the world is watching what angela merkel says. but she is aware of the fact that this party conference is supposed to determine the future direction the cdu was going too take and that is a future without angela merkel. brent: a future without her. but she is still there, at least this weekend, but not running for reelection. maybe she will be able to speak more freely than before. we will see. as always, thank you. firefighters are battling hundreds of bushfires across eastern and southern australia, at least six people have been killed since the blazes broke out more than a month ago. smoke from the fires has blanketed the country's biggest city, sydney. >> as bushfires tear through acres of australian farmland, a riptide of fire and fury, firefighters and their trucks can only try to catch up. for some, it is alrlready too late. the fires have left a trail of destruction in their wake. >> my cousin's place, their houses gone. -- house is gone. my other cousin, they lost their machinery anand stuff. it is totally gone. reporter:

this is the news coming to you live from berlin german chancellor angela merkel goes to india to talk trade and security both sides agree to increase industrial cooperation and they're expected to do several deals during the 3 day visit me go live to delhi also coming up on full steam ahead for the impeachment process as u.s. lawmakers vote. for sure and public what does this mean for president donald trump . on the on the front lines and the women. and the unit. toughest sports on the planet the france courts was cup final england's rugby players are the favorites against south africa but the springboks have a new captain who they hope will make history on saturday. hello and welcome. good to have you with us german chancellor angela merkel is an endeavor a 3 day visit focusing on boosting trade and business making is holding talks with the indian prime minister met in the more the on a wide range of issues including smart cities renewable energy and transport both sides also see potential in the fall out from the korean war between the u.s. and china germany is india's largest tradi

the spokesman for merkel c.d.u. party said the coalition stands gets instead of talking about parties we have to talk about the challenges germany faces and governing this country well is the basis of the coalition agreement between the s.p.d. and conservatives and nothing has changed in this respect. and for now in the months long battle to lead the s.p.d. is over. well i'm joined now by our political correspondent simon young hi simon people are calling the election of a late as a shock what's surprising about it i think it is a shock because you know the polls are pointing in the other direction these 2 relatively unknown s.p.d. politicians of pushed aside scholtz who is the finance minister and chancellor merkel's deputy in the current government so obviously he's very well known and you know they've won now on the basis of this vote of the membership these are left leaning politicians who want to see a change of course and are generally speaking skeptical about the future of the coalition between social democra

historic events with ceremonies here in berlin and elsewhere around the country chancellor angela merkel honor the memory of those killed trying to flee communism offering a special message about freedom. i'm married to evanston it's good to have you with us. germany is marking the 30th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall with events throughout the capital and around the country german chancellor angela merkel and other european leaders took part of the ceremony earlier in the day at the site of where the berlin wall once stood speaking at the event merkel warned europeans not to take their freedom for granted. ceremonies in the heart of berlin commemorate the 30th anniversary of what's called the peaceful revolution. today this section of the wall is a memorial site but 3 decades ago it separated east and west germany and this symbolic location is where the official memorial celebrations are taking place. the iron curtain is now history that's what these young people say they are from the so-called visit grodd countries poland the czech republic slovakia and hungary their message

even merkel's coalition partners the social democrats criticized her defense policy. is. the social democrats do not want to support this push for military dominance we want to strong position in diplomacy and in the civilian struggle against humanitarian catastrophes we think this is the better course of action and you know the start of this is. already difficult times for the german government the 1000 spending commitment could put further strain on the coalition. of the many children these days. time spent in school is just part of the landing then if you add after school activities and extra churlish and the pressure can be unbearable this is the reality for many of china's school children who are told that only the best grades will guarantee them a brighter future. joe even waits here every day at 330 for her son's class to end she quit her job so that she can spend more time raising shall show. the 7 year old spends 7 hours a day in school but that's only part of his education. refresher. joe ing has organized a schedule of activities for his afternoon among love lo

and back here in europe german chancellor angela merkel's conservative c.d.u. party is holding an annual conference this weekend in the eastern city of leipzig it's important to note that the chancellor chancellor merkel she's no longer leader of the party her successors this woman here on the grid carbon bar known as a k k she is struggling in the polls so the gathering this weekend could see yet another fight over who should succeed angela merkel as chancellor. the cd you have quotas after greenpeace operation the sea in city you which stands for christian went missing not the party's worst problem inside a leadership battle is looming just 20 years ago and it could come cut on by our embrace her political godmother and get on merkel after succeeding has leader of germany's conservative c.d.u. party but the man who was narrowly defeated never gave up on this chances of one day himself succeeding marco. that iceman's to form a c.d.u. hopeful ones left politics after losing out to mikel but in the years since he decided to simply by this time. and finally come

