is in a political country somebody, i'm afraid i'll never see him again. when, oh, you lost under the stats december 18th on dw, the . this is the w news life from violin. germany's liter or left charlotte spaces a decisive confidence vote. as he fights for his political future in a special problem entry session. so it has been making the case for why he's to remain at the hello hell, a government. he's widely expected to lose by vote, which would clear the policy of the election will say coming up on the program, there is deposed president special us on breaks the silence felt to split into russia and origin statements. he says he planned to keep on slicing, but the russians evacuated him. hundreds of states that and the french island

territory is miles south to the west side, the loan, and nearly a century. the storm wipes out neighborhoods and castle power. some survivors haven't had more sense of the days, the new campus mckinnon. welcome to the program. here in germany, it is crunch time, so the trump slot will show. so see faces of those has confidence in parliament trust school votes off to the collapse of his governing coalition. he is widely expected to lose the paving the way. so new elections which is set for february because of in his speech before the low to use the opportunity to promote his political agenda. color shows folks, his social democrats, all headed for defeats by the conservative physician. despite that floats insisted the cooling the vote was the right thing to do and he sets out what he sees as

germany's progress is for the future. a kind of villa nova. we certainly could have foreseen in the last election. the challenges which we have had to tackle in the past 3 years today. heavy on youtube, how long is waging war in europe creek? and just to i was like timing from here. from here we must invest solar dream in our security defense to meet these challenges. hold on to the steve. he's the chief political editor. customer is following the events and the drum and bundles talk for us. may say, let's start with a speech that when i try to escape early ahead of the confidence those what was the most important points that he made? well, there were 3 phases and that's the 3 the i'm was hoping here. i found the boss to present deposit is just opening this thoughts here in parliament. this confidence a vote at 367 votes is how many have sold would need to survive this. but of course,

he doesn't want to to make way for election. and 1st of all, he condemned once again, the free democrats of finance minister for breaking. now this code as an, as he felt was he actually faxed him. and he said that essentially it required maturity. so this whole maturity to actually he is. so caving condonation that he didn't know how and noise is about that lead to the breakup of the 3 way code as in 6 weeks ago. and it's now then we had this concept really address the german people. then the parliament as saying what he wants to do is he was to remain in office, which is nowhere in grocery costs, which means raising the minimum wage to 15 years from 12 to one here in germany, essentially fulfilling a and the month of the trade unions here and,

and he also made the point once again that he would stop sort of supplying at this taurus system and the weapon system that we use and then see in the train. so desires, which would allow you frame to reach target, fall into russian territory. he's trying to portray himself as a tom t at sunset portion, and someone who is looking closely at the interest of ordinary people and single point to push back that seems to be the expense of the, of the, of the vista and conservative policy. basically accusing him of doing more so, so handouts, whereas the consensus wants to cut taxes and invest in this is more dynamics is the economy. and that's where those 2 size, uh, and this came through all the clearly in those features, the head of this historic, both here and the machine. i just want to make sure all of you as are aware that

the pictures that we was seeing what life pictures. so what's happening in the bonus tag is that the, with the speeches, then the debates and now this vote is actually happening. it says a really historic day in the gym and parliament isn't. it makes a lot. i mean, what happened in the past weeks to get us to this point? just remind us if you would want says who we saw a crunch time in the governing coalition, where essentially the finance minister refused to let go, at least in part of the fine on take. one more sense is that the way he tells it, well, i've sold, it says that this was a deliberate attempt to undermine the government. in fact, that happened documents leaks 5, if the democrats would show that it was a mazda plan to reach that point. so that's not a huge loss of confidence in this is the right code, is that essentially it's been fighting for a whole year to keep this together. but this would have required at least

15000000000 more in funding at to keep as the coalition afloat politically as well. and then we saw a, he's a debate over how soon these are next. and so it's potentially held and we saw all that sold since we settle with the lease mouth, the leader of the opposition conservatives on the 23rd of february. and this is a point where dial if we started with the president because an officer this vote usually takes. i said, you can see how his story is just by how proud of is around me. i have not seen so many done this in this building, since the law is the swearing in of soul. and this really is a historic point that will solve it affected me for the 1st time is using this for the verge of confidence. the way it was initially designed to be previously that happened 5 previous confidence parliaments with one exception. 5. since with democrats on says, i can, i saw some cells. and they were designed to basically polls the, as

