the, i'm afraid i'll never see him again. no. when, oh you lost under the stops december 18th on dw, the this is the w news live from berlin. south korea's ruling policy says president union, supp hill is dangerous and must leave office of the defense ministry show us the country. it will no survey any new order from the presidents to reimpose. marshall the rebel forces in syria and to the city of hama of the pushing out government troops is the 2nd city to full as pressure mounts. on the president mashhad assets and the french presidents and money, what am i call slammed the opposition. so toppling the government,

and in 5th he will not resign the money to this mckinnon. welcome to the program in south korea as a leader of president you in. so hills own policy is cooling for the immediate suspension of his powers. people power policy chief hand on who had rejected cold to impeach the president of the union, plunged the nation into political turmoil on tuesday was an attempt to impose marshall, but had now says he has received intelligence that the president, for the troops to arrest key political figures during tuesday night crisis, tom says the president poses a great danger if he stays, and that is a risk. he will the plan marshall more again. the president is due to meet his proxy. anita on friday. i spoke to the w. e. stays of correspondent james chase

a in so earlier and i asked him about the room is circulating in south korean media about a possible 2nd. the declaration is marshall. so annual, just give you over the contacts about where i am currently i'm outside the main gates to the national assembly of the last hours. so there's a been a closure of this assembly if we believe that's sense, because you can still kill is likely to arrive at the national assembly. some meetings with members of his own policy imminently, as it relates to that disagreements about the possible 2nd declaration of national . it's understood that that device, defense minister has already guarantee that if such a declaration was made that they would no tax opponents. and these roommates have been circulating somebody amongst opposition who will make it some of those also suggesting there's a position will make it suggesting that they would be base,

need his national assembly in case such an adventures in terms of costs. but again, official was trying to call him this, such a declaration would come again and right now we're wasting it to see if seen so killer. i say to meet with those members to design like to discuss his political future. we've been reporting that will lead to of use and policy is now also warning that the president needs to be suspended from office. and is, is that as a result of all of this tool for the 2nd declaration is marshall. how is that come about? yeah, the, the lead reviews on policy made this major reverse. so over the course of this morning, initially at the need it was indicating that he would be back in june san killed. then this morning he said he had to change his minds because of in some new information that it comes to lights. that allegations that you had quoted the

arrest of a position who will make it, says it and said the parliament, this is something that the presidential office and the noise, none the less. so the leader of things and policy has said that you needs to leave office for the security of south korea's systems and democracy. and again, he's using meet with yourself your latest today. and there will be questions about what will come with that meeting. whether that will be pressure applied to you, so killed from men design policy to resign from office. we can see behind you james, and also hear what sounds like demonstrations. tell us a little bit more about the people's reaction to, to what's happening. what's going on right now? yeah, absolutely. i mean, the demonstrations that are taking place outside here regarding a thought expensive the arrival of you, sulky old people gathers here off broadly in a position to wants you. saki all has unleashed on south korea's democracy. over

the past couple of days were outside the national assembly. as i mentioned, this is the place that has been fairly easy to get into. john, listen, the ends of the public have been musing fatty freely into the grounds of the national assembly. some of the major demonstrations in the process taking place on the steps of the main building further away from where we are right now. we're in the area that is now looks down on it. so again, people gathering outside the national assembly making create that even if you chose, devise this impeachment that he is now facing, potentially as early as tomorrow that public pressure on him to, to resign could continue to mount some of the less. james, i did just want to ask you about this impeachment. i mean, how likely is it, is there a chance that you could survive it? i think with this major of us wasting from the leader of his own policy,

that like you to a disappointment goes ahead is now hire. so absolutely guarantee. and just to give you a sense of some of the mathematics and the composition of the national assembly in order to impeach itself creating president, you needs a 2 thirds majority in the 300 and the product. and so that's $200.00 sites. what we see now is a physician policies occupying some 192 seats. so it would need 8 men visitors and quantity to, to break ranks to vote for his impeachment, but impeachment or defense himself, belongs to their own policy. and they have been some mentors of teens and passages . we publicly express that they will vote on impeachment. but again, that both discharging success today, i'm sort of position cause the members will be applying pressure on members on teams on policy, to insure the document types outcomes to pos, james chase, and so the don't use the east asia corresponding thank you so much of the rebel forces in syria has captured the city of hama. it's

a major victory for the coalition of anti government forces, as they advance rapidly across the country. the loss of hama is a massive blow to president bushel outside of the mold and fussing he is a civil opposition fighters into the city institute of how much after 3 days of intense fighting, the groups lead to size that here to clean up a 40 year old route and the city and me says it's redeployed, its forces from the city to the outskirts in order to protect civilian lives. it's another blow to president special assad, hama is one of the few major cities outside the capital to remain on the full government to control. so out the nearly 14 years of serious civil war, it's capture comes just days of to is the mr. rebels rested to control overlapping the country. second city from government forces, many tvs,

