catalonia's regional parliament voted seventy to tend. to establish an independence catalan republic. the opposition boycotted the vote as cries of live it's. from independence supporters outside the parliament building. those dramatic scenes were followed less than an hour later by a second vote. this time in the spanish senate. they grew they grunted madrid powers to impose direct rule on catalonia. cabinets led by prime minister mariota rajoy it. this evening to decide colonel we will begin to implement direct rule. he spoke within the last half hour and set elections will be held in december. and the catalan parliament would be dissolved. but over to put his knife us now in barcelona. oral. is this phase of khan's push them on a little clearer now that we've heard from myanmar under rajoy tonight's. well from what we on this. i'm deathly demo and it will be forced to to resign. heightened. will be. to resign. could face. penny at. that is enough people gathee generalitat. and. there is a. need to protect his heart. something. for. freedom and then they really want to. enjoy this benso

decades. separatists in the region of catalonia have pushed of their -- their move for separation. in a key development, the head government has suspended a declaration of independence. our question on quadriga, barcelona against madrid. will spain break up? i am joined by my guests. the spanish desk who says catalonia should remain but says the, rigid approach is only strengthening catalonian independence. i guess that argues catalonia must remain part of spain, but only if negotiations lead to far-reaching autonomy. isarm welcome to marie, who berlin born but says she feels talan. ca she believes the situation requires international mediation. at this point, the only thing we know for certain about what is happening in spain is the standoff between madrid and barcelona continues. what can you tell us about how determined thehe separatists remain? for full independence from spain? >> we have to look at the recent seven years where the independence movement got stronger. we have, finally, a demonstration in favor of remaining last sunday. we need a reasonable number. -- >> give me an an

spanish government gave to the leaders of the movement in catalonia to be explicit about their intentions about independence. and so, before we get into-- because i think it's very interesting to -- beyond the emotions and images and media coverage that focuses on the short-term, i think it's very interesting to get into the historical and legal and political background of the situation and thinking about ways to-- before we getting into this. where are we today? what is the situation today? >> before we start with histo history-- well, today is-- yesterday the president sent a letter to the government saying that he was not accepting -- that they asked for time for a dialog on-- for a time, nobody knows what. i think at the end it's to prolong the situation of uncertainty, which is no good for catalonia, no good for the rest of the spanish people and no good for the world. it's a problem that not only affects spain, it affects the rest of europe and instability in spain could affect, it was seen when the coming crisis to the whole world that this is one of the reasons for what

. now, pedro -- the spanish to the united states, on spain and the independence movement. catalonia has been better off -- 99% of the voters supported it becoming an independent state. institute, hudson this is an hour. interest we're going to talk about the situation in spain and catalonia. just say a word here assembled. we're this is a think tank that's evoted to american leadership, global engagement and strong relation with allies around the world. this very conference room was inaugurated by the japanese year.dent last we've worked a lot -- these last with our european allies, nato allies and allies the world. this is why we're very honored this able to host conversation, you know, frank about the nversation situation in spain with the just briefly t me introduce you before we get into the matter at hand. you've been the bass since april 017, when you presented your credentials to president trump, o i guess it's kept you busy since then. before you were the minister of 2011 e of spain, between and 2017. and you're a lawyer by profession so you've had different ives and perspec

of catalonia went to the polls seeking independence the spanish state reacted with force against peaceful voters still again the question arises what is the e.u.'s commitment to democracy and who is allowed self-determination. cross-talk in catalonia i'm joined by my guess up in london he is a professor of political science at coventry university as well as author of referendums and ethnic conflict also in london we have matthew goodwin he is an expert in european politics from the university of kent and chad house and in paris we cross to john laughlin he is director of studies at the institute of democracy and cooperation right gentlemen cross-talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate let me go to john first in paris john can you give me your assessment of what happened on sunday because from an optical point of view it was an utter disaster what are the political consequences and does it start some kind of cascade effect for catalonia as the people that live there want to move towards independence and what about the rest of europe

