well i think pedro sanchez would argue that it's no more likely now than it was 48 hours ago. however his critics the political right would say it's much more likely that this this government is going to encourage. the likelihood of of catalonia breaking away they claim that pedro sanchez has made backroom deals with with catalan independence parties in order to get the support of the abstention certainly one pro independence catalan party the cattle on the republican left which agree to abstain today that was a really key abstention basically allowing him to form this government what pedro sanchez has said to that party is that he will enter into a calendar of negotiations to try and find a solution to the cattle and crisis which has been going on for at least 2 years but he has said that he has ruled out the possibility of holding a referendum on catalan independence he says that will not happen. there was going to be joining us tonight from madrid guy we appreciate your analysis thank you. thanks very much for. well the day is almost done the conversation continues online t

do also coming up after months of political stalemate spain finally as a government socialist pedro sanchez narrowly wins a parliamentary vote to stay on as prime minister but he's greeted by protesters outside parliament calling him a traitor. plus 5 years after the massacre at satirical magazine charlie and joe francis once again says jesus we sharlee the deadly shooting was the 1st in a series of jihad as terrorist attacks that changed the country. i'm calling asp and welcome to the program tonight the death toll in the stampede at the funeral of the assassinated general hossam so the money has reached 56 that's according to iran's state media more than 200 were injured huge crowds have gathered in the city of care mon to pay their last respects to the general who was killed in a u.s. drone strike. they were here to say good bye to a military commander they called their own. instead many were caught up in a stampede as hundreds of thousands of mourners descended on care man. this is the hometown of kasim solomon e. the general killed by a us military drone last friday his funeral process

spain's socialist leader pedro sanchez has been confirmed as the country's prime minister after a tight parliamentary vote sanchez will now head up a minority left wing government spain's 1st coalition since it made the transition to democracy in the mid 1970 s. . this is d.w. news from berlin for more follow us on twitter d w news or visit our website that dot com. coming up next in business news it's the tech industries biggest global showcase why are chinese companies steering clear of this year's consumer electronics show. more business news coming up next with stephen beardsley and don't forget to get all the latest news information radical all our website f.t.w. dot com i'm terry martin thanks for being with us the for. the friday is fucking chock minus 30 celsius the german opponent research station the scientists want to set the. bar on the frontline of climate change research and take on the compact finding. disappearing ice. my mission to be on time to. close up a city. where i come from we have to fight for a free press that was born and raised in a military dictatorship with

socialist leader pedro sanchez has been confirmed to spanish prime minister after a narrow parliamentary vote his victory was secured when a small regional party agreed to abstain sanchez will now head up a minority left wing government. puerto rico has been struck by a powerful 6.4 magnitude earthquake the largest in a series of tremors that have shaken the u.s. territory in the past 24 hours at least one person has been confirmed dead and the governor has declared a state of emergency. in france has been commemorating 5 years since the islamist attack on the satirical magazine charlie abdo in which 12 journalists were killed the so-called islamic state claimed responsibility it was the 1st of a spate of major is almost attacks in france. this is g w news from berlin for more follow us on twitter r t w news or visit our website at www dot com. and don't forget you can always get the news on the go just download our hour from google player from the top story it will give you access to all of the latest news and information from around the world as well as push notifications for breaking

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it's a very tight victory for pedro sanchez. he won the parliament voted to remain prime minister by only two seats. after promising catalan separatists lawmakers and dialogue on the region's future in exchange for their of stenson. and agreeing to an alliance with the far left party for demos. he says this coalition is the only way to end months of political deadlock forty four is that what if you own discord listen on its own the first in the democratic history of our country. constitutes an effort to join wills it's the only option off the five elections including two general elections this year. hello. the alliance between pedro sanchez's socialist party andnd put in mot was formed as a reaction to november's general election results the voters one by the socialists but saw the conservatives takes second place in the far r right party fox thihird the two left wing parties are now pledging to hike the minimum wage impose rent ceilings and raise taxes on high earners and large businesses policies which will most likely be s su

