$2000000.00 people that voted so it's a human catastrophe in the making also on the program german chancellor merkel talks trade and security with indian prime minister. seeking to build closer industrial and strategic. mexico amounts that they have to do that it may sound like the fact that the festival is a joyful celebration of the departed i believe to come back to visit that. i'm still get a welcome to the program turkey and russia have launched joint to ground patrols in northeastern syria the operations part of a deal struck between the 2 countries to force kurdish fighters out of the territory and their turkish border military vehicles of the children attend commom to deep zone along the border marking a major power shift in syria a month after u.s. president trump withdrew his country's forces from the region. so let's get the latest from d.w. our correspondent dorian jones in istanbul welcome dorian what is the purpose of these patrols. well these patrols are a key part of why did sign up this agreement with moscow there's a great deal of skepticism from the to the syrian kurdish militias

the german chancellor received a toxic welcome earlier in the day modi treating merkel to a military parade in severely polluted air ignoring medical advice both leaders review the god of honor without mosques schools and shut until november 5th the pollution also has its economic consequences it reduces productivity and crop yields while increasing health costs and is a plan to restrict the movement of private cars in the capital in early 2 weeks from monday to ease the situation. the e.c.b. has a new boss christine lagarde and stranger to international finance the former head of the i.m.f. finds herself in a tricky situation though many expect she'll continue druggies course of high liquidity and super low interest rates that won't make everyone happy. the new head of the european central bank hasn't given too much away about how she intends to proceed in her new job but she has given some indication of what she thinks the institution needs to do the zeevi needs to listen to and understand markets need not be guided by market but it certainly needs to listen and understand but it a

german chancellor angela merkel talks trade and security with indian prime minister narendra modi seeking to build close to industrial and strategic ties. and mexico mocks the dying of the day it may sound like a gloomy affair but the festival actually is a joyous celebration of the souls of the deposit to come back and visit their families. welcome to the program turkey and russia have jointly launched ground patrols in northeastern syria the operation is part of a deal struck by the true countries to force kurdish fighters out of the territory need to board a military vehicles are patrolling is about 10 kilometers deep along the border mocking a major power shift in syria it's a month off to u.s. president donald trump with drew his country's forces from the area. russian troops have been carrying out join. 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 white p.g. militia returning to the border driving the white p.g. out of the border region was one o

the middle of those protests also coming up a new partnership for india and germany chancellor angela merkel and prime minister narendra modi and now it's a raft of deals as they seek to build closer industrial and strategic ties. and as germany gets ready to celebrate 30 years of the wall came down a massive art project is unveiled here in berlin it's made up of thousands of colorful streamers the messages of love and peace. i'm married to evanston it's good to have you with us police have fired tear gas to break up a fresh round of mass protests in hong kong protesters as some bearing the flags of democratic states had originally planned to build look as an emergency call for otani from china but authorities quickly cracked down on the band gathering this is the 22nd straight weekend of anti-government demonstrations in hong kong. database around the chelsea hill is in hong kong covering today's protests so surely we can see you were prepared for the tear gas fired by police you have your mask on but what about the demonstrators did they expect those so early in the day . i think a lot of

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 often make it so i thought i was on to is also a very special day for me i am fine because on november 22nd 2005 i was elected german chancellor for the 1st time and this remains something very special to me. is on me and their coats political child and they couldn't come. is giving it all at this conference and so far she is one at least for now. correspondent kate brady was at the c.d.u. party conference and lives and she sent us this incessant. it was the showdown that never happened the c.d.u. party conference after months of criticism party to an exit come karrenbauer called her critics bluff telling them in short to back me or sack me so for now at least it seems that the issue of the party leadership has been removed from the table but with germany set to head to the polls once again in less in 2 years time a.k.k. now has a work to prove that she's still a worthy candidate in the meantime

a new partnership for india and germany chancellor angela merkel and prime minister narendra modi and down so raft of deals as they seek to build closer industrial and strategic time. and fans are going to south africa for the new rugby world championships the springboks put on a dominant display outclassing england $3212.00 in the final and south africa's 3rd world cup title. i'm michael ok welcome to the program police have been firing tear gas in multiple locations in a bid to break up a fresh round of mass protests in hong kong authorities had banned all protests today which were originally billed as an emergency call for autonomy from mainland china police quickly crackdown on an initial gathering and then did so in other parts of the city as well this is the 22nd street weekend of anti-government demonstrations in hong kong. the w.'s trawler chelsea and phil is in hong kong covering today's demonstration she joins us on the phone police started cracking down early on the rallies what's the effect been. that's right less than an hour into the process people gathering it at least

