the right—wing alternative for germany will win seats in the federal parliament for the first time.ow between president trump and some high—profile sportsmen and women has grown. more than 100 american footballers protested during the playing of the national anthem at games on sunday. what began last year as a protest against racism escalated after the president's criticism. the regional government of iraqi kurdistan is going ahead with a referendum on independence later on monday, despite international opposition. the move has been fiercely opposed by the iraqi government. turkey and iran have warned the vote could bring chaos to the region. now on bbc news, dateline london.

re—elected for a fourth term as chancellor and her centre—right cdu will be the largest party in the federal parliamentbetween donald trump and leading figures in the sports world is escalating after the president used an obscenity to denounce players who fail to stand for the national anthem. the president of the regional government of iraqi kurdistan has vowed to press ahead with the

re—elected for a fourth term as chancellor and her centre—right cdu will be the largest party in the federal parliamente right—wing nationalist afd is celebrating a breakthrough, preparing to enter parliament for the first time. the i’ow parliament for the first time. the row between donald trump and leading figures in the sports world is escalating after the president used an obscenity to denounce players who fail to stand for the national anthem. the president of the regional government of iraqi kurdistan has vowed to press ahead with the referendum on independence despite increasing international opposition. at too, a full round—up of the day's news. now on bbc news, nawal al maghafi reports from yemen on this unfolding catastrophe in the country in our world — conflict and cholera: yemen's catastrophe. a warning — herfilm contains distressing images that viewers may find upsetting. yemen — the world's worst humanitarian disaster. as the richest countries in the arab world relentlessly batter the region's poorest, the west stands accused of complicity. if something is not done soon, literally hundre

and to lead this party into the nineteenth federal parliament we are committed to. being in opposition in order to make sure that germany is equipped for the future that's what we've been elected for ladies and gentleman. and our first task. i noticed this new news coverage. we we can tell all the other parties only talk about people but the f.t. was elected to the positions the conscience that's what our voters gave us the confidence for and the first thing that we will do is to. keep our promise. we will initiate an inquiry about the chancellor angela merkel.

has entered the federal parliament will have to analyze and evaluate what happened because we want to regain those who voted for the a.f.d. . the day in barber has the latest from berlin. they were always expected to win but sundays or celebrations at c.d.u. headquarters and get a miracle now gets to govern for a fourth term and for the chancellor who's managed to overcome every challenge thrown her way the job of forming a ruling coalition isn't stacked because we the c.d.u. c.s.u. are the strongest party we have a mandate to form a government and there can be no government formation against us. bill and was also hosting a world class marathon near the finish line many eyes were on who'd manage a late sprint for seats here in germany's national parliament where the race for seats here at the buddhist toggle parliament is over and the winner was never really in doubt but one of the main are known as was exactly how big the presence of the right wing populist party. for deutsche runs would be. in the event it did better than anyone predicted. not only does it enter the bundestag for th

the right—wing alternative for germany, afd, will win seats in the federal parliament for the first time had their worst result since 1933. president trump is imposing new travel restrictions on eight countries, including for the first time north korea, venezuela and chad. sudan has been dropped from the original list of six mainly—muslim countries. it's the third update on a ban that has been much contested in court. the regional government of iraqi kurdistan is going ahead with a referendum on independence later on monday despite international opposition. the move has been fiercely opposed by the iraqi government. turkey and iran have warned the vote could bring chaos to the region. the leader of the small new zealand first party, winston peters, says he will not be rushed into a deal about who will lead the country's next government. both the governing centre—right national party and the labour party say they can form a government. now it is time for our newspaper review. what's making headlines around the world ? we start with the international papers' reaction to angela merkel‘s tri

