the 1620. yes. the was to the record struck country election. denisia just relating to untie the estimated 230000 people who can join us as we speak this a 5 isn't victims. is all the the hello i'm jessica washington. this has been useful as life from to ha, coming up in the next 60 minutes. on functions across syria agreed to nights under the ministry of defense tons of the

new administration's restructuring plan, the christians in cities in syria celebration the 1st christmas and us since the full of the outside regime. and it's very striking in northern does a levels of family home, at least to 9 people has been to the u. n. hunger monitoring group ones that it has detected regions of suzanne is face image funding and, and the spacecraft attempts to make history with the closest ever approach to the census office. so the serious new administration has shown its 1st major sign of unity of to um, defections reached an agreement to disband its leader. a shadow says the groups

across the country will form one army. under the ministry of defense, they all gathered at a special meeting in damascus on sunday to discuss the proposal. of the code is, shall ed and us back to syria and democratic force is not part of the deal. the group has been in conflict with the turkish backed syrian national army in northeast and syria. meanwhile, christians have been holding mass and celebrations in pots of syria ahead of christmas thing. then you would ministration has promised minority groups will be protected. some of in today it has more from damascus. a welcome announcement for many of these sections or no. going to be under the control of the serial defense of industry. i'm of the should i have the meeting of various directions from the sides, from the north end, or from the east as well, to try and bring them all together. because if this prior to you have,

they've stated to maintain stability and security inside syria is to be met. they will have to make sure that or fight to lay down their arms. and only those authorized by this government are carrying those weapons. so it is going to take some time before it all takes you, but the pollution point being that the kurdish fighters in the northwest, the city and democratic forces have not signed up to this. the of this still not part of this. and that is a point of concern, not for the unity of city as that, but according to a negative key is better. but if you've heard from the visiting go for the minister of turkey who was here in this country saying that all of your needs to be cleared off with the v. c as the terrace groups. so we will have to wait and see what their justification is. why good if i just do not want to be part of this umbrella for us, where we are right now is a neighborhood called about 2 miles. uh, and it is christmas eve and people have been celebrating most people are late at

night and coming here with their families. and they feel that this is a sylvia under a new administration where they can really express themselves freely express their opinions, both through the media as well as on the street to be seeing scenes offer a complete separation in the street with parties have been breaking out and it just being protected by the fight as uh, which were there were concerns might have different views of other minorities insignia. but according to this new administration, this is a city at which would have a if people an equal, say, from all of the members of its communities, whether they're christians or must them so need or she has are through whether the odds are they occurred. all of them going to have a stake in this area us, which according to this new administration, is going to be a united syria for all serious. so i'm a jerry, that's in here the us. well, let's take a look at the groups that are part of this new deal. i have 3 of us um, plays a central role in serious new administration. after leading the offensive that toppled

assigns regime. the syrian national army backed by to q will. this group operates mainly in the north and has a lot of influence in focus, controlled areas. free syrian army is backed by the us. this group is based in townhouse and operates in the syrian deserts. the 8th we're getting it off. the 5th call is made up as a group of ex rebels in southern syria, working in collaboration with russia. the syrian from physical relation of motor, its opposition groups united to oppose what they consider extremist functions. josh is slum once controlled, eastern goose, and yet damascus. it's known for it's a strict ideology and military strength, but not everyone is on board. dakota sled and us back syria and democratic forces which control east and syria have not joined this deal. earlier i spoke with

bennett hudson, who is the former director of counter terrorism at the c. i a again by asking him what to make a change in us policy toward syria on the president elect. donald trump. i don't think there's an appetite for increased escalation of tensions or a new war in the middle east. i think the president elect made statements and he had because of his policies during his previous administration, were not generally designed to create a new war for the united states or to get more heavily involved this go around. he's already made public statements that certain things serious being one of them is not something that he wants the united states to get more heavily drawn in. and we have seen also from a donald trump's pick for national security advisor saying that in fact us troops, there's no need for them to be in syria. is that? is that a substantial development from your perspective? i think it's substantial but not unexpected. so in the trump one point i would

ministration. it was controversial about continuing the presence of about 2000 us military personnel who were in northern arac, working with a fact a kurdish faction called the s d f. i believe it would be very unlikely. there's a trump administration that's coming in is going to just reflectively agree to keep that presence there. even though that presence has been used for a lot of the counter isis. i still mission. i do believe that it's highly likely that there will be a reduction in the us presence. there is not an outright removal over the next few months. doesn't suggest some sort of deviation will change in terms of how the us tries through town to groups like iso to. i think there's probably a belief that there's other tools and relationships in the region. again with the stabilisation of the removal of the assad regime. it's an open question as to who is really going to rule syria. next. there may be some period for

