the, the, the, the, we news line from berlin, the challenges as counting the end of the u. s. warrens israel to be more surgical and it's military operations. look at how god, that's the last run health authority documents. how many lines are being locked? also coming off more than a 100 people are dead after a powerful earthquake hits throughout the western china. thousands of homes have been damaged with restitution scrambling to register vibrant color now in this

region. and a warning to america from north korea theater came joan brightness, more offensive action against the u. s. after the latest test, the most advanced list of the article for at least welcome to the program and u. s. has urged israel to make its military operations more surgical, as international concern grows over the number of civilian casualties there after speaking to is really leaders and telling me of defense secretary lloyd austin says the westwood continued to arm its allies. this point renewed global calls for a ceasefire. israel says it will gradually transition to a new phase of its war against a lot switched, carry down the october 7 to her attacks that sparks this latest conflict in full dw corresponding. tonya kramer is covering the story for us and her as well. when i

asked her, what the reaction for me is rarely sign had been regarding the defense secretary's visits telling me what, like i said, you could say there were no surprises here, at least publicly. we heard the us defense secretary, look again, read to right and you know, the unshakable commitment the unmistakable relationship with it's well as supporting it and it's for a efforts. but he also called again for more humanitarian aid that needs to be getting into gauze and also the protection of the civilians. and the lead up to this uh visit. there was a lot of talk about that through us. would like to see a timeline or like to assess, you know, where this war stands, but we didn't hear anything publicly where both countries are differing. at least a in public was again that a, the defense secretary talked about post score calls are saying that needs to be the name of a 2 state solution, a concept that has been talked about here for the past several decades. that'd be

also heard a 5 minutes to been. you mentioned y'all over the weekend again saying that he was actually the one preventing a palestinian state. so this is what we, when they going forward, you know, talking about what will happen next. this is where both countries have a different view of the human security terms of success vote on a space, fire resolution today and global calls for relief. we heard in the report from 1000 civilians are growing louder and louder and within us that going to keep arming israel despite all criticism. how effective can only international pressure be of the well, we understand that the, the vote and the un security council, those for spent on monday to a later a today apparently, i mean their reports it to get also the us on board last time the security council voted at the united states and put in the veto. but again, all these international efforts, these calls for at least

a pause. they usually stop short and quoting for a ceasefire altogether, it's more opposed and fighting. also possibly to restart negotiations to release more of the is really hostages. that could be a result of that. they don't seem to have and direct impact right now on the is really position. be heard a prime minister benjamin netanyahu saying, again, the pos states that they want to continue to push ahead. the, the, the strategy of maximum pressure would, would, if needed to huge results to eliminate how much to talk to him us. so this comes, of course, on the back to of, of a very, very dire situation for the civilian population. and garza was over 80 percent according to the united nations. of people are displaced multiple times and of course, amounting desktop every day to the corresponding, tonya kramer interest. and i'm thank you. as always, the home offering health ministry and gaza assess the death toll from the war with

israel has surpassed 19000, but independently verifying these numbers is difficult. for many journalists and human rights workers having flood the territory and outside access severely restricted. despite the challenges and documenting that, that the ones of civilian casualties are on precedents at a warning. our next report contains some distressing images for counting the dead and already gruesome job made almost impossible, but on the ground fighting the relentless bombardment just as rarely forces and the ship tales of war. the defensive i'll put the targets in children. as you can see. that's what happened to miss south from f sixteens hitting little children's, all part of the value of the

human total of the fighting itself and conveyed by witnesses and by of of what doctors repeated blackouts. mean social media is sometimes the only way to get updates. no longer able to provide surgeries at all the hospital, the hospital this now effectively a 1st aid station, hundreds of wounded. now in the hospital with no access to surgery, they will die from day woods. and official total of casualties is being kept by the palestinian health ministry and gaza. it's the latest update, said israel, defensive headcount mold in $19000.00 palestinians. the have mass run, ministry doesn't differentiate between civilians and competence, but has said that most of those killed women and children. secretary general for this, i think united nations has backed this claim question. despite the united

verification challenges. that's what he's cleared. he said we have ads in a few weeks, thousands of children killed. so these is what mets us. we are with the sing, a killing of civilians that is, and by the allows and end. but it's a dentist in any conflict. since i am sick, that is yellow not yet to included in the official desk, told of the thousands of people who are missing that pulled up and fed dead under the rubble when, if they are recovered, officials and gone. so we'll have to figure out where to bury them. segments raise either full or inaccessible because of fighting. and on the number of bodies has been buried in mass graves. the more we can now speak to today's pets, a son who's the project meter at the seller conflict data program and sweden.

