the, the you watching the news coming to live from berlin. rescuers in japan are searching for survivors after a series of earthquakes on new years. day officials say at least 48 people have been killed. also coming up on the show and attacker, staff south korea's opposition leader, former presidential candidate lead jay and young is in hospital after being wounded in the neck. and israel's top port stretched on a key part of the netanyahu government controversial legal reforms. judges, se efforts to curve their powers caused serious and unprecedented damage to

democracy. the i'm clear, richardson welcome japan is bracing for more aftershocks following a series of earthquakes on new year's day. authorities have now confirmed at least 48 people killed, as fears at that number could still rise as rescue cruise struggle to reach some of the hardest hit areas. dozens of tremors shocked, or pans west coast hitting the issue call or prefecture. more than $30000.00 homes were left without power, but the government says nuclear power plants were not affected. the army was called in to help with rescue operations and nearly 100000 people were ordered to leave their homes. 5 fights has worked to extinguish the blazes in the centre of y, cima city in japan. so she color region after series of of quite 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 the troops and rescue teams reached west affected areas. japan's prime minister familiar cuz she says how what helicopter surveys have found so far? i do look at my haiti. i have received a report that you got that very large scale damage has been confirmed a cause i including numerous human casualties, a car building collapses and fires. so what would they give us? all nice to 100000 people had to leave that homes and stay in shelters like this. jim japan's meteor logical agency, ones that more strong shocks could hits in the coming days the

on a day when many japanese gather at shrines to all suppress. for the new yeah. the quite measuring 7.6 magnitude struck in the afternoon. the thousands of smaller quakes followed with roads damaged and buildings destroyed. the more remote northern part sufficient, how are inaccessible and the prime minister cooled the efforts to rescue the survivors. a battle against time. i got an update earlier from sonia blash, got a journalist in tokyo, i asked her with their search and rescue teams have now been able to reach some of those most affected areas. as i'm to be honest, it's even difficult to tell here because also the, the news outlets are not able to to go there and,

and report because everything's blocks and we basically have to rely on helicopter images as well. so thankfully because of the, the cancellation of the tsunami warren and now they can access the area from the sea because that was an issue and that's, and all the warning was still in place. so that is an option, but a lot of rows are damaged down numerous reports and, and images, offline slides, blocking roads, even cars under those land slides. a lot of buildings are collapsed and then toppled over only just an hour ago. i saw images um from the watching uh city area that was a brand really badly um that has only been able to, to kind of a cruise only were able to access that very recently. so i think because the, the scale of the last click is so big, you know, stretching over 6 pre switches. um yeah it's, it's really difficult to assess the, the full scope of this catastrophe yet information still a trickling and,

but at this point i can, can you already give us more of a sense of how, of how badly affected japan has been and in which areas we how does that compare to last earthquakes that japan has experienced? i mean, on the intensity scale is revenues one, this was a level 7 the highest level. so the ground should really find you violently and people said they've never experienced something like this. and in this area before, i mean, compared to the worst, is also that we've seen in 2011. it's, it's, it's still on a different scale. thankfully about the despite japan being used to as quakes and land slides and natural disasters in general, this is really one of the bigger ones. and i think the coming days will probably show that as well. and what else can we expect in the coming days? uh, is there still a high risk of aftershocks? yes, yes sir. so the majority of the agency has been wanting. that's another level 7 as

quick, chris hits the region. i mean this your number off as quick in the past 24 hours as has been really intense. there was so many warnings re every 10 minutes. there was another warning sent out to the mobile phones, which is really not something that you can. japan is used to and thankfully that the country has relatively good building standards. so even a quake of that size, you know, as you compared to other countries does relatively little damage. a lot of old houses have collapsed because the roots are really, really heavy. and that's an ongoing issue even, you know now when the off the trucks continue. sonya thank you so much for taking the time to speak with us. that is a journalist. sonya laska in tokyo. and let's try to south korea now where opposition leader at v a. j young has been stopped in the neck during the visit to the city of the sun. and we was making 2 journalists when a man and the crowd lunged at him. the politicians collapsed and people rushed to his aid. before he was taken to hospital,