independence movement in catalonia. 90% of voters supported independence in spain. this was hosted by the hudson institute. it's just under an hour. >> thank you very much for joining us this morning. we're going to talk about the situation in spain. we're honored to have the ambassador of spain, mr. pedro morenes. hudson institute is a policy center, a think tank that's devoted to american leadership, and strong relationship with allies around the world. this very conference room was inaugurated by japanese prime minister abe last year and we worked a lot these past decades with our european allies and allies around the world. this is why we're very honored to be able to host this conversation frank and open conversation about the situation in spain with the ambassador. let me just briefly introduce you before we get into the matter at hand. you been the ambassador since april 2017 when you presented your credentials to president trump. i guess this kept you busy since then. before that you were the minister of defense of spain between 2011 and 2017. you're a lawyer by profession. you ha

this is bbc news. i'm chris rogers. the headlines at 7pm: the parliament of catalonia declares independence from spain, with people taking to the streets to celebrate. but spain's central government in madrid approves direct rule over the region — and says catalonia's leader could face charges of rebellion. i'm tim willcox and i'll have the latest, live from barcelona. people are ignoring those threats for the moment and celebrating here on the streets. in other news this hour: the cyber attack which crippled much of the nhs in may could have been prevented with basic security measures, according to a government investigation. files about the assassination ofjfk are released — but some are held back, at the request of the cia and fbi. the uk's competition watchdog will investigate hotel booking sites over concerns about hidden charges, search results, and discount claims. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the constitutional crisis in spain escalated today, with catalonia's regional parliament in barcelona voting for independence from spain, and the spanish parliament in

catalonia will be restored. hello there comes you live from moscow you're watching r.t. international start with breaking news to you because it's been a story day for catalonia the region's parliament has voted in favor declaring independence from spain the results of a secret ballots were released at around three thirty local time total of seventy two all makers voted in favor of cattle an independent ten voted against and to obstruct. thank you. thank. you thank you thank. to. both independent filmmakers and crowds of people side the parliament doesn't hesitate to show their election. thank . you. and me thank you i think if god. was thinking thank you thank you ok we can go to barcelona and join charlotte pinsky who's covering events for us there charlotte it's been a couple of hours hasn't it since these mammoth developments just run through how this unfolded. well from very early this morning people started gathering here in the square around the capital and parliament waiting for those parliamentarians to arrive to decide whether they would vote on independence today one stop motion

loner as catalonia president says the region is ready to break away from spain in a matter of days. we. were. almost a year on from the presidential election in the u.s. a u.s. senate intelligence committee says russia's alleged meddling did not affect the vote count in any way. and russia's defense ministry says one of its. eliminated the leadership of the terror group in syria. of believed to have been killed in the group's leader left in a critical condition. you can find out more about those stories on dot com and we'll be back with the news in about an hour in the meantime there discusses the aftermath to learn its independence vote and what it means for democracy in the. hello and welcome across talk we're all things are considered i'm peter lavelle the people of catalonia went to the polls seeking independence the spanish state reacted with force against peaceful voters still get. the question arises what is the e.u.'s commitment to democracy and who is allowed self-determination. across the uk in catalonia i'm joined by my guess up in london he is a professor of political scien

truth for catalonia and spain. we will hear from catalonia's president. what it will meet for spain, europe, and the global markets. starbucks ceo kevin johnson joins us for exquisite interview live from seattle. what he has to say about the fascinating path from the tech world to one of america's best-known brands and future retail. this tax reform already in danger of dying? closest allies's are tting more worriedbout e esident's ability to deliver. ♪ david: we have been looking at live pictures this afternoon of parcel o barcelona, where huge emont will- puigd deliver remarks. they have been highly anticipated remarks from the leader of that region. in the meantime, bloomberg technology is in seattle this week, broadcasting live from the geek wire summit. my colleague, emily chang, is on-site there now with a special guest. emily: hi, david. thank you so much. we are here with kevin johnson, ceo of starbucks. thank you so much for joining us. i interviewed in your private prior life as a tech company ceo. how's a tech coming guy going to change coffee? kevin: they certainly hav