the alternative for germany, or the afd is set to become the third largest party in the federal parliament. but during the conference, the leadership problem of the afd became pretty evident. >> awkward moments here. the party's chairwoman said the afd should address the dissent within its own ranks, and that she won't be the party's chairwoman in parliament. she had walked out. let's get to straight international senior correspondent fred pleitgen following this situation as well. fred, what do you know? >> hi, george. certainly anybody who says german politics is boring has probably learned their lesson today. this was really even -- even the party itself said a bombshell when one of the leaders of the party walked out of that press conference. and you could see the other party chairpeople who were also at the podium there, three of them, trying to get her back, saying they don't approve of what they call this behavior. now she was saying that she believes the party needs to address the dissent within the party. we do know that this party, the alternative for germany does have sort of se

the right—wing alternative for germany will win seats in the federal parliament for the first time.he centre—left social democrats had their worst result since 1933. the row between president trump and some high—profile sportsmen and women has grown. more than 100 american footballers protested during the playing of the national anthem at games on sunday. what began last year as a protest against racism escalated after the president's criticism. the regional government of iraqi kurdistan is going ahead with a referendum on independence later on monday despite international opposition. the move has been opposed by the iraqi government. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn, has resisted calls from some in the party, to pledge to keep britain in the european single market, after brexit. with their annual conference beginning in brighton today, 30 labour mps were among those who signed a letter, urging the party to pledge to stay in. but mr corbyn told the bbc, that a future labour government's ability to protectjobs could be hampered by single market membership. our political editor laura ku

has entered the federal parliament we will have to analyze and evaluate what's happened because we want to regain those who voted for the a.f.d. . iraq central government has asked the autonomy as kurdish region to hand over control of its border crossings and airports as it ramps up efforts to stop monday's independence referendum it's also calling on foreign countries to stop the oil trading with the kurdish region to deal with divided government instead iraqi kurdish officials have vowed they will go ahead with the vote. u.s. federal aid has started to arrive in puerto rico as emergency services deal with the devastation left by hurricane maria eleven ships have entered the main port bringing in cots food and more than six million liters of drinking water meanwhile around seventy thousand people have been ordered to evacuate an area near a river in the northwest over fears and the downward burst those are your headlines stay with us talk to us next. sure. you. would say. of all the sovereign nations of africa only three months. into a day morocco and swaziland the king plays an impor

her job as the leader of germany. >> but a far-right party is expected to pickup seats in the federal parliament the first time in over half a century. cnn's senior international correspondent fred pliken is live following the story in berlin this hour. fred at a polling station. fred, what is the feeling, the mood as people make their decision? >> reporter: hi there, george. i would say the mood at this point in time is ghood. there is a decent amount of people showing up. i want to show you how all this works. as you notice, we are inside a polling station. germany has one of the most complicated election systems in the world. you can see here, you don't have one vote here in this election, you have two votes. one is for the direct candidate from whichever constituency you're in, and the other is for the party. this is the cdu, the party of angela merkel, the party of martin schultz the main contender, and the party, george, you were talking about that so many people are talking about is this one. it's called the afd known as the alternative for germany, which does have a lot of far-right posi

it's projected to become the third largest party in the federal parliament. >> now that has infuriatedross germany. they chanted "nazis out" and refugee "religions are welcome." this will be the first time a far right party moves into the bundestag in over half a century. >> translator: of course it is a success that the afd is entering parliament with these results in light of the disastrous ideas of the chancellor and the social democrats who have lost so dramatically. but we still have to make clear that this result is not a political about-turn for germany, and this is what we need. so the afd has to really use the four years in parliament so that by 2021 at the latest, we are really able to introduce a real about-turn. >> in the meantime, the german chancellor angela merkel, she has secured a fourth term. but now she is politically weaker. >> the main traditional parties took a hit, and mrs. merkel will likely have a hard time forming a coalition. >> translator: after 12 years, given our responsibility to govern, we as the union, i can say it's not too obvious that we are the stro

