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the, the, this is the, the, the news coming to live from berlin, russia and north reassigned a strategic partnership agreement. vladimir preteen and kim joplin agreed to expand their economic and military cooperation. this has put, he makes his 1st official visit to north korea in nearly a quarter of a century. also coming up the is really army approves plans for a military operation against has pulled on militia and southern level. tensions between the 2 had flared since the october 7 terror attacks and the subsequent war in guns. and a major court case in ecuador, japanese firm faces, allegations of modern day slavery. we have an exclusive report,
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the hello, i'm terry martin. good to help you with this. russian president vladimir putting an northwind leader control on have signed a strategic partnership agreement in killing me. i put in is making his 1st state visit to north korea and 24 years. russian president has been speech seeking to boost diplomatic ties and further bolster aid for his war in ukraine. course career is already a major supplier that munition for that more gym is gained to cultivate russia as an ally and strengthen a united front against washington. let me put in a code kim's aims, as he voiced his appreciation of north korea's support. and i was like, what's a good? we very much appreciated the dpr case, consistent and per and in support of russian policy,
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including in ukrainian the issue do not shall, labels also or struggle against the hedge him on the imperialist policy posts for decades by the united states and the satellites system, new relation to the russian federation system as we must have the police affinity to hook machines. you know, we use these days of correspond james, che tour has more on this pack between russia in north korea. yeah, that's right. sorry. you know, let me see we're, we're still waiting for more details about this strategic partnership to be made clear. what we do know is that this, this agreement was signed off to the, to the, to spoke for almost 2 hours, one on one today, in showing. yeah, and then what we can expect to come from this partnership is a more deep and alliance between these 2 countries and likely to see really the 2 of them folding behind each other on those key jerry political issues i'm facing. the 2 countries result enjoying earlier in the day, expressing unconditional supports for russia's invasion of ukraine and russia's
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policies in europe. there are more questions about whether this strategic strategic partnership will extend to the economic and military funds and what that would look like in practical times. remember, north career is on the un sanctions and you in resolutions which limits the amounts of support. whether that's a energy import, there can be provided through the country. and there's a question about whether rusher is simply going to become a candidate and its approach to supporting your career. but one thing we can look to look to expect more of is, is frequent visits and meetings between these 2 need. as we understand the piece and in this meeting with kim join today expressed a hope that came with visits moscow and the next meeting would take place and the russian capital kind of support has north korea provided so far for russia's war against ukraine. james, and what more is 13 hoping for absolutely,
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well us and south korean official sort of a un resolutions on north korea. and of course, crucially, whether that support is going to extend to military and technological expertise, really, when it comes to the spice satellite programs and also north cruise watkins programs to go to china. james, it is north korea is most important partner it shares a long border with north korea. how does china view the surgeon, cooperation between russia and north korea? well, the china has previously express concern when shown young is engaging in move bullets highlight behaviors. remember as annoying china's interest to see an escalation on the korean peninsula because of, as you just mentioned on very on border it shows with north korea that has been some discussion. well, so in the, in the, the, the surroundings of this meeting about whether paging would be concerned about
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losing some degree of into inside of a film, young because of russia, a deepening its ties with north korea. but we have seen a more, i'm a positive note, struck in the, the official response from china. a statement from china is for our ministry overnight saying that welcome to russia through cement and grow ties with countries that they have a traditional friendship with. james, thank you. very much east asia correspondent james traitor. let's take a look at a few other stories making headlines today. heavy rainfall has triggered widespread flooding in bangladesh. the incessant range calls the sewer and the river near bangladesh, just northeastern border to rise in and dating the surrounding areas. local officials say some 37000 people are stranded in rule area. at least 9 people have been killed in floods in land slides after heavy rains in southern china. more than a dozen people have been reported missing. authorities in the south west during the
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long as you province have issued flood warnings for around 25000 people across 10 counties. blistering heat, topping 48 degrees celsius has caused the death of hundreds of worshippers during this years hodge pilgrimage in saudi arabia. thousands more were effected by heat stroke. nearly 2000000 muslims from 22 countries took part in the pilgrimage this year, which ended with the ritual circling cub shrine in mac. israel's army has approved plans for possible offensive into southern level and rationing up tensions between israel and the ran back to his beloved militia. the is rarely for a minister threatened to destroy, has pulled out if it comes to an all out war. the statement came after hezbollah entity could attack the northern is rarely port city of haifa, the militants release drone images, which they say show areas around the city. these really are me released this
