anchor: and that attack in baghdad just happened hours after a visit by the french president francois hollandeonly major western head of state to visit baghdad since 2014, when international forces joined the fight against isis. hernandez said -- hold on to hollande said -- reporter: francois hollande wanted to show the importance of the ongoing operations in iraq. >> we have a common enemy. the islamic state group. we must go after them where they are, in iraq, or in syria. we must also understand the lengths between that group and some brainwashed individuals who carry out attacks across the world. reporter: as commander-in-chief, hollande thanked troops. direct french involvement is limited to airstrikes, at some soldiers are on the ground to train iraqi forces. against the i.s. is in the northern city of mosul. hundreds more fighting elsewhere in iraq. developed to fight them on the battlefield. as was visiting baghdad, francois hollande was in the kurdish city of -- tons of 100 humanitarian aid. anchor: joining me is a research director at the -- institute. thank you for being with us ton

and then two more calls later, one with the french president francois hollande, and then the prime minister of israeli. >>> malcolm turnbull. that comes up at 5:00. nbc's kasie hunt is at the white house. kasie, what kind of guidance are you getting from administration officials about the nature of these calls, especially the one at noon to russia? >> reporter: a lot of focus today on that call to vladimir putin. you already have republican members of congress raising concerns about whether president trump is going to relieve those sanctions that former president obama put on russia over russian meddling in the u.s. election. so that's what to watch from that call today. but in the meantime, there's increasing backlash over that executive order that president trump signed yesterday that temporarily bans immigrants from certain countries. there are reports this morning that people with iraqi and other passports were not allowed to board an egyptair flight from cairo to new york because of concerns about this new executive order. now, nbc news is still working to confirm those reports. this p

and theggest the party deeply unpopular president francois hollande will be knocked out at the first round with the conservatives and the far right making it through to the second round. i'm joined by our french .olitical editor marc perelman manuel valls is the one with the most to lose tonight, isn't he? marc: absolutely. december 1, france of alone goes on national television -- francois hollande goes on national television. he decides he will not run again. this puts the party in a crisis. his prime minister, manuel valls, decides to throw his hat into the ring. we have this very short campaign. we have three debates within just the space of one week. round one, january 22. round two, january 29. you have seven contenders, but really there are three main contenders. manuel valls is the favorite, but, obviously, the weight of francois hollande's unpopularity is on him, because he was his prime minister. it's very difficult to say you were different when you were the prime minister. ministers former resigned because they opposed those very policies implemented by manuel valls. it w

speaking at an air base, a saidd -- francois hollande it was needed to upgrade the law -- upgrade military equipment. >> it was just months ago until he -- with just months to go until he leaves office, president francois hollande says they should increase their military budget. the army was struggling in the face of escalating securities threats at home and abroad. at a visit to the air base, the president says defense spending should move quickly towards 2% of gdp. >> to be very clear, today we we have toer 1.8% get to 2%, certainly over the next five years. hollande defended the military operations. the point counterterrorism operations in africa as well as at home in the wake of the recent attacks, the french army is also in the central african public and fighting the islamic state group in iraq and syria as part of the coalition. the budget increase calls on its members to spend 2% of gdp on defense. france is pressure from the united states to conform. president elect him trump warned the u.s. may not honor its nato commitment. anchor: the snow has been quite late this year. bavaria

francois hollande was marginally better. now she has someone she may be able to deal with. she is happy to see that francois fillon is proposing all sorts of economic reforms. they see eye to eye on the necessity of having christian values in europe without shoving them down anybody's throat, but at least making space for them. angela merkel heading the christian democratic union. they also have a certain affinity because they have worked together for five years. when francois fillon was prime minister and angela merkel was chancellor of germany. she was working -- he was working under her as president. puts something that they together a long time ago. because of the rhetoric coming out of washington, with donald trump saying nato is obsolete, even attacking german automakers, saying angela merkel had to make a horrendous decision in letting and refugees. mentioned the working relationship that is already there between francois fillon and angela merkel. could there be any sticking points between the two? : they do not see i try on anything -- they do not see i to eye on eve