a far-right party could be elected to germany's federal parliament for the first time in over half atury. the alternative for germany party could even gain significant political power. >> cnn's senior international correspondent frederick plitkin joins us now for more from berlin. big day in germany. you also mentioned the marathon. so, people running in the background, they may not be running to the polls. they'd be running for another reason. hey there, fred. >> reporter: yeah, there's more than 40,000 people actually who are running the marathon here in berlin today which puts kind of a strain on the folks who are trying to vote because it's really difficult to get around the city. but, of course, this is as you mentioned natalie, also a very important election here for this country and angela merkel as you say is the front runner, but the big question is, is she going to be as strong politically as she has been in the past? and i have an expert to talk to me about this. it's delker from politico here in berlin. what do you think, is she going to be as strong as she was before? be

government where is full to just the alternative for germany, the afd, is set to make it into the federal parliament the first time. big debate, small debate. i'm joined now by our political correspondent. people were saying to debate less might was rather boring. can we say more about the debates tonight? >> personally i didn't think it was such a boring debate. but this debate definitely was more lively. before, the small parties were highly criticizing last night's debate. they said they didn't talk about the big topics of the future, education -- brent: the chancellor said that herself at the end of the debate. >> and they were not able to paint it vision for what they want your me to look like so that was the criticism of the smaller parties of yesterday's debate going into their own debate tonight. tonight we saw a much more lively debate. digitalization, education, topics and a lot of german voters will care about it i think it was a much more lively and expect full exchange. but of course you have an ideological spectrum that is far wider from the very left to the very right. so for that rea

the right—wing alternative for germany will win seats in the federal parliament for the first time.he centre—left social democrats had their worst result since 1933. the row between president trump and some high—profile sportsmen and women has grown. more than 100 american footballers protested during the playing of the national anthem at games on sunday. what began last year as a protest against racism escalated after the president's criticism. the regional government of iraqi kurdistan is going ahead with a referendum on independence later on monday, despite international opposition. the move has been fiercely opposed by the iraqi government. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i am stephen sackur. there is a special breed of business leaders who acquire a public profile far beyond their core business. think trump, branson, and a host of others. but is a flamboyant style and diversification into sports or media necessarily good for the bottom line? my guest today is one of asia's best—known businessmen, tony fernandes, boss of airasia, football club owner, one—time for

headline tonight at least one of them one also of course of the the what have seats in the federal parliament rochelle to the bottom is. all coverage continues into the morning you're here for the three for us because we all feel it's lined up keeping a close eye on those on to the protests some are breaking out across germany for me kevin always thanks for watching but a sight seeing because it's what i post here let's see what's happening over the river. yeah three pretty at night isn't it we've had the rain with the bright sunshine earlier on my place berlin nicky i'm going to hollywood you for the rest of my naughty but have no fear tomorrow for me in the rest of the guys good evening . number. two the number you know that is. what politicians do you should. put themselves on the line to get accepted or rejected. so when you want to be president. some want to.

we hope finally our federal parliament will stop delaying, stop dragging this out and finally deliverf the australian people to allow all australians to be able to marry the person they love in the country that they love. with ballot papers due to be sent out in a week, the court's decision is expected to be swift. but it is unlikely to bring an end to one of the most divisive issues in australian life. hywel griffith, bbc news. now the sport and we begin with the world cup qualifiers and a number of teams are certain to go to russia for the tournament next year but they are all being overshadowed by these guys, the syrian team. they are not quite there but still very much in it thanks to quite a match. we can go to be bbc sport centre. stories don't get much better than this? this is a terrific story, syria keep the dream alive and they are playing australia over tee legs with the winners playing someone from north and central america and that could still be the united states —— over tee legs. the biggest story in the last hour is saudi arabia going through to the world cup. they are

