to interrogate the narrative, there's no question about it. the united states is effectively complicit the genocide challenge the rhetoric. yes, correct. but so is the international community upfront. only what, how to do the the runs president deborah humor easy has been killed in a helicopter crash. the foreign minister and 7 others were also killed. racy was on his way to the northern city of tub breeze flying through a heavy fog which can for its search operations for hours. the several venue is good to have you with us. this is elsa 0 at life from the also coming up. the former south african president, jacob zoom is barred from running and next week selection and the russian forces

escalate their attacks on ukraine's for keith city advancing into the northeastern region. the so we begin in iran where the supreme leader has declared 5 days of national morning after the death of the presidents, abraham racy in sundays, helicopter crash the wreckage of the aircraft carrying racy and 8 others, including the fine mister, has been found. it went down in a mountainous area in northern iran. rescuers are retrieving the bodies, heavy fog and the mountainous terrain may be hours long search operation extremely difficult. you see what it looked like. their prayers had been held across the road, a supreme leader of the farm and a has a short the been his short people that state affairs will now continue as normal. the genesis cease to our beloved compatriots, whether you sit here or listening from home, be sure that there will be no disruption to the state's affairs. the wreckage of

the helicopter was found in the east azerbaijan province, president racy, began his journey in the board of the town of hold on, foreign as near as the by john from there, he headed towards the city of tempe breeze in north west there on the helicopter went down in a mountain, this region near was the abraham races, dest springs to an end, a career spent at the heart of the rang and clerical establishment for so sort, or looks back at his life. your brain. gracie was born to connecticut family in my shot, your on 2nd largest city and home through the whole is she almost been trying in the wrong, was 5 years old when his father, we known cleric died. his family is close relations with the clerical establishment helped him climb to carry a leather. at the age of 15, he began his studies in the city of cool, the center of the most prominent islamic seminary in the country. among the clerics he started on there was a rose, couldn't stop him either, or they come on

a 2 parts of the revolution in 1979 high to look how many became your arms. president embrace who was appointed prosecutor of the city of coverage at the age of 20. 1983, tim average deductible. i'm at, i'm on hold on a partial credit represent the 2 of you, ron supreme leader in my shot, 2 years later, at the age of 25, chris who was appointed deputy prosecutor in the capital pet wrong. he was one of the 4 judges who sat on secret tribune is established in 1988 pauses of prisoners were sentenced to death and then it could at i just did an immediate confidence in 2021. he was asked about his role, what role i've done during my times, always i've moved towards defending human rights to confront those who disrupt the rights of people and committed i so like crime shows all carried out and t security actions. i think the how many races mean support or was elected as the new so people leave it in 1989. and he

a point of racy as to hom. prosecutor gracie's rise through the judicial system, was unprecedentedly, wrapping it in the following years. he became attorney general in 2016, the supplement either named his former as to the receipt custodian of your one's welty is really just foundation the son of course, the recipe which manage the strain of h. yeah. you mom was in the shop and as well as the economy holdings in various sectors nationwide raise to run for president in 2017 campaign and to fight corruption. he lost the race to his fellow, collaborate for some honey. but the defeat did not tarnish his image data in 2019 supplement either a point of him had the additional room, but not loving him to strengthen his relations further across critical institutions . environmental in 2021, recei again ran for president premier to the election. the guardian cost will disqualify several prominent reforms. candidates who raised these challenger's

coupons, the election uncontested. but the toner was the lowest since the 1979 revolution. as president, he promised to reconcile the people and the government to let the costs sent to people one to the governments to compensate for damage restore, trust and bridge. the gap between the nation and the government, the relationship between those 2, it's all can always so many problems. but in 2022, as long as the public face, the most widespread social own risk, since it is published means nationwide, protest and overseas. the last 4 months spots by suspicious that impulse custody of 22 year old by say, i mean she had been arrested for allegedly violating your wives man. that's what a huge job has cut off loss. when were you see took office, you want us to call them? it was pretty put by decades of worst. i mean post sections see 2023 races. government attempted to revive the economy and put an end to the international isolation. his government, normalized diplomatic relations with region arrivals,