in other news spain's socialist leader pedro sanchez has been confirmed as the country's prime minister after a narrow parliamentary vote sanchez will now head up of minority left wing government spain's 1st coalition since it made the transition to democracy in the mid 1970 s. . and the world health organization says more than 6000 people have now died from a measles epidemic in the democratic republic of congo the w.h.o. says it needs more funds to stem the outbreak of the highly infectious disease claims low vaccination rates for the epidemic. just a reminder the top stories we're following for you here today on the news and claims it has killed more than 80 americans after firing ballistic missiles at the u.s. military targets in iraq these strikes are in retaliation for the u.s. assassination of iran's top general us president donald trump tweeted earlier that all is well as damage was being assessed. and more than 170 people are dead after ukrainian paralyzer crushed tehran's airport arabian state t.v. says 4 passengers and crew aboard the plane were killed when it went down short

have taken to the streets of the spanish capital madrid they oppose the way acting prime minister pedro sanchez has handled the catalonia separatist issue sanchez says he is open to dialogue in a bid to end political deadlock and form a new leftist government. austria's green party has formally docked a coalition deal to govern with the country's conservatives at a congress in salzburg party members discuss contentious issues including a strict ban on headscarves greens approval now paves the way for a new government to be sworn in next week. australia has called up 3000 military reservists to help firefighters battling blazes for weeks now more than 200 fires are burning across the heavily populated states of victoria and new south wales the scorched areas cover more land than the size of belgium and luxembourg combined the human death toll now stands at 23 along with hundreds of millions of animals high temperatures and strong winds show no sign of letting up. australia's west wildfire season on record looks set to become a whole lot worse saturday boards even hotter temperatures and more str

spanish prime minister pedro sanchez has failed to get parliamentary backing for his new leftist government in a 1st vote he didn't secure the required absolute majority but sanchez is expected to get the required simple majority needed in a 2nd round all voting on choose day. in croatia vote is going to the polls in the 2nd round of the presidential election the vote is a runoff between former prime minister gordon milanov it chase social democrats on the conservative incumbent kalinda. overage. on australia's bushfires a being described as a national catastrophe and just take a look at these orange guys behind me they turned all range from all of the smoke in the atmosphere and then consider this these images aren't from australia at all they're actually from all planned in new zealand some 2000 kilometers away now at least 24 people have tragically died in the blazes thousands have lost their homes and experts calculate that more than half a 1000000000 animals have been killed well australian prime minister scott morrison is facing strong criticism for his handling of the crisis emergenc

have gathered in madrid to protest spain's new coalition government they object to prime minister pedro sanchez forming a minority government it depends on a cattle and separatist party santiago out west out of the far right vox party called on sanchez to arrest council and separatist leaders. will tens of thousands of residents in the philippines have been ordered to evacuate their homes after a volcano began spewing massive plumes of ash into the sky seismologists say they could be there could be a hazardous eruption of the top of volcano near the capital manila any day now authorities have close schools and suspended all flights in and out of manila as international airport. a warning shot from volcano as it spews a column of ash and steam into the sky the ash plume general. adding enough static electricity to produce volcanic lightning. although one of the philippines most active volcanoes it last erupted more than 40 years ago now experts say an eruption affecting a larger area could be just hours away the ash and steam have prompted thousands of people living in towns close to the volcano

to get a quick check of some other stories making news around the world socialist leader pedro sanchez has been confirmed a spanish prime minister after a now parliamentary vote is a victory was secured when a small regional party agreed to abstain sanchez will now head up a minority left wing government spain's 1st coalition since it made the transition to democracy in the mid 1970 s. . in west africa opposition protesters have taken to the streets of the canadian capital concrete for the 2nd consecutive day they are concerned about the rumors that the president plans to amend the constitution to stay in office for a 3rd term on monday 12 people were injured in clashes between protesters and the president's supporters. it's 5 years to the day since islamist terrorists went on a rampage against journalists at the french satirical magazine charlie ept 012 people died in that attack for which the so-called islamic state claimed responsibility it was the 1st of a series of deadly incidents over the next few years committed mostly by french born extremists. remembering the horrific events