a few months where they keep a us presence in the north. but it also depends on frankly, what the government in damascus says. if there's a lot of pressure on having the americans leave, i think that tends to accelerate a decision in a trump white house about removing them. i think there's some complex decisions that involve the turkish government. the turks consider the american surrogate force in northern, our northern syria to be sent me terrorist if not outright terrorist. and we did see only only the other day when the tech is foreign minister was hosting that press briefing with i'm at, i'll try to, he did make the comment that he believes that presidential elect donald trump would take something of a little pragmatic approach is sort of us 1st approach that we often hear him describe that as and perhaps that would mean that they would be a different approach. i think there will be, i think you also have the peculiar situation that the 2 most effective arm groups in syria are both considered terrorist groups by the 2 other large outside

powers. the turks consider this particular curtis group to be terroristic. and the americans have h t s as a designated terrorist organization. how those 2 governments between anchor and washington sort out that i think that's a well worth watching over the next few months. in the us ministry has killed the 2 i suicide as an as rice in eastern syria, as part of its ongoing efforts to eliminate the group entirely. the group had a wide presence in syria, seizing and partially destroying parts of the ancient city of alma in 2015. it's a strategic location and also a unesco wealth heritage side, which was later recaptured by the syrian army. having fall reports from home, all the city governments had been facing a high value on the specialist. they wanted this place to be safe. actually, this is a place that has 5000 years of history. this was the size of the uptake them to the

kingdom of queens and know before it was invaded by the romans. so i mean, it has the same value will probably even you caught them equally speaking as oil or any other treasure that to the country has one of the source. that's why there is a huge importance placed on this based on the government. the new government is a very much aware of that. the visibility of their perception of, of the army unit is much more than anything we saw along the road from damascus to displace. so basically, uh, pardon me, a is also, you know, strategically located in the center york is only about a 100 kilometers from where i stand here. the place is of control of the seat of democratic forces. also, any of the place is only 200 kilometers from here. and they know that almost everyone, everyone of those boxes, once or countries want to have access to space if they can, particularly the,

the city and functions. the city democratic forces side to push to was this base and they were, they were prevented just as they all tool before the form of the shape of the charlotte said in the face of tens of thousands of prisoners and missing people from syria's civil war remains unknown between 20112024. more than half a 1000000 people were killed. the syrian network for human rights believes another 150000 people are missing. in comparison, roughly 40000 people disappeared during the war in bosnia and herzegovina. the international commission on missing persons at the hague says there are as many as 66 mass graves science in syria robot petite, is the head of the u. n's, international, impartial and independent making isn't investigating serious crimes in syria. i don't think any one group can do it alone. i think it should be a concerted efforts between the authorities and civil societies. ended the national

organizations such as ours, which are specifically mandated to preserve evidence and certainly can help with that. some of that evidence has already been lost, some of it through world intended families wanting to know what happened to their loved ones, which is a perfectly understandable emotion and an action. but nonetheless, we need data that the evidence to be preserved and as quickly as possible. and time is running out. nobody needs to be going in there. uh certainly, you know, not media, not, not anybody. it should be uh, preserved, sealed, and secured. and then a plan should be put into, into the, into, into effect, to how to have the right. uh, interveners, come in and preserve the evidence. first of all, assess the the, the issue and preserved that evidence. we are mandated by the us of the general assembly of the united nations to do just that. i've expressed to the care degree with are these are our desire to come back. i formally requested access and we are

waiting to get a response from them to quickly deploy and start assisting on this project. the israeli forces have had a full story building in jamalia in gauze as north. at least 9 palestinians have been killed in the strike. several others have been wounded. civilians are digging through the rubble and recovering bodies. and the desk toll is likely to rise, setup assume has the latest from the butler, has been a very 10 thoughtless fee since the hours of this morning. of course, different locations in district wide during the past and recent hours to has been a very notable surge of attacks on and is it right for to to camp what reports coming from? i out the hospital suggesting that these valley 12 and had talked to grenades in

one of the gates of a key evacuation centers in the know their pos of under is that right? tracy kept based on their reports that at least 12 palestinians have been changes including children. the women move fluids. the reports are coming from nothing cause of what this area has been. one of the areas that had witnessed some sort of instability for more than a year so far. well for school rebuilding in the valley as well. that town has been select 10 to the ground civilians that have been taking the responsibility to start evacuating and even to both victims from under the remnants of these destroyed eh, buildings and the fluids. so basically the entire strip is still effectively under these valley strikes and to now there is a very constant invisible existence of east valley terms of this kind of the central regions of this trip with no wind inside for that tax on the ground. tar cubism. out jerry, bye post i. this is randy. drones drank,

