Coming up in business. Now to some of the other stories making news around the world today iraqi state media say Government Troops have taken control of areas around the kurdish held city of kirkuk kurdish officials have reported clashes but this was denied by iraqi authorities the operation comes three weeks after iraqs autonomous kurdish region for independence kurdish troops seized the oil rich city in two thousand and fourteen during the fight against socalled islamic state. Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro has hailed the results of Regional Elections his ruling party won nearly all twenty three contested state governorships Opposition Leaders have said they suspect elections for all independent polls had projected the opposition would win a majority due to mature as poor handling of venezuelas economic crisis. Now the government of the spanish region catalonia is less than two hours from a deadline to clarify whether it has declared independence from spain last week madrid gave
League absolutely bans political and religious messages but they did if he even went soft on hand tweeting coming out what is it the day before yesterday and saying that hey we stand for leave behind their actions so they have the full support of the d. F. T. And it doesnt look like theyll be punished good question is that a Political Action thank you david said it was more of a had to do more with human rights its a human rights its more but that in itself everything is political etc you know its im sorry to say that he even in sports ok finally thats where you buy and ended up being a great weekend for by and because they won and well the leaders dortmund last could you high and kiss have had a better start to his return i mean it was an amazing start you know but lets be honest it was against high book and try book on exactly you know the best as a measuring stick for a team like by and munich but i think more importantly what i found really exciting about all of this is that its be
Nothing to do with us the e. U. Says its a domestic spanish issue and that it will not intervene as spain gets ready reposed direct rule in the region. And the syrian mother managed to flee the war in her homeland now all she wants to do is to be reunited with her three children we explain why some germans want to prevent this from happening. Hello im terry martin good to have you with us. British Prime Minister theresa may has urged e. U. Leaders to agree to a break that deal that she can defend to people in the u. K. At an e. U. Summit last night she also asked them to approach the issue with more urgency she wants to move talks on to the u. K. s future trading relationship with europe but either leaders want to negotiate divorce terms first despite the deadlock uncle merkel said she is confident a deal will be reached. I whispered exchange and stony expressions chancellor merkel president and Prime Minister may were already deep in conversation at the outset of a summit where brags
A and an gigantic relief for the families of the boys and for the country as a whole i would say. Yes certainly there are members of the families of the two waking very anxiously over the top we. Are wondering about. Face but now that they have the discovered many of the families. Have been very joyful mood and very hopeful mood. They. Have a possibility of even communicating with them in the near future called into according to the a party but what is important is that they are waiting like like everyone else you know when exactly the time frame that the boys will go to come out of the case and at this stage we just dont know that yet ok father thank you so much those tunnel one chuck forms there the reuters correspondent in southern thailand. Now lets catch up on some other stories making headlines around the world today disgraced hollywood Film Producer Harvey Weinstein faces new Sexual Assault charges in new york prosecutors say they involve alleged crimes against a woman in two th