the dreams coming through, making money. having a sun when not falls in challenging stops, december 13th on d, w. the. this is data we news line from berlin, rebels capture, serious 4th largest city and surgeon's answer, hama after clashes with government forces, pressure rounds on the president, the saw as rebels fees more territory. also on the program, the top diplomats of ukraine, poland, and the stony, a walk out of a speech by a russian foreign minister, sir. good luck, real bad security summit and malta after he accuse us the west of provoking a direct conflict with russia. the

welcome to the program on nicole for the syrian rebel forces have taken control of the city of hama, marking the latest advance and a week long, offensive against the syrian government troops. hama is a strategically important city of the northwestern part of syria. it's about a 140 kilometers from the country. second largest city, a level trouble forces, stroke control of last week. and these are the 1st images to emerge from hama and have been supplied by the rebels. media organization dw cannot verify when and where they were taken. the fall of hama is another important setback for the syrian regime of president bashar alaska. french prime minister michelle barney has submitted his resignation to present in the new and i call francis shortest serving premier last a vote of no confidence a problem with yesterday and move supported by the left and the far right president

the crown as the prime minister to remain in office in a care taker role until replacement is found. the president is scheduled to make a statement to 9th and is urgently seeking a solution to the political and financial crisis. is country is going through here is how events unfolded and parliament yesterday. the eyes of the world were on the funds on wednesday as parliamentarians from both the left and the fall. right, so important to bring down the shed doesn't use government just in 3 months after he became prime minister. so this through product is to move through the country into political tales plus from smell. next, a tailor made budget for 2025 and could struggle to refinance is huge. public debt in such a position, groups in political change is needed. it's supposed to end the category 1st, tend to vote down most government. that's what we'll now we'll keep pushing until there's a left wing governments discovery tool. mr. met cronum lee, which is like,

well, so the, the far right nation in raleigh party to the bottom against the government. this solution was caused by the deep and long standing gap between what people want and what politically those do. but it is gamble, far rightly that marine lives tend to have a soft set to winning the next presidential election. she needs to convince more retirees and the business world to back her. and yet what those latest low most is political instability. meanwhile, the pen is facing a court case that could see her temporarily bound from running for office. come march. she's hoping president emma mccomb was step down and create the early presidential elections before then. but my call, who spent most of his week in saudi arabia, has moved out resignation. the french president now looks weaker than ever as he

faces the challenge of swiftly finding a new prime minister. the national assembly remains deeply divided and fresh parliamentary elections count the house before next july. the diplomats have been criticizing comments made by the russian foreign minister on his 1st trip to a european country european union country, excuse me, since russia's full scale invasion of ukraine started nearly 3 years ago. the top diplomats of ukraine, poland, and a stony, a walked out of their gate lab. ralph began to speak at the malta meeting of the organization for security and cooperation in europe. the us described laptops, remarks as 8. so nami, of this information lab rough accused the west of reviving the cold war and provoking a direct conflict with russia before leaving the room, ukrainian for a minister, andrea she via called lever of a work criminal adult. as for him,

it is sir, defended her country's decision to invite laughter off to the to day meeting the mysql students on demand through malta, having any reason to invite love. roughly the o. s e e has 57 participation countries called the 57 countries. all agreed, this medium should be done with 57 countries presents one who were outlined. some also was asked by many to lead and organize this ministerial council. total. then it says, one of the participating states, russia was invited to $300.00 law. likewise, in the united states minister lover of attend to the united nations meeting in new york or last september. so this is the way the organization works. he w brussels bureau chief alexandro phenomena is in malta, alexandra, lots of controversy about lab rugs. for instance there. he also clashed with the us secretary of state to tell us more well, never else visits to malta was controversial because of course it was expected that

he would use his speech here to make false claims and spread lies. and that is indeed what happens, because never upset that it was not russia to be black, james, for the warning ukraine that they were just trying to pursue their legitimate national interest. which is of course not true. he accused us of attacking russia by its proxy, ukraine. add to um with the goal also trying to bring nato back to the political spotlight because they need it and you enemy and mr. blaine can you as secretary of stage, was sitting in the room during collaborate of speech and listening to those accusations, even though some of the other foreign ministers walked out. but so when mister blinking started to speak loud, ralph was not in the room any more. and blinking of the bank,

