the, the, this is dw news line from berlin, polls are closing, and ty, one's pivotal selection, where voters have been casting their ballots to choose a new president and parliament. the outcome is set to shape the course for relations between china and taiwan. pulse are coming up, the u. s. military strikes, cruise the targets in yemen for 2nd day. that's after tens of thousands of examinees protested against the 1st wave of bombing cruise. the readers worn that us and british interest are now considered legitimate targets. and a devastating de luca in congo heavy rains caused the river congo to burst its banks, turning robes into rivers and flooding. the countries capital contrasts the

warm welcome to viewers around the world. unlike okay, pools are closing in tie one's poem entry and presidential elections. the outcome has due political implications and is being closely watched in the us and china. beijing views taiwan as part of its territory and has warned that today's vote could be a choice between peace and war. the governing d p. p is she think a 3rd term with its candidate, the current vice president lighting got his nearest rival, is who you're the main opposition party k m team. a 3rd candidate is the form in there of type pay, co wynja of the smaller t p. p of the dw, as correspondent james trader joins

b. now some type a james, a security with china, issue number one in this election. the 1st of all, just give you a sense of where we are right now. we're outside the park, the headquarters for the democrats, that progressive policies in the next few hours coming in at the present time. they will eventually make that when it comes to the main excuse of the selection, how to keep it in taiwan. and it's really one election, a one the selection submitted to issues with something that's already been responsible. i want people on the essentially it's the main montes, it's a government policy,

definitely very much the same relation. so we see the combination of it through a full size relation. a china are already key, but domestic issues have played in poor james or surely china, it has made its presence known in the run up to this selection. how much pressure are we seeing from beijing? in the day before the election, we had a statement from china ministry saying that it was wanting to say what the problem really liked about 1922, the bearings and the election. the likely outcome is finding a way and then for the main opposition party to k, m c. but it's not regardless of which quantity ends up winning the selection that upon dimensions by certain thousands of paintings on $0.10 across the site. one

site is going to remain the same. and so we can expect the selection defense in the notes and we'll be going to go away with james, i hope you will allow me to ask you to play prognosticator based on what you're seeing. the mood on the streets, the reports in the media who is likely to win. well, that's been up to 10 days. so we haven't had to be very interested in learning. take the last opinion, polls that wherever the really, you know, most harmony that i've been saving the one thing that people done the power broker role in an event

and situation right now, it's a dw, corresponded james trader dealing effectively with the din of election day into i pay many, many to experience the usaa is carried out is 2nd day of military strikes on who's the rebel targets in yemen. us officials say the new targets posed a threat to shipping in the red sea, which has been disrupted by who is the attacks in recent weeks. creasing leaders have failed to retaliate following the attacks of the same as the streets packed with protesters. their incense by a wave 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 aggression, there's lots of those crowds today authorized the leader of the revolution and authorized the military leadership to respond to this aggression a, ty levels, etc. and on land. but the us and u. k. say the strikes which hit military targets, acts of self defense. who's the rebels who 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. but over the last month we seen a significant increase in the number of here's the, a tax on commercial shipping. in the red sea, that's putting innocent lives at risk is disrupting the global economy. and it's also the de stabilizing the region. and in that time, we've also seen the single biggest attack on the navy bullshit. the british navy for ship that we 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. but in general is green. laurie is based in kyra, we asked him whether it was the group's intention to provoke the strikes on who the target as i mean, the plan was not to be bumped by the u. s. obviously, but the,

i think the idea was to put the red sea on the agenda as a site that's of field to, of the cause of war. because for the use, it was used as a key connection between their operations and the warning cause a they were saying that originally about tech ships that coming from and going to is really all connected to is really the didn't time for half of the information always strange, but they are saying clearly we would continue until that was in the gaza strip stops. now we have 2 new regions here worldwide. we have the one in the west which says this is a terrorist organization that is threatening the red. see the commercial traffic. we have also light parts of the public good opinion in the airports and sees this as a way to put pressure in order to stop the the war and causes generally set to him, alga worry reporting from egypt. capital. kyra, those who is the attacks in the red sea are disrupting manufacturing here in europe,

