during a recent visit to berlin german chancellor angela merkel agreed to this weekend summit russia iran and turkey have used the syrian conflict to reestablish their positions as regional powers in the middle east. but reconstruction will require western money perhaps giving leaders like merkel additional clouts. well for more we're joined now by our correspondent. is standing by for us in istanbul good to see you here so tell us what exactly are the main aims of this summit. well one of the most important issues here at the venue right behind me here in istanbul today is the situation in syria is one of syria's ma a last major rebel held outpost so president arrid on president putin almost probably going to brief chancellor merkel and president about the situation there about the status of the deal the truce they brokered last a month a demilitarized zone between rebel forces on the one side and pro-government forces on the other side now this deal you have to understand is quite fragile many rebel groups have not complied but still as far as the information goes from the ground t

can still hold on to power here chancellor merkel is certainly will hold on to power as a key conservative leaders meeting next weekend there'll be some hard talk that the party conference in december there'll be more pressure on anglo-american but i think she will survive that and will be able to fight another day as to say all right our political correspondent peter craven thank you very much peter. now to sports and in formula one lewis hamilton a storm to a fifth world championship win at the mexican grand prix on sunday hamilton went into the race and needing to finish in the or above seventh place to clinch the championship but he started third on the great and made an early bid for the lead but red bulls max for stop an edge him aside and went on to win the race for a second year in a row but it was hamilton's day and he claimed fourth spot handing in this fifth world title. only one driver in the history of the sport has never won more world championships than lewis hamilton retired racing legend michelle schumacher with seven but the britain is closing in having secur

i'm sumi so misconducts good to have you with us german chancellor angela merkel is hosting the compact with africa summit here in berlin aimed at raising private investment on the continent she's meeting with twelve heads of state including egyptian president of the fattah el-sisi the two countries are currently holding bilateral talks on the sidelines i aimed at tackling terrorism illegal immigration and other regional issues now cairo is keen to boost cooperation with germany which spearheaded the summit last year says he will be in the capital on toll thursday. we have more on the story now with our correspondents for him and nina hasa good to have you both with us here in studio three a let's start with you because you've been following elsie's visit here in germany what is the main aim of this meeting well it's always been maintaining security and security cooperation between the quit the two countries but also increasing investment of course this has been seized this platform since he came to power and since he was reelected again this year to increase investment and to restore i

also coming up voters punish german chancellor angela merkel's conservatives this time in the state of has said it will ask what this means for the future of germany's shaky coalition government. and in sports the celebration of formula one race seems world champion briton lewis hamilton clinch just fifth title edging out german suboxone title for the drivers' championship. i'm sumi so misconducts good to have you with us a passenger plane with one hundred eighty nine people on board has crashed into the sea shortly after taking off from indonesia airport now emergency personnel have been searching for the plane off the northern coast of java island rescuers have already located debris but so far no survivors relatives of those on board have gathered at the jakarta airport. awaiting news of the passengers the flight was operated by indonesian budget airline lion air. and that's a developing story we'll bring you more details on that story as they come in to us now brazil has a new president far right candidate share both a narrow has won a sweeping victory official results gave him mor

tanya kramer is covering chancellor merkel's visit to israel and she joins us from jerusalem hi tania so we mentioned that chancellor merkel stopped holding consultations with netanyahu last year what are the sticking points here. well this time i mean the focus is he a bit get a sense that it's been business as usual for this consultation that the focus is on the battle meetings and all the ministers are meeting but also of course and chance america and prime minister netanyahu are meeting it and also this afternoon there's a sense they want to talk maybe also about issues like economy technology innovation something that there's a lot of talk about in israel but of course the main sticking points remain it's interesting to see what they will have to say in a press conference a conference of this follow that one of the main sticking points being the posts in this really conflict. for example settlements as you mentioned but also the iran

of the very are part of the german government with german chancellor angela merkel it's a sister party who's going to be voted on today and of course this could mean if the c.z. the bavarian conserves are doing badly this is also going to be a sign for german chancellor angela merkel that her politics are not doing well here and the various max kosik in berlin are i'm sorry munich thanks very much on. now to some other stories making news around the world to. the most contentious roman catholic figures of the twentieth century have been made saints by pope francis in a ceremony at the vatican the pontiff canonized pope paul the six and the murdered salvadoran archbishop oscar romero along with five others russian opposition leader alexina vall me has been released from jail in moscow he spent some fifty days behind bars on two back to back sentences for staging illegal protests of all the supporters say the kremlin is trying to sideline him and anti-racism rally in berlin june estimated two hundred forty thousand people on saturday that's according to organizers protesters marched with