and secretary pale and of course the chancellor merkel said very clearly the u.s. hopes germany achieve its reunification and we will never forget this so that's there was of course of what also. was also important to hear that also merkel one more time and there she is that there are going to talk about difficult issues of course but she made it for says on on afghanistan on on syria and on libya and and the important thing i think what was said by chancellor merkel that germany intends to play an active part in this so germany it seems that germany is stepping up its military involvement in a lot of problems and that has a lot to do with the u.s. pulling out of certain areas and of course secretary prepare welcome to this and he said yes we're going to talk about a lot of different things and he also talked about his past his visit of course actually when he was stationed in germany back in the eighty's and he also said that both countries are you know good friends great friends and some point for them to continue working together. from politics thanks very much

election this comes at a party conference where she hopes to finally step out of chancellor angela merkel shouting also coming off as a german near nazis demonstrating in hanover massively outnumbered by the anti now it seems count to demonstrate as we take a look at the ultra far right movement sinister campaign to intimidate journalists . and the mystery of sydney's last piece of the berlin wall abandoned in a warehouse for decades this piece of history is an old public display. was. the air. i'm going to humphrey glad you could join me a victory for the head of germany's governing conservatives anika it come catabolic laid down the gauntlet at her party conference yesterday warning delegates should resign if she didn't get their full backing that earned her a standing ovation come catamount took over from chancellor angela merkel as c.d.u. leader last year but new leadership has so far had no effect on the party's sliding popularity. she now has time to catch her breath and a great come cut in power at her party's conference the head of the cd you manage to see off the rebellion for le

-a angela merkel but kind of was a controversial choice from the start and she remains search today. a year ago and a great crime can buy embraced her political godmother angela merkel after succeeding her as the leader of the conservative c.d.u. party but the man she narrowly defeated for the job hasn't given up on his chances of one day succeeding angela merkel. math's left politics more than a decade ago after losing an internal power struggle to machall now with the end of the mcaleer insight he's trying to make a comeback. and a great crime can be hours climb to the top of the party was soon followed by a rapid descent in the opinion polls within less than a year her approval ratings have more than half of it. following the cd use poor performance in regional elections in eastern germany in september the leader of the party's youth organization confronted crime current with the leadership question opening the firing shot in a debate that has since overshadowed her double role as party leader and german defense minister. karrenbauer decided to take the challenge head on. whoever

merkel made it clear from the start that she sees india as an important partner. we will talk about every aspect of our intergovernmental approach we will sign memorandums and in so doing it will become clear that there is a very deep and very broad operation between india and germany that's not good but india faces major difficulties the flow of traffic frequently comes to a halt in the mega-cities pollution is a huge issue and now the economy is slowing down india is looking to germany for help finding solutions. india has huge potential we have a young population we have a lot of very very smart people have the potential to become a very dynamic and amazing economy at the moment we are facing a lot of difficulties and i think those are being compounded by economic mismanagement a meeting between the chancellor and young entrepreneurs the german government sees opportunities to further develop economic ties by strengthening india's medium sized companies. political editor is reporting for us on chancellor merkel's visit she sent us this assessment of the visit s

she took over from chancellor merkel as cdu leader last year, but the party's popularity has plunged under her leadership a d taken a hit in recent regional elections. >> she went all the way and took on the challenge. after several attacks to the conference, she posed the big question to her party colleagues in leipzig -- "if you feel that the road i want to go down is not the road you want to follow, then let's talk about that today and let us ended today here and now, today. -- let us a and it today here ad now, today." had do delegates react? with a 10-minute standing ovation. the party leader passionately outlined the party measures she wants to pursue in the future. "it is not enough to be the repair service of the republic. we need to look toward the future again." one of those in the audience was her harshest arrival. this time he seemed surprisingly loyal. akaka get a strong, courageous, and forward-looking speech this morning. we are all very grateful to her for that. we are loyal to our chairwoman, to our party leadership, and to the federal government. chancellor angela m