what about the role of chancellor angela merkel in all this is obviously the most powerful politician in germany but what influence does she still have over her party. well she doesn't want to have a great influence anymore she's made clear it's not over who will eventually succeed her and she's made this clear time and time again what we're seeing is a gradual withdrawal from the party politics by angular machall and also getting a sense that she has a rather firm view on international politics and particularly the presidency of the european union in the 2nd half of 2020 that will be a european legacy in the making that's why she wants to keep the government stable but she can already get a sense of that there will be more and more criticism of german policy that she's still making. in the lead up to her event to letting go of power a motion here went through which was targeted at 12 way the chinese technology provider who's still in the race here in germany to at least partly build the 5 g. network that such vital infrastructure here the most and went through ruling out any companie

angela merkel was also guest when xi jinping came to paris. mr. macron invited herd. so they want to show an exercise of strength from europe, this is wider european voice coming and macron comes as the strong man of europe. uk is courting brexit, angela merkel is on her way out, spain and italy with weaker governments, emmanuel macron is the strong man of europe >> what's interesting is the eu published a paper labeling china systemic rival and so, how do you square the circle here in that clearly the eu look at china and its growing power with some trepidation but equally respect because they realize this is the trajectory it's going for but at the same time are also trying to foster these relations. how do you draw the line between the two? >> as you said, it's a crucial relationship there's a lot of deals a lot of potential money, growing middle class there. a lot of money that can be done for european companies of course, it's a rival. but they're main trade partners. europe is a main trade partner of china and they have to build this relationship. president macr

chancellor merkel spoke at the commemoration ceremony earlier this morning. translation: the 9th of november somehow reflects the happiest but also the unhappiest moments of our history and it reminds us that we have to stand up to racism and anti—semitism, it reminds us that human rights and the rule of law is not to be taken for granted. 0n the 9th of november 1989, the wall was opened and then it fell down. briefly before that, nobody would have imagined this to be possible. at the beginning of the fatal year, 1989, it was just a small minority who stood up for human rights, for civil rights and for democracy. over the years the berlin wall was in place, many people attempted to escape from east germany into the west, one of those was gunther, who shared his story with our bbc newsround team. my name is gunther. in 1961, i was a 13—year—old boy living in east germany. something happened that changed my life and history in europe forever. i have brought my grandson to speak to him about what happened. he was 13 when the berlin wall was built, the same

chancellor merkel spoke at the commemoration ceremony earlier this morning. translation: the cry for freedom created new democracies in central and eastern europe. germany and europe could grow together at long last. but the values on which europe is built — freedom, democracy and the equality of people, the rule of law, the preservation of human rights — they cannot be taken for granted. they need to be lived and defended day after day. let's cross to berlin now and talk now to hans martin fleischer, who owns four original pieces of the berlin wall from potsdamer platz where the wall was opened on 12 november 1989. thank you forjoining us. tell me why you have gone to so much trouble to collect pieces of the wall? this isa to collect pieces of the wall? this is a long story. hello to great britain. coincidentally, iwas talking to east german officials about buying a piece of the berlin wall forjapanese about buying a piece of the berlin wall for japanese news film. about buying a piece of the berlin wall forjapanese news film. when i checked the catalogu

just chancellor merkel itself of course an east german grew up in east germany she was a professor of physics at a university in east germany she wants during the communist period not to kill or be politically involved in the she was somebody who like many i say this without any criticism and this you've been in that situation yourself that it's very difficult to know how 100 like she she was somebody who kept ahead she still she really emerged only in the period after the fall of the war and before german reunification she emerged and answered as a politician in the interim government what turned out to be the interim government is pretty uncertain it's her own personal life and career is very much tied up with this german history absolutely because she actually is well it's just so important when we talk about this event and you know it incredible to have a chance here as well who has been through this significant moment in history and let's remember of course as well that the east germany was a communist system that was the system that i'm going to machall grew up in it rejected ov