the display civilians are overjoyed at being able to attend to the city of to more than a decade away. as part of how that the delay is indescribable. words cannot describe how happy we are. it's such an incredible feeling. after all this time we returned to a level smell, the center of the cafeteria, a la carte, and how much the rebel offensive looks set to continue the insurgents. say that ready to head south, the homes, the countries 3rd largest city, and the next may just stop on the march to damascus. a verizon rizelle is a john list, and conversely, in north syria, she told us more about the situation in houma. now that an is list rebel group back, but i took a, it's called high ups terrier of from has captured the city. thank you. the situation has rapidly it's created, as you know,

especially with the boxes made by has to stay at a shop at turkish back sections in area like any full ads in houma and leasing them uh 24 hours. i asked a few to show them to cleared its control over hema and it was like it and if we were the bowl for, for, for lets you in a government and also for the people. what happened in april and also in hema. the, the, the solution declared the complete control on him up for now. i think it's, it's come for now and situation is come. no for for hey, it's a huge shift. and the steering governments versus actually announced their withdrawal from the city. why is homeless so important? because it's the 1st, it's the to reinforce large city in syria and it's in on the way on the way to that

to the mascot. mm hm. and so what is next for the rebels? so you're saying damascus is the ultimate prize that where will they move on to from a us. yeah, and the syrian government announced its withdrawal from the city completely after attempts to fight with the, with the fusion. and now i have to hear some assumed like the calls for uh for the cdn army, a close on the syrian army on military defection. and they have their way to move to pumps. okay, the, the, we're hearing the syrian foreign ministers in baghdad. so talks with his a rocky and a rainy and counterparts to discuss the situation, discuss what's happening in the region. what is his priority? what kind of support does he want? what does he want to get out of this meeting?

i actually, um, actually as you know, you run under rack is the for their support or for a cd and government an acid re gene is a strict chastain in terms of resources. we have much of its military power focused on holding other key areas, parts canary, invest a self and around damascus. and the other tea and co capacity of cdm military units have been structured do 2 years of fighting. the fiction and, and the whites fried depletion offers, you know, and i'm from beast from this visit to, to iraq. and by that they are asking of, they are asking for support. and they are asking for a, for a heavy weapons in syria. and uh, what we see that several iraqi lawmakers have also denied that report report that says that, um uh, that the country part but part of match will, uh,

will be part of the military intervention in syria. but actually, um, um we, we, we, as we see another here if from the, from the news that iraq has sent some melisha munitions as also has been left also certain somebody should have to fight with that. i will have to leave it that, but thank you so much for your time and bring us up to date. that's to unlist. it varies on that result in the coming should be in syria. thank you. let's take a look now at how this, excuse me, the syria conflict got to this point and how vulnerable it leaves the country's lead of a shot. i'll, i thought a new wave of violence is exploding in syria. the front lines of the war had been frozen since 2020 leading president aside as a defacto victor. 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 am grip on power since taking over from his father after his death in 2000 in 2011. 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, but killed more than 200 people, including children on the part of damascus held by rebels. something he is consistently denied, but by any measure side 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 all the whites 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. it's proxies. the militant group has paula russia. all have played a pivotal role in keeping him in power and securing military victories. but 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 um, it is not as strong as a side would like. it could also add to his vulnerability and determine the future of his regime. or you are watching the daily news still to come, will find out why people into kind of raising the glosses to toast. the national, drank the last here some of the of the story is making headlines around the world today. and for testers and the resilience city of south palo have riley is against police brutality of the videos, of alleged misconduct too much. and also set was arrested off to the, the release of footage, showing him throwing a man off a bridge into a river demonstrate to say, blank and cover of people a being targeted by offices and as quite close to us, west coast triggered a synonymy warning in the states of california and oregon roads were clogged with traffic. has people attempted to flee in land. the magnitude 7 quite struck in the

pacific ocean about 70 kilometers off the coast of northern california. as you know, meet warning was withdrawn. officers house in our australia is prime minister, has blamed anti semitism for an austin attack at a melvin synagogue anthony albany. z said it was aimed at closing 5th the following a cost extensive damage lease. and now searching for 2 suspects that has been arise and targeted a tax in australia since the war in gaza, which was triggered by the hama sled october. the 7th terror attack of the french president and not even mccaul has given a defiant television to address the day off to his prime minister, last historic and no confidence both macklin and said he would appoint a new premier within days and vowed to sub out the rest of his own time, he blamed the far right on the far left for toppling the minority government, a presidency manual met,

crowns. france has no prime minister. it has no government, no budget for 2025, which starts in less than a month to make chrome told the french people who don't blame him is eunice, whom i will never assume the responsibility of others. and in particular, of the parliamentary into consciously chose to bring down the budget and the government of frogs a few days before christmas. if it denied many on the streets of paris and 200 other french cities and towns beg to differ civil servants late into the former governments. 2025 budget plan meant to rein in a growing deficit with spending cuts and tax increases. everyone needs to take responsibility to the release of the main person responsible for what's happening to us. so i'm very happy about what's happening to him. yes, to realize that he's not the only boss in front. of course we're all managing fronts together. that deficit's end inflation that the government itself provokes now, we are asking civil 7 send to people generally to soak up to death. and that's just