german chancellor angela merkel's conservative c.d.u. party is holding its annual conference this weekend in the eastern city of blob seek chancellor merkel no longer leads the party and his successor as lady. is struggling in the polls so they're gathering could well see another fight over who should succeed angela merkel as chancellor. the c.d.u. headquarters after greenpeace operation the sea in c.d.u. which stands for christian went missing not the party's worst problem inside a leadership battle is looming just 20 years ago and it could come canberra embraced her political godmother and get america after succeeding has leader of germany's conservative c.d.u. party but the man who was narrowly defeated never gave up on this chances of one day himself succeeding mikko. played iceman's the former c do you hopeful ones left politics after losing out to medical but in the years since he decided to simply by this time. come to climb to the top of the party was soon followed by had just sent in opinion polls within less than a year her app

news live from berlin a new partnership for india and germany chancellor angela merkel and prime minister narendra modi and now a raft of deals as they seek to build closer industrial and strategic ties also coming up on kong demonstrators defiance police ban on protests and issue they say is an emergency call to preserve the city's autonomy are poor spondon is in the middle of those demonstrations. and has germany gets ready to celebrate 30 years since the wall came down to match this park project is unveiled here in berlin made up of thousands of colorful streamers with messages of love and peace. played. played. i'm married to evanston it's good to have you with us are. german chancellor angela merkel and indian prime minister narendra modi have been holding trade talks in delhi the 2 leaders signed a series of agreements strengthening industrial and strategic links modi also announced the 2 countries would work to combat terrorism and extremism but despite the show of unity there are still divisions. india's prime minister pulls out all the stops for the german chancellor the woman he

even merkel's coalition partners the social democrats criticized her defense policy . the social democrats do not want to support this push for military dominance we want to strong position in diplomacy and in the civilian struggle against humanitarian catastrophes we think this is the better course of action and you know that's just this is. already difficult times for the german government the 1000 spending commitment could put further strain on the coalition. german footballing legend year has been named coach of bundesliga team. until the end of the season in 1900 and former germany coach takes over from the sacked and each of which has lost coaching role was that the us national team but he was fired in 2016. not even klinsmann himself saw this coming you don't he recently been brought on to the hatter board as an advisor now he finds himself a head coach still at least the environment is a familiar one is no stranger to the club and. get a bit of history here thanks to my father who was a passionate hard to fan the 1st game i ever watched and under sligo was agai

pompeo: chancellor merkel has been a great friend of the united states.many continues to be an enormous lee important partner for us. i saw the defense minister's statement about increasing germany's contribution to nato over time. we think that is powerful because the relationship with nato matters, and we need everyone working together to make sure that it remains a potent force for good in the world. reporter: pompeo was referring to the defense minister, who he met earlier in the day. his support for her vision of a more hands-on german security policy could also help her achieve her ultimate goal to succeed angela merkel as chancellor. carl: chancellor merkel also held talks with the european commission president in berlin on friday. afterwards, photo line said -- afterwards, he said macedonia and albania had made efforts to qualify for the european union. merkel has a stated wish to keep alive the balkan nations' hopess of joining the you -- the e.u. emmanuel macron had vetoed enlargement at a summit. a check of other news around the world. supporte

and to the federal government chancellor merkel who has passed on the party leadership to come no longer takes part in these debates she used her opening speech to talk about more personal issues about him again so i thought i was on today is also a very special day for me my own fun because on november 22nd 2005 i was elected german chancellor for the 1st time and this remains something very special to me it is wonderful for me. political child and they couldn't come. is giving it all at this conference and so far she is one at least for now. our chief political editor standing by for us in the eastern city of lights think it looks like the big clash many were expecting is off the table. he's going to last. well that's the big question it won't last question is how long this in to be give peace a lasting return massive music behind me building up to this 2nd day of the party conference where this showdown between a good combo and feverish mass is off the table but let's just remind ourselves that was all about the party leadership and the underlying question here is who will get to succ

with a series of commemorations here in the capital earlier on saturday german chancellor angela merkel attended a ceremony where the wall once stood between east and west berlin and she urged europe to defend its values and fight for democracy. german president from walter steinmeier and the u.s. ambassador to germany were also in attendance as it were for eastern european leaders whose countries were played a role in ending the cold war. well d.w. has been covering today's commemoration events here in the german capital with our correspondent thomas sparrow at the berlin wall memorial and here in the studio i'm joined by john barrack it's great to see both of you now thomas i'd like to start with you tell us a bit about the events of this morning at the commemoration at barito as tosser. arianna we're standing now at the bernauer. memorial this is one of the most important in wall memorials right here in the center of the german capital it was not far away from here where the wall actually stood on the wall that by the way stood right in front of many buildings that dividing families