the attacker was quickly arrested and sent as a journalist at r a wrong news. and so i spoke to her earlier about the latest on the jane youngs condition. a great, clear, less than an hour ago at around 320 local time the was transferred from present to sol national university hospital is expected to go through a quick surgery now. and the democratic party is made it clear that the general is conscience. emergency measures were taken within 45 minutes since he was started the deck, he was transferred to a nearby hospital into ports vehicles on 32 in a session. he was there with reporters out between the construction site of the new airport. he was quickly transferred, where emergency measures could be making, and it was there were dr. suspected damage had been made e mails. jennifer payne and he said the wound wouldn't risk the opposition party leaders later. but as you know, this thing is the large span of the neck that's or is that the main source of blood flowed down from the head. so if left untreated for too long,

it could cause serious brain damage for additional leading, which is exactly why he was transferred to soul national university hospital where he's undergoing surgery. it is still a precarious situation there. do we know anything about the attacker and already, what is possible motives may have been exactly minutes ago. please identify that the doctor is a man in his sixties. he appeared to be a fair in an email, asking him for an autograph hole where they had been reading on e mail, that he suddenly loved for to sound the pretty liter and local news that we got reported that the web a used at the site was around the eighty's that'd be here as well. we saw so identified that he had bought a web based online, and there's still investigating what his exact motives for. and as he mentioned before, the police arrested the man at the scene and it's now charging him with attempted murder. and just for our international viewers were not closely following politics . they are here tell us a little bit more about lee j and young. as a political figure he's, he's the leader of the main opposition party, but at what,

what does he known for as well each email is known as the post neck and the candidate to the current president present a use on guard during the former presidential election. he was the running up candidate to who could be the president of south korea. he's also very popular political figures here. he's been through a lot of scandals at the moment, but most importantly he is the main opposition party leader, which is now why a lot of people are paying attention to how his parents are really shows how full right public sentiment is when it comes to politic politicians and political furniture in south korea. thank you so much for that update. that is journalist ca understand joining us from sole being here. we turn now to some breaking news coming in from ukraine. russia has launched a new wave of missile strikes across the country. at least one person has been reported killed and thousands wounded in missile strikes on you cranes, the 2nd largest city, our case. then the capital keep the mirror so the dozen people were wounded. and

that power has been knocked out in some areas. we'll of course to bring you details on the story as they come in. for now, the will turn to israel, where the supreme court has struck down a key element of the government's controversial, judicial reforms that has part massive protest. i mean, a slim majority justice is ruled that the amendment would have caused serious and unprecedented damage to, as well as democracy. last year, a prime minister benjamin netanyahu pushed through the changes which limited the powers of judges to overturn government decisions. did have you correspond it? yeah. and philip schultz is in jerusalem. he has more on the court's decision as according to its really media, a draft document had already been leaked some days ago. so it probably comes doesn't come as a complete surprise. but the prime minister and it's on the island, his government has certainly hoped that the court with not known such a decision during the on going a war against how much as you know,

as you mentioned, they have been protests throughout the last year. and it has very much a divided to the society here. um, so uh it was in the end, basically the terrorist attacks and the ongoing war against how much that have the sidelines these protests a little bit. so probably not a major surprise, but definitely a big political set. spike funded time. you all interest government. yeah. tell us a little bit more about that. um just how much of a blow is this decision for netanyahu and his government as well? the big decision and the question i should say now is, what will and it's on yahoo do really accept the court decision or whether he continue with the reform. if he continues, this might leads to a severe constitution. a crisis, as you know,

the critics have said that it is also somehow a person to a project for prime into spending time. now that you also tries to protect himself from colorado, from his own a corruption trial. and that has been also a prominent members of the current a work having that that have criticize the reform before. so this is also the big question now, how it will affect the work having that's one of the critics of a physician or physician lead. uh and uh, many guns has already read reactive, quite moderately. and he said that there are no winners or losers at the moment. just before i let you go, let's turn up briefly to israel's war and gaza is rose and now announced it will withdraw some troops and shift to more targeted attacks. what do you think this means exactly, for the war against from us?