the attack came during a one-day visit by the french president, francois hollande.fter talks with iraqi leaders, he pledged to extend france's military and humanitarian support for the iraqi government. "we have a common entering -- common enemy. it is terrorism. this enemy, we need to let it down in places -- we need to hunt it down in places where it exists." francis part of the u.s. led coalition fighting i.s. in the operation to retake the northern city of mosul, the jihadists last stronghold in the country. according to military officials, government forces have retaken 60% of eastern mosul since the battle began in mid-october of last year. however, the coalition is still facing fears resistance from i.s. fighters. sarah: german authorities have attained a german asylum seeker for allegedly seeking funds from the so-called islamic state to carry out a terror attack. authorities raided his apartment and he was taken into custody on saturday. prosecutors say the 38-year-old admitted that he had established contact with the islamic state but denied he was plannin

reporter: franÇois hollande launch the debate.l were critical except for former prime minister manuel valls. mr. valls: having served the french terrifically during difficult times, especially in the face of terrorism. reporter: putting forward his experience as the head of the government. benoit hamon defended his signature policy, the creation of a universal income for all. the measure was criticized by the majority of his competitors. >> the idea poses a big problem because it is a question of solidarity that we have built over centuries. based on the concept of the wealthy contribution to those who have less. >> when social security was created in 1945, the same as what i'm hearing now, it is unfeasible. as for arnaud montebourg, he stood firm, wanting to tackle unemployment. ontebourg: banks have come out of it, so we will ask them to join my plan to fight unemployment. reporter: they were united online issue, being against the candidate on the right, franÇois de rugy. they also oppose the program to overhaul social security.

calls were made to german chancellor angela merkel, french president francois hollande, and later today at about 5:00 eastern, he has a call plan with australia's prime minister, malcolm turnbull. what do you think of president ? ump's first week in office let's hear from david on the line for democrats in kentucky. like tosir, i would complement -- i did not vote for mr. trump, but i'm very, very proud of what he has accomplished the first week. very, very proud. if i met the man, i would give the man a hub. if he keeps this up, i would probably vote for him next election. protects social security. i believe it was the second debate with hillary clinton, he said he would leave it alone, and i hope he protects that. i really liked the way he sounded his first week. i say go, trump. thank you, sir. is is i think he's a a a himwesome of and them as a. i feel like i'm a pretty open-minded person i watch him back and think of the idea that hillary clinton could have been in the white house with bill clinton, i couldn't even sleep the night of the election. they were going to be back in the

hamon, a former minister who left in high dudgeon because he disagreed with manuel valls and francois hollandeave been to posterity driven antiliberal, and wants a clea n b rea k driven antiliberal, and wants a clean break and a new world approach to politics where we enter new territory and the working week is cut drastically and everyone gets paid a basic minimum wage, to lift people out of poverty. pie in the sky to some, but to many people on the left at least it is a new vision of how the country and the west can move at a time when the research disgruntlement with the state of affairs. hugh, thank you. wildfires in chile are now known to have killed at least 11 people and left several thousand homeless. firefighters and volunteers are tackling more than a hundred separate fires, half of which are still out of control. the authorities have detained more than 20 people suspected of arson. the have been more than 3000 episodes of desert island discs since it began. to mark the anniversary, david beckham has been chosen as the castaway for the shell and broadcast today. he revealed that he a

i can quote you francois hollande who has said we will pay.l not be prime minister when we do the negotiations. there is a range of different views. from the spanish foreign minister to the chief negotiator who said on the vexed issue of uk financial services he has pointed out that given that britain puts £1 trillion worth of finance into european companies, if we turn around and have a rational being the differential approach to these negotiations... (inaudible). we need to stop talking about detection is an start looking for the win—win. angela merkel, and others, there is a shifting mood in brussels and there is scope for a win—win scope. brussels and there is scope for a win-win scope. neither you nori know where the negotiations will go. your vision of what a post brexit economy should look like whether or not you get this complicated trade deal. wasn't it very interesting when the british chancellor said you know what we may well do over the next few years as a result of brexit? we make completely transform our economy. low tax, low pub

they include the former prime minister, manuel valls, but not the unpopular current president, francois hollandehfield is in paris. so, set the scene. these socialist party, which would normally expect to go into a presidential election has one of the main contenders, but which is in this instance extremely demoralised and fighting for its life. there is a very small chance of any other contenders in today's election actually the presidential race which does not mean that today is not important, but it is kind of symbolic of the whole disarray which has overcome the french left in the last couple of years since it became apparent that francois hollande's presidency was going to be a failure, which i think everyone believes it has been, he himself is not running for re—election, which you would normally expect to do, and asa you would normally expect to do, and as a result we have this open field in the socialist party, these seven candidates vying to get the nomination, but all of them knowing that even if they do get it, the chances of actually getting to the presidency are very slim, because o