politics and abstain in a confidence vote in parliament next week allowing spanish prime minister pedro sanchez to win sanchez the socialist party rates the coalition deal last month with another left wing party politics still needs to confirm him as prime minister. place in paris said use tear gas to disperse protesters from a man well. across party headquarters as the standoff of the president's planned pension reform continues trade unions have called on the public to step up their protests national train services have been disrupted bus strike action for $29.00 days now at the country's longest strike since $968.00. interpol sent an international wanted notice to lebanese authorities requesting the arrest of colors going the former nixon boss keep biol in japan this week and fled to lebanon while the whiting trial on charges of financial misconduct japanese prosecutors righted his tokyo 100 reportedly looking for information on how he escaped. a woman and her 2 adult daughters have turned themselves in to authorities in western germany following a fire that devastated the zoo killing dozens

politics and abstain in a confidence vote in parliament next week allowing spanish prime minister pedro sanchez to win sanchez the socialist party reached a coalition deal last month with another left wing party but parliament still needs to confirm him as prime minister. police in paris have used tear gas to disperse protesters from a man room party headquarters as the standoff over the president's planned pension reform continues trade unions have called on the public to step up their protests national train services have been destructive strike action for 29 days now making up the country's longest struck since 960 yet. my kids have passed a bill allowing the country to deploy troops to war torn libya the movies i ended shoring up the u.n. recognize government in tripoli against rebel leader khalifa haftar and his so-called libyan national army the bill passed despite objections from turkey's main opposition groups and there are fears that a turkish troop deployment could further they stabilize libya. but let's work on it it's the bill was expected to pass through parliament and eventually i

protesters have taken to the streets of madrid they oppose the way acting spanish prime minister pedro sanchez has handled the catalonian separatist issue sanchez says he's open to dialogue in a bid to end political deadlock and form a new leftist government. well the death toll from australia's catastrophic bushfires has risen to 24 while thousands of properties have been destroyed in the blazes prime minister scott morrison is common to heavy criticism for his handling of the crisis a response he's due on sunday with cooler temperatures offering a chance to regroup. another costly and deadly day in this month's long catastrophe. saturday's soaring temperatures and strong winds fent hundreds of blazes across 3 states exhausted firefighters powerless to halt the destruction. the flames consumed hundreds of properties leaving local communities short. they told us they hear. people in the court much their heads in the court of. all they say as he had gone. battling the worst bushfires in living memory a strain leaders admit they're in uncharted territory we can't pretend that this is something w

have taken to the streets of the spanish capital madrid they oppose the way acting prime minister pedro sanchez has handled the catalonian separatist issue sanchez says he's open to dialogue in a bid to end political deadlock and form a new leftist government. and indonesian authorities have been delivering supplies by helicopter to floods killed 53 people in the region around the capital jakarta. that started on new year's eve on latest deadly flash floods and landslides tens of thousands of people are still on i should return to their arms. thanks well australia house called up 3000 army reservists to help firefighters have been battling bushfires for wakes more than 200 bligh's of burning across the heavy populated heavily populated states of victoria and new south wales the scorched areas cover an area larger than belgium the human death toll now stands at $23.00 along with hundreds of millions of animals and high temperatures and strong winds showing no sign of letting up. safe now and far from the flames these people were evacuated with their pets bringing only essential belongings the au

pleasure and it's time to look at some other stories making news around the world socialist leader pedro sanchez has been confirmed banished prime minister after a narrow parliamentary vote his victory was secured when a small regional party agreed to abstain sanchez will now head up a minority left wing government spain's 1st coalition since it made the transition to democracy in the mid 1970 s. . puerto rico's governor has declared a state of emergency after a series of earthquakes in the u.s. territory the most powerful tremor with a magnitude of 6.4 hit early on tuesday at least one person has been confirmed dead and at least 8 others injured. in west africa opposition protesters have taken to the streets of the canadian capital kanaka re for the 2nd consecutive day they are concerned about rumors that the president also condé plans to amend the constitution to stay in office for a 3rd term on monday 12 people were injured in clashes between protesters and the president's supporters. it has been 5 years to the day since islamist terrorists went on a rampage against journalists at the french

