Chile today. To donald trump cuts a 125 million aid package meant for the palestinians in half. Has the bitcoin bubble burst . We will tell you why the crypto currencies price has slumped crypto currencys price has slumped in recent days. First our top story live from paris. The parliament in catalonia is meeting for the first time in three months. Central government dissolved parliament in october after the region made a push for independence. The largest proindependence parties there say they are set to nominate former regional leader Carles Puigdemont for president again despite his selfimposed exile in belgium. Lets go to our madrid correspondent sarah morris. What hasas come out of the sessn so far today . The 135 mps have voted to choose the speaker. They are now voting to choose the rest of the Parliamentary Committee that runs parliamentary business. They have chosen a member of the left wing Independence Party by 65 votes for. The unionist camp has lost the possibility of havi
Thanks for being with us. We start in ukraine. Theres been more fierce fighting in the east of the country. Ukrainian troops sustained heavy losses after a military helicopter was shot down near the city of slovyansk. 14 people were reported killed. Cities in the middle east have been under the control of separatists since april, and kiev is struggling to regain control of the region. The helicopter was bringing troops to government checkpoint. The government about the rebels would not go unpunished. I am confident our armed forces and security agencies will flesh out the terrorist. All the criminals financed by the Russian Federation will be destroyed or will stand before a court. Government fighter jets flying over slovyansk in a show of force. At a press conference, the city s selfproclaimed mayor said they will soon be free. At present, they are in the luhansk in the luhansk region. They have questions for the osce team, and when they get the answers and ask inspect their gear, the