the, the, this is the, the news life from that a lebanese militant group has bloss, as one of its top commodities has been killed and is really attacked the drug and striking southern 11 on from so swift retaliation. made drawings fears that hostilities could spiral into oil. also in the program. and us president joe biden fights for his political life, fasting 5. how's the nice media reports? as he's considering dropping off of the presidential rice breton sends the last type of policy, a set for a landslide victory in tomorrow's parliamentary elections. after 14 years of conservative through the

i'm feel welcome to the program. has ballasa as 8 find more than a 100 rockets of these really positions on wednesday though there were no reports of casualties. 11 days militant group says it's a sold was retaliation for i'm is reading drug and strike that killed one of his senior commanders in southern 11 on these pictures posted on social media. i said to show the aftermath of the attack has been cross border fighting between israel and the medicine since the start of the war and gaza. this is the 2nd time in recent weeks that i'm as rainy as dry as killed that has block amanda. b, w 's, baby to bureau chief mohammed shade straight to a toll free through the significance of the strike to what the situation is. escalating again on the lebanese is right in the front desk as belong,

lunged that vitalia to the attacks on its way of following the coming off. it's seen the amenities to go home a lawsuit also known as a bu, now me and this is the, this was quite expected, this a retaliation. and this intensity given the significance and importance and higher rank of the killed military commander. and also it is the 3rd military figure senior military figure killed by his while since the beginning of this consultation 1st, we saw much to lean back in january and the toddler of delight in mid june. and now, mohammed, not a sudden, every assassination was followed by a big environment escalation that last of 4 weeks and seemed to reach the point of an all out war between the adversities. this has been from think diplomatic efforts, particularly from us friends and in germany. i've been so far successful in

pressuring all parties to avoid the large scale war. so now we are anticipating the large and a in the intensity. and the a skate of this round of escalation between has bland. this way i could talk with you. thank you for that. i'm gonna try to in david's recent weeks, i think daily x changes are 5 between these right on has the law. the number of missiles 5 by has blocked is unprecedented. the refile spock wildfires that have consumed hundreds of fact as of northern israel, causing tens of thousands of people to flee a corresponding. tonya kramer has been raising the firefighters protecting people who have chosen to stay. he says area defense systems to stone. rockets in southern living on the ground in northern israel, firefighters are busy extinguishing fires. close by across the board and strikes between is around a newborn you submit a 10 group. postpone guide you as early

as managing a bigger team, then use a the addition of my size to the wi fi is season means he needs all the help he can get somebody to go for. i was lucky by minute before the stuff i was in the last month. yeah. yeah. a bit, i'm assuming you told me it has been much a very good but some more accurate shooting, familiar with them. and as a result of this rocket, sidney deceptions the, the find, the fire is going to start to be got a guy. so the guy. yeah. and because of the dryness and strong we in the moment to look into you'll see a large burned area here. but i've seen the thought get the i me you with the infinity name. this is the often most of a fire sparkman is as area defense system shut down incoming miss of the last few days have been quieter than usual says of july. but his team is preparing for all

scenarios, including a full scale war, the who this is the, the come over, we know it will be much more severe. this is why we're getting ready to go to receiving forces in equip around an impression, in gospel stuff. and we're now at a stage when we're waiting for the next way. i know, but i hope it doesn't come a few kilometers away. another fire has spread in recent weeks to the outskirts of keyboards, shamia. we had a few, a turn around show us across the border area here and the boss of drones overhead. this border area is relatively calm today. but people here have been living on the side for more than 8 months now. and they fear 10 get much worse is about it, and hospital will end to a full scale war the allowance you who died just family, a worried about the fires as well as the potential more the places he says,

fee is like an additional weapon used against them here in the upper got any and all around the border of the bottom. there was an extra war. okay, there, there was a real war and missiles, jones fires, alarms all the times, a lot of noise. it's also from the ease, riley side, um, at the airplanes in the sky all the time. and it didn't change from 3 alarms a day to 3 days without in any of the basically we know that excuse, but i have the ability to hurt us to injure us in any given moment. and we are just, you know, hoping that we would, that you know, that idea of who would be able to defensive that home is just outside the officially recreation zone, which stretches 5 kilometers, inter israel from the border. that means they are like tens of thousands of others have not been told to leave,