had a long conservative majority the conservative bavaria our coalition partner of german chancellor angela merkel's current government in berlin so this is a poll that's not only polling on state politics but also on how the government of german chancellor angela merkel is doing and if the conservatives are not getting a good nights that means that there is a sense that the policies of. walking maybe will soon been max kosik and you nick thank you very much. now to some of the stories making news around. world two of the most contentious roman catholic figures of the twentieth century have been made saints by pope francis in a ceremony at the vatican the pontiff canonized all the six and the murdered salvadoran archbishop oscar romero along with five others. a powerful storm is struck the coast of portugal entering almost thirty people and up routing bore than a thousand trees tropical storm leslie packed winds of over one hundred kilometers per hour when it hit the country late saturday local media say hundreds of thousands of homes suffered power cuts. russian opposition leader alexina volley has

party it comes on the heels of chancellor angela merkel's seismic like and they'll submit that she is stepping down as party leader in december and stepping down as chancellor in two thousand and twenty one mr maritz said nothing today about aspirations to be the next chancellor but maneuvering to become the next c.d.u. party leader puts him on a direct course for the chancellor e. today's announcement ends in marriage his decade long self-imposed exile from german politics now at the beginning of this century he and i'm going to america they were rivals within the c.d.u. and we all know the history america would go on to become chancellor and in two thousand and nine merritt's called it quits we're now he wants back in and he wants to when the latest polls show him as the clear favorite to lead the party and the country and regarding his to mulch was passed with chancellor merkel today mr maritz almost sounded like mr magnanimous meet chancellor merkel's old rival the man she once ousted is back to challenge her . gets the cd unis renewal and a new stunt. the c.d.u. needs forward thi

the bavarian vote will be felt in berlin chancellor merkel's interior minister or so they offer is the c.s.u. party leader a poor result today could see calls for his removal further destabilizing miracle's trouble coalition polls also indicate that voters and of area will strengthen to opposition parties the environmentalist greens looks set to become the second biggest party in bavaria and the far right populist alternative for germany is expected to have a strong showing as well germany's established parties are bracing for the outcome of this very election we haven't reported now from d.w. political correspondent bob young on their mark in berlin. the election and varia instills hope in some fear in others the mood around burdened sky stag is growing tends to varia is hundreds of kilometers away from here but parties in berlin expect an earthquake that could shake up german politics as a whole. inside that high start building all parties are busy carrying out internal meetings the conservative parties are especially nervous. christian democratic union form a parliamentary group wit

this is deja vu news live from berlin a long goodbye from the longtime chancellor angela merkel announces a phased exit from german politics should resign as party chair in december and make this her last term as chancellor look at the future of europe without. also coming up deadly storms strike italy fierce wind and rain lashed the country killing at least nine people and then as we get swamped reporting record high water looks. to me so much going to thank you for joining us a day after chancellor angela merkel announces her plan to exit germany and the world look ahead to who might replace her merkel has said she will resign as leader of her party in december and step down as chancellor at the next election the move follows heavy losses for her conservatives in recent state elections one thing is clear the person who succeeds merkel will have big shoes to fill. an earthquake a bombshell a day of destiny there's been no shortage of drastic descriptions. announcement. essence of. firstly at the coming c.d.u. party conference in december i have decided not to run again for c.d.u. party l

she will not seek reelection as party leader but she would still like to remain in office as chancellor merkel has led the c.d.u. for the last eighteen years how decision follows a bruising election in the state of hester where her conservative saw there was result in half a century. let's go live to our political correspondent thomas sparrow he is at the christian democratic party headquarters to most what's the latest there where you are. while we're waiting for this press conference right behind where i'm standing at the c.d.u. headquarters we've seen many top officials of the c.d.u. actually rush past and go up to one of the top floors where there's a party gathering in order to discuss all these aspects most of them have refused to talk to the press or if they've done so they have done really very quickly stressing for example that the decision of anger is one that could help the party come out of this particular crisis that we've been discussing they have also been asked on various occasions who they would like to be the next party chair if in this decision actually is confirmed later on