will does for the socialist party reeling from the unpopular presidency of francois hollande?rolyn conan. >> i'm very happy to be joined by senator, good afternoon. just like we saw during the republican primaries is going to be the third man who is now the front runner in the socialist primaries. what happened. ? >> may be colder not to be relied upon. that's the first lesson we have to draw. we have an outsider, someone who is in the minority of the socialist party, represent a minority group. forwards hisng with the other candidate who is the outsider for the republican party. though neithern of them are new faces. they have both been ministers before. they were able to present a new program, new ideas, and i think that's partly was attractive. he's a reminder of bernie sanders in the u.s. he's been nicknamed the jeremy corbyn of france. is that true? greg c on the left of the socialist party. therefore, he would share some twohe values that these politicians share in their own countries. >> did you think that former prime minister actually had almost no chance, given that

the french president, francois hollande, has been meeting leaders of colombia's largest rebel movementy. mr hollande, accompanied by presidentjuan manuel santos, offered financial support for de—mining programmes and the search for the disappeared. now it is time for our news review. the telegraph leads with yesterday's historic uk supreme court ruling. only through parliament can there be a vote on whether the government can start the brexit process. the judgement means the government cannot begin talks with the eu until mps and peers give their backing. the guardian says us president donald trump has infuriated environmentalists by signing executive orders that support two controversial oil pipelines. the new republican president backed the keystone xl and dakota access projects. the arab news reports that israel has approved the construction of 2,500 settler homes in the occupied west bank. prime minister benjamin netanyahu said they had agreed to the move in response to housing needs. the independent says close to £8 billion was wiped of the market value of bt, after the uk telecom

the world's sixth biggest economy is one of the main reasons he's got the chance to replace francois hollandecond term. benoit hamon is a 49—year—old former education minister whose key economic policies include a working week ofjust 32 hours. also a tax on robots which would fund a basic income of about $800 — that's 750 euros per month — for all french citizens. he comfortably beat former prime minister, manuel valls. and now mr hamon will have to convince the rest of france he can reduce the stubbornly high unemployment rate of about 10 percent. another big challenge is the budget deficit. the latest figures showed that in 2015 the government spent 3.5% more than it brought in. that's beyond the eu limit of 3 percent. and when the presidential election happens in april mr hamon will be fighting off the pro—business former socialist economy minister emmanuel macron. the centre—right republican‘s francois fillon who wants to cut public spending. and the leader of the far—right front national marine le pen who wants to exit the european single currency. tomasz michalski is an associate profes

tell that to the foreign secretary, who, in comments made in india, appeared to throw shade on francois hollande french president to a character in a wwii movie administering "punishment beatings" after, apparently, an aide to hollande said that britain shouldn't expect a better trading relationship with the eu after brexit. maybe it's a good thing that the foreign secratry isn't in davos where all the talk is about the manner of brexit. 0ur economics editor kamal ahmed is in the swiss resort this evening. lots of reaction to theresa may's speech, but what is the news in davos about it? well, i think kirstie, today here in davos we had the sort of day after the party. i think the speech itself, while not made here by theresa may, went down pretty well. there is this idea at least we had some certainty all the nods and winks about being in or out of the single market were over. theresa may made it clear britain was coming out of the european union, but today, a bit of the hand over, the day after. we have had news today from banks here, hsbc based in london and the swiss bank ubs they will be mov

french president francois hollande says europe does not need to be told what to do by outsiders, thisfter president trump did that interview with the london times newspaper in which he described himself a big fan of britain, endorsing the brexit vote. but predicting more countries would seek to follow the uk's example. trump also critical of angela merkel for her open stance on refugees, suggesting that nato is obsolete because it has not defended against terrorist attacks. provocative xhcomments going do here. germa >> that reaction across europe here has been extreme to those comments over the weekend. our davos lineup of guests starts now with the ceo of societe generale, frederick ouda joins us. let's kick off with some of those political developments over the weekend. your own president, francois hollande saying europe does not need the interference of the president-elect trump what is your response to that? >> i think beyond what is being said, what is important is that europe in this new world that you are describing with this transition may be doing something more fragmented a

