this is the part the along to the right the . this is the w use line from the, the in the un security council prepares for a new vote over the finding in gaza. the us searches these rounds of scale packets defensive as the international pressure grows over the number of civilians being killed. as well as military campaigns, fonts, attacks on one of the world's most by whom shipping roads. we look at the impact on trade at the new mission to protect vessels in the red sea. more than a 100 people, the data after a pound flows quake hits china is southwick's northwest products,

thousands of homes that damage with rescue team scrambling to reach survivors in a cold and mountainous part of the country. and then i flatly volcano around shooting lava high up into the if loose, weak subsides because typically they've prompted mass evacuations. the big visible and woke up the un security council is set to vote on a new by solution for guns that it calls for a temporary pause in finding to allow much needed aid to be delivered to civilians trapped in the was a homeless officials say at least 20 people died over nights in the is randy strikes on the southern city of bravo. they came just now itself to the us search these rounds leaders once again to scale back their offensive. israel has signaled it will gradually transition to the next phase of the war against thomas after the

october 7 terror attacks of the old style correspondent in jerusalem, tonya claimed that for more on the fight. well it's for these pressing ahead with this uh, chrome defensive. so um there are reports coming in from strikes is strikes across the gulf and strip in the north and in the south is run the search. it's also striking with its naval forces in a certain areas as well as its infantry has been reported, strikes on a house in a rough off from palestinian a source as there was casualties. there also reported a the is where the army has said they have targeted uh, also in the area and we are not sure if they have not commented on that specific other strike. uh a uh how most militant as well. so the offensive uh, this also heavy fighting reported in the north and this is a year area and also in

b to noon. and this comes, of course, old against the back to baltimore international pressure of was a desk told among the palestinians, civil civilian population is rising and tired of what is this next phase of the water as well as the building to well, we don't know exactly when this phase or what this phase is exactly when display should be happening. we know this more international pressure also, especially uh from uh, the uh, united states. uh they have been, uh us officials have been saying in the past that would like is ro to move to another phase of the war that is less intense. that to protect, you know, take into consideration the protection of the civilian population. also to get in a more humanitarian age. we heard that again from the secretary of defense, lloyd austin, who was here on monday,

having talks with his account to pod is really a count of pods. but uh, would you give me a timeline on that as well in deals of hearing from his radio officials, then the prime minister benjamin netanyahu, that they will continue this strategy of maximum of pressure and going ahead with uh, their amended service strategy. and of course, all this happens against the backdrop of so many people being displaced over 80 percent of the goals of population according to the united nations that have been displaced or made homeless. and of course, the distribution of age is also very being made very difficult because of the heavy fighting going on in the gaza strip. you don't use taking a 2nd my in jerusalem. and you, you westlake task force aims to help protect ships using one of the world's most important maritime trade routes. the suez canal. several companies have halted shipping on the red sea after a searching attacks by who the militants from yemen is less group backed by

a ron says the vessels that targeted was linked to his right. a short helicopter flight. and a quick hijack the crew of the galaxy leader didn't stand a chance after who to rebels landed on deck and went straight for the bridge. that these pictures were released by who to leadership who they are appear to show the 1st of many attacks against chips and the red sea humans. iran back military group assess the galaxy leader was carrying good, spelled for a port in israel, recent they, so numerous attacks against the tank of some freighters in the area. among them hits against 2 ships transporting cargo fortelli and swiss shipping giant m a. c. h 2 was set to be heading to israel, the which he claim that the actions are directly tied to the country's war and gaza . alone. yeah. well the 2 container ships m a c l on. yeah. and m

a c palostio. we're heading to the israeli entity and were targeted by 2 suitable naval ms. so the process of targeting the 2 ships came after their crews refused to respond to calls from the many naval forces. as well as firey warning messages. they get many armed forces. reassure, all ships heading to old ports around the world, except is really ports that no harm will be full. them not much of a reassurance for the shipping sector. the problem from yemen, the who can easily control the pop and one depth, straight the southern entrance to the red sea and a bottleneck for global shipping. it allows cargo from asia, as well as the middle east to access the suez canal for a 17 day trip to europe on average, as opposed to a $41.00 day journey around the african continent. some shipping companies have

already begun to re route their ships. should that be more of us or expecting yet another hit to economies around the world, including germany's the german economy and many other economies have been affected by supply bottlenecks in the past. so these supply bottlenecks have been easing in recent moms about has hope, the economy and if the they are not coming back, if we get new bottlenecks here, this will fall the hold back to the economy. so it's a real threat. this may reduce production and drive up prices. meanwhile, the international community is taking action on the visit to buy ride us defense secretary lloyd austin, and that was some multi nation forced to patrol the waters of given and secure shipping routes. over a 100 people as being killed and hundreds injured. and i know it's quite a north west china the 6.2 magnitude, quite strong. they have a city of shooting and the city of them show at around midnight local time,

