e.u. councils that seemed to give them some hope and i got to put in a question at the press conference about that i make of the german chancellor i asked her if she had the feeling that all the factual things were on the table now or if a new idea would come up later and she had she had this to say. to give a positive spin on this one can say that once you have a political situation you can very quickly. have to admit withdrawal agreement and cornerstones on a future relationship. blackstone walked out which in a way it is is. there so you don't have to break new ground as it was. ok so that's quite positive briefly where are we on the risk of a no deal more likely or less likely. one in the words of the french president it's a mathematical feat so every day we don't have a deal or no deal scenario more likely but quite frankly it all depends on what's going to happen in the u.k. parliament once there is something that's recent may bring some in the current political situation there it's just impossible to predict. that in brussels thank you. now let's take a look at some of the other storie

e.u. council said that because he was also responsible for the bad mood back in salzburg but i don't want to bore you with the details we also had the chance to talk to the german chancellor i'm going to america i got to put in a question as well and i asked her if she had a feeling that all you know that the factual possibilities now for the negotiations were on the table and the only thing that was left to do was actually somehow find a possibility for theresa may to sell it back home and this is what she had to say . just to give a positive spin on this one can say that once you have a political city ition you can very quickly. have to knit literally agreement and cornerstones on a future relationship. blacktown what doubt which in a way it is as. they say you don't have to break new ground as it were. so chancellor merkel i speaking that are being very positive lots of positive noises coming out of brussels max so does this mean that the risk of a no deal breaks it is not receding. probably not filled the because if you look at what actually happened in facts nothing really changed th

e.u. council president said she needs to come up with something new unfortunately. the state of the negotiations that they go to you today as well as. eight in the house of commons. no grounds for optimism before tomorrow's who appeal council on brick. and shoot the on the sauce of hope for the you follow if the good will and determination on both sides. however for a breakthrough to take place besides you could do in eat you fucked well the a you and to reason made the u.k. prime minister seem very keen to try to make some progress in these negotiations at the summit which begins in brussels late on wednesday afternoon but as yet no deal isn't fights time for short break you're not a zero when we come back. never having had a native american woman in congress congress has never heard a voice like mine we look at the diversity will play in next month's us midterm elections more of that stay with us. from dusky sunsets if it's pruning savannah. to sunrise atop an asian metropolis. hello there we've got lots of cloud over the northern part of our map at the moment sho

e.u. council president said he needs to come up with something new unfortunately the report on the state of the negotiations that they go to you today as well as yesterday ship date in the house of commons give me no grounds for optimism before tomorrow's. break. and shoot him. do you know if the goodwill and determination from both sides. however for a breakthrough to take place besides. you fucked well the e.u. and to reason made the u.k. prime minister seem very keen to try to make some progress in these negotiations at the summit which begins in brussels late on wednesday afternoon but as yet no deal isn't fights. desperate to escape from yemen thousands of families of made the dangerous trip across the red sea to djibouti but many are struggling to survive having arrived with nothing from djibouti bennett smith reports. in a sparse room in central djibouti we see abdul aziz abdullah and seven children sit out the war in yemen they're safe but destitute and scarred for life by the horrors they say they've witnessed on the other we couldn't stay there was a wedding in our village during

e.u. council president said he needs to come up with something new unfortunately the report on the state of the negotiations that they go to you today as well as just a debate in the house of commons give me no grounds for optimism before tomorrow's. break. and shoot. forward do you know if the goodwill and determination from both sides. however for a breakthrough to take place besides you. fucked. and to resume a the u.k. prime minister seem very keen to try to make a some progress in these negotiations at the summit which begins in brussels late afternoon but as yet no deal is in sight some e.u. nations are already preparing for a no deal lawrence lay reports from a dutch port rotterdam. the dutch love to grow tomatoes the netherlands is the world's biggest exporter of the fruits in the summer the u.k. gets really hard of all its tomatoes from here or at least it has done the assumption is that a no deal bricks it will mean a note some are so britain are you talking on or about empty shelves on the u.k. side for the price in fact. probably but there at the same time is for a. product that

