the, the business day to be near as long from berlin to explosions had a crowd of anniversary events in a wrong state. media say more than a 100 people have been killed and thousands wounded during a memorial service for a senior general assassinated by the us. in 2020. also coming up the killing of a top come off official in very roots sparks fears. the war and gaza could spread lebanese the media and say, and is riley drones strike, killed the group's death tv, political leaders, and the death toll from earthquakes in japan, climes to at least 73 for us here as race against time to find survivors with dozens of people believe to still be trapped under collapse building

the i'm the call for like to all our viewers and p b s. and the united states, and those are you joining from around the world. welcome to the program. it's great to have you with us. iran supreme leader has a balance of carry out a harsh response after twin explosions in the country self killed over a 100 people. there's been no claim of responsibility yet for the blast, which happened near the grave of former top commander across them slowly money. several people were also reported wounded in a stampede that followed the glass in the south eastern city of clermont warners had gathered for a ceremony to mark for years. solely money was killed in the us. drill and striking a rock. the eu has condemned the explosions as an act of terror and called for the perpetrators to be brought to justice. the us as the 9 having any parts and said it

had no reason to believe israel did either. it's too early, at least for us to be able to say what might have caused it. but i do want to address some of the irresponsible claims that i have seen circulating, say that number one, the united states was not involved in any way. and any suggestion to the contrary is ridiculous. and number 2, we have no reason to believe that israel was involved in its explosion. now speak to come along and he's a senior lecture on international politics at the university of so it's x. welcome back to the w. now no one's yet claimed responsibility and we have heard some say it wasn't them. so what do you think is the most likely option here? the most is nobody has actually claimed responsibility. one can only speculate on actors who might have the motive or benefiting from the explosions. in that

sense a, there are number of possibilities. one is extreme is so new groups such as isis who have previously conducted a terrorist attacks in iran. and the 2nd possibility, despite denial from united states is israel, which even though in the past has not attacked civilian targets in iran. but given this situation and in the region, and also the war and gaza on tension and lebanese border. and given that is right and has been trying to convince united states to deal with their arms mix our program for many years. some, at least in the war cabinet in his writing might see a response from iran as a kind of provocation which would drac united states into the conflict. and therefore, you know, deal did with the, with the wrong. the other possibilities. actually this led me to republic or fractions within the,

the ring university itself. if you look at the ukranian airline, which was shut down a few years ago, shortly following destination of bus him selling money. we see that up at times when they are ringing on stage seals. one are about to external attacks, especially united states. they, they might have a motive to create a situation in which they seem to be the victim all the terrorist attacks and therefore attract international communities. and kind of sympathy or in the way that it and at a response to such on the attack would be justified domestically because obviously iran entering the war against israel true has blocks or other proxies would bring lots of devastation to the wrong. and therefore, the regime has to explain its actions in, you know, today to the domestic audience, to his own social base. me that, that ron very quickly said this was

a terrorist attack coming from ron's enemies. why do you think the regime came up with this very, very swift explanation before if anything really was known at all? well, in fact, the statements have been a bit contradictory. for example, your arms vice president, the interior minister immediately accused israel of conducting the attack. whereas other or officials such as a member of it, runs a problem entry committee for security, national security just use the general term of terrorism. and interestingly, the statement from your own supreme lead that does not mention is right in the united states by name. although it, it, it promises a crushing response. so i think in these contradictory statements, one can see the dilemma faced by you're wrong because of the regime actually, holes is ray lower, not just stays responsible,

then it to apply. given the scale of this a mess that got to respond, but and response would lead to, to a major regional war in which not just states will be involved. and if they don't actually respond, then that's also it's, it's a problem for them given to damage, which is to craze through your runs kind of determines uh in the region on its image of a kind of regional head gemini, which is 6 to kind of secure funds of come on line to the university of sussex. thank you. thank you. i mean while fairs are rising, that'd be israel. how mosse war could spread after the killing of a top him off official in an explosion and 11 on the deputy political leader of the militant group was killed in the strike on an apartment building in b route 6. other people also died levered on state run news agencies that the attack was carried out by israel. these really government, however, has neither confirmed nor denied its involvement. the aftermath of