but fearing war and quiet. he and just how many of left twice since october 7, last year. each time they came back, but the suitcases are packed to enter united states on the weiss houses the 9 i report in the new york times that president bible is reconsidering. running for a 2nd time. the denial comes and made the flurry of discussion after the president's poor performance, and we had to have debate with donald trump last week. several cots have begun to open the express that concerns about mr. bivens ability to do the job. following a series of public stumbles in recent months. let's go straight to dw as washington bureau chief in his poll. welcome. avis talk us through the slicing staff is out in this debate surrounding jump biden's candidacy. well by the spokes person just said that she's absolutely i quote to hear absolutely not

considering to step down. and she didn't either report by the new york times that the president is indeed weighing if you should run for a 2nd term. you know, there are more and more prominent democrats who are exactly ask him to do so like illinois report representative mike clearly, for example, he said, and i quote him here. we have to be honest with ourselves. that wasn't just a horrible night and tea of course is referring to this debate night and then there is and that's even more permanent form of house speaker nancy pelosi has said that she really hers menu critics, voice is even from donors. so the pressure is definitely increasing by the day and the hope of the by then come pain that the storm bullet kind of come down is definitely not coming through. especially with polls like the latest from the new york times in which donald trump is a head of president by then by 6 percentage points among likely voters. okay, so why is how saying the president is definitely standing?

but if joe biden withdrew from the rice, who would replace it? this is steve woods, do dads, carmella harris, the 59 year old a v p vice president is definitely the top choice to replace the sitting president if the steps of lives aside. i mean, some inferential democrats has indeed a floated alternatives to bite and besides harris, including popular uh, cabinet members like, uh, the democratic governor, kevin use him from california or gretchen bit more of michigan or josh. it's a funeral of pennsylvania. but you know, it's trying to sidestep the car and it is really nearly impossible unless she steps down herself, which is also very unlikely. but speaking about the repeat, the question then, of course, would be home. she would pick, newsome is impossible because he is from california as harris herself coaching

bimmer is another woman. so that's highly unlikely. so it will most definitely come down or what's most definitely come down to a white man as vice president. okay, so this is clearly a domestic us politics, but the world is watching joe biden's performance in this campaign. the health force because that comes at the moment when the us and the western alliance are facing multiple choices around the world. we just heard the report from time that came off from gauze on this rather than that, there is of course, the ongoing war and ukraine caused by a russian president flooding your poor team. then all the increasing tent, increasing tensions really runs, you know, nato leaders are gathering in washington the next week at the summit to, to discuss all the, those topics. and i assume that by the not to knowns, anything until the summit to not the kind of over shadow of this meeting,

which actually was meant to be a celebration of the alliance, a 75th birthday. but the summit only starts on july 9th. so this is nearly a week to go from today and of course a lot can happen until then. okay, thanks a lot. so it was the w is that washington bureau chief in his poll. we'll take a look at some old stores making headlines around the wild taiwanda urging china to release a fishing crew and boat that was seized by beijing. china says the vessel violated the fishing box. it was near taiwan administered the items with saving in chinese was facing claims. the self sold taiwan as a chinese title tree. russian president vladimir putin, his toe chinese lead as region pig. the relationship between the 2 countries is stronger than ever. a mass on the sidelines of the to day shanghai corporation

organization summit in the cost of capital s donna. so he's president your magic type, the told mr president, the incorrect could help both sides reach a fast fees and the will in ukraine is when you cried says rushing miss files rushing, miss silent drug and strikes him to meet pro. i've killed at least 5 people and wounded at dozens by our state and the city on wednesday morning. the crime is present volume is that asking repeated his appeal to allies for more ad defend systems, a long range weapons. not with united kingdom where voters due to deliver a verdict on 14 years of government by the centre vice conservative party, old poles. point 2 deep dissatisfaction with a kind of government under prime minister wishes to not unpredicted a strong wind for can stumble sense of left labor policy in tomorrow's parliamentary elections. the ws charlotte chosen pal ripple's you for a new government will be the mission as a government i the 5 prime ministry,

a 14 years of conservative go from nonsense to now the u. k. appears to be heading for change with the case dom has since alas, labor policy on costs for a historic victory. when we off now and humbly, is the opportunity to change our country. a put you back in the service of working people just 5 years ago when divorce johnson, the conservative policy, were unbeatable. but a series of scandals and criticism over its handling of coverage in the economy and seen as popularity plummet. where she's the next election campaign. plagues by missteps hasn't helped something with this. now it's the question to choose. it's the prime minister quoting the election in the pouring rain or risk going back to square one with no. no. so tonight's policy is now 20 points behind stone. this