the middle of those protests also coming up a new partnership for india and germany chancellor angela merkel and prime minister nuri. announcing a raft of deals as they seek to build closer industrial and strategic times. and france are jubilant as south africa or the new rugby bowl champions the spring box put on a dominant display outclassing england 3212 in the final in south africa's 3rd world cup time. a michael ok thanks for joining us police have been firing tear gas in multiple locations in a bid to break up a fresh round of mass protests in hong kong authorities had banned a protest today that was originally billed as an emergency call for autonomy from mainland china police quickly crackdown on that gathering and then did so in other parts of the city as well this is the 22nd straight weekend of anti-government demonstrations in hong kong. is in hong kong covering today's demonstration troll. police started cracking down early on the rallies how have protesters from yeah. yeah the 1st rally of the day had been going less than an hour when riot police moved in firing tear gas into a

chancellor angela merkel has wrapped up her 2 day visit to india on saturday merkel spoke to the indo german chamber of commerce the chancellor's trip focused on furthering economic cooperation between the 2 countries germany is set to spend over a 1000000000 euro zone green mobility projects as part of a partnership with india. d.j. abuse 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 to cop components pounce on the soda powered metro station as a last stop before she heads back to its symbolic for germany's focus on the losses on our 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 raised it with think is funny you know when the nobody at that point did that he remains unapologetic about his clampdown and that in these times when india is competing with china to become the most populous state the german hope is that i

time had been a home free 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 honest she'll be holding talks with indian prime minister narendra modi on a wide range of bilateral issues small cities when you will energy and mobility will also be on the agenda both sides also see potential in the fallout from the trade war between the u.s. and china germany is india's largest trading partner in europe to the tune of $20000000000.00 u.s. dollars last year. well for more on this i'm now joined by chief political editor she is in delhi following a visit good to see mahela german and indian leaders have met regularly in recent years so what's special about this one. well the special thing about is that she's brought part of her cabinet also including the foreign minister here and these government consultations as they're called were set up just shortly after germany started consultations with india there was a strong feeling that both countries should be

of those protests and also coming up a new partnership for india and germany and chancellor angela merkel and prime minister narendra modi announce a raft of deals and they seek to build closer industrial and strategic times. and as germany gets ready to celebrate 30 years since the wall came down a massive art project is unveiled here in berlin made up of thousands of colorful streamers and messages of love and peace. by marrying a evanston welcome to the program police have been firing tear gas in multiple locations in a bid to break up a fresh round of mass protests in hong kong authorities had banned all protests today which were originally billed as an emergency call for autonomy from mainland china but police quickly cracked down on an initial gathering and then in other parts of the city as well this is the 22nd straight weekend event government demonstrations in hong kong. w. charlotte chills of hill has been reporting from the midst of these demonstrations and she's been forced to wear a gas mask to protect herself from the tear gas used by police i spoke to her just a short whil

network now because this was somewhat of a of an upset i think for german chancellor angela merkel stace of the c.d.u. the conservative c.d.u. party they decided that it will now be up to the german parliament to debate whether huawei the chinese tech giant will be able to put a bid in to build germany's 5 g. network so far germany's chancellor has said that germany shouldn't rule out lead in hollywood have a chance at putting in a bid at least but of course as we've seen there are already a number of democracies including the us for example who have blacklisted the chinese tech giants and that's largely due to the suspected ties to the chinese government of course just going back to that other point though all of this very interesting book that really has been overshadowed by the fact that there is this issue still lingering in the c.d.u. over the leadership and of course it's unlikely it come karrenbauer that's been at the center of all that we've seen. racing slide down the polls in recent months and she was appointed and she was seen for a long time as the heir apparent the anointed

network now until now german chancellor angela merkel has said that the chinese tech giant they should not be blocked from at least putting in a bid to develop germany's 5 g. network but of course that is a very controversial topic here in germany right now as it also is in a lot of other democracies that's already been ruled out in the u.s. for example largely because of the suspected ties between they and the chinese government is safe to say the c.d.u. the conservative c.d.u. passed a motion which now means that this issue will be debated in the german parliament so it's seen as a little bit of a rejection towards stands and so be interesting to see exactly how that turns out once that's discussed in the german parliament that said definitely without doubt the overarching issue that kind of overshadowed this entire party conference these last 2 days has been the question of party leadership and it could come carabao at least for now it seems as you mentioned she's taken this issue into her own hands and yesterday she really seemed to call her critics bluff basically saying back me o