have taken to the streets of the spanish capital madrid they oppose the way acting prime minister pedro sanchez has handled the catalonian separatist issues sanchez says he's open to dialogue in a bid to end political deadlock and form a new leftist government. we'll cold up 3000 army reservists to help firefighters they've been battling bushfires for weeks more than 200 blazes of burning across the heavily populated states of victoria and new south wales the scorched areas cover an area then build the human death toll now stands at 2324 along with hundreds of millions of animals and high temperatures and strong winds show no sign of letting up. safe now and far from the flames these people were evacuated with their pets bringing only essential belongings the australian navy rescued them from molecule in the state's victoria videos posted on social media show the mega blaze there on new year's eve the fire has forced thousands of people to take refuge on the coast. but it's quite scary that we were very aware of the superior dangers there in the wreckage center most of the time and we slept on

have taken to the streets of the spanish capital madrid they oppose the way acting prime minister pedro sanchez has handled the catalonia separatists issue sanchez says he's open to dialogue in a bid to end political deadlock and form a new leftist government. austria's green party has formally backed a coalition deal to govern with the country's conservatives at a congress and sulzberger party members discuss contentious issues putting a ban on headscarves in schools until the age of 14 the greens approval of the coalition deal now paves the way for a new government to be sworn in next week. protesters have clashed with police in the chilean capital santiago it was the 1st demonstration of the year against the government of sebastian pinera $26.00 people have been killed in violence that began in october over an increase in subway fares. australia has called up 3000 military reservists to help firefighters battling blazes for weeks now more than 200 fires are burning across the heavily populated states of victoria and new south wales the scorched areas cover more land than the size of belgium

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in spain, the socialist leader pedro sanchez won a narrow victory in parliament. today's vote and nine months of political gridlock. spain will get its first coalition government since the 1930's. the prime minister has a mandate to reverse some of the policies that helped spain emerged from the economic crisis six years ago. global news 24 hours a day, on-air, and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i'm mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> live from bloomberg world headquarters in new york, i'm vonnie quinn. >> i'm jon erlichman in four men a laying. we are joined by our bloomberg and be an end audiences. >> here are the top stories that we are following. iran thousand engines, unveiling 13 potential nightmare scenarios as retaliation for the killing of general soleimani. in markets, stocks are paring gains, safe havens rising after the iranian threat. what is next? and hoover is plenty to make good on a promise from the jetsons, maybe bringing flying taxis to you in 2020. we are live at the consu

spain's socialist party leader pedro sanchez will remain prime minister after surviving a confidence vote in parliament by a tiny to vote margin he will try to assemble a minority coalition government with the left wing put they most party the most ends along political stalemate that included 2 inconclusive elections last year. i can do that though don't bet on sanchez bet it just a fine chance of victory socialist paper sanchez one and narrow vote and the spanish parliament was reelected by a 2 got. together with the left wing alliance for demos sanchez can now form spain's 1st coalition government since the end of the franco dictatorship this is only possible because the catalan separatist e.c. party abstained sanchez just to find the cooperation. of the only option is all that this progressive coalition all the continued political blockade in spain. right when demonstrators protested outside parliament they accused sanchez of betraying spanish unity by the tone is just as aggressive inside parliament the opposition accuses sanchez of lying because he had ruled out an alliance with

do also coming up after months of political stalemate spain finally as a government socialist pedro sanchez narrowly wins a parliamentary vote to stay on as prime minister but he's greeted by protesters out.