e.u. council he said we need a fair and transparent investigation we've heard that sort of sentiment from leaders before of course i said what action are you willing to take he said we need more time because it's still too early to say for sure who was responsible weigh that against the german response which comes from an ally close allies. of angela merkel speaking in berlin on wednesday saying if it is proven conclusively that there is state involvement in the murder of this journalist well then europe may have to adjust its relations with saudi arabia thank you for that update jonah hill in brussels. moving to the heart of the matter now. in is stan belgium i'll bring us up to date with today's developments. well as we've been hearing the investigation continues and it is expanding in times at least of the different locations that are being searched by the difference if you're. in a stumble who have been directed independently from this joint. investigation that's taking place with the saudi officials there is this one that is being run by the attorney general's office it is the more s

e.u. council earlier. we need an open transparent and to further investigation it's all in the best interests of the forethought we're out there and outside the european union but nevertheless watching closely the russian president vladimir putin where he also of a rush to judgment. first of all we should wait for the results of the investigations how can we russia start this. in our relationship with saudi arabia without knowing what in fact happened. what may happen in future will nobody is quite waiting over for the investigation to calm clue one clue though comes from a close ally of angela merkel speaking in berlin on wednesday he said europe may have to adjust its relations with saudi arabia. i'm joined now in the studio violet is there a senior political analyst a moment to go back to steve pulling out of the investment conference in in saudi arabia how big a development is that in this story it's a huge development basically that's the end of the road for the so-called davos in the desert once the

e.u. council president even made fun of me on instagram to drive that point home no cherries with no solution for ireland and future trade ties to recent may isn't a very difficult situation if she gives in to the e.u. breaks a tears will eat her alive if she doesn't there's no deal. scientists have successfully landed an observation device on an asteroid japanese space agency confirmed a landing a short while ago a german french probe named mascot touched down on the asteroid. it was launched on a japanese rocket only four years ago. scott is part of an effort to find clues about the origin of the solar system. just spacecraft journey took three and a half years only making the final approach in recent weeks. finally the critical moment is at hand the mothership drops mask gently towards the asteroid surface mascot's lightweight help ensure it wouldn't be damaged by the impact but it had to land on a flat surface to unpack itself. and get to work. my colleagues and i attach the camera to the module the most exciting thing for me is the first image when you see what's up there it's like you w

e.u. council president obama to scuttle the european parliament on wednesday he was ready to call for a special breaks of summit whenever negotiators are ready he spoke at a meeting of the european parliament in strasbourg france he also says the u.k. could be granted an extension for the brics a transition period if requested by london. hurricane wilma has hit the pacific coast of mexico as a category three storm packing winds of nearly two hundred kilometers per hour towns in the storm's path were mostly evacuated as it closed in but some people before still seek shelter in public with things the storm is expected to bring torrential rains as it moves further inland. at least twenty people many of them football fans have been hurt after an escalator on the wrong metro collapsed italian police say most of those injured were c.s.k. moscow fans heading to their team's champions league game against roma some eyewitnesses say people were seen jumping and dancing on the escalator before it broke down. this is the end to the conflict still simmering in eastern ukraine in the past four years nearly t

e.u. council earlier. we need an open transparent and investigation it's all in the best interest of the thoughts of the other and outside the european union but nevertheless watching closely the russian president vladimir putin wary also of a rush to judgment. first of all we should wait for the results of the investigations how can we russia and start to spoiling our relationship with saudi arabia with our not with what in fact happen there. what may happen in future will nobody is quite saying waiting for the investigation to calm clue that one clue though comes from a close ally of angela merkel speaking in berlin on wednesday he said europe may have to adjust its relations with saudi arabia twitter has pulled several accounts that were apparently pushing a pro saudi government agenda fall in the disappearance of jamal khashoggi being taken down for violating spam rules a u.s. broadcast network handed over a list of accounts to twitter which have been tweeting the same pro-government messages at the sa

