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ah, china's foreign minister begins his tore of the pacific, raising concerns about beings military and economic ambitions in the region. ah, play you're watching al jazeera life from doha fully by table. also ahead, a community held together by grief parents, pupils and leaders more in those killed in tuesday school shooting in the u. s. state of texas. the mayor of kiva called russia's war in ukraine, a genocide as fighting intensifies in the east. and pakistan's, former prime minister iran con, gives the government an ultimatum. call new elections or face major protests.

ah, thank you very much for joining us. china is looking to grow, it's influenced in the pacific, and some western nations are concerned. the chinese foreign minister is on a tour of pacific nations to persuade them better. recently signed security part where the solomon islands can be a model for other countries in the region. sar, o'clock reports from breakfast, touch down in honey, are china's foreign minister one. he led a 20 strong delegation to the solomon islands to sign a security patch. the farmer, china is willing to work with the solomon islands to implement and make good use of the consensus reached by the leaders of the 2 countries to elevate the relationship between china and the solomon islands to a higher level. the deal with the solomon islands is china's 1st known bilateral security agreement in the region. china plans to bice police,

lauren forestman groups and military personnel in hon. yara, to ensure public order falling riots in the capital. china said to offer economic and security partnerships with up to 10 other, orlando. sions ongoing militarization of disputed features in the south china sea. predatory economic activities including illegal unregulated fishing and then the investments that are extractive rather than beneficial out to the countries that are subject to them. australia has traditionally played a key role in the pacific and fears. china is expanding, military presence, undermines its relationships. australia is newly appointed, foreign minister flew to fiji on thursday, offering action on climate change, and bolstering humanitarian aid and development. i don't approach the discussion about china and china's

activities by looking at the pacific as if it is a abstract from australia. i'll look at this and think, what is it we need to do to work together? china has rejected says that it's nearly cyber security. pat clears the way for naval base in honey era and a military presence, 2000 kilometers from australia's coastline. but analysts side, china's leaders, i came to challenge the pacific traditional partners of the past. i don't think there's any doubt that this is a clear signal at china risa as i say, stating a claim to a place in the region, but also what it is looking to disrupt or what, what have been a traditional oh sets of relationships in the regions also on the itinerary for

china's foreign minister is fiji better watty care of us? samoa. and papa new guinea sir, talk out a 0 brisbin australia where when i joined of from suva by fiji attorney general i as side k u. thank you very much for being with us. so china is talking about investment and corporation for your region, but the west, including australia, sees china as a destabilizing threat. you've met, i understand with the australian foreign minister today. how would you assess 1st your relationship with both sides here? where does fiji stand? well, i think, you know, there's always a, quite a lot of conjecture going on in respect to what's happening in the pacific prime minister just this morning, put out a tree. and in that he said that it all tables, what matters most is our people on planet. and israel is respect for international

law. and i think that really quite aptly summarizes our position. both the foreign ministers will be in fiji. in fact, we just met up with the foreign minister from australia that low, very good and robust discussions. and indeed the meaningful discussions are on climate change is, you know, the new government is very much better to climate change. and that's really been focus with the co face of climate change and, and the child is discussion originally and suit. so if your people and the planet is all that matters to fiji, as you say, as your prime minister instead, what does it hope then to get from b g. what would you like to see come out of the chinese what mrs. visit the gum in the chinese foreign ministers o. c. visiting the pacific is visiting a number of countries a bilateral relationships we saw my little relationship in any agreements we come into based on what is good for fiji. what is indeed good for the region. and indeed,

globally, and of course, you know, as a problem with respect to international law. and that's what matters ultimately. you will see in the past couple years. we've had some very good policy decisions visa, visa, no collaboration during the quote the, the pandemic. we had a lot of budget support, for example, from australia. we're looking at the, the black rock where there's a collaboration between the different military forces to build and manage carrying capacity within the pacific. because again, co pay supply chain. so, you know, we have all said relationship with china to and then i think, you know, with the different countries concerned, they make the own decisions in the review in the, by little basis. so good relations, you say with b j. now, a regional security bank is on the table. the solomon islands has already signed a bilateral agreement with beijing. micronesia says the dia threatens regional stability and shows china's intent to control the region

r. u. s. concerned about this agreement and will you sign it with the agreement on the agreement that you told me about is a regional agreement and that has a for and they will decide organization whether to sign up to that agreement or not. and there may be different views and obviously the way that decided what is the new on the agreement, what is the g 's you on the available? because the opposition to say genes view on fundamental human rights media. freedom and democracy are odds with yours. i'm sure, you know, if you know about regional agreements, there has to be a reason approach to actually make decisions on that. he's currently the chair for 2nd period and the forum meters of organization and make a decision on that. and again, i think again, a new use of the absolute respect to making

