chancellor angela merkel is considering stricter measures. we will find out why germany may seem be facing. u.s. republicans are poised to confirm judge amy coney barrett to the u.s. supreme court with just eight days to go before the presidential election. the move could cement a conservative majority that could last a generation. the game changing discovery that is wedding appetites for more space exploration. scientists confirming there is a lot more water on the moon than they thought. plus, middle eastern countries pulling french products from the store shelves. leaders asking muslims to boycott french goods after french president macron called islam, a religion in crisis. ♪ to our viewers on pbs in the united states and to all of you around the world, welcome. we begin with germany's worsening covid-19 crisis. german chancellor angela merkel has called an emergency meeting this week with leaders of the 16 original states in germany in the hope of slowing runaway coronavirus infections. tough new restrictions are likely to focus on clo

here's the chancellor, angela merkel. translation: today has been a difficult day for us to make these political decisions. i want to stress that because we know what we are asking of the public. but we have to find a way to make sure we avoid a national health emergency. whilst also ensuring that economic life continues as much as possible. none too surprisingly the financial markets are on the slide. wall street ended sharply lower earlier, with the dow giving back more than 900 points. germany's dax slumped by a.1% to its lowest point since may. the dax has now shrunk by 12% in just over a fortnight. france's cac a0 index lost 3% ahead of president macron‘s speaking to the nation. and in london, the ftse 100 hit a six month low as fear grow in the uk that further lockdown measures are on their way. 0ur correspondentjenny hill joins us from berlin. 0bviously, here in the uk trying to resist a nationwide lockdown. i know the chancellor over their head had a concern that the regional response has been a bit patties. yes

angela merkel is taking this fairly seriously. she is going to address the german parliament tomorrow to try to explain her thinking behind these measures and why, according to her, they are necessary. brent: hans brunt with the latest tonight in berlin. hans, thank you. it is not only germany and france, amani will macron has announced a second lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus -- emmanuel m acron has announced a second lockdown too curb the spread of the coronavirus. france is currently reporting about 50,000 new cases a day with about 500 deaths recorded just on tuesday. all right. our correspondent lisa louis is monitoring events for us. she was watching macron's address tonight in paris. what else did the french president have to say? lisa: well, as you said, this lockdown is stricter than in germany, but is less sict . earlier this yr, president macron said we thought we could prevent it, but they have been overwhelmed wi the number of cases. the latest figure of and cases that have been detected a 70,000, a the

please wary of a possible stay in your place of residence angela merkel calls on people in germany to do their bit to stop the spread of infection as corona virus cases surged to their highest level since the pandemic began. in france students and colleagues pay tribute to the teachers slain in a suspected terrorist attack in a terrorist suburb as the education minister vows the country will never bow to extremism in defending its core principles. and in the bonus league alive seeks strengthen their grip on the top spot. in former outclassed by the league leaders with this early contender for goal of the season. i'm nick spicer welcome to the program german chancellor angela merkel has warned of difficult months ahead for the country with almost 8000 new corona virus infections recorded in the past 24 hours the highest figure since the start of the pandemic the chancellor is calling on germans to work together to stem the spread of the virus and tough measures have already been introduced in some parts of the country. marson social distancing tighter coronavirus restrictions have been

we will learn what came out of her mailing today with german chancellor, angela merkel. also on the program -- the opposition lames claims of power and sunday's election results, and storms of the parliament. we will see how one of india's poorest -- forest districts cope with months of lockdown. dw speaks with a german astrophysicist. ♪ phil: i'm phil gayle. welcome to the program. we begin in berlin, where belarus' opposition leader has been in talks with german political leaders, including the chancellor, angela merkel. she wants elections following the forced poll. she wants germany to play a leading role in ending the unrest. reporter: this meeting at the german chancellory in berlin is crucial. the opposition leader has high hopes, as she said ahead of the talks. >> germany is one of the most powerful countries in the world. now, we need help and mediation of our negotiations with authorities. think that germany can be extremely helpful in this situation. reporter: merkel has deep sympathy for the belarus and protest movement. as a former citizen of east or minut