welcome to the w. according to the how last run garza health industry and where the 19000 palestinians have been killed. how confident can we be that this is correct or at least as correct as the circumstances allow at this point as well. the numbers reported by the golf and ministry of health have been shown to be rather accurate and precise in earlier phases of this conflict. when for example, the u. n, has been able to conduct their own investigations later on. so we have no reason to believe that the ministry is not telling the truth. that's time. one should remember that it's extremely hard to gather real time data in the midst of war. uh, communication channels are disturbed, internet is down. and so i'm not surprised if these numbers are revised later on. both downwards could be because of double counting, but more likely upwards when more bodies are found under the rubble and,

and people have been buried hastily in my scrapes for example. but we have no reason to believe that these numbers are saturated in any way. but the 1000 authorities don't distinguish between combatants and civilians when giving these numbers. but israel estimates that a round of $5000.00 loss militants have been killed since october 7. is it possible to verify this? i wouldn't say that it is at this point. as you said, the health industry does not distinguish between civilians and combatants. we know that's a big proportion as women and children. so we can assume that those at least are civilians. but we cannot really trust israel because they, on the other side has an interest in over reporting and search vents and under reporting civilian casualties. so we, this is just one of the things that we have to accept that we kind of know right now. but that will become clear as time passes, and like i said, it's really hard and in real time to get my grid data and from for sounds. yet i

would like to talk about your work right now because the conflict data program has been reporting the death toll in global conflict since 1989. how have limited access to gaza made this more difficult since october 7. and you know, maybe even before that to well, it's definitely a problem. and may we collect the data? we could collect the preliminary data on the monthly basis, but we also have our yearly data, which is more thoroughly investigated. so we are used to the situation that information becomes clear as time passes and we always go back and revise the data as well. and actually, israel and palestine conflict is one of the best covered concepts in the world historically. so this is one of the conflict so that we get the most detailed information from in many areas of the world, it's much harder. so this is not a new thing. it's not unique for this quote at all, but we work

a lot with different types of sources, trying to triangulate different types of information using social media and, and deals and different deuce media to, to be able to get a sense of what's going on. well, you mentioned social media, this is of course, also a war of images, the war of words of propaganda, war of sorts as well. how much does that complicate your work? of course it's really hard. and again, it's not unique to this conflict at all. we always need to be aware of the where does the information come origin from originally and that after has that act or an interest in protecting this conflict in a certain way. and also with video images, we need to be really careful. it's been shown in this conflict and in ukraine for example, and many other conflicts as well. that's the videos that were released as evidence of something going on in the conflict was in fact from the video game. so this

information a flow that we have right now is of course we need to be cautious and, and really be careful about trying to, to check where the information comes from. and if we can trust that source, close to these puts us on the project layer. of the complex data program in epsilon and sweden, many thanks. thank you. the west has announced the creation of an outline task force to help protect ships traveling through one of the world's most important maritime treat routes. several major companies have halted shipping in the run state following an increase and attacks by who pay foreigners from government. the route connects trade between asia in europe for commodities like oil and liquefied natural gas, as well as for consumer goods. with the militants who are backed by iran, have a tax and fees, several ships and the rent seasons. october saying the vessels weren't quote linked to israel. responding to the us announcement that lucy's and said they won't back down. law samsung is a shipping on a list on the founder of the consulting service,

bushy maritime. i asked him earlier how big a threat this poses for global shipping. as it does pose a relatively big spread, it will result in significant increases in supply chain costs. significant delays, but to put it into context, it's a big problem, but it's not the same kind of disastrous impact as we saw in 2 and a half years ago when does risk and how close, for example. what can this mean for, for consumers, like even i like our viewers in the very short term? absolutely nothing. take your christmas go for a new year's bodies. everything is already on the shelves in the stores. where you might begin to see a little bit of impact would only be towards the end of january early february. some goods would be a few weeks delayed as a consumer, unless you have order specific goods. you're even unlikely to see that one in the supermarkets yourselves. what can companies do to navigate to the security crisis?