damaging homes and roads sign as president has ordered a full emergency response, but hush, winter conditions are complicating efforts with temperatures dropping below minus 10 degrees celsius. so if not, people are drawing and late evening meal in china is north west, then the, this is the scale of the damage caused by that says, quaking china is guns who in senior high provinces to thousands of homes in time neighborhoods reduced to rubble by the 6.2, my can choose from the start to late on monday night school, the media said voice and electricity infrastructure. what was the time? it was a chinese president. she can ping has ordered in or out search and rescue efforts in the mounts in this area. to find people, subtracts, under rubble. i see temperatures in shanghai province have recently blanketed to region and snow and temperatures. when the quake hits on monday night to

a well below freezing punishing conditions. now making complicated rescue efforts even more difficult. cancer wincing high, i used to ask quakes on average. maybe 30 term is of magnitude for a more hit the region each year due to that also among the least developed regions in china, against who has the lowest u. d. p. per capita of any province in the country. of thirty's, of want of more of to sharply and at least 2 with magnitude, 4 or higher might have been recorded since that's the main quake to 38 and off within the so. so what time did we use, james? trying to file the report and updated us on the scale of destruction for the quake as well as the store. and therefore, the level of destruction has been pretty devastating inside neighborhoods leveled at least strewn with rubble. it was the reports of lun slides close by the soft quake rescue workers of helping create made shift, tents and shelf is now for those of an impact, is thousands of people that have been how does that, how it was damaged by it,

by this quake. now, we now know that this is china, is that list of course you can over decade much about death, toll about high desktop. really thing, not because this upgrade took place, of course, at nighttime, right on midnight. so lots of people in the home sleeping, unable to, to leave high apartments, a tool, a palm, and blogs, and the fed for safety. we understand electricity is there, so it's in most places that lost it now, but that impacts on infrastructure. whether that's electricity, roads um, has been hampering. uh, really stuff is, is we understand now, you know, has erupt in southwest, in iceland spending, fountains of love and world of $100.00 basis into the, at the beginning of monday, no fall from the town of going to be. it's the country's most populous region. authorities were expecting the or option and had been evacuating the area that were left surprised by its size and intensity.

technical difficulties. i sorry about that. let's go to johnny johnson now use report of the sliding national broadcasting service. i asked him to tell us more about the situation. this is the foster option in the last 3 years. so we are, we have come quite used to this. but the reps and this coming down. now you could say that so the risk is decreasing. when you have interruptions at the salt cost to such importance infrastructure as those there is of course, always been sure. but the, i think what if you, people were in the area of interruption stuff that's police had to evacuate the expense of it in november after the strong cheeseburger activity that damage the house has enrolled in green stomach. but the people that have been out of their

homes since then, but they were hoping they would get back before christmas. but uh, but that's, that's not gonna happen. always of what sort of defenses are in place. i believe the prime minister related to what is gonna be constructive defense is to help the situation. yeah, the fastest logs locks a month. it was a few weeks ago and they've been, they've been the best thing of timelines. whether since then getting is read to you and it seems like the, the was at least we cover the, the power plan that the blue link on for now. and it's in the, the reps and this has to slow down quite a bit. we hope it keeps on slowing down, and we will have a like another so called a source direction like we've had before. and then, then all the infrastructure should be fine. so we,

so we hope is it keeps on the increasing leslie, what about the ash and smoke? what sort of thing or does it products um we have, we have, as you know, uh there are options be bought in 20 tons of that often hosted flights. all over europe, and that's not going to happen now. the and they didn't affect the, i think the non or almost no effects on, on, on slides, the ones from iceland. and there's a russian will really worried about the if, if i flights of stairs must be out of the youngest and day for us in reykjavik, thank you very much for talking to the deputies. and he was a looks now at some of the other stories making headlines. this allen, texas governor, greg abbott, has approved a new bill that would give the police sweeping powers to arrest migraines, to legally come across into the united states available. so it gives authority to, to just to go to the people to lead and move counseling out of and overall the

tentative type of immigration laws and in were hundreds of people to be left stranded in northeast and australia after a tropical cycling tickets the via flooding roads have been washed away, leaving some people trapped in their homes, rescue teams or trying to reach them in at least those people to safety. a football fan subset and you will record for christmas. carol lane in the german city of don't want of a 73000 birth. the adult on fans gathered to sing christmas songs in the team time stadium, the the proud looms their way through 24 songs for a representative from jimmy's record institute. the site is the largest christmas singing event, the concert raising money from local char watching dw

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