so became d r e a c b students and a totally the timeless journey. the serial new president's repeats, his call for unity at a national dialogue meant a chart. the country's political future, the 0 life from headquarters and south time getting navigate to also coming up 6 palestinian children die from the cold weather in gaza. israel is refusing to allow mobile phones on turns into the strip. despite the ceasefire agreements. after meeting the us presidents in washington,

the french leader and my new out of my cross as a cease fire in your brain as possible in the coming weeks and heavy fighting. and this through the news campus for the army is trying to gain more ground from the parent military rapids support forces. we report from cartoon, the serious president, shut out, has opened a national conference in damascus and repeated his call for unity. the dialogue and tends to try to path forward politically. i'm leaving ground work for a new constitution. it also aims to address economic, social, and political issues. the new government, which to power in december has promised an inclusive political transition. and this conference was one of fits punches and the,

this is a period of rebuilding our country of decades of destruction of devastation, syria is indivisible and that one might slice in our unity series economy has been reeling on the systematic vandalism. yep. the nucleus of development lies within. we require a plan for resuscitation, and we must 10 series opportunities into practical investment johnson. we must stand firmly impartially against those who may seek to undermine our unit. for a sole source our has this update from damascus of the city and national de la costa. this is on the way at the presidential palace right behind me. that was used by somebody for decades now. $500.00 syrians, more than $500.00 syrians in the odd gathering and this submit the team to 6 working groups, which each of them is called as it commented. so just call economy comedy, such as transitional justice comb with the such a civil liberties comedy, but move them. perhaps the most important one is the cost additional comedy that is

mainly going to be responsible for that as being a new constitution for syria over the course of the next $3.00 or 3 years. have a serious here, are seeing that this, but they, they are not expecting any court decision to be made or to come out out of this quote because they still say this is a historic date for the nation. because this is for the 1st time since the beginning of the civil war in 2011, that syrians from different walks of life from different. and i do want to conform to come back, girls from people in occupations are coming together and discussing, having a national dialogue on how to rebuild the country, how to build a future for syria and syria. this was 7. i'll just go to the mascot. the sanctions on syria, which have been in place since 2011 targeted it's financial transactions,

oil exports and trade among others. since then, it's economy has shrunk by 85 percent. it's g d p dropping from $6.00 to $7.00 and a half 1000000000 dollars to 9000000000 dollars and 202390 percent of syrians now live in extreme poverty. nearly 13000000 don't have enough foods. the sanctions also made it difficult to bring in aid and medical supplies, and experts estimate it could take decades to return to the pre or g d, p in 2011 as another decade to fully rebuild countries. let's say it's a rob guy's been sold as elect or an international security at king's college ones in joining us from london. thanks for your time. let's talk about the messaging that's may come out of this national conference right now. first, i'm on the domestic front. what is the message that middle shudder and this new administration is sending to the local syrian population as well? i think the keen total message is that unity is stressed many, many times you know,

this concept of the syrian people warm that were altogether different ethnicities. and religions are welcome in this new rebuilding of the country and this has been met out showers or narrative since he came to power. and this is something that the west and the european countries in particular have been trying to make sure he upholds and that his words are matched by actions on the ground. and it is not just essential for an aid and for sanctions release, but also at to make sure that syria does not descend into act. no, really just to him, well into sick tyrene fines. remember that many of these groups, these minority groups like out of whites like christians, was the representative in the governing actions of the previous aside regime. so there is also cause the justice against them. but the government needs to make sure that the syrians who i agree with the previous governments, crimes don't take the lo into their own. how does this, does it, terry intention?