major shakeup in german politics to outspoken opponents of the coalition with german chancellor angela merkel's conservatives are elected leaders of the social democrats their victory could mean the end to to put the 2 parties grand coalition a party conference next weekend is expected to approve the new leadership table also coming up. british police identify the attacker who killed 2 people in london bridge as a convicted terrorist who was released early from prison prime minister barak's johnson visit of the saying of the attack on saturday he says those convicted of tara fences it shouldn't be released late and. it's not the same old song dads thousands of activists in mexico and chile to open people's eyes to violence against women. i'm rebecca rape has welcome to the program germany's a 2nd biggest party the social democrats has elected new late is norbit volta boy. skin won the ballot and now present a potential threat to the party's grand coalition with german chancellor angela merkel's conservatives both while. the boy runs an aston have been outspoken critics of the coalition alter bo

chancellor angela merkel makes this plea on democracy and freedom. translation: the cannot be taken for granted are the need to be lived undefended day after day. around two million people in eastern india and bangladesh told to leave their homes as a powerful cyclone makes landfall. at least four protestors are killed in baghdad as security forces move in on anti—government demonstrations in iraq. and coming up... two of the biggest youtube stars face off in what could be one of the most watched boxing matches of the year. hello and welcome to world news today. special events have been taking place in germany to mark 30 years since the fall of the berlin wall. it was a symbolic moment that marked the beginning of the end of the cold war. the wall itself stood for 28 years, dividing families, friends and threatening nuclear war. earlier, german chancellor angela merkel placed a candle at the berlin wall memorial and warned people not to take democracy for granted. this evening saw a party at the brandenburg gate. amongst the highlights was a concer

and to the federal government chancellor angela 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. is on me nicole's political child and they couldn't come. is giving it all at this year's conference and so far she is one at least for now. are joining me now in studio is our political correspondent lamely for how much time she's been reporting on the party conference for us of any phrase the day back me or sack me is anyone likely to take up a cake a challenge well definitely not at this party conference and we saw it in the report just now and a great come come by i held a very courageous speech and she was rewarded for it by her delegates who gave her a 7 minute long standing ovation and but at least for now this challenge is off the table ike has bought herself some ti

major 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 their victory could name the end of the pond as the grand coalition of party conference next weekend is expected to approve the new leadership team also coming out. british police identify the attacker who killed 2 people on london bridge as a convicted terrorist who was released early from prison prime minister barak johnson visited the same as the attack on saturday he said don't convey to the terra fences that shouldn't be released early. i'm rebecca read his welcome to the program. germany's government could be soon saying a shake up after the 2nd biggest party the social democrats elected to new late is no but a vault of boyens and saskia esque and won the ballots and now present at the tension of threat to the parties a grand coalition with german chancellor angela merkel conservatives both well voltar buoyant and s. can have been outspoken critics of the coalition of the boy and that was quick to emphasize though that th

and to the federal government chancellor angela 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 i am fine because on november 22nd 2005 i was elected german chancellor for the 1st time and this remains something very special to me guns is on the walls for me nichols political call child and they couldn't come on power is giving it all at this conference and so far she's won at least for now. rajiv political editor he had a cafe standing right for us in the east and german city of lights at that party conference the big clash well it's off the table but i think one has to offer will that peace last. if you're right it's so down didn't happen and i very much doubt that this piece will last we saw an eclipse come convoy's key contender for the last in a vote against her just one year ago and seeing her becoming party leader well he basically said that he would be loyal to the party leader at the same time

china trade war german chancellor angela merkel arrives in india to talk trade and security good side see potential to boost trade before out from trunks our deal with china also coming up full steam ahead for the impeachment process is u.s. lawmakers vote to make their inquiry official and talk like what does it mean for president trump. now on their on the front line on that good old women meets involved ways female only and keep pushing a bit. plus one of the toughest sports on the planet past the gates world cup final england's rugby players are the favorites against south africa but the springboks have a new caption do they hope to make history on saturday. i'm at home free 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 honest she'll be holding talks with indian prime minister nuri andhra modi on a wide range of bilateral ish. small cities are new about energy and mobility will be on the agenda both sides will still see potential in the fal