saudi arabia, and start from ties with russia and china, subordinate for membership and the stronger corporation organization. a big group of countries. despite those are for you minus economy remains and crisis and host a relations with west. keep your readings isolated from the international financial system. racy was a member of you onto a t h. c. as a group experts which selects the supreme leader. many believe that he's going to cover the post, the co administrators, top judgment, made him a prominent candidate to succeed already come on. okay, well we're still joining us now from the rain and capital to air on. so we're, so you told us earlier that the search teams have recovered the bodies. what's happening now now that the bodies are being transferred to the city of diabetes where the president had to go up there before being crashed, was having tolbert and wants to buddies arrive to temporaries,

then there would be an autopsy. and then tomorrow we are expecting the 1st official state funeral to take place in temporaries right after that, you are expecting the bodies to be transferred to the company's capital to run and probably 2 days into iran. and the people are going to with that this bodies and paying their respects and the state to be thinking that there is also, are going to with that this body is done with ex, packed, and does bodies to be transferred to the city or from the shirts. due to 2 reasons . first, it was the hometown of president to you, but i am receipt to was born and raised there and he's supposed to get a carrier started there. and also the city or from a shed is the most important religious center in, in iran is almost a pilgrimage side in iran. and we are expecting the beauty of ceremony also to take the last place in the city or from a shot for so even as iran, more ins, it's the late presidents. there has to be a, a transition towards a new leadership,

a new president. so what are the next steps there? indeed, according to the right of the constitution, in the case of a sudden death of the head of the government to the president. then the 1st wise president takes the position, assumed a office, and he is supposed to take the country to an election within 50 days. and now the uranium supreme leader, the head of the state of the someone who has already pointed how much and will be the 1st wise present as the acting president of the country to lead the state affairs replacing abraham bracy, he's coming from an economy background was the concept definitely desperately needs not when he was hand picked by you, but i ain't crazy himself. he's from the establishment. and also the supplement, either has appointed or the basset economy as the act in for the minister replacing . i mean, her seeing, i mean off to lie young. so by sitting previously was the deputy for the minister.

and he was, will say, if you good in the nuclear negotiations and also to let the mitigation of force between the around and the usa regarding the successful sick september 2023, a prisoner valleys deem him now he is going to serve as the act in the for the minister, but in put it within 50 days. the company is going to hold an election and get back to the new president off the conference or so start our reporting from to her on thank you very much. let's talk to our correspondent step boss, and now you're in brussels step. we're going really around the world to gauge reactions to this. what's the european response been so far of the? well, i have to say mainly silence coming from the european capitals. it is a national holiday here, but it is a quite as thought compress with the reactions coming from europe after the prime minister flag care was shots just recently. it shows, of course,

the strange relationship that to iran has with the european union only the president of the european commission. charles michelle came out quite early this morning with condolences for the families of president wry. you see, i know prime minister of foreign minister abdulla how young and all the autos on board the european commission didn't actually respond to requests from iran last nights to activate a rapids response mapping system. it has to help with the search of the crashed helicopter. so this also shows that despite the strange relationships is also still these diplomatic channels that are open between to you and iran. and only recently, joseph burrell. the hi representative for, for one to say is from the european commission, had a phone call with the arabian foreign minister to talk about the situation. and gosh, i'm all the auto attentions happening in the,

in the world right now. so this, this line is still open, but of course it is very quiet. i have to say here in brussels, but also around europe. the water relations like at the moment between iran and europe because european capitals for the last few years for a long time now have really the majority view has been that iran is a very disruptive force across the middle east and beyond. yes, that is the view that has been here for quite a while and the situation of course deteriorate to the off to the you clear deal collapsed years ago and your opinion sorry, much has tried to revise that deal of germany and also from so do you care has been very active and talks, but then the war uh, on ukraine started to coming from russia. the us very a condemning iranian supports for russia also the sales of arms and thrones,

