the cdu and csu have major differences over a number of key issues including the european union and austerityicy, migration, and energy. this could become the most complex series of negotiations in decades. the talks were shaved with the intention of looking for solutions about how to reach a cohesive society. but it is also clear it is a long way ahead of us. on friday, the exploratory talks will continue with teams from the potential coalition parties meeting together. it may be weeks before a possible jamaica coalition becomes reality. brent: for more of what to pull in our political correspondent following the talks for us. so after this first day, can we talk about any kind of progress being made? guest: i think there was initial progress. it was the first time these parties formally met after the election and they were actually just trying to find out where their priorities lie, what kind of policies, what kind of red lines that have. they still have a long, long way to go before they can find common ground. one of the parties said after the talks they all knew what they were looking fo

correspondent: on friday, the conservative cdu and csu parties will join the talks. hind these walls, all four potential coalition partners will negotiate together for the first time. brent: the new zealand labour party has completed coalition talks and formed a government with the new zealand first party and the greens. a 37-year-old becomes the country's youngest prime minister. here is what she had to say when she announced the coalition deal. >> labor has always believed that government should be a partner in ensuring an economy that works and delivers for all new zealanders. we also believe in a government that looks after its environment, and that ultimately looks after its people. and i believe labor has found true allies in parliament to deliver on that. brent: that was the new prime minister in new zealand speaking. former soccer player george where has taken the lead in presidential elections. the commission announcing he had received nearly 40% of the votes. according to the election rules in nigeria, he will need a majority. he will face off with the curre

it comes after ten hours of talk between the cdu and the csu —— csu.ast month were a far right group made significant gains. we can speak to a political alice whojoins us by we can speak to a political alice who joins us by webcam from berlin. —— analyst. talk us through the background of these talks with the csu, the migrant issue a big deal in the campaign? it's all about one number, the magic number of 200,000 refugees. this is the basic line of the compromise. i would say it is a fragile compromise because they agreed on the number but they also agreed on the number but they also agreed that they don't call it an upper limit or ceiling, they call it a guideline, so it gives angela merkel more flexibility, but it gives the csu leader and number he once. he can go back to his supporters saying that we have an influence but it isn't a cap. exactly. this is the basic line of the compromise and then it goes in toa the compromise and then it goes in to a lot of details. one aspect is the 200,000 is only limited to the humanitarian influx, only talking ab

compromise is said to have been reached after ten hours of talks between her cdu party and its bavarian sister party, the csuey issue in last month's election, in which a far—right group made significant gains. argentine airlines has become the latest carrier to suspend flights to the venezuelan capital, caracas. the company said it had concerns over security in venezuela because of increasing criminal violence and political uncertainty. four other airlines have taken similar action, further isolating the country which is suffering a severe economic crisis. a rescue operation is under way near the bangladeshi coast where a boat, carrying rohingya muslim refugees fleeing myanmar, has capsized. officials say at least two people are dead and many others are missing. local media say the vessel sank due to high waves and rough weather. earlier we werejoined by regional media manager for save the children, evan shuurman, who is currently in cox's bazar the latest we know is that there were about 100 people on board, high numbers of children. search and rescue operations still going on. unfortunately we don't know

compromise is said to have been reached after ten hours of talks between her cdu party and its bavarian sister party, the csuerged as a key issue in last month's election, in which a far—right group made significant gains. argentine airlines has suspended flights to the venezuelan capital, caracas. the company said it had concerns over security in venezuela because of increasing criminal violence and political uncertainty. four other airlines have taken similar action as the country experiences a severe economic and political crisis. a rescue operation is under way near the bangladeshi coast where a boat, carrying rohingya muslim refugees fleeing myanmar, has capsized. at least 12 people are thought to be dead and many others are missing. coastguard officials said the boat was overloaded with about 100 people, mostly children. local media say the vessel sank due to high waves and rough weather. joining us from cox's bazar is vivan tan who works for the un refugee agency can you give us an update? we first heard about this report early in the morning. 0vernight apparently this boat had come and overloaded. 0u

the other end of the spectrum is the csu and the cdu.he other end of the spectrum, as i was saying, is a little bit more optimistic. when it comes to explanatory talks and also coalition talks i caught up with the deputy chairman of the parliamentary group of the cdu, and i asked when he thinks we'll have a new government take a listen. >> we should have a government before christmas, because then we have the christmas break, and so it's the wish of all of us that we will have this coalition treaty before christmas. so we have party conventions and we have this target >> going forward, europe is also on the agenda. i think even today when it comes to the explanatory talks what do you think the jamaica coalition will yield for european politics in. >> i guess we will continue our politics on the one hand we try to put europe together, so we will work very hard on the target together with france, especially with france i guess there's some common agreement that france will be the main partner in the future development of europe. we will ma

reporter: the csu broke with merkel and her decision to let in refugees in 2015. the cdueceived its worst score sense 1949. --iged to form a correlation a coalition, a deal with csc was just the first. merkel must now negotiate with other parties. among the possible partners, the pro-business ftp and dream. with diametricically opposed vis on a number of issues, including migration, they will have to work together if they want to govern. at least 12 muslimim refugees dieied after their overloaded boat capsized and five of the victims were children. strike theheagedy to ongoing violence in myananmar. refufugees were e headed towaras bangladeshsh with a boatat carrg upup to 35 people, whwh flipped ovover. hundndds of thouousands of rohingya have fled myanmar after ththe military launched a crackdown that been slammed by the united nations as ethnic cleansing. in afghanistan, the international red cross says it is going to drastically cut back its operations there. as after attacks that killed seven of its staff members this year. the icrc has an operating for more than 30 y