e.u. council earlier. we need an open transparent and to further investigation it's all in the best interests of the forethought we are there and outside the european union but nevertheless watching closely the russian president vladimir putin wary also of a rush to judgment. first of all we should wait for the results of the investigations how can we russia is start to spoiling our relationship with saudi arabia without knowing what in fact happen there. what may happen in future will nobody is quite saying waiting of a third for the investigation to comb clue of one pluto comes from a close ally of angela merkel speaking in berlin on wednesday he said europe may have to adjust its relations with saudi arabia back in istanbul investigators suspects that such a model was murdered but seventeen days since he was last seen still searching for a body a transcript of ordeal recorded inside the consulate on the day he went missing has been leaked turkish media say that it suggests she was attacked and killed in

e.u. council a short while ago this is what he had to say. we need an open transparent and investigation it's all in the best interest of the fourth or the other what action to do to. to make the situation clear what actions you see resist if state involvement is proven. we need more time here because it's of course it's still too early to assess with really with both of those first of all or all. of the question. so they need more time says donald tusk other nations signaling the same some countries taking steps immediately on that investment conference in riyadh next week what might happen after that with complete findings from an investigation about a merkel ally speaking in berlin on wednesday said this europe may have to adjust its relations with saudi arabia but not just china how thank you very much indeed. russian president vladimir putin has also spoken about khashoggi his disappearance but he says he needs all the facts before considering any action against saudi arabia. first of all we should wait for the results of the best of cas

e.u. council earlier. we need an open transparent and to further investigation it's all in the best interests of the thoughts of the other and outside the european union but nevertheless watching closely the russian president vladimir putin where he also of a rush to judgment. first of all we should wait for the results of the investigations how can we russia is start to. our relationship with saudi arabia with our not with what in fact happened. what may happen in future will nobody is quite waiting as i said for the investigation to call including one clue though comes from a close ally of angela merkel speaking in berlin on wednesday he said europe may have to adjust its relations with saudi arabia. still to come on al-jazeera forced to flee now forced to leave the iraqi government closes camps for people displaced by years of war there's concern about whether being sent. ivory coast's ruling coalition manages to hold on. to his election done enough to rebuild trust in the political class. hello again i

e.u. council speaking here in strasbourg was also careful about it because he knows that in the u.k. to reset the british prime minister faces resistance as to extending that transition period because among the back to tears are a lot of people who would rather see the u.k. leave the e.u. sooner than later so we're not sure if this is actually going to happen but we do know that it would be necessary to negotiate anything at the same time the british prime minister to visit may give a very upbeat assessment saying ninety five percent of the majority agreement has been selected out is this a view of this upbeat assessment shared by the e.u. . the chief negotiator for the commission i think the figure at ninety percent the gist of it is a lot of the topics have been covered have been settled except for one which is of course or at least one major one which is the hard border a possible hard border between northern ireland which is part of the u.k. and the rest of the island which is the republic of ireland which belongs to the european union and the head of the liberals here who is als

e.u. council president even made fun of me on instagram to drive that point home no cherries with no solution for ireland and future trade ties so recent may is in a very difficult situation if she gives in to the e.u. the breaks the tears will eat her alive if she doesn't there's no deal. bret's it still means breakfast but not even teresa mayes seems to know whether it will be soft or hard. to the champions league now in munich had to settle for a one one draw at home last night i i guess. it was a dream start for by and with defender heading them in front of just four minutes it was his first goal for the club in almost a year but after twenty two minutes the dutch side tied the score through a new save rally the game ended one one leaving without a win in their last three matches including their bonus league game it's. now if you've ever attended or paid in durance race like marathon you know what a mess they are to clean up especially at the water stops where hundreds maybe thousands of plastic cups and bottles clogged the road the solution a company in london might be on to something. t

e.u. council earlier. we need an open transparent and investigation it's all in the best interests of the of or for the other and outside the european union but nevertheless watching closely the russian president vladimir putin wary also of a rush to judgment. first of all we should wait for the results of the investigations how can we russia is start to spoiling our relationship with saudi arabia without knowing what in fact happen there. what may happen in future will nobody is quite waiting as i said for the investigation to come clue one clue though comes from a close ally of angela merkel speaking in berlin on wednesday he said europe may have to adjust its relations with saudi arabia. of conflict resolution at george mason university joins us here in the studio we appreciate your time i met up at the same question to you that i put to the other guest and it seems clear that donald trump's public position about this has shifted rather quickly as it seemed that he was kind of dragging his feet for a fe