. >> during the campaign franÇois hollande was critical, when we were listening to the speech by to resetmay, trump said terrible things about europe and the chancellor has to say we can manage, and a special relationship, difficult for europeans. could be a good news. them europeans realize that last, they will do things about common -- >> what we heard there, that interview that donald trump gave, almost seemed to be winning the implosion of the european union. and hoping for such an outcome. >> i don't remember hearing the president using these words to describe europe and he was critical about angela merkel's policy on syrian refugees, used the word catastrophic to describe his policies. talking about europe there is a lot of nervousness on this side of the atlantic but in canada where i live, justin trudeau, criticized donald trump forcefully during the campaign because we don't know what donald trump might do on trade. this is an important issue for europe as well but in canada we have a trade deal with mexico and the united states called nafta and donald trump wants to destroy naft

but francois hollande and angela merkel are staying away —— alibaba. alibaba. but for those who feel they ca n afford alibaba. but for those who feel they can afford to tear themselves away from domestic troubles, the world economic forum will be awash with ideas and debate as to whether ever freer trade is now a certainty. tanya beckett, bbc news, davos. well, it is a big day for speeches because later today the uk prime minister theresa may is expected to speu minister theresa may is expected to spell out what kind of brexit deal she once and says the uk will not retain partial membership of the eu when it leaves. us president—elect donald trump says his promise to negotiate an early trade deal between america and the uk could strengthen mrs may's can. our political editor reports on what we can expect based on the evidence so far. brexit means brexit. what is that? brexit means brexit. what is that? brexit means brexit. and in case you hadn't heard. brexit means brexit. i'd ignore the platitudes, the big decisions have been clear since june. decisio

. >> among seven candidates the contest was among three foreign ministers under francois hollande. vote with former prime minister -- approach, the stark choice. >> from now on there is a clear choice to make. the choice between certain defeat and a possible victory. the choice between impossible unaffordable promises and incredible left that can take responsibility. coming in third place and illuminated after sunday's vote was former economy minister, who was once synonymous with the campaign he launched to try to stimulate the french economy. voters -- hel on called on voters. valls in the final round of the primary. has beenrancois fillon meeting with chancellor angela merkel. can no longer be complacent about prosperity. >> i came here to present my priorities to my presidential project and priorities to address europe. it is threatened by russia and china. based on intergovernmental basis. that's what we discussed. once the presidential elections are over, we could begin cooperation with mrs. merkel and germany. there is a crackdown on pollution here in paris. a new scheme is

but in battle to european leaders francois hollande and angela merkel are staying away.l they can tear themselves away from domestic troubles, the world economic forum will be awash with ideas and debate as to whether ever freer trade is now with ideas and debate as to whether everfreer trade is now a certainty. tonia beckett, bbc news, davos. well, let's go live to davos and talk to one of the delegates attending, inga beale, chief executive of the insurance market lloyds of london. nice to see you again. we spoke this time last year when you were at davos. there's a very different mood this year given brexit and the outcome of the us election. yes indeed. brexit is going to be one of the topics i'm interested to learn more about today. 0bviously we're going to hear theresa may talking later. but interestingly we're still going ahead with our contingency plans, we're not going to put those on hold because i don't think we'll get any real secrets about what will be in store for certainly the city of london. so i'm here to perhaps have some meetings that will be useful in

jorge: el presidente de francia, françois hollande, ratificÓ en bogotÁ su apoyo al proceso de paz colombiano unos tanques de gas en una fÁbrica de mariguana. jorge: una mujer agradeciÓ a un policÍa por sacarla de un auto en llamas. el auto de la mujer resbalÓ y luego chocó, ella vio que salÍa humo, llamÓ al 911, vio llamas pero no pudo abrir las puertas. llegÓ el oficial que rompiÓ el cristal y la ayudÓ a salir. marÍa elena: la capital de francia lanzÓ su primer servicio de autobÚs elÉctrico sin conductor. el objetivo de frenar la congestiÓn y la contaminaciÓn ambiental. el pasaje es gratuito en esos minibuses. jorge: vamos con enrique acevedo y el adelanto de esta noche. enrique: los senadores republicanos presentaron la primera propuesta legislativa republicana para reemplazar la reforma de salud conocida como obamacare. un nuevo camino para que los extranjeros puedan llegar a los estados unidos empezarÁ a funcionar en los prÓximos meses, con la implementaciÓn de la llamada red internacional de emprendedores, una visa para emprendedores. una advertencia para tomar en cuenta para los padres

