germany's chancellor meeting with russia. president vladimir putin to talk about ukraine they're talking about talking all together with ukraine france and germany but putin said at the g. twenty that kev is not really a legitimate negotiating partner that it's actually the party of war so why talk well i don't expect any immediate change in that but for on dilemma it is very important to try and mediate when it comes to the ukrainian russian conflict this is not a new this is what we saw in our reports when it comes to the normandy for much of the world germany france ukraine and russia they have met on various occasions in the past because both france and germany think it is very important to try again to mediate and that's precisely why they want to meet again and talk to try and see if they can in some way or another deescalate the conflict we've heard that as well in the last few days from various german officials here in berlin and elsewhere if you had to compare this g. twenty to some in the past and they've been going on for ten years is this one for the history books i wouldn't say it's one for the history books but it did r

is particularly important has been very important for a long time in fact is normandy for much france germany ukraine and russia has been one of the key elements of german foreign policy in the last few years and one of the key elements within that foreign policy procedures has been precisely to meet and talk and fly and find consensus if possible so for angela merkel now with this renewed conflict between right. it's again an opportunity to try and bring the parties together now and at least try and find some common goal where they will manage to do that that's another question but at least for a minute michael it was important to make sure during the g twenty that they could get some sort of commitment to another normandy for money it's. better to be talking than shooting one last question if you were to give a score to this g. twenty summit did they actually do much well yes they did too much in that communique shows a general direction which they want to achieve it showed differences that are still very evident on for example trade absolutely key climate another issue where they still did

profile of the man now which is starting to emerge the man who is still on the run potentially in france in germany we just don't know at this stage of this attacks also raise some questions about france's security what can you tell us about that. this is tat comes at a very difficult time for france as well as for french president a minute of my call of course he has faced a lot of criticism over his response to the best economic protests which have taken place in france over the past four consecutive weekends getting the response right to this insecurity questions that will be raised in the wake of this attack is crucial for the french president bearing in mind that the leader of the far right for nessie and maybe not paying has already come forward saying this clearly shows that tara policies need to be reviewed in the light of this is tack of course is a difficult question for the french population do they want more security has already been more security in front since twenty fifteen sentinel counterterrorism police forces which patrol many towns and cities in for all the stupid. terrorist att

the possibility of some sort of islamist attack around christmas time in the region between germany and france so it's a serious hurt at the moment but we don't know really how far this is going to go and no one's we have any idea you were reporting that there was suspicious activity maybe they were trying just scout the premises do we know exactly what it was that they were doing that got the attention of the police while they were caught on video. at stuttgart airport taking photographs of the building from the outside and they were also said to have been hanging around the security checkpoints inside the building without you know making any attempt actually to board an airplane or something like that police try to apprehend them at the time but did not manage to get there in time one has to presume that these people are now being looked for and since one of the suspects is actually known to german police we must assume that they are near to his home or whatever but so far. so far this is just a raised alert a security situation without any further developments on the other responders han's

and germany near to stroudsburg of course stars book itself right on the border between france and germany police checking cars that have been delays going back for a while we have heard from the prosecutors who've painted the picture well more of a picture of what happened on tuesday evening due to all these considering who target the perpetrators way of his profile and the testimonies of those who how the human you know. and to terror police have been called into action terrorism has once again struck our country in strasburg reminding us in a dramatic fashion that the threat is still very real by this manhunt is still very much an ongoing situation what police understand what they've released to the press so far into the public is that this is a twenty nine year old man who comes from stroudsburg he's been named in french press and here in germany as c. they say that they're looking for him as well as his brother sami he has a criminal record it is said here in germany also in france he was on terror watch lists in france for the most important fact about him right now is th

decorated cakes and the german food designer went on to perfect his craft all over europe in france germany and spain working in several renowned three star restaurants now he runs a school for must of protests is in the southern german state of area we met him for this week series sweet delights where he revealed that perfection and passion don't always mix. these cakes are tiny works of art. their own created by food design a much. mittermeier. i got a job that isn't actually needed in this world nobody needs chocolate all praise lin's all cake if so the question is how do i get customers to come to me for my luxury products i think by stirring emotions. in what sort of. mathias mr meyer is head of a bavarian pettis or reschooling he teaches professionals and hobby chefs the art of making exquisite treats anyone can learn the tricks of the trade but much he says it's not about being passionate about baking. it like shock of passion might help a coke or will improvise with a pinch of this or a pinch of that but that doesn't help with the participation if you must follow the recipe to the l

i just had a meeting in france germany. russia and dialogue and does so many ideas how we could cope over it you could nominate lee. on culturally assigned on the on side issues and so on and so on there's a lot of creativity on the sides and i think all put unities. peak and now we have both sides to. to. push forward better relations with all kinds thank you very much for the interview we're talking to dr horace tell chick prominent german politician and national security advisor to how much call discussing chancellor merkel's legacy on the divide within the european union and that's it for this edition of sophie and call see you next time. when a loved one is murder it's natural to seek the death penalty for the murder i would prefer it be to win the death penalty just because i think that's the fair thing the right thing research shows that for every nine executions one convict is found innocent the idea that we were executing innocent people is terrifying is just no way to parent and that we're even many victims' famil