for the shipping minds, they only have one option, that's the one they're taking right now. we route their ships to go the long wait around africa for import us, say your supermarkets, your clothing stores, all the different. the companies that rely on invoice from asia. it's a matter of knowing that your cargo right now would be several weeks delayed and arriving. and working with the shipping lines to find out what do we have of contingency plans going forward if this is not resolved relatively quickly? well, that have an impact on cost. a scene from the consumer perspective on like you to have a major impact to put things in perspective right now, you pay something like 1500 euros to move a container from china to know the europe. back when they supply change. we're at the worst. pandemic disruptions, this was 15000. so even if the freight rates go up, say a factor to or effect a 3, would it be no when near the cost impact that we have $2.00 and a half years ago?

now the u. s. has announced a red c security task force. what do you make of it? are these international control missions going to be enough to protect march and vessels in the red sea? that is still an open question. it depends on how quickly that task force can physically get enough vessels in place to ensure the shipping lines that their ships will not be sitting ducks from his eyes. and even if you have that task force, it leaves the question, how are you going to address the root cause of the problem? if you only have neighbor vessels on the ocean, there's nothing preventing the whole cheese from continuing to throw me size and drones at the merchant vessels. oh, how can not be prevented then? that would likely require a much larger intervention. it is hard to see a permanent solution that doesn't involve land based operations in human as well. so if that said, how big are the risk then of those getting out of hand and causing a bigger conflict, potentially involving of course,

then the us and iran to back the who's the rebel? yeah, the, the risks are pretty high here because you are then tying into a lot of other conflicts already simmering in the middle east. you had an 8 year war ongoing between saudi and human. you haven't uranium involvement. you don't have to go back very many years where you have challenges up in the strait of homeless between the arabian peninsula and iran, which would threaten the world on supply shipping as well as long as you have so many things. and a quick look at some of the other stories making is around the world today. adams and texas governor and greg abbott has approved a new bill that would give the police sweeping powers to arrest my friends who illegally cross the united states border. the meal also, it gives authority to the judges to order these people to leave the country. most comes as part of an overall attempt to tighten immigration laws and in hundreds of people have been left stranded in northeastern australia after

a trout. tropical cycling triggered severe flooding. roads have been washed away, leaving some people trapped in their homes, rescue teams or working to reach people trapped in the air, lift them to safety. exemption president of the us on top of safety has think motors, i'm for securing a 3rd term, an office who received almost 90 percent of the vote. and last week's election, which was overshadowed by the war and gaza and the severe economic crisis. critics say a 10 year long crackdown, understand has eliminated any serious opposition. both francis has given the final approval for free temp last same sex couples. and the documents released by the american francis suggests that such blessings could be offered. as long as they didn't confuse the ritual with the sacrament of heterosexual marriage and said, priests should decide on a case by case basis, a china more than

a 100 people have been killed and hundreds others injured after an earthquake in the northwest of the country. the 6.2 long and quick struck near the city of shooting long jo at around midnight local time causing damage to homes, roads, and other infrastructure. china as president, has ordered a full emergency response, but harsh winter conditions are complicating efforts with the temperature dropping below minus 10 degrees celsius overnight. people are drawing and late evening meal in china is north west. then the. this is the scale of the damage caused by that says, quaking china is guns who and soon high provinces, thousands of homes in time neighborhoods reduced to rubble by the 6.2, my can choose from the start to late on monday night school. the media said voice and electricity infrastructure, what was the time? it was the chinese president she can king has audited in or out search and rescue

efforts in the mounts in this area to find people. some traps under rubble. icey temperatures in shanghai province have recently blanketed the region and snow and temperatures when the quake hits on monday night to well below freezing punishing conditions. now making complicated rescue efforts even more difficult. cancer wincing high. i used to ask quakes on average, maybe 30 treatments of magnitude 4 or more hits the region each year due to that also among the least developed regions in china, against who has the lowest u. d. p. per capita of any province in the country of thirty's, if one does more often sharply and at least 2 with magnitude, 4 or higher might have been recorded since the main quite congregated to 38 and goes along. north korea's leader came, joan own is threatening the united states with quote, more offensive action a day after testing out the country's most powerful ballistic missile state media