all in an effort to reduce the number of migrants coming to europe german chancellor angela merkel is calling for more investment in africa to boost living standards and to create jobs they are merkel has been meeting with heads of state from several african countries as part of an initiative to generate private investment in the cot. chancellor merkel pledged 1000000000 euros for the g 20 compact with africa and a year ago the program's objective is for german businesses to invest in africa to create jobs there now the funds are starting to flow in china going up because the decision to invest in africa remains a private sector decision we cannot take that away from the any business owner but we can help we can create trust at all and shuffle that mainly means donor money or offering risk protection the small berlin company builds drinking water treatment systems but financing often presents problems for african customers eric young who helps fund the berlin firm hopes the billions of euros now available will make things easier. for probables this edition this is aid is a success but

this is the dead really is coming to you live from berlin and german chancellor angela merkel talks trade insecurity in india most sides agree to increase industrial cooperation and some kind of wide ranging agreements to deepen strategic cooperation we get the latest from delhi. also coming up forced to seek sanctuary in the church after police crackdown reassured about the plight of refugees trying to escape xenophobic attacks in south africa. and the onc and they are on the front line and all need zimbabwe is anti poaching unit. laos was the toughest on the planet or presence for its was cup final england's rugby players are the favorites against south africa but the springboks have a new captain they hope will make history on saturday. putting a warm welcome to you. chile's has been holding trade talks with the indian prime this is not in their war the in delhi and germany's india's largest trading partner in europe so the 2 leaders signed one. why dream to agreements to deepen strategic cooperation in agriculture cyber security and artificial intelligence more they said the 2 countri

are here in germany chancellor angela merkel's conservative c.d.u. party is holding its annual conference this weekend in the eastern city of leipsic now it's important to note here that chancellor merkel is no longer head of the party her successor this woman right here on the great crom current power known as a k k which she is struggling in the polls so this gathering this weekend could see another fight over who should succeed uncle americal as chancellor. the cd you have put is after greenpeace operation. see 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 canberra embraced her political godmother i'm going 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 marco. that ice melts to form a city you hopeful once left politics after losing out to medical but in the years since he decided to simply buy those time. and final

defied but at the same time i do expect that once again both angela merkel and misstep impale will try and show where the u.s. and germany see eye to eye and also where there is room for improvement goes thank you very much political correspondent tony sparrow spain is holding a repeat general election on sunday the 4th election in 4 years in the last round of voting in april this year the socialist party of prime minister pedro sun she has won the largest share of the vote but fell short of a majority in parliament sanchez failed to form a government so in this weekend's election he's hoping to increase his share of the vote but it's far from certain that the strategy will pay off. me gail. is fighting to defend his future he's campaigning for the socialist party the p s l e it's leading the polls but likely to fall short of an outright majority. either stands for the aspirations of us young people who want a world with more social justice. with fighting for better working conditions against climate change and we support feminism. the 30 year old has been an activist for 8 years he fe

and chancellor merkel's conservatives launched their annual party conference with questions about its future direction after a string of regional elections setbacks the c.b.s. chair is under pressure and she could face a leadership. plus it is never too late to find a new passion take it from this cleaner in moscow at night trades in her pockets and mops were deep house and the dance school. i'm brian thomas thanks so much for joining us on kong's police chief is urging the handful of protesters still barricaded inside the polytechnic university there to surrender peacefully now they've been. there since occupying the campus over the weekend it's the latest confrontation in hong kong's almost 6 months now of anti-government protests mainland china has issued a series of increasingly tough warnings against those demonstrators and although beijing has not directly intervened in the territory authorities have been targeting individual protesters he. met with one of them he says he was arrested and beaten by police at the hong kong china border now to protect his identity g.w. has reverse

in the in my computer will meet german chancellor merkel to discuss current issues in foreign policy. and there are quite some issues between the u.s. and germany at the moment economically and politically thomas can this symbolic visit by the u.s. secretary of state do anything to patch up what is currently a very strained relationship on the fact that mr pompei o has a personal history here in germany could certainly help improve things but you mentioned terry the key word of this visit namely the fact that it was symbolic it was precisely to try and show that role that the u.s. played in german reunification and the fact that german and u.s. ties are very strong indeed despite the fact that there are very big problems indeed and i would say that those problems are still very much on everyone's minds here whether we're talking about nato whether we're talking about the environment whether we're talking about north stream without we're talking about iran whether we're talking about syria there's a long list of topics where germany and the u.s. differ but the goal of mr taylor's visit