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getting catalonia against spain northeast region wants to go it alone will look at the economics. plus comma given what's behind the collapse of australia's also industry. with. the billionaire us president don't trump wants to reform the u.s. tax system but his plan looks more like tax cuts for america's wealthiest and some of the world's biggest corporations although it's yet to be fleshed out it is based on the idea that the cuts will pay for themselves with the economic growth they generate in the years to come yet in the history of us tax cuts that has never happened they call it supply side economics it's been done before and george h.w. bush famous famously called it voodoo economics it's likely to push up the deficit and opponents say it will deprive the government of money to spend on things like health care or social programs or the tax policy center calls it a giveaway for the rich those who earn more than four hundred thousand dollars a year get rates chopped for more than thirty nine percent to thirty five percent. and trump wants to slash tax for big business from thirty

rule from the dread on the breakaway region the first consequence would be dismissing catalonia as separatist leader will get the latest from our correspondent live in madrid also coming up. the ballots are being counted in kenya's repeat presidential election but take two of the polls been marred by deadly clashes a boycott and low turnout we'll have more from nairobi. i'm brian thomas a very warm welcome to the show the standoff between spain and catalonia is coming to a head at this hour with the spanish senate about to vote on invoking article one fifty five of the constitution now they're expected to back the government and put catalonia under direct rule from madrid yesterday catalonia as president through the region into confusion by backtracking on his plans to call new elections that move could have staved off the threat of rule from madrid. when separatists gathered outside the regional parliament they had hoped to hear from castle and president callus preach demond has been expected to call a snap election to stop madrid taking control of catalonia. but he didn't. summon

pressure on catalonia to abandon the separation plans despite not being on the official agenda the crisis in catalonia has been on finance ministers minds in luxembourg where they gathered for a euro group meeting. >> good morning from rainy luxembou luxembourg i did manage to speak to several euro group finance ministers come together meeting yesterday. the official line on the catalonian situation is that it really is a domestic issue for spain, and there is no reason for europe to get involved at this point in time i managed to speak to the spain economy minister about the rising tensions in catalonia let's listen to what he had to say. >> the independence of catalonia will not take place. it's illegal, it's irrational, this is our point. very clear message that the policies implemented by the regional government of catalonia are detrimental to the economy of catalonia so the spanish government will apply all the measures necessary in order to avoid that scenario. >> there have been many banks that have moved banks out of catalonia into the central part of spain is this a policy that t

to sack catalonia's regional government as the fallout over independence deepens. the i is leading with the same story. it says the police are ready to intervene following catalonia's declaration of independence. the telegraph reports on warnings from the european commission president, who says the eu doesn't need more cracks following catalonia's declaration of independence. the daily mail reports nine british servicemen have been taken off a nuclear submarine amid sex and drug allegations. the top story in the daily mirror is the release of newly—declassified files related to the assassination ofjfk. many of us have been looking through them, trying to find something. and some people have, you have?” them, trying to find something. and some people have, you have? i have found stuff that wasn't in it. very interesting. we will get tojk shortly, everyone is talking about it again. but we will start with the big story of the day —— jfk shortly. the crisis in spain, it escalates, thatis the crisis in spain, it escalates, that is the pretty blonde headline, it has been escalat

saying that the rule of law in catalonia will be restored. welcome you're watching at international got breaking news this hour to you because it's been a story day for catalonia the region's parliament has voted in favor of declaring independence from spain the results of a secret ballot were released last hour a total of seventy two lawmakers voted in favor of cattle an independent ten voted against and two abstained both pro independent filmmakers and crowds of people outside the parliament did not hesitate to show their relation. thank you. ok well let's go live to barcelona and our correspondent there who's across what's been happening this afternoon on a very eventful afternoon a landmark decision a landmark vote what's been the reaction. incredible reaction on the street we are certainly in an area of people who are pro independence because when not vote was released that catalan parliament had declared an independent republic of catalonia the crowd went absolutely crazy here angry a sea of people shouting bursting into song and stream with joy now in the lead up the few minu

from the bloomberg and around the world, one hour until they possibly moment of truth for catalonia and spain, will be catalonia president declare independence or back down? we are live. questions swirled around prime minister may's future and the outlook for sterling, our guest says it is between a rock and a hard place. silicon valley and washington maybe 3000 miles apart, but tech companies are feeling the government pressure and we will tell you how google and facebook and other companies are in crisis planning mode ahead of congressional testimony next month. now, an equities trading mixed day with the pivotal meeting of catalonia's regional parliament coming up. the euro is rising, up two thirds of 1%. bond yields are gaining. we have had some retail sales data today in the u.k., retail is the clearly losing the battle against high prices, potentially strengthening the case for the bank of england to raise rates next month. likeort today showing product sales increasing 1.9% from a year earlier, the fourth straight month of gains. the fastest growth since april mainly driven by co

