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the, the, this is the, the news coming to live from bullet julian massages last ditch effort to avoid extra addition to the us. the wiki leaks founder takes his final appeal to a u. k. court. he's wanted on spying charges in the us, but his supporters claim he won't survive being extra time. also coming up, the star warning of her child hunger and malnutrition. inside garza, you as children a you in children's agency. unicef says the territory is points to witness an explosion in preventable child death due to severe food poverty,
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the hello and terry martin. good to have you with us. after more the decade fighting authorities in the british courts wiki leaks, founder julian assange is now facing what could be his last chance to stop is extradition to the us. a crowd of assign supporters has gathered outside london. sy, court calling for him to be released. his lawyers will ask judges there today to grant a new appeal hearing. if that fails massages, backers worry. he could be put on a plane to the us straight away. or prosecutors want to put him on trial on spying charges, but decided his wife says he would not survive be extradited. the days before the u . k. cool. it's considered whether to expedite julian, a song as to the us, his wife issue to heartfelt please. his release, his health is in decline,
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mentally and physically. his life is a risk every single day. he stays in prison. and if he is extradited, he will die. but it's not just about him being expedited to julian should never have been put in prison in the 1st place, the to day hearing maybe a song, his final jones to prevent expeditions to the us where he faces a prison sentence of up to a $175.00, he is a song has been a wanted man since 2010 of the his which will blowing for him, which he likes public classified us all the materials supplied by an intelligence analyst delete, consign documents and video footage from the was enough dentist on a new rac summit associated with shocking, seemingly implicating us troops impossible, war crimes. i believe that if those 2 things were law
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for under the rules of engagement, when the rules of engagement are wrong, deeply wrong. for your cards, many applauded as oranges, fearlessness in shedding lights on the murky side of armed conflict. he was showered with the woods and voted readers' choice for time person of you have in 2010. but so many others. the leaks with nothing short of treason and a song is a dangerous enemy of the states. in november, 20 time swedish authorities issued interest florence for saunders off the 2 women accused him of sexual assault. and right, he lost the legal battle to fight extradition to sweden. bottom file, the southern shore, refuge in london's ecuadorian embassy. the embassy would become his home for the next 7 years. the spots in 2019, the ecuadorian embassy had had enough of its controversial logia police, were invited in and the rest of the songs. now he's facing exposition to the us. something he supports us feel is an attack on free speech itself. the space has
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alarm and implications for journalism and press freedom around the world. not least of all as he would be. the 1st publisher tried under the us espionage act which lots of public interest defense. we would add some reporters without borders, that there should be a political solution, but that it must involve no further time in prison. for julian, in any country, should have sonjee is appeal, be thrown out by the courts. he's mixed and possibly final hope to avoid exposition may rest with the european court. human rights are corresponding biggest masses outside london's high court, where this hearing for julian hassan, she's taking place so big. what can we expect from the court today? what this is hearing entail? and this is quite a crowd to lots of joining us on to the point. so pauses ahead, journalist organizations, human rights organizations, members of parliament. and what they're saying is that julian hassan is a journalist and that he should be free. he should not be in prison. this is
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another step and the legal processors, toyota sounds already was sentenced to be ex expedited to the u. k. and the okay, home secretary had already agreed to that. and that said that he should actually go and stay strong in the us. now he's appealing again to, to this that it and this is basically the quote deciding whether this appeal will be grande's or not. um, his support hearing that if it's not crowns or that actually he could go onto a plane and go to the us right away. of what sort of arguments were you expecting to be to, to be heard there today. is there anything new being presented that we would have to say and we will be inside the court and we'll be hearing the arguments we expecting jordan and assign his case to be presented today. and then the side of the us tomorrow. and the, the supporters of julia know,
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so i'm hoping that the code will accept the argument, but basically you will not face that trial in the us. that's he is a physically and mentally addressed as saying that he's not fit to sense wrong in the us whose wives you're proud of. she actually says that we will die in prison. he uh she was talking to, to the press a few days ago. and she said he had as many stroke, that's also a psychiatrist or a said was that he's not mentally fit to, to go to the us and spend stria, that the home secretary has said that she, that she would basically be lives with the usaa saying that you will get to the fed trial through the court will be hearing arguments from both sides today and tomorrow. will julian, the son show himself appear in court today big we expect them to uh,
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to report via video links. so that's something that his importers have always also, that you should also be in try in court and that you should represent just more immediately at his side, but we're expecting this not to have them pick a thank you very much. that was dw is big of miles outside london's high court or do you ins, children's relief agency. unicef says mel nutrition poses a grave threat to children as well as pregnant and breast feeding women in the gaza strip. the situation is especially serious in the north where one and 6 children under the age of 2 are typically malnourished. northern garza has been almost completely cut off from aid for weeks in the south where age has been more available units of says 5 percent of children under 2 years old. par cute lea malnourished without humanitarian assistance that you embody,