from her office in berlin angela merkel's video conference with the mayors of key cities sent the message germany urgently needs to prevent coronas spreading in urban centers the other spirit the other thing we all sense that the big cities have an areas are now the area now where we will see if we can keep the pandemic kind of control in germany as we have done for months so for if we lose control that is precisely where we are right now that the important thing is to contain the virus the mare's agreed a tough new framework it could see experts from germany's armed forces and the national disease control body sent into cities if the 7 day infection rate rises above $35.00 per 100000 residents their job would be to focus on content tracing cities where that infection number is above 50 will require people to wear masks in public spaces and there will also be limits on alcohol sales and socialising berlin and frankfurt have already reached that threshold and experts are worried the situation could deteriorate as it has in some other countries the experience in other cities it's like. look

angela merkel is very open about that. the two sides talk to johnson because he's got his own party, a lot of very die—hard brexiteers there. he's got fa raj very die—hard brexiteers there. he's got faraj doing the shouting from the sidelines and he has to sway that audience as well. that's what we're seeing today. it's a lot, a little bit hammy theatrics. it is mainly more words than substance. but talks are going on. we will find out next week how this all plays out. it has been quite a day with a lot of theatrics. wait and see, we will wait for the next week to see how that all plays out. coronavirus and the various restrictions that are taking place in the united kingdom across the different regions of england especially the i is looking at, it's headline is suggesting that the uk is closer to new lockdowns. we've seen this new covid alert system that is being introduced across england. and it's meant to simplify things and yet we are seeing different areas lancashire, liverpool, in the same tier but different lock

it is what angela merkel wanted dhe has been concerned about the situation for weeks. germany's h regional prime minister's. toss wither them this aon, she was very clear, urging them to impment this kind of plan. >> that was any. we are expecting france might be let'sook at the latestoment. numbers. france recorded more than 36,000 new cases, closee to 3000 peo have been admitted to hospital. another 244 deaths. more than 3000 people are in intention -- intensiveare. rightn now, emmanuel mac speaking live on nationalvi teon. he is expected to announce a new two week lockdown. he said france needs new measures to tackle covid. we will bring you more little later in the program. there are only six days of election season left in the u.s. in the presidential candidates are in full flight. president trump is in arizona, a key state in this election. polls showt is leading toward joe biden. mr. trumpl head to goodyear but his event is happeng right now. he had this say. president trump: head to, we are up and we tend toook at the ones that are more accurate. there is treme

merkel in the country 16 state premiers quickly found consensus. there's a. lot of today is a difficult day for policymakers i have to emphasise that because i know how much we're asking of people but we have to find a way to ensure that we don't fall into a national health emergency but at the same time to the greatest extent possible ensure that the economy stays upright. with 3 courses of new cases now untraceable the measures of far reaching cultural and leisure facilities as well as bars and restaurants will close with the exception of take out social contact in public will also be limited to just 2 households with a maximum of 10 people schools and daycare however will remain open with new hygiene protocols ahead of wednesday's announcement concerns about the economic effects of a 2nd shutdown were on everyone's minds not least of all the thousands of protesters from germany's hospitality industry who demonstrated against the closures in central berlin. event bans would be dramatic for us because then we'd have nothing already the cancellatio

german chancellor angela merkel pushes for a partial lockdown as the country sees an alarming rise in grown a virus caissons. the u.s. secretary of state warren street about chinese influence calling beijing a predator. all right now voting is underway in tanzania's general election and a poll by violence and allegations of foul play president john legere foody is seeking a 2nd term the government has also been accused of cracking down on dissent on tuesday the opposition and the semi autonomous region of sounds about said at least 8 people were killed during protests of a ballot for catherine sawyer is monitoring that poll for us from the kenyan capital nairobi. i've been speaking to our colleagues in tanzania been visiting polling stations in dar es salaam dodo mother copy told and zanzibar as well and they say voting in those polling stations and going to is going long small few people are waiting patiently in line but what they've also noticed is that voters hung out seems very low very few people are coming out to vote but this is ali hours of polls close at 13 g.m.t. about the i