catalonia has not been working for many years. and nothing has been done about it. and now this is unsustainable. the country cannot be pushed by force to accept the situation. there is democracy beyond constitution, beyond the constitution. ladies and gentlemen, with the results of the referendum on the 1st of october showing that we have one right to be an independent country, and the right to be respected, what we have been living for the past three days we have never had before. people are listening to us. the yes to independence won an election at the parliament and has now won a referendum. the ballot says yes to independence and this is the will that i want to go forward with. the electoral law establishes that 48 hours after the referendum results there needs to be a session in order to declare independence. and agree the beginning of the constituent process. now at this point, at this historic moment, i ask the president of catalonia —— as president of catalonia, i want to follow pupils will for catalonia to become an independent state. applause. this is what we must d

catalonia his independence bid as unlawful says hundreds of thousands rally in the streets to protest police ballance against voters last weekend will get reactions from barcelona also in this program. where. police released dramatic body camera footage of the last biggest massacre investigators say the gunman was methodical and meticulous correspondent is in las vegas with the latest. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us spain's king philippe has harshly criticized catalonia his bid for independence in a televised address he accused catalog leaders of acting outside the law in carrying out a referendum on independence last weekend despite that catalan is later told the b.b.c. the region would declare independence in quote a matter of days his threat comes after thousands of pro independence supporters demonstrated in barcelona protesting police violence during the secession but. i'm impassioned voices some seven hundred thousand strong a powerful message that cut alonso are united against police brutality and what they see as the flagrant suppression of catalonian

this is bbc news. the news at 4.00pm. catalonia's deposed leader, carles puigdemont, has urged democratic opposition to madrid's direct rule, a day after the region's parliament declared independence. it comes as thousands take part in rallies in spain's capital madrid in favour of unity with catalonia. the environment secretary michael gove apologises ‘unreservedly‘ for an on—airjoke about disgraced movie mogul, harvey weinstein. ‘warped and degrading' — jeremy corbyn says a culture which tolerates the abuse of women is thriving in westminster. the humanitarian crisis affecting almost 400,000 syrians in an eastern suburb of damascus — is described as an ‘outrage‘, by the united nations. also in the next hour, the zip—wiring and clubbing glasgow pensioners. the new scheme aiming to tackle loneliness and improve health among older people. england's teenagers are hoping to become the world champions against spain. they currently trail 2—0. coming up in the dateline london, after a full extremely few days in spain, what's next for catalonia? that is at liz30pm.

see if the catalonia president will follow through on his promise to declare indedependence. it could happen this evening in barcelona where he will address the regional parliament. wildfires in california wine country forced 20,000 people to flee with hundreds of homes and businesses destroyed and 10 people killed. as africa's first female president plans to step aside library at a likes a new leader, 20 candidates in the running to replace the president also, france racing for its biggest strike over the president's plan to eliminate 120,000 public jobs . more coming up in business. a frightening new report from greenpeace says france's nuclear reactors not as prepared as they should be in case of a terror attack. first, our tip -- our top story live from paris. ♪ >> police in spain have closed off a park surrounding the regional government in catalonia , ahead of what could be a declaration of unilateral independence from their tonight. the catalunya president has yet to say whether or not he will do that when he addresses the parliament around 6:00 p.m. local time. today, he met

after that thanks for watching. spain's has it's going to take away catalonia is autonomy as the regional leader ignores a deadline to abandon secession plans what's next for the catalan separatists and how will madrid impose its writ this is inside story. a low there on james it's a showdown with implications for not just spain but for separatist aspirations across europe even as the european union faces marathon negotiations over brics it madrid would be imposing direct rule on the autonomous region for the first time since spain returned to democracy in the late one nine hundred seventy s. a special cabinet meeting is jew on saturday to trigger the process suspending catalonians autonomy but the catalan president has threatened to the formal independence in the regional parliament if madrid doesn't hold talks colors push them all claims widespread support ninety percent of those who voted in the referendum earlier this month wanted to secede but just over forty percent of eligible voters cast their ballots and many opponents of secession boycotted the referendum here's what th