e.u. council president said he needs to come up with something new unfortunately. the state of the negotiations that they go about you today as well as debate in the house of commons. give me no grounds for optimism before tomorrow's therapy on the council on bridge. and shoot the on the source of hope for the you for no if the good will and determination on both sides. however for a breakthrough to take place besides you could do in eat you fucked by the a you and to reason made the u.k. prime minister seem very keen to try to make some progress in these negotiations at the summit which begins in brussels late afternoon but as yet no deal is in sight time for a short break here not just iraq when we come back a linguistic divide cameron worsens in its language. and his fears of a no deal brags that grow how countries around the e.u. are going to caring for the workers more let's start with. hello there we've got lots of cloud over the northern part of our map at the moment shows that very clearly there on the satellite picture the cloud stretching through afghanis

e.u. council earlier. we need an open transparent and to further investigation it's in all the best interests of the forethought we are there and outside the european union but nevertheless watching closely the russian president vladimir putin where he also of a rush to judgment. first of all we should wait for the results of the investigations how can we russia is start to spoiling our relationship with saudi arabia without knowing what in fact happen there. what may happen in future will nobody is quite waiting over for the investigation to calm clue one clue though comes from a close ally of angela merkel speaking in berlin on wednesday he said europe may have to adjust its relations with saudi arabia. earlier we staked out is there a senior political analyst maher on bashar he says saudi arabia is a reckless ally of the u.s. it's a huge development basically that's the end of the road for the so-called davos in the desert once the europeans pulled out it was clear that the united states is going to fol

e.u. council president said he needs to come up with something new unfortunately the report on the state of the negotiations that they go to from michel barnier today as well as just to the debate in the house of commons give me no grounds for optimism before tomorrow through the appeal council of bricks. and shoot. hope for the you know if the goodwill and determination from both sides. however for a breakthrough to take place besides you need you fucked. and to resume a the u.k. prime minister seemed very keen to try to make a some progress in these negotiations at the summit which begins in brussels late afternoon but as yet no deal is in sight so you nations are already preparing for a no deal lawrence lay reports from the. the dutch love to grow tomatoes the netherlands is the world's biggest exporter of the fruits in the summer of the u.k. gets really hard of all its tomatoes from here or at least it has done the assumption is that a no deal bricks it will mean a note some are so britain are you talking on or about empty shelves on the u.k. side for the price in fact. probably better

e.u. council earlier. we need an open transparent and investigation it's all in the best interests of the of or for the other and outside the european union but nevertheless watching closely the russian president vladimir putin wary also of a rush to judgment. first of all we should wait for the results of the investigations how can we russia start this. now what relationship with saudi arabia without knowing what in fact happened. what may happen in future will nobody is quite saying waiting as i said for the investigation to call including one clue though comes from a close ally of angela merkel speaking in berlin on wednesday he said europe may have to adjust its relations with saudi arabia amnesty international and other human rights groups are calling for the turkish government to ask the un to urgently establish an investigation into the possible murder murder that is. the reason that we need to do it is we actually even begin to think there is anything to eat the vision is actually do something real

e.u. council earlier. we need an open transparent and to further investigation it's all in the best interests of the thoughts of the other of them and outside the european union but nevertheless watching closely the russian president vladimir putin where he also of a rush to judgment. first of all we should wait for the results of the investigations how can we russia is start to spoiling our relationship with saudi arabia with our not with what in fact happen there. what may happen in future will nobody is quite saying waiting of a thing for the investigation to calm clue one pluto comes from a close ally of angela merkel speaking in berlin on wednesday he said europe may have to adjust its relations with saudi arabia returning now to what's happening on the ground in turkey investigators looking into the suspected killing of have been searching a wooded area on the outskirts of istanbul they're reviewing security camera footage to see if saudi diplomatic cars travel there another search is taking place in

