the, i'm afraid i'll never see him again. no, when. oh, you lost under the stops december 18th. on d. w. the state of the new is life from the michel vonny. i, as bob's becomes modern francis shorted 7 prime minister, he's currently on the lease a palace offering his resignation to president. mccall is my knowledge of cabinets, lost a vote of confidence. also on the program. soon rebels say that closing and on the safety of hama that pricing strong, this distance from pro government forces specified russian and power. russia's foreign minister arrives in malta on his 1st visit to where you are in union country. since moscow knows it's full scale invasion,

you create the, i'm feel go how welcome to the program. the beginning, france, we have 5 minutes the michelle. bonnie, a is meeting with president emmanuel, macro ought to offer his resignation. the problem in this convoy arrived at the presidential palace in paris a couple of hours ago as this shore to serve in premiere last. the votes have no confidence in parliament yesterday, and the most important 5 and last on the far right is a present macro along side has to only seek ways to solve. francis drawing, political and financial crises, straight to a correspondent lisa joey empowers welcome. lisa, how is this political chaos being the safe to as well? you know what we hearing here in the streets of the defense cops? it is very much reflecting the situation at the national assembly in palm. and that

is, this country is divided according to polls. the head of the road, about half of the country was in favor of hosting the government and the other half was against and saying that we only add additional instability political pay us to an already complicated situation. i'm not exactly exactly along the lines uh well of what people have been saying and the friends capital since this vague, this is the last night this. this is the logical conclusion of what brands and its law makers are at the moment. a mess of this inventory. i think it's a good thing and i think that they didn't respect the contract that he made with the french people at the legislative elections or not to ally with the far right and the reaping what they sewed. 7,

it's complicated. for both, i don't think anybody's happy really. okay. when the or so there are 2 different parties and that's it. you know, i don't listen to you and neither do you. and neither does he or maybe quick, but so it can never work a we don't, that's the thing. i'm saying. those, the bars of my mouth, 6 police literally uh, the president's opponents like he needs to go as well. he signed a web design, but he does need to pick a new prime minister and pull them at the same intend on causing him trouble. so what's the result options as well? you know, it's very difficult for him. indeed. obviously, lots of politicians are speaking out to that. it has been sticking out. but since last night and today saying, you know, he should pick someone from the last he should pick someone from the center to bring the country back together. each block the 3 blocks in pa, them and right now i don't know if which has a clear majority. i was hoping that their candidate will be selected president my call last time it on when he called snap collection earlier. that parliamentary

elections earlier this year took him 2 months to choose me showed danye who was known as it is to negotiate uh, and it was sold. but if someone could bring different products from one of my tyrants from different political decide to get us, it would be him. now it seems is going to be even more complicated for him on my call to find that it comes. i mind you some people on the left, especially from the socialist party and the green talk you that before han where it's possible for all parts of a left wing blog, that'd be fine. was most open and compromised. now see more open to working together with the center. so that might be one way or where he's looking right now . uh, quite well then on uh, present macro who is due to speak like, what are we expecting to here? well, he's 1st of all obviously going to comment on last night's vote. he's going to say this was not the right thing to do. you're dividing the country further increasing

political instability and that is an option that he might already name. and you prime minister, you said he would do so within 24 hours. but let's see what he says as i sat in the past. it has taken him a long time to make up his mind to let's see what he says tonight. okay, thank you. at least at least a new a in paris. this, now they send me an observatory for human rights, which is monitoring the countries the civil war says revel fights as have surrounded the safety of hama on 3 sides. that advance comes despite the counter offensive launched by government forces. rebels had already taken the serious 2nd largest city, a laptop, a government, and it's russian ally has responded with strikes timezone 200 kilometers away from the capital, damascus. and one of the flash points of the country civil war is look at how the conflict got to this point. a new wave of violence is

exploding and syria. the front lines of the war had been frozen since 2020 leading president assad as a defunct to evict to but now the conflict is threatening to re nights in a well that has changed some of the questioning the strength of his position. and whether he's capable of defeating the rebels, aside has maintained an iron grip on power since taking over from his father after his death in $22011.00. during the out of spring, he crushed pro democracy protests starting single position for years to come. throughout the course of the civil war that followed, he showed himself willing to use brutal force on his own population. he allegedly carried out a chemical weapons attack and 2013. that kills more than $200.00 people,

including children on the part of damascus held by rebels. something he's consistently denied. but by any measure aside has presided over a catastrophe in syria. under his watch, an estimated 500000 people who have been killed in the war, a 1000000 small, the false to flee or displaced. and despite the propaganda, more than half the 3 and people are facing food shortages and the economy is in free full. yet he retains the support of parts of the population, especially minority groups such as lights and christians who see his secularism as it passed in against the extremist buying to take over the country. he has also derives trends from his international allies. iran its proxies. the militant group has paula russia. all have played a pivotal role in keeping him in power,