has hits the headquarters of gauze of civil defense. that's the group responsible for emergency services and rescue operations across the street. the drones drank in garza city killed a member of the civil defense along with his son. the group already struggles with the lack of fuel and machinery needed to conduct rescue operations in the rubble following is rarely bombardment. abraham l cleanly is the same. i'm right now stand at the, at the entrance of the headquarters of civil defense in the gaza strip, where these were the rows of 400 of super. this is numbers. the civil defense members have been killed and one critically injured. by this we can see here the blood spilled on the ground to see the shrapnel on the wall. here. this is miss little bit as targeting in this place and i'll get to the government and we

received an imagined stress message quoting for help to extinguish a fire that broke out of the result of one is that idea strike on notice of visual building. we rushed to the scene simply to fulfill ownership. now, on the way we received a call pending us getting the site we were heading to. i've just been pounded again . we went on the phone doesn't scale, including our tennessee, the defense team members and shred it to pieces. this was targeted for the 2nd time in the role with the ongoing is where you targeted similarly, just cruise the situation is getting much more desire was most of the use being targeted. they need sort of the 2 services, but now he's getting much more value in the life of a snack in target, in these suited defense. that was the live servers who was to the civilians lives brain. so you need a 0 and only thing all had is fine. a gun at hudson is the former

director of counterterrorism at the c i a he says that the biden administration is attempting to finalize a ceasefire agreement before leaving office. there is on great deal of personal pressure that the seniors in the, by new ministration feel, but they want to deliver on this in the last say, 3 and a half weeks of their administration. unfortunately, the americans have really struggled over the last 15 months to be the leading voice driving force in events in the middle east. it's really, frankly been, you know, prime minister netanyahu has been the driving force on setting middle east policy. and you know, there's a sense that the americans have been playing catch up with that. that said, i do believe that the, by the ministration is genuine about trying to get something done before the trump administration comes in. who is said, isn't achieved before the trump administration comes in. what do you perceive might happen in terms of those negotiations? so based on public statements that president elect trump is made and that have been

echoed by national security advisers designate waltz that anyone who might be holding onto us hostages when they come into office, you know, is going to become a priority target of american interest. i think that's a clearly directed threat that how boss, and there are a number of americans who are either missing or presume still alive and being held in cause or their bodies, or somewhere there. if one, 20 january how mazda is not accounted for those american citizens, i would expect that the priority in a trump white house will be finding a way to get those americans back. and that will take precedence over any sort of discussion of a long term solution for gossip. or is there any troops as storms the town is made for route? east of napa us in the occupied west bank and off and conducted raids in the

telecom refugee camp and bade for rogue soldiers, stopped ambulances and searched them. the whole writing one was the medical centers and at least 3 palestinians had been killed in the sold on to go down. the salutes reports from a month and a reminder that hung honda is reporting from because israel has band obviously are from operating inside israel. and the occupied west bank at least 2 palestinians have been killed. values really forces on a raid in the occupied westbank city of to come in and the new to sions refuge account. residents say it started overnight when his really forces came in with bulldozers tearing up roads and other critical infrastructure leading to the city and its refugee camp. now, local medical officials are saying that they're having a hard time evacuating those who been injured and killed that because these really army is blocking off roads. this is a theme we have been seeing over the last 14 months since these really military stepped up its rates across the occupied west bank,

but elsewhere in the palestinian territory. the palestinian authority is actually conducting its own rates in jeanine, or at least 7 palestinians has been killed in the last 2 weeks. the fighters in gene in say that they are not going to lit up against the p a. and the p a itself says it wants to crack down on armed resistance fighters and places like nablus. and you need to send who does eat all a man christmas celebrations have been new to the across the occupied westbank in bethlehem, the best place of jesus. many of dedicating pres to victims of israel's genocide in garza, the it will be no large christmas tree and bethlehem's name square and no festive lights. the foreign tourist that usually visits the palestinian city are also absent. don't the religious ceremonies will be held into abraham has moved from bethlehem of silence nights is

a known christmas carol. the talks about a peaceful and silent night in bethlehem. it's refers to the 1st christmas within 2000 years ago. it's now the year 2024 and it is a silent night here in bethlehem. not because of peace. but because of lack of it, the square was usually filled with people not just tell us to me is but also international torres, which come to about the land, which is known as the capital of person. that's always been my point to get people to come here with people to travel here. that is so important. and i even seen when they go with it. you said you to this to this and that's it. can those avoid the realities when they're confronted with city oddities of occupation? it's not just by terms of we don't have people days, a clear policy from district location to isolate our cities and particularly the

