when, why did they have all the time? i should just search, but they increase the amount for, i mean that's the, is the state of the news. and these are the top stories, french president in my new, in my call, i was given a defined television address day after his brian minister, a step down after losing a historic no confidence votes. my call blamed his opponents on the far right and the far left for the feet, accusing them of choosing disorder. he said he chose a new premiere in the coming days. very, very and rumble forces have taken control of the strategically important north western city of haha. marking the latest advance and a week long offensive against the syrian government troops. it's

a new set back for the syrian regime of president bush charl outside his government . and his russian ally have responded to the rebel gains with the air strikes the top of the last of ukraine, poland and the stony. i have walked out of speech by a russian foreign minister, surrogate lever off at the malta meeting of the organization for security and cooperation in europe. lab, ralph accused the west of reviving the cold war and from bulking a direct conflict with russia. the u. s. described laptops, remarks as 8 to nami, of this information is this data. we news from berlin, there's lots more on our website that's dw com. i france's without a government and many blamed the president michelle by muse tenure as french prime minister was shorter than any other in modern french history. and his departure leaves him, i knew him

a call with no one to help him steer much needed reforms through the grid, locked parliament today. my call address the nation to explain his side of things. and surprisingly he doesn't see the blame line with him. and the defiance beachy, urge the left and right in the country to find new ways to compromise. and he vowed to stay on until the end of this term. but can he? i'm gonna go religion berlin, and this is the day the france has no prime minister, no government, and no budget. this. this is the logical conclusion of what brands and it's, mom makers are at the moment a mess. all this political turmoil was prompted by 5. the over frances, such as it's complicated, i don't think anybody's happy i don't have any illusion that

a new government will help. meanwhile, the person really calling the thoughts and friends politics as far right leader marine also on the day syrian rebels drive government forces from the key city of homo pressure is mounting on president bush, charlotte, sad, cuz this be the beginning of the end for his read it is in situations like the one we face today when you saw advertising feels most at risk. and this is important that the regime previously unreleased chemical weapons on its own. people welcome to the day we started to night in france, where a political crisis is deepening after the resignation of prime minister michelle by me, frances shorda, serving from your last vote of no confidence in parliament yesterday, and a move supported by the left and the far right, it was the 1st time a french government had been voted down by parliament and more than 60 years that

rems up the pressure on president, the money of my call was struggling to pass and lunch needed reforms and, and addressing mounting economic concerns. now, addressing the nation today, my call said he would have pointed successor to barney soon, and that he himself would stay in office until the end of his mandates in 2027. about you'll do it will be such a new book nobility to come from today. a new era i must begin to g a ford f where every while the most on for, from a new compromises must be built and it does all that's good. and this is because we must be on the basis of a front, it'd be cut also full to remain. you're not to pull the plug needed is your in the coming days i will a point of prime minister. i will charge him with finding a government of representing old political forces at the sole man who feel no more than any on the prime minister. will have to conduct his consultations and form a tight government at your service and parts. and if you like to put me in useful

harmony sequencing, this room, his priority will be the subject has requested a special law will be tabled before mid december in parliament in west seattle so hard. they both say, i've owned this temporary law that will allow the continuity of public services and public life continued to this obvious beat in the independent. it was good talking about this one journalist daniel brown, who joins us from paris. daniel, further in my call says he wants to find a prime minister who represents all political forces. is there anyone in france or on the planet right now who fits that bill? well, it's going to be a hard fits the color for that hot seed. so given the uncompromising attitude displayed by president by chloe in the speech, so the next are which you just shoot. so the, there was no hints of a co habitation in the style of se springs and given the relentless series of defeats my cause though, since its decision to call the elections in july,

it would take a break 1st. and so think that they could easily governor minority governments in a parliament suite 3 hostile bluffs. i only see you believe it could be the veterans centrist of calls to available, or the conservative of sebastian calling you who is currently the minister of a defense of the lease analyst. uh, also think that it could be reduce the state now she's part of the left wing of the socialist party as well as the compromised proposition of the attentive the coalition in september. that's of back home, more or less rejected on the side of hands. but now we're starting to warm or deep hints that maybe someone in the blog can be detached. a guest is a former financial director to paris municipalities and today she said, she's ready to assume that roles and this would respect the results of the july

legislative. so where her coalition came 1st with a relative majority, those legislators were a gamble. my co talk today, he spoke to the people rejecting any kind of blame for the state. france is in. is he correct? you know, clearly not. it was his decision. it took everyone by surprise to dissolve the national assembly into, to call legislative elections in, in june that took place a few weeks later. it was a total misunderstanding of the realities and dynamics of the country. and so it's population. it continues to feel of, you know, that he's somehow above the 1000000 easy. it doesn't seem to be listening to the anger industry. so and so there's a lassitude of incense in p as it's very southern and is desired to