a lot of conjecture about it and trying to have a very simplistic frame into putting one against the other. it's not as simple as that. we, as we said, you make on some decisions this reason the agreement is going to be entered into the reason why they should make the decision. as you said, australia a foreign minister has also been visiting. what are you hoping to get out of the relationship with australia, especially when it comes to the issue of kind of change? no, we develop a long term relationships is not based on one simple one, offering business and then we what we're going to get obviously kind of like an extra active approach to these things. we like to develop deep and meaningful relationships and the new and government obviously is a much deeper commitment to climate change. we're very much like, as you know, the cold face of climate change, apprentices navigating about climate change. notwithstanding the fact that really, we have almost negligible carbon footprint. we face

a 14 cycle since 2016. so we, we, the discussion we had today with the prime minister penny long is that you know about what we can do collaboratively in terms of building resiliency, 9 for structure in terms of overseas, some mitigation measures. but most of the pacific gallon countries are more concerned about adaptation measures. and generally, if you look at the, the spread of funds that has been committed or indeed has been spent globally, a very small proportion. it is only going to the patient, i think only about 2 percent of it has gone to adaptation. and that's something that we can say. thank you so much for speaking to us about this. thank you. i as a, as the attorney general, a fee to joining your staff and so that we appreciate your time. thank you very much. thank you. in other world news have been tears and prayers in the u. s. ton of val di for the 19 children and 2 teachers killed in tuesday,

school shooting relatives and friends gathered at a vigil. tim, on those who died. some were holding photos of the victims who were all in one, castro. it's the worst school shooting in the u. s, in a decade, as in joe biden, has called on politicians to stand up to the powerful firearms lobby. john hendrick, reports them avante in texas. another school massacre in america in more flowers to more in the dead. just before an 18 year old texas gunman massacre 21 people at rob elementary school on tuesday, the governor says, well, he shot his own grandmother. anyone who shoots his grandmother in the face has to have evil in his heart. but it is far more evil. for someone to gun down little kids. but the republican governors news conference devolved into political theatre when his democratic rivals,

better work, interrupted to denounced decades of inaction in congress. and in texas. you know, he talked about that this was evil. the only thing evil is what he continues to do to the people of the state. he says this was unpredictable. it was totally predictable. and i predict this will continue to happen. syria era's mindy, as a teacher at another grade school. but her niece elliana was a student at rob elementary school. she says it took hours before she learned that elliana was among the dead. we her whenever we saw the phone, whether it was news or, or facebook or how we found out in the tragedy. we didn't find out about her until late last night. about $1130.00, that's when they come. firmed. salvador ramos, a high school dropout who for years was bullied in school for speaking with a list. but 2 a are 15 style assault rifles. shortly after his 18th birthday,

police say he carried one of them into the school storming past and armed guard before firing more than 230 times over the course of a harrowing hour before border patrol. agents gund him down. i just don't know how people could sell that type of good to kid to 18 you like, what is he going to use it for but for that purpose, just what motivated ramos is a question. authorities are trying to answer now. police are still scouring that scene and looking for a motive for want to set that gunman off before he apparently shot his grandmother and then came here to rob elementary school. it was the 2nd deadliest school shooting in american history, but political deadlock on gun control in a long and bloody history suggests. it will not be the last john henry l. j 0,

who vault a texas the war in ukraine now, and germany's chancellor says the world must make russian president vladimir putin realize he cannot dictate what piece would look like in the ukraine. he was speaking at the world economic summit in davos, switzerland. i'm st mccloud susan, in my mind, if one thing is clear, putin will only seriously negotiate peace when he relies us. he cannot break ukraine amidst offences. and that is why we are supporting ukraine in a closely coordinated manner with our partners and allies. for in this, we are united, and we will not do anything to make ne, to a party, to the conflict. because that would mean a direct confrontation between nuclear powers. the aim is rather to make it clear to putin that there will be no dictated peace. female, the merest keith is also attending the world economic forum in davos vitale. plesco

says genocide is being carried out in ukraine. the whole world see the horrible images from our satellite city. but of younger it had been go storming voucher in a room undisturbed is not special. operation is not the war of disease images what every one so the ruin can say is jealous side of you. grand population, while fighting is intensifying in easton ukraine, where defense official save russian forces have shall, more than 40 towns in the dumbass region, rushing back separate to say there holding 8000 ukrainian prisoners of war as i beg, has more from back move in eastern ukraine what we have been hearing me claiming

authorities in the mission that the russian forces are making. there is something that we've been reporting over a week because run the grad. we've been speaking soldiers assigned them, i think in closer that the ukraine authorities said that it's no secret that there are russians have made some temporary technical successes on the ground. but we shouldn't be interpret that as a retreat by ukrainian forces. but the back of continuing hasn't been, it is just this morning, grew quite the type of love. yeah, i'm, we saw some position by the russians is up on a hill. we heard the camry coming in that kind of listening sign in the 3rd and the smoke go up from the hill and then some return fire by the ukrainians, firing rockets in that direction. but also the ukrainians have said that the russians are intensified the use of extra help the ground defense davis by the long range of strategic form as to the character green and defensive. so the situation is intense and quiet, but just that side of the road to miss chancellor list,