latest policy, the sure it's called slave, is fighting to prove it has a credible plan and can be trusted with the economy and fewer excited biases lead to take a look at the polls and you will see a country that's hungry for change, but speak to people here on the streets and you'll find the moods actually pretty bleak trust in politics is low and dissatisfaction running high, leaving many hed unconvinced that change will come. i don't think anyone's. got any real face. the, whichever party comes in next is gonna make a massive impact. it's a matter of pleasing the best amongst a bad bunch. we're probably politics and the new guy has been pretty badly served ever since we made the bad decision for breaks it. i think looking, so if i've done a lot of things wrong, i don't think they're going to i don't think a lot people are going to give them the world is watching reflection. but foreign policy is known to the center of the find more friends with the difference between

the main policies on issues like the cranes posts or the economy migration and health care of people's top consents. so you case facing a cost of living crisis, migration figures of hit record highs in recent years. and the health service is struggling under the pressure of mess of waiting lists. when the election results come in people's it'd be watching noise you from owning everybody. the architects breakfast and his anti immigration reform, u. k. perfect beginning the why are they seeing a search and supports which could shape the future of persons political landscape? the big question is whether they take a lot of votes of the conservatives to the point where brandon's oldest political party, the conservative is shrunk down to not even being the main opposition. whoever forms the next government faces a long list of difficult challenges, not least restoring the face of a weird republic. revolt from dw correspondence charlotte chelsea and tell who

joins us now from london. welcome. charlotte is predicted 20 point labor late because the new guy suddenly swung to the left after 14. yeah, so send to arrive conservative room. a really interesting question. as you say, if you look at the closing date of the polls to, to be believed. the laid, the policy could be on calls for really historic election when perhaps getting the biggest majority in the history and the concepts of policy that hawks and suffering the biggest law in that history. this really could be a landmark name and date of birth is politics. does it mean that the country, as you say, is shifting to the last? well, i think that there are lots of reasons, not the labor policy is doing well here. and in fact, it's quite a big power adults that when you look at the polls that doing very well, but you speak to people on the streets as you heard in my report that and that is

to use the athens for the labor party just doesn't seem to be coming through a lot of people here looking back at the last time the labor policy did really, really well back in 1997 on the tony black. and i'm told that freedom of energy and excitement that was the then ease in the today. so a lot of people don't was still on something like that's why the point lead, you didn't have to call this election from the house. so what was the thinking? so you didn't, and it was up to him really within a certain promises when he could cool the selection did come as a surprise to many people. now the thinking has been that he will say that he just have some a good economic news. he said that there was evidence that the economy was turning a corner. he will say recently he controversial legislation for sending asylum seekers to were one to put in to know that was after a lot of

a back and forth and fighting. so he could point to doing something about one of the major concerns that they to, to, which is immigration. but sadly, a lot of people were quite confused as to the timing he clearly they will have made the calculation. that now was the best time for the concept of policy analysts perhaps saying, saying perhaps that he might have been looking ahead to the rest of the year and suspecting things with perhaps when going to get any better. and so regardless of who wins, what is likely to be top of the new governments to do list come friday to well, as i've been was saying in my report, there are suddenly a lot of challenges for the next government. they will have a very busy in tray. now if we look at the polls, as we say, labor looking to win, the just the kids saw me. it has said that the n h. s is a big priority for him. it really has been struggling with the massive waiting list

in particular, but all the big concerns being the economy and people facing a cost of living costs. this is my say a immigration, not something that's uh is, is a big concern for a lot of people here. he will have questions to wants that because he is said that he will, scraps not rely on the plan, which i just mentioned. people want to know exactly what his plan is going forward and all of this isn't to mention that a lot of the china just internationally as well click the next government will have to hit the ground running. they weren't have a very long grace period. a public was very disillusioned with want to see action, and i want to say it pretty quickly. thank you. charlotte w correspondent, charlotte joseph pell, in london. now to south africa, where new governments has been sworn in the country's 1st coalition cabinet since the end of apartheid. 30 years ago. as in federal rama poses africa, national congress has been forced to govern with 5 rival potters after failing to

achieve an outright majority in major elections. essentially, as democratic, a lines led by white south africans had been the main opposition party and will not run 6 ministers in directly. the democratic alliance is often characterized as the party of south africa's rich white minority. so what's likely to prompt the biggest clashes between them and the i n. c, who sprang from the countries. black liberation is movement. kaylee, busher j putting it. putting yes is professor of african politics at the university of south africa in pretoria to the greatest points of fiction. mostly in some aspects of domestic policy as well as foreign policy. looking at domestic policy, it would be um, obviously the issues around blake and base broad base to protect you couldn't be, can paul meant often which eviction which had the african national congress and even deposited us as well from being pushing as one of these out of some of these