the spanish prime minister, pedro sanchez, has been holding an emergency meeting to discuss the government'sdied and at least four others are still missing after heavy rain, snow and flooding affected the east of the country. britain's foreign secretary dominic raab has described america's refusal to extradite a woman charged with causing a british teenager's death as "a denial ofjustice". harry dunn died after his motorbike collided with a car being driven on the wrong side of the road by anne sacoolas last august. duncan kennedy's report contains some flash photography. it was last august harry dunn died here and today, the scene was still framed by the caring tributes of those who loved him. anne sacoolas, pictured on her wedding day, is the american woman who's been charged with causing harry's death by dangerous driving. she had left this nearby american intelligence base moments before the collision, but two weeks later, left britain, claiming diplomatic immunity. now the united states has refused to send her back, something harry's mum says is difficult to accept. itjust gives us more

prime minister pedro sanchez flew over some of the worst hit areas and later told reporters that climated played a part. us senators have been accused of falling asleep, playing games and breaking other rules during president trump's impeachment trial. the senators are acting as the jury to decide whether the president should be removed from office. the trial has heard that mr trump's alleged abuse of power threatens american democracy. the us government has ignored the advice of its own scientists and re—written environmental regulations to slash the number of wetlands and waterways covered by pollution controls. critics say the measure is the biggest rollback in clean water protection for almost 50 years. more on that later. africa's richest woman says she's ready to fight what she calls misleading and untrue graft allegations. isabel dos santos is the daughter of angola's former president. prosecutors accuse her of using her father's influence to steal millions of dollars from state companies during his rule. american actress annabella sciorra has told harvey weinstein's trial that he

prime minister pedro sanchez has flown over some of the worst hit areas.ts about 2:30am and you're up to date on the headlines. now on bbc news, thursday in parliament. hello and welcome to thursday in parliament. coming up: as four people in scottish hospitals are tested for the new strain of coronavirus, the health secretary updates mps. the chief medical officer has revised the risk to the uk population from ‘very low‘ to ‘low‘. in a special debate to mark holocaust memorial day, mps share harrowing family experiences. i learnt that my own great—grandmother, raina sevilla, was deported from the vel d'hiv via drancy to birkenau concentration camp, where she was murdered in the gas chambers. and a labour former transport secretary says the high speed two rail project must go ahead because the alternative is worse. conventional upgrades that will be required which are huge because you are conducting open—heart surgery on a moving patient. but first, a second chinese city has gone into lockdown in an effort to control the spread of a new flu—like virus. the

politics and abstain and a confidence vote in parliament next week that will allow prime minister pedro sanchez to win sanchez's socialist party reached a coalition deal last month after another left wing party bus the parliament still needs to confirm him as prime minister. police in paris have used tear gas to disperse protesters from a manual more crones party headquarters as the standoff over the president's planned pension reforms continues trade unions have called on the public to step up their protests national train services have been disrupted by strike action for 29 days now making this the country's longest strike since 1968. the conflict in the middle east may be dominating the headlines this morning but latin america is another potential flash point in the new year several states are beginning the year roiled by a certainty and growing demands for change. latin america could be facing another year of heavy unrest the upheaval in $21000.00 came fast spread quickly and unfolded in several places all at once. protests helped push bolivia's leftist president evo morales from power afte

spanish baltics and abstain a no confidence vote in parliament next week allowing prime minister pedro sanchez to win such as the socialist party research coalition deal last month with another left wing party but parliament still needs to confirm him as prime minister. priest from cuba's santa maria religion have given their annual prophecy in a ceremony drawing thousands of visitors they say that cuba faces the difficult times in the new year in 2020 but would be protected by one of the religions most powerful. santa maria blends catholicism with african beliefs. well the latest james bond blockbuster set to dominate cinema screens in the year ahead double 07 returning after a very long layoff some would say too long here's a look at that and some other highlights we can look forward to in 2020. with. the question is justified after all it's been 5 years since 7 last screens so what's taking so long. well after all he is a secret agent one thing's for certain the 23 james bond film titled no time to die is daniel craig's loss but he will follow your dream as have been buzzing for months abou

the spanish prime minister, pedro sanchez, has been holding an emergency meeting to discuss the government'sa. 13 people have died and at least four others are still missing after heavy rain, snow and flooding affected the east of the country. the us airline safety regulator has said he's "pleased" with the progress being made by boeing as it attempts to get its 737 max plane approved again for flight. the aircraft has been grounded since march 2019 following two fatal crashes. this week boeing said it didn't expect the model to return to service until the middle of this year. democratic prosecutors in the us have finished setting out their case against president trump in his impeachment trial, arguing he has abused his power and obstructed congress. mr trump denies any wrongdoing and describes the impeachment as a hoax — his legal team will open defence arguments later on saturday. one of the houses‘ impeachment prosecutors, or managers, adam schiff — urged republicans to ensure new evidence is seen and witnesses are heard. president trump, by such conduct has demonstrated that he will rema