not possible. demonstrators expect present it to the crone to nominate another right, meaning government or keeping up their push for more investment in the public sector . they know that this one much commercially marine le pen of the far right national rally party probably has more say than anyone in the next budget to kind. she was unimpressed with suntrust because of the crumbs last choice to lead his government . the right leaning michel, barn, ya sums up pretty cheap. if we have to look at what people do and not just look at their label by saying who's right wing. so i just think he does a good phone. know everything he does has not been good time. yeah, of course with the chrome says la pens, national rally, lawmakers voted against even their own platform and a bunch of debates sufficiently on something by doing so they chose chaos, and that's the only project they share with the radical left along this with the support of the rest of the left wing alliance not to do but to undo to re cavity.

me pull this book say that is all the french media have reported mat crowns. next. prime minister will likely come from a short list of centrist candidates who might appeal to both sides of the political spectrum. he'll reveal his choice in coming days. the w as christine linda is in brussels and gave us an a you perspective on the crisis in fronts aisles to who the you would like to see lead fronts. this new government. well, any other interest in brussels would be not necessarily who is the next prime minister, but what the next prime minister does as it pertains to the all standing budgets. francis carnegie spending more than it brings and it is courtesy and breach off the use rules. its budget deficit is at about 6 percent and the rules would like to see that at about 3 percent and no more. so it's really crucial from, from an e perspective to see that front is back on that sort of corrective fiscal policy.

and we saw in michelle bonnie is budget and attempts to do that. brussels was quite happy with the fact that in the budget that he had proposed, he was going to reduce that deficit by a percentage points taking it to 5 percent. so going in the right direction, closer to the desired 3 percent level and below. so that is there any way. the interest is on the part of the commission here to see europe's 2nd biggest economy . get back into line in terms of budgetary expectations. but now of course, as on such and see, we don't know who the next prime minister is going to be. how unsettling is all of this, this crisis in fronts full the, the european union and the timing of that? so there's no direct implication on the part of the european union in the sense that there are no decisions to be made. that perhaps will now be put on hold at a new level because of the political instability in front says so to say. but i'm

sickening is, is the right way that you use a new because this does coincide, you know, the crisis in france, it does coincide with, with germany's definitely coalition coming to a premature end. and now you have this scenario. we europe's 2 big bees. both have significant political was at home, both have weak economies. there's lots of this common denominator off this fall right influence and how it is creeping into policy issues as high with europe is generally into tied with leadership is needed. and this franco, jim intend them, has been the bronx main stay of providing that leadership and going into 2025 we, there will be a new administration in the white house where the wall is raging in ukraine. that influence that, that front and germany has been providing for the brook might be a little bit absence a while it would bring things to a whole case of certainly there is a sense that things will slow down in little bits because these 2 countries,

or having these significant political problems back at home, christine, thank you so much for that. update that c w's christine mental, ever pushing from brussels. a on harrison other stories making headlines today. george's prime minister era clay club keeps say, has threatened to completely eliminate the country's political opposition. he accused protest as of what he called liberal foxes, and a to echoing language used by russia demonstrates as have taken to the streets and nightly, over a week. the angry about the pro russian government's decision to suspend talks on georgia joining the european union, the top diplomats of ukraine, poland, and the stony of wilkes house of a speech by the russian for an missed us like a lover of the o. s. c, summit in malta, and this was often lover of accused the west of provoking a direct conflict with russia. it's his 1st visit to an e. u. countries, since russia's full scale invasion of ukraine. iceland, outgoing government has granted permits to to wait and companies until 2029 animal

rights activists condemn the decision that will allow the killing of around $400.00 wales each year. iceland, new way in japan are the only countries that allow commercial wailing of so many species were hunted to the brink of extinction in the 1960s. and one of the well smallest nations just go a little bit bigger. monica has expanded its land mass by 3 percent with the completion of a luxury prophecy development, which was enumerated by monica, was prince albert with the territory of just over to square kilometer is monica is the well 2nd smallest states of to the national from now your plan is celebrating the addition of so okay to you desk goes world heritage list the u. n. agency votes and to recognize the alcoholic drink as intangible, cultural heritage, japanese sucka brewer is all hoping that designation will help revive declining

sales to the smooth of rice. wine has been viewed as a sacred gift from deities and it's been an integral part of japan's 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 in its intangible cultural heritage list. traditional sucky brewing is an ancient technique for, for mentoring. a mixture of rice used in 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 throws. saki producers hope you nest, whose recognition will boost their exports and reinvigorate and suzy. as them for the beverage at home. let's get you a quick reminder about top stories today and south korea, the defense ministry says it will not survey any new orders to impose muscle as the lead of president usa kills. and policy is cooling for the immediate suspension of his powers and french president. and many other mcfall says he will appoint a new prime minister within days of to michelle about new 10 to his resignation. mccomb blamed the far right. i'm the fall left for toppling the government. and

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