union various state premier marco souter has put. the c.d.u. leader on the defensive he was initially seen as a given to succeed angela merkel on the conservative ticket here in germany when germany goes to the polls on the 26th of september now last it will have to fight and he will have to fight within his own c.d.u. party because his now rival marco souter wants to leave it up to the c.d.u. to decide so the coming hours and days may see a lot of you know party fight and debate with the various state premier vowing that he won't look back in anger if it's not his name on the ticket this is once again a departure if there ever was a plan for the succession of anglo macko and it shows a significant lack of stability within the c.d.u. at a moment of crisis for the whole country in the midst of a pandemic. well let's take a look at other stories making headlines around the world iran is calling it a blackout one of its nuclear facilities an act of terrorism officials reported electrical problems at the underground natanz plant a day after unveili

everybody is looking towards munich where this you see you headquarters are waiting for any word from marcos souter so clearly the tail is already wagging the dog here in terms of size and political weight with everybody waiting with bated breath with this will be accepted by marcus or. michelle why all this bickering how how damaging has this power struggle been for format calls and services from. it could prove hugely damaging at the ballot box the argument of marcus it has always been that he is doing so much better in the polls and that is true some of the approval ratings we've seen particular from conservative c.d.u. c.s.u. followers see him upwards of 70 percent for who was set as the candidate pretty much from the word go when he became the do you party did it it's more like 17 so there is this huge gap there's already warnings from within that very party executive that just voted in favor of that this might not be accepted with the party grassroots so as much as waiting for approval of something like a concession of defeat from bavaria the big question is whether the grassroots of the i'm

corruption scandals and many other things and he has a more popular rival emerging into the limelight marco souter who is the leader in the state of the various so all of these politics all of these power struggles going on at the same time as this relentless wave is moving up maybe it's it's no wonder that germany is in such a muddle elliptically over what to do but what's interesting is that the public don't seem to be in such a muddle so and this was referred to as well that a majority of the public do seem open to taking a tougher line they see those numbers they see those people in intensive care so that the public seems to support this is partly that the politics has to catch up with that. richard walker chief international editor thank you. we'll take a look now at some of the latest developments in this pandemic starting an ngo which is reported a record increase in corona virus infections and new daily cases of past 100000 for the 1st time as recorded infection rate is now higher than anywhere else in the world thailand's most popular tourist resort of poor cats has begun its mass vaccina

corruption scandals and many other things and he has a more popular rival emerging into the limelight marco souter who is the leader in the state of the various so all of these politics all of these power struggles going on at the same time is this relentless the way it is moving up maybe it's it's no wonder that germany is in such a muddle politically over what to do but what's interesting is that the public don't seem to be in such a muddle so and this was referred to as well that a majority of the public do seem open to taking a tougher line they see those numbers they see those people in intensive care so that the public seems to support this is partly that the politics has to catch up with that. richard walker chief international editor thank you. for there's more developments in the past derek starting in india where new daily cases have passed 100000 for the 1st time in the country now has the highest recorded infection rates in the world a britain has confirmed it will further loosen lockdown restrictions next week as its vaccination program continues apace nonessential shops will be allow

corruption scandals and many other things and he has a more popular rival emerging into the limelight marco souter who is the leader in the state at the various so all of these politics all of these power struggles going on at the same time is this relentless the way he's moving up maybe it's it's no wonder that germany is in such a muddle elliptically over what to do but it's what's interesting is that the public don't seem to be in such a muddle or so and this was referred to as well that a majority of the public do seem open to taking a tougher line they see those numbers they see those people in intensive care so that the public seems to support this is partly that the politics has to catch up with that. richard walker chief international editor thank you. and take a look now at some of the latest developments in this pandemic at new day the case numbers in india have passed 100004 the 1st time i don't you know has the highest recorded infection rates in the world for to go visited some of its restrictions as case numbers for all from today bars and restaurants are allowed to serve to serve gu

corruption scandals and many other things and he has a more popular lytle emerging into the limelight marco souter who is the leader in the state at the various so all of these politics all of these power struggles going on at the same time is this relentless the way he's moving up maybe it's it's no wonder that germany is in such a muddle politically over what to do but what's interesting is that the public don't seem to be in such a muddle so and this referred to as well that a majority of the public do seem open to taking a tougher line they see those numbers they see those people in intensive care so the public seems to support this is partly that the politics has to catch up with that. richard walker there now let's take a look at some stories making headlines around the world militants equipped with explosives have blasted their way into a jail in nigeria's ses some 800 prisoners managed to escape in the mayhem and one of the country's the largest ever jailbreaks and no one has claimed responsibility so police are blaming a separatist group. jordan's a prince hum's that has pledged his loyal