free movement of people, which means the single market is finished because angela merkel and francois hollandee on that either. no, and as the daily mail says, its headline is we will regain control of our borders. that was one of the very big mantras of the brexit campaign, and breakfree from eu judges. let's open a ten second parenthesis. wait this is being viewed on the continent, the former prime minister of france, manuel valls, thank you, clive, is the president elect... we could do a bilingual show... the president elect has given a great psychological boost and that is very good and nice for the government, but the point is it is being viewed on the continent, notjust in germany, but also in france. france is already in the launching of its presidential campaign and general election and it is very much looking like it as if it is a war. those are the words manuel valls used. it is being used and viewed as a war against the rest of the eu. although the french president is not standing, which is a break with tradition, he is saying we are perfectly capable of organising our own relations

we also have the phone call coming up today with french president francois hollande with donald trumpy there is a common interest with france and russia, what they've been doing against isis in syria. is there leeway and leverage there in terms of what it means for the eu and nato countries about these sanctions having francois hollande on trump's side? >> i think it's really tricky. the french have made it clear they don't believe sanctions should be lifted. the germans have done the same. think about how many dutch citizens were on that plane that was downed over ukraine and all of the allegations are that it was downed by a russian missile. now, what happened? how do the dutch, the french, the germans react? after all, the dutch are a very important european partner. this is not easy, and having said that, of course, everybody wants a good relationship with the white house. i mean, it's absolutely crucial to every european government. and the europeans would have watched the british standing in the oval office and they will be saying to themselves we need to rework this, we need to

and later, it was not politically expedient for president francois hollande to stop the project. >> the russians and the french did each other favors. the russians placed orders for mistral-class warships, which created jobs at the troubled shipyards in saint nazaire. in return, the french accepted the status of a diplomatic building for the russian cathedral, which is not at all normal. >> for some years now, the patriarch of moscow has claimed authority over the ecclesiastical buildings of the western-oriented orthodox congregations in all of france, saying they were built with russian money. but there is opposition, especially in paris. critics say the church buildings were largely financed by private donations. struve says this is well documented. daniel: we're actually lucky putin wasn't more subtle about it. that would've been far more dangerous for our congregations. now, the descendents of the emigrees, who'd rather not conform to this new russia, have to work out for themselves where they stand and what they want. >> worshipers in the western-oriented orthodox church aren't all

she will be on the frame to him tomorrow, so we'll francois hollande and so will vladimir putin. to washington. they will, along with other world leaders, the heartened to hear the 100% support for nato. leaders, the heartened to hear the 10096 support for nato. and the 10096 support of brexit as well, of course. donald trump is not a normal presidency. the way he conducts himself, the people he has appointed, the whole setup is not typical and we simply do not know at this stage what a commitment from donald trump to something like nato ora donald trump to something like nato or a mexican wall, whether this actually means anything. can we trust what he says? does he even believe or understand what he's saying. we could talk about torture. he said he has appointed somebody who doesn't believe in torture say we will go with him, but personally as the president of the united states, i do think i believe in torture. something we have never heard before. that is something which is not normalfor the president. it is very difficult to judge him by what he says. playing devils advocate

i think the people are so disappointed in francois hollande's presidency. there is still hope.eporter: when it comes to finding a left-wing candidate for the presidency, the socialist party is only part of the story. after five years of presidential hollande -- president hollande's government, interest in the primary is low, and two of the most popular left-wing politicians aren't even taking part. emmanuel macron left the government last year and is drawing big crowds to his independent presidential campaign. john luke mellinger, the leader of france's far left party, is running on his own ticket. whoever wins the socialist nomination will lead left-wing voters with a choice, split their votes among three different parties or unite behind one of the candidates on offer. be celebrating now, but to stand any chance of keeping the far right from power, the socialist candidate may have to choose who they want to help, their opponents on the right or their rivals on the left. katty: doctors in the u.k. are pioneering the use of a small mri brain scanner, designed for use on prematu