she will meet german chancellor angela merkel. she told dw why germany might play an aborted role. >> in this moment of the belarus political crisis, the support of any country around is important for us. but germany is one of the most powerful countries in the world. it is extremely important because now we need help in mediation of our negotiations with authorities, and we think germany and the leaders can be extremely helpful in this. phil: let's talk to the dw political correspondent about how helpful berlin can be. welcome, simon. what answer is she likely to get when she meets the chancellor tomorrow? >> well, i think a positive answer generally depends of course what she asks for. i think if that is an active role for germany in mediating between the opposition in belarus and the regime, that would be a huge step for berlin. so we will have to see how that plays out during the three days of this visit. i think what is being envisaged as well is a more practical kind of support for the opposition. many of those activists hav

chancellor angela merkel pushes for more restrictions in germany which raises another record rise in coronavirus case and. the tension is government is accused of stifling opposition voices in the general election compromised by allegations of new creation and violence. so that anger is growing in muslim nations against french president emanuel macro with new protests in bangladesh iran and pakistan this aftermath valid to crack down on what he calls radical islam tensions have also flared between france and some muslim nations over cartoons of the prophet mohammed now turkey's president reza typo to once is threatening legal action against the french magazine for publishing a cartoon that mocks him on the front printed page of his latest edition to and has criticized the satirical weekly challis of don't call it a disgusting effort to spread racism and hatred for the general of france and europe in general do not deserve the vicious provocative ugly hateful. the seas of mccrum and those who share the same mentality we invite prudent europeans to take initiative against this dangerou

angela merkel herself acknowledging tonight it's been a hard day. campaiging in the us election is intensifying, with less than a week to go before polling day — a record 75 million voters have now voted early. democratic candidate joe biden has become one of them, casting his ballot in willmington delaware. before that he gave a speech where he criticised the president over his handling of the pandemic. we've lost more than 220,000 lives to this virus already, but this administration has just given up. over the weekend, the white house chief of staff, of staff, mark meadows, went on television and admitted that they've waved the white flag and declared surrender. he said, "we're not going to control the pandemic. " the american people deserve so much better than this. president trump is campaigning in what's become the key—swing state of arizona. at a rally in bullhead city — the president accused the democrats of changing medical standards after he had caught the coronavirus. and until i came along, right, they said that if you have it, you

for here's a reminder of the top story that we're following for you german chancellor angela merkel has announced a partial walk dealt. a surge in cope with 19 cases beginning on monday bars restaurants and interchange has been you won't close for a month the government is promising financial aid for businesses $55.00 is shut down. and don't forget you can always get your news on the go just download our out for google play or from the apps for them to give you access to all the latest news from around the world as well as push notifications for any breaking news and if you're part of a news story but also used to send us photos and videos of what's happening. watching the news after a short break i'll be back to take you through the day tonight in germany it's not going to be a full walk it's going to be enough to stop. this presidential election is a crucial y.b. not just for the united states but for the world leading the race in america's polarized home to the streets you know be right here for you and we'll tell you everything you need to know as america decides who bring you the n

also on the program, german chancellor angela merkel warned the country could lose control amid the coronavirus pandemic unless it acts now. the country -- the chancellor and the leaders of the country's largest cities taking action amid an increase. the head of the world food program expresses his joy as the agency is awarded the nobel peace prize. >> ♪ imagine all the people >> and on what would have been john lennon's 80th breath a, we look back on his life and legacy. -- what would have been john lennon's 80th birthday. germany has marked the first anniversary on a deadly attack on a german synagogue. the attack took place on the jewish holiday of yom kippur. the neo-nazi failed to get through the door but went on to shoot two people outside. >> it was an occasion to mourn and reflect for survivors, for the bereaeaved, and for germany. the ceremony marked the anniversary of an anti-semitic attack that evoked germany's darkest history. a year has passed -- already a year. just a year. a year ago today, a nightmare came true here in broad daylight in the middle of germany. in germany of all

