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arrives, after the government apologises for abuses. shigeru ishiba wins a vote to remainjapan�*s prime minister. he must now run a fragile minority government as protectionist donald trump returns to the white house. welcome to newsday. i'm katie silver. the prime minister of new zealand has made a formal apology to thousands of victims and families of young people who suffered abuse in state and faith—based institutions, such as children's homes and psychiatric hospitals, over the past 70 years. prime minister christopher luxon told survivors in parliament that the mistreatment of some 200,000 children and vulnerable adults was heartbreaking and should never have happened. let's hear what he had to say.
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today, i'm apologising on behalf of the government to everyone who suffered abuse, harm and neglect while in state care. today, i make this apology to all survivors on behalf of my own and previous governments. you deserved so much better, and i am deeply sorry that new zealand did not do better by you. i am sorry that you were not believed when you came forward to report your abuse. i am sorry that many bystanders, staff, volunteers and carers turned a blind eye and failed to stop or report abuse. tupua urlich is one of those who experienced abuse. he weny through the new zealand state care system from 2000—2011, moving from home to home and facing physical abuse from a caregiver from the age of 5. he told me more about his experiences. looking back, as a young
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person, it's really hard to put words to the feelings, and i think that is one of those natural responses to trauma is that you learn to emotionally cut yourself off. the effects of that trauma came through later on in life, and it is notjust the physical abuse, it was the disconnection from my family, from my culture, and trying to navigate the world with all this trauma behind you. it is absolutely, it's heartbreaking, and the worst part about it is it's still happening today. people talk about the royal commission and they are talking about abuse as if it is a historic thing. it is absolutely not, it is still absolutely present in the state care protection system to this day. you mention the disconnection from your culture, you are maori. i understand one caregiver did not call you by your maori name, calling you michael instead.
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you said as well there was a racist system and it makes you view yourself differently. can you explain what that's like? maori have been disproportionately affected by our state care and protection and justice system since we came here. since they came here. they have acted as another arm of colonisation and assimilation. when the only time we see our culture is reflected in negative statistics, or society that we grew up in sees us in a negative light. it is extremely hard, because when you look at our culture and us as a people, we are all about family and community, and trying to rebuild those connections as an adult, you face things like the alienation, you feel like you don't belong there. and it can be a real struggle to rebuild those connections and live as we have a right to do, which is by our culture and in ourways. what is the feeling about this apology? does it feel like you have received some sense ofjustice or is it too little, too late?
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i am 29 years old, i am the oldest surviving member of my father's family, suicides and murders have wiped them out. they all grew up in children's homes. today was not about justice, it is about recognising that the crown, the government here was responsible for the trauma my family suffered through, so today was about being here to hear what they unfortunately never got the chance to hear. justice? no, not yet. these words are nothing, unless they are followed by action, and the right kind of action, that is informed by survivors. the government have proven that, alone, they are not trusted nor capable of providing the sort of change and service that we need. 0ut out of the middle east. israel is pushing on with its fight
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against live and on. it follows reports that at least 30 people were killed in gaza since sunday night. the refugee camp in central gaza has come under heavy bombardment. 0n in central gaza has come under heavy bombardment. on monday, the idf launched a tank incursion into the western side of the camp. israel says it is trying to prevent hamas from regrouping. meanwhile in the north, gaza's hospitals have been under siege for weeks. some medical evacuations are under in an effort involving the red cross. tuesday marks the deadline set by the biden administration for israel to improve the humanitarian situation in gaza, or risk an arms embargo. the israeli military says it is taking steps to expand a humanitarian zonein steps to expand a humanitarian zone in southern gaza.