go all the way through. with his mandates to 2027. he repeated that service, evenings, 13 months to raleigh, the population together to you folks to know today and the you know that they have a huge um, reconstruction of the set cathedral in such a paris and the paris olympic spirits of, isaac, this was the way that the country must be co governs in a kind of national rallying of the troops of but so i think the, the gaming this rather smoke ends of the arrogance, the attitude which seems to dog and be consistent throughout. so it's not that it's in to mandates. it's going to be difficult for you to, to continue that position, i think. and it's a long time until 2027 isn't good. do you think he's going to survive that long as well? he is protected by the constitution and he came outside thing about this calling

any idea of a resignation, political fantasy. as i say to you, he refused to take care of responsibility for the no confidence motion. that was folks with through the 1st time ever in the 5th republic here i think that was created in 1958 seats. the re runs history. um, in terms of how it's his responsibility for that. and so i think that's a put me and he will be protected as i say, by the constitution of the streets of are you who do have a role. and today, there was a national strike in the public sector touching education, health of transports of and you know, there's genuine finder industries. and we've seen that the streets in the past in paris have managed to, to push through, you know, the best move. and so certain changes, but so my calling seems to reading these types of anger and that doesn't seem like

he's going to fall in the 13 months ahead. one way or another the far right. and we're reading the pen especially, must be watching all of those and rubbing her hands. oh yeah, i mean the, all the attention is censored on house use, made curved things. and how it was, thanks to her parties ability to, to uh, well go through with another uh, no confident solution. i don't want to add all this idea of that because it's not accurate. so of the 2 parts he said, the coalition and f t party, which is a broad coalition including the ecology, piracy, and the social is $56.00 as well as the genuine left when socialist slipped by me on some of they uh, not on the same level they are republican and contrary to the national a,

the, those are the national friends, the parking parts the leg by marine the time which is january extreme right wing parties and quite nc republican in many ways. but she's the sensor, the limelight. she was the 1st to be put on national television. and so it's quite clear that she's happy with how things are going. as journalist daniel brown in paris, thanks so much. thank you. the serial now were rebel forces have taken control of the city of hollow marking the latest advance in a week long, offensive against the syrian government troops. hama is a strategically important city in the north western part of syria. it's about a 140 kilometers from the country. second largest city, a level which rebel forces took control of last week. and these are the 1st images

to emerge from hama, and have been supplied by the rebels media organization. just to be clear, the double you cannot verify when or where these images were taken. the fall of hama is another important set back for the syrian regime of president bush are all a side, and hama is only 200 kilometers away from the capital of damascus. and one of the flash points of the country civil war is a reminder of how the conflict got to this point. a new wave of violence is exploding in syria. the front lines of the war had been frozen since 2020 leading president assad as a defect to evict to but now the conflict is threatening to read 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 eye in 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 close 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 killed more than 200 people, including children on a pulse 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 a 3 and people are facing food shortages and the economy is in free, full gain enough amount of yes,

yes. he retains the support of parts of the population. especially minority groups such as l y and christians who see his secularism as it passed in against the extremist vying 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 all of these act 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 all mean is not as strong as a side would like. and could also add to his vulnerability and determine the future of his regime. i always, you know, speak to hide, hide. he is

a consulting fellow with the middle east and north africa program at chatham house . hi, good to see you. at the city of hama is seen as of a buffer to protect the capital, damascus. how big a blow is this for a size group on power? thank you for having me. um, i think it's a, it's massive for different reasons. one of them is related to the strategic location. as you pointed out, there's also a precedent to supply lines to cost in areas. it tools uh, control over many communities. the used to provide a manpower to the cn regime, but also comes off the rapids to feed a face. a region forces in the other parts of syria, not only in the country sides of the people and it live. but as you mentioned, the phone of a city of april for the 1st time. it's now under that frequent photo that,

that the position. so all of those a coming together as a, uh, closer to the big go to the region yet and, and this, this advance has just taken place at a startling pace, hasn't it? what are the thoughts biggest vulnerabilities and how have the rebels been able to seize the to um yeah, as you mentioned, i think they the tool man uh front of it is our one as a limited and weak and military as well as financial resources. and then more importantly, the reduce the support, a subs that has been that the, the us, so that's the receiving from, it's a allies with a, that's a russia or iran. and that's mainly due to the engagement of those

actors in there on the respective complex whether that's russia and ukraine or an erotic. it's a allies that cause the law against 08 and amenities. so because of those 2 factors, what happened is that when the stress defense line was a sort of for the street to collapse, then it was super easy for the position groups to advance to other area. so it was a house of cards that quickly a crumbled. let me turn that question around them because aside has been embattled as a serious leader for a really long time. was it only iranian it and russian support that has maintained him in power all these years? and they definitely play the big part in allowing us to survive. if you look at the history of the conflict as sense turned

into a military one in 2012, you would see that you run a, it's a allies into syria to support the region and allow the regime to stay in power. but it was not enough because the region continues to the newest territory, and then the restaurant 2015 entered the conflict in syria and then gradually managed to increase a search ability to regain the territories or most of the territories. and the last 2, it's a opponent or his opponents. now, at off to the, there are different factors that contributed to allowing us to empower. one of them is related to the big of different agreements that were brokers between russia and turkey, which prevented at opposition groups from launching similar attacks over the past