angela merkel herself acknowledging tonight it has been a hard day. jenny, many thanks. now, here, as the number of covid—i9 infections rises, there are new calls from scientists for more action to protect people, and, in an echo of the warnings in france, to prevent a much worse second wave. one expert has warned of at least 500 deaths a day by the end of next month. the latest government figures show that in the last 2a hours, 310 people are reported to have died with the illness, with an overall total of 45,675 deaths across the uk from coronavrius so far. our health editor hugh pym has been looking at the figures. a hospital at the heart of one of the virus hotspots. case numbers in the local derry city and strabane council area relative to the population were among the highest in the uk. sandra is one of 20 seriously ill patients in this covid ward at altnagelvin hospital. she was admitted as her condition worsened eight days after testing positive. i thought i was going to die. that's how bad i was. the hospital, doctors and nurses, work round—the—clock to tr

the country has fared well so far, with cases rapidly rising, angela merkel has issued a stern warning. >> if you ask what worries me, then it is the exponenential rise, otherwise it will not end well if we do not stop it. i see it all o over the place fr it i only need to look at the neighboring countries. that is the point. regional leaders have agreed to shut hospitality venues should they become virus hotspots, regulation adopted by berlin and frankfurt. restrictions will also be enforced in hotspots where social gatherings will be limited to 10 people from a maximum of two households. at the political level, one bone of contention remains, leaders can't agree on the mystic travel rules -- on the domestic travel rules. >> the accommodation than -- band, someone to keep it up at any cost. the majority of states are skeptical because it is ineffificient to prevevent infections, but in the end causes agitation, anger, and destruction, but some on the street they it is not that are needed. >> the existing rules are not being followed and not being enforced all too often. you see people

chancellor angela merkel pushes for more restrictions in germany which registers another record rise in the coronavirus cases. tanzania's government is accused of stifling opposition voices in a general election compromised by allegations of manipulation and violence. the u.s. secretary of state warns in sri lanka about chinese influence branding paging a predator china accuses us of bullying smaller nations. and its for the long wait for world series success is over for the l.a. dodgers a $31.00 victory over the tampa bay rays securing their 1st championship win since 1980. 7 turkish president recip type is threatening legal action against a french magazine for publishing a cartoon that mocks him on the front page of its latest edition or 2 and has criticised the satirical weekly challis of don't call it a disgusting effort to spread racism and hatred. for once again a lot of our little for france and europe in general do not deserve the vicious provocative ugly hateful policies of mccrum and those who share the same mentality we invite prudent europeans to take initiative against t

a virus infections chancellor angela merkel warns tough action is needed to stop the pandemic from spiraling out of control. and north korea stages a lavish parade featuring its military hardware to mark the 75th anniversary of the ruling party. on the cultural issue welcome to the program armenia and azerbaijan have agreed a ceasefire in the disputed territory of nagorno-karabakh after talks brokered by russia the region lies in azerbaijan but has been under the control of ethnic armenian forces hundreds of people have been killed in 2 weeks of heavy fighting between the former soviet states it's the biggest escalation in the decades old conflict since the 1990 s. the ceasefire comes into force in an hour's time following the negotiations and moscow. this is a version of the republic of us a by john and the republic of armenia are starting substantial negotiations with

german chancellor angela merkel defends the decision to start a nationwide pandemic locked out but the opposition in parliament says the restrictions go too far. plus more on the ground in search of clues with a distinguished detective he's pakistan's answer to sherlock holmes and he's tracking foot prints to run down cattle rustlers. and thanks for joining us french president and manorama issues a call for unity after another deadly attack that is being treated as an act of islamist terror a man armed with a knife killed 3. people and not are a dame basilica in the southern city of nice the suspect is a 21 year old timmy's young man who entered france from italy is the 3rd attack and france and 2 months blamed on muslim extremists mark hasse says the country will not give any ground to terrorists. the end of a tragic day in nice one which has left this mediterranean city in shock. nightfall has proved with that only a measure of calm forensics team still engrossed in the investigation into the outrage which set at the come within the basilica. police who stormed the church earlier who