merkel's visit started with a solemn moment. remembering the victims of the holocaust this is not just a routine duty for the chancellor angela merkel emphasizes germany's friendship with israel despite political differences at the memorial she recalled germany's special responsibility. for fun. eighty years ago during the night of the. jewish people in germany faced hate and violence of unimaginable severity followed was that unprecedented destruction of civilized values of the shoah as a result germany has an eternal responsibility to remind the world of this crime and to counter anti-semitism seen a phobia hate and violence. merkel is in israel for comprehensive talks a special relationship germany maintains with only eleven countries she met with prime minister netanyahu on wednesday and will meet him again today merkel has also promised to openly discuss her differences with israel. tanya kramer is covering chancellor merkel's visit to israel and she joins us from jerusalem hi tania so we mentioned that chancellor merkel stopped holding consultations with netanyahu last year what are the sticking points here. well this time i m

him the power base within the party to be as he believed in effect a strong and effective chancellor angela merkel watch that she was in his cabinet she saw him doing that and she said that is the way it's going to go with me as well i will not be the german chancellor without having the power base of my own party and that she has managed to keep those roles together whether she now proposes to separate those two roles he's always said she will not do so but she's not a change of heart we don't know yet they can also be a tactical maneuver from her because in the end it's no secret that there is opposition to her within her own c.d.u. polity and this way she could keep her critics quiet and say ok i've given up this post but she could still continue to govern as. because she's often been written off people keep writing a political opportunities you know for months they've been doing that but she's always in a certain sense outmaneuver and then do you think how do you actually maneuver the men you know. i think that's a very benign interpretation of what may be going on i know no more than you do o

how much of that will affect the chancellor angela merkel. well that's really the big question i mean i'm getting a sense having been in berlin following the elections down here that this election defeat is already factored in pretty much into what is becoming a more and more complicated picture for the german chancellor to navigate the big question of course is how big will that blow here be and will it lead to further destabilization of her government she certainly doesn't need this kind of noise right now she was hoping to actually get some some work done some government work done and now her brothers here are getting seriously unsettled there will be more than ruffled feathers most likely here in the union tomorrow and that will of course then have an effect on lynn there has been a dynamic recently that has seen the chancellor upset when parliamentary party leader candidate was voted down by her own m.p.'s this could turn into something like a trend let's see how the voters speak it tonight and mccain a briefly if you can i know you've b

more than half of germans blamed chancellor merkel for the state of the german government. one third thinks interior minister is responsible for the situation he's been losing support just before state elections in bavaria that are especially important for him only two percent of voters blame. for the situation but that doesn't help her party. the greens on the other hand are flying high this could be because most germans are dissatisfied with the ground coalition's climate policy. recently thousands of people demonstrated to save the forest near cologne from being destroyed to make way for. three out of four germans think chancellor merkel's government should do more to protect the climate every fifth german is of the opinion that the german government is acting correctly only three percent say it should do less. a turkish court has lifted the house arrest of u.s. pastor and true bronson he's now on his way to the united states brunson was arrested two years ago on suspicion of having links to the to the good line a cleric that uncle rebel aims for the failed coup attempt

german chancellor angela merkel says germany will encourage palestinians to join peace negotiations with israel the chancellor has been meeting with the israeli leader benjamin netanyahu in jerusalem on a two day visit and told a press conference she will seek contact with the palestinian leader mahmoud abbas to discuss the situation in gaza both she and that also agree that everything must be done to stop iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. there's no question it's not a secret i'm not a state secret i don't oppose the deal with iran because i thought that it's really to look yourself. but also do something to put billions of dollars in the hands of the sponsor of terrorism around the world living. in the wrong. let's bring in these political correspondent hans bronte is following the story for us hi hans so there are some sticking points between these two leaders the iran deal is essential when you're germany continue savoye support for the agreement as a way to to negotiate with iran can these two leaders find common ground while in their press conference they have made a big point o

good to have you with us tonight we know when the air of america is scheduled to end germany's chancellor merkel today announced that she will relinquish the leadership of her party in december and step down as chancellor at the next election now the move follows disastrous results for her conservatives in recent state elections she's been at the forefront of german politics for almost two decades but she has been under siege domestically ever since last year's national elections. an earthquake a bombshell a day of destiny there's been no shortage of drastic descriptions for angle america's announcement. essence. firstly at the coming c.d.u. party conference in december i have decided not to run again for c.d.u. party leader and secondly this fourth term is my last as chancellor of germany. at the election in twenty twenty one i won't run again a cd chancellor candidate nor will i run for a seat in parliament nor will i seek any other political office. and sleep. merkel has previously said that the two jobs chancellor and party leader should go together but after eighteen years heading the chris