which is the 2nd message that al sharp, to idea across. they focus on just based on the justice through the rule of law, not through savings taking the lower in their own hands. the question is, how will he pull this off? because syria is made up of all sorts of different groups. we talk about the rebels, but there are marietta fashions, many of whom, including h d, a supplemental showers, previous group alleged was committed war crimes over the years. so will this be a one sided justice or will it be more if we kind of forgive them to get out of the state? that's very much an open question inside syria. and when it comes to the issue of sanctions relief, obviously, i mean huge. the importance uh for the country to get that released to get the country going. how closely will the international community be looking at? what transpires out of this national dialogue conference or? well, i think they are very keen to see any clue save donald,

come for the one that isn't just the bulk sticking. and i think that's the big. obviously this conference is just a water phase of that. on the 1st of march, we're supposed to have a new transitional, adult woman who will be in this government. we don't yet know, and we're supposed to have a new legislative assembly at a time. the $31.00 and $2.00 elections can be held in a few years time. again, we don't know the will be in that. and he can do, for example, on the committee that was supposed to add this, helping this process helping out. i'm going to shower this process 7 individuals, which shows of 5 of whom would men dissolve all very close to h d s? yes, that was female representation. yes, that was christine representation. but otherwise we're excluded and drew's were excluded. and this is a key source of friction intention, so it's the house to show that it's in charge and it's the one calling the shots because it was the have the monopoly on power and bought and said, you need to be a state of the same time it has to be inclusive,

otherwise it rest spoken except terry intentions. ok, rob guys penfold lecturer an international security at king's college london. thank you. thank you. the please. 6 children and gaza have died overnights because of the cold weather. one of the victims, a baby girl called she was just a few days old. tens of thousands of palestinians across the strip are living among the rubble of their destroyed homes. strong winds and heavy rains of turn makes of shelters and to barely livable spaces. the humanitarian crisis is being worse than by israel's blockade on age and mobile homes. a thought is about as soon as our correspondent joining us from what i saw in southern gaza. tell us about the children who have died because of the cold and the living conditions that that have

led to this well, during the suffering of people in the gaza strip is not trudging to you. it's a preventable crisis. and children should not be freezing to death in the 21st century. as everybody knows that this has been a part of a systematic strategy that has been widely used in implemented you during this 1st phase of a piece by agreement, deliberate up struction of the intrinsic simple tips. a quick show to mobile homes alongside we get off numbers of make shift tents. we understand that according to the us useful agreement at $200000.00 midship tens must that goes about what has coming to this trip. since the onset of this phase, only 19000 that makes shift tens that have been distributed to many geographical locations. that could be a fraction of the basic mississippi's of cause us population until now. only 12. kara bonds that meet him above shelters have been sent to the gaza strip,

but not for sheltering purposes. bite has been sent for humanitarian aid agencies to facilitate the operations in gaza out of at least 60000. make sure that 60000 mobile homes must be sent to the point of video. now these elements have been compounding the entire simulating crisis in gauze as these very a few patient forces are still bound. these entries with, you know, from mountains, as children along side with the elderly. people have been quite less fun, rubble to cope with the harsh elements that's resulted from disappear harsh with winter conditions as people here are holding for an immediate h a n 3 to the gaza strip. but to now there has been a plea shortfall of the implementation of the ceasefire agreement. okay, thank you so much. todd is about zone reporting from alpha and got some, it still has on. i'll just find out why a rise in the number of people visiting indian administered kashmir to be putting

the regions for steam environment mattress. the in depth analysis of the day sidelines is lebanon's ami capable of keeping the peace both internally and externally informed opinion. the united states investing in the redevelopment of jobs, the, i think would be a great idea. but again, if you propose to remove the people who actually live critical debate is the freezing of us a id in line with these goals inside story on how to 0 connecting communities. what would you like to see happen for a new syria to emerge is no way we could live in the country again where i see it is for displacement is part of our presence. opening up the conversation

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syria's new presidents has called for unity in his address at a national dialogue conference and damascus. the meeting is intended to charter pop forward politically and laid the groundwork for a new constitution. at least 6 children in gaza have died because of a cold weather, including an newborn baby girl. forcibly displaced, palestinians are living and worn out tens that offer a little protection of humanitarian crisis as being saucer bates had by israel's locates on h, the french president. wy, my cross says he believes a truce between russia and ukraine could happen in the next few days. a few weeks rather, his comment to us media came after a meeting with president donald trump at the white house. oh, and fisher reports. i want to say the french president for the long relationship with donald trump, a man who could have influence as the world contemplates peace and ukraine.

