States say its time athens got its house in order. The talks are being billed as greeces last stand. As eu Prime Ministers arrived in brussels for an emergency summit on the bailout crisis, there was one question on everyones lips, will greece leave the eurozone . Its being mentioned as a possibility, but we should evaluate both proposals. The greek finance minister made his first appearance at the talks after his predecessor stepped down following sundays referendum. His government is expected to put forward new reform proposals on wednesday to dissuade creditors to reopen talks before greek tanks run out of money. The proposal the germans say are essential to unlocking any further financial help. Without a program theres no possibility to help greece within the framework of the eurozone. Of course the eu has obligations to help greece, but we are waiting for a decision from the greek government. Paris and berlin remain divided on the issue. France says its doing all it can to avoid g
Theresa may, who is headed into talks with the block. Also coming up, the clock ticks down to elections in japan. Our correspondent meets the three front runners on the campaign trail. Thank you for joining us. We start with catalonia, where Carles Puigdemont faced a final deadline this morning to drop a bid for secession from spain. Has notfor independence been abandoned. The Central Government has announced it will move ahead in suspending catalan autonomy. Many fear that could lead to unrest and catalonia. We have heard from the government spokesman for spain, who talked about the lack of clarity from the catalan leadership. Question ofthe whether or not catalonia had declared independence was asked, in the clearest terms, we did not receive an answer. The Spanish Government will therefore continue with the procedures outlined in article to of the constitution restore legality in catalonias government. For more, we are joined by our International Affairs editor. Pushed intoas been a
Critics argue it violates french civil liberties. And hamas begins ceding control of the gaza strips border crossings with israel and egypt to president abbas. I look to earn record profits as a Company Brings back a much loved piece of technology the robot dog. Plus, 100 days before the 2018 winter games kick off, the torch arrives in south korea. All that and plenty more, coming up in the program. First to our top story. Police are continuing their investigations in new york, following a deadly truck attack in the city. Killed, 11e were others seriously injured, when a man plowed a pickup truck into cyclists and pedestrians in lower manhattan. Please have identified the suspect as a 29yearold man. He was shot in the abdomen by police after exiting the truck. New york mayor bill de blasio has called the incident a cowardly act of terror. Oh my god. All my god i need an ambulance, right here reporter this bystander called for police and firefighters, who rushed to rescue children still
Syrian state media says armed forces have taken full control from the Islamic State militant group. Jihadists have held most of the city since 2014. Begin in spain where prosecutors are seeking a european addressed arrest warrant for the deposed leader of catalonia. His currently in brussels for several members of his government are behind bars. Minister he prime after a unilateral declaration of independence. It was declared illegal by spanish courts in madrid. Sarah morris is in the capital and joins us now. Brussels well in members of his parliament are in jail. What are people making of his strategy . Some speculation is being made as to whether this is a strategy cooked up witith the independent party on behalf of the gogovernment t to go to brus and leave the rest of the state here to draw attention to the cause in the e. U. A lot ofof the membersrs have nt wawanted to ask the questition t whether they knew, some have admitted they did nonot know, he was s planning to o leave spa
To oppose their own parties proposed replacement. The head of spains Football Federation under arrest as part of an anticorruption probe. Europes president of soccer governing body. We will have the latest with our correspondent in madrid. It is 1 00 in the french capital. Netflix is still the new black. As hit series like house of cards help boost numbers for the streaming service to more than 100 million. Our culture team is reporting on frances oldest arts festival. This is live from paris. Six human rights activists from Amnesty International will remain in custody in turkey. The rights group has described the court ruling as a travesty of justice. Has beenhe detainees formally charged or put on trial. Heres catherine clifford. They waited for the judges decision until late at night. Outside the courthouse the ruling came as a thunderbolt. Four Amnesty International workers were released under judicial control. Six others will remain in detention pending trial. What is in the file