policies for address of many years of impact, they the end result discrimination. so that in lines one of the phone lines whereby the 2 parties might flush. but there's always with this issue around corruption and the opposition people for multiple position one should say, the democratic airlines. and it has often been very full kind of around, you know, stage corruption, corruption in the, in the government successful. and now the dreamy, you know, the african national congress in the government of national unity. i'm expecting the spots to fly in the departments because now they will be inside, you know, those government departments and ministries. we'd be asking this not accommodates the other part the way the when i think they're quite likely to collections, especially in terms of funding policy is those things way by the ethic and it's not investing in mostly left east m parties. part of the con. um, you know, positive organization, it has awesome being line to watch those things that the democratic airlines,

you know, uh no, no my, the support the, you know, things like it. um, whereby they would like to go mostly softly to up to what stage such as in bob weighs based such as cuba space such as the rice you guys or and then you know, we can look at that more. but those are the main one right now. i have to see what is the way that you put these might have issues. yeah. starting domestically. is there anything to suggest that dive anything they i am seeing is grip on power by adding another 5 process to the governing mix will help the country deal with the fundamental problems like unemployment and literally keeping the lights on and even watering the tops. this is some kind of from the snow because most of these issues have gotten bigger c o many decades. not even 50 s things daisy, to paula and 1994. so well they were bringing these parties together in the government doesn't. that's not you need your quantities, your thoughts,

resolve these issues. my simple, honestly, that is no, we still have it very, very big mountain decline with these parties we will see went up as well. you know, and not up the steps, the quantity, you know, the government, governor's, not unity, but they utilize what was the one with the main, i mean a forward lines or these quite as you and government. okay. tacitly. we'll talk again in the future. find out. i thank you so much for guiding us through that. so clearly professor caleb. okay. james, pulling you from the university of south africa. mon usual around the world now. uh, south korea has resumed artillery drills and there's 4 with north korea from the 1st time in 6 years. 5 columbus has from the the minutes rise of last month, a software suspended a 2018 agreement with adults and reducing frontline ministry tensions. jamaica is preparing for the arrival of hardy can barrel, which has killed at least 6 people and caused widespread damage in the southeast kind of being because of a full storm damaged around 90 percent of the infrastructure on when young ivan,

which is passive st. vincent on the granite deans, a southern europe as low as being a top desk relation for tourist, but reco, it's summer temperatures leaving, leading many holiday makers to rethink that travel plans. summit of swapping mediterranean beaches for northern fields. so he's of the cut some of the cool locations that will become travel, hotspots, rocky ice capped mountains on top 1st comes to mind when planning a summer holiday. but more and more tourists are choosing to avoid the sweltering temperatures in southern europe this summer. and i'm just heading noah since the waiter is got over here to escape the heat, norway caught our attention a long time ago. if it's green landscapes, mountains, and ice side. yeah. and on up as you put the you to protect our planet. and that also has consequences on tourism. and other of us,

the nation is that i would perhaps have liked much more like america or other places and then moisture is what it is too hot that cold. but no way, it's wonderful. really not hard to do it for this and that's suite and then way have seen in optic interest seeking a cool cation, an alternative to heart of a crowded beaches. it is a boon for the local economy. also poses a new challenge for small remote nordic villages. w as opposed to a mess we have most worried about, is that too many people come here at once? the ship behind us has 6000 passengers in 2000 crew, one bald. this is a small village around 300 people live here in winter. i mean, how does hampton law hands instead of the window? is that the man, this guy meant them as

a temperature is across europe rise here on? yeah, the cool cation trend looks set to continue us. and just time to remind you that top story has ballasa is one of it seen you come on. this has been killed. it is right in the drug and strike himself and 11 on nobody's medicine group says they've responded by finding more than a 100 rockets and he's ready to physicians on wednesday. i'll be back in just a moment to, to explain the big stories of the day in today including the u. k. a general election announcement the

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high ranking military leaders. why did us veterans tended backs on democracy? and what does this mean for the upcoming next? the enemy within the to lie 12 on the if you believe the bookcase, britain will have a new government by friday morning. besides arrive conservatives of bathing power for the last 14 years. but the center left opposition. labor potty. i've had a consistent 20 point lead in the opinion polls tonight. we'll look at why britain's tories are facing such a dropping and why labor line slide? well, necessarily making the country as full enough with the left. i'm feel go invalid. this is the day the .