e.u. council here's what he had to say we need to open. this. evasion it's in the best interest of the source of your idea what action to do to. make the situation if you want to visit if state involvement is proven. we need more timely because it's of course it's still too early to assess with already with both of us first of. all we need to. have the situation. so still a degree of caution a degree of let's wait and see but what might happen in terms of ties and relations between the e.u. and e.u. states is that the saudi arabia if indeed an investigation conclusively proves state involvement well we have a new this is a clue a close ally of angela merkel the german chancellor speaking in berlin on wednesday said this europe may have to adjust its relations with saudi arabia so quite possibly more to come on this from europe china how well in brussels thank you with all these international developments we mustn't forget what's actually happening on the ground in istanbul here is jamal shale with an update for us. well on the ground obviously t

e.u. council earlier. we need an open transparent and investigational it's all in the best interests of the thoughts of the other and outside the european union but nevertheless watching closely the russian president vladimir putin wary also of a rush to judgment. first of all we should wait for the results of the investigations how can we russia is start to. spoiling our relationship with saudi arabia without knowing what in fact happened. what may happen in future will nobody is quite waiting of us for the investigation to calm clues of one clue though comes from a close ally of angela merkel speaking in berlin on wednesday he said europe may have to adjust its relations with saudi arabia. in your speech al-jazeera senior political analyst. i began by asking him about the significance of u.s. treasury secretary steve pulling out of the saudi investment conference it's a huge development basically that's the end of the road for that so-called davos in the desert once the europeans pulled out it was clear

e.u. council earlier. we need an open transparent and investigation it's in all will all the best interests of the thoughts of the other and outside the european union but nevertheless watching closely the russian president vladimir putin wary also of a rush to judgment. first of all we should wait for the results of the investigations how can we russia is start to spoiling our relationship with saudi arabia with our not with what in fact happen there. what may happen in future when nobody is quite waiting of a thing for the investigation to calm clue of one clue though comes from a close ally of angela merkel speaking in berlin on wednesday he said europe may have to adjust its relations with saudi arabia. meanwhile twitter has pulled several accounts that were apparently pushing a pro saudi government agenda following the disappearance of jamal khashoggi their counsel being taken down by violating spam rules a us broadcast network handed over a list of accounts to twitter which have been tweeting the sam

e.u. council earlier. we need an open transparent and investigation it's all in the best interests of the of all thirty of them and outside the european union but nevertheless watching closely the russian president vladimir putin wary also of a rush to judgment. first of all we should wait for the results of the investigations how can we russia is start to spoiling our relationship with saudi arabia without knowing what in fact happen there. what may happen in future will nobody is quite waiting of us for the investigation to come clean one pluto comes from a close ally of angela merkel speaking in berlin on wednesday he said europe may have to adjust its relations with saudi arabia. back in istanbul investigators suspect that she was murdered but seventeen days since he was last seen there still searching for a body a transcript of audio recorded inside the consulate on the day he went missing has been leaked turkish media say that it suggests that was killed and inside the building the crown prince of sa

e.u. council president is saying that to reason they really need to put something new on the table to get through the impasse when they meet tomorrow. for a breakthrough to take place besides you could do in neat new fucked tomorrow i am going to ask prime minister my whether she has concrete proposals on how to break the impasse on the list such proposals can determine if a breakthrough is possible. i think both will be hoping for something new on the table that they couldn't take back to everybody inside this is what there was because i think certainly from to raise a maze point of view she doesn't want to repeat a false god summit where she came back with literally nothing and not to bury very isolated after that summit and the highwood in london following briggs that developments thank you emma this is the news great if you're watching us on facebook live about a story coming up for you now on afghan migrants using music as their appeal in iraq and then later we mazen native american woman who could be making history in the u.s. at midterm elections just weeks away now three weeks in

e.u. council of short while ago this is what he had to say. we need open transparent investigation it's. in the best interest of the thought of what action to do. to make the situation clear what actions if stayed.