president donald trump but chancellor angela merkel and the head of nato. have rejected the remarks. part of the berlin wall is displayed outside nato headquarters right now in stoltenberg is meant to be celebrating the anniversary of the victory over communism but instead he's declaring that his alliance isn't dead . nato is strong. united states north america and europe we do want to get that done got done for decades. one of nato's most important members has spoiled the party in a historic week for the alliance emanuel macos at least a is calling into question some of nato's founding values in an interview with the economist magazine nicole said the mutual defense pact was in danger of breaking down. what we are currently experiencing is the brain death of nato he said adding you have no coordination whatsoever a strategic decision making between the united states and its nato allies. it's the events of last month in syria that have my call worried 1st the alliances largest member the united states announced a troop pullout without consulting its allies

election this comes at a party conference where she hopes to finally step out of chancellor angela merkel shut also coming up people in paris and around france take to the streets to vent their anger as domestic abuse reaches unprecedented levels in europe we take a look at what the french government plans to do about it. and the mystery of sydney's last piece of the berlin wall abandoned in a warehouse for decades this piece of history is now on topic just. 501 free glad you could join me a victory for the head of germany's governing conservatives anika to contact about i managed to head off a rebellion at her party conference yesterday warning delegates that she would resign if she did not get their full backing well that a standing ovation come caraballo took over from chancellor angela merkel as c.d.u. leader last year but the party's popularity has continued to slide under her leadership. she went all the way and took on the challenge after several attacks in the weeks to. to the c.d.u. sponte conference and a great. post the big question to her party colleagues and leipsic. many of

german chancellor angela merkel has wrapped up her 2 day visit to india on saturday merkel spoke to the german chamber of commerce the chancellor's trip focused on furthering economic cooperation between the 2 countries germany is set to spend over 1000000000 euros on green mobility projects as part of a partnership with india. w.'s chief political editor. is covering engler merkel's visit she sent us this update on the chancellor's last day in india the german chancellor has chosen a car components pounce on to the sound of powered metro station as the last stops before she heads back to its symbolic for germany's focus on the top business potential japanese scenes here in india the issue of kashmir is something i'm going to raise as well that caused quite a stir when see you describe this situation of people that as unsustainable she also faced it with easy money in the end the know the at that point he remains unapologetic about his clampdown that in these times when india is competing with china to become the most populous state the german hope is that it will take on more responsib

shake up in german politics 2 outspoken opponents of the coalition with german chancellor angela merkel's conservatives are elected leaders of the social democrats to victory it could mean the end to the party's grand coalition party conference next weekend is expected to approve the new leadership today also coming out. british police identify the attacker who killed 2 people on the london bridge as a convicted terrorist who was released early from prison prime minister barak's johnson visit the same of the attack on saturday he says those convicted of terrorist fences shouldn't be released early and. it's not the same old song and dance thousands of activists in mexico and chilling aim to open people's eyes to violence against what. i'm rebecca ritter's welcome to the program germany's government could soon be saying a shake up after the 2nd biggest party the social democrats elected to new late is norbit vault of boy ends and saskia s. can one the ballots and now present a potential threat to the party's a grand coalition with german chancellor angela merkel's conservatives both volto

now in germany anglo merkel c.d.u. is still reeling from a string of electoral law in germany anger merkel c.d.u. is still reeling from a string of electoral failures the party chief merkel's chosen successor is being blamed while a rival the party chief merkel's chosen successor is being blamed while a rival within the party is now gaining popularity. as more data within the party is now gaining popularity. as more data. after the c.d.u. or surely in the 3 directions. after the city use or showing in the 3 g. elections the party is in full blown crisis mode this has implications for germany the party is in full blown crisis mode this has implications for germany but potentially for europe too chancellor angela merkel is not the chief any many but potentially for europe too chancellor angela merkel is not the chief anymore but members of the c.d.u. are still pointing fingers at her among them this more but members of the c.d.u. are still pointing fingers at her among them this mad theory that it hurts the psyche for ye