socialist leader pedro sanchez has been confirmed spanish prime minister after a narrow parliamentary vote his victory was secured when a small regional party agreed to abstain sanchez will now head of a minority left wing government spain's 1st coalition since it made the transition to democracy in the 1970 s. and austrian politicians sebastian peretz has been sworn in as the country's chancellor returning after 7 months out of power following the collapse of his government his center right people's party is now in coalition with the green party a 1st for austria. it's 5 years to the days since is a miss harris went on a rampage against journalists at the french satirical magazine charlie. 12 people died in the attack for which the so-called islamic state claimed responsibility it was the 1st in a series of deadly incidents over the next few years committed mostly by french born extremists. remembering the horrific events of 5 years ago. family members and callings of the victims marked the occasion with an emotional ceremony in paris among them some of the magazine staff members who

the spanish prime minister, pedro sanchez, has been holding an emergency meeting to discuss the government'storm gloria. thirteen people have died and at least four others are still missing after heavy rain, snow and flooding affected the east of the country. at least 1a people have died in a powerful earthquake in eastern turkey. emergency workers are searching for dozens of people who are trapped under the rubble. gareth barlow has more details. rescuers carry sui’vivoi’s out from the rubble. the 6.8 magnitude quake sent buildings crashing to the ground and residents rushing into the streets. more than 30 people are feared trapped and more than 500 people have been reported injured. the exact moment the earthquake struck, captured live on turkish tv. amid the inky darkness, among ruined buildings, screams rang out as more than 400 rescue teams rushed to help survivors. dozens of after—shocks followed the main tremor, which was also felt in neighbouring syria, lebanon and iran. the region, 550 kilometres east of the capital ankara, is remote and sparsely populated so the true extent of the

prime minister pedro sanchez has flown over some of the worst hit areas. now on bbc news, panorama.n country. she ruled supreme in grabbing whatever she wanted in this country. leaked documents reveal how a president's daughter made billions. this is a classic example of corruption, somebody being able to use that relationship to benefit themselves. isabel dos santos lives the high life from her london home. but we find the people left in squalor so she could make money.

prime minister pedro sanchez has flown over some of the worst hit areas.ow on bbc news — hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. perhaps it is misleading to describe the unfolding events in the us senate as the impeachment trial of donald trump. after all, this is a process which may well avoid witness testimony, exclude key documents, and it involves jurors who drew their conclusions long ago. nonetheless, it remains an historic moment, likely to have a major impact on us politics. my guest is republican congressman don bacon. will republicans come to regret their unwavering loyalty to donald j trump? congressman don bacon, in omaha, nebraska, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, sir. it's a pleasure to be with you today. let me begin with a simple proposition — if donald trump violated american values, and more specifically violated the us constitution, he should be held to account, shouldn't he? any president that violates the constitution and does high crimes and misdemeanours, as it's stated in the constitution, should be impeached. but i do not

spain's socialist leader pedro sanchez has been sworn in as prime minister the day after he narrowly secured backing for the country's 1st coalition government in decades he's expected to announce his cabinet next week if they include all members from his coalition partners the anti austerity far left when it us for the most movement. the new leader of the european commission has warned the u.k. it's brics that negotiations deadline will make a comprehensive trade deal with the e.u. possible o'sullivan the lion was speaking at a meeting with the prime minister boris johnson in downing street on the line says the deadline should be extended beyond december 2020 the more divergent it is the more distant the partnership will be and without an extension of the transition period beyond 2020 you can objects expect to agree on every single aspect of our new partnership we will have to prioritise prince harry and his wife the duchess of sussex make a markle have announced they're stepping back from senior roles within britain's royal family they also said they're going to work to become fina