a political clout of a sitting in the town. so here in so many, i get a guy screwed up, who was the thing that voted because he decided not to go with the american into iraq. it was a 6 successful the same as the not so successful. and in 2004 wins. and i'm going to matter became his successor at off with and, and this time really the is the code is breakdown. and this measure in the constitution to provide maximum stability. also, politically unset time is use, but we'll have sold it to reach the dissolution of the problem. is that something the president would do often or not? so goes to see him. we know they've had conversations to ready and then even when the public goals they can still gather together, can still take decisions here that it's in time time again. well, there's a pointing stick, it would have sold for the government on parliament. he w as chief political edison, mr. alexis,

and i'm gonna tell you that we'll have to leave it that, but thank you so much. and we will, of course, be bringing you the results of that confidence votes when we get them move in a week off to being deposed, syria is else did president bush's a side has broken his silence about his full from power and a recent statement posted on social media side says he never planned to abandon his country as rebels rebel forces closed in on damascus. he claims he initially moved to a russian base in west and syria to continue fighting. but says russia then evacuated him off to the base, came under attack. he also denounced serious new leaders, us as terrorist and hopefully we can get more on this from saw was a judges professor of middle eastern politics and international relations at the london school of economics. welcome back to the w. thank you for your time today.

so it seems, i thought has broken his silence off to fleeing syria. can i ask you, do you believe that this message on telegram and facebook is actually from us sad? and if it is why is the speaking out now? we don't know whether it's genuine or not. uh, this is the 1st qualification. i would really uh tell you of us. uh but it seems to be authentic because thats special asset in the sense. the statement itself was designed to rationalize and justify is running away in the thick of the month. uh, because the russians made it very clear. it was us as decision to go to exhaust what he was saying. in particular, this message is for his followers, for support as well. in raised that side left of the country left the army left his own brother. uh, basically who is in charge of this special operation forces and basically run away

with his own family. so yeah, i believe it, because this is all about rationalization and justification. he's saying that the russians impressed on him many to leave sir. yeah, the reality is my, my simple response to the shuttle outside is that where you, when the rebels attack it, then add a pull. i'm sure it was missing and action. uh, he never stood up an address these people. he never left his soldiers. you never called him back, but from the what happened? you know, less than 2 weeks. the fact his luggage and left, you know, the country. um, you know, after 24 years of brutality and bringing, say, yeah, down on everyone's had including the majority of the same people. and you mentioned that his brother is still that. does he do the assets still exercise any influence

in, in, in syria? i mean, where are the supports is right now. uh basically uh, broken, uh, his supporters are angry. his supporters uh, terrified about the future. uh, because they descended the regime for many, many years. and you know, more than a 100000, etc. and soldiers were killed between 20112024 more than 100000. so you could imagine the loss, the enormity of the loss and separate of his father was his social support, his brother, by the way, left separately. and i had a helicopter to iraq and mental you're wrong. but it tells you a great deal that the family, the brother and other family members with this past and many pods, to 11 on to your off to what you're on. while he went to exactly say the country in

russia, but the reality is special as a did not on the left. all his people down, he left his own family, his own follow with his own supporters. and the statement itself is designed to say, look, i did not run the way. i was basically forced to leave celia by the russians, and we know that was not true. i to what does a subs future likely look, look like, i mean, is he likely to face prosecution? a fence on the russian president fulton because president fulton basically, personally provided them with a solemn and rush. but the reality is both of them will not be with us for many years. and you'll have most of the in, you know, the world one special asset to face justice. in particular decisions. i mean, you have 400000 syrians who have been killed by so many an engine. you have 150-000-1000 say it is. it's 50000 and say you will disappear and you've seen the

prison. i mean, the pain, the suffering, the torture. so yeah, i mean that thing for now, he lives in exhaust under the protection of president fulton, but who knows what the future holds for him? i could easily imagine a scenario. what are we just standing before the international court of justice, facing crimes against humanity and will crimes against the so young people tell us judges from the london school of economics. thank you so much for your analysis. we really appreciate it. now since the full of the side regime israel has been carrying out hundreds of strikes on targets inside syria footage, verified by the reuters news agency shows an explosion early on monday. and the coastal region of talk to is the 3rd and observe of free for human rights as these rating military attacks at defenses and missile storage sites. the, the region is also home to russia's only naval base in the mediterranean.