4 years. and this is why i think we, we see this trend at changes to all of doors and factors that allows us to maintain the has that power uh, over at least most of the areas he controls center recently. and so you're, you're set on the pass that a new push for lasting piece is needed. how could that happen? and under whose leadership, you know, well, uh, now a clear way forward is uh, already uh, sort of uh, a design or at least a drawing based on the you. and there is an ocean, 2254, which created a road map for district and parties to the conflict to reach a political agreement. now what happened off the, the,

is that many actors viewed the conflict and syria as a frozen conflict because they have other priorities on because the political process was complicated and was not progressing. most of them at last interest moved that session elsewhere. now we are in a situation where the conflict is active again, and this is creating a momentum where international actors could again push for a put a ticket process for this to be successful. they have to put the pressure on the parties on the ground to come to the table and to reach a mutually accepted agreement. you have called the rebels resend advance, one of the most significant campaigns of serious conflict, which has been going on, you know, since 2012, at least, what do you think it might mean for the region and beyond?

so what i think with the 1st will have to wait and see how will that change the conflict and syria. but if it will, that, for example, at push for a political process that will reach a peaceful and political solution to the conflict. and if that's where we're heading, then that for sure with the impact of the iran as or to reach on our ability to and not only at projects power across the region, but also keeps applying for the law in uh, and living on. uh, so it could uh, have significant impact on the right to its networks and the reason. but if we look at the scenario in which the conflict continues to at every now and then at

witness clashes, then maybe we will continue to see syria to playing a sort of a disturbing and this to realizing the rules in the region and keep pushing refugees to try to make their way out of the country, those height, height of chatham house. thank you so much for all those insights. thank you for calling the turkish president, richard type arrow on his long promise to end violence against women and girls, but cases of sexual assault and domestic abuse remain widespread rights groups have recorded more than 400 some sites so far this year. critics and keys are to on and his government of fostering a sense of impunity and an already patriarchal society. the more and more women are now taking their safety into their own hands is our corresponding julia han reports

. these women are learning to fight back twice a week. they newton and december, 4th, full, full motion. not less than many here. want to know how they can defend themselves against the thoughts and harassment on the street on public transport, or maybe even at home. some have already had threatening experiences. your police a question about 5 years ago i was harassed in my own neighborhood, one of them i felt anxious for a long time and even had trouble walking home alone every day. and so i think it's very important to learn how to protect ourselves and to share what we've learned with other women. and i'm know the additional instructors i should, we soon has been teaching self defense to women for more than 4 years. now, this courses are funded by local authorities and philip, very quickly, he tells me. so

a lot of this of the demands for self defense courses has increased deluxe in recent years. we have received inquiries from all over the country until fully booked until the end of february. unfortunately, we are living in a society where women and skills do not feel safe and the end is growing. right schools. the documents set aside say, on average in turkey, at least one woman gets killed every day. awesome, by a family member, a husband, a friend, or a lover. time and again, particularly brutal cases make you had 99 to your site. it was in a dyson or how do you, for example, those murdered in october by a former boyfriend to be headed, one of them before taking his own life. many women choose the tech us government or failing to protect them and to fostering the senses infinity in an already very patriarchal society,

the government is not implementing protection laws. it has to put criminals in jail and not let them out on the streets again. it has to give to turn punishments. we want to live so much to the minus of what and to give women are ignored. women ended rights and they clicked it as if they don't exist on the president ridge of tie a bad one will often described themselves as a champion of women's rights, has promised tulsa penalties for the perpetrators comes in the unity should. violence against women is a betrayal of humanity cause i had any one who raises a hand against a woman who inflict physical or psychological violence must be punished as they deserve to mean that this the primary duty of the state, you go to it to women's rights activists like shit and yellen chuckle, are skeptical about such promises. in point effect in 2021. outline withdrew from

the stumble convention. you are being treated obliges countries to investigate and punish violence against women. but the conservative islamic groups that argued that the treaty violated traditional family values and encourage divorce extremes. they may face to, justified that withdrawn from me was claimed. it would encourage homosexuality. so it should start. that's the base just argument talk me that the convention is about promoting gender, the quantity that it should min hell grew up, knowing about the quality. don't believe they have to right to can of omen. oh no to my husband. they can then they go to manage to here in the sales defense analysis. many have assuming of you, as long as the government does not do a better job of protecting women, they have to protect themselves. and

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