So welcome to this special coverage of the vote for the European Union next Commission President you had said governments have nominated to germanys fonda lion she needs a simple majority of any piece to be confirmed in the position the commission is the executive proposing the new laws and implementing decisions the Commission President plays a key role in deciding the bloc future and direction. Fons alliance nomination has been the controversial anteater blues of Brussels Bureau chief knocks off one at the European Parliament in strasburg and Political Correspondent simon a young here theyre here to talk us through the arguments so welcome both so lets start with you max hoffman in strasburg i am told that the voting has now finished counting is underway how do you rate on the lines chances. Well we just said those boxes going past us here and thats where the fate of the line is so as you said the voting is done now begins the counting so we want to know what those crucial players vo
A 1st set foot on the moon historic landing was watched on television by hundreds of millions of people around the world its a spectacle that many who saw it have never forgotten lets now relive some of those iconic moments. Back right. Or am. I was in my grandmothers house all watching t. V. What she looked like something absolutely unknown and something impossible. I was with my aunt who was born in 18 in 99. And she was sitting there with me watching a man land on the moon itself Pretty Amazing they didnt even have automobiles when she was 4. Beautiful like really. So she too each state was a pity it wasnt just russians but space travel was developing fast and it was clear to us that many countries would send their astronauts into space and you were in school. Right. But. Of course it was a colossal event. I dont think of ever again such a wake in front of the television at 3 am waiting for something to happen and seem to exist. And thats the latest from daily news stay tuned for ou
Said today that all attempts by the armed forces of ukraine to break through our defenses in the verbovo and rabotina areas in the zaporozhye direction failed. Shaigu said that Russian Troops significantly weakened the combat potential of the Ukrainian Army and inflicted very serious damage, but that is, the ukrainian counterattack seemed to move in the opposite direction. This is just the beginning. The minister of defense said that since the beginning of this year , more than 335,000 people have already entered military service under contract and as volunteers, that is, the number is growing. In september alone, more than 50,000 more soldiers signed a contract. The minister said that the number of armed forces is sufficient for fulfilling the tasks of the svo. And those 130,000 people who will be called up for military service will do it far from the combat zone. Concerns. Conscripts from new regions, the situation at the fronts itself became calmer. Through active actions, our troop
At least fourteen dead. And this is al jazeera live from doha was a coming on. The yeas are fifty one. And the nays are forty nine charms first triumph a bill to overhaul the u. S. Tax system gets one step closer to becoming reality. Pay days in germany against a far right party that could become the biggest opposition bloc in parliament. Juristic as a curfew tensions are high as a country awaits the results of a contested president ial election. At least forty people have died in fighting between the rebels and forced. Loyal to yemens former president Ali Abdullah Saleh in the capital sana the two sides have been allies in their fight against the Saudi Led Coalition and Government Forces but in the past four days theyve been fighting for control of salah so far talks to end the dispute have failed seller says hes open to talks with the Saudi Led Coalition to end the war but with conditions. They need to lift the blockade and open the airport and allow food and medicine in the country
Social democrats look at the latest from our correspondent also coming up paris remembers the victims of the attacks three years ago that horrified the walt the killings began when gunmen stormed the offices of the statistical magazine show that he had to. And soaring to success ski jumping coming to show off walls looking back storage final stage when off to dominating the four hills tournament could the polish ace make it a clean sweep. Or. Find a home for good to have you with us german chancellor im going to moscow has invoked on key talks about forming a new governing coalition to lead the country going into the negotiations the chancellor said she was optimistic merkels conservatives are holding the exploratory short sweet dissent unless. Social democrats after previous negotiations with other parties failed sticking points this time around are expected to include germanys refugee policies and its approach to european integration the us will have a listen now to what merkel on th