are the, this is dw news live from berlin is real supreme court throws out a central element of the government's recent legal reforms, saying it caused serious and unprecedented damage on minister benjamin netanyahu. his effort to curb traditional power had spared mass of protest. nationwide, authorities in japan are struggling to cope with a series of earthquakes that struck as western coastline on new year's day. damage to buildings and roads are hindering rescue efforts in the worst it areas. the government says more tremors are like the

little welcome to our show, so you can go to the in berlin. these really supreme court has struck down a central element of the government's controversial judicial reforms. a slim 8 to 7 majority justices rule that the amendment would have caused the quote, serious and unprecedented in, quote damages as real as a democratic state. prime minister benjamin netanyahu pushed through the changes last year, which limited the power of judges overturn government decisions. the plans prompted mass of nationwide protest journalist, somebody so call in jerusalem, it has more on the political reaction. this really is the new code and the party file where it is road. they're very upset. and they're saying that this is

something that can not happen in the time of war. uh, this should be new unity uh the, the minister of justice. save yourself a leave, live the tech, the supreme court again, and linking it to the war. again, saying that this is not the time, and the on the other hand, the penny guns who is now in the pose, the most popular, the politician. he's saying that we should respect the supreme court in its decision. but he also said that there are no winners and losers and the kind of an attempt to show the unity and to show that the important thing now is the war in gaza. journal a semi so called there from jerusalem. now shifting to that more in gaza, less than half of the hospitals in the territory are even partially functioning.

that's according to a recent assessment by the world health organization that makes outside help even more critical. here's a look at one search effort to get need of care and medicines to guidance on a french worship of the egyptian coast. this worship is a safe harbor for gases wounded. here, children and app you tease, receive life saving treatment. the french vessel is fitted with operating rooms scanners and laboratories, services accessible for most in the, on place. we and that sort of thing in the french tree, just like family they, they give us all the care we need and they're offering to see who gratitude is. mixed with fears over the safety of loved ones, back home or sergeant. then i spoke to my family on the phone yesterday in the news is not good in the hospitals and refugee camps. the dead bodies of men, women, and children keep arriving psychological support is also given to those traumatized

by the war samples to whom it is important for us and for them to know what can be achieved through our counseling and to show them empathy and their suffering the patients are transferred here from gases border with egypt. this ship is equipped with 40 beds and 80 medical staff. israel's bombardment of gaza spark, bye have mazda is october, 7 terror attacks has left. most hospitals, not operational. now in safety, the patients face a new reality coming to terms with their injuries. both physical and psychological . japan is bracing for more aftershocks after a series of earthquakes. rock the island nation on new year's day killing at least 20 people. it's viewed that number could rise as author already said, they're having difficulties reaching some of the hardest at areas. dozens of earthquake shocked japan's west coast, getting the issue, our pre picture, the strongest out of magnitude of 7.6. within $30000.00 homes were left without

power, but the government says nuclear power plants remain unaffected. or the army was also called in to help with rescue operations. and nearly 100000 people were ordered to be evacuated. 5 fights is worked to extinguish the places in the centre of what cima, a city in japan. so she called her region after series of a quick shook the coastal area. on monday, the authorities said thousands of stores and houses were damaged and the fires that followed. the death toll is expected to rise as troops and rescue workers reach the west effected areas. almost a 100000 people had to leave that homes and stay in shelters like this. jim. japan's major logical agency downgraded it soon. all me warning, but also residence to stay and let the on

a day when many japanese gather at shrines to all suppress for the new year the quake measuring 7.6 magnitude struck in the afternoon. the thousands of smaller quakes followed with roads buckled and buildings and rubble, the more remote northern parts of the region, a console. coupons prime minister to me cuz she describes the efforts to rescue the supply business of baffled gates time to earlier. as the death tolls were still rising, i spoke to a journalist sonya of laska in tokyo, and she gave me this update. and yeah, it's been quite started to the new year. um. let's start with this. the tsunami thread as such, um, has as mainly costs,

at least for now. um they downgraded the warning level. we seen some damage and some harvest boats over overturn their costs and the water was a broken. um, but i think probably at the moment really the, the bigger issue is the earthquake. the intensity level is something that's the notes opinions that i haven't seen and also the surrounding area hasn't seen. and there's been an area in the city of watching law that has burned to the ground over 50 buildings are gone. it's still burning the extent of the damage there is, is even clear at this point and that even being concrete buildings that have fallen to the side, not just all the buildings. so uh, at the moment i think that the bigger worries, even the last quick, however that before is use us still wanting to, to stay vigilant, to not go close to the cost. so yeah, people really have to be careful still wait for that. almost 100000 people have