birthplace of jesus christ. that's why i'm is the city that have really depends on tourism and to see shops, news on christmas eve, which is usually the peak of the season. is something usually on heard of palestinians remind us that's in the year 2023. and just before the war broke out, there were 40 books for the season before everyone canceled. they hope the next year will be better that the will would end and internationals and tours will come to palestine. it's not just to boost its economy, but also to show palace to me is that they're standing with them. a new report by a un back to monitoring group is warning the famine a spread across to done according to the ip seeing you, the conflict as was engine already dias. situation with more and 24000000 people in

urgent need of food age. the group says it has detected funding in at least of 5 areas and says that 5 more areas will face them and between december this year and may next you. the conflict which started at 20 months ago has displaced 25 percent of students population. dustin lynch is a lead analyst at the city on conflict observatory. he says, the reports of famine show intend on both sides in the war to stop ponts, if the population, a sudan used to be a bread basket, not only for east africa, but for countries and limit at least you a um, you know, other countries in the gulf and i think forth through day i'm going to be facing a fan and as it is right now, it really kind of speaks to the horrible nature up. the civil war has been going on over the past year and a half plus. and so i, some of these numbers are extremely devastating and,

and potentially shocking. i think what's really happening is that both sides are using hunger as to what happened of war. but kind of logic is that if they allow food into parts that gave us control by the opposition or control them by the army . and then they do that as a whim for that other side. and so what you see that would assume is on forces. i'm there and all of our food to enter into dar for me amounts that they need to and just see me and also with rep support forces where all of the areas where there has been declared examine and where the project examined are under their control as well, and the disregard that both sides have for the populations is really, really striking as for countries in the west and it is very uncomfortable, right? because one of the main the backers of the rep supports for us is the main backer is the u. a which is a critical ally of the us,

all of us. ok. and so this is a very uncomfortable conversation. the diplomats have to navigate the most am beaks, interior ministry says at least 21 people have been killed in on rest in the country since monday. that's when the top cold confirmed the governing parties, presidential election when the opposition is cooling on supporters to shop down the country and has disputed the results. having the task reports from a hotel police. and so just a moment because capital have to score people to and from the airport protest as a blocking some roads, making it hard for people in my put attempts to move. they insist october's election was ranked, and they are tired of the governing freely. my party, the people one for the people, one piece the people once award. yeah they, they young people, they want to work the i tired. there's no work you in wasn't being, there's no job the government make. it's hard, very hard. so yeah,

they're not taking care of on us. i mean, yeah, in about the main office is shanita financial with plenty isn't self imposed exile from outside the country, officials from his party. so his life is in danger. like having here. because a so we just made for him to be here is he's come but the spacious, i think they have a lot of games in terms of degree president in that daniel chapel and his 1st speech off to being picked today between a promise to reach out to his arrival with lenny fuels, he will be to the post election and res has cost economy disrupting business of languages, ports and a port. this be more on risk since the constitutional counsel confirmed the governing parties when in the dispute election, blending ties and blocking of road, just how protests a say they are shutting down. mozambique, you see this in the pool unable is that people are frustrated about corruption and

the high cost of living. not all of my printer is chaotic. most businesses are still closed, but it's been generally quiet in the middle class and affluent areas is more security in pool areas. we police are deployed near potential hot spots. how long they will be out. you will depend on how quickly this political crisis can be resolved. hardwood tests out of the still ahead on now to 0. iran live, so then on whatsapp and google play taking the 1st step towards using strict internet censorship. the ones protest in panama against donald trump's threat to reclaim the countries into oceanic canal the

their winter property is still going on. more or less the hungry and plain sizes for the balkans and towards the north in greece around this area of low pressure that's in cold air. so it's produced a fair amount of snow in contrast. so that's, this is a day with much mild and which will change things in those in your so in hungry budapest look like the softer data. so snow it stop staring here. this those tend to go for the size of the southern balkans and into a ball gary was rain showers to the south of that, particularly affecting southern and turkey. most of the rest of europe enjoying fine weather, but this double figure of weather which should feel better, probably will come with a pool of clients. so this time to some degree, by the time it reaches poland bowl. so it was a prime example. it doesn't really lift temperatures, it just gives you an increasing likelihood of class, or even the assistant followed by saturday. now what's happening in this part of