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much of gaza now looks unlivable. a month ago, america once again demanded israel take steps to reduce the number of civilian casualties. the united nations says more than 1,000 people have been killed in the last 30 days. the majority, it says, were civilians. nizar needed to see with his own eyes. in the bag is the five—year—old's auntie. his uncle, children and his sister were also killed when israel attacked a school housing displaced families in central gaza. israel's military says it was targeting hamas. "god is all we need", cries nizar�*s brother. there is food in gaza, if you can get your hands on it. this, the daily scramble for
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bread, if you can afford it. translation: if it were not for the soup kitchen, - we would have starved to death. every day, it's the same struggle. i go back and forth to the soup kitchen. 0n gaza's northern border, this is zikim. you can see the war is not over. but israel has reopened a number of crossings to allow aid in, as the us requested. it's not enough. america demanded that, by now, israel should be getting a minimum of at least 350 trucks of aid into gaza every day, but over the past month, the united nations says the average has been onlyjust over a0 trucks a day. israel does not allow international journalists free access to gaza, but i spoke to the main un aid agency there. we've got this deadline set
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by the united states. have their demands been met? no. there's not enough aid here, there's not enough supplies, people are starving in areas, people are very hungry. they are fighting over bags of flour. there's just not enough supplies. for more than a year, israel has crossed most of america's red lines. much of this was done using us weapons, but in the dying days of the biden presidency, and with more than 43,000 palestinian lives lost, it's unlikely the white house will put its foot down and cut off arms supplies. jon donnison, bbc news, jerusalem. this comes as saudi arabia hosts an emergency summit to
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address israel's military action in the region. the crown prince ali man urged israel to stop launching attacks on iranian soil and described israel because my actions in gaza as a genocide. leaders are also discussing the consequences of donald trump's return to the white house. now let's turn to azerbaijan, where there's been a breakthrough on day one of the cop—29 climate conference. delegates and world leaders have approved new standards for a global carbon market. that will allow richer that will allow richer countries to offset carbon countries to offset carbon pollution by investing in clean pollution by investing in clean energy projects or forests energy projects or forests in poorer countries. in poorer countries. the overall focus of this the overall focus of this year's summit is how to keep year's summit is how to keep long—term long—term temperature rises below 1.5 degrees — a target set temperature rises below 1.5 degrees — a target set by the 2015 paris agreement. by the 2015 paris agreement. casting a shadow over this casting a shadow over this climate activists. year's summit is the election year's summit is the election victory for donald trump, victory for donald trump, a known climate skeptic, a known climate skeptic, who has who has threatened to again withdraw threatened to again withdraw from that landmark agreement. from that landmark agreement. us climate envoyjohn podesta, us climate envoyjohn podesta, who's attending the summit who's attending the summit in baku, says the push in baku, says the push to combat global warming to combat global warming will continue, despite will continue, despite what he called a disappointing what he called a disappointing election outcome for election outcome for
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climate activists. i'm joined by a research fellow at australian national university in the world economic forum. thank you for joining me. first of all, is
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developing countries. it is what we call the upgraded system. where the developed countries are expected to not only enhance this climate finance towards the developing countries, evidenced by the floods all the major events that have been happening. we need some more time to a kind of mitigate something and to be able to save ourselves for the future but it is just there and you have to adapt to it and to do that there is a lot of financial mobilisation that needs to take place, which unfortunately has been a dilemma for the last decade or so, eversince dilemma for the last decade or so, ever since this agreement has been made. so i think it is only one year in 2022 when this target was met. 100 billion us
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dollars was mobilised. from the donor countries and the recipient countries, there is a problem of pace and a lot more challenges that we will foresee. i challenges that we will foresee-— challenges that we will foresee. . ., ., ,~' challenges that we will foresee. . ., ., foresee. i wanted to ask you about that. _ foresee. i wanted to ask you about that. you _ foresee. i wanted to ask you about that. you have - foresee. i wanted to ask you about that. you have been l foresee. i wanted to ask you about that. you have been aj about that. you have been a vocal advocate for improving how we attribute emissions. i read a piece you have written for the world economic forum on this, whether it goes to the producing countries, for example an oil producing country, one that has been consuming it. we have had from one of the top delegates from azerbaijan being vocal on this. do we need to change the way we attribute these omissions? absolutely. so, as you know that one of the major components of the cop 29 is this striking announcement that happened on article six of the carpet credit mechanism. a key
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component of the paris agreement. it is to look at how the carbon credit mechanism in the carbon credit mechanism in the system should be working. so there are two components to it. one is for the governments and the companies, which i started to happen already. that is one example. but the real implementation, in terms of how we look at these credits for more integrity credits, more transparent, more measurable in a way that it provides a transparent approach to find the real picture of how the emissions are happening, and there is no chance of leakage or double counting and all these standards really need to be measured. but there is another dilemma. i be measured. but there is another dilemma.-
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be measured. but there is another dilemma. i am so sorry, that is all— another dilemma. i am so sorry, that is all we _ another dilemma. i am so sorry, that is all we have _ another dilemma. i am so sorry, that is all we have time - another dilemma. i am so sorry, that is all we have time for - that is all we have time for for the segment of the programme. thank you, though, it was great to get your insights. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.
