In global News Business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation here on the briefing do send us your comments on any of the stories we are covering including any thoughts on what you might give to your other half to celebrate 70 years of marriage just use the hashtag bbc the briefing. Germany is on the cusp of a political crisis following the collapse of talks over the formation of a Coalition Government. Eight weeks of negotiations following septembers general election have collapsed with the centrists free democrats led by Christian Lindner pulling out. It leaves Angela Merkel with few options given her stated objections to ruling as a minority government. Later mrs merkel will meet the german president Frank Walter Steinmeier who could call a new election. Andrew plant reports. After three terms in office Angela Merkels hopes of staying in power rest on forming a coalition. An election in september left mrs merkel without a majority with some voters angered by germanys li
All of them to the macdonald this is al jazeera live from london also coming up turkey launches an air and ground offensive on kurdish positions in syria as a free. U. S. Politicians get back to work trying to break the deadlock but shop time government on the First Anniversary of Donald Trumps presidency. The sanctuary in northern kenya thats helping the community as well as vulnerable elephants. A major hotel in the Afghan Capital kabul is under attack by gunmen local media are reporting that at least fifteen people have been killed or wounded government Spokesman Says special forces are at the Intercontinental Hotel back the attack as the hotel which is on top of a hill overlooking kabul is usually heavily guarded because its popularity with foreigners and then the calls lets go live now to jennifer classes in kabul jennifer do we have many more details right now. We dont really the siege has gone on for more than five hours now you know just in the last couple of hours that afghan
A government Spokesman Says special forces are on the scene at the Intercontinental Hotel battling with attack the hotel which is on top of a hill overlooking the city is usually heavily guarded because of its popularity with foreign house and prominent locals well lets go live now to jennifer glass is in kabul jennifer what do we know right now. We know that there were helicopters overhead special forces inside the hotel a number of guests and staff have been evacuated from the hotel the interior Ministry Says at least four attackers were involved they say at least one has been killed were getting reports that the attackers are inside the hotel heavily armed and going room to room looking for hostages and guests of the hotel we have had some reports of people inside the hotel calling for help a really very difficult situation a heavily armed hotel the ministry of interior says it has no idea how these attackers got into this fortified hotel it is the Second Attack on this hotel in the
He attacked began with a car bomb at the door of the stave the Children Office in jalalabad eastern afghanistan the gunman stormed the building for more than eight hours they battled Afghan Security forces while dozens of save the children staff were trapped inside the building was set on fire eventually Afghan Police and soldiers killed the attackers and rescued the staff afghanistan is one of the most dangerous places for children to be born following decades of war insecurity and poverty for twelve years save the children has worked with afghan communities to help kids survive but the attack on the agencys office in jalalabad suggest its becoming increasingly difficult for staff to help afghans without becoming victims of the conflict themselves its quite possible to save the children that would leave afghanistan and the onus is on the Afghan Government to provide security for the latest to to stick on aid workers security show that over the last fifteen years their jobs have become
In the intent of this is al jazeera live from london also coming up brazils Appeals Court upholds a corruption conviction for former president Lula Da Silva of a major impact on his political ambitions. Larry nasser the disgraced former doctor of the u. S. Gymnastics team is jailed for up to one hundred seventy five years plus. Im james day in day where President Trump is expected in the coming hours will he be set by the global elite to gather. I know save the children has suspended its programs in afghanistan following an attack on its eastern offices in jalalabad three of its Staff Members and an Afghan Army Soldier were killed in a Suicide Attack and siege which has been claimed by eisel jennifer glass has more. The attack began with a car bomb the floor of the state of the Children Office in jalalabad eastern afghanistan the gunman stormed the building for more than eight hours they battled Afghan Security forces while dozens of save the children staff were trapped inside the buil