the right—wing alternative for germany will win seats in the federal parliament for the first time.he centre—left social democrats had their worst result since 1933. the row between president trump and some high—profile sportsmen and women has grown. more than 100 american footballers protested during the playing of the national anthem at games on sunday. what began last year as a protest against racism escalated after the president's criticism. the regional government of iraqi kurdistan is going ahead with a referendum on independence later on monday, despite international opposition. the move has been fiercely opposed by the iraqi government. turkey and iran have warned the vote could bring chaos to the region. now on bbc news, dateline london. hello, and welcome to dateline london. i'm jane hill. this week we discuss theresa may's speech in florence and its impact on the brexit negotiations, we look at the prospects for this weekend's german elections, and we assess what, if anything, was achieved at the un general assembly in new york. my guests are: janet daley, the columnist w

has entered the federal parliament will have to analyze and evaluate what's happened because we want to regain those who voted for the a.f.p. in other news iran has joined turkey in putting on a show of force in its border with iraq ahead of monday's historic kurdish referendum on independence from iraq iran's revolutionary guard began a military exercise in the country's own northwestern kurdish region on the eve of that vote it is also closed its airspace to all flights in and out of iraqi kurdistan at the request of the governments in baghdad demonstrators calling for catalan independence have gathered in hundreds of towns in defiance of the spanish government's attempts to block monday's referendum spanish police have arrested cattle on officials and seized electoral materials and thousands of officers from across the country have been deployed u.s. federal aid has started to arrive in puerto rico as emergency services deal with the devastation left by hurricane maria eleven ships events at the port bringing in cots food and more than six million liters of drinking water and thos

the >> a major new challenge is in front of us, namely the fact that the afd has entered the federal parliamenty closely and in-depth because we want to gain back those voters of the afd by solving their problems, by giving them solutions, and certainly by good politics. the kiwi also fell after results in new zealand. prime minister bill english's seats.ne 50 expected to talk to the anti-immigration new zealand first party. discussions could drag on for weeks. president trump has ordered new travel restrictions on eight countries expected to talk to the anti-immigration new zealand first party. replacing his soon to expire man on six -- expire ban on a six muslim majority nations . the president says the u.s. will admit no one it cannot and that properly, -- cannot vet properly. targeting ad to be corporate tax rate of 30%, higher than president trump's preferred rate of 15%, down from the current 35%. the plan is also set to cut the -- global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm rosalind chin. this is bloomberg. yvonne: let's

has entered the federal parliament will have to analyze and evaluate what's happened because we want to regain those who voted for the a.f.p. in other news iran has joined turkey in putting on a show of force and its border with iraq ahead of monday's historic kurdish referendum on independence from iraq iran's revolutionary guard began a military exercise in the country's own northwestern kurdish region on the eve of the vote it is also closed its airspace to all flights in and out of iraqi kurdistan at the request of the governments in baghdad. demonstrators calling for catalan independence have gathered in hundreds of towns in defiance of the spanish government's attempts to block monday's referendum spanish police have arrested catalan officials and electoral materials and thousands of officers from across the country have been deployed u.s. federal aid has started to arrive in question rico is emergency services deal with the devastation left by hurricane maria eleven ships event at the port bringing in cots food six million liters of drinking. and those the headlines here on al

has entered the federal parliament will have to analyze and evaluate what's happened because we want to regain those who voted for the. iraq central government has asked the autonomy of the kurdish region to hand over control of its border crossings and their ports as it ramps up efforts to stop monday's independence referendum is also calling on foreign countries to stop the oil trading with the kurdish region and to deal with the bank government instead iraqi kurdish officials have vowed they will go ahead with the vote. u.s. federal aid has started to arrive in puerto rico as emergency services deal with the devastation left by hurricane maria eleven ships and to the main ports bringing in comps food to more than six million liters of drinking water. thousands of volunteers of travel to mexico city to help with aid efforts off to two deadly earthquakes hit the country folks comes five days after a seven point one magnitude tremor three hundred people. there's a headline stay with india's lady corpse is next. for you. why. are you going to meet. the love and. don't deal only with c

