a market in thailand s southern province killing three and wounding many more the region is home to a long running islamist insurgency but no group has claimed responsibility. u.s. vice president mike pence has kicked off his visit to israel saying it was a great honor to be in israel s capital jerusalem burns was welcomed with military honors as he met israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu thinks is the first top u.s. official to visit jerusalem since the trump administration s decision to officially recognize the contested city as israel s capital and to move the u.s. embassy there ben says his visit to jerusalem will give a boost to the middle east peace process have a listen. in making his historic announcement on december the sixth president roh did so convinced. that by by recognizing. israel s capital to respond.
you re watching the news coming to you live from berlin here s a recap of the top story that we re following for you german chancellor angela merkel says party leaders face lots of work to deliver a stable government this after the social democrats narrative to join formal coalition talks with. germany has faced months of political uncertainty after inconclusive national elections last september. and u.s. vice president mike pence has arrived in israel for high level talks with prime minister binyamin netanyahu then said it was a great honor to be in israel s capital jerusalem meanwhile palestinian leaders have refused to meet with the u.s. leader during his visit. i have more news for you coming up in half and i look forward to seeing you then but by. such an odd.
between israel and the palestinian people on issues that can be discussed and president trump truly believes can be resolved. they ve been i ll bring it on jerusalem correspondent tanya crema she s close to the israeli parliament the knesset where mike pence is speaking to me a watch has been mike bence s message at the knesset. why he has given a speech which was packed with references and also the relationship between the u.s. and the jewish nation and he reiterated again. mr trump and his decision to recognize two semester cups of israel and right at seventy years wrong and that is is what s capital that got him as standing ovations again but he also had some more practical things to announce basically said that mr john has given. instructions to immediately begin to begin preparations to move the embassy. from tel aviv
that we would create an opportunity to move on in good faith negotiations between israel and the palestinian people on issues that can be discussed and president trump truly believes can be resolved. and that we join in jerusalem correspondent tanya crema she s near the israeli parliament the knesset where mike spencer is a day right now tanya mike pence also said upon what we just heard that the dawn of a new era of peace negotiations is starting how will that comment go down there do you think. well on the one hand you got certainly a very warm welcome by the israeli leaders prime minister netanyahu saying it s an honor to stand here for the first time somebody saying they re here in the capital of israel with the u.s. vice president who just arrived as you said behind me here in the knesset to give
the attack on the intercontinental hotel in kabul official says six gunman wearing army uniforms stormed the compound on saturday evening sparking a thirteen hour gun battle with police the attackers were killed the taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack. most u.s. government agencies will remain closed today after congress failed to reach a deal on reopening the government a vote is for monday afternoon the shutdown came into effect on saturday after the senate failed to pass a new budget. u.s. vice president mike pence has kicked off his visit to israel saying it was a great honor to be in israel s capital jerusalem friends was broken with military honors as he met israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu prince is the first stop u.s. official to visit jerusalem since the trump administration s decision to officially