merkel warrants tough action is needed to stop the pentatonix spiraling out of control. and remembering a musical legend. beatles fans gather in new york to pay tribute to john lennon on what would have been the singing star's 80th birthday. i'm nicole for alleged welcome to the program armenia and azerbaijan have agreed a ceasefire in the disputed territory of nagorno-karabakh after talks brokered by russia the region lies in azerbaijan but has been under the control of ethnic armenian forces hundreds of people have been killed in 2 weeks of heavy fighting between the former soviet states is the biggest escalation in the decades old conflict since the 1990 s. there have been reports of heavy shelling and the run up to the cease fire which has now come into effect. this is a version of the republic of us a by john and the republic of armenia are starting substantive negotiations with the game of achieving a peaceful settlement as soon as possible with the mediation of the o.e.c.d. minsk group co-chairs and based on the basic principles of the settlement. the brains of sh

here in germany, chancellor angela merkel is defending the latest round of coronavirus restrictions as a country prepares to go back into a limited lockdown. addressing parliament today, she said it is currently impossible to trace the origin of all new infections, hampering efforts to contain the virus. she faced frequent interruptions in parliament and the opposition have called the measures excessive and inappropriate. >> empty restaurants and bars, no museums, no theaters, these images are from the first wave of the pandemic, but in november, germans will have to get used to them again as coronavirus cases rise, chancellor angela merkel announced new restrictions and made -- the main difference is that schools and many shops will remain open. on thursday, she defended the policy before the german parliament. >> [speaking foreign language] this pandemic through the spotlight on a word which is part of our most essential vocabulary, freedom. the meaning of this word is now very concrete because the measures agreed by the government and federal states in the spring and yesterday restr

and in germany chancellor angela merkel has warned and difficult months ahead with almost 8000 new infections recorded in the past day the highest figure since the start of the pandemic the chancellor has appealed to germans to work together and urge them to stay at home as much as possible marsland social distancing tighter coronavirus restrictions have been in force in the southwestern german city of stuttgart since wednesday there are bans on drinking alcohol after 11 pm and master obligatory in public squares in the city center many of those rules will now be extended to the rest of the bag on monday the state premier is going to raise the coronavirus threat alert to the highest level. we're going to tighten restrictions there where this doesn't cause too much pain in the hope that we can spare kindergartens schools and workplaces from further measures as far as possible. i also being considered once again curbing the number of people allowed into stores and making restaurant reservations obligatory and german chancellor angela merkel made an urgent appeal in her weekly online video calli

return attention back here to germany where german chancellor angela merkel has defended the latest round of coronavirus restrictions as the country prepares to go back into a limited lockdown on the dressing problem and said chancellor merkel said he was currently impossible to trace the origin of all new infections hampering efforts to contain the virus she faced frequent interruptions in the opposition have now called the measures excessive and inappropriate. empty restaurants and bars no museums no theaters these images are actually from the 1st wave of the pandemic but in november germans will have to get used to them again as coronavirus cases rise chancellor merkel announced new restrictions the main difference this time is that schools and shops will remain open many businesses will receive economic support on thursday merkel defended the new policy in a key speech before the german parliament you must know that the measures we now have to take are appropriate necessary and proportionate in fact there is no milder means than consistently reducing contact to stop and reverse the in

and in germany chancellor angela merkel has warned of difficult months ahead with almost 8000 new infections recorded in the past day the highest figure since the start of the pandemic the chancellor has appealed to germans to work together and urge them to stay at home as much as possible marson social distancing tighter coronavirus restrictions have been enforced in the southwestern german city of stuttgart since wednesday there are bans on drinking alcohol after 11 pm and master obligatory in public squares in the city center many of those rules will now be extended to the rest of the bag on monday the state premier is going to raise the coronavirus threat alert to the highest level. we're going to tighten restrictions there where this doesn't cause too much pain in the hope that we can spare kindergartens schools and workplaces from further measures as far as possible. i. also being considered once again curbing the number of people allowed into stores and making restaurant reservations obligatory and german chancellor angela merkel made an urgent appeal in her weekly online video callin

