this is g.w. news coming to live from berlin the u.s. and canada say it's likely an iranian missile brought down the ukrainian passenger plane that crashed near tehran canada's prime minister justin trudeau says multiple intelligence sources indicated a wrench shot down the plane u.s. officials believe it's highly likely that iranian air defense systems hit it accidentally killing all 176 people on. taiwan goes to the polls on saturday to choose a new president and parliament relations with china are taking center stage in the

vote our correspondent visits a taiwanese island just a few kilometers all mainland china. and surfing through the pain in indonesia survivors of the 2004 tsunami find healing in the ocean that once killed nearly everyone they knew. hello i'm terry martin thanks for joining us u.s. and canadian officials say it's highly likely that in the rain in missile brought down a ukrainian passenger jet near tehran earlier this week canadian prime minister justin trudeau says mounting evidence suggests than a rainy and surface to air missile hit the airline shortly after takeoff but iran has rejected that scenario all 176 people on board. many of them canadian were

killed in the crash which came just hours after iran launched an attack against u.s. targets in iraq. wreckage from the ukraine international airlines flight that crashed shortly after takeoff from tehran leaving the world with many questions and few answers canadian prime minister justin trudeau was the 1st to publicly announce a possible cause in iranian missile we have intelligence from multiple sources including our allies and our own intelligence. the evidence indicates that the plane was shot down by in a rainy and surface to air missile. this may well have been unintentional. this new information reinforces the need for a thorough investigation into this matter u.s. officials say they have quote a high degree of certainty that it was a missile that hit the plane earlier u.s.

president donald trump suggested it might have been unintentional. i have my suspicions it was very i don't want to say that because other people have those suspicions also. it's a tragic thing when i see that it's a tragic thing. but somebody could have made a mistake on the other could've could've made a mistake ukrainian officials have also said they were quote not ruling out a missile attack having sent a team to tehran to investigate at the u.n. ukraine insisted that iran fully cooperate the circumstances of these kind of threw off are still unclear it is now up to the experts to use to gated and to find answers to the questions what caused the crash to do so all acts piers must receive on conditional support for their investigation into the ins incident iran has now also permitted canadian and u.s.

authorities to join that probe. well for some analysis now let's cross over to steven wright he's professor of aircraft systems at temporary university in finland thanks for joining us professor how strong are the indications that this plane was brought down by a missile. good morning i think the indications are very. very telling the video footage that has emerged out of a night. indicating out of the 2 items a thing launched freely available on the internet the americans have hinted that the spy satellites of also got the infrared try says and the fall of this video from the satellite up to the point of impact which is also being. said with the eyewitness video from the ground and then as a result we then have the plane crash happening shortly thereafter so. the

reality is it appears the missile really has taken this aircraft out in such tragic circumstances that i never thought i'd see again. tell us why were planes allowed to fly out of tehran airport at all just minutes after the country started launching missiles at its neighbor i mean wouldn't that situation demand the closing their space to civilian aircraft for safety reasons. you know i can understand the thinking here but i think it's worth bearing in mind. where. the launches were likely to be that with and attacking the iraqi bice's they wouldn't necessarily be right next to the cap and so because terror on is not located on the border it's surrounded by mountains quite some distance from the iraqi and iranian border so therefore it seems plausible that you wouldn't necessarily make south commercial aviation where he's

a possible missile strike i suspect what's actually happened is. that there's just been a lack of communication if you think logically why would the government 5 not the local f o or 30 and tell them you're about saying go on a missile attack with united doesn't seem plausible. iranian authorities say they will allow the jets manufacturer boeing to examine the plane's black box earlier they said they wouldn't but now they say they will can the victims' families then be sure that this incident will be properly investigated i think side and it's not just the black boxes that will be telling and it's also all the physical evidence so there is there is demand for. international best that i should and the partners involved here are going to include the writing definitely the ukrainians and the manufacturers of the airframe and potentially the engines as