president, the crown is very special man. in my book. it's clear donald trump wants us to get something out of it. support but keep doing it's 2 year long back deal on real f minerals the ability to access and exploit. he believes the deal is close ended would help you cling to the deals being worked on where are they getting very close to getting an agreement, beneficial to their economy, to their, to them as a country. but you know, work for $350000000000.00. how we got there. i don't know, but that's a lot of money. lot. a lot of money invested in we had nothing, nothing to show for it from try to claim you're not given as much as the us only to be surprisingly corrected with a hand on the arm. no, in fact, need to be frank. we paid, we paid 60 persons, so it's possible presidents zalesky could be in the white house on the next 2 weeks . but he's rejected the initial deal from the americans,

insisting their supports within the form of grant. and i believe not loans. and he's not ready to sign away the rights for young ukrainians and the bid police, or i'm not signing something that 10 generations of ukrainians will be paying off. the europeans are way ahead of us with a fluids piece talks. they want us security guarantees, especially a person except you'd a p and trips monitoring the piece that specifically asked them that question. he has no problem with the news conference after the 2 ment, president mccord and want that it's not a quick piece deal that's needed. one point, what the last thing, what, let's try to get something 1st, which is, which can be assessed, checked and verified. and let's be sure that we build sufficient guarantees them to sheltering. and this is where we are ready to be engaged. donald trump said he'd have a piece deal for ukraine before he even returned to the oval office. that hasn't happened, but people are talking about a name to the fighting because of him. something that hasn't happened in almost 3

years. there are differences between ukraine and russia, obviously, between the europeans and the us, and between the ukrainians and the us. but that's when negotiations are for island fisher. i'll just either at the white house, china has rejected a proposal by donald trump for washington, beijing on moscow to have their defense spending, saying it's budget is entirely necessary. the russian president vladimir fruits and however, thinks it's a good idea. let me just do it. so we could reach an agreement with the us on cutting defense budgets. we have no objections. i think it's a good idea. the us would reduce it by 50 percent and we would reduce it by 50 percent in china. could to invite a if it wishes. we believe this is a good proposal and we are ready for discussions on this matter. do we have some of all about joining us from moscow? so as we hear this was pretty much welcomed by president clinton. yes,

absolutely. quite interesting rhetoric from the russian side isn't that so pacing cold trumps proposal to reduce russia. u. s. military spending a good initiative. and in his interview, he has said that russia and the us could agree to cut spending by 50 percent, and russia is ready to can see that this proposal and they smooth and according to pace in china. could jump in late, say if they actually want to join so at if all dots will be carried out to a who mean as a shift in the well security. and we're also in the world security landscape. and we're also hearing from red flags, repeating us, saying that europe should not be excluded from tooks on the ukraine on the you print in peace settlement that was year of uh uh, which was relax since to communicate with russia, calling it an aggressive uh that's according to budget page and we know that donald

trump said recently the boy knew crate but might finish within a few weeks. and that probably involves his amazing was legend the present and will know that a russia and the us have a pairing that presidential meeting right now. but of course we have to wait and see what kind of uh, uh, statements will be made uh off. so those negotiations and probably they will be very, they will be different from these optimistic statements that we're hearing right now and where'd where things stand with the rare earth minerals deal. tell us about the as well, one of the most significant things that we've had was the president's proposal to the americans, to jointly develop a rep as many rules in russia, including on the temperature versus so called newly quad lines. and the don't boss,