a deadly strike in the heart of 11 on one of her master's most senior figures was killed by an explosion in this apartment building in the suburbs of b route. so how do rudy was deputy time us as political leader smiled, honey and a founder of the groups military wing that caught some brigades from us as designated as a tear group by the u. s. and e u, among others. and i really was on a u. s. terrorist list. he had spend years and is really prisons. at the time of his death, i don't a was living and loving on as how mosse is keeley is in with the lebanese militant group, has the bola, rudy also headed up how mazda is presence, an occupied westbank. and his hometown was remo, palestinians in the west bank held a general strike following use of his desk. the young

resolved. i know who you're in. uh today we all need to like discharge. and because yesterday the hero and lita sally, rudy was motto, taught how to do my own for this 20 year was always a good son of palestine who sacrificed himself for the palestinian cuz i got a number such how do i how do you pronounce lead? israel has not claimed responsibility for the strike. officials generally do not comment on operations outside of israel and the palestinian territories. but as rarely officials have previously vowed tongue down from us leaders where ever they are. for 11 on the strike on be route as seen as a violation of its territory. the lebanese prime minister, called in an attempt to pull his country into israel's war with him, us has a law, and israel had been exchanging your daily fire along the lebanese as really border

since the war began. the striking deep in lebanese territory has raised concerns of a major retaliation from his bola that would see the war spread out across israel's northern border view of the 10 security situation. germany today, once again called on and citizens currently in 11 on to leave the country as quickly as possible. further deterioration of the situation and an expansion of the conflict cannot be ruled out. the federal for an office said in the statement. and for more, some of you still call joins us now. he has been following the story for us from jerusalem. saw me hi there. there are concerns about the israel from us for, from spilling over. from where we stand today. do you believe this could lead to a larger war as well? definitely that danger exists, but i think it says in the early to 10 at this stage,

whether this is something that is human and whether this is something that will happen. i think it will also add depends on the international the community it, but i think we should also it listed as to what the slot has. some are from the saying is, is speech that they may be rude. because a he will say that the nice ation we, every sally a and then he said that the following this a retaliation if is read when wages more then how, then this has been the wage and open war again is really news long range besides etc, that means he doesn't see this yet as a wage of a war against a against the been on. so that means that we still have to see how it is their own would respond to a phase by law retaliation with where there is one would accept some kind of a retaliation. so we,

we have very dynamic that we still have to examine so far. what you've seen here on the ground, it between live and on, and a and is around is more of the same. there was exchange of fire throughout the day . but this is like more of the say we haven't seen it. it kind of like going into a, a different the phase yet. palestinians in the west bank were on strike today. there were demonstrations against the killing of a roy as well. how tens of the situation there of the situation is dense. not only was the general strike that was called by the nation and the islamic forces. that means all the political factions in the west bank, they called for this strike. and the, what we, we saw is not only the flags of how mosque, but also the, the, for the palestinian flag and the b young. this,

it kind of like expressed all the support, a, with the odd rudy, and the condemnation of his read. we've also seen and is really ministry campaign in there to cut them a both in the to refugee camps that car. remember if you do comes and there was some say refuge account adult with that being the arrest and so forth. so we, we still see also kind of like a tension that is continuing in the west bank. that was somebody so cool. thank you so much. let's take a look now and some of the other stories making news around the world today. or is it, do you need an authority is have a rest of 3 foreign nationals from syria and lebanon. they are suspected of planning a terrorist act at the pen, american mcafee games, currently taking place. some 4000 jewish athletes from north and south america are taking part in the gains. russia and ukraine have exchanged hundreds of prisoners

of war and the biggest released ends of russia's full scale invasion. ukrainian authorities say 230 ukrainian soldiers return home and rushes defense ministries as 248 russian service, men were freed and united arab emirates health program. the 1st exchange in almost 5 months. the accord in sierra leone has charged former president earnest buying corolla and 12 others with treason for his election. waldman and a failed, cool, and late november, gunmen attacked the armory of the main military barracks in the capital, free town, freeing dozens of inmates involved in an earlier alleged coo and japan officials investigating a collision at tokyo's have made the airports say a transcript of communication between traffic control shows that only a larger passenger plane was clear to use a runway where a smaller coast guard plane was preparing for. take off the passenger playing, carrying nearly 400 people hit the coast guard, playing on landing,

killing 5 crew members. only the pilot survived the passengers and crew. the larger jets were safely evacuated. inquiries being assisted by evasion investigators from france where the crust, air bus was built, and the u. k. where the plains rolls royce engines were manufactured. staying in japan, the prime minister for me, because he does says the country has reached a critical point as rescuers raised to find the survivors of the powerful earthquake that struck on new year's day. and the dozens of after shocks that followed. the death toll now has risen to 73, and there are fears that heavy rains predicted by forecasters could hamper the rescue work. quake triggered fires, houses tend to revel. roads destroyed the optima of japan's powerful new year's day of quake,