measure it and will inevitably spill over to know if i forget all the show breeze and showers for out. jerry introduce you. but rob a stronger wind around the southern gulf, the safety. so for libya, in particular with them when the for a couple of days, there are a few shares likely in west africa as well, but mostly the story which is seasonally correct is dry. until you get much nearer to the equate to the unique perspective. what could my community be gaining if we weren't spending money on all of those bonds? killing innocence? and as i said, 11 on, on her voices, the world has turned its back on so that our lives to match. so many people matter just as much as any other connect with our community and be part of the conversation. we feel very unsafe because of the 2nd child presidency. they don't see the need and then trying to appease the people on social media. the stream on out to 0 to see examining the impact of today's headlines. no 4 in power liberated

the syrians. and this is, syrians has to determine how the future looks like setting of gender for tomorrow's discussions is young people from across the world can collaborate. why can't our world leaders international filmmakers in world class journalists, bring programs to enforce and inspire too many to justin pratt and much as it should be on the agenda. financials, era. the . the hello again, this is just a reminder of our top stories. this, our serious new administration says and opposition groups have agreed to disband

and phone one on the outside says the functions will join forces under the ministry of defense, christians have been celebrating mass in many parts of syria. ahead of christmas day worshippers were able to carry out food services in damascus on tuesday night. after the promise of protection by the new administration is randy forces have attacked a full story building in giovanni, a killing at least 9 palestinians. several have been injured and more, i believe, to be under the russell in iran. the government has lifted a 2 year band on what's up and google play, taking the 1st step towards easing the countries strict internet censorship. the decision has been unanimously approved by the cyber space council. iran has some of the toughest internet restrictions in the world. some popular ups like telegram and

instagram were banned in 2022. following nationwide protests spelled by the death of most that many in cost of the president must have possessed in who came to power in july, had pledged to ease these restrictions as part of his campaign and joins now, lifeline. they got it much as of a who is a political analyst and senior fellow at the center of international policy, and she joins me now live from washington dc. new. gotta thank you so much for joining us on the edges here and use our. i'd like to begin by asking you to paint a picture of the scale, the digital landscape, any ron? because the government says that this is the 1st step in scaling back internet restrictions. but what does it actually like in terms of the, the scale of restrictions in iran, the soonest you escape restrictions, as you mentioned, are pretty fast. this is something that goes back to as far as 2009 after the green

movement, the mass protest against the government, where the ban on facebook and twitter started boxed in for testers were using facebook and twitter, mostly social media for mobilizing organizing, but also for posting and disseminating images of the prototypes. and then i remembered how the to the outside world sending them to the. a to the media and to the band 1st initially came with those citing national security threats and other sort of reasons or excuse us, by the state. and to this day, as you mention many social network platforms including youtube, talley, brown, facebook, twitter, even watch side. these messaging apps are either band or written, they hi restrictions, instagram included. and this is something that creates 2 issues for audience one day and have to pay money to obtain these vps or proxies that would help them go

around the bands. it's not always successful that a lot of the run use use that is just become part of their everyday life and to it just slows down access to most of the internet due to the buttons. so sometimes even when i try to get in touch with friends and loved ones is higher, it's very hard. you have to try what side you try face time. you try all these different communications and it doesn't always work, but it's not always high quality. so it's, it's a pretty strict sort of landscape when it comes to filtering and binding for all of these applications. and so what's up has been banned since 2022. but other platforms like youtube, of course, use widely around in many parts of the world. well, youtube has been banned since 2009. so what do you think at this moment the government is looking to relieve some of the restrictions on social media? well, this is one of the major demands or issues that the young population has with the government and they've been demanding

a removing of these bad. the sort of the hard line and conservative forces in the country have to this point succeeded in keeping the field trading and actually adding more to the bands. and previous governments how farm is to be able to remove some of these buys to restore some of the internet speed. they haven't been able to really deliver as much. and this president as well, the reformers president position beyond that was also one of his promises of his campaign. and so i think this is user. see this as one step in that direction of fulfilling one of the promises they don't see it as a not necessarily is just to one up and one store, but the google play and what sob and users are saying. there are other apps that are much more why do use in around, for example, in start down, where a lot of users also use for small businesses for online sales, for their lively as well as this bond has essentially put a lot of hurdles on the under way of not just their personal but also their