also coming up german chancellor angela merkel defending the decision to start a nationwide pandemic walk but the opposition in parliament says the restrictions go too far plus we are on the ground in search of clues with a distinguished detective he's pakistan's answer to sherlock holmes and he's tracking footprint strong run down cattle rustler. i'm burnt off to our viewers watching on p.b.s. in the united states and to all of you around the world welcome french president emmanuel macro has issued a call for unity after another deadly attack that police are calling islam is terror a man armed with a knife killed 3 people inside a church in the southern city of nice today police say the suspect is a. 21 year old tunisians who arrived in europe last month this is the 3rd such attack in france in 2 months being blamed on muslim extremists make wrong says the country will not give any ground to terrorists. police storming nieces not tradition basilica with too late to stop the bloodshed and by the time they saw an injured the attacker 3 people had been fatally wounded one of them was a

merkel in the country 16 state premiers quickly found consensus. there's a. lot of today is a difficult day for policymakers i have to emphasise that because i know how much we're asking of people but we have to find a way to ensure that we don't fall into a national health emergency but at the same time to the greatest extent possible ensure that the economy stays upright. with 3 courses of new cases now untraceable the measures of far reaching cultural and leisure facilities as well as bars and restaurants will close with the exception of take out social contact in public will also be limited to just 2 households with a maximum of 10 people schools and daycare however will remain open with new hygiene protocols ahead of wednesday's announcement concerns about the economic effects of a 2nd shutdown were on everyone's minds not least of all the thousands of protesters from germany's hospitality industry who demonstrated against the closures in central berlin. event bans would be dramatic for us because then we'd have nothing already the cancellatio

german chancellor angela merkel has been meeting with fellow you heads of state in brussels while she began a video news conference by sending her best wishes to the u.s. leader many common tellme via ladies and gentlemen we have just concluded very comprehensive discussions yet but before and brief you on that i'd like to take the opportunity to wish the u.s. president donald trump and his wife melania all the best in their recovery from call that 1000 and it's going to the nation by taking these on clinical bit and saying it is important to me to reiterate from this podium my wishes for their speedy recovery in these a. that was german chancellor angela merkel speaking from brussels and amos summit there not surprisingly has been overshadowed by president trump's diagnosis but leaders are also discussing growing tensions between greece and turkey over mineral extraction in the mediterranean they stopped short of taking action against ankara but they did agree on one breakthrough and that is imposing sanctions on crisis had belarus well the 40 members of the regime are being targeted

"we can do this," said angela merkel. it's five years since germany opened its doors and its arms to tens of thousands of people. many more would follow, hoping for the same warm welcome. i was proud of germany because germany didn't hesitate to help the refugees. carmen, who speaks arabic, was among the many volunteers who came to munich station to help. when we look back and today, the situation today, all the doomsday scenarios didn't become true. we could not have closed our doors. and it brought change to every part of germany. in abensberg, a conservative bavarian town, they had to accommodate and integrate around 200 refugees was there. translation: i still think it was a bit much for someone to sit in berlin and say we could manage knowing full well it was up to each and every local mayor to have to manage. if other eu countries had shared this burden, we wouldn't have had this level of political attention. if i could turn back time, i would ask much more of europe. instead, anger, fear on german streets, fuelled

a few kilometers away german chancellor angela merkel expressed concern about the sharp rise in u. corona virus infections in her weekly podcast she made it clear that citizens played a key role in containing the spread of the virus. that's good. the order of the day is to reduce contacts and meet with this few people as possible if we all make an effort we can meet the huge challenge this virus parses. the view was. it was an unusual address after just over a minute the chancellor's message shifted to repeat the one from a week earlier she said every word of it was still relevant. it is the fact that i asked you to refrain from all traveling unless it is absolutely essential please refrain from all celebrations unless it is absolutely essential please stay at home whenever possible. the business friendly free democrats contend there are too many restrictions and merkel is practically demanding a 2nd lockdown they want to focus on protecting risk groups such as the elderly and the sick that's pretty much we can do that with rapid tests we can do that within 95 masks by making them