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you are alive with bbc news. japan's prime minister shigeru ishiba has won a vote in parliament to stay on as prime minister. it comes after his coalition lost its lower house majority in the recent snap election. mr ishiba is dealing with tensions within his own liberal democratic party, having built a reputation for openly criticising members of the party. he also needs support from the opposition to pass any bills or budgets, raising fears of potential political gridlock in a hung parliament. mr ishiba became prime minister in september, after fumio kishida stepped down amid a series of scandals that rattled public trust in the ldp. in a special parliament session on monday, mr ishiba defeated yoshihiko noda, the leader of the main opposition
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constitutional democratic party of japan. the long—ruling liberal democratic party has become increasingly unpopular, as japan faces economic challenges including soaring inflation, a sluggish economy and a weak yen. joining me now as neil newman, finance, data and an expert in japan's economy and politics, as well as being the head of strategy asterisk advisory. good to see you. can we start with foreign policy? what do we think it might look like under mr ishiba? he has promised he will strengthen japan's defence capabilities and was known for saying today is ukraine, tomorrow asia.- saying today is ukraine, tomorrow asia. well, i think ishiba, tomorrow asia. well, i think ishiba. one _ tomorrow asia. well, i think ishiba, one of— tomorrow asia. well, i think ishiba, one of the _ tomorrow asia. well, i think ishiba, one of the best - tomorrow asia. well, i thinkl ishiba, one of the best things they can do is make friends. he was very strong on having a meeting hopefully lined up with the president elect donald trump, and it may even happen
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within weeks. this is probably the best thing he can do and in talking about defence and things, he is an expert in this, so this is probably one of his strengths, even if the government is a very weak one. not necessarily a bad one but just week in what he can do. you mentioned that weakness. your hearing troubles in his own party, and then of course having to broker relations and broker deals with the opposition parties. how hard is that going to be to get things over the line? i that going to be to get things over the line?— over the line? i think it will be extremely _ over the line? i think it will be extremely difficult - over the line? i think it will be extremely difficult to i over the line? i think it will be extremely difficult to be honest, but that is not necessarily a bad thing, because we had momentum in japan, the economy, links for incorporates, unemployment is low. he was threatening to raise taxes, now he is not. the
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fact that very little can be done means that we are going to have a period of relevant —— relative stability. there will be no surprises. that is something that is positive. 0ne something that is positive. one of the best things about japan of the best things about japan of course is its political stability and the fact that nothing really radical happens in any great speed. so we will have here injapan a period of relative stability. have here in japan a period of relative stability.— relative stability. was slightly _ relative stability. was slightly lost _ relative stability. was slightly lost you - relative stability. was | slightly lost you there. relative stability. was - slightly lost you there. as we mentioned, japan, how are people they're reacting to this lack of stability?— lack of stability? there is no concern from _ lack of stability? there is no concern from people - lack of stability? there is no concern from people i - lack of stability? there is no concern from people i have l concern from people i have spoken to. it seems the same sort of idea that ishiba has tried five times to become prime minister, he has finally done it, and now he needs to
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assemble a cabinet that everybody feels some confidence in what he can actually achieve and do, and that is going to be travelling, it is going to be making friends. he needs to get close to donald trump, and it will be tricky, because he gave up will be tricky, because he gave up golf in 2017, but they do have some common areas. little known fact, they are actually both christians and from the same church. so there is some commonality between them and i think this is what we are going to see them do and probably his time as prime minister will be best used to do that. ileiil best used to do that. neil newman. _ best used to do that. neil newman, as _ best used to do that. neil newman, as always, - best used to do that. neil newman, as always, lovely debbie on the programme. china's biggest airshow is getting under way in the southern city ofjoanne howey in guangdong province. these are life pictures now of the biennial event, which is also known airshow china. it gives visitors a glimpse of the country's expanding aviation and military advances, as you can see there. this year's event is open just a day after
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the people's �*s liberation army air force marks its 75th anniversary. i am air force marks its 75th anniversary. iam pleased air force marks its 75th anniversary. i am pleased to say we can go there right now and speak to our correspondent stephen mcdonald who is at the event. stephen, what is the vibe like? please let me know what's going on there.- vibe like? please let me know what's going on there. here at the zhuhai _ what's going on there. here at the zhuhai airshow, _ what's going on there. here at the zhuhai airshow, there - what's going on there. here at the zhuhai airshow, there is l the zhuhai airshow, there is all manner of amazing tech on display. it is mostly air related, and you have air boffins and ordinary enthusiasts turning up to have a look. also military specialists. 0ne a look. also military specialists. one of the key things people are wanting to see is china's latest generation stealth fighter. now, the f—35 a,j generation stealth fighter. now, the f-35 a, j 35 generation stealth fighter. now, the f—35 a, j 35 a, sorry, when it comes out, will give china's two stealth fighter options as it tries to dominate this part of the world, with tensions in the south china sea over taiwan and the like, but we have started off today with
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drones, some of them civilian in nature, and some as you can see here pretty deadly in nature as well. missiles on the wing here, and these types of technology now clearly china wants to show off to the world what it can do 1536 00:21:14,668
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