germany angela merkel c.d.u. is still reeling from a string of. germany angela merkel c.d.u. is still reeling from a string of electoral failures the party chief merkel's chosen successor is being blamed while her rival actual failures the party chief merkel's chosen successor is being blamed while a rival within the party is gaining popularity evangelos cips us a small within the party is gaining popularity evangelos cips us has more. after the c.d.u. more surely in the 3 d. elections. after the city use or showing in the thuringian elections the party is in full blown crisis mode this has implications for the party is in full blown crisis mode this has implications for germany but potentially for europe too chancellor angela merkel is not the chief germany but potentially for europe too chancellor angela merkel is not the chief anymore but members of the c.d.u. are still pointing fingers at her among them anymore but members of the c.d.u. are still pointing fingers at her among them this mad theory that it hurts the psyche for years that shows that inaction and lack of lead

opponents say it's a human catastrophe in the making also coming up with german chancellor angela merkel talks of trade and security with indian prime minister narendra modi on the table closer and just real and strategic ties plus one of the toughest force on the planet prepares for its world cup final in england or at least players are their favorites against south africa at the springboks played abit of running out weeks in japan. on level rocket surgery to have you along everyone turkey and russia have launched joint ground patrols in northeastern syria the operation as part of a deal struck by the countries to force kurdish fighters out of the territory near turkey's border while the patrols will begin within a 10 kilometer zone along the border the step marks a new major power shift in syria a month after president donald trump would drew u.s. forces from the area i'm joined now by our correspondents that yulia han in istanbul yulia 1st off what are these patrols about what are they trying to achieve . well the deal that you mentioned there between him. and moscow struck last week

get their full backing now that a standing ovation come carabao took over from chancellor angela merkel a c.d.u. leader at last year but the party's popularity has continued to slide under her leadership. she went all the way and took on the challenge after several attacks in the weeks leading up to the cd use party conference and a great. post the big question to help party colleagues and leipsic. many of them i know say if you feel that the road i want to go down is not the road you want to follow then let us talk about that today and let does end it today here and now today. how did the 1000 delegates react with this 7 minute standing ovation continuing 190 minute speech the party that passionately our the policy measures she wants to pursue in the future. isn't enough to be the repair service of the republic and we need to become the workshop of the future again that's our goal and that's what we want to do one time in my mind one of those in the audience was fleet ice melts revival and that's has attacked a k.k. several times in recent weeks this time he seemed surprisingly loyal u

i'm going to welcome to the program now germany chancellor angela merkel stressed her commitment to the nato military alliance today rejecting harsh criticism from france's president emmanuel mak wrong speaking at a joint news conference in bergen chancellor merkel and nato secretary general yen stoltenberg said the alliance was not dying despite widespread to dismay at a recent american actions which the stoltenberg said the u.s. was not abandoning nato but that more german money was needed nato freedom does not come for free he said. so let's hear from g.w. correspond to the nato specialist to teri schultz welcome terry what do you what do you make of those comments. the response from secretary general still very chancellor merkel are not surprising well mccraw his words were as merkel said quite drastic it's not often that you hear a leader speak like that calling the most important military organization for europe something dying of brain death but mccrone had a point and it has been an irritant to him that president trump does what he wants when he wants with little regard for the

we will try and bring you some of what chancellor angela merkel saysin of what chancellor angela merkelterly disputed religious site in the town of ayodhya. the decision clears the way for a hindu temple to be built there. this was the place where the key hindu deity lord ram was believed to have been born. it's controversial because a 16th—century mosque that previously stood on the land was torn down by activists in 1992. the attack led to communal violence and the deaths of hundreds of people. 0ur correspondent rajini vaidyanathan is in delhi. hindu groups are celebrating here at india's supreme court after the justices delivered a unanimous verdict. now their decision gives a hindu trust ownership of that hugely contested site in ayodhya in north india and effectively paves the way for a hindu temple to be built there. hindus believe that it is the site of the birthplace of lord ram, one of the most revered gods in the religion, but muslims have also worshipped there for generations and a 16th—century mosque, the babri masjid, was there until 1992, when it was demolished by hardline

europe must start acting as a strategic world power at a joint news conference in berlin chancellor merkel and nato secretary general you . declared that the alliance is not dying despite widespread dismay at the recent actions of the united states and turkey in northern syria mr begg went on to reject the notion that the us is turning its back on its european allies but says that more german financial support is needed. the french president shows some drastic manner and seek and i don't see anyone actually when it comes to cooperation in nato such statements are not necessary even if we do have a problem. even if we do disagreement from the german perspective nato is very much in our interest it's our security alliance it been personally i have said many times here in europe people should take more responsibility for our own fate but the transatlantic partnership is vital for us that soft is one of the ones nato is strong. united states north america and europe we do want to get that done get done for decades we have implemented the strongest reinforcement so collect of the fund since the