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expects the situation to deteriorate rapidly. earlier i asked, i'm a, i'm a from even assess middle east in north africa, regional office. how bad the situation, the guns this trip has become. thanks for having me. good morning. this situation is deeply concerned and, and really demands our immediate attention and action. you know, after 20 weeks of ongoing fighting and become today at the, the people and guys i'm most of the children don't hungry about thursday. the week i'm do you have the folding 16 or there's a surprise and many addition rates. so that's up through the excessive base. if i didn't going conflict multiple many, the displacement many times over at the nothing humane living conditions for the majority of the population. but yeah, they've been game, especially for the children. if you look at stuff like that and, you know, 1300000 people living that cramped in the small piece of land. yeah. i think it
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makes your sense, you know, with no access to essentially basic services which is large, the estimate it's or, or as if there's multiple labs, they don't have access to enough to, with 3, not sports or theirs is you scarcity of any type of, of of of you didn't just even for the children and this is, you know, but it doesn't that this is studied because off of, you know, the findings of the nutrition skit screenings in the north, that phone type, 15.6 percent, or one and 6 children under 3 years of age. acute, imagine this might be interested in many, many, many not, sorry, might not notice this, just solve it except because it could because of fine thing of this cause this problem with the lives of this or that i'm immediate danger. if nothing is changed in, in the, in the immediate future. so critics association could, could this have an impact on the long term health of those growing up in the gaza
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strip? yeah, of course it has the uh, short medium ends on the implications. the short implications would be that it gets us to is always the witness that explosion and preventable tried this, which could uh, with component do it, that the unbeatable level of drug test. and does that, you know, and this is on the short them if i've and nothing has changes do a wasting has, as was, you know, lifelong consequences as it increases the risk of mortality and morbidity in children. and with the tip of episodes increased to increase the vip desk off of a something. and you can see with certainty that there is, but it's strong evidence that the advocate, nutrition and mutual ending the 1st 2 years of life is essential for the formation of you mind. the nourish sponsor, children are more likely to become short. adults so have lower education achievement as to give birth to small the fence at the short term menu edition,
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especially wasting construct. ben puts them at the higher risk off mortality. and even when 35010 is pumped it with consequences for learning cognitive development and fiscal florida long go through, i'm not communicable diseases and in other lives. right? so there are really short needs. you might have long term implications if nothing gets changed. urgency and immediate before the southern and because us to i'm r m are from unicef. thank you very much for talking with us today. thank you so much. i to take a look at the few other stories making headlines around the world today. the un security council is set to vote on a new resolution calling for an immediate cease fire in gaza. the draft was put forth, filed jerry, a, it's likely to be, be towed by the us as to previous resolutions were for not condemning. come off as october 7th terror attack and soon as australia has announced a plan to boost its defense spending by an additional $7000000000.00 us dollars and
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to double the number of worship to complete his largest fleet since the 2nd world war. the plan is 10 years in the making that comes at a time when the asia pacific arms race is heating up. the family of russian opposition figure. alexa in a valley has reportedly been told his body will not be released for 2 weeks. of all these wife, juliet pneumonia, ion has accused the russian president of killing her husband in talks with you officials, she called for more support to be given to those opposing routine in russia. ukraine's president, for a lot of me, as a landscape says the situation on the front line is very difficult due to a shortage of weapons. these are, is western allies to stuff up deliveries, the lack of immunization among other things is said to be given russia an advantage on the battlefield off the,
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some of the most destructive fighting of the 2 year war. the eastern city of div cost fell to the russians. rush just fired, power and man power overwhelmed ukrainian forces over many months, forcing them to withdrawal from the last high notes in the city. russian war, plains bombs reduced an already battered city to ashes for ukraine. the loss underscore sits reliance on western amunition. the whole docks have left it handicapped in the fight, a set of concerts. it is now an extremely difficult situation in several parts of the front line. exactly where russian troops have concentrated maximum reserves. they are taking advantage of delays and aid to ukraine, and this is a very sensitive matter. there are tillery shortages, a need for front line air defense and for longer range weapons. growing in the
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northeastern region of coupons, relentless russian bombardment continues. many residents fear a 2nd russian occupation to raise the move all of its forces deployed here in the northeast har keep region so lensky visit to the troops or much that was really i'm glad to be here today to see you, to congratulate you. to express gratitude on behalf of all ukrainians and of all of ukraine for doing such a great job every day for defending the state, our families, our independence and our sovereignty. but there's a strong realisation things can improve for ukraine without more help. and the fear, the more ukrainian towns can fall into the hands of russia is real, something ukrainians are determined to not let happen. the watching dw, know who's coming to you live from rowland up next close up reports on the
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thousands of ukrainian children, abducted by russia since the start of the war. and don't forget, you can always get all the latest news information any time you want on our website . that's www. dot com or check out our social media where our handle is. s d w news . i'm terry martin. thanks for watching the bees do for fun. via do gravitational waves squeeze out body, how do i the drums for the to the feet and what's the perfect kid for approx side? find the on says get with dw signs on the picked up channels.
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