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footage, which they say shows airstrikes against several hezbollah targets in southern level . clashes between is really army and has, will have occurred nearly every day since the start of the gauze war. in october earlier, i asked our jerusalem, correspond to rebecca river is about the likelihood of such a cross border offensive by the is really army as well. just how likely is almost impossible to say we've complete certain t, terry, but the problem be, let's see, is rising every day as we see the rhetoric and threats from both sides also rising . and now we see this a plan by the idea of saying that it has been green lights. now that follows visits by boys prime minister benjamin netanyahu and defense minister, you of deland, who to the north in recent weeks. and both have said to the, to the idea of soldiers up there to be prepared that they, you know, us certainly preparing. i'm willing to launch a, a great there full,
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a full on conflict with 11 on we've hezbollah in southern lebanon. should they deem it necessary? and as you mentioned there in your lead, and these images, purportedly showing a has been drawn. and that has come in and caption of several sites in northern 11 known that they potentially them would threaten to attack and that strong den returning if it is indeed true to southern level on. and then they may go to release the footages. it's certainly a threat from that side, and now we're seeing, you know, great to ramping up with rhetoric from the israeli side as well. now, there has been a bought a dispute between israel and 11 on so many years. and i also talk, stay in the us envoy has been trying to broker a deal between the 2 sides for, for some time. now we are seeing that those as we see this threat since october 7, these needs 80 skirmishes a escalate. it's certainly looking like a full blown conflict could be very possible. certainly i was up in the northern
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part of israel recently speaking to residents of many of whom 70000 has been evacuated from that northern border region. and they said that they wouldn't return home, or some of the ones that i spoke to said that they would wouldn't return home unless they was an all out conflict with his blood to push it back further away from the boat or that they simply wouldn't feel safe, even if they was a political solution, the tensions in the region are extremely high. many are worried about conflagration consuming the middle east. what could help de escalate tensions between israel and 11 on, at this point, were there have been diplomatic diplomatic efforts ongoing? certainly since the early days of october, when things kicked off on the 8th of october with his blah responding to the, the, with the war in gauze are saying that they were going to do what they could to tie off his resources. yeah, a result is rather in the north. so we've been seeing diplomatic efforts to try to
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stop the spreading into a wider conflicting with the us, a bringing warships into the mediterranean to try to, to prevent anything from sparking spilling all over. but those diplomatic efforts haven't reached any final conclusion of the, the us and boy that i mentioned before, i must help stay. and he was recently just this week in israel talking with leaders here trying to figure out ways that that could be some kind of political solution. he says, a political solution solution is definitely possible. he's now in lebanon. he's been speaking the, we'd latest from the lebanese government trying to work out how best they could come to this political solution. but so far we haven't seen any for it says that labor that has been successful. we certainly haven't seen a downplaying or a coming down of tensions in that region. in fact, quite the opposite. so the received wisdom of people you speak to here is it's not a matter of is, but a matter of when terry reckon thank you very much. the,
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the use corresponds original rebecca rivers smell to ecuador, where a landmark court ruling as soon expected on number of labor exploitation and modern slavery cases. agricultural workers say they've suffered decades of abuse on several plantations producing plant fiber for japanese company for real colewell. now the federal court is set to decide whether 340, cala employees should face jail time dw slot no america correspondent nicole reese reports. so if you look at the extra event in his lake, you can see caustic lament the chavez lives in pay. you broke it while working on a plantation and it says his employer didn't give him proper medical care. he was operating the machine like this when the of a call 5 is he was processing cold, his leg, the injuries from that and other accidents left him disabled. but he says the
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depend based company protocol which exported the product, never compensated him. he says that was little consideration for safety and no support for those who were injured. definitely feel my illness with my legs. i only feel like i'm half alive. when you incapacitated, they would tend to not know you anymore. they don't help it tool because they don't know you almost, you're not with anything. if you say you incapacitate digital, that's the thing about photo. calico of chavez is from ecuador santo domingo region is just one of 338, walk us from across the country. we're suing the company in court. see accusations include negligence, lack of safe working conditions, health care, and clean drinking water is a huge case, which also includes claims of child labor and modern slavery center. can yonah says she started working here when she was just 6 years old and spent decades and inhumane conditions? she told us she gave birth to 7 children on the plantation with no medical care. my