namely the effect of the ft has entered the federal parliament. depth because we want to gain back those voters of the -- by the afdng by solving problems and certainly by good politics. the kiwi also fell after an inconclusive result in new is a -- in new zealand. coalition talks are on the agenda after the prime minister 158 seats in the 120 strong house of representatives. the opposition led the party of under a term of 45 seats. both leaders are expected to talk to the anti-immigration new zealand first party. the discussions could drag on for weeks. iran says production curves are starting to stabilize the oil markets. they must be paid to rising outlooks in libya and nigeria. called for changes in the deal that exempted the two countries because of the recent turmoil. however, he did not elaborate. opec and some independent suppliers have agreed to curve through much to drain the global oil glut. a first fall on bombs by chinese local government financing vehicles are becoming more likely. the agency says more than 600 billion dollars of suc

afd hashe fact that the entered the federal parliament.alyze this closely and in depth because we want to gain back those voters of the afd by solving these problems, giving them solutions and certainly by good politics. taylor: merkel and her main plunged to historic went to afd. millions of, iraqi kurds cast ballots in a historic but nonbinding vote. the united states has warned the vote will destabilize the region amid the fight with the islamic state. travelers from eight countries will face restrictions on entry to the u.s. under a new policy unveiled by the trump administration. will impact chad, iran, libya, somalia, syria, venezuela, and yemen. it will go into effect october 18. president donald trump's criticism of players who protest during the national anthem sparked an increase in activism with 200 nfl players sitting or kneeling, others raising their fists or locking arms to display unity. it also drew objections from owners, including the patriots owner. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2700 journalists and an

party alternative for germany, or afd, is projected to become the third largest party in the federal parliament. protesters are furious. they chanted "nazis out" and "refugees are welcome." this will be the first time a far right party moves into the parliament in over half a century. >>> it was a bittersweet victory for angela merkel. she's keeping her job, but she's politically weaker now, and forming a coalition will be challenging. >> translator: these will now not be easy weeks to come. but we know our responsibility for the country, for the program, and know what is important for the people. and in this spirit, we will master the coming weeks. i am sure of that. >> to talk more about it, cnn's senior international correspondent fred pleitgen joins us live from berlin. it is a new day there, and germans facing a new future, for sure. >> reporter: yes, certainly at least in part it's going to be a different future. many of them had envisioned, it is indeed daybreak here in berlin. it's a gloomy day here, certainly the way many politicians and angela merkel will be feeling as they wake up. i

germans vote for new federal parliament on sunday, first holes published at 12:00 eastern.age starting at 11:30 eastern. joe: i will be watching the central banks. mario draghi on sunday, -- watching for a vote in the senate on the gop health care bill, and an outline of congressional republican's tax reform plan. scarlet: that does it. joe: have a great weekend. this is bloomberg. ♪ jeff: i am jessica summers and you are watching "bloomberg technology." let's start with a check of your first word news. theia is preaching calm as war of words between the u.s. and north korea escalates. said the war in the korean peninsula is unacceptable. moscow also says a neutral european nation should mediate and the u.s. and south korea should stop joint military exercises. senator john mccain voted against the proposal becoming the second republican to oppose the measure. he joins rand paul in opposing the bill. the white house did not sign off from tomst two dozen price. price took at least 24 flights since he joined the cabinet in february. said his job is difficult and is working as

has entered the federal parliament will have to analyze and evaluate what's happened because we want to regain those who voted for the a.f.p. . the head of the un's refugee agency has met some of the four hundred thirty thousand refugees who fled from bangladesh and are now living in makeshift camps they've told filippo ground the about their experiences of violence in iraq and states including allegations of right violence and even murder. this has been since the twenty fifth of august the fastest and most urgent refugee emergency in the world you know the figures but let me repeat them we estimate that four hundred then almost four hundred and thirty thousand refugees from myanmar from northern state have poor into bangladesh in the past few weeks violence has to stop because it is that violence that has caused the flight of the people violence has to stop. jonah hill has been hearing similar accounts from people. in southeastern bangladesh. these are new arrivals well over four hundred thousand muslim or hindu have fled ethnic cleansing in me and in just the past month and that nu

