the, the, you're watching do the news lie from the time on the list of the polls in the service election? told us here with a new president and so on demand and the future calls for relations for the mainland. china also coming up the us military side school, the targets and government for the 2nd day. that's off the 10s of thousands of them and these protests against the fullest wave of funding po tv does one that's us for this interest from now from seduce nick system with docket tasks. it's true. defends itself in port against accusation from genocide and god bless and calls on the international court of justice to pull out tells us because

the number such as while back into the program voting is under way and tie wants to ship residential unparliamentary elections with the dominant issue being relations with china or to us, which was a new need to succeed trying when the college president was leaving the post office to terms and office a g p. p. faulty with the leading candidate lightning data views 5 on as an independent nation fundraising since it is a part of the chinese territory. the dp is the pause in the vote for the key empty . that's the whole story which wants to spend the entire so china let's skip more with correspondence. i've done crush my entire group 5 and i wanted to start by asking you, if there is a clear frontrunner here or or you could. so you could argue that there's

a relatively key upfront around the name, the william ly. he's the presidential candidate of the governing the p. p. and he stands for a continuation of the current president citing when's a critical china policy? he was leading in the latest public opinion polls by pipe, sometimes even up to 10 percent, but uh, at least for 10 days we don't have any official public opinion polls. so that could be a surprise. and 2nd, just basically the came t that's a more conservative party and they stand for rather, yeah, friendly. um china policy. um then number 2nd and then you have a so it's potty that also plays a role, but it's a very unlikely twin named the t p. they are more popular among the young voters. so as i mentioned, lies on the lead and him and his party, but the be viewed a dive on as independent already. something that china has warned about people

choosing the wrong leader and that leading towards up people that why did about that this? yeah, i think china is dominating the election, but not only in the way that you might assume. so you have all kinds of spectrum's . i met people who are flying over like companies. people are flying over from the u. s. to be able to vote, and their biggest concern is to keep taiwan free to prevent china from invading and they want to vote the to the piece. so basically, william lied to strengthen the defense you. but you also have both of us who want to secure taiwan by know, having a more friendly and will have on use a relationship with china and also have better economic relations. and that is most of the older people. they bought a for cam t. um and then you have young people who say, well, i'm tired of viewing everything through the china lens. i'm more concerned about a social housing. i'm, you know, the inflation, the living costs are very high. i want to, i'm the, the next president to take care more about those domestic problems. and i don't

want to view everything through the china lens. so you have all those kind of different spectrums. so a lot being viewed for the china lance, as you said, but it isn't the only other country watching these dissolves closely. is that no, i mean this is a pivotal election that i think at least for the whole west. why? because taiwan is the most, the one of the most vivid vibrant democracies in asia. and it has a free press that has an active civil society that's quite astonishing. especially, you know, being so close to china and with living with a threat to constantly 2nd to taiwan is very important to politically. i'm with the taiwan straits, basically be one of the most important straight foods and as a certainly you have um taiwan as well as nita in somebody contact us. um, so of course this is an important aspect not only for taiwan and not only for the china, but actually for many parts of the world to unless bobby and customer the,

and type are following that election for us. thank you so much. welcome is now given has been hit for the 2nd day by us as strikes us officials say that in utah, this force is fresh, the shipping of the red sea, which has been disrupted by hope. the attacks and recent weeks. who is the leaders vowed retaliation following the 1st wave of asteroids? send that street packed with protesters. their incense by way of us and british strikes on thousands of here's the targets in yemen, launched in retaliation for a tax on shipping in the red sea island. this is a message to britain and especially the united states of america, that they will pay. i have a price for this. the direction of the, those crowds today authorized the leader of the revolution and authorized the

military leadership to respond to this aggression at high levels, etc. and on land at the us and u. k. say the strikes which hit military targets. what acts of self defense, who's the rebels to a batch by iran have been targeting ships in the red sea for weeks, with the group releasing this voltage in november of its flashes, appearing to seize a vessel. it claims the attacks are in response to israel's war and gaza against him. us in the u. s. a. u and other countries have labeled a terrorist organization. the you k prime minister richie soon act who is currently visiting ukraine, said the strikes when necessary, proportionate and targeted. for over the last month we seen a significant increase in the number of here's the tax on commercial shipping. in the red sea, that's putting innocent lives at risk, it's disrupting the global economy, and it's also

a destabilizing the region. and in that time, we've also seen the single biggest attack on the navy bullshit, the british navy bullshit that we've seen in decades now it's clear that that type of behavior con, carry on. the big question now is what this could mean for the war in gaza. and the wider region with the world bracing for a response from the who's these and those who support them now is darren has defended itself at the international court of justice against claims of committing genocide and god. so on to us. the south african prosecutors argue with that address, my initial response to the october 7th mazda attacks was an attempt to destroy the palestinian people is very lawyers, meanwhile, have denounced those claims. seeing that backcountry was acting in self defense facing allegations of genocide to the united nations highest quote.