release. so these pictures of the results can potentially reach anywhere in north america. state media also signed the north korean leader, claiming the test was carried out to send a clear warning to the us. washington sent a nuclear attack 5 showing on would mean the end of the came rushing astern was, gentleman came and saw a life. young young has tested a record number of weapons this year. well this year it's not only the missiles but the var, just the variety of the delivery system for the new co weapons. and it's because it's something that the north korean leader instructed from day one or 2023. and it's your opportunity, like as we other places. so the military officials do it when the leader asked, but the point is, as the leader asked for exponential growth for the delivery system for then you'll go up. and so they both stuff like under what are grounds as well. so the question would be, why wouldn't read prim leader ask something like that? it would be mostly because this here is a very good timing for

a north korean is to do this because there's a lack of engagement diplomacy dialogue prospects. and it's very difficult for them to get the concession from you and buy a new or it's a sheet up. so it's a good timing for them to bolster military systems. and there are a lot of justifications that they can use. they consider rhetoric and moral high ground is something very stands on north korea as well. there was not only icbm, but there were satellite launch, a short range, ballistic missiles, and so on and so forth. well, south korea consider a satellite long just partly a testing intercontinental ballistic missile weapons technology. but technically, for south korea, rather than icbm or i r b m a little shorter range, one, the short ranges are actually more and more dangerous for south korea, especially because north korea has been focusing a lot on building tactical nuclear weapons and the delivery system. so they have been constantly directly threatening sol on a direct nuclear strike against south korea. and it does impact sol stands directly

. and it makes that creative to change its defense, military defense and military system against north korea tween increase the methods that they can intercept a more of variety of north korean weapons. and the delivery systems that they're developing to miss out that north korea tested on when they had a potential range of 15000 kilometers and put him as far away as anywhere in the us . that's according to japanese officials. do you think there was a real danger that feeling young couldn't order such an attack as well? it has been a threat that always, always has existed from 2017 and ongoing but, but the irony is with the number of icbm test increase in recent years. and especially last year and this year, the rest perception that seems from the public and generally some officials as well and the media, it's increasing. it's an irony, but north korea is pretty serious about developing these lessons. and although the

solid feel re entry is still a bit difficult, according to soft pen officials, it's not something to dismiss as in an unlikely spread. and it's not a mock up like in the past. but in order to prevent and detroit that kind of pulls read more and more important will the risk management rather than trust me, i do. your pricing are clear right away or waiting for the reviews of all parts. journalists, gentleman came in, so thank you so much for your analysis. thank you. a international reserves or a say service, snapple actions on sunday or not fair. the organization for security and cooperation in europe a says they were marked by media bias, vote buying and ballot box stuffing, preliminary results show the populace survey and progressive party led by president alexander route judge 146.7 percent of the vote was almost twice as launch, as the 2nd placed oppositional lines, serbia against violence on the streets of bel

grade. these protesters are angry over an election. they say was stolen was due to that the board route just doing was things been during the 1990 s. b, a that has never happened before, and then we never saw somebody stealing an election. this openly evaluated, they'll be the police didn't react to prosecute this office didn't react to either by also. so why should we take part in election if they always the election and literally nothing happens off the dock. are there any deductible from that is on sunday, serbian president alexander boot judge said his party had won an absolute majority in the snap elections. he had called 2 months prior to the me. i can't say we lost these 2 months because it was part of an important

democratic process. but we do have to devote how selves to the country, the progress of the country and the continued progress of alice's for observers have heavily criticized the way the election was conducted for the snow. the election should not speak about caea elects, and it was unfair. i can repeat that the building of the always the easily did it was on sale and and i think if you ask me as a politician then they said, i think the victory in bel cannot was stolen from the judge and his party have denied allegations of irregularities, people here remain unconvinced. and finally,

some stunning picture is coming out of iceland where it okay now has a rough tips mirror the capital ranking make. i wouldn't have been on high alert for a potential or option for some time with thousands of small earthquakes recorded in the region since october. nearly 4000 residents of the nearby village of creating the big have already been evacuated as a precaution. watching the w news. as a reminder of our top story today, the u. s. has urged israel to make its military operations and cause a more surgical international concern. gross over the number of civilian casualties after speaking to is rarely leaders and halloween defense secretary lloyd austin, something you, westwood continued to, armed with allied spite, renew, global calls for us these fine. and that's all for me is team on the next on a co africa. how virtual reality is helping cotton farmers in cameroon. really

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