>> a raid on a refugee camp in the west bank unleashes a wave of violence. five palestinians are dead including a 15-year-old boy, and almost 100 others were hurt including seven israeli soldiers. the house of commons takes up the party gate scandal. they could decide to strip orest johnson of his lifetime act -- access to parliament for lying during lockdown. antony blinken meets with xi jinping in the chinese capital.

they sounded positive after talks but huge disagreements remain on trade, to human rights. thanks for joining us. it is the fiercest fighting the west bank has seen in years. at least five palestinians were killed including a 15-year-old boy, and almost 100 others were hurt. violence unfolded early monday when the israeli military stormed a refugee camp to arrest two suspects. militants dedicated -- detonated a roadside bomb and the israeli military used airpower in the form of helicopter errors for

the first time in decades. we have the latest. >> scenes of war in the west frank -- the west bank as palestinian militants fire on israeli forces while a helicopter flies overhead. minutes later, the sound of gunfire gives way to sirens. among the wounded, a 15-year-old teenager who is killed. >> it was respectful but the moment the israeli army arrived, he ran towards them. he wanted to die after his friend was killed. likes the israeli army says they were ambushed during a raid. they dispatched at least two helicopters, marking the first time in nearly two decades they used airpower in domestic clashes. amateur video showed one of the

aircraft firing rockets while others showed him -- militants detonating roadside bombs. several israeli soldiers and dozens of palestinians were injured. palestinian officials said this was an act of aggression against the city. >> the international silence, double standards, are encouraging this extremist government to carry out killings, destruction and imitation. -- intimidation. >> israeli authorities promised to press on. >> in the fight against terror there are no safe havens for terrorists, not here or in gaza. >> over the past year israel has carried out near daily raids against palestinian targets in the west bank while attacks against israelis have also risen. >> next to the u.k., where the

house of commons is weighing how to respond on a report on the party gate scandal. they could decide to strip orest johnson of his lifetime access to -- boris johnson of his lifetime access to parliament. he is accused of throwing parties that -- johnson accused lawmakers of trying to commit political assassination. i am joined by our international editor. why is this posing a problem for the conservative party? >> one person was conspicuous by his absence and that is the prime minister rishi sunak. he was in boris johnson's governor -- government and was one of those in favor of brexit. he is in a difficult position because he doesn't want to alienate part of the conservative party that supports johnson, by going to the cup --

the house of commons to say that he is in agreement with the report and point the finger at johnson when he knows he needs the support of many around the country who are supporters of johnson and may turn their back on the conservative party. that is the reason we haven't seen rishi sunak in the house of commons. he says he has a busy agenda but i think he doesn't want to be forced to decide or abstain on this vote. it looks certain that this report will be adopted because the labour party will vote in favor, the democrats are going to vote in favor, the scottish are going to vote in favor. the question is how many conservative party members will vote in favor. they have had enough of boris johnson. how many will abstain and how many will vote against boris

johnson? johnson himself asked for the conservative party to abstain from voting because he doesn't want to be confronted by members of his own party voting against him. that would weaken him even more. he is weak already, a reminder of what this is concerning, party gate, party -- parties held during the covid crisis when there were strict rules in the u.k. preventing people from meeting and holding parties. parties took place in downing street, particularly one during christmas where invitations were sent out while others around the u.k. were unable to see loved ones dying of covid. that is why johnson is accused of lying about these parties when he knew they were taking place. >> what about boris johnson's political future? >> it's difficult to say.

for the time being there is no hope for him coming back anytime soon. johnson was always described as the politician who reached the place other politicians couldn't reach, obtaining an landslide victory, the biggest since 1979. by his own fault he is his own worst enemy. he was pushed out of the party for lying and other scandals. this has dogged his premiership. there's is not much chance that he has any particular chance at coming back. if you look at opinion polls, 69% of those who vote in the u.k. think he lied and another 51% of serve it of voters -- conservative voters say they

don't think he told the truth. another problem for the conservative party, they have four elections to win in the next few days and that is difficult. the conservative party is struggling. at the same time, it has general elections this year -- next year which it looks certain to lose. that might give johnson a platform by which he may be able to crawl back. we will have to wait and see. >> thanks as always for your insight. if the goal was to open up the lines of communication, it was mission accomplished. u.s. secretary of state antony blinken met with president xi jinping this monday for about 35 minutes. they sounded positive and agreed discussions should continue. blinken was rebuffed on one front, china refusing to resume