been evacuated from their homes. can we say when it will be safe for them to go back? is at this stage, i think it's really too early. there's also some destruction to the infrastructure . in some places, there's no electricity. the water is not running and at the moment the, the rescue teams are trying to reach the areas. but there's lots of damage to roads . it's quite incredible to see the pictures with a huge cracks industries. landslide small slides to some degree liquefaction to the ground. so all of this really hampers the rescue efforts and we'll do that would make it also really difficult for people to return anytime soon. do we have any sort of idea about the damage, the overall size of this? we often think back about think back to 2011 and focus cima. is this that kind of level, or is it too early to say?

it's, i wouldn't say is the kind of level um, simply because at the moment the tsunami damage is much, much less intense than you know in 2011. however, the, the earthquakes damage is really quite bad. and at this stage, i would say is even too early to tell. i mean, the effective area is much smaller than back then. and japan is quite well prepared when it comes to to, as quakes. but still, yeah it's, it's a much bigger area than usual. so to speak. so, so i, i think there's also quite some, some overwhelm. and so we really have to see, i'm still quite concerned about the area that has been burning. is still burning in watching my city and wondering how many people are fix it there. at the moment. we know that 6 people at least have the items and doesn't have been injured in the whole affected area. but we're still waiting for further information. all right,

that's journalists. sonya block reporting from tokyo. thank you. over now to some of the other stories making headlines around the world. a south korean opposition leader at lee j mule has been attacked and stabbed in the neck. a man lunged, at least he was speaking to reporters, while on a visit to the city of foods on. lee has been taken to the hospital and his exact condition is unknown. landlocked ethiopia assigned to deal with some molly land to gain access to the red sea. in exchange, ethiopia will be the 1st country to recognize the break away. smaller region. as an independent country, somali when seceded from somalia, a more than 30 years ago, the officials in mogadishu have condemned and deal with the same sex marriage is now legal. in estonia, gay couples had been able to register civil partnerships, but parliament passed a bill legalizing marriage last june. stony. it is the 1st baltic state and former

soviet republic to make move the self proclaimed republic of nicole. no carol, bach has ceased to exist. as of the 1st of january, the armenian majority territory was located in azerbaijan, which never recognized the break way region, and defeated as military and a one day war last september. about a 100000 people flood. and the self styled republics liter signed an agreement to dissolve. not going to occur back in 2024. he's recently backtracked on that decision, but also by john as absorb the territory unless a new era begins for this full most self styled republic of to decades. of conflict . nicole nicola back is now fully under the governance of as a vice on the mountainous enclave in the south cool. chris's lives within us a by john. it has long been internationally recognized as belonging to as

a bygone but since 1991, much of it was governed by estimate communion separatists who claimed it was a defacto independent state that they called the republic about stuff as it took less than 24 hours the crew to seize nicole and their camera back with the ministry offensive on september 19th, 2023. the set protest lead to surrender and agree to a ceasefire, which was broken by russia. the takeover coolest. the majority of nicole and cairo backs, largest population of ethnic comedians to flee to the board, is leaving that home is behind them and carrying as many possessions as possible. most of them and now living as refugees, with no immediate plans to return to the homes. as a by john, the president ilium olive says that they will have equal security and rights if

they choose to return but off to decades of violence, there is little trust among the armenians for promises from back to tensions between as a bygone and armenia over nicole know camera back date back over a century. within the last the 2 years, they have full to what was over it. in the 1st war, which ended in 1994 the armenian side to control them to go into a car back. and 7 of the districts of to a short war in 2020 as a buyer's on to fax, those districts unassertive. nicole know camera back with the help of tuckers weaponry to talk. he's president red chip type add one was quick to travel to as advise on following its recent victory last september to congratulate live.

so allies and descendants of the armenians protested the takeover in several countries. now going to cairo boxes, now positive as advice on the territory, it is largely devoid of people following the takeover. and does it by john's plans to the region is still unclear. as a by john says it sees no obstacles to it lost in peace treaty with its neighbour, armenia. but this wouldn't be enough to dissolve the distrust and hatred felt by the 10s of thousands of nicole and a cairo bucks. so medians to a still displaced from a place they called home. and finally, an australian woman says she has found the best excuse ever to be late for work. check us out. she woke up to find a 600 kilogram elephant seal lock in her car. a seal is a celebrity in the southern state of pennsylvania and its regularly spotted

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