chang says one of those towns been shout, constantly left. next, it's every day with intensive fighting. now the ukraine is asked to come out and say that they are still in control of the road, but the russians are trying to take it. they are selling it. you try to stop those re supply routes for the ukrainian military. the fighting continue to need to continue to be competitive in towns and villages the east and, but there's an admission but ukrainian that the russians are having some success still ahead on al jazeera people in india, as a sam state are picking up the pieces after devastating floods want expose, the climate change has made a situation. weiss and finding unity in division. how reform is left on trying to build alliances after victory in election. ah, the journey has begun the 3 full world copies on its way to capture your travel

package today that it has been and there will be heavy rate in smaller islands than the chain of you q islands and from japan. and in taiwan, that's all part of the seasonal. what was called the plum rains. there's been induced storm system here, which is now on its way out so plenty shout to the korean peninsula. they're going and then ran out to hunt you to hawkeye. there. during friday and it's likely this rain will produce some flooding in southern china, which is usual. you get that in the spring in the summer at, throughout the summer. and we've had the same sort of thing recently in viet nam, to a greater extent. but between this and anything that comes out of mongolia is got quite halt, particularly in beijing that might change but not immediately erupt. saturday, now we see the rain increasing here. just quite a wast out in shanghai. we see 36 degrees in beijing, so beijing's forecast 36. then the wind comes in or longer. i think that could be a dust or more sandstorm than declining. during monday that the monsoon rains,

the proper official monsoon trough, is just crossed half way through sri lanka, how to see it. i know it's quite well broken. it's was inducing that rain though in corolla and maybe the other side for the north and india, the wind is maybe more telling that's brought attempts is down, but it's certainly picked up the dust in the air. i saw airway official ally of the journey. an ethiopian hours to grat tend to communist rebel, only to be disappeared. her family's tragedy entwined with a violent chapter in the country's history. when you see the blood you see is that going to be my blood on that was to a lifelong search for answers and closure findings. salon witness on al jazeera. ah

ah, fair. again, you're watching al jazeera alive from doha reminder of our top stories. china's foreign minister is in the solomon islands, as beijing seeks to expand its influence across the south pacific. its wood forward plans for a sweeping economic and security agreement with the 10 island states. it says raised concerns among western nations. the jobs have been held across the us state of texas after an 18 year old gunman opened fire and killed 19 primary school children in 2 teachers to say school shooting is worse in the u. s. in a decade. now the news jordan king has honored murdered al jazeera journalist, serene albert eclipse. king abdullah awarded her with the independence metal for

her courage and distinction in reporting events in the palestinian territory. sharina father, anton ab walkley, received the medal during a ceremony in a man. and more than 30 international rice groups from around the world are demanding an independent and thorough investigation into sharina, killing that called on israel to ensure the crime is fully investigated and prosecuted. sharon was fatally shot by israeli forces while on assignment in the occupied west spank. earlier this month, she was with al jazeera for 25 years, covering the story of these really occupation and was known as the voice of pan assign to pakistan now way ousted prime minister iran con is giving the government 6 days to announce new elections or face major protests, he gave the ultimatum in a speech to thousands of his supporters in islamabad. the former prime minister says he'll returned with 3000000 protesters if the government doesn't agree to elections. come on, hider has more from his lemma bought. protest stairs have now started your name.

most of them have already gone off to ron conn and known said he was going back to the border to go back. he did not want that crisis which could lead to loss of life . they got 5 people located yesterday and broke the govern. government coming down were denied and using extensive guy sherlyn bad on george's and got the fact that they had played badges on was able to reach at, along with his support. he of god has given and damage him to the government, saying that we didn't take the election to be a noun. there was an important development head in the normal box that the ruling government decided to do away with some of the amendments that were done by him. ron conway would mean that the electronic, warding machine were not being used in the upcoming election. and also the fact that the board and bucket on the die off will also be allowed to work the georgia

indication that the government may decide on the option of reelections. because basically, the nick, an army crisis, has been turned down by the mad because dog, dog, dog to have not gotten anywhere. buggers don needs money, it needs it, bought front cars by heavier than usual free monsoon. rain have devastated parts of ne india. at least 20 people have died after days of flooding in some state as poverty. mitar reports exposed to blaming human activity and climate change for worsening the damage by sunday. but i says she worries about her children's future as she mourns the death of her husband. he drowned soon after the family escaped there, flooded home and had company fighting for saying he went to check on the house. he said there would be damages and wanted to see if the flood water had brought the house down. he hasn't come back since dozens of others have also been killed and