direct military to military communication and disagreements remain on trade, human rights and taiwan. >> a greeting from antony blinken. a handshake but no small talk for the cameras. courteous, professional but a long way from friendship. both governments trying to halt the downward slide and relations. a symbolic reaching out from president xi going against protocol, a notable diplomatic gesture. he says, i hope the secretary of state will make positive contributions to stabilizing the china-u.s. relationship. after the meeting, antony blinken told reporters the u.s. was clear eyed about the challenges posed by the chinese government. >> direct engagement and sustained an occasion is the best way to ensure competition

doesn't veer into conflict. i heard the same from my chinese counterparts. we both agree on the need to stabilize our relationship. >> the secretary of state met face-to-face with a far more openly vocal critic of the u.s., who blamed the malaise on joe biden hyping up the china threat. washington said the meeting focused on how to calm tensions and an agreement not to arm russia and ukraine and a warning on chinese encroachment on taiwan. the first meeting was postponed days after a suspected chinese spy balloon was down over alaska. more an agreement in broad principle, and a talk ideally president to president. >> for more i am joined by our geopolitical analyst. thanks for joining us.

if the goal of the visit was to reestablish communication, you could say it was a success. >> we are reluctant to use the word success because difficulties and problems will continue, will persist. it is about effective management of those problems. if today was a steppingstone, it was important in that you reestablish civility to the rhetoric and diplomacy in terms of the relations but the problems remain. they won't disappear overnight. it will take a long time to reestablish some basic trust to continue the communication, to a level that becomes more substantive and the hope is at the end of this year, to have a face-to-face meeting between joe biden and president xi at the asia-pacific economic cooperation orem. >> do you think that will happen? >> it is a work in progress.

it is six months away. if they establish a meeting, that will mean positivity will be restored, but it is early stages. >> china has refused to reestablish military to military communication. what does that tell you? >> how bad relations have deteriorated. the idea is if you have that direct line of communication, the key reason is to prevent any kind of mishap or miscalculation. we have seen some close calls between the u.s. and chinese aircraft and vessels, in the taiwan strait and the south china sea. the slightest miscalculation could trigger a vicious downward cycle and lead to some kind of conflict. where it goes, no one knows but the potential for conflict is there. >> you'd talked about taiwan.

of all the disagreements between the u.s. and china, taiwan, technology, russia's war in ukraine, which looms the largest? >> immediately it would be taiwan but the issues of trade, u.s. tariffs and sanctions, there is a lot to this relationship. it is security, military, political, diplomatic, economic. we are looking at a complicated relationship that needs careful management. >> we remember when donald trump was in office, he started a trade war with china and opposed tariffs on chinese product. the biden administration left those in place. why do you think that is? >> it is a new reality in washington. trump in a certain way began that by saying previous american presidents gave full access to the u.s. of chinese products but it wasn't reciprocated. it is about reciprocity. when you say they imposed

tariffs, they did but it was due to lack of reciprocity. if there is one thing, -- america remains divided but it there is one thing that has bipartisan support, it is a tougher american stance on china to balance the relationship. >> what about the presidential election next year? if a republican takes over the white house, does that change things? >> no. this is what trump started. biden continued it. the next president will do the same. this is one of the few issues that has bipartisan support. republicans and democrats on capitol hill. within the house and the senate. >> we believe that there. -- will leave it there. thank you so much. next to greece, where nine egyptian men accused of human trafficking pleaded not guilty. they were arrested after a boat full of migrants sank off the

coast of greece. 600 migrants are presumed drowned. 81 bodies have been recovered. three of them today. >> an embrace outside the gates of this migrant camp as this man reunites with his nephew. the ordeal is far from over. his eyes still misty, yet full of hope, he shows a picture of his brother who went missing in the shipwreck. >>'s name is abdul. he is my brother. >> relatives have been flocking to this camp in search of their loved ones. with only about 100 known survivors of a boat that carried up to 800, positive outcomes have been few and far between. nine egyptian nationals were arrested on trafficking charges and appeared before a greek

court. they claimed there innocence and portrayed themselves >> >> as victims. >> my client left his country looking for a better life. >> with hundreds still missing, last wednesday's shipwreck could be one of the deadliest ever in the mediterranean. calls for an international investigation into the tragedy gains traction sunday as fresh evidence emerged that appeared to challenge the greek coast guard version of events. >> it is time for business news. the paris air show is back after a hiatus caused by the pandemic. it is traditionally a venue for a flurry of orders. airbus sealed the biggest order for civil aircraft. indian budget carrier indigo will buy commercial jets for $55 billion. sale prices are expected to be lower. the ceo of airbus called this a