professional life. and so it's not seen as enough, but i guess it's a 1st step and we just have to wait and see how it's going to be on folded. is it going to be a concrete opening on these are the is a government going to him because more restrictions, while the users are able to use them? that's just roommates to be seen. and the guy you've, you've painted a picture of the, the demand for being able to access these ads, particularly among young people. and then of course, on the other side, there's still this perspective from the hotline is who say that these, these apps are actually allowing access to the iranian people would, would be a gift for a bronze enemies. is there any sort of residence among young people when views like that are expressed or, or is those views don't really relate to, to what that, what they want and why they want to be able to access these apps? you know, i honestly, the majority of the younger population, i would say,

does not a sort of except the reasoning when it comes to national security threats to around social security to sovereignty. and also what the hardliners fee is to this cultural attack on their values on social values of the country, the costs when we talk about protecting the family in the core values of the country for some of what they call coding codes. indecency of the, on these apps that the population is going to be exposed to. but one of the main arguments, i think that the young generation makes is that these bands are just so blanket that they're not even banding what it is being described. that is just band dining . a wide variety of this actually contents are access that people just need for their everyday normal lives. and that they do have and many of the neighboring countries and across the world. and it's just something that's held to the wrong you society back when it comes to the technology and access to the world. and it's

kept them sort of in a form of isolation if you will, because of this lack of access to some of these apps or some of the services and also the slow speed of the internet. thank you so much. that got it. that's in the got it more much as of the who is a political analyst and senior fellow at the center for instructional policy. thanks for having me now. so ukraine, where a ballistic missile strike has hit the central city of cranberry, the city official, a city official said run the russian attack, killed one person and injured 11 others. the attack targeted a residential area, partially destroying a full story apartment building. the area is the hometown of president of a lot of me is a landscape and is located near the russian occupied territory and has been a frequent target during the war. once part of the soviet union, ukraine still has relics of its nuclear paused left behind remnants also system

that was able to destroy countries. in a mass of just minutes, alex good helpless, visited a decommissioned nuclear side, which has been turned into a museum during the cold war. this nuclear missile side of the southern ukraine was part of a network that was built to deter anyone from attacking the soviet union. it's come on, post is designed to shield the lowest crew from everything, but the direct nuclear hits. a long corridor on the ground leads to a shopped 40 meters deep through a steel door, all the ways and media tons. this is how you gain access to the come on post policy . the crumbs living quarters for took sense off is a former commander, and the soviet union strategic missile forces now tend to a guy pennsylvania. he talks us through what would happen in the event of a nuclear war for the 90 degrees. and once the bustle plant is activated, the codes received unlocked, the targeting sequence, the long shoulder, it's transferred to the miss solved site of with then launch themselves using

a jewel key of button. the system symbol, tennessee pressed by 2 people. this is the epi sent to the missile control center. now this controlled a network of 10 missile silos each silo containing for me. so one missile containing 10 warheads, now, huge warheads, had the destructive power about the t times, plus the phones that exploded and killed everybody and her russian back in 1945. so incredible homeless the poke elliptic power. and this is where it was controlled from bill. when else, whether you'd have a considered just how many people would be killed by his actions. or i'm guys, a member of who is strictly on the orders are to have an american once visited, who is in charge of a similar asylum. he told me that he was also a place to follow. his oldest will came close to destruction several times during the cold war. and now with the spread of nuclear weapons,

a possibility of nuclear conflict is again on the rise. this is the actual missile silo. now, when the combined orders would be given this a 120 ton hatch would spring open and the me so be launched within seconds live in 15 minutes off to that millions of people would be dead on the other side of the planet. now this is the commissions, but there are hundreds of these active missile silos across russia, across the united states. and increasingly across china. alex could helpless out to 0, southern ukraine. in panama, demonstrate as have gathered outside the u. s embassy to protest against donald trump and his threat to reclaim the countries into oceanic canal. the term said washington could take over the panama canal, if tolls for us ships on those reduced. the canal which opened in 1914 was built by the united states and turned it over to panama in 1999. trump has

spoken about us expansion into canada and the danish territory of greenland before threatening panama. but the central american country is pushing back a series of over reports to santa monica. now, the artificial war to wait, connecting the atlantic and pacific oceans was once controls whether united states that change 25 years ago. but now donald trump says the united states could take it back to our navient. com, or as have been treated very unfair. and in your dishes way, the fees being charged by panama ridiculous, highly unfair, especially knowing the extraordinary generosity that has been bestowed to panama, as i say, very flawlessly, by the united states. this complete rip off of our country will immediately stop