specifically. and then also the human rights situation during the protests in 2022 have very much upset to the european union that has actually impose new sanctions after that on several individuals and organizations and iran. and now most recently the war in gaza. of course, the european union feels that iran is backing home us and has to pass butler and that's also very much condemned the attacks iran had on israel last april the last month. so yes, the relationship has been very strange and the european leaders will be looking very carefully at the situation right now. any ron and see what's going to happen next and who will be the next leadership? there will be talking to step boston reporting from brussels. thank you very much. a flood is id is an associate professor at the faculty of world studies at the university of denver on thank you for joining us flood. let's start with this. how

is this going to impact their ons foreign policy? you know, as uh, your report that mr. sidebottom mention that we have a new baldwin academy who's going to be the head of the fine, minnesota into them head of the fine ministry until the new president is elected. then the new fine. minnesota is chosen by the new president. i don't know if you know it, said bob at the time you will was attended to the con. fine minnes says, then present the easy was it next? it is so he didn't become 5 minutes. so he became that if you can find this that for political affairs. and the reason this is important is that i think that's the basis for the end policy will continue until you don't have the new president as so you're not going to see any change for the next 2 months or so. depending on who

becomes president. then he will make decisions on fire and policy issues. some issues that's for the last 4, the 5 years have remain consistent, then it comes to it on foreign policy. for example, the supports for the time to send in cause the opposing us agent money in this part of the was addressing a regional issue as cooperation with the neighboring countries. these are generally the consistent issues that and known i said who has been a you guns president, they have tried to follow these portfolios more or less the same, but so there has to be, there has to be an election. you can see it in the next 50 days, right? so there's going to be a new president. there's going to be a new foreign minister. you're telling us that even after the election, what we're going to see from around really is continuity that you're going to see continuing to for the next 50 days,

because the person who's going to meet the foreign ministry. the question is, what happens is after that, by after the election, that you just that we have to is very testy. who is going to be the president? if you get to the format or the president, then you may have a different fund and policy as present. then today you see have, if you get to someone that is more or less on the same mindset as a person that you see, then you will have a continuation of prison by your system. but to we cannot tell you which way you don't find for the shipping to time, because we don't know who's going to be the present. no, of course i understand that and am i and i'm not asking you to predict who will be the next president. the reason i ask you this question is because there are plenty of analysts uh that i've spoken to in the last few hours are saying really the big decisions are made not by the president, but by the supreme leader. and therefore whoever is the next president ron's policies, the really structural ones will remain pretty much the same. you know,

if you look at the history of the around spot on validations that be, i think you would, you would disagree that that's a sentence that, that's the idea. because if you have had something, i'd like to have the image of that president and we have had someone back to the honey as president. and they have had so many different fine policy objectives. and the lead that has been the same building on, by the image of the 100 that did not change as so when they say that the president is not the information in front of the policy issues. this is more of a physical attack on the, on the, in the, for the, from the sab dismissed than anything else. that's okay. it's good to get your perspective on that for the he's on the associate professor at the university of denver on thank you very much. i is still a head on alpha 0. taiwan is new president is sworn into a power promising to continue the islands pushed the independence from china.

the hard hit came in to be used. as the oil see suffered casualties. we have not something to say tile up to use. thank goodness we did have injuries from a missile strike on a guest house. thought provoking on to who that you say know double stand to all of us. any anyone in particular? i said, all facing realities government seems here to whittle down democracy if this is troubling for you. it's very, very painful via the story on talk to how does era for 2 of us didn't even customs their families smuggling undocumented workers across the next festive pods. west barn to israel,

witness their incredible stories from over 9 years. desert smugglers. with this document on the jersey to examine the fact of today's headlines, setting the agenda for tomorrow's discussions. international filmmakers and will cross journalists bring programs to inform that inspire barnowski is sierra, the the, [000:00:00;00] the, you're watching else a 0 reminder of our headlines. iran supreme leader has declared 5 days of morning following the death of the president temper humor, ac and