as it doesn't, it doesn't mean that the war will stop any time soon. the israeli military has already announced that the fighting will probably continue throughout the year. but at nights indicates a shift, the beginning of a low intensity phase of the war. as you know, this has been something that's in the united states and of a allies have been pushing for, for several months, especially after the heavy desk, the total and the military and crisis in gaza. but we also have to keep in mind that that still the threat of a regional escalation of the works. so this is probably also something that is for an ad in mind when they came up with those. so strategic shift that we're talking about at the moment. thank you so much for that update. that's our correspondent, young fellow shots in jerusalem. staying with the story and israel's offensive

across the gaza strip continues with showing reported around a refugee camp in the north and also the city of rafa in the south. central areas have also been targeted is rarely, military drones have been seen circling the southern city of con eunice. i'm also pointed to officials say, nearly 22000 gardens have been killed in the conflict so far. global calls for a lasting ceasefire have gone unanswered. how mazda is designated a terrorist organization by multiple countries and according to a recent assessment for the world health organization, less than half of the hospitals in the territory are even partially functioning. and that is making outside help, especially critical here as a look at one such effort to get needed care and medicine to thousands on a french worship of the egyptian coast. as this worship is a safe harbor for gases wounded here, children an app to tease, receive life saving treatment. the french vessel is fitted with operating rooms,

scanners and laboratories, services accessible for most in the on place. and the policy in the french treats us like family they, they give us all the care we need and they're kind of see who gratitude is mixed with fears over the safety of loved ones. back home was object. then i spoke to my family on the phone yesterday and 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 just suffering. the patients are transferred here from guys as border with egypt. this ship is equipped with 40 beds and 80 medical staff. israel's bombardment of gas spark, bye, have mazda is october, 7 terror attacks has left. most hospitals,

not operational, now and safety. the patients face a new reality coming to terms with their injuries, both physical and psychological. we can turn our attention now to some other world news headlines. hong kong tied kuhn and activism, jimmy lie has pleaded not guilty to all charges. in his landmark trial, he's accused of endangering china is national security. why was arrested in 2020, during the government crackdown on dissidents a year after huge pro democracy protests and the city to panama says, half a 1000000 people have crossed. it's dangerous rain, forest, known as the dari and gap. and just last year, heading for the us mexico border is more than double the number of migrants who made their way through the 6th jungle. in 2022 spanish football or jenny had a most always due to testify. and i'm a drug court over an unsolicited case from the former football association chief.

we sort of the others. the incident has overshadow, explains victory at the women's world cup final, last summer. and the self proclaimed republic of new core, new paradox has ceased to exist as of january 1st, the armenian majority territory was located. and as or by john, which never recognized the breakaway region and defeated his military and a one day war last september. about a 100000 people fled in the self cell republics liter signed an agreement into the ultimate corner car box in 2024. he's recently backtracked on that decision, but also by john has absorbed the territory. and on the last, 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 ass advice on the mountainous enclave and the south caucuses lies within us or 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 saw as it took less than 24 hours for the crew to seize nicole no carol, back with the ministry offensive on september 19th, 2023. the set protests lead to surrendered and agreed to a ceasefire, which was broken by russia. the takeover caused the majority of nicole and cairo backs largest population of ethnic comedians to flee to the buddhas, leaving the homes 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 you on the president ilium live, says that they will have equal security and rights if they choose to return. but

off to decades of violence, there was little trust among the armenians for promises from back to tensions between as a bygone and armenia over nicole. no carol, 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 other districts off the short war in 2020. as advise on to fax, those districts unassertive, nicole know camera back with the helpless, took his weaponry 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 i live.