german chancellor angela merkel's meeting with a better russia next presidential candidates fetlar taken off later today the german government spokes person saying she'll be welcomed as a key opposition figure in belarus taken off scars but is self exile in lithuania since the contested election which sparked nationwide protests the e.u. and us are joined by the russian opposition in denouncing the result as rigged taken off sky then they arrived in berlin on monday where she took part in a solidarity rally organized by the diaspora there during the event the opposition leader also reportedly said she'd like to meet with russian president vladimir putin our europe correspondent peter all over next tells us more about those goals for these upcoming talks she brought with a list of names that she wants to see added to the current sanctions to the names currently sanctioned by the european union this 40 names on that list already notable absent from that list though was alexander lukashenko at the president of belarus that raised a few eyebrows. when it was announced last week that she's al

yeah i think it does send a strong message angela merkel spokesman said earlier today this meeting between mcclintic and all scar that set for tuesday is intended as a sign of the chancellor's great respect for both a kind of sky self and also the peaceful demonstrators in bella roosts and the spokesman sort of emphasized the sense the chancellor believes the enormous courage is very important particular of women demonstrating in belarus of this very much echoing the same sort of comments that were made by the french president when he met with taken all skier last week in lithuania and so i think it's clear which side germany and the european union stand on in this in this confrontation and as again the spokesman repeated the key points are to end the violence release the political prisoners and hold free and fair elections after those very distorted election results we saw just a couple of months ago from belarus i mean you know thank you. as i look now at some of the other stories making news around the world at least 16 people are reported injured severely in the turkish capital bishkek

merkel saying that there should be no outside interference in the future dollars. from class for us absolutely clear must find its way by itself and there must be no involvement from abroad the people of belarus know what they want and it was good for them and we want the dialogue to take place among the russians themselves with the european union is ready to take part if that's what belorussians want russia should also be included as part of that dialogue. moscow is unequivocal on this and says that these meetings are direct outside interference on the future of belarus that immediate putin's spokes person to me to the press corp saying that there was tremendous external pressure on minsk and on alexander lukashenko right now we consider these decisions to be an arts with international law they clearly feel to facilitate dialogue and in effect and none to meddling in internal affairs they expect more you bellerose talk coming this week on thursday and friday there's a special e.u. council summit taking place during that summit we can expect the future of sanctions

merkel is considering new stricter measures to slow the spread of the virus will find out what your body may soon be facing also coming up tonight u.s. republicans are poised to confirm judge amy kone barrett to the u.s. supreme court with just 8 days to go before the presidential election the move could cement a conservative majority that could last a generation and the game changing discovery that is wetting appetites for more space exploration scientists confirming there's a lot more water on the moon than they thought. plus middle eastern countries pulling french products from the store shelves leaders ask the muslims to boycott french goods after french president micro-loan called islam post a religion in crisis. i'm burnt off to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and to all of you around the world welcome we begin tonight with germany's worsening 19 crisis german chancellor angela merkel has called an emergency meeting this week with leaders of the 16 regional states in germany in the hope of slowing. runaway corona virus infections tough new restrictions are likely to

for here in germany chancellor angela merkel is defending the latest round of coronavirus restrictions as the country prepares to go back into a limited walk. addressing parliament today merkel said that it's currently impossible to trace the origin of all new infections hampering efforts to contain the virus she faced frequent interruptions in parliament and the opposition they have called the measures excessive and inappropriate empty restaurants and bars no museums no see it says these images are actually from the 1st wave of the pandemic but in november germans will have to get used to the macon as coronavirus cases rise chancellor angela merkel announced sweeping new restrictions the main difference there's time is that schools and many shops will remain open on thursday mikel defended the new policy in a key speech before the german parliament. is upon the me it looked as if it is time to make throws the spotlight on a word which is part of our most essential vocabulary freedom does most of the meaning of this word is not very concrete because the measures agreed by the governmen

