looking forward to seeing those changes. thank you. thank you for watching.

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