is news live from berlin germany verses of the state has a inflicts more punishment on chancellor angela merkel's shaking coalition government as both the main topic here the losses social democrat administrations of with the coalition. is this the beginning of the end for the chancellor. as pittsburgh mourns the victims of the synagogue shooting many are blaming the killings on the current political climate the f.b.i. has praised the quick response of the police say more would have died otherwise. and brazilians are on the verge of electing a populist far right president. it's the country's most part arised election in decades. challenges same democracy is at stake. i'm christine one welcome to the program voters in the german state of has have to live in a blow today to chance and i'm going to machall in regional elections the vote is widely being seen as a test off the national popularity of the paci the conservative c.d.u. let's take a look at the latest projections chancellor merkel's c.d.u. on twenty seven point eight percent that's a fall of ten point five percent since the last his the el

reporter: chancellor merkel echo the idea that germany reunification is still ongoing. >> now 28 yearsn, we know that what we call german unity is a process, a long journey in which over and over again means we must listen to each other's point of view, work together, and not give up. german unity is not finished. 28 years on it is still a continuous challenge. reporter: and so this year's day of german unity ended as it began. peaceful, pensive, with contradictions and conciliation. phil: let's get more on this from veteran german journalist. we're talking about 28 years since east and west germany were reunited. a recent survey says only one in three east germans think the country has grown more united since 1990. why is the view from that side so negative? >> well, if you would travel as a foreigner from west germany to east germany, you would not see any difference anymore. after 28 years, east germany has been rebuilt. and yet there is a dark cloud hanging over this day of celebration. and rightly so, because a lot of people in east germany have a huge problem with a lot of things

german chancellor angela merkel travel to israel strikes after today celebrations ahead of talks with prime minister benjamin netanyahu a visit is taking place to make deep policy disagreements between germany and israel of the palestinian territories and the round it comes as the european union attempts to salvage the twenty fifteen iran nuclear deal which is something a prime minister benjamin netanyahu is a fiercely opposed to most of the talks will be held on thursday with the two leaders expected to discuss foreign and security policy as well as regional issues the w.'s israel correspondent as well. it is a short visit here for chancellor merkel her cabinet and a business delegation in less than twenty four hours she received her third on the rate doctorate from an israeli university meet with president rivlin and head together with prime minister netanyahu this us government consultations chancellor merkel often described israeli german relations as unique given the shared history of both countries this year's consultations are to focus on the economy technology and innovation h

chancellor merkel's c.d.u. on twenty eight percent you can see them there. in black a fall of nine point seven percent from the last election in twenty fifteen the social democrats or s.p.d. well they received twenty percent of the vote for presenting ten point seven percent drop from the last election the greens managing one thousand point five percent representing a rise of eight point four percent the left party well they're on six point five percent meaning an increase of one point three since the last election and the liberal f.t.p. received seven point five percent of the vote a rise of two point five percent and the far right alternative for germany will they receive twenty twelve percent of the vote a rise of seven point nine percent. now joined by did up your political correspondents sign when young was going to take us through this time when the projected results have just been announced what do you make of them well it's certainly been an interesting day in german politics again because as we've been saying all day angle a medical is right on the

peace in syria turkish president reject hosts the summit in istanbul he joined by german chancellor angela merkel as well as the leaders of friends and russia for talks aimed at finding a political solution to the country's seven year civil war. and in germany it's another key vote for chancellor angela merkel's shaky coalition germany's conservatives are bracing for a blow in state elections and has to take a look at what's at stake in sunday's vote. by marion and steve it's good to have you with us. u.s. authorities say the man arrested over a series of mail bomb sent a prominent democrats has a criminal history and is a fervent supporter of president donald trump by. officials are yet to disclose a motive fifty six year old florida residences are so york was tracked down with the help of fingerprint evidence investigators say they're looking into new suspicious packages thought to be connected to the case. u.s. or thirty's believe they've got their man investigators allege fifty six year old sees as sayaka is responsible for the pipe bomb packages which have been sent to high profile democrats