well so it's going to be a multi tosca fent and there will be transparency that's how commercial i.b.i. should walks and it's in everybody's interest for transparency here to find out the facts leading up to this tragic loss for us right thank you very much that was steven wright professor of aircraft systems at temple university in finland. well ukrainian aviation experts meanwhile are in iran to investigate the crash for more let's bring in journalist matthew cook for him the key of post matthew what theories about the crash or ukraine's experts considering high since yesterday ukraine's experts haven't really had advanced any more theories as of yesterday the secretary of the national security and defense council of ukraine alexey deniel of said that ukraine was considering 7 possible

explanations for the crash 3 of which were secret he named the 4 that were not secret these included a missile strike a collision with some kind of a drone in explosion in an in an engine for it was caused by technical issues and also some kind of terrorist attack and deal of at the time also said that the experts wanted to go to the crash site and look for remnants of a russian made tora missile because photos of that missile had reportedly been published online at the time it seemed very unconfirmed now it appears that this is is what brought down by ukraine the ukrainian airlines flight and since then the experts have said very little more likely because at this point the political situation surrounding this issue has gotten much more complicated with the statements by canadian prime minister to doe and also u.s. president donald trump or the ukrainian experts who are in iran investigating this are they being given the access and the cooperation that they need to conduct their

investigation. i don't think we know this yet yesterday the leader of iran rouhani promised in a car in a phone call that the experts would be given access to all the data they needed for the investigation it's unclear will that happen though given the fact that it appears iran shot down the plane president selenski of ukraine has not commented further since yesterday in the morning yesterday he called on people not to draw any conclusions until the investigation was complete it likely makes sense that since he hasn't commented more because the 45 experts are on the ground in iran trying to work with the iranian and the iranian side so commenting on the political aspects of this question likely is not beneficial at this moment. what's the mood in ukraine today to understand that thursday was a day of national mourning. a friend who passed through but he splinter

national airport the other day told me that the mood there was very grim as you know yesterday there was and the day before there was a monument set up for 9 of the 11 ukrainian victims in the crash who were the pilots and the crew of the flight in key of the mood is more or less normal people of course sympathize with the families of the victims in the victims themselves but at the same time this is for ukraine not an entirely clear situation and the explanation of what happened to the plane change very rapidly yesterday additionally ukraine is a country that has seen a lot of tragic events in the last 5 plus years and so i think people are used to bad news unfortunately not true thank you very much that was journalist matthew cook from the key post. well tensions in the middle east remain high following the u.s. killing of iranian general qassam so many solar money and iran's retaliatory

missile strikes that's prompted a rare emergency meeting of european union foreign ministers in brussels later today they're hoping to find a way to guide the u.s. and iran away from further confrontation remember was 1st the assassination if you iran's top general. then iranian retaliation. in the deepening conflict between iran and the united states the european union seems caught in the middle the congress is deeply affects not only the region but all of us and the use of weapons must stop now to give space to a dialogue. talks seem to be the only feasible option here in brussels at the moment the european kind of dilemma is that they of course want to put additional pressure on iran but at the same time they don't want to side too openly with the united states that's the dilemma that the europeans are in this is what their politics looks like you know how do you find the magic formula that you know keeps

you in that position that you know satisfies both both needs the e.u. is clinging on to the 2050 nuclear deal signed by e.u. countries france the u.k. and germany among others. the so-called j c p u a is supposed to prevent iran from developing nuclear weapons in return for the lifting off u.n. sanctions. however u.s. president trump pulled out in 2018 he since re imposed sanctions. a move met with anger in tehran which in response has step by step produced its own commitments to the deal further limiting the use ability to weigh in on the issues . was the only stake the europeans really had in the iran issue that's you know what made them important in the iran context and now that's out of the window plus the situation is escalating and they have no influence now some hope lies in this man mohammed sirleaf the iranian foreign minister he's been invited to back to