a mix by sir welcome to the program german chancellor angela merkel has warned of difficult months ahead for the country with almost 8000 new corona virus infections recorded in the past 24 hours the highest figure since the start of the pandemic the chancellor is calling on germans to work together to stem the spread of the virus and tough measures have already been introduced in some parts of the country . marsland social distancing tighter coronavirus restrictions have been in force in the southwestern german city of stuttgart since wednesday there are bans on drinking alcohol after 11 pm and mass are obligatory in public squares in the city center many of those rules will now be extended to the rest of the bag on monday the state premier is going to raise the coronavirus threat alert to the highest level. by going to tighten restrictions there where this doesn't cause too much pain in the hope that we can spare kindergartens schools and workplaces from further measures as far as possible i also being considered once again curbing the number of people allowed into stores and making re

a stark warning from the german chancellor angela merkel says difficult months lie ahead and calls on germans to work together as coronavirus cases surged to their highest level since the pandemic began. new zealand could show and i might have it right at the port and related things here was the story for new zealand's prime minister just into our journey and she secures a landslide win in the country's general election. welcome to the program as a buyer john has vowed to take revenge after an alleged armenian missile strike killed at least 12 people and wounded dozens meanwhile our media says azerbaijan has continued to shell populated areas within the disputed. region both sides accuse each other of violating a truce brokered by russia last week fighting broke out over the region in september and is the worst since the 1990 s. . parts of the azerbaijani city of god in ruins in the early hours of saturday the destruction of the missile attack was not yet fully visible but what was clear was the shock brought here officials say at least 20 residential buildings were destroyed during s

angela merkel herself acknowledging tonight it's been a hard day. with less than a week to go before polling day campaigning in the us election is intensifying with the candidates going from state to state to drum up support. but the top us medical official dealing with how controlling coronavirus, anthony fauci, has criticised president trump's rallies, telling the bbc that the events are bound to spread covid—nineteen: they are potentially super spreading events because in situations, historically over the last months, we have seen the bf congregations of people not months, we have seen that when you have congregations of people not wearing masks, not being separate from each other, crowds that clearly is a situation and that will lead to outbreaks or he saw is a situation and that will lead to outbreaks. we saw that with the motorcycle rally that was on the northwest part of her country and we've seen that in situations such as in the white house we had an outbreak of a particular event in the white house. so, yes, when you do have a congregati

well phil i think it's pretty clear where the sympathies lie in the chancellor ie angela merkel spokesman was saying today that she sees. as a key figure in the belarus opposition movement that she's looking forward to their meeting very much on tuesday and this has got huge admiration for the peaceful demonstrators in belarus and the german government is at the same time repeating its calls on the local shanker regime to end violence to release political prisoners and to hold very transparent elections or i think you can see the direction in which the thinking is going to will get a good reception having said that it will have to wait and see what she asked for and whether berlin can become more directly involved in mediation it's worth pointing out back in august and other medical agreed with the emir putin that neither germany or russia would get more directly involved in internal affairs in belarus some would say putin has gone back on that already with his demonstrations of backing for. but it's also worth saying to herself has said again today in that d.w. interview that in the end

welcome to the program german chancellor angela merkel has warned of difficult months ahead for the country with almost 8000 new corona virus infections recorded in the past 24 hours the highest figure since the start of the pandemic the chancellor is calling on germans to work together to stem the spread of the virus and tough measures have already been introduced in some parts of the country. marson social distancing tighter coronavirus restrictions have been in force in the southwestern german city of stuttgart since wednesday there are bans on drinking alcohol after 11 pm and master obligatory in public squares in the city center many of those rules will now be extended to the rest of bard in the bag on monday the state premier is going to raise the corona virus threat alert to the highest level. we're going to tighten restrictions there where this doesn't cause too much pain in the hope that we can spare kindergartens schools and workplaces from further measures as far as possible i also being considered once again curbing the number of people allowed into stores and making restaurant