uninstalled, the 11 on thousands of people were displaced by israel's attacks during its will with hezbollah. many have now begun returning home following the ceasefire. that was reached between israel at 11 on at the end of november. those who have returned on now confronted with massive destruction and a long reconstruction process ahead. this next report comes from all correspondence in the southern 11 east city of tire, of the this used to be not do you know, i mean the living room where she and her family would eat and watch tv. but 2 months before have done this to her house in the coastal town of tyre. israel must, with the attack, the city in south lebanon. nadine says that there was no reason such as has fallen members for her house to be destroyed. that much, but i didn't expect our house to look like this and know that and the nbc and there

was nothing here and i'm not talking about our house was destroyed because they bought the house right next to us and they had she and her family back now, after spending the war and toys, old towns, the only area that wasn't heavily targeted, they were hoping to simply move back off. there's a ceasefire was announced 2 weeks ago. but that's clearly not possible here thought it was hard. i mean that and that, and we couldn't retrieve anything and even our clothes were trapped under the rubble of fashion and was there with my toys, with my pillow. look for some job. it's just not your school and my scooter to of the as the ceasefire takes

effect. thousands of people like nothing a going back home and a shock by what they find a few weeks ago that is really ami hit the highest main water pumping station that left the entire provence. without wondering what was the municipality officials say it could take up to several months to fix meanwhile, some people on tyra getting on with it. they invited people from across lebanon to help them clean up those who came included locals, scouts and into a lot of my coming back here again, makes me feel grateful. a dean, one of despite all of this destruction inside of it, i'm happy to come back to tire and to clean up my city of suicide. and how long would it be to do on on of the best? i would love to help to restore tire, to how we know it's to bring life extra tyra into us as well. and not the dean will

just destroy the balcony, repairing her home when the money the family doesn't have. she hopes that someone would offer her compensation sort of in like everything will be all right about your dad will rebuild the house and will get back all your stuff or the material. those will be fixed, but there's also emotional loss and trauma to deal with. so let's take a look now at some of the other headlines making news around the world. then russians defense ministry has released footage, allegedly showing the recapture of a settlement in the countries coast region. this is why you cranes military launched across the border incursion in august. ukraine says at least fussy, north korean soldiers have been killed in recent weeks and cost while fighting alongside russian troops. medical workers and also say at least 16 people, including women and children, were killed in an as rainy strike on

a shelter to displace people in this or outcome. goals of civil defense agencies that is really strikes on sunday, killed dozens of people across the street, including an al jazeera jim list. i'm 3 rescue workers also, and he's in the front. trevor sees territory his mild said that hundreds, perhaps even thousands of people have been killed by the most destructive psych loan and nearly a century. the islands of the east african coast were ready, frances poorest overseas region, the full cycling chito flattened entire communities, causing us electricity, horses and communication links. the devastation left the hospital severely damaged and health senses known operational. the french military has delivered 8 supplies as rescue as a now racing to stable, so she monetary and dissolves. to 1st came the winds and rain from cycling jeter. and then came the next thread, the widespread destruction left behind them. i got one of francis poorest overseas

territories of the rescue. teams have already started to clear the debris left behind by the storm and help is on the way from france in the form of emergency workers and humanity hearing aid, a badly needed lifeline for those who have already lost. everything. must come to get something to eat for the kids and for us adults as well. we've got nothing left the wins taking it all the way we had stocked up. the wind took it to cause one. i probably would have had no water for 3 days now, so it's starting to be a lot. we're trying to get the bare minimum to live on, because we don't know when the water will come back in to do. the full scale of the destruction is visible from the air. more than 3 quarters of the islands, 300000 people live below the poverty line. most were living in mixture of homes and

slums and shanty towns which have now all but been wiped out. throughout the measure how the house was built, every thing here has been give a station id. i think you can see it all around me. i'm actually walking through debris is or people one day off to the site or not, or really busy rebuilding the homes. but the work is going to be extremely long to model. while some start to rebuild, others are left only to see their final farewells. as my young starts to recover after the war cycle and in almost a century. the domains lisa lewis has been following events in mild from paris and gave us this update slow. the situation is getting more dire by the hour. we've heard now that a to 5 percent of the electricity network has breaking down, which makes communication was very difficult. also,

8 workers has been saying that hunger is mounted and people are really help. not saying that based on the water, there is no food. and obviously, as we just heard, 8 workers rescue rockers are trying to clear up the roads to get to those who are in need. it is a race against time really, because there's also the fear that if you know clean water access is not restored very soon and there is the risk of water bone disease and uh, we, uh, the front is interior minister is visiting miles right now. can you tell us more about what fronts is actually doing to support its own territory and what is obviously a catastrophic situation? what it is? yes, the government, the interior minutes of the time. you said earlier that it might take days or even weeks to figure out how many people were killed by this devastating site. cuz i'm at the far too. so i'll have put some place and alice to that is going through

reading and re union island. just 2 and a half hours by flying away from my york. we've also hud tags kindly the about 1006 hundreds on dogs and police offices in my office to make sure that everything is going smoothly and a tire is going to send. and the 800 personal to help them obviously for just also trying to re establish, reconstruct the international airport in my, your kindly, the control tower is not working. so the military planes come along that kind of limits. obviously the, the, the age that can be improved. so different today in different ways that trying to re establish, you know, a way to help people also in remote territories are not possible that territory. it sounds a, possibly not enough, given the situation. and i wanted to mention this report that was published by the french parliament, which highlighted some serious issues with adults and management and front says