brussels in an attempt to bring iranians back to the table and negotiate a way out of the crisis. let's catch up on some of the other stories making headlines around the world today the u.s. house of representatives has voted to limit president trump's ability to engage in military conflict against iran the chamber voted almost completely along party lines to pass the resolution those it would become binding if the senate supports it ordered the killing of a rainy and general customs a live on the last week without congressional approval. military officials in mali say 25 soldiers were killed when heavily armed assailants attacked a base in. more than 60 suspected terrorists also reportedly died in the attack close to the border with mali. and australians are bracing for mounting danger from bushfires with higher temperatures and stronger winds set to increase risk levels

on friday the wildfire crisis in the country's southeast has claimed at least 26 lives and destroyed more than 2000 homes since september. now to taiwan which is preparing to hold presidential and parliamentary elections on saturday the polls set the course for relations between the democratic self rule island and its autocratic neighbor china which claims taiwan as its territory relations with china have been a major campaign issue so how do people in taiwan view their neighboring superpower kong sent us this report from the taiwanese island of kin men just off the coast of china this is the border of taiwan but it chinese line flutters here around kinman island where you can usually see the flags of political rivals china and taiwan flying side by side. one cooperative project is this reservoir which stores water

pump from china that helps build some of kin men's needs in 2018 kidman turned to china to resolve persistent water shortages. manages the waterworks here for him cross-tree interaction is more than just diplomacy it says every day life. there's a chinese idiom says a close neighbor is more helpful than distant family your pipeline is groundbreaking uses cross straight hostility and sets a precedent to connect our electricity grids or even build a bridge in the future we want friends instead of enemies many on the island echo these views of rapprochement but likely not the majority of taiwanese home chun a parliamentary candidate from a pro independence party is skeptical his opposition to china has risen beijing's influence has been the central issue ahead of this weekend's elections but holmes

says it was only when hong kong descended into political turmoil that he made up his mind. i will leaflet speech of hong kong protests because they trigger a strong sense of national doom looking at the tragic outcome of the taiwanese have to think about whether we should still see closer ties with your thoughts hellion regime behind hong kong. this is taiwan's closest place to china which is only a row 5 kilometers away it used to be the frontline complex * that case ago that military barricades were left here but nowadays china is trying to narrow that this is with taiwan not only economically but also politically how would this authorities see this as threats and has been this so save yourself from china over the past 4 years. china a friend or a foe president xi jinping as bounty unified self ruling taiwan under one country 2 systems as china did with hong kong if necessary by force but this idea was rejected by taiwan's president signing when he was seeking reelection her china

friendly rival han cool view has a different response to beijing's intimidation tactics he advocates warmer ties to economic cooperation which one she and his friends also support the largely rely on china for a living but which you are used to see china as a threat but not now are still gradual progress when i got in touch with the chinese and we want a peaceful and prosperous lives instead of constructing a so-called threat i don't care whether there will be unification or infiltration this is not what my generation will encounter you know your plan if taiwan and china are to interact we must be treated fairly i mean state to state relations what kind of price are we willing to pay for that taiwan should be more aware of china's sharp elbows than anywhere else in the world because we're on the front line we have the only place but china wants to take control of.

decades ago loudspeakers inside this iconic landmark used to broadcast anti china propaganda to the mainland it's now a tourist destination but the message of freedom and democracy as the most distinctive difference across the strait remains just as timely as ever. well let's bring in our correspondent phoebe kong who is in time i pay and filed that report for your report from the island of kinman shows a mixed picture some people in favor of closer ties with china some against isn't typical for taiwan as a whole. well it's a longstanding social phenomenon in taiwan and opinions have been to find out what that case so if and identity and also economic issue when we talk about the defiant and for elder generation they most of them they identify themselves as

africa chinese in the broad us and because many of them are left to taiwan right after the civil war well with the chinese communist party that case that goes so they still have a family ties with mainland china but on the other hand younger generation who are born and raised in taiwan they simply recognize themselves as taiwanese and they don't think they have any warning with them island china and given the fact that the hostility between 2 assize has been intensified in reason yes and wish for to make them feel they stem from mainland china and economically there have been here to the base on the way to taiwan should depend on china's market and not so this is also something that has that have long been argued in almost every single election in the past our correspondent. is also standing by for us in beijing and he joins us now to china claims taiwan as an integral part of its territory