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daughter, it was very tough. we had to work during pregnancy with our big bellies we got used to it. sometimes we'd be working with a fiber right up until birth pain started lowering, liking maternal leave she until the women golf back to work directly after this phone. the work is show us how they would harvest fee of a cost for turning into 0 paper and fibers. they claim, not only was it dangerous, they usually had no breaks or days off. if they didn't work, they wouldn't be paid strong campaign to say more than 80 percent of the workers. we've been extreme poverty headquarters, government to testify during the trial against protocol. why this is what the labor minister told us where we had to have video at a previous governments, including the ministry of labor, didn't stop the situation that, from my point of view is one of the most emblematic because here we are talking about slave labor. in the case of food who car was,
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it was all there and especially for the guy was executed to of a car explored to photo car was car and manage. it insists the workers always had social security and medical care. but he says, responsibility for those things was possibly in the hands of the local contractors until 2018 and you'll be ok in embrace the company could have had a close relationship with the contractors to find out if the problems are processing the finally. but let me see if i can see the other one that is something that could have been improved due to something to the idea of life, but to speak about slavery unit essential moines more is very, very, very far fetched in on the book and say they lost childhood education and health and also to see we have suffered at this company. so we demand just at the moment, at the end of the day, the judges to our fathers and mothers either was of those judges. and the penal court in the constitutional court could make historic decisions,
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setting up the responsibility and accountability football of his rights in a quote, a little earlier i spoke with jessica turner about this. she works with anti slavery international. that's a human rights organization specializing in the fight against forced labor. i began by asking her what she makes of the legal case in ecuador as well. everyone deserves to be out today and freedom as they have to choose their employment. i'm working safety because we've just seen really isn't the case, but so many people. there are millions of people around well who were in prostate and social kings. in this case, it's really hard to find the case with customers. that was my bravery. so i'm fighting for justice and we really as that the case is contagious with the so that they can access the remedy that they really did the as the ecuadorian government to introduce those that really would hold and prevent this kind of thing from happening. and the teacher and then the whole businesses accountable when homes
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like this because it's a shocking and hiring case and one that i honestly say range not so we are very familiar with these kinds of cases. it's horrifying to see what's being expressed in this way. now, when we talk about modern slavery, what does that mean? really? what does modern slavery typically look like today in a globalized economy? well, once they've region take many different forms, including both saver and warehouse and may be forced to work against the will have the wages with how not stamps work and safety in dignity. but assessing what to say for it is when someone's freedom is taken away by someone else for the past is an expectation. there are millions of people and for cyber around well, the global estimate, someone and say, agree an estimate of their renew, the 50000000 people currently in oregon. same rates around 21000000 as those are being exploited in full saber in the private sector. i'm also in the states in post
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for state, but dr. foreman force the government forces, it's people to work against. i will. and the numbers you're mentioning are astonishing. what kind of international regulation is in place to tackle this problem? it is the regulation having any effect, as well as he can probably tell the laws of nowhere and strong enough to be able to both prevent one who saved me from happening. fast paced the whole, such as the poor people when they have the hon. whether it be in a business supply chain or by an individual, they're awesome initiatives out of the united states as recently in charities. and the last few years, industries and coal controlled to prevent goods, major source eva from entering the united states market. and the easy was on the cost of introducing to really groundbreaking rules, and that would do a huge and not to tackle a full size, but in business the climate change, but really increased the was i know when i strongly know what this case really
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highlights is that work is needed to be able to access just as an access remedy when they have been harmed by a business supply chain. and that's where we really see that the lowest, i'm really no one is strong enough. so what is should be able to hold accountable a company where ever they are headquartered or economy because of share a global supply chain that's really not possible in many cases. what can people do when they find themselves working in slave like conditions or who have relatives who are, where should they turn to for help? jessica, without really depends countries by country. so as you say, range national, we encourage people to solve designs and more than slavery so that they can understand what it might look like if a person isn't more than savory. and in the united kingdom, we have a modern say, very health line. but as i say that this is country by country, i'm not really bothering with us that we need the stronger law so that the labor