which with significant of the sharks full cost is still ongoing. these dramatic satellite images show the devastation before the end of the the quake hit now is rescue a search for survivors full of cost, land slides and heavy rain could have put the rapids. japan's prime minister underlying the sense of urgency is this, you know, so you could buy your own you. it's being 40 hours since the quite a side shuttle. it's a race against time to rescue victims. we must like, and we are at a crucial stage. comes to us, he is doubling the number of military personnel and the pulling more rescue dogs to assist. thousands of those who have survived the quake, and now without attic, tricity and volta. some have made that way to evacuation, sends us the shelter with stories of that road deal. drop it down to my

house is flattened yukon to enter it. so i'm here with my wife sleeping together in a huddle while talking to others and encouraging each other. people, that's the situation now, don't go there with schools of people dads and many fed trapped under collapsed housing. this is a natural disaster that is still unfolding some 450000000 european citizens will be eligible to vote in elections to the parliament later this year with populace parties gaining ground. and many members, dave, there are fears that are right wing. sirs could threaten the unity of the block. are brussels bureau chief, looked ahead, a restless war, relentlessly waiting on a new queen. refugees since migraines, desperately trying to reach the european continent. a presidential election in the united states, the could and with dental from back in the white house. only

a few of the many challenges the you will face in 2024. it's important that we have a strong european union, especially in this new world where we have some conflicts. we need to speak with one voice all over europe. citizens are telling us that they want you to be more co, easy for more social bureau. i mean, the climate crisis is the biggest challenge we're facing. we are here in the european parliament where lawmakers are bracing themselves for a to mold choice. here. they're all directly elected by you citizens. and in 2024, those citizens had to the poles to the side on the future. makeup of this parliament, issues such as migration and a green transition are expected to dominate the competing with many he feeling that europe's far right calculus could make gains in the election. we know that extreme right doesn't want to get into their time at the green transition, but as well so that we see kind of backlash and women's rights and minority rights

and human rights in general. and that is something that i find very, very scary. i think that will, that will also be the big battle. it's about the liberal democracies versus a talk for c a and populism. the death and shy away from battles whether over its budget or there's a little slow in member countries. recently hung, we'd be towed the blocks long term financial aid for you create well 2024 c your ups. you need to wait. and when it comes to supporting kids, not at all says thing thing k u, i coped kierkegaard, he believes that accept 4 hungry you members will stay united. and i think the realization among the political leadership, but also if you're a little bit pony, i think people in the european to understand that this is actually an ex, essentially important fight for your but supporting ukraine's fight for survival could get more difficult without an ally in the white house,

should donald trump return as you, as president, he already threatened to quit the western military alliance nato in the past, and now pledges to strike a deal with russia. a prospect that has spread sold to europe. i think europe has to take more responsibility for it for itself. we cannot continue to a free ride. is payment of the right word, but at least ultimately rely on an american uh, security guaranteed european politicians aren't getting ready for a year full of challenges. challenges they hope the you can overcome and it's maybe even stronger than before. let's bring in one tail girl while we are you the research associate at the university of oxford center for international studies montero. good to see you except for the hon. gary and leader victor all on the european union has been pretty united when it comes to supporting ukraine. quote, this change after the election. you know, i do think that we'll,

we'll have the still a significant degree of unity amongst you. remember say, we says because europe, salt lake in terms of public opinion, europeans understand that this is a potential issue that we're dealing with the selling of us as we go about it's hungry. but the thing is already in motion to make sure that should be doable. but the to further assistance to ukraine, these assistance will still be delivered to your client to other means that is to say, outside the legal process of getting, you know, to an integral mental basis for bilateral basis. so whether or not be to all the wants ukraine to come to your support, you can, your payments will still be able to do that. but pretty much across the board here and here in the far right parties are gaining in popularity. how do you expect this to affect the results i did?