what space is wrings take on these elections. but you know he's been very quiet just before these elections it has previously made clear that he supports the poor mean don candidates. but. might anticipate right now that chances are not so not too big too when. it does maybe not want to be caught in his defeat by over the voicing its support the other thing is that this government the actual beijing leadership has been very vocal about taiwan previously issuing threats to its saif and her administration and these threats have backfired they might have even helped to boost sighing once popularity so beijing might have real lawyers that supported openly supporting their candidate might not help him in the end a few your report showed that taiwanese boaters see parallels between their

situation and developments in hong kong how have the recent protests in hong kong affected people's attitudes in taiwan. has gave a speech on tell and policy last year way he took a tough stance on unification of taiwan under one country to a systems so this is a follow way of china to take home come back and the country from britain in i deny 7 and for many taiwanese the whole post has has been an explicit example off the one country 2 systems and 3rd at the pen and then this trust to us patience commitment so i mean how when if they are afraid that if. taiwan. which as they are poised the incumbent president leaving a poem to tennis party in taiwan and she hoped ratings actually bounce back

significantly you see as how come close has broke out in june and perhaps this explains the public sentiment in taiwan. but here is how committed is china to political union with taiwan. the fact that china was not able to conquer taiwan in the 930 s. and 1940 s. has been somehow tainting the narrative that the communist party was the only party able to unify the country and that it has as they put it liberated china. so this has been a crucial point of communist propaganda since the $950.00 s. the fact that taiwan is somewhat economically more successful now and that it is a functioning democracy is something that also. puts a spotlight damages the narrative of the communist party that it is the only force

that can govern the chinese society so. bringing back taiwan of bringing taiwan under the rule of the communist party has been one of the made objectives of chinese politics ever since and she's in ping appears even more committed to that than his previous session. but here in beijing and in taipei phebe call both d.w. correspondents thank you very much. now it was just a matter of minutes that the waves came and destroyed and changed lives forever here in indonesia 15 years ago on the 26th of the somber a powerful earthquake struck in the indian ocean just before 8 am waves of up to 30 meters or recorded as the tsunami swept through indonesia within hours more than 220000 people across asia were killed as the tsunami unleashed its destructive

force well as the years have passed survivors have turned to the ocean as a way to heal and find renewed beaning after losing so much some people run from their fears darry said sophs on his knees waves bring fun and thrills but 15 years ago a tsunami inflicted the cruelest pain killing almost half his family now traumatized for derry suffering is about surviving. and. we no longer feel like this wave was the one that destroyed us we just don't think like that anymore in fact the waves are now our friends so if you're wondering how could we surf a wave the ones killed us well we've never thought of it like that now it's up to us we treat the waves like our buddies who hang around with us every day know we

are was more devastated than the coastal community here in la. cars homes and villages washed away. graveyard snow filled with those who perished some victims have never been found. i keep praying for the best for my family members. the reality is that they have passed away hopefully they're now in heaven. jarring memories are everywhere like the on a 2600 ton vessel that was flung ashore now open to visitors a permanent exhibit turned coping mechanism. in the early years after the tsunami it was hard i cried almost every day. i was great for the people around me made strong my friends who were there with me during those days. they

made me mentally stronger yeah. lump it too has been rebuilding and regenerating at the mosque mosque they're welcoming worshippers again but some of the damage is left untouched. don't forget the tsunami the sign in the mosque not that anyone here ever will. you're watching g.w. news still to come designed by a clown supervised by monkeys this internal memos at boeing revealed scathing comments by its employees working on the 737 max. that story and much more all ended up in a business with stephen beardsley coming up next and updating it all the latest news and information around the clock on our web site that's t w dot com i'm terry martin thanks for watching.

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