the stop. he's comments and go dependent. most precedent was with to reply got on the water. oh, you cannot live every square meter of the panama canal and its surroundings below to panama, and will continue to belong to panama, the sovereignty and independence of the country. a non negotiable, the canal was built in the early 19 hundreds, and the us controlled it until 1977. when jimmy carter signed a series of treaties that gave control to panama. those treaties allow the us to intervene militarily, if the canals neutrality threatens. but don't give washington any ride to take it back up to $14000.00 ships across the canal per year. it's the 2nd most important water wayne, the world after this wes canal. and around 75 percent of the goods passing through the canals are either coming from or headed to the united states. china is a canal 2nd biggest customer. a chinese company owns 2 of the 54 to located close

to the canal. and that may be what trump had in mind when he warned against these falling into the wrong hands and suggested china, what's exciting influence over it. china is getting stronger and left in america. so many things the terms he's putting for in, in he's a social network are related to that to know mary. my name was economy's d, p linked to the us, more than $20000.00 americans lived there. and the us dollar is an official currency drums remarks have generated concerned in a region field with uncertainty about what i need from presidency will bring about and the impact it will have on secuity and global trade status. i will, i'll just see to the tiny government is looking for investors full and ambitious project, a bridge connecting the indian and pacific oceans the design coals for the deep ports and rail link that would connect them. the idea has been discussed for

centuries and will likely face many obstacles. if it goes ahead. tony chang has more from mental pristine. beecham, thailand, southern coast on spoils by tourism old trade. but the government's promoting a project that could turn this into one of the busiest trading routes in the world . or the land bridge is a project that involves the construction of 2 deep sea pools. one knew the town or for know the other underneath jump on. a high speed rail which shuttle containers between the 2 and the pipeline for the transfer, the oil and gas. and then the by fishing village, the residents are concerned. they know very little about the project. but the local government has told them they'll have to move those without the right deeds won't get any compensation. if that's what happens is that most of the people here are fishermen. they do traditional fishing with small boats. if the project goes ahead,

our traditional life will be gone. everything in our village will disappear. the provincial capital run on a bustling board. a town name in law is famous mainly for its fish market. the device government says they're ready to become a center of global trade, and investors from the u. a saudi arabia and china are already showing up the chinese assessing if this is an opportunity that can connect time these trade and how they can put investment in this project. the idea is known as a new one. the crow, this most has historically been at the center of speculation about the channel linking the indian and pacific oceans. for centuries, thailand has toyed with the idea of using. this was the way that goes up between thailand to me and my to get across to the gulf of thailand, which edits now was point would only need a canal of about 40 kilometers. but the technical capabilities,

the cost and the diplomatic ramifications have always stilton. of $94000.00 ships a year passed through the streets of moleskin, the land bridge could come full days of that journey, but upset the geopolitical balance of the region. especially of china takes an interest tire really racing southward uh through the oceans. and this could be another breakthrough for china. us, of course, would not countenance that they would maneuver to offset and you know, push back against any chinese assertions. so this would be a complicated to, to help with co, you question. the proposed cost of the land bridge, a trillion us dollars may be enough to sink these ambitious plans. but the dream of joining 2 of the world's oceans through thailand will likely remain tony chung, out to 0 rent on southern time in still ahead on now to hear how also special glasses, helping communities with

a drought crisis. in shillings on this mountain, the the,

[000:00:00;00] the nasa is attempting to fly closer to the sun than any other man made object in history. it's taken the pocket soul approved 6. he is to fly from cape canaveral toward the sun to attempt the mission. the plan is full,

the spacecraft to fly within 6000000 kilometers off the surface. well that might sound far away, but to put that in perspective the is about 150000000 kilometers away. what's it like to fly that close to the sun? temperatures could be as high as 1400 degrees celsius and nasa is expected to lose contact with the cross jude with broke, soon as you to the surface and will lead to re establish communication. during the week, while i'm joined now by jonathan mcdowell, who is an astronomer at the harvard smithsonian center for astrophysics. jonathan, thank you so much for joining us on the algae are in use. i'll of. let's begin 1st by asking the question of why, why do we need to know more about the sun and how can that help people in their everyday life? right, well the sun affects as intimately, not just with the spectacular light shows like the northern lights that were,

were prominent in solar storms earlier this year. where, where the sun spins out material that hits the surface the atmosphere can damage communications. but of course, you know, the psalm, it also provides all of the energy that we use uh, provides our daylights. and so we need to understand that because we know that it can do weird things a 100 years ago. the sun did an enormous flare that knocked out all the electrical systems. but we're uh that, that in existence that would be really bad if it happens again today. so there's a lot of interest in it and take a closer look at this on to figure out how it does the things that it, that jonathan took us through the scientific significance of this moment. because of course, as we just listed, there are many challenges ahead for this project. us. right. and you know,

here we are sitting 93000000 miles and the son parker is zipping past the side of the incredible speed at only 6 to 7000000 miles above the surface. and it is uh, uh, able to sort of taste the touch, the outer atmosphere of the sun. so the very 1st time, closer than anything we've built has ever gotten to the sun. and so it's going to measure magnetic seals radiation and other kinds of particles that cause that what the outer atmosphere of the sun is made of how the gas is flowing. and all of that tell, gives us like clues and the inside into how the sun puts out these flares, how it directs with the or jonathan. there is this period as i mentioned in the introduction where, where there will be a lack of contact. so at what point will we actually have a sense of whether or not this has been a success?