imposing direct rule on catalonia, the european council said there's no space for the eu to mediate in the crisis over independence. barak obama has spoken at a rally in virginia to support a democratic party candidate for governor. mr obama took aim at what he described as the fear and bitterness that marked the 2016 presidential election campaign. he also warned that politics in his country has been set back half a century by the lack of political unity. now it's time for world business report. growth forecasts cut, tourist numbers slashed, and hundreds of firms relocating. catalonia's independence vote is taking an economic toll, and the crisis is far from over. plus, holden on no longer. australia has just built its last ever car, as the country's auto industry finally shuts up shop. we find out what caused the breakdown down under. welcome to world business report. i'm rachel horne. in a moment, more revelations about nissan's quality control scandal, amid claims that corners were being cut for the last two decades. we are also looking at the independence crisis in catalonia. t

declared and delayed the leader of catalonia steps back from the brink the regional president charles we demand signs a declaration of independence but after he had already asked how the law makers uses been these ascension bid to give negotiations another chance has been his government refusing to budge and saying it will announce its response tomorrow we have complete coverage in barcelona and madrid also coming up wildfires continue to devastate northern california at least fifteen people have been killed already say that number could rise as an kenya's opposition leader pulls out of the rerun presidential election while odinga says there's no point in running for office if the old unfair rules remain in place could this d.c. . the country. i'm bringing off it's good to have you with us the break up of spain will not begin tonight catalonia as leader has signed but suspended a declaration of independence from spain the regional president carlists put his name to the document but also delayed its implementation he says more time in more dialogue or both meet other cattle on lawmakers j

madrid, but the scottish government has said that catalonia must have the ability to determine its own future. so might there now be a broker to help sort out madrid's future relations with catalonia? and could there be a legitimate catalan indpendence referendum in the foreseeable future? and out in the open, almost all the files on jfk's assasination are published. but do they contain anything truly revelatory? we ask one former doubter of the official version whether they changed his mind. good evening. not since the spanish civil war and then the death of franco has spain faced such crisis and such uncertainty. it is unthinkable to millions in the country that they could face each other in emnity, but tonight, there is deep unease in spain. one of the most famous sayings of the spanish poet lorca was "to burn with desire and keep quiet about it is the greatest punishment we can bring on ourselves". those words might be ringing in the ears of the members of catalonia's regional government tonight. so what will happen now? our diplomatic editor mark urban is in barcelona. well, k

program spain's top court bans a scheduled parliamentary session in catalonia in a bid to block separatists from declaring independence cattle and lawmakers condemning the move as a violation of their freedom of expression. and this year's nobel prize in literature goes to british raja cuz it will issue google judges praising the originality and emotional depth of his work which includes the well known novel the remains of the day. hello and welcome my name is christopher spring a good to have you with us northern germany has been hit by a massive storm which is left at least seven people dead and forced the cancellation of train services in many areas the german weather service says when sweeping the region could reach hurricane strength authorities are telling residents to take shelter. the magnitude of storm c.v.r. has caught germany off guard its winds have lashed the port city of hamburg uprooting trees which have smashed on to vehicles with fatal results the roof was torn off this building in lehman while in berlin shoppers had discovered to safety the capital's tagle and

up how is catalonia as crazy as impacting the regional economy local businesses are worried that the independence conundrum will scare away investors it's already causing waves on financial markets one of the joneses up next with all the details of that story. are right on the rock and really i see you again at the top of the hour. take a trip to a world of boundless ambition. meet young entrepreneurs eager to turkle global challenges. join which of that's not german entrepreneur award winner two thousand and fifteen and she travels to enjoy looking for the next big business idea. pick a troubling you really are passionate about because you're going to stick to this for a long time on and it's something you don't really like them it's hard to keep on pressing our ten part series founders valley starting october twenty third on w. at the. spanish stocks news that catalonia wants to talk before declaring independence the relief also pushes the euro to a two week high but analysts remain wary. also coming up calls it useless but business is points to the merits of the north american