according to patient russia has weigh more rad as minerals than ukraine. and rushes, deposits need a lot of effort and investment to develop peace and also to us to help build a new hydro electric power station in siberia, which will supply which can supply environment friendly energy to produce any medium. and after that, russia would be able to explore up to $2000000.00 tons of medium a. yeah, to the us and it will help stabilize prices. and we'll be mutually beneficial for all but it, well a to move forward with the, the medium production instead be, were at $15000000000.00 of investments on needed. and some people now say it's a bit of a discrepancy because things happen so rapidly. and now americans are very hungry for as many rules, and they wanted to sign a deal with zalinski. we know that, i mean, they say that's a russian present. previously, there were some present a previously,

it was denying any kind of deal. and he was criticizing of america and well, pretend that immediate opponents to open up the russian men your results as to washington. something he was reluctant to do previously blaming the west. a in, in the desire to acquire russian results is okay. thank you. you'll. yeah, thank you for thought reporting from moscow. the russian forces have taken control of many a few cranes, a 150 coal mines, and small sco onyx crimea. in 2014 and troops sofa occupies 13 of ukraine's 21 coal plants which are vital for the country's highly lucrative steel industry. trial stratford reports from a steel plant is oper, reach you in eastern ukraine. the iron and steel industry generates billions of dollars, fee crane countries cook supplies of vital to making steel, but many of the cook problems, and now on the russian control. and according to the new you, as president,

ukraine may have to make territorial concessions, which could mean never getting back in the industry like this to the main line with his coaches from visiting the combat aside. it is impossible to extract. we now have to bring mole raw materials from a file. it's expensive to just take a look. we're very concerned about what the us is now say this. so if you built plantings, i appreciate dating back to the 19 thirty's he's owned by the private company met invest. it still manages to produce a so if you crane steel despite coming on to repeat the attack, the company also used to i me as a style steel plants in mary awful scene here under attack in 2022 during a russian siege. that last it almost 3 months. as of style was one of the 2 still plants, much invest, owned in mariel. before russia took full control of the city in may 2022.

the 2 facilities used to produce 40 percent of ukraine steel. pablo used to work, but as of style said, well it's very difficult. i really want to go home, these businesses, plastic and if control and the country's future if the russian occupied territory is not returned to us, it'll be very difficult for ukrainian economy to recover. since ross has full scale invasion in 2022 possible, if he said taking control of 32 and po box will be similar to this of the by met to invest. a full phone was polls the flows down. last month's been for growth because russian policies are involved to represent the last potentially hundreds of billions of dollars worth of equipment. the natural resources to make things was like other countries, ukraine still exp, bolts to the us,

potentially phase. the tires of 25 percent imposed by president trump and russia has made exports more difficult since taking control of poles. as we'll see. the point we have limited exporting opportunities along the sea, colorado compared to the pre will period. when we had access to for c ports, we have to reorient take away from it least markets towards european markets in overland transport is complex and expensive. the government says it doesn't to yet to have a solely plan for the mines. know the coke and steel plants, if russia would to keep control of the land it now occupies. and that according to donald trump cannot be ruled out. charles, drop it down to 0, is that for russia? there's heavy fighting in this through the news capital cartoon. that's where the army is seeking to gain more ground from the paramilitary rapids support forces. the charities, doctors without borders says it's been forced to suspend all attacks of it is in

north star for because of escalating violence in the area from car to have. a morgan has more on the devastating to monetary and consequence of the conflicts of many of the civilian slaves during the early days of the conflict and the months that followed. but they are still civilians. here in the capital of 2 were caught in the conflict between disabilities, army, and the parent military rapids support forces. there are also civilians in other parts of the country where there is fighting as to the new army tries to regain grounds from the iris and wide mile. for example, the city needs governments have more than 400 people were killed in the past week. in attacks by the rapids support forces in this city open fascinated, that's in north. it are for the last remaining, armstrong hold the military organization, the medical organizations, doctors without borders says that it has suspended the operation due to violence in some, some comp that's where assignment was declared lot last year. when more than 500000 people, that's more than half a 1000000 people have sought refuge. uh, most of them are there for more than 20 years. but many of them uh, having such as,