in securing military victories. but to all of these acts as i now distracted all weekend in some way, making its own clear aside will be able to count on the same level of assistance and future data. some also points out that the ease with which the rebels were able to advance could mean the syrian army is not as strong as a side would like. and could also opposite his vulnerability and determine the future of his regime. let's. let's pick up that point. we've talked to simon nathan, who with lectures in international relations at lancaster university in the u. k. is an expert on the middle east of political violence and the political is not welcome back to i d w assignment. what does the same view of the rebels advance tell us about the state of assets forces? well, i think it raises a number of questions about the inner workings about that sense of loyalty to uh, to push on our last side. and about the extent to which the,

the serial number. ready is already. ready to rely on the boxes, the pro dom up so. ready much over the past decade or so, i think there's, there's a lot going on. i think the speed of it is. ready many by surprise, but the speed of it is not just coming out of a vacuum. it says, nope, just within that period overnight. that would be in the move as maneuverings planning of course, amongst the h t. s. rebels and others that have sort to capitalize on up to see the weakening of the survey and on forces to capitalize on the shifting geo political comfortable is be it with regard to israel is bombardment off cuz by lot targets and not been on the right of the targets of, of syrian targets in see what are your itself, or indeed russia's preoccupation with everything happening in ukraine. so it's often to mystic and it's rocket. but it's certainly raises a lot of questions. and to help us to understand more who these rebel groups and

who is all being because best thinking to unseat a tyrant, but that doesn't necessarily make them the good guys. if i can use of simplistic terms, it is. yeah, i mean it's, it is very, very simplistic to say, well, it's not as bad because he's killed over half a 1000000 people in this place. 11000000 people through the fighting. so the rebels must be a good guys, but these rebels have gotten long standing ties to kind to um, to die actual though. recently the, the lead, the of july, the assault to distance himself from dash. and he's been fighting against them. and in some instances, he sought to distance himself with the transnational jihad isn't all kind of, i'm trying to what took you like a more so last, the vision of territorially bounded political slum. and so that, that raises serious questions about the relationships with, with groups that have been at the one central in the war on terror,

let's say. but it also raises questions about how h t s, the gilani organization, and indeed others will engage with all the other groups in syria or the minorities of the other muslims who don't necessarily adhere to the same vision of political. they're still on the job on unix dsl or i'll talk to you later. but again, more questions in terms of funding and financial assistance. of course, the suggestion is that it's toby, i'm caught the ones responsible for this because daughter has been trying to distance itself and this is rejected based on a number of occasions and took he is, is worried about what would happen is based on certainty indeed pushes more syrians in to, to keep more refugees, more, more demographic and balanced within to do so. again, this question marks, again there's on 2nd thing. we don't know the brand new alerts here. what's happening right now aside getting support from a russian at the moment. um,

how long come he rely on support from russia and iran? who as we heard in the report have problems of that out at the moment. or yeah, well, it has been dramatically weakened by everything that's happened over the past year or so. we know that the aside was able to retain his position as president of syria to essentially create a, a so and, and gave him the syrian cit. ready or if you will, with the help of it on with the help of his by law, who were fighting on the ground with him, with his own forces, i'm with russia now. his bizarre as being preoccupied and decimated by his royal run, has been preoccupied by everything. that's been happening as being weakened by as well. russia has been hit very, very hard with sanctions. so because they're in state, of course, and the, the ongoing fighting ukraine has a ship with the cremeans focus slightly. but it does not want to lose his position of influence in the middle east. does not want to see

a thoughtful. and i would also argue that the gulf states do not want to see his son fully, that they've been. busy lives in relations with a side, which is a very dramatic shift from how things were dedicated to war. indeed, long ago when the, the uprisings began interior 2011 in the fight and broke out. so it was a different landscape. and i don't think many actually want to see a side full aside from the rebels. aside from the millions of syrians who been suffering under his. ready doctor simon may been fascinating analysis as amen. thank you so much effort from lancaster university. thank you. i will take a look at some old stories making headlines. now. thousands of pro is you protest us a valid for the 7th night, and the george and converts to police say the slightest demonstration comes after police arrested opposition. indeed, as an activist of georgia has same daily protest since last week, when the 5 minutes to an honest with you membership totes would be suspended until

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summit of the organization for security and cooperation in your us secretary states and ukraine's part of minutes. that will also be that number is the number of accounts of thoughts are expected to walk out to join q speeds. is that what some of them have been saying about russia being present at the summit? i will, i will not be sitting at one table with miss the lover of russia. corrupts every organization. she joins. we need to rush out to get out of ukraine, and only then will this organization make sense. i will not be in one room, is mr. oliver, i will go to as well. uh, definitely as brussels bureau chief, alexandra fond diamond is ops at that meeting in multiple welcome, alexandra. so clearly not everyone please to say you missed a lot for on fact that the o. s. c. a. what other reactions of that be? say well, we have for a lot of harsh criticism or with some ministers accusing of mr. the gulf of

spreading lives here. and to using this platform to present his view of the events that has nothing to do with the reality. but that is actually indeed what happens during the round table with mr. the rough uh, accusing the organization to have become an instrument uh helpful instruments to serve america's interest team criticizing, be repeating the union for imposing what he is calling legitimate sanctions on russia. only because as he put it, russia is pursuing their own national interest. and actually, that was the reason for some administers to say that they need to be here, that they need also to speak during this meeting to push against a what's a rav rav for us saying against he's lies?

