slightly lower this morning by about a percent >> t-mobile and sprint are going to announce amerger deal reuters says the companies ever seeking to preser. serve. sprint shares are up a percent t-mobile is flat air mark is buying avendra from lond london the deal is worth more than $2.3 billion. the verimarc acquisition >>> in other corporate news. it was food delivery service uber came in in the second reporter the union is on track for $3 billion shares >> interesting thing about this, a lot of people think it's more profitable than the owe guess particulars need them to splinter off into other areas. there's an outright charge, when they compete with other companies, it doesn't seem that impressive the size is pretty impressive. it's thought the margin will be better even if they're not making that much money, can they splinter off? >> food delivery, taxies, obviously lots of other items. >> i was surprised it was that big. very interesting definitely growing. >>> still to come here on "worldwide exchange", the big push to jump start brexit negotiations austria turns right in the major develo

television reporting that troops have retaken vast areas in the oil rich region and if you come on the told reuters that the aim is to take and have base and oil fields well kurdish leaders met earlier to discuss tensions with iraq following last month's a session referendum they've rejected the iraqi government's demand to stop any push for independence but they've been used in office for talks to resolve the crisis. that has more from ed a bill in northern iraq. the iraqi military saying that this operation is being spearheaded by the ninth armored division the federal police and counterterrorism units they saying that the thousands of shia militias are very much in a supportive role we understand that this offensive is focused on oil fields to the north the west in the south of that oil rich city of kirkuk and also the k. one a military base k. one military base was taken control of by kurdish peshmerga in two thousand and fourteen after the iraqi army fled and eisel offensive at kirkuk is hugely important for the k r g and for the iraqi federal government is one of the two main oil producing ar

now we have this coming from reuters, saying that carles puigdemont and other regional politicians have signed a document declaring catalonia's independence from spain, but it is unclear if the document would have any legal value. while there is a document signed by significant leaders in catalonia, saying that they are declaring independence from spain, we don't know if it is a legal declaration of independence and we are trying to sift through the difference between what this is and what a legal declaration might be. there are a lot of people in the newsroom trying to work that out, a lot of people in spain trying to work that out. while we look at that in detail let me play you some of what we heard earlier in the speech. translation: the government and myself propose that this parliament suspends the effects of the independence declaration in order to establish dialogue, without which we cannot reach a solution. we want to de—escalate the tension, in order to work towards putting into practice the results of the referendum. the bbc‘s damian grammatticas is in madrid and has been

begin with breaking news of the advance by the iraqi army towards the kurdish held city of kirkuk the reuters news agency is quoting iraqi of tenant colonel salah saying the objective of the advance is to take control of the k. one airbase and oil fields located west of the city and this comes as kurdish peshmerga fighters gather to the south of kirkuk as tension rises over the disputed region the peshmerga took control of kirkuk in two thousand and fourteen when the iraqi army was pushed out by eisel forces baghdad now wants it back rocks kurdish region held a secession referendum last month and its leaders are pushing for independence but these developments came hours after kurdish leaders meeting to discuss the crisis they've rejected demands by the iraqi government and now the outcome of the independence referendum. we are ready to start a dialogue with to solve problems between us your ject use of weapons according to the iraqi constitution weapons can be used as a means to solve internal problems we hope that weapons will not be used in any areas including in kirkuk puzzle is about is d

television reporting the troops have retaken vast areas in the oil rich region and each commander has told reuters the aim is to take an air base i don't feel it has more from an ability. we understand that this offensive is focused on oil fields to the north the west the south all of that oil rich city of kirkuk and also the k. one a military base k one military base was taken control of by kurdish peshmerga in two thousand and fourteen after the iraqi army fled leisel offensive kurdish leaders met earlier to discuss tension with iraq following last month's a session referendum they rejected the iraqi government's demand to stop any push for independence. at least two hundred seventy six people have been killed in the biggest suicide bombing in somalia's history no one has claimed responsibility for the blast in the capital mogadishu on saturday. and as well as opposition is rejecting the results of regional elections electoral board says president nicolas maduro socialist party has won seventeen of twenty three state governorships the opposition's campaign chief is demanding a complete ordered t