a helicopter crash on sunday. the wreckage of the aircraft carrying racing and 8 others, including the foreign minister, has been found. the helicopter went down in a mountainous area in northern iran. heavy solid and the mountainous terrain made the hours long search operation extremely difficult. rescuers are retreating. the buttons. the south africa's top court has barred former president, jacob zoom from running in next week selections. the constitutional court made the announcements on monday, 82 year old zoom. i left the office in 2018 and mid corruption allegations and was briefly jailed for contempt of court. in a surprise move, he formed a new political party, the m k party. this was in december last year to run against his former party, the ruling amc in the general election that takes place on may 29th houses here. as for me, the miller is in johannesburg. so me to quite the upset can, is, is zoom out of this next election or can he appeal it? and if so,

can he appeal in time to still run for office that he can appeal that decision by the constitutional court. whether or not he will, we don't know at this stage because the question is whether or not this makes a very big difference was do months specifically, remains the leader of the m k party. he was part of once it was formed, you know, in a earlier last year he joins that party and became the face of the m t party became its leader. despite the fact that we're seeing some sort of difficulties within the party with regard to internal battles. for leadership, however, he remains the party leader and so he can still appeal on the ballot paper as the face of the party. so, so many supporters of the m k party, we see a small group of them just behind us. it may not make much of a difference because it's not known whether or not jacob zoom up planned to take

a seat in parliament in the national assembly. now that's what he's been bought from specifically. so he may still have that political role within the party. he may still have that political presence. and also one of the questions that has been raised is whether or not you wanted to be a member of the national assembly. because as a full, the president you, within the news, the benefits he has as a former president where they, it's, he's pension with a security. so those kind of dynamics would change for him. so we, it's not certain whether or not that would be a massive reaction to this really by the concord. that certainly was the concern at some point 0. okay, that's really interesting. and that tells us he can still play as he explained a political role, even if he actually doesn't hold office himself. how popular is the former president at this point? i think they've been many eyes watching this formation of the inc and k, but specifically zoom as well within it because he is popular,

especially in the pursuit of natal proven. so when he comes from we sold the kind of response space. when jake of zoom ah, was jail for being in contempt of ports when he was taken to prison. and we continued to see that kind of support for him. when he's held riley's and end up getting, he's being the face of the intake party and that's been important for them because of that position that you hold in terms of that popularity with a it's with an, it's nick sort of a legions to the former president with the and we've spoken to people he was doing that's all at the time when he was being jailed. they say he's done a lot for him. many, all those who argue and say that isn't the case, you just sort of holes a symbolic and it's an ethnic role that he holds them that adds to the value that adds to the prominence. because there are many south africans who remain angry with jacob zoom up because of what the cold 9 wasted years in government. and that's when we saw what is called state capture that lots of corruption took place. many

blame jacob zoom of fords, and many would argue that this role within the m k is a bit to remain out of prison, a book to hold on to some level of power to ensure that he's continued to be protected. i'll just hear this for me. the miller reporting from johannesburg. thank you very much. the ukraine's heart keeps city and its surrounding villages have been hit by a series of. busy ill strikes as russian forces pushed into the region on a home and was in the village of check house colors over just after a russian misapplied with tech to cascade. most of was a quiet village. just know for par keith, where people came to fish up until 11. am this sunday the me so ripped through the country club and the, like sure, we run into valentina one during the road outside people. what's happening in the hole for the task of a fragment?

he's my head here a little bit my blood congealed. it smells at that. then i called my husband, but she didn't pick up. you know, he's lying on the lake shore with his dog, where he stays there. her husband is one of the dead who disabilities just 20 minutes from how to key if you crane 2nd city. russia has been bombarding it for months, hitting industrial targets and for residential buildings. so military unless, believe it's an effort to push the population out. well, thirty's, the noise was so just staying in the country club. so maybe it's less, this is not even a so called soviet trust base. the russians like to say, and what's the importance of your plan? what a place this is absolute nonsense. people had told us that with 2 strikes they beat to showed us what they did to her house. you can see the range of the last day