e.u. council president said she needs to come up with something new unfortunately the report on the state of the negotiations that they go to. from michelle about you today as well as yesterday shit bait in the house of commons give me no grounds for optimism before tomorrow's european council on bricks. and shoot the on the source of hope for the you for no. good will and determination from both sides. however for a breakthrough to take place besides you could do in eat you fucked well the e.u. and to reason made the u.k. prime minister seem very keen to try to make some progress in these negotiations at the summit which begins in brussels late on wednesday afternoon but as yet no deal isn't fights. or reaching a break that agreement is crucial for the movement of goods in and out of the e.u. a sharp end of this is the dutch port of rotterdam and it is apparent for a worst case scenario. that. the dutch love to grow tomatoes the netherlands is the world's biggest exporter of the fruits in the summit of the u.k. gets to the heart of all it's tomatoes from here or at least it has done the

e.u. council president don't not even made fun of me on instagram to drive that point home no cherries with no solution for ireland and future trade ties to recent may isn't a very difficult situation if she gives in to the e.u. breaks a tears will eat her alive if she doesn't there's no deal. right so a lot at stake for theresa may she is due to make a major speech before congress of her conservative party in birmingham england and the mosque is there for us to get good to see you so her speech is an attempt to reassert her authority over a conservative party that's deeply divided over breakfast and the strategy going forward what kind of reception will she receive based on what people there have been telling you. i spoke to a lot of delegates here at the party conference who she oversees trying to win over the have and have to say very mixed feedback i got from them some people went out of their way to tell me we are not divided and we are not crazy we are the conservative party we don't want revolution we don't want to rock the boat we want to have orderly relations with europe we don't

e.u. is still achievable by european council president donald tusk says the possibility of the u.k. leaving the e.u. without a divorce deal is more likely than ever before. jonah hill is live for us in london so as i said joe a critical meeting ahead for treason may look like she's going to get the sort of rallying support she's looking for from her cabinet. i mean i wouldn't put too much money on that sami this is a very fragile and divided cabinet but it's certainly looking more likely now than it did twenty four hours or so ago that she will come away with some sense of unity in the cabinet to give you an idea of their for agility consider that last night on monday a third of a senior ministers sat together over slices of pizza in the house of commons behind me plotting a sort of concerted effort amongst themselves to force her to change course in her negotiations with the e.u. they've been very unhappy about it particularly over the weekend as a deal seemed likely to be struck on monday afternoon as it happened she addressed the house of commons and went quite some way towards ap

yes i mean we're in the midst of three back to back summits here we have the european council just e.u. leaders yesterday and then today we've got the a sam summit which brings together european leaders with asian leaders and then azizi and summit which happens to see evening and the central three theme through all three of them is good governance is the rules based world order is political cultural social and economic xchange the alleged murder of a dissident journalists in an overseas consulate as is alleged saudi arabia has conducted basically crosses a red line that these countries meeting here in brussels cannot ignore yes saudi arabia invests a large amount of money in european technology in european military hardware but the allegations relating to jamal khashoggi. they simply can't be ignored it is something that needs a response now what's important to stress is that the leaders who've been meeting here in brussels have been towing tiptoeing a very cautious line in between whether they actually come out right and condemn it or whether they ask for a full investigation to be co

e.u. and and the. international security council resolutions our role in yemen we've been asked by the judge to mature government. to government so that they can stop the killing of the civilians there and also what happened through the minority of who sees who try to hijack the country from its own people . we joined that abian condition with. that by so doing and at the beginning we had the seven eyes the situation room military action but now more than ever our rule is how we can bring prosperity and also stability again to yemen through empowering its people to fight for their own country and also so helping them to print so that we are bringing hope through. the tremendous humanitarian aid that the u.a.e. is participating in yemen it's one of the highest you know. also injected into yemen to rebuild again. last year i myself have this to damage and. own asli i was so much overwhelmed with the tremendous efforts. of soldiers and also our people from the same italian aid all contributed to in yemen and the building houses hospitals providing you know electricity but more than that also taking care