he said it was not in the interests of the uk friends and partnersm francois hollande wants to administer punishment beatings to anyone who chooses to escape in the manner of some world war ii will be, ido manner of some world war ii will be, i do not think that is the way forward. meanwhile european commission presidentjean—claude juncker promises to seek a "balanced" brexit deal — but warns of difficulties ahead. we want a fair deal with britain and a fair day for britain, but a fair deal means a fair deal for the european union too. it comes as the supreme court announces its ruling in battle over brexit will be delivered next tuesday. we'll have the latest from westminster and from brussels. the other main stories on bbc news at five. thousands of british holidaymakers are flown out of the gambia amid safety concerns over political unrest. unemployment falls to its lowest level for more than a decade — with 1.6 million people now out of work. the supreme court rules bus drivers must do more to accommodate wheelchair users, after a disabled man couldn't board when a woman refused to mo

the visit -- the attack comes as francois hollande visits troops fighting the islamic state group.wasamic state says responsible for sunday's mass shooting in istanbul the left 39 people dead. local media reports that a people have been detained by police in connection to that gun rampage.

someone to represent the values of the left, something a number of voters, those who voted for francois hollandeis party. i think they can come back and support this party. thank you. a us specialforces raid against al qaeda in yemen, authorised by president trump, has killed at least fourteen militants and one us serviceman. the raid targeted the houses of three tribal chiefs linked to al-qaeda in al baida province. in myanmar, a leading member of the governing national league for democracy has been shot dead at yangon airport. ko ni, was a prominent muslim member of aung san suu kyi's party. a suspect has been detained but there's no further information on his identity or motivation. reports say 25 chinese nationals on board a missing malaysian boat have been found alive. but as many as six people are still missing. malaysian naval ships and an aircraft have been searching for the vessel in a large sea area off the coast of borneo. hundreds of protesters are still demonstrating against those new orders, that executive order from president trump on trying to restrict migration. we have heard ab

trump also kunconducted his fir phone call with france president francois hollande. he also talked to malcolm turnbull on saturday, louis. >>> we'll talk to president trump's immigration ban on citizens from seven muslim majority countries. carolin roth is joining us this morning. how are the swift reactions from the nation's largest companies? >> reporter: absolutely, good morning to you, louis. yes, the reaction in the markets has been pretty negative. we're seeing asian markets, those that are open, are trading lower. europe is down. and u.s. futures are pointing to a softer start at the start of the trading session. the dollar is also under pressure. but let's get the reaction from the business community, primarily from silicon valley, which depends heavily on immigration for the workforce. mark zuckerberg was among the first ones to criticize trump to say, we should keep our doors open to refugees and those who need help. apple ceo tim cook told employees, this is not a policy that we support. he said, apple would not exist without immigration worth noting that

french president francois hollande says it doesn't need outside advice to to it what to do. angela merkel says we europeans have our own fate in our own needs. >>> signs the obamas are getting ready for their new home and movers took some of their belongings into the home they'll rent in d.c. contractors could also be heard inside and there's also a secret service presence there. but the obamas won't actually be staying there on inauguration night. they'll be flying to southern california right after the sear upon for a warm weather vacation. >>> a reminder abc news provides nonstop coverage of his inauguration all day friday starting at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >>> breaking this morning a of malaysia airlines flight 370. officials in australia say the plane search has been called off after a search of a desolate stretch of the indian ocean found no trace of the plane. the boeing 777 disappeared three years ago with 239 people on board. electrical failure and a fire in the cockpit are among the stheerryes about what caused that crash. >>> also breaking right now authorities in tur

he said it was not in the interests of the uk friends and partnersm francois hollande wants to administerard. meanwhile european commission presidentjean—claude juncker promises to seek a "balanced" brexit deal — but warns of difficulties ahead. we want a fair deal with britain and a fair day for britain, but a fair deal means a fair deal for the european union too. it comes as the supreme court announces its ruling in battle over brexit will be delivered next tuesday.

foreign secretary made comments which caused a stir, which were interpreted as him comparing francois hollandeit negotiations. as you can see here, mrjohnson refused to answer questions on the issue. just playing a bit of a straight bat there, borisjohnson. just playing a bit of a straight bat there, boris johnson. mrjohnson, just playing a bit of a straight bat there, borisjohnson. mrjohnson, do you stand by your

and that's what francois hollande has been saying, so what does boris do?th extraordinary phrases of which we should be ashamed. of course, we should, it is amazing that this guy is in charge of our great foreign office that has people of talent and intelligence and knowledge and great diplomats and knowledge and great diplomats and they are headed up by boris. briefly, should he apologise?” think we should be focussing on what is going to make a difference to our lives and the lives of our children, does theresa may have a plan for getting out of the european union without harming our economy and taking away ourjobs. the prepercussions of big speech from theresa may reverberating around westminster, but that's it for now. ca role westminster, but that's it for now. carole thatch. thousands of british holidaymakers are being flown home from the gambia after a state of emergency was declared there. the foreign office is advising people to avoid all but essential travel to the country, after its president refused to accept that he lost last month's election.