reporter: meet chancellor merkel's old rival.he man she once ousted is back to challenge her. >> the cdu needs a fresh start and d renewal. the cdu needs a forward thinking political discussion, and i believe that means the cdu has to be clear about its core values. reporter: angela merkel had taken over friedrich merz's position as parliamentary leader of the conservatives 16 years ago. many say he has never forgiven her. he carried on as her second-in-command for a couple of years, then in 2009 he left politics. he returned to his day job as an attorney, joining in an international corporate law firm. he has also sat on the board of governors for several companies, including the world's largest asset management firm, blackrock. so far, merz is one of three contenders for the party leadership. he is considered the most conservative among them and would represent a clear break with merkel's style of politics. although he hahas been a criticf the chancellor and h her govevernment since she took powr in 2005, he says now they could

three out of four germans think chancellor merkel's government should do more to protect the climate every fifth german is of the opinion that the german government is acting correctly only three percent say it should do less. a turkish court has lifted the house arrest of us pastor andrew brown said the ruling allows him to leave turkey and mediately brunson was arrested two years ago on suspicion of having links to fit to the good that the critic but uncle were a blames for the failed coup attempt in twenty six his detention has caused ties to fall apart between washington and ankara with both sides imposing tit for tat penalties. and for more on the release of pastor brown so let's bring in aaron stein from the atlantic council he's an expert on u.s. turkey relations and author of the new book turkey's new foreign policy welcome to you aaron and i'd like to begin by asking you because the detention of press and it's really put an enormous strain on u.s. turkey relations for months now what do you think he was released at this point. well i mean over the summer when pastor bronson

also would like to thank president mccone president putin and chancellor merkel just for having positively responded to our invitation to come to stumble to have these important constant stations as my personal self and i'll be on for the entire nation. is an improvement that our meeting along with the decisions that we have made. will eagled suspicious results for syrian brothers and. there's that. our fundamental cruelties in this process is to ensure a full ceasefire in the field and render it prevalent in order to stop the bloodshed once and for all i did yes we all can make it and. in the light of the legitimate demands of the syrian people a political solution should be produced so that stability in the country can only agree stored and we had so extensively discussed as to how we can cheat we could achieve that gets you know and we have to underline this one fact. one of the fundamental reasons as to why the syrian conflict he came in a global problem. made is that the international community side in adequately mind it owned up to this conflict for a very long time and the problems

well first of all this is the first time that the two very powerful european leaders sturman chancellor merkel and french president mccraw a sitting down at the same table with a turkey and russia both actors on the ground in syria but on opposite sides of the conflict to talk about these war torn countries futures so this is an unusual summit turkey for example has been talking to iran and russia lately most most of the time the process is the so-called us town a process but that has been you know observed with a certain kind of suspicion by the so-called west so now we have the european leaders here as well and as chancellor merkel put it it is an unusual form and we have our differences but we had constructive and productive talks this is an important take away from today now they were specifically specifically talking about the situation in lip syria as the last major rebel outpost you remember turkey and russia brokered a deal last month to avert a bloody offensive by the syrian government now merkel and mccall expressed their hopes that this deal this truce basically can be turned into a

well i think that's a fact that everybody was well aware of chancellor merkel said that this is just a four party summit that other you know nation's leaders must be and wolves as well particularly the u.s. and iran you were mentioning them russia's president putin also said that he will inform iran about the outcome so i think the bigger effort here is you know to bring all the to bring all these actors somehow together and not have like single different meetings because in the end if you decide about syria's future there are so many interests at stake and you have to bring them to the same table all right ladies thank you that syria han in istanbul in the show in is in moscow for us tonight here in germany the extremely hot dry summer has left waterways at a record low level causing chaos for the country's shipping industry and billions of euros of losses experts are warning the problem could become more common across europe as global temperatures rise. muito levels in major rivers like the danube and the ma enough far lower than they normally would be at this time of year but thin

have sent a very clear message saying they're sick of the divisions and just just to be clear chancellor merkel stepping down as party leader in december and the chancellor in twenty twenty one so we'll still see a bit of a yet unless she gets overtaken by events as we all must. so we're looking at a sea change that in german politics that this and of a merkel era absolutely it is a historic moment there's no question whatsoever she was the first woman to head a major party she has headed the c.d.u. for eighteen years she's been governing for over ten years she is a very very important figure in german politics the big question for the last six months has basically been is she going to go as a victim of a disorderly messy transition or is she going to take her own fate and thereby also her legacy into her own hands and leave in an orderly fashion and with dignity certainly this indicates the latter so that's one aspect what follows this and of course is change poses the implicit question will this also mark a kind of a change in german politics will we see a turn to something different we simpl