israel reject the south africa ports to come to this court in the last of the position of a guardian of the interest of humanity. but indeed legitimize in israel. 75 year existence in its opening presentation yesterday. that broad commitment to humanity rend, hollow and in its sweeping cans of factual description of the israeli palestinian conflict. it's the same to a race, both jewish history and any palestinian agency or responsibility. an argument failed to convince south africa's justice minister this fatal visit. i good his face to display. so the does component to that was presented before the quote yesterday. we stand by them fed the law and then all the evidence we have submitted yesterday. and we believe in stands very confident that those but the

more in violation of the genocide conventions, the division in the court room was echoed outside. it crowds gather to condemn israel actions. and goza is up in the center from gauze off. i am very happy and i'm expecting that to have that impose. it says it is us today. at least 2 types to spite are now in gaza. they will say groups the defending israel's actions and demanding the immediate return of the hostages still held in gaza or to night the resting day for jew starts and symbolically. uh, we have food here uh a show about table with empty chairs with the images of the people that are still in the hostage taken by how mos into their deep tunnels. and we want to symbolize

the empty chairs here because we are missing them tonight at the ship off the table . this is one of the biggest cases to be brought to the international court of justice in south africa is all schemes with the quote to order an immediate suspension of israel's military action in gaza. the court could or the provisional measures, such as a ceasefire in the coming weeks. but its final decision over whether or not israel has reached the genocide convention, could take his f o one. now to some of the stories making news around the world of israel says that's negotiated a deal with cut though to allow medicine. so the cost of those being headed him to grab a strip of moss, i believe to be holding more than a 100 feet captive this off to kidnap and them during the october 7th, federal tax industry children, berlin, hundreds of people of called for the ban on germany spot idea,

steve faulty aust of exposure often and legit plan through the 4th millions of people with non german ethnic backgrounds including german citizen, a group of investigative done let's say for team members discuss the proposal with the new nazi group as a meeting nearby island 50 has denied the allegations of for your stone has brought the heavy snow to the mid western united states in iowa, blizzard warnings out in effect until saturday. the weather has the layers campaigning for mondays call for slaughter which kicks off. i'm re election season and in chicago or hed international airport council, thousands of flight. now, districts of can show us the capital of the democratic republic of congo, have been submerged by flooding officer heavy rain goals to con, wherever to boast expense. the waters have risen to the highest level in decades. more than 300 people have died in the disaster and many thousands of living in

misery. not much remains of the shapes engine by a popular spot for the people have congestive to relax on the banks of the condo has now been partly swallowed up by the rising waters. the manager estimates $20000.00 worth of damages by mouth, through the padded like we've had many laws for yeah. the since within the we've lost our customers that the space is not as busy as it used to be. you said i'd be so for the counter was destroyed to be we lost the furnace or escape is that unfortunately, we weren't careful and saved a few things for our walkways are broken and have been washed away and we lost our kitchen with all the furniture. but in any case, it's not going well. why is that all the reason that i need to? i took a son to several neighborhoods along the congo river ink and shasta were submerged when it 1st it's banks. the water reaches highest levels since 1961. locals are now

finding new ways to get around. so making money ferrying people across flooded streets. that when i believe, as you can see my it's the river that slot that on the see. we have every year the river overflows, but not to the 6 down. at 1st we used to carry people on their backs or the we, but now we've made dugout canoes. i'm going well. it's be about 5, but what we do a lot to know. experts say climate change is the main reason for the heavy, inconsistent rainfall. the cause, the river to rise. residents here think bad waste management has made the problem worse. way a lot is really significantly the river. it's not a river one shit. it's the place where all the trash from the city of ken shaw. so it is growing this how they did it, but i do think they only hit the last minute blow. so it blocks the passage of water going to flip. and when the river overflows it comes back to us all

pretty, it is all due because the river is not able to sustain that amount of water. the citric auntie did do it for the palo physical contrasts is not the only area of the floods of heads. authorities say that flooding and much lights are happening around the country. more than 300000 homes have been affected to now nasa and lockheed martin have unveiled what they call the next generation of supersonic aircraft. they make a fairly experimented plane combined supersonic travel with low noise. the public got the 1st glimpse of the new ex, 59 research plane at lockheed martin's design center in california. the manufacturer will say it will break the sound barrier and stay no louder than a car door closing. the last supersonic commercial ex, off on code stops line more than 20 years ago. here's hoping all of us are going to

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