badlands violence prime minister gives catalonia at deadline council on leaders now have five days to state clearly whether they have declared independence not be on a roll hall of also warned of consequences if catalonia does not follow the rule of law will take you to madrid i'm fos alone for reaction also on the program. the german journalist appears in court in turkey proceedings against mashallah tolo begun today she's facing terror related charges which she says all groundless. i'm phil gale welcome to the program the spanish government has given catalonia until monday to state an ambiguous lake where the. it has declared independence from the rest of spain prime minister mariano rajoy told of the country's parliament that madrid could impose direct rule over catalonia if the region broke away it was sharply critical of the recent catalan independence referendum describing it as illegal and undemocratic mr rouhani also rejected offers an international mediation here's part of his fate in which the prime minister discusses catalans regional president. in his man hands he has a po

elections for catalonia, the move coming after thousands of independence supporters gathered on the streets of barcelona. we will bring you the latest from madrid and barcelona. plus, new clashes in kenya claim more lives as the country grapples with the fallout of the repeat presidential election. and in the end of an era for air berlin, almost four decades after they first took off. today is their last ever flight, taking place right here in the german capital. ♪ sarah: welcome to the show. i'm sarah harman. good to have you with us. we begin in spain, where the prime minister says he is dissolving the catalonian parliament. he sat the government -- sacked the government and has called a snap election for the region that that is set to take place on december 21. all of this after the catalan parliament voted in favor of declaring independence from spain. that vote triggered huge celebrations in parts of catalunya, large ones on the streets outside. [cheers] correspondent: yes to independence, the moment the separatists were waiting for and they took to the streets in the thousan

prime minister what i have always says that the rule of law in catalonia will be restored. but i welcome it's just turned six o'clock in the evening here in moscow you're watching r.t. international now spain and historic day for catalonia the region's parliament has voted in favor of declaring independence from spain the results of a secret ballots were released at around three thirty local time and a total of seventy two all makers voted in favor of cattle and independents ten dated against and two abstained both pro independence lawmakers and crowds of people outside the parliament didn't hesitate to show their election. us in the instance you've. made and living. in the me thank you. thank you thank you. thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you. ok well let's get the latest from boss alone with bin species covering events for us the charlotte hello again there's been a bit of time hasn't there for the new sisson canmore the reaction in barcelona at the moment. the people are speaking to what is clearly a pro independence rally exactly as you'd expect they are you for

republic of catalonia this is something some of the people have said to me that it's not just them that been waiting for it is that parents their grandparents and make great grandparents many catalan families have had to struggle for independence now for almost a hundred is to be able to cease to be part of spain so many people said they had tears in their eyes when they heard the results of that vote many people said their heart sprung it a step it has been a historic day and for many people particularly those that i speak to in this probably independence crowd it is a moment they have been waiting for for many years but let's not forget this does not represent all of the views in catalonia many people would like to remain part of spain and i'm sure that those people all very unhappy with this results today. sure ok thanks charlotte there was a t. shirt in ski for us in boss alive now. well let's get the thoughts now of chris bambery he's a political analyst and joins us i think we can go to him now yes there he is chris good evening t. . goodness a lot to talk about what's your r

says all options are on the table to stop catalonia from breaking away this after catalan leaders for their independence declaration on ice saying they want to talk with madrid also coming up. at least seventeen people are dead and more than one hundred fifty are missing as wildfires continue to ravage northern california those have returned home and found entire neighborhoods reduced to ashes. and in woolco qualifying joyous scenes in argentina after their side sneak through but the usa crash out in a dramatic night of international soccer. thanks so much for joining us we start off in spain where the standoff between madrid and barcelona has intensified spain has rejected calls for dialogue after the catalan president signed a declaration of independence last night only to then suspended and ask for courses talks with madrid the spanish government is currently holding an extraordinary meeting prime minister mariano rajoy has vowed to do everything in his power to prevent catalonia breaking away refusing to rule out suspending the region's autonomy while this all comes after months o