that's being france germany ukraine and russia where they can discuss what is happening. i want to say very clearly the free movement of ships in the sea of us of to ukraine's coast and cities must be guarantee. violist. as being indeed up to correspondent max hoffman who is in buenos aires for us so max i just heard anglo-american there confirming that the recent russia ukraine escalation was discussed by the leaders do we know what the atmosphere of the talks was like. of course we know that this was a big part of the discussion between vladimir putin and i'm going to machall but the german chancellor was very matter of fact for you to her the important part was that what says what we just heard in that sound bite that the norm of the format will continue so that format that involves ukraine russia germany and france at a lower level not the leaders level but at the lower level still this year this is important because it keeps things going otherwise about the atmosphere in general at the g. twenty she said things aren't as easy as they used to be but there are still a

the man is known for civil law offenses for which he was already condemned in france and in germany. the government has decided to switch to his data of emergency and reinforce controls of border crossings. france has borne the brunt of some of europe's worst terror attacks in recent years now the country finds itself yet again in the crosshairs. and earlier i spoke with de w. correspondent max hope man in strasburg i asked him to tell us more about the five people who authorities say that they have in custody after the shooting who these people were what their relation is to the alleged gunmen but the most interesting part to be david from a shooting to come out of that interview is that the secretary of state said it wasn't impossible that the gunmen might have left as he called it the territory which means that he might be on his way already in germany you have to keep in mind is right on the border with germany and this gunman has a history in germany he was not only condemned for crimes here in france but also in neighboring germany. who is here max because i mean we are starting

power outages the main consumers of german electricity this year are austria the netherlands and france germany's export surplus is expected to end by twenty twenty three as more gas and coal fired power stations are shut down. now what would christmas be without sound to cause and what would santa claus be without his reindeer there's indispensable helpers who pull the sled full of presents through the dark night it's been that way since time immemorial but santa claus also is keeping up with the times now you can equip your animals with a g.p.s. transmitter color and an app helps you to locate and protect them. seppo coitus those reindeer are far away in northern finland the breeder watches over hundreds of animals what was once a huge challenge is no longer as hard as it used to be thanks to the latest technology. and me as i'm older now and did not get some thirty years ago you had to follow the older reindeer herders for about five or ten years to learn the landscape the forests and all of the animals habits but nowadays you just pick up your mobile phone with a navigation app and from the f

love golf because the stuff we used to employ have gone to france germany will go to all spain where they can get. a job where the money in euro's rather than being paid in g.d.p. because the value of the pound is full substantially also thirty percent of the chocolate is export it within the european union delays at the border after bricks it might cost the delicate product to suffer the system we have at the moment house flows but it's ninety five percent perfect as far as a system for trading. we've got so you know the. issues between the borders is for a company like mine. focus and everything we do after that is a problem. for coast bricks it many in business hope there will be a solution to keep the new workers coming also for the lowest skilled jobs like hospitality otherwise who will make the drinks it's not just the employment market that's creating a headache for british business what they fear is a disorderly bricks that crushing out of the e.u. without a deal with brussels particularly small businesses are not really prepared for this at all. before we go german carmaker

france, germany and, as far as poland, the temperature is well above average for the time of year.attern of weather fronts moving in from the south—west and this pattern we'll continue to see for quite a few more days, certainly through much of the week ahead. in the early hours of sunday, most of the rain has cleared away into the near continent and behind it some clear spells but also some cloud around here and there. big temperature contrast between the north and the south of the country, cold air in the north atlantic so three degrees whereas in the south it is double figures. this weather pattern will continue through sunday and into monday. most rain has cleared away into the heart of the continent so we were left with this legacy of thick cloud which will break up from time to time and there will be some sunny spells around but, also, some rain here and there. you can see the south—westerly wind dragging in the milder air. the wind will be gusty for a time around southern and western coasts. this is where the air is coming from the north so it is quite chilly in aberdeen. si

considered to have a meeting in the normandy fall not before and which the normandy councils being france germany ukraine and russia sputum about the process is happening there. putin however said he believed only a change in the ukrainian government would bring an end to the crisis. one thing all twenty leaders disagree on the need to reform the trade organization given current trade tensions globally a success for this summit. and for more now i'm joined by our political score spawn of thomas sparrow thanks for being here a lot of one plus one meetings at this multilateral meeting at the big one being between of course donald trump and china's paying trump likes to announce deals is this one he had to announce to you oh that's right what they agreed now at least according to the statements that were released to suspend new trade tariffs on ninety days they will have new talks during those ninety days in order to have structural changes that's how the white house put it to some elements of the bilateral trade relationship in return what china promised to do is buy products from the united states