so allies and descendants of the all medians protested the takeover in several countries. now going to cairo box is now part of as advice on the territory. it is largely devoid of people following the takeover and does it by john's plans. the region is still unclear. as the 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 kyra bucks, so medians to a still displaced from a place they call time. and as mentioned the former separate as leader back tracked on the dissolution of the corner car box. i suppose you do have these your shadow and asked if this would have any consequences, as i think of it's an own spent will probably have no consequences. so i'm because

of the so called cease fire, which had been obviously broke out by russia off to the short one day war as the cx 5 was actually the surrender. often a government quarterback army, the army off. and i've gotten a thought about couldn't offer any resistance to the much strong arm. you'll find that by john, which by the way, it was supported by to i q as they had no choice but to sit around and watch suit the v for must separate this to do. now, there are many refugees from the garden court about how leading their new lives in our media. we don't know why is this separate these 3 the sat does that. i suspect that the pressure on him is great and the accusation is heavy. that he essentially gave, and i've gotten a lot of box to the guys that are by johnny's, perhaps that is the reason for these comments, but it doesn't change the fact that armine and the garden, the car box, and all over the physical excess. it was more about the refugees that had to flee to armenia. i understand that you've been there and met with some of them. i guess i wasn't our media at the end of november and i spoke to several refugees. and

since then i've been in touch with them. they all, well not on the shocked by. they are for us to mass exit those but also completely disoriented and i'm sure what is the future with the brings then um, also for menu of them. it was not the 1st exp escape, most of them always came back in previous times and continued to leaving the government. what about this time? however, as the feeling of having finally lost one's homeland was a very difficult home, is also cultural roots and all the time of the graves. now, many people told me that they will never see any of this again, but that also economic aspect is the 120000 people can not find a new job overnight. armenia is not that region. industrial countries, many are in debt to our meeting and banks because they billed to their houses in a garden court a box they have now don't know how to pay. this is all leads to a frustration and may have also motivated the separatist leader to take a step back and cancel the dissolution off of the origin. that was you are,

you were shadow reporting it from riga, turning out his mother, news, and 2023. it was one of the most exciting years for space exploration. more people were in space of the same time than ever before. the number of space tourism flights also took off and india became the 4th countries to successfully soft land on the moon. and that's just to name a few of the highlights. 2024 is that to be just as exciting. and here's a glimpse of what's in store. one of the most highly anticipated events on the 2024 space calendar is the arguments to mission. in november, it's slated to send these for astronauts seeing here at a launch demonstration event on a 10 day lunar fly by. it will be the final test to mention before arguments $0.03 . humans back to the surface of the moon in 2025. for the 1st time and over half a century, the milestone program led by nasa involved 6 other space agencies including

europe's use. it's also a stepping stone to bigger things. those are certainly a good lease on one side of cost technology has advanced and we are exploring again, do you do us? that means we or we send us to an out. so outside of our space station i was oh, that's a little bit. and the more news to all of us next stop are on the way to boss. so, cindy is successful tundra on mission to the moon. south pole was just the 1st to an area where water has been detected. nasa, soil sample of prospector viper will have their next and didn't, may. china also plans to launch the chunk? a 6, a robotic exploration mission that like its predecessor, the chunk a 5 is designed to return samples of lunar soil and rock to earth. for the 1st time, from the moon's far side, the visits the other moons in the solar system like one that circles. mars are also

on the agenda in 2024 and september japan. space agency jacks is heading to full bows with a mission that will stick to collect a few grams of material from the red planets. larger moon. the following month, we'll see the launch towards jupiter of nasa's europa clipper emission. it will try to pinpoint possible future landing sites on the jovian satellite surface and also gather data on its icy elder shell and the ocean suspected beneath it. trips the asteroids are also planned for 2024. he says harold admission will look at the 2 asteroids, did the most and die more photos. back in 2022 now says dart spacecraft intentionally slammed into dime more of those. that was a feasibility study into whether it's possible to deflect the course of near or as objects with the aid of to help her satellites. hero will examine the asteroid and

nearby space and the aftermath of the dark collision. and head lice is really a mission that focuses on the planet that the safety. that means what, texting our planet for objects that might heat our plan. and this is what i have always do it because have a is looking at the impacts which the nasa thought commission had on this asteroid sun to see how the, how this was affected. the moon looms large for every space varying nation in 2024 . but it's just one destination, and one of the most exciting years ever for space exploration is now every year scrambling to get ready in the morning. well, an australian woman says she has found the best excuse ever for being late to work . she woke up to find a 600 kilogram elephant sail blocking her car, the sails of celebrity in the southern state of tasmania, regularly spotted wandering down the features and roads around hobart locals have

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