right, as it is going to be a nervous few weeks before the park, i guess, far enough from the sun to to not be sort of blinded, but biased rate by its interference. it's coasting out now. it passed the sun about 11 hours ago. it's testing out toward venus could be over to venus. and you know, this is actually the 22nd time that parker has made a, as bad as the sun. this is close to that has come before but, but we've got enough experience with it now to be confident that yeah, we won't hear from it for a little while. but in a few weeks, when it gets far enough away for us to re get in contact, it will send back it's bonanza of scientific measurements. it has been making over the past day. jonathan, thank you for your explanation. a very fascinating story. that's jonathan mcdowell . an astronomer at the harvard smithsonian center for astrophysics. thank you. scientists in south america drawing inspiration from asia to help solve the drought

crisis in these mountains. artificial glaciers in the himalayas have helped the storage and flow of water to communities. long off to the snow has melted now researches into a want to take advantage of the abundant ice in the winter to keep water available when the summer sets in the sand, human reports from the andes mountains. this is the my book canyon and chillies. and these mountains known as horse country. but for the reader, him on medina, feeding his animals has become untenable to him, closely buckling the. this is the 1st harvest of height, it becomes most curious, and some of the price goes up until it disappears altogether. we have to search for the photo site or why at any price. i'll try to sell off half of my hood. again. it's spring here, but come some of this mountain valley will become a desert. right now this looks very lush and green, but in about

a month it's going to be yellow and totally dr. because of the drought, an ongoing drive that's less than more than 15 years here. but what is the voice to released by snowing glaciers in spring? could be prolonged to the critical summer months. that's the goal of the news project to build artificial glaciers. cold ice to pass from these middle structures via not not the today or sweetwater reserves or the glaciers. and in the last 50 years, half of the world's ice mass has melted. the magic begins in winter when temperature is dropped. well below 0. the water from the stream of the melting glacier is harnessed, moves up a hose and releases a night spray that eventually turns into a rock hard structure, up to 14 meters high. the inspiration came from far away from the village in

a barren desert plateau in the himalayas. using branches, sticks and logs, villages had been building i stupidly named after a cone shaped buddhist monument to access precious water in summer. their julian counterparts are using artificial intelligence, solar energy and satellite internet to improve their technique. but ultimately, it's the force of gravity that supplies water to the stoop, as if someone get a, these hoses are placed, 4 to 500 meters, a pill upstream, with just the difference in altitude that pushes the water to the top of the super, where it comes out as a spray of droplets plug granger to newman, you'll says he's noticed a positive impact. you're going to see that if you have it's retaining of the disappearing for years. so for most folks is um condos. all sort of dining to the natural and i'll be done 22 years. it's hope they'll be at least 50 i supers in this area to prolong water supplies to help restore some of the andes declining it

goes system countering advancing climate change. one drop at a time, you see in human al jazeera clinton, my boy g stores, he's industry and he is victorious, stays a baffling to pull down bush fires that have been raging for several days. and they've declared a total fire that across the region. entire communities near the grampians national park has been forced to evacuate. the fire has consumed more than $44000.00 tax as of land. it is expected to continue funding for weeks. emergency services have one of a high risk bush fires season during australia is summer in japan, more than a 1000 people have gathered at a shrine in osaka, for you and ritual to lawful way bad memories. oh, citizens locked together for 20 minutes,

holding amulets symbolizing joy and renewal. the ritual is inspired by a japanese miss with gods used last to entice the sun goddess out of the cave to leave to cleanse negative energy and attract good fortune the year ahead. that's the news for now. i'll be back in a moment with more news. thanks for watching the a meeting of minds you need to compose fragments. architecture becomes in a reno in assembly, where you can place all these evidence together and start seeing things architect, vitamin and photographer trevor pac man, pod one. another thing that i really want out of art, which is not simply things that are trying to see the world, but things that give you a glimpse of how the world could be different. judy,

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