of the destruction in the houses in this village. the windows of lane. the roof has been damaged here as well, but it's not just that it's the people they've been lost or been injured. be to sister and a husband, a disciplined back to see the family of the leaving for all. and just to start the will. they were outside when the 2nd strike here, when they, which she said, gosh, just in her breast. that's what her balance did not have to close them and but dodge them. and my brother in law's good like of us, almost and set out. and his stomach was one of them, but land kia and the blood tests pouring out like a fun thing. just a moment and culture. you a balance as of now taking both away and beats as mom lou both start sweeping up while she waits for news for the impact to what's happened here. hasn't yet so in

can john holman out to 0 to to casket. loss of a few cried taiwan. the new president's lighting has been sworn into office. thousands of people gathered and tied paid for the ceremony. why is expected to continue his predecessors, policies of independence for the island. badging has labeled him a dangerous separatist for refusing to accept the chinese sovereignty. golf alone has this update from taipei of the incoming life presidency is largely seen as a continuation of the previous administration. but liking the will be facing a number of challenges, particularly because the legislature is divided. now that was seen in the practice last week in the legislature, you on or taiwan parliament. so what does this mean? well, basically you'll be much more difficult to push through bills, whether it's got to do with domestic issues, foreign policy, or even defense. and that is going to be a big issue for this government,

particularly because the defense has been a focus over the past 8 years. in fact, signed runs, governments has doubled, defense spending in the face of china. increasing aggression lighting, though, will be facing more of the same from china. and we've seen china step step up. it's way zone tactics, which are meant to intimidates taiwan military and put psychological pressure. and as far as foreign policy goes, this government is expected to stay on track with closer ties with its biggest ally, the united states in fact and to me blinking the us secretary of state census, congratulations to live for the inauguration. and there is a high level us delegation at the event of former government officials. but along with the balancing act with china, this administration will have to deal with a number of domestic issues which for many here. and so i want are just as important just national security that includes rising cost of living high inflation,

stagnating wages as a low birth rate, as it from me. so venue is more information as always on our website, that's alpha 0. com. our top story right now, the death of the ring and presidents and foreign minister and a helicopter crash in northern iran will have a lot more on that if the company our right now though it's tough to l, just the the, the color, the weather is turning increase down, settled across the indo china. lots of thunder head showing up here. we've seen some very heavy rain spilling outs of the southern china running into the north of vietnam, 90100 millimeters afraid coming through here. and it stays decidedly unsettled. that's just temperatures about what they should be. now we lost the high thirty's, bangkok. so that's the one celsius hope to you mean? so

t one celsius and some of the picture to into the philippines over the next hour. so plenty of shy was across some of the peninsula, running down into some out dress and live the shelves continue across bonia. so the y c pushing all the way to populate katie, but for southern positive indonesia, it does look somewhat dry. we've all in the way of sunshine and plenty of sunshine in the meanwhile, across a good part of australia, a clear sky. i'm out for touch of frosting with springs actually on sunday nights coming on into a monday high pressure is very much in shots. so that is fading a warm around, right, which was the western side of australia into the such as him for him a 20 some the past. but cool. i would chose that east to side of the country, a few showers around the coastal fringes of new south wales. up to was queensland a notice is sherry too for good part of the ceiling.

a meeting of minds with israel committing genocide before our eyes and none of our mainstream politicians across the board seem to have a problem with this campaigner andrew fine. stay and photographer shock you do on on active is on the crisis in gaza. each one of us, these are with this, and this is upon us as with this is to be able to validate for the seeing around us studio will be on script part to own disease. or the malaysia stands in the house, his agent, and as much as one of the most vocal on the console as this rel, intensifies the strikes, the world is watching, especially what's referred to as the global. so the roles of global towels on the scrutiny, the actions, or lack of the united states and other nations of sponsored debate. all the fostering piece of fueling to how does the laser view the international response?

well, many seek solutions beyond politics focusing on humanity and a global stance against what is increasing the use of the genocide. we hear from