will get back in the so-called normandy format that's a talk with four countries ukraine russia france germany it won't be at the highest level but still they intend to meet still this year and talk it over all right myself when reporting for us from one osiris thanks very much. the former u.s. president george herbert walker bush has died at his home in houston at the age of ninety four and people from around the world have been paying tribute to the forty first president of the united states or seen yes of an eventful want in office seeing the collapse of the soviet union and the full of the wall and he'll be remembered here in germany is one of the architects of reunification let's take a look back now at his life and thus his legacy. it was one of george bush's last public appearances and surely one of his toughest it was his wife barbara sunil an early twenty eight teen. he bid farewell after seventy three years of marriage. the couple married shortly after the end of world war two george was a war hero. after the war he returned to texas where founded an oil company he then turned to a c

level ministerial level we're not sure about that the normandy format includes ukraine russia france germany and they will meet probably still this year to try to resolve the situation. now michael also made a very personal statement and she about the possible of the late president a u.s. president george h.w. bush can you tell us more about that. well of course he has a special meaning to all people that grew up in east germany as did the german chancellor i get a mac hold because he was the champion of reunification he made that possible as i'm going to michael herself said and that's why she stood in front of the president where as i rose and said she might not be here were it not for george bush and see she underlined the trust and the german american friendship that was there at the times i'm not sure if that was a jab towards the current administration but one thing's for sure that the relationship the current leadership isn't the same as it was back then all right max hoffman in buenos aires thanks so much. now people from around the world have been paying tribute to salma u.s. presid

considered to have a meeting in the normandy fall meant for which the normandy councils being france germany ukraine and russia sputum about the processes happening there. putin however said he believes only a change in the ukrainian government would bring an end to the crisis. one thing all twenty leaders did agree on the need to reform the world trade organization given current trade tensions globally a success for this summit. after some of the other stories making news around the world israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has denied engaging in bribery after police were commended corruption charges against him and his wife sarra the case revolves around alleged regulator the favors granted to an israeli telecom company in exchange for positive coverage on the company's news website that i now faces recommended indictments in two of the corruption investigations. the us naval chief in the middle east has been found dead vice admiral scott stanley was found at his residence in balmain the gulf kingdom is the base for the fifth u.s. fleet and the u.s. navy did not give any cause of dea

being considered to have a meeting in the normandy fall not for which the normandy cancels being france germany ukraine and russia spewed about the processes happening there. putin however said he believes only a change in the ukrainian government would bring an end to the crisis missus. but you got one thing all twenty leaders did a great on the need to reform the world trade organization given current trade tensions globally a success for this summit. for the w.'s have yeah get us joins us from war and us ira's have it's good to see you so first that deal between chinese president xi and u.s. president trump isn't really a deal. well you know it it's interesting because before this summit even started and most experts and financial advisors for example had predicted that we would see mark deal that's how they call it at the end of this summit and that seems to be the case a deal where both presidents sit down and say they agreed on something special but without really changing the substance of the trade dispute it is true that donald trump has decided not to impose further tariffs at least fo

there was a trio of big nations in europe — britain, france, and germany — now it's left to france anders. it will continue after brexit. i mean so many germans watch actually prime minister's questions, and they find it fantastic how they are shouting at each other, but in this — such an educated, sophisticated way. that's why i think there is bemusement or even irritation about the fact that this very parliament is suddenly falling apart. nigel farage obviously has some recognition because of his role in the trump campaign, because he does some broadcasting in the us. borisjohnson, i think, did establish some profile. people are really aghast at what is happening here in the political circle and fighting like schoolchildren. italian politics is so chaotic. when you look at brexit debates in parliament, they don't consider it particularly, you know, scary or crazy. there's been a lot of talk about ireland getting above its station. there's a sense, sometimes, amongst irish people, that maybe british politicians who say those kinds of things simply don't understand ireland. i'm ready t

whether our counterparts in france, germany and spain enjoying a nice winter break, every premier leagueur games between 21 december and the third of january, four games between 21 december and the third ofjanuary, not four games between 21 december and the third of january, not so four games between 21 december and the third ofjanuary, not so much ho—ho—ho as go—go—go. manchester united play their matches in the space of ten days. in contrast the top two teams, liverpool and manchester city, have more recovery time withjurgen klopp's men playing over 14 days. liverpool have almost 100 hours more recovery time and spurs. this is what ritzier pochettino is planning to do about it. now for us it is the most off period, more than ever we are going to use the squad. i feel so sorry for the people who don't like the rotation. and when you rest players. but we are going to use all the squad. and it is so important that all of the players will be ready to compete, because we want to be competitive. i think we need all of the squad. with a 5-point gap between brighton in 13th and newcastle below

of syria that has drawn sharp criticism from his own republican publicans and from key allies germany france and britain all reject the president's claim that so-called islamic state has been defeated inside syria and they say the battle to clear them out should continue. these u.s. soldiers may leave syria very soon the u.s. president says the so-called islamic state has been defeated so it's time for them to come home. the move has sparked surprise and outrage from lawmakers who called his action brush and dangerous none of us will leave. has been defeated. two democrats and one republican saying the same thing the war has not yet been won the twenty two hundred in syria are performing vital national security functions for us washington's major european allies also disputed donald trump's claim of victory over to terrorist group france germany and the u.k. are part of the u.s. led coalition they are worried that washington's pullout will allow the militants to regroup. with the light against the terrorism is not finished there's been a lot of progress in syria with the coalition but despit