electric car and make a task plus said it will suspend production. and it's biggest european factory and more companies may soon be forced to do the same. production shelves. us automaker tesla plants to hold production edits facility outside berlin for about 2 weeks, saying in a statement the components couldn't make it in time to the factory due to disrupted red c cargo routes. of many of the materials tesla uses in its car production are shipped out of china a supply line currently under strain. since december may just shipping companies including germany's have bag, lloyd begin traveling the longer and more costly route around the cape of good hope . which takes container ships an additional 2 weeks, and oil tankers, one more week, been traveling. we have a suicide canal. the prolong delivery times are now threatening companies supply

chains. back in december. so we just found it to house ikea had worn, if possible disruptions, but industry analyst expect other companies could also run into trouble if the red sea route isn't cleared soon. some other stories. now making news around the world, germany says it will request to join the international court of justice case in support of israel. the german government says that there is no basis for south africa's accusation that israel is committing genocide in gaza. south africa has argued that israel's military response to the october 7th a most terror attacks. it was an attempt to destroy the palestinian people. of israel says it's a negotiated a deal with catalog to allow medicine through to hostages. being held in the gaza strip of moss is believed to be holding more than a 100 people captive there after kidnapping them during the october 7th terror attacks in israel. here in the lane, hundreds of people have called for

a ban on germany's for write a f d party after the exposure of an electric plant at the port and millions of people with non german ethnic backgrounds, including german citizens. a group of investigative journalist says, party members discuss the proposal with a neo nazi group at a meeting, new berlin. the a f. d has denied the allegations. the world health organization has declared cape verde free of malaria. the atlantic archipelago is the 3rd african nation to eradicate the disease. after more rigorous and algeria, malaria is spread by mosquitoes. it kills hundreds of thousands of people each year, most of them in africa, of the districts of control. so the capital of the democratic republic of congo have been submerged by flooding after heavy rain caused the congo river to burst

its banks. the waters have risen to their highest level in decades. more than 300 people have died in the disaster, and many thousands are living in misery. not much remains of a shade, 1010 by a popular spot for the people of contrasts or to relax. and the banks of the congo has now been partly swallowed up by the rising waters. the manager estimates $20000.00 worth of damages through the padded. like we've had many laws for you already since we've seen the we've lost the customers. the space is not as busy as it used to be. you said i'd be so for the counter was destroyed, but 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? i found it. the reason that i need to, i took a son of several neighborhoods along the congo river in kinshasa,

was submerged when he 1st it's banks. the water, which is highest level since 1961. locals are now finding new ways to get around. so making money ferrying people across flooded streets. this one i believe is that can see my it's the river that florida. and i see that 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 may dug out canoes. i'm going will be about 5, but you are what we'd like to know next. but 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 is waylon his yellow. and if i see the river, it's not a river lo shit. it's the place where all the trash from the city of 10 shots. so

it is growing, it's how they did it, but the only hit the last minute blow. so it blocks the passage of water board in front of it. and when the river overflows it comes back to us, all it is all due because the river is not able to sustain that amount of water. the citric auntie did do it for they probably look for the cool contrast that 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 . nasa and lockheed martin have unveiled what they call the next generation of supersonic aircraft. the makers say the experimental 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, safety will break the sound barrier and stay no louder than

a car door closing. the last supersonic commercial aircraft concord stopped flying within 20 years ago. is, will ended there up next talk film takes a look at china is a glowing influence in your michael ok. thanks for watching and bye for now. the. the goldsmith. i'm not saying in the late seventy's shlomo smiles. now mexico stuff bought the man who had to maintain him to use like to wagner, what state was it, suicide? the evidence raised has done what really happened january 27th on dw the sometimes gordon can't believe his eyes.