Kyle edmund is currently leading italian Andreas Seppi in melbourne. And our sunday morning edition of the papers is at 9. 35 this mornings reviewers are political commentator, james millar and journalist and author lainy malkani. Afghan Security Forces have seized control of a luxury hotel in kabul, 12 hours after it was stormed by militants. Fierce battles raged through the night as special forces fought the gunmen as they moved around the six storey Intercontinental Hotel. Six civilians were killed as were all the militants. 160 guests and staff were rescued including 41 foreigners. Andrew plant has the latest. The Intercontinental Hotel in kabul, blackened and smoking after an ii hour siege. The shooting started after nightfall, several gunmen armed with grenades and automatic weapons. Translation at first, i heard some gunfire and then, after 15 minutes, a worker from the hotel approached and said that suicide attackers entered the hotel. Security forces were fighting the gunmen f
Will embark on formal coalition negotiations. That paves the way for formal discussions on forming a government bringing germany a step closer to ending months of Political Uncertainty also coming up. Turkish troops roll into Northern Syria clearing the way for Ground Forces to move in its part of an offensive against a Kurdish Militia the United States has asked turkey to show restraint. And pope francis says goodbye to peru wrapping up a latin american tour thats been overshadowed by angry protests over the churchs handling of a sexual abuse scandal. Plagued. By maya schwager thank you for joining us. Its been some four months since germanys parliamentary elections and tonight the country is finally one step closer to forming a stable government the social Democrat Party had voted to enter formal Coalition Talks with chancellor Angela Merkels conservatives and initial show of hands was too close to call so every vote of the more than six hundred delegates at the Party Conference had
Of the engine in that all this it sounds as they are live from london also coming up a Taliban Attack that i will tell in kabul ends after a sixteen hour gun battle eighteen people are killed germany social democrats vote for talks about forming a coalition with angola marco but their leader faces criticism for changing his strategy. On the pope appears to wrap up the most controversial visit of his papacy. Hello there warm welcome to the program the u. S. Is calling for restraint from turkey in its operation against kurdish fighters in Northern Syria turkish soldiers have entered the clave of a frayne part of an assault to drive out Kurdish Peoples Protection units or y p g well turkish president is vowing to crush the group which ancora views as a Terror Organization step deca reports now from the charkhi syria border. The border echoes with the sounds of war turkeys offensive on africa is now well under way the ground operation started on sunday turkish soldiers supporting Free Syri
And a much betterfeel to fine, dry, some spells of sunshine and a much better feel to the weather, at least much less chilly at six to 11 degrees. Ahead it will turn milder still on tuesday, we will see outbreaks of rain and strong winds at times. Is this is bbc news, our latest headlines. 1a foreigners are among 18 People Killed in the attack on a kabul hotel theyre thought to have been deliberately targeted. Ukips Ruling Committee unanimously backs a vote of no confidence in leader henry bolton. Henry was disappointed, but he understands that the party has a process to go through. Henry was offered the opportunity to resign, but he has made clear he feels he is the right man to lead the party forward. A man is arrested in connection with the death of eight year old Mylee Billingham stabbed to death in the west midlands. Now in a bbc news special, the french president Emmanuel Macron talks to andrew marr about frances relationship with the uk, and about brexit and the future of the eu
Against discrimination and harassment outside downing street. And in politics europe we look back at the top stories of the week in brussels and strasbourg. Good afternoon. Welcome to bbc news. Afghan special forces have ended a siege in a luxury hotel in the capital kabul, twelve hours after it was stormed by gunmen. Six civilians five afghans and one foreign woman were killed along with all the militants. 160 people were rescued from the hotel by the security forces. The taliban says it carried out the attack. Our correspondent Zia Shahreyar reports from kabul. The final moments of a fight that had lasted all night. Gunfire and explosions, as Afghan Special forces battled to regain control of the intercontinental hotel. One soldier throws a grenade. He moves away. Then the explosion. The room is soon on fire evidence of the struggle that had taken place. The Afghan National flag waving from the roof proof that the building has been reta ken. More than 150 people, including some forei