let ropes claim and making clear that it is russia that is to be blamed for the war . and that the reason for that was a mist proteins desired to erase ukraine from the maps. the v o. c is one of the few forums where western representatives can still communicate directly with russia. but it seems like many of the nations there would rather not or is that just symbolism in your opinion? no, i think that it's important to keep in mind that this is now a very big organization. the c o s. c e was founded in the 1917 seventy's to uh to offer a platform for increased dialogue between the east and the west. during the cold war, and it is still trying to enhance dialogue in europe to help its members coordinate

issues such as human rights or arms control. but it has now $57.00 members, including countries which are still quite close to russia. like through main is done for instance, and countries like the u. s. or germany for a very critical of russia, but to exist this organization needs decisions by consensus. and russia has been locking importance decisions by using it's vito. so this is an organization for security and cooperation. so of course ukraine is at the top of the agenda. can we expect the actual decision making, or is the entire meeting overshadowed by control oversee well, i think that the meeting was overshadowed by love ralph's speech here at the, at this gathering about. so some of the ministers of already met yesterday with the ukraine and foreign minister to speak about the situation in his country over

a dinner, and especially about what they can do to help civilians in ukraine traumatized people and children. so that was here also become the agenda, but i, i don't expect any, any decisions to or in malta as the w, brussels bared chief, alexandra for now, and in montero, is great speaking to you. thank you so much. thank you. and on to some other stories making headlines around the world today, georgia prime minister has threatened to completely eliminate the country's political opposition. you accuse protesters of what he calls liberal fascism, the term echoing language used by russia. demonstrators have taken to the streets night leave for over a week now, angry about the pro russian government's decision to suspend talks. on joining the european union, bitcoin has crossed the $100000.00 mark for the 1st time. the world's leading

crypto currency has gained more than 7 percent in value over the past week. analysts attribute the increase to the hopes that donald trump will be regulated proved to currencies. when he takes office, as he was president next month to define the future, i wanted south korean, prosecutors have launched an investigation into president young, so you'll end to ministers over their role in briefly imposing martial law. on tuesday, the opposition has accused you on of insurrection and launched impeachment proceedings against him. law makers forced the end of military rule hours after parliament was surrounded by troops early on wednesday. just 24 hours off to the preston plunder south korea into its west crisis and decades. a government apology to its citizens designing to them. but i don't know. so regarding emergency marshall loans that we are sorry for causing concerns among the people from the military, while maintaining a firm defensive posture will focus on his main mission of which to protect and

national security and people's lives. a middle bid on august, prosecutors have opened an investigation into the chaos unleashed by you and his former defense to accumulate here and no faces of travel down an adult position. lawmakers to become proceedings to impeach the impassable president of the time while in south korea and us. i live bound by a mutual defense. tracy has cost a shadow over a region already navigating deep into political divisions. but you as make no indication to tell resign under his own policy says that they still back him demonstrates has continued together on the side, the national assembly over the course of thursday. assign this even if president here and so killed is able to survive the impatient votes. public pressure on him to resign could continue to grow so many in south korea,

which last injured marshall new in the 1970s. the disorder brought back memories of dr. chapters in his history. so on as soon as i heard the news, i rushed to the national assembly. i have children, but i left them with my in laws because i felt i needed to act for the sake of my children. this must be stopped and i might to what we cannot go back to the 1970s. that was what i saw, that as night fell. another candle light process began outside the national assembly cooling for you to step down. which is impeachment vote not scheduled until saturday. the political saga, engulfing this nation is still far from being of japan and celebrating the addition of its national alcoholic beverage to your nest goes world heritage list. the you an agency voted to recognize saca as part of humanities, intangible cultural heritage. brewers are hoping that designation will help revive

domestic consumption, which has been declining in recent years. and this smooth of rice, wine has been viewed as a sacred gift from deities and it's been an integral part of depends culture for centuries. originally it was even believed to ward off evil spirits. now, unesco has decided to register japan's traditional knowledge and skills for making saki and it's intangible cultural heritage list. traditional sucky brewing is an age and technique for, for mentoring. a mixture of rice east and the colorful mould known as koji. the entire process of steaming, stirring, fermenting and pressing can be grueling, and it takes several weeks. the technique requires great skill and experience as it involves carefully controlling temperature and humidity to ensure the desired taste