with state television reporting that troops of already retaken vast areas in the oil rich region the reuters news agency is quoting iraqi military officials saying the objective is to retake control of a key air base and oil fields to the west of the city. yes megaforce is inside kirkuk also mobilizing they've been gathering in the city over the past few days and kurdish leaders met a few hours ago to discuss the crisis they call for dialogue but said they won't do so under pressure from what they describe as military threats from baghdad the kurds have also rejected calls to know the results of last month's referendum on the session iraqi government refuses to recognize the vote. stratford has more on the rising tensions from bill in northern iraq. the iraqi military saying that this operation is being spearheaded by the ninth armored division the federal police and counterterrorism units they saying that the thousands of shia militias are very much in a supportive role we understand that this offensive is focused on oil fields to the north the west the south all of that oil rich city of ki

you of our top stories the iraqi army is advancing north towards the kurdish held city of kirkuk the reuters news agency is quoting iraqi left tenant colonel k'naan is saying the objective of the advance is day control of the k. one air base an oil fields located waste of the city. at least two hundred seventy six people have been killed in the largest suicide bombing in somalia's history no one has claimed responsibility for the blast in mogadishu on saturday. conservative leaders a bastion kurtz's claimed victory in austria as general election but he will need to form a coalition the thirty one year old politicians people's party won more than thirty one percent of the vote is victory makes him the youngest leader in the world the result marks a sharp shift to the political right for austria. when our top story in advance by rocket troops towards the kurdish held town of kirkuk child stratfor joins us now on the line from erbil charles what are you hearing about this much but we're hearing reports from the iraq army. iraqi militants. nites division is moving towards areas around kirkuk the

reporting that troops already have retaken vast areas in the oil rich region the reuters news agency is quoting a senior iraqi officer sandie objective is to regain control of the key and oil fields to the west of the city but it comes as tensions rise over the disputed region the peshmerga took control of can of coke in twenty fourteen when the iraqi army was pushed out by isis forces baghdad now once a back rocks kurdish region held a succession referendum last month and its leaders are pushing for independence. has met earlier to discuss the crisis they projected the iraqi government's demand to know the outcome of the referendum and. we are ready to start a dialogue with to solve problems between us the use of weapons according to the iraqi constitution weapons can be used as a means to solve internal problems we hope that weapons will not be used in any areas including in kirkuk. has more now from edibility northern iraq. the iraqi military saying that this operation is being spearheaded by the ninth armored division the federal police and counterterrorism units they saying that

the oil rich region without any opposition from kurdish peshmerga forces and iraqi army colonel told reuters that the objective is to take an air base and oil fields. at least two hundred seventy six people have been killed in the largest suicide bombing in somalia's history no one has claimed responsibility for the blast in mogadishu on saturday conservative leaders sebastian kurtz's claimed victory in australia's general election to become the world's youngest leader but the thirty one year old will need to form a coalition to govern his people's party won more than thirty one percent of the vote. more than half a million rangar have fled since august when the military crackdown began across the border in bangladesh refugee camps are overcrowded and children are going missing could be a long campaign cox's bazaar. met one man who's trying to bring back lost relatives back together again. the time had come to try and make a difference. one day the morning i was going to work i saw one lady who was sitting in front of the gate and crying when i asked what happened she said my baby's been mis

and just in the last minute reuters news agency has reported a french police source as saying that the attack suspect in marseilles was known to the authorities for more crimes. violent clashes between spanish riot police and voters in catalonia have left more than four hundred people injured. the authorities have been trying to stop an independence referendum that they say is unconstitutional. the catalan leader has condemned what he called police brutality after rubber bullets and batons were used. tonight's football match between barcelona and las palmas will be played behind closed doors because of the disturbances. gavin lee is in barcelona. spanish police smashing their way into a polling station this morning in to run. using ourfunds, rubber bullets and forced to keep back voters who stand in their way. after how the spanish guard treated as he says, breaking into our enclosure and stealing computers and treating people the way they did, we're going to activate plan b, taking the ballots outside so all residents can vote. the spanish government has insisted that they are behavin