and then when generation x nash was now on the teen q ministry, this kind of funny feels like the this is dw news live from berlin. syrian rebels push to the southern towards the southern city of hans government forces scrambled to slowly and surgeons as they captured more towns and territory. their stated goal to topple the president of south. also on probing from any of the top court and those the 1st round of the presidential election. government accuses moscow of meddling after a surprise when for a pro criminal candidates, the . and he said, thanks for joining us. after seizing the cities of

a level in homage, syrian rebels are now closing in the, on the city of homes. government forces have been unable to mount any effective resistance since the illness insurgents launched their offensive last week. taking homes would bring them a step closer to capturing the capital, damascus, and toppling president bashar, all all sides. government texture, most troubles on the outskirts of from the city that is released by the rebels, showed them just a few kilometers from the city, often described as the main artery of syria across roads linking the capitol, damascus to the coast. and the rest of the country, their momentum has been building since the extra mas rebels, successful capture of hama for the 1st time ever. i was a strategic and the symbolic when for those opposed to president assets rule

anticipating their next move. russian airplanes, allied with serious government, started bonding the bridge, connecting come to homes and stuff just so the destruction of the bridge has been confirmed by the u. k. based war monitor. the rebels have advanced regardless. now homes is the last line of defense between them. and the syrian capital turkey which backs the syrian free army and provide support to other factions to confirmed . that's where the rebels are headed next. funding to body that to be exhibit homo agent. it. uh huh. so that homes, so want to know who the target is, damascus. so i need to body. let the deal with the, with the advance of the opposition is continuing to,

we are monitoring it. so intelligence and media, i mean the name is because i would say we have drawn, so we'll continue without any issues. we'll use them as indeed so has has that loses his grip on the country had an unprecedented pace. other friends are bubbling to rebels. have now captured territory south of damascus close to a neighboring jordan, which has responded by shutting its border. citing the security situation in serious south of the kurdish controlled east. the curtis lead syrian democratic forces captured territory from the government, reportedly without a fight. after forces were through no key players have signaled readiness for talks on serious political future. the advantage of, we was surprised to see the southern end rapids collapse of the syrian government

forces on the front lines so that the factions took control of large areas, imposing a new, political and military reality was not the city for many in syria and unprecedented conviction. that the rule of the sides spending over 5 decades, maybe nearing its and let's take a look now at some other stories making headlines around the world. thirty's in the dominican republic, have seized 9.5 tons of cocaine. the largest drug calling the country's history was concealed in a shipment of bananas on route from guatemala to belgium. 10 suspects have been detained. the dominican republic is a transit country for traffic in drugs to north america and europe. russia and bell roost have signed a security pack. it brings bellows under moscow's nuclear umbrella in return for

allowing russia to the port and tactical nuclear weapons. the russian president vladimir putin and ballad, russian leader, alexander of the christian co, signed a treaty at a meeting. uminski, liquor single, also as good deployed intermediate range, ballistic vessels and dollars and the to the, to the do, belittle public health officials in the democratic republic of congo. the country is on high alert over a mysterious like disease. it has killed thousands of people over the past weeks and those health minister says it's still too early to know how to use a spread. romania is top court has no results of november's political election after accusations of russian meddling. the 2nd round was supposed to be held on sunday and would have seen far, right? pro russian candidate collins, georgia school, excuse me, pitted against interest pro european elena, let's go to. the current president says he'll remain in office until as the successor is elected. an unprecedented legal decision that is put to

remain in democracy in crisis. the country was set to go to the polls again on sunday for the 2nd round presidential elections, but not so changed. now that the constitutional court has a, know the results of the 1st round, meaning the whole process must be repeated. the window of the 1st round was this man, call it, and don't just go far, right. nato skeptical spoken highly. a russian president vladimir putin in the past before the 1st round of georgia scubas an old most complete. he doesn't belong to a political party. and most of his campaigners, dunham picked up his surprise waiting with raised eyebrows and mania and beyond the decision to a know the election came off to intelligence documents would be classified. they suggested that georgia school may have benefited from an online phone based mass

influence operation to sway the vote. jo jessica condemned the ruling or choose the courtesy quasi. today's constitutional court decision represents more than just the legal control of a single form for a website. it is practically an official law as the crew to talk or will be due to the step of each of the rule of law. is it any jews to call him step of that? if you think cool means his opponent and then i'll cancel 2nd round to your centrist elaina. let's go need also blocks difficult after the symbol of the day remaining and stayed his credit, hold on democracy and cross here. they can the quote, decision is illegal, immoral and crushed is the very essence of democracy. the vote such misconduct will cut it off daily in the years to come people on the streets, bucharest also expressed consent democratic and democratic. i did the very bad that this has happened. that's it, that's all i want,