milestone. emmanuel macron flew in by helicopter to kick off the air show. his appearance comes after announcing a massive investment plan to accelerate decarbonization in the aviation sector. >> it is billed as the recovery air show, both because of the come back in air travel post-pandemic, but also the flurry of innovations. many of these have to do with sustainability. sustainability is the word of the week. emmanuel macron, touting it when he visited this monday and when he announced a new wave of eight .5 billion euros worth of investor -- investment in the sector last week, followed by the french aerospace giant

saying it was opening four automated production lines for elect engines. that -- electric engines. that should be making thousands of engines by 20 there are startups that are here presenting projects for airplanes with hybrid engines, thermal and electric where the electric engine will be the primary source of power. this is important in terms of the stated goals of the aviation industry that helps for carbon neutrality by 2050, and represents 3% of all carbon emissions globally. is this objective realistic, considering the demand is expected to boom? boeing and airbus projected the global fleet of aircraft will double to over 48,000 by 2042. over the next two decades we are expecting potentially 500

million new air travelers on the market, as local travel keeps expanding. >> that is charles reporting. the global aviation industry aims to become carbon neutral by 2050. a lot of attention at the air show is on the ground. models and prototypes are on display. many manufacturers are vying to introduce fleets with sustainable engines and fuels, including synthetic fuels made with renewable electricity. our reporter has been speaking with industry leaders. >> we are testing uncertain aircraft, high density barriers, electric motors and what -- not only one engine, several engines on the wing. we have low carbon products on the market. it will be with the maximum of electricity.

>> [indiscernible] this can be made with agricultural residue and used cooking oils and electricity. the first projects are coming and we expected to increase more to read -- reach the objective in 2050. >> britain's financial regulator restricted activities by an asset manager to facilitate an orderly breakup after the hedge fund collapsed in the face of a scandal. authorities imposed curve -- curbs on the flow of assets following an announcement it would be dismantled. the decision came days after the founder left the company over accusations he sexually assaulted eight women. he denies the allegations. that is it for now. stay tuned for more world news

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♪ >> a tantalizing possibility. a frightened -- a passenger train that would cross yucatan. >> [speaking spanish] >> the project was announced by manwell lopez over door when he took office. five years later it is leaving its mark. that is not always seen as a good thing. >> here is the cavern. it is a few meters from the median and from construction. >> construction machines are digging deep pits to build

elevated tracks. >> this cavern, when we discovered it, at the moment when they disturbed destroying -- started destroying everything, we found jaguar footprints and animals who come here to drink water. >> with no rivers in the region, the caverns are the only places where animals can find water during the dry season. >> we can see the pool clearly. >> here, members of this association have counted over 300 caverns. they are very fragile. >> it is the same soil across the entire peninsula, riddled with small cavities. it is crumbling. look. you only need to touch it. local -- we were never listen to

since construction started. >> he and his group noticed several caverns have been filled with rubble but they say since there is little knowledge of the geography of the peninsula's underbelly, there is a risk the train is passing through undetected caverns. >> even with the best civil engineers, if you were working on porous, crumbling soil, how can you guarantee there won't be a collapse? >> train paths that cut through virgin forest and topographical risks aren't the only problems. this man says the project is not economically sound. >> i worked on railroads my whole life. my greatest wish is to have new passenger trains in mexico. but since the beginning i thought the mayan train couldn't be justified financially. economically, or socially. >> according to this former

official at the ministry of public works, the project was rushed and not properly planned. the projected number of users, he says, is a fantasy. >> they have said by 2030 the train would be transporting 11 or 12 million people a year. that is completely utopic. picture this. a train from barcelona to madrid transports 4 million per year. they think in six years the mayan train will transport three or four times that amount? it is impossible. it will be a financial black hole that will go out of service quickly. >> the initial budget was 6 billion euros, but seven months after it kicked off, the bill has tripled to 18 billion euros. criticism continues to pour in, especially regarding

deforestation. the government says it will make up for it. >> we are building the mayan train for the good of the people and it is responsible. it kicks off a new era when it comes to the environment in the region. it comes for plans for reforestation. we will reforest an area equivalent to 50 times the size of paris. >> the plans are part of the mexican presidents program. >> when the rainy season begins, we will distribute these to village residents who signed up for the program. >> a small monthly salary is given to farmers so they plant 2.5 hectares of fruit trees or timbers. mateo is one of those farmers. >> all these young trees are mahogany. >> what was here before you planted them? >> it was a forest.

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