within our relationship, so it is one of the few sources. the 1st thing in listening to content about sexuality and sexual matters. i'm liza modeled as an i'm going to be exploring all listen more in a new season of mine. available on all platforms. this is the w news slide from the land. america's top diplomats, this us officials have been in direct contact with the rebel group now in charge of syria. antony blanchard's comments are the 1st topic consummation of americans dialogue with h t. s. designated as the type of is finding us, since the ousting of bush are, are also coming up pro you pro, just as in georgia. pause. apologies to postpone the switch on of christmas. nice on a tree outside tournaments and the growth of the election. the new president's the

i'm going to jones, thanks for joining us. us secretary of state anthony blinking says american officials has been in, quote, direct contact with the syrian rebel group, hyatt to teddy. it was tom about to despite h t s being on the us terrorism list. lincoln has been in jordan talks with officials from several of our countries tacky as well as the new and us. they've agreed to support a peaceful transition process in syria of the countries you rebel, lead us to protect citizens rights, the as long as we've h t us as promise to govern inclusive lee after talking to charel a subs dictatorship a week ago. let's listen to what antonia blinking had to say, i guess we've been in contact with h t s, and the other parties were, were watching this very closely. as i said earlier,

we're also communicating directly with i was in positions of authority in syria, and i hope that today's agreement the, the, the, the collective word of so many countries who will be important to serious future carries wait, and help us communicate clearly to certain people that were there to support them, but communicates also what we expect and hope to see going forward. so anthony clinton there and d, w as a pro, him is in the syrian capital damascus. so when she tells me what the mood is like there, one we crossed a rebel forces, toppled to the sondra scene. very much for it as was the case about a week ago. but we are at the beginning of the week. and as you can see behind me, the damascus traffic is now coming back in full force. and we can see everywhere as we walk through the streets of devices, the normal like some kind of normal seats coming back,

schools are reopening today. universities are reopening a subsidies have been lifted off. the price of transportation has gone off at the same time. inflation has gone down at the same time with the sort of on certain situation, but this new government might bring. there are, of course, the arch hearing concerns from the minorities, for example, what the new syria to mean for them. because even though the h t s has an h t s leadership, the making, who says general statements about what the new government will look like specifics we've yet to hear a specifics, but so far things are coming back to the one thing that you really see here is people like me able to do their job on the street. really, there are a lot of years as well. and so that, that is something monica that would have just simply been unbelievable. a week ago the, this amount of journalist would be on the streets getting

a sense of what life is like. this was simply on, sort of under the side receive that. uh, i, uh you, you already mentioned that to h t s. of course uh, being a also called a temp service do 5 united nations and the u. s. and they are in charge of syria. now when you mentioned about the sort of the worries that some of the syrian civilizations, all the people that i have about what's in store for them, has the been any sign yet, you know about sort of as long as the rules of being in post on them or do we know anything about the h t s plan for syria? there haven't been any sort of you know, concerning signs on the ground here in syria that would indicate that, you know, the shift has some sort of getting some history plans in store for serious

minorities. but that doesn't mean, but they're not concerned because it has to keep in mind the history of this country and the history of how minorities have been treated. and of course, there is, you know, we have been doing with decades of us. i was just living through an uncertain it's fine because there aren't any concrete answers of a concrete plans yet, but it remains to see really what the, what this new government does a for my more. all right, so still i'm 70 there, but we know that israel continues to occupy a office own and the golden hide and that it carries out as strikes against military facilities near the mass coast. do we know how the h t. s. will deal with that? what we've read h t s leader al july. he said that he does not see that syria under his leadership and his leadership does not see conflict with is real. and this is really expected to think about the momentous trust. but this one who now has to maintain basically city in this country. and the last thing would be

a full out military constitution with a military power. like this really has said that international diplomatic effort, international diplomacy has to really come together in this moment to make sure that this is an all of the content, syria and israel, as you are really entries a phase where everything used to be. i mean, i would like to see the use uh abraham reporting from damascus. i a thank you so much i to georgia now where the political crisis has deepened with the appointment to off and you fall right. president with close ties to russia on saturday nights, opponents once again must outside parliament of protest, forcing authorities to postpone the switch on of christmas nights. the turmoil has been rumbling on since the routing georgia dream parties suspended folks on joining the european union. the outgoing president says she won't step down until new elections. i helped there are a few signs of the holiday season in tbilisi. popular anger has