and quality. the end results can be served hot or cold or at room temperature. saki plays a significant role in japanese society and tradition. it's often served during ceremonies and special occasions, but demand for the drink has been declining in japan, even as international demand rose. saki producers hope you know, schools recognition will boost their exports and reinvigorate and suzy, as them for the beverage at home. and a quick reminder of our top story before we go, sir, and rubble forces have taken control of the city of hama, marking the latest advance and a week long offensive against the syrian government troops. the fall of hama as another major set back for the syrian regime of president charlotte side after rebels captured the country, 2nd largest city, a level last week and you're up to date up. next, we take

a look at how the australian city of president is reducing its dependence on the private automobiles. i'll be back with lauren at the top of the next hour, and it will be an ascii that we use so you can actually submit your questions on youtube. check that out. the people in trucks injured was trying to feed the city center. the straight pieces explain the around the world more than 130000000 people us we of mine because no one should have to

make up your own mind dw may for mine's the of the decades of car century planning brisbin australia is upgrading. it's public transport. it's putting a new kind of trackless tram on the road and tunneling, a new train line onto the river. will it convince people to finally get out of their cars and categories been fixed, it's transit in time for the olympic games. the . i am obsessed with public transport. it is essential to cleaning and greening cities. everywhere i go, i take trains, buses, tramps, and fairies to get to know a city. and it's people. i'm looking for ideas that other locations can copy and

mistakes that they should avoid. welcome to brisbin, also increasingly known by its indigenous name, me engines. it's a sub tropical city with close to $3000000.00 residents across it's extended region . if you haven't heard much about the city yet, you will soon. because in 2032, it will host the olympic and power olympic gains and it's public transport system will be vital to getting people to it. stadiums. but today the city is dominated by cars. governments have invested usually in a network of underground highways, but comparatively little in other forms of trends are the results. experts now right brisbin as one of the worst cities in australia for public transport. while it's roads keep getting busy at the place is becoming pretty low. they get the right to jason's getting worse and worse drivers can waist around 60 hours. these

here in peak out traffic, according to the royal goals and would be a club of queens, learned pay tower on some, right? so some of the ways we to have congestion and some of that is students and we have strong population growth. and all we have total enterprise construction activity grades of brisbane is the fastest growing region and astray the the population is expected to double by 2050. and all those new residents are bringing more vehicles . even car drive is a colleague of better boston train systems. if you're a motorist, the best way of getting your congestion is to have the person who would have been in the context to you by to the choice to use public transport. paul, to ride the bus is brisbin, gets around 79 percent of journeys are made in private vehicles and only 10 percent by public transport. the vast majority of public transport journeys, 68 percent

a made by bus about one stood by train and a small number by fairy brisbin once had a substantial trend network which carried more passengers than old loads of public transport due today. but during the 19 sixty's car craze, and after a big fire at a depot, the trams were scrapped. these remaining trucks are simply historical. today brisbin, public transport system runs mostly on buses. as a fleet, as a 1200 buttons, both standard and bio, take you late and also known as vending your phenomena. but the vast majority run on diesel and gas on the a handful of electric, some scenic routes run across the iconic story bridge with the panoramic views of the city skyline. now my favorite thing about the buses is the politeness of most passengers listen to how they strike the driver when they're just inbox.

to pass system received a major upgrade about 2 decades ago when the city built a rapid bus transit for adults with separated high speed bus for transport ex i'd say the bus waste one thing brisbin got right. brisbin bus system works just fine. you can leave on one of these high speed bus white station, but forever or else in the city, need a lot of patience. some routes run early every half hour or every hour. that makes it really hard to plan to join. the heavy train system is a radio network with several lines, bringing passengers from across the region into brisbin city center trains carry about a 3rd of all public transport users. but that's only around free for certain things . total john, there are 10 lines including one to the airport. some lines offer fantastic to use, like a regional trains running north, which cost right below the volt tenant cord,

of the magazine gloss house, mountains. but most people don't live near a train station. there's no circle one connecting the outer district and many services run infrequently according to public transport advocates robust dow that leave some passengers feeling. first, the round network is characterized by low frequency, particularly as you move out of the in a cool. now that makes it very difficult to use it. typically when it's connected to by low frequency pass surfaces and connections become a not man. and it's not unusual, but they left the white house in there. now, you've got a guy, the lego club has a day of while you're waiting for the tri as the train network is constrained by a bottleneck added score. this rail bridge is the only trained connection over the brisbin river. but the same natural barrier is put to use for fairies.