e.u. leaders in brussels at the start of a two day summit which we dominated by brics it early i'm a held private meetings with the european commission president and the european council president as well as the irish prime minister the u.k. is due to leave the e.u. in march but negotiations over a potential hard border in arland proving to be a sticking point for what we've seen is that we've solved most of the issues and with strong agreements there are still very strong questions in northern irish truckstop but i believe everybody around the table wants to get a deal. by working intensively and closely we can achieve a deal i believe a deal is achieved now is the time to make it happen. at least nineteen people mostly teenagers have been killed in an explosion and shooting at a school in crimea russian investigators say the attack at couch polytechnic was an act of mass murder not terrorism they say an eighteen year old went on a shooting spree in the school before killing himself. the u.n. special envoy for syria has told the security council he will step down from his role next month citing personal reasons staffan de mistura has spent years is mediating between

e.u. trade officials have however seen progress on another front on friday the prime minister. singapore and the president of the european council attended the official signing of a new trade agreement between the e.u. and singapore. earlier today the european commission exercise for the first time its power to veto the italian budget proposed by the coalition government of prime minister good sepic conti the vice president of the european commission told the media quote today for the first time the commission is obliged to request a euro area country to revise its draft budgetary plan but we see no alternative.

e.u. trade officials have however seen progress on another front on friday the prime minister of singapore and the president of the european councilttended the official signing of a new trade agreement between the e.u. and singapore. earlier today the european commission exercise for the first time its power to veto the italian budget proposed by the coalition government of prime minister good sepic conti the vice president of the european commission told the media quote today for the first time the commission is obliged to request a euro area country to revise its draft budgetary plan but we see no alternative elate elected italian leaders now have three weeks to adjust the budget in abandon campaign spending promises in order to meet brussels preferred limits on spending increasing productivity is a diet desire of many but according to the organization for the economic cooperation and development which encompasses thirty six countries promoting democracy and market economies some always see the countries are much more successful than others are to tell us about hail that joins us from toronto with the latest alex thanks again fo

e.u. summit that will be dominated by brics it earlier to reason may help private meetings with the european commission president and the european council president as well as the irish prime minister the u.k. is due to leave the e.u. in march but negotiations over a potential hard border in ireland a proving to be a sticking point. what we've seen is that we've solved most of the season with strong agreements there are still we still the question is the northern irish rock star i believe everybody around the table wants to get a deal. by working intensively and closely become a team deal i believe a deal is achieved now is the time to make it happen. at least nineteen people mostly teenagers have been killed in an explosion and shooting at a school in crimea russian investigators say the attack at couch polytechnic was an act of mass murder not terrorism they say an eighteen year old went to a shooting spree in a school before killing himself israeli airstrikes have targeted twenty sites in gaza killing at least one palestinian and israeli military says the strikes were in response to earlier rocket fire which struck a house in in sout

e.u. trade officials have however seen progress on another front on friday the prime minister of singapore and the president of the european council attended the official signing of a new trade agreement between the e.u. and singapore. earlier today the european commission exercise for the first time its power to veto the italian budget proposed by the coalition government of prime minister good sepic conti the vice president of the european commission told the media quote today for the first time the commission is obliged to request a euro area country to revise its draft budgetary plan but we see no alternative elate elected italian leaders now have three weeks to adjust the budget in abandon campaign spending promises in order to meet brussels preferred limits on spending increasing productivity is a diet desire of many but according to the organization for the economic cooperation and development which encompasses thirty six countries promoting democracy and market economies some always see the countries are much more successful than others are to tell us about helmets joins us from toronto with the latest alex thanks again fo

e.u. integration bare knuckle creations under the. regional cooperation council the chief of staff's or all the. member states of the region including co so what is at the at the track that except that it's activists are being scared to go partnership action plan we make so i don't know who is going for three going to start because of what i frankly would like the national journal i've had to deny you on that because here's just some of these pretty obsolete and old school no risks if properly address i thought the record day you be are actually possibly gaining a lot sort of we are getting closer to the united states and nato ok and yet here we have one minute left so i'm going to wrap you up you said that and i thank you and i wrap it up from an early you heard from people in in serbia talking about maybe being. incorporated into kosovo i want you to hear from people in kosovo who may well be incorporated into into serbia and you'll hear from in just a second from a serbian and the albanian so again the folks down on the ground have a listen. i don't know what