that is what, what, for instance, the german foreign minister, i'm not even a bad bulk told us that she wants to be here. she wants to hold a speech to make sure that people know that the. uh what sir, do you love golf is telling them is a lie and that's true. okay, so it sounds like bad, but there is a consent that bear with the uh, views for engaging with russia in this for and they are, i see. yes, there are some voices saying that at least it's important to come here together because of course, if there is no consensus, no meetings and russia is still a member of this organization. even though there are saying that actually the organization is already dad. there are not leaving it. so for the c to continue existing, it's of course important to have a such a eating. the organization was founded in the 1975 to

present a forum for an increase dialogue between the east and the west during the cold war . and when you look at its members, some of them is still in a kind of a c or of influence of russia to recommend his son. it was fixed on others, very critical of russia. you understand that it's really now very difficult for, for them to, to find common ground with the, the war and ukraine still raging. i'm not very much at the top of the agenda. so what are we expecting from this meeting? well, the ministers already talked about ukraine over dinner last night, and mr. ralph was not invited to attend this dinner and they are planning to increase your support for too many tarion, helpful ukraine for uh people who are facing

a very difficult winter there. and i would for soon dead, eh, those are the conversations that the supporters of ukraine who are present to you, or some of them. some of the members of the policy will be having behind closed doors as well today. okay, thanks a lot of time. i'm sandra from nominees. dw is brussels bureau chief, thank you. and the say of a major us insurance company has been shot dead in new york city. united healthcare has brian thompson was on his way to an invested meeting of central with manhattan hilton hotel. and he was killed in one police say i was a targeted attack. the shooter is still at large helicopters hover above central manhattan hilton hotel. now the crime scene. the hotel was sick to host and invest amazing for united health care. one of the biggest insures in the us, but just before 7 am the company c o brian thompson was faithfully shows on his way

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shooting. the company released the statement describing brian thompson as a highly respected colleague and friend uh to south korea, where a prosecutor says they're investigating prose, the president, you and sucky all these former defense minister for that roles and imposing martial law of this week. under the protest as a cabinet in the capital sold to demand the president use resignation, but he's refusing to go inside the peach. when vote this we can at the plunging the country into crisis. the short lived declaration of martial lo will make us forced into back down ours after soldiers surround it. the natural assembly software is defense. we just didn't came young. sure. i'm designed to admit it's offered me think, but he gave the old and moved to the prison. hi poor. let's get more from journalist 5 and customer in sol. uh, welcome 5 in. so let's start with his investigation into the president and defense

minister. i'm tell us will is. yeah, so today is 2 complaints were filed actually independently from each of the one complaint was filed by a minor opposition party. the other was fired 559 activists from within the civil society. and both of those complaints are accusing june that he committed a treason by having the clear martial law that is a really serious accusation. and today the police has opened investigation into the case so they are looking into it, but they're still at the beginning. so we don't know many details. we also don't know how likely um, those cases are to succeed or not. but what i can tell you is it trees and it's a serious crime, at least by law, potentially it could even carry a death sentence or link the prison to him. so it is really a serious scale. okay, now the, the focus during those turbulent hours of martial law was very much on the president to explain to us how his defense minister fits into the picture. so

we have to say form of defense minister because he offered his resignation already yesterday night and then his resignation was accepted to disobey this morning by president. doing so the all and he already nominated in you defense mean to separate the flop defense minister was one of the outspoken supports us of the decision that it is necessary to declare martial law. so he was really one of the supporters and i think for context, but it's important to know you. so if you're the president and the former defense minister came young from the old bodies that they went to the same high school. so this kind of a click between them, a deep connection and what now the government is agents that goes trying to do they try to frame i'm and the fall, i defense them just as to instigate to it's the mazda mind of this decision to be clear master law, and you could also argue that this is kind of escape go theory because i'm doing so

if you could shift or could distract from his own responsibility here. ok. so beyond his former defense administer, does the president have any support in the government during the amongst the population? yet the support i would say is really decreasing by the day just for context even before all this happened before the declaration of muscle or the popular popularity of you can so drove us relatively low. his ratings were around 25 percent. and we also know that after his decision to temporarily to clear out of martial law, that 7 out of 10 south korean statistically are in favor, open impeachment against you. and so his popularity is printing. but you cannot say that he doesn't have any support among the people any more, especially older generations. i think they are still that people who like him and was in the government and also the governing the routing potty. it's still an open

question. so we saw also chris seek amongst his own affection that people criticized you. and for example, the potty chief, he said that it was irresponsible. it was against the constitution to declare martial law. but at the same time, the party chief of the routing party said that they are opposing this vote against and impeachment so we have to see how loyal they are towards their own president. thank you for that. so that you and this probably encouragement insole on japan as celebrating the addition of its national alcoholic beverage to desco's world. heritage left you an agency voted to recognize saki as prophecy. amount of 1500 volts. cultural heritage, japanese rice, wine is brute. according to centuries, old tradition plays an important role in social events. it was a hoping the next group designation will help revive domestic consumption, which has been declining of

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