its 1st fully electric vehicle and it's getting high level support from german chancellor angela merkel with the promise to expand the e-car infrastructure across the country also coming up tonight india's top slams the government for failing to tackle air pollution as toxic smaug in the capital reaches record levels and with just a year to go before the next presidential election in the us d w visits a town in rural wisconsin where voters always choose the end of it so what are the locals predicting this town and 30 years since the fall of the berlin wall the german capital a week of festivities commemorating the events that led to german reunification and the collapse of the soviet be. good to have you with us we begin tonight with a question what will the future of transportation in germany look like and it's a question that's being asked as the head. germany's all the mode of industry meet with politicians here in berlin to discuss key issues that are transforming the sector including electric vehicles and all thomas driving the car summit comes as europe's top car maker volkswagen

and here in germany chancellor angela merkel tells lawmakers her government is pushing the defense budget up in line with nato targets for spending. i'm so much going to thank you for joining us germany's was a left on the line is poised to formally take over at the helm of the european commission this sunday but she still needs the european parliament to sign off on her new team they'll be voting on it shortly that's underlines that her plans for the presidency at the parliament in strasburg a short time ago she said she would focus on equality the environment and digitalization let's listen in to her vision for the e.u. . it is not only about parties and politics rules or regulations markets or currencies it is ultimately and above all else about people and their aspirations it is about people of standing together for the liberty for that values simply for effect a future do you have used brussels bureau chief mike sussman isn't strasberg for us ahead of the vote he listened in on find a life speech for us this morning i'm max good to see you i does it was often a line have the numbers

and the defense minister, so we are seeing that shift of power and merkel's influence is perhaps waning. >> as always, we appreciate your reporting. thank you. another crucial actor in the history and future of germany is the united states. u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo is in berlin to mark the anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall. he and his counterpart heiko maas had a look back. >> it was a deeply personal visit. u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo used the first day of his stay in germany to return to his former military base and was stationed here as a soldier in the 1980's. he patrolled the border that separated east and west germany. together with foreign minister heiko maas, this was an occasion to raise the tensions between the u.s. and german relations. >> it was a bit of a walk down memory lane for me, memory strassa. you could say i saw a piece of history that i was a tiny little part of back in the late 1980's. i think it is indicative of the important relationship between our two countries. maas expressed support of the german reunification process. >> we are c

german chancellor angela merkel is hosting more than a dozen heads of state from across africa a high level investment conference here in berlin today the compact with africa set up by germany and 2017 to promote private investment and job opportunities on the continent in return for economic reforms in the last years summit 1000000000 euros were pledged for development investment fund but except for a few showcase projects little has happened and business leaders and investors women reluctant citing high wrists due to corruption in many countries. rwanda is one of africa's flagship economies last year bokes wagon opened a plant in the capital kigali to build electric cars creating hundreds of jobs to german carmaker wants to invest $20000000.00 in kigali it's a significant step for a wander. up the compact with africa summit in berlin chancellor angela merkel told leaders that africa had a key role to play in solving global problems but there needed to be more openness and trust. underneath the key we believe and i'm thoroughly convinced of this that more transparency will bring more

and china trade war chancellor angela merkel arrives in india to talk trade and security both sides see potential to boost try to be fallout from trump's tara fold with china also coming up full steam ahead for the impeachment process as u.s. lawmakers vote to make that inquiry official public what does it mean for the president trying to and. listen we're going to be so we're we're going to. as human beings not like cockroaches so desperate to get out of south africa on a police crackdown in cape town we hear about the plight of migrants trying to escape then a phobic attacks. and they're all there on the front line and that all women it needs involved ways female only anti-poaching unit. time helena humphrey glad you could join me german chancellor angela merkel has arrived in india for a 3 day visit that will focus on boosting trade and business ties merkel was welcomed in delhi with military honors she'll be holding talks with indian prime minister narendra modi on a wide range of bilateral issues small cities renewal energy and mobility will also be on the. both sides also see pote