e.u. leaders at a meeting in brussels late on wednesday the summit comes a day after european council president donald two said he's not hopeful about a breakthrough in talks with the u.k. negotiations of stalled once again over what should happen with the irish pulled out of northern ireland to rescue the nikkei leave the e.u. in march they met a cabinet on tuesday to discuss the status of the two of us. a moment of silence has been held in the first anniversary of a bomb explosion which killed a journalist investigating corruption in malta the ceremony of the european commission in brussels also remembered other journalists killed or intimidated because of their work. well those are the headlines that he's continues here on al-jazeera after my nigerian statement on so much and i felt. it's the wild west previously where the average person couldn't touch and tell if a post had been sponsored on height or in some way does this. have the kind of support that it needs we bring you the stories that are shaping the economic world we live in counting the cost on al-jazeera zero zero zero zero zero z

e.u. summit that we dominated by brics it earlier in may had private meetings with the european commission president. european council president donald tusk and irish prime minister leo varadkar the u.k. is due to leave the e.u. in march and negotiations over a deal stalled once again over the weekend. so what we've seen is that we've solved most of the issues in which strong agreements there are still very strong the question is the northern irish backstop but i believe everybody around the table wants to get a deal done by working intensively and closely we can achieve i believe a deal physically now is the time to make it happen. to her as falling events for us in brussels or the e.u. leaders have now finished their meal without to resume a how do they respond to what she had to say. well i mean there were a number of ways in which they might have responded to her this perhaps isn't the worst but it certainly piles of pressure on the u.k. what essentially they did was they said look they planned summit meeting that we had in place that emergency brigs that summit in november is not going to happen simply not enoug

e.u. leaders that. this summit here which follows on from the european council summit yesterday it's called a some summit and it brings together leaders from to cover essentially sixty percent of the world's population talking about politics the economy and the told not social and cultural cooperation but at the root of it all is the need for a rules based world order and frankly the agreement that appears to be bubbling under from the leaders that was speaking to and who are making public pronouncements is that the killing of a dissident journalist in an overseas consulate certainly does not abide by the rules based world order the words that are being coming out include when we. we spoke to the luxemburg prime minister this morning who said that there should be an investigation first information that we have is not very positive and then he grimaced at us the other thing donald tusk the president of the pink council said we need a fair fair and transparent investigation three clear problems there and we've also heard both last night from the french president now on background and today from the british

council summit. she was greeted by the commission president, who last month said that the e.u. negotiators stand ready to work day and night to reach the deal. this week's meeting is seen as a moment of truth, but it now holds little promise for a breakthrough. tome minister may is set urge her counterpart to give ground for the departure, while e.u. leaders hope that she brings concrete proposals. there are new sides of a partisan divide on the senate judiciary committee. every democratic -- every democratic member did not attend, and the republican chair committee said that chuck grassley had already delayed the hearing at the request of senator feinstein, this comes after the committee presided over the contentious confirmation battle of brett kavanaugh. about 2000 honduran migrants is on the road again, hoping to reach the united states. this despite threats from president trump it to cut off aid to central american countries that don't stop them. the president is warning honduras, guatemala, and el losedor that they will american aid if they allow migrants to travel throug

e.u. in march to resume a says an amicable divorce deal is still achievable but the european council president says the possibility of no deal is more likely than ever before the world health organization has called an emergency meeting on weapon state to discuss the apolo virus outbreak in the democratic republic of congo the virus has killed twenty four people in the last week more than one hundred thirty people have died since the latest outbreak began in the country in august the congo has experienced nine bricks of a bonus since one nine hundred seventy six. the worst flooding in the southwest of france for more than a hundred years killed now twelve people three months worth of rain fell within a few hours on monday villages near the city of caucus on where water levels are still rising those are your headlines the news continues after the big picture i'll have more news on this channel in about twenty five minutes hopefully see that up. october two thousand and eleven call in elm i'm going to get their feet is drugged from a drain pipe beaten and killed by libyan revolutionaries the bod