all this as the french president, francois hollande was the us president—elect, donald trump has dismissedatest claim to be developing a missile capable of delivering a nuclear strike against the united states. in a tweet, mr trump highlighted a boast in the north korean leader kim jong un‘s new year message that preparations for a missile launch had reached the final stage. mr trump's view on that: ‘it won't happen.‘ 0ur south korea correspondent steve evans has more from seoul. you and i spoke here on the bbc in november, shortly after donald trump one and you predicted that we would hear this kind of rhetoric from kim jong—un at some point as america went through a transition. you think thatis went through a transition. you think that is all idiots? rhetoric matters, however. it is certainly rhetoric. 140 characters of rhetoric. 140 characters of rhetoric. it is clear stuff. it is those words, quote, it won't happen," from the president—elect. there is a political consequence because if it does happen within the four u—turn, democrats will say you said it won't happen but more important

going to be very little chance for the left wing, because i think people are so disappointed in francois hollande's. even if we don't win in the next election, it will set the mood for what's going to happen, and what type of a position we can do. when it comes to finding a left—wing candidate for the presidency, the socialist party race is only part of the story. after five years of president hollande's unpopular government, interest in this primary is low, and two of the most popular left—wing politicians aren't even taking part. emmanuel macron left the government last year, and is drawing big crowds to his own independent presidential campaign. and the leader of the france's far—left party, jean—luc melenchon, is also running on his own ticket. whoever wins the socialist nomination next sunday will leave left—wing voters with a choice — split their votes among three different parties, or unite behind one of the candidates on offer. they might be celebrating now, but to stand any chance of keeping the far—right front national from power, the socialist candidate may have to choose who they want t

that was followed by calls with german chancellor angela merkel, french president francois hollande, and australian prime minister malcolm turnbull. but it is mr. trump's conversation with russian president vladimir putin, which could signal the biggest change in u.s. foreign policy. trump refused to provide specifics at a friday press conference, alongside british prime minister theresa may, when he was asked if he would continue obama-era sanctions against russia. >> putin and russia, i don't say good, bad, or indifferent. i don't know the gentleman. i hope we have a fantastic relationship. >> reporter: president trump is breaking with tradition in d.c. social circles. he will not be attended the alfalfa club dinner here in washington. every president since reagan has attended arct least twice. instead the of president will be sending his daughter ivanka, and senior white house staff. reena. >> ninan: thanks, errol. malala yousafzai, the pakistani school girl who survived being shot in the immediate headby the taliban said she's heartbroken over president trump's ban on refugees. s

the french president, francois hollande, has been meeting leaders of colombia's largest rebel movement rural camp in the west of the country. mr hollande offered financial support for de—mining programmes and the search for the disappeared. russia, iran and turkey have agreed to set up a mechanism to monitor the fragile ceasefire in syria. they've issued a joint declaration at the end of two days of peace talks in kazakhstan. the sponsors of the negotiations between the syrian government and rebel groups said there was no military solution to the six—year—old conflict. there's been strong criticism of the announcement by israel that it plans to build 2,500 more settlement homes in the occupied west bank. the israeli defence ministry says most of the new homes will be in existing settlement blocs, including ariel and givat zeev. however, a government breakdown of the plans shows large portions of the new homes will be built outside existing blocs. the ministry says the move is in response to housing needs. with more, here's our correspondent in jerusalem, mark lowen. this is the second

all this as the french president, francois hollande, was visiting the country.st outside baghdad, and held talks with the iraqi prime minister, haider al—abadi. he then headed north to meet kurdish peshmerga forces, including the kurdish leader, massoud barzani. in baghdad, he once again pledged french support for the battle against the so—called islamic state. translation: there has been an attack here in baghdad as we speak, but the islamic state group is retreating. france, in the context of the coalition, offers support, advice, assistance, and intervenes. it intervenes with its air force, and also with its artillery, allowing the iraqi forces to enter mosul. but we are doing this with one precaution, with one demand, and that is protection of civilian populations. and you, yourself, are personally very involved. the fire started on monday. flames we re the fire started on monday. flames were spread quickly by high winds and hot weather. 19 people have been injured, most are inhaling smoke. the governor has declared a red alert in the region. in bangladesh,