replaced seasonal cheer on the streets around george's parliament. demonstrators continue to think solve with police after recent elections. so the moscow friendly georgia dream party claimed the vote was crazy day. on saturday, the georgia dream control problem and elected this man. miss you have a, she'd be a former football player turned right wing politicians. the opposition fears will steer georgia away from joining the european union to outside the apartment building. protesters cast out on how they treat these qualifications our, our garden gate uh to our election. and our president can do that. you said rather, and they've got to hold us for drugs here in pub, josie, i'll be able to present the channel. he doesn't have an invitation to

the president, so we're progressing this way and we are showing our diplomas that we are more capable of being present. because this is no to legitimate problem. they cannot say like the president, this is not because they are breaking the law despite how they see these election today, outgoing president. so let me sort of exceed the said she won't recognize the vote and called for fresh elections in order to have peace and justice in the country. new elections and need a quote on. that is why we are here. demonstrators have once again gathered for the night, the digital outside of parliament, a clear sign. they went back down as a tug of war between the government and the people continues. of a more, i'm going to find all posts funding, jaguars assume on all sky in tbilisi douglas, the ruling georgia, dream party elected a new president,

but the outgoing one says she won't step down demanding new elections. please explain why of the monica. this policy has an essence about the legitimacy of the georgian parliament. the incumbent president settlements would obviously be under your position. the parties have claimed that the last general election that this saturday october was stolen or due to alleged cases of the irregularities, the voters intimidation cases of double voltage. and this is why they have been boy parliament ever since. this is why the position didn't show up to the parliament yesterday to participate in the election of the president. and this is why they called me share with the students and the legitimate choice. and they look forward to the december 29th, 20 term of the incumbent. president officially, and she was suppose to be the presidential policy, which is only the analysis she has no incentive to do so until there is

a general election. and that seems to be a very tricky situation. so far as the current government doesn't seem to want to make way when you election, so what happens next will the situation is still developing that it's a speculation at this point. but at this point, the government seems unlikely to take on this the fact that their group on powers, this firm, they've just been able to look in their candidates for the presidents yesterday. and the filters seemed to be losing the momentum at this point on the one hand to due to the violence a crack down front, the government with some 500. our estimates, on the other hand, which you can get, people have before to secure daily for over 2 weeks. some protesters told that they are starting to hold, then the situation to the president to come to present this to mount. the challenge

is for, for a protest around the presidential policy on december 29th by spoken to some voters, they're supposed to figure out, actually the either and ready to go. the defense was indeed the only legitimate official. however, i think she's in such scenario, she would also run risk run. it's risk of getting arrested by the government will do what's called an obstruction of the democratic process. and just just briefly, if you would, for a lot of countries in particular, the neighboring russia. but also the european union reacting to the situation in georgia. yes, wisdom countries have been criticizing the conduct of the government and calling for an investigation to the outcome of the general election election in october of us has been for some piece of restrictions on georgia officials. this is due for the ministers are due to meet in brussels tomorrow to discuss the situation. the

country. a particularly interesting role is being played by the french president the much all she is mediating now between the government and the incumbent president at the local. but the local powers, here are the regional powers. iran, cherokee and russia seems to be content with the georgia dream. and probably we will not be of service who is going to congratulate the new, the elect, the president of so far on the armenians or bridge on and believers have done so the w 1st funding check our seminar ski reporting from to please see. thank you. so very much let's look at some of the stories now making headlines around the world. us us broadcast the abc and use us to pay, you don't have to trumps presidential library. $15000000.00. the 2nd information case, it is the percentage georgia state front office in accuracy assessment on assets. trump has been found liable for rate, the latest and the spring of wins for this president. and next since this election,

victory last a gun man has killed 2. my grandson's 2 security guards the of the move on from the city of dunkirk. according to french media report, say 22 year old manta and himself into authorities following the shooting. he said he was the attacker and the message to killing another person in a nearby town. allison with penny on the west side, the loan and nearly a century has devastated the french overseas territory of my yachts in the indian ocean. at least 2 people have been killed as high winds and heavy rain pounded the remote form. a french colony such on chito has flattened most of the islands shantytown houses cycling sheet. a bottle of into the island of my office in the early morning. heavy veins and strong winds created devastation, causing floods ripping off loose and destroying combs. authorities

say it's the west stone 90 years secluded, the cycling of unexpected violence winds of over 200 kilometers an hour or 2 public facilities badly damaged or destroyed. they see to see what kind of design and the medium term is for the subject line of water and food. especially for the most sensitive facilities such as prisons. does it keep them on the policy? a mayo flies and the indian ocean between the african mainland and to madagascar, and it's on says port tab. it true. more than 3 quarters of the islands, 300000 people live below the poverty line. most living and make shift toes and slums incentive towns which are now being wiped out. a solitudes are deployed police and the mainland to help the local population. and to prevent the routing. studies show global psych,

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