overseas territories like mild. so the question really is, i mean, could this crisis have been prevented? it will not report mention insurance problems, for example, you know, the insurance companies the more quickly with claims often natural disasters but also the fact that housing meet. so, but that to be adapted to these risk doctors, really a very, very central part because you know what could help territories like my yard is to get the houses that we construct them in the most stable way. kindly return that report 3 quarters of the population off or you know that the polity line and that means one fact of housing there is actually made of sand to tons, not me to change. if my own wants to spend the time with some such devastating sidelines in the future, toby's, at least the lives for pushing from powerfully. so thank you. is look at some more

new stories making the headlines today. and south korea is constitutional. quotes of stones has impeachment proceedings, proceedings against president, use the appeal, it will hold its 1st heron on december. the 27th even was suspended from office office and will make it as though she to impeach him over his attempt to impose marshall the quote. now have 6 months to decide if his removal from pallet will be permanent. in west africa is main political and economic group. eco us has improved an exit timeline for 3 to hit nations missing at a summit and a booty to the military hotels of molly burkina faso, a new chair, announced they would leave the 15 nation block in january, the period from the 29th of january. so the end of july will be transactional a while to confirm the exit. and we're going to go back to our top story now, bringing you some breaking news from the german parliament and we're going to get

an update from the w's chief political editor. and make sure you like us now who is in the building this talk mikayla. um, tell us the latest, has there been any results from this confidence though yet? it's not quite yes. uh, the bob boxes were just uh, basically rolled costs me here. uh. so counting is now underway and that will take a couple of minutes. uh, i would guess about 1015 minutes until uh those are who accounts is and we can expect the result. and from inside you can tell me the mt. dallas against the city empties are expecting that to be a result soon. again, this is lou crowd is behind me. this is alyssa with and piece behind the gray was got the voting cards. and all of those as accounting was closed a couple of minutes ago. and we do expect the counting to be underway and now and

take a couple of minutes time and the expected results is the short. it's will lose this confidence votes. we don't know yet about 6, but did result. where do we go from here? so if that happens, what happens next year? yes, everything except that would be a complete offset to the dynamics of the system. so that it will also be a fee which likes to do disruptive politics. as said they would vote against the chancellor. they had initially been the suspicion that they might do otherwise just upset the process and these vitals the a if the coding to announce a comes it says you have to do that. one m p bounce through that from the ac. come off the and the, it sounds that is essentially a voltage out that we would see him and go to the countries presence, who otherwise would have a ceremonial role. but when it comes to, so for a fast to key elections coalitions, he is essentially

a key role that he is also the one who within $21.00 days of which the class snap elections. we understand and said this publicly before that he would agree to the 23rd of february as the election dates, and that's what, why the state has already been. so why the publicized so also that it is proceed to a procedural until we then have that state declare that we were ready. so in those spaces today that the election campaign is well on the way when i sold the town. so it's not just giving a scale escaping assessment of his finance minister from the democrats and quoting essentially not mature enough to be in government. and which of course he isn't anymore after he got fired a couple of weeks ago. and left sorts of vowing to raise the minimum wage into cox in grocery prices by costing taxes on groceries. but

also again, trying to portray himself as a chance of course, and a piece of wild vowing to support ukraine at the same time. still during that red line of not sending foods myself to ukraine, that's something that was picked up by other policies. interesting me enough, not from the lead to in the polls currently wasn't suite which map of the conservative need to announce the candidates who is currently in the polls round about just about 30 percent less sofas own so. so democrat policy studies, corrupting the 20 percent off and is that will be the big question. how that comes out. one come the 23rd of february and there's a loan that's a long time in politics, but it's made even longer by the arrival of donald trump in the oval office onto the 20th of january when he will be in o grace's for his 2nd time. so that leaves europe in, in very tricky positions,

but the government does the rest time and time again. it's and still acts. haldeman, although the soul of by the president, president field can function can still hold vote. it can still vote on budgetary is, says i'm still and also and decide on military mondays, although that would be subject to the incoming supplements we can funding is going to have to leave it that there's an awful lot happening in bell in today due to these chief political edits and make sure you like us and a thank you for updating us on what is happening in the bonus tag. you're gonna have a quick reminder of our top story at this hour, which is the gentleman shots that will not show it has faced the confidence vote in parliament in a speech ahead of the ballots. he said key questions must be put to the electorate on the economy and process vote in ukraine. he is likely to lose that vote with just waiting for the results. and that would trigger the elections in every that.

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