there are several waterborne room for this thing, the river, connecting to parks, museums, and universities. the big chasm miranda called for the cat to little boats. i called to take cat fairies only carry around 3 percent of public transport passengers. but the very popular, especially with visits is my favorite form of public transport infringement to ferry get to see all the important sites on the river. and many of the services are free for the paid city cat services sitting works just like on buses and trains to tag on and off with a tough, tough transit cost for any credit cards. then just enjoy the ride bus upgrades are coming north least because brisbin has been named post the city of

the 2032 olympic and power. olympic gaines. the main ceremonies will be held at an expanded stadium at will and gab, just across the river from the city center to reach the stadium and resolve that problem that a single bridge bottleneck work is underway. on the new cross river rail lines to massive boring machines have dug twin 5.9 kilometers tunnels. now for new stations of being fitted out and are expected to open off to 2025. but i couldn't wait that long to have a look across the river rail team, letting me take a tour of the under construction will and get a station the man, the engineers here took lessons from other major tunneling projects around the world . one of the things we've had here in prison is we find entirely in wrong some of

the other projects around the world, whether we're in hong kong or maybe in london, they've had to deal with fly in and uh, and in terms of ground support. yes, it's hotter to hold up soft fly than it is to talk about how that rock which has a natural tendency to all the other learning from cross raleigh london is probably one of the more advanced mode and technological under umbrellas. and so we have learning the lessons around platforms trained on integration signaling system and building those lessons across the river. out a new european training control system will allow trains to run at higher frequencies. some say this rail tunnel should have been built decades ago. but like a train, it's better late than never where it's been has another fascinating transport development in the what they're calling it. the metro, the most contentious thing about the metro road is its name. it isn't an

underground train line or subway. these electric vehicles still quite a switch company has looked like a tramp bus. they run on rubber wheels. some cold is a type of trackless trend. other say, it's a glorified bus. whatever they're called, the vehicles will run down prisons existing bus way at peak frequencies of 5 minutes. so why didn't brisbin just build the tram system itself has the benefit that you for structure? so i, we have, i, extensive boss must y system which is dedicated purely for the use of the public transport bus operations. if the infrastructure is there and can be repaired at best, it's a far more cost effective. so ition to reintroduce a rubber tile, they go with its charging system, then it is to introduce some light rouse system. the next step up in the, in the public transport capacity high rock to the metro's battery electric vehicles

can carry around 170 pass engines. that's about as many as an articulated or bendy boxed light rail can handle around 300 passengers. power train and light rail was considered here, but the bus was still needs to accommodate regular buses. so the full conversion to steel trucks wasn't possible. the trend fans may be disappointed more cities around the world, a likely to select this kind of system due to its low cost and flexibility transport advocate. robin dow sees it as a hospitalization d things. brisbin needs a real metro. now this visual metro appliances i said on the temporary thinking market, so it's not going to work for that long. the market is up to the olympics, maybe not. but it really start thinking about some serious trial capacity in the unit. ringback in prison and they talk waco and soft weiss, he thinks brisbin could triple its current public transport journey share of 10

percent with a single integrated transit authority, more rapid services, and better costs connections to the train stations. i think we can get to 3040 percent if we do what we need to do, right, i'm gonna have to do it. we can keep using cost in the why that would be using to allow that size to happen. we've got to get the public transport network rush, right, which gets back to having a proper authority. doing the things that are assigned to mental, frequent connected. it says a goal, it's as simple as that. with as low frequency buses and distant train stations, you can really understand why people infringement prefer to get around by car. the upgrade is coming in terms of the olympics like the track was tram and the underground train line will help visit is get around without a problem. but residents will be hoping that those kind of expansion re projects

work and which again, transport in brisbin magine is accelerating pocket decades in the slow lane. other cities trying to transition away from cars can learn from its experiments and with the olympics and paralympics on the way the world will be watching to see if chris but can get into the public transport back on track to name some more about home the abilities changing the world next time on risk, the new will tell you the story. we have a getting a visa is more difficult than finding gold hosted to use force and for the future. in the stories industries that are being discussed across the country. news african next on

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