hundreds of thousands displaced by floods and landslides in endows northeast a som state has been hit, the hardest thousands of people are in shelters, and many are living in flooded homes. rescuers are working to reach people by air and boat, brenda berber escape lost our producers to the gum laws. so then the people, if it's booked really fast response time, maintaining that fast response download, click on the server can fill in the region receives heavy rainfall every monsoon season, but this year rains are early and 3 to 6 times more intense than usual. catching many people off guard, the barometer is one of the longest rivers in the world and is critical to this regions rich biodiversity and economy. it floods every year, sometimes causing major catastrophes. experts say climate change and increasing human activity like deforestation,

and building to many embankments is making floods unpredictable and more severe. many are advocating for policies to make the region more climate resilient. one hand you keep one. constructing americans give ref, spite to people in waterbury where we can. but on the other hand, you try to enable people to leave with floods. but toys hardly mixed and there is no alternative for our eye by the info volition, mentally would plot lufkin. they were, was stopped fully, while water levels are receding in many parts of the some, some rivers are close to overflowing. and with the monsoon season due to arrive in a few weeks, people are becoming increasingly anxious. pardon him at the al jazeera, a psalm in ne india. 11 newborn babies have died in a hospital fire in senegal, it happened in the city of tivo, one east of the capital, the car. the mayor says the blaze was caused by a short circuit that quickly set a maternity unit on fire. a month ago,

they were nationwide protests about the poor state of the house system. after a pregnant woman died while waiting for a c section. and the u. s. is still dealing with a severe shortage of infant formula for weeks. grocery stores have been running out . it follows a recall after 2 babies, guides manufacturers in government agency say they're working to tackle the problem . and european companies as in flower flowing in shipments of formula to help patty go. hand reports more pallets, baby formula arriving in the u. s. on military plains from overseas. this land in watched by the 1st lady, jill bided trying to signal to an angry population that the administration is doing something about it. but on capitol hill, the focuses on how did it happen in the 1st place? only 4 companies produce most of the baby formula in the us. one was shut down after 4 babies got sick, 2 died. the company denies its formula is responsible. but on capitol hill in

apology. the current infant formula shortage is heartbreaking. on behalf of everyone at abbot, i want to express are extraordinary disappointment. about the shortage. we are deeply, deeply sorry, but there are other questions about how this company was regulated. a whistleblower res concerns last october that there were problems in the factory notified the food and drug administration, which didn't tour the facility for another 4 months. frankly, the inspection results were shocking. we knew that facing plant operations would create supply problems, but we had no choice given the unsanitary conditions. there are things congress could do to try and prevent that from happening again. they could change the way the program works against formula to low income families, likely increasing competition. but it isn't clear that they intend to even try to do that. or if it's even past the polar ice congress. but even that won't help with the immediate problems, panic parents an empty shells,

but there are those trying to find an immediate solution. this volunteer group usually distributes diapers, but now they're focusing on formula of a volunteer can find it. they'll donate to families who can't or simply can't afford to bite themselves. i catch myself thinking, it's unbelievable that we're in the u. s. and there are babies that can't be said. i mean, every can of formula we give out. i think wow, at least the baby will be fed for a few more days, but you do not expect something like this here. a crisis for parents and a country. pettengill hain, l g 0, washington. before me seen lebanon, 110 per cent, of the seats in recent parliamentary elections. that's the 1st since the end of the civil war more than 3 decades ago. but a victory doesn't seem to be the clean break from traditional politics many hoped for. and they're now discussing an alliance xena how to reports from balte. the walls are coming down 2 years on lebanon's political establishment has begun to

remove barriers that stood between anti corruption protestors and state institutions through the ballot box and against the odds. those who were demanding political change made their way to parliament, winning 10 percent of the seats in the recent election. it's a small crack in the political classes, hold on power, who often used violence to silence opposition. for the longest time, politics in lebanon has been about dividing the shares, and compromising between the different parties in order for each one of them to have its own shared after certain bargaining. this is not a democratic process. there when is a 1st and post civil war politics, which has been dominated by mainly sectarian leaders, many of them, former militia leaders. but so far what they have in common is their opposition to the system. they know they'll need to speak in one voice forming the blog at this

point for reformers is very essential for us to be able to come from the current stubs from the 40s. we know that they are very powerful and we know how much they have level intervals. those parties also have supporters who have shown willingness to use violence, even destroying opposition. symbols such as setting fire to the iron fist in the epicenter of the protest movement that came to represent the people's resistance and determination gone or are the crowds. their voices are now inside parliament, but the traditional party still retained the majority of seats. they are the dominant force, it still a resilient regime, and opponents remain fragmented. to be genuinely king maker. they will have to form a united, coherent to block. they will have to form alliances with other groups. they might not have the influence that they think as they will.