faces parliament this very hour over the crisis in catalonia this after mariano rajoy demanded clarity over whether khalid qatar lines the regional government to have formally declared independence or not will be carrying his speech live and we'll get reaction for you from the dribs and barcelona. have you along when we start off in spain and the looming constitutional crisis between madrid and barcelona as we come on the air the spanish prime minister mariano rajoy is getting ready to make a speech before parliament any moment now he's demanding clarification from. catalans leaders after they signed a declaration of independence only to then suspend it and ask for crisis talks with madrid and a press conference earlier hoist said his government one certainty for both spaniards and cadillac is about to do everything in his power to prevent cattle and secession all that includes suspending the region's autonomy if it follows through on this threat to break away while other crisis over catalonia follows months of mounting tensions and a referendum on independence that spain tried

also called on catalonia to hold a regional election to settle the political crisis over its bid for in the end that's. this year's nobel peace prize has been awarded to the international campaign to abolish nuclear weapons the nobel committee and also praised i can's efforts to establish a global treaty outlawing the devastating weapons at a time of renewed nuclear tensions. and the iraq i'll sit in of the top of the hour . make your smart t.v. the smarter with the d. w. bush more to. what you want when you want it up to date extraordinary. and you decide what's on sunday morning double dog comes more to the. physics. medicine. chemistry. literature. economic signs and. things. the world awaits the twenty seventeen nobel prizes. who will follow in the footsteps of the greatest minds of our time. the nobel prize is twenty seventeen. this week and d w needs. to take a look at. the spanish region of catalonia is on the verge of declaring independence but at what cost economists fear interest rates will saw and foreign investment will pull. out of the region destabilizing the econom

transporter spain's prime minister says he's prepared to suspend catalonia or self-governing status if separatist leaders declare independence i know he says he will take a hard line to keep spain united. we have to return to legality and the key is to do so quickly and go back to normal have the absolute reassurance that the government will prevent any declaration of independence from turning into something spain will continue to be spain and it will continue being spain for a long time hurricane makes has made landfall along the u.s. gulf coast evacuation orders have been in place in several states since saturday the mayor of the. city of new orleans has declared a state of emergency nato has already hit parts of central america killing twenty five people now people have come out to show support for the families of victims survivors and the emergency teams who responded to the shooting in las vegas there were also calls for stricter gun control. well those were the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after counting the cost of that sort of. thing with documentaries tha

this is bbc news. i'm chris rogers. the headlines at eight. the parliament of catalonia declares independence from spain, with people taking to the streets to celebrate. but spain's central government in madrid approves direct rule over the region — dissolving catalan‘s parliament and calling new elections. as of today, i have dissolved the catalonian parliament and on 21st dec there will be autonomic elections for that autonomic community. i'm tim willcox and i'll have the latest, live from barcelona. despite the threats, pro—independence groups are still celebrating. in other news this hour... the cyber attack which crippled much of the nhs in may could have been prevented with basic security measures, according to a government investigation. files about the assassination ofjfk are released — but some are held back, at the request of the cia and fbi. what is it? i'm going to have a baby. and in this week's film review, andy serkis will talk about his new film breathe, about a man paralysed by polio. welcome to barcelona where, 26 days after the referendum held here for

what spain's prime minister had to say after the independence referendum in catalonia in which always nine hundred voters were injured in assaults by military police on sunday. you're watching r.t. international live from moscow thank you for joining us i'm kate partridge. that start without breaking news story police say that over fifty people have been killed and two hundred injured with some in a critical condition after a match shooting near the mandalay bay casino in las vegas the police are treating this as a lone wolf attack the suspected shooter has been killed and named a sixty four year old local resident stephen patrick police say this is the deadliest shooting in u.s. history the shooter is female companion has been located and is being questioned. gotcha. i am. right now. thank you thank you thank you thank you. las vegas police say they don't believe the attack was terrorism the video now on screen shows people are so. that's now cross live to the local janis dana jen chaney who was in las vegas one hell of that and once the latest. well we have just learned withi