corruption scandals and many other things and he has a more popular lytle emerging into the limelight marco souter who is the leader in the state at the varia so all of these politics all of these power struggles going on at the same time as this relentless wave is moving up maybe it's it's no wonder that germany is in such a muddle elliptically over what to do but what's interesting is that the public don't seem to be in such a muddle so and this was referred to as well that a majority of the public do seem open to taking a tougher line they see those numbers they see those people in intensive care so that the public seems to support this is partly that the politics has to catch up with that. richard walker there now let's take a look at some stories making headlines around the world militants equipped with explosives have blasted their way into a jail in nigeria's south east some 1800 prisoners managed to escape in the mayhem one of the country's largest ever jailbreaks no one has claimed responsibility but police are blaming a separatist group. mozambique's military says it has regained full co

corruption scandals and many other things and he has a more popular rival emerging into the limelight marco souterho is the leader in the state of the various so all of these politics all of these power struggles going on at the same time as this relentless wave is moving up maybe it's it's no wonder that germany is in such a muddle politically over what to do but what's interesting is that the public don't seem to be in such a muddle so and this was referred to as well that a majority of the public do seem open to taking a tougher line they see those numbers they see those people in intensive care so that the public seems to support this is partly that the politics has to catch up with that. richard walker chief international editor thank you. but take a look at some more stories making headlines around the world now starting with the palestinian president mahmoud are batteries having to germany for officials have described as a routine health check the 85 year old's a heavy smoker though there's been no indication that he was ill at the moment he received his 1st dose of a coronavirus vaccine la

take them to another election success in september's general elections and that is a lot that marco souter can point out with of course backers of ominous that saying it's still early days we need someone who can lead into is not just has got a high in the opinion polls so a very disorderly situation after the stability merkel hears me there on the story for us thanks for the update. well staying here in germany and the country is seeing its highest rise in corona virus cases since january 1 of the main reasons is the slow pace of vaccinations fewer than one in 5 germans is being given a 1st dose but the vaccination drive has picked up speed in recent days now among those getting a 1st job was chancellor angela merkel her office released this image of her stomach vaccination document 66 year old medical was given the astra zeneca vaccine and said she was delighted more germany news and corona virus cases are rising which has led to a warning from medical workers that intensive care units are being pushed to the brink didn't you reporter tessa visited a bird in hospital that is close to cap

corruption scandals and many other things and he has a more popular lytle emerging into the limelight marco souter who is the leader in the state of the various so all of these politics all of these power struggles going on at the same time as this relentless wave is moving up maybe it's it's no wonder that germany is in such a muddle elliptically over what to do but what's interesting is that the public don't seem to be in such a muddle so and this was referred to as well that a majority of the public do seem open to taking a tougher line they see those numbers they see those people in intensive care so that the public seems to support this is partly that the politics has to catch up with that. to richard walker there now let's take a look at some more stories making headlines around the world the united nations says at least 40 people have been killed in sudan's western darfur region during clashes between 2 tribes the fighting poses a challenge to sudan's tragic transitional government that's seeking to end decades of on rest and tribal violence in darfur earlier this year displaced over $12000

corruption scandals and many other things and he has a more popular rival emerging into the limelight marco souter who is the leader in the state at the varia so all of these politics all of these power struggles going on at the same time is this relentless the way he's moving up maybe it's it's no wonder that germany is in such a muddle elliptically over what to do but what's interesting is that the public don't seem to be in such a muddle or so and this was referred to as well that a majority of the public do seem open to taking a tougher line they see those numbers they see those people in intensive care so the public seems to support this is partly that the politics has to catch up with that. that was richard walker there here's a look now at some of the other stories that are making headlines around the world former hollywood producer harvey weinstein has launched an appeal against his conviction for rape and sexual assault he's arguing that the trial judge made errors that denied him an impartial jury weinstein was convicted in new york city in february of 2020 and later sentenced to 23 year

corruption scandals and many other things and he has a more popular lytle emerging into the limelight marco souter who is the leader in the state at the very end so all of these politics all of these power struggles going on at the same time is this relentless the way he is moving up maybe it's it's no wonder that germany is in such a muddle politically over what to do but it's what's interesting is that the public don't seem to be in such a muddle so and this was referred to as well that a majority of the public do. you seem to taking a tougher line they see these numbers of people in intensive care so the public seems to support the. politics has to catch up with. richard walker there now let's take a look at some other stories making headlines around the world militants equipped with explosives have blasted their way into a channel in nigeria's southeast some 800 prisoners managed to escape in the mayhem in one of the country's largest ever jailbreaks no one has claimed responsibility the police are blaming a separatist group. and the death toll from the flooding in eastern indonesia and neighb

infighting but it has been very bruising indeed leading members of the party came out and in favor of marcos souter he conceded defeat but not without stressing that he had a lot of grassroots support particularly and his party secretary general stating that he would have been the candidate of the heart so we're still quite away from harmony within the c.d.u. an ominous it faces a bit of an uphill struggle here we'll come back to you in a minute but 1st let's have a look at this if you kind of a. little more detail. merkel ally carnival king committed european there are many faces to lash it but does he have what it takes to be german chancellor according to lead.