german chancellor angela merkel talks trade and security with the indian prime minister narendra modi seeking to build a closer industrial and strategic ties. and mexico marks the day of the day it may sound like a gloomy affair but the festival is actually a joyous celebration the souls of the departed up to leave to come back and visit their families. great welcome turkey and russia have launched joint to ground patrols in northeastern syria the operation is part of a deal struck by the 2 countries to 1st force his out of the territory need turkey's border military vehicles are patrolling a sign that's 10 kilometers deep along the border mocking a major power shift in syria it's a month off to u.s. president donald trump we drew his country's forces from the area. russian and turkish troops have been carrying out joint patrols on the turkish syrian border since midday local time these images come from a region near the small turkish tion of. with the joint patrols ankara wants to prevent the kurdish why p.g. militia returning to the border driving the white p.g. out of the border re

the only mention of kashmir is when merkel meets the german press before heading to do know with the prime minister. i 1st would like to hear the arguments of the prime minister on this is a situation for the people that is not sustainable and is not good something that surely needs to be improved. i'm going to machall visited the site of mahatma gandhi's cremation as well it's 150 you this is the birth of india's fall of the nation but this a ball they look into the past is in contrast to the tangible commitment from both sides to be driving forces of a multinational future germany wants to be part of. both this economic power and us political counterweights to only present china internal tensions like kashmir seen as something that's worthy of criticism but outweighed by the economic and political potential india office in the future. to iraq now where at least $250.00 people have been killed in antigovernment protests over the last month religious leaders have condemned attacks on peaceful demonstrators but clashes with security forces are continuing the protests are fueled by ang

than mobility both lag regional heavyweight china in many fields is what german chancellor angela merkel had to say about the 2 nations tie up in. india has huge potential especially when it comes to digitalisation. development is very fast so when it comes to 5 g. and a i it's a challenge but if we work together this will be a wonderful means of cooperation. mcaleese in india for today's talks with prime minister nuri interim ot of focused on issues like smart cities and renewable energy while the leaders a keen to strengthen business and trade ties last year trade between germany and india was worth of 18000000000 euros but that figure is dwarfed by germany's trade with china 10 times as much as india's economy has been growing rapidly in recent years though the country has been keen to encourage investment from abroad but obstacles remain infrastructure the country's legal system which is seen as lacking transparency and a big one bureaucracy every trade deal between the e.u. and india could smooth out some of those issues spot that won't happen any time soon let's go over to dave cha

election this comes at a party conference question hopes to finally step out of chancellor angela merkel's shadow also is calming down colombia's president calls for dialogue to try to enter nationwide demonstrations against planned economic reforms the government orders a curfew in the capital dhaka taffeta several people are killed. and a small pacific at archipelago is poised to become the world's newest country people in token films are going to the polls to vote on their independence. now as. ivan humphrey glad you could join me a victory for the head of germany's governing conservatives the nikkei to come out about all managed to head off a rebellion at a party conference yesterday warning delegates she would resign if she did not get their full backing now that a 7 minute standing ovation come out about her took over from johnson i'm going to see the leader last year the party's popularity has continued to slow. right on the ship. she went all the way and took on the challenge after several attacks in the weeks leading up to the cd use party conference and a great. post the big ques

german chancellor angela merkel today stressed her commitment to nato rejecting criticism of the alliance from french president emmanuel mccraw in an interview published in the economy's dues paper president mike ross said the natives undergoing what he called brain death i think that europe must start acting as a strategic world power at a joint news conference and then chancellor nato secretary general shelton but declared that the alliance is not dying despite widespread dismay at the recent actions of the united states and turkey in northern syria mr stoltenberg went on to reject the notion that the us was turning its back on its european allies but said that more german financial support is needed. so does europe have the capacity to act as a strategic world power present micro suggests teri schultz is a de doubly correspondent a nato specialist he can't possibly think that europe can completely defend itself at the moment that's just not possible in any way not logistically there's not enough equipment there's not enough coordination there's not enough trust so what mcluhan is sayin

that europe must start acting as a strategic world power as a joint news conference in chancellor merkel a nato secretary general against stoughton declared that the alliance is not dying despite widespread dismay at the recent actions of the united states and turkey in northern syria mr stone sober and went on to reject the notion that the us was turning its back on that european allies but said that more german financial support was necessary. so does europe have the wherewithal to act as a strategic world power as president mccall suggests teri schultz is a d w correspondent a nato specialist he can't possibly think that europe can completely defend itself at the moment that's just not possible in any way not logistically there's not enough equipment there's not enough cord nation there's not enough trust so what mcluhan is saying that that europe needs to go off on its own is something we talk about all the time in brussels all the time it nato and it's not realistic and that's what secretary-general stolzenberg and even tenser miracle pointed out everybody believes that europe shoul