comments anymore. it's what i'm search and that unfortunately, it's on susan and we don't know which direction they've been going, which is us and the families is video. mania is now right on shots at george's politically and nobody really knows what comes next. you know, these jack parrot is in the remaining capital, bucharest. he told me more about how the court came to a decision. yes. so there's a series of d classified documents that the quote is working from that they show that they say it shows that there was wide spreads a campaign that they believe or at least has been suggested by many sources was put forward by russia, specifically on social media channels like take talk and like telegram as well. and that is what could have led to this huge surging success by college or jessica who

took about 23 percent of the vote when the 1st room was held 2 weeks ago. there is obviously some cross since, and there are a lot of people questioning about why the court did this in this way. there's been a number of different meetings of the cold weather. it could have made such a decision, but they've done it just ahead of it. that was meant to take place on sunday and that's causing concern across the political policies, but also among romanians on the streets as well. yeah, tell us more about that concern because we have heard some people say that it's on an anti democratic that it was politically motivated. uh would surely there are also some romanians who are worried about rushes interference and their elections. yeah, i mean, definitely what's interesting is that both color in georgia scapes and the lady in alaska any who are going to be running off heads ahead in sundays election. the 2nd run, both of them ones who this election to go ahead as we had in the,

in the report that are as well. they as a cultural. jessica is saying that he's not supported by russia and the defense to be this is being sold and he quoted as a formalized crew detox, i last got a need for her pause, said that the people of romanian needs to be had. so it's quite an interesting situation. the prime minister, however, who was it, who's in place for the government, not the president. he's been saying, but listen, we need to follow the constitutional court. the democracy needs to be followed that needs to be involved. and also we need to have this re run. it's also important to say that as soon as the quotes know, as a result, both of those people go into the 1st room campaigning mode. again, we don't know when that will be held, but they will not, will have to be back in, not big pull, both of indicated that they will run again in the 1st time. and that's held because a lot of uncertainty was make this also more interesting is that romania is part of the european union. so what has been the reaction here from brussels to august?

yeah, this is a really interesting time for romania, it's not necessarily the big sort of political power. it's highest as the european union in any sense. but it is gray massively and importance in recent years. and the presidential position is very important in not because the president is in charge of foreign policy and attends the summits. for instance, in brussels. i know 27 a you leaders get together. why is remain your impulse of what? let's go to 600 more than 600 kilometer border with ukraine and is fundamental in the european union's support for the war effort to try and fight off the russian invasion. and ukraine is important. so supplies for exports of grain that ukraine, the ukrainian agriculture size, uh um, utilizes a big support. that con stands in the black sea in romania, also from a nato perspective. that building up a nature ad base nickel and stanza,

which is due to be the biggest nato base, the biggest data base in the whole of the administrator lives in europe. so that's, that's gonna say significant lot hanging on the elections and romania, that's the w correspond to jack parrot, and progress. thanks. and some breaking news coming in from south korea where president human suck, deal has apologized for imposing martial law in his 1st televised address. since he sent troops to parliament on tuesday night units facing an appeasement vote later today, the stun sparked outrage and soul with thousands taken to the streets demand his resignation. we'll have more on the political turmoil in south korea as it comes in . and police in new york. now believe the gunmen who killed the ceo of a major and us health ensure has left the city. they're also offering a $10000.00 reward for information leading to his arrest, public reaction to the killing as exposed a deep frustration within america of its health care system. to deny the pose

and defend 3 words written on the bullets that killed bryan thompson. the ceo of one of the largest health insurance companies in the us. these words has been used by critics to describe how to health insurance industry avoids pain claims. many real quick to connect to ceo's murder with the accesses office industry, although the investigation is still ongoing. but beyond the internet, the murder has sparked a greater debate about the failures of the us health care system. the actual incident in new york, i served as a, as a trigger for a lot of people to express their frustrations and real grievances about how the system works, or really how it doesn't work. i think this is just an adverb, a more market on trying to people. so issues with their own hands for not only for health care, but for race, for sexism and everything else. so obviously sad when anyone passes away,

but i think the reaction of the american public and how callous and that response has been should tell people something about the health care crisis in the united states. pretty shocking. but and i'll kind of assign of the times, i suppose, a tragic for him in his family, but that maybe don't do terrible things like this. i'm not saying you deserve it. yeah. but what is it about the health care system? exactly, that makes people so angry you can face paying thousands and thousands of dollars out of your own pocket to use medical care, even if you have health insurance. and then another type of limit is that health insurance and united states often use what is called pre authorization. the doctors and hospitals cannot simply provide the medical care that they want to. they have to get permission from the insurers. and sometimes the insurers deny that from

mission, while the hand for thompson's killer goes on, the public reaction has highlighted that for many americans, the world's most complex and expensive health care system simply isn't what you're watching. dw news, stay with us. the those you know, understand, can have a site like the right to present data used on instagram and follow up on the discovery change your mind just click away, find out best document trees on you to.