german chancellor angela merkel rejected the criticism of nato saying: "the french president has found rather drastic words to express his views. this is not how i see the state of cooperation at nato." well a little earlier i spoke with james goldgeier who's a nato expert and a robert bosch senior visiting fellow at the brookings institution. i began by asking why president macron chose to make such a disparaging remark publicly. you can see the anger coming through to but it is shocking that the president of france would actually say these things out loud. and he is angry at the united states, the lack of commitment, he is angry at what turkey has done in syria without co—ordination. he is clearly had a lot of pent—up frustration and he let it loose in that interview. cynically you might suppose that he also sees an opening for europe here? well, he does and he clearly wants to leave that effort and he wants to make the case that europe should be developing its serious strategic capability and europe should be able to do things on its own and that the united states is not there f

of poland saying it's a human catastrophe in the making also coming up the german chancellor angela merkel talks trade and security with indian prime minister narendra modi on the table to close certain industrial and strategic ties plus speaking out for cyber freedom in russia a new law allows you the word used to switch off the internet critics fear the kremlin could use the measure to silence its critics and one of the toughest sports on the planet prepares for its world cup final wins rugby players are the favorites against south africa but the springboks have made a habit of grinding out wins in japan. only like to do so much for your company everyone turkey and russia have launched joint patrols in north eastern syria their operation is 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 8 and kilometers zone along the border the step marks a major power shift in syria a month after president donald trump would drew u.s. forces from the area for more on these developments i'm joined now by ou

anna: what are the risks for angela merkel? as you painted them there, the big risk is the major coalition partner is not keen anymore. guest: this is a two-step process. we will have the leadership vote decision tomorrow, then a week from now, the social democrats have their annual party conference. at that party conference, they have already said they will look closely at whether they continue on in this coalition or not. there will be a vote about continuing on in the coalition and if they were to continue on, what demands they would put on merkel's party to continue to do that. depending upon who wins the vote tomorrow, that would give us a sense of how things might go next weekend. even if olaf scholz wins, there could still be party members who say we don't like this coalition, and they could vote to leave or put on demands that merkel's party will not go along with. if the social democrats pull out, she only has two choices. it is to go ahead with a new election. she said she will not run for reelection, so that would be

that could cause merkel of a -- tick. of a heck >> yeah, the party leadership is trying to block that. what they've done is slip a couple of proposals. there were one who was going to banl him away. entirely from germany's 5g fete work. that's been watered down a little bit. but there are a couple of other proposals. one that questions germany's fid cal which would be a huge head ache for finance minister. and this e then there's another one again, not one that would go over well in berlin or brussels. ofray collette thanks, ahead the c.d.u. convention. louis, how does this shakyness of the leadership coalition here in germany play into your invest yks. is does that concern you is that -- we've had such good relationship from merkel over the last decade. within europe and certainly she's been a stabilizing fork. the e.u. positioning. so that the next position is going to be crucial. talk in terms of some of those young going debt conversations. >> it may come. within germany. matt: what are you -- what is your assessment

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angela merkel leads events in germany to mark 30 years since the fall of the berlin wall — and urges people to stand up forfundamental values. translation: the values upon which europe is founded. freedom, democracy, equality, rule of law, the preservation of human rights. they absolutely cannot be taken for granted. india's supreme court rules that the disputed holy site of ayodhya should be given to hindus who want a temple built there. catastrophic bushfires in eastern australia kill at least three people and force thousands from their homes... coming up, sportsday will have all the latest sports news as england's lionesses take on germany... good evening. if you'vejustjoined us, welcome to bbc news. flooding and rail cancellations are affecting parts of the north of england and the midlands, after the recent torrential downpours, that caused rivers to burst their banks. seven severe flood warnings, meaning a threat to life, are still in place on the river don in south yorkshire, while derbyshire police have named the woman who died, after being swept away by floodwaters on the ri

angela merkel leads events in germany to mark 30 years since the fall of the berlin wall. translation: i remember you of the people who found their death at this wall because they were looking for freedom. i also remind you of the people who were trying to escape and who were imprisoned. india's supreme court rules that the disputed holy site of ayodhya should be given to hindus who want a temple built there. catastrophic bushfires in eastern australia kill at least three people and force thousands from their homes. and join the brexitcast team as they discuss the launch of the general election campaign — that's in half an hour. it's a busy day on the campaign trail, with less than five weeks until the general election. the conservatives have unveiled plans to train more gps, whilst labour and the liberal democrats are focussing whilst labour and the liberal democrats are focusing on increasing support for childcare. here's our political correspondent pete saull. what is going on? a saturday morning trip to a surestart centre. brought in under the last labour government,