voters in the german stranger to inflict more punishment on chancellor angela merkel's government as both the main by heavy losses social democrat president took with the alliance. is this the beginning of the end of the grand coalition. and in sports. has won the formula one championship for the first time the most a.d.'s drive a clinch the title with two races of the season just thing. to the program. has won a sweeping victory in presidential elections in brazil official results gave the far right candidate more than fifty five percent of the vote that's where the head of leftist candidate for. thousands of supporters. of the copacabana beach front in rio de janeiro to celebrate the victory off a candidate after the country's most polarizing election in decades. both an r. is an x. on me captain he campaigned on a pledge to crack down on crime and lead brazil out of recession but he's also been criticized for making a string of six's homophobic and braces for months he will be the first far right president to leave brazil since the end of the country's military dictatorship in one

german chancellor angela merkel says that those responsible for the killing must be held accountable poland is ready to suspend the arms exports to riyadh. also coming up the united states dispatches its national security adviser to moscow for tough talks on nuclear weapons that's after washington says it's ready to withdraw from his storage treaty on the intermediate range missiles plus vote counting begins in afghanistan's first parliamentary election in nearly a decade of violence killed or injured hundreds of people over the weekend i'd be chaotic the hole was extended into a second day. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program german chancellor angela merkel has backed a ban on arms exports to saudi arabia following the killing of the journalist jamal khashoggi in its consulate in istanbul the international community has raised

has said after the very bad result in bavaria as well thomas one of those priorities mean for chancellor merkel and her shaky coalition government. well frankly merkel it's obvious obviously a very difficult moment as well someone yesterday on twitter described the conservatives proper probably the happiest losers of the night because obviously they they did get a result which gives them the mandate to form a regional government on the other hand the losses are absolutely evident and the losses are very difficult also for angela merkel she will probably be able to continue with her government in a way with her governing coalition but she will also have to make changes and you also have to make changes considering what i mentioned just earlier sumi the fact that the social democrats here are under a lot of pressure that they also have to bring results and that also applies for angela merkel both the conservatives and the social democrats will have to bring results if they want to turn those bad numbers around tell us what does all of this tell us about how germany's political landscape is changi

been discussing how to tackle terrorism and illegal migration the president sisi has praised chancellor merkel's refugee from his. chance for mac address the press following her meeting with the president the first time since she announced a phased withdrawal from frontline politics in the meantime she said the business of government would continue as usual. i think the negotiating position in international negotiations will not be changed or affected in any way you can only say that i will now fully focus on my job to stay ahead of government and as far as the list of possible candidates for the chairmanship of the c.d.u. party is going to and as i said yesterday it is an open process and as the previous chairwoman in my political life learned that question of succession are questions that you shouldn't intervene in because it's never worked and that is something i

news live from berlin a long goodbye from the long time chancellor angela merkel announces a phaseout exit from german politics children sign as party chair in december and make this her last term as chancellor we take a look at her potential successors also coming up a deadly storm striking italy fierce wind and rain lashed the country killing at least nine people and venice get swamped reporting record high water levels. and a david and goliath matchup in the german colony powerhouse barn a car on the prototype tiny birding hausen tonight and the fourth division club is hoping for a massive i'm sure that. i'm seeing you so much going to thank you for joining us a day after chancellor angela merkel announces her plan to exit germany and the world look ahead to who might replace her merkel has said she will resign as leader of her party in december and step down as chancellor at the next election the move follows heavy losses for her conservatives and recent state elections one thing is clear the person who succeeds merkel will have big shoes to fill. an earthquake a bombshell a day o

polls are set to open in germany's bavaria region with allies of chancellor merkel under pressure frommaller parties. march of the migrants — on the road with the honduran families defying washington to seek a better life in the united states. and like father, like son — schumacherjunior wins his first drivers title. hello and welcome to bbc news. the bbc has learned that britain and the united states are considering boycotting a major international conference in saudi arabia after the disappearance of the saudi journalist, jamal khashoggi. a joint statement of condemnation is also being discussed by western allies if it is confirmed that mr khashoggi was killed by saudi agents. eliza philippidis reports. president trump is under international and domestic pressure to help determine what happened to mr khashoggi and punish saudi arabia if investigations show its government had him killed. and though he's promised severe punishment, sanctions on arms don't seem to be on the cards. when we take away $110 billion of purchases from our country, that hurts our workers, that hurts our factor

is the date of your news live from berlin a long goodbye from the long time chancellor angela merkel announces a phase out exit from german politics children sign as party chair in december and make this her last term as chancellor we take a look at her potential successors also coming up a deadly storm strike italy fierce wind and rain lashed the country killing.