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conditions in a country are much more conducive to someone to be able to seek help if they feel like they're being home rather than facing any form of repercussion, i'm being afraid to come for the standing home. so that's really what we would as to see. there's so many countries, whether justin feet long enough, protections in place. so you're suggesting that modern day slavery or labor exploitation is very widespread. are there certain parts of the world where it's worse than others? yeah, well, unfortunately, wouldn't say very unforced avery's prevalent all around the world. so the global favorite index list of the estimated numbers of people in when we say rate, and it's a really shocking shelton report there. awesome countries were there. and when people asked me to explain what to say very, but i would really stress that most countries around the roads and every country has a problem. this one say very, even in germany, does an estimate of 47000 eco. and once avery, and in the united kingdom around a $130000.00 people. so while there are many countries that face more of
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a times wait for say, but i'm more than say for i would really stress it. every single country needs to be asking to try and tackle this problem. jessica, thank you very much for your insights. that was jessica turner from the anti sleep from anti slavery international. thank you very much. i a sketch up on some other stories making headlines. the c e o of boeing has apologized to families who lost loved ones and 2737 max crashes. during the us centers. hearing dave calhoun said, the aircraft maker took responsibility for a faulty software system. crashes and indonesia and ethiopia killed 346 people in 201819. i apologize for the group us present job. i says, announced a new program to provide a path to citizenship for half a 1000000 migrants who were married to us citizens and had been in the country for more than a decade. earlier this month to buy the ministration cracked down on asylum seekers
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of the southern border with mexico. columbia is giving legal status to more than half a 1000000 venezuelan migrants. the law applies to people who are acting as guardians to children. columbia believes more than 2800000 venezuelan migrants are in the country after playing political and economic turmoil at home to south africa. now where present serial remo oppose is about to be sworn in for a 2nd. term rev. oppose it will be sworn in by the head of the constitutional court in pretoria. then deliver his inaugural address. spawn selection marked a historic turning point ending 3 decades of dominance by the amc party of the late nelson mandela. the party that led the editor party struggle, one only 40 percent of the boat this time around losing its absolute majority in
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parliament for the 1st time. it is now struck a deal to form what it calls a government of national unity. i'm joined now by dw corresponded diane hawker, who is following events for us in for a tory diet. so room pauses about take the oath of office for another term as president. where can we expect? so he's actually in the process of taking that out of office right now. and as soon as he concludes that he is expected to also give a short address here at the union buildings when he gives that address. that'll be the official beginning of his administration. that will be the 7th administration here in south africa. and of course, the start of, of a different period in south african politics. you members mentioned the government of national unity, which will be, is, is what the coalition partners are calling the agreement. and that's something that's on africa has not dealt with in the past. so over the next few weeks, we'll be seeing how that government shapes up,
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as well as who will be phone part of the cabinets in that coalition government. are there any indications just how that is going to work because the is not used to working with other parties? ended up yes, absolutely. it will be a very different period for the amc and the agency government about indications all that the different a sign of the opposition party members was in the government of national unity. and this would include a, you know, possibly having of the cabinet positions shared by members of the government of national unity. so we'll have to wait and see how exactly that folds up to be some sharing and agreement on policy positions going forward. and it would appear, we're watching live pictures there that the sale around photos. it has now
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concluded his oath of office and his signing documents. they're associated with that. i just wanted to ask you done. many south africans are watching this and all your ration very closely just as we are. uh, what sort of expectations do the people in south africa have of this new government? yes, absolutely. so that's we can see at the union building many down on the south loans further down behind me as well as those at home are watching this a, you know, duration. and they're hoping that off to this process is concluded that the country will move into a swift sort of process of renewal. i would say they are a number of issues like unemployment and ongoing energy prices, as well as a, you know, an economy that has not grown significantly in the past few years. and so i've africans all hoping that this in organization will be the beginning of the movement,
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which will, which will lead us to a position with all of those things start to improve in the very near future. so that for kids that we've spoken to have said that they want change and they want change to happen quickly and they're hoping that this call addiction government will be able to bring about that change with new policies and indeed new ideas going forward. diane, thank you very much, diane hawker from pretoria, and we have now seen the serial. now post on the new president, then past, present to of south africa after being supported sell turkey fans here in germany. have celebrated a winning start for their soccer team. it's a euro 2024 tournaments, turkey, b, georgia, 31, and one of the most thrilling matches. so far. the victory set off the jubilant scenes in the city of dawson, where, where the match was played. germany has a large turkish migrant community, making this something of a home match for the turkey fan.
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