well internationally angela merkel has been far and away the most visible former east german of hope it's a different story though the question is why. from the outside until americans rises the 1st eastern german woman to become chancellor of a reunified germany sounds like a success story american business magazine forbes named her the world's most powerful woman 7 years in a row. u.s. president obama honored. with the presidential medal of freedom america's highest civilian award partly because of her efforts for freedom in east germany. after the unpredictable donald trump took office many turned to america to be the leader of the free world. but in germany chancellor merkel often encounters hostility bordering on hatred when she appears especially in the east. colors yellow beaded many reject to refugee policies and chant we are the people. protesters feel angry and disappointed with the woman from the east many of them feel that she doesn't represent their interests america is being worn down by political bickering at home as chancellor merkel only divided germany. well it's an

angela merkel leads events in germany to mark 30 years since the fall of the berlin wall and urges people to stand up forfundamental values. the values upon which europe is founded, freedom, democracy, equality, rule of law, the preservation of human rights, they absolutely cannot be taken for granted. india's supreme court rules that the disputed holy site of ayodhya should be given to hindus who want a temple built there. catastrophic bushfires in eastern australia kill at least three people and force thousands from their homes. and it's a happy 50th birthday to the american children's tv series sesame street. and the victoria derbyshire programme travels to norway to investigate the shocking scale of self harm and suicide material being shared on instagram. seven severe flood warnings that represent a threat to life remain in place on the river don in south yorkshire. water levels in some areas are still rising. a woman swept to her death by a flooded river has been named as derbyshire‘s former high sherriff annie hall. her body was pulled from the river derwent near matlock on frida

angela merkel leads events in germany to mark 30 years since the fall of the berlin wall and urges people to stand up forfundamental values. translation: the values of europe, rule of law, the preservation of human rights, they absolutely cannot be taken for granted. india's supreme court rules that the disputed holy site of ayodhya should be given to hindus who want a temple built there. catastrophic bushfires in eastern australia kill at least three people and force thousands from their homes. and it's a "happy 50th birthday" to the american children's tv series sesame street. and one of the most powerful people in global media, the boss of the walt disney company, speaks to the bbc about his 15 years in charge. it's a busy day on the campaign trail, with less than five weeks until the general election. the conservatives have unveiled plans to train more gps — whilst labour and the liberal democrats are focussing on increasing support for childcare. here's our political correspondent peter saull. what is going on? once facilities like this in every community in england. the last labou

as chancellor merkel only divided germany. well it's an interesting question but the one i would really like to us linder is why is an american such a red rag to so many people in eastern germany. difficult question i think one thing as you know she never did like really east german identity never came through really and so you know people don't see her as an east german petition but as a politician you know working for the system as they call it or she's one of the others and she's playing and really well she's really successful within the system but i think. many of these germans or especially the ones voting for rather populist parties like you know they they don't identify with her and her politics so this is why this is my explanation tony i know you're very interested in the rise of the populist the right in you are. i wonder whether you fight then to find a special eastern german and go on that narrative well i think it's very much this feeling that people in the east feel that they left behind because but plays back in

angela merkel, leading commemorations today, also grew up behind the iron curtain. it shaped her politics, her aversion to borders and walls. but even she admits divisions remain between the old east and west. the revolution was astonishingly bloodless. this, many declared, the birth of a new world order, one which some warn is at risk today. translation: the values upon which europe is founded — freedom, democracy, equality, rule of law, the preservation of human rights. they absolutely cannot be taken for granted and must constantly be defended. for germany, this is a bittersweet day. a commemoration of hardship endured, a celebration of freedom won, but a chance too to reflect on new divisions. but tonight, lit up with celebration, berlin will simply remember the day so many never dared to hope would come. as part of the day's events, mrs merkel also remembered the victims of the nazi persecution ofjews. it's 81 years since the organised brutal attacks on synagogues, homes, hospitals, and businesses across nazi germany and austria. during the memorial service t