you know, a filter and refuge in the account. as soon as the south of the conflict, an april 2023. so the organization says as a result of the attacks on the account, they had to suspend their operation. and that is putting stability of as at risk. many of them don't have access to medical assistance and health care. they have nowhere to go. they've been in that displacement count for years. and in some cases that to become their home now and the suspension of the team. and it turn opperation is going to have a life threatening impact on them. so the united nations has repeatedly called on both were in parties to provide humanitarian creators and to provide protection for civilians who are affected by the conflict. but civil instrument to be caught up between the 2 wearing sites, with many of them losing their lives in the process. several towns, an engine administered customers have been seen a rise in tourism. but the influx of people is putting a strain on its fragile because system around a la con reports on the per steam snowing mountains and the indian administered

cushion near town of goods mark forest, and locals taking a day of sports and laughter. but a major problem is starting to hit the surface trash the it's estimated more than 2000 kilograms of litter from hotels and vendors in the area is collected every day . that amount of rubbish has environmental. this worries, especially with tourism in the area, hitting record numbers last year with more than 1000000 people visiting most gone and her husband came to go mark for their honeymoon, bypassing the usual tourist destinations of thailand and bali. but upon landing, she hasn't. exp may, it may now be, i think the government o n g. i should take steps and spread the message that we should keep this pace clean and beautiful. otherwise in the future as a number of tourist increase. the serenity of this place will decrease. the situation is no different than the neighboring town and behold,

government. the area has seen an unusually dry winter. that grad grab environmental list are not surprised and save the situation, could get worse. all these 2 resorts that we have, we have for join, logical zones. now if we go and, and go to up on the affinity of their duties by increased to deserves that things are not going to work fine for us. and very soon we'll see distribution. and remington dignity edition, local governments are strategizing on how to cope with the rising tours of numbers . one idea is opening up new areas. there are many areas which have been, which have not been touched yet. so call divergent places. integration with. and this government is uh, reporting all except for to have those areas accessible to this. it is something that oven boost the economy of the region as well. and the simultaneously, it will lessen the impact of the college. because uh, imbalance with no slow down of people visiting the area,

locals and government officials are hoping their region will continue to be known for its lush winter mountains and not the mountains of trash left behind and run off on al jazeera. the weather is next and the inside story examines helped from this changing us support for you frank. bye. the the it hasn't yet stopped spending in japan. that's i think it's a back to the the feed air the has covers. it was brought to what this full and this winter has been. tremendous any battery on the west coast to show up to us how kind of you can say between 3 and 5 meters as full mountains extreme. even for japan and even certain things are still running, uses escape result. and here's the thing quite well as well. but next told me about

this night the giving the temperatures of feet. and i was having to go to minus from minus one up to plus for this not in the input just to, to dry. suppose cheryl has a tool so it looks fine on thursday, but it rains just gone ahead of southern china. otherwise, temperature wise, we are on the rise is quite warm and beijing at 15 degrees, changes or 14 india to festival. the rest of the disturbance, the liner showers cross dentist on northern pakistan, northwest india, possibly thunderstorms of rain, most significant snow in there. it's not always welcome here has been a huge amount recently, but there is more to come. the shelves are gone for a dish or from buying to this. but the reason right and showing itself in the and when mr. bar orleans across or 9 couldn't see anything significant, but that's where the writing is. the reassurance increasing the evidence in northwest and india and northern pakistan. so excellent is no longer such a big issue though. it's still not good as the,

the muslim community in diana, living in a fiber and caribbean culture, this country, we're blessed. we live in harmony with all different regions. i'll just see if it welts travels to south america for a guy, and he's remington. as long as the of late and they enjoy doing it. we have a rich country in terms of diversity. that something that we can celebrate grammar time in diana analysis era. it's been 3 years since russian forces launched in all out invasion of ukraine and the art of war has turned into the course of the deal. even washington or negotiating over minerals, american support hangs in the balance. but how realistic or donald trump's demands? and what options does volume is zaleski, have this is inside store the