meet chancellor merkel's old rival the man she once ousted is back to challenge her. the c.d.u. needs a fresh start and renewal. needs a forward thinking political discussion and i believe that means the c.d.u. has to be clear about its core values i'm going to america had taken over his position as parliamentary leader of the conservatives sixteen years ago many say he's never forgiven her he carried on as her second in command for a couple of years then in two thousand and nine he left politics he returned to his day job as an attorney joining an international corporate law firm he's also sat on the board of governors for several companies including the world's largest asset management firm blackrock so far is one of three contenders for the party leadership he's considered the most conservative among them and would represent a clear break with merkel style of politics. although he's been a critic of the chancellor and her government since she took power in two thousand and five he says now they could work together he's been. convinced that anglo machall and i will get along u

more than half of germans blame chancellor merkel for the state of the german government. one third thinks interior minister is responsible for the situation he's been losing support just before state elections in bavaria that are especially important for him only two percent of voters blame s.p.d. later on today and not for the situation but that doesn't help her party. the greens on the other hand are flying high this could be because most germans are dissatisfied with the grand coalitions climate. recently thousands of people demonstrated to save the forest near cologne from being destroyed to make way for a coal mine. three out of four germans think chancellor merkel's government should do more to protect the climate every fifth german is of the opinion that the german government is acting correctly only three percent say it should do less. we shift our focus now to turkey were a court has lifted house arrest of u.s. pastor andrew bronson the ruling allows him to leave turkey immediately brunson who was arrested two years ago in suspicion of having links to the cleric

it's been a sobering night for chancellor merkel's christian democrats and the has the state capital the c.d.u. premier can remain in office but no one is calling this result a success and the disappointment is even greater among the social democrats this is the s.p.d. as worst result in has a state elections. out of nearly four and a half million voters and has about sixty eight percent cast their ballots the results underscore the flagging support for chancellor merkel's coalition government in berlin with punishment for both the c.d.u. and the s.p.d. . party leaders in berlin are now ready to change course. students for loose politics at the federal level contributed a lot to our losses and has a and there are two reasons for that firstly something has to change in the. we have a lot of work ahead of us so at the condition of the government is unacceptable accept dusty's i think you will even we have to ensure the government does what it was elected to do an end are fighting. whether we can govern together or not the people expect us to do what's right and deliver results in the f

during her visit to israel today chancellor angela merkel took time out to visit the fashion holocaustmemorial she laid a wreath and made a promise germany would always take a stand against anti-semitism seen a phobia hatred and violence. then she returns to everyday politics while in jerusalem chancellor merkel meets israeli president robin rivlin he appeals to the chancellor to support his country against the nuclear armament of the arch enemy iran. rivlin describes iran as a monster that should be starved and not fed. her next stop a meeting with the israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu who also offers differing views on the iran agreement there's no question you know it's not a secret certainly not a state secret that are close the deal would be wrong because i thought there was this where to look there are some. there's something to put billions of dollars in . sponsor terrorism around the world. in the middle east via isn't as i've told the president we agree with israel that everything must be done to prevent iran from acquiring nuclear weapons even if we don't agree on the

and another key vote for a german chancellor angela merkel a shaky coalition of germany's conservatives are bracing for another blow this time in the central state of pessah we have the latest on sunday's election. welcome to the program i'm mary in evanston. u.s. authorities say the man arrested over a series of mail bombs sent a prominent democrats has a history of criminal history rather and is also a fervent supporter of president donald trump but officials are yet to disclose a motive fifty six year old florida residents is our say york was tracked down with the help of fingerprint evidence investigators say they're looking into new suspicious packages thought to be connected to the case. u.s. or thirty's believe they've got their man investigators allege fifty six year old sees as sayaka is responsible for the pipe bomb packages which have been sent to high profile democrats police also seized what they believe to be the suspects van emblazoned with far right paraphernalia and posters supporting u.s. president donald trump they hope the vehicle might contain crucial clues as to wh