so enormously on the way to german reunification that's been the not to be the focus the chancellor merkel but a great friend of the united states germany it continues to be an enormously important partner for us i saw the defense minister statement about increasing germany's contribution today to over time we think that's powerful because we think that relationship with nato matters and we need everyone working together to make sure that it remains a potent force for good in the world the pump you know was referring to defense minister on the cape come kavin boa whom you met earlier in the day his support for her vision of a more hands on german security policy could also help her achieve her goal to succeed on the lam ethical as tom fla. for more i'm joined now by thomas kline a brawl coffee's the vice president of the german marshall fund of the united states. that's a public policy think tank 1st of all thank you so much for coming in we just heard some of those statements from chancellor merkel and from secretary of state. how surprised were you with what seems to be a rather concilia

that's angela merkel there under the umbrella. doesn't look like a sunny day there for this ceremony. europe european leaders are at the memorial sight for it. jub land crowds dismantled the symbol that allowed those in the communist east to travel freely to the capitalist west. fred plight begin will be joining us for this mem ragz that lasts a few hours. fred, hello to you. it was quite some time since the fall of the berlin wall and many remember it. what is the mood there today for the them ragdcommemoration? >> we're at what's called the eastside gallery. this is the longest stretch of the berlin wall that is actually still standing. it's on part of a river that runs through berlin. but, of course, the biggest afraction here today is the cnn trevant. this was a common car that people drove in germany. we had it painted and everybody loves it. the mood today is different than the big anniversaries we've seen in the past. five years ago, there was a big light installation. ten years ago, they had a set of dominos being pushed o

merkel said germany was planning to spend more on the friends. in the defense minister has drawn up a plan for germany to play a greater role in the alliance with our defense budget reaching 2 percent of g.d.p. by the early 20 thirties and we are committed to that. turning to domestic affairs the chancellor praised the achievements of her coalition government. she said germany was doing well while acknowledging some troubling trends such as an upsurge in far right extremist and anti semitic attacks. the i know more than once a day give us pause to consider what is going on in our society 70 years after the constitution was enacted it says that human dignity shall be inviolable that includes freedom of opinion but there are limits to freedom of opinion those limits begin where there is incitement to hatred and the dignity of others is violated we must and shall stand up to that was moving. back and said other major tasks for the government included protecting the environment and promoting the digitalisation of the economy. next in the us where pre

going well for him in the swing state is a battleground for talks and sure german chancellor angela merkel tells lawmakers her government is pushing the defense budget tops in line with nato targets for spending. i'm sumi so much gonda it's good to have you with us european lawmakers are casting their votes at this hour on the new team of commissioners taking over at the executive arm of the european union with their approval germany's was the last one to line is poised to formally take charge of the european commission the sunday she set out our plans for the presidency in strasbourg this morning saying she would focus on equality the environment and digitalization let's listen in to her vision for the future of the e.u. . it is not only about parties and politics rules or regulations markets all currencies it is ultimately and above all else about people and their aspirations it is about people standing together for the liberty for that values simply for a better future. all day w.'s brussels' bureau chief mike hoffman is in strong spirit as that important vote takes place he joins us no

in addition, angela merkel's jr. coalition partner is set to choose a new leader on saturday. for more on the economic of politics, chad thomas joins us from berlin. great to have you with us. walk us through what could lead to the potential disaster for the coalition. here on pins and needles in berlin waiting to find out the results of a vote for the leadership of the social democrats. it will be announced tomorrow afternoon. members of the social democrats have been voting over the past weekend who will leave the party and it will depend on who ends up winning that vote what direction the party will head in. you have the german finance minister who is one of the candidates. if he wins, he is likely to continue on in the coalition government with chancellor angela merkel. his main challenger has raised a lot of questions about the coalition. , being in in the spd the coalition has been harmful for them in terms of their support with the public. we are watching closely to see who wins the vote tomorrow, and that will set up the spd's party's conference. nejra: it is interesti

once beat it german chancellor angela merkel was on hand to tour the factory or government will now have to stump up to subsidize charging stations it's taken v.w. 3 years to rebuild its plan in which will now become the largest electric car building plant in all of europe b w is a late comer to the immobility business but customers should be taking delivery of the id 3 by the middle of next year the market for electric cars is growing fast but it will be a long time before they replace vehicles with combustion engines the most optimistic forecast suggests that in 20 years fossil fuel driven vehicles will still outnumber them by 2 to one. of course you need a charging point. for us to talk to her about that and some other things going on there. there are 21000 public charging stations and that's no way near enough is. no it's not i mean you can say that this is the beginning of a new era with as much pomp and circumstance as you want to if your car is stranded on the highway without any juice well no if it's empty that's it so the problem is that merkel sees a problem she actually said s