have agreed to abstain in the vote to confirm pedro sanchez to spain's prime minister it signals a possible end to spain's political deadlock catalan m.p.'s say they've agreed not to vote against sanchez in parliament next week in exchange for a discussion about the future independence of catalonia sanchez's socialist party has entered into a coalition agreement with the left wing demo party and a belgian judge has suspended the process of extraditing cason separatist leader called us to spain which demote fled to belgium off to a failed bid for catalan independence in 2017 spanish supremes court issued an arrest order against him but now a judge has ruled that put him on status as a member of the european parliament grants him immunity. in mexico city a series of a more memorials created by activists called to attention some of the darkest moments in the country's recent history these and the monuments also highlight a number of social problems in mexico by force this apparent says of violence against women there is money reports. mexico's capital is home to numerous iconic monuments comme

in spain, the socialist leader pedro sanchez won a narrow victory in parliament. the vote ends nine months of political gridlock. spain will get its first coalition government since the 1930's. the result gives the interim prime minister a mandate to reverse some of the policies that help spain emerge from an economic crisis six years ago. on capitol hill, the standoff continues over how and when to conduct president senate impeachment trial. nancy pelosi must decide when or whether to send the impeachment charges to the senate. on monday, former national security advisor john bolton said he would testify if he was subpoenaed. that could complicate mitch mcconnell's plan for swift proceedings with no witnesses. global news 24 hours a day, on air and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i am mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. david? 2019: coming up, a strong turns into a less certain 2020. we talk with stephanie kelley from aberdeen standard about what the new year holds in store. that is coming up next

breakdown >> the major banks in spain are under pressure after the country's socialist party leader, pedro sanchezowly made prime minister, spaifing the way for spain's first coalition government in decades. they're aiming to target large companies and banks with higher taxes. that's kwha thv why they're trading down today eurozone inflation, jumping. a 10% rise in oil prices would add about 0.2 percentage points to inflation, which would below the mandate of 2%. that next policy meeting is set for march. separately, the eu policy meeting, joseph burrell, calling an emergency meeting today to discuss europe's security strategy amid rising tensions in the middle east. it comes as french president emmanuel macron has been trying to steer the iranians away from retaliation. the french president is expected to speak on the phone in the next day or so to the iranian president rumannouhanrouhani. >> sue herera joins us now. >> mike pompeo accusing iran of working to this wath efforts to bring peace to afghanistan >> iran has refused to join the regional and international consensus for peace and is, in f

amy: in spain, socialist party leader pedro sanchez was sworn in as spanish prime minister wednesday, one day after his proposal to form a coalition government narrowly won a vote in the spanish parliament tuesday. sanchez agreed to form a coalition government with pablo iglesias, the head of the leftist podemos party, paving the way for spain's first progressive coalition government since the 1930's. and in a correction to our headline yesterday, the formation of this coalition government was made possible when a group of pro-independence legislators from catalonia agreed to abstain from tuesday's vote, not join the coaoalition government. and facebook is insisting that it will not limit lies in political campaign ads, , refusg to back down from a policy that has come under massive criticism from lawmakers and voting rights activivists. facebook also said it would continue to allow so-called "micro-targeting" for political ads, a tactic for targeting advertisements for a tiny group of facebook k users. critics say micro-targeting is an ideal tactic for spreading fake information. thi

the leader of the socialist .arty pedro sanchez nation magazine reports spain's new coalition government has promised a strength and job security in unions, raise the minimum wage, pass legislation to curb climate change, and introduce universal public childcare. in argentina, the leftist government of president alberto fernandez has withdrawn credentials for the ambassador of u.s.-backed opposition figure juan guaido, reversing the stance of former right-wing president mauricio macri. elisa trotta gamus was recognized as the legitimate ambassador of venezuela by macri last year as guaido self appointed himself president and attempted to overthrow the elected venezuelan president nicolas maduro. in a two sentence letter addressed, the fernandez government notified it was " putting in and do your special mission in the argentine republic." in india, hundreds of thousands of unionized workers and students took to the streets today for a strike to demand a rise in the minimum wage and to protest the privatization of natural resources. many students are also boycotting classes in solidarity