the hard—right afd movement had a successful night, entering the federal parliament for the first timen more than half a century. jeremy corbyn resists calls from labour members to remain in the eu single market after brexit, saying it could make it harder to protect british workers and invest in industry. the important priority is to ensure that we have a tariff free trade access to the european market. half of all our trade is with europe. i would also say that we need to look very carefully at the terms of any trade relationship. american football stars kneel during their national anthem, protesting against racism in the us. donald trump says they're unpatriotic. and an exhilirating 53—ball century from moeen ali inspires england's cricketers to a comfortable win over west indies in the third one—day international in bristol. good evening and welcome to bbc news. exit polls in germany suggest angela merkel‘s party will once again be the largest in parliament after nationwide elections. that means she looks set for a fourth term as chancellor. her christian democrats came out ahead o

has entered the federal parliament we'll have to analyze and evaluate what's happened because we want to regain those who voted for the a.f.d. . good friends this is a great day in the history of our party. we did it. in the german parliament and we will change this country. or merkel's task now is to find some new coalition partners because the social democrats say they will go into opposition rather than the remain in a grand coalition. and this. dude in order to become the chancellor and that's why i didn't want to be a minister in the cabinet and that's why it is correct that i recommended to the speedy leadership that we should enter into opposition. just show you some live pictures coming into us from the german capital berlin what you're seeing here is an anti a protest forming there in berlin protesting against this far right party formed only four years ago on an anti euro sentiment it anti islam and to immigration. those the people protesting against the fact that posse has won thirteen percent of the vote let's take you live to al-jazeera is dominic k. and he's in berlin fo

over internal division just two days after the right wing groups break through in the federal elections and parliament for the first time. in the trunk stoking tensions north korea sees the u.s. president's insult simply a declaration of war.

immigration alternative for germany takes third place in the federal election parliament for the first time. and it's a night of disappointment for martin and his social democrats with the lowest share of the vote since world war two. marcus.

immigration alternatives for germany party takes third place in the federal election entering parliament for the first time. and it's a night of disappointment for martin schultz and his social democratic party with their lowest vote since world war two.

immigration alternative for germany takes place in the federal election and parliament for the first time. and it is a night of disappointment for social democrats with their lowest share of the vote since world war two. and broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is arts international i'm sean thomas with special coverage of the election in germany let's get right to it . has secured a fourth term in office after an election that has brought a shift of power in the german parliament election team has been following all of the developments from berlin. i niki arran welcome to our special coverage of the german election from here in our studio in the heart of the i'm going to merkel has won a full term as chancellor we know that with all the votes now counted but it's been a disappointing night for her closest rival martin schulz the time of celebration for the alternative for germany party. for this is a big day in history. we've entered the store and we will change this country to achieve what happened today at six o'clock these are pollution. thank you all this li the c.d

strife less than forty eight hours after the right wing groups break through in the federal elections and parliament for the first. french president to money will. shake. union. university giving a speech. from moscow to the world this is r t international welcome to the program our top story this hour rush's defense ministry has launched earth strikes on terrorist positions in syria's ungenerous or provinces the strikes targeted. destroying military equipment arms depos with the details earlier medina caution of a spoke to me. according to russia's defense ministry the strikes conducted by russian forces targets i sell and positions the russian military stress that all these star gets were away from residential areas and at a safe distance from u.s. backed forces now there is a reason for such a comment coming from the ministry as early as the controversial u.k. based monitoring group they were in a preserve atory of for human rights have accused russia of conducting air raids against civilians and serious province and moscow has dismissed of these allegations saying that the claims are unsubstanti