and in a call with president trump, french president francois hollande told him to respect the principle was up to america to decide its immigration policy. alex forsyth reports on the reaction in some of the countries effected by the ban. protection from the nation of foreign terrorists entering the united states. with a flourish of his pen another change. restrictions for refugees wanting to enter the us to stop, says president trump. i'm establishing a new vetting measures to keep radical islamic state terrorists out of the united states of america. we don't want them here. with that announcement, confusion. 0n social media, reports of people being stopped at airports. 0ne 0n social media, reports of people being stopped at airports. one said an iraqi friend who once fled isis was sent back. indirect —— doha, people with visas were being returned. the father of former la times employee in iraq, reportedly turned back by us officials. what it means for some is still unclear. but, for the syrian refugees who fled war, there is no question. they're now indefinitely banned from entering t

many french people see the francois hollande presidency as a failed one, so hollande presidency as ate have of winning this election in april? not a great deal. you are right in pointing out that as things stand, the socialist candidate is fifth placed in the polls behind the far right, the centre—right and the two candidates positioned on the left and right of the socialist party. the real risk for any socialist candidate is that a lot of votes will go to either of these other candidates on their flanks. if benoit hamon wins, which it looks like tonight, a lot of people who might be tempted by him will say, we would rather vote for the real thing if we want a real far left candidate. we will go for melanchon. a lot of people who would have gone for manuel valls will say, we cannot go for benoit hamon and they will move out of the party and vote for the centrist candidate. the socialist, which would normally carry the banner of the left, goes into this election with a huge burden, and it is hard to see either candidate overcoming that. hugh, thank you forjoining us from paris. the ca

has overcome the french left in the last couple of years since it became quite apparent that francois hollande'sto be a failure, which i think everyone believes it has been. he himself is not running for re—election, which he would normally have been expected to do. so we have this open field now in the socialist party, seven candidates vying to get the nomination, but all of them knowing that even if they do get it, their chances of actually getting to the presidency are very slim, because on the left there are other contenders who are outside the socialist party who are, if anything, more popular than the socialist party nominees. on the left, a very charismatic figure for that part of the electorate, then the centre—left emmanuel macron, who is surging ahead in the polls. so it is a very fractured left for this election in a race which is always also a three horse race with the right and the forehead, being the other contenders. what sense are you getting that people want? well, the sense is quite clearly that they do not particularly want the socialist party to be back in power. there is qui

that was followed by calls with german chancellor angela merkel, french president francois hollande, australian prime minister malcolm turnbull. but it is mr. trump's conversation with russian president vladimir putin, which could signal the biggest change in u.s. foreign policy. in a statement, the white house said the hour-long talk addressed ways to cooperate with syria and defeat isis, agenda the call was a significant start to improving really. >> reporter: president trump is breaking with tradition in d.c social circles. he will not be attended the alfalfa club dinner here in washington. every president since reagan has attended at least twice. instead, the president will be sending his daughter ivanka, and senior white house staff. >> ninan: thanks, errol. malala yousafzai, the pakistani school girl who survived being shot in the head by the taliban said she's heartbroken over president trump's ban on refugees. in a statement the nobel peace prize resip urged mr. trump not to turn his back on defenseless children and family. jonathan vigliotti has world reaction to the preside

president francois hollande said europe didn't need outside advice. said they would take off the gloves and produce countermeasures if he continues to question china's attitude to taiwan. the last man to leave his foot prints on the moon has died. the american astronaut and commander of apollo 17 was one of only three people to go to the moon twice and the last man to walk on the surface. he said the experience in 1972 meant he felt like he belonged to the universe. time now for reporters. welcome to reporters. i'm james menendez. from here in the world's newsroom, we send out correspondents to bring you the best stories from across the globe. in this week's programme... as barack obama leaves the white house after eight years, jon sopel looks back at his legacy as the united states‘ first african—american president. i think his legacy to him is more important right now to paint a picture that he did a real good job. but, most black folks are disappointed because we feel he could have done more. the culture clash in the amazon. we report on brazil's p