. dominic casciani, bbc news. the political crisis surrounding the future of catalonia has reached breaking point on the eve of a vote in the spanish parliament. senators are expected to vote tomorrow to impose direct rule on catalonia following the recent referendum on independence which the spanish government considered unlawful. our europe editor katya adler reports from barcelona. hope and excitement filled this barcelona square this morning as on so many mornings during the catalan crisis. the independence—minded crowd once again arching and chanting its way towards the catalan government building, believing, after many weeks of waiting, the catalan leader inside now had a dramatic announcement to make. until he didn't. after more than an hour of waiting, in the end it was a no—show. the catalan leader never turned up to make his much anticipated declaration. the press are leaving and outside on the streets catalans are none the wiser as to what their future holds. now i feel very very angry because i want an answer of someone. who is going to tell me something about this because i

alone catalonia is not the only european region with ambitions of autonomy this weekend italians in the wealthy northern regions of nobody and then it'll cost never gets a non-binding independence referendum. also coming. not how to make it in industry is drawing big checks on a response puts. and and and all the near it down on there is the lost cause we made in australia rolls off the production line. this is your business update on helen on free in berlin good to have you with us the latest twist in the catalan crisis is seen separatists take aim at the country's banks in a tweet to their two hundred seventy thousand followers the catalan national assembly osha porters to take part in a bank run targeting the five main banks in catalonia now the results of that rallying cry were rather lackluster those in favor of independence from spain were meant to go to banks and a.t.m. and take out as much cash as possible but it wasn't the mass withdrawal hoped for the catalan national assembly said it wanted to send a message of condemnation to the banks which have shifted their headquarters o

chemist added another late in the game. with the leader of catalonia bent on independent spain appears to be sliding into constitutional chaos with all the uncertainty that entails we find out what the costs might be and what the separatists are hoping for when i'm christopher spring eight this is the day. mr puts demands message is a journey to nowhere because there is no democracy outside the law there is no coexistence there are no rights outside the law for a long time is to put them on has been living outside the law outside reality and outside sanity for that matter but i feel like a colonial deserves the independence we are in we have a different culture we have a different language and i support it but it's a scary situation we don't know what the spanish government is capable of and we well you've seen oktober the first how that went to him but we thought he had him by his apartment in the middle of the territory breaks away it would immediately be outside european union treaties with us here he may have anyway don't run at all it's been a little it's market with the dollars i

spain, what next for catalonia? and in china, is president xi jinping preparing to rule well beyond the usual 10 year term? and what could that mean for all of us? my guests, celia maza de pablo, from la razon, stephanie bakerfrom bloomberg news, thomas kielingerfrom die welt, and the ceo of china dialogue, isabel hilton. a warm welcome to you all. so, a huge amount to discuss this week. what an extraordinary period we are witnessing in spain. the catalonan parliament voted to declare independence on friday, prompting the government in madrid to strip the region of its powers, remove the catalan leader, and fire senior police. fresh elections have been scheduled for december. demonstrations for and against independence went on into the night, with doubtless more to come. celia, what is your reading? what on earth happens next? this is completely an unprecedented situation. on one hand, we have a region of spain declaring unilateral independence and we have a central government that for the first time in spanish history is going to apply article 155 in order to take control of the ca

catalonia for e.u. mediation after the region's disputed independence referendum calling it an internal matter for spain also coming up. mishap says a best british prime minister theresa may attempts around the support at her conservative party's annual conference but several interruptions during her speech will have reaction from london. where there. were these releases dramatic body camera footage of the las vegas massacre the mesta gaiters say the gunman was methodical and meticulous this as the mystery over a possible motive intensifies. so glad to have you along. senior officials are again urging dialogue between the two sides in spain's most serious crisis in decades all that after spain's king philippe weighed in on the crisis harshly criticizing catalonia has been for independence in a televised address he accused callen leaders of acting outside the law by carrying out a referendum on independence last weekend while not backing down catalonia as leader said the region would declare independence in quote a matter of days lawmakers and many ordinary people in catalonia s

catalonia hope to speak to our correspondent charlotte been ski he's there for us really should be saying though that opinion is deeply divided in barcelona over this issue of independence yes we know that the independence referendum took place just a few days ago. and overwhelmingly the people who voted in that ninety percent i think voted for independence although it was only a turnout of forty two percent so you can sense there may be divisions there meanwhile in madrid they're thermally against this independence movement and right now as we speak they are voting we understand on whether to implement article one five five in that article which effectively shewn control of catalonia so will power would return to madrid now quite had this will play into the fact that catalonia has just declared independence according to that secret ballot. in catalonia is still unclear and if madrid then decided to try and issue in control quite how easy it would be for them to do that given the fact there are large numbers of people in catalonia who would not want that to happen might make it ver