the immigration alternative for germany party takes third place in the federal election entering parliament for the first time. and it's a night of disappointment for martin schultz and his social democratic party with their lowest share of the vote since world war two. are broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is our two international i'm sean thomas with special coverage of the german elections let's get right to it so there is a shift of power in the buddhist stogie after a close fought campaign on his election team has been following all of the developments from berlin. welcome to our special coverage of the german election live here from all studio in berlin with me makes me eric tens of millions of voters have now decided how they want hollywood to live in europe's most powerful nation angela merkel is on course for a fourth term as chancellor merkel said to be the night of disappointment closest rival last insults and a time for celebration for the alternative for germany party. i've. seen friends this is a big day in history of our party we've made it we've entered the s

but they are devolved, remember, they are not federal parliaments, so the government retains certaining a fuss about nothing. thank you very much for your time this morning. banks are being with us. at half past three this afternoon, we want to a special ask this. we will have two experts and academics with those just have half past three to go through as many of your questions as we possibly can. abby back with more here in westminster throughout the day. if you would like to put a question to our experts, you can text us on 61124, use the hashtag bbc ask this on social media, or email us at askthis@bbc.co.uk before we get to that debate, with expecting a statement from the foreign office on hurricane irma. the british territory anguilla has been badly hit. with expecting that statement ahead of the withdrawal debate. let's talk a little bit more about the withdrawal debate. we can go to brussels, and our correspondent adam fleming is there. adam, a lot of people watching billy keely and brussels to see the content keely and brussels to see the co nte nt of keely and brussels to see

it's a break in post—war german parliamentary history because we never had such a party in the federal parliamenty openly is xenophobic and antiestablishment is entering the bundestag with roughly 100 people. matthew karnitschnig is chief europe correspondent for website politico. and the significance of the afd party getting 13% of the vote. tell our british audience of that significance? well, as nicholas said this is really unprecedented in germany and it's going to up end the political landscape here because germany has been very consensus driven since the second world war really and for the first time you have this openly racist party that's come into parliament and it is not happy about the migration policy obviously, but other core policies of the german government over the past years and decades. sol of the german government over the past years and decades. so i would expect a much more confrontational approach in the german parliament going forward. and it's not going to be sort of the cosy days of german politics that many of us have been used to. 0k. nicholas, more confrontational in t

strife less than forty eight hours after the right wing groups break through in the federal elections and parliament for the first. french president to money will. shake the european union.

forty eight hours after the right wing groups break through into the federal in the federal election entering the parliament for the very first. turn ten o'clock here in moscow while watching international now russia's ministry defense again denied claims it's targeting civilians in syria the accusations were made by rebel groups but today russia counted those allegations with comprehensive footage of its latest strike says medina course reports. according to russia's defense ministry the strikes conducted by russian forces targets i sell and positions the russian military stress that all these star gets were away from residential areas and at a safe distance from u.s. backed forces now there is a reason for such a comment coming from the ministry as earlier the controversial u.k. based monitoring group syrian observatory for human rights have accused russia of conducting air raids against civilians and syria's province and moscow has dismissed of these allegations saying that the claims are unsubstantial and based on n on him a source says and also added that a russian planes target only terrorist position

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north they have been relatively autonomous in line nine hundred ninety one with a on federal state army and parliament but this referendum was about making independence official in syria u.s. backed kurds known as the syrian democratic forces have been fighting ice in the north syrian kurds aim for a softer cleared autonomous region known as. turkey's kurds are mainly based in the southeast of the kurdistan workers party or p k k is a kurdish rebel group fighting for autonomy in turkey since the nineteen eighties and in iraq kurds make up around ten percent of the population if i can come to you now why should kurds should kurds do you think live by borders that were drawn up you know a colonial carved up essentially drawn up one hundred one years ago by an englishman if we look at the history with a little with little thought to linguistic cultural religious tribe all considerations yes i mean the kurds were provided for a nation in the treaty of server but unfortunate that was then negated by the treaty of lo sun i think you know one hundred of you being denied your nation hurt and a hundred bloody