did this, do they did keep getting popularity? yes, this is true to some extent, but i think this is as to do partly because they had to change strategy because they see that the old approach that nationally so popular as part is the which was extremely confrontational again to repeating in that they used to talk about, you know, pulling off of your opinion. the different members things doesn't work. the research surveys shows that 3 quarters, almost 73 percent, almost 3 quarters of europeans. think that membership audio can even if he's been official for their country. and therefore these right wing nationalist looked to parties now are critical all for different views, but they do not talk any more about putting out their member site from your opinion . and this is a success because it'd be for us to change their approach. they've also become better picture of themselves, so to speak. they have made themselves more electable more, you know, they, they,

they go real some of their extreme vocabulary they use to employed. and it doesn't mean that they will be able to get in, keep pollution all off all power, but do you have any solutions? because the center left, this will come down one castillo people's piratical surveys to get to what degree some of the liberals they will to have a comfortable majority within your compartment within the counseling. and so they will be able to find some sort of dry coalition to keep it stream is rocking parties of key positions. all right, i'm sure there are more than some of our viewers breathing a sigh of relief there. um, we only have a short time, but i do want to get to this because when it comes to foreign affairs, but even now often struggles to speak with one voice. where will a potential greater fragmentation and even with a, as you call it more palatable, far, right, leave the use international credibility,

or i think the water we are going to see and, but this is a little bit more of a medium term. there's a lot of work going on behind the scenes to shift away from, you know, media which is required at the moment, which means that the old members safe need to agree on a foreign policy positions to qualify majority vote in foreign affairs. these will make it impossible for just one or 2 members states to block a lot of my mistakes from taking decisions to go. and this is something that we will probably see within the next 5 years or so. so it has to do with how quickly your managers to, to these crucial for the sheets. well, you know, if you to put a 500 both of those mateo garalia from the university of oxford, thank you so much. thank you. as a weeks of heavy rain, many communities in germany is struggling with rising flood waters and bulging river banks. the state of lower saxony has been particularly hard hit with

authorities their paddling to get the situation under control and with more rain fall expected in the coming days. things may get even worse. here in oldenburg at a subsidy. the incessant today and has cause war to levels in the rivers and the canals devised domestically. the soil is sold and you come to build any mobile to entire streets, are in danger of being flooded. as many as 800 residents will have to leave the homes if the emergency services can't get the water levels under control. well, mendez's, mom is not the moment. there are no plans to evacuate the area you can move, but the population has already been wanting to decide from my fault of aunt cervantes tried to contain the bullets that by building dikes. it's a vase against time. the longer the floods want to push is up against the southern dikes, the greater the risks that they will break. what small low a section

a has nearly run out to send bags and other german states are having to help out. securing kilometers of dikes, the sun bags takes time so well because of resorting to a different method you have on his computer aid workers are building a mobile dykes system. the, the red panels are put together to form barrels on the 6th, and then filled with water bottle, which gives the necessary stability in this company. ultimately, it could mean a mobile dyke of up to 2 kilometers long, a kind of dikes to go made of plastic panels intended to contain the large volume of water when it comes to the possibility of evacuations. locals, the main, cautiously optimistic rogers, who now and so to of course this is a serious situation when they never the last with all the efforts being made here over the past few days. we must not forget that these are preventative measures because this house is now protected against attractive diag preaching which could of course happen. um, as we have a nissan ultima lea,

the water level keeps on rising and rising. that is worrying leading to the m f. f of him. the age workers coordinated by the situation sent in oldenburg, emergency services. a working together with members of germany's armed forces and organizations and an emergency that can mobilize as many as 900 health as i guess i'm. one of the situation is still tense because we don't know how much more rain will come in the next few days. but overall, we have a situation well under control moment. meet you want to just say that as much as 16 millimeters of rain per square meter could full in the coming days. which means that it's still solved too early to give the old plan quite yet. and before we go, here is a quick reminder of our top story today, or rainy and state media say at least a 100 people have been killed and dozens more injured into explosions near the

grave of ron's top commander, former top commander costs. and so the money, several people were also reported wounded in a sam p that, that followed the blast in the southeastern city of per month. and you're up to date, but stay with us. i'll be back in a moment to take you through the day. and i do hope to see you there by the

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although i so not because the the after her mazda attacked israel on october, the 7th last year. israel wow to wipe out the group, and its leaders is claimed to have killed thousands of fighters in gaza since it's sent troops into the territory, but is keeping quiet about the death of a mouse leader in lebanon on tuesday. slavery died in a suspected drone strike, and by root, he's the highest ranking member of hum us killed since the war started. i'm also mediately blamed israel, the lebanese hezbollah movement has also bound retaliation. tensions. 1 rising and so or fears of a wider conflict in the middle east and.