over internal division just two days after the right wing groups break through in the federal elections and from parliament for the first time. in the trunk stoking tensions north korea sees the u.s. president's insult simply a declaration of war. where we are tuning in to us from around the world this hour welcome to our to international. our top story this hour russia says it has evidence that terrorists were behind april's chemical attack in syria's rebel held town of. which killed at least eighty people with the. moscow has information that terrorists were using chemical and weapons and in particular sarin gas and one of their attacks on the hunch a who in town back in april this year and now this information was voiced by the director of the russian foreign ministries nonproliferation and weapons control department he also said the situation on the ground was secure enough for international experts to come to the area come to the town and to collect important data for the investigation but they refused to do so an early and september and internationally un independent commission that oversees human ri

minister he could become president of the german parliament the move would help the negotiates with potential coalition partners following sunday's federal elections let's get more from political correspondent simon young who's at our parliament studio welcome simon how much credibility should we give this story and what's likely to be behind to be behind the move if it's true. well sure blair has been proposed by his party phil and in the past he's indicated willingness to do this job of speaker but he won't be formally nominated for another few weeks i think what's behind it three things occurred to me one is that we need a strong and experienced figure to be speaker of parliament particularly in view of the arrival of the far right a.f.d. on the scene some expect trouble from them another thing is that this frees up the finance ministry to become part of the so the game of chess that chancellor merkel has to play as she tries to put together a coalition in particular the free democrats would like to take over the finance ministry the other thing is that the european level sure stands for austerity and fiscal rigidity so with him out o

wants to get into the federal parliament for the first time and miracles social democratic challenger martin's olds wants to prove the opinion polls wrong and become germany's next leader. let me throw it over now to my colleague peter craven he's over at the top table and they're going to talk about the de peter fry brains which we're all trying to work out what the a.f.p. really is what it amounts to judy is not even if as i say that judy dempsey and you'll be on sitting with me here at the talk table you'll i saw a headline in one of germany's leading newspapers today the frankfurter allgemeine and sides of one of the leading broadsheets they were referring at least in part to the the outcome of this election they've the fact that they could get double digit figures and they said the future of democracy is at stake is that hysteria or what those those would not be my words do the same things were being said when in the netherlands been for this party came into parliament a lady also gave will this party but. you know we have to look at the a of d. as a party where people are democr

minister to become president of the german parliament that move could help chancellor merkel and she seeks to negotiate a new coalition following sunday's federal election the free democrats have said filling the finance minister post is a precondition for their support. officials on the indonesian island of bali say almost one hundred thousand people have fled their homes amid fears that a nearby volcano will erupt hundreds of tremors from mt on the east of the island are being recorded daily the volcano last erupted in one thousand nine hundred sixty three killing more than a thousand people saudi arabia says that it's going to allow women to drive now this is a big leap forward for the ultra conservative country the only one in the world that bans women from driving a royal decree is due to take effect next june allowing women for the first time ever to apply for a license as without the permission of a man the streets of saudi arabia have long been a battleground on one hand women wanting to drive on the other the religious conservatives who've called them too stupid the mobility threat to society now it is the women who have won. them to t

minister to become president of the german parliament the move could help chancellor merkel and she seeks to negotiate a new coalition following sunday's federal election and three days after the german election chancer americal has returned to the campaign trail this time ahead of state elections in lower saxony merkel was there to support the conservative candidate ahead of the vote on october fifteenth after a disappointing result in the national election miracle is looking to boost support for her conservatives the c.d.u. . are joining me now is our political correspondent on your curler good evening to you and your chance or just gave her first speech since the elections what stood out. well this first speech friend and normal times this would have been a routine gig for america but these are normal times after these losses for the conservatives on sunday after the severe losses towards the far right if the party only on monday i said i don't know what we should do differently but this won't be sufficient people want changes they want answers but didn't give these says tonight she touched on a lot of subjects she spoke about economy about